آزمون خرداد ماه 96 ept
ّآزمون ای پی تی خرداد 96 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- Today the Western-Europeans are a lot closer and more................ than they were in the past.
2- Despite the global economic slowdown, China's economy has..................... over the past few years.
3- With the ....................growth in the population, food has become very expensive.
4- The city manager for Norfolk, Virginia, has been forced to due to................... health reasons.
5- Since Ann was not..................... for the appointment, her time was given to another customer.
6- Over the past few years, a lot of new information has................ about HIV prevention, risk and transmission.
7- My daughter will..................... the fact I have cancelled her mobile phone service.
8- The only.................... between the two dogs was a small spot on the small one's nose.
9- His realistic novels..................... the lives of ordinary people.
10- If these walls were painted white instead of orange, they would................ greatly with the design.
11- The city was in...................... after a large rain storm which lasted more than 4 hours.
12- I continued to................. on how I could best teach my students about the history.
13- You need to.................... fat from your diet if you intend to lose weight.
14- World leaders......................... the terrorist attacks against civilians Paris.
15- It was a great................... for them to lose their only son.
16- He was not willing to................... his family to such danger again.
17- She has been....................... enough to work with some of the top people in the industry from Los Angeles.
18- I tried to..................... him to change his mind but he would not listen.
19- Last year, Canadian farmers...................... 24 million tons of wheat to Asia.
20- Fossils are the remains or traces of an animal or plant that are................ in rock.
21- Water is a necessary.................... for life as we know it.
22- She has been a.................. walker ever since she read about the benefits of exercise.
23- In a perfect world, companies would have to get people's.................. before they shared information about them.
24- They decided to quit their jobs and start a................. of their own.
25- For some countries, coal is the cheapest, most................... energy source.
Section Two: Structure Part One
Read the following sentences. In each sentence, choose the number of the underlined word or group of words that is NOT correct.
26-Choose the incorrect answer.
On Monday, an unarmed man stole $1,000 from the bank. Thief hasn't been caught yet.
27-Choose the incorrect answer.
Six hundred thousandspeople were left homeless after the earthquake.
28-Choose the incorrect answer.
The committee refused the request that the prerequisite shall viewed.
29-Choose the incorrect answer.
A genius in soccer, Ali Daei is noted for his unconventional number of goals, and he respected for his unusual performances.
30-Choose the incorrect answer.
Wheat, which it still forms the staple diet of much of the world's population, grows in southern part of Iran.
31-Choose the incorrect answer.
Despite of the fact that I had studied a lot for the course of mechanics, my professor believed that I was not ready for the final exam.
32-Choose the incorrect answer.
The skin provides our first line of defense against infection, help control water loss from the body, and contains the receptors that provide the sense of touch.
33-Choose the incorrect answer.
More than 100,000 people have been forced from their homes by flood that have uprooted buildings and trees and caused landslides.
34-Choose the incorrect answer.
A qualitative metamorphosis, using both computer and qualitative techniques, are used to optimize financial decisions.
35-Choose the incorrect answer.
When eggs of some species of rare insects hatch, the newly born insects look almost like its adult counterparts.
36-Choose the incorrect answer.
I began to study the piano when I was six, and it was continued until I left my country.
37-Choose the incorrect answer.
Although this procedure seems very simple, but it is a basic model for medical students.
38-Choose the incorrect answer.
Equality between men and women were often not taken for granted in the past.
39.Choose the incorrect answer.
So the machine is very reliable, why don't we cancel the service contract they provided.
40-Choose the incorrect answer.
The girl lentto her friend her new typewriter the other day.
41-Choose the incorrect answer.
The spirit of equalityhas broken down all sorts of speciallyprivileges.
42-Choose the incorrect answer.
I have been attendingto this class for two months.
43-Choose the incorrect answer.
In spite of they have very little money, they like to dress well.
44-Choose the incorrect answer.
American television programs are not really many different from other countries.
45-Choose the incorrect answer.
Many of the people whose homes were flooded received financial assistance for to rebuild their homes.
46-Choose the incorrect answer.
After the children have been fed, their mother put them straight to bed.
47-Choose the incorrect answer.
Problems are almost always an emergency situation that requires a quickly response.
48-Choose the incorrect answer.
The man was live when police arrived at the scene but he died a short time later.
49-Choose the incorrect answer.
It will take some time for he and his wife, Ashley, who owns a restaurant, to get everyone together.
50-Choose the incorrect answer.
Excited and amusing, happy and sad, these are stories for people of all ages.
51-Choose the incorrect answer.
On Neptune, winds blow at up to 2,000 km/h, fast than on any other planet.
52-Choose the incorrect answer.
Many of the work on these farms was done by slave labor.
53-Choose the incorrect answer.
The size of earthquakes can be rated by measuring either earthquake waves and the damage caused.
54-Choose the incorrect answer.
Rain forests area rich source of products that contribution to medicines.
55-Choose the incorrect answer.
I needed someone which could provide me with all the information I needed relevant to my topic.
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 answer.
57-Choose the incorrect answer.
58-Choose the incorrect answer.
59-Choose the incorrect answer.
60-Choose the incorrect answer.
61-Choose the incorrect answer.
62-Choose the incorrect answer.
63-Choose the incorrect answer.
64-Choose the incorrect answer.
65-Choose the incorrect answer.
Section Three: Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read the passages and choose the one best answer, (1) , (2), (3) or (4), for each question.
Passage 1
It is universally recognized by linguists that human language is unique in its expressive potential because it enables us to produce and comprehend utterances that we have never encountered before. Most research into linguistic form has therefore tended to focus on the mechanisms by which that flexibility operates. However, evidence from psycho- and sociolinguistics, and in recent years from corpus linguistics, indicates a mismatch between the potential that human language has for novelty and the much smaller set of patterns that are actually found in a language. Thus, it is no surprise that languages make possible the expression of ideas that no one has ever yet needed to express. The cutting edge of human creativity is the capacity to capture a new idea and convey it to others, and unless language can facilitate that, cultural, technological, and philosophical development will be greatly hampered. For, although language makes it possible for us to express an idea in many different ways, native speakers of any given language know that there are certain preferred formulations of it. For instance, in English we say that the time is 'six forty' or 'twenty to (or before) seven, not 'a third to (or before) seven' or 'seven minus twenty'. This is a matter of convention, not any grammatical or semantic restriction, and languages vary in their practices. In French, 'six forty' is expressed as sept heures moins vingt (seven o'clock minus twenty), while in German, halb sieben (half seven) means 'half past six,' that is, half an hour before seven.
66- According to the passage, human languages are unique because.................... .
67- According to the passage, there is a mismatch between............... .
68- The passage states that cultural, technological, and philosophical development will be greatly hampered, if.............. .
69- The word "it" in line 14 refers to................... .
70- The example of "time" in the passage is stated to tell the readers that languages...............
Passage 2
One of the most intriguing stories of the Russian Revolution concerns the identity of Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II. On July 17 or 18, 1918, people known as 'Bolsheviks' murdered the czar and what was thought to be his entire family. Although witnesses swore that all the members of the czar's family had been executed, there were rumors suggesting that Anastasia had survived. 1n 1920, a terrified young woman was rescued from drowning in a Berlin river. She spent two years in a hospital and the doctors and nurses thought that she resembled Anastasia and questioned her about her background. She denied any connection with the czar's family. Eight years later, however, she claimed that she was Anastasia. During the next few years, some of the czar's relatives, ex-servants, and acquaintances interviewed her. Many of these people said that her looks and mannerisms were similar of the Anastasia that they had known. Her grandmother and other relatives denied that she was the real Anastasia, however. Tired of being accused of fraud, Anastasia immigrated to the United States in 1928 and took the name Anna Anderson. She still wished to prove that she was Anastasia, though, and returned to Germany in 1933 to sue her mother's family. There she declaimed to the court, asserting that she was indeed Anastasia and deserved her inheritance. In 1957, the court decided that it could neither confirm nor deny Anastasia's identity.
71- Which of the following statements is not true about Anastasia?
72- When did Anastasia immigrate to the United States?
73- When did Anastasia claim she was the youngest daughter of Nicholas II?
74- Anastasia immigrated to the United States, because she................ .
75- The word "rumor" in line 5 is closest in meaning to ................
Passage 3
Dreams are a fascinating subject. Many psychologists today say that dreams are the bridge between our conscious and our unconscious mind. They suggest that you try to write down the dreams that you remember as soon as you wake up. Then, you can try to interpret them by comparing the dream with situations in your life. Most dreams relate to things that happened in the past 24 to 48 hours. Sometimes dreams may explain things you are trying to suppress; other times they might relate to things that are troubling or depressing you. In general, dreams relate to familiar events and have reasonable explanations. If you are receptive to this kind of analysis, patterns and answers will tend to emerge. Most researchers also agree that the dreamer himself wi11 usually come up with the best interpretation of his dream since no one else has had his exact experience.
76- The best title for this passage is.............. .
77- One can infer from the passage that................ .
78- According to the passage, one way to interpret dreams is to................... .
79- As stated in the passage, the best interpretation of a dream may be made by the...............
80- Which of the following is not true about dreams? Dreams...................
Passage 4
During the late 1800s, the concentration of people in cities increased the danger of disaster because people and buildings were packed closely together. For example, in 1906, a powerful earthquake rocked San Francisco, destroying the central business district and killing about 700 people. Natural disasters were not the only danger for city residents. Poverty and disease also threatened lives. Many people lived in tenements, run-down and overcrowded apartment houses. Old buildings, landlord neglect, poor design, and little government control led to dangerous conditions in many tenements. Inadequate garbage pick-up also caused problems. Tenants sometimes dumped their smelly garbage into the narrow air shafts between tenements. Many tenements had no running water. Residents had to collect water from a faucet on the street. The water could be heated for bathing, but it was often unsafe for drinking.
81- The passage mainly discusses................ .
82- The word "rocked" in line 3 is closest in meaning to................ .
83- According to the passage, tenements were.................... .
84-The word "their" in line 9 refers to................... .
85- The passage mentions all of the following problems that city residents faced Except..............
Section Four: Cloze Passage
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the most appropriate choice.
More and more people in Britain want to live in the country, and this is causing more and more problems in some rural areas. The population of British cities ...(86) ... falling for years. Cities like Liverpool and Glasgow have lost about 30% ... (87)... their population in 30 years because the people are going to the country. However, Britain's population is still ... (88) .... The English countryside has a classic ... (89) .... People imagine that life in the country is ... (90)... and calm; that there ... (91) ... no traffic jams, no pollution, and no crime. In ... (92)... places, this is true; but in ....(93) .... it is not. Small towns and villages are ...(94).... more and more popular; people have more space and most houses have gardens ...(95) ... people want to live in the country and work ... (96) ... the city; so more and more people ... (97) ... long distances each day, to go to work. Of course they don't ... (98) ... buses (they are too slow) or trains (they don't stop in the country); ... (99) ... use cars. Although they live in the country, they want to use supermarkets and good fast ... (l00).... but thev do not want to see them or hear them.
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87-Choose the correct answer.
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