Sample Test

SAMPLE TEST The following test is an indication of what candidates may expect. Please note that the questions on literature will be based on the titles set for the 2007 entrance test.

Time 45 Minutes Write the simple past and past participle of the following irregular verbs:

win cost leave bear ring become think sing hide shoot

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Choose the correct answer by crossing out the wrong possibility:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

How long has he been having/has he had his bicycle? I’m afraid either/neither of us can come to the party because we are very busy. Henry left without to say/saying goodbye to anybody. I use to/usually go swimming before work if I have time. I’d like to can/be able to play chess very well. I know/have known Mary for ten years now. My boss smokes a lot/a lot of. The workers will go on strike unless they get/will get a pay rise. My grandmother had never flown before, so she hadn’t known/didn’t know what to do at the airport yesterday. When we got to the cinema, the film had cancelled/had been cancelled. Anne phoned earlier and said she had been/would be late for the meeting. My car suddenly stopped in the middle of the motorway because it had run out/had been running out of petrol. If you did/do more exercise, you wouldn’t put on weight. I’m freezing! I should/should have put on my fur coat! That blouse doesn’t fit you as well as/as well than the other one. I wish I lived/I would live somewhere where it didn’t rain so much. I can’t find my wallet. I might leave/I might have left it on the bus. Could you/Would you mind close the door, please? I couldn’t sleep last night because the neighbour’s dog was barked/barking. If he hadn’t broken his leg, he would come/would have come on our trip last Sunday.

Choose the best answer and write A,B,C or D

1) What would you like for your first……. ? There are a lot of interesting things on the menu. a) course b) dish c) meal d) plate 2) Unfortunately my neighbour has become …….to tranquillisers. a) addicted b) hooked c) dependent d) using 3) Last year, we went on a two-week……… around the Mediterranean. a) cruising b) cruiser c) cruise d) crew 4) When I was young, we didn’t have enough money and lived in terrible………. . a) poor b) poverty c) poorly d) poorness 5) The actors will have to………. Hard over the next few weeks to be good at the opening night. a) train b) rehearse c) learn d) study 6) In.……. , women live longer than men in most countries. a) average b) the whole c) general d) generally 7) Police are……. the crime using DNA fingerprinting. a) researching b) investigating c) checking d) inspecting 8) Tom sent his……… for the job yesterday. a) apply b) application c) applying d) order 9) we didn’t know what to do, so my partner ……….. going to the cinema. a) regretted b) proposed c) supposed d) suggested 10) My father ………. on watching the football, though we all wanted to see a film. a) admitted b) insisted c) expected d) stressed

Read the following definitions carefully and guess the word they are describing:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

take something from someone without permission and with no intention of returning it: ........................ say something in response to a question: ........................ show where something is by using your finger: ........................ boxes made by wire where animals are kept ........................ a hard flat area at the side of a road for people to walk on: ........................ a fast road between cities: ........................ a book or a magazine showing all the things you can buy: ........................ very tired: ........................ a piece of equipment for moving around the screen of a computer without touching a key: ........................ a place where you sit in the cinema or in a plane: ........................

Replace the underlined expression with a suitable phrasal verb in the correct form:

1) I happened to find this old painting while I was browsing in an antiques shop the other day. a) come off b) come out c) come through d) come across 2) It took them ages to stop the fire. a) put off b) take off c) put out d) put away 3) It was quite a serious illness, so she took a while to recover. a) get over it b) go over it c) take over it d) get through it 4) We were late for the meeting because we were delayed by the traffic. a) hold on b) keep up c) hold up d) keep on 5) We didn’t finish our telephone conversation because we were suddenly disconnected. a) cut up b) cut on c) cut off d) break up 6) If you’re not in a hurry, why don’t you come and see us on your way home? a) drop off b) come off c) drop in d) drop off 7) Should we stop now or continue? a) get on b) get up c) go up d) go on 8) Without warning, he lost his self-control and burst into tears. a) break down b) break up c) come down d) come up 9) Do you mind if I remove my jacket and tie? a) take up b) take off c) put off d) put on 10) Could you increase the volume on the television? I can’t hear it. a) turn up b) turn off c) turn down d) turn in

Life and Institutions

1.

Who is the heir to the British throne after Prince Charles?

2.

Charlie Chaplin was born in………………, where he started his career a) USA b) Australia c) Canada d) Ireland e) Britain

3.

Who invaded Britain in 55 BC? …………………….

4.

What important discovery was made by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming? ………….

5.

Which is the southernmost of these states? a) Utah b) Alabama c) Colorado d) Idaho e) Kentucky

He had one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced, or seemed to face, the whole external world for an instant and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself. (Chapter 3) 1. The above passage from F. S. Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby presents the narrator’s observation of the central character, Jay Gatsby. What does this extract tell us about Gatsby’s personality?

2. Who is the narrator of the novel?

3. What historical period is the novel set in?

4. Besides Jay Gatsby, who are the other three principal characters?

5. What makes Gatsby “great”?

6. What is the geographical setting of the novel?

7. Owing to what illegal activities did Gatsby become immensely wealthy?

8. What was Gatsby’s main motivation to become rich?

9. What does the “green light” that appears throughout the novel symbolize?

10. What happens to Jay Gatsby at the end of the novel?