MOCK TEST 14 Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions 1.I get up very early in the morning, so I am ready to turn in by about p.m A: go home B: switch off the light C: go to bed D: give up 2.Susan said I was the nicest man she had ever met Do you think she’s in love with me? I wouldn’t read too much into her words if I were you She says that to every man she meets! A: make sense of her B: take her too seriously C: try to understand her D: interpret her 3.Finally, I lost my patience and shouted at my little son for his laziness A: lost my heart B: lost my way C: lost my temper D: lost my mind 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 4.A: enlightenment B: philosopher C: equality D: sympathetic 5.A: consider B: respectful C: century D: potential 6.A: network B: canal C: camel D: cactus 7.A: avoid B: honest C: supply D: polite 8.A: certificate B: dictionary C: technology D: curriculum Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks The Norwich, a city in the east of England, is a popular shopping center for thousands of people In particular, visitors love to (1) _ the small, unusual shops hidden away in Norwich’s narrow streets The Mustard Shop is usually high on everybody’s (2) _ of interesting shops to see The link between mustard, a type of sauce, and Norwich (3) _ back to the nineteenth century Jeremiah Colman began to make mustard in 1814 in a nearby village The yellow fields, full of mustard flowers whose seeds were required for Colman’s factory, soon changed the appearance of the local (4) _ The company (5) _ rapidly and in 1854 it moved to a suburb on the outskirts of Norwich By this time, Colman’s mustard was famous in many countries The company is still in (6) _ and many people continue to enjoy eating mustard with meat, cheese and other food In 1973, the company opened The Mustard Shop It is a careful reproduction of a typical mustard shop of a hundred years ago and sells a wide (7) _ of mustards Upstairs there is a small museum where visitors can (8) _ a collection of old Colman’s posters and an exhibition (9) _ the history of mustard It is a shop not to be (10) _ when visiting Norwich 9.A: enquire B: research C: analyse D: explore 10.A: guide B: brochure C: account D: list 11.A: comes B: goes C: belongs D: leads 12.A: background B: nature C: scenery D: view 13.A: enlarged B: increased C: strengthened D: expanded 14.A: force B: fact C: reality D: existence 15.A: amount B: set C: extent D: range 16.A: review B: remark C: watch D: examine 17.A: expressing B: explaining C: discovering D: announcing 18.A: unnoticed B: missed C: escaped D: left Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions 19.Spending several weeks together has cemented their relationship A: strengthened B: spoiled C: developed D: enriched 20.We must keep in contact when the course ends A: fasten B: stay C: remain D: lose Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes This method of harvesting from nature’s provision, however, is not only the oldest known subsistence strategy, but also the one that has been practiced continuously in some parts of the world for at least the last two million years It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and very crude methods for the domestication of animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago Because hunter-gathers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in the marginal wastelands In higher latitudes, the shorter growing season has restricted the availability of plant life Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting and, along the coasts and waterways, of fishing The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants In short the environment differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors We know from observation of modern hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile Following the food supply can be a way of life If a particular kind of wild herding animal is the basis of the food for a group of people, those people must move to stay within reach of those animals For many of the native people of the great central plains of North America, following the buffalo, who were in turn following the growth of grazing foods, determining their way of life For gathering societies, seasonal changes mean a great deal While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp When the food in the area is exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site We also notice a seasonal migration pattern evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practiced by humankind during the Paleolithic Period 21.Which of the following is the main topic of the passage? A: Marginal environments B: Hunter-gatherers C: Subsistence farming D: The Paleolithic Period 22.Which is the oldest subsistence strategy? A: Migrating B: Farming C: Hunting and gathering D: Domesticating animals 23.When was hunting and gathering introduced? A: Ten thousand years ago B: Two thousand years ago C: Two million years ago D: Ten million years ago 24.The word “dwindled” in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A: disagreed B: died C: decreased D: disappeared 25.In paragraph 2, the author explains that hunters and gatherers in lower latitudes found _ A: a shorter growing seasons B: more coasts and waterways for fishing C: more animals to hunt D: a large variety of plant life 26.Why does the author mention contemporary hunter-gatherers in paragraph 3? A: Studying them gives us insights into the lifestyle of prehistoric people B: Their societies are quite different from those of their ancestors C: Their seasonal migration patterns are important D: There are very few examples of modern hunter-gatherer societies 27.The word “exploit” in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A: use B: take C: prepare D: find 28.What does the author mean by the statement ”While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp” in the last paragraph? A: A small group hunts and gathers food near the camp B: The reason that the community harvests the food is that it is near the camp C: When the food has been harvested, the community has a celebration D: Everyone is involved in hunting and gathering the food for the community 29.All of the patterns of behavior for hunter-gatherers are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT A: a small group plants food near the camp B: the group moves when the food supply is low C: men and women each have specific roles D: the seasons dictate the movement of the group 30.Which of the following sentences should NOT be included in the summary of the passage? A: Hunter-gatherers have many social celebrations B: Hunter-gatherers camp in a central location C: Hunter-gatherers share different responsibilities between the sexes D: Hunter-gatherers are mobile, tending to migrate seasonally Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions 31.Ripe fruit is often stored in a place where contains much carbon dioxide so that the fruit will not decay too rapidly 32.There are twenty species of wild roses in North America, all of which have stems, pinnate leaves, and large flowers, whichusually smell sweetly 33.Rainbows in the shape of complete circles are sometimes seen from airplanes because they are not cutting off by the horizon 34.Sleep is controlled by the brain and associated by the breathing rhythms 35.Supersonic transport such the Concorde was never widely accepted because of the problems of noise and atmospheric pollution Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions Although only a small percentage of the electromagnetic radiation that is emitted by the Sun is ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the amount that is emitted would be enough to cause severe damage to most forms of life on Earth were it all to reach the surface of the Earth Fortunately, all of the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation does not reach the Earth because of a layer of oxygen, called the ozone layer, encircling the Earth in the stratosphere at an altitude of about 15 miles above the Earth The ozone layer absorbs much of the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation and prevents it from reaching the Earth Ozone is a form of oxygen in which each molecule consists of three atoms (O3) instead of the two atoms (O2) usually found in an oxygen molecule Ozone forms in the stratosphere in a process that is initiated by ultraviolet radiation from the Sun UV radiation from the Sun splits oxygen molecules with two atoms into free oxygen atoms, and each of these unattached oxygen atoms then joins up with an oxygen molecule to form ozone UV radiation is also capable of splitting up ozone molecules; thus, ozone is constantly forming, splitting and reforming in the stratosphere When UV radiation is absorbed during the process of ozone formation and reformation, it is unable to reach Earth and cause damage there Recently, however, the ozone layer over parts of the Earth has been diminishing Chief among the culprits in the case of the disappearing ozone, those that are really responsible, are the chloroflurocarbons (CFCs) CFCs meander up from the Earth into the stratosphere, where they break down and release chlorine The released chlorine reacts with ozone in the stratosphere to form chlorine monoxide (CIO) and oxygen (O 2) The chlorine then becomes free to go through the cycle over and over again One chlorine atom can, in fact, destroy hundreds of thousands of ozone molecules in this repetition cycle, and the effects of this destructive process are now becoming evident 36.According to the passage, ultraviolet radiation from the Sun _ A: is only a fraction of the Sun’s electromagnetic radiation B: is causing severe damage to the Earth’s ozone layer C: creates electromagnetic radiation D: always reaches the Sun 37.The word “encircling” in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A: raising 10 B: rotating C: surrounding D: attacking 38.It is stated in the passage that the ozone layer A: reaches down to the Earth B: enables ultraviolet radiation to reach the Earth C: reflectsultraviolet radiation D: shields the Earth from a lot of ultraviolet radiation 39.According to the passage, an ozone layer molecule _ A: consists of two oxygen atoms B: contains more oxygen atoms than the usual oxygen molecule does C: contains the same number of atoms as the usual oxygen molecule D: consists of three oxygen molecules 40.The word “free” in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A: unconnected B: conditional C: liberal D: meaningful 41.Ultraviolet radiation causes oxygen molecules to _ A: reduce the number of chloroflurocarbons 11 B: burn up ozone molecules C: split up and reform as ozone D: rise to the stratosphere 42.The word “it” in paragraph refers to _ A: process B: damage C: formation D: UV radiation 43.The word “culprits” in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A: guilty parties B: detectives C: leaders D: group members 44.According to the passage, what happens after a chlorine molecule reacts with an ozone molecule? A: The ozone breaks down into three oxygen atoms B: Two different molecules are created C: Three distinct molecules result D: The two molecules combine into one molecule 45.The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses _ A: the negative results of the cycle of ozone destruction 12 B: where chloroflurocarbons (CFCs) come from C: the causes of the destruction of ozone molecules D: how electromagnetic radiation is created Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 46.I don’t think people should be allowed to perform experiments animals A: on B: over C: to D: for 47. that the English settled in Jamestown A: In 1607 that it was B: Because in 1607 C: It was in 1607 D: That in 1608 48.In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur _ misunderstanding A: because of B: as C: because D: despite 49.They mentioned it in the article but they didn’t into detail A: come 13 B: make C: go D: take 50.On an untimed test, to answer accurately is more important than _ A: to finish quickly B: you finish quickly C: a quick finish D: finishing quickly 51.It can be quite busy here during the tourist A: season B: phase C: stage D: period 52.After a hard match, Manchester United managed to with Manchester City, 1-1 A: score B: draw C: exact D: equal 53.Many gases, including the nitrogen and oxygen in air, color or odor A: they not have 14 B: not having C: have no D: which have no 54.We were disappointed that of the members came to the youth club party A: a few B: little C: few D: a little 55.I saw the interview while I was through a magazine at the hairdresser’s A: flicking B: ticking C: clicking D: picking 56.Unlike most Europeans, many Americans a bowl of cereal for breakfast every day A: are used to eating B: use to eat C: are used to eat D: used to eating 57.Rarely about the environment enough to give up their car A: people care 15 B: are people care C: care people D: people care 58.Earlier in the year, the researchers found _, which they determined is over million years old A: an extremely large fossil B: a fossil extremely large C: a large extremely fossil D: extremely large fossil 59.Staying in a luxury hotel costs _ renting a nomal room for a month A: twice as much as B: as much as twice C: twice more than D: as much twice as 60.Did you have an argument with Francis? If you had been there, you _ the same A: had done B: would have done C: will D: did 61.Don’t drop your sweet wrapper on the floor, ? 16 A: aren’t you B: will you C: don’t you D: you 62.Make sure you your make-up with a soft brush, like this one A: dress B: decorate C: apply D: construct 17 63.On the street: Keep straight ahead Walk for five minutes It’s on your right hand side You can’t miss it! A:Could you show me the way to the nearest ATM, please? B: Could I leave a message for Mr Alan Smith? C: Can you please give me a lift? D: Do you mind if I sit here? 64.After an exam: Congratulations! You’ve done so excellently in the exam I wish I could as well as you _ A: Stop kidding me! B: Thank you very much It’s really encouraging! C: You are welcome! You should try more D: Never mind You can much better than me WRITE It's ages since I last talked to him I have _ The book was so interesting that we couldn’t put it down It was _ 3.He said to me “ Don’t stay up late ” He told me _ The damage was so great that it would cost millions of dollars to repair Such _ She didn’t graduate from university until 1980 It was not _ Write a paragraph about the most important qualities that lead to success (ex: passion, patience and honesty) ... during the Paleolithic Period 21.Which of the following is the main topic of the passage? A: Marginal environments B: Hunter-gatherers C: Subsistence farming D: The Paleolithic Period 22.Which... chlorine atom can, in fact, destroy hundreds of thousands of ozone molecules in this repetition cycle, and the effects of this destructive process are now becoming evident 36.According to the passage,... background B: nature C: scenery D: view 13.A: enlarged B: increased C: strengthened D: expanded 14. A: force B: fact C: reality D: existence 15.A: amount B: set C: extent D: range 16.A: review