Test 1

Choose the best answer to complete each blank.

1. A football game, with its color, excitement, and struggles,
always __________ me.
1. fascinate
2. fascinates
3. fascinating
4. is fascinated
2. Some of the boys __________ didnt come.
1. whom I invited them
2. I invited them
3. I invited
4. when I invited
3. In philosophy, __________ is the doctrine of free will that
states the individual can and does determine his own acts.
1. one
2. which
3. so that
4. it
4. Thanks to the advent of electricity, __________.
1. the work of the housewife has been revolutionized
2. the works of the housewives has been revolutionized
3. the work of the housewives has been revolutionized
4. the works of the housewife has been revolutionized
5. This years freshmen class is slightly larger than __________.
1. last year
2. the last year
3. the last years
4. last years
6. Im surprised __________ making that silly mistake.
1. how John
2. at Johns
3. of John
4. that John
7. The student __________ will continue to study abroad.
1. his family is rich
2. which family is rich
3. who family is rich
4. whose family is rich
8. Im looking forward to __________.
1. a vacations week
2. a weeks vacation
3. a vacation of the week 4. a week of the vacation
9. Pantipa has been awarded a scholarship to study in
France.
Oh, really? __________
1. How lucky she is!
2. What lucky she be!
3. What a lucky she!
4. Lucky as she is!
10. The problem is easy enough, but __________ students
could answer it.
1. a lot of
2. great number of

3. few
4. a few
11. The fire which broke __________ at Silom caused great
damage.
1. out
2. in
3. of
4. down
12. In a true democracy, every person plays an important
role in __________ who will be their elected officials.
1. to determine
2. determining
3. determine that
4. determined
13. Lots of things in this shop are worth __________.
1. of buying
2. buying
3. to buy
4. for buy
14. All of them were surprised at Soms __________.
1. being absent
2. having absence
3. absent
4. being absence
15. The report, the last thirty pages __________ are absolute
nonsense, will probably win him a lot of notoriety.
1. whose
2. in which
3. which
4. of which
16. A: Did he answer the letter?
B: As soon as he __________ it, he __________ down to
answer it.
1. reads sits
2. read sat
3. has read is sitting
4. had read sat
17. A: Do you know the speaker?
B: He is the most __________ speaker __________.
1. boring I have ever known 2. bored I ever knew
3. boring I ever know
3. bored I had ever known
18. A: How nice!
B: What a wonderful view! I wish Siree __________. Shed
have loved being up here
1. comes with us
2. came with us
3. could have come with us 4. could come with us
19. A: Shall I do it now?
B: I would rather you __________ it tomorrow.
1. do
2. did
3. will do
4. should do
20. A: What do you think of your new bookkeeper?
B: He works __________ his figures never need __________.
1. such efficiently that to check 2. such an efficient
that to be checked

3. so efficient that checking 4. so efficiently that to

be checked
21. A: Have you pointed out to him why a boy his age
should not smoke?
B: Its no use __________ with him. He never listens to me.
1. to reason
2. reasoning
3. for reasoning
4. to have reason
22. Yesterday the teacher had his students __________ ten
poems. In addition, they were made __________ three
essays in class.
1. memorized _____ to write 2. to memorize _____
write
3. memorize _____ to write 4. memorizing _____ to write
23. The chairman suggested __________ in the suburbs.
1. them to build more factories
2. that more
factories were built
3. to build more factories 4. that more factories be
built
24. __________ most lizards, which run on four legs, the
crested water dragon can run on two legs if threatened,
allowing for greater speed.
1. They are unlike
2. While not like
3. Unlike
4. Less like
25. Somsak, __________, could answer all the questions.
1. very intelligence
2. to be very intelligent
3. being very intelligent 4. being very intelligence

Writing Ability
Identify the one underlined word or phrase which
would not be accepted in formal, written English.
1. The good statesman, like all sensible human beings,
always learns more from their opponents than from
supporters.
1
2
3
4
2. Pipe and cigar smoke is thought to be at least as
dangerous as cigarette smoke; the much important and
crucial
1
2
determiner is whether you inhale the smoke.
3
4

3. Cancer cells are often moved from original sites to other

part of the body by the blood and lymph.
1
2
3
4
4. Copper was the first metal used by man and is still of
strong demand because it is a good conductor of
electricity.
1
2
3
4
5. Magnesium is almost five times lighter than steel, so it is
wide used in space vehicles and aircraft.
1
2
3
4
6. Although the accurate of the United States census is
debated, its figures are used to guide countless public
1
2
3
funding decisions.
4
7. One of the longest wars in history was the Hundred
Years War, fought between England and France in the
1
2
3
fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
4
8. Alice was quietly reading over her sisters shoulder when
she saw a white rabbit dashed across the lawn and
1
2
disappear into its hole.
3
4
9. After searching, the police concluded that the thief had
come in through the window and stole the silver dish.
1
2
3
4
10.
Tom and his brother did not enjoy fishing but to
hunt on their vacation.
1
2
3
4
Read the following passage and choose the best
alternative to complete each blank space.

WHAT SHOULD I DO THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST?

Get some exercise, eat a healthful meal, and get a
good nights sleep. These are the most helpful things you can

do the night before taking any test. (1) __________, the next
day you may feel sick or tired. Many examinees make the
mistake of studying late the night before the test. This does
not help. And, if it makes you tired during the test, it may
even hurt your ability to (2) __________ or think clearly.
Some people worry too much about tests. If you are
such a person, do something else instead. (3) __________,
worrying may make you do worse on the test. It can make you
nervous, and this will (4) __________ you from concentrating
during the test. If you are very worried about the test, it is
important to get plenty of exercise the day before the test. By
getting exercise, you can clear your mind of this worry.
Exercise will also make you (5) __________ tired, and this will
help you go to sleep quickly the night before the test. If you
worry, but you do not enjoy physical activity, then do (6)
__________ relaxes you. You might read a book, watch a movie,
cook, or visit your friends.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

1.
1.
1.
1.
1.

Therefore 2. However
anticipate 2. inquire
Actually
2. Finally
stimulate 2. frighten
psychologically
4. spiritually
6. 1. however 2. whatever

3.
3.
3.
3.
2.

Otherwise 4.
concentrate
Faithfully 4.
promote 4.
physically 3.

Moreover
4. discuss
Briefly
prevent
emotionally

3. wherever 4. whatever

Word Analysis
Root

Original
meaning
1. aud, audit to hear
2. auto
self
3. bene
good, well
4. bio
life
5. chron
time

English example
audition, audible, audio-visual
automatic, automation,
autobiography
benefactor, beneficial,
benediction
autobiography, biology
chronological, chronic,
chronograph

Exercise 1
Choose, from column B, words or expressions which best
explain the words numbered from 1 to 6 in column A.

A.
Column A
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Column B

1. audible
2. beneficial
3.
4.
5.
6.

chronic
autograph
benefit
biosphere

_________ A. illness lasts for a very long time

B. the part of the earths surface
_
and atmosphere which is
_________
inhabited by living things
_
C. advantage
D. a sound that is loud enough for
_________
you to hear it
_
E. the signature of someone famous
_________ F. producing results that bring
_
advantages
_________
_
_________
_

Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the correct

forms of the words numbered 1-6 in column A.
1. What Jane like most is collecting superstars _______________.
2. His voice was barely _______________ above the roar of the
crowd.
3. The industrial age has brought innumerable _______________
to man.
4. We are poisoning the _______________ with industrial
pollution.
5. He has been sufering from _______________ arthritis for
years now.
6. Most of the efects of science are really quite
_______________ to mankind.

B.
Column A
1. benevole
nt
2. autobiogr
aphy
3. chronolog
ical

4. biodegrad

__________
__________
__________

__________
__________
__________

Column B
A. a group of people who watch and
listen to someone speaking of
performing
B. the story of your life written by
yourself
C. something that breaks down or
decomposes naturally without any
special scientific treatment and
can therefore be thrown away
without causing pollution

able
5. automatio
n
6. audience

D. arranged according to when

something happened
E. benign, liberal
F. the use of machines instead of
people to do a job or industrial
process

Test 2

Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the correct

forms of the words numbered 1-6 in column A.
1. Since an age of _______________ came, many unskilled
workers have become unemployed.
2. We are fortunate enough to live under a _______________
government.
3. Plastics are trouble makers to environment if they are not
_______________.
4. The show attracts a regular _______________ of about 20
million.
5. She describes in her _______________ that she has made
many mistakes in her life.
6. The chairman liked to have the events in strict
_______________ order.
.

Choose the best answer to complete each blank.

1. __________ its outstanding hardness, the less valuable
forms of the diamond are used by industry in the
manufacture of cutting tools.
1. Because of
2. Beyond
3. Such as
4. In spite of
2. Most snakes eat animals __________ in proportion to their
own size.
1. they are
2. large
3. that are large
4. are large
3. __________ to help an endangered species recover its
numbers is by breeding it in captivity.
1. One away of
2. It is
3. One way
4. One is
4. Bees find their way to the nectar in a flower __________
diferences in the humidity of the air.
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1. by senses
2. by sensing
3. sense
4. sensed
5. __________ the film used for Cinemascope is the same as
for conventional pictures the image produced has twice
the normal width.
1. Yet
2. However
3. Although
4. As
6. There is no water on the moon, nor __________ an
atmosphere around it.
1. there is
2. it is
3. there is not
4. is there
7. After World War I Hollywood emerged __________ the movie
capital of the world.
1. as
2. like
3. such as
4. in
8. Christopher Sholes, a printer, developed a typewriter
__________ first sold by the Remington Arms Company
1875.
1. it was
2. that it was
3. that has been
4. that was
9. Calcium is not only found in diary produce __________ found
in many dark green vegetables.
1. that is also
2. and is also
3. but is also
4. also it is
10.
In the 1920s a new plastic called cellphone
__________ as an alternative to wrapping paper.
1. it developed
2.
3.
4.
11.
Greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, accumulate
in the atmosphere and __________ from escaping from the
planet.
1.
2.
3.
4.
12.
In the 1800s industrial expansion was greatest in
the North, __________ the development of the railroad
systems.
1.
2.
3.
4.
13.
Water __________ one of the few substances that
expand upon freezing.
1.
2.
3.
4.

14.
__________, sewing had been done by boring a hole
with a bone, and then passing a fiber through the
opening.
1.
2.
3.
4.
15.
The name Canada is derived from the Iroquoian
Indian word Kanata, __________ a village or community.
1.
2.
3.
4.
16.
__________ is the major method used by the body to
disposed of excess heat and maintain a normal body
temperature.
1.
2.
3.
4.
17.
__________, 70 percent alcohol is more efficient than
100 percent alcohol.
1.
2.
3.
4.
18.
Benjamin Franklin was not only a scientist,
philosopher and inventor __________ a craftsman,
humanitarian and essayist.
1.
2.
3.
4.
19.
__________ gold, silver, copper and platinum, nugget
of pure iron are rarely found in nature.
1.
2.
3.
4.
20.
Cellulose, __________, is one of the many substances
known as carbohydrates.
1.
2.
3.
4.
21.
The responsibility of married life is __________ I had
expected.
1.
2.
3.
4.
22.
I would be glad to let you use it if __________, but it
doesnt belong to me.
1.
2.
3.
4.
23.
Because of the energy crisis, everyone __________.
1.
2.
3.
4.
24.
The relative size of an insects wing is much greater
than __________.

1.
2.
3.
4.
25.
A: He is not as generous as he used to be.
B: I agree __________.
1.
2.
3.
4.

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