PRACTICE TEST 79

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.

1. A. sweet                B. sword                C. answer                D. whole

2. A. supported        B. finished                C. noticed                D. approached

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. prevent                B. recent                C. receive                D. remote

4. A. avoid                B. manage                C. career                D. advise

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.

5. Some underground water is enough safe to drink, but all the surface water must be treated.

A. must be                B. some                C. treated                D. enough safe

6. What did you have for the breakfast this morning?

A. did                        B. the breakfast        C. for                        D. have

7. The more confidence and positive you look, the better you will feel.

A. you look                B. better                C. confidence                D. will feel

8. The result of that end-term test must be inform before September.

A. result                B. must be                C. inform                D. before

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

9. The tourist company was ____________ down the street than she had thought.

A. farther                B. far                        C. farer                        D. farest

10. My mother is a strong person. She stays calm even ____________ the worst situations

A. in                        B. at                        C. on                        D. to

11. When we told him the plan, he agreed ____________ our team.

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

12. I suffer from depression and anxiety, but I don’t know ____________ to get over my problems.

A. what                B. which                C. where                D. how

13. He asked his father how to ____________ negative emotions.

A. cope to                B. cope of                C. cope for                D. cope with

14. If they want to have a quick ____________ lunch, they should buy some avocado sushi.

A. unhealthy                B. healthy                C. healthily                 D. health

15. Make sure you ____________ a hotel before you come to our island, especially in the summer.

A. book                B. keep                        C. put                        D. buy

16. ____________ the price is high, we can’t afford to buy a new car.

A. Although                B. Whereas                C. Because                D. As long as

17. My friends have just moved to a new flat in the residential area on the ____________ of Paris.

A. side                        B. outskirt                C. suburbs                D. outside

18. My father advised ____________ too far.

A. me did not swim        B. me do not swim        C. me not to swim        D. I did not swim

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

19. - Ben: “Sam’s the best singer in our school.” - Nadia: “____________”

A. Yes tell me about it                                B. That’s ok

C. I can’t agree with you more                D. Yes please

20. - George: “Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane.” - Jane: “____________”

A. That’s very kind of you                        B. Not a chance

C. I don’t believe                                D. Well done!

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

21. Face- to- face socializing is not as preferred as virtual socializing among the young.

A. instant                B. available                C. direct                D. facial

22. There is no alternative. The president must approve the bill if the Congress passes it.

A. Possible agreement                         B. improvement        

C. change                                        D. other choice

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.

23. Why does the secretary always go to meetings on time?

A. lately                B. late                        C. rarely                D. sometimes

24. Why do you join those wires? Think by contrast, you have to split them up.

A. separate                B. paste                C. gather                D. unite

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.

Many people love boats. Going out on the water on a warm summer day is a lot of (25) ____________. (26) ____________, different people like different kinds of boats. Two of the most popular kinds of boat are sailboats and speedboats. Sailboats use the (27) ____________ to give them power. They only have small engines. In contrast, speedboats have large engines and go very fast. Furthermore, speedboats are usually not as (28) ____________ as sailboats. Speedboats are small so that they can go fast. Sailboats, on the other hand, are big so that they are more comfortable. (29) ____________, sailboats can travel into the ocean, but this would be very dangerous in a speedboat. You can only use speedboats (30) ____________ rivers or lakes.

25. A. funny                B. fun                        C. funs                        D. funnies

26. A. However        B. Although                C. Because                D. Unless

27. A. water                B. speed                C. weather                D. wind

28. A. small                B. fast                        C. warm                D. big

29. A. Unfortunately        B. At first                C. In addition                D. Except for

30. A. on                B. up                        C. over                        D. to

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.

As a result of years of research, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health.

For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains, fruit and vegetables. Because of their diet, they have high rates of cancer and heart disease. In Japan, in contrast, people eat large amounts of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have low rates of cancer and heart disease. In fact, the Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. Unfortunately, when people move to the US, the rates of heart disease and cancer increase as their diet changes. Moreover, as hamburgers, ice-cream, and other high fat food become popular in Japan, the rates of heart disease and cancer are increasing there as well. People are also eating more meat and dairy products in other countries such as Cuba, Mauritius and Hungary. Not surprisingly, the disease rates in these countries are increasing along with the change in diet. Consequently, doctors everywhere advise people to eat more grains, fruit and vegetables and to eat less meat and fewer dairy products.

31. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Doctors advise people to eat more grains, fruit and vegetables.

B. Eating meat causes cancer and heart disease.

C. The kind of diet we have can cause or prevent diseases.

D. Children eat the same way their parents eat.

32. As a result of years of research, what is bad for our health?

A. Too much animal fat                        B. Animal fat

C. Too much vegetable oil                        D. vegetable oil

33. Do Americans or Japanese people have lower rates of cancer and heart disease?

A. Americans                B. The Japanese         C. Both of them        D. None of them

34. The rates of cancer and heart disease are increasing because ____________.

A. they move to the US

B. they eat more hamburgers and ice-cream

C. they eat large amounts of grains and very little meat

D. they change their diet

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. I learned a few words of English at the weekend.

A. I picked off a few words of English at the weekend.

B. I picked at a few words of English at the weekend.

C. I picked up a few words of English at the weekend.

D. I picked from a few words of English at the weekend.

36. No one has seen Linda since the day of the party.

A. Linda has not been seen since the day of the party.

B. Linda has been seen since the day of the party.

C. Linda has not seen since the day of the party.

D. Linda has not been see since the day of the party.

37. “Why don’t you participate in the volunteer work in the summer?” said Lya.

A. Lya suggested I shouldn’t participate in the volunteer work in the summer.

B. Lya suggested I should participate in the volunteer work in the summer.

C. Lya asked me to participate in the volunteer work in the summer.

D. Lya told me to participate in the volunteer work in the summer.

38. The problem is so difficult that he can’t solve it.

A. The problem is not easy and he can solve it.

B. He doesn’t solve the problem because it is so easy.