ASSORTED PRACTICE TEST 7 FOR GIFTED TEAM (August 31st 2015) with answer key (20 pages) Mã A110771

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ASSORTED PRACTICE TEST 7 FOR GIFTED TEAM (August 31st 2015)

Part B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR IV. For questions 21 – 40, choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. (CPE 6) 21. The strike was ____________ owing to a last-minute agreement with the management.

A. called off B. broken up C. set back D. put down 22. Lindsay's excuses for being late are beginning to ____________ rather thin.

A. get B. turn C. wear D. go 23. ___________, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.

A. By and large B. Altogether C. To a degree D. Virtually 24. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but she rose to the ___________ wonderfully.

A. event B. performance C. incident D. occasion 25. The train service has been a ____________ since they introduced the new schedules.

A. shambles B. rumpus C. chaos D. fracas 26. John has got very ___________ feelings about taking on more responsibility at the moment.

A. puzzled B. jumbled C. mixed D. muddled 27. The winter is usually mild, although we sometimes get a cold ____________ at the beginning of the year.

A. spell B. term C. interval D. wave 28. Can I ____________ your brains for a moment? I can't do this crossword by myself.

A. have B. pick C. mind D. use 29. ____________ what most people say about him, he has a very good sense of humour.

A. Opposite to B. Against C. Contrary to D. Opposing 30. If I make a fool of myself in front of my friends, I'll never ______________ it down.

A. let B. give C. settle D. live 31. The lecture was rather boring, but the ___________ discussion proved fruitful.

A. subsequent B. latter C. consecutive D. successive 32. The painting was a valuable family possession, which had been ___________ from generation to generation.

A. handed over B. handed down C. handed across D. handed out 33. By an unfortunate ___________, the bride’s sister was not invited to the wedding.

A. insult B. oversight C. neglect D. disregard 34. __________ a fire, hotel guests are asked to remain calm.

A. As a result of B. In the event of C. By reason of D. In the time of 35. Too many hotels have been built and this has ___________ down prices, making holidays cheaper.

A. forced B. cut C. slowed D. reduced 36. She can’t be interested in the lessons, ___________ that she always arrives late.

A. viewing B. seeing C. noting D. judging 37. The lecture __________ from prehistory to modern times and gave the audience much to think about.

A. covered B. included C. ranged D. dealt 38. It’s a foregone ___________ that he’ll be top of the class again.

A. concept B. proposal C. conclusion D. prediction

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39. But ___________ some countries have ruined their agriculture, squandering money on uneconomic factories, the Ivory Coast has stuck to what it is good at.

A. after B. during C. when D. while 40. No one really knows who composed this piece of music, but it has been ___________ to Bach.

A. identified B. associated C. referred D. attributed

V. The passage below contains 10 errors in spelling, grammar, or word form. For questions 41 - 50,

underline the errors and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes in the answer-sheet.

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1 It is an accepted part of everyday nostalgia to assume that in the past

2 food was somehow better than it is today. The fruit and vegetables were more

3 naturally grow and this was not seen as an extra bonus which added ten per

4 sent on to the price. Most food was fresh, not frozen, and you had the chance to

5 examine it to see whether you wanted it. When you went shopping you could

6 ask for exactly what piece of meat you wanted and see the butcher to cut it

7 instead of finding it ready-wrapped in plastic. And your local trademan soon

8 got to know what you wanted, and provided it for you; otherwise he would have

9 gone out of business. Off course, unless we invent time-travel we shall never

10 know whether this is all true.

11 Survivors …