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Department of Education and Training

Examination subject: English-Group D


The university and college practice exam 2012.
The third time
(80 multiple choice sentences- Time allowance is 0 minutes!
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, , !, or " on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word#s$ for each of the %lanks from 1 to 10.
The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather patterns (1)______ strongly affect
the world. When the water is warm, the (2)______ of rainfall in Indonesia and the srronding
regions decreases. !stralia cold (")______ e#perience a droght in many parts. On ($)______
hand, %hile (which &orders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for (')______ rainstorms. In Pa(istan
and northwestern India, the weather pattern ma(es the rainy season wea(er and ma(es the area
mch drier. This happening is called )l *ino and is sed (+)______ weather forecasters to ma(e
long,range weather predictions. They also (now that )l *ino will (-)______ nsally hea.y
rains to the sothwestern part of the /nited 0tates and ma(e the central part of the contry drier
at the same time. !ccording to research, weather forecasters (1)______ (now a&ot the coming
weather with certainty. *ow e.erything has &ecome completely different. )l *ino itself sed to
&e (2)______. It wold occr e.ery two to se.en years. 3t now, this weather pattern is
&ecoming more fre4ent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or cyclones (l5c #o6y)
occr. 0cientists are nsre of the reason for this (17)______ on a glo&al scale either.
"uestion #: $% that &% what '% when D% whether
"uestion (: $% amount &% figre '% nm&er D% deal
"uestion ): $% e*en &% e.er '% ne.ertheless D% howe.er
"uestion +: $% others &% other '% the other D% another
"uestion ,: $% se*ere &% crel '% strict D% angry
"uestion -: $% on &% b. '% to D% at
"uestion /: $% carry &% fetch '% bring D% ta(e
"uestion 8: $% used to &% get sed to '% are sed to D% sed to &e
"uestion : $% nota&le &% remar(a&le '% predictable D% incredi&le
"uestion #0: $% change &% transfer '% transformation D% shift
&ark the letter A, , !, or " on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following 'uestions.
"uestion ##: ______ entering the hall, he fond e.eryone waiting for him.
$% 0n &% !t '% With D% Of
"uestion #(: That pipe ______ for ages , we mst get it mended.
$% has been lea1ing &% is lea(ing '% had &een lea(ing D% lea(s
"uestion #): , 8Is it all right if I se yor &i(e9: , 8______:
$% I don;t care. &% 2ure3 go ahead. '% Oh, forget it. D% I
accept it.
"uestion #+: <o need more e#ercise , yo shold ______ =ogging.
$% try on &% ta1e up '% carry ot D% hold p
"uestion #,: , 8<o loo( ner.os> ______: , 8This thnder scares me to death.:
$% ?ow are yo9 &% Why;s that9 '% %ome on> D%
4hat5s wrong6
"uestion #-: %ar crashes are almost always accidental, &t on rare occasions they may &e
______.
$% deliberate &% determined '% aware D% meant
"uestion #/: , 8Today;s my 27
th
&irthday.: , 8______:
$% Ta(e care> &% @any happy retrns> '% ?a.e a good time> D% I
don;t nderstand.
"uestion #8: The car had a(n) ______ tyre, so we had to change the wheel.
$% &ent &% flat '% crac(ed D%
in=red
"uestion #: There;s little ______ of foreign news in today;s paper.
$% information &% co*erage '% colmn D%
article
"uestion (0: <o shold ma(e a(n) ______ to o.ercome this pro&lem.
$% trial &% impression '% effort D%
apology
"uestion (#: Aon;t toch that wire or yo;ll get an electric ______.
$% shoc1 &% fire '% charge D% crrent
"uestion ((: 8%an yo ______ me a fa.or, 3ill9: Peter said.
$% ma(e &% get '% pt D% do
"uestion (): @y &rother ______ his dri.ing test when he was 11.
$% has passed &% passes '% was passing D%
passed
"uestion (+: , 8Wold yo li(e &eer or wine9: , 8______:
$% *o, IB.e no choice. &% I coldn;t agree more. '% IBd prefer &eer, please. D% <es,
IBd lo.e to.
"uestion (,: If yo don;t (now when that important foot&all match ta(es place, loo( it ______
in the World %p timeta&le. $% after &% up '% into
D% ot
"uestion (-: Than(s to my friends; ______ remar(s, my essays ha.e &een impro.ed.
$% constructi*e &% constrction '% constrctor D%
constrct
"uestion (/: <o loo( tired. Why donBt we ______ and ha.e a good rest9
$% call its name &% call on '% call off D% call
it a da.
"uestion (8: The manager ______ him for a minor mista(e.
$% accsed &% charged '% complained D%
blamed
"uestion (: I ______ hrry. It;s nearly 1.77, and my first class starts at 1.1'.
$% wold prefer &% can;t help '% wold rather D% had better
"uestion )0: ?e managed to (eep his =o& ______ the manager had threatened to sac( him.
$% although &% despite '% nless D% therefore
"uestion )#: I clearly remem&er ______ yo a&ot this &efore.
$% telling &% to tell '% told D% tell
"uestion )(: , 8______: , 8?eBs tall and thin with &le eyes.:
$% What does Cohn li(e9 &% ?ow is Cohn9 '% Who does Cohn loo( li(e9 D% What does
Cohn loo( li(e9
"uestion )): Why is e.ery&ody ______ him all the time9
$% critical &% criticiDe '% criticism D% critici7ing
"uestion )+: We didn;t go to the Doo yesterday ______ the hea.y rain.
$% because of &% in spite of '% so D% &ecase
"uestion ),: 0he ______ me a .ery charming compliment on my painting.
$% showed &% paid '% made D% too(
"uestion )-: ______ stamps, my &rother collects coins.
$% )#cept &% &esides '% *ear D% 3eside
"uestion )/: <o sholdnBt ha.e criticiDed him in front of the class. It was e#tremely ______ of
yo.
$% sensi&le &% insensiti*e '% insensi&le D% sensiti.e
"uestion )8: There were some rainy days, &t it was a nice holiday ______.
$% &y no means &% &y all means '% in particlar
D% in general
"uestion ): IBm really loo(ing forward ______ to ni.ersity.
$% to going &% go '% to go D% going
"uestion +0: !ll of s wonBt go camping ______ the weather stays fine.
$% howe.er &% &t '% unless D% so
&ark the letter A, , !, or " to indicate the correct answer to each of the following 'uestions.
"uestion +#: ?e clim&ed the tree ______ &efore the wind &lew them off.
$% in order that to pic( the apples &% so as to pic1 the apples
'% so that to pic( the apples D% in order for the apples to pic(
"uestion +(: ______ &t he also pro.ed himself a good athlete.
$% *ot only he showed himself a good stdent &% ?e did not show himself only a
good stdent
'% *ot only did he show himself a good stdent D% ! good stdent not only showed
him
"uestion +): The new manager e#plained ______ new procedres to sa.e time and money.
$% with the staff that he hoped to esta&lish &% to the staff that he hopes to
esta&lish
'% to the staff that he hoped to esta&lish D% with the staff that he hopes to
esta&lish
"uestion ++: When reaching the top of the hill, ______.
$% we sddenly caght sight of the sea &% it was the sea that e#tended &elow
s
'% we e#tended the sea &elow s D% the sea came into .iew
"uestion +,: <esterday my mother &oght ______.
$% &eatifl Italian some cotton hats &% Italian some &eatifl cotton hats
'% some &eatifl Italian cotton hats D% some hats &eatifl Italian cotton
&ark the letter A, , !, or " on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following 'uestions.
"uestion +-: $% tennis &% into '% between D%
contry
"uestion +/: $% difficult. &% simplicity '% disco.ery D% commodity
"uestion +8: $% traditional &% residential '% e#pectation D%
competition
"uestion +: $% command &% secre '% pretend D% leisure
"uestion ,0: $% family &% attracti*e '% mar.elos D%
indstry
&ark the letter A, , !, or " on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
"uestion ,#: )ach of the &eatifl cars in the shop was 4ic(ly sold to their owner.
! 3 % A
"uestion ,(: It was a six- hours =orneyE we were completely e#hasted when we arri.ed.
! 3 % A
"uestion ,): 3eing that he was a good swimmer, Cohn managed to resce the child.
! 3 % A
"uestion ,+: I;d li(e to see him in my office the moment he will arri*e.
! 3 % A
"uestion ,,: Professor Cones said that a good way to impro.e yor langage are learning to
practise it.
! 3 % A
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, , !, or " on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the 'uestions from () to )(.
For more than si# million !merican children, coming home after school means coming
&ac( to an empt. house. 0ome deal with the sitation &y watching TG. 0ome may hide. 3t all
of them ha.e something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called
8latch1e. (t8 gi9i ph:ng! children :. They are children who loo( after themsel.es while their
parents wor(. !nd their &ad condition has &ecome a s&=ect of concern. Hynette Hong was once
the principal of an elementary school. 0he said, 8We had a school rle against wearing =ewelry.
! lot of (ids had chains arond their nec(s with (eys attached. I was constantly telling them to
pt the (eys inside shirts. There were so many (eysE it ne.er came to my mind what they meant.:
0lowly, she learned that they were hose (eys. 0he and her hs&and &egan tal(ing to the children
who had (eys. They learned of the effect wor(ing coples and single parents were ha.ing on
their children. Fear was the &iggest pro&lem faced &y children at home alone. One in three
latch(ey children the Hongs tal(ed to reported &eing frightened. @any had nightmares and were
worried a&ot their own safety. The most common way latch(ey children deal with their fears is
&y hiding. They may hide in a shower stall, nder a &ed or in a closet. The second is TG. They
often trn the .olme p. It;s hard to get statistics on latch(ey children, the Hongs ha.e learned.
@ost parents are slow to admit that they lea.e their children alone.
"uestion ,-: The phrase 8an empt. house: in the passage mostly means ______.
$% a hose with no people inside &% a hose with no frnitre
'% a hose with nothing inside D% a hose with too mch space
"uestion ,/: One thing that the children in the passage share is that ______.
$% they all watch TG &% they spend part of each day alone
'% they are from single,parent families D% they all wear =ewelry
"uestion ,8: The phrase 8latch1e. children: in the passage means children who ______.
$% close doors with (eys and watch TG &y themsel.es
&% li(e to carry latches and (eys with them e.erywhere
'% are loc(ed inside hoses with latches and (eys
D% loo1 after themsel*es while their parents are not at home
"uestion ,: The main pro&lem of latch(ey children is that they ______.
$% are also fond in middle,class families &% watch too mch tele.ision dring the day
'% sffer a lot from &eing left alone D% are growing in nm&ers
"uestion -0: What is the main idea of the first paragraph9
$% ?ow (ids spend free time. &% Why (ids hate going home.
'% 3ad condition of latch(ey children. D% %hildren;s acti.ities at home.
"uestion -#: Why did a lot of (ids ha.e chains arond their nec(s with (eys attached9
$% They had to se the (eys to open school doors.
&% 0chools didn;t allow them to wear =ewelry, so they wore (eys instead.
'% They were flly grown and had &ecome independent.
D% The. would use the 1e.s to enter their houses when the. came home%
"uestion -(: What do latch(ey children sffer most from when they are at home alone9
$% ;ear% &% Tiredness. '% 3oredom. D% Honeliness.
"uestion -): Hynette Hong learned of latch(ey children;s pro&lems &y ______.
$% .isiting their homes &% deli.ering 4estionnaires
'% inter.iewing their parents D% tal1ing to them
"uestion -+: What is the most common way for latch(ey children to deal with fears9
$% ?iding somewhere . &% Tal(ing to the Hongs. '% ?a.ing a shower. D% Hying nder a
TG.
"uestion -,: It;s difficlt to find ot the nm&er of latch(ey children &ecase ______.
$% most parents are reluctant to admit that the. lea*e their children alone
&% they do not gi.e information a&ot themsel.es for safety reasons
'% they hide themsel.es in shower stalls or nder &eds
D% there are too many of them in the whole contry
&ark the letter A, , !, or " on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following 'uestions.
"uestion --: 83e carefl> AonBt do that again,: he said.
$% ?e encoraged me to do that again. &% ?e ad.ised me to &e carefl and
do that again.
'% ?e warned me not to do that again. D% ?e told me to &e carefl, so I
didnBt do that again.
"uestion -/: It is a &asic re4irement in the modern world to &e a&le to deal with figres.
$% &eing able to deal with figures is a basic re<uirement in the modern world%
&% Aealing with the modern world re4ires a &asic (nowledge of figres.
'% The world re4ires s to ha.e a &asic nderstanding of figres.
D% Aealing with figres re4ires a &asic (nowledge of the modern world.
"uestion -8: Their chances of sccess are small.
$% They will certainly &e sccessfl. &% It;s possi&le that they will achie.e
sccess.
'% They ha.e no chances of &eing sccessfl. D% =t5s not *er. li1el. that
the. will succeed%
"uestion -: The way to get the &est ot of me is to ma(e me wor( .ery hard.
$% @y wor( is nder consideration, so I do my &est. &% If yo ma(e me wor(
hard, I canBt get the &est.
'% AonBt ma(e me wor( hard or I can;t ma(e the &est ot of me. D% I wor( &est when I am
nder pressre.
"uestion /0: I fond myself at a loss to nderstand my closest friend;s words.
$% I fond my closest friendBs words easy to nderstand.
&% I nderstood my closest friend;s words completely.
'% I lost heart and didnBt nderstand my closest friendBs words.
D% = found m. closest friend>s words <uite incomprehensible%
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, , !, or " on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the 'uestions from *1 to +0.
It is commonly &elie.ed that school is where people go to get an edcation. *e.ertheless,
it has &een said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The difference
&etween schooling and edcation implied &y this remar( is important. )dcation is mch more
open,ended and all-inclusi*e (g?m ! than schooling. )dcation (nows no limits. It can ta(e place
anywhere, whether in the shower or on the =o&, whether in the (itchen or on a tractor. It incldes
&oth the formal learning that ta(es place in school and the whole ni.erse of informal learning.
The agent (doer) of edcation can .ary from respected grandparents to the people arging a&ot
politics on the radio, from a child to a famos scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain
predicta&ility, education <uite often produces surprises. ! chance con.ersation with a stranger
may lead a person to disco.er how little is (nown of other religions. People recei.e edcation
from infancy on. )dcation, then, is a .ery &road, inclsi.e termE it is a lifelong process, a
process that starts long &efore the start of school, and one that shold &e a necessary part of one;s
entire life. 0chooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formaliDed process, whose general pattern
.aries little from one setting to the ne#t. Throghot a contry, children arri.e at school at a&ot
the same time, ta(e the assigned seats, are taght &y an adlt, se similar te#t&oo(s, do
homewor(, ta(e e#ams, and so on. The pieces of reality that are to &e learned, whether they are
the alpha&et or an nderstanding of the wor(ings of go.ernments, ha.e &een limited &y the
s&=ects &eing taght. For e#ample, high school stdents (now that the. are not li(ely to find ot
in their classes the trth a&ot political pro&lems in their society or what the newest filmma(ers
are e#perimenting with. There are clear and ndo&ted conditions srronding the formaliDed
process of schooling.
"uestion /#: This passage is mainly aimed at ______.
$% gi.ing e#amples of different schools &% telling the difference &etween the meaning of two
related words
'% listing and discssing se.eral edcational pro&lems D% telling a story a&ot e#cellent
teachers
"uestion /(: In the passage, the e#pression 8children interrupt their education to go to
school: mostly implies that ______. $% edcation is totally rined &y schooling &% all of life is
an edcation
'% schooling ta(es place e.erywhere D% schooling pre.ents people disco.ering
things
"uestion /): The word 8all-inclusi*e: in the passage mostly means ______.
$% going in many directions &% in.ol.ing many school s&=ects
'% allowing no e#ceptions D% including e*er.thing or e*er.one
"uestion /+: !ccording to the passage, the doers of edcation are ______.
$% mostly famos scientists &% mainly politicians
'% only respected grandparents D% almost all people
"uestion /,: What does the writer mean &y saying 8education <uite often produces
surprises:9
$% )dcators often prodce srprises. &% It;s srprising that we (now little a&ot
other religions.
'% 0ccess of informal learning is predicta&le. D% Informal learning often &rings a&ot
ne#pected reslts.
"uestion /-: Which of the following wold the writer spport9
$% Withot formal edcation, people won;t &e a&le to read and write.
&% 0chooling is of no se &ecase stdents do similar things e.ery day.
'% Or edcation system needs to &e changed as soon as possi&le.
D% Going to school is onl. part of how people become educated%
"uestion //: The word Ithe.I in the last paragraph refers to ______.
$% wor(ings of go.ernments &% political pro&lems '% newest filmma(ers D% high school
stdents
"uestion /8: 3ecase the general pattern of schooling .aries little from one setting to the ne#t,
school children throghot the contry ______. $% do similar things &% ha.e the same
a&ilities
'% are taght &y the same teachers D% ha.e similar stdy conditions
"uestion /: From the passage, we can infer that a high school teacher ______.
$% is free to choose anything to teach &% is not allowed to teach political
isses
'% has to teach social isses to all classes D % is &ond to teach programmed
s&=ects
"uestion 80: Which of the following is TJ/) according to the passage9
$% The more years stdents go to school, the &etter their edcation is.
&% The &est schools teach a .ariety of s&=ects.
'% Education and schooling are <uite different experience%
D% 0tdents &enefit from schools, which re4ire long hors and homewor(.

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