TEST 12

A. LISTENING (50 points)

Part 1. Listen and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR/AND A NUMBER.
(Section 1 IELTS) (10 points)
Example
Type of event: Dragon Boat Race
Day and date: 1 _________
Place: Brighton 2 _________
Registration time: 3 _________
Sponsorship
• Aim to raise over 4 _________ pounds as a team and get a free t-shirt
• Free prize draw for trip to 5 _________

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

Part 2. (CAE Listening practice Tests - Test 1 – Part 3)(10 points)

You will hear part of an interview with the astronaut Charles Duke, who is talking about his trip to
the moon. Choose the answer (А, В or C) which fits best according to what you hear.
1. How did Charles feel about space travel as a boy?
A. He thought it was unlikely to happen
B. He regarded it as more than science fiction
C. He showed no particular interest in it
2. What did Charles consider to be the hardest part of the training?
A. feeling trapped in the heavy spacesuit
B. endlessly practising the lunar surface landing
C. constantly being afraid of making a mistake
3. How did the crew feel when they had landed on the moon?
A. They felt as if they were coming home
B. They realised they had achieved something special
C. They were afraid of what they might find on the surface
4. What feature of the moon made the greatest impact on Charles?
A. the brightness of the
B. the vastness of the sky
C. the loneliness of the place
5. What does Charles feel was the most memorable part of his mission?
A. holding a piece of the moon
B. walking on the moon’s surface
C. seeing things never seen before

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
 Part 3. Listen and decide which of the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) (CAE) (10 points)
1. Maggie has met the teacher once before.
2. The teacher believes there hasn't really been an improvement since last years.
3. Billy's mother didn't know that he had a story published by the school.
4. Billy's mother was always aware of Billy's spelling problems.
5. The teacher had dyslexia himself when he was much younger.

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

Part 4. Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS (FCE) (20 points)
You will hear part of a radio talk for young people about animals communicating with each other.
Complete the notes below which summarize what the speaker says. Write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS for each numbered space.
Bees do a (1)_________________ to communicate where to find food.
Although parrots seem to speak, they are only (2) ________________ the human sounds.
Primates can communicate a few (3) ________________ using simple sounds.
Monkeys have not been observed to use any kind of (4) _________________.
Although dolphins can make vowel sounds, they cannot accurately imitate our (5) _______________.
Amazingly, dolphins demonstrate (6) ________________ of when phrases should be used.
The sounds made by whales contain (7) _______________ than human speech.
The songs of the bottle-nosed whale have many of the (8) _______________ of human speech.
The unique grammatical nature of human language arose due to life in (9) ______________.
Indeed, a young child needs enough (10) ________________with other people to develop speech.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1. Choose the best answer to fill in each blank. (20 points)
1. The thick fog _______ out any possibility of our plane taking off before morning.
A. ruled B. struck C. stamped D. crossed
2. Ellaine decided that the election to the local council would provide a ________ to a career in national
politics.
A. springboard B. turning point C. milestone D. highway
3. We do not know what our guests will be wanting to do this weekend. We will have to ____
A. play it by ear B. bend our ears about it
C. be on our ear D. turn a deaf ear to it.
4. Although she had been told quite ________ to pull herself together, she simply couldn’t stop crying.
A. rigidly B. unsympathetically C. unrelentingly D. sternly
5. Now I associate public transport with one of the worst experiences of my life and the _________ of it is that I
will never catch a bus again.
A. thick and thin B. hard and fast
C. long and short D. ups and downs
6. As they travelled across the _________ landscape, each one of them wondered how it was possible to grow
anything there.
A. barren B. bustling C. grimy D. mundane
7. The rain ________ down slowly under his coat collar, making him feel thoroughly damp and miserable.
A. crept B. waded C. trickled D. teemed
8. It was only when we heard a stifled cough that we realised someone was _____ in the underground.
A. concealing B. ambushing C. lurking D. sneaking
9. Aunt Doris has always been a bit of a hoarder but when we realized just how much ________ she had
accumulated of late, even we were shocked.
A. chaos B. confusion C. muddle D. clutter
10. The hotel’s description in the brochure was ________ in the extreme and we were left utterly disappointed
on arrival.
A. fallacious B. pretentious C. perplexing D. erratic
11. The search ________ had no luck in finding the missing child.
A. crew B. group C. staff D. party
12. A strange rattling noise forced the driver to _______ onto the hard shoulder.
A. stop over B. pull over C. get away D. throw away
13. Peter: “ You don’t need a raincoat. The weather’s fine.”
Mary: “ ________, I think I’ll take one; you never know.”
A. Same again B. One and the same C. All the same D. Same old, same old
14. I don’t understand why people can’t just ________ instead of trying to bend everyone to their will.
A. live and let live B. live and breathe C. live rough D. live in clover
15. If we _______ over the details, we’ll never finish filming this episode by today.
A. conserve B. niggle C. huddle D. mob
16. The CEO refused _________ to discuss any of the staff’s demaands for more pay.
A. down and about B. outright C. outlook D. downright
17. “Please don’t _________ the pots and pans or you’ll wake the baby up.”
A. whoosh B. squeak C. clatter D. crush
18. We knew the concert was sold out, but we still went to the stadium _______ the off-chance that someone
might want to sell us their tickets.
A. with B. by C. on D. in
19. They were the best economic analysists in the United States- a team hand- ______by the President himself.
A. selected B. picked C. named D. settled
20. After travelling all day, he was completely _________.
A. done in B. done up C. broken down D. used up

Your answers:
1. 5. 9. 13. 17.
2. 6. 10. 14. 18.
3. 7. 11. 15. 19.
4. 8. 12. 16. 20.

Part 4. Give the correct form of each word in the brackets (10 points)
1. The mystery of Loch Ness Monster still remains ________. (SOLVE)
2. In the 19th century, in America, many black children were sold into ________. (SLAVE)
3. The potential benefits of COVID vaccination __________ the risks. (WEIGHT)
4. Doctors and nurses sometimes complain of being ___________ and overworked. (PAY)
5. The ___________ system of the USA bases on gold. (MONEY)
6. The ___________ in agriculture is essential if we want to produce more food. (MACHINE)
7. Quang Hai is an _______ football player in Vietnam. (EXCEPT)
8. This remote village is __________ during the flood. It is completely isolated by rivers. (ACCESS)
9. If you don't tease the dog, it is ________ to bite you. (LIKE)
10. It's difficult to teach people what they are ________ to learn. (WILL)

Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

C. READING (50 points)

Part 1. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your
answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
OXFORD
Oxford is a city with such a mind-bowling reputation that many who come here find
themselves intimidated by the place and can’t wait to leave, while others, taking to it like a
________(1) to water, find themselves returning again and again. The college lawns provide a gorgeous
________(2) to serious study, and in the right light, on a sunny winter’s morning say, one feels as if one is
________(3) on air, such is the sense of unreality. Oxford may like to ________(4) that it is at the intellectual
________(5) of things, but in many ways it is no more than a sleepy ________(6) where, to mix metaphors,
transitory students, the ________(7) of their generation, wait in the ________(8), allowing their talents to
________(9) before moving off into the industrial or political ________(10).

1. A. fish B. boat C. duck D. swimmer

2. A. curtain B. backdrop C. scene D. screen
3. A. flying B. floating C. swimming D. gliding
4. A. act B. pretend C. dissemble D. produce
5. A. wheel B. engine C. spoke D. hub
6. A. stream B. tributary C. backwater D. watershed
7. A. froth B. cream C. fat D. caviar
8. A. pavilion B. dressing room C. wings D. foyer
9. A. flourish B. open C. spread D. float
10. A. peak B. abattoir C. dead-end D. fast-lane
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 2. 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 corresponding numbered boxes. (15 points)
 NOISE POLLUTION
Most of us are very used to the sounds we hear in (1) __________ life. Loud music, the television,
people talking (2) __________ their phone, the traffic and even pets barking in the (3) __________ of the night.
All of these have become a part of the urban culture and (4) __________ disturb us. However, when the sound
of the television keeps you (5) __________ sleeping all night or the traffic starts to give you a headache, it stops
becoming just noise and starts turning (6) __________ noise pollution. For many of us, the concept of pollution
is limited to nature and resources. (7) __________, noise that tends to disrupt the natural rhythm of life makes
for one solid pollutant.
By definition, noise pollution takes place when there is (8) __________ excessive amount of noise or an
unpleasant sound that causes temporary disruption in the natural balance. This definition is usually applicable to
sounds or noises that are unnatural in their volume or their production. Our environment is (9) __________ that
it has become difficult to escape noise. Even electrical appliances at home have a constant hum or beeping
sound. By and large, lack of urban planning increases the (10) __________ to unwanted sounds. This is why
understanding noise pollution is necessary to control it in time.

Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to answer the questions. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
Before the 1500’s, the western plains of North America were dominated by farmers. One group, the
Mandans, lived in the upper Missouri River country, primarily in present – day North Dakota. They had large
villages of houses built close together. The tight arrangement enabled the Mandans to protect themselves more
easily from the attacks of others who might seek to obtain some of the food these highly capable farmers stored
from one year to the next.
The women had primary responsibility for the fields. They had to exercise considerable skill to produce
the desired results, for their northern location meant fleeting growing seasons. Winter often lingered; autumn
could be ushered in by severe frost. For good measure, during the spring and summer, drought, heat, hail,
grasshoppers, and other frustrations might await the wary grower.
Under such conditions, Mandan women had to grow maize capable of weathering adversity. They began
as early as it appeared feasible to do so in the spring, clearing the land, using fire to clear stubble from the fields
and then planting. From this point until the first green corn could be harvested, the crop required labor and
vigilance.
Harvesting proceeded in two stages. In August the Mandans picked a smaller amount of the crop before
it had matured fully. This green corn was boiled, dried and shelled, with some of the maize slated for immediate
consumption and the rest stored in animal – skin bags. Later in the fall, the people picked the rest of the corn.
They saved the best of the harvest for seeds or for trade, with the remainder eaten right away or stored for alter
use in underground reserves. With appropriate banking of the extra food, the Mandans protected themselves
against the disaster of crop failure and accompany hunger.
 The woman planted another staple, squash, about the first of June, and harvested it near the time of the
green corn harvest. After they picked it, they sliced it, dried it, and strung the slices before they stored them.
Once again, they saved the seeds from the best of the year’s crop. The Mandans also grew sunflowers and
tobacco; the latter was the particular task of the older men.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The problems encountered by farmers specializing in growing once crop
B. The agricultural activities of a North American Society
C. Various ways corn can be used.
D. Weather conditions on the western plains.
2. The Mandans built their houses close together in order to _____.
A. guard their supplies of food B. protect themselves against the weather
C. share farming implements D. allow more room for growing corn
3. The word “enabled” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A. covered B. helped C. reminded D. isolated
4. Why does the author believe that the Mandans were skilled farmers?
A. They developed effective fertilizers.
B. They could grow crops in most types of soil.
C. They could grow crops despite adverse weather.
D. They developed new varieties of corn.
5. The word “consumption” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. decay B. conversation C. eating D. planting
6. Which of the following processes does the author imply was done by both men and women?
A. clearing fields B. Harvesting squash
C. Harvesting corn D. Planting corn
7. The word “disaster” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. control B. catastrophe C. history D. avoidance
8. The word “them” in the last paragraph refers to _____.
A. women B. seeds C. slices D. the Mandans
9. Which of the following crops was cultivated primarily by men?
A. Sunflower B. Corn C. Squash D. Tobacco
10. Throughout the passage, the author implies that the Mandans _____.
A. valued individuality B. were very adventurous
C. were open to strangers D. planned for the future

Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 4. Read the text and do the following tasks. (15 points)
Questions 1-5
Choose the correct heading for paragraphs B-G from the list of headings below..
Write the correct number i-ix, in boxes 27-32 on your answer sheet.
 List of Headings

i. The reaction of the Inuit community to climate change

ii. The benefits of an easier existence
iii. Alternative sources of essential supplies
iv. Respect for Inuit opinion grows
v. A healthier choice of food
vi. A difficult landscape
vii. Negative effects on well-being
viii. Alarm caused by unprecedented events in the Arctic

Example Answer
Paragraph A viii
Your answers:
1. Paragraph B ………….
2. Paragraph C .………….
3. Paragraph D …………..
4. Paragraph E …………..
5. Paragraph F ………….
Climate change and the Canada's Inuit people
A. Unusual incidents are being reported across the Arctic. Inuit families going off on snowmobiles to prepare
their summer hunting camps have found themselves cut off from home by a sea of mud, following early thaws.
There are reports of igloos losing their insulating properties as the snow drips and refreezes, of lakes draining
into the sea as permafrost melts, and sea ice breaking up earlier than usual, carrying seals beyond the reach of
hunters. Climate change may still be a rather abstract idea to most of us, but in the Arctic it is already having
dramatic effects - if summertime ice continues to shrink at its present rate, the Arctic Ocean could soon become
virtually ice-free in summer. The knock-on effects are likely to include more warming, cloudier skies, increased
precipitation and higher sea levels. Scientists are increasingly keen to find out what's going on because they
consider the Arctic the 'canary in the mine' for global warming - a warning of what's in store for the rest of the
world.
B. For the Inuit the problem is urgent. They live in precarious balance with one of the toughest environments
on earth. Climate change, whatever its causes, is a direct threat to their way of life. Nobody knows the Arctic as
well as the locals, which is why they are not content simply to stand back and let outside experts tell them
what's happening. In Canada, where the Inuit people are jealously guarding their hard-won autonomy in the
country's newest territory, Nunavut, they believe their best hope of survival in this changing environment lies in
combining their ancestral knowledge with the best of modern science. This is a challenge in itself.
C. The Canadian Arctic is a vast, treeless polar desert that's covered with snow for most of the year. Venture
into this terrain and you get some idea of the hardships facing anyone who calls this home. Farming is out of the
question and nature offers meagre pickings. Humans first settled in the Arctic a mere 4,500 years ago, surviving
by exploiting sea mammals and fish. The environment tested them to the limits: sometimes the colonists were
successful, sometimes they failed and vanished. But around a thousand years ago, one group emerged that was
uniquely well adapted to cope with the Arctic environment. These Thule people moved in from Alaska,
bringing kayaks, sleds, dogs, pottery and iron tools. They are the ancestors of today's Inuit people.
D. Life for the descendants of the Thule people is still harsh. Nunavut is 1.9 million square kilometres of rock
and ice, and a handful of islands around the North Pole. It's currently home to 2,500 people, all but a handful of
them indigenous Inuit. Over the past 40 years, most have abandoned their nomadic ways and settled in the
territory's 28 isolated communities, but they still rely heavily on nature to provide food and clothing. Provisions
available in local shops have to be flown into Nunavut on one of the most costly air networks in the world, or
brought by supply ship during the few ice-free weeks of summer. It would cost a family around £7,000 a year to
replace meat they obtained themselves through hunting with imported meat. Economic opportunities are scarce,
and for many people state benefits are their only income.
E. While the Inuit may not actually starve if hunting and trapping are curtailed by climate change, there has
certainly been an impact on people's health. Obesity, heart disease and diabetes are beginning to appear in a
people for whom these have never before been problems. There has been a crisis of identity as the traditional
skills of hunting, trapping and preparing skins have begun to disappear. In Nunavut's 'igloo and email' society,
where adults who were born in igloos have children who may never have been out on the land, there's a high
incidence of depression.
F. With so much at stake, the Inuit are determined to play a key role in teasing out the mysteries of climate
change in the Arctic. Having survived there for centuries, they believe their wealth of traditional knowledge is
vital to the task. And Western scientists are starting to draw on this wisdom, increasingly referred to as 'Inuit
Qaujimajatugangit', or IQ. 'In the early days scientists ignored us when they came up here to study anything.
They just figured these people don't know very much so we won't ask them,' says John Amagoalik, an Inuit
leader and politician. 'But in recent years IQ has had much more credibility and weight.' In fact it is now a
requirement for anyone hoping to get permission to do research that they consult the communities, who are
helping to set the research agenda to reflect their most important concerns. They can turn down applications
from scientists they believe will work against their interests, or research projects that will impinge too much on
their daily lives and traditional activities.
Questions 6-10: Complete the summary of paragraphs C and D.
Choose ONE word from paragraphs C and D for each numbered blank. Write the answers in boxes.
If you visit the Canadian Arctic, you immediately appreciate the problems faced by people for whom
this is home. It would clearly be impossible for the people to engage in (6)________ as a means of supporting
themselves. For thousands of years they have had to rely on catching sea (7)________ and fish as a means of
sustenance. The harsh surroundings saw many who tried to settle there pushed to their limits, although some
were successful. The (8)__________ people were an example of the latter and for them the environment did not
prove unmanageable. For the present inhabitants, life continues to be a struggle. The territory of Nunavut
consists of little more than ice, rock and a few (9) __________ . In recent years, many of them have been
obliged to give up their nomadic lifestyle, but they continue to depend mainly on (10) __________ for their
food and clothes.
Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
D. WRITING (50 points)
Part 1. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given
1. After years of separation from my girlfriend, I cheered up when I saw her. SIGHT
=> After years of separation from my girlfriend, my spirits ___________________________
of her.
2. He loses his temper at all things, even the slightest one. OFF
=> He ______________________________________________________________________
3. My parents are furious with me for getting a tattoo and so have grounded me. ARMS
=> My parents, who __________________________________________________________
4. I resent the way that she clearly feels herself to be superior to me. NOSE
=> I am ____________________________________________________________________
5. Although Jack never means to hurt other people, Jennie always complains about his
manner. FAULT
=> Despite the _____________________________________________________________