MOCK TEST 1

Date of Test: January 8th, 2018

Student’s name:
Scores: ______/100
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. PHONOLOGY (5 pts)
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. Switzerland B. hazy C. New Zealand D. quiz
2. A. fortunate B. approximate C. eradicate D. delicate
3. A. supposedly B. wretched C. rugged D. panicked
4. A. asthma B. asthenia C. athlete D. theoretical
5. A. loose B. increase C. promise D. because
2. Pick out the word that is stressed differently from the others.
6. A. understand B. quality C. radical D. business
7. A. altogether B. synonymous C. manufacture D. independent
8. A. image B. purchase C. mislead D. deadline
9. A. memorial B. diameter C. beneficial D. considerate
10. A. photography B. qualification C. occasion D. Canadian
II. WORD CHOICE (5pts)
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. After the meal we _____ over our coffees for an hour or so.
A. lounged B. lingered C. loitered D. took
2. Janet will see you if you use the computer without permission. She has eyes like a _____.
A. bird B. goose C. hawk D. fox
3. It must be used in a well-ventilated room. Used _____ it could be harmful.
A. so B. nevertheless C. otherwise D. besides
4. The young director was thrilled to discover that his play had attracted a _____ audience.
A. sized B. sizeable C. sizing D. resized
5. Wouldn't it be nice if we all had the time and money to _____ off to France for a week?
A. swan B. worm C. wolf D. beaver
6. Someone has obviously _____ with the brakes of my car.
A. cluttered B. dealt C. tampered D. matched
7. The noise got _____ as the car disappeared into the distance.
A.smaller B. fainter C. weaker D. slighter
8.Chris usually _____ her long black hair loose.
A.wears B. puts C. gets D. takes
9.She began her writing career when she was only 8. I think she is a _____ writer.
A. bearing B. borne C. born D. being-born
10.Because of an unfortunate _____, your order was not dispatched by the date requested.
A. hindrance B. oversight C. negligence D. transgression
III. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR ( 5pts)
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1.If she spent five year in Paris, _____ her French is so bad?
A. how B. how often
C.why D. how come
2.The decimal numeral system is one of the _____ ways of expressing numbers.
A. most world's useful B. useful world's most
C.world's most useful D. useful most world's
3.He didn't dare to leave the house lest someone _____ recognize him.
A. mayB. must C. would D. should
4.We saw _____ rising out of the mist.
A.an ancient, grey, stone-built house
B.a grey, ancient, stone-built house
C.an ancient, stone-built, grey house
D.a stone-built, grey, ancient house
5._____ that as it may, it is still no excuse.
A. Be B. Come C. Must D. Should
6.I think the owners are _____ for not warning us.
A. with first B. in fault C. at fault D. of fault
7.Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over _____ made of natural fibers like
cotton, wool, or silk.
A. what B. the one C. that D. which
8.The government would be forced to use its emergency powers _____ further rioting to occur.
A. should B. did C. were D. had
9.It _____ able to finish it in an hour.
A.can't have been too hard if you had been
B.couldn't be too hard if you are
C.can't have been too hard if you were
D.couldn't be too hard if you had been
10.The industry needs more investment _____.
A. all for one B. by and large
C. top to borrow D. across the board
IV.PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS ( 5pts)
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1.I was taken _____ when Michaela said I’d hurt her feelings.
A. out B. along C. aback D. up
2.Eating good food is good insurance _____ sickness.
A. for B. against C. withD. to
3.Don't come _____ hard on the new workers.
A. down B. up C. about D. with
4.In stead of beating _____ the bush. Jones came straight to the point.
A. on B. at C. with D. about
5.I’d like everyone here to put _____ as many suggestions as possible.
A. out B. forward C. towards D. up
6.I can’t remember the name of the hotel we stayed at _____ the top of my head.
A. on B. in C. up D. off
7.Mark is such a bully and picks _____ the younger boys at school.
A. on B. up C. withD. out
8.If it starts to rain, make _____ a nearby cave to wait for it to pass.
A. out B. for C. up D. with
9.Dave didn’t understand what Miss Smith was getting _____ so he asked her to explain it again.
A. about B. for C. overD. at
10.My teacher says that I should sail _____ the exam, but I’m not so sure.
A. through B. to C. withD. in
V.READING COMPREHENSION
Passage I: Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank or
answer the question. (5 pts)
Certainly no creature in the sea is odder than the common sea cucumber. All living
creature, especially human beings, have their peculiarities, but everything about the little sea
cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about a bizarre animal that, among other
eccentricities, eats mud, feeds almost continuously day and night but can live without eating for
long periods, and can be poisonous but is considered supremely edible by gourmets?
For some fifty million years, despite all its eccentricities, the sea cucumber has subsisted
on its diet of mud. It is adaptable enough to live attached to rocks by its tube feet, under rocks in
shallow water, or on the surface of mud flats. Common in cool water on both Atlantic and
Pacific shores, it has the ability to suck up mud or sand and digest whatever nutrients are present.
Sea cucumbers come in a variety of colours, ranging from black to reddish- brown to
sand-colour and nearly white. One form even has vivid purple tentacle. Usually the creatures are
cucumber-shaped - hence their name - and because they are typically rock, inhabitants, this
shape, combine with flexibility, enables them to squeeze into crevices where they are safe from
predators and ocean currents.
Although they have voracious appetites, eating day and night, sea cucumbers have the
capacity to become quiescent and live at a low metabolic rate-feeding sparingly or not at all for
long periods, so that the marine organisms that provide their food have a chance to multiply. If it
were not for this faculty, they would devour all the food available in a short time and would
probably starve themselves out of existence.
But the most spectacular thing about the sea cucumber is the way it defends itself. Its
major enemies are fish and crabs, when attacked, it squirts all its internal organs into the water. It
also casts off attached structures such as tentacles. The sea cucumber will eviscerate and
regenerate itself if it is attached or even touched; it will do the same if the surrounding water
temperature is too high or if the water becomes too polluted.
1.What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.The reason for the sea cucumber’s name.
B.What makes the sea cucumber unusual.
C.How to identify the sea cucumber.
D.Places where the sea cucumber can be found.
2.In line 3, the word “ bizarre” is closest in meaning to _____.
A. odd B. marine C. simple D. rare
3.According to the passage, why is the shape of sea cucumbers important?
A.It helps them to digest their food.
B.It helps them to protect themselves from danger.
C.It makes it easier for them to move through the mud.
D.It makes them attractive to fish.
4.The fourth paragraph of the passage primarily discusses _____.
A. the reproduction of sea cucumbers B. the food sources of sea cucumbers
C.the eating habits of sea cucumbers D. threats to sea cucumbers’ existence
5.The phrase “ casts off’ in line 23 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. grows again B. grabs C. gets rid of D. uses as a weapon
6.Of all the characteristics of the sea cucumber, which of the following seems to fascinate the
author most?
A.What it does when threatened B. Where it lives
C.How it hides from predators D. What it eats
7.Compared with other sea creatures the sea cucumber is very _____.
A. dangerous B. intelligent C. strange D. fat
8.What can be inferred about the defense mechanisms of the sea cucumber?
A.They are very sensitive to surrounding stimuli.
B.They are almost useless.
C.They require group cooperation
D.They are similar to those of most sea creatures
9.Which of the following would NOT cause a sea cucumber to release its internal organs into the
water?
A.A touch B. Food C. Unusually warm water D. Pollution
10.Which of the following is an example of behaviour comparable with the sea cucumber living
at a low metabolic rate?
A.An octopus defending itself with its tentacles
B.A bear hibernating in the wintering
C.A pig eating constantly
D.A parasite living on its host’s blood
Passage 2: Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank or
answer the question. (5 pts)
Accustomed though we are to speaking of the films made before 1927 as “silent”, the
film has never been, in the full sense of the word, silent. From the very beginning, music was
regarded as an indispensable accompaniment; when the Lumiere films were shown at the first
public film exhibition in the United States in February 1896, they were accompanied by piano
improvisations on popular tunes. At first, the music played bore no special relationship to the
films; an accompaniment of any kind was sufficient. Within a very short time, however, the
incongruity of playing lively music to a solemn film became apparent, and film pianists began to
take some care in matching their pieces to the mood of the film.
As movie theaters grew in number and importance, a violist, and perhaps a cellist, would
be added to the pianist in certain cases, and in the larger movie theaters small orchestras were
formed. For a number of years the selection of music for each film program rested entirely in the
hands of the conductor or leader of the orchestra, and very often the principal qualification for
holding such a position was not skill or taste so much as the ownership of a large personal library
of musical pieces. Since the conductor seldom saw the films until the night before they were to
be shown (if, indeed, the conductor was lucky enough to see them then), the musical
arrangement was normally improvised in the greatest hurry.
To help meet this difficulty, film distributing companies started the practice of publishing
suggestions for musical accompaniments. In 1909, for example, the Edison Company began
issuing with their films such indications of mood as “ pleasant”, “ sad”, “ lively”. The
suggestions became more explicit, and so emerged the musical cue sheet containing indications
of mood, the titles of suitable pieces of music, and precise directions to show where one piece
led into the next.
Certain films had music especially composed for them. The most famous of these early
special scores was that composed and arranged for D. W. Griffith’s film Birth of a Nation, which
was released in 1915.
1.The passage mainly discusses music that was _____.
A.performed before the showing of a film
B.played during silent films
C.specifically composed for certain movie theaters
D.recorded during film exhibitions
2.The word “solemn” in line 7 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. simple B. serious C. short D. silent
3.It can be inferred that orchestra conductors who worked in movie theaters needed to _____
A.be able to play many instruments
B.have pleasant voices
C.be familiar with a wide variety of music
D.be able to compose original music
4.The word “them" in line 15 refers to .
A. years B. hands C. pieces D. films
5.According to the passage, what kind of business was the Edison Company?
A. It produced electricity. B. It distributed films.
C. It published musical arrangements. D. It made musical instruments.
6.It may be inferred from the passage that the first musical cue sheets appeared around _____.
A.1896 B.1909 C.1915 D.1927
7.Which of the following notations is most likely to have been included on a musical cue sheet of
the early 1900’s?
A. "Calm, peaceful” B. “Piano, violin”
C. “Key of C major” D. “Directed by D. W. Griffith”
8.The word “composed” in line 24 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. selected B. combined C. played D. created
9.The word “scores” in line 24 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. totals B. successes
C.musical compositions D. groups of musicians
10.The passage probably continues with a discussion of _____.
A.famous composers of the early twentieth century
B.other films directed by D. W. Griffith
C.silent films by other directors
D.the music in Birth of a Nation
B.WRITTEN TEST
I.WORD FORMS (20 pts)
Part 1: Complete the sentence with the correct form of the given word. (10 pts)
1.__Inequality___ in wealth causes a great number of social problems. ( EQUAL)
2.The church is the site of a number of __ supernatural___ manifestations. (NATURE)
3.The slight __deformity___ in his left hand was corrected by surgery. (FORM)
4.Barack Obama is the first president of the United States with __multiracial___ background.
(RACE)
5.They won the case because of the __appearance___ in court of the defendant. (APPEAR)
6.The sun and the moon are often __personified___ in poetry. (PERSON)
7.Tax exemption only applies to those with __residential___ status. (RESIDENT)
8.The station quickly fell into __disrepair___ after it was closed. It is now in very bad condition.
(REPAIR)
9.Low income and little administrative support make teachers ___disheartened__ with their
profession. (HEART)
10.Do you think these children are __malnourished___? They look very thin. (NOURISH)
Part 2: Use the correct form of the word given in the box to complete the numbered spaces in the
passage below. (10 pts)
The (1. CONCEIVE) __concept___ of ‘rhetoric’, or effective public speaking, dates back
thousands of years. The underlying (2. ASSUME) __assumption___ behind rhetoric is that how
you present an argument can greatly influence whether people are persuaded by you or not.
There is (3. DOUBT) _undoubtedly____ plenty of evidence to support this idea - it's practically
(4.THINK) __unthinkable___, for example, for a successful politician to be a poor
communicator - but it is just a question of style winning over substance? Certainly, it is often
said of politicians that they talk complete (5. SENSE) __nonsense___ but what they say with
such (6.CONVINCE) _conviction____ that we tend to believe them, at least when they’re in
opposition. On the other hand, (7. WISE) _wisdom____ and knowledge are of little value if you
cannot communicate them effectively to your peers or to the next generation. It is the
combination of clear (8. REASON) __reasoning___, sound (9. JUDGE) __judgment___ and
effective presentation and communication skills that define true rhetoric. A true rhetorician
should always come across as knowledgeable, and never as (10. OPINION) __opinionated___ or
ignorant.
II.ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts)
Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them.
Stretcheding for several thousand kilometres from the east coast of the country to the
Gobi Desert, the Great Wall of China is said to be the only man-made structure visibly visible
from outer space. The oldest section was begun in 221 BC, using soldiers and local people, as
well as intellectuals who had been sentenced to forced labour on under the repressive Qin
dynasty. Not surprisingly, the layers of compacted earth used to construct the wall soon began to
crumble, and it was left to the later Han dynasty to restore and add to it.
By now the wall had evolved from a mere defence system for keeping out marauding
tribes into a safe haven which where trade could flourish, and bustling market towns sprang up at
the many busy gates. Although But the ornate and imposing structure with which we are familiar
from photographs was not added until the fourteenth century by Ming, using advanced brick-
building technology. It was he who joins joined the three separate walls to create this truly
impressive feat of construction.
III. OPEN CLOZE TEST
Cloze test 1: Fill in each of the following blanks with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
Agriculture is the world’s most important industry. It provides us with (1) __almost___
all our food. It also supplies materials for two other basis human needs - clothing and shelter. In
(2) __addition___, agriculture provides materials (3) _used__ in making many industrial
products such as paints and medicines. About half the world’s workers are employed in
agriculture - far more than in any (4) __other___ industry.
Agriculture is one of the world’s oldest industries. It began about 10,000 years ago in the
Middle East. (5) __By___ that time, certain Middle Eastern tribes had discovered how to grow
plants from seeds and how to raise (6) __animals___ in captivity. Having mastered these skills,
they could begin to practice agriculture.
Before the development of agriculture, people got all their food by gathering wild plants,
hunting, and fishing. They had to search for food continually, (7) __which___ left them little
time for other activities. But as agriculture developed and farm output increased, fewer people
were (8) __needed___ to produce food. The non-farmers could then develop the arts, crafts,
trades, and other activities of civilized life. Agriculture (9) __therefore___ not only greatly
affected food supply but also (10) __made___ civilization possible.
Cloze test 2: Fill in each of the following blanks with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
EFFECTS OF TELEVISION ON CHILDHOOD LITERACY
Television occupies a large portion of children's time. Starting in preschool, children
spend more time watching television than participating in any other activity (1) __except___
sleeping. Children also have extensive experience of television before (2) __being___ exposed to
many socialising agents, such as schools and peers. Because television has this important role, it
is important to understand its potential positive and negative effects on most children. The results
of recent research suggest that there is considerable overlap between the comprehension
processes that take place while reading and the processes activated during a period of television
viewing. If (3) __so___, it may very well (4) __be___ the case that children who learn
comprehension skills from television viewing before they are ready to read are equipped (5)
__with___ some very important tools when they later learn to read.
Clearly, television viewing is not the sole context providing important foundations for
literacy. (6) __Given___ that most parents are positive about the value of stories, many children
may be read (7) __to___ at bedtime. Television, however, is an ideal medium in (8) __which___
to cultivate some of the skills and knowledge needed for later reading. Television is also a visual
medium, and thus presents information more correctly than written and spoken text. This content
difference across media seems to account (9) __for___ the fact that preschool children are
frequently better (10) __at___ recalling televised stories they have watched compared to those
they have simply heard.
IV.SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their meanings
remain unchanged. (20 pts)
Question I: Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (10 pts)
1.Her arrival was completely unexpected.
She took it completely by surprise.
2.The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
Such was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately.
3.It is essential that this door is kept unlocked.
On no account must this door be kept locked.
4.The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect.
But for his command of the local dialect, we would have ended up in prison.
5.I will only be satisfied if the manager apologises fully.
Nothing short of a full apology from the manager will satisfy me.
Question 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentence, using the word given. This word must not be altered in any
way. (10 pts)
1.Throughout the speech, the boys were deeply attentive. EARS
The boys were all ears throughout the speech. .
2.He very much surprised me when he shared with me his secrets. BREATH
He took my breath away when he shared his secrets with me. .
3.I don’t think we need to mention that now. UP
Let's not bring that up now. .
4.He always makes everything look so difficult. WEATHER
He has a knack for making even the simplest tasks seem like climbing uphill in bad weather.
5.I find Harold's behaviour quite incomprehensible. LOSS
Harold's behavior is a complete loss on me.