PRACTICE TEST 6

Task 1: You are going to hear a student talking to someone on the telephone
about doing an online course.
Questions 1-5: Complete the form below with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Online Writing Course

Request for brochure

First name: Alex

Last name: ……………………………..(1)
Address : Flat 4A, 396 …………………….(2) Road
Town/ city: Preston
Postcode :…………………………..(3)
Phone number: ………………………..(4)
Email address: alex7@ptu.com
Message: deliver brochure ………………………….(5)

Questions 6-10: Choose the correct answer

6. The caller wants to do a writing course to help with
A. his hobby B. his job C. his children education
7. What does the course pack include?
A. multimedia items B. a list of books to buy C. lesson and assignment
dates
8. How much does the course cost?
A. £340 B. £375 C. £400
9. Alex’s first assignment will be about his
A. family life B. school experiences C. expectations of
the course
10. What does the feedback include?
A. a tutorial B. an exercise C. a discussion group

Task 2: You are going to listen to a woman, Irina, talking to a man at the ticket
desk at an exhibition. Listen and complete the note with ONE word only.
Electronics exhibitions
1. The first section deals with electronics designed to…………………the environment.
2. One new device is for checking …………………….temperatures at different levels.
3. The theme of the second section is children and their ……………………………..
4. There are a number of inventions to avoid an ……………………….in the home.
5. They demonstrate a device for checking if older children are at …………………
6. The third section contains devices for dealing with……………………………….

B. LEXICO- GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the following
questions and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. When you do something, you should ………..
A. weigh up the pros and cons (câ n nhắ c ưu và nhượ c) B. turn over a
new leaf
C. go down well with it (đượ c đó n nhậ n) D. get through to
it
2. I am ………. the opinion that nothing we say will change anything at all.
A. in B. after C. with D. of
3. The sprinter paid the price of her misuse of drugs and died of heart ………. at the
age of 38.
A. attack B. failure C. stoppage D. pressure
4. ………. his advice, I would never have got the job.
A. Except B. Apart from C. But for D. As for
5. I just couldn’t remember her name though it was on the ………. of my tongue.
A. top B. edge C. tip D. front
6. It ………….. John that you saw yesterday. He’s on his business in Las Vegas.
A. could be B. couldn’t be C. could have been D. couldn’t
have been
7. The company is going to ………. a new product on to the market.
A. bring B. put C. launch D. show
8. The optic fiber (sợ i quang) was a major …………………. in the field of
telecommunications (viễn thô ng).
A. break down B. breakthrough(bướ c tiến, bứ t phá ) C. revolution
D. technique
9. It sounds like you let people take advantage of you. ………….., you need to learn to
be more assertive.
A. Otherwise B. If only C. What if (sẽ như thế nà o nếu)
D. If so (nếu như vậ y)
10. No, if he had ……………… a crime, we would have known.
A. done B. committed C. made D. crashed
11. What an amazing fight! Lewis has won with a knock-out in the tenth ……….
A. part B. round C. circle D. race
12. He is very happy because he passed his exam with ………. colours.
A. flying B. failing C. imagining D. changing
13. All three TV channels provide extensive ………. of sporting events.
A. coverage B. vision C. broadcast D. network
14. I am afraid that you have ………. the deadline, so we can't take your application
into account.
A. missed B. met C. delayed D. put off
15. It turned out that we ………. rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by
several hours.
A. hadn't B. should have C. mustn't have D. needn't have
16. I reckon Mark is ………. of a nervous breakdown.
A. in charge B. under suspicion C. on the D. indicative (biểu thị)
verge
17. They ………. the aid of the US but did not receive it
A. asked B. found C. sought (quá khư củ a seek: xin ai
cá i gì) D. obtained
18. Forget all and try your best next time- Lightning never .......................twice in the
same place.
A. strikes B. attacks C. beats D. hits
19. I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and
dry.
A. have not got wet B. have got no water C. have been successful D.
have got home dry
20. If he is in trouble, it is his own fault, I personally wouldn’t _____ a finger to help
him.
A. rise B. lift C. bend D. turn
Part 2: Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition(s) or
particle(s).
1. He’ll be very upset if you turn down his offer of help.
2. Julian always talks loudly and shows off
3. A few hours after the injection the feeling of numbness in your arm will wear off
4. I’d rather we didn’t eat the fish. Don’t you think it is giving out a strange smell.
5. Leave me alone. I’m not in the mood for your silly joke.
6. Peter didn’t take any summer job because his parents are quiet well off
7. She is finding it difficult to adjust to the climate.
8. Several flights were delayed and so the departure lounge was jam-packed with
angry travelers.
9. The company’s announced it is laying off over 1,000 workers. (sa thai)
10. The students were slow to catch on, but gradually they began to understand.
(understande)
Part 3: The following text contains five words that should not be there. Find
them and write the in the space provided.
We had left the house with plenty of time to spare, but suddenly I realized we
might have missed the plane. There had been an accident on the motorway, and
although nobody had been hurt, the traffic was at a complete standstill. By the time
when we started moving again, it was less than an hour to take-off. When at last the
taxi reached the terminal, we had jumped out and ran quickly to the check-in, only
to find an enormous queue. Everyone had a luggage, and we only had fifteen
minutes before we left. Eventually we reached the desk, and we gave the woman our
tickets. I was very worried by then and I asked to her if we were too late. She smiled
at, gave me our boarding cards and said, 'Your flight has been delayed by an hour'.
Part 4: Complete each space in the text with a word formed from the word in
capitals.
Dress down Fridays, emailed (1) INVITations and texting your boss - British
society is (2) APPEAR loosening up and the famous British etiquette is fast (3)
EROSION- eroding. Jeans are (4) ACCEPTable in many smart restaurants and casual
buffets have started to replace three-course dinner parties. increased (5)
inFORMALity might, for some, be a sign of national liberation, but for others, it could
be a cause of anxiety.
It might be that it is an (6) INDICATation that the stiff upper-lip Brits are finally
responding to fast-forward, modern, multi-cultural life by becoming less inhibited.
However, while we are social creatures, we are also (7) RITUAListics. Over the
years we have evolved certain social codes for our (8) INTERACTion with others. We
create little boxes around ourselves to make us feel secure. But for some, this new
era is one of despair where standards of presentation have slipped and common (9)
COURTEOUSness is fast disappearing. People who hold this belief try to rationalize
their resistance by saying it amounts to (10) LAZiness, ignorance or loss of respect.

C. READING
Part 1: Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable
In June 1863, a 26-year-old Russian woman took a giant step for womankind
in the male-dominated world of space (1)……………… . Valentina Tereshkova spent
71 hours to complete 48 orbits of the earth in her spacecraft. Not (2) only was she
the first woman to travel in space, but she stayed up there longer than any of the
men who had gone before her. It required a very special woman to complete (3)
such a task successfully, yet Valentina came from a small town on the Volga River,
where she grew up in a harsh farming environment. What’s more, (4) because her
mother was a widow, Valentina was 10 years old before she first went to school.
Eventually, the family moved to the city and Valentina found herself working
alongside her mother in a textile factory. She also (5) joins a local aviation club
where she took (6) up parachuting as a hobby, making up total of 126 jumps. In
1961, when news of Yuri Gagarin’s first manned space flight reached the factory,
everyone was (7) flushed/overthrown/filled with excitement and national pride.
Valentina’s mother said that the next person in space ought to be a woman. Inspired
by her mother’s words, Valentina found out that actually anyone could volunteer for
the space program if they wanted to, so that is (8) what Valentina did. Much (9) to
her astonishment, she was chosen. One explanation for her selection was the fact
that cosmonauts were required to jump from their spacecraft after re-entry to the
earth’s atmosphere and parachute to safety-a task at (10) which Valentina had
excelled in trials.

Part 2: Read the following passages and choose the best answer to fill the gap.
There are many superstitions in Britain , but one of the most (1)………held is
that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder even if it means (2)……the pavement into a
busy street ! If must pass under a ladder you can avoid bad luck by crossing your
fingers and keeping them crossed until you have seen a dog. (3)….., you may lick
your finger and make a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe
until the mark has dried.
Another common superstition is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the
house - it will either bring (4)…….to the person who opened it or to the whole (5)…. .
Anyone opening an umbrella in the fine weather is unpopular, as it inevitably brings
rain!
The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13 th day of the
month (6)……on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay
indoors. The worst misfortune that can happen to a person is caused by breaking a
mirror, as it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to (7)
…….in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods.
Black cats are generally considered lucky in Britain, even though they are (8)
…….witchcraft. It is (9)…..lucky if a black cat crosses your path – although in America
the exact opposite belief prevails.
Finally, a commonly held superstition is that of touching wood (10) ……luck.
This measure is most often taken if you think you have said something that is
tempting fate , such as “ My car has never broken down , touch wood ?”
1. A. broadly B. widely C. quickly D. speedily
2. A. running from B. jumping off C. stepping off D. keeping
from
3. A. Consequently B. However C. Comparatively D.
Alternatively
4. A. loss B. difficulty C. tragedy D. misfortune
5. A. house B. household C. home D.
member
6. A. falls B. arrives C. drops D. happens
7. A. have originated B. be originating C. be originated D. originate
8. A. concerned about B. related with C. associated with D. connected
on
9. A. especially B. specially C. frequently D. rarely
10. A. as B. for C. in D. of

Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the best option.
Traditional education creates, in time, an incomplete image on family’s gender
roles. From generation to generation children interiorize theirs parent’s model
known as “separated world’s myth” – a wife and a mother only cooking ,doing
laundry and taking care of the child “contrasting” with a husband and a father
working or fixing different things. According to this mentality each partner has
established responsibilities in private and public life that other one couldn’t
take over.
Changing traditional gender roles seems to be difficult not because woman or
man don’t have the necessary skills for other one’s tasks but because everyone
carries on a symbol of his “world”. Society’s evolution especially on woman
valorization redefines gender roles promoting a woman more active, ambitious and
independent and a man more emotional and involved in household tasks.
Women of our days have more liberty to choose between the “family model” –
these ones are being more obedient and anchored in tradition (the feminine type)
and the “feminist model” – who’s priority is the career (the anti-feminine type) or
the middle model adopted by the “double career” type of woman – profession and
family. On the base of any of these choices are variables like social-status, race,
education level, culture’s values etc.
We are assisting to a reprioritization of woman needs and so professional
success became more interesting and even attractive than family one probably
because it brings something new. Women are motivated to choose the career
by elements as the wish for financial independency, the need to prove her
capacities, to open and better integrate in modern society and the possibility to
control and not being only controlled. All this reasons offer her a psychological
equilibrium.
Most of the men consider women’s career as a conflict source having
arguments like: women will neglect theirs family attributions, the imminent
change of man’s authority, his incertitude concerning the professional competition
and the risk to deteriorate the marital relation. Even at first side man and children
are felling the stress generated by the new status of woman, she’s living an
interior conflict as well. Woman need to understand her need for self-
accomplishment but the remains of traditional mentality still affect her modern
vision.
So our children should make a difference on gender roles perspective but we are
in a vicious circle because every family is raising their kids for a passed time,
influenced by their own mentality and resistance to change. The main idea is that
both women and men should consider this role’s exchange like a challenge and also
accept that a man as well as a woman can do anything with willing.
1. What does the reading passage mainly discuss?
A. Children’s perspective on the discrimination. B. The domination of men’s
roles over women’s.
C. Gender roles in modern society. D. The interior conflicts in women’s roles
over men’s.
2. In the first paragraph, the phrase “separated world’s myth” refers to __________.
A. children’s opinions on their world which is also their family
B. children’s false view on the different and unchangeable roles of their parents
C. children’s thoughts on their mothers’ domination roles over their fathers.
D. children’s ideas on what responsibilities their parents should be take charge of
3. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Men’s and women’s roles cannot be easily exchanged since their lack of necessary
skills.
B. In the development of society, men becomes more involved in household chores
while women are more active and independent.
C. The exchange between men’s and women’s roles turns out challenging because of
an invisible default.
D. Society’s evolution is unlikely to happen due to the constancy of men’s and
women’s roles.
4. Which of the following words can best replace the word “anchored in” in the third
paragraph?
A. conflicted with B. attached to C. accustomed to D. connected with
5. What does the word “one” in paragraph four refer to?
A. reprioritization B. success C. woman D. need
6. Which of the followings is NOT mentioned as one of the women’s needs for
reprioritization?
A. The need to manage their own lives on their own earnings.
B. The need to show their abilities in order to be recognized by the public.
C. The need of integration into modern society. D. The need to possibly bring
something new.
7. In the fifth paragraph, what does the author imply by saying “she’s living an
interior conflict as well”?
A. The remains of traditional mentality still affect women’s modern vision.
B. Women still do not know how to manage the conflicts with men.
C. The opposition from their husbands and children is so strong that women cannot
overcome it.
D. Men and children always feel the stress with the domination of women’s roles.
8. The word “deteriorate” in the fifth paragraph can be best replaced by __________.
A. worsen B. reduce C. devastate D. decline
9. What does the write advise people to do by this reading passage?
A. Children should be taught about their particular roles when they are young.
B. Men and women have to understand their roles with satisfaction.
C. Men and women roles’ exchange is impossible and children should understand it
with willing.
D. Children should learn that society’s evolution is no good for men at all.
10. Who may possibly write this passage?
A. An anthropologist B. A historian C. A professor D. A psychologist

Part 4: Read the text. Complete the text with sentences A–F. There is one
sentence you do not need.
Headings
i. Various interpretations of culture based on meaning
ii. The problem of explaining what culture means
iii. A definition of culture based on shared behaviour
iv. Defining a culture is not only a matter of observation
v. The main reason for difficulty in investigating culture
vi. The differences between personal explanations and the real reasons for
cultural behaviour
 A. Culture is a term for which it is very difficult to give a precise meaning. The
word means so many different things to different people, so devising a single
acceptable definition is more problematic than may be first thought. The idea
of culture as something shared is inherently complex. Even people
neighbouring each other, or sharing a common language, or possessing certain
common core values may actually have as many differences as similarities.
B. Anthropologists have proposed over one hundred different definitions. A
number of these are variations on the idea that culture consists of shared
patterned behaviour as may ve observed by the researcher. This is the
definition put forward by Margaret Mead, for example, in her study of
indigenous ritual in Samoa. This kind of definition, however, does not take
account of the fact that studying culture is not just a question of observation. It
also involves studying the meaning of this observed behaviour.
C. Accordingly, other anthropologists, such as Max Weber, speak of culture as
consisting of systems of shared meaning; as he puts it, ‘man is an animal
suspended in webs of significance he himself has spun.’ Similarly, Claude Levi-
Strauss also speaks of culture as a product of the implicit beliefs which
underlie it. The problem with this approach is that the meaning of cultural
behaviour is not always easy to establish. Explanations may be offered up to a
point, but the underlying assumptions often remain obscure. Indeed, they are
often not understood by insiders. As Chris Argyris and Donald Schon point out,
what people say to explain their cultural behaviour and what really drives this
behaviour are often widely different. The search for meaning can therefore be
a long and painstaking process, involving long periods of observation and
interviews in order to build theories.
D. While there are some cultures which have remained isolated for long periods
of time, many others have built up commercial links with other groups.
Eventually, this may lead to adopting elements of the other group’s rituals and
behaviours which then become integrated into those of the original group.
Some cultures have clashed with less powerful neighbours only to find that
over time their culture became heavily influenced by these subordinates, like
the Romans by the Greeks. In this way, the original meaning of an aspect of
cultural behaviours may be lost in history and may originally have been part of
a belief system very different from that which prevails in the culture today.
This dynamism is, perhaps, the major reason why researching the meaning
behind cultural behaviour is far from easy.
D. WRITING
Part 1: Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentence printed before it.
1. He is so intelligent that he always understand everything the teacher says.
 Such ...................................................................................................................
2. Don’t sign for the parcel until you have checked that everything is there.
 Make sure that nothing ...
3. This course will take us six months to complete.
 In …………………………………………………………………………………..
4. She will probably be chosen for the beauty contest. (stand)
 …………………………………………………………………………………..
5. There is no way that I can meet you tomorrow. (question)
 …………………………………………………………………………………..

VOCABULARY
PREPOSITIONS
Read the sentences and complete them with the prepositions on, at, by or to.
1. The author is a doctor ___ profession but she prefers to work on her novels.
2. I always shop ___ impulse. I never make plans.
3. ___ this day, nobody knows what became of the missing aristocrat.
4. He was great ___ sport and excellent ___ art.
5. Some of the artist's best works are ___ display at the gallery.
6. These elaborate rugs were all woven ___ hand.
7. My favourite football team is ___ the top of the league.
8. The school principal is ___ good terms with all the teaching staff.
9. A lot of people nowadays have become addicted ___ the internet.
10. Are they doing it ___ purpose? Probably not.
Complete the blanks with the prepositions in and out of. In some cases both
prepositions can be used.
___ fashion ___ business ___ danger ___ control ___ breath ___ pain
___ difficulty
___ place ___ print ___ touch ___ reach ___ stock ___ sight
___ comfort
___ the ordinary ___ use ___ work ___ date ___ action ___
debt
___ season ___ order ___ practice ___ the question
Complete the sentences with the prepositional phrases in the box below.
out of season out of reach out of control out of
place
in shape out of the question out of date in touch
1. The wild animal was ___ and nearly broke down the cage door.
2. We looked ___ wearing jeans in such an expensive restaurant.
3. It's difficult to find good oranges in summer, as they're ___.
4. The two friends kept ___ during the summer break.
5. I stay ___ by following a strict exercise programme.
6. My parents told me that taking the car on Saturday night was ___.
7. The books on the top shelf were ___ for most people of average height.
8. The ___ machinery was the main cause of the company's financial collapse.
Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions.
1. I feel really sorry ___ Bob. He looks so depressed.
2. If the weather is good this weekend. I'm heading ___ the beach.
3. Rodney is very weak ___ Maths. He should consider studying something else.
4. Shame ___ Peter! His behaviour was unacceptable.
5. Sue Is very mad ___ Geoffrey for not showing up at her party.
6. The explosion reduced the building ___ an unrecognizable tangle of metal and
bricks.
7. I’m really sorry ___ your car. Sally. I promise to pay for the repair work.
8. Most teenage boys are mad ___ football and sports in general.
9. Lean the paintings ___ the wall gently, please.
10. Why do I always get the blame ___ everything that goes wrong?
11. The whole country was shocked ___ the President's sudden death.
12. Both parties put the blame ___ each other ___ the collapse of peace negotiations.
13. Jane's friends were envious ___ her rise to fame and fortune.
14. Don't blame me ___ the misunderstanding. I tried my best.
15. The well-known businessman was sentenced ___ three years In jail for fraud.
16. People are usually suspicious ___ politicians making promises during election
time.
Read the sentences below. Complete the boxes with the verbs have or take and
the blanks with prepositions.
1. Twenty two countries will ____ part ____ this year's water polo tournament.
2. Every year we ____ advantage ____ the Bank Holiday and spend a long weekend at a
seaside resort.
3. They ____ no respect ____ their new teacher.
4. Before setting off on a fishing trip, you must ____ the weather conditions ____
account.
5. Do you ____ any idea ____ how to operate this machine?
6. I ____ no intention ____ going back to school next year.
7. The children couldn't ____ their eyes ____ the performing dolphins.
8. David had no option but to ____ responsibility ____ the company's disastrous
performance.
9. I ____ difficulty ____ deciding which school to go to next year.
10. ____ no notice ____ what she says. She's always making up stories.
11. You need to ____ more confidence ____ yourself.
12. Now that I'm older, I ____ no interest ____ stamp collecting.
13. I am a pilot and I ____ a lot of pride ____ my work.
CONFUSING WORDS
A. protect rescue save support secure defend guard
1. We bought a watchdog to ___ our house.
2. In times of a war, every soldier is obliged to ___ his country.
3. The paramedics managed to ___ the driver from the debris of the car. but they
couldn’t ___ the passenger, who had been seriously injured.
4. Make sure you ___ all items on the roof-rack so that nothing falls off.
5. Wildlife organizations aim to ___ rare species of animals from becoming extinct by
___ them from dangerous situations and safer places for them to live in.
6. Parents must ___ their children during the difficult times in their life.
B injure wound hurt collapse harm
1. During the earthquake a number of buildings ___ and hundreds of people were ___.
2. My grandfather fought in World War II, but he was sent home when he was ___.
3. Let go of my hand! You’re ___ me!
4. The dog won't ___ you. It’s friendly.
5. The athlete had a heart attack and ___ as he was running.
C damage injury wound pain ache
1. John was in a lot of ___ when he cut his finger with a knife and had to have
the stitched.
2. The hurricane caused millions of dollars worth of ___.
3. After a couple of days the ___ in my lower back had gone.
4. Kelly’s ___ was serious, so she was taken to hospital.
D endanger risk threaten warn
1. I must ___ you about my dog - it’s vicious.
2. The security guards dealt with the robbers without ___ any lives.
3. Our neighbors ___ to call the police if we didn’t turn the music down.
4. The World Wildlife Fund updates its list of ___ species every year.
5. She ___ her life to save the young boy from drowning.
E illness disease infection sickness weakness accident incident
1. If you don't want to get a(n) ___, I suggest you clean and dress the wound.
2. Penicillin has been used to fight many infectious ___.
3. Some people suffer from altitude ___ at many mountain ski resorts.
4. Young children come down with many ___ when they first go to school.
5. Charles had a(n) ___ at work and he was taken to hospital.
6. I must be coming down with the flu because I have a general feeling of ___.
7. A serious ___ near the border made the government take strict measures
concerning immigration.
F cure heal treat recover overcome
1. It took me months to ___ my grandmother's death.
2. Mavis was ___ for her wound and within days it began to .
3. Ethel ___ from her illness after being confined to bed for a fortnight.
4. When my father came out of hospital, he seemed to be completely ___; however,
his condition deteriorated after a few days.
G sensible sensitive sensational emotional
1. The concert was fantastic and the laser show ___.
2. Buying a cheaper car was a(n) ___ decision considering you had a limited budget.
3. Joel is really ___ and cries if you raise your voice.
4. You look ___ in that dress. You should buy it.
5. Apart from food and shelter, the refugees needed ___ support.
H produce develop increase build up create progress advance improve
1. If we take out another loan, we'll just __ financial difficulties for ourselves.
2. Italy ___ some of the most stylish cars on the market.
3. Medicine has ___ in the last decade, with many more diseases being cured.
4. Max is a weak student and I try to ___ his confidence by asking him to work
with more ___ students.
5. My French has ___ so much that I can have a conversation with a native speaker.
6. He has hopes of ___ his business and ___ his profits.
7. The weather has ___ quite a lot lately.
I reduce decrease destroy drop lower demolish fall
1. ___ your voice. The baby Is asleep in the next room.
2. You should ___ speed when you're approaching a pedestrian crossing.
3. During the night the temperature ___ by ten degrees.
4. The village was completely ___ by the earthquake.
5. Don't ___ the eggs, otherwise the whole kitchen will stink.
6. The old building was ___ with the use of dynamite.
7. Peak season is over, so all the hotels in the area are ___ their rates.
VERBS
1. You can use the microwave oven to ______ frozen food.
A. freeze B. heat C. water D. defrost
2. In order to save sea creatures, factories should not be allowed to ______ sewage
into the sea.
A. leave B. discharge C. dismiss D. transfer
3. Last night, all of the tables in that restaurant were ______ for a special event.
A. preserved B. reserved C. conserved D. sold
4. Despite heavy traffic, they to get to the test centre on time.
A. failed B. refused C. kept D. managed
5. The event was aimed to the spirit of taking part in social activities _____ among
students.
A. move B. run C. stimulate D. speak
6. John ______ me on having passed the graduation exam.
A. insisted B. turned C. relied D.
congratulated
7. People often ______ their houses with flowers and ornamental tices to welcome
Lunar New Year.
A. put B. replace C. decorate D. make up
8. The members of Green Organization suggest that discharging chemical
pollutants into the environment should be _____.
A. encouraged B. prohibited C. allowed D.
comprehended
9. When Perso shrugs his shoulders, it ______ that he doesn’t know or doesn’t care.
A. proves B. examines C. means D. claims
10. The experiments ____ at the University of Texas were successful.
A. comprised B. compounded C. composed D.
conducted
11. In order to ______ our high standards we have to be very strict on quality control.
A. hold B. maintain C. preserve D. carry on
12. Shall we _____ a cake for her birthday? A. bake B. grill C. cook D.
boil
13. He ______ the potato whole! A. tasted B. swallowed C.
chewed D. bit
14. Everyone in the audience ______ enthusiastically when the performance ended.
A. interrupted B. impressed C. applauded D.
resembled
15. A great deal of information has to be gathered in order to ____ the weather.
A. forecast B. foresee C. tell D. foretell
16. If you eat sensibly, you are not likely to ______ weight.
A. gain B. put C. earn D. win
17. It is important to have a special day to _____ those who lost their lives in the wars.
A. remind B. support C. honor D.
demonstrate
18. She _____ a light meal of steamed chicken and salad as she wasn’t very hungry.
A. ordered B. asked C. commanded D.
demanded
19. Everyone knew that _____ this task would require a considerable effort.
A. completing B. engaging C. making D. working
20. Susan didn’t ______ for a second to agree to John’s proposal as she had been in
love with the boy for a long time.
A. decide B. linger C. await D. hesitate
21. The idea to _____ a visit to the local council residence was welcomed by all the
visitors.
A. do B. pay C. go D. walk
22. Could you please ______ mc to send my cheque to the charity?
A. remain B. remember C. remind D. recall
23. That tall fair woman _______ me of my mother.
A. remembers B. reminds C. resembles D. recalls
24. Jane was so angry with Tom because he had ______ to speak to her.
A. refused B. ignored C. excused D. cancelled
25. The suggestion to leave the campsite at once was strongly ______ by the climbers
who were afraid of the approaching snowstorm.
A. resigned B. complained C. quarreled D. opposed
26. The first thing for all of you to remember is that _____ your duties may result in
an instant dismiss.
A. neglecting B. escaping C. resisting D. missing
27. A tsunami _____ when there is an earthquake or volcanic eruption underneath the
sea.
A. creates B. converts C. occurs D. causes
28. If you press this button, the watch ____ what the temperature is in degrees
centigrade.
A. regards B. suggests C. concerns D. displays
29. They managed to score and___________the game in the last 30 seconds.
A. defeat B. gain C. win D. beat
30. In that village people___________new guests with a traditional dance.
A. play B. greet C. look D.
witness
31. Even though Tim is not a very good player, he still wants to _____ in the tennis
tournament this weekend.
A. compile B. encounter C. participate D.
revolve
32. When the team finally__________from the cave that they had been exploring, it was late
in the evening.
A. uncovered B. emerged C. survived D.
restored
33. You shouldn’t__________rubbish on the beach.
A. create B. produce C. dump D.
sprinkle
34. I found a great website that I could_________all the information I needed from.
A. save B. store C. download D. type
35. I can’t give you a detailed description of the woman, as I only _____ at her briefly.
A. gazed B. glared C. stared
D. glanced
36. My elder brother is extremely fond of astronomy, he seems to ______ a lot of
pleasure from observing the stars.
A. seize B. possess C. derive D. reach
37. James needs to take on a second job, but he doesn’t know if he will be able to
_____ with the extra work.
A. cope B. pursue C. achieve D.
supply
38. The Olympic Games are _____ by a different country every four years.
A. won B. hosted C. attracted D.
given
39. The officer who questioned us at the railway station was _____ by two other men
in uniforms.
A. walked B. associated C. cooperated D.
accompanied
40. Alexander Pushkin died before he had completed the novel that he ______ on the
life of his great-grandfather.
A. expressed B. existed C. determined D.
based
41. ______ the Net can be informative and entertaining, but unfortunately it can also
be rather time-consuming.
A. Riding B. Reading C. Surfing D.
Working
42. A new road is being ______ near the village.
A. cratched B. built C. made D.
produced
43. You will not be successful in business if you don’t ______ risks.
A. put B. get C. try D.
take
44. George didn’t attend school for six weeks as he had to stay in hospital where he
was — - for pneumonia.
A. fixed B. treated C. relieved D.
mended
45. Bob was in terrible pain, but none of us knew how to ____ his suffering until the
ambulance arrived.
A. dissolve B. relieve C. cea.se D. exclude
46. In spite of our big effort, we have not managed to ______ enough money for the
renovation of the school buildings.
A. raise B. compose C. rear D.
score
47. Now that the 9.30 train has been cancelled, we have got plenty of time to ______
before the next one arrives.
A. expire B. exhaust C. abound D.
spare
48. Has it been decided who is going to ______ the orchestra yet?
A. govern B. handle C. conduct D.
guide
49. Please will you just tidy your room, and stop ______ excuses!
A. taking B. making C. having D.
doing
50. Mr. Green’s job is to teach the young officers to____ their duty i; the right way.
A. operate B. commit C. perform D.
proceed
51. Has anyone managed to ______ the meaning of the contract?
A. seize B. snatch C. grip D.
grasp
52. I ______ the opportunity to work abroad.
A. grasped B. caught C. did D.
gripped
53. Your staying in this room longer than seven days will ____ having to pay extra
money.
A. prove B. correspond C. mean D.
signify
54. You should stop seeing Sarah. _____ involved with her means trouble.
A. Living B. Getting C. Having lived D.
Having got
55. I can hardly think of Jenny being able to _____ the aim she has set herself.
A. implement B. accomplish C. triumph D.
succeed
56. I love living in the city centre when I’m young, but when I finally _____ down, I
think I’ll move somewhere quieter.
A. calm B. camp C. come D.
settle
57. It’s interesting how the rumour about my promotion began to _____.
A. spread B. publicize C. progress D.
emit
58. Don’t _____ to phone Mr. Whitman, I’ve already talked to him.
A. concern B. worry C. mind D.
bother
59. It was _____ from the new minister to introduce more changes in the foreign
policy.
A. expected B. hoped C. believed D.
awaited
60. Has it ever _____ to you that there might be more to this matter than a few fake
banknotes?
A. imagined B. reasoned C. occurred D.
considered
61. No matter how we asked him to _____ the news, he would still refuse to tell us
anything.
A. launch B. break C. notify D.
clear
62. The management must not ____ between male and female applicants.
A. differ B. discriminate C. differentiate D.
contrast
63. I’m trying this alternative cold remedy. It’s _____ different plant roots and herbs,
and tastes very strange.
A. consisting of B. containing C. composed of D.
included
64. According to the minister, changes in the budget will _____ all of us soon.
A. refer B. impact C. affect D.
experience
65. I was awfully tired. However, I made up my mind to ____ myself to the boring task
once again.
A. involve B. absorb C. apply D.
pay
66. There were sorne very strong candidates for the job but none of them _____ my
expectations.
A. met B. made C. gave D.
took
67. You’ll never succeed if you _____ confidence and belief in yourself.
A. lack B. fail C. want D.
miss
68. The feature film was _______ from a TV series.
A. derived B. based C. made up D.
acquired