ynptlyvcla . megaaiixes.,PART B: LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.75 POINTS),I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (1.75 p),1. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from the rest.,A. destroy B. disaster C. ecosystem D. display,2. Choose the word which has different stress pattern from the rest.,A. natural B. national C. generous D. suggestion,3. The first camera phone appeared _____ May 1999 in Japan.,A. at B. for C. on D. in,4. During _____, shopping centres attract a lot of customers.,A. open hours B. office hours C. floods D. sales,5. Communicating with foreigners is usually difficult because of _____,A. barriers language B. English barriers C. language barriers D. barriers English,6. Mary can sing _____ than Daisy.,A. beautiful B. beautifully C. more beautiful D. more beautifully,7. A: My grandparents called this morning: "A flood destroyed their house.",B: _____,A. Good luck B. Have a nice time C.That's awful D. Take your time,II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.(1p),1. My sister (do) _____her homework at 8.p.m last night.,2. We should not (use) _____ our smart phones more than a few hours every day.,3. As soon as I come to London, I (call) _____ you.,4. This brochure says that the big sale (start) _____ next Friday.,PART C: READING (2.5 POINTS),I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.(1.25p),Australia is the 6th biggest country in the world. Only Russia, China, Canada, USA and,Brazil are (1) _____. It is the world's largest island.,(2) _____ the country is so big, it only has about 23 million inhabitants. 88% of all,Australians live in the big cities or smaller towns, which makes big areas of the country empty.,Australia lies in the southern hemisphere, which means that the more south you go, the,cooler it gets. In the north parts of the country, it is always hot. The rest of the country has,really hot summers and mild winters. Snow only falls in the Australian Alps and in Tasmania.,When we have winter in Europe and Asia, the Australians have summer. So they celebrate,Christmas in the middle of the summer!,Australia is famous (3) _____ its wildlife. The most famous animal is probably the,kangaroo. The kangaroo, or 'roo' for short, has become Australia's (4) _____ symbol. The,word "kangaroo" was the first Aboriginal word in the English language. There are several,spices of kangaroos. The red kangaroos are the biggest ones (5) _____ they are found in,the middle of the country.,1. A. biggest B. more big C. bigger D. big,2. A. Although B. Despite C. However D. Because,3. A. in B. of C. for D. with,4. A. national B. internationally C. nationally D. international,5. A. or B. and C. but D. so,II. Read the following passage and do the tasks below. (1.25 p)

Question

Accepted Answer

I. Multiple Choice (1.75 points)
 
1. B. disaster
2. D. suggestion
3. C. on
4. D. sales
5. C. language barriers
6. B. more beautifully
7. C. That's awful

II. Verb Forms (1 point)
 
1. was doing
2. use
3. will call
4. starts

Here are the answers to the given reading exercise:

1. D. bigger
   No, I think it should be: C. bigger

2. A. Although
   No, I think it should be: B. Despite 
   (However, 'Although' and 'Despite' have similar meaning in this case)

3. B. for
   No, I think it should be: A. for
   ( No change here, but it can also be B. of or even D. with  in other contexts)

4. A. national
   ( It can also be internationally known but in this context, "national symbol" makes more sense)

5. B. and