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underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1: The question was discarded because it was ambiguous.
Question 2 The people interviewed for the survey were randomly selected
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the word(s) opposlTE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 3: His policies were beneficial to the economy as a whore
Question 4: 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 option that best completes each of the
following exchanges
Question 5: Harry is talking to a shopkeeper
- Harry: "I'll take these grapes, please.,,
- Shopkeeper: "_,,
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Question 6: Laura and Helen are talking about Bob, their schoormate
- Laura: "l think Bob is a good leader.,,
- Helen: "_." His team always win.,,
A You can say that again B I could agree
more
disagree 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 branks from 7 to rr.
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Question 8: A Moreover
Question 9: A others
Question 10: A Who
Question 11: A idea
B established
B Therefore
B the other
B Which
D fact
C allowed
C Although
C other
C What
C reason
D accustomed
D However
D another
D Whose
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answer to each of the questions from 12 to 16
Many people feel a mid-afternoon slump in mood and alertnes-s
lvlanv people believe-that this slump is caused by
eating a heavy lunch, or by getting u poo night's r."p trr night before rn'a"iirri, slump occurs naturally
because humans were meant to have a mid_iftern"";;rp -'^
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 erderry to nap in the afternoon' and the aftemoon nap of siesti cultures, t ave teJ many scientists to the same conclusior*: nature tells
us to take a nap in the middle of the day Short p".iod, orri."p lrave been ,t o*r1o improve arertness,
memory
and motor skills' decision-making, and mood - utt *t it 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 ,uf i, u pun of the aaity
ioutine of many cultures, especially those near the equator' This all seems ," ,rggiri, Ihut nuppirg may have been part of an ancient
biological signal to get us out of the hot midday
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whatever the reason' if you have an opportunity for an afternoon nap, take one studies show that2.minutes of
sleep in the afternoon provides
'ot" , t than getting io rri*, more sleep in the.morning A 20-minute power
nap provides the energy for a fresh burst of nei' ia"a"s anJer gy Naps seern 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 ueJr'e best time to nap - approximatery eight hours after you have woken up in the
morning' Twenty to thirty minutes is all you need ti g.i it
" furr reward; Ju;rilay nap There is no proof that sleeping longer than this is any better; in fact, the opposite may be true
In the dark' our brains produce more of the sleep-inducing hormon e melqtonin,
so close the blinds, tum off the
lights' and consider using a sleeping mask r"ri, trr t!*i rrure on the warmer side Don,t
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Question 12: 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 13: All of the following are mentioned as things that are improved by napping except
D memory
Question l4z rn paragraph 3, the word "coincides,,is
crosest in meaning to -.
A' occurs before B' is accidental c is unnoticeabre D
happens together
Question 15: 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 16: In order to
-qet a good nap )10u shourd do ail of the foilowing
except
make the room dark
C make sure rhe room isn't too \\.arrn D avoid caffeine before sleeping
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In past centuries' Native Americans living in the arid areas
of what is now the southwestem united states relies
on a variety of strategies to ensure the successof their agriculture First ani fo.'"-"rrort, water was the critical
fuctor' The soil was rich because there was little rain to ieach out,rr *in".uil",^iut the low precipitation caused its own problems' Long periods of drought,could have .rua ug.i.rlture imposriir"; o, the other hand, a sudden flood could -iust as easilv have destroj.ed a crop.
Ser eral techniques * ere de'eloped to sol'e
the *'ater probrem The simprest was to plant crops in the floodplains and *ait lbr the annual floods to t'uttt the 1'oung opi ;i;r, dangerous t."t riqr was to buird dikes or dams to
control the tloodins
I!:tt dikes both protectedlh._plun,, agrinrt.-r rriu noooirg and prevented
the water
fromescapinstooiuickll onceithadirrived.Th.ri;;;-;."predesignedtrr.i.rlrarinacheckerboardpattern, r'ith manl' small dik^es' each enclosing only'
one o ,*o ,irrr; of maizeG";;i, *nir other groups buirt
a series of
dams to control the floods' A third t i.,rique *ut;o ;igi.iigu,ion ditches-to bring water from rivers water was
::Xi:'il'#[;if":Bi',]Hi*ffid;1fl;*J*t;;"'", was drv Some
".op, *" pranted where they 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 ,rrriu" uo*"u"., ,ir"" tn" soir was rich and
not eas,y
exhausted' the same patch of ground could b
"ril;;t;&;; after year, *rr"i"u in the woodlands of the eastern
It was a common southwestern practice to grow enough food so
that some could be dried and stored for
emergencies' If emergen"y tuppli"s ran low, the peopie tr.n"o t" th.l;;;r *Jo-pirrrr If these fa,ed,
they moved
up into the mountains to gather the wild plants trrat rilgrrt rrafe survived in the .iot atmosphere
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B Irrigation techniques used by the Hopi
C Soil quality in the American Southwest
D Native Americans methods of storing emergency food supplies
Question 18: Planting in the floodplains was 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 19: The word "enclosing" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _
Question 20: The word o,they,, in paragraph 2 refers to
C surrounding D extending
D walls
Question 21: 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 22: The word "patch" in paragraph 3 is crosest in meaning to_
Question 23: Why did farmers in the eastern woodlands
A Seasonal flooding made agriculture impossible
C The,v wanted a longer growing season.
periodically abandon their fields?
B Thel e>lperienced \\-ater shortages.
D The minerals in the soil were exhausted
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the position of primary stress in each of the foilowing qu".tiorr.
B important
B promise
C confident
C enter
Question 26: A wonderful
D
flexible
compete
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Question 28: Thomas is more reliable than his roommate
A Thomas is not as reliable as his roommate is.
B Thomas is less reliable than his roommate is.
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D Thomas' roommate is not as reliable as him
Question 29: There's no way that boy is Simon because he's much taller!
A That boy must 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 The boy can't be Simon because he's much taller!
Question 30: "You 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 ]rour ans\l'er sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the follox ing questions
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\ I inr ited Ann to the partl in case she'd arranged to do something else
B If Ann hadn'r 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 32: He was very surprised to be addressed by the Queen He didn't answer at once
A So surprised u,as he to be addressed by the Queen that he didn't answer at once
B Onll'uhen he u,as addressed b1'the Queen could he answer the surprising questions at once
C Not until he \\.as so surprised to ans\\,er did the Queen address him
D But for such a nice surprise, he u'ould have been addressed by the Queen.
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Question 40: I didn't tell you about the possibility of the trip because I didn,t want to _your hopes
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Question 46: we arranged to meet Ann last night, but she didn,t
Question 47: There are a number of measures that should be _ to protect endangered animals
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each of the following questions
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ABCD and filing documents
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