Teste Sincai

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TEST
FOREWORD
PRACTICE TEST 1
PRACTICE TEST 2
PRACTICE TEST 3
PRACTICE TEST 4
PRACTICE TEST 5
PRACTICE TEST 6
PRACTICE TEST 7
PRACTICE TEST 8
PRACTICE TEST 9
PRACTICE TEST 10
PRACTICE TEST 11
PRACTICE TEST 12
PRACTICE TEST 13
PRACTICE TEST 14
PRACTICE TEST 15
PRACTICE TEST 16
PRACTICE TEST 17
PRACTICE TEST 18
PRACTICE TEST 19
PRACTICE TEST 20
PRACTICE TEST 21
PRACTICE TEST 22
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TEST
PRACTICE TEST 23
PRACTICE TEST 24
PRACTICE TEST 25
PRACTICE TEST 26
PRACTICE TEST 27
PRACTICE TEST 28
PRACTICE TEST 29
PRACTICE TEST 30
PRACTICE TEST 31
PRACTICE TEST 32
PRACTICE TEST 33
PRACTICE TEST 34
PRACTICE TEST 35
PRACTICE TEST 36
PRACTICE TEST 37
PRACTICE TEST 38
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PRACTICE TEST 40
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PRACTICE TEST 44
PRACTICE TEST 45
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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 pilots 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 planes 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 worlds 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.
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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. Amys parents did not allow her to stay out late at night.
LET
Amys 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 worlds wheat.
IS
A large proportion of the worlds wheat __________________________________ farmers in the US.
10. I havent 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 peoples 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 oclock.
2. When my parents RETURNED/ HAD RETURNED I showed them what I had done.
3. Im glad to see you. I HEARD/ HAVE HEARD so much about you.
4. When she COMES/ WILL COME ask her to phone Jane.
5. ILL HAVE BEEN LIVING/ AM LIVING there for three years next month.
6. I hope you WRITE/ WILL WRITE regularly.
7. In an hour ILL 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. Ill do it if you HELP/ WILL HELP me.
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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
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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. whos
D. showed
D. on
D. look after
D. fewer
D. had done
D. neither
D. how well
D. any way
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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; thats 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. Its 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. Its the same for businesses. We
respect a company which writes its name in blue or black, (5) ____________ we dont 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, its an interesting show, and (14) _______________ who
watches it will probably find out something new. Its 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
There is an example at the beginning.
(20 points)
It hasnt taken Sam long to learn Spanish.
PICKED
Sam .............................has picked up.................... Spanish very quickly.
1. Honestly, I dont 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?
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7. Has your sister caught a bad cold?
DOWN
Can you tell me if ______________________________________ a bad cold?
8. I think its 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 cant 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 Id
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 couldnt 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 fiance never commented about my hair, but I just
didnt 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
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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 others
(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 cant 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)
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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
Tussauds 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 dont 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 ones lifetime

00 ____no_________
a person can read not only a small part of the boundless store of
1________________
books. I dont 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________________
Grimms Fairy Tales were consumed in
5________________
no time. Then I couldnt 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 ones outlook. Books are like
9________________
as good friends whom you can turn to
10________________
when you are lonely or depressed. At present, people
dont read books anymore. They prefer magazines and
newspapers.
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PRACTICE TEST 4
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 defendants 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 didnt (14) ____ near 95. I thought he was in the middle of his sixties. Mr Sutherland said:
Oh, Im 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
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ONE word in each gap.
(15 points)
I (1) _______________ to Paris in June. Its a lovely city (2) _______________ sightseeing at
that time of year, but its 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. Ive 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 ChampsElyses. 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. Dont
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 didnt 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
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IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
(20 points)
PICKED
1. Its a month since he started working here.

He _________________________________ a month.
2. Paul has been absent from work for two weeks.
Its _________________________________ at work.
3. If we dont protect the environment, many animals will die.
Many animals will die ___________________________ environment.
4. I couldnt eat the pie because it was very hot.
The pie was _________________________________ to eat.
5. The mans 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 havent 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. Im sorry, theres no chocolate cake left.
Im 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
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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
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II. For questions from 1 - 15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
(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.
(10 points)
Holidays are meant to be a time of (1) ____________________

and fun but (2) ___________________ this isnt 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. Its
best to make a (8) _______________ at a hotel so that you can leave
home (9) _______________ knowing that at least your
(10) _______________ is secure. Finally, its 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
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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
(10 points)
1. Im sure they didnt 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 brothers 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
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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
mens (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. Im sure it wasnt 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 wasnt necessary for us to get a visa to visit Spain.
NEED
We _____________________________________________________ a visa to visit Spain.
4. Im 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 wouldnt have gone out if Id known you were coming.
STAYED
I ___________________________________________ at home if Id known you were coming.
8. There really isnt enough milk to make a sauce.
TOO
Theres ________________________________________________ milk to make a sauce.
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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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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)
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 dont know what their plans are. I force (11) _______
to reply, Im staying in a caravan on (12) _______ south coast of England. I dont believe (13) _______
going abroad every year. I dont approve (14) ______ the noise and pollution created (15) _______ air
travel and I enjoy discovering my own country. Im never sure if they believe me or not.
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PRACTICE TEST 7
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 firemans (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.
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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 grandmothers 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 youd 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
(10points)
Dear friends,
The worlds orangutans (0) are hanging on (1) _______________ a thread, with scientists
warning we dont have (2) _______________ time left before theyre extinct. Now theres a brilliant plan
that (3) __________________ save them, if we all chip in what we can.
Theres 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.
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(20points)
I dont care what my neighbours think any more. STOPPED
Ive ... 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 isnt very kind and neither is her sister.
NOR
Neither Lauren _____________________________ very kind.
6. I dont think you should go on holiday with those people.
APPROVE
I dont __________________________________ 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 wouldnt 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
Im ________________________________________ a new playground in our neighbourhood.
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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 wasnt 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 wasnt
hungry.
0. B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
A. asked her
A. wouldnt 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. hadnt 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. wont be
C. must had arrived
C. should have
C. brought
C. said to
C. it would take
C. cant have been
C. would have
C. suggested
C. gave
D. spoke me
D. werent
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 didnt _____________________ 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. Beckhams 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. Petes 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
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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. Lets have a coffee break now.
FOR
Its ______________________________________________ coffee break now.
2. She held her daughters 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. Theres a lot of rain today, isnt there?
TODAY
Its _____________________________________________________, isnt it?
5. Dont 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 didnt even apologize.
ONLY
Not ____________________________________, but he didnt even apologize.
8. The art gallery has a good exhibition on at the moment.
GOOD
There ___________________________________________ at the art gallery at the moment.
9. Id prefer you not to bother them with our idea.
SOONER
Id _____________________________________________ 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
(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. Id like to buy an ECONOMIC/ ECONOMICAL automobile next time.
2. Josh just cannot stand still. Hes 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 dont need to ADVISE/ ADVICE Mark. Hes old enough to make a decision.
7. The Greeks FOUND/ FOUNDED this colony in the sixth century B.C.
8. Hes very appreciated in the company, HOWEVER/ ALTHOUGH he is quite young.
(8 points)
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PRACTICE TEST 9
beginning (0).
(15points)
What would we do without the sandwich? Shouldnt 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 didnt 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 Montagus 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
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(15points)
LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE
Every single week, Dr Doppit goes (0)
round
the wards at the childrens hospital. But
instead of wearing a white coat and a stethoscope, Dr Doppit has a red nose and carries balloons. She
is now the hospitals 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 childrens
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 persons 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 childs 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.
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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(20points)
They published this book in England.
CAME
This book .............................came from.................... England.
1. It isnt necessary to meet me at the airport tomorrow.
NEED
You ________________________________ me at the airport tomorrow.
2. Ive never tasted such delicious food before.
EVER
Its the first ________________________________ such delicious food.
3. Ill 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 cant make up my mind about what to wear at the party.
DECISION
I cant ________________________________ what to wear at the party.
6. You will miss your flight if you dont 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 weve ________________________________.
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.
WASNT
The dessert ________________________________ the main course they served in that
restaurant.
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PRACTICE TEST 10
I. You are going to read an article about planning ones 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, theres no doubt about it youre
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 dont 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. Dont 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 dont like it.
B. Dont 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.
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(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.
(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 zoos 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. Whats the _____ between increase and decrease?
A. difference
B. differently
C. different
(5 points)
D. attraction
D. unsafe
D. differ
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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) worlds 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 worlds 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. worlds
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
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PRACTICE TEST 11
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
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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.
(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 todays 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 readers
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.
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(20 points)
PICKED
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 wont hurt you to work some extra exercises for your Maths test tomorrow.
DO
It wont _________________________________________ 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 Im away this weekend, please?
TAKE
______________________________________ my dog while Im 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 couldnt 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.
Youve DONE/ BEEN DOING that crossword for over an hour and you still havent finished it!
Mike SETS/ GOES away on business quite often.
My parents dont 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, Ill probably buy a new top.
John said that the dog HAS EATEN/ HAD EATEN his homework.
I like Stephen Kings 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.
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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 childrens edition of Robinson Crusoe. All I (2) _________
remember about it now is the cover, (3) _________ was light blue. I dont 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
childrens 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.

Dont 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
Its 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
Youll 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
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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 werent busy, they_____________________________ (watch) the match.
If you played better, you_____________________________________ (win) the game.
If Alice werent 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 youre good _____________ English?

I wouldnt like to work _____________ an office.
What can I do _____________ you?
He was fond _____________ playing tennis.
Nobody was surprised _____________ the policemans question.
(5 points)
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PRACTICE TEST 13
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 countrys 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 Queens 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 (18371901). For
almost all the Queens 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.
(Williams 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
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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 dont ____________________ 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 couldnt 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
(20 points)
PICKED
1. Well go to the beach if it doesnt rain this afternoon.
UNLESS
Well 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
Shes 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. Shes 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. Dont believe a word he says! he warned.
NOT
He warned me _________________________________ he said.
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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.
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PRACTICE TEST 14
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 districts 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
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(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
(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.
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(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
(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
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PRACTICE TEST 15
beginning (0).
(15 points)
SPEND, SPEND, SPEND
Peoples 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, TVs and washing
machines (3) _____ a huge amount of money and there werent 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 didnt (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 dont (14) _____ them, just because they have a designer label. I dont 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
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(10 points)
1. There isnt any bread left.
RUN
We____________________________________________________ bread.
2. You havent visited Mum and Dad for weeks.
SINCE
Its 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 hadnt fallen in love with you!
WISH
I ____________________________________________________ in love with you!
10. Id 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 cant 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 childrens 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 havent made any
friends. If only I (9) __________________________ (make) some, but its 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 whats a safe colour to choose? Well, if you go
(7) __________________ silver, you wont 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 dont 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.
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PRACTICE TEST 16
beginning (0).
(15 points)
SURGERY ON A PLANE
A (0) surgeon flying from Hong Kong to Paris on a jumbo jet (1) _____ a fellow passengers 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 didnt
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
didnt 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
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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.
Declans 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
(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.
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(20 points)
Everyone said that Chris had stolen the wallet! BLAMED

Everyone .blamed Chris for stealing the wallet.
1. Why didnt you check the train timetable for Brussels?
SHOULD
You _____________________________ the train timetable for Brussels.
2. I like the new swimming pool Im going to.
PLEASED
I ________________________________ the new swimming pool Im going to.
3. Im 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 ____________________________________________ Id 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 Janes little sister feel bad about what shed done.
MADE
Janes 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
(5 points)
0. I sold ... (sell) my old car a month ago.
1. Sarah __________________________________________ (wait) outside since 5 oclock.
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.
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PRACTICE TEST 17
beginning (0).
(20 points)
HAVING THE BUILDERS IN OUR HOUSE
For a long time weve 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 couldnt use the kitchen for all that time. Now the work is done, Im 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. couldnt 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
(20 points)
1
Please dont discuss this with anyone.

MIND
Would ____________________________________________ this with anyone.
It looks as if they have gone away.

SEEM
They ______________________________________________________ away.
Mike didnt go swimming but stayed home instead.

INSTEAD
Mike stayed home _______________________________________ swimming.
The shoes were so expensive that I didnt buy them.

TOO
The shoes were ___________________________________________________ buy.
You stole my wallet! said Frank to the pickpocket.

ACCUSED
Frank __________________________________________________ his wallet.
They say hes earning 20,000 euros a match.

SAID
He ___________________________________________ 20,000 euros a match.
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7
My company wouldnt allow me to take any more holidays.

PREVENTED
My company ______________________________________ any more holiday.
Id rather you came on Tuesday.

PREFER
Id ______________________________________________ come on Tuesday.
Dont eat too many fatty foods.

AVOID
You should _____________________________________ too many fatty foods.
10
Hes too young to get served at the bar.

ENOUGH
He isnt ______________________________________ 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
(5 points)
1
2
3
4
5
I wouldnt want to be a ________________ because Id 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 theyre too tight.
GROW
(15 points)
LOST AND FOUND
My father considered (0) himself to be a lucky man. He wasnt 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.
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PRACTICE TEST 18
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
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(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 childrens 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)
(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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(20points)
They published this book in England. CAME
11. Im sure she is not at home.
CANT
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 dont think I have enough money to buy this lovely dress.
AFFORD
I dont think I ________________________________ this lovely dress.
15. Darren has never told me lies before.
TIME
Its 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.
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PRACTICE TEST 19
I. Read the following text and mark the following sentences True (T), False (F) or Doesnt 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 Britains 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 Britains 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
(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?
ACCUSED
KNOW
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3. It isnt 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
Im ______________________________________________ tomorrow.
6. Im sorry you didnt 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. Im sorry I didnt 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
(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 youre sailing a small boat for a day, its
only a (2) ______________ hours that matter. If youre 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 couldnt work because the temperature was close ______
8) This part of the world is famous_______
9) Kate should make a good teacher since shes always been interested_______
10) Dad was really happy __________
(10 points)
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B. a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
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 hed been promoted.
of animals as a teenager.
in helping young children understand things.
of until you try.
beginning (0).
(12 points)
(0)
A
Lucy (1) ________ that she was going to move abroad because she was bored
(2) _______ her life, we werent 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 Lucys 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 wouldnt feel lonely for too long. The time came for Lucy to depart. She
wasnt sad. (11) _____ her parents who were crying and couldnt 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, Im 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
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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 youre out of breath already.
Im (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. Im not really interested in (9) _______________ and my
lifestyle is of greater (10) _______________ than whats in my bank
account.
1. SPECIAL
2. ASSIGN
3. EXHAUST
4. EQUIP
5. REASON
6. HEAD / 7. SLEEP
8. SUCCESS
9. BUSY
10. IMPORTANT
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PRACTICE TEST 20
beginning (0).
(10 points)
Valentines 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 Valentines 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 didnt live
(5) _____ their lovers 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 didnt 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.
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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.
(10 points)
I HEART MY CITY
Youre going where? Dont even think (0) about leaving without seeing In our favourite
cities, (1) _______________ all have cherished corners, hidden gems, and secret standbys.
Whether its 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, theres always
(9) __________________ new to learn. Thats why we started our I Heart My City series,
(10) _______________ locals share insider intelligence about the places they know and love best....
(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 havent
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.
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(20 points)
PICKED
1. I watered the plants but it wasnt necessary because it rained shortly afterwards.
WATERED
I __________________________________the plants because it rained shortly afterwards.
2. Its 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 didnt succeed in finishing the race.
ABLE
Unfortunately, Sarah _______________________________________ the race.
6. The little boy said, It isnt my fault that the window broke.
BLAME
The little boy said, You cant ______________________________________ 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 wont alter my decision about moving to another town.
MIND
I wont ________________________________________ moving to another town.
10. Id like you to stop making that noise.
WISH
I ____________________________________________ that noise.
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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
(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 daughters____________________ 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
Im 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 its 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 cant tolerate such rude behaviour.
She cant put _________________________________________________.
3. Its certain that he is joking.
He . ________________________________________________________.
4. J i m wished he hadnt 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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PRACTICE TEST 22
beginning (0).
(15 points)
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Alices 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
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(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 isnt the lyrics of the song.
Psy sings mostly in his (14) _______ language, Korean, which is unlikely to be understood by the
majority of viewers. Its more likely that people find the music catchy and are amused by Psys
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.
(20 points)
1. He advised her to sell the story.
If I _________________________________ sell the story.
2. I dont 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. Hes 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 cant get this desk in my room, its too small.
This room _________________________________ to get my desk in.
WERE
CANT
ALLOWED
KEEN
THAN
HAS
DURING
EACH
LAST
BIG
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V. For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to
(10 points)
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?
Lets 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
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PRACTICE TEST 23
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 Whos 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
wouldnt 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
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(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.
(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 Sarkums
(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 seas
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 seas
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 Earths 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
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IV. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense and voice (active or passive). Write your
(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 didnt 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?
(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 barbers for a haircut.
HAD
Richard _______________________________ his hair cut at the barbers for six months.
3. My brother didnt 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.
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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 didnt you give him the news?
B: By the time I found out, he (10) ________________________________________ (already/ leave).
(10 points)
1. I cant remember anything he said.
HAVE
I _______________________________________________________________ he said.
2. It wouldnt 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. Thats the best meal I have ever eaten.
NEVER
I ___________________________________________________________ such a good meal.
6. Im 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 dont 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 cant _______________________________________________________ the Simpson twins.
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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 arent wearing
the (6) _________________ clothes, young people will think that the
product isnt 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
(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 havent 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.
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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. Its 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 cows 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
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PRACTICE TEST 25
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 Alzheimers 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
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(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 citys
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 Irelands 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
(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.
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(20 points)
The students complained the classroom was too cold. WARM
The students complained ..the classroom wasnt warm.. enough.
1. Do you and your brother have the same looks?
Does ___________________________________ you?
2. You cant 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 wasnt 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 didnt 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
CANT
HAVE
V. For questions 1-5, put each verb into an appropriate tense and voice (active or passive). Write your
(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 neighbours house last night ____________________________
(question) by a police officer.
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PRACTICE TEST 26
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 didnt know what to say. I had asked my mother for (3) _______ about interview technique,
and she (4) _______, If (5) _______, Id just be yourself. I know I should be more (6) _______, but it
wasnt 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 Im not very hopeful.
0. B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
A. must be
A. didnt 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. mustnt have to
B. might be
B. directions
B. told
B. I should be you
B. grateful
B. can
B. for
C. should be
C. hadnt to
C. cant have been
C. counsel
C. said
C. I were you
C. thankful
C. be about to
C. during
D. should have been

D. mustnt
D. might have been
D. recommending
D. said me
D. I am you
D. obliged
D. be able to
D. for
(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 couldnt read my
handwriting.
WRITTEN
3. It hasnt rained here for ages and now weve 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 its 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
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(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 isnt hot, so I cant 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 couldnt 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.
(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.
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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.
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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
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(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
publics (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
(10 points)
They published this book in England.
CAME
1. Spiders dont frighten me.
AFRAID
I ________________________________ spiders.
2. I started studying at seven and now its eleven oclock.
BEEN
Its eleven oclock and I ________________________________ hours.
3. You can have half of my pizza.
SHARE
Ill ________________________________ you.
4. I didnt understand Chemistry when I was in elementary school. USE
I ________________________________ Chemistry when I was in elementary school.
5. `Im sorry I didnt believe your story, Ann`, said Brenda.
APPOLOGISED
Brenda ________________________________ Anns story.
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V. For questions from 1-10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
(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.
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PRACTICE TEST 28
I. Read the following text and mark the following sentences True (T), False (F) or Doesnt 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, hes 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, whats 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 authors 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_____
(12 points)
The role of the river Thames (0) has been of vital importance to Londons history.
(1) _______________ the citys 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.
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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
(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
(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. Im 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 cant ______________________________________________ these two Chinese vases.
6. We took the ring road because we didnt 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, youd 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 dont you use a dictionary to find unfamiliar words?
UP
You could __________________________________________________ the dictionary.
10. Its your responsibility to make sure all books are returned on time.
FOR
You are __________________________________________ all books are returned on time.
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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 didnt 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.
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PRACTICE TEST 29
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
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(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.
(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 dont know what to do with them.
SO
I have __________________________________________ I dont 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 couldnt concentrate so I made a lot of mistakes.
WOULD
If I _________________________________________ have made fewer mistakes
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(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)
Ill 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 youre serious ABOUT/ REGARDING becoming a doctor, youd 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.
Lets watch a movie tonight, SHALL WE/ WILL YOU?
When I grow up, IM BEING/ IM GOING TO BE a famous singer, said the little girl
enthusiastically.
9. You know you wont get AWAY/ OUT with it, dont you?
10. Look at the photograph ON/ IN page 57. What do you think is represents?
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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. doesnt have
b. dont have
c. hasnt 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 oclock 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. didnt have
d. is reaching
d. arrives
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.
(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 cant trust anyone apart from my sister.
PERSON
I feel that my sister is ___________________________________ trust.
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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, dont 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 werent, 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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PRACTICE TEST 31
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 worlds 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 didnt 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
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(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 peoples
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!
(20 points)
PICKED
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 dont 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. Its big and red.
A
Theyve got _________________________________ car.
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8. I hope itll 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.
(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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PRACTICE TEST 32
beginning (0).
(15 points)
For Nigel Portman, a love of (0) D , began with whats (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. Whats more, he plans to (9) ______ the whole
journey using only means of transport which are (10) ______ by natural energy. In other words, hell be
(11) ______ mostly on bicycles and his own legs; and when theres an ocean to cross, he wont be
taking a (12) ______ cut by climbing a plane, hell 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
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(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.
(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.
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(20 points)
PICKED
Sam ....................has picked up................. Spanish very quickly.
1. A knock at the door interrupted Dads story.
TELLING
Dad ________________________________ when there was a knock at the door.
2. The Oscar ceremony is on television live tonight at 9 oclock.
BROADCASTING
They ________________________________ live at 9 oclock 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 hasnt 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.
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PRACTICE TEST 33
beginning. (0)
(15 points)
THE VALUE OF A GAP YEAR
Im (0) A my final term at school and Ill be going to university after the summer. (1) ______
my friends have decided to take a gap year, so they wont start their (2) ______ for twelve months. They
are convinced that they will (3) ______ useful experiences before becoming a student, Im 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 didnt 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 didnt do any part-time
(9) ______ and so she didnt learn any new (10) ______. She wanted to help people so she was going to
do some (11) ______ work but she didnt (12) ______ contact with any charities while she was away. The
trip also cost her a fortune- she doesnt (13) ______ in travelling light, so she bought (14) ______
everywhere that she stopped. I hope my schoolmates enjoy their trips, but Im 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
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(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 - thats 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, dont 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
(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. Its 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.
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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). Alexanders
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.
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PRACTICE TEST 34
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 its (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 doesnt help and
wearing shoes with heels more than (10_____ centimetres high is just asking for (11) _______. Dont
load everything into a bag that you wear on one shoulder or youll end up lopsided. (12) _______ the
weight evenly by wearing a rucksack or even a bag around your waist. When you get home from a
days studying or work its 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
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(10 points)
STONEHENGE
These prehistoric stone circles are a striking (0) reminder of the architectural,
engineering, social, and spiritual sophistication of Britains 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 sites 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. Its (8) _______________________ by road or via public tour 8. ACCESS
buses, which depart from Salisburys rail and bus stations.
How to Visit
A walkway surrounds Stonehenges 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.
(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.
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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.
(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.
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PRACTICE TEST 35
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? Thats
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. wasnt able
B. couldnt
C. cant
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. shouldnt have
done
C. voyage
C. Lets
C. Do you mind
C. should have
dropped
D. Let me speak
you
D. was impossible
to
D. cant have left
D. cant have
done
D. going
D. If I were you Id
D. Excuse me
D. cant have
dropped
5.
6.
7.
8.
(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 dont think Ill manage to afford a holiday this year.
ABLE
I dont 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 didnt 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.
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9. I will not talk to her if she doesnt 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
(10 points)
USING MOBILE PHONES
Nowadays, just about everyone has a mobile phone. This wonderful invention enables people
to stay (0)intouch 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.
(14 points)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
I dont have much ________________ of European history.

KNOW
My pencil has broken! Have you got a ________________?
SHARP
Tomorrow Im 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 Britains most famous ________________.
POLITICS
Ive been out of work for ages. Its not much fun being _______________.
EMPLOY
If you go to court you will need a good ________________.
LAW
Our team is very ________________ . Weve won three competitions this year. SUCCEED
Its 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
Sarahs uncle is a ________________ and hes in prison for burglary and the moment.
CRIME
John Irving is my favourite _______________ and Ive 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
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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. Im 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.
Its ___________ how easy he won the competition!
Can you ___________ this pair of jeans for me? Theyre too long.
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(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) ___________.
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)
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. Ive never solved an exercise more difficult than this.
This is ________________________________ Ive ever solved.
4. I dont believe that Lion stole the money.
Lion ________________________________ money.
5. Catherine sent me a text message.
I ________________________________ Catherine.
SAID
PREVENTS
DIFFICULT
CANT
RECEIVED
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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 didnt show up.
Ill do my homework as soon as I ___________ (get) home from school.
Its 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 dont have to/ mustnt 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 dont 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.
Im going to become/ get rid of these old clothes.
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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
suns 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 worlds 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.
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(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 couldnt count (5) _____________
me when they had a heavy workload because Id 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. Thats 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. Its very difficult to combine work (12) _______________ family life and I
believe the latter is more important.
(10 points)
1. I last saw Peter over two years ago.
FOR
I _____________________________________________more than two years.
2. If the DVDs hadnt been so expensive, I would have bought them.
SUCH
They ___________________________________________________ I didnt buy them.
3. Ill 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 isnt happy, even though she has such a lot of money.
DESPITE
Mrs VanHolt isnt happy, _____________________________________________ much money.
5. Youll fall if youre not careful, Carols father warned her.
WOULD
Carols father warned her that she _____________________________________ not careful.
6. We spent the whole Sunday playing computer games.
BUT
We did ___________________________________________ computer games all Sunday.
7. Its 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.
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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 lifes
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
(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
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VI. Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
(10 points)
1. Its time for the childrendoing 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. Wed 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 dont
5. Wayne complained about the room too dark.
A. was
B. had been
C. be
D. being
6. Alex is of his brothers 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
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PRACTICE TEST 38
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. its
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.
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III. For questions from 1 to 10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
(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) ________ youre lucky! For most teenagers, thinking
about future jobs can (4) ________ to confusion. Thats 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. Theyre not there to tell you what to
do, theyre just there to be helpful. Choosing the right career can be a problem, (10) ________ you
dont need to search for the solution on your own.
(10 points)
NELSON MANDELA
Nelson Mandela, the towering figure of Africas struggle for (0) freedom
and a hero to millions around the world, has died at the age of 95. South
Africas 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 Mandelas 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 Mandelas
party, the African (3) _________________ Congress (ANC).
Mandelas 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 historys 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 countrys 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
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(20 points)
PICKED
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 moms 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 couldnt understand the teachers minute explanations.
SENSE
The teachers minute explanations ___________________________________ to the students.
5. Oops! I knocked over my grannys vase by accident.
MEAN
I _____________________________________________ knock over my grannys vase.
6. They say that penguins only live at the South Pole.
SAID
Penguins ______________________________________________ live at the South Pole.
7. The children couldnt 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. Dont put those papers in the bin you can use them again!
AWAY
Dont _________________________________________ - you can use them again!
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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 cant 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 mustnt/neednt 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 fts 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 husbands 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
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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 youd be surprised
to discover that even your friends would like to go rollerblading
or play football rather then watching TV.
0 its
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
_____________________________________________________________________
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PRACTICE TEST 40
beginning (0).
(15 points)
(0) C now, scientists in the American space agency NASA (1) _____ carrying out experiments
on the (2) _____ Mars. They arent 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
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(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.
(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 couldnt reach an _______________.
5. Your __________________ proved to be right.
6. Money cant buy __________________
7. Microsoft became the worlds most __________________ company.
8. I liked Kate Winslets __________________ 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
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(20 points)
PICKED
1. I must go to the shop because weve run out of tea at home.

LEFT
I must go to the shop because theres _________________________________ at home.
2. Youd 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 cant hear you properly?
MIND
Would _________________________________ up because I cant hear you properly?
10. He didnt bother to ask for permission to use the phone.
WITHOUT
He used the phone _________________________________ permission.
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PRACTICE TEST 41
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. Michelangelos 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
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(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.
form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points)
Adlie 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. Adlies (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, Adlies 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, Adlies 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 Adlie 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
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(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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PRACTICE TEST 42
I.
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 forbsincluding sagebrush, yarrow, mums, and tansiesdisappeared 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 Hensons
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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III.
IV.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
(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 couldnt 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. Its 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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PRACTICE TEST 43
I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in the corresponding space.
(15 points)
EARLY EUROPEAN DOLLS

Dolls have (1) _____ as childrens 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 collectors (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
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(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) _________________________ costsmeasured in
greenhouse gas (2) _________________________ and landfill spacefar
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.
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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 _____
(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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PRACTICE TEST 44
I.
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
(20 points)
1
A year ago we hadnt even met!
LAST
This ______________________________________________ hadnt even met!
2
Without your help, I wouldnt have passed the exam.
FOR
If it ________________________________ , I wouldnt 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
Im awfully sorry, Carol, but Ive broken your watch, said Jim.
TO
Jim ____________________________________________________ her watch.
6
Please see that you close the door when you go.
OPEN
Please dont __________________________________________ when you go.
7
Unless we leave now, well miss the start of the film.
IF
Well miss the start of the film __________________________________ now.
8
Do you own these two cars?
BELONG
Do _________________________________________________________ you?
9
Business hasnt been so bad for a long time.
HAS
Rarely ________________________________________________ been so bad.
10 I wont sell the painting, no matter how much you offer me.
PRICE
Whatever __________________________________ the painting, I wont sell it
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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.
( 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 Africas
________________.
3. Bill is quite ________________. Hes 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 arent
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 footballers ________________ were worse than first thought and its
unlikely that hell ever play professionally again.
10. Having the injection was ________________. I thought it would hurt but it
didnt.
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
(20 points)
EXTRACT FROM A BROCHURE
Just imagine what life (0) would be like without a washing machine. Lifes 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 Roystons 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 dont 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.
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PRACTICE TEST 45
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. theyre
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
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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.
Im 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 dont dress ___________.
Eating so much is not very ___________.
I wanted to see Dalis ___________ in the museum and mum accepted.
It would add safety to the house if windows were made of ___________ glass.
Im really good at ___________ so Ill 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)
1. It wasnt very cold so we didnt 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. Its so hot today that I cant work.
TOO
Its ________________________________ to work today.
5. Its no use trying to convince him.
POINT
Theres ________________________________ 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 dont 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, wont you? (call)
If I _________________, Id get a haircut right away! (be)
Why __________________ the soup? Does it need more salt? (taste)
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V. For questions from 1-15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
(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.
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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.
6.
is not/isnt worth
waiting
has given up
(drinking)
did not/didnt 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
CORRESPONDENCE
role/part
OPPORTUNITY
In
ll have been
living
will write
FRIENDSHIP
as
ll be flying
entrance
has been raining
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/doesnt 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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PRACTICE TEST 3
I
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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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PRACTICE TEST 5
1.
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/wont be able
is it going to rain
had read
have been saving
will be finished
10p
10p
V
cant/ couldnt have
shown up
hasnt 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
cant have been
is said to have
been
didnt 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.
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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PRACTICE TEST 7
I
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.
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
Wasnt as cool
Nor her sister are
Approve of your going
Said she wanted to
learn
It hadnt been cold
Accused the girl of
being
In favour of building
10p
10p
20p
PRACTICE TEST 8
I
1.
2.
D
D
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
B
C
B
8.
9.
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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PRACTICE TEST 9
I
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
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
dont/do not need to meet
time Ive/ 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/shouldnt talk to her
wasnt 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
VI
D
C
A
B
C
12p
5p
D
C
D
A
D
A
C
C
A
D
B
A
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PRACTICE TEST 11
I
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/ havent 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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PRACTICE TEST 13
I
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
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.
that/which
seemed
EXPLORERS
4.
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
isnt
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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PRACTICE TEST 15
I
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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
dont have to go
wish I hadnt fallen
wish my boss would
promote
III
CRITICAL
DISOBEDIENCE
ILLEGAL
BIGGER
INEXPERIENCE
IV
hadnt 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
isnt/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.
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
cant 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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PRACTICE TEST 19
I
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
II
accused him of stealing her
know whether/if the gallery is
do not/dont 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.
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/neednt have
watered the plants
to make up my mind
is more expensive than
were taller, he could
was not/wasnt 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
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PRACTICE TEST 21
I
1. INFERIORITY
II
A
2. LOSS
3. EXPECTATIONS
III
.... playing tennis in the
back yard although it
was raining.
.... up with such rude
behaviour.
..... must be joking
III
were you I would
cant 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
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/werent
was known
will have left
was admiring
does (my soup) taste
10p
V
on his own
has not had
more confident that he
used
didnt/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
havent been abroad since
have never eaten
dont/ wouldnt 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
8.
was cooking
POWERFUL
are
9.
10.
11.
didnt 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
OLDFASHIONED
SUCCESSFUL
3.
4.
B
C
YOUTHFUL
EUROPEAN
the
that/which
are not supposed to

bring
didnt 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
didnt need t buy
cant have left
shouldnt have taken her
about
10p
10p
20p
V
broke
was visiting
wont 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
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
didnt/ did not use to
understand
apologised for not believing
10p
10p
PRACTICE TEST 28
1.
2.
F
T
II
Since/From
to/with
III
UNBEARABLE
SURVIVAL
3.
At
4.
5.
DS
F
full
the
DEPENDENT/
DEPENDING
OBSERVATION
RESEARCHERS
6.
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 hadnt 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
used to travel
as though they had

seen
being a heavy smoker
would drive
was working;
were sitting
had been
working
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/mustnt smoke/
arent 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
Im
going to
be
away
on
10p
5p
PRACTICE TEST 30
1.
I
D
II
started
2.
listened
3.
about
4.
days/times
5.
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.
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 managers
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
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
wont 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
shouldnt have spent
you tell me when
I will be able to
you like me to give
neednt 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.
II
SAFETY
III
well
IV
said she wanted to know
V
to come
2.
IMAGINATION
over
get
3.
PAINLESS
was
have eaten
invent
4.
5.
B
A
CONFUSING
REFUSAL
of
with
prevents (the) animals

from leaving
the
most
difficult
exercise
cant have stolen the
received a text message
from
VI
dont 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
havent 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
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/didnt make any

sense/ made no sense
did not/ didnt mean to
are said to live
with/make
FORGIVENESS
8.
MINORITY
9.
might/could
/may
make
10.
but
VOLUNTARYILY
1.
2.
3.
4.
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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PRACTICE TEST 39
I
1.
would
II
B
2.
3.
paid
were walking
F
A
difference
-
4.
had been studying
to
5.
graduated
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.
neednt
feels
fell
15p
III
happiness
IV
You can attend the conference only if
you pay the fee
The tea is so hot that I cant 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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PRACTICE TEST 41
I
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
havent spoken to Sarah since
SHALLOWER
If she doesnt (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/
didnt 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
their/the
(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
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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
cant 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
hadnt 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
hadnt been/ wasnt/ werent 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.
SENSIBLE
too hot for me
5.
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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Printed Resources
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NEVER MIND THE DRESS, HOW MUCH IS THAT PLANE?

III. Choose the right answer:

with no countless stars in it. In ones lifetime

1. Its a month since he started working here.

Holidays are meant to be a time of (1) ____________________

1. This van isn't safe enough to drive.

V. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

I ______________________________________ (sometimes/ go) to school by bus.

The cost of ____________________ has risen considerably.

If I have time, I ___________________________________ (cut) the grass.

V. Complete the sentences below.

VI. Fill in the blanks with the right prepositions.

Are youre good _____________ English?

1. I never but things that I dont ____________________ need.

KEEPING KIDS AT SCHOOL

IV. Put the verbs in the correct tense.

Everyone said that Chris had stolen the wallet! BLAMED

Please dont discuss this with anyone.

It looks as if they have gone away.

Mike didnt go swimming but stayed home instead.

The shoes were so expensive that I didnt buy them.

You stole my wallet! said Frank to the pickpocket.

They say hes earning 20,000 euros a match.

My company wouldnt allow me to take any more holidays.

Id rather you came on Tuesday.

Dont eat too many fatty foods.

Hes too young to get served at the bar.

I wouldnt want to be a ________________ because Id have to be away from home so much.

for dealing with complaints from customers.

Jean Pierre Bassin is an action cameraman who films dramatic

II.Choose the right variant:

IV. Turn the following sentences into Passive Voice:

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One has to eat and drink with __________.

Who ____________________________ (YOU/ USUALLY/ TO ASK) for advice?

A: How long (1) ______________________________________ (you/ work) here?

THE VALUE OF COMERCIALS

B. must have been

D. should have been

The play was boring, so I fell asleep in the middle.

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You must wait until he will arrive.

They eventually arrived at Plymouth

1. Many soldiers were taken __________________.

Alexander the Great (1) _______________________ (be born) in 356 BC in Macedonia. He

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B. had been lost

C. might have left

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Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

VI. Choose the right answer.

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She said she will/would do her best to impress them.

She and her husband denied monotheism and

1. She was such a __________________ child!

1. I must go to the shop because weve run out of tea at home.

Adlie penguins live on the Antarctic continent and on many

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

EARLY EUROPEAN DOLLS

C. will have been

D. would have been

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