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(1)PRACTICE TEST 2
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence : I’ve taken my watch to a jeweller to be ………
A restored B repaired C refreshed D recovered I usually buy my clothes……… It’s cheaper than going to a dressmaker
A off the peg B on the house C in public D on the shelf The team practised hard so that it could ………the trophy
A regain B return C restore D replace The plane almost crashed on ………
A ascension B uplift C lift-off D take-off Static electricity………one cloud to another or between clouds and the ground creates lightning
A flows from B the flow from C flowing from D is flowing from She’s certainly a …… writer; she has written quite a few books this year
A fruitful B fertile C prolific D successful …….amount of money can buy true friendship
A No B Never C None D Not only These figures show a …… in the number of unemployed people in England and Wales
A loss B lessening C reduction D lowering The doctor gave the patient……… examination to discover the cause of his collapse
A a thorough B a universal C an exact D a whole 10 This cloth ……… very thin
A feels B touches C holds D handles 11 The damage caused by poachers and illegal lumberjacks must …… to be believed
A see B be seen C to be seen D seen 12 I called the hotel, but they said they were booked ………
A full B up C packed D out 13 I got the job because I want to stand on my own two ……
A feet B arms C hands D legs 14 I’ve got a new girlfriend I’ve been ……… with her hor about a month
A going on B getting on C going out D getting out 15 It’s a really …… area Everyone’s got expensive houses and cars there
A luxurious B comfortable C fortunate D affluent 16 The accused man was proved innocent and was ……
A liberated B excused C interned D acquitted 17 Christmas can be a …… time if you don’t have a close family
A alone B unique C lonely D solo 18 When Sam was a small child, he …….spend hours every day playing with stones in the garden A used B should C was D would 19 The lecture hall gradually emptied as the professor………on
A rambled B kept C dragged D passed 20 ………range in color from pale yellow to bright orange
A Canaries which B Canaries C That canaries D Canaries that are 21 The little girl was full of ………towards her wicked stepmother
A retribution B resentment C reprisal D vengeance 22 ………imaginative stories about the origin of the game of chess
A Many of the B Many C There are many D Of the many 23 I don’t want to be too…… on Alice, but I think I should tell her that her work isn’t good enough A strict B firm C stern D hard 24 Once the story…… the headlines, everyone was talking about it
A crashed B hit C smashed D struck 25 If I’m late for work again, I’ll be ……….a severe warning from my boss
A up to B in for C onto D alter 26 Simon ………in me on the understanding that I wouldn’t tell anyone else
A ccnfided B intimated C confessed D disclosed 27 Wasn’t it you………the door open?
A to leave B to have left C who left D that should leave 28 This evidence should prove ………that he was telling the truth
A once ond for all B now and then C over and above D from time to time 29 It never…… her to put away the book before she finished it
A seemed to B appeared to C accurred to D worked on 30 Randy fell ……….disfavour…………his teacher after she caught him cheating during the exam A off-from B down-to C upon-for D into-with 31 We …… our newly-married friends a happy life
A wanted B hoped C cherished D wished 32 Do you think there will be any chance of your brother ……… his job?
A quit B to quit C quitting D for quitting 33 Her mother was extremely worried although it was only a …… fever
(2)34 It was touch and ……… whether he could make the cake in time for the wedding
A go B taste C hit D guess 35 She was worn down by the daily ……….of looking after her children
A work B grind C job D activities 36 You…… to have a lot of new friends at the summer camp
A are surely B are certainly C are bound D make sure 37 We sat on after the meal, ……….the taste of the fine brandy
A indulging B sensing C sipping D savouring 38 He …… me to believe that they had left the district
A made B led C assured D confirmed 39 Old houses have a …… to be draughty
A tendency B habit C problem D characteristic 40 He told his father a long and ………story to explain his lateness
A inconceivable B unconvincing C unimaginable D incredulous Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in the same line: 41 A signature B generator C scholarship D achievement 42 A answer B begin C refuse D complain 43 A refugee B nominee C committee D employee 44 A service B decade C sever D begin 45 A electrician B comfortable C manufacture D accidental Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words: 46 A iron B erase C era D rank 47.A concerned B received C attached D concealed 48 A advance B ancient C cancer D annual 49 A university B unique C unit D undo 50 A chain B choice C choir D chocolate Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Scott Newman wouldn’t be without his pocket-size TV, which he mainly watches in bed “I only watch programmes which last about half an hour, as any longer (51) ……….my eyes I use the set for general
entertainment though it is also really good for (52)……….up with current affairs The main problem with the set is that it’s not (53)……….enough even when you use headphones The (54)……….is all right as long as nothing moves in front of the aerial” Scott admits to being a gadget man, but doesn’t (55)……… buying the set since he uses it nearly every day
Retired engineer Paul Hardcastle, has owned a pocket TV for a (56)………of years “I use it mostly in the bathroom I wanted to use it outdoors, but the trouble is that in (57)……….light you can’t see the picture I use rechargeable batteries as (58)………….ones could cost too much” Paul believes that this sort of TV could be improved if the (59)……….was slightly bigger and it didn’t (60)………up batteries so quickly: he can get only half an hour’s viewing before the batteries go flat
51 A struggles B stretches C stresses D strains 52 A coming B keeping C going D holding 53 A loud B noisy C high D strong 54 A respond B receiving C receipt D reception 55 A mind B disapprove C regret D disappoint 56 A number B total C sum D quantity 57 A shiny B hard C bright D high 58 A real B usual C genuine D ordinary 59 A design B screen C face D display 60 A finish B use C end D take Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it:
Scientists have developed a new bionic computer chip that can be mated with human cells to combat disease The tiny device, smaller and thinner than a strand of hair, combines a healthy human cell with an electronic circuitry chip Doctors can control the activity of the cell by controlling the chip with a computer
It has long been established that cell membranes become permeable when exposed to electrical impulses Researches have conducted genetic research for two years with a trialand-error process of bombarding cells with electricity in an attempt to introduce foreign substances such as new drug teatments or genetic material They were unable to apply a paricular level of voltage for a particular purpose With the new invention, the computer sends electrical impilses to the chip, which triggers the cell’s membrane pores to open and activate the cell in order to correct diseased tissues It permits physicians to open a cell’s pores with control
Researches hope that eventually they will be able to develop more advanced chips whereby they can choose a particular voltage to activate particular tissues, whether they be muscle, bone, brain, or others They believe that they will be able to implant multiple chips into a person to deal with one problem or more than one problem
61 The word mated in the first sentence is closest in meaning to
A combined B avoided C introduced D developed 62 The word strand in the second sentence is closest in meaning to
A type B thread C chip D color 63 The author implies that scientists are excited about the new technology because
(3)B it allows them to be able to shock cell for the first time C it is more precise than previous techniques
D it is possible to kill cancer with a single jolt
64 The author states that scientists previously were aware that A they could control cells with a separate computer
B electronic impilses could affect cells C electric charges could harm a person
D cells interact with each other through electrical charges
65 The author implies that up to now, the point of applying electric impulse to cells was to A kill them B open their walls to introduce medication
C stop growth D combine cells
66 The word triggers in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
A damages B causes C shoots D assists 67 The word eventually in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
A finally B in the future C possibly D especially 68 The word particular in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
A huge B slight C specific D controlled 69 The word others in the third paragraph refers to other
A researches B chips C voltages D tissues 70 The author indicates that it is expected doctors will be able to
A place one large chip in a person to control multiple problems B place more than one chip in a single person
C palce a chip directly inside a cell’ D place a chip inside a strand of hair
From the four words or phrases A, B,C or D, choose the one that best complete the sentence 71 Nebraska has floods in some years,………
A in others droughts B droughts are others C while other droughts D others in drought 72 The decimal numeral system is one of the …………ways of expressing numbers A useful most world’s B world’s most useful C useful world’s most D most world’s useful 73 Prized for centuries for their beauty, roses are probably the world’s ………plants
A cultivated ornamental most widely B ornamental widely cultivated most C widely ornamental most cultivated D most widely cultivated ornamental 74 ………….what caused the universe to evolve is debatable
A Whether scientists can truly determine B Can scientists truly determine C Whether scientists can determine D Scientists can truly determine
75 In most of automobile factories, ……….the assembly line production is now computer guided for efficient manufacturing and inventory control
A even such age old techniques as B when even such an age old
C even such an age old technique is D even such an age old technique as Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which is closest in meaning to the one:
76 Another explosion occurred seconds after the first A There were three explosions
B The first explosion occurred in the cellar C The first explosion was louder than the second D Two explosions occurred in rapid succession 77 “Where have you put my files?” he said A He asked me if where I had put his files B He asked me where had I put his files C He asked me where I have put his files D He asked me if where I had put his files
78 Peter and Lucy had a quarrel, but they soon made up A Peter and Lucy made a mistake but they soon corrected it B Peter and Lucy hate each other since their argument C Peter and Lucy had a squirrel, but they soon let it go
D Peter and Lucy had an argument, but now they are friends again 79 Bill has no business going to Paris next December
A Bill went to Paris in December B Bill runs a business in Paris
C Bill shouldn’t go to Paris D Bill will open a business in Paris in December 80 The plane was supposed to land at 6.00, but the flight was thirty minutes ahead of schedule
A The plane landed at 5.30 B The landing was delayed for half an hour C The plane was on time D The plane didn’t land until 6.30