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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
Even before the turn of the century, movies began to develop in two major directions: the realistic and the
formalistic. Realism and formalism are merely general, rather than absolute, terms. When used to suggest a tendency
toward either polarity, such labels can be helpful, but in the end they are still just labels. Few films are exclusively
formalist in style, and fewer yet are completely realist. There is also an important difference between realism and reality,
although this distinction is often forgotten. Realism is a particular style, whereas physical reality is the source of all the
raw materials of film, both realistic and formalistic. Virtually all movie directors go to the photographable world for their
subject matter, but what they do with this material - how they shape and manipulate it - determines their stylistic
emphasis.
Generally speaking, realistic films attempt to reproduce the surface of concrete reality with a minimum of distortion.
In photographing objects and events, the filmmaker tries to suggest the copiousness of life itself. Both realist and
formalist film directors must select (and hence emphasize) certain details from the chaotic sprawl of reality. But the
element of selectivity in realistic films is less obvious. Realists, in short, try to preserve the illusion that their film world
is unmanipulated, an objective mirror of the actual world. Formalists, on the other hand, make no such pretense. They
deliberately stylize and distort their raw materials so that only the very naive would mistake a manipulated image of an
object or event for the real thing.
We rarely notice the style in a realistic movie; the artist tends to be self-effacing. Some filmmakers are more
concerned with what is being shown than how it is manipulated. The camera is used conservatively. It is essentially a
recording mechanism that reproduces the surface of tangible objects with as little commentary as possible. A high
premium is placed on simplicity, spontaneity, and directness. This is not to suggest that these movies lack artistry,
however, for at its best the realistic cinema specializes in art that conceals art.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Acting styles
B. Film plots
C. Styles of filmmaking D. Filmmaking 100 years ago
2. With which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?
A. Realism and formalism are outdated terms.
B. Most films are neither exclusively realistic nor formalistic.
C. Realistic films are more popular than formalistic ones.
D. Formalistic films are less artistic than realistic ones.
3. Whom does the author say is primarily responsible for the style of a film?
A. The director
B. The actors
C. The producer
D. The camera operator
4. The word "shape" in line 8 is closest in meaning to
A. specify
B. form
C. understand
D. achieve
5. How can one recognize the formalist style?
A. It uses familiar images.
B. It is very impersonal.
C. It obviously manipulates images.
D. It mirrors the actual world.
6. The word "preserve" in line 14 is closest in meaning to
A. encourage
B. maintain
C. reflect
D. attain
7. The word “They” in line 16 refers to
A. films
B. realists
C. formalists
D. raw materials
8. The word "tangible" in line 20 is closest in meaning to
A. concrete
B. complex
C. various
D. comprehensible
9. Which of the following terms is NOT used to describe realism in filmmaking?
A. Simple
B. Spontaneous
C. Self-effacing
D. Exaggerated
10. Which of the following films would most likely use a realist style?
A. A travel documentary
B. A science fiction film
C. A musical drama
D. An animated cartoon
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the italic part in each
of the following questions
11. He didn’t bat an eye when he realized he failed the exam again.
A. didn‟t want to see
B. didn‟t show surprise C. wasn‟t happy
D. didn‟t care
12. The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well-informed.
A. easily seen
B. beautiful
C. popular
D. suspicious
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
13. It is the recommendation of many psychologists ………. to associate words and remember names.
A. mental images are used
B. that a learner must use mental images
C. that a learner use mental images
D. that a learner uses mental images
14. As coal mines became deeper, the problems of draining water, bringing in fresh air, and …… to the surface increased.
A. transporting ore
B. ore is transporting
C. how ore is transported D. to transport ore
15. On the battle field ……………..
A. lied the tanks
B. did the tanks lie
C. lay the tanks
D. the tanks lay
16. This fruit has been in the fridge for over three weeks! It is all …………….
A. rotten
B. moldy
C. bitter
D. sour
17. If someone is down to earth, he is very …………….
A. shy
B. practical
C. strange
D. sad
18. ……………. that I tore up the letter.
A. So was I annoyed
B. I was such an annoyed
C. I was so annoying
D. Such was my annoyance
19. The team threw on all their substitutes in the last five minutes, all to no ……………. as they lost the game narrowly
by three points.
A. avail
B. gain
C. use
D. benefit
20. Are you thinking of flying business class?" "……………."
A. No, economy.
B. I'm flying there to attend a party.
C. No, I'd like an aisle seat.
D. No, I'm just on business.
21. We took Bill ……………. for a couple of months after the fire at his home. It was no trouble as we have the extra
bedroom up in the converted loft.
A. up
B. off
C. out
D. in
22. The ……………. horse began to run as fast as he could.
A. frighten
B. frightened
C. frightful
D. frightening
23. Now I am unemployed, I have too much time ……………. and don't know what to do with myself.
A. in my hands
B. to hand
C. on my hands
D. in hand
24. Question 24: For lunch, I always have something quick and easy: a sandwich, a salad, toast and the …………….
A. similar
B. same
C. rest
D. like
25. The police spokesman said he was ……………. to believe that the arrested man was the serial killer they had been
looking for.
A. suspected
B. inclined
C. seemed
D. supposed
26. …………….Nam Cao is a realistic writer, but he still used a lot of romance in his stories.
A. On my part
B. On the other hand
C. On the whole
D. On the contrary
27. ……………., the invention was perfect, but it didn‟t sell very well.
A. Practically
B. Technologically
C. Technically
D. Politically
28. Something tells me that you …………….to a single word I ……………. in the past ten minutes.
A. haven‟t listened / was saying
B. haven‟t been listening / have said
C. didn‟t listen / said
D. haven‟t listened / said
29. I don't think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed to get my point ……….
A. around
B. along
C. across
D. about
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30. I'm ……………. my brother is.
A. nowhere near as ambitious as
B. nothing near as ambitious as
C. nothing as ambitious as
D. nowhere like so ambitious as
31. We don't seem to have any more of that book, Sir. It is out of ……………. but we are getting a new delivery next
Thursday if you would like to pop back then.
A. order
B. shop
C. print
D. stock
32. P1: “…………….”
P2: “Not really.”
A. I don't like that new movie.
B. Would you recommend the new movie at the Odeon?
C. How often do you go to the movies?
D. Would you like to watch a cartoon or a documentary?
33. Cable TV revolutionized communications; ………., the very existence of that service is now threatened by satellites.
A. consequently
B. nevertheless
C. moreover
D. for example
34. To decorate my room, I …………….the help of my roommate.
A. engaged
B. enlisted
C. drafted
D. recruited
35. P1: "Do you mind if I use your phone?"
P2: "……………."
A. Sorry. I have no idea
B. Not at all. Help yourself
C. You can say that again
D. Yes, certainly
36. I tried to talk to her, but she was as high as a …………….
A. house
B. sky
C. wall
D. kite
37. There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here ……………. the great work you
have done.
A. presuming
B. regardless
C. nevertheless
D. notwithstanding
38. P1: "What do you think of football?"
P2: "……………."
A. It's none of my business.
B. I am crazy about it.
C. Of course, football players are excellent
D. Well, it's beyond my expectation
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.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.

A. popularity
A. horizon
A. consonant
A. consignation
A. garment

B. conscientious
B. ignorant
B. divisible
B. abnormality
B. comment

C. apprenticeship
C. determinedly
C. significant
C. supplementary
C. cement

D. personality
D. librarian
D. mosquito
D. dictionary
D. even

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the italic part in
each of the following questions
44. Mr. Smith‟s new neighbors appear to be very friendly.
A. amicable
B. inapplicable
C. hostile
45. The clubs meet on the last Thursday of every month in a dilapidated palace.
A. renovated
B. regenerated
C. furnished

D. futile
D. neglected

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for
each of the blanks
Parrots and macaws have become so (46) ……………. that special varieties of these birds are (47) ……………. up
to £9,000 each on the black market in Britain. Macaws from Brazil cost from £1,000 and parrots from Australia can cost
£7,500 a pair. The demand for parrots, cockatoos and macaws has led to a (48) ……………. increase in thefts from zoos,
wildlife parks and pet shops. London and Whipsnade zoos are among the many places from which parrots have been
stolen. Some thefts have not been (49) ……………. in an effort to prevent further (50) …………….Parrot rustling, as it
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is known among bird fanciers, has increased rapidly in Britain since 1976 when imports and exports of (51)
…………….birds became (52) ……………. controlled.
Quarantine controls, (53) …………….with the scarcity of many types of parrots in the wild in Africa, Australia,
Indonesia, and South America, have caused a shortage of birds which can be sold legally under (54) ……………. This
has sent prices to (55) ……………. levels. Working at night and equipped with wire-cutters, nets and substances to dope
the birds, the rustlers are prepared to (56) ……………. serious risks to capture the parrots they want. At Birdworld, a
specialist zoo, thieves (57) ……………. two parrots after picking their (58) ……………. through an enclosure
containing cassowaries, The cassowary is a large flightless bird, related to the emu, which can be extremely (59)
……………., and has been (60) ……………. to kill humans with blows from its powerful legs.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.

A. costly
A. raising
A. acute
A. published
A. happenings
A. unusual
A. tightly
A. coupled
A. warranty
A. unknown
A. sustain
A. thieved
A. way
A. aggressive
A. heard

B. extinct
B. reaching
B. peak
B. publicized
B. incidents
B. uncommon
B. hardly
B. doubled
B. guarantee
B. unheard
B. assume
B. robbed
B. road
B. fighting
B. known

C. outlandish
C. lifting
C. sharp
C. advertised
C. acts
C. exotic
C. toughly
C. attached
C. license
C. record
C. take
C. misappropriated
C. path
C. bad-tempered
C. considered

D. rare
D. fetching
D. high
D. told
D. activities
D. strange
D. grimly
D. accompanied
D. law
D. highest
D. make
D. stole
D. lane
D. rough
D. able

Mark the letter on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correcting.
61. James was worried that he was (A) the last person to submit the (B) physical assignment (C) but he was actually (D)
the second.
62. Today it seems (A) hardly credible, but Los Angeles grew (B) as it did because in its (C) early days it had a highly
advanced (D) public transporting system.
63. After the (A) social science lecture all students are invited (B) to take part in a discussion (C) of the issues which were
(D) risen in the talk.
64. A football match (A) begins (B) with the ball (C) kicking forwards from a spot (D) in the center of the field.
65. They had a discussion (A) about (B) training not only the new employees but also (C) giving them (D) some
challenges.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct sentence which is closest in meaning to
each of the ones given before.
66. It‟s your duty to finish your homework before you go to school.
A. You were supposed to finish your homework before you go to school.
B. Your homework is supposed to be finished before going to school.
C. That your homework is finished before you go to school is your duty.
D. Your duty finishing your homework before you go to school is necessary.
67. "You didn‟t lock the door this morning as I found the keys on the table when I got home!" the woman told her son.
A. The woman scolded her son with unlocking the door that morning as she found the key on the table.
B. The woman criticized her son for not locking the door that morning, adding that she saw the keys on the table.
C. The woman blamed her son for not unlocking the door that morning as she found the key on the table.
D. The woman reproached her son of not locking the door that morning, emphasizing that she saw the keys on
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68. When he was asked for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset.
A. When asking for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset.
B. On being asked for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset.
C. Being asked for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset.
D. The man appeared quite upset, asking for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset.
69. The Prime Minister is unlikely to call an early general election.
A. The likelihood is that the Prime Minister will call an early general election.
B. The likelihood is great that the Prime Minister will call an early general election.
C. It‟s likely that the Prime Minister will call an early general election.
D. There is little likelihood of the Prime Minister calling an early general election.
70. What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night.
A. The politician fell deaf when he was speaking last night.
B. What the politician was saying deafened the listeners last night.
C. No one took notice of what the politician was saying last night.
D. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night because they had deaf ears.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
In the last third of the nineteenth century a new housing form was quietly being developed. I n 1869 the
Stuyvesant, considered New York‟s first apartment house was built on East Eighteenth Street. The building was financed
by the developer Rutherfurd Stuyvesant and designed by Richard Morris Hunt, the first American architect to graduate
from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Each man had lived in Paris, and each understood the economics and social
potential of this Parisian housing form. But the Stuyvesant was at best a limited success. In spite of Hunt‟s inviting
façade, the living space was awkwardly arranged. Those who could afford them were quite content to remain in the more
sumptuous, single-family homes, leaving the Stuyvesant to newly married couples and bachelors.
The fundamental problem with the Stuyvesant and the other early apartment buildings that quickly followed, in
the 1870‟s and early 1880‟s was that they were confined to the typical New York building lot. That lot was a rectangular
area 25 feet wide by 100 feet deep–a shape perfectly suited for a row house. The lot could also accommodate a
rectangular tenement, though it could not yield the square, well-lighted, and logically arranged rooms that great
apartment buildings require. But even with the awkward interior configurations of the early apartment buildings, the idea
caught on. It met the needs of a large and growing population that wanted something better than tenements but could not
afford or did not want row houses.
So while the city‟s newly emerging social leadership commissioned their mansions, apartment houses and hotels
began to sprout in multiple lots, thus breaking the initial space constraints. In the closing decades of the nineteenth
century, large apartment houses began dotting the developed portions of New York City, and by the opening decades of
the twentieth century, spacious buildings, such as the Dakota and the Ansonia finally transcended the tight confinement
of row house building lots. From there it was only a small step to building luxury apartment houses on the newly created
Park Avenue, right next to the fashionable Fifth Avenue shopping area.
71. The new housing form discussed in the passage refers to
A. single-family homes B. apartment buildings
C. row houses
D. hotels
72. The word “inviting” in line 7 is closest in meaning to
A. open
B. encouraging
C. attractive
D. asking
73. Why was the Stuyvesant a limited success?
A. There were no shopping areas nearby.
B. The arrangement of the rooms was not convenient.
C. Most people could not afford to live there.
D. It was in a crowded neighborhood.
74. The word “sumptuous” in line 8 is closest in meaning to
A. luxurious
B. unique
C. modern
D. distant
75. It can be inferred that the majority of people who lived in New York‟s first apartments were
A. highly educated
B. unemployed
C. wealthy
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76. It can be inferred that the typical New York building lot of the 1870‟s and 1880‟s looked MOST like which of the
following?

77. It can be inferred that a New York apartment building in the 1870‟s and 1880‟s had all of the following characteristics
EXCEPT:
A. Its room arrangement was not logical.
B. It was rectangular.
C. It was spacious inside.
D. It had limited light.
78. The word “yield” in line 14 is closest in meaning to
A. harvest
B. surrender
C. amount
D. provide
79. Why did the idea of living in an apartment become popular in the late 1800‟s?
A. Large families needed housing with sufficient space.
B. Apartments were preferable to tenements and cheaper than row houses
C. The city officials of New York wanted housing that was centrally located.
D. The shape of early apartments could accommodate a variety of interior designs.
80. The author mentions the Dakota and the Ansonia in line 22 because
A. they are examples of large, well-designed apartment buildings
B. their design is similar to that of row houses
C. they were built on a single building lot
D. they are famous hotels
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Reading the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 1 to 10:
Animation traditionally is done by hand-drawing or painting successive frame of an object, each slightly different
than the proceeding frame. In computer animation, although the computer may be the one to draw the different frames, in
most cases the artist will draw the beginning and ending frames and the computer will produce the drawings between the
first and the last drawing. This is generally referred to as computer-assisted animation, because the computer is more of a
helper than an originator.
In full computer animation, complex mathematical formulas are used to produce the final sequences of pictures.
These formulas operate on extensive databases of numbers that defines the objects in the pictures as they exist in
mathematical space. The database consists of endpoints, and color and intensity information. Highly trained professionals
are needed to produce such effects because animation that obtains high degrees of realism involves computer techniques
fro three-dimensional transformation, shading, and curvatures.
High-tech computer animation for film involves very expensive computer systems along with special color terminals
or frame buffers. The frame buffer is nothing more than a giant image memory for viewing a single frame. It temporarily
holds the image for display on the screen.
A camera can be used to film directly from the computer‟s display screen, but for the highest quality images possible,
expensive film recorders are used. The computer computers the positions and colors for the figures in the picture, and
sends this information to the recorder, which captures it on film. Sometimes, however, the images are stored on a large
magnetic disk before being sent to the recorder. Once this process is completed, it is replaced for the next frame. When
the entire sequence has been recorded on the film, the film must be developed before the animation can be viewed. If the
entire sequence does not seem right, the motions must be corrected, recomputed, redisplayed, and rerecorded. This
approach can be very expensive and time- consuming. Often, computer-animation companies first do motion tests with
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simple computer-generated line drawings before selling their computers to the task of calculating the high-resolution,
realistic-looking images.
1. What aspect of computer animation does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The equipment needed B. The role of the artist C. The high cost
D. The production procession
2. According to the passage, in computer-assisted animation the role of the computer is to draw the .........................
A. first frame
B. middle frames
C. last frame
D. entire sequences of frames
3. The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to .........................
A. formulas
B. objects
C. numbers

D. database

4. According to the passage, the frame buffers mentioned in the third paragraph are used to .........................
A. add color to the images
B. expose several frames at the same time
C. store individual images
D. create new frames
5. According to the passage, the positions and colors of the figures in high-tech animation are determined by ............
A. drawing several versions
B. enlarging one frame at a lime
C. analyzing the sequence from different angles
D. using computer calculations
6. The word “captures” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to .........................
A. separates
B. registers
C. describes
D. numbers
7. The word “Once” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to .........................
A. before
B. since
C. after
D. while
8. According to the passage, how do computer-animation companies often test motion?
A. They hand-draw successive frames.
B. They experiment with computer-generated line drawings.
C. They calculate high-resolutions images.
D. They develop extensive mathematical formulas.
9. The word “task” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to .........................
A. possibility
B. position
C. time
D. job
10. Which of the following statement is supported by the passage?
A. Computers have reduced the costs of animation.
B. In the future, traditional artists will no longer be needed.
C. Artists are unable to produce drawings as high in quality as computer drawings.
D. Animation involves a wide range of technical and artistic skills.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
11. We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.
A. uninterested
B. unsure
C. open
D. slow
12. The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers,
civilians and prisoners of war.
A. happiness
B. worry and sadness
C. pain and sorrow
D. loss
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
13. The most important thing is to keep you occupied.
A. busy
B. comfortable
C. free
D. relaxed
14. My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
A. skillful
B. famous
C. perfect
D. modest
15. After many year of unsuccessfully endeavoring to form his own orchestra, Glenn Miller finally achieved world fame
in 1939 as a big band leader.
A. requesting
B. trying
C. offering
D. deciding
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
16. Let‟s do something to protect the environment, ........................we?
A. needn‟t
B. must
C. shall

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17. By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi river, ........................ were quite luxurious.
A. which many
B. many of them
C. many of which
D. many that
18. P1: Do you like pop music or jazz?
P2: I don‟t like ........................of them. I prefer classical music.
A. any
B. both
C. either

D. neither

19. ........................saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
A. What the woman was B. That the woman was
C. The woman was
D. What was the woman
20. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop ........................lunch.
A. for having
B. having had
C. having
D. to have
21. Although he is my friend, I find it hard to ........................ his selfishness.
A. keep up with
B. come down with
C. put up with
D. catch up with
22. P1: “Would you like another coffee?”
P2: “........................”.
A. Willingly

B. It‟s a pleasure

C. I‟d love one

23. The discovery was a major ........................ for research workers.
A. break-in
B. breakout
C. breakthrough
24. P1: “Do you mind if I take a seat?”
P2: “.........................“
A. Yes, I don‟t mind
B. No, do as you please C. No I mind

D. Very kind of your part
D. breakdown

D. Yes, do as you please

25. As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 ........................ gave them a standing ovation.
A. bystanders
B. spectators
C. viewers
D. audiences
26. My parents lent me the money. ........................, I couldn‟t have afforded the trip.
A. However
B. Therefore
C. Only if
27. It was Mr. Harding ........................ the bill to yesterday.
A. who sent my secretary
C. that my secretary sent
28. P1: “How lovely your pets are!”

D. Otherwise

B. to whom my secretary sent
D. my secretary sent

P2: “........................”.
A. I love them, too
B. Thank you, it‟s nice of you to say so
C. Can you say that again
D. Really? They are
29. It is essential that Alice ........................ Tom of the meeting tomorrow.
A. remind
B. must remind
C. reminds
D. will remind
30. It is interesting to take ........................ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing.
A. over
B. on
C. in
D. up
31. Jack made me ........................ him next week.
A. promise calling
B. to promise calling

C. to promise to call

D. promise to call

32. ........................ down to dinner than the telephone rang.
A. No sooner had I sat
B. Scarcely I sat
C. Hardly had I sat
D. No sooner I sat
33. P1: “I passed the TOEFL test, Mom.”
P2: “ ........................”
A. All right
B. Thank you
C. Well done
D. Good luck
34. Parts of the country are suffering water ........................ after the unusually dry summer.
A. shortage
B. supply
C. thirst
D. hunger
35. The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it ........................ warmer.
A. was
B. were
C. has been
D. had been
36. My supervisor is angry with me. I didn‟t do all the work that I ........................ last week.
A. must have done
B. can have done
C. may have done
D. should have done

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37. P1: “Don‟t fail to send your parents my regards”
P2: “.........................“
A. It‟s my pleasure

B. Good idea, thanks

38. Jogging every day will........................ you good.
A. do
B. keep

C. You‟ve welcome

D. Thanks, I will

C. help

D. make

39. ........................you, I‟d think twice about that decision. I could be a bad move.
A. Were I
B. Should I be
C. If I am

D. If I had been

40. They are having their house ........................ by a construction company.
A. to paint
B. being painted
C. painted

D. painting

41. Stay out of this problem and do not interfere, please! It‟s none of your ........................!
A. work
B. job
C. business
D. action
42. Not only ........................ to speak to him but she also vowed never to see him again.
A. she refused
B. did she refuse
C. she did refuse
D. when she refused
43. The judge ........................ the pedestrian for the accident.
A. accused
B. charged
C. sued
D. blamed
44. She had to borrow her sister‟s car because hers was .........................
A. out of work
B. out of order
C. off chance
D. off work
45. We should participate in the movement ........................ to conserve the natural environment.
A. to organize
B. organizing
C. which organized
D. organized
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
46. A galaxy, (A) where may include billions (B) of stars, (C) is held (D) together by gravitation attraction.
47. The tongue is the (A) principle organ (B) of taste, and (C) is crucial for chewing, (D) swallowed, and speaking.
48. If Monique (A) had not attended the party, she (B) never would meet her old friend Dan, (C) whom she (D) had not
seen in years.
49. (A) A smaller percentage of British students (B) go on to (C) farther or higher education than (D) any other European
country.
50. The proposal (A) has repealed after a (B) thirty-minutes discussion and (C) a number of objections to its (D) failure to
include our district.
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.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.

A. environment
A. biology
A. specialize
A. eliminate
A. medicine

B. satisfy
B. ability
B. anxious
B. compulsory
B. addition

C. imagine
C. interactive
C. anticipate
C. technology
C. endanger

D. attractive
D. inaccurate
D. tendency
D. academic
D. survival

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the bank.
Why did you decide to read, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every single part of it
and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight‟s (56) ........................? Common sense (57) ........................ that
the answers to these questions depend on “readability”- whether the (58) ........................ matter is interesting, and the
argument clear and the (59) ........................attractive. But psychologists are trying to (60) ........................ why people
read – and often don‟t read certain things, for example technical information. They also have examined so much the
writing as the readers.
Even the most technically confident people often (61) ........................ instructions for the video or home computer in
favor of hands- on experience. And people frequently take little notice of consumer information, whether on nutritional
labels or in the small print of contracts. Psychologists researching reading (62) ........................ to assume that both
beginners and competent readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish. There are (63) ........................
among them about the role of eyes, memory and brain during the process. Some people believe that fluent readers take in
very letter or word they see; other (64) ........................that reader rely on memory or context to carry them from one
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phrase to another. But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension (65)
........................, then reading stops.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.

A. time
A. transmits
A. content
A. information
A. rate
A. ignore
A. lead
A. contests
A. direct
A. occurs

B. period
B. suggests
B. text
B. pattern
B. value
B. pass
B. tend
B. objections
B. press
B. establishes

C. term
C. informs
C. subject
C. layout
C. determine
C. miss
C. undertake
C. separations
C. insist
C. issues

D. gap
D. advises
D. topic
D. assembly
D. ensure
D. omit
D. consent
D. arguments
D. urge
D. sets

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
66. While I strongly disapproved of your behavior, I will help you this time.
A. Despite of my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
B. Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
C. Although I strongly disapproved of your behavior, but I will help you this time.
D. Because of your behavior, I will help you this time.
67. I‟m sorry I interrupted your speech in the middle.
A. Your speech is very sorry for being interrupted in the middle.
B. I‟m sorry to interrupt your speech in the middle.
C. It‟s my pity to interrupt your speech in the middle.
D. I apologized for having interrupted your speech in the middle.
68. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
A. By having failed his driving test, Harry made no surprise.
B. If Harry had not failed his driving test, I would have been surprised.
C. Harry‟s having failed his driving test is not my surprise.
D. It came as no surprise to me that Harry had failed his driving test.
69. She has always had a good relationship with the children.
A. She has always got on well with the children.
B. She has got a lot of friend children.
C. She has always got away well with the children. D. The children have had her as their friend.
70. I have called this meeting in order to present the latest sale figures.
A. This meeting is in order to present the latest sale figures.
B. My purpose in this meeting is in order to present the latest sale figures.
C. My purpose in having called this meeting is to present the latest sale figures.
D. This meeting is called in order to present the latest sale figures.
Reading the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer.
Some animal behaviorists argue that certain animals can remember part events, anticipate future ones, make plans and
choices, and coordinate activities within a group. These scientists, however, are cautious about the extent to which
animals can be credited with conscious processing.
Explanations of animal behavior that leave out any sort of consciousness at all and ascribe actions entirely to instinct
leave many questions unanswered. One example of such unexplained behavior: Honeybees communicate the sources of
nectar to one another by doing a dance in a figure-eight pattern. The orientation of the dance conveys the position of the
food relative to the sun‟s position in the sky, and the speed of the dance tells how far the food source is from the hive. Most
researchers assume that the ability to perform and encode the dance is innate and shows no special intelligence. But in one
study, when experimenters kept changing the site of the food source, each time moving the food 25 percent father from the
previous site, foraging honeybees began to anticipate where the food source would appear next. When the researchers
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arrived at the new location, they would find the bees circling the spot, waiting for their food. No one has yet explained how
bees, whose brains weigh four ten-thousandths of an ounce, could have inferred the location of the new site.
Other behaviors that may indicate some cognition include tool use. Many animals, like the otter who uses a stone to
crack mussel shells, are capable of using objects in the natural environment as rudimentary tools. One researcher has
found that mother chimpanzees occasionally show their young how to use tools to open hard nuts. In one study,
chimpanzees compared two pairs of food wells containing chocolate chips. One pair might contain, say, five chips and
three chips, the other four chips and three chips. Allowed to choose which pair they wanted, the chimpanzees almost
always chose the one with the higher total, showing some sort of summing ability. Other chimpanzees have learned to
use numerals to label quantities of items and do simple sums.
A. Observations that suggest consciousness in animal behavior.
B. The use of food in studies of animal behavior.
C. The role of instinct in animal behavior.
D. Differences between the behavior of animals in their natural environments and in laboratory experiments.
72. Which of the following is NOT discussed as an ability animals are thought to have?
A. Communicating emotions
B. Remembering past experiences
C. Selecting among choices
D. Anticipating events to come
73. What is the purpose of the honeybee at a site?
A. To determine the quality of food at a site
B. To increase the speed of travel to food sources
C. To identify the type of nectar that is available
D. To communicate the location of food
74. The word “yet” is closest in meaning to .........................
A. however
B. generally
C. since
D. so far
75. What did researchers discover in the study of honeybees discussed in paragraph 2?
A. Bees are able to travel at greater speeds than scientists thought.
B. The bees were able to determine in advance where scientists would place their food.
C. Changing the location of food caused bees to decrease their dance activity.
D. The bees could travel 25% farther than scientists expected.
76. It can be inferred from the passage that brain size is assumed to .........................
A. be an indicator of cognitive ability
B. be related to food consumption
C. correspond to levels of activity
D. vary among individuals within a species
77. Why are otters and mussel shells included in the discussion in paragraph 3?
A. To provide that certain species demonstrate greater ability in tool use than other species.
B. To provide an example of tool use among animals.
C. To show that animals are very good at using objects in their habitat.
D. To provide an example of the use of weapons among animals.
78. The word “rudimentary” in meaning to .........................
A. technical
B. basic

C. superior

D. original

79. The phrase “the one” refer to the .........................
A. chimpanzee
B. pair

C. ability

D. study

80. Scientists concluded from the experiment with chimpanzees and chocolate chips that chimpanzees .........................
A. prefer to work in pairs or groups
B. have difficulty selecting when given choices
C. lack abilities that other primates have
D. exhibit behavior that indicates certain mathematical abilities
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Mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs in the position of the main stress in the following questions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A. explanation
A. appearance
A. individual
A. relation
A. different

B. preparation
B. ambitious
B. competitive
B. arrange
B. important

C. considerate
C. performance
C. occupation
C. summary
C. essential

D. information
D. telephone
D. documentary
D. eliminate
D. negation

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6. To solve this problem, it is advisable ........................
A. a drastic measure to be adopted
B. that to adopt a drastic measure
C. that a drastic measure be adopted
D. that a drastic measure is adopted
7. John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?"
Laura. " ........................"
A. Yes, it‟s an absurd idea
B. There‟s no doubt about it
C. Of course not. You bet
D. Well, that‟s very surprising
8. On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater.
A. On reflection
B. For this time only
C. After discussing with my wife
D. For the second time
9. On ………………… he had won, he jumped for joy.
A. he was told
B. having told
C. being told
D. telling
10. I must take this watch to be repaired; it …………… over 20 minutes a day.
A. gains
B. accelerates
C. increases
D. progresses
11. When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty …………… paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso.
A. worthless
B. priceless
C. valueless
D. worthy
12. His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else‟s point of view. He is very ……………
A. open-minded
B. kind-hearted
C. narrow-minded
D. absent-minded
13. The story he invented was completely ……………. I don‟t believe it.
A. true
B. truth
C. truthful
D. untrue
14. What chemical is this? It‟s …………… a horrible smell.
A. giving over
B. giving off
C. giving down
D. giving up
15. In many ways, she …………… me of someone I knew at school.
A. remembers
B. reminds
C. recalls
D. resembles
16. Learning English isn‟t so difficult once you ……………
A. get down to it
B. get off it
C. get on it
D. get down with it
17. George wouldn‟t have met Mary ........................ to his brother‟s graduation party.
A. had he gone
B. hadn‟t he gone
C. if he had not gone
D. if he shouldn‟t have gone
18. Nowadays children would prefer history ……………in more practical ways.
A. to be taught
B. teach
C. be taught
D. to teach
19. John has a monthly bank …………… sent to him so that he knows how much there is in his account.
A. statement
B. overdraft
C. cheque
D. balance
20. Can you list the problems …………… poor and …………… countries?
A. facing / overpopulation
B. facing /overpopulated
C. face / overpopulated
D. facing /overpopulating
21. "I am sorry. I broke the vase". "........................".
A. OK. Go ahead
B. Yes, certainly
C. I‟d rather not.
D. Don‟t worry. Things break
22. ........................, he felt so unhappy and lonely.
A. Despite his wealthy
B. Rich as was he
C. Rich as he was
D. In spite of his being wealth
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23. There is …………… in my bedroom.
A. a square wooden old table
B. an old square wooden table
C. a wooden old square table
D. an old wooden square table
24. The sheep were huddled into a …………… to protect them from overnight frosts.
A. cage
B. pen
C. kennel
D. hutch
25. There seems to be a large ........................ between the number of people employed in service industries and those
employed in the primary sectors.
A. discrepancy
B. discretion
C. discriminate
D. distinguish
26. Tom: "I‟m sorry. I won‟t be able to come."
Mary. "……………………."
A. great
B. Oh, that‟s annoying
C. Well, never mind
D. Sounds like fun
27. "I understand you don‟t like opera. ……………, I go at least once a month.”
A. In contrast
B. On contrast
C. In the contrast
D. On the contrast
28. If you had taken my advice, you …………… in such difficulties now.
A. wouldn‟t have been B. hadn‟t been
C. wouldn‟t be
D. won‟t be
29. One‟s fingerprints are ……………… other person.
A. different from
B. different from any
C. differ from any
D. different from those of any
30. Marianne seemed to take ........................ at my comments on her work.
A. annoyance
B. insult
C. offence
D. indignation
31. ........................, we tried our best to complete it.
A. Difficult as the homework was
B. Thanks to the difficult homework
C. As though the homework was difficult
D. Despite the homework was difficult
32. She listened so attentively that not a word........................
A. she had missed
B. she missed
C. she didn‟t
D. did she miss
33. On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she came …………….. again.
A. round
B. up
C. over
D. forward
34. The policeman …………….. him to appear as a witness.
A. let
B. discouraged
C. made
D. compelled
35. His new yacht is certainly an ostentatious display of his wealth.
A. showy
B. expensive
C. large
D. ossified
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correcting.
36. (A) The reason he wants to take a (B) leaving of absence is (C) that he needs a (D) complete rest.
37. (A) His boss (B) has asked him (C) to respond (D) immediately this fax.
38. It is (A) the writing English (B) that causes (C) difficulties to (D) foreigners.
39. (A) The diameter of the Sun is (B) more than one hundred (C) times (D) greater than the Earth.
40. Foreign students who (A) are doing a decision (B) about which school (C) to attend may not know exactly where (D)
the choices are located.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one.
41. Diana ran into her former teacher on the way to the stadium yesterday.
A. Diana caused an accident to her teacher while she was going to the stadium.
B. Diana‟s car ran over her teacher on the way to the stadium.
C. Diana happened to meet her teacher while she was going to the stadium.
D. Diana‟s teacher got run over whole she was going to the stadium.
42. You should have persuaded him to change his mind.
A. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn‟t.
B. You didn‟t persuade him to change because of his mind.
C. You should persuade him to change his mind.
D. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn‟t listen.
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43. When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.
B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
C. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.
D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.
44. I wish you hadn‟t said that.
A. I wish you not to say that
B. If only you didn‟t say that
C. I hope you will not say that
D. It would be nice if you hadn‟t said that.
45. "You‟re always making terrible mistakes", said the teacher.
A. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
B. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.
C. The teacher complained about his student making terrible mistakes.
D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the one that best completes each sentence.
46. My English is progressing.........................
A. odds and ends
B. leaps and bounds
C. bounds and leaps
D. ends and odds
47. Many of the current international problems we are now facing........................
A. linguistic incompetency‟s
B. are the result of misunderstandings
C. are the result of not understanding themselves
D. lack of the intelligent capabilities of understanding each other
48. We got on well when we shared a flat,........................
A. in spite of the different in our old
B. although the difference in our age
C. despite her being much older than me
D. in spite that fact that I was much older than her
49. Having been selected to present the Association of American Engineers at the International Convention, ..................
A. the members applauded him
B. a speech had to be given by him
C. the members congratulated him
D. he gave a short acceptance speech
50. When you do something, you should .........................
A. get through to
B. turn over a new leaf
C. go down well with
D. weigh up the pros and cons
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
"The economic history of the United States", one scholar has written, "is the history of the rise and development
of the capitalistic system". The colonists of the eighteenth century pushed forward what those of the seventeenth century
have begun: the expansion and elaboration of an economy born in the great age of capitalist expansion.
Our excellent natural resources paved the way for the development of abundant capital to increase our growth.
Capital includes the tools – such as: machines, vehicles, and buildings – that makes the outputs of labor and resources
more valuable. But it also includes the funds necessary to buy those tools. If a society had to consume everything it
produced just to stay alive, nothing could be put aside to increase future productions. But if a farmer can grow more corn
than his family needs to eat, he can use the surplus as seed to increase the next crop, or to feed workers who build
tractors. This process of capital accumulation was aided in the American economy by our cultural heritage. Saving
played an important role in the European tradition. It contributed to American‟s motivation to put something aside today
for the tools to buy tomorrow.
The great bulk of the accumulated wealth of America, as distinguished from what was consumed, was derived
either directly or indirectly from trade. Though some manufacturing existed, its role in the accumulation of capital was
negligible. A merchant class of opulent proportions was already visible in the seaboard cities, its wealth as the obvious
consequence of shrewd and resourceful management of the carrying trade. Even the rich planters of tidewater Virginia
and the rice coast of South Carolina finally depended for their genteel way of life upon the ships and merchants who sold
their tobacco and rice in the markets of Europe. As colonial production rose and trade expanded, a business community
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51. With what subject is this passage mainly concerned?
A. Geography
B. Finance
C. Economics
D. Culture
52. The phrase "paved the way" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ……………...
A. paid for
B. supported
C. accumulated
D. resembled
53. It can be inferred from the passage that the European ancestors of early Americans ………………...
A. sent many tools to America
B. taught their skills to their offspring
C. were accustomed to saving
D. were good farmers
54. The word "funds" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ……………....
A. money
B. resource
C. labour
D. capital
55. According to the passage, which of the following would lead to accumulating capital?
A. Training workers who produce goods.
B. Studying the culture history of the country
C. Consuming what is produced
D. Planting more of a crop than what is needed
56. The word "it" in the third sentence of paragraph 2 refers to....................
A. growth
B. resource
C. labour
D. capital
57. According to the passage, capital includes all of the following EXCEPT………….
A. factories
B. tractors
C. money
D. workers
58. According to the passage, the emergence of a business community in the colonies was a result of ...............
A. efficient saving
B. the immigration
C. the success of production and trade
D. the existence of manufacturing
59. The word "negligible" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to.....
A. very important
B. not very important
C. able to be neglected
D. necessary to be neglected
60. The phrase "put aside" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to………….....
A. hidden
B. saved
C. reviewed
D. consumed
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following question.
Although they are an inexpensive supplier of vitamins, minerals, and high-quality protein, eggs also contain a high
level of blood cholesterol, one of the major causes of heart diseases. One egg yolk, in fact, contains a little more than
two-thirds of the suggested daily cholesterol limit. This knowledge has driven egg sales to plummet in recent years,
which in turn has brought about the development of several alternatives to eating regular eggs. One alternative is to eat
substitute eggs. These egg substitutes are not really eggs, but they look somewhat like eggs when they are cooked. They
have the advantage of having low cholesterol rates, and they can be scrambled or used in baking. One disadvantage,
however, is that they are not good for frying, poaching, or boiling. A second alternative to regular eggs is a new type of
egg, sometimes called „designer‟ eggs. These eggs are produced by hens that are fed low-flat diets consisting of
ingredients such as canola oil, flax, and rice bran. In spite of their diet, however, these hens produce eggs that contain the
same amount of cholesterol as regular eggs. Yet, the producers of these eggs claim that eating their eggs will not raise the
blood cholesterol in humans.
Egg producers claim that their product has been portrayed unfairly. They cite scientific studies to back up their
claim. And, in fact, studies on the relationship between eggs and human cholesterol levels have brought mixed result. It
may be that it is not the type of eggs that is the main determinant of cholesterol but the person who is eating the eggs.
Some people may be more sensitive to cholesterol derived from food than other people. In fact, there is evidence that
certain dietary fats stimulate the body‟s production of blood cholesterol. Consequently, while it still makes sense to limit
one‟s intake of eggs, even designer eggs, it seems that doing this without regulating dietary fat will probably not help
reduce the blood cholesterol level.
61. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To introduce the idea that dietary at increases the blood cholesterol level
B. To make people know about the relationship between eggs and cholesterol
C. To persuade people that eggs are unhealthy and should not be eaten
D. To convince people to eat „designer‟ eggs and egg substitutes.
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62. According to the passage, which of the following is a cause of heart diseases?
A. minerals
B. cholesterol
C. canola oil
D. vitamins
63. What has been the cause for changes in the sale of eggs?
A. increasing price
B. decreased production
C. dietary changes in hens
D. concerns about cholesterol
64. What is meant by the phrase „mixed result’?
A. The result are blended
B. The result is a composite of things
C. The result is inconclusive
D. The result are mingled together
65. According to the author, which of the following may reduce blood cholesterol?
A. reducing egg intake but not fat intake
B. increasing egg intake and fat intake
C. decreasing egg intake and fat intake
D. increasing egg intake but not fat intake
66. Which of the following could best replace the word „somewhat‟?
A. in fact
B. a little
C. indefinitely
D. a lot
67. According to the passage, one yolk contains approximately what fraction of the suggested daily limit for human
consumption of cholesterol?
A. 3/4
B. 2/3
C. 1/2
D. 1/3
68. The word „portrayed‟ could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. studied
B. destroyed
C. tested
D. described
69. What is the meaning of „back up‟?
A. reverse
B. advance
C. block
D. support
70. According to the passage, egg substitutes cannot be used to make any of the following types of eggs EXCEPT?
A. boiled
B. poached
C. scrambled
D. fried
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The
school teaches a (71) ........................ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also
teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the
future employee to know. But very few students bother (72) ........................ it.
This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your
success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate with people and to (73) ........................ your own
thoughts and ideas to them so they will (74) ........................ understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (75) ........................ itself. You must have something to say in the first
place. The effectiveness of your job depends (76) ........................ your ability to make other people understand your work
as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one‟s thoughts is one skill that the school can (77) ........................ teach. The foundations for skill in
expression have to (78) ........................ early: an interest in and an ear (79) …………. language; experience in organizing
ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these
foundations (80) …………. your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.

A. large
A. learning
A. interpret
A. both
A. on
A. on most
A. quite
A. lied
A. by
A. during

B. great
B. to learn
B. give out
B. not
B. for
B. most on
B. hardly
B. laid
B. in
B. of

C. far
C. with learning
C. transfer
C. as well
C. by
C. much on
C. truly
C. lain
C. for
C. for

D. lost
D. learn
D. present
D. either
D. in
D. on much
D. really
D. lay
D. of
D. when

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
1. From 1905 to 1920, American novelist Edith Wharton was at the height of her writing career, publishing of her three
most famous novels.
2. Because of its vast tracts of virtually uninhabited northern forest, Canada has one of the lowest population density in
the world.
3. Every child in Great Britain between the old year of five and fifteen must attend school.
4. It is the high time John understands how to behave properly towards the old men.
5. Have you learnt the reason why does the water of the ocean becomes blue?
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct and natural way of combining of each pair of sentences given.
6. In spite of having a broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.
A. In spite of the fact that his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
B. In spite of having broken legs he managed to get out of the car.
C. Despite of the fact that his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
D. Although his leg was broken but he managed to get out of the car.
7. Maria says she‟d like to have been put in a higher class.
A. Maria wishes she will be put in a. higher class.
B. Maria wishes she is put in a higher class.
C. Maria wishes she were put in a higher class.
D. Maria wishes that she had been put in a higher class.
8. “Please could you wake me up at 7 o‟clock tomorrow morning?” I asked the doorman.
A. I asked the doorman if he wakes me at 7 o‟clock in the following morning.
B. I asked the doorman if he wake me at 7 o‟clock in the following morning.
C. I asked the doorman whether he wakes me at 7 o‟clock in the following morning or not.
D. I asked the doorman to wake me up 7 o‟clock in the following morning.
9. “I‟m sorry, I was rude to you yesterday.” I said to Tom.
A. I apologize of being rude to you yesterday.
B. I apologized Tom for having been rude to him the day before.
C. I apologized for my rude to you yesterday.
D. I apologized Tom to be so rude the day before.
10. The Prime Minister set up a committee of financial experts. They were to help him discuss and formulate new policies.
A. The Prime Minister, who is a financial expert, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies.
B. A committee consisting of financial experts was set up by the Prime Minister to help him discuss and
formulate new policies.
C. The Prime Minister, who was helped by financial experts, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies.
D. A committee consisting of financial experts who were helped by the Prime Minister discussed and
formulated new policies.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to the best sentence which is made up from the given cue word
11. /anxious / find / good school / my wife / children / attend.
A. To be anxious about good school my wife‟s children find to attend.
B. My wife finds good school to attend for anxious children.
C. Anxious children find to attend good school of my wife.
D. My wife is anxious to find a good school for our children to attend.
12. / I / look forward / start / work / you.
A. I look forwards to starting to work for you.
B. I look forwards to start to work for you.
C. I‟m looking forwards to start working for you.
D. I look forwards to start working to you.
13. / actually / Jim / rather / not / go / class / yesterday / today.
A. Actually, Jim would rather not have gone to class yesterday than today.
B. Actually, Jim would rather not to have gone to class yesterday than today.
C. Actually, Jim would rather not to go to class yesterday than today.
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D. Actually, Jim would rather not going to class yesterday than today.
14. / feel / like / go out / this evening / ? /
A. Are you feel like going out this evening?
B. Do you feel like going out this evening?
C. Do you feel like to go out this evening?
D. Do you feel to like going out this evening?
15. / you / attend / work / stop / day-dream?
A. Would you attend your work and stop day-dreaming?
B. Would you please attend to your work and stop day-dream?
C. Do you attend to your work and stop day-dreaming?
D. Would you please attend to your work and stop day-dreaming?
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
16. The instruction from the train traffic control was not consistent with the train drivers, _ __ _ _ _ _
A. so that the drivers made an error and crashed
B. as a result, the drivers made an error and crashed
C. therefore the drivers made it crash
D. resulting from the drivers crashing the plane
17. If my sister had left the car key, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A. I will pick her up the airport.
B. I would pick her up at the airport.
C. I would have picked her up at the airport.
D. please pick her up the airport.
18. Not until the manager got the right solution to the problem_ _ _ _ _ _ _
A. we must try by ourselves.
B. must we try by ourselves.
C. have we to try by ourselves.
D. we must try for ourselves.
19. The economists in the world highly appreciate the economic situation of the U.S _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A. pumping millions of dollars by the president.
B. where is pumped millions of dollars by the president.
C. being pumped millions of dollars by the president.
D. which is pumped millions of dollars by the president.
20. With the open - door policy, the jobs are increasing more and more and we __ _ _ _.
A. are getting out of poverty
B. are getting away the poverty
C. are getting rid of poverty
D. are getting over poverty.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in
each of the following questions
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

A. parameter
A. production
A. endangered
A. secretary
A. biology

B. speedometer
B. deficient
B. humidity
B. necessary
B. accordance

C. thermometer
C. ancient
C. necessary
C. classifies
C. incomplete

D. conscious
D. sufficient
D. incredible
D. vocabulary
D. lucidity

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
26. The hostess made every effort to see that her guests got the food and drinks they wanted.
A. The hostess was reluctant to offer her guests food and drinks.
B. The hostess tried hard to please her guests.
C. The guests refused the food and drinks prepared by the hostess.
D. Neither the guests nor the hostess had food or drinks.
27. Most people get fewer colds in the summer than in the winter.
A. A person is more likely to get a cold in the winter than in the summer.
B. More people have summer colds than winter colds.
C. People get colder in the summer than in the winter.
D. The winter is much colder than the summer.
28. The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.
A. The meeting started earlier because people wanted to leave early.
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B. The meeting was planned to start late because of time pressure.
C. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.
D. There was not enough time to hold the meeting.
29. Twice as many men as women are insurance agents.
A. More men than women have insurance.
B. Male insurance agents outnumber female agents.
C. Women are twice as likely as men to have sold insurance.
D. Insurance is twice as difficult to sell to women as to men.
30. If it hadn‟t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.
A. He was careless because he hadn‟t finished the work.
B. If her were careful, we would finish the work.
C. If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work.
D. Because he wasn‟t careless, we didn‟t finish the work.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from pronunciation in each of the following questions
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.

A. question
A. accompany
A. theme
A. will
A. I‟d

B. presentation
B. application
B. ethnic
B. we‟ll
B. AIDS

C. industrialization
C. apologize
C. honey-mouthed
C. weal
C. played

D. modernization
D. admire
D. thunder
D. wheel
D. paid

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
36. “What a new nice style of hair you have it cut!”
“_______”
A. Yes, please
B. It‟s from Italy
C. Thank you
D. No, I think it‟s suitable for me
37. “You‟d better help your mother do the household chores.”
“ _ _ _ _ _ __ ”
A. I‟d love to
B. I have no clue
C. It‟s rubbish
D. Thank for your advice
38. “Could you tell me how to get to the nearest post office?”
“_______”
A. sorry, for this inconvenience
B. I have no clue
C. not at all
D. sorry, I‟m the new comer here.
39. “More coffee, sir?”
“_______”
A. No, thanks
B. Yes, do it yourself
C. All right, self-service D. Make yourself at home
40. “May I come in?”
“_______”
A. Yes, no problem
B. Feel free
C. You‟re welcome
D. Sorry, let‟s wait.
41. Tom “Sorry, I don‟t know where the nearest post office is.”
Stranger: “_ _ _ __ _ _ ”
A. Thank you
B. Thank you anyway
C. Not at all
D. Don‟t mention it
42. “What do you think of this shirt?” “ _ _ _ _ _ _ _”
A. It fits you
B. Nonsense
C. It‟s up to you
D. No money
43. “What do you want me to cook for your dinner?
“ __ _ _ __ _ ”
A. Yes, give up
B. Yeah, your meal is great C. It‟s up to you
D. Let me go
44. As the patient was still too weak the surgeon postpones the operation.
=> The word postpone is the nearest meaning with:
A. put in
B. put on
C. put off
D. put over
45. John _ _ _ _ _ _ _ this task yesterday morning, but I did it for him. He owes me a thank-you.
A. must have completed B. may have completed C. could have completed D. should have completed
46. It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a long time since we were apart, I did not recognize her.
A. is
B. has been
C. was
D. had been
47. _ _ __ _ _ _ had my teacher arrived than he gave us exercises.
A. Hardly
B. Not until
C. When
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48. Actually, I not only read the stories about princes or princesses in the great castles in the school library _ _ _ _ _ _ _
in the public library.
A. or
B. whether
C. but also
D. either
49. _ _ __ _ _ _ furniture needs supplying for the schools in the whole country will slow down the process of the reform
of education.
A. Few
B. A few
C. Little
D. That little
50. It was not _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Micheal Jackson‟s death people around the world understood his contribution in music.
A. since
B. when
C. until
D. result
51. Although David was _ _ _ _ _ _ after a day‟s work in the office, he tried to help his wife the household chores.
A. exhaustion
B. exhausted
C. exhausting
D. exhaustive
52. _ _ __ _ _ _ studying in faculty of Love and Happiness in Japan for 5 years, he wrote the books of how to live and to
be lived.
A. After had been
B. After he has
C. Having been
D. Before he had been
53. If you are a typewriter, you will be accustomed to Microsoft word, this program allows you to save your _ _ _ _ _ _ _
with many types.
A. files
B. documents
C. documentaries
D. documentary files
54. Juliet, remember shammed death when Romeo appears, _ _ __ _ _ _.
A. didn‟t she
B. doesn‟t he
C. do you
D. will you
55. Although they are poor and hard, they are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to their children‟s success.
A. content
B. proud
C. satisfied
D. boastful
56. In 1879, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , Alice Freeman Palmer became head of the history department at Wellesley College.
A. twenty-four years
B. of twenty-four years C. age twenty-four
D. at the age of twenty-four
57. The United States spends more money on the economic crisis _ _ _ _ _ __ country in the world.
A. other
B. other than
C. than any other
D. while other
58. Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ they both emit hot from below the Earth‟s surface.
A. due to
B. because
C. in spite of
D. regardless of
59. “Bless you.” “ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ”
A. You‟re welcome
B. Sorry
C. Thank you
D. That‟s all right
60. Vladimir Putin said that he loved his wife and two daughters as well as his dog, _ _ _ _ _ __ also a female, so much.
A. which was
B. that were
C. all of whom were
D. which were
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
The PBT is a pencil and (61) …………. test that is offered for two purposes. One purpose of the PBT is for (62)
…………. and process evaluation. Colleges or other institutions use the PBT to test their students. The scores are not
valid outside of the place where they are (63) …………., but the college or institution accepts the PBT that they
administered as an official score. This PBT is also (64) …………. an Institution TOEFL. The (65) …………. purpose of
the PBT is (66) ………….the official Computer-Based TOEFL in areas where computer-based testing is not possible.
The scores are usually valid outside of the place where they are administered. This PBT is also called a Supplement
TOEFL. The Paper-Based TOEFL has three parts: Listening Comprehension, Structure and Written Expression, and
Reading. (67) …………., the TEST of Written English (TWE) is an essay that is required to provide a (68) ………….
score. The PBT is a (69) …………. test, which means that everyone who takes the TOEFL during the same
administration will see and answer the same questions. The (70) …………. score is based on a scale of 310-677.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.

A. note-paper
A. place
A. administered
A. called
A. some
A. supplement
A. In other words

B. letter
B. placing
B. managed
B. seemed
B. other
B. to supplement
B. On the other hand
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C. draft
C. placement
C. controlled
C. considered
C. another
C. supplementing
C. Besides

D. paper
D. placeability
D. protected
D. appeared
D. main
D. supplemented
D. In addition
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68.
69.
70.

A. reading
A. style
A. total

B. speaking
B. form
B. final

C. listening
C. standard
C. whole

D. writing
D. linear
D. all

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Our demand for water is constantly increasing. Every year there are more and more people in the world.
Factories turn out more and more products and need more and more water. We live in a world of water. But almost all of
it - about 97% - is in the oceans. This water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing. Only about
3% of the world's water is fresh. Most of this water is not easily available to man because it is locked in glaciers and
icecaps. There is as much water on earth today as there ever was or will ever be. Most of the water we use finds its way
to the oceans. There, it is evaporated by the sun. It then falls back to the earth as rain.
Water is used and reused over again. It is never used up. Although the world as a whole has plenty of fresh
water, some regions have a water shortage. Rain does not fall evenly over the earth. Some regions are always too dry, and
others too wet. A region that usually gets enough rain may suddenly have a serious dry spell and another region may be
flooded with too much rain.
71. All of the following statements can be inferred from the text EXCEPT
A. We need more and more water.
B. The population of the world is increasing every year.
C. Most of the world‟s water is locked in glaciers and icecaps.
D. Factories also need more water.
72. Which of the following is NOT true about the world‟s water?
A. The vast majority of the world‟s water is ocean (or salty) water.
B. Ocean water is salty enough to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing.
C. Most fresh water is locked in glaciers and icecaps.
D. The percentage of fresh water is very small.
73. What can be inferred about water?
A. The amount of water on earth is always the same.
B. Water will probably be exhausted.
C. Water can be used once only.
D. Most of the water we use is not rain water.
74. It can be inferred from the text that ______
A. no region in the world suffers from a lack of fresh water.
B. rain does not fall equally everywhere on earth.
C. the world has plenty of fresh water in comparison with salty water.
D. a region that usually gets enough rain hardly ever has a dry spell.
75. The phrasal verb “turn out” in the second line is closest in meaning to.
A. sell
B. prove to be
C. switch off
D. produce
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions.
It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get as education. Nevertheless, it
has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The distinction between schooling and
education implied by this remark is important.
Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It can take place
where, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that
takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. The agents of education can range from a reserved
grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has
certain predictability, education quite often produce surprise. A change conversation with a stranger may lead a person
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People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong
process, a process that starts long before the start of school and one that should be an integral part of one‟s entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the
next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, and are taught
by an adult, use similar textbook, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learnt, whether
they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of
the subject being taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their class the
truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are
definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.
76. What does the author probably mean by using the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school”?
A. Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial.
B. School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year.
C. Summer school makes the school year too long.
D. All of life is an education.
77. The word “bounds” is closest in meaning to
A. rules
B. experiences
C. limits
D. expectation
78. the word “they” refers to
A. slices of reality
B. similar textbooks
C. boundaries
D. seats
79. The passage supports which of the following conclusions?
A. Without formal education, people would remain ignorant
B. Education systems need to be radically reformed.
C. Going to school is only part of how people become educated.
D. Education involves many years of professional training.
80. The passage is organized by
A. listing and discussing several educational problems
B. contrasting the meanings of two related words
C. narrating a story about excellent teachers
D. giving examples of different kinds of schools
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A. shown
A. complexion
A. accountant
A. missed
A. criteria

B. flown
B. examination
B. amount
B. laughed
B. initiate

C. grown
C. exaggerate
C. founding
C. stopped
C. certificate

D. crown
D. exhibit
D. country
D. closed
D. interactive

6. He is doing very badly but he tries to ............................ appearances.
A. hold on
B. stick to
C. keep up
D. make out
7. I regret going to the cinema. I wish I .............................
A. didn't go there
B. haven't gone there
C. hadn't gone there
D. would not go there
8. "ATM" stands for ……………….
A. automatic talking machine
B. automation telling mate
C. automobile teller mate
D. automated teller machine
9. Today's weather will be a ............................ of yesterday.
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A. continuing
B. continuation
C. continuity
D. continual
10. The children had been ............................ of the danger, but had taken no notice.
A. warned
B. explained
C. shown
D. prevented
11. Our country has large areas of ............................ beauty.
A. unharmed
B. undamaged
C. unspoilt
D. uninjured
12. Scientists and engineers have invented devices to remove ............................ from industrial wastes.
A. pollutions
B. pollute
C. polluting
D. pollutants
13. The ............................ polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called "smog".
A. much
B. largely
C. fully
D. heavily
14. Too many factories dispose ............................ their waste by pumping it into rivers and the sea.
A. out
B. of
C. away
D. off
15. He was so mean that he could not bear to ........................ the smallest sum of money for the charity appeal.
A. part with
B. pay off
C. give in
D. let out
16. Teacher: "John, you've written a much better essay this time."
John: " ............................"
A.Writing? Why?
B. Thank you. It's really encouraging.
C. You're welcome.
D. What did you say? I'm so shy.
17. The ............................ north we go, the less likely we are to meet high temperatures.
A. far
B. furthest
C. farther
D. farthest
18. Unlike the other Asian states, Singapore has ............................ raw materials.
A. hardly any
B. any hardly
C.hardly no
D. hardly some
19. Although the patient's condition is serious, she seems to be out of ............................
A. place
B. control
C. danger
D. order
20. P1 : "Do you feel like going to the stadium this afternoon?"
P2: “............................”
A. That would be great. B. I feel very bored.
C. You're welcomed.
D. I don't agree. I'm afraid.
21. P1 : "I don't think I can do this."
P2 : “............................”
A.Sure, no way!
B. Yeah. It's not easy.
C. No, I hope not.
D. Oh, come on! Give it a try!
22. Question 22: If you want your children to play football well, you need to find a good .............................
A. supervisor
B. teacher
C. coach
D. captain
23. Question 23: "Don't count your chickens ............................ they are hatched."
A. after
B. since
C. while
D. before
24. Cindy: "Your hairstyle is terrific, Mary!"
Mary: “...........................”.
A.Yes, all right.
B. Thanks, Cindy. I had it done yesterday.
C.Never mention it.
D.Thanks, but I'm afraid.
25. The sports event was ............................ and successfully organized.
A. good preparation
B. good job
C. well-done
D. well-prepared
26. P1 : "Make yourself at home."
P2 : “............................”
A. Not at all. Don't mention it.
B. Thanks. Same to you.
C. That's very nice. Thank you.
D. Yes, can I help you?
27. The country won't be .................. for re-election as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
A. suitable
B. eligible
C. rightful
D. legal
28. Michael could hardly wait to ............................ his new motorbike.
A. sit down
B. turn back
C. try out
D. put on
29. The child who was caught ............................ was made to stand in the corner of the classroom.
A. behaving
B. misbehave
C. misbehavior
D. misbehaving
30. ............................ the country joined the WTO, it has made big economic achievements.
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A. After
B. Since
C. When
D. As soon as
31. They are conducting a wide ............................ of surveys throughout Vietnam.
A. collection
B. range
C. selection
D. group
32. Thanks to the invention of labor-saving ............................, domestic chores are no longer a burden.
A. devices
B. things
C. equipment
D. furniture
33. Only 65 per cent of people voted in the local election; the rest were completely ............................
A. uninterested
B. disinterested
C. uninteresting
D. interested
34. Slang can be defined as a set of codes used in ............................ language.
A. informal
B. unfamiliar
C. informative
D. uneducated
35. The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides has led to the .................. of groundwater in many parts of the world.
A. corruption
B. infection
C. poison
D. contamination
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are (36) ............................
more than toddlers. This is fine if the child shows a real interest but forcing a child could be counter-productive if she
isn't ready. Wise parents will have a (37) ............................ attitude and take the lead from their child. What they should
provide is a selection of (38) ............................ toys, books and other activities. Nowadays there is plenty of good (39)
........................... available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also (40)
............................ them to read.
Of course, books are no longer the only source of stories and information. There is also a huge range of videos,
which can reinforce and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are (41) ............................ valuable in helping to
increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad review as far as children are concerned, mainly because too
many spend too much time watching programmes not intended for their age (42) ............................. Too many television
programmes induce an incurious, uncritical attitude that is going to make learning much more difficult. However, (43)
............................ viewing of programmes designed for young children can be useful. Just as adults enjoy reading a book
after seeing it serialised on television, so children will pounce on books which (44) ............................ their favorite
television characters, and videos can add a new (45) ............................ to a story known from a book.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.

A. scarcely
A. cheerful
A. bright
A. material
A. provoke
A. properly
A. set
A. cautious
A. illustrate
A. revival

B. rarely
B. contented
B. thrilling
B. sense
B. encourage
B. worthily
B. band
B. choice
B. extend
B. dimension

C. slightly
C. relaxed
C. energetic
C. produce
C. provide
C. perfectly
C. group
C. approved
C. feature
C. option

D. really
D. hopeful
D. stimulating
D. amusement
D. attract
D. equally
D. limit
D. discriminating
D. possess
D. existence

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his
lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used the knowledge gained during his travels as the
basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to
sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England.
His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841, Melville set out on a whaling
ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This
South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three years away from home, Melville joined
up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn. The novel White Jacket
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With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among readers
eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's
popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily
symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of humanity against the universe.
The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical
symbolism. It is ironic that the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which
he is best known today.
46. The main subject of the passage is .............................
A. Melville's travels
B. the popularity of Melville's novels
C. Melville's personal background
D. Moby Dick
47. According to the passage, Melville's early novels were .............................
A. published while he was traveling
B. completely fictional
C. all about his work on whaling ships
D. based on his travel experience
48. In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?
A. 1837
B. 1841
C. 1847
D. 1849
49. The word "basis" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ............................
A. background
B. message
C. bottom
D. dissertation
50. The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because ............................
A. he had unofficially left his ship
B. he was on leave while his ship was in port
C.he had finished his term of duty
D. he had received permission to take a vacation in Tahiti
51. A "frigate" in paragraph 1 is probably ............................
A. an office
B. a ship
C. a troop
D. a fishing boat
52. How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?
A. His popularity increased immediately.
B. It had no effect on his popularity.
C. It caused his popularity to decrease.
D. His popularity remained as strong as ever.
53. According to the passage, Moby Dick is .............................
A. a romantic adventure
B. a single-faceted work
C. a short story about a whale
D. symbolic of humanity fighting the universe
54. The word "metamorphosis"in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .............................
A. circle
B. change
C. mysticism
D. descent
55. The passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on .............................
A. nineteenth-century novels
B. American history
C. oceanography
D. modem American literature
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
An air pollutant is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in such
quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely. Air pollution requires a very flexible
definition that permits continuous change. When the first air pollution laws were established in England in the fourteenth
century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled - a far cry from the extensive list of
harmful substances known today. As technology has developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals
has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened. In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air
pollutant under certain conditions.
Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in
nature. As the Earth developed, the concentration of these pollutants was altered by various chemical reactions; they
became components in biogeochemical cycles. These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to
move from the air to the water or soil. On a global basis, nature's output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting from
human activities.
However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city. In such a region, human output
may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme of the cycles. The result is an increased
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concentration of noxious chemicals in the air. The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than
the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not be
large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact, the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase
this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable
health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however, has
a natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm.
A. The economic impact of air pollution.
B. What constitutes an air pollutant.
C. How much harm air pollutants can cause.
D. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere.
57. The word "adversely" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to …………………
A. negatively
B. quickly
C. admittedly
D. considerably
58. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that .............................
A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas B. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled
C. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities D. the definition of air pollution will continue to change
59. The word "These" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to.............................
A. the various chemical reactions
B. the pollutants from the developing Earth
C. the compounds moved to the water or soil
D. the components in biogeochemical cycles
60. For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role in controlling air pollution?
A. They function as part of a purification process.
B. They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants.
C. They have existed since the Earth developed.
D. They are less harmful to living beings than other pollutants.
61. According to the passage, human-generated air pollution in localized regions .............................
A. can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants
B. can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants
C. will react harmfully with natural pollutants
D. will damage areas outside of the localized regions
62. The word "localized" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .............................
A. specified
B. circled
C. surrounded
D. encircled
63. According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if .....................
A.the other substances in the area are known
B.it is in a localized area
C. the natural level is also known
D.it can be calculated quickly
64. The word "detectable" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to.............................
A. beneficial
B. special
C. measurable
D. separable
65. Which of the following is best supported by the passage?
A. To effectively control pollution, local government should regularly review their air pollution laws.
B. One of the most important steps in preserving natural lands is to better enforce air pollution laws.
C. Scientists should be consulted in order to establish uniform limits for all air pollutants.
D. Human activities have been effective in reducing air pollution.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
66. The root of the trees allow the water (A) to go into the soil, (B) that gradually (C) releases it to (D) flow down rivers.
67. I think she (A) will be suitable (B) for the work because she (C) has been working (D) like a teacher for a long time.
68. I get (A) quite depressed when I think (B) about the (C) damage we are (D) making to the environment.
69. (A) Alike oxygen, which is (B) chemically changed by our bodies into carbon dioxide, nitrogen is (C) merely
exhaled back (D) into the air.
70. Passengers (A) are required to (B) arrive to the gate fifteen minutes (C) before(D) departure time.
71. The cyclist ............................ he crossed the main street.
A. looked with caution after
B. had looked with caution before
C. was looked with caution when
D. looks with caution when
72. The facilities of the older hospital are as good ............................

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A. or better than the new hospital
B. as or better that the new hospital
C. as or better than those of the new hospital
D. as or better than the new hospital
73. A study has been done to determine how the recent change in government policies ...........................
A. has affected the small business sector
B. have affected the small business sector
C. the small business sector was affected
D. affecting the small business sector
74. ............................ we would be rich by now.
A. If we invest in the telecommunications industry
B. Unless we had investment in the telecommunications industry
C. Had we invested in the telecommunications industry
D. Did we invest in the telecommunications industry
75. When the personnel director realized.................., he immediately added two more staff to the project.
A. what a formidable task it was
B. what it was a formidable task
C.it was what a formidable task
D. how formidable was it a task
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct and natural combination of each pair of
sentences given.
76. The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.
A. The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot.
B. The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.
C. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot.
D. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot.
77. Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of cars. However, cars are the greatest contributor
of air pollution.
A. The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution.
B. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the
pollution of air.
C. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution.
D. However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that are among the greatest
contributors of air pollution.
78. He was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.
A. He has been investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards.
B. Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
C. Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
D. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
79. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room. He opened the window.
A.The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window.
B. The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room.
C.The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window.
D.Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air.
80. The plan may be ingenious. It will never work in practice.
A. Ingenious as it may be, the plan will never work in practice.
B. Ingenious as may the plan, it will never work in practice.
C. The plan may be too ingenious to work in practice.
D. The plan is as impractical as it is ingenious.
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