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B. they make them look more stylish.
C. they keep the users alert all the time.
D. they cannot be replaced by regular phones.
Question 72: The word "means" in the passage most closely means....................
A. “meanings” B. “expression” C. “transmission” D. “method”
Question 73: Doctors have tentatively concluded that cell phones may....................
A. cause some mental malfunction C. change their users’ temperament.
B. change their users’ social behaviours. D. damage their users’ emotions.
Question 74: "Negative publicity" in the passage most likely means....................
A. poor ideas about the effects of cell phones.
B. widespread opinion about bad effects of cell phones.
C. information on the lethal effects of cell phones.
D. the negative public use of cell phones.
Question 75: The changes possibly caused by the cell phones are mainly concerned with....................
A. the smallest units of the brain. C. the mobility of the mind and the body.
B. the resident memory. D. the arteries of the brain.
Question 76: The man mentioned in the passage, who used his cell phone too often,....................
A. had a problem with memory. B. abandoned his family.
C. suffered serious loss of mental ability. D. could no longer think lucidly.
Question 77: The word "potentially" in the passage most closely means....................
A. “certainly” B. “obviously” C. “privately” D. “possibly”
Question 78: According to the passage, what makes mobile phones potentially harmful is......
A. their radiant light. B. their raiding power.
C. their power of attraction. D. their invisible rays.
Question 79: According to the writer, people should....................
A. only use mobile phones in urgent cases. B. keep off mobile phones regularly.
C. never use mobile phones in all cases. D. only use mobile phones in medical emergencies.
Question 80: The most suitable title for the passage could be....................
A. “Mobile Phones: A Must of Our Time” B. “Technological Innovations and Their Price”.
C. “The Way Mobile Phones Work”. D. “The Reasons Why Mobile Phones Are
Popular”.
KEYS TO PRACTICE TEST 25
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11C 12C 13C 14A 15A 16A 17B 18A 19A 20D
21C 22D 23D 24B 25A 26D 27D 28B 29C 30A
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PRACTICE TEST 26
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from
that of the other words.
Question 1 : A. dine B. determine C. undermine D. mine
Question 2 : A. peach B. heaven C. tease D. feasible
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3 : A. imagine B. enormous C. permission D. possible
Question 4: A. under B. toward C. above D. behind
Question 5: A. mysteriously B. originally C. necessarily D. elaborately