PRACTICE TEST 7   I. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space.   Alternative medicine is (1) …………. popularity in Britain today. What seemed cranky and unreliable a mere 25 years (2) ………… is now completely acceptable to (3) ………… people. Recently, homoeopathy was publicly endorsed by Prince Charles, the heir (4) ………… the British throne. Herbal medicine is probably most (5) ………… used. Remedies made (6) …………… plants were the first cures (7) ………… used and now many people are turning to them (8) …………. than taking yet more chemical preparations. Acupuncture, an ancient Eastern art, is widely available. Many people go to acupuncture practitioners when, for (9) …………, they wish to give (10) …………. smoking. A small pin is (11) ……….. into both earlobes in order to (12) …………. the patient of the desire to smoke. Cynics may say that they are (13) ………. by a form of faith-healing, not by acupuncture (14) ………… . However, many ex-smokers swear that it (15) ……….. for them. Meditation, massage and even reflexology are all taught on government accredited courses in Britain. Those who (16) ………… their effectiveness should take (17) ………… of the fact that traditional doctors now regularly (18) ………… patients to these specialists, and that many (19) ………… name medicines are based (20) ………… ancient cures.

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space. The first one has been done for you.

        Most people enjoy going (0) abroad for their holidays, and having the opportunity to (1) ____________ in an interesting city or a seaside (2) ______________. If you speak foreign language, you can make new friends, (3) ______________ take home some interesting souvenirs as presents. But before you can (4) ______________ that, you have to reach your destination, and that is often a problem!

        If you fly, then you may find that your flight has been (5) _______________. Journeys by train can also be difficult (6) _________________ trains are often crowded in the summer, and you might have to (7) _______________ a seat in advance. Whichever way you travel, you can have problems with your luggage, and it is often difficult to find good accommodation. Apart (8) ______________ this, you might not be able to afford the fare!

Part A: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. use only one suitable word for each space (10 points)

Of all the natural wonders of the world, (1)…….... are as spectacular as Niagara Falls. Located on (2).............. Niagara river along the border between the United States and Canada, Niagara (3)....... consists of (4)…...... falls, the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. The former is on the US side of the border, in the state of New York , while the (5).......... is on the (6)........... side. About 85% of the water in Niagara river flows over the Horseshoe Falls, which is the (7)...... impressive of the two falls. About ten million people visit the falls(8)....... year, most during the summer tourist reason. Sightseers can ride steamers up close to the boiling water of the falls, or view (9)......... from  parks  on  both  sides  of the  river.   Niagara  has long been  a  popular (10)...........

destination for newlyweds

VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with only ONE suitable word in each space. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

My wife and I have always enjoyed travelling ...................(1) sea, and last year we decided to go ....................(2) a Mediterranean cruise.  .................(3) our holiday was rather expensive we thought that the high standard of accommodation, the first-class food and the many interesting places we saw were well .....................(4) the price we paid.

We found that most of ......................(5) other passengers were friendly and interesting, but there was one man, a Mr James, who irritated and annoyed us, and not .......................(6) us but all the others who shared our table at dinner. Whatever subject we talked about, it seemed that he was an expert .......................(7) it. He ....................(8), apparently, read more books, visited more countries and studied more languages, than anyone ..........................(9). After a few days, we ate our meals in ..........................(10), because nobody wanted to begin a conversation that would soon be taken over by this man

Question 3:  Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.

In Britain there is a …..1….. now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days, many girls from working-class ….2…. in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses. They had to do all the ….3….. and their working day was usually very long, they often worked on …..4….., too. Once a year, it was usually ……5….. Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and ……6…. presents for their mothers and for other members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and ……7…… they went back to their work. People call that day Mothering Day or Mothering ……8…… . Later, workers at the factories and girls who worked in the houses of rich families received one …..9… day a month, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It ….10….. the last Sunday in March.

VI. Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each
space. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
At the present time, gas and oil are expensive. Developing countries cannot export__(1)__
agricultural products and other raw materials to __(2)__ the fuel that they need to produce energy. At
the same time, petroleum supplies are limited, and in a __(3)__ decades they will run out. However,
the supply of sunlight is limitless, and most of the poor countries of the world are in the tropics
__(4)__ there is plenty of sunlight.
The photovoltaic cell__(5)__ a very important advantage. It is a clean source of energy. The
fossil fuels that we use today__(6)__ the main source of the pollution in our atmosphere.
It took only a decade __(7)___ scientists to know that solar energy from photovoltaic cell was
not just a dream. They have already __(8)___ that it can become an important source of energy. By the
end of the century, it will be cheaper to produce electricity with solar cells__(9)__ from petroleum.
The photovoltaic cell can be the solution to one of the __(10)___ serious problems in the world today.

I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks: communication between use word when The (1) …………… “telepathy” has been derived from the words “tele” meaning “distance” and “pathy” meaning “feeling”. So telepathy actually means getting feelings through a distance. Telepathy is the communication (2) …………. two minds, separated over a distance, without the (3) …………… of the five known senses. At some point of time or the other, we all have experienced telepathy. Maybe you were thinking of someone you haven’t talked to for months and you suddenly get a call from them. Or (4) ………….. two people are together, they might say the same thing at the same time. These are spontaneous mind-to-mind (5) …………… that tend to occur frequently between closely related individuals. 1. _____________ 2. __________ 3. ____________ 4. ___________5._____________

Question 2: (10 points) Fill ONE suitable word into each of the numbered blanks to complete the following letter. Write your answers in the space provided.

I             (1) in  a house near the sea.  It is     (2) old house, about 100             (3) old and it's very small.                              (4)  are  two  bed  rooms  upstairs  but  no  bathroom.  The  bathroom  is downstairs,

            (5) to the kitchen and there is a living room where there is a lovely old fire place. There is a

            (6) in front of the house.  The garden       (7) down to the beach and in Spring and Summer there are flowers every where.  I like alone             (8) my dog, Rack, but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends often stay with me.

I love my house for many           (9): the garden, the flowers in Summer, the fire in Winter, but the best thing is the view         (10) my bedroom window.

Your anwers:

Use only one word to fill in each of the numbered blanks:
A hundred years ago, the principal means of communication for individuals and for businesses was
(1) ______letter and telegram, but nowadays telephones are used constantly in private houses, offices
and factories. This is certainly the (2)______ widespread and convenient way for people to
communicate with one another.
With the telephone, business deals can be arranged and completed rapidly. In (3) ______ , financial
centres and stock exchanges, (4) ______ constant use of the telephone system, can be assured (5)
_____ getting the very latest, up-to-the-minute information about the (6)______ changing currency and share values. This type of information is essential (7)______ economic stability worldwide.
The telephone network also provides a direct line into the homes of friends and relatives. For old and
infirm people, and for those lonely people living on their (8)______ , the telephone is a friend. At
(9)______ , families are often scattered, not only throughout the country but also throughout the
world. (10)______ a few minutes' conversation with a loved one, who may be thousands of miles
away, is a source of great comfort (11) ________ us.
Of course, very often the telephone can be a nuisance. Some will say it intrudes too (12)______
on people's privacy by ringing at the (13)______ inconvenient times.
On the (14)______ , though, the changes brought about by the introduction of the telephone have
been (15) ______ great benefit to everyone. The telephone has helped to bring people closer in a
difficult world and has made life, for many, much easier and much more enjoyable.