GUJARAT ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

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1 5 minutes dditional materials: nswer sheet Soft clean eraser Soft pencil (type or H is recommended) Test 93 GUJRT ENGLISH LNGUGE TEST Time 5 minutes INSTRUTIONS TO NDIDTES Sign your name on the answer sheet. Write your name, entre number and candidate number on your answer sheet if they are not already there. nswer all questions. Write your answers in pencil on the answer sheet. You will have no extra time for this, so you must finish in 5 minutes. t the end of the examination, you should hand in both the question paper and the answer sheet. INFORMTION FOR NDIDTES There are seven parts to this test. This paper consists of 11 printed pages and 1 blank page. PV6 [Turn over

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3 Part 1 Questions 1-5 Where can you see these notices? For questions 1-5, mark, or on your answer sheet. Example: in a station PLESE DO NOT FEED THE NIMLS in a café in a zoo nswer: 1 NO FISHING HERE WITHOUT LIENE inside a supermarket near a lake at a police station 2 Special Offer Rent two films for the price of one. in a video shop in a cinema in a museum 3 We test brakes. We change oil. Quick and cheap service! in a garage in a restaurant in a school 4 Please shut behind you when you leave the room. on a window on a stair on a door 5 Don't drive too close baby in back in a train on a lorry in a car 3 Turn over

4 Part 2 Questions 6-1 omplete the five conversations. For questions 6-1, mark, or on your answer sheet. Example: Where do you come from? New York School Home nswer: 6 Did you enjoy the party? I m taking my new Ds. Jill is there. It was great! 7 How's the weather in London today? That's fine. It's outside. It's cold. 8 Excuse me, where's the Post Office? uy your stamps there. Take the second road on the left. Tell me if it's right. 9 When is Kate coming? This afternoon. y car. To the cinema. 1 Why did you go to ustralia? With my brother. Last year. To learn English. 4

5 Questions Part 3 Read the sentences about a student s life in the Swiss mountains. hoose the best word (, or ) for each space. For questions 11-15, mark, or on your answer sheet. Example: Nino lives in a small... in the Swiss mountains. countryside village space nswer: 11 Nino s grandfather... the family house more than fifty years ago. built did put 12 There are three fields near the house which... to the family. rent belong keep 13 The family has thirty cows and Nino... all their names. thinks believes remembers 14 In winter, Nino often has a... getting to college because of the bad weather. problem danger mistake 15 Nino is learning to drive and... to buy a car soon. likes wants loves 5 Turn over

6 Part 4 Questions 16-2 Look at the messages or notices below. For each message or notice, choose which sentence (, or ) is correct. For questions 16-2, mark, or on your answer sheet. Example: Telephone message ill Ryan caught 9.3 flight due here 11.3 now, not When does ill Ryan expect to arrive? nswer: 16 ongratulations to Pamela Evans, currently Regional Sales Manager, on her appointment as National Sales Manager. Pamela Evans used to work as National Sales Manager. is going to work as National Sales Manager. has already worked as National Sales Manager. 17 hairs of meetings are responsible for informing all participants of procedure in case of fire in the building. The chair is responsible for sounding the fire alarm. will give out information about emergency procedures. should keep a list of all meeting participants. 6

7 18 Do not send a cheque until you have received your statement. You should only send payment after your statement has arrived. You get a statement after each payment you make. You will not receive your statement of payment immediately. 19 Mobile Phones $99 each. uy 2: get one half-price! uy 3: no charge for the 4 th! Note: Offer ends 15 March ustomers receive a free phone if they spend a total of $99. buy at least three phones. place orders at the end of March. 2 Joe Steve s postponed our meeting with ill till Friday. I m away then can you take my place as chair? Pete Who does Pete hope will chair the meeting? Joe ill Steve 7 Turn over

8 Part 5 Questions Read the article about passenger planes. hoose the best word (, or ) for each space. For questions 21-28, mark (, or ) on your answer sheet. Passenger Planes For hundreds of years, people wanted to fly () birds. ut it was not (21) 193 that two merican brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, made the first flight in an aeroplane. In 1927, harles Lindbergh became the first person to fly from merica to England (22) the tlantic. Like all pilots at (23) time, he had to (24) a leather coat and other warm clothes. Today, passenger planes are bigger, faster and safer. Flying is much cheaper and millions of people use the world's airports (25) year. hicago O'Hare irport in merica probably takes the (26) passengers, with about 11 planes arriving or leaving every hour. When a plane is (27) an airport, engineers check that everything works and it (28) also filled up with petrol before passengers get on it. 8

9 Example: like by up nswer: 21 since for until 22 down across past 23 a those that 24 wearing wear wore 25 each some another 26 many most much 27 to at on 28 is has was 9 Turn over

10 Part 6 Questions Read the article about a swimmer. re sentences 'Right' () or 'Wrong' ()? If there is not enough information to answer 'Right' () or 'Wrong' (), choose 'Doesn't say' (). For questions 29-35, mark, or on your answer sheet. HMPION SWIMMER Marc Pelic is 25 years old and has won a lot of swimming competitions. Last year he won the 5 metre butterfly race with the fastest time in his country. To be the best, Marc has to work hard at his swimming six days a week. In the mornings, he swims for an hour and a half. He goes back to the swimming pool for two hours in the evenings. He also runs for an hour at lunchtimes, so he is always very tired at night. Sunday is his only free day! t the moment he can only swim for half an hour a day because he has hurt his leg. Usually, swimmers hurt their arms but that hasn't happened to Marc. Marc is very careful with his meals. He eats a lot of pasta, rice and potatoes, but very little meat. He loves cakes and chocolates, but doesn't eat them very often. Marc believes he can win a gold medal at the next Olympic Games. He will have to swim against very strong swimmers, for example, the Russian Ivan Petrov. ut Marc is sure he will be the fastest. 1

11 Example: Marc started swimming when he was 25. Right Wrong Doesn t say nswer: 29 Marc swims every Sunday. Right Wrong Doesn't say 3 Marc has a problem with his arm. Right Wrong Doesn't say 31 Marc eats a large breakfast every morning. Right Wrong Doesn't say 32 Marc eats more meat than rice. Right Wrong Doesn't say 33 Marc likes eating sweet things. Right Wrong Doesn't say 34 Marc often swims with Ivan Petrov. Right Wrong Doesn't say 35 Marc thinks he will win his race at the next Olympic Games. Right Wrong Doesn't say 11 Turn over

12 Part 7 Questions 36-4 Look at the list below. It shows eight job vacancies advertised in a newspaper. Decide which job (-H) is the most suitable for each person below. For questions 36-4, mark one letter -H on your answer sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. POSITIONS VNT D E F G H dvertising Executive Financial Director Legal dvisor hief uyer Office Supervisor Research Officer Shop ssistant Management Trainer 36 Ms Pina has just left college and needs some experience of retailing. 37 Mr Tan is responsible for company law in his present post as senior lawyer. 38 Mrs Lang has worked for many years as chief accountant in the head office of a supermarket chain. 39 Mr Soares has been working as a purchaser for an electronics factory for six years. 4 Ms Stanley wants to move from her present post as a clerical assistant to a position with more responsibility. 12