PRACTICE TEST 2 (Oct 11th, 2021)

Part 1: Listen and answer questions 1-10.

Questions 1 and 2
Choose TWO correct answers.
Which TWO elements of the Science and Technology Festival do Dylan and Tanya agree were
most beneficial?
1. _ related, prepared
New idea, subject theories. Feel more confident
2. _
A. They were able to meet new people.
B. They improved their study skills.
C. It helped to prepare them for their course.
D. It allowed them to become familiar with the university campus.
E. It introduced them to new areas of study.
Questions 3-6 Choose the correct answer.
3. The professor believes that the main role of the festival is to _
A. make the general public more aware of science and technology.
B. have a different focus each year.
C. show how both fields of study are equally important.
4. The university information stands were there to _
A. help people who were lost.
B. generate more interest in current research.
C. allow the people who attended the festival to meet the lecturers.
5. What does Tanya say about the festival guidebook? _
A. The map was confusing.
B. There were too many advertisements.
C. The schedules for some lectures were wrong.
6. Dylan says that nowadays festivals
A. have to increase the entry charge every year.
B. make a lot of money from the admission fee.
C. are mostly paid for through advertising.
Questions 7-10 Complete the flow-chart below.
Choose FOUR answers from the list below and write the correct letter, A-H, next to
questions 7-10.
Advice for posting summary on department website
Choose four main 7 _ to summarise. Principle theories F

Refer to previous 8 _ for guidance on how to write them. G

I Agree on how 9_ is to be shared. D

Set a 10 _and keep to it. A

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A deadline B timetable C styles D workload
E information F theories G posts H ideas

Part 2: For questions 11-20, listen to a recording talking about the future of the world when
the rainforests disappear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes
provided.
Since the beginning of 20th century rainforests have been under threat of extinction. One major
cause of deforestation is repurposing the land for 11. Commercial use__ such as growing rubber or
palm oil on its property.
The loss of this dense biodiversity can pose several threats to our modern society. It is estimated
that 12. 25%_ modern medicines would be lost along with thousands of 13.medical derived from
plants while underprivileged groups are relying on rainforest plants for medicines. According to
World Health Organization, 14 herbal remedies._ take up to 50% of all medicines in China. Another
major problem is climate change. Known as 15. _carbon sinks , rainforests absorb CO2, clearing it
from the atmosphere. A rise in carbon dioxide levels and a fall in rainforest acreage would contribute
to 16. Rising sea levels_ and severe droughts. More seriously, 17. war_ over resources such as
farming land has led to farmers’ deaths globally.
It is not easy to find a feasible approach to stopping deforestation as many people on Earth survive
by means of natural resource 18. exploitation_. A typical example is palm oil industry which helps to
19. Reduce poverty_ by creating jobs for millions of farmers. Switching to another production of 20.
Alternative vegetable Đ oil_ like sunflower or soybean would even cause more land destruction.

PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the correct answer. (10 pts)
1. Please don’t talk in the_because there is an examination in the lecture hall.
A. way B. lane C. promenade D. corridor
2. There’s an old saying, “It’s the double gins that cause the_”
A. crossed eyes B. double chins C. flat feet D. knock knees
3. When dieting, eat only to satisfy your hunger_, not to gratify your desire to eat.
A. aches B. spasms C. pangs D. twinges
4. The weather is going to change soon; I feel it in my_ .
A. body B. legs C. skin D. bones
5. Before the invention of the Internet, people couldn’t_of such universal access to
information.
A. reminisce B. conceive C. contemplate D. access
6. Look at the seagulls_up and down on the waves near the fishing boats.
A. bobbing B. bouncing C. hopping D. jerking
7. I frequently find myself in_with the board of directors.
A. rivalry B. friction C. odds D. conflict
8. The label said, “It is dangerous to_the stated dose.”
A. infringe B. exceed C. overdo D. repeat
9. I couldn’t open the wine as I didn’t have a_.
A. lever B. cork driver C. cock screw D. screwdriver
10. _, Americans eat a light breakfast. They don’t eat a lot of food in the morning.
A. By and large B. Fair and square C. Ins and outs D. Odds and ends
11. For a whole month, Muslims_eating and drinking during daylight hours.
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12. “Can you come to the office early tomorrow?” “_”
A. Yes, I don’t usually get up early. B. I’m sorry. I can’t arrive before half past eight.
C. I don’t think the office is open tomorrow. D. Me too, I’m not quite early.
13. Her hair was wet from the_tossed up by the huge waves.
A. foam B. lather C. surf D. spray
14. There is often so much traffic on the main thoroughfares that motorists may be able to travel
faster on_roads.
A. subordinate B. local C. side D. minor
15. An artist has to_his imagination and experience when he is engaged in artistic creation.
A. make up B. draw on C. stick on D. follow up
16. The gunshot_the birds from their hiding places
A. separated B. flushed C. spread D. dispersed
17. “Mary hardly ate her dinner” “_”
A. She ate too much. B. She usually eats much.
C. No, she didn’t eat much, it’s true. D. No, she usually ate much.
18. Frank hurt himself doing_exercise.
A. paramount B. headlong C. speedy D. strenuous
19. If you want to be a rock star, talent helps, but what it really_down to is luck.
A. boils B. revolves C. centers D. refines
20. That argument is no good: it won’t_.
A. hold water B. blossom C. make water D. pass water

II. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a
word that fits in the gap in the same line. (10 pts)
Western Sahara, Africa’s last colony, was taken over by Morocco when the Spanish
withdrew in 1976. This was followed by a brutal 16-year war, during which time tens
of thousands of Sahrawis fled across the Algerian border to refugee camps. In 1991, a
FIRE
(1)_( FIRE ) agreement was drawn up, in which a referendum on
DETERMINE
(2)_( DETERMINE ) was promised to decide the fate of the country and its people.
DIPLOMAT
However, almost twenty years later, the gears of (3)_( DIPLOMAT ) have turned
STRAND
slowly and nothing has happened. Meanwhile the refugees have been left
HOSPITALITY
(4)_( STRAND ) in five refugee camps dotted around the vast,
(5)_( HOSPITALITY ) desert.
NAME
Dakhla, home to nearly 30,000 of these refugees, is the most remote of these camps,
being located 175 km from the nearest city. Unlike its (6)_( NAME
BACK
), the beautiful coastal city in Western Sahara, this Dakhla has no paved roads and is
entirely dependent on outside supplies for food and water. Despite these
obvious (7)_) BACK
) , the town is clean and well organised, with wide sandy streets. Houses and tents
are grouped in neat family compounds. There are hospitals, funded by aid agencies, SETTLE
and a good standard of education. More than 500 visitors flew into Tindouf on charter
planes to take part in The Sahara film festival there and braved the rough drive to the PLACE/SEA
(8)_( SETTLE) . All the visitors to the festival stay with Sahrawi families, sharing their
homes and partaking of their food. Living with these (9)_( PLACE ) people gives
(10)_( SEA ) participants an invaluable insight into the conditions in which the
refugees live.
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