A. To respond to the need for new schoolbooks
B. To demonstrate the distinct development of the English language in America C. To promote spelling forms based upon British models
D. To influence the pronunciation of the English language
Question 41. The word "it" in the third paragraph refers to .
A. language B. usage C. authority D. dictionary
Question 42. The word "distinct" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. new B. simple C. different D. exact
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 43 to 50.
Fertilizer is any substance that can be added to the soil to provide chemical elements essential for plant nutrition so that the yield can be increased. Natural substances such as animal droppings, ashes from wood fires and straw have been used as fertilizers in fields for thousands of years, and lime has been used since the Romans introduced it during the Empire. It was not until the nineteenth century, however, that chemical fertilizers became widely accepted as normal agricultural practice. Today, both natural and synthetic fertilizers are available in a variety of forms.
A complete fertilizer is usually marked with a formula consisting of three numbers, such as 4-8- 2 or 6-6-4 which designate the percentage of content of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash in the order stated. Synthetic fertilizers, produced by factories, are available in either solid or liquid form. Solids, in the shape of chemical granules, are in demand because they are not only easy to store but also easy to apply. Recently liquids have shown an increase in popularity, accounting for about 20 percent of the nitrogen fertilizers used throughout the world. Formerly, powders were also used, but they were found to be less convenient than either solids or liquids.
Fertilizers have no harmful effects on the soil, the crop, or the consumers as long as they are used according to recommendations based on the results of local research. Occasionally, however, farmers may use more fertilizer than necessary, in which case the plants do not need, and therefore do not absorb, the total amount of fertilizer applied to the soil. Furthermore, fertilizer that is not used in the production of a healthy plant is leached into the water table. Too much fertilizer on grass can cause digestive disorders in cattle and in infants who drink cow’s milk. Fertilizer must be used with great attention to responsible use or it can harm the environment.
Question 43. With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
A. Local research and harmful effects of fertilizer. B. Content, form, and effects of fertilizer.
C. A formula for the production of fertilizer. D. Advantages and disadvantages of liquid fertilizer.
Question 44. The word "essential" in line 1 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. required B. preferred C. limited D. anticipated
Question 45. Which of the following has the smallest percentage content in the formula 4-8-2?
A. Acid B. Phosphorus C. Potash D. Nitrogen
Question 46. The word “designate” in paragraph 2 could be replaced by .
A. specify B. modify C. limit D. increase
Question 47. Which of the following statements about fertilizer is TRUE?
A. Powders are more popular than ever. B. Solids are difficult to store.
C. Liquids are increasing in popularity. D. Chemical granules are difficult to apply.
Question 48. The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. solids B. powders C. liquids D. fertilizer
Question 49. The word "convenient" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. effective B. plentiful C. cheap to produce D. easy to use Question 50: The word "harm" in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by .
A. damage B. accelerate C. leach D. disturb
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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. measure B. pleasure C. threat D. treat
Question 2. A. theatre B. therefore C. throughout D. thunder
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. establish B. intimidate C. inheritance D. illustrate Question 4. A. educator B. humorous C. organism D. documentary Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the two following questions.
Question 5. A clever politician will take advantage of every speaking engagement to campaign for the next election.
A. rash B. intrepid C. crude D. shrewd
Question 6. I will think over your plan and give you an answer next week.
A. anticipate B. consider C. promenade D. review
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the two following questions.
Question 7. I was surprised that he should consent to his daughter travelling abroad alone.
A. endorse B. disapprove of C. accept D. agree with
Question 8. He resembles his father in appearance very much.
A. differ from B. distinguish C. takes after D. calls away
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 9. Unless one subscribes to a large metropolitan newspaper such as the "Wall Street Journal", or the "Washington Post”, one will find very few news from abroad.
A. one B. such as C. one D. few news
Question 10. All nations may have to make fundamental changes in their economic, political, the technological institutions if they are to preserve the environment.
A. have to make B. changes in
C. the technological institutions D. to preserve
Question 11. It’s not that I don’t like her, but I object to be called that by her. I am not her “buddy”, am I?
A. not that B. to be called C. that by D. am I
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 12. The company has just got a big order and the workers are working around the _____.
A. night B. day C. hour D. clock
Question 13. Designers are experimenting with a new material flexibly with lightness.
A. is combining B. combining C. combines D. combination of
Question 14. Everyone in both cars injured in the accident last night ?
A. were / weren't they B. was / weren’t they C. was / wasn’t he? D. were / were they Question 15. I will recommend to the director.
A. the student to speak B. that the student speaks C. that the student speak D. that the student speaking.
Question 16. Quite soon, the world is going to energy resources.
A. get into B. run out of C. keep up with D. come up against
Question 17. Calculations which used to take ages can now be in a few seconds.
A. worked out B. turned out C. taken out D. run out
Question 18. Every man and woman the right to vote.
A. have B. has C. are D. is
Question 19. Have you heard about all the complaints? It have been a pleasant holiday for them.
A. can’tB. mustn't C. shouldn’t D. mayn’t
Question 20. Today, household chores have been made much easier by electrical . A. instruments B. applications C. appliances D. utilities Question 21. We decided to take a late flight we could spend more time with our family.
A. in order B. so thatC. so as to D. in order to
Question 22. one of the most beautiful forms of performance art, ballet is a combination of dance and mime performed to music.
A. Being considering B. Considering C. Considered D. To consider Question 23. Little that I knew his secret.
A. did John know B. John did know C. was John know D. John knew Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete the following exchanges.
Question 24." How often do the buses run?" - " ”.
A. From that bus stop over there. B. Much often C. Twice or three times. D. Every hour.
Question 25. “Thanks for the nice gift you brought to us!" - " ”.
A. Actually speaking, I myself don't like it. B. Welcome! It’s very nice of you.
C. All right. Do you know how much it cost? D. Not at all. Don’t mention it.
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 sentences.
Question 26. 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 27. It is her father who is Italian.
A. She has half the blood of Italian by her father. B. She is half-Italian thanks to her father.
C. She is half-Italian on her father’s side. D. Her father has half of an Italian to her.
Question 28. He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.
A. He speaks so slowly that his students get bored.
B. His students got bored because he spoke so slowly.
C. If he hadn't spoken so slowly, his students wouldn’t got bored.
D. When the speaker is slow, his students get bored.
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 29. I’d suggest that we avoid telling anything scary with Janet around. She’s a bit unstable and could get hysterical.
A. Janet has trouble keeping her emotions under control, especially when she is told frightening stories.
B. Since Janet is somewhat unbalanced, the only way to make her laugh is by telling stories, but we should avoid scary ones as they might cause her to panic.
C. It is no fun to tell frightening stories to Janet, who is not very stable mentally, because she only laughs instead of getting scared.
D. Janet is somewhat mentally unbalanced and might easily become uncontrollably emotional, so let’s not tell frightening stories in her presence.
Question 30. She wasn't wearing a seat-belt. She was injured.
A. If she had been wearing a seat-belt, she wouldn't have been injured.
B. If she had wearing a seat-belt, she would have been injured.
C. If she had been wearing a seat-belt, she wouldn’t be injured.
D. If she hadn’t been wearing a seat-belt, she wouldn’t be injured.
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 31 to 35.
Traffic congestion is now a problem in practically every major city in the world but nobody has yet found a workable (31) _______ to the practically inevitable chaos. A metro system is sadly impractical in most cities (32)______ geographical reasons. Tram systems are unworkable in old cities where narrow, (33)
_______ streets make the installation of overhead cables a practical impossibility. Many local governments find the business of coaxing people into buses and (34) ______ them from using their cars easier said than done. And yet it is misconception that the situation should be allowed to exist as it is. The arguments in favor of direct action will now be irrefutable if we are ever to prevent unprecedented (35) ______ of pollution and economic chaos.
Question 31. A. solution B. answer C. appeal D. contribution
Question 32. A. with B. by C. in D. for
Question 33. A. curling B. winding C. twisting D. curving Question 34. A. banning B. distracting C. refraining D. discouraging
Question 35. A. levels B. scales C. degrees D. ranks
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 36 to 42.
Diseases are a natural part of life on Earth. If there were no diseases, the population would grow too quickly and there would not be enough food or other resources. So in a way, diseases are nature's way of keeping the Earth in balance. But sometimes they spread very quickly and kill large numbers of people.
For example, in 1918, an outbreak of the flu spread across the world, killing over 25 million people in only six months. Such terrible outbreaks of a disease are called pandemics.
Pandemics happen when a disease changes in a way that our bodies are not prepared to fight. In 1918, a new type of flu virus appeared. Our bodies had no way to fight this new flu virus, and so it spread very quickly and killed large numbers of people. While there have been many different pandemic diseases throughout history, all of them have a few things in common.
First, all pandemic diseases spread from one person to another very easily. Second, while they may kill many people, they generally do not kill people very quickly. A good example of this would be the Marburg virus. The Marburg virus is an extremely infectious disease. In addition, it is deadly. About 70- 80% of all the people who get the Marburg virus die from the disease. However, the Marburg virus has not become a pandemic because most people die within three days of getting the disease. This means that the virus does not have enough time to spread to a large number of people. The flu virus of 1918, on the other hand, generally took about a week to ten days to kill its victims, so it had more time to spread.
While we may never be able to completely stop pandemics, we can make them less common. Doctors carefully monitor new diseases that they fear could become pandemics. For example, in 2002 and 2003, doctors carefully watched SARS. Their health warnings may have prevented SARS from becoming a pandemic.
Question 36. This passage is mainly about .
A. how to prevent pandemic diseases. B. pandemic diseases.
C. pandemic diseases throughout history. D. why pandemics happen.
Question 37. According to paragraph 1, how are diseases a natural part of life on Earth?
A. They prevent pandemics. B. They help control the population.
C. They help the world grow quickly. D. They kill too many people.
Question 38. Based on the information in the passage the term pandemics can best be explained as ____.
A. diseases with no cure B. a deadly kind of flu
C. diseases that spread quickly and kill large numbers of people D. new diseases like SARS or the Marburg virus
Question 39. According to the passage, all of the following are true of the 1918 flu pandemic EXCEPT that _______.
A. it involved a new kind of flu virus B. it killed over 25 million people
C. it was the last pandemic in history D. it took a little over a week to kill its victims Question 40. The word it in the passage refers to .
A. disease B. flu virus C. pandemics D. bodies
Question 41. Which of the following is mentioned as a common feature of all pandemic diseases?
A. They spread from people to people very slowly. B. They may kill many people very quickly C. They do not kill people very quickly. D. They kill all the victims.
Question 42. The word monitor in the passage is closest in meaning to .
A. fight B. prevent C. watch D. avoid
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 43 to 50.
In the decade of the 1970s, the United Nations organised several important meetings on the human environment to study a very serious problem. We humans are destroying the world around US. We are using up all of our natural resources. We must learn to conserve them, or life will be very bad for our children and our grandchildren.
There are several major parts to this problem.
Population. Most problems of the environment come from population growth. In 1700, there were 625 million people in the world. In 1900, there were 1.6 billion; in 1950, 2.5 billion and in 1980, 4.4 billion. In the year 2010, there will be well over 6 billion. More people need more water, more food, more wood, and more petroleum.
Distribution. Scientists say there is enough water in the world for everyone, but some countries have a lot of water and some have only a little. Some areas get all their rain during one season. The rest of the year is dry. There are huge forests in the Amazon area of Brazil. In other parts of the world there is only desert.
Petroleum. We are using up the world's petroleum. We use it in our cars and to heat our buildings in winter.
Farmers use petrochemicals to make the soil rich. They also use petrochemicals to kill insects that eat plants. These chemicals go into rivers and lakes and kill the fish there. Thousands of people also die from these chemicals every year. Chemicals also go into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this polluted air from countries to other countries and even other continents.
Poverty. Poor farmers use the same land over and over. The land needs a rest so it will be better next year. However, the farmer must have food this year. Poor people cut down trees for firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land becomes desert. However, people need wood to cook their food now. Poor people cannot save the environment for the future. We now have the information and the ability to solve these huge problems. However, this is not a problem for one country or one area of the world. It is a problem for all humans. The people and the nations of the world must work together to conserve the world's resources. No one controls the future, but we all help make it.
Question 43. Our natural resources are .
A. running out B. being disused C. being destroyed D. being wasted Question 44. The phrase ‘using up ’ is closest in meaning to .
A. using it to increase the amount of B. using all of it C. using it for a short time D. trying to preserve Question 45. Most environmental problems come from .
A. forests B. too much rain. C. population growth D. poor distribution Question 46. The word them in paragraph 1 refers to .
A. our children and grandchildren B. the United Nations
C. our natural resources D. human beings
Question 47. Good distribution means . A. having things in the right place at the right time
B. cutting down forests and selling them to other countries C. building water systems to carry water to farms
D. conserving our natural resources
Question 48. According to the passage, petrochemicals help farmers to .
A. enrich the soil B. kill insects and plants
C. kill fish in rivers and lakes D. pollute the air in many countries Question 49. Which of the following is not mentioned as a major cause of the problem?
A. population growth B. distribution of natural resources C. use of petroleum D. lack of rain in certain areas Question 50. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. People must work together to save the environment.
B. We have the ability to solve environmental problems.
C. We control the future.
D. We help make the future.
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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. merchant B. term C. commercial D. sergeant Question 2. A. honesty B. hydrogen C. horrible D. harmful
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. specific B. coincide C. inventive D. regardless Question 4. A. gallery B. satellite C. different D. cathedral
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the two following questions.
Question 5. Just drop me a line in order to know when you are coming.
A. give me a ring B. write to me C. call me D. drop in me
Question 6. With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may be unique in the solar system was strengthened.
A. outcome B. beginning C. expansion D. continuation
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the two following questions.
Question 7. The design of wildlife refugees is still a meter of considerable controversy.
A. significance B. debate C. agreement D. concern
Question 8. New members will be issued with a temporary identity card.
A. of a short time B. of a longtime C. of prime importance D. of great attempt