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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.
Question 1: A. report
Question 2: A. laughter

B. perform
B. caution

C. according
C. applause

D. word
D. autumn

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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. visit
Question 4: A. circumstance

B. extinct
B. consider

C. survive

C. community

D. evolve
D. identity

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: There should be an international law against ______.
A. afforestation
B. deforestation
C. forestry
D. reforestation
Question 6: Ann’s encouragement gave me a(n) ______ to finish my Math homework.
A. point
B. incentive
C. resolution
D. target
Question 7: Mr. Chen is more _____ because he has finally agreed to allow his daughter to join an
overseas volunteer organisation in Africa.
A. single-minded B. narrow-minded
C. absent-minded D. open-minded
Question 8: She had never been in good health, but she ________ her husband by twenty years.
A. overlived
B. outlived
C. lived longer
D. underlived
Question 9: We were so looking forward to stretching out on the beach in the sunshine, but
it_______ the whole time we were there.
A. poured with rain
B. rained dogs and cats

C. dropped in the bucket
D. made hay while the sun shined
Question 10: Volunteers may be required to obtain Red Cross_______in order to serve throught
hospitals and healthcare organizations or provide disaster relief.
A. dilopma
B. certification
C. license
D. degree
Question 11: The city has ______ of young consumers who are sensitive to trends, and can,
therefore, help industries predict the potential risks and success of products.
A. a high rate
B. a high proportion
C. a high tendency
D. a great level
Question 12: To have the competitive advantage in the lob market, students need to have
developed their ____throughout their time at unniversity.
A. employ
B. employable
C.employment
D.employability
Question 13: Thanks to lifelong learning, people’s level of awareness ____ significantly.
A. has improved
B. have improved
C. has been improved
D. have been improved
Question 14: A skilled population is the key ___ a country’s sustainable development and
stability.
A. for
B. to
C. by

D. in
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Question 15: Many children who get into trouble in their early teens go on to become
________offenders.
A. persistent
B. insistent
C. consistent
D. resistant
Question 16: He took one of ____ books at ____random.
A. θ/θ
B. the/θ
C. θ/ the
D. θ/a
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 17: - “Would you like beer or wine?”
- “______”
A. No, I've no choice.
B. I couldn’t agree more.
C. I'd prefer beer, please.
D. Yes, I'd love to.
Question 18:: - “______” - “He's tall and thin with blue eyes.”
A. What does John like?
B. How is John?
C. Who does John look like?
D. What does John look like?
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.

Question 19: Accumulations of sand can be formed by the action of waves on coastal beaches.
A. Acquisition
B. Requirement
C. Inquiry
D. Acknowledgement
Question 20: There has been a hot debate among the scientists relating to the pros and cons of
using robotic probes to study distant objects in space.
A. problems and solutions
B. advantages and disadvantages
C. solutions and limitations
D. causes and effects
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 21: She has a round face with an upturned nose, and she actually bears a stricking
resemblance to a famous singer.
A. looks quite different from
B. extremely takes after
C. makes acquaintaces with
D. has a striking appearance
Question 22: In cities, two of the most pressing problems facing the world today also come
together: poverty and environmental degradation.
A. destruction
B. poisoning
C. pollution
D. progression
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answre sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
You have learned about dinosaurs in school. Maybe you have seen them in museum. But how
much do you really know about these animals? Not all dinosaurs were just big reptiles. For years,
scientists thought dinosaurs were big, dumb, and cold blooded - in other words, just giant reptiles.

Some dinosaurs were huge. But many were about the size of modern-day birds or dogs.Were
dinosaurs warm- or cold blooded? Paleontologists are not sure. But they believe some were
intelligent. Of course, no dinosaur was as smart as a human or even a monkey. However, some
smaller dinosaurs - like the two-meter (six-foot) Troodon - had fairly large brains.
Was Tyrannosaurus rex a powerful predator? Some scientists think the opposite is true. In the
movies, T.rex is often a speedy giant, but in fact, this dinosaur could not run very fast. Physically,
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it was too large. In reality, T.rex probably moved as fast as an elephant. Also, T. rex had very
small arms. Without strong legs or arms, this dinosaur probably wasn't a powerful hunter. It may
have been a scavenger instead, only eating animals that were already dead.
Did an asteroid kill the dinosaurs? An asteroid hit Mexico's Yucantan Peninsula about 65
million years ago. It created a 180-kilometer (110-mile) wide crater called Chicxulub. Many
believe this asteroid caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. But even before this, dinosaurs were
already dying out around the world, for many reasons. At the end of the Cretaceous period, for
example, the global climate was changing and Earth's temperature was getting colder.
Dinosaurs completely disappeared about 65 million years ago. However, scientists believe
modern-day birds are descendants of certain dinosaurs. If this true, then dinosaurs' relatives are
still walking - and flying - among us!
(Source: />Question 23: The best title for this reading could be _____________________.
A. What Really killed the Dinosaurs
B. The Facts and Fiction about Dinosaurs
C. Dinosaurs Discovered in Mexico
D. Our Favorite Dinosaurs
Question 24: Which statement about the Troodon is probably TRUE according to the passage?
A. It was as smart as a monkey.
B. It was warm-blooded.
C. It was a huge animal.
D. It was quite intelligent.

Question 25: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to _______________?
A. a speedy giant
B. a powerful hunter
C. a powerful predator
D. Tyrannosaurus rex
Question 26: According to the passage, at the end of the Cretaceous period ____________.
A. some dinosaurs started to fly
B. the Earth's temperature was changing
C. humans appeared on Earth
D. dinosaur numbers were increasing in Mexico
Question 27: The word “descendants” in paragraph 4 means ________.
A. ancestors
B. phenomena
C. offspring
D. scavengers
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager.Many
adolescents are unhappy at school because they find it difficult to (28) ______ friends.This stress
can bring on illness or result in poor grades. They may also worry about their appearance and often
feel (29) ______enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as (30) ______. This
phenomenon is called peer pressure, and it is very common in today’s society. Advertising
contributes a lot to the social pressures teenagers feel. Advertisers know how important it is to feel
that you belong to a group when you are in your teens, so they try to persuade teenagers that
certain products will make them (31) ______ with their classmates. Sadly, many teenagers act
irresponsibly and even do dangerous things just to make others accept them. Peer pressure is often
the reason for teenage smoking, drug (32)______ or dangerous driving. Teenagers need to learn to
say no to social pressure and to find friends who they can talk things over with when they have a
problem.
Question 28: A. make

Question 29: A. under
Question 30: A. another
Question 31: A. popular

B. keep
B. below
B. others
B. common

C. remain
C. in
C. the other
C. favourite

D. create
D. over
D. other
D. open
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Question 32: A. overuse

B. overdose

C. addict

D. abuse

Mark the letter A , B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes

each of the following exchanges.
Question 33: “What are you going to do after leaving school?“ “____”
A. I'd like to take a year out and travel abroad.
B. My dream job is becoming a journalist.
C. Well, I love taking care of kids.
D. I'm going to drop out of school.
Question 34: "I think Mark took some money from my bag while we were out. “____”
A. No, he's far too sensible to do a thing like that.
B. No, he's much too shy to do a thing like that.
C. No, he's far too honest to do a thing like that.
D. No, he's much too proud to do a thing like that.
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.
Question 35: The red lights go on outside the studio door to let people know that you
A
B
are in the air .
C
D
Question 36: Even today, Breton as well as several other minority language in
A
B
France, and the rest of the world, are not legally protected.
C
D
Question 37: The island of Kauai has much streams, some of which have worn deep
A
B
C
canyons into the rock.

D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the question.
Alaska is disappearing slowly, but surely. It is estimated that since the 1950s, as much as
fifteen percent of Alaska’s land area has disappeared. How can a whole state be disappearing? The
problem is that Alaska’s glaciers are melting. The state has more than 100,000 glaciers. These
glaciers account for about 75,000 square kilometers, or five percent, of the state’s area. That is an
area of land larger than Ireland!
According to a recent report by the US Geological Survey, ninety-nine percent of Alaska’s
glaciers are either retreating or diminishing. This diminishing seems mainly due to the increase in
global temperatures. Since the 1960s, the average year-round temperature has increased by almost
3°C. Additionally, the average winter temperature has increased by over 6°C. Presently, an
estimated 100 cubic kilometers of ice is disappearing from Alaskan glaciers every year. It may be
even more in the near future, as some scientists predict that the average world temperature could
go up 4 to 7°C by the year 2100.
Another problem facing Alaska is its thawing permafrost. Much of the land in Alaska used to
be permanently frozen or frozen for most of the year. Now, the thawing permafrost is causing a
number of problems for people living in Alaska. Roads and utility poles are collapsing as the
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ground around and under them warms and soften. Also, the hard permafrost that originally
prevented beaches from eroding during violent storms is now melting. People who live along
Alaska’s coasts are being forced to relocate. For villages on small low islands, one terrible storm
could wipe out the entire community.
The melting permafrost and increasing temperatures are both affecting the forests of Alaska.
As the permafrost under the forests melts, insects that normally do not turn up until the warmer
seasons are appearing sooner. The spruce-bark beetle, for example, is increasing in numbers as a
result of warmer winter temperatures. It usually takes about two years for these beetles to grow
and reproduce in very cold weather. However, due to the increase in temperatures, spruce-bark

beetles are reproducing faster and damaging as many trees in one year as they previously damaged
in two. If something cannot be done to change things, Alaska’s forests will not survive the turn of
the century.
Some scientists believe that human activity is linked to a global increase in weather
temperature. Whatever the cause of rising temperatures may be, the fact remains that temperatures
are warming, affecting Alaska for the worse. Horribly, this could be a preview of what will happen
to the rest of the world in the next century.
(Adapted from Reading challenge 3 by Casey Malarcher and Andrea Janzen)
Question 38: Which of the following could be the main topic of the passage?
A. Alaska’s glaciers are reducing.
B. The reasons why Alaska is disappearing.
C. The areas of Alaska’s glaciers are thawing. D. The problems Alaska is facing.
Question 39: As mentioned in the first paragraph, the glaciers in Alaska made up
_____________.
A. over 100,000 square kilometers
B. more than 75,000 square kilometers
C. about 5 % of the area of the state
D. an area smaller than Ireland
Question 40: According to the report by the US Geological Survey, which of the following is
NOT true about Alaska?
A. Climate change is the major reason for the decrease of Alaska’s glaciers.
B. The average winter temperature has risen by nearly 3°C.
C. Every year, there is about 100 cubic kilometers of ice melting.
D. The majority of Alaska’s glaciers are lessening.
Question 41: The word “permafrost” in the third paragraph mostly means__________.
A. an area of land permanently frozen below the surface
B. fuels formed underground from plants and animals remains millions of years ago
C. a large mass of ice that moves slowly
D. a very large mass of ice that floats in the sea
Question 42: The word “relocate” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. remain
B. restore
C. disappear
D. displace
Question 43: According to the passage, the following are the problems caused by the melting
permafrost, EXCEPT _______________.
A. The warm and soft ground makes roads and utility poles easy to collapse.
B. The beaches are effortlessly eroded by violent storms.
C. The insects which usually appear in warmer temperature do not come back.
D. The trees destroyed by the spruce-bark beetles in one warm year are twice as many as those
damaged in a cold year.
Question 44: What does the word “they” in paragraph 4 refer to?
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A. trees
B. spruce-bark beetles
C. temperatures
Question 45: What is predicted in the last paragraph?
A. Human activities are likely to increase the weather temperature.
B. The Earth is getting worse due to the influences of global warming.
C. There will be other reasons why the temperature is rising.
D. Alaska’s forests will disappear in the next century.

D. insects

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 46: Thanks to her high grades at university, Barbara is offered the position.
A. If she got high grades at university, Barbara would be offered the position.

B. It was her high grades at university which offer Barbara the position.
C. If she hadn't got high grades at university, Barbara would not have been offered the position.
D. If she had not got high grades at university, Barbara would not be offered the position.
Question 47: Volunteerism is on the rise in the United States, especially among retired persons.
A. More and more American people, especially the retired, do volunteer work.
B. The number of volunteers in the United States is increasing faster and faster.
C. More retired people in the United States start doing charity work.
D. More American people, especially the retired, refuse to be voluntary.
Question 48: Several studies have confirmed that appropriate sun exposure actually helps prevent
skin cancer.
A. It has been confirmed that several studies actually help prevent skin cancer with appropriate sun
exposure.
B. Appropriate sun exposure has been affirmed to prevent skin cancer and confirmed several
studies.
C. Several studies have confirmed that skin cancer can be actually prevented with appropriate sun
exposure.
D. Several studies with appropriate sun exposure have confirmed to help prevent skin cancer.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pairs of sentences in the following questions.
Question 49: Edward booked the tickets without asking us first. It was wrong of him to do so.
A. Before asking us, Edward should have booked the tickets.
B. Edward need not have asked us before he booked the tickets.
C. Edward booked the tickets after he had asked us about them.
D. Edward oughtn’t to have booked the ticket without asking us first
Question 50: He said that he would take responsibility for his company's damage to the area. But
then he denied that.
A. Having denied his company's damage, he took responsibility for it.
B. He denied having damaged to his company's area.
C. He denied having taken responsibility for the damage to his company's area.
D. He denied having said that he would take responsibility for his company's damage to the area.

_________ THE END _________

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