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PRACTICE TEST No. 25

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: Henry was a studious student. He needed no ________ to work hard.
A. Encouraging B. encourage C. encouraged D. encouragement
Question 2: She ________ be ill. I have just seen her playing basketball in the school yard.
A. shouldn't B. needn't C. can't D. mustn't
Question 3: The company is believed ________ a lot of money last year.
A. lost B. to lose C. to be losing D. to have lost
Question 4: John regrets ________ to his mother's advice. She was right.
A. not to listen B. not listen C. not listening D. to not listen
Question 5: After the robbery of the bank, the police ________ of the robbers and arrested the whole band.
A. kept track B. made use C. took notice D. kept pace
Question 6: ________ her pain was severe, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture.
A. Despite B. because of C. Although D. Because
Question 7: They haven't finished their homework, ________?
A. don't they B. haven't they C. do they D. have they
Question 8: ________ to wake him up, I turned off the radio.
A. Not wanting B. Wanting C. To want D. Because I don't want
Question 9: The company was so successful during the 1990s that it ________ 500 new employees in a
period of six months.
A. put on B. laid on C. took on D. caught on
Question 10: If she had known how awful this job was going to be, she ________ it.
A. wouldn't have accepted. B. would accept
C. wouldn't accept D. would have accepted
Question 11: I ________ a terrible accident while I ________ on the beach.
A. was seeing / walked B. see I am walking
C. Saw / was walking D. have seen/were walking
Question 12: Sarah bought ________ in Chinese Town.
A. an Indian beautiful old lamp B. an old beautiful Indian lamp
C. beautiful old Indian lamp D. a beautiful Indian old lamp
Question 13: Don't ________ to conclusions, we don't yet know all the relevent facts.
A. rush B. jump C. hurry D. run
Question 14: I didn't suspect anything at first, but when I noticed her going through the office drawers
began to smell ________.
A. a culprit B. a rat C. a pig D. a thief
Question 15: WHO is working with technical partners to understand the potential impact ________ the
Omicron variant on our existing countermeasures, including vaccines.
A. in B. on C. of D. for

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that correction is each
of the following questions.
Question 16: He bought a lot of books, none of them he has ever read.
A. bought B. has ever read C. them D. none of
Question 17: The council wants to develop more housing outside town, but that is scared land, according
to an aborigine at the town meeting.
A. housing B. scared C. aborigine D. the council
Question 18: Fifteen minutes are the maximum length of time allotted for the exam
A. allotted B. maximum C. are D. length

Mark the letter A, 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 19: I am gripped with a fever whenever a new year is coming.
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A. have got a temperature B. am excited

C. feel disappointed D. get upset
Question 20: The dim lights made it hard to see, so Ben squinted to make out the stranger's face in the
distance.
A. faint B. severe C. muted D. strong

Mark the letter A, B, C, or 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 21: A. types B. wants C. knocks D. changes
Question 22: A. threat B. thief C. though D. think

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 23: A. reform B. protect C. private D. regard
Question 24. A. encounter B. determine C. continue D. comprehend

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is OPPOSITE in meaning
to each of the following questions.
Question 25: She was brought up in a well-off family. She can't understand the problems we are facing.
A. wealthy B. fine C. poor D. kind
Question 26: The minister came under fire for his rash decision to close the factory.
A. was dismissed B. was acclaimed C. was criticized D. was penalized
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 27: Thomas and Peter are meeting after a long time.
Thomas: “How have you been recently?”
Peter: “________.”
A. Pretty busy, I think. B. By car, usually
C. I am going on holiday next week. D. I am working here.
Question 28: Maria and Alex are talking about the environment.
Maria: “Our environment is getting more and more polluted. Do you think so?”
Alex: “________. It's really worrying.”
A. I don't agree B. I don't think so
C. I'll think about that D. I can't agree more

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each the numbered blanks.
In some sense, the way we manage our social connections on Facebook is no different from how we build
relationships offline. The need for (29) ______ is one of the most basic motivations underlying social
behavior. We use Facebook to maintain a positive social identity and satisfy needs for acceptance and social
affiliation.
One study, conducted by researchers in New Zealand, looked into how people weaved Facebook into
their daily lives. They were primarily interested in the social dimensions of Facebook, (30) ______ they
divided into two categories: direct and indirect actions.
Direct actions include messaging, chat, wall posts, comments, photo tagging, and "likes." Indirect actions
are those where an individual looks at a friend's profile or reads that person's status updates. Mos Facebook
users initiate a combination of direct and indirect actions when they use the website. Some do this quite (31)
______ with nearly a third of users (31%) posting daily status updates.
The social benefits of using Facebook to communicate with friends and build relationships are mixed
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Facebook analyzed the server logs of more than a thousand
Facebook users over a period of two months, and conducted a survey to ask users about how close they feel
to their friends, and the frequency with which they make new social connections. They found that Facebook
users who engaged (32) ______ greater direct actions (messaging, commenting) reported greater bridging

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(making new friends), social bonding, and self-esteem. (33) ______, users who had a record of more indirect
actions and passive consumption (refreshing the news feed, reading friends' status updates and Viewing their
profiles) reported more frequent feelings of loneliness and lower self-esteem.
(Adapted from http://www.psychologytoday.com)
Question 29: A. link B. connect C. Association D. connectedness
Question 30: A. that B. who C. where D. which
Question 31: A. frequently B. frequency C. infrequently D. infrequent
Question 32: A. out B. in C. on D. off
Question 33: A. Otherwise B. In contrast C. Therefore D. In addition
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
People have been donating blood since the early twentieth century to help accident victims and patients
undergoing surgical procedures. Usually a pint of whole blood is donated, and it is then divided into
platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells. People can donate blood (for red blood cells) every two
months.
Transfusing the blood from the donor to the recipient is straightforward. It involves taking the blood from
a donor's arm vein by means of a hypodermic syringe. The blood flows through a plastic tube to a collection
bag or bottle that contains sodium citrate, which prevents the blood from clotting.
When the blood is given t a patient, a plastic tube and hypodermic needle are connected to the recipient's
arm. The blood flows down from the container by gravity. This is a slow process and may last as long as 2
hours to complete the infusion of blood into the recipient. The patient is protected from being infected
during the transfusion. Only sterile containers, tubing and needles are used, and this helps ensure that
transfused or stored blood is not exposed to disease- causing bacteria.
Negative reactions to transfusions are not unusual. The recipient may suffer an allergic reaction or be
sensitive to donor leukocytes. Some may suffer from an undetected red-cell incompatibility. Unexplained
reactions are also fairly common. Although they are rare, other causes of such negative reactions include
contaminated blood, air bubbles in the blood, overloading of the circulatory system through administration.
of excess blood, or sensitivity to donor plasma or platelets.
Today, hospitals and blood banks go to great lengths to screen all blood donors and their blood. All
donated blood is routinely and rigorously tested for diseases, such as RIV (which causes AIDS), hepatitis B,
and syphilis. When the recipient is a new born or an infant, the blood is usually irradiated to eliminate
harmful elements. Donated blood is washed, and the white blood cells and platelets are removed. Storing
the blood sometimes requires a freezing process. To freeze the red blood cells, a glycerol solution is added.
To unfreeze, the glycerol is removed. The ability to store blood for long periods has been a boon to human
health.
(Adapted from Peterson's Master TOEFL, Reading skill)
Question 34: The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to
A. a pint of whole blood B. surgical procedures
C. surgery patients. D. accident victims
Question 35: All of the following are mentioned as potential negative reactions to transfusion EXCEPT
A. allergies B. air bubbles in the blood
C. sensitivity to donor leukocytes D. red-cell incompatibility
Question 36: The word "undetected" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. not found B. not illustrated C. not wanted D. not captured
Question 37: Based on the information in the passage, what can be inferred about blood transfused to
infants and newborns?
A. It is treated with radiant energy
B. It is as rigorously tested as blood for adults.
C. It is not dangerous for children
D. It is not treated differently from adults
Question 38: What does the author imply in the passage?
A. Clotting can not be prevented.
B. Storing blood benefits mankind.

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C. Transfusing blood is a dangerous process.

D. Freezing blood destroys platelets.

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.
A useful definition of an air pollutant is a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the
atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals vegetations, or materials adversely. Air pollution
requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change. When the first air pollution laws were
established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen
or smelled-a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today. As technology has
developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants
has lengthened. In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain
conditions.
Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides,
are found in nature. As the Earth developed, the concentrations of these pollutants were altered by various
chemical reactions, they became components in biogeochemical cycle. These serve as an ai purifiation
scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil on a global basis nature's
output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting from human activities.
However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city. In this localized regions
human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purifiation scheme of the cycle
The result is an increased concentration of 20% noxious chemicals in the air. The concentrations at which
the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the
absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant in
fact the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase this represents over the
concentration that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health
effects at 0.08 parts per million
(ppm) which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however, has a natural level of 0.
ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm.
(Adapted from http://www.livescience.com)
Question 39: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere
B. The economic impact of air pollution
C. How much harm air pollutants can cause
D. What constitutes an air pollutant
Question 40: The word "adversely" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. admittedly B. quickly C. considerably D. negatively
Question 41: It can be inferred from the first paragraph that
A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas.
B. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities.
C. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled.
D. the definition of air pollution will continue to change.
Question 42: Natural pollutant can play an important role in ling air pollution for which of the following
reasons?
A. They function as part of a purification process.
B. They have existed since the Earth developed
C. They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants.
D. They are less harmful to living beings than are other pollutants.
Question 43: According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about human - generated air
pollution in localized regions?
A. It can overwhelm the natural system that remove
B. It will damage areas outside of the localized regions.
C. It will react harmfully with naturally occurring pollutants.
D. It can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants in the localized region.

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Question 44: The word "noxious" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to

A. extensive B. noticeable C. weak D. harmful
Question 45: Which of the following is best supported by the passage?
A. Human activities have been effective in reducing air pollution.
B. One of the most important steps in preserving natural lands is to better enforce air pollution laws.
C. To effectively control pollution local government should regularly review their air pollution laws.
D. Scientists should be consulted in order to establish uniform limits for all air pollutants.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions.
Question 46: That car is beyond my means.
A. That car is cheap enough for me to buy.
B. I really do not like that car.
C. I am intersted in that car.
D. That car is too expensive for me to buy.
Question 47: "Don't forget to submit your assignments by Thursday," said the teacher to the students.
A. The teacher ordered the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
B. The teacher reminded the students submit their assignments by Thursday.
C. The teacher encouraged the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
D. The teacher allowed the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
Question 48: My boss works better when he's pressed for time.
A. The less time my boss has, he work better.
B. The more time my boss has, the better he works.
C. The less time my boss has, the better he works.
D. The more time my boss has, the less he works.
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: She was the first woman in the Philippines. She was elected as the president of the country.
A. She was the first woman being elected as the president of the Philippines.
B. She was the first woman to be elected as the president of the Philippines.
C. She was the first woman who is elected as the president of the Philippines.
D. She was the first woman to elect as the president of the Philippines
Question 50: Arthur entered the store. Then, he realized that there was danger
A. Only when he entered the store then he realized that there was danger.
B. Only after entering the store did Arthur realize that there was danger.
C. It was not until Arthur entered the store then, he realized that there was danger.
D. Not until Arthur entered the store, he realized that there was danger.

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