READING REVISION TEST 4

SECTION A: VOCABULARY
A. Choose the best possible answer for each sentence below
01. The giant panda is endangered by both the destruction of
its habitat and the efficiency of poachers.
A. lessened B. studied C. killed D. threatened
02. The ship left New York on her maiden voyage.
A. first B. final C. fast D. famous
03. Moving to a new town brought about many changes in his
life.
A. prevented B. speeded up C. resulted from D. resulted in
04. There was no way to pacify the workers once the strike had
begun.
A. fire B. calm down C. assist D. prompt
05. Mary had a ferocious appetite after running that race.
A. an endless B. a helpful C. a poor D. a big
06. Unless checked, insects can multiply very rapidly when
conditions are in their favour.
A. injured B. controlled C. marked D. inspected
07. In economics, graphs are used to illustrate functions.
A. rate B. list C. verify D. represent
08. Some languages do not contain separate words for
particular colors.
A. all B. radiant C. uncommon D. specific
09. Despite its beauty, Ireland is not an economically
flourishing country.
A. depressed B. prosperous C. anxious D. large
10. A newspaper should try to be objective when it reports the
facts of a new story.
A. neutral B. tedious C. careful D. uneasy
11. George Washington Carver was esteemed for his
contributions in the fields of botany and chemistry.
A. respected B. compensated C. criticized D. overlooked
12. In swimming, a more exact coordination of muscles is
required than in other sports.
A. a swifter B. a more automatic C. a more precise
D. an easier
13. Presently, there are more than three thousand colleges and
universities in the United States.
A. Allegedly B. Evidently C. Currently D. Actually
14. Hundreds of people were killed in the calamity.
A. rigor B. incident C. disaster D. confusion
15. This product is hazardous to the eyes and should be kept
out of reach of children.
A. dangerous B. qualified C. hazing D. arduous
16. One of the fundamentals of education, mathematics, is
taught from the earliest grades in school.
A. basics B. understandings C. needs D. points
17. Hellene Keller, blind and deaf from an early age, developed
her sense of smell so finely that she could identify friends by their personal
odors.

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 A. classify C. communicate with
B. describe D. recognize
18. Current affairs are meticulously discussed on television.
A. customary B. cursory C. stream D. present
19. His chances of admission were quite slim since he had not
put in his application in time.
A. good B. small C. far-reaching D. interesting
20. Such appliances as toasters, vacuum cleaners and
dishwashers make life easier.
A. devices B. concepts C. designs D. goods

B. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word
that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the
beginning.

EXCHANGE VISITS

The most (0) effective way of learning a language is by living in the

EFFECT
country concerned, but parents should think (1) ..............before they
CARE
send their children abroad .Although some(2).................arrange visits
ORGANISE
for children as young as ten, the (3).................of them won't be ready
MAJOR
to stay away from home and deal with (4).................differences until they
CULTURE
are in their teens .Even then they will need a basic (5).................
KNOW
of the language and some experience of foreign travel before they go.
Exchange visits are a good way for (6).................to improve their
TEENS
language skills .It is a good idea for them to exchange (7)................
CORRESPOND
before the visits .Host families should not feel any (8).................
OBLIGE
to provide an extensive programme of (9)................. .It is more
ENTERTAIN
important to make the guest feel welcome .
Travel can (10).................the mind ,and exchange visits give young people
BROAD
expensive of a different way of life as well as a different language.

SECTION B : USE OF ENGLISH

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE
word in each space.
Helen packed a small suitcase, said goodbye to her mother and hurried out of
the house to (1).................... the bus to the station. There was no one
(2).................... waiting at the bus stop, so it looked as if a bus had just left. Helen
looked at her watch anxiously: it was already two o’clock. Her train left at two-
thirty, and since it would (3)..................... at least twenty minutes to reach to the
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station, she did not have much time to (4).................... even if a bus came along
at once.
Just then a taxi came slowly down the road, Helen knew that the
(5)..................... to the station was at least five shillings, which was more than
she could (6)................. but she quickly made up her (7).................... that it would
be well (8).................... the extra expense in order to be sure of catching her
train. So she stopped the taxi and got in. She told the driver that she had to catch
the train which left at half past two. The man nodded and said that he would take
a short (9)..................... to get her to the station in good time.
All went well until, just as they were coming out of a side-street into the
(10)..................... road that led to the station, the taxi ran (11)..................... a
car. There was a loud crash and Helen was thrown (12)..................... so violently
that she hit her head on the front seat.
Both drivers got out and began shouting (13).................... each other. Helen
got out so (14)..................... to ask them to stop quarrelling, but (15).....................
of them took any notice of her at all.

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION

A. Read the passage. For questions 1 – 8, you are to choose one best
answer, A, B, C or D, to each question. Then circle the letter that
corresponds to your answer.

In an effort to produce the largest, fastest, and most luxurious ship afloat, the
British built the S.S.Titanic. It was so superior to anything else on the seas that
it was dubbed “unsinkable.”
So sure of this were the owners that they provided only twenty lifeboats and
rafts, less than one half the number needed for the 2,227 passengers on
board.
Many passengers were aboard the night it rammed an iceberg, only two
days at see and more than halfway between England and its New York
destination. Because the luxury liner was traveling so fast, it was impossible to
avoid the ghostly looking iceberg. An unextinguished fire also contributed to
the ship’s submersion. Panic increased the number of casualties as people
jumped into the icy water or fought to be among the few to board the
lifeboats. Four hours after the mishap, another ship, the Carpathia, rescued
the 705 survivors.
The infamous S.S. Titanic had enjoyed only two days of sailing glory on its
maiden voyage in 1912 before plunging into 12,000 feet of water near the
coast of Newfoundland, where it lies today.

01. All of the following are true EXCEPT

A only a third of those aboard perished
B the Carpathia rescued the survivors
C the S.S.Titanic sank near Newfoundland
D the S.S. Titanic was the fastest ship afloat in 1912.
02. All of the following contributed to the large death toll EXCEPT
A panic B fire C speed D the Carpathia
03. How many days was the S.S. Titanic at sea before sinking?
A 2 B 4 C 6 D 12
04. In line 7, the word “unextinguished” is closest in meaning to
A indestructible B uncontrollable C undiscovered D unquenched
05. In line 11, “maiden voyage” is closest in meaning to

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 A inaugural B longest C final D most elegant
06. The word “dubbed” in line 3 is closest in meaning to
A called B christened C listed D initiated
07. What is the main idea of this passage?
A The S.S. Titanic proved itself the most seaworthy vessel in 1912.
B Attempt to rescue the S.S. Titanic’s survivors were not successful.
C Overconfidence by builders and owners was greatly responsible for the sinking of the
vessel
D A fire and panic were the only causes for the sinking of the ship.
08. In which lines does the author indicate that the S.S. Titanic’s owners were overly confident
about its seaworthiness?
A Lines 1-2 B Lines 4-6 C Lines 7-9 D Lines 14-16

B Choose the word that best fits each space.

HOPES AND DREAMS

Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she
phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to do was to (1)................. round the world, so she was looking (2)
................. the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (3)................. in the newspaper
for student teachers of English abroad, and she was (4)................. in one in Italy, which she was desperate to
visit. She decided that this would be a good (5) ................. to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to
(6) ................. for the job. The reply (7) ................. a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter
asking if she (8)................. go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she
immediately (9) ................. in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was
determined that nothing would prevent her (10) ................. doing what she had set out to do. A (11) .................
days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she (12) ................. birth to a beautiful baby.
She was a little nervous and (13) ................. about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might
(14)................. . As I knew something about dreams, I was able to answer her that it only symbolized her
(15) ................. to do well in the interview.
01. A journey B travel C voyage D trip
02. A up B over C into D round
03. A notice B posters C advertisements D announcements
04. A interested B keen C attracted D enthusiastic
05. A path B route C manner D way
06. A claim B inquire C request D apply
07. A was B took C spent D passed
08. A should B would C must D will
09. A got B came C went D became
10. A of B from C in D about
11. A some B several C few D little
12. A made B had C gave D produced
13. A bored B worried C offended D annoyed
14. A intend B mean C interpret D realize
15. A desire B request C want D demand

3. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words in the table below.

A affected B almost C at D conducted E donated

emergency
G in H most of I occurred J pasture K scarce L severe
M then N throughout P where

The Southwestern States of the United States suffered one of the worst droughts in
their history
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from 1931 to 1938. The drought (1)................... the entire country. Few food crops
could be grown.
Food became (2)................... , and prices went up (3)................... the nation.
Hundreds of families
in the Dust Bowl region had to be moved to farms in other areas with the help of the
federal
government. In 1944, drought brought great damage to (4)................... all Latin
America. The
drought moved to Australia and then to Europe, (5)................... it continued
throughout the summer
of 1945. From 1950 to 1954 in the United States, the South and Southwest suffered a
(6)................... drought. Hundreds of cattle ranchers had to ship their cattle to other
regions because (7)................... lands had no grass. The federal government again
(8)................... an emergency drought-relief
program. It offered farmers (9)................... credit and seed grains (10)................... low
prices.