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PRACTICE TEST C65

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. money B. story C. morning D. sorry
Question 2. A. situation B. story C. sugar D. sand
Mark the letter A ,B ,C ,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. expression B. decisive C. dependent D. independent
Question 4. A. decision B. reference C. refusal D. important
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 5. Had the committee members considered the alternatives more carefully, they
A B
would have realized that the second was better as the first.
C D
Question 6. It is important that cancer is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order
A B C
to assure a successful cure.
D
Question 7. The old and the new in transportation also contrast sharply in Middle East.
A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 8. The schoolboy’s excuse wasn’t ____________ at all. Nobody in the classroom believed in the
far-fetched story he told.
A. credential B. credible C. creditable D. credulous.
Question 9. The bad weather and a lack of food simply ____________ our problem
A. compounded B. enhanced C. salvaged D. transformed
Question 10. In most____________ developed countries, up to 50% of ____________ population enters
higher education at some time in their lives.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / Ø C. Ø / the D. the / a
Question 11. I wish you____________ me a new one instead of having it____________ as you did.
A. would give / to repair B. gave / to repair

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C. had given / to be repaired D. had given / repaired

Question 12. I must congratulate you. You’ve ____________ a very good job.
A. done B. made C. finished D. worked
Question 13. For ____________ reason is this meeting being held?
A. what B. why C. how D. who
Question 14. ____________ the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn.
A. With reference B. Akin C. Prior to D. In addition to
Question 15. No sooner ____________ to marry Jack ____________ to have serious doubts.
A. had Carol agreed / than she began
B. Carol has agreed / than she began
C. had Carol agreed / than she begins
D. had Carol agreed / than she had begun
Question 16. The doctor _____ all night with the patients in the hospital.
A. sat out B. sat up C. sat in D. sat on
Question 17. You'd better not place a bet on Stallion. In my opinion, the horse doesn't _____ a chance of
winning the race.
A. win B. stand C. rise D. play
Question 18. Having been served dinner, ____________
A. the problem was discussed by the members of the committee.
B. the committee members discussed the problem.
C. it was discussed by the committee members the problem.
D. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee.
Question 19. The marathon runner ____________ for nearly one hour and a half when she____________ to
the pavement.
A. has been running / collapses B. were running / collapsed
C. had been running / collapsed D. ran / had been collapsing

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 20. ‘‘I’m not sure what to do this evening. Any ideas?’’
‘‘_______________________’’.
A. Why don’t we go to the cinema? B. You will go to the cinema, perhaps?
C. Do you go to the cinema? D. Why shouldn’t we go to the cinema?
Question 21. ‘‘Do you know how to start this computer?’’
‘‘_______________________’’.
A. Just press the green button. B. These computers are good.
C. Sure, go ahead. D. You know, yeah.

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.

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Question 22. The decline of the African elephants can be linked to poaching.
A. decrease B. change C. growth D. limitation
Question 23. Because of his hard work, he was able to recover his losses from the accident.
A. find B. sell C. take back D. escape

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 24. I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.
A. hopeless B. hopeful C. successful D. unsuccessful
Question 25. A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work.
A. uncomfortable B. responsive C. calm D. miserable

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 26. Some people will go any length to lose weight.
A. Some people will do anything to lose weight.
B. Some people haven’t lost any weight for a long time.
C. Losing weight is a long way for some people.
D. Some people find it hard to lose weight.
Question 27. Much as I admire her achievements, I don’t really like her.
A. I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievements.
B. I don’t really like her because I don’t admire her achievements.
C. Whatever her achievements, I don’t really like her.
D. I like her achievements, so I admire her.
Question 28. He can hardly understand this matter because he is too young.
A. This matter is too hard to understand.
B. Hardly can he understand this matter because he is too young.
C. The matter is difficult but he can understand it.
D. He is young but he can understand this matter.

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 29. We’d better leave them a note. It’s possible they’ll arrive later.
A. If they arrive late, we’d better leave them a note.
B. We’d better leave them a note as they arrive late.
C. They’ll probably arrive later so that we’d better leave them a note.
D. We’d better leave them a note in case they arrive later.
Question 30. Father has been working all day. He must be tired now.
A. Father must work all day and is tired now.
B. Father thinks he is tired now because he has been working all day.

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C. I’m sure that father is tired after working all day.

D. I think father was tired after all day working.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
If you ask anyone who invented television, they will tell you that it was John Logie Baird. While Baird
was, of course, extremely important in the history of television, it would be more accurate to see his role as part
of a (31) _____ of events which finally led to television as we know it today.
The history of television really began in 1817 with the discovery by Berzelius, a Swedish chemist,
of the chemical selenium. It was found that the amount of electric current that selenium could carry
depended on how much light struck it.
This discovery directly led to G. R. Carey, an American inventor, (32) _____ up with the first real
television system in 1875. His system used selenium to transmit a picture along wires to a row of light
bulbs. This picture was not very clear, however.
Over the next few years, a number of scientists and inventors simplified and improved on Carey's
system. It was not until 1923 that Baird made the first practical transmission. Once again, the picture was
(33) _____ through wires, but it was much clearer than Carey's had been almost fifty years before.
The Second World War (34) _____the development of television. After the war, television sets began
to flood the market, with the first mass TV audience watching the baseball World Series in the USA in 1947.
Within a few years, television had captured the (35) _____ of the whole world.
Question 31. A. connection B. cycle C. link D. chain
Question 32. A. coming B. making C. going D. doing
Question 33. A. pushed B. sent C. transported D. transferred
Question 34. A. abandoned B. cancelled C. delayed D. waited
Question 35. A. observation B. awareness C. notice D. attention

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 36 to 42.
Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important
decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a
decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to
theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar they are. Proponents of the worksheet procedure believe that
it will yield optimal, that is, the nest decisions. Although there are several variations on the exact format
that worksheets can take, they are all similar in their essential aspects.
Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and then listing all possible
solutions to the problem. Next, the pertinent considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed,
and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence is determined. Each consideration is
assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. A decision is mathematically calculated by
adding these valued together. The alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best

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decision.
Since most important problems are multi-faceted, there are several alternatives to choose from, each
with unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil and paper decision-making
procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend
and remember. On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their mind at once. A worksheet can
be especially useful when the decision involves a large number of variables with complex relationships. A.
realistic example for many college students in the question "What will I do after graduation?. A graduate
might seek a position that offers specialized training, purse an advanced degree, or travel abroad for a year.
A decision-making worksheet begins with a succinct statement of the problem that will also help
to narrow it.It is important to be clear about the distinction between long-range and immediate goals because
long-range goals often involve a different decision than short-range ones. Focusing on long-range goals, a
graduating student might revise the question above to "What will I do after graduation that will lead to a
successful career?"
Question 36. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A comparison of actual decisions and ideal ones
B. A tool to assist in making complex decisions
C. Research on how people make decisions
D. Differences between long-range and short-range decision making
Question 37. The word "essential" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. introductory B. changeable C. beneficial D. fundamental
Question 38. According to decision-worksheet theory, an optimal decision is defined as one that
A. is agreed to by the greatest number of people
B. uses the most decision worksheet
C. has the most points assigned to it
D. is agreed to by the greatest number of worksheet
Question 39. The author organizes paragraph 2 by
A. describing a process C. providing historical background
B. classifying types of worksheets D. explaining a theory
Question 40. The word "succinct" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. creative B. satisfactory C. personal D. concise
Question41.The author states that"On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their mind at
once"(paragraph 3) to explain that
A. most decisions involve seven steps
B. human mental capacity has limitations
C. some people have difficulty making minor as well as major decisions
D. people can learn to keep more than seven ideas in their minds with practice
Question 42. The word "revise" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. ask B. explain C. change D. predict
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 43 to 50.

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Orchids are unique in having the most highly developed of all blossoms, in which the usual male
and female reproductive organs are fused in a single structure called the column. The column is designed
so that a single pollination will fertilize hundreds or thousands, and in some cases millions, of seeds, so
microscopic and light they are easily carried by the breeze. Surrounding the column are three sepals and
three petals, sometimes easily recognizable as such, often distorted into gorgeous, weird, but always
functional shapes. The most noticeable of the petals is called the labellum, or lip. It is often dramatically
marked as an unmistakable landing strip to attract the specific insect the orchid has chosen as its pollinator.
To lure their pollinators from afar, orchids use appropriately intriguing shapes, colors, and scents.
At least 50 different aromatic compounds have been analyzed in the orchid family, each blended to attract
one, or at most a few, species of insects or birds. Some orchids even change their scents to interest different
insects at different times.
Once the right insect has been attracted, some orchids present all sorts of one-way obstacle courses
to make sure it does not leave until pollen has been accurately placed or removed. By such ingenious
adaptations to specific pollinators, orchids have avoided the hazards of rampant crossbreeding in the wild,
assuring the survival of species as discrete identities. At the same time they have made themselves
irresistible to collectors.
Question 43. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Birds B. Insects C. Flowers D. Perfume
Question 44. The orchid is unique because of_________.
A. the habitat in which it lives
B. the structure of its blossom
C. the variety of products that can bemade from it
D. the length of its life
Question 45. The word "fused" in line 2 is closest in meaning to.
A. combined B. hidden C. fertilized D. produced
Question 46. How many orchid seeds are typically pollinated at one time?
A. 200 B. 2,000 C. 20,000 D. 200,000
Question 47. Which of the following is a kind of petal?
A. The column B. The sepal C. The stem D. The labellum
Question 48. The labellum (line 6) is most comparable to.
A. a microscope B. an obstacle course
C. an airport runway D. a racetrack
Question 49. The word "their" in line 10 refers to.
A. orchids B. birds C. insects D. species
Question 50. The word "discrete" in line 13 is closest in meaning to.
A. complicated B. separate C. inoffensive D. functional

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