Test 1
I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1.
A. interesting
B. exciting
C. frightening
D. boring
2.
A. relaxed
B. confused
C. tired
D. surprised
3.
A. obligation
B. necessity
C. achievement
D. stupidity
4.
A. finish
B. reduce
C. oven
D. paper
5.
A. description
B. umbrella
C. jewelry
D. creation
B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6.
A. introduce

B. begin
C. go to
D. come back from
13. I can’t ride my bicycle …… there isn’t any air in one of the tires.
A. despite
B. because
C. although
D. but
14. It will last for at least a week. So it might be …… than a week.
A. more
B. less
C. much less
D. a good deal less
15. We have caught …… today.
A. as many as fish
B. as many as ten fish
C. as many as ten fishes D. many as ten fish
16. I’m not a tailor and this skirt is too long. If I were you, I should …… .
A. shorten it
B. have it shortened
C. have shortened it
D. have it shorten
17. I’m worried …… my final exam in statistics.
A. about failing
B. to fail
C. with failing
D. to failure
18. I regretted …… like that. I was sorry to have done so.
A. to answer
B. answering

B. forgot
C. have forgotten
D. has forgotten
25. I think she …… right now.
A. studying
B. studied
C. is studying
D. studies
26. When you …… your work, you may leave the room.
A. finishing
B. have been finishing
C. have finished
D. finish
27. Help me …… this letter.
A. translate
B. translating
C. translated
D. with translation
28. Jack made me …… him next week.
A. to promise to call
B. to promise calling
C. promise to call
D. promise calling
29. They forced us …… their invitation.
A. accept
B. accepting
C. accepted
D. to accept
30. A new car cost more than a …… car.
A. using

36. An important factor should be considered is Mrs. Lopez’s ability to keep the new restaurant going for several months

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A
B
C
with limited revenue.
D
37. Even we had been behind schedule at one point, the proposal was submitted on time.
A
B
C
D
38. Both cattle or railroads helped build the city of Chicago.
A
B
C
D
39. We are made learning fifty new words every week.
A
B
C
D
40. All the information you will need can find in the employees’ manual.
A
B
C
D

45.
A. far
B. too
C. much
D. more
46.
A. stay
B. go
C. do
D. spend
47.
A. but
B. since
C. even
D. which
48.
A. killed
B. gone
C. passed
D. died
49.
A. know
B. remember
C. remind
D. see
50.
A. become
B. turn
C. develop
D. grow

D. They encourage children to copy from one another.
53. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are
A. not really important skills.
B. more important than other skills.
C. basically different from learning adult skills.
D. basically the same as learning other skills.
54. Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be estimated by
A. educated persons. B. the children themselves.
C. teachers.
D. parents.
55. The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are
A. too independent of others. B. too critical of themselves. C. unable to think for themselves. D. unable to use basic skills.
Test 2
I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1.
A. accumulate
B. generation
C. scientific
D. economics
2.
A. industry
B. variety
C. modesty
D. quality
3.
A. insane
B. conclude
C. embrace
D. bother

9.
A. remove
B. wet
C. below
D. decide
10.
A. waste
B. steam
C. press
D. sugar
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence.
11. The woman was carrying …… plastic carrier bag in her hand.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article is needed
12. Did you leave very early last night, Mr. Smith?
Yes, but I wish I …… so early.
A. didn’t leave
B. hadn’t left
C. haven’t left
D. couldn’t leave
13. If you have enough time, please …… the chair before you leave.
A. will paint
B. paint
C would paint
D. painted
14. Mr. Green …… a color television set already.
A. buy

B. didn’t you
C. don’t you
D. won’t you
20. It took weeks to get used to …… someone else around.
A. have
B. having
C. had
D. has
21. Hurry up, there’s …… time left.
A. a little
B. a few
C. little
D. few
22. You and I are busy right now, ……?
A. aren’t I
B. aren’t we
C. we aren’t
D. aren’t you
23. You must check …… at least one hour before your flight.
A. out
B. on
C. at
D. in
24.
He could have bought a new car, ……?
A. couldn’t he
B. could he
C. haven’t he
D. hasn’t he
25.

30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.

It was a great success. He succeeded …… everyone work hard.
A. to make
B. for making
C. in make
D. in making
…… he comes in half an hour, I shall go alone.
A. If
B. Unless
C. Because
D. When
…… in 1963, John F. Kennedy was perhaps the most popular post-World War II president.
a. He was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald
b. His being shot by Lee Harvey Oswald
a.
c. Shot by Lee Harvey
d. Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald shot him
How many people …… in ancient myths?
A. believes
B. believe
C. are believing
D. believing

D. a little
39. “Are you going by boat?”
“If John does, …….”
A. I do so
B. I do too
C. so will I
D. will I too
III. CLOZE PASSAGE
Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank.
Men are lazy in the home, according to an official survey (41)_______ today. They have about six hours’ a week more
free time than wives, but play very little (42) _______ in cooking, cleaning, washing, and ironing, according to the Social Trends
Survey by the Central (43) _______ Office.
Nearly three quarters of married women (44) _______ to do all or most of the housework, and among married men the
proportion who admitted that their wives did all or most of the housework was only slightly lower.
The survey (45) _______ that washing and ironing was the least popular task among men, with only one per cent (46)
_______ this duty, compared with 89 per cent of women, and 10 per cent sharing equally.
Only 5 per cent of men (47) _______ the evening meal, 3 per cent carry out household cleaning duties, 5 per cent
household shopping, and 17 per cent wash the evening dishes.
But when household gadgets break down, (48) _______ are carried out by 82 per cent of husbands. The survey says
that, despite our economic problems, the majority of Britons are substantially better (49) _______ than a decade ago. We’re
healthier, too – eating healthier foods and smoking less.
The (50) _______ Briton, not surprisingly, is more widely traveled than a decade ago. More people are going abroad for
holidays, with Spain the favorite destination.
41.
A. emerged
B. edited
C. published
D. furnished
42.
A. role

B. fixings
C. fittings
D. amendments
49.
A. over
B. off
C. through
D. on
50.
A. medium
B. average
C. popular
D. normal
IV. COMPREHENSION READING
Read the following passage. For questions 51 - 55, you are to choose one best answer (A, B, C or D) to each
question.
Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really more sophisticated than that of a computer.
Researchers approaching the problem from a variety of points of view have all concluded that there is a great deal more stored in
our minds than has been generally supposed. Dr. Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon, proved that by stimulating their
brains electrically, he could elicit the total recall of specific events in his subjects’ lives. Even dreams and other minor events
supposedly forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in detail.
Although the physical basis for memory is not yet understood, one theory is that the fantastic capacity for storage in the
brain is the result of an almost unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cells, stimulated by patterns of activity.
Repeated references to the same information support recall. Or, to say that another way, improved performance is the result of
strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.
51. With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
A. Wilder Penfield
B. Neurosurgery
C. Human memory
D. Chemical reactions

D. participation
3.
A. appointment
B. sentiment
C. arrangement
D. agreement
4.
A. enthusiastic
B. idealistic
C. unrealistic
D. optimistic
5.
A. inspire
B. embrace
C. remove
D. extra
B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6.
A. manage
B. garbage
C. math
D. fabulous
7.
A. leisure
B. translate
C. costume
D. nonstop
8.
A. strength
B. math

C. has arrived
D. had arrived
14. Have you fed the chickens yet? In the passive voice, this should read:
A. Has somebody fed the chickens yet?
B. Have the chickens fed yet?
C. Have the chickens been fed yet?
D. Have you had the chickens fed yet?
15. The house is old and it needs …….
A. to paint
B. painting
C. painted
D. being painted
16. “Have you ever met the man …… over there?”
“No. Who is he?”
A. stands
B. standing
C. is standing
D. who he is standing
17. The boys slept comfortably. Their sleeping-bags were …….
A. a comfort
B. in comfort
C. comfortable
D. comfortably
18. Why ……?
A. you didn’t stay
B. didn’t you stay
C. you not stayed
D. didn’t you stayed
19. The buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter, so the designs …….
A. are not complete yet

A. like
B. for
C. as
D. with
26. Many people pretend that they …… modern art.
A. understood
B. are understanding
C. understand
D. to understand
27. They built the Eiffel Tower in 1889.
A. The Eiffel Tower were built in 1889.
B. In 1889 was the Eiffel Tower built.
C. In 1889 the Eiffel Tower be built.
D. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889.
28. “Were you pleased with the translation?”
“Yes. The job was …….”
A. amazing satisfactory
B. amazingly satisfactory C. amazing satisfactorily D. satisfactory amazing
29. “Did you find anything with your metal detector?”
“Only …… gold coins.”
A. a few
B. a little
C. a few of
D. a few number of
30. I thought he …… any money.
A. doesn’t have
B. didn’t have
C. hasn’t had
D. isn’t having
31. How long …… married?

A. All
B. Both
C. Each
D. One
38. Nam and his girlfriend look at …… in the mirror.
A. himself
B. themselves
C. herself
D. them
39. He divided the money between you and …….
A. I
B. me
C. my
D. mine
40. “If a thing isn’t ……,” he said, “I can give it away.”
A. mine
B. of mine
C. to me
D. my
III. CLOZE PASSAGE
Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank.
CONCORDE, the world’s fastest and most graceful (41)______ plane, will soon be 25 years old. It first flew on 2 March
1969, from Toulouse in France.

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Concorde was developed by both France and Britain. From 1956 these two countries had a (42) ______ of a supersonic
passenger plane. In 1962 they started to work together on the (43)______. The plane cost over £1.5 billion to develop. It is the
most (44) ______ plane in the history of (45)______. It was given over 5,000 hours of testing.

B. aviation
C. space
D. locomotion
46.
A. separation
B. division
C. expansion
D. difference
47.
A. run
B. transport
C. catch
D. register
48.
A. blasted
B. launched off
C. took off
D. flew off
49.
A. cost
B. price
C. expense
D. expenditure
50.
A. own
B. mortgage
C. hire
D. master
IV. COMPREHENSION READING
Read the following passage. For questions 51 – 55, you are to choose one best answer (A, B, C or D) to each

D. Aspirin
Test 4
I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1.
A. scientific
B. analysis
C. conventional
D. psychology
2.
A. remind
B. react
C. repair
D. reason
3.
A. industry
B. inflation
C. initial
D. appointment
4.
A. corporation
B. graphology
C. contradiction
D. contribution
5.
A. summarize
B. analyze
C. contradict
D. demonstrate
B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?

C. plenty of
D. lots
12. Don’t you think that …… are too high for businessmen?
A. tax
B. taxes
C. taxis
D. taxs
13. I have …… friends and we meet quite often.
A. much
B. few
C. a few
D. a little
14. …… coffee is grown in many countries.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. none is correct.
15. If Bob’s wife doesn’t agree to sign the papers, …….
A. neither he will
B. neither won’t he
C. neither will he
D. he won’t neither
16. My daughter is …… young to go to school.
A. very
B. too
C. so
D. enough
17. We arrived …… to have some coffee before class.
A. enough early
B. early enough

D. using
23. The news …… bad last night.
A. were
B. was
C. has been
D. have been
24. When Mr.Kim needs a car, he uses …….
A. his son’s
B. that one of his son
C. car of his son
D. he son’s own car
25. That umbrella is …….
A. our
B. our’s
C. ours
D. of us
26. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop …… lunch.
A. having
B. to have
C. having had
D. for having
27. Consequently over ninety per cent of the damage …… by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings.
A. caused
B. was causing
C. causing
D. was caused
28. “What can I get my friend for her birthday?” “That depends on how much …… to spend.”
A. do you want
B. you want
C. you do want

C
D
35. Jessica is only an amateur, but she sings sweeter than most professionals.
A
B
C
D
36. The American standard of living is still higher than most of the other countries of the world.
A
B
C
D
37. If you want a particular book, the person to see is the librarian she is wearing glasses.
A
B
C
D
38. Although Alice has been to the mountains many times before, she still loves it.
A
B
C
D
39. This house is more spacious as that white house I bought in Rapid City, South Dakota last year.
A
B
C
D
40. Gardening, according to recent surveys, it is the eighth most popular American leisure-time activity.
A
B

C. almost
D. factually
45.
A. which
B. that
C. where
D. when
46.
A. heavy
B. sharp
C. strict
D. severe
47.
A. pasture
B. culture
C. moisture
D. manure
48.
A. carried
B. conducted
C. convened
D. conformed
49.
A. emergency
B. crisis
C. tension
D. disaster
50.
A. to
B. in

A. Its body length
B. The shape of its body C. The potency of its venom
D. Its life span
54. In line 7, the word “underside” refers to
A. the portion of the head closest to the ground
B. the legs
C. the upper back
D. the abdomen
55. According to the passage, the maturation of baby black widow spiders occurs
A. very rapidly
B. over a couple of years C. within several months D. during the summer mating season
Test 5
I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1.
A. irrigate
B. limousine
C. tremendous
D. telescope
2.
A. forbid
B. technique
C. permit
D. mattress
3.
A. preparation
B. encouragement
C. ridiculous
D. appreciative
4.

10.
A. utensil
B. upscale
C. rub
D. club
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
A. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence.

11. “Why didn’t you attend the concert?” “I would have gone if I ______ time”.
A. have had
B. have
C. would have
D. had had
12. I did not see you last night. I wish I ______ you last night.
A. met
B. could meet
C. could have met
D. have met
13. It is no use ______ to school if you ______ to work hard.
A. going … do not ready
B. to go … do not ready C. going … are not ready D. go … are not ready
14. Fred was a really silly boy when we were in high school. I still remember ______ very stupid questions.
A. his asking
B. asking him
C. him to ask
D. his being asked
15. “Would you like some entertainment?”
“I wouldn’t mind having ______.”
A. little
B. a few

A. to start to be
B. start being
C. started being
D. to be
23. He ________ in this city for exactly two years by next Monday.
A. will live
B. will have lived
C. will be living
D. has lived
24. Don’t leave your clothes ________ about on the bedroom floor.
A. lie
B. lay
C. lying
D. laying
25. She told me her address, ________ I wrote down on a piece of paper.
A. that
B. which
C. whose
D. A and B are correct
26. Tom: “Under what condition will he go?” Bob: “As far as I know, he won’t go unless Jean ________.”

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A. will go
B. went
C. goes
D. would go
27. John’s score in the test is the highest in the class. He ________ last night.
A. should study

B
C
D
34. One of the most beautiful botanical gardens in the United States is the wildly
A
B
C
and lovely Magnolia Gardens near Charleston, South Carolina.
D
35. Studies reveal that people who eat the great amount of salt suffer the most from hypertension.
A
B
C
D
36. Mr. Harris will be divided the biology class into two sections to prevent overcrowding in his classroom.
A
B
C
D
37. Too many polished rice in one’s diet could cause beriberi, a painful new disease.
A
B
C
D
38. The cabin is certainly not luxuriously, but it is very practical and comfortable.
A
B
C
D
39. The letter was sent by special delivery must be important.

43. A. lined
B. aligned
C. assigned
D. fathomed
44. A. set
B. based
C. fitted
D. founded
45. A. reveal
B. testify
C. impose
D. reset
46. A. volume
B. trial
C. study
D. text
47. A. front
B. represent
C. repose
D. forward
48. A. tangle
B. consort
C. resort
D. coincide
49. A. inspection B. introduction
C. recommendation D. investigation
50. A. that
B. which
C. such
D. one

C. He does not go out much.
D. He lives at home with his parents.
52. David’s greatest problem is ________.
A. making the banks treat him as an adult.
B. inventing computer games.
C. spending his salary.
D. learning to drive.
53. He was employed by the company because ________.
A. he had worked in a computer shop.
B. he had written some computer programs.
C. he works very hard.
D. he had learnt to use computers at school.
54. He left school after taking O-levels because ________.
A. he did not enjoy school. B. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him.
C. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing. D. he wanted to earn a lot of money.
55. Why does David think he may retire early?
A. You have to be young to write computer programs.
B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.
C. He thinks computer games might not always sell well.
D. He thinks his firm may go bankrupt.
Test 6
I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1.
A. possible
B. permission
C. imagine
D. enormous
2.
A. disappearance

A. leave
B. peace
C. search
D. mean
9.
A. flat
B. ancient
C. carry
D. track
10.
A. with
B. thank
C. the
D. this
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
A. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence.
11. Yesterday we did nothing but _________.
A. talk
B. talking
C. talked
D. had talk
12. Sue: “You look tired.”
Mary: “Yes, it was _________ that I felt like going to bed.”
A. so long test
B. very long test
C. such a long test
D. a long test
13. I’m sorry I didn’t see my uncle yesterday. I wish I _________ him.
A. saw
B. had seen

B. would have
C. should have
D. could be
20. I _________ to write the petition on behalf of the youth community.
A. am asking
B. have been asked
C. will have been asked
D. ask
21. The textbook _________ to my teacher has just been stolen.
A. belonged
B. belonging
C. belongs
D. belong
22. There’s smoke and I smell something burning. There _________ be a fire nearby.
A. have
B. ought to
C. should
D. must
23. “It seems he’s driving more carefully now!”
“Yes, after _________ three times for speeding.”
A. to be fined
B. be fined
C. having been fined
D. have been fined
24. I can’t find my purse anywhere. I _________ it at the cinema.

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A. must have left

B. to be asked
C. you were asked
D. we asked you
B. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.
31. As the clerks were processing the applications, Harry figured that it will take four hours for his to be reviewed.
A
B
C
D
32. No one would have attended the lecture if you told the truth about the guest speaker.
A
B
C
D
33. We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions on it on our test tomorrow.
A
B
C
D
34. The little boy’s mother bought him a five-speeds racing bicycle for his birthday.
A
B
C
D
35. Despite the time of the year, yesterday’s temperature was enough hot to turn on the air conditioning.
A
B
C
D
36. I have to depositing this money in my checking account or else the check I just wrote will bounce.

was a keen gardener. He would always be looking after his lawn or his flowers and Paul was (44)________ the habit of saying a
few words to him over the fence.
One summer’s evening, as Paul was on his way home from school, he saw, as (45)________, Mr. Scott in his garden. The
old man was busily weeding his flowerbeds. When he saw Paul, he invited him into the garden with a (46)________ of his hand.
Slowly, they strolled all around, admiring the various flowers. Then, to Paul’s surprise, Mr. Scott bent down and picked a
(47)________ of his finest dahlias. ‘Here boy,’ he said. ‘Give these to your mother.’
No sooner had he arrived home than he (48)________ the flowers to his mother. He then told her that they were with
Mr. Scott’s compliments. His mother’s face went red with anger. ‘You wicked boy!’ she shouted. ‘How (49)________you say such a
thing! I (50)________ into his daughter in the supermarket this morning. She told me that the poor old chap had passed away in
his sleep last Friday.’
41. A. set
B. put
C. fixed
D. programmed
42. A. bodies
B. minds
C. spirits
D. phantoms
43. A. points
B. indicates
C. states
D. shows
44. A. on
B. in
C. within
D. with
45. A. frequent
B. common
C. often
D. usual


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Scientists still do not know what caused dinosaurs to disappear. One theory involves a change in the earth's climate. It is
believed that temperatures dropped significantly towards the end of the Cretaceous Period. Too large to hibernate and not having
fur or feathers for protection, it is possible that the climate became too chilly for dinosaurs. In contrast, other species having
protection, such as the mammals and birds, were able to survive.
51. What is the best title for this passage?
A. The History of Earth
B. Earth's Largest Reptiles C. The Metabolism of Dinosaurs
D. The Domination of the Land
52. It can be inferred from the passage that the Age of Reptiles lasted about
________.
A. 135 million years
B. 200 million years
C. 80 million years
D. 65 million years
53. In line 5, the author uses the phrase "never to reemerge" to indicate that the dinosaurs ________.
A. went into hiding
B. became extinct
C. lost their way
D. never died out
54. According to the passage, what is true about the size of dinosaurs?
A. It was rather uniform.
B. It guaranteed their survival.
C. It made them the largest creatures ever on earth.
D. It varied quite greatly.
55. Which of the following can be inferred about mammals and birds?
A. They preceded the dinosaurs.

D. violation
B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6.
A. mountain
B. doubt
C. round
D. rough
7.
A. desperate
B. irritate
C. grateful
D. frustrate
8.
A. success
B. surround
C. futile
D. suspect
9.
A. superior
B. future
C. furious
D. usual
10.
A. traffic
B. lamp
C. stack
D. age
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
A. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence.


17. The more he tried to help her, _________ she seemed to appreciate it.
A. less
B. lesser
C. the less
D. the lesser
18. Gold, as well as silver _________ in price.
A. has fallen
B. have fallen
C. fall
D. are falling
19. He will not be _________ to vote in this year’s election.
A. old enough
B. enough old as
C. as old as
D. enough old
20. I had my brother _________ the newspaper to me while I was abroad.
A. to send
B. send
C. sent
D. sending
21. I asked her _________.
A. what is the answer
B. what the answer
C. what was the answer D. what the answer was
22. Can you tell me __________?
A. what that is
B. what that be
C. what it is that
D. what is that
23. I asked her _________.

B. either I have
C. I haven’t either
D. I either
29. There are _________ books for each student to have one.
A. too
B. enough
C. some
D. much
30. “How do you like your new car?”
“We’re very _________ with the mileage.”
A. pleasing
B. pleasure
C. please
D. pleased
B. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.

31. That commentator, his name I have forgotten, is very well-known.
A
B
C
D
32. I enjoyed the book that you told me to read it.
A
B
C
D
33. I don’t know where Klein should be or what he might be doing, but he should call us before now to let us know
A
B
C

A
B
C
D.
40. The girls were sorry to had missed the singers when they arrived at the airport
A
B
C
D

III. CLOZE PASSAGE
Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank.
(41)________ of the garbage we produce every day is a major problem in cities around the world. In the United States, over 160
million tons of garbage are produced every year. Ten percent is recycled, ten percent is burned, and the rest is put in landfills. But
finding (42)________ for new landfills is becoming more difficult. A city that has solved this problem in an unusual way is
Machida, in Tokyo, Japan. They have developed a totally new (43)________ to garbage disposal. The (44)________ to the
operation is public cooperation. Families must divide their garbage into six categories:
1)
Garbage that can be easily burned (that is, combustible garbage), such as kitchen and garden trash.
2)
Noncombustible garbage, such as small electrical appliances, plastic tools and plastic toys.
3)
Products that are poisonous or that (45)________ pollution, such as batteries and fluorescent lights.
4)
Bottles and glass containers that can be recycled.
5)
Metal containers that can be recycled.
6)
Large item, such as furniture and bicycles.
The items in categories 1 to 5 are collected (46)________ different days. (Large items are collected upon request). Then the

D. over
47. A. process
B. create
C. manipulate
D. mould
48. A. cause
B. exit
C. produce
D. emit
49. A. positions
B. careers
C. situation
D. employment
50. A. time
B. moment
C. occasion
D. chance
IV. COMPREHENSION READING
Read the following passage. For questions 51 – 55, you are to choose one best answer (A, B, C or D) to each
question.
People who travel frequently on business or for pleasure often suffer some form of health problem, yet over half of
these problems can easily be prevented. The most common ailment, a headache, can be avoided by taking along an ample
supply of aspirin or other pain reliever. Another common affliction is motion sickness caused by the constant movement of
vehicle. Ginger capsules, sold in most health-food stores, have been found effective as a remedy. Other familiar problems

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include sunburn, which can be prevented by using an effective sunscreen, and insect bites, which can be controlled with the
use of repellent spray or ointment. For everyday cuts and scratches, a first-aid kit containing bandages and antiseptic cream is

B. idiomatic
C. verbalization
2. A. vaccine
B. taboo
C. laughter
3. A. management
B. penicillin
C. operation
4. A. benefit
B. complement
C. examine
5. A. donation
B. prescription
C. determine
B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6. A. caricature
B. display
C. inspiration
7. A. occurred
B. prescribed
C. inspired
8. A. benefit
B. complement
C. brighten
9. A. heal
B. treat
C. measles
10. A. superior
B. occur
C. turn

C. won’t wait
18. Don’t forget ________ all the exercise before ________to school.
A. doing / to go
B. doing / going
C. to do / going
19. There’s not been a great response to the sale, ________ ?
A. does there
B. hasn’t there
C. hasn’t it
20. My brother did not go to school yesterday. Neither _________.
A. went I
B. did I
C. I did
21. There was _________ rain last week that several roads were flooded.
A. too many
B. so many
C. so much
22. Paper money _________ for over a thousand years.
A. is used
B. has been used
C. has used
23. We had difficulty _________ a suitable meeting place.
A. providing
B. to provide
C. for providing
24. I wish I _________ my letter of application earlier.
A. would write
B. had written
C. wrote
25. You mustn’t forget_________ tomorrow morning.


degrade
liked
model
search
surgeon

D. I’m stopping you
D. therefore
D. to be talked
D. had sold
D. am getting used to enjoying
D. none is correct
D. haven’t been waiting
D. to do / to go
D. has there
D. had I gone
D. such much
D. used
D. in provided
D. should write

D. for doing
D. To have live
D. Whom


A. fewer
B. less
C. more

35. In the twenties, the Golden Age of Sports, Babe Ruth became a national baseball hero because his sixty home
A
B
C
D
runs in 1927.
36.The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to submit the proposal.
A
B
C
D
37.Before playing tennis, Simon had to get his hair cutting.
A
B
C
D
38. Each banking transaction handled quickly and efficiently by well-trained tellers.
A
B
C
D
39. I find him absolutely fascinated when talking with him.
A
B
C
D
40. That client is used to receive prompt attention.
A
B
C

fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and
instruct people.
(51)________ verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also
express human thoughts and feelings.
A. usage
B. use
C. employment
D. utility
A. address
B. speech
C. utterance
D. claims
A. barrier
B. obstacles
C. divisions
D. separation
A. point
B. signify
C. imply
D. stand
A. refer
B. rotate
C. resort
D. revolve
A. progresses B. transmits
C. remits
D. emits
A. signifies
B. signs
C. registers

Cleary, Modern Times has its faults, but it remains the best film treating technology within a social context. It
does not offer a radical social message, but it accurately reflects the sentiments of many who felt they were helpless
victims of an over-mechanized world.
52. The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is to ________.
A. criticize the factory system of the 1930s
C. explain Chaplin’s style of acting
B. describe an important film
D. discuss how film reveals the benefits of technology
53. According to the passage, Chaplin got the idea for the film Modern Times
from ________.
A. a newspaper article B. a scene in a movie
C. a job had once held
D. a conversation with a reporter
54. The author would probably use all of the following words to describe the film
Modern Times except ________.
A. revolutionary
B. humorous
C. memorable
D. satirical
55. The author of the passage is probably an expert in the field of ________.
A. film criticism
B. journalism
C. labor relations
D. industrial design
Test 9
I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1. A. together
B. vandalism
C. punishment

9. A. research
B. pearl
C. swear
D. search
10.A. published
B. watched
C. worked
D. signed
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
B. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence.
11. Please answer the phone for me. I don't want to speak to ______ it is
A. whoever
B. whatever
C. whenever
D. wherever
12. There is now much _________ water in the lake than there was last year.
A. smaller
B. fewer
C. less
D. lesser
13. The adventure proved _________.
A. fascinating
B. fascinated
C. fascination
D. fascinate
14. Your sister used to visit you quite often, _________?
A. didn’t she
B. doesn’t she
C. wouldn’t she
D. hadn’t she

D. B&C
21. Come round and see me ______ you like.
A. whatever
B. whenever
C. whoever
D. wherever
22. Hurry up if you want to buy something because there is ________ left.
A. hardly anything
B. a great deal
C. hardly little
D. hardly something
23. “When can you come?”
“I’ll come as soon as ________ my work”.
A. I finished
B. I’d finished
C. I will finish
D. I’ve finished
24. After ________ that chapter carefully, they began their experiments.
A. reading
B. read
C. having been read
D. have read
25. The accident ________ while he was driving to the office.
A. occurred
B. was occurring
C. was occurred
D. was being occurred
26. I'm going to buy myself a Rolls Royce, ______ long it takes me!
A. whoever
B. whenever

C
D
32. He has been hope for a raise for the last four months, but his boss is reluctant to give him one.
A
B
C
D
33. After driving for 20 miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong direction.
A
B
C
D
34. When I last saw Janet, she hurried to her next class on the other side of the campus and did not have time to talk.
A
B
C
D
35. They have become very snobbish since then they moved into their expensive apartment.
A
B
C
D
36. The Department of Foreign Languages are not located in the new building opposite the old one.
A
B
C
D
37. The Nobel Prize winning candidate, accompanied by his wife and children, are staying in Sweden until after the presentation
A
B

awakens when we start up a car engine.
41. A. found
B. thought
C. treated
D. intended
42. A. once
B. even
C. since
D. now
43. A. path
B. way
C. course
D. route
44. A. However
B. Besides
C. Although
D. Despite
45. A. worry
B. fright
C. fear
D. concern
46. A. up
B. down
C. out
D. off
47. A. state
B. condition
C. feeling
D. case
48. A. good

51. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Roots of Society
B. Group Unity
C. A Basic Emotion
D. Social and Cultural Problems
52. According to the passage, what is believed to be an important aspect of defining group identity?
A. Facing a common enemy
B. Being reluctant to hate C. Accepting blame for past actions D. Ignoring a larger realm
53. In line 8, the word "vie" could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. cooperate
B. compete
C. manipulate
D. defend
54. According to the passage, early childhood responses to blame ________.
A. are not related to stronger feelings in adulthood
B. are complex expressions of emotion
C. demonstrate how human beings love to hate
D. are not well understood by psychologists
55. The author suggests that when children make mistakes, they________.
A. join rival gangs on schoolyard playgrounds
B. rarely accept responsibility for their actions

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C. need emotional support from personal objects like teddy bears D. readily admit to their errors
Test 10
I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1.

7.
A. dust
B. luck
C. industry
D. dull
8.
A. sea
B. leader
C. research
D. meat
9.
A. plastic
B. garbage
C. pattern
D. natural
10.
A. promote
B. toward
C. uniform
D. proceed
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
11. “What are you doing?”
“I …… the flowers. They …… wonderful!”
A. am smelling / smell
B. smell / smell
C. am smelling / are smelling D. smell / are smelling
12. “Mark wasn’t there last night.”
“No, …… .”
A. I wasn’t either
B. either was I

C. to rescue
D. in rescuing
19. I’ll return Bob’s pen to him the next time I …… him.
A. see
B. will see
C. will have seen
D. have seen
20. I had to ask the boys …… .
A. to stop playing
B. stop playing
C. stop to play
D. stopping to play
21. You’d better give me your answer quickly, …… I’ll withdraw the invitation.
A. although
B. nevertheless
C. even though
D. or else
22. My father tells me to give …… smoking.
A. up
B. off
C. of
D. out
23. He repeated the conversation that he had heard word …… word.
A. through
B. for
C. with
D. by
24. Abdul was badly …… by a stranger.
A. frightened
B. frightening

C. Does her mother too
D. Too her mother does
31. I haven’t seen Jenny …… .
A. for a long time
B. in the last time
C. since long
D. lastly
32. …… he had taken several courses, he could speak English fluently.
A. Whereas
B. After
C. Until
D. While
33. A man whom people cannot trust will have …… friends.
A. little
B. few
C. a few
D. a lot
34. That ice is dangerously thin now. You …… go ice-skating today.
A. mustn’t
B. might not
C. may not
D. would mind not to
35. Do not get …… the bus when it is still moving.
A. off
B. out
C. from
D. down
36. My shirt was torn …… the tree.
A. while climbing up
B. while I was climbing up C. while a climb was made up D. in a climb up

He first appeared on the stage when he was seven and by the time he was ten he was a regular performer. When he was 17,
he went on a tour of the USA where he was (44) _______ and given a part in a Hollywood film. His early films were not
particularly successful but in 1915 he made his (45) _______, “The Tramp”, in which he first appeared in the baggy trousers and
with the hat and cane. Soon he had had his own (46)_______ built and was making his own films which included “The Gold
Rush”, “Modern Times” and “The Great Dictator”.
In the 1940s his reputation in the USA started to (47) _______. Silent films were no longer so popular. Chaplin went to Europe
but was not allowed to return to the USA because he was (48) _______ of being a communist. The authorities finally let him back
in 1972 and he was (49)_______ an Oscar, but by this time he had made Switzerland his home.
Chaplin did not have a very happy personal life and was married four times. He only found happiness with his fourth marriage
in 1943. When he died on Christmas Day 1977, the world had lost one of the greatest (50) _______ comedians.
41.
A. admire
B. admit
C. claim
D. encourage
42.
A. ended
B. went
C. came
D. began
43.
A. orphanage
B. institution
C. shelter
D. lodging
44.
A. spotted
B. elected
C. set
D. drafted

IV. COMPREHENSION READING
Read the following passage. For questions 51 - 55, you are to choose one best answer (A, B, C or D) to each
question.
Edwin Forrest, often acknowledged as America’s first national idol of American theater, was born in Philadelphia in 1806. He
was only 14 years old when he played Young Norval in Home’s Douglas. He gained experience supporting Edmund Kean in
Shakespearean roles. In 1826 he established himself as one of the great tragedians of the century with his role as Othello in a New
York debut. His acting was bold and forceful, though he was also criticized for his boasting and loud language. His violent temper
did not injure his reputation as an actor, though, and his last appearance as Richelieu in Boston in 1871 was greeted with acclaim.
51. Which of the following statements is best supported by this passage?
A. , but was brought down by his uncontrollable temper.
C. Though bold in his acting, in reality Forrest’s life was a tragedy.
D. Forrest became a national idol at age 14, but was ruined later.
52. Which of the following roles was NOT one that Forrest played?
A. Young Norval
B. Edmund Kean
C. Othello
D. Richelieu
53. According to the author Forrest was
A. angry
B. temperamental
C. satisfied
D. creative
54. The word “injure” in line 5 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. support
B. critique
C. damage
D. offend
55. According to the passage, what happened in 1826?
A. New York produced a new tragedian.
C. Forrest made his first debut.

C. oven
7.
A. shorthand
B. symptom
C. confuse
8.
A. highlight
B. unwind
C. stupid
9.
A. mood
B. shoot
C. food
10.
A. suppose
B. sugar
C. species
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
A. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence.
11. David was …… anyone else in his class.
A. as clever as
B. as clever than
C. cleverer than
12. I want to have my suit …… . I’m going to a wedding on Saturday.

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D.
D.
D.

C. have broken out
D. broke out
14. …… any wine left?
A. Is it
B. Is there
C. Has there
D. Is
15. It’s very …… to drive a bus.
A. excited
B. exciting
C. excite
D. excitedly
16. Summer is …… than Autumn.
A. hot
B. hottest
C. hotter
D. more hot
17. He worked …… than his brother.
A. more careful
B. more carefully
C. carefully
D. very carefully
18. He …… fast when a dog crossed the street.
A. is driving
B. drove
C. was driven
D. was driving
19. Do you know …… ?
A. what his name
B. what his name is

C. more famous
D. famouser
26. Joe speaks Russian. He speaks a little Arabic …… .
A. so well
B. either
C. equally
D. too
27. “Who are these visitors?” “They’re all ……, I think.”
A. mathematic students B. students mathematics C. mathematics students D. students of the mathematics
28. He …… chemistry for three years and then gave it up.
A. studied
B. was studying
C. studies
D. has studied
29. He drove through the town …… a hundred miles an hour.
A. at
B. with
C. in
D. no word is need
30. I have been trying to contact her …… last Monday.
A. since
B. for
C. through
D. until
B. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.
31. Mrs. Barnes, who was so proud of her new car, drove to work when the accident happened and damaged her car.
A
B
C
D

C
D
38. Since the company has been doing so well, the CEO has decided to place less advertisements in newspapers and magazines.
A
B
C
D
39. Almost everyone has heard the more famous Olympic saying: “Stronger, Higher, Faster.”
A
B
C
D
40. This telephone isn’t as cheap the other one, but it works much better.
A
B
C
D
III. CLOZE PASSAGE
Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank.
I have always found it difficult to say (41) ______ certain what my memories from my early childhood are. Are these
memories learnt at a later age from overhearing our parents tell of our exploits? However, there is a particular (42) ______ that I
would love to claim as a (43) ______ memory.
When I was just three years old, I went to the post office with my mother where she was going to buy some stamps. While
she was being served, I happened to(44) ______ a small stocking which was hanging from the counter. It was there to collect
(45) ______ for a (46)______ for the blind. While her back was (47)______ I took the stocking and emptied the (48) ______ into
my coat pocket. Of course I was too young to know any better. When it was realized what I had done, everybody roared with

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B. pity
C. sympathy
D. care
47.
A. twisted
B. shown
C. turned
D. covered
48.
A. inside
B. internals
C. containers
D. contents
49.
A. not knowing
B. unexpecting C. unsuspecting D. including
50.
A. paraded
B. performed
C. projected
D. displayed
IV. COMPREHENSION READING
Read the following passage. For questions 51-55, you are to choose one best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question.

Traditionally, mental tests have been divided into two types. Achievement tests are designed to measure acquired skills and
knowledge, particularly those that have been explicitly taught. The proficiency exams required by some states for high school
graduation are achievement tests. Aptitude tests are designed to measure a person’s ability to acquire new skills or knowledge. For
example, vocational aptitude tests can help you decide whether you would do better as a mechanic or musician. However, all
mental tests are in some sense achievement tests because they assume some sort of past learning or experience with certain
objects, words, or situations. The difference between achievement and aptitude tests is one of degree and intended use.


C. investigate

D. department

2. A. hospital
B. evidence
C. computer
D. newspaper
3. A. criminal
B. employee
C. pioneer
D. volunteer
4. A. someone
B. guilty
C. sentence
D. success
5. A. diamond
B. uniform
C. robbery
D. suspicion
B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6. A. could
B. would
C. tourist
D. rough
7. A. situation
B. detective
C. investigate
D. witness

A. five – year old
B. five – yeared old
C. five years old
D. five years’ old
15. She admitted _________ the money from her employers.
A. robbing
B. stealing
C. burgling
D. mugging
16. Why don’t you _________ for coffee some time?
A. drop around
B. drop in
C. drop by
D. all are correct
17. I don’t care __________ you go or not.
A. where
B. when
C. why
D. whether
18. Greg _________ slowly toward her, smiling.
A. moved
B. walked
C. wandered
D. strolled
19. He was casually dressed _________ jeans and a T-shirt.
A. with
B. by
C. in
D. none of them


B. on
C. under
D. along
26. Kim had forgotten to ______ his watch ___.
A. put … up
B. put … on
C. put … off
D. put … out
27. We need to work _________ the total cost of the project.
A. in
B. out
C. on
D. off
28. “Mark wasn’t there last night. How about you?”
“No, ________”.
A. I wasn’t either
B. either was I
C. I wasn’t so D. neither I was
29. I’m depending on you to help me. Please don’t ______ me ___.
A. put up me
B. put me up
C. give up me D. give me up
30. If it keeps on raining, the basket-ball game ought __________.
A. to postpone
B. to be postponed
C. be postponed
D. postponed
31. The necklace is interesting but not very _________.
A. priceless
B. valuable

38. He was caught _________ by a store detective.
A. blackmailing
B. burglarizing
C. shoplifting D. hacking
39. You would not be able to do this exercise if your English _________ good.
A. is not
B. was not
C. were not
D. hadn’t been
40. Will you keep _________ on things here until I get back?
A. an eye
B. eyes
C. your eyes
D. the eye
41. Oh, I’m too sleepy to study.
Well, if you _________ that late movie last night, you wouldn’t be sleepy.
A. didn’t watch
B. wouldn’t have watched C. haven’t watched D. hadn’t watched
42. Tracey is _________ a simple black T-shirt.
A. wearing
B. putting on
C. both of them
D. none of them
43.You _________ more careful. Then you could have avoided this accident.
A. should be
B. must be
C. should have been
D. would be
44. We’ve applied ____ a charitable organization ____ a grant for the project.
A. Ø – for

D

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50. As the population of Africa continues to grow, animals will continue to lose theirs natural habitat.
A
B
C
D
51. Actually, by the time Columbus arrived to America in 1492, other Europeans had already reached the New World.
A
B
C
D
52. The most Americans were killed in World War II than in any other war since the birth of the nation.
A
B
C
D
53. Antartica, which is largely covered by ice, receive hardly any rainfall
A
B
C
D
54. Jessica is only an amateur, but she sings sweeter than most professionals.
A
B
C
D

B. settle
58. A. germ-killing
B. helping
59. A. AIDS
B. measles
60. A. would have
B. have
61. A. only
B. even
62. A. until
B. to
63. A. end
B. ruin
64. A. About
B. By
65. A. past
B. passing
IV. COMPREHENSION READING

C. health
C. ruin
C. saving
C. influenza
C. has
C. also
C. onto
C. death
C. To
C. well


66. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. How kites can be used.
C. What parts kites consist of.

B. Why kites are flown.
D. What makes kites stay up in the air.

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67. According to the passage, the kite flies when its nose is ________.
A. pointed away from the ground.
B. pointed into the wind flow.
C. pointed to the ground.
D. pointed downwards.
68. What is the necessary condition for the kites to fly?
A. The kite must be sufficiently strong to withstand great pressure.
B. The kite must be diamond-shaped, and the wind of a certain velocity.
C. The pressure against its back must be lower than the pressure against its face.
D. The pressure of the airflow must be lower than the weight of the kite.
69. According to the passage, the line of the kites is important because it _____.
A. lifts the kite's cover arid frame into the air space.
B. contributes to the shape of the kite and extends it.
C. determines the angle between the kite and the air flow.
D. conveys the direction of the wind and the air flow.
70. The word "velocity" in line 21 most nearly means________.
A. force
B. span
C. speed
. measure

A. combination
B. violation
C. politician
D. excavator
7.
A. executive
B. millennium
C. gasoline
D. publicity
8.
A. statue
B. rely
C. nuisance
D. wagon
B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
9.
A. challenge
B. mammal
C. traffic
D. canal
10.
A. fossil
B. successful
C. passionate
D. depressing
11.
A. chocolate
B. classmate
C. negotiate
D. violate

C. crop
D. harvest
18. They ________ my contract in October.

A. draw
B. terminated
C. entered
D. finished
19. He was appointed as a _______ priest in the diocese of York.
A. waged
B. salaried
C. earned
D. stipendiary
20. I couldn't have managed at college if I hadn't had an ________ from my parents.
A. grant
B. allowance
C. stipend
D. all are correct
21. He plays a melancholy _______ of music.
A. piece
B. part
C. portion
D. segment
22. Their ostensible goal was to clean up government corruption,

was to ________ the government.
A. remove
B. unseat C. eliminate

but their real aim

A. veil

B. excavation

C. conscious

D. secrecy

Disagreements about defence cuts have opened up deep ________ within the
military.
27.

A. divisions
B. relations
C. association D. connections
28. He _______ of the race after two laps.
A. hung out
B. dropped out C. let out
D. dropped off
29. The ________ is highly contagious, so don't let anyone else use your towel.
A. symptom
B. bruise
C. contusion
D. infection
30. They were making the most _________ amount of noise last night.
A. advanced
B. complicated C. tremendous D. sophisticated
31. Much of the coast has been ________ by nuclear waste.

A. fertilized

A. who how many people go on Sundays to church B. who go to church on Sundays how many people
C. how many people who go on Sundays to church D. how many people who go to church on Sundays
37. We watch the cat ________ the tree.
A. climbed
B. climb
C. had climbed
D. was climbing
38. If we had known your new address, we ________ to see you.
A. came
B. will come
C. would come
D. would have come
39. You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to ________ is at the desk.
A. whoever
B. who
C. whom
D. which
40. He looked forward to ________ his first pay packet.
A. receive
B. have received
C. be receiving
D. receiving
41. Carol refused; ________, her answer was “no”.
A. in other words
B. otherwise
C. words for words
D. however
42. If you see Tom _________ you mind _________ him to get in touch with me?
A. will / reminding B. will / to remind
C. would / reminding

A. both
B. neither
C. not only
D. either
50. I suppose there’s a lot _________ between now and the first show.
A. to be done
B. done
C. we do
D. to have done
51. I ____ my house ____. That is why there is all this mess.
A. had – paint
B. have – paint
C. am having – painted D. had had - paint
52. I warned him _________.
A. to be not late B. don’t be late
C. not to be late
D. he is not late
53. I should have _________ my hair cut weeks ago, but just don’t seem to have had time.
A. let
B. made
C. had
D. gotten
54. I could not cut the grass because the machine _________ a few days previously.
A. broke down B. has been broken
C. had broken down
D. breaks down
55. If you want to develop inner tranquility, you have to stop _________ by every little thing that happens.

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