CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH/ Upper- intermediate MOCK TEST

1. a) Put the verbs in the correct form. ( / 20)

Mystery of the Red Truck (by Sally Nicholls, a local reporter)
It _______________________(confirm) that late on the night of the sixth of July, a large red
truck _______________(run) into the bakery on Maryland Street. After an initial investigation
by police, it is now clear that the truck ________________(have) no driver at all. The locals are
asking a simple question: ‘Where _______________(be) the driver? If the police____________
(want) to solve this mystery, they _________________(need) the CCTV footage from the
street.’ One of the locals said: ‘We’re all quite worried about a truck with no driver. This
truck____________________________(never/ see) in the neighbourhood before. If we (see)
____________________ that truck before, we ________________________(solve) this mystery
by now.’ Many locals share the same concerns. They want to know
what__________________(happen) in their town these days. A witness at the crime scene told
the police: ‘There was a loud noise coming from the truck while it ___________________(go)
towards the building and its speed... It was unbelievable. If it ______________________(go)
slower, I ______________________(have) a chance to see the driver. But all I saw was the truck
speeding into the bakery as fast as it __________________(can). The police
_________________________(already/ speak) with eleven other residents but no one knows
any further details about the incident. Superintendent Amanda Slippers remarked: ‘This is a
tough case. The truck licence plate __________________(belong) to this town, but nobody
has seen it here. According to the town records, the owner of the truck
___________________(move away) from here years ago. No one _________________(know)
where to. If we can locate the owner, we'll probably solve this mystery.’ If a truck
____________________(move), then it ___________________(have) a driver. Well, maybe we
should change this basic assumption on account of this mysterious red truck.
b) Report the underlined part of the text. ( / 7)
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c) Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the text. ( / 5)
1. The locals knew that the red truck had an old driver. _____
2. The police have investigated all the people in the town. _____
3. The CCTV footage of the street will help the police. _____
4. The locals haven’t seen the truck in the town before. _____
5. The truck ran into the building very slowly. _____

2. Decide which alternative A, B, C or D best fits each space. ( / 10)

The Price of Fame Charlotte Church looks like a teenager, but she is far from average. She has
an amazing voice. Her fans stand in (1) ........ for hours to get tickets for her concerts and she is
often on television. Charlotte’s singing (2) ........ began when she performed on a TV show at the
age of 11. The head of a record company was so impressed by her voice that he(3) ........ her up
on the spot. Her first album rose to number one in the charts. Charlotte still attends school in
her home town when she can. (4) ........ , she is often away on tour for weeks at a time. She
doesn’t miss out on lessons, though, because she takes her own tutor with her! She (5) ........
three hours every morning with him. Her exam results in all the (6) ........ she studies are
impressive. But how does she (7) ........ with this unusual way of life? She (8) ........ that she has
the same friends as before. That may be true, but she can no longer go into town with them
because everybody stops her in the street to ask for her (9) ........ . It seems that, like most stars,
she must learn to (10) ........ these restrictions and the lack of privacy. It’s the price of fame!
1. A rows B queues C ranks D files
2. A profession B job C labour D career
3. A signed B wrote C made D picked
4. A Although B While C For D However
5. A takes B utilises C spends D uses
6. A titles B materials C subjects D lessons
7. A cope B adjust C bear D tolerate
8. A denies B refuses C insists D complains
9. A signature B autograph C sign D writing
10. A look down on B make do with C put up with D run out of
 3. Complete the sentences with the given words. There are three extra words. ( / 9)
confused confusing reminds gripping heart remembers environment
sulky barren upbeat pollution bustling
1) He’s a very____________________ person and is always in a good mood.
2) After we had that argument, she became really____________________ and didn’t speak to
me.
3) The thriller we saw last week was absolutely ______________________ .
4) Big cities are often very ____________________and it’s hard to meet people when you
move there.
5) Is the Sahara just a __________________desert with no plants or anything?
6) I can sing all the Beatles’ songs from my memory. I learnt them by ____________________.
7) We should recycle newspapers and bottles to help the ____________________________ .
8) I don’t understand these instructions. They’re too_____________________________.
9) This house ________________________me of the place where I used to live.

4. Add a prefix and/ or a suffix to the words in brackets to complete the sentences. ( /9)

1) I can’t trust him any more. He has been so__________________________(honest).

2) The fish is ______________________(cooked). It’s almost raw.
3) She went to a clinic for some private________________________(treat).
4) Have you found some cheap _____________________________(accommodate)?
5) He hardly understands the ______________________________(important) of saving
money.
6) A high level of ______________________________(employ) causes problems for the
economy.
7) The United States of America declared its
______________________________(independent) on 4 July 1776.
8) There was a powerful student _________________________(move) in the 1970s.
9) I don’t think it will make any ___________________________(different).

5. Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in brackets. ( / 10)

1) My parents keep dogs. They started when I was six years old. (SINCE)
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2) She bought that car five years ago. (HAD)
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3) He’s an artist. People buy his paintings for thousands of euros. (SOLD)
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4) These are the great stories. People tell them from generation to generation. (ARE)
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5) My old MP3 player is better than my new one. (AS)
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6) I have never seen a city which is more picturesque than Florence. (MOST)
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7) Unless we eat early, there won’t be any food left. (IF)
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8) It’s not necessary for us to book a place on the course. (HAVE)
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9) That lottery ticket was the winner, but you threw it away! (THROWN)
If only __________________________________________________________________
10) I find his taste in music very hard to tolerate. (PUT)
I find it hard _____________________________________________________________

Total : 70
Pass: 36