IV. The following passage contains ten errors. Find and correct them

Things started to go wrongly as soon as we got to the hotel. We were all completely exhausting after our long journey and looking forward to a shower and a rest. However, we found that our room was not ready, which was very annoyed, although the manager was extremely apologising. While we were waiting, we asked about the excursions to places of an interest which we have read about in the brochure. Imagine how we felt when we were told they had all been cancelled! Apparently, the person responsible of organizing them had left suddenly and had not been replaced. Then Sally saw a notice pinning to the door of the restaurant, said it was closed for redecoration, and Peter discovered that the swimming pool was empty. When we eventually got to our room we were horrified to find that it was at the back of the hotel, and we had a view of a car park, that seemed to be used as a rubbish dump. We seriously began to wonder whether or not to stay

V. Read the text below and decide which answer –A , B, C, D-best fits each space :

Every teacher knows that not all students are good examinees. Some are too tense, become (1)……… or too stressed and then perform below expectations just when it (2) ……………… most. Teachers try to help by (3)………. , believing that if they boost a student’s academic (4) …………, they will cure his fear of exams. So, last year, (5) ………………on my teaching experience and sports psychology skills, I

completely  rewrote  the  Business  Studies  Revision  Course  at  this  secondary  school.  The  (6) ……. idea  of  the  course  is  to  (7)  ……………… the  examination  as  an  event,  a challenge,  a  (8) ……………,  much  like  a  sports  match,  a  drama  production,  or  perhaps a concert, but bigger and more important and very definitely on the public page. The idea is to show that  the  exam  is  not  a  (9)  ………………but  an  opportunity  to  show  how  good  the  (10) ………………is.

The object is to improve students final performance by increasing (11) ………………, control and  ability to  cope. The theme  of ‘total preparation  for performance’ (12) ………………them that while  knowledge  and  examination techniques are obviously important, they  are  only two of the  five  skills  required.  The  (13)  ………………being  coping  strategies,  mental  skills  and management  skills.  These  additions  give  a  new  (14)  ………………  to  a  student’s  revision, increasing enjoyment and motivation. They widen a student’s focus and help to convince some of the  less  confident  students  that  there  are  many  ways  in  which  they  can  actively  (15) ………………towards their self-confidence and self-esteem.

1  A. overanxious         B. worried                  C. blue             D. sad

2  A. plays                   B. gives                       C. pays            D. matters

3  A. adding                B. compensating          C. claiming      D. ensuring

4  A. degrees               B. grades                     C. knowledge  D. results

5  A. drawing              B. withdrawing           C. relying        D. depending

6  A. core                    B. root                         C. concrete      D. central

7  A. consider              B. cure                         C. treat             D. remedy

8  A. doing                  B. performance            C. action          D. behavior

9  A. test                      B. measurement           C. evaluation  D. check

10  A. interviewee       B. candidate                C. guy             D. person

11  A.self-service        B. self-consciousness  C. self-respect  D. self-confidence

12  A. dictates             B. informs                   C. teaches        D. advises

13  A. others                B. requirement             C. skills           D. other

14  A. stand                 B. point                       C. view            D. dimension

15  A. make                 B. participate               C. contribute  D. increase

VI.Choose the most suitable sentence from the list A-H for each part of the article. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.   

                       Career success in the arts

John Prince, famous dancer and choreographer, gives advice on how to succeed in a career in the arts. I asked John how he got started and what requirements there are. "Well, to be a professional dancer it's useful to have had acting lessons or some background in drama. If  you want to succeed in musical theatre you have to have a good singing voice as well. When you approach an agent you should take a portfolio with your CV, your statistics sheet and some good photos and reviews of past performances. You'll need dance clothes, ballet shoes, tap shoes, and even roller skates depending on what kind of show you are going to go for."  1.  ____ "Of course, you need to be extremely fit if you want to be a professional dancer. I dance or move about for about six hours a day. There are great health benefits to being a dancer. I can eat a lot of pasta without gaining weight because dancing increases your metabolism so much." 2. ____ John has a very busy schedule in the next few months. He took time out to speak to me today from the making of a pop video to promote N-ergy's latest record. "I choreographed the dance routine for the boys and they only had 2 days in which to learn it! I am going to be working on a video for another well known band - but that's top secret. Next month I'll be touring Spain in a production of a musical that was written by a friend of mine, Michaela Evans. 3. ____As for the future, I've come to realise that I would never be content to be just a chorus dancer - I'm too much of an individual for that. Like all artists I'd love to become a household name by writing and choreographing my own musicals." John was born in Jamaica to a Jamaican father and a Scottish mother but the family emigrated to England 20 years ago. "I have a little sister I adore, who is also traini ng to be a dancer." How does it feel to have someone else following in your footsteps? 4. ____ Has he much more to learn, I wondered. "I've spent an incredible amount of my life training to get where I am. Iwent to college for two years in England, I trained for six months in Paris and about eight months in America. But you never really stop training or learning your art." 5. ____ So, would you say it's been plain sailing? "I feel I've been lucky to a degree; many people hit problems breaking into the arts. It can be a vicious circle really. You can't become a member of Equity, which is the actors' and dancers' union, without good contracts and you can't get good contracts without being a member of Equity. My advice to people who want to get into the arts would be to go out into the

world, and try everything else first. 6 ____ What has a dance career done for you as a person? "Thanks to dancing, I've visited and performed in 23 countries so far. This has opened my eyes to the world, and I've been able to understand issues like racism and inequality from a wider perspective. 7.  ____ "So all in all I'm really happy to be a dancer!"

A  It's fine, but I try not to give out too much advice as it gets irritating!

B And if nothing you like comes out of it, then come back and be an actor or dancer.

C  Without a strict daily timetable like this you find yourself wasting too much time.

D  After that it's back to England to start a new term of dance classes.

E Hopefully this has enabled me to become a better and more tolerant person as a result.

F When it comes to coping with stress, I find that exercise helps me to cope with my problems, so I stay in good shape mentally as well.

G  Like any profession where you're always travelling, you tend to acquire something new almost every day.

H  Being fully equipped with all this stuff beforehand makes it easier when you go for auditions.

VII. Read the text and questions below. Choose the correct letter A,B,C or D.

                              Craigie Aitchison

The painter Craigie Ai tchitson was born in Scotland. He came to London intending to study law, but

went to art school instead. There he found the traditional drawing classes difficult, but still kepton

painting.

In  his  late  twenties,  he  was  given  money  by  the  Italian  government  to  study  art,  and  became interested in early Italian artists, which shows in some of his work. He loved the greens and browns of the Italian fields and the clear light there, and wanted to put this light into his paintings.

This led him to paint colors thinly one on top of another from light  to dark, but he insists he’s never

sure what the results will be. He says, “It’s a secret  –  because I don’t know myself. I don’t start by

painting  yellow, knowing I’m going to put anything on top.” Like  most talented people, Atchison

makes it sound easy.  “Anyone  can do the colors  –  you can buy them. I simply notice what you put

the colors next to.”

Unlike some artists, he never does drawings before he starts a painting, as he feels that if he did,he

might get bored and not do the paintings afterwards. Instead, Aitchison changes his paintings many

times before they are finished. This explains why his favorite models are people who don’t ask to see

their pictures while he’s painting them. “If I feel they’re worried and want to look at the painting , I

can’t do it.”

Since moving to London years ago, he has not felt part of the Scottish painting scene. He says he is

not  interested  in  following  any  tradition,  but  just  paints  the  way  he  can.  However,  his  work  still influences young British painters.  

1.  What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A.  describe popular works by Craigie Aitchison        B.  teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison

C.  introduce readers to the artist Craigie Aitchison

D.  explain how Craigie Aitchison has made money from painting

2.  What can the reader learn about Aitchison from the text?

A.  He works in a different way from other artists.     B.  He often gets bored with his paintings.

C. He improved his drawing by going to art school.       

 D. He did some paintings for the Italian government.

3.  What does Aitchison say about his use of color?

A.  He likes starting with the darkest colors first.B.  He knows the colors he’s aiming for when he begins.

C.  He prefers to paint with yellows, greens, and browns.

D.  He understands how different colors work together.

4.  Aitchison prefers models who don’t

A.  keep talking to him while he’s working.   B.  ask him about his strange method of working.

C.  worry about how long the work will take.D.  feel anxious to see the work as it’s developing.

5.  What might a visitor at an exhibition say about Aitchison’s work?

A. I love his recent paintings of Scotland, which  are  very  similar  to  a  number  of other Scottish painters.

B.  You  can  still  see  the  influence  of  his trip to Italy in some of these pictures.

C.  You  can  tell  he  spent  a  lot  of  time drawing  the  picture  before  he  started painting.

D.  I  wonder  if  his  law  training  helps  him at all, especially in selling his work .