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 1: A. authentic
B. through
C. tablecloth
D. although
Question 2: A. hide
B. find
C. drive
D. miss
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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. confirm
B. achieve
C. apply
D. shorten
Question 4: A. justify
B. determine
C. advertise
D. dedicate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: When the boss came into the office yesterday, his secretary ______ the document.
A. is typing
B. was typing
C. has typed
D. typed
Question 6: Everyone needs to join hands to build a better ______ .
A. publicity
B. diversity
C. charity
D. community
Question 7: The parcel ______ by the postman when she returns home.
A. delivers
B. will deliver
C. will be delivered
D. was delivering
Question 8: Carol's father works as ______ electrician.
A. an
B. ∅ (no article)
C. the
D. a
Question 9: A news _______ is broadcasting over a television in the waiting room about natural disasters occurring nation-wide.
A. journalist
B. anchor
C. columnist
D. correspondent
Question 10: Teenagers nowadays are fascinated ______ computer games.
A. about
B. for
C. with
D. in
Question 11: Henry is thinking of ______ golf but the equipment is too expensive.
A. turning up
B. running up
C. looking up
D. taking up
Question 12: The coffee at this cafe is ______ than the coffee at the one down the street.
A. as delicious
B. delicious more
C. most delicious
D. more delicious
Question 13: He was offered the job thanks to his ______ performance during his job interview.
A. impression
B. impress
C. impressive
D. impressively
Question 14: I can't pretend ______ this complicated math problem.
A. understanding
B. to understand
C. understand
D. to understanding
Question 15: Your second essay ______ improvements on the first one.
A. showed
B. made
C. presented
D. cast
Question 16: We’re having milk for our breakfast, ______ ?
A. were we
B. do we
C. aren’t we
D. can we
Question 17: He will book the movie ticket ______ .
A. after she has accepted his invitation
B. when she had accepted his invitation
C. while she was accepting his invitation
D. once she accepted his invitation
Question 18: My cousin really seems to land on his ______ having won the lottery. He’s never bought any lottery tickets before.
A. feet
B. face
C. finger
D. hand
Question 19: The book, first ______ in 1970, has sold over a million copies.
A. was publishing
B. publishing
C. published
D. was published
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Peter is giving compliments on Bill’s new hairstyle.
- Peter: “You look so cool with this hairstyle.”
- Bill: “______”
A. Oh, please say it again!
B. I can’t agree with you.
C. Thanks. I had it done yesterday.
D. Well, never mind.
Question 21: Sophie and Peter are talking about social distancing.
- Sophie: “I think social distancing helps to reduce and slow the transmission of disease."
- Peter: “______ . Everyone stays at home, so there will be less contact to get infected.”
A. Oh, I don’t know
B. I don't think that's a good idea
C. I couldn’t agree more
D. I'm not so sure
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: There's a correlation between smoking and cancer.The more we smoke, the more likely we are to suffer from lung cancer.
A. concern
B. imbalance
C. connection
D. difference
Question 23: The growing economic disparity between the rich and the poor has become a major social and political issue in many countries.
A. similarity
B. inequality
C. opportunity
D. sector
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: The president was a lame duck during the end of his second term because he pushed his country into a financial crisis.
A. an important person
B. a successful person
C. a famous person
D. a polite person
Question 25: The mischievous cat knocked over the vase and then darted away, leaving its owner to clean up the mess.
A. obedient
B. scary
C. stubborn
D. intelligent
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 26: He started learning French six years ago.
A. He last learned French for six years.
B. He has learnt French for six years.
C. He has started learning French for six years.
D. He didn’t learn French six years ago.
Question 27: "Where are you studying now?" asked my friend.
A. My friend asked me where I was studying then.
B. My friend asked me where was I studying at that time.
C. My friend asked me where I were studying then.
D. My friend asked me where are you studying now.
Question 28: It is unnecessary for us to worry about our final exam results.
A. We needn’t worry about our final exam results.
B. We must worry about our final exam results.
C. We would worry about our final exam results.
D. We can’t worry about our final exam results.
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 29: When fuels burn, it produce smoke and invisible gases that mix with clouds.
A. it
B. fuels
C. invisible
D. mix
Question 30: When I see her yesterday, I invited her to come to my house.
A. invited
B. house
C. to
D. see
Question 31: While he provides interesting examples from the past and present to support his views, the argument is often lost in the torturous language.
A. interesting
B. argument
C. lost
D. torturous
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 32: Pauline was interested in the project. It was not abandoned.
A. No sooner had Pauline been interested in the project than it was abandoned.
B. Only when Pauline was interested in the project was it abandoned.
C. Not until Pauline was interested in the project that it was abandoned.
D. Had Pauline not been interested, the project would have been abandoned.
Question 33: Our favourite restaurant is full. We can't get a table right now.
A. If our favourite restaurant were not full, we could get a table right now.
B. If someone leaves our favourite restaurant, we could get a table.
C. Provided that our favourite restaurant is full, we can't get a table right now.
D. If our favourite restaurant is not full, we will be able to get a table right now.
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 from 34 to 38.
Testing games
How lucky can you be? Twelve-year-old Eloise Noakes has got the best job in the world – trying out (34) ______ new games. A leading company held a competition to find young testers and Eloise was selected to test games which are about to be (35) ______ onto the market. Each week she is given a different game to play before recording her thoughts on a form (36) ______ was designed by the company. As the company director said, “What better way to find out about games than to put them in the hands of the customers who will make most use of them?” Eloise is delighted with her new job, but she also takes it very seriously. She is allowed to keep the games after testing them. (37) ______, she has decided instead to give them away to
children less (38) ______ than herself. “I’ve got plenty of games and some children don’t have any,” she explained.
(Adapted from Cambridge English First for Schools 1, 2015)
Question 34: |
A. many |
B. every |
C. each |
D. much |
Question 35: |
A. broadcasted |
B. launched |
C. produced |
D. announced |
Question 36: |
A. whom |
B. whose |
C. which |
D. who |
Question 37: |
A. However |
B. Although |
C. Otherwise |
D. Moreover |
Question 38: |
A. impoverished |
B. fortunate |
C. disadvantageous |
D. retarded |
Read the following and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 39 to 43.
Ostriches are the largest and heaviest birds on earth. They can grow to be as tall as 9 feet and can weigh as much as 250 pounds. Even though they have wings, they cannot fly. Instead, ostriches have long, powerful legs that help them to run very fast when they feel threatened. Ostriches use their wings to move themselves forward and to help them change direction.
Ostriches are native to Africa, where they still live in desert areas and dry, open grasslands called savannah. Ostriches can also be found in zoos all over the world. Humans have domesticated ostriches, so now ostriches live on farms in over a dozen countries, including the United States, China, India, Japan, Brazil and Costa Rica. They are raised for their meat, skin, and feathers.
Ostriches like to live in small groups called herds. The male ostrich is called a rooster; the female, a hen. Baby ostriches are called chicks. The female ostrich lays the eggs, but both the male and the female take turns sitting on the eggs to keep them warm.
(Adapted from Readtheory.org website)
Question 39: What is the passage mainly about?
A. the male and female ostriches
B. the reproduction habit of ostriches
C. distribution and habitat of ostriches
D. facts about ostriches and their habits
Question 40. The word threatened in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to ______ .
A. happy
B. bored
C. safe
D. scared
Question 41. The word them in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. chicks
B. eggs
C. ostriches
D. herds
Question 42. According to the passage, ostriches use their wings to______.
A. fly faster than most other birds
B. move forward and change direction
C. keep their eggs warm in the nest
D. scare potential predators away
Question 43: Which of the following is NOT true about ostriches?
A. No birds on the earth are as large as ostriches
B. Ostriches are raised for different purposes
C. They have wings to fly like other birds
D. They live in many different places now
Read the following and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50 .
The invention of the airplane , like many great inventions, was initially met with ridicule and disbelief.
Although many people who heard about the first powered flight on December 17, 1903, were excited and impressed, others reacted with peals of laughter. The idea of flying an aircraft was repulsive to some people. Although Orville and Wilbur Wright, the inventors of the first flying machine, were called impulsive fools, the Wrights continued their experiments in aviation.
Orville and Wilbur Wright had always had a compelling interest in aeronautics and mechanics. As young boys they earned money by making and selling kites and mechanical toys. Later, they designed a newspaper-folding machine, built a printing press, and operated a bicycle-repair shop. In 1896, when they read about the death of Otto Lilienthal, the brother's interest in flight grew into a compulsion.
Lilienthal, a pioneer in hang-gliding, had controlled his gliders by shifting his body in the desired direction. This idea was repellent to the Wright brothers, however, and they searched for more efficient methods to control the balance of airborne vehicles. In 1900 and 1901, the Wrights tested numerous gliders and developed control techniques. The brothers' inability to obtain enough lift power for the gliders almost led them to abandon their efforts.
After studying and experimenting with model wings in a wind tunnel, the Wright brothers designed their first airplane in 1903 for less than one thousand dollars. They even designed and built their own lightweight gasoline engine. On December 17, they successfully flew the plane for twelve seconds and 120 feet, despite a turbulent start.
By 1905 the Wrights had perfected the first airplane that could turn, circle, and remain airborne for half an hour at a time. Others had flown in balloons or in hang gliders, but the Wright brothers were the first to build a full-size machine that could fly under its own power. As the contributors of one of the most outstanding engineering achievements in history, the Wright brothers are accurately called the fathers of aviation.
(Adapted from https://www.testprepreview.com/modules/reading1.htm)
Question 44: Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Life of the Wright Brothers
B. Exceptional Inventions in the World
C. The Invention of the Airplane
D. The History of Aviation
Question 45: The word repulsive in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. boring
B. unacceptable
C. exciting
D. ambitious
Question 46: The Wright brothers searched for ways to control the balance of airborne machines by ______.
A. shifting body in the desired direction
B. creating enough lifts power for the gliders
C. making numerous gliders with light wings
D. developing techniques of hang-gliding
Question 47: The noun compulsion in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by ______.
A. problem
B. plan
C. need
D. thought
Question 48: The word them in paragraph 3 refer to ______.
A. gliders
B. the Wright brothers
C. techniques
D. vehicles
Question 49: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. The Wright brothers didn’t like Lilienthal’s idea about controlling gliders.
B. The Wright brothers earned their living by designing and selling kites and toys.
C. The Wright brothers' first airplane could fly 120 feet in 1905.
D. The Wright brothers didn’t give up when their first gliders failed to function properly.
Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The invention of the airplane wasn’t welcomed at first.
B. Lilienthal’s idea helped the Wright brothers build their airplane.
C. The Wright brothers failed to find out methods to control the balance of airborne vehicles.
D. The experiment of the Wright brothers did not enable them to design a flying machine.
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