PRACTICE TEST 7

PART A. LISTENING (4.0 points)

Section 1: Question 1 -10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.
CAR RENTAL INQUIRY
Example
Nationality: America
Contact number: 1…………………………………………
Send written quote by: 2………………………………………
Price for renting : 3………………………………………daily
Special requirements for the room:
 An extra : 4…………………………………………….

 Most important facility: 5………………………………………

Extra equipment:
 They should have a : 6………………………………………………………….

 As well as: 7…………………………………………………………………………

Pick them up from the : 8…………………………………………………………….

The caravan driver’s age: 9…………………………………………………………
The registered licence issued in: 10………………………………………………….

Section 2: Question 11- 20

Complete the flow - chart below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer
HARVESTING AND PROCESSING COCOA BEANS
Chocolate beans are 11………………………………..and then bags are shipped.
Bags are then 12……………………………………….and weighed by machines.
Next chocolate beans are 13…………………..…………in a hopper.
After being roasted at a high temperature
Boiled chocolate beans are 14…………………………..………….and cracked.
Roasted beans needs to be 15……………………………………………………………..
Roated beans are 16…………………………………………………………in the pocket.

Question 17 – 20
What does each type of coffee taste like ?
Write the correct letter A – D next to Question 17 -20

A: intense
B : mild
C: chocolaty
D: smoky

Types of coffee
17. First Crack ……………………………………..
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19. French Roast …………………………………….
20. Espresso Smoky …………………………………….

PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5.0 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of
the following exchanges from 1 to 2.
Question 1: Ensoleill and Sunny are talking about Ted’s accident last week.
Ensoleill: “A motor bike knocked Ted down”.
Sunny: “ _____________”
A. How terrific! B. What it is now?
C. Poor Ted! D. What a motor bike!
Question 2: Mary and her friend, Ensoleill, are in a coffee shop.
Mary: “Would you like Matcha ice–cream or Caramen with jam?”
Ensoleill: “ ”.
A. It doesn’t matter. B. I like eating them all.
C. Yes, I’d love two. D. Neither is fine. They are good.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions from 3 to .
Question 3: Substitute Irfan Bachdim rescued Indonesia from _______ empty-handed match by grabbing
a late consolation goal with a few minutes left to play
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø (no article)
Question 4: The biggest fear is that humans might _______ control over robots.
A. gain B. keep C. lose D. take
Question 5: More tourists would come to this country if it __a better climate.
A. would have B. had C. had had D. has
Question 6: Children shouldn’t be allowed __time computer games.
A. waste - to play B. to waste - playing
C. wasting – playing D. to waste - to playing
Question 7: When I my suitcase back, I found that somebody to open it.
A. had got - tried B. got – tried C. got - had tried D. get - try
Question 8: I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got little patience, ?
A. hasn't she B. does she C. doesn't she D. has she
Question 9: It turned out that we to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
A. mustn't have rushed B. can't have rushed
C. needn't have rushed D. shouldn't have rushed
Question 10: Credit in this semester requires approximately three hours of classroom work.
A. given B. giving C. gave D. give
Question 11: After we each had been assigned an installment part of the object, we came back to our_
_____section.
A. respectful B. respectively C. respect D. respective
Question 12: My friends have just moved to a new flat in the residential area on the of Paris.
A. side B. outskirts C. suburbs D. outside
Question 13: I could tell he was nervous because he was in his chair.
A. harassing B. fidgeting C. fumbling D. flustering
Question 14: “She seems for the job.” – “Yes. Everyone thinks she’s perfectly suited for it.”
A. ready-made B. custom-made C. tailor-made D. home-made
Question 15: Sara bought in a lot of business last month; she should ask for a pay rise while she’s still
on a .
A. roam B. roll C. rush D. run
Question 16: I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep ____.
A. falling over B. falling back C. falling off D. falling out
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 17 to 18.
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 Question 17: Several chapters of Joan Steer’s book describe illegitimate gambling activities in California
in the 1970s.
A. lawful B. unusual C. prosperous D. prohibited
Question 18: We run a very tight ship here, and we expect all our employees to be at their desks by
eight o’clock and take good care of their own business.
A. have a good voyage B. organize things inefficiently
C. run faster than others D. manage an inflexible system
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions from 19 to 20.
Question 19: A. legal B. superb C. naive D. ideal
Question 20: A. deficiency B. variation C. equality D. intelligence
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 21 to 22.
Question 21: Many parents may fail to recognize and respond to their children's needs until frustration
explodes into difficult or uncooperative behaviour.
A. stays under pressure B. remains at an unchanged level
C. suddenly becomes uncontrollable D. slowly reaches the boiling point
Question 22: The giraffe is conspicuous in the grasslands because of its long neck.
A. evident B. noticeable C. stunning D. interesting
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions from 23 to 25.
Question 23: The plant leaf has vascular tissues just as the stem and the root does.
A. does B. just as C. stem D. leaf
Question 24: When a pearl is cut in half and examined under a microscope, but its layers can be seen.
A. a microscope B. be seen C. but its D. is cut
Question 25: The 1983 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Barbara McClintock for her
experiments with maize and her discoveries regardless the nature of DNA.
A. experiments with B. regardless C. discoveries D. was awarded

PART C. READING (5.0 points)

I. Read the following passage, then choose the best answer. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your
answers. (1.0 point)
Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds. When this short amount of
time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in
the first place? Information that makes its way to the short term memory (STM) does so via the sensory
storage area. The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to
the STM, also known as the working memory.
There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory. The most
accepted theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can
remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of
information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modern theorists suggest that
one can increase the capacity of the short term memory by chunking, or classifying similar information
together. By organizing information, one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances of a memory
being passed on to long term storage.
When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many
people engage in "rote rehearsal". By repeating something over and over again, one is able to keep a
memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no
interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear.
When a pen and paper are not handy, people often attempt to remember a phone number by repeating
it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before a person has the opportunity to make a
phone call, he will likely forget the number instantly. Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to
pass information from the short term to long term memory. A better way is to practice "elaborate
rehearsal". This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed
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 Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be
done by recognition or recall. Humans can easily recall memories that are stored in the long term
memory and used often; however, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by
prompting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be
retrieved. This is why multiple choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of
memorization.
Question 1: According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM?
A. They revert from the long term memory.
B. They get chunked when they enter the brain.
C. They enter via the nervous system.
D. They are filtered from the sensory storage area.
Question 2: The word “elapses” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. passes B. appears C. continues D. wastes
Question 3: All of the following are mentioned as places in which memories are stored EXCEPT
.
A. maintenance area B. long term memory
C. sensory storage area D. STM
Question 4: The word “This” in paragraph 3 most probably refers to ______.
A. information B. long-term memory
C. a better way D. elaborate rehearsal
Question 5: Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?
A. A memory is kept alive through constant repetition.
B. Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.
C. The working memory is the same as the short term memory.
D. Cues help people to recognize information.

II. Read the following passage, then choose the best answer. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your
answers. (2.0 points)
There are only a few clues in the rock record about climate in the Proterozoiccon. Much of our
information about climate in the more recent periods of geologic history comes from the fossil record,
because we have a reasonably good understanding of the types of the environment in which many fossil
organisms flourished. The scarce fossils of the Proterozoic, mostly single- celled bacteria, provide little
evidence in this regard. However, the rocks themselves do include the earliest evidence for glaciation,
probably a global ice age.
The inference that some types of sedimentary rocks are the result of glacial activity is based on the
principle of uniformitarianism, which posits that natural processes now at work on and within the Earth
operated in the same manner in the distant past. The deposits associated with present- day glaciers have
been well studied, and some of their charateristics are quite distinctive. In 2.3 – billion – year- old rocks in
Canada near Lake Horon ( dating from the early part of the Proterozoic age), there are thin laminae of fine-
grained sediments that resemble varves, the annual layers of sediment deposited in glacial lakes. Typically,
present- day varves show two layered annual cycle, one layer corresponding to the rapid ice melting and
sediment transport of the summer season, and the other, finer- grained, layer corresponding to slower
winter deposition. Although it is not easy to discern such details in the Proterozoic examples, they are
almost certainly glacial varves. These fine- grained sediments even contain occasional large pebbles or “
dropstones”, a characteristic feature of glacial environments where coarse material is sometimes carried on
floating ice and dropped far from its source, into otherwise very fine grained sediment. Glacial sediments of
about the same age as those in Canada have been found in other parts of North Amerca and in Africa, India,
and Europe. This indicates that the glaciation was global, and that for a period of time in the early
Proterozoic the Earth was gripped in an ice age.
Following the early Proterozoic glaciation, however, the climate appears to have been fairly
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suddenly, the rock record indicates a series of Glacial episodes between about 850 and 600 million years
ago, near the end of the Proterozoiccon.
1. Which of the following does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How patterns in rock layers have been used to construct theories about the climate of the Proterozoic
age.
B. What some rare fossils indicate about glacial conditions during the late Proterozoic age.
C. The varying characteristics of Proterozoic glacial varves in different parts of the world.
D. The number of glacial episodes that the Earth has experienced since Proterozoic age.
2. According to the passage, the fossil record of the Proterozoiccon is ……………….
A. highly regarded because it preserves the remains of many kind of organisms
B. less informative than the fossil record of more recent periods.
C. very difficult to interpret due to damage from bacteria
D. more useful to researchers than other aspects of the rock record
3. The word “ scarce” in line 4 is closest in meaning to…………………..
A. ancient B. tiny C. available D. rare
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the principle of uniformitarianism indicates that……….
A. similar conditions produce similar rock formations
B. rock layers in a given region remain undisturbed over time
C. different kinds of sedimetary rocks may
D. each continent has its own distinctive pattern of sediment layers
5. The word “ resemble” in line 12 is closest in meaning to …………
A. result from B. penetrate
C. look like D. have similar origins
6. According to the passage, the layers in varves are primarily formed by…………..
A. fossilized bacteria
B. pieces of ancient dropstones
C. a combination of ancient and recent sediments
D. annual cysles of sediment transport and deposition
7. The phrase “ the other” in line 15 refers to another……………..
A. annual cycle B. glacial lake C. layer of sediment D. season
8. According to the passage, the presence of dropstones indicates that ………………
A. the glacial environment has been unusually server
B. the fine- grained sediment has built up very slowly
C. there has been a global ice age
D. coarse rock material has been carried great distances
9. Why does the author mention Canada, North Amerca , Africa, India, and Europe in line 21 -22?
A. To provide evidence for the theory that there was a global ace age in the early Proterozoiccon.
B. To demonstrate the global spread of dropstones
C. To explain the principles of varve formation
D. To illustrate the varied climatic changes of the Proterozoiccon in different parts of the globe.
10. Which of the following terms is defined in the passage?
A. fossil record (line 2-3) B. laminae (line 12)
C. Varves (line 13) D. glacial episodes (line 25)

III. Read the following passage, then choose the word which best fits each gap. Circle A, B, C or D to
indicate your answers. (2.0 points)
THE ART OF BEING A PARENT

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 In order to bring up children, many qualities are required. As well as the (1)…………. requirements
such as love, patience and understanding, a sense of humour is an important feature of any parent’s personality.
(2) …………, it’s quite an art to transform a child’s bad mood into (3)……….. everyone in the family can
live with.
Another aspect of child rearing is teaching children limits and rules. This means the child needs to be
(4)…………… of what his or her rights are and what other people’s are, too. Setting limits on children must
occur on a daily basis. Temporary measures don’t achieve anything but just waste time. A (5)……………
mistake, however, is being far stricter than necessary. Parents must be (6)………….
to allow their children the opportunity to explore and learn (7)………. experience.
What’s more, most parents must know the importance of (8)…………. as it gets children used to certain
every activities. For instance, eating at the same time (9) ……… parents gets them into the habit of sitting at a
table and (10)………… them how to conduct themselves properly.
Overall, child rearing is no easy task but it is certainly a challenge and a learning experience.
1. A. routine B. popular C. usual D. ordinary
2. A. In fact B. But C. All in all D. As well as
3. A. character B. behaviour C. manner D. temper
4. A. accustomed B. known C. familiar D. aware
5. A. famous B. continuous C. common D. willing
6. A. keen B. willing C. eager D. interested
7. A. with B. by C. on D. from
8. A. routine B. fashion C. custom D. trend
9. A. than B. like C. of D. as
10. A. teaches B. instructs C. learns D. educates
PART D. WRITING (6.0 points)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. Write your answers in the spaces provided. (2.0 points)
1. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
=> I wish…………………………………………………………………………………….…….
2. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
=> The furniture was too…………………………………………………………………….…….
3. Laura walked to the office in heavy rain .
=> It was ………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. He is better at sport than his brother
=> He is more of…………………………………………………………………………………..
5. However friendly he seems, he’s not to be trusted.
=> Friendly as………… …………………………………………………………………………
6. The facts were not all made public until later.
=> Only………… ……………………………………………..………………………………..
7. I’m sure that her success made her parents feel wonderful.
=> Her success must ………… ……………………………………………..……………………
8. I don’t think there will be any applicants for this post.
=> There is little…………………………………………………………………………………..
9. This new record is certain to sell a lot of copies.
=> There is no………………………………………………………………………………………
10. It was his incompetence which led to their capture.
=> If he hadn’t been ………………………………………………………………………………

II. Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has
the same meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the words in brackets. You must use no
more than five words. (1.0 point)
1. In the next few years we’ll probably hear a lot more about environmental pollution. (LIKELY)
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2. I can’t afford a new dress, that old blue one will have to do. (MAKE)
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3. There is no way that young man can achieve success in this test. (FAIL)
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4. Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous. (CONTRARY)
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5. As far as I know he is still working in Bristol. (KNOWLEDGE).
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III. Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has
the same meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the words in brackets. (0) has been
done as an example. (1.0 point)
1. I can’t often afford to spend my holiday abroad. (SELDOM)
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2. Never mind your previous failures-try to forget them and think of what your next venture might
be! (BEHIND)
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3. The two young men introduced a virus into the computer system. (ALLEGED)
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4. This is an important scheme and we want him to approve. (APPROVAL)
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5. A country can not be prosperous if it is not quite independent. (ONLY)
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IV. Write an essay of 200-220 words. (2 points)

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

“ Parents always know what is the best for their children”
Support your response by using specific reasons and examples.
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Extra writing
1. I only made that terrible mistake because I wasn’t thinking.
If I--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. We had planned to visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning.
 We were--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building.
No sooner......................................................................................................................
4. As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.
The more.............................................................................................................................
5. “I think the whole idea’s ridiculous,” he said.
 He dismissed.............................................................................................................................
6. The authorities will prosecute anyone they find trespassing on this land.

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  Anyone found...........................................................................................................................
7. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
I’d rather............................................................................................................................
8. It would have been a super weekend if it hadn’t been for the weather.
 But................................................................................................................................
9. I was told the film would be very good. (led)
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10. She apologized for having to go so early, and left. (apologies)
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11. You have to register by 1st April at the latest. (deadline)
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12. The refugees are in serious need of warm clothes. (badly)
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13. I was mystified by the whole thing. (baffling)
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14. You don’t have to buy one if you don’t like it. (obligation)
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15. If you promise not to laugh, I’ll show you our holiday snaps. (long)
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16. How do you think the present negotiations will turn out? (outcome)
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17. “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John.
The team leader criticised.......................................................................................
18. It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter.
 He might..........................................................................................................................
19. The last time it snowed here was six years ago.
 It.................................................................................................................................
20. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
Only when.............................................................................................................................
21. There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected.
 There were far............................................................................................................................
22. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.
 On..............................................................................................................................
23. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.
 You....................................................................................................................................
24. Please don’t say things like that.
 I wish.............................................................................................................................

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25. I’d like you to waid until they bring out a new model. (rather)
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26. We couldn’t find the cat anywhere. (nowhere)
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27. What finally ended the dispute was the fact that the union agreed to go to arbitration. (agreement)
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28. He won’t let anyone else touch his records (objects)
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29. The fact that nobody said anything at the time surprised me. (what)
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30. The referee first blew the whistle 30 minutes into the game. (playing)
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31. I admitted it was my fault for burning the toast. (blame)
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32. It’s becoming extremely expensive to maintain the museum. (unkeep)
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