PRACTICE TEST 5

Part I - Listening : (5 points)

1. Listen to a woman talking about the book that she has just read and circle the correct answer A, B or C :
1. The title of the book is .........
A. Canadian Wilderness B. The incredible journey C. Sheila Burnford
2. The book is about..

A. a Canadian family B. three Canadian friends C. three animal friends
3. Where does the Canadian family go?

A. To visit a friend who lives 300 miles away. B. To England . C. To the Canadian wilderness.
4. Why do the animals leave the friend's house?

A. They want to find their owners. 

B. They want to know how to survive life in the wilderness.

C. They were not well treated by the friend.
5. What is the central theme of the book?

A. How the animals can survive life in the wilderness to get home.

B. How to resolve an animal problem. 

C. How to take care of other people.

2. Listen again and fill in the gaps in the passage.

Each animal has a (1) …………………….. personality, but they care for one another almost as if they were a
family. The most impressive of them is the old dog. The journey was the most difficult for him, but amazingly he found the
(2)…………………….. to make it.
The author didn't try to turn the animals into people, speaking and acting like humans. Instead she was faithful to
her characters as animals and showed us their (3) …………………….. through animal eyes. That made the book
interesting and unbelievable.
I would (4) …………………….. the book to anyone who likes animals. I think that anyone who has ever had a (5)
…………………….. or wanted one would enjoy it.

Part II – phonetics: (5 points)

Choose the word that is stressed differently from the others in the list.
1: A. periodical B. industry C. introduce D. entertainer
2: A. popularity B. engineer C. alternative D. artificial
3: A. cooperative B. Japanese C. consulted D. experiment
4: A. courageously B. religious C. indeed D. preferential
5: A. postpone B. purpose C. postcard D. product

Part III - Grammar and vocabulary

1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions .
(10 points)
1: Does Mr. Ba bring his farm .......................to the local market every day?
A. product B. productivity C. production D. produce
2: Silence.......................the theatre as the audience awaited the opening curtain with expectation and excitement.
A. dropped out of B. fell in with C. hung over D. came between
3: It is imperative ....................... what to do when there is a fire.
A. we knew B. that everyone know C. that he knew D. he must know about
4: Look what you’ve done ! I wouldn’t like to.......................when Mum gets home.
A. be in your shoes B. be in good mood C. be at a loss for words D. be broke
5: It suddenly .......................on me that he was deceiving me.
A. seemed B. struck C. dawned D. occurred
6:When you cross the street, be careful and be on the alert for the bus.
A. look for B. watch out for C. search for D. watch for
7: Even after I washed the coat, it still had some.......................marks on it.
A. faint B. weak C. thin D. uncertain
8: .......................of these diets you follow to lose weight, you should combine it with some exercise.
A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Wherever D. Whichever
9: It is in this hospital.......................
A. that helps the homeless B. where the homeless are helped
C . that the homeless are helped D. the homeless has been helped
10: .......................as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. To which B. What we refer to
C. That we refer to it D. What do we refer to

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 2. Each line in the following passage contains one mistake. Underline the mistake and write down your
correction. The first one is done for you. (10 points).

Language is considered a significant means for communication in (0)...0f.........

international relations. People in mordern world have no longer been bound
to their own countries. Moreover, in to keep informed with speedy scientific (1).....................
developments nowadays, they must widen them cooperative relations with those
(2).....................
highly developing nations in other parts of the world. Due to the fact
that no one is able to communicate with any natives in the world, that is necessary for (3).....................
people to choose to learn a foreign language like a worldwide common means of
communication. That is why English has being chosen (4).....................
by almost people to be a foreign language to master. More and more people
use English and the number of those who learns English as a foreign (5).....................
language has been increased so rapidly that it is the highest nowadays.
(6).....................

(7).....................

(8).....................

(9).....................

(10)....................

3. Complete each sentence with a suitable particle and preposition ( 5 points)

1. To buy tickets, you must force your way....................... the crowd.
2. Brown’s business is not going well; he is finding it difficult to keep his head ....................... water.
3. Some people use patriotism as a cloak .......................their vice.
4. The other car didn’t stop after the accident but luckily I was able to take ....................... its number.
5. I opened the back of the watch to put a new battery in, and the whole thing suddenly came.................in
my hands! I hope I can get it repaired.

4. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words (10 points)
1. No date has yet been set for the .............................of applications. (submit)
2. If she gets ill again it could prove ............................... (fate)
3. Flowers are often ...............................by bees as they gather nectar. (fertile).
4. Both poets drew their ...........................from the countryside. (inspire)
5. I am a ..................................of science fiction. (devote)
6. At the back of the programme, there is a list of....................................to the treatre appeal. (contribute)
7. ................................ has caused many so-called man-made disasters. (forest)
8. The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of .............................. (sport).
9. You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so........................... (predict)
10. They frequently................................the traffic as they march through the streets. (mobile)

5. Fill in each of the following blanks with ONE suitable word – (10 points).
Money is something we all (1) ...................... for granted in our lives. Some of us may (2) ...................... we had more
of it but we all recognise it when we see it, (3) ......................in the form of coins, notes or cheques. It is difficult to
(4) ...................... how people managed (5) ...................... money. In the earliest periods of human history, people
(6) ......................to exchange goods directly. They would exchange things they had plenty of (7) ......................things that
they were in need of. For example, they might offer food for tools. This method of exchange, (8) ...................... is known
as “barter”, has many disadvantages. Certain goods may be difficult to carry, they may not last long, or may be impossible
to (9) ...................... into smaller units. It can also be difficult to know the worth of something (10) ......................with other
goods.
Part IV – reading
1. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for each of the blanks: ( 10 points)
The tourist industry is (1) ...................... to be the largest industry. Before 1950, one million people traveled
abroad each year but by the 1990s the figure (2) ...................... to 400 million every year. (3) ......................large numbers
of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains
they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (4) ......................old tins,
tents, and food that have been (5) ...................... . But at a time when we have (6) ...................... freedom to travel than
ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (7) ...................... causing problems by
spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday (8) ...................... called “Holidays That Don’t Cost The Earth”. It tells
you (9) ...................... you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (10) ......................
you go on holiday.

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1: A. regarded B. considered C. seen D. figured
2: A. had risen B. rose C. has risen D. were rising
3: A. The B. Those C. These D. Such
4: A. by B. with C. under D. beneath
5: A. disposed B. littered C. thrown away D. launched
6: A. greater B. bigger C. larger D. better
7: A. apart from B. instead of C. without D. hardly
8: A. guidance B. guide C. direction D. instruction
9: A. where B. what C. when D. how
10: A. before B. when C. as soon as D. after

2. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each of the questions below – (10 points)
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS
Paul Watson is an environmental activist. He is a man who believes that he must do something, not just talk
about doing something. Paul believes in protecting endangered animals, and he protects them in controversial ways.
Some people think that Watson is a hero and admire him very much. Other people think that he is a criminal.
On July 16th, 1979, Paul Watson and his crew were on his ship, which is called the Sea Shepherd. Watson and
the people who work on the Sea Shepherd were hunting on the Atlantic Ocean near Portugal. However, they had a
strange prey, instead of hunting for animals, their prey was a ship, the Sierra. The Sea Shepherd found the Sierra, ran
into it and sank it. As a result, the Sierra never returned to the sea. The Sea Shepherd, on the other hand, returned to its
home in Canada. Paul Watson and his workers thought that they had been successful.
The Sierra had been a whaling ship, which had operated illegally. The captain and the crew of the Sierra did not
obey any of the international laws that restrict whaling. Instead, they killed as many whales as they could, quickly cut off
the meat, and froze it. Later, they sold the whale meat in countries where it is eaten.
Paul Watson tried to persuade the international whaling commission to stop the Sierra. However, the commission
did very little, and Paul became impatient. He decided to stop the Sierra and whaling ships in any way that he could. He
offered to pay $25,000 to anyone who sank any illegal whaling ship, and he sank the Sierra. He acted because he
believed that the whales must be protected. Still, he acted without the approval of the government; therefore, his actions
were controversial.
Paul Watson is not the only environmental activist. Other men and women are also fighting to protect the Earth.
Like Watson, they do not always have the approval of their governments, and like Watson, they have become impatient.
Yet, because of their concern for the environment, they will act to protect it.
1: According to the reading, environmental activist is someone who ………………. .
A. runs into whaling ships B. does something to protect the Earth
C. talks about protecting endangered species D. is a hero, like Paul Watson
2: When something is controversial, ……………….. .
A. everyone agrees with it B. everyone disagrees with it
C. people have different ideas about it D. the people protect it
3: The members of a ship’s crew are ……………… .
A. the men and women who work on the ship
B. the people who work on the airplanes
C. all of the people on a ship, including the passengers
D. the people who own the ship
4: The main idea of paragraph 1 is that ……………… .
A. Paul Watson is a hero to some people
B. Activists are people who do something
C. Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist
D. Paul Watson does not believe in talking
5: The Sea Shepherd was hunting …………………. .
A. the Atlantic Ocean B. whales
C. the Sierra D. Portugal
6: The author implies that Paul Watson lives in …………….. .
A. Portugal B. a ship on the Atlantic C. the Sierra D. Canada
7: The captain and the crew of the Sierra were acting illegally because …………….. .
A. they were not obeying international laws B. they were whaling
C. they were killing and selling whales D. All of the above are correct
8: In paragraph 3, the phrase “and froze it” refers to …………….. .
A. whale meat B. the Sierra C. whales D. the Sierra crew
9: The main idea of paragraph 3 is that …………….. .
A. the Sierra sold whale meat in some countries
B. the people on the Sierra didn’t obey international laws
C. the people on the Sierra killed as many whales as they could
D. whaling is illegal according to international laws

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10: Watson ran into the Sierra because …………….. .
A. he wanted to stop the ship’s crew from whaling
B. he was impatient with the government’s actions
C. he wanted to protect the whales from the illegal hunters
D. All of the above are correct

Part V – Writing.
1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it – (5 points)
1. A new flu vaccine has been on trial since the beginning of the year.
-> They ................................................................................................................................................
2. I really enjoy getting throughly absorbed in this good book.
-> I am losing ………….'.....................................................................................................................
3. The instructions say you just add boiling water to the soup powder.
-> The soup powder .....................................................................................................................
4. They may not be able to give the concert.
-> The concert ..................................................................................................................................
5. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.
-> The average ................................................................................................................................

2. Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets. Do not alter the words given – (5 points)
1. Linda’s plans for a picnic have been spoilt by the weather ( fallen)
-> Linda’s plans for a picnic ..........................................................................................................................
2. Apparently, Sheila wasn’t listening to me. ( appear)
-> Sheila ....................................................................................................................................................................
3. His irresponsibility attitude is endangering his career as a doctor. (jeopardy)
-> His irresponsibility ........................................................................................................................................
4. That wasn’t what I meant at all. You’ve completely misunderstood me as usual.
( stick)
-> That wasn’t what I meant at all. You’ve............................................................................................
5. I don’t like him because he boasts a lot. (mouth).
-> I don’t like him because .............................................................................................................................
3. Writing: (20 points)
Write about 120 to 150 words to give your own opinion on the following topic:
“Physical exercises are very useful to our health”

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