Practice Test 1

PRACTICE TEST 1
LISTENING:
PART 1:
You will hear EIGHT short conversations, each conversation is followed by one question.
Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
1. When is the man’s appointment?
A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Friday D. Tuesday
2. Which is the aunt’s postcard?
A. a pretty village right by the river B. a pretty village in the mountains
C. a pretty village behind the tall trees D. a pretty village
3. What time will the plane to Milan leave?
A. 01:00 B. 07:15 C. 08:15 D. 06:15
4. Which present has the girl bought her mother?
A. earrings B. music CD C. pen D. notebook
5. Which TV programme will they watch together?
A. music concert B. basketball C. wildlife D. cartoon
6. What time is the swimming lesson today?
A. half past four B. fifteen to five C. fifteen past five D. four thirty
7. Which subject does the boy like best?
A. information technology B. geography
C. sports D. design
8. Which T-shirt does the boy decide to buy?
A. a short-sleeved T-shirt with round neck
B. a V-neck black T-shirt
C. a long-sleeved T-shirt
D. a sleeveless white T-shirt
PART 2:
In this part, you will hear THREE conversations. The conversations will not be repeated.
There are FOUR questions for each conversation.
For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Question 1-4:
1. What is Kate’s health problem?
A. She has coughs. B. She has headache.
C. She has toothache. D. She has stomach ache.
2. What does Kate’s problem affect her classmates?
A. It makes them funny. B. It makes them annoyed.
C. It makes them happy. D. It makes them excited.
3. What did Kate have last year?
A. She had coughs. B. She had headache.
C. She had a fall of her bike. D. She had stomach ache.
4. What does Kate have now, too?
A. She has backache. B. She has headache.
C. She has toothache. D. She has temperature.
Question 5-8:
5. Why does the man want to go out?
A. Because he feels bored staying at home.
B. Because he feels safe staying at home.
C. Because he feels cold staying at home.
D. Because he feels hot staying at home.
6. Why does the woman want to stay at home?
A. Because she has coughs. B. Because she feels tired.
C. Because she has toothache. D. Because she has stomach ache.
7. Why doesn’t the woman want to watch an Italian film?
A. Because she is short of money.
B. Because she is serious about it.
C. Because she is afraid she will fall asleep watching it.
D. Because she has stomach ache.
8. Why doesn’t the woman want to watch a Robert de Niro?
A. Because she feels too busy to watch it.
B. Because she feels serious to watch it.
C. Because she doesn’t want to watch it the third time.
D. Because she doesn’t want to watch it the second time.
Question 9-12:
9. What does the girl think about a good holiday?
A. It may be cheap. B. It may be very cheap.
C. It may be expensive. D. It may be very expensive.
10. Why doesn’t the boy want to walk?
A. Because he feels too hot to do it.
B. Because he finds it hard to do it.
C. Because he doesn’t like hard work.
D. Because he doesn’t like the sounds of people walking.
11. What does the girl think about the food in Youth Hostels?
A. It is comfortable. B. It is good.
C. It is sometimes good. D. It is clean and cheap.
12. What does the boy decide to do in the end?
A. go home B. leave home C. sell his home D. enjoy his holiday home
READING
I. Choose the best answer.
PASSAGE 1:
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
2. What does the author probably mean by using the expression children interrupt their
education to go to school (line 3)?
3. The word bounds in line is closest in meaning to _______________.

4. The word chance in line 12 is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. unplanned B. unusual C. lengthy D. lively
5. The word an integral in line 16 is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. an equitable B. a profitable C. a pleasant D. an
essential
6. The word they in line 21 refers to _______________.
A. slices of reality B. similar textbooks C. boundaries D. seats
7. The phrase For example, line 23 introduces a sentence that gives examples of
___________.
A. similar textbooks B. the results of schooling
C. the workings of a government D. the boundaries of classroom subjects
8. The passage supports which of the following conclusions?
9. The passage is organized by __________________.
10. The writer seems to agree that ______________.
PASSAGE 2
1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
2. Why did the writer give Ben the present he wanted?
3. Why do the band always practise at Ben’s house?
4. What does the writer say about the band members?
5. What might the writer say to her son?

II. Gap- filling
TOM CRUISE
Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors in cinema history. However, life hasn’t
always been that easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had (1)______________in
finding friends, although he really enjoyed (2)___________part in school plays.
(3)____________he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look for work.
He found employment as a porter, and at the same time he (4)___________drama classes. In
1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli (5)___________Tom his first part in a film. Ten years
later, he had become (6)_____________successful that he was one of the highest-paid actors in
Hollywood, (7) ___________millions of dollars for (8)___________film.
Today, Tom (9) _______ appears in films and is as (10)__________as ever with his thousands of
fans from all around the world.
1. A. worry B. problem C. fear D. difficulty
2. A. making B. holding C. taking D. finding
3. A. While B. During C. After D. Until
4. A. prepared B. waited C. attended D. happened
5. A. suggested B. offered C. tried D. advised
6. A. so B. such C. too D. very
7. A. paying B. earning C. winning D. reaching
8. A. another B. all C. each D. some
9. A. yet B. ever C. already D. still
10. A. popular B. favourite C. preferred D. approved

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1. What is the main idea of the passage?

3. The word bounds in line is closest in meaning to _______________.

9. The passage is organized by __________________.

10. The writer seems to agree that ______________.

2. Why did the writer give Ben the present he wanted?

3. Why do the band always practise at Ben’s house?

4. What does the writer say about the band members?

5. What might the writer say to her son?

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