PRACTICE TEST

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 from 1 to 2.
Question 1: A. chorus B. cherish C. chaos D. scholarship
Question 2: A. access B. championship C. labourer D. democratic
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 from 3 to 4.
Question 3: A. travel B. affect C. diverse D. direct
Question 4: A. category B. compulsory C. accessible D. deliberate
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following question from 5 to 19.
Question 5: The people who called yesterday want to buy the house, ________?
A. don’t they B. didn’t they C. doesn’t it D. didn’t it
Question 6: It is expected that man _______ on several planets by the end of this
century.
A. would have landed C. will be landing
B. will have been landed D. will have landed
Question 7: ______ the company’s high profits this year, the employees did not
receive a bonus.
A. Because of B. Due to C. As D. Despite
Question 8: You have to be 18 years old to be ________ to get married.
A. enabled B. permissible C. capable D. eligible
Question 9: Stricter safety rules were implemented in 1991 after a beam ______
from one of the viaducts killed a motorist.
A. falling B. had fallen C. fallen D. had been fallen
Question 10: Panettone is a ______ Christmas cake.
A. round bread-like Italian C. bread-like Italian
B. round Italian bread-like D. Italian round bread-like
Question 11: The technology company has managed to stay in the ____ over the
years owing to good investment strategies.
A. blue B. pink C. red D. black
Question 12: The higher the temperature of a molecule, ________
 A. it has more energy C. the more energy it has
B. more energy it has D. the most energy it has
Question 13: Many people claim that insults or negative comments are ______, but
in reality, many of them are upset by such things.
A. like water off a duck’s back C. great minds think alike
B. Jack-of-all-trade D. Beggar on horseback
Question 14: These alternative methods are four times as ____ as traditional
methods since they don’t lose much energy to the internal combustion process.
A. effectiveness B. efficiency C. efficient D. effective
Question 15: Although he has tried to hide his emotion that his girlfriend left him
still affects him ______
A. greatly B. significantly C. severely D. profoundly
Question 16: If you ________ last night, you wouldn’t be tired and sleepy now.
A. didn’t watch the movie C. watched
B. hadn’t watched D. wouldn’t watch
Question 17: Cooking on charcoal ______ a distinctive smoky flavor to your meat.
A. conveys B. imparts C. instills D. exchanges
Question 18: ______ a promise, he never goes back on his word.
A. Once he has made C. Once he had made
B. Before he made D. When he was making
Question 19: We ______ the proposal and decided to give it our approval
A. talked about B. brought around C. turned down D. talked
over
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 from 20 to 21.
Question 20: You have to be on your toes if you want to beat her.
A. pay all your attentiom to what you are doing C. upset her in what she is
doing
B. get involved in what she is doing D. make her comply with
your orders
Question 21: Depression is popular in many countries but more predomiant in
industrialized societies as work and life are more stressful.
A. dominant B. manageable C. noticeable D. different
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 from 22 to 23.
Question 22: You will miss the deadline if you do not crack on with your
assignment right now.
A. spread B. suspend C. expand D. promote
Question 23: Employees who prove themselves to be capable will usually get
promoted quite rapidly
A. incompetent B. ineffective C. impossible D. inflexible
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
underlined part that needs correction on each of the following questions
from 24 to 26.
Question 24: What are common known as are not lead, but rather a mixture of
graphite, clay and wax.
A. common B. not C. but D. wax

Question 25: Covid-19, a highly communicative disease, will wreak havoc on a

massive scale unless neccesary prevention measures are implemented
A. communicative B. wreak C. massive D. implemented

Question 26: Students are not allowed to handle these chemicals if they are
under the supervision of a teacher.
A. are B. these C. if D. of

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 from 27 to
28

Question 27: -Mr Kim: “Thank you for your time”.

-Mrs White:”_____________”
A. None of my business
B. What’s the time?
C. Never mind
D. It’s my pleasure
Question 28: -“Excuse me, sir. I’m writing a report on Western culture. Do you
mind answering a few question ?”
-“_____________”
A. By no means B. Certainly C. No, of course not D. Yes,
please

Reading 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 29 to 33.
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that
creates seismic waves. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes are recognized (25)
_____ vibration, shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. The vibrations
may vary in (26) _____. They are caused mostly by slippage within geological faults,
but also by other events such as volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and
nuclear tests. The underground point of (27) _____ of the earthquake is called the
focus. The point
directly above the focus on the surface is called the epicenter. Earthquakes by
themselves rarely kill people or wildlife. It is usually the secondary events (28) _____
they trigger, such as building collapse, fires, tsunamis (seismic sea waves) and
volcanoes, that are actually the human disaster. Many of these could possibly be
avoided by better construction, safety systems, early warning and (29) ____
planning.
(Encarta, DVD, 2009)

Question 29: A. in B. with C. as D. from

Question 30: A. magnitude B. value C. amount D. quantity
Question 31: A. source B. origin C. center D. epicenter
Question 32: A. who B. what C. that D. those
Question 33: A. evacuator B. evacuate C. evacuating D. evacuation

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate

the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 38.
As COVID-19 continues to affect lives and livelihoods around the world, we can
already see that the pandemic and its economic fallout are having a regressive
effect on gender equality. By our calculation, women’s jobs are 1.8 times more
vulnerable to this crisis than men’s jobs. Women make up 39 percent of global
employment but account for 54 percent of overall job losses. One reason for this
greater effect on women is that the virus is significantly increasing the burden of
unpaid care, which is disproportionately carried by women. This, among other
factors, means that women’s employment is dropping faster than average, even
accounting for the fact that women and men work in different sectors.
Another factor could be COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on female
entrepreneurship, including women-owned microenterprises in developing countries
(where such enterprises account for a high share of female labor-force
participation). The crisis may have made some family resources scarce, such as
financial capital to invest in businesses or digital devices that families must now
share as children’s schooling has gone online. Our Power of Parity research showed
that both digital and financial inclusion, notably access to credit from financial
institutions and access to mobile banking, are closely related to the presence of
women in the labor force.
Attitudes also shape how women experience the economic consequences of a
crisis relative to men. These aren’t new beliefs but rather traditional societal
mindsets about the role of women. They may be reflected in current decisions, at
the organizational level or indeed within the family, about who gets to keep their
jobs. For example, according to the global World Values Survey, more than half the
respondents in many countries in South Asia and MENA agreed that men have more
right to a job than women when jobs are scarce. About one in six respondents in
developed countries said the same.
(Adapted from [Link]

Question 34: Which of the following topics does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The influence of COVID-19 on women
B. The discrimination in jobs in COVID-19 epidemic
C. The reasons for women’s job losses in COVID-19
D. The contribution of women to the global workforce
Question 35: According to the passage, the percentage of women becoming
unemployed in the epidemic accounts for _____
A. more than one-third B. more than a half C. three-fourths D. nearly
one third
Question 36: The word capital in paragraph 2 probably means ________
A. a big city B. a problem C. an amount of money D. a benefit
Question 37: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned
as the factors impacting women’s employment?
A. the burden of unpaid work
B. shortage of family resources
C. the atttitudes of the family and society on women’s role
D. women-owned microenterprises
Question 38: The phrase the same in the last paragraph refers to ________
A. the belief that men deserve a job than women
B. the opinion that jobs are scarce now
C. the idea that more women in developed countries lose their jobs
D. the fact that women have right to keep their jobs
Read the following passage the mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 39 to 45.
Green space facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of
the urban environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or
every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. At present, it is
generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than on the base of
a closely-reasoned scientific proof. The recognition of the importance of green-
spaces in the urban environment is a first step on the right way; this does not
mean; however, that sufficient details are known about the functions of green-space
in towns and about the way in which the inhabitants are using these spaces. As to
this rather complex subject I shall, within the scope of this lecture, enter into one
aspect only, namely the recreative function of green-space facilities.
 The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which for
many years has been used in town-and-country planning, has in my opinion resulted
in disproportionate attention for forms of recreation far from home, whereas
there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the
direct neighbourhood of the home. We have come to the conclusion that this is not
right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or
working, is used for activites at and around home. So it is obvious that recreation in
the open air has to begin at the street-door of the house. The urban environment
has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to
be such that more obligatory activities can also have a recreative aspect.
The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant
walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets, because
the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot for
enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yourself at home
after the street-door of your house is closed after you.
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Question 39: According to the author, the importance of green-spaces in the urban
environment ___________?
A. is still unknown C. is usually neglected
B. is being closely studied D. has been fully recognized
Question 40: The underline word “which” in the passage refers to ___________
A. way B. inhabitants C. spaces D. subject
Question 41: The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation
has led to ________
A. the disproportion of recreation facilities in the neighbourhood
B. the location of recreation facilities far from home
C. relatively little attention for recreative possibilities
D. the improvement of recreative possibilites in the neighbourhood
Question 42: The underlined word “disproportionate” in the passage probably
means _____
A. inconvenient B. unbalanced C. disaffected D. uneasy
Question 43: According to the author, green-space facilities should be designed in
such a way that ________
A. more obligatory activities might take on a recreative aspect
B. more and more people migh have access to them
C. an increasing number of recreative activities might be developed
D. recreative activities might be brought into our homes
Question 44: The underlined word “spot” in the passage is closest in meaning to
______
 A. diry mark C. spotlight
B. small amount D. particular place
Question 45: The main idea of the passage is that _________
A. better use of green-space facilities should be made to improve the quality of
our life
B. attention must be directed to the improvement of recreative possibilites
C. the urban environment is providing more recreation activities than it did
years ago
D. priority must be given to the development of obligatory activites

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence

that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following
questions from 46 to 48
Question 46: “If I hadn’t had so much work to do, I would have gone to the
movies.” said the boy.
A. As the boy did not have much work to do, he went to the movies.
B. They boy said that if he hadn’t had so much work to do, he would have gone
to the movies.
C. The boy explained the reason why he had so much work to do that he couldn’t
go to the movies.
D. The boy didn’t want to go to the movies because he did have so much to do.

Question 47: If only you told me the truth about the theft.
A. You should have told me the truth about the theft.
B. I do wish you would tell me the truth about the theft.
C. You must have told me the truth about the theft.
D. It is necessary that you tell me the truth about the theft.

Question 48: The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book
immediately.
A. They had to print the book immediately to satisfy the increasing demand.
B. To meet the greater and greater demand, they had to print the book
immediately.
C. There was such a great demand that the book was printed immediately.
D. So great was the demand that they had to print the book immediately.

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 from 49 to 50.

Question 49: Julian dropped out of college after his first year. Now he regrets it.
A. Julian regretted having dropped out of college after his first year.
B. Julian wishes he didn’t drop out of college after his first year.
C. Julian regrets having dropped out of college after his first year.
D. Only if Julian had dropped out of college after his first year.
Question 50: Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it
when arriving at the meeting.
A. Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at
the meeting.
B. Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at
the meeting.
C. Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived
at the meeting.
D. No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his
leaving the company.