A. documentary
B. occurrence
C. competition
D. individual
A. relationship
B. arrangement
C. challenging
D. eliminate
A. machine
B. suggestion
C. shouting
D. emotion
A. broadened
B. used to
C. cried
D. smiled
A. both
B. the work
C. leave
D. appreciating
A. to rise
B. A calorie
C. quantity
D. required
A. alike
B. hard
C. is trying
D. early
A. ware
B. production
C. producing
D. commodity
A. might have lain
B. would lie
C. could be lying
D. would have lain
A. awake
B. awakened
C. waking
D. woken
A. pay
B. have
C. give
D. do
A. not used to it
B. no longer practice it
C. out of practice
D. out of the habit
A. put the stop to
B. put stop to
C. put stops to
D. put a stop to
A. did Mary go
B. Mary went
C. Mary did go
D. went Mary
A. came up
B. turned
C. looked up
D. put up
A. expectancy
B. production
C. living
D. shelf life
A. sicken
B. illness
C. symptom
D. treatment
A. Now that
B. Although
C. Whereas
D. As long as
A. didn’t need to go
B. needn’t have gone
C. needn’t go
D. don’t need to go
A. Oh, it’s just an old dress
B. Thanks anyway. I think it makes me look older
C. You must be kidding. I think it’s terrible
D. Thank you. That’s a nice compliment
A. The same to you!
B. Happy Christmas!
C. You are the same!
D. Same for you!
A. lack
B. short
C. shortage
D. lacking
A. putting
B. payment
C. result
D. coming
A. started
B. stopped off
C. called off
D. canceled
A. remember
B. forget
C. understand
D. know
A. adult differences in learning a foreign language
B. children’s ability to learn a language
C. the age factor in learning languages fast
D. research into language acquisition
A. he grammar of language
B. the rules of a language
C. the vocabulary of a language
D. the sound system of a language
A. prize
B. limit
C. covering
D. level
A. they make many mistakes
B. they want to talk
C. their approach is flexible
D. they frequently repeat words
A. unconnected
B. unfamiliar
C. unclassified
D. unidentified
A. most students had lived in the U.S for more that 10 years
B. older students were unable to learn English
C. young students learned English best
D. students who arrived late were worst of all
A. Elissa Newport
B. Koreans
C. students
D. colleagues
A. To compare different age groups
B. To detect differences in nationalities
C. To confirm different language characteristics
D. To measure the use of grammar
A. Migration from Siberia to Alaska
B. Techniques used to hunt mammoths
C. The prehistory of humans
D. The relationship between man and mammoth in the New World
A. tools
B. ornaments
C. houses
D. carvings
A. mammoths
B. humans
C. dogs
D. mastodons
A. Alaska
B. the central portion of North America
C. the southern part of North America
D. South America
A. had previously hunted mammoths in Siberia
B. had never seen mammoth befor
C. brought mammoths with them from the Old World
D. soon learned to use dogs to hunt mammoths
A. bones
B. drawings
C. footprints
D. spear points
A. Humans hunted them to extinction
B. The freezing temperatures of the Ice Age destroyed their food supply
C. The cause of their extinction is not definitely known
D. Competition with mastodons caused them to become extinct
A. fetched
B. gained
C. attached
D. caught
A. natural
B. bright
C. sharp
D. common
A. accord
B. react
C. answer
D. alter
A. adds up
B. turns to
C. comes up
D. works out
A. allowed
B. spared
C. let
D. provided
A. Despite her getting up early to prepare breakfast, her children cannot come to school on time
B. Because she wanted her children to come to school on time, she gets up early to prepare breakfast
C. If she does not get up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time
D. Unless she gets up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on
A. I have not been to the museum for a year
B. A year ago, I often went to the museum
C. My going to the museum lasted a year
D. At last I went to the museum after a year
A. If I am you, I will stop smoking
B. If I had been you, I would stop smoking
C. If I were you, I would stop smoking
D. If I were you, I will stop smoking
A. John needn't be here yesterday because he was ill
B. Because of his illness, John should have been here yesterday
C. John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here
D. John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here
A. The difference is their going in the rain
B. Whether it rains or not, they will still go
C. But for the rain, they would have gone
D. But for the rain, we would not have gone
A. easy
B. sea
C. learn
D. eat
A. park
B. yard
C. card
D. carry
A. community
B. particular
C. mathematics
D. authority
A. explanation
B. experiment
C. accomplishment
D. discovery
A. you
B. borrow
C. promise
D. careful
A. is
B. as early as possible
C. assure
D. cure
A. has
B. well-known about
C. beautiful
D. for over
A. committing
B. enforcing
C. imprisoning
D. offending
A. does she have
B. she has
C. has she
D. she doesn't have
A. After/ like
B. Before/ like
C. After/ for
D. Before/ for
A. forgetful
B. forgettable
C. forgotten
D. forgetting
A. a goal
B. an outlook
C. a reason
D. a view
A. end up
B. break up
C. come about
D. fall through
A. against
B. by
C. for
D. about
A. divert
B. detrac
C. depose
D. distort
A. since
B. as if
C. unless
D. so that
A. knocks it off
B. calls the shots
C. draws the line
D. is in the same boat
A. won’t fall
B. wouldn’t fall
C. wouldn’t have fallen
D. would haven’t fallen
A. organizing to conserve
B. organized conserving
C. which organize to conserve
D. organized to conserve
A. You can say that again
B. I see
C. You are right
D. Delighted I was able to help
A. Well, another time
B. Yes, I enjoyed talking to you, too
C. OK, see you
D. That's nice.
A. to offer support in time of need for
B. to cry with
C. to travel with
D. to visit
A. looks
B. shows
C. says
D. needs
A. evidently
B. absolutely
C. comparatively
D. obviously
A. a lot of loss from your money
B. a lot of benefits from your money
C. a lot of advantages from your money
D. a lot of failures in making your money
A. So as not to hear our conversation I whispered
B. Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation I whispered
C. Because I whispered, nobody heard our conversation
D. I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn’t be heard
A. However he tried hard, he didn’t succeed
B. However hard he tried, he didn’t succeed
C. However he didn’t succeed hard, he tried hard
D. However he tried hard, but he didn’t succeed
A. His mother suggested him gaining weight if he kept eating so much fat
B. His mother warned him that he would gain weight if he kept eating so much fat
C. His mother threatened him to gain weight if he kept eating so much fat
D. His mother complained about his gaining weight if he kept eating so much fat
A. He has been investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards
B. Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days
C. Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days
D. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days
A. Though Crazianna is a big country, it has never received respect from its neighbours
B. Crazianna has never received respect from its neighbours because it is a big country
C. It is Crazianna, a big country, that has never received respect from its neighbours
D. Crazianna is such a big country that it has never received respect from its neighbours
A. invent
B. create
C. make
D. discover
A. whatever
B. however
C. somewhat
D. somehow
A. at
B. upon
C. for
D. in
A. interest
B. appeal
C. attract
D. lure
A. take
B. send
C. break
D. move
A. To contrast the absence of telephone usage with that of Internet usage
B. To describe the development of communications from telephone to Internet
C. To demonstrate that even technology like the telephone is not available to all
D. To argue that basic telephone service is a first step to using the Internet
A. The number of computers that can make the Internet available to most of the people in the world is not increasing fast enough
B. The Internet is available to most of the people in the world, even though they don't have their own computer terminals
C. Most of the people in the world use the Internet now because the number of computers has been increasing every year
D. The number of people who use computers and the Internet is increasing every year, but most people in the world still do not have connections
A. The disparity in the opportunity to use the Internet
B. Differences in socioeconomic levels among Internet users
C. The number of Internet users in developing nations
D. Segments of the population with Internet access
A. To argue for more Internet connections at all levels of society
B. To suggest that improvements in Internet access are beginning to take place
C. To prove that there are differences in opportunities among social groups
D. To explain why many people have Internet connections now
A. They do not have an interest in technology
B. They prefer training for jobs with higher salaries
C. They are not admitted to the degree programs
D. They do not possess the educational qualifications
A. confidence
B. protections
C. numbers
D. support
A. The cost of replacing equipment is a problem
B. Technology will be more helpful in three years
C. Better computers need to be designed
D. Schools should provide newer computers for students
A. To offer a brief definition of cooperation
B. To explain how cooperation differs from competition and conflict
C. To urge readers to cooperate more often
D. To show the importance of group organization and attitudes
A. agreed on
B. prized
C. defined
D. set up
A. It is an ideal that can never be achieved
B. It was confined to prehistoric times
C. It is usually the first stage of cooperation achieved by a group of individuals attempting to cooperate
D. It is most commonly seen among people who have not yet developed reading and writing skills
A. To get rewards for themselves
B. To defeat a common enemy
C. To experience the satisfaction of cooperation
D. To associate with people who have similar backgrounds
A. Members of a farming community share work and the food that they grow
B. Two rival political parties temporarily work together to defeat a third party
C. Students form a study group so that all of them can improve their grades
D. A new business attempts to take customers away from an established company
A. Accommodation
B. Latent conflict
C. Tertiary cooperation
D. Antagonistic cooperation
A. poorly planned
B. involuntary
C. inefficient
D. easily broken
A. The author presents the points of view of three experts on the same topic
B. The author compares and contrasts two types of human relations
C. The author describes a concept by analyzing its three forms
D. The author provides a number of concrete examples and then draws a conclusion
A. applicant
B. vacant
C. apply
D. passion
A. life
B. tight
C. child
D. children
A. discover
B. difficult
C. invention
D. important
A. acceptance
B. explorer
C. possibly
D. refusal
A. of
B. so
C. be
D. without
A. straight
B. deeply
C. head up
D. no look
A. has
B. topic
C. your own
D. of
A. plunged
B. scattered
C. settled
D. tossed
A. as dry as rice
B. as dry as a tile
C. as dry as a bone
D. as dry as wood
A. Although
B. However
C. Because
D. On account of
A. day
B. clock
C. hour
D. night
A. away
B. out
C. on
D. off
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. has been
A. pleaded
B. confirmed
C. stated
D. admitted
A. so that
B. because
C. for
D. since
A. many of who
B. many of whom
C. that
D. whom
A. that Americans walked
B. did Americans walk
C. when did Americans walk
D. when Americans walked
A. was offering
B. have been offered
C. was going to be offered
D. am offering
A. redecorated our flat
B. to redecorate our flat
C. our flat to be redecorate
D. our flat redecorated
A. Yes, it’s single
B. No, it’s not single
C. No, it’s double
D. Single, please.
A. By bus
B. They got here yesterday
C. Over there
D. I expect them before lunch
A. low-level
B. cheap
C. new
D. highly respected
A. indistinct
B. not clear
C. imprecise
D. apparent
A. in a harder situation
B. in the same situations
C. in different situations
D. in an easier situation
A. You must pay before you book
B. You are not allowed to pay when you book
C. You must pay when you book
D. Payment in advance is acceptable if you want to book
A. The team is part of the company
B. The team is a local one
C. The company is giving money to support the team’s activities
D. The company used to sponsor the team
A. ate small pieces of bread and butter but didn’t like them
B. ate only some small pieces of bread and butter
C. didn’t eat anything, not even the bread and butter
D. wouldn’t touch the bread and butter, but she ate other things
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
A. The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution
B. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air
C. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution
D. However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that are among the greatest contributors of air pollution
A. forget
B. ignore
C. give up
D. throw away
A. if
B. so
C. when
D. while
A. therefore
B. however
C. although
D. moreover
A. more
B. much
C. very
D. quite
A. speed up
B. run
C. accelerate
D. advance
A. few people could read to themselves
B. people relied on reading for entertainment
C. there were few places available for private reading
D. silent reading had not been discovered
A. attracting attention
B. for everybody’s use
C. most preferable
D. widely used
A. an increase in the number of books
B. an increase in the average age of readers
C. a change in the nature of reading
D. a change in the status of literate people
A. the increase in literacy
B. the decreasing number of listeners
C. the decreasing need to read aloud
D. the development of libraries
A. a reading volume for particular professionals
B. a status for reader specialized in mass media
C. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge
D. a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge
A. the specialized readership
B. the inappropriate reading skills
C. the diversity of reading materials
D. the print mass media
A. The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect
B. Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today
C. Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud
D. The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes
A. show how reading methods have improved
B. encourage the growth of reading
C. explain how reading habits have developed
D. change people’s attitudes to reading
A. allay, alleviate, reduce
B. absorb, intake, consume
C. exacerbate, aggravate, intensify
D. obliterate, destroy, annihilate
A. most people prefer parks to rooftop gardens
B. most people prefer life in the country over life in the city
C. cities with rooftop gardens are cooler than those without rooftop gardens
D. some plants are not suitable for growth in rooftop gardens
A. Parks absorb heat while rooftop gardens do not
B. Parks require much space while rooftop gardens do not
C. Parks are expensive to create while rooftop gardens are not
D. Parks are public while rooftop gardens are private
A. savings on heating and cooling costs
B. better food for city dwellers
C. improved air quality
D. increased space for private relaxation
A. do not require the use of valuable urban land
B. decrease the Urban Heat Island Effect
C. replenish the air with nourishing oxygen
D. are less expensive than traditional park spaces
A. informative
B. argumentative
C. descriptive
D. passionate
A. A thesis is presented and then supported
B. A hypothesis is stated and then analyzed
C. A proposal is evaluated and alternatives are explored
D. A viewpoint is established and then defended
A. deception
B. recipient
C. receding
D. recipe
A. arrival
B. technical
C. proposal
D. approval
A. failure
B. pleasure
C. leisure
D. measure
A. increase
B. meant
C. flea
D. lease
A. those
B. solve
C. to solve
D. experiment
A. although
B. lay
C. adult lives
D. when
A. of
B. rely to
C. as well
D. seasonal
A. who
B. the one who
C. the only one
D. among the people
A. have gone down
B. have gone up
C. has gone by
D. has gone out
A. salvation
B. operation
C. generation
D. solution
A. went down
B. went off
C. went out
D. went under
A. Movements
B. Removals
C. Removements
D. Moves
A. the same long as
B. the same long like
C. the same length like
D. the same length as
A. to be painted
B. painting it
C. to have it painted
D. to have it paint
A. have/ wear
B. had/ wear
C. had/ to wear
D. have/ worn
A. practising
B. to practise
C. having practised
D. to practising
A. manufacture
B. establish
C. control
D. restore
A. use
B. have
C. mind
D. pick
A. make
B. get
C. read
D. carry
A. I can make an appointment with her
B. I’d love to
C. I find it very interesting
D. I don’t know where she living
A. Yes, I’d like
B. Yes, please
C. Yes, I do
D. Yes, I like
A. dismissed
B. dropped
C. ejected
D. evicted
A. investigate
B. procure
C. recover
D. relinquish
A. gradually
B. immediately
C. efficiency
D. previously
A. mechanically
B. manually
C. automatically
D. spiritually
A. in the past, finding a good career was easier in Hong Kong than elsewhere
B. nowadays, everyone in Hong Kong has an equal chance of finding a good job
C. it used to be harder to find a good job in Hong Kong than in other countries
D. even in Hong Kong companies tour the universities trying to recruit graduates
A. generous
B. reasonable
C. future
D. ambitious
A. aim to give a balanced account of what the employer needs
B. divide the time equally between listening to the interviewer and speaking
C. discuss their own abilities in relation to what the employer is looking for
D. attempt to show the employer is looking for
A. only consider careers which are suited to them as people
B. include information about personal attitudes and values in their job application
C. consider how lucky they are to be able to find careers that provide such things
D. consider the values of their parents and families as well their own wishes
A. find out what jobs are available and the opportunities for future promotion
B. examine the careers available and how these will be affected in the future
C. look at the information on, and probably future location of, various careers
D. study the opportunities and the kinds of training that will be available
A. find a good position and then compare it with other careers
B. ask friends or relatives to secure them a good job
C. get information about a number of careers before making comparisons
D. find out as much as possible and inform employers of the complaints they want
A. Not being afraid to be unsure
B. Giving positive and helpful answers to the questions
C. Being prepared to ask questions about things they don’t understand
D. Being unsure about the questions
A. interviewees should ask question if they can’t think of an answer
B. pretending to understand a question is better than giving a suitable answer
C. it is better for interviewees to be honest than to pretend to understand
D. it is not a good idea for interviewees to be completely honest in their answers
A. Ants belonging to the genus Formica are incapable of performing certain tasks
B. The genus Polyergus is quite similar to the genus Formica
C. Ants belonging to the genus Polyergus have an unusual relationship with ants belonging to the genus Formic
D. Polyergus ants frequently leave their nests to build new colonies
A. rear
B. lift
C. collect
D. increase
A. share their nests with each other
B. are closely related species
C. raise the young of their birds
D. are social parasites
A. species
B. nest
C. egg
D. female
A. The Polyergus are more highly developed than the Formica
B. The Formica have developed specialized roles
C. The Polyergus are heavily dependent on the Formica
D. The Formica do not reproduce rapidly enough to care for themselves
A. find
B. clean
C. repair
D. dig
A. dulotic
B. captured brood
C. developing pupae
D. worker population
A. all
B. them
C. which
D. those
A. associated
B. connected
C. bound
D. linked
A. thought
B. evidence
C. supposition
D. doubt
A. principal
B. magnificent
C. effective
D. significant
A. Such many people
B. So few people
C. So many people
D. Such people
A. Ann told that she had found a new flat
B. Ann said to me that she had found a new flat
C. Ann said that she has found a new flat
D. Ann said me that she had found a new flat
A. This is the first time I have played golf.
B. I used to play golf but I gave it up already
C. It’s the last time I played golf.
D. It is the first time I had played golf.
A. All flights were cancelled by them of fog.
B. All flights were because of fog were cancelled.
C. All flights were because of fog cancelled.
D. All flights were cancelled because of fog.
A. We arrived at the conference and realized that our reports are still at home
B. It was until we arrived at the conference that we realize our reports were still at home
C. Not until we arrived at the conference, did we realize that our reports were still at home
D. Not until had we arrived at the conference, we realized our reports were still at home
A. I couldn't study last night because I was very tired
B. I studied last night because I was bored
C. I studied last night because I had to
D. I tried to study last night, but the homework was too hard
A. uniform
B. situation
C. unemployment
D. amusing
A. benefit
B. every
C. bed
D. enjoy
A. suspicion
B. telephone
C. relation
D. direction
A. reduction
B. popular
C. financial
D. romantic
A. frequently
B. the origin
C. defined
D. indication
A. if he had to
B. another
C. would not be able
D. to attend
A. picking
B. note
C. now
D. are
A. plain
B. territory
C. corridor
D. shrub
A. if he continued to smoke heavily
B. unless he stopped smoking heavily
C. if he gave up smoking
D. if only he doesn't smoke any more
A. into
B. away
C. out
D. from
A. north
B. northerly
C. northerner
D. northernmost
A. wall
B. fence
C. verge
D. bridge
A. So upset was she that
B. So upset was she
C. However upset was she that
D. Therefore upset was she that
A. eager
B. vulnerable
C. available
D. considerate
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
A. must have
B. should have
C. could have
D. needn't have
A. Soaked
B. Soaking
C. To soak
D. Having soaked
A. write
B. to write
C. writing
D. for writing
A. placed
B. drew
C. assumed
D. laid
A. Yes of course. Are you cold?
B. No, not at all. I will close it now
C. Yes I do. You can close it
D. Yes of course you can do it
A. I am very sorry. I am already late
B. I am busy right now. I am afraid
C. I am sorry I don’t have a watch here
D. Yes I have some time for you
A. rich
B. self-ruling
C. new
D. colonized
A. death
B. eating
C. height
D. replacement
A. failed to pay
B. paid in full
C. had a bad personality
D. was paid much money
A. elicited
B. irregular
C. secret
D. legal
A. The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race
B. The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race
C. The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race
D. The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete the race
A. Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic
B. However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic
C. If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic
D. It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic
A. It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition
B. Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary
C. However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does
D. Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary
A. Henry did not do his homework last night because he was busy with the television set
B. Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework
C. Henry did not watch TV last night because he had to do his homework
D. Henry did his homework while watching TV
A. She didn't want to make him angry, so she left
B. He wouldn't have been so angry if she hadn't been there
C. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office
D. She left the office when she saw how angry he was
A. question
B. doubt
C. problem
D. thought
A. successfully
B. victorious
C. successful
D. lucrative
A. plain
B. open
C. blatant
D. marked
A. life
B. energy
C. pep
D. enthusiasm
A. feeling
B. posture
C. judgment
D. view
A. used to measure intelligent
B. an increase in IQ test scores over time
C. unknown in some parts of the world
D. not connected to our experiences
A. heredity
B. our environment and experiences
C. taking fewer tests
D. memorizing information
A. our knowledge
B. our environment
C. our intelligence
D. our memories
A. Scientists have proposed several explanations for the Flynn effe
B. Because we take so many tests in our lives, we learn test-taking techniques that help us perform better on any test
C. Test-takers didn’t do better on the arithmetic or vocabulary sections of the test
D. For example, one part of the test shows a set of abstract shapes, and test-takers must look for pattern and connections between them and decide which shape should be added to the set
A. exposure to many tests
B. children finding things out themselves
C. memorizing information
D. improved test scores
A. to give an example of technology that improve our visual intelligence
B. to explain why young people have poor vocabularies
C. to encourage the reader to exercise
D. to show that young people are not getting more intelligent
A. People today are more intelligent than in the past in every way
B. People today have fewer problems to solve
C. People today are taking easier tests
D. People today have more visual intelligence
A. Acquisition of academic knowledge
B. Acquisition of social and behavioral skills
C. Knowledge acquisition and ability development
D. Knowledge acquisition outside the classroom
A. Literacy and calculation
B. Interpersonal communication
C. Life skills
D. Right from wrong
A. the situations in which people cannot teach themselves
B. the changes to which people have to orient themselves
C. the areas of learning which affect people’s lives
D. the ways people’s lives are influenced by education
A. It is more interesting and effective in school than that in life
B. It becomes less challenging and complicated when people grow older
C. It plays a crucial part in improving the learner’s motivation in school
D. It takes place more frequently in real life than in academic institutions
A. understand how a stimulus relates to the senses of the objects of their interest
B. change the behaviors of the objects of their interest towards learning
C. thoroughly understand the behaviors of the objects of their interest
D. make the objects of their interest more aware of the importance of learning
A. recovers
B. generates
C. creates
D. gains
A. Psychologists studying learning are interested in human behaviors
B. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with how the stored knowledge is used
C. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with the brain’s storage of knowledge
D. Psychologists are all interested in memory as much as behaviors
A. simple forms of learning
B. practical examples of learning inside the classroom
C. general principles of learning
D. application of learning principles to formal education
A. situation
B. story
C. sugar
D. station
A. hate
B. hat
C. bad
D. dad
A. report
B. maste
C. foreign
D. private
A. automatic
B. conversation
C. disadvantage
D. reasonable
A. subjected to
B. abuse
C. in
D. HIV/AIDS infection
A. spent
B. travel
C. skiing resort
D. in the end
A. has
B. such good
C. who
D. to help
A. assured
B. sworn
C. defined
D. guaranteed
A. Not
B. Both
C. Either
D. Neither
A. come into
B. come by
C. come to
D. come at
A. is combined
B. that is combined
C. combining
D. when combined
A. a point
B. an incentive
C. a resoluti
D. a target
A. actually
B. currently
C. lately
D. recently
A. well
B. fine
C. need
D. good
A. most times
B. from day to day
C. every now and then
D. on the occasion
A. if they tried
B. when trying
C. when tried
D. if he tries
A. to be interviewed
B. to be interviewing
C. to interview
D. to have interviewed
A. if she has known
B. if she should known
C. had she known
D. if she knew
A. should have been
B. must be
C. must have been
D. should be
A. Don’t tell a lie. I thought it was terrible
B. You must be kidding. It was not as good as I had expected
C. I completely agree with you. It was terrific
D. No doubt!
A. I'm afraid not
B. Worms, definitely!
C. Probably people who smoke
D. I haven't made up my mind
A. higher taxes
B. organized effort
C. introduction
D. time period
A. channels
B. streets
C. names
D. problems
A. a kind person
B. a lazy person
C. a nice person
D. a live wire
A. was a success
B. was a big hit
C. was a break-through
D. was a failure
A. She left the office when she saw how angry he was
B. She didn’t want to make him angry, so she left the office
C. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office
D. He wouldn’t have been so angry if she hadn’t left
A. Now I don’t go climbing anymore
B. I used to go climbing when I was younger
C. I don’t like going climbing anymore
D. Now I don’t go climbing as much as I did
A. Dane spends more money than his wife
B. Dane's wife keeps spending more money
C. Dane spends the money his wife makes
D. Dane and his wife both make money
A. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window
B. The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room
C. The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window
D. Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air
A. Ingenious as it may be, the plan will never work in practice
B. Ingenious as may the plan, it will never work in practice
C. The plan may be too ingenious to work in practice
D. The plan is as impractical as it is ingenious
A. reserved
B. registered
C. required
D. retained
A. suggested
B. hoped
C. reputed
D. credited
A. unwind
B. uncoil
C. unburden
D. unroll
A. enhanced
B. endowed
C. endured
D. enlightened
A. unusual
B. interminable
C. inevitable
D. unfortunate
A. is in the provision of clockwork toys and trains
B. is to send them to clinics
C. is to capture them before they are sufficiently experienced
D. offers recapture of earlier experiences
A. in spite of excessive demands being made
B. only if excessive demands are avoided
C. because excessive demands are not advisable
D. is achieved successfully by all children
A. should be focused on only at school
B. can never be taken too far
C. will always assist their development
D. should be balanced and moderate
A. serve a dual purpose
B. are designed to promote the child's happiness
C. reflect only the values of the community
D. should be avoided as far as possible
A. only works when the children grow old enough to think for themselves
B. would help avoid the necessity for ethics and morals
C. will free a child from disillusion when he grows up
D. is too difficult for all parents to exercise
A. Psychiatrists
B. community
C. famil
D. nursery
A. result in their children's wrong behaviors
B. make their children lose faith in them
C. disqualify their teachings altogether
D. impair their children's mind
A. Guidelines for increasing aircraft passenger survival
B. Airline industry accident statistics
C. Procedures for evacuating aircraft
D. Safety instructions in air trave
A. if smoke is in the cabin
B. before take off
C. in an emergency
D. before locating the exits
A. The ones with counted rows of seats between them
B. The ones that can be found in the dark
C. The two closest to the passenger's seat
D. The nearest one
A. wear a safety belt
B. don't smoke in or near a plane
C. read airline safety statistics
D. keep their heads low
A. locate the nearest exit
B. ask questions about safety
C. fasten their seat belts before takeoff
D. carry personal belongings in an emergency
A. extended
B. assembled
C. lifted
D. expanded
A. material
B. damage
C. prosperity
D. wreck
A. How to recover your luggage
B. Where to go to continue your trip
C. When to return to the aircraft
D. How to proceed once you are away from the aircraft
A. important
B. informal
C. intention
D. impolite
A. demand
B. desert
C. decide
D. defend
A. seizure
B. measure
C. confusion
D. tension
A. whole
B. whoop
C. whose
D. white
A. with
B. her cousins from
C. are
D. to attend
A. The
B. long
C. a
D. it is very cruel
A. to warn
B. so
C. he
D. serious
A. nose on his face
B. back of his hand
C. hairs on his head
D. tip of his tongue
A. the tallest
B. the taller
C. tall
D. taller
A. change
B. exchange
C. sell
D. replace
A. directors
B. directly
C. direction
D. directory
A. make ends meet
B. make a fuss
C. make up your mind
D. make a mess
A. would I bought
B. would I have bought
C. would I buy
D. I would have bought
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. of
A. should go
B. should be
C. should have gone
D. should have been
A. a good condition
B. good condition
C. good conditions
D. the good condition
A. representations
B. presenters
C. presentations
D. representatives
A. do away
B. do up
C. do over
D. do down
A. work
B. stock
C. reach
D. practice
A. Yes, I lost the ticket
B. No. It was too cold to go out
C. Ok. That was a good idea
D. Yes, I stayed at home
A. Many happy returns!
B. I don’t understand
C. Take care
D. Have a good time
A. remark
B. praise
C. trick
D. game
A. hazardous
B. ludicrous
C. facetious
D. marvelous
A. blamed
B. took care of
C. disregarded
D. punished
A. big
B. important
C. wealthy
D. poor
A. Airline industry accident statistics
B. Procedures for evacuating aircraft
C. Guidelines for increasing aircraft passenger survival
D. Safety instruction in air travel
A. in an emergency
B. before locating the exits
C. if smoke is in the cabin
D. before take-off
A. throughout the flight
B. during take-offs and landings
C. especially during landings
D. only if an accident is possible
A. The ones that can be found in the dark
B. The two closest to the passenger’s seat
C. The nearest one
D. The ones with counted rows of seats between them
A. rows
B. feet
C. seats
D. exits
A. keep their heads low
B. war a safety belt
C. don’t smoke in or near a plane
D. read airline safety statistics
A. locate the nearest exits
B. ask questions about safety
C. fasten their seat belts before take-off
D. carry personal belongings in an emergency
A. evade
B. vacate
C. escape
D. maintain
A. political aspects of Roosevelt’s life
B. problems during the Great Depression
C. Roosevelt’s upbringing
D. criticisms of Roosevelt’s action
A. Roosevelt was elected during the Great Depression
B. Roosevelt voted for Al Smith
C. Roosevelt had difficulty walking during his presidency
D. Roosevelt supported strong government powers
A. performed admirably
B. exerted himself physically
C. responded immediately
D. got assistance
A. opened the smaller banks first
B. opened the banks for minimal services
C. opened the banks a few at a time
D. opened the bank for a short time
A. packed
B. loaded
C. overflowing
D. complete
A. fascination
B. fondness
C. lure
D. appeal
A. reservation
B. determination
C. regret
D. threat
A. wide
B. widely
C. widen
D. broad
A. and
B. but
C. yet
D. or
A. simple
B. easy
C. hard
D. manual
A. learn
B. study
C. acquire
D. know
A. able
B. unable
C. not
D. never
A. The doctor is said that he has made a serious mistake.
B. It is said that the doctor has been made a serious mistake
C. The doctor is said to have made a serious mistake
D. The doctor is said to make a serious mistake
A. I need to clean my shoes
B. I have to clean my shoes
C. Cleaning is needed for my shoes
D. I need to have my shoes cleaned
A. I have never met a more intelligent woman than h
B. She is not as intelligent as the women I have ever met
C. I have ever met such an intelligent woman
D. She is more intelligent than I
A. We had to take a taxi because of the heavy luggage
B. We had to take a taxi so that we can have heavy luggage
C. Although the luggage was heavy, we took a taxi
D. We had to take a taxi, so we had heavy luggage
A. I turned down the offer to work for IBM
B. I rejected to offer to work for IBM
C. IBM refused my offer to work
D. I was refused by IBM at work
A. contain
B. purchase
C. reflect
D. suggest
A. facilitate
B. dimensional
C. historical
D. instrumental
A. change
B. generous
C. gear
D. jealous
A. lost
B. post
C. loan
D. pole
A. self-supporting
B. self-supported
C. supporting themselves
D. they supported themselves
A. in / in
B. at / from
C. to / in
D. in / to
A. much better than
B. much better which
C. the most that
D. much more as
A. No sooner
B. Just before
C. Not until
D. Only
A. out off / on
B. up to /up
C. away from / for
D. on for / off
A. Alike
B. Unlike
C. Dislike
D. Liking
A. are injured
B. was injured
C. were injured
D. have been injured
A. guaranteed
B. assured
C. reassured
D. confirmed
A. how
B. when
C. why
D. what
A. up to / between / with
B. up with / for / to
C. to up / from / for
D. up to/ at/to
A. dictatorial
B. dictate
C. dictation
D. dictatorship
A. caught sight of
B. taken care of
C. put an end to
D. made fun of
A. Thank you very much! I am afraid
B. You are telling a lie
C. Thank you for your compliment!
D. I don't like your sayings
A. Would you like to leave a message?
B. Can I take a message then?
C. Can I speak to Brian, please?
D. Can I leave a message then?
A. greatly dropped
B. lost
C. destroyed
D. used almost all of
A. misjudged
B. underrated
C. undervalued
D. outnumbered
A. to
B. on
C. at
D. in
A. ahead
B. upper
C. forward
D. advanced
A. steered
B. commanded
C. run
D. appointed
A. relation
B. regard
C. association
D. concern
A. reason
B. question
C. matter
D. point
A. how much fun the cast have during their work
B. how much preparation is needed for a performance
C. the type of skater that the show attracts
D. the conditions that the skaters put up with
A. seeps out
B. sounds beautifully
C. resounds loudly
D. rings
A. the difficulty of finding suitable equipment
B. the need for a higher level of professional support
C. the range of companies involved in the production
D. the variety of places in which the show has been staged
A. skating moves
B. skating competitions
C. things that people want to see
D. the skaters
A. keeping in time with the music
B. the skaters' positions on the ice
C. the movement of the lights
D. filling all available space on the ice
A. by adapting movements to suit local tastes
B. by presenting familiar material in an unexpected way
C. by selecting music that local audiences will respond to
D. by varying the routines each night
A. through making a lot of errors
B. through difficult personal experience
C. by misunderstanding the expectations of others
D. by over-estimating the ability of others
A. It is hard to know who really enjoys it
B. It requires as much skill as Olympic ice-skating
C. It is more enjoyable to watch than formal ice-skating
D. It is difficult to dislike it
A. The agricultural activities of a North American Society
B. Various ways corn can be used
C. The problems encountered by farmers specializing in growing once crop
D. Weather conditions on the western plains
A. share farming implements
B. guard their supplies of food
C. protect themselves against the weather
D. allow more room for growing corn
A. They developed new varieties of corn
B. They could grow crops despite adverse weather
C. They developed effective fertilizers
D. They could grow crops in most types of soil
A. clearing fields
B. Harvesting corn
C. Harvesting squash
D. Planting corn
A. catastrophe
B. history
C. control
D. avoidance
A. women
B. seeds
C. slices
D. the Mandans
A. valued individuality
B. were very adventurous
C. were open to strangers
D. planned for the future
A. to discourage
B. the use
C. encouraging
D. the more
A. Being
B. in the
C. is ofinteresting
D. interesting
A. time
B. helped
C. unemployment
D. some
A. humble
B. cunning
C. naive
D. snooty
A. denying
B. impugning
C. supporting
D. advising
A. I could finish my science project on time if I were being helped by someone
B. I needed help with my science project, but everyone just ignored me
C. My science project will be difficult to do alone, so I should ask someone for help
D. No one had time to help me, so I couldn’t finish my science project on time
A. Although Sprite has a stronger citrus taste than Mountain Dew, basically they are the same soft drink, though made by different companies
B. Sprite and Mountain Dew are both manufactured by the same company, though they are similarly tasting citrus – flavoured soft drinks
C. Produced by two different companies, Sprite and Mountain Dew, which are both citrus – flavoured soft drinks, taste practically no different
D. Not made by the same company, Sprite and Mountain Dew are different from one another in the amount of their citrus flavouring
A. I first realized that Clark knew French when we were in Bordeaux
B. Before we went to Bordeaux, Clark had never tried to speak French
C. While we were traveling to Bordeaux, Clark suddenly started to speak French
D. It was difficult to understand the French that Clark was speaking in Bordeaux
A. I hate being in a place where there are noisy kids
B. Children who make a lot of noise are terrible
C. Among other things, I can’t stand children who make noise
D. I hate both children and the noise they make
A. Unhappy people are usually overweight because they tend to eat too much
B. Eating too much occasionally makes people unhappy and depressed
C. For some people, eating too much is a reason to be miserable
D. When depressed, people occasionally attempt to offset their misery by overeating
A. hidden
B. minor
C. written
D. kitten
A. studio
B. study
C. stupid
D. student
A. attractive
B. sociable
C. dynamic
D. conservative
A. entertain
B. enjoyable
C. anniversary
D. introduce
A. Adult
B. than
C. cells
D. his
A. begancirculating
B. circulating
C. was
D. illness
A. A
B. ten-thousand-dollars
C. was offered
D. escaped
A. speculation
B. realism
C. influence
D. tolerance
A. soldiers in America
B. were so many American soldiers
C. many in America
D. so many American soldiers were
A. left out
B. turned out
C. omitted out
D. gone out
A. moderner
B. modernizing
C. modernized
D. modernization
A. in
B. with
C. on
D. under
A. yet
B. so
C. for
D. and
A. endurance
B. insurance
C. assurance
D. ensurance
A. newspaper
B. newspapers
C. newspaper’s
D. newspapers’
A. to replace
B. replace
C. replaced
D. been replaced
A. peer
B. peep
C. wink
D. blink
A. didn’t they
B. did he
C. didn’t he
D. did they
A. stockpiled
B. overthrown
C. shelved
D. disrupted
A. No, you’re welcome
B. Yes, you’re right
C. No, thank you
D. Yes, I’m Ok
A. I sometimes have a backache
B. Oh, thanks for your help
C. It’s very good of you to do that
D. Shall I carry it?
A. international
B. inner
C. outside
D. lasting forever
A. destroy
B. remove
C. connect
D. buy
A. destroy
B. break
C. hold
D. miss
A. a long time
B. almost no time
C. very little time
D. a lot of time to spare
A. She doesn’t want to marry him because he is poor
B. She wants to marry him if he is rich
C. She will marry him whether he is rich or poor
D. She will marry him however poor he may be
A. When the speaker met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say
B. When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say
C. When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything
D. When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say
A. Donald could not stop himself from weeping at the bad news
B. Donald could not allow himself to weep at the bad news
C. Donald could not help himself and so he wept
D. Donald could not help himself because he was weeping
A. As long as he cannot finish reading the book, he will lend it to me
B. Having finished reading the book, he cannot lend it to me
C. He cannot lend me the book until he has finished reading it
D. Not having finished reading the book, he will lend it to me
A. His academic record at high school was poor as a result of his failure to apply to that prestigious institution
B. His academic record at high school was poor because he didn’t apply to that prestigious institution
C. Failing to apply to that prestigious institution, his academic record at high school was poor
D. His academic record at high school was poor; as a result, he failed to apply to that prestigious institution
A. commuting
B. conveying
C. discharging
D. informing
A. tendencies
B. credentials
C. assets
D. properties
A. substantiating
B. facilitating
C. pledging
D. withstanding
A. reformed
B. exchanged
C. adjusted
D. converted
A. distracting
B. dismantling
C. disturbing
D. dispersing
A. Andrew Johnson’s career as a politician
B. Congressional decisions in the late 1800s
C. Andrew Johnson’s personal characteristics
D. Congressional decisions and procedures in the late 1800s
A. He was represented to the posts five times
B. His personality precluded him from important positions
C. His work became known to the governor
D. He was elected to several important posts
A. His personal characteristics
B. His waffling and hesitation
C. The state of the nation’s economy
D. His liberal position on slavery
A. had already experienced political turmoil
B. was a dedicated supporter of civil rights
C. was a soft-spoken and careful diplomat
D. had an extensive background in politics
A. directed at his civic duties
B. short-lived and groundless
C. detrimental to his presidency
D. stopped as soon as it emerged
A. exonerate
B. parade
C. patronize
D. extricate
A. overwhelmed his supporters in Tennessee
B. succeeded as expected by the House
C. failed by a minimal margin
D. put an end to his political career
A. Styles of filmmaking
B. Filmmaking 100 years ago
C. Acting styles
D. Film plots
A. Most films are neither exclusively realistic nor formalistic
B. Realistic films are more popular than formalistic ones
C. Realism and formalism are outdated terms
D. Formalistic films are less artistic than realistic ones
A. general and absolute
B. physical reality and raw materials
C. formalists and realists
D. realism and reality
A. The producer
B. The camera operator
C. The director
D. The actors
A. abundance
B. greatness
C. fullness
D. variety
A. it mirrors the actual world
B. it obviously manipulated images
C. it uses familiar images
D. it is very impersonal
A. various
B. comprehensible
C. concrete
D. complex
A. A musical drama
B. An animated cartoon
C. A science fiction film
D. A travel documentary
A. vertical
B. water
C. vulnerable
D. wilderness
A. succeed
B. accept
C. account
D. accident
A. information
B. decoration
C. considerate
D. confidential
A. ensure
B. result
C. museum
D. follow
A. a paragraph
B. a portion
C. consists of
D. related to
A. measurement
B. has
C. size
D. foot
A. have
B. extinction
C. due to
D. human beings
A. by far
B. by all means
C. by the way
D. by rights
A. is studied human behavior
B. human behavior
C. is human behavior studied
D. human behavior studied
A. from
B. in
C. at
D. on
A. protect
B. protector
C. protection
D. protective
A. will take
B. would take
C. took
D. would have taken
A. Analyze
B. Analysts
C. Analysis
D. Analyzable
A. is aware about
B. know of
C. is aware of
D. are aware of
A. raised
B. been raised
C. risen
D. arisen
A. neither of whom
B. neither of which
C. neither of what
D. neither of them
A. large and by
B. by and large
C. big and large
D. far and large
A. reason
B. truth
C. sense
D. matter
A. haven’t been listening
B. shouldn’t have been listening
C. couldn’t have been listening
D. hadn’t been listening
A. Would you prefer news to films?
B. I often watch the news at night
C. Don’t you like the news
D. I think you should watch the news
A. Don’t mention it
B. Oh, that’s too bad
D. Of courseOh, I’m sorry to hear that
D. Of course
A. easy
B. new
C. different
D. detailed
A. knew
B. thought
C. suspected
D. declared
A. absolutely
B. relevantly
C. virtually
D. comparatively
A. irreparable
B. infinite
C. temporary
D. occasional
A. Expansion and renovation of existing fuel-generating plants
B. Creation of additional storage capacities for fossil fuels
C. Conversion of the industry and the economy to nuclear power
D. Development of an array of alternative fuel and power sources
A. Apprehensive
B. Ambivalent
C. Receptive
D. Resentful
A. so-called
B. minimal
C. exorbitant
D. inflated
A. nonsense
B. notice
C. idea
D. consequence
A. the number of operating nuclear plants
B. the expectation for increase in the number of nuclear plants
C. the possibility of generating electricity at nuclear installations
D. the forecast for the capacity of the nuclear plants
A. disregarding the low utility of nuclear power plants
B. relying on inferior materials and faulty plant design
C. overlooking the possibility of a meltdown, however remote
D. locating installation in densely wooded areas
A. delayed
B. stopped
C. kept going
D. conserved
A. is continuing on a smaller scale
B. is being geared for greater safety
C. has been completely halted for fear of disaster
D. has been decelerated but not terminated
A. It was bought by children
B. It was invented in America
C. It was sold by a shop owner
D. It was invented by accident
A. He owned a shop
B. He was a Dutch
C. He sold his invention in 1608
D. He got his idea of a telescope from the kids in his shop
A. in 1611
B. in 1610
C. in 1608
D. in 1600
A. It had many problems
B. It refracted the light
C. It was called a refractor
D. It had a curved mirror
A. in the 17th century
B. in the 18th century Galileo
C. in the 16th century
D. in the 15th century
A. He called it reflector
B. He sent it back to Galileo
C. He improved it
D. He stopped using it after his notice
A. in Wisconsin
B. in California
C. in Hawaii
D. in Caucasus Mountains
A. sitting
B. talking
C. participating
D. taking
A. do
B. form
C. gather
D. make
A. mixture
B. lot
C. range
D. number
A. talk
B. focus
C. concentrate
D. specialize
A. worth
B. useful
C. valuable
D. busy
A. You didn't help us handle the situation
B. If you had not helped us, we could not have handled the situation
C. If you did not help us, we could not handle the situation
D. We will handle the situation if you help
A. Oranges are usually the most expensive
B. Oranges are usually more expensive as apples
C. Apples are not usually as expensive as oranges
D. Apples are usually less cheap than oranges
A. The smaller the room is, the less furniture we need
B. The smaller the room, the fewer furniture we need
C. The small room makes the furniture less and less
D. Much furniture is needed for a small room
A. He might go to London
B. He must have gone to London
C. He might have gone to London
D. He could go to London
A. People think differently about the reliable person
B. Contrary to what people think, he is reliable
C. Contrary to what people think, he is unreliable
D. He, who is reliable, is not what people think
A. raised
B. talked
C. watched
D. laughed
A. women
B. bench
C. lend
D. spend
A. memorable
B. experience
C. selfish
D. confidence
A. intelligent
B. comfortable
C. necessary
D. secretary
A. to refract
B. so as
C. spreads out
D. of colors
A. There are
B. cultivated
C. the other
D. vegetable crop
A. in a hundred
B. develop
C. into
D. under
A. mostly
B. especially
C. most
D. specially
A. dot
B. point
C. comma
D. full stop
A. easy
B. direct
C. straight
D. unique
A. overestimated
B. underestimated
C. understated
D. undercharged
A. new small nice car
B. nice small new car
C. new nice car, that is small
D. car new nice and small
A. drove
B. urged
C. made
D. suggested
A. finishes writing
B. should finish the writing
C. finish writing
D. finished writing
A. went the balloon
B. does the balloon go
C. did the balloon go
D. goes the balloon
A. break-down
B. check-up
C. run-through
D. mix-up
A. upkeep
B. keep-up
C. keep-on
D. keep-out
A. Raindrops
B. If raindrops
C. That raindrops
D. What if raindrops
A. ourselves
B. themselves
C. one another
D. the others
A. Forget it
B. No, it isn’t
C. No, I’ll think it over
D. Not just now
A. Thank you for being honest to me
B. Would you mind going out for dinner next Saturday?
C. Congratulations! How wonderful!
D. Sorry for staining your carpet. Let me have it cleaned
A. time
B. cost
C. effect
D. use
A. look down on
B. put up with
C. take away from
D. give on to
A. unplanned
B. deliberate
C. accidental
D. unintentional
A. sharp
B. normal
C. original
D. unusual
A. Fathers are usually good husbands
B. He is more successful as a husband than as a father
C. His father is better than her husband
D. He tries to be a good husband and father
A. She said that if she had been me, she would have gone by train than by bus
B. She advised me to go by train rather than by bus
C. She meant going by train was more interesting than going by bus
D. Wherever she went, she always travelled by train
A. Dane spends more money than his wife
B. Dane and his wife both make money
C. Dane spends the money his wife makes
D. Dane's wife keeps spending more money
A. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved
B. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much
C. His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most
D. I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour
A. When you give up smoking immediately, you will affect your health with this harmful habit
B. Stop your smoking immediately so it will become one of your extremely harmful habits
C. You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into an extremely harmful habit
D. As smoking is an extremely harmful habit, you should give it up immediately
A. awake
B. active
C. happy
D. honest
A. room
B. bed
C. night
D. body
A. real
B. lonely
C. cheerful
D. gentle
A. regret
B. enjoy
C. mind
D. deny
A. pretend
B. oppose
C. refuse
D. prefer
A. A comparison of two popular comic strips
B. The differences between early and modern comic strips
C. The effects of newspapers on comic strip stories
D. Features of early comic strips in the United States
A. They established New York's first newspaper
B. They published comic strips about the newspaper war
C. Their comic strips are still published today
D. They owned major competitive newspapers
A. They provided a break from serious news stories
B. Readers enjoyed the unusual drawings
C. Readers could identify with the characters
D. They were about real-life situations
A. Hearst convinced Outcault to leave the World
B. Hearst fired Outcault from the World
C. Hearst warned Outcault to leave the World
D. Hearst wanted Outcault to work for the World
A. The “Yellow Kid”
B. dialogue
C. farce
D. balloon
A. feature the same character in each episode
B. include dialogue inside a balloon
C. appear in a Chicago newspaper
D. characterize city life in a humorous way
A. affect
B. create
C. combine
D. mention
A. story
B. humor
C. drawing
D. model
A. In alphabetical order by title
B. In the order in which they were created
C. According to the newspaper in which they appeared
D. From most popular to least popular
A. it is very bright
B. it is close to the sun
C. it can be seen from evening till morning
D. it is used to find the direction by sailors
A. size
B. bulk
C. atmosphere
D. density
A. Earth experiences greater surface pressure than Venus
B. If a man could survive its surface pressure
C. The surface pressure and heat of Venus are much greater than those on Earth
D. Venus’s surface temperature and pressure make it uninhabitable by humans
A. the small amounts of nitrogen
B. the rapid increasing amounts of carbon dioxide
C. growing plants
D. the high atmospheric temperatures
A. might suffer the same greenhouse effect as Venus
B. once had an atmosphere similar to Venus’s
C. has bodies of water similar to those on Venus today
D. is experiencing a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
A. generation
B. elimination
C. evaporation
D. desecration
A. money
B. story
C. morning
D. sorry
A. situation
B. story
C. sugar
D. sand
A. expression
B. decisive
C. dependent
D. independent
A. decision
B. reference
C. refusal
D. important
A. Had the committee members
B. more carefully
C. the second was
D. as the first
A. is
B. treated
C. as early as possible
D. to assure
A. The old and the new
B. also contrast
C. sharply
D. Middle East
A. credential
B. credible
C. creditable
D. credulous
A. compounded
B. enhanced
C. salvaged
D. transformed
A. Ø / Ø
B. the / Ø
C. Ø / the
D. the / a
A. done
B. made
C. finished
D. worked
A. would give / to repair
B. gave / to repair
C. had given / to be repaired
D. had given / repaired
A. what
B. why
C. how
D. who
A. With reference
B. Akin
C. Prior to
D. In addition to
A. had Carol agreed / than she began
B. Carol has agreed / than she began
C. had Carol agreed / than she begins
D. had Carol agreed / than she had begun
A. sat out
B. sat up
C. sat in
D. sat on
A. win
B. stand
C. rise
D. play
A. the problem was discussed by the members of the committee
B. the committee members discussed the problem
C. it was discussed by the committee members the problem
D. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee
A. has been running / collapses
B. were running / collapsed
C. had been running / collapsed
D. ran / had been collapsing
A. Why don’t we go to the cinema?
B. You will go to the cinema, perhaps?
C. Do you go to the cinema?
D. Why shouldn’t we go to the cinema?
A. Just press the green button
B. These computers are good
C. Sure, go ahead
D. You know, yeah
A. decrease
B. change
C. growth
D. limitation
A. find
B. sell
C. take back
D. escape
A. hopeless
B. hopeful
C. successful
D. unsuccessful
A. uncomfortable
B. responsive
C. calm
D. miserable
A. Some people will do anything to lose weight
B. Some people haven’t lost any weight for a long time
C. Losing weight is a long way for some people
D. Some people find it hard to lose weight
A. I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievements
B. I don’t really like her because I don’t admire her achievements
C. Whatever her achievements, I don’t really like her
D. I like her achievements, so I admire her
A. This matter is too hard to understand
B. Hardly can he understand this matter because he is too young
C. The matter is difficult but he can understand it
D. He is young but he can understand this matter
A. If they arrive late, we’d better leave them a note
B. We’d better leave them a note as they arrive late
C. They’ll probably arrive later so that we’d better leave them a note
D. We’d better leave them a note in case they arrive later
A. Father must work all day and is tired now
B. Father thinks he is tired now because he has been working all day
C. I’m sure that father is tired after working all day
D. I think father was tired after all day working
A. connection
B. cycle
C. link
D. chain
A. coming
B. making
C. going
D. doing
A. pushed
B. sent
C. transported
D. transferred
A. abandoned
B. cancelled
C. delayed
D. waited
A. observation
B. awareness
C. notice
D. attention
A. A comparison of actual decisions and ideal ones
B. A tool to assist in making complex decisions
C. Research on how people make decisions
D. Differences between long-range and short-range decision making
A. introductory
B. changeable
C. beneficial
D. fundamental
A. is agreed to by the greatest number of people
B. uses the most decision worksheet
C. has the most points assigned to it
D. is agreed to by the greatest number of worksheet
A. describing a process
B. classifying types of worksheets
C. providing historical background
D. explaining a theory
A. creative
B. satisfactory
C. personal
D. concise
A. most decisions involve seven steps
B. human mental capacity has limitations
C. some people have difficulty making minor as well as major decisions
D. people can learn to keep more than seven ideas in their minds with practice
A. ask
B. explain
C. change
D. predict
A. Birds
B. Insects
C. Flowers
D. Perfume
A. the habitat in which it lives
B. the structure of its blossom
C. the variety of products that can be made from it
D. the length of its life
A. combined
B. hidden
C. fertilized
D. produced
A. 200
B. 2,000
C. 20,000
D. 200,000
A. The column
B. The sepal
C. The stem
D. The labellum
A. a microscope
B. an obstacle course
C. an airport runway
D. a racetrack
A. orchids
B. birds
C. insects
D. species
A. complicated
B. separate
C. inoffensive
D. functional
A. examine
B. determine
C. airline
D. vitamin
A. chief
B. moustache
C. machine
D. chef
A. ostentatious
B. controversial
C. uncontrollable
D. competitively
A. delicacy
B. predominate
C. testimony
D. eloquence
A. A lot of
B. smoking
C. are
D. early death
A. long enough
B. complete
C. that
D. are usually
A. Globally and internationally
B. out
C. warmest
D. weather records
A. bring in
B. take into
C. come in
D. go into
A. multilingual
B. multilateral
C. multiple-choice
D. multimedia
A. However hard
B. As try
C. Try as
D. No matter
A. other
B. another
C. the other
D. others
B. flying bright
B. flying
C. red
D. true
A. must have made
B. should have made
C. would have made
D. can have made
A. make ends meet
B. call it a day
C. tighten the belt
D. break the ice
A. advance
B. advancement
C. advanced
D. advancing
A. that concerning with
B. that concerned with
C. that it is concerned with
D. concerned with
A. rises
B. has risen
C. was rising
D. rose
A. for
B. when
C. until
D. forwards
A. make place for
B. take up room to
C. make room for
D. give place to
A. essential
B. understandable
C. remarkable
D. unnecessary
A. dismissed
B. gathered
C. restored
D. congregated
A. friendly with
B. better than
C. worse than
D. pity on
A. wrecks
B. wraths
C. quarrels
D. conversations
A. Thank you
B. Don’t mention it
C. I hope so
D. Don’t worry
A. I’m having a slight headache
B. No, I don’t care
C. Yes, I was tired yesterday
D. Thank you very much
A. holds up
B. cleans out
C. carries out
D. picks up
A. large
B. little
C. few
D. much
A. store
B. back
C. stay
D. hold
A. thinly
B. strongly
C. thickly
D. scarcely
A. melted
B. building
C. melting
D. formed
A. An overabundance of special news
B. The degree to which stress affects our life
C. Our inability to control ourselves
D. Our continual exposure to the media
A. means of communication and transprotation were not yet invented
B. the printing press changed the situation to slowly
C. printing, transportation, and telecommunications were not developed
D. most people lived in distant towns and villages
A. boring
B. fascinating
C. upsetting
D. exciting
A. are full of dangerous diseases such as flu
B. send out live newscasts paired with text across the screen
C. send out frightening stories about potential dangers
D. are forced to publicise an alarming increase in crime
A. The news that is reported to us is not good news
B. Many people are under stress caused by the media
C. Many TV channels supply the public with breaking news
D. The only source of stress in our modern life is the media
A. release
B. bring
C. fail
D. fall
A. the result of human brain’s switch to alarm mode
B. a source of chronic stress
C. the result of an overabundance of good news
D. a source of defects in human brain
A. Effective Ways to Beat Stress
B. More Modern Life - More Stress
C. The Media - A Major Cause of Stress
D. Developments in Telecommunications
A. The animals are sleeping
B. The animals have gone about their business
C. They have been frightened by an eagle
D. The temperature prevents much activity
A. Tourism in Africa is big business
B. The animals go to the river to drink
C. The animals go on with their normal activity
D. The animals are observed by naturalists
A. A book for experts on wildlife
B. A fictional story
C. A history of Africa
D. General non-fiction
A. easily make a mistake of
B. feel sorry for
C. be regretting for
D. be actually forgiven for
A. a large number of
B. only a few
C. a group of
D. a gang of
A. To see their ways .better
B. To be alert to the possibility of danger
C. To drink enough water before hunting
D. To avoid people watching them
A. a person
B. the writer
C. a Marshall eagle
D. a small fish
A. We know relatively little about sleep; as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping
B. We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping
C. Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep
D. We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep
A. Not only overeating but also physical inactivity may lead to several deadly diseases
B. Apart from physical activities, eating too much also contributes to several deadly diseases
C. Both overeating and physical inactivity result from several deadly diseases
D. Overeating and physical inactivity are caused by several deadly diseases
A. Our grandpa used to suggest wearing sunglasses when we went out on bright sunny days
B. Our grandpa would warn us against wearing sunglasses on bright sunny days.
C. Our grandpa asked us why we did not wear sunglasses when going out on bright sunny days
D. Our grandpa reminded us of going out with sunglasses on bright sunny days
A. He should not have been envious of his brother's achievement
B. He cannot have known that his brother graduated with very high marks
C. That his brother graduated with flying colors must have been appreciated by him
D. He may not know that his brother is flying gradually up in a colorful balloon
A. Mr. Goldman is said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year
B. Mr. Goldman was said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year
C. Nearly a million pounds was said to have been given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year
D. Nearly a million pounds is said to be given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year
A. column
B. stupid
C. situation
D. studio
A. like
B. find
C. mind
D. film
A. generation
B. American
C. preparation
D. independent
A. recently
B. conduct
C. attitude
D. marriage
A. The more
B. to know
C. the fewer
D. them
A. of
B. so
C. be
D. without
A. Do you know
B. how much
C. does an onion have
D. As much as
A. previous
B. imminent
C. subsequent
D. former
A. deteriorated
B. enhanced
C. flourished
D. acclimatized
A. portraying a child
B. who portray a child
C. he portrays a child
D. portrayed a child
A. ads
B. advertised
C. advertising
D. advertisement
A. similar
B. alike
C. memorable
D. familiar
A. warn
B. fault
C. lack
D. short
A. form
B. format
C. formation
D. formality
A. cap
B. tongue
C. hat
D. umbrella
A. Consequently
B. Furthermore
C. Otherwise
D. However
A. blood
B. storm
C. explosion
D. temper
A. charged with
B. charged
C. in charge
D. in charge of
A. That giant pandas are
B. Giant pandas are
C. Are giant pandas
D. Giant panda is
A. industrialization
B. pasteurization
C. commercialization
D. globalization
A. Ok, see you
B. Yes, I enjoyed talking to you, too
C. Well, another time
D. That’s nice
A. vegetative
B. nocturnal
C. tardy
D. flesh-eating
A. fast
B. secretive
C. expected
D. noisy
A. soak
B. permanent
C. complicated
D. guess
A. expensive
B. complicated
C. simple and easy to use
D. difficult to operate
A. He surprised me by his lack of confidence
B. That his lack of confidence surprised me
C. That he lacked of confidence surprised me
D. What surprised me was his lack of confidence
A. None of the two books I read was interesting
B. Either of the books I read weren’t interesting
C. Neither of the books I read was interesting
D. The two books I read wasn’t interesting
A. Jim refused to break the window
B. Jim denied breaking the window
C. Jim admitted breaking the window
D. Jim told he didn’t break the window
A. It is useless calling Jim because his phone is out of order
B. It’s no use to call Jim because his phone is out of order
C. There’s no point in calling Jim because his phone is out of order
D. It’s worth calling Jim because his phone is out of order
A. However
B. Unlike
C. Despite
D. Similarly
A. Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book
B. If it weren’t for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book
C. But for his wife’s help, he couldn’t finish his book
D. Hadn’t it been for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book
A. given
B. received
C. spend
D. being
A. describe
B. know
C. consider
D. think
A. such
B. hard
C. heavy
D. advice
A. take
B. adapt
C. get
D. put
A. The explanation of an interesting phenomenon
B. Miracles in modern science
C. Procedures in scientific investigation
D. The differences between biology and physics
A. the righting of a tumbling cat
B. the cat's fall slowed down
C. high-speed photography
D. a scientific experiment
A. The photographs were not very clear
B. The purpose of the photographs was to explain the process
C. The photographer used inferior equipment
D. The photographer thought the cat might be injured
A. It was a relatively new technology
B. The necessary equipment was easy to obtain
C. The resulting photographs are difficult to interpret
D. It was not fast enough to provide new information
A. drops
B. turns
C. controls
D. touches
A. frightened
B. smallintelligent
C. intelligent
D. flexible
A. By analyzing photographs
B. By observing a white cat in a dark room
C. By dropping a cat from a greater height
D. By studying Newton's laws of motion
A. stone or wood
B. mallet and chisel
C. technique
D. principle
A. A sculptor must work with talented assistants
B. The subject of a sculpture should be derived from classical stories
C. The material is an important element in a sculpture
D. Designing a sculpture is a more creative activity than carving it
A. reads aloud
B. determines
C. includes
D. records
A. Sculptors are personally involved in the carving of a piece
B. Sculptors find their inspiration in neoclassical sources
C. Sculptors have replaced the mallet and chisel with other tools
D. Sculptors receive more formal training
A. influenced
B. studied
C. validated
D. observed
A. New York
B. Africa
C. The South Pacific
D. Paris
A. a destruction of
B. a departure from
C. a collapse of
D. a solution to
A. The design is stylized
B. It is made of marble
C. The carving is not deep
D. It depicts the front of a person
A. benefit
B. sentence
C. get
D. bed
A. fat
B. date
C. dad
D. flat
A. contractual
B. significant
C. Asian
D. demanding
A. majority
B. minority
C. partnership
D. enjoyable
A. My father has
B. a
C. to repair
D. monthly
A. Weather
B. geography
C. type
D. used
A. always
B. wise
C. who is
D. by her people
A. dwelling
B. lingering
C. staggering
D. running
A. thanking
B. grateful
C. considerate
D. careful
A. go by
B. pass on
C. walk along
D. fly past
A. dropped
B. cast
C. threw
D. flung
A. deployed
B. collected
C. mobilized
D. summoned
A. form
B. model
C. pattern
D. guidance
A. fancied
B. fond
C. pet
D. preferable
A. for
B. down
C. out
D. round
A. roaming
B. scattering
C. scrambling
D. transporting
A. voluntary
B. free
C. charitable
D. donated
A. inedible
B. unpalatable
C. indigestible
D. unmanageable
A. efficient
B. cautious
C. serious
D. conservative
A. No sugar, please
B. I’d like coffee
C. There’s a cafeteria downstairs
D. I’m thirsty
A. Excuse me. Is it easy to get there?
B. Yes, I could
C. It’s at the end of this street, opposite the church
D. Sorry, it’s not very far
A. damage
B. improve
C. help
D. research
A. selling
B. buying
C. making
D. fixing
A. uncomfortable
B. warm
C. lazy
D. dirty
A. fresh
B. disobedient
C. obedient
D. understanding
A. Jane’s mother said that she liked her lovely dress
B. Jane’s mother wanted to buy a lovely new dress
C. Jane’s mother complimented her on the lovely new dress
D. Jane’s mother told her to buy that lovely new dress
A. We have to run out to buy the items you want
B. The items you want are out of our shop
C. For the items you want, we must run out
D. The items you want have been out of stock
A. I’m not sure about some newspapers
B. I certainly will get you some newspapers
C. Surely I’m going to get some newspapers
D. Remember to get me some newspapers
A. Only by listening to the radio you can keep yourself informed current affairs
B. Listening to the radio and you will be kept informed about current affairs
C. A good way of keeping yourself informed about current affairs is listen to the radio
D. Listening to the radio is a good way of keeping yourself informed about current affairs
A. If you had listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t have been in trouble right now
B. Had you listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in trouble right now
C. If you listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in trouble right now
D. Were you to listen to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in trouble right now
A. savings
B. pleasures
C. benefits
D. profits
A. processes
B. resources
C. products
D. fuels
A. amount
B. proportion
C. portion
D. rate
A. industry
B. manufacture
C. plant
D. factory
A. medium
B. method
C. measure
D. mechanism
A. The contributions of the theory of plate tectonics to geological knowledge
B. The mineral composition of the Earth's crust
C. The location of the Earth's major plates
D. The methods used by scientists to measure plate movement
A. upper mantle
B. ocean floor
C. crust
D. asthenosphere
A. Lava flowing from a volcano
B. A boat floating on the water
C. A fish swimming in a pond
D. The erosion of rocks by running water
A. movements
B. masses
C. sea
D. depression
A. Pangaea was created
B. plate movement ceased
C. Gondwanaland collided with Pangaea
D. parts of Laurasia separated from each other
A. It is no longer of great interest to geologists
B. It was first proposed in the 1960's
C. It fails to explain why earthquakes occur
D. It refutes the theory of the existence of a supercontinent
A. why certain geological events happen where they do
B. how geological occurrences have changed over the years
C. the most unusual geological developments in the Earth's history
D. the latest innovations in geological measurement
A. Allowed
B. Clustered
C. Exploded
D. Strengthened
A. How cities in the United States began and developed
B. Solutions to overcrowding in cities
C. The changing definition of an urban area
D. How the United States Census Bureau conducts a census
A. 1870
B. 1900
C. 1950
D. 1970
A. City borders had become less distinct
B. Cities had undergone radical social change
C. Elected officials could not agree on an acceptable definition
D. New businesses had relocated to larger cities
A. It has a population of at least 50,000
B. It can include a city's outlying regions
C. It can include unincorporated regions
D. It consists of at least two cities
A. 3/4
B. 2/3
C. 1/2
D. 1/3
A. 1900
B. 1950
C. 1969
D. 1970
A. 2,500
B. 8,000
C. 15,000
D. 50,000
A. Chemical
B. Approach
C. Achieve
D. Challenge
A. linked
B. declared
C. finished
D. developed
A. Company
B. Atmosphere
C. Customer
D. Employment
A. Institution
B. University
C. Preferential
D. Indicative
A. his
B. are
C. watching
D. returns
A. was used
B. do
C. on
D. doesn’t
A. for
B. causing
C. a virus
D. has not been found
A. at risk
B. on the verge
C. on the side
D. in dangers
A. imaginable
B. imaginary
C. imagination
D. imaginative
A. If I had had
B. Had not it been for
C. But for
D. Unless I had
A. to read to watch
B. reading to watch
C. to read for watching
D. reading for to watch
A. writes
B. works
C. does
D. makes
A. take
B. has to take
C. might take
D. may take
A. by heart
B. by chance
C. by
D. by myself
A. up well with
B. down well with
C. on well with
D. get off with
A. out of stock
B. out of work
C. out of reach
D. out of practice
A. beautiful large round wooden
B. large beautiful wooden round
C. wooden round large beautiful
D. round large wooden beautiful
A. indelible
B. unfeasible
C. inedible
D. Illegible
A. far from it
B. farthest of all
C. far and wide
D. farther away
A. Sorry for this inconvenience
B. I have no clue
C. Not at all
D. Sorry, I’m a new comer here
A. They shouldn't do that
B. How did it happen?
C. You must have been shocked
D. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that
A. attracts
B. Satisfies
C. surprises
D. amuses
A. imagination
B. bone
C. leash
D. image
A. clear
B. indistinct
C. imprecise
D. ill-defined
A. neglected
B. regenerated
C. furnished
D. renovated
A. integral
B. mixed
C. fractional
D. superior
A. preconception
B. knowledge
C. understanding
D. feeling
A. concerned
B. interested
C. worried
D. connected
A. extent
B. degree
C. size
D. amount
A. total
B. full
C. entire
D. complete
A. American money from past to present
B. the English monetary policies in colonial America
C. the effect of the Revolution on American money
D. the American monetary system of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
A. supplied by England
B. coined by colonists
C. scarce
D. used extensively for trade
A. continuously from the inception of the colonies
B. throughout the seventeenth century
C. from 1652 until the Revolutionary War
D. for a short time during one year
A. the Continental Congress
B. Paper money
C. the War
D. Trade in goods
A. resolve
B. Understand
C. renew
D. medicate
A. Only the US Congress could issue money
B. The US officially went on a bimetallic monetary system
C. Various state governments, including Massachusetts, could issue money
D. The dollar was made official currency of the US
A. Either gold or silver could be used as official money
B. Gold could be exchanged for silver at the rate of sixteen to one
C. The monetary system was based on two matters
D. It was established in 1792
A. The history of surveys in North America
B. The principles of conducting surveys
C. Problems associated with interpreting surveys
D. The importance of polls in American political life
A. North Americans
B. news shows
C. interviews
D. opinions
A. are not based on a representative sampling
B. are used only on television
C. are not carefully worked
D. reflect political opinions
A. planned
B. rational
C. required
D. accurate
A. a high number of respondents
B. Carefully worded questions
C. An interviewer’s ability to measure respondents’ feelings
D. A sociologist who is able to interpret the results
A. utilize
B. consider
C. design
D. defend
A. respondents often do not complete and return questionnaires
B. questionnaires are often difficult to read
C. questionnaires are expensive and difficult to distribute
D. respondents are too eager to supplement questions with their own opinions
A. cost less
B. can produce more information
C. are easier to interpret
D. minimize the influence of the researcher
A. At the main branch of the bank, Stella has done a fantastic job; moreover, she will continue to do so as manager of the Leeds branch
B. In order that she will be transferred to head the bank’s branch in Leeds, Stella has been doing amazing work at the main branch
C. Stella is going to be moved to the bank’s branch in Leeds, even though her duties at the main branch have been performed extremely well
D. Stella is going to become manager of the bank’s Leeds branch because she has worked so well at the main branch
A. Daniel Tsui went to live in US at the age of nineteen, and he is still there
B. Daniel Tsui has stayed in the US ever since he went there nineteen years ago
C. Daniel Tsui was about nineteen years old when he first went to the US
D. Daniel Tsui settled in the US when he was nineteen years old
A. I would rather you went to the florist’s now
B. Why won’t you allow me to go to the florist’s now?
C. Would you mind getting off to the florist’s now?
D. I’ll go to the florist’s now, if it is all right with you
A. Thousands of people had already begun their journey to the west coast of North America by the time gold was found in California
B. Thousands of people were heading for California on the west coast of North America when the news of discovery of gold there reached them
C. The west coast of North America became the destination of thousands of people the moment that gold was found in California
D. It was not soon after the time that gold had been uncovered in California that thousands of people departed for North America’s west coast
A. As soon as we opened our umbrella, we realized that the rain was too heavy for it
B. We needn’t have opened our umbrella, since it was raining too heavily for it anyway
C. In heavy rains, the umbrella we used to own didn’t actually protect us at all
D. We opened the umbrella, but the rain wasn’t light enough for it to protect us much
A. study
B. success
C. surprise
D. sugar
A. yacht
B. watch
C. wash
D. wall
A. preserve
B. addition
C. routine
D. business
A. scientist
B. engineer
C. confidence
D. serious
A. They are
B. pleasant
C. down
D. to
A. Studying
B. science of
C. way to
D. reason
A. One day
B. fame
C. was
D. by
A. maintain
B. endure
C. persist
D. outlive
A. intent
B. eager
C. definite
D. certain
A. specified
B. informed
C. accounted
D. judged
A. an heavy equipment
B. a heavy equipment
C. heavy equipments
D. heavy equipment
A. other
B. the other
C. another
D. others
A. made
B. had
C. organized
D. persuaded
A. strike
B. odds
C. chance
D. luck
A. onset
B. source
C. original
D. scratch
A. implementation
B. establishment
C. installation
D. exploration
A. desire
B. ambition
C. willingness
D. intention
A. indeed
B. eventually
C. apart
D. whatsoever
A. paid
B. gave
C. made
D. said
A. Yes
B. No
C. Of course
D. Sure
A. Do you like these magazines?
B. Are these magazines interesting?
C. Which of these magazines, don’t you?
D. You like these magazines, don’t you?
A. laugh at
B. destroy
C. name
D. show
A. change
B. remove
C. transfer
D. resell
A. remake
B. empty
C. refill
D. repeat
A. clear
B. obvious
C. thin
D. insignificant
A. The children kept asking us for sweets
B. The children gave us all their sweets
C. The children confided in us for giving them the sweets
D. The children disturbed us by asking for sweets
A. It won’t be long since they find out what she has been doing
B. It won’t take them a long time to find what she’s done
C. It won’t be long before they find out what she’s been doing
D. It’s won’t be long before they find out what’s she’s been doing
A. You should wash your shirt in order for the stain to dry right now
B. Before that stain dry, don’t wash your shirt right now
C. No sooner does the stain dry so you should wash the shirt before it dry
D. Your shirt needs washing right now before that stain dries
A. Providing with your legible handwriting, the test scorer will accept your answer
B. Providing your handwriting is legible, the test scorer won’t accept your answer
C. Provided that your handwriting is legible, the test scorer will accept your answer
D. Provided for your legible handwriting, the test scorer won’t accept your answer
A. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime
B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is
C. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher
D. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate
A. altering
B. amending
C. adapting
D. adjusting
A. pursued
B. followed
C. succeeded
D. chased
A. reach
B. capacity
C. facility
D. hold
A. considerable
B. generous
C. plentiful
D. sizeable
A. jumped
B. stood
C. burst
D. sprang
A. States's rights versus federal rights
B. The participation of state governments in railroad, canal, and turnpike construction
C. The roles of state and federal governments in the economy of the nineteenth century
D. Regulatory activity by state governments
A. mining
B. banking
C. manufacturing
D. higher education
A. built with money that came from the federal government
B. much more expensive to build than they had been previously
C. built predominantly in the western part of the country
D. sometimes built in part by state companies
A. licensing of retail merchants
B. inspecting materials used in turnpike maintenance
C. imposing limits on price-fixing
D. control of lumber
A. benefits
B. decisions
C. services
D. goals
A. It made it increasingly possible for settlers to obtain land in the West
B. It was a law first passed by state governments in the West
C. It increased the money supply in the West
D. It established tariffs in a number of regions
A. Control of the manufacture of gunpowder
B. Determining the conditions under which individuals worked
C. Regulation of the supply of money
D. Inspection of new homes built on western lands
A. consisted mainly of self-taught artists
B. appreciated portraits
C. influenced American folk art
D. had little time for the arts
A. In western New York
B. In Illinois and Missouri
C. In Connecticut and Massachusetts
D. In Ohio
A. It became three times larger
B. It became five times larger
C. It became eleven times larger
D. It became thirteen times larger
A. beginning
B. demanding
C. publishing
D. increasing
A. highway
B. driver
C. engine
D. horse-drawn carriage
A. The lack of a strong craft tradition
B. The westward migration of many painters
C. The growing preference for landscape paintings
D. The invention of the camera
A. received instruction from traveling teachers
B. were women
C. were from wealthy families
D. had no formal art training
A. essential
B. educational
C. profitable
D. pleasurable
A. weather
B. hearty
C. meadow
D. breath
A. ruin
B. fruit
C. cruise
D. juice
A. equipment
B. retirement
C. technical
D. attention
A. support
B. satisfied
C. concern
D. religious
A. Doing
B. quickly
C. aren't
D. to work
A. go into
B. that
C. releases
D. flow down
A. have
B. about
C. talk
D. ask
A. defend
B. plead
C. pretend
D. protest
A. boost
B. impetus
C. surge
D. thrust
A. that Alice decides
B. did Alice decide
C. does Alice decide
D. Alice decided
A. deceived
B. misled
C. robbed
D. swindled
A. problem
B. complication
C. trouble
D. damage
A. feels
B. touches
C. holds
D. handles
A. is
B. are
C. make
D. making
A. action
B. demand
C. activity
D. conduct
A. to feel
B. felt
C. feeling
D. feel
A. thanks to
B. reliant on
C. dependent on
D. responsible to
A. by
B. up
C. over
D. aside
A. advises
B. declares
C. emphasizes
D. stresses
A. Neither do I
B. So do I
C. I don’t, either
D. I feel so
A. I’d rather not
B. My pleasure
C. I don’t mind
D. My goodness
A. vehicle
B. smell
C. haircut
D. way of thinking
A. canceled
B. noticed
C. joined
D. doubled
A. ease
B. attraction
C. consideration
D. speculation
A. large quantity
B. small quantity
C. excess
D. sufficiency
A. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone
B. Scarely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back
C. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately
D. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back
A. Not so much petrol was consumed ten years ago as nowadays
B. Petrol consumption is going down nowadays
C. We had more petrol ten years ago than we do nowadays
D. We should consume as much petrol as possible
A. Only after he had done a lot of research did he begin to write the book
B. He did a lot of research after he finished writing the book
C. He delayed writing the book as he had already done any research
D. It was only when he had written the book that he did a lot of research
A. Despite making wine to enjoy themselves, it is wine that has bad effects on their mental and physical health
B. Despite having bad effects on their mental and physical health, people make wine to enjoy themselves
C. Although people make wine to enjoy themselves but it is wine that has bad effects on their mental and physical health
D. Although people make wine to enjoy themselves, it is wine that has bad effects on their mental and physical health
A. Just as they were buying a cup of coffee when the public address system called out Nigel’s name
B. As they were buying a cup of coffee then the public address system called out Nigel’s name
C. They were buying a cup of coffee when the public address called out Nigel’s name
D. Just as the public address system called out Nigel’s name, they were buying a cup of coffee
A. variety
B. change
C. difference
D. appearance
A. experience
B. memories
C. actions
D. health
A. what
B. when
C. why
D. how
A. swallow
B. chew
C. vomit
D. drink
A. notice
B. diagnose
C. watch
D. observe
A. Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial
B. School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year
C. Summer school makes the school year too long
D. All of life is an education
A. rules
B. experience
C. limits
D. exceptions
A. equitable
B. profitable
C. pleasant
D. essential
A. slices of reality
B. similar textbooks
C. boundaries
D. seats
A. similar textbooks
B. the results of schooling
C. the workings of a government
D. the boundaries of classroom subjects
A. Without formal education, people would remain ignorant
B. Education systems need to be radically reformed
C. Going to school is only part of how people become educated
D. Education involves many years of professional training
A. listing and discussing several educational problems
B. contrasting the meanings of two related words
C. narrating a story about excellent teachers
D. giving examples of different kinds of schools
A. widespread
B. radical
C. progressive
D. risky
A. Bacteria
B. Meat-eating animals
C. Plant-eating animals
D. Plant-eating animals
A. Many terrestrial life-forms died out
B. New life-forms on land developed at a rapid rate
C. The mega fossils were destroyed by floods
D. Life began to develop in the ancient seas
A. They have not been helpful in understanding the evolution of terrestrial life
B. They were found in approximately the same numbers as vascular plant fossils
C. They are older than the mega fossils
D. They consist of modern life-forms
A. rocks
B. shores
C. oceans
D. specimens
A. crushed
B. trapped
C. produced
D. excavated
A. The time estimate for the first appearance of terrestrial life-forms was revised
B. Old techniques for analyzing fossils were found to have new uses
C. The origins of primitive sea life were explained
D. Assumptions about the locations of ancient seas were changed
A. The evolution of terrestrial life was as complicated as the origin of life itself.
B. The discovery of microfossils supports the traditional view of how terrestrial life evolved
C. New species have appeared at the same rate over the course of the last 400 million years
D. The technology used by paleontologists is too primitive to make accurate determinations about ages of fossils
A. butter
B. gum
C. butcher
D. summer
A. hall
B. salt
C. drawn
D. roll
A. decimal
B. emperor
C. memorise
D. intervene
A. specific
B. admirable
C. animate
D. realize
A. got
B. he realised
C. her
D. the present
A. has hardly
B. more
C. performance
D. this
A. must have
B. fill in
C. during
D. oral exam
A. Unless I had stayed I am not
B. If I stayed / would not be
C. If had I stayed I will not be
D. Had I stayed / would not be
A. get into
B. run out of
C. keep up with
D. come up against
A. horses in the stable
B. cows in the shed
C. tigers in the jungle
D. fish in the sea
A. get down to
B. bargain for
C. come up against
D. face up to
A. she refused
B. did she refuse
C. she did refuse
D. when she refused
A. break out
B. keep out
C. make out
D. take out
A. heart to heart
B. body and soul
C. flesh and blood
D. skin and bones
A. as water resistant much more than
B. water resistant much more than
C. more than water resistant
D. much more water resistant than
A. had been mending
B. has mended
C. has been mending
D. had mended
A. prizes
B. goods
C. bargains
D. items
A. congregation
B. onlookers
C. audience
D. spectators
A. even
B. nevertheless
C. in the event that
D. provided that
A. Take care of yourself
B. Congratulations
C. You are always lucky
D. Lucky as you are
A. Neither can't I
B. So do I
C. Neither I can
D. I can't, either
A. recipes
B. means
C. uses
D. methods
A. approaches
B. comes
C. include
D. tends
A. influence
B. affect
C. focus
D. effect
A. difficulty
B. hardly
C. harshly
D. severely
A. value
B. quality
C. number
D. amount
A. long and detailed
B. complicated and intricate
C. sad and depressing
D. short and clear
A. apposed
B. insisted
C. invited
D. opposed
A. difficult to burn
B. easy to burn
C. sunburnt
D. semi-burnt
A. produced in great numbers
B. produced in small numbers
C. produced cheaply
D. produced with high cost
A. It will be pushed further down with a force, equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.
B. It receives an upward force, equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
C. It receives a download force, equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
D. The fluid will expand the object and overflow to the floor
A. loudness
B. quantity
C. frequency
D. lenght
A. takes the place of
B. takes place
C. replaces with a new one
D. puts in position
A. go up and down the sink
B. float with a half of its volume under water
C. float with an equal volume of its volume under water
D. sink immediately when submerged
A. is made of wood
B. is lighter
C. has buoys
D. has a special shape
A. upward push
B. upper side of an object
C. upturned force
D. upside-down turn
A. fresh water is ‘lighter’ than sea water
B. there’s too much salt in sea water
C. sea water is ‘saltier’ than fresh water
D. fresh water is more polluted
A. all objects will float
B. Archimedes became
C. objects seem lighter in water
D. humans can swim
A. Originality, freshness, and astonishment
B. Humour, unexpectedness, and criticism
C. Enjoyment, liveliness, and carefulness
D. Seriousness, propagande, and attractiveness
A. educating ordinary people
B. spreading Western ideas
C. political propaganda in wartime
D. amusing people all the time
A. purposes
B. nationalities
C. values
D. styles
A. a contrast between Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons
B. an opinion about how cartoons entertain people
C. a description of cartoons of all kinds the world over
D. an outline of Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons
A. A Very Powerful Force in Influencing People
B. Cartoons as a Way of Educating People
C. Chinese Cartoons and Western Cartoons
D. An Excellent Way of Spreading Propaganda
A. illustrating the truth of Chinese great men’s famous sayings
B. bringing education to illiterate and semi-literate people in the world
C. spreading the Chinese ideas and cultural values throughout the world
D. disseminating traditional practices in China and throughout the world
A. The mismatch between the East cartoons and the West cartoons
B. the influence of the East cartoons over the West cartoons
C. the dominant cultural influence of the West over the East
D. the discrimination between the West culture and the East culture
A. His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pursue personal goals
B. In addition to his determination, his talent ensured his success in pursuing his goals
C. His determination to pursue personal goals made him successful and talented
D. It was his determination to persue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success
A. She had left because I was not on time
B. I did not go there, so I could not see her off
C. I was not early enough to see her off
D. I arrived very late to say goodbye to her
A. Losing the championship came as a terrible blow to David
B. In spite of the narrow defeat, David won the championship
C. As a result of his narrow defeat, David did not win the championship
D. But for his title as the former champion, David would not have defeated his rivals
A. If you had not kept to what was originally agreed on, ever/thing would have been fine
B. Things went wrong because you violated our original agreement
C. If you had changed our original agreement, everything would have been fine
D. As you fulfilled the original contract, things went wrong
A. He flattered me because I sent him further details of the job
B. He felt great because further details of the job had been sent to him
C. He thanked me for sending him further details of the job
D. He politely asked me to send him further details of the job
A. aspect
B. apple
C. basic
D. imagine
A. mile
B. militant
C. smile
D. kind
A. chemical
B. comfortable
C. resistant
D. champion
A. effective
B. impressive
C. luxury
D. foundation
A. much
B. because
C. also
D. many
A. lived
B. hunt
C. strength
D. most
A. fishing
B. prepared
C. which
D. local
A. make up for
B. are made of
C. make from
D. are made out of
A. of
B. with
C. by
D. for
A. plate
B. serving
C. helping
D. time
A. as well as
B. as far as
C. as soon as
D. provided
A. believe
B. judge
C. think
D. appreciate
A. beside money
B. money beside
C. money besides
D. besides money
A. much stress that
B. that much stress
C. much stress
D. it is much stress
A. That it is computers
B. That computers
C. Computers that
D. It is that computers
A. approached
B. reproached
C. reproduced
D. renounced
A. A large amount of
B. A lot of
C. A number of
D. The number of
A. It having
B. There being
C. Being
D. There having
A. Be that as it may
B. Regardless
C. Lest
D. Consequently
A. I’m not sure
B. Oh, thank you
C. Really? That’s great!
D. Sometimes it bothers me
A. No, thank you
B. Sorry, we’ve fully booked
C. The one over there
D. This table, please
A. fame
B. unpopularity
C. wealth
D. debt
A. remember
B. scold
C. thank
D. show
A. holding at
B. holding back
C. holding to
D. holding by
A. explicit
B. implicit
C. obscure
D. odd
A. Not many people bought our product because it was so bad
B. Our product was of better quality so that more people would buy it
C. Fewer people bought our product due to its bad quality
D. Since our advertisement for our product was so bad, fewer people bought it
A. Bill was given a speeding ticket by the patrolman
B. Bill was speeding when he saw the patrolman
C. Bill was about to speed when he saw the patrolman
D. Bill told the patrolman that he had not been speeding
A. Lan wishes she had applied for the job in the library
B. Lan wishes she hadn’t applied for the job in the library
C. Lan wishes she would apply for the job in the library
D. Lan wishes she applies for the job in the library
A. Very few students understand his lecture, the subject of which is very confusing
B. Very few students understand his lecture, of which subject is very confusing
C. The subject of his lecture, which very few students understand, is very confusing
D. The subject of his lecture, which is very confusing, very few students understand
A. If I knew that you were at home, I would visit you
B. If I had known that you were at home, I would have visited you
C. If I knew that you had been at home, I would have visited you
D. If I would know that you were at home, I visited you
A. depending
B. creating
C. interesting
D. carrying
A. of
B. on
C. with
D. about
A. Over
B. Of
C. During
D. While
A. strong
B. strongly
C. strength
D. strengthen
A. competition
B. examination
C. test
D. round
A. The hunting people of North America
B. The circumpolar environment of the sixteenth century
C. Animals that inhabit the Arctic coast
D. The geography of Canada and Greenland
A. temperature
B. period
C. region
D. process
A. Subarctic
B. Taiga
C. Tundra
D. Muskeg
A. 4-5 months
B. 6 months
C. 8-9 months
D. 12 months
A. not flowing
B. very deep
C. numerous
D. contaminated
A. insects
B. wet clothing
C. swampy lands
D. lack of supplies
A. Cement
B. A bog
C. A pond
D. Sand
A. Ants belonging to the genus Formica are incapable of performing certain tasks
B. The genus Polyergus is quite similar to the genus Formica
C. Ants belonging to the genus Polyergus have an unusual relationship with ants belonging to the genus Formica
D. Poltergus ants frequently leave their nests to build new colonies
A. rear
B. lift
C. collect
D. increase
A. share their nests with each other
B. are closely related species
C. raise the young of their birds
D. are social parasites
A. The Polyergus are more highly developed than the Formica
B. The Formica have developed specialized roles
C. The Polyergus are heavily dependent on the Formica
D. The Formica do not reproduce rapidly enough to care for themselves
A. Look for food
B. Raid another nest
C. Care for the young
D. Clean its own nest
A. create
B. enlist
C. endure
D. capture
A. The Polyergus workers enlarge the existing nest
B. The captured Formica workers return to their original nest
C. The Polyergus and the Formica build separate nests
D. The Polyergus and the Formica move to a new nest
A. dulotic species of ants (line 5)
B. captured brood (line 13)
C. developing pupae (line 14)
D. worker population (line 19)
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