TOEFL Structure Excercise

ARCO’S PREPARATION FOR TOEFL PRACTICE TEST 1 SECTION 1 PART A

1. (A) She She enjoy enjoyss summer summer the the most. most. (B) She's too busy to go tra veling. (C) She gets bored staying home too long. (D) She doesn't like to travel. 2. (A) Buildi Building ng houses houses is very very compl complicate icated. d. (B) He lent his other book to a friend. (C) This book doesn't have enough details. (D) He needs the information in this book. 3. (A) He left his his lab lab and and went went on vacation vacation.. (B) He locked his lab. (C) He came back to work early. (D) He went to give a lecture. 4. (A) Conni Conniee and Davi David d have have change changed. d. (B) David wants to talk to Connie. (C) Connie and David are planning a trip together. (D) Connie and David have many friends. 5. (A) She used used to to work work for the city. city. (B) She enjoys sightseeing in the city. (C) She thinks there are two buildings. (D) She has visited the museum more than once. 6. (A) She She is unha unhappy ppy with with her work work.. (B) She wonders what job the man does. (C) She doesn't know what the man means. (D) She agrees to work on another day. 7. (A) He He thinks thinks Greg Greg is is too young young.. (B) He thinks it's a good decision. (C) He is surprised. (D) He is angry. 8.

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18. (A) He is the best student student in the class. (B) He'll have to take the exam again. (C) He passed the exam with the grade he expected. (D) His grade was not as high as he had hoped. 19. (A) They are studying hard for their finals. (B) The school year seemed to go by very quickly. (C) They've been in school a few weeks. (D) Even though finals are over, they still have to study for a few weeks. 20. (A) His shoul shoulder der hurts. hurts. (B) His eyes are dim. (C) He likes the ice in the lake. (D) He wants another cold drink. PART B

21. (A) finding finding books books in the library library (B) an exam in a class (C) a student's research project (D) asking directions to a class 22. (A) in the the mountai mountains ns (B) in the Southwest desert (C) in New York (D) on the Atlantic coast 23. (A) the southwes southwestern tern desert desert (B) the end of the Anasazi civilization (C) native native American American history (D) desert climates

35. (A) The The car needs needs to be fixed. fixed. (B) They need to work the next day. (C) Their flight doesn't leave until the next day. (D) The weather is very bad that night. PART C

36. (A) a magaz magazine ine (B) a neighborhood neighborhood (C) a period of time (D) a political issue 37. (A) before before Worl World d War War I (B) in the 1950s (C) in the 1970s (D) after 1985 38. (A) new viral viral discover discoveries ies (B) a brief history of 19th-century France (C) a movement toward world peace (D) the life and t imes of Shakespeare 39. (A) American American Revolutiona Revolutionary ry period (B) world world history history (C) journalism (D) economics 40. (A) to inform people of the zoo show times (B) to announce the zoo will close soon (C) to advertise goods sold at the gift shop (D) to promote a restaurant serving lunch at the zoo

41. (A) lions lions and tigers tigers 24. (A) There is another another person studying studying a similar similar topic. (B) elephants elephants and giraffes (B) There are no books in the library about this (C) sharks and rays particular topic. (D) apes and monkeys (A) Sandy Sandy wants wants to to room room with with the the woman. woman. (C) She thinks the student should change his focus. 42. (A) the giant giant bird cage (B) Sandy is a very interesting person. (D) She has a lot of books on this topic for the (B) the tiger house (C) Sandy doesn't want to bother anyone. student. (C) the monkey and ape habitat (D) Sandy is the woman's roommate. roommate. 25. (A) Bosto Boston n (D) the tropical rainforest exhibit (B) San Francisco (A) The The comple complete te movie movie was not show shown. n. 43. (A) at the main entran entrance ce (C) New York (B) She went to sleep during the movie. (B) in the gift shop (D) Milwaukee (C) The end surprised everyone. (C) from Dr. Smith (D) She wants to see the movie again tonight. 26. (A) It is going going to the wrong destination. (D) at the the primate primate center (B) The departure times are not appropriate. 44. (A) Americ American an history history (A) She already already has tickets tickets for both both of them. them. (C) The train will arrive too late. (B) twentieth-century poets (B) She's trying to fool him. (D) The ticket is too expensive. (C) Shakespeare (C) She thinks it's going to be hard to get tickets. 27. (A) because because it goes goes on to Boston Boston (D) Abraham Lincoln (D) She doesn't want to get tickets, because they (B) because it is slower might have to stay home. 45. (A) the date when the Civil War War ended (C) because there is no place to sleep (B) the date when the first exam will take place (A) Come back again to apply apply for the job. job. (D) because it arrives in the middle of the night (C) the date when the paper is due (B) Think about whether he really wants to resign. 28. (A) friend friendss (D) the date when Abraham Lincoln died (C) Get some training before he quits his job. (B) sea birds (D) Apply for an additional part-time job. 46. (A) the end end of the the Civil Civil War (C) a trip (B) the speech by Abraham Lincoln (A) Alex wants wants to change change his major. major. (D) Fridays (C) the conditions in the southern states (B) Alex is still too young to make his own decision. 29. (A) They They are friends. friends. (D) the beginning of the war between the states (C) Alex Alex should should not change change his major major without without (B) They have just met. consent from his parents. 47. (A) music music (C) They are brother and sister. (D) Alex is capable of making his own decision. (B) literature (D) They have a class t ogether. (C) dance (A) He'll make make an effort to go tonight. tonight. 30. (A) to sit sit in the sun sun (D) painting (B) He doesn't like commitments. (B) to watch the waves (C) He remembered he had to go to the group 48. (A) Handel Handel (C) to observe sea birds meeting. (B) the Messiah (D) to have picnics (D) He has to go somewhere else. (C) the London London Philharmonic Philharmonic 31. (A) Satu Saturda rday y (D) the symphony (A) There is nothing that worries him. (B) one year later (B) He didn't do any studying. 49. (A) the educational educational level level of artists has increased. (C) Friday (C) He studied very hard. (B) the size of the audience has grown. (D) after the summer (D) He was bored. (C) the number of voices and instruments has 32. (A) taking taking a vacati vacation on changed. (A) Laura doesn't doesn't understand understand the proposal. (B) going to sleep (D) the types of visitors have changed. (B) Laura will not like the proposal. (C) seeing a movie (C) Laura accepted this proposal. 50. (A) Chris Christma tmass (D) traveling to New York City (D) Laura's proposal is excellent. (B) New Year's Day 33. (A) in a restaura restaurant nt (C) Easter (A) She doesn't want want a long drive to the airport. (B) in an office (D) the summer solstice (B) She will hang her luggage in the closet. (C) in a classroom (C) She won't use the same airline again this time. (D) in a house (D) She isn't used to traveling very much. 34. (A) She enjoy enjoyss hiking. hiking. (A) You can't can't eat the fruit fruit whole. whole. (B) Her cousin has a cabin in Canada. (B) You can't eat the pit. (C) She wants to get away from the city. (C) You can't eat the fruit raw. (D) She can't afford to stay in a hotel. (D) You can't eat the skin of the fruit.

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ARCO’S PREPARATION FOR TOEFL PRACTICE TEST 2 SECTION 1


1. (A) The sales salesper person son says says they they will will fit. fit. (B) His nephew already has a pair of gloves. gloves. (C) Only one one size will will fit. (D) The gloves are all the same size. 2. (A) (A) Test Test the the new new comp comput uter er.. (B) Start writing another another section of the paper. (C) Go to another another lab. lab. (D) Change Change his project. 3. (A) She nee needs ds to buckle buckle her safe safety ty belt. belt. (B) The safety belt is in the back seat. (C) He is waiting for somebody to arrive. (D) The car car has no seat seat belts. belts. 4. (A) (A) Chan Change ge line lines. s. (B) Go to another theater. theater. (C) Follow Follow the map. (D) Go back home. home. 5. (A) A good good presen presentatio tation n needs needs a lot of prepara preparation. tion. (B) The presentation presentation was very very good. (C) He can always always turn to her for for help. (D) He should get get some sleep. sleep. 6. (A) (A) Cook Cook an egg egg for for Dan. Dan. (B) Go buy some eggs. eggs. (C) Plan food for Dan's dinner. (D) Eat eggs. eggs. 7.

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(A) (A) She She is is on on a pla plane ne.. (B) She needs to be picked picked up at school. school. (C) She is often often late. (D) She has been delayed at work. work. (A) (A) His His cous cousin in's 's name name is Jac Jack. k. (B) Jack is coming coming to see him. (C) His cousin knows Jack very well. (D) Jack doesn't know the woman. woman.

9. (A) (A) Stan Stand d stil still. l. (B) Get some some exercise. exercise. (C) Sit down. down. (D) Change his residence.

18. (A) She began began to like it more more after learnin learning g more. (B) She will major major in organic organic chemistry chemistry.. (C) It was hard to learn learn everything. (D) She got better grades at the end end of the class. 19. (A) She canceled canceled the room. room. (B) She enjoyed enjoyed their trip to the reservoir. (C) She is sure that he made made the right decision. decision. (D) She reserved a table table in a restaurant. restaurant. 20. (A) Penny goes to Smith Smith Colleg College. e. (B) Penny stopped stopped going to Smith Smith College. (C) Penny has just begun begun school at Smith Smith College. (D) Penny likes Smith Smith College the best. PART B

21. (A) teaching teaching English English classes classes (B) summer summer vacation vacation (C) other other teachers teachers (D) students in history classes classes 22. 22. (A) (A) two two (B) three three (C) (C) four four (D) (D) five five

35. 35. (A) (A) morn mornin ing g (B) evening evening (C) midnight midnight (D) noon noon PART C

36. (A) to advertise advertise a new new film film To Be or Not to Be? (B) to inform people that that a film will not be shown shown (C) to critique the characters in To Be or Not to Be? (D) to discuss William William Shakespeare's Shakespeare's life 37. (A) Shakespea Shakespeare re may not not have been been the actual actual writer. (B) The ceiling ceiling of the theater theater is leaking. leaking. (C) The comedy is not very funny. (D) The film has been misplaced. 38. 38. (A) (A) John John F. F. Kenn Kenned edy y (B) William Shakespeare (C) Queen Queen Victoria Victoria (D) Madonna Madonna 39. 39. (A) (A) humo humoro rous us (B) tragic tragic (C) (C) sad sad (D) (D) dark dark

23. 23. (A) (A) Engl Englis ish h (B) economics economics (C) histor history y (D) computer computer science

40. (A) a class class in in stilt stilt walkin walking g (B) a stilt walking walking performance performance (C) a formal formal dance dance (D) a trip to Kenya Kenya

24. 24. (A) (A) morn mornin ing g (B) afternoon afternoon (C) evening evening (D) late night night

41. 41. (A) (A) a danc dancee club club (B) a student arts committee committee (C) a group of professors professors (D) a sports sports team team

25. (A) Carolin Carolinaa Tradi Traditio tion n (B) Carol Carolina ina Bakery Bakery (C) Carolina Carolina Coffee Coffee Shop (D) Carolina Basketball

26. (A) eggs eggs and and baco bacon n (B) cereal cereal (C) fresh fruit 10. (A) He doesn't doesn't want the the woman woman to go away on on a trip. (D) French toast toast (B) He is cautioning the the woman to be careful. careful. 27. 27. (A) (A) 6 day dayss (C) He is guiding the the woman step by step. step. (B) 10 years years (D) He wants to borrow borrow the woman's woman's watch. (C) 60 years years 11. (A) School School begins begins later later this this year. year. (D) 100 years years (B) School will will be easy this year. year. 28. 28. (A) (A) by car car (C) She'd better start start her work early. early. (B) by train train (D) He wants her to to relax. relax. (C) by plane 12. (A) Since the the weather weather is nice, nice, she she wants wants to go (D) by boat boat boating. 29. (A) Los Los Angel Angeles es (B) She thinks the park park is too far away. (B) San Jose (C) She suggests suggests they go to the park. (C) Sacramento Sacramento (D) She's not a very very fast walker. walker. (D) San Francisc Francisco o 13. (A) How much much will will the book cost? 30. (A) that they they may have taken taken a wrong wrong road road (B) Which Which book store store did she go to? to? (B) that they cannot find a gas station (C) Whom did did she talk talk to? (C) that it is getting dark (D) What library has the book book he needs? (D) that there is no service attendant 14. 14. (A) It has has been been a good good day. day. 31. (A) to use the the bathr bathroo oom m (B) That's the place we're going. (B) to rest rest (C) We've finished finished our day's work. (C) to ask directions directions (D) The store is closed for the day. (D) (D) to get get fuel fuel 15. (A) She owes owes money money to the landlor landlord. d. 32. (A) in a class classroo room m (B) She is checking out out Bill's telephone telephone number. (B) in a bedroo bedroom m (C) She wants wants to take take a rest. (C) in a pool (D) She will pay her portion of of the telephone bill. bill. (D) on a baseball baseball field 16. (A) These These bananas bananas are on sale sale and ready to eat. 33. (A) 6 (B) These are the best bananas in in the state. (B) (B) 10 (C) These These bananas bananas are already already overripe. overripe. (C) (C) 50 (D) These bananas bananas are not ripe. (D) (D) 60 17. (A) She did did not not like like all the rain. rain. 34. (A) to eat eat brea breakfa kfast st (B) The rain is good for the crops. (B) to eat dinne dinner r (C) Part of each each day was clear. (C) to go to class class (D) She hopes the drought is over. (D) to see a movie movie

42. 42. (A) (A) Sund Sunday ay (B) Tuesday Tuesday (C) Friday Friday (D) Saturday Saturday 43. 43. (A) (A) tax tax refo reform rm (B) judges' judges' pensions pensions (C) electing a political candidate candidate (D) electing electing a judge judge 44. (A) The progra program m needs needs to be change changed. d. (B) The laws are working well. well. (C) There should should be a new governor. (D) There should be less less spending in education. 45. (A) 20 percent percent of his his or her her salary salary (B) 30 percent of his or her salary (C) 50 percent of his or her salary (D) 60 percent of of his or her salary salary 46. (A) vote for her candidate candidate (B) call their state representatives representatives (C) march in protest protest of the governor governor (D) not listen to other opinions opinions 47. (A) economics economics of South South Ameri America ca (B) Latin American history (C) United States history (D) political political science science 48. (A) the Oscar Oscar Awar Award d (B) the Pulitzer Pulitzer Prize (C) the Medal Medal of Honor (D) the Nobel Nobel Peace Prize 49. 49. (A) (A) 1400 1400ss (B) 1700s 1700s (C) 1800s 1800s (D) 1900s 1900s 50. (A) Spanis Spanish h and Frenc French h (B) English and German (C) French French and German (D) Spanish and English

Compil ed by Rusma n Mukhl Mukhl is ht t p:/ / ww www. w.rr usma n.web web..id ARCO’S PREPARATION FOR TOEFL PRACTICE TEST 3 SECTION 1 PART A

18. (A) He is goin

home

PART C


1. (A) The sales salesper person son says says they they will will fit. fit. (B) His nephew already has a pair of gloves. gloves. (C) Only one one size will will fit. (D) The gloves are all the same size. 2. (A) (A) Test Test the the new new comp comput uter er.. (B) Start writing another another section of the paper. (C) Go to another another lab. lab. (D) Change Change his project. 3. (A) She nee needs ds to buckle buckle her safe safety ty belt. belt. (B) The safety belt is in the back seat. (C) He is waiting for somebody to arrive. (D) The car car has no seat seat belts. belts. 4. (A) (A) Chan Change ge line lines. s. (B) Go to another theater. theater. (C) Follow Follow the map. (D) Go back home. home. 5. (A) A good good presen presentatio tation n needs needs a lot of prepara preparation. tion. (B) The presentation presentation was very very good. (C) He can always always turn to her for for help. (D) He should get get some sleep. sleep. 6. (A) (A) Cook Cook an egg egg for for Dan. Dan. (B) Go buy some eggs. eggs. (C) Plan food for Dan's dinner. (D) Eat eggs. eggs. 7.

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(A) (A) She She is is on on a pla plane ne.. (B) She needs to be picked picked up at school. school. (C) She is often often late. (D) She has been delayed at work. work. (A) (A) His His cous cousin in's 's name name is Jac Jack. k. (B) Jack is coming coming to see him. (C) His cousin knows Jack very well. (D) Jack doesn't know the woman. woman.

9. (A) (A) Stan Stand d stil still. l. (B) Get some some exercise. exercise. (C) Sit down. down. (D) Change his residence.

18. (A) She began began to like it more more after learnin learning g more. (B) She will major major in organic organic chemistry chemistry.. (C) It was hard to learn learn everything. (D) She got better grades at the end end of the class. 19. (A) She canceled canceled the room. room. (B) She enjoyed enjoyed their trip to the reservoir. (C) She is sure that he made made the right decision. decision. (D) She reserved a table table in a restaurant. restaurant. 20. (A) Penny goes to Smith Smith Colleg College. e. (B) Penny stopped stopped going to Smith Smith College. (C) Penny has just begun begun school at Smith Smith College. (D) Penny likes Smith Smith College the best. PART B

21. (A) teaching teaching English English classes classes (B) summer summer vacation vacation (C) other other teachers teachers (D) students in history classes classes 22. 22. (A) (A) two two (B) three three (C) (C) four four (D) (D) five five

35. 35. (A) (A) morn mornin ing g (B) evening evening (C) midnight midnight (D) noon noon PART C

36. (A) to advertise advertise a new new film film To Be or Not to Be? (B) to inform people that that a film will not be shown shown (C) to critique the characters in To Be or Not to Be? (D) to discuss William William Shakespeare's Shakespeare's life 37. (A) Shakespea Shakespeare re may not not have been been the actual actual writer. (B) The ceiling ceiling of the theater theater is leaking. leaking. (C) The comedy is not very funny. (D) The film has been misplaced. 38. 38. (A) (A) John John F. F. Kenn Kenned edy y (B) William Shakespeare (C) Queen Queen Victoria Victoria (D) Madonna Madonna 39. 39. (A) (A) humo humoro rous us (B) tragic tragic (C) (C) sad sad (D) (D) dark dark

23. 23. (A) (A) Engl Englis ish h (B) economics economics (C) histor history y (D) computer computer science

40. (A) a class class in in stilt stilt walkin walking g (B) a stilt walking walking performance performance (C) a formal formal dance dance (D) a trip to Kenya Kenya

24. 24. (A) (A) morn mornin ing g (B) afternoon afternoon (C) evening evening (D) late night night

41. 41. (A) (A) a danc dancee club club (B) a student arts committee committee (C) a group of professors professors (D) a sports sports team team

25. (A) Carolin Carolinaa Tradi Traditio tion n (B) Carol Carolina ina Bakery Bakery (C) Carolina Carolina Coffee Coffee Shop (D) Carolina Basketball

26. (A) eggs eggs and and baco bacon n (B) cereal cereal (C) fresh fruit 10. (A) He doesn't doesn't want the the woman woman to go away on on a trip. (D) French toast toast (B) He is cautioning the the woman to be careful. careful. 27. 27. (A) (A) 6 day dayss (C) He is guiding the the woman step by step. step. (B) 10 years years (D) He wants to borrow borrow the woman's woman's watch. (C) 60 years years 11. (A) School School begins begins later later this this year. year. (D) 100 years years (B) School will will be easy this year. year. 28. 28. (A) (A) by car car (C) She'd better start start her work early. early. (B) by train train (D) He wants her to to relax. relax. (C) by plane 12. (A) Since the the weather weather is nice, nice, she she wants wants to go (D) by boat boat boating. 29. (A) Los Los Angel Angeles es (B) She thinks the park park is too far away. (B) San Jose (C) She suggests suggests they go to the park. (C) Sacramento Sacramento (D) She's not a very very fast walker. walker. (D) San Francisc Francisco o 13. (A) How much much will will the book cost? 30. (A) that they they may have taken taken a wrong wrong road road (B) Which Which book store store did she go to? to? (B) that they cannot find a gas station (C) Whom did did she talk talk to? (C) that it is getting dark (D) What library has the book book he needs? (D) that there is no service attendant 14. 14. (A) It has has been been a good good day. day. 31. (A) to use the the bathr bathroo oom m (B) That's the place we're going. (B) to rest rest (C) We've finished finished our day's work. (C) to ask directions directions (D) The store is closed for the day. (D) (D) to get get fuel fuel 15. (A) She owes owes money money to the landlor landlord. d. 32. (A) in a class classroo room m (B) She is checking out out Bill's telephone telephone number. (B) in a bedroo bedroom m (C) She wants wants to take take a rest. (C) in a pool (D) She will pay her portion of of the telephone bill. bill. (D) on a baseball baseball field 16. (A) These These bananas bananas are on sale sale and ready to eat. 33. (A) 6 (B) These are the best bananas in in the state. (B) (B) 10 (C) These These bananas bananas are already already overripe. overripe. (C) (C) 50 (D) These bananas bananas are not ripe. (D) (D) 60 17. (A) She did did not not like like all the rain. rain. 34. (A) to eat eat brea breakfa kfast st (B) The rain is good for the crops. (B) to eat dinne dinner r (C) Part of each each day was clear. (C) to go to class class (D) She hopes the drought is over. (D) to see a movie movie

42. 42. (A) (A) Sund Sunday ay (B) Tuesday Tuesday (C) Friday Friday (D) Saturday Saturday 43. 43. (A) (A) tax tax refo reform rm (B) judges' judges' pensions pensions (C) electing a political candidate candidate (D) electing electing a judge judge 44. (A) The progra program m needs needs to be change changed. d. (B) The laws are working well. well. (C) There should should be a new governor. (D) There should be less less spending in education. 45. (A) 20 percent percent of his his or her her salary salary (B) 30 percent of his or her salary (C) 50 percent of his or her salary (D) 60 percent of of his or her salary salary 46. (A) vote for her candidate candidate (B) call their state representatives representatives (C) march in protest protest of the governor governor (D) not listen to other opinions opinions 47. (A) economics economics of South South Ameri America ca (B) Latin American history (C) United States history (D) political political science science 48. (A) the Oscar Oscar Awar Award d (B) the Pulitzer Pulitzer Prize (C) the Medal Medal of Honor (D) the Nobel Nobel Peace Prize 49. 49. (A) (A) 1400 1400ss (B) 1700s 1700s (C) 1800s 1800s (D) 1900s 1900s 50. (A) Spanis Spanish h and Frenc French h (B) English and German (C) French French and German (D) Spanish and English

Compil ed by Rusma n Mukhl Mukhl is ht t p:/ / ww www. w.rr usma n.web web..id ARCO’S PREPARATION FOR TOEFL PRACTICE TEST 3 SECTION 1 PART A

18. (A) He is goin

home

PART C


1. (A) He is is not not inter interest ested ed in in the the news news.. (B) He is surprised surprised that that the Woman Woman knows. knows. (C) He was also going to look for a job. (D) He thinks that that the Woman Woman made a mistake. mistake. 2. (A) (A) Victo Victorr is a goo good d stud studen ent. t. (B) Victor Victor is shy. (C) Victor is intelligent. (D) Victor is a good friend. friend. 3. (A) (A) He'd He'd rat rathe herr live live on on a farm farm.. (B) He's going on a trip to the country. (C) He'll go to the farmers market. (D) He'll try to eat more vegetables. 4. (A) They They canno cannott go to to the the beach beach today today.. (B) They are expecting expecting a plumber plumber soon. (C) They have some guests guests coming to visit. visit. (D) They should stay only a short time at the beach. beach. 5. (A) He expec expected ted the the movie movie woul would d be good. good. (B) He liked the the movie. (C) He missed missed the movie. movie. (D) He wanted to go too. too. 6. (A) She doesn' doesn'tt like like the the man' man'ss idea. idea. (B) She wants to keep warm. (C) She agrees with the man. (D) She will open the window. window. 7. (A) The afterno afternoon on will will be less less crowd crowded. ed. (B) The doctors are not well trained. trained. (C) It's a busy busy year for for the clinic. clinic. (D) A lot of people are sick during during this season. 8. (A) He was was sick, sick, but but he is gettin getting g bette better. r. (B) Only two classes were available to him. (C) He doesn't have enough enough time to study. study. (D) He has just returned returned from vacation. vacation. 9. (A) (A) She She has has one one more more thi thing ng to do. do. (B) She is not scheduled scheduled to talk today. today. (C) She is busy working on the the talk. (D) She's wondering how to prepare prepare for it. 10. 10. (A) Who is Syl Sylvia via?? (B) What did did Sylvia Sylvia learn? (C) How did Sylvia find find out? (D) What are some things things Sylvia Sylvia likes? 11. (A) Ask the Woman Woman to teach teach him to to drive. drive. (B) Learn to drive drive.. (C) Leave Leave the Woman Woman alone alone.. (D) Teach the Woman Woman how to drive. drive. 12. (A) He didn't didn't stay up late last last night. night. (B) He didn't sleep sleep at all last night. (C) He was apologizing apologizing for disturbing her last last night. (D) He slept comfortably comfortably all night. 13. (A) Dr. Byron Byron has has a new new position position.. (B) The course has has been cut this semester. (C) There are not enough students signed signed up for the class. (D) The department is hiring a new art history professor. 14. 14. (A) He did poo poorly rly on the the first first exam. exam. (B) He got more than eighty eighty percent right. (C) Eighty percent of the students did well. well. (D) He did much better better than he thought. 15. (A) that the Woman Woman hasn' hasn'tt learned learned anythi anything ng yet yet (B) that the Woman Woman learned learned not to waste time (C) that the Woman Woman will will become become a manager manager after after graduation (D) that the Woman Woman has done the the right thing 16. (A) The coupon coupon can can be used used only today. today. (B) The coupon will expire next week. (C) The coupon is not good. good. (D) He doesn't need this coupon. 17. (A) He cannot cannot park park here today. today. (B) Today is a normal day. day. (C) The street is very clean. (D) He needs to get get a parking permit.

18. (A) He is going going to stay home. home. (B) The meeting is mandatory. mandatory. (C) He is interested in attending attending the meeting. meeting. (D) He'd like to invite more people people to the meeting. 19. (A) The interv interviews iews are all written. written. (B) The interviews interviews were difficult. (C) The man has more more work to do. do. (D) The man is lazy. lazy. 20. (A) She wants wants the man to wait. wait. (B) She is ready ready now. now. (C) She has decided decided not to go. go. (D) She thinks the man should should change his clothes. clothes. PART B

21. (A) Saturda Saturday' y'ss game game (B) Michigan' Michigan'ss defense defense (C) pulled pulled ligaments ligaments (D) getting into the coach's office 22. 22. (A) (A) socc soccer er (B) baseball baseball (C) football football (D) basketball basketball 23. (A) in the coac coach's h's offi office ce (B) on the playing playing field (C) at the doctor's office (D) in the auditoriu auditorium m 24. (A) to the the hosp hospita itall (B) to his his home home (C) to her her office office (D) to the library library 25. 25. (A) (A) a lunc lunch h (B) an exam exam (C) a class class (D) a trip trip 26. (A) rainforest rainforest tribes tribes in Brazil Brazil (B) mountain tribes in Chile (C) Incas Incas in Peru Peru (D) cities of Colombi Colombiaa 27. (A) her paper paper due due the next week (B) her most recent exam exam grade (C) the material on on the exam exam (D) not being able able to get lunch lunch 28. 28. (A) (A) to tak takee a nap nap (B) to study study (C) to play footbal footballl (D) to eat lunch lunch

PART C

36. (A) types types of of bicycle bicycle frames (B) the diamond bicycle frame (C) an analysis of steel alloys alloys (D) rigidity in bicycle frames 37. (A) lighte lighterr weigh weightt (B) more rigid structure structure (C) more visually visually appealing (D) easier easier to mount 38. (A) Mixte frames are better better than than diamond diamond frames. frames. (B) Bicycles haven't haven't changed much in the last last one hundred years. (C) Bicycles are difficult to build. (D) Diamond frames are better than mixte frames. 39. (A) new colo colors rs and paint paintss (B) stronger plastic materials (C) lighter-weight metals (D) new popularity popularity for cycling cycling 40. (A) because because the skin skin is good good for boat-making boat-making (B) because the bones bones are used for traditional carvings (C) because the tusks tusks are valuable valuable (D) because the fur can be used used in making coats 41. 41. (A) (A) Alas Alaskan kanss (B) coastal coastal natives (C) park ranger rangerss (D) Fish and Wildlife workers workers 42. 42. (A) (A) mone money y (B) weapons weapons (C) drugs drugs (D) food food 43. (A) that the the Fish Fish and Wildlife Wildlife Servi Service ce will kill the the animals (B) that they will not not have enough walruses walruses for food (C) that they will be blamed blamed for illegal killings (D) that they will be attacked attacked by walruses 44. (A) to discuss discuss the univers university ity childcare childcare programs programs (B) to advertise the the merits of the kindergarten (C) to discuss eligibility eligibility requirements for for the nursery (D) to argue for private schools schools as a better form of education 45. 45. (A) (A) two two (B) three three (C) four four (D) five five

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48. (A) He was was the speaker's speaker's father. father. (B) He influenced the the speaker's music. music. (C) He was the greatest greatest jazz musician musician ever. ever. (D) He helped the speaker speaker produce his first record.

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1. (A) The shirt is old-fashioned. (B) The shirt is the wrong color. (C) The shirt is too dirty. (D) The shirt doesn't fit. 2. (A) There are fewer people than usual. (B) There will be more people in the restaurant at dinner time. (C) They don't have any lunch specials today. (D) It's very busy. 3. (A) He wants to pay with cash. (B) He wants to get money. (C) He wants to charge something. (D) He wants to check something. 4. (A) She has finished eating dinner. (B) She is going to make some dessert. (C) She did the c ooking. (D) She is happy dining with him.

35. (A) in Section C (B) in Section D 18. (A) John has his hair cut every month. (C) behind the benches (B) John has his hair cut twice as often as Peter does. (D) behind the goals (C) John had a haircut two weeks ago. (D) This month Peter didn't have his hair cut. PART C

19. (A) She is financially independent now. (B) She needs a financial advisor. (C) She applied for a job this year. (D) She's happy with her financial plan. 20. (A) She should turn right on Second Street. (B) She is supposed to turn ri ght at this stop sign. (C) She should turn left at the stop sign after this one. (D) She should turn left after she turns right. PART B

21. (A) because she failed her last exam (B) in order to complete her homework (C) in order to prepare for her exams (D) because she has fallen behind in her work

5. (A) He thinks she will do a good job. (B) He will impress everybody with the presentation. (C) She has good reason to worry. 22. (A) to her room (D) She will be fine if she practices more. (B) to the dining hall (C) to the pool 6. (A) bus driver (D) to the gymnasium (B) airline ticket agent (C) post office clerk 23. (A) eating dinner (D) department store salesperson (B) swimming (C) studying for an exam 7. (A) The school offers more classes now. (D) taking a nap (B) This is a small section. (C) It's difficult to get into this class. 24. (A) The man will have an exam. (D) Last fall the class was better. (B) The man and the woman will have lunch together. 8. (A) She has had enough chicken. (C) The man will be in a swim meet at 1 P.M. (B) She doesn't eat vegetables. (D) The man and the woman will study together. (C) She doesn't eat meat. (D) She is not hungry. 25. (A) advanced economics (B) biology 110 9. (A) He goes fishing sometimes. (C) introductory economics (B) He went f ishing once. (D) advanced biology (C) He had to quit fishing. (D) He has other hobbies now. 26. (A) walking on campus (B) waiting in a dormitory lounge 10. (A) She is surprised. (C) eating at a dining hall (B) She can't help him. (D) sitting on a campus bench (C) She doesn't understand him. (D) She is angry. 27. (A) 40 (B) 100 11. (A) sit down and rest (C) 200 (B) pay the money (D) 400 (C) take the boat tour (D) visit the exihibit 28. (A) She took the class last semester. (B) She read about it in the school newspaper. 12. (A) He drinks a lot of water during the day. (C) She heard about it on the school radio station. (B) He doesn't usually drink this much water. (D) Her roommate took the course last semester. (C) He has never been so thirsty. (D) He likes soft drinks more than water. 29. (A) He wanted to ask her to do something for him. (B) They both live in the same dorm. 13. (A) They will go eat with their friends. (C) They both had the same exam the next day. (B) The Johnsons are coming over. (D) He wanted to borrow her car. (C) She will take a dish to the Johnson's house. (D) She is tired of cooking. 30. (A) 6:00 A.M. (B) 7:00 A.M. 14. (A) He is tired of standing up all day. (C) 7:30 A.M. (B) He is finishing his homework. (D) 8:00 A.M. (C) He has a lot of school work. (D) He has been working at home. 31. (A) in Katrina's room (B) in front of the dormitory 15. (A) The car didn't get washed. (C) next to the dean's office (B) Don and Mary washed the car together. (D) inside the parking garage (C) Mary washed the car. (D) Don washed the car for Mary. 32. (A) He has been expelled from school. (B) He has to go to a relative's funeral. 16. (A) This grocery store doesn't accept checks. (C) He is going to his sister's wedding. (B) Check your shopping list while you are (D) He has finished his exams. shopping. (C) This store doesn't have what she wants. 33. (A) watching a football game on television (D) Check to see if the grocery store is next to the (B) going out to dinner tonight gas station. (C) arranging to meet at a championship game (D) getting ready to play a game. 17. (A) He used the wrong bus schedule. (B) He's going to get a bus schedule. 34. (A) car trouble (C) He likes to ride the bus. (B) studying for an exam (D) He missed the bus. (C) choir practice (D) a late dinner


36. (A) one to two pages (B) 10 to 12 pages (C) 19 to 20 pages (D) no limit was mentioned 37. (A) during the first week of school (B) by the middle of the term (C) sometime before the last week of school (D) at anytime during the term 38. (A) because they are more likely to have problems writing the paper (B) because the teaching assistant prefers to work with first-year students (C) because it is the policy of the university (D) because the professor wants them to have more work 39. (A) April 6 (B) April 13 (C) April 20 (D) April 27 40. (A) arriving passengers (B) departing passengers (C) people boarding a boat (D) people departing from a train 41. (A) Walk straight ahead. (B) Turn to the left t o Terminal B. (C) Wait for transportation to bring their luggage. (D) Walk to their right t o get their baggage. 42. (A) at Carousel B (B) at the blue area (C) near the green sign (D) next to the white buses 43. (A) at the departure gate (B) at Carousel B (C) under the green sign (D) in the yellow loading zone 44. (A) American natural history (B) English children's literature (C) zoos in the western world (D) bears of North America 45. (A) a child (B) a bear (C) an author (D) a pig 46. (A) in the woods (B) at a zoo (C) at a school (D) in a garden 47. (A) the invention of the elevator (B) modern elevators (C) the Crystal Palace Exhibition (D) inventions of the nineteenth century 48. (A) London (B) Chicago (C) San Francisco (D) New York 49. (A) steel cables (B) guide rails (C) strong ropes (D) an open carriage 50. (A) other inventions at the Crystal Palace Exhibition (B) the first tall buildings (C) further developments in elevators (D) the life of Elisha Otis

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1. (A)Adam will repair the car. (B)Adam helped to pull the car to the repair shop. (C)Fred and Adam both fixed the car. (D)The car cannot be fi xed any more. 2. (A)Jeff agreed to take the oral exam again. (B)Jeff passed the oral exam and went on a vacation. (C)It took Jeff a long time to pass his exam. (D)Jeff didn't take the oral exam. 3. (A)He has been waiting for Ron for a long time. (B)Ron is not a new librarian. (C)Ron did a lot of work for the man. (D)He needs to collect some information from Ron. 4. (A)He would like to help the woman typing. (B)He wonders how much he should pay her. (C)He wants the woman to help him. (D)He prefers to type the paper by himself. 5. (A)Why the man needs to return. (B)What makes the man happy. (C)Which classroom the man is going to. (D)What book the man needs to get.

18. (A)She doesn't like cheap things. (B)It was two dollars cheaper than usual. (C)It was too expensive. (D)She bought something cheaper. 19. (A)She was expecting someone to visit. (B)She didn't like to get up early. (C)She got up early and went out. (D)Someone called her early in the morning. 20. (A)Jim washed his friend's car. (B)Jim's car was not very well cleaned. (C)Jim didn't wash his car this t ime. (D)Jim once had a job washing cars.

PART B

6. (A)Mary is going to the airport. (B)Mary is not going to the party. (C)Mary is not very kind. (D)Mary should not be driving.

21. (A)to a park downtown (B)to the Ocean Palace (C)to the cinema (D)to a bookstore

7. (A)She doesn't need an escort. (B)She will call the night escort by herself. (C)She would like the man to get a night escort for her. (D)She's afraid the man won't help her.

22. (A)two free dinners (B)$50 worth of books (C)a $30 gift certificate (D)four movie passes

8. (A)The fee for charging is more than $15. (B)He cannot use a credit card if he spends less than $15. (C)The store does not accept credit cards. (D)She cannot accept cash. 9. (A)The woman has to wait in line to register. (B)It may be too late for the woman to get into the speech class. (C)The woman needs to take another class before registering for this class. (D)The woman should go by herself to sign up for the class. 10. (A)Students can bring their books to the exam. (B)Dr.Jones will be the next department chair. (C)Dr.Jones will probably not give a n open-book exam. (D)It's up to the students. 11. (A)He doesn't know how to take care of the phone. (B)He's going to leave too. (C)He will answer the telephone for the woman. (D)He is coming back soon. 12. (A)She can manage much more. (B)She will take one. (C)She doesn't care how many she gets. (D)She will not take any. 13. (A)He needs a roommate to share the expenses. (B)He lives alone without anybody to bother him. (C)Things are all right at this point. (D)His apartment is far away from school. 14. (A)The university policy has not changed enough. (B)He agrees with the woman's opinion. (C)He doesn't know what the old policy was. (D)The university needs to change their policy more. 15. (A)She was very frightened. (B)She had a heart problem. (C)She lost the race. (D)Overall, she was happy. 16. (A)It's not a good time or place to talk. (B)I'm thinking about making this place better. (C)This is a good place for a conversation. (D)You'd better leave this place now.


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23. (A)by going to the bookstore (B)by sending a letter in the mail (C)by calling on the phone (D)by going to the ticket office 24. (A)go with the man (B)make a phone call (C)buy a ticket (D)go to the library 25. (A)a fight (B)cooking (C)manners (D)a problem 26. (A)student (B)bartender (C)waiter (D)cook 27. (A)because something was wrong (B)because she wanted to pay her bill (C)because she needed to order her meal (D)because she needed to be seated 28. (A)angry (B)concerned (C)pleased (D)disappointed 29. (A)in a restaurant (B)in a classroom (C)in a library (D)at a park 30. (A)study (B)eat dinner (C)see a movie (D)work 31. (A)working (B)studying (C)dancing (D)eating 32. (A)to set a time to meet again (B)to complain about school (C)to explain working hours (D)to request help in finding books 33. (A)Canada (B)Alaska (C)Alabama (D)Washington

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34. (A)that he was a president (B)that he was a scientist (C)that he liked peanuts (D)that he was a Native American 35. (A)dedicated (B)angry (C)excited (D)uninformed PART C

36. (A)history of the Smithsonian (B)introduction to archeology (C)Native Americans in the Western States (D)hiking and backpacking techniques 37. (A)to the university (B)to a lecture (C)to Wyoming (D)to the Smithsonian Institute 38. (A)searching for plant and animal fossils (B)building homes for the poor (C)rock climbing (D)white water rafting 39. (A)1250 (B)1500 (C)2000 (D)2500 40. (A)an animation festival (B)a drama festival (C)an exhibit featuring the \4Mona Lisa\4 (D)\4Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase\4 41. (A)Italian history (B)art history (C)sociology (D)architecture 42. (A)\4The Prince and the Princess\4 (B)Francis Bacon (C)the Louvre (D)KKED radio 43. (A)at the KKED radio station (B)at the Art Exhibition Hall (C)at the Palace of Fine Arts (D)at the Historical Museum 44. (A)European expeditions in the 1700s (B)the growth of Los Angeles (C)famous sites in Los Angeles (D)the entertainment industry 45. (A)the oceans and the gold rush (B)tourism and the entertainment industry (C)the railroads and the discovery of oil (D)sea trade and the airplane industry 46. (A)50 years (B)100 years (C)200 years (D)300 years 47. (A)Washington, D.C. (B)New York City (C)Chicago (D)Denver 48. (A)to prevent diseases among military personnel (B)to investigate serious crimes in the military (C)to find ways of identifying bodies of soldiers (D)to store old military journals and diaries 49. (A)working with DNA (B)wearing a necklace (C)taking blood samples (D)making identification tags 50. (A)biology (B)geology (C)history (D)political sciencec

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C

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The Columbine flower can survive in almost any type of gardens condition

D

A

B

C

D

in the United States.

A future system of solid waste managements should begin with reduction in A

B

C

32.

B

eat.

D

The tongue is the principle organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing,

Kiwi birds search the ground with the bills for insects, worms, and snails to A

the amount of waste. 19.

Physical fitness exercises can cause injuries _________ the participants are not careful. (A) that (B) to (C) if (D) with

A

the United States. 18.

12.

surface.

D A

Tuna, _________, may weigh up to 1,000 pounds. (A) is the sea giant (B) can be giants of the sea (C) one of the sea giants (D) the sea of the giant

B

as well as the seasonal distribution of the rain. C

11.

Before _________, they used horse-drawn wooden carts. (A) farmers have had tractors (B) tractors owned by farmers (C) having tractors farmers (D) farmers had tractors

In order to survive, trees rely to the amount of annual rainfall they receive, A

D

40. Hayfever symptoms, rangedfrom mild tosevere, differin degree

D

23. Americans annually import morethan $3 billion worthy of Italian clothing, B

B

property.

B

A

C

31. International trade, going traveling, and television have lain the

17. Salmon lay their eggs and die in freshwater,although they live in salt water

A

__________ on the environment for the gratification of its needs. (A) Each organism to depend (B) Every organism depends (C) All organisms depending (D) Many organisms can depend

B

not always conform to Dow Jones Averages.

C

A

D

29. In the stock market, the fluctuations in Standard and Poor's 500 Index does

fraction of the agricultural production now.

A

C

A

19. Fountain pens firstbecame commercial availableabout a hundred years

The earth spins on its axis and __________ 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds for one complete rotation. (A) need (B) needed (C) needing (D) needs

B

C

16. Cotton used to rankfirst between Alabama's crops, but it represents onlya

A

D

skills, persistence, and a practical viewof life.

15. A dolphin six __________ length can move as fast as most ships. (A)foot in (B) feet in (C) foot of (D)feet of

C

C

28. Benjamin Franklin,as an inventor,he had broad interests, mechanical

14. Generally speaking, people should have __________ as their desires will allow. (A) much education (B) as much education (C) education (D) for education

A

B

27. When rhinos take mud baths,the mudcreate a barrier tobiting insects.

13. It is earth's gravity that __________ people their weight. (A)gives (B) give (C) giving (D)given

B

D

26. Male guppies, like many other male fish, aremorecolor than females.

12. Children learn primarily by __________ the world around them. (A) experiencing directly of (B) experience direct (C) directly physical experience (D) direct physical experience of

A

B

withthose of another.

33.

If protect,a solar cell lasts for a long time and is a good source of energy. A

B

C

D


1.

With new technology, cameras can take pictures of 6. underwater valleys _________ color. (A) within (B) for (C) in (D) by

2.

_________ the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system. (A) The Earth is (B) The Earth being (C) That the Earth is (D) Being the Earth

3.

7.

In mathematics, a variable is a symbol _________ some element of a set. (A) and representing (B) represents (C) that represents (D) represents that

4.

8.

_________ actress's life is in many ways unlike that of other women. (A) An (B) A (C) As the (D) That the

5.

9.

About 20 miles from Boston, _________ a little town named Concord that has a rich history. (A) has (B) there is (C) there are (D) where is

16.

10.

An advisor to both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, _________ of Bethune-Cookman College. (A) Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune was the founder (B) Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune, who was the founder (C) the founder was Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune (D) did the founder Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune Warmth, moisture, and oxygen are three necessary requirements _________ most seedlings. (A) for cultivating (B) for cultivate (C) as cultivating (D) can cultivate In the west the birth of a girl is welcomed with an enthusiam _________ to that of a boy. (A) equally (B) equal (C) they are equal (D) and equal

C

30.

B

C

31.

A

A future system of solid waste managements should begin with reduction in B

32.

C

A

B

33.

D

B

If protect,a solar cell lasts for a long time and is a good source of energy. A

C

34.

B

C

D

The growth rate of the Pacific Rim countries is five times fast as comparable A

The members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate are 35.

Drug abuse have become one of America's most serious social problems. A

D

36.

The human ear cannot hear a sound that vibrates less than 16 times the A

B

C

C

D

B

C

B

areas during the Industrial Revolution.

election by the citizens of the United States

B

C

D

The Commitments of Traders Report is released by the Commodity Futures A

D

Trading Commission on eleventh day of each month.

second.

B

Some tree frogs can alter their colors in order to blend to their environment. A

B

C

37.

D

B

38. B

In 1903, when the Wright brothers announced they had invented a flying A

Some birds, such as quails, can move instant from a resting position to full

C

A

39.

A

D

40.

C

D

Alexander Calder, who was originally interested in mechanical engineering, B

later became a sculpture.

B

C

place to another as a result of processes chemical. C

B

A

Geochemistry includes the study of the movement of elements from one A

D

Lasers are indispensable tools for delicate eyes surgery.

In 1961 America's first manned spacecraft launched. C

B

machine, his news was generally ignored.

C

flight.

B

C

D

D

A

B

to a weak lower esophageal sphincter.

C

A

D

A

If one is invited out to a dinner, it is perfectly proper to go either with or A

C

Heartburn can best be understood as a symptom causing by acid reflux due

without no a gift.

27.

C

eat.

The tongue is the principle organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing,

A

26.

B

Kiwi birds search the ground with the bills for insects, worms, and snails to

D

25.

C

The Columbine flower can survive in almost any type of gardens condition

D

swallowed, and speaking.

24.

B

in the United States.

A

23.

Elephants scratch themselves with sticks _________. (A) holding in their trunks (B) in their trunks holding (C) hold in their trunks (D) held in their trunks

B

D

22.

15.

A

the amount of waste.

21.

Total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than _________. (A) to all human beings (B) all human beings is that (C) that of all human beings (D) is of all human beings

Oceans of the world exerts strong influences on the weather over the Earth's

D

A

20.

13.

surface.

the United States.

19.

Physical fitness exercises can cause injuries _________ the participants are not careful. (A) that (B) to (C) if (D) with

B

The purchased of Louisiana was one of the biggest events in the history of A

18.

12.

Before _________, they used horse-drawn wooden carts. (A) farmers have had tractors (B) tractors owned by farmers (C) having tractors farmers (D) farmers had tractors

as well as the seasonal distribution of the rain. 17.

Tuna, _________, may weigh up to 1,000 pounds. (A) is the sea giant (B) can be giants of the sea (C) one of the sea giants (D) the sea of the giant

14. _________ for overall health. (A) Extra fiber in one's diet is helpful (B) Extra fiber is one's helpful diet (C) Helpful one's diet is extra fiber (D) One's diet is helpful in extra fiber

A well-known large natural lake is Lake Tahoe, _________ straddles the California-Nevada border. (A) and (B) which (C) since (D) for

In order to survive, trees rely to the amount of annual rainfall they receive, A

11.

D

D

Fireflies product light through a complex chemical reaction that takes place A

B

C

within their abdominal cells. D

28.

Wind is the motion that occurs when lighter air rises and cools heavier air A

B

C

replaces it. D

29.

Under the crust of the Earth are bubbling hot liquids that sometime rise to A

B

C

D

the surface.

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1.

Van Gogh's Sunflowers __________ $39.9 million, three times the previous record. (A) once sold for (B) for sale once (C) selling for once (D) for once sold

6.

__________ their territories but rather than fight, they howl. (A) Wolves protectively jealous (B) Jealous of wolves (C) Protection of wolves (D) Wolves jealously protect

11.

Most accidents in the home can be prevented by __________ elimination of hazards. (A) that (B) that the (C) there is a (D) the

2.

Some monkeys, __________, use their tails in a way similar to a hand. (A) like the spider monkey (B) spider monkey likes (C) to the spider monkey (D) the monkey likes the spider

7.

__________ strength of 70 horses, a forklift toils all day long in a warehouse lifting great weights. (A) Because the (B) With the (C) Some (D) The

12.

__________ problems in sailing in tropical seas is the coral reefs. (A) One of the biggest (B) The biggest one (C) Of the biggest one (D) There are the biggest

3.

Black, red, and even bright pink diamonds __________. (A) occasionally to find (B) occasionally found (C) have occasionally been found (D) have occasionally found

8.

13.

The strongest dump trucks work in rock quarries, __________ tons of rocks and soil at one time. (A) that they move (B) they move (C) where they move (D) which they move

4.

Between the California Coast Range and the Sierra Nevada __________. (A) great Central Valley (B) the great Central Valley (C) being the great Central Valley (D) lies the great Central Valley

The growth of two-income families in the United States __________ of people moving to a new social class. (A) has resulted in millions (B) results of millions (C) millions of results (D) resulting in millions

9.

Using a globe can be __________ it is educational. (A) enjoyable (B) to enjoy as (C) as enjoyable (D) as enjoyable as

10.

Each mediocre book we read means one less great book that we would otherwise have a chance __________. (A) to read them (B) read (C) reading (D) to read

5.

It is gravity __________ objects toward the earth. (A) pulling (B) that pulls (C) to pull (D) what pulls

30. B

B

D

31. In the last 10 years, Mexican government has reduced the number of its stateA

17. Globes and maps have been important throughout history, but never many so A

B

C

D

D

32. Psychologists at the University of Kansas has studied the effects of the color A

18. Since vitamins are contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack of A

B

C

B

C

of a room on people's behavior.

D

D

most of them. Psychological experiment indicate that people remember more math problems

33. Montaigne, the illustrious French philosophy, was elected mayor of A

A B

C B

C

D

D

20. The sun is a huge fiery globe at a average distance of 93,000,000 miles from A

B

Bordeaux, which was his home town.

that they cannot solve than those they are able to solve.

C

34. Certain pollens are more likely to cause an allergic reaction than another. A

D

the Earth.

B

C

D

35. Computers have made access to information instantly available just by push a A

Before becoming successful, Charles Kettering, former vice president of General Motors, was so poor that he has to use the hayloft of a barn as a B

C

B

D

36. Mined over 2,000 years ago, copper is one of the earliest know metals.

D

A

laboratory.

B

C

D

37. Many of the early work of T.S. Eliot expresses the anguish and barrenness of

22. Despite the metric system is used throughout the world, it is still not A

B

A

B D

D

38.

A sore throat interferes with daily life by making swallow difficult.

Some gorillas beat their chests as an express of high spirits. A

B

C

A

D

A

human beings no longer fear the dreaded disease of yellow fever.

D B

C

D

D

40. During wedding ceremonies in the United States guests are usually silence.

25. Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one's reason skills. B

C

moves heavy loads.

B C

B

39. A farmer's tractor is like a powerful horse, as it plows field, pulls trailers, and

Because Walter Reed's efforts and those of the people who worked with him, A

C

modern life and the isolation of the individual.

C

commonly used in the United States.

A

C

few buttons.

A

24.

B

owned companies to about half.

C

than today.

23.

C

measure.

C

D

21.

Helen Keller lost both her sight and hearing after a severe illness __________. (A) of her age in 19 months (B) she was 19 months old (C) when she was 19 months old (D) when 19 months old she was

Industrial lasers are most often used for cutting, welding, drilling, and

unsuccessful assassin of Louis XV of France.

19.

15.

A

16. One of history's most spectacular executions were that of Damiens, the A

14. Alice Freeman, __________ to head Wellesley College at age 27, is one of the youngest college presidents in history. (A) who was appointed (B) has been appointed (C) that is appointed (D) is appointed

C

A

B

C

D

D

26. The continental shelves is the shallow area of the ocean floor that is closest to A

B

C

D

the continents. 27.

The average adult get two to five colds each year. A

B

C

D

28. Fishing have been found to contain a particular type of fat that may help A

B

C

lower blood cholesterol levels. D

29.

Benjamin Franklin's ability to learn from observation and experience A

contributed greatly to him success in public life. B

C

D


1.

Birds all over the world

__ in

6.

Despite claims that filters and low-tar tobacco 11.

_ of commodities by air began in the


1.

Birds all over the world _____________ in distances up to thousands of m iles. (A) migrating (B) migrated (C) migrate (D) are migrated

2.

Cellulose, which _____________ for making paper, can be foundin all plants. (A) is used (B) uses (C) are used (D) is using

3.

4.

5.

16.

6.

Despite claims that filters and low-tar tobacco 11. make smoking somewhat safer, in fact they only marginally reduce, _____________ eliminate, the hazards. (A) none (B) no (C) not 12. (D) nor

7.

_____________ , human beings have relatively constant body temperature. (A) Alike all mammal (B) Alike all mammals (C) Like all mammals (D) Like all mammal

_____________ many of the designs for the new capital were considered lost forever, Benjamin Banneker helped reproduce the original plans. (A) When (B) During (C) If as (D) How

8.

So far there is no vaccine _____________ in sight for the common cold. (A) or curing (B) has cured (C) or cure (D) having cured

9.

B

B

C

A

D

B

A

32.

B

A galaxy, where may include billions of stars, is held together by

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

C

D

34.

B

D

B

B

too much cholesterol can cause heart problems.

C

C

D

35. Luther Burbank was a pioneer in the process of graft immature plants onto

A

A

Alexander Graham Bell was once a teacher who run a school for the deaf A

B

B

fully mature plants.

C

C

in Massachusetts.

D

36. With its compound eyes, dragonflies can see moving insects approximately

D

A

Some fish use their sense of smell as a guide when return to a spawning A

C

Cholesterol help the body by making hormones and building cell walls, but A

Rocks can be broken apart by water that seeps into the cracks and freeze in low temperatures.

B

C

B

C

18 feet away.

D

D

site.

37. An X-ray microscope enables a person to see on solid materials such as A

In Quebec, Canada, the flowing of the maple sap is one of the first sign A

B

C

B

C

metal and bone.

D

D

of spring. Antique auctions are getting more and more popular in the United States A

38. The United States has a younger population as most other major industrial A

B

C A

39. Before the invention of the printing press, books have been all printed by A

B D

40.

B

C

C

D

As the Asian economic miracle spreads throughout the Pacific, wage A

Diamond itself is the only material hard enough to cut and polishes A

B

hand.

Coast of the United States 13 centuries before. C

C

D

D

Archaeological evidence reveals that Native Americans lived on the East

B

countries.

because increasing public awareness of the value of investing in antiques.

B

increases everywhere is affecting millions of consumers.

D

C

diamonds. 28.

D

research.

gravitational attraction. A

D

33. The famous aviator Charles Lindbergh was a early supporter of rocket

D

B

C

The Earth depends the sun for its heating. A

20.

27.

C

31. The best way to eliminate a pest is to controlling the food accessible to it.

C

An uncultivated tea plant might grow about 30 feet height.

26.

B D

Many people say that California is a state of geographic remarkable

19.

25.

D

wiring in their house is checked.

D

24.

C

30. Residents in some cities can call an electrical inspector to have the

Even on the most careful prepared trip , problems will sometimes

A

23.

B

courage.

diversity.

22.

In the United States _____________ is the most concentrated is New Orleans. (A) French influence the city (B) the city where French influence (C) where the city influences French (D) where the French influence the city

A

develop.

21.

Jellyfish are probably _____________ on Earth. (A) most numerous predators (B) the most numerous predators (C) most numerous of predators (D) the most predators

29. As Ingrid Bergman lived a life of courage, she also approached die with C

D

18.

It can sometimes _____________ a home. (A) to take months to sell (B) take several months to sell (C) selling takes several months (D) to sell taking several months

_____________ business, a merger is a combination of two or more corporations under one management. (A) The (B) At (C) On (D) In

In 1931 Jane Addams was a Nobel Peace Prize recipient for she

A

13.

Generally speaking, every person_____________ the potential to be a teacher, to some extent. 15. (A) has (B) to have (C) having (D) have

humanitarian achievements. 17.

Jan Malzeliger's invention, the "shoe-lasting" machine, _____________ production but it also cut the cost of shoe production by half. (A) not only increased (B) not increased only (C) increased only (D) only have increased

A few natural elements exist in _____________ that they are rarely seen in their natural environments. (A) such small quantities 14. (B) so small quantities (C) very small quantities (D) small quantity

The Louisiana Territory, an area _____________ the size of France, was bought by the United States from France for $15,000,000 in 1803. (A) than more four times (B) more than four times 10. (C) four times than more (D) is four times more than

A

_____________ of commodities by air began in the 1920s at the same time as airmail service. (A) The shipping (B) A ship (C) The shipped (D) To ship

D

The change from day to night results the rotation of the Earth. A

B

C

D


1.

A log grabber has a long arm __________, which 6. stretches out to pick up logs.

Sometimes __________ wears people out and is 11. worse than the lack of sleep itself.

__________ is often used in soups and sauces. (A) Parsley, an inexpensive herb,


1.

A log grabber has a long arm __________, which 6. stretches out to pick up logs. (A) calls a jib (B) calling a jib (C) a jib called (D) called a jib

2.

A home computer __________ an opportunity for 7. convenient and efficient work at home. (A) provides (B) to be providing (C) which provides (D) providing it

3.

Eli Whitney's milling machine remained unchanged for a century and a half because 8. __________ was so efficient. (A) it (B) he (C) of (D) its

4.

Some of the rainwater from clouds evaporates before __________. 9. (A) reaching the ground (B) to reach the ground (C) reach the ground (D) the ground reaches

5.

16.

B

C

C

B

A

33. Among the world's 44 richest countries, there has been not war since 1945. A

D

C

34.

35.

B

D

22.

The scientific method consists of forming hypotheses, collect data, and

B

C

A

D

B

37.

D

B

C

D

B

C

D

Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are one of America's national A

B

C

treasures.

C

D

D

38. In his early days as a direct, Charlie Chaplin produced 62 short, silent A

All data in computer are changed into electronic pulses by an input unit. A

B

C

The basic law of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are taught A

B

C

D

39. Some studies show that young babies prefer the smell of milk to those of A

A largely percentage of Canadian export business is with the United States. B

C

D

The famous Jim Thorpe won both the pentathlon or decathlon in the 1912 A

C

B

C

other liquids.

D A

B

comedy films in four years.

D

to all elementary school students.

B

C

D

D

40. Plants absorb water and nutrients and anchoring themselves in the soil with A

B

C

their roots. D

Olympic Games. 27.

C

One and more sentences related to the same topic form a paragraph.

A

testing results.

26.

B

36. Mirrors done of shiny metal were used by the Egyptians in ancient times.

No longer is scientific discovery a matter of one person alone working.

25.

D

Caricature, a type of comic exaggeration, is common used in political

A

21.

24.

C

cartoons.

An ardent feminist, Margaret Fuller, through her literature, asked that A

B

A

D

women be given a fairly chance.

23.

C

D

Whereas Earth has one moon, the planet call Mars has two small ones.

A

B

more serious concerts.

C

C

Studies indicate __________ collecting art today than ever before. (A) there are that more people (B) more people that are (C) that there are more people (D) people there are more

32. George Gershwin not only composed popular songs for musicals, also wrote

D

B

(B) dropping (C) have dropped (D) drops

D

A million of tourists from all over the world visit New York every year.

A

20.

B

Cosmic distance is measured on light-years.

A

19.

__________ there is a close correlation between stress and illness. (A) Some psychologists believe (B) Believed some psychologists (C) Some psychologists to believe (D) Some psychologists believing

The surface of the tongue covered with tiny taste buds.

A

18.

__________ children master the basics, advanced development becomes easier. (A) The (B) Once 15. (C) That (D) Even

Once an offending allergen has been identified __________ tests, it is possible for the doctor to 10. give specific desensitizing injections. (A) means of (B) by means of (C) of the means by (D) by means

A

17.

Sometimes __________ wears people out and is 11. __________ is often used in soups and sauces. worse than the lack of sleep itself. (A) Parsley, an inexpensive herb, (A) to sleep the desire (B) Parsley is an inexpensive herb (B) the desire to sleep (C) Inexpensive parsley, herb (C) to desire sleep is (D) An herb is inexpensive parsley, (D) the desire to sleep who 12. Perspiration increases __________ vigorous Although dissimilar in almost every other respect, exercise or hot weather. birds and insects have both evolved efficient (A) during __________ capabilities. (B) when (A) fly (C) at the time (B) flying (D) for (C) to fly 13. Goddard developed the first rocket to fly faster (D) is flying __________. The wheel, __________ has remained important (A) than sound is for 4,000 years, is one of mankind's first (B) does sound inventions. (C) sound (A) how (D) than sound (B) when 14. Even if the unemployment rate __________ (C) which sharply, the drop may still be temporary. (D) about (A) to drop

Acute pharyngitis pain is most often caused by a viral infection, for who A

B

C

antibiotics are ineffective. D

28.

Knowledges about cultures provides insights into the learned behaviors of A

B

C

D

groups. 29.

A fiber-optic cable across the Pacific went into service in April 1989, link A

B

C

D

the United States and Japan. 30.

Dislike the gorilla, the male adult chimpanzee weighs under 200 pounds. A

31.

B

C

D

Before lumberjacks had mechanical equipments, they used horses and ropes A

B

C

to drag logs. D

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(D) He thinks that the equipment for tree climbing is less expensive and more comfortable.

Practice Test I (Heinemann 1997) Listening Comprehension Section I PART A

1. (A) She'll stay for a little while. (B) She'll talk to him about his raise. (C) She prefers to continue working. (D) She'd like a short vacation. 2.

(A) The food doesn't have enough seasonings in it. (B) The man isn't very funny. (C) She agrees with the man. (D) She isn't sure about the rice.

3. (A) He's feeling better. (B) The film wasn't very good. (C) He didn't enjoy the talk very much. (D) He will see the woman later. 4.

(A) It cost more than he thought it would. (B) He would like to sell it. (C) It isn't a very good one. (D) He got it for a good price.

5. (A) She felt different last week. (B) Someone cut her hair for her. (C) She hasn't been the same all week. (D) She cut her own hair. 6. (A) He'll bring the food quickly. (B) He needs to write down the woman's order. (C) He'll send a waiter to the woman's table. (D) He'll take the food away now. 7.

(A) She'll work part-time at the banquet. (B) She'll try to find a blanket for her guest. (C) She is still looking for a guest speaker. (D) She lives too far away to come to the dinner.

8. (A) Who is waiting to see her. (B) How many people can hear her. (C) When she can see someone. (D) What the man said. 9.

(A) Give the woman instructions about the phone. (B) Read the instructions next to the phone. (C) Pay for his telephone. (D) Call the woman on the phone.

10. (A) The scholar will arrive shortly. (B) They didn't get as much money as they needed. (C) They collected two hundred dollars. (D) He doesn't know how to do the calculation. 11. (A) He doesn't like to walk late at night. (B) He has two jobs. (C) He can't go to the game. (D) He'll come to the game late. 12. (A) Tony put it together. (B) He is going to pick it up now. (C) He will bring it to the picnic. (D) Tony got it for them. 13. (A) He doesn't know when he'll take a vacation. (B) He doesn't want to move right away. (C) He's waiting for the woman to move out of the dorm. (D) He needs to move before summer vacation. 14. (A) It isn't ready to use yet. (B) It can't be fixed. (C) It needs new legs. (D) He'll put it in the stable to dry. 15. (A) Work on the assignment a little bit at a time. (B) Finish the assignment on time. (C) Take the assignment to someone else this time. (D) Stop working on the assignment. 16. (A) Continue on in spite of the wind. (B) Stay home and get some rest. (C) Wait for a few seconds before deciding. (D) Go out with the man tonight. 17. (A) Read the directions. (B) Take back the coffee machine. (C) Copy the instructions. (D) Write her a check for the coffee. 18. (A) Report her problem to the police. (B) Express her opinion to the athletic department. (C) Go with him to complain about the high fee. (D) Prepare a speech for students using the gym. 19. (A) His drapes are not attractive, but they keep out the heat. (B) It wouldn't be practical for him to buy new drapes. (C) His new drapes help keep his house warm. (D) He did not pay a lot of money for the drapes.

20. (A) John will get a good price for Ms bike when he sells it. (B) The man who sold John his bike was easy to deal with. (C) John paid a good price for his bicycle. (D) John is always happy when he's riding his bike. 21. (A) He'll get a sandwich with them. (B) He'll join them after he finishes. (C) He wants something different this time. (D) He isn't hungry right now. 22. (A) One faculty member has published far more than the rest. (B) Several English faculty have published their writing. (C) The number of faculty in the English department is far from ideal. (D) One English faculty member has done a lot for the department. 23. (A) They don't have enough storage space. (B) They can't afford to buy a ny bookcases. (C) This store does not sell books. (D) All of their books are in storage. 24. (A) Ask someone to take George to the airport. (B) Take two people to the airport. (C) Take George to the airport early. (D) Take someone else to the airport instead. 25. (A) He isn't really serious about taking it. (B) He is going to have to pay for it himself. (C) He hasn't mentioned it yet to his roommate. (D) Someone else is paying for his room and board. 26. (A) She's worried about the rain. (B) The picnic wasn't a good idea anyway. (C) Rain won't be a problem. (D) Since it has started to rain, they should move indoors. 27. (A) He can't help the woman revise her research paper. (B) His research paper i s due tomorrow. (C) The woman probably won't be able to finish her paper on time. (D) He doesn't know what to do with the woman's paper. 28. (A) He already belongs to the student association. (B) He had heard about the nomination earlier. (C) He is not going to vote for the woman. (D) He doesn't want to be the class president. 29. (A) She wonders whether Paul has completed his work. (B) She promised to help Paul finish his report. (C) She'll show Paul how to get his work done on time. (D) She knows that Paul will do what he promised. 30. (A) He can't wait for Jane any longer. (B) He'll try to catch them at the gate. (C) He doesn't want to go to the theater. (D) He will join them as soon as he can. PART B

31. (A) A student. (B) A psychology professor. (C) Professor Densmore. (D) A geologist. 32. (A) He overslept. (B) His alarm clock didn't work. (C) He needed to stay at home and finish his paper. (D) He had some ala rming news. 33. (A) Sleeping. (B) Studying computer science. (C) Finishing a lab. (D) Writing a paper. 34. (A) He studies too much. (B) He is to be admired. (C) He doesn't budget his time well. (D) He writes very well. 35. (A) The life of a tree surgeon. (B) A new sport. (C) Using a throwball. (D) Trees and their uses.

(D) He thinks that the equipment for tree climbing is less expensive and more comfortable. 37. (A) Because Sam was heading toward the mountains. (B) Because Sam was carrying equipment often used by mountain climbers. (C) Because Sam was well-known as a mountain climber. (D) Because they both were interested in mountain climbing. 38. (A) That he climbed a redwood that was leaning. (B) That he went all the way to California to climb the tree. (C) That he spent the night sleeping in the tree top. (D) That he climbed in the rain. PART C

39. (A) She had never taught Social Studies 101 before. (B) She was used to hearing about expectations in her senior seminar. (C) She wanted to wait and go over the syllabus at a later time. (D) She didn't think the students would like the new requirement. 40. (A) She preferred teaching twentieth century history. (B) She had been teaching at Johnsville so shewanted to return there. (C) She hadn't yet fini shed her advanced degrees. (D) She decided that she preferred teaching. 41. (A) Teaching at the Social Science Research Center. (B) Studying at Burke College. (C) Teaching the seminar that Professor Barrett normally teaches. (D) Teaching Social Studies 102. 42. .42. (A) A community service requirement. (B) A senior seminar. (C) A two-year course on civilization. (D) A second course covering modem American history. 43. .43. (A) Its own eggs. (B) Grass from neighborhood lawns. (C) Worms and insects. (D) Mud and sticks. 44. .44. (A) To locate better nesting sites. (B) To gather materials for nest-building. (C) To incubate their eggs. (D) To find warmer temperatures. 45. (A) To look for food. (B) To find a place to build a nest. (C) To spend twelve to fifteen days incubating eggs. (D) To acquire a mate. 46. (A) So she can lay a second set of eggs. (B) So she can collect grass and sticks to build a nest. (C) So she can find something to eat. (D) So she can begin her migration south. 47. (A) A clerk in the college book store. (B) A professor from the Business and Administration Department. (C) Mrs. Stake's assistant. (D) Mrs. Stake's friend. 48. (A) To talk about the Business and Administration Department. (B) To introduce herself and to help orientate the new students. (C) To familiarize the students with their teachers. (D) To introduce the students to Mrs. Stoke. 49. (A) Memorize the names of the teachers and always do the homework. (B) Call Mrs. Stoke at home for emergencies and always leave a message. (C) Know the hours for the bookstore and always be on time for classes. (D) Call home monthly and write letters often. 50. (A) Suzanne will go to class. (B) Mrs. Stoke will speak to the students. (C) The students will go to their classes. (D) Suzanne will show the students around the college.

36. (A) He lost his job as a tree surgeon. (B) He thinks trees are very easy to climb. (C) He believes climbing trees is less dangerous and more accessible than mountain climbing.


Practice test II. (Heinemann 1997) Listening comprehension. Section 1. PART A

1.

(A) They are enjoying a visit after a long separation. (B) They don't see each other unless they have to. (C) They will not see each other again for a long time. (D) They aren't speaking to each other.

2. (A) Let's go to a movie. (B) Let's stay home. (C) Why should we go to a movie? (D) Why don't we go home? 3.

(A) She could not afford to fly to Chicago. (B) She has taken the bus to Chicago only twice. (C) Taking a plane costs more but saves time. (D) It is better to go to Chicago on the bus.

4. (A) At an art exhibit. (B) In a supermarket. (C) In a shoe store. (D) In a clothing store. 5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

(A) Ted didn't observe the speed limit. (B) Ted should go to the hospital. (C) More time is needed to evaluate Ted's condition. (D) Ted will soon end his emergency training. (A) She doesn't want to practice any more. (B) They've been dancing since si x o'clock. (C) The dance routine needs more right turns. (D) She will be ready to practice at six o'clock. (A) It doesn't serve very good fish. (B) It is an excellent restaurant. (C) It has slow service. (D) He'd like to see it again. (A) He ate too much and needs to go to sleep. (B) He can't wait to see his friends tomorrow. (C) The woman should wait until tomorrow to have her party. (D) He doesn't want to go to the party because it starts late. (A) She didn't need a ride from the airport. (B) She might have missed her flight from Boston. (C) She was taking a trip to Boston. (D) She had decided not to make the trip.

10. (A) She knew the doctor was fifty years old. (B) She is not surprised by the man's statement. (C) The man should wait to see a doctor. (D) She is shocked by the man's statement. 11. (A) Be understanding toward the woman. (B) Lower the woman's final grade. (C) Work hard to get an extension. (D) Expect the woman to finish her paper first. 12. (A) It hasn't rained much lately. (B) The woman doesn't like Ray. (C) Ray is behaving differently than usual. (D) The class started late because of the rain.

19. (A) Someone else prepared it for her. (B) She had to deliver it. (C) She had a great time preparing it. (D) Someone will help her prepare it.

37. (A) Eat iron-rich foods. (B) Buy a new alarm clock. (C) Stop eating cereal. (D) Call Professor Smith.

20. (A) He will help Jane with her work. (B) He will work things out with Jane. (C) He wishes Jane success in her new job. (D) He wants to apologize to Jane.

38. (A) Her pills. (B) The assignment. (C) Professor Smith's handouts. (D) The notes for Professor Smith's lecture.

21. (A) Joe paid too much for his new car. (B) Joe is always in a good mood. (C) Joe is happy with the price he paid. (D) Joe is going to get a bargain on his purchase. 22. (A) He can't fix the television today. (B) He hasn't had time to look at the televisi on. (C) He will refund the woman's money. (D) He is willing to check the television again. 23. (A) Lend her his notes. (B) Take her to class. (C) Give her lecture for her. (D) Tape record the whole lecture. 24. (A) He has been helping Linda prepare for her class. (B) He thinks Linda is feeling better every day. (C) He likes having Linda as a tutor. (D) Linda would do better if she got a tutor. 25. (A) He has eaten too much. (B) He disagrees with the woman. (C) He feels cold. (D) He would like to shut the door. 26. ) He doesn't really want to move. (B) He hasn't found an apartment he can afford. (C) He will be moving very soon. (D) He hasn't looked for an apartment yet. 27. (A) No one seems to have the book she needs. (B) She wasn't able to геsеrve her ticket. (C) She closed the travel agency early. (D) She has two books to return tomorrow. 28. (A) They should order two more pizzas. (B) The pizza isn't large enough. (C) He won't eat any more pizza. (D) There is enough pizza for everyone. 29. (A) The woman has enough tapes of jazz music already. (B) The woman isn't really going to buy any more music. (C) He hasn't heard any good jazz lately. (D) He doesn't like jazz as well as other types of music. 30. (A) Elizabeth didn't go out of town after all. (B) Elizabeth changed her schedule. (C) The man was mistaken about Elizabeth's plans. (D) Elizabeth will be out of town this week. PART B

13. (A) The woman doesn't need to type her English paper. (B) He doesn't want to type any papers. (C) Both of the woman's papers should be typed. (D) There are two papers this term. 14. (A) John's mother can't hear him very well right now. (B) John's mother isn't here right now. (C) The telephone belongs to John's mother. (D) The telephone is not available right now.

31. (A) How to raise butterflies and moths. (B) How to photograph insects in the wilderness. (C) Butterflies and their physical development. (D) The characteristics of black flies. 32. (A) Butterflies are bigger and more colorful than moths are. (B) The antennae of butterflies and moths are different. (C) Butterflies are faster flyers than moths are. (D) Moths have bigger wings than butterflies do.

15. (A) She lives too far away to go to Jane's presentation. (B) Jane didn't appear nervous at all during her presentation. 33. (A) They tickle and cause a rash. (C) Jane needs to take lessons in public speaking. (B) They swarm and bite. (D) She didn't understand Jane's presentation. (C) They are too small to see. (D) They are difficult to catch. 16. (A) Biology 101 won't be offered next semester. (B) Biology 101 is not popular with students. 34. (A) They develop inside of cocoons. (C) She has already taken Biology 101. (B) They find mates and reproduce. (D) She hasn't heard anything about Biology 101. (C) They learn how to spin silk. (D) They travel from plant to plant in search of food. 17. (A) Open the door to the cafeteria. (B) Look at the lunch schedule. 35. 5(A) She slept through her alarm. (C) Get a schedule from someone else. (B) She had to see a doctor. (D) Wait in the cafeteria for lunch to be served. (C) She was writing a paper for Professor Smith. (D) She was too ill to leave her room. 18. (A) She might not graduate. (B) She doesn't like to receive presents. 36. (A) She needs a blood transfusion every eight weeks. (C) She might prefer a different gift. (B) She can't finish her work on time for the next (D) She doesn't wear gold. class. (C) She becomes ill when she eats cereal. (D) She has an illness that many other women have.

PART C

39. (A) Someone who is trying to find a home for a cat. (B) Someone who has lost a cat. (C) Someone who might be interested in buying a cat. (D) Someone who wants to work in a pet store. 40. (A) A common cat (B) A hungry cat. (C) A pure-bred cat. (D) An expensive cat. 41. (A) Loss of blood. (B) Ancestry. (C) Training. (D) Reproducing. 42. (A) They are both very expensive. (B) They both make good pets. (C) The history of both can be traced. (D) They both often go homeless. 43. (A) Life in Norway during Viking times. (B) Different ocean routes taken by the Vikings. (C) Methods used in Viking navigation. (D) The importance of migrating geese in Viking navigation. 44. (A) The construction of Viking ships. (B) Viking use of the stars in navigation. (C) Ingenuity and technology in 900 A.D. (D) Landmarks. 45. (A) They followed the route of migrating birds instead. (B) They wanted to avoid pack-ice. (C) Along the longer route, they could stop at islands. (D) They followed the path of the stars instead. 46. (A) Their feeding ground could be used by the Vikings as a landmark. (B) They were a good source of food for the Vikings. (C) The Vikings could follow their migratory route to find land. (D) They helped the Vikings find routes through the ice. 47. (A) They weren't able to travel very far from their homeland. (B) They migrated south. (C) They developed an advanced technology. (D) They were expert sailors. 48. (A) Harvesting vegetables. (B) Designing a garden. (C) Choosing nutritious vegetables to plant in a garden. (D) Soybeans. 49. (A) They contain Vitamin B. (B) They are more nutritious than other bean varieties. (C) They are better tasting than green and yellow beans. (D) They are easy to plant and care for. 50. (A) It will be on the final exam. (B) It is more important than the other vitamins. (C) It could help decrease stress and fatigue during exams. (D) It is found exclusively in soybeans.


Practice test III. (Heinemann 1997) Listening comprehension. Section 1. 20. (A) Rewrite his notes. (B) Ask the woman to look at his notes for him. (C) Read the woman's notes. (D) Study some more before the test.

37. (A) He is looking at the wrong catalog. (B) His advisor has made a mistake. (C) The registrar will change his grade for him. (D) He has time to take another class before graduation.

21. (A) Rain might spoil the class picnic. (B) She's not certain she will go to the picnic. (C) She wonders what the weather forecast will be. (D) She's sure it won't stop raining in time for the picnic.

38. (A) Go sign up for a summer course. (B) Explain his problem to his advisor. (C) Write a letter to the registrar. (D) Get ready for the graduation party.

PART A

1. (A) Happy. (B) Frustrated. (C) Sleepy. (D) Full. 2. (A) In a dentist's office. (B) At the employment office. (C) In a pharmacy. (D) In a coffee shop. 3.

(A) John likes old movies more than Bill does. (B) John likes old movies, but Bill doesn't. (C) Both John and Bill like old movies. (D) Old movies are really enjoyable.

22. (A) He lost something that belongs to the woman. (B) He doesn't know how to play t he tape recorder. (C) He broke the woman's tape player. (D) He doesn't want to listen to the new cassette.

4. (A) He wants to talk about the project. (B) He thinks the project is fine. (C) He agrees with the woman. (D) The woman shouldn't be worried.

23. (A) A difficult boss. (B) A joke. (C) A scheduling problem. (D) A note from a friend.

5. (A) Continue with work. (B) Hold his breath. (C) Breathe deeply (D) Rest for a short time.

24. (A) She won't be able to graduate on Friday. (B) She doesn't really have to go to Ted's graduation. (C) She has a job interview with Ted on Friday. (D) She might not be able to go to the ceremony.

6. (A) He didn't get the grant he wanted. (B) He's going to choose another university. (C) He wants the woman to help him. (D) He isn't pleased with the university he has chosen.

25. (A) Eating the woman's food. (B) Moving into a dormitory. (C) Finding the woman an apartment. (D) Fixing the woman's refrigerator.

7. (A) She has to look for the library. (B) The library is only a little farther. (C) The man has found the library. (D) She doesn't know where the library is.

26. (A) She should hang up her coat. (B) She is probably close by. (C) She might not be coming. (D) She was just about to leave.

8. (A) Ask the man to fix the lawn mower. (B) Fix the lawn mower herself. (C) Take the lawn mower out of the garage. (D) Stop working in the garage right now.

27. (A) He doesn't know what time the group will finish. (B) The group didn't seem t o enjoy talking about linguistics. (C) The discussion lasted longer than he thought it would. (D) People were bored because the discussion lasted too long.

9. (A) To a beauty salon. (B) To a furniture store. (C) To a library (D) To a clothing store. 10. (A) It only has two chapters. (B) The last part won't contain any new material. (C) He doesn't think Charles will ever finish it. (D) He might be able to help Charles write a summary of it. 11. (A) Take his typewriter to the library. (B) Buy a typewriter. (C) Borrow a typewriter from the woman. (D) Go to the library to use a typewriter. 12. (A) Find a friend to take her to the party. (B) Wait until she's feeling better to go to the party. (C) Go to the party for a short time. (D) Find the papers for the man to sign. 13. (A) His car lost the race. (B) He wasn't able to buy the car. (C) He can't help the woman choose a car. (D) Someone hit his car from behind. 14. (A) He isn't very interested in the concert. (B) The concert is too much for him to do. (C) He is quite interested in the tickets. (D) He couldn't see much of the concert. 15. (A) Annoyed. (B) Hungry. (C) Tired. (D) Happy. 16. (A) Find another place to sit. (B) Offer her seat to the man. (C) Find out who has taken her seat. (D) Ask the man if she can sit next to him. 17. (A) He has more money than he said he did. (B) He should hurry up and buy the stereo before he runs out of cash. (C) He'll need to run to the bank before he goes shopping. (D) He doesn't need to buy anything else right now. 18. (A) The woman should stop staring at him. (B) He didn't let Susan know about the meeting. (C) He can't come to a meeting on such short notice. (D) He left the meeting without the woman noticing. 19. (A) He is still waiting to hear about the position. (B) Someone else got the job he applied for. (C) The woman is mistaken. (D) The woman should accept his position.

28. (A) They need to begin their work by the fifteenth. (B) They should take their lab reports off of the desk. (C) They have fifteen minutes to finish their work. (D) They should get to work on their report soon. 29. (A) She didn't understand what Gary was talking about. (B) She didn't get to see Gary after his presentation. (C) She didn't like the topic of Gary's talk. (D) She got tired of thinking about the figures Gary was discussing. 30. (A) He would love to take the woman to the opera. (B) He hopes the woman likes opera. (C) People who like opera will probably like the new theater. (D) He is especially grateful for the downtown theater. PART B

31. (A) Pigments used in paint production. (B) Steps in chlorophyll production. (C) The loss of trees due to disease. (D) Reasons for autumn leaf c olor. 32. (A) A change in the weather. (B) A radio program. (C) A botany lecture. (D) The woman's hopes to save a dying tree.

PART C

39. (A) Distribution of goods and services. (B) Factories. (C) Today's homework. (D) Advertising. 40. (A) The movement of goods from their sources to their destinations. (B) The arrangement of products on the shelves. (C) The circulation of advertisements. (D) The manufacturing of goods. 41. (A) A guest speaker might arrive. (B) Class might be canceled. (C) There might be a short quiz. (D) Homework might be collected. 42. (A) Advertising as an important aspect of marketing. (B) A comparison between wholesalers and retailers. (C) The manufacture of goods. (D) The roles of consumers. 43. (A) Changing exhibits. (B) Permanent displays. (C) The tipi village. (D) The library service. 44. (A) It is too busy today. (B) It is too far away. (C) It is too dangerous. (D) It is still being built. 45. (A) The portrait gallery. (B) The research library. (C) The sculpture gardens. (D) The Indian museum. 46. (A) Because of the large number of visitors. (B) Because of construction in part of the museum. (C) So that visitors could shop for gifts. (D) To give everyone a needed rest. 47. (A) To inform people about how to avoid being struck by lightning. (B) To explain why lightning often strikes tall trees. (C) To point out that lightning often appears in round flashes a round boats, airplanes, and steeple clocks. (D) To encourage people to give up outdoor sports during thunder storm season. 48. (A) Trees provide a good path to the ground for electricity. (B) The wood's resistance can cause the electricity to flash out at people nearby. (C) Round flashes of lightning that look like fire often strike tall trees. (D) Tree limbs can be hit by lightning and fall on people.

49. (A) They are big so they offer lots of protection. (B) They move around so it is hard for lightning to hit them. (C) They conduct electricity into the ground and are 33. (A) Bright autumn leaf color is due to frost and cold. well-insulated. (B) Pigments from leaves are used in the production of (D) They are waterproof and reflect lightning away paint. from themselves. (C) Sunlight is necessary in the production of bright leaf color. 50. (A) Get on a bicycle or a horse. (D) The true color of leaves is brown. (B) Find a place to swim so you can get your feet off 34. (A) Chlorophyll. (B) Bright sunlight. (C) Different chemical pigments. (D) Nutrient production.

the ground. (C) Continue what you are doing as long as you are not holding a metal fishing rod, shovel, or golf club. (D) Stay as low as possible, even getting into a ditch if you can.

35. (A) Graduation requirements. (B) Graduating with honors. (C) Planning a graduation party. (D) Talking to the registrar. 36. (A) He did not get good grades this semester. (B) He doesn't think he can graduate this spring. (C) He can't find his advisor. (D) His grades are not as good as Suzanne's.


Practice test IV. (Heinemann 1997) Listening comprehension. Section 1. PART A

1.

(A) Someone is already using his vacuum. (B) He's having trouble with hi s vacuum. (C) He will need the vacuum to clean out his car. (D) He is willing to lend the woman his vacuum.

2. (A) In a hotel. (B) In a furniture store. (C) In a campground. (D) In a private home. 3.

(A) There is one apartment that is worse than this one. (B) She doesn't like the size of this apartment at all. (C) She would like to see the next apartment. (D) She has never seen a worse apartment.

4.

(A) She can't understand why the man is thirsty. (B) The man ought to go to the laundromat. (C) The laundromat is too far away. (D) She will not wash the man's clothes for him.

5.

(A) He'll take no more than six courses. (B) He's not interested in hearing about the woman's life. (C) He will not enroll in so many classes. (D) He'll get his new glasses before fall.

6. (A) Get a better doctor. (B) Go see a doctor. (C) Try not to hurt her shoulder. (D) Look carefully at her shoulder. 7.

(A) She can't figure out what is wrong with the car. (B) She is shocked by what the man has said. (C) She disagrees with what the man said. (D) She can't see what is behind the car.

8. (A) It's Carol's turn to bake one. (B) He doesn't know when Carol baked it. (C) He would like to taste it. (D) He will take it to Carol. 9. (A) He has to be home by eight. (B) He doesn't have time to eat right now. (C) He's going to see the woman later. (D) He doesn't want to gain any weight. 10. (A) She doesn't understand the man's question. (B) She'll have the test ready in a few days. (C) She has a few questions about the man's schedule. (D) The man may not take the test early. 11. (A) She was tired of the professor's joke. (B) She paid a hundred dollars for her new glasses. (C) She couldn't hear what was being said in class very well. (D) She had heard the professor speak many t imes. 12. (A) It will carry him far. (B) It is certain to improve with time. (C) It is somewhat limited. (D) It has developed since he began singing opera.

37. 19. (A) She had to type her report fast. (B) Someone else typed her report for her. (C) She will ask her secretary to help her type her report. (D) She needs to find a secretary to finish her report. 38.

PART C

21. (A) He has a lot of free time. (B) He prefers swimming to anything else. (C) He went swimming yesterday. (D) He doesn't like to swim.

39. (A) In the library. (B) In an auditorium. (C) Outside on the campus grounds. (D) In the greenhouse of the bi ology building.

22. (A) Drive her to the airport. (B) Help her with her luggage. (C) Help her plan her afternoon. (D) Find her a ride to the airport.

40. (A) Library science students. (B) Students interested in attending this college. (C) Librarians who want to know about the library collection. (D) Students who will be graduating from the college soon.

23. (A) Scored exams. (B) Prepared to take a test. (C) Worked on a paper. (D) Wrote the calculus test for his students. 24. (A) He is depending on the woman. (B) He might be able to help the woman. (C) He will do anything the woman asks. (D) He couldn't hear what t he, woman was saying. 25. (A) She needed to read the book before returning it. (B) She hadn't received the book yet. (C) The clerk forgot to give her a receipt. (D) She couldn't get her money back.

17. (A) Look at his map. (B) Ask someone else for directions. (C) Mark the map in the back of his catalog. (D) Tell her where the school catalog is. 18. (A) Greg might not want a sports coat. (B) The woman should buy me sports c oat. (C) Greg really has enough sports c oats. (D) Greg might prefer a different c olor.

41. (A) The person who designed the library building. (B) The author of several books in the library. (C) The first director of the library. (D) The biology professor after whom the library is named. 42. (A) To the biology building. (B) To the reference section of the library. (C) To the cafeteria. (D) To the admissions office.

43. (A) To get hotel management students to be more diligent about catching thieves. 26. (A) He needs to return the videos he rented. (B) To educate hotel management students about the (B) He won't rent any more videos this weekend. facts of hotel thievery. (C) He wants to rent three videos for Saturday night. (C) To encourage hotel management students to bolt (D) They should watch a video together. everything down in their hotels. (D) To teach hotel management students how to 27. (A) The weather might prevent Richard from getting attracthoneymooners to their hotels. to Minneapolis on time. (B) Richard will not arrive on time in Minneapolis due to bad weather. (C) Richard will call them as soon as he knows more about the weather in Minneapolis. (D) The woman shouldn't interfere with Richard's plans to go to Minneapolis. 28. (A) He hasn't received any parking tickets. (B) The woman has gotten too many parking tickets. (C) He already knew about the parking ticket. (D) He doesn't think the woman will get a ticket. 29. (A) Sam mowed the lawn for her. (B) Someone from the landscaping service came and mowed the lawn. (C) Sam called the landscaping service for her. (D) She mowed the lawn. PART B

30. (A) He didn't know the woman was graduating. (B) He doesn't want to be the featured speaker. (C) He doesn't think the woman should give the speech. (D) He didn't know that graduation was so soon.

44. (A) Security devices would have to be installed, and people who are innocent might be falsely accused. (B) The cost of implementing security measures is too great. (C) Honeymoon couples might stop visiting hotels. (D) People who are honest throughout their lives often become thieves when they are in a hotel room. 45. (A) So that guests won't steal them. (B) It's good advertising when stolen articles end up elsewhere. (C) To make people who steal things from rooms feel guilty about it. (D) So that other hotels and motels can't use them. 46. (A) They are a big part of the summer hotel business. (B) They are often young and don't think about what they are doing. (C) They usually want something from the hotel to remind them of their stay. (D) They are the good side of the problem of hotel theft. 47. (A) Flying squirrels don't really fly; they simply glide. (B) A flap of skin serves as a sail on each side of a flying squirrel's body. (C) Special muscles control the flying squirrel's glide. (D) Flying squirrels use their tails to steer around twigs andtree trunks.

32. (A) Help the woman clean her apartment. (B) Exercise with the woman. (C) Help the woman buy a bed. (D) Explain what he meant.

48. (A) It does most of the steering. (B) It acts as a sail. (C) It controls the tension of the potegum. (D) It helps the squirrel maintain its balance.

33. (A) She is not a good housekeeper. (B) She has found a larger apartment. (C) She has a lot more cleaning to do. (D) She wants to leave a clean apartment.

49. (A) They like to land in a vertical position with their tails up. (B) They like to be able to make slight twists in the air. (C) They don't like to have to climb up the trunks to continue their journeys. (D) The trees are so close together that the squirrels don't need to glide.

15. (A)Both Professor Andrews and Professor Larson refuse late work. (B) Professor Andrews will accept late work, but Professor Larson won't. 34. (A) The man will take her. (C) Professor Larson will take everything except her (B) She'll drive her car. papers to the lake. (C) She'll take a taxi. (D) Professor Larson and Professor Andrews both live (D) She'll walk. near the lake. 16. (A) She can help the man this term. (B) She doesn't know how to help the man. (C) The man's term paper is well-organized. (D)She's never seen the man's term paper.

(A) Go for a walk with the man. (B) Start saving money. (C) Start recycling again. (D) Help the man recycle his cans and bottles.

20. (A) Today's meeting was great. (B) He doesn't mind the change in the schedule. (C) He doesn't have time to think about the meeting. (D) He'll have time to run to the next meeting.

13. (A) Can he stop and count the sandwiches? (B) Did she pay for hi s sandwiches? (C) Are his sandwiches included in the ones that were 31. (A) In a furniture store. (B) In the woman's apartment. counted? (C) In the man's car. (D) Did she put his sandwiches in the picnic basket for (D) At a party. him? 14. (A) She thinks it would be a good idea to go swimming. (B) She wants to talk to the man. (C) She'll loan the heater to the man. (D) The heat doesn't bother her that much.

(A) It is too expensive. (B) It takes too much time. (C) She doesn't have very many recyclable items. (D) She can't remember to do it.

35. (A) That the woman was going to empty her trash. (B) That the woman would save her glass containers for him. (C) That the woman would go for a bicycle ride with him. (D) That the woman was saving her used bottles and cans for recycling.

50. (A) A flying squirrel that has been stuffed for display in the museum. (B) A flying squirrel who lives at the museum and demonstrates his glide for visitors. (C) A resident naturalist who helps give tours of the museum. (D) A cooperative student who stays out back to explain how flying squirrels glide.

36. (A) Saving money. (B) Reusing materials that have already been used. (C) Taking the same bicycle route more than once. (D) Disposing of trash.


Practice test V. (Heinemann 1997) Listening comprehension. Section 1. Part A

1. (A) She isn't sure what she wants. (B) She will certainly have a party. (C) She is sure about her part for tonight. (D) She would like to go to the party. 2. (A) On a subway. (B) In an airport. (C) In an airplane. (D) In a bus station. 3. (A) Hungry. (B) Angry (C) Tired. (D) Happy 4.

(A) He doesn't know how much the dinner cost. (B) He is not worried about what the woman owns. (C) He doesn't own the diner. (D) The woman doesn't need to pay for her meal.

5. (A) She fell and hurt herself. (B) She hasn't been able to complete her work. (C) She finished her term papers on time. (D) She actually left her papers behind. 6.

(A) She never minds repeating herself. (B) She doesn't want to repeat what she said. (C) She accepts the man's apology. (D) She didn't hear the man.

7. (A) He mailed it for George. (B) He sent it to the woman. (C) He received it in the mail. (D) George mailed it. 8.

(A) She figured the problem out in her head. (B) She was ahead of the other students until today. (C) She didn't think carefully about the problem. (D) She used her calculator to do the problem.

19. (A) Borrow money from Mary to buy a car. (B) Ask Mary if he can borrow her car. (C) Try Mary's car before borrowing it. (D) Pay Mary for her car. 20. (A) The man's bike should be safe under the porch. (B) She will wait on the porch for the man to arrive. (C) The man can leave his bike on her front porch. (D) She can't see the man's bike from her house. 21. (A) She only saw part of it. (B) She couldn't wait until it was over. (C) She didn't understand it. (D) She couldn't go see it. 22. (A) He doesn't like French very well. (B) He speaks French better than the woman does. (C) He hasn't spent much time in France. (D) He doesn't speak French very well. 23. (A) He is too busy to finish everything he needs to do. (B) He is rushing around now so that he will have morefree time this evening. (C) He doesn't know what to do with all of his free time. (D) He doesn't want the woman to spend too much timerushing around. 24. (A) She had enjoyed writing her thesis. (B) She hadn't finished taking classes. (C) She didn't realize how long it would take to finish her course work. (D) She was working faster than had been expected. 25. (A) He has been working at his new job for only a short time. (B) It's time for him to apply for a new job. (C) He hasn't always worked as hard as he could. (D) It is good to know that he likes his new job so much.

9. (A) The man had finished the laundry. (B) The laundry still needed to be washed. (C) There were no dirty shirts in the laundry. (D) All the man's clothes were clean.

26. (A) Write a report about her lost purse. (B) Go tell the police what happened. (C) Go back to the department store and look for her purse. (D) Take her purse across the street to the bank.

10. (A) He will lend the woman his book. (B) He threw the book a way. (C) He doesn't like his sociology book. (D) The woman should buy her own book.

27. (A) The soup needs a lot more vegetables. (B) There is a lot of soup left. (C) Soup with vegetables in it is healthy. (D) He likes the way the soup tastes.

11. (A) He isn't sure when the school year will end. (B) He doesn't want to start writing right away. (C) He needs to read his book before the end of the year. (D) He's all booked up until the end of the year.

28. (A) Buying pictures. (B) Taking photographs. (C) Leaving as soon as possible. (D) Finding a different spot.

12. (A) He doesn't like museums. (B) He's tired of touring this museum. (C) He thinks a hundred miles is too far to go for a tour. (D) He is excited about going to the museum.

29. (A) They can't afford to buy the kind of computer they want. (B) They can't find a computer that is powerful enough. (C) The computer they have i s losing power. (D) They don't know how to choose a new computer.

13. (A) He didn't understand what she was singing about. (B) He has a few questions about her performance. (C) He isn't sure what to ask her. (D) She was definitely the best performer in the show.

30. (A) He will enjoy doing it for his landlord. (B) He will not receive any help from his landlord. (C) It will not cost much money to do it. (D) He is going to pay someone to do it for him.

14. (A) He might break the handle on his glass. (B) He has an advanced physical illness. (C) The class might be too difficult for him. (D) His hands have been bothering him. 15. (A) Her award isn't as impressive as it seems. (B) She encouraged other people from her school to apply for the scholarship. (C) Her school has won a number of scholarships. (D) She hopes to win the scholarship she applied for. 16. (A) He doesn't know where the bag is. (B) He'll take the woman to the grocery store. (C) He'll carry the groceries for the woman. (D) He doesn't really want to go inside the house. 17. (A) The man will be tired if he doesn't get some sleep. (B) She can't see because her eyes are tired. (C) She can tell the man how to get rid of the circles under his eyes. (D) The man's physical appearance indicates that he is tired. 18. (A) Sheila didn't make any apple pie for dessert. (B) He didn't have time to eat any pie. (C) There was no pie left when he went to get some. (D) Sheila was gone when dessert was served.

Part B

31. (A) Differences between anthropology and biology. (B) Biological approaches to the study of human beings. (C) Differences in two approaches to anthropological study. (D) Family structure in cultures all over the world. 32. (A) She didn't see the man there. (B)The first lecture was more difficult than she’d expected. (C) The course had a different name than she’d expected. (D) She thought she would be studying physical anthropology. 33. (A) Ancient human tools. (B) The relationship between parents and children indifferent societies. (C) Food crops in various cultures. (D) Height differences in people from different cultures. 34. (A) Because he heard it was easier. (B) Because he is interested in human cultures. (C) Because he's a biology major. (D) Because it is a required course for him.

35. (A) His grades have gone down. (B) He has to go to school this summer. (C) He doesn't like classrooms without air conditioning. (D) He doesn't have enough money. 36. (A) Take summer courses. (B) Work forty hours a week. (C) Break up with his girlfriend, (D) Fly to England. 37. (A) It would keep him too busy. (B) It would mean that he could go to England this summer. (C) It sounds quite romantic. (D) It would help him pay for is meal card. 38. (A) Look for a cheap airline ticket. (B) Call his girlfriend. (C) Sign up for summer courses. (D) Start applying for jobs. Part C

39. (A) To present information about several Hawaiian volcanoes. (B) To explain a research project about an underwater volcano. (C) To demonstrate the latest use of underwater cables. (D) To discuss a study of ocean life near underwater volcanoes. 40. (A) Geologists will bring it back. (B) It will be sent back by cable. (C) It will be sent by mail. (D) It will be sent back through seismometers. 41. (A) Because it is related to work being done in class. (B) Because she helped produce it. (C) Because she is excited about it. (D) Because it is a public television broadcast. 42. (A) The twenty types of manmade fibers. (B) Rayon. (C) How nylon is made. (D) Clothing care. 43. (A) Since 1939. (B) For a little over a century. (C) For approximately twenty years. (D) Since nylon was first invented. 44. (A) It is inexpensive to produce. (B) It is more durable than other manmade fibers. (C) It remains a very popular clothing fiber. (D) It is easy to produce in great quantities. 45. (A) It does not wash well. (B) It is manmade. (C) It loses its color in sunlight. (D) It is not very comfortable to wear. 46. (A) Talk about the production of nylon. (B) Leave the factory. (C) Take a break. (D) Go into the rayon production room. 47. (A) The use of English in shipping and aviation. (B) The early history of the English language. (C) The emergence of English as a global language. (D) The influence of the Roman Empire in Britain. 48. (A) Its publishers don't have the funds to constantly update it. (B) It is used only by speakers of English as a first language. (C) The use of English is on the decline, so it is hard to know when to catalog new words. (D) Many scientific and technical words are very new and haven't yet been included. 49. (A) No one spoke English two thousand years ago. (B) English has such a huge vocabulary it is hard to learn. (C) Only one half of the world's scientific periodicals are in English. (D) Only about 350 million people use English as a native language. 50. (A) The rise and fall of the Roman Empire. (B) Evidence that English is not very old. (C) Problems posed by using English in aviation. (D) Reasons why English is so widely used today.


Practice Test I (Heinemann 1997) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

The human brain ------- only two percent of an adult's body weight. (A) which makes up (B) it makes up (C) makes it up (D) makes up

2.

The foreign policies ------- the Hoover administration undertook in 1929 were marked by good will and peaceful purpose. (A) that (B) where (C) on which (D) of

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Malaria, which can be fatal if left untreated, is transmitted by the female, ------- by the male, mosquito. (A) not (B) however (C) despite (D) instead

11. ------- gene in the human genome were more completely understood, many human diseases could be cured or prevented. (A) Each (B) Since each (C) If each (D) Were each

7.

------- Henry David Thoreau is known for his transcendental views. (A) He was like his predecessor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, (B) His predecessor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, was like him (C) Like his predecessor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, (D) That he was like his predecessor, Ralph Waldo Emerson,

12. ------- of the United States grown during a Republican administration. (A) Rarely the federal government has (B) Rarely has the federal government (C) Has the federal government rarely (D) The federal government has rarely

Children usually turn to their parents rather than ------ for protection from threats in the environment. (A) they turn to other figures of authority (B) authority figures to other (C) to other figures of authority (D) their turning to other figures of authority

8.

------- cause extensive damage to Pacific Island nations each year. (A) Because of the high tides and winds during hurricanes (B) The high tides and winds of hurricanes (C) The high hurricane tides and winds which (D) That the high tides and winds of hurricanes

The tallest bird on the North American continent, the white whooping crane, ------- four and a half feet tall. (A) stands (B) which stands (C) it stands (D) standing

9.

For thousands of years, people have used vast amounts of wood for building and ------- their homes. (A) they heat (B) to heat (C) heating (D) heat

14.

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Past experience has shown that even well-trained ------- overwhelming success in forecasting interest rates. (A) experts do not always have (B) do not always have experts (C) there are experts who do not always have (D) always do not have experts

15. Efforts to provide equal opportunity for minorities in the United States ------- from the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (A) may be said to date (B) dating (C) may say to date (D) to date may be said

Anthropologists ------- within their environments and evaluate the adaptations they have made. (A) societies are studied (B) study societies (C) who study societies are (D) their societies are studied

16. Chicago's Sears Tower, now the taller building in the world, rises 1,522 feet A

B

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only as long as it is airborne. C

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Many environmentalists fear that the earth will run out essential natural A

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The discovered of gold in California in 1848 led to the Gold Rush of 1849. A

21. Most fatty acids have been find as essential components of lipid molecules. A

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Lecithins and other phospholipids play key roles the structure of cell A

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membranes.

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simple equilateral triangles linked together.

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Wages and salaries account for nearly three fourths of the total nationally A

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income generated in the United States annually.

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Wyoming, the state where they were first guaranteed the right to vote.

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Farther evidence is needed to support recent research which suggests that A

The most aggressive bees known, the African honeybee is currently swarming A

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The personality traits of children are often similar to those that of their parents,

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legal status, birth, personal qualities, and ideology.

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college.

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resources before the end of the 12th century.

20. James Dickey's first poem was published during he was still a senior in

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certain chemicals found in broccoli may act as cancer preventatives.

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into North America.

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Contemporary newspaper columnist Russell Baker is noted for his A

Only after Theodore Roosevelt became president did conservation developed A

commentaries humorous written in the tradition of Benjamin Franklin.

B

into a major environmental issue in the United States. C

27.

Scientists used line spectra identifying the element helium in the sun.

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heredity.

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such as honor, material benefits, and prestigious.

whole grains, action as an antioxidant in cell membranes.

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17. Vitamin E, which is found in nutritious foods such as green vegetables and

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------ extensively by persons who cannot speak or hear, American Sign Language ranks as the fourth most widely used language in the U.S.today. (A) Relied on (B) It is relied on (C) Relying on it (D) To rely on it

The world's rain forests are being cut down at the rate on 3,000 acres per hour.

C

from the ground to the top of its antenna.

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13. Water, -------, is also one of the most abundant compounds on earth. (A) is one of the most critical elements for human survival (B) one of the most critical elements for human survival (C) of which one of the most critical elements for human survival (D) one of the most critical elements for human survival which

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Nutritional adequacy is hard to achieve on a low-calorie diet; even a small A

If he were alive today, F.Scott Fitzgerald might be surprised to learn that his A

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novel The Great Gatsby having transcended its own age and turned into a C

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Practice Test II (Heinemann 1997) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

The life of Benjamin Franklin, a practical man stories have been told,

(B) is where Martha's Vineyard (C) Martha's Vineyard

11. When linguists encounter a new language, _______ work to identify all of the sounds it contains.

Practice Test II (Heinemann 1997) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

The life of Benjamin Franklin, a practical man (B) is where Martha's Vineyard 11. When linguists encounter a new language, _______ _______ many stories have been told, was (C) Martha's Vineyard work to identify all of the sounds it contains. unusually productive. (D) is Martha's Vineyard (A) who (A) of (B) they 7. Franchising offers many advantages to small (B) about whom (C) and business owners _______ problematic. (C) about (D) those (A) however it is (D) of which (B) even though it is 12. According to recent investigations, unselfish 2. Indiana University, one of the largest in the nation, (C) despite its motives, such as true empathy, _______, and is located _______ town. (D) it is commitment to a principle, sometimes surpass self(A) a small midwestern interest in influencing human behavior. 8. Although most cats hate to swim, _______ if (B) in a small midwestern (A) to have solidarity with others necessary. (C) small midwestern (B) others with solidarity (A) can they do so (D) in small midwestern (C) solidarity with others (B) so can they do (D) one has solidarity with others 3. _______ his life, Eugene O'Neill was regarded as (C) they do so can 13. _______ the lip of an open-pit copper mine, the huge tractors and cranes below look like toys, and 9. American author John Updike, _______, spent his people look like tiny ants scurrying about. boyhood in Shillington, Pennsylvania. (A) Where (A) was the only child of a high school (B) While mathematics teacher (C) That 4. _______ Social Security Act of 1935 was written (B) whom the only child of a high school (D) From to insure workers against unemployment. mathematics teacher (A) The (C) the only child of a high school mathematics 14. Not only _______ atoms with their microscopes, (B) What the teacher but they now can also "feel" them with the aid of a (C) For the (D) he was the only child of a high school versatile sensing device called the "magic wrist". (D) After the mathematics teacher (A) are today's scientists able to see (B) able to see today's scientists are 5. Chemists are not sure _______. 10. In practice, setting up a chain of command in a (C) today's scientists are able to see (A) how precisely can cold fusion occur business can be a very complicated task, _______it (D) are able to see today's scientists (B) cold fusion can occur precisely how involves the interaction of real human beings.

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the foremost American dramatist. (A) It was the time of (B) While (C) During (D) By the time of

(D) they can do so

(C) precisely how cold fusion can occur (D) can cold fusion occur precisely how

(A) because of (B) how (C) as (D) due to

Just off the Massachusetts coast _______, a popular summer resort area. (A) Martha's Vineyard is

15. In the seventeenth century, North America was vast and unconquered, _______ only at great cost. (A) it promised riches but yielded its bounty (B) promising riches but yielding its bounty (C) by promising riches but by yielding its bounty (D) its riches were promised but its bounty yielded.

16. For make its nest, the yellow-headed blackbird weaves a small cup and fastens it A

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C

to reeds above water. 17. Native American beaded designs are often characterized by geometric shaped A

to have an impact on the tobacco industry in the United States.

D

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29. Antarctic blue whales can be 100 foot long and weigh more than any dinosaur A

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that ever lived. D

and bright colors.

30. Oil-base house paint is neither easy to work with or quick to clean up, but it is

D

18. The codfish lays million of eggs each year, only a small percentage of which A

B

C

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often preferred to latex paint because of its high sheen and durability.

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none social justice in their homeland of England.

sunstroke can occur. B

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at least three feet during social interaction is well documented in anthropological D

studies. 21. In chronicling her months as a captive of the Wampanoag Indians, Mary A

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33. During the 1850s, the Spanish colony of Cuba was of interest to Southerners, A

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who felt they needed it for it increasing political and economic power. D

34. Glucose is different from fructose in its structural formula, but the molecular

22. The nests of most bird species are strategic placed to camouflage them against A

A

work on the designed of the first American skyscrapers.

C

Rowlandson demonstrated his narrative skill. C

32. Architect Louis Sullivan commanded the respect of his contemporaries for his

C

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predators.

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formula for these two sugars is the similar. D

35. A sealer should be applied at wood surfaces before they are varnished;

D

23. Few synthetic vitamins and minerals in pill supplements are absorbed so efficiently by the body that are those occurring naturally in foods. A

B

C

D

24. On the one hand, most Americans feel that space exploration is a legitimate A

and important national undertaking; on the contrary, they worry about the B

C

D

amount it costs. 25. Vitamin К providing the necessary impetus for the synthesis of at least two A

B

C

proteins involved in blood clotting. D

26. If no fossil record were available, the next strongest evidence of the kinship A

among organisms would to be similarities in the embryonic development of B

C

A

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otherwise, uneven absorption of the varnish may occur. C

D

36. The high temperatures created by fire are necessary for to split open the A

B

C

seed-bearing cones of lodge pole pines. D

37. Mormon leader Brigham Young was too brilliant and strong-willed that he was A

able to organize the most remarkable religious migration in the annals of B

C

D

American history. 38. Due to her untimely death, the talented writer Sylvia Plath was never to know A

B

how well would her work be received by the American public. C

D

39. From the Mexican War toward the Civil War, the major theme of American

organisms today.

A

D

27. The black cherry tree, from which fine cabinets and furniture is made, is found A

B

all across North America, from Nova Scotia to Texas. B

C

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B

C

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nationalism. 40. In Western culture, much attention been given to the subject of social class A

B

conflict, which may cause revolution. C

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Compil ed by Rusma n Mukhl is ht t p:/ / www.r usma n.web.id Practice Test III (Heinemann 1997) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

_____ fall naturally into two classes, which can be further subdivided into several subclasses.

6.

The Federal Reserve System, _____under President Wilson, plays a key role in regulating the U.S. economy.

11. _____ all citrus fruit originated with the Chinese orange.

Practice Test III (Heinemann 1997) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

_____ fall naturally into two classes, which can be further subdivided into several subclasses. (A) There are vitamins (B) Vitamins that (C) Vitamins (D) After vitamins

6.

The Federal Reserve System, _____under President Wilson, plays a key role in regulating the U.S. economy. (A) the establishment in 1913 (B) was established in 1913 (C) established in 1913 (D) in 1913 they established it

11. _____ all citrus fruit originated with the Chinese orange. (A) That the belief (B) The belief that (C) To believe that (D) It is believed that

2.

The incidence of anorexia nervosa, _____ , is growing in industrially advanced societies. (A) is an eating disorder (B) an eating disorder which (C) an eating disorder (D) for which an eating disorder

7.

3.

In the 1960s, pop art _____to discover artistic significance in the commercial artifacts of the consumer culture. (A) seeking (B) to seek (C) has sought (D) sought

In the 1960s, due in part to the invention of air conditioning, the population of the United States _____ a dramatic geographical shift southward. (A) experiencing (B) was experienced (C) to experience (D) experienced

12. The year 1732 saw the first appearance of Poor Richard's Almanac, _____ Benjamin Franklin created the character of Poor Richard. (A) there (B) in which (C) in it (D) which in

8.

Antarctica is larger _____, but it has no native human population. (A) than Europe or Australia does (B) Europe or Australia (C) of Europe or Australia (D) than Europe or Australia

9.

Whole-grain food products _____ in most large supermarkets across the United States and Canada. (A) now can purchase (B) can now be purchased (C) now to purchase (D) the purchase of which

13. _____ more susceptible to bacterial contamination than other types of meat because it has more surface area exposed to bacteria laden air. (A) Ground meat (B) Ground meat is (C) Ground meat that is (D) Ground meat being

4.

Air _____ the carbon dioxide necessary for photosynthesis enters leaves through tiny surface openings. (A) contains (B) contained (C) containing (D) it contains

5.

10. A dividend is_____ the only benefit a corporation can offer its shareholders. (A) no (B) nor (C) none (D) not

Overexposure to the sun can produce ------can some toxic chemicals. (A) more than damage to the skin (B) more damage than to the skin (C) damage more than to the skin (D) more damage to the skin than

16. The field cricket is quite injury to crops and vegetation and does most of its A

B

14. Over the past several decades, radio telescopes _____ of the universe from the one disclosed by ordinary telescopes. (A) have given scientists quite a different view (B) have quite a different view given scientists (C) quite a different view have given scientists (D) have they given scientists quite a different view 15. Nestled along the shoreline of Hudson Bay _____. (A) are several recently settled Inuit communities (B) several recently settled Inuit communities are there (C) near several recently settled Inuit communities (D) is where several recently settled I nuit communities

29. Many New England farmers supplement their incomes with the sold of maple

C

A

harmful work at night.

B

syrup tapped from sugar maples growing on their farmland.

D

C

17. Perhaps the most unique thing about carbon atoms are their ability to combine A

B

C

D

with themselves.

D

30. When attempt to explain children's food preferences, researchers are faced with A

B

C

D

contradictions.

18. Works wrote by Vladimir Nabokov often contain heroes and heroines who A

B

31. Glaciologists now suspect that the Antarctic ice sheet unstable is, but they are

C

A

have lived in many places.

B

not yet certain to what extent this instability might cause problems.

D

C

19. Organisms and their cells live by maintaining a constant exchange of elemental, A

B

D

32. Human infants are not usually able to walk by selves until they reach eleven or

C

A

ions, minerals, and gases.

B

C

twelve months of age.

D

D

20. For the past few years, researchers have perfecting their control over the A

B

33. Scholars of historical change feels that the velocity of history has been greatly

C

A

movements of cells and microbes by using low-power laser beams.

B

C

accelerated by the onward rush of science and technology during the twentieth

D

D

21. The mountain sheep is known for its incredible agility, timid, and ability A

B

century.

C

to withstand severe cold.

34. Psychologists and psychiatrists are trained to encourage their patients to talk for

D

A

22. The chimpanzee possesses hand tool, the sticky termite stick, with which it digs A

B

C

termites out of logs and stumps.

B

C

the things that are causing them difficulty. D

35. Food contamination is monitored by the Food and Drug Administration, which

D

A

23. The different layers of the Grand Canyon contain a variety of fossils, including A

B

C

algae and seaweed from early historically periods. C

D

36. From the time he was a child, author Herman Melville had a interest in the sea.

D

A

24. The United States government use price supports and cost subsidies to raise farm A

B

C

B

C

D

37. Booker T. Washington, head of the first industrial school for African Americans,

D

prices and profits.

A

was as popular with Southerners than he was with Northerners. B

25. The basic factors that enhance health and longevity include vigorous exercise, A

C

D

38. Peacocks are among the most exotic birds in nature; its long tail feathers fan out

B

A

hereditary, and diet. C

B

periodically conducts controlled strictly inspections of foodstuffs.

B

C

D

to reveal a profusion of vivid colors.

D

26. Fission tracking is a new artifact dating method who promises to have important A

B

C

A

D

B

to determine the chemical constitution of stars.

archeological applications in the future.

C

27. Biologically produced ceramics, alike those made by mollusks such as the sea A

39. In the latter half of the nineteenth century, physical techniques making it possible

B

C

D

40. In seeking out its representative writers, twentieth-century America seems to be A

B

searching for someone who chronicle the chaos and lack of direction reflected in

urchin, remain superior to those produced synthetically.

C

D

28. Contemporary poet James Merrill writes autobiographical verse that building on A

B

D

some contemporary value

C

remembrances of his childhood. D

Compil ed by Rusma n Mukhl is ht t p:/ / www.r usma n.web.id Practice Test IV (Heinemann 1997) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

Copper tubing is the preferred choice of plumbers rrosive.

6. Spectrographs _____ possible for phoneticians to analyze the human voice and its speech qualities.

11. Declared an endangered species in the United States

Practice Test IV (Heinemann 1997) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

Copper tubing is the preferred choice of plumbers _____ noncorrosive. (A) since it is (B) because of (C) it is (D) insofar as

6. Spectrographs _____ possible for phoneticians to analyze the human voice and its speech qualities. (A) make (B) make it (C) makes it (D) are made

2.

_____ "cultural diffusion" refers to the spread of customs or practices from one culture to another. (A) To phrase (B) Phrased (C) To the phrase (D) The phrase

7. Trace minerals are _____ are elements needed in greater quantities. (A) as important to healthy human tissue as (B) most important to healthy human tissue (C) to healthy human tissue as important (D) important to healthy human tissue

3. _____ born, a baby kangaroo measures less than three inches in length. (A) One is (B) When is one (C) Is one (D) When it is

8.

11. Declared an endangered species in the United States, _____. (A) people have gathered the ginseng root almost to the point of extinction (B) the ginseng root has been gathered almost to the point of extinction (C) the near extinction of the ginseng root is due to excessive gathering (D) gathering the ginseng root almost to the point of extinction 12. The sudden expansion of heated air associated with lightning produces _____ often heard during a storm. (A) thunder is the rumbling sound (B) the rumbling sound, thunder is (C) the rumbling sound, thunder, that (D) thunder, the rumbling sound

Balinese cats, which are a cross between Siamese and long-haired cats, _____ medium length silky coats of fur. (A) they have (B) have (C) which have (D) having

13. Henry Ford revolutionized production management by_____ into small steps on a moving line. (A) breaking down auto assembly (B) broken down auto assembly (C) he broke down auto assembly (D) auto assembly breaking down

4. _____ daily promotes physical as well as emotional well-being in people of all ages. 9. _____ when a person doesn't eat enough fruit and (A) Having exercised vegetables. (B) Those who exercise (A) Depleting gradually, potassium can occur (C) Exercising (B) Gradual potassium depletion can occur (D) For exercising (C) Since potassium can gradually be depleted (D) Since gradually depleting potassium can occur 5. The financial manager's job ------ among the many

14. In carpentry, _____ "ceiling joists" refers to boards hung down from unfinished ceilings as the backbone from which finishing materials can be 10. Anthropologist Guy Swenson _____ that witchcraft hung. beliefs are prevalent in societies in which social (A) to the term (C) the term groups interact without formal mechanisms for (B) is termed (D) to term social control.

sources of finance for the best interest rates available. (A) to shop around is (B) to shop around it is (C) is it t o shop around (D) is to shop around

(A) he found (B) found (C) finding (D) was found

16. One important agent of erosion is the glacier, which is an accumulated of snow A

29. Newspapers metropolitan that pride themselves on the quality of their opinion

B

A

slowly pressed into ice. C

15. _____ the 35 years between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the century, the population of the United States doubled, and manufacturing production increased sevenfold. (A) Into (C) At (B) In (D) To

B

C

articles often have large staffs to write and edit the editorial page.

D

D

17. Ethnolinguists study language as it relates to society, culture, and human A

B

30. Theoretical biologist Aristid Lindenmayer is known for him description of the

C

A

behaving.

B

D

D

18. It has long been known as an entire cluster of galaxies may sometimes lie buried A

B

C

within a vast, dense ball of gas.

31. When the Panic of 1857, some U.S. citizens who had been rich or comfortable A

B

became poor while a few others, capitalizing on economic shifts, became richer.

D

C

19. Paleoanthropologists believe that prehistoric man was innate a gentle, A

D

32. Many artists receive promote backing from government agencies as well as from

B

A

cooperative, food-sharing creature. C

D

C

D

A

33. Dr.Frank Conrad's musical radio broadcasts in 1919 led Westinghouse open the

B

A

recreational time and facilities safe money on health insurance in the long run. C

B

private individuals and firms.

20. Many corporate advisors feel that companies that provide their employees with

B

first fully licensed commercial broadcasting system in the United States on

D

C

21. Metal and glass containers can be recycled, and several states are A

D

November 2,1920.

B

currently contemplating mandatory recycling laws for either. C

34. The rocks of the Cambrian period of prehistory were formed 500 to 600 million

D

A

22. The desire to species preservation is a primary motivator for many kinds of A

B

C

B

year ago. C

animal behavior, including reproduction.

D

35. Organisms that are related are usually identifiable by at less some similarities in

D

A

23. In 1987, molecular biologist L. Mark Lagrimini of Ohio State University cloned

B

anatomical structure and embryonic development.

A

C

the gene in that codes for a type of peroxidase found in tobacco plants. B

C

D

B

C

D

25. Arteries with poorly blood flow can leave the heart muscle starved for oxygen, a A

D

36. With the development of underwater breathing equipment, helmeted divers A

24. To fit on an ecosystem, an organism must be able to adapt or become a part of it. A

C

developmental processes in multicellular structures.

B

C

condition that often leads to heart attack.

can now descend six hundred foot if they breathe a special mixture of gases. B

C

D

37. According to Cherokee legend, a woman named Grandmother Spider brought to A

B

C

her people the light of intelligence and to experience.

D

D

26. Christopher Columbus first seen Native Americans when he discovered the A

B

38. Many of the mammals that dwell in the desert are active only at a night as the

C

Caribbean Islands on October 12,1492.

A

B

D

D

27. Alpine Saint Bernards are too good at following the scent of humans, even in A

39. The building blocks of the proteins necessary for life are amino acids, much of

B

A

snow, that they are used by ski patrols as rescue dogs. C

B

which cannot be synthesized by the body and must be included in the diet.

D

C

28. The writing of Elizabeth Stoddard was praised by her contemporaries because C

D

40. The cytoskeleton of a cell provides structural support also coordinates cell

A

A

they was dramatic and direct, possessing a frankness unlike that of most other B

C

intense heat of a desert day can be fatal to warm-blooded animals.

B

C

division, growth, and morphology.

D

D

writing of the time.

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1.

______ growing awareness of social ills, Edna Saint Vincent Millay wrote increasingly more somber

6. ______ young, Eugene O'Neill traveled with his father's theatrical company, and the stage was an

11. Scientists believe that the beaver's instinct to build dams is more complex than other animal

Practice Test V (Heinemann 1997) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

______ growing awareness of social ills, Edna Saint Vincent Millay wrote increasingly more somber poetry during her later years. (A) A (B) Because her (C) When a (D) Due to her

2. ______ categorized as lipids. (A) Fats and also oils (B) While fats and oils (C) Fats and oils are (D) Fats and oils 3.

The role of the mass media in influencing public policy decisions, maintaining or changing the status quo of our society, and ______ outlets for all types of views is enormous. (A) as it provides (B) to provide (C) provide (D) providing

6. ______ young, Eugene O'Neill traveled with his father's theatrical company, and the stage was an important part of his life. (A) When was he (B) He was (C) Was he (D) When he was

11. Scientists believe that the beaver's instinct to build dams is more complex than ______ other animal instinct. (A) most (B) all (C) any (D) these

7. Vitamins are organic compounds ______ and must be ingested to maintain proper bodily functions. (A) that they can't be produced by the body (B) the body can't produce them (C) that can't be produced by the body (D) not produced them by the body

12. Considered unique and exotic, ______. (A) over 4,000 American households keep the llama as a pet (B) there are over 4,000 American households that keep the llama as a pet (C) the llama is kept as a pet in over 4,000 American households (D) the llama kept as a pet in over 4,000 American households

8. ______ business managers plan the tasks that their employees are to carry out. (A) It is the organizing process (B) They process the organizing (C) While the organizing process (D) Through the organizing process 9.

4. ______ earth might be experiencing a global warming trend which could have devastating climatic effects. (A) In the (B) The (C) Where the (D) Whole

Copper is the favored metal for electricians' wire because of ______. (A) it is an excellent conductor (B) its excellent conductivity (C) excellent conductivity of it (D) so conductive is it

16. The tiny nucleus of an atom is held together by forces powerful capable of B

15. By careful seeding, weathermakers can encourage two small clouds to merge into one big cloud ______ produce a powerful thunderstorm. (A) so (B) these (C) which (D) and

29. Solar astronomers have recently observed bursts of coherent radio waves coming

C

A

unleashing great energy.

B

from a specific locations on the sun's surface.

D

C

17. Because of their beautiful coloration, palomino horses does often chosen as show A

14. One of the most influential Virginians of colonial times, ______in England. (A) the education received by William Bin (B) was the education that William Bird received (C) William Bird was educated (D) the education that William Bird received

10. Chemicals in paint that pose a fire hazard ______ as combustible, flammable, or extremely flammable. (A) are listed (B) listed (C) being listed (D) they are listed

5. Depressant drugs ______ historically have been known to be addictive are called narcotics. (A) and (B) which (C) they (D) about which

A

13. Anxiety about uncontrollable situations is thought to cause ______. (A) to fitfully sleep (B) fitful sleep (C) fitful in sleep (D) sleep fitfully

B

C

D

30. In accordance the wishes of most of his electorate, President Franklin D.

D

A

horses for parades.

B

Roosevelt postponed entering the Second World War until December 11, 1941. C

18. The discovering of quarks, minute particles of matter, has led to a new age in A

B

D

31. Substances such as DDT become more concentrated in each successively level in

C

A

particle physics.

B

C

an ecological pyramid.

D

D

19. Thanksgiving Day, a uniquely North American holiday, is celebrated in the United A

B

A

States on the four Thursday in November. C

32. The rate of stomach cancer is lowest in countries where people don't eat processed B

C

meat products than in nations where such foods are consumed.

D

D

20. A square is a geometric shape which is as long as is tall and which has four right A

B

C

33. Unlike most liquids, which contract when they solidify, water expands by nine

D

A

angles.

B

C

percentage when it freezes. D

21. The incidence of which is now referred to as cryovolcanism, or ice volcanoes, is A

B

34. Raindrops falling on the ocean reduce the number of breaking waves, thereby

C

quite high on the surface of Triton, one of the moons of Neptune.

A

B

calming roughness water.

D

C

22. Contemporary poet Alien Ginsberg prides him on his ability to create poetry

D

35. The languages spoken by the Alaskan Eskimos and the Inuit of northern Canada

A

A

which invites complete emotional and physical participation by its audience. B

C

D

C

23. The amount of red meat needed to provision sufficient protein for maintaining A

B

are such similar as to be mutually intelligible.

B

D

36. According to a Keynesian economist, expects economic conditions to worsen can

C

A

good health is estimated at less than four ounces per day.

B

bring about behavior which in fact causes these conditions to worsen.

D

C

24. Neither oil drilling or gas exploration can be prevented from steadily changing the A

B

C

D

D

37. Desiring to leave their own marks of identity inside the White House, most A

face of the Arctic.

presidents' wives redecorate at least some portion of its rooms as soon as arrival B

25. However unavoidable the Civil War may have been, it was more devastating also A

C

D

there.

B

exhausting than any European war between 1815 and 1914. C

38. Generally speaking, proteins that come from animal sources are complete whereas

D

A

26. Water and petroleum are the only two liquids what occur in large quantities in A

B

C

D

nature.

B

those that come from another sources are incomplete proteins. C

D

39. Even although he is best remembered as a writer, Walt Whitman was also a A

27. Allowing children to help plan and prepare family meals provides enjoyable A

B

C

newspaper publisher, teacher, and farmer. D

learning experiences that later encouraging them to eat the foods they B

C

40. The first domesticated bird in earth was probably the goose. A

B

C

D

have prepared. D

28. According to many economists, international specialization in the production of A

some goods, such as cars and computers, increase world efficiency and output, B

C

making all nations richer. D


Practice Test I (Longman PBT) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1. John Denver _______ in October 1997 during a flight in his new aircraft near Monterey, California. (A) unfortunately killing (B) he was killed (C) to kill (D) was killed

6. Our ability to see greatly influences _____ we perceive the world around us. (A) us (B) and (C) how (D) in which

2. Iodine, needed for the thyroid gland to function properly, _____ from iodized salt or seafood. (A) obtaining (B) can be obtained (C) to obtain (D) it is obtained

7. Recovery time after surgery has decreased _____ have been developed. (A) procedures are less invasive (B) less invasive procedures (C) to proceed less invasively (D) now that less invasive procedures

3. Some experts feel that children lose a great deal of what _____ during the school year over the long summer vacation. (A) they learn (B) do they learn (C) learner (D) learning

8. The Cheetah, the fastest bicycle in the world, cruises at nearly 70 mph, _____ reaches speeds up to only 30 mph. (A) the convention of a bicycle (B) the conventional bicycle (C) whereas the conventional bicycle (D) conventionally, a bicycle

13. Were _____, they would miss up to 30 percent of their required calories. (A) not allow young children to snack (B) with snacks for young children (C) no snacks be allowed for young children (D) young children not allowed to snack

4. Many thousands and sometimes even millions of ______ in a single colony. (A) ants living (B) the lives of ants (C) ants live (D) living ants

9. The koala never drinks water because it gets all the liquid that _____ from the leaves of eucalyptus trees. (A) the need for it (B) needing it (C) it needs (D) it needs is

14. _____ away from the Sun is the pressure of the solar wind. (A) The tail of a comet always points (B) What keeps the tail of a comet always pointing (C) Why does it keep the tail of a comet pointing (D) The tail of a comet that always points

5. The Pilgrims felt that cold ocean water was bad for their health, _____ ate fish when food supplies were low. (A) they only (B) when only (C) so they only (D) because they

10. The stomach also secretes ammonia, a powerful alkali, _____ as a neutralizing agent to the gastric acid. (A) which acts (B) it acts (C) acts (D) that act

15. Motorists spend four times more on car repairs resulting from bad roads than _____ state highway departments on maintaining the roads. (A) doing (B) from (C) to do from (D) do

16. Lake Superior, located between Canada and the United States, cover nearly thirty A

B

C

11. In 1848, men from the Miwok and other Indian tribes _____ half of the 4,000 miners working in the Gold Country of California. (A) and made up (B) to make up (C) which they made up (D) made up 12. Once _____ as a state in 1850, California imposed a tax of $20 a month on foreign miners. (A) instituting (B) instituted (C) the institution (D) to institute

31. At the fourth century B.C., the "thumbs up" gesture was used to give silent A

thousand square miles.

B

instructions to Etruscan gladiators in the arena about whether or not to spare an

D

C

17. Ultralight airplanes can being used to guide whooping cranes to their wintering A

B

D

opponent's life.

C

grounds.

32. On an accordian, each of the keyboards on either side of the bellows effectively

D

A

18. All plastics have in common the fact that them consist of large organic molecules. A

B

C

D

C

19. Euclid was a Greek mathematician who, in 300 B.C., wrote prodigiously a A

D

33. A protective film that is spread over the surface of the eye with each blink

B

A

monumental work on geometry. C

B

resemble individual reed organs. B

formed by tears so that vision stays clear and eyes feel comfortable.

D

C

20. Boston became the bigger town in the colony called Massachusetts, which A

B

D

34. A traitor betrays the confidant of his or her country by revealing classified

C

A

was started by the Puritans.

B

C

information to an enemy.

D

D

21. In July 1962, AT&T launches Telstar, which was the first communication satellite A

35. Abandoning towns are often called ghost towns, but sometimes a handful of people

B

A

to transmit telephone and telegraph signals. C

B

inhabit these towns that once were home to hundreds or even thousands.

D

C

22. In 1940, the Oldsmobile corporation produced his first fully automatic A

B

D

36. A huge counterclockwise swirl of warm moist air with winds greater than 75 miles

C

A

transmission automobile.

an hour, an hurricane is the most extreme form of a tropical cyclone.

D

B

23. Either insects nor "bugs," spiders belong to the order of Araneida, which includes A

B

C

D

37. A moon that forms at the same time as a planet typically orbits around the planet's

C

A

not only mites and ticks but also scorpions.

B

equator and found within a few hundred thousand miles of the planet.

D

C

24. Fiber optic tubing carries hundreds of times more information per second than do A

B

C

D

wire communication cable.

D

38. Most of the more than 50 different blends of coffee imported to the United States A

B

C

comes from Central and South American countries. D

25. Many lumber mills shut down in the late 1980s and early 1990s after the federal

39. Ice covers roughly ten percent of the Earth's land surface, which is about the same

A

A

government restricted logging in an ancient forests of the N orthwest to protect the B

C

D

B

C

number as farms. D

northern spotted owl.

40. In an isosceles triangle, two sides are congruent and two angles are congruent, so A

26. Hollywood, a famous center of movie and record production is located A

B

B

the third side and another angle are not congruent.

C

C

D

Southern California. D

27. Eighteen-year-old gymnast Keri Strugg won the 1996 gold medal even though she A

B

has broken her ankle in the Olympic event. C

D

28. The acrid fumes of the combination of the two chemicals, ammonia and chlorine, A

B

can be fatally to humans. C

D

29. In autumn, many newspapers and magazines publish lists of year chores to prepare A

B

C

D

a house for winter snow and rain. 30. In 1944, the Martha Graham ballet Appalachian Spring , with music by Aaron A

B

Copland, premiered with Graham in leading role. C

D


Practice Test II (Longman PBT) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

Even identical twins _____ fingerprints. (A) distinct (B) with distinct (C) having distint (D) have distinct

2.

During an introduction, _____ helpful to say something interesting and polite to make the conversation easier. (A) is (B) it is (C) to it (D) its

3.

4.

5.

The substance holding every atom together _____ {gluon{ because it acts like a kind of cosmic glue. (A) calling (B) and calling (C) is called (D) with the call of

6.

______ trees that are too large for them to haul to a nearby stream. (A) Beavers, which often fell (B) The fall of beavers and (C) Beavers often fell (D) How beavers fell

11. The new electric cars run partially on free energy _____ installed at businesses have no means by which to measure or bill for the electricity used. (A) with rechargers (B) as rechargers (C) recharging (D) using rechargers

7.

Nearly 100 years ago, doctors in the United States started recommending peanut butter as a good source of protein, yet nobody _____ who first invented it. (A) knowing (B) with the knowledge (C) knows (D) who knows

8. Mike Fink was a colorful American frontiersman whose adventures _____ of numerous folktales and legends. (A) served as a basis (B) as the basis serving (C) the basis to serve (D) to serve the basis

One of the most committed ______ shouted, "Give me liberty or give me death!" in a stirring speech just prior to the start of the American Revolution. (A) Patrick Henry was a patriot (B) patriotic Patrick Henry (C) patriot was Patrick Henry (D) patriots, Patrick Henry

9.

Though rain forests _____ about ten percent of the Earth's surface, today one half of the rain forests are gone. (A) once covered (B) one cover (C) coverage at once (D) covering once

12. When _____ in the early 1940s, the sun's corona was found to be a baffling 2.7 million degrees Fahrenheit. (A) measuring (B) was measured (C) measured (D) in measuring 13. _____ used to lure children into behaving better can work at first, but the results are often temporary. (A) Rewards are (B) Rewards (C) To reward (D) Rewards which 14. We can determine the family that a bird falls into by _____ like. (A) what are the shape and behavior of a bird (B) what the bird's shape and behavior (C) the shape and behavior of a bird (D) what the shape and behavior of a bird are

Apogee, a variety of wheat being developed for growth in space, grows only 18 inches high, _____ up to 1,000 bushels per acre under constant high light. (A) it yields (B) yet yielding (C) yet it yielded (D) yet it yields

15. At no time _____ Susan B. Anthony pay the fine she was charged for voting in a presidential election in 1872. (A) did suffragist (B) the suffragist (C) to the suffragist (D) was suffragist

10. Nowhere in the United States but in New Jersey _____ so many people per square mile. (A) there (B) there are (C) there is (D) are there

16. Anyone who has ever skied down a mountain have felt the dual forces of gravity A

B

C

31. Most castles in the Middle Ages had water-filled moats and others means of

and friction.

A

D

17. The ordinary short bow was first used 8,000 years earlier the English long bow. A

B

C

D

B

C

19. The natural immunity that a person gains by having chicken pox when still child is B

C

apparently very long-lasting in virtually all cases. 20. Women have marched and dying in battle from the American Revolution to recent B

B

C

D

D

33. Cosmos, zinnias, asters, and bachelor's buttons all linger longer than other summer floral, making them ideal for summer bouquets. B

C

D

34. From the perspective of an observer on the ground, distant images will appear

times.

A

21. Nearly four billion years ago, the atmospheric conditions on both Earth and Venus A

B

D

22. Rain forests help renew ours atmosphere by converting most of the world's carbon A

B

C

D

23. A platypus is a small animal from Australia that lays always eggs, even though it is B C

A

B

C

D

36. Afraid civilians usually flee war-torn cities seeking refuge in more peaceful areas. A

B

C

D

B

C

collision of India with Asia, landmasses which at one time were separated. D

B

38. The internal pressure of the Earth's molten core forced landmasses to break

to appear bent.

A

D

25. Some concepts that English signals by means of free morphemes are indicated in a A C

D

26. It is not always true that the higher a person's income, greater the happiness and A

B

C

D

C

D

39. Comets, which are heavenly bodies with star-like nuclei and tails, appear A

B

luminously when visiting our skies as many as five or more times each year.

inner contentment.

C

27. Most white Southerners supported the Civil War to the end out of dedication to the A

B

Confederate nation, which was symbolized Robert E. Lee and the Army of C

B

apart into separate continents billions of years ago, before the Earth's crust has completely cooled.

synthetic language alike Hungarian with bound morphemes. B

35. Terns and gulls prefer living on sandy beaches, while ducks and gooses opt for

A

D

24. The refraction of light waves cause a pencil which is placed in water C

D

37. The Himalayas, a mountain range that is still growing slowly, were formed the

a mammal, walks on webbed feet, and eats with a bill shaped like a duck's. A

C

living on muddy shores or in salt marshes.

dioxide into oxygen. A

B

projected on the sky if there were an inversion of cool, dense air over a hot air mass.

are dominated by carbon dioxide gas. C

C

northern Minnesota's iron range. A

D A

D A

D

A

C

32. Some of the most extensive deposits of taconite, a low-grade iron ore, is located in

18. Insects are an important part of the diet of every hummingbirds. A

B

protection, such as drawbridges, high stone walls, and battle towers.

D

40. A black-and-white coat of the giant panda makes it one of the most distinctive, A

B

appealing, and instantly recognizable mammals in the world. C

D

D

Northern Virginia. 28. The star Betelgeuse, in the large constellation Orion, is so large that were it A

B

C

centered in the Sun's position, their radius would extend beyond Mars. D

29. In California, pedestrians have the right to cross at every intersection in both A

marking and unmarking crosswalks, unless a sign specifically prohibits crossing. B

C

D

30. Scientists tinkering with gene therapy think that they have found a way to make A

B

an unhealthy and malfunctioning hearts grow their own bypasses. C

D


Practice Test III (Longman PBT) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

Oxygen is necessary for the survival of most organisms, but _____ these organisms. (A) damaged (B) it can also damage (C) is damaging (D) the damage

6.

Although the strawberry _____ a fruit, it is actually the base of the strawberry flower. (A) a look like (B) like a look (C) liking to look (D) looks like

11. A fluorescent lamp contains _____ glows with white light when electricity passes through it. (A) a glass tube (B) a tube is made of glass (C) a glass tube that (D) a glass tube that it

2. _____ from the flax plant can be made into linen. (A) Fibers (B) They are fibers (C) With fibers (D) Fibers are

7.

Hardly ever _____ out of the loop at work; on the contrary, they often get more work done a nd see more of their families. (A) telecommuters feel (B) do telecommuters feel (C) the telecommuters (D) the feeling of telecommuters

12. Dogs have more scent receptors than _____, so dogs can be trained to smell many things that humans cannot smell. (A) do humans (B) with humans (C) too humane (D) humanly

8.

Data about butterflies accumulate each Fourth of July as _____ all over the United States participate in an annual butterfly count. (A) butterfly watching (B) and watching butterflies (C) so butterflies watch (D) butterfly watchers

13. When the Hubble Space Telescope focused for ten days on a dark patch of sky the size of a grain of sand, what initially appeared to be empty space _____ thousands of distant galaxies. (A) turned out to be filled with (B) it turned out to be filled (C) turning out to be filled with (D) and it turned out to fill

9.

_____ is lubricated can affect the longevity of the moving parts that rub together. (A) How often machines (B) A machine often (C) Often a machine (D) How often a machine

3.

About 5,000 years ago, _______ was developed simultaneously and independently by both the Chinese and the Egyptians. (A) the fan (B) fans (C) they were fans (D) it fanned

4. Jean-Claude Van Damme, usually _______ in hit movies as the hero, surprisingly is the villain in the movie {No Retreat, No Surrender.{ (A) stars (B) to star (C) starring (D) is the star 5.

Lotto winners _____ their winnings in one lump sum, are now being paid in equal annual payments. (A) originated the pay of (B) were originally paid (C) originally paid (D) the pay was originally

10. In the Civil War, about two-thirds of the property _____ by Southerners was lost, their economy was wrecked, and much of their land was devastated. (A) was owned (B) owned (C) to own (D) it will own

16. Most of the rocks in the Grand Canyon is red, but others are green, violet, mauve, A

B

14. Though _____ on millions of people, "Black Thursday," the stock market collapse of October 24, 1929, did not cause the economic depression that followed. (A) having depressing effects (B) to affect depressingly (C) have depressing effects (D) have depressed effectively 15. Should _____ early injections against diseases, they might have a lower risk of infection in late preschool and early school age. (A) receive (B) children's reception (C) be receiving (D) children receive

29. The Nile River runs over 4,100 miles from it source in Lake Victoria, Uganda to

C

A

pink, and dark brown.

B

C

D

the Mediterranean Sea.

D

17. Palmer, a famous American penman of the 1800s, realized that speed was more A

B

30. In 1984, space shuttle Challenger astronaut Kathy Sullivan became a first

C

A

important than beautiful in commercial handwriting. D

C

18. A stress-management program has help heart patients reduce their risk of heart A

B

American woman to walk in space.

B

D

31. At the center of a spiral galaxy is gamma rays so powerful that no organic life

C

A

attacks or their need for surgery by 74 percent.

B

C

could possibly exist.

D

D

19. Many of Van Gogh's painters were based on his personal experiences and feelings. A

B

C

32. The Tour de France, always held each year during the month of July, is one of the

D

A

20. When two fractions are added, it is important to remember that both fractions must A

B

C

C

have commonly denominators.

D

33. Remnants of warm-blooded, hairy mammoths that roam the Earth millions of years

D

A

21. In 1861, the first transcontinental telegraph message was sending as Justice A

B

mostly grueling cycling races held all year long.

B

B

C

ago are found in the frozen Arctic regions.

C

D

Stephen J. Field of California transmitted a telegram to President Lincoln.

34. Benjamin Franklin invented an unusual instrument, the armonica, on which tunes

D

A

22. Giraffes have extremely elastic blood vessels and special valves in their neck veins

C

which protect they when drinking by controlling the rush of blood to their heads. A

B

C

D

A

B

D

35. At least 11 million Americans telecommute, a change in work styles which A

23. The United States was divided into four time zones in 1883, and the year next the

B

represents 30 percent increase in two years.

C

C

entire world was divided into 24 standard time zones based on the meridians, or

B

could be played lively.

D

36. Years ago, dogs with hip dysplasia and another arthritic joint conditions had little A

D

B

C

quality of life.

lines of longitude.

D

24. Anything in our bodies that produces free radicals also increase the possibility of A

B

A

C

B

C

in his early years.

permanent cell damage.

D

D

25. A U.S. tax return must be filed if a taxpayer pays income tax payments during that A

38. A comparison of the ancient mitochondrial DNA sequences of Neanderthal fossils A

B

B

to sequences from modern humans indicate that Neanderthals were not ancestors of

year or expect an income tax return. C

37. Lincoln had to make a lot of menial jobs, such as splitting rails and delivering mail,

C

D

26. Seventy percent of all cancers can, through a healthy diet and lifestyle, probably A

B

D

Homo sapiens.

C

39. Automated highway systems currently under development combine advancing

been prevented.

A

D

27. Bats locate insects by means of sonar, but some moths were able to avoid capture A

B

C

by sending out a jamming signal.

B

versions of today's cruise control and antilock braking systems and radar with C

magnetic and motion sensors in the road.

D

D

28. Fluorescent bulbs, which last ten times as long as incandescent bulbs and use a A

40. Greek children gave their toys to the god Apollo and the goddess Artemis when

B

quarter of the electricity, are now available in several different form that fit C

A

they reached puberty as a sign that childhood had come an end. B

C

D

incandescent sockets. D


Practice Test IV (Longman PBT) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

With 36 black keys and 52 white keys, _____ a total of 88 keys. (A) a piano having (B) a piano has (C) to have a piano (D) have a piano

2. John Chapman of Massachusetts, known as Johnny Appleseed, _____ 100,000 square miles of the early United States planting apple trees as he traveled. (A) trekking more than (B) he trekked as much as (C) to trek (D) trekked over 3.

4.

5.

When warm air rises, _____ and cools. (A) it expands (B) so it expands (C) the expansion of it (D) its expansion No one knows when _____ to make bread. (A) the first use of yeast (B) yeast was first used (C) the first yeast used (D) was yeast first used

6.

_____ to live at high altitudes, so it is essential to nomadic families in the Himalayas in spite of its stubbornness. (A) The yak is able (B) The ability of the yak (C) For the yak to be able (D) Because the yak

11. More than 90 percent of all stars _____ from Earth can be viewed from a mountain on the island of Hawaii. (A) visible (B) visibility (C) visibly (D) are visible

7.

It was about 500 million years ago when _____ on Earth. (A) did the first fish appear (B) the appearance of the first fish (C) were the first fish to appear (D) the first fish appeared

12. Rarely _____ in airplanes until famous pilots like Charles Lindbergh helped to show that air travel was safe. (A) people travel (B) people (C) did people travel (D) to travel

8.

Should _____ and strengthen the muscles that support the back, they will reduce their susceptibility to further injuries. (A) patiently exercise (B) back patients exercise (C) back patients exercising (D) back patients to exercise

9.

The intestines are the lower portion of the alimentary canal _____ of an upper long winding part and a lower shorter wider part. (A) consist (B) they consist (C) consisting (D) it consists

Expectorants can be very effective for coughs due to conditions causing thick respiratory secretions, though _____ less effective for coughs associated with common colds. (A) with their (B) because they (C) there (D) they are

B

14. The speed _____ traveling when it leaves a track will affect the distance between the animal's footprints. (A) which an animal (B) at which an animal is (C) that an animal which is (D) which an animal is 15. Viruses need to have more beneficial conditions in which to replicate than _____. (A) in bacteria (B) do bacteria (C) bacterial (D) to do with bacteria

10. Although ______ a large percentage of desperadoes and gamblers, Tombstone was perhaps the most cultivated city of its day in the Southwest. (A) was attracting (B) to attract (C) attracting (D) the attraction

16. The oak's leaf canopies can weigh several tons each and catching the wind like a A

13. It is rather ironic that the rhinoceros, _____ in mud or dust to protect itself from sunburn. (A) having an armor-plated hide to bathe (B) with its armor-plated hide, must bathe (C) bathing with its armor-plated hide (D) with an armor-plated hide it must bathe

C

30. In October 1925, a fifteen-year-old boy named Bill Taynton appeared in

D

A

sail.

a segment brief on one of the very first experimental television sets. B

17. Surveys have found that women are seeing doctors almost three times as often as

C

D

31. The Pilgrims and other early American settlers were like in that they washed their

A

A

men and that women are live about seven years longer than men. B

C

inner layers of clothes often but only brushed the outer layers clean.

D

B

18. By the 1870s, ice made by machine so that it could be available everywhere, A

B

C

C

D

32. On Manhattan Island, the upper cluster of skyscrapers are about halfway up the

D

A

regardless of the weather.

B

island in what is known as the midtown section. B

19. In 1928, Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover spoke of the "American A

C

33. Louis L'Amour's more than 100 works, mostly Westerners that convincingly

B

A

system of rugged individualism" in an speech at New York's Madison Square C

B

C

portray frontier life, have sold more than 200 million copies in 20 different

D

D

Garden.

languages.

20. Most of the lift in airplanes are caused by negative pressure on the lower surface of 34. In addition to its calls, body language and scent are the most important means of A

B

C

the wings.

A

B

C

communication among squirrels.

D

D

21. Internet browsers should easily allows computer owners to locate information on A

B

35. Leap years are those years which are even divisible by four except for century

C

A

the Internet.

B

C

years, which must be divisible by 400.

D

22. The first World Series outside the United States was playing in Toronto in 1992. A

B

C

D

23. The moon snail preys on another mollusk by drilling various neat hole in the shell A

B D A

B

the ice mass cause the glacier to move. A

B

C

Indian words meaning "great river" and an Algonquin Indian word, "messipi." D

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

radiated from the sun. 39. The interest in walking is part of the larger reexamination of a city growth patterns B

C

since World War II.

A

D

to be sung by choruses during the holiday season.

40. Putting together a toy can be made easier by looking at the diagram, reading the

D

27. During the dry season when water is scarce, elephants would dig for water in a A

A

solid waste and other trash.

A

26. Handel's Messiah is one of more frequently performed classical selections

C

D

38. The moon's reflected light amounts to only a fraction of the light that had been

D

25. The name of the Mississippi River is probably derived from either two Chippewa

B

B

37. Landfills can be improved simply by adding a layer of earth each day on top the

24. Only after a glacier accumulates 60 or more feet of ice and snow do the pressure of

C

A

benefits to Alka-Seltzer when he combined aspirin with baking soda. C

and devouring whatever is hiding inside. C

D

36. Hub Beardsley, president of Dr. Miles Laboratories, accidentally discovered the

B

C

D

A

B

instructions, and then making what is required step by step. C

D

sandy riverbed. 28. The more subtle presentations of a heart attack can make a diagnoses difficult. A

B

C

D

29. We usually get measles only once because ours bodies produce special chemical A

B

defenses called antibodies. C

D


Practice Test V (Longman PBT) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

The _____ in our solar system all revolve around the Sun. (A) planets are nine (B) nine planets (C) nine planets are (D) nine planetary

6.

The Arctic Ocean is rich in plankton, which _____ during the summer months. (A) the feed of blue whales (B) feeding on the blue whales (C) blue whales feed on (D) the blue whales that feed on it

2. An outpatient is a patient ______ at a hospital during the day but not staying overnight. (A) is treated (B) being treated (C) he is treated (D) to be treated

7.

Mr. Johnson is over 80 years old, _____ over seven feet and holds the world pole vault record for his age group. (A) yet he still (B) yet he still pole vaults (C) yet as a pole vaulter (D) he still pole vaults

3.

Before there were radios and radar, sailors had trouble knowing exactly where _____; however, they could often learn their location during the day by the different colors and patterns on li ghthouses. (A) were they (B) were (C) they were (D) they

8.

9. 4.

5.

_____ funnel clouds, are also called cyclones, twisters, or water spouts. (A) Tornadoes, twisting (B) Tornadoes are twisting (C) Twisting tornadoes and (D) In tornadoes, twisting _____ lizards in appearance, they differ in longevity and body heat regulation. (A) Resembling tuataras (B) Resembling lizards, tuataras (C) Tuataras and (D) Although tuataras resemble

B

12. Were _____ too rapidly between low and high altitudes, they would experience altitude sickness because the body must work harder to breathe at higher altitudes. (A) with tourists traveling (B) tourists to travel (C) too touristlike (D) for traveling

A fuel cell is a device _____ chemical energy to electrical energy. (A) the conversion (B) that converts (C) it converts (D) converts

13. A tsunami in the open ocean travels much faster than _____ closer to shore. (A) does (B) does one (C) does travel (D) travels

Integra, an artificial skin used to treat severe burns, is replaced with a thin graft of the patient's own skin _____ have regenerated. (A) the inner dermal cells (B) giving the inner dermal cells' (C) as soon as the inner dermal cells (D) with the inner dermal cells'

14. In 1994, the spacecraft {Clementine{ orbited the moon and discovered that at the cold dark corners of the moon _____. (A) the might of water (B) water might be (C) might be water (D) water might

10. Windansea Beach is the place where many of surfing's pioneers honed their skills before _____ the big waves of Hawaii. (A) conquered (B) conquering (C) were conquering (D) conquer

16. The rings of Saturn is actually made up of crushed rock fragments that revolve A

11. Government economic analysts are concerned about _____ to the economy if prices were to rise so quickly that they devalue th e money supply. (A) is what happens (B) that it could happen (C) what could happen (D) could it happen

C

15. Sperm whales _____ among the largest whales and are the species immortalized in Herman Melville's classic book {Moby Dick{. (A) which are (B) in (C) are (D) they are

30. Nasal spray vaccine can prevent influenza in healthy children, who are two to ten

D

A

around the planet.

times more likely to get the disease than is adults. B

17. The design of the Yale lock is credited to Linus Yale, who adds inclined planes to A

B

C

D

31. On the Richter scale, earthquakes measuring below four are less serious than those

C

the cylinder lock in 1848.

A

B

register above four.

D

C

18. River otters are well-known for they playfulness and agility in the water. A

B

C

D

A

19. One of the warning signs of a stroke is unexplained dizziness, unsteady, or sudden A

D

32. Most cactus have thick herbaceous or woody stems than contain chlorophyll.

B

C

B

C

D

A

falling.

D

33. The more greatly a person's eating and the less the amount of daily exercise, B

the fatter and the more likely to develop heart disease the person is. C

20. Found in virtually all cultures, the evil eye is one of the dreadedest beliefs about A

B

D

34. When liquid forced through a nozzle is at high pressure, it emerged as a condensed

C

A

bad luck.

B

C

jet or a spray of droplets.

D

D

21. Approximately 1,800 thunderstorms are, at any given moment, occur throughout A

B

C

35. The egg of a North African ostrich is six to seven inch long and takes no less than

D

A

the world.

B

C

40 minutes to hard-boil. D

22. The first permanent photographer required an exposure time of nearly eight hours A

B

C

36. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as the "gas giants" because of the

D

A

to be developed.

B

fact that they are made by little or no solid material. C

23. In 1921, Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for its work on the general A

B

C

D

37. A child who earns a weekly allowance can learn both to do a good use of money

D

A

theory of relativity.

B

C

and not to make daily requests for ice cream, candy, or toys. D

24. All of the marbles existing today was formed millions of years ago deep under the A

B

C

38. Native Americans granted their own land and with it the power of self-governance

D

A

Earth.

B

C

within the framework of federal law. D

25. Geneticists hope that by altering the genes of certain stem cells they would be able A

B

39. Extended leaves, with or without pay, have become treasured and, over the last few

C

A

to produce a universal donor tissue.

B

C

years, increasingly common benefit for long-term and even relatively short-term

D

D

26. Ice is sometimes use in making concrete by contractors to slow down the A

B

employees.

C

hardening process.

40. Like volcanoes, mountains are both high and elevated, but they are not like in that

D

A

27. Fish that live in the depths of the ocean have the specialty ability to maintain the A

B

B

C

volcanoes are made from the buildup of their own lava, ash, and dust. D

same pressure inside their bodies as the water pressure outside. C

D

28. On May 18,1980, the asleep volcano, Mount Saint Helens, awoke in a fury, killing A

B

C

D

57 people as it erupted. 29. The emperor penguin is a largest of all penguin species and can grow to a height of A

B

C

four feet and weight of ninety-plus pounds. D


Practice Test VI (Longman PBT) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

_____ plays only a few low tones, but it can be used to accompany other instruments or voices. (A) The primitive bagpipe (B) The bagpipe is primitive (C) Because of the primitive bagpipe (D) The primitive bagpipe's

2.

Cinderella, _____ from ninth-century China, featured 7. a noiseless slipper of gold. (A) was a fairy tale (B) a fairy tale was (C) a fairy tale (D) it was a fairy tale

The beaver _____, which it uses to propel itself though the water like a paddle. (A) with a thick, flat tail (B) it has a thick flat tail (C) whose tail is thick and flat (D) has a thick, flat tail

Children need to be aware of driving safety, _____ old enough to drive or not. (A) they are (B) to their (C) whether they are (D) their not

8.

Seabirds lay elongated eggs, _____ less likely to be blown out of rocky nests. (A) are (B) which are (C) they are (D) therefore, they are

_____ of American high school students successfully pass math courses in elementary calculus. (A) The percent is less than two (B) At less than two percent (C) Less than two percent (D) With a percent of less than two

9.

The Australian boomerang, curved and flat, _____ to the thrower. (A) the return (B) and returned (C) returnable (D) returns

10. On American rails in 1913 _____ more than 10,000 Pullman sleepers, which gave rest to 100,000 passengers a night in the world's biggest hotel chain. (A) were (B) train cars were (C) the train cars (D) being

3.

4.

5.

6.

A fir tree growing in nature _____ rather like a pyramid. (A) a tendency to be shaped (B) the shape tends to be (C) tends to be shaped (D) a tendency of the shape

12. In the preparation of pie crusts, biscuits, or scones, _____ are beaten with the fat until the dough is crumbly, at which time the liquids are added. (A) the ingredients are dry (B) the dry ingredients (C) to dry the ingredients (D) drying the ingredients 13. A skier making telemark turns _____ to be genuflecting down the mountain. (A) that appear (B) appears (C) in the appearance (D) appear

Geologists know _____ commonly found enveloped in igneous rock. (A) that uranium (B) that uranium is (C) uranium (D) is that uranium

16. A estimated 52 million Americans are doing at least some of their work from home A

11. Benny Goodman, who made swing music popular, _____ along with his band after performing at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles in 1935. (A) to become an overnight success (B) becoming an overnight success (C) in becoming an overnight success (D) became an overnight success

B

14. Superconductivity will revolutionize the way that energy is used for the next millennium, and _____ the first truly superconductive substance will be remembered as a technological hero. (A) what the discovery of (B) the discovery of (C) whose discovery of (D) whoever discovers 15. Should _____ California cuisine, you would find an eclectic mix of Asian, European, Latin American, and other influences. (A) try (B) you try (C) trying (D) you tried

29. Scanning, dislike reading slowly to find the contextual meaning of a vocabulary

C

A

by using computers.

B

word, is a reading skill that requires the reader to skim quickly through a passage

D

C

17. The bee hummingbird of the Caribbean is the smallest of the amethyst woodstar A

B

C

bird.

D

to find a key word or phrase. 30. Laser surgery to repair nearsightedness is becoming common over the past several

D

A

18. Nearly every plant that develops roots are dependent on the mechanical and A

B

chemical environment provided by the silicate structure of clay. C

A

B

C

B

D

A

considered more safe when involved in accidents.

A

B

C

D

A

D

B

A

B

C

D

through computer bulletin boards.

D

23. The stegosaurus weighed approximately two tons, yet their brain cavity was A

C

supplied with molten wax as it burns. D

B

C

C

34. Freeware is a category of software that mostly distributed on the Internet or

helicoptors are neither as fuel efficient nor as speedily as tiltrotors.

35. The sheep industry has been breeding larger sheeps to make lamb chops closer

B

A

merely the size of a golf ball.

B

in size to pork chops and therefore more attractive to the consumer.

D

24. During flight, the forces of lift and thrust overcomes the counterforces of weight A

B

C

C

D

36. Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes primarily uses the orchestra as the A

and drag.

accompanist, but during "Sea Interludes" the orchestra is lone in carrying the

D

25. The ancient game of chess, once the game of eccentrics, is all of a sudden boom in A

B

C

D

grade schools. A

B

C

made a stunning 180 million-mile voyage.

C

D

D A

every day in this century came from Latin and Greek, two languages early which B

C

are seldom spoken today.

B

C

D A

B

insecure stock market investments will be and the least likely profit taking will be. C

D

39. One of the most electrifying, no soon-to-be-forgotten moments in Super Bowl A

B

history occurred in 1989 when quarterback Joe Montana led the San Francisco

D

28. In 1940, the 40-hour work week went into effect under a Fair Labor Standards Act B

A

Chester Arthur, and other was Calvin Coolidge. 38. According to in-the-know analysts, the higher a bull market climbs, the more

27. Most people do not realize that sixty percent of the English words that are used

A

B

opera. 37. Two presidents of the United States of America were from Vermont; one was

26. The first successful planetary probe has reached Venus in December 1962 after it

D

B

D

22. Both helicopters and tiltrotors are capable of vertical and horizontal flight, but

of 1938.

D

33. A candle relied on the capillary action of the wick, which keeps the flame

21. When hunting for fish, dolphins emit loud clicking sounds to confuse theirs prey. A

C

32. Typically less than half of the trees in a coniferous forest is old-growth timber.

A

C

detrimental as underemployed people have either more time or unusing skills to offer the workplace.

20. Small cars are involved in less accidents than large ones, but large cars are

C

D

31. Economic reports often focus on unemployment, but underemployment is equally

1950s by James Dean and Marlon Brando.

B

C

D

19. Levi jeans were first wear by California gold miners and were made popular in the A

B

years.

C

C

Forty-Niners 92 yards down the field for the game-winning touchdown. D

40. In liquid form, an acid will turn blue litmus paper red and react for bases to form A

B

C

D

salts.


Practice Test VII (Longman PBT) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1. _____ of the moon was drawn in 1650 by the astronomer Riccioli. (A) The map was the first (B) He was mapping (C) The first map (D) Is the first map 2. The brain accounts for about two percent of body weight, but _____ about twenty percent of the oxygen that is breathed. (A) the use of (B) using (C) used to be (D) it uses 3. Some rodents have biological clocks that tell them to move around at night when _____ them. (A) can predators not easily find (B) to find predators (C) predators cannot easily find (D) with predators 4. _____ cud just like a cow, the long-necked African giraffe survives by stretching its neck to pluck leaves off tall trees. (A) It chews (B) Chewing (C) The chew of (D) They chew 5. _____ a stiffener in corsets of seventeenth-century women, was not really bone but gristle from the mouth of a whale. (A) Whalebone was (B) With whalebone, (C) Whalebone, (D) For whalebone to be

6. Rapidly spinning black holes and neutron stars make the space around them swirl like water _____ a drain. (A) running down (B) which are running down (C) ran down (D) to run down

11. On the surface of the sun _____ magnetic spots that pump a continuous flow of heat and energy from the interior up to the surface. (A) the (B) are (C) places are (D) in the

7. _____ well camouflaged in the dappled shade of a high tree branch that it perches on while it waits silently for prey below. (A) The jaguar is (B) Why the jaguar (C) The jaguar (D) The jaguar that is

12. {Volunteer Vacations,{ published by Chicago Review Press, lists opportunities for volunteers to travel and work, _____ to teach, help maintain parks, assist in archeological digs, or even decorate a Rose Parade float. (A) whether they want (B) they want (C) their wants (D) want them

8. _____ was legal to use the American flag in political advertising before the turn of the century, presidential candidates at that time decorated flags with all sorts of slogans and artwork. (A) It (B) Since it (C) Due to (D) Because 9. What is known as an "open cluster" _____ of anywhere between a few dozen and a few thousand stars. (A) consisting (B) that consists (C) it consists (D) may consist

14. If _____ space suits, astronauts have problems with radiation and extreme temperatures. (A) to not wear (B) do not wear (C) no wearing (D) not wearing

10. The second largest number of votes received during the first U.S. presidential election _____, who became vice president under George Washington. (A) for John Adams (B) went to John Adams (C) by John Adams (D) was John Adams

15. Despite its small size and slow gait, the wolverine is an effective predator, for what it lacks in speed and size _____ in strength and endurance. (A) its make-up (B) making it up (C) it makes up (D) and it makes up

16. Fifty-six percent of Americans with cancer will survived at least five years after A

13. Studies have shown that the elderly who are pet owners have lower blood pressure than ______ who live without pets. (A) for the elderly to do (B) elderly (C) do the elderly (D) to the elderly

B

C

30. Most tulip bulbs should be planted to depth three times their length; therefore, in

D

A

diagnosis.

B

C

the case of all but the smaller species of tulips, this should be about four to six D

17. Under the tongue, there is three pairs of salivary glands. A

B

C

inches.

D

18. Nuclear power plants can provide we with a source of nonpolluting energy. A

B

C

31. In the Scottish Highland Games, the competitors participate a contest called "toss

D

19. The length of the wingspan of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet is greater than the entire A

B

C

B

C

distant of the first flight by the Wright brothers.

D

32. When the changes of the electric charge in a cloud becomes strong enough,

D

20. All of the varieties of blue cheese is made from cow's milk with the exception of A

A

the caber," in which they throw logs as far as they can.

B

C

A C

Roquefort cheese, which comes from ewe's milk.

B

lightning flashes within the cloud. D

33. In 1833, Ada Lovelace, who took it from herself to explain Charles Babbage's

A

A

21. On October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday, prices collapsed amid panic selling, and A

wonderful ideas about a new machine, helped people to realize the possibilities of

B

thousands of investors were completely wipes out as America's Great Depression C

began.

B

C

D

the computer. 34. The small intestine, measuring 21 feet in length, is the longest of the wider large

D

22. A ROM (read only memory) chip is able to store memory permanently even when A

B

C

the electric current was switched off. D

D A

B

C

D

A

B

hundreds of other gadgets, and everything that he invented are on display in a C

D

B

C

D

36. Although most U.S. presidents earned degrees from colleges and universities, a A

B

little, the most famous of whom were Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln, did not. C

museum in Ohio.

D

37. Knitting machines can be programmed to produce a seemingly endless variety of

25. Pineapple motifs symbolizing hospitality often appeared on early American A

B C

D B

38. A Howdy Doody marionette and more than 100 other pieces of memorabilia from A

illustrations were well paid.

B

the classic children's television show bought for more than $300,000 at auction.

D

27. When a gorilla drinks water, it first soaks the back of it hand and then sucks the A

C D

incorporating thick yarns.

26. In the late 1800s, publications used drawings rather than photographs, so good A

A

knits, from a lightweight jersey made from a thin yarn to an heavy jacquard B

cooking molds used for serving both puddings or fancy desserts.

B

C

C

D

39. Before they were aware that they were crushing alive creatures, divers walked on A

water out of its fur.

B

coral reefs, breaking the fragile skeletons of these marine polyps and killing whole

D

28. In 1948, the new chemical compound polyethylene allowed the inventor Earl S. A

Tupper to develop Tupperware, which is remarkably pliant and looks attractively. B

C

29. Bomb dogs, as opposed to patrol or attack dogs, complete a several-month A

B

intensive trained program before qualifying as FAA-certified dogs. C

C

worms will spontaneously generate from mud.

24. Thomas Edison is best known for inventing the lightbulb, but he also invented

C

B

35. Before Louis Pasteur disproved the misconception, it was widely believed that

23. If one eats too quickly without chewing, you might get indigestion. A

A

intestine at only 6 feet.

D

C

D

sections of coral colonies. 40. Other than moving the right hand as a guide under the line of print, other way to A

B

C

increase reading speed is to read just above and not below the line of print. D

D


Practice Test VIII (Longman PBT) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

_____ by placing a numerator over a denominator, fractions represent the parts between whole numbers on the number line. (A) Formed (B) They are formed (C) The form (D) They form

6.

Outdoor climbers have to lug equipment into the wilderness and hook it up before _____ t o scale the rock. (A) finally beginning (B) begin the final (C) the final beginning (D) finally begun

2.

_____ of covering the mouth during a yawn developed as a measure to keep life from escaping through the mouth. (A) The custom (B) It was customary (C) Customarily (D) It accustomed

7.

Biologists _____ what happens to healthy plant and animal life when a river becomes choked with nitrogen and phosphorus. (A) who are concerned about (B) are concerned about (C) the concern about it (D) they are concerned about

_____ to see children vaccinated against rotavirus since it leads to nearly 900,000 deaths annually. (A) Some scientists would like (B) Hoping (C) Scientists hoping (D) For some scientists

8.

3.

4.

5.

At the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin _____ of circus items from the past and present. (A) a collection is (B) a collection (C) is a collection (D) to collect

12. One of the most important ways in which the body _____ to produce energy. (A) uses food (B) uses food is (C) the use of food is (D) is the use of food

Using Robot Super Achilles, a diverless submersible, _____ can photograph shipwrecks up to 2,000 feet deep, and they can also deploy parachutes to bring artifacts up to the surface. (A) for archeologists to be underwater (B) underwater archeologists (C) archeologists are underwater (D) with archeologists underwater

9.

Due to the technology of vulcanization, the sneaker, _____, was invented and so called because of its quiet footfall. (A) is useful (B) is used as an athletic shoe (C) a rubber-soled athletic shoe (D) a shoe is made for athletes

11. _____ the developer of the modern safety mechanisms in elevators, allowed himself to be sent up in an elevator and to have the cable cut to demonstrate the effectiveness of his emergency braking system. (A) Elisha Otis was (B) It was Elisha Otis who was (C) Elisha Otis, who was (D) Elisha Otis, whose

According to documented research, _____ each other 14. Of the 80 million aspirin tablets taken daily by and are willing to help each other, the crime rate is Americans, somewhere between 30 and 50 percent lower. _____ as preventive medicine for cardiac diseases. (A) trusting neighbors (A) are taken (B) wherever neighbors trust (B) to take (C) the trust of neighbors for (C) they are taken (D) neighborhood trust (D) taken

10. Elliptical galaxies are more oval and compact than _____. (A) with spiral galaxies (B) are spiral (C) are spiral galaxies (D) to spiral

16. What once concerned a few obsessed enthusiasts has became the norm for an A

13. Articulatory phonetics involves the study of _____ are produced, described, and classified according to their properties. (A) phones (B) how phones (C) how phones which (D) how phones that

15. Neither _____ nor can sport sailors get an accurate reading on compasses near Split Rock because of the iron ore in Lake Superior. (A) merchant sailors can (B) merchant sailors (C) merchant sailors do (D) can merchant sailors

30. The first bread was probably done in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East from

B

A

increasing number of drivers, who realize that periodic detailing protects the value C

wild grasses long before wheat was even cultivated.

D

B

of their automobiles.

C

D

31. Deep beneath the Nevada desert is aquifers containing enough fresh water to make A

17. A calf can refer to a baby cow, hippo, antelope, or whales. A

B

C

B

C

the arid land bloom.

D

18. Alaska, which is the largest state in the United States, has more than 20,000 square A

D

32. A well-trained falsetto voice stands in the same relationship to a tenor voice as the A

miles of inland water , which amounts to more water than seven of the states fifty B

C

D

have.

B

C

recorder and the flute. D

33. A person with normal color vision can, regardless of how pale the colors may be, A

19. Kauai, the wettest of the Hawaiian Islands, boast an annual rainfall of 480 inches. A

B

C

D

20. World's youngest chess champion is Garry Kasparov, who won in 1985 at the A

B

C

distinguishing among more than 100 different hues of color. B

C

D

34. Any one of a number of widely distributing lizards characterized by long, shiny A

age of 22.

B

C

bodies, smooth scales, and short legs can be referred to as skinks.

D

21. Although chromium prevents rusting in steel, it would make the alloy more brittle A

B

C

A

when it is added.

physician Hippocrates, who is thought to have lived from 460 to 370 B.C.

D

B

22. One ladybug can eat as much as 50 aphids in a day. A

B

C A

D B

C

D

36. Whether neutrinos contain mass or are massless, particles is something that still

23. Pasteurized milk is much safer than untreated milk because they do not contain C

D

A

B

C

puzzle physicists. D

harmful bacteria.

37. Brands were first registered about 1850 as a legal record of cattle ownership

24. The catalytic converter ensures that nearly all the harmful hydrocarbon emissions A

B

C

B D

38. The San Diego Wild Animal Park's horticultural department has successfully

D

25. The Sydney Opera House, finished 1973, sits on the water's edge and resembles a A

A

county recorders so that ranchers had some defense against cattle rustlers. C

from a car is processed before being released as exhaust. B

C

ship with billowing sails.

A

B

cultivated aloes, cycads, euphorbias, cactus, and tree ferns. C

D

39. By sensitively registering light from stars and galaxies too faint to be seen by other

D

26. In 1934, bank robber Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd shot to death at a farm in East A

B

C

D

A

telescopes, the Hale's 200-inch mirror illuminated vast regions of a universe, to B

Liverpool, Ohio.

C

which humans previously had been blind.

27. Although some species of birds lay eggs on bare rocks, most of they prepare a nest A

D

35. The first doctor who is recognized as the father in modern medicine was the Greek

B

C

D

in which to lay their eggs.

D

40. The invention of the integsrated circuit in 1958 had led to the development of the A

B

microchip and advent of the computer age.

28. As an increasing number of Americans take pets with them when they travel,

C

D

A

directories for pet-friendliness hotels and activities have become popular. B

C

D

29. Educators and others say that chess teaches a growing and maturing children A

B

discipline, logic, and the analytical skills crucial in today's world. C

D


Practice Test IX (Longman PBT) Structure and Written Expression Section II 1.

When studying serology, medical students ______ about the properties of blood. (A) to learn (B) learn (C) learning (D) with learning

2.

The 3,750,000 people living in the country of the Ivory Coast ______ a small country, with only 124,500 square miles of area on the west coast of Africa. (A) they inhabit (B) actually (C) to inhabit (D) inhabit

6.

Even though fairly accurate weather models have been developed, _____ enough to use for weather forecasting. (A) because they are not yet reliable (B) yet without reliability (C) they are not yet reliable (D) still not reliable

11. The Dalton Gang, which was notorious for its train robberies, was practically _____ while attempting to rob a pair of banks in Coffeyville, Kansas. (A) in wiping out (B) to wipe out (C) wiped out (D) wipe out

7.

Images _____ that gases at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy rotate at thousands of miles per hour, indicating a powerful gravitational force. (A) from space have revealed (B) revelation from space (C) they have revealed from space (D) from space that revealed

12. In 1620, 41 Pilgrims aboard the {Mayflower{, which was anchored off Massachusetts, _____ that called for a "body politick." (A) a compact was signed (B) to sign a compact (C) signing a compact (D) signed a compact 13. Never _____, household cleaning sprays, or solvent based cleaners be used on the seat belts of a car. (A) detergents should (B) detergents (C) the use of detergents (D) should detergents

3.

Because of El Ni*o, high winds, heavy surf, and possible flooding _____ for the winter of 1997-1998 in Southern California. (A) to be predicted (B) all predictions (C) were all predicted (D) predicting

8.

Tuberculosis rates in New York City dropped sharply in the 1920s _____ horses, decreasing the amount of bacteria-laden dust in the air. (A) cars replaced (B) as cars replaced (C) replacing cars (D) replaced cars

4.

_____ in water and on land, so they are generally considered to be accurate indicators of environmental health. (A) Frogs living (B) Because frogs live (C) The life of frogs (D) Frogs live

9.

Like man, _____, which it uses to manipulate its food. (A) raccoons have opposing thumbs (B) the raccoon has opposing thumbs (C) the raccoon which has opposing thumbs (D) the opposing thumbs on the raccoon

5.

15. Should _____ in use, the horizontal movement along a fault line can be measured continuously. (A) a creepmeter be (B) a creepmeter (C) a creepmeter has it (D) it be a creepmeter

10. British scientist John Fleming, _____ vacuum tube, paved the way for the development of radio and television. (A) developed the (B) who developed the (C) he developed the (D) whose development of the

_____, the 38th president of the United States, became president in 1974 following the resignation of Richard Nixon. (A) Because Gerald Ford (B) Gerald Ford was (C) Gerald Ford (D) When Gerald Ford

16. In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurates as the first constitutionally elected A

14. _____ of an ecosystem eventually affects those species higher up. (A) Whatever affects the lowliest member (B) Whatever the effect on the lowliest member (C) The lowliest members (D) What is the affect on the lowliest member

B

C

29. In addition of finding out that no two snowflakes are the same, Wilson W. Bentley

D

A

president of the Republic of Texas.

B

also found that they all have six sides and are usually formed from flat, platelike C

17. On May 20, 1861, North Carolina voted to secede from a United States. A

B

C

D

18. Some of the Great Barrier Reef lie underwater, but at least 200 islands dot its A

D

crystals.

B

30. Just alike a legend, the primary purpose of a fable is to tell people how they should

C D

A

length.

B

live because it also ends with a moral. C

19. When a spider builds a web, it first had used a tough thread to construct the outer A

B

C

D

31. Morton Gould, a popular conductor and composer of not only musicals and ballets

D

frame.

A

B

and symphonies, died in 1996. C

20. The koala looks like a small bear , but they are actually part of the marsupial A

B

D

32. The study of the stone implements of the Paleolithic and Neolithic people have

C

A

family.

B

C

helped us to understand how these early people lived.

D

D

21. The shamrock became increasingly identify with St. Patrick's Day when the story A

33. The more greatly a person's eating and the less the amount of daily exercise,

B

A

circulated about St. Patrick's sermon incorporating the three-leaf clover as an C

B

the fatter and the more likely to develop heart disease the person is.

D

C

D

34. In order for a doctor to practice medicine in any hospital, it must be proved that the

illustration of the divine Trinity.

A

22. The skins of potatoes contain dietary fiber as well as an number of vitamins and A

B

B

doctor has the qualifiers to do so.

C

C

D

35. Sir Walter Scott's book, Rob Roy, is evoked lovely in Hector Berlioz's Scottish

minerals, including potassium and iron.

A

D

23. The most advanced version of Intelligent Transportation Systems has already be A

B

C

D

given the capability to direct a vehicle to move forward, steer, and stop without

B

D

36. Histamines are chemicals released when irritants trigger the body's many allergic A

help from the driver.

C

concert overture "Rob Roy Macgregor." B

C

responses, which include a swollen blood vessels, lowered blood pressure, and D

24. Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca was one of only four explorers who were still

itching.

A

live at the end of a 1528 expedition to what is now known as Tampa Bay, Florida. B

C

A

25. Only if it is kept out of circulation does coins become a mint-quality collector's A

B

37. According to legend, Romulus and Remus, who founded the great city of Rome,

D

C

B

C

were suckled a she-wolf.

D

D

item.

38. Each year, hundreds of thousands of earthquakes with magnitudes lesser than 2.9 A

26. Some fire extinguishers produce a burst of carbon dioxide gas, which inhibited A

B

burning by starving the fire of oxygen. C

B

D

39. Identity theft occurs whenever personal identifying information stolen and used to

D

A

27. Unlike other organs, the cornea is not supplied with blood vessels but instead A

B

gets it oxygen as air comes into direct contact with the surface of the eye. C

B

C

receive credit in that person's name by a thief. D

40. The alumnus from universities and colleges are asked to support their alma maters

D

A

28. On October 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty was final inaugurated after being in A

C

on the Richter scale occur.

B

generously to help defray tuition costs for future students. B

C

D

production for 25 years from the initial conception of the idea to its actual C

D

realization.


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