The university and college practice exam

n being told the complete story. 
C. On the whole, Tim was satisfied with the story. 	D. Tim wanted to know just the end of the story.
Department of Education and Training Examination subject: English-Group D 
THE UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE PRACTICE EXAM 
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from f the rest Question 1: A. bushes 	B. wishes 	C. researches 	D. headaches
Question 2: A. debt 	B. climbing 	C. timber 	D. lamb
Question 3: A. enough 	B. cough 	C. thorough 	D. tough
Question 4: A. apply 	B. maximum 	C. cactus 	D. national 
Question 5: A. funny 	B. rubbish 	C. upper 	D. student 
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Question 6: Generally, the South of England is as ______ as the North. 
A. flat 	B. less flat 	C. flatter 	D. the flattest 
Question 7: Helen is traveling to Germany tomorrow on her first working trip and she is very excited ____ it. 
A. for 	B. against 	C. about 	D. with 
Question 8: He’d hardly finished doing his homework when you arrived, ______? 
A. didn’t he 	B. had he 	C. would he 	D. hadn’t he 
Question 9: John: “Would you like to have a get-together with us next weekend?” Mickey: “______.” 
A. No, I won’t 	B. No, I wouldn’t 	C. Yes, let’s 	D. Yes, I’d love to 
Question 10: Had they arrived at the shop earlier, they ______ a better selection of clothes. 
A. will find 	B. would be finding 	C. would have found 	D. will have found 
Question 11: Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary ______. 
A. ingredients 	B. factors 	C. substances 	D. elements 
Question 12: What ______ views do Americans and Asians have about love and marriage? 
A. tradition 	B. traditionally 	C. traditionalism 	D. traditional 
Question 13: I can’t ______ this noise any longer. I’m going to write a letter of complaint about this problem. 
A. put up with 	B. take away from 	C. get back to 	D. make out of 
Question 14: Helen: “Would you rather go to the beach or to the mountains?” Kim: “______.” 
A. That’s very nice of you B. The beach definitely 	C. I’d love to go 	D. Thanks for the mountains 
Question 15: George: “______.” 	Michelle: “Thank you for your compliment.” 
A. You’ve done your work 	B. This is a present for you 
C. I’m glad that you’re well again 	D. You look pretty in this dress 
Question 16: Bill managed to get to the train station himself ______ his leg was broken. 
A. because 	B. because of 	C. in spite of 	D. although 
Question 17: Dr. Smith is the person in ______ I don’t have much confidence. 
A. which 	B. whom 	C. him 	D. that 
Question 18: This director has ______ some famous films but I think this one is the best. 
A. done 	B. conducted 	C. made 	D. composed 
Question 19: He wondered ______ his sister looked like, because they hadn’t seen each other for a long time. 
A. why 	B. which 	C. how 	D. what 
Question 20: Does Mr. Ba bring his farm ______ to the local market every day? 
A. productivity 	B. product 	C. production 	D. produce 
Question 21: This is ______ the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do. 
A. by heart 	B. by chance 	C. by far 	D. by myself 
Question 22: Hurry up, or they ______ serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant. 
A. stopped 	B. will have stopped 	C. are stopping 	D. would stop 
Question 23: During the Enlightenment, the powers and uses of reason ______. 
A. were stressed 	B. stressed 	C. were stressing 	D. had stressed 
Question 24: He is a typical ______, always looking on the bright side of everything. 
A. pessimist 	B. introvert 	C. extrovert 	D. optimist 
Question 25: That style of dress ___ have been designed by Titian, because it wasn’t worn till after his death. 
A. wouldn’t 	B. shan’t 	C. can’t 	D. oughtn’t 
Question 26: Bottles of medicine must have childproof caps ______ children think medicine is candy and poison themselves. A. even though 	B. if so 	C. so that 	D. in case 
Question 27: My favorite team ___ 15 games so far this season, and will probably win the championship. 
A. are winning 	B. won 	C. have won 	D. will win 
Question 28: You should have ______ your composition carefully before you handed it in. 
A. seen through 	B. thought of 	C. looked in 	D. gone over 
Question 29: “Don’t worry about your necklace. Give it to me and I promise to ______ great care of it.” 
A. bring 	B. take 	C. keep 	D. make 
Question 30: The police are going to look ______ the disappearance of the child. 
A. around 	B. into 	C. through 	D. after 
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part Question 31: The crew divided the life preservers among the twenty terrified passengers as the ship began to sink. 	A. exhausted 	B. surprised 	C. frightened 	D. excited 
Question 32: You must answer the police’s questions truthfully; otherwise, you will get into trouble. 
A. exactly as things really happen 	B. with a negative attitude 
C. in a harmful way 	D. as trustingly as you can 
Question 33: My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy. 
A. feeling embarrassed 	B. talking too much 	C. very happy and satisfied D. easily annoyed or irritated 
Question 34: During the earthquake, a lot of buildings collapsed, which killed thousands of people. 
A. went off accidentally B. fell down unexpectedly 	C. exploded suddenly 	D. erupted violently 
Question 35: We really appreciate your help, without which we couldn’t have got our task done in time. 
A. feel thankful for 	B. depreciate 	C. require 	D. are proud of 
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 
Question 36: The bigger of the three daily meals for most American families is dinner, served at about 6.
37: The word “scuba” is actually an acronym that comes of the phrase “self-contained underwater breathing apparatus”. 
Question 38: Building thousands of years ago, the ancient palace is popular with modern tourists. 
Question 39: The old woman cannot remember the place which she kept her savings. 
Question 40: I found my new contact lenses strangely at first, but I got used to them in the end. 
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Question 41: ______ for breakfast is bread and eggs. 
A. That I only like 	B. Which better I like 	C. What I like most 	D. The food what I like 
Question 42: Before he was 20, he developed ______ for the personal computer. 
A. the world first computer's language 	B. the computer language for the first world 
C. the world's first computer language 	D. the first world's computer language 
Question 43: According to the conditions of my scholarship, after graduation, ______. 
A. I will be employed full-time by the university B. I would be offered by the university 
C. the university will employ me full-time 	D. an employer will give me a full-time job 
Question 44: He has been to the school library many times ______. 
A. if the semester has started 	B. while the semester is starting 
C. since the semester started 	D. after the semester starts 
Question 45: Only after food has been dried or canned ______. 
A. should it be stored for later consumption 	B. it can be stored for later consumption 
C. that it is stored for later consumption 	D. was it stored for later consumption 
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
Question 46: The test we did last time was more difficult than this one. 
A. We did an easy test last time and a difficult one this time. 	B. This test is not as difficult as the one we did last time. 
C. This time we have to do the most difficult test of all. 	D. The test we have done this time is not difficult at all. 
Question 47: He cannot practice scuba diving because he has a weak heart. 
A. The fact that he has a weak heart cannot stop him practicing scuba diving. 
B. Scuba diving makes him suffer from having a weak heart. 
C. The reason why he cannot practice scuba diving is that he has a weak heart. 
D. He has a weak heart but he continues to practice scuba diving. 
Question 48: She asked John to repeat what he had said. 
 A. “Will you please repeat what John said?” she asked. 	B. “Please repeat what you said, John,” she said. 
 C. “You have to repeat what you say, John,” she said. 	D. “Please repeat what you said to John,” she said. 
Question 49: People believe that neither side wanted war. 
A. Neither side is believed to have wanted war. 	B. Neither side is responsible for the outbreak of war. 
C. War is believed to be wanted by either side. 	D. It is believed that war broke out from both sides. 
Question 50: “No, it’s not true. I didn’t steal the money!” Jean said. 
A. Jean refused to steal the money. 	B. Jean did not intend to steal the money. 
C. Jean admitted stealing the money. 	D. Jean denied having stolen the money. 
VII. Read the following passage taken from Microsoft Encarta 2009, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 51 to 60. 
Schools in the United States have not always had a large number of libraries. As (51)______ as 1958 about half of the public schools in the United States had no libraries at all. The (52)______ of public school libraries increased dramatically when the federal government passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, (53)______ provided funds for school districts to improve their education programs and facilities, including their libraries. (54)______, many educators claim that since the legislation was passed federal spending has not increased sufficiently to meet the rising (55)______ of new library technologies such as computer databases and Internet access. 
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