PRACTICE TEST

SECTION A: LISTENING
PART I: MULTIPLE CHOICE.
You will hear an interview with a woman called Jenny Parker, who recently travelled to the country
of Vanuatu, a group of islands in the South Pacific, as part of her gap year. For question 1-6, choose
the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. You will listen twice.
1. Jenny decided to go to Vanuatu because she wanted to _____
A. travel in an expensive country. B. experience something totally new.
C. visit someone she had met travelling. D. escape from work she found dull.
2. What was Jenny’s first reaction to the capital, Port Vila?
A. The friendliness of the people surprised her. B. She was relieved by the pleasant climate.
C. The range of food available was limited. D. She was impressed by the contrasting sights.
3. What did Jenny find unexpected about Tanna Island?
A. The condition of the island’s roads. B. The difficulties of climbing the volcano.
C. The importance of magic to the islanders. D. The volcanic eruptions visible at night time.
4. Jenny described her experience on the “Nakamal” in order to _____
A. correct a misconception about traditional cultures.
B. highlight an aspect of the culture she found challenging.
C. compare Vanuatu’s culture to other neighbouring countries.
D. illustrate the cultural diversity of the country.
5. When Jenny talks about diving at Million Dollar Point she is _____
A. critical of the way equipment had been wasted.
B. worried the site has been degraded over time.
C. concerned about future damage to the environment.
D. disappointed by the attitudes shown by other divers.
6. What point does Jenny make about the local pidgin English, “Bislama”?
A. It’s difficult for an outsider to learn. B. It’s an entertaining insight into the islands.
C. Its origins are not clearly understood. D. The people are pleased if visitors can speak it.

PART II: MULTIPLE MATCHING

You will hear five short extracts in which students are talking about their holiday jobs. (WHILE
LISTENING TO EACH SPEAKER, YOU MUST COMPLETE BOTH TASKS, TASK 1 AND TASK
2 AT THE SAME TIME) . You will listen twice.

TASK 1: For questions 1-5, choose from the list (A-H) the holiday job that each student did.
A. factory worker E. dairy farm worker
B. waiter in hotel F. tour guide
C. worker in tourist information office G. supermarket checkout staff
D. cleaner in hotel H. fruit picker

YOUR ANSWERS:
1. Speaker 1: 2. Speaker 2: 3. Speaker 3: 4. Speaker 4: 5. Speaker 5:

TASK 2: For questions 6-10, choose from the list (A-H) the aspect of the job the student liked.
A. receiving positive feedback E. good pay rate
B. flexible working hours F. how easily they got the job
C. supportive employer G. good work experience for later career
D. friendship with workmates H. variety of tasks

YOUR ANSWERS:
6. Speaker 1: 7. Speaker 2: 8. Speaker 3: 9. Speaker 4: 10. Speaker 5:

PART III: SENTENCE COMPLETION.

You will hear a student called Jason Brown giving a talk about a day he spent as a volunteer working
to restore the ecology of Franklin Island. For questions 1-8, complete the sentences with a word or
short phrase. You will listen twice.
RESTORING THE ECOLOGY OF FRANKLIN ISLAND
Jason explained that the island used to be a (1) _____ belonging to the Franklins. Jason approves of the way
that large numbers of (2) _____ were established on the island in 2005. In Jason’s opinion, the worst threat
to the island’s birds were pets such as (3) _____ that hunted them. Jason spent the morning helping to
expand the network of (4) _____ on the island. In the afternoon Jason helped remove (5) _____, some of
which were very old. Working in the (6) _____ will appeal to people who don’t want hard physical work.
Volunteers are currently counting the species of birds and (7) _____ on the island. Later in the year there
will be a day to collect (8) _____ to help maintain the island’s ecology.

SECTION B:
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.
Question 1: A. mistake B. village C. client D. picture
Question 2: A. finds B. stays C. brings D. smarts
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three
in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. network B. interest C. decide D. mountain
Question 4: A. condition B. generate C. encourage D. remember
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.
Question 5: Winning an incredible prize from the state lottery was a turning point in my life, which I have
never imagined before.
A. unbelievable B. unpopular C. unacceptable D. unclear
Question 6: I really wanted to get my homework done early today, but my favorite TV show proved to be a
serious distraction.
A. attention B. interruption C. depression D. combination
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.
Question 7: It’s pretty tough to find a job when you don’t have any previous experience.
A. difficult B. normal C. simple D. common
Question 8: The future of the project is up in the air as the management has failed to finalize the budget.
A. undecided B. certain C. distant D. particular
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.
Question 9: Marry and John are talking about drinking water at night.
- Marry: “I don’t think we should drink too much water at night “
- John: “___________. This can interrupt your sleep cycle and negatively impact heart health.”
A. You can say it again B. I have no idea
C. I’m afraid that I can’t agree with you D. I couldn’t agree more
Question 10: Linda is talking to Brown after knowing the results. Linda passed her test with flying colours.
- Brown: “Sincere congratulations on your hard-earned success.”
- Linda: “________________”
A. Not at all. B. Thank you.
C. Make yourself at home. D. There’s no doubt about it

PART II: VOCABULARY

Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.
1. I just took it _________ that he’d always be available.
A. into account B. easy C. for granted D. into consideration
2. - “Must I do the washing-up tonight?”
- “___________________________.
A. No, you mustn't if you don't want B. Washing-up really takes up time
C. Washing-up is really exhausting D. Leave it if you're exhausted
3. How can they ________ out together what they have to do if they never discuss together.
A. come B. work C. find D. make
4. The teacher has a/an _______ that his student is not telling him the truth about why she was absent from
school yesterday.
A. hunch B. idea C. thought D. notion
5. ________did they realize that the film had been nominated for an Oscar.
A. Much B. Few C. Little D. So
6. There should be no discrimination on ___________ of sex, race or religion.
A. grounds B. fields C. places D. areas
7. If you _________ in behaving in this way you will bring yourself nothing but trouble.
A. react B. continue C. decide D. persist
8. I won’t change my mind ________ what you say.
A. whether B. no matter C. because D. although
9. The doctor gave the patient a ________ examination to discover the cause of his collapse.
A. universal B. thorough C. whole D. complete
10. The committee recommends that the matter _________ at the next meeting.  
A. would be discussed B. will be discussed C. be discussed D. may be
discussed

PART II: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in
the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0):

WOMEN ONLY
(0) INCREASINGLY, women are taking their holidays without men. INCREASE
For (1) ________ reasons, camaraderie or just plain fun, a growing SAFE
number of female tourists are signing up for women-only trips. Twenty-
five years or so ago, only a (2) ________of companies offered such HAND
holidays; now there are several hundred. Travel (3) ________Jo CONSULT
Littlewood says that the (4) ________ of higher incomes with delayed COMBINE
marriage, divorce, retirement and widowhood has (5) ________ more ABLE
women to travel, often on their own. They are attracted by the sense of
(6) ________ that a holiday without men affords them. “Women in a FREE
group tend to feel (7) ________ and speak more openly than when men INHIBIT
are around,” she adds. “It’s also a lot more fun. Women laugh a lot more
(8) ________ than men, probably because they don’t mind laughing at READY
themselves”. Jill Cummings is a regular traveller with Everywoman
Tours, an Oxford-based company whose very name is a (9)________ to DETER
men. “And a good thing too.” She says. “Men simply cannot resist the
(10) ________ to try and take control, wherever they are. Thankfully, TEMPT
there is none of that with Everywoman.”

PART III: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify and correct the mistakes.
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the hotter young film stars around at the moment. His face has been on the
covers of all the top movies and young magazines over the last few months and he has been the subject of
countless articles, rumours and showbiz gossip. Leonard doesn’t like reading about him because “I read
things about me that I’ve never said in my life and never did".
Leonardo DiCaprio was born in Los Angeles on 11 November, 1974. He’s a Scorpio. His full name is
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio. His mother is Germany and his father Italian-American. They called him
Leonardo because when his mother was still pregnant, he started kicking while she was stood in front of a
painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. He had a scar from when he was stung by a Portuguese man-of-war. His
parents separated before he was born, so his mother moved to a poor neighbourhood of Hollywood there
Leo grew up. At school he was very good at imitating people, especially Michael Jackson. This made him
very popularly. His childhood hero was Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. After appearance in TV
commercials and episodes of Roseanne, he played the cast of Roseanne, the TV sitcom starring Kirk
Cameron. Leonard played the part of Luke, a homeless boy. Lately, he played the part of Jim Carroll in The
Basketball Diaries. But he has really become famous since he acted in the film Titanic.
YOUR ANSWERS:
Mistake Line Correction Mistake Line Correction
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
SECTION D: READING
PART I: Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks.
Most parents, I suppose have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And
they must have realized how difficult it is to write a children's book. (1) ______ the author has aimed too
difficult so that the children can't (2)______ what is in his (or more often, her) story, or the story seems to be
talking to the readers.
The best children's books are neither very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the child who hears the
story and the adult who reads it. (3)______, there are in fact few books like this, so the problem of finding
the right bedtime story is not (4) ______ to solve.
This may be (5) ______ many books regarded as works of children's literature were in fact written for
grown-ups. “Alice Adventures in Wonderland” is perhaps the most (6) ______ of this. Children, left for
themselves, often show the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or library
and he will more willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's
comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the (7)______ of teachers and right-thinking parents. Perhaps
we parents should stop trying to brainwash children into (8) ______ our taste in literature. (9)______,
children and adults are so different that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the (10) ______
books. So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story.
1. A. And B. Either C. But D. For
2. A. remember B. forget C. recognize D. follow
3. A. Unfortunately B. Fortunately C. Naturally D. Actually
4. A. hard B. enough C. easy D. fast
5. A. when B. how C. what D. why
6. A. obvious B. hidden C. difficult D. easy
7. A. lovingness B. interests C. objections D. readings
8. A. receiving B. accepting C. having D. refusing
9. A. After all B. However C. In addition D. Therefore
10. A. common B. different C. same D. average

PART II: Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to each question.

THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE ON THE NET

Far from encouraging mass deceit, the web promotes honesty because we fear getting caught, writes Clive
Thompson.
Everyone tells a little white lie now and then, but Cornell University professor, Jeffrey Hancock,
recently claimed to have established the truth of a curious proposition: We deceive less frequently when
we’re online than when talking in person. He asked thirty undergraduates to record all their
communications, and all their lies for a week. Tallying the results, he found the students had mishandled
the truth in about one-quarter of all face-to-face conversations, and in 37 percent of phone calls. But once
in cyberspace, only 1 in 5 instant-messaging chats contained a lie, and barely 14 percent of email messages
were dishonest. While you can’t make generalizations about society solely on the basis of college students’
behaviour, and recognizing there is
 also something odd about asking people to be honest about how often they lie, Professor Hancock’s results
were intriguing, not least because they up-end some of our primary expectations about life on the net.
Wasn’t cyberspace supposed to be the scary zone where you couldn’t trust anyone? Back when the
Internet first went mainstream, those pundits in the government, media and academia worried that the digital
age would open the floodgates of deception. Since anyone could hide behind an anonymous hotmail address
or chat-room nickname, net users, we were warned, would be free to lie with impunity. Parents panicked and
frantically supervised their children’s use of cyberspace, under the assumption that anyone lurking out there
in the unknown was a threat until proved otherwise. And to a certain extent, you can see their reasoning: if
we go along with the basic introduction to any psychology course, we’re more likely to lie to people when
there’s distance between us. Eventually, though, many suspicions turned out to be unfounded.
What is it, then, about online life that makes us more truthful? It’s simple: We’re worried about being
exposed. In ‘real’ life, after all, it’s pretty easy to get away with deception. If you lie to someone at a party,
you can always claim you said no such thing. On the Internet, your words often come back to haunt you.
The digital age is tough on liars, as an endless parade of executives are finding out. This isn’t a problem for
only corporate barons. We read the headlines; we know in cyberspace our words never die, because
machines don’t forget. ‘It’s a cut-and-paste culture’, as Professor Hancock put it, though he said that on the
phone, so who knows if he really meant it? And consider that many email programmes automatically ‘quote’
your words when someone replies to your message. Every time I finish an email message, I pause for a few
seconds to reread it just to ensure I haven’t said something I’ll later regret.
Maybe this helps explain why television programmes like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation have
become so popular. They’re all about revealing the sneaking things people do. We watch with fascination
and unease as scientists inspect the tiniest of clues – a stray hair on a car seat, a latent fingerprint. After
you’ve seen high-tech cops rake over evidence from a crime scene with ultraviolet light and genetic
sequencers enough times, you get
the message: Watch out – we’ve got files on you. Forensic science has become the central drama of pop
culture, and our fascination with it may well add to our anxieties about technology. So no wonder we’re so
careful to restrict our lying to low technology environments. We have begun to be keenly suspicious of
places that might be bugged, conducting all of our subterfuge in loud restaurants and lonely parks.
Still, it’s not only the fear of electronic exposure that drives us to tell the truth. There’s something about the
Internet that encourages us to ‘tell all’, often in rather outrageous ways. Psychologists have noticed for years
that going online seems to have a catalytic effect on people’s personalities. The most quiet and reserved
people may become deranged loudmouths when they sit behind the keyboard. Others stay up until dawn and
conduct angry debates on discussion boards with total strangers. You can usually spot the newcomers in
any discussion
group because they’re the ones WRITING IN CAPITALS – they’re overwhelmed by the Internet’s heavy
combination of geographic distance and pseudo-invisibility.
Our impulse to confess via cyberspace inverts much of what we think about honesty. It used to be if you
wanted to really trust someone, you arranged a face-to-face meeting. Our culture still obsesses over physical
contact, the shaking of hands, that lubricating chitchat. Executives and politicians spend hours flying across
the country merely for a five-minute meeting, on the assumption that even a few seconds of face time can
cut through the prevarications of letters and legal contracts. But perhaps this dependence on online
communication is gratifying news. We could find ourselves living in an increasingly honest world. It will at
least, inevitably, be one in which there are increasingly severe penalties for deception. With its unforgiving
machine memory, the Internet might turn out to be the unlikely conscience of the world.

1. What does the writer suggest about Professor Hancock’s findings?

A. They prove a higher than average level of dishonesty among students.
B. They are unreliable as students are not likely to have kept accurate records.
C. They only demonstrate what was already common knowledge to most people.
D. Students are less likely to lie while chatting online than on the telephone.
2. What does the writer state about the early days of Internet use?
A. There was no discernible change in the general level of honest behaviour.
B. The Internet provided people with new ways to commit crime.
C. Children were frequently not permitted any kind of access to the Internet.
D. There was some over-reaction to the perceived dangers of the Internet.
3. What point is illustrated by the references to email record?
 A. The corporate world has been forced to reassess its systems of communication.
B. People have developed a less trusting attitude towards others they deal with.
C. People are becoming more cautious with regard to the content of email.
D. E-mail and similar documentation has sometimes been used to manipulate the truth.
4. According to the writer, television programmes on forensic science have ____________ .
A. led to people becoming more frightened of being exposed.
B. encouraged people to adopt more sophisticated methods of deception.
C. overtaken other types of television drama in terms of popularity.
D. given people a false impression on what science can currently achieve.
5. In the fifth paragraph, what are we told about the effect of Internet chat rooms on people?
A. They have had a beneficial influence on some naturally shy people.
B. They have allowed certain people to express themselves more concisely.
C. They have led to a transformation in some people’s usual behaviour.
D. They have improved relations between people from different cultures.
6. What does the writer state about the future impact of online communication?
A. People will ensure that emails are strictly accurate and honest.
B. Instances of dishonesty will have more serious consequences.
C. People will feel the need for legal advice when preparing certain documents.
D. It will remove the need for face-to-face contact.
7. Which of the followings is the best definition of the expression “mishandle the truth” in paragraph 1?
A. to lie so as not to hurt someone’s feeling .
B. a euphemism for “to lie”
C. to act or speak in a sneaky way
D. to talk about something difficult or painful
8. The word “to haunt” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _________ .
A. disturb B. stalk C. appear D. interrupt

PART III: Read the following passage and do the tasks below.

Task 1: Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the List of headings below.

List of headings
A. Tea – a beverage of hospitality
B. The fall in the cost of tea
C. Diverse drinking methods
D. Tea on the move
E. An important addition
F. Today’s continuing tradition – In Britain and China
G. Limited objections to drinking tea
H. Tea drinking in the world

TEA TIMES
1
The chances are that you have already drunk a cup or glass of tea today. Perhaps, you are sipping one as you
read this. Tea, now an everyday beverage in many parts of the world, has over the centuries been an
important part of rituals of hospitality both in the home and in wider society.
2
Tea originated in China, and in Eastern Asia tea making and drinking ceremonies have been popular for
centuries. Tea was first shipped to North Western Europe by English and Dutch maritime traders in the 16 th
century. At about the same time, a land route from the Far East, via Moscow, to Europe was opened up. Tea
also figured in America’s bid for independence from British rule – the Boston Tea Party.
3
As, over the last four hundred years, tea-leavers became available throughout much of Asia and Europe, the
ways in which tea was drunk changed. The Chinese considered the quality of the leaves and the ways in
which they were cured all important. People in other cultures added new ingredients besides tea-leaves and
hot water. They drank tea with milk, sugar, spices like cinnamon and cardamom, and herbs such as mint or
sage. The variations are endless. For example, in Western Sudan on the edge of the Sahara Desert, sesame
oil is added to milky tea on cold mornings. In England tea, unlike coffee, acquired a reputation as a
therapeutic drink that promoted health. Indeed, in European and Arab countries as well as in Persia and
Russia, tea was praised for its restorative and health giving properties. One Dutch physician, Cornelius
Blankaart, advised that to maintain health a minimum of eight to ten cups a day should be drunk, and that up
to 50 to 100 daily cups could be consumed with safety.
4
While European coffee houses were frequently by men discussing politics and closing business deals,
respectable middle-class women stayed at home and held tea parties. When the price of tea fell in the
nineteenth century, poor people took up the drink with enthusiasm. Different grades and blends of tea were
sold to suit every pocket.
5
Throughout the world today, few religious groups object to tea drinking. In Islamic cultures, where drinking
of alcohol is forbidden, tea and coffee consumption is an important part of social life. However, Seventh-
Day Adventists, recognizing the beverage as a drug containing the stimulant caffeine, frown upon the
drinking of tea.
6
In Britain, coffee drinking, particularly in the informal atmosphere of coffee shops, is currently in vogue.
Yet, the convention of afternoon tea lingers. At conferences, it remains common practice to serve coffee in
the morning and tea in the afternoon. Contemporary China, too, remains true to its long tradition. Delegates
at conferences and seminars are served tea in cups with lids to keep the infusion hot. The cups are topped up
throughout the proceedings. There are as yet not signs of coffee at such occasions.

Task 2: Complete the summary below with words or phrases from the passage (The form of the words
can be changed). Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBER for each answer.
Originated in China and Eastern Asia, for centuries, both at home and in society, tea, a popular_____
(7) has become an important role in ______(8). In the 19th century, falling tea prices meant that people could
choose the _______ (9) of tea they could afford. Nowadays, throughout the world, few religious groups raise
______ (10) tea drinking. Because it _______ (11), Seventh-Day Adventists do not approve of the drinking
of tea. In Britain, while coffee is in fashion, afternoon tea is still a ______ (12).

PART IV: Fill in each numbered space with ONE suitable word.

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION
If you were to hazard a (1) _________ at when and where the next major earthquake will strike, there’s a
chance that you’d be (2) _________ as accurate as the experts. The science of earthquake prediction is still
in its infancy, which is uncomfortable, considering the threat posed (3) _________ human civilization. Even
with vast resources at their disposal, often the best that scientists can do is say that the odds are that an
earthquake will strike where one occurred (4) _________. One reason the chances of (5) _________ an
accurate prediction are so low is the nature of the forces involved. It seems to be (6) _________ to tell the
difference between a small earthquake and a warning tremor. Scientists need to decide (7) _________ to put
lives at (8) _________ by not issuing a warning, or constantly issue warnings about the threat (9) _________
an earthquake that may be ignored. In the end, the odds seem to be (10) _________ us solving this difficult
problem any time soon.
SECTION E: WRITING
PART I: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between TWO and FIVE words, including
the word given.
1. They suspended Jack for the next two matches. BANNED
=> Jack …………………………………………….. in the next to matches.
2. As far as I know he is still working in Ha Noi.
KNOWLEDGE
=> To …………………………………………, he is still working in Ha Noi.
3. They began calmly discussing football but soon started arguing fiercely about politics. HEATED
=> What began as a calm discussion about football soon developed …………………………………………
about politics.
4. Even though Diego didn’t know any French at all, he managed to communicate with the SINGLE
Parisian taxi driver.
=> Despite ……………………………………… of French, Diego managed to communicate with the
Parisian taxi driver.
5. The warmth of her welcome surprised me. ABACK
=> I ………………………………………… her warm welcome.