ANSWERKEY TO PRACTICE TEST 10

PART ONE
I.
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B
6. B 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. D
II.
contemporary, literary, contemplative, prestigious,
choreograph, magnetic, multimedia, collaborated,
reminiscences, interpretation, premised, popularizing,
mainstream, unconventional, adolescent, innocence,
valedictorian, depreciate, insecure, serendipity

PART TWO
I.
a. was reading; came; asked; to lend; am preparing; said; find; don’t know
b. is’ I’ll probably go; I’ll be; Don’t come; I’ll still be cooking
c. are; I’ve been waiting; was getting; called; stayed; came; left
II.
1. hands 2. stomach 3. cheek 4. tooth 5. back
6. legs 7. brains 8. nerve 9. arms 10. finger
III.
1. by / at 2. at 3. at 4. at 5. at
6. across 7. forward 8. along 9. into 10. up
IV.
1. bite off 2. throw out 3. turn over
4. cut off 5. put off 6. wait for
7. comes out 8. runs away
9. look after / look after 10. pick up
V.
1. Anyone can apply for a job with us irrespective of race, creed or colour.
2. The film Citizen Kane has had a big impact on many film – makers.
3. My house is very handy for the station.
4. Our prices are subject in increase without warning.
5. Smoking in restaurant kitchens is contrary to Section Six of the Health and Safety Act.
6. She shot the intruder in self – defence.
7. A number of books are missing from the library.
8. I was disgusted at / by the way you spoke to your sister.
9. We ran into a barn to shelter / take shelter from the rain.
10. Your pearl earrings are identical to mine.
VI.
A: Hello, John. Nice to see you. Did you have a comfortable journey?
B: Yes, thanks. I came up here yesterday on the 10 a.m. (train) from King’s Cross.
A: Have you found a good hotel? Where are you staying?
B: At the Queen’s in Princess Street. I booked a few days ago so I had no trouble at all.
A: Good. That’s one of the best in the city. How long are you staying?
B: For three days.
A: Do you know Edinburgh at all?
B: No. I haven’t been here for many years. I think I’ll spend the afternoons looking round
Edinburgh.
A: I shan’t be very busy this afternoon. If you like, I’ll take the afternoon off and show you
round.
B: Thanks very much. That’ll be very pleasant.
VII.
1. What an excellent meal (it was)!
2. George told Mary (that) he had seen the film three times.
3. I’d rather not visit the museum.
4. If John’s car had not broken down, he wouldn’t have missed would have caught the ferry.
 5. Robert can’t cook as well as Jane (can).
6. Customers are requested not to smoke in this area of the restaurant.
7. Martin apologised to Angela for damaging (having damaged) her car.
8. In spite of taking (having taken) a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
9. Carol has no difficulty (in) making friends.
10. Mark is not old enough to see the horror film.

PART THREE
I.
1. it 2. at 3. and 4. because 5. weather
6. long 7. back 8. into 9. for 10. to
II.
a.
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. A
b.
3–7–1–8–4–6–2–5
c.
1. F 2. A 3. E 4. G 5. H

PART FOUR
I.
1. indefinite 2. economists 3. identical
4. illustration 5. imaginative 6. impressionable
7. living 8. proposed 9. reality 10. varied
II.
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B
6. C 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. D

PART FIVE
A LATE NIGHT
Line The text The word
01 Thank you for the book which you had sent had
02 me for my birthday next week. I am certain I ____________
03 will really enjoy reading it as the book is one ____________
04 I have been intending to buy it ever since it it
05 was published about two and a half years ____________
06 ago. On Thursday, instead of buying for me a for
07 present, my sister took me out for a meal in ____________
08 a restaurant which had been highly ____________
09 recommended her in a local newspaper. The her
10 restaurant which had been open for only two ____________
11 months, was at about 25 kilometers away at
12 and we went there in my sister’s car. The ____________
13 meal was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed ____________
14 ourselves the evening. Unfortunately, after we ourselves
15 left the restaurant, we had a problem with the ____________
16 car as that it would not start. We could not find that
17 out what the trouble was and decided to leave it ____________
18 behind in the car park until the following day. ____________
19 We asked of a waiter to call a taxi but had to of
20 wait over an hour for it to arrive, and so we did ____________
21 not get back our home until very late. I our
22 certainly did not feel at all like getting up and ____________
23 going to the work next morning. the