PRACTICE TEST 7

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (30PTS)

I. LEXICO-GRAMMAR: Choose the best option A, B, C or D. (20PTS)
1. The government needs to ______ businesses that have been trying to evade the tax.
A. put the screws on B. get into gear C. put one over on D. wipe off the map
2. Being a _______ entrepreneur, you will have to make a special effort for people to take you
seriously.
A. successful B. budding C. blossoming D. flowering
3. My mother decided to ________ early yesterday while I stayed up to watch Korean movies.
A. doze off B. let up C. get off D. turn in
4. What I like about this amusement park is that there is _______ parking space right
outside it.
A. copious B. ample C. expanded D. manifold
5. Last weekend, _______ nothing to watch on TV, we played chest together.
A. there being B. there having C. having had D. being
6. When I retired, I am going to do an ________ course in local history at the city
university.
A. intramural B. extramural C. extraneous D.
outbound
7. What makes me so sad about our divorce is that we used to be _____
A. in deep water B. head over heels C. in the pink D. here and there
8. Democrats ________ a lot about the inability to deduct interest rates on student loans.
A. cotton on B. harp on C. impinge on D. soldier on
9. As the baby had cried himself _________, his mother sighed with relief.
A. sleeping B. to sleeping C. into sleeping D. to sleep
10. Greyson says the meal at the restaurant was only _________; he does not enjoy it as
much as the dishes at home.
A. satisfactory B. satisfying C. unsatisfied D. insatiable
11. There are a few ________ which will help you in painting a room.
A. eyes in the back of your head B. cuts and pastes
C. tricks of the trade D. kicks in the teeth
12. He started hammering on the adjoining wall but Mary carried on _______.
A. notwithstanding B. regardless C. irrespective D. however
13. The two young fighters fought toe to toe and both showed ________ determination.
A. grim B. strong C. harsh D. mean
14. I would like to welcome you all on this auspicious ________, the 25th anniversary of the
founding of our company.
A. moment B. occasion C. greeting D. gathering
15. These stiff trainers take weeks to _______.
A. look through B. put up with C. take to D. break in
16. Desks can often show aspects of character otherwise hidden from general view ________,
if analyzed in detail, will reveal their owner’s innermost secret.
A. and which B. but where C. these D. however
17. The car screeched to a(n) _______ at the junction and two men jumped out and ran down
the street.
A. halt B. stop C. end D. standstill
18. I was gripping the bathroom sink as _________ pain ripped through my chest.
A. excruciating B. agonizing C. maddening D. shooting
19. I lit the fuse and after a few seconds ____________.
A. went up the rocket B. up went the rocket
C. did up go the rocket D. the rocket up went
20. They’re establishing a rule called ‘superdelegate an effort to __________ outsider
candidates.
A. clear off B. take against C. finish with D. squeeze out
21. The strike at the bank left customers high and ___________over the weekend, with many
unable to make withdrawals.
A. shy B. fly C. sly D. dry
22. It is high time the government ___________ the education system to ensure the hands-on
knowledge and skills provided for students.
A. refurbished B. revamped C. revivified D. revitalized
23. When the going gets tough, although he might panic for a moment, he’s able to
__________ that panic with self-command.
A. beat down B. stamp out C. shave off D. damp down
24. The roads were busy as we drove out of town, but after that it was ________
sailing.
A. straight B. even C. sound D. smooth
25. In the last century, it was widely __________ that Indian fakirs were capable of
superhuman feats.
A. held B. kept C. grasped D. received
26. Lying can be used to ________ the character of a brother or to flatter a friend.
A. backbite B. impugn C. spurn D. abnegate
27. In order to create a society where people suffering the torment of depression can reach
out and talk openly, we need to _______ when it comes to talking about such difficult issues
instead of ignoring them.
A. do the balancing act B. grasp the nettle
C. keep our heads above water D. make waves
28. He was so lonely he _________ the sound of a human voice.
A. angled for B. ached for C. egged on D. fussed over
29. __________ earning a great deal of money as a painter, Ivan Aivazovsky opened an art
school and gallery in his hometown of Feodosiya.
A. For B. Until C. Since D. Upon
30. We gained possession of the ball when Russ _______ a forward pass.
A. adjourned B. interrupted C. broke D. intercepted
31. To those who are pragmatic and have their feet firmly ________ on the ground, the
Chinese art of feng shui may sound like just another bohemian fad to be scoffed at.
A. stood B. rooted C. placed D. planted
32. Tina would rather you _______ your son as she is too tired after the three-day
conference.
A. had picked up B. did pick up C. would pick up D. picked up
33. Despite his reputation as a tough guy, he admits that he was scared ________ when he
first arrived in New York.
A. bananas B. dozy C. witless D. half dead
34. The protest began nearly two weeks ago and was initially sparked by plans to ________ a
park to build a shopping center.
A. desiccate B. unmake C. extirpate D. bulldoze
35. The man in the market was selling leather coats very cheaply: they were such bargains
that were soon __________.
A. snapped up B. cleared off C. done for D. sold up
36. For being absent without leave, the corporal was ______ to private.
A. appointed B. deputed C. exalted D. relegated
37. He has been _________ for gross misconduct.
A. impounded B. impeached C. impelled D. impaled
38. Not getting the promotion felt like a real kick in the __________________ as I’d put in so
much hard work for the company.
A. head B. teeth C. back D. leg
39. China, which has been producing cars _______ joint ventures with foreign partners,
is now launching its own brand _____ the global market.
A. through/on B. for/over C. of/throughout D. alongside/ in
40. Everyone in the company detests getting close to him because he’s always trying to
_______ the boss.
A. suck up to B. cry out for C. pin down to D. fall over to
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

II. GUIDED CLOZE: Choose the options that best complete the blanks. (10PTS)
The rise of podcasts
Back in the early 2000s, when podcasting first took off, investors didn't believe that it would
be that (1) ____________ a form of entertainment compared to what already existed in the
market. How wrong they were! A quick online search for podcasts nowadays will (2)
____________ an industry that is still going (3) ____________ and which generates vast profits.
There are around 2,000 episodes released each week, covering a range of topics that would
(4) ____________ anyone's mind in terms of its diversity. So, it's clear that podcasting is (5)
____________ and very much here to stay.
The (6)____________ of podcasts lies in two key areas. Firstly, they are largely inexpensive to
produce, and, secondly, very little technical expertise is required to get started. And these
factors mean that they are able to (7) ____________ audiences in a way that more traditional
forms of entertainment cannot. That's not to say that all podcasts have small, like-minded
groups of listeners - in fact, far from it. According to recent research (8) ____________ by a
consulting company, the most popular podcasts can attract well over a million listeners.
However, professionals working in the podcast industry have issued a(n) (9) ____________ of
caution for those about to jump (10) ____________ the bandwagon: Analyse what's on offer at
the moment. Then, ensure that what you offer is unique enough to appeal to potential
listeners scrolling through countless options on their smartphones.
1. A. tangible B. supplementary C. accountable D. lucrative
2. A. show B. report C. reveal D. inform
3. A. strong B. fast C. forward D. ahead
4. A. rush B. split C. alarm D. blow
5. A. assertive B. thriving C. comparative D. fertile
6. A. grace B. beauty C. mercy D. dignity
7. A. signal B. sympathise C. target D. imply
8. A. addressed B. conducted C. urged D. instructed
9. A. message B. word C. letter D. email
10. A. on B. to C. in D. with
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
B. WRITTEN TEST (70 PTS)
I. READING COMPREHENSION: Read the following passages and choose the best
answers. (20PTS)
Reading 1
SECRETS OF THE BRAIN
New technologies are helping researchers solve a great biological mystery: how the brain
really works. Carl Zimmer takes a journey into his own head to see what it's all about.
My Contribution to Science
A In a scanning room at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging in Boston,
Massachusetts, I lay on my back on a slab, my head resting in an open plastic box. I had
offered myself as a guinea pig to neuroscientist Van Wedeen and his colleagues who
were now going to scan my brain. A white plastic helmet was lowered over my face, and
the slab slowly glided into the scanner tube.
B The magnets that surrounded me began to rumble and beep. For an hour I lay still, eyes
closed, and tried to remain calm in the narrow scanner-it wasn't easy. To suppress
feelings of panic, I breathed smoothly and transported myself to places in my memory. At
one point I recalled walking my nine-year-old daughter to school through the snow. And
as I lay there, I reflected on the fact that all my thoughts and emotions were the creation
of the 1.3-kilo loaf of flesh that was being scrutinized: my brain.
C Submitting to this uncomfortable scanning procedure was part of reporting on the
stunning advances in understanding the human brain. Wedeen, who is at the forefront of
brain imaging, creates in unprecedented detail representations of the brain's wiring. My
brain scan was the first step in creating an image of my own brain, but I would have to
make a second appointment to see the final product.
D On my return trip to his lab, Wedeen opened up the image on a computer screen. His
technique-called diffusion spectrum imaging translates radio signals given off by the
brain. What I saw was a map of the nerve fibers that form hundreds of thousands of
pathways, carrying information from one part of my brain to another. Wedeen had
painted each path a rainbow of colors so that my brain appeared as an explosion of
colorful fur, like a psychedelic Persian cat.
Mapping the Brain
E Cutting-edge techniques for mapping the brain are giving researchers greater access
to that organ than ever before. Some neuroscientists focus in on the structure of
individual nerve cells, or neurons. Others chart genes that interact with those neurons.
Still others - Wedeen among them-work on revealing as much of the brain's vast neural
network as they can.
F Jeff Lichtman and his colleagues at Harvard University are creating extremely detailed
three-dimensional images of neurons, revealing every bump and stalk branching from
them. They begin by slicing preserved mouse brains into thin layers of tissue, each less
than a thousandth the thickness of a human hair. An electron microscope is then used to
take a picture of each layer, and the images are put in order using a computer. Slowly a
three-dimensional image is built-one that the scientists can explore as if they were in a
tiny submarine. "Everything is revealed," says Lichtman.
G The problem is that even a mouse brain is unbelievably complex. Lichtman and his
colleagues have managed to recreate a piece about the size of a grain of salt. Its data
alone is equal to the amount of data in about 25,000 high-definition movies. "It's a wake-
up call to how much more complicated brains are than the way we think about them,"
says Lichtman. When asked if his method could be used to scan an entire human brain,
which contains a thousand times more neurons than a mouse brain, Lichtman says with a
laugh, "I don't dwell on that-it's too painful."
H When and if Lichtman completes his 3-D portrait of the brain, it will reveal much-but it
will still be only an exquisitely detailed sculpture. Living neurons, on the other hand, are
full of active genes that are integral to brain function. Researchers at the Allen Institute in
Seattle, Washington, have developed a method for mapping these genes-the Allen Brain
Atlas. First, the donated brains of recently deceased people are scanned using a powerful
MRI scanner. This scan is used for reference as a kind of 3-D road map. The brain is then
sliced into sections so thin that they are nearly invisible, and the slices are mounted on
glass. Finally, chemicals are applied to reveal the active genes in the neurons.
I So far, the researchers have mapped the brains of six people. It's a huge amount of data,
and they've only just begun to understand the genetic landscape of the brain. The
scientists estimate that 84 percent of all the genes in our DNA become active in the adult
brain. Certain combinations of genes are activated by neurons to carry out important
tasks in different locations. The secret to certain disorders may be hiding in these
complex networks, as certain genes shut down or switch on abnormally.
J Of all the new ways of visualizing the brain, perhaps the most remarkable is one invented
by neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth and colleagues at Stanford University. They have found
a way to make a mouse brain as transparent as glass, allowing researchers to see inside
the brain while it is still intact. The technique involves replacing the naturally occurring
 substances in the brain with transparent ones. They can then color the brain with
chemicals that show different pathways of connecting neurons. "You don't have to take it
apart to show the wiring," says Deisseroth.
K It's not easy to dazzle neuroscientists, but Deisseroth's method, called CLARITY, has left
his colleagues awestruck. Wedeen has called the research "spectacular ... unlike anything
else in the field." Deisseroth's ultimate goal is to make a human brain transparent-a far
more difficult task, not least because a human brain is 3,000 times larger than that of a
mouse. He anticipates that CLARITY may someday help patients with autism or
depression, but for now he's keeping those hopes in check. "We have so far to go before
we can affect treatments that I tell people, 'Don't even think about that yet.' It's just a
voyage of discovery for now."
Connecting Brain with Machine
L For the most part, brain research has yet to change how doctors treat patients. But there
is one line of research-brain-machine interfaces"-where the mapping of the brain has
started to change people's lives.
M At 43 years old, Cathy Hutchinson suffered a massive stroke, leaving her unable to move
or speak. Lying in her bed in Massachusetts General Hospital, she gradually figured out
that her doctors didn't know if she was brain-dead or still aware. Her sister asked
Hutchinson if she could understand her, and she managed to answer by moving her eyes
up as a signal. "It gave me such a relief," Hutchinson tells me 17 years later, "because
everybody talked about me as if I was dying."
N Still almost completely unable to move or speak, she communicates by looking at letters
on a computer screen. A camera tracks the movement of a tiny metal disk attached to
the center of her eyeglasses, thanks to a system developed by Brown University
neuroscientist John Donoghue.
O Donoghue wanted to find a way to help people with paralysis by using signals from the
brain's motor cortex-the area where signals to move muscles originate. He spent years
developing such a device, testing it on monkeys. Once he and his colleagues knew it was
safe, they were ready to start working with human patients.
P Surgeons inserted the device into Hutchinson's motor cortex. After she had healed from
her surgery, the researchers plugged in wires to send signals from her brain to nearby
computers. The computers recognize the signals and use them to move a computer
cursor around a screen. Two years later, they attached a robot arm with a hand to the
computers, and Hutchinson quickly learned to use it.
Q "It felt natural," she says. So natural that one day she reached out for a cup of coffee,
grabbed it, and brought it to her lips to drink. "Cathy's smile when she put down that
drink-that's everything," Donoghue says
R Today Donoghue and other scientists are building on that success, hoping to create
human-machine interfaces that will be powerful, safe, and easy. At Duke University,
Miguel Nicolelis has gotten monkeys to control full-body exoskeletons using methods
similar to those that helped Hutchinson. "Eventually brain implants will become as
common as heart implants," says Nicolelis. Predicting the future is a tricky game,
however, and advances in the past have inspired expectations that have not been met.
But it is clear that current research is moving neuroscience to a remarkable new stage.
Choose the best answer for each question. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided.
1. Why did Carl Zimmer get his brain scanned?
a. to help him recollect childhood memories
b. because the neuroscientist Van Wedeen asked him to
c. to aid him in reporting on how the brain works
d. because he wants to learn to suppress feelings of panic
2. When asked if his method could be used to scan an entire human brain, Jeff Lichtman
said with a laugh, "I don't dwell on that - it's too painful." What did he mean by his
response?
a. He can't answer that because it's not ethical to do that to a human.
 b. He doubts he would do it since it would cause so much pain.
c. He finds it funny that people would suggest that since the mice died in the process.
d. He doesn't think about it much because it would be such a huge challenge.
3. What is the potential implication of mapping genes in the brain?
a. Making the brain transparent for visualization
b. Creating three-dimensional images of neurons
c. Understanding brain function and disorders
d. Identifying different techniques for mapping the brain
4. How does Carl Zimmer feel about the work of Karl Deisseroth?
a. He feels it's amazing, as even other scientists are impressed.
b. He finds it impressive, even though most scientists are skeptical.
c. He finds it interesting, but worries it may not be practical.
d. He thinks his work has not been fully appreciated by other scientists.
5. In paragraph K, the phrase in check is closest in meaning to _
a. in focus b. under control c. at a glance d. without fear
6. How was Cathy Hutchinson able to raise a coffee cup?
a. She controlled a machine using verbal commands.
b. Wires carried signals directly from her brain to the cup.
c. She used a special bionic hand that was attached to her arm.
d. A computer used signals from her brain to move a robot arm.
7. According to the writer, which researcher is the farthest along in finding practical
ways to use recent brain research?
a. Van Wedeen
b. Jeff Lichtman
c. Karl Deisseroth
d. John Donoghue
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Read the following sentences and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS taken from the passage. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided.
8. Van Wedeen uses a technique called diffusion spectrum imaging, which detects ______
produced by the brain.
9. Lichtman and his colleagues have recreated a piece of a mouse brain about the size of
a(n) ______.
10. Karl Deisseroth and his colleagues have found a way to make mouse brains ______ so
they can be studied while still whole.
Your answers:
8. 9. 10.

Reading 2
‘The woman’s to-do list is relentless’: how to achieve an equal split of household
chores
Gender expert Kate Mangino tracked down 40 men who did their fair share in the home to
find out if they had anything in common – or whether there is a formula for getting the
balance right
When Kate Mangino started studying men whom she calls “equal partners” – those who do
an equal share of domestic labour – she was hoping to unearth some kind of common truth.
She was looking for something that would explain why they were relatively unusual, maybe
even something to help a future partner spot one in the wild. “It was a disappointment, to
be honest,” she says, with a laugh.
1.
In different-sex relationships, women do around 65% of the physical household work. Chores
that are routine – cooking and cleaning, for instance – tend to fall to women, while
intermittent chores, such as sorting out finances or mowing the lawn, are more likely to be
done by men. “This means that the unpaid female role’s to-do list is relentless,” writes
Mangino. After all, it doesn’t really matter if the lawn doesn’t get mowed, but try ignoring
laundry for a month. Add the burden of cognitive labour – remembering birthdays,
organising play dates – which disproportionately falls to women in heterosexual
relationships, and it is exhausting.
2.
For her book, Mangino interviewed 40 equal partners to find out what their domestic lives
looked like and how they had been created. She says setting out expectations at the
beginning of a relationship is “hugely important … it’s much easier to establish patterns
from the beginning than to change a relationship 10 or 20 years into it. I think being really
clear about expectations, and holding each other accountable from the start, is critical.”
3.
She suggests talking broadly about cultural norms and why you have fallen into gendered
patterns, rather than criticising a partner, which could make them defensive. “Talk about:
‘We’ve both been raised in this gendered culture and if we’re going to make a change, we
have to think about why we do things a certain way,’” she says.
4.
It will probably involve realistic expectations and compromise, particularly if you have
different standards. “One of my husband’s triggers is when the kitchen is a mess, [whereas]
I’m quite happy to close the door and tackle it tomorrow,” says Mangino, who will make an
effort to tidy the kitchen if she can.
5.
Naturally, communication is at the heart of this – and it is a continuing conversation,
particularly as life changes. If a couple has children, that can entrench domestic labour for
the person – usually the mother – on parental leave.
6.
Because men now do more at home than in previous generations – “We see men wearing
the baby carrier and going to the grocery store,” says Mangino – it is tempting to “assume
we’ve achieved equality, we’re all done.
7.
Mangino recommends having an audit. Just listing all of the things that you do or feel
responsible for. Have your partner do the same. I also suggest people talk about time: do
you both have enough time for your professional pursuits? If you have kids, enough
nurturing time with them? Enough time for leisure?
8.
There are numerous benefits, she says, especially for the partner who will end up doing less
boring housework. For this person, usually a woman, a lower domestic load can mean a
boost in earning power, says Mangino, because of the “extra capacity, energy, interest to
put your hat in the ring for the promotion, or to take on a management role.
9.
Mangino asked her 40 equal-partner men what they had gained from an equitable home
life. “They would say: ‘I have a wonderful relationship with my spouse . I have a great
relationship with my kids. I feel like I can be myself at home. I don’t have to perform
masculinity – I don’t have to be the strong guy all the time.’”
10.
The benefit is that, yes, you’re still tired, and you’re still stressed, but you’re not bitter
towards your partner. You’re a team and you’re doing it together.”
A. There are also emotional-health benefits.” Less resentment, for a start. For those stuck in
the male role, not being encouraged to provide care for your spouse or children means “you
don’t have opportunities for those nurturing moments that really build close bonds”.
B. “It’s just those little thoughtful actions that say: ‘I know you well and I care enough
about you to do this for you.’ I don’t mind the dirty kitchen, but I hate it when my bed is
unmade. So we all have our own different standards, and it’s understanding and respecting
your partner’s standards that I think is really important.”
C. I think that those are fantastic changes, but we still haven’t really broken into the
cognitive labour in the household. There’s a lot of invisible labour that the female role is
doing that the rest of the household enjoys.”
D. The easiest way to save time and energy on household cleaning is to call in the
professionals. A home cleaning service can deliver thorough and efficient weekly cleaning to
ensure your home always feels like a relaxing sanctuary—rather than a mess of obligations.
Our cleaning experts can handle the sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, and more so you have
more time to spend doing what you love with the people you love.
E. Then she realised it was good news – these were men who hadn’t grown up with equal-
partner fathers (only two of the 40 men she interviewed had). If they had willingly taken on
half the domestic load, without seeing that as normal while growing up, then so could other
men.
F. In same-sex relationships, domestic labour is more equal, “but can still fall back into
those roles”, says Mangino (she talks about male and female roles, drawn from traditional
gendered divides, rather than men and women).
G. But if you didn’t have those conversations early on, your domestic load is unbalanced
and you want to change it, what do you do? Mangino says change is possible, but “you need
both partners to be interested. What’s difficult is when one partner wants change and the
other is happy with the status quo – a lot of people in the female role are in that situation.
It’s disheartening, and resentment builds up.”
H. They are probably more tired, she says. “If both partners are truly doing half the work in
the home, especially in homes with kids, you’re both going to fall into bed at night
exhausted, you’re both going to feel like you’re doing 55% of the load. I think that’s normal.
I. When you look at your invisible load, and you look at how much time you’re spending
doing each thing, it can become more clear if you have equity, or if you need to
reappropriate some tasks.
J. “She gets used to doing everything in the home and everything child-related, then she
goes back to work and adds the job.” An equal partnership, says Mangino, doesn’t mean
“every day following each other around with a clipboard. You’re looking over the course of
months or years. Does it average out to be 50/50? Because we all know that, on a daily and
weekly basis, it’s going to ebb and flow.”
K. Another good trigger is to take advantage of a change – a new baby or pet, moving
house, having to care for another family member – to rethink roles at home. It can help,
says Mangino, to assign roles or domains based on personal preferences, but to question
whether you are dividing them along traditionally gendered lines.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

II. OPEN CLOZE: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with
one suitable word. (10pts)
WHY DO YOU FORGOT WHAT YOU CAME INTO THE ROOM FOR?
The brain may be (0) the least understood organ in the human body. It guides everything
we do, but every (1)____________ often it lets us down. One annoying, if (2)____________
exactly life-threatening, examples of this is when you walk into a room, (3)____________ to
realize you have forgotten what your reason for going there was. Why is (4)____________ an
incredibly powerful organ as the brain unable to remind us (5)____________ something that
simple?
(6)____________ spent many years investigating the brain, scientist Gabriel Radvansky thinks
he has an answer. He has conducted experiments in (7)____________ participants’ memories
were tested after crossing a room or exiting through a doorway. Invariably, passing through
a doorway resulted (8)____________ more memory errors. Radvansky refers to what happens
as an “event boundary” in the brain. As (9)____________ as the brain is concerned, a doorway
is a boundary between one event, or experience, and (10)____________. The brain flies away
all information about the first event and focuses on the second the new room; this makes
this hard to recall a decision made in a previous room.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III. WORD FORM (20 pts)
A. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the word in
brackets.
1. Light ______________ will be served from 4:00 in the lounge. (REFRESH)
2. Her 10.000-metre run paled into ______________ when compared with the marathon her
grandfather completed the following week (SIGNIFY)
3. I must express my ______________ with the standard of your service. Delivery of goods is
often subject to delays, despite your guarantee of 24-hour dispatch. (SATISFY)
4. Her work has been acclaimed for its sensitivity of style and ______________ use of imagery.
( IMAGINE)
5. Mary died in 1958: her husband, who ______________ her by almost four decades, passed
away on the last day of the millennium. (LIVE)
6. Before enrolling on a course, you should first ensure that it has been ______________ by an
officially recognized body. (VALID)
7. Their two sons, Paul and Simon, were both given heavy prison sentences for their
______________ crimes. (RESPECT)
8. Police have refused to reveal the ______________ of the man detained in the connection
with the murder. (IDENTIFY)
9. He produced a wealth of ______________ evidence to substantiate his claim. (SUPPORT)
10. He was fined $1000 and ______________ from driving for three years. ( QUALIFY)
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
B. Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the words given in
the box.
INSTALL DESIRE DEVELOP RETAIL
EMPLOY
TECHNICAL EXCEL WILL MAINTAIN
EXPECT
Job opportunity in IT
The company is a major (1)____________, with stores throughout the country. A vacancy has
(2)____________ arisen to join its information technology (IT) department.
The company is planning to open a distribution centre at the beginning of next year, and
requires a computer service (3)____________ to start work as soon as possible. He or she will
join an existing team responsible for the (4)____________ of a new computer system before
the opening of the distribution centre. The team's duties will also cover the upgrading,
repair and (5)____________ of the computer systems currently in operation in the company's
stores, and provide support to users.
Formal IT qualifications are (6)____________ but not essential, provided you have a thorough
working knowledge of computer hardware and software, excellent problem-solving skills and
a (7)____________ to keep up-to-date with IT (8)____________.
The company aims to achieve (9)____________ in every aspect of its activities, and expects
all its (10)____________ to be committed to the same goal.
Your answers:
1. 2.
3. 4.
 5. 6.
7. 8.
9. 10.

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20PTS)

Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word given. Do not change the
word given.
1. To help us run the art exhibition next month, we need at least 10 people. (REQUIRED)
No __________________________________________________________ to help us run the art
exhibition next month.
2. The police now think they invented the story to protect their children. (HAVE)
They are now __________________________________________________________ up the story to
protect their children.
3. Karl said Jim should formally complain about the service they’d had at the hotel. (MAKE)
Karl encouraged __________________________________________________________ about the service
they’d had at the hotel.
4. It seems as if we misunderstood what the aims of the course were. (BEEN)
There seems __________________________________________________________ what the aims of
the course were.
5. John said that he wouldn't hesitate to recommend Elaine for the coaching job at Epping
Sports Center. (HESITATION)
John said that he __________________________________________________________ Elaine for the
coaching job at Epping Sports Center.
6. I was amazed that John stopped eating meat completely in an attempt to improve his
health. (GAVE)
Much __________________________________________________________ eating meat completely in
an attempt to improve his health.
7. Like many students, Joe would find it very difficult to pay for everything he needs if his
parents didn't help him. (ENDS)
Like many students, Joe would have great _________________________________________________
the help of his parents
8. Mark didn’t accept his failure until several months later. (TERMS)
It was __________________________________________________________
9. He didn’t want to get into a position where he might lose all his money. (EXPOSE)
=> He __________________________________________________________ all his money.
10. You can't just suddenly decide to go on a safari. You need to plan things very carefully.
(MOMENT)
=> Going on safari isn't a_____________________________________________________. You need to
plan things very carefully.
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