Mock exam (grammar)
1. I wish
French as well as you do.
(a) I speak
(b) I spoke
2. I spent an enormous amount of money
(a) at
(c) I can speak (d) I would speak
my new car.
(b) in
(c) about
(d) on
(c) can’t
(d) shouldn’t
pay for this information. It’s free.
3. You
(a) mustn’t
4. She
(b) don’t have to
her mail by the time the meeting started.
(a) had checked
(b) checked
5. I’m working
(d) will check
an air hostess now.
(a) as
(b) like
6. If he
(c) was checking
(c) of
(d) at
for his egocentric behaviour, Susan
forgive him.
(a) apologised/would (b) apologises/ Ø (c) apologised/will
(d)would apologise/would
7. Choose the word which doesn’t rhyme:
(a) snow
(b) though
8. The salesman
helped me was very efficient.
(a) which
(b) Ø
9. The police
(d) go
(c) what
(d) who
us stop the car and open the boot. Then they
(a) made/let
(b) let/allowed
us go.
(c) allowed/let (d) forced/let
the fish I’ve eaten.
10. I feel ill
(a) because
(b) because of
11. John has
money in his pocket.
(a) a lot of
(c) caused by
(b) much of
12. Sarah
(a) looks after
(c) through
(d) causing
(c) many
(d) lots
her mother. They have the same green eyes and nice smile.
(b) takes after (c) looks as
13. Unless you
(a) saved
(d) takes for
the document in your computer, you won’t be able to find it later.
(b) will save
(c) save
(d) were saving
14. “Where have you been all morning?” She asked me where
(a) I’ve been
(b) have I been (c) I’d been
15. He has been doing karate after work
(a) since
(b) at
all morning.
(d) had I been
the last six months.
(c) in
(d) for
Generally, people are not born with the ability to be good at public speaking. Great speakers are
instinctive and inspired, but they also prepare well, learn performance techniques, and draw
heavily on past experience to develop their capacity. Their “natural” ease when they give public
talks is usually the result of training their skills. You could learn to speak effectively in public by
going on courses and reading manuals. But there is no substitute for going out and doing it. If
you dislike speaking in public, then take every opportunity to do so. When you speak in public,
almost all the aspects that constitute your total image come under scrutiny. Your posture, body
language, facial expression, use of voice and appearance are relevant. The focus of attention is
so immense that you can feel like your presentation is examined through a microscope. The
situation can be very stressful, because the speaker is being observed and judged by others.
Small habits, like speaking too quietly or clearing your throat, which are not particularly
perceptible in everyday communication, become exaggerated in front of an audience.
16. The author says that the best public speakers
(a) are good actors
(b) don’t need to practice their presentations
(c) are born with the capacity to speak in public
(d) learn from the presentations they give
17. The text’s main recommendation is
(a) taking a course on public speaking
(b) getting as much practice as possible
(c) reading manuals on public talks
(d) not speaking in public unless we’re well prepared
18. From the information given by the text, “draw heavily on” (line 2) means that good speakers
(a) make use of past talks
(b) repeat their talks like actors
(c) forget mistakes from the past
(d) practice a lot
19. According to the text, speaking in public can be stressful because
(a) the audience criticizes the speaker
(b) speakers usually speak too softly
(c) speakers exaggerate in public
(d) speakers don’t notice their particular gestures
20. Which of the following words from the text means the same as “comfort”?
(a) skill (b) ease
(c) focus
(d) posture
21. The text says that listeners don’t mind the speakers’ low voice in everyday conversation.
(a) True
(b) False
22. The text says that everything about the speaker becomes significant when (s)he gives a
speech.
(a)
True
(b) False
23. The text says that the speaker’s attention on what is going on is immense.
(a)
True
(b) False