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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 word.
Question 1. A. swallow
Question 2. A. necessary

B. survive
B. extremely

C. digest
C. necessity

D. finish
D. co-operate

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is pronounced differently
from the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. southern
Question 4. A. bride

B. athlete
B. confide

C. healthy
C. determine

D. enthusiast
D. oblige

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 5. Students suppose to read all the questions carefully and find out the answers to them
A. suppose
B. all the questions
C. out
D. them
Question 6. Although not widely sold, that book is considered to be best book on the subject.
A. not
B. sold
C. best
D. the
Question 7. I found my new contact lenses strangely at first, but I got used to them in the end.
A. my new
B. strangely
C. got used
D. in the end

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions
Question 8. By the time human beings become fully aware of the importance of the ozone layer, it ______

seriously damaged.
A. will be
B. will have been
C. is
D. has been
Question 9. I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but _______
A. I'm not invited
B. I will not be invited
C. I have not been invited
D. I was not invited
Question 10. The last person __________ will have to turn off the lights.
A. have left
B. left
C. leaving
D. to leave
Question 11. You will spend at least one year working abroad ________ you can find out how things operate
overseas.
A. because
B. so as to
C. so that
D. so long as
Question 12. When wet, ________ .
A. these old papers give off a bad smell
B. we get a bad smell from these old papers
C. a bad smell comes from these old papers
D. there is a bad smell coming from these old papers
Question 13. He couldn't give a ________ explanation for his actions.
A. satisfied
B. satisfying
C. satisfactory

D. satisfaction
Question 14.Thanks to his parents’ ______ , he tried his best to win a place at a university.
A. approve

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C. disagreement

D. rejection

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Question 15.To attract the waiter’s attention, wait until you _______ and raise you hand slightly.
A. catch his eye
B. can attract him
C. pay attention to him
D. take advantage of him
Question 16. Don’t ________ to conclusions, we don’t yet know all the relevant facts.

A. hurry
B. jump
C. rush
D. run
Question 17. A good stereo system doesn’t have to cost ____ and ___. You can find one for a reasonable price.
A. an arm – a leg
B. a hand – a leg
C. a finger – a toe
D. a hand – a foot
Question 18. The boy was always ________ trouble as a youth. Then, to everyone’s surprise, he became a
policeman.
A. getting into
B. looking after
C. going on
D. keeping with
Question 19. All the children have gone ________ mumps.
A. along with
B. down with
C. out with
D. through with

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 20. Jeff:” May I borrow your dictionary for a while? “
Bloom: ”__________”
A. You’re welcome.
B. I’m sorry. I’m using it.
C. Never mind.
D. Take care.
Question 21.Anne:” I can’t really stand the noise from the next-door house, especially after 10 p.m.”

Mary: ”__________. You should talk to your neighbor.”
A. Calm down, Anne.
B. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean that
C. I know what you mean
D. What a girl

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 22. Any students who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school.
A. puts off
B. takes out
C. attends to
D. puts over
Question 23. Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground.
A. changed his decision
B. refused to change his decision
C. felt sorry for us
D. wanted to continue

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.
Question 24. Charles W.Eliot, the president of Harvard in 1869, initiated a system under which most
required courses were dropped in favor of elective courses.
A. initiated
B. compulsory
C. optional
D. necessary
Question 25. He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.
A. cheers me up
B. irritates me

C. moves me
D. frightens me

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions.
Question 26. There was no need for you to have left the house in such weather.
A. You shouldn’t leave the house in such weather.
B. You didn’t have to leave the house in such weather.
C. You didn’t need to leave the house in such weather.
D. You needn’t have left the house in such weather.
Question 27. If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.
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A. He was careless because we hadn’t finished the work.
B. If he were careful, we would finish the work.
C. If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work.
D. Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work.
Question 28. It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.

A. The accident took place because of thoughtlessness.
B. Humans' thoughtlessness caused the accident.
C. The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.
D. The accident is thought to cause human error.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines of each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29. I thought they might be hungry. I offered them something to eat.
A. Thinking they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat.
B. Thought they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat.
C. I thought they might be hungry, offering them something to eat.
D. Having thought they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat.
Question 30. He wore glasses and a false beard. He wanted nobody to recognize him.
A. He wore glasses and a false beard in order to avoid being recognizing.
B. He wore glasses and a false beard in order to avoid recognizing.
C. He wore glasses and a false beard in order that avoid being recognized.
D. He wore glasses and a false beard in order to avoid being recognized.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 31 to 35
How men first learnt to creat words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a (31) _____ . All we
really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions
and things so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (32) _____ certain signs,
called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. These sounds,
whether spoken or written in letters, are called words. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts
but also express these thoughts in words that appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and
telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can (33) _____
his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can (34) _____ men to
tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully, (35) _____ they will make our speech silly and
vulgar.

Question
Question
Question
Question
Question

31.
32.
33.
34.
35.

A.
A.
A.
A.
A.

story
at
carry
take
or

B. secret
B. upon
B. convey
B. send
B. so

C. mystery
C. with
C. transfer
C. break
C. although

D. legend
D. to
D. transmit
D. move
D. because

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 from 36 to 42
Bees, classified into over 10,000 species, are insects found in almost every part of the world except the northernmost
and southernmost regions. One commonly known species is the honeybee, the only bee that produces honey and
wax. Humans use the wax in making candles, lipsticks, and other products, and they use the honey as a substance
that people eat to maintain life and growth. While gathering the nectar and pollen with which they make honey,
bees are simultaneously helping to fertilize the flowers on which they land. Many fruits and vegetables would not
survive if bees did not carry the pollen from blossom to blossom.

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Bees live in a structured environment and social structure within a hive, which is a nest with storage space for the
honey. The different types of bees each perform a unique function. The worker bee carries nectar to hive in a special
stomach called a honey stomach. Other workers make beeswax and shape it into a honeycomb, which is a
waterproof mass of six-sided compartments, or cells. The queen lays eggs in completed cells. As the workers build
more cells, the queen lays more eggs.
All workers, like the queen, are female, but the workers are smaller than the queen. The male honeybees are called
drones; they do no work and cannot sting. They are developed from unfertilized eggs, and their only job is to
impregnate a queen. The queen must be fertilized in order to lay more worker eggs. During the season when less
honey is available and the drone is of no further use, the workers block the drones from eating the honey so that
they will starve to death.
Question 36. The word “which” in the fourth sentence refers to________ .
A. fertilizer
B. honey
C. flowers
D. bees
Question 37. The word “simultaneously” in the fourth sentence is closest meaning to ________.
A. stubbornly
B. concurrently
C. skillfully
D. diligently
Question 38. According to the passage, the drone__________.
A. collects less honey than workers
B. mates with the queen and has no other purpose
C. comes from eggs fertilized by other drones
D. can be male or female

Question 39. According to the passage, honey is carried to the hive in a honey stomach by the ___
A. workers
B. drones
C. males
D. queens
Question 40. In what way does the reading imply that bees are useful in nature?
A. They pollinate fruit and vegetable plants.
C. They kill the dangerous drones.
B. They make marvelous creation from max.
D. They create storage spaces.
Question 41. All of the following are characteristics of a honeycomb except__________.
A. it contains hexagonal sections
C. it is made of honey
B. it is made of wax
D. it is impermeable
Question 42. The passage implies that bees can be found in each of the following parts of the world
except ______.
A. Africa
B. China
C. Europe
D. Antarctica

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 from 43-50.
Before the 1500’s, the Western plains of North America were dominated by farmers. One group, the Mandans, lived
in the upper Missouri River country, primarily in present-day North Dakota. They had large villages of houses built
close together. The tight arrangement enabled the Mandans to protect themselves more easily from the attacks of
others who might seek to obtain some of the food these highly capable farmers stored from one year to the next.
The women had primary responsibility for the fields. They had to exercise considerable skill to produce the desired
results, for their northern location meant fleeting growing seasons. Winter often lingered; autumn could be ushered

in by severe frost. During the spring and summer, drought, heat, hail, grasshoppers, and other frustrations might
await the wary grower.
Under such conditions, Mandan women had to grow maize capable of weathering adversity. They began as early
as it appeared feasible to do so in the spring, clearing the land, using fire to clear stubble from the fields and then
planting. From this point until the first green corn could be harvested, the crop required labor and vigilance.
Harvesting proceeded in two stages. In August the Mandans picked a smaller amount of the crop before it had
matured fully. This green corn was boiled, dried, and shelled, with some of the maize slated for immediate
consumption and the rest stored in animal-skin bags. Later in the fall, the people picked the rest of the corn. They
saved the best of the harvest for seeds or for trade, with the remainder eaten right away or stored for later use in
underground reserves. With appropriate banking of the extra food, the Mandans protected themselves against the
disaster of crop failure and accompanying hunger.
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The women planted another staple, squash, about the first of June, and harvested it near the time of the green corn
harvest. After they picked it, they sliced it, dried it, and strung the slices before they stored them. Once again, they
saved the seed from the best of the year`s crop. The Mandans also grew sunflowers and tobacco; the latter was
the particular task of the older men.
Question 43. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. Various ways corn can be used
B. Weather conditions on the western plains
C. The agricultural activities of a North American Society
D. The problems encountered by farmers who specialize in growing one crop
Question 44. The Mandans built their houses close together in order to ________ .
A. allow more room for growing corn
C. protect themselves against the weather
B. share farming implements
D. guard their supplies of food
Question 45. According to the passage, the Mandans preserved their food by ________ .
A. drying
B. freezing
C. smoking
D. salting
Question 46. Why does the author believe that the Mandans were skilled farmers?
A. They could grow crops despite adverse weather.
B. They could grow crops in most types of soil.
C. They developed new varieties of corn.
D. They developed effective fertilizers.
Question 47. The word “ they” in paragraph 3 refers to_____
A. conditions
B. maize
C. Mandan women D. Mandan people
Question 48. The word "disaster" is closest in meaning to ________.
A. control
B. catastrophe
C. avoidance
D. history
Question 49. Throughout the passage, the author implies that the Mandans ________.
A. planned for the future

C. valued individuality
B. were open to strangers
D. were very adventurous
Question 50. Which of the following processes does the author imply was done by both men and
women?
A. Harvesting corn
C. Harvesting squash
B. Clearing field
D. Planting corn

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