PRACTICE TEST TC 01

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words whose stress is placed different
from that of the others in each of the following questions.
1. A. incredible
B. wilderness
C. survival
D. policeman
2. A. opponent
B. horizon
C. synchronized
D. canoeing
3. A. recommend
B. reunite
C. referee
D. overtime
4. A. personality
B. horizontally
C. individually
D. urbanization
5. A. applicant
B. acacia
C. eternal
D. outstanding
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
6. The babys not screaming anymore.
Hes teething and I gave him an aspirin so that he
down.
A. are calming
B. would calm
C. should calm
D. calmed
7. Why is everyone so busy?
Theyre tidying the show room in case the managing director
in.
A. drops
B. dropped
C. will drop
D. would drop
8. I feel sorry for Patricia and John.

they have a rough time!

A. Cant
B. Arent
C. Wouldnt
D. Didnt
9. Shall we get
? Its getting late.
A. going
B. go
C. to go
D. gone
10. Suppose she
that outrageous story circulating around the office, shed be furious!
A. has heard
B. had heard
C. were heard
D. would heard
11. Why are you glaring at me?
You treat me as if I
your slave.
A. have been
B. was being
C. were
D. had been
12. Id rather you
a noise last night; I couldnt get to sleep.
A. hadnt made
B. wouldnt make
C. didnt make
D. havent made
13. It is very easy for the undereducated to be
by slick-talking salesmen.
A. put aside
B. put up
C. taken in
D. taken away
14. The
of the family home following the divorce was a great shock to the children.
A. break-down
B. break-in
C. break-up
D. break-out
15. Just looking at the room you would have no idea of the real purpose it
.
A. filled
B. took
C. served
D. used
16. Only $300 for that laptop? Thats a real
!
A. bargain
B. contract
C. sale
D. donation
17. Is Dennis buying a house?

Yes.
hes earning more money now, he can afford one.
A. For
B. Due to
C. Since
D. Because of
18. Did the minister approve the building plans?
Not really. He turned them down
that the costs were too high.
A. in case
B. provided
C. on the grounds
D. supposing
19. Floods have completely
the farmers crops.
A. ruined
B. damaged
C. harmed
D. injured
20. This city has four million
.
A. residents
B. inhabitants
C. dwellers
D. settlers
21. I was wondering if you could
me up at your place for the night.
A. give
B. live
C. take
D. put
22.
animals have a blood temperature which varies with the temperature of the surroundings.
A. cold-blooding
B. cold-blooded
C. blooded-cold
D. blooding-cold
23.
accordance
the wishes
my people the president said, I am retiring
public life.
A. In; with; of; from
B. On; to; for; in
C. In; of; from; at
D. To; in; of; for
24. - Oh, how I hate this weather!
-

A. I agree.
B. I do too.
C. So am I.
D. I think so.
25. Sorry, I was late again this morning.
-

A. Well, dont let it happen again.

B. Its OK.
C. Yes, I know.
D. No problem.
26. Lets have a break.
-

A. Sooner.
B. Late.
C. Please.
D. Not now.
27. - Are you coming to the party?
-

A. Im not sure.
B. Im sorry.
C. I like but I can.
D. I will
28. The accident
while he was driving to the office.
A. was occurred
B. occurred
C. has occurred
D. was being occurred.
29. Oh, how I hate this weather! It
three times this weeks.
A. has rained
B. had rained
C. has been raining
D. rains
30. You are welcome
any books in the library.
A. to
B. with
C. for
D. by
31. Grace advised us to withdraw
.
A. so as to get not involved
B. so as not to get involved
C. as not to get involved
D. so as to not get involved
32. It was
everyone went to the beach.
A. such hot a weather so
B. so hot weather that
C. such hot weather that
D. such a hot weather that
33. Wasnt there some German author beginning with a K in
novels individuals got lost in
wonderful mazes?
A. which
B. who
C. whose
D. whom

34. Frank told everyone that he worked for a large company, but the company is
A. non-existed
B. non-existent
C. unexisting
D. inexistent
35. When he graduated from the university, he got his
.
A. diploma
B. certificate
C. degree
D. bachelor

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 45.
Bees, classified into over 10,000 species, are insects found in almost every part of the world except the
northernmost and southernmost regions. One commonly known species is the honeybee, the only bee that
produces honey and wax. Humans use the wax in making candles, lipsticks, and other products, and they
use the honey as a substance that people eat to maintain life and growth. While gathering the nectar and
pollen with which they make honey, bees are simultaneously helping to fertilize the flowers on which
they land. Many fruits and vegetables would not survive if bees did not carry the pollen from blossom to
blossom.
Bees live in a structured environment and social structure within a hive, which is a nest with storage space
for the honey. The different types of bees each perform a unique function. The worker bee carries nectar to
hive in a special stomach called a honey stomach. Other workers make beeswax and shape it into a
honeycomb, which is a waterproof mass of six-sided compartments, or cells. The queen lays eggs in
completed cells. As the workers build more cells, the queen lays more eggs.
All workers, like the queen, are female, but the workers are smaller than the queen. The male honeybees
are called drones; they do no work and cannot sting. They are developed from unfertilized eggs, and their
only job is to impregnate a queen. The queen must be fertilized in order to lay more worker eggs. During
the season when less honey is available and the drone is of no further use, the workers block the drones
from eating the honey so that they will starve to death.
36. Which of the following is the best title for the reading?
A. The Many Species of Bees
B. The Useless Drone
C. The Honeybee - Its characteristics and Usefulness
D. Making Honey
37. The word which in the fourth sentence refers to
.
A. fertilizer
B. flowers
C. honey
D. bees
38. The word simultaneously in the fourth sentence is closest meaning to
.
A. stubbornly
B. concurrently
C. skillfully
D. diligently
39. According to the passage, the drone
.
A. collects less honey than workers
B. mates with the queen and has no other purpose
C. comes from eggs fertilized by other drones
D. can be male or female
40. The author implies that
.
A. bees are unnecessary in the food chain
B. drones are completely dispensable
C. the queen can be a worker
D. drones are never females.
41. According to the passage, honey is carried to the hive in a honey stomach by the
A. queens
B. drones
C. males
D. workers
42. In what way does the reading imply that bees are useful in nature?
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A. They pollinate fruit and vegetable plants.

B. They make marvelous creation from max.
C. They kill the dangerous drones.
D. They create storage spaces.
43. All of the following are characteristics of a honeycomb except
.
A. it contains hexagonal sections
B. it is made of honey
C. it is made of wax
D. it is impermeable
44. The passage implies that bees can be found in each of the following parts of the world except
A. Africa
B. China
C. Europe
D. Antarctica
45. It can be inferred from the reading that beeswax is
.
A. absorbent
B. pliable
C. complex in structure
D. sweet.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 46 to 55.
FENG SHUI POSSITIVE FEELINGS CHINESE STYLE
Recently, the Feng Shui business has been booming as more and more people (46)
an interest
Feng Shui experts or simply buying
in Asian culture and lifestyle. Whether people are (47)
that, in the West, in the last few years
books and trying it out for themselves, there is no (48)
the idea of Feng Shui has really (49)
off.
So what exactly is Feng Shui? Well, it is a Chinese art form that is concerned with the way you arrange
the rooms and the furniture in your house. It is believed that organizing these things correctly will (50)
you happiness and good luck.
In the UK there are currently about 300 Feng Shui consultants. They will come to your house or office and
give you advice (51)
on your lifestyle and date of birth. According to one such expert, I (52)
install an aquarium with six black and one red goldfish in my living room in order to absorb bad
vibes. He also told me to pay attention to one of my windows. He advised me to put plants on the window
still to (53)
the loss of positive energy. The real weak spot in my house, however, was the
cooker. He reassured me that hanging some dried vegetable above it would solve the problem.
Whether you (54)
in the power of Feng Shui or not, it is certainly having a major impact on the
(55)
thousands of people organize their home.
46. A. take
B. do
C. make
D. give
47. A. requesting
B. asking
C. consulting
D. advising
48. A. worry
B. doubt
C. problem
D. fear
49. A. made
B. driven
C. taken
D. started
50. A. carry
B. give
C. make
D. bring
51. A. based
B. put
C. held
D. carried
52. A. ought
B. need
C. have
D. must
53. A. keep
B. delay
C. prevent
D. finish
54. A. accept
B. believe
C. agree
D. reply
55. A. way
B. manner
C. style
D. point
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
56. One of the majority causes of tides is the gravitational attraction of the Moon.
A. majority
B. tides
C. gravitational
D. attraction
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57. He had just been operated and I think he will get well soon.
A. has just
B. operated
C. think
D. get well
58. All of my students are longing for having a nice summer holiday at the seaside.
A. All of my students B. for having
C. holiday
D. at the seaside
59. One of the features of London is the number of big stones, most of them are to be found in or near the
West End.
A. One of the features B. number
C. most of them
D. are to be found
60. The painting was so beautiful that I stood there admired it for a long time.
A. painting was so beautiful
B. stood
C. admired
D. a long time
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best way to complete each of the
following sentence
61. Whether motor vehicles should be banned from the city centre
.
A. it depends on the results of the public polls
B. depend in the results of the public polls
C. depends on the results of the public polls
D. they depend on the results of the public polls.
62. When wet,
.
A. these old papers give off a bad smell
B. we get a bad smell from these old papers
C. a bad smell comes from these old papers
D. there is a bad smell coming from these old papers
63. BARNEY & FRIENDS
pleasure to the children.
A. had a great number of
B. took a large deal of
C. got a large quantity
D. brought a great deal of
64.
, the nations capital remained in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A. While designing Washington, D.C.
B. Washington, D.C., was designed
C. While Washington, D.C., was being designed
D. Washington, D.C., designed
65. I
him the truth, for he is telling it to everyone else.
A. mustnt have told
B. cant have told
C. shouldnt have told
D. neednt have told
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 66 to 75
For a time, the Hubble telescope was the brunt of jokes and subject to the wrath of those who believed the
U.S government had spent too much money on space projects that served no valid purpose. The Hubble
was sent into orbit with a satellite by the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990 amid huge hype and
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expectation. Yet after it was in position, it simply did not work. Because the primary mirror was
misshapen. It was not until 1993 that the crew of the Shuttle Endeavor arrived like roadside mechanics,
opened the hatch that was installed for the purpose, and replaced the defective mirror with a good one.
Suddenly, all that had originally been expected came true. The Hubble telescope was indeed the window
on the universe, as it had originally been dubbed. When you look deep into space, you are actually
looking back through time, because even though light travels at 186,000 miles a second, it requires time to
get from one place to another. In fact, it is said that in some cases, the Hubble telescope is looking back
eleven billion years to see galaxies already forming. The distant galaxies are speeding away from Earth,
some travelling at the speech of light.
Hubble has viewed exploding stars such as the Eta Carinae, which clearly displayed clouds of gas and dust
billowing outward from its poles at 1.5 million miles an hour. Prior to Hubble, it was visible from
traditional telescopes on Earth, but its details were not ascertainable. But now, the evidence of the
explosion is obvious. The star still burns five million times brighter than the Sun and illuminates clouds
from the inside.
Hubble has also provided a close look at black holes, which are described as comic drains. Gas and dust
swirl around the drain and are slowly sucked in by the incredible gravity. It has also looked into an area
that looked empty to the naked eye and, within a region the size of a grain of sand, located layer upon
layer of galaxies, with each galaxy consisting of billions of stars.
The Hubble telescope was named after Edwin Hubble, a 1920s astronomer who developed a formula that
expresses the proportional relationship of distances between clusters of galaxies and the speeds at which
they travel. Astronomers use star known as Cepheid variables to measure distances in space. These stars
dim and brighten from time to time, and they are photographed over time and charted. All the discoveries
made by Hubble have allowed astronomers to learn more about the formation of early galaxies.
66. The author states that the Hubble was not always popular because
.
A. people were afraid of what might be found
B. many people believed space exploration was a waste of time
C. it was defective for its first three years in space
D. it was more expensive than most space shuttles.
67. The word brunt in the first sentence is closest in meaning to
.
A. subject
B. expense
C. contentment
D. unhappiness
68. The author implies that at the time the Hubble was initially deployed from Earth
.
A. there was little attention paid to it.
B. all attention was focused on the space shuttle, not the Hubble
C. there was considerable excitement about the potential uses
D. it was already known that the mirror was defective.
69. The author implies that the satellite that carries the Hubble was specifically designed so that
.
A. the known defective mirror could be replaced in space rather than on Earth
B. maintenance could be done by travelling astronauts
C. the Hubble could move easily
D. the mirror could contract and expand
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70. The author compares the astronauts of the Endeavor to

.
A. astronomers
B. scientists
C. mechanics
D. politicians
71. The author states that Edward Hubble
.
A. developed the Hubble telescope
B. was the first person to use the Hubble telescope
C. developed a mathematical formula to measure speed and distances between galaxies
D. was a politician who sponsored funding in Congress
72. The author states that
.
A. when viewing a distant galaxy through the Hubble telescope, you are actually looking back in time
B. the new mirror distorts the image
C. the view from Hubble is not accurate, but it is interesting
D. you cannot discern distance or time with any kind of accuracy
73. According to the passage, a Cepheid variable is
.
A. a star
B. a Hubble calculations
C. the dimming and brightening of a star
D. a mirror
74. The word billowing in the third paragraph is closest meaning to
.
A. sitting
B. pouring
C. exploding
D. stopping
75. The author implies that a black hole is analogous to
.
A. water draining in a bathtub
B. a galaxy
C. a group of stars
D. a cloud
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
the sentence in italics.
76. Please arrive early because we want to be able to start out meeting early.
A. Please arrive early so that we can start our meeting early.
B. Please arrive early so that we are able to start our meeting early.
C. Please arrive early so that we would be able to start our meeting early.
D. Please arrive early for us to be able to start our meeting early.
77. There was no need for you to have left the house in such weather.
A. You neednt leave the house in such weather.
B. You neednt have left the house in such weather.
C. You didnt have to leave the house in such weather.
D. You didnt need to leave the house in such weather.
78. The concert went like a bomb.
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A. The concert was a disaster.

B. There was a bomb in the concert.
C. The concert was very violent.
D. The concert was extremely successful.
79. My cousin is extremely tight-fisted.
A. He is very strong.
B. He doesnt want to spend his money.
C. He is very thin.
D. He likes wearing tight clothes.
80. Could you help me to post these letters for me?
A. Would you be kind to post these letters for me?
B. Would you be so kind as to post these letters for me?
C. Do you mind to post these letters for me?
D. Would you mind posting me these letters?