Question 1

Vocabulary

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

______________ are a group of mammals that give birth to young that are premature and must spend time in a special pouch to develop.

Accepted Answer

Marsupials

Answer

Amphibians

Question 2

Vocabulary

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

The ______________ of the earthquake that struck just south of the U.S - Mexico border on the 4th of April was 7.2 degrees on the Richter scale.

Accepted Answer

magnitude

Answer

amplitude

Question 3

Vocabulary

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Although it had been unbearably hot throughout the day, the light ______________ that set in after sunset made it possible for us to get a good night’s sleep.

Accepted Answer

breeze

Answer

blizzard

Question 4

Vocabulary

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Knowing full well that their loved ones would have alerted the authorities of their disappearance, the hikers waited patiently at the ______________ of the cave.

Accepted Answer

mouth

Answer

foot

Question 5

Vocabulary

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Renowned economists have openly stated that they do not expect a(n) ______________ in the economy until the end of the year.

Accepted Answer

upturn

Answer

turnout

Question 6

Vocabulary

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

______________ need to be carried out on a regular basis to ensure that all those living in close proximity to the volcano know what to do if it erupts.

Accepted Answer

Emergency drills

Answer

Rescue efforts

Question 7

Vocabulary

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

The two ______________ that orbit Mars were discovered by Asaph Hall in 1877.

Accepted Answer

satellites

Answer

meteors

Question 8

Vocabulary

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

All members of the board were in agreement that ______________ would have to be made in overseas investments.

Accepted Answer

cutbacks

Answer

handouts

Question 9

Vocabulary

Match the two halves of the sentences.

Question 10

Vocabulary

Match the two halves of the sentences.

Question 11

Vocabulary

Match the words in the box with their definitions.

Tremors that occur after the main earthquake which are usually of a smaller scale.

Accepted Answer

aftershocks

Question 12

Vocabulary

Match the words in the box with their definitions.

A large crack in the ground below the surface.

Accepted Answer

fault.

Question 13

Vocabulary

Match the words in the box with their definitions.

Being inactive for a long period between eruptions.

Accepted Answer

dormant.

Question 14

Vocabulary

Match the words in the box with their definitions.

Shaking experienced during an earthquake .

Accepted Answer

vibrations.

Question 15

Vocabulary

Match the words in the box with their definitions.

Having recently erupted or likely to erupt in the immediate future.

Accepted Answer

active.

Question 16

Vocabulary

Match the words in the box with their definitions.

A gap that has opened up during an earthquake.

Accepted Answer

rupture

Question 17

Vocabulary

Match the words in the box with their definitions.

A sunken area that looks like a big hole.

Accepted Answer

crater.

Question 18

Vocabulary

Match the words in the box with their definitions.

Molten rock under the Earth’s surface (called lava when it is ejected).

Accepted Answer

Magma

Question 19

Vocabulary

Complete the sentence with the correct word in the box.

Fossil fuels are a source of energy because they take millions of years to form.

Accepted Answer

non renewable.

Question 20

Vocabulary

Complete the sentence with the correct word in the box.

plants utilise the heat stored in the Earth to generate electricity both sustainably and cost-effectively.

Accepted Answer

Geothermal power.

Question 21

Vocabulary

Complete the sentence with the correct word in the box.

We are faced with an unprecedented rate of depletion because we are using up reserves faster than they can be replenished.

Accepted Answer

resource.

Question 22

Vocabulary

Complete the sentence with the correct word in the box.

In a bid to reduce their footprint, residents of this community have decided to use bicycles as their primary means of transport.

Accepted Answer

carbon.

Question 23

Vocabulary

Complete the sentence with the correct word in the box.

depletion results in more ultraviolet light from the sun reaching the Earth, which disrupts the food chain by changing the life cycles of plants.

Accepted Answer

ozone.

Question 24

Vocabulary

Complete the sentence with the correct word in the box.

All local residents need to do is put all recyclable items into one bin because the new plant mechanically separates materials using highly engineered systems.

Accepted Answer

recycling.

Question 25

Grammar

Choose the word or phrase that produces a grammatically correct sentence.

My supervisor very pleased about the fact that we will not be able to meet the deadline

Accepted Answer

can’t be

Answer

couldn’t be

Answer

shouldn’t have been

Answer

mustn’t be

Question 26

Grammar

Choose the word or phrase that produces a grammatically correct sentence.

By the end of the year, I for this company for longer than I care to remember.

Accepted Answer

will have been working

Answer

will be working

Answer

will work

Answer

will have to work

Question 27

Grammar

Choose the word or phrase that produces a grammatically correct sentence.

It is said that at that time valuable artifacts sold by him on the black market for more than one hundred thousand euros a piece.

Accepted Answer

had been selling

Answer

were selling

Answer

had sold

Answer

were being sold

Question 28

Grammar

Choose the word or phrase that produces a grammatically correct sentence.

If you want to speak to Kathy, you will have to hurry because she’s just .

Accepted Answer

about leaving

Answer

about to leave

Answer

to leave

Answer

to be leaving

Question 29

Grammar

Choose the word or phrase that produces a grammatically correct sentence.

I was hoping to go to the theatre but it’s too late now, the performance started by now.

Accepted Answer

will be

Answer

is going to be

Answer

will have

Answer

shall have

Question 30

Grammar

Choose the word or phrase that produces a grammatically correct sentence.

I’m sorry to have kept you waiting but my mother to run some errands for her.

Accepted Answer

made me

Answer

got me

Answer

had me

Answer

put me

Question 31

Grammar

Choose the word or phrase that produces a grammatically correct sentence.

Beth all night working on her assignment as the tutor was absent the next day and an extension was given.

Accepted Answer

needn’t have stayed up

Answer

shouldn’t be staying up

Answer

didn’t have to stay up

Answer

shouldn’t have stayed up

Question 32

Grammar

Choose the word or phrase that produces a grammatically correct sentence.

The monthly instalment at the end of the month without delay or else your car will be confiscated.

Accepted Answer

is to be paying

Answer

is to be paid

Answer

is being paid

Answer

being paid

Question 33

Grammar

Choose the word or phrase that produces a grammatically correct sentence.

Despite his lack of experience, he get the job done without delay and managed to save the company a lot of money.

Accepted Answer

was able to

Answer

wasn’t able to

Answer

could

Answer

couldn’t

Question 34

Grammar

Choose the option that best completes the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word given. Do not change the word given.

I am pretty sure that they are presently renovating that hotel because I saw them delivering truck-loads of new furniture just yesterday.

WORD: BE

It was just yesterday that I saw truck-loads of new furniture being delivered so they .

Accepted Answer

must be presently renovating that hotel.

Answer

must presently have renovated that hotel.

Answer

are being presently renovating that hotel.

Answer

might have been presently renovating that hotel.

Question 35

Grammar

Choose the option that best completes the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word given. Do not change the word given.

Most people suspect that he was embezzling large sums of money while serving in the Ministry of Education.

WORD: HAVE

He .

Accepted Answer

is suspected to have been embezzling large sums of money.

Answer

is suspected to be embezzling large sums of money.

Answer

has been suspected to be embezzling large sums of money.

Answer

was suspected to have been embezzling large sums of money.

Question 36

Grammar

Choose the option that best completes the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word given. Do not change the word given.

John will have to have a look at my car because it’s been playing up lately and I’m worried about it breaking down and leaving me stranded.

WORD: LOOKED

I .

Accepted Answer

will have to have my car looked at by John.

Answer

must have my car looked at by John.

Answer

will have my car to be looked at by John.

Answer

am needing to have my car looked at by John.

Question 37

Grammar

Choose the option that best completes the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word given. Do not change the word given.

It is possible that various conservation groups will deal with the severity of the situation by combining forces.

WORD: MAY

It is by combining forces that the .

Accepted Answer

severity of the situation may be dealt with by conservation groups.

Answer

severity of the situation may deal with conservation groups.

Answer

severity of the situation might have been dealt with by conservation groups.

Answer

situation’s severity may be dealing with by conservation groups.

Question 38

Grammar

Choose the option that best completes the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word given. Do not change the word given.

It is believed that his active involvement in crucial negotiation processes has defused a potentially volatile situation.

WORD: BEEN

A potentially volatile situation .

Accepted Answer

is believed to have been defused by his active involvement.

Answer

is believed to be defusing by his active involvement.

Answer

has been believed to be defused by his active involvement.

Answer

was believed to have defused by his active involvement.

Question 39

Grammar

Choose the option that best completes the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word given. Do not change the word given.

Buying such an expensive present for your boss’s wife was completely unnecessary.

WORD: HAVE

You .

Accepted Answer

needn’t have bought such an expensive present for your boss’s wife.

Answer

shouldn’t have been buying such an expensive present for your boss’s wife.

Answer

didn’t have to buy such an expensive present for your boss’s wife.

Answer

mustn’t have bought such an expensive present for your boss’s wife.

Question 40

Grammar

Choose the option that best completes the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word given. Do not change the word given.

Fortunately, the central heating system had been tested by an expert before we moved into our new home.

WORD: WE

Fortunately .

Accepted Answer

we had had the central heating system tested before moving into our new home.

Answer

we have had the central heating system tested before moving into our new home.

Answer

we were having the central heating system tested before moving into our new home.

Answer

we had the central heating system to be tested before we moved in.

Question 41

Grammar

Choose the option that best completes the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word given. Do not change the word given.

Ted and Sally got married 25 years ago and next Thursday is their wedding anniversary.

WORD: WILL

By next Thursday Ted and Sally .

Accepted Answer

will have been married for 25 years.

Answer

will be married since 25 years next Thursday.

Answer

are married for 25 years by next Thursday.

Answer

are being married for 25 years by Thursday.

Question 42

Reading

Read the article about plastic waste. Then, match the text with the correct missing sentence.

Question 43

Reading

Read the article about plastic waste. Then, match the text with the correct missing sentence.

Question 44

Listening

Listen to the news about Illegal species trade. Then, Choose TRUE or FALSE.

The police seized 173 pangolins worth 3,000 dollars.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syi003R4hpo

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 45

Listening

Listen to the news about Illegal species trade. Then, Choose TRUE or FALSE.

They have only arrested the truck driver.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syi003R4hpo

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 46

Listening

Listen to the news about Illegal species trade. Then, Choose TRUE or FALSE.

The truck driver was taking the animals to Malaysia.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syi003R4hpo

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 47

Listening

Listen to the news about Illegal species trade. Then, Choose TRUE or FALSE.

Thailand's illegal trafficking is so common because some of its borders are not too well controlled.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syi003R4hpo

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 48

Listening

Listen to the news about Illegal species trade. Then, Choose TRUE or FALSE.

The police don’t usually go to Bangkok's famous animal market.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syi003R4hpo

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

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