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Practice ests | ; , | , : | | SS }) i! Se \ Ss 1 SS te yy Andrew Eames ——— TEST TWO Reading (25 questions — 30 minutes) 1 Choose one word (A, B or C) for each space and write the letter on the answer paper. ‘he fist one (0) Is done for you as an example with the answer A marked on your answer paper. Jungle girl found ‘old has been found 3) she was eight 2) Agiio) who got lost 1) . India, according to 4) . father, eighteen years after she 5) | Example 0) which ‘who she A)when B) while C) during A) year B) years. Cy age Aat B) in C)on Ajhis B) her ©) their A)disappear 8) disappeared C) disappearing 2 Order the sentences (B-G) below to make a story. Write your answers on the answer paper (Questions 6-11). ‘The first sentence of the story (0) is given for you on the answer paper as an example. 0. 10. 11. Every last Wednesday of August, Bufol, Spain, celebrates La Tomatina food fight festival. Since then, only limited 20,000 people are allowed within the city to participate in the festival. The year 2013 marked the first official ticketing of the event for tourists, due to its rising popularity among people all over the world. It is famous as the world's biggest food fight, overripe tomatoes are squashed and thrown in the streets of Bufiol, Dearth of boarding and lodging in this small city has promoted hotels’ business in the nearby city of Valencia, Prior to 2013 anywhere from 40,000 to 50,000 people crammed into this huge tomato fight. In preparation for the dirty mess that will follow, protect their shops. shopkeepers use plastic covers to 3 Read the text and complete each gap with a word from the list at the bottom of the page. Read the texts and answer questions 12-18. According (0) computer models that were used to estimate the running speeds of dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus Rex would have been able to outrun a footballer. The study shows that the dinosaur could reach a top (12) ... of 8 metres a second, which is (13) faster than the average professional footballer. There has been a lot of controversy about whether the Tyrannosaurus Rex was a predator or a scavenger; some believe that its highly developed sense of smell indicates that it was a scavenger, (14) others say that its keen eyesight shows that it was a hunter. The (15) . group will appreciate the recent study, as a hunter is more likely to require such speed The University of Manchester study used a powerful supercomputer to calculate the running speeds of five meat-eating dinosaurs and used data taken (16) ........ from dinosaur fossils, rather than referring to previous work on modern animals. The Tyrannosaurus Rex, (17) | was not the fastest dinosaur. A small dinosaur called Compsognathus, which was about the (18) ‘ofa chicken, could run at 18 metres a second, which is faster than the ostrich, the fastest two-legged animal today. Example: (0) to Eto Aspeed Bsize Csince Diatter Eto F directly G fractionally Hwhile ‘however Jresearchers Ksense 4 < Read the text below. Match the headings A-F to the paragraphs 19-25, Write your answers (A-1) on the answer paper. There is one more heading than yqy The answer to paragraph 0 is given on the answer paper as an example (E). Yoruba Town 6. ..mE..m The Yoruba people of Nigeria classify their towns in two ways. Permanent with their own governments are called “ilu”, whereas temporary settlements, set up tg support work in the country are “aba”. Although ilu tend to be larger than aba, the ds isnot one of size, some aba are large, while decining iu can be small, but of purpose. no “typical” Yoruba town, but some features are common to most towns. rs 19. wn the 19th century most towns were heavily fortified and the foundations of walls are sometimes visible. Collecting tolls to enter and exit through the walls was a maj source of revenue for the old town rulers, as were market fees. The markets were general located centrally and in small towns, while in large towns there were permanent stands may of corrugated iron or concrete. The market was usually next to the local ruler’s palace, 20. -The palaces were often very large. In the 1930's, the area of Oyo's palace covers, 17 acres, and consisted of a series of courtyards surrounded by private and public rooms. ty colonisation, many of the palaces were completely or partially demolished. Often the rulers built two storey houses for themselves using some of the palace grounds for government buildings. 21. -The town is divided into different sections. In some towns these are regular, extending out from the centre of the town like spokes on a wheel, while in others, where space is limited, they are more random. The different areas are further divided into compounds called “ile”. These vary in size considerably from single dwellings to up to tity houses. They tend to be larger in the North. Large areas are devoted to government administrative buildings. 22. uuHouses are rectangular and either have a courtyard in the centre or the rooms come off a central corridor. Most social life occurs in the courtyard. They are usually buitof hardened mud and have roofs of corrugated iron or, in the countryside, thatch. Buildings! this material are easy to alter, either by knocking down rooms or adding new ones. And can improved by coating the walls with cement. 23. Newer developments such as industrial or commercial areas or apartment hous’ for civil servants tend to be built on the edge of the town. 24. The builder or the most senior man gets a room either near the entrance 0" my two storied house, next to the balcony. He usually has more than one room. Junior men room each and there are separate rooms for teenage boys and girls to sleep in, Younge" children sleep with their mothers. Any empty room are used as storage, let out or, ifthe’ the street, used as shops. 10S 25. Amenities vary. In some towns most of the population uses communal water and only the rich have piped water, in others piped water is more normal. Some areas ha, toilets, but bucket toilets are common with waste being collected by a “night soil ma” to water and electricity are key political issues. \ List of Paragraph Headings A. Town facilities B. Colonisation C. Urban divisions D, Architectural home styles E, Types of settlements F, Historical foundations G. The residences of the rulers H. Government buildings I. City defences J, Domestic arrangements Writing Part one You are in a sports club. You have 5 messages from a member of the club. Write short answers (1-5 words) to each message. What did you do last weekend? What is your favourite food? When do you prefer to read? i Where did you learn English? Se eee ae eae lee eee ee Sec eE eee What time is it? _ Part two You are a new member of GYM sports club. Filln the form. Write in sentences (Use 20-30 Words) Please tell us how often you do sports and why you enjoy them. Use 20-30 Words part three You are a new member of the GYM Sports Club. You are in the club's chat room please answer all questions below. You are talking to Lisa in the club chat room. Talk to Lisa using complete sentences. Use 30-40 words per answer. You have 10 minutes to complete all 3 answers Lisa: Hello. I see you're new to our club. ve been a member for nearly @ Year now: why did you decide to join? Maximum 40 words, 3 minutes Lisa: What do you enjoy about working out? Maximum 40 words, 3 minutes .g members weight loss on the website, What Lisa: Apparently the club is going to start postin do you think of this idea? Maximum 40 words, 3 minutes tras raptagsnn OEE car Ns Part four You are a member of a GYM sports club. You received this email from the club: Dear Member, We are writing to tell you that the GYM sports club will be closed for 2 weeks, as the sport, club is closed for essential repairs. It will now reopen on Sunday the 15th of this month, ang y the classes will restart the next day. The fee will still remain at £10:00 per visit. Please contac the club reception if you need to change your plans or would like to book a class. Write an email to your friend. Write about your feelings and what you are planning todo, Write about 50 words. You have 10 minutes. Write an email to the secretary. Write about your feelings and what you would like to do. Write 120-150 words. You have 20 minutes. aa Grammar (25 questions - 12 minutes) Write your answers (A-C) to questions 1-25 on your answer paper. Do not write on this question paper. The answer to question is given as an example on your answer paper (A). How old ___you? EXAMPLE Aare B. age have as ‘orange juice in the fridge. A. There isn't no B. There is any C. There isn't any Bs ‘A. Always he wakes up at 9:00 B. He wakes up at always 9:00 C. He always wakes up at 9:00 3. ‘A. Where playing Manchester United? B. Where is playing Manchester United? C. Where is Manchester United playing? 4. Mark fly to London tomorrow. A.goes to B. is going to C.goto a John is the manager, you need to speak to B. him. cher. 6. He____ breakfast yesterday. A. hadn't B. didn’t have got C. didn't have 73 Ihave to go to the bank some money. A. for getting B. to get C. for to get 8 The room was empty. There. there. ‘A. wasn't nobody B. was anybody C. was nobody 9. We can't get there by 3:00 pm. There isn't. time. A. enough B. too little C.too few 10. Vhaven't had lunch with my mother. ayear. A.since B.for C.during 11, He's looking forward that film. A. to see B. seeing C.to seeing 12. He works at the theatre, ? A. doesn't he? B. does he? C.isn't he? aay Has Mr. Brown arrived ? A. already B. still C. yet 14, Peter is at this very moment. A. telling B. saying C. saying to. 15. have you been waiting? ‘A. How long. 8. What time c. How far 16. They weren't surprised andor, A. wasn't B. were c. was 17. This is the cat saw. ‘A. whom B. that C.who 18, 4 working at night nowadays. A. used to B. used C.am used to 1g, Ihave to catch the 5:00am train tomorrow, so |___.60 to bed late. A.needn't B have to C. mustn't 20. That's the of my worries, it'll never happen. A. fewer B.less C.least 21 The man in the corner is my boss. A. sitting B.is sitting C. sits 22. Where have you put my keys? I remember. them on the table last night, A. to leave 8. left C. leaving 23. I thought you A. will come to the party. B. were coming to the party. C. come to the party. 24, We better hurry up or we'll be late. A. would B.had C. ought B. a Aan you, 'd take the risk. a, were c.would be Vocabulary (25 questions - 13 minutes) You need to write all answers on your answer paper. Do not write on this question paper. an ‘Write the letter (A-K) of the word that is most similar in meaning to a word on the left (1-5). Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will not need five of the words (A-K). The answer to question 0 is given on your answer paper as an example (U). 0. create 1. annoy 2. appear 3. arrive 4. function 5. explode Atrain Birritate Creach D decide E blow up F shut Greply Hseem Jdevelop K operate Lmake Ay Finish each sentence (6-10) using a word from the list (A-K). Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will not need five of the words (A-K). 6.To come across something is to. Aconcern pale 7. To follow someone is to. ee C pursue 8.To allow something is to.. Ddecide 9. To bu is uy Something is to... E panic 10. To misunderstand someone is to... F obtain G discover Hover Jregret K permit ; Write the letter of the word on the right (A-K) that matches the definition on the left (11-15), Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will ot need five of the words (A-K). 11. Form or condition of ‘something, Ashape B brilliant council Dclever E gesture 13. Assembly directing a town. F busy G obscure H touch Jstrength K eternal 12. Come into contact with. 14, A movement of the body. 15. The condition of power. 4 Finish each 16. She is quite .. but her husband is actually overweight. 17. Scientists believe the volcano may any day now. 18, | love the spring when all the flowers begin to 19. The doctor antibiotics to fight the infection. 20. | forgot my book. Could you yours today? sentence (16-20) using a word from tthe list (A-K). Use each word once only. Aheavy Bbloom Croof Dslim Erock F diagnosed G prescribed Herupt Jbuy Klend i a Write the letter of the word on the right (A-K) that is most often used with a word on the lef (21-25), Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You wi Rot need five of the words (A-K). 21. wedding Abracelet Billness C beginning 22. air Sees E reception 23. two F bedroomed G double penoes Hlink Jstated K conditioning 25. gold

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