Question 1: A. stops B. decides C. completes D.

strikes
Questi 2: A. element B. election C. event D. eliminate
Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group:
Question 3: A. delicious B. official C. mechanic D. engineer
Question 4: A. decide B. believe C. offer D. reduce
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence:
Question 5: Walking into the kitchen from work, I saw my mother wash the dishes and my father doing the
A B C
Washing up
D
Question 6 Not one in a hundred seeds develop into a healthy plant, even under laboratory conditions
Question 7: Cultural diversity is important because most countries, workplaces, and schools increasingly consist
of A B
various culture, racial, and ethnic groups.
C D
Choose the best option to complete each sentence:
Question 8: The mechanic explained in great ________ how the car worked.
A. clarity B. information C. detail D. example
Question 9: Nam wanted to know what time _______.
A. the movie began B. the movie begins C. does the movie begin D. did the movie begin
Question 10: To be honest, Harry has ______ than you have.
A. been more helpful considerably B. considerably been more helpful.
C. been considerably more helpful D. been more considerably helpful
Question 11: “Would you mind if I use you computer for an hour?” Tony:”________”
A. Not at all. I’ve finished my job B. Yes, you can use it.
C. Of course not. I still need it now D. Yes, It’s all right.
Question 12: Many species of plants and animals are in___________ of extinction.
A. dangerous B. endangered C. danger D. dangerously
Question 13: John: “Can I bring a friend to your party?”
Peter: “ ____________. ”
A. Yes, I can B. Not at all C. The more, the better D. Yes, let’s
Question 14: The Breed Test, ________ method of counting bacteria in fresh milk, was developed by R. S Breed
in Geneva, New York, in 1925.
A. which as a B. a C. is a D. it is a
Question 15: You ____________ him at the party last night. I saw him off at the airport yesterday afternoon.
A. can't see B. mustn't see C. needn't have seen D. can't have seen
Question 16: Having been delayed by heavy traffic,___________.
A. it was difficult for her to arrive on time B. it was impossible for her to arrive on time
C. she was unable to arrive on time D. her lateness was no matter to us
Question 17: Western women are more ________ than Asian women
A. depend B. independent C. independently D. dependent
Question 18: It gets _______ to understand what the professor has explained.
A. the more difficult B. difficult more and more
C. more difficult than D. more and more difficult
Question 19: Yesterday morning my wife and I went to market. We bought nothing but a/an _________
bag for my daughter.
A. Chinese orange nice B. orange nice Chinese
C. nice Chinese orange D. nice orange Chinese
Question 20: While everybody else in class prefers working in groups, Mina likes working ______.
A. on her own B. on herself C. of her own D. with herself
Question 21: I accidentally_______ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
A. lost touch with B. paid attention to C. caught sight of D. kept an eye on
Question 22: A: “Your parents must be very proud of your result at school”
 B: “__________.”
A. Congratulations B. Thanks, It’s certainly encouraging
C. Of course D. I am glad you like it
Question 23: I can’t ______ who it is. He is too far away.
A. take in B. stand for C. make out D. look for
Question 24: The AIDS ________ continues to spread around the world. Up to 4,000 people are infected with
the HIV virus every single day.
A. tsunami B. treatment C. epidemic D. damage
Question 25: Many gases, including the nitrogen and oxygen in air, _________colour or odour.
A. have no B. which have no C. not having D. they do not have

Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined words
in each of the following sentences.
Question 26. The dog saw his reflection in the pool of water .
A. imagination B. bone C. leash D. image:
Question 27: Moving continuously, a glacier gathers the rocks and other materials.
A. buries B. crushes C. collects D. frees
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: Question 24: A mediocre student who gets low grades will have trouble getting into an Ivy League
College.
A. excellent B. lazy C. average D. moronic
Question 25: Following long negotiations the US President visited the country to resume diplomatic
relations.
A. promote B. maintain C. break D. restore

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 28: We couldn’t have managed our business successfully without my father’s money.
A. Hadn’t it been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed our business successfully.
B. We could have managed our business successfully with my father’s money.
C. If we could manage our business successfully, my father would give us his money.
D. If we couldn’t have managed our business successfully, we would have had my father’s money.
Question 29: He has been giving most of his money to charity. He hopes to ease the pain and suffering of the
disadvantaged.
A. Giving most of his money to charity, he hopes to ease the pain and suffering of the disadvantaged.
B. Easing the pain and suffering of the disadvantaged made him give most of his money to charity.
C. He has been giving most of his money to the disadvantaged to ease their pain and suffering.
D. Hoping to ease the pain and suffering of the disadvantaged, he has given them most of his money.
Question 30: At last, he could reach the top of the mountain. But, unfortunately, he had nothing to eat or drink all
day.
A. Although he succeeded in climbing the mountain, he just found something to eat or drink before it’s too late.
B. Not only had he failed to reach the summit of the mountain, but he had had nothing to eat or drink all day.
C. He reached the peak after mountain climb attempt, but he realized that he had no food or water.
D. No sooner had he reached the top of the mountain than he ran out of food and water.
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 30: He made sure all the current was switched off. After that, he carefully checked the wiring.
A. Before his attempting to turn off the current, a careful check should be made of all wiring.
B. To ensure that all the current was switched off, he carefully checked the wiring.
C. Once he made sure all the current was switched off, he carefully checked the wiring.
D. He carefully checked the wiring for fear that all the current wasn’t switched off.
Question 31: Now people believe that lifelong learning is the key to success. Today’s labour market is
competitive and demanding.
A. Today’s labour market is competitive and demanding because people believe that lifelong learning is
the key to success.
B. Believing that lifelong learning is the key to success, people now live in a competitive and demanding
labour market.
C. Lifelong learning is believed to be the key to success in today’s competitive and demanding labour
market.
D. Competitive and demanding people believe that lifelong learning is the key to success in today’s
labour market.
ỀRead 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 31 to 35.
Though many stories from around the world describe behavioral changes in various animals in the days and
hours before an earthquake, research testing animals’ ability to predict earthquakes has been (31) ______.
Recently, however, scientists were able to document the behaviors of a group of toads before, during, and after an
earthquake. Researchers were studying the breeding habits of a particular group of toads, when, suddenly, 96
percent of the males simply (32) ______ for a five-day period. A significant earthquake and several aftershocks
(33) ______ on the fifth day after the departure. Six days after the last aftershock, the males returned and resumed
mating, as if (34) ______ had happened. It turns out that prior to the earthquake, there had been subtle changes in
the Earth’s magnetic field, and an increase in the amount of radon gas in the groundwater. (35) ______, there
were unusual electrical disturbances in the upper atmosphere.
(Adapted from “Practice Tests for the ECPE Book 1 - Test 4”)
Question 31: A. rare B. available C. released D. undertaken
Question 32: A. walked B. jumped C. disappeared D. fought
Question 33: A. went B. formed C. left D. occurred
Question 34: A. whatever B. nothing C. earthquake D. it
Question 35: A. At least B. Alternatively C. Additionally D. Always
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 36 to 42.
Education is an issue which concerns many people in the UK as well as round the world. In England, Wales
and Northern Ireland pupils sit GCSE (General Certificate in Secondary Education) exams followed 2 years later
by A (Advanced) levels. Pupils in Scotland follow a different system, finishing their time at school with the
Higher Leaving Certificate. One particular worry - why are boys doing so badly?
Some twenty years ago, the performance of girls and boys in class was compared. Boys scored better in
exams, so various measures were introduced to improve the performance of girls, including having single sex
girl-only classes. Now, the situation is reversed, with girls consistently out-performing boys.
So, what has gone wrong with boys, and what can be done about it? John Dunsford, leader of the
association of head teachers of secondary schools, says that that the academic failure of boys is a problem which
has its roots in society rather than the classroom. Girls, more than boys, see education as a passport to a good
job. On the other hand, according to Penny Lewis, a head teacher, young men lack confidence, which they hide
with a show of bravado. They’re uncertain about their place in society. Some boys grow up in families where
there is no male role model to follow.
Moreover, boys may learn in a different way to girls, preferring small amounts of work with immediate
deadlines rather than large projects stretching into the distance. And education is not seen as “cool”.
As one contributor to a BBC website put it, “Girls achieve more at school because they are watching the
future while the boys are watching the girls.”
This is not just a problem in Britain. In a study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development and UNESCO, girls out-performed boys at reading at the age of 15 in all 45 countries. The UK
ranks ninth out of the 45 countries for reading despite the fact that pupils in the UK spend less time reading than
in most other countries. Interestingly, the study suggested that British children read for pleasure more often than
those in other countries.
(Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/news/britain/education.shtml)
Question 36: Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Boys have always scored better in exams than girls.
B. Boys pay too much attention to girls to learn well at school.
C. Boys don’t do well at school because of what happens in class.
D. Boys prefer to work on large projects.
Question 37: What does the author mean by the phrase “see education as a passport” in the passage?
A. Girls try their best to avoid drifting out of school without qualifications and be better at socializing.
B. Girls see education as a means of broading their knowledge and exposuring to diverse cultures.
C. Girls regard education as a way of enabling them to go further and do more in life.
D. Girls think that learning is the key to the opportunity to go to many countries in the world.
Question 38: Some boys are not sure of themselves because of ______.
A. their lack of family support B. their financial capability
C. their low self-esteem D. their family situations
Question 39: What does the word “cool” in the passage mostly mean?
A. interesting B. unattractive C. fashionable D. priceless
Question 40: The phrase “a show of bravado” in the passage refers to ______.
A. their lack of confidence at work B. showing what they think or they tend to do
C. doing things which make them appear D. expressing their support and appreciation
courageous
Question 41: It is stated in the passage that _______.
A. Now that girls have drawn ahead, schools are working hard to raise boys’ achievement
B. Boys achieve better results than girls at GCSE and A-level
C. Nowadays, boys’ educational success reflects wider social changes
D. Girls are much more likely to go to university and are expecting to take the better-paid jobs
Question 42: Which of the following could best serve as the title of passage?
A. Differences in learning style between girls and boys in class
B. Closing the gender gap in our schools
C. The UK succeeds in advancing in global school rankings
D. How to change the process of teaching in schools
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 43 to 50.
The economic growth that many nations in Asia and increasingly Africa have experienced over the past
couple of decades has transformed hundreds of millions of lives – almost entirely for the better. But there’s a
byproduct to that growth, one that’s evident – or sometimes less than evident – in the smoggy, smelly skies
above cities like Beijing, New Delhi and Jakarta. Thanks to new cars and power plants, air pollution is bad and
getting worse in much of the world, and it’s taking a major toll on global health.
How big? According to a new analysis published in the Lancet, more than 3.2 million people suffered
deaths from air pollution in 2010, the largest number on record. That’s up from 800,000 in 2000. And it’s a
regional problem: 65% of those deaths occurred in Asia, where the air is choked by diesel soot from cars and
trucks, as well as the song from power plants and the dust from endless urban construction. In East Asia and
China, 1.2 million people died, as well as another 712,000 in South Asia, including India. For the first time ever,
air pollution is on the world’s top – 10 list of killers, and it’s moving up the ranks faster than any other factor.
So how can air pollution be so damaging? It is the very finest soot – so small that it roots deep within the
lungs and then enters the bloodstream – that contributes to most of the public – health toll of air pollution
including death. Diesel soot, which can also cause cancer, is a major problem because it is concentrated in cities
along transportation zones affecting overpopulated areas. It is thought to contribute to half the deaths from air
pollution in urban centers. For example, 1 in 6 people in the U.S. live near a diesel – pollution hot spot like a rail
yard, port terminal or freeway.
 We also know that air pollution may be linked to other non-deadly diseases. Fortunately in the U.S. and
other developed nations, urban air is for the most part cleaner than it was 30 or 40 years ago, thanks to regulations
and new technologies like the catalytic converters that reduce automobile emissions. Govemments are also
pushing to make air cleaner – see the White House’s move last week to further tighten soot standards. It’s not
perfect, but we’ve had much more success dealing with air pollution than climate change.
Will developing nations like India eventually catch up? Hopefully – though the problem may get worse
before it gets better. The good news is that it doesn’t take a major technological advance to improve urban air.
Switching from diesel fuel to unleaded helps, as do newer and cleaner cars which are less likely to send out
pollutants. Power plants – even ones that burn mineral fuels like coal – can be fitted with pollution – control
equipment that, at a price, will greatly reduce smog and other pollutants.
But the best solutions may involve urban design. In the Guardian, John Vidal notes that Delhi now has 200
cars per 1,000 people, far more than much richer Asian cities like Hong Kong and Singapore. Developing cities
will almost certainly see an increase in car ownership as residents become wealthier – and that doesn’t have to
mean deadly air pollution. Higher incomes should also lead to tougher environmental regulations, which is
exactly what happened in the West. We can only hope it happens before the death toll from bad air gets even
higher. (Source: http://science.time.com by Bryan Walsh)
Question 43: What tends to give rise to the highest death toll according to the passage?
A. The lack of tight environmental protection standards.
B. The world’s serious air pollution such as soot and dust.
C. The increasing numbers of the diesel cars and trucks.
D. The frighteningly high death rate from deadly cancer.
Question 44: The phrase “taking a major toll” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. making it possible B. creating motivation
C. having a bad effect D. leading to danger
Question 45: All of the following statements are true according to the passage EXCEPT _______.
A. The report found that the number of people suffering deaths from air pollution in 2010 is greater than
that in 2000.
B. The tightening of the emission standards has helped people solve some of the immediate
environmental problems, for example, tackle air pollution.
C. Many efforts have been put into the reduction of the emission of pollutants through the tightening of
legislation on new vehicles.
D. Air pollution may have been responsible for our mental health problems and prematurely robbed us
of our lives.
Question 46: According to the passage, which of the following is an example of measure taken to help generate
less emissions?
A. Catalytic converters are applied to exhaust systems in automobiles.
B. People increase the use of vehicles powered by mineral fuels.
C. Many nations encourage people to avoid densely populated areas.
D. The government minimizes the number of people using car in major cities.
Question 47: The word “byproduct” in paragraph 1 most probably refers to ______.
A. consequence B. solution C. reform D. design
Question 48: The basic reason why so many people die from air pollution is that ______.
A. the diesel soot is too small to be seen
B. the diesel soot is much too poisonous to breathe
C. the diesel soot roots in lungs and gets into blood
D. the diesel soot can also contribute to deadly cancer
Question 49: According to the passage, the writer actually wants to convince the readers that ______.
A. the global economic growth is mainly to blame for air pollution and climate change
B. the developing countries are repeating the same mistakes as the developed ones made
C. the ecological situation and air pollution in India are becoming worse and worse
D. the unbeatable air is increasingly becoming a major killer throughout the world
Que50: By describing urban design as “the best solutions” in the last paragraph, the writer means that ______.
A. the making of tougher environmental regulations alone is of little use
B. more sever regulations should be made to handle air pollution
C. the urban construction in western developed countries is the best choice
D. the pace of development has to be slowed down to reduce air pollution