Example Fill-in-the-blank questions Instructions Read the following text Choose the best words for each numbered blank from the four choices of the multiple choice questions old key wordscoined compa

Key words: idea, degree, electrical, previously, untrue, article, complex, greatly, possess, claimed; command, simplify, communicate, similar, brain, mass, capacity, investing, pain, according.

Essay: The 1 that humans have a sixth sense is not new; however, the 2 to which it exists is still debated. Some researchers have 3 reported that humans can detect and respond to 4 signals, much like plants. While this may seem 5, a new 6 suggests that such an idea is 7. Human biology is 8 and fascinating, but it 9 so 10 from that of plants that any 11 of similarities in our ability to 12 is inconclusive. Some scientists have 13 that humans possess a so-called "14 center" in the brain that is 15 to that in plants. They have 16 that humans have neuron-like cells that interact with hormones and neurotransmitters, much like a plant's nervous system. This 17 makes sense if you 18 the workings of a complex plant, reducing it to an array of electrical pulses; cells in humans also 19 through electrical signals. However, the signaling in a human brain is only 20 similar to the firing in a plant, which is more than "a 21 of cells that communicate by electricity," according to the article. And what's so great about a sixth sense, anyway? Humans can't always avoid 22, so 23 energy in a body system which 24 a threat and can feel 25 would be a very 26 evolutionary strategy, 27 to the article.

Single-choice questions:

1. [A] idea [B] opinion [C] theory [D] fact
2. [A] extent [B] level [C] measure [D] degree
3. [A] previously [B] currently [C] immediately [D] eventually
4. [A] electrical [B] visual [C] auditory [D] olfactory
5. [A] complex [B] simple [C] logical [D] emotional
6. [A] study [B] report [C] analysis [D] observation
7. [A] true [B] false [C] uncertain [D] irrelevant
8. [A] diverse [B] similar [C] distinct [D] uniform
9. [A] differs [B] benefits [C] suffers [D] develops
10. [A] greatly [B] slightly [C] moderately [D] significantly
11. [A] evidence [B] discovery [C] claim [D] result
12. [A] communicate [B] simplify [C] command [D] possess
13. [A] claimed [B] denied [C] doubted [D] requested
14. [A] brain [B] heart [C] lung [D] liver
15. [A] analogous [B] essential [C] suitable [D] sensitive
16. [A] recognized [B] ignored [C] discovered [D] claimed
17. [A] perspective [B] experiment [C] restriction [D] demand
18. [A] simplify [B] reduce [C] complicate [D] extend
19. [A] communicate [B] adapt [C] repair [D] test
20. [A] superficially [B] literally [C] temporarily [D] imaginarily
21. [A] mass [B] cluster [C] group [D] network
22. [A] danger [B] success [C] opportunity [D] challenge
23. [A] investing [B] saving [C] wasting [D] losing
24. [A] represents [B] includes [C] reveals [D] recognizes
25. [A] pleasure [B] happiness [C] anger [D] pain
26. [A] humble [B] poor [C] practical [D] easy
27. [A] according [B] contrary [C] similar [D] irrelevant

Standard Answer:

1. A 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D
2. C 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. A 16. D 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. A
3. A 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. B 27.