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PRACTICE TEST 13
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. process Question 2: A. absorbed
B. competitor B. attached
C. elicit C. obliged
D. federation D. gathered
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. curable Question 4: A. argue Question 5: A. religion
B. dangerous B. allow B. exercise
C. confident C. accept C. importance
D. amazing D. attract D. explorer
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: He was the first person _______ the world championship in swimming.
A.win B. to have won C. winning D. to win
Question 7: There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell down _______ into the water.
A. each other B. one after another C. one another D. a lot Question 8: Years ago women were treated almost _______ servants or even slaves.
A.with B. like C. as D. for
Question 9: "My friend was going to call me as soon as he arrived this morning, but he didn't call." "He _______ the train."
A. had to miss B. should have missed C. would have missed D. must have missed Question 10: My brother is much taller than I _______.
A. do B. did C. am D. was
Question 11: The incidence of anorexia nervosa, _______, is growing in industrially advanced societies.
A. is an eating disorder B. an eating disorder which C. an eating disorder D. for which an eating disorder Question 12: _______, a brick fell on his head.
A. Turning the corner B. Having turned the corner C. When he turned the corner D. Being turned the corner
Question 13: She went to a seaside resort because she was _______ on water-skiing.
A. keen B. enthusiastic C. interested D. like
Question 14: Not only _____ a strong swimmer but also, as its name suggests, it can walk for miles with little rest.
A. the booby blue footed is B. the blue footed booby is C. is the blue footed booby D. footed is the booby blue Question 15: The _______ of the motor car on TV last night attracted many viewers.
A. approach B. inauguration C. initiation D. advert
Question 16: ______ efforts to cambat it, drug abuse is on the increase in many countries in the world.
A. Instead of B. Despite C. In the event of D. Throughout
Question 17: ______ stay the night if it‘s too difficult to get home.
A. At all cost B. By all means C. In all D. On the whole Question 18: - John: “Do you want any help?”
- Peter: ―____________________________‖
A.Yes, that‘s right. B. Yes, you are C. No, thanks. It‘s all right D. I‘m afraid I can‘t Question 19: ______ that she burst into tears.
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A. Such was angry girl B. So angry she was C. She was angry so D. Her anger was such Question 20: They decided to ______ their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.
A. take up B. turn round C. do with D. postpone Question 21: The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its ______.
A. promises B. vows C. aspirations D. offers Question 22: Either Pike or his sister ______ the keys to the car.
A. has taken B. have taken C. has took D. have took Question 23: Einstein gradually became ______ in the discussion.
A. absorb B. absorbed C. to absorb D. absorbing Question 24: My friend‘s main ______ for going abroad was his poor health.
A. need B. reason C. cause D. desire
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: Two little boys approached me and said, ―Give me some money‖.
A. came down to B. came up to C. came around to D. came on to Question 26 : Peace in the area was elusive as the wind.
A. easy B. slow in coming C. difficult to catch D. near Question 27: I have designed the kitchen so that my son can‘t reach everything.
A. repaired B. prepared C. planned D. altered
Question 28: In the end we had so little time together that our marriage was breaking up.
A. forgotten B. shorten C. coming to an end D. boring Question 29: She has a full schedule.
A. working day B. programme of work C. busy day D. project
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: In a restaurant, if we want to call the waiter, we can raise our hand and waves it slightly A B
to signal that we need assistance.
C D
Question 31: An apologize indicates that we realize we‘ve made a mistake and we feel sorry for it.
A B C D Question 32: They are a lively and interestingly group of musicians.
A B C D
Question 33: In an essay writing in 1779, Judith Sergent Murray promoted the cause of women‘s A B C D education.
Question 34: It has been clearly shown that there is no difference at all between the brain of the average A B C
woman and this of the average man.
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.
Here's some advice for trying to find the university that works for you.
1. You need to examine (35) _____ and your reasons for going to university before you start your search.
Why are you going? What are your abilities and strengths? What are your weaknesses? What do you want out of life? Are you socially self-sufficient (36) _____ do you need warm, familial (37) _____? Talk with your family, friends and high-school counselors as you ask these questions. The people (38) _____ know you best can help you the most with these important issues.
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2. Very few high-school students have enough information or (39) _____ to choose a major. You need to be well (40) _____ to determine your interest and aptitude. Many students (41) _____ their minds two or three times before they settle on a major.
3. If you do not have to go to university right (42) _____ it is never too late. There is no such thing as the perfect time to start university. Some students benefit from a year off to work, study or travel, and these experiences (43) _____ them to be better, more engaged students. Some students choose to apply to university and gain admission and then defer their entrance, while others wait to apply until after they have had (44) _____ alternative experience.
Question 35. A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself Question 36. A. or B. but C. nor D. either Question 37. A. support B. bringing C. feeding D. growth
Question 38. A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
Question 39. A. expenditure B. experience C. experiment D. expert
Question 40. A. prepare B. prepared C. preparation D. preparative Question 41. A. transform B. translate C. change D. convert Question 42. A. for B. up C. over D. away
Question 43. A. allow B. make C. let D. advise
Question 44. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
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.
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster.
According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.
Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael‘s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Winston Smith, Michael‘s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
Question 45: . One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to ______.
A. push their child into trying too much B. make their child become a musician C. neglect their child‘s education D. help their child to become a genius Question 46. Parents‘ ambition for their children is not wrong if they ______.
A. force their children into achieving success B. themselves have been very successful
C. arrange private lessons for their children D. understand and help their children sensibly
Question 47. Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Educational psychologists. B. Unrealistic parents.
C. Their children. D. Successful musicians.
Question 48. Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______.
A. his parents are quite rich B. his parents help in a sensible way C. his mother knows little about music D. his father is a musician
Question 49. The phrase ―crazy about‖in the passage mostly means _______.
A. ―surprised at‖ B. ―completely unaware of‖
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C. ―confused about‖ D. ―extremely interested in‖
Question 50. Winston‘s parents push their son so much and he _______.
A. cannot learn much music from them B. is afraid to disappoint them C. has won a lot of piano competitions D. has become a good musician Question 51. The word ―They‖ in the passage refers to _______.
A. violin lessons B. parents in general
C. Michael‘s parents D. concerts
Question 52. All of the following people are musician EXCEPT _______.
A. Michael‘s father B. Winston‘s father
C. Winston‘s mother D. Michael‘s mother
Question 53. The word ―unwilling‖ in the passage mostly means _______.
A. ―getting ready to do something‖ B. ―not objecting to doing anything‖
C. ―not wanting to do something‖ D. ―eager to do something‖
Question 54. The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that _____.
A. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants B. successful parents always have intelligent children C. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
D. parents should spend more money on the child‘s education
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.
Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S.
Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.
At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom.
Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.
Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.
Question 55. The past participle ―homeschooled‖ in the first paragraph is best equivalent to ―_____at home‖.
A. taught B. self-learned C. untaught D. self-studied Question 56. This estimated number was presented by _____.
A. a governmental office B. school teachers C. the parents D. homeschooled children
Question 57. According to some experts, the exact number of homeschooled children in the US in the last year of the 20th century must be _____.
A. 1,600,000 B. 850,000 C. 1,900,000 D. 1,700,000 Question 58. Parents can teach children at home with the support of __________.
A. The internet, conventions along with support groups B. support groups, teachers and websites
C. documents, websites and support groups D. books, support groups and the Internet
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Question 59. More parents teach their children because they completely _____ the current educational system.
A. please with B. object to C. appeal to D. approve of
Question 60. The word ―arguments‖ at the beginning of the third paragraph can be best replaced by
―_____‖.
A. rows B. quarrels C. viewpoints D. discussions Question 61. The attitude of the author towards homeschooling can be best described as _____.
A. acceptable B. favorable C. remarkable D. unfavorable
Question 62. The number of parents who want to teach their own children in the U.S. is _____.
A. remaining unchanged B. remaining the same C. going up D. going down
Question 63. Many parents stop their children from going to school because it is now too _____ for them.
A. explosive B. expensive C. dangerous D. humorous Question 64. Which is the best tittle for the passage?
A. Reasons for Homeschooling in theUSA.
B. The Trend of homeschooling in theUSA.
C. Homeschooling- one of the ways of education in theUSA.
D. Education system in theUSA.
WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as teh sentence printed before it.
Question 65: It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
Alan __________________________________________________________
Question 66: Peter usually drives faster than Mary.
Mary __________________________________________________________
Question 67: The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
Having ________________________________________________________
Question 68: Tom‘s father no longer smokes cigarettes.
No longer ______________________________________________________
Question 69: ―I must have made a mistake in the calculations", Mr Forest said Mr Forest admitted _____________________________________________