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TAL LEVEL 3 SAMPLE TEST
GRAMMAR/READING TEST (I hour 15 minutes)
Part A Multiple choice – choose the most appropriate option
Young children (1) be left on their own, because something dangerous could happen to them. 1 A don’t have to B shouldn’t C can D have to
After yesterday’s conference, everybody (2) the speakers for coffee and talk to them. 2 A had a chance to meeting B was allowed to meet C could have been met D were permitted meet
I (3) buy a ticket for the concert and I had a great time. 3 A was able to buy B could buy C would buy D could have bought
The house was really dirty, so we (4) them clean it. 4 A got B made C persuaded D did
I am so stupid! If only I (5) that! I can never keep my mouth shut and keep secrets! 5 A wouldn’t say B wouldn’t have said C didn’t say D hadn’t said
The latest news about the Morandi bridge scandal (6) really shocking. 6 A is B are C have been D would be
He hates his new job because he has (7) free time and his boss is terrible. 7 A few B little C lesser D minus
I stopped (8) for a minute, because I was really tired. 8 A run B running C to run D of running
I told my friends that I didn’t think I was (9) to win the competition. 9 A enough good B good enough C enough sufficient D well enough
Thomas started looking (10) Internet for information about cheap train tickets. 10 A in B on C in the D on the
I went to France on a school trip two years ago. It was the first time I had been (11) plane. 11 A in B in the C on a D with the
Susan is really good (12) chess. 12 A for B to C at D in
As well as (13) very friendly, my co-workers are also very noisy. I wish they (14) to speak a bit more quietly. 13 A they are B to be C being D be 14 A would have learned B would learn C have learnt D learnt
Sharon (15) something up online when her friends dropped in. 15 A has been looking B was been looking C has looked D was looking
When our grandparents were young, people (16) much television. 16 A wasn’t used to watching B weren’t using to watch C didn’t use to watch D didn’t use watching
Brian (17) the Net for ages when he finally found an interesting advert for a weekend for two in Paris. He was sure his girlfriend (18).
17 A surfed B was surfing C has surfed D had been surfing 18 A likes they go B would they go C would like they went D would like them to go
Sarah thinks that she (19) be pregnant. She (20) to get her test results back in a few minutes.
19 A can B will C would D might 20 A waits B is thinking C would expect D is expecting
Part B WORD FORMATION: Change the form of the words in capital letters to complete the
texts below. Example: (0 KNOW) Solution: KNOWN ( 0 KNOW ) to many as ‘the alternative Eurovision Song Contest’, Liet International is an annual festival for ( 21 PERFORM) who sing in any of Europe’s 82 minority languages, defined as those which have long been ( 22 TRADITION) spoken within a European nation, but are used today by less than half of its population. The competition, which was first held in 2002 in Friesland, Holland, ( liet is Frisian for ‘song’) has proved very ( 23 SUCCEED ), with the twelve finalists now selected from over 60 initial entries. Liet International is clearly a useful vehicle for encouraging artists who sing in minority languages, but also for raising ( 24 AWARE) of the linguistic diversity of Europe and contributing to its ( 25 SURVIVE ).
Part C CONNECTORS. Complete the text using the words or expressions given at the beginning
of the paragraph below. You can only use each word/expression ONCE, but you will NOT need all of them.
ALTHOUGH BECAUSE IN SPITE OF SUCH AS HOWEVER SINCE WHILST BUT Interpersonal communication obviously relies heavily on verbal language. (26) , non-verbal cues also play a surprisingly powerful role in communication, not only in our interpretation of verbal language, (27) sometimes also as a substitute for it. Body language, for example, is often seen as an international means of communication, (28) there are some interesting differences between populations around the world. (29) the fact that some aspects of body language vary dramatically from one population to another, others (30) pupil size, facial expressions and posture seem to be universally recognized as indicators of emotional states.
Part D PHRASAL VERBS: Complete the texts using expressions from the table below.
PUT IT OFF DROPPED IN RAN AWAY FROM TOLD OFF
CATCH UP WITH TURN OUT PUT UP WITH SET OFF
i) When the man (31) the police, they assumed that he must be guilty of something, so they (32) after him as fast as they could. Unfortunately, they didn’t manage to (33) him. ii) Peter (34) to see his sister and asked her if she would like to go out for a Chinese meal that evening. She agreed to dine with him but asked him to (35) until the next day because she already had another date that night.
Part E SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS: Complete the second sentence using a different
construction so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. You can use a total of BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE WORDS to transform each sentence - insert ONLY these words.
Example: (0) John said to Peter: “You lied to me.” John _______________ to him. Answer: (0) ACCUSED PETER OF LYING
36. The co-pilot is helping the flight attendants.
The flight attendants ________________ by the co-pilot.
37. The students regret not studying harder for the exam.
The students wish __________________ harder for the exam.
to the past two centuries' improvements in living conditions, public health and medical care. A baby born today in affluent North America or Western Europe can expect to live to 75-80. His or her biggest problem will probably be to resist the temptation to eat too much, exercise too little and become obese. But if they look after themselves, they should remain quite healthy for most of their greatly extended time on earth. D Yet although average life expectancy has risen sharply, in quite a short time, the individual human lifespan established by Nature has remained more or less the same through most of recorded history. It was—even if mainly in theory—three score and ten in Biblical times, and it isn't much more now. Most people died of one thing or another long before their natural time was up. Even in the depths of history a few people lived to a great age. Researchers reckon that Rameses II, who ruled ancient Egypt some 3,250 years ago, may have survived into his 90s. So did the Greek dramatist Sophocles (and, to judge from some of his late writings, felt it quite long enough). E The big achievement of modern times is that, in developed countries at least, most people are now rich enough to reach the age they were designed for. No longer do they die in large numbers in the first year of life, or later from infectious diseases, or suffer malnutrition, or work themselves to death (except in Japan, where karoshi , suicide due to overwork, is a familiar end; but at least it is voluntary). Apart from accidents, therefore, most people now go on until they die of one of the diseases of very old age, such as cardiovascular disease or cancer. As a result, the current emphasis in age research is on what experts call “compression of morbidity”. Much of the advice handed out is simple common sense: adopt a healthy lifestyle, eat and drink in moderation, do not smoke, take regular exercise but don't overdo it. These rules are often not followed, sometimes without apparent ill effect. Mark Twain, who lived to 75, which in 1910 was much longer than most Americans, outlined his own survival strategy: I have never taken any exercise, except sleeping, smoking, drinking and resting, and I never intend to take any. Exercise is loathsome. F Not that, even if ageing could be stopped altogether, people would stop dying. Accidents will happen. Age researchers reckon that if people were able indefinitely to preserve their maximum health and vigour (which in developed countries is reached around the age of ten or eleven), they would on average live for about 1,200 years; while one in about 1,000 would last for 10,000 years. They might get a bit lonely as all their friends passed away. In the end, though, the incidence of death for mankind as a whole would still be the same as ever: 100%. Life is an invariably fatal disease. G And then? If people were to live a lot longer, and everything else stayed the same, old people would soon end up in a huge majority. Ugh. Demographers reckon the planet will have problems looking after them. Even were there shelter and food, these crowds of super-oldies would face a grim life, unless they could survive without vast extra medical care, and remain fit enough to go on and on working, to avoid having to be maintained by the decreasing, resentful minority of younger people. As Cicero wisely observed in Rome more than 2,000 years ago: Old age is the final scene, as it were, in life's drama, from which we ought to escape when it becomes wearisome and, certainly, when we have had our fill.
Questions 51- 57 Multiple choice
51. The Fountain of Youth a) was a legendary spring discovered by Spanish explorers in America. b) is just one of the real or imaginary remedies for combatting ageing. c) became legendary after its depiction in the painting of Lucas Cranach the Elder. d) helped old people to stay healthy until they died.
52. The word ‘their’ , presented in bold type in Paragraph B refers to … a) worlds b) ages c) people d) Writers 53. Which is the best title for paragraph D? a) Longer life expectancy, longer life span? b) Born to be natural long livers c) Why we don’t live longer d) Historical early deaths 54. The word ‘it’ , presented in bold type in Paragraph D refers to … a) the Bible b) average life expectancy c) recorded history d) human lifespan 55. The advice given by age research experts a) worked well with Mark Twain. b) is familiar in Japan, where it has been very successful. c) aims to help people live to a healthy old age. d) has ensured that people all over the world live to the age they were designed for. 56. A long life a) can be achieved by anyone, whoever they are, provided they lead a healthy life-style. b) is something that many people in the developed countries have a good probability of having. c) according to Cicero, is a joy for any writer, whatever his /her age. d) will mean that old people will no longer be lonely in future as they will be in a majority. 57. The aim of the author paragraph G is to a) suggest it might be better not to live to an unhappy old age. b) give an optimistic view of life in the future c) emphasize how all the generations will benefit from a longer life expectancy. d) criticize the findings of demographers.
Questions 58-60: Match words/expressions to others in the text
58. Find a word or expression in paragraph B which means extraordinarily long 59. Find a word or expression in paragraph E which means consequently
60. Find a word or expression in paragraph G which means boring or unpleasant
46. THERE
47. GOING
48. DOWN/OFF
49. WHAT
50. VERY/REALLY/MOST
51. B
52. C
53. A
54. D
55. C
56. B
57. A
58. PRODIGIOUS
59. AS A RESULT
60. WEARISOME
