Question II. Read the passage below and then circle the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10 points) Advertising. When company wants to (51). the sales of a product, it will usually advertise. An advertisement (52) us what products are available and it also (53). television advertisements (54).. us to buy a particular product. Today's millions of people, but the first forms on advertising were much more local Market traders shouted out what they had for sale and large signs (55). displayed outside shops. Modem advertising began about 150 years ago, when factories started producing goods (56) large quantities. Before long, advertisements for a wide (57). newspapers, of products appeared in national Nowadays, we see many different (58). the clothes we wear as well as on television and radio. But the (59). of advertisements. They can appear on the sides of vehicles and on of all advertisements is the same our attention and get us to buy a particular product. They try to (60) 51. A. increase B. correct C. rise D. create 52. A says B. indicates C. tells D. announces 53 A approves B. suggests C. wins D. persuades 54. A. arrive B. pass C. reach D. spread 55. A has B. were C. had D. are 56. A im B. at C. of D. by 57. A area B. row C. range D. pack 58. A methods B. kinds C. systems D. ways 59. A aim B. plan C. attempt D. wish 60. A. pall B. achieve C. bring D. attract Question III. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question. (5 points). My perfect holiday. My perfect holiday used to be two weeks in a hotel with no cooking, no cleaning and staff waiting on the all day After we had children we found it easier to choose places where kitchen facilities were included and we did the cooking. It was a generally more convenient option although we tended to stay in Britain because of the com. Then a frend of mine introduced us to the idea of house- exchange holidays. At first, the thought of staying in somebody else's home, with all the worries of keeping it clean and tidy and being constantly careful not to break anything, was unthinkable. Equally, I didn't like the idea of complete strangers wandering about in my home, using my bathroom and sleeping in my bed. However, my friend described how the and her husband and their two children had spent two weeks in Florida for the price of the flight. She told me how they had stayed in a lovely apartment in the heart of the real Florida, well away from the tourist traps. They had had no problems with the family of four that had stayed in their house in London. Because they were so positive we decided to try it ourselves. We joined a house- exchange agency, chose the countries we were interested in visiting and were soon sent information on possible swaps. Finally we chose a family in Vancouver, went away and had the best holiday we'd ever had. That was five years ago. Since then we've been ta Prague. Finland, Edinburgh, Washington and Sydney. 61. What is the writer trying to do in the text? A. describe a fantastic holiday she had in Florida. C. warn against having a holiday I a hotel 62. Why didn't the writer like the idea of staying in somebody else's home? A because she would need to use their bathroom.
