TEST 8

I. Read the text below and then decide which answer best fits each space.
RAISING AWARENESS
In cities around the world a wide (0)…(C)….of schemes is being instigated to (1)
……….environmental awareness. ‘ It’s just easy to (2)………..of litter properly as it is to
drop it on the streets,” says city councillor Mike Edwards, who has (3)………..on the
government to mount a concerted (4)………..to deal with the problem of litter. “ It’s just
a matter of encouraging people to do so as a (5)………..of course. Once the habit is
ingrained, they won’t even (6)………..they are doing it. After all, think what we have
achieved with recyclable waste in the home. Sorting paper, glass, aluminium and plastic
waste and then depositing it in the appropriate container outside is (7)……….a great
chore anymore. People have come accustomed to doing this, so it doesn’t (8)………..to
them that they are spending any additional time in the process. Only if they have to carry
this waste for some (8)………..distance to find a suitable container do they feel they are
(10)………..
Most people know they should behave in a responsible way and just need (11)………..to
do so. So a quirky, (12)………..gimmick might be enough to chance behavior. With this
in (13)……….., the city of Berlin is introducing rubbish bins that say “danke”, “ thank
you” and “ merci” – Berlin is a(n) (14)………..city – when someone drops an item of
rubbish into them. It might just (15)………..the trick in this city, too.
0 A band B scale C range scope
1 A market B advertise C promote D launch
2 A dispose B discard C jettison D throw
3 A appealed B called C approached D urged
4 A plan B trial C campaign D tactic
5 A principle B system C matter D duty
6 A notice B remark C comprehend D appreciate
7 A almost B barely C virtually D hardly
8 A concern B occur C impress D strike
9 A estimated B remarkable C appreciable D visible
10 A inconvenienced B sacrificed C complicated D imposed
11 A ordering B prompting C forcing D obliging
12 A lighthearted B mundane C subjective D intense
13 A context B thought C spirit D mind
14 A worldly B mixed C cosmopolitan D international
15 A serve B do C make D play

II. Complete the following article by writing each missing word in the correct
box on your answer sheet. Use only one word for each space.
FLYING IN STYLE
 (1) These days commercial airlines are becoming larger, (16)……………….makes
flying cheaper but in many ways more impersonal. Perhaps ((17)………………a
response to this, a more old-fashioned way of taking to the air is gaining popularity in
Britain. (18)……………….number of companies today offer charter flights in small
aircraft. You hire the plan and the pilot, just as you might hire a chauffeur driven car,
and (19)……………….are yours for the day.
If you are flying on a short trip (20)……………….Britain to the continent, a light plane
can get you (21)……………….almost as quickly as a jet airliner. In fact, the whole
journey takes far (22)……………….time, since you don’t need to be at the airport hours
(23)……………….advance. And if you share the cost with friends, it can be cheaper than
a scheduled flight.
The atmosphere (24)……………….board is relaxed and friendly, with formalities (25)
……………….passport control and customs, if not entirely eliminated, at least kept (26)
……………….a minimum. Instead of walking for (27)……………….seems like miles
through a vast airport terminal, (28)……………….it’s time to take off, you simply stroll
over and ease (29)……………….into the plane. Even the flight itself is more fun, as (30)
……………….as the weather is fine. And if you want to descend and take a closer look
at something on the ground, just ask the pilot; you’re the boss!
III. In most lines of the following text, there is either a spelling or a punctuation error. For
each number line 31-36, write the correctly spelt word or show the correct punctuation in
the box on your answer sheet. Some lines are correct. Indicate these lines with a (√) in the
box. The exercise begins with three examples (0), (00), (000)
Example: (0) composer’s (00) √ (000) especially
The Sound of Music
0 Music appears to mimic the intonation of its composers language,
00 according to experts who have been studying music from different
000 countries – especialy music by British and French composers- in an
31 attemt to establish whether there is a link between the sound of pure
32 music (an opposed to songs) and language. The first step, was to make
33 an analysis of sentences spoken in English and French, recording the
34 rythm and intonation used by the speakers. It was found that English
35 had more of swing to it than French, which quiet astonished the
36 experts. “We hadnt expected English to be so musical”, admitted
37 Dr. Helen Crosby. ‘ Perhaps this phenomonon is due to the tendency
38 to cut some vowels short while stressing other’s”. When the team
39 peformed a similar breakdown of the pitch and melody of popular
40 works of music, they found staggering similarities This leads them to
41 conclude that composers mimic the sound of language to suprising
42 degree. I don’t imagine that the composers are aware of what their
43 doing,” said Dr Crosby . Even if they are not conscious of this, the
44 tendency of composers to mimic linguistic patterns is pronounsed.
45 Farther research has indicated that it is more apparent is music
46 composed since the early ninteenth century than in earlier music.

III. Read the two texts below. Use the words in the boxes to the right of the texts
to form one words that fits in the same numbered space in the text
BOOK REVIEW

A boy for turning

Hamish Middleton’s latest novel A boy for turning is (0) UNLIKE (0) LIKE
any of his earlier works. The plot is (47)………………..complex, (47) ASTONISH
with (48)………………..characters – far more than the reader can (48) NUMBER
readily remember – which is new (49)………………………..for (49) DEPART
him. And while his previous novels have been notable for their (50) PHENOMENON
sparse prose, here the language is (50)………………………..rich
(51) ADMIRE
in texture. But some things have not changed. Middleton has the
(52) AUTHENTIC
(51)……………………………..ability to capture the rhythms of
everyday speech, and the dialogue here is impressive in its (52) (53) COMPASSION
……………………………… And his attitude towards those who
strive to assert their independence from the forces tying them down
is as (53)……………………………..as ever.

JOD ADVERTISEMENT

Sales manager
Wallymart, a (54)…………………importer of fashion clothing and (54) LEAD
related items, has expanded (55)…………………over recent years. (55) STEADY
We are now in need of a Sales Manager, (56)…………………, but (56) PREFER
not necessarily, someone with experience in the garment industry.
(57) RESPONSE
In the sector that must be (57)…………………to the requirements
(58) APART
of its clients, we need a person who can bring (58)
(59) OPPORTUNE
…………………and creativity to the position. Our head office is
in Reading, but we also have offices in Manchester, Edinburgh and (60) ASSURE
Cardiff. The successful candidate will receive an excellent salary (61) RESPECT
and fringe benefits, including a relocation bonus if applicable.
Wallymart is an equal (59)…………………employer. We hereby
give our solemn (60)…………………that every applicant will be
assessed purely on merit (61)…………………of gender or race.
ANSWER KEYS

I. 1C, 2A, 3B, 4C, 5C, 6A, 7D, 8B, 9C, 10A, 11B, 12A, 13D, 14C, 15B
II. 16 which, 17 as, 18 A, 19 they, 20 from, 21 there, 22 less, 23 in, 24 on, 25 at, 26 to, 27
what, 28 when, 29 yourself, 30 long
III. 31 attempt, 32 step, 33 √, 34 rhythm, 35 quite, 36 hadn’t, 37 phenomenon, 38 √, 39
performed, 40 similarities. , 41 surprising, 42 they’re, 43√, 44 pronounced, 45 Further, 46
nineteenth
IV. 47 astonishingly, 48 numerous, 49 departure, 50 phenomenally, 51 admirable, 52
authenticity, 53 compassionate, 54 leading, 55 steadily, 56 preferably, 57 responsive, 58
adaptability, 59 opportunities, 60 assurance, 61 irrespective