Test 14

1: Poor management brought the company to___ of collapse.

A. the ring B. the edge C. the brink D. the foot
2: I may look half asleep, but I can assure you I am ___ awake.
A. broad B. well C. full D. wide
3: I suggest the room ___ before Christmas.
A. should decorate B. is decorated C. were decorated D. be decorated
4: It is time every student ______ harder for the coming exam.
A. worked B. should work C. works D. work
5: Mr. Simpkims is the big ____ in the company as he has just been promoted to the position of Managing Director.
A. bread B. meat C. cheese D. apple
6: She is so ______ to her children that she has decided to quit her job to stay at home and look after Them.
A. persistent B. kind C. responsible D. devoted
7: There ______ a number of reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire
A. are said being B. are said to have been C. said to be D. was said being
8: It’s silly of him to spend a lot of money buying ______.
A. a thick old wooden table B. a thick wooden old table C. an old wooden thick table D. a wooden thick old table
9: The architects have made _______ use of glass and transparent plastic.
A. imaginative B. imagine C. imagination D. imaginatively
10: Tom denied _______ part in the fighting at school. A. to take B. take C. to taking D. taking
11: Your brother hardly talks to anyone, _______? A. does he B. is he C. doesn’t he D. isn’t he
12: Only after she had finished the course did she realize she _____ a wrong choice.
A. had made B. has made C. had been making D. was making
13: If Paul _______ a job now, he wouldn’t be so unhappy.
A. has B. has had C. had D. would have
14: You need to make __about what course to take at this school .
A. a decision B. a fortune C. a guess D. an impression
15: It was no accident that he broke my glasses. He did it _______ purpose.
A. with B. on C. by D. about
16: We _______ touch since we _______ school three years ago.
A. lost / have left B. have lost / leave C. have lost / left D. were losing / had left
17: The more challenging the job is, _______.
A. the more interesting he finds B. the more he finds it interesting
C. he finds it more interesting D. the more interesting it is to him
18: She asked ________so embarrassed when he saw Carole.
A. why did Mai look B. did Mai look C. why Mai looked D. why looked
19: When the manager of our company retires, the deputy manager will______ that position.
A. take over B. catch on C. stand for D. hold on
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.
20: What happened in that city were a reaction from city workers, including firemen and policemen who had been
laid off from their jobs.
A. What happened B. were C. including D. their
21: Opened the letter from her boyfriend, she felt extremely excited.
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 A. Opened B. from C. felt D. excited.
22: Next week, when there will be an English club held here, I will give you more information about it.
A. there will be B. held C. will give D. about
23: It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as cooking.
A. is believed B. in the near future C. be used to doing D. such as
24. The number of students attending English courses at our university are increasing.
A. students B. attending C. at D. are
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.
25: Mike an Joe are talking about transport in the future.
- Mike: “Do you think there will be pilotless planes?” – Joe: “_____”
A. I’m afraid I can’t. B. What for? There are quite a few around.
C. Why not? There have been cars without drivers. D. I’m glad you like it.
26: Julie and Ann are talking about their classmate.
- Julie: “_______” - Ann: “Yeah, not bad, I suppose.”
A. Do you see him often? B. What are you thinking?
C. How did you meet him? D. He is quite good-looking, isn’t he?
27: A man is talking to Alex when he is on holiday in Paris,
The man: “You haven’t lived here long, have you?” / Alex: “__________.”
A. Yes, I have just moved here B. No, only three months C. Yes, just a few days D. No, I live here for a long
time
28: Susan shared with her friend about her losing purse.
Susan: “I have lost my purse.” Her friend: “___________.”
A. It’s careless B. Oh, what a pity C. That’s nothing D. Oh, be careful
29: Two students Peter and Anny are talking about women’s role.
- Peter: “ In my opinion, women would not go to work.” - Anny: “.........................”
A. Yes, I don’t agree B. What nonsense ! C. Yes, I do D. Yes, it was ever
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
30: A. quality B. solution C. compliment D. energy

31: A. angry B. complete C. polite D. secure

Read the following passage and mark the 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 from 19 to 23.
My first job was a sales assistant at a large department store. I wanted to work part-time, because I was still
studying at university and I was only able to work a few nights a week.
I came across the advertisement in the local newspaper. I remember the interview as though it were yesterday. The
(32) ________ manager sat behind a large desk. He asked me various questions which surprised me because all I
wanted was to work in sales. An hours later, I was told that I had got the job and was given a contract to go over. I
was to be trained for ten days before I took my post. Also, as a member of staff, I was (33) ______ to some benefits,
including discounts.
When I eventually started, I was responsible (34) _______ the toy section. I really enjoyed it there and I loved
demonstrating the different toys. I was surprised at how friendly my colleagues were, too. They made working there

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fun even when we had to deal with customers (35) ______ got on our nerves. (36) _______, working there was a
great experience which I will never forget.
32: A. personal B. personable C. personage D. personnel
33: A. catered B. given C. entitled D. supplied
34: A. for B. with C. in D. to
35: A. which B. why C. when D. who
36: A. In contrast B. However C. Moreover D. On the whole
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.
37: A. visits B. destroys C. believes D. depends
38: A. floor B. door C. noodle D. board
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.
39: I think it’s impossible to abolish school examinations. They are necessary to evaluate students’ progress.
A. stop B. extinguish C. continue D. organize
40: At first, no one believed she was a pilot, but her documents lent colour to her statements.
A. provided evidence for B. got information from
C. borrowed colour from D. gave no proof of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of
the following questions
41: It’s no use reading that book.
A. You should read that book. B. That book has not been used.
C. That book is not worth reading. D. I have used the book for a long time.
42: “I haven’t been very open-minded,” said the manager.
A. The manager promised to be very open-minded.
B. The manager admitted not having been very open-minded.
C. The manager denied having been very open-minded.
D. The manager refused to have been very open-minded.
43: They believe that burning fossil fuels is the main cause of air pollution.
A. It is believed that burning fossil fuels is held responsible for air pollution.
B. Burning fossil fuels is believed to result from air pollution.
C. Burning fossil fuels is believed to have caused high levels of air pollution.
D. It is believed that air pollution is mainly to blame for burning fossil fuels.
44: Peter used to work as a journalist for a local newspaper.
A. Peter enjoyed working as a journalist for a local newspaper.
B. Peter no longer likes the job as a journalist for a local newspaper.
C. Peter has stopped working as a journalist for a local newspaper.
D. Peter refused to work as a journalist for a local newspaper.
45: She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.
A. She was very busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.
B. She was too busy to answer the phone.
C. She was too busy not to answer the phone.
D. She was very busy so that she couldn’t answer the phone

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
for each of the questions from 43 to 50.
A folk culture is small, isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom
and race, with a strong family or clan structure and highly developed rituals.
Order is maintained through sanctions based in the religion or family, and interpersonal relationships are strong.
Tradition is paramount, and change comes infrequently and slowly. There is relatively little division of labor into
specialized duties. Rather, each person is expected to perform a great variety of tasks, though duties may differ
between the sexes. Most goods are handmade, and a subsistence economy prevails. Individualism is weakly
developed in folk cultures, as are social classes. Unaltered folk cultures no longer exist in industrialized countries
such as the United States and Canada. Perhaps the nearest modern equivalent in Anglo-America is the Amish, a
German American farming sect that largely renounces the products and labor saving devices of the industrial age. In
Amish areas, horse-drawn buggies till serve as a local transportation device, and the faithful are not permitted to
own automobiles.
The Amish’s central religious concept of Demut, “humility”, clearly reflects the weakness of individualism and
social class so typical of folk cultures, and there is a corresponding strength of Amish group identity. Rarely do the
Amish marry outside their sect. The religion, a variety of the Mennonite faith, provides the principal mechanism for
maintaining order.
By contrast, a popular culture is a large heterogeneous group, often highly individualistic and constantly changing.
Relationships tend to be impersonal, and a pronounced division of labor exists, leading to the establishment of many
specialized professions. Secular institutions, of control such as the police and army take the place of religion and
family in maintaining order, and a money-based economy prevails. Because of these contrasts, “popular” may be
viewed as clearly different from “folk”.
The popular is replacing the folk in industrialized countries and in many developing nations, Folk-made objects give
way to their popular equivalent, usually because the popular item is more quickly or cheaply produced, is easier or
time saving to use, or lends more prestige to the owner.
Question 46: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Two decades in modern society
B. The influence of industrial technology
C. The characteristics of “folk” and “popular” societies
D. The specialization of labor in Canada and the United States
47: Which of the following is typical of folk cultures?
A. There is a money-based economy.
B. Social change occurs slowly.
C. Contact with other cultures is encouraged.
D. Each person develops one specialized skill.
48: What does the author imply about the United States and Canada?
A. They value folk cultures.
B. They have no social classes.
C. They have popular cultures.
D. They do not value individualism.
49: What is the main source of order in Amish society?
A. The government B. The economy C. The clan structure D. The religion
50: The word “prevails” is closest in meaning to _________.
A. dominates B. provides C. develops D. invests
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