Luyện tập 2

PRACTICE TEST 2

Exercise 1: Write the comparative and superlative form of these following adjectives.

Exercise 2: Complete these IELTS Speaking answers.
IELTS Writing Task One
The graph below shows the consumption of 3 spreads from 1981 to 2007.

The line graph (1) i……………… the amount of three kinds of spreads (margarine, low fat and reduced spreads and butter) which were consumed over 26 years from 1981 to 2007. Units are measured in grams.
Overall, the consumption of margarine and butter (2) d……………… over the period given, while for low fat and reduced spreads, it (3) r………. At the start of the period, butter (4) w……… the most popular spread, which (5) w………… replaced by margarine from 1991 to 2001, and following that low fat and reduced spreads (6) b……………… the most widely used spread in the final years.
With regards to the amount of butter used, it (7) b……………… at around 140 grams and then (8) p……………… at 160 grams in 1986 before falling dramatically to about 50 grams in the last year. Likewise, approximately 90 grams of margarine was eaten in the first year after which the figure (9) fl……………… slightly and (10) d……………… to a low of 40 grams in 2007.
On the other hand, the consumption of low fats and reduced spreads only (11) s……………… in 1996 at about 10 grams. This figure, which (12) r……………… a high of just over 80 grams 5 years later, (13) f…………… slightly in the final years to approximately 70 grams in 2007.

Exercise 3: Choose one of the following to complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. John …………………… (go) on holiday. I saw him this morning downtown.
2. Nobody answered the phone at the clinic. It …………………… (close) early.
3. I …………………… (revise) more for my exams. I think I'll fail!
4. Sarah looks really pleased with herself. She …………………… (pass) her driving test this morning.
5. I didn't know you were going to Phil's party yesterday. You …………………… (tell) me!
6. I can't believe Jim hasn't arrived yet. He …………………… (catch) the wrong train.
7. Don't lie to me that you were ill yesterday. You …………………… (be) ill - John said you were at the ice hockey match last night.
8. I don't know where they went on holiday but they bought Euros before they left so they …………………… (go) to France or Germany.
9. His number was busy all night - he …………………… (be) on the phone continuously for hours.
10. It …………………… (be) Mickey I saw at the party. He didn't recognise me at all.

Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tenses.

Sample answer:
The diagram illustrates the procedure of how to recycle worn-out glass bottles.
Overall, it can (1) ……………… (observe) that there are three phases in recycling used glass bottles, beginning with the collection of wasted bottles and ending with the delivery of newly created bottles.
First, wasted glass bottles (2) ……………… (gather) and (3) ……………… (put) into a collection point and then these bottles will (4) ……………… (transfer) to a facility where they (5) ……………… (place) into high-pressure water tanks to wash out dirt and impurities. Next, the bottles will (6) ……………… (arrange) and (7) ……………… (categorize) into three colours (brown, green and clear).
In the subsequent stage, the bottles (8) ……………… (deliver) to a glass factory where they will (9) ……………… (smash) into small pieces. Then, the process (10) ……………… (continue) by putting them into a burning furnace with temperatures ranging from 6000C up to 8000C and then a liquid (11) ……………… (produce). Afterwards, the recycled liquid glass and new liquid glass will (12) ……………… (combine) and (13) ……………… (shape) in a glass mould. Finally, newly formed glasses (14) ……………… (fill) with products and (15) ……………… (deliver) to different supermarkets.

Exercise 5: Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the best answer for each blank.

TATTOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION

Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of the (1) __________ classes. On the other hand, tattooing was (2) __________ in Europe by the early Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to (3) __________. It was not until the late 18th century, when Captain Cook saw South Sea Islander decorating their bodies with tattoos that attitudes began to change. Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing (4)__________ popularity. A survey by the French army in 1881 (5) __________ that among the 387 men (6) __________there were 1,333 designs.
Nowadays, not everybody finds tattoos acceptable. Some people think that getting one is silly because tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some (7)  __________ about (8) __________ a blood disease from unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the (9) __________ of getting one is not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is (10) __________ the pain.
Question 1:    A. upper                      B. greater                   C. high                   D. extreme
Question 2:    A. blamed                   B. exported                C. banned              D. finished
Question 3:    A. be                           B. create                      C. do                       D. make
Question 4:    A. gained                    B. won                         C. earned                D. made
Question 5:    A. declared                 B. showed                 C. explained           D. said
Question 6:    A. questioned             B. inquired                C. demanded          D. spoken
Question 7:    A. danger                    B. concern                  C. trouble                D. threat
Question 8:    A. gaining                   B. infecting                 C. having                 D. catching
Question 9:    A. progress                 B. system                  C. pace                    D. process
Question 10:  A. worth                      B. due                          C. owed                   D. deserved

Exercise 6: Add a suitable conjunction to each sentence below and then rewrite them to make correct sentences.
1. My husband is coming to dinner tonight. My relatives are coming to dinner tonight.
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2. I like learning English. It helps boost my confidence in communications.
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3. My sister was taller than me and our little brother when we were young. I am the tallest now.
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4. No one in the class could solve the math question. Kathy was the only one who can solve it.
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5. Minh had a broken leg. He went to school.
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Keys

Exercise 1: 

Exercise 2:
1.     illustrates
2.     decreased
3.     rose
4.     was
5.     was
6.     became
7.     began
8.     peaked
9.     fluctuated
10.  dropped
11.  started
12.  reached
13.  fell

Exercise 3:
1.     couldn’t have gone
2.     must have closed
3.     should have revised
4.     must have passed
5.     should have told
6.     must have/couldn’t have
7.     couldn’t have
8.     might have gone
9.     must have been
10.  couldn’t have been

Exercise 4:
1.      be observed
2.      are gathered
3.      put
4.      be transferred
5.      are placed
6.      be arranged
7.      categorized
8.      are delivered
9.      be smashed
10.   continues
11.   is produced
12.   be combined
13.   shaped
14.   are filled
15.   delivered

Exercise 5:
1.      A
2.      C
3.      C
4.      A
5.      B
6.      A
7.      B
8.      D
9.      D
10.   A

Exercise 6:
1. My husband and my relatives are coming to dinner tonight.
2. I like learning English because it helps boost my confidence in communications.
3. My sister was taller than me and our little brother when we were young. However, I am the tallest now.
4. No one in the class could solve the math question but Kathy was the only one who can solve it.
5. Though/Although Minh had a broken leg, he still went to school.