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Mock Test 04 2.9
Mock Test 04 2.9
Mock test 04
I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK
1. American’s first globemaker was James, who _______ and blacksmith in
his earlier life.
A. a farmer had been
B. had been a farmer
C. farming
D. being a farmer
2. Napoleon _______ the Indian island of Domingo in 1981.
A. attacked
B. is attacking
C. has attacked
D. attacking
3. Industrial methods have supplanted individual crafts,_______ stone carvers
and coopers.
A. make blacksmith
B. made blacksmith
C. making them blacksmith
D. making blacksmith
4. Not only knowledge and skills, but also attitudes _______ in school.
A.when cultivated
B. cultivated
C.which need to be cultivated
D.need to be cultivated
5. On maps, the far northern and southern polar regions are _______.
A. greatly exaggerated in area
B. exaggerating greatly in area
C. greatly exaggerate in area
D. great exaggeration in area
6. On the slope of Longs Peak in Colorado ________the ruin of a gigantic
tree.
A. that lies B. lies C. where lies D. lie
7. _______ in Shanghai than in many other city in China.
A. More people live B. More people living C. It has more peopleD. More
living people
8. The earth ________ 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds for one
complete rotation.
A. needs B. needed C. need D. needing
9. _______ on the environment for the gratification of its needs.
A. Each organism to depend
B. Every organism depends
C. All organisms depending
D. Many organisms can depend
10. Of Charles Dickens’ many novels, Great Expectation is perhaps _______
to many readers.
A. The most satisfying one
B. Most satisfying one
C. More than satisfying one
D. The more satisfying than
11. _______, the nation’s capital remained in Philadelphia.
A.While designing Washington
B.Washington was designed
C.While Washington was being designed
D.Washington designed
12. Children learn primarily by _______ the world around them.
A. experiencing directly of
B. experience direct
C. directly physical experience
D. direct physical experience of
13. It is gravity that _______ people their weight.
A. gives B. give C. giving D. given
14. People should have _______ as their desires will allow.
A. much education B. as much education C. education D. for education
15. A dolphin six _______ length can move as fast as most ships.
A. foot in B. feet in C. foot of D. feet of
16. We need guaranteed financial _______ before we can even start the
design work.
A. backing B. analysis C. plans D. agreement
17. The increased pay offer was accepted although it _______short of
what the employees wanted.
A. ended B. came C. fell D. arrived
18. A new computer has been produced, which will _______ all previous
models.
A. excel B. overdo C. overwhelm D. supersede
19. You can play golf on beautiful _______ overlooking the sea.
A. fields B. pitches C. courses D. courts
20. I was _______ by the wording of the advertisement.
A.mistaken B. misled C. misunderstood D. misguided
21. The public at _______ does not know enough about AIDS.
A. large B. first C. once D. times
22. Nagging Susan because she smokes too much has no effect on her
whatsoever - it’s like water off ________.
A. a duck’s head B. a dripping tap C. an umbrella D. a duck’s back
23. We were working overtime to cope with a sudden _______ in
demand.
A. surge B. boost C. impetus D. thrust
24. I thought that your _______ of that problem was excellent.
A. handling B. conduct C. running D. approach
25. He claimed ______ from military service because he was a foreign
national.
A. liability B. exception C. demobilization D. exemption
26. I won’t have a whisky. It’s not that I don’t drink,____ that I don’t
drink and drive.
A. but also B. but rather C. except D. so
27. This painting can be _______ in a number of different ways.
A. translated B. interpreted C. rendered D. discerned
28. Why didn’t you buy the fish from the market? You ____a lot of money.
A. saved B. would saved C. did save D. would have saved
29. Tuy Hoa is about 550 km ______ Ho Chi Minh City.
A. northeast B. northeast of C. the northeast D. the northeast
of
30. We left New York when I was six, so my recollections of it are rather
_______.
A. faint B. muddled C. garbled D. unintelligible
III. READING
Passage 1:
The mighty, warlike Aztec nation existed in Mexico from 1195 to 1521. The
high priests taught the people that the sun would shine, the crops would
grow
and the empire would prosper only if the gods were appeased by human
sacrifices and blood offerings from all levels of their society. The priests
practiced forms of self-mutilation, such as piercing their tongues with thorns
and flagellating themselves with thorn branches. They collected the small
amount of blood produced by these practices and offered it to Huitzilopochtli
and Quetzalcoatl, their chief gods. They insisted that all Aztecs needed to
make some sort of daily sacrifice. Warriors were promised a place of honor in
the afterlife if they died courageously in battle.
The Aztecs were constantly at war in order to have enough captives from
battles to serve as sacrificial victims. The prisoners were indoctrinated before
their deaths into believing that they, too, would find a place of honor in the
afterlife and that their death insured the prosperity of the great Aztec nation.
After being heavily sedated with marijuana or a similar drug, they were led up
to the top of the ceremonial centers where they accepted their fate passively,
and their palpitating hearts were removed from their bodies as an offering to
the gods.
31. Why did the Aztecs offer human sacrifices?
A. They were cruel and inhuman.
B. They believed they had to pacify the gods.
C. They wanted to deter crime.
D. They wanted to force the citizens to obey.
32. Before the sacrifices, the victims were ________________.
A. Tortured and harassed
B. Fed and entertained
C. Brainwashed and drugged
D. Interrogated and drugged
33. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Aztec’s need to offer human sacrifice
B. Aztec’s victims
C. Aztec high priests
D. The history of the Mighty Aztec Nation
34. What did the Aztecs believe the gods craved in order to ensure
the people’s survival?
A. Sunshine
B. Blood
C. Thorns
D. Drugs
35. Which of the following is NOT given as a reason for offering
human sacrifices?
A. The sun would not rise.
B. The crops would not grow.
C. The warriors would not be famous.
D. The empire would not be successful.
Passage 2:
Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various
forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings
has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier,
communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand
for letters, words and ideas. Tourists, the deaf and the mute have had to
resort to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are
very picturesque and exact and may be used internationally; spelling,
however, cannot.
Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either
intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating
that the person is only joking. A nod signifies approval, while shaking the
head
indicates a negative reaction.
Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of
raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code and smoke
signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn and instruct people.
While verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems
and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.
36. Which of the following best summaries this passage?
A. When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of ommunication.
B. Everybody uses only one form of communication.
C. Nonlinguistic language is invaluable to foreigners.
D. Although other forms of communication exist, verbalization is the
fastest.
37. The word “these” refers to__________.
A.Tourists
B.The deaf and the mute
C.Thoughts and feelings
D. Sign language motion
38. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT_________.
A. There are many forms of communication in existence today
B. Verbalization is the most common form of communication
C. The deaf and the mute use oral form of communication
D. Ideas and thoughts may be transmitted by body language
39. People need to communicate in order to____________.
A. Create language barriers
B. Keep reading with their fingertips
C. Be picturesque and exact
D. Express thoughts and feelings
40. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The importance of sign language.
B. The many forms of communication.
C. Ways of expressing feelings.
D. Picturesque symbols of communication.
V. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.
1. We must never reveal this secret. (GIVEN)
➔ Under __________________________________________________.
2. Not until I saw her did I feel suspicious of what she had said. (CAST)
➔ It was only ______________________________________________.
3. I’m not to blame for your financial problems. (HOLD)
➔ You ____________________________________________________.
4. The company tried unsuccessfully to secure a bank loan. (AVAIL)
➔ The company’s ___________________________________________.
5. It is almost certainly that the burglars got into the building by an open
window. (GAINED)
➔ The burglars must _________________________________________.
6. “ I must call Ted again because it is uncertain whether he remembers
the date or not.” says Stephanie. (BALANCE)
➔ Stephanie insists ___________________________________________.
7. Jane is such a critical teacher that she always criticizes our written
work. (FAULT)
➔ Jane is so _________________________________________________.
8. It was wrong of you to give him so much responsibility. (LAID)
➔ You shouldn’t ______________________________________________.
9. He is intelligent, but everyone disapproves of his scheme. (VIEW)
➔ Intelligent _________________________________________________.
10. He dislikes it when his parents do not keep their words. (BACK)
➔ He objects_________________________________________________.
VII. PHONOLOGY
1/MCQs 11. C 21. A 2/READING Passage 2 3/ 6/ERR
1. B 12. D 22. D 1. 1. moving READ 1. B
2. A 13. A 23. A 1. A 2. sounds 31. B 2. D
3. D 14. B 24. A 2. D 3. senses 32. C 3. C
4. D 15. B 25. D 3. B 4. However 33. A 4. C
5. A 16. A 26. B 4. D 5. Stressful 34. B 5. D
6. B 17. C 27. B 5. B 6. 35. C
7. A 18. D 28. D 6. B Phenomenon
8. A 19. D 29. B 7. C 7. affects
9. B 20. B 30. A 8. A 8. enters
10. A 9. A 9. alike
10.D 10. Exactly
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PRONUNCIATION
71. C
72. D
73. D
74. C
75.A
76.B
77.D
78.D
79.D
80.A