Ice crystals develop, iodides merge with water droplets, snow and rain develop, and iodides are depositedA. Snow and rain develop, iodides are deposited, ice crystals develop, and iodide
Trang 123. What does the man indicate is the
nature of her research?
A She studies whether microwave
ovens cause radiation to migrate
into food
B. She studies whether olive oil is a
carcinogen
C She studies whether carcinogens in
plastic wrap can get into food when
heated in microwave ovens
D She studies whether microwave
ovens cause cancer
24. How did the man learn about Claire
Nelson?
A He is a scientist.
B. He read her scientific journal
C He read about her in a newspaper.
D He assisted her in acquiring
equipment
25. How old is Claire Nelson at the time of the discussion?
A In seventh grade
B. Seven years old
C A senior in college
D Eighteen years old
26. What is the woman’s impression of Claire Nelson?
A She is lucky, and she is not a hard
worker
B. She is very resolute
C She took advantage of the
government unnecessarily
D She is not very intelligent.
CD B, Track 4
27. What does the woman imply that she
just finished talking about before she
began this topic?
A A will
B. Handling things for an
incapacitated person
C Guardianships
D Advanced directives
28. How is a power of attorney different
from a will?
A The woman suggests never using
the same person for both
B. A will is executed, while a power
of attorney is not
C A will is only activated upon death.
D A power of attorney has more
detailed instruction than a will
29. What does the woman indicate that a designee can do with a durable financial power of attorney?
A Access accounts and property
while the grantor is alive
B. Become the grantor’s guardian
C Direct that life-prolonging
procedures be withheld or withdrawn
D Administer the will
Trang 230. Why does the woman say that a durable
power of attorney is the form to use?
A It is still effective after death.
B. It remains valid in the case of
incapacity
C It has stronger language.
D It includes the right to terminate
life support
31. How does the man initially react to the
suggestion of a power of attorney?
A He is hesitant.
B. He is angry
C He is obstinate.
D He is ready.
32. Which of the following would probably not be a use of an advance directive?
A To disconnect a ventilator on a
dying 95-year-old man
B. To remove food and hydration from a person who is in a permanent vegetative condition
C To write checks for medical care
D To discontinue chemotherapy and
other medicines on a 46-year-old man with terminal cancer
33. How does the man appear to feel about advance directives?
A Hesitant
B. Ready
C Afraid
D Confused
34. What does the woman say has led to a new interest in cloud seeding?
A The fact that the process is easy
and inexpensive
B. Scientific studies that have proven its success
C Extended periods of drought
D The need for agricultural advances
35. Does the man indicate that he has heard
of cloud seeding before?
A No, it is totally new to him.
B. Yes, he heard of it some years ago
C Yes, he just read an article about it
recently for the first time
D Yes, he has studied it extensively at
Ice crystal Droplet (or silver iodide) Ice nucleus
Plane drops silver iodide flares
Snowflake
Rain
CD B, Track 5
Trang 336.Why isn’t cloud seeding used to combat
dry conditions?
A It is not known to be effective.
B. It definitely works but is far too
expensive
C The dry conditions are not that
serious
D It is not scientifically proven to be
effective
37. What does the man imply should be
done?
A He thinks they should use it
anyway
B. He thinks they should postpone use
until it is proven to work
C He thinks they should continue to
research
D He thinks they should give it up for
good
38.What is the correct order of the process
of seeding a cloud?
A Ice crystals develop, iodides merge
with water droplets, snow and rain
develop, and iodides are deposited
B. Snow and rain develop, iodides are
deposited, ice crystals develop, and
iodides merge with water droplets
C Iodides are deposited, iodides
merge with water droplets, ice crystals develop, and snow and rain develop
D Iodides merge with water droplets,
ice crystals develop, snow and rain develop, and iodides are deposited
39.According to the speaker, into what is the iodide deposited?
A Hurricane clouds
B. Light wispy Cirrus clouds, which
do not normally become storm clouds
C Large convective clouds, which are
precursors to storm clouds
D Clouds that are full of
condensation
40.According to the woman, what is a nuclei?
A A foothold
B. A droplet
C A type of cloud
D A process
STOP
Trang 41. The gymnasium facilities of this public
school are those of the
finest private school in the county
A second after
B. second only to
C first except for
D second place from
2. An orangutan escaped from the zoo and
was foraged food in a residential
neighborhood
3. The more the horse tried to free itself
from the restraint,
A the tighter it became
B. it became tighter
C the horse could not escape
D it was unable to move
4. The school officials are considering a
comprehensive planning to alleviate the
problem of overcrowding in the
5. , that runner is likely to be the first one chosen
A Due to her agility and speed
B. Because of she is agile and fast
C Because agile and rapid
D Because her agility and speed
6. Spanish is the only course that it is not offered in the summer term, but there are several classes offered in the fall
7. It was not until the students were seated the proctor realized he had the wrong test booklets
A that
B. when
C as soon as
D and
8. Sarah was not best speaker in the class, but her personality and ability to convey her feelings helped her become the most
Structure Section
Time: 20 Minutes
25 Questions
Directions: This section measures your ability to recognize language appropriate for standard
written English One type of question consists of incomplete sentences, with a blank showing where information is to be filled in Choose the word or phrase that most correctly completes the sentence A second type of question consists of sentences with four underlined words or
phrases For each sentence, choose the one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect in stan-dard written English Mark the answer in your book or on a separate piece of paper
A
A
D
A B
A
C B
Trang 59. As a result of the additional rain with so
much flooding already having occurred,
residents were seeking shelter
than in previous years
A in more numbers
B. more numerously
C greater in numbers
D in greater numbers
10. The issues learned during the early
stages of the project causing the
researchers to initiate additional
research
11. The company president wrote an e-mail
and planned to send as
soon as the vote was complete
A to all directors the message
B. the message by all directors
C message to all directors
D the message to all directors
12. Only when black bear has been spotted
by the forest rangers will this portion of
the park be closed down
13. As the result of Diane’s illness and the
effects of the medication,
to curtail her work and public speaking
activities
A has
B. had
C she has had
D she will had
14. Television news producers are sometimes accuse of sensationalism, but it appears that is what the public desires
15. The man displayed his anger when he discovered that the laundry machine was order
A out
B. out of
C no on
D outside
16. The workers attempted to free the cat from the trap, but several obstacles were in way
17. In spite of the fact that the Olympic athletes are not permitted to compete for compensation, some of them the past and will again in the future
A so did in
B. compete in
C in
D did so in
18. Not only could the younger people completed all the work quickly and accurately, but the retired workers could also
A
D
C B
A
D
C B
A
D C
B
A
D C
B
A
D
C B
Trang 619. Allen’s not having finished his thesis
did not discourage him from applying
for other degree program
20. To master the art of fiction writing
discipline and practice, as
well as studying the works of other
great authors
A require
B. requires
C requiring
D that requires
21. That investors in the stock market
enjoys increases and suffer declines is
simply a fact of the financial market,
and a smart investor is not too excited
about the former or crestfallen about the
latter
22. Because it is impossible for rescuers to
dig through much of the rubble, the
number of people affected by the
devastating earthquake yet
been determined with certainty
A have not
B. has not
C not
D only
23. Having been found guilty of racketeering, even though he was never proven guilty of many crimes he was believe to have committed, the mobster was sentenced to a number of years in prison
24. Had Jorge be able to complete his thesis instead of returning to work, he would have graduated a year ago
25. Heather Friedman, at many school functions and other community events, is destined for fame and fortune if she receives the right backing and is discovered by the right people
A who has sung
B. has sung
C sung
D sang
A
D
C
B
A
D C
B
A
B
A
D
C
B
STOP
Trang 7Tube worms live anchored to the sea floor,
1,700 feet below the ocean surface, near
nat-ural spring vents that spew forth water from
the earth They live off geothermal energy
instead of sunlight There are two species of
the tube worm family, with very different
lengths of life and growth rates, but
similari-ties as well
The slow-growing tube worms are known to
live as long as 250 years, making them the
longest-living sea invertebrates known This
species lives near cold sea-floor seeps and
may not grow at all from one year to the
next Even when they do grow, it is generally
from a half an inch to four inches per year
In spite of their slow growth, due to their
long lives, they can reach nine feet before
they die, although they are thinner than the
hot-water worms
The seeps under the slow-growing tube
worms are rich with oily materials The
envi-ronment in which they live is slow and
peaceful, stable and low-energy The
cold-water seeps and the tube worms that reside
there may live hundreds or thousands of
years
In stark contrast, the fast-growing tube
worms live a quick and short life, growing
rapidly They attach themselves near hot
steaming vents that force water into the sea,
growing about two and a half feet a year, and
up to eight feet overall They live by absorb-ing sulfur compounds metabolized by bacte-ria in a symbiotic relationship
The hot water vents spew forth scalding wa-ter filled with hydrogen sulfide, which the tiny bacteria living in the worms’ tissues consume These tube worms live a rapid life, with none of the relaxing characteristics of the cold-water tube worms
1. The word anchored in the first sentence
is closest in meaning to
A affixed.
B. contentedly
C feeding.
D above.
2. The expression spew forth in the first
sentence is closest in meaning to
A inhale.
B. discharge
C control.
D eliminate.
Reading Section
Time: 75 Minutes
45 Questions
Directions: This section measures your ability to read and understand written English similar
to that which one may expect in a college or university setting Read each passage and answer the questions based on what is stated or implied in the passage Circle or mark the correct an-swer in the book or write it on a separate piece of paper
Passage 1
Trang 83. The author implies that a vent and a
seep are
A the same.
B. different in that a vent involves
rapid discharge while a seep
involves slow discharge
C different in that a vent involves
dis-charge while a seep involves intake.
D different in that a vent involves
slow discharge while a seep
involves rapid discharge
4. The passage indicates that the two types
of tube worms discussed are
A from totally different families.
B. different in that one is not a true
tube worm at all
C from the same family but different
species
D from the same species and only
differ because of habitat
5. The author states that the cold-water
tube worm
A grows slower than the hot-water
tube worm
B. grows faster than the hot-water
tube worm
C does not grow as high as the
hot-water tube worm
D does not live as long as the
hot-water tube worm
6. The word stark in the fourth paragraph
is closest in meaning to
A complete.
B. somewhat
C comparative.
D interesting.
7. The word overall in the fourth
paragraph is closest in meaning to
A lifetime.
B. annually
C generally.
D rapidly.
8. The word scalding in the last paragraph
is closest in meaning to
A hydrogen-filled.
B. bacteria-filled
C boiling.
D rapidly spewing.
9. The author indicates that the ingredients
in the water that comes from the two types of vents are
A different only because the heat of
the hot vents destroys the oil as it spews forth
B. different in that one contains bacteria and the other contains oily materials
C the same.
D different in that one contains oily
materials and the other contains hydrogen sulfide
Trang 9Passage 2
A new procedure has been developed to treat
aneurysms, particularly those that occur near
the brain stem, where surgery is dangerous
Aneurysms are blood sacs formed by
en-largement of the weakened wall of arteries or
veins They are dangerous and thus must
generally be removed before they cause
con-siderable damage If one ruptures, it can
cause strokes or fatal hemorrhaging, the
lat-ter of which occurs in 50 percent of all
pa-tients Before rupturing, an aneurysm
frequently shows no sign or symptom that it
exists Brain aneurysms occur in
approxi-mately 5 percent of the population Most
pa-tients are between 40 and 65 years old, with
hemorrhages most prevalent in those
be-tween 50 and 54
The new procedure involves inserting a soft,
flexible micro-catheter through the femoral
artery in the groin area and snaking it up
through blood vessels to the brain Inside the
catheter is a small, coiled wire, which can be
extruded after it reaches its destination After
the coil is outside the catheter, a low voltage
electrical current is applied, and the coil
de-taches at a preset solder point Additional
coils are snaked through the catheter and
also detached at the site, creating a basket, or
metal framework, which causes the blood to
clot around it The micro-catheter is
with-drawn, the clot remains, and the healed
aneurysm no longer is exposed to the stress
that can cause another rupture
The procedure lasts two hours, which is half
as long as invasive surgery, and recovery
time is generally limited to a few days
in-stead of a few weeks The procedure was
discovered in the 1990s, was approved by
the U.S Food and Drug Administration in
1995, and is available in various hospitals
where there are advanced neurology
depart-ments and specialists trained in the
proce-dure Many lives have been saved by use of
the procedure, because the alternative would have been to watch and wait rather than risk the hazards of surgery
10. The author implies that the procedure described is useful for
A all aneurysms.
B. aneurysms that occur anywhere in the brain
C aneurysms that occur near the brain
stem only
D aneurysms that occur near large
blood vessels
11. The word They in the first paragraph
refers to
A aneurysms.
B. brain stems
C surgeries.
D procedures.
12. The word considerable in the first
paragraph is closest in meaning to
A slight.
B. kind
C significant.
D recurring.
13. The word one in the first paragraph
refers to
A brain stem.
B. aneurysm
C procedure.
D surgery.
Trang 1014. The word snaking in the second
paragraph is closest in meaning to
A meandering.
B. extruding
C living.
D damaging.
15. The word withdrawn in the second
paragraph is closest in meaning to
A removed.
B. too large
C charged.
D inserted.
16. An aneurysm is most similar to
A an ulcer.
B. a hernia
C a heart attack.
D cancer.
17. The author indicates that half of the
patients who have a brain aneurysm
could also have
A a stroke.
B. a seizure
C a heart attack.
D hemorrhaging that results in death.
18. The author indicates that the point of
creating a basket near the aneurysm is to
A catch the aneurysm when it breaks
off
B. serve as a base for a blood clot to
form
C dissolve the aneurysm.
19. The author indicates that the femoral artery is
A small.
B. in the upper thigh
C in the brain.
D connected to the brain.
20.The author states that the electrical charge is applied in order to
A stimulate the brain.
B. stimulate the aneurysm
C dissolve the aneurysm.
D separate the coil from the wire.
21. The author implies that the wire breaks off
A randomly.
B. by being cut with an additional tool
C at a predetermined and prepared
location on the wire
D inside the micro-catheter.
22.According to the passage, traditional surgical techniques take
A longer and require more
recuperation time than the new procedure
B. longer but require less recuperation time than the new procedure
C less time and require less
recuperation time than the new procedure
D less time but require longer
recuperation time than the new procedure