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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.
The placebo effect is far more powerful than most people realize. It's fascinating, and it has been (1) _____ studied by medical science. We know that four placebo sugar pills a day will clean up an illness quicker than two sugar pills, we know that an injection is a more effective treatment for pain than a pill, we know that green pills are more effective (2) _____ stress than red pills, and we know that brand packaging on painkillers increases pain relief.
But if homeopathy users are being deceived by the placebo effect, is that so bad? Maybe not. There are often situations (3) _____ people want treatment but medicine has little to offer - back pain, stress at work, medically unexplained fatigue, and (4) _____ commonly colds. Trying every known medication will only give you side effects. A sugar pill in these circumstances seems a very (5) _____ option.
absolutely
deeply
wholly
extensively
we know that green pills are more effective (2) _____ stress than red pills, and we know that brand packaging on painkillers increases pain relief.
on
for
at
about
There are often situations (3) _____ people want treatment but medicine has little to offer - back pain
where
whom
which
why
but medicine has little to offer - back pain, stress at work, medically unexplained fatigue, and (4) _____ commonly colds.
almost
most
mostly
at most
A sugar pill in these circumstances seems a very (5) _____ option.
sensible
sensitive
sensing
senseless
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
In an effort to solve the problem of extinction, many countries have allocated large amounts of its land to animal reserves.
to solve
extinction
its
to
Founded only three months ago, his company is still a comparable newcomer to the software market.
Founded
is
comparable
the software market
Exercise strengthens the heart, increases the level at which we burn fat, lowers the chance of high blood pressure, and preventing loss of bone strength.
strengthens
at which
of
preventing
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
perform
obtain
carry
repeat
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
opponent
origin
charity
continent
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
The waitress is talking to Jason after he has finished eating.
- The waitress: "Can I get you anything else?" - Jason: “_____________.”
You're welcome
Just the check, please
No problem
Sorry to hear that
The client and the secretary are talking on the phone.
- The client: “___________________”
- The secretary: "Sorry, he has gone to Korea, but he will be back next week."
Who is Jonathan?
How is Jonathan today?
May I speak to Jonathan?
What's wrong with Jonathan?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
As a new employee, your next presentation is important, so you have to be entirely aware of what you are doing.
completely
hardly
firstly
partially
This year, my school has decided to renovate all the classrooms to give students a better learning condition.
destroy
rebuild
match
refurbish
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
"I'm happy to hear that you win the singing contest. Congratulations!", David said to Jane.
David wanted to know if Jane really won the singing contest.
David thanked Jane for having won the singing contest.
David congratulated Jane on winning the singing contest.
David complimented Jane on winning the singing contest.
It is apparent that Nancy was at home last night.
I am not sure whether Nancy was at home last night or not.
Nancy must have been at home last night.
Nancy should have been at home last night.
No one knows whether Nancy was at home last night.
Passion is what will keep your enthusiasm high.
The less passionate you are, the higher your enthusiasm is.
The more passionate you are, the higher your enthusiasm is.
Though you are passionate, your enthusiasm is not really high.
Despite your passion, your enthusiasm is not really high.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 18 to 22.
Edward Patrick Eagan was born on April 26th 1897 in Denver, Colorado, and his father died in a railroad accident when Eagan was only one year old. He and his four brothers were raised by his mother, who earned a small income from teaching foreign languages.
Inspired by Frank Marriwell, the hero of a series of popular novels for boys, Eagan pursued an education for himself and an interest in boxing. He attended the University of Denver for a year before serving in the U.S. army as an artillery lieutenant during World War I. After the war, he entered Yale University and while studying there, won the US national amateur heavyweight boxing title. He graduated from Yale in 1921, attended Harvard Law School, and received a Rhodes scholarship to the University of Oxford where he received his A.M. in 1928.
While studying at Oxford, Eagan became the first American to win the British amateur boxing championship. Eagan won his first gold medal as a light heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. Eagan also fought at the 1924 Olympics in Paris as a heavyweight but failed to get a medal. Though he had taken up the sport just three weeks before the competition, he managed to win a second gold medal as a member of four-man bobsled team at the 1932 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Thus, he became the only athlete to win gold medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
(Adapted from "Peteson's Master TOEFL Reading Skills)
What is the main idea of the passage?
Eagan's life shows that a man can be an athlete and a well-educated person
Eagan's life shows that military experiences make athletes great.
Eagan's life shows how a wealthy student can achieve as much as a poor one.
Eagan's life shows how easy it is to win two gold medals in different Olympic sports.
According to the passage, who was Frank Merriwell?
A teacher at Yale
A student at Oxford
A fictional character
A bobsledder at the Olympics
The word "Inspired" in paragraph 2 in CLOSEST in meaning to ______.
stopped
challenged
calmed
stimulated
According to the passage, Eagan won all of the following EXCEPT ______.
British amateur boxing championship
U.S. national amateur heavyweight boxing title
Heavyweight boxing, Olympic gold medal
Light heavyweight boxing, Olympic gold medal
The word "competition" in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
sport
1932 Olympics
gold medals
Summer Olympics
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
wear
treat
dream
mean
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
beaches
services
messages
techniques
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Helen's financial difficulties are serious. She never loses her hopes of overcoming them soon.
Serious as her financial difficulties are, Helen never loses her hopes of overcoming them soon.
Helen's serious financial difficulties stopped her from hoping.
When Helen loses her hopes, she may overcome her serious financial difficulties.
In spite of losing her hopes, Helen will overcome her serious financial difficulties soon.
Karla was in such a hurry yesterday. That was the reason why she put salt instead of sugar in her husband's coffee.
Due to Karla's being hurried, she could not put sugar and salt in her husband's coffee.
Although Karla was in such a hurry, she remembered to put salt in her husband's coffee.
Karla's husband asked her not to put sugar or salt in his coffee as he was in such a hurry.
If Karla hadn't been in such a hurry, she wouldn't have put salt instead of sugar in her husband's coffee yesterday.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Katherine has currently been down in the dumps because all her best friends have gone abroad to study.
excited
happy
surprised
depressed
According to various studies, children with supportive parents often do better at school than those without.
dependent
inattentive
discouraging
memorable
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 29 to 35.
As health care costs continually rise in most developed countries, many people are looking for alternative forms of health therapy. Two of the most popular forms of alternative therapies in the West today are acupuncture and herbal medicine, both of which have been used for centuries in Asia and are rooted in ancient Chinese medicine. In essence, they attempt to treat the source of the health problem rather than simply get rid of symptoms, which is something that many argue is the flawed crux of western medicinal techniques.
Acupuncture is based on ancient Chinese medicine and the importance of ki, a kind of life force that pulsates through every human's body. Ki runs through various pathways in the body and is fundamental in giving human strength and energy as well as bolstering the immune system. But, at times, these pathways might suffer blockage or be disrupted, so ki is unable to flow smoothly through the body. When this occurs, the body becomes vulnerable to illness and pain. This is where acupuncture comes in. Acupuncturists are well versed in the mapping of the ki pathways throughout the body and are able to locate and stimulate certain areas on the surface of the body in order to relieve pressure and allow ki once more to flow freely, eliminating pains and illnesses in the process.
One of the most common and successful methods of acupuncture is described as ear acupuncture. This technique is involved solely with the ear and its numerous activation points. The ear is considered a highly sensitive area of the human body because it contains a strong, healthy flow of blood as well as numerous nerve points that connect it with the rest of the human body. Acupuncturists place tiny needles in the surface of the skin at certain points, depending on the desired result. In general, ear acupuncture is considered an excellent therapy, especially for treating individuals with psychological or physical dependency issues such as eating disorders and drug or alcohol abuse.
A second form of alternative therapy based on Chinese traditional medicine is herbal therapy, in which special herbs are prescribed by the doctor to be taken in a hot liquid form, usually tea. Traditionally, herbal teas are imbibed to boost the immune system and prevent illnesses from being able to enter the body. Herbs also have a more direct influence than acupuncture on the body's physical system, as they can aid in normalizing blood pressure. One excellent example of an herbal remedy is mushroom tea, which is an excellent antioxidant. Other benefits attributed to the use of traditional Chinese herbs are that they build stamina and are good for digestive purposes. Sometimes, herbal medicines are used in conjunction with acupuncture to magnify its effects.
(Adapted from How to master skills for the Toefl Actual Test)
Alternative forms of health care are becoming more popular because _______.
they have been used for a very long time
they are able to cure patients much more quickly
other ways aren't able to get rid of the symptoms as well as them
medical costs are on the upswing in many developed countries
The word "crux" in paragraph 1 mostly means _______.
basis
relief
symptom
application
According to paragraph 2, which of the following is true of ki?
It constantly runs through the various blood vessels of the body.
It is the basis upon which the method of acupuncture was devised.
It is an invisible force that blocks the pathways of the body.
It stimulates certain pathways in the body and relieves pain.
The word "solely" in paragraph 3 is CLOSEST in meaning to _______.
safely
barely
intentionally
exclusively
It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that the ear _______.
has a healthy blood supply, which relieves the pain from needles
contains a small number of the body's special activation points
is a beneficial acupuncture area because it contains a myriad of nerves
is the source of dependency issues such as alcoholism and drug use
The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
the ear
the activation point
the nerve point
the flow of blood
The author's description of herbal therapy mentions all of the following EXCEPT _______.
the reaction time is faster for acupuncture than for herbal therapy
herbs are an excellent way of increasing a person's endurance
it is used as a preventative form of therapy for healthy people
it is beneficial to the circulatory system and blood pressure problems
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
When you purchase anything in this shopping mall, your first order is delivered free as a(n) ______ offer.
introductory
beginning
worthless
reliable
Her brother used to work as _______ MC on many TV talk shows.
the
a
an
no article
Internal _______ engines are the most widely used power-generating devices currently in existence.
mechanic
burning
blaze
combustion
He _______ some excuse about the dog eating his homework, which made the teacher angrier.
made up
turned up
got up
came up
Peter couldn't sleep because the people next door _______ a lot of noise until past midnight.
made
had made
have made
were making
Jack thinks Daisy is going to take a gap year after graduating, _______?
leak
set
take
hit
Karl Kani, who was a black American designer, was the first to _______ the trend of merging hip hop with fashion.
leak
set
take
hit
It is now _______ that vitamin C plays a crucial role in the manufacture of collagen within the skin.
kind-hearted
hand-made
well-established
thought-provoking
Riley is between a _______ and a hard place as he accidentally set up his doctor's appointment on the same day as his son's first soccer game at school.
rock
stone
ball
dirt
My friend recommended _______ some cash as the restaurant might not accept credit cards.
bringing
to bring
having brought
to have brought
The famous singer has just visited and given gifts to children in an orphanage _______ in her hometown.
locates
located
locating
is located
He read _______ he didn't get enough knowledge to complete his assignment.
so few books as
such few books that
such a few books as
so few books that
We'd better stick _______ the main road because the other roads are blocked with snow.
to
at
in
above
You must read the instructions carefully; _______, you won't know how to use this tool.
therefore
however
otherwise
besides
It is imperative that all migrants _______ the regulations of the residential areas they move to.
must obey
would obey
will obey
should obey
