PRACTICE TEST 12/3/2022

I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

1. The house was burgled while the family was ...................in a card game.
A. entertained B. buried C. busy D. absorbed
2. No one is so ...............as the person who has no wish to learn.
A. unwise B. ignorant C. useless D. intelligent
3. He wrote his name .......................and carefully at the top of the paper.
A. seriously B. largely C. clearly D. attentively
4. Normally he is rather .....................but sometimes he talks freely about himself.
A. sociable B. reserved C. serious D. peaceful
5. Although only of ..............................intelligence, he speaks four languages fluently.
A. average B. middle C. minor D. high
6. He sends his .........................wishes for your future happiness.
A. honest B. deepest C. sincere D. many
7. The guide is .............................a line of tourists through the narrow passage with the help of his torch.
A. conducting B. taking C. leading D. guiding·
8. He took a.............................with him to clean the windscreen on his car.
A. garment B. cloth C. clothing D. towel
9. Twice three is ................half of fourteen.
A. less than B. the same as C. greater than D. not less than
10. I wouldn’t say they were rich, but they’re certainly.......................
A. wealthy B. well-earned C. well-off D. well-kept
II. In the text below some lines are correct but some have a word that should not be there. Indicate the
correct lines with a tick (). For the incorrect lines, write the words that should not be there.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
1 .................. .............. There are a number of interesting events coming up in this city. Tomorrow
2 .................it............... evening the Central Orchestra it will be giving a performance at the Town
3 .................. that.............. Hall - their concert last year that was very well received. For fans of another
4 ............... ............... kind of music, it will be great to see Tony Andrews appearing here again.
5 ...............these................. Tickets for this show at the Apollo these went on sale yesterday and by
6 ................ .............. the time the box office opened there were people queuing for miles! It will be
7 .................. ............ interesting for Tony's fans to hear what his new material is like and there will
8 ................ .............. be five thousand of them at the show, so it should be a memorable occasion.
9 ................. .............. Finally, the Ramp Band will be appearing tonight at the Golden Club. It's
10 ...............this................great this that they're still playing after so many years together as a band.

III. Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word for each gap.
Going Bananas
The banana, which is one of the most varieties of fruit in the world, originally (1)………come………from the
southeast Asia. One banana might seem the same as (2)……….……………to you, but there are hundreds of
different varieties. And (3)…………………..rice, milk and wheat, they are the world’s fourth most important
food crop. Today, bananas are grown in more than 130 countries throughout the tropics and worldwide annual
production totals (4)…………………….incredible one hundred million tons. So (5)…………………….out
because that’s a lot of skins to slip on!
Only a small proportion of bananas are grown (6)…………………….commercial farms for export to places
such as the USA and Europe. The (7)………………….…..of the crop is grown on smaller privately owned
farms (8)…………….………local populations to enjoy.
Bananas are an important dietary source of carbohydrates and essential vitamins in the developing world. So
much so (9)…………….………..in tropical Africa, Asia and America over half a billion people rely heavily on
bananas to provide them with essential nutrition. In some part of Africa, bananas are eaten with every meal.
Most of the varieties that are eaten in the tropics are not the same as the ones that appear on our supermarket
shelves, however; they are (10)…………..……… like a potato and are eaten cooked.
IV. Read the text and choose the best answer to complete it.
The important of drawing
In the nineteenth century, John Ruskin, an English writer and art critic, made great efforts to (1)……. people
to draw. He believed that drawing is a skill that was greatly neglected in schools and (2)…………. that it was
more important to human (3)…………………than writing.
In order to do something to improve the (4)…………….., he published two books on drawing and gave a series
of lectures at the working Men’s College in London. His books were (5)……………read and his lectures attract
large audience. This further (6)………….Ruskin’s belief that everybody should be given the opportunity to
learn how to draw.
Ruskin’s effects were not (7)………….at turning people into good artists at making them happier. For him,
drawings were of value even when they were done by people with no talent, as drawing teaches people to (8)
………things rather than just to see them. He felt that when we are involved in the process of drawing
something, we have to look at it very (9)…………and become aware of the different parts which come up the
whole. It is in this way that we (10)…………..to a deeper appreciation and understanding of the thing itself.
1. A. have B. encourage C. request D. bring
2. A. claimed B. convinced C. recommended D. expressed
3. A. family B. people C. race D. beings
4. A. state B. condition C. case D. situation
5. A. vastly B. broadly C. immensely D. widely
6. A. strengthened B. raised C. ensured D. grew
7. A. designed B. aimed C. pointed D. intended
8. A. observe B. regard C. witness D. look
9. A. closely B. distinctly C. definitely D. exactly
10. A. arrive B. come C. reach D. achieve
V. You are going to read an extract from an article about rowing. Choose the most suitable heading from
the list A-I for each part (1-7) of the extract. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.
There is an example at the beginning (O).
A. The challenge of middle-age
B. A record broken
C. A priority: understanding oneself
D. The earliest successes
E. Unexpected success stories
F. Childhood impressions
G. Learning to accept danger
H. Wanted: an almost impossible challenge
I. A decision taken

0.....I......
Planning what to do for one's birthday becomes increasingly difficult as one gets older, but I know how I will
celebrate on October 9th next year. I intend to row the 2,900 miles from Tenerife to Barbados.
1.....E.......
Many people have tried to row across the Atlantic and quite a few have managed It. It is clear from accounts of
survivors that it is an exhausting test of endurance. Soldiers, sailors, housewives, Olympic reviewers: the
triumphant emerge from surprisingly varied quarters.
2......C......
What is apparent, however, is that the main struggle takes place not in the muscles but in the mind. So, before
fussing over such preliminaries as finding a crewmate and sponsorship to the tune of £50,000, I realised that
first I had to explore my own mind and try to answer the obvious question of why I wanted to do something that
most people would find frightening and painful.
3......A.......
When we are young we can afford to dream; as we grow older the gap widens between what we would like to
do and what we actually can do. We come to the realisation that we either have to act now or dream on. Alter
the age forty, people respond to that realisation in varying ways, and rowing across the Atlantic is one of them.
4.....H........
I have sailed, climbed, explored the Amazon and run marathons, but what I am looking for now is an endeavour
that scares me and may not be within my capabilities. Such as racing across the Atlantic in a rowing boat.
5.......D......
Two Norwegian sailors were the first to row the Atlantic in 1896. They took 60 days and their achievement was
unequalled until 1966, when two soldiers, John Ridgeway and Chay Blyth, made it in 91 days.
6.....B........
It wasn't until the first Atlantic Rowing Race, in 1997, that New Zealanders Rob Hamill and Phil Stubbs shot
across to Barbados in an incredible 41 days. This was less than hall the time Ridgeway and Blyth had taken.
7......F.......
As a schoolboy I had read about Blyth and Ridgeway and about the innumerable hardships and setbacks they
suffered. It was horrifying, and I concluded they were mad. Looking back at the book now, I see they thought so
too. When people asked them why they had undertaken such a dangerous journey, they replied that every
person had secret ambitions.

VI. Rewrite each sentence in such a way that it means almost the same as the one printed before it. Use
the word in brackets without making any change to it.
1. Shortly before my sixteenth birthday, I will complete my intermediate course of English. (celebrate)
 By the time ...  I celebrate my sixteenth birthday , I would have competed my intermediate course of English
2. After this one, there’s a train leaving at 3 this afternoon. (next)
 The ... next train leaves at 3 this afternoon.....
3. “You acted promptly in the emergency, Katie,” said the officer. (complement)
 The officer .. paid Katie a compliment for having acted promptly in the emergency.
4. The job is not suitable for her, I think. (cut)
 In she is NOT CUT OUT FOR (K PHÙ HỢP) the job...................................
5. Only this school offers high standards of teaching. (benefit)
 It is .... at this school that you can benefit high standards of teaching ..
6. He has decided to teach in the remote area. (committed)
 He has ....... committed himself to teach in the remote area...........................................
7. Just keep the book when you still need it. (long)
 You can keep the book as long as you still need it.............................................................................................
8. The last thing you should do is to reveal the secret. (give)
 Under ...........................................................
9. Those students will certainly pass the examination. (bound)
 Those ..........................................................
10. Someone stole all my money in my last trip to Vung Tau. (stolen)