آزمون EPT دی ماه 1397
Section One: Vocabulary
Read each statement below carefully and fill in the blank(s) with the best answer (1,2,3,4).
1. He has to work hard in order to ………… his family.
1) find
2) delete
3) support
4) play
2. We ………. that the moon goes around the earth.
1) washed
2) played
3) brought
4) learned
3. I hurt my ankle and I can’t ……… on it.
1) talk
2) shout
3) walk
4) start
4. Urgent business ……… her from coming.
1) prevented
2) involved
3) provided
4) supplied
5. Swimming is not ……. in this river.
1) referred
2) reviewed
3) met
4) allowed
6. You must be more careful to …….. making a mistake.
1) become
2) avoid
3) separate
4) arrive
7. You should help your mother …….. the living room.
1) hide
2) compose
3) bring
4) clean
8. Many cities ware …….. by bombs.
1) destroyed
2) built
3) consulted
4) slept
9. The Normans ……. England in 1066.
1) conquered
2) happened
3) increased
4) looked
10. The Mona Lisa is probably the most famous painting ever ……… .
1) written
2) called
3) created
4) meant
11. How did you …….. your vacation?
1) arrive
2) spend
3) rang
4) run
12. What has …….. you here so early?
1) spoken
2) calmed
3) excited
4) brought
13. I wonder when this building was ……. .
1) decreased
2) constructed
3) occurred
4) encouraged
14.Tom didn’t ……. Mary was unhappy.
1) view
2) cultivate
3) continue
4) realize
15. We ……. a new house for eighty thousand dollars.
1) recognized
2) produced
3) purchased
4) smelled
16. We will …….. what is true and what is false.
1) clarify
2) steal
3) pretend
4) heal
17. Making good grades …… studying hard.
1) insists
2) teaches
3) directs
4) requires
18. William was …. that he couldn’t get into Harvard.
1) intelligent
2) disappointed
3) remarkable
4) united
19. Someone needs to tell Jane what’s ……. of her.
1) expected
2) shortened
3) insisted
4) depended
20. I never …….. I would live in such a nice place.
1) cost
2) dig
3) missed
4) imagined
21. Students generally like a teacher who ……. their problems.
1) plays
2) reads
3) understands
4) listens
22. As soon as we got there, it ……… to rain.
1) began
2) came
3) had
4) yellowed
23. Bill was reading your paper last night, but I don’t know if he ……. it.
1) started
2) broke
3) finished
4) happened
24.Tom says he can’t …… the noise any longer.
1) ruin
2) pour
3) clean
4) ignore
25. I ……. English, French, and Chinese.
1) called
2) studied
3) made
4) bought
Section Two: Structure Part One
Choose the answer which best completes the following sentences.
26. Their work is hybrid …… it merges with other cultural forms such as oral traditions and myths.
1) because of
2) consequently
3) whereas
4) in that
27. Many Americans ………. the term liberal an insult or even synonymous with communism.
1) is considered
2) considering
3) consider
4) are considered
28. We crossed the stream …… carefully from stone to stone.
1) by stepping
2) as to step
3) by stepping of
4) for stepping
29.Two types of trees …….. in these forests are the famous redwoods and pines.
1) would grow
2) that grow
3) which growing
4) grow
30. I really want to see either key West …… the Everglades when we go to Florida summer.
1) as
2) nor
3) and
4) or
31. Millions of people became sick and died as the disease …… from Sicily across Europe.
1) spread
2) spreading
3) spreads
4) will spread
32. Baikal is …. lake in the world with a maximum depth of 1,642 m.
1) deepest
2) much deeper
3) deeper
4) the deepest
33. Many people are able to swim, hike, cycle, ad canoe in spite of…… disabilities.
1) they
2) them
3) their
4) theirs
34. Sylvia Porter wrote several books about how to earn money and how to spend it, ……. it, and save it.
1) borrowed
2) borrow
3) borrowing
4) to borrow
35.The main character in many of Agatha Christie’s mystery novels ….. the detective Hercule Poirot.
1) have
2) is
3) are
4)has
36. Some reptiles like a dry climate; ……… prefer a wet climate.
1) others
2) other
3) the other
4) another
37. Before …… of polyester and other synthetic materials, life jackets were made of cork.
1) introducing
2) the introduction
3) the introducing
4) introduction
38. The explorers, …. their way through the ruins, discovered a sack of old Spanish gold coins.
1) make
2) are made
3) making
4) to make
39. The city was destroyed long ago, but the remaining traces of it show how huge it ………. .
1) will be
2) must have been
3) would have been
4) is being
40. Like many insects, dragonflies have barely changed …. they first evolved.
1) although
2) because
3) where
4) since
41. Each one of us brought …… the sale.
1) used books for
2) for books used
3) used for books
4) for used books
42. The soldier’s hand was ……. warm and soft.
1) strange
2) strangely
3) strangeness
4) stranger
43. This huge stream of data ….. between hundreds of radio channels.
1) are divided
2) is dividing
3) is divided
4) are dividing
44. Even though there are only three facts listed above, the sample is ……. to support the claim.
1) enough large
2) too large
3) largely enough
4) large enough
45. up until then, she had been physically active swimming, ……. riding horses, and playing tennis.
1) compete
2) competing
3) competitively
4) competition
46. Rachel Carson, a biologist and writer, ….. the book Silent Spring in 1962.
1) published
2) and was published
3) was published
4) who published
47.The papers, ….. , were found at the bottom of the file cabinet.
1) age and yellow
2) to age and yellow
3) aged and yellowed
4) aging and yellowing
48. These are just a few of the many questions that ….. about the book in the century and a half.
1) had raised
2) have been raised
3) would raise
4) would be raising
49. Nationally, …….. spend at least a week in consultation with off-campus private clients.
1) university teachers are about one-third
2) of about one-third of university teachers
3) about one-third of university teachers
4) one-third of university teacher are about
50. Travelers should choose the ……. method of transportation that meets their business needs.
1) least cost
2) least costly
3) fewer costs
4) less cost
51. One of his books, Lasting Echoes, …… the history of American Indians.
1) tells
2) to tell
3) tell
4) telling
52.Taking care of your bicycle is the best way ….. last longer.
1) making it
2) which it makes
3) make it
4) to be made it
53.The judgment shall state the reasons ……. it is based.
1) on which
2) which of
3) which
4)which for
54. It has been possible to produce a textbook ….. an extremely rich source of information on the issue.
1) contains
2) which it contains
3) which contains
4) contains it
55. Some bacteria have fine hairs that enable …….. stick to surfaces.
1) their
2) to their
3) them to
4) they
Section Two: Structure Part Two
In each of the following sets of sentences, three sentences are grammatically correct and one sentence is not grammatical. Identify the incorrect sentence and mark your answer sheet.
56.
1)She was only child who has very welcome.
2)He has been here about an hour.
3)He swam to an island that was not far away.
4)I have an idea!
57.
1)It’s not late too to change your mind.
2)if you’re going to the mall, can I come , too?
3)This was too much for Helen.
4)I was too excited to notice anything.
58.
1)I have a few pens.
2)I have a few books.
3)I have a few idea.
4)I made a few calls.
59.
1)I have some money.
2)I made some calls.
3)I need some light.
4)I need some helps.
60.
1)I’m going to make a little fruit salad for everyone.
2)A few years ago, our room had little furnitures in it.
3)They live in a little house.
4)The story is a little too long.
61.
1)I thought Tom said it was a dog.
2)Nobody had anything more to say.
3)Tom asked me to tell you he needs a little more time.
4)We could make it on time if we walked a little faster.
62.
1)Who brought them?
2)Your bring me my shoes.
3)Bring Tom in here.
4)Can we bring David?
63.
1)I wonder if I might speak to Sara.
2)I’d like to speak to John Warner.
3)I’d like to speak with my lawyer.
4)I’m afraid of speak in public.
64.
1)I build it myself.
2)When was it build?
3)We didn’t build it.
4)I built a new house.
65.
1)Make life easy for yourselves.
2)That does make sense.
3)Did you make any real progress?
4)Do you want me to make a tea?
Section Three: Reading Comprehension
Direction: Read the passages and choose the one best answer, (1), (2), (3) or (4), for each question.
Passage 1
Mountain climbing is a sport enjoyed around the world. I t can range from simple trail hiking to more difficult rock and ice climbing. Professional climbers prefer folded mountains. These are some of the world’s tallest mountains. The Himalayas are folded mountains. They contain all but one of the 14 tallest mountains on Earth. Fault-block Mountains often have high cliffs. This provides climbers with special challenges. Volcanic mountains tend to be easier to climb. However, they attract climbers of all skill levels because of their unique lands and beautiful scenery.
66. According to the passage, the majority of the world’s tallest mountains …….. .
1)are located in the Himalayas
2)are always covered by ice
3)have been formed by volcanoes
4)provide an opportunity for trail hiking
67. Professional climbers may be attracted to volcanic mountains because they ….. .
1)find these mountains easier to climb
2)can save time and energy
3)are looking for special challenges
4)can enjoy the beautiful landscape
68. It can be inferred from the passage that a beginner climber will start with …… .
1)Fault-block Mountains.
2)folded mountains
3)volcanic mountains
4)high-cliff mountains
69.The word “their” in line 7 refers to ………. .
1)climbers
2)high cliffs
3)folded mountains
4)volcanic mountains
70.The passage mainly discusses …… .
1) the number of climbers around the world
2)the three types of mountains used for climbing
3)how ice climbing is different from trail hiking
4)where the world’s mountains are located
Passage 2
One day in 1870, a young Kansas man opened his lunch and began to eat it. His lunch had been wrapped in a newspaper , and while he ate, he read an article in the paper about an unusual serene lake in Oregon. The man, William Steel, moved to Oregon, two years later, but it was 13 years before he was able to see survey, map , and protect the area.
His dreams for the crater lake preservation came true on May 22, 1902, when crater lake became a national park.
71. According to the passage, William Steel first visited the lake in ……… .
1)1885
2)1870
3)1872
4)1983
72. The word “its” in line 5 refers to ………… .
1)Oregon
2)the lake
3)an article
4)the paper
73. All of the following are mentioned as characteristics of Crater lake EXCEPT ….. .
1)calm
2)strange
3)beautiful
4)colorful
74. The author’s purpose in using “Crater Lake became a national park” is to show that ………. .
1)it was a big and beautiful park
2)it belonged to the whole nation
3)William steel’s attempts succeeded
4)everybody could visit and enjoy it
75.The word “wrapped” in line 2 is closest in in meaning to …… .
1)cooked
2)covered
3)preserved
4)flavored
Passage 3
Farmers that live in tropical areas clear the land to farm and to sell the valuable wood. After a few years, the crops use up the nutrients in the soil, and the farmers must clear more land. As a result, tropical rainforest habitats are being destroyed. Through education, people are realizing the value and potential value of preserving the species of the rainforest. In some areas, logging is prohibited. In other areas, farmers are taught new methods of farming so they do not have to clear rainforest lands continually.
76. According to the passage, farmers need to clear more land because ….. .
1)rainforests use up the soil’s nutrients
2)the available land becomes less productive
3)they want to expand the tropical rainforest
4)they like to protect the species of the rainforests
77. Rainforest lands are being destroyed because …
1) trees are cut for logging
2) the land does not contain necessary nutrients
3) of the lack of enough rain throughout the year
4) they are located in mountainous areas
78. The word “logging” in line 5 is closest in meaning to …
1) recording 2) timbering 3) farming 4) selling
79. All of the following are mentioned as measures taken to protect rainforests EXCEPT …
1) educating farmers
2) using new methods of farming
3) moving farmers to other areas
4) forbidding logging
80. The passage mainly discusses …..
1) why rainforests are rare
2) how farming changes over time
3) how humans affect rainforests
4) what nutrients the crops need
Passage 4
West African kingdoms began to grow through trade. As trading centers expanded, so did the need for control of trade. As West African societies developed complex trade systems, some powerful individuals called kings gained control of this system. Many people were loyal to the king because he kept trade running smoothly. In addition, kings often played an important role in the religious life of the people. By performing the proper prayers and rituals, kings were expected to help bring rain, to make the land fertile, and to bring prosperity to their people.
81. According to the passage, trade in West Africa was mainly …
1) financed by farmers of all kind
2) governed by religious rules
3) controlled and run by kings
4) developed in the cities
82.The main function of religious rituals in West Africa was to …
1) express gratitude toward kings
2) offer sacrifices to gods
3) celebrate the society’s achievements
4) make farming more profitable
83. The word “prosperity” in line 7 is closest in meaning …
1) profession
2) amusement
3) wealth
4) freedom
84.The word “their” in line 8 refers to …..
1) rituals
2) kings
3) prayers
4) systems
85. The passage mainly discusses …..
1) how kings rose in West Africa
2) when complex trading systems emerged
3) why religious rituals were important
4) how the land became fertile and productive
Section Four: Cloze passage
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the best choice.
The Iguazu Falls annually receive more than one million tourists, being recognized worldwide for beauty. Located within the Iguassu National Park, on the border…(86)… Brazil and Argentina, it has a qualified structure for ..(87)… tourists, with a visitors center, hotel, restaurant, shops, and a hiking trail to ….(88)… the falls.
There are two options to …(89)… the Iguazu Falls: the Brazilian side ….(90)… the Argentinean side. …. (91)…are separated tours, and for ….(92)…. one you …..(93)….. to pay a ticket, …..(94)…. worth the price, since they are …..(95)…. with different perspectives. The access to Iguazu Falls ….(96)…. Argentina is done through the Argentinean Iguazu National Park. In …..(97)…… case, it is necessary to enter the country ….(98)….. the Customs. On the Brazilian side, the tour ….(99)….. two to four hours, ….. (100…)with the bus ride, leaving the Visitors Center to the trailhead.
86.
1)Between
2) beyond
3) above
4) among
87.
1)Receive
2)receiving
3)received
4) to receive
88.
1)Be access
2) accessing
3) accessed
4) access
89.
1)Meets
2)be meeting
3)have meet
4)meet
90.
1)Either
2) neither
3) or
4) nor
91.
1)Them
2) they
3) theirs
4)their
92.
1)No
2) any
3) each
4) some
93.
1)Did
2)to have
3) had
4) will have
94.
1) From
2) of
3) for
4) but
95.
1)Experiment
2) to experimenting
3) experimenting
4) have experiment
96.
1) On
2) in
3) from
4) for
97.
1)This
2) those
3) they
4) these
98.
1)Through
2) above
3) below
4) behind
99.
1)Lasts
2)last
3) lasting
4) lasted
100.
- Started
2) start
3) starting
4)to started
پاسخ تشریحی آزمون دی ماه 97
1.گزینه 3 «او مجبور است سخت کار کند تا هزینه ی زندگی خانواده اش را تامین کند.»
1)پیدا کردن
2)حذف کردن، برداشتن
3)کمک کردن؛ (هزینه ی زندگی کسی را ) تامین کردن
4) بازی کردن؛ {موسیقی } نواختن
2.گزینه 4 «ما یاد گرفتیم که ماه به دور زمین می چرخد»
1)شستن؛ پاک کردن لکه
2)بازی کردن؛ {موسیقی} نواختن
3)آوردن؛ بوجود آوردن
4)یادگرفتن
3.گزینه 3 «مچ پایم درد می کند و نمی توانم با آن راه بروم»
1)حرف زدن، صحبت کردن
2)دادزدن، فریاد زدن
3)راه رفتن، قدم زدن
4) شروع کردن؛ {موتور} روشن کردن
4.گزینه 1 «یک کار ضروری مانع آمدن او شد.»
1)مانع شدن، جلوگیری کردن
2)شامل شدن، درگیر شدن
3)تامین کردن؛ فراهم کردن
4)فراهم کردن؛ {نیاز} برآورده کردن
5.گزینه 4 «شنا کردن در این رودخانه مجاز نیست.»
1)ارجاع شده؛ مذکور
2)بررسی شده؛ بازدید شده
3)ملاقات شده؛ مواجه شده
4)مجاز، جایز
6)گزینه 2 «شما باید بیشتر دقت کنید تا از بروز اشتباه جلوگیری کنید.»
1)شدن
2)جلوگیری کردن، خودداری کردن؛ اجتناب کردن
3)جدا کردن؛ تقسیم کردن
4)رسیدن؛ فراهم کردن
7.گزینه 4 «تو باید به مادرت کمک کنی تا اتاق نشیمن را تمیز کند.»
1)پنهان کردن، مخفی کردن
2){انشاء} نوشتن؛ {موسیقی} سراییدن
3)آوردن، بوجود آوردن
4)تمیز کردن، مرتب کردن
8.گزینه 1 «بسیاری از شهرها با بمب نابود شدند.»
1)خراب کردن، نابود کردن
2)ساختن، بنا کردن
3)مشاوره کردن
4)خوابیدن
تحلیل سوالات بخش واژگان آزمون دی ماه 97:
سطح سوالات این بخش ساده بود. اکثر لغات بخش واژگان آزمون دی ماه در دو محصول قدرتمند آموزش لغات به روش ریشه شناسی ما یعنی : آموزش لغات ۵۰۴ به روش ریشه شناسی و آموزش لغات تافل به روش ریشه شناسی موجودند.
9.گزینه 1 «قوم نورمان در سال 1066 انگلستان را فتح کردند.»
1)فتح کردن، شکست دادن، تصرف کردن
2)اتفاق افتادن، رخ دادن
3)زیاد شدن، افزایش دادن
4)نگاه کردن، به نظر رسیدن
10.گزینه 3 «مونالیزا شاید مشهورترین تابلویی باشد که تا به امروز خلق شده است.»
1)نوشتن، نگاشتن
2)نامیدن، تماس گرفتن
3)خلق کردن، {آثار هنری}ساختن
4)معنی دادن، قصد داشتن
11.گزینه 2 «تعطیلات خود را چگونه گذراندید.»
1)رسیدن،قرارسیدن
2)گذراندن، سپری کردن؛ {پول} خرج کردن
3)زنگ زدن
4)دویدن؛ فرار کردن
12.گزینه 4 «چه چیزی اینقدر زود شما را به اینجا آورده است؟»
1)حرف زدن صحبت کردن
2)آرام کردن؛ فرونشاندن
3)برانگیختن؛ تحریک کردن
4) آوردن؛ وادار کردن کسی برای رفتن به جایی
13.گزینه 2 «کنجکاوم که بدانم چه زمانی این ساختمان بنا شده است.»
1)کاستن، کم کردن
2)ساختن، بنا کردن، احداث کردن
3)رخ دادن، اتفاق افتادن
4)تشئیق کردن، ترویج کردن
14.گزینه 4 «تام متوجه نشد مری ناراضی بود»
1)دیدن، نظر دادن
2)کشت کردن، ترویج کردن
3)ادامه دادن
4)درک کردن، فهمیدن
15.گزینه 3 «ما یک خانه ی جدید به قیمت هشتاد هزار دلار خریداری کردیم.»
1)تشخیص دادن
2)تولید کردن
3)خریداری کردن
4)بوییدن
16.گزینه 1 «ما روشن خواهیم کرد که چه چیزی درست و چه چیزی کذب است.»
1)روشن کردن، توضیح دادن
2)به سرقت بردن، ربودن
3)وانمود کردن
4)شفا دادن، التیام دادن
17.گزینه 4 «کسب نمره خوب مستلزم سخت مطالعه کردن است.»
1)پافشاری کردن
2)تعلیم دادن، آموختن
3)راهنمایی کردن
4)خواستن، مستلزم بودن، نیاز داشتن
18.گزینه 2 «ویلیام ناراحت شد که نتوانست به هاروارد برود.»
1)باهوش، هوشمند
2)ناراحت، مایوس، ناامید
3)عالی، قابل توجه
4)متحد، یکپارچه
19.گزینه 1 «کسی باید به جین آنچه از او انتظار می رود را بگوید»
1)انتظار داشتن، توفع داشتن
2)کاستن، مختصر کردن
3)پافشاری کردن، اصرار کردن
4)وابسته بودن
20.گزینه 4 «من هرگز تصور نمی کردم که در چنین مکان زیبایی زندگی کنم.»
1)هزینه داشتن
2)کندن، کاوش کردن
3)از دست دادن، خطا کردن
4)تصور کردن
21.گزینه 3 «دانش آموزان معمولا معلمی را دوست دارند که مشکلاتشان را درک می کند.»
1)بازی کردن
2)خواندن
3)درک کردن، فهمیدن
4)گوش دادن
22.گزینه 1 «به محض اینکه به آنجا رسیدیم، باران شروع به باریدن کرد.»
1)آغاز کردن، شروع کردن
2)آمدن
3)داشتن
4)زرد شدن
23.گزینه 3 «بیل دیشب در خواندن مقاله شما بود، اما نمی دانم آیا آن را به پایان رسانده یا نه»
1)آغاز کردن، شروع کردن
2)شکستن
3)تمام کردن
4)اتفاق افتادن
24.گزینه 4 «تام می گوید که دیگر نمی تواند سر و صدا را نادیده بگیرد.»
1)خراب کردن، فاسد کردن
2)ریختن
3)تمیز کردن
4)نادیده گرفتن
25.گزینه 2 «من انگلیسی، فرانسوی و چینی را آموخته ام.»
1)صدا زدن، نامیدن
2)آموختن، مطالعه کردن
3)ساختن
4)خریدن
26.گزینه 4
27.گزینه 3
28.گزینه 1
29.گزینه 2
30.گزینه 4
31.گزینه 1
32.گزینه 4
33.گزینه 3
34.گزینه 2
35.گزینه 2
36.گزینه 1
37.گزینه 2
38.گزینه 3
39.گزینه 2
40.گزینه 4
41.گزینه 1
42.گزینه 2
43.گزینه 3
44.گزینه 4
45.گزینه 3
46.گزینه 1
47.گزینه 3
48.گزینه 2
49.گزینه 3
50.گزینه 2
51.گزینه 1
52.گزینه 1
53.گزینه 1
54.گزینه 3
55.گزینه 3
56.گزینه 1
57.گزینه 1
58.گزینه 3
59.گزینه 4
60.گزینه 2
61.گزینه 3
62.گزینه 2
63.گزینه 4
64.گزینه 2
65.گزینه 4
66.گزینه 1
67.گزینه 4
68.گزینه 3
69.گزینه 4
70.گزینه 2
71.گزینه 1
72.گزینه 2
73.گزینه 4
74.گزینه 3
75.گزینه 2
76.گزینه 2
77.گزینه 1
78.گزینه 2
79.گزینه 3
80.گزینه 3
81.گزینه 3
82.گزینه 4
83.گزینه 3
84.گزینه 2
85.گزینه 1
86.گزینه 1
87.گزینه 2
88.گزینه 4
89.گزینه 4
90.گزینه 3
91.گزینه 2
92.گزینه 3
93.گزینه 4
94.گزینه 4
95.گزینه 3
96.گزینه 2
97.گزینه 1
98.گزینه 1
99.گزینه 1
100.گزینه 3
