PRACTICE TEST 7

PART I. PHONETICS.
I. Choose the word in each group that has different stress pattern.
1. A graduate B impression C applicant D category
2. A beautify B geology C photograph D enemy
3. A classify B humidify C personify D solidify
4. A academic B fantastic C terrific D historic
5. A sacrifice B compliment C nursery D determine
II. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. rhinoceros B. vehicle C. whale D. uninhabitable
2. A. unconcernedly B. ragged C. sacred D. hiccupped
3. A. archaic B. archive C. choir D. archery
4. A. suggestion B. congestion C. digestion D. devotion
5. A. dairy B. lair C. fair D. gait
PART II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR.
III. Circle the best option.
1. You have never been to Italy, ________?
A. have you B. haven’t you C. did you D. had you
2. You can’t tell what someone is like just from their ________.
A. character B. looking C. appearance D. personality
3. “How is it going?” - “________”
A. By bike B. Not much C. It sounds better D. Mustn’t grumble
4. ________ a dentist, Mike is very concerned about having healthy teeth.
A. Because B. He is C. As D. That he is
5. ________, you need to achieve a score of 60% or more.
A. To pass this test B. For being passed this test
C. In order pass this test D. So that to pass this test
6. As soon as you ________ that, I’d like you to go to bed.
A. have done B. did C. will do D. will have done
7. Margaret was slow at school, but she went on ________ Prime Minister.
A. being B. to be C. having been D. to have been
8. In 1870, ________, John D. Rockefeller and others created the Standard Oil Company.
A. in spite of oil prices fluctuated B. despite fluctuating oil prices
C. but the oil prices fluctuated D. oil prices were fluctuating
9. They’re staying in rented accommodation for the time ________.
A. going B. making C. doing D. being
10. The president has made many visits to Japan, ________ began today.
A. whose recent one B. the most recent of which C. which D. the most recent one
11. __________ to Jim myself, I can’t tell why he would do such terrible things.
A. Not to be speaking B. Not to have spoken
C. Because of not being spoken D. Not having spoken
12. By the time we ________ the top of mountain, I think the rain will have stopped.
A. arrive B. come C. get D. reach
13. At no time in history _________ such a diligent and brilliant fellow.
A. has Peter and his classmates ever met B. have Peter and his classmates
C. Peter and his classmates ever met D. Peter and his classmates had ever met.
14. Graham Bell was ___________ telephone.
A. the first who invented B. the first inentor
C. the first person inventing D. the first person to invent
15. New York and Tokyo are two of the most _______ populated cities in the world.
A. greatly B. densely C. variously D. closely
16. How are you……. your studies? Do you feel that you’re making headway?
A. getting down to B. getting ahead of C. getting on with D. getting up to
17. I was passing their house, so I __________Claire and Michael
A dropped in B came up with C got on with D run into
18. I don’t really___________winter sports very much
A deal with B face up to C go in for D get round to
19. The attorney told his client that___________
A they had little chance of winning the case B it was nearly impossible to win him the case
C the case was of a small chance to win D the case had a minimum chance to be won by him
20. One of the professor’s greatest attributes is_____________
A when he gives lectures B how in the manner that he lectures
C the way which give lectures D his ability to lecture
21.____________better working conditions
A What’s interesting the workers most is B What’s interested the workers most is
B. C What interest the workers most is D What interests the workers most is
22. She did six hours’____________studying a day for her exam
A solid B heavy C strong D big
23. The weather was fine and everyone was________the coast
A going in for B making for C joining in D seeing about
24. There isn’t any sugar, I’m afraid. You’ll have to_________
C. A run out B put up with C do without D make for
25. As a millionaire who liked to show off her wealth, Mrs. Smith paid _____ we asked.
A. four time much as B. four time much than
C. four times as much as D. four time as many as
26. The Lake District, _____ was made a national park in 1951, attracts a large number of tourists
every year.
A. that B. what C. where D. which
27. Michael looked deeply hurt and surprised when _____.
A. scolding B. scolded C. having scolded D. to scold
28. The packages ______ so that it would be easier to carry them.
A. are tied altogether B. are tied in a bundle C. were tied together D. were tied in a knot
29. In spite of her abilities, Laura has been _____ overlooked for promotion.
A. repetitive B. repeatedly C. repetition D. repeat
30. We must push the piano to the corner of the hall to _____ our party tonight.
A. give place to B. make room for C. take up room to D. make place for
31. Regular exercise and good diet will bring _____ fitness and health.
A. about B. from C. to D. up
IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
Animation is (1) ............................. (tradition) done by hand-drawing or painting (2) .....................
(success) frames of an object, each slightly different than the preceding frame. In computer
animation, although the computer may be the one to draw the different frames, in most cases the
artist will draw the beginning and ending frames and the computer will produce the drawings
between the first and the last drawing. This is (3) ....................... (general) referred to as computer-
assisted animation, because the computer is more of a helper than an (4) ........................ (original).
 In full computer animation, complex (5) ..................... (mathematics) formulas are used to produce
the final sequence of pictures. These formulas operate on (6) ................... (exten) databases of
numbers that define the objects in the pictures as they exist in mathematical space. The database
consists of endpoints, and color and intensity information. Highly (7) ................. (train) professionals
are needed to produce such effects because animation that obtains high degrees of (8) ..........................
(real) involves computer techniques for three- (9) ........................ (dimension) transformation,
shading, and curvatures.
High-tech computer animation for film involves very expensive computer systems along with
special color terminals or frame buffers. The frame buffer is nothing more than a giant image
memory for viewing a single frame. It (10) ...................... (temporary) holds the image for display on
the screen.
V. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
1. Last week unless my mother had had enough money, she would have bought that toy for me.
A B C D
2. It often takes me about fifteen minutes to go to work from here by foot.
A B C D
3. Those people say that it is such polluted air that they can’t breath, don’t they?
A B C D
4. It is noisy enough in this room, so I would rather you stop shouting like that.
A B C D
5. Dr. Roberts, the first woman to be elected president of the university, is intelligent, capable
A B
and awareness of the problem to be solved.
C D
6. When precipitation occurs, some of it evaporates, some run off the surface it strikes, and
A B C
some sinking in to the ground.
D
7. A warming printed on a makeshift lifebuoy says: “This is not a life-saving device.
A
Children should be accompany by their parents.”
B C D
8. Of all the art-related reference and research library in North American, that of the
A B
Meltropolitan Museum of Art in New York city is among the largest and most complete.
C D
9. Different fourteen crops were grown 8,600 years ago by some of the world’s earliest
A B C
farmer.
D
10. Globally and internationally, the 1990’s stood out as the warmest decade in the history of
A B C
weather records.
D
PART III. READING.
VI. Read and circle the best option.
In “Cerealizing America”, Scott Bruce and Bill Crawford remark that the cereal industry uses 816
million pounds of sugar per year. Americans buy 2.7 billion packages of breakfast cereal each year.
If (1)______ end to end, the empty cereal boxes from one year’s consumption would (2) ______ to the
moon and back. One point three (1.3) million advertisements for cereal are broadcast on American
television every year at a(n) (3) ______ of $762 million for airtime. Only automobile manufacturers
spend more money on television advertising than the makers of breakfast cereal.
(4) ______ of the boxed cereals found in supermarkets contain large amounts of sugar and some
contain more than 50% sugar. Cereal manufacturers are very clever in their marketing, making
many cereals appear much healthier than they really are by “fortifying” them with vitamins and
minerals. Oh, (5) ______ - you now have vitamin-fortified sugar!
Before you eat any cereal, read the ingredient list and see how (6) ______ sugar appears on the
ingredient list. Then check the “Nutrition facts” panel.
There are actually only a small handful of national commercially-branded cereals that are made (7)
______ whole grains and are sugar-free. If you shop at a health food store instead of your local
supermarket, you (8) ______ to find a healthy, whole grain, sugar-free (or very low sugar) cereal. But
(9) ______! Some of the health food store boxed cereals are sweetened with fruit juice or fructose.
Although this may be an improvement (10) ______ refined white sugar, this can really skyrocket the
calories.
From “Foods That Burn Fat, Foods That Turn to Fat” by Tom Ventulo
1 A. to lay B. laying C. lay D. laid
2 A. reach B. prolong C. stretch D. contact
3 A. charge B. everage C. cost D. expense
4 A. Most B. Mostly C. Almost D. Furthermost
5 A. charming B. lovely C. gorgeous D. beautiful
6 A. tall B. large C. high D. many
7 A. by B. from C. at D. in
8 A. are more likelierB. are much more likely C. would be able D could more or less
9 A. see through B. keep alert C. watch out D. look up
10 A. at B. from C. with D. on
VII. Read and circle the best answer.
Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men. Discrimination against women in
business, the demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of
women entrepreneurs small. Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than
$40 billion in annual revenues, and this figure is likely to continue rising throughout the 1990s. As
Carolyn Doppelt Gray, an official of the Small Business Administration, has noted, "The 1970s was
the decade of women entering management, and the 1980s turned out to be the decade of the
woman entrepreneur". What are some of the factors behind this trend? For one thing, as more
women earn advanced degrees in business and enter the corporate world, they are finding obstacles.
Women are still excluded from most executive suites. Charlotte Taylor, a management consultant,
had noted, "In the 1970s women believed if they got an MBA and worked hard they could become
chairman of the board. Now they've found out that isn't going to happen, so they go out on their
own".
In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in "women's" fields: cosmetics and clothing, for
example. But this is changing. Consider ASK Computer Systems, a $22-million-a-year computer
software business. It was founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtzig, who was then a housewife with
degrees in math and engineering. When Kurtzig founded the business, her first product was
software that let weekly newspapers keep tabs on their newspaper carriers-and her office was a
bedroom at home, with a shoebox under the bed to hold the company's cash. After she succeeded
with the newspaper software system, she hired several bright computer-science graduates to
develop additional programs. When these were marketed and sold, ASK began to grow. It now has
200 employees, and Sandra Kurtzig owns $66.9 million of stock.
 Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as men often do. They still
face hurdles in the business world, especially problems in raising money; the banking and finance
world is still dominated by men, and old attitudes die hard. Most businesses owned by women are
still quite small. But the situation is changing; there are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtzigs in
the years ahead.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more
attractive to the business world.
B.The computer is especially lucrative for women today.
C. Women are better at small business than men are.
D. Women today are opening more business of their own.
2. The word “excluded “ in line 8 is closest meaning to
A. not permitted in B. often invited to
C. decorators of D. charged admission to
3. All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the business world
EXCEPT
A.Women were required to stay at home with their families.
B. Women lacked ability to work in business.
C.Women faced discrimination in business.
D.Women were not trained in business.
4. in line 10, “that” refers to
A. a woman becomes chairman of the board.
B. Women working hard
C. Women achieving advanced degrees
D. Women believing that business is a place for them.
5. According to the passage, Charlotte Taylor believes that women in 1970s
A. Were unrealistic about their opportunities in business management.
B.Were still more interested in education than business opportunities
C.had fewer obstacles in business than they do today.
D. were unable to work hard enough to success in business.
6. The author mentions the “ shoesbox under the bed” in the third paragraph in order to
A. Show the frugality of women in business
B. show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig
C. Point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzig’s business
were limited
D. suggest that the company needed to expand
7. The expression “ keep tabs on “ in line 16 is closest meaning to
A. recognize the appearance of B. keep records of
C. provide transportation for D. pay the salaries of
8. The word “hurdles” in line 21 can be best replaced by
A. fences B .obstacles C. questions D. small groups
9. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that business operated by women are
small because
A. Women prefer a small intimate setting.
B. Women can’t deal with money.
C. Women are not able to borrow money easily.
D. many women fail at large businesses.
10. The author’s attitude about the future of women in business is
A. skeptical B. optimistic C. frustrated D. negative
PART IV. WRITING
VIII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentences printed before.
1. Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
- Since.............................................................................................................................
2. She was not only bad-tempered but also very lazy.
- As well ........................................................................................................................
3. “ Nothing will persuade me to apply for that kind of job.” She said.
_ She flatly.......................................................................................................................
4. The school I studied at last year was better than this one.
- This school isn’t.............................................................................................................
5. You must leave now, or you’ll miss the bus.
- You’ll miss......................................................................................................................
6. Tom arrived late and started complaining.
→ Not only ......................................................................................................................
7. She was sorry that she hadn't applied for the job in the library.
→She regretted .........................................................................................................................
8. People say that the driver was listening to his walkman at the time of the crash.
→The driver ..............................................................................................................................
9. Thanks to the improvement in export sales, the company has had a successful year.
→Without ..................................................................................................................................
10. I haven't seen him and I haven't heard him speak either.
→Neither .....................................................................................................................................
IX. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. I think that you’ve misunderstood the situation. (stick)
______________________________________________________________________________________
2. Our little son is really looking forward to going to Disney World. (thought)
______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Although she was beautiful and intelligent, she didn’t win the Miss World competition. (despite)
______________________________________________________________________________________
4. We must accept the fact that we have lost the golden opportunity. (terms)
______________________________________________________________________________________
5. You didn't tell me you were going to be away for a whole month. (neglected)
______________________________________________________________________________________
6. Do shops usually stay open so late in this country? (usual)
Is _______________________________ stay open so late in this country?
7. He doesn't often find it difficult to earn money. (trouble)
He seldom _____________________________ money.
8. You're like another person I've met here recently. (else)
You remind _______________________________ I've met here recently.
9. Do you think that climate affects people's personalities? (influence)
Do you think that climate ____________________________ people's personalities?
10. Jack has become confident as a result of his success. (turned)
Jack's success has _____________________________________ person.
___ THE END____