THI TH S 19

SECTION A (8 points)
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. days
B. envelops
C. areas
D. cities
Question 2: A. village
B. passage
C. message
D. massage
Question 3: A rear
B. bear
C. linear
D. ear
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 main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 4: A horrify
B. endanger
C. develop
D. imprison
Question 5: A eliminate
B. investigate
C. communicate
D. manufacture
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: - Jean: "If only I hadn't lent him all my money!" - Jack: "
"
A. I'm afraid you will have to do it. B. All right. You will be OK.
C. Sorry, I have no idea.
D. Well, you did, so it's no use crying over spilt milk.
Question 7: The voters were overwhelmingly against the candidate
proposals called for higher taxes.
A who his
B. whose
C. whom he had D. that his
Question 8: - Peter: "Who wrote this play?" - John: "It's said
written by Shakespeare."
A to be
B. to have been
C. to being
D. to having been
Question 9: Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful
in computer software.
A pioneer
B. navigator
C. generator
D. volunteer
Question 10: Not only
but it also performs an essential function in the reproduction of the plant.
A. the beautiful flower
B. does the flower look beautiful
C. the flower is looking beautiful
D. the flower looks beautiful
Question 11: The postman couldn't make out
addressed to, so he took it back.
A. the letter was
B. where the letter was C. the letter
D. who the letter was
Question 12: The players' protests no difference to the referee's decision at all.
A. caused
B. created
C. made
D. did
Question 13: Computers are considered as
tools today.
A. much modern than
B. modern as
C. the most modern D. more modern
Question 14: Why don't you have a night out? It would take your
off your worries.
A. thoughts
B. mind
C. head
D. heart
Question 15: - Jean: "I didn't expect Ann's husband to be here at the opera with her."
- Janet: "I'm surprised, too. Ann must have insisted that
with her"
A. he come
B. he comes
C. he came
D. he had come
Question 16: Getting a new computer system
at the school has become a high priority.
A. to install
B. installed
C. to be installed
D. install
Question 17:
have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and
the internet is widely recognized.
A. It is that computers
B. that computers C. Computers that
D. That it's computers
Question 18: He tried to make out that the fake painting he had
genuine.
A. to be
B. being
C. been
D. was
Question 19: Doctors usually have to study for at least seven years before becoming fully
A. examined
B. qualified
C. tested
D. approved of
Question 20: Having passed the entrance exam,
go away for a holiday.
A. his parents allow him
B. his parents allow him to C. he is allowing to D. he is allowed to
Question 21: The city libraries present a gloomy picture of the
who used to flock the libraries every
evening.
A. gradual reduction of readers
B. gradual readers reduction
C. gradual readers of reduction
D. reduction gradual readers
Question 22: There is no
going to school if you arc not willing to learn.
A. reason
B. point
C. purpose
D. aim
Question 23:
the public concern about the local environment, this new road scheme will
have to be abandoned.
A. As regards
B. In the event of
C. In view of
D. However much
Question 24: He had changed so much since the: last time we met that I
him.
A. could recognize
B. could hardly recognize
C. wouldn't have recognized
D. don't recognize
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 25: Most of the school-leavers are sanguine about the idea of going to work and earning money.
A fearsome
B. expected
C. excited
D. optimistic
Question 26: The situation seems to be changing minute by minute.
A. from time to time
B. time after time
C. again and again
D. very rapidly
Question 27: For a long term period, Lizzie Magie has been battling against the vicissitudes of life.
A. mutability
B. caprice
C. ups and downs
D. determination
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 28: The Germany's war hysteria has accounted for its people's hostility towards foreigners.
A. disease
B. ceremony
C. malaria
D. serenity
Question 29: His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.
A irregular
B. legal
C. elicited
D. secret
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer for each of the blanks from 30 to 39
Man cannot go on increasing numbers at the present rate. In the next 30 years, man will face a period of
crisis. (30)
experts believe that there will be a widespread food (31)
. Other experts think
this is too pessimistic, and that man can prevent things from getting worse than they are now. But (32)
that two-thirds of the people-in the world are undernourished or starving now.
One thing that man can do is to limit (33)
of babies born. The need (34)
this is obvious, but
it is not easy to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families. In the country of the population
(35)
, many people like big families. The parents think that brings a
bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look after them in old
age.
Several governments have (36)
birth control policies in recent years. (37)
them are Japan,
China, India and Egypt. In some (38)
the results have not been succeeded. Japan has been an
exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1942. People (39)
to limit their families. The
birth rate fell from 28.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per thousand per year at present.
Question 30: A. Any
B. Some
C. More
D. All
Question 31: A. need
B. want
C. absence
D. shortage
Question 32: A. to remember
B. remember
C. remembered
D. remembering
Question 33: A. a number
B. the number
C. an amount
D. the amount
Question 34: A. for
B. in
C. of
D. about
Question 35: A. bursting
B. raising
C. explosion
D. extension
Question 36: A. adjusted
B. created
C. adopted
D. presented
Question 37: A. Of
B. Among
C. Between
D. Out of
Question 38: A. cases
B. exceptions
C. examples
D. events
Question 39: A encourage
B. encouraged
C. were encouraged D. are encouraged.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 40: Many people found it is moving to see a nine-year-old Japanese boy desperately searching for
his
A
B
C
family lost in the quake and tsunami of March 11,2011.
D
Question 41: The Homestead Act of 1862 granted 16p acres of land for any settler who would spend five
years on the land.
A
B
C
D
Question 42: An organ is a group of tissues capable to perform some special functions, as for example, the
A
B
C
D
heart, the liver or the lungs.
Question 43: Little they knew in 1926, when the first T.V. broadcast began, that it would have such an impact
on
A
B
C
D
people's everyday lives.
Question 44: Not only, the number of mahogany trees has decreased markedly during the last decade, but
A
B
other valuable trees are becoming scarcer and scarcer as well.
C
D
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 45 to 54.
Amelia Earhart was born in Kansas in 1897. Thirty one years later, she received a phone call that would
change her life. She was invited to become the first woman passenger to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a plane.
The flight took more than 20 hours - about three times longer than it routinely takes today to cross the Atlantic
by plane. Earhart was twelve years old before she ever saw an airplane, and she didn't take her first flight
until 1920. But she was so thrilled by her first experience in a plane that she quickly began to take flying
lessons. She wrote, "As soon as I left the ground, I knew I myself had to fly."
After that flight Earhart became a media sensation. She was given a ticker tape parade down Broadway
in New York and even President Coolidge called to congratulate her. Because her record-breaking career
and physical appearance were similar to pioneering pilot and American hero Charles Lindbergh, she earned
the nickname "Lady Lindy." She wrote a book about her flight across the Atlantic, called 20 Hrs. 40 Min.
Earhart continued to break records, and also polished her skills as a speaker and writer, always
advocating women's achievements, especially in aviation. Her next goal was to achieve a transatlantic
crossing alone. In 1927 Charles Lindbergh became the first person to make a solo nonstop flight across the
Atlantic. Five years later, Earhart became the first woman to repeat that feat. Her popularity grew even more
and she was the undisputed queen of the air. She then wanted to fly around the world, and in June 1937
she left Miami with Fred Noonan as her navigator. No one knows why she left behind important

communication and navigation instruments. Perhaps it was to make room for additional' fuel for the long
flight. The pair made it to New Guinea in 21 days and then left for Howland Island, a tiny island in the middle
of the Pacific Ocean. The last communication from Earhart and Noonan was on July 2, 1937 with a nearby
Coast Guard ship. The United States Navy conducted a massive search for more than two weeks but no
trace of the plane or its passengers was ever found. Many people believe they got lost and simply ran out of
fuel and died.
Question 45: With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned?
A. The history of aviation
B. The tragic death of the queen of air
C. Achievements of early aviation pioneers
D. The achievements of a pioneering aviator
Question 46: According to the passage, which of the following statements about Earhart is NOT true?
A. She wrote a book about her solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic, called 20 Hrs. 40 Min.
B. In her last adventure, she didn't take communication and navigation instruments by accident,
and that led to the tragedy.
C. She is regarded as the female Charles Lindbergh in aviation.
D. She was in her twenties when she took her first flight.
Question 47: According to the passage, when did Amelia Earhart begin her first flight
A. when she was 12 years old
B.1920
C. when she first saw an airplane
D. when she started to take flying lessons.
Question 48: The word "sensation" in paragraph two is closest in meaning to
A. feeling
B. hit
C. excitement
D. perception
Question 49: Amelia Earhart was called "Lady Lindy" because
A. she was the undisputed queen of the air.
B. President Coolidge gave her the nickname.
C. she repeated Charles Lindbergh's feat.
D. of her career and her physical resemblance to
Lindbergh
Question 50: The word "undisputed" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. contemporary
B. undeceived
C. dissipated
D. undoubted
Question 51: In what year did Earhart fly ceaselessly across the Atlantic on her own?
A. 1920
B. 1927
C.1932
D. 1937
Question 52: The word "it" in the third paragraph refers to
A. plane
B. communication
C. the reason
D. aviation.
Question 53: The word "massive" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. substantial
B. general
C. large
D. careful
Question 54: It may be inferred from the passage that Amelia Earhart
A. would not have developed her love of flying if she had not been invited to become the first woman
passenger to cross the Atlantic in a plane.
B. would have continued to seek new adventures and records to break if she had not died at the
age of 39.
C. became too confident and took too many-risks to be able to live to old age.
D. did not want to return to the United 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 from 55 to 64.
Galaxies are not evenly distributed throughout the universe. A few are found alone, bur almost all are
grouped in formations termed galactic clusters. These formations should not be confused with stellar
clusters, globular clusters of stars that exist within a galaxy. The size of galactic clusters varies enormously,
with some clusters containing only a dozen or so members and others containing as many as 10,000.
Moreover, galactic clusters themselves are part of larger clusters of clusters, termed superclusters. It is
surmised that even clusters of superclusters are possible.
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is part of a galactic cluster called the Local Group, which has twenty members
and is typical in terms of the types of galaxies it contains. There are three large spiral galaxies: Andromeda,
the largest galaxy in the group; the Milky Way, the second-largest galaxy; and the Triangulum Spiral, the third
largest. There are also four medium-sized spiral galaxies, including the Large Cloud of Magellan and the
Small Cloud of Magellan. There are four regular elliptical galaxies; the remainders are dwarf ellipticals. Other
than our own galaxy, only Andromeda and the Clouds of Magellan can be seen with the naked eye, and & the
Clouds are visible only from the Southern Hemisphere.
In the vicinity of the Local Group are several clusters, each containing around twelve members. The
nearest cluster rich in members is the Virgo Cluster, which contains thousands of galaxies of all types. Like
most large clusters, it emits X- rays. The Local Group, the small neighboring clusters, and the Virgo Cluster
form part of a much larger cluster of clusters - the Local Supercluster.
The existence of galactic clusters presented a riddle to scientists for many years - the "missing mass"
problem. Clusters are presumably held together by the gravity generated by their members. However,
measurements showed that the galaxies did not have enough mass to explain their apparent stability. Why
didn't these clusters disintegrate? It is now thought that galaxies contain' great amounts of "dark matter",
which cannot be directly observed but which generates gravitational pull. This matter includes gas, dust,
burnt-out stars, and even black holes.
Question 55: Which of the followings does the passage mainly discuss?
A. An astronomical problem that has never been solved. B. A recent development in astronomy.
C. Clusters and superclusters of galaxies.
D. The incredible distance between galaxies.
Question 56: The word "evenly" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to

A. predictably
B. paradoxically
C. uniformly
D. relatively
Question 57: 'What conclusion can be made about galaxies that are NOT found in clusters?
A. They are outnumbered by galaxies that do occur in clusters.
B. They are not actually galaxies but parts of galaxies.
C. They have never been observed.
D. They are larger than other galaxies.
Question 58: The author would probably characterize the .existence of clusters of superclusters as
A. certain
B. surprising
C. theoretical
D. impossible
Question 59: According to the passage, in what way is the Local Group typical of galactic clusters?
A. In its size.
B. In its shape.
C. In the number of galaxies it contains.
D. In the types of galaxies that make it up.
Question 60: In the Local Group, which of the following types of galaxies are most numerous?
A. Dwarf ellipticals.
B. Large spirals.
C. Regular ellipticals. D. Medium-sized spirals
Question 61: All of the following are visible from somewhere on Earth without a telescope EXCEPT
A. Andromeda
B. the Clouds of Magellan C. the Milky Way D. the Triangulum Spiral
Question 62: According to the passage, the Local Group and the Virgo Cluster have which of the following in
common
A. Both are part of the same supercluster.
B. Both are small clusters.
C. Both emit X-rays.
D. Both are rich in galaxies.
Question 63: The word "riddle" in paragraph four is closest in meaning to
A. tool
B. puzzle
C. clue
D. theory
Question 64: Which of the following is NOT true about the "dark matter" in paragraph four?
A. It may include black holes.
B. It is impossible to observe directly.
C. It is found in the space between galaxies.
D. It helps explain the "missing mass" problem.
SECTION B (2 points)
1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Question 1: Perhaps I didn't get a better job because I didn't study hard enough.
I might have got a better job if I had studied hard enough
Question 2: The robber made the cashier to hand over the money.
The cashier was made to hand over the money
Question 3: She cannot get into the habit of studying every evening.
She can't get accustomed to studying every evening
Question 4: The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer.
Only after a new pay offer did the workers only called off the strike
Question 5: He decided to repair the thing himself and not to take it back to the shop.
Rather than take it back to the shop, he decided to repair the thing himself
II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph to express your thanks to a friend for a nice weekend. Write
your paragraph on your answer sheet.

PRACTICE TEST 19

SECTION A (8 points)
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. days
B. envelops
C. areas
D. cities
Question 2: A. village
B. passage
C. message
D. massage
Question 3: A rear
B. bear
C. linear
D. ear
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 main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 4: A horrify
B. endanger
C. develop
D. imprison
Question 5: A eliminate
B. investigate
C. communicate
D. manufacture
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: - Jean: "If only I hadn't lent him all my money!" - Jack: "
"
A. I'm afraid you will have to do it.
B. All right. You will be OK.
C. Sorry, I have no idea.
D. Well, you did, so it's no use crying over spilt milk.
Question 7: The voters were overwhelmingly against the candidate
proposals called for higher taxes.
A who his
B. whose
C. whom he had D. that his
Question 8: - Peter: "Who wrote this play?" - John: "It's said
written by Shakespeare."
A to be
B. to have been
C. to being
D. to having been
Question 9: Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful
in computer software.
A pioneer
B. navigator
C. generator
D. volunteer
Question 10: Not only
but it also performs an essential function in the reproduction of the plant.
A. the beautiful flower
B. does the flower look beautiful
C. the flower is looking beautiful
D. the flower looks beautiful
Question 11: The postman couldn't make out
addressed to, so he took it back.
A. the letter was
B. where the letter was C. the letter
D. who the letter was
Question 12: The players' protests no difference to the referee's decision at all.
A. caused
B. created
C. made
D. did
Question 13: Computers are considered as
tools today.
A. much modern than
B. modern as
C. the most modern
D. more modern
Question 14: Why don't you have a night out? It would take your
off your worries.
A. thoughts
B. mind
C. head
D. heart
Question 15: - Jean: "I didn't expect Ann's husband to be here at the opera with her."
- Janet: "I'm surprised, too. Ann must have insisted that
with her"
A. he come
B. he comes
C. he came
D. he had come
Question 16: Getting a new computer system
at the school has become a high priority.
A. to install
B. installed
C. to be installed
D. install
Question 17:
have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and
the internet is widely recognized.
A. It is that computers
B. that computers
C. Computers that
D. That it's computers
Question 18: He tried to make out that the fake painting he had
genuine.
A. to be
B. being
C. been
D. was
Question 19: Doctors usually have to study for at least seven years before becoming fully
A. examined
B. qualified
C. tested
D. approved of
Question 20: Having passed the entrance exam,
go away for a holiday.
A. his parents allow him
B. his parents allow him to C. he is allowing to D. he is allowed to
Question 21: The city libraries present a gloomy picture of the
who used to flock the libraries every
evening.
A. gradual reduction of readers
B. gradual readers reduction
C. gradual readers of reduction
D. reduction gradual readers
Question 22: There is no
going to school if you arc not willing to learn.
A. reason
B. point
C. purpose
D. aim
Question 23:
the public concern about the local environment, this new road scheme will
have to be abandoned.
A. As regards
B. In the event of
C. In view of
D. However much
Question 24: He had changed so much since the: last time we met that I
him.
A. could recognize
B. could hardly recognize
C. wouldn't have recognized
D. don't recognize
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 25: Most of the school-leavers are sanguine about the idea of going to work and earning money.
A fearsome
B. expected
C. excited
D. optimistic
Question 26: The situation seems to be changing minute by minute.
A. from time to time
B. time after time
C. again and again
D. very rapidly
Question 27: For a long term period, Lizzie Magie has been battling against the vicissitudes of life.

A. mutability
B. caprice
C. ups and downs
D. determination
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 28: The Germany's war hysteria has accounted for its people's hostility towards foreigners.
A. disease
B. ceremony
C. malaria
D. serenity
Question 29: His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.
A irregular
B. legal
C. elicited
D. secret
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer for each of the blanks from 30 to 39
Man cannot go on increasing numbers at the present rate. In the next 30 years, man will face a period of
crisis. (30)
experts believe that there will be a widespread food (31)
. Other experts think
this is too pessimistic, and that man can prevent things from getting worse than they are now. But (32)
that two-thirds of the people-in the world are undernourished or starving now.
One thing that man can do is to limit (33)
of babies born. The need (34)
this is obvious, but
it is not easy to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families. In the country of the population
(35)
, many people like big families. The parents think that brings a
bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look after them in old
age.
Several governments have (36)
birth control policies in recent years. (37)
them are Japan,
China, India and Egypt. In some (38)
the results have not been succeeded. Japan has been an
exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1942. People (39)
to limit their families. The
birth rate fell from 28.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per thousand per year at present.
Question 30: A. Any
B. Some
C. More
D. All
Question 31: A. need
B. want
C. absence
D. shortage
Question 32: A. to remember
B. remember
C. remembered
D. remembering
Question 33: A. a number
B. the number
C. an amount
D. the amount
Question 34: A. for
B. in
C. of
D. about
Question 35: A. bursting
B. raising
C. explosion
D. extension
Question 36: A. adjusted
B. created
C. adopted
D. presented
Question 37: A. Of
B. Among
C. Between
D. Out of
Question 38: A. cases
B. exceptions
C. examples
D. events
Question 39: A encourage
B. encouraged
C. were encouraged
D. are encouraged.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 40: Many people found it is moving to see a nine-vear-old Japanese boy desperately searching for
his
A
B
C
family lost in the quake and tsunami of March-I 1,201 1.
D
Question 41: The Homestead Act of 1862 granted 16p acres of land for any settler who would spend five
years on the land.
A
B
C
D
Question 42: An organ is a group of tissues capable to perform some special functions, as for example, the
A
B
C
D
heart, the liver or the lungs.
Question 43: Little they knew in 1926, when the first T.V. broadcast began, that it would have such an impact
on
A
B
C
D
people's everyday lives.
Question 44: Not only, the number of mahogany trees has decreased markedly during the last decade, but
A
B
other valuable trees are becoming scarcer and scarcer as well.
C
D
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 45 to 54.
Amelia Earhart was born in Kansas in 1897. Thirty one years later, she received a phone call that would
change her life. She was invited to become the first woman passenger to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a plane.
The flight took more than 20 hours - about three times longer than it routinely takes today to cross the Atlantic
by plane. Earhart was twelve years old before she ever saw an airplane, and she didn't take her first flight
until 1920. But she was so thrilled by her first experience in a plane that she quickly began to take flying
lessons. She wrote, "As soon as I left the ground, I knew I myself had to fly."
After that flight Earhart became a media sensation. She was given a ticker tape parade down Broadway
in New York and even President Coolidge called to congratulate her. Because her record-breaking career
and physical appearance were similar to pioneering pilot and American hero Charles Lindbergh, she earned
the nickname "Lady Lindy." She wrote a book about her flight across the Atlantic, called 20 Hrs. 40 Min.
Earhart continued to break records, and also polished her skills as a speaker and writer, always
advocating women's achievements, especially in aviation. Her next goal was to achieve a transatlantic

crossing alone. In 1927 Charles Lindbergh became the first person to make a solo nonstop flight across the
Atlantic. Five years later, Earhart became the first woman to repeat that feat. Her popularity grew even more
and she was the undisputed queen of the air. She then wanted to fly around the world, and in June 1937
she left Miami with Fred Noonan as her navigator. No one knows why she left behind important
communication and navigation instruments. Perhaps it was to make room for additional' fuel for the long
flight. The pair made it to New Guinea in 21 days and then left for Howland Island, a tiny island in the middle
of the Pacific Ocean. The last communication from Earhart and Noonan was on July 2, 1937 with a nearby
Coast Guard ship. The United States Navy conducted a massive search for more than two weeks but no
trace of the plane or its passengers was ever found. Many people believe they got lost and simply ran out of
fuel and died.
Question 45: With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned?
A. The history of aviation
B. The tragic death of the queen of air
C. Achievements of early aviation pioneers
D. The achievements of a pioneering aviator
Question 46: According to the passage, which of the following statements about Earhart is NOT true?
A. She wrote a book about her solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic, called 20 Hrs. 40 Min.
B. In her last adventure, she didn't take communication and navigation instruments by accident, and that
led to the tragedy.
C. She is regarded as the female Charles Lindbergh in aviation.
D. She was in her twenties when she took her first flight.
Question 47: According to the passage, when did Amelia Earhart begin her first flight
A. when she was 12 years old
B.1920
C. when she first saw an airplane
D. when she started to take flying lessons.
Question 48: The word "sensation" in paragraph two is closest in meaning to
A. feeling
B. hit
C. excitement
D. perception
Question 49: Amelia Earhart was called "Lady Lindy" because
A. she was the undisputed queen of the air.
B. President Coolidge gave her the nickname.
C. she repeated Charles Lindbergh's feat.
D. of her career and her physical resemblance to
Lindbergh
Question 50: The word "undisputed" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. contemporary
B. undeceived
C. dissipated
D. undoubted
Question 51: In what year did Earhart fly ceaselessly across the Atlantic on her own?
A. 1920
B. 1927
C.1932
D. 1937
Question 52: The word "it" in the third paragraph refers to
A. plane
B. communication
C. the reason
D. aviation.
Question 53: The word "massive" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. substantial
B. general
C. large
D. careful
Question 54: It may be inferred from the passage that Amelia Earhart
A. would not have developed her love of flying if she had not been invited to become the first woman
passenger to cross the Atlantic in a plane.
B. would have continued to seek new adventures and records to break if she had not died at the age
of39.
C. became too confident and took too many-risks to be able to live to old age.
D. did not want to return to the United 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 from 55 to 64.
Galaxies are not evenly distributed throughout the universe. A few are found alone, bur almost all are
grouped in formations termed galactic clusters. These formations should not be confused with stellar
clusters, globular clusters of stars that exist within a galaxy. The size of galactic clusters varies enormously,
with some clusters containing only a dozen or so members and others containing as many as 10,000.
Moreover, galactic clusters themselves are part of larger clusters of clusters, termed superclusters. It is
surmised that even clusters of superclusters are possible.
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is part of a galactic cluster called the Local Group, which has twenty members
and is typical in terms of the types of galaxies it contains. There are three large spiral galaxies: Andromeda,
the largest galaxy in the group; the Milky Way, the second-largest galaxy; and the Triangulum Spiral, the third
largest. There are also four medium-sized spiral galaxies, including the Large Cloud of Magellan and the
Small Cloud of Magellan. There are four regular elliptical galaxies; the remainders are dwarf ellipticals. Other
than our own galaxy, only Andromeda and the Clouds of Magellan can be seen with the naked eye, and & the
Clouds are visible only from the Southern Hemisphere.
In the vicinity of the Local Group are several clusters, each containing around twelve members. The
nearest cluster rich in members is the Virgo Cluster, which contains thousands of galaxies of all types. Like
most large clusters, it emits X- rays. The Local Group, the small neighboring clusters, and the Virgo Cluster
form part of a much larger cluster of clusters - the Local Supercluster.
The existence of galactic clusters presented a riddle to scientists for many years - the "missing mass"
problem. Clusters are presumably held together by the gravity generated by their members. However,
measurements showed that the galaxies did not have enough mass to explain their apparent stability. Why
didn't these clusters disintegrate? It is now thought that galaxies contain' great amounts of "dark matter",
which cannot be directly observed but which generates gravitational pull. This matter includes gas, dust,
burnt-out stars, and even black holes.

Question 55: Which of the followings does the passage mainly discuss?
A. An astronomical problem that has never been solved. B. A recent development in astronomy.
C. Clusters and superclusters of galaxies.
D. The incredible distance between galaxies.
Question 56: The word "evenly" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. predictably
B. paradoxically
C. uniformly
D. relatively
Question 57: 'What conclusion can be made about galaxies that are NOT found in clusters?
A. They are outnumbered; by galaxies that do occur in clusters.
B. They are not actually galaxies but parts of galaxies.
C. They have never been observed.
D. They are larger than other galaxies.
Question 58: The author would probably characterize the .existence of clusters of superclusters as
A. certain
B. surprising
C. theoretical
D. impossible
Question 59: According to the passage, in what way is the Local Group typical of galactic clusters?
A. In its size.
B. In its shape.
C. In the number of galaxies it contains. D. In the types of galaxies that make it up.
Question 60: In the Local Group, which of the following types of galaxies are most numerous?
A. Dwarf ellipticals.
B. Large spirals.
C. Regular ellipticals. D. Medium-sized spirals
Question 61: All of the following are visible from somewhere on Earth without a telescope EXCEPT
A. Andromeda
B. the Clouds of Magellan C. the Milky Way D. the Triangulum Spira
Question 62: According to the passage, the Local Group and the Virgo Cluster have which of the following in
common
A. Both are part of the same supercluster.
B. Both are small clusters.
C. Both emit X-rays.
D. Both are rich in galaxies.
Question 63: The word "riddle" in paragraph four is closest in meaning to
A. tool
B. puzzle
C. clue
D. theory
Question 64: Which of the following is NOT true about the "dark matter" in paragraph four?
A. It may include black holes.
B. It is impossible to observe directly.
C. It is found in the space between galaxies.
D. It helps explain the "missing mass" problem.
SECTION B (2 points)
1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Question 1: Perhaps I didn't get a better job because I didn't study hard enough.
I might _____________________________________________
Question 2: The robber made the cashier to hand over the money.
The cashier _________________________________________
Question 3: She cannot get into the habit of studying every evening .
She can't get accustomed ______________________________
Question 4: The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer.
Only after ___________________________________________
Question 5: He decided to repair the thing himself and not to take it back to the shop.
Rather _____________________________________________
II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph to express your thanks to a friend for a nice weekend. Write
your paragraph on your answer sheet.