8. Afte r a long ha rd jour ney , 1 cheere d up when 1 saw my home.

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Afte r a long hard jou rney , my s pir its............................................. of my home.
9 . 1said th at I thought he was wro ng about the best way for US to proceed. ISSUE
I......................................... best we sh ould proceed.
10. 1 didn't w ant to giv e up wh ile some hope o f succes s r emain ed. DEFE AT
1 was loa th................................................... some hope of success.
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0. MULTIP LE CHOICE (40 PTS

I. PH ONO LOG Y (5PTS)
Choo se the wor d whose unde rline d p ar t is pro nou nce d differ ently fro m the
othe r three.
1. A. expunge B. expu rgate c. external D. exten uating
2. A. ind ict B. ind ie c. jiv e D. fier y
3. A. th en ar B .th eo cr ac y c. the ore m D. t he nc efo rth
4. A. hydrogen B. lymph c typhoid D. myop ia
5. A. c hamb erma id B. cha ncello r c. chan
1 delierr. D. cha plaincy
Choo se th e wor d who se stre ss patte rn is dif feren t fr om tha t o f the othe r three.
6. A. ad ve nt ur ou s B. lum ino us c. lab ori ou s D. au ton om ou s
7. A. pr ed ec es so r B. ma ter na l c. ac cre di t D. par aly sis
8. A. ho rm on e B.. pre ma tur e c. di lem m a D. ter rac es
9. A. archi tectur e B. contr oversy c. suscep tible D. excelle ncy
10. A. ha bitabl e B. inf amousl y c. comm unism D. solidi fy
II. WO RD CHOI CE (5PTS)
Choo se th e be st op tions to comp lete th e fol low ing sentence s.
1. The vegeta tion on the island w as ______________ .
A. e xube rant B. chiva lrous c. overca st D. i ngenious
2. The old lady wa s becomi ng increas ingly affected b y _
A. masc ulinit y B. seni lity c. virility D. auda city
3. The probl em o f petty crime has largely be en _______________ .
A. a nnih ilated B. exte rmina ted c. decim ated D. eradic ated
4. The Prime Mini ster will decide wheth er to release the prison er or not; tha t’s
h is ______________.
A. p rerog ative B. der ogato ry c. abdic ation D. hum anity
5. The Red Cross is __ _________ an internat ional aid organ izatio n.
A. intri guing ly B. i ntrusiv ely c. intrins ically D. intrepidly
6. Job losses are mainly in th e __________ sectors o f the industry.
A. blue -col lar B. r ed-co llar c. stiff -coll ar D. high- collar
7. Tom wo n’t b uythat old c ar because it has t oo m uc h________ on it.
A. ups an d d owns B. odds and ends c . wear and t ear D. white lie

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8. It wa s a (n )______________ location with an intoxic ating sense of romance,
some thing aki n to what one might find de scribed in a fairy tale.
A. w himsi cal B. ench anting c. extrav agant D. extortionate
9. Our hotel room was surpri singly ______________ , especi ally taking into
cons idera tion that it was v ery reasona bly priced.
A. de cade nt B. lang uid c. vivacio us D. com modio us
10. C losure o f school s too k p la ce ___________ falling numbe rs of pupils.
A. in the conte xt o f B. with regard to
c. with a co ncern f or D. in co nsider ation of
III. G RAM MA R AN D STRU CTUR ES (5PTS)
1. Out o f his p oc ke t_______ .
A. ca me the stolen purse B. did the stolen purse come
c. the stolen pu rse came D. did co me the stolen purse
2. Supe rcon ducti vity will revolu tionize the way that energy is used for the next
mille nniu m, a n d _______ the first truly superc onduct ive substan ce will be
reme mber ed as a techno logica l hero.
A. w hat the discov ery of B. the d iscovery o f
c. who eve r dis cover s D. whose discove ry
3. The ne w manag er i s____ easy-going. He is always very serious about the work.
A. by no mean s B. by means of c. by all m eans D. in the mean ti me
4. Befor e they go to the universit y, most senior high school graduat es have
idea o f what co llege life is like.
A. no less B. no least c. not less D. not the least
5. Ia m s orry. I m ea nt _______ to you, but I have been so busy recently.
A. t o w rite B. to have bee n wr iting c. writing D. to have writte n
6. The popu latio n of our city to day is before 1975.
A. as 60 % m uch as B. 60% as much as
c . more 60% than t hat D. 70 % as much as tha t
7. I’m _______ my b rothe r is.
A. n owh ere like so ambitio us B. nothi ng ne ar as ambitio us as
c . noth ing as a mbitio us tha n D. nowher e n ear as ambit ious as
8 ______ wha t m ost pe ople say abo ut him, he has a very good sense of humour.
A. Opp osite to B. Ag ainst c. Contrary to D. Opp osing
9. Betty says she canno t stan d looking at the ra t, _______ touch ing it.
A. even so B. let alone c . what if D. as f ar as
10. - John: ” - Peter: “ It’s not likely.”
A. How impo rtant is it to attend universi ty?
B. Is it poss ible to ge t a g ood job wi thout attendi ng unive rsity?
c. Would you be i nterested in attend ing universi ty in a fore ign count ry?
D. Is it ve ry impor tant to attend a univ ersity in a forei gn coun try?

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IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (5PTS)
Choo se th e be st o ption to c ompl ete each o f the fo llo wi ng sente nces :
1. We m et e ach oth er at the m ee tin g______ coinc idenc e.
A. by B. in c. for D. to
2. No one can functi on proper ly if he o r she is _______ adequ ate sleep.
A. to ok a way B. depr ived of c. derive d from D. got rid o f
3. The conc ert was given _______ the a uspice s o f the Y.M.C .A.
A. on B. with c. throu gh D. und er
4. When he su dd en ly _______ up the subjec t of gen etic engin eerin g, there was
an e mba rrass ed silence
A. t ook B. bro ught c. showed D. came
5. The wea ther was fine and every one w as _______ the coast
A. g oing in for B. ma king for c. joi nin g in D. seei ng about
6. Afte r sh e ate the ch ocola tes, her fac e b ro ke _______ in a rash.
A. o ut B. in c. of f D. up
7. The situa tion is very confu sing in that countr y an d c al ls _______ diplom acy.
A. f or B. at c. in D. over
8. No witn ess of the acc ident has co m e_______ yet.
A. forth B. for c. forwar d D. of f
9. You do n’t _______ all thi s n onsense , do you?
A. cordo n of f B. buy into c. edge out D. hit on
10. If I’m la te f or wo rk ag ain, I’ll b e ________ a seve re w arning from my bo ss.
A. up to B. in for c. onto D. afte r
V. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10PTS)
Re ad th e te xt b elow and decide which answ er b est fi ts each space.
TEST 1 (5PTS)
MUL TITA SKIN G CHILD REN
The trend for c hildren to multit ask by judgi ng all so rts of electronic gadge ts a t
the sam e tim e is seri ous ly dam agin g the ir level s o f con cen trat ion , scie ntis ts
hav e w a rn e d .( l) ______ use of the Inte rnet , iPod, mo bile pho nes and DVD s
( 2 ) ______ behind that finding. Scienti sts have ( 3 ) _______ the beli ef of m any
paren ts that it is imposs ible to concen trate on more than one thing at the same
time. They found that childre n ( 4 ) ______ hom ewor k while sending mess ages
via the Intern et can ( 5 ) ______ up spend ing 50% longer than if th ey had done
each task separ ately.
David E Meye r, Profe ssor of Cogn itive Psych ology at the Univer sity of
Mich igan, said tha t true multit asking is ( 6 ) ____ possi ble for simple activ ities
such as ironi ng and listenin g to the radio. He ( 7 )___ expe rimen ts demo nstra ting
that youn g adul ts who had to ( 8 ) ______ from one maths proble m to anot her
waste d sign ifica nt amou nts of time. Meye r said: “F or s ituati ons (9 )______ more
comp lex task s, espe ciall y those requiri ng langua ge, the total time taken to get all
the tasks done will increas e greatly. Over long period s, this kind of multi taski ng
can stress you o ut an d (1 0) ______ to m ental and p hysic al exha ustio n.”
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1. A. Rocket ing B. Heig htening c. Ascend ing D. Le aping
2. A. st ands B. rests c . lies D. sits
3. A. as sured B. guarant eed c . authorized D. confirm ed
4. A. eng aging B. tacklin g c . attendin g D. und ergoing
5. A. turn B. come c. use D. end
6. A. m erely B. purely c . only D. simply
7. A. set B. put c . took D. ran
8. A. alt er B. switch c . interrupt D.e xch ang e
9. A. co nsist ing B. inv olving c. compo sing D. con cernin g
10. A. resul t B. proceed c . lead D. bring

TEST 2 (5PTS)
SMART SHOES
Smart shoes that adjust their size through out the day could soon be ava ilable.
A pr ototype of such a shoe has already been produced and a commercial (1 )_____
may be in produc tion within a few years. The shoe contai ns sensors that
cons tantly check the amount of ( 2 ) _____ left in it. If the foot has become too
large, a tiny valve opens and the shoe (3) _____ slightly. The entire control
syst em is abo ut 5mm squa re and is locate d inside the shoe. This radic al shoe
(4 )_____ a need because the volume of the average foot can change by as much
as 8% d uring the c ourse of the day. The system is able to learn a bout th e w earer's
feet and ( 5 ) _____ up a pict ure of the size of his or her feet thr oug hou t the
day. It will allo w the shoes to chan ge in s ize by up to 8% so that t hey alway s
fit (6) _____ . They are obviously more comfort able and less likely to cause
blisters. From an a thlete's point of view, they can hel p improve (7 )_____ a little,
and t hat is why the firs t use for the system is likely to be in a sports shoe.
Event ually , this system will find a (8 )_____ in ot her househ old items, from
beds that autom atical ly change to fit the person sleeping in them , to power tools
that ( 9 ) _____ themse lves to the user's hand for better grip. There is no reason
why the system couldn 't be adapted for use in hundreds of consume r ( 10 )_____ .
1. A. assor tmen t B. version c. s tyle D. variety
2. A. room B. gap c . area D. emp tiness
3. A. ampl ifies B. develo ps c.e xp an ds D. inc reases
4. A. detec ts B. finds c . meets D. faces
5. A. build B. pick c . grow D. set
6. A. exact ly B. absolu tely c. complet ely D. totally
7. A. achie veme nt B. perfor mance c . success D. win ning
8. A. functio n B. part c. way D. place
9. A. shape B.c han ge c . respond D. con vert
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 VI. RE AD IN G CO M PR EH EN SI ON (10 PT S)
READING COMPRE HENSIO N 1 (5PTS)
Rea d the pas sag e a nd ch oose the rig ht an swer for each questio n:
THE EXPRESSI ON OF E MOTION S
Joy and sadne ss are experie nced by people in all culture s around the world,
but how can we tell when other people are happy or de sp on de nt ? It turns out
that the expres sion of many emotion s may be universal. Smiling is app arently a
universal sign of frien dliness and approval. Ba rin g the tee th in a ho sti le wa y,
2 as no ted by C harles Darwin in the nineteenth ce ntury, may be a universal sign o f
anger. As the origin ator of the theory of evolution , Darwin believed that the
universa l recogn ition of facial expressi ons would have survival value. For
examp le, facial expres sions could signal the approach of enemies (or friends) in
the ab sence of language.
Most investi gators co nc ur that certain facial expres sions suggest the same
emotio ns in all people. Moreove r, people in diverse culture s recognize the
emotio ns manifest ed by the facial expressio ns. In classic research Paul Ekman
took photo graphs of people exhibiti ng the emotion s of anger, disgust, fear,
happine ss, and sadness. He the n asked people around the world to indicate what
emotio ns were being depicted in the m. Those queried ranged from European
college students to member s of the Fore, a tribe that dwells in the New Guinea
highlan ds. All groups, including the Fore, who had almos t no contact with
Western culture, agreed on the portrayed emotions. Th e Fo re als o dis pla yed
fa m ili ar f aci al ex pr ess ion s w he n ask ed how the y wo uld res pon d if the y we re
the ch ar ac ter s in sto rie s tha t call ed for bas ic em oti on al res po nse s. Ekman
and his colleagu es more recently obtained similar results in a study of ten
culture s in which particip ants were permitted to report that multiple emotions
were shown by facial expressio ns. The particip ants general ly agreed on which
two emotion s were being shown and which emotio n was more intense.
Psycholo gical researche rs generally recognize that facial expressi ons reflect
emotio nal states. In fact, various emotional states give rise to certain patterns of
electri cal activity in the facial muscles and in the brain. The facial-f eedback
hypoth esis argues, however, that the causal relation ship between emotion s and
facial expres sions can also work in the opposite directio n. Accordi ng to this
hypoth esis, signals from the facial muscles ("feedb ack") are s ent ba ck to emotion
cente rs of the brain, and so a person's facial express ion can influence that
person 's emotio nal state. Conside r Darwin's words: "The free expressi on by
outward signs of an emotio n intensifies it. On the other hand, the repression , as
far as possib le, of all outward signs softens our emotio ns. Can smiling give rise
to fe elings of good will, for exam ple, and frow ning to anger?
Psycholo gical researc h has given rise to some interesti ng findings concerni ng
the facial -feedb ack hypothes is. Causing particip ants in exp erimen ts to smile, for
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(h um or ou s dr aw in gs o f pe op le or sit ua tio ns ) as be ing mo re hu mo ro us . Wh en
the y are c au se d to f row n, the y ra te ca rto on s as be ing m ore a gg re ss ive .
W ha t are t he p os sib le link s bet we en fac ial ex pr es sio ns and em oti on ? On e link
is ar ou sa l, wh ich is the leve l o f ac tiv ity or pr ep ar ed ne ss for ac tiv ity in an
or ga nis m . In ten se co nt ra cti on o f f aci al mu scl es, suc h as tho se use d in sig nif yin g
fea r, he ig ht en s aro us al. Se lf- pe rce pti on o f he igh ten ed aro usa l the n lea ds to
he ig hte ne d em ot io na l ac tiv ity . Ot he r link s ma y inv olv e ch an ge s in bra in
te m pe ra tu re and th e rel ea se o f ne ur otr an sm itt ers (s ub sta nc es th at tra ns m it ner ve
im pu lse s.) Th e co nt ra cti on o f fac ial mu scl es bot h inf lue nc es the inte rna l
em oti on al sta te an d ref lec ts it. Ek ma n has fou nd tha t the so -ca lle d Du che nne
sm ile, wh ich is ch ar ac ter ize d by "cr ow 's fe et” wr ink les aro un d the eye s and a
sub tle dr op in th e ey e co ve r fold so tha t the ski n ab ov e the ey e mo ve s dow n
sli gh tly t ow ar d the ey eb all , can lead to ple asa nt fee lin gs.
Ek ma n's ob se rva tio n may be rele van t to the Bri tish exp res sio n "kee p a sti ff
upper lips ” as a rec om me nd ati on for han dli ng stre ss. It mi gh t be tha t a " s ti ff lip
sup pre sse s em oti on al res pon se- as long as the lip is no t qu ive rin g with fea r or
ten sio n. Bu t wh en the em otio n tha t leads to stif fen ing lip is mo re inte nse, and
inv olve s str on g mu scl e ten sio n, faci al fee dba ck may h eig hte n em otio nal resp ons e.
1. Th e wo rd “d e sp o n d e n t” in t he p ass ag e is c lo se st in me an ing t o ______ .
A. cu rio us B. un ha pp y c. tho ug htf ul D. un ce rta in
2. Th e au th or m en tio ns "B ar in g th e te et h in a h os ti le w ay " in o rd er t o ______ .
A. dif fe re nt ia te on e po ssi ble me an ing o f a pa rti cu lar fac ial ex pre ssi on from
ot he r m ea nin gs o f it
B. su pp or t Da rw in' s the ory o f ev olu tio n
c. prov ide an e xam ple o f a facial expre ssion wh ose mea ning is w idel y un dersto od.
D. co ntra st a facial expr essio n tha t is eas ily u nders tood with othe r facial expre ssions .
3. Th e wo rd “ c o n c u r ” in t he p ass ag e is c los est in me an ing t o ______ .
A. es tim at e B. a gre e c. ex pe ct D. un de rst an d
4. Th e wo rd “t h e m ” in th e pas sag e ref ers t o ______ .
A. em ot io ns B. peo ple c. ph oto gra ph s D. cu ltu res
5. A cc or di ng to p ara gr ap h 2, wh ich o f the f oll ow ing w as tru e o f the For e pe op le
o f N ew G ui ne a?
A. Th ey d id no t w an t to be sho wn p ho tog rap hs.
B. Th ey w ere f am ou s for th eir s tor y-t ell ing s kil ls,
c. Th ey kn ew v ery littl e ab ou t We ster n cul ture .
D. Th ey did no t e nc ou rag e the e xp res sio n o f em oti on s.
6. W hic h o f th e se nt en ce s bel ow bes t e xp res ses t he ess en tia l inf orm ati on in th e
hig hli gh ted se nte nc e in t he p ass ag e? Inc orr ect c ho ice s ch an ge th e me an ing in
im po rta nt w ay s or le ave o ut ess ent ial inf orm ati on.
A. Th e Fo re' s fac ial ex pr es sio ns ind ica ted the ir un wi lli ng ne ss to pre ten d to be
sto ry ch ar ac ter s.
B. Th e Fo re we re ask ed to dis pla y fam ilia r fac ial ex pr es sio ns wh en the y told
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 c. The Fore exhibi ted the same relationship of fac ial expre ssions and basic
emoti ons that is seen in Western culture when they acted out stories.
D. T he Fore were famil iar with the facial expres sions and basic emotio ns of
charac ters in stories.
7. Accor ding to the passage, what did Darwin believe would happen to human
emotio ns th at were not exp ressed?
A. The y wo uld become less intense.
B. They would last l onger than usual,
c. They would ca use problem s later.
D, They would become more negative
8. Accord ing to the passage, research involving which of the followin g sup ported
the facia l-feed back hypothe sis?
A. The r eaction s o f people in experiments to carto ons
B. The tende ncy of people in e xperime nts to cooperat e
c. The release o f neurotran smitters by people d uring experim ents
D. The long-ter m effects of repressing e motions
9. The word “rate’' in the p assage is closest in meaning to ______ .
A. judg e B. reject c. draw D. want
10. Accor ding to the passage, stiffening the upper lip may have which of the
follow ing effects?
A. It first suppresse s stres s, then intensifies it.
B. It may cause fear and tension in tho se who see it.
c. It can d amage the lip muscles.
D. It may either heighten or reduce emotional response.

READING COMPREHENS ION 2 (5PTS)

Re ad the pas sag e then choose the c orrect a nswer to each question.
In the 1930s, before the onset o f war, r ationing, and ar my drafts, art re flected
the somewh at serene lives of the people. Mundane scenes such as factory
worker s or office settings were routinely painted to depict the era. They were
remini scent of the people living a routine life in mi ddle-class , ordinary settings.
Yet in 1939, fighting spread through out the world. War and the subseq uent
strugg les for power, existence , and peace brought great unrest for countr ies
around the world following World War II. With the changes wrough t by war,
many countrie s felt the need to convey a new, postwar image. It was from this
need that abstract expr essioni sm evolved as a mo dern a nd re cognized a rt form.
Abstr act artist Jackson Pollock gave a clear picture of the emerg ence of
abstr act art when he said, "The modern painter cannot express this age-th e
airpla ne, the atom bomb, the r adio- in the old forms of the renaissa nce or of any
othe r past culture. Each finds its own technique. It was the art of this
revol utiona ry painte r that helped define the abstract movem ent. Postwa r artists
like Pollock develo ped free-form aesthetics by abando ning conven tions of past
styles while maint aining foc used, self-refle xive qualitie s and the feelings o f each
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 individu al artist. The method for creatin g abstrac t art involved painti ngs free of
religi ous, politic al, and popul ar subjects. The paintin gs were instead compri sed
of brigh t colors and shapes, charact erized by personal expres sion rather than
deve lopm ent of a pred ictable ar t style. Much p ersonal empo werm ent grew out o f
this profo und freedo m of expression.
Afte r World War II and during the uncerta inty of the Cold War the world
totter ed back and forth between stability and instability. People felt g reat anxiety
amid st t hei r gr owin g prosper ity. They viewed the modern art o f the time as bold,
trium phan t, and self-a ssured . Although the work seemed to exu de postwa r
confi denc e, artist s portray ed profound uneasy and viewed their work much
diffe rently . The ir images were the expressio n of des peratio n in the midst of a
tough realit y inspired by unrest and contrasted with material growth. The
psych ology o f the a bstra ct ar t form emerged from t his alt ered mindse t that was at
once strong and vulnera ble, confid ent and subdued. Consequ ently, artists at the
time had the need to feel t heir experie nces in ways that were intense, immediate,
direct, subtle , unified and vivid. "Painting is a s tate of being . . . painting is self-
discov ery. Every good artist paints what he is," stated Pollock. Abstra ct
expre ssion ism, as the new art style became known, was a way to embody the
artist 's year ning f or stabilit y in an unstable w orld as we ll as a way to emphasize
his own 4 person al;i dea s and use tho se ; as ; expression? Pollock's chi ef ambi tion in
his art was to incorpora te oppositio n. He did this by pairing order with chaos,
reason with passio n, and modernism with primitivis m. Similar to other abstract
artists , he prefer red to portray notions of the subconsc ious, giving free reign to
forgot ten person al memori es and psychic impulses. George Tooker, another
artist of the tim e, painted The Subway, which illustrated postw ar exp ectations o f
indiv iduali ty and conform ity. The affluence of the nation's newfound economic
succes s comb ined with anxiety over political instability to form a dual
cons ciou snes s that is said to haunt America's identity still. Eac h had a set of
signa ture styles that expresse d personal and societal isolation of the artist in
abst ract ways.
Durin g this time, modern art became identified widely as "American" art,
havin g its focal point primarily on the nation. The Museum of Modern Art in
New York began to ship abstrac t ex pression istic works to be dis played in places
like Milan , Madrid , Berlin, Amsterd am, Paris, and London . Some critics
overs eas were dismay ed, stating that this type of abst ract art was not new. As
this art was practi ced elsewhe re, they continued by saying it was not good
qualit y pain ting and was not purely American. One writer hailed typical
Amer ican abstr act art as "heir of the pioneer and immigrant. Anoth er saw the
artists as heroic rebels, compa ring them to movie stars of the same calibe r as
James Dean and Marlon Brando or teen idols such as Elv is Presl ey.
As the .US was celebra ting a highly contrad ictory mix of freedom and
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reflect ed the amb iguit y of the world at the time as w ar-ra vage d count ries worked
to reco ver thei r econ omy and people worked to achiev e a normal state of life.
The artist s of abst ract expre ssion ism effecti vely captu red the emoti on of the
nation as it eme rged fro m a time o f stress and tr ied t o fo rm an u pdated image.
1. The auth or discu sses art fr om the 1930s in order t o ______ .
A. d emo nstra te the drasti c c hange in art
B. exp lain the chang e in Ame rica's culture
c. desc ribe the ha rdshi ps of the people
D. list the ev ents th at tran spired
2. The w ord “conv ent ion s” in the passag e is close st in mea ning to ______ .
A. p erce ptio ns B. agre emen ts c. situat ions D. tradit ions
3. Which of the f ollowing can be inferred from paragraph 2 about the change in art?
A. A rtist s s ough t wa ys t o di stingui sh their art from previ ous artists
B. The p ainte rs used tradit ional design eleme nts in whol e new ways
c. Cons isten cy in art overp ower ed th e ne ed for or igina lity
D. A rtwo rk reflec ted the personal empo werm ent of the artist.
4. T he w ord “ex ude ” in the passage is close st in mea ning t o ____ _ .
A. disco urag e B. por tray c. replace D. instruct
5. Which of the sente nces below best expres ses the inform ation highligh ted
sente nce in the passag e. Incor rect choices change the meani ng in importan t
ways or le ave out essenti al informatio n.
A. Abs trac t ex press ionis m represe nts both th e a rtist's desire s f or c ertaint y and
the artis t's own person al expressi ons.
B. Th is n ew art for m reveale d personal style and c onfid ence of expression.
c. The Abs trac t expr essio nist used bold strateg ies in his art to reveal inner
feeli ngs and p ersona l expressi on.
D. This new style showed the determ ination in life along with desire for
perso nal freedo m.
6. A ccordi ng to paragra ph 3, alth ough work of abstract artists appeared confident,
it was in f ac t______ .
A. identica l t o the na tion's cert ain.
B. r epre sent ative o f the c ountry 's
c. refle ctive o f the a nxiet y o f the era
D. ex pres sive o f the a rtists' low se lf-esteem
7. All of the follo wing are mentio ned in paragr aph 4 as Polloc k's techn iques
pain ting E XCE PT______ .
A. Stark dis play s o f contra sts and o ppositi on
B. Fe elin gs and impu lses from within the mind
c. Emo tion mixed w ith ordin ary scenes
D. Inten se e mot ions fro m person al exper ience s
8. The wor d “eac h” in the passa ge refers t o ______ .
A. a rtist B. dual cons ciou snes s
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 9. According to paragraph 5, abstract expressionism was critiqued for b ein g_____
A. w idely follow ed and ad mired B. labe led "Ameri can"
c . exhib ited worl dwid e D. clai ming to be mo dern
10. The word “its” in the p assage refers to ______ .
A. am bigu ity B. nation c . modern art D. worl d

B. WRITTE N TEST (70PTS

I. OPE N CLO ZE TEST (20P TS)
For q ues tion s 1-2 0, rea d the te xts b elow a nd thi nk o f the w ord whi ch best fi ts
in each space. Use only one w ord in each space.
OPEN CLOZE TEST 1 (10PTS)
The Minis try of Health has said the Zika (1 )________ might hit Vietnam as
Aedes aegyp ti mosqu itoes, which transm it dengue fever, abound here in the
nation. The warm ing comes after t he hea d o f the World Health Organ ization said
last Th ursda y that the mosqui to-borne virus is “is now (2)______ explo sive ly” in
the Amer icas, with 3 million to 4 million infections estima ted in the Americ an
region over a 12-month period. The ministry said Vie tnam ’s strong trade,
tourism and labor exchange s wit h other nations could (3)____ to a Zika outbre ak
in the Sout heas t Asi an country. Though no Zik a (4)________ have been detected
in Vietn am, the ministry has written to the Pasteu r institute s and institutes of
hygien e and epidem iolog y across the nation instruct ing them to (5) on
alert for Zika. They were told to monito r thos e p atients (6) • of contracting
the disea se, espec ially (7) returning h ome from Zika- hit countr ies. The
minis try said Zika and dengue fev er should be monit ored at the same
time. Peopl e are advised to closely monito r th eir health in the first 14 days after
going h ome from affected nations, and if they develo p an y (8)________ of fever,
they shoul d come to medical centers and hospita ls for exami nation . Resident s
are urged to keep a wat chful eye (9)________ sources o f still and stagn ant water
where (10)________ can replicate.

OPEN CLOZE TEST 2(10PTS)

In its sim ples t sense the word “adve rtisin g” means “draw ing attenti on to
som ethin g”; o r notify ing or informing so meone of somethi ng. You can advert ise
by (1 )___ _ of mouth, quite informally and locally and with out incurr ing great
expense . But if you want to inform a large numb er of peop le abou t someth ing,
you might need to advertise in the more (2 )_____ sense o f the word, by ( 3 )______
annou ncem ent. If you p ut a notice in a local ne wsage nt's shop, design a po ster or
( 4 ) _____ some space in a local newspap er, you are likely to ( 5 ) ______ the
informat ion you wish to com munic ate to the attent ion of more p eople than if you
simply ( 6 ) _____ the word around friends and neighbours. You could ( 7 ) ______
further and distr ibute le aflets as wel l, ge t som eone to ( 8 )_____ a plac ard aroun d,
even adver tise on local radio and o rganize a public ity stunt. Howe ver, you might

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not be ( 9 ) _____ to sim ply co nv ey ce rta in fac ts and lea ve it at tha t. You mi gh t
wis h to add a bit o f em ph as is or eve n to ex ag ge rat e the fac ts by ( 1 0 ) _____ to
peo ple 's em oti on s. An d thi s is o f co urs e wh ere all the co ntr ov ers y ab ou t
ad ve rti sin g in its cu rre nt f orm aris es.

II. WO RD FOR MAT ION( 20PT S)

Compl ete each sente nce, using the co rrect form o f the wo rd in paren theses .
1. ___________ inc lud es bel ief s, the ori es, or pr ac tic es tha t ha ve bee n or are
co ns ide red sc ien tif ic, but h ave no bas is in s cie nti fic fac t. (SC IE NC E)
2. Th ey arg ue th at kil lin g sea ls f o r _____________ pr od uc ts ca nn ot be ju sti fie d.
(E SS EN TI AL )
3. Th ey we re ac cu se d o f _____________ o f the t erm s o f th e co ntr ac t. (O BS ER VE )
4. A bu sin es s th at t ea ch es and re in fo rc es ____________ pe rfo rm an ce a t all leve ls
is a bu sin es s tha t is d ed ica ted t o the w ell -be ing o f its em plo ye es . (ER RO R)
5. Fro m Se pte mb er 1829 unt il Ma rch 1830 Lun dy wa s as sis ted in th e _________
o f the p ap er by Wi llia m Llo yd Ga rris on . (ED ITE )
6. “____________ , t his sh ow is har mf ul to yo ur be lie f s tru ctu re, " Ste wa rt said in
dis be lie f. (E DU CA TI ON )
7. Th e aim o f thi s pr oje ct is to cre ate a ____________ ho use tha t will ser ve as
Do rm ito rie s, Re sta ura nt wit h ter rac e, Bar, Dh arm a Sho p, Of fic e and Me etin g
are a. (PU RP OS E)
8. De term ining why som e hig h abilit y stu dents d emon strate lo w l evels o f achieve men t
is d iff icu lt b ec au se _________oc cur s for m any d iff ere nt rea son s. (A CH IEV E)
9. Th is ch ap ter ex plo res ho w ju d ic ia l____________ ab ou t wh at is at stak e for
co ns titu tio na l los ers p uts c on stit uti on al sta tur e at risk . (TR UE )
10. A ____________ pe rso n alw ays t rie s to be fai r a nd rea son ab le, and a lwa ys
list ens to oth er pe op le' s opi nio ns. (M IND )
Compl ete th e passa ge with app ropriat e for ms o f the word s given in the box.
fa vo ur prec eden t equal decorate captive
compare exploi t economy atten d destro y
Go ld has s eve ral qu ali tie s tha t h ave mad e it a co mm od ity o f excep tional va lue
th ro ug ho ut his tor y. It is att rac tiv e in col our , du rab le to the po int o f virt ual
(11 )_______________ , and usu ally fou nd in nat ure in a ( 1 2 ) _________________
pur e for m. The his tor y o f g old is (13 )______________ by tha t o f an y oth er m eta l
bec aus e o f its va lue in the min ds o f men from ea rli es t tim es. Be cau se it is
vis ua lly ple asi ng it w as on e o f the f irs t me tals to att rac t hu ma n (1 4 )___________ .
Ex am ple s o f ela bo rat e gol d wo rkm an shi p, man y in ne arl y pe rfe ct co nd itio n,
sur viv e fro m an cie nt Eg yp tia n, Mi noa n, As syr ian , and Etr usc an art isa ns, and
gol d has con tin ue d to be a hig hly (15 )_______________ ma ter ial ou t o f wh ich
je w el le ry and oth er (16 ) ______________ ob jec ts are cra fte d. Th e era o f gol d
pro du cti on tha t fol low ed the Spa nis h dis co ver y o f the A me ric as in th e 1490 s wa s
pro ba bly the gr ea tes t t he wo rld had wi tne sse d to tha t tim e. Th e (1 7 )_________ '"

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of mines by slave labour and the looting of Indian palaces, temples, and graves
in Central and South America resulted in a(n) (1 8)________ influx of gold that
literally unbalanc ed the (19)___________ structure of Eu rope. Until today the
world remain s ( 20 )__________ by the allure of gold.
III. E RRO R C ORREC TION (10PTS)
The fol low ing passag e con tains 10 errors. Id entify and c orrect them.
Line
1 Biofeedback is on the verge of becoming an important tool in medicinal
2 therapy. Using biofeedback, a patient can learn to control certain body
3 systems, such as heartbeat, temperature or blood pressure, that are
4 normally autonomic or self-regulated. The patient is attached to a machine
5 measure the function he wishes to control. When the desire result is
6 achieved, the patient hears a steady tone that indicates that the patient has
7 successfully manipulated that body function to a more desire state. For
8 example, if a patient wishes to control his heartbeat, he is attached to a
9 biofeedback machine monitoring his heartbeat. When the patient manages
10 to successfully slow his heartbeat, the biofeedback machine rewards him in
11 a low, dull noise. Today researchers are using biofeedback to treat patients
12 with such malady as regular heartbeat, migraine headaches, and high blood
13 pressure. The medical community foresees myriads applications that may
14 be treated by biofeedback in the future.
IV. S ENTE NCE TRANS FORM ATION (2 0PTS)
Rew rite each o f the fol low ing sentenc es in such a way that it mean s exact ly th e
sam e as the one given.
1. It was more o f an argum ent tha n a dis cussion.
-» It was not s o .. .. ............................................................................. ..................
2. The direct aim of the stateme nt is to make the public a ware o f the pres ent
situatio n.
—> Th e s tatem ent boi ls.............. ............................................................................
3. The Mount ain Rescue Team is pessimistic about the missing climbers.
-» The Mountai n Rescue T eam doesn ’t h o ld .................. .................... ..............
4. He thre atene d th e o fficers with violence.
-> He m ade .......................................................................... . ................................
5. Despite diffic ulties there may be, I promise to pro tect her.
-» A g ai n st .. ........................................................ .................................................
6. You have to use logic and lateral thinking in equal measure in this job. (strike)
—» You have t o.....................................................................................................
7. The effect s o f the gale were f elt mainl y alo ng the south coast, (brunt)
-> The south coa st....... ..................................................................... ....................
8. Ours is the o nly c ompany allo wed to im port these chemic als, (mon opoly )
-> Our c ompa ny h a s .............................................................................................
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9. Th e ha nd lin g o f the m att er h as bee n hea vily cri tic ise d by the pre ss, (s co rn )
-> Th e p r e s s ..............................................................................................th e ma tter .
10. Joan w as not sure if it was a goo d idea to emp loy such you ng staff, (mi sgi vin gs)
-» J o a n .................................................. ................................................. yo un g staf f.

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN PHAN NGỌC HIỂN - CÀ MAU

I. MULTIPLE-CHOI CE QUESTIONS
I. PH ONO LOG Y (5.0 points)
Choose the word (Ay By c or D) whose unde rline d pa rt is pro nou nced
differe ntly from tha t o f the others.
1. A. dor sal B. cor ps c. lord D. t ho rou gh
2. A. sui t B. suit e c. fru it D. bru it
3. A. gas oli ne B. de ser t c. Kan sas D. res em ble
4. A. he ale r B. cea se c. fea the ry D. fea st
5. A. gri eve B. die sel c. fien d D. siev e
Choose the word (Ay B, c or D) whose stress patte rn is different from that o f
the others.
6. A. ko ala B. an ten a c . ant elo pe D. gir aff e
7. A. inp ut B. uph ill c. pri nto ut D. ou tco me
8. A. app eti ze r B. ma lig na nt c. de mo cra cy D. hy dra uli cs
9. A. acq uie sce nc e B. un der sta nd ing c. en ter tai nm en t D. pho toc opy
10. A . im pec cab le B. mi sch iev ou s c. hy poc ris y D. ins atia ble
II. VO CABUA RY (5.0 point s)
Choose the word or phra se (A, B, c or D) which b est co mplete s each se ntence.
1. Th e spo rting of the y oung are f ocused on the ach ieve men ts o f their heroes.
A. exp ec tat ion s B. ins pir ati on s c . asp ira tio ns D. inte ntio ns
2. Ge or gin a ad mi rat ion and ado rat ion wh ich is no do ub t wh y sh e’s
suc h a s uc ces sfu l fil m- sta r a nd an im pos sib le wife .
A. blo om s on B. th riv es on c . pro fit from D. gro ws up on
3. My bos s is t ota lly inc om pet ent : eve ry tim e you ask him for a dec isi on or eve n
an op ini on he ju st his sho uld ers .
A. cra ne s B. sw ive ls c . shr ugs D. knit s
4. Ma ny sch oo ls set a lot o f by the suc ces s o f the ir stu de nts in
ex am ina tio ns .
A. pri ze B. ho no ur c . val ue D. stor e
5. Th e mi dd le cla ss tak e the ir rig ht to pu bli c mo ney for spo rts fac ilit ies
for
A. gra nte d B. giv en c . aw ard ed D. ple asu re

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 6. T his train tick et is _____________ for thr ee months.
A. va lid B. ser vicea ble c. valuab le D. func tional
7. Pe ople who neve r read or trav el tend to be___________ .
A. sh eltere d B. close d c. strai ght-l aced D. na rrow -min ded
8. At each race meet ing Hawk ins despe rately __________ to beat Owen , nut his
alwa ys arriv es at the tape a sp lit-se cond behind.
A. strive s B. exer ts c. conte nds D. driv es
9. I had forgo tten to take my identity card into t he exam inatio n, but it was no o f
________ since nobod y asked to see it.
A. m ome nt B. m atter c. seriou sness D. ma rk
10. Exec utive s in intern ationa l comp anies usually have to do at least a three-
year ________ abro ad.
A. span B. servi ce c. run D. stint
III. GR AM MA R - STR UCT URE (5.0 points)
Choose the best options to complete thefollowi ng sentences.
1. _______ is pre sent in the body in grea ter am ounts than any othe r min eral.
A. Calciu m B. There is calcium c. Calcium, which D. It is calcium
2. Astr ono mer s estim ate________ called the Pleiade s in the cons tellat ion Taurus
is 415 light -year away fro m Earth.
A. ther e is a loose c luste r o f stars B. a loose c luste r o f stars is
c. that is a l oose c luste r o f stars D. that a lo ose c luste r o f stars
3. The impo rtanc e of the hand, and more genera lly of th e body, in chi ldre n’s
acqu isiti on of arithmetic ___________ .
A. can hard ly be exa ggerat ed . B. hard ly e xagg erated ca n be
c. can be e xagg erated hardly D. exa ggera ted can be ha rdly
4. Stage prod ucer s Klaw and Erlang er were the first to elimi nate argum ents
amo ng leadin g pe rform ers____ in order o f appear ance, instead of prominenc e.
A. o f whom list the program B. by listing them on the pr ogram
c. for them t he p rogram listed D. the program listing
5. N ot until the late ninete enth and early twenti eth centu ries_______ as a unified
scien ce.
A. did eco logy em erge B. whe n e colog y emerg ed
c. eco logy em erged D. when did ecolo gy e merg e
6._______ ___ that life be gan billions o f years ago in the water.
A. In the be lie f B. It is believe d c. The bel ief D. Be lievin g
7. Ro ads in the United States remain ed cr ud e,_______ with graved o r woo d
plank s, until the begin ning of the twen tieth century.
A. w ere unsu refac ed or the y c overed them
B. wh ich unsu refa ce or co vered
c. unsu rfac ed or co vered
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8. ________ at the site of a fort establ ished by the Nort hwe st Mounte d Police,
Calg ary is now one of Canad a’s fast est g rowin g ci ties.
A. It is b uilt B. To build c. Having bu ilt D. Bu ilt
9. _______ one after anoth er, parallel c ompu ters perform g roups of operation s at
the same time.
A. C onve ntion al com puter s, by ha ndling tasks
B. Sin ce t asks being han dled by con ventio nal comp uters
c. Wher eas conve ntion al comp uters handle tasks
D. W hile tasks handl ed by co nventi onal comp uters
10. A th ree- foot octo pus can crawl throug h a hole ___________ in diamete r.
A. th an one inch less B. less than one inch
c. one less inch than D. than less one inch

IV. PHR ASA L V ERB S - PRE POS ITIO NS (5.0 points)

Cho ose the best option to comp lete each o f the fol low ing senten ces:
1. K atie reall y___________ her mother. She h as go t the same characte r.
A. t akes up B. takes in c. takes on D. takes after
2. If the stri ke’s still on w e’ll ha ve t o __________ our tr ip till anoth er time.
A. call of f B. carry on c. go thro ugh D. put of f
3. Th ey shou ld__________ -corpor al punis hmen t at school, if you ask me.
A. g et back B. keep up c. bring back D. carry on
4. We have empl oyed a person t o _______ the condi tion of our ancestral home
from time to time.
A. che ck into B. che ck in c. check up o n D. chec k o ut o f
5. Susan sa ys she feels less n ervous since she_________ on tea and coffee.
A. cut down B. stop ped of f c. turned b ack D. cut out
6. I was tryin g to catch u p _________ the w ork I’ve mi ssed.
A. on B. with c . in D. unde r
7. The h ealth m inistry h as co me_________ fire fr om all sides.
A. on B. und er c. with D. o f
8. Th ey are w orkin g_________ time to try and ge t pe ople out of the rubb le al ive.
A. on B. aga inst c. in D. at
9. ___________ on f ault of his own, Tony was an h our late fo r the meetin g.
A. From B. For c. By D. Thro ugh
10. While Diana was very m u ch ______ awe of her grand fathe r, she adore s her
gran dmo ther .
A. in B. by c. for D. on
V. RE AD ING C OM PRE HEN SIO N (10.0 points)
FIRST PASSAG E: Questions 1 - 1 0
Citie s dev elop as a result o f fun ction s that they can perfor m. Some functi ons
resul t d irec tly from the ingen uity of the citi zenry , but m ost funct ions result from

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the needs o f the local area and of th e surrou nding hinterl and (the region that
supplies goods to the city and to which the city furnis hes servi ces and other
goods). Geog raphe rs often make a distinc tion between the situati on and the site
of a city. Situati on refers to the general position in relation to the surrou nding
region, wher eas site involves physical chara cterist ics of the specif ic location.
Situatio n is nor mall y much more importa nt to the conti nuing pr osper ity of a city.
If a cit y is well situate d in regard to its hinte rland, its de velop ment is much more
likely to continu e. Chicago , for example , posses ses an almo st unparal leled
situation : it is located at the southern end of a huge lake that forces east-w est
trans porta tion lines to be compre ssed into its vicinity, and at a meeti ng of
signif icant land and water transp ort routes. It also overlo oks what is o ne of the
wor ld’s fines t large farmin g regions. These factors ensured that Chicago would
become a great city regardle ss of the disadv antage ous chara cteris tics of the
availa ble site, such as bei ng prone to flooding during thund erstorm ac tivity.
Similar ly, it ca n be argued that much of New York City ’s importa nce stems
from its early and contin uing advanta ge of situation. Philade phia and Boston
both origin ated at about the same time as New York and shared New York ’s
location at the western end of one of the wor ld’s most importa nt oceani c trade
routes, but only New York possess es an easy-ac cess functio nal connec tion (the
Hudso n-Moh awk lowland) to the vast Midwest ern hinterlan d. This accoun t doe s
not alone explain New York ’s primacy, but it does include several important
factors. Amon g the many aspects of situation that help to explain why some
cities grow and others do not, original location on a navigab le waterw ay seems
particu larly applic able. Of course, such charact eristic as slope, drainage , power
resourc es, river crossin gs, coastal shapes, and other physical chara cterist ics help
to de termi ne city location, but such factors are n ormally more signifi cant in early
stages of city dev elopm ent t han later.
1. Wha t doe s th e p assage mainly discuss?
A. T he d evelo pme nt o f trade r outes th rough United States cities
B. Co ntras ts in settl ement patterns in United States
c. Histori cal differe nces among three large Un ited States cities
D. The importance of geographical situation in the growth o f United States cities
2. The word “inge nuity ” in line 2 is cl osest in meanin g to______________ .
A. w ealth B. resou rcefulne ss c. traditi ons D. org aniza tion
3. The passag e suggest s th at a geogra pher would consi der a cit y’s soil type part
of its_______ .
A. hinter land B. situati on c. site D. fun ction
4. Ac cord ing to the pas sage, a cit y’s situa tion is more import ant th an its site in
regard to th e c ity’s_________ .
A. long-te rm growth and p rosperity
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D. need to import food supplies
5. The auth or menti ons each of the followin g as an advan tage of Chic ago’s
location EXC EPT its________ .
A. hinterl and B. nearne ss to a large lake
c. positi on in regard to tra nspor t rou tes D. flat t errain
6. The word “ch ar ac te ris tic s” in line 15 is closest in meani ng t o _________ .
A. c hoice s B. attit udes c. qualities D. in habitants
7. The prima ry p urpos e o f paragrap h 1 is to __________ .
A. s umm arize pa st re search and introduce a new study
B. des cribe a historic al period
c. emph asize the advant ages of one theory over a nothe r
D. def ine a term and illustrate it with an example
8. Acco rding to the passage, Philad elphia and Boston are simil ar to New York
City in
A. s ize o f populat ion B. age
c. site D. availab ility of rail transp ortatio n
9. The word “fu nc tio na l” in line 21 is closest in me aning to_______ .
A. a ltern ate B. unkn own c . original D. usable
10. T he w ord “it” in line 23 refers to___________ .
A. a ccou nt B. prim acy c. connect ion D. hinter land
SECON D PASSAGE: Questio ns 11 - 20
There are only a few clues in the rock record about climate in the
Prote rozoi ccon. Much of our informatio n about climate in the more recent
period s of geologi c history comes from the fossil record, because we have a
reaso nably go od unders tandin g o f the types of environm ent in which many fossil
organ isms flourish ed. The sca rc e fossils of the Proterozo ic, mostly single-ce lled
bacteri a, provide little evi dence in this regard. However, the rocks thems elves do
include the e arlies t evi dence for glac iation, probably a global ice age.
The inferen ce that some types of sedim entary rocks are the result of glacial
activi ty is based on the principl e of uniform itarianism, which posits that natural
proc esse s now at work on and within the Earth operate d in the same mann er in
the dista nt past. The deposit s as sociated with presen t-day glacier s have bee n well
studie d, and some of their charac teristic s are quite distinc tive. In 2.3-bi llion-
year- old rocks in Canad a near Lake Huron (dating from the early part of the
Proter ozoic age), there are thin laminae of fine-gra ined sedim ents that re sem ble
varves, the annual layers of sedime nt deposit ed in glacial lakes. Typica lly,
prese nt-day varves show two-la yered annual cycle, one layer corre spond ing to
the rapid ice me lting and sediment transport of the su mmer season, and the othe r,
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easy to discern suc h details in the Proterozoic exa mples, they are alm ost certainly
glacial varves. These fine-grained, layered sediments even contain occasional large
pebbles or “dropstones,” a characteristic feature of glacial environments where
coarse material is sometimes carried on floating ice and dropped far from its source,
into ot herw ise very fine grained sediment. Glacial sediment s of about the same
age a s those in C anada have been found in other parts of North Amer ica and in
Africa, India, and Europe. This indicates that the glaciation was global, and that
for a period of time in the early Proterozoic the Earth was gripped in an ice age.
Follow ing the early Proterozoic glaciation, however, the clima te appears to
have been fairly benign for a very long time. There is no evidenc e for gl aciation
for the next 1.5 billion years or so. Then, suddenly, the rock record indicates a
series of Glacial episodes between about 850 and 600 m illion year ago, near the
end o f the Proteroz oiccon.
11. Which of the followi ng does the passage mainly d iscuss?
A. How pattern s in rock layers have been used to co nstruct theo ries about the
clima te of the Proterozoic age
B. What some rare fossils indicate about glacial condition s during the late
Protero zoic age
c. The varying characteris tics of Proterozoic glacial varves in dif ferent parts
of the world
D. The numbe r of glacial episodes that the Earth has experienc ed since the
Proteroz oic a ge
12. Ac cordi ng to the pas sage, the fossil record of the Proterozoic con is_______.
A. highly regarded because it preserves the remains of many kinds of organisms
B. less informati ve than the fossil record o f more recent periods
c. very difficu lt to interpret due to damage from bacte ria
D. more useful to researchers than oth er aspects of the ro ck record
13. The word “scarce” in line 5 is closest in meaning to__________ .
A. a ncien t B. tiny c. available D. rare
14. It can be inferred from the passage that the principle of uniformitaria nism
indicate s tha t___.
A. si milar condit ions produce si milar rock formations
B. rock layers in a given region remain undisturbed over time
c. diffe rent kinds o f sedimentary rocks may
D. each contin ent has its own distinctive pattern o f sediment layers
15. The word “resem ble” in line 14 is closest in meaning to_________ .
A. res ult from B. penetrate
c. look like D. replace have sim ilar orig ins
16. Ac cordin g to the pas sage, the layers in varves are prima rily f ormed
b y _ __________
A. foss ilized bacteria
B. pieces of ancient dr opstones
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 c. a com binatio n of ancient and recent sediment s
D. annual cycles o f sedime nt t ranspor t and depositi on
17. The phrase “th e ot he r” in line 17 re fers to anothe r________ .
A. annua l c ycle B. glacial lake c. layer o f sedime nt D. season
18. Ac cordin g to the passage , the presence of dropstone s indicates that _______.
A. the glacial envir onme nt has been u nusually server
B. the fine-g rained s edimen t has bu ilt up very slowly
c. there has been a global ice age
D. coar se rock material has been carried great distanc es
19. Why does the autho r mention Canada, North Ameri ca, Africa, India, and
Europe in lines 24-25?
A. To provid e eviden ce for the theory that there was a global ice age in th e
early Proteroz oiceon
B. To demon strate the global spread of dropstones
c. To ex plain the princip les of varve form ation
D. To illustrate the varied climati c c hanges of the Pr oterozoic con in diffe rent
parts of the globe
20. Which of the follow ing terms is defined in the pa ssage?
A. fossi l record (line 4) B. lami nae (line 14)
c. varves (line 15) D. glacial episod es ( line 30)

VI. GUIDE D CLOZ E TEST (10.0 poin ts)

Re ad the pass ag es belo w an d decid e wh ich a nsw er (A, B, c or D) best fi ts each ga p.
FIRST PASSAGE: Qu est ion s 1-10
It is n ot diffic ult to disco ver an unknown animal. Spend a d ay in the tropical
forests of South Americ a, turning over logs, looking beneath bark, sifting
throug h the moist litter of leaves, followed by an eveni ng (l ). .. a mercury lamp
on a w hite screen, and one way and another you will (2 ). ..h undreds of differen t
kinds of small c reatures . Moths, Caterpil lars, spiders, long-nos ed bugs, luminous
beetles harmle ss butterfl ies (3 ).. .as wasps, wasps shaed like ants, stickes that
walk, leaves that open wings and fly - the variety will be (4 ). ..and one of these
creat ures will almo st certain ly be undescrib ed by scienc e.The difficu lty will be
to find (5 ). ..w ho know enough about the groups conce rned to be able to single
out th e new one.
No one can say (6 ). .. how many species of animal s there are in these
green house -hum id dimly lit jungl es. They contain the (7 ). ..a nd the most varied
assem blage of animal and plant life to be found anywh ere on earth. Not only are
there many catego ries of creat ures - monkey s, rodents, spiders , humm ingbird s,
butterf lies, but most o f those ty pes (8 ). ..in many diffe rent forms. There are over
forty diffe rent specie s of parro t, over seventy differe nt monke ys, three hundred
humm ingbird s and tens of thousand s of butterflies. If you are not (9 ).. ., you can
even be ( 10 ).. .by a hun dred differ ent kinds o f mosquit o.

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1. A. lightin g B. poin ting c . shining D. ref lectin g
2. A. colle ct B. glimp se c . identify D. pick up
3. A. disgu ised B. dresse d c . masqu eradin g D. pos ing
4. A. big B. eno rmous c . ample D. gian t
5. A. pals B.guys c . friends D. spec ialists
6. A. almo st B. just c . nearly D. sin cerely
7. A. riche st B. dee pest c . wilde st D. thic kest
8. A. a re B. be come c . exist D. happe n
9. A. unluc ky B. awake c. cu nn in g D. careful
10. A. eaten B. threat ened c . poisoned D. bitten

SECON D PASSAGE: Qu es tio ns 11-20

THE ART OF BEING A PA RENT
In orde r to bring up childre n, many qualitie s are required. As well as the
(1 1) ... requ irem ents such as love, patienc e and underst anding, a sen se of humour
is an impor tant featu re of any parent's personal ity. (12) ... , it's quite an art to
transf orm a chi ld's bad m ood into (13) ... everyon e in the fam ily can live with.
Ano ther aspec t of child rearing is teach ing children limits and rules. This
means the child needs to be (14 )... of what his or her rights are and what other
peopl e's are, too. Setting limits on children must occur on a daily basis.
Temp orary measur es don't achieve anythin g but jus t waste time. A (15 )...
mista ke, howev er, is be ing far stricte r than necessary. Parents must be (16 )... to
allow the ir ch ildren the opportu nity to explo re and learn ( 17 )... experien ce.
What' s more, most parents must know the importan ce of (18 )... as it gets
childre n used to c ertain e veryday ac tivities. For instance, eating at the same t ime
(19 ).. . pare nts gets them into the ha bit of sitting at a table and (20 )... them how
to c ondu ct t hem selves properly.
Over all, child rearing is no easy task but it is certainly a challen ge and a
learni ng experi ence.
11. A. routin e B. pop ular c . usual D. ordi nary
12. A. In fac t B. But c. All in all D. As well as
13. A. char acte r B. beh aviour c . manner D. tem per
14. A. ac custo med B. known c . familia r D. aware
15. A. famo us B. con tinuous c.f i i . common D. willing
16. A. k een B. willin g c . eager D. int erested
17. A. with B. by c . on D. from
18. A. routin e B. fashion c. custom D. trend
19. A. than B. like c . of D. as
20. A. teach es B. instru cts c . learns D. ed ucates

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B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 points)
Rea d the passa ges belo w an d think o f ONE word which best fi ts each space.
FIRST PASSAGE: Quest ions 1-10
STABIL IZING POPULATION LEVELS
Once the numb er of childre n per couple has been reduced, the primary tool
for stabiliz ing populat ion growth is family planning. Family planning
(1)provide
....... potential parents with reproduc tive health (2) ....... , contrace ption, and
services
counse ling on fertility control choices. There is (3) .......a substantial unmet need
for these service s in the developi ng world. Accordi ng to Bulatao, from 10 to 40
percent of mar ried women of repr oductive age in develop ing countries— and a
but unknown, number of unmarried women— want but do not have
large, (4 ).......
access to thes e s ervices.
Beyond the many maternal and child health benefits of family planning,
such
(5) ....... as improved health care, the AIDS epidemic offers (6) ....... powerful
others
reason for filling this family planning gap. The same family planning network
can provide the grassroo ts foundation (7) ......for halting the spread of AIDS. The
same condom s that limit fertility can (8) .......limit
also the spread of the virus that
causes AIDS.
High populat ion growth rates and high rates of HIV infection are (9) ....... to
connected
the same social problems such as inadequate public educatio n and health
services . Most experts agree that efforts to provide these basic social
problems.
entitle ments will help co mbat both (10 )........
SECOND PASSAGE: Qu estions 11-20
The general picture is one of worldwide repression of the cinem a. Censorship
systems inevitably reflect the societies in which they exist. In mo st p laces strong
state control or religious or judi cial pressure ensure heavy restrictions . Political
change s are often quickly followed by changes in censor ship law- new
governm ent in Argentina and Venezuela, for (11)....... , have introduced more
example
these swings are usually temporary. There is even
liberal methods- but (12) .......
evidence that movement to the right in Denmark and Sweden is leading to a
diminuti on o f the freedom of the me dia in (13).......
both countries. The liberal trend of
it
the s ixties has been halted or reversed in almost all places that (14) ....... affected.
There is, however , one notable exception to this swing toward s relaxed
censo rship, for in Aust ralia the t raditiona lly tough line has (15 ).......
been relaxed to a
rema rkabl e ex tent.
But Austr alia is an interesting case simply (16 )....... as it has reversed the
general trend. The hope that censorsh ip would be coming to (17 )....... the end
jud gin g by world wide trends of that time, has been soundly dashed in the years
(18 )........ In most places censorsh ip seems as firmly based as ever, reenforce d
following
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 have d one (19 ).......
away with censor ship have suffered in any calcula ble sense, there
is (2 0).......
no reason to believe that t heir lead is likely to be wide ly followe d in the
immedi ate future.
II. W ORD FO RMA TIO N (20 poi nts)
Suppl y t he c orre ct fo rm o f the words given in capi tals to com plete the te xt an d
sent ence s belo w.
1. The teac her expres sed her___________ dissastifactionwith Tony because SATISFY
he’s so d isobe dient in class.
2. Hom ewo rk is a part of every student's school life._______ , FORTU NATE
Unfortunately
many o f them disappr ove of the amount of homew ork
they are given.
3. He was discov ered to have be en _______ compan y funds . PROPER TY
4. C hildre n should b e _______
medically examined at least twice a year. MEDICI NE
5. China is anoth er vast country which shares a single time
zone - but it spans far more___________ longitudes , which has LONG
result ed in some quirky schedules.
6. Hung er and a ________________
slap-up meal did not sit happily SLAP
side by side .
7. Ther e can be little__________
justification for ignoring the destruct ion JUSTIF Y
of our nat ural environme nt.
8. Being so close to the Atlantic, the weather in Ireland is
often both change able and very______________
unpredictable . PREDICT
9. The hotel was harshly______________
critizice for refusing to give CRITIC
refun ds and the bad publ icity h armed it.
10. Af ter 2012, the base shifted the event to a______ annually schedule,
ANNUA L
but budget cuts forced it to cancel the 2014 show. .,

Choo se th e su itab le w ord given the b ox an d supply its co rrect fo rm to co mplete

the t ext below.

caffe ine diverse consume aroma certain

tech nolo gy contin ent science strike relation
Furt her resear ch by Nestle 's (11)______________
scientists to capture more fully the
taste of home -mad e coffee resulted in the invention of the f reeze- drying process
in 1966 and the launch of Nesca fe Gold Blend.
In simpl e terms , Nesca fe is made by selecting the right mix of beans,
extra cting liquid coffee in much the same way as the convent ional coffee
technological
machine , and then freeze -dryin g the results. The (12)_______________ skills lie
in the roasti ng, extrac ting and dehyd rating processes employ ed. There are two
aromatic
basic coffee plants: arabica, a highly (13)_______________ variety grown in
central and south Amer ica and the east coast of Africa at altitud es between 600

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and 2,000 metres, and robusta, a more pungen t, stron ger-ta sting coffee grown
below 600 metres in parts of Africa and A sia. Arabic a a ccoun ts for tw o-third s o f
world coffee producti on, robusta for the rest.
Nestle estimat es that on average 3,000 cups of Nesc afe are drunk every
second, with an o verall (14)______________
consumption _ of no fewer than 100 billion cups
per year. More tha n 40 million cups o f Nescafe are dru nk e very day in Britain.
In 1974 the Nestl e board, concerne d about the compa ny's depen dence upon
(15)_____________
uncertain commo dity prices and sources of s upply in politica lly and
diversity
econom ically unstable regions, decided to (16)_________ outside its core food
business. The company bought a large stake in the French cosmetics group L'Oreal.
In the next three years the price of coffee quadrup led and the price of cocoa
tripled. Never theless , Nescaf e continued to be a big seller, and a greate r variety
of coffee d rinks was brought out under its brand name. These included Blend 37,
with a more (17)___________
continential coffee taste, an after- dinne r coffee using jus t
arabic a bean s, (18)____________
decaffeinnated Nescafe and an instant c appucci no.
In the 1960s Nescaf e started to replace its tins with glass jars . More
(19)__________
striking was its 1980s-90s Gold Blend TV c ampai gn, a mini soap opera
about the develop ing (20)____________
relationship between a you ng couple. It grabbe d th e
nation's attentio n, perhaps more for its story line than the pr oduct.

III. E RROR IDEN TIFIC ATION (10 points)

Ident ify 10 errors in the foll ow ing pass age. Underlin e the errors and c orrec t
them.
HANGI NG GARDENS O F BA BYLO N

Line Hanging Gardens of Babylon, gardens considered one of the Seven

Wonders of the World and thought to be locating near the royal palace
in Babylon. By the beginning of the 21st century, the site of the Hanging
Gardens had not yet been conclusive established. Nevertheless, many
5 theories persisted regarding the structure and location o f the gardens. Some
researchers proposed that these were rooftop gardens. Other theory,
popularized by the writings of British arc haeologist Sir Leonard Woolley,
suggested that the gardens were built within the walls o f the royal palace at
t Babylon, the capital of Babylonia (now in southern Iraq), and did not
10 actually “hang” but were instead “up in the air”; that is, they were roof
gardens laid over on a series of ziggurat terraces that were irrigated by
pumps from the Euphrates River. Traditionally, they were thoug ht being the
work either of the semilegendary Queen Samm u-ramat (Greek Semiramis,
mother of the Assyrian king Adad-nirari III, that reigned from 810 to
15 783 BCE) or of King Nebuchadrezzar II (reigned c. 605-c. 561 BCE), who
built them to console his Median wife, Amytis, because she missed the
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 The Hanging Gardens were described in detail by a number of Classical
authors. Despite some sources disagreed on who built them, a numbe r of
20 description s concurred that the gardens were located near the royal palace
and were set upon vaulted terraces. T hey were also described as having been
watered by an exceptional system of irrigation and roofed with stone
balconies on which was layered various materials, such as reeds, bitumen,
and lead, so that the irrigation water would not seep through the terraces.
25 Although none certain traces of the Hanging Gardens have been found, a
German archaeologist, Robert Koldewey, did uncover an unusual series of
foundation chambers and vaults in the northeastern corner of the palace at
Babylon. A well in one o f the vaults may have been used in conjunction to a
chain pump and th us was thought perhaps to be pa rt o f the substructure of
30 the once towering Hanging Gardens.
{Source: brita nnic a.com )

IV. SEN TEN CE TRA NSF ORM ATIO N (20 po ints)

1. We co uld catch an e arlie r train but we still w oul dn’t arr ive before 11.00.
Even _______________________________ • before 11.00 ______ ' ■- ■ ,
if we caught an earlier train, we still would not arrive

2. A rathe r na sty proble m has ap peared to me.

I 've co me________________________________________
up against a rather nasty problem. ._____________
3. It was such a hea vy s nowfall t hat all the flights had to be can celled.
heavy was the snowfall that all the 1flights
So________________________ ! .had toIbe cancelled.
■■ -■ . •• •• 1
4. A fter ma king Titanic, L eonard o DiCapri o a ppeared in The Beach.
(PRE VIO US)
's previous film before The Beach was Titanic
Leon ardo Di Ca pri o________________________________________________
5. Yo u ca n’t pos sibly expect me to pay for the tickets. ( QUE STIO N)
is no question about paying
There_________________ for the tickets.
______ ' ' ' __________ ______ •
6. He ’s so garru lous that we are not able to say anythin g. (WORD )
He is so garrulous that we have no word to say anything.

7. T on y’s h abit of taking risks doe sn’t fit in his image a s a family m an.
(CO MPA TIBL E)
Tony's habit of taking risks is not compatible with his image as a family man.
8. The auth oriti es had d ecided the y wo uld get tou gh w ith dissid ents.
(CR ACK DOW N) '
The authorities had decided there would be a crackdown on dissidents.
9. Have you decid ed t o e nter the p oster com petiti on? (GO)
Have you decided to go for the poster competition?
10. Do n’t ex pect him to sp are y our feelings : he alw ays says exact ly what he
think s. (MIN D)
Don't expect him to spare your fellings: he always speaks in his mind.

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