PRACTICE TEST

TEST DATE: 18/03/2023

A. LEXICO-GRAMMAR

Choose the best option to complete the following sentences

1. I was surprised to hear that he had a girlfriend. That’s _________.

A. a turn-up for the booksB. a nice turn of phrase C. an about-turn D. a funny turn

2. Decisions there _________ around the globe with a force unmatched anywhere else.

A. extrapolate B. vindicate C. reverberate D. subjugate

3. Simon hasn’t got a job, and isn’t trying to get one. He just _________ his friends.

A. meddles with B. sponges on C. tarts up D. sweeps along

4. Failing to stand a _________ state-run organization, Jimmy decided to switch job.

B. symphonic B. monolithic C. gargantuan D. concordant

5. _________ chair the meeting.

A. John was decided to B. It was decided that John

C. There was decided that John should D. John had been decided to

6. Annabel and Insidious 3 are not James Wan’s best movies by far and those would be ________
between any other sequels on air, but they are pretty incredible.

A. kiss-offs B. summings-up C. tip-offs D. toss-ups

7. She ___________ when the teacher made her speak in front of the whole class.

B. had rosy cheeks B. turned as red as beetroot

C. went scarlet D. painted the town red

8. _________ by their new finds, the archaeologists say they had made dramatic new finds

of Viking settlements.

A. Buoyed up B. Irked out C. Sounded off D. Perked up

9. I wish she __________ me all the time about the broken vase.

A. wouldn’t nag B. didn’t nag C. hadn’t nagged D. doesn’t nag

10. I was _________ tempted to report his incompetence to my line manager otherwise the

whole team would suffer.

A. Highly B. sorely C. greatly D. urgently

11. He was disappointed by his result, but later he __________ himself to having to re-take

the exam.

A. exposed B. submitted C. reconciled D. subdued

12. All his friends _______ him when the man went bankrupt.

A. forsook B. abdicated C. deserted D. ceded

13. 25 people have replied to the invitation, but I've ____________and put out 30 chairs.
 A. teetered on the brink B. erred on the side of caution

C. been on a razor’s edge D. been in the teeth

14. Localized tensions had developed into ___________ slaughter of innocent people.

A. systemic B. mass C. wholesale D. full-blown

15. She has written more than three self-help books and continue to __________ books to this day.

A. stir up B. work up C. move out D. churn out

16. Desks can often show aspects of character otherwise hidden from general view________, if
analyzed in detail, will reveal their owner’s innermost secret.

A. and which B. but where C. these D. however

17. The car screeched to a(n) _______ at the junction and two men jumped out and ran down the
street.

A. halt B. stop C. end D. standstill

18. I was gripping the bathroom sink as _________ pain ripped through my chest.

A. excruciating B. agonizing C. maddening D. shooting

19. In front of the door ____________.

A. a dog sat B. was seated a dog C. seated a dog D. was a dog seating

20. They’re establishing a rule called ‘superdelegate’ in an effort to __________ outsider candidates.

A. clear off B. take against C. finish with D. squeeze out

B. WORD FORMATION:

I. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank

21. Opponents of the scheme believe the town can ill afford to lose an area of natural beauty, and a
bypass will just open the ___________ to further development. (FLOOD)

22. The strategy instruction was generally explicit and students' metacognition was developed through
a variety of ___________ activities. (CONSCIOUS)

23. Living in cities and towns, kids these days are much more ___________ than we ever were at their
age. (STREET)

24. The five-year-old confined to a London hospital bed has been given a postal _____________ with
get well cards from school pupils. (PICK)

25. She was a wonderful tennis player and won the women's __________ 3 years in a row. (SINGLE)

II. Put the words given in the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to make
a meaningful passage

Juvenile delinquency refers to 26____________ (SOCIETY) or illegal behavior by children or

adolescents and is considered a serious problem all over the world. It is caused by social, economic and
cultural factors. This juvenile 27___________ (CRIME) is apparent in marginal sectors of urban areas
where children are exposed to violence in their immediate social environment, either as observers or as
victims. Because delinquent basic education, if they have any, is poor they have been marginalized from
society and destitute of any dignity or self-esteem. Although most legal systems prescribe specific
procedures for dealing with young criminals, such as juvenile 28________ (DETAIN) centers and
suppression, approaches to prevent youth from becoming delinquent should also include measures to
instill equality and justice, fight poverty and create an atmosphere of hope and peace among youth. These
preventive policies should be priorities over any coercive measures. Information campaigns should be
planned to 29___________ (SENSE) youth to be aware of the detrimental effects of violence on the
family, community and society, to teach them how to communicate without violence. Focus on the
importance of family should become a priority because it is the primary institution of socialization of youth
and continues to play an important role in the prevention of juvenile delinquency and 30__________
(AGE) crime.

C. OPEN CLOZE

Fill in the each blank one suitable word.

Over the last century the world has become increasingly smaller. Not geographically, of course, but in
the sense that media, technology and the opening of borders has enabled the world’s citizens to view,
share and gain 31_________ to much wider range of cultures, societies and world views. In this
32________ pot that the world has become, today’s child is privy 33_________ facets of the human
experience that his immediate predecessors had no inkling even existed. It 34____________ to reason
that in order to absorb, configure and finally form opinions about this information-laden planet, children
must be supplied with certain tools. 35____________ in this list of ‘tools’ are: education, social skills,
cultural awareness and the acquisition of languages, the most important of these being the latter. Until
recently, a child who had the ability to speak more than one language would have been considered a very
rare entity. 36___________ one-language phenomenon could be attributed to a combination of factors.
One of them is that the monolingual environment in which a child was raised played a strong role,
37___________ did the limited, biased education of the past. With regards to immigrants, the sad fact
was that non-native parents tended to withhold the teaching of the mother tongue so that the child would
acquire the more ‘prestigious’ language of the adopted country. Nowadays, the situation has
38___________ an almost complete reversal. In the majority of North American and European countries,
most children are given the opportunity to learn a second or 39__________ a third language. Children
acquire these foreign languages through various and diverse means. In many countries, learning a foreign
language is a compulsory subject in the state school curriculum. Other children rely on language schools
or private tuition to achieve their goal. In other instances, children are 40_________ to bilingual parents,
who, if they so desire, may teach the children two languages.

D. GUIDED CLOZE

Frescoes painting is the age-old technique which 41________ painting on a damp plaster walls. It is
known to have been used to decorate homes for at least 5000 years and has probably existed in one form
or another for 42________ longer. Its very nature makes it 43_________ for adorning large surfaces,
which explains its 44_________in churches and government buildings. 45___________ oil paintings,
which are glossy and reflect light, making it difficult to view them from certain angles, frescoes have a
pleasing matte finish. As fresco plaster bleaches relatively easily, artists do not use as wide a range of
pigments as in other types of painting, sticking mainly to pale earth 46_______. Fresco painting is
considered to have reached its 47__________ in Italy during the Renaissance, with Michelangelo being
perhaps the most famous artist to 48__________ this technique. A great many churches in Europe
49__________ wonderful frescoes, while more recently celebrated artists such as the renowned Mexican
muralist Diego Rivera have used the technique to great 50_________.

41. A. composes B. comprises C. involves D. consists

42. A. greatly B. noticeably C. perceptibly D. considerably

43. A. ideal B. pertinent C. relevant D. absolute

44. A. ubiquity B. universality C. preoccupation D. all-presence

45. A. On the contrary B. Unlike C. Conversely D. In reverse

46. A. tones B. tints C. shades D. hues

47. A. summit B. crest C. height D. top

48. A. operate B. enlist C. engage D. employ

49. A. demonstrate B. boost C. expose D. boast

50. A. result B. success C. effect D. reaction

Rewrite the following sentences using the words given

51. Doctors believe that people who smoke regularly are more likely to die prematurely. LINK

=> Doctors believe that a strong _____________________________________________________

52. You are not a bad lawyer Martin, but I don't think it is a very suitable job for you. OUT

=> I just don’t _____________________________________________________________________

53. I don't have the foggiest idea whether he will be coming or not. WHATSOEVER

=> I have ________________________________________________________________________

54. However hard he tries, his shock tactics are often not successful. MARK

=> No matter _____________________________________________________________________

55. You can't just suddenly decide to go on a safari. You need to plan things very carefully.

MOMENT

=> Going on safari isn't a ____________________________________________________________