TOEIC 15 1. English writer, scholar and ____, Tolkien's father was a bank manager in South Africa. a. philologist b. philology c. philological d. philologically 2. ____ his father died in 1896, his mother took him and his younger brother to his father's native village of Sarehole, near Birmingham, England. a. While b. During c. Unless d. When 3. The landscapes and Nordic mythology of the Midlands ____ the source for Tolkien's fertile imagination to write about 'the Shire'. a. should have been b. may have been c. will have been d. may have be 4. After his mother's death in 1904 he was looked ____ by Father Francis Xavier Morgan a RC priest of the Congregation of the Oratory. a. for b. up c. into d. after 5. Tolkien was _____ at King Edward VI School in Birmingham. a. learned b. studied c. educated d. fed 6. He studied linguistics at Exeter College, Oxford, ____ took his B.A. in 1915. a. or b. but c. and d. therefore 7. From 1915 to 1918 he fought in _____ with the Lancashire Fusiliers. a. World War One b. first World War c. One World War d. World War First 8. _____ that his experiences during the Battle of Jutland may have been fueled the darker side of his subsequent novels. a. There is believed b. It is believed c. It is belief d. They are believed 9. Tolkien will ____ most for his books the Hobbit (1937) and the Lord of the Rings. a. be remembered b. remember c. be remembering d. remembered 10. The Hobbit began as a bedtime story for his children that in ____ "grew in the telling". a. his owns word b. him own words c. he own words d. his own words 11. He wrote Lord of the Rings over a period of about 14 years which started by his ____ his children bits and pieces of the story in his letters. a. sent b. sending c. to send d. send 12. Tolkien also _____ parts of his novels with fellow Oxfordian and fantasy writer CS Lewis during their 'meetings'. a. explained b. told c. discussed d. chatted 13. He was trying to create a fantasy world ____ he could explain how he had invented certain languages, and in doing so created 'Middle Earth'. a. unless b. so that c. such that d. therefore 14. His works were not well _____ among his peers at Oxford as they were not considered 'scholarly'. a. criticized b. published c. given d. received 15. ____ after LOTR was published in paperback in the United States in 1965 that he developed his legendary cult following and also imitators. a. It was b. They were c. There were d. Its was 1 16. In 1954 both the University of Liege ____ University College, Dublin, awarded him honorary doctorates. a. or b. among c. and d. between 17. He served ____ vice-president of the Philological Society and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. a. to b. for c. with d. as 18. ____ the immense popularity of his books today, Tolkien did not greatly benefit from their sales. a. Despite b. Although c. In spite d. Because of 19. ____ his work was published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien. a. Many b. Much of c. Many of d. Much 20. Tolkien served in the Lancashire Fusilliers in the First World War and fought in the Battle of the Somme. He was discharged in 1917 ____ from "trench fever". a. suffered b. suffer c. to suffer d. suffering 21. His novel, 'The Lord of the Rings', has sold over 52 million copies worldwide and ____ into 25 different languages. a. has been translated b. has translated c. has been translating d. have been translated 22. Tolkien's ____ to several proposed film productions of his books was that he considered his works to be unstageable. a. reacting b. reactor c. reaction d. react 23. Tolkien's simply didn't feel that they could be ____ translated to a dramatic form. a. successful b. successfully c. succeeded d. success 24. Although he had sold the film rights long before he died, he had ____ real expectation that "The Lord of the Rings" could be successfully filmed. a. none b. not c. neither d. no 25. While at school, he taught ____ Greek, Middle English, Old English, Old Norse, Gothic, Modern and medieval Welsh, Finnish, Spanish, and Italian. a. himself b. him c. his d. he 26. Other languages of which he had a working knowledge ____ Russian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, and Lombardic. a. including b. include c. to include d. includes 27. ____ these languages, Tolkien invented 14 different languages and assorted alphabets for his Middle-earth dwellers. a. In addition to b. Beside c. Furthermore d. Also 28. The British rock band Marillion, popular in the UK ____ the 1980s, took their name from his novel 'The Silmarillion'. a. when b. at c. on d. during 29. He ____ the 'International Fantasy Award' in 1957 for his book 'The Lord of the Rings'. a. achieved b. presented c. won d. succeeded 30. The German Heavy Metal band Blind Guardian base a lot of their songs on Tolkien's work, ____ Gandalf's Rebirth, By the gates of Moria, etc. a. so as to b. such as c. such that d. so that 2 31. He was extremely ____ when 'The Lord of the Rings' was published in the mid- 50s as three different stories. a. annoyance b. annoying c. annoy d. annoyed 32. Locus magazine conducted ____ in 1987 from among its readers to vote for the Best All-time Fantasy Novel. a. an experiment b. a campaign c. a negotiation d. a poll 33. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' (1955) and 'The Hobbit' (1934) won 1st and 2nd place ____. a. respectively b. respect c. respectful d. respected 34. The ____ publication of The Lord of the Rings was delayed for two reasons. a. origin b. original c. originally d. originate 35. Tolkien tried to get out of his obligation to his publisher, Allen & Unwin, because ____ publisher had agreed to his wish to use different colors of ink for different parts of the book. a. other b. others c. another d. one another 36. Gandalf, ____ Mithras and Jesus, dies and is reborn. a. alike b. likes c. dislikes d. like 37. Mithras sacrificed a cosmic bull, ____ darkness, while Gandalf falls fighting the Balrog. a. symbolizing b. symbolize c. symbolized d. symbolizes 38. He started writing The Lord of the Rings with no idea ____ the story would eventually go. a. where b. which c. what d. who 39. This led to it not being structured at all like a proper novel, with many characters left underdeveloped, many ideas ____, and character groups essentially forgotten for very long periods. a. repeating b. to repeat c. repeated d. repeat 40. The only actor from Peter Jackson's film adaptations of "Lord of the Rings" ____ actually met JRR Tolkien is Christopher Lee. a. having b. has c. had d. to have 41. Lee was very fond of Tolkien's books, and Tolkien himself even said that Lee would have been a good ____ for the role of the wizard Saruman. a. choose b. chosen c. choice d. chose 42. While writing the Lord of the Rings, he originally intended for Aragorn to marry Éowyn, but later decided to have her ____ Faramir. a. marrying b. marry c. to marry d. married 43. A hunt is under way in central Thailand for up to a dozen crocodiles ____ to have escaped from a breeding farm. a. believed b. believe c. believing d. believe 44. Local villagers have called for tougher restrictions on crocodile farms, ____ they say operate illegally. a. which some of b. of which some c. some which of d. some of which 45. They say they dare not go ____ the rivers and canals to wash or swim while the reptiles remain on the loose. a. close b. nearly c. near d. next 3 46. Top British transplant surgeons have accused China of ____ the organs of thousands of executed prisoners every year to sell for transplants. a. harvested b. harvesting c. to harvest d. harvest 47. The move comes less than a week after Chinese officials ____ denied that the practice took place. a. public b. publicist c. publicity d. publicly 48. The British Transplantation Society says an accumulating weight of evidence suggests that the organs of thousands of executed prisoners in China are being removed for transplants without ____. a. consent b. debate c. issue d. satisfaction 49. The emergence of transplant tourism has made the ____ of health organs even more lucrative. a. sell b. sold c. sale d. sail 50. Patients increasingly come from Western countries, including the UK, ____ Japan and South Korea. a. as well b. as well as c. either d. rather 51. Secrecy surrounding executions in China has always made ____ facts. a. it difficult to gather b. difficult to gather c. it difficulty to gather d. it difficult gathering 52. European countries need to work more ____ together in planning for a future flu pandemic. a. strictly b. tightly c. closely d. severely 53. Avian flu has been found in birds in Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, France, Slovenia and Britain, ____ so far no humans have become infected in the European Union. a. or b. however c. because d. but 54. Worldwide around 200 people have become infected, _____ have died, most in South East Asia. a. half of whom b. half of them c. half of who d. whom half of 55. Six volunteers who were taken seriously ill during a drugs trial have been offered an interim payment of £5,000, ____ they agree not to sue. a. unless b. if c. although d. during 56. Lawyers for four of the men said the drug manufacturer, TeGenero, had agreed to pay ____ but had attached a "no-fault" clause in the agreement. a. compensation b. reimbursement c. fee d. charge 57. A John Lennon schoolbook _____ an illustration of a walrus has been sold at auction for £126,500. a. contained b. contains c. contain d. containing 58. The scene in which Pippin is looking for Merry after the battle on Pelennor Fields was digitally altered ____ it appears to be night instead of day. a. therefore b. and c. so that d. but 59. According to Peter Jackson on the commentary track, this was done to make it ____ that Pippin has been looking for hours instead of minutes. a. appearing b. to appear c. appeared d. appear 4 60. ____ was given a gift on their last day of shooting, usually a prop that was significant to their roles. a. Each the cast members b. Each of the cast members c. Each of cast members d. Each cast members 61. Horses ____ by the production company were placed up for auction to the cast and crew after the film was shot. a. owned b. owning c. to own d. were owned 62. ____ filming the trilogy, Viggo Mortensen got so into character that during a conversation, Peter Jackson referred to him as "Aragorn" for over half an hour without Mortensen's realizing it. a. Because b. Moreover c. While d. As a result 63. The battle scenes, which reportedly contain over 200,000 digital participants, are ____ huge that an extra room had to be built onto Weta Digital's effects facility to house all the computer equipment needed to render the scenes. a. too b. such a c. such d. so 64. Andy Serkis and Elijah Wood were given prop rings ____ in the movie by director Peter Jackson. a. use b. used c. using d. to use 65. The opening scene ____ tells the origin of Gollum was originally shot for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. a. who b. in which c. which d. when 66. For the scene where Merry and Pippin are smoking their pipes at Isengard, Dominic Monaghan (Merry) had to drink a glass of milk beforehand to keep ____ from throwing up while smoking the pipe. a. them b. it c. himself d. him 67. The Lord of the Rings trilogy became the most nominated film series in Academy Award history with 30 nominations, ____ both the Godfather trilogy (28) and the Star Wars franchise (21). a. surpassing b. outnumbering c. dominating d. balancing 68. The movie tied with Ben-Hur (1959) and Titanic (1997) to win the most Oscars (11) in____. a. a single years b. single year c. single a year d. a single year 69. It broke another record by winning all the Oscars ____ it was nominated (11 out of 11). a. which b. for which c. that d. for whom 70. A veteran US test pilot who was the first person to fly at twice the speed of sound has died in a plane _____. a. collapse b. ruin c. crash d. incident 71. Scott Crossfield, 84, ____ a single- engine aircraft when it vanished from radar during a flight from Alabama to Virginia. a. is flying b. was flying c. has been flying d. was flown 72. Mr Crossfield was considered ____ of his time. a. one of the greatest test pilot b. the one of greatest test pilots c. one of greatest test pilots d. one of the greatest test pilots 73. He made aeronautical history in 1953 ____ he reached a speed of Mach 2 in a Skyrocket aircraft. a. during b. when c. while d. unless 5 74. The test pilot reached Mach 2 - a speed of more than 2,124 ____- on November 20, 1953. a. kilometers an hour b. kilometers a hour c. kilometers per hours d. kilometers of an hour 75. President George W Bush has urged the Chinese president to do more to close the US-China trade ____. a. balance b. agreement c. gap d. policy 76. There were no ____ at talks in Washington, though President Hu Jintao said China would "continue to take steps" to revalue China's currency. a. discoveries b. breakthroughs c. conflicts d. controversies 77. A speech by President Hu at the White House was ____ by a protester from the Falun Gong religious sect. a. stimulated b. delivered c. composed d. disrupted 78. The female protester - ____ as Wenyi Wang, an accredited journalist with the Epoch Times newspaper - yelled out from the media section during Mr Hu's speech. a. identified b. called c. nominated d. served 79. The newspaper - which is understood to be supportive of the Falun Gong movement - later ____ an apology. a. declared b. determined c. created d. issued 80. The incident highlights the difficult ____ between the two countries. a. related b. relative c. relationship d. relatively 81. Mr. Bush urged Mr. Hu to take action over the Yuan. US producers say that its low value has contributed ____ the massive US trade deficit with China. a. with b. to c. of d. for 82. Mr. Bush asked for China's help to restart ____ negotiations over North Korea's nuclear program. a. stalled b. stalling c. to stall d. stall 83. Mr. Hu pledged that China would try to help resolve nuclear disputes with both Iran and North Korea, but insisted ____ a diplomatic solution. a. in b. of c. on d. with 84. Sony has cut the price of ____ best- selling PlayStation 2 by $20 in the US. a. their b. its c. them d. it 85. The price drop was ____ expected, coming ahead of the planned November launch of Sony's new PlayStation 3. a. wide b. width c. widen d. widely 86. Console makers ____ reduce the price of existing machines in the run-up to the release of a new model. a. usually b. on a daily basis c. day after day d. each day 87. Since its appearance in 2000, Sony ____ more than 101 million units globally. a. is manufacturing b. has been manufactured c. manufactures d. has manufactured 88. Console sales have been in ____ over the past few months, as gamers save up their cash to invest in a next generation machine. a. decline b. demand c. despair d. debt 6 89. Crude oil breached the $74 a barrel mark in New York on Friday, on persistent fears that demand will squeeze global ____. a. consumptions b. requirements c. supplies d. competitions 90. In London the price of Brent North Sea crude ____ to $73.74, after touching a record $74.22 on Thursday. a. rose b. fell c. mounted d. reached 91. The ongoing row between Iran and the US over Tehran's nuclear program has ____ concerns about the future of supplies from the world's fourth biggest exporter. a. expressed b. addressed c. shared d. caused 92. On Friday the Iranian president said Iran should rely on ____ produced petrol from September, thus making it less liable to be affected by any sanctions. a. domestic b. domesticated c. domestically d. domestication 93. England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident that four key players will recover ____ injury in time for the World Cup. a. from b. against c. for d. of 94. Michael Owen, Sol Campbell, Ashley Cole and Ledley King have been sidelined, but Eriksson is happy with the progress they are ____ with their injuries. a. doing b. making c. monitoring d. measuring 95. Arsenal duo Cole and Campbell, plus Newcastle's Owen, will play before _____. a. end of the season b. ending of the season c. the end of the season d. an end of the season 96. Defender Cole had played just once in six months before a reserve team outing this week, ____ Eriksson is relieved to see him on the mend. a. for b. despite c. but d. however 97. Owen, ____ broke his foot at Spurs on New Year's Eve, is close to a comeback after being named in the Newcastle squad to face West Bromwich Albion. a. that b. whom c. when d. who 98. Campbell is now back in Arsenal first- team contention after ankle and toe injuries, although a ____ nose has temporarily set him back. a. broken b. breaking c. broke d. breakage 99. The CIA has sacked an employee for ____ secret information to the media. a. leaking b. containing c. extracting d. sharing 100. Several US media outlets named her as Mary McCarthy, an intelligence analyst who ____ a special assistant to Bill Clinton and George W Bush. a. acted on b. waited on c. served as d. characterized as 101. The CIA refused to confirm any names, but said a worker had admitted to "the unauthorized sharing of classified information" ____ the media. a. to b. about c. among d. with 102. The agency said the employee was fired after a three-month long ____. a. investment b. investigation c. inclusion d. insertion 7 103. In her final position at the CIA, she was assigned to its Office of Inspector General, looking into allegations that the CIA was ____ in torture at Iraqi prisons. a. admitted b. participated c. involved d. concerned 104. The CIA was rocked by ____ in November that the US was detaining terror suspects at "secret jails" abroad. a. returns b. reports c. refunds d. reform 105. The information, initially published in US daily The Washington Post, sparked an outcry in several countries ____ governments are allied to the US. a. which b. whom c. where d. whose 106. The US ____ that it is using prisons in allied nations to hold terror suspects. a. has never confirmed b. never has confirmed c. has confirmed never d. never confirmed has 107. Speaking to Congress in February, CIA director Porter Goss ____ a federal grand jury to uncover the origin of the leaks. a. called off b. called in c. called for d. called back 108. The CIA did not specify ____ the firing of its employee was related to the leaks in The Washington Post or not. a. how b. when c. where d. whether 109. Citing the Privacy Act, the CIA would not ____ any details about the officer's identity or what she might have told the news media. a. disclose b. discover c. remember d. obtain 110. Wang Wenyi, 47, was charged with harassing, ____ and threatening a foreign official. a. intimidates b. intimidated c. to intimidate d. intimidating 111. If she were convicted, Ms. Wang ____ six months in jail and a fine of $5,000. a. will face b. could face c. would have faced d. had faced 112. Ms Wang had received a press pass for the White House event on behalf of the English-language Epoch Times, which has ____ supported Falun Gong in the past. a. strictly b. stringently c. strongly d. harshly 113. The former coach of Brazil's national football team, Tele Santana, has died ____. a. at the age of 74 b. for the age of 74 c. at the age 74 d. with the age of 74 114. Santana guided a Brazilian national team that ____ stars such as Zico, Socrates, Falcao, Junior and Eder through the World Cup in 1982 and 1986. a. involved b. injured c. incised d. included 115. He encouraged the attacking, flamboyant form of football ____ Brazil is famed - though neither side he coached went on to lift the World Cup. a. which b. that c. for which d. whose 116. A California woman is going ahead with the construction of a house ____ of elements from a 747 Jumbo jet. a. makes b. making c. to make d. made 8 117. The wing of the Boeing jet will be used for the roof, its nose as a meditation temple while its trademark "bulge" will ____ as a loft. a. serve b. refer c. identify d. consider 118. The plane's parts were ____ from an airplane scrap yard in California. a. obstructed b. obtained c. obscured d. obeyed 119. The plane’s parts ____ around $100,000 to purchase. a. worth b. cost c. charge d. pay 120. The construction of the project, which is expected to start in June, ____ likely to cost several million dollars by the time it is completed. a. is thought b. are thinking c. thinks d. has thought 121. Ms Rehwald's family owns one of California's ____. a. largest Mercedes-Benz dealership b. the largest Mercedes-Benz dealerships c. largest Mercedes-Benz dealerships d. the largest Mercedes-Benz dealership 122. Police in the US state of Kansas say they have foiled an attack on a school on ____ of the Columbine massacre. a. seventh anniversary b. the seventh anniversaries c. the seven anniversary d. the seventh anniversary 123. Five boys, aged 16 to 18, were arrested after a message on a website warned students at the school in Riverton to wear bullet-proof vests ____ 20 April. a. in b. at c. on d. for 124. In 1999, two pupils shot dead 12 fellow students and a teacher before killing _____ at Columbine in Colorado. a. them b. themselves c. they d. their 125. The alleged plot at Riverton High was foiled after a message was ____ on My Space.com, a website popular with teenagers. a. posted b. indicated c. attacked d. carried 126. The message said that the attack would target a dozen students and a member of staff on 20 April, ____ is also Hitler's birthday. a. when b. that c. who d. which 127. The Bush administration is pushing for ____ measures to combat child pornography online. a. braver b. stiffer c. tougher d. more serious 128. The proposals were ____ by US Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, who said that the net had created an "epidemic" of child pornography. a. announced b. announcement c. announce d. announcing 129. The Chinese economy has continued to grow faster than ____, prompting calls for government action to curb investment and tighten lending. a. preceded b. prepared c. presented d. predicted 130. At least seven members of a wedding party have died after their bus fell into a river ____ the south-western Bangladeshi town of Narail. a. near b. nearly c. next d. close 9 TOEIC 15 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. D 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. D 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. A 38. A 39. C 40. D 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. C 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. B 51. A 52. C 53. D 54. A 55. B 56. A 57. D 58. C 59. D 60. B 61. A 62. C 63. D 64. B 65. C 66. C 67. A 68. D 69. B 70. C 71. B 72. D 73. B 74. A 75. C 76. B 77. D 78. A 79. D 80. C 81. B 82. A 83. C 84. B 85. D 86. A 87. D 88. A 89. C 90. B 91. D 92. C 93. A 94. B 95. C 96. C 97. D 98. A 99. A 100. C 101. D 102. B 103. C 104. B 105. D 106. A 107. C 108. D 109. A 110. D 111. B 112. C 113. A 114. D 115. C 116. D 117. A 118. B 119. B 120. A 121. C 122. D 123. C 124. B 125. A 126. D 127. C 128. A 129. D 130. A 10 . considered ____ of his time. a. one of the greatest test pilot b. the one of greatest test pilots c. one of greatest test pilots d. one of the greatest test pilots 73. He made aeronautical history. Bangladeshi town of Narail. a. near b. nearly c. next d. close 9 TOEIC 15 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. D 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. D 21. A 22. C 23. B 24 TOEIC 15 1. English writer, scholar and ____, Tolkien's father was a bank manager in South Africa. a.