English Exit Exam Questions:Mahasarakham University

Part I: Question and ResponseInstructions: Read the questions and choose the most appropriate responses.

1.Patrick: Can you make sure there’s a projector in the classroom?Kevin: …………………………………………………………

A. He’s on the student council. B. No, not that I’m aware of.C. Yes, I think that will be fine. D. I’ve already set it up.

2. Alice: Do you know who that man was? Cara: …………………………………..

A. I saw him too. B. That was very meaningful.C. The new assistant manager. D. Yes, he’s married.

3. Adam: I can drive you to the airport tomorrow if you need transportation. Bill: ………………………………………………………………………

A. Thank you, but it’s been arranged. B. Yes, I can take you there.C. That’s the station over there. D. I’m sorry, but I’m busy.

4. Pat: Do you need the afternoon to finalize the budget or can you help me plan the presentation?Dave: ……………………………………………………………………..

A. He’s been planning on it. B. The finance meeting is in the boardroom.C. I should be able to help you by D. It’s over there by the desk. 3:00 PM

5. Sam: What kind of refreshments are they planning for the reception? Jane: …………………………………………………………………

A. Reception is bad in this area. B. They are going to plan a surprise party.C. That was very kind of him. D. Just dessert with coffee and tea.

6. Lucy: Aren’t we going to collect money for a gift? Mel: ………………………………………………

A. Yes, we should do that. B. It’s so nice of you to think of me.C. I’ve been there. D. Let’s give one hundred dollars.

7. Wanda: How many callers responded to our radio advertisement? Jack: ……………………………………………………………..

A. More than we expected. B. Sorry. I’ll lower the volume.C. It’s a four colour brochure. D. There are many people listening.

8. Ron: Did you get the pay raise you asked for? Jeff: …………………………………………

A. No, I don’t have any questions. B. Yes, effective as of next week.C. Yes, four people are coming. D. No, the answer isn’t clear.

9. Sylvia: Can you handle incoming phone calls while I go to lunch? Helen: …………………………………………………………..

A. Yes, she came in early this morning. B. Yes, I’ll be free in an hour. C. No, it broke off when I dropped the cup. D. No, the customers will be hungry.

10. Judith: I hear you’ll be retiring soon. Howard: ……………………………..

A. Yes, in about a month. B. I always get sleepy after lunch.C. It’s almost twelve o’clock. D. She’s been too busy.

11. Lee: Should we try the new restaurant across the street?Ayumi: ………………………………………………….

A. No, I can’t find it. B. It should be, yes.C. We’ll order one. D. Sure, let me go get my wallet.

12. Oscar: Do you know where I can get my computer fixed? Steve: ……………………………………………………

A. I’ve never met him. B. Yes, it can be.C. My cousin can do it for you. D. I’ll check with you later.

Part II: Short ConversationsInstructions: Read the conversations and answer the questions that follow.

Questions 13-15 refer to the following conversation.

Man: This is Leo Schultz with Core Bank Credit. I’m calling to verify some unusual activity on your business credit card account.

Woman: What kind of activity? Do we need to be worried? Man: Well, Ms. Yamada, I wanted to confirm three large transactions made in euros,

posted in Dublin. Are you aware of these international purchases?Woman: Oh, yes. We ordered books from three different booksellers there last week.

13. Who most likely is the man?

A. A bank representative B. A small-business ownerC. A book publisher D. A travel agent

14. What is the purpose of the call?

A. To request a transfer of funds B. To verify a travel itineraryC. To ask about postal rates D. To discuss credit card charges

15. What does the woman tell the man?

A. She recently purchased some books. B. She already opened an account.C. She needs to send several packages. D. She wants to stay in London for a

week.

Questions 16-18 refer to the following conversation.

Ms. Sanchez: Ms. Wong, I had a chance over the weekend to read your proposalfor cutting down on our heating costs. It looks very promising. Infact, I’d like to implement some of the changes by April or evensooner.

Ms. Wong: Thank you Ms. Sanchez. Do you think we should present some of myideas at the board meeting next week?

Ms. Sanchez: Definitely. I think the chairperson will be especially interested in yourthoughts on using energy more efficiently.

Ms. Wong: That’s wonderful. I just want to see the university be able to spend more on educating our students and less on operating costs.

16. Where do the speakers probably work?

A. At a university B. At a power plantC. At a manufacturing company D. At a publishing company

17. What is the proposal about?

A. Adopting a flexible work schedule B. Appointing new board membersC. Reducing energy costs D. Recycling paper in the office

18. When will the proposal be presented to the board?

A. This morning B. Next weekC. In two weeks D. In two months

Questions 19-21 refer to the following conversation.

Woman: How’s development of the new coffeemaker going? I thought it would beready in January.

Man: Well, we were having difficulty with the automatic timer, but we took care of it in April.

Woman: Great! Then it should be ready for the September trade show in Paris?Man: Yes. Marie’s already started the advertising campaign. We’re running an

advertisement in Good Food Magazine in June.

19. What is the conversation about?

A. A vacation B. A television showC. A coffee break D. A new product

20. What was the problem?

A. An advertisement contained errors. B. A device was not working.C. Presenters were late for a trade show. D. Some food was delivered late.

21. When is the trade show?

A. In January B. In AprilC. In June D. In September

Part III: Short TalksInstructions: Read the talks and answer the questions that follow.

Questions 22-24 refer to the following speech.

Because our company is concerned about the environment, there are some changes as to how office waste will be handled. Starting next Friday, receptacles will be placed throughout the office for recycling. Please note that all red containers are for anything that is plastic, while all green containers are meant for glass items. These containers will be emptied each Wednesday and their contents sent to a recycling facility. As you leave, please take one of the papers on the table at the back of the room. It summarizes all of the information I’ve just given you. Remember, the program doesn’t begin until Friday. Thank you for your cooperation with this effort.

22. What is the speaker discussing?

A. A product catalog B. A recycling systemC. A document filing plan D. An art display

23. When will a change in procedures begin?

A. On Tuesday B. On WednesdayC. On Thursday D. On Friday

24. What is the audience asked to do?

A. Visit the speaker’s office B. Select items to orderC. Pick up a sheet of paper D. Reorganize their offices

Questions 25-27 refer to the following talk.

Good evening, and welcome to Paesano’s . We’re so happy to have you dining with us tonight. To start off your evening, I can recommend a fresh garden salad with your choice of dressing. Oh, and all of our garden vegetables are purchased fresh from local farmers. For our main course specials this evening, we can offer you either a choice of grilled seafood or vegetarian dishes. I’ll give you a little more time to look over the menu and make your choices but, before I go, what can I get you to drink this evening?

25. Who most likely is the speaker?

A. A waiter B. A restaurant customerC. A chef D. A radio food critic

26. What does the speaker say about the vegetables?

A. They are steamed. B. They are inexpensive.C. They are not available. D. They are locally grown.

27. What does the speaker ask for?

A. A beverage order B. A billB. A restaurant menu D. A recipe

Questions 28-30 refer to the following message.

Hello, Ms. Dai. This is Marie Nakata calling on behalf of Kochimo Studios. I received your cover letter, resume and reference list on Monday. Your credentials seem very impressive. I contacted Ms. Ando, the editor of Singapore Today Magazine, and she said that the freelance work you did for the magazine was phenomenal. I would like to schedule an interview with you for Friday morning at 9 o’clock. Please bring with you a portfolio of your work so that I can have a more extensive look at the types of photos you have taken. I will be out of the office all

day Thursday, so please try to contact me before then to confirm that you could come in on Friday. I look forward to meeting with you.

28. Who most likely is Ms. Dai?

A. An advertising salesperson B. A photographerC. A receptionist D. A writer

29. What does the caller ask Ms. Dai to bring with her?

A. A portfolio B. A list of referencesC. A resume D. A cover letter

30. When will the interview most likely take place?

A. On Monday B. On WednesdayC. On Thursday D. On Friday

ANSWER KEY:

1. D2. C3. A4. C5. D6. A7. A8. B9. B10. A11. D12. C13. A14. D15 A16. A17. C18. B19. D20. B21. D22. B23. D24. C25. A26. D

27. A28. B29. A30. D

Part V: GrammarInstructions: Choose the word or phrases which complete the following sentences in a grammatical way. (Items 31-40)

31. According to Travel and Leisure magazine, Bangkok is ………… .

A. an attractive B. attractive city C. an attractive city D. the attractive cities

32. Every afternoon, my mother cooks a………..meal.

A. healthy very Thai B. Thai very healthyC. very Thai healthy D. very healthy Thai

33. I did not expect the book to be a bestseller. It is …………………, though.

A. surprising successful B. surprisingly successfullyC. surprisingly successful D. surprisingly success

34. When we came home last night, we discovered that the stove ……………… .

A. burns B. was burning C. burning D. had burning

35. Pointing with your foot ……………be impolite in Thailand.

A. considers B. considered toC. considering to D. is considered to

36. My grandparents ……………… for forty years.

A. married B. have been married C. be married D. have been marrying

37. Last year, I ……………… many extracurricular activities organized by my faculty.

A. joined B. was joined

C. have been joining D. had joining

38. In December 2014, my friends and I ……………….duties by our teacher on graduation day.

A. assigned B. be assignedC. were assigned D. have been assigned

39. The English major students ……………… an English camp for underprivileged kids once a semester.

A. organize B. are organizingC. have organized D. are organized

40. If I ………. a jackpot in lottery, I ……….. around the world.A. would win…..would travel B. won…..would travelC. win…..would travel D. would have won…..would travel

Instructions: Choose the underlined part which makes the following sentences ungrammatical.

41. The bridge at Niagara Falls spans the longest unguarded border in the history of the world,

A

symbolized the peace that existsbetween Canada and the US.

B C D

42. In ancient times and throughout the Middle Ages, many people believed that the earth is

A B C

motionless.

D

43. Anyone who reproducescopyrighted works without permission of the holders of copyrights

A B C

is broken the law.

D

44. It is generally believing that Thomas Jefferson was the one who had researched and written

A B C

the Declaration of the Independence during the months prior to its signing.

D

45. Because no food is as nutritious for a baby thanits mother’s milk, many women are returning

A B C

to the practice of breast feeding.

D

46. In the sixteenth century, Francois Vieta, a French mathematician, usesthe vowels a, e, I, o, u,

A B C

to represent an unknown number.

D

47. With his father’s guidance, Mozart has begun playing the clavier at the age of three and

A B C

composing at the age of five before he could even read letters fluently.

D

48. That cancer is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assure successful

A B C

cures are essential.

D

49. A vine climbs from one tree to another,continues to grow and support itself even when

A B C

the original supporting tree is no longer alive.

D

50. After Dr. Werner Arber had been discovered restriction enzymes, Dr. Daniel Nathan

A

and hewere awarded the Nobel prize for their research in that field.

B C D

Instructions: Choose the word which completes the sentences in the following passages in a grammatical way. (Items 51-60)

What would you do if you see a lizard that was ten feet long? Chances are that you would run in the other ____51_____. You would probably shake your head, rub your eyes, and wonder if it was ___52_____. A lizard weighing three hundred pounds and ____53____ to ten feet long exists. This lizard moves ____54_____ as it walks. It sticks out its long yellow tongue. Its tongue ____55____ much like a nose because it picks up smells. Although this lizard can climb trees, it ___56____ to spend much of its time on the ground. These giant lizards ___57____ on Komodo Island; they are ____58_____ Komodo Dragons. Komodo Island is in the Indian Ocean. Therefore, you don’t have to worry about ___59______ one of these lizards, unless you are ____60______ a trip to the Far East.

51. A. direct B. directing C. directed D. direction

52. A. real B. really C. reality D. Both A and B

53. A. grow B. growing C. grew D. growth54. A. slow B. slowing C. slowly D. Both B and C

55. A. behaves B. behaved C. behaving D. behavior

56. A. prefers B. preferring C. preferred D. preference

57. A. life B. live C. living D. lives

58. A. call B. calling C. called D. calls

59. A. meet B. meets C. meeting D. met

60. A. plan B. plans C. planning D. planned

Instructions: Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.

Reading 1: Blues MusicWhen you think of the blues, you think about misfortune, betrayal and regret. You lose

your job, you get the blues. Your mate falls out of love with you, you get the blues. Your dog dies, you get the blues.

While blues lyrics often deal with personal adversity, the music itself goes far beyond self-pity. The blues is also about overcoming hard luck, saying what you feel, ridding yourself of frustration, letting your hair down, and simply having fun. The best blues is visceral, cathartic,

and starkly emotional. From unbridled joy to deep sadness, no form of music communicates more genuine emotion.

The blues has deep roots in American history, particularly African-American history. The blues originated on Southern plantations in the 19th Century. Its inventors were slaves, ex-slaves and the descendants of slaves - African-American sharecroppers who sang as they toiled in the cotton and vegetable fields. It's generally accepted that the music evolved from African spirituals, African chants, work songs, field hollers, rural fife and drum music, revivalist hymns, and country dance music.

The blues grew up in the Mississippi Delta just upriver from New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz. Blues and jazz have always influenced each other, and they still interact in countless ways today.

Unlike jazz, the blues didn't spread out significantly from the South to the Midwest until the 1930s and '40s. Once the Delta blues made their way up the Mississippi to urban areas, the music evolved into electrified Chicago blues, other regional blues styles, and various jazz-blues hybrids. A decade or so later the blues gave birth to rhythm 'n blues and rock 'n roll.

No single person invented the blues, but many people claimed to have discovered the genre. For instance, minstrel show bandleader W.C. Handy insisted that the blues were revealed to him in 1903 by an itinerant street guitarist at a train station in Tutwiler, Mississippi.

During the middle to late 1800s, the Deep South was home to hundreds of seminal bluesmen who helped to shape the music. Unfortunately, much of this original music followed these sharecroppers to their graves. But the legacy of these earliest blues pioneers can still be heard in 1920s and '30s recordings from Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Georgia and other Southern states. This music is not very far removed from the field hollers and work songs of the slaves and sharecroppers. Many of the earliest blues musicians incorporated the blues into a wider repertoire that included traditional folk songs, vaudeville music, and minstrel tunes.

Well-known blues pioneers from the 1920s such as Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Leadbelly, Charlie Patton and Robert Johnson usually performed solo with just a guitar. Occasionally they teamed up with one or more fellow bluesmen to perform in the plantation camps, rural juke joints, and rambling shacks of the Deep South. Blues bands may have evolved from early jazz bands, gospel choirs and jug bands. Jug band music was popular in the South until the 1930s. Early jug bands variously featured jugs, guitars, mandolins, banjos, kazoos, stringed basses, harmonicas, fiddles, washboards and other everyday appliances converted into crude instruments.

When the country blues moved to the cities and other locales, it took on various regional characteristics. Hence the St. Louis blues, the Memphis blues, the Louisiana blues, etc. Chicago

bluesmen such as John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters were the first to electrify the blues and add drums and piano in the late 1940s.

61. The blues music was invented by __________.

A. American people B. jazz music

C. African-American people D. aristocrats

62. The blues is influenced by many things except __________.

A. chants B. spirituals C. hymns D. classics

63. Who said that he discovered the blues at a railway station?

A. Charlie Patton B. W.C. Handy C. John Lee Hooker D. Son House

64. The very first famous blues musicians usually played __________.

A. one man with a guitar B. with big bands

C. with one or two friends D. in big cities

65. In this passage, when you think of the blues, you think of the __________ feeling.

A. joyous B. patriotic C. affectionate D. sad

66. The passage says that jazz was originated at __________.

A. New Orleans B. Chicago C. Memphis D. Louisiana

67. The most interesting thing about jug bands is that ____________.

A. they use guitars as the main instrument

B. the lead singers are the most important part

C. daily appliances are applied in the bands

D. they are similar to classical music

68. According to the passage, the blues music was widespread in __________.

A. the South of America B. the North of America

C. urban areas of America D. the plantations of America

69. When should be the year that blues music was electrified?

A. 1930 B. 1903 C. 1920 D. 1948

70. In the passage, it is implied but not stated that __________.

A. blues and jazz influenced each other

B. there were various styles of blues

C. rock’ n roll arose from blues

D. blues was originally the music of people in the low class society

Reading 2: Insomnia in America

Ten million Americans have chronic insomnia. Instead of sleeping, they spend their nights tossing and turning, twisting and shifting.

What causes this chronic insomnia? For years, it was thought that psychological problems were the only culprit. Now sleep specialists are saying that bad habits can cause it, too.

Dr. Thomas Coates, a University of California psychiatrist, says that many insomniacs relax too much during the day. He thinks this inactivity may alter their body’s clock, or circadian rhythm. Instead of signaling the brain to slow down at night, the clock calls for more activity.

Sleeping late on weekends can also disrupt a person circadian rhythm. Dr. Robert Watson, of the Yale University Sleep Disorders Center, tells his patients to rise at the same time each day, even after a night of a poor sleep. “After a while,” he says, “sleep improves.”

What if a person has occasional sleepless nights? Listen to the old wives’ tale and drink a glass of warm milk before bedtime. According to Dr. Watson, milk is rich in amino acid tryptophan. Tryptophan is a building block for serotonin, a substance that tells the brain to relax and go to sleep.

71. The article implies that a person with chronic insomnia has trouble sleeping _____.A. almost every night B. only on weeknightsC. only on weekends D. on rare occasions

72. For years, it was thought that insomnia was caused only by __________________.A. bad sleeping habits B. physical problemsC. family problems D. psychological problems

73. Dr. Thomas Coates believes that insomnia is caused by ___________________.A. inactivity during the day B. excessive activity during the dayC. excessive activity at night D. both A and C

74. Circadian rhythm is best described as ___________________________.A. excessive exercise B. chronic insomniaC. the body’s clock D. brain waves

75. Dr. Robert Watson advises his insomnia patients to _________________________.A. relax more during the day B. sleep late on weekendsC. rise at the same time each day D. retire at the same time at night

76. According to Dr. Watson, drinking warm milk at bedtime ___________________.A. is an old wives’ tale that isn’t effectiveB. can be harmful to chronic insomniacsC. helps occasional sleeplessnessD. is only effective with children

77. According to the article, the word “culprit” (in bold and italics) refers to ______________.A. chronic insomnia B. causeC. subject D. result

78. What does the pronoun “it” (in bold and italics) in the second paragraph refer to?A. insomnia B. sleeping C. problems D. habits

79. The word “disrupt” (in bold and italics) in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by the word _________.

A. disturb B. disproveC. distinguish D. distort

80. What does “a substance” (in bold and italics) in the last paragraph refer to?A. tryptophan B. serotonin C. milk D. a building block

Reading 3: Men on the Moon

On July 20, 1969, two American Astronauts landed on the moon. Their names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing they discovered was that the moon was covered with grey dust so thick that they left footprints wherever they walked. Those were the first footprints ever made on the moon. And the footprints could stay there forever. There is no wind or rain to wipe them away. The two astronauts walked on the moon for four hours. They picked up rocks for earth scientists to study. They set up machines to find out things scientist wanted to know. Then they began the long trip back to earth.

81. The astronauts discovered the moon was covered with…………………. A. grey dust B. red mudC. yellow sand D. None of the above

82. The astronauts walked on the moon for……………………A. four minutes B. four hours C. four days D. four weeks

83. The astronauts landed on the moon on…………………….. A. July 20, 1969 B. July 4, 1959C. May 1, 1970 D. December 7, 1941

84. The astronauts were………………………………A. Americans B. English C. Russians D. Japanese

85. The footprints the astronauts made may remains forever because the ………..A. Astronauts covered them with steel

B. moon has no wind or water to wipe them awayC. sticky mud of the moon will hold themD. None of the above

Reading 4: Some Interesting Word HistoryNearly every word has a story behind it. The word breakfast, for example, is made up of

two smaller words, break and fast. When someone fasts, it means he or she doesn’t eat. Most people fast from bedtime until they rise in the morning. They break their fast when they eat breakfast. Spoonerism is an odd word. It comes from the name of the Reverend W. A. Spooner, who often got his words mixed up. If he wanted to say, “May I show you to your seat?” he might say instead, “May I sew you to your sheet? When people mixed up their speech in this way, they have made a spoonerism.

86. The story said that nearly every word has………………. A. several meanings B. only one meaningC. a story behind its meaning D. None of the above

87. Most people fast……………………..A. during every meal B. during each of their holidaysC. from bedtime until they rise in the morning D. from the time they rise until their bedtime

88. The word breakfast describes the meal at which a person…………………A. begins his or her fasting B. ends his or her fastingC. has to eat quickly D. must try to eat slowly

89. The word spoonerism came from a……………….. A. man who had a huge spoon collectionB. woman whose last name was SpoonerC. town called SpoonersvilleD. None of the above

90. Spoonerism is used to describe……………………..A. a person who likes to collect spoonsB. a certain way of speakingC. the action of designing and making spoonsD. a disease that affects people who can’t eat properly

Reading 5: Advertisement

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91. From the information provided, what is the above advertisement for?A. Hotels B. Resorts C. Tourist attractions D. Both A and B

92. How do you make reservations at Anantara?A. By telephone only B. By writing e-mail onlyC. By telephone and e-mail D. Via a travel agent

93. You can find Anantara in several parts of Thailand except______________.A. The northern part B. The southern partC. The capital city D. The eastern part

94. What is NOT true about Anantara?A. Thailand is not the only location for Anantara.B. Breakfast is offered without additional charges.C. Anantara has many locations around Thailand.D. The price of each Anantara location is the same.

95. What location of Anantara offers the lowest price?A. The one in the Gulf of Thailand B. The one in the Andaman seaC. The one in the capital city D. The one in northern Thailand

96. Where can you find this type of advertisement?A. English language newspapers B. Travel magazinesC. Textbooks for Science major D. Both A and B

97. What word can be used to replace “Book” (in bold and italics)?A. call B. reserve C. write D. touch

98. What word can be used to replace “bliss” (in bold and italics)?A. happiness B. suffering C. sadness D. amazement

99. What word is the opposite from the word “exclusive” (in bold and italics)?

A. common B. special C. hi-class D. limited

100. What word is the opposite from the word “amazing” (in bold and italics)?A. remarkable B. marvelous C. wonderful D. general

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