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1. Why don't you look where you're going, Jame? You've just on a
snail !

a) marched
b) jumped
c) trodden
d) gone


2. 'You know Mrs Jones, don't you?' 'I'm not sure. Which Mrs Jones are
you to?'

a) talking
b) referring
c) mentioning
d) looking


3. They showed me some photos and I had to try to the man that I saw
coming out of the post office.

a) place
b) identify
c) watch out
d) see

4. That girl's a good squash-player.


a) fairly
b) much
c) quite
d) so








5. My woollen sweater used to be bigger than this: it's in the wash!


a) lessened
b) shrunk
c) shortened
d) reduced


6. The small girl had to three teeth taken out because they were so bad.


a) have
b) let
c) operate

d) pull


7. If you think you'll earn more money by working overtime here, you 'll
be disappointed.

a) largely
b) tragically
c) highly
d) sadly


8. I could have myself for making such a stupid remark.


a) pinched
b) blown
c) hit
d) kicked


9. The fire bell went off at work this afternoon. Thank goodness it was a
false

a) panic
b) alarm
c) emergency
d) warning

10. We better not walk through that field. There 's a sign saying
'Trespassers will be prosecuted'.

a) would
b) should
c) had
d) ought


11. March next year the club will have been in existence for 25 years.


a) since
b) until
c) to
d) by


12. The winner was with an engraved glass bowl.


a) given
b) awarded
c) presented
d) granted

13. The last of tennis I played must have been ten years ago, so it's not
surprising I'm tired out after this one.

a) play
b) game
c) match
d) competition


14. The farm worker's unions have today a 20% pay rise.


a) help on to
b) put in for
c) stood up for
d) got on to




15. I'm sorry, Mr Fenner's line is .Will you hang on, or will you call
back later?

a) occupied
b) engaged
c) full
d) connected


16. reaching the summit, the first thing they did was to raise their

national flag.

a) when
b) the moment
c) on
d) as soon as


17. In spite of the number of cars involved in the accident, there was only
one , a woman with a broken leg.

a) injury
b) casualty
c) case
d) patient


18. Can you to us exactly how the machine works?


a) tell
b) convince
c) say
d) explain


19. They had left the house before the children started arguing.


a) just

b) even
c) hard
d) scarcely


20. Grace went back to the office to she had turned all the lights off.


a) make sure
b) wonder
c) go over
d) look


21. If we want to get there as cheaply as we can, it will flying
overnight.

a) want
b) have to
c) mean
d) need


22. She waited the lecturer had stopped speaking before asking her
question.

a) when
b) by the time
c) before
d) until

23. The suspect that he knew nothing about the stolen property, but we
knew he was lying.

a) ran out
b) turned out
c) spoke out
d) made out


24. I don't suppose you could lend me some money ?


a) do you
b) could you
c) don't you
d) couldn't you


25. 'Is the tip included in the bill?' 'No, I don't think so. It says at the
bottom of the menu "Gratuities at your own ".

a) will
b) discretion
c) desire
d) consideration


26. Produce is commonly shipped across the United States in large

(crates).

a) wooden boxes
b) box cars
c) trucks
d) quantities


27. Because of the baby boom of the 1980s, preschools in the U.S. have
(proliferated).

a) changed in philosophy
b) increased in numbers
c) become more crowded
d) become more expensive


28. Even though he was (obese), Oliver Hardy gained fame as a
comedian.

a) dying
b) crazy
c) unhappy
d) fat


29. Crimes against property have risen in the U.S and other
(urbanized) countries.

a) rich

b) large
c) multicultural
d) metropolitan


30. Raccoons and sormice are examples of animals that (hibernate)
several months of the year.

a) sleep
b) fast
c) lose hair
d) store food


31. The California condor has become (scarce) during this century.


a) easily frightened
b) prone to disease
c) fewer in numbers
d) difficult to catch


32. Charles Darwin and A.R.Wallace published their ideas on evolution
(simultaneously) in 1858.

a) in the same book
b) for the same people
c) on the same topic
d) at the same time

33. In coastal areas where there is (an abundance) of fish, the fishing
industry prospers.

a) more than sufficient quantity
b) a wide variety
c) a unique type
d) a common diet


34. There is a common (superstition) that a ring around the moon
means that rain will come soon.

a) attitude
b) speculation
c) peace
d) approach


35. Political refugees often find (sanctuary) in churches.


a) happiness
b) protection
c) peace
d) charity


36. Many (pesticides) are available for insects like termites and cock-

roaches.

a) poisons
b) deterrents
c) sprays
d) medicines


37. Children like to play games in (vacant lots).


a) wooded areas
b) schoolyards
c) empty plots of ground
d) open houses


38. If you are going to be in a (swamp) area, you should take a
mosquito repellent.

a) marsh
b) jungle
c) savanna
d) tropical


39. Ralph Nader is an (advocate of) consumer rights.


a) an opponent of

b) a believer in
c) a politician for
d) a supporter of





40. A backyard swimming pool can be a (hazard) for small children.


a) pleasure
b) disaster
c) danger
d) thrill


41. When the New York Giants lost the football game, the citizens of New
York were (abject).

a) surprised
b) disgusted
c) relieved
d) depressed


42. Canada is a vast country (in terms of) its area.


a) except for

b) with regard to
c) in spite of
d) because of


43. Tenzing Noka and Sir Edmund Hillary were the first people to
(scale) Mount Everest.

a) climb
b) camp on
c) discover
d) survive on


44. At a high temperature, (evaporation) is more rapid than at a lower
temperature.

a) increase in a liquid
b) decreased energy of molecules
c) change of a solid into a liquid
d) change of liquid into vapor


45. A huge mountain chain in Europe is formed by (linking) the Alps,
the Pyrenees, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and the Carpathians.

a) dividing
b) surpassing
c) surrounding
d) joining

46. John Foster Dulles (achieved) recognition in the U.S as an
international lawyer in the 1930s.

a) fought for
b) gained
c) wrote about
d) chose


47. In 1936, Edward VIII (renounced) his title to the British throne to
marry Wallis Warfield Simpson.

a) gave up
b) threw away
c) let down
d) put in


48. Many children looked (emaciated) during the drought.


a) sick
b) unhappy
c) thin
d) lonely


49. An increasing number of women in the 1980s delayed marriage and

childbirth in order to (launch) their careers.

a) postpone
b) expand
c) begin
d) participate in


50. According to Carl Sagan, the Earth is a tiny and fragile world that
needs to be (cherished).

a) explored
b) valued
c) unified
d) developed


51. In certain areas of many cities, it is against the law to (loiter).


a) throw paper
b) stand around
c) join a mob
d) carry a weapon


52. During the 1980s, women entered the work force (in droves).


a) seriously

b) fervently
c) in large numbers
d) in management positions


53. Taking some kinds of medicine will cause your body to (retain)
fluids.

a) sustain
b) inject
c) lose
d) keep


54. (Down) pillows are very popular.


a) floor
b) beanbag
c) feather
d) polyester




55. In most public building, (ramps) are installed for handicapped
people.

a) sloped walkways
b) safe handrails

c) low telephones
d) wide doorways


56. Do not leave the iron on that delicate fabric or the heat will
(scorch) it.

a) melt
b) press
c) discolour
d) wrinkle


57. The (stray) dog was picked up by the dog catcher because he had
no collar.

a) dirty
b) sick
c) unfriendly
d) homeless


58. His (apparel) showed him to be a successful man.


a) clothing
b) confidence
c) answer
d) manner

59. During the war, the shipping lanes proved (vulnerable) to attack.


a) susceptible
b) dangerous
c) futile
d) feasible


60. The charges brought against the government official finally hurt
nothing but his (vanity).

a) family
b) prospects
c) pride
d) image


61. Questions 61-65:

Research into happiness is always open to question. Do people, when
asked, tell the truth about whether or not they are happy? Isn't it
peculiar to tell a complete stranger that you are miserable? Possibly.
Nevertheless, people who fill in questionnaires without giving their
names show the same sort of results as those in open interview. It might
also be suggested that people do not know whether they are happy or
not. But, if you belive that it honestly when asked, the research makes
some fascinating discoveries.

It is interesting to note what does not necessarily make you happy. Class,
wealth, social position, intelligence and race are all poor indicatiors
(although poverty is a good indicator of unhappiness). Women are
slightly happier than men, and older poeple rather more satisfied -
though less jouful - than younger people. But most people are - or claim
to be - happy. This is, surprisingly, the same for everyone. 'Whatever
situation people are in, whether thay are prisoners or lottery winners,
roughly the same levels of happiness on average can be found'. Most
people score six or seven on scale of one to ten.

Marriage is a greater source of happiness than being single. 35 per cent
of married men and 41.5 per cent. However, having children is not the
source of happiness many believe it to be. Survey after survey shows that
happiness levels begin to fall after the birth of a child, reaching their
lowest point in the teenage years and only returning to previous levels
when the children leave home. This is rathe strange, since people keep on
having kids despite the clear evidence that having children makes you
less happy. One possible explanation is that these are things that people
consider more valuable than happiness, like a feeling of being
worthwhile. Or maybe bad marriages stick together because of children.


61. Why could research into happiness be unreliable?

a) It isn't possible to identify the people answering the questions.
b) Those filling in questionaires can copy other people's answers.
c) People don't tell the truth when talking to strangers.
d) People may not be sure of their own emotions.

62. What did the researchers discover about levels of happiness?

a) A sudden change in circumstances can make people less happy.

b) Childhood is the happiest time of life.
c) There is little variation from one person to the next.
d) Successful people are more likely to be happy.


63. According to the research, which people would be happiest?


a) Single people
b) The parents of teenagers
c) Married couples with a new baby
d) Married couples without children


64. According to the passage, it is difficult to explain why people


a) remain married in spite of being unhappy
b) consider marriage worthwhile
c) continue to have children
d) value happiness more than anything else


65. In general, the writer thinks the results of the research are

a) incorrect
b) unbelievable
c) unexpected
d) unfair


66. Questions 66-72
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 conventio
n
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. In his attitude can be found seeds for art in the 20th 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. What is the author's purpose in this passage?

a) To compare two sides of Gauguin's character.
b) To describe Gauguin's relationship with his family
c) To introduce the sensitivity in Gauguin's art
d) To discuss the effects of the "savage" side of Gauguin's character

67. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?


a) Gauguin's Escape
b) Gauguin: Myth and Reality
c) The Life of Paul Gauguin
d) Attitude and Art


68. According to the passage, Gauguin


a) divorced his wife
b) lived alone
c) liberated his family
d) disregarded society's rules


69. Which of the following is NOT suppported by the passage?


a) Gauguin justified his behavior
b) Gauguin quarreled with his friends
c) Gauguin left his family
d) Gauguin promised to come back


70. It can be inferred from the passage that the art of the coming century
would be more

a) colorful
b) naturalistic
c) symbolic
d) complex


71. From the passage we can jnfer that Gauguin wanted to


a) paint in new way
b) restrict forms of art
c) make new friends
d) liberate society


72. The best synonym for "savage" in this passage is


a) cruel
b) crude
c) fierce
d) untamed


73. Questions 73-79
The life of the sea otter, known to some people as a "floating teddy bear"
and to scientists as Enhydra lutris, has not been easy, conservationists
say. Their population off the California coast diminished from 18,000 in
1800 to 7,724 in 1988. In the 19th century, they were brought to the
brink of extinction by American, Russian, and Spanish fur traders. But

in 1938 a rancher spotted several of to small furry animals floating on
their backs, their usual position, off the coast of California. Since then,
their numbers have slowly multiplied. The problem now is not that
people hunt them for their furs but that the sea otters are at odds with
commercial shellfish industry. Many people in the shellfish industry
want to get rid of the otters because they eat the very things that the
industry wants: clams, abalone, lobster, crabs, and sea urchins.
Another danger for the sea otter comes from the oil industry. Sea otters
have no insulating layer of blubber to keep them warm in 50-degree
waters. What keeps them warm is their long, thick fur. This fur must be
kept fluffy and full of air bubbles in order to keep water from coming in
direct contact with the otter's skin. If there is an oil spill, as has been
common is recent years, the oil could mat the sea otter's fur, which
would cause death by freezing within hours. As a result, conservatinists
are now concerned about what might happen if a large number of sea
otters and an oil slick meet.

73. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

a) Sea Otters: A Conservationist's Concern
b) Oil Slicks
c) Sea Otters and Their Fur
d) The Life of the Sea Otter


74. A sea otter is

a) a furry animal

b) a teddy bear

c) a shellfish
d) a sea bird


75. What happened to sea otters in the 19th century?

a) The numbers of sea otters increased.
b) The shellfish industry caused the extinction of sea otters.

c) Conservationists protected the sea otters.
d) Sea otters were killed for their fur.


76. According to the passage, what protects sea otters from the cold?


a) Extra fat
b) Insulation
c) Matted coats
d) Fluffy fur


77. The word "spotted" in the passage could best be substituted by which
of the following?

a) Shot
b) Recorded
c) Saw
d) Caught

78. Which of these would be a problem for sea otters?


a) Warm weather
b) Tangled hair
c) Bubbly water
d) Shellfish






79. What major problem are the conservationists concerned about?


a) Freezing weather
b) An accident by the oil industry
c) Oily skin
d) Air bubbles coming in contact with the sea otter's skin


80. Questions 80-86
But the most important role of the Library of Congress is to serve as the
research and reference arm of Congress. The library provides legislators
with the information they need to learn about the issues facing them. The
library staff answers more than 450.000 queries a year, ranging from
very simple requests to extremely complex issues. In addition, people on
the library staff will prepare summaries of major legislation and bills to

help Congress members stay abreast of daily legislation. The library staff
includes people of all backgrounds from civil engineers and
oceanographers to experts in labor relations. Their most important
function is to provide pojective, unbiased information to Congress. They
present all sides of issues, allowing the legistators to make up their own
minds as to the effects of the issue involved. There is an additional
department for foreign law. The Law Library answers congressional
requests for analysis of foreign legislature and legal issues. The Law
Library's legal specialists are proficient in fifty diffierent languages.

80. What did the paragraph preceding this passage most likely discuss?

a) Other libraries in the USA
b) Other functions of the Library of Congress
c) Other duties of legislators
d) Other research organizations


81. The word "arm" in line 2 is closest in meaning to


a) weapon
b) limb
c) branch
d) support

82. The main job of the Library of Congress is to


a) research information
b) store books
c) study law
d) hire experts


83. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way that the library
staff helps legislators?

a) Preparing summaries
b) Presenting their points of view
c) Reading in foreign languages
d) Keeping up-to-date


84. For whom is this passage most likely written?


a) Congress members
b) The public
c) The library staff
d) Lawyers

85. According to the passage, staff members


a) present contrasting views
b) ask the legislators for help
c) give personal opinions
d) are lawyers


86. The author is trying to be


a) biased
b) superficial
c) informative
d) cheerful






87. Question 87-91
Having reached the highest point of route according to plan, we
discover
ed something the map had not told us. It was impossible to climb
down into the Kingo valley. The river lay deep between mountain sides
that were almost vertical. We couldn't find any animal tracks, which
usually show the best way across country, and the slopes were covered so
thickly with bushes that we could not see the nature of the ground. We

had somehow to break through to the river which would give us our
direction out of the mountains into the inhabited lowlands.
Our guide cut a narrow path through the bushes with his long knife and
we followed in single file. Progress was slow.Then, when we thought we
had really reached the river, we found ourselves instead on the edge of a
cliff with a straight drop of 1.000 feer to the water below. We climbed
back up the slope and began to look for another way down. We climbed,
slipped, sweated and scratched our hands to pieces and finally arrived at
the river. Happily we strode downhill along its bank without having to
cut our way. However, after a few miles the river entered a steep-sided
gap between rocks and suddenly dropped thirty-five feet over a
waterfall. There was no path alongside it and no way round it.
Then one of the guides saw a way of overcoming the difficulty. There was
a fallen tree lying upside down over the waterfall with its leafy top
resting on the opposite bank below the falls. Without hesitation he
climbed down the slippery trunk to show us how easy it was. Having got
to the fork of the tree, he moved hand over hand along a branch for four
or five feet with his legs hanging in space, then he dropped onto the flat
bank the other side, throwing his arms in the air like a footballer who
has scored a goal, and cheerfully waving us on.

87. Having reached the highest point on their route, the travellers
expected to be able to

a) track animals to the river
b) put away the maps they had been using
c) approach the river from a different direction
d) get down to the river without much difficulty

88. The travellers wanted to get to the river because

a) it would lead then to the waterfall
b) it would show them which way to go
c) it was the only possible route out of the mountains
d) it was a quicker route than going over the mountains





89. One reason why the travellers took so long to get to the river was that


a) it was too hot to move quickly
b) there was no proper path
c) they all tried to go different ways
d) they could not follow the animal tracks


90. The travellers were happy when they reached the river because


a) they had a sense of achievement
b) the going was much easier then
c) they were eager to see the waterfall
d) they knew they were near their destination


91. To get past the waterfall the guide had to

a) use a fallen tree as a kind of bridge
b) cross the river above the waterfall
c) slide down a steep river bank
d) swing across the river from a high branch



92. Questions 92-95
I hated almost every day of my time at boarding school and, in any case,
my first term was a disaster. I found it very difficult to settle down, and
my unhappiness was made worse because I was also unhappy at home. A
happy home life gives you a base from which you can go into the world
with confidence. But if life at home is difficult, life away at boarding
school is almost impossible. Apart from having to keep to a great many
rules and customs, many of which seemed to me stupid, we were never
allowed to be alone. You had to be with another boy at all times. I am
extremely dependent on being alone as part of every day, so daily life at
school was very hard for me, though the over boys managed fairly well.
In the middle of the first term I developed a cough. The school nurse said
it was a 'stomach-cough', whatever that may be, and gave me some pills.
However, afterwards, playing football in a snowstorm, I suddenly could
not breathe properly and was taken to the hospital ill with bronchitis and
pneumonia. Almost at once I was put into a small room with another boy
who was allso very ill. He died and I nearly did .My main memory of my
stay at the hospital was that the night-nurses used to get together in my
room and play cards and chat. Keeping the light on and keeping me
awake when I was seriously ill didn't bother them. When I had recovered
I was sent home for a few weeks and missed a term.

When I returned to school, I was sent to bed early because of my illness,
and so managed to get a brief period alone every day. Later on. when I
went into the Senior part of the school, I was allowed to go to the school
library by myself, which was a great improvement.
The day I left the school, the headmaster said goodbye and asked
whether it was a sad day for me. I replied that it was the happiest day of
my life. He said I would come to think of my time at the school very
differently. I said that I was sure that I would not. Though I have had
unhappy days since that day, I have found that my conclusions then -
that nothing afterwards could ever be so bad as boarding school - have
been proved true.

92. The author's illness during the first term was

a) so serious he nearly died
b) coused by getting cold when playing games
c) not so bad as he had feared
d) not treated by the school nurse


93. In the hospital he

a) felt very sorry for the other patients
b) was afraid to bother the nurses
c) didn't notice whether it was night or day
d) found the nurses' behaviour disturbed him



94. The result of his illness was that he

a) was away from school for a year
b) was taught in the school for a year

c) had some private time for himself

d) had to do his homework in bed


95. When the author was leaving school, the headmaster believed the
author would

a) realise how good school life had been
b) be unhappy after he left school
c) be thankful to be leaving school
d) regret his last day at school.


96. Questions 96-100
A national political struggle is continuing over the issue of protection for
the remnants of vast ancient forests that once covered the northwestern
areas of the United States. These old forests, called 'old growth', contain
trees from 200 to 1.200 years old. There are now about 6 million acres of
virgin forest in Washington and Oregon, only about one-tenth of what
existed before the 1800s. This old growth contains some of the most
valuable timber in the nation, but its economic worth is also contained in
its water, wildlife, scenery, and recreational facilities.
Conservationists want the majority of existing old growth protected from
harvesting. They emphasize the vital relationship between old growth

and the health of the forest's ecosystem. They cite studies that show that
both downed and standing old trees store and release nutrients necessary
to younger trees.
On the other hand, much of the Northwest's economy is developed
around the logging industry
. Trees are cut down to make wood products,
and many mills are geared for old-growth industry. In recent years, 500
acres of old growth have been logged, including trees up to 500 years old
and eight feet in diameter. Although the U.S. Forest Service wrest
les with
the problem of how much of the forest to save, the harvesting of timber
continues. The district office refuses to remove any of the old growth
from timber production. The struggle is continuing at the national level,
with strong proponents on both sides.

96. The best title for this passage is

a) Ancient Forests of the Northwest
b) The U.S Forest Service
c) The Harvesting of Old-Growth Timber
d) The Wood-Based Economy of the Northwest


97. According to this passage, conservationists would agree that


a) old-growth trees are not be taken away
b) fallen trees should not be taken away
c) most of the old-growth trees do not need protection
d) young trees should not be logged

98. Before the 1800s

a) there were six million trees
b) old growth was not cut down
c) the trees had more economic value

d) there were more virgin forests



99. The struggle is between

a) Oregon and Washington
b) Oregon and the U.S Forest Service
c) conservationists and the state of Oregon

d) conservationists and the state of Oregon



100. Studies show that young trees gain nutrients from


a) wildlife
b) virgins
c) old trees
d) wood products