DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Time allowed: 60 minutes

I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.
1. My mum _____ the bus to work every morning, but my dad drives.
A. catches B. does C. runs D. goes
2. Public _____ in this city is quite good, and it’s not expensive.
A. travel B. journey C. vehicle D. transport
3. Do you think Curtis _____ the car race tomorrow?
A. will win B. wins C. is winning D. won
4. I don’t know much about computers, so I asked the assistant for _____ advice.
A. a lot B. many C. a few D. a little
5. Bob _____ a lot of money in his brother’s business and made a profit.
A. spent B. invested C. saved D. owed
6. In my experience, _____ are very friendly and hospitable.
A. Chinese B. A Chinese C. The Chinese D. This Chinese
7. Novosibirsh, _____ is a big city in Siberia, is famous for its university.
A. that B. which C. who D. where
8. _____ I use your computer to check my email?
A. Will B. Ought C. May D. Would
9. I finally managed to _____ Simon to lend me his laptop.
A. persuade B. make C. say D. allow
10. Please don’t _____ me when I’m speaking.
A. break B. prevent C. pause D. interrupt
11. You have to _____, or you won’t understand the teacher’s explanations.
A. contact B. consider C. concentrate D. involve
12. This job is much _____ than the last one.
A. hard B. hardest C. more hard D. harder
13. If you don’t study hard enough, you _____ the exam. I am so sure.
A. will fail B. fail C. would fail D. failed
14. Mr Foster has decided _____, so we’re going to have a party.
A. retire B. retiring C. to retire D. have retired
15. We decided to go for a walk _____ of the rain.
 A. despite B. although C. in spite D. however
16. Under no circumstances ______ cheat in the exam.
A. you can B. you should C. should you D. can’t you
17. Your progress will be ______ in six months’ time.
A. counted B. evaluated C. valued D. numerated
18. The girl packed the vase in polyester foam ______ it would not break in the post.
A. so as B. so long as C. with a view D. in order that
19. I wanted to go alone, but some friends of mine insisted ______ coming with me.
A. in B. on C. of D. to
20. So funny ______ that everybody burst out laughing.
A. does she look B. she did look C. did she look D. looked she
21. In some countries, the cinema industry receives a ______ from the State.
A. mortgage B. donation C. credit D. subsidy
22. The teacher got the students ______ the schoolyard.
A. clean B. to clean C. cleaned D. cleaning
23. Could you please go to the grocery store on your way home? We’ve ______ of tomatoes.
A. made out B. turned out C. run out D. put out
24. It was difficult to ______ the extent of the damage at first sight.
A. predict B. suppose C. assume D. estimate
25. We only had a few days ______, so we decided to go somewhere close.
A. available B. ready C. spare D. handy
26. The student ______ cheating on the test although her teacher caught her in the act.
A. denied B. refused C. rejected D. resisted
27. _____, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather.
A. Left uncovered C. Having left uncovered
B. Leaving uncovered D. Left uncovering
28. As soon as I get paid, I will pay all my ______.
A. deposits B. sums C. debts D. budgets
29. We complained to the restaurant about the ______ service.
A. scarce B. insufficient C. short D. inadequate
30. _____ the President, I would invest more money in the education system.
A. Should I become B. Were I to become
 C. Had I become D. Were I to have become
31. Not voting in elections preserves the _____ quo.
A. status B. state C. statue D. statute
32. Jake’s completely round the _____, isn’t he?
A. edge B. side C. corner D. bend
33. Relationships between the two islands have _____ further recently.
A. decayed B. spoiled C. deteriorated D. distorted
34. That _____ the day we went to Margate because it was raining that day, not sunny.
A. mustn’t have been C. shouldn’t have been
B. couldn’t have been D. needn’t have been
35. Let’s go to the beach – it’s _____ a day to sit indoors.
A. nice enough B. too nice C. so nice D. such nice
 II. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words.
Italian pizza is arguably better known in the world today than any other type
of food. It was (36) _______________ a meal for the poor, but now it can be ORIGIN
found in restaurants all over the world, enjoying universal (37)
_______________. Italians are still very fond of pizza, and it is often their POPULAR
(38) _______________ of meal when they go out to eat with family or CHOOSE
friends.
Pizza is in many ways the perfect main dish: it is (39) _______________ and COLOUR
so it looks great on your plate; it is always fun to eat and, best of all, it is
wonderfully (40) _______________. On top of all this, it is also an extremely TASTE
(41) _______________ meal because it makes you feel pleasantly full. SATISFY
Most (42) _______________ pizzas are cooked in a wood-burning brick TRADITION
oven, but if you follow a (43) _______________ recipe, you can easily make RELY
pizza at home. The (44) _______________ topping is tomato and cheese, but BASE
the list of possible ingredients you can add to that is almost infinite. So,
whether it is with ham and anchovies, eggs and spinach, or mushrooms and
onions, there are countless ways of making a truly (45) _______________ FORGETTABLE
pizza.
III. Fill in each gap with a suitable word.
Graphology at work
Can your handwriting reveal anything at all concerning your character? Enough, perhaps, to decide
whether you will get the job that you have applied (46) ____________. Graphology, the science of
analysing handwriting, is being used by recruitment personnel in a growing number of companies.
Business consultant Eleanor Sturgeon says, 'Companies find it helpful but it all depends on both (47)
____________ much they know about graphology (48) ____________ the way they use it.'
When graphology is being used, job applicants (49) ____________ asked to submit a sample of their
handwriting. This reveals characteristics ranging from honesty and thoroughness (50) ____________
anxiety and aggression. Sturgeon says, 'From the sample, we analyse an applicant's aptitude for a job; for
example, whether they would be capable (51) ____________ dealing with pressure.' What happens,
though, (52) ____________ applicants refuse to take a writing test? Sturgeon says, 'Refusing a test in
itself tells you a lot (53) ____________ an applicant's character. It (54) ____________ made clear to them
that handwriting analysis is only part of the process, and is used together (55) ____________ other tests,
CVs and interviews. If someone doesn't get a job, it won't be just (56) ____________ of their handwriting.
Almost certainly, they wouldn't (57) ____________ got the job anyway.'
IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following passage.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
People have been debating the principles of beauty for thousands of years, but it still seems impossible
to consider it objectively. German philosopher Immanuel Kant (58)_______whether something can
possess an objective property that makes it beautiful. He concluded that although everyone accepts that
beauty exists, no one has ever (59)_______ on the precise criteria by which beauty may be (60)_______.
The ancient Greek philosopher Plato wrote of a scale called the 'golden proportion', (61)_______ to
which the width of the face should be two-thirds of its length, preferably (62)_______ by a nose no
longer than the distance between the eyes.
Symmetry has been proved to be attractive to the human (63)_______, so a face may seem beautiful
because of the (64)_______ between its two sides. Babies spend more time looking at symmetrical faces
than asymmetrical ones and symmetry is also (65)_______ as more attractive by adults looking at
photos. So although there seems to be no (66)_______ agreement or even national consensus on what
(67)_______ beauty, there is at least some agreement that facial symmetry is an important (68)_______.
In the meantime, if you look at your partner and (69)_______ them as beautiful, you can congratulate
yourself with the thought that people generally end up with a partner of a comparable level of
attractiveness as themselves.
58. A. argued B. decided C. suggested D. questioned
59. A. thought B. agreed C. fixed D. written
60. A. judged B. appreciated C. awarded D. viewed
61. A. corresponding B. according C. connecting D. relating
62. A. accompanied B. escorted C. joined D. coupled
63. A. appearance B. sight C. eye D. vision
64. A. equality B. reflection C. opposition D. similarity
66. A. voted B. rated C. selected D. valued
66. A. world B. global C. community D. universal
67. A. constitutes B. contains C. involves D. comprises
68. A. reason B. cause C. role D. factor
 69. A. believe B. consider C. regard D. think
V. Reading
 Read the text and the questions below.
 For questions 70-75, write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
It is well-known that the building development company Cityspace wants to knock down the existing
seafront sports club in Layton and replace it with a leisure center that will consist of a multi-screen
cinema, restaurants and an entertainment center. But a local action group has promised to fight the 30
million pounds redevelopment of the sports club, which has provided family facilities for over 25
years.
The action group was set up three weeks after the project was annouced. Members of the group argue
that the new center will be too big and will totally change the way the town looks. They also dislike
the removal of sports facilities from the center and the change to less healthy activities such as video
games and films. Apart from the size of the project, they say that the 550 parking spaces provided will
be too few and parking will become more difficult as a result.
Local hotel owners have welcomed the project, but the action group says that in general it will only
have a bad effect on the neighborhood. According to one group member, it will result in up to 4,000
people being around Layton seafront late at night. “A lot of old people and families live nearby”, he
explained. A meeting is being held tonight to discuss the plans.
70. What is the writer trying to do in the article?
A. show why the new leisure center is needed
B. give her own opinion about the new leisure center
C. describe the arguments against the new leisure center
D. suggest where the new leisure center should be built
71. What will the reader discover from the article?
A. how long it will take to complete the new leisure center
B. how many members the action group has
C. how much it will cost to join the new leisure center
D. how long the sports club has been in Layton
72. What does the action group think about the new leisure center?
A. It will not be right for the area.
B. It will cost too much to build.
 C. It will not attract enough people.
D. It will provide too little entertainment.
73. Which group of people is keen on having the new leisure center?
A. people who do a lot of sport
B. people working in the tourist industry
C. people who come into Layton by car
D. people living near the seafront
74. What does the word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The project
B. The action group
C. The neighborhood
D. The meeting
75. What would be a good headline for the article?
A. Action Group changes its mind
B. Leisure plans under attack
C. Seafront invaded by crowds again
D. Good news for Cityspace
VI. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the word
given. Do not change the word given. Use between two and five words, using the word
given.
76. Mary is most excited about your coming to see us. looking
Mary is ________________________ your coming to see us.
77. There is no point in fighting over it. use
It’s ________________________ over it.
78. The boss wouldn’t object to you going early today. objection
The boss would have _________________________________ early today.
79. Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night? let
Do your parents _______________________________ at night?
80. I wonder if you can lend me something to wear tonight. mind
Would ______________________________ something to wear tonight?
I. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the word
given. Do not change the word given.
81. Louise should have been given more time to complete her thesis. (INSUFFICIENT)
Louise____________________________________________________________________
82. We are able to afford a holiday because I was promoted. (RESULT).
As______________________________________________________________________
83. We have to think carefully about other expenses before we decide to a buy a new car
(TAKEN)
Our other expenses__________________________________________________________
84. She believed she was very likely to win the scholarship. (CHANCE).
She believed she____________________________________________________________
85. Don’t take Tim too seriously; he often exaggerates minor promblems. (TENDENCY).
Don’t take Tim too seriously __________________________________________________
86. Nick told one of the detectives that he had taken the cashbox. (ADMITTED)
Nick ______________________________________________________________________.