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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.
1. A. supply B. viola C. biannual D. typhoon
2. A. reproduction B. domination C. modification D. conference
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.
3. A. police B. attract C. signal D. discuss
4. A. politics B. academic C. cinema D. physical
5. A. certificate B. compulsory C. remember D. information
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
6. Imagine ________ when the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids. How would your life have been different?
A. you’d been living B. you’re living C. you live D. you’ve been living
7. Don’t you ______ that Veronica and George are still together?
A. incredibly find B. find incredible C. find incredibly D. find it incredible
8. Granny is completely deaf. You’ll have to ________ allowances for her.
A. bring B. give C. make D. find
9. After seeing the film “Gone with the wind”, _________.
A. the book was read by many people
B. the book made many people want to read it
C. many people wanted to read the book
D. the reading of the book interested people.
10. Take _____ of the chance to do some sightseeing while you are here.
A. advantage B. profit C. benefit D. exploit
11. The man _____ to safety was in his forties.
A. who was lifting B. lifting C. lifted D. been lifted
12. She never says anything good about me. She’s forever running me _______.
A. over B. down C. our D. off
13. – John: “How about another glass of beer?” – Peter: “No, thanks ______.”
A. all the same B. you for all C. not at all D. you so much
14. We failed to lay eyes on a tiger during our expedition, _______ one
A. let alone B. not to mention C. apart from D. but for
15. Franklin D. Roosevelt was _______ the great force of radio and…… opportunity it provided for talking
government policies directly to the people.

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 A. as the first President he understood fully
B. the first President to understand fully
C. the first President fully understood
D. the first President that, to fully understand
16. He didn’t ______ to help her, even though she was very ill.
A. open an eye B. lift a finger C. bend his arm D. shake a leg
17. I’m sorry, but we have to ______ the discussion. We don’t have ………. Time.
A. make room for B. put an end to C. take advantage of D. make effort into
18. ___________ is that a chicken stands up to lay its eggs.
A. Because many people don’t realize B. That many people don’t realize
C. It is that many people don’t realize D. What many people don’t realize
19. Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, ________ $39,9 million, three times the revious record.
A. for once sold B. once sold for C. for sale once D. selling for once
20. – Peter: “There’s too much noise in this room. I can’t understand………. “
- John: “Neither can I”
A. is the professor saying B. is saying the professor
C. that the professor is saying D. the professor is saying
21. He’s a nice guy, always ready to do somebody a good ________.
A. present B. play C. turn D. pleasure
22. _______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.
A. That the moon B. The moon C. The moon which D. When the moon
23. By the time their baby arrives, the Johnsons hope _______ painting and decorating the new nursery.
A. having finished B. having been finished C. to have finished D. to have been finished
24. The strike was _________ owing to a last-minute agreement with the management.
A. called off B. broken up C. set back D. put down
25. In the primary school, a child is in the _______ simple setting.
A. comparison B. comparative C. comparatively D. comparable
26. No one has cleaned the street this week, _______?
A. have they B. haven’t they C. has he D. hasn’t he
27. Had I known the carpenter was going to take three days to show up, I would have got the materials and done the
work myself. It ________ by now.
A. will be finished B. would be finished C. would have been finished D. is finished
28. ______ the regular written work, you will have to submit a long essay.
A. Apart from B. In addition C. Beside D. Beyond
29. I’m very lazy. I only go to the gym once in a ________ moon.

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 A. black B. blue C. full D. new
30. –Sam: “Let me carry the bag for you.” -Susan: “_____________”
A. If you don’t mind B. Don’t mention it
C. You are very welcome D. I’d love to
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.
31. Ian was under the weather yesterday so he didn’t go into work.
A. ill B. strong C. fit D. healthy
32. You must answer the police’s questions truthfully: otherwise, you will get into trouble.
A. in the harmful way B. as trustingly as you can
C. with a negative attitude D. exactly as you can
33. At last, we succeeded in persuading those boys and girls to join our picnic.
A. In the end B. At the end C. Lastly D. Endlessly
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
34. Polluted water and increased water temperatures have driven many species to the verge of extinction.
A. enriched B. contaminated C. purified D. strengthened
35. I have never spoken to her but I know her by sight
A. know her personality B. can recognize her when I see her
C. know her height D. know her weight
Read the following passage and make the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer for each of the blanks from 36 to 45.

A SUCCESS STORY
At 19, Ben Way is already a millionaire, and one of a growing member of teenagers who have (36) ______ their
fortune through the Internet. (37) _______ make Ben’s story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was
told by teachers at his junior school that he would never be able to read or write (38) ________.”I wanted to prove
them (39) ________,” says Ben, creator and director of Waysearch, a net search engine which can be used to find
goods in online shopping malls.
When he was eight, his local authorities (40) _________ him with a PC to help with schoolwork. Although he
was unable to read the manuals, he had a natural ability with the computer, and animated by his father, he soon
began (41) __________ people $10 an hour for his knowledge and skills. At the age of 15 he put up his own
computer consultancy, Quard Computer, which he ran from his bedroom, two years later he left school to devote all
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 “By the time the company had grown and I needed to take on a (42) _________ of employees to help me,” says
Ben. ‘That enabled to start (43) _________ business with bigger companies.’ It was his ability to consistently (44)
__________ difficult challenges that led him to win the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the same year that
he formed Waysearch, and he has recently signed a deal (45) ___________ $25 million with a private investment
company, which will finance his search engine.
36. A. put B. taken C. done D. made
37. A. This B. What C. Something D. That
38. A. thoroughly B. properly C. totally D. absolutely
39. A. untrue B. unfair C. wrong D. false
40. A. got B. provided C. offered D. gave
41. A. charging B. borrowing C. owing D. lending
42. A. few B. deal C. couple D. little
43. A. having B. bringing C. making D. doing
44. A. overtake B. overdo C. overlook D. overcome
45. A. estimated B. valuable C. worth D. priced
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
46. The officials object to them wearing long dresses for the inaugural dance at the country club.
A B C D
47. Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own research paper this semester
A B C D
48. All the students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing
A B C D
49. Dresses, skirts, shoes, and children’s clothing are advertised at great reduced prices this weekend.
A B C D
50. Mary and her sister just bought two new winters coats at the clearance sale.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions.
51. ‘Why don’t you put an advertisement in the local paper?’ they told me
A. They suggested my putting advertisement in the local paper.
B. They suggested me to put advertisement in the local paper.
C. They suggested that I must put advertisement in the local paper.
D. They suggested me that I should put advertisement in the local paper.
52. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement.
A. But for your assistance, we could not have got achievement

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 B. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement
C. If you assisted us, we could not get achievement
D. Without your assistance, we could get achievement
53. Mary should have done her homework last night instead of watching television.
A. Mary did her homework instead of watching television last night
B. Mary didn’t watch television and do her homework last night
C. Mary watched television and did her homework last night
D. Mary watched television and didn’t do her homework last night
54. His ell soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten
A. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best
B. I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup
C. His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten
D. His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.
55. She gets up early to prepare breakfast so that her children can come to school on time.
A. Despite her getting up early to prepare breakfast, her children cannot come to school on time.
B. Because she wants her children to come to school on time, she gets up early to prepare breakfast
C. if she does not get up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time.
D. Unless she gets up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
56. The Prime Minister set up a committee of financial experts. They were to help him discuss and formulate new
policies.
A. The Prime Minister, who is a financial expert, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies
B. A committee of financial experts was set up by the Prime Minister to help him discuss and formulate new
policies.
C. The Prime Minister, who was helped by financial experts, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new
policies.
D. A committee consisting of financial experts who were helped by the Prime Minister discussed and
formulated new policies.
57. Their dog was fierce. Nobody would visit them
A. So fierce a dog did they had that nobody would visit them
B. So fierce was their dog that nobody would visit them
C. Their dog was fierce enough for anybody to visit them
D. If their dog weren’t fierce, somebody would visit them
58. The agreement ended six-month negotiation. It was signed yesterday

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 A. The agreement which ends six-month negotiation was signed yesterday.
B. The agreement which was signed yesterday lasted six month
C. The negotiation which lasted six-month was signed yesterday
D. The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation
59. We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.
A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes
B. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes
C. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter
D. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter
60. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me
A. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all
B. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all
C. Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me
D. Not only did he spent all his money but he borrowed some from me as well
Read the following passage and make the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 61 to 70
The history of clinical nutrition, or the study of the relationship between health and how the body takes in and
utilizes food substances, can be divided into four distinct eras: the first began in the nineteenth century and extended
into the early twentieth century when it was recognized for the first time that food contained constituents that were
essential for human function and that different foods provided different amounts of these essential agents. Near the
end of this era, research studies demonstrated that rapid weight loss was associated with nitrogen imbalance and
could only be rectified by providing adequate dietary protein associated with certain foods.
The second era was initiated in the early decades of the twentieth century and might be called "the vitamin
period. " Vitamins came to be recognized in foods, and deficiency syndromes were described. As vitamins became
recognized as essential food constituents necessary for health, it became tempting to suggest that every disease and
condition for which there had been no previous effective treatment might be responsive to vitamin therapy. At that
point in time, medical schools started to become more interested in having their curricula integrate nutritional
concepts into the basic sciences. Much of the focus of this education was on the recognition of deficiency
symptoms. Herein lay the beginning of what ultimately turned from ignorance to denial of the value of nutritional
therapies in medicine. Reckless claims were made for effects of vitamins that went far beyond what could actually
be achieved from the use of them.
In the third era of nutritional history in the early 1950's to mid-1960's, vitamin therapy began to fall into
disrepute. Concomitant with this, nutrition education in medical schools also became less popular. It was just a
decade before this that many drug companies had found their vitamin sales skyrocketing and were quick to supply
practicing physicians with generous samples of vitamins and literature extolling the virtue of supplementation for a

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variety of health-related conditions. Expectations as to the success of vitamins in disease control were exaggerated.
As is known in retrospect, vitamin and mineral therapies are much less effective when applied to health-crisis
conditions than when applied to long-term problems of under nutrition that lead to chronic health problems.
61. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The effects of vitamins of the human body
B. The history of food preferences from the nineteenth century to the present
C. The stages of development of clinical nutrition as a field of study
D. Nutritional practices of the nineteenth century
62. It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following discoveries was made during the first era in the
history of nutrition?
A. Protein was recognized as an essential component of diet
B. Vitamins were synthesized from foods
C. Effective techniques of weight loss were determined
D. Certain foods were found to be harmful to good health
63. The word “tempting” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to __________.
A. necessary B. attractive C. realistic D. correct
64. It can be inferred from the passage the medical schools began to teach concepts of nutrition in order to ____.
A. convince medical doctors to participate in research studies on nutrition.
B. encourage medical doctors to apply concepts of nutrition in the treatment of disease.
C. convince doctors to conduct experimental vitamin therapies on their patients.
D. support the creation of artificial vitamins.
65. The word “ Reckless” in paragraph two is closest in meaning to _________.
A. Recorded B. Irresponsible C. Informative D. Urgent
66. The word “them” in the second paragraph refers to _________.
A. therapies B. claims C. effects D. vitamins
67. Why did vitamin therapy begin losing favor in the 1950s?
A. The public lost interest in vitamins
B. Medical schools stopped teaching nutritional concepts
C. Nutritional research was of poor quality
D. Claims for the effectiveness of vitamin therapy were seen to be exaggerated
68. The phrase “concomitant with” in paragraph three is closest in meaning to __________.
A. in conjunction with B. prior to
C. in dispute with D. in regard to
69. The word “skyrocketing” in paragraph three is closest in meaning to _________.
A. internationally popular B. increasing rapidly

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70. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses _________.
A. the fourth era of nutrition history
B. problems associated with malnutrition
C. how drug companies became successful
D. why nutrition education lost its appeal
Read the following passage and make the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 71 to 80.
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.
71. The word “evolved” in paragraph two is closest in meaning to _________.
A. became famous B. turned back C. changed D. diminished
72. The word “it” in the second paragraph refers to _________.
A. American literature B. the energy
C. the population D. the manufacturing
73. The author uses the word “indeed” in the second paragraph for what purpose?
A. For variety in a lengthy paragraph
B. To emphasize the contrast he is making
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 D. To show a favorable attitude to these forms of literature.
74. The word “exotic” in paragraph two is closest in meaning to ________.
A. well-known B. unusual C. urban D. old-fashioned
75. The phrase “these years” in the third paragraph refers to _________.
A. the present B. the 1900s C. the early 1800s D. 1850-1900
76. All of the following can be inferred from the passage about the new literature EXCEPT ______
A. It was not highly regarded internationally.
B. It broke with many literary traditions of the past
C. It introduced new American themes, characters, and settings.
D. It spoke to the issue of reform and change.
77. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that the previous passage probably discussed __________.
A. the limitations of American literature to this time
B. the importance of tradition to writers
C. new developments in industrialization and population shifts.
D. the fashions and values of 19th century America.
78. It can be inferred from the passage that Walt Whitman __________.
A. disliked urban life
B. wrote Leaves of Grass
C. was an international diplomat
D. was disapproving of the new literature
79. The main idea of this passage is ___________.
A. that the new American literature was less provincial than the old
B. that most people were wary of the new literature
C. that World War I caused a dramatic change in America
D,. that centers of culture shifted from East to West.
80. This passage would probably be read in which of the following academic courses?
A. International affairs B. Current events
C. American literature D. European history