Choose the correct sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.
The burglar might come back. You’d better change all the locks.
Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences.
My personal opinion doesn’t really matter. We need to decide for the good of everyone.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.
Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
Culture has a strong influence on non-verbal communication. Even the simple act of looking someone in the eye is not at all that simple. In the USA, Americans are to look directly at people when speaking to them. It shows interest in what they are saying and is thought to carry a of honesty. Meanwhile, in Japan and Korea, people avoid long periods of eye contact. It is considered more polite to look to the side during a conversation. The Lebanese, , stand close together and look intensely in to each other’s eyes. The action shows sincerity and gives people a better sense of what counterparts want. Given such differences with even the most common expressions, people travel or work abroad have a real need to learn the other’s culture’s body language. People tend to be unaware of the messages they are sending to others. So, it is to consider your own body language before dealing with people from other cultures. Knowing about the body language of friends, clients, and colleagues can be very helpful in improving understanding and avoiding miscommunication.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
A drug may affect several functions, even though it’s targeted at only one.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Most of the river ferries have been canceled today due to the lack of visibility caused by the fog.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Wouldn’t it better to let them know about the alterations to the plan?
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Being a single mother no longer carries the social stigma that it used to.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The members of the orchestra have arrived an hour prior to the performance for a short rehearsal.
Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Dark matter in the universe is believed by some scientists to be a substance that is not readily observable because it does not directly refract light or energy. Its existence can only be deduced because of the effect that it has on surrounding matter. In fact, some members of the scientific community have argued that dark matter does not actually exist. Others, however, believe in its existence, in part because the scientific community does not have a complete understanding of gravitational science. On the other hand, some would argue that it is the understanding of gravitational science that leads most scientists to believe in the existence of dark matter because without dark matter, there are many cosmological phenomena that are difficult to explain.
For example, dark matter in the universe may have a peculiar effect on the Milky Way galaxy. Some scientists believe that the interaction between dark matter and other smaller, nearby galaxies is causing the Milky Way galaxy to take on a warped profile. It has been asserted that not only does dark matter exist, it may also be responsible for the Milky Way’s unusual shape. The interaction referenced involves two smaller galaxies near the Milky Way, called Magellanic clouds, moving through an enormous amount of dark matter, which, in effect, enhances the gravitational pull that the two Magellanic clouds could have on the Milky Way and other surrounding bodies. Without the existence of the dark matter, the Magellanic clouds would not have sufficient mass to have such a strong effect on the bend of the Milky Way galaxy.
The strongest evidence for the validity of this hypothesis rests in Newtonian physics and the hypothesis that anything with mass will exert a gravitational pull. The Milky Way and other galaxies with peculiar warped shapes are being molded by a gravitational force. However, there is nothing readily observable with sufficient mass that could cause such a high level of distortion via gravitational pull in the vicinity of the Milky Way. Therefore, something that is not easily observed must be exerting the necessary force to create the warped shape of the galaxy.
Aaron Romanowsky and several colleagues have questioned the effect that dark matter might have on galaxies. They point to the existence of several elliptical galaxies surrounded by very little dark matter as evidence that dark matter is not, in fact, the cause of the warped galaxies. While they do not claim that their findings should be interpreted to conclude that dark matter does not exist, they apparently believe that the results of their studies cast doubt on some of the conventional theories of galaxy formation and manipulation.
Several models constructed by researchers from the University of California at Berkeley, however, point to the idea that dark matter is the most likely explanation for the distorted shape of the Milky Way and other galaxies. Using computer models, they have mapped the likely interactions between certain galaxies and the surrounding dark matter, and those models have shown not only the possibility that dark matter is responsible for the warped shape of the Milky Way, but that the relationship between the dark matter and the Magellanic clouds is dynamic; the movement of the clouds through the dark matter seems to create a wake that enhances their gravitational influence on the Milky Way.
The passage states that some members of the scientific community refuse to believe in the existence of dark matter because______
As used in paragraph 1, the term "phenomena" most nearly mean ______.
What does the passage offer as evidence for the existence of dark matter?
According to the passage, what is Aaron Romanowsky ’s theory regarding the dark matter?
The last paragraph supports the general hypothesis provided earlier in the passage that ________
The word "conventional" in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by _________
The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to _______.
The passage supports which of the following statements about dark matter?
The escaping prisoner camped in _____ woods but he didn’t light _____ fire because _____ smoke rising from the woods might attract _____ attention.
- “Why is your street such a mess?”
- “Oh, the council _____ up the road, but they should finish this weekend.”
He________ have watered the plants. If he had, they wouldn’t have withered.
I’ve just been offered a new job! Things are _____.
________ for a second interview will be informed by mail.
I believe that judges should be independent _____ the government.
Although David was ________ after a day’s work in the office, he tried to help his wife the household chores.
The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable _____ his financial situation.
_____ proficiency in German would be of much help, it is not a requirement for the advertised position.
The curriculum at the public school is _____ of any private school.
Choose the correct answer.
Anne was not ________ to think that the test was too difficult.
My uncle was _____ ill last month; however, fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.
The fussy child ate only a few ________ of noodles.
True friends always stand by you when you’re ________.
Choose the correct response.
- “ I apologize for keeping you waiting for 2 hours. My car broke down on the way.”
- “________.”
Choose the most suitable response to complete the following exchange.
- Peter: "How are you today?"
- Susan: "________."
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
A severe illness when she was just nineteen years old deprived the well-known lecturer Helen Keller from both her sight and hearing.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
He didn’t know who it was and couldn’t imagine why they did it, but there must have been somebody that started the rumor which he was from London and very wealthy.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as cooking.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
He was imprisoned because he revealed secrets to the enemies.
Read the following passage.
The growth of cities, the construction of hundreds of new factories, and the spread of railroads in the United States before 1850 had increased the need for better illumination. But the lighting in American homes had improved very little over that of ancient times. Through the colonial period, homes were lit with tallow candles or with a lamp of the kind used in ancient Rome – a dish of fish oil or other animal or vegetable oil in which a twisted rag served as a wick. Some people used lard, but they had to heat charcoal underneath to keep it soft and burnable. The sperm whale provided superior burning oil, but this was expensive. In 1830 a new substance called “camphene” was patented, and it proved to be an excellent illuminant. But while camphene gave a bright light it too remained expensive, had an unpleasant odor, and also was dangerously explosive.
Between 1830 and 1850, it seemed that the only hope for cheaper illumination in the United States was the wider use of gas. In the 1840’s, American gas manufacturers adopted improved British techniques for producing illuminating gas from coal. But the expense of piping gas to the consumer remained so high that until the mid-nineteenth century gas lighting was feasible only in urban areas, and only for public buildings for the wealthy. In 1854, a Canadian doctor, Abraham Gesner, patented a process for distilling a pitch like mineral found in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia that produced illuminating gas and an oil that he called “kerosene” (from “keros”, the Greek word for wax, and “ene” because it resembled camphene). Kerosene, though cheaper than camphene, had an unpleasant odor, and Gesner never made his fortune from it. But Gesner had aroused a new hope for making illuminating oil from a product coming out of North American mines.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason why better lighting had become necessary by the mid-nineteenth century?
The word “this” in paragraph 1 refers to ________.
What can be inferred about the illuminating gas described in the passage?
The word “resembled” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.
Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?