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11. The repair job was "complex".
a. easy
b. not completed
c. complicated
d. completedc.12. The electrician "performed" his job well.
a. liked
b. got
c. did
d. ignoredc.13. This is how it "actually" happened.
a. supposedly
b. probably
c. really
d. mistakenlyc.14. The class was bored with the movie. They were ____.
a. glad to be there
b. happy to see it
c. not interested in it
d. confused with itc.15. Do you want me ____ the letter?
a. do mail
b. for mail
c. mailing
d. to maild.16. His favorite sport is ____.
a. swim
b. swimming
c. for swimming
d. on swimmingb.17. Select the correct sentence.
a. I'll later have coffee, please.
b. I'll have later coffee, please.
c. I'll have coffee later, please.
d. Please, coffee later I'll have.c.18. They work ____in the classroom.
a. good
b. well
c. slow
d. carefulb.19. The story should be "condensed" before publication.
a. corrected
b. checked
c. shortened
d. retypedc.20. You will learn more if you ____ attention.
a. make
b. have
c. do
d. payd.21. The students who are waiting outside ____ come in now.
a. can
b. would
c. may have
d. hada.22. I glanced at my watch and realized ____.
a. it was that time for class
b. it that time was for class
c. that it was time for class
d. for that time it was classc.23. There is nothing but empty space above the atmosphere. This condition can be called ____.
a. a breeze
b. atmospheric pressure
c. air layers
d. a vacuumd.24. You should go on sick call right away. You should ____.
a. go to the right
b. go at once
c. walk straight
d. run awayb.25. Isn't the test ____by the instructor?
a. gave
b. to give
c. be given
d. givend.26. The plane carried "cargo".
a. radar
b. freight
c. landing gear
d. nothingb.27. Do you ____go to the city library?
a. how
b. can
c. ever
d. neverc.28. Only people from the upper ____of the company were there.
a. entrance
b. stage
c. echelon
d. placec.29. I don't remember that song, but I ____have heard it before.
a. can
b. will
c. would
d. mightd.30. We are going to have a meeting at noon. Can you ____?
a. make it
b. do it
c. succeed it
d. go ita.31. ____that a hurricane was headed towards the coast, the honeymooners were forced to change their final destination.
a. For the purpose
b. In the event
c. In the hope
d. Due to the factd.32. The recurrent bad weather does not ____well for the timely completion of the stadium.
a. predict
b. prognosticate
c. augur
d. foretellc.33. He used caution while driving in the rain. He drove ____.
a. as usual
b. happily
c. dangerously
d. carefullyd.34. The man said, "Turn off the faucet." He wanted us to ____.
a. let the water run
b. stop the flow of water
c. make the water run more slowly
d. change the faucetb.35. The class may go on a picnic tomorrow. It ____ on the weather.
a. determines
b. waits
c. depends
d. reliesc.36. At noon the sun is directly ____our heads.
a. by
b. under
c. over
d. beforec.37. Was Jamie studying when the phone rang?
a. No, she is.
b. No, she was.
c. Yes, she was.
d. Yes, she will.c.38. Frank says that they're ____English very well now.
a. can speak
b. spoke
c. spoken
d. speakingd.39. The blue car drove through the gate "ahead of" the colonel's car.
a. to cut in on
b. close to
c. in front of
d. in betweenc.40. "A great deal of" sulfur is found in Texas.
a. A bargain of
b. Very little
c. A lot of
d. A good grade ofc.41. 75. The mail clerk didn't bring ____packages today.
a. none
b. some
c. no
d. anyd.42. Jack gave a definite answer to the question. His answer was ____.
a. happy
b. firm
c. not clear
d. longb.43. On the first page of a newspaper, we generally find ____.
a. the want ads
b. the death notices
c. the editorial section
d. the headlinesd.44. Hard work "accounted for" Edison's success.
a. is not the reason for
b. worked against
c. did not amount to
d. was the reason ford.45. I asked him to "give me a hand".
a. hold me
b. shake hands
c. help me
d. take chargec.46. ____in one place for such a long time was very uncomfortable.
a. Sitting
b. Sat
c. Sit
d. For sittinga.47. Tom had the chair ____from the office.
a. removes
b. to remove
c. removing
d. removedd.48. Was the pilot ____by the bright lights?
a. confusing
b. confuse
c. confused
d. to confusec.49. The repairman checked the "rotation" of the fan.
a. installation
b. taking down
c. vibration
d. turningd.50. Tom defends himself quite well by ____.
a. eating a good meal
b. listening closely
c. fighting back
d. taking a restc.51. That steel pipe cannot be bent. It is ____.
a. rigid
b. artificial
c. soft
d. dirtya.52. What does it "stand for"?
a. make
b. fight
c. represent
d. allowc.53. Many people are injured every day "on account" of carelessness.
a. because of
b. causing
c. doing
d. witha.54. ____you mind opening the door?
a. Could
b. Should
c. Would
d. Mightc.55. I ____write him if I knew his address.
a. will
b. would
c. can
d. likeb.56. She doesn't mind doing the dishes. She doesn't ____.
a. object to it
b. like to
c. want to
d. pay attention to ita.57. They ____already seen that movie.
a. were
b. had
c. having
d. areb.58. I glanced at my watch and realized ____.
a. it was that time for class
b. it that time was for class
c. that it was time for class
d. for that time it was classc.59. If you are broke, you ____.
a. are well-trained
b. should see a doctor
c. have no money
d. prefer soft drinksc.60. "To be in debt" means ____.
a. to be put into prison
b. to owe money
c. to be in a department store
d. to lend money to someone elseb.61. Henry jotted down the word.
a. He used it in the right way.
b. He repeated it several times.
c. He wrote it on some paper.
d. He saw it in a book.c.62. Paul usually works on Friday. ____Frank.
a. So does
b. Neither does
c. Either does
d. So tooa.63. Don't ____to the movies tonight.
a. going
b. went
c. go
d. to goc.64. This chair is similar ____mine.
a. as
b. from
c. than
d. tod.65. Carol: Didn't that used car you looked at have bad tires?
Melinda: Yes, but it was such a good deal that I bought it ____them.
a. because of
b. in regard to
c. in spite of
d. in addition toc.66. When the continent was first discovered, there were vast tracts of unexplored ____. a. districts
b. inhabitants
c. livestock
d. wildernessd.67. I get paid twice a month. I receive my pay _____.
a. one time a month
b. two times a month
c. once every ten days
d. every weekendb.68. The volcano "emits" smoke.
a. mixes
b. draws
c. takes in
d. sends outd.69. Help me "work out" this math problem.
a. exercise
b. read
c. solve
d. writec.70. Dave: Did they get any cigarettes there?
Alan: Yes, they got ____.
a. any
b. some
c. much
d. nothingb.71. Was Jamie studying when the phone rang?
a. No, she is.
b. No, she was.
c. Yes, she was.
d. Yes, she will.c.72. Are there any other boys in Don's family? Yes, he ___.
a. has two brothers
b. is the only child
c. has one sister
d. has a grandmothera.73. Select the correct sentence.
a. The house to me belongs.
b. The house belongs to me.
c. The house me belongs to.
d. To me belongs the house.b.74. Dora took off her coat. Why did she take it off?
a. She wanted to wear it.
b. She was too warm.
c. She wanted to find it.
d. She was too cold.b.75. She prepares breakfast for ___and her husband.
a. himself
b. hers
c. she
d. herselfd.76. If a man doesn't eat, he will die "eventually".
a. right away
b. forever
c. instantly
d. sooner or laterd.77. The compass needle will "spin around" when an airplane flies over the North Pole.
a. turn
b. stop
c. jump
d. skipa.78. They have a great deal of ambition. They have ___ambition.
a. a worthwhile
b. a lot of
c. very little
d. someb.79. You can "call for" your new name tag in a couple of days.
a. write
b. see
c. visit
d. getd.80. They ___go to the club last night.
a. couldn't
b. won't
c. shouldn't
d. can'ta.81. John saw the accident. The accident ____by John.
a. is seen
b. seeing
c. had seen
d. was seend.82. Select the correct sentence.
a. Man had to learn of ocean currents the effects.
b. Of currents ocean man had to learn the effects.
c. Man had to learn the effects of ocean currents.
d. The effects man had to learn of ocean currents.c.83. Why don't you "use your head" when you drive?
a. think
b. be quick
c. use your eyesight
d. use your hata.84. The headlines are printed in ___.
a. ordinary type
b. small type
c. large type
d. little lettersc.85. He "requested" permission from the officer.
a. received
b. asked for
c. gave
d. looked forb.86. He's such a poor driver; it'll be a wonder if he arrives without an accident. If he gets in without an accident, it'll be ___.
a. a good thing
b. an enjoyable thing
c. a surprising thing
d. a bad thingc.87. John must leave "at once".
a. later
b. at any time
c. right away
d. sometimec.88. Not much ___about the matter since that time.
a. to say
b. is saying
c. has been said
d. have to sayc.89. Mr. Brown enjoys ___at the lake.
a. swimming
b. to swim
c. to swimming
d. for swimminga.90. The clerk had the telephone ___out of the room.
a. take
b. took
c. taken
d. takingc.91. We will visit them today because we have not ___them in three months.
a. saw
b. seen
c. see
d. to seeb.92. If a wire has a rubber covering, it is ___.
a. inoculated
b. immobile
c. immaterial
d. insulatedd.93. When you are against an idea, you ___.
a. oppose it
b. agree with it
c. don't understand it
d. are trying ita.94. They told us to "stick to it".
a. stop making noise
b. listen very carefully
c. stay with the job
d. help with the workc.95. If John hadn't known how to swim, he ___have drowned when the boat sank.
a. did
b. might
c. must
d. shouldb.96. I am tired ___reading. Let's go for a walk.
a. to
b. of
c. by
d. forb.97. The animal died because it was underfed and ___.
a. overworked
b. underway
c. overcooked
d. undercovera.98. We are going to have a meeting at noon. Can you ___?
a. make it
b. do it
c. succeed it
d. go ita.99. When you loosen this nut, it will ___.
a. be tightened
b. come off
c. crack
d. stay tightb.100. Roberto is not the kind of man ___work.
a. had avoided
b. avoiding
c. to avoid
d. avoidsc.1. Aerospace history is the story of man's effort to improve his transportation and knowledge. Orville and Wilbur Wright were the first to prove man could make controlled, mechanically powered flights. Charles Lindbergh proved the practicality of private flying by flying across the Atlantic alone in a single-engine plane. Today, plans are being made to send astronauts to Mars. (國軍美語教材-51)
According to this paragraph, these accomplishments have .
a. been done entirely by the Wright brothers
b. had little significance in aerospace history
c. caused people to lose interest in space travel
d. increased man's ability to travel farther and fasterd.2. The National Honor Society is an American organization for high school boys and girls. Members are selected on the basis of scholarship, leadership, citizenship, service, and character. (國軍美語教材-51)
According to this paragraph, .
a. all high school students are members of this society
b. membership in this society is determined mainly by educational achievement
c. high school students can become members automatically
d. several factors are considered in selection students for this societyd.3. Man: Do you have any single rooms for less than thirty dollars?
Woman: No, we haven't, but you'll find these rooms comfortable. They all have new TV sets. Man: Well, I'll take one. (國軍美語教材-54)
According to this dialog, which statement is true?
a. All rooms are less than thirty dollars.
b. He is getting a room without a TV set.
c. He doesn't want a single room.
d. He will get a room.d.4. Some of the most spectacular discoveries since the beginning of the twentieth century are in the field of medicine. Should progress in this field continue at the present rate, it is probable that the life expectancy of the individual by the year 2000 AD will be more than 100 years.
(國軍美語教材-54)
According to this paragraph, .
a. no medical discoveries were made until the beginning of the twentieth century
b. medical science has made a great deal of progress since the beginning of the twentieth century
c. by the beginning of the twenty-first century everyone can expect to live to be one hundred year old
d. presently no one lives to be one hundred years of ageb.5. Jim knew it was not safe to drive his car with ice on the windshield, so on a very cold morning he removed the ice before getting into the car. He then warmed up the engine prior to driving off to work on the base. (國軍美語教材-55)
According to this paragraph, .
a. it was necessary for Jim to take precautions before driving his car
b. Jim knew it wasn't safe to work on the base when the weather was cold
c. he removed the ice from the windshield by warming up the engine
d. he needed to do some work on the base before starting his cara.6. The eagle has been admired by man throughout the ages. Its likeness has been the emblem of many governments. In real life, the eagle is actually a bird of prey that lives off of small animals. (國軍美語教材-55)
According to this paragraph, the eagle . a. eats other animals
b. is just an emblem
c. has a very long life
d. is protected by governmentsa.7. The diamond is a beautiful, brilliant gem. Although it is commonly used in engagement rings, its greatest use is in industry. Today the automotive industry is the main buyer of industrial diamonds. In fact, there are 15 different uses for this mineral in an automobile factory.
(國軍美語教材-56)
According to this paragraph, .
a. all diamonds are used in engagement rings
b. 15 minerals are used in auto mobile factories
c. industrial diamonds are used in automobile factories
d. all diamonds are used in industryc.8. W: The mess hall will be closed for repairs for six day due to last night's fire. Arrangement had been made for military students to eat without charge in their respective clubs for the coming week. Please have your identification with you when you enter the club.
(國軍美語教材-57)
According to the announcement, .
a. students will have to eat off base
b. the mess hall will close for six weeks
c. students will not have to pay for meals
d. all students will eat in the Officer's Clubc.9. The diamond is a beautiful, brilliant gem. Although it is commonly used in engagement rings, its greatest use is in industry. Today the automotive industry is the main buyer of industrial diamonds. In fact, there are 15 different uses for this mineral in an automobile factory. (國軍美語教材-57)
According to this paragraph, .
a. all diamonds are used in engagement rings
b. 15 minerals are used in automobile factories
c. industrial diamonds are used in automobile factories
d. all diamonds are used in industryc.10. Two different scales are used to measure atmospheric temperatures. The older Fahrenheit scale is used mostly by the general public of the U.S. and certain other countries, while the Celsius scale, or centigrade scale, is used by scientists nearly everywhere. The latter scale records freezing temperature as 0 degrees. (國軍美語教材-58)
According to this paragraph, the Celsius scale .
a. measures temperatures in different scales
b. is the same as the Fahrenheit scale
c. registers the freezing point at zero
d. is not often used by scientistsc.11. The National Honor Society is an American organization for high school boys and girls. Members are selected on the basis of scholarship, leadership, citizenship, service, and character. (國軍美語教材-59)
According to this paragraph, .
a. all high school students are members of this society
b. membership in this society is determined mainly by educational achievement
c. high school students can become members automatically
d. several factors are considered in selecting students for this societyd.12. For billions of years, the sun, which is a large star, has been burning intensely without dissipating itself. The reason for this unique action is the performance of thermonuclear reaction which gives off heat and energy without a great loss of fuel. The light and warmth that we enjoy each day are a result of the sun's thermonuclear reaction. (國軍美語教材-60)
According to this paragraph, the sun . a. gets hotter
b. emits heat and energy
c. gets cooler
d. is dissipating intenselyb.13. Learning a second language requires a great deal of determination and effort. A person must concentrate on the material. The learner must immerse himself. (國軍美語教材-60)
According to this paragraph, .
a. it is easy to learn a second language
b. a person need only listen to learn a second language
c. second language learning demands hard work
d. occasional studying results in second language learningc.
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