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must listen carefully to understand what the

speakers are saying.

After you hear the monologues and the question


about it, read the five possible answer to the
question you have heard.

12. A. Java and Madura Bridge


B. The cable stayed in Suramadu Bridge
C. The shortest bridge in Indonesia
D. The widest bridge in Indonesia
E. The Suramadu Indonesia
13. A. In 2008 D. In 2011
B. In 2009 E. In 2012
C. In 2010
14. A. Spain D. America
B. Latin America E. Canada
C. Florida
15. A. Soccer D. Horse racing
B. Handball E. Car racing
C. Football
16. Arrange these sentences into a meaningful
paragraph.
(1) We couldn’t take any photographs.
(2) It was really beautiful.
(3) Then, we walked into a waterfall
(4) It was nice having meals in the open air.
(5) Unfortunately, we our camera at home
(6) Finally, we decided to go back to our tent
(7) On Saturday, my friends and I camped on a hill
nearby.
(8) After setting up the tent, we took our picnic jar
and had a meal together.
PART IV The best arrangement is.
Questions 12 to 15. A (8)-(7)-(5)-(1)-(3)-(4)-(2)-(6)
Directions: B. (7)-(8)-(4)-(3)-(2)-(5)-(1)-(6)
C. (7)-(8)-(2)-(3)-(4)-(6)-(5)-(1)
In this part of the test you will hear several D. (8)-(7)-(4)-(2)-(5)-(1)-(3)-(6)
monologues. Each monologue will be spoken twice. E. (7)-(8)-(2)-(4)-(1)-(5)-(3)-(6)
They will not be printed in your test book, so you
The Following text is for questions 17 to 19
Wollongong, Mon. An Australian woman E. The Department of prosecution has embezzled
wrongfully jailed for a decade has been awarded hundreds of million dollars
A$2.3m ($1.7m,$1.1m) in compensation.
Roseanne Beckett was jailed in 1991 for trying
killing to kill her ex-husband, but her conviction
was quashed in 2005 amid claims she was
framed. She successfully sued the state of New
South Wales (NSW) for malicious prosecution in
2013. On Monday, the supreme Court of NSW
ordered the state to pay MS Beckett A$2.3m plus The following text is for questions 20 to 22
interest for malicious prosecution. Dear Ken Thomas
There were many twists in the long-running case Thank you for taking time to contact cool sport,
that was covered extensively by Australian media LLC to explain the issue that have occurred
MS Beckett cried after the judgment was handed recently. We regret any inconvenience you have
down.” Victory, at long last victory,” she told experienced, and we assure you that we are
local media. “I have been going to bed with it for anxious to retain you as a satisfied customer. Our
26 years. I Have woken up with for 26 years. I Customer Satisfaction team is reviewing the
have had nightmares,” she said. In 2013, MS information you sent us and conducting a full
Beckett accused the Crown and the Department investigation in order to resolve this matter fairly.
of public prosecution of spending hundreds of If you need further assistance, you may contact
millions of taxpayer dollars blocking her from us (at phone, e-mail address, and physical
pursuing her case. MS Beckett, who is from the address). At the conclusion of our investigation,
city of Wollongong, South of Sydney, was we will contact you about our findings. Thank
accused of trying to poison her husband, Barry you for giving us the opportunity to assist you.
Catt, and of soliciting other people to kill him. Sincerely,
(BBC news). Harry Nilson

17. We can infer from the text that Roseanne


Beckett…..
A. was jailed for ten years 20. Why does cool sports have a letter to ken
B. has to pay A$ 2.3 Thomas?
C. blocked the prosecutors to arrest his husband A. They want to ask Ken Thomas about the issue
D. was forced to kill her husband B. They want to ask information about customer
E. got freed from jail in 2013 satisfaction
C. They want to yell him that they are
18. “… but her conviction was quashed in disappointed with his work
2005...”(paragraph 1) D. They want to apologize about the
The underline word is closest is meaning to… inconvenience that ken experienced
A. Smashed D. accused E. They want to warn ken Thomas not pay his
B. Accepted E. closed debt out of the predetermined time
C. refused
21. Which of the following ways that ken cannot do
19. Which of the following statements is true to contact cool sport for further assistance?
according to the text? A. Sending a fax
A. Barry Catt solicited other people to kill MS B. Sending a letter
Beckett. C. Sending an e-mail
B. Australian media prevented the case to be D. Going to their office
broadcasted E. Making a telephone call
C. MS Beckett had been imprisoned for 23 years.
D. The state of New South Wales has to pay A$2.3 22. Which of the following statements is NOT
million TRUE about Cool Sport?
A. They want to apologize to ken about the Why, even adults arrive late to meetings, work,
inconvenience etc. here, we do not agree that late comers should
B. They will conduct a full investigation about the be shut out. They can be given warnings, most of
issue which are enough to make them try their best to
C. They let ken ask them for further assistance. reach the school on time later. If this fails, invite
D. They feel regretful for the inconvenience their parents to school.
By closing the gates, the school is behaving
cruelly, to which we prefer not to expose our
precious children. Every school has a
responsibility to implant good educational
For questions 23 to 26, complete the following principle, but it should be in appropriate ways.
text with the most suitable words. Good schools create competitive students who can
As soon as I (23) … of the car I can smell the fresh, organize themselves effectively in society, so that
untreated water. Its intoxicating aroma of life lures everyone gets a quality life as a result of ethics and
me in. I take it in, breathing deeply like it is my first values learned for as long as 12 years.
breath. I open my eyes to see the water slightly
waving at me as though it is (24) … hello. The pines 27. What should the school do if a student cannot
surrounding the water admire themselves as they are stop his/her habit to come late to school?
reflected back. Then I look a little too much to the A. Punish him/her
right, the sun (25) … me with (26) … so unreal B. Shut him/her out
C. Fail him/her
23. …. D. Talk to this/her parents
A. take out D. Keep out E. try to understand him/her
B. step out E. Spread out
C. find out 28. What does the writer think to be “the highest
form of behavior”?
24. …. A. respect for one another
A. saying D. Addressing B. Not being late to school
B. speaking E. Telling C. Understanding the regulations
C. pronouncing D. Understanding the rules
E. Inner discipline
25. ….
A. Deafening D. Hurting 29. ‘…to which we prefer not to expose our
B. aching E. Blinding precious children.”(paragraph 3)
C. relieving The underline word is closest in meaning to ….
 Valuable D. innocent
26. …  Excellent E. naive
A. beauty D. Beautifully  Clever
B. beautify E. Beautification
C. beauteous The following text is for question 30 and 31
Once upon a time there was a couple returning
The following text is for questions 27 to 29 home from a trip to New England. They were
Being on time is a beautiful social ethic and one driving home in a carriage, and were somewhere
of great importance, as it creates efficiency in near Spiegletown when the light failed and they
system and implies respect for one another. knew they would have to seek shelter for the night
However, it is one of many values that is not The husband spied a pleasant little house stood
easy for our students to learn. Inner discipline, one at the crest, and an old man and his wife met the
that comes from an understanding of the set rules couple at the door. They were obviously in
and regulations, is the highest form of behavior. nightclothes, but the old woman bustled about
Most excellent schools try to instill this with a making tea and offering freshly-baked cakes. Then
loving environment. the travelers were shown to their room. The
husband wanted to pay the old couple for their Open them just slightly so a little bit of air can
lodgings, but the couple refused any payment. get out, and with resistance. Try to do this as
The travelers awoke early and tiptoed out of the often as possible. It makes the sacs in your lungs
house, leaving a shiny fifty cent coin in the center more used to having to hold air longer, stretching
of the kitchen table. The husband hitched up the them out.
horse and they went a few miles before they broke Next, breathe in more than your brain thinks
their fast at a little restaurant in Spiegletown. you can. Your brain, of course, looks out for the
The husband mentioned the nice old couple to safety of your body, and is averse to stretching
the owner of the restaurant and the man turned the body’s limits. But the body can do amazing
pale. things when the brain is persuaded that
“Where did you say that house was”? he asked. everything is okay.
The husband described the location in detail. Finally, play a wind instrument. Playing wind
The restaurant owner then said, “that house was instruments such as bassoon, trumpet, oboe,
destroyed three years ago by a fire that killed the clarinet, saxophone, or flute, is a great way to
brown family.” give your lungs a regular workout and have fun
“I don’t believe it,” the husband said flatly. “Mr making music in the balance. You can also learn
and Mrs Brown were alive and well last night.” how to sing. Singing really works for the
After debating for a few more minutes, the diaphragm, and can aid in continuous breathing
couple and the restaurant owner drove the carriage exercises. Singers, of course, need to have really
back out of town towards the old brown place. strong lungs.
They turned into the lane, which was overgrown
with weeds, and climbed the hill to the crest. 32. Which of the following tips is not suggested in
There they found a burned out shell off a house the text above?
that had obviously not sheltered anyone for a long A. Learn how to sing
time. The husband locked into the ruin and saw a B. Play wind instruments
burnt table with a shiny fifty-cent piece lying in C. Try to deep breath regularly
the center. D. Sing while being accompanied by
Instrumental song
30. What is the best title for the story above? E. Breathe in longer than you usually do
A. Spiegletown
B. The Burning Ghost 33. What can we infer from paragraph 3?
C. Fifty-Cent Piece Left A. Singing is a technique for breathing out
D. Trip to New England Well
E. Spooky Carriage B. Singers usually have strong lungs
C. Playing wood instrument strengthens
31. “The husband wanted to pay the old couple Your singing skill
the their lodgings …”(Paragraph 2) D. We have to listen to wood instrument
The underlined word can be best replaced with … Regularly
A. accommodations E. Singing can normalize the heart rate
B. hospitality
C. amenities The following text is for questions 34 and 35.
D. dwellings Announcement
E. kindness To: All employees, staff, and visitors
We provide some places for smoking in this
The following text is for questions 32 and 33. building.
How to Increase Lung Capacity with Long-  On the first floor
Term Exercise It is beside the display room.
First, create resistance. Your lungs will  On the second floor
respond to training, so get some resistance It is at the corner near the emergency
training in your routine and watch your lung stairs.
nose. Take deep breaths. Breathe out through  On the third floor
your mouth with your lips still close together.
It is next to the toilet local network on the internet in networks
 On the fourth floor learning, underlay many e-learning processes.
It is near the pantry Early e-learning systems, based on computer
There is also on outside the office. It is behind the based learning/training, often attempted to
security room. replicate autocratic teaching styles whereby the
role of the e-learning system was assumed to be
Thank you for transferring knowledge, as opposed to system
developed later based on computer supported
The staff management collaborative learning (CSCL), which encouraged
34. From the text above we know that….. the shared development of knowledge.
A. employees, staff, and visitors are allowed
To smoke in certain places 36. We know from the text that e-learning…
B. employees are not allowed to smoke in the A. is easily implemented by all schools
Building B. has many educational values for all
C. only visitors are allowed to smoke in the C. is designed for rich students in big cities
Building D. makes the government care about
D. nobody is allowed to smoke in the Technology in education
Building E. needs professional teachers and small
E. Staff are allowed to smoke in the building Classes

35. How many places in the building are the staff 37. What kind of things which are included in
and visitors allowed to smoke? E-learning?
A. 3 A. Video, text, audio, images, and
B 4 Animation
C. 2 B. Short message, video, and electronic
D. 5 Mail
E. 6 C. Letter, diagram, and picture
D. Audio and video only
The following text is for questions 36 to 38. E. Text and images only
E-learning refers to the use of electronic 38. “…often attempted to replicate autocratic
media and information and communication Teaching styles…”(paragraph 3)
technologies (ICT) in education. E-learning is The underlined word is synonymous with…
broadly inclusive of all forms of educational A. Imitate
technology in learning and teaching. Bernard B. Cheat
Luskin, a pioneer of e-learning, advocates that C. Distribute
“e” should be interpreted to mean ”exciting”, D. Review
energetic, enthusiastic, emotional, and E. Complete
educational.” In addition to “electronic”. This
board interpretation focuses on new applications The following text is for questions 39 to 42.
and developments, and also brings learning and
media psychology into consideration park
suggested that the “e” should refer to “everything,
everyone, engaging, and easy.”
E-learning includes numerous types of media
that deliver text, audio, images, animation, and
streaming video, and includes technology
applications and processes such as video or video
tape, satellite TV, CD ROOM, and computer-
based learning. Information and communication
systems, whether free-standing or based on either
The Near-Death story of Mellen-Thomas benedict
In 1982, I was dying from terminal cancer. My 42. “… I had become increasingly over the
condition was non-operable. I chose not to have Nuclear crisis…” (paragraph 1)
chemotherapy. I was given six to eight months to live. The underlined word is closest in meaning to.
Before this time, I had become increasingly A. blithe D. Hopeless
despondent over the nuclear crisis, the ecology crisis, B. perky E. Enraptured
and so forth. I came to believe that nature had made a C. exultant
mistake-that we were probably c cancerous organism
on the planet. And that is what eventually killed me. The following text is for question 43 to 46.
Before my near-death experience, I tried all sort of Vegetarians, about 3.2% of the US populations, do
alternative healing methods. None helped. So I not eat meat. The US Department of Agriculture does
determined that this was between me and god. Neither not only include meat as part of a balanced diet, but
was I into any kind of spirituality and alternative it also states that a vegetarian diet can meet “the
healing. I read various religions and philosophies. recommended dietary allowances for nutrients”.
They gave hope that there was something on the other Many proponents of vegetarianism say that eating
side. meat harms health, wastes resources, causes
I had no medical insurance, so my life savings deforestation, and creates pollution. They often argue
went overnight on tests. Unwilling to drag my family that killing animals for food is cruel and unethical
into this, I determined to handle this myself. I ended since non animal food sources are plentiful.
up in a hospice caretaker, whom I will call “Anne”. Humans evolved to be primarily vegetarians.
She stayed with me through all that was to follow Humans do not have the large mouth or long, pointed
teeth of carnivores. Human’s teeth are short and flat
for chewing fibrous food. The liver of a carnivore
can detoxify the excess vitamin a absorbed from a
39. According to Mellen-Thomas benedict, what meet-based diet. The human liver cannot exceed
Is the reason for many people to die of cancer? vitamin a.
A. The nuclear and ecology crises It is unnecessary to take an animal’s life when
B. All sort of alternative healing methods vegetarian options are available. In the US, about 35
C. They do not believe in the existence of million cows, 115 million pigs, and 9 billion birds
God are killed for food each year. These animals should
D. Chemotherapy is too expensive for most not have to die to satisfy an unnecessary dietary
People preference.
E. The nature’s mistake to make human On the other hand, many opponents of a vegetarian
Being a cancerous organism diet say that moderate meat consumption is healthy,
humane, and that producing vegetables cause many
40. We know from the story that Mellen -Thomas of the same environmental problems as producing
Benedict believed that eventually died… meat.
A. Because nature decided so Eating meet is not cruel or unethical. Every
B. Because he was not operated organism on earth dies, at some point, so others can
C. Because he did not have chemotherapy live. There is nothing wrong with this cycle; it is how
D. Because of the alternative healing nature works. Humans have been eating meat in their
Methods ancestral diet provided a dense form of nutrients and
E. Because he did not have any medical protein that, when combined with high-calorie low
Insurance nutrient carbohydrates such as roots, allowed us to
develop our large brains and intelligence.
41. Why did he choose to stay in a hospice care? Meat is the most convenient protein sources since it
A. His family would take care of his health provides all 10 essential proteins (amino acids), as
Problem well as essential nutrients such as iron, zinc, and the
B. He had to do the medical checks there B vitamins, in one serving. Most individual plant
C. Anne asked him to stay there. foods do not provide adequate levels off all 100
D. His family told him so. essential proteins in a single serving.
E. he was broke
In my opinion, meat eaters don’t need to feel 1961 the grandfather returned with his family to
guilty. Everything we consume, including vegetables North Korea and had important government post.
or meat has environmental, ethical, and health Within months, however, he was not the country
consequences. he had expected. He was shocked to see so much
poverty, which he eventually came to blame on the
43. The proponents of vegetarianism believe that… government’s stifling grip on the economy. One
A. moderate meat consumption is healthful morning in July 1977, when Kang was nine, his
B. killing animals for food is cruel and grandfather left for work and never returned.
Unethical A few weeks later, seven plain clothes security
C. animals can only be killed in an appropriate guards stormed into Kang’s house, “your grandfather
Way betrayed the fatherland, “one of them stated, “you
D. the liver of a carnivore cannot exceed must be punished.”
Vitamin A Kang’s parents and grandmother sobbed as they
E. humans do not need meat to develop their forced to pack their belongings into two army trucks.
Brains The family was driven off, but Kang’s mother was
left behind, “spread” because her own father was
44. What can we infer from paragraph 6? regarded as a revolutionary hero. That was the last
A. people do not need meat to be included in time Kang ever saw her.
Their daily menu.
B. taking animals’ life is unnecessary 47. What is the reason for Kang’s grandfather never
C. there is nothing wrong with eating meat. returned to Kang’s house?
D. meat is one of protein sources. A. He was a supporter of Kim II sung.
E. eating meat harms health. B. He was accused of betraying North Korea
C. He was regarded as a hero
D. He was an important person in Korea
E. He was forced by Kang’s family to leave their
45. Which of the following statements is the
Homeland
Writer’s opinion? 48. What is manly discussed in the last paragraph?
A. Meat is important because it is the only A. the last minutes Kang gathered with his mother
Protein sources B. the day Kang ever saw his grandma and grandpa
B. There is nothing wrong with being C. the moment Kang’s father was regarded as a hero
Vegetarian or meat eater. Each choice has D. the last day Kang’s parents and he grandma sob-
Its own consequence Bed
C. Meat provides essential protein as well as E. the sad moment when Kang’s parents met his
Vegetables Granma
D. consuming animals for food is cruel and
Unethical 49. Why did Kang’s grandfather disappear?
A. He left work and went somewhere else.
E. it is human nature to be a vegetarian B. He returned to North Korea
C. He was the supporter of Kim II sung.
46. “Humans have been eating meat in their ancestral D. He went to the government’s office.
Diet provided a dense from of nutrients and protein E. He was kidnapped and punished by the security
…” (paragraph 6) Guards.
The underline word is synonymous with….
A. massed D. Limited 50. “A few weeks later, seven plain clothes security
B. airy E. Insignificant guards stormed out Kang’s house.” (paragraph)
C. slight The underline words have the same meaning as…
A. destroyed
The following text is for question 47 to 50 B. attacked
Kang Chol Hwan was born into a loyal family that C. knocked
had once lived in the large Korean community Japan. D. involved
In Kyoto, his grandfather had been supporter of Kim E. knotted
II sung, North Korean’s Great Leader since 1945. In

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