MOCK EXAM

1. Transformation exercises

For questions 1-7, 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. You must use

between three and six words, including the word given

a. Those working with pre-school-age children will probably find the course

interesting.

INTEREST

The course is likely ___to be OF interest for_____________________ those working

with pre-school-age children.

b. During the winter I prefer watching football to playing it.

SOONER

During THE winter I __would sooner watch football than playing __ it.

c. Karen says it takes less than an hour to drive there, but I’m sure she has got it

wrong.

MUST

Karen says it takes less than an hour to drive there, but she _must have made __ a

mistake.

d. Students wishing to enrol on the course should complete all sections of the

application form.

REQUIRED

Students wishing to enrol on the course __are required to fill ___ IN all sections of

the application.

e. I wish I had considered the questions more carefully before answering.

 THOUGHT

I should __have thought about_____ the questions more carefully before answering.

f. The factory has been able to reduce its CO2 emissions by 50% in the last year.

SUCCEDED

The factory __HAS succeded in reducing___ back its CO2 emissions by 50% in the

last year.

g. It’s a long walk home, so I advise you not to miss the last train.

BETTER

It’s a long walk home, so ___you HAD better not miss_____ the last train.

2. Reading and use of English (part I)

0. A ingrained B established C allowed D accustomed

1. A if B that C whether D supposing

2. A tell B Describe C claim D inform

3. A whatever B which C that D what

4. A whether B why C whatever D if

 5. A whichever B that C whatever D which

6. A fact B concept C idea D reason

7. A each B all C any D every

8. A imaginable B imagining C imagined D imagine

3. Reading and use of English (part II)

Fill in the gaps with an appropriate preposition

It is a place of tranquillity where awestruck visitors drink 1) ………………. the beauty of

the tropical rainforest. 2) ………….. daylight hours, but as dusk approaches and the tourists

leave 3) …………… their hotels, the mood at the Eden Project in Cornwall changes. Huge lights

which had been hidden away in the lush undergrowth are quickly wheeled 4) ………… and set

up, and film cameras wiped down and checked. The vast bubble-shaped biodome which

houses the Eden Project’s collection of tropical plants is efficiently transformed 5) ………… a

spectacular villain’s lair for the next James Bond film.

The impact of Bond films 6) ……… locations is undeniable. The tourist industry in

Jamaica for example – where the first Bond film, Dr No, was set – still benefits 7) ……… it,

while the Eden Project has been inundated 8) ……… calls from fans waiting to know if Pierce

Brosnan is there. But there are some locals who are less impressed 9) ……… this development

and believe that the success of attractions like the Eden Project draws attention 10) ………

social problems in Cornwall.

4. LISTENING (no lo tengo para hacer, pero podemos buscar uno).

5. ESSAY WRITING. According to the following tittle, “Mass media is an integral part

of our lives” write a DISCURSIVE ESSA

II)- READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (PART I)

Learning new words in a foreign language.

Remembering words successfully is a chancy business, but over the last forty years
psychologists have found three methods which consistently improve this important language
learning (o)__B__. These are: creating a visual (1)____ for the word you want to
remember; forming word associations; and recalling the word by (2)___ of a story.
(3)____ into attempts to remember lists of words has shown that these methods (4)___
in memory improvements of ten percent over simply reading words once.
Now, new studies have shown solid (5)___ for a fourth method which can be added to the
other three; it’s surprisingly simple. It only (6)____ saying the word you want to remember
to yourself. It doesn’t even seem to matter if you don’t say the word aloud- it only has to be
mouthed. Across eight experiments in which (7)____ were asked to read and remember
lists of words, researchers found memory improvements sometimes in (8)_____ of ten
percent.
0 A capability B skill C capacity D competence
1 A impression B photo C copy D image
2 A means B ways C methods D processes
3 A enquires B studies C research D questions
4 A result B lead C cause D produce
5 A indication B support C data D evidence
6 A includes B needs C involves D implies
7 A participants B applicants C contestants D contributors
8 A surplus B excess C addition D extra