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TEST 16
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
1. Choose whatever you like from the menu. It’s your birthday so money is no ______.
A. brain B. barrier C. factor D. object
2. Students should be encouraged to _______ critically the information that they are given.
A. debate B. discuss C. comment D. argue
3. When I joined the army, I found it difficult to ________ orders from my superiors, but I
soon got used to it.
A. finish off B. wrap up C. carry out D. follow through
4. On Christmas Eve, the _________ family gathers for dinner, usually at my grandmother’s
house.
A. mere B. entire C. total D. complete
5. ____________, helped shape the history of American industry.
A. Joseph Wharton, along with his many successful business ventures, has
B. Joseph Wharton, including his many successful business ventures, have
C. Joseph Wharton, along with his many successful business ventures, have
D. Joseph Wharton and his many successful business ventures has
6. I’d like to _______ the crossword puzzle in the newspapers everyday.
A. answer B. fill C. do D. make
7. Her living room, with its delicate furniture and knickknacks, made him feel like a bull in a
__________ shop.
A. China B. French C. Swedish D. German
8. The thing I don’t like about my present job is that we often have to work up to ten hours
________ a stretch.
A. to B. at C. over D. through
9. Cyclone Althea devastated portions of northern Australia in December 1971; the strong
winds ripped roofs off houses, hail damaged vehicles and windows, and __________ cost
the Australian federal government close to a billion dollars in modern-day adjusted values.
A. it B. they C. those D. the storm
10. Some of the members were so _______ by the way Jack opened the meeting that they
walked right out.
A. joyous B. incensed C. unaffected D. tired
11. He pressed on, ______, planning the largest electric furnace in the world.
A. thinking better of it B. thinking out loud C. thinking back D. thinking big
12. Mad Max was a low-budget film. It received a lot of good reviews ________.
A. however B. although C. whatever D. though
13. After receiving the result of the latest exam, Sally was in _______ .
A. rigour B. anguish C. jeopardy D. offence
14. He will never ________ his pride and try to bring his ex back.
A. drop B. shed C. overlook D. swallow
15. Yesterday, I ________ my homeroom teacher when I was having coffee with Dan.
A. dropped in B. got on C. bumped into D. came over

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16. Cooks should remember that some raw foods are very ________ and should be
refrigerated or chilled until ready to be eaten or cooked.
A. peripheral B. perishable C. periodic D. permanent
17. He had no ________ about lying to her mother despite her efforts to lift up his spirits .
A. qualms B. doubts C. queries D. thoughts
18. Due to the blatant plagiarism of his classmate, Tim is now emitting smoke from ______
orifices.
A. nine B. seven C. nil D. double
19. Would you mind if I _________ the door?
A. closed B. closing C. close D. am closing
20. I’ll _________ your suggestions and reply to you next week.
A. glance through B. mull over C. look up D. refer to
B.WORD FORM
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
21. Murray agreed to write the ________ to Baker's book, as a favor to his old friend. (FACE)
22. The government has come up with a _________ scheme for training teachers on the job.
(BAKE)
23. He trekked some of the most __________ terrain in the world. (HOSPITABLE)
24. He is entirely ________ about the violence in his movies, which stirs up anger among
the general public. (APOLOGY)
25. Trying multiple jobs at once can be a(n) ___________ experience. (ENLIGHTEN)
II. Use the correct form of the words given to make a meaningful passage
CRYING
Charles Darwin thought that the human tendency to cry had no obvious evolutionary
purpose. He was almost certainly wrong. More recently scientists have pointed to its social
significance with psychiatrist John Bowlby 26__________ (light) the role of crying in
developing the attachment between mother and child. Many believe that tears, at least
during childhood, are mainly an expression of 27_________ (help). However, the
persistence of crying into adulthood is harder to explain. It seems that the sound of crying
becomes considerably less important than the visual signal it conveys. It may have been
28_________ (advantage) to early human communities as a means of promoting trust and
social connectedness.
Tears can undoubtedly have other causes too. We may cry to express sympathy for those
suffering terrible 29__________ (just). Furthermore, tears can be shed 30___________
(volunteer), rather to our embarrassment, when we hear inspiring music or moving
speeches. We may cry when watching a sentimental film, but interestingly, this is more
likely to occur in company than when we are alone. The social function of crying would
seem to be undeniable, but research continues.
(Adapted from Cambridge CPE 2)

C.OPEN CLOZE
Fill in each blank one suitable word.
BLUE DIAMONDS

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Blue diamonds are the world’s most expensive diamonds, with some valued 31_________
over 350 million US dollars. However, no one knew 32_________ recently precisely where
these rare stones came from. Most diamonds are formed from pure carbon under extreme
heat 150 to 200 kilometres underground, and 33__________ is thought that volcanic
eruptions bring them to the earth’s surface. Research by scientists has revealed, however,
that blue diamonds were probably formed somewhere 34__________ 600 and 800
kilometres down, in a part of the earth’s interior known 35__________ the lower mantle.
These researchers analysed 46 blue diamonds, all of 36__________ contained minerals
only found in the lower mantle. 37__________ only were these stones formed four times
nearer the earth’s core 38___________ normal diamonds, but they also contain an element
called boron that is mostly found on the earth’s surface. What seems to have happened,
39_________ to the researchers, is that billions of years 40_________, rocks containing
boron were carried down into the lower mantle by movements of the earth’s tectonic
plates, and were eventually returned to the surface by volcanic action.
D. GUIDED CLOZE
Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
CRITICISM
It can 41________ a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented
you are. One thing you have to be 42_________ of is that you will face criticism along the
way. The world is full of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If
you’ve made up your 43_________ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, don’t
let the negative criticism of others prevent you from reaching your 44_________ and let
constructive criticism have a positive 45_________ on your work. If someone says you’re
totally 46_________ in talent, ignore them. That’s negative criticism. If, however, someone
advises you to revise your work and gives you good reasons for doing so, you should
47________ their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars who were once out of
48________. There are many famous novelists who made a complete 49________ of their
first novel - or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before
they could get it published. Being successful does depend on your luck, to a certain extent.
But things are more likely to 50________ well if you persevere and stay positive.
41. A. be B. have C. take D. do
42. A. cautious B. clever C. intelligent D. aware
43. A. mind B. thought C. decision D. idea
44. A. purpose B. objective C. target D. destination
45. A. affect B. effect C. result D. change
46. A. lacking B. short C. incapable D. interested
47. A. regard B. consider C. reckon D. remember
48. A. career B. business C. job D. work
49. A. mess B. success C. effort D. money
50. A. Get out B. carry out C. turn out D. bring out
E. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in
the space provided in the column.

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1 The search for the biological foundation of human culture inevitably leads non-
2 verbal communication. Intuition suggests that such communication has been a
3 essential element of the evolution of humans as social being. Without it, the
4 diversity and sophistication of today’s social systems would be unimaginable.
5 However, there is the opposite hypothesis that the evolutionary of non-verbal
6 communication may in partly be the result of our being thoroughly social entities:
7 the social nature of humans may have amplified the evolution of a capacity us
8 share with another primates but developed to a degree unequal by any other
9 species. As far as language is concerned, this issues have been subject to
10 fascinating research over linguistics, biological anthropology and other fields.

Number Line Mistakes Correction

F. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Rewrite the following sentences using the words given
61. He has been learning the piano for two years. UP
=> He________________________________________________________________ago.
62. It is a popular belief that too much money is spent on space exploration. WASTE
=> Space exploration is widely_________________________________________________
63. The company’s profits have improved a lot this year. SHOWN
=> The company’s profits_____________________________________________________
64. I’ve been thinking hard to remember the name of the girl I sat next to at primary school.
BRAINS
=> I’ve been ________________________________________________________________
65. There has been a big rise in property taxes in the last year. ROOF
=> Property taxes______________________________________________ in the last year.