reputation Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions.. Question 5[r]
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Question 1: A mildew B migrate C mindset D unite
Question 2: A developed B declined C emerged D compared
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions
Question 3: A advent B emerge C advert D presence Question 4: A sanitation B perseverance C respectable D reputation
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions
Question 5: Proximity to the court house makes an office building more valuable
A Usefulness for B Similarity to C Nearness to D Interest in
Question 6: The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied
A busy B comfortable C free D relaxed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions
Question 7: She is always tactful when she deals with angry students
Question 8: The consequences of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary
measures
A physical B severe C beneficial D damaging Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Question 9: Jay, together with (A) his (B) parents, have visited (C) California twice (D) before
Question 10: A number (A) of large insurance companies has (B) their headquarters (C) in the capital city
(D)
Question 11: Believed (A) that Jack had got (B) home safely(C), we felt relieved (D)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges
Question 12: A: Could I speak to Susan please? B: _
A Talking B Speaking C Calling D Answering
Question 13: Host: “I’m terribly sorry for this inconvenience.” Guests: -" _"
A It’s mine I came late B It’s not your fault
C I’ll do better next time D Fine, thanks
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Question 14: _ you ever _ on TV before you _ in this reality show?
A Had appeared — took part B Have appeared — took part
C Did appear — had taken part D Would appear — took part Question 15: This ring is made of plastic, so it is quite
A valuable B invaluable C worthless D priceless
Question 16: You will have your own office soon, but you will have to share one
A not for long B for the time being C in short D without delay
Question 17: Tim his hair while I up the kitchen
A washed-was cleaned B was washing-was cleaning
Question 18: _ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from _ France to _ United States
A The/ Ø/ the B A/ the/ the C Ø/ Ø/ the D A/ the/ a
Question 19: The girl is our neighbor
A talks to the lady over there B was talking to the lady over there
C is talking to the lady over there D talking to the lady over there
Question 20: Although it was more than an hour late, the superstar finally showed up and _ the attention of the audience
A grabbed B held C paid D took
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A repaired B be repaired C being repaired D been repaired Question 22: Tony was totally opposed, but if you give him some time to think about what you said, I'm sure he will to your point of view
A come round B deal with C fit out D keep down Question 23: The rapid rise in the global population is not expected to start until past the middle of this century, by which time it will have reached 9 billion
A falling off B knocking down C looking over D passing out Question 24: In order to apply for a credit card, Tom first has to a four-page form at the bank
A catch on B come up with C fill in D hand out Question 25: _ batteries or solar chargers are some of the solutions to the lack of energy
A Rechargeable B Reversible C Repeatable D Returnable
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented you are One thing you have to be (26) _ of is that you will face criticism along the way The world is full (27) _ people who would rather say something negative than positive If you’ve made up your mind
to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, don’t let the negative criticism of others prevent you from reaching your target, and let the constructive criticism have a positive effect on your work If someone says you’re totally in the lack of talent, ignore them That’s negative criticism If (28), _, someone advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully There are many film stars who were once out of work There are many famous novelists who made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it published Being successful does depend on luck, to a (29) _ extent But things are more likely to (30) _ well if you persevere and stay positive
26 A aware B clever C intelligent D alert
27 A to B on C off D of
28 A hence B however C otherwise D whereas
29 A plenty B numerous C certain D definite
30 A sail through B come into C deal with D turn out
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Question 31: Despite his early retirement, he found no peace in life
A Although he retired early, but he found no peace in life
B His early retirement has brought him peace in life
C He found no peace in life because he retired early
D Early as he retired, he found no peace in life
Question 32: “Please do not touch that wire!” the old man said to me
A The old man told me not to touch that wire
B The old man said that I didn't touch that wire
C The old man asked me to not touch that wire
D The old man said to me to touch that wire
Question 33: It’s more than a couple of years since I last went there
A I have never stayed there for longer than two years
B It was only after two years that I went there again
C I haven’t been there since my visit over two years ago
D I had never been there until the year before last
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
Question 34: The referee brought the football game to a halt He blew his whistle
A The referee stopped playing football and blowing his whistle
B The referee stopped the football game before he blew his whistle
C Having stopped the football match, the referee blew his whistle
D The referee brought the football game to a halt by blowing his whistle
Question 35: We planned to visit Eiffel Tower in the afternoon We could not afford the fee, however
A As planned, we could not afford the visit to Eiffel Tower in the afternoon because of the fee
B We visited Eiffel Tower in the afternoon though the fee was too high for us
C We were going to visit Eiffel Tower in the afternoon, but the fee was too high for us
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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
Buying a house is the single largest financial investment an individual makes Yet, in India this act is fraught with risk and individuals depend on weak laws for justice Occasionally, deviant promoters are called to account as was the case in the detention of Unitech's promoters This incident shows up the fallout of an absence of proper regulation to cover contracts between buyers and real estate promoters
A real estate bill, which is presently pending in Rajya Sabha, seeks to fill this gap It has been debated for over two years and should be passed by Parliament in the budget session
India is in the midst of rapid urbanization and urban population is expected to more than double to about 900 million over the next three decades Unfortunately, even the current population does not have adequate housing A government estimate in 2012 put the shortage at nearly 19 million units If
this shortage is to be alleviated quickly, India's messy real estate sector needs reforms
The real estate bill seeks to set standards for contracts between buyers and sellers Transparency, a rare commodity in real estate, is enforced as promoters have to upload project details on the regulators' website Importantly, standard definitions of terms mean that buyers will not feel cheated after taking
possession of a house In order to protect buyers who pay upfront, a part of the money collected for a
real estate project is ring-fenced in a separate bank account Also, given the uncertainty, which exists
in India on land titles, the real estate bill provides title insurance This bill has been scrutinized by two parliamentary committees and its passage now brooks no delay
This bill is an important step in cleaning up the real estate market, but the journey should not end with
it State governments play a significant role in real estate and they are often the source of problems Some estimates suggest that real estate developers have to seek approvals of as many as 40 central
and state departments, which lead to delays and an escalation in the cost of houses Sensibly, NDA
government's project to provide universal urban housing forces states to institute reforms to access central funding Without real estate reforms at the level of States, it will not be possible to meet the ambition of making housing accessible for all urban dwellers
36 According to the passage, which of the following is the pending in Rajya Sabha?
A NDA government's new scheme B Universal rural housing programme
C Real estate bill D Universal urban housing programme
37 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A Current population does not have adequate housing in India
B India's real estate sector needs reforms
C Real state bill has been scrutinized by two parliamentary committees
D Urban population is expected to more than double to about 850 million over the next three decades
38 According to the passage, what is the source of problem in real estate?
A Buyers and sellers B Central governments
C Market money makers D State governments
39 The word alleviated in the second paragraph is OPPOSITE in meaning to
A aggravated B deaden C diminished D relieved
40 The word possession in the third paragraph refers to _
A lease B need C proprietary rights D renting
41 The word escalation in the fourth paragraph refers to _
A decrease B growth C reduction D sustainability
42 It is impossible to meet the ambition of making housing accessible for urban dwellers _
A with real estate reforms at state level
B without support of central government
C without passing the bill in Rajya Sabha
D without real estate reforms at the level of states
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
Animation traditionally is done by hand-drawing or painting successive frame of an object, each slightly different than the proceeding frame In computer animation, although the computer may be the one to draw the different frames, in most cases the artist will draw the beginning and ending frames and the computer will produce the drawings between the first and the last drawing This is generally referred to
as computer-assisted animation, because the computer is more of a helper than an originator
In full computer animation, complex mathematical formulas are used to produce the final sequences of pictures These formulas operate on extensive databases of numbers that define the
objects in the pictures as they exist in mathematical space The database consists of endpoints, and
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High-tech computer animation for film involves very expensive computer systems along with
special color terminals or frame buffers The frame buffer is nothing more than a giant image memory
for viewing a single frame It temporarily holds the image for display on the screen
A camera can be used to film directly from the computer’s display screen, but for the highest quality images possible, expensive film recorders are used The computer computers the positions and
colors for the figures in the picture, and sends this information to the recorder, which captures it on
film Sometimes, however, the images are stored on a large magnetic disk before being sent to the
recorder Once this process is completed, it is replaced for the next frame When the entire sequence
has been recorded on the film, the film must be developed before the animation can be viewed If the entire sequence does not seem right, the motions must be corrected, recomputed, redisplayed, and rerecorded This approach can be very expensive and time- consuming Often, computer-animation companies first do motion tests with simple computer-generated line drawings before selling their
computers to the task of calculating the high-resolution, realistic-looking images
Question 43: What aspect of computer animation does the passage mainly discuss?
A The production procession B The equipment needed
C The high cost D The role of the artist
Question 44: According to the passage, in computer-assisted animation the role of the computer is to draw the _
A first frame B middle frames C entire sequences of frames D last frame Question 45: The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to _
A formulas B objects C numbers D database
Question 46: According to the passage, the frame buffers mentioned in the third paragraph are used
to _
A add color to the images B expose several frames at the same time
C store individual images D create new frames
Question 47: According to the passage, the positions and colors of the figures in high-tech animation are determined by _
A drawing several versions B enlarging one frame at a time
C analyzing the sequence from different angles D using computer calculations
Question 48: The word “captures” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to _
A separates B registers C describes D numbers
Question 49: According to the passage, how do computer-animation companies often test motion?
A They experiment with computer-generated line drawings
B They hand-draw successive frames
C They calculate high-resolutions images
D They develop extensive mathematical formulas
Question 50: Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A Computers have reduced the costs of animation
B In the future, traditional artists will no longer be needed
C Artists are unable to produce drawings as high in quality as computer drawings
D Animation involves a wide range of technical and artistic skills
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