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I Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from

1 to 25

Question 1: My boss has an urgent report for me to write She demanded that it on her desk by 5

p.m today

Question 2: This cheese isn’t fit for eating It’s all over after lying in the bin for so long

Question 3: , the whole family slept soundly

A Hot though the night air was B Hot though was the night air

C Hot although the night air was D Hot although was the night air

Jill: “ ”

A He’s such a know-all B He knew a lot about dinosaurs

C He knows enough D Everything he knows is all about dinosaurs Question 5: The new office block well with its surroundings

Question 6: “Can you come away with me for the weekend ?”

“I can’t as I’m decorating the kitchen ……… , my mother is ill”

Question 7: He spent part of afternoon telling them _ news he couldn’t tell them by _

phone

Question 8: _ native to Europe, the daisy has now spread throughout most of North Ameria

A Although B In spite of C If it were D That it is

Question 9: In the United States, a primary election is a method voters select the nominees for

public office

Question 10: After a great deal of questioning, he decided to come clean and tell the truth

Question 11: He is a

Question 12: No matter how much pressure you put on Simon, he won’t budge a(n) _

Question 13: We couldn’t stay long, so we only wished Mark many happy of his birthday and

hurried to the airport

Question 14: You must obey the speed limits on public roads They are designed to keep you safe You

shouldn’t exceed the speed limit you are an experienced race car driver

Question 15: Not only a good physician but also a talented violist

A she is famous as B she appears to be C is she known as D appears as she is Question 16: Her family has gone to Edinburgh to pay their last to uncle Bob who died last week

A sympathy B love C respects D honors

Question 17: It’s not easy to make Janet furious The girl is very gentle by

Question 18: It’s a serious operation for a woman as old as my grandmother She’s very frail I hope she

Question 19: Linda: “What a lovely house you have!”

Janet: “ ”

Question 20: I can accept criticism in general, but Martin it too far, so I had no other option but

to show my disapproval

Question 21: Had you told me that this was going to happen, I it

Question 22: My supervisor is angry with me I didn’t do all the work I last week

A should have done B need to have done C may have done D must have done Question 23: Jeans like this may have been fashionable in the 60’s, but now they are the times

Question 24: I take my hat off to all those people who worked hard to get the contract

Question 25: “I don’t suppose there’ll be any seats left,” “ No, I ”

II Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the question from 26 to 30

III Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the questions from 31 to 33

Question 31: City taxes are based on an estimate of the value of one’s property

Question 32: After many years of unsuccessfully endeavouring to form his on orchestra , Glenn Miller

finally achieved world fame in 1939 as a big band leader

A requesting B.deciding C offering D.trying

Question 33 : It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the large one

IV Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs

correction in each of the questions from 34 to 38

Question 34 It was after shortly microscopes were introduced at the beginning of the seventeenth century

that microorganisms were actually sighted

D

Question 35 Of the more than 1.300 volcanoes in the world, only about 600 can classify as active

Question 36 We should put people first and save people’s lives is still the top priority of our relief work

A B C D

Question 37 The original World Cup trophy was given permanent to Brazil to honor that country’s third

World Cup title in Mexico in 1970

D

Question 38 Establishing in 1984 for students who wanted to study art and music subjects,

Laguardia was the first public school of its kind

V Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the questions from 39 to 40

Question 39 : Poor nutrition in infancy can hold back physical growth

Question 40 : Dogs are known as among the most loyal animals in the world

A Obstinate B Allegiant C Perfidious D Problematic

VI Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 41 to 50

ELECTRONIC HOPE OFFERED TO STUDENTS TOO SHY TO SPEAK UP

Students who are shy to answer questions in class will have their embarrassment ended by a new electronic system which (41) _ them to give answers to tutors in private The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will be the first tertiary institution in the world to(42) _ the Personal Response System across the whole campus

The electronic tool, (43) _ a remote control, enables all students to (44) _ electronically and in private to questions asked in class by their instructors Students will get a pocket-size transmitter and their instructor a receiver During a lecture the instructor may stop from time to time to assess the students’ (45) _ of the content by asking a question The student can tap the answer into the personalised wireless transmitter and the answers are (46) _sent to the instructor’s receiver

Professor Nelson Cue, who demonstrated how to use the (47) _ yesterday, said: “Allowing students to respond privately and at ease” (48) _ the threat associated with speaking publicly in lectures Students do not have to risk a loss of face when they give the wrong answer They also do not have to

compete (49) _ the attention of the instructor What’s more, the most important part of learning often takes (50) _ while mistakes are being discussed

VII 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 questions from 51 to 55

Question 51: It’s out of the question for me to have supper ready by 8 o’clock

A Whether I will have supper at 8 o’clock or not is out of my question

B You can’t possibly expect me to have supper ready by 8 o’clock

C Having supper ready by 8 o’clock is questioned

D I can have supper at 8 o’clock

Question 52: “ Don’t worry ! He’ll be fine soon” said the doctor

A The doctor pledged that the patient’s condition wouldn’t be much worse

B The doctor reassured the patient’s family about his recovery

C The doctor advised the patient not to worry much

D The doctor relieved anxiety of the patient not to worry much

Question 53: There were over 200 people at Carl’s trial , most of whom believed that he was not guilty of

the crime

A Carl had not committed the crime, and so more than 200 people came to his trial to show their support

B 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

C Over 200 people coming to Carl’s trial must have influenced the fact that he was not found guilty of

the crime

D The majority of the more than 200 people at Carl’s trial didn’t think that he had committed the crime Question 54: Both of the lifts were out of order

A Either of the lifts was not in right order

B The order of the two lifts was wrong

C Neither of the lifts was working

D Neither of the lifts was in order

Question 55: His giving in his resignation took his work colleagues completely by surprise

A He surprised all of his work colleagues by talking so long to resign

B According to his co-workers, his resigning from his job was completely unnecessary

C His co – workers hadn’t expected him to resign from his job at all

D None of his work colleagues could understand and the actual reason for his resignation

VIII Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 56 to 65

If hurricanes are the largest storms on earth , tornadoes are the most violent Nothing produces more destructive power in a restricted area than a tornado as it passes by, sweeping the ground clear of all

movable objects A tornado’s devastating blasts of wind put all human life in jeopardy, sending debris

flying and lifting buildings from their foundations It is small wonder the sight of these intense storms strikes terror

In recent years, the origin of tornado formation has been the subject of increasingly fruitful

research Nevertheless, some mystery still surrounds tornadoes, and their formation can not be predicted with absolute accuracy , even when conditions for their occurrence seem just right Tornadoes are usually associated with thunderstorms conditions They require a moist airstream that is warm for the reason and usually comes from a southerly direction Tornadoes favor the warmest part of the day , when solar heating

and thunderstorm development are at their maximum

The funnel-shaped cloud of tornadoes reaches down to the ground from a parent cloud that is part

of an active thunderstorm Several funnels may develop in a mature tornado system, with small vortices

continually forming and dissipating while whirling around the central core of the main tornado A tornado

funnel can assume various forms, from a thin, writhing, rope-like column of grayish white to a thick,

amorphous mass of menacing black In the Northern Hemeisphere , tornadoes almost always spin

counterclockwise 87 percent of all tornadoes move from southest to northeast Rarely do tornadoes move toward the west Tornadoes move forward at an average speed of 35 miles per hour, but great variations

have been recorded During part of its course , the great Tri-state Tornado of March 18, 1925 moved at

astonishing rate of 73 miles per hour

The great Tri- state Tornadoes killed 695 people in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana , making it one

of the most deadly tornadoes ever recorded On that same day, seven other tornadoes struck areas in

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama, raising the total to 729 deaths, it was clearly the most tragic tornado

day in U.S history

Question 56: The passage mainly discusses tornadoes in terms of their

A characteristics and effects B causes

C mysterious origins D direction and speed

Question 57: The word “ jeopardy” in line 4 could best be replaced by

A ruin B transition C repose D danger

Question 58: It can be concluded from lines 5-9 that

A prediction of tornadoes will become more accurate in the future

B scientists have studied the effect of tornadoes on fruit tree

C if the right condition exist, a tornado will form

D many s about tornado formation remain unanswered

Question 59: According to the passage , tornado formation is related to

A.dry air from the south B thunderstorms

C cold air currents D the season of the year

Question 60: The word “ their” in paragraph 2 refers to

A tornadoes

B the warmest part of the day and a moist air-stream

C thunderstorm conditions

D solar heating and thunderstorm development

Question 61: The word “ whirling” in paragraph 3 is closest meaning to

Question 62: According to the passage , the funnel-shaped cloud of a tornado

A is usually rope-like black B can take different colors or forms

C signals the end of a thunderstorm D can be seen only during the afternoon

Question 63: According to the passage , most tornadoes move

A in a clockwise direction B faster than 35 miles per hour

C forward and balckward D toward the northeast

Question 64: Where in the passage does the author describe the appearance of a tornado?

Question 65: From the passage , which of the following can be inferred about tornadoes?

A They are becoming increasingly unpredictable

B They are among the most powerful forces of nature

C They usually accompany other natural disasters

D They are becoming much weaker

IX Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 66 to 75

Cities develop as a result of functions that they can perform Some functions result directly from the

ingenuity of the citizenry, but most functions result from the needs of the local area and of the surrounding

hinterland (the region that supplies goods to the city and to which the city furnishes services and other goods) Geographers often make a distinction between the situation and the site of a city Situation refers to the general position in relation to the surrounding region, whereas site involves in physical characteristics of the specific location Situation is normally much more important to the continuing prosperity of a city If a city is well situated in regard to its hinterland, its development is much more likely to continue Chicago, for example, possesses an almost unparalleled situation: it is located at the southern end of a huge lake that forces East-West transportation lines to be compressed into its vicinity, and at a meeting of significant land and water transport routes It also overlooks what is one of the world’s finest large farming regions These

factors ensured that Chicago would become a great city regardless of the disadvantageous characteristics of

the available site, such as being prone to flooding during thunderstorm activity

Similarly, it can be argued that much of New York City’s importance stems from its early and

continuing advantage of situation Philadelphia and Boston both originated at about the same time as New

York and shared New York’s location at the Western end of one of the world’s most important oceanic trade

routes, but only New York possesses an easy-access functional connection (the Hudson-Mohawk lowland)

to the vast Midwestern hinterland This account does not alone explain New York’s primacy, but it does

include several important factors Among the many aspects of situation that help to explain why some cities grow and others do not, original location on a navigable waterway seems particularly applicable Of course, such characteristic as slope, drainage, power resources, river crossings,coastal shapes, and other physical characteristics help to determine city location, but such factors are normally more significant in early stages of city development than later

Question 66: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A The development of trade routes through United States cities

B The importance of geographical situation in the growth of United States cities

C Contrasts in settlement patterns in United States

D Historical differences among three large United States cities

Question 67: The word “ingenuity” is closest in meaning to _

Question 68: The passage suggests that a geographer would consider a city’s soil type part of its _

Question 69: According to the passage, a city’s situation is more important than its site in regard to the

city’s _

C possession of favorable weather conditions D need to import food supplies

Question 70: The author mentions each of the following as an advantage of Chicago’s location EXCEPT its

_

Question 71: The word “characteristics” is closest in meaning to _

Question 72: The primary purpose of paragraph 1 is to _

A summarize past research and introduce a new study

B describe a historical period

C define a term and illustrate it with an example

D emphasize the advantages of one theory over another

Question 73: According to the passage, Philadelphia and Boston are similar to New York City in

Question 74: The word “functional” is closest in meaning to _

Question 75: The word “it” refers to _

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions

Question 76: "Leave my house now or I'll call the police!" shouted the lady to the man

A The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn't leave her house

B The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn't leave her house

C The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house

D The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house

Question 77: He last had his eyes tested ten months ago

A He had tested his eyes ten months before

B He had not tested his eyes for ten months then

C He hasn't had his eyes tested for ten months

D He didn't have any test on his eyes in ten months

Question 78: The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was too rough

A The children were not calm enough to swim in the sea

B The sea was rough enough for the children to swim in

C The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming

D The sea was too rough to the children's swimming

Question 79: David drove so fast; it was very dangerous

A David drove so fast, which was very dangerous

B David drove so fast and was very dangerous

C David drove so fast, then was very dangerous

D David drove so fast that was very dangerous

Question 80: The captain to his men: “Abandon the ship immediately!”

A The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately

B The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately

C The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately

D The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately

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