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MOCKTEST
Date: 30/5/2018

I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. I’m afraid that the herring we had for dinner has given me _______.

A. sickness B. indisposition C. infection D. indigestion

2. This lime juice needs _______ before you can drink it.

A. diluting B. dissolving C. softening D. watering

3. It must be true. I heard it straight from the _______ mouth.

A. dog’s B. horse’s C. camel’s D. cat’s

4. The facilities at many schools today are still _______ inadequate.

A. sadly B. woefully C. regrettably D. grimly

5. His laziness at work made him _______ with his workmate.

A. improper B. disliked C. unpopular D. unappealing

6. Although he’s shy, it certainly hasn’t _______ his career in any way.

A. restricted B. obstructed C. cramped D. impeded

7. She used the map to discover where she was in _______ to her surroundings.

A. connection B. affinity C. relation D. reference

8. You can’t always depend on _______ on time.

A. the trains’ arriving B. the trains to arrive

C. the arriving of trains D. the train that arriving

9. You’d _______ that clock fixed; it hasn’t worked for over a week now.

A. rather have B. better have C. rather had D. have

10. The picking of the fruit, _______, takes about a week.

A. whose work they receive no money.

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B. as they receive no money for that work

C. for which work they receive no money

D. they receive no money for it

11. If I don’t write you a note to say you have a doctor’s appointment, the teacher will
think you are playing ________.

A. the fool B. truant C. for time D. hard to get

12. Exercise tends to _______ the effects of old age.

A. waylay B. run down C. set back D. offset

13. There’s an old saying, “It’s the double gins that cause the _______.”

A. crossed eyes B. double chins C. flat feet D. knock knees

14. It’s a good area for shopping. All the shops are within easy _______.

A. approach B. arrival C. neighbourhood D. reach

15. The big new supermarket on the outskirts of town does a _______ trade.

A. crying B. roaring C. screaming D. shouting

16. Sport provides an _______ for a teenager’s feeling of aggression or frustration.

A. overflow B. outlet C. exit D. exhaust

17. She was caught cheating in the race. _______, she was disqualified.

A. Explicitly B. Accordingly C. Equally D. Fundamentally

18. Alice was not sure which profession to enter, but finally _______ for medicine.

A. opted B. chose C. accepted D. selected

19. Jane handed in the test and awaited the results _______.

A. with bated breath B. out of breath

C. under her breath C. in the same breath

20. Burglar alarms on cars and houses may act as a _______ to the casual thief.

A. prevention B. precaution C. stopper D. deterrent

21. My friend eventually decided to quit her job, _______ upset me a lot

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A. that B. what C. which D. who

22. Sales began the year at 30,000 units in January and increased slightly ________ 2,000
units in February.

A. by B. to C. in D. at

23. John: “Our teacher, Mr. Jones, is not very flexible. He always requires us to submit
his assignments on time.”

Jack: “ _________. He should know that we have to learn many subjects.”

A. I can’t disagree with you more B. I can’t agree with you more

C. That can be true D. I am not with you here

24. _____ Mississippi River flows into _____ Gulf of Mexico in _______ state of
Louisiana.

A. - / the / the B. The / the / the C. The / - / - D. - / - / -

25. You _______ then ; otherwise , the policeman wouldn’t have stopped you .

A. could have been speeding B. must have been speeding

C. might have been speeding D. ought to have been speeding

26. We cannot judge a person simply on the ______ of his education.

A. theory B. condition C. basis D. principle

27. The number of learners not large; therefore, a number of headphones

available to them in the lab

A. are - is B. is - are C. are - are D. is – is

28. He apologized me not having come to my birthday party

A. to – for B. Ø – for C. to - on D. with – for

29. When friends insist on ______ expensive gifts, it makes most people uncomfortable.

A. them to accept B. they accepting C. their accepting D. they accept

30. By the time Brown’s daughter graduates, __________ retired.

A. he B. he has C. he’ll being D. he’ll have

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II. CLOZE TEST

i. GUIDED CLOZE TEST

Choose a word or phrase that best fits each space in the following passage:

Research has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to
school do not eat (1)____ in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to (2)___
meals at lunchtime. Children can (3)___ to bring their own food or have lunch at the
school canteen.

One shocking (4)___ of this research is that school meals are much healthier than
lunches prepared by parents. There are strict (5)___ for the preparations of school
meals, which have include one (6)___ of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a
dairy item and starchy food like break or pasta. Lunchboxes (7)___ be researchers
contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children (8)___ twice as much sugar
as they should at lunchtime.

The research will provide a better (9)___ of why the percentage of overweight students
in Britain has (10)___ in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot (11)____
parents, but it can remind them of the (12)___ value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small
changes in their children’s diet can (13)___ their future health. Children can easily
develop bad eating (14)___ at this age, and parents are the only ones who can (15)____
it.

1. A. appropriately B. properly C. probably D. possibly

2. A take B provide C make D do
3. A prefer B offer C prepare D choose
4. A finding B number C figure D outcome
5. A standards B procedures C conditions D regulations
6. A piece B portion C helping D amount
7. A examined B eaten C taken D investigated
8. A take B contain C consume D use
9. A view B knowledge C understanding D opinion
10. A increased B expanded C raised D added
11. A criticize B instruct C order D tell
12. A nutritional B healthy C mental D physical
13. A kill B effect C destroy D affect

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14. A behaviors B styles C attitudes D habits
15. A prevent B cancel C stop D delay

ii. OPEN CLOZE TEST

Supply each blank with one suitable word.

Illiteracy is the condition of being (1) to read and write. Illiteracy is also (2) to
describe the condition of being ignorant or unknowledgeable in a particular
subject or field. Computer illiteracy is (3) inability to use a computer programming
language. Most of us (4) use computers know how to send emails, or how to
create a new folder.
But we know (5) about programming languages, the artificial languages used to
write instructions that can be executed by a computer. Even in technologically (6)
countries, a very small percentage of computer users are able to read or write this
kind of computer language. Should we (7) the effort to learn a computer
language, especially when these are so complicated? The answer is (8) . Because
of computer illiteracy, users are at the (9) of software manufacturers. Our
society becomes more dependent on information (10)
, and in a few years’ (11) reading and writing a computer language
will be as essential (12) using a human language. Computer users will not be able to
survive (13) __ they know the code – the set of detailed instructions that tell a
computer what to do. In the____(14), survival
and professional success will presuppose knowing everything about the machines
we (15) with

III. READING
Read the text below and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Passage 1:
Getting the best out of our children
There is a strange paradox to the success of the Asian education model. On the one
hand, class sizes are huge by western standards with on average between 30 and 40
students per class in countries like Japan and Korea. On the other hand, school
children in developed Asian economies rank among the highest in the world for
academic achievement in the areas of science and mathematics. Especially on
standardised tests. Meanwhile, British secondary school students fail to shine in
conditions most educational researchers would say are far more likely to help them
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Why do Asian students seem to perform so well then? Is it their legendary discipline?
Certainly, classroom management seems to be a whole lot easier in places like Korea,
and perhaps lessons are more effective as a direct consequence. After all, we are only
too aware of the decline in discipline standards in our own school; belligerent and
disrespectful students appear to be the norm these days. Teacher in Britain seem
powerless to control what happens any more. Surely this situation cannot create a very
effective learning environment, so perhaps the number of students is far less relevant
than is the manner in which they conduct themselves.
But there are other factors to consider, too. Korea students spend a lot more time with
their teachers. It seems logical to suggest, therefore, that they might form stronger
bonds and greater trust, and that Korea teachers, in understanding their pupils better,
might be able to offer them respect as well, so Korea students are probably less likely
to ignore their teachers’ advice.
Then there is the home environment. The traditional family unit still remains relatively
intact in Korea. Few children come from broken homes, so there is a sense of security,
safety and trust both at home and at school. In Britain meanwhile, one in every two
marriages fails and divorce rates are sky high. Perhaps children struggle to cope with
unstable family conditions and their only way to express their frustration is by
misbehaving at school. Maybe all this delinquent behaviour we are complaining about
is just a cry for help and a plea for attention.
But while the Japanese, Korea and Asian models generally do seem to produce
excellent results, the statistics don’t tell the whole truth. Asian students tend to put
their education before literally everything else. They do very few extracurricular
activities and devote far more time to their studies than their British peers. And this
begs the question: is all that extra effort justified for a few extra percentage points in
some meaningless international student performance survey? So Asian students are on
average 3-5% better at maths than Britons - big deal! What is their quality of life like?
Remember, school days are supposed to be the best, are they not?
There has been a lot of attention and praise given to these Asian models and their
‘impressive’ statistics of late. And without question, some of this praise is justified, but
it seems to be a case of two extremes in operation here. At one end, there is the
discipline and unbelievably hard work ethic of the Asian students – success in
education before all else. At comparison, but at least they DO have the free time to
enjoy their youth and explore their interests. Is either system better outright? Or is it
perhaps about time we stopped comparing and started trying to combine the best bits
of both, so that we can finally offer our students a balanced, worthwhile education? We

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are not just dealing with statistics; never forget that every statistic is a little human
being somewhere who desperately needs our help and guidance – who deservers it.

Question 1: What does the writer mean when he says there is a ‘paradox’ in the Asian
education model?
A.There are too many students in each class.
B.Larger classes are expected to lead to poorer results but they do not
C.Asian students outperform their peers in other countries.
D.Class sizes in Asia are much smaller in other parts of the world.
Question 2: British secondary school students .
A. do better on standardised tests B. have larger class sizes
C. fail at school more than they succeed D. enjoy better classroom conditions
Question 3: What does the writer suggest might make lessons in Korean schools more
successful than Britain?
A. stricter classroom discipline B. better school Boards of Management
C. More effectively lesson planning D. better teachers
Question 4: What can be inferred from the utterance ‘perhaps the number of students
is far less relevant than is the manner in which they conduct themselves’?
A.Class size does not affect student performance.
B.Class size is important to maintaining control.
C.How students behave might be more important than class size.
D.How teachers conduct classes affects student performance.
Question 5: The traditional family unit .
A.is unstable in Korea due to conditions in the home
B.is bad for children that come from broken homes
C.is disappearing in Korea due to high divorce rates
D.is more common in Korea than in Britain
Question 6: According to the writer, Asian students .
A.focus too much on recreational activities
B.don’t allow themselves much time to relax and have fun
C.don’t have as good a work ethic as British ones
D.make a big deal of their good results
Question 7: What are the ‘two extremes’ mentioned in the last paragraph?
A.good discipline and a hard work ethic
B.success and failure
C.carelessness and indiscipline
D.neglecting school and neglecting free time

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Question 8: Which conclusion about the two education systems discussed would the
author most probably agree with?
A. Neither system is perfect. B. Both systems are quite satisfactory.
C. The Asian system is obviously better. D. The British system is too strict

IV. WORD FORMATION

Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms from the words given.
1. Such a kind man would never hurt his friend’s feelings. (INTEND)
2. The scenery along the coast was . (BREATHE)
3. Because of a car , she didn't get to the airport in time for her flights. (BREAK)
4. The need assistance from the whole society. (POVERTY)
5. Her bedroom is decorated with her favorite souvenirs from her trips. (PLEASE)
6. We are offering many special price on printers this month. (REDUCE)
7. Students hate their classmates who get treatment from their teachers. (PREFER)
8. Explosives are weapons. (DIE)
9. Three of the tried to escape through the window. (CAPTURE)
10. We were all surprised at her to help. (REFUSE)

V. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.
1. Thanks to her mother's encouragement, she entered the beauty contest.
Had it _________________________________________________________________.

2. She’ll probably pass the high school entrance examination. (STANDS)

_________________________________________________________.
3. She was just as good as they had thought.
She quite definitely came _____________________________________.

4. The “environmentally friendly” label on this product is misleading.

Despite what is printed _______________________________________.

5. She was afraid to scream because she didn’t want to wake up the neighbors. (FEAR)

6. When you arrive, you will be met by the Head of the Sales Department.
On ________________________________________________________.

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7. People estimate that the company manufactured more than 5,000 small planes last
year.
Morethan5,000small planes _______________________________________________.

8. There have been fewer people who consume Chinese products. (DECREASE)

9. They brought me two laptops, but neither worked satisfactorily. (WHICH)

10. Do phone us when you arrive at the airport, even if it's very late.
However _________________________________________________________________.

VI. ERROR IDENTIFICATION

1. (a)Tropical forests exist (b)close to the equator, (c)which both high temperature
and (d)abundant rainfall occur all year round.
2. The Smiths are very proud(a) of that (b)their son always gets high marks (c)in his
(d)courses.
3. We called the baseball park (a)up to ask (b)that when the game was (c)scheduled
to begin that (d)afternoon.
4. The American Indians (a)killed the buffalo (b)only when (c)necessity to obtain
food, (d)clothing and shelter.
5. Some relatives (a)of mine like (b)staying at their cabin (c)on Lake Omega every
summer (d) holidays.

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