Directions: The questions here test your
They didn't _____ John when he explained his
knowledge of English grammar. Each question consists
of a short written conversation, part of which has
been omitted.
Four words or phrases, labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4, are
given below the conversation. Choose the word or
phrase that will correctly complete the conversation.
Click on the answer you think is correct.
1. What year did you _____ university?
a)-graduate b)-graduate from c)-graduating d)-
graduating from
2. It seems to be getting worse. You had better _____
a specialist.
a)-consult b)-consult to c)-consult for d)-consult by
3. Chicago is a large city, _____?
a)-aren't it b)-doesn't it c)-won't it d)-isn't it
4. Don't leave your books near the open fire. They
might easily _____.
a)-catch to fire b)-catch the fire c)-catch on fire d)-
catch with fire
5. Do you enjoy _____?
a)-to swim b)-swimming c)-swim d)-to swimming
6. I have trouble _____.
a)-to remember my password b)-to remembering my
password c)-remember my password d)-remembering
my password
7. Do you have _____ to do today? We could have a
long lunch if not.
a)-many work b)-much work c)-many works d)-much
works
8. My brother will _____ for a few nights.
a)-provide us up b)-provide us in c)-put us up c)-put
us in
9. When will the meeting _____?
a)-hold on b)-hold place c)-take on d)-take place
10. The board meeting was held _____.
a)-at Tuesday b)-on Tuesday c)-with Tuesday d)-in
Tuesday
11. Why don't you _____ us?
a)-go to the house party with b)-go together the
house party with c)-go the house party with d)-
together the house party with
12. That awful accident occurred _____.
a)-before three weeks b)-three weeks before c)-three
weeks ago d)-three weeks past
13.
decision.
a)-agree to b)-agree with c)-agree d)-agree about
14. The social worker _____ the two old sisters who
were ill.
a)-called to the house of b)-called on the house of c)-
called to d)-called on
15. Tomorrow is Paul's birthday. Let's _____ it.
a)-celebrate b)-praise c)-honor d)-congratulate
16. If you don't understand the text, don't hesitate
_____.
a)-ask a question b)-asking a question c)-to ask a
question d)-to asking a question
17. It's snowing. Would you like to _____ on Saturday
or Sunday?
a)-skiing b)-go to ski c)-go skiing d)-go ski
18. Our company didn't pay _____ for that banner
advertisement.
a)-much funds b)-many funds c)-many money d)-
much money
19. Do you feel like _____ now?
a)-swimming B)-to swim c)-swim d)-to go swimming
20. Tom was thrilled to be _____ such a beautiful and
interesting lady.
a)-introduced b)-introduced at c)-introduced with d)-
introduced to
21. "What happened to them last night? They look
depressed"
"I don't think _____ happened."
a)-nothing b)-everything c)-something d)-anything
22. "It is not very cold. I don't think we need these big
jackets."
"I don't think so, _____."
a)-anyway b)-neither c)-either d)-too
23. "Bill is not doing well in class."
"You must _____ that he is just a beginner at this
level."
a)-keep minding b)-keep to mind c)-keep in mind d)-
keeping in mind
24. "Excuse me. Do you know where the bus terminal
is?"
"It is _____ the large police station."
a)-opposite of b)-opposed to c)-opposite with d)-
opposite to
25. "Those students will perform the annual school
play."
"Yes, it is _____ for next week."
a)-due b)-scheduled c)-time-tabled d)-put on
Passage 2

          Steamships were first introduced into the United States in 1807, and John Molson built the first
steamship in Canada(then called British North America) in 1809. By the 1830's dozens of steam vessels
were in use in Canada. They offered the traveler reliable transportation in comfortable facilities-a
welcome alternative to stagecoach travel, which at the best of times could only be described as wretched.
This commitment to dependable river transport became entrenched with the investment of millions of
dollars for the improvement of waterways. which included the construction of canals and lock systems.
The Lachine and Welland canals. two of the most important systems. were opened in 1825 and 1829,
respectively. By the time that Upper and Lower Canada were united into the Province of Canada in 1841.
the public debt for canals was more than one hundred dollars per capita. an enormous sum for the time.
But it may not seem such a great amount if we consider that improvements allowed steamboats to
remain practical for most commercial transport in Canada until the mid-- nineteenth century.
1. What is the main purpose of the passage? (C) It was not popular. (D) It was very
(A) To contrast travel by steamship and stagecoach practical.
(B) To criticize the level of public debt in nineteenth - 4. According to the passage, when was the Welland
century Canada  - Canal opened?
(C) To describe the introduction of steamships in (A) 1807 (B) 1809 (C) 1825 (D)
Canada 1829
(D) To show how Canada surpassed the United 5. The word "sum" in line 10 is closest in meaning to
States in transportation improvements which of the following?
2. The word "reliable" in line 3 is closest in meaning to (A) Size (B) Cost (C) Payment (D)
which of the following Amount
(A) Quick (B) Safe (C) Dependable(D) 6. According to the passage, steamships became
Luxurious practical means of transportation in Canada because
3. Which of the following can be inferred from the of
passage about stagecoach travel in Canada in the (A) improvements in the waterways (B) large
1831's? subsidies from John Molson
(A) It was reasonably comfortable. (B) It was (C) a relatively small population (D) the lack of
extremely efficient.  alternate means

Passage 5

          The theory of plate tectonics describes the motions of the lithosphere, the comparatively rigid outer
layer of the Earth that includes all the crust and part of the underlying mantle. The lithosphere is divided
into a few dozen plates of various sizes and shapes, in general the plates are in motion with respect to
one another. A mid - ocean ridge is a boundary between plates where new lithospheric material is
injected from below. As the plates diverge from a mid - ocean ridge they slide on a more yielding layer at
the base of the lithosphere.

          Since the size of the Earth is essentially constant, new lithosphere can be created at the mid -
ocean ridges only if an equal amount of lithospheric material is consumed elsewhere. The site of this
destruction is another kind of plate boundary: a subduction zone. There one plate dives under the edge of
another and is reincorporated into the mantle. Both kinds of plate boundary are associated with fault
systems, earthquakes and volcanism, but the kinds of geologic activity observed at the two boundaries
are quite different.

          The idea of sea-floor spreading actually preceded the theory of plate tectonics. In its original
version, in the early 1960,s, it described the creation and destruction of the ocean floor, but it did not
specify rigid lithospheric plates. The hypothesis was substantiated soon afterward by the discovery that
periodic reversals of the Earth' $ magnetic field are recorded in the oceanic crust. As magma rises under
the mid - ocean ridge. ferromagnetic minerals in the magma become magnetized in the direction of the
geomagnetic field. When the magma cooks and solidifies, the direction and the polarity of the field are
preserved in the magnetized volcanic rock. Reversals of the field give rise to a series of magnetic stripes
running parallel to the axis of the rift. The oceanic crust thus serves as a magnetic tape recording of the
history of the geomagnetic field that can be dated independently the width of the stripes indicates the rate
of the sea - floor spreading.
1. What is the main topic of the passage? (A) Six (B) Twelve
(A) Magnetic field reversal (B) The formation of (C) Twenty - four or more (D) One
magma thousand nine hundred
(C) The location of mid - ocean ridges (D) Plate 3. Which of the following is true about tectonic
tectonic theory plates?
2. According to the passage, there are approximately (A) They are moving in relationship to one other
how many lithospheric plates? (B) They have unchanging borders
(C) They are located far beneath the lithosphere
(D) They have the same shape
4. According to the passage, which of the following
statements about the lithosphere is LEAST likely to be
true?
(A) It is a relatively inflexible layer of the Earth
(B) It is made up entirely of volcanic ash
(C) It includes the crust and some of the mantle of the
Earth
(D) It is divided into plates of various shapes and sizes
5. What does the author imply about the periodic
reversal of the Earth's magnetic field?
(A) It is inexplicable
(B) It supports the hypothesis of sea-floor spreading
(C) It was discovery before the 1960's
(D) It indicates the amount of magma present
6. The author states that the width of the stripes
preserved in magnetized volcanic rock give
information about the
(A) date of a volcanic eruption (B) speed of sea - floor
spreading
(C) width of oceanic crust (D) future
behavior of the geomagnetic field

Listening:
1-What makes Jonathan happiest is ...
a. philosophy b. writing c. tragedy
2-Jonathan thinks he has ...
a. few negative traits b. some negative traits c. many negative traits
3-When Jonathan once asked a poet to sign his hand, the poet ...
a. didn’t like it b. laughed c. thought it was a joke
4-What Jonathan most dislikes about his appearance is ...
a. his face b. the fact that he is fat c. his glasses
5-His first kiss was ...
a. not very nice b. long c. when he was 19 years old
6-When was the last time Jonathan cried?
a. Not long ago, at a funeral. b. A long time ago at a wedding. c. A few days ago at a wedding.