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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 from 01 to 03.
Question 1: The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place.
A. defended

B. impressed

C. organized

D. participated

Question 2: As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the
island.
A. plants and animals

B. mountains and forests

C. fruits and vegetables

D. flowers and trees

Question 3:The use of lasers in surgery has become relatively commonplace in recent years.
A. relevantly

B. absolutely

C. almost

D. comparatively

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 from 04 to 08.
Question 4: Dr. Harder, that is the professor for this class, will be absent this week because of illness.
A

B

C

D

Question 5: Building thousands of years ago, the ancient palace is popular with modern tourists.
A

B

C

D

Question 6: Millions of dead fish in Vietnam's shores raise industrial pollution fears.
A

B

C

D

Question 7: The teacher found a great deal of mistakes in his students’ writing.
A

B

C

D

Question 8: The more frequently you exercise, the greatest physical endurance you will have.
A

B

C

D
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions from 09 to 10.
Question 9: U.S. President Barack Obama paid a visit to Vietnam in May, 2016 to boost ties.
A. change

B. rise

C. decrease

D. encourage

Question 10: She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to
study.
A. made room for

B. put in charge of

C. lost control of

D. got in touch with

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 from 11 to 12.
Question 11:

A. killed

B. crashed

C. waved

D. cured

Question 12:

A. cupboard

B. abroard

C. overboard

D. keyboard

Mark the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 13 to 22.
It was once believed that being overweight was healthy, but nowadays few people subscribe to this
viewpoint. While many people are fighting the battle to reduce weight, studies are being conducted
concerning the appetitle and how it is controlled by both emotional and biochemical factors. Some of the
conclusions of these studies may give insights into how to deal with weight prolems. For example, when
several hundred people were asked about their eating habits in times of stress, 44 percent said they reacted to
stressful situations by eating. Further investigations with both humans and animals indicated that it is not
food which relieves tension but rather the act of chewing.
A test in which subjects were blindfolded showed that obese people have a keener sense of taste and
crave more flavorful food than non-obese people. When deprived of the variety and intensity of tastes,
obese peole are not satisfied and consequently eat more to fulfill this need. Blood samples taken from people

after they were shown a picture of food revealed that overweight people reacted with an increase in blood
insulin, a chemical associated with appetite. This did not happen to average-weight people.
In another experiment, results showed that certain people have a specific, biologically induced hunger for
carbohydrates. Eating carbohydrates raise the level of serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain. Enough
serotonin produces a sense of satiation, and hunger for carbohydrates subsides.
Exercise has been recommended as an important part of a weight-loss program. However, it has been
found that mild exercise, such as using the stairs instead of the elevator, is better in the long run than taking
on a strenuous program, such as jogging, which many people find difficult to continue over long periods of
time and which also increases appetite.
(Adapted from Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test by Jolene Gear)


Question 13: “Subscribe to” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. disagree with

B. agree with

.

C. object to

D. like

Question 14: The word” crave” in bold in paragraph 2, can best be replaced with
A. devour

B. absorb

C. season

Question 15: It can be inferred from the passage that

.

D. desire
.

A.

overweight people are tense

B.

thin people don’t eat when under stress

C.

weight watchers should chew on something inedible when tense

D.

56 percent of the population isn’t overweight

Question 16: It can be inferred from the passage that

.

A.

thin people don’t emjoy food

B.

a variety of foods and strong flavors satisfy heavy people

C.

overweight people have an abnormal sense of taste

D.

deprivation of food makes people fat

Question 17: According to the passage, insulin

.

A. increases in the bloodstream when people eat large amounts of food
B. can be used to lessen the appetite
C. causes a chemical reaction when food is seen
D. levels don’t change in average-weight people who see food
Question 18: It can be inferred that for certain people

.

A.

eating carbohydrates eliminates hunger

B.

carbohydrates biologically induce hunger

C.

carbohydrates don’t satisfy a hungry person

D.

carbohydrates subside when serotonin is produced

Question 19: What can be said about serotonin?
A. It is a chemical that increases the appetite
B. Only certain people produce it in their brains
C. It tells the brain when a person is full
D. It neurotransmits carbohydrates to the brain
Question 20: The word ‘mild’ in the last paragraph can best be replaced with
A. important

B. hard

C. heavy

D. light

Question 21: In order to lose weight, it would be a good idea for heavy people to
A. jog 3 miles daily and chew on carrot sticks
B. walk up stairs and look at pictures of food

.

.


C. eat plenty of chewy carbohydrates
D. avoid stressful situations and eat spicy foods
Question 22: Which one of the following exercises might be best for an overweight person to engage in
daily?
A. 10-mile bicycle rides

B. cross- country skiing

C. a long swim

D. an evening walk

Mark the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 32
We are using up

the world’s petroleum. We use (23)

winter.Farmers use petrochemicals to (24)
eat plants. These chemicals go (26)

in our cars and to heat our building in

the soil rich. They use them to kill insects (25)
rivers and lakes and kill the fish there. Thousands of pollutants

also go into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this (27)

Poor farmers use the same land over and (28)

air to other countries and other continents.
The land needs a rest so it will be better next year.

However, the farmers must have food this year. Poor people cut down forests (29)
some areas when the trees are gone, the land (30)

firewood. In

desert. Poor people can’t save the environment

for the (31)
This is not a problem for one country or one area of the world. It is a problem for all- humans. The
people and the nations of the world must work together to (32)

the world’s resources.

Question 23:

A. those

B. them

C. it

D. that

Question 24:

A. work

B. change

C. make

D. let

Question 25:

A. which

B. who

C. what

D. whom

Question 26:

A. for

B. at

C. out

D. into

Question 27:

A. polluted

B. pollute

C. polluting

D. pollution

Question 28:

A. repeatedly

B. over

C. repeating

D. again

Question 29:

A. at

B. with

C. of

D. for

Question 30:

A. becomes

B. turns

C. gets

D. changes

Question 31:

A. times

B. time being

C. period

D. future

Question 32:

A. reuse

B. preserve

C. recycle

D. keep

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions from 34 to 35.

Question 33:

A. international

B. geographical

C. obligatory

D. undergraduate

Question 34:

A. primary

B. employee

C. difference

D. recognize


Question 35:

A. predict

B. patient

C. police

D. attract

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions from 36 to 54.
Question 36:

had the van turned the corner than the wheel came off.

A. No longer

B. Hardly

C. Scarcely
before September 1st.

Question 37: Schools require that every student
A. was registered

B. register

C. registered

Question 38: Only when you grow up
A. will you know

D. No sooner
D. registers

the truth.

B. you will know

C. do you know

D. you know

Question 39: A woman needs to make an urgent call; she is asking the man for permission to use his phone.
Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
Woman:

“Could I use your phone, please? I need to make an urgent call.”

Man:

“

A. I’d rather not

.”
B. Are you kidding?

C. Please, do

D. No too bad

Question 40: Two students, Bill and Bob, are talking about their teacher, Ms Young. Choose the most
suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
Bill: “Ms Young always grades fairly.”
Bob: “

.”

A. I can’t say that it does

B. Actually, she is the second best.

C. Really? How could that be?

D. I couldn’t agree with you more

Question 41: I don’t remember
A. to be told

of your decision to change our vocation plan. Nobody told me.

B. being told

Question 42: This is

D. to tell

the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.

A. by chance

B. by far

Question 43: Despite its successful
A. economizing
Question 44:

C. telling

B. economical

C. by heart

D. by myself

reforms, this country is still a developing one.
C. economic

D. economics

Mr. Anderson or Ms Wiggins is going to teach our class today.

A. Either
Question 45: These letters
A. needn’t have typed

B. Neither

C. Both

D. None

at the moment. You can do the typing tomorrow.
B. need to type

C. needn’t be typed

Question 46: Many species of plants and animals are in

of extinction.

D. need typing


A. danger

B. dangerously

Question 47: I can’t

C. endangered

D. dangerous

this noise any longer. I’m going to write a letter of complaint to the local

authority about this problem.
A. get back to

B. take away from

Question 48: He is a typical
A. pessimist
Question 49: Julie
A. mightn’t have hurt

C. make out of

D. put up with

, always looking on the bright side of everything.

B. introvert

C. extrovert

D. optimist

herself in the accident if she had not been wearing her seat belt.
B. could have hurt

C. must have hurt

Question 50: The Wilsons have found it terribly hard to make

D. would hurt
meet ever since they both lost

their jobs.
A. ends

B. strings

C. limits

D. coins

Question 51: After having used the new technique, the factory produced

cars in 2014 as the year

before.
A. as twice many

B. as many twice

Question 52: Hurry up, or they
A. would stop

C. twice many as

D. twice as many

serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant.

B. are stopping

C. will have stopped

D. stopped

Question 53: Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, weather is the one
A. that influences farmers

C. farmers that is influences

B. why farmers influence it

D. it influences farmers

Question 54: She has just bought

the most.

.

A. a French interesting old paint

B. an old interesting painting French

C. an interesting old French painting

D. a French old interesting painting

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64.
May 7, 1840, was the birthday of one of the most famous Russian composers of the nineteenth century
Peter Illich Tchaikovsky. The son of a mining inspector, Tchaikovsky studied music as a child and later
studied composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. His greatest period of productivity occurred
between 1876 and 1890, during which time he enjoyed the patronage of Madame von Meck, a woman he
never met, who gave him a living stipend of about $1,000.00 a year. Madame von Meck later terminated
her friendship with Tchaikovsky, as well as his living allowance, when she, herself, was facing financial
difficulties. It was during the time of Madame von Meck's patronage, however, that Tchaikovsky created the
music for which he is most famous, including the music for the ballets of Swan Lake and The Sleeping
Beauty.

Tchaikovsky's music, well known for its rich melodic and sometimes melancholy passages, was one of
the first that brought serious dramatic music to dance. Before this, little attention had been given to the
music behind the dance. Tchaikovsky died on November 6, 1893, ostensibly of cholera, though there are
now some scholars who argue that he committed suicide.

Question 55: With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?
A. development of Tchaikovsky's music for ballets
B. Tchaikovsky's relationship with Madame Von Meck
C. the life and music of Tchaikovsky
D. the cause of Tchaikovsky's death

Question 56: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "productivity"?
A. affinity

B. creativity

C. fertility

D. maturity

Question 57: The phrase "enjoyed the patronage of" probably means
A. solicited the advice of

B. was financially dependent upon

C. liked the company of

D. was mentally attached to

Question 58: Which of the following could best replace the word "terminated"?

A. exploited

B. hated

C. resolved

D. discontinued

Question 59: According to the passage, all of the following describe Madame von Meck
A. She was generous.

B. She enjoyed Tchaikovsky's music.

C. She was never introduced to Tchaikovsky.

D. She had economic troubles.

Question 60: It is known that before Tchaikovsky,

.

A. the music behind the dance had been taken seriously
B. the music behind the dance had been given very little attention.
C. serous dramatic music had been already brought to dance
D. music had been famous for its rich melodic passages

Question 61: According to the passage, for what is Tchaikovsky's music most well known?
A. the ballet-like quality of the music

B. its lively, capricious melodies

C. the richness and melodic drama of the music

D. its repetitive and monotonous tones

Question 62: According to the passage, "Swan Lake" and "The Sleeping Beauty" are
A. songs

B. plays

C. operas

D. dances

Question 63: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Tchaikovsky's unhappiness leading to suicide B. the patronage of Madame von Meck
C. Tchaikovsky's influence on ballet music
D. Tchaikovsky's productivity in composing
Question 64: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "behind"?

EXCEPT


A. supporting

B. concealing

C. in back of

D. going beyond

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (FROM QUESTION 1 TO QUESTION 64) (8 POINTS)
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 from 01 to 03.
Question 1: The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place.
A. defended

B. impressed

C. organized

D. participated

Question 2: As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the
island.
A. plants and animals

B. mountains and forests

C. fruits and vegetables

D. flowers and trees

Question 3:The use of lasers in surgery has become relatively commonplace in recent years.
A. relevantly

B. absolutely

C. almost

D. comparatively

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 from 04 to 08.
Question 4: Dr. Harder, that is the professor for this class, will be absent this week because of illness.
A

B

C

D

Question 5: Building thousands of years ago, the ancient palace is popular with modern tourists.
A

B

C

D

Question 6: Millions of dead fish in Vietnam's shores raise industrial pollution fears.
A

B

C

D

Question 7: The teacher found a great deal of mistakes in his students’ writing.
A

B

C

D

Question 8: The more frequently you exercise, the greatest physical endurance you will have.
A

B

C

D


Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions from 09 to 10.
Question 9: U.S. President Barack Obama paid a visit to Vietnam in May, 2016 to boost ties.
A. change

B. rise

C. decrease

D. encourage

Question 10: She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to
study.
A. made room for

B. put in charge of

C. lost control of

D. got in touch with

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 from 11 to 12.
Question 11:

A. killed

B. crashed

C. waved

D. cured

Question 12:

A. cupboard

B. abroard

C. overboard

D. keyboard

Mark the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 13 to 22.
It was once believed that being overweight was healthy, but nowadays few people subscribe to this
viewpoint. While many people are fighting the battle to reduce weight, studies are being conducted
concerning the appetitle and how it is controlled by both emotional and biochemical factors. Some of the
conclusions of these studies may give insights into how to deal with weight prolems. For example, when
several hundred people were asked about their eating habits in times of stress, 44 percent said they reacted to
stressful situations by eating. Further investigations with both humans and animals indicated that it is not
food which relieves tension but rather the act of chewing.
A test in which subjects were blindfolded showed that obese people have a keener sense of taste and
crave more flavorful food than non-obese people. When deprived of the variety and intensity of tastes,
obese peole are not satisfied and consequently eat more to fulfill this need. Blood samples taken from people
after they were shown a picture of food revealed that overweight people reacted with an increase in blood
insulin, a chemical associated with appetite. This did not happen to average-weight people.
In another experiment, results showed that certain people have a specific, biologically induced hunger for
carbohydrates. Eating carbohydrates raise the level of serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain. Enough
serotonin produces a sense of satiation, and hunger for carbohydrates subsides.
Exercise has been recommended as an important part of a weight-loss program. However, it has been
found that mild exercise, such as using the stairs instead of the elevator, is better in the long run than taking
on a strenuous program, such as jogging, which many people find difficult to continue over long periods of
time and which also increases appetite.
(Adapted from Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test by Jolene Gear)


Question 13: “Subscribe to” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. disagree with

B. agree with

.

C. object to

D. like

Question 14: The word” crave” in bold in paragraph 2, can best be replaced with
A. devour

B. absorb

C. season

Question 15: It can be inferred from the passage that
E.

overweight people are tense

F.

thin people don’t eat when under stress

.

D. desire
.

G. weight watchers should chew on something inedible when tense
H. 56 percent of the population isn’t overweight

Question 16: It can be inferred from the passage that

.

E.

thin people don’t emjoy food

F.

a variety of foods and strong flavors satisfy heavy people

G. overweight people have an abnormal sense of taste
H. deprivation of food makes people fat

Question 17: According to the passage, insulin

.

E. increases in the bloodstream when people eat large amounts of food
F. can be used to lessen the appetite
G. causes a chemical reaction when food is seen
H. levels don’t change in average-weight people who see food
Question 18: It can be inferred that for certain people
E.

eating carbohydrates eliminates hunger

F.

carbohydrates biologically induce hunger

.

G. carbohydrates don’t satisfy a hungry person
H. carbohydrates subside when serotonin is produced

Question 19: What can be said about serotonin?
E. It is a chemical that increases the appetite
F. Only certain people produce it in their brains
G. It tells the brain when a person is full
H. It neurotransmits carbohydrates to the brain
Question 20: The word ‘mild’ in the last paragraph can best be replaced with
A. important

B. hard

C. heavy

D. light

Question 21: In order to lose weight, it would be a good idea for heavy people to
E. jog 3 miles daily and chew on carrot sticks
F. walk up stairs and look at pictures of food

.
.

G. eat plenty of chewy carbohydrates
H. avoid stressful situations and eat spicy foods
Question 22: Which one of the following exercises might be best for an overweight person to engage in
daily?
A. 10-mile bicycle rides

B. cross- country skiing

C. a long swim

D. an evening walk

Mark the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 32
We are using up

the world’s petroleum. We use (23)

winter.Farmers use petrochemicals to (24)
eat plants. These chemicals go (26)

in our cars and to heat our building in

the soil rich. They use them to kill insects (25)
rivers and lakes and kill the fish there. Thousands of pollutants

also go into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this (27)
Poor farmers use the same land over and (28)

air to other countries and other continents.
The land needs a rest so it will be better next year.

However, the farmers must have food this year. Poor people cut down forests (29)
some areas when the trees are gone, the land (30)

firewood. In

desert. Poor people can’t save the environment

for the (31)
This is not a problem for one country or one area of the world. It is a problem for all- humans. The
people and the nations of the world must work together to (32)

the world’s resources.

Question 23:

A. those

B. them

C. it

D. that

Question 24:

A. work

B. change

C. make

D. let

Question 25:

A. which

B. who

C. what

D. whom

Question 26:

A. for

B. at

C. out

D. into

Question 27:

A. polluted

B. pollute

C. polluting

D. pollution

Question 28:

A. repeatedly

B. over

C. repeating

D. again

Question 29:

A. at

B. with

C. of

D. for

Question 30:

A. becomes

B. turns

C. gets

D. changes

Question 31:

A. times

B. time being

C. period

D. future

Question 32:

A. reuse

B. preserve

C. recycle

D. keep

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions from 34 to 35.
Question 33:

A. international

B. geographical

C. obligatory

D. undergraduate

Question 34:

A. primary

B. employee

C. difference

D. recognize


Question 35:

A. predict

B. patient

C. police

D. attract

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions from 36 to 54.
Question 36:

had the van turned the corner than the wheel came off.

A. No longer

B. Hardly

C. Scarcely
before September 1st.

Question 37: Schools require that every student
A. was registered

B. register

C. registered

Question 38: Only when you grow up
A. will you know

D. No sooner
D. registers

the truth.

B. you will know

C. do you know

D. you know

Question 39: A woman needs to make an urgent call; she is asking the man for permission to use his phone.
Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
Woman:

“Could I use your phone, please? I need to make an urgent call.”

Man:

“

A. I’d rather not

.”
B. Are you kidding?

C. Please, do

D. No too bad

Question 40: Two students, Bill and Bob, are talking about their teacher, Ms Young. Choose the most
suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
Bill: “Ms Young always grades fairly.”
Bob: “

.”

A. I can’t say that it does

B. Actually, she is the second best.

C. Really? How could that be?

D. I couldn’t agree with you more

Question 41: I don’t remember
A. to be told

of your decision to change our vocation plan. Nobody told me.

B. being told

Question 42: This is

D. to tell

the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.

A. by chance

B. by far

Question 43: Despite its successful
A. economizing
Question 44:

C. telling

B. economical

C. by heart

D. by myself

reforms, this country is still a developing one.
C. economic

D. economics

Mr. Anderson or Ms Wiggins is going to teach our class today.

A. Either
Question 45: These letters
A. needn’t have typed

B. Neither

C. Both

D. None

at the moment. You can do the typing tomorrow.
B. need to type

C. needn’t be typed

Question 46: Many species of plants and animals are in

of extinction.

D. need typing


A. danger

B. dangerously

Question 47: I can’t

C. endangered

D. dangerous

this noise any longer. I’m going to write a letter of complaint to the local

authority about this problem.
A. get back to

B. take away from

Question 48: He is a typical
A. pessimist
Question 49: Julie
A. mightn’t have hurt

C. make out of

D. put up with

, always looking on the bright side of everything.

B. introvert

C. extrovert

D. optimist

herself in the accident if she had not been wearing her seat belt.
B. could have hurt

C. must have hurt

Question 50: The Wilsons have found it terribly hard to make

D. would hurt
meet ever since they both lost

their jobs.
A. ends

B. strings

C. limits

D. coins

Question 51: After having used the new technique, the factory produced

cars in 2014 as the year

before.
A. as twice many

B. as many twice

Question 52: Hurry up, or they
A. would stop

C. twice many as

D. twice as many

serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant.

B. are stopping

C. will have stopped

D. stopped

Question 53: Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, weather is the one
C. that influences farmers

C. farmers that is influences

D. why farmers influence it

D. it influences farmers

Question 54: She has just bought

the most.

.

A. a French interesting old paint

B. an old interesting painting French

C. an interesting old French painting

D. a French old interesting painting

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64.
May 7, 1840, was the birthday of one of the most famous Russian composers of the nineteenth century
Peter Illich Tchaikovsky. The son of a mining inspector, Tchaikovsky studied music as a child and later
studied composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. His greatest period of productivity occurred
between 1876 and 1890, during which time he enjoyed the patronage of Madame von Meck, a woman he
never met, who gave him a living stipend of about $1,000.00 a year. Madame von Meck later terminated
her friendship with Tchaikovsky, as well as his living allowance, when she, herself, was facing financial
difficulties. It was during the time of Madame von Meck's patronage, however, that Tchaikovsky created the
music for which he is most famous, including the music for the ballets of Swan Lake and The Sleeping
Beauty.


Tchaikovsky's music, well known for its rich melodic and sometimes melancholy passages, was one of

the first that brought serious dramatic music to dance. Before this, little attention had been given to the
music behind the dance. Tchaikovsky died on November 6, 1893, ostensibly of cholera, though there are
now some scholars who argue that he committed suicide.

Question 55: With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?
E. development of Tchaikovsky's music for ballets
F. Tchaikovsky's relationship with Madame Von Meck
G. the life and music of Tchaikovsky
H. the cause of Tchaikovsky's death

Question 56: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "productivity"?
A. affinity

B. creativity

C. fertility

D. maturity

Question 57: The phrase "enjoyed the patronage of" probably means
A. solicited the advice of

B. was financially dependent upon

C. liked the company of

D. was mentally attached to

Question 58: Which of the following could best replace the word "terminated"?
A. exploited

B. hated

C. resolved

D. discontinued

Question 59: According to the passage, all of the following describe Madame von Meck
A. She was generous.

B. She enjoyed Tchaikovsky's music.

C. She was never introduced to Tchaikovsky.

D. She had economic troubles.

Question 60: It is known that before Tchaikovsky,

.

E. the music behind the dance had been taken seriously
F. the music behind the dance had been given very little attention.
G. serous dramatic music had been already brought to dance
H. music had been famous for its rich melodic passages

Question 61: According to the passage, for what is Tchaikovsky's music most well known?
A. the ballet-like quality of the music

B. its lively, capricious melodies

C. the richness and melodic drama of the music

D. its repetitive and monotonous tones

Question 62: According to the passage, "Swan Lake" and "The Sleeping Beauty" are
A. songs

B. plays

C. operas

D. dances

Question 63: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Tchaikovsky's unhappiness leading to suicide B. the patronage of Madame von Meck
C. Tchaikovsky's influence on ballet music

D. Tchaikovsky's productivity in composing

EXCEPT


Question 64: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "behind"?
A. supporting

B. concealing

C. in back of

D. going beyond

SECTION B: WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Question 1 He was not allowed to come in the class until his teacher gave him permission.
→ It was not until

.

Question 2: ‘I’m very sorry for breaking your vase, Dianna’ said Christ
→ Christ apologized

.

Question 3: People say that Lionel Messi was named in the Panama Papers.
→ Lionel Messi

.

Question 4: John didn’t attend the class because he was seriously ill.
→ John was too

.

Question 5: Although he is intelligent, he can’t solve this problem.
→ Intelligent

.

Part II: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the advantages of studying in higher education
on your answer sheet.
The following prompts may be useful to you:
- Developing the intellect
- Securing high positions in society
- Broadens the mind
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