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SECTION B – VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Part 1. (10 points) Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

1. If you _________ Hawaii, send me a postcard. A. visited B. had visited C. will visit D. should visit 2. I am very __________ to you for giving me the advice on how to study effectively. A. thanking B. helpful C. grateful D. kind 3. -Ms. Ann:"Your parents must be proud of your result at school". – Mai:"___________ ."

A. Sorry to hear that B. I am glad you like it C. Of course D. Thanks. It's certainly encouraging 4. I am gripped with fever whenever a new year is coming. A. I have got a temperature B. I feel disappointed C. I am excited D. I get upset 5. Thanks for lending me your umbrella; it really came in _______________ . A. used B. handy C. handful D. needy 6. You look tired. ____________hard all day? A. Are you working B. Have you been working C. Do you work D. Did you work 7. He ___________ his old friend on the way to the airport yesterday. A. came across B. came over C. came up with D. came on 8. The harder you try, ____________ . A. the most success you achieve B. you achieve the more success C. the more success you achieve D. the better you achieve success 9. -Mr. Peter: “I’d like to try on these sandals, please” - Salesgirl: “_________” A. I’d love to. B. That’s right, sir. C. By all means, sir D. Why not? 10 How did you ___________ to stop little Lisa from crying? A. help B. control C. aid D. manage

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Part 2 (10 marks). There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in your answers in ‘Your answers’ part.

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The sun was shining quite bright as Mrs. Grant left her house, and she saw not need to take an umbrella with her. She got on the bus to the nearest town and suddenly it started to rain. It had not stopped when the bus reached at the market half an hour later. Mrs. Grant stood up and absent-mindedly picked up the umbrella that was hanging on the seat in front of her. A cold voice said loudly: “That is my, Madam!” Suddenly she remembered that she had left her house without her umbrella, Mrs. Grant felt embarrassing. She apologized and tried at the same time to ignore the pleasant look that the owner of the umbrella was giving her. When she got off the bus, Mrs. Grant went to a shop which she could buy an umbrella. She found a very pretty one and, because it was such pretty, she decided to buy other as a present for her daughter. She made the rest of her shopping and had lunch in a café . In the afternoon she got on the homeward bus with the two umbrellas under her arm, and sat down. Then she saw that, in a surprising way, she was sitting next to the woman who had made her to feel so uncomfortable this morning. This woman now looked at her, then at the umbrellas, and said: “You have had quite a good day, I see”.

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Your answers: 0. bright→ brightly

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SECTION C – READING Part 1 (10 points) Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, write the correct letter A,B,C or D in your answer part.

Pollution also has a dramatic effect on natural resources. Ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, coral reefs, and rivers (1) ____ many important services for Earth’s environment. They enhance water and air quality, provide habitat for plants and animals, and provide food and medicines. Any or all of these ecosystem (2)____ may be impaired or destroyed by pollution. Moreover, because of the complex (3)____ among the many types of organisms and ecosystems, environmental contamination may have far-reaching (4) ____ that are not immediately obvious or that are difficult to predict. For instance, scientists can only speculate on some of the potential impacts of the depletion of the ozone layer, the protective layer in the …