PRACTICE TEST 21

Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
   The incredible growth of the Internet over recent years has caused problems for parents and teachers.
Parents worry about which sites their children spend time on, who they chat to online and the possible
effects that computer games might have on them. For teachers, meanwhile, the main worry is the way the
Internet makes
cheating easier!
   Schools and universities say there has been a huge increase in plagiarism – taking other people’s words
and ideas and pretending that they are your own. In the past, anyone who wanted to copy had to go to a
library, find the right books, read through them, find the sections they needed and then physically write
down the words they wanted to use. Nowadays, though, students can simply copy extracts from websites-
while really desperate students sometimes copy whole essays! As if this wasn’t bad enough, sites offering to
actually do homework – at a price – have also started appearing.
   Despite all this, we shouldn’t assume that the Internet only brings problems. Indeed, you could say that for
every problem the Internet creates, it also brings a solution. Parents can now use sophisticated controls to
stop kids accessing sites that might do them harm, while new software helps teachers to detect copied work
immediately. Many, of course, are already able to recognize when someone is cheating! ‘Some students
suddenly start using words they can’t possibly understand like ‘dialectical antagonism’,’ explains one
teacher, ‘or parts of their essays feel different.”
   One of the hardest things for teachers today is deciding how to mix modern technology with traditional
study skills – and how best to use the Web in class. As more and more schools install computers in every
classroom, the role of the teacher is changing. Making sure students don’t just copy things and do learn how
to quote copied work properly is part of their job, but so is designing suitable projects to fully exploit the
Web in helping students students learn about subjects and develop their life and social skills.
(adapted from Pre- Intermidiate Outcomes by Hugh Dellar $ Andrew Walkley)
Question 1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Students wasting time on computer games          
B. The Interner making cheating easier
C. The effect that the Web is having on school life  
D. The Web used in projects to teach social skills
Question 2. The word “them” in paragraph 1 refers to ______.
A. parents                    B.  children
C. games                     D.  teachers
Question 3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Plagiarism is copying someone’s work and pretending it’s your own.
B. Designing projects to take advantage of the Internet is one of parents’ duties.
C. Many teachers can recognize when their students are cheating.
D. Parents can use some software to stop children assessing harmful sites.
Question 4. The word “this” in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A. copying other people’s work
B. finding the right books
C. sale of  homework on the Web 
D. physically writing down words
Question 5. According to paragraph 3, teachers can recognize plagiarism because ______.
A. there is always a solution to the problem.
B. students leave clues from the original
C. the Internet makes parents and teachers worried.
D. students use perfect English, above their level.
Question 6. The word “ detect” in paragraph  3 is closest in meaning to ____
A. ignore                 B. notice
C. admire                D. confide
Question 7. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The Internet has only bad impacts on education.
B.  Many websites offer to do homework without fee.
C. The Internet can be used positively in education.
D.  Parents don’t want to control children’s access to sites.
Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
   If we accept that we can not prevent science and technology from changing our world, we can at least try
to ensure that the changes they make are in the right directions.  In a democratic society, this means that the
public needs to have a basic understanding of science, so that it can make informed decisions, and not leave
them  in the hands of experts. At the moment, the public has a rather ambivalent attitude toward science. It
has come to expect the steady increase in the standard of living that new developments in science and
technology have brought to continue, but it also distrusts science because it doesn't understand it. This
distrust is evident in in the cartoon figure of  the mad scientist, working in his laboratory to produce a
Frankenstein. But the public also has a great interest in science, as is shown by the large audiences for
science fiction.
   What can be done to harness this interest, and give the public the scientific background it needs to make
informed decisions on subjects like acid rain, the greenhouse effect, nuclear weapons and genetic
engineering? Clearly, the basis must lie in what is taught in schools. But in schools, science is often
presented in a dry and uninteresting manner. Children learn it by rote to pass examinations and they don't
see its relevance to the world around them. Moreover, science is often taught in term of equations. Although
equations are a concise and accurate way of describing mathematical ideas, they frighten most people.
The science people learn in school can provide the basic framework. But the rate of scientific progress is
now so rapid, that there are always new developments that have occurred since one was at school or
university. Popular books and magazine articles about science can help to put across new developments. But
even the most successful popular book is read by only a small proportion of the population. There are some
very good science programs on TV, but others  present scientific wonders simply as magic, without
explaining them, or showing how they fit into the framework of scientific ideas. Producers of television
science programs should realise that they have a responsibility to educate the public, and not just entertain it.
         What are the science-related issues that the public will have to make decisions on in the near future. By
far the most urgent is that of nuclear weapons. Other global problems, such as food supply or the greenhouse
effect, are relatively slow acting. But a nuclear war could mean the end of all human life on Earth, within
days.
(adapted from Public Attitudes Toward Science by Stephen Hawking)
Question 8. What does the passage mainly dicuss?
A. The media can educate people about the most recent developments in technology.
B. The public should be educated about science so they can make good decisions.
C. The science people learn in school can provide a basic framework for scientific understanding.
D. Many people don’t trust science because they don’t understand it.
Question 9. The word “ it” in paragraph 1 refers to ____
A. the public                       B. science  
C. an expert                        D. technology
Question 10. According to the passage, the public feels________.
A. negative about science fiction 
B. completely negative about science
C. completely positive about science
D. ambivalent toward science
Question 11. The phrase “learn by rote” in paragraph 2 means learning by ______
A.  travelling to many places
B. repeating the same thing many times
C. asking questions like What? How? Why? 
D. choosing the best part to remember
Question 12. According to the author, science programs on TV should _______.
A. present a lot of equations
B. focus on science fiction
C. show science as a kind of magic  
D. educate the public, as well as entertain
Question 13. The word “ put across ” in paragraph 3 closest in meaning to _____
A. affect                             B. support
C. communicate                 D. eliminate
Question 14. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Human beings like certain aspects of science and also dislike others.
B. People learn just general facts and ideas on science at school.
C. Science is taught in schools in a dry and uninteresting way.
D. The cartoon figure Frankenstein proves that the public trust science.
Question 15. The author believes that _______.
A. only trained scientists can solve the world’s problems in the future
B. human beings will not survive for more than a hundred more years
C. the most urgent issue is nuclear wars as they can wipe out the entire mankind
D. aliens from another planet will visit the Earth someday and help the human race
Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
Founded after World War II by 51 "peace-loving states" combined to oppose future aggression, the United
Nations now counts 192 member nations, (16)……….. its newest members, Nauru, Kiribati, and Tonga in
1999, Tuvalu and Yugoslavia in 2000, Switzerland and East Timor in 2002, and Montenegro in 2006.
United Nations Day has been (17)……… on October 24 since 1948 and celebrates the objectives and
accomplishments of the organization, which was established on October 24, 1945.
The UN (18)……… in peacekeeping and humanitarian missions across the globe. Though some say its (19)
……….. has declined in recent decades, the United Nations still plays a tremendous role in world politics. In
2001 the United Nations and Kofi Annan, then Secretary-General of the UN, won the Nobel Peace Prize "for
their work for a better organized and more peaceful world."
Since 1948 there have been 63 UN peacekeeping operations that are currently under way. Thus far, close to
130 nations have contributed personnel (20)……… various times; 119 are currently providing peacekeepers.
As of August 31, 2008, there were 16 peacekeeping operations underway with a total of 88,230 personnel.
The small island nation of Fiji has taken part in virtually every UN peacekeeping operation, as has Canada.
(Source: https://www.examenglish.com / PTE / pte_academic _reading_4. htm, December 10th, 2017)
Question 16.
A. including                 B. limiting  
C. especially                D. possibly
Question 17.
A. examined                B. watched
C. monitored                D. celebrated
Question 18.
A. puts off                    B. looks down 
C. takes part                D. makes use
Question 19.
A. consequence
B. meaninglessness
C. awareness
D. influence
Question 20.
A. on                          B. at 
C. by                          D. in
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the top of the first page to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 21.
A.  kitchen                   B. playful
C. support                    D. threaten
Question 22.
A. supportive               B. domestic
C. chemical                 D. endanger
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the top of the first paget to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 23.
A. shape                      B. passion
C. push                        D. discuss
Question 24.
A. take                        B. name 
C. eight                       D. back
Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 25. Josh and Mike are talking about hobbies.
Josh: “ What is your hobby Mike?”
Mike: “___________”
A. Well, I like hiking.
B. Well, I want sugar
C. Sure, I’ll go with you.
D. Oh, I live here.
Question 26. John and Smith are talking about solar energy.
John: “ Solar energy is not only plentiful and unlimited but also clean and safe. Do you think so?”
Smith: “___”
A. Thanks for your kind words.
B. Thank you, I’m fine at the moment.
C.  Thank you for your consideration.
D. Yeah. You’re absolutely right.
Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 27. The government is being widely criticized in the media for falling to limit air pollution. 
A. attracted                          B. praised
C. blamed                            D. approved
Question 28. Never punish your children by hitting them. This might teach them to become hitters. 
A. bring                                B. accept
C. give                                 D. reward
Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 29. It was really difficult to decide between the two candidates. 
A. steal                                  B. think
C. attempt                             D. choose
Question 30. We hope to become more accurate in predicting earthquakes. 
A. dangerous                           B. delicious 
C. nervous                               D. exact
Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 31. He was (A) quite amusing (B) when he heard (C) what happened (D).
Question 32. I saw the (A) blind man crossed (B) the busy road without (C) any help (D).
Question 33. If you make (A) a five –days (B) trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters (C) a
different time zone (B) every day.
Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions.
Question 34. I regret not booking the seats in advance.
A. I wish I book the seats in advance.
B. I wish I have booked the seats in advance.
C. If only I booked the seats in advance.
D. If only I had booked the seats in advance.
Question 35. The older he grew, the more forgetful he became.
A. He grew older when he became more forgetful.
B. He became more forgetful and older.
C. As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful.
D. He grew older and more and more forgetful.
Question 36. “John left here an hour ago,” said Jane.
A. Jane told me that John had left there an hour before.
B. Jane said John left there an hour before.
C. Jane said John to have left there an hour before.
D. Jane told me that John to leave there an hour before.
Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 37. Jamal overslept this morning. Therefore, he was late for school.
A. Jamal overslept this morning because he was late for school.
B. Jamal overslept this morning although he was late for school.
C. Jamal overslept this morning, so he was late for school.
D. Because Jamal was late for school this morning, he overslept.
Question 38. Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store. He plans on buying it tomorrow.
A. Willie liked the puppy that he doesn’t plan on buying at the pet store tomorrow.
B. Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store and plans on buying it tomorrow.
C. Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store, plans on buying it tomorrow.
D. Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store so much that he bought it immediately.
Write the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 39. The noise in the hall was terrible but he just _____ on speaking as if he couldn’t hear it.
A. went                     B. let 
C. ran                       D. set
Question 40. I haven’t been up into the attic for twenty years. Anything ______ be up there!`
A. can                        B. needn’t
C. might                      D. ought to
Question 41. You are allowed to go to the party ______ you don’t stay out too late. Remember to be back
here no later than 11.30 p.m.
A. if                             B. though
C. yet                           D. unless
Question 42. Thieves ______ over a million dollars in cash from the Bank of East Asia in Central last
month.
A. were stolen                     
B. stole
C. have stolen            
D. have been stolen
Question 43. Next year, we are going to a place ______.
A. that lives in England
B. where we can ski
C.  which I read last week
D. who they met in the canteen
Question 44. Run to the supermarket! We’re ____ out of wine and I forgot to buy some yesterday. The
guests will be here in half an hour.
A. running                         B. falling
C. going                             D. dropping
Question 45. Don’t waste time _______ for a cheap hotel when you arrive. They are all about the same
price.
A. look                             B. looked
C. looking                        D. to look
Question 46. The famous dodo, which lived on the island of Madagascar, _______ extinct in the 17 th
Century because of overhunting by European settlers.
A. went                             B. got
C. turned                          D. became
Question 47. I haven’t seen Kathy since we both ______ school in 1990.
A. have left                        B. were having
C. had left                          D. left
Question 48. Scientist are warning that human activity is starting to cause ____ in the Earth’s climate due to
increasing temperatures.
A. conservation               B. changes
C. habitats                       D. deforestations
Question 49. Do you feel _____ talking about your childhood? We can change subject if you prefer.
A. comfortable                   B. favorable
C. warm                             D. agreeable
Question 50. ______ sounding very boring, the film was actually pretty interesting. I would recommend it!
A. Although                         B. However
C. Despite                           D. Nevertheless
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1 2 3 4 5
C B B A A
6 7 8 9 10
B C B A D
11 12 13 14 15
B D B B C
16 17 18 19 20
A D C D B
21 22 23 24 25
C C D D A
26 27 28 29 30
D B D D B
31 32 33 34 35
B B B D C
36 37 38 39 40
A C D A B
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D D B A C