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PRACTICE TEST 2 BINATIONAL CENTER Listening Listening Section Instructions In this section of the test, you will show your ability to understand spoken English. There are three parts in this section of the test, with special directions for each part. Mark your answers in the book. If you do not know the answer, you may guess. Try to answer as many questions as possible. Part 1 In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation, you will hear a question about it. Choose the best answer to the question from the choices printed in the book. You should mark A, B, C, or D. There are 19 questions in Part 1. The conversations and questions on the audio will not be repeated. Please listen carefully. Once the audio starts, it will not stop. There is a 12-second pause after each question to give you time to answer. STOP Do not turn the page until you are told to do so. Now turn the page. Practice Test 2: Listening, Part 1 39Listening 1. What does the woman want to do? 6. What problem does the man have? A. try on a different shirt A. His job is interfering with his studies. B. ask for the man's opinion B. can't decide which classes to take. C. buy a shirt in a different color C. He has too many classes this term. D. find clothes that are on sale D. His assignments are too difficult. 2. Why is the man disappointed? 7. What is true about the woman's new car? A. He thinks the conference is disorganized. A. It uses less gas than her old car. B. He had to cancel his speech. B. It is larger than her old car. C. He isn't interested in the workshops. C. It costs more to drive. D. He couldn't attend the welcome dinner. D. It is the fastest car on the market. 3. What will the man do in the summer? 8. What will the woman do next? A. graduate A. read a journal article B. take classes B. grade her students' work C. go on vacation C. make a list of things to do D. work D. take a break 4. Why did the man repeat the woman's question? 9. How do the bookcases compare? A. He thought she had gotten his order wrong. A. The pine bookcases are less expensive. B. He did not expect the question. B. The pine bookcases are smaller. C. did not hear the question. C. The oak bookcases are more popular. D. wanted to make sure she understood D. The oak bookcases look better. him. 10. What happened to the woman? 5. Why will the woman go to corporate A. She didn't complete her assignment headquarters? properly. A. She has to attend an important meeting. B. Her professor did not return her paper. B. She needs to make an urgent delivery. C. She didn't know when the assignment C. She has to sign for a package. was due. D. She gave the courier the wrong package. D. The man helped her with her paper. 40 Practice Test 2: Listening, Part 1Listening 11. What does the man say about his job? 16. What will the presentation be on? A. expected more from it. A. technical improvements in security B. It was not a wise choice. B. new forms of human relationships C. He is starting to like it. C. new designs to use on internet sites D. It does not pay well. D. common problems with human interaction 12. How does the man feel? A. He feels distracted. 17. What will probably happen next? B. He likes his new computer. A. The woman will check the man's C. actually wanted some luggage. account balance. D. feels disappointed. B. The man will speak with another bank employee. 13. What will the man ask the professor? C. The man will begin working at a A. what the topic of his presentation new job. should be D. The woman will bring the man some B. who will give the first presentation documents. C. how to prepare for the exam D. when the'exam will be given 18. What will the woman do next? A. call the student who needs a tutor 14. What does the man think is required for the B. schedule a time to meet again job? C. talk to someone else about the job A. the ability to work quickly D. give the man some more information B. extensive work experience 19. What does the man need to do? C. a flexible schedule D. current technical knowledge A. call his brother and ask for help B. tell his landlord about the broken pipe 15. What is the woman planning to do? C. live somewhere else for a while A. borrow a map from the man D. stay home to clean up his apartment B. purchase a guidebook C. take a vacation D. go on a walk with the man End of Part 1. 41 Practice Test 2: Listening, Part 1Listening Part 2 In this part of the test, you will hear longer conversations between two people. After each conversation, you will answer some questions about it. Choose the best answer to the question from the choices printed in the book. You should mark A, B, C, or D. There are 14 questions in Part 2. The conversations and questions on the audio will not be repeated. If you want to, you may take notes in your book as you listen. Please listen carefully. Once the audio starts, it will not stop. There is a 12-second pause after each question to give you time to answer. STOP Do not turn the page until you are told to do so. Now turn the page. 43 Practice Test 2: Listening, Part 2Listening 20. What is the store's problem? 24. Why does the man visit the office? A. The manager is unavailable to answer A. to sign up for a university social event questions. B. to register for classes for next semester B. The customers are confused about a sales C. to inquire about a job opportunity display. D. to ask for directions to the student union C. The store doesn't sell formal shoes. D. The staff doesn't know which shoes are 25. How does the man feel about his time at the discounted. university? A. He's frustrated with his new living 21. Which shoes are on sale? situation. A. the shoes under the sign B. He's enjoying himself but wants to meet B. only the black shoes people. C. all the shoes on the table C. He's relieved that the classes aren't too D. all the formal shoes difficult. D. He's bored and wants to find a job. 22. What did the woman offer to ask the manager? A. whether other formal shoes are available 26. What does the woman mean when she says: B. when the formal shoes go on sale A. Everyone will be given food and drink. C. whether she can offer a special price B. Everyone will have to register at the event. D. when the customer can talk to him C. The organizers will teach people new information. 23. What does the woman mean when she says: D. The organizers will help people feel A. The shoes are more formal. comfortable. B. The shoes are more affordable. C. The shoes are more comfortable. D. The shoes are more attractive. 44 Practice Test 2: Listening, Part 2Listening 27. What are the speakers mainly talking about? 31. What problem does the student have? A. driving in the area A. He didn't understand the reading B. the street construction assignment. C. the woman's work schedule B. He cannot afford to go to the play. D. a new coffee shop C. He doesn't have time to read the play. D. He has to work on Saturday. 28. Why is the man upset? A. The construction workers don't buy coffee. 32. Why did the professor wait to buy the tickets? B. Work near his shop is taking longer than A. She had forgotten to buy them sooner. planned. B. She wanted a reduced price. C. Customers may not come to his shop. C. She didn't know how many students D. The street will be closed to traffic. would attend. D. She had problems finding the theater. 29. What is probably true about the woman's coffee drinking? 33. Why did the student interrupt the professor? A. She regularly buys coffee at the man's A. She was giving him the wrong information. shop. B. She was giving him the wrong paper. B. She is trying to drink less coffee. C. She was making an incorrect assumption. C. She doesn't use cream in her coffee. D. She was causing him to be late for work. D. She doesn't drink coffee every day. 30. What does the man mean when he says: A. He wants to know what the woman thinks. B. He thinks it will not affect his business. C. He wants to know the woman's plans. D. He thinks nothing can be done about it. End of Part 2. Practice Test 2: Listening, Part 2 45Listening Part 3 In this part of the test, you will hear some short talks. After each talk, you will answer some questions about it. Choose the best answer to the question from the choices printed in the book. You should mark A, B, C, or D. There are 17 questions in Part 3. The talks and questions on the audio will not be repeated. If you want to, you may take notes in your book as you listen. Please listen carefully. Once the audio starts, it will not stop. There is a 12-second pause after each question to give you time to answer. STOP Do not turn the page until you are told to do so. Now turn the page. 47 Practice Test 2: Listening, Part 3Listening 34. What is the talk mainly about? 38. What is the speaker mainly discussing? A. the abilities needed in order to count A. how to avoid bicycle theft B. the features of counting systems B. how to ride a bicycle safely C. animals' ability to communicate C. how to secure things to a bicycle D. ways of grouping objects D. how to protect a home from thieves 35. What will the professor probably discuss in the 39. Why does the speaker mention garages? next lecture? A. Most properties should have one. A. monkeys' use of symbols to communicate B. Many items are stolen from them. differences C. They are less safe than a house. B. features of advanced counting systems D. Bicycles are safer if kept in them. C. labeling categories without using words or numbers 40. What does the speaker state about locking D. the parts of the brain used when comparing a bicycle? A. never lock the frame to a bike rack 36. What does the professor say about B. lock it to another bicycle distinguishing small numbers from large C. never lock both wheels numbers? D. lock it to something solid A. It isn't as important as being able to count. B. It is easy for most animals to do. 41. According to the speaker, what should bike C. It isn't the same as counting. users do in addition to locking their bikes? D. It is something humans do naturally. A. use only a modern lock B. study where thieves commonly operate 37. What does the professor mean when she C. buy a good set of bike lights says: D. be careful with removable items A. The number of objects is different. B. The location of the difference is important. C. The difference in amount is important. D. The category labels are different. 48 Practice Test 2: Listening, Part 3Listening 42. What is the speaker's main purpose? 47. Why is the woman speaking to the employees? A. to describe how calories are added to A. to explain a new policy beverages B. to discuss a new manager's schedule B. to discuss a problem in children's diets C. to train new employees C. to compare different studies about D. to announce changes to a procedure children's diets D. to explain the health benefit of certain 48. Why does the woman think that employees beverages will approve of the vacation policy? 43. What does the study show about children's diet A. Employees get all their vacation at one time. twenty years ago? B. Some employees will earn more vacation A. Children's daily calorie intake was very low. than before. B. Children consumed fewer sugary beverages. C. Children got more nutrients from their C. Everyone will earn vacation for the first time. drinks. D. Fewer employees will take the same days off. D. Children got more vitamins from their drinks. 49. What must an employee do in order to take 44. Why does the speaker mention "empty calories"? time off? A. to indicate sugary drinks have little A. contact the woman nutritional value B. ask a supervisor in advance B. to suggest they make up most of children's C. work extra hours another day diets D. find another employee to work that time C. to illustrate different types of food children consume 50. What does the speaker mean when she says: D. to discuss features of foods high in sugar A. The employees will get time off if possible. 45. What did the study find is true about many B. Few employees are allowed to take vacation. teens in the United States? C. The company must refuse most requests. A. They drink more sugary beverages when D. Many employees forget to request time off. they exercise. B. They're getting more calories than necessary from drinks. C. They're getting most of their vitamins from beverages. D. They prefer sugary beverages to healthier drinks. 46. What does the speaker mean when she says: A. The calorie increase is more significant than it seems. B. The number of calories is growing fast. C. The calorie increase is larger than researchers expected. D. The actual number of calories is unknown. End of the Listening test. Practice Test 2: Listening, Part 3 49Reading and Grammar Reading and Grammar Section Instructions This section of the test focuses on your ability to use English grammar and to understand written English. There are 50 questions in this part of the test. They are numbered 51 to 100. You will have 65 minutes to complete the entire section. Try to answer all questions. You may answer the questions in any order you wish. Each question has only one correct answer. Choose the best answer to the question from the choices printed in the book. You should mark A, B, C, or D. If you are not sure about an answer, you may guess. You may begin now. Practice Test 2: Reading and Grammar 51Reading and Grammar GRAMMAR 51. Jane part-time at the supermarket until 56. This latest report is the previous one. she graduates this summer. A. considerably more detailed than A. has worked B. of a more considerable detail B. worked C. more considerable in detail to C. is working D. in considerably more detailed D. was working 57. the next intersection, and the 52. On public holidays, the university's science bookstore will be on your right. library open until noon. A. Turn left at A. aren't B. To turn left on B. hasn't C. Turn around left C. weren't D. Turning left into D. doesn't 58. The conflict among the players the 53. When I talked to my sister on the phone, I told team comes to a consensus. . A. will not be resolved unless A. to her your new job B. has been resolved except B. your new job for her C. will not resolve without C. of your new job her D. to be resolved only if D. her about your new job 59. Campus police officers remove bicycles parked 54. She had scrambled eggs and toast for other than the designated bike racks. breakfast this morning. A. out of A. never as much B. wherever B. a couple of slices of C. anywhere C. not too many D. away from D. a small number of 60. I have been training for weeks I'll be 55. John's chemistry teacher inspired ready to run the marathon. college. A. even if A. to him to applying B. so that B. that he applied to C. as long as C. for his applying D. in order for D. him to apply to 52 Practice Test 2: Reading and GrammarReading and Grammar 61. I to bring my keys before leaving the 66. I thought paid for Fran's conference dormitory. expenses last week. A. should have thought A. that were it the company B. can think B. it was the company that C. should be thinking C. the company that was D. will have thought D. that were the company 62. The new law requires all motorcyclists 67. Under no circumstances taken from helmets. the laboratory. A. to wear A. test equipment had been B. who wear their B. test equipment would have C. that must wear C. should test equipment be D. for wearing D. could be that test equipment 63. This is the last reminder for any student 68. the change of seasons, I prefer to live to submit a scholarship application. where it's warm. A. hasn't yet applied A. Even though I enjoy B. who hasn't yet applied B. Yet to enjoy C. whoever is applying C. Since I have enjoyed D. that he applies D. However I am enjoying 64. from medicine in 2004, Dr. Porter 69. We need to decide how conduct the became a writer of short stories and poems. new customer service training program. A. When retirement A. often to B. Since retired B. much longer C. Before he retires C. seldom for D. After retiring D. many to 65. If far behind schedule myself, I'd help 70. It would have been unthinkable you with your history project. university without a computer. A. hadn't been much A. to have been gone B. haven't been more B. going to be at C. wasn't such a C. to have gone to D. weren't so D. going to go Practice Test 2: Reading and Grammar 53Reading and Grammar READING This passage is about coins. Coins give historians valuable insight into the lives 71. What is the main topic of the passage? of ancient people. The images and inscriptions they A. the economic development of ancient carry tell about the political and economic aspects of societies the societies. We can also learn about technological B. the technology of the manufacturing of development and trading practices by studying where ancient coins the metal came from and how the coins were minted. C. ancient coins as a source of historical Tools, such as x-ray fluorescence, can determine the information composition of the exterior of ancient coins without D. origins of the use of currency in ancient altering them. In order to analyze the interior with only societies minimal damage, researchers drill into the edges. The tiny samples, or turnings, extracted from the interior 72. In the second sentence of paragraph 1, what are analyzed by sophisticated techniques that identify does the word they refer to? the presence, and even the source, of various metals. A. coins For example, the isotopes of lead in the metal produce B. people a chemical "fingerprint." By comparing the value of the C. historians isotopes in the coin with that of different silver mines, we D. inscriptions learn that the metal in some coins from the early Roman Empire did not come from Italy but from Spain, Britain, 73. What was learned from studying isotopes of and India. lead in Roman coins? Analyses reveal that prior to about 50 Roman coins A. The origin of the metal could be identified. were 99 percent pure silver. A small amount of copper The minting technology was highly was often added to make the silver harder. Beginning developed. with the emperor Nero, the heart metal of the coins C. Poor quality silver was used in the empire's contained a large percentage of copper, which let the early years. emperors mint many coins from a small amount of silver. D. The coins were made by melting down By compromising the quality of the coins, they solved the foreign coins. financial problems that resulted from heavy spending on military exploits and big building projects. However, 74. Why did Roman emperors change the the added copper gave the coins an obvious pink color. composition of the coins? In order to conceal the loss of value of the currency from A. to make the coins easier to inscribe the public, the emperors practiced depletion silvering. B. to make the coins more attractive This technique used acid to dissolve some of the copper C. to improve the economy from the surface, leaving only the silver. It gave the D. to deceive their enemies impression that the coins were pure throughout. 75. In the sixth sentence of paragraph 3, what does the word depletion mean? A. reinforcement B. covering C. falsifying D. removal 54 Practice Test 2: Reading and GrammarReading and Grammar This passage is about a music festival. Every year, jazz lovers from around the world journey 76. What can be inferred about the Newport Jazz to a small city in California to attend the Monterey Jazz Festival? Festival, one of the oldest outdoor music festivals in the A. It was replaced by the Monterey Jazz United States. This annual three-day event has featured Festival. some of the greatest jazz artists of all time. B. It is older than the Monterey Jazz Festival. The festival was founded by San Francisco jazz radio C. It is sometimes held in California. broadcaster Jimmy Lyons and journalist Ralph Gleason. D. It was started by Lyons and Gleason. Their goal was to offer a West Coast alternative to the Newport Jazz Festival. As part of their mission to gain 77. Why did Lyons and Gleason invite Dave Brubeck the support of local business leaders and city officials, to Monterey? the founders exposed these people to jazz music and A. to ask him to play at a festival's opening artists. For example, they invited famed jazz pianist Dave B. to help them choose a festival location Brubeck to meet them and give a private performance. C. to interview him about playing at festivals D. to help win approval for a festival The first festival took place in 1958. Originally only intended as a jazz venue, the festival began to include 78. How did the Monterey Jazz Festival change in blues, gospel, some rock, and even world music in the the 1960s? 1960s. Over the years, other types of events occurred A. It gained more community support. there, such as Louis Armstrong's only live stage B. It was held in locations worldwide. performance of the musical The Real Ambassadors C. It featured more types of music. in 1962. The musical is a fictionalized story related D. It began to show musical films. to Armstrong's tours around the world as cultural ambassador for the U.S. State Department. In 1970, actor 79. What was special about Louis Armstrong's and director Clint Eastwood filmed scenes of the festival appearance at the festival in 1962? to include in his directorial debut, the thriller Play Misty for Me. A. He was asked to perform world music that year. Now more than five hundred jazz artists perform B. His performance appeared in the film annually on nine stages throughout the Monterey Play Misty for Me. Fairgrounds. Attendees can also participate in panel C. He was invited to perform by the U.S. discussions, jazz clinics, and workshops. These activities State Department. are related to the festival's mission, which is to continue D. He performed in the show The Real the tradition of this unique musical genre. For this reason, Ambassadors. it also donates its annual proceeds to jazz education programs and provides scholarships to musicians and 80. What is an important goal of the festival? vocalists to attend the prestigious Berklee College of A. to raise money for local businesses Music in Boston. B. to promote awareness of jazz C. to establish a music school D. to provide a venue for film directors 55 Practice Test 2: Reading and GrammarReading and Grammar A Field Trip to Hamilton Park Fossil Collecting The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Date: October 10 Meeting Time: 8 a.m. sharp! Meeting Place: School parking lot You'll search for and collect animal fossils from over 65 million years ago in the stream at the park. What you should bring: rubber boots plastic bags a notebook Hammers and chisels are not necessary. You can easily find fossils by lightly moving the sand on the bottom of the stream. You may keep no more than five fossils. Note: Attendance is required! If you miss this trip, your Amateur fossil collectors contribute greatly to the field of class grade will be affected. paleontology. These nonprofessional collectors routinely make important discoveries when they dig on private and public land where searching for fossils is allowed. In fact, the fossil collections displayed in most museums feature a large number of donations from amateur collectors. While Earth Sciences Paleontology many donate their finds to museums, others choose to keep their fossils or trade them with other collectors, which is a Paleontology is the study of ancient life based on harmless practice provided it's done merely as a hobby and fossil evidence. Fossils are the remains or traces of not for financial gain. organisms that lived thousands or millions of years ago. Body fossils, such as shells, bones, and roots, are the Unfortunately, some amateur collectors decide to turn their preserved part of the animal or plant after it has died. hobby into a profit-making business and end up becoming Trace fossils, such as footprints, tracks, and tunnels, are commercial fossil collectors. A plant or fish fossil in good marks left behind by the organism while it was alive. condition can sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars, and a dinosaur fossil may be worth millions of dollars. Paleontologists can quickly locate animal body fossils that are preserved in soft soil, like sand or mud, and A few commercial collectors do donate fossils to collect them by hand. It takes much longer, however, museums, but the vast majority regrettably choose to to find fossils located in hard rock. These fossils are sell their fossils to private collectors willing to pay large only uncovered after erosion-due to wind, rain, and amounts of money. Most scientists and museums cannot other weather conditions-has worn away the rock. afford to pay high prices for fossils. Once a private Paleontologists then can spot body or trace fossils collector purchases a fossil, scientists are unable to study and break them loose with tools such as hammers it and, therefore, a valuable chance to learn about Earth's and chisels. past is wasted. Commercial collectors argue that millions of uncollected fossils are destroyed every year by continued exposure to heavy rain, strong winds, and other weather conditions. They say scientists would not have been able to study them anyway. However, this claim is not valid because it takes a long time for a fossil to be destroyed by weathering. That gives scientists a large window of opportunity to locate and study fossils before they are worn away by the elements. But when fossils are sold to private collectors as soon as they're discovered, that opportunity is lost, possibly forever. 56 Practice Test 2: Reading and GrammarReading and Grammar Refer to page 56 when answering the questions below. The following question refers to section A. 81. What is the purpose of the field trip? 86. What is the author's opinion about fossil A. to observe animals collecting? B. to study how a stream formed A. It should only be done by professionals. C. to find fossils B. It is a dangerous hobby. D. to collect water samples C. It should not be done for profit. D. It has become too expensive. The following questions refer to section B. 87. What is probably true about fossils owned by 82. In the first paragraph, why does the author private collectors? mention tunnels? A. Museum fossils cost more than they do. A. They are examples of trace fossils. B. Someone stole them. B. They are good places to find fossils. C. Scientists cannot study them. C. They often contain live organisms. D. Scientists are not interested in studying D. They usually are older than body fossils. them. 83. What does the author say about soft soil? 88. What do commercial collectors say about A. It takes less time to discover fossils in it. weathering? B. It requires special tools to search for fossils. A. It destroys many fossils before scientists C. It has fewer fossils than hard rock. can find them. D. It preserves fossils longer than hard rock. B. It helps scientists determine how old fossils are. 84. In the last sentence of paragraph 2, what does C. It makes collecting fossils easier. the word them refer to? D. It affects some types of fossils more A. tools than others. B. fossils The following questions refer to two or more C. paleontologists sections. D. rocks 89. What would the author of section probably The following questions refer to section C. suggest visitors to Hamilton Fossil Park do? 85. What is true of most museum fossil collections? give the fossils they find to a private A. They have fossils discovered by amateurs. collector B. They are often in poor condition. B. leave all fossils they find at the park C. They tend to be small. C. try to find fossils preserved within rock D. They are funded by commercial collectors. D. donate important fossils they find to a museum 90. How does section B differ from sections A and C? A. It compares different types of collectors. B. It discusses problems caused by fossil collectors. C. It doesn't involve amateur fossil collectors. D. It doesn't show how weather affects fossil collecting. Practice Test 2: Reading and Grammar 57Reading and Grammar A Green Tubes Inc. c We recycle old computer monitors and television sets from: Businesses Homes Schools Old computer monitors and televisions can be More Computer Screen Space hazardous to the environment. They contain Improves Productivity materials that can cause serious health threats if they get into the air or water. Don't let your old The secret to more efficiency in the office may be just monitor or television wind up in a landfill or dump. a few inches away. A recent study suggests that more computer screen space can significantly improve work FREE Pickup!* productivity. Call Green Tubes at 1-800-RECYCLE! The study involved office workers of different levels of We'll haul away your old equipment FREE!* ability. The first group used standard 18-inch screen *Some restrictions apply. Contact us for details. monitors. The second group tried two different monitor configurations. One of these configurations was a combination of two 20-inch screen monitors. The second " configuration was a single 24-inch widescreen monitor. Ask the Doctor First, researchers timed both groups as workers did basic Q: I work on computers all day editing tasks. Then, they compared the performance of and have been experiencing both groups. Results showed that workers using double intense neck pain. Could improper 20-inch and single 24-inch screen monitors worked about monitor positioning be the culprit? twice as fast as the other workers. A: You should contact a health- Researchers noticed that double and widescreen care professional to determine monitors performed differently according to task type. The the exact cause of your problem. 24-inch widescreen configuration offered the best results However, you may want to try for text-editing tasks, such as cutting and pasting. In these two basic tips for proper comparison, the dual 20-inch configuration proved to be monitor alignment. the best option for editing information in grids and tables. Workers' level of expertise was also a distinguishing factor. First, the monitor should be placed directly in front Less-experienced workers benefited the most from using of you at a comfortable distance from your eyes. 24-inch widescreen monitors. This suggests that larger One good way to determine the right distance is to monitors can help reduce the productivity gap between sit back in your chair and extend your arm. If your novice and experienced office workers. monitor is average size, you should be able to touch the screen with the tips of your fingers. However, Two basic reasons account for the results of the study. if your screen is 20 inches or greater, it should be First, editing jobs usually involve checking multiple pages positioned slightly further back. of text or data at the same time. When more screen space is available, users can view several document pages Also, your monitor should be raised so that you don't simultaneously. Because workers in the second group need to tilt your head to see things comfortably. Ideally, spent less time going back and forth between pages, they your viewing height should be around 2 inches below were able to work faster than participants in the first group. the top of an 18-inch screen. For larger screens, the Finally, workers in the second group reported that the top of the viewing area should be 3 or 4 inches above larger screens made editing feel less tiresome. It appears eye level. that the increased comfort helped them stay focused for I hope this helps! longer periods of time, thus increasing their productivity. 58 Practice Test 2: Reading and GrammarReading and Grammar Refer to page 58 when answering the questions below. The following question refers to section A. The following questions refer to section C. 91. In the last line, what does the word apply 96. What is the main conclusion of the study? mean? A. Computer screen space influences work A. are requested speed. B. are possible B. Standard 18-inch screen monitors save more C. may be affected energy. D. have been registered C. People using larger monitors usually work longer hours. The following questions refer to section B. D. Experienced editors prefer widescreen monitors. 92. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. to introduce common causes of work- 97. What did results show about workers in Group 1? related accidents A. They could see things on screen more B. to offer suggestions for positioning a comfortably. monitor appropriately B. They produced half as much as Group 2. C. to discuss different problems caused by C. They needed more time to understand their improper monitor use tasks. D. to describe possible treatments for neck D. They completed their tasks before Group 2. injuries 98. What is the purpose of the last paragraph? 93. In paragraph 1, what does culprit mean? A. to explain causes of lack of productivity A. consequence of a mistake B. to explain why the study was important B. cause of a problem C. to give suggestions to increase work efficiency C. cure for a condition D. to explain the findings of the study D. person to blame 99. According to the passage, why was editing less tiring to workers in Group 2? 94. In the last sentence of the third paragraph, what A. Large screens helped them concentrate does it refer to? longer. A. screen B. They were sitting in a more comfortable B. chair position. C. arm C. Large screens made documents appear D. distance more interesting. D. They were more familiar with the editing tasks. 95. Why should monitors be raised? A. to allow users to keep their heads straight The following question refers to two or more B. to help users to see smaller images better sections. C. to keep the screen away from users' eyes 100. How do Sections B and differ from Section A? D. to allow more than one monitor to be used A. They mention how readers' choices impact the environment. B. They provide information about how computers are made. C. They discuss what affects workers' comfort. D. They assume readers are computer specialists. End of the Reading and Grammar test. Practice Test 2: Reading and Grammar 59Writing Writing Test Instructions This writing test has two parts. You have 45 minutes to complete both parts. Your responses to both parts should be written in this book. You will not be graded on the appearance of your paper, but your handwriting must be readable. You may change or correct your writing, but you should not recopy your entire response. 1. When the examiner tells you to, begin Task 1. 2. When you are done with Task 1, continue on to Task 2. Do not begin until the examiner tells you to. 60 Practice Test 2: WritingWriting Task 1 Write sentences to answer the questions. 1. Do you like to take photographs? What do you take photographs of? 2. Describe a place where you like to take photographs. 3. Tell us about a photograph you took recently. Practice Test 2: Writing, Task 1 61Writing Task 2 Write paragraphs to answer the question. Write about 1 to 2 pages. Your test will be marked down if it is extremely short. Some public places have a lot of garbage. One solution is to provide more trash cans for people to use. Another option is to increase penalties for people who throw garbage on the street. What do you think should be done? Use specific examples to support your opinion. 62 Practice Test 2: Writing, Task 2