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MOCK EXAM 3:
Aptis Grammar

1. Would you mind if I ___________here?

A. sat
B. would
C. be

2. A: “Can you help me with this?”

B: “______. What do you want me to do?”
A. Certain
B. Sure
C. Agreed

3. The children were playing in the garden when suddenly it _________to rain.
A. was starting
B. had started
C. started

4. A: “I brought you a present to say thank you”.

B: “Oh, you shouldn’t_________!”
A. have
B. do
C. bring

5. If it weren’t_________the quick arrival of the ambulance, he would have died.

A. about
B. for
C. until

6. A: “Where can I get bread at this hour?”

B: “You_____try the shop on the corner”.
A. could
B. must
C. will

7. A: “Where are you off to?”

B: “We’re going for a coffee_____the film’s been cancelled”.
A. before
B. after
C. since

8. He really_______to clear up the mess he’s made himself. Why are you doing it?
A. must
B. had
C. ought

9. There’s very________we can do about it. I’m afraid.

A. few
B. little
C. much
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10. I play_____guitar in my free time.

A. the
B. with
C. a

11. I grew up in a small town_______is about 20 miles from London.

A. which
B. where
C. it

12. I can’t stand______in queues.

A. to wait
B. waiting
C. wait

13. If it_______tomorrow, we’ll cancel the party.

A. rains
B. will rain
C. rained

14. He_______be sick. I just saw him at the gym.

A. must
B. mustn’t
C. can’t

15. I see your point. ___________, I still disagree.

A. therefore
B. moreover
C. nevertheless

16. He’s not the most______person you’ll ever meet.

A. interesting
B. interest
C. interested

17. I’m a bit busy over the ______week? Can we postpone it?
A. future
B. coming
C. near

18. I feel so much better! It’s amazing_________a short holiday can do.
A. that
B. what
C. which

19. I’d like to open______bank account, please.

A. the
B. a
C. my
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20. When Joseph arrived at school, he realized he_______his textbook.

A. forgot
B. has forgotten
C. had forgotten

21. Jack_______paella before he came to Spain.

A. never ate
B. had never eaten
C. had eaten never

22. It was looking forward to that film, but it was really disappointing,_________?
A. didn’t it
B. isn’t it
C. wasn’t it

23. Tom_______ the exam. He didn’t study at all!

A. shouldn’t have passed
B. can’t have passed
C. might not have passed

24. Most children like playing games but hate______lessons.

A. to do
B. doing
C. do

25. Julia doesn’t want to go to the theatre tonight because she_____all day.
A. will have worked
B. will be working
C. will have been working
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Aptis Vocabulary

Task 1:​ Finish each definition (1-5) using answers from the list (A-K). Use each answer
once. You will not need five of the answers (A-J). The answer to Question 0 is given on your
answer paper as an example (K).

0. To argue is to__K__ A. grow

1. To persuade is to____ B. convince
2. To grumble is to____ C. leave
3. To examine is to____ D. think
4. To ponder is to_____ E. inspect
5. To aid is to________ F. complain
G. examine
H. help
I. fix
J. deteriorate
K. disagree

Task 2:​ Finish each sentence (6-10) using the word from the list (A-J). Use each word once
only. You will not need five of the words (A-J).

6. I’ve got a terrible____in my shoulder. A. court

7. That shirt really_____you. It makes you look 10 years younger. B. bruise
8. This piece of______will change the way we think about dinosaurs. C. matches
9. You can’t believe anything you read in the newspaper. It’s very___. D. suits
10. The criminal was charged guilty by the_____. E. research
F. accurate
G. throb
H. biased
I. ache
J. sentence

Task 3:​ Mark the letter on the right (A-J) that has the most similar meaning to the word on
the left (11-15) (e.g: home=house). Use each word once only. You will not need five of the
words (A-K).

11. generic A. meager

12. provisional B. bruise
13. envision C. matches
14. supervise D. temporary
15. impose E. permanent
F. general
G. churn
H. visualise
I. demoralise
J. enforce
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Task 4:​ Write the letter on the right (A-J) that is most often used with a word on the left
(16-20) (e.g: bus+stop=bus stop). Use each word once only. You will not need five of the
words (A-J).

16. completely A. a mistake

17. steady B. suggest
18. make C. amazed
19. unacceptable D. play
20. strongly E. determination
F. smile
G. useless
H. progress
I. behaviour
J. tenure

Task 5:​ Write the letter on the right (A-J) that is most often used with a word on the left
(21-25) (e.g: bus+stop= bus stop). Use each word once only. You will not need five of the
words (A-J).

21. unanimous A. winds

22. horrible B. decision
23. unfortunate C. range
24. pungent D. taste
25. gale-force E. smell
F. rain
G. situation
H. developed
I. maintain
J. bag
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Aptis Reading

Task 1: ​Choose one word (A, B or C) for each space. The first one (o) is done for you as an
example.

Dear Julia,

How are you? I’m fine.

I’m (0)__A__ wonderful time in Scotland. My course is great and I’m enjoying learning
English. Edinburgh is a very old and (1)___ city. There are lots of beautiful old buildings to
visit. I am staying with a Scottish family. They are very (2)____and I feel very welcome in
their house. I usually have dinner with the family in the evening. They don’t speak Spanish so
I can (3)____ my English.

The other students in my (4)____are friendly. They are from all around the world. At the
weekend we are (5)_____ to go out together to watch a play at the theatre.

See you soon,

Antonio.

EXAMPLE: O. A. ​having B. making C. doing

1. A. best B. interesting C. recent
2. A. nice B. trouble C. wrong
3. A. choose B. practise C. finish
4. A. history B. room C. class
5. A. planning B. eating C. laughing

Task 2: Part 1:​ The sentences below are from a story. Put the sentences in the right order.
The first sentence is done for you.

A. On Saturday I visited my old school. I went with my friend Mark.

B. We had lunch at the pub, which was in the local village.
C. We drove down in his new red Mini.
D. The next morning we returned to London.
E. In the evening, we drove to Cheltenham to visit my cousin Fred.
F. We stopped on the way in Oxford.
G. When we arrived we met the headmaster and his wife.

Task 2. Part 2:​ The sentences below are from instructions for a recipe for potato omelette.
Put the sentences in the right order. The first sentence is done for you.

A. You will need 4 eggs, 15 new potatoes, 2 onions and 3 tablespoons of olive
oil.
B. Then, heat oil in a frying pan, where you must sauté the onions.
C. Firstly, wash, peel and thinly slice potatoes and then slice onions.
D. Secondly, beat the eggs in a bowl, and season it.
E. When it is hot, add potatoes and leave to cook over a low heat for 20 or 30 minutes.
F. Once fired leave them to cool and add beaten egg.
G. Cook for 15 minutes in frying pan until it is well-made and you can eat it.
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Task 3: ​Four people respond in a comment section of an article about when the right time
to get married is. Read their comments and answer the questions below:

Person A
People today are getting married later in life. Back in the day, people would usually get
married right after college, and they would work on improving their life unity. Today, people
strive for independence. I believe this is a better option, because you get to find out who you
are, you learn how to live on your own and you know what you want. Many divorces happen
because people decided they wanted something else in life.

Person B
In my personal opinion, getting married at a young age can be quite beneficial. Before your
struggles begin, you find your life partner and you can deal with the hardships together.
Building a life together is really amazing, you know you have someone to count on when
things get tough, and you know who will be there for you through thick and thin. Being
married very young might be hard at first, but once you adapt to each other, you have a best
friend for life.

Person C
Marriage is an outdated concept. I can see why people found it necessary in the past, but
today I don’t see the need for it. I believe people should chase their dreams; they need to put
themselves and their own needs first. In a marriage, you always need to compromise, and
sometimes even give up on your dream career for the sake of your family. That is a big
sacrifice and I am not sure whether many people are willing to make it. I personally could
never do it, but there is still this social pressure to get married, which I find so unnecessary.

Person D
People grow up under different circumstances and have different ideas about life, so I don’t
think we can make a general statement on when it is best to get married. For some people, it
will be later in life, while for others, it might even be right after secondary school, and many
will choose not to ever go down that road. Whatever the decision we make, we will still have
to face different life challenges, and hopefully, people will be able to make the right choices
for themselves. I believe one should get married when they feel ready, regardless of their age
or the situation in their life as things are never going to be perfect and there is always going
to be something that needs to be changed.

1. Who believes marriage is an old-fashioned institution?

2. Who believes people should get married regardless of other circumstances in their life?
3. Who believes people should work on their careers before getting married?
4. Who believes one should only concentrate on their goals in life?
5. Who thinks people should get married when they are young?
6. Who believes there is always compromise in a marriage?
7. Who believes that age is not important, as long as the person feels ready to get married?
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Task 4:​ Read the passage quickly. Choose a heading for each numbered paragraph (1-7)
from the drop-down box. There is one more heading than you need.

RAINFORESTS

1. Where can you find more animal species than anywhere else in the world? It’s not a zoo or
the circus. It’s a very special type of ecosystem called a rainforest, and most rainforests can
be found in tropical climates in the Southern Hemisphere. A “hemisphere” is a half of the
earth, so the Northern Hemisphere is the northern half and the Southern Hemisphere is the
southern half of Earth. They are divided by a line called the Equator. The Northern
Hemisphere starts just above the equator and ends at the Arctic Circle. The Southern
Hemisphere starts just below the Equator and ends at the South Pole in Antarctica.

2. The two most common climates in the Southern Hemisphere, temperate and tropical, both
have lots of precipitation. The difference is that temperate climates have warm summers and
cold winters, while tropical climates are warm all year long. Because there’s lots of rain and
the temperature stays at about 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit year round, rainforests in tropical
climates have optimal conditions for many animal species. Rainforest animals don’t have to
worry about freezing during the winter or finding shade in the summer. Plus, because it rains
almost every day, animals rarely have to search for water. This makes tropical rainforests a
suitable home for many species.

3. In addition to their tropical climates, another reason why rainforests are home to so many
different types of animals is because they are some of the oldest ecosystems on Earth.
Scientists think that some rainforests have been around since dinosaurs roamed the Earth at
least 100 million years ago. There are fossil clues which indicate that these habitats were the
home of a wide variety of extinct species. They reproduced, hunted and competed for
survival in these lands thousands of years ago.

4. One of the rainforests in the world is the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Jaguars, toucans,
parrots, and tarantulas all call it home. Yet this is only a small sample of rainforest animals.
Many other rare and often endangered animals can be found in rainforests, like the okapi.
This beautiful creature has striped hindquarters and front legs like a zebra. Okapis also have
tall perky ears, like a giraffe, and they mostly live in the Ituri rainforest of Central Africa. In
fact, there are so many different types of animals in tropical rainforests that we haven’t been
able to name all the species yet.

5. Rainforests are also home to some animals you might want to avoid, like flying snakes
(although their name is actually a misnomer since they can only glide and not gain altitude)
and spiders that eat birds. Other rainforest animals, like the coral snake and the poison
arrow frog, produce a natural poison that protects them from harm. Get too close, and they
could easily harm you with poison. Many of these species are endemic to tropical rainforests,
meaning that rainforests are the only place they live on Earth.

6. Some species have had to adapt to their surroundings in the rainforest in order to survive.
For example, toucans and parrots both have very large, strong beaks. These powerful beaks
make it easy for them to crack open the tough shells of nuts that grow on many rainforest
trees. Birds with small beaks, like robins and sparrows living in the Northern Hemisphere,
probably would not be able to survive in the rainforest without being able to crack open hard
nuts. Another way animals adapt to life in the rainforest is by camouflaging themselves to
hide from predators. When some butterflies close their wings, they look identical to leaves,
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7. Despite the biodiversity in the rainforests of the Southern Hemisphere, many species are
quickly becoming extinct, as people cut down trees and destroy natural habitats. Other
threats to species of the rainforest include illegally trading monkeys to sell them as pets and
killing jaguars for their highly-valued skins. Pollution from mining has killed many types of
fish as well. Because of the unique tropical climate in rainforests of the Southern
Hemisphere, the animals within these ecosystems most likely cannot survive elsewhere if
their habitats are destroyed. It’s crucial to take care of our planet, especially the rainforests,
so that these animals can continue to thrive.

Headings:

A The Future of Rainforests

B The Influence of Humans

C The Need of Special Skills to Survive

D Harmful Species

E A Wide Variety of Fauna

F Ancient Inhabitants

G An Optimal Climate

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Aptis Listening
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1. Gary planned to meet his girlfriend this afternoon. Gary said he can’t come
because he is…
A. at work
B. in a traffic jam
C. very tired
D. ill

2. You have to collect someone from the airport. What kind of suitcase will he
have? His suitcase is…
A. big and blue
B. small and blue
C. big and black
D. small and white

3. The company secretary calls to tell you that the date and time of your
interview has been changed. When is the new date and time?
A. 30th April at 1:45
B. 30th May at 1:45
C. 3rd April at 4:45
D. 3rd May at 4:45

4. An old friend calls to arrange a meeting. Where does she want to meet you?
A. in the train station
B. in the shopping centre
C. in the main square
D. in the bus station

5. James asks his cousin for some advice about something expensive. What does
he want to buy?
A. a flat
B. a car
C. a house
D. a motorbike

6. What is Andrea’s phone number?

A. 016 873 5391
B. 016 873 5931
C. 016 873 4319
D. 016 873 4139

7. Listen to two friends talking about their plans for the weekend. What are they
going to do? The friends decide to…
A. go cycling
B. go to a football game
C. go to the cinema
D. go fishing
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8. A customer is talking to a hotel receptionist. What problem does she have?

Her problem is…
A. the television is not working
B. the remote control is missing
C. the remote control is not working
D. the television was stolen

9. Listen to a husband and wife talking about their summer holiday plans.
Where are they going this summer? This summer holiday they are going to…
A. the beach
B. Kathy’s friends in the South of France
C. Majorca
D. Thailand

10. Listen to Karl and Martha speaking. Why does Karl say he prefers Paris?
A. he has family there
B. he really likes Brighton
C. he doesn’t like Valencia
D. It is better than Munich

11. Two friends are talking about a woman who has changed her job recently.
What did she use to do? She used to be a …
A. social worker
B. hotel receptionist
C. factory worker
D. teacher

12. You hear the following information in a train station. What time will the
train now leave? The train will now leave at…
A. 1.30
B. 3.00
C. 2.00
D. 2.30

13. Listen to the health club’s advertisement. On what days are discounted
aerobics classes?
A. Thursday and Saturday
B. weekends
C. Tuesday and Thursday
D. Monday, Wednesday, Friday

14. Listen to four different people and match the person to the information:
1. Practised no kind of sport:
2. Only liked one sport, but rarely practised it at school:
3. Isn’t too enthusiastic about being part of a team:
4. Plays team sports now:
5. Enjoys reading books about sport:

Speaker A
Speaker B
Speaker C
Speaker D
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15. Listen to two work colleagues talking about when it is the right time for a
child to have a smartphone. Read the statements and decide who expresses
which opinion: the man, the woman, or both the man and the woman.

1. Nowadays children are overprotected.

A. man
B. woman
C. both
2. Peer group approval is important for children of all ages.
A. man
B. woman
C. both
3. Children have a natural ability to understand technology.
A. man
B. woman
C. both
4. Uses technology to control the behaviour of their children.
A. man
B. woman
C. both

16. Listen to a film critic reviewing a recent movie and answer the questions
below:
1. What is the opinion of the movie franchise this film belongs to?
A. he says the franchise has some life left in it
B. he believes that it is a rotten franchise
C. he thinks it has been in decline since the third movie in the franchise

2. What is his opinion of the cast of the movie?

A. he lays all the blame on the scriptwriters
B. he says the acting is over dramatic and amateur
C. he believes the actors are not at fault

17. Listen to a talk about the future of work and answer the following questions:
1. What does she think about the predictions made in the 20th century
about the future of work?
A. they led to a higher standard of living
B. they were overly optimistic
C. they have become reality

2. What does she think about automation and artificial intelligence?

A. it will be overall positive
B. it is inevitable and unstoppable
C. it is difficult to predict
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Aptis Writing

​ ou have joined a book club. You have 5 messages from another club member.
Task 1: Y
Write short answers to respond to each message (1-5 words). You have 3 minutes to
complete the task.
1. What are your hobbies?_________________________________________________

2. What are you going to do next weekend?_____________________________________

3. What is your favourite book shop?_________________________________________

4. When were you born?_________________________________________________

5. What is your favourite book?_____________________________________________

Task 2: ​You are a new member of the book club. Fill in the form. Write sentences. Use
20-30 words. You have 7 minutes.
Please tell us about the days and times you can come for meetings and books
you would like to discuss

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Task 3: You are a member of the book club. You’re talking to J. in the club chat room. Talk
to J. using sentences. Use 30-40 words per answer. You have 10 minutes.
J. Hi! I hear you are a new member of our club. I have been a member for about 6 months
after my friend gave me a year’s membership as a gift. Why did you join?
You:
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J. How do you feel about the club?

You:
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J. What do you think about the new meeting room?

You:
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Task 4: You are a member of the book club. On your last visit to the club you saw the notice
below:

Dear Members,

We are sorry to tell you that from next month membership fees will go up by
20%. Also, we are starting renovation of the club meeting room and during
the next month club meetings will be held in the back room of the bookshop
every Monday from 18.00 to 20.00.

Please feel free to email us at management@bookclub.com

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Part 1​: Write an email to a friend. Write your feelings about the notice and suggest possible
alternatives. Write about 50 words. You have 10 minutes.

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and suggesting possible alternatives. Write 120-150 words. You have 20 minutes.

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