PART I. READING — TEXT 1: The First Sign of Civilization.

Read the text and decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Copy the evidence from the text to support your answer. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE answers.

1. According to Mead, human behaviour is birth-determined.
2. The student mentioned thought the first signs of civilization were nothing but material objects ancient people used.
3. In the animal kingdom, animals die before their broken bone can heal.
4. A healed femur showed that primitive people were unable to treat injuries.

PART I. READING — TEXT 2: A Peculiar Skyscraper.

Read the text and decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Copy the evidence from the text to support your answer.

1. The firefighters who performed the drill planned to meet on the same floor.
2. The 13th floor is never built in any worldwide building.
3. Number "four" and the word for "death" are pronounced very similarly in Chinese.
4. Few citizens in Vancouver come from China.

PART II.A. LEXICON — from TEXT 1. Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given:

1. natural, inherent:
2. cured:
3. injury:
4. help:

PART II.B. PHONETICS — from TEXT 1.

1. Look for a word containing the diphthong /eɪ/. (LINE ........)
2. How is the ED pronounced in EXPLAINED: /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/?
3. Find a word with the same sound as in HEAL: /iː/. (LINE ........)
4. How is the G pronounced in GENDER: /g/, /tʃ/ or /dʒ/?

PART II.A. LEXICON — from TEXT 2. Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given:

1. arrived at, got to:
2. in fact, really:
3. absence:
4. remarkable:

PART II.B. PHONETICS — from TEXT 2.

1. How is the "EA" pronounced in FEAR: /ɜː/, /ɪə/ or /eə/?
2. How is the "S" pronounced in LIES: /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/?
3. How is the "TH" pronounced in ALTHOUGH: /ʌ/, /ð/ or /θ/?
4. Look for a word containing the sound /ʌ/. (LINE ........)

PART III. USE OF ENGLISH. Choose SIX of these sentences and rewrite them starting with the words given. Only the first six will be corrected.

1. I haven't had my eyes tested for a long time. — It is a long time...
2. "Where did the annual meeting of the World Bank take place?", she asked me. — She wanted to know...
3. That blond kid climbed the tree to fetch the ball. — That is the blond kid...
4. John didn't revise his homework. Therefore, he made a lot of mistakes. — If John...
5. Despite giving up her Japanese lessons, she was still capable of holding a conversation. — Although...
6. I am sorry I didn't apologize to her. — If only...
7. They don't allow parking in the hospital premises. — Parking...
8. People think this winter is warmer than ever. — This winter...
9. It is not necessary for you to wear a uniform. — You...
10. Pupils had never taken a tougher maths test. — That was...
11. I was so sorry I told him the truth. — I regretted...
12. ....................? — Rose's babysitter always picks her children up outside the school gate. (Make a question for the underlined part of the answer)

PART IV. WRITING. Write ONE of these two compositions (3 POINTS). Your composition must have at least 125 words.

OPTION 1: Living in the present world rather than in the past has more advantages than disadvantages. Discuss.

OPTION 2: Do you believe in luck? Can luck change people's lives? Give your opinion.