FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY ENTRY TEST

FACULTY OF ESP SEMESTER II 2021-2022

---------- SUBJECT: READING & WRITING
Student name: ……………………………… Time allowed: 60 minutes
Class: …………… Student ID.: ……………….. Exam date: ……………..

I. VOCABULARY (15MINS)
Choose the correct letter a, b, c or d to fill in the blank
1. The cost of ……………has risen dramatically in the last few years
a. Living b. live c. life d. lives
2. We had to cover the rest of the…….ourselves while our teacher was ill
a. Syllable b. syllabus c. current d. content
3. Zoos should try to re-create the animals’ ……………habitat rather than keeping
them in cages
a. nature b. natural c. native d. naturalist

4. It must have been amazing to be the first astronauts …………..space

a. in b. of c. up d. to

5. Many people believe that violent computer games can have a harmful
……………….on children
a. affect b. damage c. involvement d. effect

6. The train whistle warned us of its …………….departure

a. previous b. subsequent c. imminent d. former

7. Children who do not learn to read before they finish …………school struggle
throughout the rest of their education
a. primary b. first c. nursery d. kindergarten
8. I think we should spend more on space………………….
a. exploration b. explore c. explorer d. expansion

9. Some forms of this disease are ……………………..and can last for five years or
more
a. acute b. moderate c. chronic d. obese
10. Everyone should travel; it really ………………the mind
a. develops b. opens c. widens d. broadens
II. READING COMPREHENSION (25MINS)
Questions 1-10
You should spend about 25 minutes on Questions 1-10, which are based on Reading
Passage below
EARTH TODAY
A. They are noisy, smelly and dirty, and cost more and more every year. We moan
about them all the time, yet we are hopelessly addicted
B. Britons love their car more than any other Europeans, a major new EU study
shows. The number of commuters cycling and walking in this country is declining,
while the number of cars and lorries on the road has tripled in the last 30 years.
C. The report, The Hour of Choice – the first major transport study by the European
Commission for a decade – says congestion costs Europe up to $85 billion a year
D. Road traffic in the EU is forecast to increase by 50 per cent by 2010 and air travel
by 70 per cent. “Europe is being asphyxiated by congestions,’ the study says.
Transport chiefs will use its findings this week to urge Ministers to do more to
reduce road traffic.
E. In Britain that means trying to cut the need to travel, said David Begg, chairman of
the Commission for Integrated Transport – the Government’s advisory body: “We
rely far too much on the car’.
F. Begg blamed the increase in traffic on the growth of out-of-town shopping and
business parks in the Eighties. ‘Bad policies have increased car and truck use
which makes people demand more roads, but that only leads to more congestion.
It’s a bit like a heroin addict always looking for another fix.
G. Brussels wants to cut traffic and pollution with extra taxes on motorists and hauliers.
The money would help the rail and bus services.
H. While road congestion grows, the study shows, the cost of alternative forms of
transport is rising sharply. Britons pay some of the world’s most expensive bus and
train fares for services that are crumbling through lack of investment
I. In the last 20 years public transport fares have risen by an average of 65 per cent.
Only 10 per cent of our fares are subsidized, compared with an average of 40 per
cent on the Continent
J. In an attempt to ease overcrowding in the skies, the EU is to consider forcing
airlines to pay a tax on aircraft noise and greenhouse gas emissions, which could
raise air fares.
K. But EU source say Brussels will avoid recommending large rises in petrol and sisal
taxes after the protests in Britain and France last autumn
L. Congestions charging – forcing motorists to pay to drive into city centres – is seen
as more effective. The report will encourage other countries to follow Britain in
allowing local authorities to adopt such measures
M. Environmental campaigners hope a strong endorsement at the European level will
bolster what they see as Britain’s weakening resolve to push congestion charging
and other green measures.
Questions 11- 16: Find a word in the text that means the same as
11. Person who regularly travels a (long) distance to …………………..
get to work (para B)
12. Abbreviation for the European Union (para B) …………………..
13. Ten years (para C) …………………..
 14. Full of traffic (para C) …………………..
15. Unable to breathe (para D) …………………..
16. Given financial aid by the government (para I) …………………..
17. Mainland Europe (para I) …………………..
Questions 18-19: Answer these questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
from the passage
18. What methods of getting to work are now less popular in Britain?
……………………………………………….
19. Why is the service offered by train and buses in Britain getting worse?
……………………………………………….
Question 20: Choose the best title for the reading passage
A. The increase in road accidents in Britain
B. The need for public transport
C. The rise of road traffic in Britain
D. The cost of pollution
E. The solution to road traffic
III. Writing: (20mins) (120-150 words)
You work for a small organic cosmetics company. Your products are distributed through
health spas and hair salons. You are planning a launch party to celebrate your newly
extended range of products. Write a letter (100-120 words) to spa and salon owners
inviting them to attend the opening. You can refer to an enclosed brochure giving details
about the new range.

• Event: Launch party

• Date: 24 April
• Time: 7:30–10:30
• Place: Sidbury Hotel, London
• Activities: Informal meal followed by product presentation; lots of free samples
• Each person who is invited may bring one guest
• Ask them to let you know if they can make it.

Invigilator 1 Invigilator 2
(sign and write full name) (sign and write full name)