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TEST OF ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 1 My original statement has been completely distorted by the media.

Question 2 With a wonderful memory for detail, this woman who my father said never forgets anything

became truly loquacious

A talkative B thirsty C beautiful D complicated

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

to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 3 Her imagination was kindled by the exciting stories her grandmother told her.

Question 4 It was not for his friend to abate that confidence.

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

Question 5 A tendency B difference C importance D incidence

Question 6 A diverse B current C justice D series

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Question 7 It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as cooking.

Question 8 John announced that he could not longer tolerate the conditions of the contract under which

he was working

Question 9 After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realised that he has been driving in the wrong

direction

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 from 10 to 14.

Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees homes and offices For employees whose job involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the

location of the computer is of no consequence If the machine can communicate over telephone lines,

when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8.7 million

telecommuters But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant

as predicted when Business Week published “The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few years ago Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular?

Clearly, change simply takes time But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager’s responsibilities

It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are reluctant to accept the opportunity Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office

Question 10 With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?

A The advantages of telecommuting.

B A definition of telecommuting.

C An overview of telecommuting.

D The failure of telecommuting.

Question 11 The phrase “of no consequence” means _.

A of no use B of no good C unimportant D irrelevant

Question 12 The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuting, EXCEPT _.

A the opportunities for advancement B the different system of supervision.

C the lack of interaction with a group D The work place is in the home.

Question 13 The reason why telecommuting has not become popular is that the employees _.

A need regular interaction with their families.

B are worried about the promotion if they are not seen at the office.

C feel that a work area in their home is away from the office.

D are ignorant of telecommuting.

Question 14 When Business Week published “The Portable Executive”, it implied that _.

A systems for managing telecommuters were not effective.

B there was resistance on the part of many managers about telecommuting.

C the trend for telecommuting was optimistic.

D most telecommuters were satisfied with their work.

Read the following passage A, B, C, or D to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.

Not everybody recognizes the benefits of new developments in communications technology Indeed, some people fear that text messaging may actually be having a negative (15) on young people's communication and language skills, especially when we hear that primary school children may be at (16) of becoming addicted to the habit So widespread has texting become, however, that even pigeons have started doing it What’s more, in this case, it's difficult to view the results as anything but positive Twenty of the birds are about to (17) to the skies with the task of measuring air pollution, each (18) _ with sensor equipment and a mobile phone The (19) _ made by the sensors will be automatically (20) _ into text messages and beamed to the Internet - where they will appear on a dedicated 'pigeon blog'

Question 15 A result B outcome C effect D conclusion

Question 16 A danger B threat C risk D peril

Question 18 A armed B loaded C granted D stocked

Question 19 A studies B readings C reviews D inquiries

Question 20 A adapted B converted C revised D applied

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

Question 21 In fact the criminals into because the front door was wide open and so they just walked in.

A needn't have broken B didn't need break

C didn't need to break D needn't to have broken

Question 22 The city libraries present a gloomy picture of the _ who used to flock the libraries

every evening

A gradual reduction of readers B gradual readers reduction

C gradual readers of reduction D reduction gradual readers

Question 23 I have looked through the report, but I must admit, only _.

A superficially B thoroughly C carefully D seriously

Question 24 - “Sorry, I’m late” - “ _”

A You are welcome B No, I don’t mind

C All right Well done D Not to worry Better late than never

Question 25 “Who wrote this poem?” – “It's said _ written by one of the Bronte sisters.”

A to be B to have been C to being D to having been

Question 26 After Jill had realized that the new computer was not what she really wanted, she _it for

an other one

Question 27 The new campus parking rule many students.

A affects B effect C has an influence D effective

Question 28 Human carelessness has been _ damaging marine life.

A accused of B prevented C said to D warned against

Question 29 “If only I hadn’t lent him all my money!” -“ _”

A Well, you did, so it’s no use crying over spilt milk B All right You will be OK.

C Sorry, I have no idea D I’m afraid you will have to do it.

Question 30 Anne was not _ to think that the test was too difficult.

A who B the one who C the only one D among the people

Question 31 The teacher always _that the students make an outline before writing the complete essay.

Question 32 Only if you do what you tell others _ as they are told.

A will they do B they will do C they won't do D won't they

Question 33 " Would you like another coffee?" - " _"

C Very kind of your part D It's a pleasure

Question 34 “Do you have a minute, Dr Keith?” - “ ”

A Well I’m not sure when B Good, I hope so

C Sure What’s the problem? D Sorry, I haven’t got it here.

Question 35 He had changed so much since the last time we met that I _him.

A could recognize B could hardly recognize

C wouldn't have recognized D don't recognize

Question 36 _of transportation has given someone the idea for a new type of toy.

A Mostly forms B Most every form C Almost forms D Almost every form

Question 37 Helen is _ seafood, so she never tries these delicious dishes.

A allergic to B tired of C keen on D preferable to

Question 38 _one day by a passing car, the dog never walked proper again.

A Having injured B Injuring C Injured D To be injured

Question 39 _ you to be offered that job, would you have to move to another city?

Question 40 If too many species _ out, it will upset the ecosystem.

Question 41 Would you mind lending me your bike? “ ”.”

A Yes Here it is B Not at all C Great D Yes, let’s

Question 42 They would go by air than travel by train.

Question 43 Don’t worry He’ll do the job as _ as possible.

A economizing B economic C uneconomically D economically

Question 44 entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.

Question 45 - “Has an announcement been made about the eight o’clock flight to Paris? “ _””

A Not yet B Yes, it was C I don’t think that D Sorry, I don’t

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

to each of the following questions.

Question 46 Once the airline announced its ticket sale, the telephone in the main office would not stop

ringing

A People kept calling the airline main office since its announcement of ticket sale.

B If the airline didn't announce a ticket sale, its telephone would stop ringing.

C The airline telephone was ringing because they announced a ticket sale.

D Nobody called the airline until it announced its ticket sale.

Question 47 "I'm sorry for what happened but you will just have to accept the truth", Laura said to her friend.

A Laura took the responsibility for what happened B Laura didn't mean to tell the truth.

C Laura apologized to her friend for what had happened D Laura consoled her friend.

Question 48 It is widely believed that hard work makes success.

A People think that success is when you work hard.

B Believers of success think that we should work hard.

C Many people think that success at work is hard.

D Many people believe that if you want to succeed, you should work hard.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined sound that is

pronounced differently from the rest

Question 49 A chorus B cherish C chaos D scholarship

Question 50 A plumber B doubt C debt D herbage

TEST OF ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 1 She had no qualms about lying to the police.

Question 2 Her impersonations of our teachers were a source of considerable mirth.

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

to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 3 I was not dreaming," I said, with some warmth, for her brazen coolness provoked me.

Question 4 Without demur, then, she turned and accompanied the rascally Malay toward the harbour.

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

Question 5 A vocabulary B influential C engineering D biological

Question 6 A referee B electrician C manufacture D immortal

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Question 7 A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the same idea.

Question 8 Students should be encouraged to discuss critically about the information that they are given.

Question 9 Neither of the scout leaders know how to trap wild animals or how to prepare them for

mounting

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 from 10 to 16.

In addition to providing energy, fats have several other functions in the body The fat soluble

vitamins, A, D, E and K, are dissolved in fats, as their name implies Good sources of these vitamins have

high oil or fat content, and the vitamins are stored in the body’s fatty tissues In the diet, fats cause food to

remain longer in the stomach, this increasing the feeling of fullness for some time after a meal is eaten Fats add variety, taste, and texture to foods, which accounts for the popularity of fried foods Fatty deposits in the body have an insulating and protective value The curves of the human female body are due mostly to strategically located fat deposits

Whether a certain amount of fat in the diet is essential to human health is not definitely known When rats are fed a fat-free diet, their growth eventually ceases, their skin becomes inflamed and scaly, and

their reproductive systems are damaged Two fatty acids, linoleic and arachidonic acids, prevent these abnormalities and hence are called essential fatty acids They also are required by a number of other

animals but their roles in human beings are debatable Most nutritionists consider linoleic fatty acid an essential nutrient for humans

Question 10 This passage probably appeared in which of the following?

A A diet book B A book on basic nutrition

C A cookbook D A popular women’s magazine

Question 11 The phrase “stored in” in lines 3 is closest in meaning to _.

A manufactured in B attached to

Question 12 The author states that fats serve all the following body function EXCEPT to _.

A promote a feeling of fullness B insulate and protect the body

C provide energy D control weight gain

Question 13 According to the author of the passage, which of the following is true for rats when they are

fed a fat free diet?

A They stop growing B They have more babies

C They lose body hair D They require less care

Question 14 Linoleic fatty acid is mentioned in the passage as _.

A an essential nutrient for humans B more useful than arachidonic acid

C preventing weight gain in rats D a nutrient found in most food

Question 15 The phrase “these abnormalities” in line 11 refers to _.

A a condition caused by fried food B strategically located fat deposits

C curves on the human female body

D cessation of growth, bad skin, and damaged reproductive systems

Question 16 That humans should all have some fat in our diet is, according to the author

A a commonly held view B not yet a proven fact

C only true for women D proven to be true by experiments on rats

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.

From the seeds themselves to the machinery, fertilizers and pesticides - The Green Revolution regimen depend heavily on technology One (17) , however, depends much more on technology -organic farming Many -organic farmers use machinery, but (18) _ chemical fertilizers or pesticides (19) chemical soil enrichers, they use animal manure and plant parts not used as food - natural, organic fertilizers that are clearly a renewable (20) _ Organic farmers also use alternatives for pesticides; for example, they may rely (21) _ natural predators of certain insect pests Then, the need arises, they can buy the eggs and larvae of these natural predators and introduce them into their crop fields

Question 17 A alternative B alternate C alteration D alternation

Question 19 A In spite of B On account of C In favour of D Instead of

Question 20 A resource B source C matter D substance

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 from 22 to 28.

An air pollutant is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere

in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely Air pollution requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change When the first air pollution laws were established

in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or

smelled - a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today As technology has

developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain

conditions

Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in nature As the Earth developed, the concentration of these pollutants was altered by various chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycles These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil On a global basis, nature's output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting from human activities

However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city In such a region, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme of the cycles The result is an increased concentration of noxious chemicals in the air The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a

pollutant; in fact, the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level Carbon monoxide, however, has a natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm

Question 22 What does the passage mainly discuss?

A The economic impact of air pollution B What constitutes an air pollutant.

C How much harm air pollutants can cause D The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere Question 23 It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _.

A water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas B most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled

C the definition of air pollution will continue to change

D a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities

Question 24 For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role in

controlling air pollution?

A They function as part of a purification process.

B They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants.

C They are less harmful to living beings than other pollutants.

D They have existed since the Earth developed.

Question 25 According to the passage, human-generated air pollution in localized regions _.

A can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants

B can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants

C will damage areas outside of the localized regions

D will react harmfully with natural pollutants

Question 26 The word “localized” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _.

A specified B circled C surrounded D encircled

Question 27 According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a

substance is only useful if _

A the other substances in the area are known B it is in a localized area

C the natural level is also known D it can be calculated quickly

Question 28 Which of the following is best supported by the passage?

A To effectively control pollution, local government should regularly review their air pollution laws.

B One of the most important steps in preserving natural lands is to better enforce air pollution laws.

C Scientists should be consulted in order to establish uniform limits for all air pollutants.

D Human activities have been effective in reducing air pollution.

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

Question 29 The woman _ someone had stolen her purse, but although they searched everyone in

the shop, it wasn't found

Question 30 As I was _ of the change in the program, I arrived half an hour late for the rehearsal.

Question 31 The Best Invention _ this year was given to Jason Meyers.