PART B – COLLOCATION

DIRECTIONS: Number 9-15, completes the blank space with the vocabulary which best collocates
(combines) with each of the underlined words or phrases in the following sentences. This require
you to understand natural English construction, for example: it is “quick” which collocates with
“meal” not “ fast”. So, it is “quick meal” not “fast meal”.
1. The chances of England winning the next World Cup are ____ unlikely, I'm afraid.
A. Massively
B. Greatly
C. Grossly
D. Highly
2. We are ____ a lot of problems at the moment.
A. Before
B. Facing
C. In front of
D. Fronting
3. Reports that he earns more than $5m a year are ____ exaggerated.
A. Grossly
B. Extremely
C. Perfectly
D. Absolutely
4. Michael: Did you enjoy the play?
Sue: No, I didn't. It was ____ boring.
A. Greatly
B. Perfectly
C. Extremely
D. Absolutely
5. I'm overweight and completely out of ____ . I really should start getting some exercise again.
A. Short
B. Shape
C. Mood
D. Figure
6. He speaks with a ____ Liverpool accent. Some of my American colleagues have trouble
understanding what he's talking about.
A. Wide
B. Broad
C. Big
D. Tough
7. Our son's being bullied at school - other kids ____ him.
A. Pick out
B. Pick up
C. Pick on
D. Drop on
 SECTION 3. GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE (20 questions, 15 minutes)

PART A – SENTENCE COMPLETION

1. The North's abundance of industry and commercial wealth proved to be a greater advantage
__________ in determining the outcome of the Civil War.
A. than originally thought
B. that originally thought
C. as originally thought
D. originally thought
2. ln a meritocracy, intelligence and ability _________ more than social position or wealth.
A. which value
B. that are valued
C. valuing
D. are valued
3. The color of a star depends on the heat and __________.
A. how much energy produced
B. the energy it produces
C. production of the energy
D. producing energy
4. Before his death in 1943, in an effort to encourage less dependence on one crop by the South,
George Washington Carver ___________ for developing hundreds of industrial uses for peanuts
and sweet potatoes.
A. has responsibility
B. were responsibility
C. is responsible
D. was responsible
5. The audible range of frequencies for human beings ___________ between 20 and 20,000Hz.
A. lies
B. lays
C. lying
D. laying
6. People under thirty years old cannot remember when _________ without a computer terminal.
A. they have to work
B. they had to work
C. their working
D. working
7. Whereas a gas expands _________ in all directions, a vapor remains somewhat more
concentrated.
A. in a uniform manner
B. uniformly
C. uniformly in manner
D. uniform
PART B CLOZE TEXT
DIRECTIONS: For questions 8-12, choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D which best completes
each blank space in the text.

Currently the subject of a major retrospective at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris,
Gio Ponti (1891-1979) occupies an unusual, highly individual place in 20th-Century design history.
Extraordinarily prolific throughout a career that spanned six decades – during which he mastered
a dizzying spectrum of disciplines, including architecture, industrial design, ceramics, furniture and
lighting – Ponti eludes easy classification.
This could be because he was mainly influenced by two seemingly incompatible styles: the
Novecento Italiano – a Milanese, conservative neoclassical movement founded in the 1920s– and
by 1930s modernism.
While this Milan-born, mid-century (8)__________ espoused the clean lines of
modernism, he eschewed its (9)__________, embracing bold decorative effects, patterns and
exuberant color. This was evident in the florid interiors for his 1950s, futuristic, butterfly-inspired
Villa Planchart, perched on a hill overlooking Caracas. Attached to its façade are additional,
partially detached walls. At night, these are backlit to (10)__________ their contours. And Ponti
adorned (11)__________ walls in his clifftop hotel Parco dei Principi (1960) in Sorrento with his
ultramarine and pearlescent blue ceramic tiles (12)__________ by Italian firm Ceramica
d’Agostino.
8.
A. design
B. designed
C. designing
D. designer
9.
A. typically palette restrained
B. restrained typically palette
C. palette typically restrained
D. typically restrained palette
10.
A. emphasis
B. emphasized
C. emphasize
D. emphasizing
11.
A. entire
B. entirely
C. entirety
D. an entire
12.
A. were made
B. made
C. that made
D. that were making
PART C – ERROR IDENTIFICATION
DIRECTIONS: For questions 13-20, choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D which is wrong.

13. A competitive sport, gymnasts perform before officials who must use their judgment along with
A B C
their knowledge of the rules to determine the relative skill of each participant.
D
14. The first full-length animated movie, Snow White, was produced by Walt Disney whom creative
A B C
genius also inspired such animated classics as Bambi and Cinderella.
D
15. The sea horse is unique among fish because the female deposits their eggs in a pouch that the
A B C
male carries until the small sea horses are hatched.
D
16. During lava cools exceptionally fast, it forms a natural glass called obsidian.
A B C D
17. In order to become a law, a bill must be passed not only by the Senate but also
A B C
the House of Representatives.
D
18. Increasing involvement in agriculture by large corporations has resulted in what is known as
A B C
agribusiness-that is, agriculture with business techniques, including heavy capitalization,
specialization of production, and to control all stages of the operation.
D

19. The first significant engagement of the American Revolution occurs on June 17, 1775, and
A B C
has been referred to as the Battle of Bunker Hill.
D
20. Blood plasma it is the transportation system for all of the widely separated organs in the
A B C
human body.
D