Name: ………………………………

Group: 9 Advanced
Time: 60 minutes
QUESTIONS
LISTENING
Part 1: Listen and complete the notes below with no more ONE WORD AND/OR A
NUMBER  for each answer in the numbered boxes provided.
SOUTH CITY CYCLING CLUB

Membership
Full membership costs $260; this covers cycling and (1.) _______________ all over
Australia
Recreational membership costs $108
Cost of membership includes the club fee and (2.) ________________
The club kit is made by a company called Jerriz.
Training rides
Chance to improve cycling skills and fitness
Level B: speed about (3.) ______________kph
Weekly sessions
Tuesday at 5.30 am, meet at the stadium.
Thursday at 5.30 am, meet at the entrance to the (4.) ____________
Further information
Rides are about an hour and a half.
Members often have a (5.) ______________ together afterwards
There is not always a (6.) ______________ with the group in these rides
Bikes must have (7.) ______________

Source: IELTS 13 test 2

Part 2: You will hear part of an interview with a scientist called Mark Pontin about weather
patterns. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each blank.
Write your answers in the answer box below.
Mark Pontin works at an organization in (1.) _______________.
The USA has recently experienced a record number of (2.) _______________.
In Sri Lanka, there has been usually (3.) _______________.
There are concerns about what effect this will have on the (4.) _______________ there.
There have been very (5.) _______________ in England and Wales.
Pontin draws some conclusions with regard to climate change in the (6.) _______________.
The trend towards hotter temperatures has been noticed for (7.) _______________ years.
In general, the weather is becoming more (8.) _______________ and extreme than it used to be.
Source: FCE Extra test 2 part 2
LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1.A. cooked B. practised C. laughed D. decided
2. A. application B. identify C. chemistry D. Indicate
3. A. within B. fathom C. anthem D. with
4. A. ban B. inflation C. endangered D. landscapes
5. A. maximum B. example C. exclusive D. external

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

1.There is no point in telephoning him. He’s certain ________ by now.
A. to leave B. to have left C. left D. having left
2. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ________ in broad daylight.
A. to be robbed B. robbed C. to have been robbed D. having been robbed
3. The government would be forced to use its emergency powers ________ further rioting to
occur.
A. should B. did C. were D. had
4. It is essential that his brother ________ on time for his coming job interview as he has failed
several times before.
A. is B. be C. must be D. were
5. Simon ______in me on the understanding that I wouldn’t tell anyone else.
A. confided B. intimated C. confessed D. disclosed
6. Eventually the list of candidates for the job was _______ down to three.
A. narrowed B. lowered C. wound D. dropped
7. He’s _________ a policeman. He’s much too short.
A. can’t be B. must be C. mustn’t be D. should be
8. _________ you have no key, you will have to get back before I go out.
A. Although B. Provided C. As D. Unless
9. If only he _______ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn’t have gone so wrong.
A. had B. has C. would have D. should have
10. I have never seen __________ before.
A. such good film B. so good film C. so good a film D. such good a film

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
11.Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars
according to brightness.
A. categorize B. shine C. diversify D. record
12.She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
A. outspoken B. firm C. tactful D. strict
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
13.The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.
A. constant B. ignorant C. changeable D. objective
14. In big cities, animals should be kept under control.
A. out of order B. out of hand C. out of dispute D. out of
discipline
15. One of the functions of the kidneys is to purify the blood.
A. accelerate B. eliminate C. contaminate D. exaggerate

Provide the correct form of the words provided in the blank

1. My daughter left a half _________________ orange on the table. (EAT)
2. Most people who work feel that they are __________________________. (PAY)
3. The teacher warned the children that if they _______________ again, they would be punished
(BEHAVE)
4. Are those ______________ they put in food really necessary?
5. The manager handed in his __________________ after being accused of dishonesty.
(RESIGN)
6. A _____________ damage was caused by the earthquake. (WIDE)
7. Phil was sentenced to seven – year _________________ for his part in the armed robbery.
8. I was late because I ________________ how much time I will need (ESTIMATE)
9. How can you ________________ the fact that some people live in mansions while others live
in slums? (JUST)
10. Site is so ___________________ that she won’t let anything stand in the way of her
ambition. (MIND)

READING
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions.
Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was
actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively
and used the knowledge gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the
age of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his
Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the
novel Redburn (1849). In 1841, Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas.
After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This South
Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three years away from home,
Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States
around Cape Horn. The novel White Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy
seaman.
With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal
following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851,
with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one
level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the
heroic struggle of humanity against the universe. The public was not ready for Melville's literary
metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel
that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best
known today.
1.The main subject of the passage is ____________.
A. Melville's travels B. the popularity of Melville's novels
C. Melville's personal background D. Moby Dick
2. According to the passage, Melville's early novels were ____________.
A. published while he was traveling B. completely fictional
C. all about his work on whaling ships D. based on his travel experience
3. In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?
A. 1837 B. 1841 C. 1847 D. 1849
4. The word "basis" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______
A. background B. message C. bottom D. dissertation
5. The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because ______
A. he had unofficially left his ship B. he was on leave while his ship was in port
C. he had finished his term of duty D. he had received permission to take a
vacation in Tahiti
6. A "frigate" in paragraph 1 is probably_ ___________.
A. an office B. a ship C. a troop D. a fishing boat
7. How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?
A. His popularity increased immediately. B. It had no effect on his popularity.
C. It caused his popularity to decrease. D. His popularity remained as strong as ever.
8. According to the passage, Moby Dick is _______.
A. a romantic adventure B. a single-faceted work
C. a short story about a whale D. symbolic of humanity fighting the
universe
9. The word "metamorphosis" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. circle B. change C. mysticism D. descent
10. The passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on ____________.
A. nineteenth-century novels B. American history
C. oceanography D. modem American literature
Write the following sentences in the passive voice, DON’T use the extra subject IT
1. People say that the criminal got into the house through the kitchen window.
The criminal ___________________________________________________.
2.They thought that she was killed with a very sharp knife.
She _____________________________________________________.
3. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left.
Only after a _______________________________________________.
4. The house collapsed because of faulty building work.
It was____________________________________________________.
5. The minister gave no precise figures about the casualties.
The minister didn’t go _______________________________________.
6. They will not announce the decision formally.
No formal_________________________________________________.
7. He was very sorry that he didn’t see Audrey on her trip to London.
He greatly regretted _________________________________________.

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