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2 ____________ centre of the city STOP C: Roman Landing Museum • a large shop specializing in (9) ____________ STOP D: Newtown Entertainment Complex • (10) ____________ cinema • bowling alley • video games arcade II. PHONETICS (0.5 point) Question 11-13. Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 11. A. famine     B. examine     C. landmine     D. determine 12. A. composed   B. collapsed    C. excused     D. enclosed 13. A. chivalry    B. orchestra    C. cholesterol    D. architecture Question 14–15. Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group. 14. A. movie       B. mistake       C. accent       D. homework 15. A. admirable      B. educative      C. comparable     D. conservative III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (3.0 points) Question 16–35. Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. (2.0 points) 16. They ____________ for her ring for two hours and then they found it in the bathroom.   A. have been looking   B. will be looking   C. had been looking   D. were looking 17. She purchased a ____________ watch for her father’s birthday.   A. Swiss luxurious new gold   B. luxurious new gold Swiss   C. luxurious new Swiss gold   D. new luxurious gold Swiss 18. ____________, we couldn’t make out the gist of the passage.   A. Carefully as Jim explained   B. As Jim carefully explained   C. Due to Jim’s careful explanations   D. So carefully did Jim explain 19. ____________ that the cinema is likely to be full every night.   A. Such the popularity of the film is   B. The film is such popular

4   A. sitting on the fence   B. in over my head   C. throwing in the towel   D. back on my feet 34. The ____________ trade agreement between the two countries has put an end to the cold war in the past decades.   A. bilingual   B. bifocal   C. bilateral   D. bicameral 35. Mark: “Don’t forget to drop me a line when you settle down.” - Donna: “____________.”    A. Alright! I will buy you a ring.    B. Trust me. I won’t. I’ll keep you posted.    C. I look forward to hearing from you soon.    D. Oh, that’s great! But I’m going to miss you. Question 36-40. Read the text and use the bold words in brackets to form words that fit in the numbered blanks. For each blank, write your answer on your answer sheet. (0.5 point) The ambitious “Sunnyside Community Solar” project, which began construction early last year, is (36. REPORT) ____________ on track to be fully operational by late autumn. Having overcome some initial funding challenges and some logistical delays due to (37. SEASON) ____________ weather, organisers are now focusing on the final installation phase. The project, designed to provide clean energy to over 500 local households and several municipal buildings, has been widely praised for its collaborative approach, involving (38. NUMBER) ____________ volunteers. Once connected to the grid, it is anticipated that the solar farm will significantly reduce the area’s carbon footprint. Local officials, who have strongly supported the initiative from the (39. SET) ____________ believe this could serve as an inspiring model for other towns (40. CONSIDER) ____________ similar renewable energy ventures. Many residents are eagerly awaiting the switch-on, hopeful for lower energy bills. Question 41–45. Identify 5 mistakes in the following passage and correct them. Write your answer on your answer sheet. (0.5 point) Any supermarket you walk into these days has got at least one aisle dedicating to organic foods. We are seeing more and more ‘organic only’ supermarkets opening too. Is this because the owners of these chains are determined to improve consumers’ choice and protect them from the harmful effects of food additives? I decided to sample some meats, dairy products and fruit and vegetables marketed as organic wholefoods. Therefore, after some research, I discovered that none of the foods were grown locally. They also claim that preserves are not used in their products - so, given that these same products are transported over long distances before they reach their destination on the supermarket shelves, just how ‘fresh’ are they? I’m not sure I really want to pay twice the price of regular supermarket products and go the risk of getting