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PRACTICE 17
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction
Question 1: The top of the mountain covered with snow during winter.
A B C D
Question 2: He has been hoped for a rise for the last four months, but his boss is reluctant to give him one.
A B C D
Question 3: Mining over 2,000 years ago, copper is one of the earliest known metals.
A B C D
Question 4: The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
A B C D
Question 5: The duties of the secretary are to take the minutes, mailing the correspondence, and calling
A B C
the members before the meetings.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 6: A. overwhelming B. incredible C. optimistic D. intellectual
Question 7: A. kitchen B. mountain C. fountain D. maintain
Question 8: A. justice B. diverse C. series D. current
Question 9: A. tendency B. importance C. incidence D. difference
Question 10: A. bamboo B. cactus C. camel D. hummock
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions.
Speech is one of the most important (11) ___ of communicating .It consists of far more than just
making noises. To talk to and also (12) ___ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we
have to use combinations of (13) ____that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea.
Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language. Learning a language
properly is very (14) ___. The basic (15) ____of English is not very large, and not only about 2,000
words are needed to speak it quite (16) ___.But the more idea you can (17) ____ the more precise you
can be about their exact meaning. Words are the (18) ____things we use in communicating what we
want to say. The way we (19) ____the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many
emotions and (20) ____whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
Question 11: A. reason B. tests C. ways D. rules
Question 12: A. be spoken B. be examined C. be understood D. be talked
Question 13: A. systems B. sounds C. languages D. talks
Question 14: A. easy B. important C. simple D. expensive
Question 15: A. grammar B. word C. vocabulary D. structure
Question 16: A. fluent B. good C. well D. perfect
Question 17: A. need B. grow C. express D. pass
Question 18: A. main B. certain C. full D. most
Question 19: A. talk B. say C. pass D. send
Question 20: A. show B. ask C. understand D. know
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 21: ____ patient and you will succeed.
A. To be B. Are C. Be D. Being
Question 22: It is believed ___causes weight loss.
A. much stress B. much stress that C. it is much stress D. that much stress
Question 23: He doesn’t seem to be successful ____hard he works.
A. whatever B. although C. but D. however
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Question 24: Are there any interesting ____in the paper?
A. news B. pieces of news C. piece of news D. new
Question 25: We’ve decided to interview only ten ___ for the job.
A. applicants B. applicable C. appliances D. applications
Question 26: The child was told to eat all his vegetables or ___he would get no ice cream.
A. in case B. in fact C. instead D. else
Question 27: The stolen jewels were ___a lot of money.
A. priced B. worth C. cost D. valued
Question 28: My brother is intelligent but he ____common sense.
A. fails B. lacks C. misses D. wants
Question 29: I am ___tired to think about that problem at the moment.
A. simply B. far too C. much more D. nearly
Question 30: “ Which of the two boys is a boy scout?” “____ of them is.”
A. All B. None C. Neither D. Both
Question 31: His ___ of the school regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.
A. carelessness B. inattention C. unfamiliarity D. disregard
Question 32: ___after trying three times, he passed the examination.
A. Last of all B. Lastly C. Last D. At last
Question 33: I think you should stay___
A. calm B. tranquil C. peaceful D. quiet
Question 34: All work is better than ___at all.
A. no B. no one C. none D. not
Question 35: The question of late payment of the bills was ___again at the meeting
A. raised B. risen C. brought D. taken
Question 36: None of us has ever ___of cheating in class.
A. declared B. persisted C. approved D. concluded
Question 37: We have been working hard. Let’s ___ a break.
A. make B. find C. do D. take
Question 38: It never ___my mind he will tell lies to me.
A. crosses B. takes C. enters D. happens
Question 39: I’m afraid you’ll have to make a decision at once. We have no time to ___.
A. save B. spare C. draw D. adjust
Question 40: Those men are paid by ___.
A. an hour B. hour C. every hour D. the hour
Question 41: “Help!” “_____________”
A. Just a minute! B. Moment! C. I come at once! D. Wait on!
Question 42: “Take me some medicine from the first aid kit, ___ you?
A. don’t B. can C. do D. will
Question 43: “I am terribly sorry!” “ _______”
A. It’s nothing! B. Nothing! C. Don't worry D. Never mind!
Question 44: The ship was put into quarantine and the passengers and the crew were__ to land
A. ordered B. forbidden C. permitted D. let
Question 45: “Could I speak to Susie May, please?” “Yes, ________.”
A. Answering B. Talking C. Saying D. Speaking
Question 46: He spent his entire life ___round the world, never setting down anywhere.
A. scattering B. vesting C. roaming D. roaring
Question 47: “Would you mind helping me with these heavy boxes?” _______
A. “Yes, I would!” B. “Not at all! C. “What a pity!” D. “my Gosh!”
Question 48: I wish you wouldn’t call him ___that insulting name.
A. by B. with C. in D. under
Question 49: They received a ten-year sentence for ___armed robbery.
A. committing B. practicing C. doing D. making
Question 50: In life ___can make a mistake; we’re all human.
A. anyone B. someone C. some people D. not anybody
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions.
The ocean bottom- a region nearly 2.5 times greater than total land area of the Earth- is a vast
frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century ago, the deep-ocean
floor was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep. Totally
without light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earth’s surface,
deep-ocean bottom is a hostile environment to humans, in some ways as forbidding and remote as the
void of outer space.
Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a century,
the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the
beginning of the National Science Foundation’s Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP). Using techniques
first developed for the offshore oil gas industry, the Dad’s drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to
maintain a steady position on the ocean’s surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting samples of
sediments and rock from the ocean floor.
The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15 –year research program that ended in
November 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 core
samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the world. The Glomar Challenger’s
core samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of
years ago and to calculate what it will look like millions of years in the future. Today, largely on the
strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger’s voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree
on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes that
shape the Earth.
The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information critical to
understanding the world’s past climates. Deep-ocean sediments provide a climatic record stretching back
hundreds of millions of years; because they are largely isolated from the mechanical erosion and the
intense chemical and biological activity that rapidly destroy much land-based evidence of past climates.
This record has already provided insights into the patterns and causes of past climatic change-
information that may be used to predict future climates
Question 51: The author refers to the ocean bottom as a “frontier” because it___
A. attracts courageous explorers B. is not a popular area for scientific research
C. contains a wide variety of life forms D. is an unknown territory
Question 52: The word “inaccessible” is closest meaning to ___ .
A. unusable B. unreachable C. unrecognizable D. unsafe
Question 53: The author mention outer space in the first paragraph because___.
A. it is similar to the ocean floor in being alien to the human environment
B. techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean exploration.
C. the Earth’s climate millions of years ago was similar to condition in outer space.
D. rock formations in outré space are similar to those found on the ocean floor
Question 54: Which of the following is True of the Glomar Challenger?
A. It is a type of submarine. B. It has gone on over 100 voyages.
C. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968. D. It is an ongoing project .
Question 55: The word “extracting” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.
A. locating B. breaking C. analyzing D. removing
Question 56: The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was ____.
A. attempt to find new sources of oil and gas
B. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry
C. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom
D. composed of geologists from all over the world
Question 57: The word “strength” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.
A. endurance B. basis C. discovery D. purpose
Question 58: The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ____.
A. sediments B. cores C. climates D. years
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Question 59: The DSDP can be said to be ____in terms of geological exploration.
A. a total flop B. a west of time and effort
C. a great success D. of crucial importance
Question 60: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea
Drilling Project?
A. Geologists were able to determine the Earth’s appearance hundreds of millions of years ago.
B. Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.
C. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen
D. Information was revealed about the Earth’s past climatic changes.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions.
Are organically grown foods the best choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over
conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods –
a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more
nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical North
American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by
sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although
most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material
advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result,
claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or
provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other
wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to
synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to fertilized eggs, that untreated grains are
better than fumigated grains and the like. One thing that most organically grown food products seem to
have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers
are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than
conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with
limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead
Question 61: The word “Advocates” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Proponents B. Inspectors C. Consumers D. Merchants
Question 62: In the first paragraph, the word “other” refers to ___.
A. advocates B. products C. advantages D. organic foods
Question 63: The “welcome development” mentioned is an increase in___.
A. the amount of health food grown in North American
B. interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
C. the number of consumers in North American
D. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
Question 64: According to the first paragraph, which of the following is True about the terms “organic foods”?
A. It has been used only in recent years. B. It is seldom used by consumers.
C. It has no fixed meaning. D. It is accepted by most nutritionists.
Question 65: The word “unsubstantiated” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. uncontested B. unbelievable C. unverified D. unpopular
Question 66: The word “maintain” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. preserve B. retire C. improve D. monitor
Question 67: Who does the author think should NOT buy organic foods?
A. Advocated of organic food B. Wealthy people
C. Concerned consumers D. Low income consumers
Question 68: The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy
organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because ___.
A. too many farmers will stop using conventional method to grow food crops
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods
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C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
D. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods
Question 69: According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than
conventionally grown foods are often ___.
A. wealthy B. mistaken C. thrifty D. careless
Question 70: What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods?
A. Very enthusiastic B. Neutral C. Skeptical D. Somewhat favorable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions.
Question 71: His handwriting is so small that I can hardly read it.
A. His handwriting is too bad to read.
B. He is used to small writing so I can hardly read it
C. His handwriting is the smallest I have ever read.
D. He has such small writing that I can hardly read it.
Question 72: The only student who failed the exam was John.
A. Everyone passed the exam.
B. Together with other students, John failed the exam.
C. With the exception of John, everyone passed the exam.
D. Everyone, apart from John, failed the exam
Question 73: “Why don’t you get your hair cut, Gavin?” said Adam.
A. Adam advised Gavin to cut his hair
B. Gavin was suggested to have a haircut.
C. It was suggested that Adam get Gavin’s hair cut.
D. Adam suggested that Gavin should have his hair cut
Question 74: You are all welcome to take any food you like.
A. Any food welcome to take if you like.
B. It’s my pleasure to take any food you like.
C. You don’t have to pay for any food that you like.
D. Please help yourselves to any food you like.
Question 75: Without skilful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
A. With skilful surgery he would have survived the operation.
B. Had it not been for skilful surgery he would have survived the operation.
C. But for skilful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
D. He wouldn’t have survived the operation if he hadn’t had skilful surgery.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 76: It is important that _________.
A. an exact record should be kept B. an exact record to be kept
C. to keep an exact record D. keeping an exact record
Question 77: _________the book, please return it to me.
A. Should you find B. Will you have found
C. Will you be finding D. Will you find
Question 78: ______ that we went swimming.
A. So hot was the day B. It was a hot day
C. Being a hot day D. Due to a hot day
Question 79: I know Jimmy ______him.
A. too well so as to trust B. so well as to trust
C. too well to trust D. well enough as to trust
Question 80: _____ is the price of this car.
A. What interested in us B. That we are interested in
C. That interested us D. What we are interested in
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