TEST 1

If I _______ three cups of coffee, I will feel anxious.

o drink
o drank
o had drunk

Don't eat ______ fast. You'll have a stomach ache.

o too
o very
o more

My mom is the ______ woman I know.

o prettier
o prettiest
o most pretty

I'm stuck in traffic. I ______ about half an hour late.

o will have arrived
o will be arriving
o will arrive

His boss ______ from Turkey, is quite understanding.

o who
o whose
o who's

By 2030, I ______ my Master's Degree.

o will have earned
o will be earning
o will earn

The doctor told me ______ if I am still unwell.

o to return
o I return
o I returned

Sarah said that she ______ here the following week.

o is
o will be
o would be
If only I ______ more self-esteem!
o have
o had
o will have

I wish I ______harder for the exam I failed.

o could study
o studied
o had studied

John's car keys aren't here. He ______ out.

o must have stepped
o can't have stepped
o won't have stepped

The concert was postponed ______ the rain.

o because
o due to
o with

______ our differences, Nadia and I are great friends! .

o Although
o However
o Despite

I ______ grocery shopping, but I finished work late.

o was going to go
o would go
o went

The new skyscraper ______ finished by now.

o should have been
o should have
o should

We ______ basketball for a few minutes before I felt tired.

o have been playing
o had been playing
o were playing

I thought the party would be boring, but it ______ to be so much fun.

o turned out
o turned up
o turned around
I found that last novel really difficult to ______
o get around
o get by
o get through

______ would I go to nightclubs when I was younger.

o Nowhere
o No sooner
o Rarely

______did he break his arm, but he also chipped his tooth in the
accident.
o Only then
o Not only
o Not until

Look at those clouds! There ______ be a storm!

o must
o will
o is going to

By the time I ______ breakfast, the baby woke up crying.

o had eaten
o was eating
o ate

The package ______ to the office yesterday.

o was delivered
o delivered
o was being delivered

When I was a student, I ______ wake up at 7:00 am every day.

o could
o would
o should

______ the promotion comes with benefits, I won't accept it.

o If
o When
o Unless

If she ______ with him, she wouldn't be so happy now.

o hadn't broken up
o broke up
 o breaks up
Select a word from the list that has the most similar meaning to the
word on the left.

Giggle Choose
Wind down Turn
Opt Speak
Build on Relax
Report Hesitate
Laugh
Should
Add
Construct
Damage
State

Complete each definition using a word from the list. Use each word
once only. You will not need five of the words.

To run quickly is to… Jog

To ask for information is to…. Lay off
To live with someone else is to… Inquire
To make someone redundant at work is to… Inspire
To look up to someone is to… Admire
Share
Fire
Repeat
Bolt
Cohabit
Find

Finish each sentence using a word from the list. Use each word once
only. You will not need five of the words.

I became aware of the ------------ in my knowledge when we took that trivia quiz.

Nothing tastes quite like my mother-in-law’s pumpkin pie. It’s so ------------ that I’d eat it every day
if I could.

Shopping at the outlet mall is the only way to get a good ------------ around here.

While he had an excellent ------------ of the material, he was unable to achieve the mark he had
hoped for.

Rollerblading is a ------------ dangerous activity. You can easily break a limb.

Gap Hold Grasp

Scrumptious Totally Deal
Highly Savings Gross
Understand Tasteful

Select a word from the list that has the most similar meaning to the
word on the left

Flawless Eager
Sweat Mind-boggling
Confusing Broken
Feeble Perspiration
Keen Fluid
Precipitation
Weak
Fascinated
Unaware
Yummy
Perfect

Select a word from the list that is most often used with the word on
the left. Use each word once only. You will not need five of the words.

Travel Believed
Free Spirit
Widely Human
Ill Soul
Kind Drive
Health
stated
Sickness
Fever
Teacher
Gift

LISTENING
Part 1: Listen to five short tracks and answer the question. You can
listen twice

1 Where is the Egyptian collection located?

o Ground Level.
o 2nd Floor.
o West Wing.
o Great Hall A.

2 What is the student's punishment for cheating?

o Reduced score
o Disqualification
 o Call to parents
o Clean the classroom

3 Why is the woman late?

o Slept in
o Wrong directions
o Technology problems
o Car troubles

4 The first 60 customers receive________with purchase.

o a tote bag
o a discount
o a free gift
o samples

5 The young woman is most excited to try________on her holiday

o Bungee-jumping
o Parasailing
o Zip-lining
o Scuba diving

Part 2: Listen to three monologues and answer the questions. You can
listen twice.

6.1 Why did she decide to go to the concert alone?

o She wanted to enjoy the show.

o Her friends cancelled.
o She has different tastes in music.

6.2 How did she feel when the concert was over?

o It didn't meet her expectations.

o It was too similar to a past show.
o She felt nostalgic.

Listen to a man talking about his experience at his driving test. It’s about a
mobile phone

7.1 Why is the man taking his driving test today?

o He decided on a whim.
o His license expired.
 o It was the only date available.

7.2 What made him feel nervous?

o The lack of support from his friends

o Aggressive drivers
o Poor weather conditions

Listen to a woman talking about her experience at a nail salon and

answer following questions.

8.1 What was the problem with her appointment?

o It was at a different place.

o The time was incorrect.
o The manager could not accommodate her.

8.2 Why was she upset?

o The manicure was low-quality.

o The experience was disappointing.
o The staff were impolite.

You will listen to Part 3 and Part 4 ONCE.

Listen to two people discussing a social issue. Read the statements
and decide whose opinion matches the best: the man's, the woman's
or both.

Man
9.1 Men hold more than the recorded amount of manager positions Woman
Both
Man
9.2 Genetical makeup should not account for the difference in roles. Woman
Both
Man
9.3 Women are more emotional than men. Woman
Both
Man
9.4 The statistics in the article are disproportionate. Woman
Both
Man
9.5 Abandoning your responsibilities is the worst thing a leader can
Woman
do.
Both
Man
9.6 Flexibility is an important quality for a leader. Woman
Both
Part 4: Listen to a person telling her parents about her new house
mates. Then, choose one option for each to the four key elements.
NB. The answers do not appear in order of the table.

10.1 Gurpreet

o Previously lived in England

o Previously lived in the USA
o Previously lived in India

10.2 Gurpreet

o Speaks three languages

o Speaks four languages
o Is learning a new language

10.3 Sophie
o Lawyer
o Government Employee
o Graduate Student

10.4 Sophie

o French citizen
o Irish citizen
o Don't know

READING
Money Saving Havits

Person A

I have never been one to spend much. As a university student, I was incredibly
tight-fisted. For example, I used to walk 40 minutes to campus in order to save
on bus fare. I’d also only buy necessities from shops that offered a student
discount. Now that I have a high-paying job, you’d think that I have loosened
the reins a bit, so to speak, but that’s not the case. I’d like to buy my own
house in the next year or so, so I need to pinch every penny.

Person B

I am awful at keeping money in my bank account. Once I have it, I feel like it’s
a hot potato and I need to immediately use it. Sometimes I really don’t even
know where it goes. Ignorance is bliss, I suppose. If only my high school had
offered a financial literacy course! Why were we studying algebra and
geometry when we all lacked practical knowledge? And I can’t forget about my
parents. They never made me have a piggy bank or encouraged me to save. I
whole heartedly believe that I was set up for failure from the get go.

Person C
I used to have a part time job in a shopping centre, at a shoe store when I was
in university. I think that’s when I started to really spend frivolously. Having to
walk through the mall on my way to work was dangerous! I would see the new
merchandise in the windows and sale signs everywhere and be tempted. I
justified it as having the responsibility to be on trend while I was in the fashion
industry. Since moving to a corporate role in a different sector, I no longer
frequent the mall unless it’s absolutely necessary. Just like that, my savings
account has been growing steadily.

Person D

I’ve always believed in the importance of tracking your income and expenses.
When I was a kid, I remember my mom meticulously noting down each cent
she spent in a calendar. I’d do it too, from time to time, but I never seemed to
have had much success. That is to say, until my roommate introduced me to
his spreadsheet software in university. It was incredible and the organization
was unmatched. He sent me the template and I downloaded it on my phone. It
works really well for me and has helped me get my finances in order.

Four people were interviewed for an article on Money Saving Habits.

Read the four opinions. Then, match the opinions to the statements.

Person A
Person B
1. uses technology to help them save?
Person C
Person D
Person A
Person B
2. has always been frugal?
Person C
Person D
Person A
Person B
3. values having a budget?
Person C
Person D
Person A
Person B
4. blames others for their spending problem?
Person C
Person
Person A
Person B
5. doesn’t keep track of their finances?
Person C
Person
Person A
Person B
6. believes a change in career helped them?
Person C
Person D
Person A
Person B
7. has a savings goal? Person C
Person D
 The Film Genre: Western

0. The region of Western United States, affectionately nicknamed the “Old

West” comes with an interesting topographical history. While originally bound
by the Appalachian Mountains, as the states expanded westward, the
Mississippi River came to be the new boundary. It was from that point all the
way to the Pacific Ocean with plenty of dry, arid landscapes in between, that
inspiration for the film genre of the Western was born.

1. It is worth noting that it was not just the terrain that gave birth to this new
genre. While it is true that mass migration of Americans westbound was
encouraged by the government in the 17th century, it would be a gross
generalization to say that it was based on borders. Instead, the ideology of the
‘American Frontier’ encompassed the historical and geographical intricacies as
well as the culture that helped popularize the Western. Think about it – the
brave American undergoes an endeavour of exploring the unknown and
annexing new lands. It was new, exciting and very much a representation of
the time. For Hollywood appeal, this notion was further glamorized with
exaggerations of romance, disorder and violence which appear throughout the
genre.

2. When you hear the ‘Wild West’, the first thing that pops into your mind is
flat, dry land with cowboys and horses. This idyllic scene is most certainly
accompanied by a rolling tumbleweed, just before an action scene where a
bandit comes into town. Just as he begins to start trouble, the swinging doors
smack open exposing rugged men swigging back whiskey and tossing their
chewing tobacco into a spittoon. The county sheriff and deputy emerge and a
shoot-out begins.

3. Yet, a true Western buff would know that the films are more complex than
that overgeneralized story line. Of course, the most identifiable subgenres
include some sort of power struggle between the righteous protagonists versus
a criminal antagonist who is causing harm or terrorizing the town. Alongside
this, the ‘bad guy’s’ motivation could be revenge-based, in which the outlaws
are out to get someone who wronged them in the past. Alternatively, plots
could be centred around a land dispute where rustlers attempt to annex a
ranch that does not belong to them. Other varieties are centered around the
building of technological advancement or transportation system.

4. It is those iconic tropes and plotlines that make Westerns such a

recognizable genre. In their prime, tales set in the Old West were the most
popular Hollywood genre in the United States, with their reign lasting from the
early 1900s all the way to the middle of the century. However, they
experienced some trials and tribulations before arriving at that status. While
wildly popular in the era of silent movies, they were quickly discarded by
cinema-goers when sound was introduced into film. Despite this period of
inactivity, a resurgence of admiration for the genre was restored in the 1930s
with some of Western films’ most popular features being released such as
Stagecoach, Dodge City and Destry Rides Again.

5. Though the genre eventually lost its steam among American viewers, its
legacy spread to international frontiers so to speak. As they were on the way
out of the United States in the sixties, they gained traction and success in Italy.
Dubbed ‘Spaghetti Westerns’ by American critics, the term was actually coined
by Alfonso Sanchez, a Spanish journalist. A unique feature of these films is a
lack of a central language. Although they were led by an Italian director, staff
and actors were often from other countries such as Spain, Germany and even
the US. Because of this, movies were often voiced over in Italian for their
audience. As most of these films were produced with a Spanish partnership,
‘Paella Western’ is the name given to those shot and made in Spain.

6. Although it might be hard to catch the latest Western flick, its legacy lives
on in pop culture and has for decades. Most recently, as of 2019, fashion
runways were filled with fringe jackets and cowboy boots with farm-themed
spreads. What’s more is that the look of the Wild West has been modernized to
include funkier patterns and textures on the same traditional attire as seen on
celebrities on the red carpet or on street-style posts on the social media
platform, Instagram.

7. So, where does it go from here? As a new decade dawns, nearly a century
after Westerns began their peak, we are left wondering what comes next. While
some more modern Western-inspired films have seen some success, like
Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight, they are being
produced at 1/10th the rate of what they used to be. The bottom line is that the
dominant motif of the expansion of a young nation into unexplored lands is no
longer as prevalent in modern society. Perhaps as the United States increases
its presence in space, we may see a resurgence in the production of this genre.
Only time will truly tell. Nevertheless, at the present moment, the attraction of
Westerns remains stagnant.

Read the text. Match the headings to the paragraphs. The answer to question 0 is an example.
There is one heading that you will not use.

0 Geographical Location
1.
2. Uncertain Horizons
Cinematic Origins
3 Western Influence in the Present Day
A Push Westward
4 Political Climate
5 International Influence
6 Common Tropes
Typical Plotlines
7

Part 3: Read the text. Choose the word that fits in the gap.

Social Media and the BLM Movement

With the rise of social media as a tool for communication, it is not surprising
that it is being used beyond posting selfies and earning followers. Superficial
aspects aside, it has played an important role in spreading information about
social injustices that are happening around the world. Following a consecutive
series of police incidents
declaring
claiming
honoring
the lives of African-Americans, young people acted on their right to protest
police brutality and racism in favour of Black Lives Matter (BLM) on the
weekend of June 6th-7th, 2020. However, when they were met with challenges
in blocked-off or restricted areas along with negative response from law
enforcement, they took to their devices to share information.Reports from New
York City state that in the face of these
roadblocks
checkpoints
openings
youth took to Instagram, Twitter and TikTok to exchange information about
real-time protest locations. Moreover,
following
during
prior to
the event, through the use of hash-tagging, images, factual information and
practical knowledge were shared including what to bring to a protest and who
to contact in case you are held by police.Nonetheless, the use of social media
as a successful platform for activism is not as new as one may believe. In fact,
these movements are not a
product
cause
symptom
of the present decade. Rather, they are a continuation of outrage dating back
to the killing of unarmed teen, Trayvon Martin, and the subsequent acquittal of
his shooter, George Zimmerman back in 2013. What began as a Facebook post
voicing public outrage, bearing the title Black Lives Matter, soon went viral and
continues to draw attention to the victims of race crimes and violence. With
thousands of daily shares, likes, and retweets, BLM has become a global
phenomenon. Without a shadow of a
skepticism
doubt
certainty
social media will only continue to amplify social issues of varying concern in the
future all around the world.

Part 4: Read the two texts. Choose the appropriate phrase that fits in the gap.

Article 1

Some scientists subscribe to the belief that the massive extinctions of the
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (more commonly referred to as the K-T
Boundary) were the result of a beyond-earthly phenomenon. In fact, followers
of The Alvarez Hypothesis blame the loss of species including the dinosaurs on
a large extraterrestrial impact, such as an asteroid striking the Earth. However,
researchers
had doubts about
subscribed to
neglected
the plausibility of this theory due to its lack of physical evidence. Despite
maintaining that this collision did in fact occur, the concept rests on the notion
that a crater of 100km in diameter existed at the time of impact, but has since
disappeared. Notwithstanding this minor flaw, supporters
joined forces
hopped on the bandwagon
rallied
when the large crater in Chicxulub, Mexico was discovered and fit the bill of the
description proposed in The Alvarez Hypothesis. A recent study conducted by
Yale University suggests that it was not the asteroid alone that led to the
demise of thousands of species. Rather, these researchers
argued against
added on to
were opposed to
the idea presented by another school of thought, maintaining that it was in fact
a huge disruption in the global atmosphere to which plants and animals could
no longer adapt. They were led to believe this on the newly-discovered
information that the asteroid hit sulphur-rich rocks, which caused a brief yet
substantial period of climate cooling.

Article 2
Many scholars stand by the principle that the disappearance of the dinosaurs is
a result of a change in the Earth’s composition. These claims have been
disputed
altered
revived
by the believers of the widespread notion that an apocalyptic asteroid was
responsible for the mass loss of life. Nevertheless, some propose that a series
of volcanic eruptions, or volcanism more generally, is the true cause. Recent
studies show that the Indian volcanoes, termed the Deccan Traps, erupted over
half a million cubic kilometres of lava in a one-million-year time-frame.
Moreover, these eruptions preceded the estimation of dating on the Chicxulub
crater, ultimately
cheering
echoing
casting doubt
on full supporters of The Alvarez Hypothesis. Conversely, there is still varying
disagreement amongst enthusiasts of this intrinsic explanation of extinction. By
erupting, these volcanoes released gases and particles into the air, ultimately
creating a nuclear winter and leaving life on Earth unable to adapt. Thus, it is
believed that the alteration of the sky's chemical composition over the course
of the volcanic emissions is the direct cause, with the eruption being the lesser
one. Notwithstanding the notion of abrupt atmospheric conditions, this theory
proves
fully supports
goes against
The Alvarez Hypothesis of a quick catastrophic event.