Then choose A, B, C, or D that you think fits best The modern comic strip started out as ammunition in a newspaper war between giants of the American press in the late nineteenth centur
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Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question
6 A economics B material C delicious D unpopular
7 A calculator B intelligent C impossible D American
8 A inference B reference C inferior D redundancy
Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) from four alternatives
11 There are no obvious reasons why certain frog _ are disappearing from some rainforests
12 _ are that you have not seen a lion for some time
A Possibilities B Chances C Opportunities D Occasions
13 I _ my hand to draw her attention but she took no _ of me
A waved/ notice B shook/ noticed C waved/ attention D shook/ attention
14 You’d better take his proposal _ before _ your final decision
A by surprise/ making B by surprise/ doing
C into account/ making D into account/ doing
15 It’s high time we _ something abut the pollution
16 These days everybody is aware _ the danger of smoking
17 The development of wildlife habitat reserves is a good conservation measure _
A to prevent endangered species B to feed endangered species
C to benefit from endangered species D to save endangered species
18 I can’t speak English, _
A neither can she B she can’t either C she can’t too D A& B are correct
19 A mystery is something that _
A must explain B mustn’t explain C can be explained D can’t be explained
20 We try to help our mother _ household chores
21 Manchester United _ an easy victory _ Chelsea in yesterday’s match
A earned/ over B gained/ over C earned/ at D gained/ at
22 Spectators are reminded that it is _ to take photos during the match
23 He repeated the conversation that he had heard word _ word
24 We are a very close- family
25 Gestures such as waving and handshaking are forms of _ communication
A direct B regular C verbal D non – verbal
26 Whenever he picks up a book, he reads bits here and there or in other words he _
27 The conference was organized for all of the _ in the city
A history teachers B historical teachers
C historic teachers D historian teachers
28 my personal qualities, I have experience of working in a multi-national
company for three years
A Beside B In addition C Instead of D Apart from
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30 When young Americans first go to university, many of them join a fraternity or Sorority, social
organizations for male and female students
A respectively B certainly C orderly D consequently
31 my complaint to the manager, the waiter was sacked
32 My arm hurts so much I felt sure I it
A should have broken B must have broken
33 Sally is so successful because she has complete confidence herself
34 She for her parents’ support during her university education, but she preferred to work part-time and support herself
35 She asked for a second as it tasted so good
36 “Where is my bag?” - “ ”
A There it is B There is it C Here you are D Here are you
37 According to a study, women blink almost twice men
A more than B as much as C many more D so much that
38 Neither of them will be treated preferentially, ?
A won’t they B will they C won’t them D will them
39 Wildlife are concerned about the environment
40 During our stay in Venice, we bought a bottle
A glass lovely perfume B lovely glass perfume
C lovely perfume glass D glass perfume lovely
Read the passages and the questions Then choose A, B, C, or D that you think fits best
The modern comic strip started out as ammunition in a newspaper war between giants of the American press in the late nineteenth century The first full-color comic strip appeared January 1894 in the New York World, owned by Joseph Pulitzer The first regular weekly full-color comic supplement, similar
to today’s Sunday funnies, appeared two years later, in William Randolph Hearst’s rival New York paper, the Morning Journal
Both were immensely popular and publishers realized that supplementing the news with comic relief boosted the sale of papers The Morning Journal started another feature in 1896, the “Yellow Kid”, the first
continuous comic character in the United States, whose creator, Richard Outcault, had been lured away from the World by the ambitious Hearst The “Yellow Kid” was in many ways a pioneer Its comic dialogue was the strictly urban farce that came to characterize later strips, and it introduced the speech balloon inside
the strip, usually placed above the characters’ heads
The first strip to incorporate all the elements of later comics was Rudolph Dirks’s “Katzenjammer
Kids”, based on Wilhelm Busch’s Max and Moritz, a European satire of the nineteenth century The “Kids”
strip, first published in 1897, served as the prototype for future American strips It contained not only
speech balloons, but a continuous cast of characters, and was divided into small regular panels that did away with the larger panoramic scenes of earlier comics
Newspaper syndication played a major role in spreading the popularity of comic strips throughout the country Though weekly colored comics came first, daily black-and-white strips were not far behind The first appeared in the Chicago American in 1904 It was followed by many imitators, and by 1915
black-and-white comic strips had become a staple of daily newspapers around the country.
41 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A A comparison of two popular comic strips
B The differences between early and modern comic strips
C The effects of newspapers on comic strip stories
D Features of early comic strips in the United States
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A They established New York’s first newspaper
B They published comic strips about the newspaper war
C Their comic strips are still published today
D They owned major competitive newspapers
43 The passage suggests that comic strips were popular for which of the following reasons?
A They provided a break from serious news stories
B Readers enjoyed the unusual drawings
C Readers could identify with the characters
D They were about real-life situations
44 To say that Richard Outcault had been “lured away from” the World by Hearst means which of the
following?
A Hearst convinced Outcault to leave the World
B Hearst fired Outcault from the World
C Hearst warned Outcault not to leave the World
D Hearst wanted Outcault to work for the World
45 The word “it” refers to .
A the “Yellow Kid” B dialogue C farce D balloon
46 According to the passage, the “Yellow Kid” was the first comic strip to do all of the following
EXCEPT
A feature the same character in each episode
B include dialogue inside a balloon
C appear in a Chicago newspaper
D characterize city life in a humorous way
47 The word “incorporate” is closest in meaning to
48 The word “prototype” is closest in meaning to _.
A story B humor C drawing D model
49 The word “staple” is closest in meaning to .
A regular feature B popular edition C new version D huge success
50 In what order does the author discuss various comic strips in the passage?
A In alphabetical order by title
B In the order in which they were created
C According to the newspaper in which they appeared
D From most popular to least popular
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
The American type of football was developed in the 19th century from soccer and rugby football Played by professionals, amateurs, college, high schools, or young children, football in American is one of the most popular sports besides basketball and baseball It attracts millions of fans each fall and people are very supportive of their favourite teams The football playing field of today is rectangular in shape and measures 100 yards long and 53.5 yards wide White lines are painted on the playing field to mark off the distances to the end zone The games is divided into four quarters, each fifteen minutes long The first two quarters are known as the first half There is a rest period between two halves which usually last about fifteen minutes Each team has eleven players Each team has offensive players (play when the team has possession of the ball) and defensive players ( play when the other team has the possession of the ball) Because of the body contact players have during the game, helmets are worn to protect their head and face area, whereas pads are worn to protect the shoulders, arms, and legs Also, there are officials carrying whistles and flags to make certain that the rules of the game are followed during the game The football is made of leather and is brown in colour It is shaped much like an oval and has white rings near each end of the football These rings help the players see the ball when it is thrown or someone is running with it The
eight stitches on the top of the football help the players to grip the ball when throwing or passing The most
famous game of the year is Super Bowl that is played in January or February It is televised around the world and is watched by millions of people each year
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A American football B Soccer C Rugby football D It’s not mentioned
52 What shape id the football today?
53 Why are there white rings on each end of the football?
A to mark off the distances to the end zone B to help players score
54 How long is the break between the second and the third quarter?
55 What do pads help the players to protect?
A the whole body B their heads C their faces D their legs and arms
56 As mentioned in the text, who are most active when their team has the ball?
A the fans B offensive players C defensive players D the officials
57 What do officials do during the game of football?
A Build up excitement among the fans B spectate the game
58 The word “grip” in the passage means to
59 When is the most famous football game annually?
A January B February C in the fall D January or February
60 Playing American football is the most similar to playing
A basketball B Baseball C rugby football D volleyball
Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space
(61) _ history, women have always aimed for the recognized place in (62) Guided by their own (63) _ of knowledge and expertise, women like Marie Curie in science, Mary Wollstonecraft in literary writing, Simone de Beauvois in philosophical existentialist debate, and Marie Stopes in medicine, to name a few, have brought about (64) _ awareness of the role of the women in any walks of life These women have helped redefine and (65) _ the nature of women’s place in society Today the
(66) of global women’s organizations and the impact of women’s contributions (67) society show that progress has been made and the progress in furthering the role of women in society has been some benefit to the (68 ) _ woman It is true to say that not all women have the same need The need of the woman who stays at home and (69) children will differ widely from the woman who works outside Nonetheless, in the extensive field of equal opportunities, it would be good to know that access in given to both with equal measure according to the true value of respective abilities It also would
be good to know that the woman at home is recognized as a valued (70) of society just as much as the one who deals on business outside the home
61 A Throughout B Among C During D Upon
62 A social B society C socialize D socialist
63 A region B farm C path D field
64 A a B an C the D no article
65 A gain B encourage C consolidate D force
66 A right B spread C limit D belief
67 A on B for C with D at
68 A own B private C individual D personal
69 A rises B raises C increases D lifts
70 A party B competitor C partner D member
Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct
71 The number of people who survived the Titanic shipwreck in 1912 were quite small
A B C D
72 Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories especially on Halloween night
73 Gemstones are usually bright, colour, opaque or transparent minerals found in the rocks
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A B C D
75 John as well as his family members enjoy their life in the city
A B C D
Choose from four alternatives (A, B, C, or D) which you think that is closest meaning to the sentence above.
76 Seeing that he was so angry, she left the office
A She didn’t want to make him angry, so she left the office
B She left the office when she saw how angry he was
C He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office
D He wouldn’t have been so angry if she hadn’t left
77 As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse
A The more popular become the television programmes, the worse they seem
B The popular television programmes, the worse they seem
C The more popular television programmes become,the worse they seem
D The most popular television programmes become, the worst they seem
78 Had he known more about the internet, he’d have invested in some computer companies
A Knowing about the internet helped him invest in some computer companies
B He didn’t know much about the internet so he didn’t invest in any computer companies
C Knowing about the internet, he would have invested in some computer companies
D He would have invested in some computer companies without his knowledge of the internet
79 The meeting was put off because of pressure of time
A There was not enough time to hold the meeting
B People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early
C The meeting is planned to start in a short time
D The meeting lasted much longer than usual
80 I wish I had chosen English to study at school
A The speaker studied English and now regrets doing so
B The speaker is not studying English
C The speaker regrets not choosing English to study at school
D The speaker regrets having chosen English to study at school
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