PRACTICE TEST 7/2

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. advantage B. adventure C. advertise D. addition
2. A. chooses B. houses C. rises D. horses
3. A. forget B. forgo C. forgive D. forever
4. A. naught B. hymn C. button D. fence
5. A. educate B. editor C. edition D. edible
II. Choose the word with the different stress pattern
1. A. refrigerator B. uncomfortable C. interviewer D. arrangement
2. A. ingenuity B. tuberculosis C. employee D. conservation
3. A. continent B. contribute C. dramatic D. giraffe
4. A. personify B. recommend C. advantageous D. understand
5. A. influence B. newspaper C. prejudice D. locality.
III. Choose the best answer.
1. The book was given to me by the author…………..is on the front cover.
A. which B. whose C. who D. and his signature
2. After months of getting _____, the detectives began to feel that they were onto something
A. somewhere B. nowhere D. everywhere D. anywhere
3. It is very appropriate that the prize_____ go to such a young architect.
A. could B. should C. need D. might
4. The High street in Cambridge is blocked by a lorry that has _____its load.
A. slipped B. shed C. loosed D. overturned
5. For a couple of hours after I left the dentist’s my jaw was still_____
A. asleep B. unfeeling C. painless D. numb
6. The lawyer claimed that the tests had been carried out by experienced scientists but this is not
necessarily_____
A. so B. the way C. thus D. the method
7. _____ what he says, observe what he does.
A. although B. In contrast C. Contrary D. Never mind
8. It was decided that_______ the following Thursday.
A. we met B. we would meet C. our meetingD. we will meet
9. Most of the victims died because they _____ poisonous fumes.
A. suffocated B. inhaled C. inspired D. gasped
10. He ______his life to the skill of the surgeon.
A. owes B. keeps C. perseveres D. maintains
11. His ideas about the future of the company did not _____ with those of the chairman.
A. fit B. go along C. tally D. suit
12. If you don’t repay the money, we will, as a last______, take you to court.
A. Measure B. attempt C. act D. resort
13. The court's decision is seen as a major _______ to their authority.
A. hit B. blow C. damage D. undermining
14. In the _______ of any clear leadership, the rebellion collapsed.
A. lack B. omission C. absence D. vacancy
15. Now here's an _______ on the main news story we've been covering.
A. upshot B. update C. upgrade D. upturn
16. At the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the _______ of teachers to students is very
high.
A. proportion B. Ratio C. number D. percentage
17. Because of rapid technological progress, the computers being made today will be
_______ in five years’ time.
A. outdone B. extinct C. retired D. obsolete
18. He has been in _______ ever since he was convicted of taking bribes.
A. shame B. disrepute C. reproach D. disgrace
19. They had a terrible row _______ who should do the housework.
A. on B. with C. over D. relating

20. A: Need you have told him about my plan? B: Yes, I............ …….
A. need B. must C. need have D. had to
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 21: The teacher asked students to discuss the situation: “Which is better, supermarkets or
traditional markets?”
- Jennifer: “I believe that supermarkets are much better than traditional markets.”
- Katherine: “_________. Each has its own features.”
A. I couldn’t agree with you more. B. That’s completely true.
C. I disagree with you. D. I can’t help thinking the same.
Question 22: Ann and Matthew are talking about the effects of global warming.
- Ann: “Does the global warming worry you?”
- Matthew: “_______”
A. What a shame! B. Oh, it’s hotter and hotter.
C. I can’t bear to think about it. D. I don’t like hot weather.

IV. Use the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the passage.
1.The old man collapsed after doing some___________exercises.(STRAIN)
2.The caretaker is responsible for the ___________of the school building. (MAINTAIN)
3.Age is ___________.I’m no longer young. (VARY)
4.In this town, some people consider fishing as their hobby, but for some, their___________(LIVELY)
5.They used music to ___________the dramatic effect.(HIGH)
6.It’s___________to me whether our neighbours approve or not. (MATERIAL)
7.One of his___________was an early settler in America.(FATHER)
8.He was ___________delayed. (ACCOUNT)
9.Her clothes were so___________.I can’t remember what she was wearing. (DESCRIBE)
10.Some ___________scientists argue that we no longer have “natural” world. (INFLUENCE)
V. Read the passage carefully. There are 10 mistakes In it. Find and correct them.
According to the World Wide Fund, the polar bear could be faced with extinction and a large amount
of other animals reduced to very small remnant populations by global warming in Arctic region.
Warmer winters are responsible for the thin or disappearance of ice sheets in many parts of the Arctic,
resulting in a situation where polar bears are at risk of starve because they cannot travel to their normal
breeding and hunting regions.
Even in places where there is still much ice around, polar bears are under threat because they rely on
snow caves to rear their young. According to the warmer weather, these caves are prone to sudden collapse,
burying the youngster inside.
Other effects of the changes in climate are also being noticed. Animals such as reindeer (also known as
‘caribou’ in North America) have adapted to the extremely cold and are able to cope with the Arctic climate.
For millions of years they have been migratingto places where they can breed and find food. These
migrations coincide with the growing season for the plants they feed. Ecologists have found, however, that
they are now arriving at their spring feeding grounds too late. The plants they eat had grown and gone to
seed. This shaving a serious impact on the herds of caribou. A substantial number of calves are being lost
and there is already a substantial reduction in herds. Scientists are concerned, and powerless to do anything
in response to the situation — everything they have tried has been in vain. It is simply one of the unforeseen
consequences of global warming.
SECTION C – READING
I. Fill in the blank with one suitable word.
Volcanic eruption has been a constant threat to our natural environment for millions of years, but
seldom in recent times (1 )................a volcano erupted with the ferocity of Krakatoa:
Krakatoa, (2).................. is a volcanic island group in Indonesia, erupted on 27 th August 1883.
(3)...............only was the explosion (4)....................loud that it was heard as far away (more thán 3,000 km)
as Perth in Australia, but it is also recognised as (5)................... the loudest sound (6)........recorded.
Tens of thousands of people in the region were killed many (7)............in the enormous tsunamis which the
eruption produced — tsunamis which eventually reached South Africa and the English Channel.
The explosion also had a major effect on the (8) ...........world’s weather system. The volcanic dust in
the atmosphere reduced the (9) .............of sunlight reaching the earth’s surface, reducing global
temperatures by more than one degree centigrade. Only after five years had passed (10)....... global
temperatures begin to return to normal.

II.Choose the best answer

CLUTTER IS BAD FOR YO U
Everyone has to tidy up around the house sometimes, but the new idea known as 'de-cluttering' goes
further than that . By showing you how to get (1)……of all the things you don't need, de-cluttering can
actually help you (2)……… a healthier, less stressful lifestyle. At least, that is the belief of professional
'de-cluttering consultant', Clare Davis. Clare visits her clients in their homes and (3)…… them on what to
keep, what to throw out, and how best to (4)…….. the furniture and storage space. But Clare does more
than just tidying a desk or (5)…….. out a wardrobe that is stuffed with last year's fashion items. She aims
to (6) …. to the root of the problem. According to Clare, if your home is disorganised and untidy then so
is your mind, and your happiness and health will (7)…… as a result. She believes that everything in the
house should either have a (8) …..or be something you really cherish. Many people (9)……….. on to
things for the wrong (10) …….And so the first (11)…….. in Clare's de-cluttering programme is to
remove everything her clients don't need, like clothes they have grown (12) …….of and objects they no
longer need. Clare's clients speak (13) …….of her. All sorts of people from writers to computer
programmers have said they (14)……her service useful. Many have said that her de-cluttering programme
has (15) ……..them to become more organised.
1 A lost B empty C rid D free
2 A lead B complete C perform D keep
3 A recommends B advises C tells D persuades
4 A fix B settle C arrange D regulate
5 A cutting B crossing C calling D clearing
6 A get B come C catch D gain
7 A suffer B harm C damage D hurt
8 A target B basis C task D function
9 A keep B hold C stay D wait
10 A purposes B objectives C reasons D causes
11 A degree B act C progress D step
12 A tired B fed C sad D worn
13 A greatly B highly C deeply D surely
14 A discovered B understood C taken D found
15 A helped B supported C improved D made

IV. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.

The following reading passage has seven sections, A-G. Choose the correct heading for each section from
the list of headings below.
 List of Headings
i. The instructions for old dances survive 28.  Section A ...........................
ii. Inspired by foreign examples 29.  Section B ...........................
iii. Found in a number of countries and districts 30.  Section C ...........................
iv. An enthusiastic response from certain people 31.  Section D ...........................
v. Spectators join in the dancing 32.  Section E ...........................
vi. How the street event came about 33.  Section F ...........................
vii. From the height of popularity to a fall from 34.  Section G ...........................
fashion 
viii. A surprise public entertainment 
ix. Young people invent their own clog dances 
x. Clog dancing isn’t so easy

Clog dancing’s big street revival

A.The streets of Newcastle, in the north-east of England, have begun to echo with a sound that has not been
heard for about a century. A sharp, rhythmic knocking can be heard among the Saturday crowds in one of
the city’s busiest intersections. It sounds a little like dozens of horses galloping along the street, but there are
none in sight. In fact, it’s the noise of a hundred people dancing in wooden shoes, or clogs.

The shoppers are about to be ambushed by the UK’s biggest clog dance event. The hundred volunteers have
been coached to perform a mass routine. For ten minutes, the dancers bring the city centre to a standstill.
There are people clogging on oil drums and between the tables of pavement cafes. A screaming, five-man
team cuts through the onlookers and begins leaping over swords that look highly dangerous. Then, as swiftly
as they appeared, the doggers melt back into the crowd, leaving the slightly stunned spectators to go about
their business.

B.This strange manifestation is the brainchild of conductor Charles Hazlewood, whose conversion to clog
dancing came through an encounter with a folk band. The Unthanks. 'Rachel and Becky Unthank came to
develop some ideas in my studio,’ Hazlewood says. 'Suddenly, they got up and began to mark out the
rhythm with their feet - it was an extraordinary blur of shuffles, clicks and clacks that was an entirely new
music for me. I thought, "Whatever this is, I want more of it”.’

Hazlewood was inspired to travel to Newcastle to make a television programme, Come Clog Dancing, in
which he and a hundred other people learn to clog in a fortnight. Yet when he first went out recruiting, local
people seemed unaware of their heritage. 'We went out on to the streets, looking for volunteers, but nobody
seemed to know anything about clog dancing; or if they did, they thought it originated in the Netherlands.’

C.The roots of clog dancing go back several hundred years, and lie in traditional dances of the Dutch, Native
Americans and African-Americans, in which the dancer strikes the ground with their heel or toes, to produce
a rhythm that’s audible to everyone around. In England, clogging is believed to have first developed in the
mid-19th century in the cotton mills of Lancashire, in the north-west, where workers created a dance that
imitated the sound of the machinery. The style quickly spread and developed a number of regional
variations. In Northumberland, it became a recreation for miners, who danced solo or to the accompaniment
of a fiddle.

'The Northumberland style is very distinct from Lancashire clogging,’ says Laura Connolly, a virtuoso
dancer who worked with Hazlewood on the programme. 'Northumbrian dancing is quite neat and precise
with almost no upper-body movement, whereas the Lancastrian style is more flamboyant.’

D.Whatever the region, clogging remains very much a minority pursuit. Yet at the turn of the 20th century,
clogging was a fully-fledged youth craze. Two famous comic film actors, Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin,
both began their careers as doggers. But the dance almost completely died out with the passing of the
industrial age. 'People danced in clogs because they were cheap, hardwearing and easily repaired,’ Connolly
says. ‘Yet eventually, clogs became associated with poverty and people were almost ashamed to wear them.’

E.Fortunately, the key steps of the dances were preserved and handed down in a series of little blue books,
often named after their inventors. ‘It means that we still know what Mrs Willis’s Rag or Ivy Sands’s
Hornpipe were like,’ Connolly says. ‘It’s my dream that one day there’ll be a little blue book called Laura
Connolly’s Jig.’

F.Her biggest challenge to date was to teach Hazlewood and 100 other beginners a routine sufficiently
accomplished to perform on television, from scratch, in less than two weeks. ‘I started people off with
something simple,’ she says. ‘It’s a basic shuffle that most people can pick up/ Once Hazlewood had
absorbed the basics, Connolly encouraged him to develop a short solo featuring more complex steps -
though he nearly came to grief attempting a tricky manoeuvre known as Charlie Chaplin Clicks, so named as
it was the signature move of Chaplin’s film character the Little Tramp.

‘To be honest, I never quite got those right,’ Hazlewood says with a laugh. ‘We came up with a slightly
easier version, which Laura thought we should call Charlie Hazlewood Clicks. The thing about clogs is that
they’re all surface: there’s no grip and they’re slightly curved so you stand in a slightly peculiar way. The
potential to fall over is enormous.’

On the day, Hazlewood managed to pull off a decent solo, clicks and all. T wasn’t convinced, until the
moment I did it, that I was going to get it right,’ he admits. ‘But in the end, clog dancing is not so very
different from conducting. Both require you to communicate a beat - only 1 had to learn how to express it
with my feet, rather than my hands. But it’s a good feeling.’

G.‘People forget that clogging was originally a street dance,’ Connolly says. ‘It was competitive, it was
popular, and now young people are beginning to rediscover it for themselves. As soon as we finished in
Newcastle, I had kids coming up to me saying, “Clog dancing’s cool - I want to do that!”’
Questions 35-37

Complete the summary below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 35-37 on your answer sheet.
A clog dancing event in Newcastle
First the city’s shoppers hear a sound that seems to be created by a large number of 35 ....................., and
then over a hundred people wearing clogs appear and dance. Most dance on the pavement, some on oil
drums. One group uses 36 ..................... as part of its dance. The event was organised by Charles
Hazlewood, a 37 ..................... . He was introduced to clog dancing by a folk band working with him in his
studio.
Questions 38-40. Complete the notes below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 38-40 on your answer sheet.

The origins of clog dancing
• Originated in the Netherlands and North America

• In England, probably invented by factory workers copying the noise made by the 38 ..................... in mills

• In Northumberland, was danced by 39 ......................

• Very popular in the early 20th century

• Lost popularity when clogs were thought to indicate 40 .....................

SECTION D - WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one.
1. Is it really necessary for me to type the application ?
Does ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. You may be disqualified if you don’t obey the regulation.
Failure…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Harriet was upset because she saw Peter with another woman.
It ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. He warned them against using the mountain road.
“I wouldn’t………………….
5. Mr. Foster asked me to write this letter to you.
It is……………………………
6. A lot of water had leaked out of the radiator and damaged the carpet.
So much ………………
7. Someone has suggested the resignation of the minister.
It ..... ………………………………………………………..
8. We can only wait and see what happens.
We have.........................................................
9. It won’t hurt to tell your boss how you feel. (LOSE)
You have......................................
10. How has the strike affected student attendance? (effect)
What ...............................................................................................................