FAO ENTRANCE TEST ON RECRUITMENT (ETOR - Levels B and C)

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FAO ENTRANCE TEST ON RECRUITMENT 1 ENGLISH
PART I - STRUCTURE
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DO NOT TA=E THE TEST BOO=LET A0AY 0ITH YOU,
Structure (sample)
1. about the Organisation?
A, As9ed an- 4'est$%ns B, 0e"e an- 4'est$%ns C, An- 4'est$%ns #e
an-%ne as9ed as9ed
2. We walkedthe entrance of the librar.
A, as &a" as B, 'nt$l C, t$ll t%
!. What timeesterda?
A, -%' a""$ved B, a""$ved -%' C, d$d -%' a""$ve
". .his carelessness our work was ruined.
A, Res'lt %& B, S$ne C, Bea'se %&
#. $t is time to the meeting.
A, .% B, &%" .% C, t% .%
%. &r. Smith ..there because of the interesting work.
A, $s en>%-$n. B, en>%-s C, en>%-s $t
'. (o ou understand..?
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). &.. is from 12.!* to 1.!*.
A, !%'" l'n! B, l'n! !%'" C, l'n!?s !%'"
+. ,Which of our two colleagues is here? - ,.-
A, Ne$t!e" %& t!e( $s B, N%ne %& t!e( $s C, N%-%ne $s
1*. .e sol/ed the problemtwo minutes.
A, at B, $n C, +$t!
FAO ENTRANCE TEST ON RECRUITMENT 1 ENGLISH
PART II - 6OCABULARY
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0ocabular (sample)
1. 1his reportpart of a stud on the fishing industr.
A, s!a"es B, %+ns C, $ntends D, &%"(s
2. We.neither water nor food2 but we do need medical supplies.
A, la9 B, s)$ll C, "$s9 D, t"eat
!. $t usuall takes more than 3ust a few weeks to realldown
in a new 3ob.
A, a""an.e B, %nta$n C, settle D, &%ll%+
". We ha/e so little mone that we cannot e/en.to emplo a tpist.
A, a&&%"d B, )"%v$de C, )e"($t D, de)end
#. .is ..to the problem is that of an administrator.
A, des$.n B, "ev$e+ C, a))"%a! D, deta$l
%. ..destros almost as much wheat as rats.
A, F"%st B, 0et C, F"ee@e D, H%t
'. 4/en when wheat or rice is well2 rats find was of
reaching it.
A, d"a+n B, st%"ed C, !ea)ed D, (ended
). 5ntil about 1+%* its growth was fairl2 but then it began to
grow b large 3umps.
A, st"a$.!t B, e4'al C, stead- D, &$"(
+. .is interest in the work .. from his desire alwas to learn.
A, leads B, e/tends C, s)"$n.s D, )"%d'es
1*. 1he cannotthe food to feed an more mouths.
A, A))l- B, s!a)e C, a""an.e D, st"et!

FAO ENTRANCE TEST ON RECRUITMENT 1 ENGLISH
PART III - GAP-FILLING
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE ACTUAL TEST* DO THE FOLLO0ING EAAMPLE,
0HEN YOU HA6E FINISHED* CHEC= YOUR ANS0ER CAREFULLY AGAINST
THE COMPLETED 6ERSION,
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DO NOT OPEN THIS BOO=LET UNTIL THE SUPER6ISOR TELLS YOU TO,
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FAO ENTRANCE TEST ON RECRUITMENT 1 ENGLISH
PART I6 1 ERROR CORRECTION
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE ACTUAL TEST* DO THE FOLLO0ING EAAMPLE,
0HEN YOU HA6E FINISHED* LOO= AT THE CORRECTION BELO0,
CORRECT THE FOLLO0ING PASSAGE:
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ass$st$n.* all -ea"s, T!ese -ea" !e !ad l%st !$s t"a$n s% late !e $sJ
DO NOT OPEN THIS BOO=LET UNTIL THE SUPER6ISOR TELLS YOU TO,
CORRECTION
is Chairman Annual General meeting of the Council
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attends every is has missed late.
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ERROR CORRECTION PASSAGE (sa()le)
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO : T!e Ban9 Mana.e"
FROM : Mess"s S($t!* F"ee(an* B"%+n* K%nes and G"a-
SUBKECT : OFFICE CONDITIONS
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+all,
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