PRACTICE TEST 20
Time: 60 min.
1. MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. authentic B. website C. satellite D. stressful
2. A. scissors B. scenery C. science D. scoreboard
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.
3. A. recognise B. frustrating C. informal D. astonish
4. A. particular B. operation C. ability D. commemorate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
5. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience.
A B C D
6. Have the members of the club be told about the changes of their timetable yet? A B C D
7. Although I didn’t personally see who was responsible for this mess, but I think I can make a guess. A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. The calculations are __ _ complicated that they cannot be done without a computer.
A. so B. such C. too D. more
9. Oh my god! I haven’t _ the iron! I must go back right now.
A. turned off B. put on C. cut down D. take off
10. – “Must I take my umbrella?”
– “No, you . It’s not going to rain.”
A. needn’t B. don’t C. mustn’t D. haven’t
11. This morning the newspaper had a very interesting_ on the population
A. composition B. article C. work D. publication
12. Mark Twain is an author__ _ I like best.
A. his books
B. the books of whom
C. whom books
D. whose books
13. You may take you please.
A. whatever books which
B. which books whatever
C. any books whatever
D. whatever books
14. I remember to the seaside when I was a very small child.
A. to be taken B. to take C. being taken D. taking
15. If my grandfather_ alive now, I’m sure he would be proud of me.
A. were B. has been C. would be D.is
16. A doctor who performs operations is a(n)_ A. dentist
B. surgeon C. sergeant D. operator
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
17. – “I don’t quite believe in the widespread use of robots in the future.”
A. Neither do I.
B. I do so too.
C. Oh, why so?
D. So can I.
18. – “Where are we going this weekend?”
A. That’s a good idea. B. Have you thought of Ha Long Bay?
C. Yes, let’s go somewhere. D. Why don’t you go to the mountains?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. The guests at the Japanese Embassy reception enjoyed it very much but refused to eat the raw fish.
A. stale B. fresh C. rotten D. uncooked
20. The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.
A. demonstrations B. symptoms C. hints D. effects
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. Unluckily the main tourist attraction was lost when the small town was burned down in an accidental fire.
A. done on purpose
B. made by chance
C. happening unexpectedly
D. coming to an end
22. The livelihood of each species in the vast and intricate assemblage of living
things depends on the existence of other organisms.
A. difficult B. widespread C. simple D. complex
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.
If you would like to go to a beautiful, faraway place, you should choose the Hawaiian Islands. Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, in 1959 the islands (23)_ the 50th state of the U.S. Of all the Hawaiian islands, Kauai may be the best place for vacation as it is called a tropical (24) With increasing tourist attraction, its population is getting higher especially in hot seasons. Because thick green rainforests cover the island, the air makes your skin soft and smooth. There is (25)_ air pollution here, and no stress. The beaches of Kauai are large part of its beauty; they are all lovely, clean, white sand. If you want to meet colourful undersea (26) you may take a short course for diving. You need an enrolment to get training from professional divers. They also make wide explanations (27) the characteristics of the Ocean. As soon as you make a decision, reserve your place, buy your ticket and say goodbye to your stressful city!
23. A. obtained B. became C. turned D. made
24. A. paradise B. heaven C. ecstasy D. delight
25. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
26. A. animals B. living things C. fishes D. creatures
27. A. for B. with C. into D. about
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere, they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.
Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called “rem”. Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage – a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be discovered until the birth of deformed children or even grandchildren.
Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high radiation, and during the outward and return journeys, the Apollo crew accumulated a large amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.
28. According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man in that
A. it protects him against the harmful rays from space
B. it provides sufficient light for plant growth
C. it supplies the heat necessary for human survival
D. it screens off the falling meteors
29. We know from the passage that
A. exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatal
B. the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in coming
C. radiation is avoidable in space exploration
D. astronauts in spacesuits needn’t worry about radiation damage
30. The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members
A. is insignificant
B. seems overestimated
C. is enormous
D. remains unknown
31. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. the Apollo mission was very successful
B. protection from space radiation is no easy job
C. astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildren
D. radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers
32. The best title for this passage would be
A. The Atmosphere and Our Environment B. Research on Radiation
C. Effects of Space Radiation
D. Importance of Protection against Radiation
II. WRITING (2.0 points) Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.
33. He wanted to know whether I understood what she meant.
He said: “Do
34. You can’t smoke anywhere in the hospital.
Smoking is
35. Taking notes in shorthand during lectures can help you keep up your shorthand ability,
You can
36. “Won’t you forget to feed the goldfish?” said Mary.
Mary reminded
Write new sentences as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences, using the given words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any way.
37. An experienced tailor can complete a kimono in a single day. (completed)
A kimono
38. The astronauts orbited the earth in two hours. (took)
39. The weather on Sunday was rainy and cold. The family enjoyed an indoor
picnic. (so)
40. The family were sleeping. The mouse ran through the kitchen and ate the
bread. (While)
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PRACTICE TEST 20
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points)
1.C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.A 10.A
11. B 12.D 13. D 14.0 15. A 16. B 19.D 20.C
21.A 22.C 23. B 24. A 25. 26. D 27. D 28. A
29. B 30.D 31. B 32.C
II. WRITING(2.0 points)
33. He said: “Do you understand what she means?”*
34. Smoking is forbidden/ not allowed anywhere in the hospital.
35. You can keep up your shorthand ability by taking notes in shorthand during lectures.
36. Mary reminded me to feed the goldfish.
37. A kimono can be completed by an experienced tailor in a single day.
38. It took the astronauts two hours to orbit the earth.
39. The weather on Sunday was rainy and cold, so the family enjoyed an indoor picnic.
40. While the family were sleeping, the mouse ran through the kitchen and ate the bread.