BIU IM V P N CHM PART ONE. LISTENING (20p.) Questions 1 (10p.) 1p for each correct answer 1. Milperra 2.

First class movers 3. 601 ACK 4. Screen 5. Door 6. Dining room table 7. Leg 8. broken 9. 200 10. 60 Questions 11 20 (10p.) 1p for each correct answer 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. B

PART TWO. LEXICO GRAMMAR (30p.) Question 1. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided under this part. (10p.) 0.5p for each correct answer. 1. B 11. D 2. C 12. D 3. D 13. C 4. A 14.C 5. A 15. C 6. C 16. C 7. B 17. D 8. C 18. C 9. C 19. D 10. D 20. B

Question 2. There are TEN mistakes in this paragraph. Write them down & give the correction. Write your answers in the space provided. (5p.) 0.5p for each correct answer. Line 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2 2 5 5 6
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Mistake Estimation one hundred million of people the man has demonstrated Dated estimates

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Question 3. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of a suitable verb from the box and a suitable particle. (5p.) 0.5p for each correct answer. 1. turned up 2. lag behind 3. jump at 4. am jotting down 5. get by 6. work it out 7. lie down on 8. ticked off 9. brought on 10. fallen out

Question 4. Use the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space. Write your answers in the space provided. (5 p.) 0.5p for each correct answer. 1. graceful 6. breakthroughs 2. regularity 7. spectacular 3. justice 8. awesome 4. repeatedly 9. innumerable 5. unravel 10. disclose Question 5. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. (10 p.) 1p for each correct answer. D A B 4. B A D A A D B

PART THREE: READING (30p.) Question 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each question. (10p.) 1p for each correct answer. 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. D

Question 2. There are five extracts which have been removed from the following passage. Put an extract from A-G in the correct gap 1-5 to complete the passage. (5p.) 1p for each correct answer.

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2. E

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Question 3. Match each of the following headings with its suitable paragraph. (5p.) 1p for each correct answer. 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. F 5. E

Question 4. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word. (10p.) 1p for each correct answer. 1. using/ analysing 2. came 3. extracts/ sounds/ utterances 4. faced/ tackled/ considered/ solved 5. those PART IV: WRITING (20p.) Question 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. (5p.) 1p for each correct answer. 1. It was only when the journalists arrived at the venue that they heard about the changes to the wedding plans. 2. It was at your insistence that we came to this restaurant. 3. It wont do you any good to argue with her. 4. The thief almost certainly came in through the window. 5. The sheer expense/ cost was what put me off the idea. Question 2. For each of the sentence below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. (5p.) 1p for each correct answer. 1. She has set her heart on becoming a doctor. 2. She just went through the motions of welcoming him, then quickly left the waiting room. 3. It cannot be guaranteed that the venture will succeed. 4. We have no alternative but to pay them the whole amount before the end of the month. 5. Our company has got monopoly of importation. Question 3. Essay writing
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication such as letters, e-mail, or telephone calls. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. The impression mark based on the following scheme: 1. Content: (4p.) a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate. 2. Language: (3p.) a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students 3. Presentation: (3p.) coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students