PRACTICE TEST 41

USE OF ENGLISH
I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
1. Are you saying that the validity of the test is ______?
A. on demand B. in question C. within reach D. on call
2. People can become very ______ when thay are stucked in traffic for a long time.
A. nervous B. stressful C. bad-tempered D. pressed
3. Most ______ people have no idea what it’s like to be famous.
A. usual B. ordinary C. typical D. medium
4. This fascinating book covers some of the most ______ crimes of the twentieth century.
A. unknown B. hidden C. infamous D. covered
5. Emma and Karen used to be ______ good friends that I’m surprised they don’t get on now.
A. so B. such C. enough D. too
6. The boy ______ that he had had anything to do with the break-in.
A. refused B. objected C. rejected D. denied
7. This sign says that all shoplifters will be ______.
A. persecuted B. disapproved C. prosecuted D. prohibited
8. Do you have ______ to use the car.
A. allowance B. permission C. exception D. willingness
9. He said it was an accident, but I know he did it on ______.
A. aim B. target C. goal D. purpose
10. My feet are ______. I guess my new shoes are a bit tight.
A. hurt B. ache C. pain D. sore
11. Going on this diet has really ______ me good. I’ve lost weight and I feel fantastic.
A. made B. done C. taken D. had
12. I was very sad when the vet said he’d have to ______ Gernie, our labrador.
A. put down B. feel up to C. pull through D. wear off
13. I think the sauce ______ salt; it’s bland.
A. lacks in B. lacks of C. is lacking in D. is lack of
14. Some thieves ______ to be electricity meter readers so they can gain access to people’s houses.
A. agree B. admit C. claim D. suggest
15. Avengers Endgame ______ Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and other famous
film stars
A. acts B. plays C. stars D. contains
16. ______ what most people say about him, he has a very good sense of humour.
A. Contrary to B. Against C. Opposite to D. Opposing
17. I strongly ______ that her current enthusiasm is not going to last.
A. think B. conclude C. speculate D. suspect
18. The ghastly concrete block of flats is a real ______.
A. eyesore B. eyestrain C. eye-catcher D. eye-opener
19. Mary is a(n) ______ liar. She was even arrested for lying to a police officer.
A. physical B. congenital C. naive D. abnormal
20. The show was ________ bit as good as I expected.
A. every B. so C. very D. much

II. Complete each sentence with one suitable preposition or particle.

1. She's going __________ a busy period in her life.
2. It can be hard to get teenagers to open __________ and talk to their parents.
3. We are opposed __________ plans to build more houses here.
4. The country's high prices have put __________ many tourists.
5. Our organization has always stood __________ individual liberty.
6. He fell __________ her the moment he first saw her.

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7. Lara and Pete got __________ after meeting at Ann's party.
8. It would be really nice to catch __________ over a cup of coffee sometime.
9. Come __________ and have lunch with us tomorrow.
10. I can drop her __________ on my way home.

III. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a
word that fits in the gap in the same line.

CREATING THE PERFECT CV

The (0) growth of online job hunting has increased the importance of having a 0. GROW
good CV. Many employers now search CV databases for potential candidates,
and a great CV which highlights your skills and experience will boost your
chances of getting an interview (1) ____________. On average, a recruiter will 1. CONSIDER
spend just eight seconds reviewing each CV, so it's important to get it right. If
you follow a basic structure, you can present the information in a clear,
concise and (2) ____________ way. Your CV should look clean and tidy with 2. PERSUADE
no frills or fancy (3) ____________, with all the information clearly signposted, 3. ATTACH
and should not exceed two pages. Include your name, address and contact
details, but information about your (4) ____________, age and hobbies is not 4. NATIONAL
essential.

Any (5) ____________ employer will be interested in your work experience. 5. PROSPECT
List the most recent first, describing your previous jobs in short sentences
using straightforward, positive language which highlights all your key
(6) ____________. Similarly, list brief details of your academic and 6. ACHIEVE
professional (7) ____________ along with the grades attained. Include 7. QUALIFY
specific skills such as IT (8) ____________ or languages, and state whether 8. PACK
you're at a basic, intermediate or advanced level. (9) ____________ looking 9. APPLY
for their first job since leaving full-time education are (10) ____________ to 10. LIKE
have much relevant work experience, so should put information about their
academic record and key skills first

IV. There are TEN mistakes in the text below. Find, UNDERLINE and correct them. Write the
corrections in the corresponding lines.
The oldest living things on the Earth are trees. Some of California's __________ à __________
sequoias have, for four thousand years, looked down on the changes __________ à __________
in the landscape and the comings and goings of humans. It sprouted __________ à __________
from tiny seeds about the time the Egyptian pyramids were building. __________ à __________
Today these giant patriarchs seem as remote and inaccessible as __________ à __________
the rocks and mountain cliffs where they grow on, like cathedral __________ à __________
columns holding up the sky. It is hard to imagine them to play any __________ à __________
part in the lives of mere humans or being in any way affected by the __________ à __________
creatures that pass at their feet. __________ à __________

Lesser trees, however, have played an intimate role in the lives of __________ à __________
people for they first appeared on Earth. Trees fed the fires that __________ à __________
warmed humans: they provided shelter, food and medicine and even __________ à __________
clothings. They also shaped people's spiritual horizons. Trees __________ à __________
expressed the grandeur and mystery of life, so they moved through __________ à __________
the cycle of seasons, from life to death but back to life again. Trees __________ à __________
were the largest living things around humans and they knew that __________ à __________
some trees had been standing on the same spot in their parents’ and __________ à __________

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grandparents' time, and would continue to stand long after they were __________ à __________
going. No wonder these trees became symbols of strength, __________ à __________
fruitfulness, and everlasting life. __________ à __________

WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. Tina was depressed because she couldn’t make friends at summer camp.
Tina was depressed because of her _____________________________________ at summer camp.
2. The painting Ed did is the ugliest one you can imagine.
You can’t imagine _______________________________________________ Ed did.
3. I don’t believe Helen has been trying to call us all day. The phone hasn’t rung once.
Hellen ____________________________________________ all day. The phone hasn’t rung once.
4. I should have taken my medicine this morning but I didn’t remember.
I forgot _______________________________________________ this morning.
5. Darren thinks that wearing a suit to work is appropriate.
Darren likes ______________________________________________.

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.
1. The flu epidemic started suddenly in June and lots of people got ill. OUT
Lots of people got ill _______________________________________________ in June.
2. Ed was very lonely at university and left after only one month. OUT
Ed _____________________________________ after only one month because he was very lonely.
3. It’s a waste of time trying to persuade him to recycle bottles and paper. TRYING
It’s __________________________________________ persuade him to recycle bottles and paper.
4. He answered the judge's question as accurately as he could. ACCURATE
He gave _____________________________________ as he could to the judge's question.
5. Nobody can predict the real consequences of global warming. SAYING
There's _____________________________________ real consequences of global warming will be.

READING
I. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
WHAT MAKES A GOOD SOUVENIR?
On my desk at home, I have a collection of souvenirs; objects that (0) ______ me of places I've visited and
important events in my life. These objects include a model boat that I saw being (1) ______ from a piece of
wood on a Caribbean island, a piece of lava that (2) ______ hot from a volcano in the year I was born, and
a shell (3) ______ on my favourite childhood beach

(4) ______ everything else, from which memory and detail fades, it is as if the longer you hold on to certain
objects, the (5) ______their associations with the past become, and the sharper the recollections that
gather around them. They are, (6) ______, real souvenirs, encapsulations not only of the place, but of your
time in the place. But these days, the term “real souvenirs” sounds like a contradiction in (7) ______, and
this is because the objects sold to tourists as souvenirs are often cheap mass-produced imports that have
nothing to (8) ______ with the place at all.

It's often the (9) ______ that the best souvenirs, like my shell, are found rather than purchased, but
(10) ______ for souvenirs can also be a fun holiday activity. But if you are buying souvenirs on holiday this
summer, make sure they (11) ______ the reality test. A good souvenir is not just made in the area where it
is bought, it also says something about the culture of that area. It is something made by local people using
sustainable local materials, and because you are effectively supporting the local economy, it shouldn't
(12) ______ too cheap, either.

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0. A. remind B. memorise C. remember D. commemorate
1. A. sketched B. carved C. thrown D. scratched
2. A. developed B. appeared C. emerged D. arrived
3. A. found out B. bumped into C. come across D. picked up
4. A. Opposite B. Dissimilar C. Unlike D. Different
5. A. wider B. greater C. larger D. harder
6. A. albeit B. otherwise C. whereas D. therefore
7. A. terms B. meanings C. words D. names
8. A. gain B. do C. make D. get
9. A. point B. fact C. case D. truth
10. A. browsing B. seeking C. surfing D. pursuing
11. A. win B. take C. beat D. pass
12. A. come B. charge C. go D. cost

II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each
gap.
SUSHI CHEF
Kazutoshi Endo (0) __________ been making the Japanese fish and rice delicacy known as sushi for
thirteen years. Yet he wants to (1) __________ it clear that he is still (2) __________ much a beginner. In
fact, he is quite adamant about it, (3) __________ being head sushi chef at one of London's leading
Japanese restaurants.

Endo comes from a hard-working family in the port city of Yokohama and is a third generation sushi chef.
Although as a child he was (4) __________ encouraged to follow (5) __________ his father's footsteps,
and actually trained to be a PE teacher instead, it was always Endo's ambition to (6) __________ so. Yet
he was never taught (7) __________ to do. The (8) __________ you learn in Japan is to watch. Some
chefs spend three years washing sushi rice, whilst (9) __________ the same time watching their masters at
work.

It takes some concentration to (10) __________ an eye on Endo's hands as he makes sushi, however. All it
takes is just a (11) __________ quick cuts with his knife and a neat pile of perfectly sliced octopus sits on
the counter. A sushi roll may look (12) __________ a piece of rice, but apparently it takes years to get the
touch, to be (13) __________ to roll rice (14) __________ exactly the right amount of pressure. As Endo
says: “Sushi (5) __________ to be mastered. I can't explain the process in words.”

III. You are going to read an article about a new exercise craze called Zuu and its inventor Nathan
Heiberg. For questions 1-10, choose from sections (A-E). The sections may be chosen more
than once.

In which section does the writer

comment on how little rest she seems to be given after one exercise? 1. ______
become aware of the limitations of her usual fitness routine? 2. ______
say she hopes that the next exercise is not so demanding? 3. ______
mention a deal she did with Nathan that benefited them both ? 4. ______
imply that conventional keep-fit method is less natural than Zuu ? 5. ______
compare the movements of Zuu with those of earlier humans? 6. ______
explain that she has chosen just one of the exercises to perform regularly? 7. ______
say how slow and awkward she feels doing a particular exercise? 8. ______
give examples of situations where lack of activity affects people's bodies? 9. ______
cast doubt on one of Nathan’s ideas? 10. _____

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 EXERCISE LIKE AN ANIMAL
Journalist Annabel Venning tries a new exercise craze
A. Our sedentary lifestyles mean that most of us aren’t using our muscles properly. As small children we
squat, crawl and leap around freely, but the older we get the more restricted our movements become
and many of our muscles get little action as we sit at desks or in cars. Occasionally we hit the gym,
where we use machines to work on specific muscles rather than the whole body. Now a new form of
fitness, an intense workout based on simple animal movements such as crawling, is taking off. Its
Australian founder, Nathan Heiberg, has been using it with the military, police forces, schoolchildren
and even prisoners. He took his inspiration from martial arts, break-dancing, the animal world and the
dance movements of indigenous people, and developed Zuu.

B. There are around 100 animal movements - although beginners start with 25 - that work muscles,
joints and ligaments as well as improving heart and lung fitness. Zuu needs no equipment and little
space. The idea is to train your body to do the kinds of activities that our ancestors had to do in daily
life. It’s quick, it tops up your strength and it’s not aiming to give you big muscles. In exchange for the
publicity from my article, Nathan offers me a master class, alongside two of his trainers, a privilege
that would otherwise be beyond my financial means! I am daunted by the prospect of doing things I
haven’t done since my pre-school years.

C. We do each movement for 30 seconds (for my benefit - as you get fitter, you keep on for 45 seconds).
We start with a frog squat: legs wide, knees bent, elbows locked inside knees. It’s a little undignified,
but fine at first. Then as the seconds go by, the fronts of my thighs start to burn and it’s all I can do not
to collapse. After the 30 seconds we dash back across the room to our starting point with barely a
moment to catch our breath. Nathan assures me the frog squat is particularly good for the lower backs
of office workers, and recommends that they should take a break and perform the movement for four
minutes a day. Somehow I can’t see this working!

D. Then it’s on to a bear crawl, on hands and feet. While Nathan and others shoot across the room, I
lumber along like an ancient grizzly bear. Then we do it again backwards. I seem to be clumsy, but it
does get slightly easier as I go on. This movement evidently uses every joint in the body,
strengthening things like ligaments and tendons, while at the same time raising heart rate as
effectively as running. Perhaps being a snake will be easier. But there’s no lying flat on our stomachs.
Instead we have to raise our bodies 2 cm off the floor, rocking our weight back and forth from hands to
toes. It’s a bit of an effort to keep going for the full minute.

E. By the end I’m shaking with exhaustion. Despite my initial reservations, by the end of my session, I
have started to enjoy myself. Mind you, it’s hard not to laugh when you’re imitating a bear on rewind! I
thought I was in reasonably good shape - I run 5 km three times a week - but after this I realise how
little I push myself normally. Nathan has promised that I could increase my upper body strength by
30% in just six weeks by doing classes. I have compromised and do bear crawls around my garden at
home during work breaks, much to the amazement of my dog!