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MOCK TEST 15

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions.
The advent of the Internet may be one of the most important technological developments in recent years.
Never before have so many people had access to so many different sources of information. For all of the
Internet's advantages, however, people are currently becoming aware of some of its drawbacks and are
looking for creative solutions. Among the current problems, which include a general lack of reliability and
numerous security concerns, the most crucial is speed.
First of all, the Internet has grown very quickly. In 1990, only a few academics had ever heard of the
Internet. In 1996, over 50 million people used it. Every year, the number of people with access to the
Internet doubles. The rapid growth has been a problem. The computer systems which run the Internet have
not been able to keep up with the demand. Also, sometimes, a request for information must pass through
many routing computers before the information can be obtained. A request for information made in Paris
might have to go through computers in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo in order to obtain the required
information. Consequently, the service is often slow and unpredictable. Service also tends to be worse
when the Internet is busiest - during the business day of the Western Hemisphere - which is also when
companies need its service the most.
Some people are trying to harness the power of networked computers in such a way as to avoid this
problem. In 1995, a group of American universities banded together to form what has come to be known as
Internet II. Internet II is a smaller, more specialized system intended for academic use. Since it is more
specialized, fewer users are allowed access. Consequently, the time required to receive information has
decreased.
Businesses are beginning to explore a possible analogue to the Internet II. Many businesses are creating
their own "Intranets". These are systems that can only be used by the members of the same company. In
theory, fewer users should translate into a faster system. Intranets are very useful for large national and
international companies whose branches need to share information. Another benefit of an Intranet is an
increased amount of security. Since only company employees have access to the information on the
Intranet, their information is protected from competitors. While there is little doubt that the Internet will
eventually be a fast and reliable service, industry and the academic community have taken their own steps
toward making more practical global networks.

1.According to the passage, which of the following is not true of the Internet?
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A: It has become increasingly less popular.
B: It tends to be unreliable.
C: It is too expensive to access.
D: It has created a sense of financial security.
2.According to the passage, which of the following statements was true in 1990?
A: The Internet experienced enormous growth rates.
B: Internet data proved to be impractical.
C: The Internet was a secure means to gain information.
D: Few people were using the Internet.
3.According to the author, what is one reason why the Internet is sometimes slow?
A: Often a request must travel through many computers before it reaches its final destination.
B: Most people do not have computers that are fast enough to take advantage of the Internet.
C: Scientists take up too much time on the Internet, thus slowing it down for everyone else.
D: Phone lines are often too busy with phone calls and fax transmissions to handle Internet traffic.
4.The word "obtained" in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.
A: understood
B: distributed
C: acquired
D: purchased
5.The word "harness" in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.

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A: block
B: disguise

C: utilize
D: steal
6.According to the passage, what benefits does Internet II have over the Internet I?
A: Small businesses pay higher premiums to access to the Internet.
B: Internet II has fewer users and therefore is faster to access.
C: There is no governmental intervention regulating Internet II.
D: Internet II contains more information than the Internet.
7.The word "analogue” in the passage most nearly means _______.
A: use
B: solution
C: alternative
D: similarity
8.The word "their" in the passage refers to _______.
A: Intranets
B: companies
C: company employees
D: competitors
9.With which of the following conclusions would the author probably agree?

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A: An Internet system with fewer users would be quicker.
B: The technology used by Internet creators is too complex for computer owners to understand.
C: Companies who develop their own Intranets are limiting their information data base.
D: Fewer academic communities need to create their own Internet systems.
10.All of the following are advantages of business "Intranets" mentioned in the passage EXCEPT
A: they share information with other company branches
B: they provide a higher level of security
C: they are cheaper than other alternatives

D: they move data faster
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correcting.
11.In just three months H.G. Wells wrote the famous classic The Time Machine for what he
won a Newberry Caldecott award.
12.A mighty and powerful presidency characterizes American political life, but Congress also plays a vital
role.
13.Passengers are required to arrive to the gate fifteen minutes before departure time.
14.A smile can be observed, described, and reliably identify, it can also be elicited and manipulated
under experimental conditions.
15.I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for a long time.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
16.We can’t make any conclusions right now with this paucity of information.
A: timidity
B: certainty
C: scarcity
D: excess
17.I can't stand people who treat animals cruelly.
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A: cleverly
B: brutally
C: gently
D: reasonably

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions.
A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the world's
largest and deepest, lieshidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge

body of water is located under the ice block that comprises AntarcticA. The lake is able to exist in its
unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the earth's
core. The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperatures on the surface.
The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the
areA. Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of
indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientists
aware of the tremendous size of the lake; the satellite-borne radar detected an extremely flat region where
the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake.
The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the scientific
community because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for
thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet
light that have affected organisms in more exposed areas. The downside of the discovery, however, lies in
the difficulty of conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated
with obtaining uncontaminated samples from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination.
Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this.
18.The word "hidden" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A: undiscovered

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B: undrinkable
C: untouched
D: unexploitable
19.What is true of Lake Vostok?
A: It is beneath a thick slab of ice.
B: It is heated by the sun.
C: It is completely frozen.
D: It is a saltwater lake.
20.Which of the following is closest in meaning to "frigid" in paragraph 1?

A: easily broken
B: lukewarm
C: extremely cold
D: quite harsh
21.All of the following are true about the 1970 survey of Antarctica EXCEPT that it _______.
A: was conducted by air
B: could not determine the lake's exact size
C: was controlled by a satellite
D: made use of radio waves
22.It can be inferred from the passage that the ice would not be flat if _______.
A: the lake were not so big
B: Antarctica was not so cold

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C: radio waves were not used
D: there were no lake underneath
23.The word "microbes" in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A: Rays of light
B: Tiny organisms
C: Pieces of dust
D: Tiny bubbles
24.Lake Vostok is potentially important to scientists because it _______.
A: may have elevated levels of ultraviolet light
B: can be studied using radio waves
C: may contain uncontaminated microbes
D: has already been contaminated
25.The word "downside" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A: underside

B: bottom level
C: buried section
D: negative aspect
26.The last paragraph suggests that scientists should be aware of _______.
A: further discoveries on the surface of Antarctica
B: the harsh climate of Antarctica
C: ways to study Lake Vostok without contaminating it

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D: problems with satellite-borne radar equipment
27.The purpose of the passage is to _______.
A: provide satellite data concerning Antarctica
B: present an unexpected aspect of Antarctica's geography
C: discuss future plans for Lake Vostok
D: explain how Lake Vostok was discovered

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others in the list.
28.A: odourless
B: resources
C: exhaust
D: poured
29.A: liked
B: promised
C: laughed
D: played

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that is stressed differently from the others in the

list.
30.A: mountainous
B: sociable
C: habitat

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D: gorilla
31.A: marine
B: apply
C: idea
D: fauna
32.A: necessary
B: comfortable
C: memorable
D: community

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
33._______, she received a big applause.
A: After she finishes speaking
B: Speaking has finished
C: Finished her lecture
D: When the speaker finished
34.When the personnel director realized_____, he immediately added two more staff to the project.
A: what it was a formidable task
B: how formidable was it a task
C: it was what a formidable task
D: what a formidable task it was

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35.The facilities of the older hospital are as good_______.
A: or better than the new hospital
B: as or better than those of the new hospital
C: as or better than the new hospital
D: as or better that the new hospital
36.She was _______ she could not say anything.
A: so that surprised for the news
B: so surprised at the news that
C: so surprise of the news that
D: such surprised at the news that
37.‘'Mark wasn't there last night.''
A: neither I was

“ _______.”

B: I wasn’t too
C: so was I
D: I wasn’t either
38.Because of _______ weather conditions, California has an advantage in the production of fruits
and vegetables.
A: favourably
B: favour
C: favourite
D: favourable
39.UNICEF _______ supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the world.
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A: assists
B: presents
C: provides
D: offers
40.Is there anyone who _______ the plan put forward by the committee?
A: objects
B: opposes
C: differs
D: disagrees
41.Everybody in the house woke up when the burglar alarm _______.
A: went out
B: came about
C: went off
D: rang off
42.The children had been _______ of the danger, but had taken no notice.
A: prevented
B: warned
C: shown
D: noticed
43.Some kinds of birds are on the _______ of extinction.

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A: brink
B: side
C: tip
D: edge
44.Please _______ your cigarette. I am going to get choked.

A: blow out
B: cut down
C: put out
D: put aside
45.We went to the airport to_______ off a friend who was leaving for New York.
A: see
B: join
C: say
D: tell
46.So little _______ about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me.
A: do I know
B: I knew
C: I have known
D: did I know
47.Our landlord had the broken window _______ before winter.

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A: fixed
B: fix
C: to fix
D: fixing
48.Research has shown that there is no difference at all between the brain of the average woman and
_______ of the average man.
A: what
B: which
C: that
D: one
49.If she let this chance slip, she _______ it for the rest of her life.

A: would have regretted
B: would regret
C: regret
D: will regret
50.Nowadays the majority of overseas telephone calls _______ by satellite.
A: transmitted
B: transmit
C: are transmitted
D: are transmitting
51.I am sending you my curriculum vitae _______ you will have a chance to study it before our
interview.
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A: since
B: because
C: for
D: so that

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
52.Since the research studies have shown a relationship between cancer and cigarette smoking, many
people have cut down.
A: decreased the number of cigarettes
B: gotten sick
C: become frightened
D: ceased smoking
53.Trees have to be pruned seasonally or annually to ensure that they continue to bear fruit.
A: trimmed
B: harvested

C: fertilized
D: weeded
54.A two-thirds majority in Congress is required if a bill is to become law.
A: necessary
B: acquired
C: optional

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D: desirable

Read the text below and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer which best fits
each spaces.
London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and cultural centre. London is an (1) _______
city. It is more than twenty centuries old. The population of London (2) _______ the suburbs is nine
million people.
London is one of the biggest cities of the world and it is also an important port. It is (3) _______ on the
banks of the river Thames, which divides the city into two large parts - the West and the East End.
London (4) _______ for 30 miles from north to south and for 30 miles from east to west. Its most important
sections are the City, the West End and the East End. The City is a small part of London, (5) _______ it is
the financial and business centre of the country. There are many big banks and various offices there. The
West End is the part of London (6) _______ the rich people live. The houses, streets and parks are the
finest in the capital. The best theatres, cinemas, concert halls, large museums, hotels and big shops (7)
_______ here. The most beautiful London park - Clyde Park is in this district too.
The East End is the poorest part of London. The workers and the poorest people live here. There are no
beautiful houses and parks here. The East End is unattractive in (8) _______ but it is very important in the
country’s economy.
Most of the government buildings are in Westminster. The Westminster Palace is the (9) _______ of the
British Parliament. There are many architectural, art and historical monuments and museums in London

such as the famous British Museum, the National Gallery, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Nelson Column and
others. Thousands of tourists from all (10) _______ of the world come to see them.
55.A: ancient
B: early
C: antique

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D: old
56.A: composing
B: consisting
C: containing
D: including
57.A: put
B: positioned
C: situated
D: placed
58.A: enlarges
B: stretches
C: extends
D: lengthens
59.A: but
B: although
C: while
D: whereas
60.A: that

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B: where
C: which
D: for
61.A: stand
B: hold
C: live
D: are found
62.A: appearance
B: figure
C: face
D: surface
63.A: seat
B: head
C: place
D: office
64.A: regions
B: sections
C: parts

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D: areas

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WRITE
1. The hotel didn’t come up to our expectations. The hotel fell _______________________________.

2. Mr Hung is the most intelligent person I’ve ever known.
I have never ___________________________________________.
3. The only way you can become a good English speaker is by practising English every day.
Only by ___________________________________________.
4. “It certainly wasn’t me who stole your bag! “ said Lan
Lan denied ___________________________________________.
Write a paragraph about the advantages studying abroad