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General Test
Part 1
Listen to the radio advertisement. Then circle all the correct answers.
a. who
a. who can’t keep up in school.
b. whose
b. whose parents are overprotective.
c. who
c. who don’t always obey rules.
d. who
d. who get everything they want.
2.
2. According
According to the advertisement, the karate course wil
willl help children
a. develop
a. develop into adults.
b. do
b. do better in their studies.
c. learn
c. learn to control their emotions.
d. communicate
d. communicate better with their parents.
3. The advertisement
a. associates
a. associates positive qualities with karate.
b. provides
b. provides “snob appeal.”
c. provides
c. provides testimonials.
d. provides
d. provides facts and figures.
4.
4. According
According to the advertisement, the karate course would also be beneficial for adults who
a. spend
a. spend too much time alone.
b. are
b. are not physically active.
c. have
c. have stressful jobs.
d. want
d. want to set some limits with family and work.
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5. The advertisement claims that the karate course can give families
a. more
a. more time together.
b. a
b. a safe environment.
c. a
c. a good routine that everyone can follow.
d. something
d. something to share.
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Part 2
Listen to the conversation. Then circle the correct answers.
a. She
a. She loves to shop.
b. She
b. She feels bad right after she shops.
c. She
c. She is drowning in debt.
a. window
a. window shopping
b. ads
b. ads that show new items for sale
c. bargains
c. bargains
a. avoiding
a. avoiding sales
b. calling
b. calling a professional for help
h elp
a. make
a. make a budget
b. shop
b. shop without buying anything
c. avoid
c. avoid sales and special offers
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Part 3
Circle the answer that correctly completes each sentence.
11. We
11. We have young children in the house so we can’t have a pet that is too (affectionate / protective /
aggressive)..
aggressive)
12. We
12. We don’t want to disturb our neighbors so we think we’re going to get a (quiet / playful / affectionate)
affectionate) pet
pet like a
guinea pig or a goldfish.
13. I
13. Imaintenance)
don’t think my. parents
maintenance). will scratched
My last cat put up withupanother pet that
our couch is messy
and all or (independent
the chairs and they were/ furious.
destructive / high-
14. I
14. I have heard that elephants are very (devoted / low-maintenance / high-strung) to
high-strung) to their owners, but if they are
treated badly, they can become aggressive.
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Part 4
Complete each sentence with a phrase from the box. Not all of the words will be used.
longer and longer more and more the better the faster and faster
the higher the less the more difficult the more likely
15. People
15. People are waiting longer and longer to get married and have children.
16. The
16. The more I think about the exam, the more
m ore n
nervous
ervous I feel.
17.
17. The better your education, the more
mo re lik
likely
ely you are to get a good job.
18. It
18. It seems that more and mmore
ore parents have become too lenient, and, as a result, many
children are either spoiled or rebellious.
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Part 5
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
21. I’m
21. I’m happy to be
b e as
asked
ked (ask) to contribute money to a good cause like animal conservation.
22.
22. We all resented being
bei ng tre
treated
ated (treat) so disrespectfully by the sales staff.
23. Companies
23. Companies pay a lot of money for television ads so they want them to be
b e seen
se en (seen) by as many
people as possible.
24. People
24. People who give their all at the office prefer not to be con
contacted
tacted (not / contacted) after working
hours.
25. Giselle
25. Giselle didn’t want her elderly mother to be
b e ca
cared
red (care) for by anyone else.
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Part 6
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in parentheses.
27. Sh
Shoul
ould
d elderly parents be giv
g iven
en greater access to long-term
health care? (should / give)
28.
28. It’s important to be informed consumers of the news, but, in general, we expect that reporters can be
b e trusted
tru sted
to tell the
the truth. (can / tr
trust)
ust)
29.
29. There were many ways in which our workplace could have b
been
een made
ma de less stressful, but no
one wanted to
to consider them.
them. (could / m
make)
ake)
30. Animals
30. Animals shouldn’t
shouldn ’t have been use
usedd in early scientific experiments. The practice was neither
humane nor necessary. (should not / use)
31. Playing
31. Playing football mustt hav
mus havee been so dangerous before proper equipment was required. At least
there are some safety measures in place today. (must / be)
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Part 7
Rewrite the sentences using supposed to and the words in parentheses.
Example: Our professor told us to finish all of the online assignments by Friday so we could take the exam. (we /
Example: Our
finish)
We were supposed
suppos ed to finish all of the onlin
onlinee assignmen
assignments
ts by Friday.
32. My
32. My grandfather says this generation is a lot different than his. He tells me, “Be more respectful to your parents
and other adults.” (I / be)
33. My
33. My doctor warned me, “Stop working such long hours.” (I / not work)
34. My
34. My friends didn’t get here in time to help me prepare for the party. (my friends / get)
My friends
frien ds were sup
supposed
posed to g
get
et here in ti
time
me
35. My
35. My boss asked which member of our team is handing in the report. (who / hand)
Who is supposed
sup posed to ha
hand
nd in the rep
report?
ort?
36. The
36. The hotel policy states that checkout time for guests is 11:00, but they are letting us stay a little later. (we /
check out)
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Part 8
Read the sentences. Decide if the person is very certain, almost certain, or not certain.
37. The Naga fireballs had to have come from the river. There’s no question about it.
a. very
a. very certain
b. almost
b. almost certain
c. not
c. not certain
38. Bill probably got stuck in traffic. He must have been late to the meeting.
a. very
a. very certain
b. almost
b. almost certain
c. not
c. not certain
39. Ari
39. Ari must not
not have bought the desi
designer
gner jacket for full
full price. She’s a great bargain
bargain hunter, so m
most
ost likely she got it
on sale.
a. very
a. very certain
b. almost
b. almost certain
c. not
c. not certain
b. almost
b. almost certain
c. not
c. not certain
41. The Kim family couldn’t have returned from their vacation. It’s obvious that their mail hasn’t been picked up for
days.
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a. very
a. very certain
b. almost
b. almost certain
c. not
c. not certain
42. Clearly, those people are making up stories about what they saw. UFOs aren’t real, and what the people saw
couldn’t have come from outer space.
a. very
a. very certain
b. almost
b. almost certain
c. not certain
c. not
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Part 9
Circle the answer that correctly completes each sentence.
43. I
43. I heard that Dave and Alicia are back together again. I was glad to hear that they had (gone
had (gone downhill / patched
things up / split up).
up) .
44. James
44. James and his wife have had a (falling
a (falling out / falling apart / splitting up) because
up) because of his spending habits.
45. Hua’s
45. Hua’s relationship with her parents has been (becoming too lenient / acting up / going downhill) for
downhill) for a while.
They say she is disrespectful and disobedient.
46. Jason’s
46. Jason’s parents (grounded
parents (grounded him / became overprotective / set a curfew) when
curfew) when he got a piercing after being
47. If
47. If teens have no responsibilities around the house, they are likely to become (spoiled / rebellious / too lenient).
lenient) .
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Part 10
Match the situations with the descriptions. Write the letter.
48. A
48. A couple is standing
standing outside the st
store
ore looking at the sports equipment on display.
display. c
49. Stuart
49. Stuart comes home with five shopping bags filled with clothes. His closets are already full. e
50. We
50. We checked the price of this sweater at the mall, but it is cheaper at the store downtown. d
I need to get a cocktail dress for the charity event, but it is not until June so I think I’ll just look around
51. I
51.
52. Brenda
52. Brenda always waits until the end of the season to buy her clothes, when the prices are usually lowest. b
a.
a. browsing
browsing
b.
b. bargain
bargain hunting
c.
c. window
window shopping
d.
d. comparison
comparison shopping
e.
e. shopaholism
shopaholism
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Part 11
Read the article. Then answer the questions. Circle the correct answers.
Health experts say that many of us don’t get enough sleep and, that unlike previous generations—
who regularly got a full eight hours—we have too many distractions. Many of us have a demanding
work life, we are constantly connected to our devices, and we feel as if we are on call 24/7. All of
these pressures tend to keep us up at night. We just can’t seem to switch off and unwind at the end
of the day. This lack of sleep results in frustration and exhaustion for many people.
But did people really get eight solid hours of sleep in past generations? New research into sleep
patterns in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries suggests that they did not. In fact, most people
did not sleep through the night. Instead, they would sleep in two separate segments. For the first
segment, they would sleep starting when it was too dark to see until about midnight. Then they
would get up and engage in quiet activities, often by candlelight, for an hour or two. They would
write in their journals, check on their animals, or do some work in the kitchen to prepare for the
following day. Then, they would go back to sleep for another three to four hours, waking at dawn.
This practice must have worked for them. They couldn’t have gotten so much work done if they
were constantly exhausted.
But this all changed with the invention of electric lighting. People started staying up later and later,
sometimes until midnight, so they stopped waking up in the middle of the night to complete tasks.
Instead, they would sleep through the night. Also, because fewer and fewer people were working
on farms, they didn’t need to wake up as early to care for their animals. As a result, more and more
people began to sleep in a single segment. Does that mean the eight-hour guidelines are correct?
Perhaps, but research on traditional societies living in different parts of the world today suggests
otherwise. The full eight hours may still be just wishful thinking for the average adult. Between six
and seven hours is probably enough for most of us.
53. According
53. According to the
the article, why are adults today not getting enough sleep?
a. advancements
a. advancements in technology
b. stress
b. stress from responsibilities and modern life
c. an
c. an inability to keep up with work
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a. a
a. a division
b. a
b. a location
c. part
c. part of a whole
55. The article says that people used to wake at dawn. About what time would that have been?
a. before
a. before 4:00 A.M.
b. around
b. around 5:00 A.M.
c. after
c. after 10:00 A.M.
56. What does the author mean when she says that the practice of segmented sleep “must have worked for them”?
a. They
a. They were very productive.
b. They
b. They did not complain.
c. The
c. The practice continues today.
57. What does the author mean when she says that research suggests that eight hours of sleep is wishful thinking ?
a. Research
a. Research shows that very few people actually get this much sleep.
b. No
b. No one really knows how much sleep humans need.
c. Sleep
c. Sleep needs vary from one society to another.
58. Which of these statements can you infer from the article?
a. The
a. The way that adults slept in the past was probably healthier.
b. Most
b. Most adults today probably are getting enough sleep.
c. Sleeping
c. Sleeping patterns today are probably having a negative effect on health.
a. We
a. We shouldn’t always take health experts’ advice too seriously.
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b. We
b. We need to learn from the past.
c. We
c. We cannot turn back the clock on technology.
60. In terms of their impact on human sleep, in what way was electric lighting like today’s electronic devices?
a. They
a. They are both technological solutions.
b. They
b. They have made our lives easier.
c. They
c. They have both extended the workday.
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Writing Test
Part 1
Choose one of the following topics below to write about. Write a paragraph of at least six
to seven sentences.
Topic 1
Do you think family life has changed in any way in your lifetime? If so, how? Has the change been positive or
negative?
Topic 2
What makes you trust a news source? Give an example of one source you trust and another that you don’t
trust.
Topic 3
How do people you know deal with the stress of balancing work and home life? Describe one person you
think is dealing well with stress and another person you think is not dealing as well with it.
Topic 4
Describe two very different hobbies. Why would someone take up each? What kind of person would each
hobby be good for?
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Part 2
Agree or disagree with this statement: “Technology has improved our lives by making
our work
about howand school lives
technology haseasier
made and givingon
an impact us your
moreown
freework
time or
forschool
leisurelife
activities.”
and yourTalk
leisure activities. Write a three-paragraph essay in which you express your opinion.
Support it with examples, facts, and details.
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Speaking Test
Part 1
In your opinion, should animals be kept in zoos? Consider the pros and cons for keeping
animals in zoos. What can be done to protect the animals? Speak for two to three
minutes.
Part 2
A friend is seeking advice on raising children today. What advice would you give your
friend? Make up a conversation in which your friend asks for advice and you provide it.
Consider the following questions in planning your response. Speak for two to three
minutes.
• What
What do you think
think c
chil
hildre
dren
n are
are like
like thes
these
e da
days?
ys?
• What
What does
does y
your
our fri
friend
end tthin
hink
k ch
chil
ildre
dren
n shoul
should
d be llike
ike?
?
• What
What do y
you
ou thin
think
k pare
parent
nts
s sho
shoul
uld
d do?
do?
• What
What d
do
o you
you think
think p
pare
arents
nts should
should avo
avoid
id doing?
doing?
• How wi
will
ll your
your ffrie
riend
nd res
respon
pond
d to
to yo
your
ur advice
advice?
?
Part 3
What is your approach to shopping? Where do you usually shop? Do you enjoy it or is it
a pain in the neck? How do you make sure you get what you want but also get the best
prices? Speak for two to three minutes.
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