English VI Practice Test

READING AND USE OF ENGLISH You are going to read a magazine article about three people with glamorous jobs. For questions 1-10, choose from the people (A-C). The people may be chosen more than once. A. Kieran O’Rourke B. Christina Booth C. Sankha Guha (10 marks)TITLE: “That’s the kind of job I’ve always wanted.” Which person appreciates the value of working with a team of colleagues? Kieran Christina Sankha Which person started training for the job as a teenager? Kieran Christina Sankha Which person insists on working independently in the job? Kieran Christina Sankha Which person accepts that immaturity can be a disadvantage in their job? Kieran Christina Sankha Which person acquired experience for the job through their upbringing? Kieran Christina Sankha Which person assists colleagues in the development of their career prospects? Kieran Christina Sankha Which person has learnt to ignore other people’s bad moods? Kieran Christina Sankha Which person applied for a job about which there was little information? Kieran Christina Sankha Which person enjoys helping clients cope with stress? Kieran Christina Sankha For questions 1-10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. Use only CAPITAL LETTERS.There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 marks) The disappearing art of carpentryIn a little carpentry workshop deep (0) IN the English countryside, joiners have been making hand-crafted furniture for generations. Today, there is also a visitor center, a gift shop and a viewing gallery WHERE you find yourself behind a glass panel, nose-to-nose with some joiners WHO are busily working at their benches. They are cutting timber, making joints and carving wood – the sort of operations that carpenters have been carrying OUT for centuries.It may seem odd, therefore, that tourists SHOULD be interested in observing them. But many clearly ARE , probably because they will rarely, IF ever, have seen a chair or table in the process of BEING made before. These simple tasks, which NOT so long ago could be witnessed in workshops up and down the country, are now becoming SO unusual that skilled joiners are an endangered species, and watching them at work has been turned INTO a spectator sport. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION For questions 1-8, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. Use CAPITAL LETTERS. ( 8 marks) My grandmother was the most hardworking person I’ve ever known.MORE I’ve NEVER KNOWN A MORE HARDWORKING PERSON than my grandmother. Robin has not been back to his birthplace for over twenty years.LAST It is over twenty years SINCE ROBIN LAST WENT BACK to his birthplace. A strike by check-staff led to all flights being delayed.BECAUSE There were DELAYS TO ALL FLIGHTS BECAUSE of a strike by check-in staff. Everyone assumed that Dennis would sell the haunted house he inherited from his uncle.GRANTED People TOOK IT FOR GRANTED THAT Dennis would sell the haunted house he inherited from his uncle. You have to pierce the plastic film first and then you can put the tray in the microwave oven.BEFORE The plastic film MUST BE PIERCED BEFORE the tray is placed in the microwave oven. Everyone expects Maura to resign at the end of the month.HAND Maura is widely EXPECTED TO HAND IN HER RESIGNATION at the end of the month. We missed the start of the concert because we arrived at the venue late.BY The concert HAD STARTED BY THE TIME we arrived at the venue. When she was at school, Sandra was fascinated by the idea of hypnotism.USED Sandra USED TO FIND THE IDEA of hypnotism fascinating when she was at school. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets. DO NOT use contractions. The woman at the party seemed to recognize me, though I couldn’t remember HAVING MET (meet) her before. If you don’t hurry up, they WILL HAVE EATEN (eat) all the food by the time we get there. Bill HAS BEEN (be) depressed ever since he lost his job last year. Suzanne HAD BEEN DRIVING (drive) for just a few weeks when she had her first accident. Nearly half a million people are believed TO HAVE LEFT (leave) their homes as a result of the disaster. The killer IS BELIEVED TO HAVE ESCAPED (believe in a stolen car which was later found abandoned. The former champion IS NOT THOUGHT TO BE CONSIDERING (not think a come-back at present. The former champion (not think a come-back at present. Actor Mel Donnelly insisted that his remarks WERE NOT INTENDED TO CAUSE (not intend offense and he offered his full apologies to the audience. Use the words BELOW to form one word that fits in the same numbered space in the text. (8 marks)1. GLAMOUR 2. SIGNIFY 3. POPULAR 4. VARY 5. EXPENSE 6. EXPERIMENT 7. PROGRAMME 8. SPECIFY USE CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY. One can very (0) EASILY become addicted to television; it is visual, glossy and (1) GLAMOROUS However, recent figures show that radio audiences in Britain have increased (2) SIGNIFICANTLY while television audiences are diminishing. This new-found (3) POPULARITY stems from the fact that radio can offer much more (4) VARIETY than television. Making radio programs is relatively (5) INEXPENSIVE , which means which means that stations can afford to be (6) EXPERIMENTAL . And because there are so many channels, (7) PROGRAMMERS can cater for very (8) SPECIFIC types of listeners. In addition, the quality of news reporting on the radio is superior to that of television; without the visual element presenters have to rely exclusively on the spoken word and are forced to communicate articulately. You will hear two different extracts. For questions 1-4, choose the answer (A, B, or C) which fits best according to what you hear. (12 marks) Extract oneYou hear part of a radio programme about a course of seminars.1. What does the first speaker give us information about? reasons for choosing the names of the seminars who is providing g financial backing for the seminars the type of student who would benefit most from the seminars What is the aim of the course of seminars? giving free business advice to young people helping young people to start their own business showing young people how to do business on the Internet Extract twoYou hear part of an interview with a student who is doing some work experience as part of her course. She’s pleased that she followed her tutor’s advice. She’s grateful for the great range of experiences she’s getting. She appreciates the fact that her suggestions are valued. What possible disadvantage of the work concerns her most? becoming too focused on what she does losing interest in cooking as a hobby having to work unsociable hours