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3 7. Unfortunately, there are no ____________ rules related to English spelling. A. one and only B. hard and fast C. high and dry D. fair and square 8. ______________ her job, her sons and the housework, she doesn't have a minute for herself. A. What with B. If it weren't for C. Barring D. Given 9. He is impressed by her house because it has a beautiful patio with many __________. A. terracotta circular flower-filled pots B. circular flower- filled terracotta pots C. circular terracotta flower-filled pots D. flower-filled circular terracotta pots 10. No matter how much pressure you put on Stevens, he won't budge a(n) __________. A. mile B. meter C. foot D. inch 11. There is a 20 minute parking ___________ here, so we must get back to the car very quickly. A. permission B. limit C. allowance D. ability 12. Don't forget to ____________ your sources; you don't want to get accused of stealing information. A. quote B. cite C. name D. refer 13. It has been a good year. I've written two books and a couple of articles, and ___________ are now in print. A. both of which B. both of them C. all of which D. all of them 14. One of Kim's secretarial works include taking the ____________ of the meeting. A. gist B. crux C. minutes D. fundamentals 15. The police detective had been in ___________ of the suspect for two days. A. pursuit B. employment C. expedition D. chase 16. I know you didn't want to upset me but I'd sooner you ____________ me the whole truth yesterday. A. had told B. told C. have told D. could have told 17. The police have been investigating a crime in which a young man strangled his girlfriend in a _________ of jealousy. A. burst B. flash C. fit D. spell 18. No decision has been taken about the building of the new airport. The authorities are still __________. A. beating about the bush B. comparing apples and oranges C. sitting on the fence D. holding all the aces 19. I ____________ my best suit - everyone else was very casually dressed. A. needn't wear B. mustn't wear C. needn't have worn D. mustn't have worn 20. She had a strong desire to be a dancer but failed to make the ____________. A. grade B. term C. mark D. degree Part 2: Complete each sentence with one suitable preposition or particle. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. 21. The butter was left out of the fridge and now it's gone ____________.
4 22. For a whole month, Muslims abstain _____________ eating and drinking during daylight hours. 23. I am not averse _____________ an occasional glass of champagne myself. 24. She stands ____________ as one of the finest contemporary British novelists around at the moment. 25. A lorry had broken ______________ on the motorway and we had to wait for over an hour. 26. The noise from the unruly fans celebrating their team's victory didn't let __________ until early in the morning. 27. Your plan doesn't allow _____________ changes in the weather. 28. He said he would make me a rich man, but I saw _______________ him immediately. 29. Owing to circumstances ______________ our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled. 30. He has an inspirational politician, who put ______________ his ideas with clarity. Part 3: Use the word given in CAPITAL to form a word that fits in the text. Write your answers in the numbered space provided in the column on the right. There are a myriad of lifestyle issues affecting the youth of today. Such is the pressure heaped on many school-goers to achieve academic excellence by their parents that these (31. REAL) ________________ expectations are causing children to become hopelessly depressed. Indeed, some in their (32. DESPAIR) ___________________ to escape and their sense of guilt at being unable to reach the levels of success demanded of them by their (33. PUSH) __________________ parents, either rebel in what is tantamount to a cry for help, or, worse still, engage in self-harm. It is no (34. COINCIDE) _______________ that suicide rates, especially among young males, have been rising steadily for some time now. These are tough times to be a teen. Then there are those who get hooked on the Internet; the (35. VIRTUE) _________________ world becomes their reality. For these teens, their social circle shrinks (36. DRAMA)_________________ until, at last, their friendship sphere is limited solely to their online buddies. Not alone do they commonly suffer from sleep (37. DEPRIVE) _______________ on account of their destructive addiction to game play and net-surfing, their behaviour may become so erratic and peculiar over time as to be considered (38. SOCIETY) _________________. And while they sit at their computer screens (39. HIDE) _________________ away in splendid isolation from the real world, such is lack of exercise they get that their calorie intake far exceeds what is necessary for them to maintain a stable weight. In essence, due to their sedentary lifestyle, their weight skyrockets until such time as they become morbidly (40. OBESITY) __________________. SECTION III: READING (6.0pts) Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. A number of scientists around the world are now investigating a phenomenon called synaesthesia that may (1)___________ as many as one in 2,000 people. The name (2) ____________ from the Greek words for