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MOCK TEST 17 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. 1. A. snorkel B. before C. opportunity D. corner 2. A. hoped B. closed C. washed D. looked 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. 3. A. observe B. orbit C. oral D. onsen 4. A. graveyard B. lanyard C. furnish D. report Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 5. “Christian has been a close friend and partner of ______ for years”, said Sam appreciatively. A. theirs B. his C. ours D. mine 6. Margaret walked ______ her date because he was acting ______ all of a sudden, talking about the maternal duties of a woman. A. out on - up B. in on - up C. out - on D. off with - out 7. Jeff is a(n) ______ author worldwide with a total of 20 published books and other miscellaneous works. A. infamous B. unknown C. renowned D. booed 8. I ______ any exercise ______ lately. I can feel my muscles sagging already! A. hadn’t got - down B. haven't got – in C. haven’t been getting - up D. haven’t been getting – in 9. Natasya and Amelia are having dinner. - Natasya: "Would you like to order any desserts, Amelia? It’s my treat.” - Amelia: “______” A. I’m still hungry. B. You are welcome. C. Huh? What? D. Thank you, I think I'm full. 10. Close the doors so that other people won’t hear us, ______? A. may you B. won't you C. will you D. do you 11. Tom’s ______ to swiftly deal with his financial problems caused a dramatic loss in revenue that may make his company go bankrupt.
A. aversion B. inability C. slowly D. ability 12. I came across a ______ tea set and had to buy it immediately. A. gorgeous blue vintage B. vintage gorgeous blue C. gorgeous vintage blue D. blue gorgeous vintage Read the following announcement and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 13 to 16. 13. A. outdoor B. indoor C. outsource D. inner 14. A. ∅ B. a C. an D. the 15. A. contents B. containers C. containing D. contains 16. A. over B. though C. under D. in Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the questions from 17 to 18. 17. Put the sentences (a-c) in the correct order, then fill in the blank to make a logical text. Tea was accidentally discovered by the Emperor Shen Nung of China. _______ a. British sailors, returning from the Far East, brought packets of tea back home as presents for their relatives. b. Tea has been the most popular drink in Britain for three hundred years. An average Briton drinks thirty cups of tea a week. c. Whilst on a trip, he was boiling a pot of water when a tea leaf fell into it. A. b-c-a B. b-a-c C. a-c-b D. c-a-b 18. Choose the sentence that can end the text (in Question 17) most appropriately. A. Tea could cure colds and other illnesses. B. To begin with, it doesn’t always happen like this. C. In fact, the British import almost 25% of all tea exported in the world. D. The first advertisement for tea appeared in Mercurius Politicos in 1660. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that WHATTO DO DURING A TYPHOON: THINGS TO REMEMBER 1. Stay at home or in a safe place. Cancel all travel and (13) _______ activities. 2. Keep yourself updated on (14) _______ latest weather news. 3. Keep all food and water (15) _______ covered and sealed. 4. Don't wade (16) _______ the flood to avoid leptospirosis and other water-borne diseases, as well as electrocution. Consult a doctor right away when you or a family member is sick or has of a disease.
best fits each of the numbered blanks. Pollution is an environmental (19) _______ people throughout the world. One university study suggests that (20) _______ in the water, air, and soil cause up to 40% of the premature deaths in the world's population. Water in many developing countries is (21) _______ with toxic chemicals, also known as toxins. The World Health Organization (WHO) (22) _______ that 1.1 billion people have little or no access to clean water. In many of these regions the water that (23) drinking, cooking, and washing is the same water that is used for dumping sewages and hazardous waste. Most developing countries cannot afford water treatment facilities. (24) _______ 80% of infectious diseases in the world are caused by contaminated water. 19. A. issue to B. concern for C. regard of D. thought on 20. A. pollutive B. pollutants C. polluters D. polluting 21. A. composed B. included C. stuffed D. contaminated 22. A. will estimate B. is estimating C. had estimated D. estimated 23. A. is used as B. is used with C. is used for D. is used like 24. A. Rapidly B. Hereditarily C. Approximately D. Fortunately Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. 25. Using the company’s laptop for personal purposes is a violation of our code of conduct. A. You may use the company’s laptop for personal purposes any time. B. You are not allowed to use the company’s laptop for personal purposes. C. You shouldn’t use the company’s laptop for personal purposes. D. You don’t have to use the company’s laptop. 26. "You should have listened to what I told you!” said Olivia. A. Olivia said that her friend should have listened to what she had told her. B. Olivia told her friend to have listened to what she said. C. Olivia’s friend told Olivia to listen to her. D. Olivia said her friend should listen to her. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is best written from the words/phrases given. 27. It/high/time/we/think/environment/seriously. A. It’s high time we thought about the environment seriously. B. It’s highly the time for US to think about the environment seriously. C. It’s high time that we think for the environment seriously. D. It’s high time we thought for the environment seriously.
28. How/long/ take her/get/ school/ every day? A. How long is it taking her to get to school every day? B. How long did it take her to get to school every day? C. How long is it taking her to get to school every day? D. How long does it take her to get to school every day? Read the following sign or notice and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 29. What does the sign say? A. Beware of fire B. Beware of volcano C. Beware of storm D. Beware of hurricane 30. What does the notice say? A. The road ahead is under construction. B. The road is closed for its convenience. C. The road is very inconvenient. D. The ahead conduction is convenient. 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 following questions from 31 to 36. It is very important to have healthy teeth. Good teeth help US to chew our food. They also help us to look nice. How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the tooth. This happens after germs and bits of food have collected there. Then the decay slowly spreads inside the tooth. Eventually, poison goes into blood, and we may feel quite ill. How can we keep our teeth healthy? Firstly, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year. He can fill the small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth. He can examine our teeth to check that they are growing in the right way. Unfortunately, many people wait until they have toothache before they see a dentist. Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day - once after breakfast and once