PRACTICE TEST 7

Name: ......................................... Time allowance: 90 minutes

Class:............................................

PART I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others of the group
1. A. manure B. battery C. humanity D. manual
2. A. mission B. scissors C. reassure D. confession
3. A. courtesy B. gourmet C. disturb D. nerve
4. A. dispose B. chastise C. depose D. obese
5. espionage B. rouge C. vestige D. prestige
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
6. A. arithmetic B. lunatic C. allergic D. magnetic
7. A. contributory B. instrumental C. argumentative D. understand
8. A. mausoleum B. manufacture C. manifesto D. architecture
9. A. parameter B. carpenter C. paralysis D. flamingo
10. A. photographic B. Objectionable C. Imaginable D. Original
PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
For question 11 – 30, choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence
11. We went out for a meal to ____________ our friendship.
A. cement B. draw C. stick D. tie
12. I’m amazed they are thinking of getting a divorce – they seemed to have such a/an _______ relationship.
A. firm B. hard C. unshakable D. stable
13. Having _____ her heart on university, she’d be upset if she didn’t get in.
A. laid B. set C. fixed D. positioned
14. My mother has a ___________ for a bargain.
A. big nose B. fast foot C. good eye D. keen sense
15. Juventus were _________ of the 2005 and 2006 titles because of the club’s involvement in a match – fixing scandal.
A. taken B. deposed C. stripped D. slipped
16. ______________ that he felt he didn’t need to revise any more.
A. So confident was that arrogant student of passing
B. Such was the confidence of that arrogant student on passing
C. So confident in passing was that arrogant student
D. Such confidence in passing did that arrogant student have
17. It’s freezing outside so ___________ to stay home and be warm
A. We’d do well B. We might as well
C. We’d better D. We’re better off
18. “ How was your dentist appointment?” “ Painless. I ____________ worried.”
A. must not have B. couldn’t have
C. needn’t have D. wouldn’t have
19. _________ to Jim myself, I can’t really tell you why he would say such terrible things.
A. Not to be speaking B. Because of not speaking
C. Not to have spoken D. Not having spoken
20. “Can Little Dawn come skiing with us?” “ She’s ______ to walk, much less to ski.”
A. barely old enough B. almost old enough
C. hardly too old D. nearly too old
21. The discovery of oil brought ________ wealth to the country
A. untold B. unsaid C. uncalculated D. unannounced
22. This area is absolutely __________ for more investment
A. crying out B. breaking down C. better off D. cutting back
23. This neighborhood looks a little bit __________ and tatty these days.
A. well – heeled B. well – off C. run down D. down and out
24. After congratulating his team, the coach left, allowing the players to let their ________ down for a while
A. hair B. heads C. hearts D. souls
25. Grandma says there wasn’t a ______ of truth in what story Granddad told last night about being a war hero.
A. speck B. crumb C. dot D. grain
26. After a six – year relationship, Martha and Billy have decided to ________.
A. break the bank B. turn the page C. tie the knot D. make the grade
27. It’s sad to say, but very few relationships nowadays stand the ______ of time.
A. trial B. judgment C. test D. check
28. ______________ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.
A. The moon B. That the moon C. When the moon D. The moon which
29. The house possesses extensive ________ with gardens, tennis courts, and an orchard
A. grounds B. property C. fields D. surroundings
30. Good restaurants serving traditional English food are very hard to _________.
A. come into B. get in C. come by D. go through
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions
31. The Smiths aren’t at home. They’re ______ at the shops, I think.
32. The train went ________ a long tunnel before it stopped in the station.
33. You have to stand the fridge at least 20 cm ___________ from the wall.
34. I really prefer just about anything _________ watching television.
35. Angela walked _______ me without saying a word.
36. The boxes fell off the ship and were later washed _________ 200 km away.
37. _________ those present at the ceremony was the local MP, Claire Sims.
38. The car started slipping _________ down the hill.
39. The cat jumped ____ the wall and landed in next door’s pond.
40. I walked _________ the security check without noticing it was there.
Word Formation
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words
41. He has unwavering belief in something unreal such as ________ forces (normality)
42. As the sole ___________ of his uncle’s will, he inherited a huge fortune. (benefit)
43. Henry is now _________ trying to apologize for his behavior at Louise’s wedding. (late)
44. Meaning can be conveyed though ___________ means such as gestures, eye contact, social distance and facial
expressions. (verb)
45. Last night my parents attended a ___________ of a play scheduled to open next Tuesday. (view)
46. John apologized for his violent ____________ of temper during the discussion (bursting)
47. My _______________ dislike for the book disappeared when I finished reading a few chapters. (conceive)
48. We try to ensure the __________ of our employees (be)
49. John __________ turned on the hot water instead of the cold and burned his hand badly. (error)
50. The police chief was forced to take _________ action against the policeman who accepted a bribe (discipline).
PART III: READING
a. Choose the words or phrases that best fit the blanks to make a complete passage
Marketing Movies
Hyping, or to put it more politely, marketing movies can double their budget. And in the end , does it early, (1)... the trick?
those without the major studios’ huge spending(2)...... are not convinced. There will always be an audience that follows the
big campaigns, ‘say Andrea Klein, of the British Film institute , ‘but there is another which doesn’t respond to four –page
colour ads. ‘ For this audience , reviews are all-important . publicist Jonathan Rulter concurs : ‘Most of our films can be killed
(3)... dead by bad reviews , he say. Although he is not (4).... to the odd, gimmick, he warns against too much hype: ‘ I get put
off films which are over-marketed, he says.’ People don’t like to be spoon-fed, they prefer to make up their own mind. “For
Hollywood blockbuster, leaving people to make up their own minds is not a viable marketing strategy . Films on this scale are
caught up in a (5) ..... circle. To (6)..... inflated production costs a mass audience must be found, and to find that audience
takes a giant publicity budget.
51. A. pull B. work C. play D. do
52. A. force B. strength C. weight D. power
53. A. stone B. flat C. point D. cold
54. A. reluctant B. counter C. averse D. obstinate
55. A. relentless B. vicious C. brutal D. merciless
56. A. restore B. refund C. recover D. reimburse
Class in Britain
Class lies at the ................... (57) of virtually every analysis of Britain, and most of my discussions about the state of the
country usually ended up at this sociological destination, however circuitous the conversational route. The subject
seems .................(58) For an outsider, the insignia of class are not so easy to identify these days. In the streets of London, it’s
rare to (59) ............... a bowler hat or a cloth cap. The rules of British class are opaque, and a foreigner is never certain when
they (60) ........ into play. Americans tend to simplify class in Britain as a contrast between the sophisticated aristocracy and
the toiling masses. Much of what Americans still glimpse or read about class in Britain (61).......... this passing impression of
separate classes with little in .....................(62) But British class these days is a more elusive concept, even for the British.
57. A. gist B. core C. substance D. base
58. A. infallible B. indefatigable C. indelible D. inexhaustible
59. A. glance B. peer C. spot D. scan
60. A. fall B. break C. arise D. come
61. A. reinforce B. props C. subsidizes D. clinches
62. A. amid B. midway C. between D. halfway
b. Do the reading below
A Song on the brain
Some songs just won’t leave you alone. But this may give us clues about how our brain works
A. Everyone knows the situation where you can’t get a song out of your head. You hear a pop song on the radio – or even just
read the song’s title – and it haunts you for hours, playing over and over in our mind until you heartily sick of it. The
condition now even has a medical name – “song-in-head syndrome”.
B. But why does the mind annoy us like this? No one knows for sure, but’s probably because the brain is better at holding
onto information than it is at knowing what information is important. Roger Chaffin, a psychologist at the University of
Connecticut says, “It’s a manifestation of an aspect of memory which is normally an asset to us, but in this instance it can be
nuisance.”
C. This eager acquisitiveness of the brain may have helped our ancestors remember important information in the past. Today,
students use it to learn new material, and musicians rely on it to memorize complicated pieces. But when this useful function
goes awry it can get you stuck on a tune. Unfortunately, superficial, repetitive pop tunes are, by their very nature, more likely
to stick than something more inventive.
D. The annoying playback probably originates in the auditory cortex. Located at the front of the brain, this region handles
both listening and playback of music and other sounds. Neuroscientist Robert Zatorre of McGill University in Montreal
proved this some years ago when he asked volunteers to replay the them from the TV show Dallas in their heads. Brain
imaging studies showed that this activated the same region of the auditory cortex as when the people actually heard the song.
E. Not every stored musical memory emerges into consciousness, however. The frontal lobe of the brain gets to decide which
thoughts become conscious and which ones are simply stored away. But it can become fatigued or depressed, which is when
people most commonly suffer from song-in-head syndrome and other intrusive thoughts, says Susan Ball, a clinical
psychologist at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. And once the unwanted song surfaces, it’s hard to stuff
it back down into the subconscious. “The more you try to suppress a thought, the more you get it,” says Ball. “We call this the
pink elephant phenomenon. Tell the brain not to think about pink elephants, and it’s guaranteed to do so,” she says.
F. For those not severely afflicted, simply avoiding certain kinds of music can help, “ I know certain pieces that are kind of
‘sticky” to me, so I will not play them in the early morning for fear that they will run around in my head all day,” says Steven
Brown, who trained as a classical pianist but is now a neuroscientist at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San
Antonio. He says he always has a song in his head and, even more annoying, his mind never seems to make it all the way
through. “It tends to involve shore fragments between, say, 5 or 15 seconds. They seem to get looped, for hours sometimes,”
he says.
G. Brown’s experience of repeated musical loops may represent a phenomenon called “chunking”, in which people remember
musical phrases as a single unit of memory, says Caroline Palmer, a psychologist at Ohio State University in Columbus. Most
listeners have little choice about what chunks they remember. Particular chunk may be especially “sticky” if you hear them
often or if they follow certain predictable patterns, such as the chord progression of rock’n’roll music. Palmer’s research
shows that the more a piece of music confirms to these patterns, the easier it is to remember. That’s why you’re more likely to
be haunted by the tunes of pop music than those of a classical composer such as J. S. Bach.
H. But this ability can be used for good as well as annoyance. Teachers can tap into memory reinforcement by setting their
lesson to music. For example, in one experiment students who heard a history text set as the lyrics to a catchy song
remembered the words better than those who simply read them, says Sandra Calvert, a psychologist at Georgetown University
in Washington DC.
I. This sort of memory enhancement may even explain the origin of music. Before the written word could be used to record
history, people memorized it in songs, says Leon James, a psychologist at the University of Hawaii. And music may have had
an even more important role. “All music has a message,” he says, “This message functions to unite society and to standardize
the thought processes of people in society.
Questions 63 – 65
63. The writer says that “song – in – head syndrome” may occur because the brain
A. confuses two different types of memory.
B. cannot decide what information it needs to retain
C. has been damaged by harmful input.
D. cannot hold onto all the information it processes
64. A tune is more likely to stay in your head if
A. it is simple and unoriginal
B. you have musical training
C. it is part of your culture
D. you have a good memory
65. Robert Zatorre found that a part of the auditory cortex was activated when volunteers
A. listened to certain types of music
B. learned to play a tune on an instrument
C. replayed a piece of music after several years
D. remembered a tune they had heard previously
Question 66 – 69
Look at the following theories ( Q66 – 69) and the list of people below.
Match each theory with the person is credited to.
66. The memorable nature of some tunes can help other learning processes
67. Music may not always be stored in the memory in the form of separate note.
68. People may have started to make music because of their need to remember things.
69. Having a song going around your head may happen to you more often when one part of the brain is tired.

List of people
A. Roger Chaffin
B. Susan Ball
C. Steven Brown
D. Caroline Palmer
E. Sandra Calvert
F. Leon James

Question 70 – 75
Reading passage 1 has nine paragraphs labeled A – I
which paragraphs contains the following information?
70. A claim that music strengthens social bonds
71. two reasons why some bits of music tend to stick in your mind more than others
72. an example of how the brain may respond in opposition to your wishes.
73. the name of the part of the brain where song-in-head syndrome begins
74. examples of two everyday events that can set off song – in – head syndrome
75. a description of what one person does to prevent song – in – head syndrome

GAP TEXT
Fill in the box with the appropriate Text
The house of maps
The world of geography owes a big debt to Stanford, suppliers of maps to the world for over 150 years. Peter Whitfield
traces the company’s early history.
During the winter of 1887, art critic John Ruskin wrote to a well-known London shop for help: Gentlemen, have you any
school atlas on sale at present without railroads in its maps? Of all the entirely odd stupidities of modern education, railroads
in maps are infinitely the oddest to my mind. The recipient of this rather strange appeal was the firm of Edward Standford, the
map-seller who had made himself pre-eminent in his field.

76.

The first Edward Stanford launched his business in 1853 when he took over the map shop of Trelawney Saunders in Charing
Cross, London. He had left school at 14 to learn printing, moving on to work in a number of shops before joining Saunders in
the map trade. Of course there were trade rivals but what put them ahead was Stanford’s recognition that the 19 th century was
experiencing a rising demand for maps of all kinds.

77.
Of the personality of the first Edward Stanford we know little, but his son, the second Edward Stanford who became head of
the firm in 1882, emerges more clearly, thanks to the survival of both business and personal papers. In his business letters he
made it clear that Stanford was no mere shop, but a service for gentlemen governed by gentlemen. His correspondents
included some of the outstanding geographers of the age, many of whom commissioned Stanford’s to make maps for them.

78.
It was under the second Stanford’s direction that the firm’s publishing programme reached its high point with Stanford’s
London Atlas of Universal Geography, first issued in 1887, containing almost 100 detailed maps. As a textual companion to
the atlas, the firm also published the magnificent Stanford’s Compendium of Geography and Travel, a six – volume
encyclopedia of geography written by a team of first – class scholars.

79.
This could only be of benefit to sales and rewards were substantial. Stanford prospered, the business was entirely his own and
he spent its profits freely. He sent his three sons to Oxford University, bought a large villa in a London suburb and invested in
the stock exchange. This prosperity was a world away from the lowly tradesman’s upbringing his father had known in the
1830s. A reversal of fortune, however, was soon to come.

80.
He would have been relieved to know that all three sons survived and that Edward Fraser Stanford returned from the Middle
East to become director of the business. But a historical and social chasm had opened up between the pre-war world and the
1920s. The family’s earlier prosperity, a university education and the army had transformed the mental horizons of the
Stanford children: they lost their enthusiasm for trade and preferred their lives as officers and gentlemen.

81.

This freed Stanford to concentrate on retailing and, finally, to take advantage of the revolution in travel that began to gather
pace in the late 1960s. The package tourist heading for the beaches has little use for maps, but for the independent traveller,
maps are essential comparison. By importing maps from the four corners of the globe, Stanford has maintained its unique role
as a leader in mapping and travel literature, even though this material is no longer published by Stanford itself.
A. Local governors, railway or mining engineers, newspaper editors and tourists all increasingly required maps, and within a
few short years of his appointment at the shop, Stanford had initiated a map – publishing programme that would become the
most comprehensive in England. After securing the rights to sell official maps produced by overseas and colonial survey
authorities, he set about reducing this detailed survey information into smaller – scale accurate and up-to-date maps.
B. In contrast to his dealings with these figures, there were the day-to-day arguments with resentful trade rivals and tedious
officials, not to mention insolent customers. On more than one occasion Stanford hears himself verbally abused when he asks
for overdue payments.
C. Alongside these achievements, the Stanford name was synonymous with the maps of Ordnance Survey but they also acted
as sale agent for many other official bodies, including The Royal Geographical Society and the War Office. Its role as
distributor of these official survey maps gave the business a unique status, reinforcing the perception that its own maps must
be authoritative and accurate.
D. Consequently, some vital energy seemed to desert the business: the golden age of Stanford’s map-publishing was over, and
the firm was ill-equipped to survive the years of economic depression ahead. The struggling business was eventually sold to
George Philip and all Stanford map-making activities were absorbed into those of the parent company
E. Whether you sought an Ordnance Survey map of an English county or the goldfields of South Africa, such a reputation
meant that Stanford was always the first port of call. Over 150 years later, Stanford continues to flourish as a map-seller, and
is still renowned for its small but intriguing role in Britain’s political and social history.
F. The First World War was to all but eliminate the firm. Many of its staff became soldiers; private foreign travel virtually
halted overnight; and all three of Stanford’s sons were commissioned as junior offers. The effect was catastrophic and the
strain on the aging “governor” proved fatal: when he died the firm was deep in debt and its future looked dark.
G. This was a risk that Stanford was willing to take. Their property was rebuilt and reopened at Covent Garden with a
splendid new showroom and space for all the cartographical and printing work on the floors above.
PART IV: WRITING
a, Complete the sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the
word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.
82. Diane finds that creating things stops her from thinking about her work MIND
Diane finds that being __________________________________________________ her work.
83. I tried not to get involved in that situation. MIXED
I tried to avoid __________________________________________________ that situation
84. After announcing his resignation, he said that he had done nothing improper. DENY
After announcing his resignation, he went _______________________
85. I had to go to an expert and ask her to advise me. SEEK
I was forced _______________________________________ expert.
86. I realized that I was in a terrible position and I wasn’t to blame for it. FAULT
Through ____________________________________ myself in a terrible position.
87. I’m doubtful about that this plan is very realistic. RESERVATIONS
I _____________________________________________ realistic this plan is.
88. Francis chose computing rather than marketing for his next course. PREFERENCE
PRANCIS opted ____________________________________________ marketing for his next course.
89. Presumably you’re still interested in travelling this summer. LOST
I take ________________________________________________ travelling this summer.

90. My boss says I can use his car whenever I want to, so long as I'm careful. DISPOSAL
My boss ___________________________________ so long as I'm careful.
91. The news was a shock to us. ABACK
We _______________________________________ news.
92. James realised that he could never be an architect. CUT
James realized ______________________________________ an architect.
93. What he told me made me very curious to hear the rest of the story. APPETITE
What he told me ______________________________________ the story.
94. I don't mind staying in on a Saturday night if I have good company. AVERSE
I'm _____________________________________ night if I have good company.
95. What put me off the idea was simply how expensive it was going to be.
The sheer ___________________________________________________.
96. Trudy was quite relieved when she found out the truth.
It was something _______________________________________________.
97. The brochure gives hardly any useful information.
Precious ____________________________________________________.
98. If you don't pay on time, your booking will be cancelled.
 Failure _______________________________________________________.
99. You'll have to spend at least 500 to get that sort of camera.
You won't _____________________________________________________.
100. She tried to explain how to operate the photocopier to me and ended up being perplexed. (KNOTS)
EXTRA EXERCISE
Rewrite each of the following sentences so that they are similar in meaning to the original sentence. Replace the
underlined verb with the verb in brackets. Do not change the form of the given verb in any way.

1. The first line of your play is very well written. (reads)

2. Initially, I think you develop the plot very convincingly. (unfolds)

3. You step up the tension in the third scene. (increases)

4. But then everything seems different. (change)

5. You put in melodrama instead of real drama, don't you? (replaces)

6. But you close the first act with only a vague suspicion of murder in the air. (finishes)

7. It's crazy that the second act opens with the actual killing. (start)

8. And the third act concludes with such an anticlimax. (end)

9. It's difficult to see tickets being bought for a play like this. (selling)

The following verbs are commonly used in the passive. Fill each of the gaps in the sentences with an appropriate word
from the list, adding any other words needed to make the passive.

overcome deemed inundated dwarfed dubbed

shrouded scheduled baffled strewn short-listed

1. All the doctors we saw _________ by the reason for her illness.

2. I’m afraid your recent work _________ totally inadequate for the task.

3. Believe it or not, last month a news-reader _________ the sexiest man on television.

4. When the police arrived, the victim's clothes _________ all over the room.

5. The ex-champion _________ by heat exhaustion in the final and was unable to finish the match.

6. How the intelligence services work _________ in secrecy.

7. Since the film came out, I _________ with requests for my autograph.

8. His house in the foothills _________ by the surrounding mountains.

9. Their new CD _________ for release next January.

10. Many people think a nineteen-year-old's first novel should _________ for last year's National Literature prize.

Finish sentences (1-10) with a suitable prepositional phrase (a-j).

1. The condemned man was reprieved a) for complaining to the referee.

2. I was completely mesmerised b) by experienced machine operators.

 3. The old man was paralysed c) as aggressive.

4. Both players were penalised d) at the last moment.

5. I've been swamped e) for next Friday.

6. The meeting has been scheduled f) by his performance.

7. Ioannis was somewhat disconcerted g) by the lack of response.

8. His behaviour was in danger of being construed h) with offers of help.

9. She was hospitalised i) down one side after the stroke.

10. The factory is staffed j) for three months after the accident.

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. You must use between three and eight words, including the word given.
1. Trained personnel man the office twenty-four hours a day. (staffed)
The office _________ twenty-four hours a day.
2. Since the advertisement, we’ve had more applications than we can deal with. (swamped)
Since the advertisement _________ applications.
3. The minister's response completely took the interviewer by surprise. (aback)
The interviewer _________ the minister's response.
4. Her lack of inhibition confused and embarrassed me. (disconcerted)
I _________ her lack of inhibition.
5. Each new generation is told the secret recipe. (down)
The secret recipe _________ to generation.
6. They decreased production following the economic downturn. (scaled)
Production _________ the economic downturn.
7. I can’t stand the way the boss always patronises me like that. (talked)
I can't stand _________ to by the boss like that.
8. Their request was phrased extremely formally. (couched)
Their request _________ terms.
Circle a letter A, B, C or D that best fills each numbered gap.
A popular character in the nation's top television soap is (1) _________ for something of which she was probably innocent.
Having been (2) _________ guilty of a series of fraudulent acts, she contemplates months of incarceration. A good
storyline, but wait! Within hours the television station is being (3) _________ with calls of protest. A national
newspaper soon (4) _________ up a campaign to have her freed. Thousands of T-shirts are printed with slogans (5)
_________ for her release. Offices and factory floors (6) _________ to the sounds of animated debate. It is even
mentioned in Parliament. It's easy to (7) _________ off such idiocies as ‘a bit of fun’, but there's surely a more serious
side. A fair proportion of viewers were obviously (8) _________ in by the story to such an extent that they are unable to
(9) _________ fact and fiction apart. Everywhere, millions will pore over their 7-day TV guide to get a preview of the
week's soaps, worried that they might (10) _________ out on some little detail of the story. If a character is (11)
_________ to be past his or her sell-by date, and the decision has been taken to (12) _________ him or her out, possibly
to have them (13) _________ off in spectacular fashion, viewing figures are likely to soar by up to twenty-five per cent.
A life-threatening fire can be (14) _________ upon to add millions to the ratings. A major wedding can find half of
Britain sitting (15) _________ to the screen! It's all very strange.
1. A. jailed B. prisoned C. sentenced D. charged
2. A. arrested B. called C. found D. discovered
3. A. bombed B. attacked C. streamed D. inundated
4. A. open B. starts C. puts D. establishes
5. A. demanding B. calling C. insisting D. sounding
6. A. echo B. ring C. fill D. deafen
7. A. laugh B. smile C. take D. put
8. A. thrown B. carried C. indulged D. taken
9. A. keep B. take C. divide D. tell
10. A. take B. move C. miss D. jump
11. A. decided B. resolved C. deemed D. suspected
12. A. write B. cast C. sort D. work
13. A. ridden B. taken C. driven D. killed
14. A. leaned B. construed C. relied D. improved
15. A. swamped B. stuck C. paralysed D. glued