TEST 14
SECTION A: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (40 PTS) I.
Select the best option for each sentence. Write your answers in the numbered boxes for answers. (15 pts) 1.
Did you hear him ______ the whole sonata last night? A. play B. to playing C. to play D. played 2.
Everyone knew that _______ this task would require a considerable effort. A. working B. engaging C. making D. completing 3.
Don't get so nervous about his coming late. When you get to know him better, you'll learn to take it ______. A. easy B. loose C. nice D. fine 4.
He’s ______ changed at all since I last saw him - just as lively and outgoing as he always was. A. slightly B. hardly C. subtly D. nearly
5. “Never say that again, ______?” A. won’t you B. do you C. don’t you D. will you 6.
Driving a car with faulty brakes is ______ quite a risk. A. putting B. taking C. setting D. being 7.
Recent corruption scandals mean that the party now stands only a(n) ______ chance of victory in the forthcoming elections. A. fair B. realistic C. slim D. inside 8.
______ had the van turned the corner than the wheel came off. A. Scarcely B. No longer C. Hardly D. No sooner 9.
John’s failure _______ great disappointment to his parents. A. forced B. made C. caused D. provided
10. I have to admit I'm in two ______ about whether to tell her or not. A. minds B. choices C. camps D. options
11. That minister’s ______ of party politics is well-known to the public. A. disgust B. objection C. dislike D. opposition
12. Even ______ for inflation he thought it was a good investment. A. considering B. allowing C. taking account D. calculating
13. John's up ahead so Greg is pedaling fast to ______ up with him. A. catch B. keep C. stay D. hold
14. That is a ______ table I have ever seen.
A. beautiful large round wooden
B. large beautiful round wooden
C. beautiful round large wooden
D. wooden large beautiful round
15. The relations between the two countries have become tense since both ______ their claim to the disputed territory. A. placed B. laid C. assumed D. put Answers 1. A 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.D 9. C 10.A 11.C 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.B II.
Complete each sentence with one suitable particle or preposition. Write your answers in
the numbered boxes for answers. (5 pts) 1.
You promised you would do it. Why did you go ____________ on your word? 2.
They set ____________ early in the morning to avoid the rush hour traffic. 3.
Jim is looking ____________ to his trip to Berlin. 4.
He wanted to save money on a regular basis and put ____________ fifty pounds a month. 5.
I can’t make ____________ what he’s doing; it’s so dark down there. Page 1 of 5 Answers 1. back 2. off 3. forward 4. by 5. out
III. Use the word given in CAPITALS to form a word that fits in each space. Write your
answers in the numbered boxes for answers. (10 pts)
PUTTING SOME FUN INTO THE WORKPLACE
A study of 737 chief executives of major corporations found that 98 per cent
would hire someone with a good sense of humor in (1) ____________ to someone who 1. PREFER seemed to lack one.
Having fun at work also inspires (2) ____________ in employees. According to a 2. LOYAL
survey of 1,000 workers, those who rated their manager's sense of humor “above
average” said there was a 90 per cent probability that they would remain in their job for
more than a year. If they worked for a boss whose sense of humor they described as
'average' or 'below', the employee's (3) ____________ of staying dropped to 77 per 3. LIKELY cent.
So laughter is (4) ____________ and good for business. This knowledge could, 4. BENEFIT
however, add to the stress of (5) ____________ when they are interviewed if making 5. APPLY
jokes doesn't come naturally to them. But being funny doesn't 6. NECESSARY
(6)____________ mean being a stand-up (7) ____________. The important thing is to 7. COMEDY
strive for a light-hearted atmosphere in the workplace.
There is, (8) ____________, a downside to all this. For instance, some people 8. FORTUNE
working in retail jobs are required to smile (9) ____________. Such enforced happiness 9. CONTINUE
can apparently cause (10) ____________ at work and result in emotional stress. 10. SATISFY Answers 1. preference 2. loyalty 3. likelihood 4. beneficial 5. applicants 6. necessarily 7. comedian 8. unfortunately 9. continuously 10. dissatisfaction
IV. There are TEN mistakes in the passage below. Read the passage carefully, UNDERLINE
THE MISTAKES and WRITE YOUR CORRECTIONS on the CORRESPONDING LINES in the
box for answers. There is an example. (10 pts)
THIEVES IN THE SAFARI PARK Answers
Visitors to Hampton safari park has been warned not entering 0. has  have
the monkey enclosure if they have roof cases on their cars as the 1. entering -> to enter
monkeys are likely to open it and steal the contents. The animals 2. it -> them
appear to have worked out a way of unlocking the cases with 3. with -> by
jumping on them; they even seem to be working together in group 4. group -> groups to do it.
One family said they know they couldn’t get out of the car and 5. know -> knew
so could only watch in horror while the monkeys ran away with every 6. every -> all
their holiday clothes and disappeared up trees with everything from
bikinis to shoes. One young monkey was seeing holding onto a 7. seeing -> seen child’s teddy bear.
Keepers at a safari park said the monkeys had broken into more 8. a -> the
than ten roof cases at the beginning of the summer holidays. As a 9. at -> since
result, they have now set up an alternative route for cars with
luggage on the roof because they can avoid the thieving monkeys. 10. because -> so Page 2 of 5
SECTION B: READING COMPREHENSION (30 PTS) I.
Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Write
your answers in the numbered boxes for answers. (10 pts) HOSPITALITY
Hospitality - looking after visitors - is universal, but in different cultures hosts are expected to
receive guests in different ways.
In much of the ancient (1) ______, it was the custom to provide passing travellers with food and
water and (2) ______ after them well. Indeed in some regions, if visitors were in the middle of a long
(3)______, servants would wash their feet.
Today, some old customs have (4) ______ in a traditional Japanese household, if a guest admires a
(5) ______ object in the house, the host will give it to the guest straightaway. And it is still (6) ______ in
parts of Russia to greet guests with bread and salt on a special cloth. The guest is (7) ______ to kiss
them and hand them back to the host. Sometimes the guest breaks off a small piece of bread, dips it in the salt and eats it.
In some countries, when (8) ______ guests arrive from abroad they may feel they have been given
a particularly (9) ______ meal. But this is probably because the host politely keeps on offering more food
and drink, and the guest is too embarrassed to (10) ______ anything down. Answers 1. A. globe B. earth C. world D. planet 1. C 2. A. look B. name C. take D. go 2. A 3. A. day B. travel C. term D. journey 3. D 4. A. supported B. survived C. preserved D. existed 4. B 5. A. usual B. precise C. distinct D. particular 5. D 6. A. typical B. everyday C. ordinary D. average 6. A 7. A. needed B. wanted C. required D. desired 7. C 8. A. strange B. foreign C. alien D. unfamiliar 8. B 9. A. strong B. dense C. wide D. heavy 9. D 10. A. slow B. turn C. keep D. take 10. B II.
Read the following passage and complete it by filling each blank with ONE suitable
word. Write your answers in the numbered boxes for answers. (10 pts)
THE GREAT LIBRARY IN ALEXANDRIA
Today, there are libraries in almost every town in the world. Even in areas (1) ____________
there are no libraries, there are often mobile libraries which take books from one village to
(2)____________. But in the days when books were copied by hand (3) ____________ than printed,
libraries were very rare. The reason is simple: books took a very long time to produce, and there were
(4)____________ fewer copies of any given work around. The greatest library (5) ____________ all, that
in Alexandria, had 54,000 books. In the ancient world, this number (6) ____________ considered huge. It
was the first time that anyone had ever collected so many books from all around the world
(7)____________ one roof. There are many theories about how these books were lost. (8) ____________
is that the library accidentally burned down. Another is that one of the rulers of the city ordered the books
to (9) ____________ burned. They were taken to various places and it took six months to burn them.
(10) ____________ happened, the collection there was priceless. Many of the library’s treasures were lost
forever - some books were never recovered. We cannot even know what exactly the library contained. Answers 1. where 2. another 3. rather 4. far 5. of 6. was 7. under 8. one 9. be 10. whatever Page 3 of 5
III. You are going to read an article in which five people talk about what they have done to
raise money for charity. Choose from the people (A-E). The people may be chosen more
than once. Write your answers (A-E) in the numbered boxes for answers. (10 pts) Which person or people: Answers
would not repeat what they did to raise money? 1. A
tried to encourage others to do things to raise money for charity? 2 E
spent a long time preparing for what they did? 3. B
says the experience was unique and memorable? 4. C
had a family member help them with the preparation for the event? 5. A
says the hardest part was the beginning of the activity? 6. A
mentions more than one type of charity event? 7. E
sees taking part in charity events as a way of learning about people in need? 8. E
took part in the same event many times? 9. D
didn’t enjoy the event as much as the preparation? 10. B
RAISING MONEY FOR CHARITY A
Housewife and grandmother
I abseiled off a cliff to raise money for charity. It was an enormous challenge as I’m actually quite
afraid of heights. It was only really the moment of going over the edge that was difficult; after that
it was very easy. You just have to get into the rhythm and not go too fast. My son is very into
climbing and things like that and he and some of his friends from his university climbing club set
everything up and organized the whole event. There were about twenty of us who did it and
between us we raised well over the target amount. It was a great success but I don’t think I’ll be
doing anything like that again. Once was enough! B Lawyer
I ran a triathlon and managed to get over 50 people to sponsor me. I had to train for months and it
was really hard work but well worth it. I actually enjoyed the training more than the final event
because on the day the weather was terrible. In the months running up to the event I followed a
very strict regime and it felt good to be working towards such a specific goal. I would often get up
at 5 o’clock in the morning so I could train before going to work. Knowing that I was going to be
able to give a large donation to charity made me even more determined to do it. It wasn’t
compulsory to get sponsorship and giving money to charity wasn’t my main motivation when I first
signed up to do it but I wanted to make the most of the opportunity and all my friends and family
were really supportive and wanted to help and give money. It was such a positive experience I’m
going to do it again next year. C Environmental consultant
I cycled from L.A. to Quito last spring. All my family thought I was mad but I love cycling and I
knew it would be an amazing way to see lots of really interesting places that most people never see.
I managed to raise quite a bit of money for charity through sponsorship although that wasn't my
main objective. I turned 30 in March and I really wanted to be doing something totally different
rather than just sitting at my desk in the office. I wanted it to be different and something I could
look back on when I am older and feel proud of. It is something I’ll be able to tell my grandchildren
about and the fact that I was able to do something to help those less well off than me at the same
time, well that made it even better. D Theatre manager
When I was a child I took part in a lot of sponsored walks. Each year my school would organise the Page 4 of 5
walks and although it wasn’t compulsory my friends and I would always take part. It was fun. Each
walk was about 15 km long so it took quite a long time but it was a nice way to spend a day. The
first year I did it I was only 11 years old and my father came with us to keep an eye on us but once
we were older we went by ourselves; there were about 8 or 9 of us that all walked together. We
managed to get quite a bit of money between us; in fact it became our challenge to raise more
money than the year before, which we always achieved, so there was a great sense of satisfaction. E
Retired primary school head teacher
We used to make a big effort to get the children involved in charity events as I think it helps raise
their awareness of world events and the fact that in many places there are people, particularly
children like themselves, who live in very different circumstances to them. I think they get a great
sense of satisfaction too from knowing that they are able to do something to help. Each year we
had a mufti day; where all the children paid a small amount of money and then came to school for
one day in their own clothes and not in school uniform. We also regularly held school fetes where
the children were encouraged to donate old toys and books and things which we then sold. The
children got involved in running the stalls too and all the money we made went to our chosen charity.
SECTION C: WRITING (10 PTS)
Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is closest in meaning to the first
sentence. Use the word given in bold. Do not change the word given. 1.
I think it's time the children went to bed now. HAD
I think the children had better go to bed now. 2.
Would you please keep your mobile phone switched off during the flight? MIND
Would you mind keeping your mobile phone switched off while the plane is airborne? 3.
No student can be expected to know every word in the book. STUDENTS
Nobody can expects students to know every word in the book. 4.
I don't like it when people I don't know very well ask me personal questions. BEING
I don’t like being asked personal questions by people I don't know very well. 5.
Maybe John has not remembered about tonight's party. COULD
I suppose John could have forgotten about tonight's party. 6.
"Should I ask for help or do it myself?" Jeff wondered. HIMSELF
Jeff asked himself whether or not he should do it himself. 7.
The big increase in hits on his website came as a surprise to Philip. GOT
Much to Philip’s surprise he got a big increase in hits on his website. 8.
Because he thought it might break down, Dan always kept a mobile phone in his car. CASE
Dan kept a mobile phone in his car in case it broke down. 9.
I was just about to call you to see what time you were coming. POINT
I was on the point of calling you to see what time you were coming.
10. I'm worried about that bruise on your hand. LOOK
I don't like the look of that bruise on your hand. Page 5 of 5