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. none B. dozen
C. youngster D. home
Question 2.
A. derived B. faced
C. inclined D. hired
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D 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. employ B. immune
C. powder D. evoke
Question 4.
A. competent B. computer
C. compliance D. commute
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
Question 5. We’re over the _______! Who wouldn’t be? We’ve just won £1 million!
A. planet B. clouds
C. stars D. moon
Question 6. It’s very cold in here. Do you mind if I _______ the heating?
A. put off B. put on
C. put up with D. put down with
Question 7. Could you please _______ me to the nearest post office?
A. explain B. point
C. indicate D. direct
Question 8. He is very ________ of his conduct and promises never to behave like that again.
A. sorry B. miserable
C. ashamed D. guilty
Question 9. Noisy parties are really not my _______.
A. scene B. liking
C. idea D. preference
Question 10. Of course you’ll pass. You write well and you have an excellent ________ of the subject.
A. grip B. seizure
C. grasp D. embrace
Question 11. Gardeners transplant bushes and flowers by moving them from one place to _______.
A. other B. others
C. another D. each other
Question 12. Candles _______ from beeswax burn with a very clean flame.
A. are made B. made
C. making D. which made
Question 13. A few natural elements exist in _______ that they are rarely seen in their natural environments.
A. such small quantities
B. so small quantities
C. very small quantities
D. small quantity
Question 14. I’d rather you ________ anything about the garden until the weather improves.
A. don’t make B. didn’t make
C. don’t do D. didn’t do
Question 15. The exhibition is free for all students. We ______ pay any fee.
A. must not B. should not
C.had better not D. haven’t got to
Question 16. As towns grow, they tend to destroy the surrounding ______ areas.
A. rural B. commercial
C. land D. urban
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. A: “I’m very sorry for letting you wait for so long.” – B: “ _______”
A. Don’t apologize. I’ve just arrived here.
B. It doesn’t matter. Thank you.
C. You’ve welcome.
D. My pleasure. Don’t worry about it.
Question 18. “Would you like me to send this package for you?” – B: “______”
A. That would be nice. Any problems?
B. Yes, please, if you don’t mind.
C. I’m sorry, but here you are.
D. No, thanks. I’m really busy.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 19. I told you clearly and definitely not to write your answers in pencil, Tom!
A. considerably B. thoroughly
C. altogether D. specifically
Question 20. The washing machine I have just bought is very simple to use.
A. boring B. interesting
C. easy D. difficult
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 21. The loss of his journals had cuased him even more sorrow than his retirement form the military six years earlier.
A. grief B. joy
C. comfort D. sympathy
Question 22. As a newspaper reporter, she always wanted to get information at first hand.
A. indirectly B. directly
C. easily D. slowly
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following question.
Question 23. I really regert that you haven’t told me about her family.
A. If only you would tell me about her family.
B. If only I didn’t regret that you hadn’t told me about her family.
C. If only you had told me about her family.
D. If only you hadn’t told me about her family.
Question 24. I don’t think Max broke your vase because he wasn’t here then.
A. Max wouldn’t have broken your vase because he wasn’t here then.
B. Max was likely to break your vase because he wasn’t here then.
C. Max can’t have broken your vase because he wasn’t here then.
D. Max wasn’t able to break your vase because he wasn’t here then.
Question 25. “ I say again. This is the most important assignment of the semester”, the professor said.
A. The professor confirmed that that was the most important assighnment of the semester.
B. The professor informed that that was the most important assighnment of the semester.
C. The professor threatened that that was the most important assighnment of the semester.
D. The professor replied that that was the most important assighnment of the semester.
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 followinging questions.
Question 26. My uncle is a businessman. He was ranked the wealthiest of the country.
A. My uncle is a businessman. ranking the weathiest of the country.
B. A businessman, my uncle, was ranked the the weathiest of the country.
C. My uncle, a businessman, was ranked the weathiest of the country.
D. A businessman, who is my uncle, was ranked the weathiest of the country.
Question 27. There were over two hundred people at Carl’s trial. Most of them believed that he was not guilty of the crime.
A. The majority of the more than 200 people at Carl’s trial didn’t think that he had committed the crime.
B. Carl had not committed the crime, and so more than 200 people came to the trail to show their support.
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C. Over 200 people coming to Carl’s trial must have influenced the fact that he was not found guilty of the crime.
D. When it was announced that Carl had been found not guilty of the crime, there were over 200 people in the audience at his trial.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 28. That (A) these students have improved (B) their grades because of (C) their participation in (D) the test review class.
Question 29. Pure sodium immediately (A) combines (B) with oxygen when is exposed (C) to air. (D) Question 30. The progress (A) made (B) in space (C) travel for (D) the early 1960s is remarkable.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that best fits each of the blanks.
HOLIDAYS
We’ve just come back exhausted after a two-week holiday in France. We were really stupid. On the last day we drove non-stop from Marseille to Calais- we should have(31)_____ our journey in Lyon or Paris. As if that wasn’t enough, the sea was so rough in the English Channel that the (32) _____ took three hours instead of one and a half. Next year we’ve decided we’re going on a cheap (33) _____ holiday to Italy. It sounds marvellous- the cost of the flight, the hotel and all our meals are (34) _____ in the price. While we’re in Rome we’ll be going on a guided tour of the Coliseum. The last time I was in Italy, I was on a business trip - I can’t say I saw many of the famous tourist (35) _____ on that occasion
Question 31.
A. stopped B. paused
C. broken D. interrupted
Question 32.
A. expedition B. crossig
C. cruise D. passage
Question 33.
A. party B. package
C. overall D. inclusive
Question 34.
A. included B. involved
C. contained D. combined
Question 35.
A. views B. visit
C. scenes D. sights
Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classroom, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups; this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with the personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes the work on individual tasks and assignments, they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced works; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.
Question 36. The phrase "held back” in paragraph 1 means_________.
A. made to lag behind
B. prevented from advancing
C. forced to study in lower classes
D. made to remain in the same classes
Question 37. The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’ _________
A. intellectual abilities
B. learning ability and communicative skills
C. personal and social skills
D. total personality
Question 38. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities
B. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others
C. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability
D. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers
Question 39. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ______.
A. offer advice on the proper use of the school library
B. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class
C. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities
D. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
Question 40. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full
B. Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work
C. It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class
D. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual abilities
Question 41. According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability teaching?
A. A pupil can be at the bottom of a class
B. Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own
C. Formal class teaching is the important way to give pupils essential skills such as those to be used in the library.
D. Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development
Question 42. According to the passage, “streaming pupils” ______
A. is the act of putting pupils into class according to their academic abilities
B. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience
C. is quite discouraging
D. will help the pupils learn best
Question 43. According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because _______
A. children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems
B. it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils
C. its aim at developing the children’s total personality
D. formal class teaching is appropriate
Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet and is fifth in order of distance from the sun. It is well placed for observation for several months in every year and on average is the brightest of the planets apart from Venus, though for relatively brief periods Mars may outshine it. Jupiter’s less than 10 hour rotation period gives it the shortest day in the solar system in so far as the principal planets are concerned. There are no true seasons on Jupiter because the axial inclination to the perpendicular of the orbital plane is only just over 3°-less than that for any other planet.
The most famous mark on Jupiter is the Great Red Spot. It has shown variations in both intensity and color, and at times it has been invisible, but it always returns after a few years. At its greatest extent it may be 40,000 kilometers long and 14,000 kilometers wide, so its surface area is greater than that of Earth. Though the latitude of the Red Spot varies little, it drifts about in longitude. Over the past century the total longitudinal drift has amounted to approximately 1200°. The latitude is generally very close to -22°. It was once thought that the Red Spot might be a solid or semisolid body floating in Jupiter’s outer gas. However, the Pioneer and Voyager results have refuted that idea and proven the Red Spot to be a phenomenon of Jovian meteorology. Its longevity may well due to its exceptional size, but there are signs that it is decreasing in size, and it may not be permanent. Several smaller red spots have been seen occasionally but have not lasted.
Question 44. It can be inferred from the passage
A. a day on Earth is shorter than a day on Jupiter
B. there are other structures on Jupiter that has the same size as the Great Red Spot
C. there are times when Great Red Spot cannot be observed from the earth
D. the Great Red Spot is the only structure on Jupiter
Question 45. According to the passage, which planet typically shines the most brightly?
A. Earth B. Jupiter
C. Venus D. Mars
Question 46. According to the passage, the Great Red Spot________.
A. has different colors
B. is as big as the earth
C. is a solid structure floating in the air
D. has increased its size over the years
Question 47. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A. Jupiter
B. The Great Red Spot
C. intensity
D. color
Question 48. The word “exceptional” in paragraph 2 mostly means _______
A. extreme B. sustainable
C. temporary D. infrequent
Question 49. According to the passge, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Jupiter is bigger than all the other planest in the solar system.
B. A day in Jupiter is nearly 10 hours long.
C. The Red Great Spot moves more vertically than horizontally.
D. Scientists have proof showing that smaller red spots are increasing their size to become other Great Red Spots.
Question 50. The passage was probably taken from________
A. an art journal
B. a geology magazine
C. a high school textbook
D. an archaeology book
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