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TEST 71 (PTQG) 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 primary stress in each of the following questions Question 1[.]

TEST 71 (PTQG)

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 primary stress in each of the following questions

Question 2: A necessary B comfortable C characterize D oceanic

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 3: His lawyer thought Jack had a good chance of being acquitted at the trial, if no further evidence was

found

A charged of being faulty B advised of appealing C found guilty D declared innocent Question 4: Recycling and disposal of wastes require sizable expenditure In such situations, industries preferred to

export their wastes to other countries

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges

Question 5: Dick is thanking Michelle for giving him the gift on his birthday

Dick: "Thanks for the nice gift you brought to me!” - Michelle: “ _”

A Actually speaking, I myself don’t like it B Not at all

C Welcome! It’s very nice of you D All right! Do you know how much it costs?

Question 6: Lisa is asking Charles for the permission to use his dictionary

Lisa: "Do you mind if I use your dictionary?"

Charles:" ."

A Yes, please do as you wish B No, of course C No, go ahead D Yes, let me check it

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 7: I could tell from the _look on his face that something strange _

A surprising/ had happened B surprised/ happened C surprising/ had been happening D surprised/ would happen

Question 8: I hope the soft skills course starts this term We are all as keen as _ to get going.

Question 9: The lecturer asked one of his students his assignment or not

A whether he had finished B whether he finishes C if he finished D if he has finished

Question 10: It costs me a fortune, but I don’t regret _ a year travelling around the world

Question 11: Such that he would stop at nothing

A he was ambitious B his ambition was C ambitious was he D was his ambition

Question 12: Wood that has been specially treated is _regular wood

A more than water resistant B water resistant much more than

C as water resistant much more than D much more water resistant than

Question 13: The old man has recently purchased a cottage on the outskirts of town

A charming, Chinese 19th-century stone B stone 19th-century charming Chinese

C 19th-century charming stone Chinese D charming 19th-century Chinese stone

Question 14: A golden handshake may have a _ effect when one is dealt with the blow of redundancy

Question 15: In a formal debate, the same of persons speaks for each team, and both teams are granted an

equal of time to make their argument

A amount/number B number/amount C number/number D amount/amount

Question 16: The widely-publicized demonstration did not after all

Question 17: According to National Weather Service, cyclones are areas of

circulating winds that rotate counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in SouthernHemisphere

A ø/ø/the/the/the B the/ø/ø/the/the C the/ø/the/ø/ø D the/ø/ø/an/the

Question 18: I can’t believe Mr Jackson sent us a check for $100,000 I wish get better acquainted with

him the day he was there

A we are able to B we were able to C we had been able to D we had able to

Question 19: had the restaurant opened _people were flocking to eat there

A Scarcely/when B No sooner/when C No sooner/then D Hardly/that

Question 20: Peter always takes a map with him he loses his way

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 21: The first time I met my friend’s parents, I was walking on eggshells because I knew their political

views were very different from mine

A was given many eggs B had to be very cautious C had a lot of pleasure D was talking nervously

Question 22: Albert Einstein is lauded as one of the greatest theoretical physicists of all time

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

Question 23: According to the latest news from the earthquake site, two-thirds of the city have been destroyed

Question 24: Linda is the more capable of the two girls who has tried out for the part in the play

Question 25: It was only after 1815 that a distinctive American literature began to appear with writers as

Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), originally known (26) the United Nations International

Children’s Emergency Fund, was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11th , 1946 toprovide emergency food and healthcare to children and mothers in countries that had been devastated by World War

II The Polish physician Ludwik Rajchman is widely regarded as the (27) of UNICEF and served as its first

chairman from 1946 to 1950, when he had to flee the United States in the wake of McCarthyism Rajchman is to thisday the only person that served as UNICEF’s Chairman for longer than 2 years On Rajchman’s suggestion, theAmerican Maurice Pate was appointed its first executive director, serving from 1947 until his death in 1965 In

1950, UNICEF’s mandate was extended to address the long-term needs of children and women in developing

countries everywhere In 1953, it (28) a permanent part of the United Nations System, and the words

"international" and "emergency" were dropped from the organization's name, though it retained the originalacronym, "UNICEF"

UNICEF (29) on contributions from governments and private donors UNICEF’s total income for 2015 was

more than five billion dollars Governments contribute two-thirds of the organization’s resources Private groups andindividuals contribute the rest through national committees It is estimated that 92 per cent of UNICEF revenue isdistributed to program services UNICEF’s programs emphasize developing community-level services to

(30) the health and well-being of children UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 and the

Prince of Asturias Award of Concord in 2006

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 following questions

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990 This law extends civil rights protection topersons with disabilities in private sector employment, all public services, and in public accommodations,transportation and telecommunications A person with a disability is defined as someone with a mental or physical

impairment that substantially limits him or her in a major life activity, such as walking, talking, working, or

self-care A person with a disability may also be someone with a past record of such impairment, for example, someonewho no longer has heart disease but is discriminated against because of that history

The ADA states that employers with fifteen or more employees may not refuse to hire or promote a person because

of a disability if that person is qualified to perform the job Also, the employer must make reasonableaccommodations that will allow a person with a disability to perform essential functions of the job

All new vehicles purchased by public transit authorities must be accessible to people with disabilities All railstations must be made accessible, and at least one car per train in existing rail systems must be made accessible

It is illegal for public accommodations to exclude or refuse persons with disabilities Public accommodations arebusinesses and services such as restaurants, hotels, grocery stores and parks All new buildings must be made

accessible, and existing facilities must remove barriers if the removal can be accomplished without much difficulty

or expense

The ADA also stipulates that companies offering telephone service to the general public must offer relay services to

individuals who use telecommunications devices for the deaf, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week

Question 31: What is the main purpose of the passage?

A To describe discrimination against persons with disabilities

B To explain the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act

C To make suggestions for hiring persons with disabilities D To discuss telecommunications devices for the deaf Question 32: According to the passage, all of the following are affected by the Americans with Disabilities Act EXCEPT _

A someone who has difficulty walking B a public transit authority

C an employer with fewer than fifteen employees D a person with a past record of an impairment

Question 33: The word “impairment” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _

Question 34: The author mentions grocery stores as an example of

A public transit B barriers C private sector employment D public accommodations Question 35: The word “facilities” in paragraph 4 refers to

Question 36: The author implies all of the following EXCEPT

A the ADA requires people with disabilities to pay for special accommodations

B the ADA is designed to protect the civil rights of many people

C public transportation must accommodate the needs of people with disabilities

D the ADA protects the rights of people with mental impairments

Question 37: The word “stipulates” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to

Question 38: It can be inferred from the passage that

A restaurants can refuse service to people with disabilities

B every car of a train must be accessible to persons with disabilities

C the ADA is not well-liked by employers

D large companies may not discriminate against workers with disabilities

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 39: It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine

A I have subscribed to that magazine for almost nine months

B I have subscribed to that magazine almost nine months ago

C I cancelled my subscription to that magazine almost nine months ago

D I have subscribed to that magazine for almost nine months, but now I stopped

Question 40: There is an important difference between chimpanzees and humans Humans walk on two legs

A There is an important difference between chimpanzees and humans that walk on two legs

B There are important differences between chimpanzees and humans that walk on two legs

C Humans walk on two legs, so they are importantly different from chimpanzees

D An important difference between chimpanzees and humans is that humans walk on two legs

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 following questions

Birds have evolved many physical attributes that contribute to their flying ability Wings are important, butadjustable tails, large hearts and light bones play critical roles

To fly, birds, like airplanes, move air across their wings Wings are designed so that air above the wings is forced to

move faster than air below the wing This creates higher pressure under the wings, called lift, which pushes the bird

up Different wing types evolved for different ways of flying Prolonged flight requires long wings and an ability tosoar Other birds need superior maneuverability Finches and sparrows have short, broad wings Faster birds, likehawks, have built-in spoilers that reduce turbulence while flying This allows a steeper angle of attack withoutstalling

Tails have evolved for specialized use The tail acts like a rudder helping birds steer Birds brake by spreading outtheir tails as they land This adaptation allows them to make sudden, controlled stops-an essential skill, since mostbirds need to land on individual branches or on prey

Flight takes muscle strength If body builders has wings, they still could not flap hard enough to leave the ground.Birds have large, specialized hearts that beat much faster than the human heart and provide the necessary oxygen tothe muscles The breast muscle accounts for 15 percent of the bird’s body weight On pigeons, it accounts for a third

of their total body weight

Birds carry no excess baggage; they have hollow feathers and hollow bones with struts inside to maintain strength,like cross beams in a bridge Birds fly to find prey, escape predators, and attract mates-in other words, to survive

Question 41: What is the main idea of the passage?

A Wings are the most important physical attribute of birds

B Different wing styles evolved for different types of flight

C Birds have many specialized features that aid in their survival

D Birds fly for many reasons

Question 42: According to the passage, what causes birds to rise when they start flying?

A Long wings with hollow feathers B Higher air pressure below than above the wings

C Spreading out their tails D Superior muscle strength

Question 43: The phrase “finches and sparrows” in paragraph 2 refers to _

Question 44: According to the passage, what benefit comes from having built-in spoilers?

A an ability to fly faster B a steeper angle of diving for prey

C prolonged fight D superior maneuverability when climbing

Question 45: What does the author imply about the body builders having wings?

A If they flapped their wings, they could fly a little

B If they had wings, their muscles would be strong enough for flight

C If they had wings, their hearts would still not be large for flight

D Their wings would total 15 percent of their body weight

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning

Question 46: Despite his brilliance, he couldn’t solve the math puzzle

A He couldn’t solve the math puzzle, so he was brilliant

B He was brilliant, but he couldn’t solve the math puzzle

C He couldn’t solve the math puzzle, though he wasn’t brilliant

D He wasn’t brilliant, but he could solve the math puzzle.

Question 47: Had the announcement been made earlier, more people would have attended the workshop

A The workshop was held so late that few people attended it

B The workshop was held earlier so that more people would attend

C Fewer people attended the workshop because of the early announcement

D Since the announcement was not made earlier, fewer people came to hear the workshop

Question 48: People think that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1915

A It is thought that Alexander Graham Bell had invented the telephone in 1915

B Alexander Graham Bell is thought to invent the telephone in 1915

C The telephone thought to be invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1915

D Alexander Graham Bell is thought to have invented the telephone in 1915

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs

Question 49: A biscuits B vegetables C magazines D newspapers

TEST 72 (PTQG)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning

Question 1 After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released

Question 2 Affluent families find it easier to support their children financially

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that is closet in meaning to each of the following questions from 3 to 5

Question 3 My father likes nothing better than fishing on a hot, summer day

A My father doesn't like fishing on a hot, summer day

B Although he likes fishing he doesn't want to do it on a hot, summer day

C Fishing is my father's favourite enjoyment on a hot, summer day

D Fishing is better than doing nothing on a hot, summer day

Question 4 If I hadn’t had so much work to do I would have gone to the movies

A I never go to the movies if I have work to do B I would go to the movies when I had done so much work

C A lot of work couldn’t prevent me from going to the movies

D Because I had to do so much work I couldn’t go to the movies

Question 5 It was Jane who pointed out the mistake to me

A It was Jane that I was owed the mistake to point out B It was Jane who only pointed the mistake out to me

C It was the mistake that Jane asked me to attend D It was Jane who drew my attention to the mistake

Read the following passage and make the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally

grown and marketed food products are now being debated Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning

varies greatly- frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is

unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs Although most of these claims are not supported by scientificevidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public toseparate fact from fiction As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foodsprevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis forfolklore

Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods There arenumerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs arenutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like Onething that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionallygrown foods But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and providebetter nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods So there is real cause for concern if consumers,particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead

Question 6 The “welcome development” mentioned in paragraph 2 is an increase in _

A interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet

B the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet

C the amount of health food grown in North American

D the number of consumers in North American

Question 7 According to the first paragraph , which of the following is true about the terms “organic foods” ?

A It is accepted by most nutritionists B It has been used only in recent years

Question 8 The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic

foodinstead of conventionally grown foods because _

A organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods

B many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods

C conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods

D too many farmers will stop using conventional method to grow food crops

Question 9 According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than

conventionally grow foods are often _

Question 10 What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods?

A Very enthusiastic B Skeptical C Neutral D Somewhat favorable

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

Question 11 That honest man always speaks _ is true even if it is bitter

Question 12 I must have been _ when you called I did not hear the phone

Question 13 I am going to walk in the park Would you like to _ me company?

Question 14 Prices at hotels are _ to change on seasonal demand

Question 15 The woman was convicted and sentenced _ six months in prison

Question 16 Nothing that I can see _ what you have described

Question 17 If the service isn’t up to standard, I think you have _ right to complain

Question 18 My uncle pulled a few _ and got me a job in the company he works

Question 19 _, he was unharmed after being hit by the lightning

A Consequently B Finally C Cautiously D Miraculously

Question 20 I think it’s a bit _ to hope that we can beat them easily They are much younger and better.

Question 21 The old man is _ of walking 100 meters by himself

Question 22 I an important phone call from America Could you tell me when it comes?

A had expected B have been expecting C expected D am expecting

Question 23 Why are you whispering to each other? If you have something important _ say it aloud to

all of us

Question 24 You look so tired! You _ out too late last night

A had to be B should have been C had been D must have been

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response

Question 25 “ ?” “Well, I’ll have the trout, she the veal, please.”

A Have you ordered B What do you want C Are you ready to order D Is everything ordered

Question 26 Customer: Can I have a look at that pullover, please? - Salesgirl:

A It’s much cheaper B Which one? This one? C Sorry, it’s out of stock D Can I help you?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in menaing to the underlined words in each of the following questions from 27 to 28

Question 27 The repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their favourite films

Question 28 As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the island

A palnts and animals B fruits and vegetables C flowers and trees D mountains and forests

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 from 29 to 30

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 primary stress in each of the following questions from 31 to 32

Question 31 A influential B opportunity C temperament D expectation

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction

Question 33 The more frequent you exercise, the greater physical endurance you will have

Question 34 As a child grows on, its physical health is affected by many elements in the air, water and food

Question 35 One of the keys to the survival of animals is its ability to adapt to changes in the environment

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word

Every time you move, you are exercising The human body is designed to bend, stretch, run, jump and climb (39)

it does, the stronger and fitter it will become Best of all; exercise is fun It's what your body likes doing

most - keeping on the (40) .

Question 36 A planned B designed C programmed D caused

Question 39 A More and more B The more C More D Moreover

Read the following passage and make the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

to each of the questions from 41 to 48

Scientists have discovered the bones of what may be the largest meat-eating dinosaur ever to walk the earth Thediscovery was made by a team of researchers from Argentina and North America in Patagonia, a desert on the

eastern slopes of the Andes in South America Besides the interesting fact that the dinosaur was huge and

horrifying, it is even more astounding that the bones of a number of the dinosaurs were found together This

discovery challenges the prior theory that the biggest meat-eaters lived as loners and instead indicates that they mayhave lived and hunted in packs The Tyrannosaurus Rex lived in North America and was believed to hunt and livealone

The newly discovered meat-eater appears to be related to the Giganotosaurus family, being as closely related to it as

a fox would be to a dog It is actually not of the same family at all as the Tyrannosaurus Rex, being as different from

it as a cat is from a dog

The fossilized remains indicate that the animals lived about 100 million years ago With needle-shaped noses andrazor sharp teeth, they were larger than the Tyrannosaurus Rex, although their legs were slightly shorter, and their

jaws were designed to be better able to dissect their prey quickly and precisely

Question 41 The author states that the newly discovered dinosaur remains are evidence that it was the largest

A dinosaur ever B herbivorous dinosaur C carnivorous dinosaur D South American dinosaur

Question 42 The word Besides in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to

Question 43 The word horrifying in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to

Question 44 The word astounding in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to

Question 45 The author implies that the most interesting fact about the find is that this dinosaur

C was larger than Tyrannosaurus Rex D lived and hunted with others

Question 46 The passage indicates that prior to this discovery scientists believed that

A meat-eating dinosaurs were small in stature B there were no meat-eating dinosaurs in the Andes

C Tyrannosaurus Rex lived in the Andes D meat-eating dinosaurs lived alone

Question 47 The word “it” in the second paragraph refers to

A Giganotosaurus family B dog C newly discovered meat – eater D Relationship

Question 48 The word “prey” in the last sentence of the passage is closet in meaning to

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair

Question 49 They drove fifteen miles off the main roads Also, they had nothing to eat for a day

A They drove fifteen miles off the main road until they had something to eat for the day

B They neither drove fifteen miles off the main road nor had anything to eat for the day

C Not only did they drive fifteen miles off the main road, they also had nothing to eat for the day

D Driving fifteen miles off the main road, they eventually had something to eat for the day

Question 50 Everyone was watching the little dog They were greatly amused at it

A The little dog was greatly amused by the way everyone was watching it

B Everyone felt great and amused when the little dog was watching them

C The little dog was watching everyone with great amusement

D Everyone was greatly amused at the little dog they were watching

TEST 73 (PTQG)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs

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 primary stress in each of the following questions

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

Question 5: Bodies of dead in the tragic accident yesterday were taken away

Question 6: If you English in everyday conversations, you’ll speak it fluently

Question 7: John could not talk to you when you phoned him yesterday as he a bath

Question 8: Her eyes are red and puffy she has been crying a lot

Question 9: Jonas worked really hard throughout the term, so it was not merely chance that he got straight

A’s

Question 10: _ toward shore, its shape is changed by its collision with the shallow sea bottom

A During a wave rolls B As a wave rolls C A wave rolls D A wave’s rolling Question 11: _ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all

A When compared B On comparing C Having compared D To compare

Question 12: Most teachers tend to detest during classes

A interrupting B being interrupted C to interrupt D to be interrupted Question 13: Although Ariel arrived , we made her welcome just the same as everyone else.

Question 14: Please the milk carefully; I don’t want it to boil over

Question 15: These days, housework has been made much easier by electrical

Question 16: The island where these rare birds nest has been declared a(n) where poaching is prohibited

Question 17: The play is quite suitable for children to see as there is nothing in it

Question 18: drugs are highly addictive and can have unpredictable side effects

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning

Question 19: Cows with newly born calves often show a strong urge to protect their helpless young

Question 20: All visitors are told to watch out for pickpockets in public places

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the OPPOSITE in meaning

Question 21: Various programs have been designed in order to facilitate the storage and analysis of research data

Question 22: It seems that the deal was made behind closed doors as no one had any clue about it

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes

Question 23: Mike and Laura are talking about their plan for the weekend

- Mike: “I promise to go shopping with you if you help me with the housework.”

- Laura: “ You are the last person to keep a promise.”

A Come off it! B That’s great! C How come? D I hate to differ

Question 24: Laura and Mitchell are talking about their class monitor, Susie

- Laura: "You know, Susie’s father is very rich."

- Mitchell: " She wouldn’t accept his help even if it were offered."

Read the following passage and mark the letter Ay B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word

Why do some people take revenge on others? Why aren’t we able to sort out our problems without seeking to get

(25) with those who have hurt us? Apparently, we are (26) experiencing a deeply rooted part of

human nature Our desire for revenge comes from the brain’s limbic system, the most primitive part of the brain and

one that we share with all animals (27) , when someone confronts us, we often prefer attacking verbally or

physically rather than try to work out a solution together

However, unlike animals, we also possess a highly evolved cerebral cortex which allows us to plan and analyse –

and this can make revenge more than just a(n) (28) reaction A person who feels they have been wronged

may even enjoy planning a creative and appropriate act of revenge Some people suggest that taking revenge can beseen as a positive move, allowing you to work through your negative emotions However, it can also be dangerous,

and you may risk finding yourself in a situation (29) rapidly gets out of hand

Question 27: A However B Thus C Additionally D Subsequently

Question 28: A distinctive B instinctive C extrinsic D inborn

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

A leading question among anthropologists is: what exactly led to the development of human cities? Basically,modern humans have existed on earth for over 100,000 years Yet it is only in the last 8,000 years that they havebegun to gather in significant numbers and form cities Prior to that period, humans existed in small family or tribalgroups, generally consisting of fewer than 100 individuals What, then, led humans to make the dramatic shift fromliving in small groups to living in large, organized cities? It seems that the development of cities required a

particular set of circumstances

First, it required a minimum population density For much of their early history, humans existed only in smallnumbers This is due to the fact that early humans relied on hunting and gathering wild foods for their survival Eventhe most fertile land would only support a relatively small number of predators, so it was not until humans began to

practice agriculture that they were able to gather in large enough numbers to form cities

Furthermore, the development of a city could only be possible if a large number of people shared a commonlanguage, culture and religion Without such unifying factors, a cooperative, peaceful existence among largenumbers of people would have been impossible

Finally, it seems that early humans needed to be faced with a large problem, which one small group of individualscould not solve on its own Only when large-scale cooperation was needed to overcome a problem would humanscome together to form cities

Question 30: What is the passage mainly about?

A Factors bringing about the development of human cities B How population density affects the

development of human cities C Why a shared language makes a peaceful human city

D Problems solved by cooperation of a large group

Question 31: The word "circumstances" in paragraph 1 mostly means

Question 32: The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to

Question 33: Which of the following enabled people to live together in peace?

A A large area of fertile land B A shared belief and value

C A large and complicated problem D A group with a minimal number of members

Question 34: Which of the following is NOT needed for the development of a city?

A a shared culture B people’s gathering C peaceful existence D large-scale collaboration

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

Nature has always provided a stimulus for inventive minds Early flying machines clearly were an attempt to

emulate the freedom of birds Architects and engineers have often consciously modeled buildings on forms found in

nature A more recent example of the inspiration given by nature is the invention of Velcro® The inventor of thisnow common fastening device noticed that small burrs attached to his dog's coat grasped the hairs by means of tinyhooks This led him to invent a synthetic fabric whose surfaces mimic the clasping properties of this naturalseedpod

Animals and plants have evolved solutions to the kinds of problems that often interest engineers and designers.Much current research in material science is concerned with actively examining the natural world, especially at the

molecular level, for inspiration to develop materials with novel properties This relatively new field of study is

sometimes known as biomimetics, since it consciously attempts to mimic nature

Researchers have investigated several interesting areas For example, they have studied how the molecular structure

of antler bone contributes to its amazing toughness, how the skin structure of a worm contributes to its ability to

crawl, how the sea cucumber softens its skeleton and changes shape so that it can squeeze through tiny gaps in

rocks, or what gives wood its high resistance to impact These investigations have led to several breakthroughs inthe development of composite materials with remarkable properties

Predictions for future inventions that may be developed from these lines of research include so-called smartstructures that design and repair themselves in a similar way to a variety of processes in the natural world Forexample, engineers have envisaged bridges that would detect areas heavily stressed by vehicle movement or wind.The bridge structure would then automatically add or move material to the weak areas until the stress is reduced.The same principle might be used to repair damaged buildings Other new materials that have been imagined aresubstances that would copy photosynthesis in green plants in order to create new energy sources The potentialimpact of biomimetic research is so great that the twenty-first century may come to be known as the "Age ofMaterials."

Question 35: The passage is primarily concerned with

A future research into the uses of Velcro® B the effect of the Age of Materials on nature

C the development of products based on nature D problems that preoccupy designers and engineers

Question 36: The word “emulate” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to

A stimulate B captivate C imitate D activate

Question 37: Which of the following is true about Velcro®?

A It was first used to remove dog hair from the owner’s coat

B It exemplifies how a natural structure inspired a useful invention

C The inventor of Velcro® was very famous before his invention

D It has set a trend for tiny hooklike structures in synthetic fabric

Question 38: The word “novel” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

Question 39: Which of the following does the word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?

Question 40: According to the passage, what do investigations in biomimetics suggest?

A Biomimetics is not promising B Biomimetics may lead to the development of new creatures

C Biomimetics may lead to useful inventions D Biomimetics has provided the new material for smart structures Question 41: According to the passage, which of the following would NOT be a useful biomimetic product?

A Tomatoes mimicking the structures that give sea cucumbers the ability to squeeze through cracks

B Bulletproof jackets mimicking the structures that give wood its resistance to impact

C Glass in windshields mimicking the structures that give antler bone its toughness

D Cables mimicking the structures that give spiderwebs their flexibility and tensile strength

Question 42: As inferred from the passage, what would be the advantage of a product that mimics photosynthesis?

A It could be used to create green plants B It could help to meet future energy needs

C It could be an aid in repairing green areas D It could form the basis of twenty-first century materials

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction

Question 43: Playing video games may distract often students from schoolwork

Question 44: A scientific principle has a life expectancy of approximately a decade before it drastically revised or

replaced by newer information

A expectancy B approximately C drastically revised D newer

Question 45: At first John was quite bewildered when taking over the factory but he soon ensured himself that

things would go well soon

A quite bewildered B taking over C ensured himself D would go well

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning

Question 46: Janet speaks English better than Daisy

A Janet does not speak English as well as Daisy B Daisy speaks English better than Janet

C Janet is a better speaker of English than Daisy D Daisy and Janet are not so good at speaking English Question 47: "I would be grateful if you did the work" he said to me

A He politely asked me to do the work B He praised me because I did the work

C He thanked me for doing the work D He felt thankful to me because I did the work

Question 48: It wasn't obligatory to submit my assignment today

A I must have submitted my assignment today B I needn't have submitted my assignment today

C I could have submitted my assignment today D I shouldn’t have submitted my assignment today

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair

Question 49: The boss scolded Laura for that minor mistake He now feels really bad about it

A The boss wishes he did not scold Laura for that minor mistake

B The boss wishes Laura had not made that minor mistake

C If only the boss had not scolded Laura for that minor mistake

D The boss regretted to scold Laurafor that minor mistake

Question 50: Olga was about to say something about the end of the movie He was stopped by his friends right then.

A Hardly had Olga intended to say something about the end of the movie before he was stopped by his friends

B Only after Olgahad said something about the end of the movie was he stopped by his friends

C Were it not for Olga’s intension of saying something about the end of the movie, he would not be stopped by his

friends

D It was not until Olga was stopped by his friends that he started to say something about the end of the movie.

TEST 74 (PTQG)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest

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 from 3 to 4

Question 3: A comprehend B surrounding C instruction D abnormal

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

Question 5: There are that not only governments but also individuals should join hands to tackle

A such many environmental problems B too numerous environmental problems

C such a lot of environmental problems D so fewer environmental problems

Question 6: I will stand here and wait for you _ you come back

Question 7: My aunt gave me a hat on my 16th birthday

A new nice cotton yellow B nice new yellow cotton C nice yellow new cotton D new nice yellow cotton Question 8: The trouble with James is that he never on time for a meeting

Question 9: Valentine’s Day, from Roman, is now celebrated all over the world

Question 10: , we stay inside the house

A It is a stormy day B The storm day it was C It being a stormy day D It was a stormy day Question 11: By next Saturday, Tom a whole month without smoking a cigarette

Question 12: I can’t give you the answer on the ; I’ll have to think about it for a few days

Question 13: I sport to keep fit, not because I like it.

Question 14: You should accept the Nokia mobile phone as a 16-birthday present from your parents delightedly.

Don’t

A pull my leg B look gift horse in the mouth C buy it through the nose D take it for granted Question 15: New machinery has enhanced the company’s productivity and

Question 16: It is possible may assist some trees in saving water in the winter

A that the loss of leaves B when leaves have lost C to lose leaves D the leaves are lost

Question 17: , no one was absent from the farewell party last night

A As it rained heavily B In spite of heavily rain C Though it rains heavily D Heavily as it rained Question 18: Unless you _ well-trained, you to the company

C aren’t / will never be admitted D are / will never be admitted

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning

Question 19: The children were full of beans today, looking forward to their field trip

A hyperactive B melancholy C eating a lot D lively and in high spirits

Question 20: Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 for his resolute efforts to bring the

country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning

Question 21: There weren't many tough questions in the exam, so I could answer most of them

Question 22: The minister came under fire for his rash decision to close the factory

A was penalized B was acclaimed C was criticized D was dismissed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response

Question 23: Mary: “Let me bring something to your party, won’t you?” - Laura: “ _”

A That really surprises me B It’s enough, just to have you come

C Sorry, I’ve ready had plan for tonight D In my opinion, you’re right

Question 24: Daniel: “Do you think it’s bad to keep all the candy to yourself?” - Jacob: “ _”

A I’m sorry I should not be so selfish B I’m so sorry Sometimes I’m too aggressive.

C You’re right I’m a bit jealous D You are absolutely right I’m crazy about candy

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word

RED NOSE DAY

In 1985, there was a terrible famine in the African country of Sudan Richard Curtis, a British comedy

writer, and his friend, Alexander Mendis saw the news reports and wanted to make (25) They began a

charity called Comic relief, with the help of charity worker Jane Tewson In 1988, the charity had an idea of selling

red plastic noses to raise money It was the (26) success and selling red noses became a regular part of the

Britain’s charity to organize sponsored events In 1997, BBC television supported Comic Relief with a wholeafternoon and evenings of special TV programmes, calling it Red Nose Day People around Britain organized fund-

raising events around the same time and sent their money to Red Nose Day In (27) , the event raised over

£27 million for charity Since it began, Comic Relief has raised more than £600 million, (28) the generosity

of the British public and the help of the celebrities (29) _ take part The charity produces books, CDs and other

items help to raise money In 2001, JK Rowling wrote two books for Comic Relief based on famous Harry Potternovels and all the money from the sales went to the charity

(Source: Solutions – Oxford University Press)

Question 25: A differently B difference C differ D differentiate

Question 28: A as a result B in consequent C thanks to D in effect

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

Bitcoins are a form of virtual currency In other words, they are a type of money that does not exist in the actualworld However, they can be used to purchase actual products and services from real companies

The bitcoin system was created in 2009 by an enigmatic person named Satoshi Nakamoto In fact, no one is sure ifSatoshi Nakamoto is an actual person or a group of people Bitcoins are designed to serve as an alternative tonational currencies, such as dollars and euros They can be used to pay for things online instead of cash or creditcards When bitcoins are transferred from a buyer to a seller, the transaction is recorded in a public database

Governments are concerned that bitcoins can easily be stolen by hackers It has dawned on them that they might be

used for illegal purposes For example, stolen goods could be purchased without the government’s knowledge.Although more and more companies are beginning to accept bitcoins, the percentage of purchases made usingbitcoins is minuscule compared to other online payment methods, such as credit cards Instead, many bitcoin ownerssimply keep them as an investment since they believe their bitcoins will be more valuable in the future

This may or may not be a wise approach Currently, the value of bitcoins is fluctuating wildly, especially whencompared to highly stable national currencies Bitcoin investors are gambling on the hope that as this high-tech

money becomes more widely accepted, its value will soar

(Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com)

Question 30: The word “soar” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to

Question 31: Why are bitcoins of great concern to governments?

A Because bitcoins may be used in illegal transactions

B Because bitcoins will eventually replace national currencies

C Because the value of bitcoins is fluctuating wildly D Because most of bitcoin owners are hackers

Question 32: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to

Question 33: What is the passage mainly about?

A The future of bitcoins in the real world B An alternative to bitcoins created by Nakamoto

C A new kind of currency in the virtual world D A way of doing business in the virtual world

Question 34: Which of the following is defined in the passage?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

What unusual or unique biological train led to the remarkable diversification and unchallenged success of the ants

for over 50 million years? The answer appears to be that they were the first group of predatory eusocial insects that

both lived and foraged primarily in the soil and in rotting vegetation on the ground Eusocial refers to a form of

insect society characterized by specialization of tasks and cooperative care of the young; it is rare among insects.Richly organized colonies of the land made possible by eusociality enjoy several key advantages over solitaryindividuals

Under most circumstances groups of workers are better able to forage for food and defend the nest, because they canswitch from individual to group response and back again swiftly and according to need When a food object or nestintruder is too large for one individual to handle, nestmates can be quickly assembled by alarm or recruitmentsignals Equally important is the fact that the execution of multiple-step tasks is accomplished in a series-parallelsequence That is, individual ants can specialize in particular steps, moving from one object (such as a larva to be

fed) to another (a second larva to be fed) They do not need to carry each task to completion from start to finish - forexample, to check the larva first, then collect the food, then feed the larva Hence, if each link in the chain has manyworkers in attendance, a sense directed at any particular object is less likely to fail Moreover, ants specializing inparticular labor categories typically constitute a caste specialized by age or body form or both There has been somedocumentation of the superiority in performance and net energetic yield of various castes for their modal tasks,although careful experimental studies are still relatively few

What makes ants unusual in the company of eusocial insects is the fact that they are the only eusocial

predators(predators are animals that capture and feed on other animals) occupying the soil and ground litter Theeusocial termites live in the same places as ants and also have wingless workers, but they feed almost exclusively on

dead vegetation (Source: TOEFL Reading)

Question 35: Which of the following questions does the passage primarily answer?

A Why have ants been able to thrive for such a long time?

B What are the differences between social and solitary insects?

C How do individual ants adapt to specialized tasks? D Why are ants predators?

Question 36: The word "rotting" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _

Question 37: All of the following terms are defined in the passage EXCEPT

A predators B eusocial C caste D series-parallel sequence

Question 38: The word "unique" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to

Question 39: According to the passage, one thing eusocial insects can do is rapidly switch from

A a defensive to an offensive stance B a solitary task to a group task

C one environment to another D one type of food consumption to another Question 40: It can be inferred from the passage that one main difference between termites and ants is that termites

A protect their nests B eat almost no animal substances C live above ground D are eusocial

Question 41: The task of feeding larvae is mentioned in the passage to demonstrate

A the advantages of specialization B the type of food that larvae are fed

C the different stages of ant development D the ways ant colonies train their young for adult tasks

Question 42: The word "they" in bold in the last paragraph refers to

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction

Question 43: It was on 12th April, 1961 when the first human, a Soviet cosmonaut, flew into space

A flew B into space C a Soviet cosmonaut D when

Question 44: Many people who live near the ocean depend on it as a source of food, recreation, and to have

economic opportunities

A depend on B to have economic C recreation D food

Question 45: Our Spanish teacher would prefer us spending more time in the laboratory practicing our

pronunciation

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning

Question 46: Tim went on a two-day trip and he took more clothes than necessary

A Tim can't have taken so many clothes on a two-day trip

B Tim needn't have taken so many clothes on a two-day trip

C Tim mustn't have taken so many clothes on a two-day trip

D Tim couldn't have taken so many clothes on a two-day trip

Question 47: “Stop smoking or you’ll be ill,” the doctor told me

A The doctor suggested smoking to treat illness B I was warned against smoking a lot of cigarettes

C The doctor advised me to give up smoking to avoid illness D I was ordered not to smoke to recover from illness Question 48: Your tea is not as strong as mine

A My tea is stronger than yours B My tea is stronger than your

C My tea is more strong than yours D Yours is stronger than mine

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines

Question 49: We didn’t want to spend a lot of money We stayed in a cheap hotel

A Rather than spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel

B We didn’t stay in a cheap hotel as we had a lot of money to spend

C We stayed in a cheap hotel, but we had to spend a lot of money

D In spite of spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel

Question 50: Societies doubted about women’s intellectual ability Therefore, they could not get access to

education

A Failure to get access to education resulted in the doubt about women’s intellectual ability

B The denial of education to women was caused by societies’ doubt about their intellectual ability

C Not getting access to education, societies showed their uncertainty to women’s intellectual ability

D Women’s intellectual ability was doubted about due to their lack of education

TEST 75 (PTQG)

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

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 primary stress in each of the following questions

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

Question 5: Most of my friends admire Milan as she can play _ piano so beautifully

Question 6: If Nick doesn't change his way of working, he in big trouble

Question 7: The last time Jimmy a training course was when he was an undergraduate

Question 8: Allan’s inexperience as a midfielder, he played well and scored a decisive goal in the final

match

Question 9: Judy was not in town when the murder took place, so she was suspicion

Question 10: , others use them in medicine

A While some scientists use lasers for military purposes B Used for military purposes by some scientists

C Lasers are used for military purposes by some scientists D Some scientists’ using lasers for military purposes Question 11: After , the new manager has faced one crisis after another

A selecting B having selected C being selected D selected

Question 12: The doctor wants to know the symptoms of a wasp sting, so he tries _ by one.

Question 13: With very high price of oil, people have to on petrol

Question 14: The workers hope there will be a peaceful to the new system

A transmission B transition C transaction D transformation

Question 15: It used to be a small town, where people fishing for a living

Question 16: Betty knows she needs exercise, but finds going to the gym a

Question 17: We should with the difficulties we were confronted with rather than sitting still and

complaining

Question 18: Martin was behind all the brilliant marketing schemes – he is really the of the company

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning

Question 19: It is really difficult to translate Vietnamese terms having no direct counterparts in English

A equivalent phrases B clear meanings C concrete references D confusable words

Question 20: As they were standing quite far away, Jeremy couldn’t make out what his friends were saying

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the OPPOSITE in meaning

Question 21: The accident illuminated existing problems in the country’s dairy industry and food safety system

Question 22: None of her novels lends itself to being made into a film; they just simply lack a coherent storyline

A inapplicable B untamable C unsuitable D inconceivable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes

Question 23: Jack is having trouble getting some change for the automatic vending machine, so he asks a passerby

- Jack: "Excuse me, could I trouble you for some change?"

- The passerby: " Will pennies do?”

Question 24: Two close friends Tom and Kyle are talking about Kyle’s upcoming birthday

- Tom: “Can I bring a friend to your birthday party?”

- Kyle: “ The more the merrier.”

Read the following passage and mark the letter Ay B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word

In many countries of Northern Europe, including Scandinavia, Finland, Northern Russia, and the Baltic states, ice

swimming is closely connected with the tradition of sauna, (25) has led to the creation of a new activity where stays in the sauna are (26) with quick 'pauses' in ice water In Russia, ice swimmers are called what can be literally translated as 'walruses ' The north of Europe, (27) , is not the only place where winter

swimming is practised regularly A large ice swimming movement exists in the UK, based in a famous location: theSerpentine Lake in Hyde Park in London In Harbin, Northern China, about 200,000 people ice-swim in theSonghua River every winter The oldest ice swimming club in the United States, the Coney Island Polar Bear Club

of New York, organises an annual (28) on New Year's Day In Canada, 'Polar Bear Swims; 'Plunges' or 'Dips' are a New Year's Day tradition in (29) communities as well, the biggest one taking place in Vancouver since

1920

Question 26: A interdependent B intermingled C interactive D interrelated

Question 27: A moreover B therefore C however D otherwise

Question 29: A numbering B numerate C numerable D numerous

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

Genetic modification of foods is not a new practice It has been practiced for thousands of years under the name of

"selective breeding" Animals and plants were chosen because they had traits that humans found useful Someanimals were larger and stronger than others, or they yielded more food, or they had some other trait that humansvalued Therefore, they were bred because of those traits Individuals with those traits were brought together andallowed to breed in the hope that their offspring would have the same traits in greater measure

Much the same thing was done with plants To produce bigger or sweeter fruit, or grow more grain per unit of land,strains of plants were combined and recombined to produce hybrids, or crossbreeds that had the desired traits in theright combinations All the while, however, biologists wondered: is there a more direct and versatile way to change

the traits of plants and animals? Could we rewrite, so to speak, the heredity of organisms to make them serve our

needs better?

In the 20th century, genetic modification made such changes possible at last Now, it was possible to alter the

genetic code without using the slow and uncertain process of selective breeding It even became possible to blend

plants and animals genetically: to insert animal genes into plants, for example, in order to give the plants a certaintrait they ordinarily would lack, such as resistance to freezing The result was a tremendous potential to change thevery nature of biology

Question 30: What is the passage mainly about?

A The arguments against genetic modification B The benefits brought about by genetic modification

C The reasons behind selective breeding of plants D The development of genetic modification

Question 31: The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to

Question 32: The word "blend" in paragraph 3 mostly means

Question 33: According to the passage, selective breeding

A is slower and uncertain than genetic modification B works much better on plants than on animals

C helps change the traits of plants rather than animals D has a huge potential to change the nature of biology Question 34: Which of the following IS NOT achieved by genetic modification?

A Giving plants necessary traits taken from animals’ genes

B Producing hybrids or crossbreeds from many animals and plants

C Encouraging people to give up selective breeding completely

D Making big changes to the very nature of biology

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

Public holidays in the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as bank holidays, are days where most businesses andnon – essential services are closed although an increasing number of retail businesses (especially the larger ones) doopen on some of the public holidays There are restrictions on trading on Sundays and Christmas Day Four publicholidays are common to all countries of the United Kingdom These are: New Year's Day, the first Monday in May,Christmas Day, and Boxing Day Some banks open on some bank holidays In Scotland, while New Year's Day andChristmas Day are national holidays, other bank holidays are not necessarily public holidays, since the Scots instead

observe traditional local customs and practice for their public holidays In Northern Ireland, once again, bank

holidays other than New Year's Day and Christmas Day are not necessarily public holidays Good Friday andChristmas Day are common law holidays, except in Scotland, where they are bank holidays In Scotland the holiday

on 1 January (or 2 January if 1 January is Sunday) is statutory, and 25 December is also a statutory holiday (or 26

December if Christmas Day falls on a Sunday) Boxing Day is a holiday traditionally celebrated the day followingChristmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would receive gifts, known as a "Christmas box", from their bosses oremployers Today, Boxing Day is the bank holiday that generally takes place on 26 December And 28 Decemberonly is given if Boxing Day is Saturday

Like Denmark, the United Kingdom has no national day holiday marked or celebrated for its formal founding date

Increasingly, there are calls for public holidays on the patron saints' days in England, Scotland and Wales An online

petition sent to the Prime Minister received 11,000 signatures for a public holiday in Wales on St David's Day; theScottish Parliament has passed a bill creating a public holiday on St Andrew's Day although it must be taken inplace of another public holiday; campaigners in England are calling for a bank holiday on St George's Day; and inCornwall, there are calls for a public holiday on St Piran's Day

Question 35: What is the passage mainly about?

A Boxing Holiday in the U.K.B Public holidays in the U.K C Weekend holiday D Similar holidays in Europe Question 36: Bank holidays besides New Year's Day and Christmas Day are not public holidays in Scotland

because _

A the Scots observe traditional local customs B Scotland does not belong to the U.K

C they are common law holidays D the Scots celebrate Good Friday

Question 37: The word “their” in paragraph 1 refers to

Question 38: What does the word “statutory” in paragraph 1 mean?

Question 39: Which of the following statements is wrong about the U.K.?

A All businesses close on public holidays B There are 4 common public holidays

C Xmas Day is a bank holiday in Scotland D 26th December is Boxing Day

Question 40: The word “calls” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

Question 41: Which place has made a patron saint’s day a holiday?

Question 42: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A If a holiday falls at the weekend, a substitute day is given in place

B The British people will get 28 December off if Xmas Day is Sunday

C The U.K was founded on the same day with Denmark

D Online petitions for more holidays are more effective than traditional campaigns

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction

Question 43: In many countries (A), the domestic automobile industries (B) are so strongly protected (C) that foreign cars are seen rarely (D) there.

Question 44: Psychological experiment is indicated (A) that people remember more (B) math problems that they can’t solve than those (C) they are able to solve (D)

Question 45: Thanks to sheer hard work (A), the young entrepreneur has successfully managed (B) to launch (C) a magazine of his own (D)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning

Question 46: The South of England is drier than the North

A The South of England is not as dry as the North B It is drier in the North than in the South of England

C It is not so dry in the North as in the South of England D It is less dry in the South than in the North of England Question 47: "You did not tell the truth, Lucy!" said Nick

A Nick warned Lucy not to tell the truth B Nick criticized Lucy for not telling the truth

C Nick accused Lucy of telling the truth D Nick decided that Lucy was to blame for telling the truth

Question 48: The thief almost certainly came through the open windows

A The thief might have come through the open windows

B The thief should have come through the open windows

C The thief must have come through the open windows

D The thief could have come through the open windows

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 49: I didn’t get admitted to Harvard University It would have been fantastic otherwise

A That I got admitted to Harvard University was fantastic B If only I gained admission to Harvard University

C I regretted having been admitted to Harvard University D I wish I had gained admission to Harvard University Question 50: John got a terminal illness He couldn’t get out of the bed on his own

A Such was John’s illness that he could never get out of the bed on his own

B John’s illness is too terminal for him to get out of the bed on his own

C Were it not for his terminal illness, John would be able to get out of bed on his own

D No sooner had John’s illness got terminal than he could not get out of the bed on his own

TEST 76 (PTQG)

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

Question 1 There are different hundreds of species of butterflies in Cuc Phuong National Park

A There are B different hundreds of C species of D in

Question 2 It is imperative that these materials send to the director immediately

Question 3 Across the country, exam results have improved by an average of eight percentage

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 4 I can say for certain that your father will hit the ceiling when he finds out you’ve played truant

A destroy the house B get angry C become happy D repair the roof

Question 5 The company rejected the claim that they were responsible for these teenagers’ health problems

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in position of primary stress in each of the following questions

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 8 The snowfall was so heavy All the trains were delayed

A Had it been for heavy snowfall, all the trains would have been delayed

B Only by a snowfall was heavy did all the trains were delayed

C So heavy was the snowfall that all the trains were delayed

D Not until all the trains were delayed was the snowfall heavy

Question 9 I didn’t come to his wedding party last week I feel sorry for that

A I wish I came to his wedding party last week B I would prefer having come to his wedding party last week

C I would rather to have come to his wedding party last week

D I would sooner have come to his wedding party last week

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 10 Most patients find that the numbness from the injection wears off after about an hour

Question 11 75% of the world’s population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms

of sleep deprivation

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closet in meaning to each of the following questions

Question 12 Needless to say, Mike is cleverer than other students in the class

A Needless to say, other students in the class are cleverer than Mike

B Needless to say, other students in the class are as clever as Mike