= دانشگاه پیام نور کارشناسی ناپیوسته مرکز آزمون و سنجش
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حضرت علی(ع): ارزش هر کسی به میزان دانایی و تخصصی اوست
تعداد سوالات : تستی : ۴۰ تشریحی : ۰ زمان آزمون (دقیقه) : تستی : ۷۰ تشریحی : ۰ سری سوال : یک ۱ درس : خواندن و درک مطلب پیشرفته
رشته تحصیلی / کد درس : آموزش زبان انگلیسی (ناپیوسته) ۱۲۲۵۰۷۳
Directions: Choose the best choice either to provide an equivalent for the underlined part or to fill in the blank.
1-I wasn’t prepared for what happened. Suddenly I felt a prodding from behind me under the armpit. I thought, "Oh no, sharks!" I felt real terror and despair."Prod” should mean ...........
1. poke * nudge 3. nod 4. bar
2-With all the love and attantion that was lavished upon him, his dream came true. 1. imposed 2. taken
3. flashed rapidly * given generously
3-I knew I shouldn’t have gone alone, but I was very competent and just took a chance. 1. capable * groggy 3 valuable * abandoned 4-1 felt that the animal was conveying security to me, that it was healing me as well as lifting me toward the surface. 1 hugging * nudging 3 reassuring 4. transferring 5-Hoisting his left leg up and into the well where the pedals were, De Silva kicked the driver's leg out of the way and pressed hard on the air brake pedal. 1. pulling * pushing 3. lifting 4 kicking 6-He still held tight to the driver, whose lips were now tinged blue. He was either unconscious or dead. 1. stained 2. affected 3. blurred 4 colored 7-Less than a minute had passed since the driver's collapse, but the bus had gathered speed and was veering left across the six-lane road.
1. grabbing 2. turning 9. Swerving 4. transferring
8-Soon a paramedic rescue rig pulled up. Right behind it came a fire engine.
1. jammed * appeared 3 stopped 4. Swerved
9-De Silva struggled to hold him upright—no mean feat, as driver's seat was on a platform higher than where De Silva stood.
1. difficult to move 2. difficult to achieve
3. no way to settle * useless to move
10-Walking is much easier on the knees than running and doesn’t trigger unpleasant side effects.
1. push 2. start 3 produce 4 draw
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= دانشگاه پیام نور کارشناسی ناپیوسته مرکز آزمون و سنجش
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حضرت علی(ع): ارزش هر کسی به میزان دانایی و تخصصی اوست
تعداد سوالات : تستی : ۴۰ تشریحی : ۰ زمان آزمون (دقیقه) : تستی : ۷۰ تشریحی : ۰ سری سوال : یک ۱ درس : خواندن و درک مطلب پیشرفته
رشته تحصیلی / کد درس : آموزش زبان انگلیسی (ناپیوسته) ۱۲۲۵۰۷۳
11-One study found that after 10 months, depressed patients who were not medicated and started exercising were less likely to relapse than those who took antidepressant drugs alone.
1. retrieve 2. suffer 3 return 4. compel 12- Roger's love of sports grew and so did his self-confidence. But not every obstacle................ to Roger's determination.
1 gave way 2. detected 3 disabled 4 concentrated 13-"The only difference between you and me is that you can see my handicaps but I can't see yours. We all have them.” What does ‘them’ refer to?
1. my handicaps * your handicaps 3. you and me 4. handicaps 14-Eating in the lunchroom with the other kids watching him fumble with his food proved very painful to Roger.
1. uncontrolled way 2 ungracefully held
3. embarrassing scene 4 inaccurate move
15-Desilva believed that it was his destiny to be on that bus. “Destiny' should mean ................. - 1. faith 2. life 3. action 4 fate
16-I now drink water instead of coffee; I’ve traded my posture-pulling shoulder bag for a tiny purse.
1. stun 2. wail 8. ebb 4. sip 17-The body has an amazing ability to heal itself, ................ the damage isn't too great. 1. how ever 2. provided 3. concluding 4. not only
18-Scientists have found that hitherto sedentary 40-year-old people who start walking briskly 4 days a week enjoy the same low risk of heart attack as those who exercised their entire lives.
* staggering * groggy * sluggish 4 intuitive 19-The most effective strategies for losing weight and keeping it off consists of ................... calories
while boosting physical activity.
1. improving * reducing 3. whizzing 4. heaving 20-But I was ....................: Why was it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to whole
family, only to end as a heap of feathers feet up, on the bottom of a cage?
1 comfortable 2. content 3. irritated * at ease
21-That helps explain why jingles stick in our mind: They’re played on loud, flashy commercials.
1. showy 2, mnemonic 3. panic 4 variable
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= دانشگاه پیام نور کارشناسی ناپیوسته مرکز آزمون و سنجش
. 藥
حضرت علی(ع): ارزش هر کسی به میزان دانایی و تخصصی اوست
تعداد سوالات : تستی : ۴۰ تشریحی : ۰ زمان آزمون (دقیقه) : تستی : ۷۰ تشریحی : ۰ سری سوال : یک ۱ درس : خواندن و درک مطلب پیشرفته
رشته تحصیلی / کد درس : آموزش زبان انگلیسی (ناپیوسته) ۱۲۲۵۰۷۳
11-One study found that after 10 months, depressed patients who were not medicated and started exercising were less likely to relapse than those who took antidepressant drugs alone.
1. retrieve 2. suffer 3 return 4. compel 12- Roger's love of sports grew and so did his self-confidence. But not every obstacle................ to Roger's determination.
1 gave way 2. detected 3 disabled 4 concentrated 13-"The only difference between you and me is that you can see my handicaps but I can't see yours. We all have them.” What does ‘them’ refer to?
1. my handicaps * your handicaps 3. you and me 4. handicaps 14-Eating in the lunchroom with the other kids watching him fumble with his food proved very painful to Roger.
1. uncontrolled way 2 ungracefully held
3. embarrassing scene 4 inaccurate move
15-Desilva believed that it was his destiny to be on that bus. “Destiny' should mean ................. - 1. faith 2. life 3. action 4 fate
16-I now drink water instead of coffee; I’ve traded my posture-pulling shoulder bag for a tiny purse.
1. stun 2. wail 8. ebb 4. sip 17-The body has an amazing ability to heal itself, ................ the damage isn't too great. 1. how ever 2. provided 3. concluding 4. not only
18-Scientists have found that hitherto sedentary 40-year-old people who start walking briskly 4 days a week enjoy the same low risk of heart attack as those who exercised their entire lives.
* staggering * groggy * sluggish 4 intuitive 19-The most effective strategies for losing weight and keeping it off consists of ................... calories
while boosting physical activity.
1. improving * reducing 3. whizzing 4. heaving 20-But I was ....................: Why was it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to whole
family, only to end as a heap of feathers feet up, on the bottom of a cage?
1 comfortable 2. content 3. irritated * at ease
21-That helps explain why jingles stick in our mind: They’re played on loud, flashy commercials.
1. showy 2, mnemonic 3. panic 4 variable
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= دانشگاه پیام نور کارشناسی ناپیوسته مرکز آزمون و سنجش
. 藥
حضرت علی(ع): ارزش هر کسی به میزان دانایی و تخصصی اوست
تعداد سوالات : تستی : ۴۰ تشریحی : ۰ زمان آزمون (دقیقه) : تستی : ۷۰ تشریحی : ۰ سری سوال : یک ۱ درس : خواندن و درک مطلب پیشرفته
رشته تحصیلی / کد درس : آموزش زبان انگلیسی (ناپیوسته) ۱۲۲۵۰۷۳
22-The success of Ouest was incredible. Incredible should mean ....
1. incorrect * unbelievable 3. not accepted 4 unwilling
Rick Little's life is a testament to the power of commitment to a high vision, coupled with a willingness to keep on asking until one manifests the dream.
23-“Manifests” should mean....
1. declare * govern 3 organize 4 confront
24-"Testament” should mean.................. -
1. proof 2. discrimination 3. hypothesis 4. example 25-"The young man climbed into the cars red-faced and miserable." The underlined part reveals that the man was ................... -
1. unlucky and had fever 2. embarrased and could do nothing
3 hot but unlucky 4. red (like Indians) and poor
26-Just writing a birthday card or sending an e-mail with useful info can keep you.......................
1 drawn up 2, manifested 3. connected 4 disconnected
27-She was engrossed in her book, but happened to see, that the man besides her grabbed a cookie from the bag between.
1. diminished 2. ignored 3 engaged 4. embraced 28-We need a positive view of the past and asn)......................... view of the present to feel lucky. 1. pesimistic 2. optimistic 3. limited 4. guaranteed
29-While he checked under the hood, a small, thin man walked in a slow and relaxed way to the Land Cruiser, stopping by the passenger's side.
1. clamp off 2. sauntered up 3. whirled around 4 stride up 30-The external bleeding had slowed to a trickle, but soon internal bleeding swelled Wally's leg and scrotum,and he rolled and turned in agony.
1. writhed 2 shivered 3. limped 4. slipped
31-"We’ve got to get to a hospital” Sharleen said, driving as fast as she dared. As she steered over wooden bridges and splashed through creeks, she suddenly realized she'd no idea which way to go.
1. skidded 2. pleaded 3. spurted 4 moved
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= دانشگاه پیام نور کارشناسی ناپیوسته مرکز آزمون و سنجش
. 藥
حضرت علی(ع): ارزش هر کسی به میزان دانایی و تخصصی اوست
تعداد سوالات : تستی : ۴۰ تشریحی : ۰ زمان آزمون (دقیقه) : تستی : ۷۰ تشریحی : ۰ سری سوال : یک ۱ درس : خواندن و درک مطلب پیشرفته
رشته تحصیلی / کد درس : آموزش زبان انگلیسی (ناپیوسته) ۱۲۲۵۰۷۳
22-The success of Ouest was incredible. Incredible should mean ....
1. incorrect * unbelievable 3. not accepted 4 unwilling
Rick Little's life is a testament to the power of commitment to a high vision, coupled with a willingness to keep on asking until one manifests the dream.
23-“Manifests” should mean....
1. declare * govern 3 organize 4 confront
24-"Testament” should mean.................. -
1. proof 2. discrimination 3. hypothesis 4. example 25-"The young man climbed into the cars red-faced and miserable." The underlined part reveals that the man was ................... -
1. unlucky and had fever 2. embarrased and could do nothing
3 hot but unlucky 4. red (like Indians) and poor
26-Just writing a birthday card or sending an e-mail with useful info can keep you.......................
1 drawn up 2, manifested 3. connected 4 disconnected
27-She was engrossed in her book, but happened to see, that the man besides her grabbed a cookie from the bag between.
1. diminished 2. ignored 3 engaged 4. embraced 28-We need a positive view of the past and asn)......................... view of the present to feel lucky. 1. pesimistic 2. optimistic 3. limited 4. guaranteed
29-While he checked under the hood, a small, thin man walked in a slow and relaxed way to the Land Cruiser, stopping by the passenger's side.
1. clamp off 2. sauntered up 3. whirled around 4 stride up 30-The external bleeding had slowed to a trickle, but soon internal bleeding swelled Wally's leg and scrotum,and he rolled and turned in agony.
1. writhed 2 shivered 3. limped 4. slipped
31-"We’ve got to get to a hospital” Sharleen said, driving as fast as she dared. As she steered over wooden bridges and splashed through creeks, she suddenly realized she'd no idea which way to go.
1. skidded 2. pleaded 3. spurted 4 moved
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= دانشگاه پیام نور کارشناسی ناپیوسته مرکز آزمون و سنجش
. 藥
حضرت علی(ع): ارزش هر کسی به میزان دانایی و تخصصی اوست
تعداد سوالات : تستی : ۴۰ تشریحی : ۰ زمان آزمون (دقیقه) : تستی : ۷۰ تشریحی : ۰ سری سوال : یک ۱ درس : خواندن و درک مطلب پیشرفته
رشته تحصیلی / کد درس : آموزش زبان انگلیسی (ناپیوسته) ۱۲۲۵۰۷۳
32-Without sunlight for photosynthesis, the collapse of food chains on the land seems impossible to avoid.
1. inevitable 3 indestructible 9 inadequate 4. galled
33-The biggest extraterrestrial threats to the Earth's safety are asteroids."Extraterrestrial” should mean ............... -
1 concerned with things that happen on the Earth. 2. relating to things that exist on planets other than the Earth. 3 related to the events caused by people. 4 connected with the Solar System
34-The devastation covers an area approximately the size bigger than kondon. approximately is a synonym to .....
1. almost * dangerously 3. safely 4. certainly 35-lt seems puzzling why astronomers are adamant that the focus should be on ...................... , rather
than on ................. -
1. reflection/analysis * extinction/protection
3 deflection/detection 4 detection / deflection 36-"Oh, I’ve lost this feeling from time to time. Bad days and good days. Life .................. and dark
moods."
1 doesn't change 2. stops 3. cycles 4 wonders
37-By April, I realized I had rescued one thing out of the ruin of my life. Rescued is closest in meaning to ......................... -
1 scheduled * salvaged ° snatched * accomplished
38-"I learned something ending about life: that it is......................... -
1 huge 2. horrible 9 glorious 4 frightening
39-"The births of her 5 children, beginning with a difficult C-section, had also taken their roll". The underlined part should mean ...................... -
* had taken her energy away * had helped her feel better than before
% had harmed her gradually * had made her problem worse
40-So I began to feel more energetic without resorting to special medications or a radical life change.
! stay up * draw up 3 dawn on “ perkup
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