TEST A

Test 1
Listen carefully. In this test there are three words to a line.
I am going to read one word from each line.

Beside the word I read there is a letter. Shade this letter on

your answer sheet.. Here are two examples.
Example 1 A. fan B. fine C. file
The word I read was f-i-n-e, fine; so the correct answer for
example 1 is B. This is recorded by shading answer space B
against number 1.
Example 2 A. blade B. brake C. blaze
The word I read was b-l-a-z-e, blaze; so the correct answer
for example 2 is C.
Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 1 on
your answer sheet. Startat number 1
ABC
1. fright freight fret
2. steak stark stock
3. purrs pairs peers
4. peak peep pip
5. fair fare fire
6. hurt heart hut
7. cheer chair char
8. pet pelt pit
9. home horn home
10 mine main mane
Test 2
Listen carefully. In this test there are three words to a line.
I am going to read one word from each line. Beside the word
1 read, there is a letter. Stiade this letter on your answer
sheet, tlere are two example,s.
Example 1
A. seats B. seeds C. sccnes
The word 1 read was s-e-e d-s, seeds; so the correct
answerfor example 1 is B. This is recorded by shading
answer space B against number I

Example 2 A. luck B. lack C. lark

The word 1read was l-a-r-k, lark,-

so the correct answer for example 2 is C.
This is recorded by shading answer space C against number
2

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 2 on your

answer sheet.
Start at number 11.

11. bend bum bun

12. choose juice use
13. charm jam yam
14. joke choke yoke
15. shop chop top
16. cheap chip jeep
17. test chest jest
18. patch perch purge
19. chew Jew shoe
20. advice advise device

Test 3
Listen carefully. In this test there arefour words to a line. I
am going to read one word from each line. Beside the word
I
read, there is a letter. Shade this letter on your answer
sheet. Here are two examples.
Examplel A. stock B. stark C. stuck D. stork
The word I read was s-t-o-c-k, stock,- so the correct
answer is A. This is recorded by shading answer space A
against number 1.
Example 2 A. cot B. court C. cut D. coat

The word I read was c-o-u-r-t, court; so the correct

answer is B. This is recorded by shading answer space B
against number 2.
Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 5 on your answer
sheet. Start at number 21,

21. tour tow toast tower

22. gauge gorge gouge gourd 23. grieve grave grief
gravy 24. vest vast verse veal
25. watch wash witch wish
26. pause port pot put
27. hope hop hoop heep

Test 4
Listen carefully. In this test there are three sentences in
each group. I am going to read one sentence from each
group. Beside the
sentence I read, there is a letter. Shade this letter on your
answer sheet. Here are two examples.
Example 1
A. It was a cat.
B. It was a cart
C. It was a cut
'The sentence I read was B., ‘It
was a cart ’ So the correct
answerfor example 1 is B. This is
recorded by shading answer
space B against example 1.

Example 2
A. This steam has power B. This team has power
C. This theme has power
The sentence I read was A., ‘This steam has power. ’So
the correct answer for example 2 is A
This is recorded by shading answer space A against
example 2.
Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 4 on your answer
sheet. Start at number 28.

28. A. she said ‘blaze’.

B. she said ‘blade’
C. she said ‘Blake’
29. A. I saw a bed.
B. I saw a bird.
C. I saw a bud.
30. A. he spelt ‘tong’
B. he spelt ‘ton’
C. he spelt ‘tan’
31. A. it is a cot
B. it is a court
C. it is a cut
32. A. He said ‘lathe’
B. He said ‘lake’
C. He said ‘laid’
33. A. he wanted to say ‘advice’
B. he wanted to say ‘advice’
C. he wanted to say ‘adverse’
C. it was held
34. A. it was hard
B. it was heard
Test 5
In this test, the word that you will hear on the tape does not
appear on your word list.
That word only rhymes with one of the word.) or, the list.
Listen to this word: find. Which one of the four words in
example I rhymes with ‘find’?
Example 1
A. Rang
B. rind
C. sing
D. wing
The correct word is ‘rind. ’The other words do not rhyme with
‘find. ’The letter written against rind is B, and this is
recorded by shading answer space B against example 1.

Listen to this word; tent. Which one of the four word* in

example 2 rhymes with tent?
Example 2
A sent
B. b'it
C. bet
I), part
The correct word is sent.
The other words do not rhyme with sent. The letter written
against sent is 4, and this is recorded by shading answer
space A against example 2.
Now get ready to answer the rest of test 5 on your answer
sheet. Start at number 35.
35. A. rat
B. rate
C. right
D. freight
36. A could
B. cloud
C. cord
D. cold
37. A. grace
B. graze
C. great
D. grate
38. A. place
B. prays
C. brace
D. blaze
39. A. bale
B. bail
C. boil
D. aisle
40. A. text
B. test
C. nest
D. f^5' ^
41. A. seep
B deep
C. zip
D. peep
42. A. cut
B. cot
C. court
D. cud
Test 6
You are now going to hear some questions and answers.
The questions will all be
different and the answers always the same. You have to
choose the one question which goes with the repeated
answer. Here are two examples.
Example 1

Question A. Who borrowed your newspaper? Answer He

borrowed my newspaper.
Question B. Did he borrow your newspaper? Answer He
borrowed my newspaper.
Question C. Did he steal your newspaper?
Answer He borrowed my newspaper
The correct answer is C because He borrowed my
newspaper answers the question ‘Did he steal your
newspaper?’
This is recorded by shading answer space C against
number 1
Example 2
Question A. what is the capita] of Britain? Answer London is the
capital of Britain.
Question B. is London the capital of Britain? Answer London is the
capital of Britain
Question C. what country is London the capital of?
Answer London is the capital of Britain
The correct answer is A because London is the capital of
Britain answers the question what is the capital of Britain ‘?’
This is recorded by shading answer space A against
number 2

In the test which follows you will hear only the answers, the
questions will not be read. Now get ready>to answer the rest
of Test 6
On your answer sheet. Start at number 43,
A. Did he buy a book?
B. What did he do?
C. Did he steal a book?
44.
A. who works all day?
B. Does John sleep all day0
C. Did John work all day7
45.
A. Did Esther come here two yesterday0 B. Did Esther
leave here yesterday?
C When did Esther come here?
46.
A. Who loved Phillipa?
B. Does Kwame love Mary?
C. Did Kwame hate Phillipa?
47.
A. Did he score a point?
B. Did she score a goal?
C. Does she score a point?
 48.
A. Did Smith marry last month?
B. Did Tom marry last year?
C. Did Smith divorce last year?
49.
A. Did she watch the video show?
B. Did he watch the TV show?
C. Did he ignore the video show?
50.
A. Who loves playing with beautiful ladies? B. Does Osei
hate playing with beautiful ladies ?
C. Does Osei love playing with ugly ladies?
51.
A. Who were hungry?
B. Were they hungry?
C. Were they full?
52.
A. Did she steal a laptop?
B. Who stole a laptop?
C. Did she buy a laptop?
Test 7
You are now going to hear some short conversations. After
each conversation, read the three statements on your
question paper and decide which of them is correct.
Shade the appropriate space on your answer sheet. Here
isan example.
Example
Man: He said the exercise was well-done Woman: That’s
what he said.
A. The man is certain that the exercise was well-done, but the
woman is doubtful.
B.
B. The man is doubtful as to whether the exercise was well-
done, but the woman is certain.
C. Both are doubtful as to whether the exercise was well done.
Both are doubtful as to whether the exercise was well
done. The correct answer is therefore statement C. this is
recorded by shading answer space C.
Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 7 onyour
answer sheet. Startat number 53

53. A. Both are unconcerned about the plane crash.

B. The man is concerned about the plane crash but the
woman is unconcerned.
C. The woman is concerned about the plane crash but
the man is impolite. unconcerned

54. A. The man is polite but the woman is

B. Both are polite.
C. The man is impolite but the woman is polite.
55. A. The man is certain it will rain, but the woman is uncertain.
B. The woman is certain it will rain but the man is uncertain.
C. Both are certain.
56 A. Both are not doubtful that his car is beautiful.
B. Both are doubtful that his car is beautiful.
C. The woman is doubtful that his car is beautiful, but the man is
doubtful.

Test 8
You are now going to hear a short conversation between two
speakers, a man and a woman; and a narrative.
Both the conversation and the narrative will be played to you twice.
Immediately after hearing each of them, you will be asked two
questions.
From your question paper decide on the correct answers.
On your answer sheet shade the space of the appropriate letter.
There are no examples for this test. Therefore get ready to start at
number 57.
Conversation on poverty (Listen to the conversation again)
57. From the conversation, which of the following is not a reason
why most men are poor?
A. Most men are poor because they were born to poor parents.
B. Most men are poor because of the wrong choice of profession.
C. Most men are poor because of poor government policies.
58. According to the conversation
A. One cannot choose parents.
B. One can choose parents.
C. One cannot choose his profession.

59. According to the narrative Food and Oil

A. Developed nations need the oil of developing nations while
developing nations need the food surplus of developed nations.
B. developed nations need the food surplus of developing
nations while developing nations need the oil of developed
nations.

C. Both developed and developing nations are independent.

. According to the narrative
A. All nations must increase substantially production of food
and energy.
B. All nations must achieve a level of prices of food and
energy.
C. All nations must produce their own food and energy.
 2. B 3. C 4. B 5 C 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. A 14.
1.C

C 15. A 16. B 17.C 18. A 19. B

20. C21. A
22. D
23. A
24. C
25. C
26. B
27. B
28. B
29. B
30. A
31.C
32. C
33. C
34. C
35.C
41. C 42. A 43. C 44. A 45. C 46. C 47. B 48. C 49. C 50.C 51.C 52.C
53.B 54.B 55.C 56.B
60. C
36. D 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. A
57. C 58.A 59. A