Inside Out Upper Intermediate

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FINAL TEST
Section 1: Listening
There are three parts to this listening test.
Part A (Workbook Tapescript 4)
In this part there are six short conversations. There is one question for each
conversation. For questions 1 to 6 choose the best answer (a, b or c). You will hear each
conversation twice.
(1) The speaker
a) has just moved town.
b) is bored with his job.
c) doesnt have a phone.
(2) The speaker is a _________ and the she is his _______________.
a) husband / wife
b) father / daughter
c) boss / assistant
(3) What do we know about the speaker?
a) Shes a schoolteacher.
b) She keeps forgetting things.
c) Her house has just been burgled.
(4) What is the man thinking?
a) That he is overworked and run-down.
b) That he should change job.
c) That he is starting to feel ill.
(5) What do we know about the woman?
a) Her husband wants to go to Hawaii.
b) Her husband acts like a pig.
c) Her husband has just started a new hobby.
(6) The speaker
a) never buys clothes in a sale.
b) declines an invitation.
c) is getting married soon.

Part B (Tapescript 52, Joe)

In this part there is one long passage. For questions 7 to 10 choose the best answer

(a, b or c). You will hear the passage twice.

(7)

According to the speaker pester power is about

a) creating adverts that appeal to both children and adults.
b) the pressure children put on their parents to spend money.
c) creating advertisements specifically for children.

(8)

The concept of the playground pound is key for advertisers because

a) children want the same products as their friends.
b) children spend a lot of time at school.
c) children spend a lot of money at school.

(9)

Why are brands important for kids at school?

a) Because everyone wears the same brands.
b) Because they give kids a sense of belonging.
c) Because its impossible to go wrong with a brand.

(10)

What are companies doing in America to create brand loyalty from an early age?
a) Promoting education.
b) Donating school equipment to private schools.
c) Promoting products in the classroom.

Part C (Workbook Tapescript 13)

In this part, you will hear a radio report. For questions 11 to 16 choose the best answer
(a, b or c). You will hear the report twice.
(11)

How does the woman describe the properties that are being sold?
a) Perfect as a holiday home.
b) Ultra-modern and beautifully designed.
c) Lots of fun and a good way to impress your friends.

(12)

Which of the following features are NOT mentioned by the reporter?

a) Security system.
b) Panoramic views.
c) Air conditioning.

(13)

The houses are being sold

a) at an auction house in LA.
b) over the Internet.
c) by Atlantic Dream Realtors.

(14)

Which of these statements is TRUE?

a) The development is part-residential and part-commercial properties.
b) Bill Gates has already bought one of the properties.
c) Owning one of these properties will give you more free time.

(15)

How would you describe the womans attitude toward the house that is being sold?
a) She likes the house a lot.
b) She thinks its too expensive.
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c) It is hard to say what she really believes.

(16)

How would you describe the reporters attitude to the house that is being sold?
a) He changes his mind about it when he talks to the woman.
b) He is curious about the house but does not really approve.
c) He is quite interested in buying one.

Section 2: Structure and Vocabulary

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, or c) to complete sentences 17 to 32.
(17)

I would like to emphasise that this is not some ___________ idea that I dreamt up last
night! I have been working on this plan for the last six months.
a) half-baked
b) half-cooked
c) half-digested

(18)

Bills a bit of an entrepreneur. He has his fingers in a lot of ___________.

a) dishes
b) puddings
c) pies

(19)

This is my third computer virus in ten days. Im totally __________ it!

a) impatient of
b) irritated at
c) fed up with

(20)

It just ____________ that its your first wedding anniversary next week, isnt it?
a) hit me
b) come over me
c) dawned on me

(21)

They know the risks of swimming with sharks, ___________ they still insist on doing
it.
a) consequently
b) yet
c) also

(22)

When you are a busy manager like me, its not a good idea to ______________ until
tomorrow what you have time to do today.
a) put off
b) put up
c) put on

(23)

The water looks beautiful. Shall we go for a ____________ in the pool?

a) nap
b) slap
c) dip

(24)

That man over there has an incredibly _________ forehead, dont you think?
a) turned-up
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b) high
c) full
(25)

Its completely ___________ whether he wants to take a holiday with us or not.

a) through him
b) out of him
c) up to him

(26)

_______________ by the time we get back, do you think?

a) Will you have finished
b) Will you be finishing
c) Are you going to be finishing

(27)

Do you know Hector, ___________ wife has just died?

a) which
b) whom
c) whose

(28)

I dont think he _____________ it after you had told him specifically not to, would he?
a) wouldnt have done
b) might do
c) would do

(29)

It ______________ easy for Jack and Elizabeth to live apart for their first year of
marriage. Theyre so in love with each other.
a) mightnt have been
b) cant have been
c) hasnt to be

(30)

He suggested ____________ the match until the following day.

a) them to postpone
b) that they postpone
c) them postponing

(31)

There isnt ___________ room for everybody to sit down.

a) little
b) plenty
c) enough

(32)

We _______________ to contact her for the last three hours, but theres still no
answer.
a) were trying
b) are trying
c) have been trying

In sentences 33 to 47 there are three underlined words or phrases, marked (A), (B) and
(C). Circle the word or phrase that is grammatically incorrect.
(33)

At school we were always (A) warning not (B) to take drugs, (C) although that didnt
stop some people from experimenting with them.
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(34)

If I (A) didnt need to speak English for my job I probably (B) would have stopped (C)
to go to lessons a long time ago.

(35)

If he (A) doesnt arrive soon, by the time he (B) is getting here the party will almost
(C) have finished.

(36)

It wasnt (A) so much his behavior (B) what disappointed me, but (C) it was his lack of
thought for others.

(37)

Assuming (A) that what (B) has been alleged is true, (C) will he have fired, do you
think?

(38)

Ive considered many times (A) of resigning, but Ive (B) made up my mind that Im
not going to (C) let them make an example of me.

(39)

Two years ago I (A) wouldnt have believed that you (B) could have been (C) taken
out by his lies!

(40)

He tried (A) to persuade us to accept his first offer, but we (B) insisted on giving us a
20% discount, which he finally did, if (C) a little reluctantly.

(41)

How long (A) had he been taking their money before they (B) discovered what he (C)
did and reported him to the police?

(42)

We had (A) already been waiting for 2 hours with no news, when they finally (B) were
announcing that the flight (C) would be boarding from Gate 11 in 15 minutes time.

(43)

A man, (A) whose wife (B) had apparently been giving birth in the car, knocked on our
front door and asked us to quickly call (C) an ambulance.

(44)

As soon as the doctor (A) was arriving we felt (B) immensely relieved because we
knew that we could (C) count on him to do the right thing.

(45)

It was reported last night that the decision (A) was taken by the company board early
last week and (B) that this historic ship (C) will dismantle early next year.

(46)

One thing I would really love (A) to do before I (B) will die, (C) is to go to New
Zealand.

(47)

What (A) Ive been trying to tell him for a number of years now, (B) that if he practises
just a little bit harder he (C) could well break the world record.

Section 3: Reading
Part A
Read the following passages and choose the best answer (a, b, or c) to each question.
Today, parents are increasingly worried about the safety of their children, and because of this,
they are not letting their children go out to play. As a result, children are no longer playing

outside but shutting themselves away in their rooms and losing themselves in individualistic
activities, such as watching television and playing computer games. Yet, if they had the chance,
they would rather get out of the house and go to the cinema, hang out with friends, or play
sports. In fact, when asked what their idea of a good day was, only one in seven said that they
would turn on the TV. European and American teenagers have always retreated to their
bedrooms, leaving the younger children to play in communal spaces such as the family room,
garden or basement. However, children as young as age nine are now turning to their
bedrooms as a place to socialise.
(48)

The passage suggests that

a) children today are not happy.
b) watching television is bad for children.
c) parental influence is affecting childrens behaviour.

(49)

According to the text

a) nine-year-old children do not enjoy being shut away in their bedroom.
b) teenagers do not like playing with younger children.
c) most children prefer playing outside to watching TV.

(50)

Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to Yet,:

a) Already,
b) Nevertheless,
c) Consequently,

Its become almost a clich to say that the Vikings were not the bloodthirsty barbarians they
are commonly perceived to be but its true, nonetheless. OK, so the Romans may have had
the architects and the Byzantines better art, but none could match the Vikings for seamanship.
And though no one is likely to claim that they were the most sensitive of souls, the Vikings
often superb craftsmanship and oral poetry tradition also mark them out as more complex
people than they have often been given credit for. Whats more, unlike many contemporary
races, they bathed once a week on Sunday.
(Excerpt from Time Out Copenhagen Guide)

(51)

According to the passage, the Vikings were

a) excellent sailors.
b) bloodthirsty barbarians.
c) more sensitive than the Romans or the Byzantines.

(52)

The author claims that the Vikings

a) have been misrepresented.
b) were cleaner than the Romans or the Byzantines.
c) wrote beautiful poetry.

(53)

The Vikings
a) held swimming races.
b) were a reasonably complex race.
c) actually disliked drinking blood.

Read the following text about the use of foreign words in advertising. Choose the best
answer (a, b or c) to questions 54 to 60.
When people are faced with a foreign-language barrier, the usual way round it is to find
someone to interpret or translate for them. It is sometimes said that there is no task more
complex than translation. Translators not only need to know their source language well, they
must also have a thorough understanding of the field of knowledge covered by the source text.
Sometimes it pays not to translate, as the business world has long known. Sales can benefit if a
product is given a foreign name. In 1960 a Finnish firm distributed canned coffee for the home
market using Finnish labels. Sales were poor. The firm then had new labels made with a text in
English on the same cans, and sales rocketed. Similarly, English marketing firms and other
businesses make use of foreign languages to convey special effects such as the use of French
for the names of restaurants, nightclubs, and perfumes.
The culture that seems to make the most use of foreign languages as a part of business
enterprise is Japanese. Here, a wide variety of foreign names is used, depending on the
particular quality of the product the manufacturer wishes to stress. In the field of car names,
for example, English is used in order to convey an impression of good quality and reliability. If
elegance is to be stressed, a French name is chosen. A sports car often has an Italian name.
The linguistic effects are most noticeable in television commercials, where appropriate
American, French, or other settings are used along with the foreign language (without
translation). Japan is the only monolingual country to make frequent use of foreign languages
(primarily English) in its commercials. The viewer does not understand them, but the
connotations of prestige associated with these languages are enough to warrant their use. The
purpose of the language is not to communicate ideas, but to appeal to the sensibilities of the
Japanese viewer, who the manufacturers believe is greatly influenced by the values of modern
cosmopolitan society.
(54)

Translators must have a good knowledge

a) of the people that they are translating for.
b) of the topic of the text that they are translating.
c) of the foreign-language barrier.

(55)

The business world

a) does not pay much for translation work.
b) uses foreign languages as a marketing tool.
c) often makes more money from foreign products.

(56)

The Japanese
a) generally speak good English.
b) use English as the only foreign language in their commercials.
c) like to use foreign names for their products.

(57)

them refers to:

a) foreign languages
b) commercials
c) foreign languages or commercials

(58)

connotations is closest in meaning to:

a) ideas
b) sounds
c) success
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(59)

According to the text, Japanese viewers are

a) sensible.
b) usually monolingual.
c) easily influenced.

(60)

Choose the most appropriate title for the passage:

a) The Foreign-Language Barrier.
b) When Foreign is Best.
c) Selling to the Japanese.