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TEST 1 A. LISTENING (50 points) Part 1. Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. (10 points) 1. One walk includes a break at the oldest pub so that the walkers can get some ……………………. 2. The castle walk allows more time to see the ……………………… and walk on the castle wall. 3. You have to …………………….. if you want to go the Ghost Walk. 4. The Ghost Walk goes to the castle and the ………………………… 5. The fourth shows people the …………………………… of the writer Robert Jones. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part 2. You will hear part of a discussion between Velm and Andrews, a lawyer, and Sergeant William Bailey, a police officer. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. (10 points) 1. How did William feel the first time he gave evidence in court? A. humiliated B. nervous C. furious D. indifferent 2. Velm a suggests that police officers giving evidence should ………. A. study the evidence more carefully. B. ignore the lawyer for the defence. C. not take comments personally. D. demonstrate that they are honest and reliable. 3. Velma compares a police officer's evidence to a piece in a jigsaw puzzle because ………. A. it is unimportant unless it is part of a bigger picture. B. it m ay not fit in with the rest of the evidence. C. the defence lawyer w ill try to destroy it. D the police officer should only talk about his or her evidence. 4. William suggests that lawyers …………. A adopt a special manner in the courtroom . B. can be detached about a case. C. might actually be close friends. D. do not take their work seriously.
5. William's main concern is that A. a criminal could get away with his or her crime. B. a court case could be confusing, C. young police officers find courts terrifying. D. police officers might argue with the lawyer. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part 3. You will hear an interview with a man called Jon Simmons and a woman called Clare Harries, who both work as life coaches, and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1. Jon feels that the job of a life coach is based on individual experiences. 2 Clare says she became a life coach because it involved something she enjoyed doing. 3. Jon thinks the most important to understand about relationships is that They start with the individual's attitude to him- or herself. 4. Jon and Clare both think the most important message to get over to clients is to make good use of your particular skills. 5. Jon and Clare both feel the most rewarding part of their job is watching another person develop their confidence Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part 4. You will hear a woman call called Yvonne on a TV programme giving her opinion about children being punished at school. (20 points) For questions 1-10 complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. The strap was a long piece of leather made especially for (1)…………….children's palms. Today, children who misbehave at school seldom even get a (2) ………………… In the fifties, Yvonne was strapped for coming to school (3) ……………in Yvonne thought the way she was disciplined at schools was (4) ………………. and unfair. The members of the organisation P.O.P.P.I. all had (5)………………… In 1979, because of P.O.P.P.I. (6) ………………… made the strap illegal. Yvonne describes her children as (7) ……………….. and irresponsible. Yvonne does not think her children understand (8) ………………. they are. She is now sorry that the government (9) …………………..
She believes that there would be less (10) …………………. if the strap was still used. Your answers 1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (50 points) Part 1. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points) 1. Some animals are on the ________ of becoming extinct. A. edge B. verge C. side D. tip 2. The play is very long but there are three ________ A. intervals B. breaks C. rests D. naps 3. The last lecture ________ completely over my head. A. got B. went C. was D. left 4. Could I pick your ________ on the subject before the meeting? A. brains B. head C. intellect D. mind 5. I was prepared to lend my brother some money but he turned ________ my offer. A. back B. up C. out D. down 6. I ________ with the performances but I got flu the day before. A. was to have helped B. helped C. was to help D. had helped 7. The dying man’s speech was so________ that no one was able to interpret his last request. A. incoherent B. indiscreet C. nonchalant D. impotent 8. Very soon I found some other people to ________ and we began to write songs. A. keep up with B. team up with C. talk through with D. get along with 9. ________ chair the meeting. A. John was decided to B. It was decided that John should C. There was decided that John should D. John had been decided to 10. I thought about the problem but I couldn’t ________ a solution. A. come in for B. come across C. come up with D. come out 11. ________, they slept soundly. A. Hot though was the night air B. Hot though the night air was C. Hot as was the night air D. Hot although the night air was 12.Several passengers received minor injuries when the train unexpectedly came to a _______. A. delay B. stand C. brake D. halt 13. John refused to put his career in ________ by opposing his boss. A. jeopardy B. hazard C. risk D. stake 14. The more expensive carpet is a good choice ________it will last longer. A. by means of B. due to C. in that D. in view of 15. The police were baffled by the attack as there seemed to be no apparent ________ .
A. design B. principle C. motive D. plot 16. If you want to be sure of receiving a copy of the magazine, I suggest you ________ an annual subscription. A. put down B. take out C. write off D. send up 17. ________ the phone rang later that night did Anna remember the appointment. A. No sooner B. Only C. Not until D. Just before 18. After feeling off ________ for days, Tom finally went to see his doctor. A. food B. color C. fitness D. balance 19. There was ________ evidence to bring charges against the man. A. insubstantial B. inferior C. ineffective D. insufficient 20. The interviewer told Alison that she would earn £30,000 a year,_______ she to be offered the job. A. were B. should C. let D. would Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Part 2. Read the passage below which contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points) FAMILY HISTORY Line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 In an age which technology is developed faster than ever before, many people are being attracted by the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can make this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to find out more about what their families came from and what they did. This is now a fast- growing hobby, especially in countries with a fairly short history, alike Australia and the United States. It is one thing to spend some time going through a book on family history and to take the decision to investigate your own family’s past. It is quite another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganizing way and cause yourself many problems that could have avoided with a little forward planning. If your own family stories say you that you are connected with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, not to let this idea take over your research. Just treat it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing your information will be adequate to start with; a more complex one may only get