PRACTISE: 09

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. charity B. chaos C. champion D. chin
Question 2: A. through B. thought C. enormous D. taught
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. computer B. domestic C. substantial D. dominate
Question 4: A. difficulty B. participate C. appropriate D. relationship
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 5: Woody Guthrie has written (A) thousands of songs (B) during (C) her lifetime, many of which (D) became classic folk
songs.
Question 6: Doctors have always (A) recommended that a person with a cold must drink (B) fluids; such as (C) juice or water to
prevent (D) the loss of water in his/ her body
Question 7: 1. She is among (A) the few who wants (B) to quit smoking (C) instead of cutting down (D).
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 8: He lost in the election because he is a weak and ____________leader.
A. decision B. undecided C. undecisive D. indecisive
Question 9: Only in Japan _____ the high levels of western countries.
A. industrialization has reached B. industrialization is reached
C. has industrialization reached D. is industrialization reached
Question 10: Staying in a hotel costs _________ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice more than B. as much twice
C. more than twice as D. twice as much as

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Question 11: ___________ increases in population in underdeveloped countries, a lot of problems arise including health care and
social evils.
A. In spite of B. In stead of C. Despite D. Due to
Question 12: John has come ______ some good suggestions for raising the money we need.
A. up with B. across with C. round to D. on to
Question 13: When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty _______ paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso. 
A.  worthless B.  priceless C.  valueless                  D.  worthy
Question 14: He did not share his secrets with other people but he ________ in her.
A. confessed B. concealed C. confided D. consented
Question 15: The new magazine about women __________ tomorrow.
A. comes down B. comes off C. comes on D. comes out
Question 16: I do not remember __________ anyone that kind of message. It must have been someone else.
A. to have sent B. sending C. having sending D. to send
Question 17: I think you must be _________ me for someone else.
A. confusing B. reminding C. mistaking D. considering
Question 18: The reason why this game attracts so many youngster is that ___________ other video games, this one is far more
interesting.
A. comparing to B. in compared with C. on comparison to D. in comparison with
Question 19: In no country ______ England can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.
A. nothing than B. less tahn C. rather than D. other than
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 20: "Oop! I'm sorry for stepping on your foot." - "__________."
A. You don't mind B. You're welcome C. That's fine D. Never mind
Question 21: "That's the 16th job interview I've failed. What should I do?" - "________."
A. Don't give over B. Don't give out C. Don't give up D. Don't give on
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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: : Christopher Columbus was the first person to navigate under the patronage of Queen Isabella of Spain.
A. explore B. sail C. work D.circumvent
Question 23: She was born fortuitous. She even won the lottery last night.
A. unfortunate B. lucky C. depressed D. rich
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: There are several different kinds of faults in reading which are usually more exaggerated with foreign learners.
A. overestimated B. understated C. overemphasized D. undertaken
Question 25: I could  not see what she was doing. It was so dark down there.
A. make out B. make up C. make for D. make from
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. Owing to the poor visibility caused by the fog, it took us ten hours, instead of the usual eight, to get to Istanbul.
A. It took between eight and ten hours to drive to Istanbul, depending on visibility.
B. The light of Istanbul were visible for two hours before we reached the city.
C. Even though we ran into a lot of fog on the way to Istanbul, the journey didn't take much longer than usual.
D. The fog meant that we reached Istanbul two hours later than normal.
Question 27. There were over two hundred people at Carl's trial, most of whom believed that he was not guilty of the crime.
A. Carl had not committed the crime, and so more than 200 people came to his trial to show their support
B. The majority of more than 200 people at Carl's trial didn't think that he had committed the crime.
C. Over 200 people coming to Carl's trial must have influenced the fact that he was not found guilty of the crime.
D. When it was announced that Carl had been found not guilty of the crime, there were over 200 people in the audience at his trial.
Question 28. "You shouldn't have played computer games all day!" Ann said to her son.
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A. Ann told her son not to play computer games all day.
B. Ann reproached her son for playing computer games all day.
C. Ann advised her son not to play computer games all day.
D. Ann accused her son for playing computer games all day.

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 29: What has happened? You look as if you have been in the wars.
A. You look like an old soldier.
B. You are wearing many medals.
C. You look as though something unpleasant has happened to you.
D. You look as though you have been fighting
Question 30. Sequoyah devised an alphabet. Because of this, all the different tribes could read a common language.
A. Sequoyah devised an alphabet because all the different tribes could read a common language.
B. All the different tribes could read a common language which belonged to Sequoyah.
C. All the different tribes could read a common language that Sequoyah devised.
D. Sequoyah devised an alphabet whereby all the different tribes could read a common language.

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 31 to 35.

Television has changed the lifestyle of people in every industrialized country in the world. In the United States, where
sociologists have studied the effects, some interesting observations have been made.
TV, although not essential, has become a(n) (31)_____ part of most people’s lives. It has become a baby- sitter, an initiator
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analyzed, it becomes evident that TV is not a teacher but a sustainer. The poor (32)_____ of programs does not elevate people into
greater (33)_____, but rather maintains and encourages the status quo.
The (34)_____ reason for the lack of quality in American TV is related to both the history of TV programming development
and the economics of TV. TV in American began with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsors first experimented with TV.
(35)_______, the close relationship, which the advertisers had with radio programs becomes the system for American TV. Sponsors
not only pay money for time within programs, but many actually produced the programs. Thus, coming from the capitalistic, profit-
oriented sector of American society, TV is primarily concerned with reflecting and attracting society rather than innovating and
experimenting with new ideas..
Question 31: A. integral B. mixed C. fractional D. superior
Question 32: A. quantity B. quality C. effect D. product
Question 33: A. preconception B. knowledge C. understanding D. feeling
Question 34: A. adequate B. unknown C. inexplicable D. primary
Question 35: A. Therefore B. Yet C. Although D. Nevertheless

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 42.
Telecommuting is a form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices. For employees whose jobs involve
sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the location of the computer is  of no consequence. If the
machine can communicate over telephone lines,  when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the
material to their employers. A recent survey in USA Today  estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million telecommuters. But
although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week  published
“The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few years ago. Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular ?
Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers.
These executives  claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or,
at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager’s responsibilities.
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 It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are reluctant  to accept the opportunity. Most people
feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for
advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting.  Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a
work area, they never really get away from the office.
Question 36: How many Americans are involved in telecommuting?
A. More than predicted in Business Week. B. More than 8 million.
C. Fewer than estimated in USA Today. D. Fewer than last year.
Question 37: The phrase “of no consequence” means ___________.
A. of no use B. of no good C. unimportant D. irrelevant
Question 38: The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuting, EXCEPT ___________ .
A. the opportunities for advancement B. the different system of supervision
C. the lack of interaction with a group D. The work place is in the home
Question 39: The word “ them” which is bold and italic refers to ___________.
A. systems B. telecommuters C. executives D. responsibilities
Question 40: The reason why telecommuting has not become popular is that the employees ___________.
A. needn't regular interaction with their families
B. are worried about the promotion if they are not seen at the office
C. like that a work area in their home is away from the office
D. are ignorant of telecommuting
Question 41: It can be inferred from the passage that the author is ___________.
A. a telecommuter B. the manager C. a statistician D. a reporter
Question 42: When Business Week  published “ The Portable Executive “, it implied that___________.
A. systems for managing telecommuters were not effective
B. there was resistance on the part of many managers about telecommuting
C. the trend for telecommuting was optimistic
D. most telecommuters were satisfied with their work
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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 43 to 50.
Marianne Moore (1887-1972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there was no other name for it.
Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be printed in jagged lines on the page. Her subjects were
varied: animals, laborers, artists, and the craft of poetry. From her general reading came quotations that she found striking or
insightful. She included these in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes. Of this
practice, she wrote, "Why many quotation marks?" I am asked ... When a thing has been so well that it could not be said better, why
paraphrase it? Hence, my writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind of collection of flies in amber." Close observation and concentration
on detail and the methods of her poetry.
Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St. Lois.  After graduation from Bryn Mawr College in 1909,
she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  Later she became a librarian in New York
City. During the 1920’s she was editor of The Dial, an important literary magazine of the  period. She lived quietly all her life, mostly in
Brooklyn, New York. She spent a lot of time at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals. Her admiration of the Brooklyn Dodgers-before the
team moved to Los Angeles-was widely known.
Her first book of poems was published in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with the Imagist movement. From that
time on her poetry has been read with interest by succeeding generations of poets and readers. In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer
Prize for her Collected Poems. She wrote that she did not write poetry for money or fame.  To earn a living is needful, but it can be done
in routine ways. One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one's happiness to express.
Question 43: What is the passage mainly about?
A. The influence of the imagists on Marianne Moore. B. Essayists and poets of the 1920's.
C. The use of quotations in poetry. D. Marianne Moore's life and work.
Question 44: Which of the following can be inferred about Moore's poems?
A. They are better known in Europe than the United States.
B. They do not use traditional verse forms.
C. They were all published in The Dial.
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D. They tend to be abstract.
Question 45: According to the passage Moore wrote about all of the following EXCEPT ________
A. artists B. animals C. fossils D. workers
Question 46: Where did Marianne Moore grow up?
A. In Carlisle, Pennsylvania. B. In Kirkwood.
C. In New York City D. In Los Angeles..
Question 47: The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Moore EXCEPT ________
A. commercial artist B. teacher C.  magazine editor D. librarian
Question 48: Where did Moore spend most of her adult life?
A. In Kirkwood. B. In Brooklyn. C.  In Los Angeles. D. In Carlisle.
Question 49: The word "succeeding" is closest to ______.
A. inheriting B. prospering C. diverse D. later
Question 50: The word "it" refers to ______.
A. writing poetry B. becoming famous C. earning a living D. attracting readers

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