National system of assessment of foreign language proficiency

The Lexical and Grammar Competence test consists of THREE parts:
Each question carries ONE mark.
Total time allowed: 45 minutes.
Part 1

A law of 1834 in Britain said that people __Q1__ give money to the poor, unless they were very old or ill. The government’s solution __Q2__the problem of __Q3__ was the building of workhouses around the country. Living __Q4__ in the workhouse were very hard and you were not allowed to leave the house __Q5__ special permission. Children under seven __Q6__ work but everyone else had to work for twelve hours a day. You couldn’t have your own possessions and __Q7__ had to wear a special uniform. You could wash and shave only once a week. Husbands and wives were not allowed to speak to each other __Q8__ they had to sleep in separate dormitories. The poor had to live in these workhouses, but, for __Q9__ there was not __Q10__ choice.

Q1.	A)	could	B)	couldn’t	C)	are allowed to	D)	shouldn’t
Q2.	A)	for	B)	to	C)	on	D)	about
Q3.	A)	poor	B)	poorness	C)	poverty	D)	poorly
Q4.	A)	situations	B)	cases	C)	conditions	D)	states
Q5.	A)	with	B)	without	C)	for	D)	apart from
Q6.	A)	didn’t need to	B)	needed to	C)	had to	D)	mustn’t
Q7.	A)	anyone	B)	someone	C)	no one	D)	everyone
Q8	A)	but	B)	although	C)	or	D)	and
Q9.	A)	many	B)	much	C)	a lot of	D)	a little
Q10.	A)	many	B)	much	C)	several	D)	a lot

Part 2
Questions 11-20
In the following text, each line (11-20) has three underlined words or phrases marked A, B, or C. Find the word or the phrase which has a mistake and must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. If there is no mistake in the line, choose D (no mistake).

Q11.	On 15 April 1912, the largest passenger steamship ever build(A), appropriately named Titanic, sank(B) in the North Atlantic Ocean after hitting(C) an iceberg.	D)no mistake
Q12.	Titanic had been left(A) Southampton, England, five days earlier and was(B) on her maiden(C) voyage.	D)no mistake
Q13.	In 1985, National Geographic explorer(A), Dr Robert Ballard located(B) the wreck(C) of Titanic.	D)no mistake
Q14.	He went back(A) to Titanic nineteen years after(B) to see how(C) it had changed.	D)no mistake
Q15.	It was the high(A) of the Cold War and in fact(B) I was on a secret mission when(C) we found Titanic.	D)no mistake
Q16.	The US Navy had agreed financing(A) the development(B) of our underwater(C) video technology.	D)no mistake
Q17.	In return, we had consented to use the technology to find(A) two US(B) nuclear submarines which had disappeared in the 1960s(C).	D)no mistake
Q18.	Not at first(A), because many ships had sunk in that area. When we realized(B) it was Titanic, we jumped to joy(C).	D)no mistake
Q19.	Then we realised we were celebrating something(A) where people had been died(B). We actually stopped our work and held a memorial service at that point(C).	D)no mistake
Q20.	I saw champagne bottles(A), intact, with the corks still in. The box is holding(B) the bottles had disappeared long ago(C).	D)no mistake

Part 3


You are going to read a text from a booklet for tourists. Some parts of the text are missing. Choose the most appropriate part from the list (A-L) for each gap (21-30) in the text. There are two extra parts that you do not need to use. Write your answers in the boxes after the text.

A) shoot В) steps С) excessive D) strictly E)make F) hold G)herds H) more than I) survive J)everybody К)alone L)reserves

Many years ago South African government took (Q21) …… to preserve their wild life. And today there are 40 game and nature (Q22)……. in South Africa. Bird, flower reservations and vast area of land where enormous (Q23)…… of antelope and other wild life (Q24)……. and grow as they did hundreds year ago. And here you can (Q25)……. them. But only with a camera. You could spend several days (Q26)……. in Kruger National park and see lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes and other animals just a window glass away. If you are (Q27)…… for birds, then the Mkusi Came Reservation is for you.

Of course, South Africa is (Q28)……its wild life. You’ll find just about anything you want in the South Africa. A warm, friendly country. Where just about (29)……. speaks English. And everybody will go out of their way to (Q30)……. you feel at home.

PAPER 4: WRITING
The Writing Paper consists of TWO questions:
Question 1 carries TEN marks.
Question 2 carries TWENTY marks.
You are advised to spend no more than 1 hour on this paper.
Write your letter in about 130-150 words on your answer sheet.
You can use this page for any rough work.
Part 1
You and your family are on holiday abroad. You are staying in a hotel, but your are not satisfied with some aspects of the accommodation. Write a letter to the hotel manager. In your letter, you should

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  introduce yourself
  
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  explain what is wrong with the hotel room, and
  
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  say what action you would like the hotel manager to take
  

Don’t include any address.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Part 2
Do your agree or disagree with the following statement:
Inventors are not as important to society as doctors.
State:

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  whether you agree or disagree with this statement ;
  
• 
  bring examples to justify your opinion;
  
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  include personal examples where relevant;
  

Write your essay in appropriate style and format in 230-250 words on your answer sheet.
You can use this page for any rough work.

LISTENING

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
B	B	C	A	A	C	C	A	B	C	B	A	A	B	C
16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
B	A	A	C	B	A	B	B	A	C	B	A	B	C	C

READING

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
A	D	C	B	A	A	A	B	C	C	D	C	A	A	C
16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
B	D	A	C	E	B	B	A	C	C	A	B	C	D	F

GRAMMAR

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
B	B	C	C	B	A	D	D	A	B	A	A	D	B	A
16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
A	D	C	B	B	B	L	G	I	A	K	D	H	J	E