PHẦN 3: ĐỀ ÔN LUYỆN THI PRACTICE TEST 1

Underline and correct ten mistakes in the following passage. Write the corrections in the space given below.

Gossip

If you listen with the people around you in a café, you will find that around two- third of their conversation is taken up with "gossip". They talk about who is doing what with who, and why have certain people pleased them and others not. You may come across an intense exchange about work or a book that someone has just read. But a such conversation will soon drift away returning to the intense interest in each others doing which characterizes the social life of humans. Close analysis of conversation groups reveals a further pattern. Gossip seems to require a small amount of participants, usually two or three. If other individuals try to join the group, things start to go wrongly. The speaker and listeners try to involve the newcomers, but it becomes impossible to retain the attention of everyone. The group becomes unstable and breaks out into smaller, rival conversation groups. Gossip allows us to interact more efficiently with other people. By a mean of gossip, we can keep track of what is happening among the members of our community, to bond with another through smiling and laughing. Far from being a trivial activity, gossip is an essential part of being human.

(adapted from CAE Practice Tests Plus 2)

For example: 0. with → to

Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.

Time Management

Julie Morgenstern's book (36. TITLE)………..Time Management from the Inside Out

aims to help people organize their time better. Julia says that getting organized is a completely ‘learnable’ skill. One common reason she has (37. IDENTITY)………..for people not getting things done, be it tasks at work, study (38. OBJECT)……….., or things they hope to achieve in their free time, is that they don’t set aside a (39. SPECIFY)………..time in which to do these things.

In other words, they're always trying to fit new activities into an already full schedule, or allowing themselves to be distracted by things other than the task in hand. What's more, because they (40. ESTIMATE)………..how long tasks are actually going to take, such people are always running behind schedule, and always having to (41. APOLOGY)………..for not meeting deadlines.

To avoid this, Julie suggests making a list of “must-do” tasks and putting a time estimate next to each. This will allow a direct (42. COMPARE)………..to be made

between time spent on each task and how long you (43. ORIGIN)………..thought it

would take you. In no time at all, you’ll be able to make an expert (44. JUDGE)………..about how long activities really take, allowing you to be more (45. REAL) ………..about how much you set out to achieve in the first place.

is that they don’t set aside a (39. SPECIFY)………..time in which to do these things.

, and always having to (41. APOLOGY)………..for not meeting deadlines.

This will allow a direct (42. COMPARE)………..to be made

allowing you to be more (45. REAL) ………..about how much you set out to achieve in the first place.

Jack: "Janet and I aren’t talking anymore."

      Mum: "Oh sweetie, that's too bad. I hope you two can…………things………….”

Surprising many, the reigning champion only managed to…………the qualifyinground.

I’m sure Bob doesn’t…………going back to work so soon after the tragedy.

PART C. READING (35 POINTS)

Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

DOLPHIN TO THE RESCUE

People often claim that humans and animals are not as different as they appear.

For example, dolphins are often (51) ………… with human - or even super-human -

intelligence and also a sort of sympathy with human beings. This (52)…………to dolphins

is not surprising in view of incidents like the (53)…………one, which happened in 1983. A lawyer’s wife was bathing alone from a private beach in Florida. She had only just gone into the water when she was (54)…………off by a strong current. She swallowed water and was beginning to lose (55)…………, wishing desperately that someone would come and rescue her. And she tells how at this moment she was given "a tremendous shove" and found herself (56)…………out of the water. She slowly recovered and turned to thank her

rescuer. But there was no one about, only a pair of dolphins playing and leaping out of the water a few metres offshore.

At this point a man came running up to say that he had seen what he had (57)……

for a dead body being pushed ashore by one of the dolphins. Now this is not an obscure (58)…………of an incident which happened in the dim and (59)…………past. It happened in our own times and was witnessed by a number of (60)………….

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

The Recyclists

What do you do to help fight climate change? Two teenage boys from Scotland have just won an award for their efforts. Niall Watson and Roarke Hughes call (61)………….the Recyclists. They pedal (62)………….their neighbourhood on their bikes collecting rubbish to be recycled. In the area (63)………….the boys live, the local council only collects a few types of refuse to be recycled, so the boys help their community to recycle more, in (64)………….for a small fee.

Their business venture started three years (65)………….as a way of making some extra (66) …………. money. Now Niall and Roarke have expanded their business. They have invested (67)………….some chickens and now also sell their own organic eggs (68)………….they cycle round the town.

The judges of the "Ethical Kids Award", (69)………….the boys won, were very impressed by them, saying: "The Recyclists captured our imaginations straightaway. Their idea was innovative and green at the (70)………….time."

(Cambridge English First Practice Tests Plus 2)

so the boys help their community to recycle more, in (64)………….for a small fee.

now also sell their own organic eggs (68)………….they cycle round the town.

Their idea was innovative and green at the (70)………….time."

Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

The History of London

The Roman invasion of Britain in 43 CE brought the pre-Roman ancient Britons under Roman rule, but it also resulted in founding the Roman's first major British settlement called Londinium, which meant "he settlement on the wide river" and in fact, the settlement was established where a bridge was built across the Thames. The area that was later called London was first believed to have served as a fort for defending the Roman army; however, archaeological digs in the area pointed to the real reason - Londinium was used for private enterprise. In 1981, the vestiges of an enormous Roman pier, which had probably been used for trade, were discovered. This ancient London was burned to the ground by a Celtic tribe in 61 CE, and then it was rebuilt, becoming the capital of the Roman province of Britannia for 4 decades. However, by the 2^nd century CE, the city suffered gradual deterioration as a result of the Roman Empire's decline. It was abandoned for 3 centuries.

By the 6^th century CE, the Anglo-Saxons re-established the city, then called Lundenwic, about a mile west of its original founding. The city prospered as an international trading and political centre under a succession of English kings, but suffered opposition as well. Although the Scandinavian Vikings and the Danish would raid and besiege the city, the Anglo-Saxons ultimately maintained control of the city. The Anglos-Saxons inhabited it for centuries, and by the 10^th century, they managed to make London England's largest and wealthiest city. During the Middle Age, London, then the country's centre of commerce and Westminster, the seat of the royal court and government, grew together and became central London, replacing Winchester as England's capital in the 12^th century. The city's population continued to grow, but the bubonic plague struck London in the mid-14^th century. It was no wonder that the streets of the city were extremely filthy, and rats were a constant presence. The disease wiped out about 30% of the city’s people; it did not, however, destroy the city and its political ambitions. By the late 16^th century, England defeated the Spanish Armada, a large fleet of ships sent by King Philip II of Spain to protect its interests in the New World. The subduing of the Spanish Armada strengthened England’s political stability and facilitated its continued growth. Even an outbreak of a hemorrhagic fever from 1665 and 1666 and a subsequent catastrophic fire in 1666 did not slacken the city’s development.

The Industrial Revolution played a huge role in London's economic development, and London's expansion and urbanization in the 18^th century was such that it gained prominence as the world’s largest city. London's first railway in 1836 allowed people in countryside towns easy access to the city. London's metro system, the world's first underground railway transit system, eased the city's overfilled streets. The local government’s priority was to provide London, whose population was 5 million by the late 19^th century, with the infrastructure it needed. Prosperous as the middle and upper classes were, however, the city was highly socially stratified, and the poor were crowded into slums in the eastern part of the city. The World Wars of the 20^th century desolated buildings and homes across London. London rehabilitated and continued to grow after the wars, but it was believed that the lack of architectural unity resulted in the construction of buildings that were a continuum of the architectural styles. Economic restoration in the 1980s revived London’s place as the world’s foremost international centre. Today, the city is one of the world's leading business, political, financial and cultural centres.

You are going to read a newspaper article. Six paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap. There is an example and one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.

Wind of Change

The world’s biggest wind farms are currently being constructed off the coast of Britain after a major policy decision by the government to invest time and money in renewable forms of energy. When the entire project is finished, it is estimated that almost eight percent of the electricity that the country needs will be generated in this way.

For example: (0)…D…

The wind farms themselves will consist of towers with fan-like blades at the top, arranged in groups of as many as 300. As these blades are turned by the wind, they generate electricity. The towers are tall enough to ensure that there will always be enough wind, even on the calmest days, to turn the rotor blades. The electricity generated from these turbines is fed by underground cable to the mainland, where it is incorporated into the national grid.

(81)………

The reason for the delay is due to a conservative approach to new technology as well as economic considerations. Governments are notoriously reluctant to embrace new technology which has not yet proved itself, fearing that if it were to fail, the electorate would blame them. Moreover, until recently it was cheaper to generate electricity by traditional methods. However, now that fossil fuels are becoming more expensive - and the cost of mining them is also rising - the balance has shifted.

(82)………

The way ahead is not without its problems, however. There have been a large number of complaints about wind farms on land, with critics maintaining that the tall towers and gigantic blades are an eyesore. Appearance is less likely to be a problem with offshore wind farms since they will be far enough from the coast to be virtually invisible unless the weather is exceptionally clear.

(83)………

Environmental organizations hope that the government's commitment to wind power will encourage the use of other "green" methods of producing electricity, though some technologies are less likely to be developed than others, at least in this country. The British Isles enjoy relatively few sunny days, so solar energy is hardly going to be a great success here.

(84)………

It now appears likely that funds will be made available for the necessary research, especially since the British government has made it clear that it sees no future for nuclear power. Existing nuclear power stations are to be phased out gradually, though the government has been wary of providing precise dates for decommissioning.

(85)………

In the meantime, it is encouraging to note that energy solutions which would have seemed unlikely, not to say laughable, just a few decades ago are finally starting to make an impact. It is to be hoped that this trend will continue.

(Heinle Exam Essentials CAE Practice Tests, 2^nd edition)

Missing paragraphs:

A. The most striking aspect of the project is the simplicity of the fundamental idea. Indeed, it seems odd that the principle, which has, after all, been applied to power windmills for thousands of years, has only very recently been used successfully to generate electricity on a large scale.

B. There has been little attempt up to now to persuade the general public that wind power is the technology of the future. The government no doubt hopes that when the towers are in place and people realize they are neither a threat to the environment nor aesthetically ugly, attitudes will change.

C. Some form of water power would seem a far more likely candidate for development, with tides off the coast of Britain being strong and, of course, regular. As has been the case with wind power, sizeable investment will be needed in order to produce the required technology, but the potential is certainly there.

D. This is in line with the target the government set itself of producing ten percent of Britain's electricity from renewable - wind power being the most significant of these - by the year 2010. Environmental groups have hailed the government's commitment and are claiming that the future is definitely looking greener as far as energy is concerned.

E. It has been pointed out by those who fear the terrible consequence of an accident that this is only a small step in the right direction. Even when the existing power stations are shut down, the huge problem of disposing of the radioactive materials from them will still have to be solved.

F. Another cause for concern is voiced by wildlife organizations, fearful that migrating birds could crash such as Denmark suggests this is unlikely, but the government has promised to monitor the progress of a pilot scheme at present in operation off the coast of Wales.

G. Britain is not being particularly revolutionary in placing its trust in wind power. In fact, there is very little risk involved. The country is fortunate when it comes to this particular source of energy - it has a great deal of wind all year round. In a few years Britain may well become a world leader in offshore wind exploitation.

Use the suggested words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.

However / you / offer / pay / he / never / sell / family memorabilia.

Provided / there / no / protest / public / ballot / carry out.

common knowledge / earth / one / eight / planet / orbit / sun.

I / suggest / he / lay / coal / case / forecasts / long / heavy / winter / come / true.

Rewrite the second sentence using the given word(s) so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between FOUR and SIX words including the given words.

I’ve been too busy to answer my emails, but I’ll do it soon. (ROUND)

->I…………………my emails yet, but I’ll do it soon.

It looks as though the thieves escaped in a white Mercedes van. (GETAWAY)

->The thieves may…………………………………………in a white Mercedes van.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

We regret to inform you that there is no more demand for your products.

->Much to………………

You are allowed to go out with your friends if you promise to come home before 10 p.m.

-.>So long……………