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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.
1. A. begged B. canned C. booked D. buttoned
2. A. know B. now C. cow D. how
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.
3. A. inflation B. instructor C. intelligent D. influence
4. A. mature B. nature C. culture D. measure
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.
5. The earth is (A) the only planet with a large (B) number of (C) oxygen in (D) its atmosphere.
6. By the (A) time of dinosaurs, turtles (B) have already developed their hard shell (C) into which their
heads and legs could be (D) drawn.
7. The Red Cross is (A) dedicated to (B) improve the lives of people who (C) suffer from natural
disasters, (D) poverty and health emergencies.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
8. I expect your Chinese _____ a great deal by the time you _____ back from Beijing.
A. has been improving – have got B. will have improved – get
C. had improved – would get D. improves – will be getting
9. Henry Dunant proposed ______________ creation of national relief societies.
A. a B. an C. the D. some
10. The more you think about it, __________________________ that you will take action.
A. the less it is likely B. the less likely it is C. the likely it is D. the more it is likely
11. Do you know when ______________?
A. did the bridge build B. did they build the bridge
C. the bridge was built D. was the bridge built
12. The book is said _________________ when Mark was 18.
A. to write B. to be written C. to have written D. to have been written
13. Prestel customers will be able to buy a wide _______ of goods and services using their credit cards.
A. range B. level C. bargain D. board
14. Work can be a source of happiness. The job _______ that people get from their work is vital.
A. satisfy B. satisfaction C. satisfactory D. satisfied
15. A ___________ is an official document that you receive when you have completed a course of study
or training.
A. certificate B. subject C. grade D. licence
16. Whenever he had an important decision to make, he would light a cigar to calm his _______.
A. brain B. soul C. nerves D. mental
17. Military is ____________ in this country. Every man who reaches the age of 18 has to serve in the
army for two years.
A. optional B. illegal C. compulsory D. unnecessary
18. The picking of the fruit, _____________, takes about a week.
A. whose work they receive no money B. as they receive no money for that work
C. for which work they receive no money D. they receive no money for it
19. You’ve missed the start of the lesson and have to work hard to ________ the rest of the class.
A. hold on to B. catch up with C. reach out with D. keep on at
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.
20. Jane: _______________________ Mark: I often read through the book quickly.
A. What sorts of books do you like? B. How often do you read books?
C. How do you often read books? D. When do you often read books?
21. – Tom: This job is time-consuming, I think. - Lucy: ____________.
A. Thank you! B. Absolutely! C. Any time! D. Another time, perhaps.
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.
22. It will be fine tomorrow. But if it should rain tomorrow, the match will be postponed.
A. sold off B. turned off C. put off D. taken off
23. Our primary concern must be the children.
A. minor B. tiny C. major D. additional
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
24. Two weeks ago, when I was looking for a new pair of jeans in the night market, I ran into Mai.
A. called loudly B. arranged to meet C. saw by chance D. met very quickly
25. Last year, the rush hour delayed our trip to the airport and as a result, we had to change our flight.
A. a time during each day when traffic is at its easiest
B. an hour in the afternoon when people do not travel on the road
C. an hour in the morning when the traffic is easy
D. a time of the year when people don’t like shopping
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.
26. The only reason why the party was a great success was that a famous statesman attended it.
A. Had it not been attended by a famous statesman, the party would not be a great success.
B. Had it not been attended by a famous statesman, the party would not have been a great success.
C. The party would not have been successful if a famous statesman had attended it.
D. The attendance of a famous statesman would have made the party successful.
27. “Get in my car. I’ll take you to the station.”
A. He suggested going to the station by car.
B. He agreed to take me to the station in his car.
C. He offered to take me to the station in his car.
D. He ordered me to get in his car, and took me to the station.
28. It was not necessary for you to worry about that, but you did.
A. You should have worried about that.
B. You must have worried about that.
C. You can’t have worried about that.
D. You needn’t have worried about that.
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.
29. Her living conditions were not good. However, she studied very well.
A. Difficult as her living conditions were, she studied very well.
B. She studied very well just because she lived in difficult conditions.
C. Living in difficult conditions forced her to study very well.
D. Living in difficult conditions, she had no choice but to study well.
30. No one but the expert was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It really resembled the
original.
A. No one, like the expert, was able to realize that the painting was fake because it greatly resembled the
original.
B. The expert was the only person who is able to realize that the painting was an imitation
although it resembled the original.
C. No one was able to realize that the expert’s painting was an imitation as it was identical to the original.
D. Anyone including the expert was able to realize that the painting was an imitation though it greatly
resembled the original.
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
Higher education includes teaching, research and social services activities of universities, and
within the (31)______ of teaching, it includes both the undergraduate level (or tertiary education) and the
graduate (or postgraduate) level. In the United Kingdom, post-secondary education below the level of
higher education is referred (32)________ as further education. Higher education in that country
(33)________ involves work towards a degree-level or foundation degree qualification.
In most developed countries a high (34)________ of the population (up to 50%) now enter higher
education at some time in their lives. Higher education is therefore very important to national economies,
both as a significant industry in its own right, and as a source of trained and educated (35)________ for
the rest of the economy.
31. A. level B. realm C. range D. circle
32. A. to B. with C. of D. in
33. A. hardly B. rarely C. generally D. never
34. A. percent B. number C. quantity D. proportion
35. A. person B. personal C. personality D. personnel
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.
There are several ways in which people have managed to achieve flight. One of the first methods
was by using hot-air balloons. These days, helicopters are also a way that some people fly. However, at
present, more people fly on airplanes than use any other method of flying.
Modern-day airplanes are mostly jets. These planes have engines that propel them through the air
at velocities that can exceed the speed of sound. There is another way that airplanes can fly though: They
can use propellers.
A propeller is a device with blades. The number of blades varies, but it is normally three or four.
The propeller is attached to a drive shaft. It, in turn, is connected to an engine, which makes both the
shaft and the propeller spin. This spinning helps the plane get aloft.
One reason that propellers are effective concerns the shapes of their blades. They are not flat;
instead, they are made at angles. This is known as the propeller’s pitch. The pitch allows the propeller to
behave like a wing. In doing so, the propeller can create lift as well as thrust. These two factors enable a
propeller first to move an airplane forward and then to help it get off the ground.
The first airplanes relied upon propellers to fly. In fact, it was not until a few decades after the
Wright brothers’ initial flight that advanced jet airplanes were made. Even today, there are still many
airplanes that have propellers. They are not as fast as jets, but they are able to get people and cargo from
one place to another swifter than any type of land transportation.
(Perfect TOEFL Junior)
36. The author uses jets as an example of __________
A. an advanced form of air transportation
B. the type of transportation most people prefer
C. the fastest way to travel that has been invented
D. the most common airplanes in modern times
37. In paragraph 2, the word “propel” is closest in meaning to ___________
A. drive B. encourage C. ignite D. pull
38. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a characteristic of propellers?
A. The number of blades they have B. What their shape is
C. How large they are D. What they are connected to
39. How do propellers enable airplanes to fly?
A. They provide lift and thrust B. They give airplanes speed and lift
C. They let airplanes have drag and velocity D. They supply velocity and thrust
40. In paragraph 5, the word “initial” is closest in meaning to ______________
A. experimental B. successful C. first D. practice
41. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the Wright brothers?
A. They became wealthy by making airplanes. B. They did some research on jet engines.
C. Many of their test flights were failures. D. Their first airplane had a propeller.
42. In paragraph 3, the word “it” refer to ___________
A. a propeller B. an airplane C. a blade D. a drive shaft
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.
Virtually any night of the year, a person can look up at the sky and see the moon. The moon is the
Earth’s only natural satellite. It takes slightly more than twenty-seven days for it to orbit the Earth. And it
does so from a little more than 380,000 kilometres away. Despite being the Earth’s closest celestial
neighbor, there is much about the moon that scientists do not know.
For instance, no one is exactly sure when the moon was formed. The Earth is estimated to have
been created around 4.5 billion years ago. No later than 100,000 years after that, the moon was in orbit
around the Earth. Yet the question remains: How did the moon form? There are several theories, but
astronomers have thus far failed to prove any of them correct.
The most widely accepted idea is the collision theory. It states that the moon formed when an
object crashed into the Earth. According to this hypothesis, when the Earth was first created, it had no
satellite. But, at some point in time, an object approximately the size of Mars collided with the Earth. This
caused part of the planet to break off. The largest part eventually transformed into the moon.
Another theory is that the Earth and the moon formed at the exact same time billions of years ago.
However, many astronomers discount this theory. They point out that the Earth and the moon are
comprised of different substances. They claim that if the two bodies were formed at the same time, then
they should be composed of the same materials. Yet, as an example of their differences, the moon has
much less iron than the Earth does.
A third theory proposes that the moon formed somewhere else in the solar system. As it wandered
past the Earth, it was captured by the Earth’s gravity and began to orbit the planet. A fourth theory
declares that, when it first formed, the Earth spun much more rapidly than it does at the present time. Due
to its swift rotation, part of the crust was stripped away from the planet and cast into space. This material
then formed the moon.
Each of the four theories has its supporters and detractors. Thus far, however, no astronomer has
been able to prove one theory while disproving all of the others.
(Perfect TOEFL Junior)
43. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Moon: Everything You Need to Know about It
B. The Changing Phases of the Moon
C. Theories on the Creation of the Moon
D. How Long Ago Did the Moon Form?
44. Which of the following statements does paragraph 1 support?
A. The moon’s distance from the Earth changes at times.
B. There are many satellites that are orbiting the Earth.
C. The moon is always visible in the night sky.
D. No natural objects are closer to the Earth than the moon.
45. In paragraph 2, the word “estimated” is closest in meaning to _____________
A. known B. determined C. thought D. presumed
46. In paragraph 3, the phrase “crashed into” is closest in meaning to ____________
A. hit B. passed C. interfered with D. affected
47. Which of the following is true regarding the collision theory?
A. It points out that the Earth’s orbit changed a great deal.
B. It declares that Mars collided with the Earth at one point.
C. It states that the Earth once had multiple satellites.
D. It is believed by the greatest number of astronomers.
48. Why do many astronomers doubt that the Earth and the moon formed at the same time?
A. The moon more likely came from elsewhere in the solar system.
B. The Earth and the moon are formed of different materials.
C. There is not enough iron in the Earth’s crust.
D. The chances of two objects forming close together are small.
49. In paragraph 5, the word “proposes” is closest in meaning to ____________
A. suggests B. insists C. promises D. denies
50. In paragraph 5, the word “it” refers to ____________
A. the solar system B. the planet’s gravity C. a fourth theory D. the Earth
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1. C. booked
2. A. know
3. D. influence
4. A. mature
5. (B) number
6. (B) have
7. (B) improve
8. B. will have improved – get
9. C. the
10. B. the less likely it is
11. C. the bridge was built
12. D. to have been written
13. A. range
14. B. satisfaction
15. A. certificate
16. C. nerves
17. C. compulsory
18. C. for which work they receive no money
19. B. catch up with
20. C. How do you often read books?
21. B. Absolutely!
22. C. put off
23. C. major
24. B. arranged to meet
25. A. a time during each day when traffic is at its easiest
26. B. Had it not been attended by a famous statesman, the party would not have been a great success.
27. C. He offered to take me to the station in his car.
28. D. You needn’t have worried about that.
29. A. Difficult as her living conditions were, she studied very well.
30. B. The expert was the only person who is able to realize that the painting was an imitation
although it resembled the original.
31. B. realm
32. A. to
33. C. generally
34. D. proportion
35. D. personnel
36. D. the most common airplanes in modern times
37. A. drive
38. C. How large they are
39. A. They provide lift and thrust
40. C. first
41. D. Their first airplane had a propeller.
42. D. a drive shaft
43. C. Theories on the Creation of the Moon
44. D. No natural objects are closer to the Earth than the moon.
45. D. presumed
46. A. hit
47. D. It is believed by the greatest number of astronomers.
48. B. The Earth and the moon are formed of different materials.
49. A. suggests
50. D. the Earth