آزمون اسفند ماه 97 ept
آزمون ای پی تی اسفند 97 همراه با پاسخ تشریحی
Section One: Vocabulary
Read each statement below carefully and fill in the blank(s) with the best answer (1, 2, 3, 4).
1. John hopes to move into our building as soon as an apartment becomes ………………… .
2. Our library’s regulations ……….… the borrowing of more than four books at a time.
3. Be ………… . If you are not, we will have to go to the movies without you.
4. Mary ………… my answer to the question until I showed her proof that I was right.
5. John said he was with Jim, but that was ………!
6. I hope you have finished ……… your suitcases; the taxi has just arrived.
7. I didn’t sleep well last night. It was too cold; I need another ……… tonight.
8. When we go on vacation, I want to ……..…… some time fishing.
9. He asked me a personal question, and I ………… the answer quietly in his ear.
10. If you want to pass that exam, I ………..…… you to start studying for it immediately.
11. When you finish making the dough for the bread, put it in the oven and …..…… it for about 90 minutes.
12. Mary is very ………..… . She knows where she wants to be in five years’ time and how she is going to get there.
13. John wants to get a better ………… and earn more money.
14. The problem was really difficult, so I couldn’t ………… the answer.
15. Researches claim the new discovery is a major ………… in the fight against malaria.
16. This is …….…… area, with a lot of factories.
17. A lock is better than ………….
18. I was …….…… that we would win the football game.
19. It is necessary that nitrogen be ………… in the soil for plants to grow.
20. Metals such as silver and iron are good ……… of electricity.
21. If I ………… well in my exams, I will go to university.
22. I usually ……… swimming at least once a week.
23. You have to drive carefully here. The road is very ……… tonight.
24. Before I learned to swim, I used to be very ……… about jumping into the pool.
25. Three prisoners …………… from the prison this morning. Police have described them as dangerous.
Section Two: Structure Part One
Choose the answer which best completes the following sentences.
26. The children slept well .................. the noise.
27. We haven’t had .................. news from the mountain climbers.
28. Maryam .................. lives in Tehran. She moved to Karaj.
29. John asked me .................. anything interesting in the seminar.
30. Maryam’s parents have lived in Shiraz .................. six years.
31. Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin .................. .
32. John likes to play football and so .................. .
33. You .................. fly to Babol; there isn’t an airport there.
34. London is known to be .................. place in Europe to buy a car.
35. We could not walk any .................. since we were tired and hungry.
36. Mr. Smith managed .................. two seats on the morning flight.
37. We stayed in a lovely hotel .................. the sea.
38. Not until the 1980s .................. for the average person to own a personal computer.
39. Mary never learned the language .................. she lived in Japan for two years.
40. My friend John .................. to Japan last year.
41. We have been trying hard to contact John for the past few days. ........., we managed to find him.
42. .................. is she? Is she the new bank manager?
43. If you .................. learn, I would show you how to operate that machine.
44. We .................. you our help if you had asked for it.
45. I avoid .................. my car whenever possible especially in big cities.
46. Life in the country may not be as exciting as life in the city. .................., you are close to nature which provides peace and quietness.
47. John has experienced poverty before. .................., he is kind toward the poor.
48. When I was a child, I never .................. about the future.
49. Mary was so upset that she burst .................. tears.
50. Where did you go .................. vacation last year?
51. Ocean currents .................. play an important role in regulating global climate.
52. There is no more foods left. .................., there are plenty of fruits.
53. Mary and her brother .................. to the museum tomorrow.
54. People say that Chinese is .................. to learn than English.
55. Although all members of the football team were told the time for practice, .................. of them came on time.
Section Two: Structure Part Two
In each of the following sets of sentences, three sentences are grammatically correct and one sentence is not grammatical. Identify the incorrect sentence and mark your answer sheet.
56. Choose the incorrect sentence.
57. Choose the incorrect sentence.
58. Choose the incorrect sentence.
59. Choose the incorrect sentence.
60. Choose the incorrect sentence.
61. Choose the incorrect sentence.
62. Choose the incorrect sentence.
63. Choose the incorrect sentence.
64. Choose the incorrect sentence.
65. Choose the incorrect sentence.
Section Three: Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read the passages and choose the one best answer, (1), (2), (3) or (4), for each question.
Passage 1
Countries may contain several culture regions within their borders. Often, these culture regions are based on ethnic groups. An ethnic group is a group of people who share a common culture. Members of ethnic groups often share certain culture traits, such as religion, language, and even special foods. Some countries are home to a variety of ethnic groups. For example, more than 100 different ethnic groups live in the East African country of Tanzania. Countries with many ethnic groups are culturally diverse. Cultural diversity is the state of having a variety of cultures in the same area. While cultural diversity creates an interesting mix of ideas, behaviors, and practices, it can also lead to conflict.
66. According to the passage, all of the following are mentioned as examples of culture traits EXCEPT .................. .
67. A culturally diverse country contains .................. .
68. In line 8, “it” refers to .................. .
69. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses .................. .
70. The passage mainly discusses .................. .
Passage 2
In the National Forest of West Virginia, scientists have a mystery to solve: the mystery of the missing plant nutrients, which are substances in the soil that plants need to grow. For several years, the trees there have not grown as well as they should. Soil scientists believe that the soil is missing many of the important nutrients that the trees and other plants there need to grow. They have conducted many years of research to determine why the nutrients are disappearing and why the trees are not growing like they should.
Mary Lusk was one of the scientists who worked to solve the mystery of the missing nutrients in the forest. She gathered samples of the soil and tested the soil for important nutrients. She saw that the soil had very low levels of plant nutrients. Such as magnesium and calcium. If these nutrients are not in the soil, the trees cannot grow well. She wondered why the soil had such low levels of these nutrients. After a little more research, she developed the hypothesis that air pollution from nearby factories has been putting certain chemicals, like acids, in the environment that are removing the nutrients from the soil.
71. In line 4, “they” refers to .................. .
72. Mary Luck most probably is a .................. .
73. According to Paragraph 2, trees and other plants cannot grow well if ............................................................. .
74. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that the acidity of soil .................. .
75. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
Passage 3
A plant needs to transport water, minerals, food, and other materials from one part of its body to another. In general, water and minerals are taken up by the bottom part of the plant. While food is made in the top part. But all of the plant’s cells need water, minerals, and food. In small plants, materials can simply move from one cell to the next. This is why they are small. But larger plants need a more efficient way to transport materials farther, from one part of the plant to another. These plants have transporting tissue called vascular tissue. It consists of tube-like structures inside a plant through which water, minerals, and food move.
76. In line 2, “taken up” is closet in meaning to .................. .
77. It can be inferred from the passage that some plants cannot grow tall because they .................. .
78. The vascular tissue .................. .
79. In line 8, “which” refers to .................. .
80. The passages mainly discusses .................. .
Passage 4
An example of a behavior with a yearly cycle is hibernation. Hibernation is a state in which an animal’s body processes are slower than usual, and animal’s body temperature falls. An animal uses less energy than usual during hibernation. This helps the animal survive during a time of year when food is scarce . Hibernation may last for weeks or months. Animals that hibernation include species of bats, squirrels, and snakes.
Another example of a behavior with a yearly cycle is migration. Migration is the movement of animals from one place to another. Migration is an innatebehavior that is triggered by changes in the environment. For example, animals may migrate when the days get shorter in the fall. Migration is most common in birds, fish, and insects. In the Northern Hemisphere, many species of birds travel south during the fall. They migrate to areas where it is warmer and where there is more food. They return north in the spring.
81. In Paragraph 1, all of the following are mentioned about hibernation EXCEPT .................................... .
82. In line 5, “scarce” is closet in meaning to .................. .
83. In the Northern Hemisphere, birds generally fly south during the fall to .................................... .
84. In line 8, “an innate behavior” suggests that migration .................. .
85. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
Section Four: Cloze Passage
Direction: Words or phrases are omitted from the following passage, and they are numbered 86 to 100. With reference to the numbers in the passage, choose (1), (2), (3) or (4) that best completes each blank. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the item and mark your answer.
What would you do if you …(86)… a hung amount of money? …(87)… you spend all your money? Would you rather ...(88)… a trip around the world? Perhaps you might ...(89)… all the money in a bank and live …(90)... the interest it earns for the rest of your life.
Many rich people in history have put their money to worthwhile ...(91)..., such as building schools and hospitals. They have ...(92)... their money to meet the needs of poor people. Their money has brought ...(93)... to the lives of many people. The Tan Tock Seng hospital, for example, ...(94)... an important place today …(95)... people with infectious diseases. ...(96)… today, the schools that Lee Kong Chain built in Singapore still ...(97)... to fulfill his vision of educating young people. ...(98)... both these men died many years ago, ...(99)... they did with their money is still a ...(100)... to many people.
86. Choose the correct answer.
87. Choose the correct answer.
88. Choose the correct answer.
89. Choose the correct answer.
90. Choose the correct answer.
91. Choose the correct answer.
92. Choose the correct answer.
93. Choose the correct answer.
94. Choose the correct answer.
95. Choose the correct answer.
96.Choose the correct answer.
97. Choose the correct answer.
98.Choose the correct answer.
99. Choose the correct answer.
100. Choose the correct answer.
