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B 1-1 FINAL TEST (DEMO)

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SECTION 1: READING
PART 1. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on the answer sheet, write
the letter A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (45 points)

1: Tom ________ in Manchester but he ________ this month in Wales

A. lives/ spends B. live/ is spending C. lives/ is spending D. is living/ is spending
2: The police stopped him while he ________ a motorbike at 60 mph.
A. was riding B. was ridding C. rode D. rides
3: You look upset. What’s the matter? – I ______ my bag on the train.
A. leave B. am leaving C. have left D. had left
4: I’m having an appointment with the bank manager this morning. - Why ______ him?
A. will you see B. did you see C. have you seen D. are you going to see
5: I really admire people _______ give up their free time to do charity work.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
6: Comedies are far ________ historical films.
A. less amusing B. as amusing as C. the most amusing D. more amusing than
7: Last night Don became ill suddenly. We _______ call a doctor.
A. have to B. must C. had to D. should
8: If she ________ so fast, she wouldn’t have had the accident.
A. didn’t drive B. doesn’t drive C. not driving D. hadn’t driven
9: The prototype of a servant robot ________ for years and will be launched shortly.
A. has been tested B. has tested C. has been testing D. was tested
10: We ________ in the new French restaurant tonight. It ______ food of excellent quality.
A. eat/ serves B. will eat/ serves C. are eating/ serves D. eat/ is serving
11: When the referee blew the whistle, all swimmers ________ into the water.
A. jumped B. will jump C. jump D. were jumping
12: Middle Earth is the place ________The Lord of the Rings is set.
A. where B. who C. when D. which
13: My dog is really ________. He never comes when I call.
A. immature B. disobedient C. patient D. insincere
14: I like ________ to find information about my favorite groups. I can find out when they are
releasing a CD or when they are touring.
A. listening to music B. surfing the Internet C. reading D. going to concerts
15: People say you can purify your inner body _______ yoga.
A. going B. doing C. playing D. having
16: A golf ______ is usually more expensive than a badminton racket.
A. club B. stick C. cricket D. bat
17: What time are you going to _______ tomorrow morning?
A. set off B. take off C. get off D. see off
18: You were going 20 mph over the _______. I’m going to have to give you a fine.
A. speed limit B. limit speed C. speed rule D. speed maximum
19: Lightning strikes occasionally damage _______, causing blackouts.
A. traffic lights B. power lines C. mobile phones D. airlines
20: Adults and children come to my studio to learn how to draw and paint. I am a(n) _______.
A. film director B. journalist C. scientist D. art teacher
21: I don’t like reading instructions for gadgets. They are usually _______.
A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. confusing D. confused
22: A _______ film is a pleasant situation that you imagine but that is unlikely to happen.
A. romantic B. detective C. fantasy D. horror
23: I like to ______ at the weekends, but my Dad always gets up early.
A. sleep in B. sleep over C. sleep on D. sleepwalk
24: When we sleep, our minds and bodies ______ and get ready for another day.
A. relax B. stop C. cycle D. fall asleep
25: Some marine species have practically disappeared due to _______.
A. overbooking B. overfishing C. overbalancing D. overdoing
26: He was absolutely ________ with himself for letting things get so out of control.
A. furious B. angry C. impossible D. delighted
27: Its two rechargeable batteries let you ______ one while you use the other.
A. feature B. innovative C. transmit D. charge
28: The toy robot came in a ______ box.
A. blue light plastic B. light blue plastic C. plastic light blue D. plastic blue light
29: They decided to _____ with the project as they had invested so much money in it.
A. call off B. carry on C. put on D. let down
30: Do you usually _______ advice from your friends and family?
A. make B. give C. take D. call
PART 2. Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Then, on the answer sheet, write the letter
A, B, or C to indicate your answer. (5 points)

31.

A. The public can use the gym for part of Friday.

The gym is closed
B. The gym is closed for one day.
3-5 p.m. Friday
C. No staff are available on Friday after 5 p.m.
for

staff training

32.

To: All students A. The college secretary will post students their
essays on Friday
From: College Secretary
B. Students may hand in their essays after Friday if
Can I remind you that all essays are due to this
they can prove illness.
Friday? No late work will be accepted unless
accompanied by a doctor’s letter C. Unless your essay is due by Friday, you do not
need to reply.

33.

Chris Chris should

I’ve written this letter to Sam but I can’t find A. phone Sam if he doesn’t know the address.
his address. Have you got it? If not can you
B. Send the letter when she has found out the
ring Mum and ask her? Then please post it.
address.
Sarah
C. Ask Mum to write the address and then send the
letter.
34.

A. This office doesn’t take bookings for the same day

as you travel.
This office can only take bookings
B. If you book tickets here you will receive them a
at least twenty four hours
day later.
in advance of departure
C. You can book tickets at this office twenty four
hours a day.

35.

Paula A. Paula won’t be able to go to the concert unless she

phones James by six.
Do you want to go to the concert with James
tonight? Ring him before six to tell him. He’ll
go with someone else if he doesn’t hear from
B. James wants Paula to find someone to go to the
 you by then. concert with him.
Tim
C. James can no longer go to the concert with Paula
at six.

PART 3. Read the text and questions below. For each question, write the letter A, B, C or D to indicate
your answer on the answer sheet. (10 points)
In the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need
of reform. Private schools existed, but only for the very rich, and there were very few public schools because
of the strong sentiment that a child who would grow up to be a laborer should not "waste" his time on
education. They should instead prepare himself for his life's work. It was in the face of this public sentiment
that educational reformers set about their task.

Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic
for any citizen to be uneducated. As Superintendent of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to
1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country.
He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting
teacher education and raising teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring about a sudden
improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further
strengthening of the system.

36. It is implied in the passage that to go to a private school, a student needed _______

A. a high level of intelligence

B. a strong educational background
C. good grades
D. a lot of money

37. Why is the word "waste" (line 3) printed in bracket?

A. The author wants to emphasize how much time was wasted on education.
B. The author is quoting someone else who said that education was a waste of time.
C. The author thinks that education is not really a waste of time.
D. The author does not want students to waste their time on education.
38. According to the passage, why did Horace Mann want a better educational system for Americans?

A. Education at the time was so cheap.

B. In a republic, all the citizens should be educated.
C. People had nothing else to do except go to school.
D. Massachusetts residents needed something to do with their spare time.

39. According to the passage, which of the following is a change that Horace Mann make?

A. better teacher training B. increased pay for students

C. the five-month school year D. the matching of other districts' policies
40. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?
A. A Fight for Change
B. Nineteenth-Century Reform
C. American Education
D. The Beginnings of Reform in American Education

PART 4. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. (20 points)

Sir Isaac Newton, the English scientist and mathematician, was one of the most important figures of
the 17th century scientific revolution. One of his greatest (41) _______ was the discovery of the three laws of
motion, which are still (42) _______ today. But he also had a very unusual personality. Some people would
tell he was (43) _______ insane.

His father died before he was born, and hid mother soon remarried. The young Isaac hated his
stepfather (44) _______ much that he once threatened to burn his house down – when has stepfather and
mother were (45) _______ inside! Fortunately he did not, and he (46) _______on to graduate from
Cambridge without being thrown into prison.

Isaac’s first (47) _______ work was a theory of light and color. When another scientist wrote a paper
criticizing this theory, Isaac flew into an uncontrolled rage. The scientists (48) _______ for the criticism
was a man called Robert Hooke. He was head of the Royal Society, and one of the most respected scientists
in the country. (49) _______, this made no difference (50) _______ Isaac, who ignored to speak to him for
over a year

41. A. prizes B. aims C. goals D. achievements

42. A. forced B. used C. obeyed D. done

43. A. actually B. lovely C. thought D. nearly

44. A. such B. too C. so D. very

45. A. yet B. still C. even D. now

46. A. went B. came C. carried D. ran

47. A. displayed B. released C. shown D. published

48. A. reasonable B. responsible C. guilty D. attributable

49. A. Although B. Despite C. However D. What’s more

50. A. to B. for C. with D. from