LISTENING PRACTICE TEST Listen to the recording twice. Do some tasks as directed.

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Questions 1-10. Complete the notes below. Write one word and/or a number for each answer.
Events during Kenton Festival
Example
Start date:.......16th..........May
Opening ceremony (first day)
* In town centre, starting at (1) ……………………..
The mayor will make a speech
A (2) …………………….. will perform
Performance of a (3) …………………….. about Helen Tungate (a (4) ……………………..)
Evening fireworks display situated across the (5) ……………………..
Other events
* Videos about relationships that children have with their (6) ……………………..
Venue: (7) …………………….. House
* Performance of (8) …………………….. dances
Venue: the (9) …………………….. market in the town centre
Time: 2 and 5 pm every day except 1st day of festival
* Several professional concerts and one by children
Venue: library
Time: 6.30 pm on the 18th
Tickets available online from festival box office and from shops which have the
festival (10) …………………….. in their windows

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. condense B. conclude C. consult D. contact
Question 2: A. blamed B. sacrificed C. accompanied D. contained
Question 3: A. southern B. mathematics C. breathe D. trustworthy
Question 4: A. . recite B. reconcile C. refund D. reproduce
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. balance B. lecture C. traffic D. disturb
Question 2: A. interrupt B. interview C. intervene D. interact
Question 3: A. manufacture B. rebellious C. responsible D. agreeable
Question 4: A. originate B. impute C. bargain D. society
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1. People turned out in_________to watch the parade on the Independence Day.
A. volume B. mass C. force D. bulk
Question 2. My brother found it impossible to _________his anger and started shouting.
A. restrict B. inhibit C. reserve D. contain
Question 3. The designer refuses to gild the ________, preferring clean, simple lines for his creations.
A. lily B. flower C. rose D. daisy
Question 4. I can’t tell you ________ the population of Prague, but there’s an encyclopedia in the
cupboard.
A. in hand B. off – hand C. at hand D. on hand
Question 5. On the way to Cambridge yesterday, the road was blocked by a fallen tree, so we had to
make a ________
A. deviation B. digression C. detour D. departure
Question 6: _______ you work, the more successful your project is.
A. Harder B. The hardest C. The harder D. Hardest
Question 7: When we got to the airport, I realised I _______ my passport at home!
A. had left B. was left C. had been leaving D. left
Question 8: Robert Hamilton _______ great success with his last book.
A. reached B. was C. achieved D. took
Question 9: John had lived in the village for 20 years. _______, the locals still considered him in
outsider.
A. Even though B. Nevertheless C. So D. Consequently
Question 10: We need to make people aware _______ the effects of their lifestyle on the environment.
A. of B. in C. for D. at
Question 11: _______ early for his appointment, Peter spent some time looking at the magazines.
A. Having arrived B. Arrived C. To alive D. Being arrived
Question 12: John is very _______ with his mother. He never hands in his wages.
A. considerable B. inconsiderate C. considerate D. inconsiderable
Question 13: The government made serious attempts to raise the people's living _______.
A. cost B. level C. standard D. rate
Question 14: I deposited some money every month and _______ up enough to go on vacation.
A. held B. made C. kept D. saved
Question 15: Scholars believe that there are still relics _______ under the tomb and awaiting to be
excavated.
A. are buried B. burying C. buried D. are burying
Question 16: Take the next left, then first right, and just follow your _______ until you see the stadium
on your left.
A. nose B. foot C. eye D. head
Question 17: Photographs printed in newspaper usually have a _______ underneath to explain what they
are about
A. caption B. label C. headline D. symbol
Question 18: Oh, what a/an _______ painting! Did you buy it when you were there?
A. old French oil gorgeous B. French gorgeous old oil
C. gorgeous old oil French D. gorgeous old French oil
Question 19: There's a supermarket near the station, _______?
A. isn't it B. is it C. is there D. isn't there
Question 20: She will go abroad _______ this English course.
A. when she completed B. by the time she will have completed
C. after she will complete D. as soon as she has completed

Question 21. Don’t be silly! That _____ possibly be Madonna.

A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. won’t D. can’t
Question 22. Not until the office phoned me _____.
 A. I found out about the meeting B. had I found out about the meeting
C. did I find out about the meeting D. that I found out about the meeting
Question 23. _____, let me know.
A. If you heard anything B. Had you heard anything
C. Unless you heard anything D. Should you hear anything
Question 24. Karen was terribly nervous before the interview but she managed to pull herself _____ and
act confidently.
A. through B. over C. together D. off
Question 25. We _____ up a friendship the very first time we met.
A. struck B. launched C. cropped D. settled
Question 26. The inn owner was so generous. What we consumed was _____ the house.
A. on B. in C. off D. of
27. I think Bob has ________ a shine to my friend, David. Both of them are really keen on arts and
music.
A. taken B. put C. made D. given
28. He was ______ devastated by the news.
A. utterly B. extremely C. deeply D. immensely

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 1: Because of their countries’ great need for expertise in computer programming the students
were sent for studying in the United States.
A. countries B. in C. were sent D. for studying
Question 2: Engaging more in physical activities, including swimming, running and walking, make me
feel happier.
A. Engaging B. physical activities C. make D. happier
Question 3: He described his best friend as being adventuresome, witty, and successful, but very plane-
looking.
A. being B. adventuresome C. and D. plane-looking
Question 4. I suggest that he goes to the doctor as soon as he returns from the exam.
A B C D
Question 5. Marie Curie did a great contribution to science through her discovery of radium,
A B C
although it proved patal to her.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer where to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1: Our neighbour's a bit strange, but live and let live, I always say.
A. respect his/her way of life B. Accept his/her way of life
C. ignore his/her way of life D. like his/her way of life
Question 2: Mr. Johnson and his family embarked the ship sailing to an island in the Pacific Ocean.
A. alighted B. bounded C. took D. launched

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1: If you look through the telescope, you'll see that the moon is just a sphere of fertile land, and
there's no sign of any man in it.
A. coarse B. barren C. sterile D. hollow
Question 2: The minister came under fire for his rash decision to close the factory.
A. was dismissed B. was criticized C. was acclaimed D. was penalized
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 1: Susan is talking to her father at home.
- Susan: "Let me go and buy you some coffee, Dad?"
- Susan's father: "________."
A. No problem. B. You can buy it. C. All right. D. Right you are.
Question 2: Tim is talking to Peter about a football match.
- Tim: "Our team has just won the last football match."
- Peter: "________."
A. Good idea. Thanks for the news. B. Yes. I guess it's very good.
C. Yes, it's our pleasure. D. Well, that's very surprising!
Put the verbs into the correct forms:
1. He would never miss (go) to such a good party.
2. At this time next week they (sit) in the train on their way to Paris.
3. He (step) down from the bench on which he (stand) and (walk) out of the room.
4. By 2035 this area (be) turned into an industrial centre.
5. The game (play) well by both teams last Sunday.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words:
1. Sue was _________ about our chances of winning the soccer match.
PESSIMISM
2. “ This minor mistake is ________. Be more careful next time.” said Mr Thomas. PARDON
3. The ________ was robbed by three masked men in a grey sedan.
PAY
4. Kelvin was very _________ of his younger sister. PROTECT
5. Our house is undergoing some minor _________ which will take a few
months to complete. RENOVATE
Gap filling:
Digital devices are (1)___________dominating our lives these days. Many, if not most of us are addicted
to them. New studies emerge with alarming frequency about the (2)________to our physical and mental
health of being glued to our small screens. Children are not exercising; people are worrying about their
body image because of online pressure from "(3)__________ body" sites; and people are being bullied (or
worse) by cyber-criminals. (4)__________ a study of 1,000 adults in Japan, researchers discovered that
nearly 50 per cent of the participants were addicted to their smartphones, but were unaware of
(5)___________smartphone dependence. (6)_______study is one of many clarion calls for "digital detox"
to become part of our lives. Digital detox (7)__________switching off from the Internet to enjoy "real
life". It involves the bygone custom of talking to people face to (8)____________and "doing everyday
stuff. A digital detox organisation in Japan said they wanted detox to be a catalyst for people to rethink
their distance from their devices to get ample rest." People (9)________rely less on devices to avoid the
new phenomenon of "nomophobia" – NO MObile PHOBIA. A psychologist warned of the dangers of
being too absorbed in smartphones. She said people who ignore their responsibilities of being online
should try a digital detox.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of numbered blanks.
Bonsai trees have always been a source of great fascination to people. They are perfect miniatures,
grown in pots small enough to sit on a windowsill. You have to keep reminding yourself that these trees
are (1) ___________ real and identical to their larger cousins in all respects except their size. Rather like
other small and perfectly-formed artifacts, bonsai trees, (2) ___________ quite a high price in the
marketplace and so it doesn‟t come as a great surprise to find that they also attract the attention of
thieves. It seems that quite a flourishing business has (3) ___________, in which they are stolen from the
homes of grower and collectors, then reported and trimmed by unscrupulous dealers, to be sold on, at
good prices, to unsuspecting buyers.
One of Britain‟s top collectors of bonsai trees, Paul Widdington, believes that he has found a
solution, however. After losing his life‟s work, (4) ___________ at £250,000, when burglars broke into
his home one night, Paul decided to (5) ___________ the possibilities of electronically tagging the trees
he bought as a replacement. This (6)___________ injecting a microchip the size of a (7) ___________ of
rice intro trunk of each tree. Each chip is a laser-etched with information which is (8) ___________ in a
central register held by the police. Paul is quite aware that this kind of datatagging doesn‟t prevent
thieves from stealing the trees in the first (9) ___________, although it may increase the (10)
___________ of getting them back. So he‟s also installing a security alarm system, complete with infra-
red detectors, in his home.
Question 1. A. eventually B. greatly C. actually D. deeply
Question 2. A. command B. obtain C. expect D. charge
Question 3. A. adapted B. erupted C. evolved D. arrived
Question 4. A. prized B. valued C. cost D. treasured
Question 5. A. try out B. go after C. set about D. look into
Question 6. A. requires B. involves C. includes D. reflects
Question 7. A. grain B. crumb C. bean D. speck
Question 8. A. locked B. detained C. piled D. stored
Question 9. A. point B. time C. place D. turn
Question 10 A. choices B. counts C. claims D. chances
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
We all love animals and want to get close to them and learn more about them. But the reality that
many tourists don't see is that to stay in business, animal encounters, such as elephant rides and photo ops
with tigers, rely on putting wild creatures to work.
For visitors to environments ranging from 2005 to national parks, it can be especially difficult to
determine how to observe animals humanely. To assess how facilities treat captive animals, they can
definitely consider the following tips:
- Look for facilities where animals appear to be well-fed and have access to clean water at all times.
- Observe whether animals have an appropriate environment, including shelter, a comfortable resting
area, and a secluded place away from crowds.
- Avoid facilities where animals are visibly injured or are forced to participate in activities that could
injure them or cause them pain or where enclosures aren't clean. Being chained, performing, and
 interacting with tourists - giving rides, posing with them, being washed by them - are not normal for a
wild animal, even one born in captivity.
- Be aware that large crowds and unnatural noises cause distress, especially for animals that have
experienced fear-based training, separation from mothers at birth, or other traumas.
- Seek experiences that offer observation of animals engaging in natural behaviors in natural
environments.
The global wildlife tourism industry is entrepreneurial. Individual actions can make a collective
difference, signaling to the market that consumers support ethical wildlife encounters. When
travelers deicide they want humane treatment of animals, the wildlife tourism market will change for the
better.
Question 1: According to the passage, wildlife tourism may present the threat of _______.
A. people knowing too much about animals
B. insecurity as tourists get too close to animals
C. inhumane treatments to animals
D. overcrowded zoos and national parks
Question 2: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as the adequate
physical living conditions for wild animals.
A. convenient shelters
B. noise free
C. regular interaction with tourists
D. food and clean water
Question 3: The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. environments B. animals C. tourists D. facilities
Question 4: The word "secluded" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. noisy B. accessible C. busy D. private
Question 5: The primary purpose of the passage is to _______.
A. share tips of how to do wildlife tourism right
B. introduce places where tourists can see wild animals
C. complain about the cruel treatment wild animals are receiving
D. insist that tourists shouldn't make wildlife tours
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to
the sentence printed before it.
1. John thought it was very strange that Fred had not answer his letter. FAILURE
John thought that ___________________________________ his letter was very strange.
2. I think it was a mistake to lend your car to Joe. SHOULD
I don’t think ___________________________________ your car to Joe.
3 By the end of the month, it will be two years since Hendrik came to England. FOR
By the end of the month, Hendrik ___________________________________ two years.
4. Despite all their efforts, they could not get the old car to start. HARD
No matter ___________________________________, they couldn’t get the old car to start

5. I think it preferable for all students to write in ink. RATHER

I ............................................................................................................in ink.
6. The teacher didn’t mention my mistake at all. REFERENCE
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7. The interview panel thought that Sarah had a very good manner. IMPRESSION
Sarah………………………………………………….. the interview panel.
8. They should do a proper review of teachers’ salaries. OUT
It’s time ……………………………………………………….a proper review of teachers’ salaries
9. The government needs to stop this ridiculous bureaucratic system. PUT
The government needs to ___________________________________ this ridiculous bureaucratic system.
10. No one except Jake has ever beaten me at a game of chess. ONLY
Jake ___________________________________ beat me at a game of chess.
11.Don’t hesitate to make use of the library’s resources. AVAIL
___________________________________________
12. Her promotion to Sales Manager made her parents extremely happy. (CLOUD)
Her parents wouldn’t _____________________________________to Sales Manager.