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ENGLISH PRACTICE 48
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other
words.
1. A. latter
B. label
C. ladder
D. latitude
2. A. pour
B. roar
C. flour
D. soar
3. A. chase
B. purchase
C. bookcase
D. suitcase
4. A. thread
B. feather
C. bread
D. bead
5. A. prepare
B. preface
C. preparation
D.
prejudice
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words.
6. A. amphibian
B. champagne
C. cathedral
D. creature
7. A. accommodation
B. antibiotic

C. counterclockwise
D.
deforestation
8. A. consciousness
B. ecotourism
C. biosphere
D. confirm
9. A. architectural
B. cosmopolitan
C. appreciative
D.
archeologist
10. A. consolidate
B. context
C. conference
D.
confidence
III. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones.
11. From 1949 onward, the artist Georgia O’keeffe made New Mexico_________.
A. her permanent residence was
B. where her permanent residence
C. permanent residence for her
D. her permanent residence
12. Just as remote-controlled satellites can be employed to explore outer space, _________
employed to investigate the deep sea.
A. can be robots
B. robots can be
C. can robots
D. can robots that are
13. _________ is not clear to researchers.

A. Why dinosaurs having become extinct.
B. Why dinosaurs became extinct
C. Did dinosaurs become extinct
D. Dinosaurs became extinct
14. The first transatlantic telephone cable system was not established _______ 1956.
A. while
B. until
C. on
D. when
15. Drinking water ___________ excessive amounts of fluorides may leave a stained or
mottled effect on the enamel of teeth.
A. containing
B. in which containing
C. contains
D. that contain
16. In the 1820’s physical education became___________ of the curriculum of Harvard and
Yale Universities.
A. to be part
B. which was part C. was part
D part
17. If you can win his attention ___________ for you.
A. the so much better
B. the better so much
C. so much the better
D. so the much better
18. The President resigned; the whiff of scandal remained ____________.
A. otherwise
B. therefore
C. immediately
D. nevertheless

19. Which __________ agency do you work for?


A. ads
B. advertised
C. advertising
D. advertisement
20. Van Gogh suffered from depression ____________ by overwork and ill-health.
A. brought on
B. coming about
C. taken up
D. put through
IV. Each sentence below contains 1 mistake. IDENTIFY the mistakes and WRITE THEIR
CORRECT FORMS.
21. Had the committee members considered the alternatives more carefully, they would have
realized that the second was superior than the first:
22. Malnutrition is a major cause of death in those countries where the cultivation of rice have
been impeded by recurrent drought.
23. Because the residents had worked so diligent to renovate the old building, the manager had
a party.
24. John’s wisdom teeth were troubling him, so he went to a dental surgeon to see about
having them pull.
25. Time spends very slowly when you are waiting for a bus to arrive
26. Judy decided to wait until after she had taken her exams before having her wisdom teeth
pull.
27. Hardly the plane had landed when Adam realized that he had left the file that he needed at
his office.
28. When she was asked for her opinion on the course, she said it had been a waist of time.
29. I try to remember your name but I am afraid I cannot remember it.
30. I’d prefer to do it on myself because other people make me nervous.

V. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE.
31. I know ________ experience that I do my best work early in the morning.
32. I am astonished ________ the way my students can spend all night at the disco and still
remember their prepositions next morning.
33. Is it possible to insure yourself ________ nuclear attack?
34. At school today, we had a long discussion _______ the best way to learn a foreign
language.
35. “How can I discourage my boyfriend _______ trying to kiss me all the time?” “Eat plenty
of garlic.”
36. Raise the gun to your shoulder, aim _______ the target, and try not to kill anyone.
37. Small children should be watched ____________ carefully.
38. Would you give up your country cottage __________ a town flat?
39. He’ll inherit the money when he comes ______________ age.
40. The performance on the first night came ______________ pretty.
VI. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word.
41. (ADAPT)__________ to a new environment is a difficult thing for old people.
42. Police asked (PASS) ______________ if they had seen the accident happen.
43. What a (WORRY) ______________pair of children. They have to be watched every
minute of the day.
44. Children are taught from young to be (RESPECT) _____________ to their elders.


45. They frequently (MOBILE) _________________ the traffic as they march through the
streets.
46. He shook his head in _____________ (APPROVE)
47. He fought the illness with courage and ________________ (DETERMINE)
48. She seems (REASON) __________happy in her new job.
49. Can we (ARRANGE) _____________the meeting for next Monday at 7?
50. If you weren’t so (ACT)_______________, you wouldn’t be so fat!
VII. Read the text & decide which word best fits each space by choosing A, B, C or D.

Action scenes in films
Modern cinema audiences expect to see plenty of thrilling scenes in action films. These
scenes, which are (51)_________ as stunts, are usually performed by stuntmen who are
specially trained to do dangerous things safely. (52) ________ can crash a car, but if you are
shooting a film, you have to be extremely (53)_________ sometimes stopping right in front of
the camera and film crew. At an early (54)_________ in the production, an expert stuntman is
(55)_________ in to work out the action scenes and form a team. He is the only person who
can go (56)__________ the wishes of the director, although he will usually only do this in the
(57)_________ of safety.
Many famous actors like to do the dangerous parts themselves, which produces better shots,
since stuntmen don’t have to (58)________ in for the actors. Actors like to become
(59)________ in all the important aspects of the character they are playing, but without the
recent progress in safety equipment, insurance companies would never let them take the risk.
To do their own stunts, actors need to be good athletes, but they must also be sensible and
know their (60)_________.If they were to be hurt, the film would come to a sudden halt.
51. A. remarked
B. known
C. referred
D. named
52. A. Everyone
B. Someone
C. Anyone
D. No one
53. A. detailed
B. plain
C. straight
D. precise
54. A. period
B. minute
C. part

D. stage
55. A. led
B. taken
C. drawn
D. called
56. A. over
B. against
C. through
D. across
57. A. interests
B. needs
C. purposes
D. regards
58. A. work
B. get
C. put
D. stand
59. A. connected
B. arranged
C. involved
D. affected
60. A. limits
B. ends
C. frontiers
D. borders
VIII. Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.
THE BIRTH OF THE T-SHIRT
The T-shirt, or at least the T-shirt as we know it, was born in the theatre. When
Tennessee William's play A Streetcar Named Oesire opened in New York in December 1947,
a young actor (61)________ Marlon Brando went (62)________ stage wearing a

(63)________ of blue jeans and a bright, white, capped-sleeve T-shirt. It was the first time the
T-shirt had been seen publicly as anything (64)________ an item of underwear and it set a
fashion trend that was to last through (65)________ the end of the century. The idea for the Tshirt came (66)________ Brando himself. He had worn one at rehearsals for the play. The


director was so impressed by the look that was created that he asked Brando to wear the shirt
in the play itself. Brando may have seen the shirt being advertised by the American company
Sears Roebuck. They had decided to market the shirt (67)________ a fashionable garment in
its (68)________ right, rather than just something to be worn (69)________ warmth beneath a
denim work shirt (70)________ an army uniform. It was Brando, however, who popularized it,
especially with the release of the film version of Streetcar in 1951. A short leather jacket
completed the look that was to be adopted by teenage rebels in many countries for decades
afterwards.
IX. Read the following passage and choose the best answer.
Since the world became industrialized, the number of animal species that have either
become extinct or have neared extinction has increased. Bengal tigers, for instance, which once
roamed the jungles in vast numbers, now number only about 2,300. By the year 2025, it is
estimated that they will become extinct. What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is
that this extinction will have been caused almost entirely by poachers who, according to some
sources, are not always interested in material gain but in personal gratification. This is an
example of the callousness that is contributing to the problem of extinction. Animals, such as
Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species, are valuable parts of the world’s ecosystem.
International laws protecting these animals must be enacted to ensure their survival and the
survival of our planet.
Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various ways. Some
countries, in an effort to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to
animal reserves. They then charge admission prices to help defray the costs of maintaining the
parks, and they often must also depend on world organizations for support. This money
enables them to invest in equipment and patrols to protect the animals. Another response to the
increase in animal extinction is an international boycott of products made from endangered

species. This has had some effect, but by itself it will not prevent animals from being hunted
and killed.
71. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. the Bengal tiger
B. international boycott
C. endangered species
D. problems with industrialization
72. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the world “alarming” in the first
paragraph?
A. dangerous
B. serious
C. gripping
D. distressing
73. The word “poachers” as used in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the
following?
A. illegal hunters
B. enterprising researchers
C. concerned scientists
D. trained hunters
74. The word “callousness” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the
following?
A. indirectness
B. independence
C. incompetence
D. insensitivity
75. The above passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast.
A. a problem and a solution
B. a statement and an illustration

C. a comparison and contrast
D. specific and general information
76. What does the word “this” in the first paragraph refer to in the passage?
A. Bengal tigers
B. Interest in material gain
C. Killing animals for personal satisfaction
D. The decrease in the Bengal tiger
population
77. Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated” in the second paragraph?
A. set aside
B. combined
C. organized
D. taken off
78. The word “defray” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the
following?
A. lower
B. raise
C. make a payment on D. make an investment
toward
79. What does the term “international boycott” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. buying and selling of animal products overseas
B. a refusal to buy animal products worldwide
C. a global increase in animal survival
D. defraying the cost of maintaining national parks
80. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude?
A. forgiving
B. concerned
C. vindictive
D. surprised
X. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence

printed before it.
81. She never seems to succeed even though she works hard.
→ Hard ____________________________________________________.
82. Do all the washing, please!
→ Let ______________________________________________________.
83. I regret not going to the airport to say good bye to him.
→ I wish ___________________________________________________.
84. Mick thought that we were married.
→ Mick was under ________________________________________.
85. The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect.
→ But for his command __________________________________.
XI. Write an essay (about 250 words) about the following topic:
Some people say that traffic accidents are caused by the increasing number of
motorbikes. Others blame for man’s fault. Which point of view do you agree? State at
least three relevant evidences.
_____________THE END____________


ENGLISH PRACTICE 49
A. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best answer in each of the following
questions. (15 pts)
01: They had meals together in the school______.
A. café
B. restaurant
C. canteen
D. bar
02: You should______ your pounds for dollars before going to New York.
A. change
B. convert

C. turn
D.
exchange
03: Who is the______ of this company?
A. top
B. head
C. leader
D. minister
04: His sister's marriage has been arranged by her family. She is marrying a man______.
A. she hardly knows him
B. whom she hardly know
C. she hardly knows
D. that she hardly know
05: Instead of ______ about the good news, Peter seemed to be indifferent.
A. exciting
B. being excited
C. to excite
D. to be excited
06: She nearly lost her own life______ attempting to save the child from drowning.
A. at
B. with
C. in
D. for
07: If I could speak German, I______ next year studying in Berlin.
A. will spend
B. had spent
C. would spend
D. would have
spent
08: There are several means of mass communication. The newspaper is one. Television

is______.
A. another
B. other
C. the another
D. the other
09: The police are______ an incident which took place this afternoon.
A. inspecting
B. searching
C. looking out
D.
investigating
10: Someone wanted to______ Belle Vue Hotel to us.
A. introduce
B. direct
C. recommend
D. tell
11: Tony never comes to class on time and______.
A. neither does Pedro
B. so does Pedro
C. so doesn’t Pedro D. neither
doesn’t Pedro
12: Tom: “Thank you for your help.” ~ Mary: “____________.”
A. With all my heart
B. It’s my pleasure C. Never mind me D.
No
problem
13: We______ won the game if we’d had a few more minutes.
A. have
B. will
C. had

D. could have
14: Mr. Ba is intelligent but he______ common sense.
A. fails
B. lacks
C. misses
D. wants
15: We’ll play tennis and______ we’ll have lunch.
A. after
B. then
C. so
D.
immediately
II: Use the word in capitals at the end of these sentences to form a word that fits in the
blank space. (5 pts)
1. How much does______ of this club cost? (MEMBER) MEMBERSHIP
2. She is extremely______ about the history of art. (KNOW) KNOWLEDGEABLE
3.
Traveling in big cities is becoming more and more______ every day. (TROUBLE)
TROUBLESOME


4.
He is completely______! Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too. (EMPLOY)
UNEMPLOYABLE
5.
His boss told him off because he had behaved______. (RESPONSIIBLE)
IRRESPONSIBLY
III: Complete each sentence with one of the idiomatic phrases given. Use each phrase once only. (6
pts)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

made her blood boil
jumped out of her skin
had a lump in her throat
lost her head
gave me the cold shoulder took her breath away
Pauline completely ignored me this morning. She______.
It really______ to see her friend copy a poem she had written and then present it to her
boyfriend as one that she had written for him.
Saying goodbye to her son was a very emotional occasion for her and she______ as she
watched him get on the train.
The view from the top of the mountain was absolutely fantastic. It really______.
Susan panicked when the fire broke out. She______.
When I dropped that tray behind her, she got a shock. She almost______.

IV: Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form. (14 pts)
1. Mr. Pike, who is supposed______ (witness) the accident, has left the town.
2. At this time next week they______ (sit) in the train on their way to Paris.
3. He said that he watered the plants every day. He______ (water) them. If he had, they
wouldn’t have died.
4. No sooner the announcement______ (make) than everyone started complaining.
5. They said they never______ (make) to do anything they didn’t want to before.
6. We______ (watch) the play for nearly thirty minutes when he came.
7. The pop star who______ (take) part in over 25 films always avoids______ (recognize) by

wearing dark glasses.
8. There’s no point in______ (try) to get Tim______ (lend) you his car.
9. Not until John______ (receive) the offer of promotion in writing he______ (celebrate)
10. He______ (have) trouble with the second-hand car since he bought it. He wishes he______
(not / buy) it.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that
need correction in each of the following questions. (5 pts)
01: She asked why did I look so embarrassed when I saw her.
A
B
C
D
02: There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in
Mexico.
A
B
C
D
03: Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest post office?
A
B
C
D
04: The children were playing last night outdoors when it began to rain very hard.
A
B
C
D
05: I’d prefer to do it on myself, because other people make me nervous.
A

B
C
D
B. READING
I: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, circle
letter A, B, C or D next to the answer you choose. (10 pts)


If you’re an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or a snarl. It
has become a symbol of our wasteful, throw-way society. But there seems little (1)______ it is
here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastic has brought enormous (2)______ even
environmental ones. It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the environmental
(3)______ – it’s the way society choose to use and abuse them.
Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal
– non-renewable natural (4)______. We import well over three million tons of the stuff in
Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high proportion of our
annual consumption is in the (5)______ of packaging, and this (6)______ about seven per cent
by weight of our domestic refuse. Almost all of it could be recycled, but very little of it is,
though the plastic recycling (7)______ is growing fast.
The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific
(8)______ than coal and one (9)______ of ‘recovery’ strongly favored by the plastic
manufacturers is the (10)______ of waste plastic into a fuel.
1. A. evidence
B. concern
C. doubt
D.
likelihood
2. A. pleasures
B. benefits
C. savings

D. profits
3. A. poison
B. disaster
C. disadvantage
D. evil
4. A. resources
B. processes
C. products
D. fuels
5. A. way
B. kind
C form
D.
type
6. A. takes
B. makes
C. carries
D. constitutes
7. A. manufacture
B. plant
C. factory
D. industry
8. A. degree
B. value
C. demand
D. effect
9. A. measure
B. mechanism
C. method
D.

medium
10. A. conversion
B. melting
C. change
D. replacement
II: Read the following text and then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
I was reading an article last week in (1)______ the writer described how her children
has changed as they grow up. When they were small she had to (2)______ up with noisy
games in the house, or join in interminable games of football in the garden which wore her out.
If the house went quiet, she wondered what the monsters were getting up to, or what crisis she
would have to (3)______ with next. She dreaded the fact that they might take after her
husband, who admitted having (4)_____ an uncontrollable child who (5)______ most of the
time showing off to his friends by breaking things or getting into fights. What was worse was
that (6)______ else thought he was a sweet child, and he got away with the most terrible
things! However, she had experienced an even greater shocked with her children. They had
(7)______ out of all their naughty behavior, and (12)______ up serious hobbies (8)______ as
chess and playing the piano. They never did anything without (9)______ it over first, and
coming to a serious decision. She had to face up to the fact that they made her feel rather
childish as they got (10)______, and that in some ways she preferred them when they were
young and noisy.
III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the best answer to each of the questions. (10 pts)
Today’s cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the
car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several new types
of automobile engines have already been developed than run on alternative sources of power,


such as electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane.
Electricity, however, is the only zero-emission option presently available.
Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or

other dependable source of current is available, transport experts foresee a new assortment of
electric vehicles entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled
neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes and trolleys.
As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility
engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new
cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today’s gas stations. Public
parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that
allow drivers to charge their batteries while they stop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage
the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centres might be
reserved for electric cars.
Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at
transit centres that would have facilities for charging and renting. Commuters will be able to
rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks, one-person three-wheelers, small
cars, or electric/gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on
automated freeways capable of handling five times the number of vehicles that can be carried
by freeway today.
01: The author’s purpose in the passage is to______.
A. criticize conventional vehicles
C. narrate a story about alternative energy
vehicles
B. support the invention of electric cars D. describe the possibilities for transportation
in the future
02: The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT______.
A. planes
B. trolleys
C. vans
D. trains
03: The passage would most likely be followed by details about______.
A. the neighborhood of the fixture
C. electric shuttle buses

B. automated freeways
D. pollution restrictions in the future
04: The word ‘compact’ in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to______.
A. squared
B. long-range
C. inexpensive
D.
concentrated
05: In the second paragraph, the author implies that______.
A. everyday life will stay much the same in our fixture.
B. a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation
C. a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed.
D. electric vehicles are not practical for the future
06: According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be______.
A. much larger than they are today
C. common as today’s gas
stations
B. more convenient than they are today
D. equipped with charging devices
07: The word ‘charging’ in this passage refers to______.
A. aggression
B. lightning
C. electricity
D. credit cards
08: The word ‘foresee’ in this passage could best be replaced with______.
A. imagine
B. count on
C. rely on
D. invent
09: The word ‘commuters’ in paragraph 4 refers to______.

A. visitors
B. cab drivers
C. shoppers
D.
travelers
10: The word ‘hybrid' in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to______.

daily


A. hazardous
combination

B. futuristic

C. automated

D.

C. WRITING
I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (5 pts)
1. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.
Scarcely ...........................................................................................................................
2. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
Rather ..............................................................................................................................
3. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
There has .........................................................................................................................
4. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
Had it not .........................................................................................................................

5. Harriet was upset because she saw Peter with another woman.
It was ...............................................................................................................................
II: Topic: Media are said to affect us different ways. Discuss the matter in a composition.
(20 pts)

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