PRACTICE TEST 3
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. grapes B. chairs C. hats D. roofs
2. A. moon B. food C. good D. noodle
3. A. worked B. caused C. forced D. stopped
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
4. A. admiration B. enthusiast C. discriminate D. minority
5. A. explain B. involve C. purpose D. control
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6. Mrs Thanh is bored with doing the_____chores.
a. homework b. household c. housework d. a & c
7. My sister______for you since yesterday.
a. is looking b. has been looking c. looked d. was looking
8. Doctors do not always have good communication______.
a. things b. skills c. talent d. means
9. Yesterday was the day ______ they celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary.
A. when B. which C. what D. then
10. I ................................. the sales manager now if I ............................. such a terrible mistake.
A. will be / haven’t made B. would be / had not made
C.would be / didn’t make D. would have been / had not made
11. I must take this watch to be repaired; It ......................... over 20 minutes a day.
A.progresses B. accelerates C. gains D. increases
12. ........................ high school, Nam attended a university in the city centre.
A. To finish B. Having finished C. Having been finished D. To have finished
13. She built a high wall round her garden................................
A. in order that her fruit not be stolen B. to enable people not taking her fruit
C. so that her fruit would be stolen D. to prevent her fruit from being stolen
14. Learning English is not easy.
A. It is not easy to learning English. B. It is easy learning English.
C. It is not easy to learn English. D. It is not difficult to learn English.
5. He had his car ................................. this morning.
A. repair B. to repair C. repaired D. repairing
16. It’s raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him....................he wouldn’t get wet.
A. In order to B. so as to C. so that D. in order
17. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
A.The water was not warm enough for the children to swim in it.
B. The water was not warm enough for the children to swim in .
C. The water was not enough warm for the children to swim in .
D. The water was not warm enough for the children to swim in .
18.A/an ……………..species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.
A.dangerous B.endanger C.endangered D.endangerment
19.Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal………..
A.protect B.protection c.protective d.protector
20.It is reported that humans are the main reason for most species’declines and habitat………and degradation are the leading threats.
a.destroy b. destructive c. destructor d. destruction
21……….speaking,I do not really like my present job.
a.Honest b.Honesty c.Honestly d.Dishonest
22. I try to be friendly but it is hard to……….some of my colleagues.
a.get on with b.watch out for c.come up with d.stand in for
23.The twins are so alike that it is difficult to........................
a.take them apart b.tell them apart c.bring them up d.break them off
24.On the day I left, some of my friends………………..at the airport.
a.showed me up b.took me up c.saw me off d.got me through
25.If you need any support, you can rely on me to………….
A back you up b.face you up c.set you down d.put you through
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the word / sentence given or to the underlied part in each of the following question :
26. Childbearing is the women’s most wonderful role.
a. bring up a child b. giving birth to a baby c. educating a child d. having no child
27. He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.
a. politeness b. rudeness c. encouragement d. measurement
28.Ralph Nader was the most prominent leader of the U.S consumer protection movement.
A. discriminating B. significant C. aggressive D. promiscuous
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word / sentence given or to the underlied part in each of the following question
29.There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment.
A.ease B. attraction C. consideration D. speculation
30. Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.
A. excess B. sufficiency C. small quantity D. large quantity
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
31. Shop assistant: “ ………………”
Customer: “ Yes, I want to send some flowers to my wife in Italy.”
a. Do you like flowers b. What do you like c. Can you help me d. Can I help you
32. Student: “ Have a nice weekend”.
Teacher: “ …………………………”
a. You are the same b. The same to you c. so to you d. Will you?
33. Guest: “ Would you mind if I smoke?”
Host: “ ……………..”
a. Never mind b. Yes, please don’t c. Not at all d. Yes, please do
34. Barry: Were you involved in the accident?
Daniel: Yes, but I wasn’t to ………………for it.
a. charge b. accuse c. blame d. apologize
35. “Excuse me, is anybody sitting here?” – “………………”
a. No, thanks b. Yes, I am so glad c. Sorry, the seat is taken d. Yes, yes. You can sit here
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Nearly 200 of the 1500 native plant species in Hawaii are at risk of going extinct in the near future because they have been (36) _______ to such low numbers. Approximately 90 percent of Hawaii's plants are found nowhere else in the world but they are (37) _______ by alien invasive species such as feral goats, pigs, rodents and (38) _______ plants.
The Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Group is striving to (39) _______ the extinction of the 182 rare Hawaiian plants with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the (40) _______ . Since 1990, (41) _______ a result of their "Plant Extinction Prevention Program", sixteen species have been brought into (42) _______ and three species have been reintroduced. Invasive weeds have been removed in key areas and fencing put up in order to (43) _______ plants in the wild.
In the future the Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Program aims (44) _______ collecting genetic material from the remaining plants in the wild for storage as a safety net for the future. They also aim to manage wild populations and where possible reintroduce species into (45) _______ .
36. A. disappeared B. reduced C. increased D. developed
37. A. guarded B. invested C. conserved D. threatened
38. A. national B. native C. international D. non-native
39. A. prevent B. encourage C. stimulate D. influence
40. A. wild B. atmosphere C. hole D. sky
41. A. so B. due C. as D. but
42. A. contamination B. production C. cultivation D. generation
43. A. derive B. vary C. remain D. protect
44. A. at B. for C. with D. on
45. A. shelters B. reserves C. gardens D. halls
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.
In the world today, particular in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe, recycling is the big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the environment. Recycling means finding ways to use products a second time. The motto of the recycling movement is “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”.
The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs, boxes and expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging: usually paper, a box and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things that are wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products. When low-quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones - a loss of more resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way, if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to the manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the throw-away must stop.
The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After customers empty the bottles, they return them to the stores. The manufacturers of the drinks collect bottles, wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved. In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throw-away bottles.
The third step being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned and used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make one aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the world’s precious resources.
46. Which area is considered one of the most industrialized?
A. South America B. Middle East C. Europe D. Asia
47. What does the word “sensitive” means?
A. cautious B. logical C. responding D. friendly
48. The word “motto” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. meaning B. value C. belief D. reference
49. It is a waste when customers buy low-quality products because _______.
A. they have to be repaired many times. B. they will soon throw them away
C. customers always change their idea D. they are very cheap. .
50. What is the topic of the passage?
A. How to live sensitively to the environment. B. How to reduce garbage disposal.
C. What is involved in the recycling movement. D. What people understand the term “recycle”
51. People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT _______.
A. buy high-quality products B. buy simply-wrapped things
C. reuse cups D. buy more hamburgers
52. What best describe the process of reuse?
A. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.
B. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.
C. The bottles are washed, returned filled again and collected.
D. The bottles are collected, returned, filled again and washed.
53. The word “practice” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. training B. exercise C. deed D. belief
54. Garbage dumps in some areas have relatively little glass and plastic because _______.
A. people are ordered to return bottles B. returned bottles are few
C. each returned bottle is paid D. few bottles are made of glass or plastic
55. What are the two things mentioned as examples of recycling?
A. TV sets and aluminum cans. B. Hamburger wrappings and spent motor oil.
C. Aluminum cans and plastic wrappings. D. Aluminum cans and spent motor oil.
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.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing ( as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.
When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk; a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.
56. We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because ______________.
a. people have been writing since there have been human beings
b. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years
c. it has become very important in our culture
d. writing is secondary to language
57. The author of the passage argues that _____________.
a. speech is more basic to language than writing
b. all languages should have a written form
c. writing has become too important in today’s society
d. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write
58. Normal human beings ____________.
a. learn to talk after learning to write b. learn to write after learning to talk
c. learn to talk before learning to write d. learn to write and talk at the same time
59. According to the passage, writing _____________.
a. is represented perfectly by speech b. represents speech, but not perfectly
c. is imperfect, but less so than speech d. developed from imperfect speech
60. Learning to write is _______________.
a. too difficult b. easy c. not easy d. very easy
61. In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of __________.
a. severely handicapped children b. people who learn the rudiments of speech
c. people who speak many languages d. intelligent people who couldn’t write
62. In the author’s judgement, _____________.
a. writing is more real than speech
b. writing has more advantages than speech
c. speech is essential but writing has important benefits
d. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does
63. According to the author, one mark of any civilized society is that it _____________.
a. affirms the primacy of writing over speech
b. affirms the primacy of speech over writing
c. keeps written records
d. teaches its children to speak perfectly
64. Which of the following is NOT true?
a. Speech is essential but writing has important benefits.
b. Writing has become so important in our culture.
c. It is easy to acquire the writing skill.
d.Writing represents speech, but not perfectly.
65. The word “ advantage ” in the last paragraph most closely means _____________.
a. benefit b. skill c. rudiments d. domination
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs corection in each of the questions from 66 to 70.
66. Everyone ought to know the basic steps that follow in case of an emergence.
A B C D
67. We should have played much better than we do.
A B C D
68. Sue’s mother is a hairdresser, but Sue is not interested in becoming it.
A B C D
69. It announced today that an enquiry would be held into the collapse of a high- rise apartment
A B C
block in Kuala Lumpur last week.
D
70. The effects of wind and water in rock surfaces can often cause erosion.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
71. I did not come to your party due to the rain.
a.If it did not rained, I would come to your party.
b. It was the rain that prevented me from coming to your party.
c.Even though it rained, I came to your party.
d. Suppose it did not rain, I would come to your party.
72. They got success since they took my advice.
a. They took my advice, and failed.
b. If they did not take my advice, they would not get success.
c. But for taking my advice, they would not have got success.
d. My advice stopped them took my advice.
73. Unless you come on time, we will go without you.
a. Come on time or we will go without you.
b. Come on time, we will go without you.
c. Because of your punctuality, we will go without you.
d. Without your coming on time, we will go.
74. Thanks to her high grades at university, she is offered the position.
a. If she had not got high grades at university, she would not be offered the position.
b. It was her high grades at university which offer her the position.
c. If she had not got high grades at university, she would not have been offered the position.
d.Without her high grades at university, she is not offered the position.
75. I am very interesting in the book you lent me last week.
a. The book is interesting enough for you to lent me last week.
b. It was the interesting book which you lent me last week.
c. The book which you lent me last week is too interesting to read.
d. The book that you lent me last week interests me a lot.
76. Because they erected a barn, the cattle couldn’t get out into the wheat field.
A. They erected a barn, and as a result, the cattle couldn’t get out into the wheat field.
B. In order not to keep the cattle away from the wheat field, they erected a ban.
C. They erected a barn so that the cattle would get into the wheat field.
D. They erected a barn in case the cattle couldn’t get out into the wheat field.
77. They couldn’t climb up the mountain because of the storm.
A. The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain.
B. The storm discouraged them from climbing up the mountain.
C. Their climbing up the mountain was unable due to the storm.
D. The storm made it not capable of climbing up the mountain.
78. Wealthy as they were, they were far from happy.
A. They were not happy as they were wealthy. B. Although they were wealthy, they were not happy.
C. They were as wealthy as they were happy. D. Even if they were wealthy, they were not happy.
79. The woman was too weak to lift the suitcase.
A. The woman wasn’t able to lift the suitcase, so she was very weak.
B. The woman shouldn’t have lifted the suitcase as she was weak.
C. So weak was the woman that she couldn’t lift the suitcase.
D. The woman, though weak, could lift the suitcase.
80. “ We’re having a reunion this weekend. Why don’t you come?” John said to us.
A. John cordially invited us to a reunion this weekend.
B. John didn’t understand why we came to a reunion.
C. John simply asked us why we wouldn’t come to a reunion.
D. John asked why we didn’t come to reunion this weekend
KEY TO PRACTICE 3
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