MOCK TEST 3

PHONETICS
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. rugged B. naked C. baked D. hatred
2. A. compromise B. immerse C. paraphrase D. enterprise
3. A. breath B. breathe C. thank D. threat
4. A. driven B. digest C. derive D. reunite
5. A. investment B. island C. optimistic D. substantial

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. renewable B. ‘miserable C. e’conomize D. variety
7. A. spectacular B. discon’tented C. ca’lamitous D. sus’piciously
8. A. inconceivable B. fundamentally C. indestructible D. in’comparable
9. A. enthusiastic B. nonintervention C. over’populated D. defores’tation
10. A. luxuriant B. vo’cabulary C. con’tribute D. ‘controversy
Keys
1.C baked 2.B immerse /s/ 3B breathe 4A driven 5B island
6. A. miserable 7.B discontented 8.D incomparable 9C overpopulated 10 D controversy
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Part 1. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
KEYS 1.A lamb 2.D sense 3.A names 4.B in 5.B coward 6.A did 7.D need 8.C disorder 9.A prime 10C
of 11.D relief 12.C illegible
Source: English advanced vocabulary and structure practice
1. That dog of theirs many look dangerous, but in fact, it’s as gentle as a _________.
A. lamb B. goat C. sheep D. cub
2. The new apprentice is very clever. However, one thing he still lacks is the _________ of duty.
A. temper B. hand C. responsibility D. sense
3. Phillip, apologize to your sister! I don’t want to hear you calling her ________ any more.
A. names B. name C. first name D. surname
4. If your diet is deficient _________ vitamins and minerals, the risk of developing a serious disease is
higher.
A. of B. in C. about D. with
5. Michael was a terrible _________, he was even afraid to stay at home alone.
A. culprit B. coward nhát C. fiancé D. boaster
6. It was high time we _________ something about the case, but we had no idea how to react.
A. did B. do C. had done D. would do
7. They say that a friend in ________ is a friend indeed.
A. miss B. lack C. wish D. need
8. The mother was furious when she entered the nursery and saw it in complete _________. : lon xon
A. pollution B. dirt C. disorder D. junk
9. Gordon McAlister was a man of great success. He made a big fortune in the __prime______ of his youth
and lived comfortably ever after.
A. prime: thời huy hoàng đỉnh cao B. heart C. supreme
D. best
10. Apart from the constant electricity shortage, we were also deprived ___of_____ the possibility of taking
everyday showers.
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A. from B. with C. of D. to
11. To everybody’s _______, the doctor declared the boy’s life was out of danger.
A. calmness B. soothe C. peace D. relief
relieve pain
12. The handwriting is completely _________. This note must have been written a long time ago.
A. inedible: k an duoc B. indelible: k xoa dc C. illegible: k doc dc
D. unfeasible = impossible
Part 2. Think of ONE word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.
1. ____charged___________
- The police ___________ the man with attempted burglary.
- The taxi driver _________ me ten euros for taking me to the station.
- Breaking the door down, the soldiers __________ into the building.
2. ____dead_________
- She picked up the phone only to find that the line was _________.
- Latin and Ancient Greek are ________ language, and are no longer spoken in daily life.
- The ambulance rushed the woman to hospital, but she was pronounced _________ on arrival.
3. ___ties/tied________
- I work freelance because working in an office _________ me down to a routine, which I hated.
- Eileen _________ her hair back in a ponytail to keep it off her face.
- Jack’s description of the driver __________ in with that given by the other witness.
4. __idea_________
- Could you give me an __________ of how many people are coming to dinner tonight?
- Sitting in the freezing cold watching a football match is not my _________ of a romantic night out!
- I have no _________ why Bill left the party so suddenly.
5. __alien________
- Having been brought up in a city, Julie found the rural environment _________ to her. Xa lạ
- The aim of the festival is to bring together people from _________ cultures, and enhance understanding
between them.
- ‘The message seems to be coming from an _________ spacecraft, Commander,’ said the astronaut.

Key: 1.charged 2.dead 3.tied 4.idea 5. alien

Part 3. Complete the idiom/phrasal verb in each sentence by using a verb in column A and a particle in
column B. You should use the correct form of the verbs. There are more verbs and particles than
necessary.

Column A Column B
put blow turn set in back for up
blow account take run down off up in
1. At first, I felt like going to the concert, but it was the price of the ticket that ___put___ me _off____ in
the end.
2. The teacher has obliged Robert to __take back_______ the offensive remarks he made to Julia.
3. Thousands of enthusiasts from around the world gathered to see the famous film star, but to their
disappointment, she didn’t __turn up______.
4. The season of dry weather has __set in_______ too early this year.
5. After a pause, the judge asked the suspect to go on __accounting for_________ his motives.
6. I like this photograph so much that I’m going to have it __blown up_______.
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7. _Running down (chỉ trích)_______ your workmates certainly doesn’t influence the atmosphere in the
office in any positive way.

Key: 1. Put me off 2. Take back 3. Turn up 4. Set in 5. Accounting for 6. Blown up 7. Running
down
Source: Sách English advanced vocabulary and structure practice
Part 4. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage.
Marathon Dreams
The idea of taking part in long-distance running races seem appealing. After all, who hasn’t watched TV (1)
_____________ (COVER) of the London or New York Marathon and been moved by the stories of
everyday people tackling that most epic of (2) ______________ (ENDURE) races. From the comfort of
your armchair, your heart swells with (3) _____________ (ADMIRE) for the contenders as they cross the
finish line, on the point of (4) ______________ (EXHAUST), yet exhilarated.
Inspired, you vow to (5) _______________ (GAIN) your own previous fitness levels and do something
similar. In fact, tomorrow you’ll put on your trainers and have a go at 20 minutes around the park.
But when tomorrow comes, the motivation is not quite so strong. (6) _______________ (POSSIBLE), you
give up because you find the wet weather rather (7) ______________ (COURAGE), or you make the effort
and ache terribly afterwards. This happens when you try to do too much too soon. Indeed, top runners say
that it’s (8) ___________ (ADVISE) to begin with a trip to the doctor to see if you are physically fit enough
to embark on the training.
KEY:
1. coverage 2. endurance 3. admiration 4. exhaustion
5. regain 6. possibly 7. discouraging 8. advisable
Source: CAE practice test plus with key 2; test no. 2 (page 36)

READING
Part 1. Read the passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Citizen Science
‘Citizen Science’ is a new term given to scientific research which is undertaken by members of the public,
working in (1) ________ with professional scientists and scientific institutions. The type of research
involved ranges from fairly passive activities, such as downloading software which allows your home
computer to analyse scientific data, to more active research such as recording (2) _________ of endangered
species in your local area.
The term ‘Citizen Science’ may be relatively recent, but the (3) _______ is centuries old. Amateur scientists,
particularly naturalists, have contributed to science for hundreds of years. However, the internet has (4)
________ changed the way in which enthusiasts can work together and share their findings. One example of
this is ‘Galaxy Zoo’, which (5) ________ on volunteers to classify galaxies online. Within the first seven
months of the project, volunteers had analysed 900,000 galaxies – a rate of analysis that would (6)
___________ have been unachievable.
In addition to aiding researchers, citizen science projects also (7) __________ an educational purpose,
encouraging more people to become actively (8) __________ in science.
1. A unity B participation C accordance D collaboration
2. A sightings B visions C detections D looks
3. A operation B practice C manner D routine
4. A fundamentally B centrally C principally D primarily

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5. A brought B sent C turned D called
6. A anyhow B hence C otherwise D thereby
7. A present B serve C deliver D assist
8. A absorbed B consumed C dedicated D engaged

Key: 1D 2A 3B 4A 5D 6C 7B 8D
Source: Advanced Cambridge English 2, Test 8 – Reading and Use of language, part 1, page 74

Part 2. Read the passage carefully and then fill ONE suitable word in each gap.
Ice water diver
Rhian Waller is a marine biologist with a special interest in deep-sea corals. She admits that, as (1)
____________, little is known about these corals because they are very hard to reach, 1,000 metres below
the ocean’s surface. However, (2) __________ is known is that they are being damaged by fishing nets, and
research is needed to support conservation work.
(3) ______________ recently, Rhian had only been able to study the corals through film sent from robotic
submarines, but then some were discovered in Alaskan fjords that were shallow (4) ___________ to drive
in. This was a wonderful opportunity, but two problems faced Rhian initially: (5) ___________ only was the
water in the fjords scarcely above freezing, but she had never actually dived before.
She describes the experience as ‘intense’. Within five minutes (6) __________ being in the water, her head
and hands were completely numb, and she often had (7) ___________ poor visibility she couldn’t even see
her own elbow. Despite the extreme conditions, however, Rhian’s team were able to gather data on the
corals of a kind that is (8) ____________ but impossible in the deep ocean.
KEY: 1.yet 2. what 3. Until 4. enough 5. not 6. of 7. such 8.all
SOURCE: EXAM ESSENTIALS CAE 2, TEST 2, USE OF LANGUAGE PART 2, PAGE 33

Part 3. Read the following passage about a series of books. Six paragraphs have been removed from the
article. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap. There is one extra paragraph
which you do not need to use.

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A Later, an even more demanding production method was devised, which separated out each colour for
combining on the press. Great trouble was taken to get each one exactly right, and every design was the
product of many weeks of sketching and colour trials.
B For example, the jacket of The Sea Shore shows a broken crab’s claw resting on the beach; nothing more.
The fox on the jacket of British Mammals is a green-eyed blur, and the eye of the rabbit it is stalking is
repeated three times on the spine.
C In the process, some buried treasures came to light. These included the original artwork, long lost to sight
in a warehouse, preparatory sketches and discarded alternate designs. There was even artwork for books that
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never were; striking jackets for the unpublished Bogs and Fens, The Fox and the intriguingly titled Ponds,
Pools and Puddles.
D This had the title printed on a broad band of colour (at first in handcrafted letters) and the book’s number
in the series at the top of the spine. A specially designed colophon with two conjoined ‘N’s smuggled itself
inside an oval at the bottom.
E Partly it was, and is, its scientific quality. The series is at the high end of popular natural history, unafraid
to tackle difficult cutting-edge science. These books are also collector’s item. And the reason they are
collected is their jackets.
F The proof of this is that the cover illustrations have become iconic. They have given the books a highly
distinctive style that has inspired nature enthusiasts for many decades and they have helped to make the
books become highly collectible.
G They came to the series largely by chance. The original plan had been to wrap the books in photographic
jackets, in keeping with the publisher’s intention to ‘foster the natural pride of the British public in their
nature fauna and flora’.
Key: 1E 2B 3G 4D 5A 6C
Source: CAE practice test plus 2 with key, Test 4 Reading and use of language, part 7, page 86

Part 4. You are going to read a book review. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which
you think fits best according to the text

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1. What does the word ‘neuro-backlash’ in the first paragraph refer to?
A. a host of accessible books
B. the inner workings of human life
C. a new vocabulary of buzz words
D. the re-evaluation of this popular science writing
2. According to the reviewer, the discovery of problems in Jonah Lehrer’s work
A. stemmed from a wider access to information about science.
B. triggered a new way of thinking about neuro-science.
C. confirmed a shift in many people’s opinions.
D. led to exaggerated criticism of him.
3. In which of these phrases from the third paragraph does the writer express disapproval?
A. ‘angling for high-profile speaking work’
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B. ‘trying to leave his mark’
C. ‘provides a compelling defence’
D. ‘identifies himself as an unashamed ‘nurturist’
4. The reviewer refers to ‘Chomsky’s notion of a universal grammar’ as an example of
A. a big issue
B. an exciting approach
C. a minority view
D. an established theory
5. What view of Prinz’s work does the reviewer express in the sixth paragraph?
A. He shows appropriate caution in putting forward his own ideas.
B. He spends too much time challenging other people’s work.
C. His explanation of difficult concepts is very clear.
D. His analysis goes into too much detail at times.
6. What point does the reviewer make in the final paragraph?
A. The book reveals new information about the issues it covers.
B. Certain theories have always gone in and out of fashion.
C. The views Prinz puts forward are rather old-fashioned.
D. Science writers should consider their readers more.
Key: 1D 2C 3A 4D 5A 6B
Source: Exam essentials practice test 1, Test no.3, Reading and Use of English, part 5, page 56

WRITING
Part 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences beginning with the word(s) given in such a way that it
means the same as the original one.
1. Sandra regrets not being able to visit her grandmother more often.
Sandra wishes _______________________________________________________________.
2. Naomi said Michael should formally complain about the service they’d had at the hotel.
Naomi encouraged Michael to make ______________________________________________.
3. As soon as Alex finished his homework, he went out on his bike.
No _________________________________________________________________________.
4. It was only after a long discussion that they reached a conclusion.
Only _______________________________________________________________________.
5. I only watched that film because you recommended it to me.
If __________________________________________________________________________.

Keys:
1. Sandra wishes (that) she could/was/were able to visit her grandmother more often.
2. Naomi encouraged Michael to make a formal complaint about the service they’d had at the hotel.
3. No sooner had Alex finished his homework than he went out on his bike.
4. Only after a long discussion did they reach a conclusion.
5. If you hadn’t recommended that film to me, I would never/wouldn’t have watched it.

Part 2. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word given in bold so that it has the same
meaning as the original one.
1. It seems as if we misunderstood what the aims of the course were. HAVE
There seems _____________________________________ about what the aims of the course were.
2. The wind was so strong that we couldn’t walk along the seafront. STRENGTH
The ____________________________________ means it was impossible to walk along the seafront.

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3. The traffic was so bad that there was obviously no way we would get to the theatre on time, so we went
home. STAND
The traffic was so bad that we obviously didn’t _________________________ to the theatre on time, so we
went home.
4. Everyone expects a lot people to attend the rock band’s farewell concert. TURN
A huge crowd is ____________________________ the rock band’s farewell concert.
5. I want to say that I’m not at all satisfied with the service at this hotel. MY
I want to express ______________________________ with the service at this hotel.

Keys:
1. There seems to have been a misunderstanding about what the aims of the course were.
2. The strength of the wind means it was impossible to walk along the seafront.
3. The traffic was so bad that we obviously didn’t stand a/any chance of getting to the theatre on time, so
we went home
4. A huge crowd is expected to turn out for/ up for/ up to/ up at the rock band’s farewell concert.
5. I want to express my complete/ total dissatisfaction with the service at this hotel.
CAE practice tests plus 2 with key, Test 2, part 4

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