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TEST A
What teenagers do with their money
Thirteen-year-olds do not spend as much money as their parents
suspect - at least not according to the findings of a __(1)__ survey,
Money and Change. The survey __(2)__ three hundred teenagers, 13-
17 years old, from __(3)__ Britain.
By the time they __(4)__ their teens, most children see their
weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of
£5.14. Two thirds think they get __(5)__ money, but most expect to
have to do something to get it.
Although they have more cash, worry about debt is __(6)__ among
teenagers. Therefore, the __(7)__ of children __(8)__ an effort to save
for the future.
Greater access to cash __(9)__ teenagers does not, however,
mean that they are more irresponsible __(10)__ a result. The economic
recession seems to have encouraged __(11)__ attitudes to money,
even in the case of children at these ages. Instead of wasting what
pocket __(12)__ they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds
who took __(13)__ in the survey seem to __(14)__ to the situation by
saving more than half __(15)__ their cash.
1.
A) late
B) recent
C) latest
D) fresh
2.
A) included
B) contained
C) counted
D) enclosed
3.
A) entire
B) all over
C) complete
D) the whole
4.
A) reach
B) get
C) make
D) arrive
5.
A) acceptable
B) adequate
C) satisfactory
D) enough
6.
A) gaining
B) heightening C) increasing
D) building
7.
A) most
B) maximum
C) many
D) majority
8.
A) make
B) do
C) have
D) try
9.
A) among
B) through
C) between
D) along
10. A) like
B) as
C) for
D) in
11. A) aware
B) knowing
C) helpful
D) cautious
12. A) cash
B) money
C) change
D) savings
13. A) part
B) place
C) share
D) piece
14. A) reply
B) answer
C) respond
D) return
15. A) from
B) as
C) of
D) for
TEST B
Becoming a nurse: the interview
The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fears. For some
__(1)__ people imagine the interviewer is going to jump on every
tiny mistake they __(2)__ . In truth, the interviewer is as __(3)__ for
the meeting to go well as you are. It is what __(4)__ his or her job
enjoyable.
The secret of a good interview is preparing for it. What you wear
is always important as it creates the first impression. So __(5)__
neatly, but comfortably. Make __(6)__ that you can deal with anything
you are __(7)__. Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, for
example: Why do you want to become a nurse? What is the most
important __(8)__ a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing,
what other careers have you __(9)__? What are your interests and
hobbies?
Answer the questions fully and precisely. __(10)__, if one of your
interests is reading, be prepared to __(11)__ about the sort of books
you like. __(12)__, do not learn all your answers off __(13)__ heart.
The interviewer wants to meet a human __(14)__, not a robot.
Remember, the interviewer is genuinely interested in you, so the
more you relax and are yourself, the more __(15)__ you are to succeed.
1.
A) reason
B) idea
C) explanation
D) excuse
2.
A) perform
B) do
C) make
D) have
3.
A) keen
B) wanting
C) interested
D) delighted
4.
A) does
B) causes
C) happens
D) makes
5.
A) dress
B) wear
C) put on
D) have on
6.
A) evident
B) sure
C) definite
D) clear
7.
A) requested
B) questioned C) enquired
D) asked
8.
A) character
B) quality
C) nature
D) point
9.
A) thought
B) regarded
C) considered
D) wondered
10. A) For instance B) That is
C) Such as
D) Let’s say
11. A) say
B) talk
C) discuss
D) chat
12. A) However
B) Although
C) Despite
D) Therefore
13. A) at
B) in
C) on
D) by
14. A) character
B) being
C) somebody
D) nature
15. A) easy
B) possible
C) likely
D) probable
TEST C
The four-minute mile
It is the nature of athletic records that they are broken and their
place is taken by new ones . Yet in many sports __(1)__, there is a
mark which is not __(2)__ in itself, but which becomes a legend as
athletes __(3)__ to break it. The most __(4)__ of these is the attempt
to run the mile in __(5)__ than four minutes.
In 1945, the mile record was __(6)__ to 4 minutes, 1.5 seconds.
And there, for nine years, it stuck. Then, in 1954, a medical student
__(7)__ Roger Bannister decided to try and break the record. He had
been __(8)__ for this day since running the mile in 4 minutes, 2
seconds the __(9)__ year.
Two other runners set the pace for him, and __(10)__ 250 yards
to go he burst ahead for the finish. He wrote __(11)__: ‘My body had
exhausted all its energy, but it __(12)__ on running just the same.
Those __(13)__ few seconds seemed never-ending. I could see the
line of the finishing tape. I jumped like a man making a desperate
attempt to save himself from danger. ‘Bannister’s time was 3 minutes,
59.4 seconds. __(14)__ this record has been broken on many __(15)__
since, Bannister’s achievement will never be forgotten.
1.
A) happenings B) events
C) games
D) matches
2.
A) central
B) major
C) significant
D) considerable
3.
A) try
B) try on
C) try out
D) try for
4.
A) known
B) public
C) noticeable
D) famous
5.
A) smaller
B) less
C) lower
D) under
6.
A) broken down
B) lessened
C) decreased
D) brought down
7.
A) entitled
B) called
C) nicknamed
D) known
8.
A) trying
B) studying
C) running
D) training
9.
A) early
B) previous
C) past
D) former
10. A) on
B) in
C) with
D) by
11. A) afterwards
B) then
C) next
D) after
12. A) went
B) continued
C) ran
D) got
13. A) last
B) late
C) latest
D) later
14. A) But
B) In spite of
C) However
D) Although
15. A) times
B) times
C) occasions
D) incidents
TEST MASTER
USE OF ENGLISH
Book 2 Part B
Use of English
