Test 1

Read the text and complete it by deciding which word A, B, C or D best fits each space.
There is an example at the beginning ( 0 ).

Interest ( 0 ) _ _ _ A_ _ _ _ undiscovered human-like creatures continues to be widespread.

Everyone has ( 1 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the Yeti, and its North American `cousin' Bigfoot,but since
the last century there have been ( 2 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the existence in Australia of another, less
famous creature - the Yahoo. In 1912, a Sydney newspaper ( 3 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ an account
by Charles Harper of a strange, large animal he observed ( 4 ) _ _ __ _ _ _ _ the light of his
campfire; It's body, legs, and arms were covered with long, brownish-red hair, but what ( 5 )
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ me as most extraordinary was its shape, which was human in some ways, ( 6 ) _
_ _ _ _ _ _ at the same time very different. The body was enormous, ( 7 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ great
strength. The arms were extremely long and very muscular.'
Harper continued: All this observation ( 8 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a few minutes while the creature
stood there, as if frightened by the firelight. After a few growls, and beating his breasts, he
( 9 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , the first few metres upright, then on all four limbs through the low bushes.
Nothing ( 10 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ persuade my companions ( 11 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the trip, a fact at
which I must admit I was rather pleased.
What could Harper and his companions ( 12 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ have seen? Such a creature was
( 13 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in south-eastern Australia in the 1800s, but no specimen was ever obtained
for scientific ( 14 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and all we are ( 15 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with today is an historical
puzzle.

0. A in B of C with D for
1. A understood B known C heard D noticed
2. A statements B .reports C arguments D proofs
3. A delivered B typed C declared D printed
4. A by . B at C with D under
5. A marked B struck C touched D knocked
6. A even B just C still D yet
7. A announcing B pointing C indicating D describing
8. A lasted B covered C involved D engaged
9. A set back B set up C set in D set off
10.A should B must C might D would
11.A continue B to continue C continuing D having continued
12.A probably . B likely C possibly D doubtless
13.A referred B mentioned C related D remarked
14.A arrangements B designs C plans D purposes
15.A left B found C seen D met

(15 points ) Points gained ________________

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Test 2

You are going to read a magazine article about a sportsman who is a champion
hurdler.
Choose.the most suitable heading from the list A - I for each part of the article (1- 7 ).
There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. There is an example at the
beginning ( 4 ). Write the letters next to the numbers.

A A regular practice routine

B Concern about the future
C Not enough time in the day
D Doing better than ever
E International living
F The daily routine varies
G Home and work
H Impatience sometimes wins
I What I eat

MY KIND OF DAY

0/I
Sometimes I don't eat for a couple of days - it's a personal thing that's developed over the
past few years. It seems to me that people often eat out of habit, not because they're hungry.
I'll often have a low-fat yoghurt in the morning and sometimes turkey or pasta in the
evening.

1/

Home is a four-bedroom detached house in Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, near Cardiff,
where I was born. I also have a condominium in Toronto, a flat in Richmond, Surrey, where
my sister Suzzane lives, and a house in Florida, which is where I train in winter. My friend
Mark McKoy, the Olympic 110 metres hurdles champion, encouraged me to get a place in
Toronto and I love it there. It's where I'd like to end my days.

2/
My father Ossie, a retired sales supervisor, and my mum Angela, a nurse, live with me in
Roose but I have my own office where I work for Nuff Respect, the sports marketing and
PR company that I run with my friend Linford Christie. The name comes from a street
expression that kids often say to us, meaning congratulations, our respect goes to you.

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3/

I'm up about 8am and in training by l0am. Most days in the summer, I go to Cardiff Athletics
Stadium with my hurdles partner Yaul Gray. I usually drive into Cardiff in my Toyota Supra,
pick up Paul and go to the tracks. We put the hurdles up - glamorous life, isn t it? - do an hour
of stretching exercises and get into the hurdles work. .

4/
Hurdling is a natural thing - I think you have to be born with it. You need to combine a
runner's speed with a dancer's grace. Getting technically more efficient is the only way to
keep improving and I'm in excellent shape at the moment. I'm confident I can break my 110
metres hurdles world record this summer - in Zurich on 17 August, in Brussels two days later
or at the Commonwealth games on 22 August. There could even be three new world records
in a week. Then I'll be focusing on the next Olympics.

5/

In the afternoon I do some work for Nuff Respect, using my computer and fax machine. I
enjoy the work - after all, I'm the product being marketed - but I have a severe problem with
unprofessional people. Usually I'm quite relaxed, but I'll shout at those who waste my time.

6/
When the work's finished, I'll shower, change, ask my father what he's doing and maybe pick
up my Mum from University Hospital. Later, I may drop into Paul's house and cook for him
and his family. I cook whatever's there - it's the only artistic thing I do. But I rarely eat it
myself.

7/
Back home, I'll watch late-night television until I feel tired. I always go to sleep thinking
about what the next day holds. Sometimes it seems like a circus, a fantasy world. All I can do
is run fast - is that a real kind of world? It certainly won't last forever.

( 7 points ) Points gained ___________

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Test 3

Complete the story using the words from the box. Each word can be used only oncc.

one all reply try yourself where for

occurred so which someone prove case what

WRITING A STORY

Where do you start if you want to write a successful story? Clearly, what you need first of (
1 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is an idea which you can develop into a strong plot. But
( 2 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ do ideas like this come from? The ( 3 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is `anywhere
and everywhere'. They may come from something that has ( 4 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ to you or to ( 5 )
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ else, from a newspaper, an interesting picture or even a song. It's a good
idea to keep a notebook nearby ( 6 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that you can write down the details
of any odd incidents ( 7 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ catch your imagination. Make a note of ideas
( 8 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ titles too, and any special phrases or descriptions that you think of.
A small tape recorder can ( 9 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ useful for this purpose. Some writers even
keep ( 10 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by their bed in ( 11 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ they wake up with the
`idea of the century'.

Another method of developing the story is to make use of the characters themselves. Why
not ( 12 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ putting three people you know well into a situation such as a
wedding, where feelings may be very strong, and see ( 13 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ happens. But
don't make the final characters too much like your Aunt Jane or Uncle Jim or you may find
( 14 ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in real trouble.

(14 points ) _______

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Test: 4

Complete the text by changing the word in capital letters at the end of the line into a
suitable form to fill the gap. There is an example at the beginning ( 0 ).

LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

Humans have long been fascinated by (0) outer space and have OUT
wondered if there are intelligent life-forms (1)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , which ELSE
we might be able to contact. (2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , we've all seen NATURE
space creatures on our TV and cinema screen, but `aliens' like
these owe more to the (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of using human CONVENIENT
(4) __ _ _ _ _ _ _ to play the parts than to any real form of ACT
(5) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ investigation. SCIENCE

However, many serious space (6) _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ are now beginning RESEARCH

to turn their attention to the question of what alien life might
(7) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ look like. One early result is Arnold the Alien, ACTUAL
(8) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by biologist, Dougal Dihon. This strange being, DESIGN
(9) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ humans, has its eyes, ears and limbs in groups LIKE
of three instead of pairs but, despite its odd (10) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , APPEAR
its behaviour is not very different from our own.

( 10 points ) __________

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Test 5

Read the text and look carefully at each line: Some of the lines are correct and some
have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick () next to it. If a
line has a word which should not be there, write the word next to the line in the space
provided. There are two examples at the beginning ( 0, 00 ).

TEENAGERS AND SPORT

It's quite rare to meet teenagers who don't like the sports. 0 _ the _ _
When you are young, you know how important it is to do 00 _ _ _ _
physical exercise if only you want to be healthy and strong, 1 _____
and for that reason you often concentratc on just one sport 2 _____
with so much of enthusiasm that in the end you can't live 3 _____
without it. The problem is, even though, that as you grow 4 _____
up you have less and less spare time. At our age when you 5 _____
have to study harder if you want to get good rnarks for to 6 _____
go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week 7 _____
to do any sport. This happens just when you are being at 8 _____
the best age for many sports, such as gymnastics and 9 _____
swimming. By the time you will finish all your studies you 10 _ _ _ _ _
will probably be too much old to be really good at sports like 11 _ _ _ _ _
those, but if you have spend enough time on training while 12 _ _ _ _ _
you are young, then one day you will find it that you are 13 _ _ _ _ _
very good at your sport but too old to study, and what you 14 _ _ _ _ _
will find it impossible to get a good job. Somehow, it doesn't
seem fair.

( 14 points ) _________

Test 6

In the dialogues below three choices are given for the verbs. Put a line under the
correct choice.

1. Terry: What ( did you do, have you done, had you done ) last night?
Angie: Well, I ( have hoped, have been hoping, had been hoping ) to go out, but I ( have
had, had, had had ) too much work.
Pete: What part of Birmingham ( do you live, did you live, have you lived ) in when you
( were, have been, were being ) a student?
Patty: A place called Selly Oak. ( Do you know, Did you know, Have you known ) it?

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 Pete: Oh, yes. I ( was passing, used to pass, have passed ) through it nearly every day when
I ( was living, have been living. have lived ) there.
Gil: ( Do you write, Have you written, Were you writing ) to the bank manager yet?
Mark: I haven't finished yet. ( I've been trying, I've tried, I tried ) to decide what to say.
Gil: Hurry up! He has been expecting your reply since last week.

( 10 points ) ________

Test 7

Fill in the missing prepositions in the following sentences.

1 . He went abroad _ _ _ _ _ business.
2. The tomb was discovered _ _ _ _ accident.
3. I can't get _ _ _ _ _ touch _ _ _ _ _ him. His telephone is _ _ _ _ _ of order.
4. Prepositions have to be learnt _ _ _ _ __ heart.
5. Thousands of people turned up for the concert _ _ _ _ _ spite _ _ _ _ _ the bad weather.
6. He stepped on my toe _ _ _ _ purpose.
7. Although you have to give up a lot when you have children, it's probably worth it
_ _ _ _ _ _ the long run.
8. Let's go to the cinema this weekend _ _ _ _ __ _ a change.

( 8 points ) _______

Test 8

a) Match a sentence in Column A with a sentence in Column B. Write the appropriate letter in
the gaps next to tlie number.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. You must have had a terrible fright. A) Its been on for a couple of weeks. 1. _____
2. He cant have forgotten again. B) I only gave it to you yesterday. 2. _____
3. You should have told me. C) I reminded him about fifty times. 3. _____
4. She might not know. D) I would have got you a present. 4. _____
5. You cant have spent it. E) Youre still trembling. 5. _____
6. They might have seen it. F) I certainly havent told her. 6. _____

( 3 points )

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b) Find words in the grid below to match the following definitions. Write them in the lines
next to the definitions.

1. money paid for professional job _____________________

2. announce formally that you are going to leave a job _____________________
3. a period of time when workers stop work to try to
get better pay and condifions _____________________
4. stop working because you are old _____________________
5. the ability to do something well _____________________
6. a person who is paid to work for somebody or a company _____________________

C B X H S K I L L C
L O N R S A P Q S O
M N M O T P C C D M
E U S M R C R K K M
A S F T I Z E C R I
R G U B K S T X E S
N W H V E Y I F S S
S A L A R Y R O I I
K I J X E D E G G O
E M P L O Y E E N N

( 3 points ) _______

Test 9
a) Rearrange the nonsense compound nouns below so that they make six real
compound nouns.

fire hand 1
paper paste
2
3
sports engine 4
tooth bed 5
hour clip 6
sea car ( 3 points ) ______

b) Choose the correct word in italics for each sentence and underline it.
1. The audience /spectators cheered when he scored the goal.
2. What happened had no affect / effect on the result.
3. They live in a beautiful house beside / besides the sea.
4. I must know your answer by / until5 o'clock.
5. I did very little work because of the continual /continuous interruptions.
6. They wandered / wondered around, looking at the shops.
( 3 points ) _______

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Test 10

Complete the sentences.

1. The Americans call them pants, the British call them _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is celebrated by children in both Britain and the US in October. They
dress up as witches, ghosts, etc. and sometimes make lamps from hollowed-out pumpkins.
3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland. It is known as the home of
famous Irish writers, such as J. Swift, G. B. Shaw, and J. Joyce.
4. Farewell to Arms is a novel written by a famous American writer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5. _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ is a very popular sport in the US where it is often called the national

pastime. It is played with a bat and ball between two teams, on a large field which has four
bases.

6. _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a public holiday in England and Wales, and it

takes place on the first day after Christmas Day that is not a Sunday.
7. An aborigine is a member of the group of people that has lived in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
( name of the country ) from the earliest times.
8. Montreal is a city and port situated in the part of Canada called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ where
most people speak French as their main language.
9. Tony Blair, Britain's Prime Minister, is a memher of the British _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

10. __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a very popular American television personality

who has a daily programme in which people discuss many different subjects. Her show can
be seen on Croatian television too.

( 14 points ) _______

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 KEY
Test 1

1 C 2 B 3 D 4 A 5 B (OD STRIKE . IMPRESIONIRATI, OSTAVITI

UTISAK NA NEKOGA)6 D ( YET A OPET, PA IPAK) 7 C ( INDICATE
UKAZIVATI) 8 A 9 D (SET OFF=SET OUT KRENUTI ) 10 D 11
B 12 C 13 B 14 D 15 A

Test 2

1E 2G 3A 4D 5H 6F 7B

Test 3

1 ALL 2 WHERE 3 REPLY 4 OCCURED 5 SOMEONE

6 SO 7 WHICH 8 FOR 9 PROVE 10 ONE 11 CASE

12 TRY 13 WHAT 14 YOURSELF

Test 4

1 ELSEWHERE 2 NATURALLY 3 CONVENIENCE ( POGODNOST,

PRAKTINOST ) 4 ACTORS 5 SCIENTIFIC 6 RESEARCHERS
7 ACTUALLY 8 DESIGNED 9 UNLIKE ( ZA RAZLIKU OD )
10 APPEARANCE

Test 5

1 ONLY 3 OF 4 EVEN ( EVEN THOUGH PA IAKO, SVE DA; THOUGH

PREMDA, MADA, IAKO) 6 FOR 10 WILL 13 IT 14 WHAT

Test 6

1 DID YOU DO 2 DID YOU LIVE 3 WERE 4 DO YOU KNOW 5 USED

TO PASS ( USED TO HABIT OR REPEATED ACTIVITY IN THE PAST) 6
WAS LIVING 7 HAVE YOU WRITTEN 8 I' VE BEEN TRYING

Test 7

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1 ON 2 BY 3 IN, WITH, OUT 4 BY (BY HEART NAPAMET) 5 IN, OF (IN
SPITE OF UPRKOS) 6 ON (ON PURPOSE NAMERNO) 7 IN (IN THE
LONG RUN NA DUGE STAZE, NA KRAJU) 8 FOR

Test 8

1E 2C 3D 4F 5B 6A

Test 9

1 SALARY 2 RESIGN 3 STRIKE 4 RETIRE 5 SKILL 6 EMPLOYEE

Test 9

1 FIRE ENGINE (VATROGASNA KOLA) 2 PAPER CLIP (SPAJALICA)

3 SPORTS CAR 4 TOOTH-PASTE 5 HOUR HAND (KAZALJKA NA
SATU) 6 SEABED (MORSKO DNO)

Test 9

1 SPECTATORS 2 EFFECT 3 BESIDE (=BY - PORED; BESIDES /PRILOG/ -

OSIM TOGA, NADALJE) 4 BY 5 CONTINUAL ( UESTALO;
CONTINUOUS NEPREKIDNO, STALNO) 6 WANDERED (LUTATI;
WONDER PITATI SE, UDITI SE)

Test 10

1 TROUSERS 2 HALLOWEEN 3 DUBLIN 4 ERNEST

HEMINGWAY 5 BASEBALL 6 BOXING DAY? 7 AUSTRALIA
8 QUEBEC 9 PARLIAMENT 10 THE OPRAH SHOW

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