PRACTICE TEST 13
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 10
It is estimated the (1) _____ number is not known that worldwide some 60,000 newspapers exist with a
(2) _____ circulation of nearly 500 million. However, the number of readers is (3) _____ greater-as many
as three times the circulation figure.
This is because newspapers are shared, some are posted, and (4) _____ placed in libraries and other (5)
_____ places. Worldwide, about 8,000 of these newspapers are dailies. About a third of all newspapers
are published in North America, (6) _____ third in Europe, and the (7) _____ third in the rest of the
world. Countries with the highest newspaper (8) _____ are Britain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Japan,
and the United States. Europe has nearly half of the world's total newspaper circulation, North America
about a quarter, and the rest of the world another quarter. Taking the world (9) _____, the average
circulation of dailies per 1,000 persons is about 100, but there are many parts of the world where the
modern newspaper is (10) _____ ever seen.
Question 1: A. exact B. correct C. precise D. right
Question 2: A. mixed B. combined C. connected D. linked
Question 3: A. even B. far C. more D. very
Question 4: A. another B. the others C. others D. the rest
Question 5: A. open B. common C. shared D. public
Question 6: A. the other B. the next C. another D. the last
Question 7: A. extra B. left C. spare D. remaining
Question 8: A. readers B. buyers C. readership D. subscribers
Question 9: A. as a whole B. generally C. on general D. in all
Question 10: A. almost B. not C. seldom D. scarcely
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 questions from 11 to 20
The fertile valleys of the river Nile straddle the hot desert land of Egypt. Rain is relatively scarce, and
the summers are scorching hot. Nevertheless the strip of land, known as the Cultivation, on either side of
the Nile is reputed to be one of the most fertile places in the world. Its rich black soil is the result of
accumulation of silt deposited by the annual flooding of the Nile thousands of years ago. From June to
October, the river overflowed its banks. Modern damps were then constructed to control the flooding. The

Question 14: The writer said that the annual flooding of the Nile _____.
A. needed to be controlled B. led to the discovery of new mines
C. caused an influx of foreign traders D. helped to develop the arts
Question 15: According to the passage, the king was wise _____.
A. to own slaves and gold B. to pay for huge irrigation projects
C. to control the land D. to import the things that Egypt did not have
Question 16: In return for, in the first line, last paragraph, refers to _____.
A. what Egypt exported B. how fast the profit came
C. the respect Egypt received D. the protection the Egyptian army provided
Question 17: A suitable title for this passage is _____.
A. The Farming Methods of the Egyptians B. The Landscape of the Egypt
C. The Might of the Egyptian Army D. The Civilization of the Ancient Egyptians
Question 18: We know the Egyptian Empire was powerful from the _____.
A. long period it extended its power and influence
B. way its army fought with other invaders
C. number of crops grown in one season
D. trade and business done with other nations
Question 19: Farm crops would be _____ if there was no water for irrigation.
A. harvested B. unavailable C. unprotected D. destroyed
Question 20: From June to October, the flood plains would be _____.
A. open to the building of new B. left to the sowing of new crops dams
C. raised to a higher level D. inundated with floodwaters from the Nile
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 21: A. definition B. necessity C. incredible D. humidity
Question 22: A. sentence B. translator C. prefix D. transitive
Question 23: A. remind B. discovery C. magazine D. inform
Question 24: A. conscious B. parameter C. thermometer D. speedometer
Question 25: A. begin B. kingdom C. mountain D. passage
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

A. They were accompanied by symphonic orchestras.
B. They were truly "silent".
C. They incorporated the sound of the actors' voices.
D. They corresponded to specific musical compositions.
Question 28: The word "solemn" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. serious B. simple C. silent D. short
Question 29: It can be inferred that orchestra conductors who worked in movie theaters needed to _____.
A. have pleasant voices
B. be familiar with a wide variety of music
C. be able to compose original music
D. be able to play many instruments
Question 30: The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A. hands B. pieces C. films D. years
Question 31: According to the passage, what kind of business was the Edison Company?
A. It made musical instruments.
B. It produced electricity.
C. It published musical arrangements.
D. It distributed films.
Question 32: It may be inferred from the passage that the first musical cue sheets appeared around _____.
A. 1896 B. 1927 C. 1915 D. 1909
Question 33: Which of the following notations is most likely to have been included on a musical cue
sheet of the early 1900's?
A. "Piano, violin" B. "Key of C major"
C. "Calm, peaceful" D. "Directed by D. W. Griffith"
Question 34: The word "scores" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. successes B. totals
C. groups of musicians D. musical compositions
Question 35: The passage probably continues with a discussion of _____.
A. silent films by other directors
B. famous composers of the early twentieth century

Question 47: The book is by a famous anthropologist. It’s about the people in Samoa _____ for two years.
A. that she lives B. that she lives among them
C. among whom she lived D. where she lived among them
Question 48: Everyone in our class _____ his suggestion.
A. agrees to B. agree with C. agree to D. agrees with
Question 49: It is true, then, that a great many people-and a great many peoples are _____ in the use of
English.
A. contained B. involved C. included D. taken
Question 50: The people at the party were worried about Jane because no one was aware _____ she had
gone.
A. where that B. the place C. of where D. of the place where
Question 51: We_____ natural resources or they will run out some day in the future.
A. had to better economize B. had better economize
C. had better to economize D. had to economize better
Question 52: John pretended _____ sick yesterday.
A. being B. to be C. be D. to being
Question 53: Mary was the last applicant _____ by that interviewer
A. to be interviewed B. to interview C. to be interviewing D. to have interviewed
Question 54: Not until the Triassic Period _____.
A. the first primitive mammals develop B. did develop the first primitive mammals
C. the first primitive mammals did develop D. did the first primitive mammals develop
Question 55: _____ of bananas are cheap today.
A. Bunches B. Blocks C. Packages D. Heads
Question 56: Scientists have discovered a close _____ between smoking and several serious diseases.
A. connection B. action C. union D. combination
Question 57: If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable _____, because it seems too good
to be true.
A. doubt B. reservation C. suspicion D. disbelief
Question 58: It was only _____ he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same
school.

Question 68: It’s impossible to cross the road because of the traffic.
A. The traffic makes everyone be impossible to cross the road.
B. The traffic makes people be impossible to cross the road.
C. The traffic makes it be impossible to cross the road.
D. The traffic makes it impossible to cross the road.
Question 69: Maria says she’d like to have been put in a higher class.
A. Maria wishes she is put in a higher class.
B. Maria wishes she had been put in a higher class.
C. Maria wishes she were put in a higher class.
D. Maria wishes she will be put in a higher class.
Question 70: If motorists were to drive carefully, they would have fewer accidents.
A. Motorists are careful and there are few accidents.
B. Motorists are careful and yet there are many accidents.
C. Motorists are not careful and yet there are few accidents.
D. Motorists are not careful and there are many accidents.
Question 71: You may be very intelligent, but you should be careful about this.
A. No matter what intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this.
B. No matter whatever intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this.
C. No matter why intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this.
D. No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this.
Question 72: Peter said that whatever happened, it was Mary’s fault.
A. Peter blamed Mary at what had happened.
B. Peter blamed Mary on what had happened.
C. Peter blamed Mary for what had happened.
D. Peter blamed Mary of what had happened.
Question 73: She had only just put the phone down when her boss rang back.
A. Hardly she puts the phone down when her boss rang back.
B. Hardly did she put the phone down when her boss rang back.
C. Hardly had she put the phone down when her boss rang back.
D. Hardly she had put the phone down when her boss rang back.