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PRACTICE TEST TEST DATE: 18/03/2023
 
 A.
 
LEXICO-GRAMMAR 
 
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
 
1. I was surprised to hear that he had a girlfriend. That’s _________.
 
 A.
 a turn-up for the books
B.
 a nice turn of phrase
 
C.
 an about-turn
 
D.
 a funny turn
 
2. Decisions there _________ around the globe with a force unmatched anywhere else.
 
 A.
 extrapolate
 
B.
 vindicate
 
C.
 reverberate
 
D.
 subjugate
 
3. Simon hasn’t got a job, and isn’t trying to get one. He just _________ his friends.
 
 A.
 meddles with
 
B.
 sponges on
 
C.
 tarts up
 
D.
 sweeps along
 
4. Failing to stand a _________ state-run organization, Jimmy decided to switch job.
 
B.
 symphonic
 
B.
 monolithic
 
C.
 gargantuan
 
D.
 concordant
 
5. _________ chair the meeting.
 
 A.
 John was decided to
 
B.
 It was decided that John
 
C.
 There was decided that John should
 
D.
 John had been decided to
 
6. Annabel and Insidious 3 are not James Wan’s best movies by far and those would be ________ between any other sequels on air, but they are pretty incredible.
 
 A.
 kiss-offs
 
B.
 summings-up
 
C.
 tip-offs
 
D.
 toss-ups
 
7. She ___________ when the teacher made her speak in front of the whole class.
 
B.
 had rosy cheeks
 
B.
 turned as red as beetroot
 
C.
 went scarlet
 
D.
 painted the town red
 
8. _________ by their new finds, the archaeologists say they had made dramatic new finds
 
of Viking settlements.
 
 A.
 Buoyed up
 
B.
 Irked out
 
C.
 Sounded off 
 
D.
 Perked up
 
9. I wish she __________ me all the time about the broken vase.
 
 A.
 wouldn’t nag
 
B.
 didn’t nag
 
C.
 hadn’t nagged
 
D.
 doesn’t nag
 
10. I was _________ tempted to report his incompetence to my line manager otherwise the
 
whole team would suffer.
 
 A.
 Highly
 
B.
 sorely
 
C.
 greatly
 
D.
 urgently
 
11. He was disappointed by his result, but later he __________ himself to having to re-take
 
the exam.
 
 A.
 exposed
 
B.
 submitted
 
C.
 reconciled
 
D.
 subdued
 
12. All his friends _______ him when the man went bankrupt.
 
 A.
 forsook 
 
B.
 abdicated
 
C.
 deserted
 
D.
 ceded
 
13. 25 people have replied to the invitation, but I've ____________and put out 30 chairs.
 
 
 A.
 teetered on the brink 
 
B.
 erred on the side of caution
 
C.
 been on a razor’s edge
 
D.
 been in the teeth
 
14. Localized tensions had developed into ___________ slaughter of innocent people.
 
 A.
 systemic
 
B.
 mass
 
C.
 wholesale
 
D.
 full-blown
 
15. She has written more than three self-help books and continue to __________ books to this day.
 
 A.
 stir up
 
B.
 work up
 
C.
 move out
 
D.
 churn out
 
16. Desks can often show aspects of character otherwise hidden from general view________, if analyzed in detail, will reveal their owner’s innermost secret.
 
 A.
 and which
 
B.
 but where
 
C.
 these
 
D.
 however
 
17. The car screeched to a(n) _______ at the junction and two men jumped out and ran down the street.
 
 A.
 halt
 
B.
 stop
 
C.
 end
 
D.
 standstill
 
18. I was gripping the bathroom sink as _________ pain ripped through my chest.
 
 A.
 excruciating
 
B.
 agonizing
 
C.
 maddening
 
D.
 shooting
 
19. In front of the door ____________.
 
 A.
 a dog sat
 
B.
 was seated a dog
 
C.
 seated a dog
 
D.
 was a dog seating
 
20. They’re establishing a rule called ‘superdelegate’ in an effort to __________ outsider candidates.
 
 A.
 clear off 
 
B.
 take against
 
C.
 finish with
 
D.
 squeeze out
 
B. WORD FORMATION:
 
I. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank 
 
21. Opponents of the scheme believe the town can ill afford to lose an area of natural beauty, and a bypass will just open the ___________ to further development. (
FLOOD
)
 
22. The strategy instruction was generally explicit and students' metacognition was developed through a variety of ___________ activities. (
CONSCIOUS
)
 
23. Living in cities and towns, kids these days are much more ___________ than we ever were at their age. (
STREET
)
 
24. The five-year-old confined to a London hospital bed has been given a postal _____________ with get well cards from school pupils. (
PICK 
)
 
25. She was a wonderful tennis player and won the women's __________ 3 years in a row. (
SINGLE
)
 
II. Put the words given in the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to make a meaningful passage
 
Juvenile delinquency refers to 26____________ (
SOCIETY 
) or illegal behavior by children or adolescents and is considered a serious problem all over the world. It is caused by social, economic and cultural factors. This juvenile 27___________ (
CRIME
) is apparent in marginal sectors of urban areas where children are exposed to violence in their immediate social environment, either as observers or as victims. Because delinquent basic education, if they have any, is poor they have been marginalized from society and destitute of any dignity or self-esteem. Although most legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with young criminals, such as juvenile 28________ (
DETAIN
) centers and suppression, approaches to prevent youth from becoming delinquent should also include measures to instill equality and justice, fight poverty and create an atmosphere of hope and peace among youth. These preventive policies should be priorities over any coercive measures. Information campaigns should be
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planned to 29___________ (
SENSE
) youth to be aware of the detrimental effects of violence on the family, community and society, to teach them how to communicate without violence. Focus on the importance of family should become a priority because it is the primary institution of socialization of youth and continues to play an important role in the prevention of juvenile delinquency and 30__________ (
 AGE
) crime.
 
C. OPEN CLOZE
 
Fill in the each blank one suitable word.
 
Over the last century the world has become increasingly smaller. Not geographically, of course, but in the sense that media, technology and the opening of borders has enabled the world’s citizens to view, share and gain 31_________ to much wider range of cultures, societies and world views. In this 32________ pot that the world has become, today’s child is privy 33_________ facets of the human experience that his immediate predecessors had no inkling even existed. It 34____________ to reason that in order to absorb, configure and finally form opinions about this information-laden planet, children must be supplied with certain tools. 35____________ in this list of ‘tools’ are: education, social skills, cultural awareness and the acquisition of languages, the most important of these being the latter. Until recently, a child who had the ability to speak more than one language would have been considered a very rare entity. 36___________ one-language phenomenon could be attributed to a combination of factors. One of them is that the monolingual environment in which a child was raised played a strong role, 37___________ did the limited, biased education of the past. With regards to immigrants, the sad fact was that non-native parents tended to withhold the teaching of the mother tongue so that the child would acquire the more ‘prestigious’ language of the adopted country. Nowadays, the situation has 38___________ an almost complete reversal. In the majority of North American and European countries, most children are given the opportunity to learn a second or 39__________ a third language. Children acquire these foreign languages through various and diverse means. In many countries, learning a foreign language is a compulsory subject in the state school curriculum. Other children rely on language schools or private tuition to achieve their goal. In other instances, children are 40_________ to bilingual parents, who, if they so desire, may teach the children two languages.
 
D. GUIDED CLOZE
 
Frescoes painting is the age-old technique which 41________ painting on a damp plaster walls. It is known to have been used to decorate homes for at least 5000 years and has probably existed in one form or another for 42________ longer. Its very nature makes it 43_________ for adorning large surfaces, which explains its 44_________in churches and government buildings. 45___________ oil paintings, which are glossy and reflect light, making it difficult to view them from certain angles, frescoes have a pleasing matte finish. As fresco plaster bleaches relatively easily, artists do not use as wide a range of pigments as in other types of painting, sticking mainly to pale earth 46_______. Fresco painting is considered to have reached its 47__________ in Italy during the Renaissance, with Michelangelo being perhaps the most famous artist to 48__________ this technique. A great many churches in Europe 49__________ wonderful frescoes, while more recently celebrated artists such as the renowned Mexican muralist Diego Rivera have used the technique to great 50_________.
 
41.
 A
. composes
 
B.
 comprises
 
C.
 involves
 
D.
 consists
 
42.
 A
. greatly
 
B.
 noticeably
 
C.
 perceptibly
 
D.
 considerably
 
43.
 A
. ideal
 
B.
 pertinent
 
C.
 relevant
 
D.
 absolute
 
44.
 A
. ubiquity
 
B.
 universality
 
C.
 preoccupation
 
D.
 all-presence
 
45.
 A
. On the contrary
 
B.
 Unlike
 
C.
 Conversely
 
D.
 In reverse
 
46.
 A
. tones
 
B.
 tints
 
C.
 shades
 
D.
 hues
 
47.
 A
. summit
 
B.
 crest
 
C.
 height
 
D.
 top
 
48.
 A
. operate
 
B.
 enlist
 
C.
 engage
 
D.
 employ
 
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49.
 A
. demonstrate
 
B.
 boost
 
C.
 expose
 
D.
 boast
 
50.
 A
. result
 
B.
 success
 
C.
 effect
 
D.
 reaction
 
Rewrite the following sentences using the words given
51. Doctors believe that people who smoke regularly are more likely to die prematurely.
 
LINK 
 
=> Doctors believe that a strong
 _____________________________________________________
52. You are not a bad lawyer Martin, but I don't think it is a very suitable job for you.
OUT
 
=> I just don’t
 _____________________________________________________________________
53. I don't have the foggiest idea whether he will be coming or not.
WHATSOEVER 
 
=> I have
 ________________________________________________________________________
54. However hard he tries, his shock tactics are often not successful.
MARK 
 
=> No matter
 _____________________________________________________________________
55. You can't just suddenly decide to go on a safari. You need to plan things very carefully.
 
MOMENT
 
=> Going on safari isn't a
 ____________________________________________________________
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