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MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1.

A. hear

B. dear

C. pear

D. clear

2.

A. punctual

B. rubbish

C. frustrate

D. furious

3.

A. theatre

B. therefore

C. throughout

D. thunder

4.

A. influenced

B. terrified

C. averaged

D. accompanied

5.

A. hat

B. dangerous

C. battle

D. calculate

II. Choose the word whose stress is different.
6.

A. accurate

B. customer

C. computer

D. exercise

7.

A. contaminate

B. supervisor

C. investigate

D. convenient

8.

A. reduction

B. popular

C. financial

D. romantic

9.

A. environmental

B. personality

C. representative

D. technological

B. reduce

C. sanguine

D. intimacy

10. A. suffer

III. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences.
11. His ………… and bad work led to his dismissal from the firm.
A. unpunctual

B. unpunctuality

C. in punctual

D. inpunctuality

12. What do you think is more important in the person you marry ………… intelligence or
A. attractively

B. attraction

C. attractiveness

D. attracted

13. The peacocks roam ………… within Whipsawed Wild Animal Park.
A. free

B. leisurely

C. pleasant

D. comfortably

14. Doctors have accepted that acupuncture can work for pain ………… .
A. release

B. liberation

C. relief

D. killing

15. You cannot ski on those tracks any longer, for most of the snow has ………… .
A. broken

B. dissolved

C. melted

D. vaporized

16. I wanted to build a bookcase, but I couldn't make ………… of the instructions.
A. sense

B. understanding

C. sight

D. reality

17. The laser beam can make the birthmark less ………… .
A. remarkable

B. noticeable

C. conspicuous

D. significant

18. We ………… the time: we ran out of time at last, and failed the race.
A. outlasted

B. overwhelmed

C. underestimated

D. undercharged

19. It can ………… from the passage that Mars may outshine Jupiter one day.
A. be implied

B. refer

C. be inferred

D. indicate

20. A part-time job gives me the freedom to ………… my own interests.
A. pursue

B. seek

C. chase

D. run after

C. found out

D. revealed

21. The Chinese ………… printing.
A. invented

B. discovered

22. That English will become dominant in most scientific fields is ………… .
A. predicting

B. predictable

C. on predictions

D. to predict

23. Taxation has been used to increase the price and reduce the ………… of cigarettes.
A. consumer

B. consuming

C. consumed

D. consumption

24. She passed the exam with excellent results and was ………… a scholarship.
A. rewarded

B. presented

C. gave

D. granted

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25. It is widely believed that ………… human beings are descended from one common ancestor.
A. every

B. all

C. every of

D. all of

26. In the ever ………… world of computers it is necessary to be adaptable
A. advanced

B. advance

C. advancing

D. advances

27. I caught ………… of to lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped.
A. view

B. sight

C. look

D. scene

C. independence

D. dependency

28. What I like best of him is his ………… .
A. dependence

B. dependable

29. In industrial cities, ………… of smoke are the popular sight.
A. column

B. pillars

C. stacks

D. tubes

30. It is a matter of………… to include pens and paper in the conference documents.
A. convenience

B. advantage

C. benefit

D. profit

31. In the 1960s ………… was concerned about pollution.
A. hardly everyone B. rarely anyone

C. hardly anyone

D. rarely someone

32. We should impose restrictions ………… media advertising of alcohol
A. in

B. with

C. from

D. on

33. After the war, many of us ………… touch with our relatives.
A. kept

B. lost

C. on

D. got

34. ………… women, men are much more muscular.
A. Comparison with B. Comparing with

C. compared with

D. to compare

C. too much

D. so much

C. going

D. having gone

35. I hope I haven't got ………… luggage.
A. too many

B. so many

36. I am looking forward to ………… on vacation
A. go

B. be going

37. The department store ………… by the Johansson for many years.
A. has been run

B. is run

C. runs

D. has run

38. People in my office exchange cards with ………… during the holidays.
A. ourselves

B. themselves

C. try others

D. one another

C. since

D. after

39. It is 6 years ………… we moved to Chicago.
A. when

B. that

40. The theatre failed ………… a suitable play to appeal to audience.
A. producing

B. to produce

C. to have produced

D. producing of

C. used to change

D. had changed

41. I wondered why he ………… his job.
A. has changed

B. changes

42. She ………… to take her neighbor to court if he didn't stop making so much noise.
A. threatened

B. offered

C. promised

D. suggested

C. will he

D. don't I

43. I think he will join us, ………… .
A. doesn't he

B. won't he

44. I was just about to ring up his office ………… he arrived home.
A. when

B. although

C. then

D. as

45. He put the two letters into the wrong envelopes ………… mistake.
A. on

B. by

C. with

D. in

46. Even though he was bored ………… doing the same thing every day, he was nervous ………… making a change.
A. about / at
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B. with / for

C. in / about

D. with / about


47. While Peter was driving home last night, he ………… petrol.
A. was running out B. was running out of

C. ran out of

D. ran out

48. They gave me their address ………… send them a brochure.
A. so that I

B. in order to

C. so that I could

D. in order that I will

49. She wondered ………… her father looked like now, after so many years away.
A. how

B. whose

C. what

D. that

50. The police suggested that anyone who saw the accident ………… in touch with them.
A. should get

B. got

C. had to get

D. would get

IV. Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given.
51. I last saw him in 1998.
A. I didn't see him since 1998.
B. It is in 1998 that I saw him.
C. I haven't seen him since 1998.
D. It has been 1998 since I saw him.
52. They say that the doctor has made a serious mistake.
A. The doctor is said that he has made a serious mistake.
B. It is said that the doctor has been made a serious mistake.
C. The doctor is said to have made a serious mistake.
D. The doctor is said to make a serious mistake.
53. My shoes need cleaning.
A. I need to clean my shoes.
B. I have to clean my shoes.
C. Cleaning is needed for my shoes.
D. I need to have my shoes cleaned.
54. You ought to make up your mind now.
A. It is time you made up your mind.
B. Making up your mind is necessary.

C. You should have made up your mind.
D. It is possible to make up your mind.
55. She is the most intelligent woman I have ever met.
A. I have never met a more intelligent woman than her.
B. She is not as intelligent as the women I have ever met.
C. I have ever met such an intelligent woman.
D. She is more intelligent than I .
56. She says that it's good if I make my own decisions.
A. She encourages me making my own decisions.
B. She encourages me to make my own decisions.
C. I was encouraged by her to make my own decisions.
D. Making my own decisions is her encouraging.
57. I am sure that Tina didn't steal the money.
A. Tina couldn't steal the money.
B. Tina couldn't have stolen the money.
C. Tina mustn't have stolen the money.
D. Tina shouldn't have stolen the money.
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58. It is worthiness to ask John for help.
A. John is worthless to help.
B. John is worth helping.
C. It is no use to ask John for help.
D. It is no good asking John to help.
59. We prefer going by train because we can enjoy the sight.
A. We would like to go by train or we will enjoy the sight.
B. We enjoy the sight although we go by train.
C. We prefer going by train to enjoying the sight.
D. We would like to go by train so that we can enjoy the sight.

60. We do not need much furniture because the room is small.
A. The smaller the room is. the less furniture we need.
B. The smaller the room, the fewer furniture we need.
C. The small room makes the furniture less and less.
D. Much furniture is needed for a small room.
61. His behavior is understandable.
A. We can understand what he behaves.
B. We can understand why he behaves like that.
C. It is difficult to understand his behavior.
D. It is understood that he behaves.
62. As the luggage was so heavy, we had to take a taxi.
A. We had to take a taxi because of the heavy luggage.
B. We had to take a taxi so that we can have heavy luggage.
C. Although the luggage was heavy, we took a taxi.
D. We had to take a taxi, so we had heavy luggage.
63. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
A. Oranges are usually the most expensive.
B. Oranges are usually more expensive as apples.
C. Apples are not usually as expensive as oranges.
D. Apples are usually less cheap than oranges.
64. I was offered to work for IBM, but I rejected.
A. I turned down the offer to work for IBM.
B. I rejected to offer to work for IBM.
C. IBM refused my offer to work.
D. I was refused by IBM at work.
65. We could not handle the situation without you.
A. You didn't help us handle the situation.
B. If you had not helped us, we could not have handled the situation.
C. If you did not help us, we could not handle the situation.
D. We will handle the situation if you help.

V. Identify the error in each sentence.
66. We were sacked due to Bill's carelessly schedule, and we all blamed him for that.
A. sacked

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B. carelessly

C. all

D. that


67. No sooner had the secretary hang up than phone rang again.
A. had

B. hang

C. than

D. again

68. If had finish a course on computer programming, I would have a better salary.
A. had finish

B. on

C. programming

D. would

69. I try hardly but I can never catch up with him, because he is so smart.
A. hardly

B. up with

C. because

D. so

70. I tried to make it clear to them that urgent action were required.
A. it

B. to

C. urgent

D. were

71. At the moment the company is in the process of reorganizing their department.
A. At

B. in the process

C. reorganizing

D. their

72. The government suggested that small businesses gave their own ideas on the bill.
A. that

B. gave

C. their

D. on

73. were at trouble because we had entered the building without permission
A. at

B. because

C. had entered

D. without

74. When they will pay me for the decoration, I will have enough money to buy a car.
A. will pay

B. for

C. will have

D. buy

75. It's that we'll be able to afford it or not that I'm not sure about.
A. that

B. afford

C. I'm not

D. about

VI. Choose the correct answer to complete the passage:
Everyone can dream. Indeed, everyone does dream. Those who (76) ………… that they never dream at all
actually dream (77) ………… as frequently as the rest of us, (78) ………… they may not remember anything about it.
Even those of us who are perfectly (79) ………… of dreaming night (80) ………… night very seldom remember those
dreams in (81) ………… detail but merely retain an untidy mixture of seemingly unrelated impressions. Dreams are
not simply visual we dream with all our (82) …………,so that we appear to experience sound, touch, smell, and
taste. One of the world's oldest (83) ………… written documents is the Egyptian Book of Dreams. This volume is
about 5 thousand years old, so you can (84) ………… that dreams were believed to have a special significance
even then. Many ancient civilizations believed that you (85) ………… never wake a sleeping person as, during
sleep, the soul had left the body and might not be able to return (86) ………… time if the sleeper were suddenly
(87) ………… . From ancient times to the present (88) …………, people have been (89) ………… attempts to interpret
dreams and to explain their significance. There are many books available on the subject of dream interpretation,
although unfortunately there are almost as many meanings for a particular dream (90) ………… there are books.
76. A. demand

B promise

C agree

D. claim

77. A. also

B just

C only

D. quite

78. A. though

B besides

C however

D. despite

79. A. familiar

B accustomed

C aware

D. used

80. A. after

B on

C. through

D. over

81. A. great

B high

C strong

D. deep

82. A. feelings

B emotions

C impressions

D. senses

83. A. considered

B. known

C. regarded

D. estimated

84. A. see

B. feel

C. ensure

D. think

85. A. would

B. ought

C. should

D. need

86. A. by

B. in

C. with

D. for

87. A. awoke

B. awoken

C. awake

D. awaken

88. A. minute

B. hour

C. moment

D. day

89. A. doing

B. putting

C. making

D. taking

90. A. as

B. like

C. so

D. such
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VI. Read the passage and choose the correct answers.
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant
language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having
incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the
1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales,
Scotland or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the
globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small
enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities
proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Twothirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising,
media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in

the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of nonnative users
than any other language in the world.
91. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The number of nonnative users of English.
B. The French influence on the English language.
C. The expansion of English as an international language.
D. The use of English for science and technology.
92. The word emerged means ………… .
A. appeared

B. failed

C. frequented

D. engaged

93. The word elements is most similar to ………… .
A. declaration

B. features

C. curiosities

D. customs

94. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A. In 1066

B. Around 1350

C. Before 1600

D. After 1600

95. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world except
………… .
A. the slave trade

B. the Norman invasion C. missionaries

D. colonization

96. The word enclaves is closest in meaning to ………… .
A. communities

B. organizations

C. regions

D. countries

97. The word proliferated is closest in meaning to organized ………… .
A. prospered

B. organized

C. disbanded

D. expanded

98. Which of the following is not mentioned as the field where English is the main language?
A. advertising

B. drama

C. air control

D. media

99. The word constituting is closest in meaning to ………… .
A. looking over

B. setting down

C. doing in

D. making up

100. According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of English are there in the world
today?
A. a quarter million B. half a million

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C. 350 million

D. 700 million


MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST 2

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1.

A. table

B. lazy

C. captain

D. favor

2.

A. host

B. most

C. cost

D. post

3.

A. there

B. than

C. theme

D. though

4.

A. repeats

B. coughs

C. amuses

D. attacks

5.

A. obey

B. pray

C. prayer

D. delay

II. Choose the word whose stress is different.
6.

A. village

B. begin

C. column

D. pity

7.

A. theory

B. generate

C. delicious

D. confidence

8.

A. computer

B. obvious

C. dependence

D. horizon

9.

A. convenient

B. favorable

C. evaluate

D. relationship

B. appreciative

C. specific

D. militant

10. A. peculiar

III. Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences.
11. Last night, ………… nothing to watch on TV. we went out.
A. there being

B. there having

C having had

D. being

C. broken

D. broke

C. like

D. one

C. though

D. when

12. We mustn't sit on ………… chairs.
A. breaking

B. break

13. Gold is ………… in color to brass.
A. same

B. similar

14. Be patient ………… you won't succeed.
A. because

B. or

15. I don't understand what ………… by the word 'inflation'.
A. is meant

B. is the meaning

C. means

D. mean

16. A log grabber has a long arm ………… which stretches out to pick up logs
A. calls a jib

B. calling a jib

C. a jib called

D. called a jib

17. A home computer ………… an opportunity for convenient and efficient work at home.
A. provides

B. to be providing

C. which provides

D. providing it

18. Once an offending allergen has been identified ………… tests, it is possible for the doctor to give specific
desensitizing injections.
A. means of

B. by means of

C. of the means by

D. by means

19. Sometime ………… swears people out and is worse than the lack of sleep itself.
A. to sleep the desire

B. the desire to sleep

C. to desire sleep is

D. the desire to sleep who

20. The wheel, ………… has remained important for 4,000 years, is one of mankind's first inventions.
A. how

B. when

C. which

D. about

21. ………… children master the basics, advanced development becomes easier.
A. The

B. Once

C. That

D. Even though

22. Perspiration increases ………… vigorous exercise or hot weather.
A. during

B. when

C. at the time

D. for

23. Goddard developed the first rocket to fly faster ………… .
A. than sound is

B. as does sound

C. than sound

D. as sound is

24. Even if the unemployment rate ………… sharply, the drop may still be temporary.
A. dropped

B. drop

C. drops

D. have dropped
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25. Herbs ………… in soups and sauces.
A. are used to

B. are often used

C. often use

D. get used to

26. Studies indicate ………… collecting art today than ever before.

A. there more people

B. more people that are

C. that there are more people

D. people there are more

27. Susan couldn't help ………… when I told her the joke.
A. laughing

B. laugh

C. to laugh

D. laughed

28. You hair need ………… . You'd better have it done tomorrow.
A. cut

B. to cut

C. being cut

D. cutting

29. I remember ………… him. It was a five-dollar note.
A. paid

B. to pay

C. paying

D. to be paid

30. They ………… the bridge by the time you come back.
A. will finish

B. will have finished

C. will be finished

D. have finished

31. I would rather Jane ………… my brother so much money. I know for sure that I will have to pay his debt.
A. not lend

B. did not lend

C. had not lent

D. would not lend

32. By 1890, there were over 60 steamboats on the Mississippi River, ………… were quite luxurious.
A. many of them

B. many of which

C. which many

D. many those

33. Copperplate, a highly ornate form of handwriting, is ………… in common use.
A. not longer

B. no more

C. no longer

D. not to mention

34. When ………… a fresco, an artist applies paint directly to the damp plaster of a wall.
A. painting

B. painted

C. he painted

D. in painting

35. New words ………… to describe new objects and concepts.
A. are being constantly invented

B. has constantly been invented

C. constantly invented

D. are constantly being invented

36. Most teachers make ………… for young student's mistakes.

A. up

B. room

C. allowance

D. way

37. Claire complained that the medicine made her feel ………… .
A. hanging

B. overturning

C. dizzy

D. upturning

38. People who do not smoke are likely to ………… those who don't.
A. outlive

B. live more longer

C. live longest

D. long live

39. One of the major causes ………… heart disease is lack of exercise.
A. for

B. to

C. of

D. by

40. John is not looking ………… today. Is he okay?
A. good

B. well

C. finely

D. best

41. I ………… the impression that they would riot charge me.
A. had

B. made

C. gave

D. took

42. Ever since Bert was ………… to department manager, he has been unfriendly to us.
A. advertised

B. encouraged

C. promoted

D. progressed

43. You should not be so ………… about his behavior. He is too young.
A. subjective

B. sanguine

C. intimate

D. militant

44. The biggest bank in our city has ………… bankruptcy.
A. announced

B. declared

C. claimed

D. informed

45. My grandfather often ………… of the Great Depression of the 1930's.
A. speaks
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B. tells

C. says

D. converses

46. Our parents often have a strong ………… on our lives.
A. impact

B. effect

C. result

D. influence

C. pleasantry

D. pleasure

47. It is our ………… to talk to you.
A. pleases

B. pleasant

48. I bought some jewelry for my sister but it was not the ………… she liked.
A. kind

B. thing

C. which

D. ones

49. The passage ………… that the first settlers were Spanish.
A. refers

B. instills

C. implies

D. infers

50. Conservation also deals with garbage ………… .
A. discard

B. throw-out

C. emission

D. disposal

51. Ships used to be equipped ………… a fathometer.
A. by

B. with

C. at

D. in

52. I know for sure that Tina opened my letters ………… .
A. deliberate

B. with aims

C. in intention

D. on purpose

53. On November 5, a lot of firework is ………… off in England.
A. set

B. gone

C. placed

D. burned

54. Too many exams and tests have put high school students ………… pressure.
A. in

B. on

C. under

D. into

55. After the conquest, Napoleon would put ………… the law of driving on the right.
A. into use

B. under rule

C. in effort

D. in force

IV. Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given.
56. I am not sure, but perhaps he went to London.
A. He might go to London.
B. He must have gone to London.
C. He might have gone to London.
D. He could go to London.
57. He has no cause to complain.
A. There is no reason to complain about him.
B. There is no reason why he complains.
C. Why he complains is no reason.
D. It is of no cause to complain.
58. As a teacher, Kate understands the problem you have mentioned.
A. Kate who understands the problem you have mentioned is a teacher.
B. Because Kate is a teacher, she can understand the problem you have mentioned:
C. Because of a teacher, Kate can understand the problem you have mentioned.
D. Kate, who a teacher, can understand the problem you have mentioned.
59. Please don't talk with your mouth full of food!
A. I wish you wouldn't talk with your mouth full of food.
B. I prefer you to talk when your mouth is not full of food.
C. I would like you to talk when your mouth is not full of food.
D. I would rather you didn't talk with your mouth full of food.
60. Helen wrote a novel and made a cowboy film.
A. Helen wrote not only a novel but also made a cowboy film.
B. Helen both wrote a novel as well as made a cowboy film.
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C. Not only did Helen write a novel but she also made a cowboy film.
D. Helen either wrote a novel or made a cowboy film.

61. He is a reliable person, which is different from what people think.
A. People think differently about the reliable person.
B. Contrary to what people think, he is reliable.
C. Contrary to what people think, he is unreliable.
D. He, who is reliable, is not what people think.
62. A computer can work much faster than a person.
A. A person cannot work as fast as a computer.
B. A computer can work less slowly than a person.
C. A person cannot work faster than a computer.
D. A person can work less faster than a computer.
63. We should limit the pollution; otherwise we will die.
A. We will die if we limit the pollution.
B. Limit the pollution and we will die.
C. We will die unless we don't limit the pollution.
D. Limit the pollution or we will die.
64. I regret selling the house in the suburb.
A. I wish I didn't sell the house in the suburb.
B. I hope I had not sold the house in the suburb.
C. If only I had not sold the house in the suburb.
D. Selling the house in the suburb is regretful.
65. It has not rained for a fortnight.
A. It is a fortnight since it last rained.
B. It is a fortnight since it has rained.
C. It rained for a fortnight.
D. The last time it rained is a fortnight ago.
V. Identify the error in each sentence.
66. The surface of the tongue covered with tiny taste buds.
A. the

B. covered

C. tiny

D. buds

C. on

D. years

67. Cosmic distance is measured on light-years.
A. Cosmic

B. is measured

68. A million of tourists from an over the world visit New York every year.
A. A

B. of

C. over

D. visit

69. Whereas Earth has one moon. the planet call Mars has two small ones.
A. Whereas

B. has

C. call

D. ones

70. An ardent feminist, Margaret Fuller, through her literature, asked that women be given a fairly chance.
A. through

B. that

C. be given

D. fairly

71. No longer is scientific discovery a matter of one person alone working.
A. is

B. matter

C. one

D. alone working

72. The scientific method consists in forming hypotheses, collecting data, and testing results.
A. scientific

B. consists in

C. data

D. testing

73. All data in computer are changed into electronic pulses by an input unit.

A. in computer
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B. into

C. by

D. unit


74. The basic law of addition, subtraction, mutilation and division are taught to all elementary school students.
A. basic

B. subtraction

C. to all

D. school

75. A large percent of Canadian export business is with the United States.
A. percent

B. export

C. with

D. the

VI. Choose the correct answer to complete the passage.
The tiger can live in almost (76) ………… natural environment from hot, steamy low fields with sub-zero

temperatures. A female tiger has her first cubs when she is less than four years old. About half usually die
before they (77) ………… a year old. They kill their first small animals when they are about one and leave their
mother a year (78) ………… . Tigers are good swimmers, can (79) ………… trees and eat 23 kilos of meat in a night.
They can jump nearly nine meters, (80) ………… is about the length of a double-decker bus. A tiger depends
on its sharp eyes and (81) ………… ears. it waits in cover and rushes at the animals it hunts, jumping on(82) …………
. If it fails, it often (83) ………… up because it gets tired very easily. It can go for more than a week (84) …………
catching anything.
Tigers communicate by many sounds, including a roar that can be (85) ………… over several miles. Adult
tigers usually live alone, (86) ………… they are quite friendly with each other. They mostly hunt at night. They
often meet while they (87) ………… out hunting rub heads together and then part. They have similar bodies (88)
………… lions. (89) ………… they never mate together in the wild. Occasionally they do in zoos and (90) ………… are
called 'tiglons' or 'tigons'.
76. A. any

B. all

C. none

D. some

77. A. reaching

B. are

C. have

D. age

78. A. afterwards

B. latter

C. later

D. before

79. A. mount

B. upgrade

C. jump

D. climb

80. A. what

B. which

C. that

D. then

81. A. keen

B. bettered

C. sharp

D. active

82. A. themselves

B. them

C. it

D. itself

83. A. brings

B. picks

C. takes

D. gives

84. A. after

B. instead of

C. without

D. being

85. A. found

B. heard

C. sound

D. picked up

86. A. although

B. because

C. nor

D. as

87. A. set

B. go

C. make

D. work

88. A. to

B. with

C. from

D. for

89. A. Otherwise

B. As a result

C. Nevertheless

D. In addition

90. A. offspring

B. children

C. toddlers

D. kids

VII. Read the passage and choose the correct answers.
For centuries, sky watchers have reported seeing mysterious flashes of light on the surface of the Moon.
Modern astronomers have observed the same phenomenon, but no one has been able to satisfactorily explain
how or why the Moon sporadically sparks. However, researchers now believe they have found the cause.
Researchers have examined the chemical content of Moon rocks retrieved by astronauts during the Apollo
missions and have found that they contain volatile gases such as helium, hydrogen, and argon. The researchers
suggest that stray electrons, freed when the rock cracks, may ignite these gases. Indeed, lunar rock samples,
when fractured in the lab, throw off sparks.
What causes these rocks to crack on the lunar surface? The flashes are most often seen at the borders
between sunlight and shade on the Moon, where the surface is being either intensely heated or cooled. A
sudden change in temperature may cause thermal cracking. Another possibility is that meteors may strike the
rocks and cause them to crack. Finally, lunar rocks may be fractured by seismic events - in other words, by tiny
moonquakes.
91. Which of the following statements describes the organization of the passage?
A. popular notion is repeated.
B. generalization is made, and examples are given.
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C. The significance of an experiment is explained.
D. phenomenon is described, and a possible explanation is proposed.
92. According to the passage, how long have people been aware of the mysterious lights on the moon?
A. For the last ten years.

B. Since the Apollo moon missions.

C. For hundreds of years.

D. For thousands of years.

93. The word sporadically is closest in meaning to ………… .
A. reputedly

B. occasionally

C. mysteriously

D. constantly

94. The word retrieved is closest in meaning to ………… .
A. invented

B. brought back

C. recovered

D. renewed

95. The word 'fractured' is closest in meaning to ………… .
A. produced

B. degraded

C. broken

D. analyzed

96. According to the passage, the theory that Moon rocks give off sparks when they crack is supported by
………… .
A. a telescopic study of the Moon

B. experiments conducted by astronauts

C. observations made centuries ago

D. an analysis of rocks from the moon

97. The word they refers to ………… .
A. helium, hydrogen and argon

B. researchers

C. Apollo spacecrafts

D. lunar rocks

98. The word stray is closest in meaning to ………… .
A. loose

B. speeding

C. fiery

D. spinning

99. Which of the following situations is an example of 'thermal cracking' as described in the passage?
A. A dam breaks when water rises behind it.
B. A stone cracks open because of the pressure of tree roots.
C. A cool glass breaks when it is filled with boiling water.
D. An ice cube melts in the heat of the sun.
100. All of the following are given as reasons for Moon rocks cracking EXCEPT ………… .

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A. seismic actions

B. sudden temperature changes

C. the action of meteors

D. the pressure of gases


MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST 3
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1.

A. measure

B. leisure

C. ensure

D. pleasure

2.

A. expression

B. division

C. decision

D. television

3.

A. advance

B. advent

C. advice

D. adjustment

4.

A. showered

B. linked

C. concerned

D. belonged

5.

A. fever

B. example

C. ignore

D. ink

II. Choose the word whose stress is different.
6.

A. initial

B. inherit

C. occurrence

D. occupied

7.

A. obstacle

B. intolerable

C. possess

D. secure

8.

A. technical

B. teardrop

C. treatable

D. horrific

9.

A. apprentice

B. construct

C. perverse

D. papal

B. label

C. realize

D. reality

10. A. panel

III. Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences.
11. A. environnent

B. habitat

C. conservation

D. occupation

12. A. brave

B. daring

C. risky

D. ashamed

13. A. deny

B. claim

C. refuse

D. reject

14. A. outside

B. external

C. fertile

D. superficial

15. A. encourage

B. encounter

C. cope

D. confront

IV. Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences.
16. The children like programs which can cater ………… their taste. They are not fascinated ………… news bulletins.
A. for / of

B. for / by

C. of / with

D. about / with

17. The bus was crammed ………… students who were making ………… the central park where the festival would
take place.
A. with / into

B. of / out

C. with / for

D. in / for

18. When abroad, it is advisable to carry your passport ………… all times.
A. for

B. at

C. in

D. on

19. I know that person ………… sight but not ………… name.
A. of / of

B. at / in

C. with / with

D. by / by

20. You need to book the tickets for such a popular show no less than 6 months ………… .
A. at a loss

B. by the way

C. in advance

D. at a glance

21. Can I ask a favor ………… you, Mark? Could you please move this sofa backwards?
A. for

B. of

C. with

D. to

22. I read the contract again and again ………… avoiding making spelling mistakes.
A. with a view to

B. in view of

C. by means of

D. in terms of

23. This kind of product has to be used ………… 3 days ………… purchase.
A. by / of

B. within / of

C. on / on

D. on / after

24. Although my gravid is over 70, she is young ………… heart.
A. at

B. in

C. by

D. of

25. The students put their name down for the course ………… admiration ………… Professor Jenkins.
A. in/ of

B. with/ of

C. at/ for

D. with/ for

26. The students are used to ………… in the school library.
A. work

B. working

C. worked

D. being worked

27. We tried a lot of hotels, but ………… of them had any free rooms.
A. neither

B. none

C. no

D. not
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28. The teacher no less than his colleagues ………… having a difficult time at the moment.
A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

29. Annette wanted to read the letter ………… .
A. to which I had written

B. that had written by me

C. I had written

D. which I have written

30. I'd rather ………… until Jill comes back. Let's go home.
A. not to wait

B. not wait

C. have not waited

D. I didn't wait

31. The reason why I am writing ………… to tell you about our plan.
A. is

B. was

C. were

D. are

32. Show me the house ………… .
A. where they are living in

B. which they are living

C. where they are living there

D. where they are living

33. I ………… him the truth, for he is telling it to everyone else.
A. mustn't have told

B. cant have told

C. shouldn't have told

D. shouldn't to tell

34. Nobody knows the truth, ………… .
A. don't they

B. do they

C. does he

D. will he

35. The room was too small and I felt as if I ………… in a lift.
A. were

B. am

C. had been

D. would be

36. He ………… an overdose of morphine and died.
A. used to

B. used

C. was used to

D. was used

C. should decorate

D. be decorated

37. I suggest the room ………… before Christmas.
A. is decorated

B. were decorated

38. Julie was regarded ………… the group leader though she had never been ………… appointed.
A. as being

B. to being

C. was

D. as

39. ………… when I the phone rang.
A. Hardly I came into the room

B. No sooner had I come into the room

C. Not until I came into the room

D. Hardly had I come into the room

40. What are you ………… at? Can you make it clearer?
A. making

B. putting

C. taking

D. getting

41. At college, she chose ………… as her major subject.
A. calculation

B. calculator

C. calculus

D. calculating

C. grades

D. points

42. Our team has scored 26 ………… so far.
A. marks

B. numbers

43. The audience ………… when the singers bowed.
A. cheer

B. applause

C. applauded

D. whistling

44. The worried man walked ………… in the corridor waiting for the announcement.
A. back and fro

B. to and forth

C. to and fro

D. to and back

C. ancestor

D. founder

45. We want to meet the ………… of this institute.
A. foundation

B. father

46. Our roles as boss and employee have now been ………… .
A. conserved

B. reserved

C. preserved

D. reversed

47. Can you give me the ………… for tomato soup?
A. formula
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B. recipe

C. order

D. method


48. There is always a ………… that he will come back from abroad
A. permission

B. ability

C. might

D. possibility

49. Whooping cough ………… mainly in young children.
A. appears

B. takes place

C. exists

D. occurs

C. minerals

D. quantities

C. occupant

D. occupational

50. Timber is one of the most valuable ………… .
A. resources

B. sources

51. You can get ………… therapy in this center .
A. occupation

B. occupied

52. People used to believe that oil and gas could never be ………… .
A. used up

B. run up

C. run out

D. used out

53. It is ………… to sell tobacco to someone under 16.
A. outlaw

B. lawless

C. guilty

D. used out

54. Farmers can help ………… their soil by using fertilizers.
A. contaminate

B. reserve

C. drain

D. illegal

55. Rotation of crops gives soil time to ………… lost elements.
A. replant

B. replace

C. transform

D. transfer

C. expectancy

D. expecting

56. He is a man with great ………… .
A. expectation

B. expectant

57. Chris is always more ………… than his friends. He rarely gets upset.
A. tolerable

B. tolerated

C. tolerant

D. tolerance

58. Most people look for ………… jobs, but few succeed.
A. satisfying

B. satisfied

C. unsatisfactory

D. dissatisfied

59. The car is in ………… good condition, but the price is not high.
A. reasonable

B. reasons

C. reasoning

D. reasonably

60. Jane likes watching sports, but she is not ………… keen on any sport.

A. specially

B. certainly

C. largely

D. particularly.

V. Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given.
61. It is said that the pen is mightier than the sword.
A. The pen is said to be mightier than the sword.
B. The sword is mightier than the pen.
C. The sword is said to less mighty than the pen.
D. The pen is said that it is mightier than the sword.
62. He spent all his money and he even borrowed some from me.
A. Not only did he spend all his money, but he also borrowed some from me.
B. Not only he spent money but he also borrowed some from me.
C. He spent not only money but also borrowed some from me.
D. Not only did he spend all his money and also borrowed some from me.
63. We like to talk to Jill because she has a good sense of hum our.
A. Because of Jill has a good sense of hum our, we like to talk to her.
B. We like to talk to Jill due to having a good sense of hum our.
C. In case Jill has a good sense of hum our, we like to talk to her.
D. We like to talk to Jill because of her good sense of hum our.
64. "Do you believe in what the boy says, Mary?" said Tom.
A. Tom asked Mary to believe in what the boy said.
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B. Tom asked Mary if she believed in what the boy said.

C. Tom said that Mary believed in what the boy said.
D. Tom asked Mary whether she believes in what the boy says.
65. My train had just left the station when I came.
A. My train left after I came to the station.
B. I came to the station in time to catch the train.
C. I came before the train left the station.
D. The train left the station before I came.
66. Our hotel booking hasn't been confirmed.
A. We haven't confirmed our hotel booking.
B. There has been no confirmation of our hotel booking.
C. Our hotel booking needs no confirmation.
D. Our hotel booking is being confirmed.
67. Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made.
A. No sooner did everyone start complaining than the announcement was made.
B. As soon as the announcement was made, everyone started complaining.
C. No sooner had the announcement made than everyone started complaining.
D. Everyone started complaining that the announcement was made.
68. It was his incompetence which led to their capture.
A. Had he been competent, they would not have been captured.
B. They were captured because he was competent.
C. His competence was because of their capture.
D. Unless he had not been competent, they would have been captured.
69. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer.
A. Not until a new pay was offered, the workers called off the strike.
B. The workers called off the strike only when a new pay offer.
C. A new pay was offered, which made the strike call off.
D. Not until a new pay was offered did the workers call off the strike.
70. Although it was expected that he would stand for election, he didn't.
A. Contrary to what people expected, he didn't stand for election.
B. People expected that he didn't stand for election.

C. He stood for election as people had expected.
D. People didn't expect him to stand for election.
VI. Identify the error in each sentence.
71. Plants absorb water and anchoring themselves in the soil with their roots.
A. absorb

B. anchoring

C. themselves

D. their

72. In his early days as a direct, Charlie Chaplin produced 62 short, silent comedy films in four years.
A. early

B. direct

C. comedy

D. in

73. Among the 44 richest countries, there has been not war since 1945.
A. Among

B. richest

C. has

D. not

74. Young babies prefer the smell of milk to those of other liquids.
A. Young babies

B. the

C. to

D. those

75. Dislike the gorilla, the male adult chimpanzee weighs under 200 pounds.
A. Dislike
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B. the

C. weighs

D. under


76. Jim didn't have a house and a car, for he was jobless for a long time.
A. didn't have

B. and

C. for

D. for

77. To raise livestock successful, farmers must select cattle for breeding and apply a dietary regimen.

A. successful

B. select

C. breeding

D. dietary

78. Although Kate saw no link between the two crimes, but she thought that there was only one murder.
A. saw

B. between

C. but

D. only one

79. Columbus has sailed from Europe in 1492 and discovered a new land he called India.
A. has sailed

B. and

C. a

D. called

80. The roles of people in society have changed. and so are the rules of conduct in certain situations.
A. in society

B. are

C. of

D. certain

VII. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers.
Research has indicated that dyslexia has biological origin, and most investigators now suspect that dyslexic
children read poorly as a result of highly specific language problem, sometimes called "phonological
unawareness". Dyslexic children cannot easily learn to read because they have trouble associating printed
letters with the sounds of speech. A similar problem occurs in congenitally deaf people who have mastered the
linguistic complexities and subtleties of sign language but have trouble learning to read .
Evidence also exists suggesting that the root cause for much dyslexia is a problem with processing very
rapidly changing sensory stimuli. For example, studies have shown that dyslexic children have trouble making
accurate distinctions between similar auditory signals. They often cannot hear the difference between speech
sounds such as "pall", "dah" , and "bah". Recently, differences have been noted between the visual pathways of
dyslexics and those of nondyslexics that suggest a comparable problem with fast-changing visual stimuli.
Researchers have also found several other neuroanatomical abnormalities in the temporal lobe and in other
areas of the brain. All of these studies are extremely valuable in helping researchers understand the mechanisms
underlying reading problems so that dyslexic children can be accurately identified and more efficiently helped.
81. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To change current ideas about dyslexia.
B. To explore the causes of dyslexia.
C. To distinguish between dyslexia and congenital deafness.
D. To cite examples of dyslexic behaviors.
82. According to the passage, "phonological unawareness" means ………… .
A. trouble with hearing and sensory stimuli.
B. inability to distinguish between auditory signals.
C. problems associating printed letters and sounds.
D. abnormalities in the temporal lobe.
83. Where are neuroanatomical abnormalities located?

A. visual stimuli

B. visual pathways

C. temporal lobe

D. mechanism

84. Auditory signals are ones having something to do with ………… .
A. vision

B. body language

C. audience

D. hearing

85. The author compares the problems of dyslexic children with ………… .
A. dyslexic adults.

B. the subtleties of sign language.

C. the visual pathways of other dyslexics.

D. the problems of congenitally deaf people.

86. The word congenitally is closest in meaning to ………… .
A. always

B. at birth

C. temporary

D. mentally

87. What can be concluded from the visual pathways of dyslexics and those of no dyslexics?
A. They are the same.

B. They are similar in one detail.

C. They are different.

D. They cannot be compared.
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88. This passage would be of most interest to ………… .
A. children

B. writers

C. educators

D. scientists

89. What is not true about Dyslexic children?
A. They master linguistic complexities.
B. They have difficulty in reading.
C. They have trouble making accurate distinctions between similar auditory signals.
D. They need help.

90. The word underlying means ………… .
A. reasoning

B. being the cause of

C. hiding

D. being the example of

VIII. Choose the correct answer to complete the passage.
Good press photographers must have an eye for news, just as journalists must have a nose for good story.
They must be able to (91) ………… a story and decide rapidly how they can take (92) ………… of the best
opportunities to take pictures. The most difficult part of a press photographer's job is that he or she has to be
able to (93) ………… a complicated situation with just one photograph. They rarely have second (94) ………… and
must be able to take the required (95) ………… very quickly. Indeed speed is essential if the photographs unlikely
to be of any newspaper. There, Photographers may are not ready (97) ………… . Most or the printing (96), …………
they are very press photographers begin work with a local is mostly for material of regional interest a lot of
unexciting events but to the(98) ………… be expected to photograph (99) ………… the enthusiasm to put
something special (100) ………… every picture.
91. A. transfer

B. interpret

C. bring

D. invent

92. A. profit

B. benefit

C. advantage

D. gain

93. A. sum up

B. draw up

C. put out

D. turn out

94. A. occasions

B. possibilités

C. moments

D. chances

95. A. image

B. shot

C. scene

D. illustration

96. A. deadline

B. limitation

C. end

D. restriction

97. A. role

B. achievement

C. employment

D. use

98. A. demand

B. task

C. obligation

D. duty

99. A. hold on

B. stay up

C keep up

D. carry on

100. A. into

B. out of

C. from

D. within

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MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST 4
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1.

A. bought

B. thought

C. plough

D. fought

2.

A. plenty

B. marry

C. merry

D. heaven

3.

A. climb

B. find

C. tin

D. tiny

4.

A. pitch

B. watch

C. butcher

D. architect

5.

A. rose

B. buzz

C. please

D. rehearse

II. Choose the word whose stress is different.
6.

A. associate

B. introductory

C. continental

D. revolutionary

7.

A. career

B. descent

C. cement

D. hustle

8.

A. demand

B. copper

C. national

D. novelist

9.

A. affect

B. effect

C. defeat

D. decent

B. establish

C. manufacture

D. perversity

10. A. impossible

III. Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences.
11. Some people feel that television should give less to ………… sport.
A. programmers

B. coverage

C. concern

D. involvement

12. If you can't find what you faint in this chapter, look it up in the ………… .
A. reference

B. index

C. catalogue

D. directory

13. People believe there is a ………… between the two crimes.
A. joint

B. chain

C. link

D. connector

14. I can't tell Peter and Paul apart; they are ………… twins.
A. similar

B. alike

C. resemblance

D. identical

15. You are not allowed to drive ………… the influence ………… alcohol.
A. under / of

B. in / of

C. under / by

D. by / in

16. She was overwhelmed with honor ………… recognition ………… her bravery.
A. with / of

B. on / in

C. by / about

D. in / of

17. ………… exception ………… the little baby, everybody in my family has to jog every morning.
A. With / to

B. With / of

C. In / of

D. By / on

18. The staff cannot take leaves at the same time. They have to take holidays ………… rotation.
A. on

B. under

C. by

D. in

19. The interviewees are supposed to give their answers to the job offers ………… .
A. on the spot

B. all in all

C. beyond the joke

D within reach

20. The children often make ………… of Charles. which annoys his parents very much.
A. allowance

B. fun

C. way

D. consideration

C. stoppable

D. accessible

21. Bundy beach is ………… only from the sea.
A. explainable

B. returnable

22. It is impossible to ………… why so many people go in for that kind of sport.
A. account

B. explain

C. cause

D. reason

23. After making a ………… of England, the band is coming again.
A. time

B. chance

C. tour

D. date

24. In conferences, speakers ………… the audience mainly in English.
A. say

B. speak

C. talk

D. address

25. Have you got any ………… to the present system?
A. change

B. replacement

C. alteration

D. alternative
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26. He may be ………… to penicillin, so you should give him some test before giving him a shot.
A. reactive

B. allergic

C. resistant

D. preventive

27. The ………… is the mixture of gases that surrounds any planet or star.
A. atmosphere

B. air

C. cloud

D. hemisphere

28. Language is not ………… the private property of those who use it.

A. properly

B. necessarily

C. acceptably

D. considerably

C. pointed

D. launched

29. The man ………… at the bird and fired.
A. aimed

B. directed

30. They were disappointed when receiving the ………… results.
A. unsatisfied

B. dissatisfied

C. unsatisfactory

D. satisfaction

31. He ………… control of the car and it crashed into the wall.
A. let go

B. released

C. took

D. lost

32. It is no good ………… host to such a rude man.
A. to have played

B. to play

C. playing

D. play

33. Did you remember ………… Jenny? No, I forgot.
A. to phone

B. phoning

C. having phoned

D. to have phoned

C. take

D. being taken

C. rang

D. to be rung

34. If you have a headache, try ………… an aspirin.
A. to take

B. taking

35. I was woken by a bell …………
A. ringing

B. being ringing

36. I cannot imagine Helen ………… a motorbike. She is just 12 years old.
A. ride

B. to ride

C. riding

D. on ride

37. The teacher ………… the truth, for he looked very angry.
A. should have known

B. can know

C. must have known

D. is known

38. ………… young men do not have good preparation for the job interview

A. Most

B. Much

C. A great amount of

D. A great deal of

39. I ………… the homework by the time you come back.
A. will finish

B. have finish

C. finish

D. will have finished

40. Harry pretended ………… me at the meeting, which made me angry.
A. not to see

B. not having seen

C. to never see

D. not seeing

C. had known

D. knew

41. He talks as if he ………… everything about me.
A. knows

B. has known

42. Although …………, he has been to more than 30 countries in the world and gained a lot of experience.
A. his young age

B. young

C. been young

D. he was young

43. Not only Linda but also Jim ………… down the names for the course in Latin.
A. has put

B. have put

C. do they put

D. are putting

44. Speak slowly ………… everybody can understand you.
A. so as to

B. seeing that

C. such that

D. so that

45. ………… is defined in terms of British Thermal Unit or Btu for short.
A. The heat

B. Heat

C. It is heat

D. Although heat

46. Biologists tell us that the earth has seen 500 million species of animals ………… or so.

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A. during the last 3 billion years

B. it was during the last 3 billion years

C. while in the last 3 billion years

D. since the last 3 billion years


47. The fuel savings ………… by adequate home insulation are very significant.
A. that accomplished

B. that can be accomplished

C. can be accomplished

D. accomplishing

48. The more distant a star happens to be, the dimmer ………… .
A. that seems to us

B. seems to us

C. seeming to us

D. it seems to us

49. On September 9, 1950, California was admitted to the Union ………… .
A. being thirty-first state

B. the thirty-first state

C. for the thirty-first state

D. as the thirty-first state

50. ………… the sense of smell can provide us with important signals, it is not nearly as useful as hearing.
A. Although

B. However

C. Still

D. Despite

51. I have ………… to see such a rude receptionist.
A. never

B. yet

C. forever

D. not

52. Child Care is the ………… child care manual ever written, and its author is a famous pediatrician.
A. widely most read

B. most read widely

C. most widely read

D. read most widely

53. The relative size of an insect's wing is much greater than ………… .
A. of a bird’s wing

B. that of a bird's wing C. a wing of a bird is

D. that wing of a bird

54. My brother is an authority ………… Chinese cuisine.
A. over

B. at

C. in

D. on

55. The building ………… walls are made of glass is the place where I used to work.
A. whose

B. which

C. that

D. of which

IV. Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given.
56. John is fat because he eats so many chips.
A. If John doesn't eat so many chips, he will not be fat.
B. If John didn't eat so many chips, he would not be fat.
C. John is fat though he eats so many chips.
D. Being fat, John eats so many chips.
57. They built a garage at the end of last year.
A. A garage was in building at the end of last year.
B. The building was of the garage at the end of last year.
C. The garage was built at the end of last year.
D. The garage was in built at the end of last year.
58. Susan is sorry that she didn't learn the lesson.
A. Susan wishes she didn't learn the lesson.
B. Susan wishes she would learn the lesson.
C. Susan wishes she had learned the lesson.
D. Susan is sorry for having learnt the lesson.
59. I was not careful and I met an accident.

A. If I had beer' careful, I wouldn't meet an accident.
B. I met an accident because of my carelessness.
C. Being careful, I met an accident.
D. Unless I had been careful, I would have met an accident.

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60. Bob was angry because we were late.
A. Bob was angry with our being late.
B. We were late, that made Bob angry.
C. Bob was not angry although we were late.
D. We were late, but Bob did not get angry.
61. All the students must not use the dictionaries.
A. The dictionaries must not being used by students.
B. The dictionaries must not be used by students.
C. The dictionaries must be not used by students.
D. The dictionaries are not being used by students.
62. "Don't forget to hand in the report, Pete!" said Kate.
A. Kate reminded Pete of handing in the report.
B. Kate said that Pete had forgotten to hand in the report.
C. Kate forgot to hand in the report to Pete.
D. Kate reminded Pete to hand in the report.
63. Paula turned up when everybody had gone home.
A. Paula came after everybody went home.
B. Paula turned back when everybody went home.
C. Paula returned home with everybody.
D. Everybody came before Paula went home.
64. I am sure Helen is playing guitar now.
A. It is certainly for Helen to play guitar now.

B. Helen's playing guitar is now certain.
C. Helen must have played guitar.
D. Helen must be playing guitar.
65. My uncle didn't recognize me until I spoke.
A. My uncle recognized me not until I spoke.
B. Only when my uncle recognized me did I speak.
C. Not until I spoke did my uncle recognize me.
D. When I spoke, my uncle didn't recognize me.
V. Identify the error in each sentence.
66. The famous Jim Thorpe won both the pantaloon or decathlon in the 1912 Olympic Games.
A. The famous

B. won

C. or

D. the

67. Knowledges about cultures provides insights into the learned behaviors of groups.
A. Knowledges

B. provides

C. into

D. learned

68. The most bulkiest of the poisonous snakes is the diamond backed rattler, which reaches 8 feet 8 inches
long.
A. most bulkiest

B. poisonous

C. backed

D. long

69. Trees are designed as neither hardwoods or softwoods.
A. are designed

B. as

C. neither

D. softwoods

70. Copper was the first metal used by man and is still of strong demand because it is a good conductor of
electricity.
A. first metal

B. by

C. of

D. it

71. The speed of light varies considerably, depending on the medium through which it is moved.
A. varies
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B. on

C. through

D. is moved


72. Among bees, the queen is never alone, but is always surrounded by a swarm of workers, whom guard, clean,
and feed her.
A. Among

B. alone

C. surrounded

D. whom

73. The right to vote was granted to women after only the adoption of the 19th Amendment in 1920.
A. to vote

B. to

C. after only

D. in

74. Magnesium is much lighter than steel, so it is wide used in space vehicles and aircraft.
A. much

B. than

C. wide

D. aircraft

75. The normal credit card has a magnetic strip that holds 1,700 bits of informations.
A. normal

B. magnetic strip

C. holds

D. informations

VI. Choose the most suitable word for each space.
When I first arrived here to take up my new job, I stayed in a hotel, but I soon started looking for some
permanent (76) ………… The first flat I (77) ………… over was in (78) ………… and was obviously extremely damp in
winter. Quite apart from the fact that the only (79) ………… was of a brick wall. Then I had a look at a small flat in
a modern (80) ………… . It had a (81) ………… space and a garden, but the (82) ………… was far too high for me. I
didn't want to (83) ………… up in a tiny place, so I answered an ad for house-sharing. The house was in a quiet
(84 ) …………, and as soon as I sawpit I fell in love with it. There was a high overgrown (85) ………… around the
front garden, and (86) ………… to park cars in the drive. The room to (87) ………… looked out (88) ………… the back
garden, and had a big bay window. Although it meant (89) ………… the kitchen and the living room, I did have my
own bathroom, really just a shower and washbasin (90) ………… into what must have once been a cupboard.
76. A. home

B. accommodation

C. house

D. landlords

77. A. passed

B. viewed

C. came

D. looked

78. A. an attic

B. a basement

C. a cave

D. a bed-sit

79. A. view

B. entrance

C. distance

D. bathroom

80. A tower

B. department

C. block

D. square

81. A. living

B. breathing

C. working

D. parking

82. A. lift

B. roof

C. area

D. rent

83. A. end

B. live

C. shut

D. pay

84. A. surroundings

B. neighborhood

C. context

D. premises

85. A. fence

B. bush

C. hedge

D. lawn

86. A. room

B. permission

C. areas

D. place

87. A. let

B. myself

C. pay

D. luckily

88. A. in

B. over

C. at

D. for

89. A. without

B. in

C. sharing

D. having

90. A. poured

B. crowded

C. cluttered

D. crammed

VII. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers.
Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds. When this short amount of time
elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in the first
place? Information that makes its way to the short term memory (STM) does so via the sensory storage area.
The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as
the working memory.

There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory. The most accepted theory
comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember
approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as a
word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modern theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity
of the short term memory by chunking or classifying similar information together. By organizing information,
one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long term storage.
When making a Conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many people
engage in "rote rehearsal". By repeating something over and over again, we are able to keep a memory alive.
Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a
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person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not
handy, you might attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog
barks to come in before you get the opportunity to make your phone call, you will forget the number instantly.
Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the short term to long term memory. A
better way is to practice "elaborate rehearsal". This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of
information so that it can be filed along with other pre-existing long term memories.
Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be done by
recognition or recall. Humans can recall memories that are stored in the long term memory and used often.
However, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by prompting. The more cues a
person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved. This is why multiple choice tests
are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization.
91. According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM?
A. They revert from the long term memory.
B. They are filtered from the sensory storage area.
C. They get chunked when they enter the brain.
D. They enter via the nervous system.
92. The word elapses in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ………… .
A. passes

B. adds up

C. appears

D. continues

93. All of the following are mentioned as places in which memories are stored EXCEPT the ………… .
A. STM

B. long term memory

C. sensory storage area D. maintenance area

94. Why does the author mention a dog's bark?
A. It is a type of memory.
B. It is a type of interruption.
C. Dogs have better memories than humans.
D. A dog's bark is similar to a doorbell.
95. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. George A. Miller

B. Cognitive theorists

C. STM capacity

D. Modern debates

96. How do theorists believe a person can remember more information in a short time?
A. By organizing it.

B. By repeating it.

C. By giving it a name.

D. By drawing it.

97. The author believes that rote rotation is ………… .
A. the best way to remember something

B. more efficient than chunking

C. ineffective in the long run

D. an unnecessary interruption

98. The word it in the first sentence of the last paragraph refers to ………… .
A. encoding

B. STM

C. semantics

D. information

99. The word elaborate in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ………… .
A. complex

B. efficient

C. pretty

100. Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?
A. The working memory is the same as the short term memory.
B. A memory is kept alive through constant repetition.
C. Cues help people to recognize information.
D. Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST 5
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1.

A. denial

B. destiny

C. beware

D. delay

2.

A. sure

B. shore

C. seaside

D. shell

3.

A. gather

B. father

C. hat

D. marriage

4.

A. boot

B. book

C. hook

D. foot

5.

A. cousin

B. pizza

C. sneeze

D. physical

II. Choose the word whose stress is different.
6.

A. smokeless

B. Nigeria

C. variety

D. minority

7.

A. militant

B. papal

C. carriage

D. dispose

8.

A. library

B. history

C. philosophy

D. cancel

9.

A. trigonometry

B. academic

C. biology

D. capability

B. mathematician

C. preferential

D. environmental

10. A. accessibility

III. Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences.
11. A. scientists

B. inventors

C. decorators.

D. discoverers

12. A. kind-hearted

B. benevolent

C. gentle

D. attractive

13. A. outrun

B. exceed

C. overtake

D. outnumber

14. A. essential

B. influential

C. crucial

C. necessary

15. A. friendly

B. surely

C. merrily

D. completely

IV. Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences.
16. Samuel Adams argued that to live in a truly free and noble state the people permitted to vote ………… even
to the point of including women.
A. would be larger B. should larger

C. should be increased D. is

17. The Boston Marathon ………… every April on Patriot's Day to commemorate the Battles of Lexington and
Concord.
A. is run

B. ran

C. run

D. running

C. had seen

D. saw

18. It is years since I ………… Tina.
A. have seen

B. see

19. I asked my father why he ………… to this city, but he couldn't answer.
A. moving

B. had moved

C. will move

D. has moved

20. ………… in 1939, the Borne Bridge spans the Cod Canal and is one of the many grand projects of the
Depression era.
A. complete

B. completed

C. completing

D. completes

21. Can you find a place ………… is suitable for all of us?
A. which

B. where

C. in which

D. when

22. We really want to book another holiday in Cotswold ………… the last trip was not a success.

A. which

B. because

C. although

D. despite

23. Kate, ………… I studied with in the secondary school, is now a famous surgeon.
A. that

B. who

C. girl

D. whom

24. Dry farming is a type of agriculture used in areas ………… less than 20 inches of rainfall.
A. there are

B. in which is

C. where there is

D. which has

25. Candles ………… from beeswax burn with a very clean fame.
A. are made

B. making

C. which make

D. made

26. Though I tried hard I could not keep ………… with the other runners.
A. face

B. place

C. pace

D. lace
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