T.T.S. General Test (U-Int): Prepared by Ahmad Al-Najjar

Directions for questions 1 to 20 :

Find the correct choice that completes the gap best.


Unless you use your computer _______, you can't expect it to function well

In China's largest psychiatric facility there is a serious lack of resources but the staff try hard to ------—- this in their treatment of the patients.

It's worth remembering that his ---------- of the downward trends in output over recent years is not the only one.

The Gulf countries have achieved substantial progress ________ regional integration ________ the past 20 years.

In the case of opera, the benefits of being able to experience the whole production from the comfort of your armchair are very ________.

The analysis of a story _____ its central conflict is likely to be 'especially fruitful, for it rapidly takes us to what is truly ______ issue in the story.

For the control of the deadly brain disease in cows (BSE), surveillance is being stepped up in Canada, but the US claims to be testing enough cattle already to ______ the risk.

In Kuwait, foreign companies are presently taxed at 55 per cent of profits, whereas the Kuwaitis themselves pay _____ or ________ tax depending on their status.

Slow-motion photography can reveal things that happen _________ fast for the human eye to see.

He _______ in a line of work that was dependent solely on his ability to win the trust of others, and one in which very close relationships _______ necessary.

The term "radical", in politics, refers to anyone with opinions ______ extreme _________ the main current of a country's major political party or parties.

The auditing of accounts means the official inspection of a company's accounts by a qualified accountant, and this __________ by law each year.

Applicants ______ the ability to work well in a multicultural environment and _________ to work to tight deadlines.

Old Danish, one of the languages of the Vikings who ________ in parts of Britain during the 9th to 11 centuries, _______ a strong influence on the development of English.

One day humans _______ on Mars if US President Bush's recently announced plans ______ to fruition.

CLOZE TEST QUESTIONS-- Find the correct answers for the soaces:

I was at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall last week to hear an all-Byrd programme performed to a packed hall. This would have been unimaginable (16) ________ 20 years ago. Not surprisingly, a good (17) _______ of the audience applauded in the wrong places. I regard this as good news (18) _______ bad news. This was a new audience (19) — to a concert hall by CD recordings and I (20) ________ the
experience of being a part of it.


16.____________

17.----------

18. ------------

19. --------------

20. ---------------

Directions for questions 21-25. Complete the sentences in terms of grammar and meaning.


21.The building of the Toshka canal in Egypt was carefully planned ……………………….. .

There has been a decrease in deaths from motor vehicle crashes over recent years, ………… .

This conductor offers an orchestral balance quite unlike …………. .

We are determined to give the contract to an architect……………. .

25.The name "dolphin" is generally applied to species with a beaklike snout and slender body, ……………..................…… .

Directions for questions 26-28. Complete the passage in terms of grammar and meaning.




The world's oldest cave paintings date back some 35,000 years. They lie buried in the side of a hill close to Verona in north Italy. ………..… . Now, new archaeological research is also proving that the ancients were adept, not only at the visual arts, but also at the art of sound.

Recently a great deal of research has been carried out on the benefits of marriage. On average, married people are healthier and have lower mortality rates than single, divorced or
separated people. ……………… . Moreover, they suffer from less anxiety, depression and other mental ailments. These findings apply to both sexes.

Cloning could be crucial when a species is threatened with extinction. For instance, a few years ago, the last remaining bucardo mountain -goats in Spain were rounded up for a captive breeding programme. ……….. . This species is now extinct but could have been saved by the cloning technology we have today.

Directions for questions 29-32. Find the odd sentence in the passage.


(I) There is no point in pretending to be someone you're not, not even when you're what is called a "paper" wasp. (II) A study at the University of Arizona has shown that these insects are severely punished if they try to mislead others over their social rankings. (III) Actually, their colouring is largely black and yellow. (IV) Scientists used a toothpick and special paint to alter the facial markings of a number of wasps and then analyzed how these "dishonest-insects were treated by their peers. (V) Compared to unaltered wasps, the fakes received far more aggression and harassment.


29. __________

(I) Proper testing is often sacrificed when new management systems are being developed. (II) The system must respond with 100 per cent accuracy. (III) As a result, expensive and sometimes catastrophic problems may emerge later. (IV) Why, then, is testing so often neglected? (V) One reason is that testing can be both expensive and time-consuming.


30. ________

31.(I) X-rays, chemical analysis of paint and close scrutiny by expert eyes are all used to tell art forgeries from the real thing. (II) But now computer scientists at America's Dartmouth College have come up with a digital method for sorting the real from the counterfeit. (III) Drawings or paintings are scanned at high resolution and a computer breaks them down into digital elements called wavelets. (IV) An analysis of Madonna with Child by the Renaissance painter Perugino showed that at least four people had worked on the six faces in the painting. (V) The wavelets are then analyzed statistically to find consistencies or differences.

31. _________

Directions for questions 32-35. Re-state the main sentences.



I don't believe she is particularly clever, but she has a great deal of charm and people tend to do what she wants.

I can't understand why we haven't heard from him yet: he must have received the parcel several days ago.

The last time I talked to him, he told me that the business was doing well; but apparently that's not the case now!

The sooner we get the new system into action, the better.

Directions for questions 36-40. Read the passage and choose the best answer.


For two decades after World War II, mass production reigned supreme. Mass-production techniques pushed companies into standardized products, long product life cycles, and rigid manufacturing, emphasizing efficiency and low cost over flexibility. Special orders cost more. But today's consumers are very choosy. They want quality, value and products specially tailored to their needs, but always at the lowest possible price. For now mass customization has come to the fore. Mass customization uses information technology to produce and deliver products and services designed to fit the specifications of individual customers. Companies can customize products in quantities as small as one with the same speed and low cost as mass-production methods. Mass-customization systems use information taken from the customer to control the flow of goods.




We learn from the passage that mass production …………………. .

We learn from the passage that one of the characteristics of mass production is ………… .

By the phrase "mass customization", as it is used in the passage, is meant the production of goods ………………………….. .

According to the passage, present-day customers …………………. .

The point is made in the passage that mass customization …………………………. .