PRACTICE TEST NO 9- 17- 25/9 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions Question 1: A understand Question 2: A expand B generosity B service C amputate C achieve D volunteer D migrate Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions Question 3: A how Question 4: A cushion B cow B stumble C plow C sugar D swallow D butcher Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions from 36 to 40 Question 5: Some of plants in this store require very little care, but this one needs much more A B C sunlight than those D Question 6: The product that you bought at lower price is more inferior than the one that we sell at a A B C slightly higher price D Question 7: It was essential that the students must be informed about the schedule A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 8: After the car crash last night, all the injured _ to hospital in an ambulance A were rushed B were rushing C was rushing D was rushed Question 9: He is coming _ a cold after a night out in the rain A away from B up with C across with D down with Question 10: every major judo title, Mark retired from international competition A When he won B Having won C Winning D On winning Question 11: The man has a face and looks exhausted He _ hard in the field A beaten-weather/had worked B weather-beaten/must have worked C weather-resistant/must be working D fair weather/can’t have worked Question 12: Their sons _ for reasons of economic hardship and personal insecurity following political harassment A migrates B migrated C overloaded D overloads Question 13: The cheered when the final goal was scored in the match today A spectators B onlookers C viewers D audience Question 14: The sudden expansion of heated air associated with lightning produces often heard during a storm A the rumbling sound, thunder, that B the rumbling sound, thunder is C thunder is the rumbling sound D thunder, the rumbling sound Question 15: …………… his advice, I would never have got the job A But for B Apart from C As for D Except Question 16: She passed the National High School Graduation Exam with ……………colors A bright B flying C red D excellent Question 17: …………….we need more practice is quite clear A What B When C That D Which Question 18: It is interesting to take _ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing A on B in C over D up Question 19: It is crucial that city dwellers _rural people A will not look down on B not look their nose at C must not look down on D not look down their nose at Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges Question 20: Susan: “Is there anything I can for you, Sir?” Carl “ ” A Sure, go ahead B OK, your time C Not now Thanks anyway D Yes, you are welcome Question 21: Debbie: “Well, all the best if I don’t see you before you leave.” Katy: “ ” A Oh, no, I don’t think so B Thank you The same to you C Never mind D Not at all Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 22: Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity A cover B conserve C presume D reveal Question 23: In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental improvements A something to entertain B something enjoyable C something sad D something to suffer Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 24: It takes roughly 4,000 pounds of petals to make a single pound of rose oil A as much as B more or less C amazingly D relatively Question 25: Although monkeys occasionally menace their enemies, they are usually not dangerous unless they are provoked A consume B threaten C kill D pursue Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions Question 26: The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately A So was the demand for the book that they had to reprint the book immediately B So great the demand was for the book that they had to reprint it immediately C Such was the demand for the book that they had to reprint it immediately D Such great was the demand for the book that they had to reprint it immediately Question 27: “I would be grateful if you could send me further details of the job,” he said to me A He thanked me for sending him further details of the job B He flattered me because I sent him further details of the job C He politely asked me to send him further details of the job D He felt great because further details of the job had been sent to him Question 28: People say that Mr Brown donated nearly a million pounds to charity last year A Nearly a million pounds was said to have been nearly a million donated to charity by Mr Brown last year B Mr Brown is said to have donated nearly a million pounds to charity last year C Nearly a million pounds is said to be donated to charity by Mr Brown last year D Mr Brown was said to have donated nearly a million pounds to charity last year Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions Question 29: We arrived at the airport We realized our passports were still at home A It was until we arrived at the airport that we realize our passports were still at home B We arrived at the airport and realized that our passports are still at home C Not until had we arrived at the airport, we realized our passports were still at home D Not until we arrived at the airport did we realize that our passports were still at home Question 30: The referee brought the football game to a halt He blew his whistle A B C D The referee brought the football game to a halt by blowing his whistle The referee stopped playing football and blowing his whistle Having stopped the football match, the referee blew his whistle The referee stopped the football game before he blew his whistle Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35 All sorts of sportspeople say that there are great benefits to be gained from exercising to music It’s an opinion which is shared by sports scientists at London University who have been studying the (31) of music on exercise performance They have now proved that listening to motivating tunes can help people to get fit quicker They discovered that right tunes not only inspire people to start exercising in the first place, but also enable them to (32) _ out for longer Music can calm someone down after a stressful day, so that they are more in the mood to exercise But also, (33) on the rhythm of music helps people to keep going when they are getting tired The researchers attended gyms in various countries to observe the reactions of different age groups to different types of music Interestingly, they found that it is the music that people (34) with their youth that inspire them most The researchers also visited international athletics meetings, and found that music can also help (35) athletes to perform to a higher standard Before and during the competition, it can bring about vital changes to their metal state, which can mean the difference between winning and losing Question 31: A effects B force C results D significance Question 32: A wear B work C draw D make Question 33: A concentrating B thinking C visualizing D reflecting Question 34: A combine B join C associate D.accompany Question 35: A head B chief C top D upper Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42 The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters These hunters had tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi Then it was discovered that these diseases were caused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins And so in the decades of the 1920’s and 1930’s, nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters In the 1940’s and 1950’s, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function Now, these enzyme hunters occupied centre stage You are aware that the enzyme hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are tracking genes- the blueprints for each of the enzymes- and are discovering the defective genes that cause inherited diseases - diabetes, cystic fibrosis These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the spotlight When and by Whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our waning century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the technique of the enzyme and the gene hunters to the function of the brain What to call them? The headhunters I will return to them later Question 36: What is the main topic of the passage? A The microbe hunters B The potential of genetic engineering C The progress of modern medical researchD The discovery of enzymes Question 37: The word “which” in line refers to _ A diseases B microbe C cholera D diphtheria Question 38: The word “incriminated” in the line is closest in meaning to A investigated B blamed C eliminated D produced Question 39: Which of the following can be cured by a change in diet? A tuberculoses B cholera C cystic fibrosis D pellagre Question 40: How vitamins influence health? A They are necessary for some enzymes to function B They protect the body from microbes C They keep food from spoiling D They are broken down by cells to produce energy Question 41: The phrase “occupy the spotlight” in lines 21-22 is closest in meaning to A receive the most attention B go the furthest C conquer territory D lighten the load Question 42: The author implies that the most important medical research topic of the future will be A the functions of the brains B inherited diseases C the operation of vitamins D the structures of genes Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50 Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practiced for at least the last two million years It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago Because hunter- gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arid wastelands In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant life Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and waterways The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies Contemporary hunter- gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors We know from the observation of modern hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile While the entire community camps in a central location, a small party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp When the food in the area has become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practiced by mankind during the Paleolithic Period Question 43: The word “domestication” in the first paragraph mostly means A adapting animals to suit a new working environment B hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home C teaching animals to a particular job or activity in the home D making wild animals used to living with and working for humans Question 44: According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on A hunter- gathers’ tools B nature’s provision C farming methods D agricultural products Question 45: The word “marginal” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to A disadvantaged B suburban C forgotten D abandoned Question 46: In the lower latitudes of the tropics, hunter – gatherers A can free themselves from hunting B have better food gathering from nature C live along the coasts and waterways for fishing D harvest shorter seasonal crops Question 47: The word conditions in the second paragraph refers to A the places where plenty of animals and fish can be found B the situations in which hunter- gatherers can grow some crops C the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow D the situations in which hunter- gatherers hardly find anything to eat Question 48: A typical feature of both modern and prehistoric hunter- gatherers is that A they live in the forests for all their life B they don’t have a healthy and balanced diet C they don’t have a strong sense of community D they often change their living places Question 49: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned? A Harvesting from the natural environment had existed long before farming was taken up B The environmental differences produce no effect on subsistence societies C The number of hunter- gatherers decreases where farming is convenient D Hunting or fishing develops where there are no or short growing seasons Question 50: Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage? A Hunter – gatherers and Subsistence Societies B Evolution of Humans’ Farming Methods C A Brief History of Subsistence Farming D Hunter- gatherers: Always on the Move The end ... burden could be prevented through environmental improvements A something to entertain B something enjoyable C something sad D something to suffer Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet... Debbie: “Well, all the best if I don’t see you before you leave.” Katy: “ ” A Oh, no, I don’t think so B Thank you The same to you C Never mind D Not at all Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on... suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges Question 20: Susan: “Is there anything I can for you, Sir?” Carl “ ” A Sure, go ahead B OK, your time C Not now Thanks anyway