POST-TEST

PART 1: GRAMMAR
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Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

1. I'm not sure when it happened; it must have been you came to dinner.
A. at night B. by night C. a night D. the night
2. She wore a dress to the party that was more attractive than the other girls'.
· A. quite B. very C. too D. much
3. The two in the rescue have been awarded medals for bravery.
A. involved children B. children involved
C. involving children D. children involving
4. We built the raft to hold us.
A. strong enough B. enough strong C. strongly enough D. enough strongly
5. Someone in the office had made a mistake, and the finn regretted _ __ _ ___ the customer
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mconvemence.
A. to cause B. to have caused C. causing D. to havi ng caused
6. She was so upset that she couldn't help _ _ _ __ _ _ _
A. to cry B. crying C. to have cried D. having cried
7. My son can spend approximately 30 minutes two weeks playing educational
games on a three-year old Apple.
A. once B. one time C. every D. each time
8. The city is coming to life, its streets _ _ _ __ _ _ slowly with people and traffic.
A. fill B. full C. filling D. being full
9. My mother enjoyed the bike but it really _ __ _ __ _
A. tired out her B. tired her out C. her tired out D. out tired her
10. I wou.ld take action at once - - -- - - -
A. were not it too late Bl it were not too late
C. were it not too late D. it were too not late
11. "l'm dreading my interview tomorrow."
"As as you answer their questions carefully, you should do very well."
A. long B. soon C. far D. well
12. Educated women in the last decades of the 20th century have been marrying later,
_ _ _ __ _ _ means that they have fewer years to produce offspring.
A. who B. that C. when D. which
13. She wishes she _ __ ____ a postcard to her family when she was on holiday.
A. send B. sent C. would send D. had sent
14. A common language used throughout the world would do much to bring countries
- - - - - - - to each other.
A. closer B. more close C. more closed D. more close!y

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15. _ _ __ _ __ _ the rate of development may be, there is, at any one time, a limit to the total of
what can be produced.
A. What B. However C. How D. Whatever
16. It was only in fiction, and in space movie, _ __ __ _ _ _ people spend long periods living
more or less normally deep in space.
A. where B. whlch C. that D. in which
17. Never in my whole life _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ experienced such an uncomfortable journey.
A. I have B. have I C. I have been D. have I been
18. I don't think it was reasonable to complain so much about the service.
A. of you B. of yours C. for you D. for yours
19. I've bought a chicken in case your mother to lunch.
A. stays B. has stayed C. will stay D. would stay
20. . to the United States House ofRepresentatives in 1791, Nathaniel Macon remained
in office until1815 . ~
A . Electing B. Why he was elected · C. Elected D. While elected

PART 2: VOCABULARY

Choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences

2l.The weather wasn't very good but, it was a good holiday.

A. as a rule B. all in all C. over and above D . at the most
22. She disputed his version of what had happened.
A. hotly B. intensely C. harshly D. acutely
23. If you're ever in this area, don't to come and stay with us.
A. hesitate B. dither C. pause D. linger
24. She was to tears by the kind things that were said about her.
A. touched B. inspired C. moved D. aroused
25. To forget her problems, she herself with her work.
A. devoted B. occupied C. immersed D . dedicated
26. The survey found almost 90% of the people were by strong swearwords.
A. excited B. offended C. inspired D. exalted
27. The novelist Charlotte Bronte got from dreams when writing Jane Eyre.
A. aspiration B. admiration C. exaggeration D. inspiration
28. energy sources like sun, w ind and waves will not run out, unlike oil and coal.
A. Rechargeable B. Removable C. Renewable D. Replaceable
29. crime is increasing at a terrifying rate in some developed countries.
A. Jubilant B. Judiciary C. Junior D. Juvenile
30. An operation is beginning to try to save a species of crocodile from _ _ __ _ __
A . extinction B. emigration C. distinction D. discrimination

Choose one of the four answers that has almost the same meaning as the underlined word in each
sentence.

31 . The world champion suffered a sensational defeat.

A. dramatic B. humiliating C. painful D. surprising
32. The city boasts a wealth of beautiful churches.
A . a line B. a group C. an area D. an abundance
33. He called out to them to watch out for the unexploded mines.
A. look out for B. send out for C . keep out for D. get away from

34. Some of the clergy refuse to acknowledge the new king·s legitimacy.

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 A. admit B. approve C. recognize D. reappoint
35. The film studio grudgingly agreed to allow him to continue working.
A. willingly B. arguably C. unexpectedly D. reluctantly
36. Five people were arrested for carrying concealed weapons.
A. lethal B. dangerous C. biological D. hidden
37. The government' s going to great lengths to demonstrate its military might.
A. display B. dissent C. disprove D. discharge
38. Federal law prohibits foreign airlines from owing more than 25% of any airline.
A. prevents B . delays C. bans D. protects
39. Ted's always been difficult, Mr Kemp - be takes after his father.
A. protests B. humiliates C. disobeys D. resembles
40. Such lists are long and tedious to read.
A. thrilling B. boring C. infonnative D. constructive

PART3: CLOZE

Read the text andfill the gaps with the most suitable word or phrase.

- There was a nasty accident at Newton crossroads yesterday morning. A bus overturned, and some of
the passengers were badly ( 41 ). Several (i4-2) helped to pull people out of
the (43) and give them (44) until help arrived. Soon the injured were taken
to the nearest hospital by ambulance, but there were so many that the (45) department
there had difficulty in treating them all. Most of the passengers were found to be suffering from
severe (46). The bus had crashed into a brand new car and had
completely (47) it, although fortunately there was no one in the car. Moreover, the new
car was fully (48). The police took the names and addresses of as
many (49) as possible. It is believed that the injured passengers have the right to
claim (50).

4 I . A. knocked out B. wounded C. knocked down D. injured

42. A. bystanders B. spectators C. audience D. supporters
43 . A. wreckage B. crash C. damage D. accident
44. A. medicine B. cures C. remedy D. first aid
45. A. injury B. ambulance C. casualty D. operating
46. A. surprise B. shock C.wony D. nervousness
47. A. damaged B. knocked C. wrecked D. crashed
48. A. insured B. guaranteed C. protected D. purchased
49. A. suspects B . witnesses C. viewers D. judges
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50. A. rewards B. prizes C. refund D. compensation

PART 4: READING
Read the following text and then answer the questions below.

A/ How many people in the world speak English as a first or native language? Exact information on
this point is not availabJe, but an estimate of230 mi11ion cannot be very wide of the mark. Of these, I 45
million live in the United States, a little less than 55 million in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and
something like 30 miJlion in the British dominions and colonial possessions. It is even m ore difficult to
an·ive at a figure representing those who speak English as a second or auxiliary language. A reasona bly
conservative conclusion wou ld thus place the total number of speake rs ofEnglish between 300 million
and 325 million , about one-seventh of the world ' s population.
Tf one thinks so le ly in terms of total numbers of speakers, it must be conceded that some authorities
place Chinese, the various lndic lang uages, and Rt1ssian ahead of English , others on ly Chinese.

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 Both Chinese and Indic, however, are terms covering a large number of mutually unintelligible
dialects, and though the numbers of speakers of these languages may seem impressive, communication
w ithin the languages is much more restricted than in English. Total numbers, moreover, constitute but
one phase of the matter. The factor of geographical distribution is equally, possibly even more,
significant. English is spoken as a first or native language on at least four continents of the world;
Russian on two, Chinese and the Indic languages on one. English is w ithout question the closest
approach to a world language today.
It goes without saying that no two persons ever have an identical command of their common
language. Certainly they have not precisely the same vocabulary. There are at least minor differences in
pronunciation; indeed the same individual will not pronounce his vowels and consonants in absolutely
identical fashion every time he utters them. Everyone possesses in addition certain individual traits of
grammatical form and syntactical order, constituting that peculiar and personal quality of language
which we term style. All of this is implicit in the well-~own phrase, 'Style is the man.' No two men are
identical; no two styles are the same. If this be true of but two persons, the potential of difference
resident in a language spoken by more than 200 mniion truly staggers the imagination.
51. According to the author it could be said that
A. more people speak Chinese dialects than English.
B. more people speak English as an auxiliary language than as a first language.
· C. about one seventh of the world's population speaks Russian.
D. more people speak English in the UK than in Ireland.
52. The extract implies that
A. a little less than half the native English speakers in the world live in the United States.
B. The 55 million inhabitants of the British Isles speak like the 30 million inhabitants of the ex-British
dominions and colonies.
C. about one tenth of the total English-speaking world population lives in ex-British dominions and
colonies.
D. to suppose 230 million people speak English as a native language would certainly be an under-
estimate.
53. One reason given for why E nglish is the closest approach to a world language is that
A. Chinese and Indic languages are mutually unintelligible.
B. Chinese is too complex to be a world language.
C. Russian is on ly spoken on two continents.
D. there are more native speakers of E nglish than of any other language.
54. According to the author the fact that the same individual will not pronounce his vowels and
consonants identically every time shows that
A. everyone has their own literary style.
B. mut~al intelligibility is a myth.
C. people's vocabularies vary.
D. no two people speak the same language in exactly the same way.
55. According to the author, style is •
A. significant when comparing only two people.
B. a question of grammatical and syntactic correctness.
C. the particular way an individual uses language.
D. a strange type oflanguage.

B/ Tpe pla net Earth is 4,600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous
length oftime because it has little meaning for us. We can, however, simplifY the idea to make it, more
unde rstand able. We can compare the planet Eatth to a person of forty-six years of age.
Nothing is known about the first seven years of this person's life. Very little infonnation exists
about the midd le period either. It was only at the age offotty-two that the Eatth began to flower.
Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was forty-five.
Mammals on ly arrived eight months ago. Tn the middle of last week, man-like apes became ape-like
men and began to communicate with each other. Last weekend, the lee Age covered the Earth .

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 Modem man has only been around for four hours. During the last hour man discovered agriculture.
The Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago.
During that short time, modem man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth. In one minute, he has
increased his numbers to terrible proportions, and has caused the death of hundreds of species of
animals. He has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a violent,
spoilt child, delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the fmal mass destruction and of
killing all the life which exists in the solar system.
56. The passage tells us that
A. a great deal is known about how the Earth was created.
B. life on Earth began relatively recently.
C. more is known about the first part of the Earth' s life than the middle part.
D. Scientists are weJI-informed about the middle part of the Earth's life.
57. We are informed by the author that '·
A. the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period.
B. mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time.
C. There were more than forty-five kinds of great reptiles.
D. ape-like men appeared before the last Ice Age.
58. The author is mainly interested in
A. the time when man first evolved from apes.
B. what has happened since the Industrial Revolution.
C. the effects of farming.
D. the period before the last Ice Age.
59. It would appear that the main danger ahead is that
A. man will destroy everything on Earth.
B. man will use up all the fuels.
C. there will be a population explosion.
D. more species of animal may die out.
60. The author's general view of man seems to be that
A. he has no right to be so destructive.
B. he has been the most successful animal.
C. he will be able to control the environment.
D. he has learned a lot from past mistakes.

PART 5: ERROR RECOGNITION

From 61 - 70 identify the lettered part that contains a mistake. .

61. The burglar calmly pointed out that the police was his friends, and only took an interest in
A B C
him when he was about his " lawful" work.
D
62. The next 25 years wilJ see as many changes as have witnessed in the past 150.
A B C D
63. Have you read in the Columbia Spectator that John's leg was broken while playing
A B C D
football?

64. When they first evolved, people who had dark colored skin were adapted better to climatic
A B C
conditions near the equator than those who had light- colored skins.
D
65. Bob is always worried about being late, so he leaves earlier than anyone.
A B C D

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66.1t must be about two o' clock in the morning when I was woken abruptly by a loud banging noise.
A B C D
67. The wrong man is widely believed to have been accused for the murder.
A B C D
68. You had not better move any of his papers; he hates anyone interfering with his things.
A B C D
69. How can the study of cultures differ from our own lead to~ better understanding of
A B C
man' s nature?
D
70. I wasn't looking forward to see the manager, so I decided that I would stay no longer than
A B C
was necessary.
D

PART 6: WRITING

Write a short essay of about 200 - 250 words on one of tbe following topics:

- English is increasingly important in today 's world

- How human beings have destroyed the earth.

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