• An online dictionary can't fulfill all your needs, unless you like to tote around your laptop and fire it up all the time. Always have a print dictionary to use, even if you have an online version. | Practice Test 3 45 Questions 35 Minutes Directions In questions 1-45 each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases marked A B C and D . You are to choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Then on your answer sheet find the number of the question and blacken the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen so that the letter inside the oval cannot be seen. He talked so fast that I couldn t comprehend what he said. A hear B translate C understand D repeat The correct answer is C understand because logically you would not understand fast speech. You could hear him. No mention is made of his speaking in a foreign language so translate is not a likely answer. Repeat is out of the question in this context. 1. Some believe that the treatment for alcoholism is complete abstinence from alcohol. A absence B avoidance C sickness D prescription Savage hordes swept across Europe and ruthlessly attacked all in their path. A without stopping B without weapons C without warning D without pity 3. Many of the habitats of birds and plants have been destroyed by man s pollution. A nests B forests C natural homes D grounds 4. Children have a jargon of their own that their elders frequently don t understand. A unintelligible talk B exercise plan C strange gait D sign language practice test 3 181 182 PART IV Two Practice Tests 5. The UN delegates lived in temporary housing until their apartment house was constructed. A timely B temperate C limited time D temporizing 6. Chinese cuisine specializes in rice dishes. A delicacies B cooking C chefs D gourmets 7. It was inevitable that women would be sent into space along with men. A unlikely B fantastic C influential D unavoidable 8. One of the superstitions related to weddings is that the bride should wear something blue. A rules of conduct B irrational beliefs C nuptials D religious .
