MOCK TEST 28

LISTENING:
PART 1: You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer which fits best
according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract. (Track 1)

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PART 2: You will hear a tour guide talking to a group of visitors outside an historic country house.
For questions 7-14, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. (track 2)

PART 3: You will hear an interview with a woman called Carol Jones, who cycled around the world.
For questions 15-20, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.
(Track 3)

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PART 4: You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about the experience of winning
a competition. (Track 4)

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PHONETICS
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. dosage B. carriage C. voyage D. teenage
2. A. caught B. naughty C. draught D. caution
3. A. pleasure B. measure C. ensure D. leisure
4. A. surname B. sure C. surplus D. surface
5. A. moustache B. machinery C. champagne D. championship

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. questionable B. inferior C. criticise D. miserable
7. A. magnificent B. photography C. advantageous D. proverbial
8. A. salamander B. sanatorium C. sanitarium D. Saturation
9. A. refugee B. decisive C. catastrophe D. committee
10. A. comprehend B. entertain C. develop D. introduce

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Part 1. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
PART 5: Collocations and idioms: Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. I don’t believe you. You’re having me _________.
A. with B. on C. off D. about
2. It is quite clearly _________ down that only amateurs can take part.
A. lived B. made C. laid D. put
3. I’d just like to consult my father before I _________ myself to a decision.
A. make B. drive C. commit D. have
4. He laid _________ all his savings on that venture which fortunately succeeded.
A. aside B. off C. down D. out
5. I ________ quite a lot of money when my grandfather died.
A. came into B. looked into C. took off D. let down
6. Becca had to pull _________ of the race when she sprained her ankle.
A. out B. down C. off D. up
7. They had wanted it to be a surprise but the plan didn’t come _________.
A. on B. out C. off D. up
8. Learning English isn’t so difficult once you _________.
A. get down to it B. get off it C. get on it D. get down with it
9. Could you please refrain _________ smoking in the lecture hall?
A. from B. back C. to D. with
10. Roger dabbled ________ painting for a while, but recently he has given up.
A. with B. in C. on D. for
11. One’s fingerprints are ________ other person.
A. different from B. different from any C. differ from any D. different from those of any
12. My father ________ when he found out that I’d damaged the car.
A. hit the roof B. saw pink elephants C. made my blood boil D. brought the house down
13. I caught the last bus by the skin of my ______.
A. mouth B. leg C. neck D. teeth
14. The news of his death was like a bolt ________.
A. from the black B. from the white C. from the red D. from the blue
15. She takes her exams next week, so she’s burning _________.
A. the midnight oil B. the candle at both ends C. her fingers D. her boats
16. We went out for a meal to _________ our friendship.
A. cement B. draw C. stick D. tie
17. Jack turned the last corner and ________ for the finishing line.
A. approached B. arrrived C. waited D. headed
18. Let him cool his ________ for a while; that’ll teach him to be so rude.

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A. hearts B. heels C. heads D. legs
19. It _________ Mary you saw last night because she’s been out of town for a week.
A. will not have been B. wasn’t to have been C. should not have been D. can’t have been
20. She asked the film star for his __________ on the back of her table napkin.
A. sign B. autograph C. seal D. biography
21. A number of policemen ________ among the dead and ________.
A. was/ wounding B. were/wounding C. were/wounded D. was/wounded
22. It would have been a much more serious accident ________ fast at the time.
A. had she been driving B. was she driving
C. she had driven D. she drove
23. Paul’s been in Alice’s bad _______ ever since he offended her at the party.
A. eyes B. books C. likes D. treats
24. It was imperative for the authorities to _________ the epidemic.
A. succeed B. localise C. spread D. define
25. Misuse of the world’s resources is one of the _________ issues of our times.
A. buring B. heating C. tiring D. boiling
26. He had never acted before, but he __________ to the task and gave a very convincing performance.
A. rose B. arose C. aroused D. raised
27. Your face looks red. You’ve really _________ the sun, haven’t you?
A. caught B. had C. made D. owned
28. I was passing their house, so I _________ Claire and Michael.
A. came up with B. got on with C. dropped in D. dropped in on
29. It has been proposed that we ____________ the topic.
A. do not change B. not change C. didn’t change D. can’t change
30. Look! There’s no point in trying to overturn the decision. It’s all _________.
A. chop and change B. tooth and nail C. head and shoulder D. cut and dried

Part 2. Think of ONE word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.
1. _________

2. _________

3. _________

4. _________

5. _________

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Part 3. Fill the gaps below with the appropriate set phrase from the give list, changing the form where
necessary
fall into line vote with somebody’s feet drive a wedge between
carry the can can’t get a word in edgeways come out of … shell
wishful thinking bandy words the last straw
put somebody’s foot in it make head or tail turn over a new leaf
call the shots self-fufilling prophecy on the house

1.I’m fed up with ___________ every time something goes wrong in our department.
2.Anthony has really ________ his _________since he started university. He’s become much more sociable.
3.It’s ____________ to assume that the company is going to adopt all our proposals.
4.You’d better ask Sandra what we should do. She’s the one who ________ here.
5.If I were you I wouldn’t _____________ with him. He’s very unpredictable and might even be dangerous.
6.After forgetting where I had parked the car, and then discovering I’d got a parking ticket, the flat tyre was
really __________ .
7.They’ll all have to _________________ now. The new teacher doesn’t put up with any nonsense.
8.I can’t __________ of this exercise. Can you explain it to me?
9.I really ___________ my _____________ when I asked him whether he was enjoying his new job. I didn’t
know he’d already been sacked!
10.I’m not happy with my exam results. Starting next year I’m going to ________________ and work
harder.
11.Unemployment was so high that a large percentage of the workforce _______________ their
___________ and emigrated.
12.Don’t tell them they’re going to fail the exam. It may turn out to be a _____________ .
13.I don’t like talking to her on the phone because I _______________ .
14.You don’t have to pay for the coffee. It’s _____________ .
15.Why would he say such terrible things about me to my best friend? Is he trying to ___________ us?

Part 4. Complete the passage with the correct form of the given word.
DESERTS
Deserts constitute a (1) ___________ of the Earth’s land surface. FIVE
Most people think of them as being (2) __________ wastes FEATURE
covered with (3) ___________ hot sand, but in fact many are strewn BLAZE
with rocks, and some Asian deserts lie at such high altitudes that they are
often cold.
Life in the desert is a constant struggle and only the (4) __________ of HARDY
animals manage to survive. Most of the smaller creatures burrow
(5) __________ to protect themselves from the sun, then come out GROUND
at night to search for food and (6) __________. MOIST
Deserts are far from static. The sand dunes shift (7) ____________, END
blown by the wind. Parts of some deserts have been changed by
(8) ___________ into green and fertile agricultural land. But, IRRIGATE
unfortunately, the reverse of this process is also taking place. Drought and
overgrazing are turning farmland into desert. The (9) _____________ of RAPID
this desertification in some parts of the world is cause for concern; indeed,
unless effective measures are taken soon, it’s won’t be just the mongoose,
the roadrunner and other small creatures that will have to be ever more
(10) _____________, but humankind as well. ADAPT

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READING
Part 1. Read the passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and (1) __________ to New York City when she
was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a
woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking (2) _________ to medical
schools, she was finally (3) _________ by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught in
a school and (4) __________ music lessons to earn money for her tuition.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to (5) __________ her education in Paris.
She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to (6) __________ the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own (7) _________ because she
was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, (8)
_________ to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first (9) _________
physician and (10) __________ her own hospital, she also established the first medical school for women.

Part 2. Read the passages carefully and then fill ONE suitable word in each gap.
TEXT 1
HARNESSING the WIND
The inhabitants of Windy Ridge (1) ____________ to generate their own electricity long (2) ____________
their part of the country was connected to the national grid. When they received visitors they (3)
____________ speak with real pride as they explained how their area (4) ____________ become modernised
long before less remote places by harnessing the power of the winds that constantly buffet the ridge.
Unfortunately, by the time Windy Ridge had (5) ____________ connected to the grid, much of the original
generating equipment (6) ____________ worn out and badly in (7) ____________ of replacement, so it was
simply abandoned.
Now, their descendants (8) ____________ woken up rove the quality of their lives and do something for the
environment by installing good quality modern wind turbines. The community council decided last year that
they were (9) ____________ to do this in as professional a manner as possible. Experts are (10)
____________ consulted at the moment. Although these consultations (11) ____________ have been in
progress for a year by the time this artcle is published, the council is reported to be on the point of (12)
____________ to a firm decision and work will start shortly (13) ____________ this has been announced.
Windy Ridge will be spending a lot of money over the next few months and will have to be patient (14)
____________ the new turbines have been installed, but (15) ____________ this time next year the residents
will be seeing a return on their investment.
TEXT 2
WHY TEACH HISTORY?
The teaching of history in secondary schools is a matter of continuing debate among educators and historians
(1) _______ . Those who argue in (2) _______ of learning history by rote are fortunately the last (3)
_______ a dying breed, but there are still many educators as well as parents (4) _______ lament the recent
decline of young people’s awareness of important historical events. Proponents of (5) _______ view
maintain that there is a body of knowledge about our collective past which must be handed (6) _______ from
one ganeration to the next.
Others, however, argue that skills such as analysis, critical thinking, research and writing are of greater value
to students in the long run. They also point (7) _______ that the very question of whose history should be
taught to secondary school students (8) _______ yet to be satisfactorily answered. Both the history of
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women and (9) _______ of minority groups have been overlooked in conventional history teaching, and
supporters of this latter view ask: “Isn’t (10) _______ history ours, as well?”
Part 3: Complete the passage with appropriae form of the words given in the box.

Part 4: Read the following passages and choose the best answer
Reading 1

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Reading 2

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WRITING
Part 1: Making as few changes as possible, rewrite each of the following sentences using the word given.
1. Linda was very nervous, which made her look like a bashful girl. CAME
 Such ____________________________________________________________________.
2. As soos as the funds ran out, they had to abandon the scheme. PETERED
 The instant _______________________________________________________________.
3. Why did you reveal my plan to Kathy? BREATHED
 I’d ______________________________________________________________________.
4. David was responsible for the family business as soon as his father retired. CHARGE
 Scarcely __________________________________________________________________.
5. Your encouragement helped to make things less grievous after such a heavy loss. CUSHION
 It was ____________________________________________________________________.

Part 2: Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word given in bold so that it has the same
meaning as the original one.

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