Test 1

PART B. PHONETICS.

Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words. Identify
your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

1. A. terrific B. childbearing C. tsunami D. enthusiast

2. A. advertise B. difficulty C. history D. introduce

3. A. ancestor B. admirable C. comparable D. interpret

4. A. colleague B. degree C. language D. subject

5. A. delicacy B. internship C. inventory D. interrupt

PART C. LEXICO - GRAMMAR.

Section 1. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

1. It's surprising how few people can_________ between margarine and butter.

A. diagnose B. distinguish C. separate D. estimate

2. The scheme sounds excellent in theory, but it's totally_________ in a country like this.

A. inaccessible B. impracticable C. insoluble D. impassable

3. This evidence should prove ________ that he was telling the truth.

A. once and for all B. now and then

C. over and above D. from time to time

4. In China’s largest psychiatric facility, there is a serious lack of resources but the staff try
hard to _________ this in their treatment of the patients.

A. make up for B. go in for C. put up with D. set in for

5. Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, the weather is the one_________ the most.

A. that influences farmers B. farmers that

is influences

C. why farmers influence it D. it influences farmers

6. It is necessary that he _________ of his old parents.

A. takes care B. to take care C. take care D. took care

7. Mrs. Smith: “There's someone at the door.” - Mary: “_________ it.”

 A. I answer B. I'm answering C. I answered D. I'll answer

8. Alex: “John has found a new girlfriend.” - Jan: “________”

A. So has he B. Oh, so he has C. Well, so does he D. He has so

9. It is still a good idea to know how to type. _________ many technological advances in
typewriters and word processors, a skilled operator remains indispensable.

A. In spite of B. Because of C. In case of D. In addition to

10. They ________ the play last night as they went to a football match instead.

A. couldn’t see B. might have seen

C. mustn’t have seen D. can’t have

seen

Section 2. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

FLAMENCO DANCE

The essence of flamenco is song, often accompanied by the guitar and improvised
dance. Music and dance can be placed into specific groups. These categories are usually
located across a continuum with subjects dealing with the profound to those that are light-
hearted. ___________ (1. TYPE), the themes of death, anguish and despair, in contrast to
love, gaiety and the countryside are __________ (2. DRAMA). In flamenco dance, the men’s
steps are intricate, with toe and heel clicking. Footwork in women’s dancing is of less
importance, with the ___________ (3. GRACE) use of hands and body taking ___________
(4. PRECEDE). In the dance, the arm, hand and foot movements closely resemble those of
classical Hindu dance. Essential to traditional flamenco is the performer’s interpretation of the
dance ____________ (5. HINDER) by the emotion of the music. Performances are often
accompanied by rapid hand clapping, finger snapping and ___________ (6. ENCOURAGE)
shouts. The dancers themselves frequently employ finger snapping in complex rhythms
including the use of castanets. This dance form was __________ (7. PROFESSION) in the 19th
century, when Romany people first began to perform in cafes. In this environment, _________
(8. DEPART) from the traditional form occurred. Unfortunately, the pressures of the
___________ (9. COMMERCE) stage meant that rehearsed routines replaced the
__________ (10. SPONTANEOUS) of the original flamenco performances.

Section 3. The following passage contains 5 errors. Identify and correct them.

The big majority in students who make well in the Cambridge Proficiency Examination have
learnt to use a good monolingual dictionary effectively. Such dictionaries provide information, not just
about the meanings of words but about their pronunciation and grammar as well. A student who studies
how to use a dictionary effectively will be possible to work independently for much of the time, and will
gain considerable insight into the workings of the English language. He or she will be able to confirm
the meanings of the words in a text which contextual clues are insufficient, pronounce words accurately
by studying the phonetic transcriptions, and use words accurately both when speaking or writing. Make
sure you make room for at least one good monolingual dictionary on your bookshelf- and then make
sure you use it on a regular basis!

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PART D. READING.

Section 1. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer by writing the
letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

DIET AND EXERCISE

Many people seem to believe that there is a magic diet formula that will guarantee
weight loss. [1] This is a fallacy. Most fad diet, if followed conscientiously, will result in weight
loss due to the reduction in calories. [2] However, they are nearly always too monotonous and
sometimes too unhealthy to be followed in the long term. [3] Worse, fad dieters who don't
become physically active and learn to eat sensibly will eventually regain the weight they lost,
and often even more. [4]

Some of the most popular fad diet in recent years have been low-carbohydrate
programs, which work by making the body produce ketons. Ketons are normal and efficient
source of energy for the human body. When the intake of carbohydrate is severely restricted,
body fats are broken down into fatty acids that can be used as fuel. The fatty acids may be
incompletely metabolised, yielding ketons. When your body is producing ketons, and using
them as fuel, this is called ketosis. Most diets based on ketosis do not limit the consumption of
protein, fat, or total calories. As a result, their fat content tends to be very high. Promoters
claim that ketosis will lead to increased metabolism of unwanted fat, even if the calories are not
reduced. This is not entirely true; calorie reduction is likely to occur because of the diet's lack
of appealing foods. This is not conductive to forming sensible eating habits.

The major widely used low-carbohydrate diet is the one advocated by the late Robert
Atkins M.D, of New York City. Under the Atkins program, the dieter is permitted to eat unlimited
amounts of non-carbohydrate foods "when hungry". The American Medical Association and
many individual experts have warned that the unlimited intake of saturated fat under Atkins
food plan can increase the dieter's risk of heart disease. In 2000, researchers at the University
of Kentucky did a computer analysis of a week's worth of sample menus and reported several
alarming findings: the diet contained 59% fat; it provided fewer servings of grains, vegetables,
and fruits than recommended by most nutritionists, and while it can produce short-term weight
loss, long-term use is likely to increase the risk of both cardiovascular disease and cancer. The
weight loss usually doesn't last, either. As ketosis begins, weight will be shed quickly,
giving the misleading impression that significant fat reduction is taking place. In fact,
most of the weight loss is water rather than fat; the lost water is regained quickly when a
normal diet is resumed. Appetite, which is often reduced during ketosis, also returns.

Atkins advocated his diet for more than 30 years and claimed that more than 60,000
patients treated at his centre had used his diet as their primary protocol for losing weight. Yet
he never published any study in which people who used this program were monitored over a
period of several years. Besides the dubiousness of its effects in the long term, the Atkins diet
shares another shortcoming of all fad diets: inflexibility. People are different, with different
health problems and genetic characteristics, and no single diet is right for everyone.

An additional downside to the recent craze for low-carbohydrate diets is that it has
encouraged food companies to market low-carbohydrate foods for people who want to "watch
their carbs". Most of these foods are much higher in fat than the foods they are designed to
replace. "Low carb" advertising is encouraging both dieters and non-dieters to eat high-fat
foods, which is exactly the opposite of medical and nutrition authorities have been arguing for
decades. Following a low-carbohydrate diet under medical supervision may make sense for
some people, but a population-wide increase in fat consumption would be a public health
disaster.

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1. What is the topic of the passage?

A. How to succeed with the Atkins Diet

B. Weight loss through carbohydrate reduction

C. Problems with fad diets

D. The dangers of a high-fat diet.

2. Which is the best place for the following sentence?

"In order to lose weight you must eat less, or exercise more, or do both"

A. [1] B. [2] C. [3] D. [4]

3. It can be inferred from the passage that the author thinks fad diets in general ______.

A. are always bad for you because they contain too much fat.

B. can be unhealthy in the long term and have too little variety.

C. are effective and safe if used under a doctor's supervision .

D. usually result in long-term weight loss.

4. Which of the following is an effect of ketosis?

A. Long-term weight loss B. Loss of water from the body

C. Increase in appetite D. Greater energy

5. The word “their” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.

A. diets B. ketons C. calories D. ketosis

6. The word “conscientiously” in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by ______.

A. consciously B. scientifically C. correctly D. severely

7. The phrase “is not conductive to” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. does not prevent B. makes easier

C. is not consistent with D. does not encourage

8. It can be inferred that the author's biggest objection to the Atkins diet is that ______.

A. it has led to "low-carb" advertising B. (s)he believes it causes cancer

C. it leads to higher fat consumption D. it has not been thoroughly studied

9. The word “it” in paragraph 5 refers to ______.

A. downside B. craze C. diet D. food

10. Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the underlined sentence
in the passage?

A. Ketosis causes weight loss at first, leading people to wrongly believe that they are losing
fat.

B. Ketosis causes the rapid loss of fat at first, which leads to a false belief that the loss will
be permanent.

C. The process of ketosis quickly misleads people into thinking that they are losing weight.

D. Ketosis causes rapid weight loss, but only in the early days of the diet.

Section 2. Read the passage and fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word.

Blue Whales

Blue whales, the world's largest animals, have been sighted again in British waters for
the first time in at least twenty years. Indications that a population of blue whales was (1)
_____ the waters west of Scotland came for the first time from the United States Navy, (2)
_____ surveillance system picked up the songs of a lot of different whales.
 American zoologists subsequently identified the blue whale song among them. Now
marine biologist, Carol Booker, has actually seen a blue whale there herself. She has no doubt
about what she saw, because they have distinctive fins which are very small for (3) _____ size.
She says, 'Worldwide they were almost extinct and (4) _____ seemed they had completely
vanished from the North Atlantic, so you can imagine how I felt actually seeing (5) _____!
However, it is certainly (6) _____ soon to say if it is an indication of a population recovery.' She
goes (7) _____ to say, 'What it does show (8) _____ the importance of this area of the ocean
for whales, and how essential it is to control pollution of the seas.'
Bigger than any dinosaur known to man, blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived
on earth. A blue whale is more than six metres long (9) _____ birth and, when (10) _____
grown, its heart is the same height as a tall man and weighs as much as a horse.

Section 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to complete the
following passage by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer
sheet.

The Changing Earth

Although the earth was formed about 4,500 million years ago, human beings have
inhabited it for less than half a million years. Within this time, population has increased hugely
and people have had a vast (1) _____ upon the earth. They have long been able to (2) _____
the forces of nature to use. Now, with modern technology, they have the power to alter the
balance of life on earth.

Reports back from the first astronauts helped dispel the dangerous (3) _____ that the
world had no boundaries and had limitless resources. Moreover, ecologists have shown that all
forms of life on earth are interconnected, so it (4) _____ that all human activity has an effect on
the natural environment.

In recent years, people have been putting the environment under stress. As a result, certain (5)
_____ materials such as timber, water and minerals are beginning to (6)_____short. Pollution
and the (7) _____ of waste are already critical issues, and the (8) _____ of the environment is
fast becoming the most pressing problem (9) _____ us all. The way we respond to the
challenge will have a profound effect on the earth and its life support (10) _____.
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1. A. imprint B. indication C. impression D. impact

2. A. put B. make C. place D. stand
3. A. judgment B. notion C. reflection D. concept
4. A. results B. follows C. complies D. develops
5. A. raw B. coarse C. crude D. rough
6. A. turn B. come C. go D. run
7. A. disposal B. displacement C. dismissal D. disposition
8. A. state B. situation C. case D. circumstance
9. A. encountering B. opposing C. meeting D. confronting
10. A. projects B. systems C. methods D. routines
PART E. WRITING

Section 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the similar
meaning to the original one.

1. The director and the chief accountant did not get on well.

The director was not on __________________________.

2. We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire.

There is an ____________________________________.

3. I shall never lend Robert any money, no matter what happens.

Under _____________________________________.

4. I was annoyed by his refusal to listen to reason.

What______________________________________.

5. We cannot make any comparison with her sacrifice.

Nothing ____________________________________.

Section 2. Essay writing:

“The best way to reduce youth crimes is to educate their parents with parental skills.”

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Write an essay within 250 words to express your own idea.

Test 2

II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer for each question.
1. Fifteen ________by five is three.
A. divided B. dividing C. been divided D. is divided
2. The problems________ Tony has seem insurmountable.
A. he B. that C. what D. when
3. Have some brandy; it’ll calm your _______.
A. mind B. nerves C. head D. brain
4. When I arrived on the spot, I found out that I _______ the heavy gas bottle on my back because the
campsite now had electric cookers.
A. needn't have carried B. didn't need to carry
C. can't have carried D. might not have carried
5. UNESCO __________ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
A. stands for B. brings about C. gets across D. takes after
6. Farmers can enrich the soil by using __________________.
 A. fertile B. fertilizers C. fertilize D. fertility
7. Remember to appreciate what your friends do for you. You shouldn't take them ______.
A. out of habit B. as usual C. for granted D. as a rule
8. I don't think this record will ever________.
A. get out B. run off C. catch on D. put down
9. Why did Berth ask you ________a bicycle?
A. that you had B. do you have C. if you had D. that if you had
10. She ________modern art. She visits all the local exhibitions.
A. looks down on B. goes in for
C. fixes up with D. comes up against
11. Are you taking ________this semester?
A. home economic B. home economics
C. house economics D. house economic
12. In some parts of the world, the indigenous population has been completely ________
A. wiped up B. wiped awayC. wiped out D. wiped off
13. I would appreciate __________ it a secret.
A. you to keep B. that you keep C. that you will keep D. your keeping
14. The boy is ____________ to solve the problem.
A. clever enough B. enough clever C. so clever D. such clever
15. The judge______________ the murderer to a lifetime imprisonment.
A. accused B. convicted C. sentenced D. prosecuted
16. The ________ exam in February prepared pupils for the real thing in June.
A. false B. mock C. fake D. unreal
17. You ________ too much emphasis on your academic success. Be relaxed!
A. offer B. take C. give D. put
18. After so many years, it is great to see him_______ his ambitions.
A. realize B. get C. possess D. deserve
19. Minh and Cuong were badly injured in the last match, so ________of them can play in this match.
A. neither B. none C. either D. both
20. The government are doing a _____________of people’s changing habits.
A. plan B. project C. survey D. research
Exercise 2: Provide the correct form of the word in capitals.
(21) AUTHORIZE in Paris have halted the filming of scenes from (22) ACT movies on its streets in the
wake of the recent terror attacks. The city is still on high alert (23) FOLLOW the attack on the magazine
Charlie Hebdo and other attacks, which left 20 people (24) DIE. Security has been (25) HIGH around
synagogues, newspaper and broadcasting offices and (26) SHOP malls. (27) ARMY police and soldiers
are clearly (28) VISION on the streets. Security measures have now been extended to the movie (29)
INDUSTRIAL. Paris' police commander Sylvie Barnaud said: "There's a problem with these action-type
scenes, as the actors in uniform could be targets for terrorists… Also, the actors could pose (30)
CONFUSED for the general public."

Exercise 3: There is one incorrect word in terms of spelling, grammar or usage in each line of the
following passage. Indicate and correct it.
Australia was settled by Europeans in 1788, mainly to home criminals, but Line 1
with a little independent farmers and businessmen. The settlements were Line 2
not wealthy, and there was little help available to them in need: the poor, Line 3
the sick, the unemploy, and the aged. To begin with, what little help was Line 4
availably came in the form of charity: donations of money, acommodation Line 5
or medical treatment to selected needy. A second approach that began to Line 6
emerge in the last nineteenth century was that of “universalism”. It stresses Line 7
 that all people in society should be entitle to certain benefits-up to a Line 8
minimum level and across a restricted range of services. This approach was Line 9
eventually used to arguing for the introduction of a pension for the aged poor. Line 10

III. READING
Exercise 1: Questions 1 – 13
China’s ‘violent philanthropist’ gives away fresh air.
Even through the thick Beijing smog, it is impossible to mistake the ebullient figure shaking
hands, signing autographs and barking at startled passersby: “Come on, two cans for each one – free
fresh air. Open it and drink it and breathe it! It keeps you fresh the whole day!” It is the kind of offer that
has made Chen Guangbiao a household name in China: giving away thousands of tins of air to raise
awareness of China’s pollution. “If we don’t act in the next 10 years, our descendants will have to carry
oxygen tanks and wear masks all the time,” he said at the publicity event in Beijing this month.
Chen, 44, is a multimillionaire entrepreneur who bills himself as the country’s number one
philanthropist and environmentalist. In January, he lay under a sheet of wood and steel while two cars
drove over him, to demonstrate that the world would be better without cars. In another comment on the
drawbacks of motoring he smashed up a Mercedes Benz car. Recently he put an advert in the New York
Times proclaiming the disputed Diaoyu Islands – currently at the heart of the territorial row with Japan –
to be Chinese, and announced he was giving new cars to drivers whose vehicles were destroyed in anti-
Japanese protests – while simultaneously promoting a cycling initiative. He also plans to give away
$240,000 to young entrepreneurs in the next weeks.
But he is best known for his personal deliveries to the victims of natural disasters. He arrived in Sichuan
with a fleet of heavy machinery after the earthquake in 2008. When the tsunami struck Japan, he flew
over with cash and goods. He has apparently an unsinkable self-belief. “I want to record the name of
Chen Guangbiao in Chinese history,” he said.
His party trick is to lift a bike using his teeth and spin it around in the air. It is, says Chen, all
down to kung fu training at the famous Shaolin temple. Chen grew up in the countryside near Nanjing,
in such poverty that two of his siblings starved to death. He earned his first cash – around 60 cents –
carrying water from a well to villagers one summer, and used some of the money to help pay for a
neighbour’s schooling. In recognition of his good deed, a teacher pasted a red star on his face. “I ran
around the classes … Every student wanted to learn from me and do good things,” he explained.
He made his fortune recycling materials from demolished buildings and has vowed to give it all
away before his death. The Hurun rich list estimated his worth at $740m last year. Already, he says, he
has made donations worth $278m. Others rank far ahead of him in independent lists of charitable donors
and sceptics say it is hard to assess the real value of his gifts since they are often in kind. He counters
that other philanthropists give to charities in the sectors they work in, with the hope of commercial
returns.
Chen calls his high-profile tactics “violent philanthropy”. He says: “My individual power is
limited. I want to use my high-profile way to wake people up to take action together to do good things. I
can only awake them with my performance art and creativity.” Admirers point out that most millionaires
are doing little for their fellows. And Chen’s stunts have, as he predicted, got people talking about
philanthropy and the environment. “We need these kinds of people to tell us that if you want to help
people you need to take responsibility,” says Wang Lanjun, pausing to have her photo taken with him.
“He’s great!” enthused another passing pedestrian. “He said I’m great,” Chen points out. “You see?
Ordinary people love me.”
Questions 1 – 5: Read the text and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F).
1. Chen Guangbiao has given out free oxygen masks to passersby in Beijing.
2. He has destroyed a luxury car.
3. He has taken heavy equipment to an area affected by an earthquake.
4. He has helped pay for the education of some students at his village school.
 5. He has made a promise to give away all his money before he dies.
Questions 6 – 13: Read the text and choose the most suitable word in the box to fill in each blank in the
summary. There are more words than needed.
awareness donations drawbacks fortune initiatives
poverty responsibility philanthropy stunts simultaneously
Chen Guangbiao is an extraordinary figure who started life in extreme (6) ________ and then
succeeded in making a huge (7) _______ through recycling building materials. He is famous in China
for both his large (8) ________ to people in need and his spectacular publicity (9)________ which aim
to raise (10) _______ about key environmental issues. One of his latest (11) ________ has been to give
away cans of fresh air to publicise the threat of air pollution. In addition, he has also organised events to
show the significant (12) ________ of using motor vehicles. The hope is that his campaigns will
encourage individuals and companies to take (13)________ for their impact on the environment.

Exercise 2: Choose the best option to complete the passage.

A love of travelling
For Nigel Portman, a love of travelling began with what’s (14) _______ a ‘gap year’. In
common with many other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before (15) _______ to study for
his degree. After doing various jobs to (16)_______ some money, he left home to gain some experience
of life in different cultures, visiting America and Asia. The more adventurous the young person, the (17)
________ the challenge they are likely to set themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel, it
can (18) _______ in a thirst for adventure.
Now that his university course has (19) ________ to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a
three-year trip that will take him right around the world. What’s more, he plans to make the whole
journey using only means of transport which are (20) _______ by natural energy. In other words, he’ll
be (21) ________ mostly on bicycles and his own legs; and when there’s an ocean to cross, he won’t be
taking a (22) _______ cut by climbing aboard a plane, he’ll be joining the crew of a sailing ship (23)
________ .
As well as doing some mountain climbing and other outdoor pursuits along the way, Nigel hopes
to pass on to the people he meets the environmental message that lies behind the whole idea.
14. A called B. named C. referred D. known
15. A. settling down B. getting up C. taking over D. holding back
16. A. achieve B. raise C. advance D. win
17. A. stronger B. wider C. greater D. deeper
18. A. result B. lead C. cause D. create
19. A. come B. turned C. reached D. brought
20. A. pulled B. charged C. forced D. powered
21. A. attempting B. using C. relying D. trying
22. A. quick B. short C. brief D. swift
23. A. anyway B. alike C. instead D. otherwise
Exercise 3: Fill in each blank with a most suitable word.
Number of blue whales increasing
This is a good-news story about sea life. Scientists (24) _______ reported that the numbers of
blue whales in the eastern Pacific Ocean (25) ________ the highest they have been in over a century.
Researchers at the University of Washington report that there are now over 2,200 blue whales (26)
______ Mexico and Alaska. Hunters killed nearly all the blue whales in that area and they were (27)
_______ to extinction. (28) _______ became illegal in 1971 and the numbers of the world's largest
mammal started increasing. It has (29) ________ over 40 years for the blue whale to recover. Lead (30)
_______ Dr Cole Monnahan was very happy at this positive news. He said: "For us, this is a great
conservation success story."
IV. WRITING
Exercise 1: Complete the following sentences using FROM FOUR TO SIX WORDS (including the
given words) so that their meanings are close to the originals.
1. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided.
OUGHT You _________________________ carefully before you decided.
2. Surely nobody likes it when people make fun of them in public.
BEING Surely nobody likes _________________________ in public.
3. Don’t conclude that learning English is easy.
COME Don’t _________________________ that learning English is easy.
4. I’m afraid there is no room in the concert hall tonight.
BOOKED I’m afraid the _________________________ tonight.
5. The motorcyclist rounded the corner at a quite unbelievable speed.
WHICH The speed _________________________ the corner was quite unbelievable.

Exercise 2: Write a description of the table below (at least 120 words).