PRACTICE TEST 4

PRACTICE TEST 4
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1: PHONOLOGY (10ms)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. confusedly B. allegedly C. supposedly D. wickedly
2. A. engineering B. sabotage C. mirages D. regimes
3. A. covet B. diagnosis C. poultry D. jovial
4. A. increment B. increase C. think D. thankful
5. A. saffron B. sacrament C. saddlery D. sabbatical
B. Choose the word whose stress is different from the others.
1. A. economic B. monotonous C. hilarious D. collaborate
2. A. negligible B. perceptible C. collapsible D. discerning
3. A. respiratory B. environmental C. laboratory D. industrial
4. A. insight B. monetary C. bedchamber D. manageress
5. A. irrevocably B. unconditional C. impartially D. decanter

QUESTION 2: WORD CHOICE (10ms)

Choose the word or phrase that best fits each space.
1. The government stopped the local companies from importing fake milk powder ……….. of
public health.
A. in the interest B. to the best C. for the attention D. on the safe side
2. The Minister was accused of …………… the truth.
A. distorting B. revising C. reforming D. shifting
3. The police arrested the wrong man mainly because they ……………. the names they had been
given by the witness.
A. bewildered B. merged C. confused D. puzzled
4. Anything he does is in ……….. with the law and that’s why I have suggested him for the post.
A. obedience B. commitment C. compliance D. responsibility
5. The new science teacher was popular because she was ………….. with her classes.
A. marked B. conducive C. lenient D. ameliorating
6. He is a successful politician, but he has achieved his goals at the ………. of his colleagues.
A. detriment B. sacrifice C. expense D. mercy
7. The government has promised to reduce ……………. to enable companies to implement their
plans more quickly.
A. piecework B. subsidies C. red tape D. industrial espionage
8. Why did you ……. and mention the party to Roger? It was supposed to be a surprise.
A. have kittens B. put the cat among the pigeons
C. let the cat out of the bag D. kill two birds with one stone
9. That human rights are ……………….. is unacceptable in a civilized society.
A. infringed B. impeached C. abrogated D. quashed
10. As the sky darkened it soon became obvious that a violent storm was………..
A. imminent B. instantaneous C. immediate D. eminent

QUESTION 3: STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (10ms)

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You are to choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence or has the same
meaning as the original sentence.

1. What I fear most of all is that we …………. in what refers to the building of a new market in
West Crane. The local people seem to be very wary about it.

A. might misinterpret B. might have misinterpreted

C. won’t be misinterpreted D. might be misinterpreted

2. …………… to interfere in your affairs but I would like to give you just one piece of advice.

A. It is far from clear B. Far from it for me

C. Far and wide for me D. Far be it from me

3. There are two small rooms in the beach house, …………….. served as a kitchen.

A. the smaller of which B. the smallest of which

C. the smaller of them D. smallest of that

4. Joe, I am inclined ………. Appiah’s complicity in the big fraud.

A. about believing B. to believe C. for believing D. in believing

5. ……….. invisible to the unaided eyes, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.

A. Although B. Despite C. Although is D. As though

6. At no time did the two sides look likely to reach an agreement.

A. The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement.

B. If the two sides had had time, they would have reached an agreement.

C. The two sides never look like each other.

D. The two sides has no time to reach an agreement.

7. ………… that he felt that he didn’t have to revise any more.

A. So confident in passing was that arrogant student

B. Such confidence in passing did that arrogant student have

C. So confident was that arrogant student of passing

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D. Such was the confidence of that arrogant student on passing

8. The curriculum at the public school is as good……….. of any private school.

A. or better than B. as or better than

C. as or better than that D. as or better that

9. Up……….. when it saw its master.

A. jumped the dog B. the dog jumped

C. did the dog jump D. does the dog jump

10. Either you or Daisy ………… the vase. There is no one else in the room.

A. have broken B. has broken C. has been broken D. have been broken

QUESTION 4: PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS: (10ms)

Choose the word that best fits each gap:

1. How did you ever get ……… that policeman to let you park here?

A. over B. on C. round D. with

2. Once he decided what he wanted, he would ……………. it with single mindedness.

A. go out of B. go on with C. go after D. go ahead of

3. Mrs. Chapman is always polite and considerate…………. her employees.

A. towards B. with C. for D. about

4. Despite all the interruptions, he ………… with his work.

A. stuck at B. held on C. hung out D. pressed on

5. The firm will have to step ………………. production if it is to defeat its competitors.

A. off B. in C. out D. up

6. How many people ………….. in the storm a few days ago?

A. called by B. passed on C. broke off D. gave off

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7. Jack was wearing blue jeans and a torn T-shirt, while all other guests had on formal dinner
wear. He really ………….

A. looked out B. came out C. stayed out D. stood out

8. The smell of the kippers cooking ……………. my breakfast.

A. put me off B. came up against C. gave off D. held up

9. In the end it all …………… a question of trust.

A. gets round to B. adds up to C. feels up to D. comes down to

10. If the rain doesn’t ………….. soon, we shall have to look for a taxi.

A. turn in B. let up C. die down D. go off

QUESTION 5: READINGCOMPREHENSION
READING 1: Read the following magazine article and choose the best answer to each
question. (10ms)
Many flowering plants woo insect pollinators and gently direct them to their most fertile
blossoms by changing the color of individual flowers from day to day. Through color cues,
the plant signals to the insect that it would be better off visiting one flower on its bush than
another. The particular hue tells the pollinator that the flower is full of far more pollen than
are neighboring blooms. That nectar-rich flower also happens to be fertile and ready to
disperse its pollen or to receive pollen the insect has picked up from another flower. Plants
do not have to spend precious resources maintaining reservoirs of nectar in all their flowers.
Thus, the color-coded communication system benefits both plant and insect.

For example, on the lantana, a flower starts out on the first day as yellow, when it is rich
with pollen and nectar. Influenced by an as-yet-unidentified environmental signal, the
flower changes color by triggering the production of the pigment anthromyacin. It turns
orange on the second day and red on the third. By the third day, it has no pollen to offer
insects and is no longer fertile. On any given lantana bush, only 10 to 15 percent of the
blossoms are likely to be yellow and fertile. But in tests measuring the responsiveness of
butterflies, it was discovered that the insects visited the yellow flowers at least 100 times
more than would be expected from the haphazard visitation. Experiments with paper
flowers demonstrated that the butterflies were responding to color cues rather than, say, the
scent of the nectar.

In other types of plants , blossoms change from white to red, others from yellow to red,
and so on. These color changes have been observed in some 74 families of plant.

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1. The first paragraph of the passage implies that insects benefit from the color-coded
communication system because …………

A. the colors hide them from predators

B. they can gather pollen efficiently

C. the bright colors attract fertile females

D. other insects species cannot understand the code

2. The word “woo” is closest in meaning to………

A. frighten B. trap C. deceive D. attract

3. The word “it” refers to ………

A. a plant B. an insect C. a signal D. a blossom

4. Which of the following describes the sequence of color changes that lantana
blossoms undergo?

A. Red to yellow to white B. White to red

C. Yellow to orange to red D. Red to purple

5. The word “triggering” is closest in meaning to ………….

A. maintaining B. renewing C. limiting D. activating

6. The passage implies that insects would be most attracted to lantana

blossoms………….

A. on the first day that they bloom B. when they turn orange

C. on the third day that they bloom D. after they produce anthromyacin

7. According to the passage, what is the purpose of the experiments involving paper
flowers?

A. To strengthen the idea that butterflies are attracted by the smell of flowers.

B. To prove that flowers do not always need pollen to reproduce.

C. To demonstrate how insects change color depending on the type of flowers they
visit.

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D. To support the ideas that insects respond to the changing color of flowers.

8. The word “haphazard” is closest in meaning to ………….

A. dangerous B. random C. fortune D. expected

9. What is known from the passage about the “other types of plants”?

A. They follow various sequences of color changes.

B. They use scent and other methods of attracting pollinators.

C. They have not been studied as thoroughly as the lantana.

D. They have exactly the same pigments as the lantana.

10. According to the passage, in approximately how many families of plants has the
color-changing phenomenon described in the passage been observed?

A. A. 10 B. 15 C. 74 D. 100

READING 2: Read the following magazine article and choose the best answer to each
question. (10ms)
Most forms of property are concrete and tangible, such as houses, cars, furniture or
anything else that is included in one’s possessions. Other forms of property can be intangible and
copyright deals with intangible forms of property. Copyright is a legal protection extended to
authors of creative works, for example, books, magazine articles, maps, films, plays, television
shows, software, paintings, photographs, music, choreography in dance and all other forms of
intellectual or artistic property.

Although the purpose of artistic property is usually public use and enjoyment, copyright
establishes the ownership of the creator. When a person buys a copyrighted magazine, it belongs
to this individual as a tangible object. However, the authors of the magazine articles own the
research and the writing that went into creating the articles. The right to make and sell or give
away copies of books or articles belongs to the authors, publishers, or other individuals or
organizations that hold the copyright. To copy an entire book or a part of it, permission must be
received from the copyright owner, who will most likely expect to be paid.

Copyright law distinguishes between different types of intellectual property. Music may
be played by anyone after it is published. However, if it is performed for profit, the performers
need to pay fee, called a royalty. A similar principle applies to performances of songs and plays.
On the other hand, names, ideas, and book titles are expected. Ideas do not become copyrighted
property until they are published in a book, a painting or a musical work. Almost all artistic work

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created before the 20th century is not copyrighted because it was created before the copyright law
was passed.

The two common ways of infringing upon the copyright are plagiarism and piracy.
Plagiarizing the work of another person means passing it off as one’s own. The word plagiarism
is derived from the Latin plagiarus, which means “abductor”. Piracy may be an act of one person,
but, in many cases, it is a joint effort of several people who reproduce copyrighted material and
sell it for profit without paying royalties to the creator. Technological innovations have made
piracy easy and anyone can duplicate a motion picture on videotape, a computer program, or a
book. Video cassette recorders can be used by practically anyone to copy movies and television
programs, and copying software has become almost as easy as copying a book. Large companies
zealously monitor their copyrights for slogans, advertisements, and brand names, protected by a
trademark.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Legal rights of property owners B. Legal ownership of creative work

C. Examples of copyright piracy D. Copying creating work for profit

2. The word “extended” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ..................

A. explicated B. exposed C. guaranteed D. granted

3. It can be inferred from the passage that copyright law is intended to protect ..............

A. the user’s ability to enjoy an artistic work

B. the creator’s ability to profit from the work

C. paintings and photographs from theft

D. computer software and videos from being copied

4. The word “principle” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .............

A. crucial point B. cardinal role C. fundamental rule D. formidable force

5. Which of the following properties is NOT mentioned as protected by copyright?

A. music and plays B. paintings and maps

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C. printed medium D. scientific discoveries

6. It can be inferred from the passage that it is legal if ...................

A. two songs, written by two different composers, have the same melody

B. two books, written by two different authors, have the same titles

C. two drawings, created by two artists, have the same images

D. two plays, created by two different playwrights, have the same plot and characters

7. With which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree?

A. Teachers are not allowed to make copies of published materials for use by their
students.

B. Plays written in the 16th century cannot be performed in theaters without permission.

C. Singers can publicly sing only the songs for which they wrote the music and lyrics.

D. It is illegal to make photographs when sightseeing or traveling.

8. The phrase “infringing upon” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to.................

A. impinging upon B. inducting for C. violating D. abhorring

9. The purpose of copyright law is most comparable with the purpose of which of the following?

A. A law against theft B. A law against smoking

C. A school policy D. A household rule

10. According to the passage, copyright law is ....................

A. meticulously observed B. routinely ignored

C. frequently debated D. zealously enforced

QUESTION 6: CLOZE TEST 1

Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. (10ms)
A (1) ..... is a person, usually a woman, who believes that women should be regarded as equal
to men. She, or he, (2) ..... discrimination against women in the home, place of work or (3) .....,
and her principal enemy is the male chauvinist, who believes that men are naturally superior.
(4) ..... being referred to as “the weaker sex”, women are becoming more and more militant and
are winning the age-old battle of the sexes. They are sick to (5) ..... of sexist jokes which poke fun
at women. They are no longer content to be regarded as second-class citizens (6) ..... economic,

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political and social status. They (7) ..... beauty-contests and the use of glamorous female models
in advertisements, (8) ..... they describe as the exploitation of female beauty, since women in
these situations are represented as mere sex objects. We no longer live in the male dominated
societies of the past. Let us hope, (9) ..... that the revolution stops before we have a boring world
in which sex doesn’t (10) ..... much difference. We already have unisex hairdressers and fashions.
What next?
1. A. feminist B. female C. feminine D. woman
2. A. fights B. approves C. deplores D. struggles
3. A. some places B. everywhere C. publicity D. anywhere
4. A. Tired from B. Tired of C. Tiring from D. Tiring of
5. A. death B. die C. died D. dead
6. A. in terms for B. in terms of C. on terms with D. for terms of
7. A. praise B. support C. join D. criticize
8. A. because B. which C. although D. however
9. A. therefore B. however C. so D. but
10. A. play B. work C. mean D. make

CLOZE TEST 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. (10ms)

THE OLDEST BUILDING

On a hillside at Chichibu, north of Tokyo, Japanese archeologists have uncovered the

remains of what is believed to be the world’s oldest (1) ..... structure. The structure was
discovered during the construction of a park. The site has been dated to half a million years ago,
(2) ..... to a report in a scientific magazine. The structure consists of what appear to be 10 post
holes, which form two (3) ..... pentagons. These could be the remains of two huts. A (4) ..... of
stone tools were also found (5) ..... around the site. It is believed that the shelter was built by an
(6) ..... ancestor of humans, Homo erectus, who is known to have used stone tools. The remains
of these huts could help to (7) ..... how Homo erectus lived and hunted. What is not known is
whether these structures were temporary or more permanent shelters. But they do (8) ..... us that
hominids could (9) ..... of using technology to organize things. They had the idea of actually
making a structure – a place where they could sleep. It (10) ..... the mental capacity to distinguish
between inside and outside. Before this new discovery the oldest remains of a structure were
those at Terra Amata in France, from around 200,000 to 400,000 years ago.

1. A. unnatural B. fake C. synthetic D. artificial

2. A. following B. according C. saying D. mentioning

3. A. odd B. shapeless C. irregular D. uneven

4. A. number B. few C. figure D. sum

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5. A. thrown B. splashed C. extended D. scattered

6. A. old B. elderly C. antique D. ancient

7. A. explain B. inform C. argue D. answer

8. A. illustrate B. demonstrate C. show D. display

9. A. imagine B. think C. conceive D. plan

10. A. represents B. stands for C. means D. symbolizes

WRITTEN TEST
QUESTION 1: OPEN CLOZE TEST (10 ms)

CLOZE TEST 1

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in
each space.

THE BLOOD MOON

A lunar eclipse occurs (1) ............................. the Earth’s shadow falls directly onto the
moon. (2) ............................. happens as a result is that the moon stops (3) ............................. a
silvery white colour and turns coppery red instead; the sort of colour usually only seen in the sky
(4) ............................. dawn or sunset. An astronaut on the moon, looking towards Earth
(5) ............................. a lunar eclipse, would see a black disc, surrounded (6) ............................. a
bright red ring. It’s the light from this red ring (7) ............................. is reflected back to the dark
Earth from the moon’s surface. In ancient times, long (8) ............................. any of this was
understood, the lunar eclipse was known (9) ............................. a blood moon and was thought to
be an omen of (10) .............................

OPEN CLOZE TEST 2

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in
each space.

COFFEE IN THE DOCK

Coffee is probable the world’s most popular beverage, and, (1) ............................. on
many occasions throughout history it has been criticised and (2) ............................. consumption
even made illegal, (3) ............................. can surely be no other drink that holds the distinction of
having been put on trial.

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The case (4) ............................. coffee was heard in Naples, Italy, before a mock court
presided over by university law professors. The prosecution claimed that the bean was
(5) ............................. of over-stimulating the nervous system, casing sleeplessness, and
disrupting work as employees demanded (6) ............................. many coffee breaks.

The defence put (7) ............................. a strong case, pointing (8) ............................. that it
was well-known that the caffeine naturally present in coffee had a stimulating effect and made
people feel more awake and alert. Expert witnesses maintained that coffee consumed
(9) ............................. moderate quantities is actually beneficial to our health as it offers
protection against (10) ............................. number of ailments, including forms of cancer, liver
disease, diabetes and Parkinson’s Disease.

QUESTION 2: WORD FORMS (10ms)

A. Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. The government has just introduced policies that have ........................................ controversy.
(GENDER)
2. They paid little attention to the ........................................ of the pieces. (FRAGMENT)
3. This involved some ........................................ dealings with the chief of the police. (HAND)
4. In one shop, I ........................................ a wonderful collection of 1920s toys. (EARTH)
5. The dream of a navigable, or ........................................, balloon can be traced to the 18th
century. (DIRECT)
6. The editorial section of the paper tends to be ........................................ and rarely contains any
criticism. (GOVERN)
7. There have been calls for Zimbabwe to ........................................ as a solution to the foreign
currency shortages. (DOLLAR)
8. Thousands of workers have been ........................................ by the latest economic crisis.
(LOCATE)
9. He was well-known for his ........................................ in his dealings. (CRAFT)
10. Essentially, ........................................ is a measure of whether a product will appeal to buyers.
(MARKET)

B. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in the blanks.

go doubt signify threat tend

function accurate produce compulsion resist

OBSESSED WITH YOUR INBOX?

It was not so long ago that we dealt with colleagues through face-to-face interaction and
with counterparts and customers by phone or letter. But the world of communication has
(1) ........................................ a dramatic transformation, not all for the good. Email, while
(2) ........................................ a swift means of communication providing your server is fully
(3) ........................................ and that the address you have contains no

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(4 ........................................ has had a (5) ........................................ effect on certain people’s

behaviour, both at home and in business. For these people, the use of email has become
(6) ........................................ addictive to the extent that it is (7) ........................................ their
mental and physical health. Addicts spend their day (8) ........................................ checking for
email and have a (9) ........................................ to panic if their server goes down. It is estimated
that one in six people spend four hours a day sending and receiving messages the equivalent to
more than two working days a week. The negative effect on (10) ........................................ is
something employers are well aware of.

QUESTION 3. ERROR IDENTIFICATION: (10ms)

There are ten mistakes in the passage. Detect and correct them.

Let us suppose that you are in the position of a parent. Would you allow your children to
read any book they wanted without first checking its content? Would you take them to see any
film without first finding whether it is suitable for them? If your answer of these questions is yes,
then you are either extremely permissive, or just plainly irresponsible. If your answer is no, then
you are exercising your right as a parent to protect your children from what you consider to be
desirable influences. In other words, by acting as a censor yourself, you are admitting that there is
a strong case for censorship.

Children need protection and it is the parents’ responsibility to provide it. But what about
adults? Are they old enough to decide what is good for them? The answer is that many adults are,
but don’t make the mistake of thinking that all adults are as yourself. Censorship is for the good
of society as a whole. Highly civilized people might find it possible to live together with laws of
any kind: they would just rely on good sense to solve their problems. But imagine what chaotic
there would be if we lived in a society without laws! Like the law, censorship contributes to the
common sense.

QUESTION 4: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Rewrite the sentence with the given word or the given beginning so that the new sentence
has the same meaning as the previous one.
1. Hard work was what caused Jill’s success. (PUT)
 Jill’s success can ......................................................................................................
2. I need a calculator to arrive at the total. (WORK)
 I can’t ..............................................................................................a calculator.
3. There’s no need to feel superior to everyone else. (NOSE)
 You shouldn’t .........................................................................................................
4. When she sold the jewellery at such a low price, she was cheated. (RIDE)
 When she sold the jewellery ....................................................................................
5. Any personal improvement on the part of the Prime Minister in this scandal would be
disastrous. (CAUGHT)
 If the Prime Minister ............................................................................................
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6. Even if they don’t like it, I’m not going away with my parents this year.
 Whether .................................................................................................................
7. Jane shut the door with her keys still inside.
 What happened ......................................................................................................
8. It was Peter who pointed the mistake out to me.
 Peter drew ..............................................................................................................
9. Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
 But for ....................................................................................................................
10. It’s highly unlikely that the meeting will end before 7.00.
 The chances .............................................................................................................

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