PRACTICE TEST 1 Questions 21 25 Choose a suitable word or phrase (marked A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank Question 21 You should with the difficulties you were confronted with rather than sitting.
PRACTICE TEST Questions 21-25: Choose a suitable word or phrase (marked A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank Question 21: You should _ with the difficulties you were confronted with rather than sitting still and complaining A acquaint B contend C comply D accord Question 22: While to help the student with his exercises, I got impatient because he didn’t concentrate on what I was saying A I am trying B having tried C I try D trying Question 23: Her second book is her first one A better than her B better than C more well than D good enough Question 24: Many young workers show signs of anxiety and when being asked about their marriage A depress B depression C depressed D depressing Question 25: How _ sugar you take in your coffee? A much B many C some D few Questions 26-30: Each of the following sentences has one error (A, B, C, or D) Find it and blacken your choice on your answer sheet Question 26: In Japan, most of the (A) people queue in line (B) even in such (C) crowded train stations (D) Question 27: Every student are (A) free (B) to choose (C) their favorite universities (D) Question 28: They have carried out exhausting (A) research into (B) the effects of smartphones on schoolchildren’s behaviour (C) and their academic performance (D) Question 29: As (A) they continued (B) toward (C) the house, he cleared her (D) throat Question 30: I guess because (A) the (B) only one which (C) should be looking at it is my (D) husband Questions 31-35: Which of the following best restates each of the given sentences? Question 31: "Do you believe in what the strange man says, Mary?" said Tom A Tom asked Mary if she believed in what the strange man said B Tom asked Mary to believe in what the strange man said C Tom asked Mary whether she believes in what the strange man says D Tom said that Mary believed in what the strange man said Question 32: It wasn't obligatory to water the garden yesterday A The garden must have been watered yesterday B I needn't have watered the garden yesterday C The garden was required to water yesterday D I mustn't water the garden yesterday Question 33: However complex the situation is, we try our best to solve it A The more complex the situation is, the more we try to solve it B The most complex the situation is, the most we try to solve it C The more complex the situation is, the most we try to solve it D More and more complex the situation is, more and more we try to solve it Question 34: Their working conditions were not good However, they worked very hard A They worked very hard just because they worked in difficult conditions B Working in difficult conditions forced them to work very hard C Working in difficult conditions, they had no choice but to work hard D Difficult as their working conditions were, they worked very hard Question 35: My mother didn’t pay for the Internet bill As a result, I can’t study online with teacher now Ms LAM MY AN A If my mother has paid for the internet bill, I could have studied online with teacher now B If my mother had paid for the internet bill, I could have studied online with teacher now C If my mother had paid for the internet bill, I could study online with teacher now D If my mother paid for the internet bill, I could study online with teacher now Questions 36-40: Read the passage carefully Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen Four years later he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York For a few years after that he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia His best novels include “Not without Laughter” and “The Big Sea” He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published his collections of poetry then A man of many talents, Hughes was also a lyricist, librettist, and a journalist As an older man in the 1960s he spent much of his time collecting poems from Africa and from African-Americans to popularize black writers Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history, and he is seen as one of the artistic leaders of the Harlem Renaissance, the period when a neighborhood that was predominantly black produced a flood of great literature, music, and other art forms depicting daily city life for African-Americans Question 36: What is the main topic of the passage? A The life of Langston Hughes B The Harlem Renaissance C African-American writers D American twentieth-century writers Question 37: Langston Hughes was years old when he went to Mexico A 14 B 16 C 20 D 18 Question 38: The word “roamed” as used in paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following? A soared B traveled C floated D walked Question 39: Which of the following statement is NOT true? A Langston Hughes used to travel by ship to many ports around the world B “The Big Sea” is one of Langston Hughes’ best novels C Langston Hughes had lived in Mexico for a year before he came to New York D Langston Hughes attended Columbia University in New York at fourteen Question 40: According to the passage, Langston Hughes was all of the following EXCEPT A a novelist B a poet C a historian D a journalist Ms LAM MY AN ... twentieth-century writers Question 37: Langston Hughes was years old when he went to Mexico A 14 B 16 C 20 D 18 Question 38: The word “roamed” as used in paragraph is closest in meaning to which of... undergraduate poetry After graduating in 19 28, he traveled to Spain and to Russia His best novels include “Not without Laughter” and “The Big Sea” He wrote an autobiography in 19 56 and also published his... of many talents, Hughes was also a lyricist, librettist, and a journalist As an older man in the 19 60s he spent much of his time collecting poems from Africa and from African-Americans to popularize