PRACTICE TEST (21)

SECTION A - LISTENING
Part 1:
Questions 1-4: Listen and select the correct answer from the choices given. Write A, B, C, or D
on your answer sheet.
1. Where is Mr. Garcia living?
A. Private accommodation B. With friends
C. Self-catering university accommodation D. Catered university accommodation
2. Why doesn’t he like his accommodation?
A. The food is not good. B. The meals are at inconvenient times.
C. He doesn’t like his cohabitants. D. It’s on the university campus.
3. Where are Mr. Garcia and his friends from?
A. Costa Rica, Spain, Bolivia B. Ecuador, Spain, Mexico
C. Mexico, Columbia, Spain D. Spain, Brazil, Argentina
4. What kind of place are they hoping to find?
A. A house with a garden next to the university B. A flat or a house next to the university
C. A house not too near to the university D. A flat or a house not too near to the
university

Questions 5-7: Listen and complete the details below using NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS AND/ OR NUMBERS.
Name: Manuel Garcia
Current address: (5) ___________________
Telephone number: 0453672348
Email address: (6) ___________________
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Smoker? No
Budgeted monthly rent: (7) ___________________

Questions 8-10: Listen and select the correct answer from the choices given. Write A, B, C, or
D on your answer sheet.
8. Why can Mr. Garcia expect a small reduction in rent?
A. The salesman like him. B. There is no contract.
C. July is a good month to move in. D. He and his friends will stay all year.
9. How much is the accommodation agency’s fee for Mr. Garcia?
A. ½ month’s rent B. 1 month’s rent C. 1 ½ month’s rent D. There’s no fee
10. Which items does Mr. Garcia consider necessary?
A. Kitchen utensils, washing machine, Internet connection
B. Washing machine, Internet connection, TV
C. DVD player, TV, Internet connection
D. Shower, TV, washing machine

Part 2:
Questions 11-14: Listen and complete the sentences below using NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER.
11. “Canadian Clean Air Day” will be held on __________.
12. Air pollution may be responsible for __________ deaths every year in Canada.
13. The sector most responsible for smog- producing pollutants is __________.
14. Scientists now know that even __________ of pollutants can be harmful.
Questions 15-20: Listen and complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS.
 Reducing Air Pollution
Individual action
 Respond to the (15) __________ Challenge.
 Walk, cycle or car- pool to work.
 Use public transit.
 (16) _____________________.
 (17) _____________________ your domestic equipment.
Government action
 Emission reduction in the (18) _____________________ region of US and Canada.
 Move towards (19) _____________________ (e.g. less Sulphur in gasoline & diesel).
 Reduction of pollutants from (20) _____________________ and power plants.

SECTION B - VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

Part 1. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Identify your
answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. His change of job has _________ him with a new challenge in life.
A. introduced B. presented C. initiated D. led
2. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the United States______
A. as Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
B. rather than Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
C. than did Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
D. more than Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
3. At first, they refused but I managed to ________ them round to my way of thinking.
A. push B. put C. force D. bring
4. ________ workers found accidentally while constructing a new subway line in London yielded
new information about previous civilizations in the area could be well-documented.
A. Relics that B. That relics that C. It was relics that D. Not until relics that
5. Round and round __________.
A. the wheels of the engine went B. did the wheels of the engine go
C. went the wheels of the engine D. going the wheels of the engine
6. It was asked that the traffic laws _________ strictly.
A. must be observed B. had to be observed C. be observed D. were
observed
7. _________ hindsight, it would have been better to wait.
A. On B. For C. From D. In
8. The BBC has _______ a young composer to write a piece of music for the Corporation’s
centenary.
A. ordered B. consulted C. commissioned D. decided
9. Widespread ________ about women’s intellectual ability restricted their job opportunities.
A. suspicion B. doubt C. challenge D. rumour
10. The draw took place yesterday, but the competition winners _________.
A. are yet to be announced B. haven’t been yet announced
C. yet are to be announced D. haven’t announced yet
11. The film is _________ released at the end of next year.
A. on the verge of being B. due to be C. about to be D. on the point of being
12. _________ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to C. To which we refer D. What do we
refer to
13. The problems of squaring a pan-European agenda with the national interests of 25 separate
countries________ the process of integration a slow, complex and at times divisive one.
A. have made B. result in C. often affect D. causing
14. ________ in the schedule, would you please inform me?
A. Despite changes B. As soon as there will be a change
C. In the event of any change D. In case there were a change
15. Without her ________ help, we would never have survived the terrible ordeal.
A. priceless B. worthy C. invaluable D. treasured
16. He is _________ from military service on account of his disabilities.
A. except B. free C. exempt D. inhibited
17. Our foreign trade has been largely_______ in recent years.
A. expanded B. enlarged C. widened D. heightened
18. Don’t worry. He’s a highly _________ driver and he can manage things well.
A. competent B. capable C. efficient D. effective
19. It never _________ him that he should celebrate his mother’s birthday.
A. came into B. occurred to C. happened to D. crossed to
20. Overpopulation has put a ________ on natural resources.
A. tension B. strain C. stress D. burden

Part 2: There are 10 errors in the following passage. Identify and correct them
There are numerous reason behind the choice of clothing we make, ranging from the practice Line 1
to the bizarre, but in every likelihood humans began wearing clothes in order to shield
themselves of the elements.
“The Iceman", found mummifying in the ice of a glacier on the Italian-Austrian border in Line 4
1991, was still clad with remarkably well-preserved garments which would obviously have
protected him from the rain and cold five thousand years ago.
The clothing worn by people living in warmer climates further illustrates this basic function Line 7
of clothing. In hot, dry desert regions, people tend to wear cool, flowing materials which
cover much of body, including the head. This helps keep them cool during the heat of the day Line 10
and helps to keep the wearer warm at night when temperatures increase dramatically. On the
other hand, many peoples living in tropical regions, with their constant high temperatures and
humidity, are sparse clothed. Line 13
Not all clothing is functional, moreover, and at different times throughout history people,
especially women, have worn clothes which are impractical – restricting the wearer’s
movements and in some cases cause physical discomfort. Examples of such restrictive Line 16
clothing can be seen in the hooped and corseted gowns worn by wealthy women in the 18th
century, and in the opulent, heavy robes traditionally worn by royalties. Such customs send a
clear message that the wearer does not need to work but occupies a position in society that
others can be commanded to work for them.

SECTION C- READING COMPREHENSION

Part 1: You are going to read a newspaper article about young pop stars. For questions 1 - 7,
choose from the people (A - E). The people may be chosen more than once.

Band fever
We asked five young pop stars, each from a different band, what it's like to be in a band.
A. Nat
I heard an advert on the radio for a band audition. I loved singing, but only really ever did it on the
karaoke. But I went, and I got in. People think it was easy for us but they don't realise that we didn't
have a record deal for ages. We sang in all kinds of places to start with. Our producer always said he
wanted effort from band members rather than good looks or even talented singers and I know now
that was the right emphasis. He even sacked me twice for messing around. I remember him
shouting: 'I don't work with people like that.' Thankfully, he listened when I begged him to take me
back and before long we became famous. It doesn't matter what the newspapers say about your
music - that's just life. When you're up there and you hear the fans scream when they recognise a
song - that's the best feeling in the world.

B. Alex
I'd trained to be a footballer, kicking a ball from dawn to dusk, so I missed watching all the music
programmes on TV. Then I became a model and one day a record manager came to me and said:
'You've got a great face, can you sing?' Singing seemed an odd thing to do, so I said: 'Not at all.'
Then I did an audition and suddenly I was in a band. At first, I didn't know what had hit me because
it all happened in such a rush. I was going out spending a fortune. My advice to bands would be:
remember how the world really works, and never forget where you came from. You could easily
end up back there.

C. Morgan
When I was 15, I was obsessed with forming a band, but I didn't tell my mates straightaway,
because I didn’t want them to tease me. I plotted in my head, wrote songs and hassled John
Matthews, a manager who had looked after some successful bands, just sending him tapes. He said I
was rubbish so many times, but as he'd taken the time to reply, I stuck at it. One day I sent him a
song called Heavy. He loved it - and it all went crazy from there. He got us reviewed in the
magazine Smash Hits, then we got a record deal, and we were on roadshows and TV, like some
amazing, weird dream. What would I say to a new band? Enjoy the days when you're starting out -
they're the best: coming up, getting known.

D. Jules
So much has changed since we started. We've got bodyguards now and a whole team who travel
with us. To outsiders, it's strange, but we depend on them and it's like gaining a new family. Bands
are different today. Fans won't just accept singing groups who follow dance routines. They'll still
argue over who's their favourite in the band, but they expect you to write your own songs and be
original. That's good, because we're getting older as well, and getting into different stuff. I love it
when we write songs influenced by other groups, and our fans start to listen to their music as well.
My advice to bands would be to keep levelheaded, but think about how you can branch out it's not
enough just to sing. Your fans will grow with you, but you've got to move with them, too.

E. Guy
We didn't like being called a boyband even when we started. When we had our first big hit, it was a
word-of-mouth thing: it took its time climbing the charts. But once you're thought of in a certain
way - as a bunch of boys singing love songs, wearing nice clothes - then that's that. You've got to
fight to be thought of differently. I'll be making music until I'm old and grey, partly because I don't
know what else I'd do, partly because I've known what it's like to stand before a huge audience and
feel that incredible rush. My advice to bands? Enjoy every moment.

Which person says Your answers

0. He/She realised it would be difficult to change the band's image? Example: 0. E

1. It is important to develop in your role as a member of a band? 1.D
2. He/She nearly lost the opportunity to stay in the band? 2.A
3. He/She can't imagine giving up making music? 3.E
4. He/She were not defeated by negative feedback? 4.C
5. He/She didn't have time to adjust to being in a successful band? 5.B

Part 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
 Day after day we hear about how anthropogenic development is causing global warming.
According to an increasingly vocal minority, however, we should be asking ourselves how much of
this is media hype and how much is based on real evidence. It seems, as so often is the case, that it
depends on which expert you listen to, or which statistics you study.
Yes, it is true that there is a mass of evidence to indicate that the world is getting warmer,
with one of the world's leading weather predictors stating that air temperatures have shown an
increase of just under half a degree Celsius since the beginning of the twentieth century. And while
this may not sound like anything worth losing sleep over the international press would have us
believe that the consequences could be devastating. Other experts, however, are of the opinion that
what we are seeing is just part of a natural upward and downward swing that has always been part
of the cycle of global weather. An analysis of the views of major meteorologists in the United States
showed that less than 20% of them believed that any change in temperature over the last hundred
years was our own fault-the rest attributed it to natural cyclical changes.
There is, of course, no denying that we are still at a very early stage in understanding
weather. The effects of such variables as rainfall, cloud formation, the seas and oceans, gases such
as methane and ozone, or even solar energy are still not really understood, and therefore the
predictions that we make using them cannot always be relied on. Dr. James Hansen, in 1988, was
predicting that the likely effects of global warming would be a raising of world temperature which
would have disastrous consequences for mankind: "a strong cause and effect relationship between
the current climate and human alteration of the atmosphere". He has now gone on record as stating
that using artificial models of climate as a way of predicting change is all but impossible. In fact, he
now believes that, rather than getting hotter, our planet is getting greener as a result of the carbon
dioxide increase, with the prospect of increasing vegetation in areas which in recent history have
been frozen wastelands.
In fact. there is some evidence to suggest that as our computer-based weather models have
become more sophisticated, the predicted rises in temperature have been cut back. In addition, if we
look at the much reported rise in global temperature over the last century, a close analysis reveals
that the lion's share of that increase, almost three quarters in total, occurred before man began to
'poison' his world with industrial processes and the accompanying greenhouse gas emissions in the
second half of the twentieth century.
So should we pay any attention to those stories that scream out at us from billboards and
television news headlines, claiming that man, with his inexhaustible dependence on oil-based
machinery and ever more sophisticated forms of transport is creating a nightmare level of
'greenhouse gas emissions, poisoning his environment and ripping open the ozone layer? Doubters
point to scientific evidence. which can prove that, of all the greenhouse gases, only two percent
come from man-made sources, the rest resulting from natural emissions.
Who, then, to believe: the environmentalist exhorting us to leave the car at home, to buy re-
usable products packaged in recycled paper and to plant trees in our back yard? Or the sceptics,
including, of course, a lot of big businesses who have most to lose, when they tell us that we are
making a mountain out of a molehill? And my own opinion? The jury's still out as far as I am
concerned!
6. The author __________
A. believe that man is causing global warming.
B. believes that global warming is a natural process.
C. is sure what the causes of global warming are.
D. does not say what he believes the causes of global warming are.
7. As to the cause of global warming, the author believes that _________
A. occasionally the facts depend on who you are talking to.
B. the facts always depend on who you are talking to.
C. often the facts depend on which expert you listen to.
D. you should not speak to experts.
8. More than 80% of the top meteorologists in the United States are of the opinion that _________
A. global warming should make us lose sleep.
B. global warming is not the result of natural cyclical changes but man-made.
C. the consequences of global warming will be devastating.
D. global warming is not man-made, but the result of natural cyclical changes.
9. Our understanding of weather __________
A. leads to reliable predictions. B. is variable.
C. cannot be denied. D. is not very developed yet.
10. Currently, Dr James Hansen's beliefs include the fact that _________
A. it is nearly impossible to predict weather change using artificial models.
B. the consequences of global warming would be disastrous for mankind.
C. there is a significant link between the climate now, and man's changing of the atmosphere.
D. Earth is getting colder.
Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
For questions 11-15, write in the corresponding numbered boxes with YES, NO, or NOT
GIVEN:
Yes if the statement agrees with the information in the passage
No if the statement contradicts the information in the passage
Not given if there is no information about the statement in the passage.

11. At the same time that computer-based weather models have become more sophisticated,
weather forecasters have become more expert.
12. Most of the increase in global temperature happened in the second half of the twentieth
century.
13. The media wants us to blame ourselves for global warming.
14. The media encourages the public to use environmentally friendly vehicles, such as electric cars
to combat global warming.
15. Many big businesses are on the side of the sceptics as regards the cause of global warming.
Your answers:
11.NG 12.N 13.Y 14.NG 15.NG

Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question. Identify your
answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

HORSES FOR COURSES

American psychologists have been looking into how a child’s position in the family can
affect his or her selected careers.
It would appear that first-born and only children are more likely to be high achievers.
(16)_________ professions such as law, finance, engineering or medicine. According to Professor
Federick Leong, co-author of the psychologists’ report, the (17)_________ is for them to head
towards “cognitive and analytical” work. Professor Leong puts this (18)________ to the fact that
parents are likely to be more over-(19)________ towards first-born or only children. Examples of
famous names demonstrating this include many politicians.
Younger siblings, on the other hand, are more likely to be (20)________ to take up more
creatively based or outdoor-based occupations, such as landscape gardening, fashion, music and art,
as (21)________ by Oscar Wilde, Yehudi Menuhin and Madona.
Professor Leong’s overall explanation is that parents typically (22)________ different demands on
and have different expectations of children, depending on their birth order. Parents of only children
may discourage physical or outdoor activities because they are more fearful of physical harm to
their child. That, and the fact that they get more time and attention from their parents than children
with siblings, may be why only children are more likely to be academic.
He points out how the (23)_________ often happens in larger families. As they have more
children, parents become more open and relaxed, and that may allow younger children to take more
(24)________. If the first-born or only children want to be a poet, that may concern parents. But by
the fourth child, parents may not (25)______ as much.
16. A. pursuing B. chasing C. driving D. tracking
17. A. trend B. direction C. bias D. tendency
18. A. on B. up C. down D. over
19. A. guarding B. protective C. covering D. watchful
20. A. destined B. intended C. designed D. fated
21. A. exhibited B. displayed C. depicted D. exemplified
22 A. rest B. plant C. fix D. place
23. A. alternative B. counter C. converse D. contrast
24. A. risks B. gambles C. hazards D. ventures
25. A. oppose B. mind C. dispute D. contend
Part 5: Match each of the following headings with its suitable paragraph. The first one (0: H) as
an example has been done for you. There are two extra headings which you do not need to use.
Write your answers in the space provided.
A. Research holds the key to success B. New and improved techniques
C. A new kind of athlete D. New equipment has made a difference
E. Athletes are what they eat F. Personalized programs will help
G. The influence of drugs H. Is there a limit to record-breaking?
[0: ___H __]
A world record is every athlete’s dream, but the hard-won records of a few years ago are mostly just
today’s qualifying times. Roger Bannister’s famous four-minute mile of 1956 has been beaten by
nearly 15 seconds, while almost an hour and twenty minutes has been taken off the women’s
marathon since 1953. ‘Faster, higher, stronger’ is the Olympic motto, and today’s competitors
continue to push back the boundaries of what the body can achieve. But one wonders if this can
continue.
[41: ______ ]
The last forty years have seen many important technological advances. For example, since the
introduction of strong, flexible fiberglass poles, over a meter has been added to the pole vault
record. There have also been important developments in the design the running shoe. And while a
shoe won’t actually make someone run faster, modern shoes do mean many more miles of
comfortable, injury-free training.
[42: ______ ]
Pushing back the limits now depends more on science, technology and medicine than anything else.
Athletic technique, training programs and diets are all being studied to find ways of taking a few
more seconds off or adding a few more cm to that elusive world record. It seems that natural ability
and hard work are no longer enough.
[43: ______ ]
The search to find more efficient ways of moving goes on. Analysis of an athlete’s style is
particularly useful for events like jumping and throwing. Studies show that long jumpers need to
concentrate not on the speed of approach, as once thought, but on the angle their bodies make with
the ground as they take off. However, the rules governing each sport limit advances achieved by
new styles. For instance only one-footed takeoffs are allowed in the high jump.
[44: ______ ]
In the future, it should be possible to develop a more individual approach to training programs.
Athletes will keep detailed diaries and collect data to help predict the point when training becomes
overtraining, the cause of many injuries. If athletes fee all the information into a database, it may
then be possible to predict patterns and to advise them individually when they should cut down.
[45: ______ ]
Combining the right diet with a training program is vital. Athletes are continually searching for that
special ‘go-faster’ ingredient, but apparently it’s still a battle to get them to drink sufficient liquid
and to follow a balanced healthy diet throughout all phases of training, competition and recovery.
Diet in the period after an event is particularly important and often neglected. An athlete who
doesn’t replace all the liquid lost immediately after a hard run won’t be able to repeat the
performance at the same level 24 hours later.
SECTION D - WRITING
Part 1. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the words given.
These words must not be changed in any way.
1. In order to make a profit the new leisure centre need at least 2000 visitor a month.
No fewer _________________________________________________________________
2. I don’t think Patrick has ever been camping.
To the ___________________________________________________________________
3. Something must be done to solve this problem.
Urgent ___________________________________________________________________
4. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
It came _______________________________________.
5. His efforts to find a solution didn’t deserve such savage criticism.
He shouldn’t _______________________________________________________________
6. There were not nearly as many people there as I had expected.
There were far ______________________________________________________________
7. People say that the plane of Germanwings crashed into the mountains.
The plane of Germanwings ___________________________________________________
8. It's nobody's fault that the meeting was cancelled.
Nobody __________________________________________________________________
9. The President is the statesman I admire most of all.
There is ___________________________________________________________________
10. It was his lack of confidence that surprised me.
What ____________________________________________________________________