PRACTICE TEST 031 - 03.

2022
Name:____________________________Date:________
TN
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. utensil B. upscale C. rub D. club
Question 2: A. systems B. interviews C. letters D. interests
Question 3: A. clothes B. couches C. bosses D. boxes
Question 4: A. together B. worthy C. ethnic D. though
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 5: A. forbid B. technique C. permit D. mattress
Question 6: A. industry B. inflation C. initial D. appointment
Question 7: A. example B. sensible C. continue D. contestant
Question 8: A. explain B. involve C. control D. purpose
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 9: The speaker failed to get his message _________ to his audience.
A. around B. in C. across D. out
Question 10: Within a couple of hours, a very important ________ on the new tax policy will be
made.
A. announce B. announcement C. announcer D. announcing
Question 11: I _________ you provided that you promise to be more careful from now on.
A. will help B. had helped C. would have helped D. would help
Question 12: The police wanted to know who _________ the businessman.
A. murdered B. had murdered C. to murder D. murdering
Question 13: _________ the storm, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time.
A. Because of B. Incase of C. In spite of D. But for
Question 14: Working hours will fall to under 35 hours a week, _________?
A. will they B. won’t they C. won’t it D. will it
Question 15: I wish my brother _________ while he was doing the washing up.
A. didn’t whistle B. wouldn’t be whistling
C. hadn’t whistled D. couldn’t have whistled
Question 16: It appears that, by 2050, world population _________ twice as much as it is now.
A. would rise B. will have risen C. will be rising D. will rise
Question 17: The device was the most important navigation instrument _________ in the last
millennium.
A. to be invented B. inventing C. being invented D. to invent
Question 18: I considered _________ the job but in the end I decided against doing it.
A. to take B. taking C. to be take D. took
Question 19: I need to _________ some money from my savings account to my current account.
A. transfer B. transmit C. transport D. move
Question 20: Advocates of shiftwork in modem offices claim that it does have its _________
sometimes.
A. purposes B. reasons C. conveniences D. uses
Question 21: In today’s competitive world, everyone needs a regular holiday to _________ their
batteries.
A. refill B. rectify C. recast D. recharge
Question 22: We’ll keep you _________ of any further changes in the examination specifications.
A. noticed B. mailed C. announced D. posted
Question 23: The economic situation makes many people unwilling to take the _________ and open
their own businesses.
A. initiative B. bull C. plunge D. opportunity
Question 24: On his third try, he succeeded ________ passing his driving test.
A. in B. on C. at D. to

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Question 25: WHO’s main activities are carrying out research on medical ________ and improving
international health care.
A. develop B. developing C. development D. develops
Question 26: On Friday afternoons our teacher sometimes lets us ________ home early.
A. go B. to go C. going D. went
Question 27: The people ________ for the bus in the rain are getting wet.
A. waiting B. to wait C. waited D. wait
Question 28: The woman asked ________ get lunch at school.
A. can the children B. if the children can
C. whether the children could D. could the children
Question 29: You wouldn’t mind if I turned the volume up a little, ________?
A. didn’t I B. did you C. would you D. wouldn’t you
Question 30: Not until ________ home ________ that he had taken someone else’s bike.
A. did he get - he realised B. he got - did he realise
C. he got - he realised D. he got - he did realised
Question 31: We ________ have to go shopping again today if you had bought enough supplies
yesterday.
A. didn’t B. don’t C. won’t D. wouldn’t
Question 32: You can go to the party on Saturday night ________ you’re back home by midnight.
A. therefore B. provided C. in case D. unless
Question 33: ________ I leave home, ________ the journey is because the buses aren’t so crowded.
A. The earlier - the easy B. The early - the more easy
C. The earlier - the easier D. The early - the most easy
Question 34: Certain pessimists feel that a nuclear war in our time is ________.
A. inevitable B. illicit C. disconcerting D. impossible
Question 35: The ________ disagreed with the referee’s decision and interrupted the football match.
A. viewers B. audience C. spectators D. onlookers
Question 36: Jack was disappointed not to be promoted as he was given to ________ that the job
would be his.
A. know B. realise C. understand D. say
Question 37: Don’t take it as ________ that you’ll be promoted in your job; other colleagues stand a
good chance too.
A. fixed B. read C. standard D. word
Question 38: When my new motor kept breaking down, I knew I’d been taken for a ________ by the
second-hand car salesman.
A. drive B. walk C. ride D. stroll
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 39: It is said that you can intimidate your enemies by speaking in a low voice and carrying
a big stick.
A. frighten B. attack C. harass D. make peace with
Question 40: The two companies were going to merge, but one of them backed out at the last minute.
A. kept the promise B. move away
C. broke an agreement D. confirmed the deal
Question 41: I think your best plan is to hold off making a decision until you know if you have passed
the examination.
A. delay B. consider C. stay D. think
Question 42: When their rent increased from $200 to $400 a month, they protested against such a
tremendous increase.
A. light B. difficult C. huge D. tiring
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.
Question 43: I’m afraid I’m getting cold feet about this scheme as I’m not sure it’s such a good idea.
A. feeling worried B. feeling relaxed C. feeling doubtful D. feeling anxious
Question 44: Research into hydrogen technology was facilitated by money from Congress.
A. impeded B. simplified C. promoted D. accelerated

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Question 45: By the 1600s, colonial shipbuilders were strong competitors in the shipbuilding industry
and helped to propel heavy transatlantic commerce.
A. inspire B. impede C. enhance D. generate
Question 46: His wife never lets him do what he wants and as a result he leads a dog’s life.
A. eats what he can B. has a happy life C. never sleeps D. remains quiet
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of
the following exchanges.
Question 47: Tom and Laura are talking about the new resort.
- Tom: “I think the new resort will ruin the environment.”
- Laura: “_________”
A. I don’t think that’s a good idea. B. Don’t you think so?
C. I quite agree. D. Let’s go there.
Question 48: - Ben: “_________”
- Jane: “Never mind.”
A. Congratulations! How wonderful!
B. Sorry for staining your carpet. Let me have it cleaned.
C. Thank you for being honest with me.
D. Would you mind going out for dinner next Sunday?
Question 49: Jennifer and Katherine are having a discussion about supermarkets and traditional
markets.
- Jennifer: “I believe that supermarkets are much better than traditional markets.”
- Katherine: “________. Each has its own features.”
A. I couldn’t agree with you more B. That’s completely true
C. I disagree with you D. I can’t help thinking the same
Question 50: - “Hello, I’d like to speak to Mr. Green, please.” - “________”
A. I’m afraid I don’t know. B. I’m sorry. I’ll call again later.
C. Sorry. Can you take a message? D. Sure, I’ll put you through.
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 26 to 30.
The combination of music and study has long been a source of disagreement between adults and
children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, (51) ________
youngsters insist that their favourite sounds help them concentrate. Now a study shows that the grown-
up (52) ________ right all long. Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with
and without music in the background. They found that the sounds (53) ________ progress down by
about six words per hour. “This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to cope with listening and
writing at the same time,” said Dr. Sarah Randall. She also came to the conclusion that it is a myth that
instrumental music is less distracting than vocals. “All types of music had the same effect,” she said in
her report.
“One’s ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be interfered by both vocal and
instrumental music,” she added. Dr. Randall claimed the research (54) ________ that the idea that
music could improve performance was wrong. “Writing an essay is a complex task. You are recalling
information and putting it in order. An additional stimulus in the form of music is bound to distract.
But music is not the only distraction. What is particularly (55) ________ is that more and more
teenagers are studying in front of the television.”
Question 51: A. whereas B. unlike C. besides D. despite
Question 52: A. has been B. have been C. were D. had been
Question 53: A. slowed B. reduced C. lowered D. decreased
Question 54: A. pointed B. displayed C. demonstrated D. presented
Question 55: A. worrying B. worried C. worryingly D. worries
According to the European Pizza-makers’ Association, making a good pizza is not a
straightforward skill to learn. The ingredients seem very simple: flour, yeast, water and a bit of salt.
(56) ________ , water and flour can easily turn into a rather unappetizing gluey mix, and anyone who
has eaten a poor quality pizza will know how (57) ________ it can make your stomach feel.
“In Italy, 70 percent of pizza makers could improve on their product, not to mention all the pizza
makers around the world who provide uneatable meals,” says Antonio Primiceri, the Association’s
founder. He has now started a pizza school in an attempt to (58) ________ the reputation of this
traditional dish. As part of an intensive course, the students at Mr Primiceri’s school are taught to
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avoid common mistakes, produce a good basic mixture, add a tasty topping and cook the pizza
properly. “Test the finished pizza by breaking the crust,” advises Mr. Primiceri. “If the soft part inside
the pizza is white, clean and dry, it’s a good pizza. If it is not like this, the pizza will (59) ________
your stomach. You will feel (60) ________ full and also thirsty.”
Question 56: A. However B. Despite C. Although D. Conversely
Question 57: A. badly B. bad C. good D. well
Question 58: A. hold B. deliver C. return D. save
Question 59: A. worry B. upset C. ache D. depress
Question 60: A. comfortable B. comfortably C. uncomfortably D. uncomfortable
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 31 to 35.
Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He played for the New York
Yankees in their years of glory. From the time Mantle began to play professionally in 1951 to his last
year in 1968, baseball was the most popular game in the United States. For many people, Mantle
symbolized the hope, prosperity, and confidence of America at the time.
Mantle was a fast and powerful player, a “switch-hitter” who could bat both right-handed and left-
handed. He won game after game, one World Series championship after another, for his team. He was
a wonderful athlete, but this alone cannot explain American’s fascination with him.
Perhaps it was because he was a handsome, red-haired country boy, the son of a poor miner from
Oklahoma. His career, from the lead mines of the West to the heights of success and fame, was a fairy-
tale version of the American dream. Or perhaps it was because America always lives a "natural": a
person who wins without seeming to try, whose talent appears to come from an inner grace. That was
Mickey Mantle.
But like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life that was full of problems. He played
without complaint despite constant pain from injuries. He lived to fulfill his father’s dreams and drank
to forget his father’s early death. It gave him cirrhosis of the liver and accelerated the advance of liver
cancer. Despite a liver transplant operation that had all those who loved and admired him hoping for a
recovery, Mickey Mantle died of cancer at the age of 63.
Question 61: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Mickey Mantle as the greatest baseball player of all time
B. Mickey Mantle’s success and private life full of problems
C. Mickey Mantle and his career as a baseball player
D. Mickey Mantle and the history of baseball
Question 62: According to the passage, Mantle could _________.
A. hit with the bat on either side of his body
B. bat better with his left hand than with his right hand
C. hit the ball to score from a long distance
D. give the most powerful hit in his team
Question 63: The word “this” in paragraph 2 refers to _________.
A. Mantle’s being a fast and powerful player
B. Mantle’s being a wonderful athlete
C. Mantle’s being fascinated by many people
D. Mantle’s being a "switch-hitter”
Question 64: It can be inferred from the passage that for most Americans _________.
A. success in Mantle’s career was difficult to believe
B. success in Mantle’s career was unnatural
C. Mantle had to be trained hard to become a good player
D. Mantle had a lot of difficulty achieving fame and success
Question 65: The word “fulfill” in paragraph 4 mostly means _________.
A. do something in the way that you have been told
B. achieve what is hoped for, wished for, or expected
C. do what you have promised or agreed to do
D. get closer to something that you are chasing
A pioneering study by Donald Appleyard made the astounding discovery that a sudden increase
in the volume of traffic through an area affects people in the way that a sudden increase in crime does.
Appleyard observed this by finding three blocks of houses in San Francisco that looked much alike
and had the same kind of middle-class and working-class residents, with approximately the same
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ethnic mix. The difference was that only 2,000 cars a day ran down Octavia Street (LIGHT street, in
Appleyard’s terminology) while Gough Street (MEDIUM street) was used by 8,000 cars daily, and
Franklin Street (HEAVY street) had around 16,000 cars a day. Franklin Street often had as many cars
in an hour as Octavia had in a day.
Heavy traffic brought with it danger, noise, fumes and soot, directly, and trash secondarily. That
is, the cars didn’t bring in much trash, but when trash accumulated, residents seldom picked it up. The
cars, Appleyard determined, reduced the amount of territory residents felt responsible for. Noise was a
constant intrusion into their homes. Many Franklin Street residents covered their doors and windows
and spent most of their time in the rear of their houses. Most families with children had already left.
Conditions on Octavia Street were much different. Residents picked up trash. They sat on their
front steps and chatted with neighbours. They had three times as many friends and twice as many
acquaintances as the people on Franklin.
On Gough Street, residents said that the old feeling of community was disappearing as traffic
increased. People were becoming more and more preoccupied with their own lives. A number of
families had recently moved and more were considering. Those who were staying expressed deep
regret at the destruction of their community.
Question 66: The word “astounding” in line 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. startling B. disappointing C. dubious D. alternative
Question 67: The word “this” in paragraph 1 probably refers to ________.
A. the traffic B. a street C. the difference D. a discovery
Question 68: The three streets mentioned in this passage are different in that ________.
A. they are in different cities
B. the residents are of different ethnic backgrounds
C. they have varying amounts of traffic
D. the income levels of the residents vary considerably
Question 69: The author’s main purpose in the second paragraph is to ________.
A. discuss the problem of trash disposal
B. point out the disadvantage of heavy traffic
C. propose an alternate system of transportation
D. suggest ways to cope with traffic problems
Question 70: Which of the following is NOT a statement you would expect from a resident of Gough
Street?
A. People on this street are unhappy because the neighborhood is deteriorating.
B. People on this street think mostly of themselves.
C. People on this street have more and more space for which they feel responsible.
D. A number of people are preparing to leave this street.
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.
Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds. When this short amount of
time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in
the first place? Information that makes its way to the short term memory (STM) does so via the
sensory storage area. The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to
pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory.
There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory. The most
accepted theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans
can remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of
information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modem theorists suggest that
one can increase the capacity of the short term memory by chunking, or classifying similar information
together. By organizing information, one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances of a memory
being passed on to long term storage. When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as
information for an exam, many people engage in “rote rehearsal”. By repeating something over and
over again, one is able to keep a memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only
succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the
tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not handy, people often attempt to remember a phone
number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before a person has the
opportunity to make a phone call, he will likely forget the number instantly. Therefore, rote rehearsal
is not an efficient way to pass information from the short term to long term memory.
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 A better way is to practice “elaborate rehearsal”. This involves assigning semantic meaning to a
piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre-existing long term memories. Encoding
information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be done by
recognition or recall. Humans can easily recall memories that are stored in the long term memory and
used often; however, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by prompting.
The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved. This is
why multiple choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization.
Question 71: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Rote rehearsal and elaborate rehearsal B. How the STM works and ways to optimize it
C. How to retrieve information from STM D. How people can remember things
Question 72: According to paragraph 1, how do memories get transferred to the STM?
A. They revert from the long term memory.
B. They get chunked when they enter the brain.
C. They enter via the nervous system.
D. They are filtered from the sensory storage area.
Question 73: The word “elapses” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. passes B. appears C. continues D. wastes
Question 74: All of the following are mentioned as places in which memories are stored EXCEPT
________.
A. maintenance area B. long term memory
C. sensory storage area D. STM
Question 75: Why does the author mention a dog’s bark?
A. To give an example of a type of memory
B. To compare with another sound that is loud like a doorbell
C. To prove that dogs have better memories than humans
D. To provide a type of interruption
Question 76: The word “This” in paragraph 3 refers to _________.
A. information B. long-term memory
C. a better way D. elaborate rehearsal
Question 77: Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?
A. A memory is kept alive through constant repetition.
B. Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.
C. The working memory is the same as the short term memory.
D. Cues help people to recognize information.
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 78: I would rather that they not travel during the bad weather, but they insist that
A B C
they must return home today.
D
Question 79: The better you are at English, the more chance you have to get a job.
A B C D
Question 80: One of the greatest factors hindering efficient farming and agricultural development
A B
since the war have been the lack of information.
C D
Question 81: A fiber-optic cable across the Pacific went into service in April 1989, link the United
A B C D
States and Japan.
Question 82: Only when the teacher phoned her that she knew the truth about her son.
A B C D
Question 83: With this type of exercise, reading the questions first and then read the text to find the
A B C
correct answer.
D
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.
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Question 84: If I were in your shoes, I would let him go.
A. I suggest that you let him go.
B. I was wearing your shoes and would like to let him go.
C. I advise you to wear your shoes and let him go.
D. I would like to be in your shoes so I could let him go.
Question 85: Our plans for an excursion to London have been spoilt by the weather.
A. Because of the bad weather, our excursion to London was put off later.
B. Our plans for an excursion to London have fallen through because the weather was so bad.
C. The bad weather was the reason that made our excursion to London have been fallen over.
D. Our plans for an excursion have fallen away because the weather was bad.
Question 86: Unlike her friends, she disagreed strongly with the idea of moving abroad.
A. Her friends were in favor of the idea of moving abroad - that is why she disagreed strongly with
them.
B. Different from her friends, she was opposed to the idea of moving abroad.
C. She disliked her friends, and didn’t support the idea of moving abroad.
D. She disagreed strongly with her friends, who came up with the idea of moving abroad.
Question 87: Strong as he is, he still can’t lift that box.
A. He’s very strong, but he still can lift that box.
B. However strong he is, he still can’t lift that box.
C. He still can’t lift that box because he’s not as strong.
D. The box was too heavy for him to lift.
Question 88: He didn’t work hard enough, so he failed in the exam.
A. The reason why he failed in the exam was that he didn’t work hard enough.
B. The reason he failed in the exam was because he didn’t work hard enough.
C. The reason for him to fail in the exam was that he didn’t work hard enough.
D. The reason why he failed in the exam that was he didn’t work hard enough.
Question 89: Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made.
A. Only when everyone started complaining was the announcement made.
B. Everyone started complaining that the announcement was made.
C. No sooner had everyone started complaining than the announcement was made.
D. As soon as the announcement was made, everyone started complaining.
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 90: They are my two sisters. They aren’t teachers like me.
A. Unlike me, neither of my two sisters aren’t teachers.
B. They are my two sisters, both of those are teachers like me.
C. They are my two sisters, neither of whom is teacher like me.
D. Unlike me, both of my two sisters are teachers.
Question 91: The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.
A. The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot.
B. The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.
C. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot.
D. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot.
Question 92: Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the
meeting.
A. Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.
B. Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting.
C. Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting.
D. No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.
Question 93: George graduated with a good degree. However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A. If George graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
B. George joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
C. Although George graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
D. That George graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.
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