G8 advanced - PRACTICE TEST NO.

LISTENING
Part 3: Questions 14-19
For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one or two words or a number or a date or a
time.
You will hear a woman talking about a conference.
Seminar on the Toy Industry
9.30 – 10.00: (14) ……………… to the seminar by Sally Connor
10.00 – 11.00: Our Company in Tokyo – a talk by Kenji Nakamura followed by a short film
Half an hour for (15) ………………
11.00 – 11.30:
Buffet lunch in Victoria Hall – (16) ……………… the library
Toys in Britain: Success and Failure – a talk by Robert Price
2.00 – 3.30:
( owner of over (17) ……………… toy shops)
What’s Next for Toys? – a talk by Sarah Smith,
3.30 – 5.00 Sales (18) ………………
(19) ……………… in the Green Room (1st floor)
Part 4: Questions 20-25: For each question, choose the correct answer.
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You will hear a man talking on the radio about clubs for young people.
20 The event at the wildlife centre is for
A children for any age.
B younger children and their parents.
C children on their own.
21 What does the reviewer say about the music club?
A The organizers provide all the music.
B It has been there for a long time.
C It may be possible to go there after the holidays.
22 What does the football club provide?
A lunch B drinks C a snack
23 At the Dance Academy,
A parents can learn new dance styles.
B children learn only modern dance.
C children learn new dances.
24 How is the keep-fit club different during the holidays?
A It’s only for teenagers.
B It’s on more often than usual.
C There’s more sport.
25 What is different about the FastFit Leisure Centre on the 16th of August?
A Everything is cheaper than usual.
B Nobody has to pay for anything.
C Some of the facilities will be closed.

I. PRONUNCIATION
Part 1: Questions 1-10 Write the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in each of the
following questions
1. A. disappearance B. Sympathetic C. capacity D.
conversation
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 2. A. argument B. achievement C. Involvement D. confinement
3. A. completion B. behavior C. material D. understand
4. A. opinion B. comfortable C. powerful D. accurate
5. A. penalty B. habitat C. decision D. Countryman
6. A. Atmosphere B. emission C. disposal D. volcanic
7. A. economic B. considerate C. territorial D. continental
8. A. commit B. recipe C. index D. preview
9. A. economic B. considerate C. territorial D. continental
Part 2: Questions 11-20 Write the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other
three in each of the following questions
1. A. rained B. followed C. arrived D. jumped
2. A. leather B. tea C. lead D. leave
3. A. autumn B. summer C. sunny D. much
4. A. considered B. stayed C. picked D. received
5. A. prohibit B. co-exist C. frozen D. notify
6. A. rational B. devastate C. parade D. danger
7. A. Valentine B. determine C. examine D. heroine
8. A. muddy B. punctual C. studious D. culture
9. A. element B. election C. event D. eliminate
10. A. dreams B. thinks C. hours D. gardens
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Exercise 1. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Identify your
answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. Nathalie seems very tough at work. She’s a different person at home, _________.
A. though B. although C. as though D. even though
2. I kept out of the conversation because it _________ me.
A. wasn’t concerned B. wasn’t concerning C. didn’t concern D. didn’t concern to
3. The entire city was _________ electricity last night – it was chaotic.
A. no B. almost no C. hardly any D. without
4. Henry was overweight, so he went on a strict diet and _________ twenty kilos.
A. missed B. lost C. failed D. fell
5. He was arrested because he answered to the description of the _________ man.
A. searched B. pursued C. wanted truy nã D. hunted
6. Humanity has done great damage to the environment in its search for _________ materials.
A. live B. raw thô C. crude D. rude
7. _________, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather.
A. Leaving uncovered B. Having left uncovered
C. Left uncovered D. Been left uncovered
8. One way to let off _________ after a stressful day is to take some vigorous exercise.
A. cloud B. tension C. steam let sb hair down unwind D.
sweat
9. Their research into the causes of cancer promises to break the new _________ in the field and possibly
lead to a cure.
A. earth B. ground tạo ra khám phá mới C. soil D.
land
10. After three days in the desert, his mind began to play _________ on him.
A. games B. jokes C. tricks choi khăm D. fun
11. The match will be screened on ITV with _________ commentary by Any Gray.
A. lively B. live C. alive D. living
12. I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’d sooner you _________ me the whole truth yesterday.
A. could have told B. told C. have told D. had told
13. As the drug took _________, the patient became quieter.
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 A. effect B. force C. influence D. action
14. The dawn redwood appears ____ some 100 million years ago in northern forests around the world.
A. was flourished B. having to flourish
C. to have flourished D. have flourished
15. His comments _________ little or no relation to the facts and the figures of the case.
A. reflect B. bear C. give D. possess
16. All _____ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A. what is needed B. for our needs C. the thing needed D. that is needed
17. It is urgent that this letter _____ immediately.
A. was posted B. posted C. be posted D. be post
18. John: This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester!
Mary: _____ but I think it’s quite easy.
A. I couldn’t agree more I completely agree with you you can say that agin
B. I understand what you’re saying
C. You’re wrong D. I don’t see in that way
19. It is only recently that ballets have been based on the themes _____ American life.
A. reflecting which reflect B. reflects C. is reflectingD. reflected
20. I wish you’d do the accounts. I don’t have ________ for numbers.
A. a head B. a mind C. the heart D. the nerve
To have a (good) head for sth: to have a natural ability for sth well
Exercise 2. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. Write your answers on your answer
sheet.
SKIING HOLIDAYS IN COLORADO
To ski or snowboard in Colorado is to experience the pinnacle of winter sports. The state of
Colorado is known for its spectacular scenery and (1. BREATH) breathtaking_______ views, which inspire
today's travelers as much as they spurred on the (2. SETTLE) _settlers__settlement____ who first arrived in
this part of the US over a century ago. And whether you're seeking the outdoor adventure of a (3.
LIFE) _lifetime______ exciting nightlife or a great family getaway, Colorado has everything you need.
November through April, snow conditions are (4. CONSIST)consistent _______ and reliable,
featuring Colorado's (5. LEGEND) _legendary______ “champagne powder” snow. Extensive snow making
and grooming operations always keeps trails in top shape.
The mountain destinations in the Colorado Rockies can turn your wildest ski dreams into thrilling
(6. REAL) REALITY_______. There, you'll find the best skiing and snowboarding resorts on
(7. PICTURE) _picturesque______ slopes, as well as the finest ski schools in the US. Together, they
present an (8. PARALLEL) __unparalleled_____ winter paradise. And the best part is that you'll enjoy
friendly, (9. CARE) _caring______ service in resorts that are (10. COMMIT) _committed______ to
delivering the highest quality amenities.

Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences with one appropriate preposition/ particle for each blank.
1. The government’s plans to reduce crime came __in= to be subjjected to sth/to rêcive______for a lot of
criticism from freedom groups.
2. I was ___under_____the impression that you like Indian food.
3. This is one of the exceptions ___to_____the rule.#with the exception of sb?sth
4. The factory paid out________nearly a million pounds to their employees who were injured in the
explosion.
5. Before they open the new factory, a lot of the young people round here were /went____on____the dole.
6. Mr. Horrid was a terrible teacher and obviously not cut _out for=suitable for _______for teaching.
7. I can’t cancel my arrangements _at_______such short notice. Gấp, ko cbi trc
8. All the police’s efforts to find him were ______in__vain. As vain as peacocks: dương dương tự
đắc=complacent=stuck up
9. The farmhouse we stayed in was completely __off______the beaten track.=> in the middle of nowhere
10. She’s gone and this time it’s _for_______good.= forever
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Exercise 4: There are 10 errors in the following passage. Identify and correct them
Children who tell-> say pop music does not interfere with their homework receive Line 1
support today, with the discovery that pay paying/pay=> pays attention to visual Line 2
stimuli and sounds
requires completely different brain pathways which can operate at the same time Line 3
With without your appreciation of either being damaged. Researchers have founded Line 4
found that
listening to car stereos does not create much interference when you are driving. Line 5
Similarly, pop music should not interfere with children childrren’s homework. The Line 6
affect efof
pop music on their performance at it is far outweigh ed by other factors, such as Line 7
how happy they are to be doing it. These findings could be applied for to the Line 8
design of places which where in which people have to take in large amounts of Line 9
information very
quickly. They could, for example, be relevantly relevant to the layout of pilot cockpits Line 10
on aircraft. Line 11

III. READING COMPREHENSION

Exercise 1. Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question that follows. Identify your answer by
writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

THE ATMOSPHERE OF VENUS

Venus, also called the Morning Star and Evening Star, is the second-closest planet to the sun and the
brightest object in the night sky. The planet orbits the sun every two hundred and twenty-four Earth-days
and is sometimes referred to as Earth’s sister planet because the two share both a similar size and bulk. What
is not similar, however, is Venus’s atmosphere in comparison to Earth’s atmosphere.
The atmosphere on Venus is much heavier and has a higher density than that of Earth. Venus’s
atmosphere also expands significantly higher than Earth’s atmosphere although a thick cloud cover makes
the surface of Venus nearly impossible to see unless observed through radar mapping.
While the pressure and temperature of Venus’s upper atmosphere are comparable to those of Earth,
the heat and pressure of the lower atmosphere are not unlike a furnace. Venus’s atmosphere is very thick due
to a composition consisting mainly of carbon dioxide, and a small amount of nitrogen. If man could survive
the extreme heat of Venus’s surface (400 degrees Celsius), then he would have to contend with a
surface pressure that is more than 90 times that of Earth. Venus’s extremely high temperature is thanks
to the greenhouse effect caused by such a large amount of carbon dioxide. The greenhouse effect is a process
by which the sun’s infrared radiation is more readily absorbed by the atmosphere. Just like in a real
greenhouse used to grow plants years round, the proliferation of carbon dioxide traps radiation and warms
Venus’s atmosphere. Due to this phenomenon, Venus boasts a higher atmospheric temperature than
Mercury, even though Venus is twice the distance from the sun.
However, scientists postulate that Venus’s atmosphere was not always so hot. [A] Studies show that
large bodies of water were once on Venus’s surface but that eventually evaporation of all the water caused
the runaway greenhouse effect which regulates the planet today. [B] Thus Venus has become a critical study
for today’s scientists, as human beings are only beginning to struggle with the early stages of the greenhouse
effect. [C] Our problems do not stem from evaporated water supplies but from a propagation of carbon
dioxide and other greenhouse gases due to industrial and automobile emissions. [D]
Another interesting characteristic to note regarding Venus’s atmosphere is that its daytime
temperatures and nighttime temperatures are not that far removed from each other. This is due to the thermal
inertia, the ability of a substance to store heat despite changing temperatures and the transfer of heat by
Venus’s strong winds. Although winds on the surface of Venus move slowly in comparison with Earth’s
winds, Venus’s air is so dense that a slow-moving there can move large obstructions and even skip stones
along the planet’s surface.
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 In 1966, humankind made its first attempt at sending a recording instrument into Venus’s
atmosphere. The Venera 3 probe did collide with Venus surface; however, the abrupt impact caused its
communication system to fail, and it was unable to send and feedback. In 1967, Venera 4 successfully enter
Venus’s atmosphere and was able to take many readings, one of which recorded that Venus’s atmosphere
was between ninety and ninety-five percent carbon dioxide. Subsequent Venera probes were sent into
Venus’s atmosphere, but most of them succumbed to the crushing air pressure.
Questions 1-7: Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the passage.
1. According to paragraph 1, Venus is named the Morning Star and Evening Star because_____.
A. it is very bright B. it is close to the sun
C. it can be seen from evening till morning D. it is used to find the direction by sailors
2. The word that in paragraph 2 refers to _________.
A. size B. bulk C. atmosphere D. density
3. Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the bold sentence in paragraph 3?
Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A. Earth experiences greater surface pressure than Venus.
B. If a man could survive its surface pressure.
C. The surface pressure and heat of Venus are much greater than those on Earth.
D. Venus’s surface temperature and pressure make it uninhabitable by humans.
4. According to paragraph 3, the greenhouse effect on Venus is owed to _________.
A. the small amounts of nitrogen
B. the rapid increasing amounts of carbon dioxide
C. growing plants
D. the high atmospheric temperatures
5. In paragraph 4, the author of the passage implies that Earth _________.
A. might suffer the same greenhouse effect as Venus
B. once had an atmosphere similar to Venus’s
C. has bodies of water similar to those on Venus today
D. is experiencing a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
6. Look at the four blanks […] in paragraph 4 that indicate where the following sentence could be added to
the passage.
Although the causes are different, the ramifications are the same.
Where would the sentence best fit? b
7. The word propagation in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. generation B. elimination C. evaporation D. desecration

Exercise 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
SPLENDID SPAS OF ASIA
Lying on a bed almost on the (1) _edge_______ of a cliff, with a stupendous ocean view and the (2)
____sound____ of waves, aches and pains are soothed away (3) _by_______ expert hands. Only two steps
are needed to reach the private pool, which seems to merge (4) __with______ the ocean.
Such a scenario is no longer a fantasy (5) but________ an increasingly popular reality in Asia for
many stressed out businessmen and visitors from all over the world in search of that peaceful time and space
for their body and mind.
In the last four years, at (6) _least_______ 17 hotel spas have opened in South East Asia to
(7)__satisfy/ meet______ this need. The tropical climate of the region and its reliable sunshine make for an
ideal spa setting. Picturesque environments (8) __togẻther/ along with______ with a series of rejuvenating
treatments bring the desired result. The Asian spa resorts have acquired a formidable reputation for their
professional services as (9) __well as______ as for the decor of their large treatment rooms. Visitors relax
with Thai music and soak in the warm tones of the room. As all these take (10) __place______ in individual
rooms, precious privacy is guaranteed, a rare privilege often absent from other spas where guests share
rooms or changing areas.
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Exercise 3. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question. Identify your answer
by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
WIND - The untamable weather machine
On 15 October 1987, the southern counties of Britain were struck by the strongest winds they had
experienced in 200 years. Gusts of over 130 kilometers per hour slammed across the region and £1.5-billion-
worth of damage was (1) _________ in just a few hours.
Extreme weather events like this are dramatic (2) _________ of the power of the wind. It’s one part
of the weather we generally don't give a second thought to in Britain but it plays a vital role in people’s lives
across the world. Without the formation and circulation of winds there would quite (3) __________ be no
climate.
Some parts of the world seem to suffer more than others from the effects of ‘ill winds’, and links
between particular winds and psychological problems (4) __________ back centuries. The Föhn, the hot dry
wind that slides off the slopes of the Alps, is capable of boosting temperatures quite suddenly by 10°C or
more. It affects as many as one in three people in its (5) __________, making them feel anxious, irritable
and generally ill. In California, many people (6) __________ the arrival of the Santa Ana, which rushes
down from the high Mojave desert. Lyall Watson, in his book Heaven’s Breath, claims that when the Santa
Ana blows, murder rates soar.
The wind may get into the headlines when it comes in the form of tornadoes and hurricanes, but for
the (7) __________ part it goes about its job of shifting huge masses of air around the planet. Plants take (8)
__________ of this free ride to send their pollen grains far and wide. Trees (9) __________ on it to remove
old leaves and make way for new growth. Spiders have been caught (10) __________ a lift at altitudes of
almost 4.5 kilometers.
1. A. made B. caused C. destroyed D. completed
2. A. reminders B. recollections C. mementos D. memorial
3. A. easily B. rightly C. surely D. simply
4. A. last B. originate C. pass D. date
5. A. line B. road C. path D. bypass
6. A. despair B. respect C. dread D. warn
7. A. most B. maximum C. majority D. general
8. A. benefit B. chance C. occasion D. advantage
9. A. need B. trust C. hope D. rely
10. A. traveling B. hitching C. borrowing D. making
IV. WRITING
Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the words given. These
words must not be changed in any way.
1. I would like to be able to speak French. (HAD)
I wish I had the ability to speak french_______________________________________________
speak French.
2. It was raining cats and dogs. (TORRENTS)
The rain was _coming down in torrents______cloudburst: sudden heavy rain# downpour: heavy
rain_#deluge: trânj đại hồng thủy__________________________________________.
3. It was wrong of you to borrow my book without asking. (HAVE)
You _should/ought to have asked (me) for permision before u borrowed my
book__________________________________before you borrowed my book.
4. When I was younger, this record was one of my favourites. (FAVOURITE)
This record used _to be a/one favourit of __________________________ mine when I was younger.
5. My sister finds commuting every day annoying. (PUT)
It’s difficult for my sister _to put up with commuting________________________________ every
day.
6. The Mediterranean is warm, whereas the North Sea is much colder. (NOTHING)
The North Sea is __nothin llike as warm as
the Mediterranean. Nothing like as +adj/adv+as
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 7. Christ would only eat a pizza if he could have a mushroom topping. (ON)
Christ _insisted on having a mushroom topping ________________________________________
when he ate a pizza.
8. My father persuaded me to learn another foreign language. (TALKED)
My father talked me into learning_________________________________ another foreign
language. ><Talk sb out of ng nghĩa
9. Sam tried extremely hard to convince her, but it was no use. (BRING)
Hard _as/though sam tried, he couldn’t bring her round( to his way of
thingking)________________________________________________________.
10. When he arrived at the airport, his family welcomed him warmly. (GIVEN)
On___________________________________________________________.

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