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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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.

Homework: how useful is it?

Homework is an (1)_ part of school life in most countries around the world (2)-, there is still

considerable debate among teachers about rvhether homework has a significant educational value On the one

side are those who claim that it takes too much time away from (3)_ more useful activities On the other are

those who see homeu,ork as reinforcing school lessons so that concepts u'ill not be forgotten (4)

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often neglected in this debate is the role of parental involvement and rvhether or not the child's home provides support foreffective home*,ork Parents in lorv-income families often do not have the time to make homeu'ork a priority

or are not able to afford a computer or additional books Whatever money they have goes on the basic necessities

of life-accommodation, food, clothing and heating Horvever, the (5)_ that only middle-class parents

support their children's education is quite obviously wrong Not all well-to-do parents give the support they

should, and some parents living in the most impoverished circumstances imaginable find the time and energy to involve themselves in their children's homework

Question 1: A exhausted B accustomed C allowed D established

Question 2: A Horvever B Therefore C Although D Moreover

Question 3: A other B the other C others D another

Question 5: A idea D reason C fact D cause

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, Bo C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct

answer to each of the questions from 6 to L0

Many people feel a mid-afternoon slump in mood and alertness Many people believe that this slump is caused by eating a heavy lunch, or by getting a poor night's sleep the night before In fact, this slump occurs naturally

because humans were meant to have a mid-afternoon nap

Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, and Bill Clinton are all famous fans of napping - and with

good reason Various evidence, including the universal tendency of toddlers and the elderly to nap in the

afternoon, and the afternoon nap of siesta cultures, have led many scientists to the same conclusion: nature tells

us to take a nap in the middle of the day Short periods of sleep have been shown to improve alertness, memory

and motor skills, decision-making, and mood - all while cutting down on stress, carelessness, and even heart

disease

Our biological urge to sleep in the middle of the afternoon coincides with a slight drop in body temperature This drop occurs whether we have lunch or not A midday nap is apart ofthe daily routine of many cultures,

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especially those near the equator This all seems to suggests that napping may have been part of an ancient biological signal to get us out of the hot midday ,rr ""

Whatever the reason, if you have an opportunity for an afternoon nap, take one Studies show that 2lminutes of

sleep in the afternoon provides *o."."it than getting 20 minutes more sleep in the morning A 20-minute power

nap provides the energy for a fresh burst of new idea-s and energy Naps seem to eliminate the need for more caffeine during the workday, and this lowers stress

The do's and don'ts of napping

The early afternoon seems to be the best time to nap - approximately eight hours after you have woken up in the morning' Twenty to thirty minutes is all you need ti g"i it

" full rewards of a midday nap There is no proof that sleeping longer than this is any better; in fact, the opiosite may be true.

In the dark, our brains produce more of the sleep-inducing hormon e melatonin, so close the blinds, turn off the lights, and consider using a sleeping mask t<eep the temferature on the warner side Don,t forget to tum off

your amazed at cell phone' the results!And avoid caffeine for a few hturs before anap.Give it a try for yourself, and see if you aren,t

Question 6: The reading is primarily about

A' why our bodies get tired in the afternoon B how much sleep is ideal for people

c' why afternoon naps are good for us D which famous peopre are known for napping

Question 7: All of the following are mentioned as things that areimproved by napping except

A alertness B decision-making c food digestion D memory

Question 8: In paragraph 3, the word "coincides,, is closest in meaning to _.

A occurs before B is accidental C is unnoticeable D happens

together Question 9: The word ,,this,, in paragraph 5 mostly means

A twenty to thirty minutes B sleeping longer

C approximately eight hours D a midday nap

Question 10: In order to get a good nap, you should do all of the following except

A turn off your cell phone B make the room dark

C make sure the room isn,t too warm D avoid caffeine before sleeping

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 1l to 17

In past centuries' Native Americans living in the arid areas of what is now the southwestern united States relies

on a variety of strategies to ensure the success-of their

agriculture First and foremost, water was the critical factor' The soil was rich because there was little rain to ieach.out the minerals, but the low precipitation caused its own problems' Long periods of drought could have made ag.i"uttu.e irpo.riir"fon the other hand, a sudden

flood could just as easily have destroj,ed a crop

Several techniques were developed to

solve the water problem The simplest was to plant crops in the floodplains and wait for the annual floods to water the young crops A less dangerous technique was to build dikes or dams to control the flooding' These dikes both proticted-the plants against &cessive nooaing and prevented the water from escaping too quickly once it had amived Th ri;pir*,-P, designed trr"i, rr.ro in a checkerboard pattern,

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with many small dikes, each enclosing only one or two stalks of maize (corn), while other groups built a series of

dams to control the floods A third technique was to dig irrigation ditches to bring water from rivers Water was sometimes carried to the fields in jars, particularly if the season was dry Some crops were planted where they

could be watered directly by the runoff from cliff walls

Another strategy Native Americans used to ensure a continuous food supply was to plant their crops in more than

one place, hoping that if one crop failed, another would survive However, since the soil was rich and not easily

exhausted, the same patch of ground could be cultivated year after year, whereas in the woodlands of the eastern

United States it was necessary to abandon a plot of ground after a few years of farming In the Southwest, often

two successive crops were planted each year

It was a common southwestern practice to grow enough food so that some could be dried and stored for

emergencies If emergency supplies ran low, the people turned to the local wild plants If these failed, they moved

up into the mountains to gather the wild plants that might have survived in the cooler atmosphere

Question 11: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A Native Americans methods of storing emergency food supplies

B Irrigation techniques used by the Hopi

C Soil qualitl in the American Southn'est

D Agricultural methods of Native Americans

Question 12: Planting in the floodplains rvas not ideal because

A the amount of water could not be controlled

B the crops could be eaten by wild animals

C the floodplains were too remote to be cultivated frequently

D corn grows better at high elevations

Question 13: The word "enclosing" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _

Question 14: The u'ord "they" in paragraph 2 refers to_

Question 15: Why did farmers in the Southwest plant crops in several places at the same time?

A They moved frequently from one place to another B They feared that one of the crops might fail

C The size of each field was quite limited D They wanted to avoid overusing the soil

Question 16: The word "patch" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_

Question l7: Why did farmers in the eastern woodlands periodically abandon their fields?

A Seasonal flooding made agriculture impossible B They experienced water shortages

C They wanted a longer growing season D The minerals in the soil were exhausted

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 18: Your secretarial duties include making business arrangements, correspond with potential clients

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and filing documents.

euestion 19: The tongue is the principle organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing, swallowing, and speaking'

euestion 20: Each of the nurses report to the operating room when his or her name is called'

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 21: There's no way that boy is Simon because he's much taller!

A The boy can't be Simon because he's much taller!

B That boy may not be Simon because he's much taller!

C That boy could be Simon because he's much taller!

D That boy must be Simon because he's much taller!

Question 22: Thomas is more reliable than his roommate.

A Thomas' roommate is more reliable than him

B Thomas is less reliable than his roommate is

C Thomas is not as reliable as his roommate is

D Thomas' roommate is not as reliable as him

euestion 23: 'oYou have to get all the letters sent off by tomorrow," said Jake to his secretary,

A Jake told his secretary that she had to get all the letters sent off by the next day

B Jake said to his secretary that she would get all the letters sent off by the following day

C Jake told his secretary that she should send off all the letters by tomorrow'

D Jake said to his secretary that she had sent off all the letters by the day after

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

euestion 24: I invited Ann to the party,but she couldn't come She'd arranged to do something else

A I invited Ann to the party in case she'd arranged to do something else

B If Ann hadn't arranged to do something else, she would come to my party as invited

C Ann would have come to my party provided she'd arranged to do something else

D Without having arranged to do something else, Ann would have come to my party as invited

Question 25: He was very surprised to be addressed by the Queen He didn't answer at once

A Only when he was addressed by the Queen could he answer the surprising questions at once

B So surprised was he to be addressed by the Queen that he didn't answer at once

C Not until he was so surprised to answer did the Queen address him

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D But for such a nice surprise, he would have been addressed by the Queen.

Mark the letter A, Bo 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 26: A folds B packg C keepg D lifts

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 28: A offer B promise C enter D compete

Question 29: A important B wonderful C confident D flexible

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

questions

Question 30: Their daughter hasn't phoned ever since she _ to America

Question 31:_ repeated assurances that the product is safe, many people have stopped buying it

Question 32: Tom's trying to persuade us to accept his own way of reasoning, but what we need is an

independent opinion from someone who has no to grind

A hammer

Question 33:

stones illegally

A removed

A When you have read the book B After you had read the book

B Before you are reading the book D While you were reading the book

Question 34: Many of the items such as rings, key chains, or souvenirs are made of unusual shells or unique

leave it in the hospital for someone else to read

from the protected areas.

D stone

D is removed Question 35: There are a number of measures that should be _ to protect endangered animals

Question 36: I didn't tell you about the possibility of the trip because I didn't want to your hopes

Question 37: You want to live in a clean and green place, ?

A aren't you B do you C don't you D are you

Question 38: The sun is shining and there aren't any clouds in _ sky

Question 39: Workers are going _ strike across the US to demand measures to protect their health during the coronavirus pandemic

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Question 40: It is important you attend training regularly so as to_ to the best of your ability

Question 41: We arranged to meet Ann last night, but she didn't

Question 422 You can't expect_ a foreign language in a few months

Question 43: If I on a desert island, I would turn it into a beautiful town

Question 44: I think scientists should not be allowed to perform _ on animals It's cruel

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 45: The people interviewed for the survey were randoml), selected

Question 46: The question was discarded because it was ambiguous

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on vour answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the

underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 47: His policies were beneficial to the economy as a whole

Question 48: It's not a pleasant feeling to discover you've been taken for a ride by a close friend

A treated with sincerity B deceived deliberately C given a lift D driven away

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the optioa that best completes each of the

following exchanges

Question 4gzHarry is talking to a shopkeeper

- Harry: "I'll take these grapes, please."

- Shopkeeper: "_"

A Would you like abag? B Can I help you?

C They're over there D We can,t decide

Question 50: Laura and Helen are talking about Bob, their schoolmate.

- Laura: "I think Bob is a good leader."

- Helen: oo_." His team always win."

C You must be kidding D you can say that again

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