The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather patterns that strongly affect the world. When the water is warm, the amount of rainfall in Indonesia and the srronding regions decreases. In pa(istan and northwestern india, the weather pattern ma(es the rainy season wea(er and the area mch drier at the same time.
The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather patterns that strongly affect the world. When the water is warm, the amount of rainfall in Indonesia and the srronding regions decreases. In pa(istan and northwestern india, the weather pattern ma(es the rainy season wea(er and the area mch drier at the same time.
The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather patterns that strongly affect the world. When the water is warm, the amount of rainfall in Indonesia and the srronding regions decreases. In pa(istan and northwestern india, the weather pattern ma(es the rainy season wea(er and the area mch drier at the same time.
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(.