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Question 60: The word ―conditions‖ in the second paragraph refers to ________.
A. the places where plenty of animals and fish can be found B. the situations in which hunter-gatherers can grow some crops
C. the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow D. the situations in which hunter-gatherers hardly find anything to eat
Question 61: A typical feature of both modern and prehistoric hunter-gatherers is that ________.
A. they live in the forests for all their life B. they don‘t have a healthy and balanced diet C. they don‘t have a strong sense of community D. they often change their living places
Question 62: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned?
A. Harvesting from the natural environment had existed long before farming was taken up.
B. Hunting or fishing develops where there are no or short growing seasons.
C. The number of hunter-gatherers decreases where farming is convenient.
D. The environmental differences produce no effect on subsistence societies.
Question 63: According to the author, most contemporary and prehistoric hunter -gatherers share ________.
A. some methods of production B. some patterns of behavior C. some restricted daily rules D. only the way of duty division Question 64: Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage?
A. Hunter-gatherers and Subsistence Societies B. Evolution of Humans‘ Farming Methods C. A Brief History of Subsistence Farming D. Hunter-gatherers: Always on the Move WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
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PRACTICE TEST 22
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. vertical B. water C. vulnerable D. wilderness
Question 2: A. started B. decided C. looked D.
needed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. refuse B. musician C. history D. mechanic Question 4: A. museum B. destroy C. threatened D. economy Question 5: A. computer B. communicate C. comfortable D. flamingo
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: ________Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.
A. No sooner had the plane taken off than B. It was not until the plane had taken off that C. Only after the plane had taken off D. Not until the plane had taken off did Question 7: The sky was grey and cloudy._________, we went to the beach.
A. However B. In spite of C. even though D. Consequently Question 8: I don‘t mind _________ much homework.
A. did B. to do C. do D. doing
Question 9: Nadine: ―__________‖. Monica: ―Good luck‖
A. I don‘t like rock music. B. How do you do!
C. Have a nice day! D. I‘m taking a test this afternoon.
Question 10: I can‘t walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep________.
A. falling off B. falling back C. falling over D. falling out Question 11: Old people are often looked ________ by their children when they get older.
A. for B. after C. up D. into
Question 12: Education in Vietnam has improved since the government started a programme of educational ___________.
A. experience B. reform C. system D. resources
Question 13: The plan was developed _________by a team of experts.
A. system B. systematical C. systemized D. systematically Question 14: All of the food ________sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant.
A. has been B. had been C. was D. was being
Question 15: It was not until 1915 _________ the cinema became an industry.
A. what B. that C. when D. how
Question 16: Yuri Gagarin was the first person ________into space.
A. travelling B. has travelled C. to travel D. travelled
Question 17: Like everyone else, Sue has her __of course but on the whole, she‘s quite satisfied with life.
A. ups and downs B. ins and outs C. safe and sound D. odds and ends Question 18: The Prime Minister congratulated the team _______winning the match.
A. for B. in C. on D. into
Question 19: He came when I _______ the film ―Man from the star‖
A. has watched B. watched C. was watching D. am watching Question 20: Peter _________football when he was younger.
A. used to playing B. is used to playing C. is used to play D. used to play
Question 21: ________ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all.
A. A comparison B. Compare them C. If you compare D. When compared
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Question 22: Charles: ―Do you mind if I smoke?‖ Lisa: ― _________‖
A. Yes, I don‘t mind B. No, I don‘t think so C. Yes, go ahead D. No, go right ahead Question 23: Bill asked Tom _________.
A. where is he going B. where he is going C. where he was going D. where was he going Question 24: This is Sen village _________Uncle Ho was born.
A. where B. what C. which D. who
Question 25: Linda: I enjoy watching films in the evening. Mary: ―________‖
A. I don‘t B. So do I C. I am, too D. No, I am not
Question 26: Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to control,_________ and cure diseases.
A. prevented B. to prevent C. prevent D. preventing
Question 27: : It‘s a big country with a_________population.
A. rare B. sparse C. scarce D. few
Question 28: You will have to _________if you want to pass the final exam.
A. pull up your socks B. work miracles C. take the trouble D. keep your hand in Question 29: If I were you, I _________ that English course.
A. will take B. would take C. take D. took
Question 30: They have considered all the 100 applications, ________seem suitable for the position.
A. none of them B. none of these C. none of which D. none of whom
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 31: A wedding is a meaningful event.
A. sad B. sorrowful C. important D. unimportant
Question 32: She was a devoted teacher. She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of her students.
A. polite B. lazy C. honest D. dedicated
Question 33: The Rev .Dr. Martin Luther King fought to put an end to racial segregation in the United States.
A. integration B. education C. torture D. separation Question 34: He devised a computer game and sold it to Atari.
A. played B. divided C. invented D. bought
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 35: There were too many books on the shelves that I didn‘t know which one to choose.
A B C D Question 36: Rita enjoyed to be able to meet several Parliament members during her holiday.
A B C D
Question 37: Nutritionists recommend that foods from each of the four basic groups be eaten on a A B
regularly daily basis.
C D
Question 38: Before TV, the common man seldom never had the opportunity to see and hear his
A B C
leaders express their views.
D
Question 39: All of the book were very interesting. I am surprised you didn‘t like it.
A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks.
106 VINCENT VAN GOGH
Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh‘s paintings are sold at very high prices (30)________ many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (31) ________, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32) ________ his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (33) ________life. He drew things that he could see (34) ________around the quiet town of his parents‘
home or outside his window. This is why he painted things (35) ________the sky, his room and even himself.
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (36) ________the person that said the ear in Van Gogh‘s painting was not correct. It was very (37)________him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (38) ________ a crazy man. He really (39) ________become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.
Question 40: A. because B. for C. because of D. although Question 41: A. live B. alive C. living D. lively Question 42: A. almost of B. mostly C. most of D. the most of Question 43: A. lone B. alone C. loneliness D. lonely Question 44: A. both B. either C. neither D. all Question 45: A. likely B. alike C. like D. as such Question 46: A. show B. reveal C. illustrate D. prove Question 47: A. unfortunate that B. unfortunate to C. unfortunate of D. unfortunate Question 48: A. referred B. known C. named D. called Question 49: A. couldn‘t B. did C. does D. didn‘t
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 following questions.
The National Automobile Show in New York has been one of the top auto shows in the United States since 1900. On November 3 of that year, about 8,000 people looked over the ―horseless carriages.‖ It was the opening day and the first opportunity for the automobile industry to show off its wares to a large crowd;
however, the black-tie audience treated the occasion more as a social affair than as a sales extravaganza. It was also on the first day of this show that William McKinley became the first U.S. president to ride in a car.
The automobile was not invented in the United States. That distinction belongs to Germany. Nikolaus Otto built the first practical internal-combustion engine there in 1876. Then, German engineer Karl Benz built what are regarded as the first modern automobiles in the mid-1880s. But the United States pioneered the merchandising of the automobile. The auto show proved to be an effective means of getting the public excited about automotive products.
By happenstance, the number of people at the first New York show equaled the entire car population of the United States at that time. In 1900, 10 million bicycles and an unknown number of horse-drawn carriages provided the prime means of personal transportation. Only about 4,000 cars were assembled in the United States in 1900, and only a quarter of those were gasoline powered. The rest ran on steam or electricity.
After viewing the cars made by forty car makers, the show‘s audience favored electric cars because they were quiet. The risk of a boiler explosion turned people away from steamers, and the gasoline-powered cars produced smelly fumes. The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which launched the American auto industry in 1895, offered a fragrant additive designed to mask the smells of the naphtha that it burned. Many of the 1900 models were cumbersome—the Gasmobile, the Franklin, and the Orient, for example, steered with a tiller like a boat instead of with a steering wheel. None of them was equipped with an automatic starter.
These early model cars were practically handmade and were not very dependable. They were basically toys of the well-to-do. In fact, Woodrow Wilson, then a professor at Princeton University and later President of the United States, predicted that automobiles would cause conflict between the wealthy and the poor.
However, among the exhibitors at the 1900 show was a young engineer named Henry Ford. But before the end of the decade, he would revolutionize the automobile industry with his Model T Ford. The Model T, first
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produced in 1909, featured a standardized design and a streamlined method of production—the assembly line. Its lower costs made it available to the mass market.
Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to $1,500, or roughly $14,000 to $21,000 in today‘s prices. By 1913, the Model T was selling for less than $300, and soon the price would drop even further. ―I will build cars for the multitudes,‖ Ford said, and he kept his promise.
Question 50: The passage implies that the audience viewed the 1900 National Automobile Show primarily as a(n)___________
A. chance to buy automobiles at low prices.
B. formal social occasion.
C. chance to invest in one of thirty-two automobile manufacturers.
D. opportunity to learn how to drive.
Question 51: According to the passage, who developed the first modern car?
A. William McKinley B. Nikolaus Otto C. Henry Ford D. Karl Benz Question 52: Approximately how many cars were there in the United States in 1900?
A. 4,000 B. 8,000 C. An unknown number D. 10 million
Question 53: The phrase ―by happenstance ‖ in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to________.
A. By design B. Coincidentally C. For example D. Generally
Question 54: Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year 1900 were gasoline powered?
A. 1,000 B. 2,000 C. 4,000 D. 32
Question 55: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word ―launched‖ in paragraph 4 _____.
A. designed B. initiated C. joined D. anticipated
Question 56: The purpose of the “additive” mentioned in paragraph 4 was to___________
A. hide strong smells. B. make engines run more efficiently.
C. increase the speed of cars. D. make cars look better.
Question 57: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as steering with a tiller rather than with a steering wheel?
A. A Gasmobile B. A Duryea C. A Franklin D. An Orient Question 58: It is clear from the passage that the early cars___________
A. were more formal. B. involved less expensive cars.
C. involved fewer manufacturers. D.. were more spectacular.
Question 59: What was the highest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile Show in the dollars of that time?
A. $300 B. $21,000 C. $14,000 D. $1,500
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 following questions.
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these How-to books are useful. In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words ―How to‖. One book may tell you how to earn more money. Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money away.
Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book ― How to Turn Failure into Success‖. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book ―How to Make a Millionaire‖. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called ―How to Live on Nothing‖.
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read ―How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life‖. If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.
Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How-to books help people deal with modern life.
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A. How to succeed in love every minute of your life.
B. How to turn failure into success.
C. How to make a millionaire.
D. How-to books.
Question 61: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to________
A. advice B. instruction C. how-to books D. career
Question 62: Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on careers?
A. ―How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life‖.
B. ―How to Live on Nothing‖
C. ―How to Make a Millionaire‖.
D. ―How to Turn Failure into Success‖
Question 63: The word ―step-by-step‖ in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______
A. little by little B. gradually C. slower and slower D. A and B Question 64: It can be inferred from the passage that________
A. Today people are more bored with the modern life.
B. Modern life is more difficult to deal with.
C. Today people have fewer choices to make.
D. Today people are more interested in modern life WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the