VOCABULARY
Text 1
There are very good reasons why the air crew always (1)
passengers that it is strictly forbidden to use cell phones in the cabin of the
plane.
You may not be aware that even when cell phone is on standby it still (4)
an electromagnetic signals that (5) the cellular
network's computer that the phone is active and can be contacted. This
signal becomes stronger when the transmitter at the base terminal
station (BTS) communicates with the cell phone to send a voice call or
short message (SMS).
1. (A) remember
(B) recall
(C) remind
(D) evoke
2. (A) to perform
(B) to do
(C) to make
(D) to conduct
3. (A) to conduct
(B) inception
(C) intrusion
(D) interference
4. (A) blows
(B) penetrates
(C) sends out
(D) blinks
5. (A) notifies
(B) announces
(C) declares
(D) broadcasts
2. Choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D that best collocates
(combines) with each of the underlined words or phrases in the
following sentences.
6. Although the two stars tried to keep their relationship secret, news of it
soon
(A) shown up
(B) popped out
(C) peeped out
(D) leaked out
1. Sentence Completion
Choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D which best
completes each blank space in the text.
2. Although one of his ships succeeded in sailing all the way back to Spain
past the Cape of Good Hope, Magellan never completed the first
circumnavigation of the world, and .
(A) most of his crew didn't too
(B) neither most of his crew did
(C) neither did most of his crew
(D) most of his crew didn't also
2. Error Identification
For questions 31-50, choose the word or phrase in A, B, C,
and D which is wrong.
Text 2
The largest diamond ever found is th eCullinan diamond. This
diamond weighted 3,106 carats in its uncut state when it was
discovered in South Africa on January 25, 1905. The Cullinan diamond
was cut into nine major stones and ninety six smaller ones. The
largest of the cut stone and still the lasrgest damond in the world,
is the pearlshaped Cullinan I at 530 carats. This diamond, which is also
known as The Greater Star of Africa, is more than 2 inches (5.4 cm)long
and 1.73 inches (4.4 cm) wide. It became part of the British crown
jewels in 1907.
8. It can be inferred from the passage that the Cullinan diamond was cut
into how many total stones?
(A) 9
(B) 96
(C) 105
(D) 3,106
COMPOSING SKILLS
The incorrect part of sentence has been identified for you. You are
required to find the correct option to replace underlined part.
5. (A) Hillary Clinton is an advocate for childrens rights has been a leading
attorney for the
past twenty years.
(B) Hillary Clinton, an advocate for childrens rights has been a leading
attorney for the
past twenty years.
(C) Hillary Clinton is an advocate for childrens rights, she has been a
leading Jattorney for
the past twenty years.
(D)Hillary Clinton, an advocate for childrens rights has been a leading
attorney for the past twenty years.
6. (A) Everybody congratulated the young teacher for the extreme well
organized seminar.
(B) Everybody congratulated the young teacher for the extremely well
organized
seminar.
(C) Everybody congratulated the young teacher for the well organized
extremely
seminar.
(D)Everybody congratulated the young teacher for the well organized
extreme seminar.
7. (1) The scientific study of clouds began in 1803 when Luke Howard, a
British pharmacist
and amateur meteorologist, introduced the first system for
classifying clouds.
(2) It is based on the shape, distribution and altitude of clouds
(3) Although many other procedures for cloud classification have been
devised over the
years, Howards system is so simple and effective that it is still in use
now.
(4) Howard used their Latin names to identify them
(5) He identified ten different categories
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D)5
8. (1) Synonyms, words that have the same basic meaning, do not always
have the same
emotional meaning.
(2) Similarly, a person wants to be slender but not skinny, and
aggressive but not pushy
(3) Therefore, you should be careful in choosing words because many so-
called synonyms
are not really synonymous at all
(4) For example, the words stingy and frugal both mean careful with
money
(5) However to call a person stingy is an insult, while the word frugal has
a much more
positive connotation.
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D)5
9. (1) The energy that is released by a hurricane in one day exceeds the
total energy
consumed by human kind throughout the world.
(2) These violent storms are often a hundred miles in diameter, and their
winds can reach
velocities of 75 miles per hour or more.
(3) Hurricanes, which are also called cyclones, exert tremendous power.
(4) Furthermore, the strong winds and heavy rainfall that accompany
them can completely
destroy a small town in a couple of hours.
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D)3 2 4 1
(A) 3 2 1 4 5
(B) 3 5 2 3 1
(C) 3 1 4 2 5
(D)3 5 1 4 2