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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1. ____ of applicants for this job ____ very big.
A. A number /is
B. The number /are
C. A number /are
D. The number /is
Question 2. The villagers strongly recommend that a new school ____ immediately.
A. will be built
B. must be built
C. is going to be built D. be built
Question 3. I was most ____ of his efforts to help me during the crisis.
A. appreciable
B. appreciate
C. appreciation
D. appreciative
Question 4. Two mothers are talking to each other about their children. Choose the most suitable response
to fill in the blank in the following exchange. Mrs Lee: "________." - Mrs Jones: "Thank you. We are proud
of him."
A. Your child is just adorable!
B. I can give your kid a lift to school.
C. Can we ask your child to take a photo?
D. Your kid is naughty.
Question 5. Sometimes life must be very unpleasant for ____ near the airport.
A. people live
B. they who live
C. those living
D. someone to live
Question 6. We have to start early ____ we'll be late for school.
A. so that
B. or else
C. although
D. consequently
Question 7. She has just bought ____.
A. an old interesting painting French
B. an interesting old French painting
C. a French old interesting painting
D. a French interesting old paint
Question 8. ____ your help, I wouldn't have got the scholarship.
A. If I had had
B. Unless I had
C. Had not it been for D. But for
Question 9. When I got up yesterday morning, the sun was shining, but the ground was very wet. It ____.
A. had been raining
B. had rained
C. rained
D. has been raining
Question 10. The conference was organized for all of the ______ teachers in the city.
A. historical
B. historic
C. history
D. historian
Question 11. The smell of the sea ____ him ____ to his childhood.
A. brought/back
B. took /back
C. reminded/ of
D. called /off
Question 12. A boy calling at his best friend's room. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank
in the following exchange. Jack: "May I come in?"
David: "________."
A. Yes, no problem
B. You're welcome
C. Sorry, let's wait
D. Feel free
Question 13. He never____ his word.
A. goes back on
B. makes up for
C. puts up with
D. goes down with
Question 14. There are many opportunities for career ____ if you work for that company.
A. succession
B. system
C. progression
D. sequence
Question 15. Someone ______ here recently: these ashes are still warm.
A. must have been
B. should be
C. might have been
D. had to be
Question 16. The more she practices, ____ she becomes.
A. the most confident
B. more confidently
C. the greater confidenceD. the more confident
Question 17. In today's paper it ____ that we shall have an election this year.
A. expresses
B. admits
C. says
D. proposes
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Question 18. ____ he was kidnapped by the Iraqi guerrillas yesterday has been confirmed.
A. What
B. If
C. That
D. Which
Question 19. Although they are identical twins, their teacher can easily ____ between them.
A. select
B. distinguish
C. identify
D. differ
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that could best
replace the underlined part without changing the meaning of the sentence.
Question 20. Hypertension is one of the most widespread and potential dangerous diseases.
A. colossal
B. scattered
C. common
D. popular
Question 21. The sales of drugs is controlled by law in most of countries.
A. binding
B. permitted
C. restricted
D. illegal
Question 22. In the United States, a party can nominate a single candidate for office.
A. name
B. change
C. keep
D. refuse
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.
Question 23. A. residence
B. maximum
C. establish
D. regional
Question 24. A. miserable B. questionable
C. criticize
D. inferior
Question 25. A. sequential B. mistake
C. satisfy
D. quality
Question 26. A. television B. mountaineer
C. repetition
D. residential
Question 27. A. experience B. simplify
C. physician
D. maternal
Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part following that needs
correcting.
Question 28. A fully grown male mountain lion may be eight long feet.
A
B
C
D
Question 29. People tend to make a lot of shopping at Xmas time.
A
B
C
D
Question 30. When I got home, Irene was lying in bed thinking about the wonderful time she has had.
A
B
C
D
Question 31. At the rate the clerks were processing the applications. Joe figured that it will take four
hours
A
B
C
for his to be reviewed.
D
Question 32. Automobile began to be equipped by built-in radios around 1930.
A
B
C
D
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.
Question 33. After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released.
A. innovative
B. naive
C. guilty
D. benevolent
Question 34. Affluent families find it easier to support their children financially.
A. Privileged
B. Impoverished
C. Wealthy
D. Well-off
Read 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 35 to 44.
Most forms of property are concrete and tangible, such as houses, cars, furniture or anything else that is
included in one's possessions. Other forms of property can be intangible, and copyright deals with
intangible forms of property. Copyright is a legal protection extended to authors of creative works, for
example, books, magazine articles, maps, films, plays, television shows, software, paintings, photographs,
music, choreography in dance and all other forms of intellectual or artistic property.
Although the purpose of artistic property is usually public use and enjoyment, copyright establishes the
ownership of the creator. When a person buys a copyrighted magazine, it belongs to this individual as a
tangible object. However, the authors of the magazine articles own the research and the writing that went
into creating the articles. The right to make and sell or give away copies of books or articles belongs to the
authors, publishers, or other individuals or organizations that hold the copyright. To copy an entire book or
a part of it, permission must be received from the copyright owner, who will most likely expect to be paid.
Copyright law distinguishes between different types of intellectual property. Music may be played by
anyone after it is published. However, if it is performed for profit, the performers need to pay a fee, called
a royalty. A similar principle applies to performances of songs and plays. On the other hand, names, ideas,
and book titles are excepted. Ideas do not become copyrighted property until they are published in a book,
a painting or a musical work. Almost all artistic work created before the 20 th century is not copyrighted
because it was created before the copyright law was passed.
The two common ways of infringing upon the copyright are plagiarism and piracy. Plagiarizing the work
of another person means passing it off as one's own. The word plagiarism is derived from the Latin
plagiarus, which means "abductor". Piracy may be an act of one person, but, in many cases, it is a joint
effort of several people who reproduce copyrighted material and sell it for profit without paying royalties
to the creator. Technological innovations have made piracy easy and anyone can duplicate a motion picture
on videotape, a computer program, or a book. Video cassette recorders can be used by practically anyone
to copy movies and television programs, and copying software has become almost as easy as copying a
book. Large companies zealously monitor their copyrights for slogans, advertisements, and brand names,
protected by a trademark.
Question 35. It can be inferred from the passage that it is legal if _______.
A. two plays, created by two different playwrights, have the same plot and characters
B. two books, written by two different authors, have the same titles
C. two drawings, created by two different artists, have the same images
D. two songs, written by two different composers, have the same melody
Question 36. With which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree?
A. Singers can publicly sing only the songs for which they wrote the music and the lyrics.
B. Teachers are not allowed to make copies of published materials for use by their students.
C. It is illegal to make photographs when sightseeing or traveling.
D. Plays written in the 16th century cannot be performed in theaters without permission.
Question 37. The phrase "infringing upon" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______
A. violating
B. impinging upon
C. abhorring
D. inducting for
Question 38. The purpose of copyright law is most comparable with the purpose of which of the
following?
A. A school policy
B. A law against theft
C. A law against smoking
D. A household rule
Question 39. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Copying creating work for profit
B. Examples of copyright piracy
C. Legal ownership of creative work
D. Legal rights of property owners
Question 40. Which of the following properties is NOT mentioned as protected by copyright?
A. music and plays

B. printed medium
C. scientific discoveries D. paintings and maps
Question 41. It can be inferred from the passage that copyright law is intended to protect_____.
A. the user's ability to enjoy an artistic work
B. computer software and videos from being copied
C. paintings and photographs from theft
D. the creator's ability to profit from the work
Question 42. The word "extended" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______
A. granted
B. explicated
C. guaranteed
D. exposed
Question 43. According to the passage, copyright law is _______.
A. routinely ignored
B. frequently debated
C. zealously enforced
D. meticulously observed
Question 44. The word "principle" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. fundamental rule
B. cardinal role
C. crucial point
D. formidable force
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase to fill in the
blank in the following passage from 45 to 54.
Stories about how people somehow know when they are being watched have been going around for
years. However, few (45)_______ have been made to investigate the phenomenon scientifically. Now, with
the completion of the largest ever study of the so-called staring effect, there is impressive evidence that this
is a recognizable and (46)_______ sixth sense. The study involved hundreds of children. For the
experiments, they sat with their eyes covered and with their backs to other children, who were told to either
stare at them or look away. The results consistently showed that the children who could not see were able
to (47)_______ when they were being stared at. In a total of 18,000 trials (48)_______ worldwide, the
children (49)_______ sensed when they were being watched almost 70% of the time. The experiment was
repeated with the (50)_______ precaution of putting the children who were being watched outside the
room, (51)_______ from the starters by the windows. This was done just in case there was some
(52)_______ going on, with the children telling each other whether they were looking or not. This
prevented the possibility of sounds being (53)_______ between the children. The results, though less
impressive, were more or less the same. Dr. Sheldrake, the biologist who designed the study, believes that
the results are (54)_______ enough to find out through further experiments precisely how the staring
effect might actually come about.
Question 45. A. aims
B. attempts
C. tries
D. tests
Question 46. A. received
B. genuine
C. sure
D. accepted
Question 47. A. reveal
B. tell
C. notice
D. find
Question 48. A. carried on B. worked through
C. carried out
D. worked over
Question 49. A. perfectly
B. thoroughly
C. exactly
D. correctly
Question 50. A. added
B. connected
C. increased
D. attached
Question 51. A. parted
B. separated
C. divided
D. split
Question 52. A. cheating
B. pretending
C. lying
D. deceiving
Question 53. A. transported B. transmitted
C. distributed
D. delivered
Question 54. A. persuading B. concluding
C. convincing
D. satisfying
Read 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 55 to 64.
The goal of Internet-based encyclopedia Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org) is to give everyone on the
planet access to information. Like other encyclopedias, Wikipedia contains lots of information: more than
2.5 million articles in 200 different languages covering just about every subject. Unlike other
encyclopedias, however, Wikipedia is not written by experts, but by ordinary people. These writers are not
paid and their names are not published. They contribute to Wikipedia simply because they want to share
their knowledge.
Encyclopedias began in ancient times as collections of writings about all aspects of human knowledge.
The word itself comes from ancient Greek, and means "a complete general education". Real popularity for
encyclopedias came in the nineteenth century in Europe and the United States, with the publication of
encyclopedias written for ordinary readers. With the invention of the CD-ROM, the same amount of
information could be put on a few computer discs. Then with the Internet, it became possible to create an
online encyclopedia that could be constantly updated, like Microsoft's Encarta. However, even Internetbased encyclopedias like Encarta were written by paid experts. At first, Wikipedia, the brainchild of
Jimmy Wales, a businessman in Chicago, was not so different from these. In 2001, he had the idea for an
Internet-based encyclopedia that would provide information quickly and easily to everyone. Furthermore,
that information would be available free, unlike other Internet encyclopedias at that time.
But Wales, like everyone else, believed that people with special knowledge were needed to write the
articles, and so he began by hiring experts. He soon changed his approach, however, as it took them a long
time to finish their work. He decided to open up the encyclopedia in a radical new way, so that everyone
would have access not only to the information, but also to the process of putting this information online. To
do this, he used what is known as "Wiki" software (from the Hawaiian word for "fast"), which allows users
to create or alter content on web page. The system is very simple: When you open the web site, you can
simply search for information or you can log on to become a writer or editor of articles. If you find an
article that interests you - about your hometown, for example - you can correct it or expand it. This process
goes on until no one is interested in making any more changes.
Question 55. The phrase "these writers" in the first paragraph refers to _______.
A. ordinary people
B. ordinary readers
C. encyclopedia experts D. every subject
Question 56. The user of Wikipedia can do all of the following EXCEPT__________.
A. edit information
B. modify information
C. have access to information
D. determinate the website
Question 57. Microsoft's Encarta is cited in the passage as an example of _______.
A. printed encyclopedia
B. CD-ROM dictionary
C. online encyclopedia
D. updateable online encyclopedia
Question 58. We can say that Jimmy Wales _______.
A. made a great profit from Wikipedia
B. decides who can use Wikipedia
C. is the father of Wikipedia
D. became very famous after the formation of Wikipedia
Question 59. Wikipedia is a(n) ______ .
A. book
B. dictionary
C. article
D. journal
Question 60. Wikipedia is written by___________.
A. paid written
B. millionaires
C. world experts
D. normal people
Question 61. The phrase "the word" in the second paragraph refers to ________.
A. writing
B. collection
C. knowledge
D. encyclopedia
Question 62. The word "brainchild" in the 2nd paragraph of the passage can be best replaced by_____.
A. father
B. product
C. child
D. born
Question 63. The word "approach" in the third paragraph of the passage means________.
A. time
B. method
C. idea
D. writing
Question 64. Wiki software enables _______.
A. limited access
B. editing
C. exchanging articles
D. a purchase of
information
WRITING:
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
Question 65: Even though some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.
Despite_______________________________________________________________________________
_
Question 66: The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
It was not
until__________________________________________________________________________
Question 67: Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
They had such__________________________________________________________________________
Question 68: If we do not practise English regularly, we can't speak it fluently.
Unless________________________________________________________________________________
_
Question 69: "If I were you, I would not swim after a meal," She said to me.
She advised me_________________________________________________________________________
Part II: In about 140 words, write a paragraph.
"Married women should not go to work".
Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Give your reasons.
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-THE ENDSUGGESTED KEY:
01. D; 02. D; 03. D; 04. A; 05. C; 06. B; 07. B; 08. D; 09. A; 10. C; 11. B; 12. D; 13. A; 14. C; 15. A;
16. D; 17. C; 18. C; 19. B; 20. C; 21. C; 22. A; 23. C; 24. D; 25. A; 26. A; 27. B; 28. D; 29. A; 30. D;
31. C; 32. B; 33. C; 34. B; 35. B; 36. B; 37. A; 38. B; 39. C; 40. C; 41. D; 42. A; 43. A; 44. A; 45. B;
46. B; 47. B; 48. C; 49. D; 50. A; 51. B; 52. A; 53. B; 54. C; 55. A; 56. D; 57. C; 58. C; 59. D; 60. D;
61. D; 62. B; 63. C; 64. B;
WRITING
printed before it.
Question 65: Despite the cancellation of some events, thousands of people attended the festival.
Question 66: It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.
Question 67: They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
Question 68: Unless we practise English regularly, we can't speak it fluently.
Question 69: She advised me not to swim after a meal.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 1. The first recorded use of natural gas to light street lamps it was in the town of Frederick, New
A
B
C
D
York, in 1852.
Question 2. Sleepiness is one symptom of hypothermia, the extreme lost of body heat.
A
B
C
D
Question 3. Mount Hood in Oregon is a center for alpine sports such as skiing, climbing, and hikes.
A
B
C
D
Question 4. Not much people realize that apples have been cultivated for over 3,000 years.
A
B
C
D
Question 5. Natural asphalt lakes are find in many parts of the world.
A
B
C
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 6. A. damage
B. react
C. option
D. nicely
Question 7. A. survival
B. excellent
C. corridor
D. fortunate
Question 8. A. traditional
B. philosopher
C. intellectual
D. enlightenment
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 9. A. saved
B. helped
C. looked
D. introduced
Question 10. A. chore
B. child
C. chicken
D. mechanic
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 11. Our medicines have not done away with disease.
A. increased
B. eliminated
C. gone with
D. been suitable for
Question 12. Dont be chicken-hearted; ask her to the party.
A. humble
B. tumid
C. cowardly
D. shy
Question 13. Zhiwei has left a job from his job because he has just got a better-paying one.
A. withdrawn
B. renounced
C. retired
D. resigned
Question 14. As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the
island.
A. fruits and vegetables
B. flowers and trees
C. plants and animals
D. mountains and forests
Question 15. He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.
A. irritates me
B. steers me
C. moves me
D. frightens me
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
Question 16. He dropped out of school for a term, which he will have to ________ if he wants to graduate.
A. make up
B. make out
C. do up
D. do out
Question 17. The goal is to find ________ ways of chemically treating water from the Columbia River.
A. economy
B. economical
C. economic
D. economize
Question 18. ________ in 1772, Marylands state capitol is still in use and is one of the most attractive
public buildings in the United States.
A. It was built
B. Built
C. To build it
D. Building
Question 19. That magnificent ________temple was constructed by the Chinese.
A. eight-centuries-old
B. eight-centurys-old C. old-eight-centuries
D. eight-century-old
Question 20. ________ the nature of things, there is bound to be the occasional accident.
A. At
B. In
C. On
D. To
Question 21. Do concentrate ________ your work unless you suffer ________ headaches.
A. on - from
B. in - from
C. on - with
D. in - with
Question 22. He helped her, but it was not necessary. He ________ her.
A. didnt need to help
B. neednt help
C. didnt need help
D. neednt have helped
Question 23. Jack was wearing blue jeans and a torn T-shirt, while all other guests had on formal dinner
wear. He really ________.
A. looked out
B. came out
C. stayed out
D. stood out
Question 24. ________ have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and the
Internet is widely recognized.
A. It is that computers
B. That computers
C. Computers that
D. That its computers
Question 25. ________ a language family is a group of languages with a common origin and similar
vocabulary, grammar, and sound systems.
A. What linguists call
B. It is called by linguists
C. Linguists call it
D. What do linguists call
Question 26. Up ________ when it saw its master.
A. jumped the dog

B. did the dog jump C. the dog jumped
D. does the dog
jump
Question 27. Rachel was in the office and wanted to make a call, but his phone was out of order. He
asked Amy to use her phone. Choose the sentence that is closet in meaning to Amys answer to Rachels
question.
- Rachel: May I use your phone?
- Amy: By all means.
A. In any way possible.
B. Certainly not
C.
Yes, certainly.
D. Calls can be paid for in different ways.
Question 28. Lisa and Mary were taking a tour to the countryside. Lisa said to Mary that they had little
time to enjoy their holiday. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following
exchange.
- Lisa: Its nearly the end of the holiday already.
- Mary: ________!
A. How time flies
B. Lets call it a day
C. Its a small world
D. Theres nothing to it
Question 29. ________, he couldnt finish that test in 60 minutes.
A. As the boy was intelligent
B. Intelligent as the boy was
C. As intelligent the boy was
D. Intelligent as was the boy
Question 30. Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed ________ the heavy fog.
A. on account
B. because
C. because of
D. as result
Question 31. There were two small rooms in the beach house, ________ served as a kitchen.
A. the smaller of which
B. the smallest of which
C. the smaller of them
D. smallest of them
Question 32. Now that he has retired, he lives partly on his pension and partly on the ________ on his post
office savings account.
A. salary
B. interest
C. income
D. wages
Question 33. No way will you beat him. You dont ________ a chance. Hes a hundred times better than
you are.
A. hold
B. run
C. possess
D. stand
Question 34. As the managing director cant go to the reception, Im representing the company ________.
A. from his point of view
B. on his account
C. on his behalf
D. for his part
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blank.
Today, wildlife experts agree that elephants are in great danger and need human protection to
survive. People have (35) _________ much of the elephants natural environment by clearing land for
settlement and farms.
Many African and Asian nations have set aside land to protect the habitats of elephants and other
(36) _________ animals. This land lies in national parks and in areas called reserves. But some wildlife
experts fear that this amount of land is not large (37) _________ to save many wild elephants.
Illegal hunting for ivory also (38) _________ the survival of wild elephants. Laws forbid elephant
hunting in national parks and in reserves, and they limit the number that sport hunters may kill outside
these areas. Sport hunting can usually be (39) _________, but poachers with automatic weapons can kill
(40) _________ of elephants yearly.
The (41) _________ of African elephants greatly declined in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Conservation groups worldwide worked to halt the decline. In 1989, all trade in (42) _________ and other
elephant products was banned by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora (CITES). This ban has helped stop the rapid decline of African elephants. In 1997, (43)
_________, CITES members agreed to allow Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe to sell (44) _________
amounts of ivory to Japan.
Question 35. A. killed
Question 36. A. wild
Question 37. A. abundant
Question 38. A. frightens
Question 39. A. run
Question 40. A. thousands
Question 41. A. amount
Question 42. A. bone
Question 43. A. therefore
Question 44. A. limit
B. swept
B. extreme
B. plentiful
B. threatens
B. organized
B. a thousand
B. size
B. ivory
B. moreover
B. limitation
C. destroyed
C. foolish
C. sufficient
C. terrifies
C. controlled
C. thousand
C. numeral
C. fur
C. however
C. limiting
D. wiped
D. mountain
D. enough
D. shocks
D. directed
D. lot thousands
D. number
D. skin
D. as a result
D. limited
answer to each of the questions.
In this era of increased global warming and diminishing fossil fuel supplies, we must begin to put a
great priority on harnessing alternative energy sources. Fortunately, there are a number of readily
available, renewable resources that are both cost-effective and earth-friendly. Two such resources are solar
power and geothermal power.
Solar energy, which reaches the earth through sunlight, is so abundant that it could meet the needs of
worldwide energy consumption 6,000 times over. And solar energy is easily harnessed through the use of
photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. In the US alone, more than 100,000 homes are
equipped with solar electric systems in the form of solar panels or solar roof tiles. And in other parts of the
world, including many developing countries, the use of solar system is growing steadily.
Another alternative energy source, which is abundant in specific geographical areas, is geothermal
power, which creates energy by tapping heat from below the surface of the earth. Hot water and steam that
are trapped in underground pools are pumped to the surface and used to run a generator, which produces
electricity. Geothermal energy is 50,000 times more abundant than the entire known supply of fossil fuel
resources and as with solar power, the technology needed to utilize geothermal energy is fairly simple. A
prime example of effective geothermal use in Iceland, a region of high geothermal activity where there are
over 30 percent of private homes, are heated by geothermal power.
Solar and geothermal energy are just two of promising renewable alternatives to conventional energy
sources. The time is long overdue to invest in the development and use of alternative energy on global
scale.
Question 45. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The benefits of solar power and wind power over conventional energy sources.
B. Two types of alternative energy sources that should be further utilized.
C. How energy resources are tapped from nature.
D. Examples of the use of energy sources worldwide.
Question 46. According to the passage, why should we consider using alternative energy sources?
A. Because fossil fuels are no longer available.
B. Because global warming has increased the amount of sunlight that reaches the earth.
C. Because they are free and available worldwide.
D. Because conventional energy resources are being depleted, and they cause environmental damage.
Question 47. Which of the following words could best replace the word harnessing?
A. Capturing
B. Harassing
C. Depleting
D. Exporting
Question 48. According to the passage, what can be inferred about solar roof tiles?
A. They are being used in many undeveloped countries.
B. They can convert geothermal energy to electricity.
C. They are more expensive than solar panels.
D. They contain photovoltaic cells.
Question 49. According to the passage, how is solar energy production similar to geothermal energy
production?
A. They both require the use of a generator.
B. They both use heat from the earths surface.
C. They both require fairly simple technology.
D. They are both conventional and costly.
Question 50. Where is the best place in the passage to insert the following sentence?
Although the US is not utilizing geothermal resources to this extent, the Western US has a similar
capacity to generate geothermal power.
A. after the phrase earth-friendly
B. after the phrase growing steadily
C. after the phrase geothermal power
D. after the phrase global scale
Question 51. According to the passage, which of the following is true about solar power?
A. There is very little of it available in Iceland.
B. It is being used in 100,000 private homes worldwide.
C. It is 6,000 times more powerful than energy from fossil fuels.
D. There is enough of it to far exceed the energy needs of the world.
Question 52. What can be inferred about the use of geothermal energy in Iceland?
A. It is widely used form of energy for heating homes.
B. Twenty percent of the geothermal energy created is used to heat businesses.
C. It is not effective for use in private homes.
D. It is 80 times more effective than traditional forms of energy.
Question 53. What does the author imply about alternative energy sources?
A. Many different types of alternative energy sources exist.
B. Most alternative energy sources are too impractical for private use.
C. Alternative energy is too expensive for developing countries to produce.
D. Solar and geothermal energy are the effective forms of alternative power.
Question 54. What best describes the authors purpose in writing the passage?
A. To warn people about the hazards of fossil fuel use.
B. To convince people of the benefits of developing alternative energy sources.
C. To describe the advantages and disadvantages of alternative energy use.
D. To outline the problems and solutions connected with global warming.
answer to each of the questions.
Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S.
Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled.
Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled
children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.
At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students
who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents
are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with
the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the
classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible
for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating
classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.
Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a
multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites,
support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about
educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is
an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.
Question 55. The number of parents who want to teach their own children in the U.S. is _________.
A. remaining unchanged
B. remaining the same
C. going up
D. going down
Question 56. The past participle homeschooled in the first paragraph is best equivalent to _________
at home.
A. taught
B. self-learned
C. untaught
D. self-studied
Question 57. This estimated number was presented by _________.
A. a governmental office
B. school teachers
C. the parents
D. homeschooled children
Question 58. According to some experts, the exact number of homeschooled children then must be
_________.
A. 1,600,000
B. 850,000
C. 1,900,000
D. 1,700,000
Question 59. The closest synonym of the participle phrase accounting for in the second paragraph is
_________.
A. explaining
B. reasoning
C. counting for
D. calculating documents
of
Question 60. More parents teach their children because they completely _________ the current
educational system.
A. please with
B. object to
C. appeal to
D. approve of
Question 61. The noun dissatisfaction in the second paragraph is best equivalent to _________.
A. disappointment
B. disagreement
C. discrimination
D. discouragement
Question 62. Many parents stop their children from going to school because it is now too _________ for
them.
A. explosive
B. expensive
C. dangerous
D. humorous
Question 63. The word arguments at the beginning of the third paragraph can be best replaced by
_________.
A. rows
B. quarrels
C. viewpoints
D. discussions
Question 64. The attitude of the author towards homeschooling can be best described as _________.
A. acceptable
B. favorable
C. remarkable
D. unfavorable
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printed before it.
Question 65. He was very sorry that he didnt see Andrew on her trip to London.
He greatly regretted ________________________________________________________________________

Question 66. This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted.
I have ___________________________________________________________________________________
Question 67. I think you should try the chicken Marengo, said the waiter.
The waiter recommended ____________________________________________________________________
Question 68. You feel tired now because you didnt sleep very well last night.
Had _____________________________________________________________________________________
Question 69. Gary is the best guitarist in her class.
No one else _______________________________________________________________________________
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Question 67. The waiter recommended us to try the chicken Marengo / that we should try the chicken
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Question 68. Had you slept well last night, you wouldnt feel tired now.
Question 69. No one else in Garys class plays the guitar as well as her/ she does.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions:
Question 1: A. certificate
B. category
C. enthusiasm
D. imaginary
Question 2: A. discovery
B. similar
C. demonstrate D. management
Question 3: A. eject
B. advance
C. referee
D. insurance
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions:
Question 4: A. Marthas B. Thompsons C. Philips
D. Peters
Question 5: A. cooked
B. naked
C. looked
D. worked
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions:
Question 6: The supervisors job is to _________ the work of his particular department.
A. overlook
B. overrun
C. overview
D. oversee
Question 7: - Cashier: All right. Keep your receipt. If something comes up, you can show it to us and you can get a
refund.
- John: _________.
A. OK, I wont use it
B. Thanks. Ill put it in a safe place
C. Youre welcome. See you
D. Thank you. Ill keep it for you
Question 8: Phil was sentenced to three years _________ for his part in the robbery.
A. prisoner
B. imprisonment
C. imprison
D. prison
Question 9: Small microcomputers of today can process _________ their predecessors, which were twenty times
their size.
A. in the same amount of information B. and have the same amount of information
C. the information is the same as
D. the same amount of information as
Question 10: In public places, you should ask everyone for permission before you _________ a cigarette.
A. put out
B. put up
C. turn up
D. light up
Question 11: Neither of them will be treated preferentially, _________?
A. wont they
B. will they
C. wont them
D. will them
Question 12: We bought some _________.
A. lovely old German glasses
B. German lovely old glasses
C. German old lovely glasses
D. old lovely German glasses
Question 13: I dont believe a word he said; I think he just made _________ the story.
A. up
B. down
C. out
D. off
Question 14: It is generally true that the lower the stock market falls, _________.
A. higher the price of gold rises
B. the price of gold rises high
C. the higher the price of gold rises
D. rises high the price of gold
Question 15: He said that the plane had already left and that I _________ an hour earlier.
A. must have arrived B. had to arrive C. should have arrived D. was supposed to arrive
Question 16: _________ the Christmas shopping season begins.
A. That is after Thanksgiving
B. After Thanksgiving it is
C. It is Thanksgiving that
D. It is after Thanksgiving that
Question 17: WHO _________ for World Health Organization.
A. shortens
B. summarizes
C. symbolizes
D. stands
Question 18: Only after food has been dried or canned _________.
A. that it should be stored for later consumption B. should be stored for later consumption

C. should it be stored for later consumption
D. it should be stored for later consumption
Question 19: On being told about her sack, _________.
A. her boss felt sorry for Mary
B. Mary was shocked
C. Marys face turned pale
D. I felt afraid
Question 20: The success of the party was mainly due to the presence of several _________.
A. celebrations B. celebrated
C. celebrities
D. celebrates
Question 21: _________ the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning.
A. According to B. On account of
C. Due to
D. Because of
Question 22: _________ the students here are serious about studying.
A. Most
B. Almost
C. Almost of
D. Most of
Question 23: _________ cheaper, Belinda would have bought it.
A. The notebook computer
B. The notebook computer had been
C. Had the notebook computer been
D. If the notebook computer was
Question 24: - John: Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?
- Laura: _________.
A. Yes, its an absurd idea
B. Theres no doubt about it
C. Of course not. You bet
D. Well, thats very surprising
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction:
Question 25: Some methods to prevent soil erosion are ploughing parallel with the slopes of hills,
A
B
C
to plant trees on unproductive land, and rotating crops.
D
Question 26: That man was an easy recognized figure with his long, white beard and a wideA
B
C
D
brimmed hat.
Question 27: Generally speaking, proteins that come from animal sources are complete whereas
A
B
those that come from another sources are incomplete proteins.
C
D
Question 28. With the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, businessmen do not
A
B
hardly have as much traveling as they used to.
C
D
Question 29. Australia Scuba Diving is managed by two Australian scuba divers Rick and Bernie,
A
who together have over 50 years dive experienced.
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 sentences:
Question 30: In the summer of 2000, the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion started a campaign for illiteracy
eradication.
A. performance B. project
C. job
D. game
Question 31: My father died when I was young and my mother brought me up.
A. educated me B. reared me
C. supported me
D. fed me
Question 32: Aside from its reproduction on the one-dollar bill, the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States has
hardly been used.
A. Except for
B. Since
C. As a result ofD. In addition to
Question 33: There has been a stable relationship among Southeast Asian countries.
A. mutual
B. steady
C. close
D. comfortable

Question 34: Julia and William broke with tradition and got married quietly.
A. did things differently
B. argued with their parents
C. opposed their parents
D. kept their marriage secret
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word
that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Why do people like to chew gum? Some people say they like the taste. (35) _________ say they can think
better if they chew gum. Some people chew it when they have some boring work to (36) _________. Others chew
gum when they are nervous.
Gum is a (37) _________ of several things. For many years gum companies made gum from chicle. Chicle
is a natural gum from a tree in Mexico and Central America. Now companies use plastic and rubber made from
petroleum (38) _________ of chicle.
Gum must be soft (39) _________ you can chew it. A softener keeps it soft. The gum company makes the
softener from vegetable oil. A sweetener makes the gum sweet. The sweetener is usually sugar. Then the company
(40) _________ the flavor.
Thomas Adams made the first gum from chicle in 1836. (41) _________, chewing gum was not new. The
Greeks chewed gum from a tree (42) _________ 2,000 years ago. Mayan Indians in Mexico chewed chicle. Indians
in the Northeastern United States taught Europeans to chew gum from a tree there.
People first made bubble gum in 1928. Children like to (43) _________ bubble with bubble gum. Some
university students do (44) _________.
Question 35: A. The other
B. Others
C. The others
D. Other
Question 36: A. make
B. get
C. do
D. carry
Question 37: A. mixture B. roll
C. fix
D. connection
Question 38: A. aside
B. apart
C. inside
D. instead
Question 39: A. so that B. then
C. for
D. that
Question 40: A. puts
B. places
C. adds
D. fits
Question 41: A. However
B. More
C. But
D. Though
Question 42: A. more
B. over
C. above
D. than
Question 43: A. turn
B. set
C. pass
D. blow
Question 44: A. so
B. too
C. then
D. same
Read 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 45 to 54.
The White House, the official home of the United States President, was not built in time for George
Washington to live in it. It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants, President and Mrs. John
Adams, who moved in on November 1, 1800. When the Adamses moved in, the White House was not yet complete,
and the Adamses suffered many inconveniences; for example, the main staircase was incomplete, which hindered
movement from floor to floor, and the future laundry yard was merely a pool of mud, so wet laundry was hung in the
unfinished East Room to dry. Thomas Jefferson, the third president, improved the comfort of the White House in
many aspects and added new architectural features such as the terraces on the east and west ends.
When the British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison was forced to
leave. All the remained after the fire was the exterior walls, the interior was completely destroyed. It was not until
December of 1817 that the following president, James Monroe, was able to move into a rebuilt residence. Since then,
the White House has continued to be modified but has been continuously occupied by each succeeding US president.
Question 45: Which of the following would be the most appropriate title of this text?
A. George Washingtons Life in the White House.
B. The Early History of the White House.
C. The Burning of the White House.
D. Presidential Policies of Early US Presidents.
Question 46: Why did George Washington not live in the White House?
A. It had been burned by the British.

B. He did not like the architectural features.
C. He did not want to suffer the inconveniences that the Adamses had suffered.
D. Construction had not yet been completed.
Question 47: The word inhabitants in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. modifications
B. moves
C. celebrations
D. residents
Question 48: It can be inferred from the passage that John Adams was __________.
A. the first president of the United States
B. the second president of the United States
C. the third president of the United States
D. the fourth president of the United States
Question 49: What of the White House was not yet complete when the Adamses moved in?
A. main staircase
B. laundry yard C. pool
D. A and B
Question 50: The author most likely discusses the staircase in paragraph 1 in order to __________.
A. show the elegance of the new White House
B. explain the architectural features added by Jefferson
C. provide an example of an inconveniences in the White House
D. demonstrate what had to be rebuilt after the fire
Question 51: The word forces in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by __________.
A. military
B. effort
C. power
D. energy
Question 52: According to the passage, which of the following best describes Thomas Jeffersons tenure in the White
House?
A. He worked to improve the appearance and convenience of the White House.
B. He had to flee the White House because of the war with the British.
C. He removed the terraces that had been added by Adams.
D. He was accepting of the many inconveniences.
Question 53: According to the passage, when James Monroe came to the White House, it had been __________.
A. repressed
B. reconstructed
C. relocated
D. reserved
Question 54: The paragraphs in the passage likely discuss __________.
A. the details of the destruction of the White House by the British
B. James Monroes policies as president
C. modifications by presidents who followed
D. other presidents who were unable to occupy the White House
Read 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 55 to 64.
A pilot cannot fly a plane by sight alone. In many conditions, such as flying at night and landing in dense
fog, a pilot must use radar, an alternative way of navigating. Since human eyes are not very good at determining
speeds of approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby planes are moving.
The basic principle of radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts in a cave. The echo of the
sounds against the walls helps a person determine the size of the cave. With radar, however, the waves are radio
waves instead of sound waves. Radio waves travel at the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometers in one second. A
radar set sends out a short burst of radiation waves. Then it receives the echoes produced when the waves bounce
off objects. By determining the time it takes for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can
determine the distance between the radar set and other objects. The word radar, in fact, gets its name from the term
radio detection and ranging. Ranging is the term for detection of the distance between an object and the radar
set. Besides being of critical importance to pilots, radar is essential for air travel control, tracking ships at sea, and
for tracking weather systems and storms.
Question 55: What is the main topic of this passage?
A. the nature of radar
B. types of ranging
C. alternatives to radar
D. history of radar
Question 56: According to the passage, what can radar detect besides location of objects?
A. size
B. weight
C. speed
D. shape
Question 57: Which of the following words best describes the tone of this passage?

A. argumentative
B. imaginative
C. explanatory
D. humorous
Question 58: The phrase a burst in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the followings?
A. an attachment
B. a discharge
C. a stream
D. a ray
Question 59: The word it in paragraph 2 refers to which of the followings?
A. a radar set
B. a short burst C. a radiation wave
D. light
Question 60: Which of the followings could best replace the word bounce?
A. overturn
B. groove
C. extend
D. rebound
Question 61: Which type of waves does radar use?
A. sound
B. heat
C. radio
D. light
Question 62: The word tracking in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the followings?
A. repairing
B. searching for C. glancing at
D. fighting
Question 63: Which of the followings would most likely be the topic of the next paragraph?
A. other uses of radar
B. uses of sonar technology
C. other technology used by pilots
D. a history of flying
Question 64: What might be inferred about radar?
A. It takes the place of a radio.
B. It gave birth to the invention of the airplane.
C. It developed from a study of sound waves.
D. It has improved navigational safety.
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Part I/- Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before it.
Question 65: Trang didnt know how to solve the problem, so she got bad marks.
If Trang _____________________________________________________________________.
Question 66: Long found it difficult to concentrate on his lesson because of the noise.
Long had ____________________________________________________________________.
Question 67: Lets visit the National Park this morning.
Why _______________________________________________________________________?
Question 68: The lights failed the moment they began work.
Hardly ______________________________________________________________________.
Question 69: Thanks. It was very kind of you to show me the way, she said to me.
She thanked _________________________________________________________________.
Part II/- In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the role of women in the family and in society
nowadays.
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PART I: MCQ TEST
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. loved
B. appeared
2. A. Valentine B. imagine
3. A. heavy
B. head
C. agreed
C. discipline
C. weather
D. coughed
D. determine
D. easy
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.
4. A. teacher
B. prefer
C. offer
D. flower
5. A. military
B. satisfactory C. television
D. generously
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the correct answer to each of the
6. Since the flood, the number of homeless people __________ dramatically.
A. are increasing
B. had increased
7. Kate: How lovely your cats are!

A. Really? They are
C. increase
D. has increased
- David: ____________
B. Thank you, it is nice of you to say so
C. Can you say it again

D. I love them, too
8. Staying in a hotel costs _______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. as much as twice
B. twice as much as
C. twice more than
D. twice as
9. Having been selected to represent 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
10. British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as _____.
A. cats and dogs
B. chalk and cheese C. salt and pepper
D. here and there
11. I have a good job with good salary. You _________ send me any money, my lovely father.
A. mustnt
B. had better
C. maynt
D. neednt
12. She listened so attentively that not a word_______.
A. she had missed
B. she missed
C. she didn't miss
D. did she miss
13. Its essential that every student ________ all the lectures.
A. attends
B. attend
C. has attended D. attended
14. Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, weather is the one ______ the most.
A. that influences farmers
B. farmers that is influences
C. why farmers influence it
D. it influences farmers
15. Lets begin our discussion now, ______?
A. shall we
B. will we
C. dont we
D. wont we
16. Theres somebody walking behind us. I think we are ______.
A. followed
B. being followed
C. following
D. being following
17. _______, we tried our best to complete it.
A. Thanks to the difficult homework
B. Despite the homework was difficult
C. Difficult as the homework was
D. As though the homework was difficult
18. __________is the existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced
environment.
A. extinction
B. biodiversity C. habitat
D. conservation
19. Peter was ejected after committing five personal _________ in water sport game yesterday.
A. mistakes
B. faults
C. fouls
D. errors
20. Edith Harlow has kindly agreed ______. You should ask him.
A. to helping
B. to help
C. help
D. helping
21. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than _____.
A. the domestic marketer has
B. the domestic marketer does
C. those of the domestic marketer
D. that which has the domestic marketer
22. - Lisa: Have you been able to reach Peter?

- Gina:
A. Thats no approval
B. Yes, Ive known him for years
C. No, the line is busy
D. Its much too high
23. Overpopulation tends to create conditions which may result in ___ of food in developing countries.
A. shortages
B. surpluses
C. failures
D. supplies
24. Although my village is not far away from the city centre , we had no ______ until recently.
A. electric
B. electricity
C. electrical
D. electrify
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
25. We can use either verbal or non verbal forms of communication.
A. using gestureB. using speech
C. using verbs
D. using facial expressions
26. Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest.
A. hungry
B. rich
C. poor
D. full
27. He insisted on listening to the entire story
A. whole
B. funny
C. interesting
D. part
28. Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.
A. taking off
B. setting up
C. growing well
D. closing down
29. It takes me 15 minutes to get ready.
A. to prepare
B. to wake up
C. to go
D. to get up
Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions .
30. So extensive the lakes are that they are viewed as the largest bodies of fresh water in the world.
A
B
C
D
31. A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, are considered a basic part of
A
B
C
the education of every child.
D
32. It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting to pass the exam.
A
B
C
D
33. In just three months H.G. Wells wrote the famous classic The Time Machine for what
A
B
C
he won a Newberry Caldecot award.
D
34. To building their nests, some birds use their bills as needles.
A
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for the blanks 35-44.
Health is something we tend to (35) ___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (36) ____
of it. But illness can come, even (37) _____ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many
diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (38) ______ to cure them once they struck. The
result was that many children died. About a century ago, (39) _________, scientists found out about germs, and then
everything changed. The (40) _____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical
discovery spread, the world became (41) ______ safer for children. The result is that (42) _________ a hundred
years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (43) ______ to live
for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (44) ______.
Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.
35. A. forget
36. A. awake
37. A. if
38. A. how
39. A. therefore
40. A. reason
41. A. more
42. A. where
43. A. desire
44. A. speed up
B. ignore
B. keen
B. so
B. what
B. however
B. origin
B. much
B. when
B. hope
B. advance
C. give up
D. throw away
C. aware
D. concerned
C. when
D. while
C. which
D. when
C. although
D. moreover
C. source
D. cause
C. very
D. quite
C. why
D. whereas
C. want
D. expect
C. accelerate
D. run
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B , C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to the questions 45-54.
Choosing a career may be one of the hardest jobs you ever have, and it must be done with care. View a
career as an opportunity to do something you love, not simply as a way to earn a living. Investing the time
and effort to thoroughly explore your options can mean the difference between finding a stimulating and
rewarding career and move from job to unsatisfying job in an attempt to find the right one. Work
influences virtually every aspect of your life, from your choice of friends to where you live. Here are just a
few of the factors to consider.
Deciding what matters most to you is essential to making the right decision. You may want to begin by
assessing your likes, dislikes, strengths, and weaknesses. Think about the classes, hobbies, and
surroundings that you find most appealing. Ask yourself questions, such as Would you like to travel? Do
you want to work with children? Are you more suited to solitary or cooperative work? There are no right
or wrong answers; only you know what is important to you. Determine which job features you require,
which ones you would prefer, and which ones you cannot accept. Then rank them in order of importance
to you.
The setting of the job is one factor to take into account. You may not want to sit at a desk all day. If not,
there is diversity of occupation- building inspector, supervisor, and real estate agent- that involve a great
deal of time away from the office. Geographical location may be a concern, and employment in some
fields is concentrated in certain regions. Advertising job can generally be found only in large cities. On the
other hand, many jobs such as hostels, law education, and retail sales are found in all regions of the
country. If a high salary is important to you, do not judge a career by its starting wages. Many jobs, such as
insurance sales, offers relatively low starting salaries; however, pay substantially increases along with your
experience, additional training, promotions and commission.
Dont rule out any occupation without learning more about it. Some jobs evoke positive or negative
associations. The traveling life of a flight attendant appears glamorous, while that of a plumber does not.
Remember that many jobs are not what they appear to be at first, and may have merits or demerits that are
less obvious. Flight attendants must work long, grueling hours without sleeps, whereas plumbers can be as
highly paid as some doctors.
Another point to consider is that as you mature, you will likely develop new interests and skills that
may point the way to new opportunities. The choices you make today need not be your final one.
45. The author states that There are no right or wrong answers in order to _______.
A. emphasize that each persons answers will be different.
B. show that answering the questions is a long and difficult process.
C. indicate that the answers are not really important.
D. indicate that each persons answers may change over time.
46. The word them in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. questions
B. answers
C. features
D. jobs
47. The word assessing in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _______.
A. discovering
B. considering
C. measuring
D. disposing
48. According to paragraph 3, which of the following fields is NOT suitable for a person who does not
want to live in a big city?
A. plumbing
B. law
C. retail sales
D. advertising
49. The word evoke in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. agree on
B. bring to mind
C. be related to
D. differ from
50. The word that in paragraph 4 refers to _______.
A. occupation
B. the traveling life
C. a flight attendant
D. commission
51. It can be inferred from the paragraph 3 that _______.
A. jobs in insurance sales are generally not well-paid.
B. insurance sales people can earn high salary later in their career.
C. people should constantly work toward the next promotion.
D. a starting salary should be an important consideration in choosing a career.
52. In paragraph 5, the author suggests that _______.
A. you may want to change careers at some time in the future.
B. as you get older, your career will probably less fulfilling.
C. you will be at your job for a lifetime, so choose carefully.
D. you will probably jobless at some time in the future.
53. Why does the author mention long, grueling hours without sleeps in paragraph 4?
A. To emphasize the difficulty of working as a plumber.
B. To contrast the reality of a flight attendants job with most peoples perception.
C. To show that people must work hard for the career they have chosen.
D. To discourage readers from choosing a career as a flight attendant.
54. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. To make a lot of money, you should not take a job with a low starting salary.
B. To make lots of money, you should rule out all factory jobs.
C. If you want an easy and glamorous lifestyle, you should consider becoming flight attendant
D. Your initial view of certain careers may not be accurate.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B , C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to the questions 55-64.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was from a wealthy, well-known family. As a
child, he attended private school, had private tutors, and traveled with his parents to Europe. He attended Harvard
University, and afterwards studied law. At age 39, Roosevelt suddenly developed polio, a disease that left him
without the full use of his legs for the rest of his life. Even though the worst of his illness, he continued his life in
politics. In 1924, he appeared at the Democratic National Convention to nominate Al Smith for president, and eight
years after that he was nominated for the same office. Roosevelt was elected to the presidency during the Great
Depression of the 1930s, at a time when more than 5,000 banks had failed and thousands of people were out of
work. Roosevelt took action. First he declared a bank holiday that closed all the banks so that no more could fail;
then he reopened the banks little by little with government support. Roosevelt believed in using the full power of
government to help what he called the forgotten people. And it was these workers, the wage earners, who felt the
strongest affection toward Roosevelt. There were others, however, who felt that Roosevelts policies were
destroying the American systems of government, and they opposed him in the same intense way that others admired
him.
In 1940, the Democrats nominated Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term. No president in American
history had ever served three terms, but Roosevelt felt an obligation to quit while the United States entry into World
War II was looming in the future. He accepted the nomination and went to an easy victory.
55. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Political aspects of Roosevelts life
B. Problems during the Great Depression
C. Roosevelts upbringing
D. Criticisms of Roosevelts actions
56. Which one of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Roosevelt was elected during the Great Depression
B. Roosevelt voted for Al Smith
C. Roosevelt had difficulty walking during his presidency
D. Roosevelt supported strong government powers
57. The phrase took action in the first paragraph is used to illustrate the idea the Roosevelt:
A. Performed admirably
B. Exerted himself physically
C. Responded immediately
D. Got assistance
58. As used in the first paragraph, the phrase little by little means ________
A. the smaller banks first
B. Opened the banks for minimal services
C. Opened the banks a few at a time
D. Opened the bank for a short time
59. The word full in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Packed
B. Loaded
C. Overflowing
D. Complete
60. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Roosevelt served three terms of presidency
B. Roosevelt couldnt walk easily
C. All American citizens supported Roosevelts policies
D. Roosevelt studied law before he worked as a president
61. The word affection as used in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Fascination
B. Fondness
C. Lure
D. Appeal
62. The word unprecedented in the second paragraph could best be replaced by______ .
A. Unimportant
B. Unheard of C. Unjustified
D. Unhampered
63. It can be inferred from the passage that the people who liked Roosevelt best were_________ .
A. Poor people
B. Bankers
C. Rich people
D. Average workers
64. In the second paragraph, the author uses the word looming to indicate a feeling of:
A. Reservation
B. Determination
C. Regret
D. Threat
PART II: WRITING

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printed before it.
65. He started playing football professionally three years ago.
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66. They say that two people were rescued from the earthquake.
Two people are ...............................................................................................................
67. I didnt know the answer so I failed the exam
If I had
68. The plane couldnt take off because of the fog.
The fog prevented ..
69. Its a pity you didnt speak English well.
I wish you ..
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Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. photographs
B. writes
C. laughs
D. arrives
Question 2: A. naked
B. closed
C. learned
D. studied
Question 3: A. average
B. stage
C. marriage
D. shortage
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 4: A. accidental
B. sensitivity
C. beneficial
D. industrial
Question 5: A. volunteer
B. understand
C. temperature
D. scientific
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 6: In 1736, the number of poor people in Boston receiving public assistance_______ about
4,000.
A. was
B. were
C. it was
D. they were
Question 7: ________Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.
A. No sooner had the plane taken off than
B. It was not until the plane had taken off that
C. Only after the plane had taken off
D. Not until the plane had taken off did
Question 8: The project was __________ developed by a team of experts.


A. system
B. systematically C. systemized
D. systematical
Question 9: You __________ out yesterday without a coat. No wonder you caught a cold.
A. shouldnt have gone
B. couldnt have gone
C. might have gone
D. mustnt have gone
Question 10: The forecast has revealed that the worlds reserves of fossil fuel will have _______ by 2019.
A. taken over
B. caught up
C. used off
D. run out
Question 11: We bought some _______at that shop last week..

A. old lovely German glasses
B. German lovely old glasses
C. lovely old German glasses
D. German old lovely glasses
Question 12: Charles: Do you mind if I smoke?
Lisa:
_________
A. Yes, I dont mind
B. No, I dont think so
C. Yes, go ahead
D. No, go right ahead
Question 13: Laura: "What a lovely hat you have!" Maria: "_______ "
A. Of course not, it's not costly.
B. I think so. Its costly
C. No problem. Its a present from my father
D. Thank you. Its a present from my father.
Question 14: The idea to ________ a visit to the local council residence was welcomed by all the visitors.
A. pay
B. go
C. walk
D. do
Question 15: Whats the answer to problem two? I dont know and even ..I wouldnt tell you.
A. I did
B. though I did
C. if I did
D. if I do
Question 16: Can you wait while I run into the library? Ok, .you hurry.
A. even though
B. as long as
C. so that
D. unless
Question 17: We had our house ___________ into when we were away on holiday.
A. to break
B. broke
C. breaking
D. broken
Question 18: The children ________ to the zoo on Saturday mornings.

A. enjoyed taking
B. were enjoyed to be taken
C. enjoyed being taken
D. were enjoyed to take
Question 19: The chief foods eaten in any country depend largely on ________ best in its climate and soil.
A. it grows
B. what grows
C. what does it grow
D. does it grow
C. Try as
D. No matter
Question 20: _________I might, I couldnt open the door.

A. As try
B. However hard
Question 21: Using many symbols makes _____ to put a large amount of information on a single map.
A. it possible
B. possible
C. it is possible
D. that possible
Question 22: Not having written about the required topic, ______ a low mark.
A. my presentation was given
B. the teacher gave me
C. the teacher gave
D. I was given
Question 23: The girls and flowers ___________ he painted were very vivid.
A. whose
B. that
C. which
D. who
Question 24: Never put _________ till tomorrow what you can do today.
A. in
B. over
C. off
D. down
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaningto the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: Underwater activities are less varied and the most popular of which are snorkelling and
scuba diving.
A. portable
B. diverse
C. familiar
D. durable
Question 26: It takes me 15 minutes to get ready.
A. to prepare
B. to wake up
C. to go
D. to get up
Question 27: My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.

A. skillful
B. famous
C. popular
D. modest
Question 28: You must answer the polices questions truthfully; otherwise, you will get into trouble.
A. in a harmful way
B. as trustingly as you can
C. with a negative attitude
D. exactly as you can
Question 29: Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she'll turn up before long.
A. enter
B. visit
C. arrive
D. return
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
the following questions.
Question 30: Petroleum is composed of a complex mix of hydrogen and carbon.
A
Question 31: Stars in our universe vary in temperature, colour, bright, size and mass.
A
Question 32: Genetic engineering is helping researchers unravel the mysteries of previously incurable
A
diseases so that they can get to its root causes and find cures.
C
Question 33: Had it not been for your help me, I wouldn't have succeeded.
A
Question 34: If you want your son to do better on his exams, I suggest he studies harder.
A
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Some people believe that some schools will no longer be necessary. They say that (35) ___the Internet and
other new technologies, (36) ___no longer any need for school buildings, formal classes, or teachers. Perhaps this
will be true one day, but this is hard to (37) ____a world without schools. In fact, we need to look at how we can use
new technology to make schools better, not (38) ____them. We should invent a new kind of school that is (39)
____to libraries, museums, science centers, laboratories, and even companies. (40) ____could give talks on video or
over the Internet. TV networks and local stations could develop programming about things students are (41)
___studying in school.
Already there are several towns (42) ___this is beginning to happen. Blacksburg, Virginia, is one of them. Here
the entire city is linked to the Internet, and learning can (43) ___at home, at school and in the office. Businesses
provide programs for the schools and the schools provide computer labs for people without their own (44) ____at home.
Question 35: A. because
B. though
C. despite
D. because of

B. they are
C. there are
D. there is
Question 36: A. it is
Question 37: A. realise
B. imagine
C. know
D. consider
Question 38: A. eliminator
B. eliminative
C. elimination
D. to eliminate
Question 39: A. limited
B. addressed
C. contributed
D. linked
Question 40: A. Policemen
B. Orators
C. Businessmen
D. Experts
Question 41: A. rarely
B. actually
C. intentionally
D. publicly
Question 42: A. that
B. where
C. which
D. when
Question 43: A. take in
B. take part in
C. take place
D. take time
Question 44: A. equipment
B. computers
C. jobs
D. documents
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions from 45 to 54.
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 the 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 bodys production of blood cholesterol. Consequently, while it still
makes sense to limit ones intake of eggs, even designer eggs, it seems that doing this without regulating dietary fat
will probably not help reduce the blood cholesterol level.
Question 45: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To make people know about the relationship between eggs and cholesterol
B. To convince people to eat designer eggs and egg substitutes.
C. To persuade people that eggs are unhealthy and should not be eaten
D. To introduce the idea that dietary at increases the blood cholesterol level
Question 46: According to the passage, which of the following is a cause of heart diseases?
A. canola oil
B. minerals
C. vitamins
Question 47: What has been the cause for changes in the sale of eggs?
A. concerns about cholesterol
B. increasing price
C. dietary changes in hens
D. decreased production
Question 48: What is meant by the phrase mixed result?

A. The result are mingled together
B. The result are blended
D. cholesterol
C. The result are inconclusive

D. The result are a composite of things
Question 49: According to the author, which of the following may reduce blood cholesterol?
A. increasing egg intake but not fat intake
B. decreasing egg intake and fat intake
C. increasing egg intake and fat intake
D. reducing egg intake but not fat intake
Question 50: Which of the following could best replace the word somewhat?
A. in fact
B. indefinitely
C. a lot
D. a little
Question 51: According to the passage, one yolk contains approximately what fraction of the suggested daily limit
for human consumption of cholesterol?
A. 2/3
B. 3/4
C. 1/2
D. 1/3
Question 52: The word portrayed could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. tested
B. described
C. destroyed
D. studied
C. reverse
D. advance
Question 53: What is the meaning of back up?

A. block
B. support
Question 54: According to the passage, egg substitutes cannot be used to make any of the following types of eggs
EXCEPT?
A. scrambled
B. fried
C. boiled
D. poached
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions from 55 to 64.
Ralph Earl was born into a Connecticut farm family in 1751. He chose early to become a painter and looked
for what training was available in his home state and in Boston. Earl was one of the first American artists to paint
landscapes. Among his first paintings were scenes from Revolutionary War battles of Lexington and Concord. In
1778 Earl went to London to study with Benjamin West for four years.
When Earl returned to United states, he was jailed for fourteen months for outstanding debts. While still a
prisoner, he painted portraits of some New York Citys most elegant society women and their husbands. After his
release, he took up the trade of itinerant portrait painter, working his way through southern New England and New
York. Earl didnt flatter his subjects, but his portraits show a deep understanding of them, perhaps because he had
sprung from the same roots.
Among Earls most famous paintings is his portrait of Justice Oliver Ellsworth and his wife, Abigail. To
provide counterpoint to the severity of the couple, he accurately details the relative luxury of the Ellsworths interior
furnishings. The view through the window behind them shows sunlit fields, well- kept fences, and a bend of the
Connecticut River. One of Earls paintings is something of an anomaly. Reclining Hunter, which for many years
was attributed to Thomas Gainsborough, shows a well- dressed gentleman resting beneath a tree. In the foreground,
he displays a pile of birds, the result of a days hunt. The viewer can also see a farmers donkey lying in the
background, another of the hunters victims. This outrageously funny portrait couldnt have been commissioned no
one would have wanted to be portrayed in such an absurd way. However, this painting uncharacteristically shows
Earls wit as well as his uncommon technical skills.
Question 55: What is the authors main purpose?
A.to discuss the life and work of an American painter.
B.to compare the art of Ralph Earl and Thomas Gainsborough.
C.to trace Ralph Earls artistic influences.
D.to describe the art scene in New York in the late eighteenth century.

Question 56: Which of the following is NOT given in the passage as a subject of one of Earls paintings?
A. People
B. Landscapes
C. Battle scenes
D. Fruit and Flowers
Question 57: According to the passage, Benjamin West was Ralph Earls........
A. subject
B. teacher
C. student
D. rival
Question 58: Which of the following could be substituted for outstanding without changing the meaning of the
sentence?
A. Excellent
B. Shocking
C. Unpaid
D. illegal
Question 59: The word itinerant is closest in meaning to which of the following ?
A. traveling
B. successful
C. talented
D. innovative
Question 60: The author uses the phrase sprung from the same roots to indicate that Ralph Earl and his subjects
A. lived in the same town
C. were equally successful
B. were about the same age
D. had the same background
Question 61: According to the passage, one of the distinguishing features of the portrait of Oliver and Abigail
Ellsworth is the contrast between
A. the plainness of the figures and the luxury of the furnishings.
B. the two styles used to paint the two figures
C. the sunlit fields and the dark interior
D. the straight fences and the curving Connecticut River
Question 62: Why does the author refer to Reclining Hunter as something of an anomaly?
A. It is so severe
B. It is quite humorous
C. It shows Earls talent
D. It was commissioned
Question 63: The word he in the last paragraph refers to?

A. Ralph Earl
B. the farmer
C. the hunter
D. Thomas Gainsborough
Question 64: The authors attitude toward Ralph Earl is

A. admiring
B. antagonistic
C. neutral
D. unflattering
WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before
it.
Question 65: People say that Jenny lived in Texas, America for 8 years.
Jenny ......................................................................................................................................................
Question 66: That car was too expensive for me to buy.
If ............................................................................................................................................................
Question 67: The last time I saw Kathay was five days ago.
I havent .................................................................................................................................................
Question 68: I am sorry. I didnt do my homework, said Alice to her teacher.
Alice apologized ....................................................................................................................................

Question 69: I wish I had studied hard.
I regret ...................................................................................................................................................
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