Practice test « 7 For questions 1 - 15, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space. Mark your answers in the answer boxes provided. 10 " 12 13 14 15 for conceming Take head creates action joined on likely search among only other A A A rN A A A ‘A. support A A A A A A A interesting A goal Eccentric or mad? Traditionally, the British have always been very-fond (0)....... their eccentrics. Even today, British eccentrics are considered to be the strangest, (1) ..... to ‘American psychologist David Weeks. (2) ...... he Leopard Man, for example. Ho livos alone in a cavo on tho lelo of Skyo, Ho ie tattooed from (3)... 10 toe with leopard spots, and (4).......a living selling seafood. But is this bizarre (5) ...-«i a type of mental illness? It has long been believed that creativity and insanity are (6) ...... . In the last 30 years or so, psychologists have tried to find evidence to (7) ..... this belief. One study found that creative people have a lot (8) ...... common with eccentrics and also that they are more {9) ...... to suffer from extreme depression, which is often associated with mental illness, But during David Weeks’ detailed (10) ..... into the personal- ities of eccentrics, he found that they are (11)....... the happiest and healthi- est of people. Not (12) ...... do they visit their doctora much less often than the (13)....... of us, but they are also usually (14) ....... in several things at one time, so they always have a (15) ..... in life. about Cc of D with considering C responding D according See © Watch D Look hair © height D peak makes C gets D has treatment C behaviour D_ acting connected C same D attached hold © give D bear from Cc in D of probable © possibly —D__available research © C check D look between = C_ by D apart Just © simply D purely most © others D rest involving © interested =D. invested teason C score D wantwww. frenglish.ru Practice test 1 For questions 16 - 30, read the text helow and think of the ward which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. Write your answers in the answer boxes provided. Vegetables We are frequently told these days that we should eat more vegetables (0)....... part of a healthy diet. However, a large (16) ........ of people are still not taking this advice. One of the reasons could be that they (17) ....... bad memories of the few vegetables they were forced to eat by (18) parents when they were children. (19) ......... the other hand, potatoes are one (20) ......... of vegetable which we are familiar (24) although we da not pathans think of tham (22) healthy food to eat. Of course. chips are not very good for us (23) ...... of their high fat content, but potatoes can (24) ......... Cooked in many other interesting ways which do not harm our health, (25) ....... vegetables which we will almost certainly (26) eaten are carrots, turnips and parsnips. Carrots can be eaten raw, while parsnips can be prepared (27) ........ potatoes, and baby turnips are crisp and as sweet as apples when cooked. Alternatively, there are many different vegetables in the shops, (28) ........ a8 celeriac, kohirabi and salsify, These may (29)......... strange to us at the moment, but they are as easy to cook as (30) ...... of the other vegetables mentioned and make a delicious change. g[eis|siejeie|sjs|s|s ] q p28T www. frenglish.ru Practice test 1 _ ees. For questions 31 - 40, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence. You must use between two and five words. Do not change the word given. Write your answers in the answer boxes provided, © I'm sure they worked hard on the project. have [>| must have worked hard They .... ... on the project. i i 31 You'll have no difficulty getting out of the country. easy 3 31 You'l find ... soon OUt Of the country. = 32. The film was amusing. were 32 32 We .. senpetentonent the film. SS 33 He is lke his father in many ways. takes 33 3 He .. ene IN many Ways. Ee 34 I'm almost positive she spoke to Tor last night, = .. last night. SS 35 I'm afraid there's no milk left. I'm afraid we ... ws milk. 36 She spent hours planting the new flowers. took oa ie the new flowers. 37 | prefer walching westerns to watching romances, than 37 EA | would prefer to watch .. romances. ‘38. They made him work overtime. was 38 38 He ... . overtime. ee 39 He hasn't finished cooking the meal yet. still 39 ot) He .... . the meal. 40. People say this is the best film ever made. ‘supposed 40 40, This ... . the best flm ever made. ad