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PRACTICE TEST 10
QUESTIONS 1-5: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is
on
the
syllable in the position which is different from that of the others. Identify your choice by
circling letter
A,
B, C or D on the answer
sheet.
QUESTIONS 6 - 35: These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best
choice
to
complete each sentence and then identify your answer by circling letter A, B, C or D on
the answer
sheet.
6. Unlike moderate antislavery advocates, abolitionists an immediate
slavery.
A. demanded B. have demanding C. to be demanded D.
demands
7. Wherever there is plenty of rain during the growing season, life is in various
forms.
A. abundant B. the abundance C. a abundant time D.
abundance
8. The ceremonial Chilcat blanket of the Northwest Tlingit Indians was generally
from cedar
bark,
wool, and goats'
hair.
A. wove B. to weave C. weaving D.
woven
9. The Greenhouse effect is a phenomenon that is caused when carbon dioxide
and is trapped
in
the
atmosphere.
A. is released B. releases C. has been released D. had been
releasing
10. The typical elephant herd adult females and the young of both
sexes.
A. that is made up B. is made of C. is made D. is made up
of
11. Because the wood of the dogwood tree is very hard, is used for objects, such as roller
skate
wheels, in which hardness is
desired.
A. which B. it C. what D.
thus
12. Etymology, finding out where a word came from by studying the roots of words, has
been
greatly assisted by modern inventions like the
Internet.
A. is a technique of B. which a technique of C. a technique to D. a technique
of
13. The discovery of the halftone process in photography in 1881 made it photographs in books
and
newspapers.
A. possible reproducing B. possible to
reproduce
C. the possibility of reproducing D. possibly
reproduced
14. Coinciding with the development of jazz in New Orleans in the 1920's in blues
music.
A. was one of the greatest periods B. one of the greatest
periods
C. was of the greatest periods D. the greatest
periods
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15. A master is an electronic apparatus that radio and light
waves.
A. generated and was amplified B. generating and
amplifying
C. generates and amplifies D. to generate and
amplify
16. Black Boy is an autobiographical account of the childhood of Richard Wright and portrays the
suffering
of an African American
bigotry.
A. in a society full of B. in a full of society C. in of a full society D. in society of full
a
17.
James A. Bland, "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" was adopted as the state song of
Virginia
in
1940.
A. Were written by B. Be written by C. Has been written by D. Written
by
18. In her time, Isadora Duncan was today a liberated
woman.
A. what calling we would B. who would be
calling
C. what we would call D. she would call
her
19. Built in 1882, the Kinzua Viaduct in McKean County, Pennsylvania, is open only to
those
visitors are able to walk its 2,058-foot
length.
A. who B. to whom C. which D.
what
20. Warmer temperatures led to changes in the ecology of Europe,
the animal
population
and methods of
hunting.
A. effecting B. effected C. affecting D.
affected
21. Although bats avoid entangled areas, they can dart about in the room filled with criss-crossing
wires
without ever hitting
one
they use the navigation functions in their
ear.
A. as long B. so long C. so long that D. as long
as
22. several years for bamboo seeds to grow into plants that can be used for commercial
purposes.
A. It took B. It takes C. It taken D. It
taking
23. The black-billed cuckoo has been known to steal eggs to other
birds.
A. belong B. which belonging C. which they belong D. that
belong
24. that distinguish human beings from other primates are related to the ability of people to
stand
upright and walk on two
legs.
A. Many of the physical characteristics
B.
Of the many physical
characteristics
C. The physical characteristics are many D. There are many physical
characteristics
25. At the beginning of the 20th century, people made coffee a cloth bag full of coffee grounds
into
boiling
water.
A. by have dumped B. by dumping C. by dumped D. by have been
dumping
26. The twentieth century has been a period of enormous growth in mathematical research and in
the
number of mathematicians and fields
them.
A. require B. requiring C. requires D. they
require
27. native to Europe, the daisy has now spread throughout most of North
America.
A. Although B. Despite of C. In spite D.
However
28. Chimpanzees, apes, orangutans and a few other primates laugh, but
.
A. another animals also laugh B. so other animals
do
C. no other animals do D. also do other animals
laugh
29.
The
Wildlife
Management
Act
of
1983
spelled
out
the
basic
rules
that
apply
in
the
US
today
but
heavy punishments on poachers selling illegal
furs.
A. include no B. includes no C. included no D. are including
no
30. Gorillas are quiet animals, they are capable of making about 20 different
sounds.
A. whether B. even though C. which D. as well
as
31. The Mono Lisa, painted in Florence in 1504 by Leonardo da Vinci, is a name which is perhaps
more
recognizable to people throughout the world to da Vinci
himself.
A. than that B. than C. as that D.
as
32. Speech is like a piece of cloth many threads including a voice box, lips, tongue, and a
good
brain.
A. make of B. made of C. is making of D. is made
of
33. The protection of technologies and technological information has become
of many
countries.
A. the importance of a concern B. an importance
concern
C. the importance concerning D. an important
concern
34. Not only as a cooked dish the world over, but it is also used as the base of many other
foods,
condiments, and even
beverages.
A. eating rice B. is rice eaten C. rice is eaten D. people eat
rice
35. In the summer of 1974, a film producer named Allan Carr saw Grease on Broadway and
the
next day to see if the film rights were still
available.
A. impressed so that he was called B. he was called so impressed
that
C. was so impressed that he called D. that he was so called
impressed
QUESTIONS 36 - 45: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to
fit
each
space. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer
sheet.
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You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of this century,
he
was
the most famous man in England. He became (36) while
st
i
l
l at the
university, mainly
(37)
of his sporting achievements. He was at the same time, captain of the university football,
cricket
and athletics
learns and held the world record for the long jump. He was (38) a
popular sport
journalist.
He was so famous that letters addressed to "Mr. Fry, Oxford" were
delivered to him (39)
any
difficulty. His college,
although it had a quite different name, (40) known as "Fry's
College".
Some people have criticised Fry's sporting (41) _ . They point out that he lived at a time
(42)
standards were quite low and (43) was much easier to do well in several sports. It
is certainly
true that athletes at that time did not have the totally dedicated approach of
modern
athletes.
However, it is only fair to judge him (44) the standards of
his (45) time. There is
no
doubt that he had
extraordinary skills and an ability to write about sport with style and
intelligence.
36. A. fame B. rich C. well-known D.
common
37. A. because B. that C. which D.
thus
38. A. so B. too C. also D.
of
39. A. with B. without C. no D.
not
40. A. be B. which C. what D.
was
41. A. achievements B. succeed C. famous D.
expect
42. A. then B. when C. which D.
that
43. A. him B. men C. they D.
it
44. A. at B. beneath C. out of D.
to
45. A. single B. owe C. own D.
private
QUESTIONS 46 - 50: Read the following passage carefully and complete the sentences that
follow
by
circling letter A, B, C or D as the correct answer and then mark your choice on the
answer
sheet.
In the early 1800s, an Indian woman named Sacajawea helped explore the Northwest Territory
of
the
United States. She went with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their expedition to chart
that
area.
Sacajawea helped by creating good feelings between the explorers and the Native Americans
living
in
the Northwest. She helped the explorers talk with the Indians. She showed them wild
foods thai were
good
to eat. Once the Lewis and the Clark party met the Lemhi Shoshoni Indian.
The Shoshoni were on
distant
terms with them, but Lewis and Clark needed their help. The two
explorers sent Sacajawea to speak to
them.
She was delighted to find that her brother was their chief.
As a result, they provided Lewis and Clark
with
everything they
needed.
The legend that Sacajawea led the expedition is not true. However, without her help in getting
horses,
supplies and other guides, Lewis and Clark could not have completed their
journey.
46. The best title of the passage is
.
A. Exploring the
Territory
B. Exploring the Northwest Territory of the United
States
C. Lewis and Clark - The
explorers
D. The language of
Sacajawea
47. Sacajawea was
.
A. of little help B. from India C. an Indian D. a spy for the
Shoshoni
48. According to the passage, the Shoshoni the
explorers.
A. live far from B. did not concern the C. were unfriendly to D. immediately
liked
49. The passage does not tell
.
A. whom Sacajawea went with B. what territory was
explored
C. how Sacajawea helped D. where Sacajawea was
born
50. The word expedition in paragraph one is closest in meaning to
.
A. vacation B. trip C. trail D.
experiment
QUESTIONS 51 - 55: Read the following passage carefully and complete the sentences that
follow
by
circling letter A, B, C or D as the correct answers and then mark your choice on the
answer
sheet
Why do people explore the farthest reaches of the globe? For John Clouse and Parke
Thompson,
the
motivation is not curiosity, fame or fortune. It is just to break
records.
The two men, both in their sixties, are members of the Travellers' Century Club. To belong to
this
club,
a person must have travelled to at least one hundred countries. The club has divided
the world into
308
different units -countries, territories and other areas. A member who has
visited every places listed
will
cover the entire
globe.
Clouse has visited 307 of the 308 locations on the club's list. Thompson claims to be the first
and
the
only person to have visited all 308 listed places. However, Clouse says that, like himself,
Thompson
has
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