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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.
educate
eliminate
certificate
dedicate
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.
initiate
substantial
attention
particular
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
represented
biography
indirectly
entertainment
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
obligatory
geographical
international
undergraduate
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.
Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter their eating habits.
have raised
rapidly
that
their eating habits
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.
Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class.
Having finished
before the
it was delivered
professor before
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.
Since vitamins are contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack of most of them.
are
in a
variety of
lack of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We should participate in the movements ______ the natural environment.
organizing to conserve
organized to conserve
organized conserving
which organize to conserve
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______ number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know ______ exact number of them.
A/the
The/an
The/the
A/an
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John forgot ______ his ticket so he was not allowed ______ the club.
brought/enter
bring/entering
bringing/to enter
to bring/to enter
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Snow and rain ______ of nature.
are phenomena
is phenomena
is phenomenon
are phenomenon
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Her outgoing character contrasts ______ with that of her sister.
thoroughly
fully
sharply
coolly
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It turned out that we ______ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
hadn’t
should have
mustn’t
needn’t have
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When I was a child, I loved to splash through the ______ after rain.
pools
puddles
ponds
rivers
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Learning Spanish isn’t so difficult once you ______.
get away with it
get off it
get down to it
get on it
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Staying in a hotel costs ______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
twice as much as
as much as twice
twice more than
twice as
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Please don’t ______ a word of this to anyone else, it’s highly confidential.
speak
pass
mutter
breathe
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In spite of his abilities, Peter has been ______ overlooked for promotion.
repeat
repeatedly
repetitiveness
repetitive
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I wish you ______ me a new one instead of having it ______ as you did.
had given/repaired
gave/to repair
would give/to repair
had given/to be repaired
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.
- Helen: "I love your gardens. The plants are well taken care of!"
- Jim : “Thanks. Yes, I suppose I've always ____.”
had green fingers
let nature take its course
made it down on my luck
drawn the short straw
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.
- Mrs. Skate: “How can this dress can be so expensive?”
- The shop assistant: “_____.”
Yes, it’s the most expensive
You’re paying for the brand
What an expensive dress
That’s a good idea
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Adding a garage will enhance the value of the house.
stabilize
alter
increase
diminish
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
You never really know where you are with her as she just blows hot and cold.
keeps going
keeps taking things
keeps changing her mood
keeps testing
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Are you looking for a temporary or a permanent job?
fierce
stable
fleeting
loose
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Constant correction of speaking ‘errors’ by a teacher is often counter-productive, as student may become afraid to speak at all.
desolate
fruitless
barren
effective
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.
Jack has won a jackpot prize. 10% of it was donated to flooded areas.
Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% which half was donated to flooded areas.
Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of which was donated to flooded areas.
Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of that was donated to flooded areas.
Jack has won a jackpot prize, which was donated to flooded areas.
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.
Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.
If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test.
Because she read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
Although she didn't read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
Not having read the reference books, she couldn't finish the test.
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.
My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report.
If I were you, I would go straight to the bush in the next report.
If I were you, I would have the next report got started.
If I were you, I would not beat around the bush in the next report.
If I were you, I would not point out the next report.
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 whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.
Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation, I whispered.
So as not to hear our conversation, I whispered.
Because I whispered, anybody heard our conversation.
I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard.
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.
Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.
Tim joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.
The brightest and most conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their full (31)_____.
plan
fame
potential
achievement
My fifteen-year-old daughter, for example, has just spent the last month or so (32)_____ for exams.
reading
lecturing
cheating
cramming
Is the work she's been doing really going to make her more knowledgeable about her subjects, or will she forget it all tomorrow? I suspect the (33)_____.
latter
frontier
later
latest
Thirdly, the standard (34)_____ doesn't give students any tuition in developing practical work-related, living and social skills, or in skills necessary for higher education.
timetable
curriculum
lecture
seminar
How many students entering university have the first idea what the difference is between plagiarising someone else's work and (35)_____ good use of someone else's ideas?
having
taking
making
creating
What is the main topic of the passage?
problems with household paint
major health concern for children
lead poisoning in children
lead paint in order homes
The phrase "exposed to" in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the following?
in contact with
familiar with
displaying
conducting
Which of the following does the passage infer?
Paint companies can no longer use lead in their paint.
Paint companies must limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
Paint companies aren't required to limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
Paint companies have always followed restrictions regarding the amount of lead used in their paint.
The word "ingest" could best be replaced by which of the following?
inhale
invest
inject
eat
The word "dilapidated" is closest in meaning to which of the following?
unpainted
decorated
broken down
poorly painted

