TEST 28

PART TWO: USE OF ENGLISH

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence. (20 pts)
1. The more , the better the result will be.
A. you put in your effort B. efforts you make C. you make an effort D. of your efforts
2. It‟s about time more careful in his work.
A. that Pete be B. Pete were C. for Pete beingD. Pete was
3. They for their coming examination.
A. ought to be prepared well B. had prepared better
C. had better be well-prepared D. should have been better prepared
4. Doctors advise less fat in your diets.
A. to take in B. taking in C. you taking in D. for you to smoke
5. If only we______it differently.
A. did B. had done C. would do D. are doing
6. It was the first time_______ to a science center.
A. I‟d been B. I was C. I would have been D. I was being
7. They decided to name the new baby boy Grandpa.
A. of B. after C. with D. as
8. Would you please from smoking until you are out of the airport building?
A. refrain B. exclude C. resist D. restrain
9. Though twin sisters, they are poles .
A. away B. different C. apart D. afar
10. in his back that he couldn‟t sleep.
A. Such was the pain B. So was the pain C. Such a pain was it D. So painful it was
11. The minister stated that no real alternative the plan existed.
A. to B. for C. with D. on
12. It seems that your teacher is fault in this case.
A. under B. with C. for D. at
13. I expect the new trend will soon here.
A. come along B. catch on C. take up D. identify with
14. The teacher great emphasis on learning vocabulary.
A. makes B. puts C. does D. gives
15. The child his father.
A. bears a striking resemblance to B. stands to reason with
C. makes a point of D. goes under the knife of
16. The girl becoming a supermodel.
A. loses touch with B. has her heart set on C. has a voice in D. is rained out of
17. We don‟t have cupboards so we boxes.
A. do away with B. make allowance for C. make do with D. keep an eye on
18. The scheme is too expensive to be at the present moment.
A. compatible B. liable C. feasible D. accessible
19. A: “We‟d be better off staying in that youth hostel!” B: “ ”
A. It‟s far from the truth. B. I‟m not convinced!
 C. Let‟s find one now. D. Thank you very much.
20. A: “________” B: “And you. See you around.”
A. Nice talking to you. B. Never mind. I‟m just OK.
C. I‟m fine. Thank you very much. D. It‟s my pleasure!
Word Forms
A. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank. (10 pts)
1. As a result of her good _________, she‟s made a lot of achievements in her life. (bring)
2. His success in the field of mathematics is _________, (phenomenon)
3. ______ this TV program should be carefully censored (educate)
4. Several ___________ have been eliminated so far. (contest)
5. is the study of animals and their behaviors. (zoo)
6.The city council is thinking of building a(n) system. (ground)
7.His contribution to the development of sports makes him a(n) figure. (replace)
8.He bought that tie in a shop at the airport. (duty)
9.In all , they will be successful in their project. (probable)
10.The composition should be ; there may be spelling mistakes in it. (read)
B. Put the words given in the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to
make a meaningful passage. There are two extra words that you cannot use. (20pts)
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We have dreams (1)_______________ every night. Some of these dreams are
remembered vividly. Other dreams, however, are forgotten as soon as we wake up. Contrary
to what some people believe, our dreams are not „messages‟ from beyond. Neither do they
tell us anything about our future. Instead, what you dream of at night is probably (2)
_______________ to your experiences during the day. For instance, if you had spent a (3)
_______________ day at the beach, you may dream about your day‟s experience as you
sleep.
Our dreams may also have something to do with our fears and (4) _______________. For
example, if you long to win first prize in a high-jump contest, you may dream of yourself
winning the (5) _______________. Finally, our „external‟ environment may also affect our
dreams. If we are hungry, cold or thirsty, our dreams may (6) _______________ these
feelings. For example, if I sleep in a very cold (7) _______________ room I may dream that I
am on an expedition to the North Pole.
People known as (8) _______________ study and analyze dreams psychologically. For
instance, they may say that if you dream of (9) _______________ in the sky you are a
person who desires power. Of course, these (10) _______________ may not be accepted by
everyone.
PART THREE. CLOZE TESTS
Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each blank space.
PASSAGE A (15 pts)
British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19 th
century. The invention of the railways (1)____________this possible. The first holidaymakers
were quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a place to be (2)
)__________ of illnesses, and doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea
water. Also to (3) )__________ their knowledge, families attended concerts and read books
from libraries.
At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (4) )_____________. However, in
1871, the government (5) )____________four
„Bank Holidays‟ – national holiday days. This (6) )_________ people to have a day or
two out, which (7)gave them a (8) )__________ for leisure and the seaside. At first they
went on day-trips, taking (9) )__________of special cheap tickets on the railways.
By the 1880‟s, rising incomes (10) )__________ many ordinary workers and their
families could have a week‟s holiday at the seaside. Rail (11) )___________ were reduced
and cheap hotels were built to (12) )__________ them. Holidaymakers enjoyed being (13) ,
sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream. Cheap entertainment was (14)
)___________offer and holidaymakers went to have fun.
Today, the English seaside (15) )_________ popular, with more than 18 million holidays
taken there each year.
1.A. let B. made C. got D. had
2.A. cured B. remedied C. recovered D. improved
3.A. raise B. spread C. increase D. add
4.A. out B. off C. away D. from
5.A. installed B. presented C. introduced D. brought
6.A. allowed B. provided C. offered D. opened
7.A. hardly ever B. here and there C. seldom D. now and then
8.A. taste B. sense C. favour D. pleasure
9.A. benefit B. opportunity C. advantage D. profit
10. A. caused B. produced C. meant D. resulted
11. A. fees B. bonuses C. fares D. tolls
12. A. accommodate B. board C. cater D. lodge
13. A. idle B. easy C. restful D. spare
14. A. in B. for C. to D. on
15. A. remains B. stays C. continues D.
lasts Fill in each of the blanks in the following passage with
ONE suitable word. PASSAGE B (30 pts)
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the (1) known
pop group in the world. Since then, (2) have been a great many groups that have
achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine (3) sensational The
Beatles were at the time. They were four boys from the north of England and (4) of them
had any training (5) music. They started by performing and (6)
songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they
started writing their (7) songs and that was when they became really
popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great
success from songs they had written (8) . After that
it became (9) for groups and singers to write their songs. The Beatles did not have a long
(10) . Their first hit record was in 1963 and they (11) up in
1970. They stopped doing live (12) _ in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them
– their fans‟ excitement was (13) that they surrounded them and tried to take
their clothes (14) souvenirs! However, today some of their songs (15) as
famous as they were when they first came out. Throughout the world, many people can sing
part of a Beatles song if you ask them.
PASSAGE C (30 pts)
Although the rise in the global temperature by 4 per cent predicted by many
scientists (16) not sound like much, it is the difference
between now and the last Ice (17) , when huge glaciers covered Europe and
most of Britain. (18) knows exactly what would happen on a
warmer world, but we (19) _ know some things. Heat the kettle and the (20) inside it
expands. The temperature of the world has climbed more than half a (21) this century,
and the oceans have (22) by at least 10 cm.
But just as it (23) several minutes for a kettle to begin warming, it may have taken the
oceans thirty years to swell. This (24) that the global warming we are now
experiencing is a result only of the carbon dioxide we have dumped (25) the
atmosphere up to the 1960s. Since then, the use of (26) fuels has increased rapidly.
Scientists working for the United Nations and European governments have been
warning that (27) the Dutch and the people of East Anglia will
need to do will be to build more extensive sea defenses. Many of the world‟s great cities are at
(28) , because they are located at the sea level. Miami, (29) _ entirely built on a
sandbank, could be swept away. But the effects of rising sea levels will be much (30) for the
developing countries. With a meter rise in sea levels, 200 million could become homeless.
PART FOUR. Reading Comprehension (40 pts)
Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement about the
PASSAGE A
Thomas Edison, an inventor of the late 1800's, always said that the phonograph was his
only real discovery, the only invention he stumbled upon rather than deliberately set out to
find. Having invented it, he then had to find a use for it. Musical entertainment was one of the
first uses he predicted for the phonograph, although it was by no means the only one. The
inventor claimed that it would change education, politics, and business communication, in
addition to providing entertainment. Edison also thought it could be adapted for
phonographic books for people with visual impairments, for the teaching of public speaking,
and for talking clocks.
It was thought that the phonograph could be used to save telephone messages, and the
ability to record speech opened up several commercial uses. Chief among these was its
employment as a dictating machine for people in business. A talking machine could be used to
replace the tedious exchange of letters with the recorded message of the speaker on a
phonograph cylinder. The inventor hoped that the cylinder could be sent through the mail with
the ease of a letter. The advantage was that the recipient got an exact record of the sender's
message as it was dictated, substituting a sound recording for correspondence. The paperless
business office was anticipated well before the advent of personal computers and modems.
Edison hoped that the phonograph would transform office work. The electric light,
telephone, and typewriter were slowly changing the way business was conducted in the
United States, facilitating the task of managing the larger business organization of the late
nineteenth century. When used as a dictating machine, the phonograph promised to further
ease the burden of business administration by mechanizing correspondence. The device that
had begun as a complement to the telephone was now seen as an adjunct to the typewriter.
 At the same time that Edison was imagining the phonograph as the ultimate business
tool, he also made a prophetic statement about its future. “This machine,” he wrote in 1878,
shortly after the clamor surrounding the invention had died down, “can only be built on the
American principle of interchangeability of parts, like a sewing machine.” Edison had
grasped the idea of mass production using standardized parts.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The discovery and potential uses of the phonograph B. Various inventions of Thomas
Edison
C. Office technology in the United States in the late 1800's D. The impact of the telephone on
businesses
2. The author uses the phrase stumbled upon in the passage to indicate that Edison's invention of
the phonograph was .
A. accidental B. disorganized C. important D. popular
3. The word one in line 3 refers to .
A. Edison B. phonograph C. uses D. entertainment
4. The word adapted in line 5 is closest in meaning to .
A. sold B. presented C. modified D. rotated
5. According to the passage, Edison believed the phonograph could be used to improve all of the
following EXCEPT .
A. business communication B. musical entertainment C. speed of mail
delivery D. education
6. The word tedious in line 9 is closest in meaning to .
A. tiresome B. regular C. confusing D. hurried
7. The author mentions „The electric light, telephone, and typewriter‟ in paragraph 3 in order to
.
A. show how office work was organized in the late 1800's
B. indicate problems that existed in offices in the late 1800's
C. provide examples of inventions that improved office efficiency in the late 1800's
D. point out accomplishments of offices in the late 1800's
8. According to the passage, Edison believed that the phonograph could be used by business to
.
A. save money B. make office work easier to manage
C. create new jobs D. improve accounting procedures
9. The word device in line 17 refers to .
A. phonograph B. electric light C. telephone D. typewriter
10. Thomas Edison compared the phonograph to the sewing machine in terms of its .
A. variety of uses B. cost of manufacture
B. C. future impact on business D. method of production
PASSAGE B
Today‟s cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors,
but the car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several
new types of automobile engines have already been developed that run on alternative sources
of power, such as electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and
program. Electricity, however, is the only zero-emission option presently available.
Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery
or other dependable source of current is available, transportation experts foresee a new
assortment of electric vehicles entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars,
three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes, and trolleys.
As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility
engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new
cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today‟s gas stations. Public
parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that
allow drivers to charge their batteries while they shop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage
the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centers might be
reserved for electric cars.
Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses, and neighborhood vehicles all
meeting at transit centers that would have facilities for charging and renting. Commuters will
be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: lights trucks, one-person three-
wheelers, small cars, or electric/gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take
place on automated freeways capable of handling five times the number of vehicles that can be
carried by a freeway today.
11. The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in passage EXCEPT .
A. vans B. trains C. planes D. trolleys
12. The author‟s purpose in the passage is to .
A. criticize conventional vehicles B. support the invention of electric cars
C. narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles D. describe the possibilities for
transportation in the future
13. The passage would most likely be followed by details about .
A. automated freeways B. pollution restrictions in the future
C. the neighborhood of the future D. electric shuttle buses
14. The word “compact “in line 5 is closest in meaning to .
A. long-range B. inexpensive C. concentrated D. square
15. In the second paragraph the author implies that .
A. a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed
B. everyday life will stay much in the future
C. a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several models of transportation
D. electric vehicles are not practical for the future
16. According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be .
A. more convenient than they are today B. equipped with charging devices
C. much larger than they are today D. as common as today‟s gas station
17. This passage would be likely be found in a .
A. medical journal B. history book C. popular psychology
periodical D. textbook on urban planning
18. The word “charging” in this passage refers to .
A. electricity B. credit cards C. aggression D. lightening
19. The word “foresee” in the line 13 could best be replaced with .
A. count on B. invent C. imagine D. censor
20. The word “hybrid” in the line 15 is closest in meaning to .
A. combination B. hazardous C. futuristic D. automated
PART FIVE: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 points)
Rewrite each sentence in such away that it means almost the same as the one printed before
it. Use the word in brackets.
 1. His charming manners deceived several people, including me. (taken)
- I, as well
2. As I listened to the music on repeated occasions, my respect for the composer increased.
(respectful)
- The more
3. In spite of her initial reluctance to take the job, she‟s got on very well. (first)
- Reluctant
4. I think the hardware of that computer was infected with viruses. (opinion)
- That computer
5. Your warning helped prevent my failure in the test. (failed)
- Had it
6. His last letter to me was written 3 months ago. (heard)
- It is
7. Be proud of what you have accomplished so far. (accomplishments)
- Take
8. He‟s not a professional singer, but he sings expressively. (expression)
- Though no
9. The teacher may ask why I‟m absent, so tell him I‟m ill. (reason)
- Should
10. Roger was defeated one more time by Novak in the Indian Wells tournament. (once)
- Novak beat