UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE LANGUAGE CENTRE TEST A

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1 UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE LANGUAGE CENTRE TEST A TASK A For sentences 1-30 choose one correct option A, B, C, or D and mark it on your answer sheet as shown in the example. Do not write into the test booklet, please. Example: For many young people in one of the school teams is very important. A) having B) taking C) putting D) being A B C D 1. The baby at night. A) cried B) dried C) tried D) lied 2. We are proud our country. A) with B) of C) about D) on 3. Some students don t work as hard they should. A) like B) so C) that D) as 4. Although it we played football. A) has been raining B) is going to rain C) was raining D) is raining 5. I have been awake 48 hours. A) from B) for C) till D) since 6. I in Prague for ten years. Now I live in Pardubice. A) lived B) have lived C) had lived D) am living

2 7. I have never a lie in my life. A) said B) spoken C) told D) talked 8. I am really about my trip to the UK. A) interested B) expected C) fond D) excited 9. Joe has really built up his muscles. They are now. A) fatter B) bigger C) faster D) shorter 10. What is the difference say and tell? A) between B) of C) from D) in 11. Mary has hobbies and interests. A) a lot B) much C) a lot of D) much of 12. The teacher made them every day. A) learning B) learned C) learnt D) learn 13. That old man is blind. He cannot. A) walk B) speak C) see D) hear 14. a minute! I can t find my keys. A) Hold on B) Keep on C) Go on D) Get on 15. You will soon speak English really well. A) be B) can C) able to D) be able to

3 16. If you are tired, you need some. A) nest B) rest C) chest D) best 17. She when the telephone rang and woke her up. A) slept B) has slept C) was sleeping D) has been sleeping 18. Fortunately, Grandma is slowly getting each day. A) better B) worse C) best D) bad 19. Yosemite National Park America's first state park in A) will become B) became C) had become D) becomes 20. I lent him some money and I am afraid he will never it back. A) spend B) earn C) lend D) pay 21. That city has the people of all. A) most B) many C) less D) little 22. A red traffic light Stop!. A) mean B) meaning C) means D) was meant 23. Please, pay to what I m saying. A) attention B) knowledge C) money D) meaning 24. Careless drivers are responsible a great number of accidents. A) with B) on C) for D) to

4 25. It us a long time to get from Prague to London. A) spent B) took C) passed D) kept 26. I to the party by a friend. A) invite B) was inviting C) invited D) was invited 27. I arrived at the airport with plenty of time to check. A) in B) on C) off D) up 28. Are you forward to the party? A) going B) coming C) seeing D) looking 29. I was lucky. I have to wash the dishes. My sister did it for me. A) didn t B) wasn t C) mustn t D) shouldn t 30. Could you tell me what? A) does this word mean B) this word means C) meaning of this word D) means this word TASK B Read the following texts and choose one correct option A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on your answer sheet. 31. At the Police Station After being arrested, an African American teenager waited in a police station in Florida. He was in a room with an officer who was processing his records. Suddenly, the policeman collapsed and he was in extreme pain. The teenager saw all of this and he called the other officers. They helped the policeman and he survived. Both the teenager and the police officers were recognized by the public. What happened at the police station? A) Some officers attacked a teenager. B) A policeman died after an attack. C) A teenager attacked a policeman. D) A teenager saved a policeman.

5 32. Pilot A Dream Job? The job of a pilot is difficult and risky, but prestigious. Airline pilots often travel thousands of kilometres and can find themselves in a different time and climate zones every day. They see all parts of the world and get to know new people almost all the time. But a pilot also faces problems. They often suffer from jet lag and can become tired when flying through different time zones. They spend many days away from home and their families. The text focuses on of being a pilot. A) the positives B) various aspects C) the negatives D) everyday dangers 33. A Story A man in Britain who worked as a dustman for the Redust Corporation was too embarrassed to tell his girlfriend about his job. Every morning, he put on a smart black suit, and left home. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. He did this for over two years, and his colleagues kept it secret. His girlfriend never discovered that! The man put on a black suit before he went to work because. A) he kept his job secret B) his colleagues wanted it C) he worked in an office D) his girlfriend wanted it 34. A Road Accident A bus driver from New Mexico, USA, is lucky to be alive. He was driving without his seat belt when a pickup truck ran a red light and hit the bus. Luckily, there were no passengers on the bus at the time of the accident. The driver suffered only small cuts. Both drivers were taken to hospital. Police say that the truck driver was not drunk at the time. What does the text say about the accident? A) It was caused by the bus driver. B) The truck driver died in it. C) No passengers were injured in it. D) It was caused by alcohol.

6 35. From a Magazine Article A computer company has a special person who answers all questions that are sent to him. The person is a 63-year-old man. He is known for always finding the right answer on the Internet. He doesn t look like a computer expert. He has silver hair and is gentle. He feels that his age helps him with his job. He remembers a lot of things people ask about. He says that every day is different, so he is never bored. What is true about the man? A) He looks after computers. B) His job is uninteresting. C) He feels old for his job. D) His memory is good. 36. A Special Race A special race was held in a Japanese city. The runners got down on all fours they used their legs as well as their arms to race 100 metres on the track. An 18-year-old man beat the 30-yearold who held the record. Also, the 30-year-old actually invented the race on all fours. The winner s time was seconds. His hero is Usain Bolt and his favourite animal is the monkey, of course. What is special about the race? A) the race distance B) the racing style C) the winner s age D) the record time 37. From Poland A two-year-old boy from Poland was sleepwalking and wandered into the woods. It was really cold outside. The temperature was down to -7 degrees. The boy wore only socks and a pyjama top. His body temperature fell to 12 C and his heart beat very slowly. People found the little boy and he is now in hospital. A doctor said that it is a miracle that the boy is alive. After the boy woke up from a coma, the doctor talked to him. He said that the boy is a smart kid and he will make a full recovery. The text says that the boy. A) was in a coma in hospital B) froze to death in the woods C) sleepwalked into the hospital D) was attacked in the woods

7 38. From a Hobby Magazine Micky understands more than 60 commands. He will be at your service all day. He will not only take you to your favourite places, but on your way there, he will help you get cash at the bank or a chocolate bar at the newsagent s. He can also warn you if there are stairs, traffic lights, or a bus station. What is more, he will even find an empty seat on a bus for you! Micky is probably. A) a children s toy B) a good friend C) an assistance dog D) a little brother 39. Advertising Advertising is a message that tries to sell something. Companies advertise everything from cars to candy. Advertising is also used to change people s ideas. For example, an ad could try to make voters choose a certain candidate for president. Ads appear almost everywhere you look. You find them on the radio and on TV, in magazines, shop windows and on T-shirts. They show up inside elevators, on school buses and even in schools. About 600 billion dollars are spent on advertising around the world every year. The text says that advertising. A) is very powerful B) should be everywhere C) is a waste of money D) should be limited 40. US Border Patrol The US Border Patrol is having more problems with drug dealers from Mexico. A few weeks ago, a dealer ran over a border patrol agent. The agent, standing in the middle of a two-lane road, had motioned the dealer s vehicle to stop. Instead, the dealer ran over the agent, killing him, and then drove back across the border into Mexico. He has not been caught yet. Such incidents are on the rise, said one agent. The dealers are getting braver, because they rarely get caught. The drug dealer. A) ran away from Mexico B) has already been caught C) hit an agent with his car D) was killed by an agent

8 TASK C Choose one of the options A, B, C, or D, which best suits the text. Mark your choice on your answer sheet. An example has been done for you. Shopping They feel guilty about spending hundreds of dollars in a few minutes. Later, they are ashamed of what they have done and find it difficult to talk to 41. people about it. Are they gamblers or slaves to alcohol? No, they aren t. They are simply people 42. cannot stop buying things. These people are 43. from bored housewives or husbands who occasionally buy a pair of shoes or a camera on impulse. They are compulsive shoppers and will buy six pairs of shoes or cameras at a time usually to 44. their depression. They can t bear it if anyone sees what they 45.. Such people usually take a credit card with them and many owe several thousand dollars. They are often married 46. someone who is very wealthy or who, at least, is not poor. They have a strong moral sense but it does not change the way in which they 47.. They cannot help themselves, they simply 48. a lot of money impulsively. No matter how high the price of something is, they will buy it. It may do a lot of 49. to their marriage and bring misery to their family and friends. It can also have a serious effect 50. their health. A B C D Example on about of around 41. another else other each 42. which who whose whom 43. similar various same different 44. overcome overlook overtake overdo 45. to buy buys have bought buying 46. on to at for 47. understand forget behave excuse 48. find earn save spend 49. damage pity shame waste 50. about on of in