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PRACTICE TEST 6
Choose the word that has the different stress from the others.
1. A. coherent B. permanent C. continent D. sentiment
2. A. establish B. neighborhood C. community D. encourage
3. A. reconcile B. recompense C. resentment D. recognize
4. A. surgeon B. surface C. suburb D. surround
5. A. bacteria B. uranium C. beneficial D. discovery
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.
6. If you deposit money in the bank, you get about 8%............ .
A. increase B. interest C. rent D. loan
7. The..............in the north of Sweden is really beautiful.
A. scenery B. nature C. view D. scene
8. He was.............with robbery.
A. imprisoned B. charged C. arrested D. accused
9. My uncle was .........ill last summer but fortunately, she is now making a slow but steady recovery.
A. critically B. deeply C. fatally D. seriously
10. When a fire broke out in the Louver, at least twenty ...........paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso.
A. worthless B. priceless C. valueless D. meaningless
11. If business was bad, they had to ...........some of their staff.
A. put down B. lay off C. take on D. hang up
12. The workers decided to ...........until their demands were met.
A. stand up B. lie behind C. sit in D. sleep out
13. The union threatened to ...........the workers on strike.
A. call out B. ask up C. hear out D. see down
14. On an impulse, he ............his job and went abroad.
A. gave in B. put off C. threw up D. set down
15. The staff............in support of their pay claim.
A. fell off B. walked out C. kept back D. turned off
16. If orders keep coming like this, I will have to .......more staff.
A. give up B. add in C. gain on D. take on
17. We got to the stop just as the coach was ........ .
A. taking off B. making out C. settling down D. pulling away
18. Once again, poor Colin has been.............for promotion.
A. stood by B. passed over C. locked out D. struck off
19. If my working conditions don’t improve, I will .............my notice.
A. give up B. fire off C. hand in D. give out
20. We are looking for someone who can ..........with the rest of our team.
A. get up B. fit in C. act up D. work off
21. The passengers were...........in the cable car for a few hours.
A. relieved B. stranded C. reunited D. damaged
22. The manager was suspicious............the shop assistant.
A. with B. on C. of D. for
23. The survey finds that children are very..............about the Net, with users described as “clever” and “trendy”.
A. anxious B. flustered C. positive D. worried
24. You’ll have to ............a better idea than that if you want to win
A. come in for B. get down to C. bring out D. come up with
25. ...........several early civilizations, a cubit was based on the length of the forearm from the tip of the middle finger to
the elbow.
A. It was used as a measurement in B. A measurement was used in
C. The use of a measurement in D. Used as a measurement in
26. He was given a full set of golf...........as a retirement present.
A. bats B. clubs C. sticks D. posts
27. The doctor gave her a(n)............which he took to the chemist’s.
A. order B. prescription C. receipt D. form
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28. We regret to tell you that your application has been ....................
A. selected B. turned down C. denied D. accepted
29. Why don’t you wear that blue dress of yours? It..................you.
A. matches B. suits C. agrees D. goes with
30. Armed torrorists are reported to have .............the Embassy.
A. taken up B. taken to C. taken over D. taken into
Read the following paragraph and choose the best answer.
SMILE PLEASE
While you are reading this, I would like you to smile and why am I asking you to force a smile while you are
in the office or on the train, or while pouring out your cornflakes? Because I would like you to have some ideas of
how it feels to smile continually for most of the day.
But beneath this happy exterior, the life of the receptionist is supposedly a miserable affair. It is like a famous
actress hiding her tragedy behind a glittering showbiz persona. For receptionists are bored, isolated and, to be honest,
want a little respect. Or so says a survey conducted by recruitment consultants Maine-Tucker. A thirds of surveyed
receptionists complained that they were bored with their job. One hesitates to point out that being bored in your job is
rather par for the course. It is like going to school and hating the double math lessons even if you are the math teacher.
That said, of course, the receptionist has the responsibility of not looking bored at all. All yawns must be hidden. The
receptionist simply does not has the luxury of being able to put her head in her hands, and swear loudly in the middle of
the afternoon.
One fifth claimed that they felt cut off from the rest of the company, especially those working in larger
organizations. All they get is a touch of the hat and a brief hello as the rest of the company walks past first thing in the
morning and the last thing at night. There is no chatting about last night’s excitement. The receptionist is often viewed as
the face of the company. She or he is more than likely the first person visitors will meet when they enter the building.
Therefore the receptionist has to look smartly turned out. There can’t be any spilled food on your blouse or spinach stuck
between your teeth. Some large firms even give their receptionists a clothing allowance to ensure that they always look
presentable. Most importantly, the receptionist has to appear approachable. It is the absolute opposite of the snobbish
reception you get in designer clothing stores. This is where the smiling comes in. A Genuine open-lipped smile suggests
warmth and openness.
But being a receptionist is not only merely about answering telephones and calling up to the fourth floor to say
Mr. Jones, Mr. Garfunkel is in reception“. It is often about dealing with customers or clients who are upset, or annoyed or
downright livid. The receptionist might have to listen to a visitor’s dissatisfaction with company as a whole, or about
having to wait to speak to somebody in the firm, or even that he missed his train to work this morning and had to pay for
the cab. Some customers may be violent or threatening. Indeed the Maine-Tucker report found that 28% of those
surveyed wanted to be treated with more respect by both staff and visitors. At a time when the role of secretary is viewed
as increasingly important, where a business cannot work without someone who understands the technology and all the
detail of running the office, receptionists are feeling particularly overlooked. The potential for promotion from a
secretarial position is ever more likely. But for a receptionist to go quickly up the career
Ladder is a much more difficult task.
It is in smaller companies, especially in start-ups, that receptionists feel their role is more valued. In such
organizations everyone, whatever their job, gets to contribute to a project. In this way, receptionists may get the chance to
show that they have skills beyond the front desk, and are eligible for promotion. Now that is a reason for smiling.
31. Where is the article taken from?
A. a business survey B. a fashion magazine
C. a daily newspaper D. a career guidance leaflet
32. The writer suggests that
A. all jobs are sometimes boring B. only math is a boring subject
C. being a receptionist is very boring D. receptionists always look bored
33. The phrase downright livid means
A. lively B. they feel they are right C. very
angry D. extremely violent
34. The writer says that secretaries
A. have better career prospects than receptionists
B. have similar problems to receptionists
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D. often look down on receptionists
B. know a little about technology
35. Receptionists are happier in smaller companies because
A. they get the chance to start up new projects.
B. they have more opportunities to smile
C. they don’t have to sit at the front desk
D. they are more involved in decision making.
Read the following paragraph and choose the best answer.
When Ann Cotten, a teacher from Cambridge, visited a rural (36)........in Zimbabwe, she was struck by plight of
the young girls who were (37).......to put themselves (38).........school. They were about fifteen, the same age as her own
daughter back in Britain. The girls had traveled 120 miles from their home town in (39)..... to be taught for the term in the
village where education was cheaper. They had built their huts, (40).......their own food, and (41)......for each other when
they were ill. Ann was so (42)........by their determination and courage that she (43)........up a charity, CamFed, to
(44).......money for the girls’ education. Now five years later, helped by (45).......from Cambridge businesses and a recent
grant from the United Nations Children’s Fund, the (46)........pays for the schooling of 325 girls.
In areas where CamFed concentrates its (47)......., most people live at subsistence level. Traditionally, girls marry
early and their children are often sick and malnourished. “Girls” education now receives international (48).......because of
its (49)..........on the nation’s children: Ann explains, “In the long term it will (50)..........health, family sizes and food
security”.
36. A. society B. community C. population D. race
37. A. surviving B. struggling C. succeeding D. sustaining
38. A. through B. at C. by D. up
39. A. attempt B. search C. need D. order
40. A. supported B. cost C. provided D. spared
41. A. cared B. helped C. assisted D. treated
42. A. influenced B. impressed C. informed D. imposed
43. A. made B. took C. set D. brought
44. A. gain B. raise C. finance D. appeal
45. A. charities B. expenses C. donations D. pensions
46. A. policy B. measure C. scheme D. process
47. A. attempts B. tasks C. offers D. efforts
48. A. focus B. witness C. viewing D. attention
49. A. impact B. significance C. value D. importance
50. A. rise B. improve C. achieve D. extend
Read the following paragraph and choose the best answer.
A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake. One of the world’s largest
and deepest, lies hidden there under 4 kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge body of water is located
under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice
because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the Earth’s core. The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually
insulates it from the frigid temperatures (the lowest ever recorded on Earth) on the surface.
The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the area.
Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed body of water of indeterminate size. It was not
until much more recently that data collected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is floating on
the water of the lake.
The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the scientific community
because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands upon thousands of years,
unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have affected organism in more exposed
areas. The downside of the discovery, however, lies in the difficulty of conducting research on the lake in such a harsh
climate and in the problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated samples from the lake without actually exposing
the lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this.
51. The purpose of the passage is to
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A. explain how Lake Vostok was discovered
B. discuss future plans for Lake Vostok
C. provide satellite date concerning Antarctica
D. present an unexpected plans for Lake Vostok
52. What is true of Lake Vostok?
A. It is completely frozen B. It is not a saltwater lake
C. It is beneath a thick slab of ice D. It is heated by the sun
53. All the following are true about the 1970s survey of Antarctica EXCEPT it
A. was conducted by air B. made use of radio
C. did not measure the exact size of the lake D. was controlled by a satellite
55. It can be inferred from the passage that the ice would not be flat if............
A. there was no lake B. The lake were not so big
C. Antarctica were not so cold D. radio waves were not used
56. The passage mentions which of the following as a reason for the importance of Lake Vostok to scientist?
A. It can be studied using radio waves
B. It may contain uncontaminated microbes
C. It may have elevated levels of ultraviolet light
D. It has already been contaminated ultraviolet light.
Read the following paragraph and choose the best answer.
THE WASTE GENERATION
One of the most striking statistics that I have seen in a long (57).......is that 5 percent of all the energy used in the
United States is (58).......by computers that have been left on all night.
I can’t confirm this personally, but I can (59)......tell you that on numerous occasions I have looked out of hotel
rooms late at night, in a (60).......of American cities and been struck by the fact that every light in every (61)......office
building is still on, and that computer (62).......are indeed flickering.
Why don’t Americans turn these things (63)........? For the same reason, I suppose, that so many people here let
their car engines (64).......when they pop into a shop, or leave lights blazing all over the house, or keep the
(65).......heating on so hot – because, in short, electricity, petrol and other energy sources are so (66).......cheap, and have
been for so long, that it doesn’t occur to them to (67).....otherwise.
Why, after all, put up with the annoying experience of having to wait 20 seconds for your computer to
(68).......up each morning when you can have it your immediate command by (69)......in on all night?
We are terribly (70)........of resources in this country. The average American uses twice as much energy to get
(71)......life as the average European. With just 5 percent of the world’s (72)......we consume 20 percent of its resources.
These are not statistics to be proud of.
57. A. period B. was C. time D. day
58. A. made B. consumed C. destroyed D. won
59. A. firmly B. certainly C. doubtlessly D. well
60. A. centre B. part C. variety D. rarity
61. A. distant B. neighboring C. virtual D. attractive
62. A. controls B. screens C. rooms D. workers
63. A. out B. down C. away D. off
64. A. continue B. run C. go D. work
65. A. central B. hot C. useful D. energy
66. A. interestingly B. proportionally C. relatively D. definitely
67. A. manage B. carry out C. behave D. perform
68. A. warm B. go C. turn D. be
69. A. letting B. allowing C. running D. leaving
70. A. consuming B. carefree C. wasteful D. useful
71. A. by B. over C. along D. through
72. A. market B. population C. resources D. goods
Of the four underlined parts of the sentence are marked(A),(B),(C),(D). Identify the one
underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
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73. Today successful farmers are experts not only in agriculture, but also in market, finance, and
A B C
accounting.
D
74. In the early days of jet development, jet engines used great numbers of fuel.
A B C D
75. Georgia has too many types of soil that virtually any temperate-zone crop can be grown there.
A B C D
76. The sum of all chemical reactions in an organism’s living cells are called its metabolism.
A B C D
77. River transportation in the United States consists primarily of barges pull by towboat.
A B C D
78. Many bridges in New England were covered with wooden roofs to protect it from rain and snow
A B C D
79. One of the most beautiful botanical gardens in the United States is the wildly and lovely Magnolia
A B C
Gardens near Charleston, South Carolina.
D
80. Composer John Cage, used many unusual objects as instrument in his music, including cowbells,
A B C
flower pots, tin cans, and saw blades.
D
81. More than 10,000 years ago, glaciers moved across the Minnesota region four time, leveling most of
A B C D
the land.
82. The discover of gold and silver in the rugged mountains of Nevada in 1858 attracted many fortune-
A B C
seekers to that area.
D
Choose one sentence from A, B, C, D which has the same meaning as the one given
83. I only ask for one pizza. I didn’t want three of them.
A. Only one pizza is enough for me
B. I have never eaten three pizzas
C. I’d like one, not three pizzas
D. Much as I wanted three pizzas, I only asked for one.
84. My father said that the grass need cutting.
A. My father asked me to cut the grass
B. My father wanted me to cut the grass
C. My father told me that the grass needed to be cut
D. My father warned me of the need to cut the grass.
85. The doctor should have signed my insurance form.
A. My insurance form ought to have been signed by the doctor.
B. My insurance form ought to be signed by the doctor
C. The doctor ought to sign my insurance form
D. My insurance needs be signed by the doctor