Practice test 4

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. generous B. seller C. video D. inventor
2. A. processor B. congestion C. tourism D. assignment
3. A. move B. lose C. close D. prove
4. A. husband B. housing C. basic D. advises
5. A. distributed B. used C. emailed D. copied
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. refuse B. musician C. history D. mechanic
7. A. museum B. destroy C. threaten D. economy
8. A. longevity B. enthusiast C. biography D. operation
9. A. estimate B. prestigious C. proportion D. urbanity
10. A. passenger B. principal C. continent D. solution
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.
11. I’m having a day off today, so I decide to take the car to the garage to have it repair.
A. I’m having B. off today C. to take D. have it repair
12. Susan looks extremely tired. She has played tennis all the morning.
A. looks B. tired C. has played D. all the morning
13. I prefer to watch a live concert to listening to music on the radio.
A. to watch B. live C. to listening D. the
14. It is said that Einstein felt very badly about the application of his theories to the creation of weapons of war.
A. It is said B. very C. badly D. to
15. The prices of homes are as high in urban areas that most young people cannot afford to buy them.
A. prices B. as C. most D. to buy
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.
16. Our government has done a lot to eliminate gender inequality.
A. get out of B. get rid of C. get away with D. get on to
17. In some rural areas, women and girls are forced to do most of the housework.
A. invited B. encouraged C. made D. contributed
18. Internet search engines can help to predict the weather as well as traffic jams in a city.
A. announce B. expect C. forecast D. reveal
19. Non-verbal communication can help a person to express his or her emotions in a clear and effective way.
A. not using spoken language B. using hand-eye coordination
C. using spoken language D. not using hand-eye coordination
20. We do not whistle or clap our hands to get the person’s attention. That is considered impolite and even rude.
A. offensive B. polite C. discourteous D. terrific
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.
21. I was kept in the dark about the birthday party they are going to hold for me next week. I am very thankful
for all their efforts to make me feel happy.
A. surprised B. aware of C. oblivious to D. disappointed
22. Never punish your children by hitting them. This might teach them to become hitters.
A. bring B. reward C. give D. accept
23. The soldiers were told to commence firing in the mock battle.
A. continue B. stop C. begin D. evoke
24. The consequence of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary measures.
 A. severe B. beneficial C. physical D. damaging
25. It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.
A. indistinct B. evident C. obvious D. transparent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate best answer to each of the following questions.
26. I miss my friends. I wish my friends _______ here right now.
A. had been B. are C. were D. would be
27. Education to raise awareness of gender quality should be received more consideration so that men are
encouraged to understand and share their wives’ _______.
A. burdens B. responsibilities C. roles D. status
28. Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space,
can result _______ high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both.
A. in B. from C. to D. for
29. Now I do apologize for what I said about you. I know I shouldn’t ______ that.
A. said B. say C. be saying D. have said
30. My father still seems optimistic _____ many difficulties he has to overcome.
A. though B. whatever C. despite D. but
31. As a family rule, my parents do not allow _____ telephone calls late at night.
A. to make B. make C. being made D. making
32. The fact that Manchester United was defeated by an unknown football team was ______.
A. thoughtless B. thoughtful C. unthinkable D. unthinking
33. Every year, his mother goes to _____ university to visit him while my mother has never come to visit me
since I went to ______ university.
A. the - 0 B. the - the C. 0 - 0 D. a – the
34. ____ he made many friends, he would have been happier before leaving.
A. Has B. If C. Had D. Should
35. While sports match has spectators and radio has listeners, television has ________.
A. audience B. witness C. viewers D. commentators
36. The rapid rise in the global population is not expected to start ________ until past the middle of this century,
by which time it will have reached 9 billion.
A. falling off B. knocking down C. looking over D. passing out
37. Everyone would go into the hall for assembly, and then they would go to their ______ classes.
A. respected B. respectful C. respective D. respectable
38. The problem was ________ we thought at first.
A. more much serious than B. much more serious than
C. much serious than D. the most serious
39. It is necessary that children ______ of their old parents.
A. takes care B. to take care C. take care D. took care
40. He had spent ______ time writing an essay on his childhood.
A. a few B. a large number of C. a great deal of D. many
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.
41. “What’s the matter? You don’t look very well.” – “I feel a little _________.”
A. out of the blue B. under the weather
C. out of order D. under the impression
42. “Your parents must be proud of your result at school.” – “______”
A. Sorry to hear that B. I am glad you like it
C. Thanks. It’s certainly encouraging D. of course
43. “I’m sorry. I won’t be able to come.” – “________”
A. Great B. oh, that’s annoying
C. Well, never mind D. Sounds like fun
44. “You have to write a book review to make up for your missing class.” – “_______”
A. What did you do for this, then? B. I’ll do it. Thank you very much
C. I can’t agree with you more D. I will come as soon as possible
Read the following passage and mark 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.
Environmental pollution
Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties
the air with gases and smoke, (45) _______the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with
(46) _______ many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways. For example,
people ruin natural beauty by (47) _______ junk and litter on the land and in the water. They operate machines and
motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (48) _______ death.
Polluted water kills fish and other (49) _______ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for
growing food.
45. A. poisons B. pours C. puts D. surrounds
46. A. extreme B. too C. such D. all
47. A. disposing B. filling C. using D. making
48. A. therefore B. consequently C. even D. just
49. A. water B. hydro C. coastal D. marine
Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the questions
Home Life in Japan
It is common in Japan for three generations to live under the same roof. This is becoming less common
today, but still exists, certainly in the countryside.
Husbands in Japan give their salaries to their wives. They are returned a sum of money as pocket money,
otherwise how to use the rest is the wife's decision. The finances of a family are the responsibility of the women
who handle most of the household expenses. There are exceptions in instances when something of value, like a
car, is being bought. This is changing with more women going to work.
Japanese fathers in contemporary urban households spend so much time at work, and the company demands
on them are so great. It means that they often really have very little time or energy to spend with their children.
The responsibility for raising children, overseeing the education fall onto the mothers. Mothers play an
enormous role in the lives of their children and the bond is very strong. Babysitters are rarely used and mothers
often sleep with their babies. A mother will also spend hours with children doing school work. Few Japanese
men help with housework. There is more pressure today for this to change.
Most families in Japan today are nuclear families, such as those in the United States. That is to say that a
married couple lives together with their children, perhaps with one grandparent. But for the most part, the
Japanese family today looks much like the American family.
50. In Japan, extended families are still popular .
A. in big cities B. in the countryside C. everywhere D. in urban areas
51 A Japanese woman is responsible for all of these EXCEPT .
A. raising children B. handle household expenses
C. making decisions on very valuable things D. taking care of children's school work
52. Japanese fathers in contemporary urban households .
 A. are under great pressure of work B. are responsible for most household chores
C. handle most of the household expenses D. stay at home to work as babysitters
53. Nowadays there is a pressure that men should .
A. earn more money B. help their wives with housework
C. leave important decisions to their wives D. work harder at work
54. Most families in Japan nowadays may be .
A. extended families B. three-generation families
C. the same as the traditional ones D. similar to those in the Western
Writing.
55. I think you should exercise more. (Conditional sentence)
 _______________________________________________________________________________________.
56. By the time you come back, they will have finished the project. (Passive voice)
 _______________________________________________________________________________________.
57. The man declared: “I will be doing exactly the same work next Monday as I am doing today.” (Reported
speech)
 _______________________________________________________________________________________.
58. I only watch TV if I don’t have anything else to do. (Rewrite the sentence with the given word)
 Only when _________________________________________________________________________________.