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PRACTICE TEST Questions - 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 A domestic B difficult C dilema D dilution A nonsense B nonplus C nonesuch D nonsuit A superficial B supermarket C supernormal D superprofit A television B supervision C intervention D realization A landscape B escape C homage D courage Questions - 35 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option to fill each blank All the girls but one _ present yesterday A was B were C is D are _ it is getting dark, we will not wait for him any longer A Unless B Since C While D Although The students sat quietly in the classroom, _ to their teacher A listening B listen C listened D listens Though she was very tired, she went on _ A work B to work C working D worked 10 Our class _ of twenty boys and ten girls A is consist B is composed C contains D contained 11 He had the sofa delivered, _ ? A didn't he B wasn't he C couldn't he D shouldn't he 12 I'll come _ help you A to B in order C for D so 13 "Tell me when you're coming to London." "Certainly I'll _ you before I set off." A strike B sound C ring D hit 14 He can't stand _ in such poor conditions A to living B living C live D to be alive 15 Nobody is ready to go, _ ? A are they B isn't he C is he D aren't they 16 _ is another language besides the first language officially used in a community A Native language B Second language C Mother tongue D Foreign language 17 Willie Cather, _ a prominent American writer, grew up in Nebraska during the early farming years A became B who became C she became D it is she who became 18 If I _ wings, I _ take an airplane to fly home A have/won't have to B had/wouldn't have to C had/ didn't have to D have/ will have to 19 They have no _ for help A expectation B expect C expectative D expectancy 20 A new style of jeans _ in the USA A has just introduced B were just introduced C has just been introduced D have just been introduced 21 There's a law that says you _ throw trash on the street A don't have to B must not C might not D couldn't 22 Boys and girls may behave _ in this situation A difference B differing C different D differently 23 They are trying to _ the problem A fail B succeed C gain D solve 24 When he worked here, Simon _ mistakes A was always making B made always C was making always D always made 25 At school, David was _ anyone else in his class A as clever as B as clever than C cleverer D cleverest 26 _ the people in our village buy meat everyday A Just a few B Only some C Not much of D Not many of 27 Tom works at a garage and so spends _ lying under motor cars A many time B many times C much time D a lot of times 28 Jack went out, but he didn't tell _ where he was going A anyone B no one C one D none 29 "Do the Smiths live next door to you?" "No, but they _ " A used to B used to C used to was D used to did 30 Someone must have taken my bag I clearly remember _ it by the window and now it has gone A to have left B leave C to leave D leaving 31 He _ me by asking me stupid questions while I am working A annoys B quarrels C interferes D damages 32 The job was more difficult than I _ expected it to be A have B had C would D might 33 A good friend will stand _ you when you're having problems A by B against others C out for D in for 34 Everything included, the cost of our new living room came to a _ total of £10,000 A grand B great C gross D full 35 I don't hate classical music On the _ , I like it very much indeed! A opposite B contrary C alternative D contrast Questions 36 - 45 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, 8, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks Why did you decide to read this, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every single part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight's (36) ? Common sense (37) that the answers to these questions depend on "readability" - whether the (38) matter is interesting, the argument clear and the (39) attractive But psychologists are trying to (40) why people read - and often don't read certain things, for example technical information They also have examine so much the writing as the readers Even the most technically confident people often (41) instructions for the video or home computer in favor of hands-on experience And people frequently take little notice of consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts Psychologists researching reading (42) to assume that both beginners and competent readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish There are (43) among them about the role of eyes, memory and brain during the process Some people believe that fluent readers take in very letter or word they see; others (44) that readers rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension (45) then reading stops 36 A term B period C time D gap 37 A suggests B transmits C advises D informs 38 A subject B topic C content D text 39 A pattern B formation C layout D assembly 40 A ensure B determine C value D rate 41 A miss B omit C pass D ignore 42 A tend B undertake C lead D consent 43 A objections B arguments C contests D separations 44 A insist B direct C urge D press 45 A sets B occurs C issues D establishes Questions 46 - 55 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions Scientists have discovered that for the last 160,000 years, at least, there has been a consistent relationship between the amount of carbon dioxide in the air and the average temperature of the planet The importance of carbon dioxide in regulating the Earth's temperature was confirmed by scientists working in eastern Antarctica Drilling down into a glacier, they extracted a mile-long cylinder of ice from the hole The glacier had formed as layer upon layer of snow accumulated year after year Thus drilling into the ice was tantamount to drilling back through time The deepest sections of the core are composed of water that fell as snow 160,000 years ago Scientists in Grenoble, France, fractured portions of the core and measured the composition of ancient air released from bubbles in the ice Instruments were used to measure the ratio of certain isotopes in the frozen water to get an idea of the prevailing atmospheric temperature at the time when that particular bit of water became locked in the glacier The result is a remarkable unbroken record of temperature and of atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide Almost every time the chill of an ice age descended on the planet, carbon dioxide levels dropped When the global temperature dropped 9°F (5°C), carbon dioxide levels dropped to 190 parts per million or so Generally, as each ice age ended and the Earth basked in a warm interglacial period, carbon dioxide levels were around 280 parts per million Through the 160,000 years of that ice record, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere fluctuated between 190 and 280 parts per million, but never rose much higher-until the Industrial Revolution beginning in the eighteenth century and continuing today There is indirect evidence that the link between carbon dioxide levels and global temperature change goes back much further than the glacial record Carbon dioxide ievels may have been much greater than the current concentration during the Carboniferous period, 360 to 285 million years ago The period was named for a profusion of plant life whose buried remains produced a large fraction of the coal deposits that are being brought to the surface and burned today 46 Which of the following does the passage mainly discuss? A Chemical causes of ice ages B Techniques for studying ancient layers of ice in glaciers C Evidence of a relationship between levels of carbon dioxide and global temperature D Effects of plant life on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere 47 The word "accumulated" is closest in meaning to _ A spread out B changed C became denser D built up 48 According to the passage, the drilling of the glacier in eastern Antarctica was important because it _ A allowed scientists to experiment with new drilling techniques B permitted the study of surface temperatures in an ice-covered region of Earth C provided insight about climate conditions in earlier periods D confirmed earlier findings about how glaciers are formed 49 The phrase "tantamount" is closest in meaning to _ A complementary to B practically the same as C especially well suited to D unlikely to be confused with 50 According to the passage, Grenoble, France, is the place where _ A instruments were developed for measuring certain chemical elements B scientists first recorded atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide C scientists studied the contents of an ice core from Antarctica D scientists studied the contents of an ice core from France 51 According to the passage, scientists used isotopes from the water of the ice core to determine which of following? A The amount of air that had bubbled to the surface since the ice had formed B The temperature of the atmosphere when the ice was formed C The date at which water had become locked in the glacier D The rate at which water had been frozen in the glacier 52 The word "remarkable" is closest in meaning to _ A genuine B permanent C extraordinary D continuous 53 The word "link" is closest in meaning to _ A tension B connection C attraction D distance 54 The passage implies that the warmest temperatures among the periods mentioned occurred A in the early eighteenth century B 160,000 years ago C at the end of each ice age D between 360 and 285 million years ago 55 According to the passage, the Carboniferous period was characterized by A a reduction in the number of coal deposits B the burning of a large amount of coal C an abundance of plants D an accelerated rate of glacier formation Questions 56 - 65 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions Some animal behaviorists argue that certain animals can remember past events, anticipate future ones, make plans and choices, and coordinate activities within a group These scientists, however, are cautious about the extent to which animals can be credited with conscious processing Explanations of animal behavior that leave out any sort of consciousness at all and ascribe actions entirely to instinct leave many questions unanswered One example of such unexplained behavior: Honeybees communicate the sources of nectar to one another by doing a dance in a figure-eight pattern The orientation of the dance conveys the position of the food relative to the sun's position in the sky, and the speed of the dance tells how far the food source is from the hive Most researchers assume that the ability to perform and encode the dance is innate and shows no special intelligence But in one study, when experimenters kept changing the site of the food source, each time moving the food 25 percent farther from the previous site, foraging honeybees began to anticipate where the food source would appear next When the researchers arrived at the new location, they would find the bees circling the spot, waiting for their food No one has yet explained how bees, whose brains weigh four ten-thousandths of an ounce, could have inferred the location of the new site Other behaviors that may indicate some cognition include tool use Many animals, like the otter who uses a stone to crack mussel shells, are capable of using objects in the natural environment as rudimentary tools One researcher has found that mother chimpanzees occasionally show their young how to use tools to open hard nuts In one study, chimpanzees compared two pairs of food wells containing chocolate chips One pair might contain, say, five chips and three chips, the other four chips and three chips Allowed to choose which pair they wanted, the chimpanzees almost always chose the one with the higher total, showing some sort of summing ability Other chimpanzees have learned to use numerals to label quantities of items and simple sums 56 What does the passage mainly discuss? A The role of instinct in animal behavior B Observations that suggest consciousness in animal behavior C The use of food in studies of animal behavior D Differences between the behavior of animals in their natural environments and in laboratory experiments 57 Which of the following is NOT discussed as an ability animals are thought to have? A Selecting among choices B Anticipating events to come C Remembering past experiences D Communicating emotions 58 What is the purpose of the honeybee dance? A To determine the quantity of food at a site B To communicate the location of food C To increase the speed of travel to food sources D To identify the type of nectar that is available 59 The word "yet." is closest in meaning to _ A however B since C generally D so far 60 What did researchers discover in the study of honeybees discussed in paragraph 2? A Bees are able to travel at greater speeds than scientists thought B The bees could travel 25% farther than scientists expected C The bees were able to determine in advance where scientists would place their food D Changing the location of food caused bees to decrease their dance activity 61 It can be inferred from the passage that brain size is assumed to A be an indicator of cognitive ability B vary among individuals within a species C be related to food consumption D correspond to levels of activity 62 Why are otters and mussel shells included in the discussion in paragraph 3? A To provide an example of tool use among animals B To prove that certain species demonstrate greater ability in tool use than other species C To provide an example of the use of weapons among animals D To show that animals are very good at using objects in their habitat 63 The word "rudimentary" is closest in meaning to _ A superior B original C basic D technical 64 The phrase "the one" refers to the _ A study B pair C chimpanzee D ability 65 Scientists concluded from the experiment with chimpanzees and chocolate chips that chimpanzees _ A lack abilities that other primates have B prefer to work in pairs or groups C exhibit behavior that indicates certain mathematical abilities D have difficulty selecting when given choices Questions 66 - 70 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 66 Many Civil War battles were fought in Virginia than in any other state 67 From 1785 to 1990, the capital of the U.S is located in New York City 68 Astronomers not know how many galaxies there are, but it is thought that there is millions or perhaps billions 69 Nutritionists recommend that foods from each of the four basic groups be eaten on a regularly daily basis 70 More than 80 percent of labors at the construction site are temporary workers Questions 71 - 75 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one 71 Tim insisted on being told the complete story A Nothing but the whole story satisfied Tim B Tim insisted on the complete story being told C Tim demanded on being told the complete story D The complete story was insisted on being told 72 The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money A Money is something that makes this job worthwhile B Were it not for the money, this job wouldn't be worthwhile C If it weren't been for the money, this job wouldn't be worthwhile D Had it not been for the money, this job wouldn't have been worthwhile 73 Jane's husband will be returning from South America quite soon A Jane and her husband will be returning from South America quite soon B It is Jane's husband that is returning from South America quite soon C It won't be long before Jane's husband returns from South America D It won't be long before Jane's husband returns from South America quite soon 74 I have called this meeting in order to present the latest sale figures A This meeting is called in order to present the latest sale figures B My purpose in having called this meeting is to present the latest sale figures C This meeting is in order to present the latest sale figures D My purpose in this meeting is in order to present the latest sale figures 75 She has always had a good relationship with the children A She has got a lot of friend children B The children have had her as their friend C She has always got away well with the children D She has always got on well with the children Questions 76 - 80 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best sentence built from the given words or phrases 76 when 1/ airport/ plane/ already/ leave A When I arrived the airport, the plane had already left B When I got to the airport, the plane had already left C When I reached at the airport, the plane already left D When I came the airport, the plane had already left 77 If/ weather/ fine/ an excursion! tomorrow A If the weather will be fine, we will go on an excursion tomorrow B If the weather is fine, we will go on an excursion tomorrow C If the weather is fine, we would go on an excursion tomorrow D If the weather were fine, we would go on an excursion tomorrow 78 She/ not alone/ when/ shopping/ yesterday A She was not alone when she did shopping yesterday B She is not alone when she go shopping yesterday C She was not alone when she went shopping yesterday D She had not been alone when she went shopping yesterday 79 a pity/ wish/ telll about/ this A What a pity! I wish you had told us about this B What a pity! I wish you told us about this C What a pity! I wish you would tell us about this D What a pity! I wish you have told us about this 80 Only/ this way/ make/ laws/ effective A Only by this way we can make our laws effective B Only this way we can make our laws effective C Only by this way can we make our laws effective D Only by this way we can make it effective our laws  ... Questions 66 - 70 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 66 Many Civil War battles were fought in Virginia than in any other state 67 From... their habitat 63 The word "rudimentary" is closest in meaning to _ A superior B original C basic D technical 64 The phrase "the one" refers to the _ A study B pair C chimpanzee D ability 65 Scientists... the periods mentioned occurred A in the early eighteenth century B 160 ,000 years ago C at the end of each ice age D between 360 and 285 million years ago 55 According to the passage, the Carboniferous