PRACTICE TEST 12.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D 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 questions.
Question 1: A. included B. wanted C. decided D. noticed
Question 2: A. allow B. tomorrow C. slowly D. below

Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose main stress differs from the rest.
Question 3: A. struggle B. survive C. enlarge D. occur
Question 4: A. reliable B. conventional C. preservative D. intellectual

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined word or phrase that must be changed
in order for the sentence to be corrected
Question 5: These exercises look easy, but they are very relatively difficult for us.
A B C D
Question 6: As the old one, this new copier can perform its functions in half the time
A B C D
Question 7: The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been proved.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of
the following questions
Question 8: Kay: I wouldnt do that if I were you. John: _______
A. Wouldnt you? Why? B. Would you, really?
C. Id rather you didnt. D. Its out of the question.
Question 9: Lucy: You look really nice in that red sweater! Sue : _______
A. Dont mention it. B. How dare you? C. Im afraid so. D. Thank you.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
Question 10: Deborah is going to take extra lessons to ___ what she missed when she was away.
A. catch up on B. put up with C. cut down on D. take up with
Question 11: I am sorry I have no time at present to _____ detail of our plan.
A. bring in B. come in C. take into D. go into
Question 12: In spite of her abilities, Laura has been _____ overlooked for promotion.
A. repetitive B. repeatedly C. repetition D. repeat
Question 13: The criminal knows the ________ of successful robberies.
A. trash and treasure B. part and parcel C. ins and outs D. close all
Question 14: Standing on the tip of the cape, _____.
A. its easy to see a lighthouse far away B. a lighthouse can be seen from the distance
C. we can see the lighthouse in the distance D. a lighthouse lies in the middle of the sea
Question 15: Dont ________ the kettle; its still hot.
A. touch B. feel C. look D. taste
Question 16: Policemen are sometimes on ________ at night.
A. force B. alert C. cover D. patrol
Question 17: George won five medals at the competition. His parents ________ very proud of him.
A. cant be B. cant have C. must have been D. could have been
Question 18: We bought some ________.
A. German lovely old glasses B. German old lovely glasses
C. lovely old German glasses D. old lovely German glasses
Question 19: This is the third time James ________ the volunteer program to the village.
A. joins B. joined C. has joined D. has been joining
Question 20: The higher the content of carbon dioxide in the air is,_____.
A. the more heat it retains B. the heat it retains more
C. it retains the more heat D. more heat it retains
Question 21: The pool should not be made so deep _____ small children can be safe there.
A. so as to B. though C. if D. so that

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: If the crops are not irrigated soon, the harvest will be sparse.
A. watered B. plowed C. planted D. fertilized
Question 23: He has sold his house and has no job and so now he has next to nothing.
A. he is unemployed B. he has almost nothing
C. he has a few things D. he has nothing at all

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 questions
Question 24: There was a long period without rain in the countryside last year so the harvest was poor.
A. famine B. flood C. drought D. epidemic
Question 25 : In some societies , language is associated with social class and education. People judge ones level
in society by the kind of language used .
A. connected with B. separated from C. not allowed by D. dissimilar to

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: Sam speaks Chinese well and his Japanese is good, too.
A. Sam is good at either Chinese or Japanese.
B. Not only Chinese but also Japanese Sam is good at.
C. Not only does Sam speak Chinese but also Japanese.
D. Sam not only speaks Chinese well but also is good at Japanese.
Question 27: Its a bad line. Do you want me to give you a ring later?
A. Can I call you later? B. I would like to give you a ring as a present.
C. Would you like to become my wife? D. Can I give the ring back to you later?
Question 28: Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.
A. If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test.
B. Not having read the reference books, she couldnt finish the test.
C. Although she didnt read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
D. Because she read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.

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: Wed better leave them a note. Its possible theyll arrive later.
A. If they arrive late, wed better leave them a note.
B. Wed better leave them a note as they possibly arrive later.
C. Theyll probably arrive later so that wed better leave them a note.
D. Wed better leave them a note in case they arrive later.

Question 30: Her elder brother didnt study hard as a boy. Now he feels sorry for that.
A. Her elder brother feels regretful because he had to study hard when he was young.
B. Her younger brother wishes he studied harder as a boy.
C. Her younger brother regrets not studying hard as a boy.
D. Her younger brother wouldnt feel sorry now if he hadnt studied hard as a boy.

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.
Stories about how people somehow know when they are being watched have been going around for years.
However, few (31)_____ have been made to investigate the phenomenon scientifically. Now, with the completion of the
largest ever study of the so-called staring effect, there is impressive evidence (32)________this is a recognizable and
genuine sixth sense. The study involved hundreds of children. For the experiments, they sat with their eyes covered and

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with their backs to other children, who (33)_______to either stare at them or look away. The results consistently showed
that the children who could not see were able to tell when they were being stared at. In a total of 18,000 trials carried out
worldwide, the children (34) ________ sensed when they were being watched almost 70% of the time. The experiment
was repeated with the added precaution of putting the children who were being watched outside the room, (35) ___ from
the starers by the windows. This was done just in case there was some cheating going on, with the children telling each
other whether they were looking or not. This prevented the possibility of sounds being transmitted between the children.
Question 31: A. tries B. attempts C. measures D. aims
Question 32: A. which B. what C. that D. how
Question 33: A. are told B. tell C. told D. were told
Question 34: A. correct B. correctly C. correction D. incorrect
Question 35: A. separated B. split C. divided D. parted

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 from 36 to 42.
Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees homes and offices. For employees
whose job involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the location of the computer is of
no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees can
dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there
are approximately 8.7 million telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to
be as significant as predicted when Business Week published The Portable Executive as its cover story a few years
ago. Why hasnt telecommuting become more popular?
Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers.
These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would be
too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the managers
responsibilities.
It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are reluctant to accept the opportunity.
Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same
consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting. Some people feel that even when a space
in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office.

Question 36: With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned ?
A. The advantages of telecommuting. B. A definition of telecommuting.
C. An overview of telecommuting. D. The failure of telecommuting.

Question 37: How many Americans are involved in telecommuting?

A. More than predicted in Business Week. B. More than 8 million.
C. Fewer than estimated in USA Today. D. Fewer than last year.
Question 38: The phrase of no consequence means ________.
A. unimportant B. of no use C. of no good D. irrelevant
Question 39: The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuting EXCEPT_______.
A. the opportunities for advancement. B. the cost of building a new system of supervising.
C. the lack of interaction with a group. D. the work place in the home.
Question 40: The word them refers to __________.
A. systems B. telecommuters C. executives D. responsibilities
Question 41: The reason why telecommuting has not become popular is that the employees ________.
A. need regular interaction with their families.
B. feel that a work area in their home is away from the office.
C. are ignorant of telecommuting.
D. are worried about the promotion if they are not seen at the office.
Question 42: When Business Week published The Portable Executive , it implied that _________.
A. there was resistance on the part of many managers about telecommuting.
B. systems for managing telecommuters were not effective.
C. the trend for telecommuting was optimistic.
D. most telecommuters were satisfied with their work.

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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 from 43 to 50.
In the 1960s, the World Health Organization (WHO) began a campaign to eradicate the mosquitoes that transmit
the disease malaria. It was a noble goal, since malaria kills an estimated 3 million people each year in the world's tropical
regions, predominantly southern Africa, WHO led an effort to spray the mosquitoes' habitat with a chemical pesticide-a
poison used to kill insects-called DDT. Early results were promising, and the mosquito was eliminated from the edge of
its native range. The effort soon faltered, however, and the eradication was dropped. How could a tiny mosquito thwart
the best efforts of a large group of well-funded scientists?
Situations like this one have occurred dozens of times in the last several decades. In a common scenario, whenever
a new type of pesticide is used to control agricultural pest, the early results are encouraging. A relatively small amount of
the poison dusted onto a crop may kill 99% of the insects. However, the relatively few survivors of the first pesticides wave
are insects with genes that somehow enable them to resist the chemical attack. The poison kills most members of the
insect population, leaving only the resistant individuals to reproduce. And when they do, their offspring inherit the genes
for pesticide resistance. In each generation, the proportion of pesticide-resistant individuals in the insect population
increases, making subsequent sprayings less and less effective.
Since the widespread use of chemical pesticides began in the 1940s, scientists have documented pesticide
resistance in more than 500 species of insects. The problems such insects pose through their impact on agriculture and
medicine are just some of the many ways that evolution has a direct connection to our daily lives. Everywhere, all the
time, populations of organisms are making fine adaptations to local environments through the evolutionary process of
natural selection. Given the dynamics of the Earth and its life, it is not surprising that even the kinds of organisms on the
planet-the species-have changed over the time.

Question 43: The word "eradicate" in the first paragraph could be best replaced by_______
A. pass on B. increase C. find out D. kill off

Question 44: A tiny mosquito thwarted the best efforts of a large group of scientists_______
A. with little money B. with lots of money
C. with lots of experience D. with modern facilities
Question 45: The increase of pesticide-resistant insects________.
A. makes later sprayings more expensive B. makes it more convenient for future sprayings
C. makes subsequent sprayings impossible D. makes later sprayings less effective.
Question 46: Relatively few insects have genes that________.
A. make them vulnerable B. enable them to attack the pesticide
C. prevent them from resisting the chemical attack D. allow them to survive the pesticide
Question 47: The word "documented" in the third paragraph means_______
A. recorded B. noticed C. viewed D. reviewed
Question 48: According to the passage, the problems caused by insects show_______.
A. their influence on agriculture and medicine
B. the direct link between evolution and our life
C. fine adaptations to local environments
D. their impact on environment
Question 49: Natural selection________.
A. allows living objects to adapt to the environment B. processes the environment
C. evolves the environment D. is dynamic
Question 50: The passage was written most probably to_______.
A. review the development of pesticides
B. show the dynamics of nature through persistent pests
C. provide evidence about the pesticide resistance of insects
D. warn readers against the pesticide resistance of insects

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