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Page |6 PRACTICE TEST 1 I. You are going to read an article about a woman who liked adventure. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose one sentence from the sentences A-G to fit each gap. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use. (6 points)

NEVER MIND THE DRESS, HOW MUCH IS THAT PLANE? Mary Bruce was shopping one day in one of the most expensive streets in London. She was looking for a nice new dress, when instead she noticed a showroom with a small light aircraft for sale at a fairly reasonable price. She went away to try on a dress. It did not suit her. The plane did. She asked the man in the shop whether the plane would take her round the world. (1) […] .That day in 1930 Mary Bruce was 35 years old and it was the beginning of an adventure for a very brave woman who became the most inexperienced pilot ever to fly round the world. She qualified for her pilot’s licence in the minimum forty hours’ flying time at the local airport near her home in the same year (2) […] Mary Bruce had faced danger on other occasions and loved anything that was risky and frightening. She was one of the first women to buy a motorcycle, and was always being taken to court for speeding down country lanes. (3) […]. As a couple they once drove as far as they could into the Arctic Circle before they ran out of road. In 1927, encouraged by her husband, she won a race for women drivers in the Monte Carlo rally. (4) […]. In one instance she talks about how she has seen land, but as the plane’s oil pressure was zero she wonders whether she will be able to stay up in the air enough to reach it. (5) […]. No one listening to the recording could fail to be impressed by her bravery and sense of adventure. In 1933 she successfully completed one of the world’s first mid-air refuelling operations and in 1939 she won prizes in a show jumping event on her horse. Even in old age she did not slow down. (6) […]. She died in 1990 at the age of 94. A. In 1926 she married a racing driver and started driving cars herself. B. On another occasion she is afraid the engine will fail and so she decides to make an emergency landing in the sand. C. She found time to write five books, including her autobiography, and at the age of 78 she drove at 110 miles per hour around a racing circuit. D. He replied that it would, and within a week she was flying solo. E. She remarked that the only chance she had to have her hair cut was by making crash-landings. F. Immediately after qualifying she took off on a 16,500-mile flight around the world, crossing 23 countries on three continents. G. After she had completed her trip round the world she made a record in which she talks about her various experiences in her tiny plane, sometimes even facing death. II. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (10 points) 1. We last went abroad a long time ago. NOT We ________________________________________________ a long time. 2. When Carl was young, he went to a holiday camp every summer. USED When Carl was young, he ______________________________ a holiday camp every summer. 3. After the earthquake the government supplied food and medicine to the homeless. PROVIDED After the earthquake the government ___________________________________ food and medicine.

Page |7 4. Could you close the window, please? MIND Would ___________________________________________ the window, please? 5. There is no point in waiting for the bus. WORTH It ______________________________________________ for the bus. 6. Jo has stopped drinking coffee. UP Jo _________________________________________ coffee. 7. Amy’s parents did not allow her to stay out late at night. LET Amy’s parents ____________________________________________ out late at night. 8. As I had my camera with me, I was able to take lots of photos. NOT If I had not had my camera with me, I _________________________________ to take lots of photos. 9. Farmers in the US grow a large proportion of the world’s wheat. IS A large proportion of the world’s wheat __________________________________ farmers in the US. 10. I haven’t caught a cold for ages. DOWN I last __________________________________________ ages ago. III. For questions from 1-12, read the text 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). (12 points) Of all the revolutionary changes in our lives over (0) the past fifty years, the introduction of supermarket shopping is surely (1) _______________ most significant. Although it is less (2) ______________ fifty years since the first self-service store opened (3) _______________ doors in south London, (4) _______________ most of us nowadays the supermarket plays an important (5) _______________ in our daily lives. (6) _______________ fact, some people’s support of a particular supermarket can be (7) _______________ strong as their support of their favourite football club. Layout and image are of vital importance for any supermarket. Fruit, vegetables, flowers and house-plants are usually displayed immediately inside the (8) __________________ to the store, (9) _______________ the fact that the majority of goods sold by a supermarket are frozen, tinned or preserved. This suggests an image (10) _______________ freshness, healthy eating and even “greenness”. We are led (11) ______________ tempting displays to the basics – tea, bread, sugar, eggs – which are frequently placed well apart and (12) _______________ the back of the store. This trick encourages us to buy overpriced products in attractive packets and boxes. IV. Choose the right verb form. (10 points) 1. She FINISHED/ HAD FINISHED packing by three o’clock. 2. When my parents RETURNED/ HAD RETURNED I showed them what I had done. 3. I’m glad to see you. I HEARD/ HAVE HEARD so much about you. 4. When she COMES/ WILL COME ask her to phone Jane. 5. I’LL HAVE BEEN LIVING/ AM LIVING there for three years next month. 6. I hope you WRITE/ WILL WRITE regularly. 7. In an hour I’LL FLY/ ’LL BE FLYING over the ocean. 8. It IS RAINING/ HAS BEEN RAINING since morning. 9. Do you hear what I SAY/ AM SAYING? 10. I’ll do it if you HELP/ WILL HELP me.

Page |8 V. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (12 points) Liquorice (0) has been used in various (1) _____ for thousands of years. Centuries ago the Chinese praised it for its healing (2) _____, and in ancient Greece doctors found the liquorice root (3) _____ relief from chest complaints. It is claimed that Roman soldiers were given liquorice to chew, as a means of (4) _____ their thirst on long marches. The liquorice plant looks like a small bush with pale blue flowers. (5) _____, it is the root which is all important, for it is from the root that the juice is extracted to (6) _____ what we know as liquorice. The roots are soft and flexible and (7) _____ glycyrrhizin, which is one of the sweetest (8) _____ known to man, and is fifty times sweeter (9) _____ sugar. The roots take four years to grow (10) _____, and by that time can be up to ten metres long. Liquorice harvesting has changed little over the (11) _____. In the autumn, the plants are lifted and the upper parts are thrown (12) _____. The roots are then sorted, piled up and left to dry. After nine or then months, when only 10% of the moisture remains, the roots are pressed into large bundles and taken to factories where the juice is extracted. 0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

A. have A. kinds A. forms A. provided A. filling A. Because A. give A. hold A. substances A. then A. fully A. times A. off

B. has B. means B. standards B. was B. satisfying B. Since B. shape B. contain B. materials B. more B. widely B. centuries B. away

C. had C. ways C. cures C. made C. improving C. However C. form C. construct C. features C. as C. occasionally C. periods C. over

D. was D. methods D. qualities D. bought D. cooling D. Also D. have D. raise D. solids D. than D. gradually D. seasons D. out

VI. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points) (0) International Pen Friends (IPF) started off as a small 0. NATION operation in 1967. The organization now has 300,000 members in 210 countries (1) _______________; its youngest member is eight and its 1. WORLD oldest is 93. IPF (2) _______________ come from all walks of life to join 2. APPLY this guaranteed pen friend (3) _______________. Members are given a 3. SERVE list of fourteen names and addresses for (4) _______________ with 4. CORRESPOND people around the world. Exchanging emails is an (5) _______________ 5. OPPORTUNE to learn more about geography, travel and foreign languages. And once the (6) _______________ has developed, people can explore the 6. FRIEND (7) _______________ of exchange holidays. Because emailing is very 7. POSSIBLE easy, some (8) _______________ are bound to develop, and IPF is keen 8. RELATE that the club is seen not as an (9) _______________ to Facebook but a 9. EXTEND (10) _______________ way of meeting people. 10. DIFFER

Page |9 PRACTICE TEST 2 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) I pointed to him to run and fetch the bird I (0) had shot , which he did, but stayed some time; for the parrot, not being (1) _____ dead, had fluttered away a good distance from the place where she (2) _____: however, he found her, took her up, and brought (3) ______ to me. As I had perceived his ignorance about the gun before, I took this advantage to charge the gun again, and not to let him see me do it; so I brought home the kid, and the same evening I took the skin (4)_______ , and cut it out (5) _____ I could; and having a pot fit for that purpose, I boiled or stewed some of the flesh, and made some very good broth. (6) _____ I had begun to eat some I gave some to my man, (7) _____ seemed very glad of it, and liked it very well; but that which was strangest to him was to see me eat salt with it. He (8) _____ a sign to me that the salt was not good to eat; and putting a little into his own mouth, he seemed to nauseate it, and would spit and sputter at it, washing his mouth (9) _____ fresh water after it: on the other hand, I took some meat into my mouth without salt, and I pretended to spit and sputter for want of salt, as much as he had done at the salt; but it would not do; he would never (10) _____ salt with meat or in his broth; at least, not for a great while, and then but a very (11) _____. Having thus fed him with boiled meat and broth, I was resolved to feast him the next day by roasting a piece of the kid: this I (12) _____ by hanging it before the fire on a string, as I had seen many people do in England, setting two poles up, one on (13) _____ side of the fire, and one across the top, and tying the string to the cross stick, letting the meat turn continually. This Friday admired very much; but when he came to taste the flesh, he took so many ways simply to tell me (14) _____ he liked it, that I could not but understand him: and at last he told me, as well as he could, he would never eat man's flesh (15) _____, which I was very glad to hear. 0. D 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. shoot A. very A. fall A. her A. out A. as good as A. Aftermath A. who A. did A. by A. take care A. little A. do A. each A. how good A. any one

B. shot B. quite B. fell B. hers B. away B. as long as B. Long after B. whose B. made B. in B. care after B. less B. did B. all B. how better B. any day

C. have shot C. entirely C. feel C. she C. off C. as much as C. Afterwards C. which C. drew C. with C. care for C. few C. have done C. both C. how best C. any more

D. had shot D. wholly D. fallen D. herself D. up D. as well as D. After D. who’s D. showed D. on D. look after D. fewer D. had done D. neither D. how well D. any way

P a g e | 10 II. For questions from 1-15, read the text 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). (15 points) Different colours can affect us (0) in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen. In her new series ‘Colour me Healthy’, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices that we (1) __________. They can even change our emotions and they can even influence (2) __________ healthy we are. ‘(3) ___________ you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?’ says Verity. ‘Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why not? For (4) ___________ reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green products as being a bit disgusting. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in blue or black, (5) ____________ we don’t respect one that uses pink or orange. People (6) ____________ design new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.’ During this four-part series, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in (7) ____________ programme. She meets people who work in all aspects (8) _____________ the colour industry, from people who design food packets, (9) _______________ people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to support their ideas, such (10) _________________ the American ‘Colour Doctor’ who believes that serious diseases can be cured (11) _________________ the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who (12) _______________ studying the effects of green and red lights (13) _____________ mice, with some surprising results. Overall, it’s an interesting show, and (14) _______________ who watches it will probably find out something new. It’s up to the viewers to make their (15) ____________ decisions about how much they should believe. III. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20 points) It hasn’t taken Sam long to learn Spanish. PICKED Sam .............................has picked up.................... Spanish very quickly. 1. Honestly, I don’t mind where we go for our summer holidays. MATTER Honestly, ________________________________ me where we go for our summer holidays. 2. Could you speak English when you were younger? ABLE When you were younger, _____________________________________ speak English? 3. One hundred students entered for the language contest last month. PART One hundred students ______________________________________ the language contest last month. 4. My mother loves playing Spider Solitaire on the computer. KEEN My mother _____________________________________ Spider Solitaire on the computer. 5. I walked to the supermarket although it was raining heavily. SPITE I walked to the supermarket __________________________________________ rain. 6. Could I borrow your pencil for a minute? LEND Could ___________________________________________ your pencil for a minute?

P a g e | 11 7. Has your sister caught a bad cold? DOWN Can you tell me if ______________________________________ a bad cold? 8. I think it’s time we went to bed now. BETTER I think we _____________________________________________ to bed now. 9. My presence in the room had no connection with their fight. NOTHING My presence in the room ______________________________________ their fight. 10. The children can’t wait to go to the Aqua Park on Sunday. FORWARD The children are ________________________________________ the Aqua Park on Sunday. IV. 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) HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW I started to lose my hair when I was 16. It kept on falling out and my (0) confidence went. By the time I was 21 it was so bad that, when I saw this (1) ________________ in the paper for a private hair clinic, I went along. I asked them how much hair they thought I’d lose and they said (2) ______________ just a little at the corners. They could fill it in with some hair grafts with which I had to have a local anaesthetic. It was so (3) _______________. They took bits of hair from the side and back, and (4) _______________ them into cuts made in the balding patch. The operation is very (5) ______________, (6) ______________ when the anaesthetic needles are stuck into your scalp. But more hair fell out, and I needed more grafts over the next three years, and it couldn’t keep up with the hair (7) ___________. I had all these implants in front, and a bald patch behind. It looked worse than before and my life was falling apart. My (8) ____________ was called off. My fiancée never commented about my hair, but I just didn’t feel worthy of her. I was so fed up I went to another clinic. This time a salesman “(9) ____________” came to my home. He suggested more grafts, and something called a scalp reduction. I had four operations, but the hair loss persisted. I was drinking (10) _____________________. It was the only way I could relax and feel confident. I became so depressed that I was sent to see a psychiatrist.

0. CONFIDE 1. AD 2. PROBABLE 3. PAIN 4. PLANT 5.PLEASE 6.SPECIAL 7. LOSE 8. ENGAGE

9. CONSULT 10. HEAVY

P a g e | 12 PRACTICE TEST 3 I. For questions from 1-10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. (10 points) When we (1) _____ in London, we were (2) _____ because our train had been held up by the (3) _____ weather. Outside the station it was (4) _____ hard and there was a (5) _____ queue of people (6) _____ for taxis. As we were about to join it, a young (7) _____ pulled up his car and (8) _____ us where we wanted to go. The car was new and the young man (9) _____ clean and respectable; so we decided to accept his (10) _____ . II. Read the text below and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space. (20 points) MANNERS Manners are constantly changing from one (0) generation to the next. For example a (1) _______________ showed that the man was not carrying a sword. The (2) _______________ of certain manners from one decade to the next finds its answer in that they make life (3) _______________ for everybody. At home you leam to respect their rights and (4) _______________ . Try to listen when the others have (5) _______________ to say. Even your brother or your (6) _______________ grandmother who seems quite old has the right to an opinion. It is important to consider each other’s (7) _______________. Another important aspect of good manners is (8) _______________. You share the phone and your work. This means(9) _______________ up after yourself and sharing the responsibility for the (10) _____________ of everyone in the house.

III. Choose the right answer: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

When we arrived at the stadium, the match has started / had started. Patrick and Nick have been friends far / since they were children. Thousands of crimes are committed /are committing every year. You can’t to make / make an omelette without breaking eggs. Did you watch / Have you watched the film last night? If I had more time I will / would play tennis. Have you already / before had breakfast? The students which / who go to this school are all very clever. Fantastic! We all won / passed the exams with full marks. Jane ran to the house and knocks / knocked on the door.

0. GENERATE 1. HAND 2. SURVIVE 3. EASY 4. FEEL 5. SOME 6. PATIENCE 7. PRIVATE 8. SHARE 9. CLEAN 10. SAFE

(10 points)

P a g e | 13 IV. Read the text below and decide which word best fits each numbered space . (10 points) THE WAX MUSEUM One of the (0) most interesting and original museums in the (1) _____ is Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, (2) ) _____ in London. A visit here gives you the (3) _____ to get closer to the celebrities you Iove: singers, actors, sportsmen, politicians. The museum is divided into two sections: statues of the most recent times and historical people and events. The (4) _____ tells you about Madame Tussaud and about her successful profession. The story of how the figures are made is fascinating. The most difficult job of the (5) _____ working there is to find hair that (6) _____ closely the hair of the celebrities. Believe it or not, it is (7) _____ hair, donated and bought by the museum. The clothes of the statues are amazing. They were (8) _____ and donated by the actual celebrities. Some of them are created by (9) _____ fashion designers. If you want to(10) _____ the wax figures or to take a photo you can even touch them. After a while you don’t know who is real and who is frozen in time. 0. A A. most B. more C. many D. much 1. A. world B. universe C. earth D. planet 2. A. established B. identified C. located D. found 3. A. fortune B. chance C. destiny D. accident 4. A. adviser B. attendant C. teacher D. guide 5. A. people B. stuff C. crowd D. children 6. A. combines B. unites C. associates D. matches 7. A. true B. real C. veritable D. actual 8. A. worn B. dressed C. taken D. given 9. A. famous B. glorious C. big D. celebrated 10. A. research B. inspect C. examine D. study V. Read the text. Some of the lines are correct but others contain an unnecessary word. If a line is correct put a tick at the end of the line. If the line has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are two examples (0) and (00). (10 points) DO WE NEED BOOKS ANYMORE? The world of books is fascinating, like a vast ocean or like the sky 0  with no countless stars in it. In one’s lifetime 00 ____no_________ a person can read not only a small part of the boundless store of 1________________ books. I don’t remember very well when I started 2________________ the reading story-books but it should have been 3________________ nd in the 2 grade. Fairy tales were of course on my first introduction. 4________________ Grimm’s Fairy Tales were consumed in 5________________ no time. Then I couldn’t to stop. I was so fond of reading 6 ________________ that I would ask for girls to lend me their books 7________________ too. Many borrow books just to impress the teacher. Everybody 8________________ knows that the reading widens one’s outlook. Books are like 9________________ as good friends whom you can turn to 10________________ when you are lonely or depressed. At present, people don’t read books anymore. They prefer magazines and newspapers.

P a g e | 14 PRACTICE TEST 4 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) A motorist (0) C 95 (1) ____ fined 50 pounds yesterday (2) ____ speeding – his first offence in 70 years motoring. His licence was endorsed but he was not ordered (3) ____ take a driving test and his age was not mentioned in the court. Mr Donald Sutherland, a widower, was caught (4) ____a radar trap doing 60 m. p. h. in a 35 m. p. h area, (5) ____ travelling near his home in Chichester, last November. He refused to give (6) ____ age when stopped, but later wrote (7) ____ letter (8) ____ a newspaper, complaining about the radar trap. He said he was 95, and hoped to drive at 100 m.p.h. on his 100 th birthday. Mr Sutherland, a retired docks executive, (9) ____ not appear in court yesterday. He admitted (10) ____ offence by letter. After the case the chairman of the magistrate, Commander Steve Bulkin, said: “I do (11) ____ wish to comment on whether (12) ____ not I knew of the defendant’s advanced years. No evidence was given (13) ____ his age and we did not feel obliged to inquire about it”. Police Lieutenant Rodney Smith, one of the men operating the radar trap, said afterwards: “He certainly didn’t (14) ____ near 95. I thought he was in the middle of his sixties”. Mr Sutherland said: “Oh, I’m 95, but I am in good (15) ____. 0. C 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. for A. is A. for A. to A. with A. before A. her A. a A. from A. has A. the A. but A. and A. as A. sing A. shape

B. at B. was B. at B. for B. after B. after B. his B. two B. to B. is B. one B. not B. but B. for B. see B. form

C. of C. has C. in C. and C. by C. inside C. their C. many C. by C. had C. a C. no C. or C. about C. smell C. fit

D. in D. will D. but D. in D. at D. while D. our D. much D. in D. did D. some D. none D. like D. likely D. look D. area

P a g e | 15 II. For questions from 1-15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. (15 points)

I (1) _______________ to Paris in June. It’s a lovely city (2) _______________ sightseeing at that time of year, but it’s also a great place to (3) _______________ high-quality fashion. I started in the boutiques and visited (4) _______________ the top names, including Cartier, Chanel, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent. I’ve never (5) _______________ such beautiful things, but they are, of course, expensive. I bought (6) _______________ perfume and moved on to the huge department stores of Paris. Two of the (7) _______________ famous are Printemps and Galeries Lafayette and they are definitely good places to (8) _______________. One place I found disappointing was The ChampsElysées. In the old days, it was a great place for fashion, but now (9) _______________ are too many fast-food restaurants, banks, airline offices, shopping centres, and cinemas aimed at tourists. Don’t waste your time there! After the shops, I tried the markets. (10) _______________ of the most famous places to find treasures in Paris is the flea market. There are three main flea markets and they are situated around the old gates of the city. I (11) _______________ hours walking around these fascinating places and (12) _______________ I was there, I discovered the meaning of the name flea market. Hundreds of years (13) _______________, the royal family gave away their old clothes, but they were full of little insects – fleas, of course! One stall holder told me that the best time to find treasures at the market is before the crowds arrive, usually (14) _______________ 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. But that was a bit early for me. There are also open-air markets all around the city where you can buy flowers, clothes, pets, food, and many other things. And if you want to buy a book, visit the rows of bookstalls along the River Seine. You can (15) _______________ some great bargains there, or you can spend hours just looking. III. 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. (10 points) 1. You make this incident sound so _______________. 2. He looks ugly but he has a great _______________. 3. Simon entered the _______________ but he didn’t win. 4. He is looking for a less _______________ job. 5. Everybody smiled when they saw her _______________ hat. 6. The store had a new _______________ system installed. 7. Janet loves _______________ music and dance. 8. Paul was bitten by a _______________ snake on holiday 9. They live in a quiet _______________ 10. The _______________ of people agreed to help.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

DRAMA PERSON COMPETE STRESS FUN SECURE TRADITION POISON NEIGHBOUR 10. MAJOR

P a g e | 16 IV. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20 points) It hasn’t taken Sam long to learn Spanish. PICKED Sam .............................has picked up.................... Spanish very quickly.

1. It’s a month since he started working here. He _________________________________ a month. 2. Paul has been absent from work for two weeks. It’s _________________________________ at work. 3. If we don’t protect the environment, many animals will die. Many animals will die ___________________________ environment. 4. I couldn’t eat the pie because it was very hot. The pie was _________________________________ to eat. 5. The man’s son is an astronaut. That is the man _________________________________ astronaut. 6. They are going to plant trees in town next week. Trees _________________________________ in town next week. 7. We haven’t been skiing since last winter. The _________________________________ was last winter. 8. There are only a few cherries left in the basket. There _________________________________ in the basket. 9. I’m sorry, there’s no chocolate cake left. I’m sorry, we _________________________________ chocolate cake. 10. “I can help you with your homework,” she said to me. She _________________________________ my homework.

BEEN SINCE UNLESS TOO WHOSE PLANTED TIME MANY RUN OFFERED

P a g e | 17 PRACTICE TEST 5 I. Read the text below and decide which word A, B, C, or D best fits each space. Write the letter in the space provided within the text. There is an example at the beginning. (0) (15 points) NEW CYCLING SCHEMES (0) The County Council has (1) ____ to give a higher (2) ____ to cycling and agreed on a new strategy to guide the (3) ____ ahead in East Sussex. Cycling is a (4) ____, healthy and environmentally-friendly form of transport. It is (5) ____ to make it safer, (6) ____ convenient and attractive, and to increase the (7) ____ of journeys made by bicycle. Cycling is being encouraged both for utility purposes and for (8) ____ trips for exercise and enjoyment, including (9) ____ trips by tourists. Recent cycle schemes carried out in conjunction with District Councils and other bodies (10) ____ the Brighton and Hove seafront route and the Cross Levels Way cycle route, in Eastbourne. (11) ____ people will be consulted as the strategy is implemented. The County Council will work with local cycling and other groups, and a countrywide Cycling Forum will be formed to (12) ____ that all bodies concerned with cycling are in regular (13) ____. The (14) ____ of the Cycling strategy are given in a leaflet, and a (15) ____ of the full strategy document can be seen in County Council Public Libraries.

0. C 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. a A. intended A. advantage A. travel A. shortcut A. intended A. much A. size A. recreational A. space A. consist A. Abnormal A. improve A. contact A. cyclists A. copy

B. an B. wondered B. income B. street B. high-speed B. convinced B. more B. proportion B. useless B. interested B. participate B. Proper B. ensure B. basis B. rights B. book

C. the C. decided C. benefit C. way C. dangerous C. written C. so C. provision C. sufficient C. interesting C. include C. Country C. assert C. touch C. vehicles C. letter

D. some D. failed D. priority D. line D. low-costs D. spoken D. such D. proposal D. promotional D. longer D. improve D. Local D. maintain D. account D. objectives D. network

P a g e | 18 II. For questions from 1 - 15, read the text 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). (15 points) When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live (0) with her uncle everybody said she was the (1) _______________ disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and (2) _______________ sour expression. Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she (3) _______________ been born in India. Her father had held a position under (4) _______________ English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty (5) _______________ cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with happy people. She had (6) _______________ wanted a little girl at all, and when Mary was born she handed her over to the care of an Ayah, who was made to understand that (7) _______________ she wished to please the Mem Sahib she must keep the child out of sight as much (8) _______________ possible. She never remembered seeing familiarly anything (9) _______________ the dark faces of her Ayah and the other native servants, and as they always obeyed her because the Mem Sahib (10) _______________ be angry if she was disturbed by her crying, by the time she was six years old she was as tyrannical (11) _______________ selfish a little pig as ever lived. The young English governess who came to teach her to read and write disliked her (12) _______________ much that she gave up her place in three months, and when other governesses came to try to fill it, (13) _________ always went away in a shorter time than the first one. So if Mary had not chosen to really want to know how to read books she would never have learned her letters (14) _______________ all. One frightfully hot morning, (15) _______________ she was about nine years old, she awakened feeling very cross, and she became crosser still when she saw that the servant who stood by her bedside was not her Ayah. III. 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. (10 points)

Holidays are meant to be a time of (1) ____________________ and fun but (2) ___________________ this isn’t always the case. There are some (3) ______________________ problems such as delayed flights and the usual (4) _______________ of waiting at airports. However, the (5) _______________ of spending two or three (6) _______________ weeks in the sun on an (7) _______________ island is enough to make most people think the delays are worth it. It’s best to make a (8) _______________ at a hotel so that you can leave home (9) _______________ knowing that at least your (10) _______________ is secure. Finally, it’s best to travel with a friend to avoid loneliness.

1. RELAX 2. FORTUNE 3. PREDICT 4. FRUSTRATE 5. ANTICIPATE 6. WONDER/ 7. SPOIL 8. RESERVE 9. CONFIDENCE 10. ACCOMMODATE

P a g e | 19 IV. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense and voice (active or passive). Write your answers on the line. (10points) 1. My bike is muddy! ____________________________ (YOU/ TO USE) it? 2. We have known each other since we _________________ (TO BE) kids and now we are classmates. 3. Vivien usually watches TV at this time of day but today she _____________________ (TO GO) out. 4. The bank ____________________ (TO ROB) last week and it has been closed ever since. 5. I ______________________ (TO PASS) by the house when the snow fell off its roof. 6. Unfortunately, I _________________ (NOT/ TO BE ABLE) to assist you on that problem. 7. Look at the clouds! __________________________ (IT/ TO RAIN)? 8. He started writing the review after he ________________________ (TO READ) the book. 9. My neighbours _________________________ (TO SAVE) money for a new car since they got married. 10. The new school cafeteria _____________________(TO FINISH) by the end of the year.

V. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (10 points) 1. I’m sure they didn’t show up here last night. They _______________________________ here last night. 2. The last time Sam went to France was four years ago. Sam _______________________________ four years. 3. The local council will build a new car park. A new car park _________________________ the local council. 4. The vet examined my brother’s pet rabbit last week. My brother ______________________________ last week. 5. If you are not careful you will cut yourself. You will cut yourself, __________________________ .

SHOWN BEEN BE HAD UNLESS

P a g e | 20 PRACTICE TEST 6 I.

Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

(10points)

CHOOSING A CAR

There comes a time when not having a car becomes (0) practical. Choosing your first car is an (1) _______________ experience. Most men’s (2) _______________ is so vivid that they see themselves speeding along in a really (3) ________________ sports car, attracting (4) _______________ looks from those they pass by. In (5) _______________ this does not happen that often. More practical and (6) _______________ aspects have to be considered when choosing a car. The (7) _______________ is normally between a small city car which is (8) _______________ to run and easy to park and a larger family car which would be more (9) ____________ and probably be fitted with more (10) _______________ features.

0.PRACTICE 1. EXCITE 2. IMAGINE 3. POWER 4. ENVY 5. REAL 6. FINANCE 7. CHOOSE 8. ECONOMY 9.COMFORT 10. SAFE

II. Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words, and keep the same meaning of the two sentences. (8 points) 1. I’m sure it wasn’t Jim who phoned. HAVE It ___________________________________________________ Jim who phoned. 2. They say he was the best footballer of the decade. SAID He ______________________________________________ the best footballer of the decade. 3. It wasn’t necessary for us to get a visa to visit Spain. NEED We _____________________________________________________ a visa to visit Spain. 4. I’m sure she has already left the office. HAVE She ______________________________________________________ the office. 5. When did you get a letter from him? SINCE How long _________________________________________________ a letter from him? 6. Would you prefer to watch a film or listen to music? RATHER Would ________________________________________________ a film or listen to music? 7. I wouldn’t have gone out if I’d known you were coming. STAYED I ___________________________________________ at home if I’d known you were coming. 8. There really isn’t enough milk to make a sauce. TOO There’s ________________________________________________ milk to make a sauce.

P a g e | 21 III. For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which word A,B, C, D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) ANOREXIA Anorexia is a comparatively new illness and seems to be (0) B to the society we live in which increasingly (1) _____ us on our appearance. The media encourages us to try to be (2) _____ and beautiful. Falling short of these criteria can put enormous (3) _____ on the majority of us who are less than (4) _____. Each year there are estimated to be at (5) _____ 2,000 new cases of anorexia. About one sufferer in ten is male, but most anorexics are females in their teens and twenties who suffer (6) _____ a distorted self-image, feeling fat and ugly, (7) _____ Slim and attractive they may appear to others. Though constantly hungry, anorexics attempt to gain (8) _____ of their lives by (9) _____ to eat. The problem commonly (10) _____ in teenage years, when responsibilities increase. In (11) _____ cases, it can (12) _____ anaemia, heart and kidney problems and, in almost a fifth of the cases, death by starvation or secondary infection. Treatment (13) _____ encouraging patients to (14) _____ weight by providing counselling and therapy which in essence, guides the sufferers (15) _____ a normal life. 0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. resulted A. watches A. narrow A. pressure A. exact A. minimum A. by A. whether A. control A. forbidding A. develops A. enlarged A. lead A. considers A. put A. in

B. linked B. judges B. slight B. tension B. perfect B. less B. from B. either B. direction B. refusing B. delivers B. extended B. catch B. involves B. win B. from

C. caused C. measures C. light C. weight C. excellent C. least C. of C. moreover C. power C. rejection C. turns C. prolonged C. cause C. concerns C. earn C. at

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (active or passive).

D. developed D. criticize D. slim D. force D. good D. more D. for D. however D. authority D. denying D. takes D. expanded D. give D. deals D. regain D. towards

(12 points)

‘Well, I (1) ____________________ (never / win) anything like this before! I (2) _________________ (only / enter) a few competitions in my life so this is a big surprise. Of course, I (3) ____________________ (watch) TV quiz shows for years, but now I (4) ______________________ (think) of taking part in more. The prize is wonderful. We (5) _______________________ (stay) here in Hawaii for ten days now and we (6) ______________________ (have) a great time. We (7) ____________________ (already / see) all the sights and my wife (8) ____________________ (buy) lots of souvenirs. We (9) ____________________ (send) postcards to all our friends to show them how we (10) ____________________ (spend) our time. Yes, we really (11) ____________________ (enjoy) ourselves. In fact, we (12) ____________________ (want) to stay forever.’

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For questions from 1-15, read the text 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) (15 points) WHERE DID YOU SAY YOU (0) WERE GOING AGAIN?

What (1) ________ happened to holidays in recent years? In the past people (2) ________ to enjoy two weeks (3) ________ the seaside in July or August. They would stay in a small, family-run hotel, lie on the beach every day and relax. Every time I ask certain friends, ‘Where (4) _______ you going on holiday this year?’ it (5) _______ them half an hour to explain. ‘This year we thought we would (6) _______ trekking in Peru or diving in Mauritius. Of course, it depends (7) ________ the children. If they go to summer camp in the US, they will (8) ________ be able to go to South America as well. We could also go to our second home in Spain. They (9) _______ have finished building it in July. What about you?’ By the time they (10) _______ finished, I still don’t know what their plans are. I force (11) _______ to reply, ‘I’m staying in a caravan on (12) _______ south coast of England. I don’t believe (13) _______ going abroad every year. I don’t approve (14) ______ the noise and pollution created (15) _______ air travel and I enjoy discovering my own country.’ I’m never sure if they believe me or not.

P a g e | 23 PRACTICE TEST 7 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15points) VIRTUAL REALITY A new VR (virtual reality) headset for the home (0) B will be in the shops soon. The makers (1) ____ that it will change the way that computer games are played. Unlike the heavy VR headsets that people have been using in arcades (2) ____ the last few years, the new sets look more like a pair of sunglasses than a fireman’s (3) _____ . A spokesman for the company said: ” A lot of people had (4) ____ with the old headsets. They were (5) ____ heavy that if you wore them (6) ____ for more than an hour or so, they could cause quite a lot of (7) ____. Our new headsets are very comfortable, and will be perfect for games, as well as in education.” Some scientists, however, are (8) ____ about the effects of VR. Child psychologist, Brenda Smith explained:” There have (9) ____ been several cases of violence among young children where computer games were to (10) ____. With VR, we will soon have children who are not (11) ____ to playing with other people. (12) ____ your life in a constant battle with aliens and monsters is not really a (13) ____ environment for someone young. We (14) ____ that a child should experience actual reality, not virtual reality, and it would be a great (15) ____ for parents to bring this sort of technology into the home.” 0. B A. usable B. user C. usher D. useful 1. A. threaten B. claim C. offer D. recommend 2. A. for B. since C. among D. ago 3. A. hat B. cap C. helmet D. hood 4. A. problems B. errors C. faults D. mistake 5. A. so B. too C. such D. very 6. A. always B. regularly C. throughout D. continuously 7. A. pain B. ache C. hurt D. suffering 8. A. afraid B. scared C. worried D. threatened 9. A. already B. worried C. still D. yet 10. A. defect B. blame C. ache D. already 11. A. made B. used C. interested D. allowed 12. A. Passing B. Doing C. Making D. Spending 13. A. real B. suitable C. convenient D. right 14. A. speak B. tell C. recommend D. offer 15. A. fault B. mistake C. defect D. blame II. For questions 1-5, put each verb into an appropriate tense and voice (active or passive). Write your answers on the line. There is an example at the beginning (0). (5points) 0. I usually go to work by bus, but today I am driving . (drive) 1. She _______________________________________ (live) in this house for two years already. 2. Last week my father ______________________________________ (give) me ₤30. 3. He __________________________ (paint) the living room when he suddenly fell off the ladder. 4. I ___________________________________________ (give) a tablet PC for my birthday. 5. No wonder Sarah feels lonely. If she _______________________ (join) a club, she would make new friends.

P a g e | 24 III. 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). (10points) FAMILY PORTRAIT Last month I spent a weekend with my family at my grandmother’s house in Vermont. The Yellow House, as we call it, has been in my family for (0) nearly 60 years and has been lived in or visited by my great-grandparents 0. NEAR and by cousins and others from (1) _______________ branches and 1. DIFFER generations over the years and has that (2) _______________ look. 2. LIVE Tucked away in old bookshelves and cabinets throughout the house are (3) _______________ envelopes filled with old pictures left behind by various 3. FADE family members and dating back decades. Whenever my family visits the Yellow House, we find ourselves looking through these old pictures, handling each one with great care, treasuring the images that provide (4) __________ 4. GLIMPSE into the everyday lives of our (5) _______________ some of whom we never 5. RELATE knew. What I love about family pictures is how well they can pass down the story of a family through a series of informal and (6) _______________ 6. PERSON moments. What I hope to see with this (7) _______________ are 7. ASSIGN photographs that show the meaningful (8) _______________ between you, 8. CONNECT the (9) _______________and your subject matter. No matter how you define 9. PHOTOGRAPH the word “family,” show us how yours is unique. Think about what you’d like others to know about your family story through looking at your pictures. Portraits are a great place to start, but also think about picturing the important traditions, places, and personal qualities. These (10) ___________ 10. ILLUSTRATE will make your family story a special one. IV. For questions 1-10, read the text 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). (10points) Dear friends, The world’s orangutans (0) are hanging on (1) _______________ a thread, with scientists warning we don’t have (2) _______________ time left before they’re extinct. Now there’s a brilliant plan that (3) __________________ save them, if we all chip in what we can. There’s a crucial corridor connecting two essential orangutan habitats in (4) _______________ wetlands of Borneo that is on the brink of destruction. Saving this land could be the difference between life death for countless orangutans, (5) _______________ need continuous swaths of forest and trees to survive. Conservation NGOs and local groups (6) _______________ fearlessly announced they will buy the land and protect (7) _______________ for good, but to do it they need enough money to beat out profit-hungry companies looking to move in and destroy it. (8) _______________ is exactly the kind of moment the Avaaz community (9) _______________ made for — our unique, people-powered funding model (10) _______________ allow us to finance the crucial sanctuary quickly, and create a fund to defend other key pieces of land around the world.

P a g e | 25 V. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20points) I don’t care what my neighbours think any more. STOPPED I’ve ... stopped caring about.... what my neighbours think.

1. This van isn't safe enough to drive. DANGEROUS This van ________________________________________ drive. 2. I'm not as good at maths as Joseph. BETTER Joseph __________________________________________ me. 3. Because it snowed heavily during the night the motorway is closed. DUE The motorway is closed ________________________________ that there was heavy snow the night before. 4. This spring has been much cooler than last year. COOL Last spring ______________________________ as this year. 5. Lauren isn’t very kind and neither is her sister. NOR Neither Lauren _____________________________ very kind. 6. I don’t think you should go on holiday with those people. APPROVE I don’t __________________________________ on holiday with those people. 7. ” I want to learn how to ski,” Martha said. SAID Martha ______________________________________________ how to ski. 8. It was quite cold, so we lit a fire. BEEN If ________________________________________________ , we wouldn’t have lit a fire. 9. The man said the girl was a thief! ACCUSED The man _________________________________________________ a thief! 10. I think we should build a new playground in our neighbourhood. FAVOUR I’m ________________________________________ a new playground in our neighbourhood.

P a g e | 26 PRACTICE TEST 8 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits the space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points) MEETING MARIANA AT THE AIRPORT Mariana called me from the States and (0) B that her plane would land at 8pm this evening, if there (1) _____ any delays. When I got to the airport it was 8.15 and I knew that her flight (2) _____. As usual, she (3) _____ wait for a while for her luggage, so I wasn’t too worried. However, I wished I (4) _____ a magazine to read and I was getting very hungry. I (5) _____ a man how long (6) ____ before the people from her flight had got through customs, and he said about forty-five minutes. In fact it was much less – it (7) _____ more than fifteen minutes. I was delighted to see Mariana and she said that she (8) _____ a good flight. I (9) _____ going out to eat at the nearest restaurant but she said that she (10) _____ a surprisingly good meal on the plane and she wasn’t hungry. 0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

A. asked her A. wouldn’t be A. must arrive A. had to A. would bring A. asked to A. it was taking A. might have been A. had had A. invited A. was given

B. told me B. hadn’t been B. must arrived B. should B. bring B. asked B. would it take B. must have been B. was having B. asked B. has been given

C. said me C. won’t be C. must had arrived C. should have C. brought C. said to C. it would take C. can’t have been C. would have C. suggested C. gave

D. spoke me D. weren’t D. must have arrived D. was had to D. had brought D. told to D. takes it D. should have been D. has D. offered D. gives

II. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals in the same line. (10 points) 1. We managed to get on the earlier flight as there had been a ________________________ and there were now two spare seats. CANCEL 2. I didn’t _____________________ straightaway because I wanted to go straight out and watch the sunset. PACK 3. Sarah has a degree in law and a diploma, so her _________________________ for the job are very good. QUALIFY 4. The _________________________ made the job sound very exciting but in fact it was pretty boring. ADVERTISE 5. Beckham’s knee _________________________ prevented him from playing in the Cup Final last year. INJURE 6. All the _________________________ had to take part in tests for drugs before the race could start. COMPETE 7. Pete’s clothes are always ten years out of date, which is why he always looks so ______________________. FASHION 8. Men should never wear a _______________________ tie with a striped shirt. PATTERN 9. The main _______________________ is at the side of the building. ENTRY 10. Henry is an __________________ student who wants more from his potential. AMBITION

P a g e | 27 III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the words given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. (20 points) 1. Let’s have a coffee break now. FOR It’s ______________________________________________ coffee break now. 2. She held her daughter’s hand as the train approached the platform. BY She held ________________________________ hand as the train approached the platform. 3. I had no sooner cleaned the floor than the children came in with muddy boots. SOONER No __________________________________________ the floor than the children came in with muddy boots. 4. There’s a lot of rain today, isn’t there? TODAY It’s _____________________________________________________, isn’t it? 5. Don’t worry if you arrive a bit late. MATTER It ______________________________________________ you arrive a bit late. 6. I realized only then that my bag had been stolen. THEN Only ____________________________________ that my bag had been stolen. 7. Alan was not only late, but he didn’t even apologize. ONLY Not ____________________________________, but he didn’t even apologize. 8. The art gallery has a good exhibition on at the moment. GOOD There ___________________________________________ at the art gallery at the moment. 9. I’d prefer you not to bother them with our idea. SOONER I’d _____________________________________________ them with our idea. 10. How could anyone stand this kind of noise? PUT How could ___________________________________ this kind of noise? IV. For questions 1 - 12, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. (12 points) Whether you have a passion (1) __________ sculpture or are crazy (2) __________ abstract art, we have to agree that there is a place for all genres. One of the most controversial artists of our time is the French performance artist, Orlan. She (3) __________ a scandal with her first work, "The Kiss of the Artist", in which she sold kisses to the audience, and (4) __________ actually fired from her teaching job as a direct result of this. Once she got a taste (5) __________ shocking the public, though, there was no stopping her and she often found herself in (6) __________ water following one of her exhibitions. Abstract art is often not thought of as "proper art" and sometimes it's hard to tell if a painting is either upside (7) __________ or the wrong way (8) __________. However, art doesn't always have to be controversial or cutting edge. Many people take (9) __________ art as a hobby and a way of relaxing. Self-expression is a form of relaxation and many people believe that once you (10) _________ it a try, you will never give it (11) __________ The question is, how can you tell if someone really does like your painting or whether they are just telling a little (12) __________ lie? V. Choose the correct alternative. 1. I’d like to buy an ECONOMIC/ ECONOMICAL automobile next time. 2. Josh just cannot stand still. He’s very ENERGETIC/ ENERGIC person. 3. The scientists gathered to establish the HISTORIC/ HISTORICAL truth. 4. It would be a good idea to INSURE/ ENSURE the house against the fires. 5. I need to return this book to the BOOKSTORE/ LIBRARY. 6. You don’t need to ADVISE/ ADVICE Mark. He’s old enough to make a decision. 7. The Greeks FOUND/ FOUNDED this colony in the sixth century B.C. 8. He’s very appreciated in the company, HOWEVER/ ALTHOUGH he is quite young.

(8 points)

P a g e | 28 PRACTICE TEST 9 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15points) What would we do without the sandwich? Shouldn’t we be (0) grateful that at some point in human history someone had the brilliant idea of (1) _____ food between two pieces of bread? Was there a moment in your life when you were very hungry but didn’t have the (2) _____ to make or eat a full meal, and a sandwich came to the rescue? Humans have probably eaten bread together with other types of food for thousands of years. In Europe in the Middle Ages, for example, food was often eaten on top of a very thick (3) _____ of bread. When the person had eaten the other food, the remaining bread was given to a beggar or thrown (4) _____ the street for a passing dog. The person most often associated with the invention of the modern sandwich is an 18th century English aristocrat (5) _____ John Montagu. The story is that Montagu loved playing cards but found that his cards became greasy when he ate pieces of meat with his hands during games – until one day he had the idea of asking his servant to bring him the meat (6) _____ two slices of bread. The name (7) _____ to this food comes from the fact that Montagu’s title was Earl of Sandwich (a small town in the south-east of England). These days, of course, sandwiches are eaten all (8) _____ the world, although they tend to be most popular in countries where bread is an important part of the national (9) _____. This is certainly the case in Britain, (10) _____ the British Sandwich Association (BSA) estimates that 11 billion sandwiches are eaten per year, which works out at an average of almost 200 sandwiches per person per year, or almost four per person per week. Some truly iconic meals from other parts of the world probably fit into the sandwich category, for example the hamburger and the hot dog, which are (11) _____ symbols of the United States, and the kebab, which is strongly associated with the Middle East. Although the possible combinations of sandwich fillings are (12) _____ infinite, it seems the (13) _____ popular choices are often quite simple. The BSA reports that in Britain the most popular sandwich (14) _____ from a shop, as opposed to those people who (15) _____ themselves at home, is chicken, followed by cheese, ham, and egg. 0. C 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. gratefully A. put A. time A. bar A. away A. called A. under A. gave A. in A. diet A. which A. however A. totally A. most A. bought A. have

B. great B. putting B. minute B. piece B. along B. entitled B. along B. given B. into B. recipe B. who B. both B. pretty B. more B. have bought B. bake

C. grateful C. cutting C. courage C. lump C. through C. call C. between C. give C. over C. cooking C. when C. although C. almost C. few C. buying C. do

D. grate D. cut D. preparation D. slice D. into D. calling D. around D. had given D. along D. kitchen D. where D. few D. really D. fewer D. had bought D. make

P a g e | 29 II. For questions from 1-15, read the text 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). (15points) LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE Every single week, Dr Doppit goes (0) round the wards at the children’s hospital. But instead of wearing a white coat and a stethoscope, Dr Doppit has a red nose and carries balloons. She is now the hospital’s ‘clown doctor’ and her real name is Hilary Day. After studying drama at university, Hilary saw an advert in the paper for a clown doctor at the hospital. ‘The job was perfect (1) ___________ me,’ she says. ‘My mother and grandmother were (2) ___________ nurses, so caring for people is in (3) ___________ blood. Also, I love doing children’s theatre.’ (4) ___________ she started, Hilary did four weeks training, where she learnt (5) ___________ to do magic tricks and make balloons into funny shapes. She also (6) ___________ to study child psychology and basic medicine. Her visits to the hospital start with a meeting with the nursing staff to find (7) ___________ which patients a visit will be most useful for. Most children are delighted to see a clown, but there are (8) _____________ who are too ill, or are afraid of clowns. Hilary always checks first. Then she (9) ___________ some magic, makes balloon animals or (10) ___________ them a story. ‘We know that laughing can have a positive (11) ___________ on a person’s health,’ says Hilary. ‘It produces chemicals in the brain that make you relax and feel better.’ Everyone agrees that regular visits from Dr Doppit can (12) ___________ a big difference to a child’s recovery. ‘Children in hospital miss (13) ___________ everyday life at home and at school, friends and family’ says one hospital manager. ‘As (14) ___________ as possibly being frightened and homesick they are often bored. The clown doctor gives them something to look (15) ___________ to and happy memories to take home afterwards. ’ IV. 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). (10points) SURVIVAL The weather made their progress absolutely (0) impossible. As it had been raining (1) __________ all night and there were no signs of it stopping, they had to be very (2) __________ as they walked through the thick jungle. They really needed their good (3) __________ which would help them overcome the difficulties and get back to (4) __________ with only minor injuries. Although things were (5) __________ they had no better choice than to be (6) __________ because it was the only way they could help each other through this difficult situation. Their (7) __________, chosen for his knowledge, would help them in every way. As they had expected, the real (8) __________ of this training was to (9) __________ them for the special task ahead of them. However, they had never imagined how (10) __________ it would turn out to be.

0. POSSIBLE 1. HEAVY 2. CARE 3. JUDGE 4. CIVIL 5. BEARABLE 6. OPTIMIST 7. LEAD 8. IMPORTANT 9. HARD 10. DANGER

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III. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20points) They published this book in England. CAME This book .............................came from.................... England. 1. It isn’t necessary to meet me at the airport tomorrow. NEED You ________________________________ me at the airport tomorrow. 2. I’ve never tasted such delicious food before. EVER It’s the first ________________________________ such delicious food. 3. ‘I’ll pick Sean from the airport’, Janet said. OFFERED Janet ________________________________ from the airport. 4. It was such a boring movie that we left. SO The movie ________________________________ we left. 5. I can’t make up my mind about what to wear at the party. DECISION I can’t ________________________________ what to wear at the party. 6. You will miss your flight if you don’t hurry up. UNLESS You will miss your flight ________________________________. 7. I need to go out to the store as there is no sugar left. RUN I need to go out to the store because we’ve ________________________________. 8. Ann is helping her mother with the cooking so that they can finish quickly. ORDER Ann is helping her mother with the cooking ________________________________. 9. He is wrong to talk to her like that. NOT He ________________________________ like that. 10. The dessert was better than the main course they served in that restaurant. WASN’T The dessert ________________________________ the main course they served in that restaurant.

P a g e | 31 PRACTICE TEST 10 I. You are going to read an article about planning one’s holidays. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose one sentence from the sentences A-G to fit each gap. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use. (6 points) PLANNING HOLIDAYS Everyone needs at least one holiday a year, when you begin spending sleepless nights thinking of the green countryside and forget the mosquitoes and the boredom, there’s no doubt about it – you’re ready for a holiday. Even a weekend is better than nothing. 1. […] You should also take occasional holidays without the family. Husbands and children can do very well without you for a while and, if they cannot, they must learn to. It will be good for them to realize how much you do for them during the rest of the year. It is necessary for children at a very early age to realize that they can do without their parents. 2. […] Go somewhere quiet, where the climate is pleasant and invigorating. For the first couple of days rest and sleep as much as you can. If you are at the mountains, give yourself a day or two to get used to the altitude; by the sea, have a daily swim. Do things the way they are done in the country you are staying and eat the local food. Get to know the natives and their customs. 3. […] Always have a dictionary of the local language, and pick up a few words. It is a good idea to get to know the place as well as you can. Be sure to take the necessary clothes and equipment, but don’t burden yourself with a mountain of luggage full of things you will never use. 4. […] Bring whatever sporting equipment you plan to use. The sun is good for some people and very bad for others. Don’t overdo it; your skin will turn to leather and age much faster if you get it too brown. 5. […] You should try and store up energy and vitality to see you though the winter months. Be willing to put up with small inconveniences. 6. […] Things will not be done in the way you do them; so much the better. Take note of the good, and pass over the bad in silence. A. Do a little sightseeing, even if you don’t like it. B. Don’t allow yourself to be annoyed. C. It teaches them independence. D. You need to get away from all your usual routines and get a change of perspective. E. Dress simply and in accord with the climate. F. Hire an interpreter to follow you everywhere. G. Protective oils and creams are a necessary part of your holiday equipment. II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

(15 points)

I (1) _______________ (have) a letter from my sister yesterday. She (2) _______________ (live) in Nigeria. In her letter, she (3) __________________ (say) that she (4) ______________ (come) to England next year. If she (5) __________________ (come) she (6) ________________ (get) a surprise. We (7) ________________ (live) now in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it (8) ___________________ (begin) before my sister (9) __________________ (leave). The house (10) _________________ (complete) five months ago. In my letter I (11) _________________ (tell) her that she could live with us. The house (12) _______________ (have) many large rooms and there (13) _______________ (be) a lovely garden. It is a very modern house so it (14) _______________ (look) strange to some people. There (15) _______________ (never be) a more modern house in the neighbourhood.

P a g e | 32 III. For questions from 1-12, read the text 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) (12 points) There is no doubt (0) that money, in the form that we know it today, (1) ________________ what keeps modern economic life functioning. Yet, throughout history, money has provided people (2) ___________________ the ability to buy (3) __________________ sell goods. Thousands of years (4) __________________, civilizations (5) __________________ to rely on the barter system as a way of exchanging goods. Within this system a person had to exchange one thing for another. This meant that the two parties involved had to (6) ________________ an agreement as to what they thought their products were worth. Items such (7) __________________ wheat, tobacco and livestock have all been used as money at one time or another. It was not until much later that humans came up (8) _______________ the idea of money in the form of metal coins. So why (9) _________________ the barter system come to an end? The answer is simple. Coins were much easier to handle and carry around. Since then, the use of coins has become widespread. It has made commerce simpler and has given countries an opportunity (10) ____________________ development by doing business with other countries further afield, which they (11) ____________________ never done business with before. In recent years, paper money has become more common all over the world, as it is easier to use. It (12) _______________ not be long, however, before plastic cards take over completely, replacing coins and paper money. IV. 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) Walking is rapidly becoming a thing of the past (0) according to a recent report. It warns of serious health and (1) __________________ problems if the (2) __________________ continues, since walking as a means of transport has gone down by a (3) __________________ in the last twenty years. The report blames the increased use of cars for doing the (4) __________________ and taking children to school. This has created (5) __________________ pollution as well as an (6) __________________ environment for walking in. If the recent decline is maintained, walking will become (7) __________________ and we will not be walking anywhere by 2025. Although this may seem an (8) __________________ the (9) __________________ of the car is greater than ever, and young people cannot wait to become car (10) __________________ themselves.

0. ACCORD 1. ENVIRONMENT 2. TEND 3. FIVE 4. SHOP 5. ATMOSPHERE 6. ATTRACT 7. NEED 8. EXAGGERATE 9. POPULAR 10. OWN

V. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. 1. The zoo’s main _____ are the pandas. A. attractively B. attractive C. attracted 2. Before I set off on my journey, my father told me to drive _____ A. safe B. safety C. safely 3. What’s the _____ between increase and decrease? A. difference B. differently C. different

(5 points) D. attraction D. unsafe D. differ

P a g e | 33 4. I hired a _____ to take pictures at my wedding. A. photograph B. photographer 5. Despite his age, he leads an _____ life. A. activity B. activist

C. photography C. active

D. photographic D. acting

VI. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (12 points) According to the United Nations’ population figures, the (0) world’s population will be heading for 8.9 billion by the year 2050, (1) _____ to 6.7 billion in 2009. This figure (2) _____ into account that each woman on planet will give birth to two children. Eight billion, nine hundred million people may sound (3) _____ an astronomical figure, yet statistics (4) _____ that, throughout the world, the number of children being born is dropping. In Africa the birth rate has decreased from 6.6 to 5.1, in Asia from 5.1 to 2.6, in Latin America from 5.0 to 2.7 and with (5) _____ to the European countries, the birth rate is below the replacement level. This means fewer people being born for every elderly person. For instance, by 2050, Spain risks being the oldest country in the world. The explanation (6) _____ for this is the fact that women have become better educated and would rather (7) _____ a career than enjoy motherhood. Therefore, they (8) _____ bringing up many children and being out of work for long periods of time. (9) _____, the world’s population will continue to increase _____ (10) the ageing population. This will happen because of an overall rise in life expectancy, especially in the developed countries. The main reason for this is that many diseases which were fatal in the past, can be (11) _____ nowadays. In view of these facts, experts argue that 8.9 billion people is more than our planet will be able to take. Others who have a more pessimistic outlook on life (12) _____ that we are already on the point of not being able to sustain the current population. 0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

A. world A. combined A. brings A. as A. reveal A. connection A. given A. chase A. prevent A. All the same A. whereas A. healed A. warn

B. world’s B. combined B. has B. alike B. give away B. view B. made B. create B. omit B. After all B. although B. cured B. accuse

C. worlds C. competed C. takes C. likewise C. describe C. relation C. supported C. pursue C. avoid C. All in all C. even though C. defeated C. threaten

D. worldwide D. compared D. gives D. like D. speak out D. respect D. told D. advance D. prohibit D. Once and for all D. in spite of D. beaten D. advise

P a g e | 34 PRACTICE TEST 11 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points) TV STARS FROM THE DESERT The meerkats of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa are famous and Ann and Steve Toon went to find them. Meerkats are animals (0) B are about 30cm tall and live in groups of 20 (1) _____ 30. The ones we were looking for were filmed during a period of four years and starred in a TV documentary series. We wanted to see them (2) _____ real. So it's 5.30 am and we are in the middle of nowhere, (3) _____ for the sun to burn off the remains of yesterday's storm clouds. Nearby, a large black bird lets rip his deafening, regular wake-up call. This makes us both jump and (4) _____ our attention from why we are here. And while our eyes are off the ball, a meerkat makes his appearance. He pops his head out of the burrow where he has spent the night. We realise he has seen us an is checking us (5)_____ before emerging fully. Apparently satisfied, he stands upright. He is followed by a female and then some other adults. We are finally metres away from some of the world's (6) _____ charismatic wild creatures. Here are the homes of 14 meerkat groups who are the real-life, wildlife stars of an award-winning TV series. To our excitement, the adult meerkats are swiftly followed out of the burrow by four five-week-old pups. It's the summer breeding season so you would expect (7) _____ young. We had timed our visit with this possibility in mind but we still couldn't believe our luck. Unbelievably comical and cute, the youngsters are each a perfect (8) _____ version of their parents. 'Hum, huh, hum,' we both softly and repeatedly sing as we move closer to the pups with wide angle lenses. This is the special call we've been taught to use by the volunteer field assistant who tracked down the group for us. It reassures them that our presence is not a threat. At first we feel silly, and more than a little self-conscious, but it seems to work since the animals stay calm as we approach them. Each one (9) _____ scanning their surroundings, and getting in each other's way, as they would do every other morning. The animals that live here (10) _____ over many years as part of a major, long-running, research study known as the Kalahari Meerkat Project. Without it, it would not have been possible to make the TV programmes which had brought us here. 0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

A. what A. to A. in A. wait A. attracts A. out A. much A. to see A. small A. carries out A. are studied

B. which B. with B. out of B. waited B. pays B. up B. more B. seeing B. smaller B. carries away B. were studied

C. who C. in C. with C. waiting C. distracts C. off C. most C. to have seen C. smallest C. carries down C. will be studied

D. whose D. by D. for D. are waiting D. focuses D. in D. utmost D. having seen D. little D. carries on D. have been studied

P a g e | 35 II. For questions from 1 to 15, read the text 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). (15 points) Many years (0) ago, there was an Emperor, (1) ____________ was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all (2) ____________ money in dress. He did not trouble himself (3) ____________ the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except (4) ____________ the opportunities then afforded him for displaying his new clothes. He (5) ____________ a different suit for each hour of the day; and as of any other king (6) ____________ emperor, one (7) ____________ accustomed to say, "He is sitting in council," it was always said of him, "The Emperor is sitting in his wardrobe." Time passed merrily in the large town which was his capital; strangers arrived (8) _________ day at the court. One day, two rogues, calling (9) ____________ weavers, made their appearance. They gave out that they knew (10) ____________ to weave stuffs of the most beautiful colours and elaborate patterns, the clothes manufactured from which should (11) ____________ the wonderful property of remaining invisible (12) ____________ everyone who was unfit for the office he held, or who was extraordinarily simple in character. "These must, indeed, (13) ____________ splendid clothes!" thought the Emperor. "Had I such a suit, I might at once find out what men in my realms are unfit for their office, and also be able to distinguish the wise (14) ____________ the foolish! This stuff (15) ____________ be woven for me immediately." And he caused large sums of money to be given to both the weavers in order that they might begin their work directly. III. 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) CRITICAL READING SKILLS Most (0) reading tasks, whether in class or in the FCE exam itself, 0. READ operate at the level of basic (1) _______________ of the text, whether this 1. COMPREHEND relates to the language or the content. However, in reading and preparing for the set book questions, (2) _______________ have the opportunity to read 2. LEARN in a way which is relatively (3) _______________ in today’s foreign 3. USUAL language classrooms but which is a (4) _______________ important aspect 4. CRUCIAL of the reading skill. Specifically, the set book option asks for the reader’s own (5) _______________ and selections of what is particularly salient, 5. INTERPRETE (6) _______________ or interesting for her/him. The candidate is asked to 6. SIGNIFY read ‘critically’, in other words to articulate a (7) _______________ response 7. PERSON to the text, to say what they like or dislike, agree or (8) _______________ 8. AGREE with, to suggest alternatives to aspects of the text or to relate what they read to their own circumstances. Reading critically is a skill which students need in all areas of the curriculum and (9) ______________ at higher educational levels. Thus, the 9. SPECIAL set book option offers the (10) __________ to extend significantly an 10. POSSIBLE important aspect of students’ reading skills.

P a g e | 36 IV. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20 points) It hasn’t taken Sam long to learn Spanish. PICKED Sam .............................has picked up.................... Spanish very quickly. 1. Students should be given less homework. OUGHT Students _______________________________________ less homework. 2. What time does the match start tonight? WHEN Do you happen to know ________________________________________ tonight? 3. It won’t hurt you to work some extra exercises for your Maths test tomorrow. DO It won’t _________________________________________ if you work some extra exercises for your Maths test tomorrow. 4. Golf is not as interesting as tennis. MUCH Tennis _______________________________________________ golf. 5. Can you look after my dog while I’m away this weekend, please? TAKE ______________________________________ my dog while I’m away this weekend, please? 6. I last saw James two months ago. FOR I _______________________________________________ two months. 7. I witnessed an accident while I was going to school. WAY I ________________________________________ school when I witnessed an accident. 8. ‘Come back before midnight,’ said his mother. TOLD His mother ___________________________________________ before midnight. 9. I have been to this film twice so far. TIME This _____________________________________________ I have been to this film. 10. I was so tired I couldn’t watch the whole film last night. TOO I ________________________________________________ the whole film last night.

V. Choose the correct option from the CAPITALIZED words/phrases by circling it. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

(5 points)

Living ON/ BY the coast is great. I love walking on the beach every morning. You’ve DONE/ BEEN DOING that crossword for over an hour and you still haven’t finished it! Mike SETS/ GOES away on business quite often. My parents don’t let me WATCH/ TO WATCH much TV at home. Do you know any restaurants WHERE/ WHO they serve vegetarian dishes? If we GO/ WILL GO shopping today, I’ll probably buy a new top. John said that the dog HAS EATEN/ HAD EATEN his homework. I like Stephen King’s books but I was a bit disappointed FROM /WITH his last one. Have you heard what the weather FORECAST/ BROADCAST is for tomorrow? I finally managed FINDING/ TO FIND my passport and then left for the airport.

P a g e | 37 PRACTICE TEST 12 I. For questions from 1-10, read the text 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) (20 points) MY FIRST REAL BOOK (0) The first real book I (1) _________ was a children’s edition of Robinson Crusoe. All I (2) _________ remember about it now is the cover, (3) _________ was light blue. I don’t know (4) _________ much of the story is familiar from that reading, because almost (5) _________ child has heard of Robinson Crusoe. (6) _________ got shipwrecked on a desert island and lived there (7) _________ nearly 30 years. I suspect however that not very (8) _________ people have read the original book, (9) _________ in 1719 and one of the earliest novels in English. Those who have, must surely have been surprised to (10) _________ out that Robinson Crusoe does not have much in common with the hero of the children’s story. II. Write the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

(10 points)

I ______________________________________ (sometimes/ go) to school by bus. Don’t disturb them. They _________________________________ (study). I __________________________________ (leave) for school 20 minutes ago. Birds _____________________________ (fly). When I came home John ______________________ (try) to repair the TV set for half an hour. Pay me a visit when you _____________________ (be) free. I cut my finger while I _____________________________ (prepare) dinner. I ___________________________________ (meet) him twice this week. This time tomorrow our team __________________________ (play) football in the schoolyard. Last year a tornado ______________________________ (hit) the western part of America.

III. Change the words in capitals at the end of each sentence in order to fit suitably in the blank space. (10 points) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

The cost of ____________________ has risen considerably. LIVE On our____________________ we were greeted by the head of the department. ARRIVE Do you happen to know the____________________ of Ben Nevisvis? HIGH It’s amazing how____________________ she looks at her age. YOUTH AII of us burst into____________________ at his joke. LAUGH What possibilities of ______________ would you recommend in your town? ENTERTAIN You’ll put on____________________ if you keep eating so many sweets. WEIGH I am not sure about the____________________ of the room. LONG She resented having to make a____________________. CHOOSE The____________________ of the town feared another attack. INHABIT

P a g e | 38 IV. Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

(5 points)

If I have time, I ___________________________________ (cut) the grass. If I am ill, I___________________________________ (call) the doctor. If they weren’t busy, they_____________________________ (watch) the match. If you played better, you_____________________________________ (win) the game. If Alice weren’t accompanied by her friends, she_______________________________ (feel) lonely.

V. Complete the sentences below.

(10 points)

1. “Who is he?” The teacher had no idea _______________________________________________________ 2. “Can she speak English?” He wondered ________________________________________________________________ 3. “Are you going to tell them about it?” He wanted to know ____________________________________________________________ 4. “May I open the window?” I asked the lady near me _______________________________________________________ 5. “Have you finished reading the newspaper?” My father asked me ___________________________________________________________

VI. Fill in the blanks with the right prepositions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Are you’re good _____________ English? I wouldn’t like to work _____________ an office. What can I do _____________ you? He was fond _____________ playing tennis. Nobody was surprised _____________ the policeman’s question.

(5 points)

P a g e | 39 PRACTICE TEST 13 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) In Britain this year (0) B have already been lots of events to celebrate the ‘Diamond Jubilee’ – the fact that the country’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has been on the throne for 60 years. But the (1) _____ celebrations are going to take place in early June. On Sunday 3rd June there will be a parade of hundreds of (2) _____ along the River Thames in London; while all around the country there will be street parties, when people living in the same neighbourhood or (3) _____ will get together to have food and drink together outside. On Monday 4th June there will be a big concert outside Buckingham Palace, the Queen’s London residence, with (4) _____ of famous singers and bands, and Tuesday 5th June will be an extra public (5) _____ to celebrate the Jubilee. Elizabeth, who is now 86, became queen on 6th February 1952, (6) _____ the age of 26. The British prime minister, David Cameron, was not even (7) _____ then (he is 45). She has been on the throne for (8) _____ than any other monarch in British history apart from Queen Victoria, who reigned for 64 years (1837–1901). For almost all the Queen’s life there has been a waxwork model of her at Madame Tussauds in London, and obviously it is necessary to (9) _____ the models as she gets older; the latest model is the twentythird. When the Queen dies the (10)_____ monarch could be her oldest son, Prince Charles, who is 63, or it could be his oldest son, Prince William, 29, (11) _____ got married to Kate Middleton in 2011. (William’s mother was (12) _____ famous Princess Diana, who died in 1998). Not everyone in (13) _____ is a strong supporter of the monarchy, but only a minority of people want (14) _____ replace the Queen, or whoever comes after her, with an elected president. In a recent opinion poll 69% of the people said Britain would be worse without the monarchy; only 22% said it would be (15) _____ . 0. B

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. it A. biggest A. cars A. village A. a A. day A. in A. born A. long A. move A. next A. which A. one A. French A. to A. good

B. there B. smallest B. trucks B. tents B. lots B. birthday B. at B. raised B. longest B. run B. near B. why B. the B. Britain B. for B. younger

C. this C. youngest C. boats C. fields C. multiple C. week C. for C. moved C. short C. destroy C. almost C. whose C. a C. British C. and C. better

D. that D. bigger D. bikes D. country D. numerous D. holiday D. from D. told D. longer D. change D. nearer D. who D. an D. Brits D. in D. older

P a g e | 40 II. 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. (10 points)

1. I never but things that I don’t ____________________ need. 2. She gave me an interesting ____________________ of friendship. 3. Spain is my ____________________ place to go in summer. 4. She is very ____________________ and cries a lot. 5. She couldn’t resist the ____________________ to but the dress 6. This store has the largest ____________________ of CDs in town. 7. I felt she was ____________________ of me in spite of her smile. 8. What are your ____________________ about her? 9. One needs ________________ friends when he is in trouble. 10. This pop singer is gaining ____________________ in Europe.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

ACTUAL DEFINE FAVOUR SENTIMENT TEMPT VARY ENVY FEEL RELY POPULAR

III. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20 points) It hasn’t taken Sam long to learn Spanish. PICKED Sam .............................has picked up.................... Spanish very quickly. 1. We’ll go to the beach if it doesn’t rain this afternoon. UNLESS We’ll go to the beach _________________________________ this afternoon. 2. “Do you like the theatre?” Mary asked Harry IF Mary _________________________________ the theatre. 3. Her mother lives in Rome. WHOSE She’s the one _________________________________ lives in Rome. 4. He was a famous sportsman once. TO He _________________________________ be a famous sportsman. 5. She paid the bill and left the restaurant. PAID When she _________________________________ she left the restaurant. 6. Despite his good looks nobody trusted him. ALTHOUGH Nobody trusted him _________________________________ good looking. 7. There is only a little coffee left in the pot. MUCH There _________________________________ in the pot. 8. She’s a very good violinist PLAYS She _________________________________ well. 9. She was faster than all the other runners in the race. FASTEST She was _________________________________ the race. 10. “Don’t believe a word he says!” he warned. NOT He warned me _________________________________ he said.

P a g e | 41 IV. For questions from 1-15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. There is an example. (0). (15 points)

Many actors (0) do not like working with children or animals. This is probably (1) __________ they are afraid that the audience may become (2) __________ interested in the children and animals than in them. Actors can have problems (3) __________ a different kind when they (4) __________ required to eat or drink on stage. If they have too (5) __________ food in their mouths, the words they say may not be clear, and they may even end (6) __________ coughing and choking. Other problems can occur with food when films are (7) __________ made. In a recent film, during (8) __________ a family was waiting to have a meal, one of the (9) __________ entered with a large roast chicken on a tray and then began to cut some meat from (10) __________ while he was speaking. By mistake, he cut off a whole leg of the chicken and then completely forgot (11) __________ his next words were. It was necessary to film the scene (12) _____________. However, there was (13) __________ other roast chicken in the studio, so nobody (14) __________ what to do. Eventually the problem was solved (15) __________ putting a nail in the leg and attaching it back onto the chicken.

P a g e | 42 PRACTICE TEST 14 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) THE INTERNET BUS In (0) B desert areas that (1) _______ Tucson city, USA, students spend hundreds of hours on yellow buses each year getting to and from their schools. But when mobile internet equipment was (2) _____ on a yellow school bus, the bored, often noisy, teens were (3) _____ into quiet, studious individuals. District officials got the idea during (4) _____ drives on school business to Phoenix, two hours each (5) _____ when they (6) _____ that, when they went in pairs, one person could drive and the other could work using a laptop and a wireless card. They (7) _____ if internet access on a school bus could (8) _____ students’ academic productivity, too. But the idea for what students call “the internet bus” really (9) _____ shape when the district’s chief information officer (10) _____ across an article about having internet access in cars. He thought, “What if you could put that in a bus?” The officials have been delighted to see the (11) _____ of homework getting (12) _____ morning and evening, as the internet bus (13) _____ up and drops off students along the 70-minute drive. (14) _____ some students spend their time playing games or visiting social networking sites, most students do make (15) _____ of their travel time to study. 0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. a A. edge A. installed A. replaced A. extraordinary A. route A. believed A. thought A. increase A. formed A. got A. total A. done A. brings A. Since A. progress

B. an B. surround B. set B. exchanged B. occasional B. road B. acknowledged B. imagined B. enlarge B. took B. looked B. amount B. made B. picks B. Despite B. work

C. the C. turn C. included C. switched C. exceptional C. side C. estimated C. suspected C. rise C. held C. came C. number C. ready C. rides C. Although C. use

D. D. enclose D. structured D. transformed D. few D. way D. realised D. wondered D. heighten D. did D. put D. measure D. prepared D. catches D. However D. part

P a g e | 43 II. For questions from 1 to 15, read the text 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). (15 points) How prepared (0) are you for (1) __________________ future? You are studying to obtain qualifications for your chosen career, but what (2) __________________ getting the business skills necessary to make your career a success? How do you gain the advantage (3) __________________ will get your dream job? Perhaps you even have an ambition to set (4) __________________ a business yourself? (5) __________________ year since 2007, when the Young Enterprise Programme began, hundreds of thousands of young people have gained a head start (6) __________________ they are still at school by taking part (7) _____________________ the programme. There, they have gained key business skills and knowledge, either through a series of workshops (8) __________________ through starting and running their (9) __________________ company. At Young Enterprise we believe that it is important for learning to (10) ____________________ exciting, fun, and hands-on, which is (11) __________________ our programmes are run on the principle of learning by doing. (12) __________________ participate in a programme, your first step is to consult your school. Your school will need to become a centre if it has (13) __________________ yet done so. It can register as (14) __________________ of these by contacting the nearest Young Enterprise office. Once it (15) __________________ registered as a centre, you can get started.

III. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense and voice (active or passive). Write your answers on the line. (10 points) Harry and his guardian (1) ______________________ (to meet) at the dinner table at 6pm that evening. Mrs Fox (2) ___________________ (to provide) a boiled dinner, to which Harry was ready to do justice. Mr Fox (3) _____________________ (to seem) unusually pleasant. "I find, Harry," he said, clearing his throat, "that you (4) _________________________ (already, to distinguish) yourself." "Then you (5) ______________________ (to hear) of the narrow escape of the train?" said Harry. “Yes, but for your presence of mind, and Mrs Brock's tablecloth, there would have been a smash-up." "What on earth (6) _____________________ (you, to talk) about, John Fox?" demanded his wife, curiously. "Well, you see, Maria, the rain of last night (7) _______________ (to wash) away part of the railroad track, and the train (8) ______________________ (to throw) into the gutter if our young boarder here hadn't seen the danger, and signalled the train." "You don't say?" "That (9) _____________________ (to be) all," resumed John Fox. "The passengers took up a contribution, and I expect gave quite a handsome sum to our young friend." "How much (10) ______________________ (they, to give) you?" asked Joel eagerly. "I've got fifteen dollars left," he replied.

P a g e | 44 IV. 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) A massive cave recently (0) uncovered in a remote Vietnamese jungle is the (1) ____________ single cave passage yet found, a new survey shows. At 80-by-80 meters in most places, the Son Doong cave beats out the previous world-record (2) _______________, Deer Cave in the Malaysian section of the island of Borneo. (3)_______________ walked 4.5 kilometres into Son Doong, in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, before being blocked by (4) _____________ floodwaters — and them think that the passage is even longer. In (5)________________, for a couple of miles Son Doong reaches more than 140-by-140 meters, said Adam Spillane, a member of the British Cave Research Association expedition that explored the massive cavern. A local (6) __________________, who had found the (7) _____________ to the Son Doong cave several years ago, led the joint British-Vietnamese expedition team to the cavern in April. The team found an (8)________________ river running through the first2.5 kilometres of the limestone cavern, as well as giant stalagmites more than 70 meters in (9)____________________. They surveyed Son Doong's size using laserbased (10) ___________________ devices. Eavis, who wasn't involved in the survey, agreed that the new findings confirm Son Doong's record status.

0. COVER 1. LARGE 2. HOLD 3. EXPLORE 4. SEASON 5. ADD

6. FARM 7. ENTER 8. GROUND 9. HIGH 10. MEASURE

V. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (10 points) 1. It was easy to convince mum to buy me new shoes. It ______________________ convince mum to buy me new shoes. 2. The storm has delayed most airplanes. Most airplanes __________________________ the storm. 3. Natalie: "I'll always remember this day!" Natalie exclaimed_____________________________ that day. 4. It wasn't necessary for you to buy this book. I could've lent it to you. There _______________________ you to buy this book. 5. Can you lend me $100 until next week, please? Jack asked me ___________________________ $100 until the following week.

DIFFICULT HELD FORGET NEED HE

P a g e | 45 PRACTICE TEST 15 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) SPEND, SPEND, SPEND People’s attitude (0) to money has changed in recent years. When my mother was younger she never (1) _____ from anyone and she always paid her (2) _____ on time. Things like cars, TV’s and washing machines (3) _____ a huge amount of money and there weren’t so many different (4) _____ to choose from. Nowadays, the (5) _____ of mobile phones on the market is unbelievable. Some of my friends change their mobile every few months (6) _____ the expense. There is also huge choice in clothes and shoes, especially on the internet. I ordered some jeans once but they were very (7) _____ because they didn’t (8) _____ me very well- they were much too big. I prefer to try things (9) _____ before I buy them. I think I know what (10) _____ good on me and I quite often get great (11) _____ in the sales. Some shops (12) _____ a fortune but the (13) _____ of clothes that they sell is awful. They persuade people to buy things that don’t (14) _____ them, just because they have a designer label. I don’t have to pay high (15) _____ in shops in order to feel good about the way I look. 0. C 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. on A. lent A. bills A. spent A. design A. rate A. although A. deceptive A. fit A. out A. suits A. bargains A. cost A. form A. suit A. fees

B. for B. borrowed B. fees B. paid B. style B. number B. despite B. disappointed B. match B. on B. matches B. fines B. charge B. brands B. match B. bills

C. to C. paid C. prices C. charged C. makes C. limit C. however C. deceived C. look C. up C. looks C. reduction C. owe C. style C. goes C. fines

D. in D. owed D. limits D. cost D. forms D. count D. but D. disappointing D. suit D. through D. fits D. price D. borrow D. designs D. wear D. prices

P a g e | 46 II. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (10 points) 1. There isn’t any bread left. RUN We____________________________________________________ bread. 2. You haven’t visited Mum and Dad for weeks. SINCE It’s weeks____________________________________________ Mum and Dad. 3. The baby really resembles his grandfather. AFTER The baby_____________________________________________ his grandfather. 4. You ought to see a dentist about that tooth. WERE If I ______________________________________________a dentist about that tooth. 5. ‘Whose is that fantastic car?’ she asked. BELONG ‘Who_________________________________________________ to?’ she asked. 6. The police arrested Mr Biggs after a short car chase. WAS Mr Biggs___________________________________________ after a short car chase. 7. ‘What do you think of the new sports centre?’ he asked ASKED He _____________________________________________ of the new sports centre. 8. The kids can stay at home today as the holiday has started. HAVE The kids……………………………………………..………………to school today. 9. If only I hadn’t fallen in love with you! WISH I ____________________________________________________ in love with you! 10. I’d really like my boss to promote me next year. WOULD I _____________________________________________________ me next year. III. Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

(10 points)

KEEPING KIDS AT SCHOOL People are (1) __________________ of parents who can’t control their children, but according to statistics, (2) ________________ among teenagers is increasing. It is (3) _________________ for children to miss school, but many do play truant. Experts say that the younger the parents, the (4) _________________ the danger that their (5) ________________ as adults will affect their children’s schooling. Children must be encouraged not to think of schools as an (6) ________________ part of life. This will create a (7) ________________ from positive to negative feelings. We must remember that only a few children (8) ________________ from school each year and schools now offer many (9) ________________ activities. The days of children (10) ________________ enjoying education are not over yet!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

CRITIC OBEY LEGAL BIG EXPERIENCE

6. RELEVANT 7. TRANSFORM 8. APPEAR 9. ADDITION 10. HAPPY

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IV. Put the verbs in the correct tense.

(10 points)

Dear Mum, I feel really unhappy! I wish (1) I __________________________ (not/take) this job. If only I (2) ______________________ (give) it more thought before I made the decision to come here. I wish the people here (3) ______________________ (be) more friendly, that would make it much better. If only I (4) ________________________ (have) longer breaks. Looking at a computer screen all day is tiring and sometimes I (5) _________________________ (find) myself wishing it (6) ______________________ (explode)! I wish my boss (7) ______________________ (give) me something different to do. I wish there (8) __________________________ (be) someone here I could talk to but I haven’t made any friends. If only I (9) __________________________ (make) some, but it’s very difficult. I wish you (10) ______________________ (live) nearer to me! Please write! I miss you! Love, Jenny

V. For questions from 1 to 15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. (15 points) WHAT CAR? WHAT COLOUR? Be careful about the colour of car (1) ______________ you buy. Experts (2) _____________ said that the value of a second-hand car can vary (3) _______________ up to 10 % just because of its colour. It seems that today nobody wants white cars. In fact, white is (4) _________________ unpopular that it (5) _________________ reduce the value of the car by thousands of euros when the owner decides to sell (6) ____________________. So what’s a safe colour to choose? Well, if you go (7) __________________ silver, you won’t have (8) __________________ problems in re-selling. But why is colour important? ‘It is mainly down (9) __________________ fashion’, says a car expert. ’ (10) ____________________ the 1980s and 1990s, red and white were very popular. Now they (11) __________________ seen as old-fashioned and silver is the best alternative. It looks good on most models of car and buyers want to follow the trend so that they don’t lose money’. Colour has always (12) ___________________ a factor in making cars. Henry Ford made the Model T only in black- not because it looked better, (13) ___________________ because it was the cheapest colour to paint a car (14) ___________________ that time. Even as late as the mid-1950s one-third of all cars that (15) __________________ sold in Britain were black.

P a g e | 48 PRACTICE TEST 16 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) SURGERY ON A PLANE A (0) surgeon flying from Hong Kong to Paris on a jumbo jet (1) _____ a fellow passenger’s life by operating on her with a pair of scissors, a coat hanger and a bottle of brandy. Laure Dupont was involved in a motorcycle (2) _____ on the way to Hong Kong airport but she didn’t want to see a doctor (3) _____ she complained about a pain in her arm. The pilot asked (4) _____ or not there were any doctors on board, and Professor Larcher and Dr. Dan Wang came forward. At first they thought her arm was broken, but within minutes they saw that her condition was (5) _____ worse. They realized that one of their lungs (6) _____ have collapsed and was filling up with liquid. Professor Larcher said:” I felt we had (7) ____ operate as soon as we could, but of course, we didn’t have (8) _____ right equipment, so we had to use what was there. I cut a hole in her chest with a pair of scissors and then we had to find something to push a tube into the lung. One of the cabin crew (9) _____ using a coat hanger, which worked well, and we (10) _____ to get the tube in quite easily. Normally it is not a complicated operation (11) _____ you have the right equipment, but we had to be very (12) _____. We sterilized everything with five star brandy. When the operation was over, I had a few (13) _____ myself. I can tell you, I needed it.” After the plane landed safely in London, Miss Dupont went to hospital to recover. Although the operation had been very (14) _____, she was very grateful to the doctors for saving her life, and was full of (15) _____ for what they had done. 0. A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. surgeon A. freed A. disaster A. expect A. about A. growing A. should A. better A. any A. advise A. managed A. except A. careless A. licks A. harmful A. linking

B. dentist B. saved B. breakdown B. unless B. if B. getting B. would B. greater B. a B. convinced B. arrived B. in case B. careful B. sips B. aching B dedication

C. ophthalmologist C. rescued C. accident C. without C. whether C. turning C. must C. rather C. the C. persuaded C. succeeded C. if C. carefree C. bites C. hurtful C. friendship

D. surgery D. recovered D. emergency D. in case D. for D. changing D. may D. sooner D. some D. suggested D. could D. unless D. caring D. swallows D. painful D. admiration

P a g e | 49 II. 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) ROMANTIC IRELAND With castles and legends, (0) hospitable people and (1) ____________ scenery, Ireland is a world of (2) _____________ mystique. Ride horses on the beach with Monatrea Equestrian Centre, or get out on the water in a kayak to see the sea caves and (3) _______________ dolphins. Less (4) _______________? Explore the medieval ruins of St. Declan’s Cathedral, then do the three-mile cliff walk, starting from the 5thcentury holy well, to drink in the (5) _______________ scenery. Or watch the (6) ______________ process in the studio at Ardmore Pottery and Gallery and shop for local crafts. Afterward, drive to the tip of Hook Peninsula to take in the view from the top of the oldest working lighthouse in the world. For a weekend stay at the (7) ________________ Cliff House Hotel, floor-toceiling glass panels ensure (8) ________________ sea views from (9) _____________ beds and fireplace seating. (10) _____________ Kathleen M. Mangan takes advantage of her dual Irish citizenship by spending her summers in the Emerald Isle.

0. HOSPITALITY 1. BEAUTY 2. ROMANCE 3. POSSIBLE 4. ADVENTURE 5. COAST 6. CREATE

7. DREAM 8. STUN 9. COMFORT 10. WRITE

III. For questions 1-10, read the text 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) LUCKY ESCAPE After having saved (0) for years the Clarke family were finally in a position to see their dream come true. They (1) _________________ ready to travel from Scotland to start a new life (2) _________________ America. The (3) _________________ family were very excited about their (4) _________________ by ship across the Atlantic. However, just days before their departure, one of their sons was bitten by a dog. Their plans fell through when they were told they (5) _________________ not be able to travel because of the possibility (6) _________________ boy could have rabies. The family were devastated and the father went to the docks to watch the ship that he had hoped would (7) _________________ them to their new life depart. As he stood on the harbour thinking about his son, he watched the ship and wondered (8) _________________ the family would ever get to make the journey. However, soon (9) _________________ this disappointment the father discovered how fortunate the family had been. The son did not have rabies and a few days later the news came (10) _________________ the ship the Clarke family should have been on had sunk. The Titanic had gone down with hundreds of people losing their lives.

P a g e | 50 IV. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20 points)

Everyone said that Chris had stolen the wallet! BLAMED Everyone ….blamed Chris for…… stealing the wallet. 1. Why didn’t you check the train timetable for Brussels? SHOULD You _____________________________ the train timetable for Brussels. 2. I like the new swimming pool I’m going to. PLEASED I ________________________________ the new swimming pool I’m going to. 3. ” I’m going to make a chocolate cake”, said Geena. SHE Geena said ______________________________________ a chocolate cake. 4. ” Will you help me with my maths homework?” Tim asked. HIS Tim asked me ___________________________________________ maths homework. 5. My friend dislikes quarrels and so do I. BOTH My friend ________________________________ dislike quarrels. 6. The exam wasn't as easy as I'd expected. MORE The exam ____________________________________________ I’d expected. 7. The service was so good we had to leave a tip. SUCH It ________________________________________________ that we had to leave a tip. 8. Mary made Jane’s little sister feel bad about what she’d done. MADE Jane’s little sister __________________________________ by Mary about what she had done. 9. The air fare to Paris is cheaper than to London. AS The air fare to Paris ________________________________________________ to London. 10. This exercise is easier than the last one. HARD This exercise ________________________________________________ the last one.

V. For questions 1-5, put each verb into an appropriate tense and voice (active or passive). Write your answers on the line. There is an example at the beginning (0). (5 points) 0. I … sold ... (sell) my old car a month ago. 1. Sarah __________________________________________ (wait) outside since 5 o’clock. 2. She usually _________________________________________ (wear) jeans and a T-shirt, but today she is wearing a dress. 3. ____________________________________________ (your neighbours/have) a party when I called you last night? 4. The Pyramids_________________________________________ (build) by the Egyptians. 5. If James had driven carefully that night, he _____________________________________ (avoid) the accident.

P a g e | 51 PRACTICE TEST 17 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (20 points) HAVING THE BUILDERS IN OUR HOUSE For a long time we’ve been talking (0) C having our kitchen modernized, and this year we finally (1) _____ to have the work done. The builders said there were two possibilities, (2) _____ they could start in March, or in July, and they said the work would take two to three weeks. We discussed it, and March (3) _____ to be the better choice (4) _____ we were going away in July and so (5) _____ would be in the house to supervise the work. They started in March as they had promised, and we got very excited (6) _____ having the kitchen done, but (7) _____ taking three weeks it took nearly two months! The problem was they (8) _____ disappearing every few days. (9) _____ , they made a terrible mess and we couldn’t use the kitchen for all that time. Now the work is done, I’m pleased (10) _____ the result, but it was a terrible time for us all. 0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10

A. on A. fancied A. or A. imagined A. as A. one A. of A. instead of A. wanted A. Personally A. of

B. with B. pretended B. either B. began B. although B. everyone B. for B. except for B. happened B. As well as this B. to

C. about C. enjoyed C. also C. seemed C. yet C. anyone C. about C. such as C. couldn’t stand C. Instead of this C. for

D. in D. decided D. both D. expect D. while D. no one D. at D. as well as D. kept D. Although D. with

II. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (20 points) 1

Please don’t discuss this with anyone. MIND Would ____________________________________________ this with anyone.

2

It looks as if they have gone away. SEEM They ______________________________________________________ away.

3

Mike didn’t go swimming but stayed home instead. INSTEAD Mike stayed home _______________________________________ swimming.

4

The shoes were so expensive that I didn’t buy them. TOO The shoes were ___________________________________________________ buy.

5

‘You stole my wallet!’ said Frank to the pickpocket. ACCUSED Frank __________________________________________________ his wallet.

6

They say he’s earning 20,000 euros a match. SAID He ___________________________________________ 20,000 euros a match.

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My company wouldn’t allow me to take any more holidays. PREVENTED My company ______________________________________ any more holiday.

8

I’d rather you came on Tuesday. PREFER I’d ______________________________________________ come on Tuesday.

9

Don’t eat too many fatty foods. AVOID You should _____________________________________ too many fatty foods.

10

He’s too young to get served at the bar. ENOUGH He isn’t ______________________________________ to get served at the bar.

III. For questions 1-5, 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. (5 points) 1 2 3 4 5

I wouldn’t want to be a ________________ because I’d have to be away from home so much. SAIL He ________________ as he came up to the corner, but he was going too fast and went straight over the handlebars. BRAKE That soup was very ________________ . Could I have some more? TASTE Katy went on a ________________ course last year to learn how to make curries. COOK Dan has ________________ his shoes already and is complaining that they’re too tight. GROW

IV. For questions from 1-15, read the text 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). (15 points) LOST AND FOUND My father considered (0) himself to be a lucky man. He wasn’t rich or famous, but he was lucky. (1) __________ he lost anything, he was usually (2) __________ to find it again. (3) __________ such example was a fountain pen, a present from my mother on (4) __________ wedding anniversary. We had had a family day out in the mountains. My brother, (5) __________ was about ten years old at the time, and I enjoyed going to a lake where you could hire a boat and row out across the water. (6) _______________ had once been a village in the valley, but the valley had been flooded in order (7) _____________ create a reservoir for a city many miles away. When the water was clear, you could still make out the top of the church spire and the walls of houses. (8) _____________ we were returning home that night, my father discovered that he had lost his treasured fountain pen. About two weeks later, he announced that in spite (9) ____________ the gloomy weather, we were going back to the lake for the day. We were surprised, but said nothing. We set (10) ____________ about nine in the morning, and as (11) ____________ as we arrived at the lake, we headed (12) ____________ the spot where we had had our picnic on the previous occasion. As we were deciding whether to hire a boat for the afternoon or (13) ____________ my father gave a shout. There, lying on the ground, was a pen. There was (14) ____________ doubt at all in my mind that (15) ____________ was the pen he had lost two weeks beforehand.

P a g e | 53 PRACTICE TEST 18 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15points) NIGHT WORK Can you imagine what it (0) would be like working at night? You'd start your day when everyone else was going to bed, and you'd go to bed when everyone else was getting up. Is that really a natural way to live? These days (1) _____ and more jobs (2) _____to be done at night. Most big hotels offer 24hour room service, and need (3) _____at reception and working in the bars. Many companies have 24hour call centres to deal (4) _____ emergency enquiries. There are 24-hour supermarkets, and of course there are the workers for the emergency services such as fire-fighters, the police and hospital workers. (5) _____, few people can work well at (6) _____ night. This is partly because we cannot easily change our sleeping habits. Some people can manage on (7) _____ little as three hours' sleep while others need as many as eleven hours - you're (8) _____ a 'short sleeper' or a 'long sleeper'. If working at night stops you from getting the amount of sleep you need, you (9) _____ our health. The best part of the day for everyone is around lunchtime and the (10) _____point is between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. So if you're driving home at this time or doing something important at work, things are far more likely (11_____ wrong! Humans are used to (12) ______ at night and being awake during the day, and they'll never (13) _____ to do things the other way (14) _____. The problem is that today's 24-hour society isn't going to slow down (15) _____ means that night-workers will remain.

0. A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. would A. much A. can A. team A. away A. However A. A. such A. no A. will be damaged A. worse A. to going A. sleeping A. are able A. over A. which

B. have to B. many B. must B. staff B. along B. Despite B. the B. like B. nor B. would damage B. worst B. to go B. slept B. could B. up B. who

C. ought C. more C. need C. persons C. through C. Although C. a C. as C. neither C. damaged C. the worse C. going C. sleep C. can C. round C. whose

D. need D. few D. should D. crowd D. with D. Since D. some D. so D. either D. will damage D. the worst D. to be gone D. to sleep D. be able D. away D. why

P a g e | 54 II. For questions from 1-15, read the text 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). (15points) THE TOY MUSEUM This museum is located in (0) the centre of the town, just a few metres from the cathedral, and near the market. The exhibition contains dolls, dolls’ houses, books, games and pastimes, mechanical and constructional toys. In this collection there are toys made (1) _____________ all sorts of toy manufacturers from the (2) _____________ important to the smallest, including the most ordinary toys and the most precious. There are also numerous records of children’s pastimes over the last hundred (3) _____________ fifty years. It is noticeable that most major manufacturing countries of Europe had toy industries in the nineteenth century; for (4) _____________, French and German factories at that time produced millions of toys (5) _____________ year. Many collectors of toys think that the second half of the nineteenth century (6) _____________ the best period for toy production and the museum has many examples of toys from this period (7) _____________ are still in perfect condition. The museum continued to enlarge its collections to (8) _____________displayed and opened to the general public. (9) _____________ is now a growing interest (10) _____________ the toys of the 1920s and 1930s and as (11) _____________ result of this the museum (12) _____________ begun to build up a collection from these years. Visitors entering the museum will soon discover (13) _____________someone is always available (14) _____________ answer questions – we hope you will (15) _____________us. Hours of opening 10.00-17.30 every day (except December 25 and 26) III. 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). (10points) MEMORIES

I will never forget the most (0) wonderful moment in our career when we were given the highest score for our (1) __________ in the iceskating championship (2) __________ at Helsinki. It was here that we received the (3) __________ score of nine marks of 6.0, which was the maximum score that could be given. The (4) __________ of time that we had spent practising our dance routine finally paid off and we were thrilled with the results. The (5) __________ that we had found in practising with some of the (6) __________ pieces we had chosen was soon overcome and becoming (7) __________ was only a matter of time. At that time we were the happiest competitors on ice. Those were definitely the most (8) __________ days of being young and (9) __________ about everything and having the feeling that our growing (10) __________ would never lessen. )

0. WONDER 1. PERFORM 2. COMPETE 3. BELIEVABLE 4. LONG 5. DIFFICULT 6. MUSIC 7. FAME 8. EXCITE 9. OPTIMISM 10. POPULAR

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IV. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20points) They published this book in England. CAME This book .............................came from.................... England. 11. I’m sure she is not at home. CAN’T She ________________________________ home. 12. My cup of tea is too hot to drink right now. ENOUGH My cup of tea ________________________________ drink right now. 13. I found my old diary by chance in a drawer. CAME I ________________________________ by chance in a drawer. 14. I don’t think I have enough money to buy this lovely dress. AFFORD I don’t think I ________________________________ this lovely dress. 15. Darren has never told me lies before. TIME It’s the ________________________________ me lies. 16. Can you take me to the airport by car? GIVE Can you ________________________________ to the airport? 17. You will miss the start of the film if you are late. UP You will miss the start of the film unless ________________________________. 18. Giles is slower at mental arithmetic than Joe. NOT Giles is ________________________________ at mental arithmetic. 19. The police have investigated the crime. BY The crime ________________________________ the police. 20. I played football a lot when I was younger. USED I ________________________________ a lot when I was younger.

P a g e | 56 PRACTICE TEST 19 I. Read the following text and mark the following sentences True (T), False (F) or Doesn’t Say (DS). (6 points) BRITAIN FOR ALL SEASONS The real Britain is a land of unspoilt beauty, where the mood and rhythm of the countryside changes from one region to another, and from season to season. Summer is the season of long, long days, when a variety of pastimes and pursuits can be enjoyed. The beach is a favourite place to relax. The warm summer months are an ideal time to enjoy the delights of eating outside, a stroll of peaceful rural surroundings or a leisurely round of golf. Make the most of the fresh air by cycling along pretty country lanes. There are so many attractions to choose from in the summer months – from pageants and traditions to a host of arts festivals. In autumn the British landscape assumes a breathtaking beauty. As the days become cooler you may prefer to make the most of the varied entertainment provided by Britain’s towns and cities. Enjoy a visit to the cinema, theatre or perhaps a classical concert. In rural communities, autumn is the time to gather in the crops. Take a peek inside some of Britain’s churches and cathedrals, which will be decorated with flowers and fruit for the harvest festival. Winter heralds the season of Christmas festivities. Towns and cities countrywide are brightly decorated for the occasion. Shopping is always a delight at this time of the year, when the shops are full of fascinating Christmas goods and window displays of large department stores will delight all ages. After Christmas there comes the season of annual sales when both travel and shopping bargains are to be found. Britain has a vast array of museums and galleries countrywide, and winter is an excellent time to see them when the flock of summer visitors has dispersed. Springtime sees the countryside bloom and radiate with life. Daffodils, bluebells and primroses can be seen on hillsides and in the fields everywhere. The brightest warmer days see the return of many birds who migrated during the winter and the woodlands and meadows come alive with their songs. It is one of the loveliest times of the year to visit Britain and appreciate the outstanding countryside. 1. Summer is a very enjoyable time in Britain_____ 2. British rural entertainment in autumn means going to church every day_____ 3. Christmas shopping is a great delight_____ 4. Christmas shopping is the cheapest_____ 5. Thousands of people visit the British Museum in winter_____ 6. Spring is the best time to appreciate the outstanding British cities_____ II 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (10 points) 1. “He stole my money!” shouted the old lady. The old lady _______________________________________ money. 2. Is the gallery open in the afternoon? Do you ______________________________________ open in the afternoon?

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P a g e | 57 3. It isn’t necessary to reserve a seat on the train. NEED You __________________________________________ a seat on the train. 4. This suitcase is not light enough for me to carry. TOO This suitcase __________________________________________ for me to carry. 5. My car is being repaired tomorrow. HAVING I’m ______________________________________________ tomorrow. 6. I’m sorry you didn’t get the job you applied for. WISH I _____________________________________________ the job you applied for. 7. Thieves broke into the gallery and stole three paintings. WITH Thieves broke into the gallery _____________________________________ three paintings. 8. Paula should be here in time for dinner. SUPPOSED Paula ________________________________________________ here in time for dinner. 9. The doctor examined my broken leg. BY My _______________________________________________________ the doctor. 10. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you the truth”, Peter said to us. APOLOGISED Peter _______________________________________________________ the truth. III. For questions from 1 to 12, read the text 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). (12 points) All sorts of people need to know what the weather (0) is going to do, but they do (1) ______________ all need to know the same things for the same period of time. If you’re sailing a small boat for a day, it’s only a (2) ______________ hours that matter. If you’re a water company worrying about water supplies, you want to know the chances of rain over (3) ____________ next six months. (4) ____________ getting the forecast right matters to so many people, the weather business is always at the forefront of technology. (5) _______________ is a weather satellite (6) _______________ flies from pole to pole every hour and (7) _______________ quarter, covering the whole globe every day (8) ____________ reporting back to Earth from fifty miles up. Others, 20,000 miles up, are moving at the same relative speed (9) ____________ the Earth below them (10) ____________ that they can keep a continuous watch on different parts of the world. Weather forecasting (11) ____________ on processing and reporting an enormous (12) ____________ of detailed observations from around the world within minutes, so meteorologists are among the leading users of really massive computers. IV. Match column A to Column B to make complete sentences: A. 1) Matt decided to become a vet because he was so fond_________ 2) You have no idea what you are capable____________ 3) The manager is responsible ________ 4) Michael Jackson first became famous _______ 5) Emptying the bins in summer must be quite unpleasant ________ 6) My ambition is to be involved ______ 7) We couldn’t work because the temperature was close ______ 8) This part of the world is famous_______ 9) Kate should make a good teacher since she’s always been interested_______ 10) Dad was really happy __________

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for dealing with complaints from customers. as a singer in the 1970s. for the people whose job it is. in the media in some way. for its farmers and the cheese they produce. to freezing outside, so we kept warm by the fire. at the news that he’d been promoted. of animals as a teenager. in helping young children understand things. of until you try.

V. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (12 points) (0) A Lucy (1) ________ that she was going to move abroad because she was bored (2) _______ her life, we weren’t surprised. After all, she had been talking about moving to a warmer country for ages, one which would (3) _____ sun, sea and opportunities for outdoor activities. A country like Spain or Portugal would (4) _______ her just fine. We took her even more seriously when she called (5) _____ an interview for a job she was sure of getting. Of course, her parents were annoyed with her decision, but I had to admit that I sympathized with her. I had done something (6) _____ when I was her age, so I supported her all the way. I even helped her decide on a suitable destination. It was near an ancient site which, given Lucy’s academic background in archaeology, was (7) _____ for her. I (8) _____ her that in the beginning she would feel (9) _____ an (10) _____, but people from small towns are friendly and she wouldn’t feel lonely for too long. The time came for Lucy to depart. She wasn’t sad. (11) _____ her parents who were crying and couldn’t bear to see their daughter leaving. Seeing her parents cry made me feel responsible for what had happened. In the end, I (12) _____ for having encouraged Lucy to leave. To tell the truth, however, I’m glad to have influenced her decision to move abroad. 0. A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

A. When A. announced A. with A. supply A. fit A. out A. similar A. ideal A. insisted A. as A. outdoor A. not alike A. admitted

B. While B. told B. for B. offer B. suit B. up B. common B. special B. explained B. alike B. outsider B. unlikely B. denied

C. Where C. agreed C. about C. reveal C. combine C. for C. same C. particular C. said C. like C. outcome C. not C. as

D. Whereas D. claimed D. at D. cater D. match D. off D. likely D. fine D. warned D. unlike D. outfit D. unlike D. accused

P a g e | 59 VI. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. (10 points)

Jean Pierre Bassin is an “action cameraman” who films dramatic events like snowboarding or paragliding. His (1) _______________ is using a video camera while skiing at high speed. His most recent (2) _______________ was filming athletes at high attitudes. “Everything is (3) _______________ at this height,” he says. “You take your (4) _______________ out of the case and you’re out of breath already. I’m (5) _______________ fit and I managed to take some shots running alongside the athletes, but it was very hard. I had (6) _______________ every as well as (7) _______________ nights. In the morning and evening Jean Pierre is relaxed about how (8) _______________ he has become and has few plans for the future. “I’m not really interested in (9) _______________ and my lifestyle is of greater (10) _______________ than what’s in my bank account.”

1. SPECIAL 2. ASSIGN 3. EXHAUST 4. EQUIP 5. REASON 6. HEAD / 7. SLEEP 8. SUCCESS 9. BUSY 10. IMPORTANT

P a g e | 60 PRACTICE TEST 20 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points) Valentine’s Day is a day of love and romance for (0) A, a day of bitter desperation for others, and even a day of chocolate and cards for (1) _____ others. But every year, when Valentine’s Day comes around, people begin to act (2) _____ to its significance, everybody in their own style. Some become more romantic, others realise how (3) _____ in love they are. A few have the luck to actually fall in love on this special day or evening, yet others risk (4) _____ out of love because they didn’t live (5) _____ their lover’s expectations. One would sum up love like this: Falling in love is (6) ______ getting hit by a large truck and yet not being mortally wounded. Just sick to your stomach, high one minute, low the next. Starving hungry but (7) ______ to eat. Hot, cold, full of hope and enthusiasm, with momentary depressions that wipe you out. It is also not being able to (8) _____ the smile from your face, loving life with a mad, passionate (9) _____, and feeling ten years younger. Love is special. Love is an all-year-round thing. So, do we need Valentine's Day? I'll (10) _____ it up to you. 0 A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

A. some A. much A. in accord A. deep A. to fall A. up A. as A. abled A. take A. intense A. leave

B. someone B. many B. accordance B. deepen B. falling B. to B. such as B. disabled B. remove B. intensive B. live

C. somebody C. more C. according C. deeper C. to falling C. up to C. like C. unable C. move C. intensely C. let

D. something D. most D. accordingly D. deeply D. fall D. on D. likely D. enabled D. get D. intensity D. give

II. Fill in the blanks with the right verbal form of the verbs in brackets, in the active or passive voice: (10 points) 1. I __________________________________ (PHONE) you for an hour but you didn’t answer. Where have you been? 2. I think I ___________________________________ (HEARD) that song before. 3. _________________________________ (YOU/ DO) anything special this weekend? 4. By the time I got to the class, the lesson _____________________________ (ALREADY/ START). 5. The suspect ____________________________________ (ASK) a lot of questions by the police officer, while they were holding him at the station. 6. Cuckoos _____________________________ (NEVER/ BUILD) their own nests. They use the other birds’ nests. 7. You know, this is the first time I _________________________________ (TRAVEL) by plane.

P a g e | 61 8. As it ___________________________________ (GET) dark, he was driving quite slowly. 9. _____________________________________ (YOU/ PASS) by the post office on your way to school tomorrow morning? 10. The company ___________________________ (BELIEVE) to have made a lot of profit last year. III. For questions from 1-10, read the text 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) I HEART MY CITY “You’re going where? Don’t even think (0) about leaving without seeing…” In our favourite cities, (1) _______________ all have cherished corners, hidden gems, and secret standbys. Whether it’s your hometown (2) _______________ your home away from home, there is a place (3) _______________ the world that comforts, challenges, and excites you. But how (4) _______________ you capture the essence of your city? What makes it different from any (5) _______________ place in the world? How do you show (6) ______________ moments when the day slips away and, for a second, the soul of the city seems alive in the scene (7) _______________ you? The way the light falls on the buildings just so, the way locals greet (8) __________________ other in the street, the aromas carried on the breeze. Here we like to explore new destinations and rediscover the classics. And with hundreds of thousands of cities in the world, there’s always (9) __________________ new to learn. That’s why we started our I Heart My City series, (10) _______________ locals share insider intelligence about the places they know and love best.... IV. 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) His sentence was pronounced, and I could only grieve and be patient. I sat by his bed watching him; his eyes were closed, and I thought he slept; but (0) presently he called to me in a feeble voice, and, bidding me come near, said-- 0. PRESENT "Alas! the (1) ______________ I relied on is gone; I feel that I shall soon die, and 1. STRONG he, my enemy and (2) _______________, may still be in being. Think not, Walton, 2. PERSECUTE that in the last moments of my (3) _______________ I feel that burning 3. EXIST (4) _______________ and ardent desire of revenge I once expressed; but I feel 4. HATE myself justified in desiring the death of my adversary. During these days I haven’t been occupied in examining my past conduct; nor do I find it (5) ______________. 5. BLAME In a fit of (6) _______________ madness I created a rational creature, and was 6. ENTHUSIASM bound towards him, to assure, as far as was in my power, his (7) ______________ 7. HAPPY and well-being. This was my duty; but there was another still paramount to that. My duties towards the beings of my own species had greater claims to my attention, because they included a greater proportion of happiness or misery. Urged by this view, I refused, and I did right in refusing, to create a (8) _________________ for 8. COMPANY the first creature. He showed unparalleled malignity and (9) _________________, 9. SELFISH in evil: he destroyed my friends; he devoted to destruction of beings who possessed exquisite (10) _________________, happiness, and wisdom; nor do I 10. SENSE know where this thirst for vengeance may end.

P a g e | 62 V. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20 points) It hasn’t taken Sam long to learn Spanish. PICKED Sam .............................has picked up.................... Spanish very quickly.

1. I watered the plants but it wasn’t necessary because it rained shortly afterwards. WATERED I __________________________________the plants because it rained shortly afterwards. 2. It’s difficult to decide where to spend my summer holiday. MIND I find it difficult ____________________________________ where to spend my summer holiday. 3. Travelling by train is cheaper than travelling by taxi. MORE Travelling by taxi ______________________________________travelling by train. 4. My little brother is not tall enough to reach to top shelf in the kitchen. TALLER If my little brother _____________________________________ reach the top shelf in the kitchen. 5. Unfortunately, Sarah didn’t succeed in finishing the race. ABLE Unfortunately, Sarah _______________________________________ the race. 6. The little boy said, “It isn’t my fault that the window broke”. BLAME The little boy said, “You can’t ______________________________________ the window. 7. Rainy weather makes me feel unhappy in the winter. DOWN Rainy weather _________________________________ in winter. 8. I forgot to return the books to the library. BACK I forgot __________________________________ the books to the library. 9. I won’t alter my decision about moving to another town. MIND I won’t ________________________________________ moving to another town. 10. I’d like you to stop making that noise. WISH I ____________________________________________ that noise.

P a g e | 63 PRACTICE TEST 21 I. 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). (20 points) e.g. On our ARRIVAL we were greeted by the manager of the company. 1. I met many persons with an____________________ complex. 2. He is very anxious about his daughter’s____________________ of job. 3. The result of our meeting was quite different from our____________________. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

ARRIVE INFERIOR LOSE

EXPECT He is well-known for his____________________ and sometimes diabolic mind. INVENT We congratulated them on the inspired____________________ they had made. CHOOSE It was the toughest____________________ he had ever taken part in. COMPETE I’m not sure about the____________________ of this word. MEAN The doctors were not at all happy about the____________________ of the disease. DEVELOP He is not a friend of mine, only an ____________________ ACQUAINT Can you give me complete____________________ of the man who stole your purse? DESCRIBE

II.Choose the right variant:

(10 points)

1. They were standing on the _______ of the river when it started raining. a. bank b. shore c. bench 2. She kept on doing that dangerous job _______ of our warnings. a. despite b. in spite c. although 3. I need to be _______ not to mention anything about his recent resignation a. remembered b. reminded c. said 4. It was really difficult for me to understand their language. They must have been _______ a. foreigners b. rare c. strangers 5. If what they say it’s true, you must _______ there immediately. a. to go b. go c. going 6. The cheaper the price, the _______ the quality. a. bad b. worse c. worst 7. She works _______ a bee but unfortunately nobody appreciates her. a. as hard as b. as hard like c. so hard as 8. DO you have any idea _______ is the bike over there? a. whom b. which c. whose 9. Johnny will be very angry when he _______ his files missing. a. will see b. has seen c. sees 10. How often _______ to your daughter about this issue? a. are you talking b. will you talk c. do you talk

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III. Rephrase the sentences below so that they mean the same as the sentence printed above: (10 points) 1. Although it was raining, they kept playing tennis in the backyard. They kept _________________________________________________. 2. She says she can’t tolerate such rude behaviour. She can’t put _________________________________________________. 3. It’s certain that he is joking. He . ________________________________________________________. 4. J i m wished he hadn’t said all those words to Nicole. Jim regretted _________________________________________________. 5. The box was so heavy, that the little girl could not carry it. The box was _________________________________________________.

IV. Turn the following sentences into Passive Voice: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

They feed the seals at the zoo at least twice a day. Velasquez painted this portrait. The actors are rehearsing a new drama. He composed this song when he was young They are building a new school near the hospital. The court sentenced the defendant to ten years in prison. Her parents scold her for everything she does. She designed the furniture for her new house without any help. The managers were analysing the project about expanding the company. My friends loved Agnes for her way of being so positive and optimistic.

(20 points)

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I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) ALICE IN WONDERLAND Alice’s Adventures (0) __A__ Wonderland is generally thought of as (1) _____ of the greatest books for children in the history of English literature. It was written (2) _____ the English writer Lewis Carroll in 1865. The story of Alice in Wonderland takes (3) _____ in a strange fantasy world that is sometimes amusing and sometimes a bit frightening. It (4) _____ all sorts of strange characters, including many talking animals. Few events seem to follow any logic, many characters talk in an odd way or (5) _____ questions that are impossible to answer, and nothing feels like normal reality. The (6) _____character is Alice, a seven-year-(7) _____ girl. One summer day she is sitting by a river with her sister when she sees a white rabbit wearing a coat and a watch. She runs (8) _____ the rabbit and arrives at a large rabbit hole in the ground, which she decides to enter. She starts falling (9) _____ the hole, and when she gets to the bottom she finds herself (10) _____ a different world. (11) _____ the many bizarre things Alice finds in this different world are a liquid that makes her very small when she drinks it; a talking caterpillar; a smiling cat (12) _____ disappears but leaves its smile behind; a tea party that never finishes; a game of croquet (13) _____ the mallets are flamingos and the balls are hedgehogs. At the (14) _____of the story Alice is suddenly back by the river again, with her sister telling her she has been asleep. We then (15) _____ that her strange journey was a dream.

0. A A. in 1. A. two 2. A. by 3. A. space 4. A. is 5. A. put 6. A. principal 7. A. old 8. A. before 9. A. down 10. A. in 11. A. Beside 12. A. who 13. A. when 14. A. end 15. A. laugh

B. of B. one B. with B. place B. was B. ask B. short B. young B. inside B. up B. after B. Under B. whose B. where B. start B. understand

C. about C. a C. at C. area C. runs C. get C. main C. older C. up C. between C. down C. Among C. that C. why C. hope C. tell

D. down D. an D. from D. room D. contains D. give D. last D. younger D. after D. behind D. before D. While D. where D. who D. beginning D. speak

P a g e | 66 II. For questions from 1-15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. (15 points) The video for the (1) _________ Gangnam Style by South Korean rapper Psy is the latest example (2) _________ a ‘viral’ video – that is to say a video that quickly (3) _______ extremely popular on the internet. Video sharing (4) ________ (such as YouTube), online (5) _______ networks (such as Facebook) and email allow an enormous number of people to (6) _______ a video in a short space of time. In the case of Gangnam Style, the video was only released in July this year, but has already (7) _______ watched more than 350 million (8) _______ on YouTube – a world record. At the moment, worldwide, the video is being watched (9) _______an additional 10 million people every day. Some videos that go viral are professionally produced, as with Gangnam Style, but many (10) _______ scenes people have filmed using their own cameras or mobile phones, sometimes spontaneously. Amusing behaviour by domestic animals (11) _______ small children seems to feature particularly frequently in the latter category: many people reading this will (12) _______ able to think of an example. Whatever it is that (13) _______ made Gangnam Style so popular, it isn’t the lyrics of the song. Psy sings mostly in his (14) _______ language, Korean, which is unlikely to be understood by the majority of viewers. It’s more likely that people find the music catchy and are amused by Psy’s humorous dancing, including his ‘horse-riding’ moves. Despite the language barrier (15) _______ is clear that Psy, while coming across as a genuine pop star, does not take himself too seriously.

III. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (20 points) 1. He advised her to sell the story. “If I _________________________________ sell the story”. 2. I don’t believe that man is American. That man _________________________________ American. 3. She let her son do what he wanted. She _________________________________ what he wanted. 4. Jane likes visiting old churches. Maria _________________________________ old churches. 5. He’s the best swimmer in the school. Nobody in the school _________________________________ him. 6. The police have arrested the company treasurer for fraud. The company treasurer _________________________________ for fraud. 7. Did you visit the pyramids while you were staying in Cairo? Did you visit the pyramids _________________________________ in Cairo? 8. All the children were given a toy car at the end of the visit. At the end of the visit _________________________________ given a toy car. 9. The policeman asked her where she had been the previous evening. “Where _________________________________?” the policeman asked her 10. I can’t get this desk in my room, it’s too small. This room _________________________________ to get my desk in.

WERE CAN’T ALLOWED KEEN THAN HAS DURING EACH LAST BIG

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

One has to eat and drink with __________. We opened a new __________ in town. He raised his sword in __________ . His blood __________ was very high. He fixed everything with amazing __________ . Be __________, will you? Let’s take the first zebra __________. Although this course is __________ many of us attend it. His methods were not very __________ . His __________ of the story is not the same as mine.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

MODERATE AGENT DEFEND PRESS ABLE REASON CROSS OPTION SCIENCE INTERPRET

P a g e | 68 PRACTICE TEST 23 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) POLICE SEEK ROBBERY LINK A woman aged 68 suffered broken ribs in an attack (0) B an armed robber in her penthouse in Kensington, London, police said yesterday. Police are (1) _____ at other robberies to see if they are linked after Rachael Avitan was (2) _____ at her home in Oxford Square. Mrs Avitan, the wife of a millionaire ship-owner, was (3) _____ to open a safe before she was locked in the bathroom with the 24-year-old maid. The robber escaped with jewellery, (4) ______ coins and cash. Police said the objects and money (5) ______ in the raid were worth about 30 000 pounds. They ruled out the (6) _____ that the raid was by a gang which (7)_____ its victims from Who’s Who (a reference guide containing information (8) _____ important people), though Scotland Yard said it was possible a (9)_____ of robbers were targeting wealthy families living in Kensington, Belgravia and Chelsea. A (10) _____ for Scotland Yard said there may have been only one man behind the latest (11) _____ but it is not clear if it was one of a (12) _____ Mrs Avitan has been allowed to leave hospital but is still having treatment for her (13) _____ . She said the robber broke in through the back door as her maid was letting herself out to go home. The man (14) _____ the maid and pulled her back into the house. He told Mrs Avitan she wouldn’t get hurt if she (15) _____ over her valuables. “It was terribly scary”, said Mrs Avitan.

0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. with A. searching A. kidnapped A. forced A. worthy A. escaping A. belief A. picks A. for A. pack A. spokesperson A. event A. collection A. pains A. took A. gave

B. by B. examining B. stolen B. pushed B. costly B. robbed B. chance B. spots B. about B. party B. speaker B. attack B. team B. aches B. grabbed B. handed

C. to C. looking C. attacked C. attacked C. expensive C. missing C. possibility C. discovers C. around C. pair C. commentator C. fact C. serial C. wounds C. hugged C. took

D. in D. inquiring D. mugged D. threatened D. valuable D. taken D. probability D. checks D. upon D. team D. presenter D. robber D. series D. injuries D. squeezed D. got

P a g e | 69 II. For questions from 1-15, read the text 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). (15 points) THE RED-EYED TREE FROG Many scientists believe (0) the red-eyed tree frog developed (1) _____ vivid scarlet peepers to shock predators into at least briefly questioning their meal choice. These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep (2) _______ day stuck to leaf-bottoms (3) _______ their eyes closed (4) _______ body markings covered. When disturbed, they flash (5) _______ bulging red eyes and reveal their huge, webbed orange feet and bright blue-and-yellow flanks. This technique, called startle coloration, (6) _______ give a bird or snake pause, offering a precious instant (7) ______ the frog to spring to safety. Their neon-green bodies may play (8) _______ similar role (9) ________ defeating predators. Many (10) _______ the animals that eat red-eyed tree frogs (11) ______ nocturnal hunters that use keen eyesight (12) ______ find prey. The shocking colours of this frog may over-stimulate a predator's eyes, creating a confusing ghost image (13) ______ remains behind as the frog jumps away. Red-eyed tree frogs, despite their conspicuous coloration, are (14) ________ venomous. They are found in tropical lowlands from southern Mexico, throughout Central America, and in northern South America. Red-eyed tree frogs are not endangered. (15) _____ their habitat is shrinking at an alarming rate, and their highly recognizable image is often used to promote the cause of saving the world's rain forests. III. 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. (10 points) Each year, EV Magazine hosts a skyscraper design competition. Most entrants imagine giant buildings taller than anything under construction today. However, the most (1) _______________ entry this year went the opposite route. Malaysian designer Sarly Adre bin Sarkum’s (2) ____________ to the problem of conceiving a different kind of development was to drop his building straight downwards into the sea. He deliberately designed it to contrast with the skyscrapers that make up most of the entries, and to highlight sustainable (3) ________________ . His selfsufficient “water-scraper” would be similar in (4) ________________ to the Empire State Building, but with only a couple of storeys above the sea’s surface. Wind, solar, and wave power would provide energy and a green space containing forests and (5) ________________ areas at the top would provide food and oxygen. Living and work areas would be below the sea’s surface. The structure would be kept level by giant tentacles. The tentacles would also generate electricity through ocean (6) ________________. No one is building anything like this now but it is (7) __________________ to be certain of what our future (8) _____________ needs will be. Land will become scarcer as population (9) ___________ accelerates and, since approximately 70% of the Earth’s surface is ocean, cities in the sea may one day be a (10) ______________.

1. IMPRESS 2. SOLVE

3. ARCHITECT 4. HIGH

5. AGRICULTURE

6. MOVE 7. POSSIBLE 8. ACCOMODATE 9. GROW 10. NECESARY

P a g e | 70 IV. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense and voice (active or passive). Write your answers on the line. (10 points)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Who ____________________________ (YOU/ USUALLY/ TO ASK) for advice? It _____________________ (TO BE) two weeks since I last played basketball. She didn’t sell her old desk until she ______________________ (TO BUY) a new one. I _________________________ (TO EXPECT) a phone call from Cathy. My sister ______________________ (TO LIE) on the beach this time next week. If you ________________ (NOT TO BE) so tired, I would ask you to help me finish dusting. The fact that he had tried to cheat _____________________ (TO KNOW) by every student and teacher from his school. 8. I _____________________________ (ALREADY/ TO LEAVE) town by the time you return from your holiday. 9. My friend _________________________ (TO ADMIRE) the scenery while I was driving. 10. What ___________ my soup_________________ (TO TASTE) like? Is it good? V. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (10 points) 1. John went to the cinema by himself yesterday afternoon. OWN John went to the cinema _______________________________ yesterday afternoon. 2. It is six months since Richard went to the barber’s for a haircut. HAD Richard _______________________________ his hair cut at the barber’s for six months. 3. My brother didn’t use to be so confident. THAN My brother is_________________________ to be. 4. Hannah was happy to lend Lin a jacket. MIND Hannah ______________________________ a jacket to Lin. 5. “Tim, you left the fridge door open!” said Sarah. ACCUSED Sarah __________________________ leaving the fridge door open.

P a g e | 71 PRACTICE TEST 24 I.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (active or passive):

(10 points)

A: How long (1) ______________________________________ (you/ work) here? B: For three years. I (2) _____________________________________ (leave) last year. A: (3) ______________________________________ (you/meet) Sarah? B: Oh, yes. I (4) ___________________________________ (know) her for several months. She (5) __________________________________ (be) in my dance class. We (6) ________________________________ (go) to the same class every Tuesday since January. A: (7) ____________________________________ (the phone/ ring)? B: Yes, but I (8) ____________________________________ (cook) dinner, so I (9) ___________________________________ (not/ answer) it. A: Why didn’t you give him the news? B: By the time I found out, he (10) ________________________________________ (already/ leave). II. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (10 points) 1. I can’t remember anything he said. HAVE I _______________________________________________________________ he said. 2. It wouldn’t be a good idea to make him angry. BETTER You __________________________________________________________ make him angry. 3. It would be nice to work for myself; then I would have more freedom. WORKED If _____________________________________________________________ for myself, then I would have more freedom. 4. We last went abroad in 2005. BEEN We _________________________________________________________________ 2005. 5. That’s the best meal I have ever eaten. NEVER I ___________________________________________________________ such a good meal. 6. I’m happy to teach you how to use the software. MIND I ____________________________________________________ you how to use the software. 7. Would you like to go for a drink tonight? LIKE He asked _________________________________________________ to go for a drink that night. 8. Why don’t you use a dictionary to find unfamiliar words? UP You could _________________________________________________________ the dictionary. 9. Matt seems to be naturally good at playing the piano. TALENT Matt seems to _____________________________________________________ playing the piano. 10. The Simpson twins both look exactly the same to me. TELL I can’t _______________________________________________________ the Simpson twins.

P a g e | 72 III. Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line:

(10 points)

THE VALUE OF COMERCIALS How many (0) famous caramel-coloured soft drinks can you think of? Probably no more than two. Why, then, do they spend millions of pounds on (1) _________________ their products each year? Surely their (2) _________________ would still buy them without the commercials? In fact, it is because there is so little (3) _________________ that they feel it is (4) _________________ to spend so much on promotion. They are not so much trying to increase their market share as to keep it. Commercials help to keep a product (5) __________________ and this keeps people buying it. If the actors in the commercial aren’t wearing the (6) _________________ clothes, young people will think that the product isn’t ‘cool’ , and may make the (7) _____________________ not to buy it anymore. Commercials undoubtedly have a (8) ________________ effect on what people purchase. For many companies, they are an extremely (9) ______________________ way of getting their message to a (10) _________________ audience of consumers.

0. FAME 1. 2. 3. 4.

ADVERTISE CUSTOM COMPETE USE

5. FASHION 6. LATE 7. DECIDE 8. POWER 9. VALUE 10. WORLD

IV. For questions from 1 - 15, read the text 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) (15 points) THE JUNGLE We (0) …can… all imagine an intrepid explorer, cutting his way (1) _______ a thick jungle. But (2) _______ exactly is a jungle, and where are the great jungles of the world? One definition (3) _______ jungle is ‘an area of thick tangled plant growth at ground level.’ But, as this could also refer (4) _______ your garden when you haven’t had time to cut the grass for a week (5) ________ two, the term ‘jungle’ (6) ________ generally reserved to describe dense rain forests in tropical regions. However, some large forests in subtropical or even warm temperate regions are sometimes described (7) ________ jungles. The major jungles (8) ________ found in Central and South America, Africa and South East Asia. (9) ________ are also jungles in North Australia, and even parts of the USA, (10) ________ as Florida. (11) ________ it is rarely as hot as in the desert, the temperature in the jungle is always warm. Jungles are also categorized by their heavy rainfall, their darkness at ground level- due (12) ________ the inability of sunlight to break through the thick vegetation- (13) ________ the wide variety of plant and animal species found in them. As (14) ________ been widely reported recently, the great jungles of the world are now facing their greatest danger: humans. Each year, somewhere (15) ________ seven and twenty million hectares of jungle are destroyed.

P a g e | 73 V. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) CHEESE Most of us take cheese for (0) B . When we go to the supermarket, we expect to see a (1) _____ of different types of cheese to choose from. But have you ever wondered how these differences (2) _____ about? Cheese has been produced and eaten for many thousands of years. No one knows for sure how we (3) _____ how to make cheese, but some animals, like lambs, produce cheese naturally in their stomachs. It’s possible that our (4) _____ found this cheese-like (5) _____ in the stomach of a dead lamb or calf and liked the taste. Certainly, cheese is very practical. Milk (6) _____ very quickly, but turning it into a (7) _____ means that it can be kept for much longer. Cheese is also healthy, being full of protein, calcium and (8) _____ acids. Cheese can be made from the mil of animals such as goats, sheep, cows, and (9) _____ horses and reindeer. By (10) _____ the most popular cheese in the world is Cheddar, and English cheese made from cow’s milk. The amount of water and fat used in the production of cheese (11) _____ whether it is hard or soft. The flavour of cheese (12) _____ on the kind of bacteria used in the ripening process. All cheese had bacteria in it, but this is not (13) _____ to humans. The holes in Swiss cheese are made by bacteria that (14) _____ a certain gas. Roquefort and other blue kinds of cheese are blue because they have a mould in them. Once (15) _____, this is quite safe to eat. 0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. given A. sort A. take A. discovered A. elders A. sort A. goes off A. figure A. famous A. still A. far A. determines A. derives A. bad A. set in A. again

B. granted B. range B. are B. invented B. descendants B. material B. takes out B. form B. noteworthy B. even B. long B. means B. results B. harmful B. make up B. more

C. read C. variation C. go C. worked C. ancestors C. substance C. takes in C. shape C. essential C. yet C. high C. decides C. relies C. destructive C. give off C. over

D. said D. distribution D. came D. succeeded D. peers D. type D. ends up D. solid D. significant D. too D. deep D. says D. depends D. unhelpful D. hand out D. up

P a g e | 74 PRACTICE TEST 25 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) (0) MEMORY IN MICE

In the laboratory, mice were trained to associate a sound with a shock a few seconds later. They had to (1) _____ their way through a maze to avoid the shock. Then some of the mice were given a steroid hormone, pregnenolone. The mice that had been injected with the hormone showed such a (2) _____ improvement in memory that the researchers were astonished. It was already known that pregnenolone can help people (3) _____ from spinal cord (4) _____ after car crashes or falls, but (5) _____ this new research shows is that it plays an even more important role. The results suggest that it may one day be possible to treat people (6) _____ memories have been affected by old age or disease. Scientists have already tried out the drug on a number of patients (7) _____ had been (8) _____ affected by Alzheimer’s disease and who were (9) _____ of (10) _____ members of their own family. (11) _____ they only showed a (12) _____ improvement, if any, but the scientists believe that the doses they used (13) _____ have been either too high or too low. They are confident that they will reach their (14) _____ aim of producing a drug that will be safe and (15) _____ for humans. 0. C

A. recognition

B. recollection

C. memory

D. reminder

1.

A. realise

B. remind

C. remember

D. review

2.

A. significant

B. grand

C. decisive

D. important

3.

A. rescue

B. recover

C. return

D. regain

4.

A. hurt

B. damage

C. injury

D. harm

5.

A. what

B. that

C. who

D. which

6.

A. there

B. who

C. whose

D. which

7.

A. whom

B. they

C. which

D. who

8.

A. hardly

B. wrongly

C. badly

D. heavily

9.

A. unconscious

B. incapable

C. unaware

D. disable

10.

A. realizing

B. recognizing

C. reviewing

D. reminding

11.

A. Importantly

B. Important

C. Unlikely

D. Unfortunately

12.

A. small

B poor

C. mean

D. petty

13.

A. will

B. should

C. might

D. ought

14.

A. long-sight

B. long-times

C. long-term

D. long-time

15.

A. ineffectively

B. effective

C. effectively

D. ineffective

P a g e | 75 II. 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) DUBLIN, IRELAND In the last 20 years, the Republic of Ireland’ s capital city has transformed itself from a quiet, (0) economically depressed, (1) _________________ town into a modern, (2) ___________________, affluent, and (3) ___________________ (around 35 per cent of the city’s people are under the age of 25) (4) ___________________ city. Ancient pubs, (5) __________________ nightclubs, hundreds of live music venues, and elegant restaurants share rain-soaked people with hundreds of years of troubled, (6) _______________________, and (7) _______________________ history carved into stone. The Liffey River divides the city into two distinct areas, both of which have seen an (8) _____________________________ in recent years. But as Joyce, Yeats, Swift, and their modern counterparts have (9) _________________________ demonstrated, every corner pub, emerald green, and Georgian square of Ireland’s largest city holds a story (10) ____________________ to be shared.

0. ECONOMIC 1. FASHION 2. SUCCESS 3. YOUTH 4. EUROPE 5. LIFE 6. PAIN 7. FASCINATE 8. IMPROVE 9. ELOQUENT 10. WAIT

III. For questions 1-10, read the text 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) EXAM TIPS When exam day comes give yourself plenty of time (0) .to. do everything: have breakfast but don't drink (1) ________ much; go to the toilet; arrive on time, but not too early or you will find yourself getting more and more nervous while waiting to start. Try not to talk (2). ________ the exam before you go in. In the exam, calm yourself down by breathing deeply and thinking positively. Read (3) ________ exam questions carefully and underline all of the key instruction words (4) ________ indicate how the questions should (5) ________ answered. If possible start with the ones (6) ________ can do easily to give you confidence. Remember what you've learnt from practising questions previously and plan your use of time. Don't panic (7) ________ everyone around you seems to start writing furiously immediately and don't be tempted to follow their example. Finally, after the exam, don't join in a discussion about (8) ________ everyone else did and use your energy and self-confidence for the next exam. Above (9) ________, remember that exams are not designed to show your mistakes, (10) ________ to find out what you know, what you understand and what you can do.

P a g e | 76 IV. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20 points) The students complained the classroom was too cold. WARM The students complained …..the classroom wasn’t warm….. enough. 1. Do you and your brother have the same looks? Does ___________________________________ you? 2. You can’t bring food into this room. You ________________________________________ food into this room. 3. The car was too expensive for me to buy. I _______________________________________ money to buy the car. 4. It's the most beautiful sculpture I've ever seen. I _______________________________________________ beautiful sculpture. 5. My intention is to travel to London by train. I _______________________________ travel to London by train. 6. Daniel really likes car races and rarely misses one. Daniel ____________________________ car races and rarely misses one. 7. We need to go quickly or the train will leave. We need to ___________________ or the train will leave. 8. It wasn’t necessary for me to buy a ticket for the concert. Jan offered me one. I __________________________________ a ticket for the concert. 9. She is almost certain she didn’t leave her bag on the tube. She __________________________ her bag on the tube. 10. It was wrong of you to take her seat at the cinema. You _________________________________ seat at the cinema.

LIKE SUPPOSED ENOUGH SEEN GOING CRAZY UP NEED CAN’T HAVE

V. For questions 1-5, put each verb into an appropriate tense and voice (active or passive). Write your answers on the line. There is an example at the beginning (0). (5 points) 0. My brother works in London, but this week he is working (work) in Manchester. 1. He slipped, fell over and _____________________________ (break) his ankle. 2. Last week, while I _____________________________ (visit) my aunt who lives by the sea, something strange happened to me. 3. I _____________________________ (not/ finish) the work unless you help me. 4. If the salary had been good, Mary _____________________________ (accept) the position as a Maths teacher. 5. The burglar who broke into my neighbour’s house last night ____________________________ (question) by a police officer.

P a g e | 77 PRACTICE TEST 26 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (16 points) A DIFFICULT INTERVIEW I had a very difficult interview the other day, in fact it (0) B the most difficult one of my life. I arrived an hour early - I know I (1) _______, but I wanted to. In fact all the waiting made me more nervous, and it (2) _______ better to arrive just fifteen minutes before. Anyway, when the interview started I didn’t know what to say. I had asked my mother for (3) _______ about interview technique, and she (4) _______, ‘If (5) _______, I’d just be yourself.’ I know I should be more (6) _______, but it wasn’t very helpful! After about five minutes I relaxed a little, but the questions were really difficult. At the end they said they would (7) _______ let me know the result of the interview (8) _______ the end of the month, but I’m not very hopeful. 0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

A. must be A. didn’t have to A. could be A. advice A. spoke me A. I could be you A. appreciate A. could A. by

B. must have been B. mustn’t have to B. might be B. directions B. told B. I should be you B. grateful B. can B. for

C. should be C. hadn’t to C. can’t have been C. counsel C. said C. I were you C. thankful C. be about to C. during

D. should have been D. mustn’t D. might have been D. recommending D. said me D. I am you D. obliged D. be able to D. for

II. 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. (10 points) 1. Kate ________________ me. I said ‘Kiss him’, but she thought I said ‘Kick him’! HEAR 2. The teacher asked me to ________________ my essay because she couldn’t read my handwriting. WRITTEN 3. It hasn’t rained here for ages and now we’ve got a water ________________. SHORT 4. Their ________________ is still really strong after 45 years of marriage. RELATE 5. ‘How many ________________ have you got working for you now, Mr Warner?’ EMPLOY 6. Police are investigating the ________________ of a five-year-old girl. APPEAR 7. Drinking too much alcohol is ________________ to your health. HARM 8. Kylie Minogue is an ________________ famous singer. NATION 9. We should all try to ________________ paper and glass because it’s good for the environment. CYCLE 10. Dear Sir, I would like to inform you of my ________________ with your service. The treatment I received in your shop last Saturday was totally unacceptable. SATISFY

P a g e | 78 III. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (20 points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The play was boring, so I fell asleep in the middle. SUCH It was _____________________________________ I fell asleep in the middle. Waiter! This food isn’t hot, so I can’t eat it. TO Waiter! This food is ______________________________________________ eat. Just think! I was in Rome a week ago today. TIME Just think! I was in Rome ______________________________________ week. We had problems, but we succeeded in the end. OF We succeeded in the end ____________________________________________ the problems. You use this to clean the bathroom sink. FOR This ____________________________________________ the bathroom sink. I kept hoping for a miracle, but I knew it was no use. EVEN I kept hoping for a miracle, ________________________________________ it was no use. We installed an alarm to prevent burglars entering the house. COULDN'T We installed an alarm _______________________________________ enter the house. We couldn’t play tennis, as it was dark. TO It was _________________________________________________ play tennis. Use this screwdriver to assemble the bookcase. ASSEMBLING This screwdriver _______________________________________ the bookcase. Although Geoffrey had a cold, he came to school. DESPITE Geoffrey _________________________________________________ his cold.

IV. For questions from 1-14, read the text 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). (14 points) DIET AND HEALTH It is said that people from Mediterranean countries, (0) on average, live longer (1) ____________ people from the north of Europe. (2) _______________ a large extent this must be due (3) ____________ their better diet. Southern Europeans eat healthy foods (4) ____________ as fish and vegetables, and they also eat far (5) ______________ fatty foods like cakes and hamburgers. The people from southern Italy, (6) _____________ life expectancy is the longest (7) ____________ all, have traditionally consumed very little meat. (8) __________________ the past this habit might (9) _______________ been caused (10) _______________ poverty, but (11) ______________ today people from this region eat a lot of fish. There is one surprising thing, (12) _______________. In (13) ______________ of their healthy lifestyle, people from southern Europe smoke a lot. In fact, (14) ____________ many young people have started smoking so the governments are quite worried and are taking measures to reduce the number of smokers in their countries.

P a g e | 79 PRACTICE TEST 27 I. You are going to read a text about photo printing. For questions 1 – 5, choose the answer (A, B or C) which you think fits best according to the text. (15 points) PHOTO PRINTING FIRM PAYS OUT COMPENSATION 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 films for printing 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 firm 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 printing. (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. (B) never been to China before. (C) already been to China several times. 4. It was a good thing that Miss King sent her films away one at a time because... (A) not all the films were lost. (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 company... (A) offered her £20. (B) doubled their offer. (C) decided to pay £75.

P a g e | 80 II. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) WINTER DRIVING Winter is dangerous because it'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 you 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. If you (14) _____ to stay in control of your car at all (15) _____, you will avoid trouble.

0. B

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. such A. be A. above A. is being A. make A. either A. like A. together A. your A. pay A. which A. further A. longest A. that A. try A. timing

B. so B. to be B. over B. is been B. do B. neither B. as B. along B. yours B. show B. what B. far B. many B. than B. tried B. the times

C. absolutely C. have been C. beneath C. are C. to make C. or C. such C. without C. you C. draw C. that C. fur C. long C. what C. will try C. times

D. real D. been D. next to D. is D. to do D. although D. so D. with D. yourself D. indicate D. when D. more far D. more D. how D. had tried D. the timing

P a g e | 81 III. 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 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 it. It's not so much that Pet Doctor is an (2) ___________ film, 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 still believe Gross is a good (4) ___________. His (5) ___________ on the New York stage last winter in 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 small town doctor who finds he's making more money by looking after the local children's pets than he is by looking after humans. To the public’s (6) ___________, he gets into trouble with the police simply because he doesn't have the right sort of licence necessary to do this and, (7) ___________, the (8) ___________ and their pets find a really clever way to (9) ___________ his problems. I won't say how, as it's the only part of the film that's even (10) ___________ original or 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.

0. SAY 1. ATTENTIVE 2. SUCCESS 3. MUCH 4. ACT / 5. APPEAR

6. ASTONISH 7. FINAL 8. CHILD/ 9. SOLUTION 10. SLIGHT

IV. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (10 points) They published this book in England. CAME This book .............................came from.................... England. 1. Spiders don’t frighten me. AFRAID I ________________________________ spiders. 2. I started studying at seven and now it’s eleven o’clock. BEEN It’s eleven o’clock and I ________________________________ hours. 3. You can have half of my pizza. SHARE I’ll ________________________________ you. 4. I didn’t understand Chemistry when I was in elementary school. USE I ________________________________ Chemistry when I was in elementary school. 5. `I’m sorry I didn’t believe your story, Ann`, said Brenda. APPOLOGISED Brenda ________________________________ Ann’s story.

P a g e | 82 V. For questions from 1-10, read the text 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, life hasn't always been that easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had (1) ___________ in finding friends, although he really enjoyed (2) ___________ part in school plays. (3) ___________ he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look for work. He found employment as a porter, and at the same time he (4) ___________ drama classes. In 1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli (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, (7) ___________ millions of dollars for (8) ___________ film. Today, Tom (9) ___________ appears in many successful films and is as popular (10) ___________ ever with his thousands of fans from all around the world.

P a g e | 83 PRACTICE TEST 28 I. Read the following text and mark the following sentences True (T), False (F) or Doesn’t Say (DS) (6 points) I remember going to the British Museum one day to read up on the treatment for some slight disease. I got down the book and read all I had come to read. Then without realizing what I was doing I turned the leaves and began to study diseases generally. I forget which was the first disease I read about but before I looked through the list of the symptoms I felt that I had it. I kept on reading, feeling rather nervous, and realized that I was suffering from every disease imaginable. To say that I was worried and upset and that I felt miserable would be to say nothing. I nearly fainted. In fact I felt more dead than alive. I tried to examine myself. I felt my pulse. I discovered that I had no pulse. I tried to feel my heart. I could not feel my heart. It had stopped beating. It became clear to me that I would never recover and would never get rid of the thousand diseases I had. I gave up all hope. Medicine could not help me. I had walked into the reading room a happy healthy man, I walked out an invalid. Though I doubted if anyone would be able to cure me of my diseases, I went to consult with my physician. I always turn to him for advice and help. He is a nice fellow and an old friend of mine. He had been treating me for many years. I never make an appointment with him, he’s always ready to see me. He never remains indifferent to what I say and always does his best to encourage me when I start complaining about my diseases. “Well, what’s the matter with you? Got any complaints?” he asked. I did not pretend to be calm. My whole life depended on what he would say. 1. The author was very seriously ill ____ 2. The author felt very miserable after reading the book_____ 3. The author thought he would never recover______ 4. The author’s physician had his office in the centre of London_____ 5. The author made an appointment with the doctor_____ 6. The author pretended to be relaxed_____ II. For questions from 1 to 12, read the text 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). (12 points) The role of the river Thames (0) has been of vital importance to London’s history. (1) _______________ the city’s beginnings as a Roman Empire trading post and military base, the Thames has connected London (2) _____________ the wider world beyond. (3) ______________ the height of the Industrial Revolution in the nineteen century, the London docks were (4) ____________ of merchant ships; London was (5) ________________ biggest port in the world with hundreds of ships (6) ____________ to and from all five continents. Today, (7) _________________ of that river traffic has disappeared, but the empty docklands are bursting back into life. (8) _________________ place of the old buildings with their smashed windows and broken roofs are homes, offices, riverside walks and the tallest building in Britain, known (9) __________________ Canary Wharf. Miles of new and improved roads have also been built, as (10) _______________ as an ultra-modern airport (11) ____________ is only a five-minute walk away (12) ____________ the nearest railway station.

P a g e | 84 III. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points) Deserts are not (0) uninhabited places as many people believe. Although the daytime air temperature may reach a(n) (1) _______________ 58 degrees Celsius and the surface temperature 77 degrees Celsius, many animals live in these conditions. Their (2) _________________, however, is (3) _________________ on them being able to get the water they need. (4) __________________ of desert animals has revealed a lot about the strategies they employ to achieve this. (5) ____________________ have found that beetles for example, get their (6) _______________requisite of water after waiting for the (7) _______________ from fog to condense on their bodies and drip down into their mouth. Larger desert animals have come up with another (8) _______________ to the problem of finding a source of water. For example, (9) _______________ like hares or rats get their supply by eating (10) _______________ amounts of desert vegetation, which contains the water they require.

0. INHABIT 1. BEAR 2. SURVIVE/ 3.DEPEND 4. OBSERVE 5. RESEARCH 6. DAY/ 7. MOIST 8. SOLVE 9. CREATE 10. CONSIDER

IV. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (10 points) 1. I have always admired Mrs Smith for all the charity work she does. LOOKED I have always ________________________________ Mrs Smith for all the charity work she does. 2. “Do you realize how late it is?” Bill asked his daughter. IF Bill asked his daughter ________________________________________________ it was. 3. I’m sorry I left my gloves in the car. WISH I ______________________________________________ my gloves in the car. 4. Caroline seems to be naturally good at cooking Italian food. TALENT Caroline seems to __________________________________________ cooking Italian food. 5. These two Chinese vases look exactly the same to me. TELL I can’t ______________________________________________ these two Chinese vases. 6. We took the ring road because we didn’t want to get caught in traffic in the city centre. AS We took the ring road so _________________________________ caught in traffic in the city centre. 7. By the look on their faces, you’d assume they had seen a ghost. THOUGH They looked _________________________________________________ a ghost. 8. Although he smokes heavily, he refuses to seek medical advice. SMOKER Despite __________________________________________, he refuses to seek medical advice. 9. Why don’t you use a dictionary to find unfamiliar words? UP You could __________________________________________________ the dictionary. 10. It’s your responsibility to make sure all books are returned on time. FOR You are __________________________________________ all books are returned on time.

P a g e | 85 V. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (12 points) My first (0) B was as a sales (1) _____ at a large department store. Actually, I wanted to (2) _____ part-time because I was still studying (3) _____ university and I was only (4) _____ to work a few days a week. I came (5) _____ the advertisement in the local newspaper. I remember the interview as though (6) _____ were yesterday. The personnel manager sat behind a large desk. He asked me various questions which surprised me because all I wanted was to work in sales. An hour later, I was told that I had got the job and was given a contract to go (7) _____. I was to be trained for ten days before I took my post. Also, as a member of (8) _____, I was entitled to some benefits, including discounts. When I eventually started, I was responsible (9) _____ the toy section, I really enjoyed it there and I loved demonstrating the different toys. I was surprised at how friendly my (10) _____ were, too. They made working there fun even when we had to (11) _____ customers who (12) _____ on our nerves. On the whole, working there was a great experience which I will never forget. 0. B A. occupation B. job C. work D. employment 1. A. employee B. attendant C. officer D. assistant 2. A. work B. make C. do D. get 3. A. in B. job C. at D. employment 4. A. excellent B. able C. proud D. experienced 5. A. across B. on C. on D. for 6. A. it B. I C. that D. there 7. A. on B. over C. ahead D. with 8. A. staff B. crew C. team D. party 9. A. of B. at C. with D. for 10. A. assistants B. staff C. colleagues D. employees 11. A. control B. deal with C. manage D. cooperate 12. A. came B. went C. got D. were VI. Choose the correct form of the verb in each sentence: (10 points) 1. I SAW/ WAS SEEING a great programme about working on a newspaper last night. 2. I KNEW/ WAS KNOWING nothing about being a vet until I spent the summer on a farm. 3. They wanted me to go for an interview on Saturday but I HAD ALREADY ARRANGED/ WAS ALREADY ARRANGING to play tennis. 4. I HAVE BEEN/ USED TO GO to Germany a couple of times, but I didn’t like it much. 5. When I arrived, the pupils WERE DISCUSSING/ WOULD DISCUSS the new classroom rules. 6. My mum USED TO TRAVEL/ HAS TRAVELLED to work until she started to work by email from home. 7. Dad WOULD DRIVE/ WAS DRIVING me to school daily on his way to work when I was little. 8. While I WAS WORKING/ HAD WORKED hard, the others WERE SITTING/ HAD SAT around doing nothing. 9. I was tired because I HAD BEEN WORKING/ WAS BEING WORKING all day.

P a g e | 86 PRACTICE TEST 29 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points) REALITY TELEVISION Reality television is a genre of television programming (0) B, it is claimed, presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people (1) _____ than professional actors. It could be described as a form of artificial or "heightened" documentary. (2) ______ the genre has existed in some form or another (3) ______ the early years of television, the current explosion of popularity dates (4) ______ around 2000. Reality television covers a wide range of television programming formats, from game or quiz shows, to surveillance- or voyeurismfocused productions such as Big Brother. Critics say that the term "reality television" is (5) ______ of a misnomer and that such shows frequently portray a modified and highly influenced form of reality, with participants (6) ______ in exotic locations or abnormal situations, sometimes coached to act in certain ways by off-screen handlers, and with events on screen manipulated (7) _____ editing and other post-production techniques. Part of reality television's appeal is (8) _____ to its ability to place ordinary people in extraordinary situations. Reality television also (9) _____ the potential to turn its participants into national celebrities. Producers specifically select the participants, and use (10) ______ designed scenarios, challenges, events, and settings to encourage particular behaviours and conflicts. Mark Burnett, creator of Survivor and other reality shows, avoids the word "reality" to describe his shows. He has said, "I tell good stories. It really is not reality TV. It really is unscripted drama." 0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

A. where A. rather A. Unless A. for A. from A. some A. stay A. with A. owed A. have A. care

B. which B. more B. Despite B. before B. for B. something B. seated B. through B. owing B. has B. caring

C. in which C. less C. However C. since C. on C. somewhat C. situated C. within C. due C. will have C. careful

D. what D. much D. Although D. when D. in D. somehow D. put D. in D. causing D. had D. carefully

P a g e | 87 II. For questions from 1-15, read the text 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). (15 points) SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE The majority (0) of people in Scotland are in favour breaking away (1) __________ the rest of the UK and becoming independent, according to a poll taken just before the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union, (2) __________ united Scotland and England. A pair of Acts of Parliament, passed in 1706 and 1707 that came into effect (3) __________ May 1, 1707, created Great Britain. The parliaments of both countries (4) __________ dissolved, and replaced by a new Parliament of Great Britain in Westminster, London. The poll showed support for independence for Scotland (5) _____________ running at 51%. This is the first time (6) _____________ 1998 that support for separation has passed 50%, and the first time since devolution gave power to the country in 1999. Six months before elections for (7) __________ Scottish Parliament, these poll results come (8) __________ good news to the Scottish Nationalist Party, who are hoping to (9) _________ progress against Labour and further the cause of (10) __________ independent Scotland. Many people (11) ___________ become disillusioned with devolution, and believe that the Scottish Parliament has failed to deliver (12) ___________ they had hoped it would; only a tenth have no opinion. In (13) ___________, only 39% of those polled want (14) ____________ keep things as (15) _________ are. III. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (20 points) 1. The date for our next meeting is the 7th of February. PLACE Our next meeting ___________________________________ the 7 th of February. 2. Smoking is not allowed in the airport. SMOKE You _________________________________________ in the airport. 3. I am sorry I said those harsh words to you. REGRET I ______________________________________ those harsh words to you. 4. I have a lot of clothes and I don’t know what to do with them. SO I have __________________________________________ I don’t know what to do with them. 5. She is absolutely certain that she will pass the exam DOUBT There ____________________________________ her mind that she will pass the exam. 6. We started studying English at school seven years ago. BEEN We _________________________________________ in school seven years. 7. Would you like to go for a walk in the park? ABOUT ____________________________________ a walk in the park? 8. I bought a sandwich on my way to school. STOPPED On my way to school, I ___________________________________ a sandwich. 9. Do you think studying abroad is a good idea? FAVOUR Are you _________________________________________ abroad? 10. I couldn’t concentrate so I made a lot of mistakes. WOULD If I _________________________________________ have made fewer mistakes

P a g e | 88 IV. 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) PIRANHAS (0) Scientists in the UK have announced that the piranha fish's reputation as a (1) _______________ killer may well not be deserved. The fish, which is found in the Amazon in Brazil, have been portrayed as (2) ________________ carnivores that work in shoals to overwhelm their prey and strip it of its flesh in seconds. However, experts from St Andrews University say that piranhas are omnivores that (3) ____________ eat fish, plants and insects. They form big groups not to hunt but to defend (4) ______________ against other (5) ______________, according to the team. "(6) _______________ it was thought piranhas shoaled as it (7) _____________ them to form a (8) _______________ hunting group," said Professor Anne Magurran. "However, we have found that it is primarily a (9) _______________ behaviour. Piranhas can be attacked by animals like dolphins, caimans and large fish, so forming a shoal is a good way of avoiding being killed. Piranhas of (10) _______________ age stay in the middle of the group for protection and the size of the shoal differs according to the level of risk. When the water level is high, the fish form small groups as there is space to escape, but when the water level drops, they form large groups as protection against predators.

0. SCIENCE 1. FEAR 2. DEAD

3. MAIN 4. THEY 5. PREDATE 6. PREVIOUS 7. ABLE 8. COOPERATE 9. DEFEND

10. REPRODUCE

V. Choose the correct option from the CAPITALIZED words/phrases by circling it. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

(5 points)

I’ll buy a ticket as soon as I WILL GET/ GET my money. He is ON/ UNDER a lot of pressure at work right now. The latest issue of my favourite magazine has a great RECEIPT/ RECIPE for a chocolate cake. If you’re serious ABOUT/ REGARDING becoming a doctor, you’d better start studying hard. Can you tell me what time IS IT/ IT IS? When I got home, I realized I had forgotten BUYING/ TO BUY milk, so I had to go out again. Let’s watch a movie tonight, SHALL WE/ WILL YOU? ‘When I grow up, I’M BEING/ I’M GOING TO BE a famous singer,’ said the little girl enthusiastically. 9. You know you won’t get AWAY/ OUT with it, don’t you? 10. Look at the photograph ON/ IN page 57. What do you think is represents?

P a g e | 89 PRACTICE TEST 30 I. Read the sentences and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. 1. They _____ for Paris long time ago. a. leave b. will leave c. have left 2. If he_____ hard, he will definitely have good results. a. worked b. work c. works 3. Who_____ to when I called you? a. were you talking b. did you talk c. have you talked 4. I was tired because I _____ all night. a. had worked b. had been working c. worked 5. The doctor_____ his speech when a police officer came into the room. a. has finished b. had been finishing c. had finished 6. It seems that it _____ to snow. a. goes b. is going c. will go 7. While I _____ vegetables my brother was grating cheese. a. chop b. on chopping c. chopped 8. The shop-assistant told us that he _____ the product we needed. a. doesn’t have b. don’t have c. hasn’t have 9. The news of the accident_____ us five days ago. a. reached b. had reached c. reaches 10. The plane_____ in Chicago at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. a. arrived b. is arriving c. has arrived

(10 points)

d. left d. will work d. are you talking d. has worked d. finished d. has gone d. was chopping d. didn’t have d. is reaching d. arrives

II. For questions from 1 to 10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. (20 points) My interest in politics (1) _________ when I was a young man. I (2) _________ to the eldest of our tribe speaking (3) _________ the good old (4) _________ before the arrival of the white men when black people (5) _________ peacefully and freely, I knew then that I wanted to (6) _________ my people in (7) _________ fight (8) _________ freedom. When I was 16, I was old (9) _________ to take part in the “parliament” of my tribe. Later I went to Johannesburg where I took (10)_________ law. III. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (10 points) 1. How do you feel about going to Disneyland this year? LIKE Would ___________________________________ Disneyland this year? 2. I would like to be a computer programmer one day. WORK I would like ___________________________________ computer programmer. 3. I feel that I can’t trust anyone apart from my sister. PERSON I feel that my sister is ___________________________________ trust.

P a g e | 90 4. He did not put a stamp on the letter he posted. STAMP He posted the letter ___________________________________ it. 5. The man was so unpleasant that I began to lose my temper with him. MAN He was ___________________________________ that I began to lose my temper with him.

IV. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Write the correct sentences on your answer sheet. (10 points) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

You must wait until he will arrive. I must congratulate you for your success. We know each other since last year. You hardly know him, don’t you? When I was a little boy I have always spent money on sweets.

V. Read the following text. Five sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences A-F the one which fits each gap (1-5). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. (10 points) THANKSGIVING DAY (1) [...] religious reasons and settled in Holland for a few years but soon they wanted to move on. That is why on September, 6, 1620 the Pilgrims sailed for the New World on a ship called the Mayflower. (2) [...] and decided to settle there. The first winter there was totally devastating. The cold and snow prevented the pilgrims from building their own houses. Many of them died, only half of the Pilgrims survived. (3) [...] weather and they started to recover. The same spring a very important event took place. A brave Indian entered their settlement and tried to talk to them. (4) [...] but he and the other Indians also taught the new comers how to plant the Indian corn and other crops, which plants were poisonous and which ones weren’t, etc The harvest in October was successful. They had enough food, fish, vegetables and fruit to survive the next winter. (5) [...] saving them from starvation and since then the Americans have been celebrating Thanksgiving Day. A. B. C. D. E. F.

They eventually arrived at Plymouth The Pilgrims were happy they survived. Spring brought warmer In 1609 the Pilgrims left England for That was the moment they decided to thank God for Not only that the Indian talked.

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I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) (0) A is the (1) ________ popular sport in the world? Most people would probably (2) ______ football, because of the many millions (3) ______ play it and the even larger number who watch it on television. (4) ______ are some, however, who say the correct answer is basketball – not (5) ______ of its TV audience, which is certainly (6) ______ than that for football, but because the number of people who regularly (7) ______ the game might be higher (at least 300 million according to most estimates). In China, for example, which has a population of 1.3 billion, more people play basketball than football, and it is (8) ______ more popular all the time. Basketball has existed (9) ______ less time than some of the world’s other major sports. It (10) ______ invented in the early 1890s (11) ______ a Canadian, James Naismith, working at a college in the state of Massachusetts in (12) ______ United States. Wanting to create a game that could be played indoors (13) ______ the long winters but would also be active enough to keep people (14) ______, he had the idea of two teams of players trying to throw a ball into a basket that was above their heads. Early basketball looked different from the game today: for (15) ______ the basket didn’t have a hole in the bottom, so every time a player threw the ball in, someone had to go up to get it out again!

0. A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. What A. more A. speak A. which A. There A. so A. little A. sing A. becoming A. for A. is A. for A. a A. during A. tired A. exercise

B. Who B. most B. told B. where B. It B. also B. small B. write B. turning B. since B. was B. from B. an B. after B. fit B. reason

C. Why C. much C. say C. who C. Is C. because C. tall C. guess C. changing C. from C. be C. with C. or C. before C. shape C. example

D. When D. many D. spoke D. when D. They D. therefore D. smaller D. play D. telling D. about D. will be D. by D. the D. up D. small D. sport

P a g e | 92 II. For questions from 1-15, read the text 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). (15 points)

For many people, especially children, Christmas would (0) not be the same without a jolly old man with a white (1) ____________ and a red costume: Santa (2) ____________, or Father Christmas. Because Christmas is in mid-winter in the northern hemisphere, Father Christmas is associated (3) __________ very cold weather. He is supposed to (4) __________ somewhere in the far north — Lapland in northern Finland, or Greenland, or even (5) __________ North Pole — and to transport his presents using a sledge, pulled by (6) __________, which not only travels through snow but can also (7) __________ through the sky. In countries (8) _______________ Christmas presents are given and received on Christmas (9) __________, 25th December, Father Christmas delivers his presents (10) __________ night on Christmas Eve, 24th December, after all the children have gone to (11) __________ He enters people’s homes by coming (12) __________ the chimney, without waking anyone up, and usually places the presents under or by the side of the Christmas (13) __________ (Many homes, of course, do not have chimneys, but young children are not encouraged to worry about such details). Some (14) ___________ give their children a small amount of food and drink to leave for Father Christmas before they go to bed on Christmas Eve. By Christmas morning the food and drink will (15) __________ disappeared — which the parents, of course, will say is proof that Father Christmas really has visited, and nothing at all to do with them! III. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20 points) It hasn’t taken Sam long to learn Spanish. PICKED Sam .............................has picked up.................... Spanish very quickly. 1. Amy wanted a fresh start in life, so she emigrated to New Zealand. ORDER Amy emigrated to New Zealand _________________________________ a fresh start in life. 2. Nobody will ever find the murder weapon in that deep water. NEVER The murder weapon _________________________________ in that deep water. 3. “Please don’t stay out late,” his mother said. ASKED His mother asked him _________________________________ out late. 4. All the guests enjoyed themselves at the party apart from George. WHO George was _________________________________ enjoy himself at the party. 5. The basketball coach will make me train very hard. MADE I _________________________________ very hard by the basketball coach 6. My father last went abroad in 2001. BEEN My father _________________________________ 2001. 7. Their car is French. It’s big and red. A They’ve got _________________________________ car.

P a g e | 93 8. I hope it’ll be sunny tomorrow, then we can go to the seaside. IF We can go to the seaside _________________________________ tomorrow. 9. I lent her my dictionary last week. BORROWED She _________________________________ last week. 10. “I will only work extra hours if I get paid better.” UNLESS “I will _________________________________ I get paid better.” IV. 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. (10 points)

1. Many soldiers were taken __________________. 2. She is a __________________ child to have such parents. 3. My hopes were very high, but the __________________ was different. 4. She will never forget your __________________. 5. Has she received an __________________ to their party? 6. My granny is a __________________.person. 7. It is __________________ to drive a car without a licence. 8. Mr Brown is a __________________ musician. 9. Fasten your __________________ belts, please! 10. He hired a private __________________ to find out the truth.

1. PRISON 2. LUCK 3. REAL 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

KIND INVITE WONDER LEGAL PROFESS SAFE DETECT

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I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) For Nigel Portman, a love of (0) D , began with what’s (1) _______ a “gap year”. In common with many other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before (2) _______ to study for his degree. After doing various jobs to (3) ________ some money, he left home to gain some experience of life in different cultures, visiting America and Asia. The more adventurous the young person, the (4) ______ the challenge they are likely to (5) ______ themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel, it can (6) ______ a thirst for adventure. Now that his university course has (7) ______ to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a threeyear trip that will take him (8) ______ around the world. What’s more, he plans to (9) ______ the whole journey using only means of transport which are (10) ______ by natural energy. In other words, he’ll be (11) ______ mostly on bicycles and his own legs; and when there’s an ocean to cross, he won’t be taking a (12) ______ cut by climbing a plane, he’ll be joining the crew of a sailing ship (13) ______. As (14) ______ as doing some mountain climbing and other outdoor pursuits along the way, Nigel hopes to (15) ______ on to the people he meets the environmental message that lies behind the whole idea.

0. D 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. visiting A. called A. settling down A. achieve A. stronger A. put A. result A. come A. just A. take A. pulled A. relying A. quick A. anyway A. soon A. leave

B. journey B. named B. getting up B. raise B. wider B. set B. lead B. turned B. complete B. make B. charged B. using B. short B. alike B. good B. keep

C. walking C. referred C. taking over C. advance C. greater C. aim C. cause C. reached C. whole C. do C. forced C. attempting C. brief C. instead C. close C. pass

D. travelling D. known D. holding back D. win D. deeper D. place D. create D. brought D. right D. have D. powered D. trying D. swift D. otherwise D. well D. give

P a g e | 95 II. For questions from 1-15, read the text 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). (15 points) Stretching 3,100 miles from east to west and 3,400 miles from north to south, China is a large country (0) with widely varying landscapes. Its territory includes mountains, high plateaus, sandy deserts, (1) _____________ dense forests. One-third of China's land area is made (2) __________ of mountains. The tallest mountain (3) ___________ Earth, Mount Everest, sits on the border (4) ______________ China and Nepal. China has thousands (5) ________________ rivers. The Yangtze and the Yellow Rivers are the (6) ___________ important. At 3,915 miles long, the Yangtze is the world's third largest river. China's diverse habitats are home (7) ____________ hundreds of species of animals and plants. More (8) _____________ 3,800 species of fish and hundreds of amphibians and reptile species live in the rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. China's forest wildlife is threatened (9) _____________ logging and clear-cutting (clearing the land of all trees) for farmland. Expanding deserts (10) ________________ the north also shrinks animal habitats. The Chinese government (11) _________________ created more than 1,200 reserves to protect plant and animal species. The giant panda lives in the misty mountains of southwest China and nowhere (12) ___________ on Earth. They eat bamboo and usually live near stands of the woody evergreen plant. Pandas have (13) ____________ hunted and only about 1,600 remain in the wild. China is the home of one of the world's oldest civilizations, but (14) ___________ has only recently become a "modern" nation. In the last 20 years, China has changed faster than any other country in the world. Chinese history (15) _________ divided into dynasties, each of which marks the period when a line of emperors ruled. The Chinese invented paper, the magnetic compass, printing, porcelain, silk, and gunpowder, among other things. III. 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) WALKING HOLIDAYS The Real Walkers Company offers a (0) selection of small group 0. SELECT walking holidays which explore some delightful hidden corners of Europe, the Americas and Australasia. There is something for everyone to enjoy on these holidays, (1) _______________ on the age or level of (2) _________________. 1. REGARD/2. FIT The brochure includes various destinations and a range of itineraries. These range from sightseeing tours of (3) ___________________ cities to 3. HISTORY undemanding walking trips in unspoilt coastal and country regions and, for the more (4) _______________ traveller, challenging mountain or hill-walking 4. ADVENTURE expeditions. But it would be (5) _____________________ to give the 5. FAIR impression that these holidays are just about walking. According to the 6.ENJOY brochure, an (6) _________________ of walking is often the thing that brings together a group of like-minded people, who share the (7) _______________ of 7. PLEASE good companionship in (8) _________________ surroundings. 8. ATTRACT The company believes that its tour leaders are the key to its success. These people are (9) ________________ trained and are particularly keen to 9. FULL (10) _________________ that each individual traveller makes the most of their 10. SURE trip.

P a g e | 96 IV. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20 points) It hasn’t taken Sam long to learn Spanish. PICKED Sam ....................has picked up................. Spanish very quickly. 1. A knock at the door interrupted Dad’s story. TELLING Dad ________________________________ when there was a knock at the door. 2. The Oscar ceremony is on television live tonight at 9 o’clock. BROADCASTING They ________________________________ live at 9 o’clock tonight. 3. I was approached by a stranger who asked me the way. UP A stranger _______________________________________ and asked me the way. 4. The total sales for this video are already over a million. SOLD This video _____________________________________ copies already. 5. He hasn’t stopped talking since he came into the room. BEEN He __________________________________________ the moment he came into the room. 6. Seeing a cartoon for the first time was an exciting experience. SEEN I __________________________________________ before so it was an exciting experience. 7. What did she have on at the party? WAS What ______________________________________ at the party? 8. After sitting in front of the computer all evening I felt sleepy. BEEN I felt sleepy because ______________________________ in front of the computer all evening. 9. I agree to write the report if you give me the information. WILL Give me the information ______________________________________ the report. 10. The programme only finished a minute ago. JUST The programme _________________________________________ finished.

P a g e | 97 PRACTICE TEST 33 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning. (0) (15 points) THE VALUE OF A GAP YEAR I’m (0) A my final term at school and I’ll be going to university after the summer. (1) ______ my friends have decided to take a gap year, so they won’t start their (2) ______ for twelve months. They are convinced that they will (3) ______ useful experiences before becoming a student, I’m not so sure. My sister went (4) ______ for six months two years ago. She backpacked around Australia and travelled home via Asia. She (5) ______ a good time, but she didn’t really learn (6) ______. Quite the oppositeshe thought it was a holiday and she (7) ______ out of the habit of doing routine things. She got up late every morning, lay on the beach all day, and went (8) ______ every night. She didn’t do any part-time (9) ______ and so she didn’t learn any new (10) ______. She wanted to help people so she was going to do some (11) ______ work but she didn’t (12) ______ contact with any charities while she was away. The trip also cost her a fortune- she doesn’t (13) ______ in travelling light, so she bought (14) ______ everywhere that she stopped. I hope my schoolmates enjoy their trips, but I’m looking (15) ______ to starting university- the sooner you start, the sooner you finish. 0. A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. in A. Most of A. employment A. achieve A. traveller A. got A. something A. got A. danced A. employer A. qualifications A. voluntary A. give A. approve A. memoirs A. forward

B. at B. A few B. study B. win B. travels B. had B. nothing B. came B. to dance B. work B. training B. part-time B. make B. like B. souvenirs B. back

C. on C. Several C. course C. take C. travelling C. experienced C. anyone C. was C. dance C. employee C. skills C. well-paid C. do C. enjoy C. memories C. for

D. with D. None of D. career D. gain D. travel D. enjoyed D. anything D. became D. dancing D. job D. qualities D. temporary D. give D. believe D. remembrances D. up

P a g e | 98 II. 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) GETTING AHEAD IN BUSINESS Your chances of success can be (0)….greatly… increased if you follow a few simple rules in your working life. First of all, remember that your (1) _____________ wants you to do well - that’s what you are being paid for. Many companies choose (2) _______________ young people to work for them and provide a lot of (3) _______________ to their workers. Working for a large, international company may provide job (4) _______________. On the other hand, a smaller company might give you the chance to use your (5) _______________ more. Secondly, remember that any experience you gain will always (6) _______________ your position in the company. The company wants (7) __________________ that you want to get to the top. Take any opportunity you get to go on (8) _______________ courses related to your work. The more (9) _______________ you are, the better chance you have of being promoted. Finally, don’t give up, even when you are (10) _______________. Stick with it and you will get there in the end.

0. GREAT 1. EMPLOY 2. AMBITION 3. ENCOURAGE 4. SECURE 5. IMAGINE 6. 7. 8. 9.

STRONG PROVE TRAIN QUALIFY

10. SUCCESS

III. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (10 points) 1. You must do exactly what the manager tells you. CARRY You must ____________________________________________ instructions exactly. 2. I have always admired my father for all the work he does. LOOKED I have always ____________________________________ my father for all the work he does. 3. Nobody thought the film was any good, apart from harry. EXCEPTION With _______________________________________, everyone thought the film was bad. 4. It’s you responsibility to make sure all books are returned on time. FOR You are ________________________________________ all books are returned on time. 5. ‘Do you realize how late it is?’ Bob asked his wife. IF Bob asked his wife __________________________________________________ it was.

P a g e | 99 IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (active or passive):

(10 points)

Alexander the Great (1) _______________________ (be born) in 356 BC in Macedonia. He (2) _____________________ (become) King when he was 20 and continued the work that his father (3) _____________________ (begin). In 334 BC he (4) ______________________ (invade) Persia and by his thirtieth birthday he (5) ______________________ (conquer) most of South-West Asia. However, while he (6) _____________________ (plan) the invasion of Arabia he (7) _____________________ (catch) a fever and (8) _____________________ (die). Alexander’s body (9) _____________________ (be/lay) in a gold sarcophagus that was filled with honey, which (10) _____________________ (be) in turn placed in a gold casket. V. For questions from 1-15, read the text 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) (15 points) WOLVES Believed to (0) be an ancestor of the domestic dog, the wolf is generally regarded (1) ______________ a highly intelligent hunter. Wolves travel in packs and their territory can be anywhere (2) ______________ 40 to 400 square miles. As well as marking the borders of their territory with scent, they (3) ________________ other wolves know they are around by barking and howling. A pack might (4) _______________ of up to 30 wolves, although where (5) ______________ food supply is limited there might only be six or seven animals in the pack. When hunting, they work together to chase an animal, block (6) __________________ escape, and finally catch it. In (7) _________________ way, they are (8) _________________ to trap large animals, such as deer or moose. If farm animals are available, they (9) ______________ the wolves with an easy source of food. This, of course, brings them (10) ______________ contact with humans. Poisoning and shooting have contributed (11) ______________ the decline in wolf populations around the world. The red wolf is now almost extinct (12) _____________________ the wild, while the grey wolf has (13) __________________ its habitat reduced to a few areas in Europe, North America and Asia. (14) ______________ many other large mammals, the wolf is increasingly (15) ______________ threat from human activity.

P a g e | 100 PRACTICE TEST 34

I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning. (0) (15 points) HOW TO HAVE PERFECT POSTURE (0) D time you (1) _____ a look in the mirror, try standing sideways on. Do you see a long elegant back or are your shoulders as rounded as the hump of a (2) _____? Bad posture normally starts in our teenage years when we slouch around with our (3) _____ trying to look cool. But (4) _____ up those who now while away their days sitting in front of a computer where it’s (5) _____ too easy to neglect something as essential as good posture? As we grow older these poor (6) _____ are exacerbated, but by taking (7) _____ immediately we can not only look and feel better but protect our body for the future. Make sure you sleep on a firm mattress at night. (8) _____ lying flat on your back; instead try sleeping in a curled position on your side. The (9) _____ revival in platform shoes doesn’t help and wearing shoes with heels more than (10_____ centimetres high is just asking for (11) _______. Don’t load everything into a bag that you wear on one shoulder or you’ll end up lopsided. (12) _______ the weight evenly by wearing a rucksack or even a bag around your waist. When you get home from a day’s studying or work it’s all too (13) _______ to slump on the sofa in front of the telly. Sitting in this way (14) _____ feel comfortable but it prevents you from breathing properly. Try to sit (15) _____ with the stomach pulled firmly in. 0. D

A. Near

B. Following

C. Last

D. Next

1.

A. get

B. take

C. want

D. bring

2.

A. goat

B. sheep

C. camel

D. mule

3.

A. mates

B. acquaintances

C. colleagues

D. counterparts

4.

A. head

B. feet

C. eyes

D. hands

5.

A. so

B. quite

C. all

D. rather

6.

A. customs

B. habits

C. rituals

D. practices

7.

A. course

B. something

C. moves

D. action

8.

A. Evade

B. Prevent

C. Avoid

D. Restrain

9.

A. existing

B. topical

C. contemporary

D. current

10.

A. various

B. several

C. considerable

D. numerous

11.

A. concern

B. problem

C. trouble

D. fuss

12.

A. Scatter

B. Circulate

C. Disseminate

D. Distribute

13.

A. enticing

B. attractive

C. irresistible

D. tempting

14.

A. may

B. could

C. will

D. should

15.

A. firm

B. vertical

C. level

D. upright

P a g e | 101 II. 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) STONEHENGE These prehistoric stone circles are a striking (0) reminder of the architectural, engineering, social, and spiritual sophistication of Britain’s Neolithic peoples. The ancient megaliths of Stonehenge and Avebury have stood mute for thousands of years but they speak (1) ___________________ to the (2) __________________ skills and (3) _________________ ritual beliefs of those who built them. Stonehenge began about 3000 B.C. as a circular earthen bank and adjacent ditch. It was improved over thousands of years with timber and later (circa 2600 to 1600 B.C.). The engineering and (4) ______________________ skills employed in the actual construction of Stonehenge are mirrored by the ceremonial (5) ____________________ evident in the greater site’s overall design. The Stonehenge World Heritage site includes far more than the iconic circle. It sprawls over 10 square miles (26.6 square kilometres) and includes avenues, settlements, some 350 burial grounds, possible healing centres, and other sites all (6) ____________________ designed to blend into a larger pattern of landscape design.

0. REMIND 1. CLEAR 2. ENGINEER 3. MYSTERY

4.ARCHITECTURE 5. SOPHISTICATE

6. SKILL

How to Get There Stonehenge is (7) _______________________ about 10 miles (16 kilometres) 7. LOCATE from Salisbury. It’s (8) _______________________ by road or via public tour 8. ACCESS buses, which depart from Salisbury’s rail and bus stations. How to Visit A walkway surrounds Stonehenge’s famed circle, but due to (9) ______________________ concerns the public is no longer generally let 9. CONSERVE inside the ring. However, many (10) ______________________________ 10. COMPENSATE await. The iconic circle is surrounded by a vast expanse of fields and country cover, perfect walking country dotted with associated earthworks, burial grounds, and other monuments. IV. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (20 points) 1. Many people think Steve stole the money. BELIEVED Steve ___________________________________________ the money. 2. I went to France because I wanted to improve my French. SO I wanted to improve my French ___________________________________________ to France. 3. Jane had a better seat than David. AS David's seat is ___________________________________________ as Jane's. 4. We have been waiting here since half past ten. FOR We have been waiting ___________________________________________ one hour.

P a g e | 102 5. Shall we go into town this afternoon? LIKE Would you ___________________________________________ into town this afternoon. 6. Why don't you learn a musical instrument? WERE If ___________________________________________, I would learn a musical instrument. 7. If you don't practice the piano every day, you won't improve. UNLESS You won't improve ___________________________________________ the piano every day. 8. There aren't very many good restaurants in this area. FEW There are only a ___________________________________________ in this area. 9. The strong winds blew down the two ancient trees during the storm. BLOWN The two ancient trees ___________________________________________ the storm. 10. He doesn't have enough money to buy the computer. TOO The computer ___________________________________________ to buy. III. For questions 1-10, read the text 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) Mark Zuckerberg, the 28-year-old founder (0) of the social networking website Facebook, (1) _______________ married his girlfriend, Priscilla Chan. On Saturday, Zuckerberg married the 27-year-old Chan in the garden of his residence in Palo Alto, located in the US state of California. A spokesperson (2) _______________ Facebook described Chan's wedding ring (3_______________ a "very simple ruby," which Zuckerberg designed. The couple, who had been in a relationship for more than nine years, first met at Harvard University. Harvard (4) _______________ where Facebook was launched by Zuckerberg in 2004. Zuckerberg and Chan subsequently relocated (5) _______________ California, where Facebook is currently based. Late last week, Facebook was valued (6) _______________ over US$100 billion in its initial public offering on the NASDAQ stock exchange. On Monday, the day Zuckerberg turned 28, Chan graduated (7) _______________ UCSF Medical Centre. The guests, a list of under 100 people, initially thought that they would be attending a weekend celebration party for Chan's graduation (8) _______________ attended the wedding instead. Zuckerberg has modified his relationship status on his Facebook page to 'married', a status change (9) _______________ has received tens of thousands of likes. The posting includes a photo of the newlyweds. Chan is wearing a white wedding dress decorated (10) _______________ lace, and Zuckerberg is dressed in a suit with a relaxed, loosely tied knot. V. For questions 1-5, put each verb into an appropriate tense. Write your answers on the line. There is an example at the beginning (0). (5 points) (0) If you ......didn't drink....... (not drink) so much coffee, you'd feel a lot better. 1. If I get home late tonight, I ______________________ (not eat). 2. If Jan could run 100 metres in 10 seconds, he ______________________ (be) an athlete. 3. You ______________________ (become) fat if you eat too much. 4. If I ______________________ (be) you, I wouldn't accept that job. It sounds terrible!! 5. I would have gone to see Marnie on the way home if I ______________________ (have) time.

P a g e | 103 PRACTICE TEST 35 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (16 points) AIRPORT PANIC The last time I travelled by plane I thought I (0) D my passport, and I almost missed the flight. (1) ______ you what happened. When we got to the security check, I (2) ______ find my passport. My friend was calmer than I was, and she said, ‘Do you think you (3) ______ it at home?’ ‘That’s impossible, I (4) ______. I checked four times on the (5) ______ to the airport,’ I replied. My friend told me to calm down. (6) ______ checking your coat pockets again?’ she said. I had already checked several times, but I checked again. Then the security guard spoke. ‘(7) ______, sir, is that your passport there on the ground?’ Yes, it was. I (8) ______ it when I was looking for the tickets. 0. D

A. was lost

B. had been lost

C. was losing

D. had lost

1.

A. Let me tell

B. Let me tell to

C. Let me say

2.

A. wasn’t able

B. couldn’t

C. can’t

3. 4.

A. might leave A. must have done A. travel A. Why not A. How do you do A. must have dropped

B. can leave B. might have done B. journey B. What about B. Pardon B. might have dropped

C. might have left C. shouldn’t have done C. voyage C. Let’s C. Do you mind C. should have dropped

D. Let me speak you D. was impossible to D. can’t have left D. can’t have done D. going D. If I were you I’d D. Excuse me D. can’t have dropped

5. 6. 7. 8.

II. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (20 points) 1. It was a mistake for you to spend so much money. SPENT You ______________________________________________ so much money. 2. What time does the bank open? TELL Could _____________________________________________ the bank opens? 3. I don’t think I’ll manage to afford a holiday this year. ABLE I don’t think ___________________________________ afford a holiday this year. 4. Shall I give you a lift to the station? TO Would _______________________________________ you a lift to the station? 5. I took a lot of clothes with me on holiday but I didn’t need them. TAKEN I ________________________________________ so many clothes with me on holiday. 6. Is it all right if you babysit for us on Saturday? MIND Do _____________________________________________ for us on Saturday? 7. Martina likes playing chess very much. FOND Martina ______________________________________playing chess. 8. I started studying Chinese two years ago. BEEN I _________________________ two years.

P a g e | 104 9. I will not talk to her if she doesn’t apologise. I will not _______________________ apologises. 10. We should consider his young age before making a final decision. We should take _________________________before making a final decision.

UNLESS ACCOUNT

III. For questions from 1-10, read the text 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) USING MOBILE PHONES Nowadays, just about everyone has a mobile phone. This wonderful invention enables people to stay (0)…in…touch with others at any time of day or night and no (1) _________________ where they are. It has brought people closer and it (2) __________________ certainly have saved many lives by enabling immediate contact with the emergency services. It also, on the other (3) ____________________, has its disadvantages. Perhaps the most obvious of (4) ____________________ is the sound of people talking loudly into their phone on public transport, apparently unaware (5) _____________________ how much they are disturbing other travellers. This is now starting to happen even on airplanes, where until recently passengers (6) __________________ always told to keep their cell phones switched off. Quite (7) ____________________ from the annoyance they cause, those who shout into their phones in public (8) __________________________ also be taking unnecessary risks. It is amazing (9) __________________ often people talk about highly (10) __________________ subjects, including money matters, when they have no idea who might be listening to their every word. IV. For questions 1-14, 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. (14 points) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

I don’t have much ________________ of European history. KNOW My pencil has broken! Have you got a ________________? SHARP Tomorrow I’m going to send off my ________________ form for the job. APPLY Her brother works in the factory as an ________________. ENGINE The ________________ in this city has got worse. I find it difficult to breathe. POLLUTE Tony Blair is one of Britain’s most famous ________________. POLITICS I’ve been out of work for ages. It’s not much fun being _______________. EMPLOY If you go to court you will need a good ________________. LAW Our team is very ________________ . We’ve won three competitions this year. SUCCEED It’s very difficult to live in London on a low ________________. COME A lot of telephone boxes have been ________________ recently so you can never find one that works. VANDAL Sarah’s uncle is a ________________ and he’s in prison for burglary and the moment. CRIME John Irving is my favourite _______________ and I’ve just finished his latest book. NOVEL The cruise ship that we were on was fantastic – there were different ________________ every evening, including a jazz singer and an amazing magician. ENTERTAIN

P a g e | 105 PRACTICE TEST 36 I. You are going to read an article about a man preparing for a date. Five sentences have been removed from the article. Choose one sentence from the sentences A-F to fit each gap. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use. (10 points) She liked flowers. At least, he remembered somebody telling him that she liked roses. Unfortunately, at that time of year roses were very hard to find, and anyway, even if he did find them he wouldn't be able to afford them. Not roses and going out to a good restaurant. 1. [...] It wasn't sure if tulips were the right things to bring. As if this was not enough, the bus he took to get home was really crowded. 2. [...] The result? The flowers were damaged. He felt uncomfortable in his borrowed coat, and even though Mike had promised him that it was almost a perfect fit, he felt that the sleeves were too long. 3. [...] He checked in his pocket again to make sure he had her address. He still was not sure why she had given it to him, or why she had agreed to go out that evening at all. 4. [...] More thought came to him. For a few minutes he thought about giving the whole thing up, going home and making some excuse for the following day. 5. [...] Slowly, he walked through the rain to her street.

A. But he knew that this chance would not come again, and he would hate himself if he did not take it. B. It was their first meeting, he knew little about her preferences, so he was afraid of not making mistakes. C. What is more, the coat didn't really go with the colour of his trousers. D. So he had got some tulips. E. Well, he knew for certain that she would not accept his tulips. F. While he was travelling in the bus several people bumped into him. II. Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals at the end of each sentence. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points) 0. I’m afraid you need professional assistance to repair your computer.

ASSIST

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SAFE IMAGINE PAIN CONFUSE REFUSE DESTROY EMPLOY DELIVER BELIEF SHORT

In this job you need to wear a hard hat because of ___________ reasons. For such a story to win the competition you need a lot of ___________. I was lucky at the dentist; the whole procedure was completely ___________. This book is totally ___________. I just cannot understand the plot. Daniel could not accept a ___________ so he wanted to be more convincing. Pandas are in danger because of the ___________ of their natural habitat. Bella had been __________ for more than two years before she found a new job. For purchases over £100 we offer free ___________ all over the country. It’s ___________ how easy he won the competition! Can you ___________ this pair of jeans for me? They’re too long.

P a g e | 106 III. For questions from 1-10, read the text 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) THE WESTERN ALPHABET The western alphabet, (0) which is used in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Australia and New Zealand as (1) ___________ as in other countries, originated in the Middle East. The people who gave the world this alphabet were the Phoneacians, a people who established colonies all (2) ___________ the Mediterranean, including Carthage in Africa and Gades in Spain. In their alphabet, the letters were represented by little pictures which represented sounds. The Phoneacian A was aelph, which means "bull" and it (3) ___________ made from a little picture (4) ___________ a bull's head. The letter B was beth which meant "house", and showed the round-roofed buildings which you can still see today in Syria. The Phoneacians had contact (5) ___________ another nation of sailors, the Greeks, with whom they fought and traded. The Greeks also started (6) ___________ use the Phoneacian alphabet. They changed the names so aelph and beth became alpha and beta. The shapes of the letters are the same but they (7) ___________ been turned sideways. (8) ___________ you know any Greek, you can try turning the letters around again, and see how they look. You will see that the curve on the right of the Greek A becomes the horns of a little bull. Of course, the (9) ___________ two letters of the alphabet give it its name. Over the years there have been changes. Latin developed an alphabet with some different letters to the Greeks, and other letters have been added since. But really westerners are using the same system of writing which has served them so well for thousands of (10) ___________. IV. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (10points) They published this book in England. CAME This book .............................came from.................... England. 1. ‘I want to learn how to use this machine,’ Janet said. Janet ________________________________ how to use that machine. 2. This wall keeps the animals in the farm. This wall ________________________________ the farm. 3. I’ve never solved an exercise more difficult than this. This is ________________________________ I’ve ever solved. 4. I don’t believe that Lion stole the money. Lion ________________________________ money. 5. Catherine sent me a text message. I ________________________________ Catherine.

SAID PREVENTS DIFFICULT CAN’T RECEIVED

P a g e | 107 V.

Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

(10 points)

You promised ___________ (come) to my birthday, but you didn’t show up. I’ll do my homework as soon as I ___________ (get) home from school. It’s the second time I ___________ (eat) octopus and I like it a lot. Your passport ___________ (return) to you tomorrow morning. Our team won the match, because they ___________ (practise) intensively the week before. You look quite worried! ___________ (think) about what happened yesterday at the office? We ___________ (go) to the beach every early morning when we were on holiday. George ___________ (have) a shower when someone rang the doorbell. If Andrew ___________ (pay) more attention in class, he would learn more. She always said she ___________ (choose) to study architecture for a future career.

VI. Choose the right answer. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

(10 points)

You don’t have to/ mustn’t book a room in the hotel; you can stay in our spare room. I need a computer research/ program to help me translate from Greek into English. I don’t think people will ever discover/ invent a time machine. Do you know any restaurants which/ where they serve tasty vegetarian food? The advice given in this magazine was/ were really useful. As children grow up / on, they need more independence and self/confidence. A new school is been/ being built in our neighbourhood. My new job starts in/ on the first day of September. We had fun at the picnic although/ despite the bad weather. I’m going to become/ get rid of these old clothes.

P a g e | 108 PRACTICE TEST 37 I. You are going to read an article about environmental pollution. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose one sentence from the sentences A-G to fit each gap. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use. (6 points) A. In addition, if farmers suddenly stopped using chemical fertilizers and pesticides, there could be less food to feed the people of the world. B. Other pollution comes from large areas. C. Badly polluted air can harm crops and cause life-threatening illnesses. D. Nearly everyone would like to have pollution reduced. E. However, pollution can also be invisible, odourless, and tasteless. F. They also poison the soil and waterways. G. All the ecosystems of the earth are connected. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the ways that human activity harms the natural environment. Most people have witnessed environmental pollution in the form of an open garbage dump or a factory pouring out black smoke. 1. […] Some kinds of pollution do not actually dirty the land, air or water, but they reduce the quality of life for people and other living things. For example, noise from traffic and machinery can be considered forms of pollution. Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing humanity and other life forms today. 2. […] some air pollutants have reduced the capacity of the atmosphere to filter out the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. Many scientists believe that these and other air pollutants have begun to change climates around the world. Many people think of air, water, and soil pollution as distinct forms of pollution. However, each of the parts of an environment – air, water and soil- depends upon the others and upon the plants and animals living within the environment. The relationships among all the living and non-living things in an environment make up an ecological system, called an ecosystem. 3. […] Thus, pollution that seems to affect only one part of the environment may also affect other parts. Some pollution comes from one specific point or location, such as a sewage pipe spilling dirty water into a river. Such pollution is called point source pollution. 4. […] Water can run off farmland and carry pesticides and fertilizers into rivers. Rain water can wash gasoline, oil, and salt from highways and parking lots into the wells that supply drinking water. Pollution that comes from such large areas is called nonpoint source pollution. 5. […] Unfortunately, most of the pollution that now threatens the health of our planet comes from products that many people want and need. For example, automobiles provide the convenience of personal transportation, but they create a large percentage of the world’s air pollution. Factories make products that people use and enjoy, but industrial processes can also pollute. Pesticides and fertilizers aid in growing large quantities of food. 6. […] To end or greatly decrease pollution, people would have to reduce use of cars and other modern conveniences, and some factories would have to close or change production methods.

P a g e | 109 II. For questions from 1 to 12, read the text 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). (12 points) Jodie Sutter (0) is thirty-eight. She has two daughters and has recently changed her lifestyle. She is part of a growing number of women (1) ____________ are abandoning their careers to become full-time home carers. Jodie worked for ten years as a successful lawyer in a large legal firm in the city. She loved her job and was moving up the career ladder. She explained (2) _______________ she had fascinating cases (3) _______________ court and gave it everything she had. Twelve-hour days were not uncommon and her weekends were always busy. When she had her first child, though, things changed. “In the (4) _______________ place, my colleagues couldn’t count (5) _____________ me when they had a heavy workload because I’d have to rush home to Lucy,” she said. Her husband also had a demanding job and they soon realized that there was more to family life than they had imagined. “We were always (6) ________________ schedule!” she exclaimed. Jodie admits (7) _____________ frustrated at times when the situation got (8) __________________ of hand. That’s when she was sure (9) _______________ her decision to leave her job. Her husband suggested that they (10) ______________ get a nanny. However, Jodie insisted (11) _______________ giving up her career, and did so when Lucy was three. “It’s very difficult to combine work (12) _______________ family life and I believe the latter is more important.” III. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (10 points) 1. I last saw Peter over two years ago. FOR I _____________________________________________more than two years. 2. If the DVDs hadn’t been so expensive, I would have bought them. SUCH They ___________________________________________________ I didn’t buy them. 3. I’ll let my daughter go out with you on condition that you bring her back by eleven. LONG You can go out with my daughter _________________________________ you bring her back by eleven. 4. Mrs VanHolt isn’t happy, even though she has such a lot of money. DESPITE Mrs VanHolt isn’t happy, _____________________________________________ much money. 5. “You’ll fall if you’re not careful”, Carol’s father warned her. WOULD Carol’s father warned her that she _____________________________________ not careful. 6. We spent the whole Sunday playing computer games. BUT We did ___________________________________________ computer games all Sunday. 7. It’s not worth patching this old dress. NO There is ________________________________________________ patching this old dress. 8. We finally managed to persuade Esther to come with us to the theatre. IN We finally _____________________________________________ Esther to come with us to the theatre. 9. Although he was unable to speak Chinese, Kurt decided to move to Beijing. UNABLE Despite ________________________________________, Kurt decided to move to Beijing. 10. Our teacher said she had had enough of our arriving late in class. REFUSED Our teacher said she _________________________________________ with our arriving late in class.

P a g e | 110 IV. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (12 points) According to (0) C professors, mature students are ideal students because they are hardworking and become actively (1) ______ in all aspects of the learning process. The majority of mature students have a poor educational background but they (2) _______ to do exceptionally well at tertiary level. (3) ______ many of them have a mortgage, a job and children to (4) ______, they are always present at seminars and lectures and always hand (5) ______ essays on time. They like studying and writing essays and they enjoy the class discussions that take place. Consequently, they (6) ______ excellent results. In fact, as they have (7) ______ many of life’s pleasures, they are content with their lives and this has a positive (8) ______ on their attitude, making them (9) ______ to learn. On the other hand, despite their enthusiasm and commitment, mature students (10) ______ from anxiety. The fact that they have made many sacrifices to get into university puts extra pressure on them to succeed. (11) ______, completing a degree gives mature students a sense of achievement, boosts their confidence and (12) ______ their job prospects. 0. C A. much B. more C. most D. little 1. A. included B. related C. involved D. combined 2. A. able B. succeed C. manage D. capable 3. A. Although B. Despite C. However D. In spite of 4. A. grow B. develop C. rise D. raise 5. A. in B. over C. out D. up 6. A. fulfil B. achieve C. reach D. earn 7. A. known B. experienced C. found out D. recognized 8. A. effect B. affect C. conclusion D. consequence 9. A. eager B. anxious C. interested D. impatient 10. A. tolerate B. resist C. suffer D. complain 11. A. Likewise B. Furthermore C. Nevertheless D. Otherwise 12. A. creates B. improves C. progresses D. advances V. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points) Last week I made a (0) suggestion to my cousin Alex, offering to take him to an (1) _______________ park. He was very excited because it was his (2) _______________ place. However, from the moment I picked him up, he was very (3) _______________, which surprised me since his behaviour was (4) _______________ very different. At one point while waiting to get on a ride, he (5) _______________. (6) _______________, the manager, who was very (7) _______________, found him an hour later amongst a crowd. Apparently, Alex had seen a famous basketball player and wanted his autograph. He (8) _______________ to me immediately but I was so (9) _______________ at him that we left. It was then that I made the (10) _______________ never to take Alex out again.

0.SUGGEST 1. AMUSE 2. FAVOUR 3. NOISE 4. NORMAL 5. DISAPPEARED/ 6. LUCK 7. HELP 8. APOLOGY 9. ANGER 10. DECIDE

P a g e | 111 VI. Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

(10 points)

1. It’s time for the children……doing their homework. A. started B. had started C. to have started D. to start 2. “Have you heard the news? Our neighbour has been arrested …… forgery.” A. on B. of C. for D. from 3. We’d better …… the car before dad returns home. A. repair B. to repair C. have repaired D. to have repaired 4. Jonathan …… reveal his secret to anyone. A. told to me not B. told me to not C. told me not to D. told me to don’t 5. Wayne complained about the room …… too dark. A. was B. had been C. be D. being 6. Alex is …… of his brother’s success. He always says unkind things about him. A. envious B. suspicious C. annoyed D. disgusted 7. “Which dress should I buy, the blue or the red one?” “Well, I think the blue one …… you better. A. compares B. matches C. suits D. combines 8. We have had security locks installed on all doors and windows to …… burglars from entering. A. prevent B. forbid C. prohibit D. avoid 9. The defendant tried to …… the jury of his innocence. A. convince B. urge C. appeal D. oblige 10. It took Steve three weeks to …… from his illness and return home from the hospital. A. heal B. recover C. cure D. overcome

P a g e | 112 PRACTICE TEST 38 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points) THE FASTEST DINOSAURS According to computer (0) B that were used to estimate the running speeds of dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus Rex would (1) _____ been able to outrun a footballer. The study shows that the dinosaur could reach a top (2) _____ of 8 metres a second, which is (3) _____ faster than the average professional footballer. There has been a lot of controversy (4) _____ whether the Tyrannosaurus Rex was a predator or a scavenger; some believe that (5) _____ highly developed sense of smell indicates that it was a scavenger, while (6) _____ say that its keen eyesight shows that it was a hunter. The latter group will appreciate the recent study, as a hunter is more (7) _____ to require such speed. The University of Manchester study used a powerful supercomputer to calculate the running speeds of five meat-eating dinosaurs and used (8) _____ taken directly from dinosaur fossils, rather than referring to previous work on modern animals. The Tyrannosaurus Rex, however, was not the fastest dinosaur. A small dinosaur called Compsognathus, which was about the (9) _____ of a chicken, could run at 18 metres a second, which is faster than the ostrich, the fastest two-legged animal today. It could run 100 metres in a little over six seconds, which would (10) _____ modern Olympic athletes more than a third of the track behind. 0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

A. patterns A. have A. rhythm A. fraction A. about A. its A. other A. possible A. datum A. shape A. let

B. models B. has B. rate B. fractional B. around B. it’s B. another B. likeable B. data B. height B. leave

C. prototypes C. had C. speed C. fractionally C. as C. their C. others C. probable C. dates C. dimension C. allow

D. copies D. have had D. pace D. fractions D. of D. his D. the others D. likely D. facts D. size D. place

II. Fill in the blanks with the right verbal form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points) 1. He usually (put) _______________ on black shoes but today he (wear) ________________ white trainers. 2. When she (start) _______________ learning English she (already /learn) __________ French. 3. While the girls (prepare) __________________ dinner the boys (collect) _________________ wood for the campfire. 4. By 5 o'clock, I (certainly/ finish) ________________________ my homework. 5. (you / spend)_____________________________ your holidays in Greece last summer? 6. Before we (see) ______________ that TV series, we (never / think) ____________________ of travelling to Japan.

P a g e | 113 III. For questions from 1 to 10, read the text 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) CAREERS ADVICE Do you know (0) what job or career you want to do (1) ________ you leave school? Maybe you know exactly what you want to (2) ________ If (3) ________ you’re lucky! For most teenagers, thinking about future jobs can (4) ________ to confusion. That’s what careers advisers are (5) ________.They are people who (6) ________ you questions about your preferences and help you (7) ________ your choices. They can make suggestions about jobs which (8) ________ suit you, and can also (9) ________ recommendations about where to find more information. They’re not there to tell you what to do, they’re just there to be helpful. Choosing the right career can be a problem, (10) ________ you don’t need to search for the solution on your own. IV. 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) NELSON MANDELA

Nelson Mandela, the towering figure of Africa’s struggle for (0) freedom and a hero to millions around the world, has died at the age of 95. South Africa’s first black president died with his family beside him at home in Johannesburg after years of (1) _______________, which had caused him to stop taking part in public life. “He lived in (2) _________________. He was a great unifier,” de Klerk said. People gathered in the streets of South Africa to celebrate Mandela’s life. In Soweto, people gathered to sing and dance near the house where he once lived. Some people were wrapped in South African flags and the green, yellow and black colours of Mandela’s party, the African (3) _________________ Congress (ANC). Mandela’s death sends South Africa deep into (4) _________________ and self-reflection, nearly 20 years after he led the country from (5) _______________ apartheid to democracy for all. People around the world consider him one of history’s last great statesmen, (6) __________________ with Gandhi and Martin Luther King. It was his act of (7) _____________________, after spending 27 years in prison, 18 of them on Robben Island, that will assure his place in history. With South Africa facing possible civil war, Mandela chose reconciliation with the white (8) _____________________ to build a new democracy. He led the ANC to victory in the country’s first multiracial (9) _________________ in 1994. He then (10) _______________ stepped down after one term.

0. FREE

1. ILL 2. RECONCILE

3. NATION 4. MOURN 5. RACE 6. COMPARE 7. FORGIVE

8. MINOR 9. ELECT/ 10. VOLUNTEER

P a g e | 114 V. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20 points) It hasn’t taken Sam long to learn Spanish. PICKED Sam .............................has picked up.................... Spanish very quickly. 1. Some students find it difficult to memorise long lists of unknown words. DIFFICULTY Some students _______________________________________ long lists of unknown words. 2. I always trust my mom’s advice. SOMEBODY My mom _________________________________________ advice I always trust. 3. I seem to have been given the wrong phone number. AS It ______________________________________ I have been given the wrong phone number. 4. The students couldn’t understand the teacher’s minute explanations. SENSE The teacher’s minute explanations ___________________________________ to the students. 5. Oops! I knocked over my granny’s vase by accident. MEAN I _____________________________________________ knock over my granny’s vase. 6. They say that penguins only live at the South Pole. SAID Penguins ______________________________________________ live at the South Pole. 7. The children couldn’t play outside because of the heavy rain. PREVENTED The heavy rain _____________________________________________________ outside. 8. The new hairstylist has just cut my hair. Do you like it? HAD I _________________________________________ cut by the new hairstylist. Do you like it? 9. I passed my exam with flying colours because I studied hard. NOT If I had _________________________________ not have passed my exam with flying colours. 10. Don’t put those papers in the bin – you can use them again! AWAY Don’t _________________________________________ - you can use them again!

P a g e | 115 PRACTICE TEST 39 I. Read the following sentences. Choose the alternative which suits the meaning best. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

(15 points)

She said she will/would do her best to impress them. If you paid/will pay attention to it, you would understand it better. When I met them, they walked/were walking their dog. I was so tired because I had been studying/ I was studying for a couple of hours. Ann graduated / has graduated from college five years ago. We can’t came to a conclusion until they will announce/announce the latest news. The city center is being/is rebuilt at present. I had already finished/finished my meal when my friends came in. Who was holding/ held the press conference at the moment of the attack? They have been rehearsing/were rehearsing for three hours . I was playing computer games when the light went/was going off. What else have you been doing/were you doing lately? You mustn’t/needn’t come unless you want to. My dress is feeling/feels nice. He was so tired that he fell/felt asleep on the couch.

II. Read the following text. Five sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences A-F the one which fîts each gap (1-5). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. (10 points) NEFERTITI Nefertiti, her name meaning the perfect woman has come, was the most powerful, extremely beautiful and controversial queen of the ancient Egypt. (1) […] from the more than 3,200 year old tomb inscriptions discovered so far. Some say that she came to Egypt from a foreign land; others say she was of royal blood. (2) […] that she was the wife of Pharaoh Akhenaton and the stepmother of Tutankhamen. (3) […] tried to impose polytheism by force. It seems that this was the action that brought her so many enemies who eventually took care of her end. Both her name and her husband’s were erased from historical documents, as Egypt retumed to its former religion after their death. (4) […] whether she died by natural causes or she was “helped” seems to be a natural one. Nobody knows for sure, but the mummy that is believed to be hers was definitely mutilated few years after her death. (5) […] was meant to prevent her from “living” in the afterlife. a. b. c. d. e. f.

She and her husband denied monotheism and The evidence that we have about her come mainly Archeologists presume that this “treatment “ Having so many enemies, the question Still, it is not known whether she was the queen of Egypt or not. What we know for sure is

P a g e | 116 III. Read carefully the text below. Some of the lines are correct but others contain a spelling or a punctuation error. Find the error and write it at the end of the line. If a line is correct put a tick. The first two lines are done as examples. (20 points) KEEPING FIT There is so much talk about new fitness regimes that its hard to know what is best. There are some people who consider that keeping fit is a fad or a fashion when in fact it is important for your health and for your happyness. We have only one body and how we treat it will make a diference to how we look and feel not only today but also in the future An unhealthy lifestyle generates all sorts of problems. You are more likely to become ill, you might have trouble concentrating at work and school. There are many solutions to this problems and they all depend on you. You can join your local gym or a fitness club. you will have the opportunity to meat new people and may be you’d be surprised to discover that even your friends would like to go rollerblading or play football rather then watching TV.

0 it’s 00  1.... 2.... 3.... 4.... 5.... 6.... 7.... 8.... 9.... 10....

IV. Rewrite the following sentences using the word in bold so that the meaning stays the same. (15 points) 1. You can attend the conference as long as you pay the fee. ONLY _____________________________________________________________________ 2. The tea is too hot for me to drink. SO _____________________________________________________________________ 3. It is advisable to wash vegetables before cooking them. SHOULD _____________________________________________________________________ 4. When did you last have a haircut? THE _____________________________________________________________________ 5. He was warned by the fireman not to enter the house. HIM _____________________________________________________________________

P a g e | 117 PRACTICE TEST 40 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) (0) C now, scientists in the American space agency NASA (1) _____ carrying out experiments on the (2) _____ Mars. They aren’t on Mars themselves, of (3) _____ (although NASA does hope to send astronauts there some time this century): instead they are operating (4) _____ remote-controlled vehicle called a rover, about the (5) _____ of a small car, which NASA successfully landed (6) _____ the planet on 6th August. The rover arrived by parachute in an area known as the Gale Crater after dropping from a spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on 26th November (7) _____ year. Named Curiosity, the rover has six wheels and can move (8) _____ the rocky surface of Mars at speeds of up to 90 metres per hour. (9) _____ is a mobile scientific laboratory that can carry out many sophisticated experiments, for example using a laser beam to analyse (10) _____ the rocks on the surface of the planet are made (11) _____. Curiosity is not the first NASA vehicle to land successfully on Mars – that was Viking, (12) _____ 1976 – but it is the largest and most advanced. The photographs it will take there should (13) _____ more detailed than any ever seen before. Its experiments should provide (14) _____ of new information about the geology and climate of the planet, and help answer two fascinating questions: has life ever (15) _____ on Mars, and could it ever develop there in future?

0. C 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. At last A. is A. star A. course A. a A. shape A. in A. every A. around A. It A. why A. at A. from A. be A. many A. exist

B. Finally B. were B. sun B. right B. an B. fit B. on B. any B. under B. There B. what B. off B. at B. is B. lots B. existed

C. Right C. was C. planet C. wrong C. no C. size C. at C. last C. between C. Some C. which C. about C. by C. was C. numerous C. be

D. Then D. are D. moon D. all D. every D. colour D. around D. future D. inside D. They D. where D. of D. in D. been D. none D. existing

P a g e | 118 II. For questions from 1-15, read the text 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). (15 points)

Surfing is something people often get hooked (0) on after trying it a (1) __________ times. For many surfers (2) __________ is much more than a hobby. Surfing, of course, means riding on waves in (3) __________ ocean using a surfboard. Many surfers stand (4) __________ on their boards, which requires good balance and is therefore difficult (5) __________ most beginners to learn, but some lie down (‘bodyboarding’). The history of surfing probably began with the Polynesian people of the Pacific Islands. One of the (6) ____________ white people to see anyone surfing was the British explorer Captain Cook, when his ship arrived (7) ____________ Hawaii in 1778. He watched many Hawaiians riding waves (8) __________ large pieces of wood, and saw that ‘they seem to (9) __________ a great pleasure’. (10) __________ surfing started to become very popular in the United States in the 1950s and 60s, surfers used large wooden boards (often more than 3 metres long) that were quite heavy. Boards today are almost always shorter and also much lighter, because they (11) __________ made of artificial materials instead of wood. Surfing has been a professional sport for many years and the very best surfers are able to (12) __________ a living from it. Most of the best professional surfers in the (13) __________ 30 years, both men (14) __________ women, have been American or Australian, but surfers (15) __________ Brazil, Peru and South Africa have also won important competitions.

III. 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. (10 points)

1. She was such a __________________ child! 2. The wide __________________ of entertainment attracts tourists here. 3. Mr James has become a very __________________ novelist. 4. The two sides talked all day but they couldn’t reach an _______________. 5. Your __________________ proved to be right. 6. Money can’t buy __________________ 7. Microsoft became the world’s most __________________ company. 8. I liked Kate Winslet’s __________________ in this movie 9. There is a lot of __________________ in the street. 10. I spent my __________________ in a small town.

1. CHARM 2. DIVERSE 3. FAME 4. AGREE 5. ACCUSE 6. HAPPY 7. SUCCESS 8. PERFORM 9. ACTIVE 10. CHILD

P a g e | 119 IV. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20 points) It hasn’t taken Sam long to learn Spanish. PICKED Sam .............................has picked up.................... Spanish very quickly.

1. I must go to the shop because we’ve run out of tea at home. LEFT I must go to the shop because there’s _________________________________ at home. 2. “You’d better not go for a walk,” said my father. ADVISED My father _________________________________ for a walk. 3. She won three gold medals before the age of twenty. ALREADY By the age of twenty she _________________________________ three gold medals. 4. People say learning lists of words is not a good use of time. WASTE Learning lists of words is _________________________________ time. 5. She looks like my cousin George. REMINDS She _________________________________ my cousin George. 6. We managed to clean up the mess before the visitors arrived. ABLE We _________________________________ the mess before the visitors arrived. 7. My advice is to buy yourself a new car. WOULD If I _________________________________ a new car. 8. During the storm, they did not let the children leave the school building. ALLOWED During the storm, the children _________________________________ the school building. 9. Could you speak up because I can’t hear you properly? MIND Would _________________________________ up because I can’t hear you properly? 10. He didn’t bother to ask for permission to use the phone. WITHOUT He used the phone _________________________________ permission.

P a g e | 120 PRACTICE TEST 41

I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) Michelangelo, one of the (0) D artists of all time, was born on the 6th of March 1475 in Caprese, where his father, Lodovico Buonarroti, (1) _____ as a magistrate for six months. Lodovico was not a wealthy man but he (2) _____ he was descended from an aristocratic family and he was very (3) _____ of his connection. Michelangelo (4) _____ up in Settignano, a little mountain town just outside Florence. One of the first (5) _____ Michaelangelo must have become familiar with was the dome of the beautiful Cathedral in Florence, which dominated the city then as it (6) _____ does today. At school, Michaelangelo was (7) _____ an outstanding pupil; lessons did not (8) _____ to him at all. The only thing he wanted to do was to draw and “(9) _____ his time“ as his elders probably called it, in the workshops of the (10) _____ painters and sculptors in the city. One can (11) _____ the eager boy, for whom art was the most important thing in his whole life, (12) _____ at the wonderful pictures and statues which filled the beautiful churches of Florence. His best friend while he was still a schoolboy was Franco Granacci, who, (13) _____ six years older than Michaelangelo, seems to have (14) _____ an interest in the boy and helped him with his attempts to draw and paint. Michelangelo’s choice of profession did not (15) _____ his father at all. Only the most successful of artists in Florence stood any chance of making any money.

0. D 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. famous A. made A. remarked A. proud A. came A. outlooks A. yet A. by no means A. like A. use A. variety A. imagine A. glimpsing A. in spite of A. put A. please

B. better B. became B. claimed B. pleased B. grew B. looks B. still B. at least B. attract B. wander B. groups B. describe B. gazing B. despite B. made B. thank

C. biggest C. served C. told C. happy C. lived C. vision C. already C. in any case C. appeal C. lose C. difference C. think C. watching C. even C. taken C. like

D. greatest D. employed D. announced D. famous D. took D. sights D. even D. in fact D. mean D. waste D. various D. remember D. noticing D. although D. given D. agree

P a g e | 121 II. For questions from 1-15, read the text 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). (15 points) Most people feel that when they dream, they (0) are carried off to another world. (1) _________ the contrary, dreams are often connected (2) __________ our daily lives. (3) ___________ our whole mind (4) ___________ filled with something, when we are either very upset (5) ____________ when we are in good spirits, a dream will represent (6) ____________ reality in symbols. It is often said that we benefit (7) ____________ dreams because they help the spirit to heal itself when things (8) _____________ wrong. Dreams are therefore (9) _______________ kind of escape, almost a holiday from (10) _________________ life, with its fears and responsibilities. It is, (11) _________________, a strange (12) _______________ of holiday because whether we have a wonderful time or whether it turns (13) _____________ to be a nightmare, we quickly forget it. Most dreams disappear forever, (14) _______________ you are one of those people disciplined enough to write (15) ____________ down as soon as you wake up.

III. 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)

Adélie penguins live on the Antarctic continent and on many small, (0) surrounding coastal islands. They spend the winter offshore in the seas around the Antarctic pack ice. Adélies (1) ________ on tiny aquatic creatures, such as shrimp-like krill, but also eat fish and squid. They have been known to dive as deep as 175 meters in search of food, though they usually hunt in far (2) __________waters less than half that (3) _________. Like other penguins, Adélies are sleek and efficient (4) __________. They may travel about 300 kilometres to procure a meal. During the spring breeding season (in October), they take to the rocky Antarctic coastline where they live in large (5) _____________ called colonies. These groups can include thousands of birds. Once on land, Adélies build nests and line them with small stones. Though they move with the famed "penguin waddle" they are capable (6) ____________ who can cover long overland (7) __________. Male Adélie penguins help their mates rear the young and, without close (8) __________, the two sexes are nearly (9) ___________. They take turns sitting on a pair of eggs to keep them warm and safe from (10) __________. When food is short, only one of the two chicks may survive. After about three weeks, parents are able to leave the chicks alone, though the offspring gather in groups for safety. Young penguins begin to swim on their own in about nine weeks.

0. SURROUND 1. FOOD

2. SHALLOW 3. DEEP 4. SWIM

5. COMMUNE

6. WALK 7. DISTANT 8. INSPECT 9. DISTINGUISH 10. PREDATE

P a g e | 122 IV. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (20 points) The mechanic repaired my car last week. HAD I _________ had my car repaired _____ last week.

1. The last time I spoke to Sarah was before she got married to Jason. NOT I ____________________________________since she got married to Jason. 2. Unless she finds a sponsor she will not be able to take part in the race. IF __________________________a sponsor she will not be able to take part in the race. 3. Michael lives in Buenos Aires but he spends this year studying in Berlin. IS Although he lives in Buenos Aires, Michael _____________________________in Berlin this year. 4. I don't keep a diary but I think it would be a good idea. WISH I ____________________________________________________ a diary. 5. This book I'm reading for school is less boring than the one I read last week. INTERESTING This book I'm reading for school is ___________________________the one I read last week. 6. Karen's sister is the same age as mine. OLD Karen's sister is _________________________________________ my sister. 7. It is possible that the teacher does not see him when he cheats. NOT The teacher ___________________________________________ cheating. 8. We think that the owner of the house lives in Germany. BE The owner of the house ________________________________ in Germany. 9. There wasn't much we could do to help her. LITTLE There _________________________________________________ to help her. 10. If you read more you'll get smarter. THE The __________________________________________________you'll get.

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Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (active or passive):

(15 points)

Grasslands suddenly spreading across the Arctic about 10,000 years ago (1) _______________ (help) killing off the woolly mammoth and other prehistoric mammals, (2) _______________ (suggest) a study of ancient Arctic vegetation. Climate warming after the Ice Age, prehistoric hunters, and even a comet impact (3) _______________ (be/proposed) as reasons for the extinction of the mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, and other oversized "mega fauna" that once (4) _______________ (inhabit) Siberia and North America's far northern plains. The new DNA analysis of Arctic vegetation over the past 50,000 years, published in Nature by a team (5) _______________ (lead) by Eske Willerslev of the University of Copenhagen, (6) _______________ (offer) a new wrinkle on the climate-warming theory: The great beasts vanished because they (7) _______________ (not / get) enough of the right food. Some 10,000 years ago, the researchers (8) ________________ (find), the flowering, woody plants known as forbs—including sagebrush, yarrow, mums, and tansies—disappeared from Arctic steppes, which (9) _______________ (become) more dominated by grasses. That vegetation change (10) _______________ (be) "a likely key reason for the decline and extinction of many mega fauna species," Willerslev says, by email. The new theory (11) _______________ (surprise) because mammoths (12) _______________ (be/ thought) to thrive on grass. The Nature study challenges a long-held picture of a grass-covered "mammoth steppe" covering the polar regions of Europe, Asia, and North America during the last Ice Age. In the study, the team (13) _______________ (sample) permafrost cores dating back to 50,000 years ago from 17 locations in northern Russia, Canada, and Alaska. They (14) _______________ (find) that DNA signatures in the cores indicate that the flowering species, and the tiny roundworms associated with them in the soil, once (15) _______________ (predominate) over grasses on the ancient steppes. II. Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line: JIM HENSON You may not have heard of Jim Henson, but you have (0)….certainly…. seen some of his creations, the Muppets. Henson wanted to make education more (1) __________ for children and to help them (2) __________ their experience. He has used puppets a little when he was at school and he first performed in an (3) __________ show called Sam and Friends. Young (4) __________ liked the characters Henson created and he later worked on Sesame Street. Using characters living in the same (5) __________, Sesame Street taught children about ideas such as (6) __________, as well as basic reading and writing skills. In the world of Jim Henson’s Muppets, (7) __________ and friendship are as important as a sense of humour. The show (8) __________ became very popular with young children, the (9) __________ of adults also enjoyed the Muppets and Jim Henson was one of the most (10) __________ respected puppeteers of his generation.

(10 points)

0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

CERTAINLY ENJOY BROAD EDUCATION VIEW NEIGHBOUR RESPONSIBLE

7. 8. 9. 10.

HONEST RAPID MAJOR HIGH

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IV.

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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (5 points) 1. I last wrote to my grandma about two months ago. SINCE It _____________________________________________________ I last wrote to my grandma. 2. We finally managed to persuade my dad to let us go to the concert. IN We finally __________________________________________ my dad to let us go to the concert. 3. Although she couldn’t speak French, Vanessa decided to move to Paris. UNABLE Despite ____________________________________________, Vanessa decided to move to Paris. 4. I looked quickly through the letters that had arrived that morning. HAD I ________________________________________ through the letters that had arrived that morning. 5. It’s not worth sewing this old jumper. NO There _______________________________________________________ sewing this old jumper. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) ALASKA When Alaska became one of the United States in 1959, it (0)…increased.. the size of the USA by a fifth. (1) _____ this huge state, with the largest mountain in North America, has the second smallest population. This (2) _____ that there are still large numbers of wild animals (3) _____ as polar bears, moose and seals, and trapping and hunting are major (4) _____ The largest group of (5) _____ people living in Alaska is the Inuit, who used to be (6) _____ as Eskimos. Most of them hunt or fish, but some of those living in cities are (7) ______ in government work. Anchorage is the largest city in the state, with a (8) _______ of around 230,000. In 1964, large area of the city centre were (9) ________ in an earthquake but the people soon rebuilt the offices and apartment buildings. Although it is only 571 kilometres (10) _______ of the Arctic Circle, Anchorage has a surprisingly mild (11) _______. Because of its remote location, Anchorage (12) _______ Many tourists who want to (13) _______ life in the wild. A (14) _____ number of them fly into Anchorage International Airport before hiring a pilot and (15) _____ into the remote areas of Alaska. 0. A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. increased A. Otherwise A. means A. same A. industries A. starting A. recognised A. involved A. popularity A. collapsed A. down A. temperature A. appeals A. experience A. major A. putting out

B. grew B. Despite B. proves B. similar B. companies B. first B. claimed B. occupied B. population B. dropped B. south B. warmth B. attracts B. contact B. considerable B. taking up

C. formed C. Yet C. demands C. such C. firms C. original C. called C. focused C. people C. destroyed C. below C. weather C. brings C. realize C. broad C. setting off

D. developed D. Though D. shows D. like D. bodies D. native D. known D. included D. residence D. broken D. under D. climate D. fetches D. look D. plentiful D. letting down

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V. For questions from 1 to 15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. (15 points) PORTRAIT OF AN OSTRICH The flightless ostrich is (1) ___________ world's largest bird. They roam African savannah and desert lands and get most of (2) ___________ water from the plants they eat. (3) ___________ they cannot fly, ostriches are fleet, strong runners. They (4) ___________ sprint up to 43 miles (70 kilometres) (5) ___________ hour and run over distance at 31 miles (50 kilometres) an hour. They may use their wings (6) ___________ "rudders" to help them change direction (7) ___________ running. An ostrich's powerful, long legs can cover 10 (8) ___________ 16 feet (3 to 5 meters) in a single stride. These legs can also be formidable weapons. Ostrich kicks can kill a human or a potential predator (9) ___________ a lion. Each two-toed foot has a long, sharp claw. Ostriches live (10) ___________ small herds that typically contain less (11) ___________ a dozen birds. Alpha males maintain these herds, and mate with the group's dominant hen. All of the group's hens (12) ___________ their eggs in the dominant hen's nest — though her own are given the prominent centre place. The dominant hen and male (13) ___________ turns incubating the giant eggs, each one of (14) ___________ weighs as much (15) ___________ two dozen chicken eggs.

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I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space.

(15 points)

EARLY EUROPEAN DOLLS Dolls have (1) _____ as children’s playthings for thousands of years. However, they were (2) _____ manufactured as toys in large numbers in Germany in the (3) _____ century. The centres of the industry were factories at Nuremberg, Augsburg, and Sonneberg. The dolls were primitive and (4) _____ of wood, clay, rags, and wax. They were dressed in clothes to (5) _____ German women of the time. Soon factories in England, France, Holland, and Italy, as well as Germany, began (6) _____ dolls dressed in fashions (7) _____ of their respective countries. Another (8) _____ of doll, "lady" dolls, were extremely expensive and elegant, and were used as gifts (9) _____ the aristocracy. These dolls, and the "fashion" dolls, which were later manufactured in Paris, have remained popular (10) _____ since. Such dolls were often used to model the latest clothing trends and were sent from one country to another to show off the latest fashions. Today they are prized collector’s (11) _____ By the 17th century, however, (12) _____ dolls began to appear, made of cloth or leather, and these were very (13) _____as toys for both boys and girls. There were several improvements in manufacturing. Dolls’ heads became more realistic, and new materials were used (14) _____ in the 18th century manufacturers developed soft leather which (15) _____ like human skin, and this was used in the more expensive dolls. Dolls began to look, feel, and move more like humans. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. existed A. initially A. recent A. fabricated A. resemblance A. production A. clothes A. brand A. among A. also A. dolls A. latest A. adapted A. Soon A. resembled

B. been B. factored B. fifteenth B. construction B. be as B. produce B. typical B. make B. for B. for B. things B. cloth B. suitable B. But B. fits

C. used C. first C. fifteen C. fabric C. look like C. producing C. those C. breed C. to C. ever C. prizes C. then C. useful C. Early C. covering

D. sported D. final D. fiftieth D. made D. appear D. produced D. famous D. type D. with D. until D. items D. simpler D. utilised D. When D. felt

P a g e | 127 II. 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) REAL CHRISTMAS TREES SAVE WATER When (0) properly managed, the fresh-cut Christmas tree industry helps support wildlife and ecosystems. Fake Christmas trees might be convenient and seem eco-friendly at first glance, but their (1) _________________________ costs—measured in greenhouse gas (2) _________________________ and landfill space—far outweigh their benefits, say conservationists who urge (3) _______________________ to "stay real" this holiday season. Artificial trees are made from a kind of plastic which is derived from petroleum and can contain lead or other harmful toxins. About 80 per cent of fake trees are manufactured in China, and, after the trees are made, they must also be shipped across the ocean, (4) ____________________ in diesel-fuel powered ships, resulting in even more greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global (5) __________________________. And even though an artificial tree can be (6) __________________, it still has a short life expectancy. In contrast, real trees are (7) _______________________ recyclable, and they are grown in the United States on thousands of farms that have about 100,000 (8) ________________________. Additionally, for every real Christmas tree that is sold, about nine more are left to mature and grow to the desired (9) ___________________ on the farms. In the U.S. there are about 12,000 tree farms that are growing about 400 million trees right now. There are (10) ___________________ more Christmas trees than there are people living in the U.S. Until their time comes to be cut, the excess trees will recycle the air, purify groundwater, stabilize the soil, and provide homes for birds, mammals, and insects.

0.PROPER 1.ENVIRONMENT 2. EMIT 3.CONSUME

4.USUAL 5.WARM 6.USE 7. COMPLETE 8.EMPLOY 9. HIGH 10. ACTUAL

III. You are going to read an extract about The Western Alphabet. For questions 1 – 10, choose the correct answer which you think fits best according to the text. Write T for TRUE or F for FALSE in CAPITAL LETTERS at the end of each sentence. (10 points) THE WESTERN ALPHABET The Western alphabet, which is used in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Australia and New Zealand as well as in other countries, originated in the Middle East. The people who gave the world this alphabet were the Phoenicians, a people who established colonies all over the Mediterranean, including Carthage in Africa and Gades in Spain. In their alphabet, the letters were represented by little pictures which represented sounds. The Phoenician A was aleph, which means "bull". And it was made from a little picture of a bull's head. The letter B was beth which meant "house", and showed the round-roofed buildings which you can still see today in Syria. The Phoenicians had contact with another nation of sailors, the Greeks, with whom they fought and traded. The Greeks also started to use the Phoenician alphabet. They changed the names so aleph and beth became alpha and beta. The shapes of the letters are the same but they have been turned sideways. Of course, the first two letters of the alphabet give it its name. Over the years there have been changes. Latin developed an alphabet with some different letters to the Greeks, and other letters have been added since. But really westerners are using the same system of writing which has served them so well for thousands of years.

P a g e | 128 1 - The purpose of this text is to tell something of Phoenician history _____ 2 - The information in the text is meant to be funny _____ 3 - The Phoenicians came from Carthage _____ 4 - The Phoenicians were a nation of sailors _____ 5 - The Phoenician alphabet was composed of individual signs _____ 6 - The Greeks turned the letters in a different direction _____ 7 - The Greeks developed the alphabet from Latin _____ 8 - There were fewer letters in the original alphabet than there are now _____ 9 - Three letters compose the name of the alphabet _____ 10 - Our modern system of writing is similar to the Phoenician alphabet _____ IV. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (20 points) 1. "You should start a new hobby, Mr Jenkins", the doctor said. TAKE The Doctor advised ______________________________________________ a new hobby. 2. His first novel was better than this one. GOOD This novel is not. ______________________________________________ one he wrote. 3. You should switch off the TV and do something more interesting. WOULD If I were you I ______________________________________________ the TV and do something more interesting. 4. This room is too small for us to play music in. FOR This room isn't ______________________________________________ to play music in. 5. The choice of food here is not as good as in the market. THAN The choice of food in the market ________________________________________ here. 6. It isn't warm enough to go for a walk. TOO It's ______________________________________________ go for a walk. 7. "You've done very well," said the captain to the team. HAD The captain told the team ____________________________________________ very well. 8. I like watching films more than watching documentaries. TO I prefer ______________________________________________ documentaries. 9. I was taught Italian by a very good teacher. ME The teacher ______________________________________________ was very good. 10. His team won the match last week. BY Last week's match ______________________________________________ his team. V. For questions 1-5, put each verb into an appropriate tense. Write your answers on the line. (5 points) 1. You __________________ (can/work) in some countries unless you have a visa. 2. Where would you like to live if you __________________ (live) anywhere in the world? 3. If Simon catches a fish today, we __________________ (eat) it. 4. If I __________________ (be) you, I would tell my father about the accident. 5. If it __________________ (not rain), we could have gone for a picnic.

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Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (8 points) MEETING DAISY It was just by chance that I met Daisy. I often wonder how my life (0) B different if, on that particular day in April 1996, I (1) _____ into a different bar. I normally drive straight home after work, but on that day my car (2) _____ and I had time for a drink before my train (3) _____ . I (4) _____ the lady behind the counter for a lemonade, and we started talking. She told (5) _____ her company was closing down and so she (6) _____ redundant. She was just working in the bar until she found another job. I liked her, and for the next week I went home by train every day. Eventually I asked her if I (7) _____ her phone number, and the rest is history. I only wish (8) _____ her sooner! 0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

A. will be A. have walked A. is serviced A. arrived A. asked A. if A. had made A. had A. met

B. would be B. had walked B. was serviced B. was arrived B. told B. that B. had been made B. can have B. was meeting

C. will have been C. walked C. was being serviced C. was arriving C. questioned C. to me C. would have made C. could have C. had been met

D. would have been D. was walking D. was been serviced D. has arrived D. said D. me D. would make D. would make D. had met

II. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. (20 points) 1 A year ago we hadn’t even met! LAST This ______________________________________________ hadn’t even met! 2 Without your help, I wouldn’t have passed the exam. FOR If it ________________________________ , I wouldn’t have passed the exam. 3 Nobody knows anything about the whereabouts of the President. ABOUT Nothing ______________________________ the whereabouts of the President. 4 My teachers made me work hard at school. WAS I ___________________________________________________ hard at school. 5 ‘I’m awfully sorry, Carol, but I’ve broken your watch,’ said Jim. TO Jim ____________________________________________________ her watch. 6 Please see that you close the door when you go. OPEN Please don’t __________________________________________ when you go. 7 Unless we leave now, we’ll miss the start of the film. IF We’ll miss the start of the film __________________________________ now. 8 Do you own these two cars? BELONG Do _________________________________________________________ you? 9 Business hasn’t been so bad for a long time. HAS Rarely ________________________________________________ been so bad. 10 I won’t sell the painting, no matter how much you offer me. PRICE Whatever __________________________________ the painting, I won’t sell it

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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. ( 12 points) 1. Some species of animals need ________________ to save them from extinction. 2. Going on a safari is the best way to see some of Africa’s ________________. 3. Bill is quite ________________. He’s happy to spend the rest of his life doing the same job and earning the same salary. 4. Peter got that job ________________. He lied at the interview and said he had the right qualifications. 5. I really enjoy doing ________________ experiments and finding out how things work. 6. The most useful ________________ of the past few decades must be the clockwork radio. 7. The level of ________________ is very high around here. There aren’t enough jobs now that the car factory has closed. 8. The flood was ________________ for the region because all the farmland was covered with water so lots of plants and animals died. 9. The footballer’s ________________ were worse than first thought and it’s unlikely that he’ll ever play professionally again. 10. Having the injection was ________________. I thought it would hurt but it didn’t. 11. Our holiday was quite ________________ because we took a tent instead of staying in a hotel and we hired bikes instead of a car. 12. Our city has some open spaces but they are not very ________________

IV.

1. PROTECT 2. WILD 3. AMBITION 4. HONEST 5. SCIENCE 6. INVENT 7. EMPLOY 8. DISASTER 9. INJURE 10. PAIN 11. EXPENSE 12. ACCESS

For questions from 1-12, read the text 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). (20 points) EXTRACT FROM A BROCHURE Just imagine what life (0) would be like without a washing machine. Life’s just (1) __________ busy nowadays for most of us to contemplate washing clothes in the bath tub. So what on earth would you do if your machine broke down? Here at Royston’s we pride (2) ____________ on our washing machine repair service. Our mechanics fix up to 40% of machines on the spot, and for those that are taken back to our warehouse for repairs, a further 50% (3) ____________ repaired within a week. But we don’t expect our customers to go without. A replacement washing machine is delivered free of charge within 24 hours of your machine (4) ____________ removed. It is installed in your home by our mechanics, and is kept by you (5) ____________ your old machine is returned. Should you wish to purchase a new machine our showroom (6) ____________ hundreds of models for you to choose from. All new machines (7) ___________ with a three-year warranty, covering spare parts and workmanship. Of course, if it (8) ____________ transpire that the fault has arisen from customer negligence or from failure to observe basic maintenance procedures – (9) ____________ as regularly cleaning the filters – repair costs will (10) ____________ be borne by the company.

P a g e | 131 PRACTICE TEST 45 I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points) THE SAVANNAH The tourist looking (0) D the African savannah (1) ___________a summer afternoon might (2) ___________ excused for thinking that the wide yellow grass plain was completely deserted of life, almost a desert. With only (3) ___________small thorn trees sticking out through the veldt, there seems to be almost no (4) ___________ for a living creature to hide. (5) ___________, under those trees you might find small steenbok, sleeping in the shade, and waiting for the night to (6) ___________. There may even be a small group of lions somewhere, their bodies exactly the same shade as the tall grass around (7) ___________. In the holes in the ground a host of tiny creatures, from rabbits and badgers to rats and snakes are waiting for the heat to finish. The tall grass also hides the fact that there (8) ___________ be a small stream running across the middle of the plain. One clue that (9) ___________ may be water here is the sight of a majestic Marshall eagle circling slowly over the grassland. If he (10) ___________, he may come up with a small fish, or maybe a grass snake that has been waiting at the (11) ___________ of a pool in the hope of catching a frog. Certainly, the (12) ___________ time to see the animals then, is in the evening, just as the sun (13) ___________. The best time of the year to come is in late September, or early August, just before the rains. Then the animals must come to the waterholes, (14) ___________ there is no other place for them to drink. And they like (15) ___________ while it is still light, so they can see if any dangers are creeping up on them. So it is at sunset, and after the night falls, that the creatures of the African veldt rise and go about their business. 0. D 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A. with A. has A. be A. a little A. zone A. However A. enter A. themselves A. need A. there A. dropped A. edge A. well A. sets A. while A. to come

B. to B. on B. been B. little B. place B. In spite of B. open B. their B. has B. their B. drops B. limit B. better B. is setting B. due to B. come

C. after C. can C. being C. a few C. region C. Although C. rise C. them C. may C. they’re C. drop C. border C. best C. set C. as C. to coming

D. at D. could D. having been D. no D. room D. Since D. fall D. they D. ought D. that D. will drop D. line D. good D. was setting D. for D. to came

P a g e | 132 II. Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals at the end of each sentence. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points) 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

I’m afraid you need professional assistance to repair your computer. The ___________ of the track is exactly 800 metres. Why do you want to study ___________ at university? Despite being twins, Claire and Sonia don’t dress ___________. Eating so much is not very ___________. I wanted to see Dali’s ___________ in the museum and mum accepted. It would add safety to the house if windows were made of ___________ glass. I’m really good at ___________ so I’ll buy more flower pots. Please, feel free to make any ___________ and comments. The job of a police officer is often ___________. My best friend has got a very strong ___________.

ASSIST LONG CHEMIST IDENTITY SENSE EXHIBIT BREAK GARDEN SUGGEST PREDICT PERSON

III. 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 and use between two and five words including the word given. There is an example at the beginning. (10 points) They published this book in England. CAME This book .............................came from.................... England. 1. It wasn’t very cold so we didn’t light a fire. BEEN If ________________________________, we would have lit a fire. 2. ‘We have to write an essay for our history class,’ said Nigel. THEY Nigel said ________________________________ an essay for their history class. 3. You should arrange for someone to repair your car. GET You ________________________________ repaired. 4. It’s so hot today that I can’t work. TOO It’s ________________________________ to work today. 5. It’s no use trying to convince him. POINT There’s ________________________________ convince him. IV. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets: (10 points) Christine asked me if you _____________________ the film. (already see) ________________________ the violin for two hours every day? (play) Be careful! You ____________ something with that ball if you don’t stop playing. (break) Selena _________________ as an account officer since she left university. (work) You __________________ on the phone since you got home. (talk) Alan _________________ outside the bank when the ambulance came. (stand) Eggs and dairy products _________________ in the fridge. (usually keep) You ____________________ me later, won’t you? (call) If I _________________, I’d get a haircut right away! (be) Why __________________ the soup? Does it need more salt? (taste)

P a g e | 133 V. For questions from 1-15, read the text 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). (15 points) AINSLEY HARRIOTT I've always (0) been a bit of an entertainer and played the funny man. I was a part-time comedian for years, so I learned (1) ___________ to stand in front of audiences. It made me sure of myself. I like being liked and I love (2) ___________ everyone smile. I've lived in London (3) ___________ my life and have just moved to a larger house with my wife Clare and our two children, Jimmy and Madeleine. We spend a lot of (4) ___________ just singing and dancing around the house. I grew (5) ___________ with music because my dad is the pianist, Chester Harriott – who is still playing, by the (6) ___________. My average working day is mainly divided (7) ___________ television and writing cook books, though TV takes most of my time. I spend about five days a fortnight working on the cooking programmes I appear in. I eat (8) ___________ sorts of things at home but I only buy quality food. Whenever I'm cooking, I try to experiment with whatever (9) ___________ in the fridge -- it's good practice (10) ___________my TV series. I'm a football fan and (11) ___________ going to matches, but I'm a home-loving person really. I don't like (12) ___________ to the pub but we do go out to eat about twice a month. There's nothing better (13) ___________ a night at home playing with the children. I rarely go to bed (14) ___________ midnight. Late evening is when fresh thoughts on cooking usually come to me, so I often write or plan my programmes then. When I eventually get to bed, I (15) ___________ no trouble sleeping.

P a g e | 134 KEYS to PRACTICE TESTS PRACTICE TEST 1 I II 1. D have not been abroad for 2. F used to go to 3. A provided the homeless with 4. G you mind closing 5.

B

6.

C

is not/isn’t worth waiting has given up (drinking) did not/didn’t let her/ Amy stay would not have been able is grown by came down with a cold

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 6p

10p

III the

IV had finished

V C

VI WORLDWIDE

than its

returned have heard

D A

APPLICANTS SERVICE

for

comes

B

CORRESPONDENCE

role/part

C

OPPORTUNITY

In

‘ll have been living will write

A

FRIENDSHIP

as

‘ll be flying

B

entrance

has been raining

A

POSSIBILITY/ POSSIBILITIES RELATIONSHIPS

despite of

am saying help

D A

EXTENSION DIFFERENT

past/from towards/at /near 12p 10p

B B 12p 10p

PRACTICE TEST 2 I

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

II B make B how A Have C some D but D who A each B of C to C as A by B are A on D anyone C own 15p 15p

III it does not/doesn’t matter to were you able to took part in is (very)keen on playing in spite of the heavy rain you lend me your sister has caught had better go had nothing to do with looking forward to going to

20p

IV ADVERT/ ADVERTISEMENT PROBABLY PAINFUL REPLANTED UNPLEASANT ESPECIALLY LOSS ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANT HEAVILY

10p

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were late bad/awful raining long

II HANDSHAKE SURVIVAL EASIER FEELINGS SOMETHING

6. 7. 8 9. 10.

waiting man asked looked/ seemed offer 10p

PATIENT/ IMPATIENT PRIVACY SHARING CLEANING SAFETY 20p

III had started since are committed make did you watch

IV A C B D A

V Not The On -

would play already who passed knocked 10p

D B A A C 10p

To For The As 10p

PRACTICE TEST 4 I 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

B A A C D B A B D A B C C D A 15p

II went lovely find all seen expensive most visit there One spent while ago between find 15p

III DRAMATIC PERSONALITY COMPETITION STRESSFUL FUNNY SECURITY TRADITIONAL POISONOUS NEIGHBOURHOOD MAJORITY

IV has been working here for two weeks since Paul was unless we protect too hot for me whose son is an are going to be planted last time we went skiing are not many cherries have run out of offered to help me with

10p

20p

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I C

II most

III RELAXATION

2. 3. 4.

D C D

a had the

UNFORTUNATELY (UN)PREDICTABLE FRUSTRATION(S)

IV have you used/ have you been using were is going was robbed

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A B B A D C D B A D A 15p

who not if as but would and so they at when 15p

ANTICIPATION WONDERFUL UNSPOILT/UNSPOILED RESERVATION CONFIDENTLY ACCOMMODATION

was passing will not/won’t be able is it going to rain had read have been saving will be finished

10p

10p

V can’t/ couldn’t have shown up hasn’t been to France will be built had his pet rabbit examined unless you are careful

10p

PRACTICE TEST 6 1. 2.

I EXCITING IMAGINATION

3. 4.

POWERFUL ENVIOUS

5. 6. 7.

REALITY FINANCIAL CHOICE

8. ECONOMICAL 9. COMFORTABLE 10. SAFETY

II can’t have been is said to have been didn’t need to get must have already left is it since you got you rather watch would have stayed too little

III B D

IV Have never won Have only entered

V has used

A B

Have been watching Am thinking Have been staying Have been having/ are having Have already seen

at are

Has bought/ has been buying Have sent Are spending/ have been spending Are enjoying/ have been enjoying Want

not will have

C B D A B A

11.

C

12. 13. 14. 15.

C B D D 15p 12p

10p

8p

takes go on

myself the in of by 15p

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II Has lived/ has been living Gave Was painting Was given Joined

III DIFFERENT

IV

V Is too dangerous to

By

LIVED-IN FADED GLIMPSES RELATIVES PERSONAL ASSIGNMENT

Much Could the Who Have It

1.

B

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

A C A A D A

8. 9.

C A

CONNECTION This PHOTOGRAPHER Was

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

B B D B C B 15p 5p

ILLUSTRATIONS

Could

Is better at Math than Due to the fact Wasn’t as cool Nor her sister are Approve of your going Said she wanted to learn It hadn’t been cold Accused the girl of being In favour of building

10p

10p

20p

PRACTICE TEST 8 I 1. 2.

D D

3.

A

4.

D

5. 6. 7.

B C B

8.

A

9.

C

10. 11. 12.

A 10p

II CANCELLATION UNPACK

III high time for a her daughter by the hand sooner had I QUALIFICATIONS cleaned a very rainy day ADVERTISEMENT today INJURY doesn't matter if COMPETITORS then did I realize only was he late UNFASHIONABLE PATTERNER is a good exhibition on ENTRANCE sooner you did not bother AMBITIOUS anyone put up with 10p

20p

IV for about

V economic energetic

caused

historical

was

insure

far deep down

library advise founded

up

although

to give up white 12p

8p

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B A D D A C B C A D B C A A D 15p

II

III

for both my before how had out some does tells effect make their well forward 15p

HEAVILY CAREFUL JUDGEMENT CIVILIZATION UNBEARABLE OPTIMISTIC LEADER IMPORTANCE HARDEN DANGEROUS

IV don’t/do not need to meet time I’ve/ i have ever tasted offered to pick Sean was so boring that take a decision about/on unless you hurry up run out of sugar in order to finish quickly should not/shouldn’t talk to her wasn’t as good as

20p

10p

PRACTICE TEST 10 I 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

D C A E G B

6p

II had lives said would come comes will get are living had begun left was completed will tell/told has is looks has never been/ will never be 15p

III is with and/or ago used make/reach as with did for had will/may

12p

IV ENVIRONMENTAL TENDENCY FIFTH SHOPPING ATMOSPHERIC UNATTRACTIVE NEEDLESS EXAGGERATION POPULARITY OWNERS

10p

V

VI D C A B C

12p

5p

D C D A D A C C A D B A

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II

1. 2. 3. 4.

A D C C

who his in for

5. 6.

A C

had/ wore or/and

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A B D D

is every/each themselves how have to be from must/should 15p

10p

III COMPREHENSION LEARNERS UNUSUAL CRUCIALLY

IV ought to be given when the match starts do you any harm is much more interesting than INTERPRETATIONS Can you take care of SIGNIFICANT have not/ haven’t seen James for PERSONAL was on my way to DISAGREE told him to come back ESPECIALLY is the second time POSSIBILITY was too tired to watch

10p

20p

V on been going goes watch where go had eaten with forecast to find

5p

PRACTICE TEST 12 1.

I read

2.

can

II sometimes go are studying

3.

it

left

HEIGHT

4.

how

fly

YOUNG

5.

any

LAUGHTER

6.

who

had been trying are

7.

for

8 9. 1 0.

was preparing many have met written will be playing find hit 20p

10p

III LIVING

IV will cut

ARRIVAL

will call

V who he was

if/whether she could speak English would if/whether I was going to watch tell them about it would/ if/whether I might open could win the window would feel if/whether I had finished reading the newspaper

VI At In For Of at

ENTERTAINMEN T WEIGHT LENGTH CHOICE INHABITANTS 10p

5p

10p

5p

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A B A B D B A D D A D B B A C 15p

II ACTUALLY DEFINITION FAVOURITE SENTIMENTAL TEMPTATION VARIETY ENVIOUS FEELINGS RELIABLE POPULARITY

III unless it rains asked Harry if he liked whose mother used to had paid the bill although he was is not much coffee left plays the violin very the fastest runner in not to believe a word

10p

20p

IV because more of are much up being which actors/ characters it what again no knew by 15p

PRACTICE TEST 14 I 1. 2.

B A

the about

met had provided

IV LARGEST HOLDER

3.

D

that/which

seemed

EXPLORERS

4.

B

up

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

II

III

have already distinguished/ have already been distinguishing yourself D Each/Every have heard D while are you talking D in washed A or would have been thrown B own isn’t C be did they give B why A To B not C one C has/is 15p 15p 10p

SEASONAL

V was not difficult to have been held up by that she would never forget was no need for

ADDITION if he could borrow FARMER ENTRANCE UNDERGROUND HEIGHT MEASURING

10p

10p

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B A D C B

6. 7.

B D

8. 9. 10.

A B C

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A B C A D 15p

II have run out of since you visited really takes after were you I would see does that fantastic car belong was arrested asked (me) what I bought don’t have to go wish I hadn’t fallen wish my boss would promote

III CRITICAL DISOBEDIENCE ILLEGAL BIGGER INEXPERIENCE

IV hadn’t taken had given were had find

IRRELEVANT TRANSFORMATION

would explode would give

V that/ which have by so can/could/will/ may/might it for

DISAPPEAR ADDITIONAL HAPPILY

was/ were could make lived

any/ many to in/ during are been but at were

10p

10p

10p

15p

PRACTICE TEST 16 I 1. 2. 3.

B C D

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

C B C A C D A C B B D D 15p

II BEAUTIFUL ROMANTIC POSSIBLY

III were in whole

IV should have checked ‘m/am pleased with she was going to make

ADVENTUROUS COASTAL CREATIVE DREAMY STUNNING COMFORTABLE WRITER

journey would the take if after that

to help him with his and I both was more difficult than was such a good service was made to feel bad is not as expensive as isn’t/is not as hard as

10p

10p

20p

V has been waiting wears Were your neighbours having were built would have avoided

5p

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PRACTICE TEST 17 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

I

II you mind not discussing seem to have gone instead of going too expensive for me to accused the pickpocket of stealing is said to earn prevented me from taking prefer you to avoid eating old enough

20p

20p

D B C A D C A D B D

PRACTICE TEST 18 I II 1. C by 2. C most 3. B and 4. D example/instance 5. A each/every 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A C D D B B A D C A 15p

was which be There in a has that to visit 15p

III SAILOR BRACKED TASTY COOKERY OUTGROWN

5p

III PERFORMANCE COMPETITION UNBELIEVABLE LENGTH DIFFICULTY / DIFFICULTIES MUSICAL FAMOUS EXCITING OPTIMISTIC POPULARITY

10p

IV When able One their I there to while of off soon on not no it 15p

IV can’t be at is not cold enough to came across my old diary can afford to buy first time Darren has told give me a lift you hurry up not as fast as Joe has been investigated by used to play football

20p

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II accused him of stealing her know whether/if the gallery is do not/don’t need to reserve is too heavy having my car repaired wish you had got and got away with is supposed to be broken leg was examined by apologized for not telling (us)

T F T F DS F

6p

III not few the Because/As/Since There which/that a and as so depends/relies amount/number 12p

10p

IV h j a b c d f e i g

V A A B B D A A D C B D C 10p 12p

VI SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT EXHAUSTING EQUIPMENT REASONABLY HEADACHES SLEEPLESS SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS IMPORTANCE 10p

PRACTICE TEST 20 I 1.

B

II have been phoning

2. 3. 4. 5.

C D B C

have heard Are you doing had already started was being asked

or in do/can other

PERSECUTOR EXISTENCE HATRED BLAMEABLE

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

C C B D A

never build have travelled was getting Will you be passing is believed

those before each something where

ENTHUSIASTIC HAPPINESS COMPANION SELFISHNESS SENSATIONS

10p

10p

10p

10p

III we

IV STRENGTH

V need not/needn’t have watered the plants to make up my mind is more expensive than were taller, he could was not/wasn’t able to finish blame me for breaking gets me down to bring/take back change my mind about wish you stopped/ would stop making 20p

P a g e | 144 PRACTICE TEST 21 I 1. INFERIORITY

II A

2. LOSS

B

3. EXPECTATIONS

B

III .... playing tennis in the back yard although it was raining. .... up with such rude behaviour. ..... must be joking

III were you I would can’t be allowed her son to is keen on visiting swims better than has been arrested during your stay/holiday each child was given have you last night

IV MODERATION AGENCY DEFENCE PRESSURE ABILITY REASONABLE CROSSING OPTIONAL SCIENTIFIC

is not big enough

INTERPRETATION

5. CHOICE COMPETITION

7. MEANING 8

This portrait was painted by Velasquez.

A new drama is being rehearsed by the actors. A ..... having said/ that he This song was composed by him when had said all those he was young. words to Nicole. B ..... too heavy for the A new school in being built near the little girl to carry hospital. B The defendant was sentenced by the court to ten years in prison. A She is scolded by her parents for everything she does. C The furniture for the new house was designed by her (without any help). C The project about expanding the company was being analysed by the managers. C Agnes was loved by my friends for her way of being so positive and optimistic. 10p 10p 20p

4. INVENTIVE

6.

IV The seals at the zoo are fed at least twice a day.

DEVELOPMENT

9. ACQUAINTANCE 1 DESCRIPTION 0. 20p PRACTICE TEST 22 I

II

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8 9.

B A B D B C A D A

song of becomes websites social see/watch been times by

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A C C B A B 15p

are or be has native it 15p

20p

10p

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PRACTICE TEST 23 1. 2. 3.

I C C A

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

II its by with

III IMPRESSIVE SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE

IV do you usually ask has/’s been had bought

D

and

HEIGHT

am expecting

D C A B D A B D D B B 15p

their may/will for a in of are to that/which not But 15p

AGRICULTURAL MOVEMENT (S) IMPOSSIBLE ACCOMMODATION GROWTH NECESSITY

will be lying were not/weren’t was known will have left was admiring does (my soup) taste

10p

V on his own has not had more confident that he used didn’t/did not mind lending accused Tim/him of

10p

10p

PRACTICE TEST 24 II have forgotten everything

III ADVERTISING

IV through

V B

2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

I have you worked/ been working left Have you met have known is have been going

had better not I worked haven’t been abroad since have never eaten don’t/ wouldn’t mind teaching

CUSTOMERS COMPETITION USEFUL FASHIONABLE LATEST

what of to or is

D A C C A

7.

Has the phone rung

if I would like

DECISION

as

D

8.

was cooking

POWERFUL

are

C

9. 10. 11.

didn’t answer had already left

look unfamiliar words up in/ look up unfamiliar words in have a talent for tell the difference between

VALUABLE WORLDWIDE

There such although/ while to and has between 15p

B A A

1.

12. 13. 14. 15. 10p

10p

10p

D B C A 15p

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PRACTICE TEST 25 1.

I C

2.

II

III

IV your brother look like

too

A

OLDFASHIONED SUCCESSFUL

3. 4.

B C

YOUTHFUL EUROPEAN

the that/which

are not supposed to bring didn’t have enough have never seen a more

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A C D C B B D A C C B 15p

LIVELY PAINFUL FASCINATING IMPROVEMENT ELOQUENTLY WAITING

be you if/when what all but

am going to is crazy about hurry up didn’t need t buy can’t have left shouldn’t have taken her

about

10p

10p

20p

V broke was visiting won’t finish would have accepted was questioned

5p

PRACTICE TEST 26 I 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

A D A C C B D A

16p

II MISHEARD REWRITE SHORAGE RELATIONSHIP EMPLOYEES DISAPPEARANCE HARMFUL INTERATIONALLY RECYCLE DISSATISFACTION

10p

III such a boring play that too cold for me to this time last is spite of is used for cleaning though I knew so that burglars couldn't to dark for us to is for assembling came to school despite

20p

IV then to to such less/fewer whose of in had by even however spite too 14p

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PRACTICE TEST 27 I 1. 2. 3. 4.

C C B A

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 11 12 13 14 15

C

II A C D A

A B D C A B A C B A C 15p 15p

III difficulty/ difficulties taking After attended

IV ATTENTION UNSUCCESSFUL MORE ACTOR

gave/offered so earning/getting each still as

APPEARANCE ASTONISHMENT FINALLY CHILDREN SOLVE SLIGHTLY

10p

V am not afraid of have/ ‘ve been studying for four share my pizza with didn’t/ did not use to understand apologised for not believing

10p

10p

PRACTICE TEST 28 1. 2.

F T

I

II Since/From to/with

III UNBEARABLE SURVIVAL

3.

T

At

4. 5.

DS F

full the

DEPENDENT/ DEPENDING OBSERVATION RESEARCHERS

6.

F

REQUISITE

7.

travelling/ sailing most/much

8.

in

SOLUTION

9.

as

CREATURES

10.

well

CONSIDERABLE

11. 12.

which/that from 12p

6p

MOISTURE

10p

IV looked up to if she realized how late wish I hadn’t left

V D C

have a talent for tell the difference between as not to get

B A

had already arranged have been were discussing

A

used to travel

as though they had seen being a heavy smoker

B

would drive

A

was working; were sitting had been working

C

look up unfamiliar D words in responsible for making C sure B C 10p 12p

VI saw knew

10p

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PRACTICE TEST 29 I 1. 2.

A D

II from which

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

C A C D B C

on were is since the as

9. 10.

B D

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

make an / the have what fact to they 10p 15p

III will take place on must not/mustn’t smoke/ aren’t allowed to smoke regret saying/having said so many clothes that is no doubt in have been studying English How about going for stopped to buy

IV FEARSOME/FEARFUL DEADLY

in favour of studying could have concentrated, I would

DEFENSIVE REPRODUCTIVE

MAINLY THEMSELVES PREDATORS PREVIOUSLY ENABLES COOPERATIVE

20p

V get under recipe about it is to buy shall we I’m going to be away on

10p

5p

PRACTICE TEST 30 1.

I D

II started

2.

C

listened

3.

A

about

4.

B

days/times

5.

C

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

B D D A D 10p

III you like going to / to go to to work as

IV You must wait until he arrives

V D A

lived

the only person I can trust without putting a stamp on such an unpleasant man

I must congratulate you on your success We have known each other since last year You hardly know him, do you? When I was a little boy I always spent money on sweets.

lead the/their for enough up 10p

20p

10p

10p

C F E

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PRACTICE TEST 31 I 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

B C C A C D D A A B D D A B C 15p

II beard Claus with live the reindeer fly where day at bed/ sleep down tree parents have 15p

III in order to get will never be found not to stay the one who did not will be made to train has not been abroad since a big red French if it is sunny borrowed my dictionary not work extra hours unless

IV PRISONERS LUCKY REALITY KINDNESS INVITATION WONDERFUL ILLEGAL PROFESSIONAL SAFETY DETECTIVE

20p

10p

PRACTICE TEST 32 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

I A A B C B A A D B D A B C C C 15p

II and up on between of most to than by in has else been it is 15p

III REGARDLESS FITNESS HISTORIC (AL) ADVENTUROUS UNFAIR ENJOYMENT PLEASURE(S) ATTRACTIVE FULLY ENSURE

10p

IV was telling a/his story are broadcasting the Oscar ceremony came up to me has sold over a million has been talking from had never seen a cartoon was she wearing I had been sitting and I will write has only just

20p

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PRACTICE TEST 33 I 1. 2. 3.

A C D

II EMPLOYER AMBITIOUS ENCOURAGEMENT

4.

C

SECURITY

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

B D A D B C A B D B A 15p

IMAGINATION STRENGTHEN PROOF TRAINING QUALIFIED UNSUCCESSFUL

10p

III carry out the manager’s looked up to the (single) exception of Harry responsible for making sure (that) if she realized how late

IV was born became had begun

as from let

invaded

consist

had conquered was planning caught died was laid was

the its this able provide into to in had/ seen Like under 15p

10p

V

10p

PRACTICE TEST 34 I 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

B C A D C B D C D B C D D A D 15p

II CLEARLY ENGINEERING MYSTERIOUS ARCHITECTURAL SOPHISTICATION SKILFULLY LOCATED ACCESSIBLE CONSERVATION COMPENSATING

10p

IV is believed to have stolen so I went not as good here for like to go I were you unless you practise few good restaurants were blown during is too expensive for him

III has for as is to at from but which with

20p

10p

V won’t eat would be will become were had had

5p

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PRACTICE TEST 35 I 1. 2. 3. 4.

A B C D

5. 6. 7. 8.

B B D A

9. 10.

II shouldn’t have spent you tell me when I will be able to you like me to give needn’t have taken you mind babysitting is very fond of have been studying Chinese for talk to her unless she into account his young age

III matter must/may hand them/all

IV KNOWLEDGE SHARPENER APPLICATION ENGINEER

of were apart may

POLLUTION POLITICIANS UNEMPLOYED LAWYER

how personal/delicate

SUCCESSFUL INCOME

11. 12. 13. 14. 16p

20p

VANDALIZE CRIMINAL NOVELIST ENTERTAINERS 14p

10p

PRACTICE TEST 36 1.

D

I

II SAFETY

III well

IV said she wanted to know

V to come

2.

F

IMAGINATION

over

get

3.

C

PAINLESS

was

have eaten

invent

4. 5.

B A

CONFUSING REFUSAL

of with

prevents (the) animals from leaving the most difficult exercise can’t have stolen the received a text message from

VI don’t have to program

where was

6.

DESTRUCTION

to

7.

UNEMPLOYED

have

will be returned had been practising are you thinking went/used to go was having paid would choose 10p

8. 9. 10.

DELIVERY If UNBELIEVABLE first SHORTEN years 10p 10p 10p

10p

up being on despite get 10p

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PRACTICE TEST 37 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

I E C G B D F

10. 11. 12. 6p

II who that in first on behind getting/being out of/about should on with 12p

III haven’t seen Peter for were such expensive DVDs that as long as despite having so would fall if she was nothing but play no use/point (in) succeeded in persuading being unable to speak Chinese refused to put up 10p

IV C C

V AMUSEMENT FAVOURITE

VI D C

A D A B B A A

NOISELESS NORMALLY DISAPPEARED LUCKILY HELPFUL APOLOGIZED ANGRY

A C D A C A A

C C B 12p

DECISION

B

10p

10p

PRACTICE TEST 38 I

II puts/ is wearing

III when

IV ILLNESS

started/had already been learning were preparing/ were collecting will certainly have finished did you spend saw/had never thought

do

RECONCILIATION

V have difficulty (in) memorising is somebody whose

so

NATIONAL

looks as if

lead

MOURNING

for ask

RACIAL COMPARABLE

did not/didn’t make any sense/ made no sense did not/ didn’t mean to are said to live

D

with/make

FORGIVENESS

8.

B

MINORITY

9.

D

might/could /may make

10.

B

but

VOLUNTARYILY

1.

A

2.

C

3.

C

4.

A

5. 6.

A C

7.

10p

10p

10p

ELECTION

10p

prevented the children from have just had my hair not studied hard I would throw those papers away 20p

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would

II B

2. 3.

paid were walking

F A

difference -

4.

had been studying

D

to

5.

graduated

C

-

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

announce is being had already finished was holding have been rehearsing

11. 12.

went have you been doing

13. 14. 15.

needn’t feels fell 15p

III happiness

IV You can attend the conference only if you pay the fee The tea is so hot that I can’t drink it You should wash vegetables before cooking them When was the last time you had a haircut? The fireman warned him not to enter the house.

these you met than

10p

20p

15p

PRACTICE TEST 40 I 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

D C A A C B C A A B D D A B B 15p

II few it the up for first in on feel when are make last and from 15p

III CHARMING DIVERSITY FAMOUS AGREEMENT ACCUSATION(S) HAPPINESS SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE ACTIVITY CHILDHOOD

10p

IV no tea left advised me not to go had already won a waste of reminds me of were able to clean up were you I would buy were not allowed to leave you mind speaking without asking for

20p

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II

III

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

C B A B D B A C

On to/ with When/ If is or this/ the/ our from go

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

D D A B D C A 15p

a real/ our however type/sort/kind out unless them 15p

IV FEED haven’t spoken to Sarah since SHALLOWER If she doesn’t (does not)find DEPTH is living/ is studying SWIMMERS wish I kept/ wrote COMMUNITIES (much)more interesting than WALKERS as old as DISTANCES may not see him INSPECTION is thought to live/ to be living may / live/ be living INDISTINGUISHABLE was little we could do PREDATORS more you read, the smarter

10p

20p

PRACTICE TEST 42 I 1.

helped

2.

suggests

3.

have been proposed inhabited led offers weren't getting/ didn’t get found became was is surprising are/ were thought sampled found predominated 15p

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

II ENJOYABLE

III is/ has been two months since BROADEN succeeded in persuading EDUCATIONAL being unable to speak French VIEWERS had a quick look NEIGHBOURHOOD is no use/point (in) RESPONSIBILITY HONESTY

IV C

the

A

their/the

C

(Al)Though

A D D A

can an/per as while/when

RAPIDLY MAJORITY HIGHLY

B C B D B A B C 15p

to like in than though take which as 15p

10p

5p

V

P a g e | 155 PRACTICE TEST 43 I 1. 2. 3. 4.

A C B D

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

C C B D A C D D B C D 15p

II ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS CONSUMERS USUALLY WARMING REUSED COMPLETELY EMPLOYEES HEIGHTS ACTUALLY

10p

III F F F T

IV Mr.Jenkins to take up/start as good as the first would switch off big enough for us

V can’t work lived will eat were

F T F T F T

is better than too cold to they had done watching films to watching who taught me Italian was won by

hadn’t rained

10p

20p

5p

PRACTICE TEST 44 I 1. 2.

B C

3. 4.

A A

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

D B C D

8p

II time last year we hadn’t been/ wasn’t/ weren’t for your help is known about was made to work

III PROTECTION WILDLIFE

too ourselves

UNAMBITIOUS DISHONESTLY

are being

apologised to Carol for breaking leave the door open unless we leave these two cars belong to has business the price you offer for

SCIENTIFIC INVENTION UNEMPLOYMENT DISASTROUS INJURIES PAINLESS EXPENSIVE ACCESSIBLE 12p

until has come should such not

20p

IV

20p

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PRACTICE TEST 45 I 1. 2. 3.

B A C

II LENGTH CHEMISTRY IDENTICALLY

4.

B

SENSIBLE

too hot for me

5.

A

EXHIBITION

no use/ point (in)trying to

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

D C C A B A C B C A 15p

UNBREAKABLE GARDENING SUGGESTIONS UNPREDICTABLE PERSONALITY

10p

III it had been very cold they had to write should get your car

IV had already seen do you play are going to break/ may/might break has worked/ has been working have been talking was standing are usually kept will call were are you tasting

10p

10p

V how making all time up way between all is for enjoy/like/love going than before have 15p

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