PRACTICE TEST 12.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 1: "When can you get it all done?" "______"
A. Two hours ago. B. How much time do I need?
C. How does next Monday sound? D. I used to do it on Monday.
Question 2: Lisa: Its nearly the end of the holiday already. - Mary: ________.
A. Its a small world B. Theres nothing to it C. Lets call it a day D. How time flies
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 3: I couldnt tolerate my mothers incessant nagging.
A. endless B. bothersome C. annoying D. repetitive
Question 4: Aquatic sports have long been acknowledged as excellent ways to take physical exercises.
A. reduced B. encouraged C. recognized D. practiced
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 5: In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental improvements.
A. something sad B. something to entertain
C. something enjoyable D. something to suffer
Question 6: The investigation revealed some unexpected results.
A. impressive B. pessimistic C. predictable D. controversial
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 7: Regarding as one of the leading figures in the development of the short story, O Henry is the author of many well-
known American novels.
A. Regarding as B. leading figures C. the D. novels
Question 8: If you work hard, you would be successful in anything you do.
A. you work B. would be C. in D. anything
Question 9: Mrs. Loan, along with her talented students, are going to be on the summer camp to USA.
A. along with B. talented C. are going D. summer
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 10: A. traveled B. stared C. landed D. seemed
Question 11: A. effective B. eradicate C. enthusiastic D. effort
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions .
Question 12: A. technology B. terrorist C. compulsory D. admission
Question 13: A. algebra B. carefully C. impress D. politics
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 14: A ______ is a tube through which a person swimming just under the surface of the sea can breathe.
A. maneuver B. volume C. photograph D. snorkel
Question 15: The local clubs are _____ every effort to interest more young people.
A. doing B. making C. taking D. giving
Question 16: For a short while, I managed to catch _____ of President Trump entering the Whitehouse.
A. vision B. notice C. view D. sight
Question 17: The worlds biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife ________.
A. prosperous B. vulnerable C. prefect D. remained
Question 18: Is swimming under water very difficult? No. its just a matter _____ able to control your breathing.
A. of being B. to be C. that are you D. being
Question 19: The climate is not dry at all; in fact, they have ____ of water
A. a redundancy B. an abundance C. a deficiency D. a mixture
Question 20: Over 1,000 workers of the company have been announced to be________
A. laid off B. set off C. left off D. given off
Question 21: He is hideously over-educated; she is a good-hearted dunce. However, they manage to ________,
despite the cultural gap.
A. have a silver lining B. break the ice C. hit it off D. be in the same boat
Question 22: It could have been a lot worse________ there.
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C. whether or not he had been D. had he not been
Question 23: ________ Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.
A. Only after the plane had taken off B. Not until the plane had taken off did
C. No sooner had the plane taken off than D. It was not until the plane had taken off
Question 24: ________ classified as carnivore, the North American Grizzly bear eats berries and even grass.
A. Although B. Just as C. Either D. Because of
Question 25: The scheme is too expensive to be ________ at the present moment.
A. liable B. compatible C. accessible D. feasible

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
Question 26: Laura didnt come to the conference. This made me annoyed.
A. Laura didnt come to the conference, that made me annoyed.
B. That Laura didnt come to the conference made me annoyed.
C. Laura didnt come to the conference which made me annoyed.
D. Laura didnt come to the conference when this made me annoyed.
Question 27: The police issued a warning on the radio. A dangerous man had escaped from the prison.
A. A dangerous man had escaped from the prison so the police issued a warning on the radio.
B. The police issued a warning on the radio, namely a dangerous man had escaped from the prison.
C. The police issued a warning on the radio so that a dangerous man escaped from the prison.
D. Escaping from the prison, the dangerous man made the police issue a warning on the radio.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 28: The taxi driver ignored the top sign, so it was only natural that he crashed his vehicle.
A. Since he paid no attention to the stop sign, it is not surprising that the taxi driver had an
accident.
B. The taxi driver probably crashed his car because he was foolish enough to ignore the stop sign
C. As he had completely disregarded the stop sign, the taxi driver was lucky to avoid crashing
his car.
D. Naturally, the taxi driver nearly had an accident after he had disregarded the top sign.
Question 29: They arrived late, so they didnt have good seats.
A. However late they arrived, they had very good seats.
B. The late arrivers still had good seats.
C. Had they arrived earlier, they might have got good seats.
D. Unless they arrived earlier, they wouldnt have good seats.
Question 30: What she does in her free time does not concern me.
A. What she does in her free time is none of my business.
B. What she does in her free time is not my concern.
C. I dont know what she does in her free time.
D. What she does in her free time is not concerned by me.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Every culture has its own (31) __________ list of behavior that is acceptable. Every society (45) also has its taboos,
or types of behavior that are considered a violation of good manners. If you travel to another country, on business or
vacation, it is really (32) __________ to learn some of that countrys customs so that you dont insult the local people
there.
The word taboo comes from the Tongan language and is used in (33) __________ English to describe
verbal and non-verbal behavior that is forbidden or to be avoided. In spite of peoples common thought,
taboos are not universal and they tend to be (34) __________ to a certain culture or country, and usually
form around a communitys values and beliefs. (35) _________, what is considered acceptable behavior in
one country may be a serious taboo in another.
Question 31: A. spoken B. unwritten C. written D. unspoken

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Question 32: A. thankful B. helpful C. doubtful D. grateful
Question 33: A. instant B. ancient C. modern D. classical
Question 34: A. special B. specified C. specific D. specialized
Question 35: A. Therefore B. Then C. However D. Together

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
Urban life has always involved a balancing of opportunities and rewards against dangers and stress; its
motivating force is, in the broadest sense, money. Opportunities to make money mean competition and competition is
stressful; it is often most intense in the largest cities, where opportunities are greatest. The presence of huge numbers
of people inevitably involves more conflict, more travelling, the overloading of public services and exposure to those
deviants and criminals who are drawn to the rich pickings of great cities. Crime has always flourished in the relative
anonymity of urban life, but todays ease of movement makes its control more difficult than ever; there is much
evidence that its extent has a direct relationship to the size of communities. City dwellers may become trapped in their
homes by fear of crime around them.
As a defense against these developments, city dwellers tend to use various strategies to try and reduce the
pressures upon themselves; contacts with other people are generally made brief and impersonal; doors are kept locked;
telephone numbers may be ex-directory; journeys outside the home are usually hurried, rather than a source of
pleasure. There are other strategies, too, which are positively harmful to the individuals, for example, reducing
awareness through drugs or alcohol. Furthermore, all these defensive forms of behaviour are harmful to society in
general; they cause widespread loneliness and destroy the communitys concern for its members. Lack of informal
social contact and indifference to the misfortunes of others, if they are not personally known to oneself, are amongst the
major causes of urban crime.
Inner areas of cities tend to be abandoned by the more successful and left to those who have done badly in the
competitive struggle or who belong to minority groups; these people are then geographically trapped because so much
economic activity has migrated to the suburbs and beyond.
Present-day architecture and planning have enormously worsened the human problems of urban life. Old
established neighborhoods have been ruthlessly swept away, by both public and private organization, usually to be
replaced by huge, ugly, impersonal structures. People have been forced to leave their familiar homes, usually to be re-
housed in tower blocks which are drab, inconvenient, and fail to provide any setting for human interaction or support.
This destruction of established social structures is the worst possible approach to the difficulties of living in a town or
city. Instead, every effort should be made to conserve the human scale of the environment, and to retain familiar
landmarks.

Question 36: The word anonymity as used in paragraph 1 can be replaced by..
A. calamity B. isolation C. vagueness D. intensity
Question 37: All of the following strategies to reduce pressure are mentioned EXCEPT.
A. limit ones contacts B. make quick journeys outside the house
C. use alcohol D. never use telephones
Question 38: The author thinks that crime is increasing in cities because..
A. people do not communicate with their neighbors
B. people feel anonymous there
C. criminals are difficult to trace in large populations
D. the trappings of success are attractive to criminals
Question 39: The word drab in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. inconsiderate B. monotonous C. trapped D. colorful
Question 40: According to the article, what is the worst problem facing people living in cities?
A. Social isolation B. Finding somewhere to live
C. Drugs and alcoholism D. Crime
Question 41: According to the author, living in a city causes stress because there are so many people who
are.
A. likely to commit crime B. anxious to succeed
C. naturally aggressive D. in need of help
Question 42: The word its refers to..
A. urban life B. control C. movement D. crime
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New
York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology.
Deep inside the brain there is a clock that governs every aspect of the bodys functioning: sleep and wake
cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestions, body temperature and so on. It regulates all
of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa about + dies day).
This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m. and again between 3-5 p.m.
Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon.
One of the major causes of the travellers malady known as jet lag is the non-alignment of a persons internal
body clock with clocks in the external world.
Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of
light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your
sleep/wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion
may be on a different schedule altogether.
Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is
contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day.
That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies or long haul
pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep and quality than eastward flights.
When flying west, you are extending your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying
eastward will involve shrinking or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clocks natural
tendency.
One of the more common complaints of travellers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many reasons for
this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is
programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer hours.
Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment and decision-making can be
reduced by 50 percent, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30 percent.
It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to
your destinations schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully
adjust to a new time zone.

Question 43: The word fatigue is closest in meaning to________.

A. sleeplessness B. exhaustion C. obsession D. frustration
Question 44: The main function of the body clock is to_________.
A. help us adapt to a 24-hour cycle. B. govern all the bodys responses.
C. help us sleep. D. regulate the bodys functions.
Question 45: The direction you fly in__________.
A. affects the degree of jet lag B. extends or shrinks your body clock
C. alters your bodys natural rhythms D. helps you sleep better
Question 46: Jet lag_________.
A. causes our body clock to change B. extends the hours of our body clock
C. makes our body clock operate badly D. upsets our bodys rhythms
Question 47: The word malady is closest in meaning to _______.
A. thought B. bore C. illness D. feeling
Question 48: According to the author, which of the following reasons disrupt travellers sleep?
A. The travellers internal circadian clock has to adjust to patterns of light and activity.
B. Travellers try to sleep between 3-5 p.m.
C. Travellers attention is reduced by 75 percent.
D. Travellers fly in the natural direction of their internal clock.
Question 49: On the subject of avoiding jet lag the article__________.
A. makes no suggestions B. suggests changing the time on your watch
C. proposes gradually adjusting your body clock D. says there is nothing you can do
Question 50: The word It refers to_________.
A. the brain B. the programme C. the body clock D. the function

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