PRACTICE TEST 2

I/ WORD FORM/ USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS.

1. Nowadays, the whole world is coping with one of the most (communicate) _________ diseases, that is Covid-
19 pandemic.
2. He has been working all day. (Consequence) __________, he is out of breath now.
3.My father has been an (electricity) _________ since he was 20 years old.
4.My father has been an (electricity) _________ engineer since he was 20 years old.
5. Laura was (speak) __________ with rage when she remembered that incident.
6. We can't see stars (visible) _________ to the naked eyes.
7. The whole process is (waste) _________ and inefficient.
8. We would feel the (vibrate) _________ from the trucks passing outside.
9-10. Youngsters need to have (communicate) _________ skills in their jobs and daily life to get (succeed)
_________.
Too many emails
Some years ago, there were predictions that email would soon be replaced as the most common means of
online communication by social (1. work) _____________ sites. Since then, however, the number of
emails sent has increased (2. steady) _____________ , to the point that the volume received on a
daily basis has become (3. Stress) _____________ for many people.
For some users, the situation has become so (4. Bear) _____________ that they regularly delete all
the emails they receive without even bothering to read them, which is rather (5. Risk) _____________ ,
to say the least. A less extreme measure is to install software that sorts incoming mail into different
categories. By doing this, promotions from (6. Commerce) _____________ organisations, for instance,
go into a separate folder from messages arriving from friends or employers, (7.able) _____________ us
to see which emails are more important than others. Not all of us, though, may be so keen to let software
make such (8. Decide) _____________ for us.
II/ GAP FILLING
Cycling makes financial sense
These days, most people are aware of the environmental impact of motor vehicles, and they realise that
cars are responsible (1) ________ many of the problems facing their cities. Not (2) ________ people, however,
ever stop (3) ________ think about how much money they would save by switching from driving to cycling.
Cars cost a lot to buy, and (4) ________ other major investments such as houses, they quickly lose their
value. On (5) ________ of that, there are running costs such as repair bills, tax and insurance, all of (6)
________ seem to go up every year.
Bicycles, by contrast, are far (7) ________ expensive to purchase and maintain, do not require petrol and
are easy to park. And if a lot more people took up cycling, the government could spend less of the nation’s
resources on roads, which at present their taxes help pay for (8) ________ they drive on them or not.

III/ READING
A lot can happen in a year abroad
Like many students before her, studying abroad bad a profound affect on Sarah Morrison
As I sat staring out at California’s spectacular Big Sur coastline, I felt fortunate to have a sister who had
persuaded me to spend a year of my degree abroad. It seems that there are not enough older siblings explaining
just how easy it is to take part in an international exchange.
While most universities offer worldwide exchanges, where students swap places with others from all over
the world for a semester or a year during their degree, the number and quality on offer, together with the cost
and time spent abroad, vary dramatically.
A deciding factor for me in choosing to study at the University of Edinburgh was the fact it offered more
than 230 exchange places at overseas universities in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, China, South
Korea, Japan, Singapore and South America.
Despite all this choice, I still found that deciding to spend a year abroad was something of a novelty, with
most of my friends giving more thought to embracing Edinburgh than packing their bags to leave a city that had
only just become their home. Yet, fortified by my sister’s advice and a Californian friend who told me I would love
the coast, I applied to spend my third year at the University of California, Berkeley – never guessing that this
would affect almost every future decision I would make.
From the start of your exchange, you are aware that the time you have in your new country is limited and
not to be wasted. Your experience is shaped by a predetermined start and end, which immediately increases the
significance of the time in between.
From the first week I arrived, I started to work at The Daily Californian, Berkeley’s student newspaper. I
moved from an international house with more than 600 students from all over the world into a co-operative house
where 60 of us shared responsibility for management of the building. I met people from Calcutta, Cairo and Chile,
and learnt that holding on to any stereotypes I might have about Americans would be about as useful as assuming
that all European people lived on farms.
The grades I earned at Berkeley didn’t actually count towards my degree classification at Edinburgh.
However, I studied under a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, signed up for student-led seminars and took an African
American literature class that shaped my dissertation in Edinburgh. Whether I was learning about contemporary
poets on a tour of San Francisco or reporting on the President’s speech in San Francisco for the next day’s
newspaper, my stay there enabled me to return to Edinburgh with an increased sense of awareness about what
I wanted to gain from my English literature degree.
While the expense might seem like an initial barrier to international exchanges, in reality they can actually
save a student money. Visas, health insurance and flights to the chosen country will have to be bought, but a
student will usually only be charged 25 to 50 per cent of their home university’s annual fees. A student travelling
abroad is entitled to a larger student loan, and grants are available at many institutions for students going on an
exchange.
Taking part in an exchange may not appeal to all students. You have to research the options
independently, apply almost a year before you go away and be aware of the grades required in the first year to
qualify for a place on one. Even so, Edinburgh’s international exchange officer, Helen Leitch, says: ‘If I had a
pound for every time that students told me it was the best experience of their life, I would be a very wealthy
woman indeed.’
1 One reason Sarah became a student at Edinburgh University was that
A she could first study abroad and then move to Edinburgh.
B her sister had previously studied at Edinburgh.
C she could do part of her studies at a suitable university abroad.
D most of the students at Edinburgh spend a year at an overseas university
2 How did Sarah feel when she went to Berkeley?
A She was pleased to find the people were exactly as she had expected.
B She knew she wanted to make the most of her stay there.
C She wanted to get a job rather than begin studying immediately.
D She began to wish her stay there could be a little shorter.
3 What does Sarah feel she achieved at Berkeley?
A She formed a clearer idea of what her long-term aims were.
B She took the first steps towards becoming a teacher.
C She developed her poetry-writing skills significantly.
D She ensured that she would graduate with a first-class degree.
4 What does Sarah say about the cost of an international university exchange?
A As a student you can get reduced rates for health insurance.
B Your fees may be cut by half for every year of your course.
C It can be cheaper overall than studying in your own country.
D Taking cheap flights abroad can save you a lot of money.
5 What does ‘one’ refer to in the last paragraph (underlined)?
A an international exchange as part of a university course
B a research degree at a university in another country
C a university course that is paid for by the government
D the first year of a university course in your own country
6 What does Helen Leitch suggest in the final paragraph?
A Students who do international exchanges often go on to become extremely rich.
B Most students who’ve done an international exchange believe it was highly worthwhile.
C Only students from rich families can afford to do an international exchange.
D She should be paid a far higher salary for organising international exchanges.
B. Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
Education is more important today than ever before. It helps people acquire the skills they need for such
everyday (25) _______ as reading a newspaper or managing their money. It also gives them the specialized
training they may need to (26) _______ for a job or career. For example, a person must meet certain educational
requirements and obtain a (27) _______ or certificate before he can practise law or medicine. Many fields, like
computer operation or police work, (28) _______ satisfactory completion of special training courses.
Education is also important (29) _______ it helps people get more out of life. It increases their knowledge
and understanding of the world. It helps them acquire the skills that make life more interesting and enjoyable,(30)
_______ the skills needed to participate in a sport, paint a picture, or play a musical (31) _______ . Such
education becomes (32) _______ important as people gain more and more leisure time.
Education also helps people adjust to change. This habit has become necessary because social changes
today take place with increasing speed and (33) _______ the lives of more and more people. Education can help
a person understand these changes and provide him (34) _______ the skills for adjusting to them.
Question 25: A. works B. jobs C. actions D. activities
Question 26: A. do B. prepare C. make D. work
Question 27: A. license B. card C. diploma D. paper
Question 28: A. requires B. requiring C. require D. to require
Question 29: A. therefore B. despite C. although D. because
Question 30: A. such as B. for instance C. such that D. for example
Question 31: A. appliance B. equipment C. instrument D. device
Question 32: A. increased B. increasing C. increase D. increasingly
Question 33: A. effect B. affect C. affective D. effective
Question 34: A. with B. for C. in D. to
IV/ WRITING
1. The house shouldn’t be left unlocked for any reason . ( ACCOUNT )
……………………………………………………………………….
2. A huge investment has been put into the field of solar-electricity.( INVEST )
……………………………………………………………………….
3. Alice was not a confident person, and that was why she was so shy. ( DUE )
……………………………………………………………………….
4. When I started work, I was so inexperienced that I couldn’t send a fax. CLUE
……………………………………………………………………….
5. What you have been saying is quite irrelevant. BEDISE
……………………………………………………………………….
6. Please stop criticizing everybody! DOWN
……………………………………………………………………….
7. We don’t expect that the missing climbers have survived. HOLD
……………………………………………………………………….
8. Helen’s report is rather unclear in places. LACKING
……………………………………………………………………….
9. Everybody in the audience stood to applaud the actor’s performance. STANDING
……………………………………………………………………….
10. Taxpayers had to pay the cost of the privatization plan. FOOT
……………………………………………………………………….
11. The fact that he will never race again is something he cannot accept. TERMS
……………………………………………………………………….
12. A government official leaked the story to the world press. WIND
……………………………………………………………………….
13. Building societies will have to guard against their rivals. LAURELS
……………………………………………………………………….
14. He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. NAME
……………………………………………………………………….
15. He makes sure that he isn't associated with policies he disagrees with. DISTANCES
……………………………………………………………………….

V/ LISTENING: You will hear an interview with a woman called Adriana Moretti, who works as a
wildlife photographer. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, В or C).
24. Why did Adriana want to become a wildlife photographer?
A She enjoyed travelling to remote locations.
B She was very good at taking photos.
C She was interested in animal behaviour.
25. Why, according to Adriana, is it easier nowadays to learn how to photograph animals?
A The necessary equipment is cheaper than it used to be.
B It is possible to learn wildlife photography online.
C Cheap international travel means more species can be photographed.
26. Why did Adriana feel uncomfortable while she was trying to take photos of birds?
A She was not able to sit down.
B Her feet were getting wet.
C She was being bitten by insects.
27. How did Adriana feel when she was trying to photograph the crocodile?
A afraid that it might try to attack her
B worried she may not get the photo she wanted
C increasingly bored with waiting to take the picture
28. Adriana has still never taken photos of
A a tiger in India. B a snow leopard in China. C a polar bear in Russia.
29. What disadvantage does Adriana say her work has?
A She sometimes feels lonely when she is working abroad.
B She doesn’t see her family as often as she would like to.
C She always has to go where the agency tells her.
30. Adriana believes it is becoming harder to get work as a wildlife photographer because
A so many photos of wildlife are available on the Internet.
B there is a lot of competition for jobs in wildlife photography.
C people are becoming less interested in wildlife.

VI/ LEXICO & GRAMMAR

Question 1: The first movie- length cartoon, _____ , “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” set the standard for
later full length features such as “ The Lion King” and “Pocahotas”
A. that released ever B. which ever released C. ever released D. released whatever
Question 2: _____, such as banking and travel, computers are not a convenience: they are a necessity.
A. where some industries B. there are some industries C. in some industries D. some industries
Question 3: Only in the Civil war _____killed or wounded
A. soldiers in America B. so many American soldiers were
C. many in America D. were so many American soldiers
Question 4: Studies have shown that the elderly who are pet owners have lower blood pressure than_____ who
live without pets. A . do the elderly B. elderly C. for the elderly to do D. to the elderly
Question 5:______, Harry was the thirty – third President of the United States
A. He was born and raised in Missori B. That he was born and raised in Missori
C. Because he was born and raised in Missouri D. Born and raised in Missouri
Question 6: Patience is a kind of quality – and that’s _______ it takes to do anything well.
A. what B. that C. which D. why
Question 7: When I got up this morning, the kitchen was spotless. Alex _______ it before she went to bed last
night.
A. should have tidied B. needn’t have tidied C. must have tidied D. mustn’t have tidied
Question 8: I hesitate to recommend him for the job, because ________ he has a good education, he has
very little work experience.
A. notwithstanding B. although C. nevertheless D. however
Question 9: Sunny, warm weekends have been few and far ________ this summer.
A. between B. away C. from D. off
Question 10: Mary went to meet him with an air of ________.
A. expectancy B. expectant C. expectation D. expect
Question 11: She wasn’t feeling very well; otherwise, she _________ the meeting so early.
A. wouldn’t leave B. didn’t leave C. wouldn’t have left D. hadn’t left
Question 12: Why should she stick her _____ out for them? They never helped her with anything.
A. hand B. finger C. neck D. eyes
Questions 13: Many old buildings in this city are _________ to make way for new ones.
A. cut down B. tracked down C. scaled down D. pulled down
Question 14: The average wavelength of visible light is 2,000 times _____ the diameter of an atom.
A. greater than B. as great C. much as D. more than that
Question 15: We know people are generally more aware of the importance of ________ a healthy and active
lifestyle than they were.
A. leading B. taking C. doing D. making
Question 16: I couldn’t get a wink of sleep last night, so I’m not really on the _____ today.
A. mark B. fringe C. ball D. weakness
Question 17: Gymnastics truly is a sport for everyone, _________ age or ability.
A. in place of B. regardless of C. not mention D. in case of
Question 18: To prepare for the housewarming party, Joline’s family bought _________ last week.
A. round small wooden four tables C. four small round wooden tables
B. four wooden small round tables D. four round wooden small tables
Question 19: Avatar ________ the highest-grossing film of all time but, for some viewers, it’s all proving to be
a little bit too perfect.
A. may be B. must be C. can be D. have to be
Question 20: Air pollution poses a _______ to both human health and our environment.
A. jeopardy B. difficulty C. problem D. threat
Question 21: It’s _______ rare to see large sharks in the Mediterranean Sea.
A. credible B. credibly C. incredible D. incredibly
Question 22: Almost all economists agree __________ by trading with one another.
A. nations that are gained C. nations they gain
B. that nations gain D. gaining nations
Question 23: Ken and Laura are saying goodbye to each other after going to LOTTE Center. And they are
going to have a date with each other later.
Laura: “Well, it’s getting late. Maybe we could get together sometime.”
Ken: “_______”
A. Nice to see back you. C. Sounds good. I’ll give you a call.
B. Take it easy. D. Yes, I’ve enjoyed it.
Question 24: Today, Minh watches Mai playing badminton in Phu Dong Health Tournament. During the break,
he meets her and encourages her to play with flying colors.
Minh: “How well you are playing!”
Mai: “_______”
A. Say it again. I like to hear your words. C. Thank you too much.
B. I think so. I am proud of myself. D. Many thanks. That is a nice compliment.
Choose the answer to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each
sentence.
Question 25: Researchers discounted a problem they should have been considering more seriously.
A. rejected C. disregarded
B. paid attention to D. disconcerted
Question 26: The development team needs to pull out all the stops to finish by the deadline.
A. to come together in close array C. to enhance or obstruct the success
B. to make every effort to achieve something D. to give up making something more excellent
Choose the answer to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each sentence.
Question 27: The nominating committee always meets behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become
known prematurely.
A. privately B. safely C. publicly D. dangerously
Question 28: My only misgiving is that we might not have enough time to do the assigned job properly.
A. worry B. doubt C. apprehension D. assurance
Choose the answer to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
Question 29: Raising living costs, together with escalating taxes, has proved to be a burden for
A B C
everyone.
D
Question 30: Someone who use a personal computer to perform only such tasks as word
A B
processing and sending e-mail need not buy the most advanced model available on the market.
C D
Question 31: The bridge-building project had problems with funding right from the word begins.
A B C D
Question 32: If there’s a more funnier person in the world than him, I don’t know who it will be.
A B C D
Question 33: From the driver’s point of view, the new speed limits enacted by the state were more
A B C
stricter than the old laws.
D
Question 34: The first domesticated (A)bird in (B)earth was probably (C)the goose(D).

Question 35: The Concord can fly across (A)the Atlantic without refuelling (B)and carrying (C)11 tons of
freight(D)

Question 36: Because not food (A)is as nutritious (B)for a baby as (C)its mother’s milk, many women are
returning to the practice of breast (D)feeding.

Question 37: The Homestead Act of 1862 granted 160 acres of land for (A)any settler who (B)would (C)spend
five years on (D)the land.

Question 38: Despite the appearance (A)of the Mayan empire(B), there are (C)still Mayans in the region that
they (D)once inhabited

Question 39: As soon as (A)800 B. C, people (B)began to experiment with(C) methods of helping the sick(D).

Question 40. All the staff (A)in Tam’s film (B)are expected to do some overtime (C)if the need rises(D).

Question 41: The results of our marketing survey show that (A)there will be (B)quite a demand(C) for electric
cars in the ahead (D)years

Question 42. That (A)cats have (B)nine lives (C) have been believed (D)for centuries

Question 43: An organ is(A) a group of tissues(B) capable to perform(C)some special functions, as, for example,
the heart, the liver(D)or the lungs.

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