PRACTICE TEST 21

Time allotted: 60 min.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. apartment B. party C. discharge D. parrot
Question 2: A. image B. language C. accurate D. average
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D 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. athletics B. belongings C. represent D. impressive
Question 4: A. astronaut B. reunite C. advocate D. childbearing
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction each of the following questions.
Question 5: Much fossil fauna of the same age and type have been found around the
A B C
shores of different continents.
D
Question 6: The writer's vivid language showed that she had a great depictive ability.
A B C D
Question 7: Researchers have shown that babies can discern visually differences
A B
between two languages by watching the shape of a speaker' s mouth.
C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 8: After battling with cancer for several years, the old man finally ___ away
A. ran B. died C. passed D. put
Question 9: ''Why don't you _______ around my place on your way back?"
A. more B. stop C. pull D. nose
Question 10: Rob was ______ by the news of her grandmother's death.
A. devastate B. devastating C. devastated D. devastatingly
Question 11: Your medical records are strictly _______ . Only you and your doctor
have
A. confidential B. accurate C. dental D. official
Question 12: I've always regretted not looking after my teeth when I was young. I
had my first _______ of false teeth when I was thirty.
 A. row B. set C. chain D. line
Question 13: The police are trying to determine the ________ of events that led up to
the disappearance of the child.
A. series B. sequences C. ranges D. courses
Question 14: He always forgets my name _______ often I tell him.
A. nevertheless B. despite of the fact
C. no matter how D. however much
Question 15: For several years, the company has been the world's toy maker.
A. dominating B. dominated C. predominantly D. dominant
Question 16: For centuries, Feng Shui _________ for agricultural planning.
A. is being used B. has been used C. was using D. had used
Question 17: ______ we hadn't had enough money with us?
A. What would B. What will C. What if D. only if
Question 18: The deadline for handing in our essays is Tuesday, but I ____ mine by
then!
A. won't be finished B. am not finished
C. am not finishing D. won't have finished
Question 19: Alex ______ jogging in Central Park every morning when he lived in
New York.
A. went B. was going C. had gone D. used to
Question 20: We can go to a restaurant or eat at home, _________.
A. why ever you want B. wherever you go
C. whichever you prefer D. however you do
Question 21: _____ the teacher explained the lesson several times, some of the
students didn't understand it.
A. Because B. So that C. Though D. Since
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 22: "The silver lining in the company rejecting your job application is that
you can stay in Melbourne."
A. a strong sense of confidence B. something good in a bad situation
C. a bad feeling about the future D. a way out of a bad circumstance
Question 23: "You've written this essay a bit randomly. It doesn't make much sense."
A. to computerize it B. to do it poorly and illogically
 C. to write it in a too complicated way D. to do it better
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 24:"If you had studied instead of goofing off all semester, then you wouldn't
be so worried about tomorrow's exam."
A. to pass time in a relaxed way B. to behave not very well
C. to hardly try to work D. to pass time studying
Question 25:"Hey Rachel, I think I sort of forget to thank you all for your help in the
past week. Thank you."
A. by the way B. definitely C. not really D. in some ways
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 26: Laurie and Christie are friends and are having a conversation about
what to do at the weekend.
-Laurie: “So, what are your plans for this weekend?”
-Christie: “_______”
A. I don't know. Do you want to get together or something?
B. That sounds like a good idea.
C. Maybe we should go out to eat beforehand.
D. It is fine with me. Where do you want to meet?
Question 27: Mike and a friend Brendan are discussing plans for winter vacation.
- Mike: "Do you have any plans for the winter break?"
- Brendan: “_______”
A. I am planning a snowboarding trip.
B. Awesome! I am so excited!
C. You are welcome Mike.
D. You are more than welcome to join us.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 28: Helen said: "I want to go to Canada next year."
A. Helen said she will go to Canada the next year.
B. Helen said she wanted to go to Canada the next year.
C. Helen said she had wanted to go to Canada the next year.
D. Helen said she would go to Canada the next year.
Question 29: We that Ben wants to train to be a pilot.
A. It is understood that Ben wants to train to be a pilot.
B. It is to understand that Ben wants to train to be a pilot.
C. It understands that Ben wants to train to be a pilot.
D. Ben is understood that he wants to train to be a pilot.
Question 30: "What book are you reading, Peter?" Tom asked.
A. Tom asked Peter what book is he reading.
B. Tom asked Peter what book was he reading.
C. Tom asked Peter what book he was reading.
D. Tom asked Peter what book he is reading.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 31: Our products are environmentally friendly. We package all of them in
recyclable materials.
A. Cur products are packed in recycled materials to be environmentally friendly.
B. Packed in recyclable materials, our products were environmentally friendly.
C. Packing our products in recyclable materials, we make them environmentally
friendly.
D. The recyclable package of our products make them look environmentally
friendly.
Question 32: My personal opinion doesn't really matter. We need to decide for the
good of everyone.
A. We need to decide for the good of everyone, so my personal opinion doesn't
really matter.
B. If my personal opinion doesn't really matter, we need to decide for the good of
everyone.
C. Though my personal opinion really matters, we need to decide for the good of
everyone.
D. Deciding for the good of everyone makes our personal opinion not really matter
at all.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
It started two years ago. I run a summer at festival in Munich called the Kulturstrand,
at the Ludwigsbrücke, a bridge that stands (33)______ called the where 1 have an
office. I work there most days and when I do, I swim there. I'm one of those People
who like to swim in all (34)______ - I will swim in the Atlantic when it is 10 degrees,
(35)______ my think is a little strange. Sometimes, I swim the river with a group of
friends in the autumn or winter, but I mainly swim to work in the summer.
I live two kilometres upstream from my office. The river, at that point is too wild to
swim down unaided; it is like an Alpine river. I would not even consider it without a
flotation device, but then I learned about a designer in Switzerland who (36)_______
a thing called a Wickelfisch. It's a waterproof bag that you can keep your stuff in; it
also locks in air so acts as a float. When I saw it I bought one, and the next day I
swam to work (37) _______ the first time.
Question 33: A. across B. along C. over D. through
Question 34: A. situations B. conditions C. circumstances D requirements
Question 35: A. which B. that C. what D. why
Question 36: A. invent B. invents C. has invented D. had invented
Question 37: A. at B. by C. in D. for
(Source: https://vmw.theguardian.com)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
The thick, woolly fleece of the domestic sheep is its distinguishing feature and the
source of much of its economic importance. Yet only a moment, in evolutionary
terms, has passed since the domestic sheep had a coat resembling that of many other
wild animals. As recently as 8,000 years ago, it was covered not in a white,
continuously growing mass of wool but in a brown coat consisting of an outer array of
kemps, or coarse hairs, that was shed annually and a fine woolly undercoat that also
molted. Such an animal could not have supported the technology that has grown up
around the domestic sheep - the shearing, dyeing, spinning, and weaving of wool - any
better than could a wild sheep such as the bighorn of North America. Much of the
selective breeding that led to the fleece types known today took place in prehistory,
and. even the later developments went largely unchronicled. Yet other kinds of
records survive, in three forms. Specimens of wool from as long ago as 1500 B.C.
have been found, mostly as ancient textiles, but also in the form of sheepskins.
Antique depictions of sheep in sculpture, relief, and painting give even earlier clues to
the character of ancient fleeces. The longest line of evidence takes the form of certain
primitive breeds that are still tended in remote areas or that escaped from captivity
long, ago and now live in the wild, They retain the characteristics of ancient sheep,
providing living snapshots of the process that gave rise to modern fleeces.
(Source: TOEFL Reading)
Question 38: What topic does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The economic importance of sheep through the ages
B. The development of textile crafts and technologies
 C. The evolution of the fleece of domestic sheep
D. The influence of technology on wool manufacturing
Question 39: The underlined word "that" in the passage refers to
A. domestic sheep B. coat C. mass D. wool
Question 40: According to the passage, the outer coat of sheep 8,000 years ago was
A. white B. coarse
C. warmer than that of bighorn sheep D. similar to that of the modern sheep
Question 41: Which of the following can be concluded about wild sheep, as
compared with domestic sheep?
A. They are evolving more rapidly.
B. They have thicker coats.
C. They are less similar to bighorn sheep.
D. They are of less economic importance.
Question 42: The underlined phrase "took place" in the passage is closest in meaning
to _______.
A. happened B. stopped C. replaced D. explained
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions
When people think about bats, they often picture small, black creatures flying through
the night. They imagine these animals swooping down on unsuspecting people and
biting onto their necks or getting tangled in their hair. They seem to be very scary
animals. However, this view of bats is incorrect. There are about 1,240 different
species of bats, and they have many different lifestyles. Far from being monsters or
pests, bats are usually quite helpful to their environments. One example is the giant
golden-crowned flying fox from the Philippines.
The rainforests of the Philippines would be far different if it wasn't for the giant
golden-crowned flying fox.' This large bat is a fruit eater which lives to eat fresh figs
and other fruits. As the flying foxes fly through the forests, they often drop the seeds
from their meals and spread them across the land. This has earned them the nickname
of The Silent Planter. Without influence of the flying foxes, the rainforests would not
be able to grow so efficiently.
The giant golden-crowned flying fox is also the largest of all bats. It weighs up to 1.2
kilograms, and it has a wingspan of 1.5 meters. Despite this impressive size, the
flying fox is not scary to look at. In fact, it's quite cute. The bat's nose comes to a
point, and its big ears are on top of its head so it looks a lot like a fox. Its appearance
is what has given the bat its name.
Unfortunately, the giant golden-crowned flying fox is an endangered animal. It lives
only in the rainforests of the Philippines, and those rainforests are shrinking due to
human activity. Today, the rainforest in the Philippines is only about 20% of the size
it once was. In addition, people are hunting the bats for food. Since the flying fox
spends its day sleeping in large groups, it is easy for hunters to harvest the bats for
their meat. On some of the islands of the Philippines the bats have already completely
disappeared.
If the giant golden-crowned flying foxes are to be saved from extinction, people will
need to change their ways. The forests must be protected, and the eating of bat meat
must be stopped. After these things are achieved, humans could further help the bats
by introducing a breeding program to raise bats in captivity. People have the ability to
save the giant golden-crowned flying fox, but do they have the will?
(Source: Reading Planet)
Question 43: When people think about bats, what do they often picture?
A. bats living many different lifestyles
B. bats of thousands of different species flying around
C. bats attacking people and biting onto their necks
D. bats being helpful to our environment
Question 44: According to the passage, what does the giant golden-crowned flying
fox feed on?
A. animal blood B. human blood C. leaves D. fruits
Question 45: The word "earned" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. given B. took C. entitled D. honored
Question 46: Why is it called the giant golden-crowned flying fox?
A. because of its habitat B. because of its appearance
C. because of its diet D. because of its lifestyle
Question 47: The word "wingspan" in paragraph 3 describes ______.
A. a physical feature of the giant golden-crowned flying fox
B. a social behavior of the giant golden-crowned flying fox
C. the prominent beauty that is unique to the giant bat
D. the length of the feather on golden-crowned flying fox
Question 48: Which of the following statements is true about the giant golden-
crowned flying fox?
A. People hunt them for their skin and feathers.
B. They stand 1.5 meters high when fully grown-up.
C. Scientists have already introduced a breeding program.
 D. Their only habitat is the rainforests of the Philippines.
Question 49: The word "shrinking" in paragraph 4 mostly means ______.
A. becoming smaller in area B. enlarging
C. thickening D. growing in area
Question 50: Which of the following statements about the giant golden-crowned
flying is NOT true?
A. They are the largest of all bats.
B. They are extinct on some of the Philippines islands.
C. They sleep at night and hunt during the day.
D. They look like a fox.