PRACTICE TEST 1
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. hand
B. bank
C. sand
D. band
Question 2: A. cooks
B. loves
C. joins
D. spends
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. investigate
B. aborigine
C. convenient
D. supervisor
Question 4: A. determine
B. diversity
C. occupation
D. miraculous
Question 5: A. suitable
B. eliminate
C. accent
D. cultural
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: Okay, I …………… the popcorn if you buy the drinks.
A. will buy
B. buy
C. would buy

A. over
B. than
C. from
D. to
Question 14: We have a party tonight and Daisy is worried about ……………. .
A. what to wear
B. which wearing
C. these wearing
D. that she wearing
Question 15: Paul was .... of himself for having stolen money from his mother.
A. shy
B. ashamed
C. timid
D. embarrassed
Question 16: While studying, he was financially dependent …………….. his parents.
A. of
B. to
C. from
D. on.
Question 17: Mr. Pike …………. English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.
A. had been teaching B. has been teaching C. was teaching
D. is teaching
Question 18: Don't worry about trying to catch last train home, as we can easily ……you up for the
night.
A. keep
B. put
C. take
D. set
Question 19: This is valuable ................ chair which dates back to the eighteeth century.
A. traditional

B. unavoidable
C. important
D. necessary
Question 26: Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars
according to brightness.
A. shine
B. record
C. categorize
D. diversify
Question 27: S. Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr.
Mayo’s outstanding humanitarianism.
A. exhaustive
B. charitable
C. remarkable
D. widespread
Question 28: The weather is horrible at the moment, isn’t it? I hope it clears up later.
A. becomes brighter
B. shines
C. is not cloudy
D. clean
Question 29:. There used to be a shop at the end of the street but it went out of business a year ago.
A. closed up
B. closed
C. closed down
D. closed into
In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose
the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
Question 30: Students suppose to read all the questions carefully and find out the answers to them.
D
A

dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (39) ............... to their partners
about how much time they spend online; they (40) .................. they could cut down, but are unable to do
so . A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (41) ....................
they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (42) ................... to stop using it.
Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer
games and who (43) .................... it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly,
however, psychologists (44) .................. that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never
used a computer before.
Question 35: A. accused
B. mistaken
C. blamed
D. faulted
Question 36: A. take
B. cause
C. affect
D. lead
Question 37: A. recommend B. offer
C. suggest
D. advise
Question 38: A. others
B. another
C. the other
D. other
Question 39: A. lie
B. cheat
C. deceive
D. betray
Question 40: A. rather
B. want
C. prefer

found on the British islands did not exceed 66, and the whole of Europe supported only 321. This
early comparison of tropical and temperate butterfly richness has been well confirmed.
A general theory of diversity would have to predict not only this difference between
temperate and tropical zones, but also patterns within each region, and how these patterns vary
among different animal and plant groups. However, for butterflies, variation of species richness
within temperate or tropical regions, rather man between them, is poorly understood. Indeed,
comparisons of numbers of species among the Amazon basin, tropical Asia, and Africa are still
mostly "personal communication" citations, even for vertebrates, In other words, unlike comparison
between temperate and tropical areas, these patterns are still in the documentation phase.
In documenting geographical variation in butterfly diversity, some arbitrary, practical decisions
are made. Diversity, number of species, and species richness are used synonymously; little is known
about the evenness of butterfly distribution. The New World butterflies make up the preponderance of
examples because they are the most familiar species. It is hoped that by focusing on them, the errors
generated by imperfect and incomplete taxonomy will be minimized.
Question 45: Which aspect of butterflies does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Their adaptation to different habitats
B. Their names
C. Their physical characteristics
D. Their variety
Question 46: The word consequence in the passage is closest in meaning to "………….".
A. explanation
B. result
C. analysis
D. requirement
Question 47: Butterflies are a good example for communicating information about conservation
issues because they …………… .
A. are found mainly in temperate climates
B. have been given scientific names
C. are simple in structure
D. are viewed positively by people

Question 53: The idea "little is known about the evenness of butterfly distribution" is that ………… .
A. we know about butterfly evenness distribution to some extent
B. we don't know anything about butterfly evenness distribution
C. there are many other things that we don't know about butterfly evenness distribution
D. we know much about butterfly evenness distribution
Question 54: The word generated in the passage is closest in meaning to "……………".
A. caused
B. assisted
C. estimated
D. requested
Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question.
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the
contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United
States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an
important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century,
Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail
Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John,
the second President of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions. During
these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.
Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female
authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur
historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use
of sources.
During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by
keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women’s
organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and
souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women’s
history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and
the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials
for later Generations of historians.

A. efforts
B. authors
C. counterparts
D. sources
Question 60: In the 2nd paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point
out?
A. They put too much emphasis on daily activities
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B. They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics.
C. The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.
D. They were printed on poor-quality paper.
Question 61: On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following would most
likely have been collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations?
A. Newspaper accounts of presidential election results
B. Biographies of John Adams
C. Letters from a mother to a daughter advising her how to handle a family problem
D. Books about famous graduates of the country’s first college
Question 62: What use was made of the nineteenth-century women’s history materials in the
Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection?
A. They were combined and published in a multivolume encyclopedia
B. They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth century.
C. They provided valuable information for twentieth- century historical researchers.
D. They were shared among women’s colleges throughout the United States.
Question 63: In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of
nineteenth-century “great women” EXCEPT ________
A. authors
B. reformers
C. activists for women’s rights

…..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…..…………………
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PRACTICE TEST 2
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 1: A. attract
B. decide
C. reject
D. beauty
Question 2: A. delicate
B. promotion
C. volcanic
D. resources
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. linked
B. declared
C. finished
D. developed
Question 4: A. heavy

B. priceless
C. valueless
D. worthy
Question 10: Learning English isn't so difficult once you_______ .
A. get on it
B. get off it
C. get down to it
D. get down with it
Question 11: Next week when there ______ a full moon, the ocean tide will be higher.
A. is
B. will be
C. is being
D. will have been
Question 12: _____ is the natural environment in which plants or animals live.
A. Ecology
B. Habitat
C. Extinction
D. Biodiversity
Question 13: I have told you not to do it_______ .
A. hundreds of times B. many hundred times C. hundred times
D. a hundred times
Question 14: George wouldn't have met Mary_______ to his brother's graduation party.
A. had he not gone
B. hadn't he gone
C. if he has not gone
D. if he shouldn't have
gone
Question 15: “He insisted on listening to the entire story”. “Which of the following has
the CLOSEST meaning with entire”?
A. whole

B. Oh, that's annoying C. Well, never mind
D. Sounds like fun
Question 22: My friend is very ______ in listening to rock music.
A. interested
B. amused
C. surprised
D. amazed
Question 23: If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties now.
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A. wouldn't have been B. hadn't been
C. wouldn't be
D. won't be
Question 24: One's fingerprints are _______ other person.
A. different from
B. different from any
C. differ from any
D. different from those of any
Question 25: I have a good job with good salary. You _________ send me any money, my lovely father.
A. mustn’t
B. mightn’t
C. mayn’t
D. needn’t
Question 26: ___ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical
illusion.
A. The Moon
B. The Moon which
C. When the Moon
D. That the Moon

Question 33: Jim painted the gate _________ than his father did 2 years ago.
A. badly
B. bad
C. worst
D. worse
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 34: The novelist Shirley Hazzard is noted for the insight, poetic style, and sensitive she
A
B
C
D
demonstrates in her works.
Question 35: My father asked me where had I gone the night before.
A
B
C
D
Question 36: The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience.
A
B
C
D
Question 37: Lake Superior, that lies on the US Canadian border, is the largest lake in North America.
A
B
C
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence which is closest in
meaning to the given one.
Question 38: He started learning English six years ago

A. that I can’t wear it
B. for me to wear it
C. enough that I can’t wear
D. and I can’t wear
Question 44: ______________, he would go fishing.
A. If today is Sunday
B. If today were Sunday
C. Unless today was Sunday
D. Unless today would be Sunday
Question 45: Having been selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at
theInternational Convention, __________.
A. the members applauded him
B. a speech had to be given by him
C. the members congratulated him
D. he gave a short acceptance speech
Read the passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D
When you apply for a job, one of the most important things is job interview. In order to make a
good impression during a job interview, you need to prepare yourself for the interview carefully.
Punctuation is very necessary. You should arrive in plenty of time so that you have a little of time to
relax and keep calm before the interview. You should be well—dressed. Do not wear a skirt which is too
short or jeans. You also need to plan what you are going to say. You
have to answer a lot of questions about your education and experience. You may be asked many things
about yourself and especially about the reason why you decide to apply for the job. You can ask the
interviewer about the salary you expect, the position you are applying and the duties you have to do in
the job. You also must try to find out as much as possible about the company you want to work for.
Question 46: When you apply for a job ____________
A. job interview is not important.
B. don't make any good impression.
C. preparation is not necessary.
D. interview is important for you to prepare.

firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land (58) _________ desert. Poor people can’t save
the environment for the (59) ___________
This is not a problem for one country or one area of the
world. It is a problem for all- humans. The people and the nations of the world must work together to
(60) ___________ the world’s
resources.
Question 51: A. it
B. them
C. that
D. those
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Question 52: A. work
B. change
C. make
D. let
Question 53: A. what
B. who
C. whom
D. which
Question 54: A. out
B. for
C. at
D. into
Question 55: A. pollute
B. polluting
C. polluted
D. pollution
Question 56: A. over

A. is unvisible
B. is unnoticed
C. is blind
D. is invisible
Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the best sentence which is made up from the
given words
Question 63: Sahara/ world/ largest/ hot/ desert.
A. The Sahara was the world’s largest hot desert.
B. The Sahara is the world’s largest hot desert.
C. The Sahara is world’s largest hot desert.
D. Sahara is the world’s largest hot desert.
Question 64: Never / history/ humanity/ there/ be/ more people/ live/ world.
A. Never in the history of humanity there are more people living in the world.
B. Never in the history of humanity are there more people to live in the world.
C. Never in the history of humanity have there been more people living in the world.
D. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people to live in the world.
WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
65. The boy ran away from the house.
Mr Pike noticed..............................................................................................................................................
66. I read the novel repeatedly, at least three times. Then I took it back to the library.
Before…………………………………………………………….............................................................
67 . Peter really wants to see Mary again. (seeing)
Peter looks…………………………………………......................................................................................
68. “I’m happy you have passed the final exams. Congratulations!” Jim said to me.
Jim congratulated……………………………...............................................................................................
69. He doesn’t have the money and he can not afford a new car.
If.....................................................................................................................................................................
Part II. Write a short paragraph (about 140 words) about your favourite subject at school.

Question 6: Under the circumstances it ____ be best to wait for a few weeks.
A. seemed
B. ought
C. might
D. should
Question 7: The Pawnee Indians regarded corn ____ sacred gift, and many of their religious ceremonies
are centered around this crop.
A. as being
B. since a
C. as a
D. like being
Question 8: Larger animals ____ than smaller animals of the same type.
A. longer live generally
B. they generally live long
C. generally live longer
D. live generally long
Question 9: ____ all my efforts, I will not have my report ready by Friday.
A. Making
B. No matter
C. Considering
D. Despite
Question 10: On Jupiter the winds have created storms ___ big that astronomers on Earth can see them
through their telescopes.
A. so
B. such
C. as
D. how
Question 11: Alexander Graham Bell worked with deaf students before __the first telephone in 1876.
A. designed
B. was designed

B. exit
C. outlet
D. exhaust
Question 18: An application to join this scheme places you under no obligation____.
A. indeed
B. eventually
C. apart
D. whatsoever
Question 19: Bill doesn’t fit in here; he’s like ____.
A. a bird in the hand
B. a fish out of water
C. a fly in the ointment
D. water on a duck’s back
Question 20: When Helen told me she was mad at her boss, I asked her not to do anything_____.
A. incidental
B. distorted
C. crucial
D. drastic
Question 21: John couldn’t say a word; he was ___ by the shocking news.
A. jammed
B. clamped
C. stunned
D. clenched
Question 22: “Are you starting a club?” “Yes, do you want ___?”
A. to get consider
B. to be considered C. to consider
D. be considered
Question 23: The judo exponent threw his ___ onto the floor with one swift motion.
A. repellent
B. opponent

A. an immense
B. a striking
C. an attractive
D. a plentiful
Question 29: The innovative use of iron and steel in construction represented an important advancement
in the building industry of the 1800s.
A. improvement
B. element
C. influence
D. occasion
Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 30: The direction which in computers are moving in education is what we learn rather than how
we learn
Question 31: As soon as they will finish the new business administration building, our offices are going
to be moved.
Question 32: The keyboard with alphabet keys is enough easy to use to give program instructions to the
computer.
Question 33: Computers are machines flexible that can adapt to a wide variety of tasks.
Question 34: In spite of their trepidation, the parents let their two oldest children driven alone to New
Mexico to ski.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. This old saying certainly applies __(35)__
diseases. It is good to know how to __(36)__ from a disease. But it is much better to know how to keep
__(37)__ getting the disease in the first place.
Most diseases __(38)__ be prevented. Scientists work together constantly to discover new and
better __(39)__ to control diseases and disease germs. Through careful __(40)__ , they have acquired a
vast knowledge of the __(41)__ and the effect of diseases. They have studied the activities of disease
germs. They __(42)__ this knowledge with their knowledge of the human body. As a result, diseases

Question 42: A. relate
B. combine
C. join
D. connect
Question 43: A. in
B. out of
C. under
D. beyond
Question 44: A. little
B. a little
C. few
D. a few
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 45 to 54.
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the
crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And
since man's inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can
scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop.
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Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand
its desiccating effects. No moist-skinned, water-loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are
found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert
country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its
population is largely noctural, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not
emaciated.
Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as heathy as animals anywhere else in the
world. The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. Non could
survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter

B. they dig home underground
C. they are noisy and aggressive D. they are watchful and quiet
Question 51: The word "emaciated" in the passage mostly means _______ .
A. living or growing in natural conditions, not kept in a house or on a farm
B. able to get what one wants in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating
C. large and strong, difficult to control or deal with
D. thin and weak because of lack of food and water
Question 52: According to the passage, one characteristic of animals living in the desert is that _______ .
A. they are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
B. they are less healthy than animals living in other places
C. they can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees
D. they live in an accommodating environment
Question 53: The word"burrows" in the passage mostly means_______ .
A. places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young
B. holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in
C. structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept
D. places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found
Question 54: We can infer from the passage that _______.
A. living things adjust to their environment B. water is the basis of desert life
C. desert life is colorful and various
D. healthy animals live longer live
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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 55 to 64.
Recent technological advances in manned and unmanned vehicles, along with breakthroughs in satellite
technology and computer equipment, have overcome some of the limitations of divers and diving
equipment for scientists doing research on the great oceans of the world. Without a vehicle, divers often
became sluggish, and their mental concentration was severely limited. Because undersea pressure affects

B. the vehicles they used have not been perfected
C. they did not pronounce clearly
D. the water destroyed their speech organs
Question 58: This passage suggests that the successful exploration of the ocean depends upon
A. the limitations of diving equipment
B. radios that divers use to communicate
C. controlling currents and the weather
D. vehicles as well as divers
Question 59: Undersea vehicles
A. are too small for a man to fit inside
B. are very slow to respond
C. have the same limitations that divers have
D. make direct observations of the ocean floor
Question 60: The word "cruise" could best be replaced by
A. travel at a constant speed
B. function without problems
C. stay in communication
D. remain still
Question 61: How is a radio-equipped buoy operated?
A. By operators inside the vehicle in the part underwater
B. By operators outside the vehicle on a ship
C. By operators outside the vehicle on a diving platform
D. By operators outside the vehicle in a laboratory on shore
Question 62: The word information is closest in meaning to
A. data
B. articles
C. samples
D. photographs
Question 63: Which of the following are NOT shown in satellite photographs?
A. The temperature of the ocean's surface

Choose the word whose underlined part is different from the others
1. A. spends
B. writes
C. stops
D. looks
2. A. habitat
B. conservation
C. personality
D. activity
Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from that of the others
3. A. biology
B. compulsory
C. economics
D. industrial
4. A. preserve
B. threaten
C. extinct
D. survive
5. A. conserve
B. conscious
C. preserve
D. prevent
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
6. This woman has………………her whole life to helping people
A. initiated
B. appealed
C. founded
D. dedicated
7. The meeting is going to ……………..at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning

C. does he
D. doesn’t he
13. She drove so……………….that she met an accident last night
A. careful
B. carefully
C. carelessly
D. careless
14. That student is learning hard……………… a place at university
A. for her to win
B. so that she could win C. so as for her to win D. in order to win
15. If I had had a credit card with me, I…………………..the coat
A. would buy
B. will buy
C. buy
D. would have
bought
16. Mary: “ I’ve passed my driving test.”
Tom: “……………………”
A. It’s nice of you to say so.
B. Congratulations!
C. That’s a good idea
D. I don’t care what you do
17. My friend did his last test very well. He …………………….hard
A. must have studied
B. should have studied C. can’t have studied
D. must study
18. Terry has never been caught by the police……………his dangerous driving
A. in spite
B. despite
C. because of


24. By the end of next June, these students ……………..their school
A. had finished
B. will have finished
C. have finished
D. will be finishing
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
25. Their flight was delayed because of the bad weather
A. held up
B. gone off
C. taken after
D. got over
26. Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems.
A. taken off
B. put away
C. wiped out
D. gone over
27. It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding.
A. approximately
B. generally
C. frankly
D. simply
28. When you see your teacher approaching you, a slight wave to attract his attention is appropriate.
A. coming nearer to
B. catching sight of
C. pointing at
D. looking up to
29. A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents.
A. demolishing

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
One evening Dr. Peterson was at a party. A woman came up to him and began to talk about her
back. "Its very painful (35)_______ I've worked for a long time in my garden", the woman said. "You've
hurt it by bending for too long", Dr. Peterson replied. He than showed her (36)_______ to do some
exercises. However, (37)_______ the woman left he felt very angry. He went up to a friend of his who
was a lawyer. He told him about (38)_______ the woman and asked him for his advice. "Do you think I
(39)_______ to send her a bill?" he asked. The lawyer thought for a moment and nodded. "How much
should I charge (40)_______ giving all that advice?" Dr. Peterson asked. "Change her your usual fee"
they lawyer said. The next day Dr. Peterson sent the woman a bill. (41)_______ a few days later he was
surprised (42)_______ letter from the lawyer. (43)_______ he opened the letter, he saw the following
brief note: "Please find a bill for $50 for the advice (44)_______".
35. A. because
B. for
C. by
D. as soon as
36. A. what
B. why
C. when
D. how
37. A. when
B. because
C. if
D. for
38.A. meet
B. meeting
C. to meet
D. he met
39.A. should
B. had better

to Canada. Many Loyalists settled in southern Ontario in the 1780s, and their speech became the basis
for what is called General Canadian, a definition based on the norms of urban middle-class speech.
Modern Canadian English is usually defined by the ways in which it resembles and differs from
American or British English. Canadian English has a great deal in common with the English spoken in
the United States, yet many Americans identify a Canadian accent as British. Many American visitors to
Canada think the Canadian vocabulary sounds British – for example, they notice the British “tap” and
“braces” instead of the American “faucet” and “suspenders”. On the other hand, many British people
identify a Canadian accent as American, and British visitors think the Canadians have become
Americanized, saying “gas” and “truck” for “petrol” and “lorry”.
People who live outside North America often find it difficult to hear the differences between Canadian
and American English. There are many similarities between the two varieties, yet they are far from
identical. Canadian English is instantly recognizable to other Canadians, and one Canadian in a crowded
room will easily spot the other Canadian among the North Americans.
There is no distinctive Canadian grammar. The differences are mainly in pronunciation, vocabulary, and
idioms. Canadian pronunciation reflects the experience of a people struggling for national identity
against two strong influences. About 75 per cent of Canadians use the English “zed” rather than the
American “zee” for the name of the last letter of the alphabet. On the other hand, 75 per cent of
Canadians use the American pronunciation of “schedule”, “tomato”, and “missile”. The most obvious
and distinctive feature of Canadian speech is probably its vowel sound, the diphthong “/ou/”. In Canada,
“out” is pronounced like “oat” in nearby U.S. accents. There are other identifying features of Canadian
vowels: for example, “cot” is pronounced the same as “caught” and “collar” the same as “caller”.
An important characteristic of the vocabulary of Canadian English is the use of many words and phrases
originating in Canada itself, such as “kerosene” and “chesterfield” (“sofa”). Several words are borrowed
from North American Indian languages, for example, “kayak”, “caribou”, “parka”, and “skookum”
(“strong”). The name of the country itself has an Indian origin; the Iroquois word “kanata” originally
meant “village”. A number of terms for ice hockey – “face-off”, “blue-line”, and “puck” – have become
part of World Standard English.
Some features of Canadian English seem to be unique and are often deliberately identified with
Canadian speakers in such contexts as dramatic and literary characterizations. Among the original
Canadian idioms, perhaps the most famous is the almost universal use of “eh?” as a tag question, as in

C. Canadian English is more similar to American than to British English.
D. Canadian English has many words that are not in other varieties of English.
Question 49: The phrase “the two varieties” in paragraph 3 refers to _____.
A. Canadian English and American English B. general Canadian and North American
C. British English and Canadian English
D. people who live outside North American
Question 50: The word “spot” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. prefer
B. find
C. describe
D. ignore
Question 51: Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the underlined sentence
in paragraph 4?
A. Canadian English has been strongly influenced by both British and American English.
B. Canadians have tried to distinguished themselves as a nation, and this effort is shown in their
pronunciation.
C. Canada is the only nation where people can deliberately choose which pronunciation they prefer.
D. Many newcomers to Canada must work hard to master the national style of pronouncing English.
Question 52: All of the following words originated in North American Indian languages EXCEPT
_____.
A.. parka
B kerosene
C. Canada
D. kayak
Question 53: Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 5 about vocabulary?
A. Much of the vocabulary for ice hockey originated in Canada.
B. Vocabulary is the most distinctive feature of Canadian English.
C. Canadians use more North American Indian words than Americans do.
D. World Standard English has a very large vocabulary.
Question 54: The author discusses the expression “eh” in paragraph 6 as an example of _____.

A. modifications
B. moves
C. celebrations
D. residents
Question 58: It can be inferred from the passage that John Adams was_____.
A. the first president of the United States.
B. the second president of the United States.
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C. the third president of the United States.
D. the fourth president of the United States.
Question 59: What of the White House was not yet complete when the Adamses moved in?
A. main staircase
B. laundry yard
C. pool
D. A and B
Question 60: The author most likely discusses the “staircase” in line 5 in order to____.
A. show the elegance of the new White House
B. explain the architectural features added
by Jefferson.
C. provide an example of an inconvenience in the White House. D. demonstrate what had to be rebuilt
after the fire.
Question 61: The word “forces” in line 9 could best be replaced by:
A. military
B. effort
C. power
D. energy
Question 62: According to the passage, which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson’s tenure
in the White House?

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PRACTICE TEST 5
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. legal
B. legible
C. legacy
D. legislature
Question 2: A. absolutely
B. abrupt
C. absorbed
D. obscure
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. involve
B. product
C. career
D. deniable
Question 4: A. surgeon
B. intimate
C. favourite
D. perceiving
Question 5: A. apologize
B. industrial
C. ability
D. application
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.

Question 12. John will most likely ____, but Kathy will probably stay home.
A. coming
B. be come
C. come
D. had come
Question 13. It was essential that we ___ the lease before the end of the month.
A. sign
B. signed
C. had signed
D. were signing
Question 14. When travelling in a foreign country, one should be careful to carry ____ at all times.
A. their passport
B. your passport
C. one’s passport
D. hers passport
Question 15. The discovery that electricity could produce magnetism ___ in 1820 by the Danish
physicist, Hans Christian Oersted.
A. by accident
B. was an accident C. was made by accident
D. by accident was
Question 16. Don’t use that airline. Its safety record is _____.
A. brazen
B. appalling
C. terminal
D. existential
Question 17. I’m just as ____ as you are to make this company successful.
A. dedicated
B. serious
C. willful
D. determined

Question 24. The postal services were ___ for several weeks by the strike.
A. disrupted
B. perturbed
C. disarrayed
D. deranged
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25. At first, the managing director insisted that he was right and everyone else was mistaken,
but in the end he was forced to climb down.
A. apologise
B. admit that he was wrong
C. join in the discussion
D. resign as managing director
Question 26. “What did he say to you?” “He told me to clear off.”
A. go away
B. tidy the place up
C. finish my work
D. push the boat into the water
Question 27. You ought to read the directions carefully before you begin the problems.
A. may
B. might
C. should
D. can
Question 28. The London-to-Sydney flight touched down in Bombay.
A. made a stop
B. crashed
C. flew low

D
Question 34. By the beginning of next year, much of the people who live in that area may have
A
B
C
difficult finding employment.
D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Brave William Baldock, who is six years old, is a hero after helping his mother when she fell
downstairs. William quickly (35) _______ an ambulance when he discovered his mother had broken her
leg. In spite of being frightened, he (36) _______ the emergency services what had happened and
answered all the questions they asked him. He also telephoned his father (37) ______ work, and then his
grandmother, to explain what he had (38) _____. While waiting for (39) _____ people to come, William
looked after his 18-month-old sister.
When ambulance man Steve Lyn went to the house, he was amazed: “It’s (40) ____ that a young boy of
six knew the right number to (41) _____, and was able to give us the correct information. (42) _____ of
William’s quick thinking, we were able to (43) _____ there immediately.’
Mrs Baldock left hospital yesterday, very (44) _____ to both William and the ambulance service.
Question 35. A. to
B. off
C. for
D. with
Question 36. A. said
B. talked
C. spoke
D. told
Question 37. A. in
B. at
C. on

correct answer to each of the questions from 45 to 54.
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My lawyer, Mr Turner, is the only man I know who has seen a ghost. He is a quiet even-tempered
man whose life is spent in dealing with facts. He is the last person in the world to give way to fantasy.
He has a wife and two children of whom he is proud, takes a modest holiday abroad every year and
spends his Sundays gardening. He is knowledgeable about art and architecture, though he doesn't pretend
to be an expert by any means. It is, therefore, all the more surprising that he should so insistent about the
ghost. It happened, so he says, like this:
He was travelling from London to the North of England by train. It was a misty November evening
and the train was half empty. In fact for the first part of the journey Mr Turner had the carriage to
himself and sat dozing over a newspaper. However at the first stop a passenger jumped in, slamming the
door behind him. He seemed out of breath as if he had been running. He was a striking looking young
man with dark, bushy hair and bright intelligent eyes. He was dressed rather oddly in a long waisted coat
with silver buttons, tight trousers and an embroidered waistcoat. Mr Turner did not pay much attention to
this because people wear all sorts of extravagant clothes these days and he had long grown accustomed
to them.
Presently, the two men got into conversation, as people do on long journeys. Mr Turner was
interested to cover that the young man was very knowledgeable about Art - in particular portraits. His
name, he said, was Joseph Hart, and he was on his way to visit an exhibition. It seemed that he worked in
a famous London Art Gallery - a picture restorer, perhaps, thought Mr Turner, for he seemed to know a
great deal about varnishes and paints, and even more about the subjects of certain portraits. When Mr
Turner asked his opinion of the portrait of a famous judge by an artist he admired, his companion
laughed and said, “He’s only a reproduction - a good one I agree but you can't talk to a reproduction.” He
spoke as though the person in the portrait were still living.
After a while the carriage got hot and steamy and Mr Turner dropped off. He woke up just as the
train was drawing up at a junction with a grinding of brakes. His companion had disappeared.
A few days later, having returned to London, Mr Turner found himself near the Art Gallery.
Moved by some impulse, he went in and enquired for Joseph Hart. The attendant directed him to a room

Question 50. Why wouldn’t the passenger give an opinion on the portrait of the judge?
A. the judge wasn’t alive.
B. the judge was still alive.
C. the picture was a copy.
D. he hadn’t seen it.
Question 51. When did Mr Turner first realize that the passenger had gone?
A. When the train started.
B. After the train had stopped.
C. Just before the train stopped.
D. When the train was leaving the station.
Question 52. Why did Mr Turner go into the Art Gallery?
A. He was walking past there.
B. He had never been there before.
C. He had planned to do so.
D. He suddenly decided to.
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Question 53. In the past of the gallery that Mr Turner was directed to
A. there were a lot of pictures by unknown people.
B. there were a lot of nineteenth century people
C. no-one else was looking at the pictures.
D. he only saw one portrait
Question 54. When Mr Turner looked at the portrait of Joseph Hart
A. he smiled at it.
B. he thought it smiled at him.
C. he didn’t recognize it.
D. he was amused.
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 55 to 64.

D. thinking is one of the least importance
Question 59: The end of learning should be _________ .
A. inquiry
B. mastery
C. thought
D. analysis
Question 60: The end of inquiry should be ______ .
A. understanding B. action
C. analysis D. thought
Question 61: A word that means almost the same as “ sift out” is _______ .
A. inquire
B. carry out
C. ponder
D. analyse
Question 62: To successfully carry out the author’s program a person would have to be , most of all,
_______ .
A. extremely intelligent
B. very weathy
C. very persistent
D. A and B
Question 63: According to the article, another man’s success should ______ .
A. spur us on to greater efforts
B. make us envious
C. not be taken into consideration
D. cause one to stop trying
Question 64: Implied but not stated __________ .
A. Success in one’s profession is least important in one’s life
B. Success depends not so much on natural ability as it does on effort
C. The way to knowledge is through specialization
D. It is necessary to obtain a wide knowledge of what has been said and done in the world.

C. character D. Christmas
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the words that differ from the other three in
the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions
Question 3: A. disaster
B. prisoner
C. agency
D. family
Question 4: A. energy
B. organize
C. athletics
D. marathon
Question 5: A. accelerate
B. Buddhism C. stability
D. philosopher
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
sentences.
Question 6: When we met John last year, he ……… from Harvard already.
A. graduated
B. has graduated
C. had graduated
D. will have graduated
Question 7. Wild animals are ……… threatened almost everywhere.
A. serious
B. seriousness C. series
D. seriously
Question 8. The Red Cross is an international aid ……… .
A. association
B. institution
C. corporation
D. organization

Question 15. We’ve got plenty of time. We …….. hurry.
A. must
B. have to
C. should
D. needn’t
Question 16. – John: “I’ve passed the driving test.” – Ann: “………..”
A. It’s nice of you to say so.
B. Do you?
C. That’s a good idea.
D. Congratulations!
Question 17. The …… I read about history, the …….. it makes me realize how relevant history is for us
today.
A. more / more B. more / best C. better / better
D. better / more
Question 18. He got up early to catch the first morning train. ………, the train was delayed and he was late
for work.
A. Due to
B. Therefore
C. However
D. Although
Question 19. – Anna: “Could I get you a drink?” – David: “………..”
A. No, I don’t.
B. No, you couldn’t. C. No, I couldn’t.
D. No, thanks.
Question 20. In Latin America, women ……… 70 per cent of the workforce in service industries.
A. take after
B. make up
C. delay
D. get over
Question 21. Tom: “I think married women should not go to work.”