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Westminster International University in Tashkent

CERTIFICATE IN PRE FOUNDATION STUDIES

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

ENGLISH PAPER

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Date:

Time: 10: 00

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Section 1: Use of English (30 marks) [take about 15 mins]

Section 2: Reading (20 marks) [take about 20 mins]

Section 3: Writing (Task 1 = 25 marks; Task 2 = 25 marks. TOTAL = 50 marks) [take about 40 mins]

Total: 100 marks

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Section 1: Use of English (30 marks)

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Skateboarding is back in fashion. If it becomes (1) … Olympic sport, fans hope that more money will be invested in skateboarding facilities.

1 A) a B) an C) -- D) the

The government had to compromise over such matters as the (2) … powers to raise their own finance.

2 A) university B) universities C) university’s D) universities’

Avoid foods that cause allergies. These can include corn, peanuts and dairy products. Watch (3) … to see if you have a problem with any of these.

3 A) they B) itself C) yourself D) your

He knew where to go, where to avoid and (4) … happened to him.

4 A) nothing B) nowhere C) nobody D) none

Pelé, a Brazilian football player, appeared in (5) … World Cup competitions.

5 A) fourteenth B) fourth C) the fourth D) four

Away from the hotel there's (6) … to discover as you walk or cycle around this little island.

6 A) several B) plenty C) few D) many

When she asked for help, two men got up (7) … from their chairs.

7 A) quickly B) quick C) quicker D) quickest

I have been to a lot of places but Oslo is one of (8) … capital cities in Europe I have ever visited.

8 A) most expensive B) more expensive

C) the most expensive D) the more expensive

Children and teenagers who eat breakfast (9) … do better in school than children who don’t.

9 A) general B) generally C) generalize D) generalized

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The weather was marvellous, fish and chips tasted (10) …, everything was great.

10 A) wonder B) wonderful C) more wonderful D) wonderfully

The report says that all schools in the area (11) …strategies to deal with teenage smoking.

11 A) has developed B) are developed C) was developing D) are developing

It is a good idea to treat others the way you (12) … to be treated yourself.

12 A) would like B) were able C) could D) should

He sat up in bed and heard the singing of a solitary bird (13) … the tree outside his window.

13 A) at B) in C) to D) of

She was so frightened by the man's violence that she obeyed (14) … him without question.

14 A) from B) for C) to D) --

Fruit and vegetables contain lots of vitamins and minerals which help our (15) … to grow healthy and strong.

15 A) chests B) tails C) duties D) bodies

Section 2: Reading (20 marks)

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Thirteen crystal skulls of apparently ancient origin have been found in parts of Mexico, Central America and South America. They are one of the most fascinating subjects of 20th century archaeology.

These skulls, found near the ancient ruins of Mayan and Aztec civilizations are a mystery as profound as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Nazca Lines of Peru, or Stonehenge. Some of the skulls are believed to be between 5, 000 and 36, 000 years old.

Much research is currently being done on the skulls. However, nobody really knows where they came from or what they were used for.