LISTENING PRACTICE TEST Listen to the recording twice.

Do some tasks as
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Questions 1-6. Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
SELF-DRIVE TOURS IN THE USA
Example
Name: ...Andrea Brown.......
Address: 24 (1) …………………………Road
Postcode: BH5 20P
Phone: (mobile) 077 8664 3091
Heard about company from: (2) …………………………
Possible self-drive tours
Trip One:
• Los Angeles: customer wants to visit some (3) ………………………… parks with her
children
• Yosemite Park: customer wants to stay in a lodge, not a (4) …………………………
Trip Two:
• Customer wants to see the (5) ………………………… on the way to Cambria
• At Santa Monica: not interested in shopping
• At San Diego, wants to spend time on the (6) …………………………
Questions 7-10. Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
Numb
Price
er of Total distance Includes
(per person)
days
• accommodation
Tri
• car
p 12 (7) …………………………
£525 •
On days km
one (8) ………………………
e
…
Tri • accommodation
(9) £
p • car
9 days 980 km ………………………
Tw •
…
o (10) …………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A.accounts B.champions C.bottles D.seasons
Question 2: A. compose B. prove C. post D. program
Question 3.A. garbage B. massage C. language D. sewage
Question 4.A. cement B. movement C. comment D. momentum
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. social B. culture C. walking D. attract
Question 2:A. secondary B. national C.admission D. physical
Question 3.A. personify B. recommend C. advantageous D. understand
Question 4. A. influence B. newspaper C. coverage D. locality
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 1.Some people feel that television should give less ______ to sport.
A. programs B. coverage C. concern D. involvement
Question 2. Those campers are really ______. They have no idea how to set up a tent.
A. blue B. black C. green D. white
Question 3 You're too old to carry on working. It's time you called it a ______.
A. year B. month C. week D. day
Question 4. How could you just abandon me in the middle of London with no money and leave
me ________ and dry.
A. cold B. out C. low D. high
Question 5:______ in 1635, the Boston Latin School is the oldest public school in the United
States.
A. Having been found B. Having founded C. Founded D. To found
Question 6:Your son and you have been to Europe, ______?
A. have you B. do you C. haven’t you D. didn’t you
Question 7:If ______ measures are not taken immediately, there will be more teenagers smoking
in the near future.
A. necessary B. necessity C. necessarily D. unnecessarily
Question 8: Ms. Brown asked me ______ in my class.
A. there were how many students B. how many students there were
C. were there how many students D. how many students were there
Question 9:We used to live in ______ families with support from others but our relationships
have changed.
A. extended B. expanded C. excepted D. excluded
Question 10:In most countries, photocopying books without the publisher’s permission is
clearly a copyright ______.
A. interference B. interpretation C. infringement D. infliction
Question 11: They are always ______ of what their children do.
A. support B. supporting C. supportive D. supportively
Question 12: Women in some parts of the world are still struggling for ______ job opportunities
to men.
A. equal B. various C. suitable D. legal
Question 13: The manager ______ his temper with the employees and shouted at them.
A. had B. lost C. took D. kept
Question 14:I know he wouldn’t ______ a promise to me, so I try to keep this promise.
A.break B. cut C. lend D.keep
Question 15:If our teacher were here now, he ______ us with this difficult exercise.
A. would help B. will help C. helps D. has helped
Question 16:______, he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems
 C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems
Question 17: I will never forget ______ the first prize in an English-speaking contest held by
my faculty.
A. to award B. to be awarded C. awarding D. being awarded
Question 18:Many organizations have been ______ drawing up the report on environmental
campaigns.
A.involved in B.confined in C.enquired about D.concerned about
Question 19: Japanese manage not to ask direct questions in order not to embarrass
person who they are speaking with.
A. A - the B. A - a C. The - the D. The a
Question 20.The play was not _________ what we had expected.
A. just B. absolutely C. at all D. very
Question 21 Gramps is too frightened to move, _____ he disturb the infant.
A. in case B. so that C. for fear that D. lest
Question 22. I don't suppose there is anyone there, ______?
A. is there B. isn’t there C. do I D. don't I
Question 23 ______, I would give a party.
A. Were she to come next month B. She were to come next month
C. If she comes next month D. Should she come next month
Question 24. The parcel I sent you _______ by now.
A. is supposed to arrive B. should arrive
C. should have arrived D. would arrive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1: Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system
to classify stars according to brightness.
A.record B.shine C.categorize D. diversify
Question 2:Before the advent of the railways, communications were slow and difficult.
A. import B. disappearance C. introduction D.arrival
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1: Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honour the check.
A. genuine B. different C. fake D. similar
Question 2: She’s a bit down in the dumps because she’s got to take her exam again.
A. sad B. embarrassed C. confident D. happy
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 1:-A: “Would you like me to send this package for you?”- B: “______”
A. That would be nice. Any problems? B. Yes, please, if you don’t mind.
C. I’m sorry, but here you are. D. No, thanks. I’m really busy.
Question 2:- Roger: “Wow! You look terrific in that new dress!”- Tina: “______”
A. Oh, what a pity! B. I’m afraid so!
C. Thank you. I’m glad you think so. D. Why dare you say so?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 1:My close friendsspendsmost of their free time helping the homeless people in the
community.
A.close friends B. spends C.most of D.helping
Question 2: Jane really loves the brown nice woodenjewellery box whom her parents gave her
as a birthday present.
A. really loves B. brown nice wooden
C.whom D. gave her
Question 3: A public spending programme is out ofthe question in the current economical
climate.
A.spending programme B.out of C.the question D.economical climate
. Give the correct forms and tenses of the verbs in brackets.
1. She took a risk investing money with them. I’d rather she (not do)________ it.
2. He (not catch)________ cold if he would not have walked in the rain so long.
3. I'll wait until he (finish)________ his novel.
4. By next month I (leave)________ for India.
5. He volunteered (help)________ us.
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words.
1.Tom was accused of stealing some ........................... documents. (confidence)
2.The cost of ........................... to the show is quite reasonable. (admit)
3.This morning I ........................... and was late for school. (sleep)
4.I ........................... met an old friend of mine last week. (expect)
5.This statue ______ the soldiers who died in the war. MEMORY
6._______, we could still win, but it's not very likely. THEORY
7.They never dare to leave their only child ________ for even a moment. ATTEND
8.They live in a remote area, ________ except by car. ACCESS
9.He was taken to court for __________. PAY
10. Many countries have agreed on the _______ treaty. ARM
Fill in each blank with ONE word to make a complete passage.
Education is not an end, but a means (1) ______ an end. In other words, we do not educate
children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.
In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free
education for all – (2) ______ rich or poor, clever or stupid – one can solve all the problems of
society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not
enough. We find in such countries a large number of people with university (3) ______ who
refuse to do what they thing “low” work. In fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and
shameful in such countries. But we only have to think a (4) ______ to understand that the work
of a completely uneducated farmer is (5) ______ more important than that of a professor. We can
live (6) ______ education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets or (7)
______ the rubbish from our house, we should get terrible diseases in our towns.
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to be fitted for life, it means that we must
be educated in (8) ______ a way each of us can do whatever work suited to our brains and ability
and we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of
one’s work. (9) ______ such a type of education can be considered valuable (10) ______ society.
Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the blanks.
Panic is rising (1) _______ hair stylists in Denmark. Some of those who often colour, perm or
highlight hair - 125 stylists in all - are complaining (2) _______ symptoms which may indicate
brain damage. Authorities have been forced to investigate, and it appears that many stylists are
(3) _______ from memory loss, nausea and frequent headaches. The reason is that the chemicals
(4) _______ produce harmful fumes. The hairdressers’ unions are funding investigations into the
problem. However, scientists are (5) _______ because the quantity of chemicals used is not
enough to be harmful. Many stylists are now worried, so Denmark has (6) _______ strict
regulations. Manufacturers must now list all the chemicals contained in the products. (7)
_______ ventilation must be provided in hairdressing salons and clients will wear a special
perm-helmet, (8) _______ the fumes away from the stylist. All of Europe will have to (9)
_______ these new regulations. At the moment, everything is still at the committee stage, but
soon the revolutionary perm-helmet will be worn in all salons. Final decisions will be (10)
_______ when hairdressers’ unions moot in Brussels to discuss the problem.
1. A. in B. among C. between D. at
2. A. from B. about C. of D. because
3. A. experiencing B. suffering C. impaired D. injured
4. A. operated B. consumed C. used D. exploited
5. A. sceptical B. thoughtful C. doubtful D. scornful
6. A. initiated B. launched C. passed D. introduced
7. A. Abundant B. Ample C. Surplus D. Plenty
8. A. directing B. leading C. turning D. guiding
9. A. apply to B. follow C. comply with D. fulfil
10. A. introduced B. done C. given D. made
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions.
The first book fair was held in Frankfurt not many years after the first book came off of
Gutenberg's printing press in Mainz, just spitting distance away. For centuries, the city of
Frankfurt has been a centre of banking and commerce in Europe and references to the
Frankfurter Messe date back to 1150. According to some sources, book trade fairs have been
held in Frankfurt since 1478 and have long been of international importance. In his book, The
History of the Frankfurt Book Fair, author Peter Weidhaas (a former director of the fair, from
1975 - 2000), writes that King Henry VIII sent Sir Thomas Bodley as his personal emissary to
the Frankfurt Book Fair to purchase books for the new library at Oxford University.
But the book publishing trade in Frankfurt began to be hampered by the Catholic Counter-
Reformation religious movement when censorship was "...institutionalized in the form of the
Index of Forbidden Books and volumes of literature were now deemed inappropriate for public
consumption." By the mid-seventeenth century, Frankfurter Messe's pre-eminence as the centre
of the book publishing trade had faded as the Protestant-dominated city of Leipzig rose to be the
centre of the book industry.
 Frankfurt renewed its illustrious book fair history in September of 1949 when 205 German
exhibitors held the first post-World War II book fair. Since then, the Frankfurt Book Fair has
grown to the huge international publishing event it is today.
Question 1: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The History of the Frankfurt Book Fair
B. Gutenberg's printing press in Mainz
C. Author Peter Weidhaas
D. Emissary Thomas Bodley
Question 2: The word “spitting” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. very far B. very clean C. very near D. very dirty
Question 3: According to paragraph 1, book trade fairs have been held in Frankfurt since
______.
A. 1150 B. 1949 C. 1975 D. 1478
Question 4: Why did Frankfurter Messe's preeminence as the center of the book publishing trade
fade?
A. Book trade in Frankfurt didn’t develop.
B. Some books and volumes of literature were forbidden.

C. There was no censorship on books.

D. Book publishing was institutionalized
Question 5: The word “its” in paragraph 1 refers to ______.
A. book fair B. Frankfurt C. history D. German exhibitor
Rewrite the sentence with the given word or the given beginning so that the new sentence has
the same meaning as the previous one.
1. She is just about to cut the birthday cake.
She is on ...........................................................................................................................
2. A true story forms the basis of Mary’s new novel.
Mary’s new novel..............................................................................................................
3. Alan prides himself on his punctuality.
Alan takes..........................................................................................................................
4. Someone stole the old lady’s handbag.
The old lady was................................................................................................................

5.I'll be thinking of you and hoping that you have good luck on the day of your interview.
(fingers)
 ____________________________________________________________
6.He maintained his position against his adversary. (ground)
 ____________________________________________________________
7.I left without saying goodbye as I didn't want to disturb the meeting.
 Rather_______________________________________________________
8.Doris tiptoed up the stairs because she didn't want to wake the baby up. (lest)
 ____________________________________________________________
9.Public opinion was so strong that the Prime Minister had to resign.
 Such________________________________________________________
10.The mistake in the accounts was not noticed until the figures were rechecked. (light)
 ____________________________________________________