MOCKTEST 8 - 40C (B)

Choose the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Juliet and David are talking about A.I. - Juliet: "A.I. robots are widely used in many areas, including the car and food industries and medicine." - David: ______. The use of robots can replace the human workforce and reduce the cost of production

• You are dead wrong

• I refuse to believe that

• I completely agree

• You must be kidding

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'I completely agree' as David expresses his agreement with Juliet's statement about the use of A.I. robots in various industries.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

• mend

• fence

• verse

• went

Answer explanation

The word 'verse' has a different pronunciation of the letter 'e' compared to the other words. In 'verse', the 'e' is pronounced as /ɜːr/ while in the other words, it is pronounced as /ɛ/.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

• hotel

• heritage

• lighthouse

• hour

Answer explanation

The word 'hour' is the correct choice as the pronunciation of the underlined 'h' differs from the other three words.

He is always a responsible man, ______?

• does he

• isn't he

• was he

• wasn't he

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'isn't he' as it is used to form a tag question that reflects the statement 'He is always a responsible man.'

I will give you a hand ______.

• when I watered my vegetables

• before I had watered my vegetables

• while I was watering my vegetables

• as soon as I have watered my vegetables

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'as soon as I have watered my vegetables' because it indicates helping after watering the vegetables, which is the most appropriate timing for assistance.

Mike ______ in the garden when he heard a piercing scream.

• has worked

• was working

• worked

• had worked

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was working' as it indicates an ongoing action in the past that was interrupted by another event, which fits the context of the sentence where Mike was in the middle of an action when he heard the scream.

The new employee was eager to hit ______ and make a good impression on his first day.

• the ground running

• the hay

• the jackpot

• the sack

Answer explanation

The correct phrase 'hit the ground running' means to start something quickly and energetically, making a good impression from the beginning.

Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences.

The athlete was exhausted. He fell asleep during the press conference.

• A. Had the athlete not fallen asleep during the press conference, he wouldn't have been exhausted.

• B. No sooner had the athlete fallen asleep during the press conference than he was exhausted.

• C. So exhausted was the athlete that he fell asleep during the press conference.

• D. Not until the athlete was exhausted did he fall asleep during the press conference.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is C because it effectively combines the two sentences by showing the cause and effect relationship between the athlete being exhausted and falling asleep during the press conference.

Our company ______ business with various international clients, and we strive to provide them with excellent products and services.

• goes

• connects

• does

• supply

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'does' because it is the appropriate verb to indicate the company's action of conducting business with international clients.

When someone says a computer is online, it's just ______way of saying it's connected to the Internet.

• A. some

• B. another

• C. other

• D. many

Answer explanation

When someone says a computer is online, it's just another way of saying it's connected to the Internet. Therefore, the correct choice is B. another.