PRACTICE TEST 20

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. tables B. books C. roots D. roofs
Question 2. A. process B. competitor C. elicit D. federation
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. reflect B. purchase C. contain D. suggest
Question 4. A. different B. difficult C. corporate D. engineer
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
the following questions.
Question 5. Developing new technologies are time-consuming and expensive
A. Developing B. technologies C. are D. time-consuming
Question 6. Even on the most careful prepared trip, problems will sometimes happen.
A. even B. on the C. careful D. will sometimes
Question 7. Some bacteria are extremely harmful, but others are regular used in producing foods.
A. some bacteria B. extremely harmful
C. regular used D. producing foods
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
Question 8. “You ________ be thirsty! You just drank a lot of water.”
A. can B. can’t C. could D. mustn’t
Question 9. Mary always takes great care ________ her children.
A. for B. of C. to D. with
Question 10. The group’s had five consecutive No.1 hits, as a_______ of which they’re extremely
rich.
A. cause B. reason C. effect D. result
Question 11. Penicillin is perhaps the drug ________ more lives than any other in the history of
medicine.
A. what has saved B. which saved
C. which has saved D. who saved
Question 12. It’s no use ________ a language if you don’t try to use it.
A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. learn
Question 13. Thousands of antibiotics __________, but only about thirty are in common use today.
A. are developing B. have been developed
 C. have been developing D. have developed
Question 14. It gets _________ when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold B. the coldest and coldest
C. more and more cold D. colder and colder
Question 15. He would still be alive today if he __________ that drug when he was in Spain.
A. weren’t taking B. hadn’t taken C. wouldn’t take D. didn’t take
Question 16. What were some of the things that brought ___________ the Resolution?
A. up B. about C. around D. on
Question 17. It’s not in my nature to _________ over the price of something.
A. haggle B. discuss C. challenge D. transact
Question 18. The dodo, a giant bird now _________, lived on Mauritius island, in the Indian
Ocean.
A. extinct B. extinction (n) C. extincted D. dying
Question 19. I can’t _________ your loud music any longer.
A. put out B. keep up with C. hold into D. put up with
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 20. “Hi. You must be new here.” - “_____________”
A. Yes, it is my first day at this school. B. Yes, are you surprised?
C. No, I’m very old here. D. Are you new here, too?
Question 21. Excuse me. Where’s the parking lot? – “_____________”
A. Why do you ask me? I don’t know.
B. Do you get lost? I do too.
C. You missed the turn. It’s back that way.
D. You are going the wrong way. It’s not here.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word/phrases SIMILAR in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22. An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the
League of Red Cross Societies in 1991.
A. treated B. dedicated C. helped D. started
Question 23. We’ll have to use the restrooms on the next floor because the ones on this floor are
not in working condition.
A. out of order B. out of work C. run out of D. turn down
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrases that is OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 24. Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year’s harvest.
A. rich B. poor C. full D. hungry
Question 25. I’d like to add some money into my bank account.
A. leave some money aside B. put some money into
C. withdraw some money from D. give some money out
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 26. You’re not to blame for what happened.
A. You are not accused of what happened.
B. What happened is not your fault.
C. You’re not responsible for what happened.
D. We blame you for what happened.
Question 27. Tom acts as if he knew everything.
A. Tom knows everything so he acts that way.
B. The way Tom acts shows that he knows everything.
C. Tom acts like that he knew everything.
D. Tom doesn’t know everything but he wants to appear he does.
Question 28. Tim is likely to fail if he takes the exam without studying.
A. Tim will fail if he takes the exam without studying.
B. It’s probable that Tim will fail the exam if he doesn’t study.
C. It’s certain that Tim will pass the exam if he studies.
D. It’s certain that Tim will fail because he doesn’t studies.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
Question 29. Jim is my best friend. I borrowed his car yesterday.
A. Jim, whose car I borrowed yesterday, is my best friend.
B. Jim, whose car I borrowed yesterday is my best friend.
C. Jim, who is my best friend, borrowed my car yesterday.
D. Jim, whose car I lent yesterday, is my best friend.
Question 30. Thanks for reminding me about the meeting. Otherwise I would have missed it.
A. Thanks for reminding me about the meeting so that I would have missed it.
B. Thanks for reminding me about the meeting, without which I would have missed it.
 C. Thank you for reminding me about the meeting, but I still missed it.
D. Thanks for reminding me about the meeting, which I would have missed.
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 from 31 to 35.
Cultural diversity can be such a cool thing. I grew up in a predominantly white private school,
(31) __________teaching in a place that is extremely diverse has been a joy. I can stand in the hall
and (32) _________Spanish, Russian, Polish, Korean, Mandarin, Hindu, etc. The list can go on and
on. What we need to be careful of is not to make such a big deal out of cultural diversity. I think that
when we place too much (33) __________ on the diversity it can become a polarizing act. Many
students are very aware of their differences, and most just don’t care. I think that cultural diversity is
something that needs to be addressed be teachers in the schools as something that is positive. Often
in rural areas there is not a lot of cultural diversity. (34) __________ a result, when student is from a
different culture there is a question of what I do to meet their learning needs. It is important before a
teacher can teach diverse population they need to (35) __________ that they are also multicultural.
In addition, how much of a role will these beliefs play within the education on the child.
Question 31. A. however B. therefore C. but D. so
Question 32. A. see B. look C. listen D. hear
Question 33. A. stress B. things C. concern D. focus
Question 34. A. as B. rise C. With D. More
Question 35. A. recognize B. do C. observe D. expect
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 36 to 42.
A small but growing group of scholars, evolutionary, psychologists, are being to sketch the
contours of the human mind as designed by natural selection. Some of them even anticipate the
coming of a field called “mismatch theory”, which would study maladies resulting from contrasts
between the modern environment and the “ancestral environment”. The one we were designed for.
There is no shortage of such maladies to study. Rates of depression have been doubling in some
industrial countries roughly every 10 years. Suicide is the third most common cause of death among
young adults, after car wrecks and homicides.
Evolutionary psychology is a long way from explaining all this with precision, but it is already
shedding enough light to challenges some conventional wisdom. It suggests, for example, that the
nostalgia for the nuclear family of the 1950s is in some way misguided – that the model family of
husband at work and wife at home is hardly a “natural” and healthful living arrangement, especially
for the wives. Moreover, the bygone lifestyles that do look fairly natural in light of evolutionary
psychology appear to have been eroded largely by commercialism. Perhaps the biggest surprise
from evolutionary psychology is its depiction of the “animal” in us. Freud, and various thinkers
since, saw “civilization” as an oppressive force that thwarts basic animal instincts and urges and
transmutes them into psychopathology. However, evolutionary psychology suggests that a larger
threat to mental health may be the way civilization thwarts civility. There is a gentler, kinder side of
human nature and it seems increasingly to be a victim of repression in modern society.
Question 36. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A. How evolutionary psychology manages modern society.
B. The problems of illness caused by modern society.
C. The importance of ancestral environment.
D. Evolutionary psychologists’ views on the nuclear family.
Question 37. The word “contours” is closest meaning to ________.
A. outlines B. limits C. actions. D. structures
Question 38. According to the passage, the death of many young people in industrial countries is
mainly caused by _________.
A. traffic accidents B. murder C. depression D. suicide
Question 39. The word “one” refers to the ________.
A. mismatch theory B. field
C. ancestral environment D. modern environment
Question 40. The word “bygone” could be replaced by __________.
A. past B. forgotten C. overlooked D. original
Question 41. In the passage, evolutionary psychologists suggest that in modern society _________
A. people’s better natures are denied
B. repressed people are kind and gentle
C. people suffer from repression
D. victims are always punished
Question 42. Where in the passage does the author suggest a conflict between the ways of living?
A. lines 13-14 B. lines 9-12 C. lines 2-5 D. lines 16-17

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 43 to 50
Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this
discovery has been. Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power. It was used to drive
engines and was passed through pipes and radiators to warm rooms. Petrol mixed with air was the
next invention that provided power. Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor engine. Beyond these
simple and direct uses, those forms have not much adaptability. On the other hand, we make use of
electricity in thousands of ways. From the powerful voltages that drive our electric trains to the tiny
current needed to work a simple calculator, and from the huge electric magnet in steel works that
can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a doorbell, all are powered by electricity. An electric
current can be made with equal to heat a huge mass of molten metal in a furnace, or to boil a jug for
a cup of coffee. Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity
is the greatest power in the world. It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted.
It travels so easily and with incredible speed along wires or conductors that it can be supplied
instantly over vast distances. To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned. In
Australia they use coal or water to drive this machinery. When dams are built, falling water is used
to drive the turbines without polluting the atmosphere with smoke from coal. Atomic power is used
in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident. A tragedy once occurred at
Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make electricity. The reactor leaked, which
caused many deaths through radiation.
Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects to the
environment. They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays. Most importantly, they
hope to trap sunlight more efficiently. We do use solar heaters for swimming pools but as yet
improvement in the capacity of the solar cells to create more currents is necessary. When this
happens, electric cars will be viable and the world will rid itself of the toxic gases given off by
trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels.

Question 43. The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first
paragraph to ___________?
A. suggest that electricity should be alternated with safer sources of energy
B. emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity
C. imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy
D. discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity
Question 44. Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms?
A. Gas B. Petrol C. Steam D. Hot wind
Question 45. What does the author mean by saying that electricity is flexible?
A. It is cheap and easy to use.
B. It is used to drive motor engines.
C. It can be adapted to various uses.
 D. It can be made with ease.
Question 46. What do we call machines that make electricity?
A. Voltages B. Electric magnets. C. Generators or turbines D. Pipes and radiators
Question 47. The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are __________.
A. atomic power and water B. water and coal
C. sunlight and wind power D. wind and gas
Question 48. The word “they” in the last paragraph refer to_________.
A. harmful effects B. the tides
C. scientists D. new ways
Question 49. Which of the following power sources caused pollution by emitting harmful gases?
A. Sunlight B. Petrol C. Water D. Wind
Question 50. The best title for this passage could be __________.
A. “Types of Power Plants”
B. “Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life”
C. “How to Produce Electricity”
D. “Why Electricity Is So Remarkable”