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C. ggzelle
B. prefuce
D. flgmingo
B. oases
B. ancient
C. goose
D. horgg D. qngle D. lagguage
C.labsug
ts. vertical
D. sertificate
1. A. surfuce 2. A. crisiq 3. A. d4nger 4" A. Monday 5. A. survive
C. c4pable C. pugctual B. mogkey
A. single-handed
7. Light
about her career. B. bare-faced C. single-minded D. fresh-f,aced are small planes with seats for no more than about six passengers. C. airship
B. airmafts
D. airplane
8.
A. aircraft A: How much is this car? B: 15,000 dollars. My uncle paid for it by A. credit
D. cash
session.
Mrsrk tlae letter Ao E, {, or D ore ysEir fircswer slreet to in.dicste tlee correet Gmswer to eech of tlee f*[ E owing qecestioras. 5. Jane is very
B. hire purchase C. installments 9. Before beginning to work, all new employees should attend a(n)
A. direction
B. orientation
D. directed
in his office.
10. John is good enough to make
C. orientated
A. impression
D. appointment
C. the bed
sky, a bad omen of a coming storm.
A. gray-steel 12. When we visited
South, we stopped at
D. dark-steel Civil War Museum in
Atlanta.
A. the; the; the
C. grey-dark B. the team 11. The fishermen worriedly looked at the B. steel-gray
D. the; the; A
13. They were accused of treating the country's flag with
A. respect
D. disrespect
C. the; @; @ B. A: the: A
14. What measures have been
to control traffic jarn at rush hours?
A. imagined
B. non-respect C. irrespect
D. canied
15. You
A. mustn't have dressed C. needn't have dressed {
so politely at the party. Everyone was casually dressed. B. couldn't have dressed D. didn't need to dress ))
16. "Thank you very much!"
B. taken C. done
A. Nothing.
C. Not at all.
B. Please. D. Of course.
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," replied the stranger.
D. to have met
A. being met
18. The Ccntinental United States is
C. to meet B. having met
A. much big
19. Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span greater than
B. very big that there are four time zones. C. so big an area D. so a big area
are planning to drivethroughout the country during the summer holidays.
A. man 20. Some of
D. us boys
B. the man's C. the one of man's D. that of man
D. much
C. so
C. boys we
A. we boys 2l: Ms. Lee did A. too 22.Wehave
B. boys good work on that project that she was quickly offered a promotion. B. such
A. not yet decide
B. the book made many people want to read it D. the reading of the book interested people
23. After seeing the film Gone With The Wind, A. the book was read by many people C. many people wanted to read the book
24. Jane has just bought _
A. an impressive reddish French wood coffee table ts. a reddish impressive wood French coffee table C. an impressivq.French reddisii wood table coffee D. in impressive French wood reddish coffee table
25.
what action to take. B. yet decided C. not O"lto decide D. yet to decide
A. The Earth is
the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our sola: system.
I'll pick you up at six.
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B. Time being permitted D. Time permitted
A. Time permitting C. If time permitted
27 . "Therc is no further treatment we can give," said Dr. Jekyll.
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B. The Earth being C. That the Earth is D. Eeing the Earth
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D. way
"We must let the disease take its A. end
B. course 28. 'Ihe coal and oil stocks are petering
C. on
A.up
D. out of to get on to you for the last half hour. (you not
B. out Ann? I (try)
C. term
your office at 5.00?
B. have you been; have been trying; Didn't you leave D. had you been; had tried; Hadn't you leave
leave) A. were you; tried; won't you leave C. are you; has tried; Didn't you leave
29. Where (be) _,
D. Yes,l know.
B. Oh, I'm sorry. C. Of course.
A. That's all right.
30. "You needn't shout. I'm not deaf."
31. There are many different types of
A. including fungus B. including fungi 32."Aten'tyou afraid of what people will say?"
B. Yes, I do.
A. Of course not.
33. I read the contract again and again
A. with a view to
mushroom, mildews, yeasts, and molds. C. fungus including D. fungi including
B. in view of
34. My father usually has a
A. soft-boiled
D. boiling-soft
C. No,I am. D. Sure,I am. avoiding making spelling mistakes. C. by means of D. in terms of egg and bread for breakfast.
"Yes, in addition
Latin, he also speaks Greek."
A. to know
ts. to knowing
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C. knowing
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The ability to grade coins is perhaps the most imporlant requirement of a collector. A coin that is popular and scarce, rvhich would normally td . it valuable, may be worth much less or nothing at all if it has a low grade. Grading is standardized, and one can buy books and take courses on how to do it. . Grades are given letter designations as well as numbers. The letters represent general levels of the grade, while the numbers are more detailed. For example, there are 1i number grades within the letter grade for a mint state coin. A mint state coin is uncirculated, which means it has never been used in commerce. It is in the condition that it left the mint, the place where a coin is created. The mint state letter designation is MS, and the numbers range from 60 through 70. An absolutely perfect coin is MS-70, It takes much training and a good eye to tell the difference between coins in this range. The things one considers include whether the coin has contaet rnarks, which are malks obtained when coins bounee against each other in a coin bag; liairlines, which are marks appearing on the face of the coin frcm the minting process; luster, which is the natural colcration; and eye appeal. For example, an MS-70 is said to have no contact marks" no hairlines, very attractive and fuliy original Eruster, and outstanding eye appeal, n'hile air MS-60 *uj huur heavy contact marks, noticeable hairlines, impaired luster, and poor eye appeai. Below the mint state coin, the letter designation and number have the same meaning. That is, there
are generaliy no numbers within the range of letters. But there are categories:
e Coins thaf are About Uncirculated: Very Choice About Uncirculated, known as AU-58; Choice About Uncir,culated, known as AU-55; and About Uncirculated, known as AU-50. e Coins that are Fine: Choice Extremely Fine, known as EF-45; Extremely Fine, known as EF- 40; Choice Very Fine, knoiam as VF-30; Very Fine, known as VF-20; and Fine, known as F-12. e Coins that are Good: Very Good, known as VG-8; Good, known as G-4; and About Good,
known as AG-3.
Thus, a circulated coin can have a number designation between 3 and 58, with only the numbers shown above available. That is, one cannot have a coin with a grade of 6, for example. It is either G-4 or VG-8. It is possible for a coin labeled G-4 or even AG-3 to be extremely valuable, but generally it will be a coin that is almost unavailable in higher grades. Books and publications monitor the coin market regularly, just like the stock market is monitored, and they described a coin's type, date, and grade, assigning a price to every one unless that grade would have no value.
In general, coin collectors loathe cleaned coins, so artificial cleaning by adding any chemical will detract greatly from a coin's value. A true coin collector will say the dirt in the creases is a positive attribute and much preferable to a cleaned coin.
36. A good title for this passage would be
Edin i@-n
A. The Financial Benefits of Coin Collecting. B. How Popularity and Availability Affect Coin Value. C. Coin Grading - One of the Most Important Skills in Coin Collecting. D. How to Grade Coins - A Detailed Study.
37. The author describes a eoin's popularity as involving all the following except
A. grade.
C. the depiction on the coin.
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38. The autl']or implies that availability is printarily relttted to
A. the popularity of a coin. B. the material used to create a coin. C. the age of a coin. D. the number of coins of a given type and date that they were minted.
A. grade.
B. date.
D. depiction.
39. The author implies that the most importantfeature of a coin is its
C. artist.
A. Good.
40. The one grading category that has the most numbered grades within it is
D. About uncirculated.
c. Fine. 41. According to the author; the phrase eontact marks meatxs A. marks on a coin caused by banging fiom other coins. B. defects in the rninting process.
B. Mint State.
C. connections among coin dealers. D. defects caused by cleaning.
A. value.
B. sheen.
42. The word luster in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
D. material.
43. Accorditlg to the passage, a Mint State coin with v,hich of the following characteristics v,ould be
graded the highest? A. One smail eontact mark, fulI iusier, good eye appeal, and no hairlines. ts. One large }iairline, diminished iuster, good eye appeal, and no contact marks. C. A srnall contact mark, a small hairline, foggy luster, and fair eye appeal. D. No contact marks, luster affested by cleaning, average eye appeal, and no hairiines.
44. All of the following grades would be possible except
A. MS-64.
C. marked.
c. vF-30.
D. AG-3.
.45. The author implies that
A. a low-grade coin never has value. B" the only difftrence between an MS-60 and an AU-58 rnay be that the AU-58 has been in circulation.
B. AU-56.
C. cleaning a coin can increase its value. D. orie must be a prcfessional in order to obtain information on coin value.
that have followed the children of working mothers have not been
to choosing childcare. These range from child
out to be full+ime parents.
the street. (52)_,
Read tlrefollowing passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate tlae correct wordfor each of the blanksfrom 46 to 55. WORKING mothers Caretully conducted (46) able to show any long-term problems, compared with children whose mothers stayed at home. My personal (47) is that mothers should be allowed to work if they wish. Whether we like it or not, there are a number of mothers who just have to work. There are those who have invested such a big part of their lives in establishing a career that they cannot afford to see it lost. Then there are many who must work out . Many mothers are not (49)__ of pure economic (48) After a few months at home with a much loved infant, they feel trapped and isolated. There are a number of options when it (50) minders and nannies through to.Granny or the kind lady (51) however, many parents don't have any choioe; they have to accept anything they can get. Be prepared! No matter how good the childcare may be, some children are going to protest wildly if they are left. This is a
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the best for your children, it's not the quantity of time you
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that matters.
D. questionnaires D. decision
C. interviews
D. task
C. thought o C. necessity C. brought
C. turns
D. In contrast
D. bom D. comes D. next to
D. cerlainly
C. across C. In reaiity C. very
D. do
C. have
B. studies B. idea B. duty B. cut B. concems B. opposite B. hr fact B. extremell' ts. give B. attitude
lettey A, E, C, or D orc yorar' {Ercst{er slzeet to slaow tlee sarcderlisted part t\est rceeds c*rcectiors.
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D. manner C. behavior 46. A. researches 47. A. view 48. A. reason 49. A. made 50. A. refers 51. A. of 52. A.In addition 53. A. perfectly 54. A. make 55. A. quality
55. This is the largest breed of the horse found in this eountry. B. breed
A. the largest
C. the 57. The hills lierto the north of town, raising to the foot of a rocky mountain, and a shailow stream runs
D. found
B. of town
58. The new computer chip is the smallest one than has ever been developed.
C. raising D. aiong along the eastern border of the town. A. lie to
B. than
A. the smallest
D. developed 59. Although not widely sold, that book is considered to be best book on the subject.
C. ever been
A. not
B. sold
6ut. Although this car appears to be manufactured by a different company, it has the sarne body style,
C. best D. the
size, and perform as that one. A. appears B. to be
C. different D. perform
following sentences.
quickly left the stage.
61. Loudly applauding the speech,
A. the speaker waved to the audience and B. the audience watched as the speaker C. the audience saw the speaker D. the speaker waving to the audience
62.
FAO acts as a neutral Jorum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate
agreements and debate policy. A. Serving both developed and developing countries B. Although it serves both developed and developing countries C. Served both developed and developing countries D. As it was served bbth developed and developing countries
rtdark tlee letter A, B, C, or D on yoar fiptswer slteet to indicate the best way to complete each of tlte
A. were grown by .Iohn yesterday in the backyard B. *ere grown in the backyard by John yesterday C. were grown in the backyard yesterday by John D. in the backyard were grown yesterday by John
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65.
she has!
A. How a lovely dog C. What lovely dog
B. How lovely dog D. What a lovely dog
It has long been established that cell membranes bccome permeable when exposed to electrieal
Read tlrefollowing passsge and.mark tlte letter A, B, C, or D on your flnswer sheet to indicate the carrect &nswer to eaclt of the questions from 66 to 75. Scientists have developed a new bionic computer chip that can be mated with human cells to combat disease. The tiny device, smaller and thinner than a strand of hair, combines a healthy human cell with an electronie circuitry chip. Doctors can enntrol the activity of the cell by controlling the chip with a computer.
Researchers hcpe that eventually they will be able to develop more advanced chips whereby they can
choose a particular voitage to aetivate particular tissues, whether they be rnuscle, bone, brain, or ofhers" They beiieve that they wili be able to implant multiple chips into a person to deal with one problem or more than one problem.
impulses. Researchers have conducteC genetic research for years with a trial-and-error process of bombarding cells with electricity in an attempt to introduce foreign substances such as new drug treatments or genetic material. They were unable to apply a particular levei of voltage for a particular putpose. With the new invention, the ecmputer sends electricai impulses to the chip, which triggex's the cell's membrane pores to open and activate the cel! in order to con'ect diseased tissues. trt pennits physicians to open a"cell's pores with control.
A.type.
C. chip.
66. The word strarld in the second sentence is closest in meaning to
B. thread. 67. The author implies that scientists are excited about the new technologt because
A. it is less expensive than current techniques. B. it allows them to be able to shock cells for the first time. C. it is more precise than previous techniques. D. it is possible to kill cancer with a single jolt.
68. The author states that scientists previously v,ere aware that A. they could control cells with a separate computer. B. electronic impulses could aflect cells. C. electric charges could harm a person. D. cells interact with each other through electrical charges.
D. color.
A. banaging.
B. influencing.
69. The word bombarding in the second paragraph fs closest in meaning to
D. testing.
70. The author implies that up to nov), the point of applying electric impulse to cells v,as to
A. kill them. C. stop growth.
B. open their walls to introduce medication. D. combine cells.
7I. The u,ord triggers in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. damages.
B'. causes.
C. receiving.
D. assists.
A. finally
C. shoots.
D. especially.
72. The word eventually in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to B. in the future. C. possibly.
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D. tissues.
B. chips.
A. researchers.
74. The v,ord others in the fhird pcu'agraph refers to other
C. voltages.
A. researchers.
B. chips. 75. The author indicates that it is expected doctors will be able to
A. place one large chip in a person to control multiple problems. B. place tnore than one chip in a single person. C. place a chip directly inbide a cell. ' D. place a chip inside a strand of hair.
Mark t[se letter,4, B, C, or D on yout'finswer sheet to ittdicate the sefttence tlest is closest in rnearuing to tlte sentemce in italics,
76. As rte utere heading out of the door of the cafti, we bumped into our pluntber, v,ho u,e still av,ed
money to. A. Our plumber, whom we hadn't paid back yet, was the person who we encountered by chance at
the moment we were exiting the caf6.
B. V/he1 we met our plumber in the cafd as we were about to leave, we realized that we hadn't yet
C. voltages. D. tissues.
C. Our plunrber, when we ran into hin'r as he was entering the cafe that we were leaving, didn't
bring up our debt to him.
D. Not wanting to see the plumber to whom we stili owed a debt, we quickly headed out the door
of the cafe when we saw him coming in.
77. I haven't seen eitlter James or his sister for a very long time notu.
A. It has been an anfi:l long time since I saw either James or his sister. B. i know I've met Jarnes, but I don't think I've met his sister before. C. Neither James nor his sister has been seen by anyone for ages. ' D. I've mel both James and his sister before, but it was a long time ago. 78. Bul,ing new clothes is something that I almost never mqke the effort to do.
A. It's such a bother to buy new clothes that I never do it. B. I haidly ever bother purchasing new clothes. C. Noi having bought any new clothes doesn't bother me. D. Alrnost all my clothes are old since I never buy any new ones.
79. Desperate Housewives is the last program on television I v,ould want to watch. A. Desperate Housewives will be the last program we watch on TV tonight. B. There is no show on television like Desperate Housewives. C. I would rather watch any other television program than Desperate Housewives. D. No one can persuade me to watch Desperate Housewives when it's on.
80. You'll have no hope of growing crops here unless youfind a way to irrigate this land.
A. Because there is no way you can irrigate this land, you had better give up trying to grow crops
paid him all the money we owed him.
B. Even if you find a method of watering this land, there is no hope that any crops will grow on it. C. You'll have to try growing crops elsewhere if you prove unable to irrigate this land here. D. Without discoverinp how to water this land, there is no chance that you can grow crops here.
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