PRACTICE TEST 12.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D 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 1: A. disappointed B. explained C. prepared D. interviewed
Question 2: A. sometimes B. gestures C. interests D. examples
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 3: A. obvious B. visit C. summer D. include
Question 4: A. government B. attraction C. prevention D. engagement
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each
of the following questions.
Question 5: The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have
A B
become extinct have increased.
C D
Question 6: Our flight was delayed, that meant we had to wait for four hours at the airport.
A B C D
Question 7: Rabbits have large front teeth, short tails, and hind legs and feet adapted for running and jump.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 8: If I had known you were ill, I ______ to visit you.
A. will come B. would come C. would have come D. have come
Question 9: Within ______ few years, ______ private space travel has gone from concept to reality.
A. / an B. the / the C. the / a D. a /
Question 10: It gets _______ when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold B. the coldest and coldest
C. colder and colder D. more and more cold
Question 11: He asked me ______.
A. what she likes B. what she liked C. what do I like D. what did I like
Question 12: He is thought ______ of his illness.
A. to have died B. being died C. having died D. to have been died
Question 13: The teacher told her students to concentrate ______ what she was saying.
A. about B. at C. to D. on
Question 14: The Americans agree that a wife should maintain her ______ and appearance after marriage.
A. beautifully B. beautiful C. beauty D. beautify
Question 15: Her father is a ______ drinker. He is always drinking.
A. strong B. heavy C. addictive D. capable
Question 16: Some people ______ that you can learn more by travelling to a place than by reading about it. They say
firmly that it is true.
A. required B. encourage C. insist D. offer
Question 17: Unfortunately, the company closed down because it couldnt keep____________ with rapidly changing
technology.
A. speed B. fast C. time D. pace
Question 18: I couldnt ______ all the words on the sign because my glasses were dirty.
A. stand for B. call for C. clear up D. make out
Question 19: These ridiculous rules and regulations should have been done ______ years ago.
A. down on B. away with C. in for D. up with

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of
the following exchanges.
Question 20: David is talking to Jim.
David: Do you mind if I take a seat?
Jim: ______
A. Yes, I dont mind B. No, do as you please C. No, I mind D. Yes, do as you pleas
Question 21: Lam is talking to Lam about Lams good performance at school.

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 Nam: "Your parents must be proud of your result at school".
Lam: "_______"
A. Sorry to hear that. B. I am glad you like it.
C. Thanks. It's certainly encouraging. D. Of course

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word in each of the following questions.
Question 22: The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
A. changed completely B. cleaned well
C. destroyed completely D. removed quickly
Question 23: As all of us cannot be available today, let's put off the discussion till later.
A. present for the event B. scheduled for the event
C. arranged for the event D. appointed for the event

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to in dicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: This new washing machine is not a patch on our old one. These clothes are still dirty.
A. to be expensive B. to be strage C. to be broken D. to be better
Question 25: An employer must be very careful in dealing with subordinates and documenting their files in order to
avoid complaints.
A. bosses B. coordinators C. outside help D. employees

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of
the following questions.
Question 26: Its a bad line. Do you want me to give you a ring later?
A. Can I call you later? B. I would like to give you a ring as a present.
C. Would you like to become my wife? D. Can I give the ring back to you later?
Question 27: "When the bell rings take the meat out of the oven," my sister said.
A. My sister suggested that I should take the meat out of the oven when the bell rang.
B. My sister warned me against taking the meat out of the oven when the bell rang.
C. My sister said that when the bell rang I was to take the meat out of the oven.
D. My sister asked me that when the bell rang to take the meat out of the oven.
Question 28: I wished I hadn't told him about my secret
A. I wished I had told him about my secret . B. I wished I didn't tell him about my secret .
C. I regretted having told him about my secret. D. If only I had told him about my secret.
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 29: The new restaurant looks good. However, it seems to have few customers.
A. In order to get more business, the new restaurant should improve its appearance.
B. In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant does not appear to attract much business.
C. If it had a few more customers, the new restaurant would look better.
D. The new restaurant would have more customers if it looks better.
Question 30: Wed better leave them a note. Its possible theyll arrive later.
A. Wed better leave them a note in case they arrive later.
B. If they arrive late, wed better leave them a note.
C. Wed better leave them a note as they possibly arrive later.
D. Theyll probably arrive later so that wed better leave them a note.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
Feminism, collective term for systems of belief and theories that pay special (31) ______ to womens rights and
womens position in culture and society. The term tends to be used for the womens rights movement, which began in the
late 18th century and continues to campaign for complete political, social, and economic equality between women and
men. This article (32) ______ specifically with the development of the ideas behind that movement and their (33) ______
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 Feminists are united by the idea that womens position in society is unequal to (34) ______ of men, and that society
is structured in such a way as to benefit men to the political, social, and economic detriment of women. However, feminists
have used different theories to explain these (35) _______ and have advocated different ways of redressing inequalities,
and there are marked geographic and historical variations in the nature of feminism.

Question 31: A. notice B. attention C. benefit D. equality

Question 32: A. deals B. tends C. develops D. initiates
Question 33: A. pressure B. problem C. variation D. influence
Question 34: A. most B. those C. that D. which
Question 35: A. difference B. attention C.equalities D. inequalities

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 from 36 to 42.
Birds that feed in flocks commonly retire together into roosts. The reasons for roosting communally are not always
obvious, but there are some likely benefits. In winter especially, it is important for birds to keep warm at night and conserve
precious food reserves. One way to do this is to find a sheltered roost. Solitary roosters shelter in dense vegetation or
enter a cavity - horned larks dig holes in the ground and ptarmigan burrow into snow banks - but the effect of sheltering
is magnified by several birds huddling together in the roosts, as wrens, swifts, brown creepers, bluebirds, and anis do.
Body contact reduces the surface area exposed to the cold air, so the birds keep each other warm. Two kingletshuddling
together were found to reduce their heat losses by a quarter and three together saved a third of their heat.
The second possible benefit of communal roosts is that they act as "information centers." During the day, parties of
birds will have spread out to forage over a very large area. When they return in the evening some will have fed well, but
others may have found little to eat. Some investigators have observed that when the birds set out again next morning,
those birds that did not feed well on the previous day appear to follow those that did. The behavior of common and lesser
kestrels may illustrate different feeding behaviors of similar birds with different roosting habits. The common kestrel hunts
vertebrate animals in a small, familiar hunting ground, whereas the very similar lesser kestrel feeds on insects over a large
area. The common kestrel roosts and hunts alone, but the lesser kestrel roosts and hunts in flocks, possibly so one bird
can learn from others where to find insect swarms.
Finally, there is safety in numbers at communal roosts since there will always be a few birds awake at any given
moment to give the alarm. But this increased protection is partially counteracted by the fact that mass roosts attract
predators and are especially vulnerable if they are on the ground. Even those in trees can be attacked by birds of prey.
The birds on the edge are at greatest risk since predators find it easier to catch small birds perching at the margins of the
roost.

Question 36: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. How birds find and store food. B. How birds maintain body heat in the winter.
C. Why birds need to establish territory. D. Why some species of birds nest together.
Question 37: The word "conserve" is closest in meaning to
A. retain B. watch C. locate D. share
Question 38: Ptarmigan keep warm in the winter by
A. huddling together on the ground with other birds.
B. building nests in trees.
C. burrowing into dense patches of vegetation
D. digging tunnels into the snow.
Question 39: The word "forage" is closest in meaning to
A. fly B. assemble C. feed D. rest
Question 40: Which of the following statements about lesser and common kestrels is true?
A. The lesser kestrel and the common kestrel have similar diets.
B. The lesser kestrel feeds sociably but the common kestrel does not.
C. The common kestrel nests in larger flocks than does the lesser kestrel.
D. The common kestrel nests in trees, the lesser kestrel nests on the ground.
Question 41: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage derived by birds that huddle
together while sleeping?
A. Some members of the flock warn others of impending dangers.
B. Staying together provides a greater amount of heat for the whole flock.

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 C. Some birds in the flock function as information centers for others who are looking for food.
D. Several members of the flock care for the young.
Question 42: Which of the following is a disadvantage of communal roosts that is mentioned in the passage?
A. Diseases easily spread among the birds.
B. Groups are more attractive to predators than individual birds.
C. Food supplies are quickly depleted
D. Some birds in the group will attack the others.

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 from 43 to 50.
Todays cars are smaller, safer, cleaner and more economical than their predecessors, but the car of the future will
be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several new types of automobile engines have already been
developed that run on alternative sources of power, such as electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, steam,
hydrogen, propane. Electricity, however, is the only zero-emission option presently available.
Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or another dependable source
of current is available, transportation expects foresee a new assortment of electric vehicles entering everyday life: shorter-
range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric deliver vans, bikes, and trolleys.
As automakers work to develop practical electric vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers are focusing on
infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as
common as todays gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will need to be equipped with
devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they stop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage the use of
electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars.
Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at transit centers that would
have facilities for charging and renting. Commuters will be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light
trucks, one-person three-wheelers, small cars, or electric/gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, which is no doubt take place
on automated freeways capable of handling five times number of vehicles that can be carried by a freeway today.

Question 43: The following electric vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT .
A. trolleys B. trains C. planes D. vans
Question 44: The authors purpose in the passage is to__________
A. criticize conventional vehicles.
B. narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles.
C. describe the possibilities for transportation in the future.
D. support the invention of electric cars.
Question 45: The passage would most likely be followed by details about ____________
A. automated freeways. B. pollution restitutions in the future.
C. the neighborhood of the future. D. electric shuttle buses
Question 46: The word compact in the second paragraph is closest meaning to .
A. concentrated B. squared C. inexpensive D. long-range
Question 47: In the second paragraph the author implies that____________
A. everyday life will stay such the same in the future.
B. electric vehicles are not practical for the future.
C. a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed.
D. a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modern transportation.
Question 48: According to the passage, public parking lots in the future will be .
A. equipped with charging devices. B. more convenient than they are today.
C. much larger than they are today. D. as common as todays gas stations
Question 49: The word charging in this passage refer to .
A. lightening B. electricity C. credit cards D. parking
Question 50: It can be inferred from the passage that_____________
A. the present electric engines are the best option as being practical.
B. electricity is the best alternative source of power as it is almost free of pollution.
C. many new types of practical electric engines have been developed.
D. the present cars are more economical than their future generation.

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