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I. Choose the word A, B, C, or D in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest.
1. A. coward
B. tower
C. powerful
D. mow
B. identify
C. idiom
D. pi
2. A. alumni
II. Find the word with the stress on the first syllable in each line.
3. A. region
B. rely

C. relax
4. A. behavior
B. broadcaster
C. beneficial
5. A. linguistics
B. logical
C. limitation
6. A. experience
B. efficient
C. extensive
7. A. ancient
B. advance
C. account

D. resource
D. experiment
D. lemonade
D. evidence
D. appear

III. Circle the best option (A, B, C, or D) for each gap in the following sentences.
8. It’s ________ for people to get depressed if they are out of work.
A. normal
B. everyday
C. ordinary
D. typical
9. He deals with the ________ matters in the office, his boss deals with the important ones.
A. everyday
B. average
C. usual

D. standard
10. House prices ________ greatly from one area to the next.
A. contrast
B. vary
C. distinguish
D. differentiate
11. Eighty kilometers is the ________ fifty miles.
A. equivalent of
B. equivalent from
C. equal of
D. equal to
12. Having finished the report, ________.
A. it was submitted to his boss by him
B. he submitted it to his boss
C. his boss was submitted it by him
D. he had submitted it to his boss
13. ________ the fire brigade found our mountain house, we had put out the fire ourselves with the garden
hosepipe.
A. With time
B. By the time
C. At the same time
D. In time
14. Modern buildings should ________ with the surrounding area.
A. blend
B. fit
C. match
D. join
15. The Government has ________ an inquiry to investigate bribery in local elections.
A. set out
B. set to

C. set about
D. set up
16. The water workers’ claim for a 10 percent pay rise has been under ________ by the Government.
A. application
B. consideration
C. inquiry
D. regard
17. A man’s pay usually ________ from the number of hours he works in a week.
A. results
B. depends
C. starts
D. earns

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18. Dentists will always try to save teeth rather than take them ________ .
A. off

B. over
C. out
D. down
19. What he told me was a ________ of lies.
A. load
B. pack
C. mob
D. flock
20. We can only give you the ________ number of refugees crossing the border at the moment.
A. suggestive
B. indefinite
C. approximate
D. unclear
21. This ticket ________ two persons to the show.
A. delivers
B. includes
C. admits
D. enters
22. Trains stop here to ________ passengers only.
A. get off
B. pick up
C. get past
D. get on
23. It isn’t quite ________ that he will turn up at the meeting.
A. certain
B. exact
C. right
D. sure
24. Many difficulties have ________ as a result of the changeover to the new system.
A. raised

B. been raised
C. arisen
D. experienced
25. The ________ of the lake is covered with reeds and rushes.
A. beach
B. coast
C. shore
D. bank
26. I was not ________ by his many arguments so finally we agreed to differ.
A. convinced
B. persuaded
C. concerned
D. assured
27. All the children have gone ________ mumps.
A. along with
B. down with
C. out with
D. through with
28. After waiting an hour he realized that the bus was ________ to come.
A. improbable
B. impossible
C. uncertain
D. unlikely
29. When Rosemary is concentrating, she ________ me of her grandmother.
A. reminds
B. recalls
C. revises
D. remembers
30. He refused to give up work, ________ he had won a million dollars.
A. even though

B. despite
C. as though
D. however
31. ________ you called I was at the conference.
A. At the time
B. By the time
C. In the time
D. For the time
32. Yes, we do eat out ________, but not very often. It’s so expensive nowadays.
A. in time
B. from time to time
C. against time
D. at one time
33. We didn’t much like the new neighbours at first, but ________ we grew quite fond of them.
A. by the time
B. in time
C. at the same time
D. against time
34. ________, his secretary wears the most extraordinary clothes.
A. With time
B. At one time
C. At times
D. In time
35. We’re fighting ________ to finish the job for you before the end of the week.
A. in time
B. on time
C. by the time
D. against time
IV. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes (A, B, C, or D).
36. Card Anderson discovered two atomic particles that he identified while studied cosmic rays.

A
B
C
D
37. Michigan’s rivers, inlets, and lakes attract tourists who derive pleasure from canoeing and water-ski.
A
B
C
D
38. Analysts have translated clay tablets that demonstrate that the Babylonians were high skilled in Arithmetic.
A
B
C
D
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39. The visual nerves of the brain interprets wave-lengths of light as perceptions of color.

A
B
C
D
40. When a criminal case goes to trial, the defendant may election to have it heard either by a jury or by a judge.
A
B
C
D
V. Choose the sentence A, B, C, or D that is similar in meaning to the original sentence given in italic.
41. She said it had nothing to do with me.
A. She told me that it was none of my business.
B. She told me that it had done nothing for me.
C. She said I did nothing about it.
D. She said she had done nothing for me.
42. His personal problems have an influence on his ability to do his job.
A. His personal problems enable him to do his job.
B. His ability influences his personal problems and his job.
C. His ability affects his personal problems in his job.
D. His personal problems affect his ability to do his job.
43. Only if you work hard now have you any chance of success.
A. Your chance of success affects your working hard.
B. Your chance of success depends on your working hard.
C. Working hard lessens your chance of success.
D. The harder you work, the more chances you have.
44. “Let’s organize a club meeting on Saturday.”
A. She offered to organize a club meeting on Saturday.
B. She suggested organizing a club meeting on Saturday.
C. We have to organize a club meeting on Saturday.
D. We are suggested to organize a club meeting on Saturday.

45. If you didn’t cheat in the exam, you wouldn’t be punished.
A. You were not punished as you didn’t cheat in the exam.
B. You didn’t cheat in the exam so as not to be punished.
C. Don’t cheat in the exam and you won’t be punished.
D. You never cheat in the exam, so you are not punished.
46. “Shall I post the letter for you?”
A. He asked me if I should post the letter for him.
B. He offered to post the letter for me.
C. He wanted me to post the letter myself.
D. I wanted him to post the letter for me.
47. “I would suggest that we should try to get local support for the new motorway.”
A. I suggested they should try to get local support for the new motorway.
B. I wanted to know why shouldn’t we try to get local support for the new motorway.
C. My suggestion was that we try to get local support for the new motorway.
D. I suggested we should try getting local support for the new motorway.
48. “Waiter! This soup is too cold.”
A. The customer called the waiter to try the cold soup.
B. The customer complained that the soup was too cold.
C. The customer called the waiter, and said that the soup was too cold for him.
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D. The waiter called the customer to give the cold soup.
49. If you refuse to carry out my orders you will get the sack.
A. If you refuse to carry out my orders, you will be given a sack of clothes.
B. If you carry out my orders, you will be made redundant.
C. If you refuse to carry out my orders, you will be criticized.
D. If you don’t carry out my orders you will be dismissed.
50. The decision is none of your business.
A. The decision is not covered in your business.
B. You are not busy with the decision.
C. The decision doesn’t concern you.
D. Your business doesn’t affect the decision.
VI. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D)) for each of the questions.
Quite different from storm, surges are the giant sea waves called tsunamis, which derive their name
from the Japanese expression for “high water in a harbor”. These waves are also referred to by the general
public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientists often refer to them as
seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.
Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or
volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of
water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speeds close to 700 kilometers
per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two
meters. It is when they hit the shallow water the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two
areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic
activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the
tsunamis that hit Japan often comes with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the
tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian Islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of

Alaska, so these tsunamis have a much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally
have time for warning of their imminent arrival.
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. In 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous
tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive tsunami to sweep onto the
Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record
occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion,
sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano
actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
51. The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses ________.
A. tidal waves
B. tides
C. storm surges
D. underwater earthquakes
52. According to the passage, all of the following are true about tidal waves EXCEPT that ________.
A. they are the same as tsunamis
B. they are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides
C. this terminology is not used by the scientific community
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D. they refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves
53. The world “displaced” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. located
B. not pleased
C. filtered
D. moved
54. It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis ________.
A. cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean.
B. generally reach heights greater than 40 meters.
C. are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean.
D. are often identified by ships on the ocean.
55. As used in the passage, water that is “shallow” isn’t ________.
A. clear
B. deep
C. tidal
D. coastal
56. A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and in Hawaii is that tsunami in Japan are more likely to
________.
A. arrive without warning.
B. be less of a problem.
C. come from greater distances.
D. originate in Alaska.
57. The possessive ‘their” in the third paragraph refers to ________.
A. the Hawaiian islands
B. thousands of miles
C. these tsunamis
D. the inhabitants of Hawaii
58. A “calamitous” tsunami in the last paragraph is one that is ________.

A. expected
B. at fault
C. extremely calm
D. disastrous
59. From the expression “on record” in the last paragraph, it can be inferred that the tsunami that
accompanied the Krakatoa volcano ________.
A. occurred before efficient records were kept.
B. was not as strong as the tsunami in Lisbon.
C. was filmed as it was happening.
D. might not be the greatest tsunami ever.
60. The passage suggests that the tsunami resulting from the Krakatoa volcano ________.
A. caused volcanic explosions in the English Channel.
B. was far more destructive close to the source than far away.
C. was unobserved outside of the Indonesian islands.
D. resulted in little damage.
VII. Read the following text and choose the correct option for each of the numbered gap.
THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
The hanging gardens of Babylon were considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the (61)________
World. They are believed to have been built by King Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth (62) ________ BC as a
present for his wife, Amytis.
The gardens were (63) ________ in layers - one on top of the other, much like a modern multi-storey car
(64) ________ although a lot more (65)________ to look at. Each layer was a large terrace (66) ________
with tropical flowers, plants and trees. The large (67)________ of water which these plants required was
(68) ________ from the river Euphrates nearby. It is said that Nebuchadnezzar and his wife would sit in the
(69) ________ of the gardens and (70) ________ down on the city of Babylon below.
The gardens’ fame quickly (71) ________, and travelers would come from far and wide to (72) ________
them. Even thousands of years ago, people used to go (73) ________! The city of Babylon itself was also
famous throughout the whole (74) ________ for its beautiful buildings, huge tiled walls and magnificent
gates made of brass.
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Sadly, nothing (75) ________ today of the beautiful hanging gardens, and the city of Babylon lies in ruins
in what is modern-day Iraq.
61. A. antique
62. A. decade
63. A. constructed
64. A. park
65. A. good-looking
66. A. included
67. A. total
68. A. dragged
69. A. shadow
70. A. look
71. A. distributed
72. A. approve
73. A. glimpsing
74. A. planet

75. A. remains

B. ancient
B. period
B. assembled
B. stop
B. attractive
B. contained
B. sum
B. pulled
B. shade
B. see
B. spread
B. respect
B. sightseeing
B. globe
B. stays

C. historical
C. era
C. collected
C. station
C. handsome
C. filled
C. amount
C. pushed
C. gloom
C. watch
C. extended
C. admire

C. glancing
C. earth
C. waits

D. traditional
D. century
D. invented
D. garage
D. adorable
D. consisted
D. number
D. pumped
D. glow
D. observe
D. moved
D. assess
D. staring
D. world
D. continues

VIII. Each of these sentences is followed by four suggested explanations but only one is correct.
76. He was such a wet blanket at the party tonight!
A. He brought a blanket to the party.
B. He was wet through after the party.
C. He made people at the party wet through. D. He spoiled other people’s pleasure.
77. We are going to get into hot water when we arrive home.
A. We are going to have a nice hot bath.
B. We are going to have trouble.
C. We have to boil water when we arrive home.
D. The water will have become hot by the time we get home.

78. The Jacksons are terribly hard up.
A. They live a long way up the hill.
B. They are cruel people.
C. They are extremely poor.
D. They work very hard
79. I’ll lay my cards on the table.
A. I’ll have no secrets from you.
B. I want to stop playing.
C. I’ll be back in a moment or two.
D. Let’s continue playing cards.
80. The boss is like a bear with a sore head today.
A. He badly needs a haircut.
B. He has a very bad headache.
C. He is in a bad mood.
D. He likes a teddy bear.

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