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PRACTICE TEST 2 Time allotted: 90 minutes

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from the others: in each of the following questions

Question 1: A contrivance B dynamics C imagine D vigorous Question 2: A commercialize B characterise C computerise D memorialise

Question 3: A spontaneous B procedure C committee D predator

Question 4: A detective B observant C recommend D continual

Question 5: A apparatus B prosperity C participant D peninsula

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same line

Question 6: A geyser B honeymoon C journey D money Question 7: A every B inheritance C spectacular D electronic

Question 9: A envelopes B communicates C headaches D judges

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 11: Did your school campaign to clean up the neighborhood ever come ?

Question 12: The new school complex cost _ the city council had budgeted for A just twice as much as B twice more by far than C twice much more than ——D.almost wice as much as

Question 13: The government has agreed to _ healthcare for all citizens over 60 years of age

Question 14: _ companies have announced economic losses recently

A A large number of B A several of C A great deal of D Plenty of the

Question 15: I'm glad | accepted the summer job in Italy, otherwise | you

- Question 16: Sharon is such a positive person She _ her problems, whatever they are A takes a large bite of B tightens the screws on

Question 17: The peach pie was so delicious that we the whole thing

A coughed up B polished off C wound up D sponge off Question 18: - "Ann borrowed the car without asking last night." -"I know, and _, he asked me fora raise in his allowance."

A all in all B therefore C all the same D on top of that Question 19: Advertising on TV is very expensive now. , there is no shortage of companies competing for air time

A Moreover B Nonetheless C Consequently D Whereas

Question 20: Suzy _ her brain, and finally found the answer

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Question 21: He grew up inan _ place, which was an hour's drive from the nearest town

Question 22: - “We need some vegetables for dinner.”

- "Do we? Okay, ! at the market on the way home."

Question 23: - “Why are you so worried about Kyle?”

-"“ concems me is that he hasn't even contacted his parents.”

Question 24: — - “Do you have long, hot summers in your area?” - “August is the only month _it gets really warm.”

Question 25: Don't worry It's natural to lose your temper sometimes

Question 26: A traumatic experience in childhood can a person for life

Question 27: - “How come Brenda didn't audition for the show?” -“|guessshe the notice.”

Question 28: - "What about going to National Museum this weekend? - ; A | agree with you B | will accept that C That's a good idea! D Me, too

Question 29: - “I got a job as a lecturer in the English Department.” 7

Question 30: —- ‘It says here that cosmetic companies perform more than half of all animal tests.”

C Oh, it's just ridiculous D The very thought of it makes me sick

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the

underlined in each of the following questions

Question 31: Because of his novel approaches to scientific problem, Edison was able to patent dozens of

inventions

Question 32: The cultural life of New Orleans is a synthesis of contributions by both blacks and white

A product B demonstration C reflection D combination Question 33: The Sweetwater River was supposedly named by General William Ashley in 1823 because its water tasted sweet to his trappers

Question 34: Technical curricula are requisite in a wide range of fields

Question 35: Modes of suggestion are usually verbal or visual and sometimes may involve the other

senses

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or the phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to thị

underlined in each of the following questions,

Question 36: We left New York when | was six, so my recollections of it are rather faint

Question 37: We are very grateful to Professor Humble for his generosity in donating this wonderful painting to the museum

Question 38: Generally speaking | don't read film reviews because | like to be open-minded when | got,

A, absent-minded B narrow-minded C small-minded D broad-minded

Question 39: Astrology contends that the position of constellations at the moment of your birth profouny,

influences your future :

A unmistakably B inconsistently C insignificantly D indisputably

Question 40: The motorist felt that the ticket for the infraction was unwarranted Me

A inevitable B conscientious C inadvertent D justified

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer fo eay, of the questions

Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, th, crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare Ân;

since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he ce,

_ scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop

Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstar, its desiccating effects No moist-skinned, water-loving animals can exist there Few large animals are foun

the giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat Since desert country IS Ope,

it holds more swift-footed, running, and leaping creatures than the tangled forest Its population are large,

noctumal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth Yet they are not emaciated Having adapted to the, austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere in the world

The secret of their adjustment lies in a combination of behaviour and physiology None cou, survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter, minutes So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the gr0uni emerging to hunt only by night The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, by

18 inches down the temperature is only 60-degrees

! An example of a desert animal that has adapted to subterranean living and lack of water is ts

“ kangaroo rat Like many desert animals, kangaroo rats stay underground during the day At night, they outside to look for food As evening temperatures drop, moisture from the air forms on plants and seed

They absorb some of this moisture and kangaroo rats take in the life-giving water as they eat Question 41: What is the topic of this passage?

C Animal life in a desert environment D Man’s life in the desert

Question 42: The word “greater” in line 1is CLOSEST in meaningto

A stronger B larger C more noticeable D heavier

Question 43: The phrase “those forms’ in line 6 refers to all of the following EXCEPT

C moist-skinned animals D many large animals

A drying B humidifying C killing D life threatening

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Question 45: The author mentions all of the following as examples of the behaviour of desert animals

A animals sleep during the day B animals dig homes underground C animals are noisy and aggressive D animals are watchful and quiet

Question 46: The word “emaciated” in line 12 is CLOSEST in meaning to

Question 47: The author states that one characteristic of animals that live in the desert is that they A are smaller and fleeter than forest animals

B are less healthy than animals that live in different places C can hunt in temperatures of 150 degrees

D live in an accommodating environment

Question 48: The word ‘subterranean’ in line 17 is CLOSEST in meaning to

Question 49: The word ‘they’ in passage 4 refersto —_—«y

Question 50: Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage?

_ A Water is the basis of life B All living things adjust to their environment C Desert life is colourful D Healthy animals live longer lives

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction

Question 51: To save the California condor from extinct, a group of federal, local and private

-efficiently by the body that are those occurring naturally in foods

Question 54: Wages and salaries account for nearly three fourths of the total national

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According to the best evidence gathered by space robes and astronomers, Mars is an inhospitable planet, more similar to Earth's Moon than to Earth itself - a dry, stark, seemingly lifeless world Mars’ air pressure is equal to Earth's at an altitude of 100,000 feet The air there is 95 percent

carbon dioxide

Mars has no ozone layer to screen out the sun's lethal radiation Daytime temperatures may

reach above freezing, but because the planet is blanketed by the mere wisp of an atmosphere, the heat

radiates back into space Even at the equator, the temperature drops to -50°C (60°F) at night Today

there is no liquid water, although valleys and channels on the surface show evidence of having been carved by running water The polar ice caps are made of frozen water and carbon dioxide, and water may be frozen in the ground as permafrost

Despite these difficult conditions, certain scientists believe that there is a possibility of

transforming Mars into a more Earth-like planet Nuclear reactors might be used to melt frozen gases and eventually build up the atmosphere This in turn could create a “greenhouse effect” that would stop heat

from radiating back into space Liquid water could be thawed to form a polar ocean Once enough ice has

melted, suitable plants could be introduced to build up the level of oxygen in the atmosphere so that, in time, the planet would support animal life from Earth and even permanent human colonies “This was

once thought to be so far in the future as to be irrelevant, “said Christopher McKay, a research scientist at

NASA “But now it’s starting to look practical We could begin work in four or five decades.”

The idea of “terra-forming: Mars, as enthusiasts call it, has its roots in science fiction But as

researchers develop a more profound understanding of how Earth's ecology supports life, they have begun to see how it may be possible to create similar conditions on Mars Don't plan on homesteading on Mars any time soon, though The process could take hundreds or even thousands of years to complete and the cost would be staggering

Question 56: With which of the following is the passage primarily concerned?

A The possibility of changing the Martian environment B The challenge of interplanetary travel,

C The advantages of establishing colonies on Mars D The need to study the Martian ecology, Question 57: The word “stark” in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to

Question 58: The word “there” in paragraph 1/ refers to

A a point 100 miles above the Earth B the Earth’s Moon

Question 59: Which of the following does the author NOT list as a characteristic of the planet Mars that would make colonization difficult?

A: There is little liquid water B Daytime temperatures are dangerously high C The sun’s rays are deadly D Night time temperatures are extremely low Question 60: According to the passage, the Martian atmosphere today consists mainly of _

A carbon dioxide B oxygen C, ozone D water vapour

Question 61: It can be inferred from the passage that the “greenhouse effect” mentioned in paragraph 3

is

A the direct result of nuclear reactions B the cause of low temperatures on Mars

C caused by the introduction of green plants D a possible means of warming Mars Question 62: The word “suitable” in paragraph 3 is CLOSEST in meaning to

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Question 63: According to Christopher McKay, the possibility of transforming Mars :

A could only occur in science fiction stories

B will not begin for hundreds, even thousands of years C is completely impractical

D could be started in forty to fifty years

Question 64: The phrase “more profound” in paragraph 4 is CLOSEST in meaning to

Question 65: According to the article, the basic knowledge needed to transform Mars comes from A the science of astronomy B a knowledge of Earth's ecology

C data from space probes D science fiction stories

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the | correct word(s) for each of the blanks

Whatever line of work you're in, there's a lot to learn when you start a new job At big Japanese companies, new employees have to undergo several weeks of formal instruction in the (66) — of how

to behave at work After mastering the company song, new (67) are taught everything from how to shake hands to how to hand over a cup of tea correctly In Japan, manners play an important role in all

(68) of adult life Business has its own rules of behaviour, which must be adhered to Business

cards, for example, must be presented and received with the body held at a specific angle Cards must be

gestures have to be learnt and practised

Even after completing the training course, new employees may still find that corporate life is not easy Workers at large Japanese firms are expected to sacrifice a great deal for the company They often live in company-owned accommodation with their colleagues and put in (74) —s hours at work In offices,

workers are not free to leave until their (75) — have done so

Question 68: A perspective B aspecfs C worlds D walks

Question 69: A: delegated B demanded C handled D dealt Question 70: A extension B expansion C asset D occupation

Question 71: A innovative B impersonal C unemployed D inexperienced

Question 72: A taken on B received C circulated D set up

Question 73: A fall B shrink C downsize —D.diminish

Question 75: A.employees B superiors C staff D contemporaries

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in

the following questions

Question 76: The holiday was so expensive, We could only afford five days A It was such an expensive holiday that we could only afford five days

B The holiday was dirt cheap, so we could afford more than five days

C So expensive was a five-day holiday that we could hardly afford it D A five-day holiday wasn't cheap, so we couldn't afford it

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Question 77: The basketha!! team knew they Jost the match They soon started fo blame each other

A As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match

B No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match

C Not only did the basketball team lose the match but they blamed each other as well

D Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other Question 78: Our flight was delayed We decided to spend time at the duty-free shops

A As our flight was delayed, we decided to spend time at the duty-free shops

B We have been spending time at the duty-free shops since our flight was delayed

C We decided to spend time at the duty-free shops in case our flight was delayed D Although our flight was delayed, we decided to spend time at the duty-free shops

Question 79: / didn't pay attention to the teacher | failed to understand the lesson

D Unless | failed to understand the lesson, | would pay attention to the teacher

Question 80: Women still cover their heads in some countries They did so in the past A Women still cover their heads in some countries as they did in the past B Women still cover their heads in some countries as they did so in the past

C Women cover their heads in some countries similar to what they did so in the past D In the past, women covered their heads butt they do so today in some countries

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the

following questions

Question 81: He behaved so recklessly, so he would be disqualified from keeping his last job A If he hadn’t behaved so recklessly, he hadn't quit his last job

B Without his reckless behavior, he would have lost his last job

C Had he not behaved so recklessly, he wouldn't have been fired from his last job

D He didn't quit his job because he knew that he had behaved so recklessly

Question 82: / can’t stand his talking foolishly when everybody talks about something in a serious way A Everybody talks seriously when he talks foolishly

B | don’t mind his talking foolishly when everybody talks seriously C I can't understand what he talks when people talk foolishly D | hate him talking foolishly when people talk seriously

Question 83: “If / were you, | wouldn't read the job advertisement and position description carelessly.”

Helen said |

A Helen recommended that | take no notice of the job advertisement and position description B Helen advised me on reading the job advertisement and position description carelessly C Helen advised me against reading the job advertisement and position description carelessly D | was blamed for not reading the job advertisement and position description carefully by Helen Question 84: | really believe my letter came as a great surprise to John

A John might be very surprised to receive my letter B John might have been very surprised to receive my letter C John must be very surprised to receive my letter

D John must have been very surprised to receive my letter

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Question 85: The candidate was offered the job because of his excellent answers A The job was offered to the candidate although he couldn't answer the questions

B If it hadn't been for the candidate's excellent answers, he couldn't have got the job

C The candidate answered the questions so excellently that he might get the job

D Because it was such a good job, the candidate tried to answer the questions excellently

PRACTICE TEST 3

Time allotted: 90 min

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from the others’ in each line

Question 1: A discriminate B accuracy C particular D benevolent

Question 3: A mysterious B historic C heritage D transparent

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same line

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

Question 11: They say he inherited his money froma _ relative he had never met

Question 12: The economics of the plan the investors

Question 13: His business is growing so fast thathe must take _——s more workers

Question 14: Tropical diseases are comparatively in Europe

Question 15: The play was not what we had expected

Question 16: The police pursued the enemy relentlessly, —S_—«

A and finally catch him B finally catching him C to catch him in the final D with a final catch

luestion 17: The damage caused by poachers and illegal lumberjacks must to be believed