PRACTICE TEST 1

1. A. annual B. vegetation C. eliminate D. survey

2. A. degree B. critical C. fertile D. minimum

3. A. canal B. casino C. canary D. canon

4. A. engineer B. geography C. understand D. disappearance

5. A. minimize B. luxurious C. efficient D. conditional

Choose the one word or phrase – a, b, c or d – that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word

or phrase:

6. Air consists of a combination of nitrogen and oxygen…………………..in place by gravity.

A. are holding B. being hold C. holding D. held

7. We’ve lost everything. Still, there’s no point in complaining. We’ll just have to try and make …………….

A. the best of a bad job B. no bones about it C. a splash D. a clean sweep

8. My father always ……………..the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast.

A. writes B. works C. does D. makes

9. She’s a friendly person. She gets …………………all her neighbours.

A. up well with B. down well with C. on well with D. get off with

10. In the kitchen there is a …………….table.

A. beautiful large round wooden B. large beautiful wooden round

C. wooden round large beautiful D. round large wooden beautiful

11. Sarah brought in a lot of business last month; she should ask for a pay rise while she’s still on a …………….

A. roll B. roam C. run D. rush

12. “My parents got divorced when I was 5.” – “.…………….”.

A. They shouldn’t do that. B. How did it happen?

C. You must have been shocked. D. Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.

13. He didn’t know anyone at the wedding………………….than the bride and the groom.

A. except B. other C. apart D. rather

14. “Have you heard John’s getting married again? – “Really? Who ……………..?”

A. with B. to C. at D. for

15. We suggested that she …………..the 10:30 a.m. train immediately.

A. take B. has to take C. might take D. make take

16. I was enjoying my book, but I stopped ………………….a program on TV.

A. to read to watch B. reading to watch C. to read for watching D. reading for to watch

17. The child pleaded ignorance…………………….the vase was broken.

A. when asked him how B. when was he asked if

C. when they asked him that D. when asked how

18. Customer: “Hello, I would like to speak with Mrs. Smith.” – Clerk: “ …………………”

A. Sure B. Who are you?

C. Hang on, please. I will put you through. D. Of course you can.

19. I realized …………...that he was a thief.

A. sooner or later B. all along C. at the beginning D. eventually

20. This is …………..the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.

A. by heart B. by chance C. by far D. by myself

21. Many species of wild life are ……………of extinction.

A. at risk B. on the verge C. on the side D. in dangers

22. As I won’t be able to attend the meeting, I’d like you to sign ……………..

A. on my account B. on my name C. on my place D. on my behalf

23. By 2050, medical technology ……………many current incurable diseases.

A. has conquered B. will conquer C. will have conquered D. is conquering

24. Of all the candidates we interviewed, ………………….the necessary qualifications and experience.

A. only one of them has B. only one of whom has

C. there is the only one who has D. the only one who has

25. The core of the moon is much smaller, in relation to its size,…………………of the planets.

A. those B. than those C. ones D. than are those

26. The police……………a good deal of criticism over their handling of the demonstration.

A. came in for B. brought about C. back out D. back up

27. No one wants to have extra homework tonight, ………………..

A. don’t they B. do they C. doesn’t the D. does he

28. The members of the Red Cross were dedicated their whole life to …………………..the suffering of human beings.

A. reducing B. reductive C. reduction D. reduce

29. Now that they have read it in …………………., they believe me.

A. white and black B. black and white C. red and blue D. blue and red

30. He bought a cottage……………….renovating it and then selling it at a large profit.

A. with a view to B. with a target of C. his goal being D. aiming to

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined

word(s) in each of the following questions.

31. Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground.

A. changed his decision B. refused to change his decision

C. felt sorry for us D. wanted to continue

32. Every woman who has enough criteria can join the beauty contest irrespective of their background.

A. regardless of B. in consideration of C. under guarantee D. on account of

33. I am concerned about my children.

A. angry B. worried C. happy D. sad

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined

word(s) in each of the following questions.

34. The new laws to conserve wildlife in the area will come into force next month.

A. protect B. eliminate C. pollute D. destroy

35. My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.

A. unimpaired B. unskilled C. ill-educated D. unqualified

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently come across words you do not (36)______ understand.

Sometimes you (37)______ the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you guess. The strategy you adopt depends very much

upon the (38)______ of accuracy you require and the time at your disposal.

If you are the sort of person who tends to turn to the dictionary frequently, it is (39)______ remembering that every dictionary

has its limitations. Each definition is only an approximation and one builds up an accurate picture of the meaning of a word

only after meeting it in a (40)______ of contexts. It is also important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that

translate from English into your native language and vice versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to

(41)______ an English-English dictionary.

In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary. (42)______ you are allowed to use one, it is very time-consuming to

look up words, and time in exams is usually limited. You are, (43)______ , forced to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.

When you come across unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you develop efficient techniques

for guessing the meaning, you will (44)______ a number of possible problems and help yourself to understand far more of the

text than you at first thought likely.

Two strategies which may help you guess the meaning of a word are: using contextual clues, both within the sentence and

outside, and making use of clues (45)______ from the formation of the word.

36. a. totally b. completely c. wholly d. fully

37. a. control b. inspect c. check d. examine

38. a. extent b. level c. degree d. range

39. a. valuable b. worth c. essential d. vital

40. a. variation b. multiple c. diversity d. variety

41. a. consult b. refer c. survey d. inquire

42. a. Even if b. Provided c. Although d. In case

43. a. so that b. therefore c. however d. so

44. a. get over b. overcome c. surpass d. go over

45. a. originated b. extracted c. derived d. coming

46. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades.

A B C D

47. The new technique calls for heat the mixture before applying it to the wood.

A B C D

48. Chocolate is prepared by a complexity process of cleaning, blending, and roasting cocoa beans, which must be ground and

A B C

mixed with sugar.

D

49. There are large supply of pens and notebooks in the storeroom to the left of the library entrance.

A B C D

50. The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors.

A B C D

51. We can’t deny that all of us made certain mistakes early on.

A. It can be denied that not all of us made mistakes.

B. Everyone of us denies that we made certain mistakes early on.

C. It is true that nobody could avoid making mistakes.

D. We admit that we could avoid making certain mistake when young.

52. The referee blew his whistle and brought the football game to a halt.

A. After a player injured himself, the referee stopped the game.

B. The referee called a halt after blowing his whistle.

C. The referee started the game by blowing his whistle.

D. Blowing his whistle, the referee stopped the play.

53. The sole survivor of the place crash was Lucy.

A. All of the passengers on the plane were killed.

B. Lucy was the only passenger killed.

C. None of the plane’s passengers were killed.

D. Lucy was the only passenger not killed in the plane crash.

54. She was unqualified to fill the position as executive secretary.

A. The executive secretary position is suitable for her.

B. Both she and the executive secretary took a firm position.

C. The job of executive secretary requires more skills than she has.

D. She possesses the firm qualities of an executive secretary.

55. In the class of twenty, Jack is the third best student.

A. Two students in the class are smarter than Jack.

B. The class has only three smart students.

C. Jack is not as smart as most of the other students.

D. No other students in the class is as smart as Jack.

56. do/ cooking / she / look after / garden

A. As soon as she did the cooking, she looks after the garden.

B. Apart from to do the cooking, she looked after the garden.

C. In addition to do the cooking, she also looked after the garden.

D. Besides doing the cooking, she looks after the garden.

57. No one / know / answer / teacher / question

A. No one knows the answer of the teacher’s question.

B. No one knows how to answer of teacher’s question.

C. No one knows the answer to the teacher’s question.

D. No one knows to answer the teacher’s question.

58. patient / he / be /have / intention / wait / three / hours

A. He was so patient to have intention of waiting for three hours.

B. Patient as he was, he had no intention of waiting for three hours.

C. So patient was he that he had intention for waiting for three hours.

D. So patient he was to have no intention to wait for three hours.

59. I / get / refund / change / another / sweater

A. I would like to get the refund if you can change me another sweater.

B. I would like to get the refund or you can change me another sweater.

C. I would like to get the refund; consequently you can change me another sweater.

D. Unless I would like to get the refund or you can change me another sweater.

60. Henry / suggest / Anna / the doctor.

A. Henry suggested Anna to go to the doctor.

B. Henry suggested to Anna that she goes to the doctor.

C. Henry suggested to Anna that she go to the doctor.

D. Henry suggested Anna that she should go to the doctor.

Read the text carefully and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D):

Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident

does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the

hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing

and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.

Most body plants grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They reach their peak at the time

of maturity, or early adulthood. After that they begin to decline. Bones, for example, gradually become lighter and more

brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become rigid and more flexible. This can make moving very painful.

All the major organs of the body show signs aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently, and even gets smaller in

size. Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down. Old people often have trouble in remembering recent events.

One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the heart. They become

thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for

many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result in heart attack.

Aging is not a uniform process. Different parts of the body wear out at different rates. There are great differences among

people in their rate of aging. Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age. The majority of cells are capable of

reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime. Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once

they wear out.

Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging - believe the wearing out of the body is controlled by a built - in

biological time - clock. They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they can slow down the process. This could

give man a longer life and a great number of productive years.

61. What is the main idea in the first paragraph?

(A) Signs of aging are easier to detect in animals than in plants.

(B) The outward signs of aging may be seen in old people.

(C) Aging occurs in every living thing after it has reached maturity.

(D) Not all signs of aging are visible.

62. Which piece of information is given in the passage?

(A)Gerontologists can give man a longer life.

(B) Gerontologists are studying how they can slow down the process of aging.

(C) Gerontologists have discovered that aging is controlled by a built- in biological time- clock.

(D) Gerontologists can prevent diseases connected with aging.

63. The human body begins to lose vigor and the ability to function efficiently ________ .

(A) soon after reaching adulthood (C) before reaching adulthood

(B) during childhood (D) in old age

64. In old age , the bones ___________

(A) become more flexible (B) become heavier (C) cause much pain (D) break easily

65. According to the passage, what condition is responsible for many of the diseases of the old?

(A) Their trouble in remembering recent events

(B) The blood vessels that have become thickened and constricted

(C) The rigid and inflexible joints between the bones

(D) The worn - out nerve cells and muscle- fibers

66. Many of the diseases of old people are the results of __________.

(A) lack of blood (C) poor blood circulation

(B) the thickening of the blood vessels (D) low blood pressure

67.The statement Aging is not a uniform process in line 19 means that __________

(A) old people do not have the same outward signs of aging

(B) nerve cells and muscle fibers do not age simultaneously

(C) not all people age at the same age

(D) the process of aging is slow

68. The word arteries in line 15 refers to __________ .

(A) vessels that are thickened and constricted

(B) the paths along which blood flows to all parts of the body

(C) the tubes carrying blood back to the heart

(D) such heart diseases as suffered by old people

69. When the brain begins to age, _________.

(A) eyesight will begin too (C) it becomes lighter

(B) memorization declines (D) the thinking processes stop

70. Which of the statements about aging is false?

(A) People vary in their rates of aging.

(B) All body cells once worn out can never be replaced.

(C) The cells of the body age in different ways.

(D) The various parts of the body do not wear out at the same rate.

Broad-tailed hummingbirds often nest in quaking, slender deciduous trees with smooth, gray-green bark found in the Colorado

Rockies of the western United States. After flying some 2,000 kilometres north from where they have wintered in Mexico, the

hummingbirds need six weeks to build a nest, incubate their eggs, and raised the chicks. A second nest is feasible only if the

first fails early in the season. Quality, not quantity, is what counts in hummingbird reproduction.

A nest on the lowest intact branch of an aspen will give a hummingbird a good view, a clear flight patch, and protection for her

young. Male hummingbirds claim feeding territories in open meadows where, from late May through June, they mate with

females coming to feed but take no part in nesting. Thus when the hen is away to feed, the nest is unguarded. While the

smooth bark of the aspen trunk generally offers a poor grip for the claws of a hungry squirrel or weasel, aerial attacks, from a

hawk, owl, or gray jay, are more likely.

The choice of where to build the nest is based not only on the branch itself but also on what hangs over it. A crooked deformity

in the nest branch, a second, unusually close branch overhead, or proximity to part of a trunk bowed by a past ice storm are

features that provide shelter and make for an attractive nest site. Scarcely larger than a halved golf ball, the nest is painstaking

constructed of spider webs and plant down, decorated and camouflaged outside with paper-like bits of aspen bark held together

with more strands of spider silk. By early June it will hold two pea-sized eggs, which each weigh one- seventh of the mother’s

weight, and in sixteen to nineteen days, two chicks.

71. What aspect of broad-tailed hummingbird behaviour does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Migration routes. B. Mating habits. C. Caring for the young. D. Selection of nest sites.

72. According to the passage, in what circumstances do hummingbirds build a second nest?

A. If the winter is unusually warm.

B. If the chicks in the first nest hatch early.

C. If there is an unusually large supply of food.

D. If the eggs are destroyed early in the season.

73. The word “counts” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to_______.

A. weighs B. estimates C. matters D. numbers

74. According to the passage, which of the following is true of the male broad-tailed hummingbird?

A. It finds food for the female and the chicks.

B. It protects the nest while the female searches for food.

C. It is not involved in caring for the chicks.

D. It shares nesting duties equally with the female.

75. It can be inferred from the passage that the broad-tailed hummingbirds' eggs and chicks are most vulnerable to attack

by…………………..

A. insects B. humans C. birds D. squirrels

76. Which of the following would be a good location for a broad-tailed hummingbird to build its nest?

A. A branch near the top of a tree. B. The longest branch of a tree.

C A thick branch. D. A protected branch.

77. The word “Scarcely” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to_____.

A. obviously B. barely C consistently D. needlessly

78. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a nest-building material of the broad-tailed hummingbird?

A. Paper B. Plant down C. Spider webs D. Tree bark

79. The author compares the size of the broad-tailed hummingbird’s nest to______.

A. a pea B. a golf ball C. a spider web D. an egg

80. According to the passage, how long does it take for broad-tailed hummingbird eggs to hatch?

A. Less than a week. B. Two to three weeks. C. One month. D. More than six weeks.