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Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) clospsr in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 1: The question was discarded because it was ambiguous
A incorrect B vague
C biased D dull
Question The people interviewed for the survey were randomly selected.
A carefully B carelessly
C indiscriminately D innocently
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) opposlTE
in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 3: His policies were beneficial to the economy
as a whore
A harmless B crude
C thoughtful O detrimental
Question 4: It's not a pleasant feeling to discover you've been taken for a ride by a close friend
A treated with sincerity B deceived deliberately C given
a lift D driven away
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that
best completes each of the
following exchanges
Question 5: Harry is talking to a shopkeeper - Harry: "I'll take these grapes, please.,,
- Shopkeeper: "_,,
A Can I help you? B
Would you like abag,/
C They're over there
D We can,t decide Question 6: Laura and Helen are talking about Bob, their schoormate.
- Laura: "l think Bob is a good leader.,,
- Helen: "_." His team always win.,,
A You can say that again B
I could agree more
c you must be kidding
D I totally disagree 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 branks from 7 to rr.
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(2)Question 7: A exhausted Question 8: A Moreover Question 9: A others
Question 10: A Who
Question 11: A idea
B established
B Therefore B the other
B Which D fact
C allowed C Although
C other C What C reason
D accustomed D However
D another
D Whose
D cause
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 12 to 16.
Many people feel a mid-afternoon slump in mood and alertnes-s
lvlanv people believe-that this slump is caused by
eating a heavy lunch, or by getting u poo night's .r."p
trr night before rn'a"iirri, slump occurs naturally
because humans were meant to have a mid_iftern"";;rp -'^
Thomas Edison' winston churchill, Albert Einstein, and Bill
clinton are all famous fans of napping - and with
good reason' various evidence, including the universal tendency of toddlers
and the erderry to nap in the
afternoon' and the aftemoon nap of siesti cultures, t
ave teJ many scientists to the same
conclusior*: nature tells
us to take a nap in the middle of the day Short p".iod, orri."p lrave been ,t o*r1o improve arertness, memory and motor skills' decision-making, and mood - utt *t it cutting down on
stress, carelessness, and even heart
disease
our biological urge to sleep in the middle of the afternoon coincides with_a slight drop in body temperature
This drop occurs whether we have lunch or not A midday ,uf i, u pun of the aaity ioutine of many cultures,
especially those near the equator' This all
seems ," ,rggiri, Ihut nuppirg may have
been part of an ancient
biological signal to get us out of the hot midday run -'-
whatever the reason' if you have an opportunity for an afternoon nap, take one studies
show that2.minutes of
sleep in the afternoon provides
'ot" , t than getting io rri*, more sleep in the.morning A 20-minute power
nap provides the energy for a fresh burst of
nei' ia"a"s anJer gy Naps seern
to eliminate the need for more caffeine during the workday, and this lowers stress
The do's and don,ts of napping
The early afternoon seems to ueJr'e best time to nap - approximatery eight hours after you have woken
up in the
morning' Twenty to thirty minutes is all you
need ti g.i it
" furr reward; Ju;rilay nap There is no proof that
sleeping longer than this is any better; in fact, the opposite may be true.
In the dark' our brains produce more of the sleep-inducing hormon e melqtonin, so close the blinds, tum off the
lights' and consider using a sleeping mask r"ri,
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Question 12: The reading is primarily about
A why our bodies get tired in the afternoon B
how much sleep is ideal for people c' why afternoon naps are good for us D which famous peopre
are known for napping
Question 13: All of the following are mentioned as things that are improved by napping except
A alertness B decision_making C food digestion D
memory
Question l4z rn paragraph 3, the word "coincides,,is
crosest in meaning to -.
A' occurs before B' is accidental c
is unnoticeabre D happens
together
Question 15: The word ,,this,, in paragraph 5 mostly
means
A twenty to thirty minutes B
sleeping longer
C approximately eight hours
D a midday nap
Question 16: In order to
-qet a good nap )10u shourd ail of the foilowing except
A, turn otTlour celiphone B
make the room dark
C make sure rhe room isn't too \\.arrn
D avoid caffeine before sleeping
l'#.'J;t:li?;??r1'#i,ll3rTilu,?;J;l:'A, B, c, or D on vour answer sheet to indicate the correct
In past centuries' Native Americans living in the arid areas of what is now the southwestem
united states relies on a variety of strategies to ensure the successof their agriculture First
ani fo.'"-"rrort, water was the critical
fuctor' The soil was rich because there was little rain to ieach
out,rr *in".uil",^iut the low precipitation caused its
own problems' Long periods of drought,could have .rua ug.i.rlture
imposriir"; o, the other hand, a sudden
flood could -iust as easilv have destroj.ed a crop. Ser eral techniques * ere de'eloped to
sol'e
the *'ater probrem The simprest was to plant crops in the floodplains and *ait lbr the annual floods to t'uttt the
1'oung opi ;i;r, dangerous t."t riqr was to buird dikes or
dams to
control the tloodins
I!:tt dikes both protectedlh._plun,, agrinrt.-r rriu
noooirg and prevented the water
fromescapinstooiuickll onceithadirrived.Th.ri;;;-;."predesignedtrr.i.rlrarinacheckerboardpattern, r'ith manl' small dik^es' each enclosing only' one o ,*o ,irrr;
of maizeG";;i, *nir other groups buirt
a series of dams to control the floods' A third
t i.,rique *ut;o ;igi.iigu,ion
ditches-to bring water from rivers water was
::Xi:'il'#[;if":Bi',]Hi*ffid;1fl;*J*t;;"'", was drv Some
".op, *" pranted where they
Another strategy Native Americans used to ensure a continuous food supply was to plant their crops in more than one place' hoping that if one crop failed, another
would ,rrriu" uo*"u"., ,ir"" tn" soir was rich and not eas,y
exhausted' the same patch of ground could b
"ril;;t;&;; after year, *rr"i"u in the woodlands of the eastern
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soutriwest, orten
It was a common southwestern practice
to grow enough food so that some could
be dried and stored for
emergencies' If emergen"y tuppli"s
ran low, the peopie tr.n"o t" th.l;;;r
*Jo-pirrrr If these fa,ed, they moved
up into the mountains to gather the wild plants trrat rilgrrt rrafe survived in the .iot
atmosphere
Question 17: What does the passage mainly discuss?
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(4)A Agricultural methods of Natir.e Americans
B Irrigation techniques used by the Hopi
C Soil quality in the American Southwest
D Native Americans methods of storing emergency food supplies Question 18: Planting in the floodplains was not ideal because
A the amount of water could not be controlled
B the crops could be eaten by wild animals
c the floodplains were too remote to be cultivated frequently.
D corn grows better at high elevations
Question 19: The word "enclosing" in paragraph is closest in meaning to
_
A defending B measuring
Question 20: The word o,they,, in paragraph refers to
C surrounding D extending
A fields B jars
C crops D walls
Question 21: why did farmers in the Southwest plant crops in several places at the
same time?
A' They moved frequently from one place to another B They feared that one of the crops might fail.
c' The size of each field was quite limited D They wanted to
avoid overusing the soil Question 22: The word "patch" in paragraph is crosest in meaning to_
A type B level
Question 23: Why did farmers in the eastern woodlands
A Seasonal flooding made agriculture impossible.
C The,v wanted a longer growing season
C group D piece
periodically abandon their fields? B Thel e>lperienced \\-ater shortages
D The minerals in the soil were exhausted
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 foilowing qu".tiorr. B important
B promise
C confident C enter
Question 26: A wonderful
Question 272 A offer D
D
flexible
compete
Y:n:l[j"r1ff:*i.?fifi3r:: vour answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is crosest in meaning to Question 28: Thomas is more reliable than his roommate.
A Thomas is not as reliable as his roommate is
B Thomas is less reliable than his roommate is.
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Mark the letter Ao B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the foilowing questions
Question 24: A foldg B packg C keepg
D liftg
Question 25: A.late B stay C p4ce
(5)C Thomas' roommate is more reliable than him
D Thomas' roommate is not as reliable as him
Question 29: There's no way that boy is Simon because he's much taller!
A That boy must be Simon because he's much taller!
B That boy may not be Simon because he's much taller! C That boy could be Simon because he's much taller!
D The boy can't be Simon because he's much taller!
Question 30: "You have to get all the letters sent off by tomorrow," said Jake to his secretary
A Jake told his secretary that she had to get all the letters sent off by the next day
B Jake said to his secretary that she would get all the letters sent off by the following day C Jake told his secretary that she should send off all the letters by tomorrow
D Jake said to his secretary that she had sent off all the letters by the day after
Mark the letter A B C, or D on ]rour ans\l'er sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the follox ing questions
Question 31: I rnrited.\nn to the part), but she couldn't come She'd arranged to something else
\ I inr ited Ann to the partl in case she'd arranged to something else
B If Ann hadn'r arranged to something else, she would come to my party as invited C Ann would have come to my party provided she'd arranged to something else
D Without having arranged to something else, Ann would have come to my party as invited Question 32: He was very surprised to be addressed by the Queen He didn't answer at once
A So surprised u,as he to be addressed by the Queen that he didn't answer at once
B Onll'uhen he u,as addressed b1'the Queen could he answer the surprising questions at once
C Not until he \\.as so surprised to ans\\,er did the Queen address him
D But for such a nice surprise, he u'ould have been addressed by the Queen
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions
Question 33: If I on a desert island, I would turn it into a beautiful town
A live B will live C would live D lived
Question 34: Their daughter hasn't phoned ever since she _ to America
A goes B went C has gone D is going
Question 35: It is important you attend training regularly so as to_ to the best of your ability
A compete B competition C competitive D competitively
Question 36:_ repeated assurances that the product is safe, many people have stopped buying it
A Because of B Because C Although D Despite
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A aren't you B you C don,t you D are you
Question 39: The sun is shining and there aren't any clouds in _ sky.
A a B an C the D._
Question 40: I didn't tell you about the possibility of the trip because I didn,t want to _your hopes
A boost B lift C raise
D follow
Question 41: I think scientists should not be allowed to perform _ on animals It,s
cruel
A experiences B duties C experiments D miracles
Question 42: Tom's trying to persuade us to accept his own way of reasoning, but what we need is an
A axe B hammer C tool
D stone
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strike across the US to demand measures to protect their liealth during the
coronavtrus pandemtc
A under B on C in
D over Question 44: You can't expect_ a fbreign language in a few months
A Iearning B learn C to learn D
learned
Question 45: Many of the
stones illegally
A is removed
items such as rings, key chains, or souvenirs are made of unusual shells or unique
from the protected areas
B removing C is removing D
removed Question 46: we arranged to meet Ann last night, but she didn,t
A show off B turn up C run out
D get by Question 47: There are a number of measures that should be _ to protect endangered animals.
A done B taken C made
D brought
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 48: Each of the nurses report to the operating room when his or her name is called
A B C D
Question 49: Your secretarial duties include making business arrangements, correspond
with potential clients ABCD
and filing documents
Question 50: The tongue is the principle organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing, swallowing,
and speaking
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