PRACTICE 18.6.

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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.
Question 1. A. passed B. wished  C. touched  D. moved 
Question 2. A. shame B. drank C. cable D. blaze 
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.
Question 3. A. escape B. before C. enough D. welfare 
Question 4. A. situation B. examination C. generation D. education 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions. 
Question 5. Lady Gaga is an American singer, songwriter and actress, __? 
      A.doesn’t                    B.is she                C. isn’t Lady Gaga         D. isn’t she
Question 6. Many graffiti without the permission of the owner of the wall.
     A.  are writing          B. are written    C. is writing   D. is written
Question 7. She likes reading books ______ the library. 
      A. on                        B. at                  C. in               D. from 
Question 8. The more cigarettes you smoke, you will die.
      A. the easier             B. more sooner      C. the sooner       D. faster
Question 9. It's silly of him to spend a lot of money buying .
   A. a thick wooden old table       B. a thick old wooden table
   C. an old wooden thick table     D. a wooden thick old table
Question 10. When he came, I_______ in the kitchen.
A. cooked       B. am cooking        C. has cooked D. was cooking
Question 11. ___ he was the most prominent candidate, he was not chosen.
A. Though      B. Because             C. As         D. Since
Question 12. ________ the destination, he will have been walking for about three hours.
A. When John will get B. By the time John gets 
       C. After John has got D. until John is getting
Question 13. On he had won, he jumped for joy.
A. he was told B. having told C. being told D.get fined
Question 14. His______of the generator is very famous.
A. invent B. inventive C. invention D. inventor
Question 15. The government hopes to_its plans for introducing cable TV.
A. turn out B. carry out C. carry on D. keep on
Question 16. The jury______her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject.
A. paid B. gave C. made D. said
Question 17. Nobody took any______of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated water.
A. information B. attention C. sight D. notice
Question 18. I had a ______ chat with my manager and gave him an update on the project.
A. brief                   B. short                       C. quick           D. lull 
Question 19. There has been a hot debate among the scientists relating to the______of using robotic probes to
study distant objects in space.
A. problems and solutions B. pros and cons
C. solutions and limitations D. causes and effects
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. 
Question 20. He sounded panic-stricken on the phone. 
A. terrified B. hilarious C. happy D. disappointed
Question 21. ANU has maintained its position as Australia's top university.
 A. conserve B. remain C. complain D. conquer
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.
Question 22. We are very grateful to Professor Humble for his generosity in donating this wonderful painting to
the museum.
A. meanness B. sympathy C. gratitude D. churlishness
Question 23. The works of such men as the English philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes helped pave
the way for academic freedom in the modern sense.
A. terminate B. prevent C. initiate D. lighten
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 24. Hoa is talking to Mai, her best friend, in the classroom.
Hoa:  “Shall we go boating tomorrow?” 
 Mai: “______. The weather report says a storm is coming”.
A. I’m afraid we can’t B. Sure
C. That’s a good idea D. That’s a deal
Question 25. Sarah and Kathy are talking about bad habits of children
Sarah: “Children under ten shouldn't stay up late to play computer games.”
Kathy: “ .”
A. I don't quite agree with you     B. Yes, I share your opinion.
C. You are absolute right. D. Surely, they shouldn't
Read 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 26 to 30.
INTERNSHIPS
Just like any institution, a family also needs rules. Rules are very important because they keep things in
(26) ________. For a family, rules are as necessary as food and clothing. The rules are very important because they
remain peace and order in the family. For example, children should respect and listen to their parents. 
If there are (27) _______to be made, for examples, it is not only the parents who are going to decide
especially if the children are already grown up. It would be better if everybody is involved in making the decision
of important matter.
Rules are needed to maintain a harmonious relationship (28)_________ family members. Parents are there
the pillars of the family and guide children to be responsible and practice good values.
Rules teach children to become more responsible and have discipline not only at home but especially outside
of the home. When there are rules to follow, children will know (29)_______ they should do or should not do.
Rules help to avoid conflict and misunderstanding that may lead to fights and aggression especially among
children. Parents should set rules for the children to follow to avoid quarrels and fights. There are times when the
children fight over simple matters and this happens if the parents do or not interfere but when parents set the rule
and let the children follow, there will be (30)_______conflicts.
Question 26. A. need  B. order  C. time  D. shape 
Question 27. A. calls  B. problems C. changes D. decisions 
Question 28. A. in  B. between  C. inside  D. among 
Question 29. A. which B. that  C. how  D. what 
Question 30. A. fewer  B. more  C. little  D. less 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35.
 The relationship between Britain and the US has always been a close one. Like all close relationships it has had
difficult times. The US was first a British colony, but between 1775 and 1783 the US fought a war to become
independent. The US fought the British again in the War of 1812.
 In general, however, the two countries have felt closer to each other than to any other country, and their foreign
policies have shown this. During World War I and World War II, Britain and the US supported each other. When
the US looks for foreign support, Britain is usually the first country to come forward and it is sometimes called
“the 51st state of the union”.
 But the special relationship that developed after 1945 is not explained only by shared political interests. An
important reason for the friendship is that the people of the two countries are very similar. They share the same
language and enjoy each other's literature, films and television. Many Americans have British ancestors, or
relatives still living in Britain. The US government and political system is based on Britain's, and there are many
Anglo-American businesses operating on both sides of the Atlantic. In Britain some people are worried about the
extent of US influence, and there is some jealousy of its current power. The special relationship was strong in the
early 1980s when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister in Britain and Ronald Reagan was President of the US.
(Adapted from Background to British and American Cultures)
Question 31. What is the passage mainly about? 
A. The strong friendship between the UK and the US.
B. The close relationship between Britain and the US.
C. A special relationship the UK developed during the World Wars. 
D. A special influence the US had on the UK during the World Wars. 
Question 32. The phrase "come forward” in paragraph 2 mostly means _. 
A. be willing to help B. be able to help
C. be reluctant to help D. be eager to help 
Question 33. The word “They” in paragraph 3 prefers to __________. 
A. countries     B. people   C. political interests  D. British ancestors 
Question 34. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason for the special relationship between Britain
and the US? 
A. The people of the two countries are very similar.
B. Many Americans have British ancestors.
C. British Prime Minister and the US President are close friends.
D. Many Anglo-American businesses are operating in the two countries. 
Question 35.  Britain and the US are close to each other NOT because of their ___________. 
A. foreign policies B. power   C. political interests    D. language 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
There are two basic types of glaciers, those that flow outward in all directions with little regard for any underlying
terrain and those that are confined by terrain to a particular path.
The first category of glaciers includes those massive blankets that cover whole continents, appropriately called ice
sheets. There must be over 50,000 square kilometers of land covered with ice for the glacier to qualify as an ice
sheet, when portions of an ice sheet spread out over the ocean, they form ice shelves.
About 20,000 years ago the Cordilleran Ice sheet covered nearly all the mountains in southern Alaska, western
Canada, and the western United States. It was about 3 kilometers deep at its thickest point in northern Alberta.
Now there are only two sheets left on Earth, those covering Greenland and Antarctica.
Any domelike body of ice that also flows out in all directions but covers less than 50,000 square kilometers is
called an ice cap. Although ice caps are rare nowadays, there are a number in northeastern Canada, on Baffin
Island, and on the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
The second category of glaciers includes those of a variety of shapes and sizes generally called mountain or alpine
glaciers. Mountain glaciers are typically identified by the landform that controls their flow. One form of mountain
glacier that resembles an ice cap in that it flows outward in several directions is called an ice field. The difference
between an ice field and an ice cap is subtle. Essentially, the flow of an ice field is somewhat controlled by
surrounding terrain and thus does not have the domelike shape of a cap. There are several ice fields in the
Wrangell. St. Elias, and Chugach mountains of Alaska and northern British Columbia.
Less spectacular than large ice fields are the most common types of mountain glaciers: the cirque and valley
glaciers. Cirque glaciers are found in depressions in the surface of the land and have a characteristic circular shape.
The ice of valley glaciers, bound by terrain, flows down valleys, curves around their corners, and falls over cliffs.
Question 36. what does the passage mainly discuss?
 A. Where major glaciers are located   B. How glaciers shape the land
C. The different kinds of glaciers       D. How glaciers are formed
Question 37. The word “terrain” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by____________.
A. the seabed   B. area of land     C. countryside D. prairie
Question 38. It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that ice sheets are so named because____________
A. they are thicker in some areas than the others
B. they are identified by the landform that controls their flow
C. they cover large areas of land
D. they are confined to cirque glaciers
Question 39. According to the passage, where was the Cordilleran Ice Sheet thickest?
A. Alaska         B. Antarctica          C. Greenland D. Alberta
Question 40. The word “subtle” in paragraph 5 could best be replaced by____________.
A. slight          B. substantial           C. regional D. obvious
Question 41. The word “their” in last paragraph refers to__________.
A. ice fields    B. cirque glaciers   C. valley glaciers D. valleys
Question 42. All of the following are alpine glaciers EXCEPT_______.
A. cirque glaciers B. ice caps C. ice fields D. Valley glaciers

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.
Question 43. The man, a poor man, is invited to the Clambake last night.
                        A            B                 C                D
Question 44. Their free trip, which they won on a television game show, include four days in London and 
                              A                                           B                                             C
a week in Paris.
D
Question 45. Today's students also appear more formerly dressed and conservative- looking these days.
                           A                      B                               C                                                                D
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.
Question 46. He visited London three years ago. 
A. He hasn’t visited London for three years. B. He was in London for three years.
  C. He didn’t visit London three years ago. D. He has been in London for three years. 
Question 47.  "Why don't you participate in the volunteer work in summer?", said Sophie. 
A. Sophie asked me why not participate in the volunteer work in summer. 
B. Sophie made me participate in the volunteer work in summer. 
C. Sophie suggested my participating in the volunteer work in summer. 
D. Sophie suggested me to participate in the volunteer work in summer. 
Question 48. It isn’t necessary for us to get a visa for Singapore. 
A. We mustn’t get a visa for Singapore. B. We needn’t get a visa for Singapore. 
C. We mayn’t get a visa for Singapore. D. We shouldn’t get a visa for Singapore. 

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.
Question 49.  Jenifer rejected the job offer. She now regrets it.
A. Jenifer regrets not having rejected the job offer.
B. If only Jenifer didn’t reject the job offer.
C. Jenifer wishes she hadn’t rejected the job offer.
D. Jenifer regrets to reject the job offer.
Question 50.  We couldn't solve the problem until our teacher arrived.
A. Not until we solved the problem could our teacher arrive.
B. When our teacher arrived, we solved the problem.
C. Until our teacher arrived, we were able to solve the problem.
 D. Not until our teacher arrived could we solve the problem.

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.
Question 1: A. final B. writer C. ivory D. widow
Question 2: A. passed B. managed C. cleared D. threatened

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.
Question 3: A. apply B. persuade C. reduce D. offer
Question 4: A. preservative B. congratulate C. preferential D. development

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5: “Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ______ ?”
A. will you B. don’t you
C. can’t you D. do you
Question 6: Nowadays women ________ the same wages as men.
A. should pay B. will be paid
C. will pay D. should be paid
Question 7: We benefit greatly ________ the medicines and other products that biodiversity provides.
A. from B. without C. for D. at
Question 8: The greater the demand, _______ the price.
A. higher B. high C. the higher D. The high
Question 9: Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by _______ rocking chair.
A. a wooden old beautiful European B. a beautiful old European wooden
C. an old beautiful wooden European D. an old wooden European beautiful
Question 10: Jane _____ law for four years now at Harvard.
A. is studying B. has been studying
C. studies D. studied
Question 11: There was nothing they could do _______ leave the cat at the roadside where it had broken down.
A. but B. instead of C. than D. unless
Question 12: By the time he arrives here tomorrow, they _______ for London.
A. would have left B. will have left C. will left D. are leaving
Question 13: ________ at the site of a fort established by the Northwest Mounted Police, Calgary is now one of
Canada’s faster growing cities.
A. Having built B. It is built C. To build D. Built
Question 14: We couldn’t fly _____ because all the tickets had been sold out.
A. economical B. economy C. economic D. economics
Question 15: The teacher made a difficult question, but at last, Joe _______ a good answer.
A. came up with B. came up to
C. came up against D. came up for
Question 16: I asked him to drive more slowly, but he didn’t take any _________.
A. attention B. regard C. notice D. recognition
Question 17: ________ flowers are usually made of plastic or silk.
A. Unreal B. False C. Artificial D. Untrue
Question 18: Paul was ________ of himself for having stolen money from his mother.
A. shy B. ashamed C. timid D. embarrassed
Question 19: ASEAN helps to ________ regional cooperation in Southeast Asia in the spirit of equality and
partnership.
A. invest B. promote C. advocate D. invest

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.
Question 20: Literature is a compulsory subject in our education, which means every student has to study the
subject.
A. difficult B. easy C. unnecessary D. required
Question 21: When Americans are invited to formal or informal get-togethers they usually to make others feel
comfortable and relaxed.
A. social reunions B. meetings C. conferences D. conservations

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.
Question 22: The funny story told by the man amused all the children.
A. pleased B. entertained C. saddened D. frightened
Question 23: Training for the Olympics requires an enormous amount of work: athletes who want to compete must
work extremely hard.
A. very large B. small C. unusual D. very common

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 24: Daisy and Tony are in the library
_ Daisy: “Would you mind if I use your computer for an hour?”
_ Tony: “_______.”
A. Not at all. I’ve finished my job
B. Yes, you can use it
C. Of course not. I still need it now
D. Yes, it’s all right
Question 25: Tim and Jeycy are in the class
_ Tim: “________.”
_Jeycy : ”Certainly.”
A. Welcome back!
B. What are you doing there?
C. I’m sorry I am late
D. May I borrow a pencil, please?

Read 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 26 to 30.
The Internet has truly transformed how students do their homework. (26) ______ homework today still means
spending time in the library, it’s for a different reason. Rather than using books for research, students today are
(27) ______ to the Internet to download enormous amounts of data available online.
In the past, students were limited to their school’s (28) ______ of books. In many cases, they got to the school
library and found out that someone had already taken the books they needed. Nowadays, such inconvenience can
be avoided since the Internet never runs out of information. Students, however, do have to make sure that the
information they find online is true. Teachers have also benefited from the homework (29) ______ is done on the
Internet. They do not need to carry students’ papers around with them any more. This is because online (30)
______allow students to electronically upload their homework for their teachers to read and mark. Of course, this
also means that students can no longer use the excuse that the dog ate their homework!
(Adapted from “Gold Pre-first Exam Maximizer” by H. Chilton & L. Edwards, 2013, Harlow: Pearson)
Question 26: A. But B. For C. While D. Because
Question 27: A. connecting B. linking C. searching D. looking
Question 28: A. select B. selective C. selectively D. selection
Question 29: A. which B. who C. whose D. whom
Question 30: A. materials B. systems C. structures D. sources

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35.
For many American university students, the weeklong spring break holiday means on endless party on a
sunny beach in Florida or Mexico. A weeklong drinking binge is not for everyone, however, and a growing
number of American university students have found a way to make spring break matter. For them, joining or
leading a group of volunteers to travel locally or internationally and work to alleviate problems such as poveriy,
homelessness, or environmental damage makes spring break a unique learning experience that university students
can feel good about.
During one spring break students at James Madison University in Virginia participated in several
alternative spring break trips in different states in the United States as well as international trips. They help rebuild
homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina, organize creative activities for children living in homeless shelter, maintain
hikra rails and destroy invasive plant species that threaten the native ecosystem. Students who participate in
alternative spring break projects find them very rewarding. Students only pay around $250 for meals and
transportation. which is much less than some their peers spend to travel to more traditional spring break hotspots.
Alternative spring break trips appear to be growing in popularity at universities across the United States.
Students cite a number of reasons for participating. Some appreciate the opportunity to socialize and meet new
friends. Others want to exercise their beliefs about people’s obligation to serve humanity and make the world a
better place. Whatever their reasons, these students have discovered something that gives them rich rewards along
with a break from school work.
(“Active Skills for Reading: Book 2” by Neill J. Anderson – Thompson, 2007)
Question 31. What is the passage mainly about? .
A. sleeping on the floor or camping in tents.
B. alternative spring break trips
C. drinking problems among university students
D. spring break in Florida and Mexico
Question 32. According to the passage, alternative spring break trips try to help solve all of the following
EXCEPT ______
A. Alcoholism B. Environmantal damage
C. Porverty D. Homelessness
Question 33. The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. degrees B. projects C. people D. students
Question 34. Several students participate in alternative spring break trips because ______.
 A. they hope to earn more money for travelling to one of the sunny beaches
B. they believe that we all have the responsibility to help other people
C. they have the desire to travel to more tradittional spring break hotspots
D. they wish to get away from family and friends
Question 35. The word “binge” in the first paragraph probably means _ .
A. having very little alcohol
B. refusing to do something
C. studying for too long
D. doing too much of something.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
England was a powerful country in the world. It had a lot of colonies. In the American colonies there was little
money. England did not supply the colonies with coins and did not allow the colonies to make their own coins,
except for the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which received permission for a short period in 1652 to make several
kinds of silver coins. England wanted to keep money out of America as a means of controlling trade: America was
forced to trade only with England if it did not have the money to buy products from other countries. The result
during this pre-Revolutionary period was that the colonists used various goods in place of money: beaver pelts,
Indian wampum, and tobacco leaves were all commonly used substitutes for money. The colonists also made use
of any foreign coins they could obtain. Dutch, Spanish, French, and English coins were all in use in the American
colonies.
During the Revolutionary War, funds were needed to finance the war, so each of the individual states and the
Continental Congress issued paper money. So much of this paper money was printed that, by the end of the war,
almost no one would accept it. As a result, trade in goods and the use of foreign coins still flourished during this
period.
By the time the Revolutionary War had been won by the American colonists, the monetary system was in a
state of total disarray. To remedy this situation, the new Constitution of the United States, approved in 1789,
allowed Congress to issue money. The individual states could no longer have their own money supply. A few years
later, the Coinage Act of 1792 made the dollar the official currency of the United States and put the country on a
bimetallic standard. In this bimetallic system, both gold and silver were legal money, and the rate of exchange of
silver to gold was fixed by the government at sixteen to one.
Question 36: The passage mainly discusses _______.
A. the effect of the Revolution on American money
B. American money from past to present
C. the English monetary policies in colonial America
D. the American monetary system of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Question 37: The passage indicates that during the colonial period, money was ________.
A. used extensively for trade
B. scarce
C. supplied by England
D. coined by colonists
Question 38: The expression “a means of” in the first paragraph could be best replaced by ________.
A. a result of
B. a method of
C. a punishment for
D. an example of
Question 39: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a substitute for money during the
colonial period?
A. Wampum
B. Cotton
C. Beaver furs
D. Tobacco
Question 40: The pronoun “it” in the second paragraph refers to which of the following?
A. The Continental Congress.
B. Trade in goods.
C. The war.
D. Paper money.
Question 41: The word “remedy” ” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. resolve
B. medicate
C. renew
D. understand
Question 42: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE about the bimetallic monetary
system?
A. Either gold or silver could be used as official money.
B. It was established in 1792.
C. Gold could be exchanged for silver at the rate of sixteen to one.
D. The monetary system was based on two metals.

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.
Question 43: A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, are considered
A B C
basic part of the education of every child.
D
Question 44: Computers have made access to information instantly available just by push a few
A B C D
buttons.
Question 45: Any passengers travel to Cambridge should sit in the first two carriages of the train.
A B C D

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.
Question 46: I haven’t gone to the cinema for ten years.
A. It’s ten years I haven’t gone to the cinema.
B. I last went to the cinema ten years ago.
C. The last time I went to the cinema was ten years.
D. It was ten years ago I went to the cinema.
Question 47: Mary said “I am sure that you broke my vase, Jim”.
A. Mary accused Jim of having broken her vase.
B. Mary said she knew that Jim broke her vase.
 C. Mary asked Jim of having broken her vase.
D. Mary told Jim to break the vase.
Question 48: It is necessary for me to do some shopping on my way home from work..
A. I need to do some shopping on my way home from work.
B. I should do some shopping on my way home from worky.
C. I may do some shopping on my way home from work.
D. I have to do some shopping on my way home from work.

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.
Question 49. After the bus had started to leave, Charlie realized that he was on the wrong route.
A. Only after the bus had started to leave, Charlie realized that he was on the wrong route.
B. Not until the bus had started to leave did Charlie realize that he was on the wrong route.
C. No sooner had the bus to leave than Charlie realized that he was on the wrong route.
D. It was not until the bus had started to leave, Charlie realize that he was on the wrong route.
Question 50: No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the
original.
A. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.
B. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts
could judge it quite easily.
C. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it was not genuine .
D. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the
experts.