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<b>Exercise 1: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined</b>
1. A. soot B. mood C. school D. moon
2. A. mindset B. handsome C. medium D. industrial
<b>Exercise 2: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others</b>
1. A. mature B. mailbox C. surface D. manner
2. A. struggle B. enlarge C. occur D. survive
3. A. participate B. psychology C. ability D. temporary
<b>Exercise 3: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D</b>
1. Birds and mammals, ____ they are warm blooded, move more swiftly and have greater
physical endurance than reptiles.
A. although
B. thus
C. because
D. besides
2. ____ brown and black bears, polar bears do not hibernate during the winter.
A. Alike
B. Unlike
C. Unlikely
D. Apart from
3. An example of ____ is plant material that produces electricity with steam.
A. biomass
B. fossil fuel
C. purification
D. pathway
A. disposed
B. disposing
C. disposable
D. disposal
5. There will be a sharp ___________ in the urban population of Africa and Asia between
now and 2050.
A. rise
B. raise
C. promotion
D. development
6. This building is the architect’s crowning __________.
A. story
B. goal
C. event
D. achievement
7. There was a knock on the door while we _________ the game show on TV.
A. were playing
B. enjoyed
C. had enjoyed
D. had been enjoying
8. It was essential that we ___________ the lease before the end of the month.
A. sign
B. signed
C. had signed
D. were signing
<b>1. Contaminants are subsequently removed by harvesting the above-ground</b>
shoot biomass for volume reduction and storage.
A. later
B. eventually
C. previously
D. afterwards
<b>2. Without action, the impacts of climate change threaten to catastrophically damage our</b>
world.
A. beneficially
B. ruinously
C. fatally
D. terribly
<b>Exercise 5: Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in</b>
<b>each of me following questions. </b>
1. Solar technology has also emerged for the clean and renewable production of hydrogen
<b>as an alternative energy source. </b>
A. infinite
B. substitute
C. endless
D. restricted
<b>2. Pollution poses health hazards, endangers wild life and makes the planet unsafe for</b>
future human survival.
A. stems
B. triggers off
C. results from
D. be caused by
From the seeds themselves to the machinery, fertilizers and pesticides - The Green
Revolution regimen depend heavily on technology. One alternative, however, depends
much (1) ____ on technology - organic farming. Many organic farmers use machinery,
but not chemical fertilizers or pesticides. (2) ____ chemical soil enrichers, they use
animal manure and plant parts not used as food - natural, organic fertilizers that are
clearly a renewable (3) ____. Organic farmers also use alternatives for pesticides, for
example, they may rely on natural predators of certain insect pests. (4) ____ the need
arises, they can buy the eggs and larvae of these natural predators and introduce them into
their crop fields. They use other techniques to control pests as well, like planting certain
crops together because one crop repels the other's pests. Organic farmers do not need a lot
of land, in fact organic farming is perfectly (5) ____ to small farms and is relatively
inexpensive. Finally, many organic farmers' average yields compare favorably with other
farmers' yields.
1. A. more B. less C. better D. worse
2. A. In spite of B. On account of C. In favor of D. Instead of
3. A. resource B. source C. matter D. substance
4. A. Then B. If C. Because D. Thought
5. A. suitable B. open C. likely D. suited
<b>Exercise 7: Choose the word or phrase from the box that best fits the blank space in</b>
<b>the following passage. </b>
Any list of the greatest thinkers in history contains the name of the brilliant
physicist Albert Einstein. His theories of relativity led to entirely new ways of thinking
about time, space, matter, energy and gravity. Einstein's work led to such scientific
advances as the control of atomic energy, even television as a practical application of
Einstein's work.
addition to the special theory of relativity. Here Einstein presented his famous formula, E
= m(cc), known as the energy mass equivalence. In 1916, Einstein published his general
theory of relativity. In it he proposed that gravity is not a force, but a curve in the
space-time continuum, created by the presence of mass.
<b>Einstein spoke out frequently against nationalism, the exalting of one nation</b>
above all others. He opposed war and violence and supported Zionism, the movement to
establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, they
denounced his ideas. He then moved to the United States. In 1939 Einstein learned that
two German chemists had split the uranium atom. Einstein wrote to President Franklind.
Roosevelt warning him that this scientific knowledge could lead to Germany developing
an atomic bomb. He suggested the United States begin its own atomic bomb research.
1. According to the passage I, Einstein's primary work was in the area of ____.
A. chemistry
B. biology
C. physics
D. math
2. Which of the following inventions is mentioned in the passage as a practical
application of Einstein's discoveries?
A. Radio
B. Television
C. Automobiles
D. Computer
3. According to the passage, Einstein supported all of the following except ____.
A. nationalism
B. the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine
C. atomic bomb research in the United States
D. the defeat of the Nazis
B. the United States
C. Germany
D. Israel
5. The word "exalting" in the passage is closest in meaning to ____.
A. criticism
B. elimination
C. support
D. elevation
6. It is clear from the tone of the passage that the author feels ____.
A. Einstein's work in physics was somewhat tarnished by his conservative political views.
B. Einstein's work in physics, though theoretically impressive, led to few practical
applications.
C. Albert Einstein was one of the most brilliant thinkers in history.
D. Einstein's theories have been consistently proven incorrect.
<b>Exercise 8: Indicate the sentence the best combines each pair of the following</b>
<b>sentences</b>
1. The soccer team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A. Not only did the soccer team lose the match but they blamed each other as well.
B. No sooner had the soccer team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the
match.
C. As soon as they blamed each other, the soccer team knew they lost the match.
D. Hardly had the soccer team known they lost the match when they started to blame
each other.
2. He didn't notice anything. We might have been in trouble otherwise.
A. If he noticed anything, we would be in trouble.
3. The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action
soon.
A. Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon.
B. The government knows the extent of the problem whereas it needs to take action soon.
C. The government knows the extent of the problem so that it needs to take action soon.
D. The government knows the extent of the problem or else it needs to take action soon.
<b>Exercise 1: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined</b>
1. A
2. B
<b>Exercise 2: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others</b>
1. A
2. A
3. D
<b>Exercise 3: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D</b>
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C
5. A 6. D 7. A 8. A
<b>Exercise 4: Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)</b>
<b>in each of the following questions.</b>
1. C
2. A
<b>Exercise 5: Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in</b>
<b>each of me following questions. </b>
1. B
2. B
<b>Exercise 6: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank</b>
<b>space in the following passage. </b>
<b>Exercise 7: Choose the word or phrase from the box that best fits the blank space in</b>
<b>the following passage. </b>
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. C
<b>Exercise 8: Indicate the sentence the best combines each pair of the following</b>
<b>sentences</b>
1. D
2. C
3. A