Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.. Mark the letter
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Questions 1 - 5 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions
1 A domestic B difficult C dilema D dilution
2 A nonsense B nonplus C nonesuch D nonsuit
3 A superficial B supermarket C supernormal D superprofit
4 A television B supervision C intervention D realization
5 A landscape B escape C homage D courage
Questions 6 - 35 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option to fill each blank
6 All the girls but one _ present yesterday
7 _ it is getting dark, we will not wait for him any longer
8 The students sat quietly in the classroom, _ to their teacher
A listening B listen C listened D listens
9 Though she was very tired, she went on _
10 Our class _ of twenty boys and ten girls
A is consist B is composed C contains D contained
11 He had the sofa delivered, _ ?
A didn't he B wasn't he C couldn't he D shouldn't he
12 I'll come _ help you
13 "Tell me when you're coming to London." "Certainly I'll _ you before I set off."
14 He can't stand _ in such poor conditions
A to living B living C live D to be alive
15 Nobody is ready to go, _ ?
A are they B isn't he C is he D aren't they
16 _ is another language besides the first language officially used in a community
A Native language B Second language C Mother tongue D Foreign language
17 Willie Cather, _ a prominent American writer, grew up in Nebraska during the early farming years
A became B who became C she became D it is she who became
18 If I _ wings, I _ take an airplane to fly home
A have/won't have to B had/wouldn't have to
C had/ didn't have to D have/ will have to
19 They have no _ for help
A expectation B expect C expectative D expectancy
20 A new style of jeans _ in the USA
A has just introduced B were just introduced
C has just been introduced D have just been introduced
21 There's a law that says you _ throw trash on the street
A don't have to B must not C might not D couldn't
22 Boys and girls may behave _ in this situation
A difference B differing C different D differently
23 They are trying to _ the problem
24 When he worked here, Simon _ mistakes
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25 At school, David was _ anyone else in his class
A as clever as B as clever than C cleverer D cleverest
26 _ the people in our village buy meat everyday
A Just a few B Only some C Not much of D Not many of
27 Tom works at a garage and so spends _ lying under motor cars
A many time B many times C much time D a lot of times
28 Jack went out, but he didn't tell _ where he was going
29 "Do the Smiths live next door to you?" "No, but they _ "
A used to B used to do C used to was D used to did
30 Someone must have taken my bag I clearly remember _ it by the window and now it has gone
A to have left B leave C to leave D leaving
31 He _ me by asking me stupid questions while I am working
A annoys B quarrels C interferes D damages
32 The job was more difficult than I _ expected it to be
33 A good friend will stand _ you when you're having problems
A by B against others C out for D in for
34 Everything included, the cost of our new living room came to a _ total of £10,000
35 I don't hate classical music On the _ , I like it very much indeed!
A opposite B contrary C alternative D contrast
Questions 36 - 45 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, 8, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks
Why did you decide to read this, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every single part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight's (36) ? Common sense (37) that the answers to these questions depend on "readability" - whether the (38) matter is interesting, the argument clear and the (39) attractive But psychologists are trying to (40) why people read - and often don't read certain things, for example technical information They also have examine so much the writing as the readers
Even the most technically confident people often (41) instructions for the video or home computer in favor of hands-on experience And people frequently take little notice of consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts Psychologists researching reading (42) to assume that both beginners and competent readers
read everything put in front of them from start to finish There are (43) among them about the role of eyes, memory and brain during the process Some people believe that fluent readers take in very letter or word they see; others (44) that readers rely on memory or context to
carry them from one phrase to another But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension (45) then reading stops
37 A suggests B transmits C advises D informs
38 A subject B topic C content D text
39 A pattern B formation C layout D assembly
40 A ensure B determine C value D rate
42 A tend B undertake C lead D consent
43 A objections B arguments C contests D separations
45 A sets B occurs C issues D establishes
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Scientists have discovered that for the last 160,000 years, at least, there has been a consistent relationship between the amount of carbon dioxide in the air and the average temperature of the planet The importance of carbon dioxide in regulating the Earth's temperature was confirmed by scientists working in eastern Antarctica Drilling down into a glacier, they extracted a mile-long cylinder of ice from the hole The
glacier had formed as layer upon layer of snow accumulated year after year Thus drilling into the ice was tantamount to drilling back through time
The deepest sections of the core are composed of water that fell as snow 160,000 years ago Scientists
in Grenoble, France, fractured portions of the core and measured the composition of ancient air released from bubbles in the ice Instruments were used to measure the ratio of certain isotopes in the frozen water to get an idea of the prevailing atmospheric temperature at the time when that particular bit of water became locked in the glacier
The result is a remarkable unbroken record of temperature and of atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide
Almost every time the chill of an ice age descended on the planet, carbon dioxide levels dropped When the global temperature dropped 9°F (5°C), carbon dioxide levels dropped to 190 parts per million or so Generally,
as each ice age ended and the Earth basked in a warm interglacial period, carbon dioxide levels were around
280 parts per million Through the 160,000 years of that ice record, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere fluctuated between 190 and 280 parts per million, but never rose much higher-until the Industrial Revolution beginning in the eighteenth century and continuing today
There is indirect evidence that the link between carbon dioxide levels and global temperature change
goes back much further than the glacial record Carbon dioxide ievels may have been much greater than the current concentration during the Carboniferous period, 360 to 285 million years ago The period was named for
a profusion of plant life whose buried remains produced a large fraction of the coal deposits that are being brought to the surface and burned today
46 Which of the following does the passage mainly discuss?
A Chemical causes of ice ages
B Techniques for studying ancient layers of ice in glaciers
C Evidence of a relationship between levels of carbon dioxide and global temperature
D Effects of plant life on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere
47 The word "accumulated" is closest in meaning to _
A spread out B changed C became denser D built up
48 According to the passage, the drilling of the glacier in eastern Antarctica was important because it _
A allowed scientists to experiment with new drilling techniques
B permitted the study of surface temperatures in an ice-covered region of Earth
C provided insight about climate conditions in earlier periods
D confirmed earlier findings about how glaciers are formed
49 The phrase "tantamount" is closest in meaning to _
A complementary to B practically the same as
C especially well suited to D unlikely to be confused with
50 According to the passage, Grenoble, France, is the place where _
A instruments were developed for measuring certain chemical elements
B scientists first recorded atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide
C scientists studied the contents of an ice core from Antarctica
D scientists studied the contents of an ice core from France
51 According to the passage, scientists used isotopes from the water of the ice core to determine which of following?
A The amount of air that had bubbled to the surface since the ice had formed
B The temperature of the atmosphere when the ice was formed
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D The rate at which water had been frozen in the glacier
52 The word "remarkable" is closest in meaning to _
A genuine B permanent C extraordinary D continuous
53 The word "link" is closest in meaning to _
A tension B connection C attraction D distance
54 The passage implies that the warmest temperatures among the periods mentioned occurred
A in the early eighteenth century B 160,000 years ago
C at the end of each ice age D between 360 and 285 million years ago
55 According to the passage, the Carboniferous period was characterized by
A a reduction in the number of coal deposits
B the burning of a large amount of coal
C an abundance of plants
D an accelerated rate of glacier formation
Questions 56 - 65 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions
Some animal behaviorists argue that certain animals can remember past events, anticipate future ones, make plans and choices, and coordinate activities within a group These scientists, however, are cautious about the extent to which animals can be credited with conscious processing
Explanations of animal behavior that leave out any sort of consciousness at all and ascribe actions entirely to instinct leave many questions unanswered One example of such unexplained behavior: Honeybees communicate the sources of nectar to one another by doing a dance in a figure-eight pattern The orientation of the dance conveys the position of the food relative to the sun's position in the sky, and the speed of the dance tells how far the food source is from the hive Most researchers assume that the ability to perform and encode the dance is innate and shows no special intelligence But in one study, when experimenters kept changing the site of the food source, each time moving the food 25 percent farther from the previous site, foraging honeybees began to anticipate where the food source would appear next When the researchers arrived at the
new location, they would find the bees circling the spot, waiting for their food No one has yet explained how
bees, whose brains weigh four ten-thousandths of an ounce, could have inferred the location of the new site
Other behaviors that may indicate some cognition include tool use Many animals, like the otter who
uses a stone to crack mussel shells, are capable of using objects in the natural environment as rudimentary
tools One researcher has found that mother chimpanzees occasionally show their young how to use tools to open hard nuts In one study, chimpanzees compared two pairs of food wells containing chocolate chips One pair might contain, say, five chips and three chips, the other four chips and three chips Allowed to choose
which pair they wanted, the chimpanzees almost always chose the one with the higher total, showing some sort
of summing ability Other chimpanzees have learned to use numerals to label quantities of items and do simple sums
56 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A The role of instinct in animal behavior
B Observations that suggest consciousness in animal behavior
C The use of food in studies of animal behavior
D Differences between the behavior of animals in their natural environments and in laboratory
experiments
57 Which of the following is NOT discussed as an ability animals are thought to have?
A Selecting among choices B Anticipating events to come
C Remembering past experiences D Communicating emotions
58 What is the purpose of the honeybee dance?
A To determine the quantity of food at a site
B To communicate the location of food
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D To identify the type of nectar that is available
59 The word "yet." is closest in meaning to _
A however B since C generally D so far
60 What did researchers discover in the study of honeybees discussed in paragraph 2?
A Bees are able to travel at greater speeds than scientists thought
B The bees could travel 25% farther than scientists expected
C The bees were able to determine in advance where scientists would place their food
D Changing the location of food caused bees to decrease their dance activity
61 It can be inferred from the passage that brain size is assumed to
A be an indicator of cognitive ability B vary among individuals within a species
C be related to food consumption D correspond to levels of activity
62 Why are otters and mussel shells included in the discussion in paragraph 3?
A To provide an example of tool use among animals
B To prove that certain species demonstrate greater ability in tool use than other species
C To provide an example of the use of weapons among animals
D To show that animals are very good at using objects in their habitat
63 The word "rudimentary" is closest in meaning to _
A superior B original C basic D technical
64 The phrase "the one" refers to the _
A study B pair C chimpanzee D ability
65 Scientists concluded from the experiment with chimpanzees and chocolate chips that chimpanzees _
A lack abilities that other primates have
B prefer to work in pairs or groups
C exhibit behavior that indicates certain mathematical abilities
D have difficulty selecting when given choices
Questions 66 - 70 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
66 Many Civil War battles were fought in Virginia than in any other state
67 From 1785 to 1990, the capital of the U.S is located in New York City
68 Astronomers do not know how many galaxies there are, but it is thought that there is millions or perhaps billions
69 Nutritionists recommend that foods from each of the four basic groups be eaten on a regularly daily basis
70 More than 80 percent of labors at the construction site are temporary workers
Questions 71 - 75 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one
71 Tim insisted on being told the complete story
A Nothing but the whole story satisfied Tim
B Tim insisted on the complete story being told
C Tim demanded on being told the complete story
D The complete story was insisted on being told
72 The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money
A Money is something that makes this job worthwhile
B Were it not for the money, this job wouldn't be worthwhile
C If it weren't been for the money, this job wouldn't be worthwhile
D Had it not been for the money, this job wouldn't have been worthwhile
73 Jane's husband will be returning from South America quite soon
A Jane and her husband will be returning from South America quite soon
B It is Jane's husband that is returning from South America quite soon
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D It won't be long before Jane's husband returns from South America quite soon
74 I have called this meeting in order to present the latest sale figures
A This meeting is called in order to present the latest sale figures
B My purpose in having called this meeting is to present the latest sale figures
C This meeting is in order to present the latest sale figures
D My purpose in this meeting is in order to present the latest sale figures
75 She has always had a good relationship with the children
A She has got a lot of friend children
B The children have had her as their friend
C She has always got away well with the children
D She has always got on well with the children
Questions 76 - 80 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best sentence built from the given words or phrases
76 when 1/ airport/ plane/ already/ leave
A When I arrived the airport, the plane had already left
B When I got to the airport, the plane had already left
C When I reached at the airport, the plane already left
D When I came the airport, the plane had already left
77 If/ weather/ fine/ an excursion! tomorrow
A If the weather will be fine, we will go on an excursion tomorrow
B If the weather is fine, we will go on an excursion tomorrow
C If the weather is fine, we would go on an excursion tomorrow
D If the weather were fine, we would go on an excursion tomorrow
78 She/ not alone/ when/ shopping/ yesterday
A She was not alone when she did shopping yesterday
B She is not alone when she go shopping yesterday
C She was not alone when she went shopping yesterday
D She had not been alone when she went shopping yesterday
79 a pity/ wish/ telll about/ this
A What a pity! I wish you had told us about this
B What a pity! I wish you told us about this
C What a pity! I wish you would tell us about this
D What a pity! I wish you have told us about this
80 Only/ this way/ make/ laws/ effective
A Only by this way we can make our laws effective
B Only this way we can make our laws effective
C Only by this way can we make our laws effective
D Only by this way we can make it effective our laws