Unit 1 Vocabulary and Grammar Test

For questions 1-10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Now and (0) ____then ___ , I remember my late father. He was a larger than (1) ____________ figure who managed to get on with people from all (2) ____________ of life. On social occasions, he was always first to (3) ____________ the ice. Without exception, he would be the life and (4) ____________ of any party. I remember he would invariably make a (5) ____________ of making sure that he spoke to everybody. He was, (6) ____________ and large, the most approachable of men. I have my father's open nature. It is something that has been (7) ____________ down through the generations in our family, I think. I travel (8) ____________ and wide in my job. Wherever I go, first and (9) ____________ , I try to be approachable and generous. I think the (10) ____________ to living a happy life is to be open and friendly - just as my dear old dad was.

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences. Here is an example (0). 0 One good rule of __thumb_____ is to listen to what people have to say before making a decision. 1 Tony's a bit of a control ____________ . He's always telling other people what to do. 2 Accept your own limitations - that's become a ____________ principle for me. 3 Seeking sound advice, then ____________ on it quickly and decisively - that's the secret of being a good manager. 4 Travelling to and ____________ all day was exhausting. 5 The weather was awful up in the mountains, but, fortunately, everybody is back safe and ____________ . 6 I need a bit of peace and ____________ to get my essay finished. 7 I can go to almost any university I like. The world is my ____________ ! 8 I feel as though my life has come ____________ circle. I am back living in the same small village I was born in. 9 Roberts will get the job. It's a ____________ conclusion. He's the boss' favourite. 10 I'm getting old. I suffer from all sorts of aches and ____________ .

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). A History of the English-Speaking Peoples While I (0) ____________ in my local second-hand bookshop the other day, I (1) ____________ across an old set of books. They were four volumes of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, a series of history books published (2) ____________ , and written, surprisingly, by Winston Churchill, one of the most important figures in British history. Churchill completed writing the series at a time (3) ____________ he had retired from public life, and (4) ____________ over eighty years old. (5) ____________ , between 1940 and 1945, Churchill had led Britain during the Second World War. (6) ____________ , of course, it is for his wartime leadership that we (7) ____________ remember him. (8) ____________ I bought the book, I (9) ____________ it. It's taking a while! (10) ____________ , I'm working my way through Chapter Three. I don't think I will be finishing it any time soon, but, despite its length and complexity, I am really enjoying it!

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use a continuous form whenever possible. Here is an example (0). 0 I __have been living__ (live) here since June. 1 Prior to the 1980s, the nation's economy ____________ (boom), but that soon changed. 2 While Penny ____________ (know) exactly what had to be done, she didn't act decisively. 3 James' behaviour ____________ (cause) everybody concern for a while, and we feel somebody should talk to him. 4 Clearly, it was a mistake, but, at the time, it ____________ (not seem) to be such a foolish decision. 5 How long ____________ (you / feel) like this? You really should have said something sooner. 6 Selwyn became coach in June. Two of his assistants ____________ (share) the job up to then. 7 There's a transport strike next weekend, so it looks like we ____________ (not go) to Edinburgh on Saturday after all. 8 Corbyn would like to start his own company, but, currently, he ____________ (not have) a big enough budget. 9 Over the last decade, more and more people ____________ (choose) to rent rather than to buy. 10 Jo ____________ (not leave) yet. There's still time to catch her if you're quick.

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

You are going to read an article about how learning an instrument affects the brain. For questions 1-10, choose from the sections (A-G). The sections may be chosen more than once. There is an example at the beginning (0). Your ageing brain will be in better shape if you're taking music lessons A Are music lessons the way to get smarter? That's what a lot of parents (and experts) believe: studying an instrument gives children an advantage in the development of their intellect and their ability to understand and recognize things. This may, however, turn out not to be the case at all. Two new randomized trials have found no evidence for the belief. The IQs of pre-schoolers who had attended several weeks of music classes as part of these studies did not differ significantly from the IQs of those who had not. B But that does not mean that the advantages of learning to play music are limited to expressing yourself, impressing friends, or just having fun. A growing number of studies show that music lessons in childhood can do something perhaps more valuable for the brain than childhood gains: they could provide benefits in the long run, as we age, in the form of an added defence against memory loss and the diminished ability to distinguish consonants and spoken words. Not only that, you may well get those benefits even if you haven't tickled the ivories, strummed the guitar, or unpacked your instrument from its case in years. There may even be advantages if you decide to pick up an instrument for the very first time in midlife or beyond. C The reason is that musical training can have a profound and lasting impact on the brain, creating additional neural connections in childhood that can last a lifetime and thus help compensate for our failing powers of memory and thinking later in life. Those many hours spent learning and practising specific types of coordination (each finger on each hand doing something different, and for wind and brass instruments, also using your mouth and breathing), along with the music-reading and listening skills that go into playing an instrument in youth, are all factors contributing to the brain boost that shows up later in life. D Remarkably, scientists can even map the impact of musical training on the brain. In a 2003 study, Harvard neurologist Gottfried Schlaug found that the brains of adult professional musicians had a larger volume of grey matter (the regions of the brain involved in mental processes such as seeing and hearing, memory, emotions, speech, decision making, and self-control) than those of nonmusicians. Schlaug and colleagues also found that after fifteen months of musical training in early childhood, structural brain changes associated with improvements in our movement and hearing begin to appear. Such findings speak to the brain's plasticity - its ability to change or adapt in response to experience, environment, or beha

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

In which section does the writer describe the qualifications of one person she quotes from?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

In which section does the writer express some surprise at what research into music learning has discovered?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

In which section does the writer describe how experiments or tests of some kind have dismissed a common expectation?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

In which section does the writer quote the view that music training affects different parts of the brain?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

In which section does the writer mention how the brains of elderly people responded to learning an instrument for the first time?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF