SIMULASI SOAL ACEPT DARING 2021

Part I Listening Comprehension

A. Numbers 1 – 10 test your ability to under-stand short statements in English. Each statement
will be spoken just once. The statements you hear will not be written out for you.
Remember, you are not allowed to take notes or write in your booklet.

1. A. She taught others about the computer.

B. She earned a lot by using a computer.
C. She taught herself how to use the computer.
D. She had to get help to use the computer.

2. A. I missed one art history class.

B. I always attend the art history class.
C. I've never taken an art history class.
D. History is the only class I have besides art.

3. A. Carolyn enjoys tennis as much as she does golf.

B. Carolyn now likes tennis more than golf.
C. Carolyn used to like tennis, but not anymore.
D. Carolyn's favorite sport is golf.

4. A. Did you return the right book?

B. You should turn the page in your book.
C. Did you write the book after you returned?
D. I believe you brought the book back already.

5. A. The phone rang just before she fell sleep.

B. She woke up when the phone rang.
C. She couldn't go to sleep because she was waiting for a phone call.
D. She was sleeping so soundly that she didn't hear the phone.

6. A. The game ended in a tie.

B. John lost his tie at the game.
C. The team scored only one point.
D. John's point won the game.

7. A. Mark wasn't able to forgive the rude action.

 B. I didn't act as rudely as Mark did.
C. Mark was so rude that he cannot be forgiven.
D. I was rude not to forgive Mark.

8. A. When I'm angry, I hate to be quiet.

B. I was hungry and I told them so.
C. What I heard made me angry.
D. I was too hungry to talk.

9. A. I refuse to act that way any longer.

B. I don't want you to put the light on now.
C. I used to think you were silly.
D. I won't tolerate your foolish behavior anymore.

10. A. They're standing and looking at the newspaper.

B. The newsstand probably has the magazine.
C. They don't understand the news.
D. That magazine has no mews.

B. In this part you will hear five short talks. After each talk, two questions will be asked based
on the information given. Answer the questions following the talk, by choosing A, B, C, or D
which best answers the questions. Remember, you are not allowed to take notes or write in
your test book.

11. A. Refine their interviewing techniques.

B. Arrange their work schedules.
C. Select appropriate courses.
D. Write cover letters.

12. A. They pay the same wage.

B. They involve working outdoors.
C. They can be substituted for college courses.
D. They're part-time.

13. A. A painter and a sculptor.

B. Paintings inspired by photographs.
C. Early photographic techniques.
D. The work of two photographers.

14. A. He photographed her house.

B. He photographed her paintings.
C. He gave her advice on photography.
D. He gave her advice on painting techniques.

15. A. Painting.
B. Architecture.
C. Photographing sculpture.

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 D. Photographing people.

16. A. It is the only record left of the painting.

B. It is not an accurate representation of the painting.
C. It has become more valuable than the painting.
D. It was destroyed with the painting in a fire.

17. A. Irrigating desert areas.

B. Uses for cold seawater.
C. Techniques for preserving the environment.
D. The importance of conserving energy.

18. A. Produce larger vegetables.

B. Transport produce more quickly.
C. Grow crops in nontraditional climates.
D. Keep vegetables fresher for a longer period.

19. A. To transport water to higher elevations.

B. To provide air-conditioning.
C. To bring nutrients to the soil.
D. To adjust the soil temperature.

20. A. It's another possible use for seawater.

B. It's necessary for growing vegetables in hot climates.
C. It's used to cool water used for irrigation.
D. It's the primary use for electricity in the United States.

Part II. Vocabulary

A. For questions 1 – 15, choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D which best completes each
blank space in the text.

On the night of 21 October 1931, millions of Americans took part in a coast-to-coast ceremony
to commemorate the passing of a great man. Lights (1) ….. in homes and offices from New York
to California. The ceremony (2) ….. the death of an inventor – indeed, to many people, the most
important inventor of (3) ….. time: Thomas Alva Edison. Few inventors have (4) ….. an impact
as great as his on everyday life. While most of his 1,000-plus inventions were devices we no (5)
….. use.

1 A. turned out
B. came off
C. went out
D. put off

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2 A. marked
B. distinguished
C. noted
D. indicated

3 A. whole
B. full
C. entire
D. all

4 A. put
B. had
C. served
D. set

5 A. further
B. later
C. wider
D. longer

Many of the things Edison invented played a crucial (6) ….. in the development of modern
technology, simply by showing what was possible. And one should never (7) ….. how amazing
some of Edison’s inventions were. In so many ways, Edison is the perfect example of an
inventor, by which I (8) ….. not just someone who (9) ….. up clever gadgets, but someone
whose products transform the lives of millions. He possessed the key characteristics that an
inventor needs to (10) ….. a success of inventions.

6 A. effect
B. place
C. role
D. share

7 A. underestimate
B. lower
C. decrease
D. mislead

8 A. mean
B. think
C. suppose
D. express

9 A. creates
B. shapes
C. dreams
D. forms

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10 A. gain
B. make
C. achieve
D. get

Sheer determination is certainly one of them. Edison famously tried thousands of materials while
working (11) ….. a new type of battery, reacting to failure by cheerfully (12) ….. to his
colleagues: ‘Well, (13) ….. we know 8,000 things that don’t work.’ Knowing when to take no
(14) ….. of experts is also important. Edison’s proposal for electric lighting circuitry was (15)
….. with total disbelief by eminent scientists, until he lit up whole streets with his lights.

11 A. up
B. through
C. on
D. to

12 A. announcing
B. informing
C. instructing
D. notifying

13 A. by far
B. at least
C. even though
D. for all

14 A. notice
B. regard
C. attention
D. view

15 A. gathered
B. caught
C. drawn
D. received

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B. Choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D that best collocates (combines) with each of the
underlined words or phrases in the following sentences.

16. There is a great diversity of frog and toads with over 2,000..........................adapted for life in
habits which, apart from wet lands, include tropical forests, grassland, and even desert.
a. specimens b. organism c. species d. animals

17. He..........trial for murder of a businessman last year.

a. underwent b. heard c. stood d. face

18. Your short dress is............for a formal party.

a. inadequate b. inappropriate c. inaccurate d. insecure

19. She tried to retrieve the situation by making............apologies.

a. profuse b. abundant c. numerous d. plentiful

20. Is it your birthday today? Many happy............!

a. celebrations b. returns c. winks d. days

21. So you say you’re going to invite me to Manilla ? I might.............you to that !

a. hold b. force c. remind d. say

22. A stick insect is an example of an insect that.............with its surroundings.

a. combines b. merges c. mingles d. mixes

23. Getting that well-paid job was a bit of a............blessing : it means we’ll have to live away from
home for a few years.
a. confused b. doubtful c. mixed d. dizzy

24. Membership of the club is............to people under 30.

a. restricted b. restrained c. confined d. limited

25. We...........revenge on them by bombing their cities.

a. did b. threw c. took d. do

26. Our plans were.............by the sudden change in the weather.

a. overturned b. upset c. unsettled d. rioted

27. She got............in her feet when she got up after sitting cross-legged for so long.
a. nettle and thistle b. pins and needles c. numbs and nimbs d. ping pong

28. She received.............head injuries in the accident.

a. hard b. stern c. severe d. ugly

29. A person who tries to arrange marriages is called a ..........

a. matchmaker b. tall order c. trouble shooter d. witch

30. The police need...........proof of his guilt before they charge him.
a. touchable b. substantial c. tangible d. real

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 Part III. Grammar and Structure

A. Sentence Completion
For questions 1 – 15, choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D which best completes each
of the following sentences.

1. The Komodo Dragon is the world’s largest lizard, which can grow to 3 meters long and
……………… more than 90 kilograms.
(A) is weighted
(B) weighted
(C) weighs
(D) weigh

2. Scientists think helps some tree to conserve water in the winter.

A. when losing leaves
B. leaves are lost
C. that losing leaves
D. the leaves losing

3. The ancient Hopewell people of North America probably cultivated corn and crops, but
hunting and gathering were still of critical importance in their economy.
A. another
B. the other's
C. other
D. other than

4. Lunar eclipses occur each time the Earth blocks the Sun's light from the Moon the
Moon's full phase.
A. during
B. whether
C. in which
D. whenever

5. all data into electronic pulses.

A. The computer input unit changes
B. Changing input, the computer unit
C. Which changes the computer input unit
D. Changes in the computer input units

6. Robert S. Duncanson was considered a painter of the Hudson River school, on scenes of
America's untamed wilderness
A. which concentrated
B. which concentrated it
C. which it concentrated
D. and which concentrated

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7. their senses, many-celled animals perceive what is happening in their environment.
A. Means of
B. By means of
C. Of the means by
D. By means

8. In central Georgia, archaeological evidence indicates that Native Americans first inhabited the
area
A. since thirteen centuries
B. thirteen centuries ago
C. the previous thirteen centuries
D. thirteen centuries were before

9. The large compound eyes of the dragonfly to see moving objects almost eighteen feet
away.
A. to enable it
B. enabling it
C. it enables
D. enable it

10. Using many symbols makes to put a large amount of information on a single map.
A. possible
B. it possible
C. it is possible
D. that possible

11. Anarchism is a term describing a cluster of doctrines an attitudes principal uniting

feature is the belief that government is both harmful and unnecessary.
A. and
B. whose
C. since
D. for

12. After the great blizzard of 1888 in the northeastern United States, it took some the snow
away from their homes.
A. days to shovel people several
B. people several days to shovel
C. several days people to shovel
D. people to shovel several days

13. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the United States
Henry Ford a pioneer in automobile production.
A. as was
B. than was
C. than did
D. as did

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14. In copper engravings and etchings caused by the edges of the plate is clearly visible on
the paper.
A. the impression is
B. if the impression
C. impressions
D. the impression

15. Cora reefs have always been hazards to ships sailing in tropical seas.
A. one of the greatest
B. the greatest ones
C. ones greatest
D. the greatest were

B. Cloze Test
For questions 16 – 25, choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D which best completes
each blank space in the text.

My grandparents have given me a pet dog as a birthday present this year. I called my pet Rex.
My dog Rex (16)….........too many accidents over the past year. For example, four months
ago
when he (17)........... with me, he accidentally (18)........into a very deep hole in the forest and
(19)......... one of his paws. But his worst accident (20 ........ while we (21)..........our holidays in
the country. Our grandpa who (22)...........to feed him that morning, found him lying on the
road. A car (23)....... him the night before. Rex (24)........his hind legs and his tail. We
(25)….......home immediately and took him to the vet's.

16 A had В has had C had had D has been having

17 A had been hunting В hunts C was hunting D has been hunting
18 A fell В was falling C has fallen D has been falling
19 A broke В has broken C had broken D has been broking
20 A has happened В had happened C was happening D happened
21 A spent В were spending C was spending D had spent
22 A was going В had gone C went D has gone
23 A had hit В hit C was hit D had been hit
24 A broke В has broken C breaks D had broken
25 A were rushing В rushed C had rushed D have rushed

C. Error Identification
For questions 26 – 40, choose the word or phrase A, B, C, or D which is wrong.

16. For a long time cotton ranked first between Alabama's crops, but today it accounts for only a
A B C
fraction of the agricultural production.
D

17. Margaret Fuller was not active in the women's-rights movement, but she asking for a fair
A B C
chance for women in her book, Woman in the Nineteenth Century.
D
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18. Most cities major in the United States have at least one daily newspaper.
A B C D

19. The survival of a forest depends not only on the amount of annual rainfall it receives, and
A B C
also on the seasonal distribution of the rain.
D

20. James Farmer, an American civil rights leader, he helped establish the Congress of Racial
A B
Equality, an organization that is dedicated to the principle of nonviolence.
C D

21. A merger is a combination of two or more businesses down below a single

management. A B C D

22. In its simplest form, a transformer is composed of two coils of wire place together without no
A B C D
wires actually in contact.

23. The greatest natural resource of the state of North Dakota is their fertile farmland.
A B C D

24. The doctrine of eminent domain is based the legal tradition that all real property is subject to
A B C
the control of the state.
D

25. In a controversial eating guide entitled Are You Hungry? Jane Hirschmann and
Lela A B

Zaphiropolous argue that children instinctively know what foods are good for selves.
C D

26. Bats rely to their hearing to navigate and to find food at

night. A B C D

27. Once an important port of entry for immigrants to the United States, Ellis Island recent
A B C
reopened its great hall as a museum of immigration.
D

28. Every year Colorado is visited by millions of tourists who come for a variety of reason.
A B C D

29. The energy needed for animal grow is derived primarily from carbohydrates and
fats. A B C D

30. Countries tend to specialize in the production and export of those goods and services that
it A B C

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D

31. Antique auctions have become popular in the United States because a steadily increasing
A B
awareness of the investment value of antiques.
C D

32. Alike an insect, the crustacean is an arthropod, an animal with jointed legs and
an A B
exoskeleton, a supportive covering for its body.
C D

33. Bricks are made from clay that is processed into a workable consistency, form to standard
A B C
sizes, and then fired in a kiln.
D

34. Her speech at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 brought Fannie
Barrier A B C
Williams local and nation recognition.
D

35. A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the same
idea. A B C D

36. A deficient of folic acid is rarely found in humans because the vitamin is contained in a
wide A B C D
variety of foods.

37. Industry utilize the gaseous element xenon when developing specialized flashlights and
other A B C
powerful lamps.
D

38. Some types of ferns resemble trees and some are too small that they look like
moss. A B C D

39. Made of sealskin stretched over a framework of whalebone or driftwood, an Eskimo kayak
is A
completed enclosed except for the opening in which the paddler sits.
B C D

40. Our urge to classify different life forms and give us names seems to be as old as the human
race. A B C D

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 Part IV. Reading Comprehension

Choose the best answer to each question based on the information which is stated or implied in
the text.

Text 1

It reflects badly on the order of priorities in our society that schoolchildren can tell you
the make of many cars on the road but cannot identify any but the most familiar trees and
wildflowers. This is because generally speaking; the educational system of the United States
is squeezed indoors to a degree that stifles young minds. Few schools take advantage of the
vast classroom of the outdoors to teach the things that really matter-the basics of life on a
threatened planet. Children study insect larvae and tadpoles in paper cups inside a classroom
instead of having their knowledge filled out by examining the complex environment in which
these creatures actually live.
This is a pity, because a' child is normally nature's most avid student. Every parent
knows the propensity of small children to bring home caterpillars, grasshoppers, toads, and
other small living things. But parents rarely encourage this instinctive attraction by imparting
knowledge of nature to their children. Too often, the interest of children in the natural world
is -diverted by the example of their elders into a concentration on the inanimate objects that
money will buy.

1. It can be inferred from the passage that the author thinks the educational system of the United
States is too
A. strict
B. defensive
C. limited
D. experimental

2. Which of the following sentences best summarizes the author's main point?
A. Children should learn to follow the example of their elders.
B. Children should learn about financial responsibility by saving for the future.
C. Children should study individual organisms in school laboratories that are better equipped.
D. Children should be taken outside the classroom to study the natural sciences.

3. Why does the author mention cars in line 2?

('A. To provide an example of the typical means of transportation for schoolchildren
B. To emphasize the variety of automobiles available today
C. To compete children's knowledge of the automobile to their knowledge of nature
D. To criticize the automobile as a major source of pollution of the natural environment

4. According to the author, children often lose interest in nature because

A. their curiosity is not encouraged
B. their environment on the planet is threatened
C. they think the outdoors is like a schoolroom
D. they tend to be afraid of insects and other small living things

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5. The author indicates that children imitate their parents
A. pity for helpless creatures
B. love of knowledge
C. choice of professions
D. interest in material possessions

Text 2

The oldest living things on Earth are trees. Some of California's sequoias have for four
thousand years looked down on the changes in the landscape and the comings and goings of
humans. They sprouted from tiny seeds about the time the Egyptian pyramids were being
built. Today these giant patriarchs seem as remote and inaccessible as the rocks and mountain
cliffs on which they grow, like cathedral columns holding up the sky. It is hard to imagine
them playing any part in the lives of mere humans or being in any way affected by the
creatures that pass at their feet.
Lesser trees, however, have played an intimate role in the lives of people since they first
appeared on Earth. Trees fed the fires that warmed humans; they provided shelter, food and
medicine and even clothing. They also shaped people's spiritual horizons. Trees expressed the
grandeur and mystery of life, as they moved through the cycle of seasons, from life to death
and back to life again. Trees were the largest living things around humans and they knew that
some trees had been standing on the same spot in their parent's and grandparents' time, and
would continue to stand long after they were gone. No wonder these trees became symbols of
strength, fruitfulness, and everlasting life.

6. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Trees grow to great heights.
B. Trees have been important to people throughout history.
C. Trees make humans seem superior
D. Trees that grow in California are very old.

7. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a way in which people have used
trees?
A. For furniture
B. For fuel
C. For housing
D. For nourishment

8. In line 4, the phrase "giant patriarchs" could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. tiny seeds
B. important leaders
C. towering trees
D. Egyptian pyramids

9. In line 11, the word "they" refers to which of the following?

A. Trees
B. Grandeur and mystery
C. Seasons
D. People's spiritual horizons

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 10. The author implies that, compared with sequoias, other trees have
A. been in existence longer
B. adapted more readily to their environments
C. been affected more by animals
D. had a closer relationship with people

Text 3

Martha Graham's territory of innumerable dances and a self-sufficient dance technique

is a vast but closed territory, since to create an art out of one's experience alone is ultimately a
self-limiting act. If there had been other choreographers with Graham's gifts and her stature,
her work might have seemed a more balanced part of the story of American dance, but as she
built her repertory, her own language seemed to shut out all other kinds. Even when an
audience thinks it discerns traces of influence from other dance styles, the totality of
Graham's theatrical idiom, its control of costumes, lights, and every impulse of the dance
makes the reference seem a mirage. Dance is not her main subject. It is only her servant.
Graham had achieved her autonomy by 1931. By that time, three giant figures who had
invented the new twentieth-century dance were dead: Sergei Diaghilev, Anna Pavlova, and
Isadora Duncan. Their era ended with them, and their dance values nearly disappeared. Their
colleagues Michel Fokine and Ruth St. Denis lived on in America like whales on the beach.
During the twenties, Martha Graham and her colleagues had rescued art-dance from
vaudeville and movies and musical comedy and all the resonances of the idyllic mode in the
United States, but in so doing they closed the channels through which different kinds of
dance could speak to one another-and these' stayed closed for half a century. Modem dance
dedicated itself to deep significance. It gave up lightness it gave up a wealth of exotic color, it
gave up a certain kind of theatrical wit and that age - old mobile exchange between a dancer
and the dancer's rhythmical and musical material. No material in modem dance was neutral.
The core of the art became an obsession with meaning and allegory as expressed in bodies.
Modern dance excluded its own theatrical traditions of casual play, gratuitous liveliness, the
spontaneous pretense, and the rainbow of genres that had formed it. But all these things
survived in the public domain, where they had always lived, and they have continued to
surface in American dance, if only by accident.

11. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To discuss Martha Graham’s influences on modem dance
B. To trace the origins of different dance techniques
C. To argue the role of modem dance as an artistic form of expression
D. To compare several famous women choreographers of the twentieth century

12. According to the passage, which of the following most influenced Martha Graham’s dances
and techniques?
A. Her own experiences
B. Exotic and idyllic themes
C. Familiar classical stories
D. The works of St. Denis and Duncan

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13. It can be inferred from the passage that Martha Graham had become famous by
A. the beginning of the nineteenth century
B. the end of the nineteenth century
C. the early 1920's
D. the early 1930's

14. In lines 12 - 13, the author uses the phrase "like whales on the beach" to indicate that Fokine
and St. Denis were
A. good swimmers
B. physically large
C. out of place
D. very sick

15. In lines 13 - 16, what criticism does the author make of Martha Graham and her colleagues?
A. They patterned much of their chorcographic style after vaudeville.
B. They insisted that all dancers learn the same foreign choreographic style.
C. They adopted the same dance values of the previous era without interjecting any new ideas.
D. They prevented modern dance from expanding beyond their personal interpretations.

Text 4

The invention of the incandescent light bulb by Thomas A. Edison in 1879 created a
demand for a cheap, readily available fuel with which to generate large amounts of electric
power. Coal seemed to fit the bill, and it fueled the earliest power stations (which were set up
at the end of the nineteenth century by Edison himself). As more power plants were
constructed throughout the country, the reliance on coal increased. Since the First World War,
coal-fired power plants have accounted for about half of the electricity produced in the
United States each year. In 1986 such plants had a combined generating capacity of 289,000
megawatts and consumed 33 percent of the nearly 900 million tons of coal mined in the
country that year. Given the uncertainty in the future growth of nuclear power and in the
supply of oil and natural gas, coal-fired power plants could well provide up to 70 percent of
the electric power in the United States by the end of the century.
Yet, in spite of the fact that coal has long been a source of electricity and may remain
one for many years (coal represents about 80 percent of United States fossil-fuel reserves), it
has actually never been the most desirable fossil fuel for power plants. Coal contains less
energy per unit of weight than natural gas or oil; it is difficult to transport, and it is associated
with a host of environmental issues, among them acid rain. Since the late 1960’s problems of
emission control and waste disposal have sharply reduced the appeal of coal-fired power
plants. The cost of ameliorating these environmental problems, along with the rising cost of
building a facility as large and complex as a coal-fired power plant, has also made such
plants less attractive from a purely economic perspective.
Changes in the technological base of coal fired power plants could restore their
attractiveness, however. Whereas some of these changes are evolutionary and are intended
mainly to increase the productivity of existing plants, completely new technologies for
burning coal cleanly are also being developed.

16. What is the main idea of the passage?

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 A. Coal-fired plants are an important source of electricity in the United States and are
likely to remain so.
B. Generating electricity from coal is comparatively recent in the United States.
C. Coal is a more economical fuel than either oil or nuclear power.
D. Coal is a safer and more dependable fossil fuel than oil or gas.

17. Edison’s electric light bulb is mentioned in the passage because it

A. replaced gas as a light source
B. increased the need for electrical power
C. was safer than any other method of lighting
D. could work only with electricity generated from coal

18. It can be inferred from the passage that coal became the principal source of electricity in the
United States, because it
A. required no complicated machinery
B. was comparatively plentiful and inexpensive
C. was easy to transport
D. burned efficiently

19.In the author’s opinion, the importance of coal-generated electricity could increase in
the future for which of the following reasons?
A. The possible substitutes are too dangerous.
B. The cost of changing to other fuels is too great.
C. The future availability of other fuels is uncertain.
D. Other fuels present too many environmental problems.

20. Acid rain is mentioned in the passage for which of the following reasons?
A. It reduces the efficiency of coal-fired plants
B. It increases the difficulty of transporting coal
C. It is an environmental problem associated with coal use
D. It contains less energy per unit of weight than coal does

Text 5

Despite the road improvements of the turnpike era (1790-1830). Americans continued as
in colonial times to depend wherever possible on water routes for travel and transportation.
The larger rivers, especially the Mississippi and the Ohio, became increasingly useful as
steamboats grew in number and improved in design.
River boats carried to New Orleans the corn and other crops of northwestern farmers, the
cotton and tobacco of southwestern planters. From New Orleans, ships took the cargoes on to
eastern seaports. Neither the farmers of the west nor the merchants of the east were
completely satisfied with this pattern of trade. Farmers could get better prices for their crops
if the alternative existed of sending them directly eastward to market and merchants could sell
larger quantities of their manufactured goods if these could be transported more directly and
more economically to the west.
New waterways were needed. Sectional jealousies and constitutional scruples stood in
the way of action by the federal government and necessary expenditures were too great for
private enterprise. If extensive canals were to be dug, the job would be up to the various
states.

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 New York was the first to act. It had the natural advantage of a comparatively level route
between the Hudson River and Lake Erie, through the only break in the entire Appalachian
Mountain chain. Yet the engineering tasks were imposing. The distance was more than 350
miles and there were ridges to cross and a wilderness of woods and swamps to penetrate. The
Erie Canal begun in 1817 and completed in 1825, was by far the greatest construction job that
Americans had ever undertaken. It quickly proved a financial success as well. The prosperity
of the Erie encouraged the state to enlarge its canal system by building several branches.
The range of the New York canal system was still further extended when the states of
Ohio and Indiana, inspired by the success of the Erie Canal, provided water connections
between Lake Erie and the Ohio River.

21. What does the passage suggest was the principal route for transporting crops to the east prior
in 1825?
A. River to road
B. Canal to river
C. River to ocean
D. Road to canal.

22. It can be inferred from the passage that shipping cargo east by way of New Orleans was
A. Advantageous for manufactures
B. Inexpensive for merchants
C. Not economical for farmers
D. Considered economical by the government

23. The word "alternative" in line 9 is closest in meaning to

A. option
B. transition
C. intention
D. authorization

24. The word "them" in line 9 refers to

A. crops
B. farmers
C. prices
D. merchants

25. Which of the following products would a northwestern farmer in the early nineteenth
century be most likely to purchase from the east?
A. Grain
B. Vegetables
C. Textiles
D. Fruit.

26. According to the passage, where was the Erie Canal located?
A. Between Ohio and Indiana.
B. Along the Appalachian Mountains
C. Between Lake Erie and the Ohio River
D. Across New York State.

27. The word "imposing" in line 18 could best be replaced by

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A. impractical
B. successful
C. demanding
D. misleading

28. The word "penetrate" in line 20 is closest in meaning to

A. cut down
B. go through
C. fill up
D. take over

29. The word "its" in line 22 refers to

A. prosperity
B. Erie
C. System
D. State

30. The word "extended" in line 24 is closest in meaning to

A. increased
B. constructed
C. deepened
D. measured

Text 6

Stars may be spheres, but not every celestial object is spherical. Objects in the universe
show a variety of shapes: round planets (some with rings), tailed comets, wispy cosmic gas
and dust clouds, ringed nebulae, pinwheel-shaped spiral galaxies, and so on. But none of the
shapes on this list describes the largest single entities in the universe. These are the double
radio sources, galaxies with huge clouds of radio emission that dwarf the visible galaxies,
sometimes by a factor of a hundred or more. Stretching over distances greater than a million
light-years, these radio-emitting regions resemble twin turbulent gas clouds, typically forming
dumbbell-like shapes with the visible galaxy (when it is visible) in the center.
These double radio sources present astronomers with a puzzle. Their radio emission
arises from the synchrotron process, in which electrons accelerated to nearly the speed of
light move through magnetic fields. However, in view of the rate at which the radio sources
emit energy, they should disappear in a few million years as their electrons slow down and
cease producing radiation. Somehow new electrons must be continually accelerated to nearly
the speed of light, otherwise, by now almost none of the double radio sources would be
observed.
With the advent of high-resolution radio interferometers during the late 1970's, part of
the answer became clear: the electrons are produced in jets that are shot out in opposite
directions from the center of galaxy. Remarkably narrow and highly directional, the jets move
outward at speeds close to the speed of light. When the jets strike the highly rarefied gas that
permcales intergalactic space, the fast-moving electrons lose their highly directional motion
and form vast clouds of radio-emitting gas.
Cosmic jets have ranked among the hottest topics of astronomical research in recent years
as astronomers strive to understand where they come from. Why should a galaxy eject matter
at such tremendous speeds in two narrow jets? And why are such jets not seen in the Milky
Way?

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31. The word "celestial" in line 1 could best be replaced by
A. visible
B. astronomical
C. glowing
D. scientific

32. The word "entities" in line 4 is closest in meaning to

A. factors
B. processes
C. objects
D. puzzles

33. In the first paragraph, the author describes objects in the universe in terms of their
A. color
B. origin
C. location
D. shape

34. According to the passage, scientists do not fully understand why double radio sources
A. have not eventually disappeared
B. cannot be observed with a telescope
C. are beginning to slow down
D. are not as big as some planets and stars

35. The word "their" in line 22 refers to

A. speeds
B. directions
C. electrons
D. clouds

36. According to the passage, what happens when electrons and gas collide in space?
A. The gas becomes more condensed
B. The gas becomes less radiated
C. The electrons disperse
D. The electrons become negatively charged

37. The author suggests that astronomers consider the study of cosmic jets to be
A. an obsolete scientific field
B. an unprofitable venture
C. an intriguing challenge
D. a subjective debate

38. In what lines does the passage compare the size of double radio sources with that of
other galaxies?
A. Lines 4-6
B. Lines 12-14
C. Lines 19-20
D. Lines 23-24

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 39. Where in the passage does the author mention a technology that aided in the understanding
of double radio sources?
A. Line 2
B. Line 7
C. Line 17
D. Line 21

40. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses

A. specific double radio sources
B. an explanation of the synchrotron process
C. possible reasons for the presence of cosmic jets
D. the discovery of the first double radio sources.

Part V Composing Skills

In this section of the test, you are required to demonstrate your ability to paraphrase sentences
and to recognize language that is not appropriate for standard written English. There are five
parts to this section, with special direction for each part.

A. Numbers 1 – 10 contain complete and correct sentences. For each number, you are
required to choose the most appropriate paraphrased sentence closest in meaning to the
original one.

1. Plankton is the basic foodstuff for everything that lives in the ocean. Plankton is the collective
name for minute marine animals and plants.
A. Plankton, the collective name for minute marine animals and plants, is the basic foodstuff for
everything that lives in the ocean.
B. Plankton is the basic foodstuff for everything that lives in the ocean, which is the
collective name for minute marine animals and plants.
C. Plankton, the name collecting minute marine animals and plants, is the basic foodstuff for
everything that lives in the ocean.
D. Plankton, the basic foodstuff for everything that lives in the ocean, collects the name for
minute marine animals and plants.

2. I didn't arrive in time to see her.

A. I was early enough to see her.
B. I wasn't early enough to see her.
C. I didn't want see her.
D. She didn't want to see me.

3. The car was so expensive that I didn’t buy it

A. The car was not so cheap that I couldn’t buy it.
B. The car was such expensive that I didn’t buy it.
C. The car was cheap enough for me to buy.
D. The car was too expensive for me to buy.

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4. She enjoyed herself immensely at the party.
A. She had a terrible time at the party
B. She had a horrible time at the party
C. She had a terrific time at the party
D. She had a terrifying time at the party.

5. We must take steps to preserve natural resources; otherwise the planet will be in danger.
A. Unless we take steps to preserve natural resources, the planet will be in danger.
B. Unless we take steps to preserve natural resources,the planet will not be in danger.
C. If we take steps to preserve natural resources, the planet would be in danger.
D. If we take steps to preserve natural resources,the planet will be in danger.

6. He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work now.
A. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work now.
B. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work.
C. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.
D. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work..

7. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.

A. He had tested his eyes ten months before.
B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months.
D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.

8. He likes the dress. Huong is wearing it

A. He likes the dress which Huong is wearing.
B. He likes the dress Huong is wearing it.
C. He likes the dress who Huong is wearing.
D. He likes the dress which Huong is wearing it.

9. Wealthy as they were, they were far from happy.

A. Although they were wealthy, they were not happy.
B. Even if they were wealthy, they were not unhappy.
C. They were not happy as they were wealthy.
D. They were as wealthy as they were happy.

10. You ought to do your homework every day.

A. Your homework ought to be done every day.
B. Your homework ought to do every day by you.
C. Your homework ought be done every day.
D. Your homework should to be done every day.

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B. Numbers 11 – 20 contain incorrect sentences. The incorrect part of the sentence has
been identified for you. You are required to find the correct option to replace the
underlined part.

11. Milk is pasteurized by raising its temperature to about 630 centigrade for thirty minutes. Rapidly
cooling it, and then to be stored at a temperature below 100 centigrade.
(A) and then storing it.
(B) and then it is stored
(C) and then store it
(D) and then it is to b stored

12. After discussing things with my friends, we decided that the English exam was not only long but
as well as difficult.
A. was not only long but as well as difficult
B. was not only long but also quite difficult
C. was very long and much difficult
D. was extremely long and well as difficult

13. Since her report was due on Monday, Tracy decided that she had better work on it this weekend
instead of going to the lake with her friends.
A. had better work on it this weekend instead of going
B. should have had to work on it this weekend instead of going
C. might ought to work on it this weekend besides to go
D. better have worked on it this weekend and not going

14. I don’t feel like going to the library this afternoon, but should be rather going to the shopping
mall.
A. should be rather going to the shopping mall
B. would rather be going to the shopping mall
C. to the shopping mall should rather go
D. must rather go shopping at the mall

15. Timothy should have been really sick for him not to be at work on such an important day.
A. should have been really sick
B. ought to be very sick
C. might happen to be really sick
D. must have been very sick

16. Even though the nightclub was very pleasant, I had a horrible time last night because the woman
stepped on my toe I was dancing with.
A. the woman stepped on my toe I was dancing with
B. the woman I was dancing with on my toe she stepped
C. on my toe a woman stepped that I was dancing with
D. the woman I was dancing with kept stepping on my toe

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17. Since the library carries catalogues of most of the universities in the U.S., you ought be able to
find information there.
A. you ought be able to find
B. this is where you should be able to find
C. you should be able to locate
D. you could possibly be able to locate

18. My boss would love to hire Chris as his assistant, but he may already been offered a position
from the other company where he interviewed.
A. he may already been offered a position
B. already he could be offered a position
C. a position which Chris might had been offered
D. maybe he had been offered a position

19. Because they are extremely brittle, scientists could also want to be careful when handling ancient
manuscripts.
A. could also want to be careful
B. must take great care
C. should want to be really careful
D. ought to preferably take careful

20. With global warming causing so much havoc with weather patterns recently, many farmers hope
that their crops are producing more.
A. hope that their crops are producing more
B. are wishing that their crops ought to produce more
C. are hoping that that their crops will be producing more
D. wishes the production of their crops was more

C. Numbers 21 – 30, Choose the most appropriate and correct sentence.

21. A) Whom are you voting for?

B) Who are you voting for?
C) For who are you voting?
D) Whomever are you voting for?

22. A) Whomever has the keys gets to be in the driver's seat.

B) Whoever has the keys gets to be in the driver's seat.
C) Whoever has the keys get to be in the driver's seat.
D) Who has the keys gets to be in the driver's seat.

23. A) We are willing to work with whoever you recommend.

B) We are willing to work with who you recommend.
C) We are willing to work with whomever you recommend.
D) We are not willing to work with who you recommend.

24. A) The thoughts which Ted presented at the meeting were so worthwhile.
B) The thoughts, which Ted presented at the meeting, were so worthwhile.
C) The thoughts that Ted presented at the meeting were so worthwhile.

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 D) The thoughts, that Ted presented at the meeting, were so worthwhile.

25. A) The thoughts that Ted presented, that were about shifting national priorities, were well
received.
B) The thoughts that Ted presented, were well received.
C) The thoughts, that Ted presented, were well received.
D) The thoughts that Ted presented, which were about shifting national priorities, were
well received.

26. A) When you do a job so good, you can expect a raise.

B) When you do a job so well, you can expect a raise.
C) When you do a well job, you can expect a raise.
D) When you do well job, you can expect a raise.

27. A) Bonnie was a good sport about losing the race.

B) Bonnie was a well sport about losing the race.
C) When Bonnie lost the race, she took it good.
D) When Bonnie lost the race, she was a well sport.

28. A) Harry smells well. What is the aftershave he is wearing?

B) Harry smells good for having just had his nose broken.
C) Harry smells good. What is the aftershave he is wearing?
D) Harry smells well. What deodorant is he using?

29. A) Lisa did so well on the test that she was allowed to accelerate to the next level.
B) Lisa did so well on the test that she were allowed to accelerate to the next level.
C) Lisa did so good on the test that she was allowed to accelerate to the next level.
D) Lisa did so good on the test that she accelerated to the next level.

30. A) Our puppy is definitely more sweeter than her brother.

B) Our puppy is definitely more sweeter than her brother.
C) Our puppy is definitely sweeter than her brother.
D) Our puppy is definitely more sweeter than her brother is.

D. Numbers 31 – 36 contain jumbled sentences. One of the sentences has been underlined. You
are required to choose the next sentence which logically follows the underlined one.

31. (1) Although there is approximately 120 intensive language institutes in the United Stated in
1970, there are more than twice as may now.
(2) Although there are approximately 120 intensive language institutes
(3) Although there were approximately 120 intensive language institutes
(4) Although there have been approximately 120 intensive language institutes
(5) Although there had been approximately 120 intensive language institutes.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

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32. (1) There are 100 schools in the country
(2). Never look at the field to choose the school as long as the opportunity to see
(3). To see what facilities around the school and the like
(4). Because these facilities will help your life
(5). In addition to your school will help later

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

33. (1). It depends on how specialised they have become during the course of evolution
(2). The non-specialists however in the opportunist of the animal world can never afford to relax
(3). So long as the anteater has its ants and the koala bear his family is then they are satisfied and
the Livin is easy
(4). All animals have a strong exploratory urge but for some it is more crucial than others
(5). If they have put all that effort into Perfection of the one survival tree and ignore folder
so
much with the general complexities of the world around them.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

34. (1). While there may be the extremely rare example of scientific dishonesty which will be
seized up on by the news organisations the role of signs will in modern Society females
valuable\
(2). I would not wish us to go back to the Dark Ages
(3). In other words I firmly believe that the development of science and extension
of understanding is a public good
(4). All development will have a staff site but mobile phones can save lives in 999 call from
remote location on a Dark Knight
(5). I think we should be wary of the reporting of science it is often over dramatised an order
to secure an audience but not of science itself

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

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35. (1). But it has also placed us in that unique position of being able to destroy ourselves
(2). This evidence at the cat that it's their mental training to the cell phone conversation and
not simply holding or operating the cell phones that impairs driving skill
(3). A new study suggests that doing things that we were thinking like talking on a cell phone
could in fact this to your attention away from the road and let to accident
(4). Science and technology have had a major impact on society.
(5). The impact is growing back drastically changing a means of communication the way we
work or a housing clothes and food are methods of transportation.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

36. (1). Others however believe that the fossil evidence suggests that at various stages in the history
of life Evolution progress rapidly in spots at their major changes Auckland at this point
(2). An evolving group may have reached a stage at which it had an advantage over the group so
and was able to exploit new Nisha signature Climate change may also have produced a spot
as might the extinction of other groups or species leaving many niches vacant
(3). Today many years later many believe that Evolution has progress at the same steady rate and
that the absence of transitional forms can be explained by Darwin's argument that
(4). Paleontologist still argue about the origins of major groups do near fossil finds since
Darwin's time have cleared up many of the disparities in the fossil record even do in
Darwin slight time some transitional forms were found’
(5). There are huge gaps in the fossil record and transition usually offered in one
restricted locality

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

E. Numbers 37 – 40 contain jumbled sentences. You are required to identify the correct
order to form a good paragraph.

37. (1). Moreover, as software is often built on the achievements of others, writing code
could become a legal hurdle race.
(2). Critics claim that such intellectual monopolies hinder innovation because software giants can
use them to attack fledgling competitors.
(3). By analogy, if Haydn had patented the symphony form, Mozart would have been in
trouble. (4). The issue of patents for software and business methods has been causing a stir in
America
ever since the Patents and Trademark Office started issuing patents on internet methods in
1998, most famously that for one-click shopping.
(5) . Proponents argue that these patents provide the necessary incentive to innovate at a time
when more inventions are the computer related.

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 A. 2-3-5-4-1
B. 2-4-5-1-3
C. 4-3-5-1-2
D. 4-1-5-3-2

38. (1). Clearly, a number of factors have contributed to its remarkable appearance.
(2). The result is a unique story of land collisions and erosions, and of rising and falling
water levels.
(3). Experts who have analyzed the rock formations say that, historically, it goes back nearly two
billion years.
(4). Anyone who has ever visited the Grand Canyon will agree that it is one of the
most incredible sights in the world.
(5). The geological processes that have taken place since then are exposed for everyone to see,
not hidden beneath vegetation or a fast-flowing water course.

A. 2-3-5-4-1
B. 2-4-5-1-3
C. 5-3-4-1-2
D. 5-1-3-4-2

39. (1). As officials, their vision of a country shouldn’t run too far beyond that of the local
people with whom they have to deal.
(2). Ambassadors have to choose their words.
(3). To say what they feel they have to say, they appear to be denying or ignoring part of what
they know.
(4). So, with ambassadors as with other expatriates in black Africa, there appears at a first
Meeting a kind of ambivalence.
(5). They do a specialized job and it is necessary for them to live ceremonial lives.

A. 3-2-5-4-1
B. 3-4-5-1-2
C. 5-3-4-1-2
D. 5-1-4-3-2

40. (1). Then two astronomers-the German, Johannes Kepler, and the Italian, Galileo Galilei-started
publicly to support the Copernican theory.
(2). The orbits it predicted did not quite match the ones observed.
(3). His idea was that the sun was stationary at the centre and that the earth and the planets move
in circular orbits around the sun.
(4). A simple model was proposed in 1514 by a Polish priest, Nicholas Copernicus.
(5). Nearly a century passed before this idea was taken seriously.

A. 5-3-5-2-1
B. 5-4-1-3-2
C. 4-3-5-1-2
D. 4-1-5-3-2

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