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 1: A. dint B. dinosaur C. dioxide D. diode Question 2: A. pension B. vision C. pleasure D. measure 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 primary stress in each of the following questions. D. forget Question 3: A. deserve B. bamboo C. channel Question 4: A. departure B. furniture C. endanger D. determine 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 5: They are the shocking news in newspapers that is what people are talking about this morning. D. are A. about B. is C. They are Question 6: On the floor of the Pacific Ocean is hundreds of flat-topped mountains more than a mile beneath sea level. A. is B. more than C. On D. hundreds of Question 7: Unlike many writings of her time, she was not preoccupied with morality. A. preoccupied B. writings C. morality D. of her time Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 8: That style of dress ______ have been designed by Titian, because it wasn’t worn till after his death. A. must B. might C. can’t D. shouldn’t Question 9: Poor management brought the company to of collapse. A. the foot B. the ring C. the brink D. the edge Question 10: Mary as well as her friends ______ her hometown recently. A. have returned B. has returned C. returns D. returned Question 11: She ______ me a very charming compliment on my painting. A. made B. showed C. took D. paid Question 12: It is advisable that the room ______ before Christmas. A. should decorate B. were decorated C. is decorated D. be decorated Question 13: Most of us would maintain that physical ______ does not play a major part in how we react to the people we meet. A. attractiveness B. attract C. attractive D. attraction Question 14: Many young people in rural areas don’t want to spend their lives on the farm like their ______ parents. So they leave their home villages to find well-paid jobs in the fast-growing industrial zones. A. wide-ranging B. weather-beaten C. long-term D. up-to-date Question 15: ______ as the most important crop in Hawaii is sugar cane. A. What ranks B. The rank C. It ranks D. It is ranked Question 16: He lives in a small town ______ is called Taunton. A. whom B. where C. who D. which Question 17: After months of testing, the Russian space scientists ______ a space suit that works better than any other in history . A. came to B. came up with C. came out with D. came up to Question 18: If I______that there was a test yesterday, I would not be punished now. A. would know B. have known C. had known D. knew Question 19: He’d hardly finished doing his homework when you arrived, ______? A. didn’t he B. hadn’t he C. would he D. had he Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 20: Mary and Linda are off work. They want to play some games to refresh. -Mary: - “It’s a nice day today. Let’s play a game of tennis.” -Linda: - “______.” D. Why do we play? A. why not? B. Shall not we play? C. Will we not play? Question 21: -Lan: “I think it is a good idea to have three or four generations living under one roof.” -Mai: “______. Family members can help each other a lot.” A. I don’t agree B. It’s not true C. That’s wrong D. I couldn't agree more Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 22: The kidnapper gave himself up to the authorities. A. surrendered B. confided himself C. accommodated himself D. went up Question 23: In the twentieth century, drug markedly improved health throughout the world. D. recently A. consistently B. supposedly C. noticeably Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 24: Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment. A. relaxed about B. interested in C. free from D. busy with Question 25: Because John defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court. A. was paid much money B. failed to pay C. paid in full D. had a bad personality Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 26: Alfred said to John. “I didn’t use your computer! Someone else did, not me.” A. Alfred denied having used John's computer, saying that someone else had. B. Alfred said to John that he hadn’t used his computer, saying that someone else had. C. Alfred told John that he hadn't used his computer, saying that someone else had. D. Alfred refused to use John's computer, saying that someone else had. Question 27: This is the first time we have been to the circus. B. We had been to the circus once before. A. We have been to the circus some times before. D. We have never been to the circus before. C. We have ever been to the circus often before. Question 28: Although he was able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position. A. Because he couldn’t do the job, he wasn’t given the position. B. The position wasn’t given to him in spite of his ability to do the job. C. He got the position despite being unable to do the job. D. He was given neither the job nor the position. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. Question 29: The girl forgot to set the alarm clock. Therefore, she is in a hurry now. A. The girl forgot to set the alarm clock because she is in a hurry now. B. The girl is not in a hurry now in spite of forgetting to set the alarm clock. C. The girl is not in a hurry now although she forgot to set the alarm clock. D. The girl is in a hurry now because she forgot to set the alarm clock. Question 30: When I picked up my book, I found that the cover had been torn. A. The cover had been torn when my book picked up. B. On picking up the book, I saw that the cover had been torn. C. Pick up my book, the cover had been torn. D. Picked up, I saw that the cover of the book was torn. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good friends always (31)______ joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you. Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (32)______ with. There are all sorts of things that can (33)______ about this special relationship. It may be the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences. Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages. (34)______, it really takes you years to get to know someone well enough to consider your best friend. To the (35) ______of us, this is someone we trust completely and who understands us better than anyone else. It's the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets. B. have C. share D. spend Question 31: A. give B. in C. through D. on Question 32: A. up A. bring B. cause C. provide D. result Question 33: B. Yet C. In addition D. Therefore Question 34: A. However B. majority C. majorial D. major Question 35: A. Majorially 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. Whales are the largest animals in the world, and the gentlest creatures we know. Although the whale is very huge, it is not hindered at all by its size when it is in the water. Whales have tails that end like flippers. With just a gentle flick, it can propel itself forward. The skin of a whale is so smooth that it does not create any friction that can slow the whale down. A whale’s breathing hole is located on the top of its head, so it can breathe without having to completely push its head out of the water. Whales are protected from the cold seawater by body fat that is called blubber. Whales live in the ocean but, in terms of behaviours, they are more similar to humans than fish. They live in family groups and they even travel in groups when they have to migrate from cooler to warmer waters. The young stay with their parents for as long as fifteen years. Whales are known not to desert the ill or injured members; instead, they cradle them. When whales are in danger, there are people who go to great lengths to help them. One such case occurred in 1988, when three young whales were trapped in the sea. It was close to winter and the sea had begun to freeze over. Whales are mammals that require oxygen from the air, so the frozen ice was a great danger to them. All they had then was a tiny hole in the ice for them to breathe through. Volunteers from all over soon turned up to help these creatures. They cut holes in the ice to provide more breathing holes for the whales. These holes would also serve as guides for the whales so that they could swim to warmer waters. (Adapted from http://www.englishdaily626.com?reading_comprehension) Question 36: Which of the following best describes the main idea of this passage? A. Some remarkable similarities of whales to humans. B. Whales as the only animals to live in warm water. C. Whales as the largest, gentlest but vulnerable creatures. D. Successful attempts to rescue whales all over the world. Question 37: Whales can move easily in water thanks to their______. D. tail and blubber A. size and head B. tail and skin C. skin and head Question 38: Where is the whale’s breathing hole located? D. On its back A. On its tail B. On its face C. On its head Question 39: According to paragraph 2, the author mentions all of the following to show that whales “are more similar to humans” EXCEPT ______. A. they do not desert the ill or injured members. B. the young stay with their parents for almost fifteen years. C. they live in family groups and travel in groups. D. they do not migrate from cooler to warmer waters. Question 40: The word “tiny” in paragraph 3 probably means______. D. very ugly A. very fat B. very deep C. very small Question 41: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to______. D. holes A. warmer waters B. the whales C. guides Question 42: According to the passage, why was the frozen ice on the sea surface a danger to whales? A. Because the water was too cold for them as they were warm-blooded. B. Because they couldn’t eat when the weather was too cold. C. Because whales couldn’t breathe without sufficient oxygen. D. Because they couldn’t swim in icy cold water. 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. With Robert Laurent and William Zorach, direct carving enters into the story of modern sculpture in the United States. Direct carving ― in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel ― must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the medium has certain qualities of beauty and expressiveness with which sculptors must bring their own aesthetic sensibilities into harmony. For example, sometimes the shape or veining in a piece of stone or wood suggests, perhaps even dictates, not only the ultimate form, but even the subject matter. The technique of direct carving was a break with the nineteenth-century tradition in which the making of a clay model was considered the creative act and the work was then turned over to studio assistants to be cast in plaster or bronze or carved in marble. Neoclassical sculptors seldom held a mallet or chisel in their own hands, readily conceding that the assistants they employed were far better than they were at carving With the turn-of-the-century Crafts movement and the discovery of nontraditional sources of inspiration, such as wooden African figures and masks, there arose a new urge for hands-on, personal execution of art and an interaction with the medium. Even as early as the 1880's and 1890's, nonconformist European artists were attempting direct carving. By the second decade of the twentieth century, Americans ― Laurent and Zorach most notably ― had adopted it as their primary means of working. Born in France, Robert Laurent(1890-1970)was a prodigy who received his education in the United States. In 1905 he was sent to Paris as an apprentice to an art dealer, and in the years that followed he witnessed the birth of Cubism, discovered primitive art, and learned the techniques of woodcarving from a frame maker. Back in New York City by 1910, Laurent began carving pieces such as The Priestess, which reveals his fascination with African, pre-Columbian, and South Pacific art. Taking a walnut plank, the sculptor carved the expressive, stylized design. It is one of the earliest examples of direct carving in American sculpture. The plank's form dictated the rigidly frontal view and the low relief. Even its irregular shape must have appealed to Laurent as a break with a long-standing tradition that required a sculptor to work within a perfect rectangle or square. Question 43: The word “medium”in paragraph 1 could be used to refer to . A. principle B. mallet and chisel C. technique D. stone or wood Question 44: What is one of the fundamental principles of direct carving? A. A sculptor must work with talented assistants. B. The subject of a sculpture should be derived from classical stories. C. The material is an important element in a sculpture. D. Designing a sculpture is a more creative activity than carving it. Question 45: The word “dictates” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______. D. records A. includes B. determines C. reads aloud Question 46: How does direct carving differ from the nineteenth-century tradition of sculpture? A. Sculptors are personally involved in the carving of a piece. B. Sculptors find their inspiration in neoclassical sources. C. Sculptors have replaced the mallet and chisel with other tools. D. Sculptors receive more formal training. Question 47: The word “witnessed” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to______. A. studied B. influenced C. validated D. observed Question 48: Where did Robert Laurent learn to carve? A. The South Pacific B. Paris C. Africa D. New York Question 49: The phrase “a break with ” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to______. A. a solution to B. a collapse of C. a destruction of D. a departure from Question 50: The piece titled The Priestess has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT______. A. It depicts the front of a person. B. The carving is not deep. D. It is made of marble. C. The design is stylized. /
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