PRACTICE TEST 03

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 1: Fruit and vegetables should be carefully washed whether eaten fresh or cook.
A B C D
Question 2: She had to leave because she didn’t see eves to eves with her boss.
A B C D
Question 3: With the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, businessmen do
A B
not hardly have as much traveling as they used to.
C D
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 4: A. accompany B. comfortable C. interview D. dynamism
Question 5: A. effectiveness B. satisfaction C. accountancy D. appropriate
EEFFECTIVENESSeffectivene
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 6: A. mouths B. cloths C. booths D. months
Question 7: A. retain B. mountain C. painting D. chain
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.
THE FAMILY
Statesmen define a family as “a group of individuals having a common dwelling and
related by blood, adoption or marriage, (8) _____ includes common-law relationships”. Most
people are born into one of these groups and will live their lives as a family in such a group.
Although the definition of a family may not change, (9) _____ relationship of people to
each other within the family group changes as society changes. More and more wives are taking
paying jobs, and, as a result, the roles of husband, wife and children are changing. Today, men
expect to work for pay for about 40 years of their lives, and, in today’s marriages (10) _____
which both spouses have paying jobs, women can expect to work for about 30 to 35 years of their
lives. This means that men must leam to do their share of family tasks such as caring for the
children and daily (11) _____ chores. Children, too, especially adolescents, have to (12) _____
with the members of their family in sharing household tasks.
The widespread acceptance of contraception has meant that having children is as matter
of choice, not an automatic result of marriage. Marriage itself has become a choice. As
alternatives such as common - law relationships and single-parent families have become socially
acceptable, women will become more independent.
Question 8: A. which B. that C. what D. it
Question 9: A. a B. any C. some D. the
Question 10: A. in B. for C. with D. to
Question 11: A. home B. family C. house D. household
Question 12: A. carry B. deal C. cooperate D. combine
Mark the letter Ay B,c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the
following questions.
Question 13: It’s nice I am now in Hoi An Ancient Town again. This is the second time I _____
there.
A. will be B. would be C. was D. have been
Question 14: Realizing he got lost, he started to _____ help.
A. call for B. call at C. go for D. go to
Question 15: He told everyone that he had flu, but in fact, he had just _____ a cold.
A. come up with B. come down with C. gone in for D. made up for
Question 16: Never has she behaved like that before, _____?
A. hasn’t she B. has she C. did she D. didn’t she
Question 17: If these prisoners attempted to escape from prison, _____ immediately.
A. they would be caught B. they would catch
C. they will be caught D. they will have caught
Question 18: You should stop working too hard _____ you’ll get sick.
A. or else B. if C. in case D. whereas
Question 19: Although she was _____, she agreed to give me a hand with the clean-up.
A. tiredness B.tired C. tiring D. tiresome
Question 20: Create a new _____ and put all your files into it.
A. directory B. direction C. director D. directing
Question 21: Applicants must hold a(n) - _____ driving licence.
A. artificial B. faithful C. false D. valid
Question 22: As the drug took _____ the patient became unconscious.
A. effect B. force C. influence D. action
Question 23: You’re very quiet today. What have you got on your _____?
A. spirit B. attention C. mind D. brain
Question 24: Two friends Diana and Anne are talking about Anne’s new blouse.
Diana: “That blouse suits you perfectly” Anne: “ _____.”
A. Nevermind B. Don’t mention it C. Thank you D.You’re welcome
Question 25: Ballot invites a friend to her new apartment. She is offering him some drink.
 Ballot: “More coffee? Anybody?” Friend: “_____.”
A. I don’t agree. I’m afraid B. I’d love to
C. Yes, please D. It’s right, I think
Question 26: I don’t have time to argue with this self - _____ women.
A. controlled B. dominated C. opinionated D.liked
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, Cy or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions.
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living
things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing
water are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at
frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire
lives without a single drop.
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable
to withstand its desiccating effects. No most skinned, water-loving animals can exist there.
Few large animals are found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote,
and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping
creatures than the tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with
reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated.
Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere
else in the word. The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and
physiology. None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the
midday sun; many would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours
asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The
surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the
temperature is only 60 degrees.
Question 27: The title for this passage could be _____.
A. “Desert Plants” B. “Life Underground”
C. “Animal Life in a Desert Environment” D. “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment”
Question 28: The word “tissues” in the passage mostly means _____.
A. the smallest units of living matter that can exist on their own
B. collections of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants
C. very small living things that cause infectious diseases in people, animals and plants
D. the simplest forms of life that exist in air, water, living and dead creatures and plants
Question 29: Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert,
as _____.
A. sources of flowing water are rare in a desert
B. water is an essential part of his existence
 C. water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things
D. very few large animals are found in the desert
Question 30: The phrase “those forms” in the passage refers to all of the followings EXCEPT
_____.
A. water-loving animals B. the coyote and the bobcat
C. most-skinned animals D. many large animals
Question 31: According to the passage, creatures in the desert _____.
A. run and leap faster than those in the tangled forest
B. run and leap more slowly than those in the tangled forest
C. are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest
D. are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world
Question 32: According to the passage, one characteristic of animals living in the desert is that
_____.
A. they are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
B. they are less healthy than animals living in other places
C. they can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees
D. they live in an accommodating environment
Question 33: The word “burrows” in the passage mostly means _____.
A. places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young
B. holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in
C. structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept
D. places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found
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.
In 1988, Canadian athlete Ben Johnson set a new world record for the 100 metres sprint
and set the Seoul Olympics alight. Just a few days later, he was stripped of his medal and banned
from competing after having failed a drug test, highlighting what has since become an
international problem - drug use in sport.
Those involved in sports face enormous pressure to excel in competition, all the more so
as their careers are relatively short. By the time most sportspeople are in their forties, they are
already considered to be past their prime, and as a result they need to earn their money as quickly
as possible. In such a high- pressure environment, success has to come quickly and increasingly
often drugs are playing a prominent role.
There are a number of specific effects that sportspeople are aiming to achieve by taking
performance enhancing drugs. Caffeine and cocaine are commonly used as stimulants, getting the
body ready for the mass expenditure of energy required. In addition, there are those who are
looking to build their body strength and turn to the use of anabolic steroids. Having worked so
hard and needing to unwind, sportspeople may misuse other drugs as a relaxant in that it can help
them cope with stress or boost their own confidence. Alcohol is commonly used for this
purpose, but for sportspeople something more direct is often required, and this has led to an
increase in the use of beta-blockers specifically to steady nerves.
Increasingly accurate drug testing is leading companies and suppliers to ever-more
creative ways of avoiding detection, and there are a range of banned substances that are still
taken by sportspeople in order to disguise the use of other, more potent drugs. Diuretics is a good
example of this: in addition to allowing the body to lose excess weight, they are used to hide
other substances.
Drugs or not, the working life of the average sportsperson is hard and often painful. Either
through training or on the field, injuries are common and can lead to the use of narcotics simply
to mask the pain. There are examples of champion motorcyclists taking local anaesthetics to hide
the pain of a crash that should have seen them taken straight to hospital, and though this is not
directly banned, use is carefully monitored.
Drug testing has since become an accepted feature of most major sporting events, and as
soon as a new drug is detected and the user is banned from competitive sport, then a new drug is
developed which evades detection. Inevitably, this makes testing for such banned substances
even more stringent, and has in recent years highlighted a new and disturbing problem - the
unreliability of drug tests.
Recent allegations of drug use have seen sportspeople in court attempt to overthrow
decisions against them, claiming that they were unaware they had taken anything on the banned
list. A test recently carried out saw three non-athletes given dietary substances that were not on
the banned list, and the two who didn’t take exercise tested negative. However, the third person,
who exercised regularly, tested positive. This, of course, has left the testing of sportspeople in a
very difficult position. Careers can be prematurely ended by false allegations of drug abuse, yet
by not punishing those who test positive, the door would be open for anyone who wanted to take
drugs.
The issue is becoming increasingly clouded as different schools of opinion are making
themselves heared. There are some that argue that if the substance is not directly dangerous to the
user, then it should not be banned, claiming that it is just another part of training and can be
compared to eating the correct diet. Ron Clarke, a supporter of limited drug use in sport,
commented that some drugs should be accepted as “they just level the playing field”. He
defended his opinion by pointing out that some competitors have a natural advantage. Athletes
bom high above sea level or who work out in high altitudes actually produce more red blood
cells, a condition which other athletes can only achieve by dmg taking.
Others claim that dmg use shouldn’t be allowed because it contravenes the whole idea
of fairly competing in a sporting event, adding that the dmgs available to a wealthy American
athlete, for example, would be far superior to those available to a struggling Nigerian
competitor.
Governing bodies of the myriad of sporting worlds are trying to set some standards for
competitors, but as dmg companies become more adept at disguising illegal substances, the
procedure is an endless race with no winner. In the face of an overwhelming dmg and
supplement market, one thing is certain - dmgs will probably be a significant factor for a long
time to come.
Question 34: Which drugs are used for the preparation of the mass energy consumption?
A. Caffeine and cocaine B. Alcohol, beta blockers
C. Diuretics D. Narcotics
Question 35: What is the phrase “this purpose” in paragraph 3 means?
A. confidence B. sportspeople
C. relaxant D. stress increase
Question 36: these statements are TRUE except for _____.
A. Making the wrong judgment on potent dmg abuse can destroy ones career
B. By tolerating violating cases, there will be fewer people taking on dmgs.
C. Some people argue that these drugs are not actually detrimental to users’ health and
therefore they should not be banned.
D. One third of the people participating in the test with dietary substances received
positive results.
Question 37: Why are sportspeople under such pressure to succeed quickly?
A. Because their careers are relatively short. B. Because they want to earn a lot of money
C. Because they have other concerns in their lives D. Because their rivals are aggressive
Question 38: What does Ron Clarke claim drugs can balance?
A. drugs B. prize C. field D. advantage
Question 39: The word “contravenes” is closest in meaning to _____.
A. go against B. take over C. put off D. stand for
Question 40: _____ of drug use have serious side effects on sportspeople even if they
are subsequently proved wrong.
A. Decisions B. Comments C. Allegations D. Attitudes
Question 41: The text is mainly about _____.
A. a running controversy B. allegations of drug use
C. different usages of drug D. how to avoid detection
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 42: To work with your partner on this dialogue, sit in chairs that are face to face or
in ones that are adjacent so that you can communicate easily.
 A. next to each other B. away from the door
C. far from each other D. behind each other
Question 43: I have heard anecdotal evidence that vitamin E helps cut heal faster, but I have
never read any research that supports that.
A. scientific proof B. personal reports
C. individual observation D. oral stories
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 44: We’ll have to call the barbecue off. It’s going to rain.
A. delay B. cancel C. plan D. compensate for
Question 45: I admire people with a lot of inner strength.
A. full B. mental C. limited D. indisputable
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 46: I had to do my homework. I could not help my mother with the washing-up.
A. Because I was busy doing my homework, I could not help my mother with the washing-up.
B. It was impossible for me to do my homework although my mother helped me with the
washing-up.
C. I could not help my mother with the washing-up until I finished my homework.
D. I could not do my homework because I had to help my mother with the washing-up.
Question 47: We arrived at the cinema. Then we realized our tickets were still at home.
A. No sooner had we realized that our tickets were still at home than we arrived at the cinema.
B. Not until we arrived at the cinema that we realized that our tickets were still at home
C. Only after we arrived at the cinema did we realize that our tickets were at home.
D. Hardly had we arrived at the cinema than we realized that our tickets were still at home.
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 48: “You must wear the seat belt when driving!” she said to him.
A. She told him to wear the seat belt when he drove.
B. She confirmed that he wore the seat belt when driving.
C. She complained that he wore the seat belt as he drove.
D. She encouraged him to wear the seat belt when driving.
Question 49: People say that Mr. Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year.
A. Nearly a million pounds is said to be given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year.
B. Mr. Goldman was said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year.
 C. Mr. Goldman is said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year.
D. Nearly a million pounds was said to have been given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year.
Question 50: The gardens are open each day for visitors to enjoy the flower displays.
A. In order to enjoy the flowers each day, visitors open their own displays.
B. There are too many flower displays for visitors to enjoy each day.
C. As long as visitors enjoy the flower displays, the gardens are still open each day.
D. The gardens are open each day so that visitors can enjoy the flower displays.