THE MOCK WRITTEN TEST – N26.

1 Practice
(2021)

Name: ........................................................
1721 - SELECTED GROUP

A. CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE QUESTIONS (65 pts)

I. LISTENING (15 pts)
Part 1. Write no more than three words for each answer.
1. Governments have been mistaken to ...................... slums.
2. There is often a lack of .................... concerning housing projects.
3. Housing policies which are based on principles of ..................... are particularly effective.
4. Some ......................... should always be provided by governments.
5. Migrants will only ........................ in housing if they feel secure.
6. Governments often underestimate the importance of ...................... to housing projects.
7. The availability of ......................... is the starting point for successful housing development.
8. Urbanisation can have a positive effect on the ......................... of individuals.
9. The population size of cities enables a range of ........................... to occur.
10. City living tends to raise the level of .................................... to occur.
1. demolish 2. real consultation 3. self-help 4. Services 5. invest money
6. community values 7. employment 8. Freedom 9. specialist activities 10.
Understanding
Part 2. You will hear a man being interviewed for an opinion survey about public transport. For questions 1-
10, complete the each of the blanks with no more than five words.
Public Transport Opinion Survey
Occupation? (1) ____________________.
How often uses public transport? (2) ____________________.
Any complaints? (3) ____________________
and (4) ____________________.
Any positive aspects of service? (5) ____________________
and (6) ____________________
New Park and Ride Scheme
North car park advantage: (7) ____________________.
disadvantage: (8) ____________________
South car park advantage: (9) ____________________.
disadvantage: (10) ____________________
1. teacher 2. 5/five times 3. Dirty buses 4. (the) cost 5. Buses (are) on
a/ per week time

6. (monthly) bus 7. Lots of 8. Long way from 9. More jobs 10. Environmental
pass tourists (the) centre (locally) damage

II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (30 pts)

PART 1. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentence. Write your answers on
your answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. In (ACCORD)________ with the rules of the competition, the team was disqualified.
Accordance
in accordance with something (formal) according to a rule or the way that somebody says that something
should be done
2. No one could have (SEE) _____ that things would turn out this way.
Foreseen
3. She was so (INVOLVE) _____ that she didn't realize her husband was having an affair.
self-involved thinking so much about yourself and your own interests that you do not pay enough
attention to other people or things
4. The witness claimed she was capable of discovering the man’s evil intentions from the (MURDER) _______
look in his eyes.
Murderous intending or likely to murder = savage

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 5. It was an excellent white horse that had obviously been (MASTER) _____ trained.
Masterfully (adv) in a way that shows great skill or understanding E.g. a masterfully crafted novel
6. He maintained a(n) (WARD) _____ appearance of calm, but inside he was furious. You should have heard
what he said after the meeting!
Outward connected with the way people or things seem to be rather than with what is actually true
To all outward appearances (= as far as it was possible to judge from the outside) they were perfectly
happy.
7. If someone (ACTIVE) _____ an explosive device or an alarm, they make it harmless or impossible to operate.
deactivates
deactivate something to make something such as a device or chemical process stop working E.g. Do
you know how to deactivate the alarm?
8. This software is (COMPARE) _____ easy to install and use.
Comparatively: as compared to something/somebody else
9. The Association of Women Teachers in New York fought to (EQUAL) ______ male and female pay.
equalize
10. The (FREQUENT) _____ of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance.
infrequency
Part 2. Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. Write your
answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)
a. If you want to get (1) _____ with your boss, try not to shoot (2) _____ the hip next time. You don’t want to offend
him, do you?
on/ along - from
shoot from the hip = to react quickly without thinking carefully first
b. When I was turning (3) _____ my cupboard I came (4) ______ this photograph of my uncle.
out – across
Come across: [no passive] to meet or find somebody/something by chance
Turn out: to clean something carefully and completely by removing the contents and organizing them
again
c. The party got (5) _____ of hand and the guests started to throw bottles (6) _____ each other.
Out – at
out of hand = difficult or impossible to control
d. My parents wanted me to give (7) _____ writing, but I dug (8) _____ my heels and went (9) _____ to become
a famous writer.
Up – in – on
dig your heels/toes in to refuse to do something or to change your mind about something
e. (10) _____ practice, you should become proficient (11) _____ Microsoft Office within two months.
With – in/ at
proficient able to do something well because of training and practice
proficient in (doing) something She's proficient in several languages.
proficient at (doing) something He's proficient at his job.
f. I will drop in (12) _____ Danny today. I heard he had fallen (13) _____ the roof yesterday and badly injured.
On – off
drop by/in | drop in on somebody | drop into something
(British English also drop round) to pay an informal visit to a person or a place
g. Jim seems to be (14) _____ the misapprehension that tomorrow is a holiday. It isn’t.
Under
Misapprehension: a wrong idea about something, or something you believe to be true that is not true
I was under the misapprehension that the course was for complete beginners.
h. The instructor (15) _____ the course was hopeless (16) _____ explaining things.
of – at/ with
hopeless (especially British English) (of people) very bad (at something); with no ability or skill
= terrible
i. This phone number is only (17) _____ use (18) _____ an emergency.
For – in
for… use These videos are intended for classroom use.
for use in something The software is designed for use in schools.
in use The chapel was built in the 12th century and is still in use today.
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 for the use of somebody (formal) The bar is for the use of members only.
j. She applied (19) _____ training as a pilot, but they turned her (20) _____ because of her poor eyesight.
For – down

Part 3. The passage below contains 10 mistakes in spelling, grammar and word form. UNDERLINE the
mistakes and WRITE THEIR CORRECT FORMS in the space provided. (10 pts)
Language is considered a significant means of communication in international relations. People in modern world
have not longer been bound to their own countries. Moreover, in to keep informed with speedy scientific developments
nowadays, they must widen them cooperative relations with those highly developing nations in other parts of the
world. Due to the fact that no one is able to communicate with any natives in the world, that is necessary for people
to choose to learn a foreign language like a worldwide common means of communication. That is why English has
being chosen by almost people to be a foreign language to master. More and more people use English and the
number of those who learns English as a foreign language has been increased so rapidly that it is the highest
nowadays.
L2 not  no
L2 in to keep  in keeping
L3 them  their
L3 developing  developed
L4 that  it
L5 like  as
L6 being  been
L6 almost  most
L7 learns  learn
L7 increased  increasing
III. READING (5 pts)
Read the following passage carefully and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your
answers on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
Food to die for?
A great number of plants and animals are (1) _________, but not all of them! Every year, thousands of unlucky
people fall ill as a (2) _________ of accidently eating something poisonous. But some of us deliberately choose to
eat dangerous food. Cassava is an extremely popular vegetable which is enjoyed by more than 50 million people.
However, it must be washed and cooked properly in order to (3) _________ all traces of a toxin (4) _________
cyanide. Even a (5) _________ supply of this can be fatal, so it's absolutely essential you seek help immediately if
you feel unwell!
Parts of the fugu fish are highly poisonous. Remarkably, this fish is considered to be a delicacy in Japan, (6)
_________ it kills dozens of diners every year. Japanese chefs must cut the fish incredibly accurately to prevent
disaster!
Aficionados of the ackee in Jamiaca say that the ripe fruit has a very strange but delicious flavour, like scrambled
eggs! (7) _________, you have to pick ackee at exactly the right time. If you pick it too soon or too late, it can (8)
_________ you very sick indeed.
Some people eat these foods simply because they are tasty whereas others enjoy the thrill of (9) _________ a risk.
However, I think I'll stick to my usual diet (10) _________ now!
KEY
1. edible 2. result | consequence 3. remove 4. called/named
5. tiny | small 6. [al]though 7. however 8. make
9. taking 10. for
IV. WRITING (15 pts)
Part 1. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one. Write
your answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. Jane didn’t go to bed only when her father went home.
Not until ..................................................................................................................................................................
Jane’s father went home did she go to bed.
2. “If you wanted to use my car, you should have asked me first, Tom” said Mary.
Mary criticized.........................................................................................................................................................
Tom for using her car without asking first.
Tom for using her car without having asked her first.
3. I have 2 hats. I don’t like either of them.
I have 2 hats, ..........................................................................................................................................................
either of which I don’t like.
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to somebody’s liking (formal) suitable, and how somebody likes something
4. Jack may be very intelligent, but he should be careful about this.
No matter ................................................................................................................................................................
how intelligent Jack may be, he should be careful about this.

5. It is not certain that Jones will get the job.

It is open .................................................................................................................................................................
to question whether he will get the job or not.
to doubt whether he will get the job or not.
Part 2. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original
one, using the word(s) given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way. Write your answers on your
answer sheet. (NO MORE THAN 5 WORDS) (5 pts)
1. I wasn’t expecting you to begin singing when they asked you to speak. ABACK
................................................................................................................................................................................
It took me aback when you began singing when they asked you to speak.
It took me aback to hear/to see you began singing when they asked you to speak.
I was taken aback that you began singing when they asked you to speak.
2. You should have phoned the police. WRONG
................................................................................................................................................................................
You were wrong not to phone the police.
It was wrong of you not to phone the police.
3. Who has to lock the doors when the office closes? BLAME
................................................................................................................................................................................
Who is to blame for locking the doors when the office closes?
4. She doesn’t fit in well with her boss. TERMS
................................................................................................................................................................................
She isn’t on good terms with her boss.
5. The holiday wasn’t as good as we had expected. UP
................................................................................................................................................................................
The holiday didn’t live up to our expectation.
The holiday didn’t come up to our expectation.
B. MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTIONS (35 pts)
I. PHONOLOGY (5 pts)
Part 1. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
Write your answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2.5 pts)
1. A. executive B. execrable C. exhale D. exhibition
/ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/ /ˈeksɪkrəbl/ /eksˈheɪl/ /ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn/
2. A. accredit B. salamander C. majesty D. saliva
/əˈkredɪt/ /ˈsæləmændə(r)/ /ˈmædʒəsti/ /səˈlaɪvə/
3. A. kumquat B. plumage C. spunky D. vulnerable
/ˈkʌmkwɒt/ /ˈpluːmɪdʒ/ /ˈspʌŋki/ /ˈvʌlnərəbl/
4. A. brute B. brush C. bus D. bunch
/bruːt/ /brʌʃ/ /bʌs/ /bʌntʃ/
5. A. design B. resist C. desire D. consultant
/dɪˈzaɪn/ /rɪˈzɪst/ /dɪˈzaɪə(r)/ /kənˈsʌltənt/
II. Choose the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each group.
Write your answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2.5 pts)
1. A. reconcile B. formidable C. decadent D. vehement
/ˈrekənsaɪl/ /ˈfɔːmɪdəbl/ /ˈdekədənt/ /ˈviːəmənt/
2. A. allegiance B. docile C. incipient D. procrastinate
/əˈliːdʒəns/ /ˈdəʊsaɪl/ /ɪnˈsɪpiənt/ /prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt/
3. A. sanitary B. tentacle C. prosperity D. momentary
/ˈsænətri/ /ˈtentəkl/ /prɒˈsperəti/ /ˈməʊməntri/
4. A. cathedral B. politics C. Antarctic D. amass

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5. A. nominee B. aristocracy C. abalone D. arduous
/ˌnɒmɪˈniː/ /ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsi/ /ˌæbəˈləʊni/ /ˈɑːdjuəs/
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. Scottish pound notes are not legal _____ in England.
A. tender B. money C. exchange D. value
money that can be legally used to pay for things in a particular country
2. The down and outs under the railway bridge _____ stones at the rats to keep them away.
A. drove B. beat C. hurled D. struck
3. The tracker stalked the tiger for days but the animal _____ capture.
A. missed B. slipped C. jumped D. eluded
4. This book will be a delight to _____ readers of science fiction.
A. amateur B. skilled C seasoned D. loving
seasoned (of a person) having a lot of experience of a particular activity
5. Christopher is prepared to _____ his professional reputation on the idea that this stone circle originally had an
astronomical purpose.
A. risk B. bet C. gamble D. stake
6. A considerable _____ of folklore has built up regarding the magical properties of sites such as Stonehenge.
A. pile B. body C. doctrine D. culture
7. You’ll be willing to help, _____ you?
A. wouldn't B. won't C. shan't D. aren't
8. Closure of schools took place _____ falling numbers of pupils.
A. in the context of B. with regard to C. with a concern for D. in
consideration of
9. Don't worry - the documents are safe _____ lock and key at my place
A. under B. on C. in D. within
10. _____ for Tom’s opposition, we would have agreed to the contract.
A. Be it not B. Would it not have been
C. Should it not have been D. Had it not been
11. The news report _____ the plight of the refugees.
A. headlined B. captioned C. highlighted D. pinpointed
12. Many actors go through a _____ when their lack of work makes them question their vocation.
A. trial B. predicament C. phase D. season
13. It’s obvious from the car he drives that John’s business is _____.
A. fine B. wealthy C. vigorous D. booming
14. The sound of the waves _____ on the shore lulled her to sleep.
A. surging B. thundering C. rolling D. breaking
15. The townspeople formed a _____ mob to find and kill the man who killed the sheriff.
A. hunting B. lynch C. search D. punishment
16. In any _____ period, examples can be found of new words entering the language.
A. stated B. given C. named D. certain
17. The two sides are entrenched and any meeting between them is unlikely _____ to a result.
A. submit B. force C. yield D. concede
18. The old house was unable to withstand the _____ of severe winter weather and suffered considerable structural
damage.
A. extremity B. onslaught C. outrage D. fury
19. Since the information was already in the public _____ the newspaper felt free to publish it.
A. are B. domain C. eye D. awareness
20. It was a disaster on the _____ of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl.
A. size B. scale C. terms D. consequences

ACDCD BBAAD CCDDB BCBBB

III. READING (20 pts)

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Part 1. Read the passage below and choose the correct word to complete each numbered blank. Write your
answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
The story of man's mastery of the air is almost as old as himself, a puzzle in which the essential resolutions were
not found until a very late stage. However, to (1) _____ this we must first go back to the time when primitive man (2)
_____ his food, and only birds and insects flew. We cannot know with any certainty when man first deliberately shaped
weapons for throwing, but that (3) _____ of conscious design marked the first step on the road that (4) _____ from
the spear and the arrow to the aeroplane and the giant rocket of the present (5) _____. It would seem, in fact, that
this (6) _____ to throw things is one of the most primitive and deep-seated of our instincts (7) _____ in childhood and
persisting into old age. The more mature ambition to throw things swiftly and accurately, which is the origin of most
(8) _____ games, probably has its roots in the ages when the possession of a (9) _____ weapon and the ability to
throw it with force and accuracy (10) _____ the difference between eating and starving.
1. A. value B. approve C. understand D. realize
2. A. pursued B. hunted for C. chased D. followed up
3. A. act B. deed C. action D. event
4. A. brings B. moves C. takes D. leads
5. A. instant B. day C. hour D. moment
6. A. feeling B. urge C. encouragement D. emotion
7. A. coming B. arriving C. appearing D. growing
8. A. exterior B. outside C. external D. outdoor
9. A. suitable B. fitting C. related D. chosen
10. A. involved B. meant C. told D. showed

CBADB BCDAB

Part 2. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question. Write your answers on
your answer sheet. (5 pts)
Did you know that if you want your pet cat to live as long as possible you should choose an ordinary female cat,
keep a close eye on her in spring and summer, and make sure that she is not black, or black and white? It has been
discovered that male cats wander further from home, and of the large number of cats killed on the roads in spring and
summer, a surprisingly high percentage are black or black and white.
Did you know, too, that domestic cats regard their owners as fellow members of the cat family and make many
more sounds to us than they do to other cats when living in groups? They have worked out that we communicate by
sound - and so learn a vocabulary we will understand to get their message over.
The way cats have learned to live with, and be looked after by, man, without losing their hunting and killing abilities
or their mental independence, is a good reason for studying them, some scientists say.
A study of the suburban cat in Barking in Essex showed that outside the home they adopted the same hunting and
exploring habits as wild cats. The female cats covered a territory limited to house and garden, while male cats travelled
over an area ten times as large.
Though many people think the opposite, a cat is very practical about defending its territory. Its attitude depends
on its confidence about the cat it faces, following the experience of its previous meetings. Females and young males
often hide when fierce adult males turn up on their territory.
Female cats seem to feel no tension between their affectionate relationships with humans and their life ‘in the wild’.
It is the male cats which occasionally show signs of anxiety indicating that they are suffering from strain.
1. Why do cats make a wider range of sounds when communicating with people?
A. They are used to doing this with other cats.
B. They are taught to do so by their owners.
C. They are copying human behaviour.
D. They wish to be considered human beings.
2. Why are domestic cats of special interest to scientists?
A. They are fierce and clever hunters.
B. They have been domesticated for a very long time.
C. They have lost all traces of wild behaviour.
D. They lead both wild and domesticated lives.
3. In what ways are wild cats and domestic cats alike?
A. They cover a wide territory. B. They tend to fight.
C. They hunt and explore. D. They like to be alone.
4. When on their own territory cats
A. hide from all strange cats. B. allow only familiar cats to cross.

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5. Compared with female cats, male cats tend to
A. be mostly black or black and white. B. show less affection to humans.
C. hunt more successfully. D. suffer more frequently from nervous strain.
Part 3. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question. Write your answers on
your answer sheet. (10 pts)
Mma Ramotswe looked into her teacup. The red bush tea, freshly poured, was still very hot, too hot to drink, but
good to look at in its amber darkness, and very good to smell. It was a pity, she thought, that she had become
accustomed to the use of tea bags, as this meant that there were no leaves to be seen swirling around the surface or
clinging to the side of the cup. She had given in on the issue of tea bags, out of weakness, she admitted; tea bags
were so overwhelmingly more convenient than leaf tea, with its tendency to clog drains and the spouts of teapots
too if one was not careful. She had never worried about getting the occasional tea leaf in her mouth, indeed she had
rather enjoyed this, but that never happened now, with these neatly packed tea bags and their very precise, enmeshed
doses of chopped leaves.
It was the first cup of the morning, as Mma Ramotswe did not count the two cups that she had at home before she
came to work. One of these was consumed as she took her early stroll around the yard, with the sun just up, pausing
to stand under the large acacia tree and peer up into the thorny branches above her, drawing the morning air into her
lungs and savouring its freshness. That morning she had seen a chameleon on a branch of the tree and she had
watched the strange creature fix its riveting eye upon her, its tiny prehensile feet poised in mid-movement. It was a
great advantage, she thought, to have chameleon’s eyes, which could look backwards and forwards independently.
That would be a fine gift for a detective.
Now at her desk, she raised the cup to her lips and took a sip of the bush tea. She looked at her watch. Mma
Makutsi was usually very punctual, but today she was late for some reason. This would be the fault of the minibuses,
thought Mma Ramotswe. There would be enough of them coming into town from Tlokweng at that hour of the morning,
but not enough going in the opposite direction. Mma Makutsi could walk, of course - her new house was not all that
far away - but people did not like to walk in the heat, understandably enough.
She had a report to write, and she busied herself with this. It was not an easy one, as she had to detail the
weaknesses she had found in the hiring department of a company which provided security guards. They imagined
that they screened out applicants with a criminal record when they sought jobs with the company; Mma Ramotswe
had discovered that it was simplicity itself to lie about one’s past on the application form and that the forms were
usually not even scrutinised by the official in charge of the personnel department. This man, who had got the job
through lying about his qualifications and experience, rubber-stamped the applications of virtually anybody, but
particularly the applications submitted by any of his relatives. Mma Ramotswe’s report would not make comfortable
reading for the company, and she knew to expect some anger over the results. This was inevitable - people did not
like to be told uncomfortable truths, even if they had asked for them. Uncomfortable truths meant that one had to go
back and invent a whole new set of procedures, and that was not always welcome when there were so many other
things to do.
As she listed the defects in the firm’s arrangements, Mma Ramotswe thought of how difficult it was to have a
completely secure system for anything. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency was a case in point. They kept all their
records in two old filing cabinets, and neither of these, she realised, had a lock, or at least a lock that worked. There
was a lock on the office door, naturally enough, but during the day they rarely bothered to use that if both of them
went out on some errand.
1. What did Mma Ramotswe regret doing?
A. drinking tea while it was too hot B. choosing tea of that colour
C. changing the way she made tea D. making a cup of tea at that time
2. What did Mma Ramotswe feel was a problem with tea leaves?
A. They often stuck to the tea cup. B. They got into her mouth.
C. They could cause blockages. D. They floated in the tea.
3. The word ‘overwhelmingly’ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. respectively B. kindly C. intensely D. gently
4. Early every morning, Mma Ramotswe
A. watched the sunrise from the yard. B. drank tea while she was in the yard.
C. breathed in the hot air in the yard. D. left her office and went into the yard.
5. What is meant by ‘a fine gift’ in paragraph 2?
A. an excellent present B. a serious problem C. an ideal pet D. a useful ability
6. What did Mma Ramotswe think when Mma Makutsi did not arrive on time?
A. Mma Makutsi should have walked to the office.
B. Mma Makutsi was not to blame for being late.
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7. What did Mma Ramotswe find out about an employee of the security firm?
A. He frequently helped members of his family to get jobs.
B. He had not told the company about his criminal record.
C. He had told the truth in his own application form.
D. He only approved applications from his own relatives.
8. How did Mma Ramotswe expect the firm to react to her report?
A. They would feel it told them nothing new. B. They would ask her to write the whole report again.
C. They would not be pleased by what it said. D. They would thank her for telling them the truth.
9. The word ‘inevitable’ in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. disruptive B. certain C. distant D. doubtful
10. What does ‘that’ in line 35 refer to?
A. the office door B. a filing cabinet
C. a lock on the door D. a lock on a filing cabinet