ECPE Practice Tests - Grammar
1) - What is your favorite pastime?
- I enjoy swimming __________.
A. in summer
B. during summers
C. in the summer
D. summertime
2) - Sue is so rude.
- I know. She always barges __________ without knocking.
A. in
B. around
C. on
D. about
3) - It's cold outside.
- I __________ take a coat.
A. would rather
B. should have
C. had better
D. wouldn't need to
4) - It's Barbara's last day of work on Friday.
- Let's chip __________ to buy her a farewell gift.
A. with
B. in
C. together
D. around
5) - Did you like the movie?
- I preferred the one __________ .
A. to which I saw last week
B. I saw last week
C. which last week I saw
D. I saw it last week
Grammar Answers
ECPE Practice Tests - Vocabulary
1) The situation was ____________ with stress and tension.
A. fraught
B. manifest
C. blue
D. clandestine
2) The water was ____________ and not fit for drinking.
A. frivolous
B. wayward
C. obsequious
D. murky
3) I couldn't understand what she was trying to explain.
A. jettison
B. kindle
C. fathom
D. beckon
4) Our next-door neighbors ____________ all night at their celebration.
A. capitulated
B. haunted
C. capsized
D. reveled
5) The forest fire was ____________ by a carelessly discarded cigarette.
A. ignited
B. submerged
C. retired
D. forged
Vocabulary Answers
ECPE Practice Tests - Cloze
Crime is certainly on the increase nowadays. Not only is the (1) of crime on the rise, but also the variety of crime has begun to proliferate. Of course, the most serious crime is murder. Murderers are usually considered to be deranged individuals. Methods of homicide might include shooting, stabbing or striking victims (2) a blunt object. Victims may even be killed in their sleep by being strangled by hand or smothered with pillows. (3) murder is even more heinous because it is deliberated and planned. Alleged assailants may become fugitives running from the law and should be (4) armed and dangerous. Members of the public are therefore advised to exercise (5) caution if encountering these individuals.
Unfortunately, many crimes are drug-related. Some (6) narcotics pushers show no remorse for their crimes. Sentences for these offenders may include service in drug rehabilitation centers to (7) as a deterrent to a potential relapse. Financial crimes are also growing, often resulting in large (8) losses. White-collar crimes by employees include embezzling, as well as other shady dealings that are infringements (9) the financial regulations enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission. But not all financial crimes are committed by employees. Notorious for exploiting elderly women, swindlers sometimes convince their prey to invest in (10) companies.
1) a. amount b. total c. number d. statistics
2) a. by b. with c. on d. at
3) a. premeditating b. premeditated c. preconditioned d. mediation
4) a. considered b. considerably c. commenced d. concerned
5) a. extreme b. exceptional c. viable d. unusual
6) a. defended b. declining c. convicted d. convincing
7) a. make b. establish c. build d. work
8) a. money b. monument c. monetary d. momentary
9) a. in b. within c. at d. of
10) a. fiction b. artificial c. fictitious d. unreal
Cloze Answers
ECPE Practice Tests - Reading
Vicissitudes in the political arena are predominant among the events reported by today's press. Stupendous scandals have been uncovered and covert operations foiled as a result of recent media investigations. This may occur after immense and assiduous research into the particular discrepancies among various stories told by politicians or may simply result from an investigative journalist following an instinctive hunch. Had many duplicitous politicians been aware of the menace posed by such journalists, they would have been much more careful in carrying out their subterfuge.
The methods utilized in various scandals and subsequent cover-ups may include bugging governmental offices, tapping telephone lines, classifying documents as "top secret" or purging relevant data from computer systems. Such perfidy towards the democratic process is considered tantamount to espionage or treason by many patriotic Americans. Once the scandal is uncovered, the politician will be subjected to questioning at a public hearing.
Most politicians do not respond with complete candor and servility during these proceedings. However, their testimony is irrevocable and cannot be taken back without committing the act of perjury, or lying under oath. Certain politicians may phlegmatically profess no knowledge of the matter under investigation, while others may coyly state that their recollection of the events is slightly blurry. However, most parties involved will attempt to reply to questioning deftly and resolutely with cogent arguments and apposite remarks.
Ultimately, the hearing is likely to have an adverse impact on the politician's career. During the hearing, the politician may be subjected to daily jeering from throngs of spectators assembled outside the hearing room. The politician may even be forced to relinquish his or her position as a consequence of a unanimous consensus at the hearing, and, thus, be banished from public office for the remainder of his or her career.
1. Political scandals
A) often come to light due to differences among various versions of stories told by politicians.
B) are equivalent to covert operations.
C) are rarely mentioned in the news.
D) show the magnanimity of politicians nowadays.
2. Disloyal politicians may attempt to
A) hide secret listening devices in offices and on telephones.
B) obtain sinecures to avoid responsibility.
C) exercise more caution in their affairs subsequent to giving up public office.
D) add irrelevant information to computer files.
3. During public hearings most politicians
A) answer questions frankly and with clarity.
B) hesitate slightly before responding.
C) recall events clearly.
D) try to reply with appropriate statements.
4. The public hearing
A) may result in the exile of the politician to another country.
B) may expose the politician to public ridicule.
C) is poorly attended by members of the public.
D) Both A & B.
5. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A) Most politicians are supercilious in this day and age.
B) The public hearing may result in the demise of the politician's career.
C) Testimony can be revised by witnesses as desired.
D) Most parties reply nervously and hesitantly to questions at the public hearing.
Reading Answers
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