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PRACTICE TEST 5 (50)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. great
B. wheat
C. break
D. brake
Question 2: A. practiced B. increased
D. searched
D. subscribed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. establish B. bronchitis
C. replenish
D. attitude
Question 4: A. advent
B. asthma
C. maintain
D. migrate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 5: Due to her untimely death, the talented Sylvia Plath was never to know how well
A
B
C
would her work be received by the American public.
D
Question 6: I couldn’t understand what was happening, so I asked the boy sit next to me for help.
A
B
C

D
Question 7: That Columbus was not the first man to set foot on the New World were unknown to
A
B
C
D
many people.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 8: More than twenty students have failed the exams, which ______ the class teacher.
A. had surprised
B. have surprising
C. is surprising
D. has surprised
Question 9: How much do you charge ______ your new shirt?
A. to
B. in
C. for
D. with
Question 10: I am exhausted. I ______ around the whole afternoon trying to clean the house before the
guests arrive.
A. have been running B. run
C. be running
D. was running
Question 11: He is not ______ and finds it difficult to pay for daily necessities.
A. well paid
B. well paying
C. well prepared
D. best paid
Question 12: It is recommended that everyone ______ regular exercise.

A. took
B. to take
C. take
D. taking
Question 13: He is very mean and impolite. I don’t know how she can _____ him.
A. keep up with
B. go up with
C. put up with
D. climb up with
Question 14: ______ this time next week, we will have completed the project.
A. For
B. On
C. At
D. By
Question 15: If he ______ here earlier, he would have met my close friend, Jane.
A. had been
B. would be
C. were
D. was
Question 16: The old lady is said ______ all her money to the orphans when she died.
A. to leave
B. to have left
C. leaving
D. having left
Question 17: That’s the bike the engine of which needs ______.
A. be repaired
B. repaired
C. repairing
D. to be repairing
Question 18: I am practicing English ______ I don’t want to fail in the oral test.

A. so as to
B. so that
C. because
D. in order to
Question 19: _____ you tell me the truth, I _____ to help you.
A. When/ can’t be able B. Unless/ won’t be able C. Unless/will be able D. In case/should be able
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: “Would you rather have wine or coke?” – “______.”
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A. It doesn’t matter
B. No problem
C. Sure
Question 21: “Can you open the window, please?” – “______.”
A. Sure
B. Of course
C. Sure, no problem

D. None, please
D. All are correct

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: The lost hikers stay alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.
A. revived
B. survived
C. surprised
D. lively

Question 23: I find it difficult to remain neutral where he’s concerned.
A. objective
B. negative
C. positive
D. middle
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: Pure water is often a fairly rare commodity that requires significant energy to produce.
A. clean
B. contaminated
C. unadulterated
D. flawless
Question 25: Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check.
A. different
B. genuine
C. fake
D. similar
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions.
Question 26: The coffee was not strong, so it didn’t keep us awake.
A. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
B. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
C. We are kept awake because the coffee was strong.
D. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.
Question 27: No one in the class can play chess as well as he does.
A. No one else can play chess better than him.
B. No one else can play chess better than he is.
C. He is a good chess player in the class.
D. He plays chess better than anyone else in the class.
Question 28: She locked the door so as not to be disturbed.

A. She locked the door in order that she wouldn’t be disturbed.
B. She locked the door to be not disturbed.
C. She locked the door for her not to be disturbed.
D. She locked the door so that not to be disturbed.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29: They are my two sisters. They aren’t teachers like me.
A. They are my two sisters, both of those are teachers like me.
B. They are my two sisters, neither of whom are teachers like me.
C. Like me, neither of my two sisters are teachers.
D. They are my two sisters, who neither are teachers like me.
Question 30: The man jumped out of the boat. He was bitten by a shark.
A. Bitten by a shark, the man jumped out of the boat.
B. After jumping out of the boat, the man was bitten by a shark.
C. Biting by a shark, the man jumped out of the boat.
D. After bitten, the shark jumped out of the boat.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
All relationships go through difficult times. In the past, when married couples had problems they usually
didn’t (31) ______. They had to either (32) ______ with each other or continue to live together in an
unhappy relationship. Getting divorced wasn’t an option for most people due to economic and social
reasons. Some people believe that this wasn’t such a bad thing. They say that relationships require hard
work and commitment. “If a relationship is going to last a lifetime you have to keep working at it,” says
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Doreen, who is celebrating her fiftieth wedding anniversary this year. “It isn’t all roses and romance. (33)
______ can be perfect all of the time. These days young people give up when there’s the slightest
argument.” Experts agree that communication is key. The most important thing is to keep talking. How
many times have you heard yourself say to somebody, “If only you’d listen!” or “I wish you (34) ______

do that!” The truth is, the more couples talk, the (35) ______ their relationship will be.
Question 31: A. grow up
B. split up
C. chat up
D. make up
Question 32: A. get on
B. go out
C. get back
D. fall out
Question 33: A. No one
B. Someone
C. Anyone
D. Anybody
Question 34: A. wouldn’t B. mustn’t
C. shouldn’t
D. can’t
Question 35: A. best
B. good
C. better
D. most
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Cities develop as a result of functions that they can perform. Some functions result directly from the
ingenuity of the citizenry, but most functions result from the needs of the local area and of the
surrounding hinterland (the region that supplies goods to the city and to which the city furnishes services
and other goods). Geographers often make a distinction between the situation and the site of a city.
Situation refers to the general position in relation to the surrounding region, whereas site involves
physical characteristics of the specific location. Situation is normally much more important to the
continuing prosperity of a city. If a city is well situated in regard to its hinterland, its development is much
more likely to continue. Chicago, for example, possesses an almost unparalleled situation: it is located at

the southern end of a huge lake that forces east-west transportation lines to be compressed into its vicinity,
and at a meeting of significant land and water transport routes. It also overlooks what is one of the world’s
finest large farming regions. These factors ensured that Chicago would become a great city regardless of
the disadvantageous characteristics of the available site, such as being prone to flooding during
thunderstorm activity.
Similarly, it can be argued that much of New York City’s importance stems from its early and
continuing advantage of situation. Philadelphia and Boston both originated at about the same time as New
York and shared New York’s location at the western end of one of the world’s most important oceanic
trade routes, but only New York possesses an easy-access functional connection (the Hudson-Mohawk
lowland) to the vast Midwestern hinterland. This account does not alone explain New York’s primacy, but
it does include several important factors. Among the many aspects of situation that help to explain
why some cities grow and others do not, original location on a navigable waterway seems particularly
applicable. Of course, such characteristic as slope, drainage, power resources, river crossings, coastal
shapes, and other physical characteristics help to determine city location, but such factors are normally
more significant in early stages of city development than later.
Question 36: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The development of trade routes through United States cities
B. Contrasts in settlement patterns in United States
C. Historical differences among three large United States cities
D. The importance of geographical situation in the growth of United States cities
Question 37: The word “functional” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. original
B. usable
C. alternate
D. useful
Question 38: The passage suggests that a geographer would consider a city’s soil type part of its ______.
A. hinterland
B. situation
C. site
D. function

Question 39: The author mentions each of the following as an advantage of Chicago’s location EXCEPT
its ______.
A. hinterland
B. nearness to a large lake
C. position in regard to transport routes
D. flat terrain
Question 40: The word “characteristics” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. choices
B. attitudes
C. qualities
D. inhabitants
Question 41: According to the passage, Philadelphia and Boston are similar to New York City in ______.
A. size of population
B. age
C. site
D. availability of rail transportation
Question 42: The word “it” refers to ______.
A. account
B. primacy
C. connection
D. hinterland
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
In the 1870s, two inventors – Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell – independently developed
devices for transmitting speech electronically, an invention which would become known as the telephone.
Both men rushed their respective designs to the patent office within hours of each other; however, Bell
patented his telephone first. The telegraph and telephone are both wire-based electronic systems, and

Bell’s success with the telephone was a direct result of his attempts to improve the telegraph.
When Bell began experimenting with electrical impulses, the telegraph had been an established
means of communication for more than 30 years. It was a highly successful system, but its dot-and-dash
Morse code was limited in terms of sending and receiving and sending. Bell’s extensive understanding of
sound and knowledge of music contributed to his concept of transmitting multiple messages over one wire
simultaneously. Although the idea had been in existence for some time, he offered his own musical
approach as a solution. His “harmonic telegraph” was based on the principle that several notes could be
sent simultaneously along the same wire if the notes or signals differed in pitch.
Question 43: The word “its” in paragraph 2 refers to ___.
A. telegraph
B. telephone
C. communication
D. means
Question 44: According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Bell and Gray did not work together on their inventions.
B. The harmonic telegraph was an early version of a telephone.
C. The telegraph was not a successful communication system.
D. The telephone and the telegraph have no important similarities.
Question 45: The word “simultaneously” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___.
A. immediately
B. in order
C. at the same time
D. frequently
Question 46: The word “extensive” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___.
A. useful
B. wide
C. narrow
D. specific
Question 47: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Bell was the first person to patent the telephone.

B. Bell invented the telephone after trying to improve the telegraph.
C. The wire telegraph was limited.
D. Bell wasn’t the only person to invent the telephone.
Question 48: Why does the author mention Bell’s understanding of sound and music?
A. to explain one factor in Bell’s success
B. to emphasize that Bell was intelligent
C. to explain how telephones work
D. none of the above
Question 49: Bell’s harmonic telegraph was based on the idea that ___.
A. people needed a way to send messages faster
B. several notes could be sent along the same wire at once
C. dots and dashes were the best means of communication
D. people wanted something new
Question 50: What was Bell trying to do before he invented the telephone?
A. He was trying to transmit speech electronically.
B. He was trying to beat Elisha Gray to the patent office.
C. He was trying to improve the telegraph.
D. He was trying to impress his father-in-law.
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