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MOCK TEST TWENTY – NINE

1 – 3 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that

or the others:

1 A sound B touch C down D account

2 A blood B pool C food D tool

3 A university B unique C unit D undo

4 – 5 Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:

4 A astonished B obstacle C disposal D apparent

5 A advertiser B history C difficulty D.adventurous

6 – 25 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fist the blank space in each sentence:

6 They can only cure him _ his illness if they operate _ him

A of / on B at / with C in / at D over / to

7 I won’t stay _ bed I’ll just lie down _ the bed for half an hour

A in / on B into / out C at / in D on / in

8 I’m disgusted _ Stephen _ the way Stephen treats Julia

A.with / at B at / in C for / off D to / over

9 Emma’s mother will be the crowd

A between B among C beside D around

10 I’ve seen the Prime Minister on television, but I’ve never seen him _ person

A by B on C of D in

11 Building a new factory there would be _ disastrous

A environment B environmental

C environmentalist D environmentally

12 _ about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to invest money

in it

A certain B uncertain C certainly D uncertainly

13 People with very _ skin shouldn’t go sunbathing for long periods

A sensitive B sensible C sensitivity D sense

14 If you walk along this lane you wiil see the signpost _ to the beach

A pointing B showing C directing D indicating

15 The old ship will be towed onto harbour and _

A broken down B broken in C broken up D broken off

16 “ _ does she go camping?”

“ Every two or tree weeks”

A How much B How often C Since when D How long

17 I regret not _ you that I was unable to come yesterday

A to tell B telling C tell D to have told

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18 It’s eleven PM already It’s time you _ to bed, my dear child.

A go B went C would D have gone

19 Grandmother told me not to make noises _ bother our neighbors

A in order that not B so that not C so not D so as not to

20 The house _ he lives _ is a three-story building

A that / within B where / on C which / in D where / in

21 Picasso had many paintings _ are inestimable

A whose value B its value

C of its value D value of which

22 You’d better check the details _ there are some mistakes

A however B in order that C so that D in case

23 How long _ here by the end of next year?

A will you study B will you have studied

C are you studying D will you have been studying

24 I can’t help _ him in spite of his faults

A admire B admiring C admiried D to admire

25 The stimulation that intant animals receive affects their behaviour _ they become adults

A during B since C because D when

26 – 35 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:

In most cases, you can transplant a tree (26) _ at any time if you (27) _ the instructions for planting a tree The most important thing is to (18) _ enough roots, but this (29) _ is difficult with a large tree

When you dig out the tree, leave (30) _ of earth around its roots This ball of earth should (31) _ about s foot wide for every inrich of the tree trunk’s diameter Dig (32) _ enough to avoid (33) _ too many taproots

Its is wise to call in a (34) _ tree expert to (35) _ a tree more than a few inches in trunk diameter

26 A successfully B wonderfully

C splenddidly D.majestically

27 A accept B approve

C follow D obey

28 A find out B dig out

C take out D excavate

29 A.method B procedure

30 A.mass B bunch

31 A measure B occupy

32 A far B wide

C shallow D deep

33 A falling off B cutting off

C taking off D damaging

34 A well – known B celebrated

C noted D professional

35 A plant B transplant

36 – 40.Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answerA,B,C or D:

It is very difficult to succed in the musiv business:nine out of ten bands that release a first record fail to produce a second Suriving in the music industry requies luck and patience, but most of all it requires an intricate knowledge of how a record company function The process begins when a representative of a company’s Artists and Repertoire (A&R) department visits bars and night clubs scouting for young, talented bands After the representative identifies a promising band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with that band The signing a long time investigating the band itself

as well as current trends in popular music During this period, it is important that a band reciprocate with an investigation of tis own, learning as possible about the record company and making persinal connections within the different departmenta that will handle their recordings

Once a band has signed the contract and has finished recording an album, the Publicity and Promotions department takes over This department decides where or not to mass produce and market the band’s album Most bands fail to make personal contacts in this process of producing and marketing their album This loss of voice often contributes to the band’s failure as a recording group

36 Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A Nine out of ten bands fail to produce a second record

B It is important for a band ti have an intricate knowledge of how a recording company works

C Making personal connection will help the band in the final decisions about the

promotion of their album

D The main factors in a band’s success are luck and patience

37 According to the passage, the intial contact between a band and a recording company is made by

A the band’s manager

B a band member

C an A&R representative

D the Publicity and Promotions department

38 The author mentions that a band’s seccess is dependent on all of the following factors except _

A have patience

B making personal contacts with people in the company

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C understanding how a record company functions

D playing music that sounds like music of famous bands

39 According to the passage, the Publicity and Promotions department _

A has the final decision in producing an album

B handles the recording arrangements for the band

C sends representatives to look for new talent

D visits bars and nicht clubs

40 I can be inferred from the passage that _

A the music industry is full opportunities for yuong bands

B the A&R department has a very large staff

C most bands do not fully understand how record companies operate

D the cost of recording an album is very expencive

41 – 43 Complete the sentence by choosing A, B, C or D:

41 Helen Kelly lost both her sight and hearing after a severe illness _

A of her age in 19 momths

B she was 19 months old

C when she was 19 months old

D when 19 months old she was

42 Total weight of all the ants in the word is much grester than _

A to all human beings B all human beings is that

C that of all human beings D is of all human beings

43 Some of the rainwater from clouds evaporates before _

A reaching the ground B to reach the ground

B reach the ground D the ground reaches

44 – 45 Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that is nearest in maening to the

sentence printed before them:

44 John didn’t celebrate until he received the offer of promotin in writing

A John celebrated then after he received the offer of promotion in writing

B Not until John received the offer of promotion in writing did he celebrate

C Not until John received the offer of promotion in writing he celebrated

D Until John received the offer of promotion in writing did he celebrate

45 John missed the ferry because his car broke down

A The ferry caused John’s car break-down

B John’s car broke down because of the ferry

C If John’s car hadn’t broken down, he wouldn’t have missed the ferry

46 – 50 Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting:

46 During fermentation, complex carbohydrates are converted to

another chemicals by the action of enzymens produced by molds, yeasts, or

47 The surface of Mars is very complex and consists of mixxture of flat deserts,

crates, volcanoes, and mountainuous

D

48 Hardwood comes from broad-leaved deciduous trees, those that lose their leaves

A B C D

in winter

49 High blood pressure resuits from either an increased output of blood from the

A B heart and an increased resistance to tis flow through tiny branches of the arteries

C D

50 Not until the discovery of Pluto’s moon Charon was many of the characteristice of

the planet Pluto evident

D

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