PRACTICE TEST TEST- 11SEPTEMBER

SECTION 1: Questions 1-10(2.0 points)

Questions 1-5: 5: Circle the correct letter, A, B, C.
0. Example:WhenWhen does the festival begin?
A. 16thMay B. 15th May C. 19th May
1. Where is the opening ceremony on the first day?
A. in the town center B. outside the town C. in the city center
2. When will the events start?
A. 2.00pm B. 2.45pm C. 5.30pm
3. Who will perform at the ceremony?
A. a band B. a mayor C. a councilor
4. What is the play performed by a community group about?
A. a local army B. a biolog
biologist C. a scientist
5. Where is evening fireworks display situated?
A. across the river B. in the park C. near a car park
Questions 6-10:10: Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Others events:
• Videos about (6) _________________________________
_____ that children have with their grandparents
Venue: (7) ____________________________
_______________House
• Performance of traditional dances
Venue: the (8) __________________________market
______market in the town center
Time: 2 and 5 pm every day except 1st day of festival
• Several
everal professional concerts and one by children
Venue: library
Time: (9) __________________________ _____ on the 18th
• Tickets available online from festival box office and from shops which have the festival (10) (
_____________________________in in their windows
SECTION 2: Questions 11-20 (2.0 points)
Questions 11-15
Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Orana Wildlife Park
Facts about Orana
- Orana means (11) __________________________________
- The park has animals from a total of (12) _____________________________
- The animals come from many parts of the world
Things to do at Orana
- (13) _________________________________ the giraffes at 12 or 3 pm
- Touch the animals in the (14) _____________________________ (good for children)
- Watch the cheetahs doing their (15) _______________________________ run at 3.40
Questions 16-20
The map below has EIGHT gaps. Choose hoose the correct letters A
A-H for each place, and write the correct letter
next to questions 16-20.

List of places
18. Picnic area ___________
19. Meeting place ___________
20. Jomo’s café ___________

PART B - VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.0 points)

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in the pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. particular B. spectacular C. artificial D. irregular
Question 2. A. negotiable B. potential C. initiative D. tangible

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. abstract B. certain C. secure D. global
Question 4. A. politics B. attraction C. relative D. radio

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best completes following exchanges.
Question 5. Peter and Alice are talking about Alice’s new house.
- Peter: “What a spacious house you have got, Alice!”
- Alice: “___________”
A. Thank you. I am afraid. B. You are telling a lie.
C. It’s so kind of you to say so. D. I don't like your sayings.
Question 6.Two friends, Carter and Suzy, are talking about pets.
- Carter: “Well, as I know, dogs are the most faithful animals.”
- Suzy: “___________”
A. Nothing more to say. B. You can say that again.
C. Yes. I hope so. D. No. What nonsense!

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each
of the following questions.
Question 7. A rumour isfloating aboutthat the businessman is getting ready to waste millions again in a futile
attempt to become a governor, but that’s relevant only to the coyotes who will take his money.
A. circulating B. concealing C. obscuring D. covering
Question 8. It is obvious that urbanization can bring in both adverse and beneficial consequences.
A. advantageous B. favorable C. negative D. preferential

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 9. Admittedly,in spite ofhis idiosyncraticteaching methods, he’s really successful.
A. unusual B. particular C. meaningful D. common
Question 10. William really enjoys a cut and thrust with Jane, she always has a unique perspective, even if
they sometimes have arguments.
A.an approval B. a boring discussion C. a lively debateD. a disagreement

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
Question 11. Tony delays writing the book until he had done a lot of research.
A BC D
Question 12.The green garden restaurant uses fresh produce on their dishes, much of which the
A BC D
owners grow in their own garden.
Question 13. It issaid that with the advanced technology, the diseased can be resurrected by the
A B C
future artificial intelligence after thousand years.
D

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 14.Janet wasn't in when I arrived. I suppose she _______ I was coming.
A. must have forgotten B. must forget C. may forget D. can't have forgotten

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Question 15. He thinks he should get his house_______.
A. redecorated B. toredecorate C. to be redecorated D. redecorate
Question 16. In 2003, Le Thanh Thuy was diagnosed _______ bone cancer and doctors decided to amputate
her leg to save her life.
A. with B. on C. by D. about
Question 17.The better the weather is, _______.
A. the beaches get the more crowded B. the more crowded get the beaches
C. more crowded the beaches get D. the more crowded the beaches get
Question 18. John is going to go on a camping trip, so he wants to buy a_______ bag.
A. grey sleeping polyester B. grey polyester sleeping
C. polyester grey sleeping D. sleeping grey polyester
Question 19.My friend _______ in this farm for two years by the end of this year.
A. will work B. am going to work
C. will have worked D. am working
Question 20.The little boy managed to eat a big lunch _______ having eaten an enormous breakfast.
A. despite B. since C. except D. before
Question 21.The number of students who _______ under a lot of pressure from their study is rising at an
alarming rate each year.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
Question 22.If you _______ to see someone drop litter in the street, what would you do?
A. happen B. have happened C. happened D. had happened
Question 23.Publication of the documents would _______ alter the course of the inquiry.
A. decideB. decisively C. decisive D. decision
Question 24. I’m going to have to ________ my spoken German before I go to Munich.
A. face up to B. creep up on C. read up about D. brush up on
Question 25. _______ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideas of the period in which they were
created.
A. To rank B. Having been ranked C. To be ranked D. Having ranked
Question 26.I don’t know how anyone can sit in front of a computer for hours _______.
A. on end B. on time C. then on D. from now on
Question 27.Investigators urged that safety _______ at the site should be improved.
A. advancements B. capacities C. probations D. procedures
Question 28.Volunteer organisations are generally small-staffed, so they need to _______ lots of volunteers for
a huge event.
A. research B. recruit C. catch D. employ
Question 29.Eva was going to invite David out to lunch but he beat her to the _______. He invited her before
she had a chance to ask him.
A. mouth B. ear C. punch D. bush
Question 30.Pharmaceutical companies spend millions of dollars on _______ products like coffee mugs, shirts,
umbrellas, and golf balls.
A.provisional B.promotional C. providential D. prodigal

PART C - READING (6.0 points)

I. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions.(2.0 points)
The most successful entrepreneurs are those who predict the needs of the future earlier than the
competition. No new business start-up is without risk, but the benefits can be (1) _________. Inventions such as
the automobile, the internet and the iPad were all initially (2) _________ with a high degree of criticism, so it is
important to maintain the belief that anything is possible! Below (3) _________ just a few of the business ideas
expected to be successful in the future.
Travelling to space used to be possible only for governments or large aerospace companies. This is no
longer the case, however, and several private companies have planned tourist missions (4) _________ space
which are going to take place in the next few years. Consulting firm Futron Corporation predict that the space
tourism industry will be (5) _________ $1.3 billion and have more than 25,000 customers in the next five to ten
years. Space tourism pioneer Peter Diamandis also (6) _________ that space hotels are going to be big
business, with companies from around the world already working on such projects. Not everyone, (7)
_________, is as convinced about the prospect of space tourism. Jeffrey Jones, a member of the Center for
Space Medicine at Baylor College, warns that even a short journey into space could (8) _________ serious
health problems for tourists of average or poor health.
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 Another idea comes from a company in New Zealand called Martin Aircraft. They have produced the first
commercially available jetpack, (9) _________ they plan to start selling next year. Initially, they will be sold to
shops and cost approximately $150,000. The craft will work for short trips only, (10) _________ 30 minutes,
and manage speeds of up to 74 kph and an altitude of 914 m. The CEO of the company, Peter Coker, notes that,
as well as being used by the rich for pleasure, they could also be useful in search-and-rescue operations.
(Adapted from: Mindset for Ielts – Level 2)
Question 1.A. calculable B. indispensable C. immeasurable D. determinable
Question 2.A. seen B. met C. viewed D. glanced
Question 3.A. is B. was C. are D. were
Question 4.A. by B. of C. from D.into
Question 5.A. profit B. value C. worth D. rank
Question 6.A. predictable B. predicts C. prediction D. predictably
Question 7.A. however B. in addition C. as a result D. therefore
Question 8.A. force B. result C. lead D. cause
Question 9.A. which B. who C. where D. whose
Question 10.A. approximately B. inevitably C. practically D. partially

II. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions.(2.0 points)
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying
oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be
abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he
had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross
the "Great American Desert" to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United
States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and
stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that
familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless.
Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed
themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient
features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses.
Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought;
but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the
cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried
right where they grew on the ground. When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and
nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle
themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to
be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them
much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.
(Adapted from: TOEFL Reading Practice)
Question 1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.Western migration after the Civil War. B. The climate of the western United States.
C. The raising of cattle. D. A type of wild vegetation.
Question 2.What can be inferred by the phrase "Legend has it"paragraph 1?
A. The story of the train may not be completely factual.
B. Most history books include the story of the train.
C. The driver of the train invented the story.
D. The story of the train is similar to others at that time.
Question 3. The word "they" in paragraph 1 refers to
A. plains B. skeletons C. oxen D. Americans
Question 4.What can be inferred about the "Great American Desert" mentioned in paragraph 2?
A. It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area.
B. Many had settled there by the 1860's.
C. It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War.
D. It was not discovered until the late 1800's.
Question 5. The word "barren" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. lonely B. dangerous C. uncomfortable D. infertile.

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Question 6. Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second
paragraph?
A. Cattle raised in the western United States refused to eat it.
B. It would probably not grow in the western United States.
C. It had to be imported into the United States.
D. It was difficult for cattle to digest.
Question 7.Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the Western grasses?
A. Grama grass B. Bluejoint grass C. Buffalo grass D. Mesquite grass
Question 8.Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
A. They have tough stems. B. They are not affected by dry weather.
C. They can be grown indoors. D. They contain little moisture.
Question 9. The word "hard" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. firm B. severe C. difficult D. bitter
Question 10.According to the passage, the cattle helped promote the growth of the wild grasses by
A. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground.
B. naturally fertilizing the soil.
C. continually moving from one grazing area to another.
D. eating only small quantities of grass.

III. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions.(2.0 points)
Jazz has been called “the art of expression set to music”, and “America’s greatcontribution to music”.
It has functioned as popular art and enjoyed periods of fairlywidespread public response, in the “jazz age”
of the 1920s, in the “swing era” of the late1930s and in the peak popularity of modern jazz in the late 1950s.
The standard legendabout Jazz is that it originated around the end of the 19th century in New Orleans
andmoved up the Mississippi River to Memphis, St. Louis, and finally to Chicago. It weldedtogether the
elements of Ragtime, marching band music, and the Blues. However, theinfluences of what led to those
early sounds goes back to tribal African drum beats
andEuropeanmusicalstructures.BuddyBolden,aNewOrleansbarberandcornetplayer,isgenerallyconsideredtoh
avebeenthefirstrealJazzmusician,around1891.
What made Jazz significantly different from the other earlier forms of music wasthe use of
improvisation. Jazz displayed a break from traditional music where a composerwrote an entire piece of
music on paper, leaving the musicians to break their backsplaying exactly what was written on the score. In
a Jazz piece, however, the song issimply a starting point, or sort of skeletal guide for the Jazz musicians to
improvisearound. Actually, many of the early Jazz musicians were bad sight readers and somecouldn’t even
read music at all. Generally speaking, these early musicians couldn’t makevery much money and were stuck
working menial jobs to make a living. The second waveof New Orleans Jazz musicians included such
memorable players as Joe Oliver, Kid Ory,and Jelly Roll Morton. These men formed small bands and took
the music of earliermusicians, improved its complexity, and gained greater success. This music is known
as“hotJazz”duetotheenormously fastspeedsandrhythmicdrive.
Ayoung cornet playerby the nameof Louis Armstrongwasdiscovered by JoeOliver in New Orleans. He
soon grew up to become one of the greatest and mostsuccessful musicians of all time, and later one of the
biggest stars in the world. The
impactofArmstrongandothertalentedearlyJazzmusicianschangedthewaywelookatmusic.

Question 1.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The reason why Ragtime, marchingbandmusic, andtheBlues lostpopularity.
B. TheoriginsofJazzandhowitdifferedfromother formsofmusic.
C. Thegreatestcontributionofcornetplayerstomusicinthetwentiethcentury.
D. TheearlyJazzmusiciansmostinfluencedthedevelopmentofBluesmusic.
Question 2. Theword“it”inparagraph 1refersto
A. music B.Jazz C.art D.contribution
Question 3.Accordingtothepassage,Jazzoriginatedin
A. Chicago B.St. Louis
C.NewOrleans D.alongtheMississippiriver
Question 4.Theword“welded”inparagraph 1isclosestinmeaningto
A. squeezed B.bound C.added D. stirred
Question 5.WhichofthefollowingdistinguishedJazzasanewformofmusicalexpression?

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A. theuseofcornets B.“hotJazz” C.improvisation D.traditional music
Question 6. Theword“skeletal”inparagraph 2isclosestinmeaningto
A. framework B.musical C.basic D.essential
Question 7.Whichof thefollowing canbe inferredfromthe passage?
A. manyearlyJazzmusicianshadpoorsight.
B.thereisnoslowmusicinJazz.
C. manyearlyJazzmusicianshadlittleformalmusicaltraining.
D. thecornetisthemostcommonmusicalinstrumentusedinJazz.
Question 8.Theword“menial”inparagraph 2 isclosestinmeaningto
A.mental B.attractive C.degrading D.skilled
Question 9.According to the passage, which of the following belonged to the second wave of New Orleans
Jazzmusicians?
A. Louis Armstrong B.Buddy Bolden C.St. Louis D.Kid Ory
Question 10.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT
A. Modern jazz became the most popular in the late 1950s.
B.Louis Armstrong was one of the greatest stars in the world.
C.JazzhasbeensaidtobeAmerica’sgreatestcontributiontomusic.
D.JoeOliverisgenerallyconsideredtobethefirstrealJazzmusician.

PART D - WRITING (4.0 points)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. Write your answers in the spaces provided. (0) has been done as an example (1.0 point)
0. She last met her friend three weeks ago.
 She hasn’t met her friends for three weeks.
Question 1.It was wrong of her to allow a 3-year-old child to stay at home alone.
 She should _____________________________________________________________________.
Question 2. Peter only takes over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
Ifit___________________________________________________________________________.
Question 3.“I am sorry I didn’t buy you the gift you liked on your last birthday, Rose”, said the boy.
The boy apologized_____________________________________________________________.
Question 4.My motorbike has been repaired, so Jarvis doesn’t have to give me a lift.
My motorbike has been repaired, so there ____________________________________________.
Question 5. People believe that many anonymous poetic satires and letters were attributed to this mythical
personage.
 Many anonymous poetic _________________________________________________________.
II. Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has the same
meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the words in brackets.You must use NO MORE THAN
FIVE WORDS, including the word given. (0) has been done as an example. (1.0 point)
(0). I couldn’t hear your speech. MAKE
I couldn’t make out your speech
Question 1. John is different from his father in almost aspects. (BEARS)
John __________________________________________________________________his father.
Question2.Children and older people are much more prone to infection than young adults.(PICK)Children
and older people _____________________________________easily than young adults.
Question 3. Zoe started her work at 8 am and when you called at 6 pm, she was still working. (HOURS)
 Zoe had __________________________________________________________ when you called.
Question 4. My mom’s not happy with me at all because she heard me swearing. (BOOKS)
I am _______________________________________________ because she heard me swearing.
Question 5. Despite antibiotics’ effectiveness against bacteria, they do not work against viruses.(AS)
Effective___________________________________, they do not work against viruses.

III. Writing essay (2 points)

Write an essay (between 220 and 250 words) about the following topic:
In the past few weeks, ChatGPT has become so hot that many people, especially youngsters, are
eager to welcome it. While some people believe that it does more harm than good, some others hold the
opposite ideas.
What’s your opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.

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