Practice test

irectly to the Executor, Mr. Scott-Jones, who will keep all inquiries in strictest confidence. 
For further information or to obtain a copy of the catalogue, write to
Mr. Wilbert Scott-Jones, Esq., at Scott-Jones, Aubrey, Blaine, & Pfifer, P.A.
1298 Ellison St., Mt. Victoria
Wellington, New Zealand,
or call 04-739 8007, ext. 42
51. What kind of event is this notice about? 
	A. a funeral 	B. a house tour
	C. an estate sale	D. an antiques fair
52. Where will the event be held?
	A. in downtown Wellington	B. at the estate
	C. in Cook Strait	D. at a gallery
53. What kind of items will not be sold? 
	A. furniture	B. Jewelry
	C. books	D. linens
54. What is Harbour Hill? 
	A. a park by the sea	B. a small mountain
	C. a town on the water	D. a house and grounds
55. When will the public auction be held?
	A. August 1 and 3	B. August 1 and 4
	C. August 2 and 4	D. August 3 and 4
56. From its description, where do you suppose Harbour Hill is located? 
	A. far from Wellington	B. Far from the water
	C. on Hummingbird Lane	D. near Wellington
57. What event caused this auction sale? 
	A. Mrs. van Straaten has died.	
B. Mrs. van Straaten has moved.
	C. Mrs. van Straaten wants to buy new furnishings. 
	D. Mrs. van Straaten owes a lot of money. 
58. What will happen on August 2? 
	A. The public is invited to Harbour Hill.
	B. Private collectors and dealers can look but not buy.
	C. Private collectors and dealers can attend an auction. 
	D. People can pick up the auction schedule. 
59. Why is there a schedule for when items will be sold? 
	A. Items will be sold by category. 
	B. The auctioneers must stop for lunch an breaks.
	C. Mr. Scott-Jones can be there only at certain times. 
	D. Too many people may arrive at one time. 
60. What item for sale is mentioned that comes from Asia?
	A. fine china	B. silver service
	C. furniture	D. area rugs
SECTION 3: Cloze
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. RECORD your answers on the answer sheet provided. 
The area near San Francisco, California is called Silicon Valley. It got this name because of the large number of computer companies there. At one time, most of the world’s (61)  companies were in California. Today, it (62)  much cheaper to build computers overseas. 
Many computer companies now have offices in Bangalore, India. This area is called ‘the Silicon Valley of India’. It (63) over 1,000 computer companies. There are also many colleges in the (64)  . The computer companies hire engineering graduates. 
About 6 million people live in Bangalore. It is (65) of the largest cities in India. This (66) is very old. It was founded in 1537. Bangalore is called the ‘Garden City.’ There are many trees and flowers in the city. Also, (67) are many public gardens and parks. People (68) go towalk around and see beautiful colors everywhere. 
The city is growing, and college graduates can choose the job they want. Now some companies are looking (69) new locations. They want to open (70) in other places. Soon, a city in Pakistan or China may be ‘the New Silicon Valley.’
PART 2: WRITING 
SECTION 1: Controlled writing 
From the following suggested words and phrases in the given sequences, make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences, which together make a complete paragraph. Follow the example. RECORD your answers on the answer sheet provided. 
1. VISSAN - a member company of Saigon Trading Group/ originally found/Nov 20, 1970
2. It/ go / into operation/ May 18, 1974
3. 2006/ the company/ become/ VISSAN Limited Company.
4. It /have/ many years of experience / producing canned and frozen foodstuff.
5. Now/ its main products / be / fresh and frozen meat/ processed food/ fruit/ vegetables
6 - 7. Since the number of food poisoning cases/ be/ on the rise, the VISSAN Import-Export Corporation / steadily regain / the control/ the domestic market/ good quality / reasonably-priced products.
8. Nowadays, VISSAN products/ accept / by the market/ thanks to / rational price / guaranteed food safety. 
9. Vietnamese housewives / be/ now very familiar / fresh and canned food/ foodstuff labeled VISSAN,
10. VISSAN instant foodstuffs / be / also very good sellers.
11. Its success/ be / greatly due to the improvements/ product quality through heavy investment / complete, modern equipment.
12. At present, VISSAN/ supply / four tonnes of sausage / the Vietnamese market per day
13. This year's goal / be / earn a sales turnover / VND940 billion.
14. For several consecutive years, VISSAN food and foodstuffs /list / among Vietnam's top ten products.
15. 2010 / VISSAN / build / food processing zone / expand / more Food distribution net.
SECTION2: Sentence transformation 
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. RECORD your answers on the answer sheet provided. 
16. “If I were you I wouldn’t invest in that risky project ,” she told John.
She advised 	
17. In the long run, it is crucial to improve bio-safety in poultry farming.
In the long run, to improve 	
18. Many commercial banks have raised their interest rates on gold deposits.
The interest rates on gold deposits has been raised	
19. Although many domestic companies are given active support from the Trade Ministry, they do not know how to penetrate the rural market.
In spite of giving 	
20. If companies do not improve poor quality products, they will not be able to gain a firm foothold in the rural market.
Unless companies improve poor quality products, they	
21. More than 30 per cent of Vietnamese students aged 6-18 years old are underdeveloped because they have not had enough energy, vitamins and minerals.
Due to 	
22. They sold out a large number of products as soon as they implemented a promotion program.
No sooner	
23. The price of gold has never been as high as it is now. 
Never (before) 	
24. The project was too risky for us to invest in.
The project 	
25. This contract was so complicated that they could not understand.
This contract 	
26. I would prefer you not to invest in shares.
I would rather 	
27. Borrowers have to deal with a lot of difficulties because the lending rates are not reduced.
If 	
28. They are going to print 5,000 new catalogues for us.
We 	
29. The managing director was not available yesterday afternoon. His assistant was not available, either.
Neither the managing director nor his assistant available 	
30. I failed to get the job because I did not have any experience in sales and marketing.
 I wish I had any experience in sales and marketing to get the job	
The end. Good Luck!
ANSWER KEY to PRACTICE TEST (PT709) 
PART 1 
Section 1: 
Completion 
1. C
6. A
11. A
16. B
21. D
2. A
7. A
12. C
17. C
22. D
3. A
8. B
13. B
18. C
23. B
4. B
9. D
14. B
19.D
24. C
5. C
10. D
15. D
20. B
25. C
Error identification
26. D 
29. B
32. A
35. D
38. A
27. C 
30. A
33. B
36. A
39. B
28. B
31. A
34. B
37. D
40. C
Section 2: Comprehension 
41. C
45. C 
49. D
53. C
57. A
42. A
46. A
50. B
54. D
58. C
43. D
47. C
51. C
55. D
59. A
44. D
48. B
52. B
56. D
60. D
Section 3: Cloze
61. computer
63. has 
65. one 
67. there
69. for
62. is
64. area
66. city 
68. can 
70. offices
PART 2 
Section 1: Controlled writing 
1. VISSAN, a member company of Saigon Trading Group was originally founded on Nov 20, 1970 
2. It went into operation on May 18, 1974
3. In 2006, the company became VISSAN Limited Company.
4. It has many years of experience in producing canned and frozen foodstuff.
5. Now its main products are fresh and frozen meat, processed food, fruit and vegetables
6 - 7. Since the number of food poisoning cases was on the rise, the VISSAN Import-Export Corporation has steadily regained the control of the domestic market through/ with its good quality and reasonably-priced products.
8. Nowadays, VISSAN products are accepted by the market thanks to its rational price and guaranteed food safety. 
9. Vietnamese housewives are now very familiar with fresh and canned food and foodstuff labelled VISSAN,
10. VISSAN instant foodstuffs are also very good sellers. 
11. Its success is greatly due to the improvements of product quality through heavy investment in complete, modern equipment.
12. At present, VISSAN supplies four tonnes of sausage to the Vietnamese market per day.
13. This year's goal is to earn a sales turnover of VND940 billion.
14. For several consecutive years, VISSAN food and foodstuffs have been listed among Vietnam's top ten products.
15. In 2010 VISSAN will build food processing zone and expand more Food distribution net.
Section 2: Sentence transformation
16. She advised John not to invest in that risky project. 
17. In the long run, to improve bio-safety in poultry farming is crutial 
18. The interest rates on gold deposits have been raised
19. In spite of active support from the Trade Ministry, many domestic companies do not know how to penetrate the rural market. 
20. Unless companies improve poor quality products, they will not be able to gain a firm foothold in the rural market. 
21. Due to a lack of / not having enough energy, vitamins and minirals, more than 30 per cent of Vietnamese students aged 6-18 years are underdeveloped 
22. No sooner had they implemented a promotion program than they sold a large number of products. 
23. Never (before) has the price of gold been as high as it is now. 
24. The project was so risky that we did not invest in it. 
25.This contract was too complicated to understand. 
26. I would rather you did not invest in shares.
27. If the lending rates were reduced, borrowers would not have to deal with a lot of difficulties. 
28. We are going to have 5,000 new catalogues printed for us.
29. Neither the managing director nor his assistant was available yesterday afternoon. 
30. I wish I had had some experience in sales and marketing.