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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)

I. PHONOLOGY (5 PTS)
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. recourse B. onslaught C. asphalt D. olfactory
2. A. coxswain B. twaddle C. persuade D. unwittingly
3. A. macabre B. chiromancy C. chemical D. chivalrous
4. A. absinthe B. soothe C. loathe D. wreathe
5. A. paranoia B. papist C. saffron D. travail
2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
6. A. endothermic B. reciprocity C. caboodle D. spontaneity
7. A. decolletage B. decontaminate C. serendipitous D. taxonomic
8. A. postulate B. mosaic C. gratuity D. deterrent
9. A. diplomacy B. synonymous C. elephantine D. petroleum
10. A. maladroit B. insolent C. processor D. domicile

II. WORD CHOICE (5 PTS)

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. The scheme is too expensive to be_____.
A. compatible B. feasible C. liable D. accessible
2. The young African boy was _____. He was nothing but skin and bones.
A. eulogy B. anathema C. emaciated D. amiable
3. No one could contemplate fame these days without knowing beforehand of its _____.
A. laissez-faire B. outburst C. insight D. downside
4. He’s regarded as the _____ favorite to win the prize.
A. warm B. hot C. ardent D. fiery
5. The Red Cross is _____ an international aid organization.
A. intriguingly B. intrusively C. intrinsically D. intrepidly
6. This course _____ no previous knowledge of the subject.
A. assembles B. assumes C. assigns D. assures
7. This evidence should prove _____ that he was telling the truth.
A. once and for all B. now and then C. over and above D. from time to time
8. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but she rose to the _____ wonderfully.
A. event B. performance C. incident D. occasion
9. I know it’s got his name on the cover, but he used a _____.
A. correspondent B. model C. ghostwriter D. fellow
10. Her political future is now hanging by a _____.
A. rope B. cord C. string D. thread

III. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (5 PTS)

Choose the best option A, B, C or D.
1. Tickets cost a _____ $6, which for three hours of music is great value for money.
A. few B. bit C. mere D. small
2. That _____ the day we went to Margate because it was raining that day, not sunny.
A. mustn’t have been B. couldn’t have been
C. shouldn’t have been D. needn’t have been
3. _____ I can’t make the presentation myself, I’ve asked my assistant to be prepared to do it for me.
A. for B. in the event that C. only if D. on the other hand
4. _____ a scholarship, I entered the frightening and unknown territory of private education.
A. to award B. to be awarded
C. having awarded D. having been awarded
5. A sharp frost _____ the beginning of winter.
A. advertised B. predicted C. heralded D. showed

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6. To resist corrosion, _____for today’s car to prevent havoc caused by road salts, gravel, and other
materials.
A. new coatings have been developed B. having new coatings been developed
C. new coating developing D. development of new coatings
7. Ancient mountains have been worn away by wind, rain, and _____.
A. with agents of erosion B. other agents of erosion
C. for agents of erosion D. to other agents of erosion
8. For years, researchers have tried to lower the anti-psychotic drug dosage to a level _____disorders, yet
controls psychosis.
A. that they minimize B. the minimum is C. they minimizes D. that minimizes
9. In China, acupuncture is used as an anesthesia, permitting patients to have major surgery _____.
A. while fully conscious B. what is fully conscious
C. that fully consciousness D. which is fully conscious
10. _____ first place in the women's ten meter platform diving event, Xu Yianmei became China's first gold
medal winner in the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul.
A. To win B. Being won C. Won D. Having won

IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (5 PTS)

Choose the best option.
1. The teenager took his father’s credit card and _____ 7,000 dollars’ worth of purchases.
A. made up B. took up C. put up D. ran up
2. The small boat drifted helplessly _____ the mercy of the wind and waves.
A. in B. with C. to D. at
3. When Robert ran out of money, he _____ his mother for help.
A. fell in with B. fell upon C. fell behind D. fell back on
4. You shouldn’t have sent Sebastian that Valentine’s card. I think you’ve scared him _____!
A. back B. down C. off D. through
5. The police ran _____ all the people who were near the scene of the horrible crime.
A. in B. over C. on D. through
6. When the president is away, the work devolves _____ the vice president.
A. in B. on C. with D. for
7. At first Tim insisted he was right, but then he began to _____.
A. back down B. follow up C. drop off D. break up
8. A good dictionary is indispensable _____ learning foreign languages.
A. in B. to C. for D. from
9. A ceasefire is an essential precondition _____ negotiation.
A. with B. for C. in D. about
10. There have been further developments subsequent _____ our meeting.
A. with B. on C. under D. to

V. READING COMPREHENSION
READING PASSAGE 1 (5 PTS)
When a genetically modified organism (GMO) is created, a target organism is given DNA from some other
living thing, usually of an unrelated species. The goal is to confer upon the target organism certain traits of
the donor organism. This, of course, makes GMOs inherently “unnatural” in that they have a genetic
makeup impossible to attain without deliberate intervention. This places a human being, the genetic
scientist, in a creative position that many people consider improper, either because they believe such power
over living things belongs only to a divine being, or because they do not trust science too avoid making
terrible mistakes. Perhaps the greatest fear is that some odd, artificial combination of traits will produce a
sort of monster – an unstoppable disease bacterium, for example, or a hyper-aggressive and venomous
spider – that would then reproduce in abundance and cause an environmental disaster. Not far down the list
is the fear that some GMOs meant to be eaten, such as genetically modified (GM) beef cattle, vegetables,
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These fear have formed the foundation of some serious, and sometimes effective, opposition to GM food
technology and its products. Much of this opposition comes from environmental activists, particularly in
Europe. Originally, research on GM foods was undertaken partly for ecological reasons – to lessen the
environmental hazards of conventional farming, particularly from the use of chemical pesticides. By
splicing pest-resistance into the DNA of a food crop, it was reasoned, agricultural scientists could help
lessen the buildup of harmful chemicals in the soil, water, and food chain. Nonetheless, environmentalists
in the late 1990s rushed to oppose bioengineered crops after a British scientist, Dr. Arped Pusztai, raised
concerns that GM food might have been responsible for immune-system problems in some laboratory rats.
This coincided with a vigorous push by a huge US supplier of seeds and other agricultural products to
market GM varieties of soybeans. A great controversy arose, with conflicting research claims leaving the
issue unsettled. In 1998, the European Union (EU) imposed a 5-year moratorium on genetically modified
food.
Companies significantly engaged in the GM food market were under a great deal of pressure at the turn of
the millennium, not only from environmentalists and consumer advocacy groups, but also from
shareholders. They were worried that risks and uncertainties associated with GM food might adversely
affect the value of the shares they held. One big worry was that the companies could face ruinous liability
lawsuits if a GM product with which they were involved was shown to cause health problem. These
shareholder groups placed resolutions on company meeting agendas in such market sectors as cereals, fast-
food restaurants, soft drinks, and food retailing to limit cooperate risk in several ways. Some resolutions
urged a moratorium on the purchase of GM food until research could better establish its safety. Others
concentrated on demands for labeling that would let consumers know what, if any, GM components a
product contained.
In most market, prospects for the acceptance of GM food as safe ad practical brightened in the first years of
the new century. The EU moratorium on GM food was partially lifted in 2003, as a vast majority of GM
research to that date showed no evidence of ill effects from GM food in the Americas (where no ban was in
place). The World Trade Organization ruled in 2006 that the EU moratorium on GM food was illegal,
making further such trade suspensions unlikely. By 2006, EU one billion acres worldwide had been planted
with GM crops. In terms of are harvested, estimated are that more than half the world’s soy crop, a quarter
of its corn, and a tenth of its cotton consists of genetically modified stock. In fact, the market for
conventional seeds is weakening. More and more companies are vying for a share of the $5.6 billion
market in agricultural biotechnology. Health concerns about GM foods have been allayed somewhat
since the late 1990s by essentially unremarkable research results. Nothing much appears to happen when
GM potatoes, for example, are substituted in one’s diet for potatoes grown conventionally.
Opposition to GM food on philosophical grounds remains strong. Much recent concern has focused on the
patenting practices or companies that develop genetically modified plants and on the power these patents
confer. Having invested significantly in research on and cultivation of novel GM foods, agricultural-
product companies hope to market them without competition from rival firms that have not made such an
investment. However, this raises the question of whether it is proper to patent a living thing. The law has so
far said that it is. To enforce their monopoly on novel species, some companies have ever coded a security
switch into the genetics of their products. One highly successful type of GM potato, for instance, contains
genetic material that prevents it from reproducing. Unlike an un-engineered potato, it cannot sprout and
generate next year crop. If a farmer chooses to grow a second year’s crop, he or she has to purchase new
seed stock from the company that holds the patent. The company, in this instance, is the creator and the
source of life.
1. According to paragraph 1, GMOs are “unnatural” because _____.
A. they cannot live outside laboratories
B. natural reproductive processes cannot produce them
C. they might cause an environmental disaster
D. traits from at least two organisms are combined in them
2. The phrase prove toxic in the paragraph is closest meaning to _____.
A. seem to be poisonous B. protect against poisons
C. be discovered to be poisonous D. help researchers find poisons
3. From paragraph 2, it can be inferred that environmentalists _____.

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A. did not appreciate the environmental benefits of GM crops
B. developed the first genetically modified food crops
C. believed GM laboratory rats caused immune-system problems
D. have had frequent conflicts with the European Union
4. According to information in paragraph 4, the World Trade Organization _____.
A. has authority over the European Union
B. controls GM research in Europe
C. favors American interests over European interests
D. is a European organization
5. The word conventional in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.
A. altered B. usual C. safe D. unique
6. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the
passage? In correct choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A. Since the late 1990s, there has been little reliable research into the health effects of GM food.
B. Research since the late 1990s has confirmed that GM foods pose health risks.
C. Research since the late 1990s has shown no dramatic health risks in GM food.
D. Since the late 1990s, researchers have failed to adequately explain the health risks in GM food.
7. All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 4 as beneficial to the GM-food business EXCEPT
_____.
A. the EU moratorium B. research results
C. a ruling by the World Trade Organization D. less demand for non-GM seeds
8. In paragraph 5, the author mentions philosophical grounds in order to _____.
A. describe research more recent than that mentioned in paragraph 4
B. give an example of a patenting practice
C. introduce an area of consideration different from those in paragraph 4
D. list places where GM crops can most easily be produced
9. Paragraph 5 states that patents for GM crops are _____.
A. improper B. legal C. novel D. creative
10. The word confer in the passage is closest meaning to _____.
A. contain B. give C. take away D. keep out

READING PASSAGE 2 (5 PTS)

Composers today use a wider variety of sounds than ever before, including many that were once considered
undesirable noises. Composer Edgard Varese (1883-1965) called thus the "liberation of sound...the right to
make music with any and all sounds." Electronic music, for example – made with the aid of computers,
synthesizers, and electronic instruments – may include sounds that in the past would not have been
considered musical. Environmental sounds, such as thunder, and electronically generated hisses and blips
can be recorded, manipulated, and then incorporated into a musical composition. But composers also draw
novel sounds from voices and nonelectronic instruments. Singers may be asked to scream, laugh, groan,
sneeze, or to sing phonetic sounds rather than words. Wind and string players may lap or scrape their
instruments.
A brass or woodwind player may hum while playing, to produce two pitches at once; a pianist may reach
inside the piano to pluck a string and then run a metal blade along it. In the music of the Western world, the
greatest expansion and experimentation have involved percussion instruments, which outnumber strings
and winds in many recent compositions. Traditional percussion instruments are struck with new types of
beaters; and instruments that used to be couriered unconventional in Western music – tom-toms, bongos,
slapsticks, maracas – are widely used.
In the search for novel sounds, increased use has been made in Western music of Microtones. Non-Western
music typically divides and interval between two pitches more finely than Western music does, thereby
producing a greter number of distinct tones, or micro tones, within the same interval. Composers such as
Krzysztof Penderecki create sound that borders on electronic noise through tone clusters – closely spaced
tones played together and heard as a mass, block, or band of sound. The directional aspect of sound has
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the stage, in the balcony, or at the back and sides of the auditorium. Because standard music notation
makes no provision for many of these innovations, recent music scores may contain graphlike diagrams,
new note shapes and symbols, and novel ways of arranging notation on the page.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The use of nontraditional sounds in contemporary music
B. How sounds are produced electronically
C. How standard musical notation has beer, adapted for nontraditional sounds
D. Several composers who have experimented with the electronic production of sound
2. The word "wider" is closest in meaning to _____.
A. more impressive B. more distinctive
C. more controversial D. more extensive
3. The passage suggests that Edgard Varese is an example of a composer who _____.
A. criticized electronic music as too noiselike
B. modified sonic of the electronic instruments he used in his music
C. believed that any sound could be used in music
D. wrote music with environmental themes
4. The word "it" refers to _____.
A. piano B. string C. blade D. music
5. According to the passage, which of the following types of instruments has played a role in much of the
innovation in Western music?
A. String B. Percussion C. Woodwind D. Brass
6. The word “unconventional” could be best replaced by _____.
A. nontraditional B. controversial C. illogical D. irregular
7. The word "thereby" is closest in meaning to _____.
A. in return for B. in spite of C. by the way D. by that means
8. According to the passage, Krzysztof Penderecki is known for which of the following practices?
A. Using tones that are clumped together
B. Combining traditional and nontraditional instruments
C. Seating musicians in unusual areas of an auditorium
D. Playing Western music for non-Western audiences
9. According to the passage, which of the following would be considered traditional elements of Western
music?
A. Microtones B. Tom-toms and bongos
C. Pianos D. Hisses
10. In paragraph 3, the author mentions diagrams as an example of a new way to _____.
A. chart the history of innovation in musical notation
B. explain the logic of standard musical notation
C. design and develop electronic instruments
D. indicate how particular sounds should be produced

VI. GUIDED CLOZE TEST

Read the following passages and choose the options that best complete the blanks.
GUIDED CLOZE TEST 1 (5 PTS)
THE EARLY RAILWAY IN BRITAIN
In 1830, there were under 100 miles of public railway in Britain. Yet within 20 years, this figure had
grown to more than 5,000 miles. By the end of the century, almost enough rail track to (1) _____ the world
covered this small island, (2) _____ the nature of travel for ever and contributing to the industrial
revolution that changed the (3) _____ of history in many parts of the world.
Wherever railways were introduced, economic and social progress quickly followed. In a single day,
rail passengers could travel hundreds of miles, (4) _____ previous journey times by huge margins and
bringing rapid travel within the (5) _____ of ordinary people. Previously, many people had never ventured
(6) _____ the outskirts of their towns and villages. The railway brought them greater freedom and
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 In the 19th century, the railway in Britain (7) _____ something more than just the business of carrying
goods and passengers. Trains were associated with romance, adventure and, frequently, (8) _____ luxury.
The great steam locomotives that thundered across the land were the jet airliners of their day, carrying
passengers in comfort over vast distances in unimaginably short times. But the railways (9) _____ more
than revolutionise travel; they also left a distinctive and permanent mark on the British landscape. Whole
towns and industrial centres (10) _____ up around major rail junctions, monumental bridges and viaducts
crossed rivers and valleys and the railway stations themselves became desirable places to spend time
between journeys.
1. A. revolve B. enclose C. encircle D. orbit
2. A. altering B. amending C. adapting D. adjusting
3. A. route B. way C. line D. course
4. A. cancelling B. subtracting C. cutting D. abolishing
5. A. reach B. capacity C. facility D. hold
6. A. further B. over C. beyond D. above
7. A. served B. functioned C. represented D. performed
8. A. considerable B. generous C. plentiful D. sizeable
9. A. caused B. did C. produced D. turned
10. A. jumped B. stood C. burst D. sprang

GUIDED CLOZE TEST 2 (5 PTS)

SMART SHOES
Smart shoes that adjust their size throughout the day could soon be available. A prototype of such a shoe
has already been produced and a commercial (1) _____ may be in production within a few years. The shoe
contains sensors that constantly check the amount of (2) _____ left in it. If the foot has become too large, a
tiny valve opens and the shoe (3) _____ slightly. The entire control system is about 5mm square and is
located inside the shoe. This radical shoe (4) _____ a need because the volume of the average foot can
change by as much as 8% during the course of the day. The system is able to learn about the wearer's feet
and (5) _____ up a picture of the size of his or her feet throughout the day. It will allow the shoes to change
in size by up to 8% so that they always fit (6) _____. They are obviously more comfortable and less likely
to cause blisters. From an athlete's point of view, they can help improve (7) _____ a little, and that is why
the first use for the system is likely to be in a sports shoe.
Eventually, this system will find a (8) _____ in other household items, from beds that automatically
change to fit the person sleeping in them, to power tools that (9) _____ themselves to the user's hand for
better grip. There is no reason why the system couldn't be adapted for use in hundreds of consumer (10)
_____.
1. A. assortment B. version C. style D. variety
2. A. room B. gap C. area D. emptiness
3. A. amplifies B. develops C. expands D. increases
4. A. detects B. finds C. meets D. faces
5. A. build B. pick C. grow D. set
6. A. exactly B. absolutely C. completely D. totally
7. A. achievement B. performance C. success D. winning
8. A. function B. part C. way D. place
9. A. shape B. change C. respond D. convert
10. A. commodities B. possessions C. goods D. objects

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 PTS)
Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word.
OPEN CLOZE TEST 1(10 PTS)
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
The demand for prison (1) _____ has steadily increased as more and more people has come to see that
locking people up in (2) _____ simply don’t reduce crime. Not only it failed to act as a (3) _____ but it

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does very little to help (4) _____ readjust to life back in the (5) _____ after they have served their time.
Prisons are isolated places, where prisoners learn from other criminals, and where bullying, bribery, and
other forms of (6) _____ spread. Once outside prison, offenders face (7) _____, which tend to force them
back into a life of crime. Even once the (8) _____ recognises the need for change, it is notoriously slow. It
usually demands new (9) _____ to change the system, and while the slow processes of (10) _____ go on,
more and more lives are affected.

OPEN CLOZE TEST 2 (10 PTS)

A substance produced by disease-transmitting insects may provide the key to fighting these same diseases.
Mosquitoes and blackflies transmit malaria and river blindness (1)_____, both of (2)_____cause a large
number of deaths every year. However, scientists (3)_____now discovered, in some of these insects, a (4)
_____called a peptide which kills these viruses and parasites (5)_____carry.(6) _____ introduced
techniques have allowed researchers to study these minute insects in order to find out more about the
peptides. Professor John Wells said yesterday that if his team could identify the genes responsible for
(7)_____the peptides, they could introduce into the world genetically altered mosquitoes which were
incapable of (8) _____the disease. In the (9)_____ of these exciting developments, it is hope that science
will be able to eradicate some major tropical diseases (10) _____ rather than later.

II. WORD FORMS (20 PTS)

1. Supply the correct word form (10PTS)
1. Why are you so ___________ to other people’s problems? (SENSE)
2. The ___________ assumption is that the amount of money available is limited. (LIE)
3. All the students who misbehaved have been kept in ___________. (DETAIN)
4. Separating the fiber - or lint - from the seed was a ___________ process. (LABOUR)
5. The ___________ child is very knowledgeable and knows five different foreign languages at a time.
(GIFT)
6. Because they are ___________ dishes, they cost a lot of money. (HOT)
7. The train ___________ and plunged into the river. (RAIL)
8. Dr. Butt Katter, who has just published a book about murder, learned ___________ in many years.
(CRIME)
9. He became ___________ in his opposition in the plan. He gave up his viewpoint after his boss criticized.
(RESOLVE)
10. The darkness ___________ him, so he doesn’t know where the murder hid. (ORIENT)
2. Supply each gap with the correct form of the word given in the box (10PTS)
STRAIN VIGOR PREVENT TOLERATE SEDENT
PART ADDICT TREAD PRESS FIND
A (1) _________ medicine specialist may have found the reason for the “addictive” properties of regular
exercise. The (2) _________may also explain why athletes often fail to notice an injury until after the
competition is over. Dr. Lee S. Berk has found that the persons who exercise regularly produce high levels
of a natural opiate called beta-endorphin in response to (3) _________activity. This substance, a hormone
produced by the brain and the pituitary gland, increases pain (4) _________counters stress, and (5)
_________a feeling of well-being. In his study of six men and six women who were tested on a (6)
_________, those who jogged regularly and were physically fit produced beta-endorphin more rapidly and
in far greater amounts than those who were usually (7) _________. After the activity was finished, when it
was ineffective. Dr. Berk noted that beta-endorphin production may also account for other benefits of (8)
_________ exercise, such as its ability to lower blood pressure and (9) _________ appetite, both of which
are known effects of the hormone. “Beta-endorphin may also explain why people become (10) _________
to exercise,” Dr. Berk said.
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
Read the following passage. There are 10 errors. Identify the errors and then correct them. (10 PTS)
RELAXATION
True relaxation is most certainly not a matter of flopping on in front of the television with a welcome
drink. Also is it about drifting into an exhausted sleep. Useful though these responses to tension and over-
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tiredness may be, we should distinguish between them and conscious relaxation in spite of quality and
effect. Regardless of the level of tiredness, real relaxation is a state of alert yet at the same time passive
awareness, in which our bodies are in rest while our minds are awake.
Moreover, it is so natural for a healthy person to be relaxed when moving as resting. Having relaxed in
action means we bring the appropriate energy to everything we do, so as to have a feeling of healthy
tiredness by the end of the day, more than one of exhaustion.
Unfortunately, as a result of living in today competitive world, we are under constant strain and have
difficulty in coping, feeling alone nurturing our body's abilities. That needs to be rediscovered is conscious
relaxation. With this in mind we must apply ourselves to understanding stress and the nature of its causes,
however deep-seated.
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:
Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their meanings remain
unchanged. (20 PTS)
1. My boss says I can use his car whenever I want to, so long as I’m careful. DISPOSAL
My boss_______________________________________________so long as I’m careful.
2. The news was a shock to us. ABACK
We ______________________________________________________________news.
3. James realised that he could never be an architect. CUT
James realised ________________________________________________an architect.
4. What he told me made me very curious to hear the rest of the story. APPETITE
What he told me_________________________________________________the story.
5. I don’t mind staying in on a Saturday night if I have good company. AVERSE
I’m___________________________________________night if I have good company.
6. What put me off the idea was simply how expensive it was going to be.
The sheer_______________________________________________________________
7. Trudy was quite relieved when she found out the truth.
It was something___________________________________________________________
8. The brochure gives hardly any useful information.
Precious_________________________________________________________________
9. If you don’t pay on time, your booking will be cancelled.
Failure __________________________________________________________________
10. You’ll have to spend at least $ 500 to get that sort of camera.
You won’t _______________________________________________________________
THE END