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Practice Test 6
Instructions to follow
Listen to the audio and answer the questions below
Part 1
Questions 1-5
Instructions to follow
• Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
The camping trip will be held
the following month.
from the 24th to the 26th.
over a five-day period.
Jamie’s complaint about last year’s trip that
the camp wasn’t big enough.
he was unhappy while at the camp.
he had problems finding the camp.
The campsite is located
in the Lake District.
in Carlisle.
beside Lake Brant.
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Jamie thinks the forests will be good for children who
are used to nature.
live in cities.
like sports.
Each child will pay
less than £4 a night.
approximately £5.
more than £10.
Questions 6-10
Instructions to follow
• Complete the sentence below.
• Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
After they arrive, the children will have a ………… at 8 o’clock.
On Saturday morning the children will get up at ………… .
During the ‘talk back’ session the children can ………… their day.
On Sunday the children will go on a day trip to visit the ………… .
At 6 o’clock on Sunday the children will be on the ………… .
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Part 2
Questions 11-14
Instructions to follow
• Complete the sentences below.
• Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Jasmine Climb founded her school on a quiet and isolated site because she appreciated
the …………. and serenity of such places.
When the school was first found, it had neither trees nor a ………….. .
The students listening to the speech will be staying at the school for …………. .
The program for the students’ first day will culminate with a …………. .
Questions 15-20
Instructions to follow
• Complete the plan below.
• Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
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School
___________ __________
Ursula
Hall ________Hall
William Hall
__________
Gym _______
_______________
Main gate
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Part 3
Questions 21-25
Instructions to follow
• Complete the summary below.
• Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
High Achievers
Although it is thought that people who bring work home every night would be top achievers, they tend to
peak early and then go into _____________High achievers work hard, but within __________It is also
important to choose _____________you enjoy. Top achievers spend over ___________of their working
hours doing work they prefer. They want ________________ not just external rewards.
Questions 26-30
Instructions to follow
• Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.
26. Top achievers take risks
without worrying about the consequences
only if they are assured of success
even if they face possible failure
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27. Very often perfectionists
turn out to be top achievers
don’t get many results
are not hard working
28. When top achievers make mistakes
they ignore the fact
they get angry with themselves
they learn from the experience
29. Top achievers tend to be people who
work well with others
prefer to work alone
complicate matters
30. Loners
want to do everything themselves
are free of the compulsion to be perfect
take no notice of rivals
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Part 4
Questions 31-37
Instructions to follow
• Answer the questions below.
• Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER.
31 How many English speakers are there around the world today?
32 Aside from French, which other language does the speaker say was more widely spoken than English
in the 19th century?
33 Who does the speaker believe will determine the future of English?
34 What is the alternative name for English pidgin and creole languages?
35 What does “longi” mean?
36 According to the speaker, which language has a history which is very similar to English?
37 What kind of languages are Spanish, French, and Italian?
Questions 38-40
Instructions to follow
• Choose the correct letters, A, B, or C.
• Write your answers in boxes 38-40 on your answer sheet.
38 The speaker says that Jamaican and South African English
are very traditional languages.
have greatly influenced the English language.
were created very recently.
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3 According to the second theory mentioned by the speaker, English
might lose some of its more complex features on a global level.
might become even more complicated than it is now.
might be called ‘Globish’.
English is a unique language because
it has the largest number of speakers in the world.
it hasn’t changed much throughout human history.
it’s spoken by a larger number of non-natives than any other language.
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