SECTION A
Reading Comprehension

1.

The following sentences have been removed from the text below. Read the passage CAREFULLY and decide where each sentence should go. Match the numbers and the letters. The first one has been done for you.

a.

with a window that did not look on to the street

b.

enquired if she had a room to let

c.

where he could live for the next two months

d.

charged him a small fee of six pence

e.

He was pleased to see a large table in the room

f.

Peter was beginning to feel disappointed

After breakfast in the station restaurant, Peter started to look for a room  .....1.....  . He knew exactly what he wanted: a room which was not too small, nor so large that it would be difficult to heat in winter. Above all, it had to be quiet,  .....2..... . In the newspaper there were very few advertisements for rooms to let. A notice in bold capital letters caught his eye: BOLTON'S ACCOMODATION AGENCY - FLATS AND ROOMS TO LET. He made a note of the address and set off towards the agency. The woman at the desk smiled at him, and after he had explained what sort of room he wanted, gave him a list of about half a dozen rooms to let and  .....3..... .
At the first house Peter tried, the landlady was so deaf that he had to shout so that she could hear. When at last she understood, she told him she no longer had rooms to let. At the second and third houses, the rooms were already taken.  .....4.....  when he noticed there was a telephone number after one of the addresses on the list. Therefore Peter rang up the landlady and  .....5..... . As she had a vacant one, he went round to the house, which stood on a pleasant avenue. The room lay at the back of the house, overlooking a garden full of flowers.  .....6..... , where he could put his books and work comfortably. The rent was not too expensive, and as it was just what he was looking for, he immediately told the landlady he would take it. 

SECTION B
Language

1.

Match the functions in COLUMN A with the sentences in COLUMN B, as in the example.

A

B

1

MAKING A REQUEST

a.

He must have been very happy to get your letter.

2

APOLOGIZING

b.

I wish I hadn't told her a lie.

3

EXPRESSING PURPOSE

c.

He will surely be rich in five years' time.

4

MAKING PREDICTIONS

d.

John bought a camera so that he could show his friends beautiful sights.

5

EXPRESSING REGRETS ABOUT THE PAST

e.

Would you mind closing the window a bit?

6

MAKING DEDUCTIONS

f.

I'm sorry, I didn't know you were busy.

2.

Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

e.g. 

Henry bought a new house. It is very expensive.
The house which Henry bought is very expensive.

1.

If you stop smoking, you will soon feel better.

The soooner  .

2.

Although he was on a strict diet, he couldn't resist the temptation to have chocolate pastries. 

Despite  .

3.

I didn't phone you because I didn't know your number.

If I  .

4.

Your hair is too long. You must go to the hairdresser's.

Your hair is too long. You must have  .

5.

It is probable that he will meet the President.

He is likely  .

3.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets. MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES. 

The other evening I wanted (get)    home early to watch my favourite programme on TV. Just as I (leave)    the shop, however, a customer came in (complain)    because the processor he (buy)    was not working properly. It (take)    me fifteen minutes to get rid of him. Then, as I was driving home, I realized I (not fill)    up my tank, which was almost empty. I had (stop)    at a filling-station to get some petrol and arrived home just in time for the programme. When I switched on the television, however, the telephone rang. It was an urgent message from my aunt's doctor, and I (not be)    able to see the programme. If I (switch)    on the answering machine, I (be)    able to see it.

4.

Choose the appropriate alternative and write it in the blank.
e.g.: It was stupid of me  ....b....  something like that.

a)  saying       b)  to say

1.

We'll  have completed complete this edition by seven o'clock.

2.

He works very  hardly hard . He is always the first one to arrive at the office, and the last one to leave.

3.

It had been  such a so long walk that she felt very tired.

4.

He  wouldn't shouldn't have stolen the watch. It was a terrible thing to do.

5.

Jimmy's parents don't  allow let him watch too much television.

5.

Choose the most suitable particle / preposition in each sentence.

1.

It took the firemen six long hours to put  off down out the fire.

2.

Her parents know she's sensible. They rely  to on in her.

3.

He is always telling me I'm wrong. He never agrees about to with me.

4.

Do you mind turning  up down on the CD player? I'm trying to work out a difficult problem.

SECTION C
Writing

You must answer BOTH questions 1 and 2.

1.

She had always dreamed of going abroad for a year, but ...
Use this sentence in a story of about 100 words.

2.

Choose ONE of the following topics:

a) Your pen-friend in Australia wants to know about education in your country. In about 100 words tell him/her about it.
b) Write a story of about 100 words entitled: An Unforgettable Holiday.

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