PRACTICE TEST 27

You are going to read a text about photo printing. Forquestions 1-5, choose the answer(A, B or C
which you think fits best according to the text. (10 points)
PHOTO PRINTING FIRM PAYS OUT COMPENSA TION
Charlotte King made a once-in-a-lifetime visit to China last October and took lots of photographs
of places, buildings and people she admired. At her return, she decided to send away her flms for printina
one at a time. To her mind, in this way she would more easily be able to match her
photographs to the
diary she had kept while she was visiting this part of Asia. It seemed that this was a great idea, because
the first film she sent to the company for printing was lost.
Miss King was very upset that she would never see her precious pictures of
Shanghai and
Souzhou. She then decided to ask for compensation. The company offered her a free roll of
film, but Miss
King refused to accept this offer and wrote back to say that their offer wasn't enough. They then offered
her £20 but she refused this too and asked for £75, which she
thought, was quite fair. When the firm
refused to pay she said she would go to court. Before the matter went to court,
however, the fim decided
to pay Miss King £75. This shows what can be done if
you make the effort to complain to a firm or
manufacturer and insist on getting fair treatment.
1. What is the writer trying to do?
(A) To complain about photographic
pinting
(B) To give advice on how to print photos.
(C) To inform us about legal problems.
2 This text is taken from.
(A) a novel
(B) a letter.
(C) a newspaper.

3. Before her visit, Charlotte had..

(A) been to China once before.
(8) never been to China before.
(C) already been to China several times.
4. Itwas a good thing that Miss King sent her films
(A) not all the films were lost. away one at a time because...
(B) she was offered a free roll of film as bonus.
(C) she managed to complete her
diary
5. When Miss King said she would go to court, the
(A) offered her £20. company .

(B) doubled their offer.

(C) decided to pay £75.
For questions 1-15, read tne ext Delow and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
(15 points)
WINTER DRIVING
Winter is dangerous because if's (0)_B_difficult to know what is going to happen and accidents
take place so easily. Fog can (1)_ waiting to meet you over the top of the hill. Ice might be hiding
(2)the melting snow, waiting to send you off the road.
Rule Number One for driving on icy roads (3) to drive smoothly. Uneven movements can
.

suddenly (4)_a car very difficult for the driver to control. So, every time you (5)_turn the wheel,
touch the brakes or increase your speed, you must be as gentle and slow (6)_possible. Imagine
vOu are driving (7) a full cup
of coffee on the seat next to (8) Drive so that you wouldn't spill
it.
Rule Number Two is to (9)_attention to (10) might happen. The more ice there is,
the (11) down the road you have to look. Test how (12) it takes to stop by gentle braking.
Remember that you may be driving more quickly (13) you think. In general, allow double your
normal stopping distance when the road is wet, three times this distance on snow, and even more on ice.
Ifyou (14) to stay in control of your car at all (15) you will avoid trouble.

0. B A. such B. so D. real
|C. absolutely
1. A.be B. to be C. have been D. been
2 A. above B.over C. beneath D. next to
3. A. is being B. is been C. are D. is
4. A. make B. do C. to make D. to do
5. A. either B. neither C.or D. although
0. A. like B.aas C. such D. so
7. A. together B. along C.without D. with
8. A. your B. yours C. you D. yourself
9 A. pay B. show C. draw D. indicate
10 A. which B.what C.that D.when
11 A. further B. far C. fur D. more far
12. A. longest B. many C. long D. more
13 A. that B. than C.what D. how
14 A. try B. tried C. willtry D. had tried
15. A. timing B. the times C. times D. the timing

I.Complete the second sentenc so that it has a similarmeaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given and use between two and five words, including the word given.
(15 points)
1. Spiders don't frighten me. AFRAID
spiders
2. Istarted studying at seven and nowie'seleven o'clock. BEEN
lt's eleven o'clock and I1 hours.
3. You can have half of my pizza. SHARE
.you.
 4. I didn't understand Chemistry when I was in elementary school. USE
Chemistry when I was in elementary school.
5. Im sorry I didn't believe your story, Ann', said Brenda. APOLOGISED
Brenda Ann's story.

V.For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to
form
a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points)
PET DOCTOR

There's an old (0) saying in the theatre world "Never work with 0. SAY
children or animals". It's a pity that Herman Gross has never heard this
piece of advice, or if he has,
that he didn't pay (1). to 1.ATTENTIVE
it. It's not so much that Pet Doctor is an (2). fim, | 2. SUCCESS
although I can't really find many reasons for saying it's a worth seeing one.
It's definitely much (3) that it makes me angry. I stil 3. MUCH
believe Gross is a good (4). playing a great role. His 4.ACT
(5) on the New York stage last winter in 5. APPEAR
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet showed that he really can act. So, what's
he doing in this nonsense? It's a story about a smll town doctor who finds
he's making more money by looking after the local children's pets than he
is by lookingafter humans. To the public's (6)- , hegets 6. ASTONISH
into trouble with the police simply because he doesn't have the right
type
of licence to help them. (7) the good prevails to satisfy | 7. FINAL
the public and the (8)_ and their pets find a really clever 8. CHILD
way to (9) his problems. I won't say how, as it's the 9. SOLUTION
only part of the film that's even (10) . original or| 10.SLIGHT
amusing. If you have to see it, you'd be annoyed with me for telling you.
But my advice is, when it comes to a cinema near you stay in and shampoo
the cat.

V. For questions 1-10, read thetext below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only
ONE word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points)
TOM CRUISE
Tom Cruise is one of the (0). most successful actors in cinema history. However, lfe
hasn't always been that easyfor him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had (1)_ in finding
he had
friends, although he really enjoyed (2). part in school plays. (3)
finished High School, Tom went to New York to look for work. He found employment as a porter, and d
the same time he (4) drama classes. In 1980, the well-known film director Franco Zeffrelu
(5) _Tom his first part in a film. Ten years later, he had become (6).
successful that he was one of the highest-paid actors in HollyWoOd, () millions of dollars
as
for (8) fim. Today, Tom (9) appears in many successful films
and is

popular (10) ever with his thousands offans from all around the world.