PRACTICE TEST 2

USE OF ENGLISH
I. Select the best answer.
1. It takes me five minutes to ______ the bed every morning.
A. do B. take C. make D. set
2. There are more and more people died ______ AIDS.
A. on B. from C. at D. for
3. We find it ______ to do housework.
A. bore B. bored C. boring D. bores
4. I’m exhausted! I ______ tennis for 2 hours.
A. was playing B. have been playing C. played D. had played
5. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when ______ next.
A. they met B. should they meet C. to meet D. meeting
6. My brother had his camera ______ from his car in the office car park.
A. burgled B. robbed C. missed D. stolen
7. I know him by ______ but I have no idea what his name is.
A. sight B. myself C. heart D. chance
8. All the students said they would go ______ Bill.
A. more than B. rather than C. better than D. other than
9. “Never say that again, ______.”
A. won’t you B. do you C. don’t you D. will you
10. Not only______ much bigger than any other planets, but it also consists completely of gaseous
material.
A. the Sun is B. the Sun, which is C. is the Sun D. that the Sun

II. the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. (A) Those drawings, as well as (B) the antique clock, (C) is wonderful (D) decorations for the room.
2. Her long (A) blond hair and her cute (B) facial expressions (C) have made a deep (D) impress on me.
3. Our (A) neighbour is quite (B) safe; there have not been many (C) crimes (D) recently.
4. (A) Many bridges were (B) covered with wooden (C) roofs to protect (D) it from rain.
5. The nutritionist told him to (A) avoid eating lots of carbohydrates, (B) having more protein-rich
(C) foods and green vegetables, and drink at least eight glasses of water (D) a day.

III. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a
word that fits in the gap in the same line.
AUSTRALIA
For years, Australia has had an (0) irregular pattern of population distribution, 0. REGULAR
with more people living in towns and cities in (1) ____________
coastal areas, especially 1. COAST
the east and south-east, than in the interior of the country. Since the 1940s, the
population has become still more (2) ____________
unevenly distributed with a significant 2. EVENLY
rise in the number of people living in these cities.

Cities are now the (3) ____________

economic centres of the country. An important 3. ECONOMY
element in their (4) ____________
growth has been the number of people from Europe 4. GROW
and Asia emigrating to Australia, especially in the second half of the twentieth
century. The new (5) ____________
arrivals decided to stay in the cities because 5. ARRIVE
(6) ____________
employment was easy to find there. Today, the population of Australia 6. EMPLOY
includes people who originally came from over 150 countries.

At one time, what made the (7) ____________

concentration of people in Australia's cities so 7. CONCENTRATE

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(8) ____________
remarkable was the country's dependence on the export of agricultural 8. REMARK
produce - indeed, the country's economy was founded on the production of
wheat and wool. This has since changed, not only with increased 9. INDUSTRY
(9) ____________
industrial activity, but also with the rapid (10) ____________
expansion of tourist 10. EXPAND
and recreational facilities. Tourism is now Australia's largest export industry

WRITING
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.

1. I regret not contacting Brian when I was in Dublin. TOUCH

I wish that I _________________________________________________
had gon in touch with Brian when I was in Dublin
2. In my opinion, these two kinds of music are completely different from each other. COMPARISON
In my opinion, there is __________________________________________
no comparison between these two kinds of music
3. I don't know why Sarah left the party so suddenly. MADE
I don't know ____________________________________________________
what made Sarah left the party so suddenly.
4. Could you look after my cat while I'm away on holiday? CARE
Would you mind _______________________________________
taking care of my cat while I'm away on holiday?
5. We discussed the problem but nobody had a solution. CAME
We discussed the problem but ___________________________________________
nobody came up with a solution
6. Claire was not allowed to stay out late when she lived at home with her parents. LET
Claire's parents ______________________________________
would'nt let her stay out late when she lived at home.
7. I arrived late because I missed the 10.30 train. TURNED
If I'd caught the 10.30 train, I ____________________________________________________
would have turn up on time.
8. Floods meant rescue workers could not get through to the village. PREVENTED
Rescue workers _________________________________________
were prevented from getting through to the village by floods.
9. I was really bored by the film last night. FOUND
I ______________________________________________________________________________.
found the film last night boring
10. I went to Italy with the intention of learning Italian. THAT
I went to Italy so _______________________________________________________________
that i could learn from Italian Italian.

READING
I. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the (0) ______
of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (1) ______ a musical instrument. As they (2) ______ up
they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward
to these (3) ______ with great (4) ______ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many
weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (5) ______ an endless stream of easily
(6) ______ entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvellous (7) ______ as a very ordinary part
of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very (8) ______ live performance is
gone forever.

But all is not lost. The (9) ______ of a TV set may have encouraged a very lazy response from (10) ______
in their own homes, but the (11) ______ of those with ambitions to become performing artists themselves
does not seem to have been at all diminished. And live performances in public are still relatively
(12) ______, albeit with an older, more specialist audience.

0. A. advantage B. benefit C. profit D. gain

1. A. controlling B. handling C. doing D. playing
2. A. developed B. grew C. advanced D. brought

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3. A. circumstances B. occasions C. incidents D. situations
4. A. sensation B. action C. thrill D. excitement
5. A. supply B. send C. stock D. store
6. A. applicable B. convenient C. available D. free
7. A. designs B. inventions C. exhibits D. appearances
8. A. special B. peculiar C. specific D. particular
9. A. attendance B. presence C. being D. company
10. A. spectators B. onlookers C. viewers D. listeners
11. A. want B. appeal C. pressure D. desire
12. A. famous B. favourite C. popular D. approved

II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each
gap
SWIMMING
Swimming is generally considered to be (0) one of the best ways of exercising the whole body without risk
of injury. According to health experts, it can also ease back pain and even reduce blood pressure. There is
only one problem: to enjoy all the benefits of swimming, you (1) have ____________ to do it properly. (2)
____________ you visited your local swimming pool and just watched, you might be surprised to see (3)
if
____________
how badly many people swim. Poor technique may result from a number of factors including
anxiety, the swimmer's lack (4) ____________
of body awareness, or just a concern about (5) ____________
getting
their hair wet. What's (6) ____________, swimming techniques do not always improve with practice.
more
(7) ____________
on into
the contrary, once people have fallen (8) ____________ bad habits, they tend to be
stuck with them.

But help is at hand. For all those keen to learn to swim properly, and so (9) ____________
take advantage of all
the health benefits, there is now something known as the Shaw Method, developed by a former competitive
swimmer, Steven Shaw. Shaw encourages people to think about their swimming technique and to
concentrate on things (10) ____________
like breathing correctly and making (11) ____________
sure that arm and
leg movements work together (12) ____________ than against each other.
rather

III. You are going to read an article about four sportsmen. For the following questions, choose
from the sportsmen (A-D). The sportsmen may be chosen more than once.

Which sportsman mentions

a time-consuming aspect of being well known in his sport? 1. ________

C

a career opportunity resulting from an achievement in sport? 2. ________

B

the financial advantages of success in his sport? 3. ________

B

A
a good result that went largely unnoticed? 4. ________

the importance of having a social life outside sport? 5. ________

C

enjoying a change of scene when training? A

6. ________

D
difficulties in a relationship resulting from his lifestyle? 7. ________

enjoying being recognised by people in the street? 8. ________

D

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attracting attention for things not directly connected to the sport? C
9. ________

C
not finding the idea of fame attractive? 10. _______
A
regretting having to turn down invitations? 11. _______

the advantages and disadvantages of supporters coming to watch the sport? 12. _______
D

B
the time of day he has to go training? 13. _______

A
disappointment at not getting help as a result of an achievement? 14. _______

D
a feeling that his sporting career will be relatively short? 15. _______

DEDICATED TO THEIR SPORTS

Four young sports stars talk about their lives.

A. DARIUS (RUNNER)
I’ve always been sporty. I played a bit of everything at one time, but I was best at football and athletics.
When I was 14, I had a trial for a professional football club, but eventually I decided to go down the athletics
route instead. My biggest moment came when I got to compete for my country in the youth team and got a
medal. It did not result in much media attention, though, which was a shame. I’d been hoping some
sponsorship would come out of it, because the training doesn't come cheap. I train at home all winter and
then go away for three weeks, usually Florida, before the season starts. It's good fun - there are great
athletics facilities there and the nightlife’s great, too. You've got to be really disciplined, though. If friends
ask me to go out the night before training, I have to say no. I wish I didn't, but dedication pays in this sport.
The main goal for me is to get to the next Olympics - that would be fantastic.

B. GABRIEL (SURFER)
The surfing community is small, so you get to meet the same guys wherever you compete. Professional
surfers are very serious and often the best waves are early in the morning, so if you're really going to get
anywhere, you have to cut out late-night parties altogether. I don't mind that so much, but I do love having a
lie-in, and I usually have to give that up too. But it's worth it because without that kind of dedication I might
not have won the National Championships last year. I make sure that a big night out follows any win. If -
there's cash involved in the winnings, I’ll go away somewhere really nice. And, of course, the sacrifices are
worth it in the long run because winning that championship meant I got picked to present a surfing series
on TV. I guess I'm a bit of a celebrity now.

C. DIETER (YACHT RACER)

With five lads on a boat together, you have a good laugh. We're very traditional and we always celebrate a
win in great style. lt's been said that we act a bit childishly when we're out, but we don't actively go looking
for media coverage. Sometimes the reporters actually seem more concerned about where you go out
celebrating and what you get up to there than about where you came in the race. I'm away for eight months
of the year, so it's great to get back, go out with my mates from other walks of life and do the things they
do. You can't live, eat and breathe the sport all the time - it's not healthy. I'm known within the world of
sailing, but fortunately I can count the number of times I've been recognised in the street on the fingers of
one hand. I'd hate to become some sort of celebrity. I get a lot of nice letters from people wanting signed
pictures, though. It may take ages, but I reply to everyone. It would be cheeky to complain, even if it does
take a bit of organising.

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D. TOMAS (TENNIS PLAYER)
It's always a great thing to walk on court and feel that the crowd's behind you. At the last tournament,
though, it all got a bit crazy with people crowding around. Despite that, I have to admit that I do still get
quite a thrill out of being seen by fans when I'm out shopping or something. It has its downside though. My
last girlfriend didn't like it if I got too much attention from female fans. The thing is, tennis players have to
travel quite a lot, and in the end, that's why we split up, I guess. That was hard, but you've got to make
sacrifices in any sport; you've got to be serious and professional. Actually, it doesn't really bother me too
much. I'm content to concentrate on my game now and catch up on the other things in life once I've retired,
because, after all, that comes pretty early in this sport.