SECTION A
Reading Comprehension

1.

The following sentences have been removed from the text below. Read the passage CAREFULLY
and decide where each sentence should go. Match the numbers and the letters. The first one has
been done for you.

a.

one of those days when it is very likely to rain

b.

should have got off at the second hotel

c.

me and my large suitcase

d.

had left it in the pocket of my other suit

e.

very careful instructions on how to get there

f.

into the English countryside

The bus left  .....1.....  standing beside a small hotel by the main road, and went on its way  .....2..... . I put my hand into my pocket to get the piece of paper on which I had written down how to get to John's house, but discovered it was not there. I .....3..... .
However, I thought that I could remember what John had told me, so I set out, walking in the direction from which I had come in the bus. I was carrying my suitcase in one hand and my raincoat in the other, as it was .....4..... .
Unfortunately, my friend John knew the way to his house so well that he did not realize he ought to give a stranger .....5..... . So here I was, walking along in exactly the opposite direction to the one that led to his house.
The problem was that there were two hotels at which the bus stopped; I .....6..... . Now I was lost, and I was feeling very tired.  

SECTION B
Language

1.

Decide what you would say in these situations and write sentences. 
Use the function in brackets to help you.  e.g.:  I love dancing. So do I. (express agreement)

a.

You are a teacher and one of your students is about to light a cigarette in class.

(express prohibition)

b.

You think a famous actress is about 50 years old, not 35 as one of your friends thinks.

(make deductions)

c.

You have received an invitation to a party, but you have already told your sister you are going to baby-sit for her that day.

(refuse the invitation) 

d.

Your friend Susan can't decide how to decorate her bedroom.

(make a suggestion)

e.

You were expecting your boyfriend at 6 but he arrived an hour late.

(express criticism)

2.

Read the following passage and then choose the best alternative suggested below.

Dear Maggie,
I arrived in London last night and your friend Peter met me  1 over the station by the station at the station . I was glad to see him, because he helped me to find my hotel, which was not so near. We went there  2 by car in car on car and
3 we took us it takes us it took us thirty minutes to get there, as the traffic moved slowly. London is such a big city! It's easy  4 for me getting lost for I to get lost for me to get lost here, as I come from a small town, and I am not used to  
5 seeing see have seen a lot of cars and buses.
I think I am going to have a great time here. Last night Peter and I went for a "short" walk. I had never imagined  6 such enormous what enormous how enormous London is. We walked for more than two hours and I had to take the underground  7 to get back for get back in getting back to the hotel. 
I am going to write again soon and I'm sure my letter is going to be much longer, as I have decided  
8 visit to visit visiting all the interesting places, and there are so many! There are some streets where you feel surrounded  9 of history in history by history and some where it's all very modern. This new experience makes me feel excited, and I am going to enjoy  10 seeing to see of seeing all of London.
Love. Patrick.  

3.

Read the passage below and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

After (look)    into a number of places, Miss Manning (find)    the key to the room. 
Although there (be)    a small window in the roof, it was too dirty (see)    through. Fred (have to)    (force)    it open to let in more light.
When Fred's father died, his large library (sell)  , but Miss Manning had put away some books and diaries in a box.
There were about ten boxes on the floor. Fred (not know)    where to begin. He decided (try)    the largest box. When he opened it, he saw an exercise book, and on the cover the words "Diary, 1952-1961" (write)  .

SECTION C
Writing

Write about 70 words on ONE of the following:

1.

You have been learning English in London for fifteen days. Write a letter to a friend in your country telling him/her about London and your experience in general.

2.

Write a paragraph about a strange coincidence you have experienced.

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