MID-REMEDIAL TEST

Choose the best answer!

1.

The knee is the joint _______ the thigh bone meets the large bone of the lower leg.
A. when
B. where
C. why
D. which

2.

Almost all economists agree _______ by trading with one another.

A. nations that are gained (R)
B. nations they gain
C. gaining nations
D. that nations gain

3.

Mercury is _______ planet from the Sun.

A. a close
B. the closest
C. closer
D. the most closest

4.

Complex sentencis a sentence ________ an independent clause and at least one

dependent clause.
A. that contains
B. contained (r)
C. that is contain
D. is containing

5.

The capacity of insects to fly _______ them from the other invertebrates.
A. distinguishes
B. to distinguish
C. which distinguishes
D. distinguishing

6.

Amoebas are _______ small to be seen without a microscope

A. far too
B. far and
C. so far
D. as far as

7.

Archeologists study ________ to trace ancient trade routes because such tools are
relatively rare, and each occurence has a slightly different chemical composition.
A. which obsidian tools
B. obsidian tools
C. how obsidian tools
D. obsidian tools are

8.

Even at low levels, the nervous system ________ detrimental effects by lead.

A.
B.
C.
D.
9.

has been produced

has produced
producing
is produced

Helium is the most difficult ______ to liquefy and is impossible to solidify at normal air
pressure.
A. of all gasses
B. from all gasses
C. gasses
D. of gasses

10. ________ she is going or not depends on her sisters decision.

A. Whether
B. About
C. Because
D. Although
11. The North Pole ______ a latitude of 90 degrees north.
A. has
B. is having
C. which is having
D. has
12. The new company needs around _______ people for operating their machine.
A. fifty hundred
B. for fifty hundred
C. the fifty hundreds
D. fifty hundreds
13. How many _____ are there in the meeting room?
A. man
B. mans
C. mens
D. men
14. Flower experts _______ three main classes of cultivated roses.
A. recognition
B. recognize
C. they recognize
D. recognizes
15. Dont leave the books near the open fire. They might easily _____
A. to catch on fire
B. catching on fire
C. catch on fire
D. caught on fire
16. A gas like propane will be combined with water molecules in a saline solution form a
A
B
C
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18.
19.

20.

solid called a hydrate. LIKES

D
Although the bow and arrow were first invent in the Mesolithic Period, they continued
A
B
to be used for hunting in the early Neolithic Period. First invented
C
D
It is a real pleasure to have meet you and him during your visit. To have met
A
B
C
D
It is necessary that a person drinks several glasses of water daily if he wishes
A
B
C
to remain healthful. healthy
D
A good exercise program helps teach people to avoid the habits that might shorten
A
B
C
the lives. Helps to teach
D

Questions 21-30
The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean. It stretches
southward across the largest and northernmost state in the United States, ending at a
remote ice-free seaport village nearly 800 miles from where it begins. It is massive in
size and extremely complicated to operate.
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The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless miles of delicate tundra that
tops the frozen ground. It weaves through crooked canyons, climbs sheer mountains,
plunges over rocky crags, makes its way through thick forests, and passes over or under
hundreds of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 2 million barrels
10 (or 84 million gallons) of crude oil can be pumped through it daily.
Resting on H-shaped steel racks called bents, long sections of the pipeline follow
a zigzag course high above the frozen earth. Other long sections drop out of sigh beneath
spongy or rocky ground and return to the surface later on. The pattern of the pipelines
up-and-down route is determined by the often harsh demands of the arctic and subarctic
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climate, the tortuous lay of the land, and the varied compositions of soil, rock, or
permafrost (permanently frozen ground). A little more than half of the pipeline is
elevated above the ground. The remainder is buried anywhere from 3 to 12 feet,
depending largely upon the type of terrain and the properties of the soil.
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One of the largest in the world, the pipeline costs approximately $8 billion and is by
far the biggest and most expensive construction project ever undertaken by private
industry. In fact, no single business could raise that much money, so eight major
companies formed a consortium in order to share the costs. Each company controlled oil
25 rights to particular shares of land in the oil fields and paid into the pipeline-construction
fund according to the size of its holdings. Today, despite enormous problems of climate,
supply shortages, equipment breakdowns, labor disagreements, treacherous terrain, a
certain amount of mismanagement, and even theft, the Alaska pipeline has been
completed and is operating.
21. The passage primarily discusses the pipelines _____
A. operating costs
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B. employees
C. consumers
D. construction
22. The word it in line 3 refers to _____
A. pipeline
B. ocean
C. state
D. village
23. According to the passage, 84 million gallons of oil can travel through the pipeline each
____
A. day
B. week
C. month
D. year
24. The phase resting on in line 10 is closest in meaning to _____
A. consisting of
B. supported by (R)
C. passing under
D. protected with
25. The author mentions all of the following as important in determining the pipelines route,
EXCEPT ____
A. the climate
B. lay of the land itself
C. local vegetation
D. kind of soil and rock
26. the word undertaken in line 19 is closest in meaning to _____
A. removed
B. selected
C. transported
D. attempted
27. How many companies shared the costs of constructing the pipeline?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 8
D. 12
28. The word particular in line 22 is closest in meaning to ______
A. peculiar
B. specific
C. exceptional
D. equal
29. Which of the following determined what percentage of the construction costs each
member of the consortium would pay?
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A.
B.
C.
D.

How much oil field land each company owned? (R)

How long each company had owned land in the oil fields?
How many people worked for each company?
How many oil wells were located on the companys land?

30. Where in the passage does the author provide a term for an earth covering that always
remains frozen?
A. Line 3
B. Line 6
C. Line 12
D. Line 24
Question 31 35
When buying a house, you must be sure to have it checked for termites. A termite
is much like an ant in its communal habits, although physically the two insects are
distinct. Like those ants, termite colonies consist of different classes, each with its own
particular job. The most perfectly formed termites, both male and female, make up the
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productive class. They have eyes, hard body walls and fully developed wings. A pair of
reproductive termites founds the colony. When new reproductive termites develop, they
leave to form another colony. They use their wings only this on time and then break
them off. The worker termites are small, blind and wingless, with soft bodies. They
10 make up the majority of the colony and do all the work. Soldiers are eyeless and
wingless but are larger than the workers and have hard heads and strong jaws and legs.
They defend the colony and are cared for by the workers.
The male and female of the reproductive class remain inside a closed-in cell
15 when the female lays thousands of eggs. The workers place the eggs in cell and care for
them. Even if one colony is treated with poison, if a male and female of the reproductive
class escape, they can form a new colony. Pest control companies can inspect a house for
infestation of termites. Often, of layperson cannot spot the evidence, so it is critical to
have the opinion of a professional. Treatments vary depending upon the type of termite.
31. What does the text above tell about?
A. Buying a house
B. Termites
C. Insects
D. Ants
32. How is termites like ants?
A. They live in communities, and each class has specific duty
B. Their bodies are the same shape
C. The king and queen are imprisoned
D. The females reproductive capacities are the same
33. The word it in line 1 refers to
A. house
B. termites
C. animal

D. insect
34. The word communal in line 2 is closest in meaning to
A. eating
B. reproducing
C. organizational
D. social
35. which of the following is not true?
A. All termites have eyes.
B. Some termites cannot fly.
C. Workers are smaller than soldiers.
D. Termites do not fly often.
Questions 36 40
Schizophrenia is often confused with multiple personality disorder yet is quite
distinct from it. Schizophrenia is one of the more common mental disorder, considerably
more common than multiple personality disorder. The term schizophrenia is composed
of roots which mean a splitting of the mind, but it does not refer to a division into
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separate and distinct personalities, as occurs in multiple personality disorder. Instead,
schizophrenic behaviour is generally characterized by illogical thought patterns and
withdrawal from reality. Schizophrenic often live in a fantasy world where they hear
voices that others cannot hear, often voices of famous people. Schizophrenic tend to
10 withdraw from families and friends and communicate mainly with the voices that they
hear in their minds.
It is common for the symtomps of schizophrenia to develop during the late ten
years or early twenties, but the causes of schizophrenia are not well understood. It is
15 believed that heredity may play a part in the onset of schizophrenia. In addition,
abnormal brain chemistry also seems to have a role; certain brain chemicals, called
neurotransmitters, have been found to be at abnormal levels in some schizophrenic.
36. The paragraph preceding the passage most probably discusses ______
A. The causes of schizophrenia
B. Multiple personality disorder
C. The most common mental disorder
D. Possible cures for schizophrenia
37. Which of the following is true about schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder?
A. They are relatively similar.
B. One is a psychological disorder, while the other is not
C. Many people mistake one for the other
D. Multiple personality disorder occurs more often than schizophrenia
38. Disorder in line 3 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Disruption
B. Untidiness
C. Misalignment
D. Disease
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39. It can be inferred from the passage that a schism is

A. a division into factions
B. a mental disease
C. a personality trait
D. a pact of the brain
40. What is NOT true about schizophrenia, according to the passage?
A. It is characterized by separate and distinct personalities.
B. It often causes withdrawal from reality.
C. Its symptomps include illogical thought patterns
D. Its victims tend to hear voices in their minds