We could make better ________ of our energy resources.

They are happily married although, of course, they argue _________.

________ what most people say about him, Paul has a very good sense of humour.

He has always looked _________ his elder brother.

We try to _________to see our parents at least twice a month.

His parents agreed to ________ him their car while they were away on holiday.          

When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to cut________ the gas supply to the flat.

She always________ the crossword in the paper before breakfast.

There was nothing special about his clothes________ from his flowery tie.

All the sales people I met always try to _________ buying their products.

She couldn’t perform well once she was _________.

There have been protests from animal rights group about ________ on animals.

Evidence came up _________ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.

Local people are concerned about pollution from ________ oil wells.

We believe that these animals could be saved if our plan were ________.

What are the main ________ of this illness?

She said that she would be punctual for the opening speech, ________ she were late?

SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)

Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)

Choose the best answer to each question.

SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part)

Part 1. Listen to Adam talking to Carol about his day. Choose the correct answer.

B. their design is similar to that of row houses 

C. they were built on a single building lot 

B. Apartments were preferable to tenements and cheaper than row houses. 

C. The city official of New York wanted housing that was centrally located. 

B. It was rectangular 

C. It was spacious inside. 

B. Most people could not afford to live there. 

C. There were no shopping areas nearby. 

B. apartment buildings