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PRACTICE 3
LISTENING
Part 1:
Part 2
What are your bad habits? I think everyone has bad habits. Not everyone …………….(6) on what bad
habits are. Some smokers don’t think …………… (7) is a bad habit. Young people don’t think listening
to …………….(8) music on the train is a bad habit. In Japan, slurping your noodles is a sign that you
……………….(9) your food, but making a noise while eating in England is not good. Have you ever
tried to ………………….(10) your bad habits? I have quit smoking and have …………………….(11)
leaving things laying around the house. I wish other ……………… (12) would stop their bad habits. I
get ………………….(13) when people are late for meetings or talk loudly on their phones in public. I
also think many ………………… (14) need to think about their driving habits. Perhaps I should
……………….(15) out their bad habits.
READING
Part 1: Choose the best answer
1. Because the river ……… steadily since Sunday ,the residents of the area have been advised to
prepare for flood conditions.
A. rose B. had risen C. is rising D. has been rising
2. After the flood, many schools were closed for several days because of the concern about ……
A. a health B. some health C. children health D. health
3. The Great Wall of China was the only man-made structure on earth which …… when they were
circling the earth.
A. could see by the astronauts. B. could be seen by the astronauts
C. the astronauts could be seen D. could see the astronauts
4. Dolphins, … porpoises, are well known for their ability to delight humans with their antics.
A. alike B. that are alike C. like D. which are alike
5. At a potluck dinner, everyone who comes must…………… a dish.
A. take B. carry C. get D. bring
6. I prefer writing a term paper………………… taking an examination.
A. than B. to C. for D. that
7. Mr. Jones got very sick …………… too hard.

A. for working B. by working C. from working D. to work
8. Staying in a hotel costs……………… renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice more than B. twice as much as C. as much twice as D. as much as twice
9. The examiner made us………… our identification in order to be admitted to the test center .
A. showing B. to show C. showed D. show
10. According to a recent survey, ……………. doctors do not have a personal physician.
A. a large amount of B. large amount of C. the large number of D. a large number of
Part 2: Read the signs and choose the best answer
11.
A. Take the tablets regularly until the bottle is empty.
B. Take one tablet every day until they are finished.
C. Take three tablets after you finish each meal.
D. Take three tablets a day until you feel better.
12.
A. Full meals are available only in First Class.
B. Buffet Services available in the Restaurant.
C. Full meals are available anywhere in the train.
D. Full meals are available at the front of the train.
13.
A. The hire charge covers all the costs except fuel and insurance.
B. The hire charge covers all the costs except insurance.
C. The hire charge covers all the costs including fuel and insurance.
D. The hire charge covers all the costs apart from fuel
14.
A. You should finish your drink before entering.
B. You must not buy drinks outside.
C. You can buy a drink after the performance.
D. You cannot buy a drink inside the theatre.
15.
A.This shop will make an offer on anything for sale

B.We must accept all goods on offer.
C.This shop will accept all offers on its goods.
D.We can discuss the price of anything here.
Part 3: Read the passage and choose the best answer
When I opened the first 'Body Shop' in 1976 my only object was to earn enough to feed my children.
Today `The Body Shop' is an international company rapidly growing all around the world. In the years
since we began I have learned a lot. Much of what I have learned will be found in this book, for I believe
that we, as a company, have something worth saying about how to run a successful business without
giving up what we really believe in.
It's not a normal business book, nor is it just about my life. The message is that to succeed in business
you have to be different. Business can be fun, a business can be run with love and it can do good. In
business, as in life, I need to enjoy myself, to have a feeling of family and to feel excited by the
unexpected. I have always wanted the people who work for 'The Body Shop' to feel the same way.
Now this book sends these ideas of mine out into the world, makes them public. I'd like to think there
are no limits to our 'family', no limits to what can be done. I find that an exciting thought. I hope you do,
too.
16. What is the writer's main purpose in writing this text?
A. to tell the reader her life story
B. to introduce her ideas to the reader
C. to explain how international companies operate
D. to tell the reader how she brought up a family
17. What would someone learn from this text?
A. how to make a lot of money B. how to write a book about business
C. what the writer's family is like D. what the writer's book is about
18. How does the writer feel about the business she runs?
A. She doesn't care about success if her children are fed.
B. She just runs it for her own entertainment.
C. It is not like any other company.
D. It is likely to become even more successful.
19. What kinds of workers does the writer like to employ?

A. workers who can explain her ideas
B. workers who get on well with the public
C. workers who have the same attitude as she does
D. workers who have their own families
20. What kind of person does the writer seem to be?
A. She seems to be someone with strong opinions.
B. She doesn't seem to be very confident.
C. She is mainly interested in making money.
D. She sees running a business as just a job.
Part 4: Fill in each gap with a suitable given word
famous being for to if
can of from staying his
their becomes be not could
SCHOOL TEAM
For many young people sport is a popular part of school life and (21) ………… in one of the school
teams and playing matches is very important.(22) …………… someone is in a team it means a lot of
extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (23)…………… home, as many matches
are played then.
It (24) ………………. also involve travelling to other towns to play against other school teams and then
(25) ………………… on after the match for a meal or a drink. Sometimes parents, friends or other
students will travel with the team to support (26) ……………… own side.
When a school team wins a match it is the whole school which feels proud, (27) ……………only the
players. It can also mean that a school (28) ……………… well-known for being good at certain sports
and pupils from that school may end up playing (29) ……………….national and international teams so
that the school has some really (30) ………………names associated with it.
WRITING
Part 1:
1. He works in the evening, so he has no time to play with his children.
If he ……………………………………………………
2. The sun's much hotter than the moon.

The moon isn't ………………………………………….
3. Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
The telephone …………………………………………
4. "Do you often visit your aunt?" she asked him.
She asked him ………………………………………….
5. She wrote me a letter to tell me that she never wanted to see me again.
The letter ………………………………………………
Part 2:
• This is part of a letter you receive from an English penfriend.
I always go shopping with my friends at the weekend. What do you like buying when you go shopping?
What kind of shops are there near where you live?
• Now write a letter answering your penfriend’s questions
PRACTICE 4
LISTENING
Part 1:
Part 2: Listen to the recording and fill in the missing word
Being a parent is the …………………(1) responsibility we can have in our lives. It’s
scary if you ………………….(2) about it. You have to look after a ……………….(3)
baby for years and years. It is your duty to make sure that little baby ………………(4)
up into a wonderful, happy and responsible human being. Parenting ……………….(5)
knowing everything from day one. This is a ……………… (6) to many parents. I
didn’t have any parenting lessons. I ……………………(7) had a baby to look after.
But it’s not that scary. In fact, parenting is life’s biggest joy. I can’t put into words how
…………………….(8) it is to be a parent. My biggest worry is that society doesn’t
focus on parenting. We really should have …………………….(9) at school on being
good parents. I’m sure we would reduce the number of ……………….(10) in society
if we did this.
READING
Part 1: Choose the best answer
1. Almost all cars driven in the United States . . . . . . . until after World War II, when many foreign-

made cars began to be popular.
A. made in Detroit B. were made in Detroit C. had been made in Detroit D. being made in Detroit
2. That baby . . . . . . . non-stop for the past hour.
A. cried B. was crying C. is crying D. has been crying
3. I'd have told you if I . . . . . . . the book.
A. had seen B. should have seen C. saw D. would have seen
4. Mari Sandoz was a Nebraskan . . . . . . . about the American West.
A. author who wrote B. who authored C. author wrote D. whose writing
5. . . . . . . . early American inventions were important to the agricultural community.
A. The most B. The most were C. Most are D. Most
6. Skiing is a sport . . . . . . . goes back 4,000 years.
A. and he B. and its C. whose history D. whose
7. Beethoven did not let his deafness . . . . . . . from writing music.
A. his preventing B. prevented him C. prevent him D. he prevented
8. The state of Ohio . . . . . . . name from an Iroquoian word meaning "great river".
A. and its B. along with C. it got its D. got its
9. Modern men and women are careless . . . . . . . of their garbage.
A. when disposing B. disposing about C. they dispose D. dispose
10. Christopher Columbus, a famous Italian navigator, . . . . . . . until recently considered to be the first
European to sail to the New World.
A. has B. who has been C. was D. that was
Part 2: Read the signs and notices and choose the best answer.
11. A. We offer a wide choice of flats to rent.
B. This is the best area to find a flat.
C. Flats in this area do not cost a lot.
D. We promise to find you a flat to rent.
12. A. Platforms 10 and 11 are ahead.
B. Trains do not stop at Platforms 10 and 11.
C. Platforms 10 and 11 are closed.
D. Do not go out to Platforms 10 and 11 here.

13. A. Cameras cannot be used in this area.
B. This area is guarded by cameras.
C. You cannot buy film for cameras here.
D. You must look after your cameras here
14. A. Tell the doctor if you need to park here.
B. You can park here if you are visiting the doctor.
C. Park in this space only in an emergency.
D. Only the doctor working today can park here.
15. A. Be careful with your private property here.
B. If anything is stolen, we will help you find it.
C. You are not allowed to leave anything here.
D. It is better to leave your property outside the building.
Part 3: Read the passage and choose the best answer
Some people have complained about this year's collection, New Writing 3, although I cannot understand
why. Surely 500 pages of original writing of this quality, for £6.99, is pretty amazing?
Fiction - both parts of novels and complete short stories - makes up most of the book. There are some
enjoyable pieces by famous writers, such as Candia McWilliam and Rose Tremain. It's a strange fact
that the less well-known people seem to have written mainly about food. Take my advice about Jane
Harris's Those Nails - this piece should definitely not be read just after meals. It contains some very
unpleasant scenes which could turn your stomach!
There is fine work from nineteen poets, including R. S. Thomas and John Burnside. There are pieces
from novels-in-progress by Jim Crace and Jane Rogers. Finally, there is a little non-fiction, which
includes a very funny article by Alan Rusbridger on certain newspapers, and an extraordinary piece
about herself from Ursula Owen. This is an exceptional collection and I for one can't wait to see what
next year's choice will include.
16. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A. give her opinions about a new book B. give some information about new writers
C. give some advice to new writers D. give her opinion of newspaper journalists
17. Why would somebody read the text?
A. to find out more details about something B. to learn what next year's collection will contain

C. to find out about Alan Rusbridge's new novel D. to decide whether to complain about something
18. What does the writer think of New Writing 3?
A. It's too long. B. It's very amusing. C. It's very good. D. It's too serious
19. How might you feel after reading Jane Harris's piece?
A. Hungry B. Excited C. Unhappy D. Sick
20. Which of the following describes New Writing 3?
A. B. C. D.

Part 4: Fill in each gaps with a suitable word
business before there started ago
very the a happen to
these this happens computer then
'NEWSPAPER REVOLUTION'
There has been a revolution in the world of newspapers. Not many years (21) ……………………,
newspapers were still being produced using techniques unchanged for (22) ……………………hundred
years.
The journalists gave their stories to a typist, who prepared them for an editor, who passed them on
(23) …………………… the printer. The printer, who was a (24) …………………… skilled man, set up
the type. (25) …………………… was then collected to make the pages. When the pages were complete,
the printing machines could be (26) …………………….
Nowadays what (27) ……………………? The journalists type their stories into a computer. The
(28) …………………… checks their spelling, plans the page, shapes the articles. When the pages are
ready, another computer may control the printing.
(29) …………………… can be no doubt about it, producing a newspaper is an entirely different
(30) …………………… now.
WRITING
Part 1: Sentence transformation
1. You are tired because you stayed up very late last night.
You wouldn't be tired …………………………………………………………….
2. "Please don't make a noise", he said to me.

He asked ……………………………………………………………… . . . . .
3. I can't describe people as well as you can.
You are ………………………………………………………………… . . . . . . . . .
4. I was born in a town. The town has changed dramatically.
The town ………………………………………………………………… . . . . . . . . .
5. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost.
I got lost ………………………………………………………………………… . . . . .
Part 2: Writing a letter