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correct otlsrver to each of the qaestionsfrom 1 to 10
Television
An American Tv network rras rrad an internationar hit rvith the drama ,,24,,,
atrrriller known fbr its
sllspense and often graphic vioience' over the past year, controversy has surrounded
the series because of its portrayal of Muslim terrorists and its fi'"qu"rt ,rln.r'of torture But the content of ,,24,,is not the only
thi,g that woulci have been unthinkabl" o,, p.in
"-time television 20 years ago Its fo,, arso represents a
tnajor change in modern TV: during each episod e's 44minutes
- a rlar-time hour, minr.rs r6 minutes
for
commercials - the show counects the lives of 21 clifferent characters, each with their own per.sonarities
ancJ
specific relationships with other characters'
Nine differe,t story rines (or ,.threads,,)
are depicted, eacri i,volving e'ents and i,formation revealed
i, previous episodes [1J
[2] For years many people have assumed that popular
culttre is in a state of decline, rapidly
degenerating into 'Junk culture" withno worthwhile purpor" But
an interesting new book challenges that a'ssumption' "Everlthing Bad is Good fbr You: un, toauy's popular curture Is Actuapy Making Us Smarter"' by Steven Johnson, makes a persuasive argument
that today,s complex Tv dramas and other pop culture products give us healthy mental exercise.}e cars the use of comptex, interwoven prot lines invol'ing rnultiple characters "multi-threading", and it is a,ew.and growing phenomenon in tv ro keep
up witlr shows like "24"' he points
o.ut, you must "pay attention, make irifer"rr".r, track shifting
social r:elationships"' and these cog,itive challeri., u." .rr*girg
our mental development for the better
[3]
[4] The most obvious change in the last five years of
narrative entertainment is the rise of reality TV' surely' you t,ight be thinking, watchi,g "survivor" or "The Bachelor,,cannot
possibly raise anyone,s
IQ' "survivor" is now in its tenth season, and "The Bachelor" is in its seventh But as Johnson tells us, lately "e'en the junk has improved'" l['he new
reality shor,vs are rike games: they are series of competitive
tests' each more challenging than the last, ancl
with rules that must be lear,ed as yoll play on ,,survivor,,,
for instance' the participants ancl the audience
know the generar objective of the game, but each episode
brings ,erv challenges that require quick thinking s,, r-in these garne,
"uti, for the i,telrectuar rabor of
finding the weak spots in the rules ancl in yorr-opponents
This rabor is done not just by the stars of the sltows' but the viewers at home as well This is u'hat makes these shows
such fun to watch - the human
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Question l: Wqt is the topic of the pass,age?
A Wlry "?4" became a hit B Benelits of TV
today
C The clecline of TV today D TV and cultule
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Question 2: trVhiclt is the best place for the following sentence?
"lt is not only hour-long dramas that make us s11tarter."
D characters
B "Joe Millionaire" and "The Bachelor"
D games
Question 3: The word "efrch" in paragraph I refers to
A episodes B story lines C personalities
Question 4: The authot'begins the pctssage by discussing "24" in order lo
A prove that TV has become much more violent
B argue against its graphic violeuce and porlrayal of terrorists
C explain why many TV shows nowadays are controversial
D show how TV has become mol'e complex
Question 5: It can be inferred that the author of the passage
A agrees rvith steven Johnson's views
B has no opinion about Steven Johnson's views
C agrees with some of Johnson's viervs but disagrees with others
D strongly disagrees with Steven Johnson's views
Question 6: According to the passage, Johnson's book argues all.follou,ing except that
A many TV shows involve cognitive challenges
Il people eqioy the effort of understanding complex shows
C hor.rr-long dramas bring the greatest benefits
D popular culture is not in decline
Question 7 | " MLtlti-threading" in TV i,s a new type of
-_.
Question 8: The author mentions "junk eulture" in paragraph 2 in order to
A contrast a common view of TV with the one he presents in the passage
B argue against the view that popular culture can be worthwhile
C explain why TV viewing is in decline in the United States
D emphasize how worthless most TV shows are
Question 9: The word "they" in paragraph 3 refers to
Question l0z The word "detecting" in paragraph j is closest in meaning to
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicste the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of thefollowing questions
A shows
C junk
Question 11: A ngn-existent B ngne
Question 13: A cgnal B c4noeing
C nqnsense
C diges!
C career
D grqss
D oten
D c4ring
Read the following passage and murk the letter A, B, C, or D on your anshter sheet to indicate the
corre.ct wordfor each of the blanksfrom 14 to 23
Denmark
Denmark is the smaliest and most southerly of the countries of Scandinavia, (14) lie in
northernEurope.Itisprobablybest(15)-forbeinghometothepowedul
(l6)-1,000yearSago.Denmarkisasma1lcountry,withlimit-ednatura1(17)
Nevertheless, it has become one of the richest countries in the (18)-.
Vikings,
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Denmalk has its ou,n (19) .utiirr"-una
includes several different dialects Aithough Denmark
recently it has beetr reluctant to lvork more closel1,
inclcpendence
traclitions, and a tongue-twisting lar4uage,
is a member (20)-_ the European
rvhich
tlnion,
of its rvith the EU and give up (21) _
wealth in l)enmark is shared out more evenly than in most countries, because people pay high iaxes' I\4any workers pay nlore than 50 percent of.their wages in tax.'rhe,roney is usecl to pay
(22) a welfare system, which inclucles health care, benefits for: the unemployed anrl the elderly,
and public set'ices cornpared to the rest of the worlcl, it is (23)_ to become either very rich or.
vet'y pool' in Denrnark
Question 17: A resoul.ces I] natures C sources D features
Question 19: A distant E trisinterestecl c crisliked D distinctive
Question 23: A difficult B impossible C simple D easy
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word(s) \IMILAR in ruecrning to tlre utrclerlinel x,orrt(s) i* eoch of thefollowing eluestions
Question 24: Thejute, a relative of the basswood trees, flourilLes in warm, humicl climates
A prolongs B swells C thrives D amplifies
Question 1l 25: originally developed for Southern california, the Richter Scale was erpanded for woflowloe use
A prolonged B minuscuie C swamped I)
enlarged
Question 26: Excessive atnounts of lead in the air can decrease a chilcl,s intelligence
A boom B swamp C abate D diniinish
Mork the letter A, B, c, or D on your ilnswer sheet to indicate the worcl thut differs from tlrc otlter tlrree
in the positiort of the primary stress in each of the foilowing questiorts
Question 27: A pioneer B committee
Question 28: A economic B centenarian
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the unclerlinecl part tltat
needs correction
in each of thefollowing questions.
Question 29: Farmers in all parts of Asia own their own farms, but tenant farmers are also practiced
Question 30: Because of attitudes shapg behavior, psvchologists want to find out how opinions are
Iaired
A psychologists B are formed C shape
D Because of
Question 32: Japanese initially used jeweled objects to decorate swords and ceremonial items
A ieweled B decorate C Japanese D used
Question 32: As the roles of people in society change, so does the rules of conduct in certain situations
A As the roles B so does C rules of D situations
C precision
C eradicated
D gorrilla
D Christianity
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on
following questions
Question 34: We decided to
your answer sheet to indicute the
in Athens for a few days on our way home
Question35:Er,eryoneshouldtravel;itreally
A opens B r.r,idens c broadens r) clevelops
Question 36: I asked Meg earlier if she thought it would rain and she said, "I _.,,
A hope B hope it C don,t hope so D hope not
Question 37: What do you think me?
A told B they told C didn,t tell D did he tell
Question 38: Many people believe that violent computer games can have a harnful
children
A affect
Question 39: Navigation
of.you is first in line?
C Whose too much coffee
Question 40: Good morning, gentlemen
B drinking
D he had been drinking Question 422 We were told to put it where it was usually _
Question 43: Something _ happened or they would be here by now
D centre evidence
Question 44: You saved my life I thank you from the of my heart
Question 4l: He couldn't rest or sleep because
A been drinking
C had been drinking
Question 45: A demonstration is arractof showing by giving proof or
D involvement information we receive from
D shuttles
D Which
D.O
D so good
D would have done more staff
D gii,e up customers
D many
don't wear makeup, but I don't
D like
B effect around the globe
B stations
B an
C damage
is a lot simpler thanks to the
a swimmer as my sister
B good as C not as good
Question 47: "Did you have an argument with Francis?,,
"If you had been there, you
the same.,,
Question 48: If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to
Question 49: She liked to say that she was just one of his happy
A.a
Question 46: I'm
A better
A.lots of
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C the
C some
my -gloup tease rne because I
B all
of the girls in
B care
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Question 52: There is no point in trying to warn him of the danger He will just a deaf ear.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C,
correct &nswer to each of tlte questions from Sj to 62
D offer
or D on your onswer sheet to indicate the
Arthur Dove
Arthur Dove was an abstract nature painter r,vhose work was radically dif{erent ancl
tunderappreciated in the American art scene
[1] in fact, Dove rvas the llrst American artist to paint in an entirely abstract rnanner [2] He painted
a set of six abstract u'orks arouttd 1910, prior to the European arlist Wassily Kandinsky's famous abstract compositions [3] Kandinsky's abstract work, however,'complemented the cultural context in Europe, and
$'as therefore appreciated Dove's work had no similar cultural context in Arnerica [4]
Overall, I)ove's abstt'act paintings did nothing to change Amercican art His u,ork was not once but
twice orphaned: by the general indifference of the Amercican public, and by his own reclusive nature Neverlheless, Dove's abstlact paintings remain interesting compositions on nature.
I)ove once wrote, "I lvould like to make something that is real in itself, or to be real without looking like something else, that does not remind anyone of any other thing, and that does not have to be explained, like the letter A fbr instance."
Question 53: What is thc main purpose of this'passage?
A to explain why Dove's paintings did not change the Arnerical art scene
B to discuss the effects of I)ove's work on Europe
C to compare the works of Dove and Kandinsky
D to explain why Dove's work is famous
Question 54: Accnrding to the passage, why weren't Dove's works noticed?
A Because there were too many abstract nature painters at the time
B Because America was not interested in European painters
C Because his paintings did nothing to change society.
I) Because they did not have a cultural context in America
Question 55: The word "orphoned" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A ignored B valued C criticized D destroyed
Question 56: According to the passoge, which of thefollowing is not true about Dove and Kandinslcy?
A They were both European painters B One was popular, while the other not
C They were both abstract artists D Their works were somewhat similar.
Question 57t The word "indffirence" in the passage is the opposite of
Question 58: which of the following can be inferredfrom the reading?
A Dove gave up painting because the American public did not care
B Dove's work is more appreciated today than when it first appeared
C Dove's unsuccessful exhibition led him to change his style
D Dove did not have support from European artists
Question 59 Which is the best place for the following sentence?
"This, however, did not make him famous.,,
D ignorance
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Question 60: The word "reclusive" in the passage is closest in meaning to
Question 61: Wich o/ the following best expresses the meaning of the qttotatictn?
A Dove wanted to create works of art that were absoiutely unique
B Dove wanted to create art that rvas difficult to explain
C Dove wanted his art to remind people of other adists' work
D Dove wanted people to "read" his paintings as if they lvere letters
Question 622 The paragraph.following the passage would most probably be
A a disccusion of why Dove's work r,vas orphaned
B a discussion of Dove's best paintings
C a discussion of the differences between the works of Dove and Kandinsky
D a discussion of the European art scene
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on vour unswer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of thefollowing questions.'
Question 63: Prior to World War I, 20 percent of American homes had electricity
Question 64: The flowering pebble is a plant that looks like a stone and grows in arid areas
A.dry B barren C damp D deserted
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Part I Complete tlte second sentence so that it has a similsr meaning to thefirst sentence
Question 65 Students may not park here
Students are
Question 66 We've written fifty per cent of the report already.
Half
Question 67 She didn't escape injury; she wasn't wearing a crash helmet
If only
Question 68 Amy was bitten by a dog when she was very young and she still remembers it
Amy still remembers
Question 69 *l shall return the day after
tomorrow."
His only comment
Part II In about 140 words, write a paragraph about benefits of physical exercises,
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