ADVANCED PRACTICE 2

PART ONE. Multiple choice

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1. Judy is _______ smarter than the others that she ought to be in a higher grade at school.
A. much B. so much C. too much D. such a
2. They’d never realized ______ kind person their neighbor was until they asked for her help.
A. so B. such a C. how D. what a
3. “I asked Ned which team I should try out for.” – “But he doesn’t know a tennis ball _____ a basketball.”
A. than B. out of C. for D. from
4. An immediate interest cut might give a small boost to the economy. ________________, any recovery is
likely to be very slow.
A. Even so B. Not only C. Much more D. Rather than
5. The sales practices of this company will have to be totally _______ if we are to save it.
A. overthrown B. overhauled C. overrun D. overwhelmed
6. Sue admitted that she could not concentrate on her work _______ due to this irritating noise.
A. in all B. the bit least C. in the least D. at the least
7. Sammy was so nervous the night before the exam that he couldn’t ________ a wink of sleep.
A. do B. get C. make D. take
8. A very cheerful and energetic woman, Joyce is ______ when there’s work to be done.
A. first always to sign up B. to sign up always first
C. always first to sign up D. first to sign up always
9. We were ________ looking for a manager when the impeccable candidate showed up.
A. in view of B. in the hope of
C. with a view towards D. in the process of
10. With a(n) _____ to getting high scores in the final exam, Scott studied as hard as he could.
A. sight B. eye C. vision D. nose
11. If I were you, I’d _____ everything he says with a pinch of salt.
A. make B. admit C. take D. accept
12. You ought to _______ the responsibility to keep everyone in the company informed about the latest
news from the top manager.
A. burden B. shoulder C. take with D. hand
13. _________ I’ve told him not to go out with those people, but he wouldn’t listen. Just let him face the
music now!
A. Many a time B. Many the time C. Quite a time D. or a time
14. Rumors going round, Mr. Long is ________ Head of the Department.
A. in the proximity of B. in line for C. in adjacent to D. in view of
15. “Why are you so sad?” – “ __________ person I called is busy tonight.”
A. Each and everyone B. Every one C. Every single D. Out of all the
16. Susan got a feeling that Tom liked her, but she soon realized that was just _______.
A. pinky thoughts B. wishful thinking C. blessing thoughts D. imaginary thinking
17. There are ______ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.
A. a large many B. quite many C. quite a lot D. a great many
18. If a whale _______ itself, it swims onto the shore and cannot get back in the water.
A. beaches B. seats C. sticks D. shores
19. Your request for greater financial support has to be _______ the claim from other departments.
A. banked on B. broken through C. balanced against D. built up
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20. Recently, the company has received a _________ of complaints from the customers about poor products.
A. pack B. barrage C. pool D. bank
PART TWO. Word Forms
A. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank. (10 points)
1. The tsunami has caused …………………………………… damage to the Japanese. (CALCULATE)
2. The natural disasters have…………………………..……..seriously the life of all people there.(EFFECT)
3. Look at the doctor’s…………………………..…….carefully before you take these tablets.
( PRESCRIBE)
4. Finally, the proposal of the students was…………………………….. yesterday. (ADMISSION)
5. The TV serial presented a scene of happy …………………………………… (DOMESTIC)
6. I’ll never forget the ……………………… I felt in the situation. (HUMILIATE)
7. She’s so ……………………. that she won’t let anything stand in the way of her ambition. (MIND)
8. That was a very ………………….. thing to say. (HURT)
9. It’s ………………….. of him to lose his temper like that – he’s usually very calm. (CHARACTER)
10. He stood at the door to make sure that no one …………………… the party. (GATE)
B. Put the words given in the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to make a
meaningful passage. There are two extra words that you cannot use. (20 points)
health reduction sign major constitution call
promote prefer confection day behaviorism physical
Children’s food promotion is dominated by television advertising, and the great
_______11__________ of this promotes the _______12_________ ‘Big Four’ of pre-sugared breakfast
cereals, soft drinks, _________13__________ and savoury snacks. In the last ten years advertising for fast
food, outlets have rapidly increased. There is some evidence that the dominance of television has recently
begun to wane. The importance of strong, global branding reinforces a need for multi-faceted
communications combining television with merchandising, ‘tie-ins’ and point of sale activity. The
advertised diet contrasts sharply with that recommended by public health advisors, and themes of fun and
fantasy or taste, rather than health and nutrition, are used to promote it to children. Meanwhile, the
recommended diet gets little _______14___________ support.
There is plenty of evidence that children notice and enjoy food promotion. However, establishing
whether this actually influences them is a complex problem. The review tackled it by looking at studies that
had examined possible effects on what children know about food, their food ______15___________, their
actual food behaviour (both buying and eating), and their health outcomes (eg. Obesity or cholesterol
levels). The majority of studies examined food advertising, but a few examined other forms of food
promotion. In terms of nutritional knowledge, food advertising seems to have little influence on children’s
general perceptions of what _________16___________ a healthy diet, but, in certain contexts, it does have
an effect on more specific types of nutritional knowledge. For example, seeing soft drink and cereal adverts
_________17__________ primary aged children’s ability to determine correctly whether or not certain
products contained real fruit.
The review also found evidence that food promotion influences children’s food preferences and
purchase ________18_________. A study of primary school children, for instance, found that exposure to
advertising influenced which foods they claimed to like; and another showed that labelling and
______19________ on a vending machine had an effect on what was bought by secondary school pupils. A
number of studies have also shown that food advertising can influence what children eat. One, for example,
showed that advertising influenced a primary class’s choice of _________20_______ snack at playtime.

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PART THREE. CLOZE TESTS
PASSAGE A
Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each blank space. (10 points)
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have
suggested that human tears are (1) _____ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely. We
cry from the moment we enter this world, for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to persuade
their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they (2) _____, they will also cry just to
attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry do you (3) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific
validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (4) _____ a natural painkiller called
enkaphalin. By fighting sorrow and pain this chemical helps you feel better. Weeping can increase the
quantities of enkaphalin you (5) _____.
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (6) _____ activity.
Because some people still regard it as a (7) _____ of weakness in men, boys in particular are
admonished when they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and
physically. Tears of emotion also help the body (8) _____ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more
protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be
very enjoyable – (9) _____ the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (10) _____
“weepies”. It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.
1. A. witness B. evidence C. result D. display
2. A. evolve B. change C. develop D. alter
3. A. better B. fine C. good D. well
4. A. contain B. retain C. hold D. keep
5. A. construct B. achieve C. provide D. produce
6. A. curing B. treating C. healing D. improving
7. A. hint B. symbol C. feature D. sign
8. A. release B. rid C. loosen D. expel
9. A. consider B. remark C. distinguish D. regard
10. A. named B. entitled C. subtitled D. called
PASSAGE B
Fill in each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word. (10 points)
There can be no _____(11)____ that online shopping is of huge benefit to the consumer. Far from
becoming ___(12)_______, online shoppers are very demanding. Overpriced merchants with
_______(13)________ services should beware. Gone are the days when stores could charge what they liked
for goods and get away with it. The same, too, for shady manufacturers: smarter consumers know which
products have a good _____(14)___ and which do not because online they now read not only the sales
____(15)______ but also reviews from previous purchasers. And if customers are disappointed, a few
______(16)____ of the mouse will take them to places where they can let the world know. Nowadays there
is nothing more damning than a flood of negative ______(17)__________ on the internet.
However, the big boys, as _______(18)________ , are ahead of the game. Some companies are
already adjusting their business models to take account of these trends. The stores run by Sony and Apple,
for instance, are more like brand showrooms than shops. They are there for people to try ____(19)______
devices and to ask questions to knowledgeable staff. _______(20)__________the products are ultimately
bought online or offline is of secondary importance. Online traders must also adjust. Amazon, for one, is
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____(21)___ turning from being primarily a bookseller to becoming a ___(22)____ retailer by letting other
companies sell products on its site, rather like a marketplace. _________(23)_________ America's
Thanksgiving weekend last November, Amazon's sales of consumer electronics in the United States
____(24)_____ its book sales for the first time in its history. Other transformations in the retail business are
____(25)____ to follow.
PART FOUR. Reading Comprehension
Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement about the passage.
Paul Bunyan is perhaps America’s best-known folk hero. A fictional logger of incredible strength, he
was most likely based on an actual nineteenth-century logger from the northern United States or Canada. As
a folk hero, he struck a chord with Americans on some level, perhaps because he was incredibly strong but
also because he was hard-working and capable, ingenious in solving problems, and fun-loving.
Though there is evidence that Paul Bunyan tales were part of oral tradition in the nineteen century, Paul
Bunyan stories did not appear in written form until the early twentieth century. Journalist James Mc
Gillivray included descriptions of Bunyan in a series of essay entitled “The Round River Drive” which
appeared in a number of Midwestern newspapers between 1906 and 1910. However, it was through an
extensive advertising campaign that Paul Bunyan moved solidly into print.
Recognizing the appeal of Paul Bunyan as a figure for his company’s advertising, William
Laughead, an advertising executive for the Red River Lumber Company, initiated a campaign that consisted
of a series of publications featuring Paul Bunyan. For several decades, the company distributed these
publications free of charge and made no attempt to obtain a copyright on them. In fact, the company
vigorously encouraged other writers to make use of Paul Bunyan because it felt that the use of this character
enhanced the name recognition of the Red River Lumber Company inasmuch as the name of the folk hero
and the name of the company had become interwoven.
The Bunyan stories published by Red River and further circulated by others were tall tales of
gigantic proportions. In these tales, Banyan is depicted as a man of superhuman proportions, who is strong,
hard-working, entrepreneurial, and innovative. In one story, for example, Paul is credited with digging the
Great Lakes in order to create a watering hole for his giant ox, Babe. In another of these tales, Paul caused
an entire winter of blue snow to fall by swearing a blue streak after he injured himself by smashing his
thumb with a large hammer. A third story in the series describes Paul’s role in establishing the Mississippi
River.
Fascination with Paul Bunyan has continued to grow, and today he is a standard of American
folklores. The prevalence of Bunyan as a figure of folklore today is evidenced by references to him
in countless stories, cartoons, poems, and songs as well as the numerous community festivals and logging
competitions featuring Paul Bunyan that can be found throughout the sections of the country where logging
has strong tradition.
1. The purpose of this passage is to ______.
A. present the actual feats of a real-life logger
B. provide an overview of American folktales
C. describe logging in North America
D. discuss a “larger than life” folk hero
2. It is NOT stated in the passage that Paul Bunyan is known for his ______.
A. unusual strength B. dedication to work
C. ingenuity in difficult situations D. serious nature
3. The passage states that Paul Bunyan tales first appeared ______.
A. in oral stories B. in advertising C. in newspapers D. in a series of essays

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4. Which of the following CANNOT be inferred about the Red River Lumber Company’s advertising
campaign featuring Paul Bunyan?
A. It endured for quite a time.
B. The company did not protect its ownership of the stories.
C. The campaign did little to enhance the company’s profitability.
D. The company wanted the name Paul Bunyan to be known as widely as possible.
5. The pronoun “them” in the passage refers to ______.
A. publications B. series C. decades D. writers
6. The word “interwoven” in the passage could be best replaced by ______.
A. unfashionable B. mixed together C. not compatible D. too separate
7. Where in the passage does the author discuss a weather phenomenon that Paul Bunyan supposedly
caused?
A. The 1st paragraph B. The 2nd paragraph C. The 3rd paragraph D. The 4th paragraph
8. The word “countless” in the passage could be best replaced by the expression ______.
A. an overestimated number of B. an insubstantial number of
C. a large number of D. a specified number of
9. Which paragraph describes the plots of some of the tales of Paul Bunyan?
A. The second paragraph B. The third paragraph
C. The fourth paragraph D. The fifth paragraph
10. The author’s tone in this passage is ______.
A. humorous B. neutral C. sarcastic D. pessimistic
PART FIVE: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
sentence printed before it. Do not change the form of the given word.
1. His second attempt on the world record was successful. (AT)
He broke ................................................................................................................................…………………
2. The concert was not as good as we had expected. (COME)
The concert didn’t ..........................................................................................................………………………
3. It was disgraceful that Barbara refused to help one of her oldest and closest friends. (BACK)
It was disgraceful that Barbara had……………………………………………………………………………
4. When she sold the jewelry at such a low price, she was cheated. (RIDE)
When she sold …………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. At this moment I only have time to think about my university thesis. (PREOCCUPIED)
At this moment I………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. “You have done an excellent job, Lucie,” said the teacher. (congratulated)
 The teacher __________________________________________________________________________
7. People who haven’t been in his position shouldn’t criticize him. (if)
 Nobody _____________________________________________________________________________
8. Rich people don’t try hard enough to help poor people in the society. (effort)
 The _________________________________________________________________________________
9. We intend to visit him this Sunday. (pay)
 We are ______________________________________________________________________________

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10. These soccer teams used to be the best in the city. (longer)
 They are _____________________________________________________________________________