A mediocre student who gets low grades will have trouble getting into an Ivy League college.




A.excellent
B.lazy
C.average
D.moronic

A.exhibit
B.curriculum
C.phenomenon
D.military

He still has an awful lot to learn.




A.a terrible thing
B.a great desire
C.a large amount
D.a great pleasure

V – Read the pasage and decide which answer best fits each space :
The Gobidesert is a cold desert , and it is not uncommon to see frost and occasionally snow on its ( 21 ) . Besides being quite far north , it is also roughly 900 meters (2,953f t ) above sea level ,which further ( 22 ) to its low temperatures . An average of approximately 194 millimeters (7.6 in) of ( 23 ) per year in the Gobi. Additional moisture reaches parts of the Gobiin winter as snow is ( 24 ) by the wind from the Siberian Steppes . These winds ( 25 ) the Gobi to reach extremes of temperature like no other , ranging from – 400 C in Winter to + 500 C in Summer .
(21)




A.summits
B.peaks
C.mounts
D.dunes

IV - Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the provided one :
The better you know Anne , the more you like her .




A.If you know Anne better , you will like her
B.When you will know Anne better , you will like her .
C.When you know Anne better , you like her
D.You like Anne because you know her better

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
A lot of different conservation efforts have been made to ________endangered species.




A.save
B.kills
C.make
D.do

There is a rumor that the army is about taking power, though this has been denied by government sources.




A.taking
B.There
C.though
D.denied

Which of the following could be substituted for outstanding without changing the meaning of the sentence?




A.excellent
B.unpaid
C.illegal
D.shocking

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

Nowadays, most students use _____ calculators in their studies and examinations.




A.electrical
B.electronic
C.electricity
D.electric

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 71 to 80.

The popular image of student life is of young people with few responsibilities enjoying themselves and (71)_____ very little work. This is often not true. Many older people now study at college or university, sometimes (72)_____ a part-time basis while having a job and looking after a family. These students are often (73)_____ motivated and work very hard .
Younger students are often thought to be lazy and careless about money but this (74)_____ is changing. In Britain reduced government support for higher education means that students can no longer rely on having their expenses (75)_____ for them. Formerly, students received a grant towards their living expenses. Now most can only get a loan (76)_____ has to be paid back. Since 1999 they have paid over $1 000 towards tuition (77)_____ and this amount will increase up to a maximum of $ 3 000. In the US students already (78)_____ pay for tuition and room and board . Many get a financial aid package which may (79)_____ grants, scholarships and loans. The fear of having large debts places (80)_____ pressure on students and many take part-time jobs during the term and work full-time in the vacations.




A.allowances
B.money
C.charge
D.fees