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WESTMINSTER INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN TASHKENT

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EXAMINATION PAPER

SEMESTER 1

MID-TERM EXAMINATION 1

SUBJECT NAME: English

LEVEL: 1Variant: 2

TIME ALLOWED: 60 minutes

SECTION 1: Listening (30%)[20 minutes ]

SECTION 2: Reading (40%) [20 minutes ]

SECTION 3: EAP & EOP (30%)[20 minutes ]

TOTAL: 100 %

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

 You may not give or receive assistance and ask questions.

 No dictionaries, reference materials or notes are allowed.
 No use of any electronic devices.

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SECTION 1: LISTENING (40%)

SECTION 1Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below

I. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (2 points for

each correct answer)

Transport Survey

Example: Travelled to town today: by bus

Name: Luisa 1……………………….

Address: 2... ………………………White Stone Rd

Area: Bradfield

Postcode: 3……………………….

Occupation: 4……………………….

Reason for visit to town: to go to the 5... ……………………….

Suggestions for improvement:

• better 6……………………….
• have more footpaths

• more frequent 7... ……………………….

Things that would encourage cycling to work:

• having 8…………………………parking places for bicycles

• being able to use a 9…………………...... at work

• the opportunity to have cycling 10......………………..on busy roads

SECTION 2

Questions 11-14

II. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. (2 points for each correct answer)

New city developments

11. The idea for the two new developments in the city came from…..

A local people.

B the City Council.

C the SWRDC.

12. What is unusual about Brackenside pool?

A its architectural style

B its heating system

C its method of water treatment

13. Local newspapers have raised worries about

A the late opening date

B the cost of the project

C the size of the facilities

14 What decision has not yet been made about the pool?

A whose statue will be at the door

B the exact opening times

C who will open it

Which feature is related to each of the following areas of the world

represented in the playground?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, from A to I, next

to questions (15-20). there are three extra features

Features:
Areas of the world: A ancient forts
15 Asia B waterways
16 Antarctica Cice and snow
17 South America Djewels
18 North America Elocal animals
19Europe Fmountains
20 Africa Gmusic and film
Hspace travel
I volcanoes
 SECTION 2: READING (30%)

Does success matter?

ANITA DONALD

Have we always been so obsessed with success? Is it simply a normal part of the evolution of the human
race? Success in the animal world is often a matter of life and death where only the strongest survive. But
succeeding and surviving are not the same for millions of human beings who already have comfortable
homes and plenty to eat. So why do we seek additional measures of success? As long as our society thinks
of failure as a negative thing, success appears to be the only alternative. A person who fails is typically
viewed as being weak and their options become limited, so it seems that we are not very different from the
animal world after all.

Many of us push ourselves to succeed in education because, generally, it allows us to have more options in
life. We push ourselves to succeed in our careers because success in business usually indicates financial
success. This is an important goal for many people because money is the greatest measure of modern
success: the more success we have, the more money we have. We look up to successful people because we
are impressed by what they have, and we want to have it too. We want success. We want money. We want
to feel powerful

But do we give too much importance to success? In other words, do we think it's better than it really is?
Too many people put terrible pressure on themselves to succeed because they need to appear strong and
powerful in the eyes of other people. They want to be successful at all costs and, as their level of
expectation rises, their level of anxiety also rises. This can create a dangerous situation for their physical
and mental health. People believe that success and happiness are the same thing, but they are not. Just think
about some of world's greatest movie stars and musicians who were enormously successful, yet desperately
unhappy.

If we could reduce our obsession with success, we would probably be a lot happier. We are too concerned
with how we appear to other people. Our priorities are wrong. We're wasting too much energy trying to
present the perfect picture of our lives on social media, and we're losing track of what really matters. What
about our friendships, our health and the importance of quiet time? We are too busy trying to be successful
to pay attention to our deeper needs as human beings. Living a happy and healthy life is a much greater
sign of success than any awards or big bank balances.
 I. Complete the summary with the words in the box. Two words are not used. (2 points for each
correct answer)

dangers, right, fail, importance, professionally, succeed, success, wrong

The article is an opinion piece about the desire to (1) _______ succeed _____________. The writer

describes the difficulty in society for those who (2) _______ fail _____________, and explores why

people push themselves so hard (3) ____________ professionally ________ She feels that too much

(4) _____________ importance _______is placed on success, and she thinks that people often want

success for the (5) ____________ wrong ________reasons. She mentions some

(6) ___________ dangers _________associated with the stress of chasing success, and concludes that
there are more important things in life.

II. Read the article again. Are the statements true (T), false (F) or not given (NG), according to the
article? (2 points for each correct answer)

7.The writer sees a link between success and the behaviour of people and animals. _______1_____

8.There are more successful people today than ever before.____________3

9.The reason why many people want success is in order to have more money.__1__________

10.Generally, we tend to admire people who are successful and powerful._______1_____

11.Putting pressure on ourselves to succeed is one of the best ways to guarantee success. _____2______

12.The writer's own financial success has not brought her happiness. ______3________
III. Complete the table with the help of the words from the box. (there are 2 extra words in the
box. 2 points for each correct answer)

self-confidence, self-esteem, assertive, optimistic

13 assertive expressing opinions or desires strongly and with

confidence, so that people take notice

14 optimistic expecting good things to happen or something to be

successful; showing this feeling

15 self-confidence confidence in yourself and your abilities

 SECTION 3GRAMMAR (30%)
1. Read the information then match each statement below with Ali (A), Beth (B) and Teresa (T).

(2 points for each correct answer)

A – Ali loves swimming but he doesn’t have a pool in his house.

B – Beth has a swimming pool in her house.

T – Teresa used to own a house with a swimming pool.

1. I wish we had a house with a pool. ……

1. It’s high time we changed the water in the pool. ……

2. If only the pool hadn’t been so expensive to maintain. ……
3. I’d rather we had our own pool ……
4. People say I sometimes talk as if I had my own swimming pool. ……
5. I insisted the pool be cleaned every day when I owned that house. …..
6. If only the children would use our pool more often . ……
7. I wish I could go back to the days when we had our own pool. …..
8. If only we didn’t have that great big pool in the back garden. …..
9. I’d sooner we used solar power to heat our pool. ……
10. I wish we could have used our pool more. …….
11. It’s about time we built a pool. ……

2. Read each short text and the conditional sentences that follow it. Tick (√ ) the correct conditional
sentences. One or two may be correct in each case. Put a cross (X) by the incorrect ones. Think
about the meaning as well as the grammar. (2 points for each correct answer)

13. Concorde crash.

The report into the crash of the Air France Concorde attributed the disaster to a piece of metal on the
runway, apparently from a Continental Airlines DC10 which had taken off minutes before.

The metal caused one of Concorde’s tyres to burst, which in turn ruptured the fuel tank on the left-hand
side of the plane.

A. If the runway were swept after each take-off, the disaster might have been averted.

B. If the runway had been swept after the DC10 take-off, the disaster could have been averted.

C. If the runway hadn’t been swept after the DC10 take-off, the disaster might have been averted.
 14. In last week’s peaceful demonstrations in Burma, one demonstrator was seriously injured
when she fell and was trampled by the crowd trying to flee from the water cannons. She
is still in a critical condition.

A. If the demonstrator didn’t fall, she might not be in hospital now.

B. If the demonstrator hadn’t fallen, she might not be in hospital now.

C. If the demonstrator hadn’t fallen, she might not have been seriously injured.

15. Over ninety-five percent of people who successfully complete our course find that they
recover the course fees within a few months through income from having their work
published.

A. Should you not recover the fees within a year of completing the course, we would give you a full
refund.

B. Did you not recover the fees within a year of completing the course, we would give you full
refund.

C. If you hadn’t recovered the fees within a year of completing the course, we would give you a full
refund.

13. A ___ B____ C ___

14. A ___ B____ C ___

15. A ___ B____ C ___

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