000 AND 9,600 PEOPLE AN HOUR, AND IT DOES NOT NEED A PERSON TO OPERA...

8,000 and 9,600 people an hour, and it does not need a person to operate it.

Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were becoming more crowed and the first escalators

were built at railway stations and big (10) ______ stores so that people could move about more quickly. Today

we see escalators everywhere.

Question 6: A. invent B. invents C. invented D. had invented

Question 7: A. taking B. fetching C. carrying D. lending

Question 8: A. although B. but C. because D. so

Question 9: A. between B. above C. to D. from

Question 10: A. depart B. department C. departed D. departs

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the

following questions.

Question 11: She is a brilliant student. She always gets high marks at school.

A. independent B. mature C. intelligent D. stupid

Question 12: Marie Curie met her husband in 1894 and they ___________ married a year later.

A. did B. got C. made D. took

Question 13: She took an aspirin to ___________ her headache.

A. determine B. ease C. cause D. catch

Question 14: They seem to be fairly contented ___________ their lives.

A. with B. in C. to D. about

Question 15: My brother enjoys ____________ comic books.

A. read B. to read C. reading D. to be read

Question 16: The children ______________ football in this garden every afternoon.

A. have played B. plays C. play D. played

Question 17: David is very good at Physics, so he wants to become a ___________ .

A. science B. scientific C. scientifically D. scientist

Question 18: Yuri Gagarin died in a/ an _____________ plane accident in 1968.

A. tragic B. narrow C. interesting D. mature

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete

each of the following exchanges.

Question 19: - Tom: "Good evening, Mrs.Green." - Mrs.Green: “____________________ ”

A. Hello, Tom. How are you doing? B. Bye, Tom. I’ll see you tomorrow.

C. Goodbye. See you soon. D. Sorry, I’ve got to go. Talk to you later.

Question 20: - “When was William Shakespear born?” - “____________________ ”

A. He was an English poet and playwright. B. He was born in Warwickshire.

C. He was born in 1564. D. He got maried to Anne Hathaway in 1582.

II. LISTENING (2pts)

PART A: Listen to a conversation in which a woman is asking a man about his daily schedule. Listen

and circle the best answer A, B or C for questions 21 - 24. You will hear the information TWICE.

Question 21: What time does the man get up?

A. at 5:00 a.m. B. at 6:00 a.m. C. at 7:00 a.m.

Question 22: What time does he get to work?

A. at 9:00 a.m. B. at 8:00 a.m. C. at 7:00 a.m.

Question 23: What do the man and his wife do after the kids go to bed?

A. They watch TV. B. They clean the house. C. They listen to music.

Question 24: What is one thing the man does NOT say about his wife?

A. She has to take their children to school.

B. She helps the kids with their homework.

C. She goes shopping for food.

PART B: You will hear some information about a language school. Listen and complete the questions

from 25 - 28 with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS/ NUMBERS: You will hear the recording TWICE.

Star Language School

First Floor: Library

You can borrow reading books and DVDs for _____25_____ weeks.

You cannot borrow grammar books.

Second Floor: Computer Room

The booking form is on the _____26_____

Basement:______27______

Saturday Trip: Visit a _____28_____ in Warwick.

III. WRITING (3pts)

A. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense forms.