Sample Test

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A). Christmas- time attacks made by Somali rebels B). An explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi C). The killing of mire than 70 Ugandans in Kampala D). Blasts set off by a Somali group in Uganda's capital 2. A). On Christmas Eve B). Just before midnight C). During a security check

D). In the small hours of the morning

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A). It is likely to close many of its stores B). It is known for the quality of its goods C). It remains competitive in the recession D). It will expand its online retail business 4. A).expand its business beyond groceries B). Fire 25 000 of its current employees C). Cut its DVD publishing business D). Sell the business for one pound

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items. 5. A). All taxis began to use meters B). All taxis got air conditioning

C). Advertisements were allowed on taxis D). Old taxis were replaced with new cabs 6. A). A low interest loan scheme B). Environmentalists’ protests C). taxi passengers complaints D). Permission for car advertising

7. A). There are no more irregular practices B). All new cabs provide air-conditioning C). New cabs are all equipped with meters D). New legislation protects consumer rights

Model Test One

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A). The law of weapon purchasing in Illinois State.

B). The relationship between crime and mental illness. C). The graduate student of Northern Illinois University

D). The shooting happened in Northern Illinois University 2. A). The gunman has mental disease

B). The gunman is dissatisfied with the university C). The gunman is dissatisfied with the lecture D). It is not clear

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A). It has been influenced b war B). It is devalued by its government

C). It is ore competitive than before D).it has turned into a global currency

4. A). Most experts support the four countries’ currency change B). The meeting on Friday is useless for global recovery C). Currency wars threaten global economic recovery D). Policymakers should cooperate with central bankers

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items. 5. A). The preservation f coastal resorts B). The closure of political disputes

C). The gap between the rich and the poor

D). The commitments to reduce carbon emissions 6. A). promising B). hopeful C). disappointing D). satisfying 7. A). 18 B). 80 C). 94 D). 194

Model Test Two

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A). They made more efforts to find more new cases B). They tried to prevent the disease out of the capital C). They held a public movement on hygiene information

D). They boosted the accuracy and promptness of their report 2. A). It’s the first time that ingestion disease has broken out in Haiti B). The death rate of ingestion disease is too high

C). Death number will keep increasing for a long time D).ingestion disease could join other local diseases in Haiti

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A). The children of the international diplomatic corps

B). The program of International Baccalaureate schools C). The school district in the suburb of Detroit,Michigan D).“Mother Earth”class in IB elementary schools 4. A). Subject areas are separated

B). Classes are held in the open air C). “Mother Earth ” class covers math D).Teachers prepare classes together

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items. 5. A). White ash

B). High temperature water C). Poison gas D). hurricane 6. A). Less than 10 B). About 20 C). About 120 D). More than 750

7. A). They have found too many dead bodies

B). They want to persuade people to move away C). They don’t know hat might happen next D). They need space to carry out the research

Model Test Three

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items.

1.A). The woman ‘s marathon at the historic Brandenburg Gate B). The final day of the championships competition

C). Nick Symmonds’ win of the 800 meter semifinal heat D). The final of the men’s four-by-400-meter relay 2 A). 3 B).4 C).7 D).8

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A). It might hinder people from going shopping B). It could cause serious traffic accident

C). It might be harmful to some peoples health D). It could add more holiday atmosphere 4. A). In the middle of winter B). Just before Christmas C). During Christmas

D). After Christmas holiday

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items. 5 A). japan B). South Korea

C). The United States D). Australia

6. A). Trade imbalances

B). Unstable currency values C). Regional disputes

D). New members’ applications 7. A). 9 B).19 C).20 D).21

Model Test Four

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A). Offering services to help people stop smoking B). Raising taxes

C). Warning people about the dangers of tobacco D). Enforcing bans on tobacco advertising 2. A). More than 5 million B).More than 8 million C).More than 1 billion D).More than 10 billion

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A). The discovery of voice recording

B). The development of guitar and popular music C). Les Paul’s musical experience and death D). Les Paul’s own radio show in Chicago 4. A). When he was 10 years old B). When he was 13 years old C).When he was a host in Chicago D).When he was at a local restaurant

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items. 5. A). sleeping

B). Holding meeting C). Indulging themselves D). quarreling 6. A). soldiers B). teachers C). lawyers

D).businessmen 7. A). fire

B). Mobile phone signal C). Body bomb D). light

Model Test Five

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A). More than 5 million B). More than 10 million C). More than 25 million D). More than 30 million

2. A). To help identify where infectious diseases are developing B). To help small and medium size businesses grow C). To help improve public services

D). To help two climate change programs

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A). About 4.12million units were sold B). They declined to their lowest level

C). There was a decline of 10% than that in July D). They indicated a start of rise in August

4. A). They are much stronger than their expectations B). They might reach to 4.25 million unites per year C). They will be out of control on next month’s report D).they indicate the housing industry has recovered

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items. 5. A). Britain has decided to restrict bankers’ bonuses B).Britain has decided to raise bankers’ salary C).Britain has decided to curb bankers’ salary D).Britain has decided to raise bankers’ bonuses

6. A). Those employees whose payments was over $4 000 B).Those employees whose payments was $40 000 C).Those employees whose payments was over $40 000 D).Those employees whose payments was $4 000 7. A). Most of it would be paid in money B). Most of it would be paid in shares C). Some of it would be paid in shares D). Some of it would be paid in money

Model Test Six

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A). The fire erupted in southern Australia

B). There may be more victims C). The entire towns have been lost

D). The temperatures have reached 57 degrees Celsius 2. A). 108 B). 47

C). Up to 400 D). dozens

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A). It is set to expire on December 31 B). It raised the unemployment rate C). It created 120 000 jobs

D). It made middle class families benefited 4. A). When unemployment rate dropped

B). Before congress went home for the holidays C). When he made his weekly address

D). Before private sectors created more jobs

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items. 5. A). Top industrial countries met in the US for world finance

B). Developing economies met in the US for a summit on finance C). G20 leaders met in the US for a summit on future wold culture

D). Developing and top industrial economies met tn the US for a summit on finance 6. A). 5 billion B).50 billion C). 500 billion D). 5000billion

7. A). When to avoid a repeat of the financial crisis

B). When to inject money without harming a recovery

C). How to withdraw that support without harming a recovery D). How to inject money without harming a recovery

Model Test Seven

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A). The election in Kenya

B). The economy and democracy

C). The diplomatic relations with other country D). The peace in the country 2. A). About 30 B). More than 300 C). Around 3 000 D). More than 5 000

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items.

3. A). positive B). reluctant C). optimistic D). careless

4. A). 400million dollars and 100 military experts B). 140 million dollars and 100 military experts C). 140 million dollars and 500 soldiers D). 400 million dollars and 500 soldiers

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items.

5. A). Negotiations between developing and industrialized countries B). A struggle to reach a new global agreement on climate change C). The deadlock of United Nations climatic talks D). A list of demands by developing nations 6. A). It’s a global agreement on climate change B). It expired at the end of last month

C). It fell into deadlock and continued into the second round

D). The United Nations climate talks have made a replacement for it 7. A). Crafting replacement for the Kyoto Protocol B). Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases

C). Stopping industrial emissions of greenhouse gases D). Coping with the effects of climate change respectively

Model Test Eight

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A). The Angeles National Forest B). The fire fighting in Los Angeles C). The tools used in fire fighting D). The protection of Mount Wilson 2. A). Tractors and hand tools B). Helicopters and airplanes C). The slightly higher humidity D). The 20-kilometer fire lines

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A).it is the new health care law B). It is the short term spending law C). It is the new federal budget law D). It is the federal operation law

4. A). It will increase the government’s economic burden B). It will lead to a partial shutdown of the US government

C). It will give rise to a clash between the two major political parties D). Ti will oblige people to buy insurance policies unwillingly

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items. 5. A). The country’s big labor union B). The country’s big government C). The country’s big business D). The county’s big police 6. A). They blocked the traffic B). The occupied New York

C). They clashed with community groups D). They controlled too much wealth

7. A). It has now spread to other Asian cities

B). The protesters have camped in New York’s cultural district

C). Members of labor unions joined the movement on Wednesday D). The protesters represent the wealthiest 99% Of Americans

Model Test Nine

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A).it did not reach analysts ‘ expectations B). It was a favorable news for the automaker C). It hinted a decline of Ford’s net income D). It spurred a rise for Ford’s share price 2. A). There are small losses in North America B). Prices should be raised in European market C). Another product line should be set up in Europe D). Earnings continued to be good in North America

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A). The development of French engineering firms B). Working and living condition in the city of Dijon C). The environmentally-friendly building in France D). A tour of the landmark buildings in France 4. A). Metal skirt B). Solar panel C). Sun shield D). sandwich

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items. 5. A) . The international Space Station B). The Siberia Vessel

C). The Baikonur Cosmodrome D).the Progress 45 6. A). On Sunday B). On Monday C). On Tuesday D). On Wednesday

7. A). At 4;02 p.m B). At 4; 11 p.m C). At 4;20 p.m D). At 6.11 p.m

Model Test Ten

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A). South Africa’s multiracial history

B). Musical New Year’s tradition in South Africa C).southeast Asia slaves in Cape Town

D). Cape Town’s mixed race or “colored” residents 2. A). The dockworkers B). European minstrels C).the Dutch colonists D). Cape Town’s residents

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A). Monitoring all banks in the country B). Ensuring a safe economic policy C). Providing advice to the President

D).offering enough money to the government 4. A). She once taught at Berkeley University B).she got tenure at Harvard University

C). She has a Nobel Prize in Economic Theory

D). She had been working the Federal Reserve for over 10 years

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items. 5. A). To deal with labor unrest in the country

B). To worsen the relationship between police and protesters C). To suppress the legal protests

D). To protect the garment factory workers 6. A). In two industrial complexes B). In the southern Bangladesh

C). In the garment factories of Chittagong D). In the capital Dhaka

7. A). It will worsen the relationship between workers and security forces B).It will worsen the relationship between workers and factory owners

C).It will worsen the relationship between union leaders and legitimate protesters D).It will worsen the relationship between government and protesters

Model Test Eleven

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A). 18 000 B).80 000

C).60 000 D).16 000

2. A). Meet the miners’ original demand

B).offer more benefits to poor black miners C). Improve the miners’ working conditions D). Offer a 10% pay rise

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A). Chances of guessing the correct lotto numbers B). Ross’s dreams about winning the lotto C). People’s madness for lotto games in Italy D). Foreigners’ visit to Italy for the lotto drawings 4. A). A huge amount of money B). Free flights to Italy C). A free tour in Europe D). Tickets for the lotto games

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items. 5. A). Stopping renewing an agreement B). Blocking an agreement C). Renewing an agreement

D). Blocking the renewal of a contract

6. A). It provided sufficient privacy safeguards B). It cannot protect privacy sufficiently C). It provided insufficient safeguards

D). It failed to safeguard people’s interests 7. A).the Swift Money Transfer System B). The Brussels Treaty C). The Lisbon Treaty D). The Swift System

Model Test Twelve

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A). Energy and power shortage in Kenya

B). Emergency measures for the livestock in Kenya C). Rockefeller foundations’ assistance in Kenya

D). Kenya emergency plan food and water shortage 2. A). local communities B). The army

C).the civil society D).the power company

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A). When he was skating in the French Alps

B).when he was skating in the German Alps C). When he was skiing in the French Alps D). When he was skiing in the German Alps 4. A). He is now in a hospital in Moutiers B). He is having a psychological test now

C). He has an English friend who is a trauma specialist D). He was taken to a local hospital by helicopter

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items. 5. A). They were between Christians and Muslims B). They were between local people and Muslims C). They were between local people and Christians D). They were between local army and Muslims 6. A). It is a large commercial area to the north B). It was under military control C). It was burnt to the ground

D). There wee no debris and smoldering fires 7. A). At least 100 B). 100

C). At least 1 000 D). 1000

Model Test Thirteen

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A). On the first Monday in November B). On the first Tuesday in November C). On the first Monday in December D). On the first Tuesday in December 2. A). Farns Baleni B). Ken Cuccinelli C). Terry McAuliffe D). Chris Christie

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A). The general US economic activity B). Consumer spending in US economy C). The lower savings rate in America D). The government’s effort on economy 4. A). The lower savings rate in four years B). The spending boost by Americans C). Special payments by the government D). PNC Financial Services Group’s support

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items.

5. A). Labor department officials B). civilians C). lawmakers D). The army 6. A). 0.3% B). 3% C). 9.7% D). 10% 7. A). negative B). positive C). hopeless D). enlightening

Model Test Fourteen

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following new items. 1. A).Saturday classes about language and culture B). Private high schools in San Francisco

C). The help of American high school students in Senagal D). The repair to the French colonial schoolhouse

2. A). Fixing up the clinic inhabited by ducks and chickens B). Repairing and modernizing the village schoolhouse

C). Installing solar panels and lights in a French colonial house D). Learning the geography, language and culture of Senagal

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following new items. 3. A). Some passengers were injured o the plane B). There was something wrong with the plane C). There were criminals on the jet plane

D). It had been thought that the jet had been hi-jacked 4. A). The jet was intercepted by US air force

B). The plane’s transponder mistakenly transmitted code C). The pilots repeatedly told controllers they were hi-jacked D). The armed police arrested several criminals in the jet.

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following new items. 5. A). The falling trees and high temperatures B). High temperatures and more powerful winds C). The burning in key areas that was out of control D). The steep terrain and more powerful wind 6. A). Over seven days ago B). Over three days ago C). On Wednesday D).on Monday

7. A).about 60 fires are burning in New South Wales B). 17 fires in New South Wales are under control

C). The fires have burned almost 10 000 hectares so far

D). Over 200 firefighters have been busy getting the fires in control