PRACTICE FOR GOOD STUDENTS

A. PHONETICS
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.
1: A. apartment B. benefit C. argument D. vacancy
2: A. explain B. involve C. borrow D. discuss
3: A.engineer B. optimist C.concentrate D.government
4: A.threaten B.reform C.police D.Advise
5. A. recipient B. satisfaction C. continual D. gymnasium

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1: You ____ the washing. My sister could have done it for you.
A. needn't have done B. couldn't have done C. hadn't to do D. mustn't have done
Question 2: We all believe that a happy marriage should be ____ mutual love.
A. based on B. concerned with C. confided in D. obliged to
Question 3: ____, he had no intention of waiting for three hours.
A. As for he was patient B. As he was patient
C. Patient as he was D. He was patient through
Question 4: It is imperative ____.
A. that he not come late B. that he shall not come late
C. that he doesn't come late D. that he mustn't come late
Question 5: I........a lot of money on my credit cards and I don't know if I can pay it back.
A. owe B. obtain C. own D. cost
Question 6: I hope our plane leaves on.................
A. timetable B. hour C. plan D. schedule
Question 7. He should have his visa before it expires if he does not want to be deported
Extend B. extending C. extended D. extension
Question 8: Only after the bus_________ for a few miles did Jane realise she was on the wrong route.
A. was running B. had run C. has run D. runs
Question 9: We know that we are at fault for our third consecutive defeat, so there is no need to_________
salt into the wound.
A. spread B. rub C. apply D. put
Question 10: Elephants scratch themselves with sticks__________.
A. which hold in their trunks B. are held in their trunk
C. holding in their trunks D. held in their trunks

II. Give the correct forms of the verbs

1. If you don’t hurry, all the tickets (sell) will have been sold. by the time we (get) will get there.
2. We couldn’t risk ( leave) leaving him alone.
3. I’m sure you will have forgotten me by the time I (be) will be back in five years.
4. He still has (have) a pain in his leg now, but it is getting (get) better.
5. - I understand you had (have) an unpleasant experience at the weekend.
- What happened (happen) ?
6. When I arrived home, she was busy getting (get) lunch ready
7. Imagine you are (be) in London now, Where would you like (like) to visit ?

III. 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.
1. Never before I have visited such a fascinating place.
A B. Have I C D
2. Many optimist people have made predictions about the positive impact of the increasing
A. Optimistic B C
 mechanization on human life.
D
3. It was her strong determination that helped her overcoming the physical and emotional
A B. Overcome C
pain that followed her accident.
D
4. Many people are afraid that in the future there will be no space leaving for human beings
A B C. Left
and they express the idea of robots replacing human beings.
D
5. Dresses, skirts, shoes, and children’s clothing are advertised at great reduced prices
this weekend A B C. With D
6: Because there were so few women in the early Western states, the freedom and rights
A B
of Western women were more extensive than Eastern ladies.
C D. These of Eastern ladies
7: Although research has been ongoing since 1930, the existence of ESP – perception and
A B
communication without the use of sight, hear, taste, touch, or smell – is still disputed.
C D. Hearing
8: It was in 1896 in Athens, Greece where the first modern Olympics were held
A B C. That D
9: I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for a long time.
A B C D. As
10: Passengers are required to arrive to the gate fifteen minutes before departure time.
A B. Arrive at C D
IV. Use the words given to form a word that fits in the space.
1. He has little…expectation.….of winning a prize. EXPECT
2. He resigned for a……………..variety..….of reasons. VARIOUS
3. He is very generous and everyone admires his……………..…. . SELF
4. It seems……………….unlogical..….to change the timetable so often. LOGIC
5. It is……unfortunate..….that you missed the meeting. FORTUNE
6. Could you……………….……..….the picture over the sofa? STRAIGHT
7. She wanted to have her skirt…lenghtened..…. LONG
8. They all cheered……enthusiastically..….as their team came out. ENTHUSIASM
9. He will not benefit……financially..….from the deal. FINANCE
10. “Look after your mother,” were his.. ……………………..….words. DIE

C. READING
I. Read the passage below and fill in each blank with a suitable word
The idea (1) that a blind person could drive a car sounds crazy. And the concept of someone who
can’t see driving a car (2) for almost 150 miles per hour sounds even crazier. Miranda Naylor, a blind
accountant from Southport, has done exactly that in an attempt to (3) raise money for charity. Mrs. Naylor
(4) drove a sports car for two miles in a straight line along the runway of a disused airfield. She was in radio
contact with her husband Pete Naylor, (5) who was able to give her directions and advice in this way. Her
amazing achievement is expected to raise about £50,000, which will be donated (6) to a company that trains
dogs for the blind. Mrs. Naylor has been blind (7) since she was six years old and she still has some
visual memories of the world around her. She admits that not having her sight makes her life awkward at
times. She believes that if you are disabled in any way, you shouldn’t waste time (8) to sorry for yourself. “It
makes a lot of sense to keep busy” she says. “Achieving something can (9) be a great source of self
confidence”. Miranda is now looking for a new challenge and (10) would like to ride a motorbike.

II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
 Music is universal _ it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believe that music came before
speech and (1) ______ as a development of making calls. In fact, there is (2) ______ theory that the earliest
languages were chanted or sung rather than spoken. Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of (3) ______
history. The Aboriginal Australians, for example, use music as a means to (4) ______ on histories of the land
and spirits to the next generation. New evidence suggested that music does not just satisfy the feel-good
factor but it is also good for the brain. A study of intellectually (5) ______ children showed that they could
recall more (6) ______ after it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them as story.
Researchers also report that people score better on a standard intelligence (7) ______ after listening to
Mozart. The so-called “Mozart effect” has also been (8) ______ by findings that rats (9) _______ up on
Mozart run faster through a complex network of paths or passages, known as a maze. Overall, it seems that in
most instances people who suffer from any form of mental (10) ______ benefit from listening to music.
1. A. was B. swelled C. reacted D. arose
2. A. one B. every C. such D. that
3. A. enjoying B. making C. recording D. stating
4. A. move B. pass C. hand D. happen
5. A. disabled B. inactive C. incapable D. disordered
6. A. facts B. knowledge C. memory D. information
7. A. form B. scheme C. examination D. test
8. A. supported B. given C. marked D. remembered
9. A. held B. brought C. stood D. set
10. A. badness B. hurt C. illness D. pain
II. 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.
Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural
environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest known
subsistence strategy and has been practiced for at least the last two million years. It was, indeed, the only way
to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals were introduced about
10,000 years ago. Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins,
their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts
and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant
life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and
waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided
a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted
the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies. Contemporary hunter-
gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from the observation of modern
hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very
mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a
reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has become exhausted, the community moves
on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers,
along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those
practiced by mankind during the Paleolithic Period.

Question 1: The word “domestication” in the first paragraph mostly means .

A. adapting animals to suit a new working environment
B. hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home
C. teaching animals to do a particular job or activity in the home
D. making wild animals used to living with and working for humans
Question 2: According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on .
A. hunter-gatherers’ tools B. nature’s provision
C. farming methods D. agricultural products
Question 3: The word “marginal” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “ .”
A. disadvantaged B. suburban C. forgotten D. abandoned
Question 4: In the lower latitudes of the tropics, hunter-gatherers .
A. can free themselves from hunting B. have better food gathering from nature
C. live along the coasts and waterways for fishing D. harvest shorter seasonal crops
Question 5: According to the passage, studies of contemporary subsistence societies can provide a
.
A. further understanding of prehistoric times
B. broader vision of prehistoric natural environments
C. further understanding of modern subsistence societies
D. deeper insight into the dry-land farming
Question 6: The word “conditions” in the second paragraph refers to .
A. the places where plenty of animals and fish can be found
B. the situations in which hunter-gatherers can grow some crops
C. the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow
D. the situations in which hunter-gatherers hardly find anything to eat
Question 7: A typical feature of both modern and prehistoric hunter-gatherers is that .
A. they live in the forests for all their life B. they don’t have a healthy and balanced diet
C. they don’t have a strong sense of community D. they often change their living places
Question 8: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned?
A. Harvesting from the natural environment had existed long before farming was taken up.
B. The environmental differences produce no effect on subsistence societies.
C. The number of hunter-gatherers decreases where farming is convenient.
D. Hunting or fishing develops where there are no or short growing seasons.
Question 9: According to the author, most contemporary and prehistoric hunter-gatherers share .
A. some methods of production B. some patterns of behavior
C. some restricted daily rules D. only the way of duty division
Question 10: Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage?
A. Hunter-gatherers and Subsistence Societies B. Evolution of Humans’ Farming Methods
C. A Brief History of Subsistence Farming D. Hunter-gatherers: Always on the Move

D. WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before it.
1. We had to wait for so long that we got fed up and left.
≅ We had to wait for such a long time that we got fed up and left.
2. I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party.
≅ I really wish I had invited her to the party.
3. I shut the door, but right after that I realized I’d left the key inside.
≅ No sooner had I shut the door than I realized I'd left the key inside.
4. It isn’t necessary to finish your work today.
≅ You don’t need to finish your work today.
5. The car belongs to Mrs. Edwards.
≅ Mrs. Edwards is the owner of the car.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given.
1. You should wash your shirt right now before that stain dries. needs
≅ Your shirt needs washing right now . before that stain dries.
2. I haven't been to Oxford for at least ten years. went
≅ It was 10 years ago when I. went to Oxford.
3. Some old people are finding it difficult to adjust to a digital technology. used
≅ Some old people are not uesd to adjusting. to a digital technology.
4. When the minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment. being
≅ On being asked about the strike. , the minister declined to comment.
5. It's possible that someone stole your purse when we were in the restaurant. might
≅ Someone might have stolen your purse. when we were in the restaurant