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PRACTICE TEST 16
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. bride B. fridge C. bridge D. driven
Question 2: A. booked B. pushed C. caused D. matched
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions
Question 3: A. attract B. person C. signal D. instance
Question 4: A. family B. whenever C. obedient D. solution Question 5: A. situation B. appropriate C. informality D. entertainment Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 6: The students in this class were made ________ very hard.
A. learning B.having learnt C. learn D. to learn
Question 7: Which of the following shapes has three sides? ...
A. circle B. square C. triangle D. rectangle
Question 8: We‘ll have to call the camping trip ... It‘s going to rain.
A. for B. off C. cross D. up
Question 9: He ...the plants. If he had, they wouldn't have died A. needn't have
watered
B. can't have watered C. shouldn't water D. couldn't water
Question 10: Frankly, I'd rather you ______ anything about it for the time being.
A. do B. didn't do C. don't do D. doing
Question 11: Dien Bien Phu is the place ________ our army won a resounding victory in 1954.
A. which B. that C. what D. where
Question 12: ..., we tried our best to complete it.
A. Difficult as the homework was B. Despite the homework was difficult
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C. Thanks to the difficult homework D. As though the homework was difficult Question 13: ... had the restaurant opened ...people were flocking to eat there.
A. Hardly …than B. No sooner…when C. No sooner … than D. Hardly …. than Question 14: . ..., that runner is likely to be the first one chosen.
A.Due to her agility and speedy B. Because of she is agile and speed B. Because she is agile and speedy D. Because of rapid and agile
Question 15: Mary has a special meal tonight.She has just made friend with Steven, so she wants to invite him to have dinner with her. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
- Mary: ― Would you like to have dinner with me?‖
- Steven: ― ...‖
A. Yes, it is. Isn‘t it? B. Yes, I‘d love to
C. Yes, so do I D. I‘ve had enough
Question 16: She has worked as a secretary ________ she graduated from college.
A. before B. until C. since D. while
Question 17: Hung was invited to Hoa‘s party. He wants to thank her for the lovely party. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
- Hung: ―Thank you very much for a lovely party.‖
- Hoa: ―________‖.
A. Thanks B. Have a good day C. You are welcome D. Cheers Question 18: If you need ______ information, please phone me.
A. far B. farther C. furthest D. further
Question 19: Don't worry about trying to catch last train home, as we can easily ...you up for the night.
A. take B. put C. keep D. set
Question 20: They've found a house. They really want to buy now. They need to get a(n)...from the bank.
A. loan B. mortgage C. money D. interest
Question 21: The headmistress is very competent. All the teaching staff look ...
A. up to her B. her up to C. at her up D. for her up
Question 22: He had no ________ of selling the clock – it had belonged to his grandfather.
A. interest B. intend C. intention D. meaning
Question 23: Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________.
A. communicate B. communication C. communicative C. communicative Question 24: Jack insisted that he didn‘t need any help, ________ I helped him anyway.
A. so B. besides C. however D. but
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: They've found a house. They really want to buy now. They need to get a(n)... from the bank.
A. loan B. mortgage C. money D. interest
Question 26: The headmistress is very competent. All the teaching staff look ...
A. up to her B. her up to C. at her up D. for her up
Question 27: He had no ________ of selling the clock – it had belonged to his grandfather.
A. interest B. intend C. intention D. meaning
Question 28: Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________.
A. communicate B. communication C. communicative C. communicative Question 29: Jack insisted that he didn‘t need any help, ________ I helped him anyway.
A. so B. besides C. however D. but
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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 30: Dogs that are trained to lead the blind must be loyalty, intelligent and calm.
A B C D
Question 31: Since erecting in 1886, the Statue of Liberty has served as a symbol of freedom.
A B C D
Question 31: Food prices have raisedso rapidly in the past few months that some families have been A B C
forced to alter their eating habits.
D
Question 33: The existence of many stars in the sky lead us to suspect that there may be life on another A B C D planet.
Question 34: The president refused to accepteither of the four new proposals made by the contractors.
A BC D
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.
The leading causes of (35) in many developing countries are now heart disease, cancer, accident, flu, pneumonia etc. Moreover cigarettes, alcohol, physical inactivity and overeating also add to the causes of several of these killing diseases. Medicine has little help to offer, however, to persons (36) can not get rid (37) habits harmful to their health. Surgery is the only (38) to offer any chance of survival for people (39) lung cancer.
Although psychiatrists tried to stop people (40) drinking, they haven't been very (41). Neither have doctors.
How then (42) our health be improved? The answer is simple, though perhaps not very pleasing. Ordinary persons can do it (43). They (44) able to make good advances in the prevention of diseases.
Question 35: A. die B. died C. death D. dead
Question 36: A. who B. whose C. which D. when
Question 37: A. up B. with C. of D. off
Question 38: A. means B. way C. road D. path
Question 39: A. by B. in C. with D. of
Question 40: A. of B. from C. with D. for
Question 41: A. succeed B. success C. successful D. succession
Question 42: A. can B. must C. needn't D. does
Question 43: A. yourself B. itself C. themselves D. theirselves
Question 44: A. is B. was C. were D. are
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 45 to 54.
When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural resources of tremendous value. Forests covered a large part of the nation; later gas, oil and minerals were found in unbelievable amounts. There was a great abundance of very fertile soil. Forests, prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife. So vast were these resources that it seemed that they could never be used up. So forests were destroyed to make way for farmland. Grass lands and prairies were plowed and harrowed. Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to supply a young industrial nation. Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies. Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and sport.
Within a short time, the results were obvious. Floods caused millions of dollars worth of damage yearly. The very fertile soil was washed away and blown up. The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs of depletion. Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from factories. Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish. Several species of birds disappeared, and some mammals seemed on the verge of extinction. Future timber shortages were predicted. In short, Americans soon became to realize
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that some sorts of conservation program must be set up, if future as well as present Americans were to share in the resources that are the heritage of every American.
Question 45:The title that best expresses the main theme or subject of this selection is________
A. What the first white men found in America. B. The loss of topsoil.
C. The cause of timber shortage D. The story of America's natural resources Question 46:It seeemed to the early American settlers that________
A. fertile soil was scarce B. the natural resources were inexhaustible C. forests should not be cut D. there was a shortage of minerals.
Question 47:The use of America's natural resources by the early settlers was________
A. careless B. scientific C. unbelievable D. predicted
Question 48:Much of the fertile soil of America has________
A. sunk deep into the earth B. been covered by lakes
C. been eroded by wind and water D. become the scene of factories Question 49:According to the passage, all the following are true EXCEPT________
A. The early American settlers used a lot of minerals and oil.
B. They killed animals for food and sport.
C. They grew different kinds of plants in prairies.
D. They plowed and harrowed grasslands and prairies.
Question 50:The word " abounded with" could best replaced by________
A. were abundant in B. were rich with C. were short of D. were a few of Question 51:The word " silt" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________
A. dust B. soil C. mud D. land
Question 52:One reason why many of our rivers are no longer suitable living places for fish is that________
A. too many fish have been caught B. a conservation program has been set up C. floods have caused much damage D. factories have dumped waste into the rivers Question 53:Some species of birds and mammals seemed________
A. to become extinct B. to die C. to be killed D. to be slaughtered Question 54:Americans soon came to realise that________
A. They should stop killing animals for food. B. They must give up exploiting minerals C. They shouldn't reclaim the land D. They must establish a conservation program
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 55 to 64.
A Japanese construction company plans to create a huge independent city-state, akin to the legendary Atlantis, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The city, dubbed ―Marinnation‖, would have about one million inhabitants, two airports, and possibly even a space port. Marinnation, if built, would be a separate country but could serve as a home for international organisations such as the United Nations and the World Bank.
Aside from the many political and social problems that would have to be solved, the engineering task envisaged is monumental. The initial stage requires the building of a circular dam eighteen miles in diameter attached to the sea bed in a relatively shallow place in international waters. Then, several hundred powerful pumps, operating for more than a year, would suck out the sea water from within the dam. When empty and dry, the area would have a city constructed on it. The actual land would be about 300 feet below the sea level. According to designers, the hardest task from an engineering point of view would be to ensure that the dam is leak proof and earthquake proof.
If all goes well, it is hoped that Marinnation could be ready for habitation at the end of the second decade of the twenty-first century. Whether anyone would want to live in such an isolated and artificial community, however, will remain an open question until that time.
Question 55:According to the text, Marrination, when built, will be a(an) __________ city.
A. underground B. underwater C. marine D. legendary Question 56:The word ‗akin‘ in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by ________.
A. similar B. next C. likely D. close
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Question 57:Which of the following would NOT be a problem for the construction plan?
A. social B. political C. financial D. engineering
Question 58:Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A. Marinnation will be located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
B. Marinnation will be built in a deep place in the Pacific Ocean.
C. Marinnation could be served as home for international organisations.
D. Marinnation would have about one million inhabitants.
Question 59:The word ‗monumental‘ in Paragraph 2 means _________.
A. important and difficult B. like a large monument C. serving as a monument D. important and historic Question 60:What is going to be built first?
A. a city B. a dam C. a monument D. a sea bed
Question 61:The phrase ‗suck out’ in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. draw out B. pull out C. dry up D. take out
Question 62:The most difficult task is to protect the dam against _________ and earthquake.
A. fire B. water C. sunlight D. weather
Question 63:According to the text, people could come to live in the future city in the year _______.
A. 2020 B. 2010 C. 2012 D. 2002
Question 64:What does the author imply in the last sentence of the passage?
A. The construction of Marinnation could never be completed in time.
B. People will ask an open question about living in Marinnation.
C. People will ask how they can live in such an isolated and artificial city.
D. People might not want to live in an isolated and artificial community.
WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence