PRACTICE TEST 3 – 10E

Part 1: You will listen to a man who has just retired telephoning a part-time
society to ask about membership activities. For questions 1 – 5, complete the
following note with ONE WORD ONLY for each blank. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (TBinh-BB24)
NOTES ON A PART-TIME SOCIETY
Name of society: Leighton
Location: 1. _____________ house.
Want: 2. _____________ actors and singers (no experience required).
Transportation: shuttle services (need someone who is able to 3. _____________).
Meeting time: 6:00-8:00pm every 4. _____________.
Close time: during 5. _____________.

Part 2: You will listen to a short lecture on a story's point of view. For questions 6
– 10, decide whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Write
your answers (T or F) in the corresponding numbered boxes.
6. The speaker asserts that recognizing the narrator's identity is crucial for becoming a
proficient reader.
7. First-person narrators are limited to conveying only the events and information they have
directly experienced or know about.
8. The speaker suggests that second-person point of view is prevalent in modern literature.
9. In the story of Rita and Beni, the third-person narrator can access the thoughts and
emotions of both characters concurrently.
10. The speaker implies that the reader's interpretation of Rita and Beni's story would
remain unchanged if it were told from a first-person perspective.

Part 3: You will listen to an interview with an archaeologist called Julian

Radwinter. For questions 11 – 15, choose the answers (A, B, C or D) which fit best
according to what you listen to. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes.
11. To what does Julian attribute his fascination with archaeology during his adolescent
years?
A. An aspiration to gain his father's approval
B. His innate sense of curiosity
C. A desire to earn additional income
D. His dissatisfaction with agrarian life
12. What aspect of archaeology continues to captivate Julian in the present day?
A. The systematic nature of a significant portion of the work
B. The gratification derived from unraveling ancient enigmas
C. The opportunity to precisely determine the age of artifacts using sophisticated
instruments
D. The process of formulating hypotheses based on limited information
13. How does Julian regard his current research position?
A. He laments the relatively limited opportunities for travel
B. He desires that his colleagues would treat it with greater gravity
C. He concedes that the challenges can be disheartening at times
D. He implies that it is comparatively cost-effective
14. What does Julian aspire to demonstrate through his ongoing research?
A. The population levels in England across various eras
B. The duration of existence of certain villages
C. The impact of broader trends on local communities
D. The diversity of ancient agricultural practices
15. The objective of Julian's project on humor in archaeology is to _____________.
A. Commemorate an otherwise undocumented aspect of archaeologists' lives
B. Compare archaeological discoveries with anecdotal evidence
C. Compile a collection of jokes pertaining to archaeology
D. Cultivate the accessibility of archaeological reports for non-specialists

Part 4: You will listen to a short speech about William Buckland. For questions 16
– 25, complete the summary with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
WILLIAM BUCKLAND
William Buckland, a pioneering geologist and priest in 19th-century Britain, was known also
as a(n) (16) _____________, as he aimed to consume one of every animal species on the
planet. His (17) _____________ often involved unusual props and dramatic declarations, such
as proclaiming that the stomach ruled the world.
Buckland's household, packed (18) _____________ with an array of living and deceased
specimens, was a veritable menagerie, with meals featuring exotic fare such as (19)
_____________, panther, hedgehog, mole, crocodile, sea slug, and even earwig. One (20)
_____________ involved comparing a tortoise's tracks on pie pastry to fossilized prints in
ancient sandstone.
As a religious man, Buckland initially sought to reconcile geological evidence with the
Biblical account of the Great Flood. However, his examination of the remains of (21)
_____________ in a North Yorkshire cave led him to question the Bible's timeline, as he
realized these animals had once inhabited the region before geological time. Such findings
redefined Britain Isle as a(n) (22) _____________. Buckland's 1824 description of
"Megalosaurus" remains from an Oxfordshire quarry marked the first scientific account of a
dinosaur. The bones were described by (23) _____________ Georges Cuvier as similar to those
of living lizards.
His wife Mary, a skilled geologist and illustrator, depicted the (24) _____________ for the Royal
Society and created teaching aids for William's lectures, potentially contributing more to his
major works than is widely acknowledged. The Bucklands, despite being (25) _____________,
demonstrate that scientific pursuits are not confined to traditional settings and can be
carried out in household spaces.

SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND LEXICO (40 points – 1 point per question)

Part 1: For questions 1 – 30, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the
following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. _____________, playing music is an effective way for them to open their heart to the outside
world.
A. Being visually impaired people B. Such were their visual
impairments
C. Having been visually impaired D. For those with visual
impairments
2. There are _____________ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close
attention to this fact.
A. a large many B. quite many C. a great many D. quite
a lot
3. Had Lam read unit 7 before his class, he _____________ unruffled when being asked
questions by his English teacher now.
A. wouldn't feel B. wouldn't have felt C. would have felt D.
would feel
4. Not only Jane's friends but also her sister _____________ in completely with her story of
having been robbed, and they all lent her some money when being asked for.
A. has been taken B. have been taken C. was taken D. were
taken
5. We took CDs with us to our gatherings. Actually, we _____________ that, for there was no
CD player to play them on.
A. mustn't have done B. didn't have to do C. needn't have done
D. couldn't have done
6. VigilEASE, Inc. has made a profit of $1,000 million, _____________ its branches to expand
across the continent.
A. allowing B. allows C. to allow D. is
allowed
7. It is advisable that the injured boy _____________ to hospital as soon as possible.
A. should take B. has been taken C. be taken D.
should have taken
8. Benzene, _____________ by Faraday, became the starting point in the manufacture of many
dyes, perfumes and explosives.
A. discovered B. discovering C. was discovered
D. discover
9. Yesterday my mother bought _____________.
A. beautiful Italian some cotton hats B. Italian some beautiful cotton
hats
C. some beautiful Italian cotton hats D. some hats beautiful Italian
cotton
10. _____________ be impolite to our parents.
A. Not in any circumstances should we B. In any circumstances shouldn’t we
C. In no circumstances should we D. No circumstances should we
not
11. The first round of interviews only really serves to _____________ the very weakest of
applicants.
A. tide over B. beat about C. bark out D. weed
out
12. People, with a patriarchic _____________, came up with their preference for a single male
child. The idea of a happy family became parents with a single male child.
A. onset B. mindset C. upset D. sunset
13. He sent his children to the park so that he could have some _____________.
A. fresh and quiet B. quiet and peace C. peace and quiet D. quiet and
fresh
14. The kids are getting in my _____________ today, so I need you to watch them for a little
bit.
A. hair B. nose C. mouth D. tongue
15. Recent altercation and family feud has negatively affected and _____________ their
marital relationship.
A. crumbled B. bungled C. catapulted D.
besmirched
16. I was _____________ surprised by the excellent customer service. That company really
cares about its customers.
A. pleasantly B. totally C. sharply D. seriously
17. He _____________ denied the accusations, saying they were totally false
A. excessively B. superficially C. strenuously D. unstintingly
18. The runner was far ahead for most of the race, but at the end she won only
_____________.
A. larger than life B. on the dot C. by a whisker D. a
notch above
19. The CEO's ambitious expansion plans left many employees feeling like they were just
_____________ in a corporate game of chess.
A. flies on the wall B. pawns in the game
C. chips on the table D. cogs in the machine
20. The chef had to _____________ several ingredients from the recipe because they were out
of stock.
A. parse out B. pare down C. perch on D.
plunder through
21. Since beauty is our _____________, it does not matter whether her appearance is good-
looking or not.
A. skin match B. skin graft C. skin diver D. skin
deep
22. Even though she presented herself as a model citizen, it was later revealed that Tkach
had a _____________ – a scandalous corruption charge.
A. wrench in the gears B. elephant in the room
C. party pooper D. skeleton in the closet
23. If the client group undertakes _____________ diligence, they may check references and
visit similar projects, including ones completed by your firm.
A. near B. due C. complete D. well-
rounded
24. The cadence of drums built to a(n) _____________ as the dragon dance reached its
pinnacle under showers of firecrackers.
A. overture B. diminuendo C. interlude D.
crescendo
25. The majestic dragon swirling through the streets elicited cheers from the _____________
crowds gathered to welcome prosperity
 A. diffident B. morose C. nascent D. raucous
26. Many people no longer trust their own _____________ memories and commit every detail
of their lives to some digital device or other and are completely lost without it.
A. fallible B. susceptible C. vulnerable
D. controllable
27. I have great _____________ for the young teachers who devote their life to teaching
children in remote and mountainous areas.
A. intention B. admiration C. sympathy D.
consideration
28. I cannot open the envelope because it is _____________.
A. concealed B. locked C. sealed D.
secured
29. Deciding what _____________ to focus on in university can be a difficult decision.
A. freebie B. mentor C. perseverance D. discipline
30. I get _____________ pains up my spine whenever I try to move.
A. splitting B. thumping C. shooting D. stinking

Part 2: For questions 31 – 40, complete each of the following sentences with the
correct form of each bracketed word. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes.
31. The effect of _____________ (SCHISM) causes two individuals having a conversation to
ramp up different styles, which results in a disagreement that does not stem from actual
difference of opinion.
32. Jewels made of _____________ (PRECIOUS) material were more affordable, and this
affordability gave common people the chance to own costume jewelry.
33. Transactions in cattle are surrounded by _____________ (SECRET), as people don’t prefer
public revelation.
34. Olga was a _____________ (DOUBT) debater with a caustic tongue in polemics and a
touch in irony in writing.
35. Upholders of the scientific faith shudder at the implications of having to mix it with such
_____________ (REDEEM) subjective and impure elements.
36. On their own, _____________ (EXPERIMENT) designs do not allow one to make definitive
causal inferences; however, they provide valuable information that cannot be obtained by
experimental methods alone.
37. After shooting to fame in a movie, Oliver became a _____________ (SOCIAL).
38. Before enrolling on a course, you should first ensure that it has been _____________
(VALID) by an officially recognized body.
39. The prospect of being unemployed and of being subjected to a new war, in a word the
terrible uncertainty of the current situation, has a strongly _____________ (MORALE) effect.
40. The first symptoms of measles typically begin seven to 14 days after exposure and
include fever, cough, a runny nose and red, _____________ (WATER) eyes.

SECTION C: READING (60 points – 1.5 points per question)

Part 1: For questions 1 – 10, read the following text and decide which option (A, B,
C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes.
Microplastics, as the name (1) _____________, are tiny plastic particles. Officially, they
are (2) _____________ as plastics less than five millimeters (0.2 inches) in diameter—smaller
in diameter than the standard pearl used in jewelry. There are two categories of
microplastics: primary and secondary.
Primary microplastics are tiny particles (3) _____________ for commercial use, such as
cosmetics, as well as microfibers shed from clothing and other (4) _____________, such as
fishing nets. Secondary microplastics are particles that result from the (5) _____________ of
larger plastic items, such as water bottles. This breakdown is (6) _____________ by exposure
to (7) _____________ factors, mainly the sun’s radiation and ocean waves.
The problem with microplastics is that — like plastic items of any size — they do not
readily break down into harmless molecules. Plastics can take hundreds or thousands of
years to (8) _____________ — and in the meantime, wreak havoc on the environment. On
beaches, microplastics are (9) _____________ as tiny multicolored plastic bits in sand. In the
oceans, microplastic pollution is often (10) _____________ by marine animals.
1. A. implies B. means C. points D. aims
2. A. defined B. discussed C. clarified
D. shown
3. A. carried B. destroyed C. advertised
D. designed
4. A. processes B. textiles C. ingredients D.
components
5. A. mixture B. collection C. breakdown
D. production
6. A. led B. continued C. caused D. seen
7. A. economic B. social C. personal D.
environmental
8. A. deteriorate B. decompose C. rot D. spoil
9. A. visible B. usable C. manageable D. convertible
10. A. marked B. consumed C. worsened
D. cleaned

Part 2: For questions 11 – 20, read the text below and fill in each of the following
numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
Everyone who uses the wealth of language wants to use it in some way that is
characteristically his own. He wants it, (11) _____________ a sense, as his private property.
This desire is the most genuine tribute we (12) _____________ to our heritage because it is
unspoken and often unacknowledged, but it is steady.
Henry Seidel Canby said that style is like happiness: “Everyone recognizes it;
everyone describes it, (13) _____________ no two people agree as (14) _____________ its exact
nature.” There are many views and many mysteries (15) _____________ which the student can
delve, but for working purposes, style may be (16) _____________ upon as our personal
appearance in print, our self-image given in speech. When we become personal about the
language, we become conscious (17) _____________ style, for it is through style (18)
_____________ we make the language our own. A style, representing the sum total of choices
made in daily speech and writing, expresses our individual connection with that vast and
confusing body of knowledge known as language. It is (19) _____________ of our surest and
most creative conceits that the way we write and talk must have features that mark us (20)
_____________ from the mass.

Part 3: For questions 21 – 30, read the passage below and choose the correct
answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
ADVERTISING SHIFTS FOCUS
The average citizen is bombarded with TV commercials, posters and newspaper
advertisements wherever he goes. Not only this, but promotional material is constantly on
view, with every available public space from shop to petrol station covered with advertising
of some kind. People who are foolish enough to drive with their windows open are likely to
have leaflets advertising everything and anything thrust in at them. The amount of
advertising to which we are exposed is phenomenal, yet advertisers are being hurt by their
industry's worst recession in a decade and a conviction that is in many respects more
frightening than the booms and busts of capitalism: the belief that advertising can go no
further. Despite the ingenuity of the advertisers, who, in their need to make their
advertisements as visually attractive as possible, often totally obscure the message, the
consumer has become increasingly cynical and simply blanks out all but the subtlest
messages. The advertising industry has therefore turned to a more vulnerable target: the
young.
The messages specifically aimed at children are for toys and games - whose
promotional budgets increased fivefold in the 1990s - and fast food, which dominates the
children's advertising market. Advertisers acknowledge that the commercial pressures of the
1990s had an extraordinary effect on childhood: it is now generally believed that the cut-off
point for buying toys has been falling by one year every five years. Research, suggests that
while not so many years ago children were happy with Lego or similar construction games at
ten or eleven, most of today's children abandon them at six or seven. In effect, the result is
the premature ageing of children.
There is nowhere where the advertising industry's latest preoccupation with
the young is so evident as in schools. Increasingly low budgets have left schools
vulnerable to corporate funding and sponsorship schemes in order to provide much needed
equipment, such as computers, or to enable them to run literacy schemes. While on the face
of it this would seem to be a purely philanthropic gesture on the part of the companies
concerned, the other side of the coin is a pervasive commercial presence in the classroom,
where textbooks and resource books are increasingly likely to bear a company logo.
This marked shift in advertising perceptions also means that a great deal of
supposedly adult advertising has an infantile appeal, inasmuch as adult products can be
presented within an anecdote or narrative, thus making the message more accessible to
young teenagers and smaller children. Children obviously cannot buy these things for
themselves; what is behind these advertisements is more subtle. Advertisers have come to
recognize that if children can successfully pester their parents to buy them the latest line in
trainers, then they can also influence their parent's choice of car or credit card, and so
children become an advertising tool in themselves.
There are many, on all sides of the ideological spectrum, who would argue that
advertising has little influence on children, who are exposed to such a huge variety of visual
images that advertisements simply become lost in the crowd. Rather, they would argue that
it is the indulgent parents, who do not wish their children to lack for anything, who boost
sales figures. While there may be a great deal of truth in this, it would seem that to deny
that advertising influences at all because there is so much of it, while accepting that other
aspects of life do have an effect, is a little disingenuous. In fact, the advertising industry
itself admits that since peer pressure plays such an important role in children's lives, they
are not difficult to persuade. And of course, their minds are not yet subject to the advertising
overload their parents suffer from. The question that arises is whether indeed, we as a
society can accept that children, far from being in some sense protected from the myriad of
pressures, decisions and choices which impinge on an adult's life, should now be exposed to
this influence in all aspects of their lives, in ways that we as adults have no control over. Or
do we take the attitude that, as with everything else from crossing city streets to the intense
competition of the modern world, children will have to learn to cope, so the sooner they are
exposed the better?
21. What does the writer say about advertising in the first paragraph?
A. Capitalism has led to the demise of advertising.
B. We should have a cynical view of advertisers.
C. Advertising is facing new challenges these days.
D. The industry has run out of new ideas.
22. The bombardment of advertisements has led to _____________.
A. children taking more notice of them
B. greater difficulty in attracting consumers' attention
C. more appealing advertisements
D. people being less likely to spend money
23. How have children changed during the past decade?
A. They have become consumers. B. They are growing up more
quickly.
C. They are becoming cleverer. D. They are not playing as much.
24. Which of the following square brackets [A], [B], [C], or [D] best indicates where in the
paragraph the sentence “However, the main thrust of advertising in this area is no
longer towards traditional children's products.” can be inserted?
[A] The messages specifically aimed at children are for toys and games - whose promotional
budgets increased fivefold in the 1990s - and fast food, which dominates the children's
advertising market. [B] Advertisers acknowledge that the commercial pressures of the 1990s
had an extraordinary effect on childhood: it is now generally believed that the cut-off point
for buying toys has been falling by one year every five years. [C] Research, suggests that
while not so many years ago children were happy with Lego or similar construction games at
ten or eleven, most of today's children abandon them at six or seven. In effect, the result is
the premature ageing of children. [D]
A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D]
25. Which of the following sentences best expresses the meaning of the underlined
sentence?
A. The advertising industry's latest obsession with young people is rather obvious in
schools.
B. Nowhere else can we see the advertising industry's latest products for the young as
in schools.
C. Schools are places where the advertising industry's latest concern with youngsters
is the least obvious.
D. It is in schools that the advertising industry's latest concern with youngsters is the
most clearly seen.
26. What does the writer imply in the third paragraph?
A. Advertising agencies need to preserve their reputations.
B. Schools welcome aid from big business.
C. There are restrictions on how financial aid may be used.
D. Companies expect nothing in return for their help.
27. How have children changed the face of advertising?
A. Children are influencing the purchases of adult products.
B. They are now the advertising industry's sole market.
C. More products have to be sold to children.
D. Children have become more selective in their choices.
28. The word “who” in the last paragraph refers to _____________.
A. many people B. the crowd C. parents D. children
29. What does the writer suggest in the last paragraph?
A. Adults feel increasingly threatened by advertising.
B. Children are unlikely to be influenced by their friends.
C. Parents avoid spending too much money on their children.
D. Children have a less sheltered existence than they used to.
30. In the text as a whole, the writer's purpose is to _____________.
A. explain the inspiration for advertisements
B. expose the exploitation of children
C. deter parents from giving in to advertisers
D. prevent advertisers from infiltrating schools

Part 4: For questions 31 – 40, read the passage below and do the following tasks.
A. The law influences all of us virtually all the time, it governs almost all aspects of our
behavior, and even what happens to us when we are no longer alive. It affects us from the
embryo onwards. It governs the air we breathe, the food and drink we consume, our travel,
family relationships, and our property. It applies at the bottom of the ocean and in space.
Each time we examine a label on a food product, engage in work as an employee or
employer, travel on the roads, go to school to learn or to teach, stay in a hotel, borrow a
library book, create or dissolve a commercial company, play sports, or engage the services
of someone for anything from plumbing a sink to planning a city, we are in the world of law.
B. Law has also become much more widely recognised as the standard by which behavior
needs to be judged. A very telling development in recent history is the way in which the idea
of law has permeated all parts of social life. The universal standard of whether something is
socially tolerated is progressively becoming whether it is legal, rather than something that
has always been considered acceptable. In earlier times, most people were illiterate. Today,
by contrast, a vast number of people can read, and it is becoming easier for people to take
an interest in law, and for the general population to help actually shape the law in many
countries. However, law is a versatile instrument that can be used equally well for the
improvement or the degradation of humanity.
C. This, of course, puts law in a very significant position. In our rapidly developing world, all
sorts of skills and knowledge are valuable. Those people, for example, with knowledge of
computers, the internet, and communications technology are relied upon by the rest of us.
There is now someone with IT skills or an IT help desk in every UK school, every company,
every hospital, every local and central government office. Without their knowledge, many
parts of commercial and social life today would seize up in minutes. But legal understanding
is just as vital and as universally needed. The American comedian Jerry Seinfeld put it like
this, 'We are all throwing the dice, playing the game, moving our pieces around the board,
but if there is a problem, the lawyer is the only person who has read the inside of the top of
the box.' In other words, the lawyer is the only person who has read and made sense of the
rules.
D. The number of laws has never been greater. In the UK alone, about 35 new Acts of
Parliament are produced every year, thereby delivering thousands of new rules. The
legislative output of the British Parliament has more than doubled in recent times from 1,100
pages a year in the early 1970s, to over 2,500 pages a year today. Between 1997 and 2006,
the legislature passed 365 Acts of Parliament and more than 32,000 legally binding statutory
instruments. In a system with so much law, lawyers do a great deal not just to vindicate the
rights of citizens and organizations but also to help develop the law through legal
arguments, some of which are adapted by judges to become laws. Law courts can and do
produce new law and revise old law, but they do so having heard the arguments of lawyers.
E. However, despite their important role in developing the rules, lawyers are not universally
admired. Anti-lawyer jokes have a long history going back to the ancient Greeks. More
recently the son of a famous Hollywood actor was asked at his junior school what his father
did for a living, to which he replied, 'My daddy is a movie actor, and sometimes he plays the
good guy, and sometimes he plays the lawyer. For balance, though, it is worth remembering
that there are and have been many heroic and revered lawyers such as the Roman
philosopher and politician Cicero and Mahatma Gandi, the Indian campaigner for
independence.
F. People sometimes make comments that characterise lawyers as professionals whose
concerns put personal reward above truth, or who gain financially from misfortune. There
are undoubtedly lawyers that would fit that bill. Just as there are some scientists, journalists
and others in that category, But, in general, it is no more just to say that lawyers are bad
because they make a living from people's problems than it is to make the same accusation
in respect of nurses or IT consultants. A great many lawyers are involved in public law work,
such as that involving civil liberties, housing and other Issues. Such work Is not lavishly
remunerated and the quality of the service provided by these lawyers relies on considerable
professional dedication, Moreover, much legal work has nothing to do with conflict or
misfortune, but is primarily concerned with drafting documents. Another source of social
disaffection for lawyers, and disaffection for the law, is a limited public understanding of how
law works and how It could be changed. Greater clarity about these issues, maybe as a
result of better public relations, would reduce many aspects of public dissatisfaction with the
law.
The passage has six paragraphs, A-F. For questions 31 – 36, choose the correct
headings (i-viii) for paragraphs A-F. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes.
LIST OF HEADINGS
i. Different areas of professional expertise
ii. Reasons why it is unfair to criticise lawyers
iii. The disadvantages of the legal system
iv. The law applies throughout our lives
v. The law has affected historical events
vi. A negative regard for lawyers
vii. Public's increasing ability to influence the law
viii. Growth in laws
31. Paragraph A: _____________
32. Paragraph B: _____________
33. Paragraph C: _____________
34. Paragraph D: _____________
35. Paragraph E: _____________
36. Paragraph F: _____________

For questions 37 – 40, decide whether the following statements are True (T), False
(F) or Not Given (NG). Write your answers (T, F or NG) in the corresponding
numbered boxes.
37. In the past, the acceptability of behaviors was primarily determined by long-standing
social norms rather than legal standards.
38. Legal knowledge is as crucial and universally required as IT skills in today's world.
39. Anti-lawyer sentiments can be traced back to ancient Roman times.
40. The negative stereotypes about lawyers are justified due to their focus on personal gain
over truth.

SECTION E: WRITING (50 points)

Part 1: (20 points) The graph below shows the percentages of tourists who used
different types of transport to travel within a particular nation between 1989 and
2009. Each tourist may have used more than one type of transport. Summarise
the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.