take 7

grammar

1.

A : Why were you teasing Michelle about her new hairdo?

B : I didn't mean to offend her. I was simply saying that it was too elaborate________.

(a) to a girl of her age

(b) to an aged girl

(c) for a girl of her age

(d) for an aged girl

2.

A : I'm going to keep dieting until I've lost at least another 20 kilos.

B : Well, it's going to _______ at this rate.

(a) take a while to you

(b) take a while of you

(c) take you for a while

(d) take you a while

3.

A : I need to stack these boxes as quickly as possible.

B : Would you like me to____________?

(a) help that with you out

(b) help you with out that

(c) help that out with you

(d) help you out with that

4.

The playground was not used by the children ___________.

(a) who it was built for

(b) for it was built

(c) for who it was built

(d) for that it was built

5.

If Mr. Metts is promoted, as I sincerely hope he ____________, he will have to move to Chicago.

(a) could

(b) will be

(c) should

(d) should be

6.

Their _____________________ forces soon defeated the enemy.

(a) combined military powerful

(b) military powerful combined

(c) military combined powerful

(d) powerful combined military

7.

The conditions of _________ need to be approved by CEO.

(a) contract

(b) contracts

(c) a contract

(d) the contract

8.

(a) A : Can I pay with check?

(b) B : Checks, credit card, cash, anyway you like.

(c) A : Who should I make the check payable?

(d) B : British Rail, please.

9.

(a) It was important for me to get home early as Maggie and Colin were coming over for dinner. (b) But when I got to the station I saw that it was crowded with people waiting for trains delayed because of the bad weather. (c) Just then, a car pulled up and a man inside shouted to me, offer me a lift. (d) My first reaction was to be suspicious of him, but then I realized that it was Maggie's brother.

10.

(a) On today's program we turn our thoughts to life in the people's Republic of China, that vast country of over one thousand million people. (b) One out of every five million people in the whole world is Chinese. (c) It's a third largest country, smaller only than the Soviet Union and Canada. (d) It has a recorded history of nearly four thousand years, and, would you believe, it has the only man-made object visible from outer space.

vocabulary

1.

A : Why do you look so distressed?

B : My father ____________ when I came home at 2 a.m.

(a) threw up

(b) broke away

(c) blew up

(d) gave in

2.

A : Mr. Chips, you didn't hand in your term paper, did you?

B : Sorry, ma'am. My computer _________ all of a sudden last night.

(a) failed

(b) surged

(c) bumped

(d) crashed

3.

A : Your nose is bleeding!

B : Really? I must have ________ it too hard.

(a) switched

(b) picked

(c) kicked

(d) bit

4.

A : Compact cars like Geo Plizm usually provide better mileage.

B : Yes, and they are also more ___________.

(a) affordable

(b) changeable

(c) adorable

(d) tangible

5.

A : Last week, Bill told me he liked skiing, and now he says he doesn't.

B : Take it easy. He's always been very __________.

(a) lazy

(b) straightforward

(c) capricious

(d) stubborn

6.

He was __________ in the dorm for his unbearably noisy snoring.

(a) anonymous

(b) celebrated

(c) notorious

(d) frustrating

7.

Stephen King has released a web-only __________ of his powerful new novel, Dreamcatcher.

(a) prologue

(b) sneak preview

(c) saga

(d) document

8.

His shrill voice and short _______ made it difficult for him to find work as an actor in the Hollywood movie industry.

(a) station

(b) stature

(c) status

(d) statute

9.

Anyone breaking the rules will be asked to leave ________.

(a) on the spot

(b) on his own

(c) in the long run

(d) at the latest

10.

People who support equal opportunities for women must fight against male _______.

(a) mannerism

(b) determinism

(c) chauvinism

(d) alcoholism

reading comprehension

1.

Reassuring evidence now comes from doctors in seattle, showing that vigorous exercise actually reduces the chances of heart attack. They found that people who had a sudden heart attack when they appeared to be completely fit had taken less exercise than those of similar age. According to their findings, it is necessary to take 20 minutes of vigorous exercise at least two or three days a week to obtain some protection from heart attack. Apart from jogging, the exercise might be swimming, singles tennis or squash, digging or chopping wood. Whatever it is, the exercise should leave you ________ .

(a) feeling lazy

(b) refreshed

(c) out of breath

(d) relaxed

2.

Drought and famine have come to Africa again this year, just as they have every year for the past ten years. In some parts of Africa it hasn't rained for three years. There have been no crops , and the animals on which many people depend died long ago. Refugees are pouring from the countryside into the towns in their desperate search for food, and it has been estimated that over 1,000 people are dying everyday. Your help is needed now. This situation is catastrophic. We need to get food, medical supplies, blankets, tents, clothes, doctors, and nurses to the area urgently. Please give all you can. No pound or penny will ever have been  _____________ .

(a) better spent or more appreciated.

(b) better spent or less appreciated.

(c) worse spent or more appreciated.

(d) worse spent or less appreciated.

3.

After reading Bill Gates' Rules for succeeding in the digital age, I think he has forgotten that the vast majority of our world is not part of the digital age but rather lives very simply. And there are many citizens, like me, who have actively chosen not to participate in it. We have decided to live in other, less-developed societies-places where such "old-fashioned" concepts as love, community, humanity, personalized service and neighbors helping neighbors have not been totally obliterated by impersonal machinery, the need for speed and efficiency, no matter what the personal cost. When  all is said and done, computers continue to make life faster and more and impersonal, ________.

(a) further accelerating the progress of technology

(b) further isolating the individual from society

(c) further limiting the chance to succeed in the digital age

(d) further lowering the quality of life

4.

But even in the age of Darwin and Marx there was room for the imaginative seeker.  A French philosopher, Henri Bergson, was the prophet and spokesman of the unpredictable, dynamic human spirit. He rejected mechanistic dogmas and the automatic forces of history and gave a new voice to man's independence. And so he gave a refreshing new definition to time and evolution. Bergson first objected to what the machine had done to our concept of time. He found the meaning and essential character of life in the lived experience of time. This was his first argument against mechanistic and materialist dogmas. The mechanistic view of time, he observed, was itself a by-product of technology: the idea of clock-time, the notion that time could be ticked off and measured in uniform fictional units (minutes, hours, days). On the contrary, Bergson observed, lived-time was ___________ , "the stuff" our physical life was made of.

(a) duration

(b) one instant

(c) evolution

(d) segmented

5.

The elephant's trunk is not just a large nose or upper lip. It's an essential and unique feature that serves many purposes for this animal. For one, it is used to make kinds of sounds. With its trunk, the elephant can communicate anger, fear, or happiness. The trunk is also used ___________ . At the end of the trunk are two muscles shaped like fingers. These muscles can pick up food and water and carry them to the elephant's mouth. Elephants use their trunks to take dust baths, too, throwing the dust over their backs. If an elephant's trunk is seriously injured, the elephant may die. Without its trunk, it has great difficulty getting enough to eat.

(a) to express emotion

(b) as a weapon

(c) as a means of communication

(d) as if it were a kind of hand

6.

Action Aid has started development programs in eight of the poorest countries in the world. Our sponsorship scheme is based on the belief that individual people relate much more easily to the needs and problems of ___________ than to the statistics expressed in millions. Sponsorship is a personal relationship with one child in need, and sponsor have a link with the child, either through reports on progress at school or by direct correspondence. Our first aim is to provide a basic education and, where needed, food, clothing, and medical care.

(a) one child

(b) other people

(c) the aged

(d) people in need

7.

As more women go to work outside the home, men are doing more of the housework and the shopping. This fact has led advertising companies to change some of their methods. Traditionally, television advertisements for household products were aimed at women and featured women. Now some companies that sell these products feature men in their advertisements. For example, one supermarket company has produced an advertisement showing a father shopping with his little boy. However, this is no ordinary father. The actor in this advertisement is well known for his leading roles as the hero in action movies. The company wants to make sure that shopping fathers ________ in their new role.

(a) are passive

(b) feel feminine

(c) take complete responsibility for household affairs

(d) don't feel any less manly

8.

Men who drink a lot of alcohol may have a higher chance of having children with physical or mental problems. Doctors have long been aware that women alcoholics may give birth to defective babies. However, scientists have recently discovered that alcoholism in men may be responsible for birth defects too. Large quantities of alcohol may affect the quality of the father's gene. This genetic change may cause a child to be born defective in some way. Scientists are not sure how this happens. But the statistics of the study seem to _____________ that it can happen.

(a) leave little doubt

(b) challenge the possibility

(c) offer new hope

(d) undermine the expected result

9.

When Charles Kennedy's business took off in 1996, the 43-year-old jeweler decided to purchase his dream car, a Toyota Land Cruiser. After months of shopping, he found a used 1991 model with 64,000 miles on its odometer at a Dallas auto-leasing company. Kennedy says that when the salesman claimed it had only one prior owner, he snapped it up for $22,376. Within hours the fuel gauge malfunctioned. Later the transmission failed and the rear axle snapped. _________, so did Kennedy's frustration. Hopping to discover the truth about his car, he tracked down the SUV's original owner, a biochemist in South Bend, ind.

(a) As the repair bills grew

(b) As his desire to drive the car decreased

(c) While his urge to put the car up for sale became stronger

(d) While his dream of owning a car faded

10.

This modern cowboy story is set in 1949. It follows three young men on a wild ride on horseback out of Texas and into northern Mexico. Their adventure takes them out of . twentieth century America and into a totally different world. Here, it is still possible to live with horses and nature. There are the good guys and the bad guys, as in the classic films. But the book is not just a rewrite of a John Wayne movie. The characters are convincing and the descriptions of the natural world are truly brilliant. The style is ambitious-we are reminded of Faulkner-and it could easily have become terribly stylized. But this author has the skill to make it work. The masterly writing and action-filled plot keep the reader's attention throughout. We hope the second volume that the author promises will be _____________ this.

(a) less disappointing than

(b) more satisfying than

(c) as satisfying as

(d) as disappointing as

11.

Another solution is to find a new use for the tires. Tires are now being used to make various products, from doormats to fishing supplies. Several shoe companies have started using tires to make the soles of tennis shoes. This is not a new idea, in fact. During the Great Depression, shoes with tire soles were very common in the United States. The state of Maine is very cold, and in the winter the ground freezes solid. Large bumps are formed in the roads, and then in the spring, the bumps may turn into holes. Roads must be rebuilt often, at great expense to the state. To prevent this, road workers have started to use old tires broken into small pieces. These tire pieces are spread in a thick layer underneath the surface of a new road. The tires then act ______ , keeping the ground below from freezing. This way the road surface remains smooth.

(a) as a filler

(b) as a softener

(c) as a spring

(d) as a blanket

12.

Along with her hospital work, Maria Montesssori continued to do research at a psychiatric clinic. She became more and more involved in this research, especially when it concerned children. She was particularly interested  in the case of the so-called "idiot children." These children with severe developmental problems could not function at home or at school. No one knew what to do with them, so they were locked up in hospitals. Maria, however, believed that it might be possible to do something for them. She spent many hours watching them in the hospital. One thing she noticed was that at feeding time they often played with bits of food. She also noticed how terribly bare their rooms were. They had nothing to look at, nothing to touch or play with-until their food arrived. The fact that they played with bits of food was a positive sign, Maria thought. It showed that they could respond to something, that their minds were not completely closed off. Maybe what they needed was ___________, so they could use their minds more.

(a) more food to play

(b) more opportunity to play

(c) better medical care

(d) more detailed research

13.

Many are surprised to learn that Antarctica is nearly twice the size of the United states. The name America was coined to mean "opposite to the Arctic." It is just that in many ways. America is a high, ice-covered landmass. In the Arctic the landmasses are grouped around the ice-covered Arctic ocean. Largely because of this difference, the climate of the two areas is very different. America is the coldest area in the world. on average it is about 30 degrees colder than the Arctic. At the South pole, nearly 10,000 feet high, monthly mean temperatures run well below zero. only in coastal regions do temperatures sometimes rise to about freezing in the summer. ___________. near the North pole, monthly mean temperatures often rise above freezing.

(a) In addition

(b) Otherwise

(c) In contrast

(d) In conclusion

14.

In the foster care system (where people take care of children who are not their own) in the United states, over 100,000 children are waiting to be adopted. 1n the past, there were rigid qualifications concerning race, marital status, and age for parents planning to adopt children. Now, people who were formerly restricted from adopting children are applying for the right to adopt. This group includes single people, gay couples, people of a race different from that of the child and other couples.

Q. Which of the following statements best summarizes the passage?

(a) Gay couples are beginning to be allowed to adopt children in the U.S.

(b) past restrictions on adopting children are becoming more flexible.

(c) people were reluctant to adopt children in the past.

(d) All children should have the right to a good home and an education,

15.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the geographic density of alcohol outlets and the number of alcohol-related hospital admissions. Alcohol-related ICD-9 codes were selected based on epidemiologic research in the literature to determine alcohol- related morbidity from the California Discharge Data system, which collects information on all hospital admissions and discharges in California. In san Diego county, in 1996, 3,759 admissions were alcohol-related. Alcohol-related admissions for each zip code were compared to the number of liquor licenses that were held by each zip code through a multiple regression analysis. The regression model demonstrated that the number of liquor outlets was a significant predictor of alcohol-related hospital admissions.

Q. Which of the following suggestions best summarizes the text?

(a) Drinking alcohol is detrimental to health.

(b) Drinking and driving leads to hospitalization.

(c) More local bars and liquor stores means more

(d) san Diego county has the greatest number of people in hospital from drinking.

16.

Findings about the effects of secondhand smoke should shake up parents who still allow smoking around their children. In two papers published in Pediatrics and the Journal of Family Practice, Dr. Di Franza reported on the known risks to children from secondhand smoke. After analyzing data from more than a hundred studies worldwide, she concluded that children exposed to tobacco smoke face the following health risks:

*Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): The risk of SIDS is triple that of children of  non-smokers if the mother smokes during pregnancy; double if the child is exposed after birth.

*Ear infections: The common childhood affliction of ear infections can be caused by secondhand smoke.

*Respirator infections: As many as 436,000 cases of bronchitis and 190,000 cases of pneumonia per year are caused by passive smoke.

*Asthma: up to 529,000 physician visits for asthma per year are attributed to secondhand smoke.

Q What is the passage about?

(a) parents are unaware of the dangers of smoking in front of their children.

(b) Bronchitis is linked to secondhand smoke,

(c) Pediatric reports show secondhand smoke is bad for children.

(d) Death may result from breathing secondhand smoke.

17.

From the time I was a little girl, I believed that a tan was beautiful, that nothing looked healthier than sun-darkened skin, I spent every summer of my childhood on the beach with my family, applying sun lotion only when I became red. As a teenager, I noticed that female celebrities usually spored a tan. so 1 exposed myself to the sun as often as possible, slathering on lotions that seductively promised, "Tahitian" tans. The compliments I got on my "wonderful color" made up for the discomfort of sweltering in the sun. I would still be sunbathing with a vengeance if not for a small brown mole on my right thigh that darkened several years ago. In a quick, painless procedure, my doctor removed the mole for a biopsy. Though she didn't mention skin cancer, she did comment on my tan and suggested I use a sunblock with a protection factor of 25 or greater. 1 said 1 would, but left her office with no intention of changing my sunbathing habits. several days later Dr. Cela called me. She said, "You have a skin cancer."

Q. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

(a) How I Got Skin Cancer

(c) Tahitian Tans

(b) Doctor's Warning

(d) The Benefits of Suntan Lotions

18.

There are many authors who have elaborated the different assumptions, techniques, and strategies of qualitative as opposed to quantitative research. Most writings about the qualitative approach define it in contrast to the quantitative approach. Although a certain amount of comparison is unavoidable, we have attempted in this book to concentrate on describing what qualitative research is and how to do it rather than presenting what it is not.

Q. Where would you most likely find this passage?

(a) At the end of an article

(b) In the body par of an essay

(c) In the introduction par of a book

(d) In the middle of a book

19.

In Italy there is a female santa claus and they call her Lady Befana. Legend has it that when Jesus Christ was born, the Three Kings informed Lady Befana about the virgin birth and told her to come join in the celebration, but she was too busy sweeping her kitchen. She finished up ana tried to find the party, but lost her way. And now, she supposedly wanders the each searching for the Baby Jesus and leaves gifts at each home in the hope that he might be inside. And like America's santa claus, Lady Befana makes her way down the chimney, with the very broom she was using to sweep her kitchen when Christ was born.

Q.Which of the following is correct according to the passage?

(a) Lady Befana is still searching for Baby Jesus.

(b) Lady Befana had a good relationship with santa claus.

(c) The Three Kings chose santa Claus to herald the news of Jesus' birth.

(d) Lady Befana was a real figure when Jesus was born.

20.

When I turned 40 a few years ago, I took stock of my life, as people do at those milestone birthdays. 1 felt so lucky. I'm happily married, healthy, with a close family and tight circle of friends, meaningful work and volunteer activities, no great financial worries, time for leisure and study and solitude. yet I realized that many people couldn't believe that a woman could be happy without the traditional main ingredient: children. When I told people that I had chosen not to have children, many assumed that I was selfish, a workaholic and irresponsible, that my marriage must be on the rocks, and that I must hate children. Not a very flattering picture, and sometimes hurtful.

Q. Which of the following best describes the woman's status?

(a) She is an independently wealthy unmarried mother who dislikes her child.

(b) She is thoroughly comfortable with her 1fe at age 40, including being childless.

(c) She is happy, except for the struggle with her family, who want her to have a child.

(d) She is an overworked professional woman without time for friends or leisure activities.

21.

We adjudicate each visa case individually to determine each person's eligibility. Because of this case-by-case method, in many instances the reason why a person was refused a visa is quite specific to their individual circumstances. However, there are some common points why a visa is refused. Many refusals are made under Section 22(g) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, These refusals are made because some important item, such as an 1-20 form or a valid passport, is missing. lf your case was refused for this reason, you will have been given a green information sheet, listing what is needed.

Q. Which of the following is correct according to the passage?

(a) The decision 0f visa eligibility is completely subject to change.

(b) There are few common grounds for visa refusals.

(c) lf you do not provide an 1-20 form, you will be denied a visa.

(d) lf you receive a green information sheet you can never be issued with a visa.

22.

Inflation watchers may take comfort from reports in the coming week that will show the biggest quarterly rise in the productivity of workers in seven years and the smallest increase in consumer credit in three months. productivity accelerated at a 6.2% annual rate in the fourth quarter, up from the government's initial estimate of 5% and the strongest gain 7.4% gain in the fourth quarter of 1992.

Q. According to the report, which of the following is true about worker productivity?

(a) The government did not expect it to rise,

(b) The government's predictions turned out to be correct.

(c) It rose more than at any tire in the past,

(d) It rose less than it did in the fourth quarter of 1992.

23.

Probability is based on the study of permutations and combinations, and is the necessary foundation for statistics. Its foundation is usually ascribed to the l7th-century French mathematicians Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat, but mathematicians as early as Gerolamo Cardano (1501-76) had made important contributions to its development. Mathematical probability began in an attempt to answer certain questions arising in games of chance, such as how many times a pair of dice must be thrown before a six will appear.

Q. Which of the following is true about the origins of the theory of probability?

(a) It stared with a game between to famous mathematicians,

(b) It began to interest mathematicians in the 16th century.

(c) It began as an attempt to contribute to the study of Blaise pascal.

(d) It stared when Cardano challenged Pascal and Fermat.

24.

Last night thieves stole a painting from the home of the Lord Bonniford. (a) The painting, a sixteenth-century masterpiece by Holbein, is said to be priceless. (b) Lord Bonniford said he could hear noises in the middle of the night, but he paid no attention. (c) He was unable to phone the police because he was tied hand and foot. (d) The thieves managed to get in and escape without setting off the security alarm by cutting off the electricity supply.

25.

The belief in an everlasting heritage of abundance had many good effects. It made Americans an optimistic people with confidence that human problems could be solved. It greatly reduced the conflict between the rich and poor that has torn many older nations apart. Perhaps most important, the belief in an always growing abundance gave strong support to such basic national values as freedom, self-reliance, equality of opportunity, competition and hard work. It seemed to Americans that their high standard of living was a reward for practicing these values.

Q. Which of the following is correct according to the passage?

(a) The author criticizes the belief in an everlasting heritage of abundance.

(b) Americans' high standard of living was the outcome of their optimistic attitude.

(c) The rate of human problems in the U.S. is relatively high in spite of their optimism.

(d) Americans' confidence has greatly influenced the reduction of conflict among classes.

26.

Dreiser's longest novel, An American Tragedy (1925), is a complex and compassionate account of the life and death of a young antihero named Clyde Griffiths. The novel begins with Clyde's blighted background, recounts his path to success, and culminates in his apprehension, trial, and execution for murder. The book was called by one influential critic "the worst-written great novel in the world," but its questionable grammar and style are transcended by its narrative power. Dreiser's labyrinthine speculations on the extent of Clyde's guilt do not blunt his searing indictment of materialism and the American dream of success.

Q. Which of the following is correct according to the passage?

(a) Clyde Griffs was sentenced to death, even though he was innocent.

(b) Dreiser is famous for his last novel, An American Tragedy written in 1925.

(c) Dreiser was the first American novelist who dealt with the theme of murder,

(d) Dreiser uses An American Tragedy to criticize the American dream of success.

27.

Einstein often invoked God, although his was a rather depersonalized deity. He believed, he said, in a God who reveals himself in the harmony of all that exists. His faith in this divine harmony was what caused him to reject the view that the universe is subject to randomness, and uncertainty. The Lord God is subtle, but malicious he is not, Searching for God's design, he said, was the source of all true art and science. Although this quest may be a cause for humility, it is also what gives meaning and dignity to our lives.

Q. Which of the following can be inferred about Einstein from the passage?

(a) His faith in a harmonious universe had a deep impact on his scientific quest.

(b) As a scientist, he should have rejected the theory of divine harmony.

(c) Searching for God's design may often lead to humility,

(d) Randomness and uncertainty is an important question in science.

28.

Workers' compensation programs in the united states were created more than eight decades ago to pay medical expenses and a portion of lost wages to employees hurt on the job. The programs, most of them nun by the states, are well-intentioned. However, over the years, questionable claims and outright fraud have crippled the system. Since 1980, the average claim has nearly triple-from $6,700 t0 $17,900 in 1995. The total cost to taxpayers: more than $70 billion a year, with at least ten percent going to fraudulent claims.

Q. Which of the following can be inferred from the above passage?

(a) workers' compensation programs in all countries face problems of fraud.

(b) workers' compensation programs in the United states need to be reviewed.

(c) workers' compensation programs need to remain as they are in the United states.

(d) The reason for fraud is lack of morals on the par of the government.

29.

William Somerset Maugham is one of the most popular novelists and short-story writers in the English language. Born in Paris and educated in England, he worked as a secret agent for the British government in World war I and then spent the rest of his life writing and traveling throughout many parts of the world. He is famous for his clear style and penetrating understanding of human nature.

Q. In which of the following contexts would you be most likely to read a passage such as the above?

(a) In a scientific journal

(b) In a children's story book

(c) In an English cook book

(d) In a literature text book

30.

We spend nearly a third of our lives sleeping. "Americans pay surprisingly little attention to what goes on when we fall asleep. However, with 62% of American adults experiencing a sleep problem a few nights per week or more, we have an epidemic of unrest on our hands, one that often leads to other health problems, including depression, a weakened immune system, and even hear disease.

Q. Who would most likely be interested in reading the above passage?

(a) Patients with breathing problems

(b) Students who cram for tests

(c) people who have difficulty sleeping

(d) surgeons interested in finding cures for hear disease

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