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CONSOLIDATION TEST (10)

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. border B. tornado C. volcano D. storm
2. A. nutrition B. reducing C. consumption D. contribute

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. lifestyle B. disease C. substance D. treatment

4. A. catastrophe B. emergency C. epidemic D. activity

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.

5. While the Browns were away on holiday, their house was broke into.
A B C D
6. Today the number of people whom enjoy winter sports is almost double that of twenty years ago.
A B C D
7. A portfolio, or a collection of work doing through a course, can show how much the student has improved
A B C
individually.
D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.

8. When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.

A. was calling / watched B. called / have watched
C. called / was watching D. had called / watched
9. John asked me _______ in English.
A. what does this word mean B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant
10. Robert _______ to have gotten a good job.
A. is said B. said that C. said D. is said that
11. The national ________ is usually set by the government and is taught in all the school.
A. curriculum B. program C. project D. design
12. Nobody seemed to be interested in the news. It was greeted with a lack of _________.
A. enthusiastic B. enthusiasm C. enthusiastically D. enthusiast
13. We decided to ______our journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.
A. take up B. turn round C. hold up D. do with
14. Pay more attention _______ picture and you can find out who is the robber.
A. to B. for C. at D. on
15. We’re in good time, there’s _________ to hurry.
A. no purpose B. no need C. unnecessary D. impossible
16. Louis Pasteur invented the process of pasteurization and developed vaccines for several diseases
________ rabies.
A. include B. included C. including D. inclusive
17. I had to pay for the fine, __________?
A. didn’t I B. hadn’t I C. wouldn’t I D. don’t I
18. Cancer is second only _________ heart disease as a cause of death
A. of B. to C. with D. from
19. Since the matter was extremely __________, we dealt with it immediately.
A. tough B. tense C. urgent D. instant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.

20. “Let me drive you home.” - “ ___________”

A. No problem.    B. Don’t worry. I’m all right.
C. I usually drive home at five.       D. It’s me.
21. “How can this dress be so expensive?” “___________”
A. Yes, it’s the most expensive.                                 B. What an expensive dress!
C. You are paying for the brand.                              D. That’s a good idea.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

22. Our post office offers the best services with a well-trained staff.
A. rule B. impolite C. beautiful D. qualified
23. The last week of classes is always very busy because students are taking examinations, making
applications to the University, and extending their visas.
A. hectic       B. eccentric   C. fanatic      D. prolific

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 following questions.

24. We cannot clean up our polluted rivers and seas overnight.

A. cleared B. purified C. honored D. respected
25. Scientists proof that choosing a career for money will make you less efficient, happy and more selfish.
A. effective B. ineffective C. capable D. proficient

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.
26. You may get cold on the way so take the coat.
  A. To take the coat you will get cold on the way.  
B. In case you are cold on the way, you should take a coat. 
  C. If you didn’t take a coat, you’d be cold on the way.  
D. Only if you get cold, you can take the coat.
27. John asked Mary if it was the blue one or the green she wanted. 
A. “Which one did she want, the blue or the green, Mary?” asked John. 
B. “Which one did you want, the blue or the green?” asked John. 
C. “Which one does Mary want , the green  or the blue?” asked John. 
D. “Which one do you want, the blue or the green, Mary?” asked John
28. Despite his early retirement, he found no peace in life.
A. Although he retired early, but he found no peace in life.
B. His early retirement has brought him peace in life.
C. He found no peace in life because he retired early.
D. Early as he retired, he found no peace in life.

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.

29. We produce more food. It gets cheap.

A. The more food we produce, the cheaper it gets
B. The most food we produce, the cheapest it gets
C. The least food we produce, the less cheap it gets
D. Most food we produce, cheapest it gets
30. The song says about the love of two young students. She is singing the song.
A. The song which she is singing it says about the love of two young students.
B. The song she is singing says about the love of two young students.
C. The song says about the love of two young students which she is singing.
D. The song says about the love of two young students that she is singing it.
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.

Computing is now at the same stage as printing was, when the first printing presses were used.
Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could (31) ______ to buy books.
Often these people were unable to read and had not enough time to learn.
In any case, the books were (32) ____ big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do
today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only
a few people were able to write, and it (33) ______ an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other
people who could write said that ordinary people could never learn to read.
The position with computer is very (34) _____ today. A few years ago, computers were very large and
expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many
countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputer
but know how to use them (35) _______.

31. A. prefer B. suffer C. afford D. offer

32. A. very B. such C. quite D. so
33. A. took B. spent C. wasted D. got
34. A. same B. similar C. like D. likely
35. A. also B. even C. as well D. at all

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.

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the
dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350,
after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion off
1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not expanded even
as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two century, English began too
spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary
work. Thus, small enclaves of English, speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world.
As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international
business, banking, and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English.
Two thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology,
advertising, media, international airport, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million
English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of
non-native users than any other language in the world.

36. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The number of non-native users of English.
B. The French influence on the English language.
C. The expansion of English as an international language.
D. The use of English for science and technology.
37. In the first paragraph, the word "emerged" is closest in meaning to _______
A. appeared B. hailed C. frequented D. engaged
38. According to the passage, nowadays there are over_______ English users throughout the world.
A. 600 billion B. 700 million C. 700 billion D. 600 million
39. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world
EXCEPT_______
A. the slave trade B. the Norman invasion C. missionaries D. colonization
40. According to the passage, English gradually NOT became the primary language of _______
A. politics B. international business C. banking D. diplomacy
41. In the second paragraph, the word "stored" is closest in meaning to _______
A. bought B. saved C. spent D. valued
42. According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the world
today?
A. a quarter million B. half a million C. 350 million D. 700 million
 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.

The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean. It stretches southward across the
largest and northernmost state in the United States, ending at a remote ice-free seaport village nearly 800
miles from where it begins. It is massive in size and extremely complicated to operate. The steel pipe
crosses windswept plains and endless miles of delicate tundra that tops the frozen ground. It weaves through
crooked canyons, climbs sheer mountains, plunges over rocky crags, makes its way through thick forests,
and passes over or under hundreds of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 2 million
barrels (or 84 million gallons) of crude oil can be pumped through it daily.
Resting on H-shaped steel racks called "bents," long sections of the pipeline follow a zigzag course high
above the frozen earth. Other long sections drop out of sight beneath spongy or rocky ground and return to
the surface later on. The pattern of the pipeline's up-and- down route is determined by the often harsh
demands of the arctic and subarctic climate, the tortuous lay of the land, and the varied compositions of soil,
rock, or permafrost (permanently frozen ground). A little more than half of the pipeline is elevated above the
ground.
The remainder is buried anywhere from 3 to 12 feet, depending largely upon the type of terrain and the
properties of the soil. One of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost approximately $8 billion and is by far
the biggest and most expensive construction project ever undertaken by private industry. In fact, no single
business could raise that much money, so eight major oil companies formed a consortium in order to share
the costs. Each company controlled oil rights to particular shares of land in the oil fields and paid into the
pipeline-construction fund according to the size of its holdings. Today, despite enormous problems of climate,
supply shortages, equipment breakdowns, labor disagreements, treacherous terrain, a certain amount of
mismanagement, and even theft, the Alaska pipeline has been completed and is operating.

43. The word "particular" in line 5 in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_____________

A. equal B. specific C. peculiar D. exceptional
44. The word "It" in line 3 in paragraph 1 refers to______________
A. pipeline B. state C. village D. ocean
45. Where in the passage does the author provide a term for an earth covering that always remains frozen?
A. Line 15 B. Line 4 C. Line 12 D. Line 8
46. The passage primarily discusses the pipeline's______________
A. construction B. employees C. operating costs D. consumers
47. The author mentions all of the following as important in determining the pipeline's route EXCEPT
the__________
A. local vegetation B. climate C. kind of soil and rock D. lay of the land itself
48. According to the passage, 84 million gallons of oil can travel through the pipeline each___________
A. month B. day C. week D. year
49. How many companies shared the costs of constructing the pipeline?
A. eight B. three C. twelve D. four
50. The word "undertaken" in line 3 in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to___________
A. selected B. attempted C. transported D. removed

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