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TEXT 2 Petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosene, home heating oil, residual fuel oil, and lubricating oils, come from one source -- crude oil found below the earth's surface, as we[r]
(1)ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST Subject: Reading Time:55’ Questions1-20:Read the texts carefully and choose the best answer to the questions TEXT Bananas are widely believed to grow on trees: this is incorrect The banana is a plant which finishes all its growth in one year, reading a height of 30 feet Bananas have a subterranean stem from which come large, green leaves The plant reaches its maturity in about 18 months As the bunches of bananas mature and the fruit develops, they can be propped up with poles and covered with blue polyethylene bags These prevent bruising, protect against the frost and speed ripening by increasing heat and humidity Once the banana plant has produced its fruit, the mother plant dies and is replaced by pups (sucker plants) These grow next to the parent and make a new generation of banana plants What does “this” in line refer to? A The belief that bananas grow on trees B Certain beliefs about bananas C Widely-held that bananas not grow on trees D The belief that bananas not grow on trees What would be the best title for the first paragraph? A Beliefs about banana plants B The growth of a banana plant to maturity C A year in the life of a banana plant D Banana plants: from birth to maturity Why are blue polyethylene bags mentioned in paragraph 2? A They are used to prop up bananas B They protect growing bananas and speed ripening C They help increase heat and humidity and so prevent ripening D Bunches of bananas are always covered with them What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A How the banana plant produces its fruit B How a sucker plant is called a pup C The death of mother plants D The growth of sucker plants The next sentence after the passage is mostly likely to be: A The old banana plants are chopped up and used as mature B Chicken mature can now be used to feed all kinds of banana plants C Bananas are used in dessert recipes all over the world D Bananas are grown all over South and Central America TEXT Petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosene, home heating oil, residual fuel oil, and lubricating oils, come from one source crude oil found below the earth's surface, as well as under large bodies of water, from a few hundred feet below the surface to as deep as 25,000 feet into the earth's interior Sometimes crude oil is secured by drilling a hole through the earth, but more dry holes are drilled than those producing oil Pressure at the source or pumping forces crude oil to the surface Crude oil wells flow at varying rates, from ten to thousands of barrels per hour Petroleum products are always measured in 42-gallon barrels (2) Petroleum products vary greatly in physical appearance: thin, thick, transparent or opaque, but regardless, their chemical composition is made up of two elements: carbon and hydrogen, which form compounds called hydrocarbons Other chemical elements found in union with the hydrocarbons are few and are classified as impurities Trace elements are also found, but these are of such minute quantities that they are disregarded The combination of carbon and hydrogen forms many thousands of compounds which are possible because of the carious positions and joinings of these two atoms in the hydrocarbon molecule The various petroleum products are refined from the crude oil by heating and condensing the vapors These products are the so-called light oils, such as gasoline, kerosene, and distillate oil The residue remaining after the light oils are distilled is known as heavy or residual fuel oil and is used mostly for burning under boilers Additional complicated refining processes rearrange the chemical structure of the hydrocarbons to produce other products, some of which are used to upgrade and increase the octane rating of various types of gasoline Which of the following is NOT true? A Crude oil is found below land and water B Crude oil is always found a few hundred feet below the surface C Pumping and pressure force crude oil to the surface D A variety of petroleum products is obtained from crude oil Many thousands of hydrocarbon compounds are possible because _ A the petroleum products vary greatly in physical appearance B complicated refining processes rearrange the chemical structure C the two atoms in the molecule assume many positions D the pressure needed to force it to the surface causes molecular transformation Which of the following is true? A The various petroleum products are produced by filtration B Heating and condensation produce the various products C Chemical separation is used to produce the various products D Mechanical means such as the centrifuge are used to produce the various products How is crude oil brought to the surface? A Expansion of the hydrocarbons B Pressure and pumping C Vacuum created in the drilling pipe D Expansion and contraction of the earth's surface 10 Which of the following is NOT listed as a light oil? A Distillate oil B Gasoline C Lubrication oil D Kerosene (3) TEXT SHOPPING CENTERS In many old cities in Europe, there are narrow twisting roads with many shops huddling together along the two sides These commercial places are not so modern and convenient as those called shopping centers in modern cities, especially in the suburbs of the big cities in the United States Shopping centers have developed rapidly because of the shift of the population to the suburbs, the growing use of and dependence upon the automobile and the heavy traffic in downtown areas A shopping center is a large group of stores facing a huge central enclosed mall which may be covered, heated, and air-conditioned A shopping center is also surrounded by a parking area with space for thousands of cars We can buy all kinds of food and get anything we need in a shopping center Unlike a supermarket, where groceries are chiefly sold, a shopping center provides us with all services besides food We can get our hair cut, eyes examined, clothes washed; we can book our tickets for a world tour and even enroll in special classes Shopping centers are, therefore, very convenient for customers, but they lack the "senses of closeness" as felt in older commercial centers 11 The rapid development of shopping centers is mainly due to A the fast-growing prosperity of suburban people B the growing use of the automobile C the growing use of heavy cars in big cities D the shift of the population to downtown areas 12 A shopping center is a large group of stores facing a huge central mall which is A narrow and winding B very crowded with automobiles C used as a store-house for heaters and conditioners D shaded and comfortable 13 American shopping centers are especially established in the suburbs because A the customers want to avoid the heavy traffic in downtown areas B the traffic is heavier in the suburbs than in the downtown areas C there are few people moving from the downtown areas to the neighboring regions D the streets in the downtown areas are so narrow and twisting 14 Customers can't find the "senses of closeness"in a shopping center because A all the items in the storss are very expensive B the shopkeepers are not very cordial C it is too modern and convenient D they worry too much about the safety of their cars 15 In the shopping sections of many old cities in Europe, the stores are located A in the suburbs B in residential areas C along poor, dirty roads D along small, winding streets (4) TEXT Let children learn to judge their own work A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s In the same way, children learning to all the other things they learn to without being taught – to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle – compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them We it all for him We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher Let him it himself Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book Let him correct his own papers Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer Let’s end all this nonsense of grades, exams, marks Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or not know Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours Anxious parents and teachers say, ‘But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?’ Don’t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it 16 What does the other think is the best way for children to learn things? A by copying what other people B by making mistakes and having them corrected C by listening to explanations from skilled people D by asking a great many questions 17 What does the other think teachers which they should not do? A They give children correct answers B They point out children’s mistakes to them C They allow children to mark their own work D They encourage children to copy from one another 18 The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are A not really important skills B more important than other skills C basically different from learning adult skills D basically the same as learning other skills 19 Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be estimated by A educated persons B the children themselves C teachers D parents (5) 20 The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are A too independent of others B too critical of themselves C unable to think for themselves D unable to use basic skills Questions 21-50: Read the texts and choose the best words to fill in the blanks TEXT If you want to _(21) your best in an exam, you should be relaxed and so one of the best things to is to take regular _(22) even if they are only for a few minutes During revision time, you _(23) _ take some time off to go for a walk or play your _(24) _ sport It is a mistake to _(25) _ up all physical activities Exercise can _(26) _ you to relax You should _(27) at least twenty minutes doing something different every day Parents don’t like it when their teenage children spend _(28) _ on the phone, but, in fact, (29) to a friend is very good for you; parents think that children are (30) time and money; but research says talking to friends gives you a chance to relax, and this will make the time you spend studying more effective 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A A A A A A A A A A make breaks shall best take get spend days sayings wasting B.do B holidays B will B nicest B give B.make B waste B minutes B telling B losing C go D write C trips D pauses C should D have C popular D favoutite C make D stop C give D help C use D relax C hours D times C communicating D chatting C spending D missing TEXT Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can be found in books The invention of the book is one of humankind’s (31) achievement, the (32) of which cannot be overestimated Books are very (33) providing us with both entertainment and (34) The production of books began in (35) Egypt, though not in a form that is recognizable to us (36) The books read by the Romans, however, have some(37) to the ones we read now.Until the (38) of the 15th century, in Europe, all books were written by hand They were often beautifully (39) and always rare and expensive With printing came the possibility of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books, making(40) more widespread and accessible 31 A.greatest B.largest C hugest D fastest 32 A.unimportance B.vital C importance D key 33 A adjusting B adjustable C adapting D adaptable 34 A news B information C data D facts 35 A Old B Antique C Ancient D Aged 36 A today B today C this day D this night (6) 37 A alike B likeness C same D similarities 38 A center B middle C heart D core 39 A show B display C illustrated D drawn 40 A knowledge B mind C brain D awareness TEXT Personal space is a term that refers (41) _ the distance we like to keep between ourselves and other people When (42) _ we not know well gets too close we usually begin to feel uncomfortable If a business colleague comes close than 1.2 meters, the (43) _ common response is to move (44) _ Some interesting (45) _ have been done in libraries If strangers come too close, many people get up and leave the building; others use different methods such as turning their back on the intruder Living in cities has (46) _ people develop new skills for dealing with situations (47) _ they are very close to strangers (48) _ people on crowded trains try not to look at strangers; they avoid skin contact, and apologize if hands touch by mistake People use newspapers (49) _ a barrier between themselves and other people, and if they not have one, they stare into the distance, (40) _ sure they are not looking into anyone’s eyes 41 A from B to C for D about 42 A anyone B nobody C people D someone 43 A most B best C more D first 44 A on B in C up D away 45 A research B studies C survey D questionnaires 46 A done B caused C made D allowed 47 A that B where C which D how 48 A Most of B The most C Almost D Most 49 A like B as C alike D such as 50 A making B make C be D made (7) ANSWERS 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.B 9.B 10.C 11.B 12.D 13.A 14.C 15.D 16.A 17.B 18.D 19.B 20.C 21.B 22.A 23.C 24.D 25.A 26.D 27.A 28.C 29.D 30.A 31.A 32.C 33.D 34.B 35.C 36.A 37.D 38.B 39.C 40.A 41.B 42.D 43.A 44.D 45.B 46.C 47.B 48.D 49.B 50.A N C C: 0905703171 (8)