PROGRESSIVE TEST 1

Name: .................................................:................................................................Class: ………….

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to Indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. until B. undone C. under D. unlike
Question 2: A. adequate B. obstinate C. accurate [Link]
Question 3: A. southern B. bathe C. mouths D. breath
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 4: A. infrastructure B. manufacture C. agriculture D. legislature
Question 5: A. mechanize B. modernize C. characterize D. industrialize

Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word/ phrase that best completes each sentence:
Question 6: It was mandatory that the petition ______ signed by 1000 people .
A. was B. would be C. be D. is
Question 7: I would rather you _______ me the report yesterday.
A. sent B. had sent C. would be D. were sending
Question 8: It’s ______ the best play I’ve seen this year.
A. terribly B. seemingly C. easily D. utterly
Question 9: Your behavior is quite _______.
A. unbearable B. unfounded C. unmistakable D. unjustifiable
Question 10: Oh bother! My shoelaces have come _______. Can you help me tie them?
A. unmade B. unlit C. undone D. unbroken
Question 11: _______, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
A. Tired as he might be B. However tired
C. As he might feel tired D. He felt very tired though
Question 12: I managed to _______ up behind the burglar before he noticed me.
A. slink B. creep C. wriggle D. crawl
Question 13: The symptoms may become worse, in _______ case contact your doctor.
A. which B. that C. this D. the
Question 14: The Hindu wedding _______ I like best is when the priest ties the ends of the bride
and groom’s clothing together.
A. celebration B. ritual C. ceremony D. custom
Question 15: If the expedition _______ large amounts of water on the Moon, then the future of
the space exploration will be different.
A. should discover B. would discover C. discovered D. had discovered
Question 16: Scientists have, in the _______, been skeptical about robots becoming self-aware.
A. majority B. way C. main D. most
Question 17: The results were ranked in _______ order.
A. reducing B. descending C. declining D. falling
Question 18: My friend is good at mimicking people. He _______ a great impression of Charlie
Chaplin.
A. made B. did C. took D. gave
Question 19: You can ask Martin anything about history. He has quite a good _______ for facts.
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 A. head B. understanding C. knowledge D. ability
Question 20: Though she retired from teaching, she sometimes teaches evening classes to keep
her hand _______.
A. on B. in C. at D. from
Question 21: The new traffic regulation will take _______ tomorrow.
A. impact B. influence C. effect D. affect
Question 22: There is no _______ for such an action.
A. precedent B. model C. sample D. example
Question 23: His play wasn’t as good as we had thought. It _______ short of our expectations.
A. stood B. dropped C. was D. fell
Question 24: The climbers were _______ by the bad weather.
A. overpassed B. outweighed C. overtaken D. outcried
Question 25: She had twisted her ankle and was _______.
A. filing B. limping C. hobbling D. dashing
Question 26: They insisted that he _______ them further information of the new product
A. sent B. would send C. sends D. send
Question 27: Shoppers were _______ to get the best bargains.
A. slinking B. strutting C. scrambling D. loitering
Question 28: The rumor that he has been fired is _______.
A. unfounded B. unestablished C. unqualified D. irrelevant
Question 29: We can’t accept his demands, which were _______.
A. out of bound B. out of way C. off-limits D. off-way
Question 30. It was, _______, a period in which peace and prosperity reigned.
A. by and by B. by the by C. by the way D. by and large

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions:
Question 31: The Conservation Trust performs an instrumental role in the protection of rural
environment.
A. detrimental B. trivial C. pivotal D. mundane
Question 32: The recent research has shed light on the causes of the disease.
A. brought B. taken C. cast D. given
Question 33: You have the right to file the appeal to the Supreme Court.
A. application B. petition C. permit D. form
Question 34: My kids were full of beans today, looking forward to going to the zoo.
A. eating a lot B. hyperactive
C. melancholy D. lively and in high spirits
Question 35: He insinuated himself into her affection.
A. crept B. courted C. crawled D. wormed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 36: He lives in an affluent neighborhood. He must be very well-off.
A. prosperous B. thriving C. impoverished D. loaded
Question 37: The motorist felt that the ticket for infraction was unwarranted.
A. justified B. unreasonable C. inevitable D. inadvertent
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Question 38: I know him well, so his behavior didn’t stun me.
A. scrambled B. staggered C. rambled D. wriggled
Question 39: The downside of living in the city is that I don’t get to spend much time with my
family as my parents live in the country.
A. demerit B. short-coming C. advantage D. drawback
Question 40: She has three kids on her hands, so she is always up to her eyes.
A. rushed off with her feet B. on the go
C. has her hands full D. idle

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 41: - If only I had worked harder on the last exam ! "
- “ __________ ”
A. Sorry, I can't help
B. Well. It's no use crying over spilt milk.
C. All right. You'll be OK soon
D. I’m afraid. That’s what you did.

Question 42: - "I think the play is a ghastly failure·

- “_________. It is terrible"
A. I can't agree with you more
B. I can't agree with you less
C. Now you are talking!
D. No. it isn't

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 43: Not single alphabet has ever perfectly presented the sounds of any of Earth's natural
A B C D
languages.
Question 44: Some jellyfish make daily journeys from deep water to the surface and back, while
A B C
others migrate horizontal.
D
Question 45: More than 400 miilion people over the world speak English as their first language
A B
and the other 400 million speak it as a second language.
C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 46 to 50.
If you have ever finished reading the latest blockbuster and thought that you could have
done better, consider the following technique.
Before you settle upon your subject matter, be canny and examine the current market If
period dramas are (46)_____ a comeback, for example, consider that genre but with a unique twist.
Start by looking around you - in newspapers, on TV - for stories and characters. Choose a
genre and topic you feel comfortable with. (47)________ research will add to the strength and
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depth of your writing and help you gain more confidence. Read relevant history books,biographies
and travelogues to immerse yourself in your chosen period and (48)__________. Once you have
formulated your characters, possible storylines and locations, start to sketch out rough dialogues
and scenes. Only then should you set (49)_______ writing the novel.
Once the novel is completed, you must find an agent Many leading publishers will only
consider submissions via a(n)_______(50) agent and will largely ignore unsolicited books. Again
research is the key. Look for an agent that represents your genre and style. Finally, do not forget
that the book has to be marketed once it is published, so you, the author, will become one of the
novel's Unique Selling [Link] helps if you and the book have·a good story behind you too.
Question 46: A. taking B. doing C. having [Link]
Question 47: A. full B. thorough C. complete D. entire
Question 48: A. setting B. area C. place D. location
Question 49: A. up B. about C. off D. down
Question 50: A. established B. knowledgeable C. fixed D. credited

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that combines each pair of sentences In
the following questions.
Question 51: In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football.
A. In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders all other countries in football.
B. In the area, Thailand is shoulders and head all other countries in football.
C. In the area, Thailand is towered over all other countries in football.
D. In the area, Thailand towers over all other countries in football
Question 52p: As far as payment is concerned, most major credit cards are acceptable.
A. In regard with payment most major credit cards are acceptable.
B. In regard about payment most major credit cards are acceptable.
C. With regard about payment most major credit cards are acceptable.
D. As regards payment most major credit cards are acceptable.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, 8, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 53 to 60.
A major American bank is being sued by the US authorities for allegedly discriminating
against its female employees. It has been alleged that women in the firm do not have as good
promotion prospects as the men and that their salaries are not on a par with those of their male
counterparts.
Sexism in the workplace against the law in America and in many other entries. However,
there are still obstacles in many firms which prevent women from achieving the promotion that
their talents and qualifications deserve. Many women are promoted quite rapidly through the
junior jobs in a finn, but face the glass ceiling, when they apply for any of the most senior posts.
So it is that although there are many women in middle management positions in many firms, there
are very few in top management posts.
Many women blame this situation on the old-boy network. Others see it as evidence that
many men are resistant to the change and are still chauvinists at heart. while some may feel that
failure to promote women to top jobs is a result of feelings of insecurity in the men who are
making the appointments. Perhaps they are afraid of letting women become too powerful.
Not many years ago the power which women have today would have seem an impossible
dream to many women. Before the rise of the women's movement there were no such as equal
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rights or equal opportunities for women. For the most part; women were expected to get married
and then be responsible for childcare and for carrying out all the household tasks. If they worked,
it was probably in a part-time, often rather menial, job.
Feminists saw this as sexism and a waste of women's talents, and set out to change things.
Although some people, women as well as men, now do not have a high regard for feminism,
women owe to feminists for many of the improvements in the work situation. Without them there
would be no positive discrimination, no job-sharing and no parity with men in the workplace.

Question 53: What could be the best title of this passage?

A. Gender discrimination B. Sex equality C. Jobs for women D. Men and women
Question 54: The phrase 'on a par with' in the first paragraph can be best replaced by _____.
A. compared with B. better than C. equal to D. so low as
Question 55: Which of the following statement is not true, according to the passage?
A. Discrimination against women in the workplace is illegal in America.
B. There are very few women who hold top management posts in many firms.
C. In spite of their ability and qualifications; women are hard to be promoted.
D. Women can easily be appointed to high management positions nowadays.
Question 56: What does the phrase 'the glass ceiling' in the second paragraph mean?
A. The bosses' indifferent attitude towards women in the workplace.
B. The unstated thing that prevent women from getting a promotion.
C. The law that does not allow female workers to get promoted.
D. The top inside surface of a room that is transparent and visible.
Question 57: It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A. since the women's liberation movement, women have had·equal opportunities,
B. having power is still an impossible dream for many women nowadays.
C. women in the past could not do any jobs whether they were part-time or menial.
[Link]'s current tasks include taking care of children and doing housework.
Question 58: The word 'them' in the last paragraph refers to _____.
A. women B. feminists C. men D. people
Question 59: In which paragraph does the writer give an example of a business that commits
sexism?
A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4
Question 60: The word “parity” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. relationship B. equality C. competition D. responsibility

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