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Mark the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Although they are identical twins, their teacher can easily ………between them.
A. identify
B. select
C. differ
D. distinguish
I was most ………… of his efforts to help me during the crisis.
A. appreciation
B . appreciable
C. appreciate
D. appreciative
John: “May I come in?” Peter: “ …………….”
A. Feel free
B. Yes, no problem
C. You’re welcome
D. Sorry, let’s wait
If you go away, you ………write to me, …….. you?
A. will/ won’t
B. do/ don’t
C. will/ don’t
D. will/ do
We have to start early …….. we’ll be late for school.
A. so that
B. although
C. or else
D. consequently
The smell of the sea …….. him …… to his childhood.
A. took …back
B. brought…back
C. reminded… of
D. called …off
The conference was organized for all of the ……… teachers in the city.
A. history
B. historic
C. historical
D. historian
We don’t sell foreign newspapers because there is no ………. for them
A. request
B. requirement
C. claim
D. demand
He never………….. his word
A. goes back on
B. puts up with
C. makes up for
D. goes down with
When I got up yesterday morning, the sun was shining, but the ground was very wet. It …….
A. rained
B. has been raining
C. had rained
D. had been raining
Someone ……….here recently: these ashes are still warm.
A. should be
B. had to be
C. must have been
D. might have been
……….of applicants for this job ……..very big.
A. The number /is
B. A number /is
C. A number /are
D. The number /are
The professor complimented a grade 1 pupil ……….his good achievement.
A. about
B. on
C. for
D. due to
………your help, I wouldn’t have got the scholarship.
A. If I had had
B. Had not it been for
C. But for
D. Unless I had
………man suffering from ……..shock should not be given anything to drink.
A. A/ the
B. The/ a
C. Ø/ a
D. A/ Ø
The villagers strongly recommend that a new school ………immediately.
A. must be built
B. is going to be built
C. be built
D. will be built
You thought I did wrong, but the results ……….my action.
A. agree
B. correct
C. justify
D. approve
It’s most unwise to ……in a quarrel between a man and his wife.
A. involve
B. go
C. take part in
D. interfere
The more she practices, ……….she becomes.
A. the most confident
B. the more confident
C. the greater confidence
D. more confidently
In today’s paper it ……….that we shall have an election this year.
A. says
B. admits
C. expresses
D. proposes
John: “Could you tell me how to get to the nearest post office?” Peter: “……………”
A. Sorry for this inconvenience
B. I have no clue
C. Not at all
D. Sorry, I’m a new comer here
The problem is difficult, therefore ………. students could answer it.
A. a great number of
B. a lot of
C. few
D. a few
………he was kidnapped by the Iraqi guerrillas yesterday has been confirmed.
A. What
B. If
C. That
D. Ø
The road in front of my house is in great need ………..
A. repairing
B. to be repaired
C. of repair
D. of being repaired.
Sometimes life must be very unpleasant for …… near the airport.
A. people live
B. those living
C. someone to live
D. they who live
She has just bought …………….
A. an old interesting painting French
B. a French interesting old paint
C. a French old interesting painting
D. an interesting old French painting
There are many opportunities for career ………. if you work for that company.
A. system
B. sequence
C. progression
D. succesion
The children can stay here …..they don’t make too much noise.
A. whether
B. providing
C. unless
D. until
“…………….” – “Thank you. We are proud of him.”
A. Your kid is naughty.
B. Can we ask your child to take a photo?
C. Your child is just adorable!
D. I can give your kid a lift to school.
There were a lot people at the party, only few of …….I had met before.
A. them
B. who
C. whom
D. whose
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. experience
B. maternal
C. simplify
D. physician
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. residential
B. repetition
C. mountaineer
D. television
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. sequential
B. mistake
C. satisfy
D. quality
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. residence
B. establish
C. maximum
D. regional
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. questionable
B. inferior
C. criticize
D. miserable
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Why hobbyists always flaunt their map collections.
B. How maps can be collected by professionals and enthusiasts.
C. How to assure an interrupted flow of collectibles.
D. What cartographers advocate as a worthy undertaking.
In paragraph 1, the word lucrative is closest in meaning to
A. instructive
B. insensitive
C. profitable
D. profuse
According to the passage, map collecting as a hobby is
A. not deserving of the time and resources
B. not as conventional as collecting stamps
C. as eccentric as collecting dolls
D. conformist in the best sense of the word.
In paragraph 1, the word avid is closest in meaning to
A. keen
B. humorous
C. devoted
D. supportive
It can be inferred from the passage that, at a time when maps were accessible to the upper socioeconomic classes, they appealed also to a fair number of
A. professional copiers
B. ardent devotees
C. buried-treasure hunters
D. obscure amateur dealers
In paragraph 2, the phrase “economic means” is closest in meaning to
A. economic maps
B. fiscal responsibility
C. available funds
D. capital investment
In paragraph 2, the author uses the phrase “superficially prosaic” to mean
A. described in informal prose
B. seemingly boring and unimaginative
C. useful for travelers who enjoy a change
D. potentially uncovered in a box of photos
In paragraph 3, the word “predisposed” is closest in meaning to
A. pressured
B. provoked
C. condemned
D. inclined
A paragraph following the passage would most likely discuss
A. specific organizations to contact about map acquisition
B. specific mapping techniques used to enlarge the scale
C. trimming and framing valuable acquisitions
D. volunteering time and work to maintain obsolete maps
Wikipedia is a(n) ………..
A. book
B. journal
C. article
D. dictionary
Wikipedia is written by………..
A. paid written
B. millionaires
C. normal people
D. world experts
The phrase “these writers” in the first paragraph refers to ……….
A. ordinary readers
B. ordinary people
C. encyclopedia experts
D. every subject
The phrase “the word” in the second paragraph refers to………..
A. knowledge
B. encyclopedia
C. writing
D. collection
Microsoft’s Encarta is cited in the passage as an example of ……...
A. CD-ROM dictionary
B. printed encyclopedia
C. online encyclopedia
D. updateable online encyclopedia
The word “brainchild” in the second paragraph of the passage can be best replaced by……...
A. born
B. child
C. product
D. father
The word “approach” in the third paragraph of the passage means……...
A. idea
B. time
C. method
D. writing
The user of Wikipedia can do all of the following EXCEPT……….
A. have access to information
B. determinate the website
C. modify information
D. edit information
We can say that Jimmy Wales……….
A. became very famous after the formation of Wikipedia
B. is the father of Wikipedia
C. made a great profit from Wikipedia
D. decides who can use Wikipedia
Wiki software enables ……….
A. exchanging articles
B. a purchase of information
C. limited access
D. editing
If it fits inside a pocket, keeps you safe as well as in touch with your office, your mother and your children, it is (61)………..worth having.
A. totally
B. certainly
C. absolutely
D. completely
This is the (62)……….. of the dwelling ranks of female mobile-phone users
A. vision
B. vista
C. view
D. conception
This is the (62)……….. of the dwelling ranks of female mobile-phone users who are beginning to (63)……….. the consumer market.
A. master
B. dominate
C. overbear
D. command
Although Britain has been (64)……….. to be one of the most expensive places in the world to run a mobile phone
A. demonstrated
B. seen
C. established
D. shown
both professional women and (65)……….. mothers are undeterred
A. complete
B. total
C. absolute
D. full-time
At first, the mobile phone was a rich man’s plaything, or a businessman’s (66)……….. symbol.
A. status
B. fame
C. power
D. prestige
The main (67)……….. for most women customers is that it provides a form of communications back-up, wherever they are, in case of contingency.
A. attraction
B. enticement
C. charm
D. lure
And it always seems to be a question of (68)……….. of mind.”
A. tranquility
B. calmness
C. peace
D. serenity
“Size is also (69)……….. for women.
A. necessary
B. crucial
C. urgent
D. essential
“The tiny phones coming in are having a very big (70)………...
A. impression
B. perception
C. impact
D. image
Mark the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions or indicate the correct answer to each of them .
Not until Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave had been completely explored in 1972 …………………….
A. when was its full extent realized
B. the realization of its full extent
C. was its full extent realized
D. that its full extent was realized
The knee is……. most other joints in the body because it cannot twist without injury.
A. to be damaged more than likely
B. more likely to be damaged than
C. likely to be more than damaged
D. more than likely to be damaged
The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
A. Not until after midnight the noise next door stopped.
B. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.
C. The noise next door stopped at midnight
D. It was midnight and the noise next door stopped.
Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
A. They had a such fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
B. They had so fierce a dog that nobody would visit them.
C. Their dog was too fierce to visit.
D. They had a so fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
If you want to be kept informed about current affairs, you should listen to the radio.
A. Only by listening to the radio, you can keep yourself informed about current affairs.
B. Listening to the radio and you will be kept informed about current affairs.
C. A good way of keeping yourself informed about current affairs is listen to the radio.
D. Listening to the radio is a good way of keeping yourself informed about current affairs.
I travel by bus only when I have no alternative.
A. Travelling by bus is my only alternative.
B. It’s my only alternative to travel by bus.
C. I resort to travel by bus only when I have no alternative.
D. I travel by bus only as a last resort.
Calling Jim is pointless because his phone is out of order.
A. It’s useless calling Jim because his phone is out of order.
B. It’s no use to call Jim because his phone is out of order.
C. There’s no point calling Jim because his phone is out of order.
D. It’s worth not calling Jim because his phone is out of order.
Choose the best way to make the sentence from the cues.
fact/ her son/ out/ danger/ bring/ her/ some relief.
A. The fact that her son was out of danger brought her some relief.
B. The fact that her son was out of danger which brought her some relief.
C. The fact that her son is out of danger brought her some relief.
D. The fact that her son is out of danger has brought her some relief.
be sure/ good seat/ your tickets / should/ bought/ advance.
A. I’m sure about a good seat for your tickets should be bought in advance.
B. To be sure of a good seat, your tickets should be bought in advance.
C. To be sure of a good seat for your tickets should be bought in advance.
D. To be sure of a good seat, your tickets should be bought advance.
How/ ungrateful/ you/ not/ greet/ former/ teacher/ meet/ him.
A. How ungrateful of you not to greet your former teacher when you met him.
B. How ungrateful you are not to greet your former teacher when you met him.
C. How ungrateful to you not to greet your former teacher when you met him.
D. How ungrateful of you not to greet your former teacher to met him.