Academic English Final Test Solutions: Vocabulary & Grammar

FINAL TEST 1

Vocabulary (Page 1)

Exercise 1: Matching/Definitions

1. involved in
2. set up
3. various
4. impractical
5. surroundings
6. track
7. sensitive
8. ecological balance
9. career
10. sign up for

Exercise 2: Word Forms/Definitions

1. educational
2. requirements
3. worthless
4. incomplete
5. rechargeable
6. reliable
7. disappear
8. underestimate

Vocabulary (Page 2)

Exercise 3: Open Answers

Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

Exercise 4: Possible Answers

1. know any foreign languages
2. very little freedom of speech there
3. will lead you into the ceremony
4. don’t disturb the snake, it won’t attack us
5. replace your bike lock with a stronger one
6. pleased for you
7. have put this off for so long
8. not available to work next weekend
9. is out of the way
10. is Greg’s employer

Grammar (Page 3)

Exercise 1: Verb Forms/Structure

1. hired, had interviewed
2. haven’t completed, won’t consider, hand
3. have been arguing, hadn’t come
4. have / get … printed, had, who / that
5. was brought, must have been abused
6. turn off, can be found
7. which, were hidden

Exercise 2: Possible Answers

1. knew
2. would receive
3. have never met
4. has been sleeping
5. whom
6. would volunteer
7. didn’t work

Grammar (Page 4)

Exercise 3: Sentence Transformation/Correction

1. We are having all our classrooms painted during the summer break.
2. We hadn’t been told about their plans.
3. I wish I hadn’t taken that job.
4. If you come up with some good ideas, they will promote you. / If you don’t come up with some good ideas, they’ll never promote you.
5. The guide warned us not to disturb the mother kangaroos.
6. You shouldn’t have littered.
7. The reporter asked Dr Mitchell whether the lab would continue to do animal testing.
8. How long have you been studying (for)?
9. Visit the wildlife sanctuary on weekdays, when it’s not very crowded.
10. Administrative aide is the position which I’m applying for / for which I’m applying.

Reading Comprehension (Page 1)

Exercise 1: Main Idea

1. a

Exercise 2: True/False Justification

1. F – … created in Pakistan by two brothers who wanted to stop people from illegally downloading copies of their software.
2. F – The program, however, soon spread out of the brothers’ control and started a worldwide epidemic of computer viruses.

Reading Comprehension (Page 2)

Exercise 3: Short Answer

Catching a biological and computer virus is similar in that you usually catch one from an infected individual or file. Similarly, to avoid catching a virus, one must try to avoid contact with an infected individual or file and observe basic hygiene procedures.

Exercise 4: Reference/Detail

1. people illegally downloaded copies of the Pakistani brothers’ software
2. a way to avoid being infected by a virus

Exercise 5: Vocabulary in Context

1. common
2. worldwide
3. worsening
4. hidden
5. avoid / stay away from

Writing

Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

FINAL TEST 2

Vocabulary (Page 1)

Exercise 1: Phrasal Verbs and Collocations

1. assignment, look up to
2. make up, in no time at all
3. atmosphere, intruders
4. on my way, pick up
5. came across, looking for
6. decline, increased

Exercise 2: Possible Answers (Sentence Completion)

1. You’ll spoil that child if you give him everything he wants.
2. The guided tour lasts for three hours.
3. I can’t afford the tuition fees at university.
4. I felt embarrassed when he criticised my project in front of the entire class.
5. They made good time, so they arrived early.
6. I’m not going to replace this phone until it breaks.
7. I’m pleased for John because he finally was able to buy a car.
8. Endangered animals need to be protected.
9. I hope he hires me because I need a job.

Vocabulary (Page 2)

Exercise 3: Word Building/Derivatives

1. neighbourhood
2. determined
3. valuable
4. misunderstood
5. disobey
6. global
7. underpaid
8. deforestation
9. difference
10. illegal

Exercise 4: Possible Answers (Sentence Completion)

1. four foreign languages
2. have passed similar laws
3. take steps to reduce your waste
4. good at serving
5. living conditions, most of the animals survive

Grammar (Page 3)

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice/Gap Fill

1. build
2. was awarded
3. are … used
4. is based
5. who / that
6. will be made
7. which
8. will make
9. whom
10. have transformed
11. needs / needed to think
12. had put forward

Grammar (Page 4)

Exercise 2: Sentence Transformation/Correction

1. Nobody has been promoted this year.
2. If we hadn’t got lost on the way, we wouldn’t have been late.
3. I’m having my hair cut (by the hairstylist).
4. I wish you were / could be here with me now.
5. Ron wanted to know if / whether I / we had enjoyed the concert I / we had gone to the previous night / the night before.
6. You shouldn’t have pointed at that woman.
7. I’m sleeping in their living room, where there’s an incredible view of the city.
8. How long have you been feeling / felt this way?
9. If I were you, I would become a vet.
10. Do you know anyone whose car is for sale?

Exercise 3: Open Answers

Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

Reading Comprehension (Page 1)

Exercise 1: Main Idea

1. d

Exercise 2: True/False Justification

1. F – As medicine has become more dependent on technology, so has the training of medical students. As a result, little time has been left for developing interpersonal skills.
2. T – One of the first courses was set up at the University of Virginia by the medical school in cooperation with their counterparts in the theatre department.

Reading Comprehension (Page 2)

Exercise 3: Short Answer

Because in role-playing courses, they help future doctors improve their interpersonal skills.

Exercise 4: Reference/Detail

1. are some of the typical classes that are part of a medical student’s schedule
2. the course mimics reality as closely as possible

Exercise 5: Vocabulary in Context

1. comes to mind
2. lacked
3. mimic
4. mixed
5. sceptical