PRACTICE 14
Time allotted: 60 min.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. re'main

B. 'cover

C. 'legend

D. 'station

2. A. lin'guistics

B. his'toric

C. be'haviour

D. inter'act

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three
in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
3. A. ocean

B. commercial

C. necessary

D. technician

4. A. amount

B. shoulder

C. mouthful

D. countable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable answer to each of the following questions.
5. How can you live in this messy room? Go and _____________ it up at once.
A. dust

B. sweep

C. tidy

D. do

6. We're good friends. We _____________ each other for a long time.
A. know

B. have known

C. are knowing

D. knew

7. Michael looked upset and surprised when _____________ by his mother today.
A. scolding

B. to scold

C. having scolded

D. scolded

8. I can't imagine _____________ anywhere except here.
A. studying

B. to study

C. study

D. that I study

9. We are exhausted. We must have a _____________.
A. moment rest

B. moment's rest

C. rest of moment

D. rest moment

10. My granddad used to be a _____________ smoker but he gave it up years ago.
A. serious

B. heavy

C. bad

D. severe

11. It was a fine day for a picnic, _____________ it was rather cold.
A. if

B. therefore

C. so

D. though

12. Could you please turn off _____________ oven? The potatoes are going to be burned.
A. an

B. a

C. the

D. 

13. Knowing several _____________ helpful if you work for an international corporation.
A. languages are

B. language is

C. languages is

D. language are

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14. I know the meeting will be on _____________ in June, but I don't know the exact date yet.
A. a Monday

B. Mondays

C. Monday

D. the Mondays

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
15. If you are walking across the school yard and see your teacher approaching you, a small friendly
wave is appropriate.
A. greeting

B. going after

C. coming near

D. following

16. I was not aware of what was happening after I tripped and knocked my head against the table.
A. conscious

B. careful

C. responsive

D. cautious

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
17. It was such a complicated task that I couldn't do it myself.
A. difficult

B. simple

C. complex

D. problematic

18. Literature is a compulsory subject in our education, which means every student has to study the
subject.
A. difficult

B. easy

C. optional

D. unnecessary

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
19. - "You did a really good job on your midterm exam. Keep going!" – “____________”
A. I knew it. Thanks.

B. Thank you for your compliment!

C. Yes, sure!

D. No problem.

20. - "Many happy returns of the day!" –“____________”
A. Thank you.

B. Good luck!

C. Congratulations!

D. The same to you!

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer that best
fits each of the numbered blanks.
While Morgan was running his businesses he was also working on inventions. In 1914 he
patented a device that he (21) _____________ the Morgan safety hood and smoke protector. A
patent is an official document that gives an inventor control over (22) _____________ may use their
invention. The safety hood was an early gas mask. A gas mask allows people to breathe in (23)
_____________ where there is a lot of smoke or dangerous chemicals in the air. In 1916 an explosion

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trapped some workers in a gas-filled tunnel under Lake Erie. Morgan attracted (24) _____________
attention when he used the safety hood to rescue some of the workers. In 1923 Morgan patented
another safety invention. This was a T-shaped traffic signal. It (25) _____________ moving arms that
told traffic when to stop and go. It was not the first traffic signal, but it controlled traffic better than
many existing signals.
Morgan died on August 27,1963, in Cleveland. After his death several schools were named for
him.
(From "Morgan, Garrett." Britannica Elementary Library - Encyclopaedia Britannica)
21. A. considered

B. called

C. knew

D. regarded

22. A. who

B. whom

C. what

D. which

23. A. opportunities B. chances

C. conditions

D. situations

24. A. wide

B. broad

C. widespread

D. extensive

25. A. possessed

B. included

C. had

D. got

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions.
The word health can be used in a number of ways. In the past, health was only the absence of
disease or illness. Today, though, health has a broader meaning. Health is the state of your wellness
that includes how you feel physically, mentally, and socially. You can understand the need for a
broader definition if you think about how health in your life is different from health in your
grandparents' lives.
In 1900, the main causes of death were diseases spread by bacteria and viruses. The danger of
dying from pneumonia was then three times greater than the danger of dying from cancer. Today
many of the diseases that were common years ago can be prevented or cured by improved medicines
and methods of sanitation. Most diseases now are likely to occur later in life. Teenagers probably
don't have to think about the same threats to health as their grandparents did.
These improvements in health conditions mean that you can now enjoy a better life, and you
also have a greater chance of living longer. Controlling diseases has increased life expectancy.
Generally, people born more recently have much longer lives.
26. According to paragraph 1, health and wellness _____________.
A. can be used interchangeably on all occasions
B. are different in that the latter has a broader sense

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C. had the same meaning in the past
D. both refer to the state of your well-being
27. The word "that" in paragraph 1 refers to _____________.
A. meaning

B. health

C. state

D. wellness

28. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Diseases caused by bacteria and viruses were incurable in 1900.
B. Bacteria and viruses are the main causes of death today.
C. Medicines for curing pneumonia were not available in 1900.
D. Pneumonia caused as many deaths in 1900 as cancer does today.
29. "life expectancy" in the last paragraph most probably means _____________.
A. the kind of life that a person may expect to live
B. the mode of life that a group of people have lived
C. the length of time that a person or an animal has lived
D. the length of time that people may expect to live
30. The intended readers of the passage are probably _____________.
A. teenagers

B. the diseased

C. adults

D. aged people

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
31. Even on the most careful prepared trip, problems will sometimes develop.
A. Even on

B. careful

C. develop

D. will sometimes

32. Despite the metric system is used throughout the world, it is still not commonly used in the United
States.
A. Despite

B. throughout

C. metric system

D. commonly used

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original
sentence in each of the following questions.
33. The test was very long, we couldn't do it in forty five minutes.
A. We couldn't do the test in forty five minutes though it was long.
B. The test was too long for US to do in forty five minutes.
C. The test was long enough for US to do in forty five minutes.
D. Forty five minutes is the time we needed to do the long test.
34. I failed the exam. My mother was disappointed.

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A. If I had failed the exam, my mother would be disappointed.
B. Unless I failed the exam, my mother wouldn't be disappointed.
C. I failed the exam, which made my mother disappointed.
D. My mother was disappointed so I failed the exam.
35. The accident was not my fault.
A. I was not responsible for the accident.
B. It was not the accident that I am responsible for.
C. If I was responsible for the accident, it didn't happen.
D. She was right to cause the accident.
36. Our teacher always makes us do exercises before we leave the class.
A. Our teacher never allows us to leave the class earlier than usual.
B. Doing exercises is by no means necessary before we leave the class.
C. Having been assigned exercises, we can go home after class.
D. Our teacher never lets us leave the class until we've done exercises.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is best written from the words/phrases
given.
37. close down /museum /no longer/place/interest
A. They have closed down the museum because it is no longer a place of interest.
B. They closed down the museum, so it is no longer a place of interest.
C. They closed down the museum although it is no longer a place of interest.
D. They are closing down the museum, but it is no longer a place of interest.
38. Take /your shoes / when / go /a Japanese house
A. Take out your shoes when you go into a Japanese house.
B. Take off your shoes when they go into a Japanese house.
C. Take off your shoes when you go into a Japanese house.
D. Take up your shoes when go into a Japanese house.
39. past/children /not have/many / form /entertainment
A. From the past, children not have many forms of entertainment.
B. In the past, children didn't have many forms of entertainment.
C. In the past, children don't have many forms of entertainment.
D. For the past, children didn't have many forms of entertainment.

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40. respect/our ancestors/one/traditions/our people
A. To respect our ancestors is one of the traditions on our people.
B. Respect our ancestors is one tradition of our people.
C. Respecting our ancestors was one of the traditions of our people.
D. Respecting our ancestors is one of the traditions of our people.

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