
| 1. | My parents always taught me to _____ in the face of adversity. | |||
| A. perseverance | ||||
| B. severe | ||||
| C. severance | ||||
| D. persevere | ||||
| 2. | Could you please _____ the plant so it's not in front of the television? | |||
| A. punctuate | ||||
| B. actuate | ||||
| C. situate | ||||
| D. fluctuate | ||||
| 3. | The Prime Minister's speech will be remembered as one of the most _____ speeches ever given. | |||
| A. historic | ||||
| B. history | ||||
| C. historical | ||||
| D. historian | ||||
| 4. | Shelley had the _____ of being ahead of her time; she should've been born fifty years from now. | |||
| A. fortune | ||||
| B. misfortune | ||||
| C. fortunate | ||||
| D. misfortunate | ||||
| 5. | Mark can run a five-kilometre race pretty fast, but do you think he could _____ that speed for an entire marathon? | |||
| A. extend | ||||
| B. protect | ||||
| C. sustain | ||||
| D. prolong | ||||
| 6. | If you _____ David from the equation, do you still think his team could win the championship? | |||
| A. detract | ||||
| B. distract | ||||
| C. protract | ||||
| D. subtract | ||||
| 7. | She was, _____, one of the smartest students I've ever taught. | |||
| A. incident | ||||
| B. incidence | ||||
| C. incidental | ||||
| D. incidentally | ||||
| 8. | Do you think it's just a _____ that the car breaks down every time Sheila drives it? | |||
| A. coincidence | ||||
| B. coincident | ||||
| C. coincidental | ||||
| D. coincidentally | ||||
| 9. | My mother has _____ memory — she only remembers what she wants to remember. | |||
| A. defective | ||||
| B. corrective | ||||
| C. selective | ||||
| D. elective | ||||
| 10. | It's hard to believe how _____ people are until you see the helplessness of a newborn baby. | |||
| A. unlucky | ||||
| B. vulnerable | ||||
| C. insignificant | ||||
| D. functional | ||||
| 11. | In order to make cookies, you need to _____ together a lot of ingredients. | |||
| A. merge | ||||
| B. blend | ||||
| C. mingle | ||||
| D. unite | ||||
| 12. | His first novel was a failure, but his four _____ books were instant bestsellers. | |||
| A. successive | ||||
| B. preceding | ||||
| C. simultaneous | ||||
| D. subsequent | ||||
| 13. | I've never felt so _____ as when I saw the Himalayas and looked up at Mount Qomolangma. | |||
| A. insignificant | ||||
| B. vulnerable | ||||
| C. fortunate | ||||
| D. amazing | ||||
| 14. | Dr Carter was _____ a genius since no one else could replicate his work. | |||
| A. evidently | ||||
| B. evident | ||||
| C. evidence | ||||
| D. evidential | ||||
| 15. | Would you please turn off your cell phones for the _____ of the flight? | |||
| A. session | ||||
| B. preservation | ||||
| C. duration | ||||
| D. termination | ||||
| 16. | My daughter has been sick and kept me awake for three _____ nights. | |||
| A. consecutive | ||||
| B. subsequent | ||||
| C. succeeding | ||||
| D. adjacent | ||||
| 17. | William takes pride in his ability to _____ his parents' plans when he doesn't agree with them. | |||
| A. frustrating | ||||
| B. frustration | ||||
| C. frustrate | ||||
| D. frustrated | ||||
| 18. | Call the doctor! Nancy is _____, and I don't know what to do! | |||
| A. non-response | ||||
| B. non-responsible | ||||
| C. non-responding | ||||
| D. non-responsive | ||||
| 19. | There is a high _____ that we will get five inches of snow tonight. | |||
| A. probability | ||||
| B. chance | ||||
| C. odds | ||||
| D. possibility | ||||
| 20. | Robots are now a reality, but they still aren't very _____ to be useful. | |||
| A. function | ||||
| B. functional | ||||
| C. functioning | ||||
| D. functionary | ||||
| 21. | Please pay attention to the weather you're driving; I don't want you to get stuck out in a storm.
| Your answer | Correct answer | |
| while |
| 22. | If I had paid attention in class, I wouldn't have failed the exam.
| Your answer | Correct answer | |
| only |
| 23. | Blend cherries and sugar together the flour to make a cherry pie.
| Your answer | Correct answer | |
| with |
| 24. | Every time we talk about hiring a new employee, money always crops in the conversation.
| Your answer | Correct answer | |
| up |
| 25. | I love milk chocolate, my twin sister loves dark chocolate.
| Your answer | Correct answer | |
| whereas / while |
| 26. | I realize that I'm a new manager who needs to gain the confidence my employees.
| Your answer | Correct answer | |
| of |
| 27. | Do you mind if we collaborate our homework tonight?
| Your answer | Correct answer | |
| on |
| 28. | If you really want to turn me then you just need to mention politics.
| Your answer | Correct answer | |
| off |
| 29. | Are you a hurry, or can I ask you a few questions?
| Your answer | Correct answer | |
| in |
| 30. | it comes to my children, I'd do absolutely anything.
| Your answer | Correct answer | |
| When |
Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.
The scientific method is the common approach to problem solving that nearly all scientists use, and it is also the method taught to all students in science class. Scientists use it to answer difficult questions and discover new things, while students use it for the same reasons and to build their own(31) in science.
It is a way to observe the world, ask questions, and do experiments. It is very useful across a(32) of scientific disciplines: biology, chemistry, physics, and so on. These scientists must (33) the process in their research if they want to prove their findings as facts.
First, you must ask a question. What do you want to know? What hasn't been studied and could benefit from more scientific (34)? Once you know your question, do some background research and construct a hypothesis. Does your question (35) with any pre-existing research that you can also use? You don't want to perform work that is (36) with research that has already been tested.
Once you have your hypothesis, you should test your idea through experimentation. This is the stage where you want to confirm or (37) your hypothesis. You may (38), but don't worry; all the best scientists made mistakes. Just learn from them and construct better experiments. Also, don't just do one experiment. You'll need to repeat several different experiments to see if you can (39) the result. If you can, then you know that this result will always occur.
Finally, you're ready to draw a conclusion based on your research and communicate your results to others. With the scientific method, there is (40) no question you can't answer!
| Your answer | Correct answer | ||
| (31) | confidence | ||
| (32) | spectrum | ||
| (33) | embed | ||
| (34) | scrutiny | ||
| (35) | overlap | ||
| (36) | redundant | ||
| (37) | disprove | ||
| (38) | stumble | ||
| (39) | duplicate | ||
| (40) | literally |
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.
In 1987, the US Department of Energy, a government agency, issued a report that introduced a bold scientific initiative and declared, "The ultimate goal of this initiative is to understand the human genome" and "knowledge of the human as necessary to the continuing progress of medicine and other health sciences as knowledge of human anatomy has been for the present state of medicine." The Human Genome Project officially got underway in 1990, and the United States was soon joined by several other countries (including the United Kingdom, China, France, and Japan) in this endeavor.
In 2003, after 13 years of work and research, the Human Genome Project was finally completed. The project began as an effort to discover and categorize all 20,000-25,000 human genes and make them accessible for further biological study. The project also set out to determine the complete sequence of 3 billion DNA subunits. The ultimate objective was to understand the genetic makeup of the human species. This information would prove vital in not only understanding ourselves, but it would also help doctors and scientists better understand the diseases, mutations, and illnesses that affect people.
In addition to identifying all human genes and determining a complete DNA sequence, another project goal was the storage of all information in massive databases. Today, the complete sequence of human DNA has been made available to the general public on the Internet. It is important to note, however, that everyone has a unique gene sequence. Therefore, the Human Genome Project data does not represent the exact sequence of each and every person's genome. Rather, it is the combined genome of a small number of anonymous donors.
| Interpretation of this massive amount of data is still in its infancy. Most researchers expect that analysis of this data will result in remarkable and unexpected developments in various medical and scientific fields. The benefits of this continued study cannot be overestimated. The Human Genome Project was one of the single largest scientific accomplishments in history, and analysis of the project's results will likely contribute to its significance. |
| 41. | According to the passage, what happened in 1990? | |||
| A. The U S government first conceived of the Human Genome Project. | ||||
| B. The Human Genome Project began. | ||||
| C. The Human Genome Project was completed. | ||||
| D. Interpretation of the Human Genome Project began. | ||||
| 42. | The Human Genome Project sought to _____ genetic information and make it available to everyone. | |||
| A. conserve | ||||
| B. preserve | ||||
| C. frustrate | ||||
| D. subtract | ||||
| 43. | Which paragraph details the continuing importance of the research results? | |||
| A. Paragraph 1. | ||||
| B. Paragraph 2. | ||||
| C. Paragraph 3. | ||||
| D. Paragraph 4. | ||||
| 44. | All of the following statements are true EXCEPT _______. | |||
| A. The Human Genome Project data details the genetic sequence of a limited number of people. | ||||
| B. The Human Genome Project data details the genetic sequence of all people. | ||||
| C. The Human Genome Project lasted for 13 years. | ||||
| D. Interpretation of Human Genome Project data is ongoing. | ||||
| 45. | With which of the following statements would the author of this passage probably agree? | |||
| A. The Human Genome Project is the most significant scientific advance in history. | ||||
| B. The effects of the Human Genome Project will be limited. | ||||
| C. The United States singlehandedly completed the Human Genome Project. | ||||
| D. The Human Genome Project involved an insignificant amount of research. | ||||
