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(1)EXAM PRACTICE 72
I Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group
1 A account B bound C mount D thought
2 A amount B apprehend C approach D approval A orchestra B meadow C enemy D emigrate
4 A thorough B Thursday C thus D theory
5 A lie B cry C tin D tiny
6 A honeymoon B holiday C honour D homestay
7 A plug B hut C dull D pull
8 A one B some C sum D love
9 A wave B engage C day D hostage
10.A orchestra B charming C school D chemical II Find and circle the word in which the FIRST syllable is NOT stressed.
11.A interrupt B rectangle C internet D triangle
12.A medical B business C instead D company
13.A valuable B interrupt C pocket D brochure 14.A advertise B difference C secondary D connect 15.A encyclopedia B recently C illustrate D access 16.A dictionary B laptop C freelance D musician 17.A struggle B promoter C concert D promise 18.A conductor B stationary C solitary D personal 19.A loneliness B specialist C account D colleague
20.A model B biscuit C area D appointment
III Circle the_best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
21.People should smoking for the sake of health A refuse B stop C deny D fight 22.The motorbike was badly smashed up but the rider escaped without any
A injury B wound C destruction D damage
23.The rotten oranges should be _ so as not to affect the others in the basket
A thrown B thrown over C thrown back D thrown out
24.He used to roam the country but now he has a _ life A stable B settled C firm D still 25.There has been a great _for motorbikes in Vietnam for the last 10 years
A urge B request C demand D application 26 I am going to the library to _ these books A rotate B alter C shelter D exchange 27 It's usual for doctors to take our _ when we are ill A temperature B heat C test D body 28 I am bringing an umbrella in _ it rains in the evening A event B circumstance C occasion D case 29 He apologized for his mistakes and said he didn't any offence
A intend B propose C deliberate D determine
30 _ your head! The doorway is not very high A Care B Make C Mind D Bother IV Choose A, B,C or D for each of the following sentences.
31 Unlike other Asian states, Singapore has raw materials
A hardly no B any hardly C hardly some D hardly any 32 So far three houses _ A are built B were built C have built D have been built 33 You ought to some work, _ sitting there reading the paper
A in spite of B in addition to C instead of D in accordance with 34.What's taking an entrance exam _ ? A like B alike C likely D look like
35.The student his lesson thoroughly, was prepared for the exam
A to study B studying C studied D having studied
36.The body of a fish is quite different from a land animal A X B one of C that of D those of 37."I can understand everything Betty says." "But her brother speaks _ she does."
A better than B clearer than C more clear than D as good as 38."Do you want me to take you to the bus?" "No, I'll get there ."
A in some way B by some means C with a car D somehow 39."I'm going out how." "Would you mind me the key to the house?"
A leave B leaving C to leave D leaves
40."Why are you here and not in the library?" "I guess I'm tired _ studying." A of B with C for D by V Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct Circle and correct it.
41.The food is famous for their variety of spices, vegetables and fruit and many people are vegetarians A B C D
42.Once upon a time I would have asked for a company's brochure or informations pack, but nowadays most A B C
(2)43.I tell them it's nothing personally but they still sound offended
A B C D 44.The critics loved my performance and I've never been out work since
A B C D 45.The guard offered to lend me his mobile but I just thanked him about that
A B C D 46.The vacuum tube did an important contribution to the early growth of radio and television
A B C D 47.This musical instrument is the most complex and most large of all the plucked keyboard instruments
A B C D 48.There are more than eighty-four million specimens in the National Museum of Natural History's collection A B C of biological, geological, archeological, and anthropology treasures
D
49.The total thickness of the ventricular walls of the heart are about three times that of the atria
A B C D 50.Never in my life I have seen such a big horse
A B C D VI.
Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) nearest in meaning to the one in italic. 51 I think it's just possible he'll get the job
A He could get the job, but I'll be surprised if he does B I don't think he can possibly get the job C He can, and almost certainly will, get the job D If he tried harder, he would get the job 52.Tommy must be having a bath
A Tommy has got to have a bath B Tommy very much enjoys having a bath C If Tommy wants a bath, he can have one D It's certain Tommy is having a bath 53.I've a good mind to start learning Russian
A I'm clever enough to start learning Russian B I think I'll start learning Russian
C I've started learning Russian and I enjoy it D The Russian I've learnt is very useful to me 54.We can quite easily without a second bathroom
A We're managing quite well without using other bathroom B Life is easy when you have two bathrooms
C We've got one bathroom, and we don't need another D It's quite easy to build a second bathroom in a house 55.She told me she had to be home by ten o 'clock A She told me she was at home at ten o'clock
B She said it was necessary for her to get home before ten o'clock C She told me that she would be going home at ten o'clock D She said that she usually reached her home before ten o'clock 56.Tom asked the woman if she was married
A Tom asked the woman if she would marry him B "Are you married?" Tom said to the woman
C The woman told Tom that she was married D "Do you want to get married?" Tom asked the woman 57.David is thought to be a good actor
A David isn't a good actor at present B David thinks he's a good actor
C We all think David may be a good actor in the future D People think that David is a good actor 58.Our teacher gave us some news which seemed too good to be true
A We couldn't easily believe the news because it was very good B It was excellent news, so we knew it must be true
C The news he gave us was good, but of course it wasn't true D Our teacher told us that true news is always good news
59 /'// break a promise if I tell you her name
A I don't know her name so I can't promise to tell you B If I make a promise, I won't tell you her name C I've made a promise not to tell you her name D I'll tell you her name, because I didn't promise not to 60.She just isn't quite tall enough to reach up and open the door
A She can't reach up to open the door because she's too short
B She isn't tall, but she can just manage to reach up and open the door C She's much too short to reach up and open the door
D She's quite tall, but she still can't reach up to open the door VII Choose A, B, C or D for each of the following blanks.
MUSIC
(3)on a drum with its hands or a (64) of wood, it is easy to see that this is the simplest of instruments It does not (65) much effort to produce a rhythm on it
Wall paintings show what some of the first instruments (66) like Early civilizations had already discovered the three basic (67) of producing music: blowing into a tube, striking an object, and scraping a string
We know that western music comes from the (68) _ Greeks The musical scales we use now are (69) on certain sequences of notes which the Greeks used to create a particular (70) _
Until the sixteenth century, most players of instruments were (71) _ performers, but as music became more (72) _, orchestras and musical groups began to (73) _ This (74) _ about the writing of music to be played by several musicians at one time This can certainly be (75) the birth of modern music
61.A recording B playing C producing D performing
62.A think B reckon C guess D realize
63.A hitting B knocking C crashing D banging
64.A slice B point C piece D shape
65.A make B call C take D
66.A looked B appeared C felt D sounded
67.A forms B manners C systems D ways
68.A ancient B old C aged D antique
69.A raised B based C established D supported
70 A spirit B temper C mood D humour
71 A separate B lonely C unique D single
72 A widespread B enlarged C expanded D extended
73 A turn B appear C spring D be
74 A produced B affected C caused D brought
75 A appointed B called C decided D named
VIII, Read this passage carefully and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D to questions below. Another critical factor that plays a part in susceptibility to colds is age A study done by the University of Michigan School of Public Health revealed particulars that seem to hold true for the general population Infants are the most cold-ridden group, averaging more than six colds in their first year Boys have more colds than girls up to the age of three After the age of three, girls are more susceptible than boys, and teenage girls average three colds a year to boys' two
The general incidence of colds continues to decline into maturity Elderly people who are in good health have as few as one or two colds annually One exception is found among people in their twenties, especially women, who show a rise in cold infections, because people in this age group are most likely to have young children Adults who delay having children until their thirties and forties experience the same sudden increase in cold infections
The study also found that economics plays an important role As income increases, the frequency at which colds are reported in the family decreases Families with the lowest income suffer about a third more colds than families at the lower end Lower income generally forces people to live in more crammed quarters than those typically occupied by wealthier people, and crowding increases the opportunities for the cold virus to travel from person to person Low income may also adversely influence diet The degree to which poor nutrition affects susceptibility to colds is not yet clearly established, but an inadequate diet is suspected of lowering resistance generally
76 The paragraph that precedes this passage most probably deals with _
A minor diseases other than colds B the recommended treatment of colds
C a factor that affects susceptibility to colds D methods of preventing colds among elderly people 77 What does the author claim about the study discussed in the passage?
A It contains many inconsistencies B It specializes in children C It contradicts the results of earlier studies in the field
D Its results apparently are relevant for the population as a whole
78 There is information in the second paragraph of the passage to support which of the following conclusions? A Men are more susceptible to colds than women B Children affect their parents with colds C People who live in a cold climate have more colds than those who live in a warm one
D People who don't have children are more susceptible to colds than those who 79 The author's main purpose in writing the last paragraph of the passage is to _
A explain how cold viruses are transmitted B prove that a poor diet causes colds C discuss the relationship between income and frequency of colds
D discuss the distribution of income among the people in the study 80 The author's tone in this passage could best be described as _
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1 D 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 C 6 C 7 D 8 A
9 D 10 B 11 A 12 C 13 B 14 D 15 A 16 D
17 B 18 A 19 C 20 D 21 B 22 A 23 D 24 B
25 C 26 D 27 A 28 D 29 A 30 C 31 D 32 D
33 C 34 A 35 D 36 C 37 A 38 D 39 B 40 A
41 B 42 C 43 B 44 D 45 D 46 B 47 C 48 D
49 B 50 B 51 A 52 D 53 B 54 C 55 B 56 B
57 D 58 A 59 C 60 A 61 A 62 C 63 D 64 C
65 C 66 A 67 D 68 A 69 B 70 C 71 D 72 A