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MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST 19 (Total: 130)

I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences.
1. I hope the computer course starts this term. We're all as keen as ___________ to get going.
A. coffee B. cornflake C. mustard D. chili
2. People living abroad are not ___________ to enter for this competition.
A. capable B. enable C. eligible D. permissible
3. The escaped prisoner fought ___________ before he was finally overpowered.
A. foot and mouth B. heart and soul C. head over heels D. tooth and nail
4. Although he was a hardened criminal, his one ___________ feature was his love of children.
A. redeeming B. acquitting C. saving D. recovering
5. David is the captain of the school baseball team, ___________ his father before him.
A. as well as B. similar to C. just like D. such as
6. Once the air warms up, the snow should start to ___________.
A. liquefy B. thaw C. defrost D. dissolve
7. After months of bitter arguing the couple had to accept that they were ___________.
A. incompatible B. disaffected C. incongruous D. dissident
8. Our hosts had prepared a ___________ meal with seven courses to celebrate our arrival.
A. generous B. lavish C. spendthrift D. profuse
9. We might just as well have stayed at home ___________ the enjoyment we had.
A. for all B. on account of C. so far as D. concerning
10. They are happily married although, of course, they argue ___________.
A. on the occasion B. from day to day C. every now and then D. most times
11. It was a fantastic film. I enjoyed it ____________.
A. endlessly B. unendingly C. without end D. no end
12. When the children ___________ their toys, I donated them to charity.
A. outlasted B. outdated C. outgrew D. outwore
13. I was in the ______ of despair before I heard the good news.
A. depths B. profundities C. bottoms D. holes
14. When are we going to get rid of all these empty cartons? They've been ___________ up the office for weeks now.
A. buttering B. clutching C. cluttering D. botching
15. “Can I use your phone?” - “____________”
A. I’m afraid so B. Might as well C. Be my guest! D. Serves you right.
16. I tried to ___________ my disappointment at losing by cheering the winner loudly.
A. hide B. shield C. veil D. mask
17. The vegetation on the island was ___.
A. exuberant B. chivalrous C. overcast D. ingenious
18. We had been looking for the nest for hours before we ___________ lucky.
A. hit B. made C. struck D. came
19. We don’t have a secretary ___________, but we do have a student who comes in to do a bit of filing.
A. as such B. the least bit C. whatsoever D. little more
20. Her punk hairstyle showed she was not one for following the ______.
A. flock B. herd C. swarm D. group
II. Choose the word that has the main stress placed on a different syllable from the rest.
21. A. recipe B. casual C. platoon D. medicine
22. A. individual B. indignity C. magazine D. proletariat
23. A. prohibit B. profitable C. profound D. progressive
24. A. linguist B. remnant C. remote D. palace
25. A. strawberry B. helpfulness C. notify D. nostalgia
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
26. ____, I decided to stop trading with them.
A. Despite of the fact that they were the biggest dealer B. Though being the biggest dealer
C. Even though they were the biggest dealer D. Being the biggest dealer
27. Our tenant suggest ____.
A. all the lights changing B. that all the lights be changed C. being changed all the lights D. the changing lights
28. In spite of higher ticket prices this year, ____.
A. attendance at theaters remains above average B. theaters remain attendance above average
C. attendance above average remain at theaters D. at theaters attendance above average remain
29. A list of telephone extensions that will be out of service ____ from the main office.
A. while the new communications system is installed available B. while the new communications system installed is available
C. while the new communications system is installed is available D. while the new communications system is installed that is available
30. Ms. Lee did so good work on that project ____.
A. that she quickly offered a promotion B. she was quickly offered a promotion
C. but she was quickly offered a promotion D. quickly being offered a promotion
31. The sales representative’s presentation was difficult to understand ____.
A. although he spoke very quickly B. so that he could speak very quickly
C. so he spoke very quickly D. because he spoke very quickly
32. It was ____ that we felt a little bit better.
A. until the weather didn’t become warmer B. when the weather had become warmer
C. not until the weather become warmer D. because of the weather became warmer
33. During wedding ceremonies in the US, ____.
A. silence is of the guests B. guests are usually silent C. usually guests are silence D. guests are silent usually
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34. ____, copper is one of the earliest known metals.

A. Over 2,000 years ago mined B. Mined 2,000 years over ago C. Mining over 2,000 years ago D. Mined over 2,000 years ago
35. Fish have been found to contain a particular type of fat ____.
A. that may help lowering blood cholesterol levels B. helped to lower blood cholesterol levels
C. which blood cholesterol levels may be lowered D. which may help lower blood cholesterol levels
IV. Think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.
36. We were quite upset but Dan attempted to make ____________ of the situation.
I'm putting the plant near the window because it needs a lot of ____________.
The evidence did not come to ____________ until after the trial.
37. The new show has painted quite a bleak ____________ of the life of immigrants in this country.
I wish somebody would put us in the ____________ about the office redecoration.
A photographer is coming to the school tomorrow to take everyone's ____________.
38. Terry keeps in ____________ by jogging before work twice a week.
The swimming pool is in the ____________ of a rectangle and has a diving board at one end.
The idea first began to take ____________ in Allison's mind when she read about his success.
39. The curator ____________ our attention to the texture of the paint on the canvas.
Lindsey not only wrote the stories, she ____________ all the illustrations, too.
The artist's agent ____________ up a contract guaranteeing the sculptor at least 50% of the sale price.
40. Whose ____________ idea was it to play tennis today when it's obviously going to rain?
After winning the designer's award, he has a ____________ future ahead of him in fashion.
The columns in these ancient temples were painted ____________ red and blue originally.
V. For questions 41-50, choose from the teenagers (A-D). The teenagers may be chosen more than once.
Which teenager
41. _______ feels the fact that they have collected the ingredients for the dish makes it very special?
42. _______ is proud of the fact that their food is so popular among friends and relations?
43. _______ finds the food they make is a useful remedy for the effects of being outside?
44. _______ mentions arguing over the right to be in charge of the final stage of preparing a dish?
45. _______ enjoyed one way of seeing if the food they were preparing was ready to eat?
46. _______ is reminded of a particular season by the dish they make?
47. _______ has developed an expertise in using a certain piece of equipment?
48. _______ earns special benefits due to their role in producing the food?
49. _______ admits that the current version of the dish they make is an improvement on the previous one?
50. _______ says there are generally very few leftovers from the dish they help to make?
A. OLIVER: I think one of the best memories I'll have of my teenage years will be the times I've spent horseriding with my dad,
wandering along through the countryside. Sometimes my sister comes along, but we usually end up fighting, so it's quieter when she
doesn't! On winter rides I'm always absolutely freezing by the time we get home again, and it takes me ages to defrost. So the only cure
for that is to make a soup from whatever we can gather together from the fridge or the garden, which I somehow manage to chop up
using our enormous kitchen knives. And I'm pleased to report, the delicious smell wafting out generally summons the rest of the family
into the kitchen. But as I am the one assisting the chef, I'm always allowed the first taste, and the first bowlful - and the choice of what
we watch on TV while we're sitting around eating it!
B. EVE: Spaghetti with sauce is the meal that will always have the strongest family associations for me. I used to spend dark chilly
evenings experimenting with recipes, even when I was quite young. And after dad had told me that you could check whether spaghetti
was cooked if it stuck to the ceiling, I had endless fun testing out the theory! But the sauce I used to do then was dismal, with just a few
tomatoes, onions and a bit of cheese found in the back of the fridge, made in a very posh pan! Since then I've got much more into
cooking and my culinary skills have progressed. I've discovered a fantastic recipe that never fails - probably because it takes over three
hours to be thoroughly cooked!
C. ALFIE: I have to say it's become quite a celebrated dish among my extended family - and anyone else who happens to drop by! One
meal my family loves at weekends in the freezing depths of winter is the roast meat that my mum cooks - and then the meals we create
in the following days from the meat we didn't manage to finish. One such dish is a minced meat pie, which usually gets demolished in a
fraction of the time it took to make. We use an ancient mincer that belonged to my great-grandmother - it's just become part of the
tradition. And I've slowly improved on my technique in handling it until somehow I've become the family specialist. We top the minced
meat with potatoes dug from our garden, cooked and mashed and decorated with a fork - at which point I generally fall out with my
younger sister. Being older, the privilege of drawing the patterns on top should definitely be mine! Anyway, when it finally comes out
of the oven, all bubbling and crispy, you know it's ready to eat. Delicious!
D. JOSIE: There's one dish that I'll always associate with weekend evenings with my family, and that's a dessert with apples that my father
has showed us all how to cook. It's a dish his mother used to make for him, so it has fond memories for him too - although he maintains
that his version is much better than hers! But the very thought of it instantly makes me think of our warm kitchen with its big shiny
saucepans, at that point in the year when the temperature's beginning to drop outside, and we're preparing for the really cold weather to
come. The fruit has often been picked from the trees in our neighbour's garden, and just the fact that I've contributed by being involved
in that activity increases the pleasure of eating what we've made, somehow. That's my feeling, anyway - I can't speak for the rest of the
family, of course!
V.2. Read the passages below and chose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
What unusual or unique biological traits led to the remarkable diversification and unchallenged success of the ants for over 50 million
years? The answer appears to be that they were the first group of predator eusocial insects that both lived and foraged primarily in the soil
and in rotting vegetation on the ground. Eusocial refers to a form of insect society characterized by specialization of tasks and cooperative
care of the young; it is rare among insects. Richly organized colonies of the land made possible by eusociality enjoy several key advantages
over solitary individuals.
Under most circumstances groups of workers are better able to forage for food and defend the nest, because they can switch from
individual to group response and back again swiftly and according to need. When a food object or nest intruder is too large for one individual
to handle, nestmates can be quickly assembled by alarm or recruitment signals. Equally important is the fact that the execution of multiple-
step tasks is accomplished in a series-parallel sequence. That is, individual ants can specialized in particular steps, moving from one object

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(such as a larva to be fed) to another (a second larva to be fed). They do not to carry each task to completion from start to finish – for
example, to check the larva first, then collect the food, then feed the food. Hence, if each link in the chain has many workers in attendance, a
sense direct at any particular object is less likely to fail. Moreover, ants specializing in particular labor categories typically constitute a caste
specialized by age or body form or both. There has been some documentation of the superiority in performance and net energetic yield of
various castes for their modal tasks, although careful experimental studies are still relatively few. What makes ants unusual in the company
of eusocial insects is the fact that they are the only eusocial predators (predators are animals that capture or feed on other animals) occupying
the soil and ground litter. The eusocial termites live in the same places as ants and also have wingless workers, but they feed almost
exclusively on dead vegetation.
51. Which of the following questions does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How do individual ants adapt to specialized tasks? B. What are the differences between social and solitary insects?
C. Why are ants predators? D. Why have ants been able to thrive for such a long time?
52. The word ‘unique’ is closest in meaning to ____.
A. inherited B. habitual C. singular D. natural
53. The word ‘rotting’ is closest in meaning to ____.
A. decaying B. collected C. expanding D. cultivated
54. According to the passage, one thing eusocial insects can do is rapidly switch from ____.
A. one type of food consumption to another B. one environment to another
C. a solitary task to a group task D. a defensive to an offensive stance
55. The task of feeding larva is mentioned in the passage to demonstrate ____.
A. the advantages of specialization B. the type of food that larva are fed
C. the ways ant colonies train their young for adults tasks D. the different stages of ant development
56. The author uses the word ‘Hence’ to indicate____.
A. a logical conclusion B. the next step in a sense of steps C. a reason for further study D. the relationship among ants
57. All of the following terms are defined in the passage EXCEPT ____.
A. eusocial B. series-parallel sequence C. caste D. predators
58. It can be inferred from the passage that one main difference between termites and ants is that termites ____.
A. live above ground B. are eusocial C. protect their nests D. eat almost no animal substance
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.
59. Parker’s children depend on him to drive them to school.
A. help B. need C. warn D. suggest
60. The experimented vaccine seems to have both described and detrimental effects on the subjects’ immune system.
A. beneficial B. harmful C. needy D. neutral
61. Night markets in this area are often the best places for a bargain because one can find many things (s)he likes at low price.
A. a fair client B. a nice store C. a good deal D. a serious business
62. Under the influence of the financial crisis, they entered into an agreement with a new supplier.
A. denied B. adopted C. signed D. released
63. This property is owned communally now, so everyone must take care of it.
A. kept by one member B. used by everyone C. shared by roommates D. saved one by one
64. The computer will go off automatically if you are not using it.\
A. sleep B. reset C. stop D. restart
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part.
65. The staff were worried that the new marketing scheme would fail.
A. pass B. succeed C. promise D. fall
66. Though the issues raised by the workers were very serious, the supervisor made light of them.
A. completely ignored B. treated as important C. discovered by chance D. disagreed with
67. Before heading for the mountains, climbers need to come up with thorough plan in case anything happens during the trip.
A. uncompetitive B. tough C. supplementary D. incomplete
68. Josh may get into hot water when driving at full speed after drinking.
A. get into trouble B. stay safe C. fall into disuse D. remain calm
69. She followed him like a submissive child.
A. easy to understand B. uneasy to submit C. reluctant to obey D. able to think
70. “I took it for granted that I would find a good job after university, so I didn’t try hard to build an impressive resume.”
A. to assume (it) would be that way B. to rely on luck C. to understand something well D. to make a mistake
VIII.1. Read the passages and then choose the best answer to fill in each gap.
Doing sport obviously has a great number of health benefits for young people. It is also an ideal opportunity to (71) __________
technology aside for a while. In addition, team sports such as rugby have an excellent (72) __________ for encouraging youngster to work
with others towards achieving a common goal. Many schools acknowledge that such sports encourage transferable abilities. For example,
players often need to be (73) __________ of making a decision on the spur of the moment and learn to (74) __________ with conflict.
Then there are the social benefits: team sports continue to play an important role throughout many people’s lives, helping them to relax
and form friendships that may (75) __________ a lifetime. One of the most interesting facts about team sports is that (76) __________
successful teams tend to be those which work really well together. When joining a team, it is essential that people make a strong (77)
__________ to give their all; any personal differences have to be (78) __________ for the good of the team.
71. A. put B. place C. forget D. stand
72. A. distinction B. esteem C. respect D. reputation
73. A. skilled B. competent C. capable D. qualified
74. A. deal B. handle C. treat D. concern
75. A. keep B. last C. live D. remain
76. A. greatly B. deeply C. fully D. highly
77. A. dedication B. allegiance C. commitment D. assurance
78. A. put away B. set aside C. left out D. given up

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Shigeru Miyamoto is probably the most influential man of the last twenty years in terms of the number of people who play his electronic
games – Mario Bros, Wii Fit and (79) ________ others. It is due to him that Nintendo, at $85 billion, is now one of the most highly (80)
________ companies in Japan.
The (81) ________ majority of video games are created by engineers but Miyamoto is an artist, playful and endlessly creative. Hired by
Nintendo to reinvent an arcade game, he broke through the (82) ________ which had previously pitched these games only adults. To capture
the American market, Miyamoto (83) _______ with Donkey Kong – its family-friendly style in sharp contrast to the violent games which had
previously (84) ______ the industry. Then, in 1983, his arcade hit Mario Bros became the biggest game franchise in the world. (85) ____
Miyamoto’s great success in entertainment, though, his next phase of game design – the DS and the Wii – focused on self-improvement, as
well as making games interactive and creative. It also (86) ________ Nintendo, already a big player, into a giant on the world stage.
79. A. numerous B. limitless C. infinite D. immeasurable
80. A. estimated B. evaluated C. priced D. valued
81. A. enormous B. vast C. massive D. extensive
82. A. fence B. barrier C. boundary D. wall
83. A. put up B. came up C. took up D. turned up
84. A. dominated B. commanded C. governed D. oversaw
85. A. nonetheless B. Albeit C. Despite D. While
86. A. swapped B. switch C. turned D. formed
IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that means the same as the given one.
87. The police acted quickly and prevented a fight between rival groups developing. (part)
à Quick __________________________________ the police prevented a fight between rival groups developing.
88. We missed the train because we arrived at the station late. (by) à The train ____________________________ we arrived at the station.
89. You may not have noticed, but Sally is wearing an engagement ring. (escaped)
à It __________________________________ but Sally is wearing an engagement ring.
90. The final pages were missing from the book, so I never found out who the murderer was. (not)
à If the final pages of the book __________________________________ have found out who the murderer was.
91. The government have been reviewing their immigration policy for some time. (review)
à The government’s ________________________________________________________________________________________.
92. A new flu vaccine has been on trial since the beginning of the year. à They ___________________________________________.
93. If anyone succeeds in solving the problem, it will probably be him. à He is the most ____________________________________.
94. He met Jane, whom he later married, when he was at Cambridge. à He met Jane, who was _______________________________.
95. His behavior is beginning to annoy me more and more. à I am beginning _____________________________________________.
96. I only heard his side of the story when I met him in France. à It was only _____________________________________________.
97. “I’m in a bit of a hurry, but I’ll ring you tomorrow.” he said. (for) à He said he was a ___________________________________.
98. I find it surprising that she didn’t like her present. à I would _______________________________________________________.
99. Most of the students ignored what the teacher was saying. à Few ___________________________________________________.
100. She discovered eight new comets in the course of her work. à Her work resulted _______________________________________.
X. Fill each blank with a suitable preposition or particle.
101. “Why does he look so depressed?” ~ “He must be ________ his wits end because of his wife’s illness, I suppose”
102. No definite decision has been reached as yet. The whole case is still ________ examination.
103. Willy was so engrossed ________ his reading that he didn’t even hear the doorbell ringing.
104. Would you mind turning the radio down a little? I’m feeling weary ________ the noise it’s making.
105. Despite a firm ban on smoking in the office, several people found it hard to abstain ________ lighting a cigarette.
106. She shouldn’t be taken out to the park in summer as she is allergic ________ the tree pollen.
107. Their situation was critical. They had no map, their water supplies were running low and they had no food to subsist ________.
108. The success of our latest CD was far ________ our wildest dreams. Nobody had expected it to become so popular.
109. Some of the artefacts discovered during the excavation work will be sold ________ auction.
110. One customer asked who was ________ authority in the store as he wanted to make a complaint.
111. The Chairman has stepped ______ after criticism from shareholders
112. The area has been cordoned ______ following a bomb threat.
113. Could you pass _____ the message to Darren when you see him, please?
114. I knew it was supposed to be a secret but I just blurted it ______ before I could stop myself.
115. Put your ideas down ______ paper and we’ll discuss them at the next meeting.
116. I cannot believe you’ve already got ______ the lemonade I bought at the supermarket
117. Don’t worry – these drinks are ______ the house.
118. Charles was so _____ ______ shape that he was exhausted after just half a day on the building site.
119. Helen had great admiration _______ her history teacher.
120. I was ______ the impression that you liked Indian food.
XI. Give the correct form of the words given in CAPITALS in brackets.
It is commonly believed that a break from everyday routine can only do you good. Every summer, you can spot prospective (121.
HOLIDAY) _____________ at airports and waiting for car ferries. They are (122. MISTAKE) ______________ - you can tell them a mile
away by their sun hats and hopeful expressions. For all their optimism, what often actually happens can be a rude (123. WAKE)
_____________ from the blissful holiday dreams of the rest of the year. Sunburn, mosquitoes and (124. FORESEE) _____________
expenses can make you think twice about how (125. BENEFIT) _____________ getting away from it all really is. The fact is, the (126.
LIKELY) _____________ of something going wrong is maximized when you are abroad and, (127. FORTUNATE) _____________ your
ability to deal with crisis and catastrophe is often minimized. This could be because of language problems, (128. FAMILIAR)
_____________ with the culture, or simply a different climate, all of which make everything seem different and unreal. So, what is the
answer? (129. DOUBT) _____________, an annual escape from normal working life is a very positive thing. However, the (130. WISE)
_____________ of seeking an exotic location is questionable when you think of all the things that can go wrong.
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