Name: ______________________________ Date: ____/04/2022

EXAM PREPARATION: PRACTICE TEST 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. reserved B. finished C. interviewed D. delivered
Question 2. A. smoothly B. southern C. breath D. airworthy
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. artifact B. fabulous C. forbidden D. confident
Question 4. A. luxurious B. conservative C. necessary D. dependant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5. Don't let my mother watch any of those sappy movies—she cries at the drop of a ________.
A.hat B. bag C. cat D. rag
Question 6. He came when I __________ the film “Man from the star”.
A. has watched B. watched C. was watching D. am watching
Question 7. After the tourists ___________ two hours in the supermarket, they ____________ to a traditional craft
village.
A. had spent - travelled B. has spent - travelled C. had spent - were travelling D. spent - had travelled
Question 8. Many people are easily influenced and a smart politician can lead them by the ________.
A. nose B. hand C. leg D. head
Question 9. It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We ________ such a terrible thunderstorm.
A. would never see B. had never seen C. have never seen D. never see
Question 10. I suggest that John _____________ the directions carefully before assembling the bicycle.
He doesn't want the wheels to fall off while he is riding down a hill.
A. reads B. read C. reading D. to read
Question 11. Most guests __________ the party by the time we came.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
Question 12. There is _________ water in the well, not enough for everyone in the village.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
Question 13. Engineers are endeavoring _____________ the source of the problem.
A. locate B. locating C. to locate D. to locating
Question 14. The artisans in my village can ___________ basket weaving. They earn enough money from it.
A. deal with B. come back C. live on D. pass down
Question 15. I suppose no one survived the accident, ________?
A. didn’t they B. didn’t he C. did they D. don’t I
Question 16. She _________ me a very charming compliment on my painting.
A. showed B. paid C. made D. took
Question 17. Tet is the most important festival ___________ occurs in late January or early February.
A. whom B. when C. where D. which
Question 18. When he retires at sixty, he’ll get a very good ___________.
A. pay B. salary C. wage D. pension
Question 19. I don't know why you insist ________ blaming me ________ all my troubles.
A. on / for B. in / for C. at / on D. over / for
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 20. It is a great place for us to enjoy the stunning landscape.
A. unattractive B. unpleasant C. beautiful D. bad
Question 21. It really gets on my nerves when people talk loudly on the phone in public.

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 A. annoys me B. satisfies me C. makes me sad D. makes me happy
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 22. He said he was only joking, but his comments were so close to the bone.
A. annoying B. offensive C. personal D. respectful
Question 23. It's only quite recently that the long-lasting and devastating effects of such chemicals on wildlife
have come to light.
A. durable B. effective C. transient D. flexible
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 24. The waiter: What would you like to drink? - Mr. David: “___________.”
A. I don’t like coffee. B. I prefer tea to coffee.
C. Coffee, please. D. I’m very thirsty.
Question 25. Lisa: “Have you heard that Tim and Daisy have just got engaged?” - Susan: “___________”
A. Really? That’s fantastic! B. Congratulations!
C. Let’s go out! D. Good luck!
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 26 to 30.
Culture has a strong influence on non-verbal communication. Even the simple act of looking someone in the eye
is not at all that simple. In the USA, Americans are (26) ____________to look directly at people when speaking to
them. It shows interest in what they are saying and is thought to carry a (27) ____________of honesty. Meanwhile,
in Japan and Korea, people avoid long periods of eye contact. It is considered more polite to look to the side during a
conversation. The Lebanese, (28) ____________, stand close together and look intensely into each other's eyes. The
action shows sincerity and gives people a better sense of what their counterparts want. Given such differences with
even the most common expressions, people (29) ____________travel or work abroad have a real need to learn the
other culture's body language. People tend to be unaware of the messages they are sending to others. So, it is useful
to consider your own body language before dealing (30) __________ people from other cultures. Knowing about the
body language of friends, clients, and colleagues can be very helpful in improving understanding and avoiding
miscommunication.
Question 26. A. encouraged B. assisted C. forbidden D. opposed
Question 27. A. sense B. taste C. sound D. touch
Question 28. A. therefore B. in addition C. in contrast D. moreover
Question 29. A. who B. where C. which D. whose
Question 30. A. of B. with C. from D. over
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 31 to 35.
In most families, conflict is more likely to be about clothing, music, and leisure time than about more serious
matters such as religion and core values. Family conflict is rarely about such major issues as adolescents' drug use
and delinquency. Nevertheless, it has been estimated that in about 5 million American families (roughly 20 percent),
parents and adolescents engage in intense, prolonged, unhealthy conflict. In its most serious form, this highly
stressful environment is associated with a number of negative outcomes, including juvenile delinquency, moving away
from home, increased school dropout rates, unplanned pregnancy, membership in religious cults, and drug abuse
(Steinberg & Morris, 2001).
Many of the changes that define adolescence can lead to conflict in parent- adolescent relationships.
Adolescents gain an increased capacity for logical reasoning, which leads them to demand reasons for things they
previously accepted without question, and the chance to argue the other side (Maccoby,1984). Their growing critical-
thinking skills make them less likely to conform to parents' wishes the way they did in childhood. Their increasing
cognitive sophistication and sense of idealism may compel them to point out logical flaws and inconsistencies in
parents' positions and actions. Adolescents no longer accept their parents as unquestioned authorities. They recognize
that other opinions also have merit and they are learning how to form and state their own opinions. Adolescents also
tend toward ego-centrism, and may, as a result, be ultra-sensitive to a parent's casual remark. The dramatic changes
of puberty and adolescence may make it difficult for parents to rely on their children's preadolescent behavior to

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predict future behavior. For example, adolescent children who were compliant in the past may become less willing to
cooperate without what they feel is a satisfactory explanation.
Question 30: What is the passage mainly about?
A. The dramatic changes of puberty and adolescence.
B. How to solve conflict in family.
C. The conflict in parent-adolescent relationship.
D. A satisfactory explanation for family conflict.
Question 31: According to the passage, what is probably TRUE about the conflict often arising in a family?
A. adolescents’ drug use and delinquency B. clothing, leisure time and music
C. religion and core values D. children‘s behavior
Question 32: The word “unplanned” the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ________?
A. unintended B. designed C. developed D. shaped
Question 33: Adolescents become less likely to comfort to parents' wishes the way they did in the past as ________.
A. the environment is highly stressful B. their critical-thinking skills is growing
C. it is related to drug abuse D. parent-adolescent relationships lead to conflicts
Question 34: According to the passage, the word “it” may refer to ________.
A. remark B. adolescent C. ego-centrism D. None of the above
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.
According to a mobiThinking.com report on global mobile statistics, as of February 2013, 96.2 percent of the
world's population has a subscription to mobile cellular service. As an average, that means that almost everyone in the
world has a mobile phone! Even for the region with the lowest use level in the study, the market saturation is just
over 63 percent. In highly developed nations, the saturation is well over 100 percent, meaning that people have more
than one mobile phone service.
Even though most of the world's population has mobile service, it doesn't mean that an organization can blast a
call or message to everyone, though it might be technically possible. In addition to laws that prohibit this type of
communication, phone conversations are still one-to-one (or one-to-few with conference calling) connections.
As well, text messages, even though they can technically be broadcast to millions, cannot legally be sent unless
the mobile subscriber opts in to receive. So, in one sense, text message campaigns could be classified as mass media
since they are a one-to-many communication. But due to the opt-in nature of these campaigns, the mass that they
reach will be limited.
That being said, there is no doubt that mass media communications delivered via mobile devices, particularly
through mobile apps and push notifications (alert messages that pop up on a mobile device screen), will become a
primary delivery system of the future.
Similarly, email is often a one-to-many communication, particularly for communications such as email marketing
and newsletters. Like text messaging and cell phone calls, a person must share an email address (opt-in) in order to
receive messages. Broadcasting to the masses without permission violates the Federal Trade Commission's CAN-
SPAM Act. As with mobile text messages, email can be a mass media communication but will be limited.
(Adapted from https://toughnickel.com/)
Question 36: Which of the following best serves as the title for the article?
A. Are Mobile Phones and Email Mass Media?
B. Mobile Phones versus Email in Competition to be Mass Media
C. How to use Mobile Phones as Mass Media
D. When can Email Become Mass Media?
Question 37: Blasting a call or message to everyone is ______.
A. technically possible B. legal
C. technically impossible D. old-fashioned
Question 38: The word “that” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. this type B. laws C. conversations D. connections
Question 39: The word “opts in” in paragraph 3 most probably means ______.
A. deliver B. extend C. submit D. agree

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Question 40: What type of communication can be inferred for emails?
A. many-to-one B. one-to-few C. one-to-many D. few-to-one
Question 41: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the article?
A. The global market saturation of mobile phone is 63%.
B. Phone can allow connections to lots of people at the same time.
C. Mass media communications could not be delivered via mobile devices.
D. The CAN-SPAM Act does not allow broadcasting to the masses without permission.
Question 42: The word “violates” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. qualifies B. complies C. defies D. denies
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 43. Food prices have (A) raised (B) so rapidly in the past few months (C) that some families have been
(D) forced to alter their eating habits.
Question 44. (A) Poverty in this country is (B) noticeable different (C) from that in other (D) countries.
Question 45. (A) The more paper we (B) save, (C) the less trees we use (D) for making it.
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 46. I used to go swimming with my friends in the afternoons.
A. I usually went swimming with my friends in the afternoons.
B. I got used to go swimming with my friends in the afternoons.
C. I didn’t go swimming with my friends in the afternoons.
D. I usually go swimming with my friends in the afternoons.
Question 47. "I’ll take the children to the park," said the husband to his wife.
A. The husband asked the wife to take the children to the park.
B. The husband offered to take the children to the park.
C. The husband insisted on taking the children to the park.
D. The husband requested to take the children to the park.
Question 48. Meaningful silence is always better than meaningless words.
A. Meaningless words are not so good as meaningful silence.
B. Meaningful silence is the best among meaningful words.
C. Silence is always less meaningful than words are.
D. Words are always meaningless, and so is silence.
. 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 49. William Clark was not granted the rank of captain. Captain Lewis more or less ignored this
and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.
A. William Clark was not granted the rank of captain because Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated
Clark as his equal in authority and rank.
B. William Clark was not granted the rank of captain, thus Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated
Clark as his equal in authority and rank.
C. Although William Clark was not granted the rank of captain, Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated
Clark as his equal in authority and rank.
D. As William Clark was not granted the rank of captain, Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark
as his equal in authority and rank.
Question 50. Dad's car is very old. He can't afford to buy a new one.
A. Dad's car is very old, but he can't afford to buy a new one.
B. Dad's car is very old, so he can't afford to buy a new one.
C. Dad can't afford to buy a new one just as his car is very old.
D. Dad's car is very old, though he can't afford to buy a new one.

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