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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Water is indeed essential for all life on, in, and above the Earth. This is important to you because you are made up (46) _________ of water. Think of what you need to survive, really just survive. Food? Water? Air? Facebook? Naturally, everyone will concentrate on water here. Water is of major importance to all living things in some (47) ______________ up to 90% of their body weight comes from water. Up to 60% of the human adult body is water. (48) _____________ Mitchell and others (1945), the brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin (49) _______________ 64% water, muscles and kidneys are 79%, and even the bones are watery: 31%. Each day humans must consume a certain amount of water to survive. Of course, this varies according to age and gender and also by (50) _____________ someone lives. Generally, an adult male needs about 3 liters (3.2 quarts) per day while an adult female needs about 2.2 liters (2.3 quarts) per day. All of the water a person needs does not have to come from drinking liquids, as some of this water is contained in the food we eat. A. most Correct answer B. mostly C. nearly D. almost
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Knowledge: Quantity of words Explanation: Mostly of: mostly Information: This is important to you because you are made up mostly of water. This is important for you because your body is made up mostly of water. Choose A.
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- Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges. – Laura: “I have got a couple of questions I would like to ask.” – Maria: “___________”
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges. – Laura: “I have got a couple of questions I would like to ask.” – Maria: “___________” A. Of course not, it’s not costly. B. Not at all. C. What’s up? D. Ok then, fire away. Correct answer
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A. Of course not, it’s inexpensive. B. Not at all. C. What’s going on? D. Okay, ask away. Roughly translated: – Laura: “I have a few questions to ask you.” – Maria: “Okay, ask.” → Choose answer D
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- – A: “What a beautiful wedding dress you are wearing today, Daisy!” – B: “____________________.”
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– A: “What a beautiful wedding dress you are wearing today, Daisy!” – B: “____________________.” A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. Thanks for your gift! C. Don’t mention it. D. Thanks, it’s nice of you to say so. Correct answer
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A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. Thank you for your gift! C. Nothing. D. Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say. Roughly translated: – A: “The wedding dress you’re wearing today is wonderful, Daisy!” – B: “Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say that.” → Choose answer D
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- 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. We arrived at the conference. Then we realized that our reports were still at home.
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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. We arrived at the conference. Then we realized that our reports were still at home. A. Hardly had we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home. B. Only after we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home. Correct answer C. Not until we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home. D. No sooner had we realized that our reports were at home than we arrived at the conference.
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We went to the conference. Then we realized our report was still at home. A. Incorrect grammar B. Only after arriving at the conference did we realize our report was still at home. C. Incorrect grammar D. As soon as we realized our report was still at home, we went to the conference. → Choose answer B
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- The vase is not perfect. A few small flaws in its base spoil it.
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The vase is not perfect. A few small flaws in its base spoil it. A. The vase would be perfect if there were a few small flaws on its base. B. The vase will be perfect if there are a few small flaws on its base. C. The vase would be perfect provided there were a few small flaws on its base, D. This vase would be perfect but for a few small flaws on its base. Correct answer
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The vase is not perfect. A few small imperfections on the sole ruined it. A. The vase is perfect if there are a few small imperfections on the base. B. The vase will be perfect if there are a few small imperfections on the base. C. The vase is perfect if there are a few small imperfections on the base. D. The vase would have been perfect if it weren’t for a few small imperfections on the base. → Choose answer D
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- 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.
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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. A. transcript B. approach Correct answer C. comment D. worship
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A. transcript /ˈtræn.skrɪpt/ (n): translation B. approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ (n): method, approach C. comment /ˈkɒm.ent/ (n): comment D. worship /ˈwɜː .ʃɪp/ (n): worship, adoration Answer B has the stress on the second syllable, the remaining answers have the stress on the first syllable. → Choose answer B
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A. people B. organisms C. regions D. cases