TOM CAT 4

Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underline part that needs correction in each of the following questionsQuestion 1: The judge askedthe suspectto explainreasonwhy he was presentatthe place of the crime. A B C D

Question 2: A celebrityis a personwho works hardto become well- known andthenwears dark glasses

A B C

to avoidrecognized. D

Question 3:The airlineprovidedfood and drinkwithpassengers duringthe delays. A B C D

Question 4: Mostof time, while Iam watchingTV, Iwill havea packet of crisps.

A B C D

Question 5: Our argumentin favor oforganic foodis that itssimpletastesbetterA B C D .

Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Question 6: Very _____ people went to the show but it still started on time.

A.much B. few C. little D. great number

Question 7: It is critical that the researcher ______ everything clearly to the participants before asking them to complete the questionnaire .

A. must explain B.explains C. explains D. is explained

Question 8: The boy stands _____ from others because of his height.

A.in B. out C. up D. for

Question 9: Colour directly______ your emotions.

A. affects B. senses C. fills D. moves

Question 10: _______ every candidate has their own strong points.

A. Much B. Many C. Most D. Almost

Question 11: Lora: _________

Maria: Anytime. I am glad you liked it.

A. Thank you for a great evening. The food was so good.

B. I like your handbag. Its great.

C. You have a lovely dress.

D. Can you drop by tomorrow?.

Question 12: Thank you for your support, which ______ me through the hard time I had last month.

A. pulled B. went C. led D. jump

Question 13: Steve often asks a lot of questions before expressing his _____ .

A. sentences B. content C. words D. viewpoint

Question 14: Once you know______a computer, you will be able to work as a secretary.

A. to use B. the use of C. how to use D. use

Question 15: While the proctors were delivering the test paper, the ______felt very nervous.

A. applicants B. test C. examinees D. interviewees

Question 16: It is just an informal meeting, so you just need to dress _____ .

A. casually B. formally C. smartly D. informal

Question 17: After you have finished the installation, you should restart the computer to get it______ to the new program.

A. acquainted B. familiar C. similar D. interesting

Question 18: ______ hands is a popular gesture at business meetings.

A. Shaking B. Moving C. Holding D. Touching

Question 19: The secretary________to the manager for the mistakes in her report.

A. apologized B. talked C. complained D. said

Question 20: Many people are not grateful as they tend to take everything ________.

A. for fun B. for free C. for good D. for granted

Question 21: Drought________ deforestation more costly but less effective.

A. forces B. makes C. is D. leads to

Question 22: I will pass your place anyway, so let me give you a ______ .

A. lift B. elevator C. move D. rain check

Question 23: Unfortunately, the postman _______ to find the address shown on the envelope..

A. failed B. denied C. requested D. pleased

Question 24: I am _______of living in the dormitory. I would love a place of my own

A. sick B. sicken C. sickened D. sickness

Question 25: My mother is fine ______ she still insists on treating me like a child.

A. Except that B. but when

C. but D. however

Question 26: My favorite food is cheese sandwiches on white bread and I eat them for lunch once in a _____ .

A.sudden B. mistake C. while D. hurry

Question 27: The story that I like best was written by a French man ______ Flaubert.

A. with a a name B. was called C. calling D.called

Question 28: Butterflies have _______ larger wings than bees.

A. few B. less C. some D. considerably

Question 29: The environment impact of tourism can be shocking and upsetting, but many governments think it is ________ .

A.acceptable B. bad C. comprehensive D. negative

Question 30: Gardeners will mow the lawn ________you tell them not to.

A. because B. when C. if D. unless

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.Question 31: No matter how hard we try, there is no way tocircumventtaxes.

A. pay in installments B. get around

C. travel around D. round up

Question 32: Married couples can get a divorce if they find they are notcompatible.

A. able to budget their money B. capable of having children

C. capable of living harmoniously D. able to share an apartment or a house

Question 33: Dr. Jones suggested that final examinations be discontinued, aninnovationI heartily support.

A. entrance B. change

C. inner part D. test

Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to Each of the question from 34 to 43.In the 1960s, the World Health Organization(WHO) began a campaign te eradicate the mosquitoes that transmit the disease malaria. It was a noble goal, since malaria kills an estimated 3 million people each year in the worlds tropical regions, predominantly southern Africa, WHO led an effort to spray the mosquitoes habitat with a chemical pesticide- a poison used to kill insects- called DDT. Early results were promising, and the mosquito was eliminated from the edge of its native range. The effort soon faltered, however, and the eradication was dropped. How could a tiny mosquitoes thwart the best efforts of a large group of well- funded scientists.

Situations like this one have occurred dozens of times in the last several decades. In a common scenario, whenever a new type of pesticide is used to control agricultural pest, the early results are encouraging. A relatively small amount of the poison dusted onto a crop may kill 99% of the insects. However, the relatively few survivors of the first pesticides wave are insects with genes that somehow enable them to resist the chemical attack. The poison kills most members of the insect population, leaving only the resistant individuals to reproduce. And when they do, their offspring inherit the genes for pesticide resistance. In each generation, the proportion of pesticide- resistant individuals in the insect population increases, making subsequent sprayings less and less effective.

Since the widespread use of chemical pesticides began in the 1940s, scientists have documented pesticide resistance in more than 500 species of insects. The problems such insects pose-through their impact on agriculture and medicine- are just some of the many ways that evolution has a direct connection to our daily lives. Everywhere, all the time, populations of organisms are fine tuning adaptions to local environments through the evolutionary process of natural selection. Given the dynamics of the Earth and its life, it is not surprising that even the kinds of organisms on the planet- the species- have changed over the time.

Question 34: The word eradicate in the first paragraph could be best replaced by_______

A. pass on B. kill off C. find out D. increase

Question 35: The phrase an estimated 3 million people is closest in meaning to_______

A. nearly 3 million people B. about 3 million people

C. over 3 million people D. 3 million people to be exact

Question 36: A tiny mosquito thwarted the best efforts of a large group of scientists_______

A. with little money B. with lots of money.

C. with lots of experience D. with modern facilities

Question 37: The increase of pesticide-resistant insects________.

A. makes later sprayings more expensive

B. makes it more convenient for future sprayings

C. makes later sprayings less effective.

D. makes subsequent sprayings impossible

Question 38: Relatively few insects have genes that________.

A. make them vulnerable

B. enable them to attack the pesticide

C. prevent them from resisting the chemical attack

D. allow them to survive the pesticide

Question 39: The word documented in the third paragraph means_______

A. recorded B. noticed C. viewed D. reviewed

Question 40: According to the passage, the problems caused by insects show_______.

A. their influence on agriculture and medicine

B. the direct link between evolution and our life

C. fine adaptations to local environments

D. their impact on environment

Question 41: Natural selection________.

A. allows living objects to adapt to environment

B. processes the environment.

C. evolves the environment

D. is dynamic

Question 42: The author finds the change of species on the planet_______.

A. surprising B. understandable C. dynamic D. interesting

Question 43: The passage was written most probably to_______.

A. review the development of pesticides

B. shows the dynamics of nature through persistent pests

C. provide evidence about the pesticide resistance of insects

D. warn readers against the pesticide resistance of insects

Read the following passage on architecture by Lawrence B. Anderson, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 53.Lighthouses are towers with strong lights that help mariners plot their position, inform them that land is near, and warn them of dangerous rocks and reefs. They are placed atprominentpoints on the coast and on islands, reefs, and sandbars.

Every lighthouse has a distinctive pattern of light known as its characteristic. There are five basiccharacteristics: fixed, flashing, occulting, group flashing, and group occulting. A fixed signal is a steady beam. A flashing signal has periods of darkness longer than periods of light, while an occulting signals periods of light are longer. A group- flashing light gives off two or more flashes at regular intervals, and a group occulting signal consists of a fixed light with two or more periods of darkness at regular intervals. Some lighthouses use lights of different colors as well, and today, most lighthouses are also equipped with radio beacons. The three types of apparatus used to produce the signals are the catoptrics, in which metal is used to reflect the light; the dipodic, in which glass is used; and the catadioptric, in which both glass and metal are used.

In the daytime, lighthouses can usually be identified by their structure alone. The most typical structure is a towertaperingat the top, but some, such as the Bastion Lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence River, are shaped like pyramids, and others, such as the Race Rock light, look like wooden houses sitting on high platforms. Still others, such as The American Shoal lighthouse off the Florida Coast, are skeletal towers of steel. Where lighthouses might be confused in daylight, they can be distinguished by day- marker patterns designed of checks and stripes painted in vivid colors on lighthouse walls.

In the past, the job of lighthouse keeper was lonely and difficult if somewhat romantic. Lighthouse keepers put in hours of tedious work maintaining the lights. Today, lighthouses are almost entirely automated with humans supplying only occasional maintenance. Because of improvements in navigational technology, the importance of lighthouses has diminished. There are only about 340 functioning lighthouses in existence in the United States today, compared to about 1,500 in 1900, and there are only about 1,400 functioning lighthouses outside the United States. Some decommissioned lighthouses have been preserved as historical monument.

Question 44:Which of the following isNOTmentioned in the passage as one of the functions of lighthouses?A. To help sailors determine their location

B. To warn of danger from rocks and reefs

C. To notify sailors that bad weather is approaching

D. To indicate that land is near

Question 45:The word prominent is closest in meaning to_______.A. dangerous B. conspicuous C. picturesque D. famous

Question 46:In the context of this passage, the author uses the term characteristic to refer to a _______.A. period of darkness B. person who operates a lighthouse

C. pattern painted on a lighthouse D. distinctive light signal

Question 47:According to the passage, what kind of signal has long periods of light that are regularly broken by two or more periods of darkness?A. Flashing B. Group occulting C. occulting D. Group flashing

Question 48:According to the passage, a catoptric apparatus is one that uses _______.A. lights of various colors B. metal

C. glass D. a radio beacon

Question 49:For which of the following does the authorNOTprovide a scientific example in the third paragraph?A. A lighthouse shaped like a pyramid B. A lighthouse made of steel

C. A lighthouse with day-marker patterns D. A lighthouse that resembles a house on a platform

Question 50:The wordtaperingis closest in meaning to which of the following?A. Soaring B. Narrowing C. Opening D. Rotating

Question 51:It can be concluded from the passage that lighthouses with day- marker patterns would most likely be found in areas where_______.A. the weather is frequently bad

B. the structure themselves cannot be easily seen by passing mariners

C. there are not many lighthouses

D. there are a number of lighthouses with similar structures

Question 52:The author implies that, compared to those of the past, contemporary lighthouses ______.A. employ more powerful lights B. require less maintenance

C. are more difficult to operate D. are more romantic

Question 53:There is information in the fourth paragraph to support which of these statements?A. There are more lighthouses in the United States now than there were in 1900.

B. There are more lighthouses in the United States today than in any other single country.

C. There are more functioning lighthouses in the United States today than there are lighthouses preserved as historical monuments.

D. There were more lighthouses in the United States in 1900 than there are elsewhere in the world today.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.Question 54: As an executive director of a big company, she is a woman ofextraordinaryintelligence.

A.remarkable B. moderate C. little D. sufficient

Question 55: We havebeen out of touchhim since he moved to London.

A. kept contact with B. made a call to C. contacted with D.written to

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.Question 56: A. advantage B. authority C. government D. intention

Question 57: A. necessary B. intelligent C. beautiful D. practical

Which underlined part is pronounced differently?Question 58:A. introduce B. promise C. bother D. popular

Question 59:A. arrange B. paper C. say D. stand

Question 60:A. looked B. smiled C. stayed D. listenedMark 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.Question 61: Bill reckoned that his success was due to incredible luck.

A. Bill put his success down to incredible luck .B. Although Bill was not lucky, he was successful.C. Bill said that it was not because of luck that he was successful.D. Bill looked his success down to incredible luck.

Question 62: They didnt punish Karen, only gave her a warning.

A. Karen got off with a warning.B. Karen got on with a warning.C. Karen got down with a warning.D. Karen got along with a warning.

Question 63: Janet persuaded me not to sell my house.

A. Janet talked me out of selling my house.B. Janet talked me into selling my house.C. Janet got me into selling my house.D. Janet put me into selling my house.

Question 64: Brian takes off the French teacher really well.

A. Brian does well in the French class.

B. Brian enjoys the French class very much.

C. Brian gets on well with the French teacher.

D. Brian does a very good imitation of the French teacher.

Question 65: It appears that we have no bread left.

A. We seem to run out of bread.B. We seem to run into bread.C. We seem to not to have left any breadD. We must have had no bread left.

Question 66: Tom went on and on apologizing about it, which was quite unnecessary.

A. Tom cant have apologized. I quite understand.B. Tom shouldnt have apologized. I quite understandC. Tom wouldnt have apologized. I quite understandD. Tom neednt have apologized. I quite understand.

Question 67: The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.

A. The patient recovered rapidly, which is what we expected..B. The patients quick recovery lives up to our expectation.C. The patient made a more rapid recovery than expected.D. We had expected that the patient would recover very rapidly.

Question 68: Hard work was what caused Jills success.

A. Jills success can be let down to hard work.B. Jills success can be looked down to hard work..C. Jills success can be put down to hard work.D. Jills success can be kept down to hard work.

Question 69: I think my boss is prejudiced against me.

A. I think my boss has it in for me.

B. I think my boss has it on for me.

C. I think my boss has it for me.

D. I think my boss has in for me.

Question 70: Despite a large advertising campaign, the new business could not complete with the established firms.

A. Advertising helped the new business to compete with the established firms.

B. The established firm advertised so that the bew business would not be able eo compete with them.

C. Even though the new business was advertised, it could not compete with the .established firms

D. Because of the advertising campaign was new, the business could not complete with the established firms..

Read the following passage on social issues in American schools, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 71 to 80.Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made (71) _______ of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral (72)______. When there is a language (73)______, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions (74) ______ for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to (75) ______ to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot.

Body language (76) ______ ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod (77) ______ approval, while shaking the head (78) ______ a negative reaction.

Other form of nonlinguistic language can be (79) ______ in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people.

(80) ______ verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

Question 71:A. usage B. use C. employment D. utility

Question 72:A. address B. speech C. utterances D. claims

Question 73:A. barrier B. obstacles C. divisions D. separation

Question 74:A. point B. signify C. imply D. stand

Question 75:A. refer B. rotate C. resort D. revolve

Question 76:A. progresses B. transmits C. remits D. emits

Question 77: A. signifies B. signs C. registers D. presents

Question 78: A. predicates B. indicates C. abdicates D. implicates

Question 79:A. traced B. trailed C. found D. explored

Question 80:A. While B. As C. Because D. Until

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