MOCK TEST HSHK

I. LISTENING
a. Listen to the conversation and complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. You will listen twice

Engine size: (1) _____

Type of gears: (2) _____
Customer wishes to arrange: (3) _____
Name: Wendy (4) _____
Title: (5) _____

Address: 20, Green Banks (6) _____

Contact number: (7) (for _____ only) 0798 257643

Condition: (8) _____

b. Listen to 4 talks and choose the best option to complete each of the sentences. You will
listen twice.

A.1: Mary Anning's discovery was important because it showed that ________
a) fossils could teach us about the past
b) an animal could become extinct
c) the shape of the coast was constantly changing
A.2: Mary Anning's dog died because _________
a) it fell off a cliff
b) a large amount of earth and rocks fell on it
c) it got stuck down a hole while looking for fossils

A.3: Mary Anning didn't write a famous book because ___________

a) she was too busy exploring the cliffs
b) she did not have access to a formal education
c) she believed only men could be scientists

B.1: Kailash Satyarthi first saw the problems of child slavery when he was _________
a) 6 years old
b) 11 years old
c) 26 years old

B.2: Kailash Satyarthi has saved over ________ children from enforced labour.
a) 18,000
b) 80,000
c) 800,000

B.3: Because of their work, two of Kailash Satyarthi's ______________

a) friends were injured
b) children were attacked
c) co-workers were murdered

C.1: Rachel Carson first specialised in __________

a) human biology
b) the study of insects
c) marine biology

C.2: Rachel Carson's book made people realise that ________

a) using pesticides was damaging the ecosystem
b) birdsong is essential to humans
c) humans cannot control nature

C.3: These days, more and more people are buying _________
a) powerful pesticides
b) organic food
c) Rachel Carson's book

D.1: As for the speaker, __________

a) she doesn't know very much about John Lennon
b) she gets upset when she thinks about John Lennon
c) John Lennon is an obvious choice of hero

D.2: The speaker likes ___________

a) all the Beatles' songs and music
b) only the Beatles' music
c) only the Beatles' songs

D.3: It's amazing that the song Imagine __________

a) is still so well-loved today
b) really changed the way things were
c) contained so many important themes

II. PHONETICS
a. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others

III. LEXICOLOGY AND GRAMMAR

a. Choose the best option to complete the sentences
b. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the passage.
c. Complete the sentences by finding one word which fits in all three spaces.

d. Match the verbs with the appropriate prepositions in the columns to form a phrasal verb and
fill in the blank. There are two extra
IV. READING
a. Reading Passage 1 has five sections, A-E. Choose the correct heading for each
section from the list of headings below.
SECTION A: _______
SECTION B: _______
SECTION C: _______
SECTION D: _______
SECTION E: _______

b. Read the passage and choose the best options to answer the questions
1: The word "chronicling" in paragraph 1 is closest meaning to "_________".
a) recording
b) classifying
c) suffering
d) colouring

2: Van Gogh decided to become a clergyman due to ________.

a) his love of art
b) his teachings at the Catholic School for boys
c) the Goupil & Cie art dealer firm
d) his developing enthusiasm in Christianity

3: Vincent's extreme commitment to the miners resulted in ________.

a) his painting the miners and their families
b) his sympathizing with the miners
c) the church discharging him of his duty
d) the church giving food and clothing to the miners

4: The word "deteriorated" in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to "_________".

a) detested
b) became worse and worse
c) developed
d) turned down

5: Vincent and Clasina's relationship was stormy because of ________.

a) his devotion to art
b) the stress of living in poor conditions
c) her children
d) their tame personalities

6: Vincent first went into an asylum because ________.

a) he painted Starry Night
b) he was epileptic
c) he cut off part of his ear
d) he was insane throughout his life

7: Vincent went to Aries because ________.

a) he did not get along with his brother, Theo
b) he wanted to live in Gauguin's house in Aries
c) he wanted to live in a bigger city
d) he disliked big cities

8: Vincent moved to Paris ________.

a) in order to evolve as an artist
b) to live with his brother
c) to meet other artists
d) to live with Paul Gauguin

9: Van Gogh was believed to be ________.

a) insane
b) a loner
c) epileptic
d) an inadequate painter
10: The word "episode" in paragraph 3 refers to "_________".
a) important event in his life
b) unbelievable fact
c) unfortunate time
d) one of several parts of a story on television

c. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE word in each space.

V. WRITING
a. Complete the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it
b. Rewrite the sentence by using the word given in such away that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. Do not alter the given word in any way.
V. WRITING
c. "Student exchange programs help children to further understand one another."
To what extent do you agree with the statement? Give reasons for your answer.
You should write at least 250 words in this space.