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PRACTICE TEST 5 Choose the word that has the different stress from the others. 1. A. palace B. minor C. passage D. reflect 2. A. accept B. collect C. open D. reveal 3. A. never B. concern C. sooner D. wonder 4. A. enormous B. argument C. several D. volleyball 5. A. circumstance B. document C. investment D. mountainous Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence. 6. When………..in international trade, letters of credit are very convenient. A. used B. are used C. using D. they used 7. All the youth must contribute to………….the country. A. building of B. the building of C. the building D. build of 8.. ………I would like to say how pleased I am to be here. A. Primarily B. Foremost C. Earliest D. First 9. We shall bring………..the question of the new swimming pool at the next committee meeting. A. round B. about C. up D. off 10. Apparently, about one person in five is left………… A. handy B. handed C. handful D. hander 11. Dentists will always try to save teeth rather than take them………. . A. over B. down C. off D. out 12. The water workers’ claim for a ten per cent pay rise has been under…………by the government. A. consideration B. inquiry C. regard D. application 13. The Board will notify candidates………..their results………two weeks. A. about/in B. of/after C. of/within D. about/until 14. Tim has a terrible toothache, he………his dentist on Thursday. A. will see B. sees C. is seeing D. shall see 15. ……..for me just outside the department lounge when you get to the airport. A. Looking B. Look C. To look D. Look at 16. He took a risk in investing all the money in the firm. I’d rather he ……..it. A. hadn’t done B. didn’t do C. not have done D. not do 17. How many soldiers were ……… in the battle? A. hurt B. brought C. injured D. wounded 18. About five of our group were……..ill during the process of doing the project. A. become B. fallen C. taken D. brought 19. Hot as the night air was, the children slept……… . A. noisily B. soundly C. snoring D. restlessly 20. Bob was out of……..with his slow brother and told him off. A. temper B. impatience C. patience D. manner 21. His new appointment takes ……….from the beginning of next month. A. place B. position C. post D. effect 22. What time is it by your watch? - It………five to nine. A. says B. tells C. gives D. speaks 23. When his accomplices failed to turn up, it……….on him that he had been tricked. A. rose B. dawned C. dusked D. set 24. If this plan doesn’t ……… . We’ll have to rethink the whole idea. A. do B. work C. act D. make 25. These are not natural flowers, They are ……………. A. unnatural B. paper C. artificial D. unreal 26. It’s by no ……………… certain that Margaret Jones will win the election. A. less B. respect C. sense D. means 27. The police ………….. three arrests during the demonstration. A. did B. took C. made D. gave 1
28. His reaction took me completely........... surprise. A. off B. for C. by D. in. 29. That old and valuable vase is fragile; please ……….. it with care. A. drop B. place C. make D. handle 30. Smoking is a very bad habit, which many people find it difficult to ……….. A. break B. beat C. cough D. breathe Read the following paragraph and choose the best answer. People have been playing with marbles for thousands of years. The first marbles were probably either river stones that happened to be naturally round enough to roll or, more likely, rounded globs of clay that were baked hardness. Such very old clay marbles have been found in both Greek and Roman ruins, and quartz spheres have been dated at around 6000 B.C. Harder and more durable marbles tend to inspire different kinds of games than soft clay marbles, which crack very easily. So with the advent of hand rounded and polished marbles made of agate or some other rugged, igneous rock, the ‘golden age’ of marbles and marble play flowered. Stone marbles began to appear in the early 1800s in what is now the southern part of Germany. Shortly after, handmade glass marbles appeared in the same part of Europe. For the next 120 years, marbles and marble playing- there were literally hundred of games-flourished in both Europe and America. Marble players developed their own vocabulary for different sizes and materials of marbles, as well as for the many kinds of games to be played and the way marbles were used in the games. For example, if you were going to play a game of Ring-Taw, one of the most popular and enduring marbles games, you would lag for the first shot, and then knuckle down from the baulk, trying your best to get a mib or two with your opponent’s immie. 31. The author makes the point in the passage that playing with marbles A. has been going on since ancient times B. is a relatively recent phenomenon C. is losing popularity D. is a very expensive pastime 32. According to the passage, which of the following was the least durable substance for making marbles? A. agate B. glass C. rock D. clay 33. The word durable in line 5 is closest in meaning to A. sturdy B. colorful C. economical D. massive 34. The word inspire in line 5 is closest in meaning to A. instruct B. relinquish C. motivate D. heighten 35. It can be inferred from the passage that the use of marbles became very popular in Europe and America A. in the 18th century B. in the 1940s C. in 6000 B.C D. after glass marbles were developed 36. We can infer from the passage that marble playing A. is a game only for children B. has many variations in games C. is played according to one set of rules D. uses only one kind of marble 37. It can be concluded from lines 11-12 of the passage that the terminology of marble playing is A. specialized B. used only by children C. easy to understand D. derived from an ancient language 38. The word e nduring in line 13 is closest in meaning to A. Developed B. engaging C. long-lasting D. challenging Read the following paragraph and choose the best answer. The (39).....of homelessness is an international one. In the capital cities of the world, the (40)....of people begging on the streets is becoming increasingly (41) ...... . But all over the world, homeless people are taking the future into their own (42)..... . By selling “street papers” they no longer need to beg for a (43)..... . The concept of the street papers is (44)...... . It is sold by homeless and ex- homeless people who buy it at a (45)......price of 30p and sell it to the public for 70p, keeping 40p for themselves. If they have no money, then they can get the first ten copies on (46).......and pay for them later. Every paper seller receives training and is given a special (47)......badge. The paper itself (48)......articles of general and social interest, film and book (49).....,cartoons and the (50)........celebrity interview. Advertising and sales (51)......most of the income, and all profits go (52).........into helping homeless people. 2
The Big Issue is the street paper of the British homeless. It was set up in 1991, and (53).....then it has helped hundred of people to get (54)......the streets and back into society. 39. A. trouble B. problem C. difficulty D. chaos 40. A. sight B. vision C. look D. view 41. A. usual B. common C. rare D. routine 42. A. heads B. shoulders C. hands D. mouths 43. A. life B. living C. being D. pay 44. A. easy B. straight C. plain D. simple 45. A. stuck B. steady C. held D. fixed 46. A. credit B. cheque C. cash D. card 47. A. character B. personality C. manner D. identity 48. A. consists B. contains C. keeps D. gets 49. A. stories B. reviews C. opinions D. views 50. A. sometimes B. often C. occasional D. seldom 51. A. give B. provide C. show D. offer 52. A. out B. back C. through D. forward 53. A. from B. of C. for D. since 54. A. out B. away C. off D. up Read the following paragraph and choose the best answer. Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology. Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa “about” + dian “ day”). This body clock programs us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 am and again between 3-5 pm. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon. One of the major causes of the travelers’ malady known as jet lag is the non-alignment of a person’s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same time. So your sleep/wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion may be on a different schedule altogether. Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to “shrink” our day. That is why traveling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights. When flying west, you are “ extending” your day, thus traveling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock’s natural tendency. One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer hour. Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well, Judgment and decision- making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75%, memory by 20% and communication 30%. It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone. So, our body clock truly can “govern” us. 55. The main function of the body clock is to. ........ A. help us sleep B. help us adapt to a 24-hour cycle C. regulate the body’s functions C. govern all the body’s responses. 56. Jet lag............... A. causes our body clock to change B. makes our body clock operate badly C. extends the hours of our body clock C. upsets our body’s rhythms 3
57. The direction you fly in............. A. helps you sleep better B. affects the degree of jet lag C. extends or shrink your body clock D. alters your body’s natural rhythms 58. According to the article A. flying seriously affects our judgment and decision- making B. various factors stop us from sleeping when we fly C. jet lag can affect different abilities differently D. travelers complain about the negative effects of flying. 59. On the subjects of avoiding jet lag, the article A. proposes gradually adjusting your body clock. B. says there is nothing you can do C. suggests changing the time on your watch. D. makes no suggestions Read the following paragraph and choose the best answer. Ask anyone over forty to make a comparison (60)...the past and the present and nine (61).... ten people will tell you that things have been getting (62)... worse for as long as they can remember. Take the weather for example, which has been behaving rather strangely lately. Everyone remembers that in their childhood the summers were (63)... hotter, and that winter always included (64)....falls of snow just when the school holidays had started. Of course, the food in (65)....days was superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh. Unemployment was (66)...., the pound really worth something, and you could buy a (67).....house even if your means were (68)..... And above all, people were (69)....better their free time making model boats and tending their stamp collections (70)...than gazing at the television screen for hours on end. As we know that this picture of the past (71)...cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with health and prosperity which prove that it is not true, why is it that we all have a (72)....to idealize the past? Is this simply nostalgia? Or is rather that we need to believe in an imagine of the world which is (73)....the opposite of what we see around us? Whichever it is, at least it leaves us with a nagging feeling that the present could be better, and perhaps (74)...us to be a little more critical about the way we live. 60. A. with B. from C. between D. in 61. A. out of B. to C. or D. from 62. A. out B. so C. virtually D. steadily 63. A. not only B. at least C. rarely D. considerably 64. A. lavish B. abundant C. bulky D. prolific 65. A. most B. early C. those D. former 66. A. petty B. negligible C. miniature D. trivial 67. A. middling B. sizeable C. medium D. voluminous 68. A. mediocre B. confined C. rationed D. limited 69. A. more B. as C. somehow D. whatsoever 70. A. other B. rather C. usually D. different 71. A. simply B. hardly C. especially D. specifically 72. A. habit B. custom C. tendency D. practice 73. A. quite B. widely C. utterly D. rather 74. A. reassures B. supports C. makes D. encourages Written structures 75. The main routes used by the pony express were equipped with stops providing stables, lodging, and eating A B C D 76. The seemingly endless attacks of mosquitoes, fly, and other pests can ruin a n otherwise enjoyable A B C outing in the woods. 4
D 77. Carnivals, with spectacular parades, masked balls, mock ceremonials, and street dancing, usually A B last for a week or more than before Mardi Gras itself. C D 78. Finland is heaviest forested a nd contains thousand of lakes, numerous rivers, and extensive areas A B C D of marshland. 79. Purple has always been considered the color of royalty because historically it was the harder color A B C to manufacture. D 80. On twelve-person juries there is not much vocal participation as on six-person juries. A B C D 81. Wearing high heels too much has immobilized women and resulted in their suffering from A B bunions, corns, twisted a nkles, spinal deformities, and shorten calf muscles. C D 82. It was him, who came running into the classroom with the news. AB C D 83. Buying clothes are often a very time consuming practice because those clothes that a person likes A B C are rarely the ones that fir him or her. D 84. Technology is define as the tools, skills, and methods that are necessary to produce goods. A B C D Choose the phrase or clause A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence. 85. The defendant refused to answer the prosecutor’s question.......... . A. because he was afraid it would incriminate him B. for fear that they will incriminate him C. because he was afraid that his answers would incriminate him. D. fearing that he will be incriminated by it. 86. The hospital owes ............for the construction of the new wing. A. the government twenty million dollar. B. for the government twenty million dollar. C. to the government twenty million dollars. D. twenty millions of dollars to the government. 87. ..........I admire you, I think you are silly. A. Much as B. Now that C. As long as D. In case 88. Having been asked to speak at the convention, ............. A. some notes were prepared for Dr. Casagrande B. Dr. Casagrande prepared some notes. C. the convention members were pleased to hear Dr. Casagrande D. some notes were prepared by Dr. Casagrande BONUS EXERCISE Beads were probably the first durable ornaments humans possessed, and the intimate relationship they had with their owners is reflected in the fact that beads are among the most common items found in ancient archaeological sites. In the past, as today, men, women, and children adorned themselves with beads. In some cultures still, certain beads are often worn form birth until death, and then are buried with their owners for the afterlife. Abrasion due to daily wears alters the surface features of beads, and if they are buried for long, the 5
effects of corrosion can further change their appearance. Thus, interest is imparted to the bead bot h by use and the effects of time. Besides their wear ability, either as jewelry or incorporated into articles of attire, beads possess the desirable characteristics of every collectible, they are durable, portable, available in infinite va riety, and often valuable in their original cultural context as well as in today’s market. Pleasing to look at and touch, beads come in shapes, colors, and materials that almost compel one to handle them and to sort them. Beads are miniature bundles of secrets waiting to be revealed: their history, manufacture, cultural context, economic role, and ornamental use are all points of information one hopes to unravel. Even the most mundane beads may have travelled great distances and been exposed to many human experiences. The beads researcher must gather information from many diverse fields. In addition to having to be a generalist while specializing in what may seem to be a narrow field, the researcher is faced with the problem of primary materials that have little or no documentation. Many ancient beads that are of ethnographic interest have often been separated from their original cultural context. The special attractions of beads contribute to the uniqueness of bead research. While often regarded as the “small change of civilizations”, beads are part of every culture, and they can be used to date archaeological sites and to designate the degree of mercantile, technological, and cultural sophistication. 1. What is the main subject of the passage? A. Materials used in making beads B. How beads are made C. Different types of beads D. The reasons for studying beads 2. The word “adorned” in line 3 is closets in meaning to A. Protected B. purchased C. decorated D. enjoyed 3. The word “attire” in line 8 is closest in meaning to A. Ritual B. clothing C. importance D. history 4. All the following are given as characteristics of collectible objects EXCEPT A. Durability B. value C. portability D. scarcity 5. According to the passage, all of the following are factors that make people want to touch beads EXCEPT the A. Shape B. material C. color D. odor 6. The word “unravel” in line 14 is closest in meaning to A. Communicate B. improve C. transport D. discover 7. The word “mundane” in line 14 is closest in meaning to A. Carved B. ordinary C. beautiful D. heavy 8. It is difficult to trace the history of certain ancient beads because they A. are small in size B. have been buried underground C. have been moved from their original locations D. are frequently lost 9. Knowledge of the history of some beads may be useful in the studies done by which of the following? A. Anthropologist B. medical researchers C. agricultural experts D. economics 10. Where in the passage does the author describe why the appearance of beads may change? A. lines 5-6 B. lines 9-10 C. lines 12-13 D. lines 17-18 6