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APTIS TEST 4
GRAMMAR
1 Can you hear what he is .......? (a) saying (b) speaking (c) telling (d) talking
2 She hasn't come home ........ (a) still (b) already (c) yet (d) till
3 I ....... TV yesterday evening. (a) saw (b) looked (c) viewed (d) watched
4 We live ....... the city centre. (a) near (b) next (c) by (d) nearby
5 She looks ....... a famous film star. (a) as (b) like (c) similar (d) same
6 This television gives you the ....... news. (a) last (b) latest (c) least (d) later
7 I only ....... one mistake in last night's test. (a) made (b) done (c) did (d) make
8 I want you to tell me the ....... truth. (a) all (b) exact (c) real (d) whole
9 He is looking ....... a present to buy his girlfriend. (a) for (b) at (c) in (d) on
10 That's what I would like ....... Christmas. (a) for (b) at (c) in (d) on
11 You must not drink and then ....... a car. (a) lead (b) drive (c) take (d) guide
12 Please be ....... when you cross this road.
(a) careless (b) carefree (c) caring (d) careful
13 Do what you like, I really don't ........
(a) concern (b) interested (c) dislike (d) mind
14 If you want to ....... that book remember to bring it back.
(a) borrow (b) lend (c) loan (d) owe
15 When your train arrives, I'll ....... you from the station.
(a) take (b) bring (c) fetch (d) remove
16 It is ....... book that I have ever read.
(a) funniest (b) a funniest (c) the funniest
17 When you first meet someone, you usually shake them ....... the hand.
(a) with (b) on (c) in (d) by
18 I have never ....... her before. (a) saw (b) seeing (c) seen (d) see
19 I told him .....
A. don't go there. B. not to go there C. don't to go there. D. that he doesn't go
there.
20 I wish ...... A. you haven't said that. B. you didn't said that.
C. you hadn't said that. D. you don't say that.
21 ...... very early.

a. They are use to go to bed b. They usually to go to bed

c. They are used to go to bed d. They are used to going to bed
22 Which is the correct one?
a. After we had dinner at home, we went to the theatre.
b. After we had had dinner at home, we went to the theatre.
c. After dinner at home, we went to the theatre.
d. After dinner at home, we had gone to the theatre.
23 (I ....... go to see the doctor last week because I was very ill.
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(a) must (b) must to (c) had to

24 They ....... do their homework today because it is a holiday at the school. (a)
must not (b) don't have (c) don't have to
25 I'm looking at the photograph ....... you sent me with your letter.
(a) -- (b) who (c) whom

VOCABULARY
TASK 1 Match the words with their (near) synonyms.

1 device a. investigation
2 research b. from a distance
3 remotely c. the future
4 magazines, books d. gadget
5 tomorrow e. curiosity
f. material
g. reading material
h. transfer
i. surround

TASK 2 Match the words with their (near) antonyms

6. digital a. the future

7. yesterday b. exceptional
8. remote c. commemorated
9. forgotten d. analogue
10. accidental e. nearby
f. found
g. included
h. deliberate
TASK 3 Match the following words to make collocations

11 communication a. ad
12 natural b. town
13 public c. placement
14 advertising d. pursuits
15 formal e. process
f .history
g. conspiracy
h library
i. register
j. agency
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TASK 4 match the Word to its definition

A.a sum of money that you pay to be allowed to do something

16. Withdrawal B. a punishment in which a person is ordered to pay a sum
of money because they have done something illegal or broken
17. manager a rule
18. Fee C. the best book an author has written
19. Fine D. something misunderstood
20. Masterpiece E to organise a staff meeting
F. an amount of money that you take from your bank account
G. person who arranges things for other people or represents
other people
H person skilled at repairing machinery
I. to control or direct

TASK 5

Complete the conversations with words from the box. There are four extra words

amazing believe heard just soon mean really sadly

someone that had way

Conversation 1
A: I 21____________ this incredible story about a baby who fell from a high window
on top of a man who was passing by. They both survived, fortunately.
B: 22 _____ ?
A: Wait, that's not all. You're not going to 23 ________ this, but a year later the very
same baby fell from the same window onto the very same man.
B: How 24 ______________! I don't know what's more unbelievable: the coincidence
or how careless the baby's parents were!
Conversation 2
C: 25- _____ told me about this incredible coincidence with an American writer. She
was in a bookshop when she saw her favourite childhood book. She showed it to her
husband, and when he opened it, her name was written inside. It was the exact copy
she had as a child!
D: 26_______________ 's incredible!
C :Yes, especially considering she grew up in the USA and the bookshop was in Paris!
D: What, you 27 ______________ the book crossed the ocean and she still found it?
C: Yeah, decades later.
D: No 28 _____________

READING
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TASK 1 choose the correct option

To:James Forrester
Date:6 November
Subject:Possible help with product design
Dear James,
As you know, we have 1. _______working on the new perfume that we are launching
2._______ April and we are unsure about some of the packaging details. We have seen
some of your creative work in the sales department and we think you have 3. _____
very good eye for detail.
Do you have some time before the close of business this Friday to sit down with 4.
_____ and talk through some of our designs? We would truly appreciate your advice
on this. It shouldn't take longer 5. ______ two hours of your time and we would be
happy to clear it with Patricia, your department head, if necessary.
Best regards,
Sarah Ford
Head of Department Product Design

1. A. was B. been C. be
2. A. in B. on C. at
3. A. a B. the C. some
4. A. we B. our C. us
5. A. than B. that C. if

TASK 2 write in order

A) The good posture

A It can even limit the ability to turn your head.

B In contrast, when we sit tall and erect, our head jutting forward towards the screen is
a posture so common we almost don’t notice it any more.

C Researchers tell us that when we sit with the head in that forward poistion, our neck
is supporting the equivalent of 45 pounds.

D But this seemingly harmless position compresses the neck and can lead to fatigue,
headaches, poor concentration, increased muscle tension and even injury to the
vertebrae over time.

E Being slouched over a computer with your head jutting forward towards the screen is
a posture so common we almost don’t notice it anymore.

6. _E___ 7 _____ 8 _____ 9 ______ 10 ______

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B) a narrative text

A. I picked it up It was a coin! I continued digging and found more of them. There were forty in
total.

B They told me the coins and vase were Roman and were from the 3rd Century AD. They are
now in the museum so other people can see them.

C. While I was working in my garden last year I found something amazing.

D But my luck didn‟t stop there because after that I found something else; a ceramic vase! I
took my treasure to my local museum.

E I used to think gardening was boring… but not now!

F. I was digging in the soil when I noticed something hard. I dug up the area and I saw
something shiny.

11.___C___ 12. _______ 13.________ 14._______ 15. _________ 16________

TASK 3 Read the Reading Strategy. Match paragraphs A-C with questions 17-22
below. Each paragraph may be matched with more than one question.

Robo-Cops
Police forces have always used technology to help them combat crime, but as collecting data
and storing it becomes much easier, more and more police forces are using it to improve crime
prevention and therefore to predict crime before it happens.

A Crime prevention software called PredPol helps the police predict where crimes are likely
to occur. The softwave analyses years of data on the location, time and nature of crimes
committed and predicts where and when crime is most likely to occur in the future. Police
officers receive this information on the computers in their cars and they then spend more time
in these areas. As a result, the increased police presence in these neighbourhoods has cut
crime significantly. Crime figures for one area of Los Angeles, USA, were reduced by 12% in
2011 when police officers used crime prediction software. In the same year, burglaries were
cut by 26% in Manchester, UK, using the same methods.

B As well as software that predicts crime, companies are also developing technology that will
help police patrols catch criminals before they can leave town. By combining information such
as the places where crimes frequently take place with the routes that allow the fastest escape,
computers will direct patrols to where they can arrest criminals.

C However, although the makers of this technology claim it will help reduce crime rates, some
people are not so sure. Not all crime is reported and if the police just focus on the
neighbourhoods where most crime occurs, they will neglect others. Some experts claim that if
police officers just pay attention to the information that has been stored in their devices, crime
rates could actually rise in some areas.

Which paragraph mentions …

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17 the disadvantages of a new technology?

18 successful results from new technology?
19. stopping criminals from getting away?
20. a reduction in UK crime?
21. police ignoring crime in some cases?
22. a possible increases in crime rates?

TASK 4 Paragraph Headings

A LADING THE WAY

B A TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION

C THE ORIGINS OF THE UNDERGROUND – EXAMPLE

D OVERCOMING PHYSICAL OBSTACLES

E SERVING LONDON’S NEEDS

F STILL THE BIGGEST AND THE BEST TODAY

G PASSENGER SAFETYHL ATER EXPANSION

H. LATER EXPANSIONI EARLY SUCCESS AND GROWTH

THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

Example C

London is the mother of all the world’smetro systems. In 1863, the first tunnel was
opened in the city centre for a rail line between Paddington and Farringdon as part of
the Metropolitan Railway,which at first used steam engines.

23._____________________

We still find the Metropolitan Line on the London Underground map today. This initial
service was so popular that it was soon extended into the suburbs, and another line,
the District, was built. Over the next thirty years a large network of additional
underground and surface lines were developed. By the beginning of the last century,
London was already proud of a very extensive metro system.

24. ______________________

London’s first “real” metro line was the City & South London Railway, where a fully
electric system was installed between Stockwell and Bank in the City of London. This
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had originally been planned as a cable railway, but planners saw the advantages of the
recent developments in electrical engineering and incorporated them into their plans.
It was this radically modernised system that came to be known as “the tube”

25. ______________________

London became a prototype for other embryonic underground systems across Europe.
By 1900, Budapest, Glasgow and Paris had their own underground train lines all
based on the system pioneered in London. But London made sure it kept ahead of
the competition. Another short line opened, the forerunner for today’s Waterloo &
City Line. From 1900, the Metropolitan and District Railways began electrifying all their
lines to increase their efficiency.

26. ____________________

During the 18th century digging deep tunnels had been both problematic and
dangerous. Several attempts were made to build under the Thames but all ended
in failure before Brunel’s Thames Tunnel became the first tunnel to successfully cross
the river. Built in 1843, it became a train tunnel in 1869. The following year another
sub-Thames railway, based on Brunel’s model, opened between the Tower of London
and Bermondsey.

27. ____________________

“The Underground” started to grow in scale again from the sixties onward. The first
new tube line in central London since 1907, the Victoria line, was opened in 1969. The
opening of the Jubilee line followed in 1979. Further projects throughout the nineties
included an extension of the Piccadilly line to Heathrow airport and extending the
initial Jubilee line.

28. ___________________

With so many people living and working in and around the city, London has to greatly
improve and expand its underground railway network. There are plans to extend
existing lines deep into the suburbs surrounding London and to add to lines
crossing the centre. This will ensure that the London Underground system remains
responsive to the changing requirements of its passengers.

Test 4 ANSWERS
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VOCABULARY

Task 1. 1. D 2 a 3 b 4 g 5 c

Task 2. 5. D 7. A 8. E 9. C 10. H.

TASK 3
11. communication 12 . natural history 13. - public library 14 - advertising agency - -
process – 15 formal register

TASK 4
16 .F 17. G 18. A 19 B 20. C

TASK 5 21 HEARD 22 REALLY 23 BELIEVE 24 AMAZING 25 SOMEONE 26 THAT 27 mean

28 WAY

Reading:

Task 1 1. B 2 a 3 a 4 c 5 a

The good posture : 6. E; 7. D; 8. A; 9. C; 10. B

11 C 12 F 13 A 14 D 15 B 16 E

17. C 18. A 19. B 20.A 21. C 22. C

The London underground ANSWERS :

23. i 24. B 25. A 26. D 27 h 28 e

WRITING
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You are a new member of a hiking club

TASK 1 Fill in the form with your personal information

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
ZIPCODE:
BIRTHDATE:
CIVIL STATUS:

TASK 2 answer the questions and don t usemore than 20-30 words

1) TELL US ABOUT YOUR HOBBIES

2) WHAT DO YOU DO TO KEEP FIT?

TASK 3 You are on a website chat room called Love to Modern Adventurers Club. Please
answer all the questions with 30-40 words.

PAUL: hey there! I see you´re new here. Is it your first time as a hiker or you´re an experienced
one?

YOU:_________________________________________________________________________
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SILVIA: Hi! Welcome to our club. Have you explored many trails? How many kilometers do you
usually walk when you go hiking?

YOU:
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PAUL: and have you ever got lost or had a bad experience while hiking?

YOU:
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TASK 4

You have received an e-mail from Modern Adventures Club customer service

Dear member,

As you all know, we have been planning a two-day hiking journey on Cazorla Mountains on
the first weekend of February. however, many of you have posted your comments telling us
that the route chosen is not so challenging as they expected because the elevation of the area
is just 160 ms high.
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If you are a new or unexperienced hiker, this route will be suitable for you although maybe we
will have to change the date of the route in case most hikers decide to take a more energizing
mountaineering path in the same area which includes higher elevation, rock climbing and even
a ski tour but obviously more expensive.

To make sure how many people will choose one option or the other, please mail us. We will
be grateful if you give us your feedback.

Your sincerely,

Mrs Swift.

a) Write an e-mail to your friend and tell him/her about your feeling and what you are
planning to do regarding the latests news from your club. Write about 50 words. You have 10
minutes.

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b) Write and e-mail to the secretary of the club. Write about your feeling and what
you would like to do. Write about 120-150 words. You have 20 minutes. Use formal
English here. Remember to open and close your letter appropriately.

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