PRACTICE TEST 69

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underline part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. earthquake        B. ethnic                C. weather                D. health

2. A. idea                B. kill                        C. will                        D. trip

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 primary stress in each of the following questions.

3. A. collection                B. pagoda                C. separate                D. polluted

4. A. advise                B. practise                C. erupt                D. collect

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

5. This computer ____________ used since last week.

A. has been                B. is                        C. was                        D. will be

6. If Dave ____________ hard, he will pass his English test next week.

A. study                B. studies                C. studied                D. is studying

7. We ____________ go fishing together when we ____________ in the village.

A. used to/lived        B. used to/live                C. are used to/lived        D. get used to/lived

8. Tony is very ____________ of telling other people what to do.

A. fond                        B. interested                C. keen                        D. bored

9. Some poets can exactly describe things ____________ they have never seen.

A. when                B. that                        C. where                D. who

10. A meeting will be ____________ to discuss the matter.

A. run                        B. taken                C. held                        D. done

11. My school ____________ in 1991.

A. was built                 B. was building        C. has been built        D. is built

12. Mr. Bucky ____________ 10 cigarettes every day.

A. don’t smoke         B. smokes                C. smoked                D. do smoke

13. How long ____________ there? For ten years.

A. are you living         B. have you lived        C. did you live                D. lived

14. He is looking forward ____________ you on the school trip.

A. join                         B.to join                C. to joining                D. in joining

Mark the letter A. B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST ill meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

15. He can consume 2 kilos of rice at a time.

A. at once                B. one by one                C. once in a while        D. off and on

16. Daniel was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime last night.

A. complain                B. exchange                C. explain                D. arrange

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

17. Yesterday was my brother’s wedding. The merry wedding ceremony took place outdoors. It was beautiful and picturesque!

A. ugly                        B. scenic                C. pretty                D. aesthetic

18. James is a businessman. James hoped that his sons would someday take over his retail business and maintain the high level of customer service and satisfaction that James valued so much.

A. uphold                B. continue                C. discontinue                D. connect

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

19. - Daisy: “I’m so upset. Everyone seems to betray me." - Elsa: “____________”

A. Relax. It's not that bad.                        B. Yeah. I think you can do it.

C. Oh, I’m sorry.                                D. Don’t apologize to them.

20. - Holly: “Diana’s the best singer in our school.’’ - Nana: “____________”

A. Yes, tell me about it!                        B. I can’t agree with you more!

C. That's OK!                                        D. Yes, please.

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.

Probably the most famous film commenting on twentieth-century technology is Modern Times, made in 1936. Charlie Chaplin was motivated to make the film by a reporter who, while interviewing him, happened to describe working conditions in industrial Detroit. Chaplin was told that healthy young farm boys were lured to the city to work on automotive assembly lines. Within four or five years these young men’s health was destroyed by the stress of work in the factories.

The film opens with a shot of a mass of sheep making their way down a crowded ramp.

Abruptly, the film shifts to a scene of factory workers jostling one another on their way to a factory. However, the rather bitter note of criticism in the implied comparison is not sustained. It is replaced by a gentle note of satire. Chaplin prefers to entertain rather than lecture.

Scenes of factory interiors account for less than one-third of the footage of Modern Times, but they contain some of the film’s most pointed social commentary as well as its funniest comic situation. No one who has seen the film can ever forget Chaplin vainly trying to keep pace with the fast-moving conveyor belt, almost losing his mind in the process.

Clearly, Modern Times has its faults, but it remains the best film treating technology within a social context. It does not offer a radical social message, but it accurately reflects the sentiments of many who felt they were helpless victims of an over-mechanized world.

21. According to the passage, Chaplin got the idea for Modern Times from ____________.

A. a conversation         B. a movie                C. field work                D. a newspaper

22. The young farm boys went to the city because they were ____________.

A. attracted by the prospect of a better life.        

B. forced to leave their sheep farm

C. promised better accommodation        

D. driven out of their sheep farm

23. Scenes of factory interiors account for ____________ of the footage of Modern Times.

A. less than one-third                                 B. two fifths        

C. one-fifth                                        D. a half

24. The phrase “jostling one another” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ____________.

A. running against each other                        B. pushing one another

C. hurrying up together                        D. jogging side by side

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.

David Evans is a farmer. He does the farming on his own land in Wales. The farm has (25) ____________ to his family for generations. The soil is poor. David (26) ____________ sheep on his land. He does not employ any full-time workers. His sons help him when they (27) ____________ not at school. His wife adds to the family income by selling eggs which her hens produce. In summer, she often takes paying guests into the farmhouse. The guests from the city enjoy their quiet holiday in the clean country air and Mrs. Evans enjoys having some (28) ____________ money to spend on clothes for her children and herself. However, it is a lonely life for the Evans family when the guests have gone. The is if his children want to take over the farm when Mr. Evans (29) ____________ up working. Country life is quiet and peaceful to them. It is quite likely that they will leave the farm (30) ____________ the city someday.

25. A. been                 B. possessed                C. belonged                D. depended

26. A. grows                B. raises                C. leads                D. feeds

27. A. are                B. is                        C. am                        D. does

28. A. any                B. interest                C. free                        D. extra

29. A. gives                B. turns                C. takes                D. goes

30. A. in                B. at                        C. of                        D. for

Mark the letter A, B, C or 1) on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

31. The father asked his son what did he want for his birthday.

A. asked                B. his son                C. did he want         D. his

32. If I am you, I would take a bus to the airport.

A. If                        B. am                        C. would take                 D. to

33. Everybody danced and sang happy at the party last night.

A. at the party                B. happy                C. sang                 D. danced

34. It was an extremely frightened experience in her life.

A. It was                B. extremely                C. frightened                 D. in

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

35. We don’t have a big car.

A. We wish we had a big car.                         B. We wish we have a big car.

C. We wish we had had a big car.                 D. We wish we did had a big car.

36. It was too cold for us to go out.

A. It was not warm enough for us to go out.

B. It was warm enough for us to go out.

C. It was not enough warm for us to go out.

D. It is not warm enough for us to go out.

37. Johnny is too young to understand the question.

A. Johnny is not old enough to understand the question.

B. Johnny is enough not old to understand the question.

C. Johnny is not enough old to understand the question.

D. Johnny is old enough to understand the question.

38. The last time I heard from my grandpa was 2 months ago.

A. I have heard from my grandpa for 2 months.

B. I haven’t heared from my grandpa for 2 months.

C. I have heared from my grandpa for 2 months.