Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
It is raining cats and dogs outside. I want to climb the mountain today but I can’t.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
The most successful candidates are not always the best educated. They are the best trained in the technique.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following sentence.
His parents made him study for his exams.
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
______, he would have been able to pass the exam.
You are old enough to take ______ for what you have done.
A new study group has been set ______ by the government.
We would rather Helen _____ us all the information we needed. We should have been well informed.
Only because she had to support her family ______ to leave school.
The majority of primary school teachers ______ women.
After a _____ hesitation, she began to speak with such a convincing voice.
This is his fifth day on the tour. He _____ four countries.
______ major goals of primary education is to provide students with basic knowledge of the country’s history, ______ geography and traditions.
Not all men are concerned with ______ physical attractiveness of their girlfriends and wives.
They always kept on good ______ with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake.
They stayed for hours, ______ my mother was very annoyed about.
Not until he was 25 years old ______ pursue a scientific career.
Look! The yard is wet. It ______ last night.
Read the following passage then choose the best answer to each question below.
People travel for a lot of reasons: Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.
Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason why the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason, sun!
The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italy’s 30,000 hotels are booked solid every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks, and roadsides. Spain’s long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else: 37 million tourists visit yearly, or one tourist for every person living in Spain.
But there are signs that the area is getting more tourists than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, it’s getting worse. The French can’t figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollution.
None of this, however, is spoiling anyone’s fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously, they don’t go there for clean water and solitude. They tolerate traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They don’t even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, it’s still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo.
In paragraph 2, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned _______.
According to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil the tourists’ fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?
The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that _____
The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3, “or one tourist for every person living in Spain” means _____.
The word “tolerate” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
The word “solid” in paragraph 3 means most nearly the same as _____.
According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
People used to know more or less about how their children would live. Now things are changing so quickly that they don’t even know what their own lives will be like in a few years’ time. What follows is not science fiction. It is how experts see the future.
You are daydreaming behind the steering wheel; is it too dangerous? No! That’s no problem because you have it on automatic pilot, and with its hi-tech computers and cameras, your car “know” how to get you home safe and sound.
What is for lunch? In the old days you used to stop off to buy a hamburger or a pizza. Now you use your diagnostic machine to find out which foods your body needs. If your body needs more vegetables and less fat, your food-preparation machine makes you a salad.
After lunch, you go down the hall to your home office. Here you have everything you need to do your work. Thanks to your information screen and your latest generation computer, you needn’t go to the office anymore. The information screen shows an urgent message from a co-worker in Brazil. You can instantly send back a reply to him and go on to deal with other matters.
What does “its” in paragraph 2 refer to _____.
What of the following statement is true about life in the future?
Which of the following is NOT true about life in the future?
According to the passage, what do people use a diagnostic machine for?
Which is “reply” CLOSET in meaning to?
What is the main idea of the passage?
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Lucky will be like a dog with two tails if she gets into the team.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
Some workers were inhibited from speaking by the presence of their managers.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
But what the most prevents women from reaching the boardroom, say bosses and headhunters, is lack of hands-on experience of a firm’s core business.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Nowadays, it was rather easy to buy a modern TV, and it does pack a punch to bring to life some really awesome visuals.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
What we know about certain diseases are still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading easily among the population.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Mealtime also gives children a chance to learn how some of their favorite dishes making.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
The food that Mark is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation
theme
ethnic
thunder
honey-mouthed
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation
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Ann and Matthew are talking about the effects of global warming.
-Ann: “Does global warming worry you?”
-Matthew: “___________”
The teacher asked students to discuss the question: “Which is better, supermarkets or traditional markets”.
- Jennifer: “I believe that supermarkets are much better than traditional markets”.
- Katherine: “______. Each has its own features”.
EXAM ADVICE
In Part Three of the Speaking Section, you work together with a partner. You have to do a (A)_____ task which usually lasts about 3 minutes. One possible task is “problem-solving”, which means you have to look at some (B)_____ information and then discuss the problem with your partner. You may be shown the photos, drawings, diagrams, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it is (C)_____ that you study them carefully. If necessary, check you know exactly what to do by politely asking the examiner to repeat the instruction or make them clearer.
While you are doing the task, the examiner will probably say very little and you should ask your partner questions and make (D)_____ if he or she is not saying much. If either of you have any real difficulties, the examiner may decide to step in and help. Normally, however, you will find plenty to say, which helps the assessor to give you a fair mark. This mark depends on your success in doing the task by competing with your partner, which includes taking (E)_____ in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although, in the end, it may be possible to “agree to disagree”.
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