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PART 1: GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, AND READING

GRAMMAR
For questions 1-20, choose the most suitable word or phrase (,4, B, C, or D) to complete each
sentence. Mark your answer choice on the answer sheet.
1. John said that no other car could go

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'D.

B. as fast like his car

as fast like the car ofhim
2. The earth revolves a little ~
rapidly
it~' closer to the sun.
A. wherever
~. or
. an
D. when
3. Unlike most Europeans, any Americans
aeon and eggs for breakfast every day.
used to eating
B. are used to eating
C. are used to eat
D. used to eat
4 hn contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute
.
.
another fifty
C. one other fifty dollars
B. the same amount also
@ more fifty dollars
5. If one of the participants in a conversation wonders
no real communication ~ taken

place,

" what the other person said

C. what did the other person say

B. what said the other person
D. what was the other person saying
6. Calcium is not only found in dairy produce
found in many dark green ;Vegetables.
. that is also
B. and is also
C. also it is
V 0ut is alw
7 anada does not require that U.S. citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and
.
A. Mexico does neither
C. neither Mexico does
@'either does Mexico
Mexico doesn't either
8. Ben would have studied medicine ifhe
to medical school.
A. could be able to enter
C. had been admitted
B. was admitted
@ were admitted
9. Almost everyone fails
on the first try.
C. to have passed his driver's test
A. in passing his driver's test
D. passing his driver's test
@to pass his driver's test

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10. Mark Twain, one of the greatest American novelists, began his ~eer o~ ~r
and
_
to be ajournalist.
~
--..__.."
A. himselflong considered
(Q).longconsidered himself
B. long considering himself
..]6. was long himself considered
11. There has not been a great response to the sale,
?
A. does there
.; B. has there
C. hasn't it
@hasn't there
12. It was not@!!Jshe had arrived home
remembered her appointment ~th the doctor.
A. when she
B. she
C. and she
.r~ that she
13. N~ither ~ary nor her brothers
a consent fqrm for tomorrow's field trip.
s needing
-iB. needs
v' C. need
D. has needed
14
e teacher suggested that her students
experiences with ESP.
. A. write a composition on their
C. wrote some compositions of his or her
@to write a composition about the
D. had written any compositions for his
15. All the cereal grains ~
grow on the prairies~d plains of the United States.
A. excepting rice
V QYexcept the rice
C. but for rice
D. but rice
16.
did John realize that there was danger.
/
A. Upon entering the store
J C. Only after entering the store
~ When he entered the store
D. After he had entered the store
17.
physicist, Gabriel Fahrenheit, invented the mercury thermometer in 1714.
A. It is
j @The
C. There is
D. It is the
18. When Alan arrived home after a hard day at work,
.
I,4. his wife slept
C. his wife has slept
~ @lhiswifewas sleeping
his wife has been sleeping
19. Noise is known
constriction of the smallj" ~eries.
@ causing
cause
C. to cause
D. causes
20. ~e people of Western anada have been considering
themselves from the rest of the
provmces.
to separate
B. separating
C. separate
D. separated

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For questions 21-30, identify the underlined part (A, B, C, or D) that contains a mistake. Mark
your answer choice on the answer sheet.
21. Although a doctor may be able to diagnose a problemf@ct'

he still may not be able to find a

drug to which the patient will respond.

D
22. Franz Schubert, the famous Austrian composer, was first taught to play the violin and Pianlom
A
B
D
his father.

23. From the chart shown on page 115, one can e~

inhabitan
. haA
1 ts doe It
ve. B
D

how large each country is and how many

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24. One of the most important discov,ery of the nineteenth century ~

AT

a method ofing natural gas

for cooking and heating.

D
25. Thirteen hundred medical professionals, all of w}Uchhave been trained to treat drug dependency,

AI

attended the annual convention sponsored by the Society to Prevent Drug Abuse.

26. To be good for agricultural purposes, soil must have in it the minerals PlantsI\l)!(red.

27. When a spider catches an insect, it releases some poison into an nsect with its fangs, but the

A
poison of most spiders ~harrnless

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to man.

28. The duties of the secretary

t!ff to ~e

the minutes, m~

the correspondence, and calling the

members before meetings.

D
29. Scientists have been studying the effects of aspirin Q!{lower the ins@es
A
B
~ C
D
people.

of heart attacks in

30. Miami, Florida, is among the few cures in the United States which has been awarded official
A
C
status ~ a bilingual municipality.

VOCABULARY

For questions 31-50, choose one of thefour answers (A, B, C, or D) that is closest in meaning to the
underlined word or phrase in each sentence. Mark your answer choice on the answer sheet.
31. The design of wildlife refuges is still a matter of considerable controversy.
/
A. significance
B. concern
.urgency
/D. debate
32. The writing style I used in my report was too colloquial, so my boss asked me to write it in a more
formal manner.
I
(),
A. superficial
casual
unusual
D. simple
Jan took many snapshots while on vacation in Europe.
V <LVPhotos
B. gifts
C. notes
D. clothes
34. Her only chance to elude her pursuer was to mingle with the crowd .
follower
~ lawyer
C. friend
D. captor

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35. When Benjamin Franklin became the first American postmaster general in 1775, he worked to
improve the frequency and reliability of mail delivery.
A. satisfaction
B. opportunity
0 extent
dependability

/0.

36. The meat must be chopped before it can be used in that recipe.
~stewed
B. bought
./C. cut
D. cooked
37. A raccoon is distinctively marked with a mask of black hair around its eyes. L
@. defensively
B. massively
C. primarily
vu. uniquely
38. It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger.
v4\. unavoidable
B. urgent
C. important
@necessary
39. His plan was rejected because it just wasn't feasible.
A. conceivable
v1J. attainable
realistic
D. attractive
40. The plane took off and after a few seconds was bare!;t;:.visible.
A. forgotten
B. heard
v(9 observable
D. gone
41. Susan was promoted to be the chief secretary of the manager of the company, whereas her
colleague, May, was pena~
/
A. exiled
dismissed
VC. punished
D. rewarded
42. After his long illness, Dave was so frail that he could hardly get out of bed. ,
A. fearful
B. stressed
C. unhappy
"}Illweak
43",Ms.Aaron showed a lot of strength after her daughter died. Everyone admired her fortitude.
VA. courage
B. sadness
C. niceness
appearance
44. It has been said that the essayist Henry David Thoreau was outspoken and usually put forth little
effort to please others.
/
A. talkative
vB. blunt
C. annoying
D. alienated
45:-l!t0ugh the artist has died, her art will be immortal.
c/@elernal
B. beautiful
C. forgotten
D. damaged
46. Sara Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr. Mayo's outstanding
humanitarianism.
./"
A. exhaustive
@'charitable
C. widespread
vD. remarkable
47. He could barely stand up after completing the mara~n, even though he won.
A. really
B. still
v<Ci hardly
D. bravely
48. Many ships have vanished during hurricanes. No survivors from the lost ships have ever been
found.
./
A. arrived
vB). disappeared
C, returned
D. departed
49. Sometimes, while living ityl foreign country, one craves a special dish from home.
A. eats
vB. desires
C. prepares
looks for
50. Students! Please stop chattering and listen to me. Class has begun.
CK
A. sleeping
B. typing
C. working
I~.talking

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For questions 51-60, read the passage and choose the most suitable word (A, B, C, or D) for each
blank. Mark your answer choice on the answer sheet.
The

tOUI'

guide

I'm a tour guide at the Tower of London, one of the city's principal tourist attractions, When you
(51)
the public for your first guided tour, 'terrifying' is the word that springs to mind. I'm quite
sociable, but having 300 or (52)__
visitors in front of you is quite daunting.

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Of course, visitors (53)

you to know the answers to every question. If someone asks you
something (54)
which you don't know the answer, it's mighty embarrassing. You always get
the history experts. They are the visitors who have (55)
an age at home or in a library
researching a pet subject. When they visit the Tower, already knowing the answers, they will ask their
question in the (56)
of catching us out. We don't try (57)
to know the answer; if we
don't know, we (58)
it and ask a colleague.
The most irritating people are those who ask really stupid questions while their friends video our
reactions. We get asked all (59)
of things, the most common being 'Where's the lavatory?' We
have a book in which we (60)
the silliest questions we've been asked. Often, people just don't
think before they speak.
51. A. bear

52~A

53

. expect

54 .. that
55. A. afforded
56. A. wish
57. A. lying
58. i). tolerate
59/A. sorts
60. A. commit

(IDcope
V@further
B. foresee
\B. to
B.lasted
B. desire
B. deceiving

v{{ face
C. other
C. suppose
vC.of
concentrated
C.hope
C. acting
llet
C. forms
C. enrol

vB.admit

B. orders
B. enter

D. oppose
D. even
D. predict
D. such
vI( spent

vt1Jl'aim

v pretending

D. cooperate
@cases
V@.compose

READING

For questions 61-70, read the two passages and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each
question thatfollows them. Mark your answer choice on the answer sheet.
Passage 1
The brain of the average human weighs approximately 14 kilograms and consists of three main parts:
the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. The cerebrum is by far the largest of the three parts,
taking up 85% of the brain by weight. The outside layer of the cerebrum, the cerebral cortex, is a
grooved and bumpy surface covering the nerve cells beneath. The various sections of the cerebrum are
the sensory cortex, which is responsible for receiving and decoding sensory messages from throughout
the body; the motor cortex, which sends action instructions to the skeletal muscles; and the association
cortex, which receives, monitors, and processes information. It is in the association cortex that the
processes that allow humans to think take place. The cerebellum, located below the cerebrum in the
back part of the skull, is the section of the brain that controls balance and posture. The brain stem
connects the cerebrum and the spinal cord. It controls various body processes such as breathing and
heartbeat.
61. What is the author's main purpose?
A. To explain how the brain processes information
/@Todescribethe
functions of the parts of the brain
C. To demonstrate the physical composition of the brain
D. To give examples of human body functions

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62. The passage states that the most massive part of the brain is the
A. brain stem
~ cerebellum
IC)cerebrai cortex
vU. cerebrum
63. According to the passage, which part of the brain analyzes information?
A The cerebellum
@J)'he sensory cortex
vC: The association cortex
D. The brain stem
64. '?{lrich of the following is true about the cerebellum?
v@ It is responsible for balance.
B. It controls breathing.
C. It is located above the cerebrum.
D. It is the outside layer of the cerebrum.
65. What shape does the brain stem most likely have?
\/A. Long and thin
B. Short and flat
C. Large and formless
@Small and round

Passage 2
Though Paul Gauguin, himself, recognized both the "sensitive" and the "savage" as two opposing sides
of his character, in his career as an artist he thought of himself as "the savage". He tended to disregard
convention and abandon social responsibilities. He felt that only by renouncing the ordinary could he
be the artist he wanted to be. He justified his quarreling with friends, his leaving his wife and children,
and his promiscuity because he believed it to be the only way his art could be liberated. Inhis attitude
can be found seeds of art in the coming century: the art of the primitive, of symbol, and of imagination.
He wanted to escape from merely observing naturalism to using abstract color and form as conveyors
of feeling. He wanted to free painting from all restrictions. He began to carry his art deep into the
realm of myth and dream with the idea that mystery and enigma were essential to art.
66. Which of the following is the main topic of this passage?
A. the complex connection between attitude and art
B. myth and reality in Gauguin's paintings
@yPaul Gauguin's life
vD. the "savage" side of Gauguin
67. According to this passage, Gauguin
.
vA. disregarded society's rules
S. lived alone
0. liberated his family
D. divorced his wife
68. Which of the following is NOT supported in the passage?
~auguin
quarreled with his friends.
VID Gauguin promised to come back.
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D. Gauguin justified his behavior.

69. It can be inferred from the passage that the art of the coming century would be more ---~.

symbolic
naturalistic
C. colorful
D. complex
70. From the passage we can infer that Gauguin wanted to
A. liberate society
~re~tri~t forms of art
V1G- paint m a new way
D. make new friends

PART 2: WRITING
On a separate sheet of paper, write a short essay of about ISO-200 words on ONE of the
followingtopics. Write the topic you chooseon the paper.
1.

Tourism is becoming increasingly important as a source of revenue to many countries but its
disadvantages should not be overlooked. What are some of the problems of tourism?

2.

Foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten. Discuss.

END OF THE TEST

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