PRACTICE TEST 1 I. Phonetics: ( 2/ 20 points) Part 1: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. Write your answer in the right box below. 1. A. school B. good C. book D. football 2. A. mother B. love C. office D. one 3. A. arguments B. books C. elephants D. televisions 4. A. roast B. foam C. abroad D. toad 5. A. swear B. bear C. pear D. spear Part 2: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. Write your answer in the right box below. 6. A. chemical B. wilderness C. establish D. national 7. A. improve B. bumper C. farmer D. parents 8. A. stagnant B. wholesale C. submit D. labor 9. A. different B. mentally C. gradually D. denial 10. A. conservati B. minority C. especially D. environment II. LEXICO- GRAMMAR( 9/20 points) Part 1: Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each sentence below. Write your answer in the right box below. 11. We should arrive home safe and ………… . A. sound B. soundly C. warm D. warmly 12. The idea got a lot of ………… from the children’s parents. A. opposition B. disagreement C. dislike D. denial 13. The picnic………….to be a terrible disaster. A. turned out B. turned up C. turned down D. turned round 14. This national park………….an area of 2,000 square kilometers. A. covers B. surrounds C. consists D. spreads 15. Those gloves are much too small for you. Don’t try to put them on or you will ………….them. A. extend B. spread C. stretch D. swell 16. This is ………….the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do. A. by far B. by chance C. by heart D. by myself 17. The teacher suspected the student ………… cheating in examination. A. on B. about C. in D. of 18. I am so tired that I can’t take …………….what you are saying. A. up B. out C. in D. on 19. There is a fault at our television station. Please don’t ……… your set. A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch 20. A trade union membership has declined, the number of …………and strikes has also decreased. A. quarrels B. arguments C. disagreements D. disputes 21. I don’t know what all the fuss was about – It was just a(n) ……….in a teacup. A. flood B. storm C. earthquake D. blaze 22. The inconsiderate driver was ………for parking his vehicle in the wrong place. A. inflicted B. fined C. harassed D. condemned 23. I would love to go on a long sea…………… . A. route B. journey C. voyage D. travel 24. For a short while, I managed to catch…… of the President entering the palace. A. vision B. notice C. view D. sight 25. Our team was losing but we managed to …………the score. A. get B. notice C. even D. have 26. We had ……………holiday in Spain. A. a two- week B. two weeks’ C. a two week’s D. A and B 27. Some of the villagers thought the old woman had the …………eye. A. magic B. evil C. black D. wicked 28. Without plants, most water would ………….as soon as it falls. A. run off B. run after C. run away D. run by 29. Cuc Phuong national Park ………….over 200 square kms of rainforest. A. covers B. gets C. holds D. contains 30. We sat at the table until all the food………… A. were eaten B. was eating C. were eating D. was eaten Part 2: The passage below contains 10 errors. Underline the mistakes and correct them. Write your answers in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done for as an example. Birds that feed on flocks commonly retire together into (0) in roosts. The reasons for roosting commune are not always 31. ………………. obvious, but there are some likely benefit. In winter 32. ………………. especially, it is important for birds to keep warmth at night 33. ………………. and conserve precious food reserves. One way to do this is to find the sheltered roost. Solitary roosters shelter in 34. ………………. dense vegetation and enter a cavity- horned larks dig 35. ………………. holes in the ground and ptarmigan burrow into snow banks- but the effect of shelter is magnified by several 36. ……………… birds huddling together in the roosts, as wrens, swifts, brown creepers, bluebirds, and anis can. Body contact 37. …………… reduces the surface area expose to the cold air, so the 38. …………… birds keep each other warm. Two kinglets huddling together was found to reduce their heat losses 39. …………… with a quarter and three together saved a third of 40. …………… their heat. Part 3: Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered spaces provided in the column on the right. “ Battle for your heart” is the new film starring Hugh Grace. I’m afraid that my first (41. IMPRESS) was not 41………………. very favorable. The scenes of violence are (42.OFFEND) 42. ……………… and the main character, Tony, is simply(43. IRRITATE) 43. ……………… The audience is supposed to feel great ( 44. ADMIRE) for 44. ……………… Tony, an army officer, who is accused of ( 45. COWARD) 45. ………………. because he fails to attack the village where the (46. ADORE) Miranda lives with her old father. Tony 46. ………………. saves their lives, and although the idea of marrying him has little ( 47. ATTRACT) for her, Miranda agrees to it out 47……………… of (48.GRATEFUL).However, she is still in love with Alex, 48. ……………… one of the enemy army, and wants to remain ( 49. FAITH) 49. ………………. to him. The dialogue and the acting are just as bad as the plot. At the end, I breathed a sigh of ( 50. RELIEVE). This 50. ……………… is definitely one to miss! Part 4: Supply the correct form of the verbs in block capitals in brackets to complete the passage. Write your answer in the right box below. The British Empire – the countries ruled by Britain – started in the late 15 th century until a peak around 1920 when the British Empire ( 51. INCLUDE)……….around a quarter of the world’s population. British colonies included parts of North America, islands in the West Indies, India, Australia, New Zealand and several countries in Africa. Many of them ( 52. BECOME) ………. colonies at a time when several European countries, including Britain, France, Spain and the Netherlands, ( 53.COMPETE) ………… for trade around the world and for new sources of raw materials. Most of these countries became independent during the 20 th century, when it generally( 54. RECOGNIZE)……………… that it was not morally acceptable( 55. TAKE OVER) …………… other countries and exploit them, and many colonies( 56. HAVE)…………growing nationalist movements for independence. Many of the countries still( 57. HAVE)……… political and economic links with Britain through the Commonwealth and perhaps the most important and lasting cultural influence of the British Empire ( 58. BE) ……… the spread of the English language which ( 59. BE) still either an official language or ( 60. TEACH) as a second language in many countries. Part 5: Fill each gap in the following sentences with one of the prepositions or particles in the box. Use each word only once and write your answer in the right box below. from into for between beyond on down to up at 61. The Airline company laid……………………the regulations that a passenger can take 20 kilos of carry- on luggage. 62. I was totally abashed ………….his rude manner. 63. His abstinence ……………caffeine lasted only two months. 64. We found the small town changed ………… recognition. 65. There is a ban ………… using hosepipes during the drought. 66. George came ………… a lot of money when his uncle died. 67. I have an aversion ………….spiders. 68. When the children arrived at the fair, they made a beeline ……… the ghost train. 69. If you read … the lines, you will know that they don’t really welcome us to their party. 70. I was so angry when I saw the parking ticket that I tore it………… . III. READING ( 5/ 20 points) Part 1: Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Write your answer in the right box below. The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people’s( 71) ……………… are affected by IT. Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer whilst today ( 72)……… people use them at work, home or school and use of e- mail and the Internet is an every day event. These developments have brought many ( 73) ………to our lives. E-mail makes communication much easier and more immediate. This has numerous benefits for business, commerce, and education. The World Wide Web means that information on every conceivable subject is now( 74) to us. Clearly, for many people this has made life much easier and more convenient. However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial. Many people feel that the ( 75)……… use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter writing, telephone and face -to –face conversation. With ever increasing use of information technology these ( 76) elements are likely to increase in the future. In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost ( 77) to control and regulate. This has led to many concerns regarding children( 78) unsuitable websites. Yet perhaps the biggest threat to IT in years to come will be the computer ( 79) ………… more sophisticated or more destructive strains are almost inevitable. In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, ( 80) ……… I believe developments relating to new technology in the future are likely to produce many negative effects that will need to be addressed very carefully. 71. A. live B. lives C. living D. life 72. A. most B. most of C. most of the D. almost 73. A. services B. uses C. benefits D. effects 74. A. free B. convenient C. unused D. available 75. A. widespread B. immediate C. particular D. continued 76. A. positive B. negative C. careless D. trivial 77. A. possible B. impractical C. likely D. impossible 78. A. accessing B. approaching C. entering D. getting 79. A. disease B. program C. virus D. software 80. A. so B. moreover C. therefore D. yet Part 2: Read the following passage and answer the questions from 81 to 85. Write your answer in the right box below. The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry. Although Samuel B. Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1873, it was not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed. By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies. The following year, San Francisco was added to the network. The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes. Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the stream –driven rotary printing press by Richard M. Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the business of news gathering had been dependent upon the mail and on hand- operated presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting. The establishment of the Associated Press as a central wire service in 1846 marked the advent of a new era in journalism. 81. The main topic of the passage is A. the history of journalism B. the origin of the national telegraph C. how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network 82. The word “ gathering” in line 10 refers to A. people B. information C. objects D. substances 83. The author’s main purpose in this passage is to A. compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the stream -driven rotary press. B. propose new ways to develop the communications industry C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communications industry D. criticize Samuel B. Morse 84. This passage would most likely be found in a A. U.S history book B. book on trains C. science textbook D. computer magazine 85. It can be inferred from the passage that A. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communications industry B. Morse’s invention did not immediately achieve its full potential C. the extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention D. journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communications industry Part 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word. Write your answer in the right box below. One of the main problems facing the environmental movement is that it may become a victim of its own success. It is now generally accepted that issues such as global warning need to be( 86)…………………. with seriously, and that the Scandinavian forests are being destroyed ( 87)…………… to the effects of ( 88)……………… rain. Views ( 89)…………… these have now become an accepted part of the political scene, and consumers are constantly bombarded with green or ( 90)…………….friendly products. However, this does not mean that environmental groups can now afford to relax. On the (91)…………………, the green movement must consider how the momentum will( 92) ………………sustained when the current enthusiasm has (93)………………. The environment must not be ( 94) ………………… to fade from people’s minds, because the progress of ecological collapse has already been ( 95)……………. in train , and so far very little has been done to reverse it. IV: WRITING ( 4/20 points) Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. 96. Imagining our life without music is difficult. It………………………………………………………………………………………………… …… 97. Journalists report that the Finance Minister disagrees with the President. The Finance Minister……………………………………………………………………………… 98. You ought to put away all those toys before dinner. All those toys…………………………………………………………………………………… 99. I could finish the work early because he helped me Thanks………………………………………………………………………………………… ……. 100. It is possible that some of the students saw the exam paper last week. The exam paper may……………………………………………………………………………… 101. I have little confidence that he will be able to do the job. I have serious……………………………………………………………………………………… 102. They secretly declared independence two days ago. A secret……………………………………………………………………………………………. . 103. They are servicing my car tomorrow. I’m……………………………………………………………………………………………… …… 104. These two boxers weigh exactly the same. There is no…………………………………………………………………………………………. 105. Maria burst into tears when she heard the bad news. Maria broke ……………………………………………………………………………………… Part 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to it. Use the word given on the right, and this word must not be changed in any way. 106. The rain was coming down in torrents. ( cats) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… … 107. The regiment’s reputation was greatly damaged by his outrageous conduct. ( harm) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………… 108. You can avoid tooth decay by brushing your teeth regularly. ( prevented) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………… 109. You aren’t allowed to smoke on the tube. ( ban) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………… 110. They share a lot of hobbies and interests. ( common) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… 111. Make sure you plug the cord before you turn the microware-oven on. ( is) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………. 112. From the educational point of view his childhood years had been well spent. ( terms) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………. 113. Most people regard him as being the best man for the job. ( widely) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………. 114. If the children don’t get affection, it is harmful. ( lack) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………. 115. The referee shouted “ Penalty!” and was determined. ( who) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………. KEY TO PRACTICE TEST 1 I. PHONETICS: ( 2/20 points) Part 1: 1/20 points (0,2 point for each correct answer) 1: A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. D Part 2: 1/20 points (0,2 point for each correct answer) 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A II. LEXICO- GRAMMAR( 9/ 20 points) Part 1: 2/ 20 points( 0,1 point for each correct answer) 11. A 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. C 16. A 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. D 21.B 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. D Part 2: 2/ 20 points( 0,2 point for each correct answer) 31. commune – communally 32. benefit – benefits 33. warmth- warm 34. the- a 35. and- or 36. shelter- sheltering 37. can – do 38. expose- exposed 39. was- were 40. with – by Part 3: 2/ 20 points( 0,2 point for each correct answer) 41. impression 42. offensive 43. irritating 44. admiration 45. cowardice 46. adorable 47. attraction 48. gratitude 49. faithful 50. relief Part 4. 1/ 20 points( 0,1 point for each correct answer) 51. included 52. became 53. were competing 54. was recognized 55. to take over 56. had 57. have 58. has been 59. is 60. is taught Part 5. 2/ 20 points( 0,2 point for each correct answer) 61. down 62. at 63. from 64. beyond 65. on 66. into 67. to 68. for 69. between 70. up III. READING ( 5/ 20 points) Part 1: 2/ 20 points( 0,2 point for each correct answer) 71. B 72. A 73. C 74. D 75. A 76. B 77. D 78. A 79.C 80. D Part 2: 1/ 20 points( 0,2 point for each correct answer) 81. D 82. B 83. C 84. A 85. B Part 3: 2/ 20 points( 0,2 point for each correct answer) 86. dealt 87. due88. acid 89. like 90. environmentally 91. contrary 92. be 93. passed 94. allowed 95. set. IV. WRITING: (4/20 points) Part 1: 2/ 20 points( 0,2 point for each correct answer) 96. It is difficult to imagine our life without music 97. The Finance Minister is reported to disagree with the President 98. All the toys ought to be put away before dinner. 99. Thanks to his help, I could finish the work early. 100. The exam paper may have been seen by some of the students last week. 101. I have serious doubts about his ability to do the job. 102. A secret declaration of independence was made 2 days ago. 103. I’m having my car serviced tomorrow. 104. There is no difference in weight between these two boxes. 105. Maria broke down when she heard the bad news. Part 2: 2 / 20 points( 0,2 point for each correct answer) 106. It was raining cats and dogs. 107. His outrageous conduct did great harm to the regiment’s reputation. 108. Tooth decay can be prevented by brushing your teeth regularly. 109. There is a ban on smoking on the tube. 110. They have a lot of hobbies and interests in common. 111. Make sure the cord is plugged before you turn the microwave oven on 112. In terms of education his childhood years had been well spent. 113. He is widely regarded as being the best man for the job. 114. If children lack affection, it is harmful. 115. The referee who was determined shouted “ Penalty” PRACTICE TEST 2 A. PHONETICS (10p) Question 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (5p) 1. A. random B. canal C. many D. explanatory 2. A. good B. moon C. food D. balloon 3. A. provide B. product C. production D. procedure 4. A. kite B. bite C. Christian D. Christ 5. A. voltage B. voyage C. massage D. dosage Question 2: Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (5p) 1. A. argumentative B. psychological C. contributory D. hypersensitive 2. A. atomic B. brilliant C. determined D. ambitious 3. A. trigonometry B. explanatory C. immediately D. democracy 4. A. photograph B. payroll C. accent D. regretful 5. A. majority B. ceremony C. astronomy D. investiture B. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (20p) Question 3: Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in the brackets. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (10p) 1. It’s time we (go). If we (not leave) now, we (miss) the train. 2. I know I (not write) to you before, but I (be) so busy recently that I (not have) time for writing letters. I (telephone) you instead, but I (forget) your number. 3. Why didn’t you tell me you could lend me the money? I (not borrow) it from the bank. 4. He is walking (hurry) to the place where his ex-wife, a famous naturalist now (lie) (bury) among the animals she (love) so much. 5. We will see Alice at the corner, she (wait) for us when we (arrive). 6. He resents (be) (tell) what (do). 7. Her mother (go) abroad last month, so it (not be) her you see at the theater last Sunday. Question 4: The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been done as an example. Write your answers in the numbered blanks below (5p) After an absence in thirty years, I decided visiting my old school again. I had expected to find changes, but no a completely different building. As I walked up the school drive, I wondered for a moment if I had come to the right address. The grimy, red brick fortress with their tall windows that had looked up grimly on the playground and playing fields had swept away. In its place stood a bright, modern block risen from the ground on great concrete stilts. A huge expanse of glass extending across the face of the building, and in front, there was a well- kept lawn where previous there had been untidy gravel yard. Question 5: Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (5p) 1. We’re all very obliged …………… you 2. When the wound has healed you can remove the plaster. 3. Without a fridge, fresh food will go very quickly. 4. I’m faithful …………… my principle. 5. I haven’t heard Mandy since she wrote in July. 6. This service is free …………… charge. 7. They went ahead contrary ……………… my advice. 8. The weather was fine, and everyone was making the coast. 9.We’re going Tom’s car tomorrow. 10. Have a card your sleeve. C. READING (20p) Question 6: Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (10p) In addition to the great ridges and volcanic chains, the oceans conceal another form of undersea mountains: the strange guyot, or flat-topped seamount. No marine geologist even suspected the existence of these isolated mountains until they were discovered by geologist Harry H. Hess in 1946. He was serving at the time as naval officer on a ship equipped with a fathometer. Hess named these truncated peaks for the nineteenth-century Swiss-born geologist Arnold Guyot, who had served on the faculty of Princeton University for thirty years. Since then, hundreds of guyots have been discovered in every ocean but the Arctic. Like offshore canyons, guyots present a challenge to oceanographic theory. They are believed to be extinct volcanoes.Their flat tops indicate that they once stood above or just below the surface, where the action of waves leveled off their peaks. Yet today, by definition, their summits are at least 600 feet below the surface, and some are as deep as 8,200 feet. Most lie between 3,200 feet and 6,500 feet. Their tops are not really flat but slope upward to a low pinnacle at the center. Dredging from the tops of guyots has recovered basalt and coral rubble, and that would be expected from the eroded tops of what were once islands. Some of this material is over 80 million years old. Geologists think the drowning of the guyots involved two processes: The great weight of the volcanic mountains depressed the sea floor beneath them, and the level of the sea rose a number of times, especially when the last Ice Age ended, some 8,000 to 11.000 years ago. 1. What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage? A. To trace the career of Arnold Guyot. B. To describe feature of the undersea world. C. To present the results of recent geologic research. D. To discuss underwater ridges and volcano chains 2. The word “conceal” is closest in meaning to which of the following? A. Contain B. Erode C. Hide D. Create 3. The passage implies that guyots were first detected by means of A. a fathometer B. computer analysic C. a deep-sea diving expedition D. research submarines 4. The author indicates that Arnold Guyot A. was Harry Hess's instructor B. invented the fathometer C. named the guyed after himself D. taught at Princeton University 5. What does the passage sav about the Arctic Ocean? A. The first guyot was discovered there. B. No guyots have ever been found there. C. There are more guyots there than in any other ocean. D. It is impossible that guyots were ever formed there. 6. The author states that offshore canyons and guyots have which of the following characteristics in common? A. Both are found on the ocean floor near continental shelves. B. Both present oceanographers with a mystery. C. Both were formed by volcanic activity. D. Both were, at one time, above the surface of the sea. 7. According to the passage, most guyots are found at a depth of A. less than 600 feet. B. between 600 and 3,200 feet. C. between 3,200 and 6,500 feet D. more than 8,200 feet 8. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “rubble”? A. Fragments B. Mixture C. Columns D. Core 9. According to the passage, which of the following two processes were involved in the submersion of guyots? A. Erosion and volcanic activity. B. The sinking of the sea floor and the rising of sea level. C. Mountain building and the action of ocean currents D. High tides and earthquakes 10. According to the passage, when did sea level significantly rise? A. In 1946 B. In the nineteenth century C. From 8,000 to 11,000 years D. 80 million years ago Question 7: Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (10p) As Christmas evolved in the United States, new customs were adopted and many old ones were reworked. The legend of Santa Claus, for example, had origins in Europe and was brought by Dutch settlers to New York in the early 18 th century. Traditionally, Santa Claus - from the Dutch Sinter Klaas - was depicted as a tall, dignified, religious figure riding a white horse through the air. Known as Saint Nicholas in Germany, he was usually accompanied by Black Peter, an elf who punished disobedient children. In North America he eventually developed into a fat, jolly old gentleman who had neither the religious attributes of Saint Nicholas nor the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter. Santa’s transformation began in 1823, when a New York newspaper published the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas, which Clement Clark Moore had written to amuse his daughter. The poem introduced many Americans to the story of a kindly saint who flew over housetops in a reindeer-drawn sleigh. Portraits and drawings of Santa Claus by American illustrator Thomas Nast further strengthened the legend during the second half of the 19 century. Living at the North Pole and assisted by elves, the modern Santa produced and delivered toys to all good children. By the late 19 th century he had become such a prominent figure of American folklore that in 1897, when Virginia O’Hanlon wrote to the New York Sun newspaper asking if Santa was real, she received a direct answer: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”. 1. Who brought the legend of Santa Claus to the USA according to the passage? A. Sinter Klaas B. Saint Nicholas C. A German D. Dutch settlers 2. Santa Claus was traditionally described as a A. tall man who could walk through the air. B. fat, jolly, old man. C. religious figure. D. fat man riding a white horse. 3. Santa Claus in North America was depicted as A. a man with the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter. B. a good old man with less religious character. C. one with religious attributes of Saint Nicholas. D. a jolly man on horseback. 4. Who was Black Peter? A. an elf accompanying Saint Nicholas. C. one of the disobedient children. B. an elf who rode a white horse. D. a popular traditional figure. 5. What word is closest in meaning to “attributes”? A. symbols of a person B. natural qualities C. effects D. outer appearance 6. Where did the legend of Santa Claus come from? [...]... was the thief (OUT)  It turned OUT that Joe was the thief I need a calculator to arrive at the total (OUT)  I need a calculator to work OUT the total I met your friend David the other day (INTO)  I ran INTO your friend David the other day I think you’ve been overcharged, old son! (OFF)  I think you’ve been ripped OFF, old son I think we should increase the pressure on her to resign (UP)  I think... passage (10p) 1 not 2 life 3 ring 4 More 5.using 6 problems 7 passengers 8 silent 9 answer 10 turn/switch Question 10: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered spaces provided in the column on the right (5p) 1 theatrical 2 mammalian 3 chaotic 4 unpleasant 5 immeasurably 6 entries 7 beholder 8 indispensable 9 electrification 10 antibiotics E WRITING (30p) Question 11: (10p) I Finish... that these boys were playing in this way only because of the films they (44) , and that this will encourage them to grow up into violent adults I disagree with that It is true that if they (45) _ these things they (46) _ these particular games, but I am sure they would be playing other games of equal violence, as young boys(47) _ Moreover, if (48) to get this natural violence out of their... 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.B 10. C Question 7: Read the following passage and choose the best answer Write your answers in the numbere blanks provided below the passage (10p) 1 D 2.C 3 B 4.A 5 A 6.B 7.D 8.D 9 B 10 A D USE OF ENGLISH (20p) Question 8: Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage (0) has been don as an example (5p) 1 B 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.A 10. C Question 9:... turning down C turning to D turning out 10 I think he is his time looking for a job there, they are not taking any staff on at present A wasting B losing C spending D missing 11 The injured before help came A had died B has died C have died D would die 12 He was made out all the truth by the police A speak B speaking C spoke D to speak 13 I cannot stand around nothing A to sit / to do B sit / doing... TEST 5 Part 1 (2,0 ms) 1/ B 2/ C 3/ C 4/ D 5/B 6/ C 7/D 8/ D 9/A 10/ B 0.20m / each Part 2 (2.0ms) 1/ B 2/ C 3/ D 4/ D 5/ A 6/ C 7/ C 8/ C 9/ B 10/ C - 0.20m / each Part 3 (1.0m ) 1/ at / on 2/ after 3/ on 4/ at 5/ about 0.20m / each Part 4 (2.0ms ) 1/ meets 2/ listens 3/ finishes 4/ stars 5/ cause 6/ fails 7/ occur 8/ have 9/ identifies 10/ do 0.20m / each B Reading Part 1 (2,0ms ) 1/ True 2/ False 3/... she has written quite a few books this year A fruitful B fertile C prolific D successful 10 I’ll _ the idea with the other members in the family and let you know A discuss B argue C explain D talk 11 The car burst into but the driver managed to escape A fire B burning C heat D flames 12 I was just _ to go out when you telephoned A around B about C thinking D planned 13 They live in... lives (measure) 6 This famous singer had two (enter) in the Guinness Book of World Records 7 Beauty is in the eye of the (hold) 8 Computers are now considered (dispense) in the business world 9 Due to (electric) the difference between urban life and rural life is more and more reduced 10 A doctor may prescribe (biotic) if the patient has an infection E WRITING (30p) Question 11: (10p) I Finish each... to A get down B get off C get out of D get over 53 This is an experiment The astronauts will be trying something A on B out C in D with 54 We are appreciative _ their efforts A of B for C in D over 55 She was unequal _ the demands placed on her A towards B with C for D to 56 You know your problem? You get too wound up _ things A with B for C under D about 57 I was _ the impression... way Stop criticizing everybody! (DOWN) Terry has just insured her life (OUT) In the end it was discovered that Joe was the thief (OUT) I need a calculator to arrive at the total (OUT) I met your friend David the other day (INTO) I think you’ve been overcharged, old son! (OFF) I think we should increase the pressure on her to resign (UP) I won’t allow swearing in my classroom (FOR) The company was bought . PRACTICE TEST 1 I. Phonetics: ( 2/ 20 points) Part 1: Choose the word which has the underlined. shouted “ Penalty!” and was determined. ( who) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………. KEY TO PRACTICE TEST 1 I. PHONETICS: ( 2/20 points) Part 1: 1/20 points (0,2 point for each correct answer) 1:. children lack affection, it is harmful. 115. The referee who was determined shouted “ Penalty” PRACTICE TEST 2 A. PHONETICS (10p) Question 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced