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MOCK TEST PAPER

PRONUNCIATION – December 5th, 2023
Notes: Materials and dictionaries of all kinds are NOT allowed.
Students write their answers on the answer sheet.
SECTION 1 Listen and choose the word or phrase you hear in each sentence. Write your answers on
the answer sheet. You will listen to the recording TWICE. The first one has been done
for you as an example. (1.5 points)
0. It’s cool in the shed / shade .
On the recording you hear “shade”, so on the answer sheet write __shade__.
1. Talk to the man / men. 6. What’s wrong with your niece / knees today?
2. What would happen if we fail / fell? 7. I forgot the code / coat.
3. I don’t want to pay / a pear. 8. They couldn’t breed / breathe very well.
4. He always packs / parks slowly. 9. I tried to catch / cash the cheque.
5. They want / won’t sleep. 10. Hair-loss starts with H / age.

SECTION 2 Listen and fill in the blanks with NO MORE THAN ONE WORD. You will listen to the
recording TWICE. The first one has been done for you as an example. (2.0 points)
0. I was just __going to bed___ when the __doorbell__ rang.
From what you hear on the recording, the gaps can be filled with “going to bed” and “doorbell”, so on the
answer sheet write __going to bed__ and __doorbell___.

Listen, everyone! I've got some information about this year's school photography competition. As you'll
probably remember, last year's competition asked you to focus on the topic of travel, but photos should have
something to do with the (1) environment this time.

As in previous years, there are certain things that we want the photographs to include. We want all the pictures
to have wildlife in them so we're not looking for photos that only show (2) landscapes or people. The head
teacher has decided to ask someone from outside the school to judge the competition this year. She was
hoping that local (3) artist Sally Graves would be able to judge the entries, but she's actually away at that
time. Writer James McKay has agreed to help us instead. I'm sure many of you have heard of him, as he's
quite famous and was (4) born not far away from here, too.

It was felt that most (5) keen photographers already have the photography books or equipment they need, so
the organisers have decided that the winner will receive a photography (6) course run by Central College
instead. The College was also hoping to have a small photography (7) exhibition for winners of all the school
photography competitions in the area, but their gallery's too busy putting on other shows, I'm afraid.

The winner of the competition will be announced on 11th (8) March. If you wish to enter, please make sure
we receive your photos by (9) 15th February as the judging will take place on 19th February.

So if you're interested, send your entry to the school (10) secretary, Mrs Mitchell, not to me or the head
teacher. I'll give you her email address - it's k dot mitchell, that's spelt M-I-T-C-H-E-double-L at school dot
com. Good luck!

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SECTION 3 Form minimal pairs by changing the sound of the underlined part in each of the given
words. The first one has been done for you as an example. (1.5 points)

0. write ___ride____ peek ___pick____

1. shield field, wield, yield, sealed 6. boat bot, beat, bout, nought
2. comb foam, roam, gnome 7. three through, throw
3. ladder latter 8. tongue ton, tut
4. cord course, court 9. note not, nut
5. dull dove, duck, dumb 10. roars rows, rose

SECTION 4 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part is pronounced differently from the other three. The first one has been done for you
as an example. (1.5 points)

0. A. pain B. plaid C. stain D. slain

1. A. weather B. thus C. sympathy D. worthy
2. A. bones B. clicks C. lumps D. texts
3. A. beard B. rehearse C. appeared D. fearless
4. A. imagination B. alternation C. qualification D. suggestion
5. A. interrupt B. upscale C. duplicate D. supper
6. A. chimney B. cache C. machine D. champagne
7. A. dove B. stove C. love D. glove
8. A. gesture B. generation C. genuine D. genre
9. A. crew B. flew C. few D. chew
10. A. debuted B. sacred C. polluted D. extended

SECTION 5 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 the primary stress. The first one has been done for you
as an example. (1.5 points)
0. A. complain B. comment C. noisy D. future
1. A. comparable B. desirable C. adorable D. disposable
2. A. demonstrative B. informative C. interactive D. initiative
3. A. adolescence B. correspondence C. independence D. significance
4. A. politics B. expertise C. photograph D. seminar
5. A. pursuit B. purchase C. practice D. pressure
6. A. importance B. profession C. holiday D. tomorrow
7. A. cousin B. cuisine C. curtain D. current
8. A. injured B. buckled C. deluged D. enticed
9. A. dehydrate B. moderate C. alternate D. hesitate
10. A. transit B. contact C. persuade D. access

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SECTION 6 Write complete sentences based on the transcription. The first one has been done for you
as an example. (2.0 points)
0. aɪ æm nɒt ˈlʊkɪŋ tuː ɪsˈkeɪp maɪ ˈdɑːknəs | aɪm ˈlɜːnɪŋ tuː lʌv maɪˈself ðeə
I am not looking to escape my darkness; I’m learning to love myself there.

1. hiː wɒz ˈhɒpɪŋ əˈbaʊt əˈmʌŋ ðə ˈsɔːspənz ænd ðə məˈʃiːnz laɪk ə ʧaɪld əˈmʌŋ hɪz ˈkrɪsməs ˈpreznts | nɒt
ˈnəʊɪŋ wɪʧ θɪŋ tuː lʊk æt fɜːst

He was hopping about among the saucepans and the machines like a child among his Christmas presents,
not knowing which thing to look at first.

2. ðə ˈhæpi ˈplænɪt ˈɪndeks ɪɡˈzæmɪnz ˈhæpɪnəs ɒn ə ˈnæʃnəl ˈlevl ænd ræŋks wʌn ˈhʌndrəd ˈfɔːti θriː
ˈkʌntriz əˈkɔːdɪŋ tuː θriː ˈmeʒəmənts: ðeə ˈsɪtɪznz ˈhæpɪnəs | haʊ lɒŋ ðeɪ lɪv (wɪʧ rɪˈflɛkts ðeə hɛlθ) | ænd
haʊ mʌʧ ɒv ðə ˈplænɪts rɪˈsɔːsɪz iːʧ ˈkʌntri kənˈsjuːmz

The Happy Planet Index examines happiness on a national level and ranks 143 countries according to
three measurements: their citizens’ happiness, how long they live (which reflects their health), and how
much of the planet’s resources each country consume.

3. saɪˈkɒləʤɪsts ˈɔːlsəʊ səˈʤest ðæt jʌŋ men hæv ə ˈɡreɪtər ˈɪntrəst ɪn ˈnɒvəlti ðæn ˈwɪmɪn | ɔːlˈðəʊ æz ðeɪ
eɪʤ ðɪs dɪˈzaɪə fɔː njuː ɪkˈspɪəriənsɪz feɪdz mɔː ˈkwɪkli ðæn ɪt dʌz ɪn ˈwɪmɪn

Psychologists also suggest that young men have a greater interest in novelty than women, although as
they age this desire for new experiences fades more quickly than it does in women.

4. ðə wɜːld ˈʧæmpiənʃɪp spiːd ˈriːdɪŋ ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn sez ɪts tɒp kəmˈpetɪtəz ˈævərɪʤ wʌn ˈθaʊzənd faɪv
ˈhʌndrəd wɜːdz ə ˈmɪnɪt || bʌt ðeɪ mʌst rɪˈmembər æt liːst ˈfɪfti pəˈsent ɒv ðɪs ɪn ˈɔːdə tuː ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ fɔː ðə
ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn

The World Championship Speed-Reading Competition says its top competitors average one thousand five
hundred words a minute. But they must remember at least fifty percent of this in order to qualify for the
competition.

5. ˈiːvn æt fɔːr ɪn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ | ʃiː kæn rʌn daʊn ðə rɒks tuː ðə ˈrɪvə baɪ ˈstɑːlaɪt əˈləʊn ænd klaɪm ðə stiːp
ˈmaʊntɪn bæk ʌp tuː hɜː ˈvɪlɪʤ wɪð ə kənˈteɪnər ɒv ˈwɔːtər ɒn hɜː bæk || ʃiː hæz meɪd ðɪs ˈʤɜːni θriː taɪmz
ə deɪ sɪns ʃiː wɒz ə smɔːl ʧaɪld

Even at four in the morning, she can run down the rocks to the river by starlight alone and climb the steep
mountain back up to her village with a container of water on her back. She has made this journey three
times a day since she was a small child.

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