Mumps is usually caught by children. ______ causes a mild fever and painful swelling of the glands in the neck.

Where are my keys? They seem to have receded/disappeared again.

Each of _______ will have to be on duty one day a month.

The lights in the windows faded and the house emerged/dissolved into darkness again.

Our countryside is disappearing/fading at an alarming rate.

Halfway through the movie, reality appears/evaporates, and we enter a world of pure fantasy.

The English understand each other, but I do not understand _______

The mirror made the ceiling seem to fade/disappear.

Just as he started to think that he was never going to get well, the illness began to recede/emerge.

Mary can teach _______ to use a computer.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

It is feared that a similar epidemic will soon reach the seaside/shores of Europe.

SECTION I: LISTENING

Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct letter from A, B or C for each of the following questions.

The most famous view in this park is ________.

Johnny’s got the apartment to ______ next week.

Each nation has _______ own language.

Children were building sandcastles on the beach/ocean.

My house is smaller than _______.

We stayed in a small village on the west shore/coast of Scotland.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Mary is independent. She likes doing things on _____ own.

He bought that car 5 years ago but ______ still looks new.

I think your son is old enough to go to school by _______.

My leg _______ so much by the time I had reached the house that it was hard for me to crawl under the fence and move aside the heavy rock.

Several animals are in danger of extinction. We should find ways to protect ______.

Three people were killed and five _______ in the crash.

AIDS is dangerous. _______ has not been able to be cured up to the present time.

Those children show _______ special interest in painting.

Everyone has _______ own responsibility.

I am as tall as _______ is.

With a gentle voice, he asked me to tell him where it _______ after seeing me fall off a ladder.

The dog often waves _______ tail whenever Bob comes home.