PRACTICE TEST

TEST DATE: 14/03/2020

LISTENING (40 points)
PART 1 (20 points):
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Midbury Drama Club

Background
 Club started in .........1957...........
 Prize recently won by (1) ........................................... selection
 Usually performs (2) ................................................ plays
Meetings
 Next auditions will be on Tuesday, (3) .........................................
 Help is needed with (4) ............................... and .............................
 Rehearsals take place in the (5) ............................................ hall
 Nearest carpark for rehearsals is in Ashburton Road opposite the
(6).........................................
Costs
 Annual membership fee is (7) £...........................
 Extra payment for (8) ...................................
Contact
 Secretary's name is Sarah (9)...................................
 Secretary's phone number is (10).............................

PART 2 (10 points):

Listen and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
11. What does the charity Forward thinking do?
A. It funds art exhibitions in hospitals.
B. It produces affordable materials for art therapy.
C. It encourages the use of arts projects in healthcare.
12. What benefit of Forward thinking's work does Jasmine mention?
A. People avoid going to hospitals.
B. Patients require fewer drugs.
C. Medical students do better in tests.
13. When did the organization become known as Forward thinking?
A. 1986
B. in the 1990s
C. 2005
14. Where does Forward thinking operate?
A. within Clifton city
B. in all parts of London
C. in several towns and villages near Clifton
15. Jasmine explains that the Colville Centre is
 A. a school for people with health problems.
B. a venue for a range of different activities.
C. a building which needs repairing.

PART 3 (10 points):

Who can take part in each of the classes?
Write the correct letter A, B, or C next to questions 16-20.

Class participants
A. children and teenagers
B. adults
C. all ages

16. Learn Salsa ............................

17. Smooth Movers ............................
18. Art of the Forest ............................
19. The Money Maze ............................
20. Make a Play ............................

LEXICO – GRAMMAR (50 points)

PART 1. Choose the word that best completes each sentence. (20 points)
1. He was ___________ with an extraordinary ability.
A. intrusted B. ensured C. endowed D. entreated
2. The news of his death was like a bolt ___________.
A. from the red B. from the blue C. from the black D. from the white
3. Four people drowned when the yatch ___________ in a sudden storm.
A. inverted B. overflowed C. upset D. capsized
4. Could I pick your ___________ on the subject before the meeting?
A. brains B. mind C. head D. intellect
5. At first they refused but I managed to ___________ them around to my way of thinking.
A. put B. force C. push D. bring
6. ___________, he remained optimistic.
A. Though badly wounded he was B. Badly wounded as he was
C. As he was badly wounded D. As badly wounded he was
7. These drugs will help you but don't expect a miracle ___________.
A. cure B. remedy C. recovery D. therapy
8. Her health has improved in ___________.
A. sick and tired B. odds and ends C. leaps and bounds D. trial and error
9. ___________ imagined what would happen.
A. Not for one minute had they B. Never they had
C. No minute had they D. Not one minute had they
10. If you act ___________, you risk making mistakes.
A. on purpose B. on impulse C. in a sense D. in panic
11. The nervous job candidate took a deep breath and tried to ___________ herself.
A. subdue B. compose C. wrestle D. strike
12. We were taken out for a meal ___________ the company's expense.
 A. for B. in C. at D. from
13. My new shoes will be great once I've ______ them ______.
A. broken – in B. put – through C. taken – to D. fixed – up
14. I don't think it would be wise to try to make Max change his mind about divorcing Barbara.
Well, in his place I ___________ her at all.
A. would never have married B. needn't have married
C. would never marry D. must never have married
15. They must have gone away, ___________?
A. shouldn't they B. haven't they C. mustn't they D. didn't they
16. Find someone who will let you talk things through, or ___________ that, write down your
thoughts.
A. except B. failing C. for all of D. given
17. ___________ unprepared for the exam, I felt sure I would get a low score.
A. Having B. Being C. Although D. Because
18. Many students couldn't _______, but the teacher _______ the problem by going into a
detailed explanation.
A. catch up/ cleared away B. catch up with/ cleared off
C. catch on/ cleared up D. catch at/ cleared out
19. Everythings looks very positive for the company, ___________ the current investors do not
default on their agreements.
A. assuming that B. whether C. whereas D. as if
20. What on earth made you risk your life and ___________ by driving that fast?
A. death B. health C. limb D. liberty

PART 2. Give the correct form of the word in brackets. (10 points)
1. At the age of 17 she is already one of Hollywood's most ___________ actresses. (SEEK)
2. If you are worried about wrinkles, use a ___________ cream every day. (MOIST)
3. They lost the battle, despite ___________ the enemy by two to one. (NUMBER)
4. Few active steps were taken to measure, understand or manage the occurence of
___________. (ABSENCE)
5. Advertising is particularly effective on people who are highly ___________. (SUGGEST)
6. The ___________ sports stadium is the pride of the city. (FUTURE)
7. Nadal has defeated his ___________, Ferrer in the quarter final. (PATROTISM)
8. She ___________ herself, left the farm and moved to London. (ROOT)
9. The new BMW has a more powerful engine than its ___________. (PRECEDE)
10. She stood there completely ___________, so I had no idea at all what she was thinking.
(EXPRESS)

PART 3. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it.(10 points)
1. I am very glad (A) that you have done (B) lots of (C) progress this semester (D).
2. The Girls Scouts, found (A)by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, has grown (B) to a current
membership of more than (C) three million (D) girls.
3.The Nobel Prize winning (A) candidate, together with (B) his wife and children, are (C)
staying in Sweden after (D) the presentation.
4. In general, novels are thought of extended (A) works of prose fiction depicting (B) the inner and
outer lives (C) of their characters (D).
5. Full time jobs for men are declining, while (A) more women are finding (B) part-time or full-
time work.
The result is declining social status for men so (C) they lose their role as (D) the sole finance
provider.
6. Ancient people made a clay (A) pottery because (B) they needed it (C) for their survival(D).
7.The Concord can fly across (A)the Atlantic without refuelling (B)and carrying (C)11 tons of freight.(D)
8.That (A)cats have (B)nine lives (C) have been believed (D)for centuries.
9. Despite the appearance (A)of the Mayan empire(B), there are (C)still Mayans in the region that
they (D)once inhabited.
10. An organ is(A) a group of tissues(B) capable to perform(C)some special functions, as, for
example, the heart, the liver(D) or the lungs.

PART 4. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition.(10 points)

1. Two thieves were arrested, but one is still ___________ large.
2. I’m ___________ any having more meetings.
3. Amused by the three clowns, the spectators were convulsed ___________ laughter.
4. When the police raided the gambling den, the gamblers dispersed ___________ all directions.
5. Many people aspire ___________ power and wealth, but few attain them.
6. At the moment, I am ___________ to my ears in work, so I can't go out with you.
7. Have you seen a miser parting ___________ his money?
8. The poor girl has fallen victim ___________ a wasting disease.
9. As the weather was fine, we set out ___________ high spirits.
10. Don't interrupt; just hear me ___________ before you give comments.

READING COMPREHENSION (50 points)

PART 1. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space. (10 points)
(1) ___________ popular belief, one does not have to be a trained programmer to work
online. Of course, there are plenty of jobs available for people with high-tech computer skills, but
the growth of new media has (2) ___________up a wide range of Internet career opportunities
requiring only a minimal level of technical (3) ___________. Probably one of the most well-known
online job opportunities is the job of webmaster. However, it is hard to define one basic job
description for this position. The qualifications and responsibilities depend on what tasks a
particular organization neeads a webmaster to (4) ___________.
To specify the job description of a webmaster, one needs to identify the hardware and
software that the website will manage to run (5) ___________. Different typres of hardware and
software require different skill sets to manage them. Another key factor is whether the website will
be running internally or externally. Finally, the responsibilities of a webmaster also depend on
whether he or she will be working independently, or whether the firm will provide people to help.
All of these factors need to be considered before one can create requiring (6) ___________
knowledge of the latest computer applications. (7) ___________, there are also online jobs
available for which traditional skills remain in high (8) ___________. Content jobs require
excellent writing skills and a good sense of the web as a "new media".
The term "new media" is difficult to define because it encompasses a (9) ___________
growing set of new technologies and skills. Specifically, it includes websites, email, Internet
technology, CD-ROM, DVD, streaming audio and video, interactive multimedia presentations, e-
books, digital music, computer illustration, video games, (10) ___________ reality, and computer
artistry.
1. A. Apart from B. Contrary to C. Prior to D. In contrast to
2. A. taken B. sped C. set D. opened
3. A. expertise B. master C. efficiency D. excellency
4. A. conduct B. perform C. undergone D. overtake
5. A. on B. over C. in D. with
6. A. built-in B. up-market C. in-service D. in-depth
7. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Then
8. A. content B. demand C. reference D. requirement
9. A. constantly B. continually C. increasingly D. invariably
10. A. fancy B. imaginative C. illusive D. virtual

PART 2. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question. (10 points)

"The evolution of the banana, star of the Western fruit bowl" By Rosie Mestel
Did you hear? The genome of the banana has been sequenced, an important development in
scientist's efforts to produce better bananas.
A look at that genome has revealed curious things, said Pat Heslop-Harrison, a plant
geneticist at the University of Leicester in England who was a coauthor of the report published
this week in the journal Nature.
For example, there are regions of the banana genome that don't seem to be involved in
making proteins but are shared by many different species of plants, far beyond bananas. What, he
wonders, are they doing?
There are remnants of bits of banana streak virus spliced into the banana genome (too broken-
up to cause disease, however).
There are whole sets of DNA repeats that plants normally have but bananas do not. And,
intriguingly, three times since this genus of giant herbs took an evolutionary turn away from its
relatives -- the grasses -- it has duplicated its entire set of chromosomes.
Two of the doublings took place at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary 65 million years ago,
back when the dinosaurs and lots of other species went extinct, Heslop-Harrison noted.
Duplications like this are known to have happened in other plant groups at this same time
but haven't occurred since, Heslop-Harrison said. Scientists don't know why, but they believe
having extra copies of genes may have imparted some stability to plants during a time of rapid
climate change after an asteroid hit Earth.
Having more than one gene of each type means that if one gene of a set loses function, the
plant still has another one that works. And there's more room for adaptability to new circumstances,
because one gene could be altered and co-opted for new purposes and there would still be the other
one left to perform the original job.
"Perhaps it's the reason [bananas have] done so well in the subsequent millions of years,"
Heslop-Harrison said. "One can ask, will changes occurring in the world's climate now mean
there's going to be a whole set of new genome duplications that will enable plants to survive? We
don't know that, but it's interesting to consider."
The banana genome sequenced by the French scientists was from the Pahang, a wild
Malaysian banana of the species Musa acuminata. It's a key species in the complicated evolution
of the bananas and plantains people eat around the world, including the Cavendish banana that we
buy at the supermarket.
The sterile Cavendish is a so-called triploid: It has three sets of chromosomes instead of the
normal two. One of those genomes came from Pahang. The others came from other subspecies of
Musa acuminata.
The changes occurred stepwise, and went something like this:
 Thousands of years ago, two wild banana species from different parts of the islands of
Southeast Asia were brought into the same range by people. They formed hybrids. A bit like
mules, the hybrids were vigorous but fairly sterile.
 The hybrids were kept going without sex through propagation of their shoots.
 At some point, the hybrids developed the ability to set fruit without being fertilized.
 Then (for most bananas, including the Cavendish) came another chance event that caused
the hybrids to end up with three sets of chromosomes. Every now and again, the few viable eggs
and pollen that they made would mistakenly contain two sets of chromosomes instead of just
one.
When a double-chromosome pollen combined with a single-chromosome egg (or vice
versa), the result was a hopelessly sterile plant with even more vigorous fruit.
Events like this happened more than once and sometimes included other types of ancestral
banana species.
Some scientists, in fact, have made a whole study of banana domestication and movement
around the world. They've pieced the story together using quite different strands of information,
including the genomes of wild and cultivated bananas, the microscopic relics of banana leaf
material found at archaeological sites, and even the word for "banana" in different languages.
1. In paragraph 2, the word "curious" is closest in meaning to
A. inquisitive B. peculiar C. nosy D. intricate
2. What does paragraph 5 suggest about bananas?
A. The banana genus may not yet be classifiable into a traditional category.
B. Bananas are actually a species of grass.
C. Bananas may now be categorized as "herbs" in supermarkets.
D. Because banana chromosomes duplicate themselves, they have better potential for
successful cloning.
3. Why does the author use "intriguingly" to describe the phenomenon in paragraph 5?
A. To imply that bananas are far more interesting than other fruits.
B. To make readers doubt the claims scientists are making about bananas.
C. To suggest that duplication of chromosomes is a rare and interesting occurrence in the
plant world.
D. To encourage questions about whether bananas are grasses or herbs.
4. Why is the observation in paragraph 6 important?
A. It suggests that the banana mutated its genetic structure for survival.
B. It shows that bananas can be traced as far back as dinosaurs.
C. It suggests that bananas were fatal to dinosaurs and other species.
D. It proves that bananas are immune to atmospheric changes.
5. The word "co-opted" in paragraph 8 is closest in meaning to
A. decided upon together B. argued against
C. removed from the study D. adopted
6. The quote in paragraph 9 most closely suggests
 A. Bananas may be an example of ways that species might alter their genetics to survive
changes in the earth's climate and atmosphere.
B. That the genetic mutations of bananas have no implications for other species.
C. That genetic structure is the only factor that should be considered when predicting
survival.
D. Though bananas have made it this far, there is no proof that they will survive the next
wave of significant atmospheric changes.
7. According to the article, all are steps in the evolution of the banana EXCEPT
A. Some banana hybrids began to develop three sets of chromosomes.
B. The merging of two different banana species.
C. Bananas reproduced widely and easily through fertilization.
D. Bananas developed the ability to develop fruit without fertilization.
8. The word "chance" in bold is closest in meaning to
A. random B. gamble C. risky D. opportune
9. All are variations of banana mentioned in the article EXCEPT
A. the Cavendish B. Dolus mundi C. Musa acuminata D. plantains
10. The word "domestication" in the final paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. housebroken B. well-controlled
C. adapted for human consumption D. accepted within the culture

PART 3. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (10 points)
My stay among the indigenous people of Africa turned out to be a mixture of both success
and failure. I was able to observe firsthand (1) __________ the people lived instead of relying on
books or films. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that they were genial people. They were friendly
(2) ___________ me from the very first day and they did not display any signs of hostility throughout
my month long stay. I felt indignant (3)____________ I thought of the terrible way they had always
been (4) __________ in films and books. I felt (5)____________ for them as they did not know how
much others (6) __________ them.
However, my trip was not a (7) __________ of roses. I had been warned many times by
my colleagues that when I stay with a tribe, I had to do as the Romans do. I should not be afraid
to try new things especially the food that they (8) __________ delicacies. These were highly prized
and only eaten on special (9)__________. Unfortunately, I did not (10) __________ their advice
and I gagged on a piece of meet that they offered me. They looked offended and from that day,
many of them were not as friendly as they used to be.
PART 4. Five sentences have been removed from the newspaper article below. Choose one
sentence which fits each gap. (10 points)
Fun at the Dentist's?
If you walk into W.Lloyd Jerome's dental surgery in the centre of Glasgow, you'll see bright
modern paintings on the wall and a fashionable blue couch which patients sit on while he checks
their teeth. Jerome says, "Fifty percent of the population only go to the dentist when they're in pain
rather than attending for regular check-ups. That's because they're frightened."
To counteract this, he has tried to create an environment where people are not afraid. " (1)
_______" I find that's one of the things that people associate with pain. In fact, my philosophy is
that dental treatment should take place in an atmosphere of relaxation, interest and above all
enjoyment."
 Which is all highly shocking for anyone (most of us in fact) who has learnt to associate dental
treatment with pain, or at the very least, with formal, clinical visits. Jerome says, " If people are
relaxed, entertained and correctly treated, they will forget such previous negative experiences."
Virtual-reality headsets are one of his new relaxation techniques. " (2) _______ The headsets
are used for the initial check-up, where the patient sits comfortably on the blue couch and watches
a film about underwater wildlife while I look at their teeth. Then the headset switches to a special
camera, to give the patient a visual tour around their mouth." Surprisingly, most patients seem to
enjoy this part of their visit to the dentist.
Another key point is that the surgery smells more like a perfume shop than a dentist's. Today
there is the smell of orange. Jerome explains, " (3) _______ Smell is very important. That dental
smell of surgical spirit can fet the heart racing in minutes if you are frightened of dentists." I
certainly found the delicate smell in the surgery very pleasant.
Although he is known as Glasgow's most fashionable dentist, Jerome is keen to point out that
he takes his work very seriously. " (4) _______"
For example, Jerome uses a special instrument which sprays warm water on the teeth to clean
them, rather than scraping them. " It feels a bit strange at first. but as long as people are relaxed,
it's not painful at all."
Five years ago, Jerome went to the United States to do research into dental techniques. " (5)
_______" , he explains. He sees his patient-centred attitude as the start of a gradual movement
towards less formality in the conservative British dentistry profession.
At that moment, a patient arrives. Jerome rushes over, offers him a cup of tea, asks him what
video he'd like to watch and leads him gently towards the chair. The patient seems enjoying this
five-star treatment and no wonder. The surgery seems more like an elegant beauty parlour than a
mainstream dental practice.

A. One of the things I found out there was that when you make it easier for the patient,
you make it easier for yourself.
B. That's why I took the decision not to wear a white coat.
C. The relaxation techniques are important but the quality of the treatment is of course
the most important thing.
D. We were the first practice in Britain to introduce them and they're proving very
popular.
E. Now I'm sure that they actually look forward to their visits here.
F. When people walk in, I want them to realise with all their senses that it's not like
going to the dentist's.

PART 5. Read the passage and answer the questions below.(10 points)
WHAT COOKBOOKS REALLY TEACH US
A. Shelves bend under the weight of cookery books. Even a mrdium-sized bookshop contains
many more recipes than one person could hope to cook in a lifetime. Although the recipes in
one book are often similar to those in another, their presentation varies wildly, from an array
of vegetarian cookbooks to instructions on cooking the food that historical figures might
have eaten. The reason for this abundance is that cookbooks promise to bring about a kind
of domestic transformation for the user. The daily routine can be put to one side and they
liberate the user, if only temporarily. To follow their instructions is to turn a task which has
 to be performed every day into an engaging, romantic process. Cookbooks also provide an
opportunity to delve into distant cultures without having to turn up at an airport to get there.
B. The first Western cookbook appeared just over 1,600 years ago. De re coquinara (it means
'concerning cookery') is attributed to a Roman gourmet named Apicius. It is probably a
compilation of roman and Greek recipes, some or all of them drawn from manuscripts that
were later lost. The editor was sloppy, allowing several duplicated recipes to sneak in. Yet
Apicius's book set the tone of cookery advice in Europe for more than a thousand years. As
a cookbook it is unsatisfactory with very basic instructions. Joseph Vehling, a chef who
translated Apicius in the 1930s, suggested the author had been obscure on purpose, in case
his secrets leaked out.
C. But a more likely reason is that Apicius's recipes were written by and for professional cooks,
who could follow their shorthand. This situation continued for hundred of years. There was
no order to cookbooks: a cake recipe might be followed by a mutton one. But then, they were
not written for careful study. Before the 19th century few educated people cooked for
themselves. The wealthiest employed literate chefs; others presumably read recipes to their
servants. Such cooks would have been capable of creating dishes from the vaguest of
instructions.
D. The invention of printing might have been expected to lead to greater clarity but at first the
reverse was true. As words acquired commercial value, plagiarism exploded. Recipes were
distorted through reproduction. A recipe for boiled capon in The Good Huswives Jewell,
printed in 1596, advised the cook to add three or four dates. By 1653, when the recipe was
given by a different author in A Book of Fruits & Flowers, the cook was told to set the dish
aside for three or four days.
E. The dominant theme in 16th and 17th century cookbooks was order. Books combined recipes
and household advice, on the assumption that a well-made dish, a well-ordered larder and
well-disciplined children were equally important. Cookbooks thus became a symbol of
dependability in chaotic times. They hardly seem to have been affected by the English civil
war or the revolutions in America and France.
F. In the 1850s Isabella Beeton published The Book of Household Management. Like earlier
cookery writers she plagiarised freely, lifting not just recipes but philosophical observations
from other books. If Beeton's recipes were not wholly new, though, the way in which she
presented them certainly was. She explains when the chief ingredients are most likely to be
in season, how long the dish will take to prepare and even how much how much it is likely
to cost. Beeton's recipes were well suited to her times. Two centuries earlier, an
understanding of rural ways had been so widespread that one writer could advise cooks to
heat water until it was a little hotter than milk comes from a cow. By the 1850s Britain was
industrialising. The growing urban middle class needed details, and Beeton provided them
in full.
G. In France, cookbooks were fast becoming even more systematic. Compared with Britain,
france had produced few books written for the ordinary householder by the end of the 19 th
century. The most celebrated French cookbooks were written by superstar chefs who had a
clear sense of codifying a unified approach to sophisticated French cooking. The 5,000
recipes in Auguste Escoffier's Le Guide Culinaire (The Culinary Guide), published in 1902,
might as well have been written in stone, given the book's reputation among French chefs,
many of whom still consider it the definitive reference book.
H. What Escoffier did for French cooking, Fannier did for American home cooking. She not
only synthesised American cuisine; she elevated it to the status of science. 'Progress in
civilisation has been accompanied by progress in cookery,' she breezily announced in The
Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, before launching into a collection of recipes that
sometimes resembles a book of chemistry experiments. She was occasionally over-fussy.
She explained that currants should be picked between June 28 th and July 3rd, but not when it
is raining. But in the main her book is reassuringly authoritative. Its recipes are short, with
no unnecessary chat and no unnecessary spices.
I. In 1950 Mediterranean Food by Elizabeth David launched a revolution in cooking advice in
Britain. In some ways Mediterranean Food recalled even older cookbooks but the smells and
noises that filled David's books were not mere decorations for her recipes. They were the
points of her books. When she began to write, many ingredients were not widely available
or affordable. She understood this, acknowledging in a later edition of one of her books that
'even if people could not very often make the dishes here described, it was stimulating to
think about them.' David's books were not so much cooking manuals as guides to the kind of
food people might well wish to eat.
Questions 1-5
Which paragraph contains the following information? Write the correct letter, A-I, in spaces 1-5.
You may use any letter more than once.
1. cookery books providing a sense of stability during periods of unrest _________
2. details in recipes being altered as they were passed on _________
3. knowledge which was in danger of disappearing _________
4. the negative effect on cookery books of a new development _________
5. a period when there was no need for cookery books to be precise _________
Questions 6-10
Look at the following list of books and statements (Questions 6-10) below.
Match each statement with the correct book, A-E

List of cookery books

A. De re coquinara
B. The Book of Household Management
C. Le Guide Culinaire
D. The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
E. Mediterranean Food
6. Its recipes were easy to follow despite the writer's attention to details. _________
7. Its writer may have deliberately avoided passing on details. _________
8. It appealed to ambitious ideas people have about cooking. _________
9. Its writer used ideas from other books but added additional related information.
_________
10. It put into print ideas which are still respected today. _________