Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D)) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.. Many of the things we do (51) ______ on receiving information from other people.[r]
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(2)A MULTIPLE CHOICE I PHONOLOGY
Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1 A chin B chorus C aching D orchestra
2 A dinosaur B crocodile C signature D rise
3 A thus B thumb C suppose D supply
4 A penalty B scenic C epidemic D level
5 A kissed B washed C practiced D advertised
ANSWERS:
1 A C B B D
Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others
6 A responsible B communicate C technology D electronic
7 A difficulty B anxiety C enormously D psychiatry
8 A general B understand C popular D telephone
9 A traditional B residential C expectation D competition 10 A academy B environment C dictionary D photography
ANSWERS:
6 D A B A 10 C
II VOCABULARY
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
11 In the _of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all times A requirement B interests C demands D assistance 12 He has put his car entirely at our…………for the holiday
A usage B disposal C pleasure D disposition 13 His bank had never been ………of his change of address
A contacted B notified C acquainted D communicated 14 The police were very ………….in their examination of the building
A exhausting B intense C thorough D concentrated 15 The roadwork made ………to the hotel from the main road difficult
A entrance B approach C access D ways in
16 After he set fire to the library, the boy was……….from school A expelled B excluded C exiled D extracted
17 The museum wishes to……….an assistant curator for its fossil collection A appoint B commission C authorize D assign
18 They can’t ………….on a name for the baby
(3)19 They could find no………… of the missing car despite an extensive search
A clue B remnant C indication D trace
20 I am never free on Tuesday evenings as I have a ………… arrangement to go to the cinema with a friend
A long-standing B long-lived C long-range D long-lasting ANSWERS:
11 B 12 B 13 B 14 C 15 C
16 A 17 A 18 B 19 D 20 A
III GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
21 Only because she had to support her family……… to leave school A that Alice decide B so Alice decided C Alice decidD did Alice decide 22 They looked out to the seashore ………a number of ships
A On the horizon he could see B On the horizon could he see C He could see on the horizon D On the horizon could see he 23 Morton says his parents kicked him out, but his brothers say this isn’t……
A that B there C so D it
24 Just as mental illness has less severe “shadow” versions,………
A a developmental disorder, so does an autism B than does autism, a developmental disorder
C so did an autism, a developmental disorder D so does autism, a developmental disorder
25 I’m …….my brother is
A nowhere like so ambitious B nothing near as ambitious as C nothing as ambitious than D nowhere near as ambitious as 26 It is essential that Alice ……Tom of the meeting tomorrow
A remind B must remind C reminds D will remind 27 ………, 70 percent alcohol is more effective than 100 percent alcohol
A How an antiseptic is used B An antiseptic used C When used as an antiseptic D An antiseptic when used 28 That humans should all have some fat in our diets is……
A a commonly held view B not yet a proven fact
C only true for women D proven to be true by experiments on rats 29 ………do his views reflect those of the company as a whole?
A To what extent B In what condition
C Under what circumstances D To what end
30 –“ Last I heard, she was working in South Africa” –“……….?”
(4)ANSWERS:
21 D 22 A 23 C 24 D 25 D
26 A 27 C 28 B 29 A 30 B
IV PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. 31 She ………till the early hours listening to pop music
A took me up B kept me up C caught me up D held me up
32 This young tree could not have been damaged by accident I believe it was done ………
A in fact B on purpose C by appointment D by plan 33 Be careful! The tree is going to fall
A Look out B Look up C Look on D Look after
34 Everything is……… you I cannot make ……….my mind yet A out off / on B up to / up C away from / for D on for / off 35 Go ……… this book because it has the information you need
A over B by C off D on
36 Arthur assured me that he was going to come but he hasn’t ……….yet A turned in B turned up C turned round D turned on
37 I think the children ……… the story about seeing ghost
A made up B showed round C worn out D catch up 38 Terrorists had threatened to ………the embassy
A blow out B take off C put off D put out 39 That woman tried hard to show off her abilities
A postpone B consider C omit D display
40 You’ll find the sports results ……… the back page of the newspaper
A in B at C on D from
ANSWERS:
31 B 32 B 33 A 34 B 35 A
36 B 37 A 38 A 39 D 40 C
V CLOZE TESTS :
CLOZE TEST Read the following passages and choose the best option to fill in the gap
(5)easy for them There is much more to worry about than there was in the past Jobs are not as secure (44) _ they used to be and teenagers can no (45) _ be confident that the world will always be peaceful and free of pollution
Teenagers drive their parents crazy (46) _ many ways Some of them spray their hair with amazing color, while others wear clothes that shock their parents They all want (47) _ own stereos, mobile phones and televisions But these young people are not really behaving differently from how their parents behaved when they were young Many of today's parents and grandparents will laugh when they (48) _ crazy fashions they wore Those adults, who are parents now, fought with their own parents about clothes and lifestyles (49) _ teenagers have fought with their parents (50) _ time began and no doubt they will always…
41 A by far B great C much D lot
42 A little B a little C few D a few
43 A Despite B In spite C However D Even though
44 A like B as C but D when
45 A more B farther C sooner D longer
46 A in B on C at D by
47 A an B his C ones D their
48 A remind B think C review D remember
49 A As well B In fact C At last D At once
50 A since B from C when D as
ANSWERS:
41 C 42 D 43 C 44 B 45 D
46 A 47 D 48 A 49 C 50 A
CLOZE TESTS Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D)) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Many of the things we (51) on receiving information from other people Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information (52) stored, processed and communicated In the past this information had to be kept on paper (53) , for example, books, newspapers and timetables Now more and more information is put (54) computers
Computers play a role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it (55) the use of computers in both shops and offices Big shops have to deal with very large (56) of information They have to make sure that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to reorder before (57) run out A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper Once it had been dealt with by people, the paper was (58) for future reference This way of working was never (59) easy or fast A computer system is much more(60)
(6)54: A by B in C with D on 55: A Be considered B To consider
C To be considered D Consider
56: A numbers B number C amount D amounts 57: A stocks B items C purchases D cargoes 58: A thrown away B torn off C put aside D recycled
59: A particularized B particular C particularly D particularity 60:A capable B effective C formal D skillful ANSWERS:
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
C D C D D C D C C B
VI READING COMPREHENSION :
READING COMPREHENSION Read the text below and then answer the questions The modern comic strip started out as ammunition in a newspaper war between giants of the American press in the late 19th century The first full - color comic strip appeared in January 1894 in the New York World, owned by Joseph Pulitzer The first regular weekly full - color comic supplement, similar to today’s Sunday funnies, appeared two years later, in William Randolph Hearst’s rival New York paper, the morning Journal
Both were immensely popular, and publishers realized that supplementing the news with comic relief boosted the sale of papers The Morning journal started another feature in 1896, the “Yellow Kid,” the first continuous comic character in the United States, whose creator, Richard Outcault had been lured away from the “World” by the ambitious Hearst The “Yellow Kid’ was in many ways a pioneer Its comic dialogue was the strictly urban farce that came to characterize later strips, and it introduced the speech balloon inside the strip, usually placed above the characters’ heads
The first strip to incorporate all the elements of later comics was Rudolph Dirks’s “Katzenjammer Kids,” based on Wilheim Busch’s Max and Moritz, a European satire of the nineteenth century The “Kids” strip, first published in 1897, served as the prototype for future American strips It contained not only speech balloons, but a continuous cast of characters, and was divided into small regular panels that did away with the larger panoramic scenes of earlier comics
Newspaper syndication played a major role in spreading the popularity of comic strips throughout the country Though weekly colored comics came first, daily black and -white strips were not far behind They first appeared in the Chicago American in 1904 it was followed by many imitators, and by 1915 black - and - white comic strips had become a staple of daily newspapers around the country.
61 What does the passage mainly discuss? A A comparison of two popular comic strips
B The differences between early and modern comic strips C The effects of newspapers on comic strip stories
D Features of early comic strips in the United States
62 Why does the author mention Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst? A They established New York’s first newspaper
(7)C Their comic strips are still published today D They owned major competitive newspapers
63 The passage suggests that comic strips were popular for which of the following reasons?
A They provided a break from serious news stories B Readers enjoyed the unusual drawings
C Readers could identify with the characters D They were about real - life situations
64 To say that Richard Outcault had been lured away from the ‘World’ by Hearst (line 9) means which of the following?
A Hearst convinced Outcault to leave the World B Hearst fired Outcault from the World
C Hearst warned Outcault to leave the World D Hearst wanted Outcault to work for the World 65 The word “it” in line 10 refers to _
A The “Yellow Kid” B dialogue C farce D balloon 66 According to the passage, the “Yellow Kid” was the first comic strip to all of the following EXCEPT _
A feature the same character in each episode B include dialogue inside a balloon
C appear in a Chicago newspaper
D characterize city life in a humorous way
67 The word “incorporate” in line 12 is closest in meaning to
A affect B create C combine D mention
68 The word “prototype” in line 14 is closest in meaning to
A story B humor C drawing D model
69 The word “staple” in line 20 is closest in meaning to _
A regular feature B Popular edition C new version D huge success 70 In what order does the author discuss various comic strips in the passage?
A alphabetical order by title
B in the order in which they were created
C according to the newspaper in which they appeared D from most popular to least popular
ANSWERS:
61 D 62 D 63 A 64 A 65 A
66 C 77 C 88 D 99 A 70 B
READING COMPREHENSION Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to each of the questions from.
Bees, classified into over 10,000 species, are insects found in almost every part of the world except the northernmost and southernmost regions One commonly known species is the honeybee, the only bee that produces honey and wax Humans use the wax in making candles, lipsticks, and other products, and they use the honey as a substance that people eat to maintain life and growth While gathering the nectar and pollen with which they make honey, bees are concurrently helping to fertilize the flowers on which they land Many fruits and vegetables would not survive if bees did not carry the pollen from blossom to blossom
(8)six-sided compartments, or cells The queen lays eggs in completed cells As the workers build more cells, the queen lays more eggs
All workers, like the queen, are female, but the workers are smaller than the queen The male honeybees are called drones; they no work and can not sting They are developed from unfertilized eggs, and their only job is to impregnate a queen The queen must be fertilized in order to lay more worker eggs During the season when less honey is available and the drone is of no further use, the workers block the drones from eating the honey so that they will starve to death
71 Which of the following is the best title for the reading?
A Many Species of Bees B The Useless Drone
C The Honeybee - Its characteristics and
Usefulness D Making Honey
72 What is the closest meaning of the word "concurrently"?
A independently B hardly
C variously D simultaneously
73 According to the passage, the drone
A can be male or female B mates with the queen and has no other purpose
C comes from eggs fertilized by other
drones D All are correct
74 According to the passage, people use honey
A to make candles B as foods
C as cosmetics D all are correct
75 The author implies that
A bees are unnecessary in the food chain B drones are completely dispensable C the queen can be a worker D drones are never females
76 In what way does the reading imply that bees are useful in nature?
A They pollinate fruit and vegetable plants B They make marvelous creation from max C They kill the dangerous drones D They create storage spaces
77 The passage implies that bees can be found in each of the following parts of the world except
A Africa B China
C Europe D Antarctica
78 What is the closest meaning of the word " distinct "?
A seclude B unique
C dependent D complex
79 All of the following are characteristics of a honeycomb except A it contains hexagonal sections B it is made of honey
C it is made of wax D it is impermeable
80 It can be inferred from the reading that bee wax is _
A absorbent B complex in structure
C easily bent and shaped D poisonous ANSWERS:
71 C 72 D 73 B 74 B 75 D 76 A 77 D 78 B 79 B 80 C B WRITTEN TEST:
(9)OPEN CLOZE TEXT Fill in each blank in the following passages with ONE suitable word to make meaningful passages.
School students not shower after sports class
A report has found that more than half of high (81) boys and two-thirds of girls never shower after a physical (82) class Researchers suggest that students don't want to sweat and take a (83) , so they are less active in sports classes The researchers questioned almost 4,000 children in schools in Essex, England Lead researcher Dr Gavin Sandercock said he was surprised (84) how rarely students showered He said: "We know (85) children aren't getting (86) physical activity because we have seen (87) _ fitness declining; (88) the unwillingness to shower is a barrier to working up a sweat (89) playing sport, it's something we need to tackle to promote activity(90) schools."
ANSWERS:
81-school 82-education 83- shower 84- at 85- that
86- enough 87- their 88- if 89- or 90- at
OPEN CLOZE TEXT Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word.
Scientists are still curious about the effects of the oceanographic phenomenon called El Nino, which (91) ………… in the south-west Pacific Ocean There is no doubt, however, about the reason for its occurrence Every few years, a rise in surface temperatures (92) ………… to a temporary decrease in trade winds makes sea levels rise, and waves head north-east up the coast of South America El Nino is noted (93) ………….its effect on local climates, but recent research has shown that it is also (94) ………….for wider atmospheric changes, resulting, for example, (95) ………….temporary drought in the Sahel or failure of the maize harvest in Zimbabwe
Now scientists involved in oceanographic research are working on a new theory, that El Nino can produce changes (96) ………….ocean patterns that may last for decades Computers at the Naval Research Laboratory in Mississippi, fed with the latest satellite (97) ………….on sea temperatures and wave heights, show that the giant waves that roll across the Pacific may be the result of a previous El Nino, which will (98) ………… to affect the circulation of the North Pacific for years to come
The 1982 El Nino, the strongest of the 20th century, is (99) ………….of causing the flooding of the Mississippi basin in 1993, with the loss of life and serious (100) …….to crops and property that resulted
ANSWERS
91 occurs 92 due 93 for 94 responsible 95 in
96 in 97 information 98 continue 99 suspected 100 damage
VIII WORD FORMATION:
(10)101 Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save _ species (DANGER) 102.There are some and differences between the New Year in Japan and that in Vietnam (SIMILAR)
103 He resigned for a _ of reasons (VARIOUS) 104 We have to decide to interview only the best six for the job (APPLY) 105 Her son is always mischievous and , which annoys her very much (OBEY) 106 Sugar is the of healthy teeth (DESTRUCTION) 107 What percentage of the city’s _ live in poverty? (HOUSE) 108 When confronted with a mass of red tape, many people feel a sense of (POWER) 109 Mr Pike has _ his wife by three years (LIVE) 110 I was a bit _ by my performance in the first exam, but I decided (MORAL) to make an extra effort in the ones left
ANSWER.
101.endangered 102.similarities 103.variety 104 applicants 105.disobedient 106.destroyer 107.households 108
powerlessness
109 outlived 110 demoralised
2 Read the text and then fill in the blank with the correct form of the word chosen from the box
able accuracy believe confide express
ignore know loaf three understand
Seven-year-olds fail test
A study by the National Foundation for Educational Research of 3400 seven-year-old pupils shows an (111) ………….of basic math and English which is simply (112) ………… The results, which were published recently, show that one in seven children lack basic (113) ………….of math and cannot even simple multiplication, such as x The results also show that a (114) ………….of the children in this age group cannot count up to 100 and not know what (115) ………….such as half and a quarter, refer to Moreover, only half of the children had any (116) ………….of the decimal system for money and only one in thirty could (117) ………….read the temperature on a thermometer Finally, only one in seven could say what the cost of three 50p (118) ………….is
As regards English, more than a quarter have not learnt to read with any (119) ……….and have problems with the alphabet; meanwhile another 25% are (120) ………….to spell easy words, like can, man and hot.
ANSWERS:
111 ignorance 112 unbelievable 113 knowledge 114 third 115 expressions 116 understanding 117 accurately 118 loaves 119 confidence 120 unable
(11)The passage below contains 10 mistakes Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in the space provided in the column on the right (0) has been done as an example
Traditional, mental tests have been divided into two types Achievement tests are designed to measure acquiring skills and knowledge, particularly those that have been explicitness taught The proficiency exams required by few states for high school graduation are achievement tests Aptitude tests are designed and measure a person ability to acquire new skills to knowledge For example, vocation aptitude tests can help you decide whether you would better like a mechanic or musician However, all mental tests are in some sense achievement tests because they assumption some sort of past learning or experience with certainly objects, words, or situations The difference between achievement and aptitude tests is the degree and intention use
0 traditional → traditionally 121 ……… 122 ……… 123 ……… 124 ……… 125 ……… 126 ……… 127 ……… 128 ……… 129 ……… 130 ………
ANSWERS:
121 acquiring → acquired 122 explicitness → explicitly 123 few → a few
124 and → to
125 person → person’s
126 vocation → vocational 127 like → as
128 assumption → assume 129 certainly → certain 130 intention → intended
X SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
PART 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it.
131 Return the product to the shop if you have any complaints about it
Should
132 It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine
I cancelled _
133 Her success went beyond her expectation
Never _
134 His fondness for the game increased with his proficiency
The more
135 Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation
The operation left
136 Teams of experts are examining the damage to the building (examined)
The damage to the building
137 I used my calculator; otherwise, it would have taken longer (If)
(12)138 You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided (ought)
You _
139 My advice to you is to change the car immediately (were)
If _
140 “Please don’t take my money, it’s all I have.” said the old woman to the intruder (pleaded)
The old woman _
ANSWER
131 ………you have any complaints about the product, return it to the shop. 132 … my subscription to that magazine nine months ago.
133 ………had she expected she was so successful.
134 ……proficient he was at the game, the more he was fond of it. 135 ……… Simon feeling weaker than he (had) expected.
136 The damage to the building is being examined by teams of experts. 137 If I hadn’t used my calculator, it would have taken longer
138 You ought to have thought carefully before you decided. 139 If I were you, I would change the car immediately
140 The old woman pleaded with the intruder not to take her money because/ as/ since it was all she had.