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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.
Question 1. – Jenny: “Is it all right if I use your bike?”
– Alex: “____________________________.”
A. Oh, forget it. B. Sure, go ahead C. I don't care. D. I accept it.
Question 2. – Tom: “I’ m very glad to meet you” – Alex: “________________”
A. Good morning. B. Yes, sure. C. Me, too. D. you’re welcome.
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 3. On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theatre.
A. On reflection B. For this time only
C. For the second time D. After discussing with my wife
Question 4. Polluted water and increased water temperatures have driven many species to the verge of
extinction.
A. Enriched B. Contaminated C. Strengthened D. Purified
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 5. Calling Jim is pointless. His phone is out of order.
A. It’s useless for Jim be called because his phone is out of order.
B. There’s no point calling Jim because his phone is out of order.
C. It’s worth not calling Jim because his phone is out of order.
D. It’s no use to call Jim because his phone is out of order.
Question 6. Mike graduated with a good degree. However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A. Although Mike graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
B. That Mike graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.
C. Mike joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
D. If Mike graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
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.
This rapid transcontinental settlement and these new urban industrial circumstances of the last half of
the 19th century was accompanied by the development of a national literature of great abundance and
variety. New themes, new forms, new subjects, new regions, new authors, new audiences all emerged in the
literature of this half century.
As a result, at the onset of World War I, the spirit and substance of American literature had evolved
remarkably, just as its center of production had shifted from Boston to New York in the late 1880s and the
sources of its energy to Chicago and the Midwest. No longer was it produced, at least in its popular forms, in
the main by solemn, typically moralistic men from New England and the Old South; no longer were polite,
well-dressed, grammatically correct, middle-class young people the only central characters in its narratives;
no longer were these narratives to be set in exotic places and remote times; no longer, indeed, were fiction,
poetry, drama, and formal history the chief acceptable forms of literary expression; no longer, finally, was
literature read primarily by young, middle class women.
In sum, American literature in these years fulfilled in considerable measure the condition Walt
Whitman called for in 1867 in describing Leaves of Grass: it treats, he said of his own major work, each
state and region as peers "and expands from them and includes the world. connecting an American citizen
with the citizens of all nations." At the same time, these years saw the emergence of what has been
designated "the literature of argument," powerful works in sociology, philosophy, psychology, many of them
impelled by the spirit of exposure and reform. Just as America learned to play a role in this half century as an
autonomous international political, economic, and military power, so did its literature establish itself as a
producer of major works.
Question 28. It can be inferred from the passage that Walt Whitman_____________.
A. was disapproving of the new literature
B. was an international diplomat
C. wrote Leaves of Grass
D. disliked urban life
Question 29. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that the previous passage probably
discussed___________.
A. new developments in industrialization and population shifts
B. the fashions and values of 19th century America
C. the limitations of American literature to this time
D. he importance of tradition to writers
Question 30. The word “exotic" in paragraph two is closest in meaning to_________.
A. urban B. unusual C. well-known D. old-fashioned
Question 31. All of the following can be inferred from the passage about the new literature EXCEPT_____.
A. It introduced new American themes, characters, and settings
B. It was not highly regarded internationally
C. It spoke to the issue of reform and change
D. It broke with many literary traditions of the past
Question 32. The phrase “these years” in the third paragraph refers to ___________.
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A. the early 1800s B. the 1900s C. 1850-1900 D. the present
Question 33. The word “it” in the second paragraph refers to______________.
A. the population B. the manufacturing
C. American literature D. the energy
Question 34. This passage would probably be read in which of the following academic courses?
A. Current events B. International affairs
C. European history D. American literature
Question 35. The main idea of this passage is____________.
A. that centers of culture shifted from East to West
B. that the new American literature was less provincial than the old
C. that World War I caused a dramatic change in America
D. that most people were wary of the new literature
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.
Choosing clothes can be difficult. Some people want to be fashionable, but they don't want to look
exactly __(36)__ everybody else. Not all clothes are suitable for work or school, perhaps because they are
not formal enough, or simply not comfortable. It is easy to buy the __(37)__ size, and find that your trousers
are too tight, especially if you are a little bit overweight. Very __(38)__ clothes make you fell slim, but when
they have __(39)__ in the washing machine, then you have the same problem! If you buy light cotton
clothes, then they might not be __(40)__ enough for winter. If your shoes are not waterproof, and if you
aren't dressed for the cold, you might look good, but feel terrible!
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 41 to 47.
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is
the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for
Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.
Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the
ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived
at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the
following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food
for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they
had survived.
Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days. The most important part of the
celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America. The meal includes turkey, sweet
potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled
with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a
pie.
On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. In New York there is the
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the
streets with large balloons in the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of
the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.
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 48. Adult education programs must be designed so the diverse needs of the participants in mind.
A. must be B. needs C. in mind D. so
Question 49: A number of the American Indian languages spoken at the time of the European arrival in the
New World in the late fifteen century have become extinct.
A. fifteen B. spoken C. A number of D. at the time
Question 50. It would be much better if everyone were charge for the amount of rubbish one produced.
A. much better B. one C. amount D. were
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