PRACTICE TEST 15

LISTENING (You will hear twice for each part)

Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer for each of the following blanks.
1. According to the man, his team lost the first match due to __________.
A. bad weather conditions B. injuries C. poor officiating
2. What reason was NOT mentioned about why his team lost their second game?
A. The referees made some terrible calls against some players.
B. They were disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct.
C. One of their players shot the ball into the wrong goal.
3. The man's team was winning the final match until ___________.
A. the other team made an amazing comeback
B. some of their players were ejected from the game
C. their fans booed the team and left the stadium
4. Which team does the man want to win the World Cup now?
A. He doesn't care who wins at this point.
B. He wants the host nation to win.
C. He hopes the matches are cancelled.
5. Now that his team is out of the tournament, how is he spending his time?
A. He's been following a golf tournament on TV.
B. He's become interested in an online chess tournament.
C. He's been playing in a local tennis tournament.
Part 2. Listen to the recording twice. Complete the form below. Write no more than three words or
numbers for each answer.
PRESTON PARK RUN
Details of run
Example
Day of Park Run: …….Saturday……
Start of run: in front of the (1) ........................
Time of start: (2) ..................am
Length of run: (3) ............. kilometers
At end of run: volunteer scans (4) .............................
Best way to register: on the (5) ....................
Cost of run: (6) £ ..................
Volunteering
Contact name: Pete (7) ..............................
Phone number: (8) .................................
Activities: setting up course
(9) .....................the runners
(10) ...........................for the weekly report
I. PHONOLOGY
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
l. A. choreograph B. christianity C. archaic D. chivalry
2. A. slaughter B. borough C. drought D. laughter
3. A. humane B. locate C. strategy D. rabies
4. A. wretched B. blessed C. allegedly D. knackered
5. A. realm B. cleanse C. heather D. meager
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three.
6. A. architecture B. comparison C. championship D. communism
7. A. propaganda B. influential C. mediocre D. obligatory
8. A. addressee B. referee C. employee D. nominee
9. A. malice B. leopard C.phenom D. cohort
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10. A. unaffected B. unanimous C. unaccountable D. unambiguou
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following exchanges.
11. John: “If only I hadn’t lent him all my money” Peter: “_________________”
A. I’m afraid you will have to do it. B. All right. You will be OK.
C. Sorry, I have no idea. D. Well, you did, so it’s no use crying over spilt milk.
12. Bob: "Don’t fail to send your parents my regards.” Ben: "__________________"
A. Thanks, I will. B. Good idea, thanks.
C. You’re welcome D. It’s my pleasure.
13. Which expression is used to start a conversation?
A. Well, it’s been nice meeting you B. How’s everything at school?
C. Catch you later. D. Sorry, I’ve got to go. Talk to you later.
14. Hoa: “Are you going to buy a new computer or just continue using the old one?”
Mary: “___________”
A. Neither. I’m going to lease one. B. That’s impossible. I can’t afford a new one
C. Yes, I’d like one. Thank you. D. Yes, I am.
15. Bob: “You really have a fashionable jacket, Mary! You look great in it” Mary: “______”
A. Really? Thank you, Nam. You must be kidding
B. The same to you
C. Thank you, Nam. I think it is not very nice
D. Thank you, Nam. I glad you like it
Choose the best answer to each question.
16. The information-office at the station ________ that all trains were running about one hour behind time.
A. advertised B. decided C. explained D. promised
17. The house was sold for £60000, which was far more than its real _____.
A. cost B. value C. price D. expense
18. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _______.
A. notice B. remark C. warning D. observation
19. When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly ________ towards his expenses.
A. salary B. permission C. allowance D. wage
20. He was a much older tennis player but he had the great ________ of experience.
A. advantage B. deal C. help D. value
21. To get my travelers’ cheques I had to ________ a special cheque to the Bank for the total amount.
A. make for B. make off C. make out D. make over
22. Well-mannered children have usually been properly ________ by their parents.
A. raised up B. borne up C. brought up D. put up
23. He said he had every ________ in his secretary; she would do the right thing.
A. confidence B. dependence C. thought D. knowledge
24. I am sorry that I can’t ________ your invitation.
A. take B. except C. agree D. accept
25. I forgot to ________ him to buy some bread.
A. remember B. repeat C. remind D. let
26. ________ what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed.
A. Following B. Listening to C. According to D. Fearing
27. There is ________ that I may have to go into hospital next week.
A. an opportunity B. bad luck C. a possibility D. fate
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28. This young tree could not have been damaged by accident. I believe it was done ________.
A. in fact B. on purpose C. by appointment D. by understanding
29. How much would you ________ for repairing my watch?
A. charge B. cost C. pay D. demand
30. After the battle, the ________ soldiers were helped by those who could walk.
A. damaged B. wounded C. broken D. blessed
31. He hoped the appointment would enable him to gain greater ________ in publishing.
A. experience B. work C. jobs D. employment
32. ________ up children properly is mainly their parents’ duty.
A. growing B. rearing C. breeding D. bringing
33. Science has made great ________ during the past 30 years.
A. increases B. motions C. advances D. advantages
34. Her shoes ________ her gloves; they look very well together.
A. suit B. match C. fit D. compare
35. If you have a ________ to make about the food, I am willing to listen.
A. dislike B. trouble C. complaint D. discontent
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following sentences.
36. Married couples can get a divorce if they find they are not compatible.
A. able to budget the money B. capable of having children
C. capable of living harmoniously D. able to share an apartment or a house
37. The kidnapper gave himself up to the authorities.
A. surrendered B. confided himself C. went up D. accommodated himself
38. Prior to his appointment as secretary of state, Henry Kissinger was a professor of government and
international affairs at Harvard.
A. Instead of B. Before C. During D. After
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following sentences.
39. One of the reasons why families break up is that parents are always critical of each other.
A. unaware B. supportive C. intolerant D. tired
40. It's discourteous to ask Americans questions about their age, marriage or income.
A. impolite B. polite C. unacceptable D. rude
Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
41. The 6-year-old boy resembles to his mother some what more than does his older brother.
42. Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics.
43. Ancient people made a clay pottery because they needed it for their survival.
44. A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the same idea.
45. Carl Anderson discovered two atomic particles that he identified while studied cosmic rays.
Supply the correct forms or tenses of the verbs given.
46. If there aren't any tickets left when we reach the front of the queue, we (wait)……..all the time for nothing.
47. I haven't decided yet about whether to buy a new car or a second hand one. But I (think)………..about it.
48. There (be)…………..any errors, let me know.
49. We have just got to the top in time. The sun (rise)…………..in a minute.
50. By midnight he (be)…………..unconscious for forty-eight hours.
51. It (not be)…………..Anna who cooked that food. She was out all day yesterday.

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52. It is highly desirable that from every product in regular production, samples (withdraw)…………..
periodically.
53. The portrait is widely known (paint)…………..by an Italian.
54. Can you keep calm for a moment? You (always make)…………..noise in class.
55. You (visit) …………..Aunt Mary while you were in Paris.
SECTION III: READING
Part 1. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (56) ________ as
much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the actual words they say. Facial (57) ________ and tone of
voice are obvious ways of showing our (58) ________ to something, and it may well be that we unconsciously
express views that we are trying to hide. The art of being (59) ________ lies in picking up these signals,
realizing what the other person is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way. For
example, we may understand that they are in fact (60) ________ to answer our question, and so we stop
pressing them. Body movements in general may also indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay particular
attention to the way a candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down. However it is not difficult to
present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers want to know relates to the candidate’s
character traits, and (61) ________ stability. This raises the awkward question of whether job candidates
should be asked to complete psychological tests, and the further problem of whether such tests actually
produce (62) ________ results. For many people, being asked to take part in such a test would be an
objectionable (63) ________ into their private lives.
After all, a prospective employer would hardly ask a candidate to run a hundred meters, or expect his or
her family doctor to provide (64) ________ medical information. Quite apart from this problem, can such tests
predict whether a person is likely to be a (65) ________ employee or a values colleague?
56. A. reckon B. rely C. trust D. estimate
57. A. manner B. image C. expression D. looks
58. A. notion B. feeling C. view D. reaction
59. A. successful B. humble C. good at D. tactful
60. A. hesitant B. reluctant C. tending D. used
61. A. psychological B. physical C. similar D. relevant
62. A. reliable B. predictable C. faithful D. regular
63. A. invasion B. infringement C. intrusion D. interference
64. A. confidential B. secretive C. reticent D. classified
65. A. laborious B. particular C. thorough D. conscientious
Part 2. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial
problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And since man’s
inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend
that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop.
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand its
desiccating effects. No moist-skinned, water-loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are found. The
giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it
holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its population is largely
nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to
their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the word.
The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. None could survive
if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter of minutes. So
most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt
only by night. The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the
temperature is only 60 degrees.
66. The title for this passage could be _____ .
A. D. esert Plants B. Life Underground
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 C. Animal Life in a Desert Environment D. Man’s Life in a Desert Environment
67. The word inexorable in the passage mostly means _____ .
A. relentless B. full C. demanding D. essential
68. Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as _____ .
A. sources of flowing water are rare in a desert
B. water is an essential part of his existence
C. water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things
D. very few large animals are found in the desert
69. The phrase those forms in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT _____.
A. water-loving animals B. the coyote and the bobcat
C. moist-skinned animals D. many large animals
70. According to the passage, creatures in the desert _____.
A. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
B. live in an accommodating environment
C. are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest
D. are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world
71. The author mentions all the following as examples of the behaviour of desert animals EXCEPT _____.
A. they sleep during the day B. they dig home underground
C. they are noisy and aggressive D. they are watchful and quiet
72. The word emaciated in the passage mostly means _____.
A. wild B. cunning C. unmanageable D. unhealthy
73. The word them means
A. animals B. people C. water D. minutes
74. The word burrows in the passage mostly means _____.
A. places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young”
B. holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in
C. structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept
D. places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found
75. We can infer from the passage that _____ .
A. living things adjust to their environment B. water is the basis of desert life
C. desert life is colorful and diverse D. healthy animals live longer lives
Part 3: Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.
HOMESTAY
When studying a foreign language abroad, a large majority of students choose ‘homestay’
accommodation, living with a (76) ............family while they attend classes in a nearby language school. Very
(77)........., however, once lessons have finished, students speak their mother tongue with other class members
of the same nationality. On a Homestay Language International study trip, we ensure total immersion in the
target language environment by arranging accomodation and one-by-one tuition in your teacher’s home, so
that you (78) ..........surrounded by the language during every moment of your stay.
As you are the only student, you can learn (79).......... your own pace, and the lessons are made to suit
your individual interests and objectives. You will also have the chance to (80)......... fully in your host
teacher’s activities, including trips to places of (81) ........... in the local area. All of our teachers have a
university degree and a relevant (82) .......... qualification, and most have spent much time abroad and they can
understand the needs and concerns of their (83) ............... guests. Homestay Language International offers a
wide range of general or business courses for young and old alike, with a choice of (84).............. 80
destinations throughout the world. Whether it’s English in New Zealand, French in Canada or German in
Austria, you can expect a (85) ............ welcome in a relaxed home environment and an unforgettable study
experience.
WRITING
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
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Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first
one.
86. They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights.
The excuse………………………………………………………………………….
87. Phillip’s inability to make decisions dales from his accident.
Ever…………………………………………………………………………………
88. Children learn a lol about how to behave in a situation like this.
Only .……………………………………………………………………………….
89. I write to him almost every day.
Hardly ……………………………………………………………………………..
90 The sea was so rough that the ferry couldn’t sail.
The rough sea………………………………………………………………………
91. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
No sooner…………………………………………………………………………..
92. I have never read such a romantic story.
This is ……………………………………………………………………………..
93. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.
The fox tried in…………………………………………………………………….
94. They had to wail for twelve hours before their flight left.
Only after a…………………………………………………………………………
95. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.
Much………………………………………………………………………………..
Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given.
96. Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one could recognize her. (avoid)
@ Sarah wore ..................................................recognised.
97. The lecture was cancelled because the professor was ill. (called)
 They ..............................because the professor was ill.
98. John never takes any notices what his children say. (attention)
 John never ............................................ what his children say
99. Smoking in the library is forbidden. (allowed)
 You are ..................................................... in the library.
100. I regret not taking your advice in the first place. (followed)
 If only...................................................in the first place.
101. They were on the point of cancelling the match. (call)
 They were ................................................ the match.
102. My sister finds commuting every day annoying (put)
 It's difficult for my sister to ............................................................. every day
103. The defense contributed enormously to the team's success. (made)
 The defense ..................................................... the team's success.
104. My husband has earned the income since I broke my leg. (bacon)
 My husband has ....................................................... since I broke my leg.
105. John and his father look very similar. (image)
 John is .......................................................... his father.
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