PRACTICE TEST

A. LISTENING
 SECTION C – VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
11. Don’t be late for the interview;.......... people will think you are a disorganized person.
A. unless B. otherwise C. if not D. or so
12. I know this is a big disappointment but don't take it to.............................
A. soul B. mind C. spirit D. heart
13. It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the nation’s..........
A. inheritance B. heritage C. possessions D. legacy
14. It’s no good pretending, you’ve got to………… reality.
A. bargain for B. come up against C. face up to D. get down to
15............. I am aware; there were no problems during the first six months.
A. As far as B. So much as C. Much more than D. Except that
16. Helen is very ........................ going to work in Germany.
A. excited about B. excited for C. excited with D. excited to
17. She remembered the correct address only ........................ she had posted the letter.
A. since B. afterwards C. following D. after
18. She ..................... $ 20 out of the bank every Monday.
A. pulls B. draws C. moves D. removes
19. He kept his marriage a secret for years, but eventually the truth……………
A. came out B. came through C. went out D. turned out
20. Two other................. in his argument for his country’s independence are worth a mention.
A. notices B. points C. effects D. reports
21. There wasn't ----- news in his letter.
A. a great many B. hardly any C. a great deal of D. a large number of
22. I didn't feel too bad really, I only had a ----- attack of flu.
A. weak B. small C. gentle D. mild
23. The seat belt can be altered to ---- for differences in the size of the passenger .
A. permit B. adjust C. calculate D. allow
24. _______having a good salary, he also has a private income.
A. What's more B. Furthermore C. Apart from D. From
25. Those second-hand cell phones are selling like .......................... . If you want one, you had better buy
one now before they are all gone.
A. shooting stars B. fresh bread C. hot cakes D. wild oats
26. Not until ............ home ........... that he had taken someone else's bike.
A. he got/ he realized B. he got/ did he realize
C. did he get/ he realized D. he got/ he did realize
27. Our local youth club tries to…………… for all interests.
A. equip B. apply C. organize D. cater
28. It's a program that give some insight into the _______ life of the Victorians.
A. household B. inner C. house D. domestic
29. ------------- at his lessons, still he couldn’t catch up with his classmates.
A. Hardly as he worked B. Hard as he worked
C. Hard as he does D. Hard as he was
30. The Spice Girls, one of ---- members has just left the band, have decided to continue as a four piece
band.
A. which B. where C. whose D. that
31. Sports drinks have caught _______ as consumers have become more health- conscious.
A. in B. at C. out D. on
32. He was ........... teacher!
A. how good a B. so good a C. so a good D. what a good
33. “Don’t forget to do as I have told you.” “_____________ “
A. Yes, I won’t B. No, I will remember C. Yes, I will D. No, I
won’t
34. “How long does it take to get to the City Library from here?” “_____________ “
A. “Yes, it’s a long way” B. “ It isn’t very far“ C. “I am sorry I don’t know” D. “You can go there by
bus”
35.” Your parents must be proud of your result at school.” “______________ “
A. Sorry to hear that B. Thanks. It’s certainly encouraging C. I am glad you like it D. Of course
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. Mr. Gerstein was particularly taken aback to hear that sleeping problems are often linked to physical
problems.
A. surprised B. intended C. determined D. relieved
2. I shouldn’t go outside without a raincoat because it’s raining cats and dogs.
A. it’s just started to rain B. it’s raining very heavily
C. it’s going to rain D. it’s drizzling
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
3. A trial must be fair and impartial.
A. hostile B. biased C. unprejudiced D. apprehensive
4. Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.
A. busy with B. free from C. relaxed about D. interested in

II. Complete each sentence below, using the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. We are waiting for the __________ of his plane. ARRIVE
2. He is very generous. Everyone admires his ________. SELFISH
3. ________ skill is the one skill that can grant you the opportunity to get a good job. LEAD
4. He received a medal for his __________. HERO
5. Until the situation has settled down, it is _______ to travel to that country. ADVISE
6. She works as a __________ at a hotel in Scotland. RECEIVE
7. There’s some new __________ in the laboratory. EQUIP
8. They’re going to ________ the town with more trees and parks. BEAUTIFUL
9.The singer’s ________ lifestyle attracts the attention of the press. CONVENTION
10.When she passed 30, Sue became increasingly ________ for a baby. DESPAIR

III. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a
word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by the number. If a line has a word
which should not be there, write it in ‘Your answers’ part. Number 0 and 00 have been done for you.

There’s a teaching exam I want to take next year but I’m 00. √
very cautious about applying it. In the first place, the pass rate 0. it
isn’t high; in fact only a fifty percent of candidates 1.
actually pass. Secondly, it’s very expensive to do the course and 2.
exam. It costs at $1,500 and you need to take three months off 3.
the work. Thirdly, it’s quite stressful. Before you can sit the final 4.
practical and written exams you must have been written ten 5.
compositions and have had ten lessons observed which are being 6.
considered to have been of a high enough standard. In addition 7.
to all these points, I want to make certain I have enough of the 8.
right kind of teaching experience to pass through before I attempt 9.
the exam. It’s lots of money to waste if you’re not all sure of passing 10.

SECTION B – READING
III. Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
For many people doing physical exercise may.................(46) a painful torturing of the body.
Therefore, there's usually something we come u with that is of bigger importance than putting one's
muscles through their pace. Unless we are forced to go in for a physical training, we are………..(47) to treat
as something of a lower……….(48) than staying in front of the TV set, spending time in a pub ……….(49)
alcoholic beverages or consuming excessive quantities of fattening confectioner)' in a cafe. We need to be
considerably motivated to take up a body workout and build our physical fitness. What usually……..(50)
individuals from………(51) themselves to
strenuous exercise is the fear of fatigue, discomfort or even the…….(52) of being outdone by true fitness
zealots.
However, getting fit is fully a matter of common sense. Different forms of exercise may be of great
…….…(53) to the human body increasing its strength, flexibility and endurance. When supported by a
nutritious diet, much better performance of the heart and the lungs improves the blood circulation making an
individual more resistant to stressful situations as well as more………….(54) to infections and diseases.
In the first place, self-discipline that is requisite for proceeding with such physical effort ought to be
attained to ensure that the intention of becoming healthier and more vigorous isn't ……..(55) by any trivial
impediments.
46. A. incorporate B. entail C. administer D. correspond
47. A. tended B. implied C. affirmed D. inclined
48. A. superiority B. privilege C. advantage D. priority
49. A. smacking B. sipping C. seething D. sniffing
50. A. repels B. denies C. opposes D. rejects
51. A. committing B. absorbing C. involving D. engrossing
52. A. hindrances B. impairments C. preventions D. inhibitions
53. A. liking B. benefit C. appreciation D. gain
54. A. irresistible B. preventative C. immune D. war
55. A. persecuted B. tormented C. harassed D. suppressed
Part 2. This following reading passage has nine paragraphs, A-I.
Questions 1 – 5: Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-E from the list of headings below.

List of Headings 1. Paragraph A _______

i A fresh and important long-term goal 2. Paragraph B _______
ii Charging for roads and improving other transport methods 3. Paragraph C _______
iii Changes affecting the distances goods may be transported 4. Paragraph D _______
iv Taking all the steps necessary to change transport patterns 5. Paragraph E _______
v The environmental costs of road transport
vi The escalating cost of rail transport
vii The need to achieve transport rebalance
viii The rapid growth of private transport
ix Plans to develop major road networks
x Restricting road use through charging policies alone
xi Transport trends in countries awaiting EU admission

Example: Answer:
Paragraph F vii

What have been the trends and what are the prospects for European transport systems?
It is difficult to conceive of vigorous economic growth without an efficient transport system.
Although modern information technologies can reduce the demand for physical transport by facilitating
teleworking and teleservices, the requirement for transport continues to increase. There are two key factors
behind this trend. For passenger transport, the determining factor is the spectacular growth in car use. The
number of cars on European Union (EU) roads saw an increase of three million cars each year from 1990 to
2010, and in the next decade the EU will see a further substantial increase in its fleet.
As far as goods transport is concerned, growth is due to a large extent to changes in the European
economy and its system of production. In the last 20 years, as internal frontiers have been abolished, the EU
has moved from a ”stock” economy to a ”flow” economy. This phenomenon has been emphasised by the
relocation of some industries, particularly those which are labour intensive, to reduce production costs, even
though the production site is hundreds or even thousands of kilometres away from the final assembly plant
or away from users.
The strong economic growth expected in countries which are candidates for entry to the EU will also
increase transport flows, in particular road haulage traffic. In 1998, some of these countries already exported
more than twice their 1990 volumes and imported more than five times their 1990 volumes. And although
many candidate countries inherited a transport system which encourages rail, the distribution between modes
has tipped sharply in favour of road transport since the 1990s. Between 1990 and 1998, road haulage
increased by 19,4%, while during the same period rail haulage decreased by 43,5%, although – and this
could benefit the enlarged EU – it is still on average at a much higher level than in existing member states.
However, a new imperative-sustainable development – offers an opportunity for adapting the EU's
common transport policy. This objective, agreed by the Gothenburg European Council, has to be achieved
by integrating environmental considerations into Community policies, and shifting the balance between
modes of transport lies at the heart of its strategy. The ambitious objective can only be fully achieved by
2020, but proposed measures are nonetheless a first essential step towards a sustainable transport system
which will ideally be in place in 30 years‟ time, that is by 2040.
In 1998, energy consumption in the transport sector was to blame for 28% of emissions of CO2 ，the
leading greenhouse gas. According to the latest estimates, if nothing is done to reverse the traffic growth
trend, CO2 emissions from transport can be expected to increase by around 50% to 1,113 billion tonnes by
2020，compared with the 739 billion tonnes recorded in 1990. Once again, road transport is the main culprit
since it alone accounts for 84% of the CO2 emissions attributable to transport. Using alternative fuels and
improving energy efficiency is thus both an ecological necessity and a technological challenge.
At the same time greater efforts must be made to achieve a modal shift. Such a change cannot be
achieved overnight, all the less so after over half a century of constant deterioration in favour of road. This
has reached such a pitch that today rail freight services are facing marginalisation, with just 8% of market
share, and with international goods trains struggling along at an average speed of 18km/h. Three possible
options have emerged.
The first approach would consist of focusing on road transport solely through pricing. This option
would not be accompanied by complementary measures in the other modes of transport. In the short term it
might curb the growth in road transport through the better loading ratio of goods vehicles and occupancy
rates of passenger vehicles expected as a result of the increase in the price of transport. However, the lack of
measures available to revitalise other modes of transport would make it impossible for more sustainable
modes of transport to take up the baton.
The second approach also concentrates on road transport pricing but is accompanied by measures to
increase the efficiency of the other modes (better quality of services, logistics, technology). However, this
approach does not include investment in new infrastructure, nor does it guarantee better regional cohesion. It
could help to achieve greater uncoupling than the first approach, but road transport would keep the lion’s
share of the market and continue to concentrate on saturated arteries, despite being the most polluting of the
modes. It is therefore not enough to guarantee the necessary shift of the balance.
The third approach, which is not new, comprises a series of measures ranging from pricing to
revitalising alternative modes of transport and targeting investment in the trans-European network. This
integrated approach would allow the market shares of the other modes to return to their 1998 levels and thus
make a shift of balance. It is far more ambitious than it looks, bearing in mind the historical imbalance in
favour of roads for the last fifty years, but would achieve a marked break in the link between road transport
growth and economic growth, without placing restrictions on the mobility of people and goods.
Questions 6 – 10
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading Passage? In boxes 6-10,
write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
6. _______ The need for transport is growing, despite technological developments.
7. _______To reduce production costs, some industries have been moved closer to their relevant consumers.
8. _______ Cars are prohibitively expensive in some EU candidate countries.
9. _______ The Gothenburg European Council was set up 30 years ago.
10. _______ By the end of this decade, CO2 emissions from transport are predicted to reach 739 billion
tonnes.
SECTION D – WRITING
Question 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Start with the
words given.
1. I missed the end of the film so I don’t know who the murderer was
=> Had ……………………………………………….
2. To get to work on time I have to start at 6:00
=> Getting to work on time means……………………………………………….
3. I would rather spend time studying English than getting out with you.
=> I would prefer……………………………………………….
4. Tuan studies very hard.
=> What ……………………………………………….!
5. He tries hard, but he cannot master English pronunciation.
--> No matter how ……………………………………
6. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
--> We are going ……………………………………….
7. I can meet you if you arrive before eleven
--> So long ……………………………………………..
8. Nobody can deny that he has a beautiful voice
--> It can’t............................................
9. You were so gullible! How could you believe the lies he told you?
Weren’t you……….
10. People are persuaded by adverts to spend more than they can afford.
Adverts tempt …………..