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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 .
MARY COLTER AND FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
In the early twentieth century, the thrust in American architecture was toward a style rooted in the
American landscape and based on American rather than European forms. Two architects who worked
independently yet simultaneously at endorsing an American architecture were Mary Colter (1869-1958)
and Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959). Both developed regional styles that paralleled the regionalism seen
in the other visual arts. Colter created a uniquely Southwestern idiom incorporating desert landscapes with
Native American arts; Wright and his followers in Chicago developed the Prairie style of domestic
architecture that reflected the natural landscape of the Midwest.
Mary Colter's hotels and national park buildings are rooted so masterfully in the history of the
Southwest that they seem to be genuine pieces of that history. Her magnificent Watchtower, overlooking
the Grand Canyon in Arizona, was built to suggest an ancient Native American ruin preserved for the
delight of the present-day traveler.
Colter was a lifelong student of art history, natural history, and human civilization. Her well-rounded
artistic talents empowered her to work historical references into buildings constructed with modern
methods and materials. She preferred to use materials indigenous to the region, such as Kaibab limestone
and yellow pine. She took great stock in materials and setting, gathering many of her materials on-site and
incorporating them in their natural state into her projects. She treated building and site as integral halves
of a single composition and merged them seamlessly. Her Lookout Studio, for example, appears to rise
straight from the rim of the Grand Canyon because its layering of stonework matches the texture, pattern,
and color of the canyon wall below it.
When Colter designed the Watchtower, she wanted the building to be a part of its environment while
also enhancing the view of the surrounding desert and the canyon and river below. She decided to recreate
a Native American watchtower because it would provide the necessary height while assuming the
appearance of a prehistoric building. Colter was familiar with the architectural remains of ancient villages

scattered about the Southwest and was especially fascinated by the stone towers—round, square, and oval
monoliths. The ancient Round Tower at Mesa Verde became the direct inspiration for the form and
proportions of the Watchtower. The Twin Towers ruin at Hovenweep, whose stone was closer to that
available at the Grand Canyon, was the model for the Watchtower's masonry.
The Watchtower is perhaps the best example of Colter's integration of history, architecture, and
landscape in a unified work of art. Like Mary Colter, Frank Lloyd Wright believed that architecture was
an extension of the natural environment. Wright was appalled by much of what he saw in the industrialized
world. He was not fond of cities, and although he designed office buildings and museums, his favorite
commissions were for homes, usually in the country. Wright is associated with the Prairie style of
residential architecture, whose emphasis on horizontal elements reflected the prairie landscapes of the
Midwest. Most Prairie-style homes have one or two stories and are built of brick or timber covered with
stucco. The eaves of the low-pitched roof extend well beyond the walls, enhancing the structure's
horizontality.
Wright's own studio-residence in Wisconsin was completely integrated with the surrounding
landscape. He nestled his house in the brow of a hill and gave it the name Taliesin, which means "shining
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brow" in Welsh. Every element of the design corresponded to the surounding landscape. The yellow stone
came from a quarry a mile away, so Taliesin looked ike the outcroppings on the local hills. The exterior
wood was the color of gray tree trunks. The stucco walls above the stone had the same tawny color as the
sandbanks in the river below.
Wright's most famous house, Falling Water, was built right over a waterfall in Pennsylvania. The
house blends harmoniously with its surroundings, yet it departs from the Prairie philosophy of being a
completely integrated extension of the natural landscape.
1. The word “thrust” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A: criticism

B: education
C: accident
D: movement
2. According to the passage, both Mary Colter and Frank Lloyd Wright designed buildings that ______.
A: reflected the history of the region
B: relied on the assistance of other artists
C: blended into the natural environment
D: reflected the history of the region
3. The author mentions Kaibab limestone and yellow pine in paragraph 3 as examples of ______.
A: materials with high artistic value
B: references to art history and natural history
C: traditional materials that are now scarce
D: materials that are native to the Southwest
4. Which of the following is true according to paragraph 3?
A: Because Colter used various types of materials, it was often difficult to combine them in a way that
would look natural.
B: Materials and setting were equally important to Colter, who was very skilled at choosing the right
materials for the job.
C: Colter valued materials and location, so she blended into her works many natural materials
collected from the building site.
D: Colter bought stock in corporations that made building materials and delivered them directly to the
project site.
5. The word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A: texture, pattern, and color
B: her projects
C: building and site
D: modern methods and materials
6. What was the main inspiration for Mary Colter's design of the Watchtower?
A: The ancient Round Tower at Mesa Verde
B: The beautiful views of the American Southwest

C: The colorful stone cliffs of the Grand Canyo
D: Architectural remains of masonry homes
7. What can be inferred from the passage about the Watchtower?
A: The Watchtower was the only building Colter designed at the Grand Canyon.
B: Colter used landscape design to enhance the beauty of the Watchtower.
C: Watchtower's success inspired other architects to design tall buildings.
D: The Watchtower's purpose was to help people appreciate the desert scenery.
8. All of the following characterize the Prairie style of architecture EXCEPT ______.
A: a low roof that extends beyond the walls
B: a direct reference to the region's history
C: a concern for the surrounding landscape
D: an emphasis on horizontal elements
9. The word “nestled” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ______.
A: buried deeply
B: built daringly
C: painted brightly
D: set comfortably
10. Why does the author mention Falling Water in paragraph 7?
A: To give an example of an artistic use of a waterfall
B: To provide the best illustration of the Prairie style
C: To criticize Wright's most famous house design
D: To show that Wright did not work in just one style

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of

the questions.
AGGRESSION
Aggressive behavior is any behavior that is intended to cause injury, pain, suffering, damage, or
destruction. While aggressive behavior is often thought of as purely physical, verbal attacks such as
screaming and shouting or belittling and humiliating comments aimed at causing harm and suffering can
also be a type of aggression. What is key to the definition of aggression is that whenever harm is inflicted,
be it physical or verbal, it is intentional.
Questions about the causes of aggression have long been of concern to both social and biological
scientists. Theories about the causes of aggression cover a broad spectrum, ranging from those with
biological or instinctive emphases to those that portray aggression as a learned behavior.
Numerous theories are based on the idea that aggression is an inherent and natural human instinct.
Aggression has been explained as an instinct that is directed externally toward others in a process called
displacement, and it has been noted that aggressive impulses that are not channeled toward a specific
person or group may be expressed indirectly through socially acceptable activities such as sports and
competition in a process called catharsis. Biological, or instinctive, theories of aggression have also been
put forth by ethologists, who study the behavior of animals in their natural environments. A number of
ethologists have, based upon their observations of animals, supported the view that aggression is an innate
instinct common to humans.
Two different schools of thought exist among those who view aggression as instinct. One group
holds the view that aggression can build up spontaneously, with or without outside provocation, and violent
behavior will thus result, perhaps as a result of little or no provocation. Another suggests that aggression
is indeed an instinctive response but that, rather than occurring spontaneously and without provocation, it
is a direct response to provocation from an outside source.
In contrast to instinct theories, social learning theories view aggression as a learned behavior. This
approach focuses on the effect that role models and reinforcement of behavior have on the acquisition of
aggressive behavior. Research has shown that aggressive behavior can be learned through a combination
of modeling and positive reinforcement of the aggressive behavior and that children are influenced by the
combined forces of observing aggressive behavior in parents, peers, or fictional role models and of noting
either positive reinforcement for the aggressive behavior or, minimally, a lack of negative reinforcement
for the behavior. While research has provided evidence that the behavior of a live model is more influential

than that of a fictional model, fictional models of aggressive behavior such as those seen in movies and on
television, do still have an impact on behavior. On-screen deaths or acts of violent behavior in certain
television programs or movies can be counted in the tens, or hundreds, or even thousands; while some have
argued that this sort of fictional violence does not in and of itself cause violence and may even have a
beneficial cathartic effect, studies have shown correlations between viewing of violence and incidences of
aggressive behavior in both childhood and adolescence. Studies have also shown that it is not just the
modeling of aggressive behavior in either its real-life or fictional form that correlates with increased acts
of violence in youths; a critical factor in increasing aggressive behaviors is the reinforcement of the
behavior. If the aggressive role model is rewarded rather than punished for violent behavior, that behavior
is more likely to be seen as positive and is thus more likely to be imitated.
11. Which of the following is NOT defined as aggressive behavior?
A: Destroying property
B: Making insulting remarks
C: Trying unsuccessfully to injure someone
D: Inflicting pain accidentally
12. The author mentions belittling and humiliating comments in paragraph 1 in order to ______.
A: illustrate the nature of physical aggression
B: clarify the difference between intentional and unintentional aggression
C: provide examples of verbal aggression
D: demonstrate how serious the problem of aggression is
13. According to paragraph 3, displacement is ______.
A: aggression that is unintentional
B: aggression that is directed outward
C: a modeled type of aggression
D: internally directed aggression
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14. It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that catharsis ______.
A: involves channeling aggression internally
B: is a positive process
C: is studied by ethologists
D: should be negatively reinforced
15. An ethologist would be most likely to study ______.
A: the manner in which a certain male lion fights other male lions
B: the evolution of a certain type of fish
C: the bone structure of a certain type of dinosaur
D: learned catharsis in a certain species of monkey
16. The phrase “schools of thought” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A: methods of instruction
B: institutions of higher learning
C: lessons to improve behavior
D: sets of shared beliefs
17. It is NOT mentioned in paragraph 4 that some believe that instinctive aggression may occur ______.
A: in response to strong provocation
B: without being provoked
C: in order to cause provocation
D: in response to minor provocation
18. The author begins paragraph 5 with the expression “In contrast to instinct theories” in order to
______.
A: indicate that paragraph 5 will present two contrasting theories
B: provide a transition to the idea that will be presented in paragraph 5
C: contrast instinctive theories of aggression with biological theories of aggression
D: introduce the instinct theories that will be presented in paragraph 5
19. What is stated in paragraph 5 about the modeling of aggressive behavior?
A: Fictional models are as likely to cause aggressive behavior as are live models.
B: Aggression in society has an effect on the type of violence in movies and on television.

C: Little correlation has been found between viewing of aggressive behavior on television and acting
aggressively.
D: Aggression in works of fiction may cause aggressive behavior.
20. The phrase “in and of itself” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A: single-handedly
B: genuinely
C: internally
D: semi-privately
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer for each of the blanks .
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have
suggested that human tears are (21) _____ of an aquatic past, but this does not seem very likely. We cry
from the moment we enter this world, for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to persuade their
parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they (22) _____, they will also cry just to attract
parental attention and will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry do you (23) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity
since recent research into tears has shown that they (24) _____ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin. By
fighting sorrow and pain, this chemical helps you feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of
enkaphalin you (25) _____.
Unfortunately, in our society, we impose restrictions upon this naturally (26) _____ activity.
Because some people still regard it as a (27) _____ of weakness in men, boys in particular are
admonished when they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and
physically.
Tears of emotion also help the body (28) _____ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in
them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts and calms can be very
enjoyable - (29) _____ the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (30) _____
“weepies”. It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.

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21. A: result
B: evidence
C: witness
D: display
22. A: alter
B: change
C: evolve
D: develop
23. A: fine
B: better
C: well
D: good
24. A: retain
B: keep
C: hold
D: contain
25. A: achieve
B: construct
C: produce
D: provide
26. A: curing
B: healing
C: treating
D: improving
27. A: symbol
B: sign

C: feature
D: hint
28. A: release
B: loosen
C: rid
D: expel
29. A: consider
B: regard
C: remark
D: distinguish
30. A: subtitled
B: entitled
C: named
D: called
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is closest in meaning to
the underlined word in each of the following questions.
31. Ethnocentrism prevents us from putting up with all of the customs we encounter in another culture.
A: comprehending
B: experiencing
C: tolerating
D: adopting
32. Japan’s indigenous religion is Shinto, which has its roots in the animistic beliefs of the ancient
Japanese.
A: native
B: beginning
C: first
D: original
33. The boy was embarrassed when his mother scolded him in public.
A: confused
B: funny

C: humiliated
D: apprehensive
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.
34. Very few students understand the lecture. The subject of the lecture is very confusing.
A: Very few students understand the lecture the subject of which is very confusing.
B: Very few students understand the lecture which subject is very confusing.
C: The subject of the lecture, which is very confusing, very few students understand.
D: The subject of the lecture, which very few students understand, is very confusing.
35. Soil erosion is a result of forests being cut down carelessly.
A: That forests are being cut down carelessly leads to soil erosion.
B: That forests are being cut down carelessly results from soil erosion.
C: Soil erosion contributes to forests being cut down carelessly.
D: Soil erosion results in forests being cut down carelessly.
36. The wedding took place last Friday. Only members of the family were invited to it.
A: The wedding took place last Friday, when only members of the family were invited to.
B: The wedding, which only members of the family were invited to, took place last Friday.
C: Only members of the family were invited to the wedding which took place last Friday.
D: The wedding, where only members of the family were invited to, took place last Friday.
37. The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.
A: The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.
B: The student next to me kept chewing gum and which bothered me a lot.
C: The student next to me kept chewing gum, but it bothered me a lot.
D: The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot.
38. Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of cars. However cars are the
greatest contributor of air pollution.
A: Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute
to the pollution of air.
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B: The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest
contributors of air pollution.
C: It is cars that are the greatest contributor of air pollution although the invention of cars has made
transportation much easier.
D: However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that are among the greatest
contributors of air pollution.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to the sentence given.
39. “We lost the last game because of the referee,” said the team captain.
A: The team captain blamed the referee for their loss in the last game.
B: The team captain admitted to the referee that they had lost the last game.
C: The team captain refused to tell the referee about their loss in the last game.
D: The team captain said that without the referee, they might have lost the last game.
40. “If I were you, I would not choose to write about such a sensitive topic,” the teacher said.
A: I was blamed for writing about such a sensitive topic by the teacher.
B: The teacher advised me against writing about such a sensitive topic.
C: I was ordered by the teacher not to write about such a sensitive topic.
D: The teacher advised me on writing about such a sensitive topic.
41. The way to get the best out of me is to make me work very hard.
A: I work best when I am under pressure.
B: Don't make me work hard or I can't make a good job.
C: I often work hard and get the best.
D: If you make me work hard, I can't get the best.
42. Not many people attended the meeting.
A: There was a high turnout for the meeting.
B: A high turnover of staff attended the meeting.

C: There was a poor turnout for the meeting.
D: There was a low turnover of staff at the meeting.
43. They couldn’t climb up the mountain because of the storm.
A: The storm made it not capable of climbing up the mountain.
B: The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain.
C: Their climbing up the mountain was unable due to the storm.
D: The storm discouraged them from climbing up the mountain.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
44. A: conscious
B: prefer
C: serious
D: enter
45. A: analog
B: annoyance
C: analyst
D: handkerchief
46. A: tobacco
B: eleven
C: volunteer
D: computer
47. A: technological
B: punctuality
C: characteristic
D: representative
48. A: conservation
B: economics
C: calculation
D: attraction
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning

to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
49. The consequences of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary measures.
A: damaging
B: severe
C: physical
D: beneficial

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50. As a newspaper reporter she always wanted to get information at first hand.
A: indirectly
B: easily
C: slowly
D: directly
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
51. A lot of people stop smoking because they are afraid their health will be affected and early death.
A: early death
B: smoking
C: are
D: A lot of
52. He has hardly never given a more impressive performance than this.
A: more
B: has hardly
C: performance
D: this
53. A professor of economy and history at our university developed a new theory of the

relationship between historical events and financial crises.
A: developed
B: between
C: economy
D: financial crises
54. Practicing her swimming every day, her hope was to get a job as a golf instructor.
A: as a golf instructor. B: her hope was
C: swimming every day
D: get
55. One should always look both ways before they across the street.
A: the
B: they across
C: both ways
D: should
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
56: Unless we take immediate precautions, we’ll not be able to ______ the epidemic.
A. get away
B. contain
C. surround
D. hold
57: Actually, I can’t ______ of that well-known painting.
A. make sense
B. grasp
C. comprehend
D. understand
58: His present work ______ about one million dollars a year.
A. takes him up
B. gets him on
C. brings him in

D. makes him out
59: ______ satisfy with the product, you can contact with the head office, please.
A. Provided that not you
B. Shouldn’t you
C. Provided that you not
D. Should you not
60: Why are you always ______ that you are one of the best journalists in the country?
A. hitting the ceiling
B. blowing your own trumpet
C. pulling your leg
D. finding fault with
61: Jump in the car. There’s enough ______ for you.
A. room
B. chair
C. place
D. space
62: Jane: Oh, it is time for me to leave, John.
John: ______
A. Long time no see.
B. Me neither.
C. Speaking.
D. So long.
63: Having opened the bottle, ______ for everyone.
A. Mike pouring the drink
B. The drink was poured
C. Mike poured the drink
D. The drink was being poured
64: It is time every student ______ work harder for the coming exam.
A. had to
B. has to

C. ought to
D. must have to
65: Catherine is the ______ of her boss’s eye.
A. lemon
B. grape
C. orange
D. apple
66: “Would you mind turning down your stereo?’’ - “ ______”
A. Oh! I’m sorry! I didn’t realize that
B. I’m really sorry! I’m not paying attention
C. No. I don’t
D. Yes, I do
67: The government cannot afford to be ______ to public opinion.
A. ignorant
B. unlikely
C. unexpected
D. indifferent
68: There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here, ______ the great
work you have done.
A. notwithstanding
B. presuming
C. due to
D. nevertheless
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69: The doctor had been _______ for 48 hours and was exhausted.

A. on call
B. on turn
C. on work
D. on tour
70: From an early age, Wolfgang had a/an _______ for music.
A. passion
B. interest
C. tendency
D. involvement
71: You will need ______ understanding of the subject.
A. a whole
B. a thorough
C. a universal
D. an exact
72: ___________ broken into when we were away on holiday.
A. Thieves had our house
B. We had our house
C. Our house had
D. It was our house
73: Nothing can ______the loss of the child.
A. come up with
B. make up for
C. make up with
D. do with
74: Conservationists ______that experiments on animals be stopped.
A. recommended
B. banned
C. said
D. complained
75: ______ the noise and pollution in the city, the Browns move to the countryside.

A. Being tired of
B. Be tired of
C. Were tired of
D. Tired of
76: _______ you should do first is make a list of all the things you have to do.
A. What
B. That
C. As
D. If
77: There's still no ______ about the reason why the Malaysian plane was mysteriously lost.
A. clarity
B. clear
C. clarify
D. clearance
78: The ground is wet. It ______ rained last night.
A. may have
B. might have
C. must
D. must have
79: ______ members of my family has a share in doing household chores.
A. All
B. Each of the
C. None of
D. Every
80: I don’t like John. His ______ complaints make me angry.
A. continuous
B. constant
C. permanent
D. continual

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