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Question 1. We see considerable synergy in the (merger) of the two businesses.
A. separation          B. departure
C. parting               D. amalgamation
Question 2. Some of these statements are so much in (consonance) with the indirect evidence afforded by the satires that they may be a series of conjectures based upon them.
A. stillness        B. punctuate       C. discord      D. harmony
Question 3. Public policy in regard to food in main economies around the world has not provided adequate (incentive), the response to emergencies like accidents is equally sad.
A. acceleration      B. surplus     C. encouragement     D. baiting
Question 4. The National Disaster Management agency, set up a short time ago being a central government agency, has limitations relating to (infringing) the jurisdiction of the states.
A. breaking       B. hampering      C. violating      D. provoking
Question 5. Camerata revived the style of musical history that had been used in Greek tragedy taking most of the (plots) for their operas from Greek and Roman history and mythology, writing librettos or dramas for music.
A. inspiration        B. stories       C. instrument       D. location

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Question 6. We apologize for this (discrepancy), which we hope to rectify shortly.
A. consistency     B. inconsistency    C. variance    D. inconstancy
Question 7. After all, it was the doctor's job to (keep) you healthy, not to make money when you were sick.
A. protect      B. avert      C. discard    D. celebrate
Question 8. Don't you think his account of things was (monotonous)?
A. agreeable    B. varied    C. acceptable      D. indecent
Question 9. I have his "Jungle-Book" in raised print, and what a (splendid), refreshing book it is!
A. resplendent     B. sumptuous    C. inferior    D. dazzling
Question 10. He was dressed in black, and his chiseled features and striking blue eyes were (perfect) enough to have been sculptured.
A. quintessential    B. flawed    C. consummate   D. typical
Question 11. I am a product of mixed cultures (dad is Arab, mom is American), I have grown up with (cultural differences) all my life.
A. multiculturalism    B. uniformity    C. civilization    D. melting pot
Question 12. I really appreciate the time and effort you’ve put into helping me (get ready) for the race.
A. be completed      B. lock and load     C. be incapable    D. gear up
Question 13. I don't want to (have an argument) with you about your spending every time the credit card bill comes in, OK?
A. acquiesce          B. argue         C. debate      D. quarrel
Question 14. The activists snuck into the lab and (set free) nearly 200 animals being used for biological experiments.
A. partake          B. liberate        C. enfranchise       D. confine
Question 15. I was so nervous about meeting Samantha's parents for the first time, but her dad immediately (broke the ice) by asking about my car, and everything went great after that.
A. consummate              B. set in motion
C. assuage                     D. make tension
Question 16. Sometimes I just decide to ignore the news for a few days. (Ignorance is bliss), I tell you.
A. A little learning is a dangerous thing      B. Unawareness of bad things
C. Knowledge is power                               D. Look before you leap
Question 17. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really (under the weather)!
A. out of sorts                 B. out of your head
C. A perfect storm          D. as fit as a flea
Question 18. That candidate doesn't have (a snowball's chance in hell) of winning an election in this part of the state.
A. ghost of a chance           B. last chance
C. scant chance                  D. big chance
Question 19. If you ask me, these protests are nothing but (a storm in a teacup) that's been stoked by a media campaign of misinformation.
A. bother         B. calmness       C. commotion      D. confusion
Question 20. Yes, I did have surgery a few months ago, but I'm (as fit as a fiddle) now.
A. like a piece of crap       B. down at health
C. in the pink                    D. right as rain

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Question 1: The government has (passed) laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade.
A. enforced      B. enabled      C. ensured      D. enacted
Question 2: Only (aggressive) species of small animal life are likely to survive in the rough waters near shallow coral reefs.
A. passive      B. strong     C. assertive     D. marine
Question 3: It was a mistake which eliminated any (chance) of an Australian victory.
A. theory     B. opportunity     C. software     D. problem
Question 4: I went to the meeting armed with the (relevant) facts and figures.
A. separate     B. significant     C. excellent     D. natural
Question 5: In cases of (severe) mental handicap, constant supervision is recommended.
A. serious     B. negative     C. opposite     D. effective
Question 6: Dozens of valuable works of art disappeared during (shipment) to the US.
A. awareness    B. tension    C. confusion     D. delivery

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Question 7: All non-violent religious and political beliefs should be respected (equally).
A. frankly          B. differently        C. properly        D. joyfully
Question 8:Sure, I’ve tried to live a benign life, (putting my shoulder to the wheel for) peace.
A. being indifferent to           B. feeling tired of
C. looking happy in              D. becoming strong in
Question 9: Though he had tried to be enthusiastic about the plans, (privately) he felt more sceptical.
A. publicly    B. vainly     C. desperately     D. secretly
Question 10:He (makes no bones about) the fact that his apartment is a mess.
A. fails to ensure   B. fails to confirm   C. tries to show   D. tries to hide
Question 11: Some senators reacted (angrily) to the president’s remarks.
A. aggressively    B. thankfully    C. surprisingly     D. amicably
Question 12: It is important to (keep in touch with) the latest research.
A. lose contact with   B. look forward to   C. pay attention to D. be interested in
Question 13: When you fill in the form, please write (clearly) in black ink.
A. freely     B. vaguely      C. frankly      D. hardly
Question 14: In the initial days and weeks, it was literally a case of (living from hand to mouth).
A. sending all the money       B. spending a large amount of money
C. saving lots of money         D. losing all the money
Question 15: When the teacher finished reading the question, Tommy raised his hand (at the drop of a hat), which surprised everyone.
A. hesitantly    B. watchfully    C. carefully    D. purposefully
Question 16: He was (in the very seventh heaven) when the girl consented to be his wife.
A. utterly discontented        B. extremely depressed
C. amazing dreamy            D. very imaginative
Question 17: We played my brother’s school at football and (beat them hollow).
A. defeated easily   B. had a draw   C. broke a nil score   D. lost the game
Question 18: I can’t spend a lot of time talking about your problem. I (have other fish to fry).
A. take the rest              B. have nothing to do
C. meet the friends        D. have something more important to do
Question 19: Nowadays female engineers are not (too thick on the ground).
A. rare    B. efficient    C. overweight    D. enormous
Question 20: Though the issues raised by workers were very serious, the supervisor (made light of them).
A. completely ignored              B. treated as important
C. discovered by chance         D. disagreed with

1. In a survey of 1,256 people ages between 18 and 65, men said they contributed an average of 37 per cent of the total housework, while the women ___ their share to be nearly double that, at 70 per cent.

A. guessed B. judged C. estimated D. valued

2. Research has shown that if levels increase beyond these percentages, women become unhappy and anxious, and feed they are ____.

A. essential B. slight C. worthy D. unimportant

3. It is the inequality and ___ of respect, not the actual number of hours.

A. waste B. loss C. disadvantage D. death

4. The research even ____ housework as thankless and unfulfilling.

A. draws B. expresses C. reports D. describes

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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 to each of the following questions                               

The ability to conduct electricity is one of the key properties of  a metal. Other solid material such as silicon can conduct electricity but only effectively at certain temperatures. Also, some substances such as salt (sodium chloride) can conduct when molten or when dissolved  in water. The ability of metals to conduct electricity is due to how their atoms bond together. In order to bond together the metal atoms lose at least one of their outermost  electrons. This leaves the metal atoms with a positive charge and they are now strictly  ions. The lost electrons are free to move in what are known  as a sea of electrons. Since the electrons are negatively charged they attract the ions and this is what keeps the structure together.

            An electric current is a flow of charge and since the electrons in the sea of electrons are free to move they can be made to flow in one direction when a source of electrical energy such as a battery is connected to the metal. Hence we have an electric current flowing through the wire, and this is what makes metals such good conductors of electricity. The only other common solid conducting material that pencil users are likely to encounter is graphite (what the ‘lead’ of a pencil is made from). Graphite is a form of carbon and again the carbon atoms bond in such a way that there is a sea of electrons that can be made to flow as an electric current. Likewise, if we have an ionic substance like salt we can make the electrically charged ions flow to create a current but only when those ions are free to move, either when the substance is a liquid or dissolved in water. In its solid state an ionic substance like salt cannot conduct electricity as its charged ions cannot flow. Freshwater Aquarium Fish

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       Electrical insulators are substances that cannot conduct electricity well either, because they contain no charged particles or any charged particles they might contain do not flow easily. Water itself is a poor conductor or electricity as it does not contain a significant amount of fully charged particles (the ends of a water molecule are partly charged but overall the molecule is neutral). However, most water we encounter does contain dissolved charged particles, so it will be more conductive than pure water. Many of the problems that occur when touching electrical devices with wet hands result from the ever-present salt that is left on our skin through perspiration and it dissolves in the water to make it more conductive.

By Helena Gillespie and Rob Gillespie. Science for Primary School Teacher. OUP

The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to                   

A. charged ions

B. electric currents 

C. charged particles

 D.  electrical insulator

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42

The ability to conduct electricity is one of the key properties of a metal. Other solid materials such as silicon can conduct electricity but only effectively at certain temperatures. Also, some substances such as salt (sodium chloride) can conduct when molten or when dissolved in water. The ability of metals to conduct electricity is due to how their atoms bond together. In order to bond together the metal atoms lose at least one of their outermost electrons. This leaves the metal atoms with a positive charge and they are now strictly ions. The lost electrons are free to move in what is known as a sea of electrons. Since the electrons are negatively charged they attract the ions and this is what keeps the structure together.

 An electric current is a flow of charge and since the electrons in the sea of electrons are free to move they can be made to flow in one direction when a source of electrical energy such as a battery is connected to the metal. Hence we have an electric current flowing through the wire, and this is what makes metals such good conductors of electricity. The only other common solid conducting material that pencil users are likely to encounter is graphite (what the „lead’ of a pencil is made from). Graphite is a form of carbon and again the carbon atoms bond in such a way that there is a sea of electrons that can be made to flow as an electric current. Likewise, if we have an ionic substance like salt we can make the electrically charged ions flow to create a current but only when those ions are free to move, either when the substance is a liquid or dissolved in water. In its solid state an ionic substance like salt cannot conduct electricity as its charged ions cannot flow.

 Electrical insulators are substances that cannot conduct electricity well either, because they contain no charged particles or any charged particles they might contain do not flow easily. Water itself is a poor conductor of electricity as it does not contain a significant amount of fully charged particles (the ends of a water molecule are partly charged but overall the molecule is neutral). However, most water we encounter does contain dissolved charged particles, so it will be more conductive than pure water. Many of the problems that occur when touching electrical devices with wet hands result from the ever-present salt that is left on our skin through perspiration and it dissolves in the water to make it more conductive.

By Helena Gillespie and Rob Gillespie. Science for Primary School Teachers. OUP

Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?

A. Electrical Insulators

B. Electrical Energy

C. Electrical Conductivity

D. Electrical Devices

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct  answer to each of the following questions                               

The ability to conduct electricity is one of the key properties of  a metal. Other solid material such as silicon can conduct electricity but only effectively at certain temperatures. Also, some substances such as salt (sodium chloride) can conduct when molten or when dissolved  in water. The ability of metals to conduct electricity is due to how their atoms bond together. In order to bond together the metal atoms lose at least one of their outermost  electrons. This leaves the metal atoms with a positive charge and they are now strictly  ions. The lost electrons are free to move in what are known  as a sea of electrons. Since the electrons are negatively charged they attract the ions and this is what keeps the structure together.

            An electric current is a flow of charge and since the electrons in the sea of electrons are free to move they can be made to flow in one direction when a source of electrical energy such as a battery is connected to the metal. Hence we have an electric current flowing through the wire, and this is what makes metals such good conductors of electricity. The only other common solid conducting material that pencil users are likely to encounter is graphite (what the ‘lead’ of a pencil is made from). Graphite is a form of carbon and again the carbon atoms bond in such a way that there is a sea of electrons that can be made to flow as an electric current. Likewise, if we have an ionic substance like salt we can make the electrically charged ions flow to create a current but only when those ions are free to move, either when the substance is a liquid or dissolved in water. In its solid state an ionic substance like salt cannot conduct electricity as its charged ions cannot flow. Freshwater Aquarium Fish

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       Electrical insulators are substances that cannot conduct electricity well either, because they contain no charged particles or any charged particles they might contain do not flow easily. Water itself is a poor conductor or electricity as it does not contain a significant amount of fully charged particles (the ends of a water molecule are partly charged but overall the molecule is neutral). However, most water we encounter does contain dissolved charged particles, so it will be more conductive than pure water. Many of the problems that occur when touching electrical devices with wet hands result from the ever-present salt that is left on our skin through perspiration and it dissolves in the water to make it more conductive.

By Helena Gillespie and Rob Gillespie. Science for Primary School Teacher. OUP

Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?

A. Electrical Energy

B. Electrical Devices

C. Electrical Insulators

D. Electrical Conductivity

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42

The ability to conduct electricity is one of the key properties of a metal. Other solid materials such as silicon can conduct electricity but only effectively at certain temperatures. Also, some substances such as salt (sodium chloride) can conduct when molten or when dissolved in water. The ability of metals to conduct electricity is due to how their atoms bond together. In order to bond together the metal atoms lose at least one of their outermost electrons. This leaves the metal atoms with a positive charge and they are now strictly ions. The lost electrons are free to move in what is known as a sea of electrons. Since the electrons are negatively charged they attract the ions and this is what keeps the structure together.

 An electric current is a flow of charge and since the electrons in the sea of electrons are free to move they can be made to flow in one direction when a source of electrical energy such as a battery is connected to the metal. Hence we have an electric current flowing through the wire, and this is what makes metals such good conductors of electricity. The only other common solid conducting material that pencil users are likely to encounter is graphite (what the „lead’ of a pencil is made from). Graphite is a form of carbon and again the carbon atoms bond in such a way that there is a sea of electrons that can be made to flow as an electric current. Likewise, if we have an ionic substance like salt we can make the electrically charged ions flow to create a current but only when those ions are free to move, either when the substance is a liquid or dissolved in water. In its solid state an ionic substance like salt cannot conduct electricity as its charged ions cannot flow.

 Electrical insulators are substances that cannot conduct electricity well either, because they contain no charged particles or any charged particles they might contain do not flow easily. Water itself is a poor conductor of electricity as it does not contain a significant amount of fully charged particles (the ends of a water molecule are partly charged but overall the molecule is neutral). However, most water we encounter does contain dissolved charged particles, so it will be more conductive than pure water. Many of the problems that occur when touching electrical devices with wet hands result from the ever-present salt that is left on our skin through perspiration and it dissolves in the water to make it more conductive.

By Helena Gillespie and Rob Gillespie. Science for Primary School Teachers. OUP

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Graphite is a common solid substance that can conduct electricity

B. Salt can conduct electricity when it is molten or dissolved

C. Pure water is much more conductive than most water we encounter every day

D. Some materials are more conductive than others

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42

The ability to conduct electricity is one of the key properties of a metal. Other solid materials such as silicon can conduct electricity but only effectively at certain temperatures. Also, some substances such as salt (sodium chloride) can conduct when molten or when dissolved in water. The ability of metals to conduct electricity is due to how their atoms bond together. In order to bond together the metal atoms lose at least one of their outermost electrons. This leaves the metal atoms with a positive charge and they are now strictly ions. The lost electrons are free to move in what is known as a sea of electrons. Since the electrons are negatively charged they attract the ions and this is what keeps the structure together.

 An electric current is a flow of charge and since the electrons in the sea of electrons are free to move they can be made to flow in one direction when a source of electrical energy such as a battery is connected to the metal. Hence we have an electric current flowing through the wire, and this is what makes metals such good conductors of electricity. The only other common solid conducting material that pencil users are likely to encounter is graphite (what the „lead’ of a pencil is made from). Graphite is a form of carbon and again the carbon atoms bond in such a way that there is a sea of electrons that can be made to flow as an electric current. Likewise, if we have an ionic substance like salt we can make the electrically charged ions flow to create a current but only when those ions are free to move, either when the substance is a liquid or dissolved in water. In its solid state an ionic substance like salt cannot conduct electricity as its charged ions cannot flow.

 Electrical insulators are substances that cannot conduct electricity well either, because they contain no charged particles or any charged particles they might contain do not flow easily. Water itself is a poor conductor of electricity as it does not contain a significant amount of fully charged particles (the ends of a water molecule are partly charged but overall the molecule is neutral). However, most water we encounter does contain dissolved charged particles, so it will be more conductive than pure water. Many of the problems that occur when touching electrical devices with wet hands result from the ever-present salt that is left on our skin through perspiration and it dissolves in the water to make it more conductive.

By Helena Gillespie and Rob Gillespie. Science for Primary School Teachers. OUP

The word “outermost” in paragraph 1 mostly means ______.

A. the heaviest

B. furthest from the inside

C. nearest to the inside

D. the lightest