PRACTICE TEST 1 GRAMMAR 1. There were @ ks (@) fewer © lesser 2.A [love British desserts! Especially hot chocolate fudge cake with ice-cream. B.So u @ is @ am © « 3.1 was wondering if you (B) ae (8) woua © wit ‘than ten people at the party, like to go out for dinner with me this evening? 4. Ifyou were nicer w hin, he probably help you more at work. () would will © m 5.1am going to the cinema tonight with my friend, We atthe tran station at 7pm. @) wilt meet ® meet © aremeeting6.IfL you, | would tell her how you feel. @ am were © be ral down the street, when | bumped into Susan. (@) was walking walked © amvalking 8,Would you mind me with the housework? @) helping (B) tohelp 9A. visited the British Museum? B. Yes. It was really interesting to see all the exhibitions. (A) Did you ever Have you ever © Areyouever 10.'m afraid that I can't work tomorrow morning. | a doctors appointment. 11. When | was a young child, my mother. bake cakes and biscuits with us every Sunday afternoon, @® weto12. Jamie is. person | have ever met. (@) smartest the most smarter © the smartest 13, He isa comedian, @) and (@®) because © but 14,Go to the end ofthe road and tun_leftatthe tran station ® wv @) on © = 15, The meeting @) has already had already © hadnt already he is quite serious when he isn't performing. finished when we arrived at the office. 16. A wolf is an animal _ walks on four legs. @) that @) who © what 17. The show starts 7pm. (@) in @ a (om18.1 don't think it's right, Parents to give unhealthy food to young children. @) that @ tor Ow 19, Excuse me, I can't find the bread aisle. youhelp me? (A) shouta @) could © shall 20.1 run very often, but now I go every morning. @) wouldn't (B) didn't use to © didnt used to 21.You have worn a suit, as we have a relaxed dress code inthis office, G) needn't (B) ought to © wouldnt 22, How much, a flight to New York cost? oe Se 23. That man acts very suspiciously. him. Honestly, I wouldn't trust | wouldn't trust honestly @ (&) I wouldn't honestly trust ©24, | had a bath, went to bed (A) after © ) haver't moved © hadnt moved VOCABULARY TASK 1 Write the letter (a-k) of the word that is most similar in meaning to a word on the left (1-5). Use each ward ance anly You will not need all of the words (a-k). a. obscene b. benefit i al sneaky 2. perk d. antiquated e. clever 3. old ‘ 4, smart 9 5. discount E j. wasteful k. new TASK 2 Complete each definition (6-10) using @ word from the list (a-k) Use each word once only. You will not need all of the words (a-k). ‘ ee sca . spoon 6. A group of people who work together in the came place are.... dhidirector ©. government 7. An accessory to keep your neck warm is @/an.... f. colleagues 8, Avery tall building in a city is called a/an. g- outlawe . : : h. finger 9. A kitchen utensil for cutting food is a/an. i, err 10. A group of politicians form a/an. |. submarine . knifeTASK3 Complete each sentence (11-15) using a word from the list (a-k). Use each word only once. You will not need all of the words (a-K). 11. The was easily able to identify the suspect. 12. The ship loaded its cargo and left the 13, Since | lost my job | have found it difficult to make meet. 14, The judge threw the case out of court due to a lack of “ 15. Men usually keep their money in a TASK 4 Finish each sentence (16-20) using a word from the list (a-k). Use each word once only. You will not need all of the words (a-k). 16. My parents are going to me the money to buy a new car. 17. Astronomers the stars at night through a telescope. 18. The taxi driver tried to me off by taking the long way home. 19. All my co-workers are my friends. We on very well with each other. 20. My bag was stolen. Fortunately I had remembered to my things. TASK 5 Write the word on the right (a-k) that is most often used with a word on the left (21-25). You will not need to use all the words (a-k). Use each word only once. 21. standing 22, bitter 23. sole 24. vicious 2s. sly wre ses@ange a en noe sompange bag ends trick pillow wallet witness . cottage port evidence eyelash cliffs borrow project put rip insure lend look observe claim get sue end thumb grin excuse survivor bomb trip circle ovation cushion ringREADING TASK 1: INFORMAL EMAIL ‘SUMMER HOLIDAY Choose one word (A. B, C) for each space. The first one (0) has been done for you with the answer marked B in the example below. Dear Andrew, Many thanks for your email offering to help me (0) _B. information about English courses in Edinburgh this summer. Firstly, my idea is to come to Scotland for 6 weeks from the (1) of June to study English in an academy there. Do you know of any language schools in the city centre which run intensive courses during the summer? @ I'd love to go on a (3) somewhere together and explore the Scottish countryside. I'd prefer to go to the north as | have heard that it is more wild and adventurous than other areas. Finally, thanik you fur (4) tu help ie uiyanise accurmudativn jn Edinburgh would really like to share a flat with your friends, as this would give me an (5) to make some friends myself and practise my English skills outside the classroom. Many thanks for everything, Robbie Example 0. A. encounter B. find C arrange 1. Aend B, final (ending 2 A. New B.Secondly —_C. Aftor 3. Ajourney 8. travel C.trip 4. A offer Boffering —-C. suggesting 5. A.chance — B.tty C opportunity 24READING TASK 2: SEQUENCING ADELICIOUS DINNER Order the sentences (B-G) below to make a story by sequencing the events. Write. your answers below (2-7). The first sentence of the story (A) is given to you as an example, A. Margo decided to make a tasty dinner for her family. B. She then fried the chicken in a pan and added the onions and carrots before mixing in the chopped tomato and herbs. C. She then called her family to sit at the prepared table. D. Finally, she served the food and she and her family enjoyed a delicious meal together E, After this, she took out 2 knife and a chopping board and began to chop the onions and carrots. F. Following this she laid the table with plates, knives, forks and glasses. G. First, Margo entered the kitchen and turned on the lights and the oven and put on her apron, LAREADING TASK 3: GAP-FILLS Choose from the word list below (A — K) to complete the text. The first word (C) is given as an example. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE William Shakespeare was an English poet. playwright and actor. widely (1)__€__as both the greatest (2) in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His (3) works, including collaborations, consist of (4) 39 plays,154 sonnets and two long narrative poems. His plays have been translated into every major living (5)__and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. 6) the 20th and 21st centuries, Shakespeare's works have been continually adapted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance. His plays remain (7) popular and are constantly studied, performed, and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts (8) _ cover the world. LANGUAGE EXTREMELY REGARDED ADNITION 90 BPP THE APPROXIMATELY WRITER COMPLETE THROUGHOUT J. ALL K. ALWAYS ranmm 30READING TASK 4: MATCHING HEADINGS THE HONEY BEE You are going to read an article about bees. Choose from the list (A-I) the heading that best summarizes each paragraph in the article (1-7). There is one extra sentence that you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). The hierarchy of the bee colony The importance to farming worldwide ‘The origins of the name goo > The life cycle of an individual Harvesting honey Domesticating the bee The distribution and habitat of bees za Usefulness in research Protein and liquid consumption 0. The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7 12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis ic Latin for "bes", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing’, referring to the species’ production of honey for the winter 1, Human beings have been collecting honey from bees for thousands of years, with evidence in the form of rock art found in France and Spain, dating to around /UUU BC. ‘The honey bee is one of the few invertebrate animals to have been domesticated Humans collected wild honey In the Palaeolithic or Mesolithic petiuds, with evidence from rock art from France and Spain around 8,000 years old. Bees were likely first domesticated in ancient Egypt, where tomb paintings depict bee-keeping. Europeans brought bees to North America in 1622. 2. Similar to all honey bees, the western honey bee is eusocial, creating colonies with a wale fertile female (or “queen"), many normally non-reproductive females or “workers,” and a small proportion of fertile males or "drones." Individual colonies can house tens of thousands of bees. Colony activities are organised by complex ‘communication between individuals, through both pheromones and the dance language.3. Interestingly, the honey bee was one of the first domesticated insects, and itis the primary species maintained by beekeepers to this day for both its honey production and pollination activities. With human assistance, the western honey bee now occupies every continent except Antarctica, Because of its wide cultivation, this apecies is the single most important pollinator for agriculture globally The western honey bee can be found on every continent except Antarctica. The species is believed to have originated in Africa or Asia, and spread naturally through Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Humans are responsible for its considerable additional range, introducing European subspecies into North America (early 1600s), South America, Australia, New Zealand, and East Asia. Western honey bees are an important model organism in scientific studies, particularly in the fields of social evolution, learning, and memory. They arc also used in studies of pesticide toxicity to assess non-target impacts of commercial pesticides Like other insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, the western honey bee has four distinct life stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. The complex social structure of honey bee hives means that all of these life stages occur simultaneously throughout much of the year. The queen deposits a single egg into each cell prepared by worker bees. Ine egg hatches into a legless, eyeless larva ted by “nurse” bees (worker Dees who maintain the interior of the colony). After about a week, the larva is sealed in its cell by the nurse bees and begins its pupal stage. After another week, it emerges a5 an adult bee Honey bees obtain all of their nutritional requirements from a diverse combination of pollen and nectar. Pollen is the only natural protein source for haney bees. Adult worker honey bees consume 3.4-4,3 mg of pollen per day to meet a dry matter requirement of 66-74% protein. Honey bees require water to maintain osmotic homeostasis, prepare liquid brood food, and to cool the hive through evaporation. & colony's water needs can generally be met by nectar foraging as it has high water content. Occasionally on hot days or when nectar is limited, foragers will collect water from streams or ponds to meet the needs of the hive. 35LISTENING: PRACTICE TEST 1 Example: Jane is cancelling her plans with her friend. Why can't she meet her? A. The train is late B, There's an emergency C. She's not feeling well D. She's busy 1. Listen to the call from your friend to make lunch plans. What class does she have on Thursday afternoons? A. A Pilates class B. Anart class C. Adance class D. Amusic class ‘Your classmate calls to say where the class will be, Where is room 205? ‘A. On the left of the hall 8. On the ground floor After the venuiny mactine D. In the main hall Listen to a message that Sonia left you about looking after her son Eric. What does he usually for dinner on Fridays? A. Cereals B. Fish C. Vegetables ‘D. Meat to a message from your colleague Sally. What is the problem? A. The budget B. The calculations ‘The recommendations about making cuts5. Listen to the message. What is Liz's phone number? A. 01557424224 B. 01557424221 c. 01975424212 D. 01957424212 6. You overhear two friends discussing their plans for the evening. What are they planning to do? A. Go fora long walk B. Go to the aardens C Goto the beach D. Goto the pool 7. Listen to Sam talking about his plans after leaving school. What does he want to do? A. Go straight to university 8. Gu uavelling C. Geta job D. Stay with his family 8. You leat @ 1att arid ¢ wuInan discussing their holiday plans. Where do they decide to go? A. Afriend’s house 8, Morocco C. Spain or Portugal D. Their usual holiday 9, Listen to a birthday announcement on the radio. Who has a birthday today? Pele Harry Rinao Katie So@> 10. Listen to two friends speaking about the man’s new job. What does he find challenging about it A. The responsibility The long hours The daily commute Working with the other staff members gop 5011. Listen to the airport announcement. What time will the plane now depart? A 0 B 1 C D. . 11:00 . 12:00 12. You hear an announcement about promotions in a large department store. Which items have the best diccount at the moment? Kitchen appliances TVs & DVDs Sports shoes Beauty products poe> 13, Listen to a book review on the radio. What is the critic's opinion of the book? Inspirational Awful Uncomplicated ‘Unbelievable cope 14. You hear a message about an event. What type of event is it this year? An art exhibition Amusic festival A folk festival Acostume festival 9Nm> ‘5. You hear information about a sporting event. Where and when will the ladies’ event start? A. The Boathouse at 2 o'clock 8. The Main gate at 830 . The South Gate at 830 D. The Main gate at 10 o'clock ‘You can hear a paragliding instructor give instructions. Which route is the safest? A. Ashigh as possible B. Along the mountains17, 18. 19, 20. Listen to a radio show. What's the most important advice given? A. Think about your objectives B. Create a plan C. Acton feedback D. Study the market You hear news report on the radio about a robbery, What did the thieves steal? Abank Money Documents Acar goe> You can hear two friends speaking about a book. What do they think of it? Disappointing Dull Convoluted Outdated gre> Listen to @ radio programme about a man living in the country. What does he think about the country? 21. 22. He's really happy about getting a VISA He'c really sad about going to univers He loves everything He feels discouraged by bureaucracy gpa, Listen to the recorded message. What is Julie Knight's telephone number? A. 07789678876 B. 07789788876 C. 07798678876 D. 07789788886 Listen to two friends discussing a theatrical play. What does Mike think of it? Emotional Difficult to follow Educational Boring one> 8223, Listen to two friends talking about films. what type of films does James’ friend recommend? ‘A. Unpredictable B. Unforgettable C. Thrilling D. Emotional 24, Listen to a conversation between Safia and Lee. What does Safia want to buy for Lorna? A Abook B. Ascarf C. Abelt b, Acinema voucher 25. Listen to two friends discussing a film. What's the wornan’s view of it? A able 8. Unoriginal C. Entertaining D. Passionate