The more you practice speaking in public, ____________

With his good sense of humour, Martin is quite ______ with the students

The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 

Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks in the following question. 

Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can't find the energy to get out of bed in time for school? According to a new report, today's generation of children are in danger of getting so (20) _______ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at risk. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, (21) _____teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters gets anything between two and five hours' sleep a night less than their parents did at their age. 

This (22) ______ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children's ability to concentrate at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and poor concentration is well (23) _________. Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour's sleep a night can have profound effects on how children perform the next day. A good night's sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (24) they release a hormone that is essential for their 'growth spurt' (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate. It's true that they can, to some extent, catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won't help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon. 

She has always had a good relationship with the children.

Smoking is not permitted in this office.

"Could you read this essay and give me your opinion on it?".

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

The word "this" in bold type in paragraph 1 refers to ___________

It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that advertisers must ___________

According to paragraph 2, market research includes ____________

The phrase "in a new light" in bold type in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ____________

Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following questions. 

   Advertising helps people recognize a particular brand, persuades them to try it, and tries to keep them loyal to it. Brand loyalty is perhaps the most important goal of consumer advertising. Whether they produce cars, canned foods or cosmetics, manufacturers want their customers to make repeated purchases. The quality of the product will encourage this, of course, but so, too, will affect advertising. 

   Advertising relies on the techniques of market research to identify potential users of a product. Are they homemakers or professional people? Are they young or old? Are they city dwellers or country dwellers? Such questions have a bearing on where and when ads should be played. By studying readership breakdowns for newspapers and magazines as well as television ratings and other statistics, an advertising agency can decide on the best way of reaching potential buyers. Detailed research and marketing expertise are essential today when advertising budgets can run into thousands of millions of dollars. 

   Advertising is a fast-paced, high-pressure industry. There is a constant need for creative ideas that will establish a personality for a product in the public's mind. Current developments in advertising increase the need for talented workers. 

   In the past, the majority of advertising was aimed at the traditional white family - breadwinner father, non working mother, and two children. Research now reveals that only about 6 percent of American households fit this stereotype. Instead, society is fragmented into many groups, with working mothers, single people and older people on the rise. To be most successful, advertising must identify a particular segment and aim its message toward that group. 

   Advertising is also making use of new technologies. Computer graphics are used to grab the attention of consumers and to help them see products in a new light. The use of computer graphics in a commercial for canned goods, for instance, gave a new image to the tin can. 

We're all ambitious - it seems to run in the family.

The burning of fossil fuels emits harmful gases, but people still use them for heating and cooking.

Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter their eating habits 

We are looking for camp helpers who are hard-working, energetic, and able to organize activities for young children. 

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?  

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

In paragraph 6, who were consulted when creating the health assessment questionnaire?

The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 44 to 50

Due to the nature of our business, it's sometimes necessary that our staff work at night. Night shifts can be particularly demanding on employee wellbeing and health. This can include disruption to the body clock, fatigue, sleeping difficulties, disturbed appetite and digestion, reliance on sedatives or stimulants, social and domestic problems and other symptoms of ill health. To combat this, we do not have employees on night shifts for extended periods. This is because workers’ bodies will just have started to adapt to the new pattern.

We find rotation shifts every two to three days are best for workers and weekly or fortnightly rotations are the least comfortable for workers. Forward-rotating programs (moving from morning to afternoon to night shifts) are better than backward-rotating ones in terms of sleep loss and tiredness.

If someone works at night, there are rules covering the hours they work. Night time working hours are usually between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. – but this can be flexible and should be discussed between you and us. To qualify as night working, the night time period must be no more than 8 hours long and include the period between midnight and 5 a.m. Any of our staff under 18 years are not allowed to be night workers.

We must make sure that you don't work more than an average of 8 hours in a 24-hour period. By law, you can't opt out of this working limit. We must also keep records of any night workers’ working hours to prove they aren't exceeding night working limits, and we must keep the records for at least 2 years. These records can be inspected by you at any time on request.

Our usual limits and regulations for night workers do not apply to self-employed workers. This does not include agency workers, who are treated as normal workers with us.

If you agree to working at night for us, the agreement will be put in writing. If you are to begin working at night, we must perform a health assessment before you become a night worker and on a regular basis after that. Usually, this is just done with a questionnaire, which was created in collaboration with qualified health professionals. If there are any health questions regarding your health and night work, we will offer you a follow-up examination by a health professional if you still wish to work nights.

(Adapted from IELTS 5 practice Tests – General Set 3 - Tests No. 11-15 (High Scorer’s Choise) – page 109)

Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

According to paragraph 4, fresh fruit and vegetables ______________.

This concept is called machine learning (36) ________ is a sub-branch of artificial intelligence. 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.

WHAT IS AI?

      Artificial intelligence is the technology that allows machines to possess human-like intelligence. It means creating intelligence (34) ________. The machines or robots are programmed (35) _________ they think like humans and act like them. It is believed that machines can be programmed to possess cognitive abilities. AI robots can think, make the most appropriate decisions and learn from past experiences without any human intervention. This concept is called machine learning (36) ________ is a sub-branch of artificial intelligence. 

      Artificial intelligence can be (37) __________ into two different types, namely - weak AI and strong AI. Weak AI involves performing some tasks like answering questions and performing basic tasks like setting the alarm, playing music, or making a call. Strong AI refers to performing (38) __________ that involve problem-solving and decision-making without human intervention. This type of AI is found in smart robots, self-driving cars.

(Adapted from universal-robots.com)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.