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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.. Mark the letter A, B, C, or

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BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 1

(Đề thi gồm có 5 trang – 50 câu)

ĐỀ THI THỬ KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA 2017

Môn: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

Question 2: A approached B sacrificed C unwrapped D obliged

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions

Question 4: A continental B considerate C territorial D economic

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

Question 5: Americans have begin leaning toward the idea that marriage is more of an option, rather

than a milestone on the path to adulthood

Question 6: Once you realize that there are ways to move on from awkward situations with grace

and confidence, you’ll be on your way to embrace social interactions instead of dreading them

Question 7 : Our brains are incredibly agile machines, and it’s hard to think of anything they do more

efficient than recognize faces

A recognize B anything C efficient D are

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each

of the following questions

Question 8: By the end of next year, George _ English for 2 years

A would learn B will have learnt C will have D has learnt

Question 9: Neither Peter nor his parents _ going to spend the summer abroad

Question 10: The Lake District, _ was made a national park in 1951, attracts a large number of

tourists every year

Question 11: As a millionaire who liked to show off her wealth, Mrs Smith paid _ we asked

A four times as much as B four time much than

C four time as many as D four times much as

Question 12: _ my mother’s encouragement, I wouldn’t have made such a daring decision

A In spite B Providing C Until D But for

Question 13: Is there anything wrong _ your bicycle?

Question 14: There’s a lot more to Willie than one would think: still waters run _

Fanpage Ngân hàng bài tập tiếng Anh theo chuyên đề

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Question 15: His emotional problems _ from the attitudes he encountered as a child, I think

Question 16: I’m not keen on _ control of the project to a relatively newcomer

A undertaking B charging C entrusting D allotting

Question 17: People who are educated oversea can _ recognition of training and get

employment easily

Question 18: The young lady sat still in the afternoon breeze, with her hair _ her back

A running over B fallen against C flowed down D streaming down

Question 19: He was completely _ by her tale of hardship

A taken away B taken in C taken up D taken down

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges

Question 20: Monica and Mathew are on the way home

- Monica: “I think we should recycle these bags It will help protect the environment.”

- Mathew: “ _”

A I can't agree with you more B It's rubbish We shouldn't use it

C Never mind D You can say that again

Question 21: Two friends Stephanie and Scott are preparing for their first lesson at school

- Stephanie: “Oh, no! I left my book at home Can I share yours?”

- Scott: “ ”

A Yes, I do too B No, thanks C No, not at all! D Yes, sure!

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

Question 22: For many people, business socialising is a very important aspect of working life - but some people find it quite tricky, especially if English isn’t their first language

A strict B dificult C endurable D ingenious

Question 23: The puddles had coalesced into a small stream

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE

in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

Question 24: After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of crime and he was released

A innovative B naive C benevolent D guilty

Question 25: Affluent families find it easier to support their children financially

A Impoverished B Wealthy C Privileged D Well-off

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that

is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

Question 26: Slightly more than twenty-five percent of the students in the class come from Spanish speaking countries

A The percentage of the students speaking Spanish fell by twenty-five percent

B Seventy-five percent of the students in the class speak Spanish

C A considerable proportion of the students in the class are Spanish

D A small minority of the students of in the class are Hispanic

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Question 27: “Send this urgent document immediately!” the officer told the soldier

A The officer ordered the soldier to deliver the urgent document instantly

B The officer advised the soldier to send the urgent document right away

C The officer requested that the soldier rush out due to the document’s urgency

D The officer recommended the soldier leave right away because of the urgent document

Question 28: 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

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 29: Overeating is a cause of several deadly diseases Physical inactivity is another cause of several deadly diseases

A Both overeating and physical inactivity result from several deadly diseases

B Not only overeating but also physical inactivity may lead to several deadly diseases

C Overeating and physical inactivity are caused by several deadly diseases

D Apart from physical activities, eating too much also contributes to several deadly diseases

Question 30: He was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals He was not talented

A It was his determination to pursue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success

B In addition to his determination, his talent ensured his success in pursuing his goals

C His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pursue personal goals

D His determination to pursue personal goals made him successful and talented

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks

Many people today would like the traditional two-parent family back, that is to say, they want a man and a woman to (31) _ for life; they also think the man should support the family and the woman should stay home with the children However, few families now (32) _ into this category

In fact, if more women decide to have children on their own, the single-parent household may become more typical than the traditional family in many countries Also, unmarried couples may decide to have more children – or they might take in foster children or (33) _ And because people are staying single and living longer (often as widows), there may be more one-person households (34) _ the other hand, some people believe similar events happen again and again in history: if this is true, people may go back to the traditional (35) _ or nuclear family of the past Others think the only certainty in history is change: in other words, the structure of the future family could begin to change faster and faster and in more and more ways

Question 32: A belong B crowd C group D fall

Question 33: A bring up B feel C adapt D adopt

Question 35: A extended B extensive C enlarged D big

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42

Bacteria are extremely small living things While we measure our own sizes in inches or centimeters, bacterial size is measured in microns One micron is a thousandth of a millimeter a pinhead is about a millimeter across Rod shaped bacteria are usually from two to tour microns long,

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while rounded ones are generally one micron in diameter Thus if you enlarged a founded bacterium a thousand times, it would be just about the size of a pinhead An adult human magnified by the same amount would be over a mile (1.6 kilometers) tall

Even with an ordinary microscope, you must look closely to see bacteria Using a

magnification of 100 times, one finds that bacteria are barely visible as tiny rods or dots One cannot make out anything of their structure Using special stains, one can see that some bacteria have attached to them wavy - looking "hairs" called flagella Others have only one flagellum The flagella rotate, pushing the bacteria though the water Many bacteria lack flagella and cannot move about by their own power while others can glide along over surfaces by some little understood mechanism From the bacterial point of view, the world is a very different place from what it is to humans

To a bacterium water is as thick as molasses is to us Bacteria are so small that they are influenced by the movements of the chemical molecules around them Bacteria under the microscope, even those with no flagella, often bounce about in the water This is because they collide with the water molecules and are pushed this way and that Molecules move so rapidly that within a tenth of a second the molecules around a bacterium have all been replaced by new ones even bacteria without flagella are thus constantly exposed to a changing environment

Question 36: Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?

A The characteristics of bacteria B How bacteria reproduce

C The various functions of bacteria D How bacteria contribute to disease

Question 37: Bacteria are measured in _

A inches B centimeters C microns D millimeters

Question 38: Which of the following is the smallest?

Question 39: The word “ordinary” in the second paragraph refers to _

A usual B distinctive C original C extraordinary

Question 40: According to the passage, someone who examines bacteria using only a microscope

that magnifies 100 times would see _

A tiny dots B small “hairs” C large rods D detailed structures

Question 41: The relationship between a bacterium and its flagella is most nearly analogous to

which of the following?

A A rider jumping on a horse's back B A ball being hit by a bat

C A boat powered by a motor D A door closed by a gust of wind

Question 42: The author compares water to molasses, in order to introduce which of the following

topics?

A The bacterial content of different liquids

B What happens when bacteria are added to molasses

C The molecular structures of different chemicals

D How difficult it is for bacteria to move through water

Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop

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Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to

withstand its desiccating effects No moist-skinned, water-loving animals can exist there Few large animals are found The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth Yet

they are not emaciated Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as

animals anywhere else in the word

The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a

matter of minutes So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows

underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees

Question 43: The title for this passage could be _

A “Desert Plants”

B “Life Underground”

C “Animal Life in a Desert Environment”

D “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment”

Question 44: Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as

_

A sources of flowing water are rare in a desert

B water is an essential part of his existence

C water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things

D very few large animals are found in the desert

Question 45: The phrase “those forms” in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT _

A water-loving animals B the coyote and the bobcat

C moist-skinned animals D many large animals

Question 46: According to the passage, creatures in the desert _

A are smaller and fleeter than forest animals

B live in an accommodating environment

C are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest

D are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world

Question 47: The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals

EXCEPT _

A they sleep during the day B they dig home underground

C they are noisy and aggressive D they are watchful and quiet

Question 48: The word “emaciated” in the passage mostly means _

A wild B cunning C unmanageable D unhealthy

Question 49: The word “them” means _

Question 50: We can infer from the passage that _

A living things adjust to their environment B water is the basis of desert life

C desert life is colorful and diverse D healthy animals live longer lives

THE END

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Question 2: A ruins B economics C leftovers D details

Question 3: A maintain B retain C fountain D entire

Question 4: A referee B. electrician C. manufacture D immortal

Question 5: The officials of the Board of Elections asked that each voter present their registration

card and a valid Texas driver’s license before receiving a ballot

A receiving B driver’s C their D present

Question 6: For such a demanding job, you will need qualifications, soft skills and having full

commitment

A will need B such C. qualifications D having full compliment

Question 7 : Several people have apparent tried to change the man’s mind, but he refuses to listen

Question 8: The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it’s worth _ a packed lunch

Question 9: _ is caused by a virus was not known until 1911

A That measles B Measles C What if measles D As measles

Question 10: _ smoking is a causative factor of many diseases, there is no ban on tobacco

advertising

A In spite of B However C Although D Therefore

Question 11: Simple sails were made from canvas _ over a frame

A stretched B was stretched C a stretch D it was stretched

Question 12: Last year she earned _ her brother

A twice as much as B twice more than C twice as many as D twice as more as

Question 13: Helen is allergic _ seafood, so she never tries these delicious dishes

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Question 14: Fiona loves reading _ novels in her leisure time to help her unwind from her

hectic life

A. escaping B escapist C escapable D escapism

Question 15: The politician tried to arouse the crowd, but most of them were _ to his

arguments

A closed B. careless C. indifferent D dead

Question 16: After nine months without any rain, the country was facing one of the worst _ in

the last fifty years

A draughts B floods C eruptions D droughts

Question 17: We must push the piano to the corner of the hall to _ our party tonight

A make place for B take up room to C give place to D make room for

Question 18: On Christmas Eve, the _ family gathers for dinner, usually at my grandmother’s

house

Question 19: John lost the _ bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with

him because of his carelessness

A beautiful Japanese blue new B beautiful new blue Japanese

C new beautiful blue Japanese D Japanese beautiful new blue

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response

to complete each of the following exchanges

Question 20: Phuong Thao is a student in Ms Lan’s writing class She is asking for Ms Lan’s

comments on her last essay

- Phuong Thao: “You must have found reading my essay very tiring.”

- Ms Lan: “ _ I enjoyed it.”

A Just in case B You’re welcome C Not in the least D At all costs

Question 21: Ann’s mother is cooking in the kitchen

- Ann: “Do you need any help?”

- Ann’s mother: “ ”

A No, thanks I can manage B I haven’t got a clue

C That’s all for now D That’s fine by me

Question 22: Many scientists agree that global warming poses great threats to all species on Earth

A fears B. annoyances C risks D irritations

Question 23: Because of cutbacks in council spending, plans for the new swimming pool had to be shelved

A stopped B cancelled C disapproved D delayed

Question 24: Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court

A failed to pay B paid in full C had a bad personality D was paid much money

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Question 25: Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the

same region

A stay unchanged B fluctuate C remain unstable D restrain

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest

in meaning to each of the following questions

Question 26: I am sure he did not know that his brother graduated with flying colors

A That his brother graduated with flying colors must have been appreciated by him

B He cannot have known that his brother graduated with very high marks

C He should not have been envious of his brother’s achievement

D He may not know that his brother is flying gradually up in a colorful baloon

Question 27: “We lost the last game because of the referee,” said the team captain

A The team captain refused to tell the referee about their loss in the last game

B The team captain admitted to the referee that they had lost in the last game

C The team captain blamed the referee for their loss in the last game

D The team captain said that without the referee, they might have lost the last game

Question 28: The president placed his car at my disposal as a bonus for my good work

A To get rid of the car, the president decided to sell it to me, his good worker, at a bonus price

B I was willing to drive the president’s car as a compliment for my good performance at work

C In order to praise me as a good worker, the president took me home in his own car

D To show his appreciation for my good work, the president allowed me to use his car

whenever I liked

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best

combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 29: I had never seen here before However, I recognized her from a photograph

A Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph

B I recognized her from a photograph before I had never seen her

C Although I had never seen her before but I recognized her from a photograph

D After I had seen her, I recognized her from a photograph

Question 30: They drove fifteen miles off the main road Also, they had nothing to eat for the day

A They drove fifteen miles off the main road until they had something to eat for the day

B They neither drove fifteen miles off the main road nor had anything to eat for the day

C Not only did they drive fifteen miles off the main road, they also had nothing to eat for the day

D Driving fifteen miles off the main road, they eventually had something to eat for the day

Freya Stark (1893-1993) was an extraordinary woman who ventured into remote areas where few Europeans had ever (31) _ foot Born in Paris, brought up in Italy, and educated in London, she was already multilingual before deciding to learn Arabic at the end of 30 She traveled (32) _ through Greece, Italy and Cyprus However, her passion was for exploring ancient lands of the Middle East She was determined to make contact with the tribes that populated the area before their traditional way of life vanished forever She led expeditions into the most dangerous areas and despite the risks (she was even thrown into a military prison on one occasion), she always returned safe and (33) _ During her travels, she completed a trek across the Valley of the Assassins, famous not only for its rough terrain but also for its murderous inhabitants, and followed in the (34) _ of Alexander, the Great In her long career she produced maps, discovered lost cities, and worked as a spy and propagandist, although it is as a travel writer that she is best remembered She died at the age of 100, (35) _ most women of her generation in more ways than one

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Question 31: A placed B got C set D put

Question 32: A deliberately B privately C extensively D broadly

Question 34: A departure B footsteps C time D trail

Question 35: A outstaying B outweighing C outliving D outnumbering

What makes it rain? Rain falls from clouds for the same reason anything falls to Earth The Earth's gravity pulls it But every cloud is made of water droplets or ice crystals Why doesn't rain or snow fall constantly from all clouds? The droplets or ice crystals in clouds are exceedingly small The effect of

gravity on them is minute Air currents move and lift droplets so that the net downward displacement

is zero, even though the droplets are in constant motion

Droplets and ice crystals behave somewhat like dust in the air made visible in a shaft of sunlight

To the casual observer, dust seems to act in a totally random fashion, moving about chaotically without fixed direction But in fact dust particles are much larger than water droplets and they finally fall The cloud droplet of average size is only 1/2500 inch in diameter It is so small that it would take sixteen hours to fall half a mile in perfectly still air, and it does not fall out of moving air at alt Only when the droplet grows to a diameter of 1/125 inch or larger can it fall from the cloud The average raindrop contains a million times as much water as a tiny cloud droplet The growth of a cloud droplet

to a size large enough to fall out is the cause of rain and other forms of precipitation This important

growth process is called "coalescence."

Question 36: What is the main topic of the passage?

A The mechanics of rain B The climate of North America

C How gravity affects agriculture D Types of clouds

Question 37: The word “minute” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _

Question 38: Why don' t all ice crystals in clouds immediately fall to earth?

A They are balanced by the pressure of rain droplets

B The effect of gravity at high altitude is random

C They are kept aloft by air currents

D The heat from the sun' S rays melts them

Question 39: The word “visible” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _

A uncertain B vague C invisible D obvious

Question 40: What can be inferred about drops of water larger than 1/125 inch in diameter?

A They never occur

B They are not affected by the force of gravity

C In still air they would fall to earth

D In moving air they fall at a speed of thirty-two miles per hour

Question 41: In this passage, what does the term “coalescence” refer to _

A The gathering of small clouds to form larger clouds

B The growth of droplets

C The fall of raindrops and other precipitation

D The movement of dust particles in the sunlight

Question 42: What is the diameter of the average cloud droplet?

A 1/16 inch B 1/125 inch C 1/2500 inch D One million of an inch

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The Harlem Renaissance, a movement of the 1920’s, marked the twentieth century’s first period

of intense activity by African Americans in the field of literature, art, and music in the United States The philosophy of the movement combined realism, ethnic consciousness, and Americanism Encouraged by the example of certain Americans of European descent such as Thomas Eakins, Robert Henri, and George Luks, who had included persons of African descent in their paintings as serious studies rather than as trivial or sentimental stereotypes, African American artists of this period set about creating a new portrayal of themselves and their lives in the United States As they began to strive for social and cultural independence Their attitudes toward themselves changed, and, to some

extent, other segments of American society began to change their attitudes toward them Thus,

thought the Harlem Renaissance was a short-lived movement, its impact on American art and culture continues to the present

The district in New York City know as Harlem was the capital of the movement In 1925 an issue

of Survey Graphic magazine devoted exclusively to Harlem and edited by philosopher Alain Locke became the manifesto of the African American artistic movement Locke strongly suggested that individuals, while accepting their Americanism, take pride in their African ancestral arts and urged artists to look to Africa for substance and inspiration Far from advocating a withdrawal from American culture, as did some of his contemporaries, Locke recommended a cultural pluralism through which

artists could enrich the culture of America African Americans were urged by Locke to be

collaborators and participators with other Americans in art, literature, and music; and at the same time to preserve, enhance, and promote their own cultural heritage

Artists and intellectuals from many parts of the United States and the Caribbean had been attracted to Harlem by the pulse and beat of its unique and dynamic culture From this unity created by the convergence of artists from various social and geographical backgrounds came a new

spirit, which, particularly in densely populated Harlem, was to result in greater group awareness and self-determination African American graphic artists took their place beside the poets and writers of the Harlem Renaissance and carried on efforts to increase and promote the visual arts

Question 43: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A African American paintings in the 1920’s

B An arts movement of the 1920’s

C The influence of Alain Locke on African American art

D Some ways in which African culture inspired American literature, art and music

Question 44: According to the passage, Tomas Eakins, Robert Henri, and George Luks were

important because of _

A the philosophical contributions they made to the Harlem Renaissance

B their development of a new style of African American art

C they way in which they depicted African Americans in their paintings

D their independence from European artistic traditions

Question 45: The word “them” in the first paragraph refers to _

A Americans of European descent B paintings

C African American artists D attitudes

Question 46: According to the passage, African American artists of the 1920’s differed from earlier

African American artists in terms of their feelings about _

C their impact on American art D stereotypes

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Question 47: The word “urged” in the second paragraph is closest is meaning to _

A prepared B defined C permitted D encouraged

Question 48: In mentioning “the pulse and beat” of Harlem during the 1920’s, the author is

characterizing the district as one that _

A depended greatly on its interaction with other parts of the city

B grew economically in a short period of time

C was an exciting place to be

D was in danger of losing population

Question 49: The word “convergence” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _

A gathering B promotion C expression D influence

Question 50: According to the passage, all of the following were true of Harlem in the 1920’s

EXCEPT _

A Some Caribbean artists and intellectuals lived there

B It attracted people from various regions of United States

C It was one of the most expensive neighborhoods in New York City

D It was a unique cultural center

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Question 2: A through B thought C enormous D taught

Question 3: A computer B domestic C substantial D dominate

Question 4: A difficulty B. participate C. appropriate D relationship

Question 5: It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as cooking

A in the near future B It is believed C such as D be used to doing

Question 6: Students suppose to read all the questions carefully and find out the answers to them

A out B suppose C. all the questions D them

Question 7 : After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realised that he has driven in the wrong

direction

A suddenly realised B has driven C After driving D in

Question 8: He lost in the election because he is a weak and _ leader

A decision B undecided C undecisive D indecisive

Question 9: Only in Japan _ the high levels of western countries

A industrialization has reached B industrialization is reached

C has industrialization reached D is industrialization reached

Question 10: Staying in a hotel costs _ renting a room in a dormitory for a week

C more than twice as D twice as much as

Question 11: _ increases in population in underdeveloped countries, a lot of problems arise

including health care and social evils

A In spite of B In stead of C Despite D Due to

Question 12: Lorie is very thin, _ her young sister, who is quite fat

A unlike B dissimilar C dislike D unlikely

Question 13: I’d rather you _ in here

A don’t smoke B shouldn’t smoke C didn’t smoke D not smoke

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Question 14: He did not share his secrets with other people but he _ in her

A confessed B concealed C confided D consented

Question 15: The new magazine about women _ tomorrow

A comes down B comes off C comes on D comes out

Question 16: I do not remember _ anyone that kind of message It must have been someone

else

A to have sent B sending C having sending D to send

Question 17: I think you must be _ me for someone else

A confusing B reminding C mistaking D considering

Question 18: The reason why this game attracts so many youngster is that _ other video

games, this one is far more interesting

A comparing to B in compared with C on comparison to D in comparison with

Question 19: Population explosion seems to surpass the ability of the earth to meet _ food

A the demanding of B the demand of C the demand for D the demanding for

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response

to complete each of the following exchanges

Question 20: The waitress is apologizing to her customer for her carelessness

- Waitress: “Oop! I'm sorry for stepping on your foot.”

- Customer: “ _.”

A You don't mind B You’re welcome C That's fine D Never mind

Question 21: John is disappointed with the result of his job interview

- John: “That's the 16th job interview I've failed What should I do?"

- Anna: “ _.”

A Don't give over B Don't give out C Don't give up D Don't give on

Question 22: In most countries, compulsory military service does not apply to women

A superior B. mandatory C beneficial D constructive

Question 23: Corn, domesticated by the American Indians, was brought to Europe by Columbus

A trained B cultivated C implanted D reared

Question 24: She could not hide her dismay at the result

A disappointment B depression C happiness D pessimism

Question 25: “Please speak up a bit more, Jason You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the

back”, the teacher said

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest

in meaning to each of the following questions

Question 26: It was not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago

A Was it not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago

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B It was not only cold but did it also snow a few days ago

C Not only it was cold but did it also snow a few days ago

D Not only was it cold but it also snowed a few days ago

Question 27: I would rather you wore something more formal to work

A I’d prefer you wearing something more formal to work

B I’d prefer you should wear something more formal to work

C I’d prefer you to wear something more formal to work

D I’d prefer you wear something more formal to work

Question 28: "Cigarette?" he asked "No, thanks." I said

A He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once

B He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him

C He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refuse

D He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best

combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 29: What has happened? You look as if you have been in the wars.

A You look like an old soldier

B You are wearing many medals

C You look as though something unpleasant has happened to you

D You look as though you have been fighting

Question 30: The agreement ended six-month negotiation It was signed yesterday.

A The agreement which ends six-month negotiation was signed yesterday

B The agreement which was signed yesterday lasted six months

C The negotiation which lasted six months was signed yesterday

D The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation

Why do people like to chew gum? Some people say they like the taste (31) _ say they can think better if they chew gum Some people chew it when they have some boring work to do Others chew gum when they are nervous

Gum is a mixture of things For many years gum companies made gum from chicle Chicle is a natural gum from a tree in Mexico and Central America Now companies use plastic and rubber made from petroleum (32) _ of chicle

Gum must be soft so that you can chew it A softener keeps it soft The gum company makes the softener from vegetable oil A sweetener makes the gum sweet The sweetener is usually sugar Then the company (33) _ the flavor

Thomas Adams made the first gum from chicle in 1836 (34) _, chewing gum was not new The Greeks chewed gum from a tree more than 2,000 years ago Mayan Indians in Mexico chewed chicle Indians in the Northeastern United States taught Europeans to chew gum from a tree there People first made bubble gum in 1928 Children like to (35) _ bubble with bubble gum Some university students do too

Question 31: A The other B Others C The others D Other

Question 34: A However B Moreover C But D Though

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Telecommuting is a form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices For employees whose jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing

reports, the location of the computer is of no consequence If the machine can communicate over

telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million telecommuters But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to

be as significant as predicted when Business Week published “The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few years ago Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular ?

Clearly, change simply takes time But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part

of many managers These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force

scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not

yet developed, thereby complicating the manager’s responsibilities

It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are reluctant to accept the opportunity Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible

in the office setting Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office

Question 36: How many Americans are involved in telecommuting?

A More than predicted in Business Week B More than 8 million

C Fewer than estimated in USA Today D Fewer than last year

Question 37: The phrase “of no consequence” means _

A of no use B of no good C unimportant D irrelevant

Question 38: The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuting, EXCEPT _

A the opportunities for advancement B the different system of supervision

C the lack of interaction with a group D The work place is in the home

Question 39: The word “ them” which is bold and italic refers to _

A systems B telecommuters C executives D responsibilities

Question 40: The reason why telecommuting has not become popular is that the employees _

A needn't regular interaction with their families

B are worried about the promotion if they are not seen at the office

C like that a work area in their home is away from the office

D are ignorant of telecommuting

Question 41: It can be inferred from the passage that the author is _

A a telecommuter B the manager C a statistician D a reporter

Question 42: When Business Week published “The Portable Executive“, it implied that _

A systems for managing telecommuters were not effective

B there was resistance on the part of many managers about telecommuting

C the trend for telecommuting was optimistic

D most telecommuters were satisfied with their work

Marianne Moore (1887-1972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there was no other name for it Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be printed in jagged lines on the page Her subjects were varied: animals, laborers, artists,

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and the craft of poetry From her general reading came quotations that she found striking or insightful She included these in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes Of this practice, she wrote, "Why many quotation marks?" I am asked When

a thing has been so well that it could not be said better, why paraphrase it? Hence, my writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind of collection of flies in amber." Close observation and concentration on detail and the methods of her poetry

Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St Lois After graduation from Bryn Mawr College in 1909, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania Later she became a librarian in New York City During the 1920’s she was editor of The Dial, an important literary magazine of the period She lived quietly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New York She spent

a lot of time at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals Her admiration of the Brooklyn Dodgers-before the team moved to Los Angeles-was widely known

Her first book of poems was published in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with

the Imagist movement From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by succeeding

generations of poets and readers In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her Collected

Poems She wrote that she did not write poetry for money or fame To earn a living is needful, but it

can be done in routine ways One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one's happiness to express

Question 43: What is the passage mainly about?

A The influence of the imagists on Marianne Moore

B Essayists and poets of the 1920's

D Marianne Moore's life and work

Question 44: Which of the following can be inferred about Moore's poems?

A They are better known in Europe than the United States

B They do not use traditional verse forms

C They were all published in The Dial

D They tend to be abstract

Question 45: According to the passage Moore wrote about all of the following EXCEPT _

Question 46: Where did Marianne Moore grow up?

A In Carlisle, Pennsylvania B In Kirkwood

C In New York City D In Los Angeles

Question 47: The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Moore EXCEPT _

A commercial artist B teacher C magazine editor D librarian

Question 48: Where did Moore spend most of her adult life?

A In Kirkwood B In Brooklyn C In Los Angeles D In Carlisle

Question 49: The word "succeeding" is closest to _

A inheriting B prospering C diverse D later

Question 50: The word "it" refers to _

A writing poetry B becoming famous C earning a living D attracting readers

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