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GRADE 9
Subject I (50 points)
Write a narrative essay about an account that showed how appearances can be deceiving. Do not exceed more than
250 words.
Subject II (25 points)
An English friend of yours is interested in cultural traditions. Write a letter inviting your friend to visit you at the time
when a famous festival is being celebrated. You should include information on what the festival celebrates, when it
takes place, and why it might interest your friend, and give you an account of what people do in the course of the
celebration. Write your letter in approximatively 180 words.
Subject III (25 points)
A. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. (10 points)
A new addiction 1) ………….. (recently/emerge) – to soap operas- and the world’s first clinic to treat people obsessed
with the soaps 2) ……….. (open) next week. Victims 3)…………… (come) from every walk of life – from company
directors to cleaners. Symptoms of addiction 4)……………. (include) refusing to miss an episode and watching
recorded episodes again and again. One victim5)……………(explain) how he 6)…………..(become) addicted five years
ago. His obsession 7)…………..(be) so bad that he 8)………………(be) unable to keep a steady relationship. “When
my friends 9)…………(come around), I was more interested in the soaps. It was almost as if the people on TV 10)
…………..(become) my friends instead”.
B. Use the words in capitals at the end of each sentence to form another word that fits in each blank
space. (5 points)
1. I’m afraid he is the most unpleasant, most ……. person I know. agree
2. They packed their ……. and left. belong
3. They were poor but their small house was always ……. clean and tidy.surprise
4. They sat down to dinner round a large ……. table. circle
5. The boy was so ……. that he broke almost everything he touched. care
C. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word given in capitals, and so that the meaning stays the
same. The word can’t be changed in any way.(10 points)
1. It’s a two-hour drive to the seaside. TAKES
………………………………………………………
2. I’d prefer you to see it personally. RATHER
……………………………………..
3. It’s pointless to argue about it any more. WORTH
…………………………………………………
4. “I’m sorry I spoilt your plans,” he said FOR
……………………………………………………….
5. He found the film boring. BORED
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2. GRADE 10
Subject I (50 points)
Describe a fairground in your town a few days before Christmas. Highlight people’s reactions, its special atmosphere
as well as two rafters making people unable to move further. Do not exceed more than 300 words.
Subject II (25 points)
You see this advertisement in an international student magazine.
We are inviting applications from families who would like to offer accommodation to international students during their
stay in your country. If you are interested, please write answering the following questions;
- What do you think are the advantages for a student of staying with a host family, compared with college
accommodation?
- What qualities is it necessary for a successful host to have?
- Why would you like to host international students?
Mr. S. Martin
Hosts International Ltd.
Write your letter of application in 220 words in an appropriate style.
Subject III (25 points)
A. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space.
(10 points)
If you go to London, you (0) are quite likely to meet a ‘cockney’. According (1)…. the traditional definition, a
cockney is a person who (2) …. born in the part of London (3)…. the sound of the bells of the church of St Mary-le-
Bow can (4)…. heard . Generally, though, the term is used to indicate any working-class person (5)…. lives in the
east end of London.
Some cockneys have a way of speaking which is (6)…. as rhyming slang. In rhyming slang, (7)……..of using the
normal word for something, cockneys use a word which is different but which has (8)……..similar sound to the word
intended. There are hundreds of words in rhyming slang but (9)…. of the best known examples is the phrase apples
and pears, (10)…. means stairs becausestairs has the same sound as pears. Another example is Hampstead Heath,
meaning teeth.
B. Read the text below and use the word given in capital on the right to form words that fit in the gaps.
The words in capitals are given in the order you need to use them. (5 points)
BREAD
I’m a great lover of bread. Whenever I smell freshly baked
bread, it reminds me of my early (1) ………………… when I used CHILD
to visit the little bakery that my grandfather owned.
And, of course, there are (2) ……. good medical reasons why we VARY
should not forget the (3) ……. of eating plenty of bread. IMPORTANT
Bread contains nearly all the protein needed for children’s (4) ……. GROW
and for adults to stay fit and well. We can get a (5) …… of our daily THREE
protein requirements from just six slices of bread.

3. C. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given. (10 points)
1. Matthew can’t be sure that Alex will help him if something goes wrong. rely
Matthew can’t ……………………………………. him of something goes wrong.
2. By the time we arrived at the theatre, nearly all the seats had been taken. hardly
There …………………………………… left by the time we arrived at the theatre.
3. Pauline isn’t trying to solve her financial problems at all. effort
Pauline is ………………………… solve her financial problems.
4. I’d rather you made less noise – I’m trying to get some work done. mind
Would …………………. much noise – I’m trying to get some work done.
5. I shouldn’t bother to clean the windows today because it’s going to rain. worth
It …………………………………. the windows today because it’s going to rain.
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GRADE 11
Subject l (50 points)
Education is an indivisible part of the prosperity of a nation. The more educated and cultured people there are in the
country, the more flourishing and thriving the country is. Comment on this issue in 350 words and argument your
decision.
Subject II (25 points)
Your college magazine needs new contributor-item writers and photographers. Write an article, explaining the aims of
the magazine, and inviting new people, whether experienced or inexperienced, to join the team. You also need to
briefly outline the duties involved and explain that training will be given where necessary. Write your article in
approximately 250 words.
Subject III (25 points)
A. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given
without changing it. (5 points)
1. There is a strong possibility that the manager will choose Antonio to play on Saturday but it depends on his state of
fitness. well
Antonio ……………………………………. the manager to play on Saturday but it depends on his state of fitness.
2. We are sure that the government’s new policy will successfully reduce unemployment. bound
We think that the government’s new policy ………………………… in reducing unemployment.
3. You can’t blame Sam for breaking the window because he wasn’t even here this morning.
been
It ………………………… broke the window because he wasn’t here this morning.
4. It is not likely that the effects of global warming can be reversed. likelihood
There is …………………. reversing the effects of global warming.

4. 5. I gave up the job at the hotel because there were too few challenges. enough
I gave up the job at the hotel because it……………………………….. me.
B. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space. (10
points)
Enjoy the benefits of stress
Are you looking forward to another busy week? You should be according (0) tosome experts. They argue that the
stress encountered in (1) ………. daily lives is not only good for us, but essential to survival. They say that the
response to stress, which creates a chemical called adrenalin, helps the mind and body to act quickly (2) ………
emergencies. Animals and human beings use it to meet the hostile conditions (3) ……… exist on the planet.
Whilst nobody denies the pressures of everyday life, what is surprising is that we are yet to develop successful ways
of dealing with them. (4) ……….. the experts consider the current strategies to (5) ……….. inadequate and often
dangerous. They believe that (6) ………. of trying to manage our response to stress with drugs or relaxation
techniques, we must exploit it. Apparently, research shows that people (7) ………. create conditions of stress
for (8) ………. by doing exciting and risky sports or looking for challenges, cope much better with life’s problems.
Activities of this type (9) ………. been shown to create a lot of emotion; people may actually cry or feel extremely
uncomfortable. But there is a point (10) ………. which they have succeeded and know that it was a positive
experience.
C. Read the text below and use the word given in capital on the right to form words that fit in the gaps.
The words in capitals are given in the order you need to use them. (10 points)
Performance Art began in the 1960s in the United States and was
(0) originally a term used to describe a live event that often ORIGIN
included poets, (1) ………………., film makers and so on, in MUSIC
(2)……………to visual artist. ADD
There were earlier(3)………..for this art form, including PRECEDE
the Dadaists in France , who combined poetry and visual
arts, and the Bauhaus in Germany, whose members
used live theatre (4) ………………to explore WORK
the (5)…………between space, sound and light . RELATION
By 1970, Performance Art was a (6)………..term GLOBE
and its definition had become more specific.
Performances had to be live and they had to be
art not theatre.
Performance Art could not be bought, sold or
traded. Performance artists saw their movement
as a means of taking art directly to the public thus
completely eliminating the need for galleries,
agents, (7)……………..and any other aspect of ACCOUNT
other aspect of (8)………. . In effect, it became CAPITAL
a social commentary on the need to maintain the

5. absolute(9)……….of art. PURE
One relatively recent form of Performance Art
is “mobbing”, an email-driven experiment in organizing
groups of people who suddenly (10)………in public places, MATERIAL
interact with others according to a very loosely planned
scenario and then disappear just suddenly as they appeared.
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GRADE 12
Subject I (50 points)
Write a 400-word reflective essay starting from Emerson’s quotation:
“For every grain of wit there is a grain of folly. For every thing you have missed, you have gained something else; and
for everything you gain, you lose something.”
Subject II (25 points)
Your company is trying to increase the number of female applicants. You have been asked to write a report for your
company management describing the current role of women within the company and suggesting ways of attracting
more applicants. Write your report in approximately 250 words.
Subject III (25 points)
A. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space. (10
points)
From a close study of history you would never gain the impression that human behaviour is dictated by intelligence,
………….(1) less by responsible morality. An observer from ………..(2) planet, devoid ……………….(3) instincts himself and
unaware of the way in ………………..(4) instincts, the aggressive instinct in ……………(5), operate among us, would be at
a complete …………….(6) to explain history at…………..(7). The phenomena of history do………… (8) have reasonable
causes. It is a mere commonplace ………… (9) say that they are caused by ……………(10) common parlance so aptly
called “human nature”.
B. Find one word which is appropriate for all three gaps in each of the following sentences. (5 points)
A.
1. She’s a woman without fear with a…………….of her own, who says what she thinks.
2. He didn’t ……….that other people thought odd.
3. If you want to carry on with what you were doing, please don’t ……..me.
B.
1. We sat and talked by the……..of the fire.
2. They set out at first……..for the summit.
3. These discoveries may throw new……on the origins of man.
C.
1. The……. thing about him is that he never eats in the evening.
2. She takes the ……day off work.
3. We’ve got a few……..jobs to do this weekend.
D.
1. At the age of 17, he went …………the building trade as an apprentice.

6. 2. Eight………twenty-four is three.
3. I’m really …….folk music.
E.
1. Barbara has found the box in a ………that stood under the window in Kate’s room.
2. As the phrase suggests, a main…………..of cables splits off into branches which supply individual
subscribers.
3. The enormous tree………provided a home for rich colony of bird and insect life.
C. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original
sentence, but using the word given. The word must not be altered in any way. (10 points)
1. I’d be grateful if you would check these accounts for me. mind
………………………………………………………………..
2. There’ll be trouble if you do that again. better
…………… …………………………………………………..
3. His arrival was completely unexpected. took
……………………………………………………
4. He owed his rescue to a passer-by. indebted
………………… ……………………..
5. Only if you work hard now have you any chance of success. depends
……………… ………………………………………………….
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7. 2. Eight………twenty-four is three.
3. I’m really …….folk music.
E.
1. Barbara has found the box in a ………that stood under the window in Kate’s room.
2. As the phrase suggests, a main…………..of cables splits off into branches which supply individual
subscribers.
3. The enormous tree………provided a home for rich colony of bird and insect life.
C. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original
sentence, but using the word given. The word must not be altered in any way. (10 points)
1. I’d be grateful if you would check these accounts for me. mind
………………………………………………………………..
2. There’ll be trouble if you do that again. better
…………… …………………………………………………..
3. His arrival was completely unexpected. took
……………………………………………………
4. He owed his rescue to a passer-by. indebted
………………… ……………………..
5. Only if you work hard now have you any chance of success. depends
……………… ………………………………………………….
TOTAL 100 PUNCTE