MOCK TEST N0 1
Time allotted: 90 minutes
SECTION A: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
PART 1: Questions 1-15: Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided. (1.5 pts.)
1. Organizers were forced to cancel the event ______ the extremely hot weather.
A. in view of
B. on account of
C. in place of
D. in spite of
2. They have decided to raise the prices because of higher labor ______.
A. charges
B. incomes
C. costs
D. spends
3. Now that the children are old enough to fend ______ themselves, we can go away on holiday by
ourselves.
A. for
B. to
C. of
D. with
4. The thick fog ______ out any possibility of our plane taking off before morning.
A. ruled
B. struck
C. stamped
D. crossed
5. My new pair of glasses cost me ______ the last pair I bought last year.
A. more three times than
B. as much three times as
C. more than three times
D. three times as much as
6. Its true Jack can be very critical. He is always ______ aspersions on everyone else’s ability to run the
business.
A. putting
B. casting
C. drawing
D. applying
7. The final decision has already been taken, so there’s no use in your ______ the toss.
A. arguing
B. disapproving
C. dismissing
D. quarrelling
8. What the secretary says doesn’t necessarily ______ much weight, but you should never disobey your
director's instructions.
A. play
B. carry
C. hold
D. mean
9. She would have been fined for leaving her car in the wrong place, hadn’t the policeman decided to
______ the rules on that single occasion.
A. leave
B. skip
C. quit
D. bend
10. After a heavy meal and three glasses of wine, I ______ in front of the telly.
A. dozed off
B. dropped out
C. dropped away
D. dozed away
11. The fire ______ because we didn’t put enough wood on it.
A. died off
B. died out
C. went off
D. went away
12. We ______ this movie. There’s no time to move to another cinema.
A. should have watched B. are likely to watch
C. might as well watch D. are watching
13. ______ her fiction describes women in unhappy marriages.
A. Many of
B. A large number of
C. A great volume of
D. Much of
14. They’ve suggested many solutions, ______ are feasible, in my opinion.
A. neither of which
B. none of them
C. none of which
not any of them
15. If we had a race, he’d win ______.
A. from hands to mouth B. hands down
C. an old hand
D. hands up
Your answers:
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15.
PART 2: Questions 16-25: Complete the following sentences by changing the form of the word in
capitals. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (1.0 pt.)
16. She ______ the qualities of a good leader. (EXAMPLE)
17. He made several wrong ______ about women. (GENERAL)
18. Nowadays almost everything can be ______ thanks to the use of technology. (COMPUTER)
19. The ______ of natural resources is becoming inadequate for the support of increasing population.
(PLACE)
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20. Animals bred in ______ would probably not survive if they were released into the wild. (CAPTURE)
21. We hope our work will help to change popular ______ about disabled people. (CONCEPT)
22. This information cannot be ______ without authorization from a minister. (CLOSE)
23. She was so ______ about forgetting my birthday it was almost embarrassing. (APOLOGY)
24. The school year ended with ______ farewells to favorite teachers and best friends. (TEAR)
25. With their characteristic ______, they opened their house to over 50 guests. (HOSPITABLE)
Your answers:
16.
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25.
PART 3: Questions 26-35: There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (1.0 pt.)
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Traditionally, mental tests have been divided into two types. Achievement tests are designed to
measure acquiring skills and knowledge, particularly those that have been explicitness taught. The
proficiency exams required by few states for high school graduation are achievement tests. Aptitude
tests are designed and measure a person’s ability to acquire new skills but knowledge. For example,
vocation aptitude tests can help you decide whether you would do better like a mechanic or musician.
However, all mental tests are in some sense achievement tests because they assumption some sort of
past learning or experience with certainly objects, words, or situations. The difference between
achievement and aptitude tests is the degree and intention use.
Your answers:
Mistake
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Line
Correction
Mistake
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Correction
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PART 4: Questions 36-43: Complete the following passage by filling each blank with ONE suitable
word. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (0.8 point)
Planets beyond our solar system
Throughout history we have wondered about the possibility of life beyond the Earth. It is only in recent
years, however, that advances in technology (36) ______ revealed the existence of extrasolar planets (or
'exoplanets'); that is to say, planets (37) ______ orbit not our own Sun, but other stars in the universe. So
(38) ______, astronomers have identified a few thousand exoplanets, but believe that billions more exist.
Although many astronomers believe that a large number of planets in the universe are (39) ______ of
supporting some kind of living organism, whether or not life has developed on any of them is not (40)
______ known. An essential requirement for life is liquid water. (41) ______ a planet is to have liquid water
on its surface, its temperature must be (42) ______ too hot nor too cold. However, (43) ______ a planet,
other than the Earth, has yet to be discovered.
Your answers:
36.
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SECTION B: READING
PART 1: Questions 44-53: Read the passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (1.0 pt.)
NATURE’S CLOCK
Our biological clocks govern almost every aspect of our lives. Our sensitivity to stimuli varies over the
course of the day, and our ability to perform certain functions is subject to fluctuations. Consequently, there
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is a(n) (44) ______ time for tasks such as making decisions: around the middle of the day. Anything that
(45) ______ physical co-ordination, on the other hand, is best attempted in the early evening. What is (46)
______ there is a dramatic drop in performance if these activities are (47) ______ out at other times. The
risk of accident in a factory, for example, is 20% higher during the night (48) ______.
Primitive humans lived their lives in tune with the daily cycle of light and dark. Today we are (49)
______ convinced that we can impose schedules on our lives at will . Sooner or later, however, we pay a
(50) ______ for ignoring our natural rhythms. A good example is jet lag, caused when we confuse our
body’s biological clocks by (51) ______ several time zones. People suffering from jet lag can take several
days to adjust to new time zones, and have a reduced ability to make decisions, which is a worrying thought,
as serious errors of judgement can be made. And this may be just the (52) ______ of the iceberg. An
increasing (53) ______ of people suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a form of depression that
can be triggered by living in artificial conditions. SAD can be serious, and sufferers may even need to take
antidepressant drugs.
44. A. peak
B. summit
C. maximum
D. optimum
45. A. requests
B. demands
C. dictates
D. stipulates
46. A. more
B. else
C. different
D. up
47. A. made
B. done
C. carried
D. performed
48. A. labour
B. work
C. duty
D. shift
49. A. powerfully
B. firmly
C. steadily
D. highly
50. A. price
B. fine
C. fee
D. cost
51. A. landing
B. penetrating
C. crossing
D. travelling
52. A. peak
B. pinnacle
C. top
D. tip
53. A. amount
B. quantity
C. number
D. proportion
Your answers:
44.
45.
46
47.
48.
49.
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52.
53.
PART 2: Questions 54-63: Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to each
of the questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (1.0 pt.)
Amber is not a mineral but is used as, and called, a semiprecious stone. The oldest and most continuous
use of it is for decoration. Although it is ancient tree resin, amber is not fossilized in the most commonly
understood sense of the word. We often think of fossils as the remains of extinct organisms, like dinosaur
bones, and impressions of ferns, leaves, and insect wings in rocks. Unlike these kinds of fossils, which are
usually mineral replacements of the original structure, amber is entirely organic; its composition from the
original tree resin has changed little over millions of years. Even the inclusions of tiny organisms in amber
are strikingly intact. Exquisite preservation is a natural property of certain kinds of resins, although the
process is not completely understood.
Hundreds of deposits of amber occur around the world, most of them in trace quantities. Amber is
found in places where the hardened resin of various extinct plants is preserved, but special conditions are
required to preserve this substance over millions of years, and only occasionally has amber survived in
quantities large enough to be mined. Only about 20 such rich deposits of amber exist in the world, and the
deposits vary greatly in age. It is a common misconception that amber is derived exclusively from pine
trees; in fact, amber was formed by various conifer trees (only a few of them apparently related to pines), as
well as by some tropical broad-leaved trees.
Amber is almost always preserved in a sediment that collected at the bottom of an ancient lagoon or
river delta at the edge of an ocean or sea. The specific gravity of solid amber is only slightly higher than that
of water; although it does not float, it is buoyant and easily carried by water (amber with bubbles is even
more buoyant). Thus, amber would be carried downriver with logs from fallen amber-producing trees and
cast up as beach drift on the shores or in the shallows of a delta into which the river empties. Over time,
sediments would gradually bury the wood and resin. The resin would become amber, and the wood a
blackened, charcoal-like substance called lignite.
54. The passage mainly discusses the ______.
A. difference between amber and mineral fossils
B. places where amber can be found
C. various characteristics of amber
D. types of trees that produced amber
55. Why does the author mention dinosaur bones in the first paragraph?
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A. To emphasize the age of fossils
B. To explain why there are more mineral replacement fossils than organic fossils
C. To compare them with amber as a different type of fossil
D. To give an example of an object in which amber is commonly found
56. The word “intact” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. beautiful
B. unusual
C. obvious
D. unchanged
57. The word “trace” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. unknown
B. decreasing
C. somewhat similar
D. very small
58. According to the second paragraph, which of the following is true about deposits of amber?
A. There is a limited number of large deposits of amber in the world.
B. Most deposits contain large quantities of amber specimens.
C. The major amber deposits were formed at approximately the same time.
D. The deposits were formed primarily by tropical broad-leaved trees.
59. The word “misconception” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. false belief
B. known fact
C. scientific theory
D. subject of debate
60. The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. deposits
B. broad-leaved
C. conifer trees
D. pine trees
61. The word “bury” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. cover
B. color
C. fill
D. damage
62. It can be inferred from the passage that amber is most commonly used ______.
A. to determine the age of other ancient materials that are found with it
B. as jewelry
C. to compare the characteristics of living trees to those of ancient trees
D. to preserve fossil impressions
63. Which of the following is NOT true of amber?
A. It is composed of an organic material.
B. It is basically the same as it was millions of years ago.
C. It may contain the remains of tiny animals.
D. It is made by a process of mineral replacement
Your answers:
54.
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56.
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63.
PART 3: Questions 64-70: You are going to read a newspaper article about a little-known sport called korfball.
Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A—H the one which fits each
gap (64-70). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided. (0.7 pt.)
IT’S NOT A BASKET OR A NET, IT’S A KORF
In 1996 korfball celebrated its fiftieth birthday in London with a special match - and very few people noticed.
(64) ______. In 1920 the game was demonstrated at the Olympic Games in Belgium and in 1946 Dutch players
demonstrated the game for the first time in the UK. Although it became established in south-east London, its
development was very limited. However, in the last fifteen years the development of korfball has been very impressive
worldwide. (65) ______. Interestingly, most of these centres are in university towns.
(66) ______. In order to describe it to the vast majority who have never heard of the game, it is best defined as a mixture
of basketball and netball. The pitch is rectangular and measures 40 metres by 20 metres indoors or 60 metres by 30
metres on grass, and is divided into two like a football pitch. (67) ______.
There are eight players in a team; two men and two women play in defence and the same numbers in attack, but after
every two goals - scored by either team - the players change divisions, and roles: attackers become defenders and
defenders become attackers. (68) ______. Since it is very much a team game, to succeed at the top level individuals
require balance, speed and the ability to think ahead and move into space.
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The most recent world championship was held in India in 1995, and internationally korfball is established in more than
fifty countries. It has recently been given full membership of the Olympic movement, and in magazines there have been
articles about the game in various countries from Australia to Russia, South Africa to the USA. (69) ______.
It may have taken a very long time to lay the foundations of the game, but with Olympic recognition perhaps in the nottoo-distant future, korfball seems set to expand. (70) ______.
Missing sentences:
A
Play, therefore, can continue when a shot is missed.
B
The game was adapted by a Dutch teacher in a mixed school in Amsterdam. from a game he saw
being played in southern Sweden in 1902.
C
In Taiwan the game even receives government funding.
D
If you touch the lines around your division, you are breaking the rules.
E
The day may then come when people stop asking, You play what?'
F
Players are not allowed to run with the ball so the use of space and movement away from your
opponent are important.
G
By definition korfball must be played by mixed teams and is a handball game of speed and immense
variety.
H
Moreover in 1987 a national league was formed in the UK which now attracts around 4,000 players
in more than thirty centres.
Your answers:
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
PART 4: You are going to read an article in which people talk about turning their hobbies into
careers. For questions 71-80, choose from the sections of the article (A-F). Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (1.0 pt.)
In which section of the article are the following mentioned?
71. _ the pleasure of teaching young people
72. _ valuable experience gained from voluntary work
73. _ an enhanced appreciation of other people’s work
74. _ thoughts about the future
75. _ encouragement from a family member
76. _ advice from a specialist
77. _ finding an alternative leisure pursuit
78. _ the value of assessing one’s abilities objectively
79. _ an unexpected talent for a particular job
80. __ a feeling of apprehension before making a major change
TURNING A HOBBY INTO A CAREER
It may seem idealistic or risky to exchange one’s regular job for the uncertainty of earning your living
from a hobby-but more and more people are attempting to do just that.
A
I had piano lessons when I was young, and I did have some talent. But it soon became obvious I’d never
be good enough for a career on the concert stage. In a way, I was lucky. If I hadn’t realised early on that
I’d never make it as a performer, I probably would have carried on dreaming that my big break would
come. As it is, I became a music teacher instead, and in my free time I started to dabble in the technical
side of music production. Then an aunt died, leaving me some cash, and I suddenly realised I could
finally set up my own recording studio! Of course, there is a downside to turning a hobby into a career.
I love my job so much that I used to work seven days a week, but after a while I realised I was getting
burnt out —you need to switch off occasionally. My job has definitely added depth to the way I listen to
music; now I can really understand why someone's using a certain technique or piece of equipment.
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B
I studied medicine, but when I finished medical school I had a sort of crisis. I suddenly knew I couldn’t
go on with it! I have been an awful doctor. But I was keen on amateur dramatics and I enjoyed putting
on plays at the local youth centre, especially coaching budding actors. So I started wondering if I could
make a living from teaching drama. A friend suggested I should set up as a freelance teacher and offer
acting lessons for children. It was tricky and at first, I couldn't work out how to find customers who
would pay for their children to attend the kind of courses I wanted to run. Then someone at an
organisation called Business Link, which helps people set up their own businesses, suggested
advertising on the Internet! I was contacted by a surprising number of interested people, and five years
down the line I’m doing all right. The classes themselves aren't terribly lucrative, but I supplement my
income by giving talks to amateur dramatics societies, writing articles for magazines and organising
trips to see shows in London. It’s not a bad life.
C
When I left college I started working in a bank, but my heart was never really in it. The problem was
partly the environment: I don’t like working in an office. I’m more of an outdoor person — and I’d
always been crazy about surfing. Well, one summer while I was in Cornwall on holiday, I got chatting
to the owner of a surf shop. He said he wanted to sell up and I jumped at the chance to buy the business
from him! Looking back, I can see how lucky I was. It’s incredibly difficult to set up a shop like that
from scratch. Besides, being such an avid surfer myself, I assumed a lot of other people must share that
interest — which isn’t the case! Obvious when you think about it, but it took me a while to realise what
a naive attitude that was. Now that I’ve learnt the ropes, I’m thinking either of expanding — more
shops, managers and so on — or diversifying, perhaps producing my own surf boards! I actually think
the second option is more likely because it’s a subject which interests me a lot.
D
I’d always been a serious amateur photographer, and when I left school I wanted a job that would allow
me a lot of free time for my hobby. So I got a job as a waiter, working evenings only. Around that time
I also offered to help my uncle out in his studio. He was a professional photographer, and I’d go along
at the weekends and act as general unpaid dogsbody. I got an insight into the business, which made me
wonder whether I too could earn a living from photography. So I saved, set myself up as a professional
photographer and tried to survive solely on my earnings from selling pictures. However, after a while I
realised it simply wasn’t going to happen. So I swallowed my pride and got some work as a sales
representative for one of the big camera manufacturers, which takes me round the country to trade fairs
and so on, demonstrating the latest equipment. I’m doing quite well in that line of work, although I’ve
noticed one odd thing: now that my hobby is my work, more or less, I’ve had to find another way to
switch off. In fact, I’ve taken up fishing.
E
My first job was with an insurance company, but I was hardly a model employee. I loathed my job, and
instead of selling insurance, I used to wander around the city’s numerous art galleries. I have no creative
talent of my own, but I can recognise it in the work of others. I soon picked up quite a lot of knowledge
about contemporary art. Then one day I got talking to the manager of an art gallery. She mentioned a
new gallery that was going to be opened and suggested I apply for the job of manager. At first, I was
doubtful, but I realised I had nothing to lose, so I applied and was asked to go for an interview. I think
the fact that I was so obviously crazy about art impressed the owners. To my surprise, I’ve turned out to
be quite a good saleswoman. Of course, most people come into the gallery just to look around, but when
someone shows an interest in one of the works on show, I don’t immediately start to persuade them to
buy it. I just chat about the work and what makes it interesting to me. People feel reassured when they
sense your enthusiasm.
F
I wanted to study graphic design when I left school, but I didn’t have good enough grades to go on to art
school. Instead, I got a job in a garage, and for the next ten years I worked as a car mechanic. But while
I was working, I did some evening courses in industrial design and got lots of books on the subject. I
was interested in the practical side of construction, too: I even built a car of my own from spare parts.
Then I got the idea of building a bike — a four-wheel delivery bike — and the next thing I knew, my
wife was urging me to set up my own company! I had to take a very deep breath before I finally took
the plunge. I’d done my best to prepare for it, taking a course in business management in my spare time,
and I knew I’d be working longer hours for less money, at least at first. The big difficulty was the
uncertainty of not knowing how much would be coming in each month. And things were pretty tough
for the first few years, although I never regretted it. Looking back, I can see that I underestimated the
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amount of paperwork I’d have to do. I somehow thought I could just concentrate on the nice stuff —
designing!
Your answers:
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
PART III: WRITING
PART 1: Questions 81-85: For each of the questions below, write the second sentence so that it is similar
in meaning to the original sentence, using the given word. Do not change the word given. (1.0 pt.)
81. “I don’t want you driving at night,” Anne told John. (RATHER)
Anne told John that she ________________________________________ at night.
82. The two situations are completely different. (COMMON)
The two situations don’t ________________________________________ each other.
83. If you work without a break, you are more likely to make an error. (PRONE)
Working ________________________________________ error.
84. It was only when I heard the full story that I realized I had been cheated. (TAKEN)
Not ______________________________________________________________________________.
85. You will have to work late tonight in order to finish the project. (OIL)
You will have to ________________________________________ the project.
PART 2: Questions 86-90: Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the
same. (1.0 pt.)
86. The celebration will be held inside the building of a local museum.
The celebration ________________________________________ inside the building of a local museum.
87. Judy always finds it easy to talk to people she doesn’t know well.
Judy never ________________________________________ to people she doesn’t know well.
88. Your warning helped prevent my failure in the test.
Had it ________________________________________, I would have failed in the test.
89. As I listened to the music on repeated occasions, my respect for the composer increased.
The more ________________________________________ the composer I felt.
90. The staff hated Frank’s new policies so intensely that they went on strike.
So intense ________________________________________ went on strike.
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