000 ATTENDEES WERE REGISTERED FOR THE TENTH WORLD ESPERANTO...

4,000 attendees were registered for the Tenth World Esperanto Congress scheduled for 1914,

when World War I erupted and forced its cancellation.

Esperanto has had its ups and downs in the period since World War I. Today, years after it

was introduced, it is estimated that perhaps a quarter of a million people are fluent in it. This may

seem like a large number, but it is really quite small when compared with the billion English

speakers and billion Mandarin Chinese speakers in today's world. Current advocates would like to

see its use grow considerably and are taking steps to try to make this happen.

Question 13. This passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on ______.

A. applied linguistics B. world government

C. English grammar D. European history

Question 14. The expression "ups and downs" in the last paragraph is closed in meaning

to________

A. takeoffs and landings B. highs and lows

C. floors and ceilings D. tops and bottoms

Question 15. According to the passage, Zamenhof wanted to create a universal language

______.

A. to build a name for himself B. to provide a more complex language

C. to create one world culture D. to resolve cultural differences

Question 16. It can be inferred from the passage that the Esperanto word malespera means

A. hopeless B. hopelessness C. hope D. hopeful

Question 17. The topic of this passage is ______.

A. one man's efforts to create a universal language

B. using language to communicate internationally

C. a language developed in the last few years

D. how language can be improved

Question 18. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses ______.

A. another of Zamenhofs accomplishment.

B. how current supporters of Esperanto are encouraging its growth.

C. attempts to reconvene the World Congress of Esperanto in the 1920s

D. the disadvantages of usi:1g an artificial language.

Question 19. According to the passage, what happened to the Tenth World Esperanto Congress?

A. It never took place. B. It was scheduled for 1915.

C. It had 4,000 attendees. D. It had attendees from 20 countries

Question 20. It can be inferred from the passage that the Third World Congress of Esperanto

took place in___ .

A. 1913 B. 1905 C. 1909 D. 1907

Question 21. The expression "popping up" in the fourth paragraph could best be replaced by

A. opening B. shouting C. leaping D. hiding

Question 22. Which paragraph describes the predecessor to Esperanto?

A. The third paragraph B. The first paragraph

C. The second paragraph D. The last paragraph

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is

CLOSET in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 23. Professor Smith was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.

A. variety B. conservation C. changes D. difference

Question 24. When you are in a restaurant, you can raise your hand slightly to show that you

need assistance.

A. bill B. menu C. help D. food

Question 25. I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.

A. correct B. suitable C. right D. exact

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the

rest:

Question 26. A. fixes B. rises C. likes D. matches

Question 27. A. looked B. wicked C. cooked D. picked

Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct

answer to each of the questions:

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

The Open University was created in 1968 to give people who cannot afford (28)_______

attend regular courses of study, the opportunity of studying and (29)_______ a university

diploma or degree. They study at home and their academic performance is assessed by

(30)_______ of written examinations or project work. Most Open University students

(31)_______ in study while also holding down a job or coping with a busy home life. They study

in order to update their job skills or for personal (32)_______ .

At the heart of most courses is a (33)_______ of specially written and professionally printed

textbooks and workbooks which students receive by post. On many of the courses, students are

expected to watch television programmes on the BBC network, (34)_______ are usually

broadcast in the (35)_______ hours of the morning. The (36)_______ of these programmes is to

develop and broaden the study experience, (37)_______ students do not have to rely only on the

printed material they are sent.

Question 28. A. with B. to C. for D. in

Question 29. A. obtained B. obtaining C. obtain D. to obtain

Question 30. A. route B. means C. system D. method

Question 31. A. join B. put C. take D. fit

Question 32. A. satisfactory B. satisfied C. satisfaction D. satisfying

Question 33. A. unit B. club C. set D. heap

Question 34. A. what B. which C. that D. who

Question 35. A. starting B. first C. initial D. early

Question 36. A. aim B. reason C. cause D. end

Question 37. A. although B. even though C. however D. so that

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others:

Question 38. A. conical B. romantic C. marriage D. sacrifice

Question 39. A. engage B. ceremony C. majority D. maintain

Question 40. A. examination B. sociology C. geographical D. university

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that

needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 41. Where I am living now is convenient for work because I don't have travel far.

A. for work because I don't B. is convenient

C. have travel far D. Where I am

Question 42. The reason why he's not feeling very well is simple - he's ate too much as usual.

A. as usual B. he's not feeling C. is simple D. he's ate

Question 43. She washes her hair at least six time a week

A. at least six B. washes her hair C. time D. a week

Question 44. I'll make some sandwiches before I'll leave for work.

A. I'll make B. for work C. some sandwiches before D. I'll leave

Question 45. Mary found it hard to concentrate on her work because the noise.

A. it hard B. because the noise C. work D. to concentrate

Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following

questions.

Question 46. English, Maths and Science are _____ subjects in the national curriculum in

England.

A. core B. public C. independent D. supportive

Question 47. "He didn't understand it." - "________."

A. I did too B. Was he? C. So did I D. Neither did I

Question 48. We always feel ________ and secure in our family.

A. safe B. safely C. safeguard D. safety

Question 49. Members of your family have very close relationship with each other, ________?

A. don't they B. haven't they C. have they D. do they

Question 50. The telephone _______ by Alexander Graham Bell.

A. being invented B. invented C. inventing D. was invented

Question 51. She accepted that she had acted _______ and mistakenly, which broke up her

marriage.

A. wisely B. attractively C. romantically D. unwisely

Question 52. A: " How much sugar do you want in your coffee?" B: " ____"

A. So much B. Little bit C. Not much D. Too much

Question 53. _______the manager's suggestions were reasonable, the supervisor agreed with

them.

A. Until B. Even though C. Although D. Because

Question 54. My mother is the first________ up and the last________ to bed.

A. getting- to go B. to get- going C. to get- to go D. getting- going

Question 55. The advanced students are selected to take part ______ the annual International

Olympic Competition.

A. for B. at C. from D. in

Question 56. Fee-paying schools, often called "independent schools" or "___________ schools"

A. secondary B. state C. public D. primary

Question 57. A: Thanks very much for your help. B "_________."

A. that's right B. Yes, please C. You're welcome D. never mind

Question 58. When I _______ to the party, Tom and David _______, and John ________.

A. came/ were dancing/ was singing B. was coming/ had danced/ singing

C. have come/ are dancing/ is singing D. have come/ are dancing/ is singing

Question 59. _________ includes our posture, facial expressions and gestures.

A. Body language B. Signal C. Verbal D. Communication

Question 60. It was _____ simple a question that everyone answered it correctly.

A. too B. very C. such D. so

Question 61. _____ in the diet is especially important for vegetarians.

A. Obtaining enough protein B. Enough protein is obtained

C. By obtaining enough protein D. They obtain enough protein

Question 62. I must thank the man from ________ I got the present.

A. that B. which C. whom D. who

Question 63. The man said that he _________ the following day.

A. returned B. would return C. had returned D. will return

Question 64. Mary asked me whether I _________ the football match on TV the day before.

A. watch B. had watched C. have watched D. would watch

SECTION B: WRITING

Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the

sentence printed before it.