Open Cloze ...... /15pts: Academic English Use of English Sample Test 60 Min

ACADEMIC ENGLISH
USE OF ENGLISH
Sample Test
60 min
Part 1 Open cloze ....../15pts

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word. Write your
answers in the grid at the bottom of the page, not in the actual gaps. Give only one
answer.
E-CURRENCY
Have you noticed the spate of bank mergers ..1.. reported in the financial pages?
The names change, smaller branches close and superfluous staff lose their jobs. If you
thought this was all ..2.. the name of increased profit margins, think again. The banks
today are engaged ..3.. a struggle ..4.. their very survival. Their nemesis? The Internet, of
course.
The Internet has proved, in just a ..5.. short years, that it ..6.. transform the very
way that commerce is conducted. Customers can pay ..7.. goods and services on-line, and
settle their accounts on the Internet. Such direct transfers could conceivably spell the end
..8.. money as we know ..9.. today. Cash, cheques and credit cards will give ..10.. to e-
currencies, some form of “Internet only” money. What form will these new “e-currencies”
take? Perhaps some kind of credits or other virtual money. Some Internet sites are already
using a system called “beenz” whereby you can earn credits, or “beenz”, by visiting
participating sites ..11.. can then be used to purchase items on-line. Consumers will soon
be able to download credit onto smartcards ..12.. be used to make purchases ..13.. the real
world.
..14.. form such e-currencies ultimately takes, the only thing we can be sure of
..15.. that counting out coins for bus tickets will soon be a thing of the past.
1. 6. 11.
2. 7. 12.
3. 8. 13.
4. 9. 14.
5. 10. 15.
Part 2 Word formation ....../10pts
Read the text below. Use the words to the right of the text to form ONE word that fits in
the same numbered space in the text. Write your answers in the grid at the bottom of
the page, not in the actual gaps.
Minding your manners
In 1873 in Baltimore, USA, a lady was born who was ..1.. 1) DESTINY
to be the arbiter of good manners. Indeed, she made a career of it.
This was Emily Price Post, daughter of a(n) ..2.. architect. Her 2) WEALTH
book ..3.. “Etiquette”, written in 1922, was for a long time 3) TITLE
considered the ..4.. authority on good ..5.. . 4) RIVAL
To Emily Post manners consisted of common sense plus a(n) 5) BEHAVE
..6.. to other people’s feelings, but as times and manners change 6) SENSITIVE
with social conditions and patterns of social ..7.. , she 7) INTERACT
..8.. revised the book at regular intervals. 8) WISE
Other works by Emily Post also, not ..9.., revolve around the 9) SURPRISE
theme of etiquette. They include “How to Behave Though a
Debutante” (1928) and “Motor Manners” (1950). A radio
broadcaster and newspaper ..10.. as well as writer, Emily Post 10) COLUMN
died in 1960.
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Part 3 Phrasal Verbs ....../10pts
Replace the words/expressions in brackets in the following sentences with the appropriate
form of a suitable phrasal/prepositional/phrasal-prepositional verb. Use particles and verbs
from the boxes below. You may use them more than once. You do not have to use all of
them. Give only one answer.
VERBS PARTICLES
call ease fall get about in of off
give make pass pull out through up
put set show
1) Jack ............................ baking a chocolate cake, but he soon had to admit to defeat.
(start)
2) Fortunately my brother .................................... very lightly in the accident. (not be
seriously injured)
3) The story the children told their teacher was obviously ...................................., if you
ask me. (invent)
4) Recently the company .................................. a publicity statement announcing the
launch of its new range of products. (release)
5) There’s no rush now – the performance .......................................... . (be cancelled)
6) It was an hour before her headache began to ............................... . (become less
intense)
7) At the last minute the deal ............................................... . (not happen)
8) She ................................... while she was waiting to see the doctor. (lose
consciousness)
9) I don’t think he will ....................................... now. It’s nearly midnight. (arrive)
10) He .................................................... the competition due to back injuries. (withdraw
from)
Part 4 Key word transformations ....../20 pts
For the questions below, complete the second sentence using the word given in such a way that
it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Give only one answer.
1. I’m sure they worked hard on the project.

HAVE
They ….........................................................................................on the project.
2. You’ll have no difficulty in getting out of the country.
EASY
You’ll find …..………............................................................ out of the country.
3. The film was amusing.
WERE
We …........………....................................................................................the film.
4. He is like his father in many ways.
TAKES
He ……………………………..................................................... in many ways.
5. People say this is the best film ever made.
SUPPOSED
This ……....................................................................... the best film ever made.
6. They made him work overtime.
WAS
He ..........................................................................................................overtime.
7. I’m afraid there’s no milk left.
RUN
I’m afraid we …....…....................................................................................milk.
8. I love eating but an 8-course meal is a little too much.
LOVE
Much ......................................................................................... a little too much.
9. Everyone left as soon as his girlfriend started singing.
SOONER
No .........................…........................................................... .everyone left.
10. It is said that she stole the diamond herself.

HAVE
She …..………...................................................... the diamond herself.
Part 5 Proofreading ....../14 pts
Read the text carefully. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word
which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick ( in the space
provided. If a line has a word which should not be there, write it in the
space provided. (If you put a  next to each line, your total score is 0.)
There is one example (0) given.
The surprising season
0 Throughout all history, spring weather conditions have varied all
1 more than those of the other three seasons. In the early spring of ______
2 1083 the River Thames it froze for over 14 weeks, while in spring ______
3 1412 it is dried up.
______
4 Spring flooding in 1092 meant to the year was remembered for
______
5 poor crops. In fact, through the centuries the most greatest number
______
6 of major droughts, floods, hurricanes and earthquakes will have occurred
______
7 during springtime. Indeed, looking at agricultural
8 records, 1660 is the only spring having recorded as “very ______
9 pleasant”. Spring arrives at slightly different times in different regions of ______
10 the British Isles. In lowland England it appears on around the middle of ______
11 March. In the west and south it arrives ______
12 even at earlier, while in the north and in hilly areas it does not come until
______
13 April. Here, when spring is mentioned about, it means the average
______
14 temperature which is over 6ºC.

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Part 1 Open cloze ....../15pts

Minding your manners

call ease fall get about in of off

give make pass pull out through up

put set show

1. I’m sure they worked hard on the project.

10. It is said that she stole the diamond herself.

The surprising season

0 Throughout all history, spring weather conditions have varied all

8 records, 1660 is the only spring having recorded as “very ______

9 pleasant”. Spring arrives at slightly different times in different regions of ______

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