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I Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
1 A considerate B picturesque C redundancy D communicate
2 A significant B intelligent C calculator D American
3 A delicious B continuous C conscientious D malicious
4 A control B constant C contour D contrast
II Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence
6………… had the van turned the corner than the wheel came off
7 …….his advice, I would never have got the job
A Except B Apart from C But for D As for
8 A number of parents ………angry and worried about pornography falling into the hands of their children
9 He’ll always be the same – a leopard never changes its ………
10 This new law will take …… from the beginning of next month
11 It was a hot day and many people were ……… their way to the beach
12.The ……were told to fasten their seat belts as the plane began its descent
A customers B riders C flyers D passengers
13 He said he would pay back the money ……the sake of peace in the town
14 After trial lasting three weeks, Jones was …… not guilty of murder
15 He kept his marriage a secret for years, but eventually the truth ………
16 It isn’t quite… that he will turn up at the meeting
17 Faraday’s accomplishments seem more wonderful when we realize that he had very education
18 My brother lives on the fifteenth floor of that …… of flats
A building B block C tower D house
19 He’s a very difficult person to …….with
20 Most of the water in the world …….salt water What percentage of the water in the world ………fresh water
A is – is B is – are C are – is D are – are
21 Mr Robbins, accompanied by his wife and children, …… tonight
A arrives B arriving C is arriving D are arriving
22 The majority of the students …….him to be innocent
A believe B believes C is believing D are believing
23 Mark seemed to be in good mood, ….he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us
24 Timmy spent …… money buying movie tickets that he didn’t have enough left to buy a soft drink
A such B such a lot C too much D so much
25 Sally hoped …… to join the private club She could make important business contacts there
A inviting B being invited C to invite D to be invited
26 We were shocked to hear the news of your …………
A having fired B having been fired C to be fired D to have been fired
27 Above the fireplace ………
C hang a portrait of Lenin D lay a portrait of Lenin
28 He became a millionaire by ……… of hard work and a considerable amount of luck
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29 If she hadn’t been sleepless last night, she …………better now
A could have felt B would feel C should have felt D had felt
30 Athur assured me that he was going to come, but he hasn’t ……….yet
A turned in B turned up C turned on D turned round
III Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
POLLUTION
There are various types of pollution in the world The most (31) …… one is air pollution It is caused mostly by factories which exude smoke This smoke pollutes the atmosphere (32) ……….dust and cinder which can cause various types of diseases like lung cancer, heart failure and sinus infection (33) ……….inhaled Carbon monoxide from exhaust (34) ………of vehicles is also very dangerous and can cause instant death when inhaled in (35)
……….amount
Water pollution is the pollution that occurs in the rivers, seas, oceans and other waterways Water pollution is normally caused by the (36) ………….of waste like garbage and faeces The marine life in these waters will be affected Some sea creatures perish while others (37) …… the toxic extracts of the poisonous waste in their fat glands
When human beings eat these creatures, they will (38) …………fall in or die In Japan alone, every year, thousands of people suffer (39) ……….strange diseases due to mercury poisoning Others either lose their mental (40)
…… or meet their deaths
34 A tubes B tracts C pipes D sprayer
35 A tremendous B unlimited C exceeding D excessive
36 A throwing B pouring C dumping D discarding
37 A stock B store C hold D contain
40 A aptitude B competence C ability D capacity
III From the underlined parts (A), (B), (C), or (D), identify the one that is not correct.
41 The basic law of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are taught to all elementary
A B C
school students
D
42 A large percent of Canadian export business is with the United States
A B C D
43 The Dodge brothers began doing their own automobiles in 1914, and produced one of the first
A B
American automobiles with an all-steel body
C D
44 Psychologists use standardized tests to help measure abilities, aptitudes, interesting, and
A B C
personality traits
D
45 Unlike many writings of her time, she was not preoccupied with morality
A B C D
IV Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
You've (46) heard someone say that the reason you caught a cold was that you were 'run down' People generally accept that if you are (47) pressure or run down you are more likely to get ill But is this really true (48) is it just an old wives' tale? The problem with old sayings like this is that it's often difficult
to (49) whether they are true or not For example, if you ask people with colds whether they are feeling run down, they are (50) certain to say yes People without colds are more likely to say no So, how do you (51) if it's the cold that is making them (52)
run down or the fact that they are run down that is making them more likely to catch a cold? Now it seems there is a scientific answer to this question And answer is yes - if you are run down or under stress, you are more likely to catch a cold Scientists at the Common Cold Research Centre ran a series of tests They got
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a cold After many people had been tested, the researchers looked for a (54) between the measured stress level and the chances of catching a cold They found that the higher the stress, the more likely the person was to catch
a cold At the moment it is not known why stress makes someone more likely to become ill, but now (55) the link has been found, researchers might be able to investigate further They may even find different ways of combating disease
46 A perhaps B maybe C possibly D probably
54 A combination B joint C link D relation
V Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.
56 Children usually avoid swearing in front of adults, …………
A so in order not to annoy or shock them B so not to annoy or shock them
57 Having been selected to represent the class at the school meeting, …………
A the members applauded him B a speech had to be given by him
58 The doctor insisted that his patient …………
A did not work too hard for three months B to take some vacation for three months
59 Everyone at some time has difficulty in sleeping but if you miss a couple of hours of sleep, ……
A no harm is done by you B you do no harm
60 …….was lowered to the seabed in a glass container to make observations is debated
A Alexander the Great who B Alexander the Great
VI Read the text and choose the best answer.
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In seventeenth-century colonial North America, all day-to-day cooking was done in the fireplace
Generally large, fireplaces were planned for cooking as well as for warmth Those in the Northeast
were usually four or five feet high, and in the South, they were often high enough for a person to walk
into A heavy timber called the mantel tree was used as a lintel to support the stonework above the
fireplace opening This timber might be scorched occasionally, but it was far enough in front of the
rising column of heat to be safe from catching fire
Two ledges were built across from each other on the inside of the chimney On these rested the
ends of a "lug pole" from which pots were suspended when cooking Wood from a freshly cut tree
was used for the lug pole, so it would resist heat, but it had to be replaced frequently because it dried
out and charred, and was thus weakened Sometimes the pole broke and the dinner fell into the fire
When iron became easier to obtain, it was used instead of wood for lug poles, and later fireplaces had
pivoting metal rods to hang pots from
Beside the fireplace and built as part of it was the oven It was made like a small, secondary
fireplace with a flue leading into the main chimney to draw out smoke Sometimes the door of the
oven faced the room, but most ovens were built with the opening facing into the fireplace On baking
days (usually once or twice a week) a roaring fire of "oven wood," consisting of brown maple sticks,
was maintained in the oven until its walls were extremely hot The embers were later removed, bread
dough was put into the oven, and the oven was sealed shut until the bread was fully baked
Not all baking was done in a big oven, however Also used was an iron "bake kettle," which
looked like a stewpot on legs and which had an iron lid This is said to have worked well when it was
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61 Which of the following aspects of domestic life
in colonial North America does the passage
mainly discuss?
(A) Methods of baking bread
(B) Fireplace cooking
(C) The use of iron kettles in a typical
kitchen
(D) The types of wood used in preparing
meals
62 The author mentions the fireplaces built
in the South to illustrate
(A) how the materials used were similar
to the materials used in northeastern
fireplaces
(B) that they served diverse functions
northeastern fireplaces
(D) how they were safer than
northeastern fireplaces
63 The word "scorched" in line 5 is closest
in meaning to
(A) burned
(B) cut
(C) enlarged
(D)bent
64 The word "it" in
line 6 refers to
(A) the stonework
(B) the fireplace opening
(C) the mantel tree
(D) the rising column of heat
65 According to the passage, how was food
usually cooked in a pot in the seventeenth century?
(A) By placing the pot directly into the
fire
(B) By putting the pot in the oven
(C) By filling the pot with hot water
the fire
66 The word "obtain" in line 12 is closest in meaning to
(A) maintain (B) reinforce (C) manufacture (D) acquire
67 Which of the following is mentioned in paragraph 2 as
a disadvantage of using a wooden lug pole?
(A) It was made of wood not readily available
(B) It was difficult to move or rotate
(C) It occasionally broke
(D) It became too hot to touch
68 It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that, compared to other firewood, "oven wood" produced
(A) less smoke
(C) fewer embers (D) lower flames
69 According to paragraph 3, all of the following were true of a colonial oven EXCEPT:
day
(B) It was built as part of the main fireplace
(C) The smoke it generated went out through the main chimney
(D) It was heated with maple sticks
70 According to the passage, which of the following was an advantage of a "bake kettle"?
(A) It did not take up a lot of space in the fireplace (B) It did not need to be tightly closed
(C) It could be used in addition to or
(D) It could be used to cook several foods at one time
VII Choose the sentence (A, B, C, or D) which is closest in meaning to the one in bold
71 In all probability, he is coming
A Undoubtedly, he will come B He is bound not to come
72 No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed.
A Fried tried very hard to start the car, and succeeded
B Fried tried hard to start the car, and with success
C It’s hard for Fried to start the car because he never succeeded
D However hard he tried, Fried couldn’t start the car
73 She strikes me as a very effective teacher.
A I make an effective impression on the teacher B As a teacher, she always strikes me
C She is such an effective teacher that she always strikes her students
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74 I couldn’t help laughing when he told me that story.
C I did not laugh when hearing that story D The story he told me did not help at all
75 It is open to question as to whether Jane will get the job.
A The question is that whether Jane will get the job or not B It is not certain that Jane will get the job
C Jane is being interviewed for the job D If Jane could answer the question, she would get the job
76 Mrs Jones told me that her neighbors were moving to Florida.
A Mrs Jones is planning to move to Florida with her neighbors
B Mrs Jones and her neighbors live in Florida
C I knew that Mrs Jones had moved to Florida because her neighbors told me
D “My neighbors are moving to Florida,” said Mrs Jones
77 He was driving so fast that he could have had an accident.
A If he had been driving very fast, he would have had an accident
B An accident happened, and it was caused by his very fast driving
D He wasn’t driving fast enough to avoid an accident
78 There is not too much to choose between the two essays.
A Both essays are great B One essay is just as bad as the other
C One of the essays is optional D Either essay can be chosen
79 It is no use reading that book.
A You should read that book B That book has not been used
80 She told us to help ourselves to the apples in the baskets.
A She offered us some apples in return for our help
B She wanted our help to pick the apples and put them in a basket
D She wanted us to do all the work ourselves