PRACTICE TSEST 24

PART I: LISTENING ( 20 marks)

I. Listening comprehension
1. (A) Happy.
(B) Frustrated.
(C) Sleepy.
(D) Full.
2. (A) In a dentist's office.
(B) At the employment office.
(C) In a pharmacy.
(D) In a coffee shop.
3. (A) John likes old movies more than Bill does.
(B) John likes old movies, but Bill doesn't.
(C) Both John and Bill like old movies.
(D) Old movies are really enjoyable.
4. (A) He wants to talk about the project.
(B) He thinks the project is fine.
(C) He agrees with the woman.
(D) The woman shouldn't be worried.
5. (A) Continue with work.
(B) Hold his breath.
(C) Breathe deeply
(D) Rest for a short time.
6. (A) He didn't get the grant he wanted.
(B) He's going to choose another university.
(C) He wants the woman to help him.
(D) He isn't pleased with the university he has chosen.
7. (A) She has to look for the library.
(B) The library is only a little farther.
(C) The man has found the library.
(D) She doesn't know where the library is.
8. (A) Ask the man to fix the lawn mower.
(B) Fix the lawn mower herself.
(C) Take the lawn mower out of the garage.
(D) Stop working in the garage right now.
9. (A) To a beauty salon.
(B) To a furniture store.
(C) To a library
(D) To a clothing store.
10. (A) It only has two chapters.
(B) The last part won't contain any new material.
(C) He doesn't think Charles will ever finish it.
(D) He might be able to help Charles write a summary of it.

II. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Brand of Cot Good points Problems Verdict
11……………… Easy to move round - Did not have any 14. …………………….
12 ………..
- Babies could
13. …………….. in the side
bar.
15. …………… Easy to put it together - Side did not Dangerous
16 …………………
- 17 ………….. between
the bars were too wide

18. ……………… Base of cot - Did not have any Safe

19. …………………. wheels.
- Pictures could be
20. ………………..

PART II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 marks)

Question 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. Carbon emissions from airplanes and other pollutants ________ to global warming.
A. attribute  B. stem  C. contribute  D. spark
2. Some endurance events may be rescheduled if such high pollution levels ________ a health risk to most
athletes.
A. create  B. present  C. run  D. face
3. Don’t be ________ by misleading advertisements.
A. fooled around  B. taken in  C. put out  D. seen through
4. Parents play a ________ role in a child’s upbringing in the formative years. They are really the driving force
behind whatever the children do.
A. supporting  B. crucial  C. starring  D. title
5. With three days to ________ before the high school graduation examination, he had to digest such a lot of
facts.
A. go  B. come  C. remain  D. spare
6. Television came into _________ and became a competitor with the motion pictures.
A. practice  B. enforcement  C. use  D. life
7. It’s a matter of life and death. As a consequence, we will give it serious ________.
A. review  B. thoughts  C. opinions  D. consideration
8. The government stopped the local companies from importing fake milk powder ________ of public health.
A. in the interest   B. to the best   C. for the attention  D. on the safe side
9. He promised me an Oxford dictionary and to my great joy, he ________ his word.
A. stood by  B. stuck at  C. went back on  D. held onto
10. The development of laser use is a major ________ in medicine.
A. breakaway  B. breakup  C. break-in  D. breakthrough
Question 2: Each line in the passage below contains one error. Identify and correct them. (0) has been
done as an example. ( 5 marks)
Eg: 0. be to be

0. Any country has good reason to want its citizens be as healthy as possible. This led to the introduction
1. of a health service in many countries. Britain has developed into a country which all citizens can get
2. most of the health treatment freely; the money for this is partly from the people who are willing on
3. offer. But there are different opinions about the Health Service. The number of patients is treated
4. every year and the cost of treatment are much greater than expected. This means that the people work
5. for the Health Service – doctors, nurses and other hospital workers – have much more work to do, and
6. as a result they have little time with preventive treatment. However, the tough problem is that for
7. many people are able to receive treatment more expensive as they can pay, sometimes people go and
8. visit their doctors if they don't really need to. As there are so many patients, doctors cannot spend time
9. long enough in each patient. So some people prefer to pay to their own treatment so that their doctors can
10. examine them more carefully.

Question 3: Add the suitable verbs to make the correct phrasal verbs. ( 5 marks)
break come do drop get go jump lie
put settle take throw tick turn work

1. Mike's interest in practicing karate …………….. off rather quickly and the boy started to look for a new
hobby to take up.
2. The exact cost of the whole venture isn't known yet, but our best accountants have been trying to …..
it out.
3. For some people, the situation was too tense to ……………… up with and no wonder that quite a few of
them preferred to go home.
4. There was no sign indicating that the cottage had been …………… into, yet, the owner was sure his
precious paintings had been stolen.
5. There's no hot chocolate on the menu, sir.' That's all right. I can …………… with a cup of tea instead.'
6. Luckily, the bomb which …………… off near the bank last Friday didn't kill anyone.
7. I don’t quite like the new apprentice's approach. He seems to ………………down on the job.
8. We owe this marvelous wooden church building to the first Christian pioneers who ……………… down
in this area in the 16th century.
9. Our stay in the town will certainly be a good chance for Michael to visit his grandfather's birthplace, so
I'm sure he will ……………. at the opportunity.
10. Don't you think Patrick ………. after his grandfather? They both have got equally blue eyes and blond
hair.

Question 4: Provide the correct form of the words in brackets ( 5 marks)

1. Being a career woman, Angelina devoted herself exclusively to ________ her career. (FAR)
2. Hopefully, patients infected with influenza A/H1N1 can be treated with ________ drugs like Tamiflu and
Relenza. (VIRUS)
3. We should make young people realize that drug-taking is ________ . (DESTROY)
4. His busy schedule made him completely (ACCESS) ________ to his students.
5. Mind your language, you guys. It is ________ rude. (EXCUSE)
6. One of the most studied of all ‘kitchen cures’, ginger has been used ________ for millennia. (MEDICINE)
7. _______ skill is the one skill that can grant you the opportunity to get a good job. (LEAD)
8. The sun and the moon are often (person) ________ in poetry.
9. In the Middle Ages, salt was very valuable so that slaves were (compare) ________ with it.
10. Apparently, eating fish and lots of vegetables greatly increases your life ________ (EXPECT).

Question 5: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Although the earth was formed about 4,500 million years ago, human beings have inhabited it for less than
half a million years. Within this time, population has increased hugely and people have had a vast (1)...... upon
the earth. They have long been able to (2)...... the forces of nature to use. Now, with modern technology, they
have the power to alter the balance of life on earth.
Reports back from the first astronauts helped dispel the dangerous (3)...... that the world had no
boundaries and had limitless resources. Moreover, ecologists have shown that all forms of life on earth are
interconnected, so it (4)...... that all human activity has an effect on the natural environment.
In recent years, people have been putting the environment under stress. As a result, certain (5)......
materials such as timber, water and minerals are beginning to (6)...... short. Pollution and the (7)...... of waste
are already critical issues, and the (8)...... of the environment is fast becoming the most pressing problem
(9)...... us all. The way we respond to the challenge will have a profound effect on the earth and its life support
(10)...... .

1. (A) imprint (B) indication (C) impression (D) impact

2. (A) put (B) make (C) place (D) stand
3. (A) judgment (B) notion (C) reflection (D) concept
4. (A) results (B) follows (C) complies (D) develops
5. (A) raw (B) coarse (C) crude (D) rough
6. (A) turn (B) come (C) go (D) run
7. (A) disposal (B) displacement (C) dismissal (D) disposition
8. (A) state (B) situation (C) case (D) circumstance
9. (A) encountering (B) opposing (C) meeting (D) confronting
10. (A) projects (B) systems (C) methods (D) routines

PART III: READING (30 marks)

Question 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer ( 10 marks)
In the 1500's when the Spanish moved into what later was to become the southwestern United States, they
encountered the ancestors of the modern-day Pueblo, Hopi, and Zuni peoples. These ancestors, known
variously as the Basket Makers, the Anasazi, or the Ancient Ones, had lived in the area for at least 2,000 years.
They were an advanced agricultural people who used irrigation to help grow their crops.

The Anasazi lived in houses constructed of adobe and wood. Anasazi houses were originally built in pits and
were entered from the roof. But around the year 700 A.D., the Anasazi began to build their homes above
ground and join them together into rambling multistoried complexes, which the Spanish called pueblos or
villages. Separate subterranean rooms in these pueblos -known as kivas or chapels - were set aside for
religious ceremonials. Each kiva had a fire pit and a hole that was believed to lead to the underworld. The
largest pueblos had five stories and more than 800 rooms.

The Anasazi family was matrilineal, that is, descent was traced through the female. The sacred objects of the
family were under the control of the oldest female, but the ritual ceremonies were conducted by her brother
or son. Women owned the rooms in the pueblo and the crops, once they were harvested. While still growing,
crops belonged to the man who, in contrast to most other Native American groups, planted them. The women
made baskets and pottery, the men wove textile and crafted turquoise jewelry.

Each village had two chiefs. The village chief dealt with land disputes and religious affairs. The war chief led
the men in fighting during occasional conflicts that broke out with neighboring villages and directed the men
in community building projects. The cohesive political and social organization of the Anasazi made it almost
impossible for other groups to conquer them.

1. The Anasazi people were considered 'agriculturally advanced' because of the way they
A. stored their crops B. fertilized their fields.
C. watered their crops. D. planted their fields.
2. The word 'pits' is closest in meaning to
A. stages B. scars C. seeds D. holes.
3. The word 'stories' is closest in meaning to
A. articles B. tales C. levels D. rumors
4. Who would have been most likely to control the sacred objects of an Anasazi family?
A. A twenty-year-old man B. A twenty-year-old woman
C. A forty-year-old man D. A forty-year-old woman
5. The word 'they' refers to
A. women B. crops C. rooms D. pueblos
6. The word 'disputes' is closest in meaning to
A. discussions B. arguments C. developments m D. purchases
7. Which of the following activities was NOT done by Anasazi men?
A. Making baskets B. Planting crops C. Building homes D. Crafting jewelry.
8. According to the passage, what made it almost impossible for other groups to conquer the Anasazi?
A. The political and social organization of the Anasazi
B. The military tactics employed by the Anasazi
C. The Anasazi's agricultural technology.
D. The natural barriers surrounding Anasazi willages.
9. The passage supports which of the following generalizations?
A. The presence of the Spanish threatened Anasazi society.
B. The Anasazi benefited from trading relations with the Spanish.
C. Anasazi society exhibited a well-defined division of labor.
D. Conflicts between neighboring Anasazi villages were easily resolved.
10. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The culture of the Anasazi people.
B. European settlement in what became the southeastern United States.
C. The construction of Anasazi houses.
D. Political structures of Native American peoples.
Question 2: Read the text and do the task below.
Most of us have healthy intentions when it comes to the food we eat. But it can be tough.
Especially when you consider that our bodies have not properly adapted to our highly
processed fast food diets.
A One hundred years ago, the leading causes of death in the industrial world were infectious
diseases such as tuberculosis, influenza and pneumonia. Since then, the emergence of
antibiotics, vaccines and public health controls has reduced the impact of infectious disease.
Today, the top killers are non-infectious illnesses related essentially to lifestyle (diet, smoking
and lack of exercise). The main causes of death in the United States in 1997 were heart disease,
cancer and stroke. Chronic health problems, such as obesity, noninsulin-dependent diabetes and
osteoporosis, which are not necessarily lethal but nonetheless debilitating, are steadily
increasing. It is clear that economic and technical progress is no assurance of good health.
B Humans are qualitatively different from other animals because we manipulate the flow of
energy and resources through the ecosystem to our advantage, and consequently to the
detriment of other organisms. That is why we compete so successfully with other species. But
with this success come some inherent failings, particularly in terms of our health.
C According to physician Boyd Eaton and his anthropologist colleagues, despite all our
technological wizardry and intellectual advances, modern humans are seriously malnourished.
The human body evolved to eat a very different diet from that which most of us consume today.
Before the advent of agriculture, about ten thousand years ago, people were hunter-gatherers,
the food varying with the seasons and climate and all obtained from local sources. Our
ancestors rarely, if ever, ate grains or drank the milk of other animals.
D Although ten thousand years seems a long time ago, 99.99 percent of our genetic material was
already formed. Thus we are not well adapted to an agriculturally based diet of cereals and dairy
products. At least 100,000 generations of people were hunter-gatherers, only 500 generations
have depended on agriculture, only ten generations have lived since the onset of the industrial
age and only two generations have grown up with highly processed fast foods. Physicians
Randolph Nesse and George Williams write: 'Our bodies were designed over the course of
millions of years for lives spent in small groups hunting and gathering on the plains of Africa.
Natural selection has not had time to revise our bodies for coping with fatty diets, automobiles,
drugs, artificial lights and central heating. From this mismatch between our design and our
environment arises much, perhaps most, preventable modern disease.'
E Do we really want to eat like prehistoric humans? Surely 'cavemen' were not healthy? Surely
their life was hard and short? Apparently not. Archaeological evidence indicates that these
hunter-gatherer ancestors were robust, strong and lean with no sign of osteoporosis or arthritis
-even at more advanced ages. Paleolithic humans ate a diet similar to that of wild chimpanzees
and gorillas today: raw fruit, nuts, seeds, vegetation, fresh untreated water, insects and wild-
game meat low in saturated fats. Much of their food was hard and bitter. Most important, like
chimpanzees and gorillas, prehistoric humans ate a wide variety of plants - an estimated 100 to
300 different types in one year. Nowadays, even health-conscious, rich westerners seldom
consume more than twenty to thirty different species of plants.
F The early human diet is estimated to have included more than 100 grams of fiber a day. Today the
recommended level of 30 grams is rarely achieved by most of us. Humans and lowland gorillas share
similar digestive tracts - in particular, the colon - but, while gorillas derive up to 60 percent of their
total energy from fiber fermentation in the colon, modern humans get only about 4 percent. When
gorillas are brought into captivity and fed on lower-fiber diets containing meat and eggs, they suffer
 from many common human disorders: cardiovascular disease, ulcerative colitis and high cholesterol
levels. Their natural diet, rich in antioxidants and fiber, apparently prevents these diseases in the wild,
suggesting that such a diet may have serious implications for our own health.
G Not all agricultural societies have taken the same road. Many traditional agriculturalists maintain the
diversity of their diet by eating a variety of herbs and other plant compounds along with meat and grains.
The Huasa people of northern Nigeria, for example, traditionally include up to twenty wild medicinal
plants in their grain-based soups, and peoples who have become heavily reliant on animal products have
found ways of countering the negative effects of such a diet. While the Masai of Africa eat meat and
drink blood, milk and animal fat as their only sources of protein, they suffer less heart trouble than
Westerners. One reason is that they always combine their animal products with strong, bitter
antioxidant herbs. In other words, the Masai have balanced the intake of oxidising and antioxidising
compounds. According to Timothy Johns, it is not the high intake of animal fat or the low intake of
antioxidants, that creates so many health problems in industrial countries; it is the lack of balance
between the two.
H Eating the right foods and natural medicines requires a sensitivity to subtle changes in appetite. Do I
fancy something sweet, sour, salty, stimulating or sedating? What sort of hunger is it? And after
consumption, has the 'need' been satisfied? Such subtleties are easily overridden by artificially created
superstimuli in processed foods that leave us unable to select a healthy diet. We need to listen more
carefully to our bodies' cravings and take an intentional role in maintaining our health before disease
sets in.
Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer ?
YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
1. Cereals were unknown to our hunter-gathering ancestors.
2. In the future, human bodies will adapt to take account of changes in diet.
3. Many people in developed countries have a less balanced diet than early humans.
4. Gorillas that live in the wild avoid most infectious diseases.
5. Food additives can prevent people from eating what their bodies need.

Question 3: Read the text. Complete the text with sentences A–F from the box below. There is one
sentence you do not need.
A top newspaper recently published a list of what it called the 50 best film adaptations of all time and in
doing so sparked a vigorous debate on whether film adaptations of books can ever be better than the books
themselves.
This is of course a matter that has provided food for discussion for a very long time. [1 .............] And there are
others who maintain that films like The English Patient are far more accessible than the book and more than
do justice to it.
[2 .............] Many insist that it is impossible to attempt to put on the screen the essence of what has been
created on the page. [3 .............] Film gives us just one environment and one interpretation. The author of a
book can go inside the characters’ heads and bring us their thoughts, worries and emotions, whereas in film
we depend on the actor’s ability to convey this in speech and expression. Many people believe that film
adaptations will always fall short and they simply provide a lazy alternative for those who like to be spoon-
fed their entertainment.
Of course, film buffs have a different argument. According to them, film opens up the scope of the book.
[4 .............] Another argument is that film takes a story to a much wider audience than the book and therefore
in the long run more people are touched by it.
But can we really compare the two? [5 .............] We can’t say one is better than the other because we’re not
comparing like with like. There are good books and bad books; there are bad films of good books and good
films of bad books. However, it is probably true to say that seeing a film before reading the book may impair
the enjoyment as it is impossible not to bring preconceptions to the reading. The actor from the film will
forever be fixed as the main character in your mind! Conversely, seeing the film after reading the book can
spoil any enjoyment a surprise ending might have!
Maybe the answer is to forget the bad book if there’s a good film of it and forgo the film if the book is your
favorite!
A They see reading a book as entering a world of the imagination where readers build their own
 pictures and make their own interpretations.
B Aren’t film and print completely different media?
C So, why are the ‘purists’ so fervently against adaptations?
D But writers don’t necessarily have a film in mind when they create their books.
E Soundtracks, special effects, good acting and directing all work together to bring the writer’s world
to life and to extend it.
F There are those who insist that classics such as 1984 should never have been adapted for the big
screen.

Question 4: Read the text below and fill each blank with one suitable word. ( 10 marks)
The city of Melbourne, Australia has always had a (1)______ for unusual weather. Melbourne people
enjoy telling this joke to visitors: if you don’t like the weather in Melbourne, don’t worry, just wait five
minutes, because it’s sure to change.
At the beginning of 1992, Melbourne had its (2)______ January for over 100 years. It rained for nine days
on (3 ) ______. As well as raining all day, the weather was also cold. At night, people in some Melbourne
suburbs were switching on their heating as if it was winter. It was (4)______ cold many people could (5)______
believe that it was summer at all.
The best weather in Melbourne, however, is not usually in the summer: it is in the autumn. The autumn
usually has more pleasant days than the summer. The weather in autumn is usually (6)______ of warm days
and cool, comfortable (7)______.
The (8 )______ of the city at this time of year is beautiful, too. Melbourne has many lovely gardens and
parklands with beautiful trees. In the autumn, the trees change their leaves to red, gold and brown. As they
are (9)______ in the air by the wind of a late autumn day, the leaves add life to the city. So even if the summer
is cold and wet, people in Melbourne can still look forward to the (10)______ of a warm sunny autumn.

PART IV: WRITING (20 marks)

Question 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. ( 5 marks )
1. You don’t find such exquisite hand-made suits in many shops here.  In few ……………………………………
2. I wish you hadn’t breathed a word about his private life to anyone.  I would like ……………………
3. We rely too much on the Internet. Therefore, our lives are in danger of becoming more impersonal.
- Were  …………………………………………….……………………………………………………
4. What are the chances of Twilight 2 being a huge box-office success?  How likely …………………………
5. We regret to inform you that your application hasn’t been successful.  Much to our regret……………………

Question 2: Rewrite the following sentences using the words in bold type. Use between 3 and 8
words. Do not change the meaning of the original sentence. ( 5 marks)

1. You can rely on Frances to always say exactly what she thinks. ( count)
 You can ……………………………………………… her mind.
2. She gets bored quickly at parties because there is so much trivial conversation. ( small)
 Too much ………………………….. she gets bored quickly at parties
3. We simply must pay them the whole amount before the end of the month. ( alternative)
 We …………………………..the whole amount before the end of the month.
4. Carter joined the Conservatives after he left the Liberals in 1998. ( broke)
 Carter …………………………favour of joining the Conservatives
5. Though he may seem uninterested in the business, I know John will try to get part of the profit. ( act)
 John will try …………………………… his apparent disinterest in the business.

Question 3: Write about the following topic:

The advantages of the spread of English as a global language will continue to outweigh its disadvantages. To
what extent do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.

SUGGESTED ANSWERS
PART I: LISTENING ( 20 marks)
I. 1. B 2 A 3 C 4 C 5 D 6 D 7 C 8 B 9 A 10 B
II. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
11. Baby Safe
12. brakes
13. trap their fingers
14. satisfactory
15. Choice Cots
16. drop down
17. space
18. Mother’s Choice ( Cot)
19. could be moved
20. removed easily
PART II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 marks)
Question 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. D
Question 2: Each line in the passage below contains one error. Identify and correct them. (0) has been
done as an example.
1. which in which/where
2. freely free
3. on to
4. is treated treated
5. people work people who work
6. with for
7. for as/since/because
8. as than
9. if when
10. in on
Question 3: Add the suitable verbs to make the correct phrasal verbs. ( 5 marks)
1. dropped 2. work 3. put 4. broken 5. do 6. went 7. lie 8. settled 9. jump 10. takes
Question 4: Provide the correct form of the words in brackets ( 5 marks)
1. furthering 2. antiviral 3. self-destructive 4. inaccessible 5. inexcusably
6. medicinally 7. leadership 8. personified 9. incomparable 10. expectancy

Question 5: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
1. (D) 4. (B) 7. (A) 10. (B)
2. (A) 5. (A) 8. (A)
3. (B) 6. (D) 9. (D)

PART III: READING (30 marks)

Question 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer ( 10 marks)
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. A
Question 2:
1. NO 2. NOT GIVEN 3. YES 4. NOT GIVEN 5. YES
Question 3: Read the text. Complete the text with sentences A–F from the box below. There is one sentence you
do not need.

1. F 2. C 3. A 4. E 5. B

Question 4: Read the text below and fill each blank with one suitable word. ( 10 marks)
1 reputation 2. wettest
3. end 4. so
5. hardly/ never 6. composed/ comprised
7. nights 8. scenery
9. blown 10. possibility

PART IV: WRITING (20 marks)

Question 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. ( 5 marks )
1. In few shops here do you find such exquisite hand-made suits.
2. I would like you not to have breathed a word about his private life to anyone.
3. Were it not for our heavy / great / considerable reliance / our over-reliance on the Internet, our lives
would not be in danger of becoming more impersonal.
4. How likely is it that Twilight 2 will be a huge box-office success?
 Or:  How likely is Twilight to be a huge box-office success?
5. Much to our regret, we have to inform you that your application hasn’t been successful.
Question 2: Rewrite the following sentences using the words in bold type. Use between 3 and 8
words. Do not change the meaning of the original sentence. ( 5 marks)
1. count on Frances to always speak her mind
2. small talk means that/is the reason why
3. have no alternative but to pay them
4. broke away from the Liberals (in 1998) in
5. to get in on the act despite

Question 3: ( 10 marks)
+ Content: 10 points
- Viewpoint is relevant and clear
- Enough ideas with examples
+ Organization: 5 points
- Easy to read, well-organized
- Overall meaning is clear
+ Grammar/Vocabulary/ Spelling: 10 points
- Accurate grammar
- Accurate and appropriate vocabulary
- A variety of sentence structures
- Correct spelling, punctuation