PRACTICE TEST 2

PART I: Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences. Write your
answers in the box provided.
1. I don't suppose there is anyone there, ________________________?
A. is there B. isn't there C. do I D. don't I
2. ______ should a young child be allowed to play with fireworks without adult supervision.
A. Always B. Under no circumstances
C. No sooner than D. Only when
3. They______have seen the play last night as they went to a football match instead.
A. could B. must C. can’t D. might
4. Denise has been burning the midnight ______trying to finish this report, so she must be exhausted.
A. lamp B. candle C. oil D. gas
5. The boy has a collection of _______.
A. old valuable Australian postage stamp B. old Australian valuable postage stamp
C. valuable Australian old postage stamp D. valuable old Australian postage stamp
6. The ______________ of the family following the divorce was a great shock to the children.
A. break-down B. break-in C. break-up D. break-out
7. Megan solved her computer problem quite as she happened to mention it to a friend who had
had the same problem and told her what to do.
A. occasionally B. clumsily C. accidentally D. attentively
8. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D to indicate the word closest in meaning to the
underlined word in the following sentence.
She was so happy when he got down on bended knee and popped the question.
A. asked her out B. asked her to be on a date
C. asked her to give him some money D. asked her to marry him
9. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D to indicate the phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined one in the following sentence.
Head Coach Park Hang–Seo along with his football team has achieved unprecedented results so far.
A. enormous B. outstanding C. phenomenal D. commonplace
10. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete
the following exchange.
Ella is asking Eric about self-study.
- Ella: “Do you think people with self-education can succeed nowadays?”
- Eric: “__________because they tend to be very independent and self-disciplined.”
A. I’m not so sure about that B. That’s what I was thinking
C. It’s out of the question D. I don’t think it’s right

YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART II: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space
in the same line. Write your answers in the box provided.
The advances made by humans have made us the dominant species on our
planet. However, several eminent scientists are concerned that we have become
too successful, that our way of life is putting an (1.) ________strain on the 1. PRECEDE
Earth's ecosystems and threatening our future as a species. We are confronting
environmental problems that are more taxing than ever before, some of them
seemingly (2.)_______. Many of the Earth's crises are (3.)_______ and 2. SOLVE
inexorably linked. Pollution is an obvious example of this affecting our air, water 3. PERSIST
and soil.
The air is polluted by (4.)_______ produced by cars and industry. Through acid
rain and greenhouse gases these same exhaust fumes can have a devastating 4. EMIT
impact on our climate. Climate change is (5.)_______ the greatest environmental
challenge facing our planet with increased storms, floods, drought and species 5. ARGUE
losses predicted. This will inevitably have a negative impact on (6.)________ and
thus our ecosystem.
The soil is contaminated by factories and power stations which can leave heavy 6. DIVERSIFY
metals in the soil. Other human activities such as the (7.)_______ of land and the
clearing of trees also take their toll on the quality of our soil; deforestation has
been shown to cause soil (8.)________. Certain farming practices can also 7. DEVELOP
pollute the land though the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. This 8. ERODE
contamination in turn affects our rivers and waterways and damages life there.
The chemicals enter our food chain, moving from fish to mammals to us. Our
crops are also grown on land that is far from (9.)_______. Affected species
include the polar bear, so not even the Arctic is immune.
9. SPOIL
Reducing waste and clearing up pollution costs money. Yet it is our quest for
wealth that generates so much of the refuse. There is an urgent need to find a
way of life that is less damaging to the Earth. This is not easy, but it is vital,
because pollution is (10.) ________and often life-threatening.
10. PERVADE

YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART III: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify and correct the mistakes. Write your
answers in the box provided.

Line 1 All languages change over a period of time, for reasons which are imperfectly
2 understood. Speech is really such integral a form of human activity that it cannot be
3 regarded as an entity in itself. With this reason, it is more exact to say that each
4 generation behaves linguistically in a slight different manner from its predecessors.
5 Young people are impatient of how they often consider to be the stilted vocabulary and
6 pronunciation of his elders, and like to show how up-to-date they are by using the latest
7 slang. Moreover, as the years go by, some of that slang becomes standard usage. In
8 any case, people slowly grow far less receptive to linguistic novelties, so that by the time
9 they reach their forty, they decry the slovenly speech of the younger generation.
10 In this respect, language is a little alike fashions in dress. The informal clothes of one
11 generation become the everyday wear of the next. Similarly, just as much young doctors
12 and office workers carry out their duties in casual clothes, so expressions which were
13 once confining to slang and familiar conversation are assimilated into their normal
14 vocabulary.
YOUR ANSWERS:
Mistake Line Correction Mistake Line Correction
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

SECTION B: READING
PART I: Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the blanks. Write your answers in the box provided.
RESPONDING TO CHILDREN’S MISTAKE
Promoting children’s self-esteem seems to be one of the aims of modern childcare and education. It
goes hand in hand with a culture in which children are (1) _______ praised for the most minor
achievements. While this promotion of self-esteem is, rightly, a reaction against sterner times when
children weren’t praised enough, it also seems to be (2) _______ by a fear of how failure will affect
children: a fear that if they don’t succeed at a task, they will somehow be damaged.
However, the opposite may well be true. Many scientists spend years experiencing (3) _______
failure in the lab until they make a (4) _______. They know that (5) _______ this process advances
scientific knowledge. In the same way, children need to experience failure to learn and grow. If children
have been praised for everything they’ve done, (6) _______ how good it is, then failure in adult life will be
all the more painful.
Life is full of (7) _______ and there is no point in trying to protect children from the disappointments
that (8) _______ them. Parents and educators shouldn’t be afraid of (9) _______ children’s mistakes, as
long as they also praise them when they do well. After all, the heroes children try to emulate, the pop stars
and footballers, have all reached the top in the face of ruthless competition. Like them, children need to
learn how to cope with failure and (10) _______ it to their advantage.
1. A. immensely B. enthusiastically C. thoroughly D. devotedly
2. A. developed B. evolved C. caused D. originated
3. A. concurrent B. consequent C. consecutive D. continual
4. A. success B. breakthrough C. progress D. breakout
5. A. ultimately B. lastly C. conclusively D. latterly
6. A. according to B. regardless of C. consistent with D. depending on
7. A. faults B. checks C. delays D. setbacks
8. A. expect B. anticipate C. await D. approach
9. A. getting round to B. looking down on C. giving way to D. picking up on
10. A. move B. turn C. make D. take
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10
PART II: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
WORD in each space. Write your answers in the box provided.
Organic farmers pride themselves on fostering Earth-friendly sustainable agriculture, but it remains
to be (1) _____________ if the organic food industry’s rapid growth is equally sustainable.
One challenge facing the industry is to bring the price of organic products more in line (2)
____________ those of conventional food products. The price of organic ingredients is improving over
time, but demand still outpaces (3) ____________ in many cases. However, supply issues are
overshadowed by the fact that the organic foods segment continues to grow faster than the food industry
as a (4) ____________, fundamentally due to the natural alliance (5) ____________ organic crops and
processed foods. For one thing, organic fruit and vegetables earmarked for processing do not have to be
as cosmetically perfect as (6) ___________ fresh counterparts. In (7) _____________, freezing or tinning
organic products reduces many of the shelf-life problems associated with fresh produce. It was only a
question of time before mainstream food companies woke up (8) ____________ these synergies.
The pioneers of the organic food industry view the growing presence of major food companies in their
markets (9) ____________ a mixed blessing. Many smaller companies fear that the philosophical ideals of
organic agriculture will be compromised by business interests. (10) ____________ think major food
companies will only help the organic cause; many consumers who are reluctant to buy organic products
may be tempted to actually try them if they see a name they trust.
YOUR ANSWERS:
 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10

PART III: Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to each of the following
questions. Write your answers in the box provided.
In today’s culture, tattoos are very popular as a form of body decoration. As seen in their
prevalence among rebellious teenagers, social outsiders, dangerous outlaws, and many other
people, tattoos are viewed as luxurious fashion statements that possess a forbidden attraction -
mainly as long as they remain unseen. However, some people get tattoos in order to identify
themselves with certain groups, such as military units, fraternities, or even criminal organizations, like the
Japanese yakuza. Tattoos have been used in this manner throughout history by many different cultures in
the world. In fact, they have always been an important functional and symbolic feature in most tribal and
ancient cultures, whether they were used for identification, worship, therapy, decoration, or in other rituals.
The earliest written records describing tattoo usage date back to Ancient Egypt, from where the
practice spread to Crete, Greece, Persia, and Arabia. However, tribal cultures throughout northern
Europe, the western hemisphere, and east Asia had been applying tattoos for several thousands of years
before this, with people in Japan reportedly creating tattoos ten thousand years ago. One of the best
pieces of evidence of this usage came from the excavation of Otzi the Ice Man, the Oldest naturally
preserved body discovered in Europe. Dating back to 3300BC, this mummy had fifty-seven tattoos on its
body, mostly located on the inside of the left knee, ankle, and legs. In China and Russia, naturally
mummified bodies that are just as old have been found to bear tattoos in similar sports. Based on the
location of these tattoos, some researchers speculate that they were part of a therapeutic treatment for
bones.
Ancient and tribal cultures used tattoos primarily for identification, though. A person’s tattoo would
indicate their tribe, family, or social status. For instance, the Norse, the Danes, the Saxons, and other
Germanic peoples used tattoos to identify their particular clans. The Maori in New Zealand used tattoos to
indicate their social ranking. In many southeast Asian tribes, as well as in American tribes like the Inuit,
women used tattoos to indicate that they were eligible for marriage or already married. Tattoos were also
very common among warriors who displayed bravery or ferocity in combat. Chickasaw warriors
distinguished themselves with tattoos, and the Dayak tribes used them to boast of the people they killed in
battle. In later military usage, ancient Greek spies had tattoos that related their military ranks to each
other. Originally, Roman soldiers did not have tattoos. However, after witnessing the fierceness of British
tribes they fought, Roman soldiers began to get tattoos in order to emulate their enemy’s ferocity.
1. Which of the sentence below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the
passage?
A. Tattoos are popular with rebellious people who like to remain unseen, like teenagers, outlaws, and
outsiders.
B. Tattoos have a rebellious attraction for many different kinds of people, but they usually must stay
covered up.
C. Tattoos are attractive to different kinds of people who want to display their rebellious instincts for
everyone.
D. Tattoos are such luxurious fashion statements that only a small number of people can get them, so
they’re rarely seen.
2. In paragraph 1, the author mentions the modern use of tattoos as a form of identification in order to
A. introduce their origins in older cultures B. explain their associations with criminals
C. provide technical details on tattoos D. condemn them as fashion statements
3. The word "fraternities" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. markets B. universities C. societies D. stores
4. According to paragraph 2, some researchers believe that the tattoos found on mummies were used to
A. mark them as slaves B. treat bone ailments
C. begin their adulthood D. assist them in worship
5. Based on the information in paragraph 2, what can be inferred about the origins of tattoos?
A. All ancient cultures copied the practice from Egypt.
B. Otzi the Ice Man is the first to have ancient tattoos.
C. It took thousands of years for tattoos to be used globally.
D. Tattoos developed independently in different cultures.
6. The word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to
A. warriors B. themselves C. tattoos D. tribes
7. The word "eligible" in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by
A. intelligent B. young enough C. trained D. qualified
8. According to paragraph 3, why did the Roman soldiers begin to get tattoos?
A. They were inspired by the ferocity of their tattooed enemies.
B. They wanted to boast of the enemies they killed.
C. They needed to identify their military ranks.
D. They used tattoos to treat their battle wounds.
9. According to paragraph 3, all of the following are listed as things identified by tattoos in tribal cultures
EXCEPT
A. marital status B. tribal affiliation C. social rank D. criminal status
10. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Tattoos – a rebellious attraction B. Tattoos on ancient mummies
C. Usage of tattoos as identification D. Tattoos in tribal and ancient cultures
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10

PART IV: Read the following passage and do the tasks below.

When you get tired of typical sight-seeing, when you have had enough of monuments, statues, and
cathedrals, then think outside the box. Read the four paragraphs below about the innovative types of
tourism emerging around the globe and discover ways to spice up your itinerary.

One could eat your way through your travels if one wished. A comparatively new kind of tourism is gaining
popularity across the world. In this, food and beverages are the main factors that motivate a person to
travel to a particular destination. Combining food, drink and culture, this type of travel provides for an
authentic experience, the food and restaurants reflecting the local and unique flavors of a particular region
or country. Studies conducted into this travel phenomenon have shown that food plays, consciously or
unconsciously, an important part in the vacations of a good number of travelers. Those trying this are
looking for a more participatory style of holiday experience. Analysts have noticed a shift from ‘passive
observation’ to ‘interaction and involvement’ in tourists, whereby the visitor comes into close contact with
locals and their way of life rather than remaining a mere spectator.

This is a novel approach to tourism in which visitors do not visit the ordinary tourist attractions in traditional
fashion. Rather, they let their whims be their guides! Destinations are chosen not on their standard
touristic merit but on the basis of an idea or concept often involving elements of humor, serendipity, and
chance. One example is known as Monopoly-travel. Participants armed with the local version of a
Monopoly game board explore a city at the whim of a dice roll, shuttling between elegant shopping areas
and the local water plant – with the occasional visit to jail.

Another example is Counter-travel, which requires you to take snapshots with your back turned to
landmarks like the Eiffel Tower or Big Ben. Joël Henry, the French founder of Latourex, has developed
dozens of ideas since coming up with the concept in 1990. The traveler must increase his or her
receptiveness, in this way, no trip is ever planned or predictable. Henry’s most unusual invention is known
as “Erotravel”, where a couple heads to the same town but travels there separately. The challenge is to
find one another abroad. He and his wife have engaged in the pursuit in five cities and have managed to
meet up every time.

This involves any crop-based or animal based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm or ranch. It
has recently become widespread in America, and participants can choose from a wide range of activities
that include picking fruits and vegetables, riding horses, tasting honey, learning about wine and cheese
making, or shopping in farm gift shops for local and regional products or handicrafts. For rural economies
struggling to stay afloat in this age of industrial farming, it has become an important and marketable
opportunity for improving the incomes and potential economic viability of small farms and rural
communities. In western North Carolina, the organization ‘HandMade in America’ is using this method to
develop their local economy and craft trades, and to educate visitors about farming practices. On their
website, it is described as a niche market. As people are becoming more interested in the ecological
importance of local food production, related projects reinforce the need to support local growers and allow
visitors to experience the relationship between food and our natural environment.

This is the trend of traveling to destinations that are first seen in movies, for instance, touring London in a
high-speed boat like James Bond or visiting the stately homes that are seen in Jane Austin films. The term
was first coined in the US press in the New York Post by journalist Gretchen Kelly, who wrote a 2007
article entitled “The sexiest film locations from 2007 to visit now.”

Currently, summer blockbuster movies are being used as themed marketing tools by companies like
Expedia and Fandango, who are promoting trips to where the Steven Spielberg film, Indiana Jones and
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was made. Corporations as well as convention and tourism boards are
exploiting the trend, creating their own location based travel maps, like the Elizabeth: The Golden Age
movie map published by VisitBritain, Britain’s official travel and tourism guide. Other travel itineraries have
been created by tourism boards for movies including The Da Vinci Code (France), In Bruges (Belgium),
and P.S. I Love You (Ireland). Although a new concept, it’s fast becoming a major factor in the choices
travelers make in an increasingly tight economic climate. If a traveler has seen a site in a major motion
picture, its media exposure makes it a compelling choice for a family vacation or honeymoon.

Questions 1-4

Reading Passage has five sections, A–E.

Choose the correct heading for sections B–E from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number, i–viii, in boxes 28–31 on your answer sheet.

List of Headings

i           Experimental Tourism

ii          Cuisine Tourism

iii         Adventure Tourism

iv         Fashion Tourism

v          Photographic Travels

vi         Set-jetting.

vii        Agritourism.

viii       Introduction

ix         Capital Cities

1.Section A        

2. Section B

3. Section C

4. Section D

5. Section E

Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Questions 6–10

Look at the following statements (Questions 6–10).

Putting together and enjoying culinary delights ensures the trip is more 6……..……………

Moving quickly between more mundane public service facilities and malls that are
more 7…………………….

Film sets for hugely popular blockbuster movies are attracting couples to go there for
their 8…………………….

In the USA, visiting a strawberry picking field or listening to lectures on producing good wine is becoming
increasingly 9…………………….

When destinations are chosen, elements involved in the basis of an idea or concept are humor, chance
and 10…………………….

Your answers
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION C: WRITING

PART I:
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.It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year
Sad ___________________________________________________________________________
2.Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.
Enormous _____________________________________________________________________
3. He delayed writing the book until he had a lot of research.
Only _________________________________________________________________________
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. You must use
between THREE and EIGHT words, including the word given. Do not change the word given.
1.She has become a famous artist. (NAME)
She has___________________________________________________ an artist.
2. Looking back, I really believe I did everything I could to help them. (HINDSIGHT)
I can honestly say,_________________________________________ more to help them.
PART II: Your friend is thinking about learning to drive and would like some advice. Write a letter
(about 100-120 words) to your friend.
- Say why a driving license is advantageous
- Recommend a driving school
- Give extra guidance/ tips
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PART III: Write an essay (at least 250 words) on the following topic:
Plastic shopping bags contribute to the pollution of land and sea. Some people think they should
be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.
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