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TAI LIEU LUYEN THI TOEFL 05/ 1999 Be TOEFL &3J4(14) (99 f# R) TWE Essay Question Modern life is causing many traditions and beliefs to become less important Choose one tradition or belief and explain why you think it should be continued and maintained Use Specific reasons and examples to support your answer Notes Use this space for essay notes only Work done on this worksheet will not be scored Write the complete final version of your essay on the TWE answer sheet Section One: Listening Comprehension (A) (B) (C) (D) The woman-doesn’t drive often Traffic is better than it used to be Taking public transportation saves time The subway is crowded (A) (B) (C) (D) Wear a heavy sweater to the game Exchange the tickets Take care of his cold Watch the game at home (A) He dropped out of Professor Johnson’s class (B) He'll probably take another class with Professor Johnson (C) Professor Johnson’s lectures were boring (D) Students weren’t allowed to bring drinks into Professor Johnson’s class (A) (B) (C) (D) She hasn’t received any mail yet She doesn’t know where the post office is She thinks the post office is nearby A new post office has just opened (B) Try to find another place to study {C) Move the party to the dining room (D) Turn on another light 10 (A) Pick up the package at the post office (B) Deliver the package in person (C) Ask to have the package delivered to his home (@) Find out the hours the post office is open 11 (A) The committee is discussing it (B) It received a low grade (C) It hasn’t been graded (D) The woman hasn’t submitted it 12 (A) (B) (C) (D) 13 {A) Get his shower fixed (B) Find out when the gym is open (C) Take a shower at the gym (A) Someone else told him Fred had called (B) The man looked for Fred at they gym (C) It wasn’t really Fred who calied {D) Fred probably borrowed someone else’s sleeping bag (D) Ask to be moved to another building 14 (A) Make sure the registration office didn’t make a mistake (B) Decide whether to drop the course next week, (C) Find out if a place opens up in the course later (D) Take the course next year (A) She hasn’t gone hiking in three years (B) She plans to visit her relatives (C) Her sister’s children love to hike in the mountains — (D) Her sister may move back to Colorado someday (A) He’s planning to move to a new house (B) He hopes to change jobs He’ll see the doctor if he’s not better soon He has had worse colds in the past He'll feel better once he sees the doctor His cold will go away by itself 15 (A) He doesn’t think the room is too cold (B) He’s already wearing a sweater (C) He can't address the problem right now (D) He’ll turn up the heat as soon as class is over (C) He likes to keep his house clean (D) He’s too busy to clean the house 16 (A) Make a copy of the key for the woman () Give the woman her key at her class (A) Her coat is similar to the man’s (C) Put the key in the woman’s mailbox (D) Unlock the woman’s door (B) She needs to buy a new coat (C) Her sweater is not warm enough (D) The man should have worn a sweater 17 (A) He recently spent a month in Chicago (B) He can recommend many things to (C)} Chicago is an expensive place to have fun (A) Ask the people in the lounge to be quiet 132 (D) He’s going on the trip, too 18 (A) She likes the design of the car (B) Someone famous is riding in the car (C) She collects pictures of cars (D) The car is in front of something interesting 19 (A) (B) (C) (D) The bus is usually late when it snows She’s not sure where her schedule is She can’t give the man a ride to work The times on her bus schedule may no longer be correct 20 (A) She has trouble concentrating (B) She’II return the book if she doesn’t like it (C) She is a fast reader (D) She’!I iend the man the book when she’s finished 21 (A) (B) (C) (D) Pay the extra postage Send the package third-class Wait a few days to mail the package Deliver the package himself 22 (A) He’s not very hungry (B) He really wants to eat at the restaurant (C) The restaurant is too expensive 26 (A) Arrive at the presentation after breakfast (B) Talk to the dean before the presentation (C) Call the woman early in the morning (D) Eat breakfast at the presentation 27 (A) Ruth earned the award (B) Ruth helped plan the award ceremony (C) Ruth should work more for the community (D) Ruth served as chairperson of the committee 28 (A) (B) (C) (D) 29 (A) She hopes the man can remember her phone number (B) She’s willing to help the man solve the puzzle (C) She hopes the man will call her when he’s finished (D) She’s going out of town soon 30 (A) It is difficult getting an appointment with her (B) She is a good doctor (C) She used to be his doctor (D) She is fairly old (D) He knows a better place to go for a meal of the lecture hall (B) Organize a team of students to clean the lecture hall (C) Find out who has been making the mess (D) Wait to see if the problem goes away 24 (A) She’d like to go although she has little experience (B) She doesn't enjoy camping (C) She’d rather go swimming than hiking (D) She needs to buy a canoe before the trip 25 (A) She couldn’t get (B) She doesn’t like (C) She knows a lot exhibit (D) She doesn’t like a ticket for the exhibit crowded events of people who went to the modem art attended one of their meetings roommate is a member saw them protesting read about them in the newspaper 31 (A) (B) (C) (D) She Her She She 32 (A) (B) (C) (D) Secure more student parking spaces Preserve an open space on campus Get more funding for their group Schedule a meeting with college administrators 33 (A) (B) (C) (@) Go to class Go on a picnic Attend a meeting Attend the rally 34 (A) (B) (C) (D) Help the man plan a student rally Use the student parking lot Make a donation to support the group Sign a petition oe 23 (A) Speak to his professor about the condition She cannot go with the man to Smithville There is a new art supply store downtown The store’s location has changed The store went out of business (C) The life of a famous inventor (D) The impact of radio broadcasting on the music industry 35.(A)In the student recreation center (B) In the campus dining hall (C) In the university bookstore (D) Ina classroom 36 (A) (B) (C) (D) (A) Few people owned the necessary equipment (B) The music selection was not very popular (C) Few ships came into New York harbor (D) The radio signal was too weak to reach a mass audience Studying Preparing snacks Playing cards Learning how to play bridge 37 (A) Watch her partner (B) Play her cards in cooperation with her (A) Military communications officers (B) People who treated radio technology as a hobby partner (C) Quit the game (D) Teach the man how to play bridge (C) People who lived in big cities (D) People with an interest in music 38 (A) Miss her card game (B) Stay up too late 46 (A) They would get smaller in size (B) Their signals would travel further (C) Take too heavy a work load next semester (C) They would become less popular than (D) Neglect her studies to play bridge television (D) They would be common household items 39 (A) He already knows how to play (B) He doesn’t like to play games 47 (A) Differences between the planets in the solar system (B) Methods of determining the composition (C) He doesn’t have a partner (D) He doesn’t have enough free time of Earth and the Moor 40 (A) To emphasize the hazards of wooden buildings (B) To explain why certain building techniques started in Chicago (C) To warn against building skyscrapers close (C) Why Earth has an iron core (D) The origin of the Moon 48 (A) The Moon has no water (B) The Moon contains almost no iron together (C) The Moon is the largest moon in the solar (D) To explain how Chicago’s early skyscrapers were destroyed system (D) The Moon does not have amolten core 49 (A) Earth’s moon used to orbit Mars (B) Mars was captured by the gravitational field of the Sun (C) A planet the size of Mars collided with Earth (D) Mars is larger than Earth 4] (A) It was constructed without bricks (B) It was the tallest early skyscraper (C) It contained offices where victims of the fire could get help (D) It had an internal metal skeleton 42 (A) It was the first skyscraper with walls of glass (B) It did not have enough support for its height (C) It was not built by an architect from Chicago (D) It was the tallest skyscraper built in the 1800s 43 (A) The mass production of communications devices (B) The early history of a major communication medium 434 (A) The Moon formed from pieces of Earth’s crust (B) The Moon was struck by another planet (C) The Moon’s composition resembles that of Mars (D) The Moon’s mineral content has changed over time Section Two: Structure and Written Expression Classical logic is characterized by a concern for the structure and elements of argument that thought, language, and reality are interrelated (A) based on the belief (B) on the belief based (D) the based belief on Flower Fables -of fairy tales, in 1854 (A) which a collection parasites of mammals and birds (A) eat (B) a collection was (B) having eaten (C) that eat (C) a collection (D) in which a collection {D) to eat - Heat energy may be absorbed or released when -while work is done on or by the system (A) changes in the internal energy of a system (B) by changing the internal energy of a system (C) the internal energy of a system that changes (D) the internal energy of a system changes Methods of measuring mass, time, and distance are of human culture (A) among the oldest skills (B) they are among the oldest skills (C) what among the oldest skills (D) the skills that among the oldest -7-they sometimes swim alone, dolphins usually congregate in large groups, often numbering in the hundreds understanding of weather and its variability, it has been difficult to prove that weather can be controiled (A) Since incomplete (B) Because of incomplete (C) Incomplete (D) Why is incomplete 10 Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal program included designed to provide relief and counteract the effects of the economic depression that had begun in 1929 (A) measures were temporary (B) in temporary measures (C) temporary and measures (D) temporary measures 11, Current health guidelines recommend that people restrict their consumption— (A) foods of high in fat (A) Why (B) Although (C) Even (B) of foods in fat high (C) of foods high in fat (D) Nevertheless „ —plays an important part in commercial art, illustrating advertisements, textbooks, vochures, and articles in magazines and (D) in foods high of fat 12 Walt Whitman originated a distinctive form of free verse that sets his work apart from of all other poets (A) what periodicals ~ (B) that (C) Drawing, which (D) Drawing (B) cup-shaped Louisa May Alcott published her first book, Adult fleas only blood and are external (B) Because drawing line with soft vegetable down (A) shaped like a cup (C) cup shapes (D) shape of a cup (C) belief based on the (A) Drawing and Godfinches build compact nests, which thay * (C) how (D) it 13 economic change by investigating the fluctuations in the relationship between workers’ wages and their buying Power (A) Economists gauging (B) Economists gauge how (C) Economists gauge (D) Whenever economists gauge (A) (B) (C) (D) grain crops ripen grain crops are ripe the ripening of grain crops to ripen grain crops 15 Tools, a workshop, and some storage space 'Were-—fOor early experiments in aviation (A) required all that 14 Although the many hours of summer sunshine in Canada’s Klondike region produce good Vegetable crops, the long winters rarely permit (B) all that was required (C) all the requirements that (D) such that all the requirements 16 A major railroad junction in Illinois, Decatur has became an important commercial hub for the A region’s farm products and livestock Cc D 17 People use muscles to make various movements, such as walk, jumping, or throwing A B Cc 18 Emily Dickinson unmistakenly fixed her own highly individually and revolutionary personality in her B A Cc elliptical and Provocative poems 19 The human skeleton %is made ups of 206 bones of difference sizes and shapes A C D 20 One of the carliest surke i in United States history occurred.in 1740 when bakers refused to work until B C their wages were increased D 21 Count Basie’s distinctive piano style and band arrangements of the late 1930’s earned his an important A B place in jazz history D The wide range of elevations in the southem Appalachian Mountains allows for the great diverse of A B plant life found there 23 Four huge shield volcanocs have been observed on Mars, as well as a great number of smaller ones like found those on the Earth ˆ ° 24 The 1897 diggover of gold in the Klondike hastened the commercial development of Washington State, as did the inereasing trade with Pacific Islands Cc ® 25 The Saint Lawrence River is young relatively by geological standards, as it was formed during the last A B Cc D ice age 26 With the ability produce and control fire, early humans could make heat and light and could cook A B foods that were difficult to eat raw Cc D 27 Only the female and the worker wasps are equipped with a sting, which they use it to attack their prey A B Cc 136 or to protect themselves against enemies 28 Compared with another breeds, quarter horses can start more quickly, turn more sharply, and run tư A over short courses B C D 29 Stars emit radio waves, which they may be detected and studied using radio telescopes A B Cc D 30 A glider is a type of aircraft resembling an airplane but often having not means of propulsion at all A B Cc D 31 A patrilineal extended family consists of core group of males, their wives, and their unmarried A B CD daughters 32 Herons inhabit marshy areas or the shores along fresh or salt water, which they find fishes, frogs, A B crustaceans, and other aquatic animals to eat D 33 A computer program that communicates with the user solely by choices providing from interlinked A B Cc menus is said to be menu-driven D - In the 1930’s few major orchestras in the United States hired woman, so many chose to perform in A B c amateur musical groups as an alternative 35 Complex spacecraft are characterized by a various of supporting systems, including communications, : A B guidance and navigation, altitude control, and, in some cases, life-support systems Cc D 36 When a piano keyboard is substituted for buttons on right side of an accordion, the instrument is known as a piano accordion C B A D 37 Today’s lunar and solar eclipses can be predicted to within seconds of its occurrence, and interest in A B Cc them is scientific as well as aesthetic D 38 The windowless inner rooms of the Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico served for the storage of supplies, A while the brighter outer rooms were using for living quarters B Cc D 39 Ultrasonics is concerned with sound vibrates or waves of a frequency above 20,000 cycles per second, the upper range audible to the human ear C A D 40 Ereesia plants reach a height of two and one-half feet and thrive best at temperature of 50 degrees to D Cc B A 60 degrees Fahrenheit 137 Sections Three: Reading Comprehension Questions 1-9 The term “Hudson River school” was applied to the foremost represe ntatives of nineteenth-century North American landscape painting Apparen tly unknown during the golden days of the American landscape movement, which began around 1850 and Line lasted until the late 1860°s, the Hudson River school seems to have emerged in the 5) 1870’s as a direct result of the struggle between the old and the new generations of artists, each to assert its own style as the representative Americ an art The older painters, most of whom were born before 1835, practiced in a mode often self-taught and monopolized by landscape subject matter and were securel y established in and fostered by the reigning American art organization, the Nation al Academy of Design $0) The younger painters returning home from training in Europe worked more with figural subject matter and in a bold and impressionistic technique; their prospects for patronage in their own country were uncertain, and they sought to attract it by attaining academic recognition in New York One of the results of the conflict between the two factions was that what in previous years had been referred to as the “American,” 15) “Native,” or, occasionally, “New York” school—the most representative school of American art in any genre—had by 1890 become firmly establi shed in the minds of critics and public alike as the Hudson River school The sobriquet was first applied around 1879 While it was not intended as flattering, it was hardly inappropriate the Academicians at whom it was aimed had worked and 3) segialized in New York, the Hudson's port.city, and had painted the river and its shores 25) with varying frequency Most important, perhaps, was that they had all maintained with a certain fidelity a manner of technique and composition consist ent with those of America’s first popular landscape artist, Thomas Cole, who built a career painting the Catskill Mountain scenery bordering the Hudson River A possible implication in the term applied to the group of landscapists was that many of them had, like Cole, lived on or near the banks of the Hudson Further, the river had long served as the principal Toute to other sketching grounds favored by the Academicians , particularly the Adirondacks and the mountains of Vermont and New Hampsh ire What does the passage mainly discuss? (A) The National Academy of Design (B) Paintings that featured the Hudson River (C) North American landscape paintings (D) The training of American artists in The word “struggle” in line is closest in meaning to (A) connection (B) distance (C) communication European academies (D) competition Befyya 1870, what was considered the most The word “monopolized” in line is closest in Tepsayentative kind of American painting? {A} ERqaral painting meaning to (A) alarmed $Ð; laedscape painting gj tegiressionistic painting (B) dominated (C) repelled Ð) i&#orical painting (D) pursued 138 According to the passage, what was the function of the National Academy of Design for (A) sides (B) people the painters bor before 1835? (C) cities (A) It mediated conflicts between artists (D) images (B) It supervised the incorporation of new artistic techniques (C) It determined which subjects were appropriate 8, The word “flattering” in line 18 is ebeauatin meaning to (A) expressive (D) It supported their growth and development (B) serious (C) complimentary The word “it” in line 12 refers to (A) matter (B) technique (C) patronage (D) country The word “factions” in line 14 is closest in (D) flashy Where did the younger generatioa receive its artistic training? (A) In Europe (B) In the Adirondacks {C) In Vermont meaning to (D) In New Hampshire Questions 10-22 Television has transformed politics in the United States by changing the way in which information is disseminated, by altering political campaigns, and by changing citizens’ patterns of response to politics By giving citizens independent access to the Line candidates, television diminished the role of the political party in the selection of the 5) major party candidates By centering politics on the person of the candidate, television accelerated the citizen’s focus on character rather than issues Television has altered the forms of political communication as well The messages on which most of us rely are briefer than they once were The stump speech, a political speech given by traveling politicians and lasting | 1/2 to hours, which characterized 10) 15) 20) 25) nineteenth-century political discourse, has given way to the 30-second advertisement and the 10 second “sound bite” in broadcast news Increasingly the audience for speeches is not that standing in front of the politician but rather the viewing audience who will hear and see a snippet of the speech on the news In these abbreviated forms, much of what constituted the traditional political discourse of earlier ages has been lost In 15 or 30 seconds, a speaker cannot establish the historical context that shaped the issue in question, cannot detail the probable causes of the problem, and cannot examine alternative proposals to argue that one is preferable to others In snippets, politicians assert but not argue Because television is an intimate medium, speaking through it required a changed political style that was more conversational, personal, and visual than that of the oldstyle stump speech Reliance on television means that increasingly our political world contains memorable pictures rather than memorable words Schools teach us to analyze words and print However, in a word in which politics is increasingly visual, informed citizenship requires a new set of skills Recognizing the power of television’s pictures, politicians craft televisual, staged events, called pseudo-events, designed to attract media coverage Much of the political 139 activity we see on television news has been crafted by politici ans, their speechwriters, and their public relations advisers for televised consumption Sound bites in news and answers to questions in debates increasingly sound like advertisements 10 What is the main point of the passage? the nineteenth century (D) a style of speech common to televised political events (A) Citizens in the United States are now more informed about political issues because of television coverage (B) Citizens in the United States prefer to see politicians on television instead of in person (C) Politics in the United States has become substantially more controversial since the introduction of television (D) Politics in the United States has been significantly changed by television 15 The phrase “given way to” in line 10 is closest in meaning to (A) added interest to (B) modified (C) imitated {(D) been replaced by 16 The word “that” in line 12 refers to (A) audience The word “disseminated” in line is closest in Meaning to (B) broadcast news (C) politician (D) advertisement (A) analyzed (B) discussed (C) spread (D) stored 17, According to the passage, as compared with televised speeches, traditional political discourse was more successful at (A) allowing news coverage of political candidates (B) placing political issues within a historical 12 It can be inferred that before the introduction of television, political parties (A) had more influence over the selection of political candidates (B) spent more money to promote their political candidates context (C) making politics seem more intimate to citizens (D) providing detailed information about a candidate’s private behavior (C) attracted more members (D) received more money 13 The word “accelerated” in line is closest in Meaning to (A) allowed (B) increased 18 The author states that “politicians asset but not argue” (line 18) in order to suggest that politicians (A) make claims without providing reasons for the claims (B) take stronger positions on issues than in the past (C) enjoy explaining the issues to broadcasters (D) dislike having to explain their own positions on issues to citizens (C) required (D) started 14 The author mentions the “stump speech” in line as an example of (A) an event created by politicians to attract media attention (B) an interactive discussion between two politicians (C) a kind of political presentation typical of 19 The word “Reliance” in line 21 is closest in meaning to (A) abundance 140 (B) clarification (A) create more time to aiscuss political issues (C) dependence (B) obtain more television coverage for (D) information themselves (C) spend more time talking to citizens in person (D) engage in debates with their opponents 20 The purpose of paragraph is to suggest that (A) politicians will need to learn to become more personal when meeting citizens (B) politicians who are considered very attractive are favored by citizens over politicians who are less attractive 22 Which of the following statements is supported by the passage? (A) Political presentations today are more like (C) citizens tend to favor a politician who advertisements than in the past analyzes the issues over one who does not (D) citizens will need to learn how to evaluate visual political images in order to become better informed (B) Politicians today tend to be more familiar with the views of citizens than in the pas‡, (C) Citizens today are less informed about a politician’s character than in the past (D) Political speeches today focus more on details about issues than in the past 21 According to paragraph 5, staged political events are created so that politicians can Questions 23-33 Line 5) 10) 15) 20) 25) The spectacular auroral light displays that appear in Earth’s atmosphere around the north and south magnetic poles were once mysterious phenomena Now, scientists have data from satellites and ground-based observations from which we know that the auroral brilliance is an immense electrical discharge similar to that occurring in a neon sign To understand the cause of auroras, first picture the Earth enclosed by its magnetosphere, a huge region created by the Earth’s magnetic field Outside the magnetosphere, blasting toward the Earth is the solar wind, a swiftly moving plasma of ionized gases with its own magnetic field Charged particles in this solar wind speed earthward along the solar wind’s magnetic lines of force with a spiraling motion The Earth’s magnetosphere is a barrier to the solar wind, and forces the charged particles of the solar wind to flow around the magnetosphere itself But in the polar regions, the magnetic lines of force of the Earth and of the solar wind bunch together Here many of the solar wind’s charged particles break through the magnetosphere and enter Earth’s magnetic field They then spiral back and forth between the Earth’s magnetic poles very rapidly In the polar regions, electrons from the solar wind ionize and excite the atoms and molecules of the upper atmosphere, causing them to emit auroral radiations of visible light The colors of an aurora depend on the atoms emitting them The dominant greenish white light comes from low energy excitation of oxygen atoms During huge magnetic storms oxygen atoms also undergo high energy excitation and emit a crimson light Excited nitrogen atoms contribute bands of color varying from blue to violet Viewed from outer space, auroras can be seen as dimly glowing belts wrapped around each of the Earth’s magnetic poles Each aurora hangs like a curtain of light stretching over the polar regions and into the higher latitudes When the solar flares that result in magnetic storms and auroral activity are very intense, auroral displays may extend as far as the southern regions of the United States i4t Studies of auroras have given physicists new information about the behavior of plasmas, which has helped to explain the nature of outer space and is being applied in attempts to harness energy from the fusion of atoms 23 What does the passage mainly discuss? (A) The methods used to observe auroras from outer space (B) The formation and appearance of auroras around the Earth’s poles (C) The factors that cause the variety of colors in auroras (D) The periodic variation in the display of auroras (C) Blue (D) Violet 29 The word “emit” in line 21 is closest in meaning to (A) change from (B) connect with (C) add to (D) give off 30 The word “glowing” in line 23 is closest in meaning to (A) shining (B) moving (C) charging 24, The word “phenomena” in line is closest in meaning to (A) ideas (B) stars (C) events (@) colors (D) hanging 31 Auroras may be seen in the southern regions of the United States when ` (A) magnetic storms not affect Earth 25 The word “picture” in line is closest in meaning to (A) frame (B) imagine {C) describe (B) solar flares are very intense (C) the speed of the solar wind is reduced (D) the excitation of atoms is low (D) explain 32 The passage supports which of the following statements about scientists’ understanding of auroras? (A) Before advances in technology, including satellites, scientists knew little about auroras 26 The passage describes the magnetosphere as a barrier (line 11) because (A) its position makes it difficult to be observed from Earth (B) it prevents particles from the solar wind from easily entering Earth’s atmosphere (B) New knowledge about the fusion of atoms (C) it increases the speed of particles from the allowed scientists to learn more about auroras (C) Scientists cannot explain the causes of the different colors in auroras (D) Until scientists lear more about plasma physics, little knowledge about auroras will be available solar wind (D) it is strongest in the polar regions 27 The word “them” in line 17 refers to (A) polar regions (B) electrons (C) atoms and molecules (D) auroral radiations 33 Which of the following terms is defined in the passage? (A) “magnetosphere” (line7) (B) “electrons” (line 16) (C) “ionize” (line 16) 28 According to the passage, which color appears most frequently in an auroral display? (A) Greenish-white (B) Crimson 142 (D) “fusion” (line 30) Questions 34-44 Line 5) 10) 15) 20) 25) Matching the influx of foreign immigrants into the larger cities of the United States during the late nineteenth century was a domestic migration, from town and farm to city, within the United States The country had been overwhelmingly rural at the beginning of the century, with less than percent of Americans living in large towns or cities The proportion of urban population began to grow remarkably after 1840, increasing from 11 percent that year to 28 percent by 1880 and to 46 percent by 1900 A country with only cities boasting a population of more than 8,000 in 1800 had become one with 545 such cities in 1900 Of these, 26 had a population of more than 100,000 including that held more than a million people Much of the migratio n producing an urban society came from smaller towns within the United States, but the combination of new immigrants and old American “settlers” on America’s “urban frontier” in the late nineteenth century proved extraordinary The growth of cities and the process of industrialization fed on each other The agricultural revolution stimulated many in the countryside to seek a new life in the city and made it possible for fewer farmers to feed the large concentrations of people needed to provide a workforce for growing numbers of factories Cities also provided ready and convenient markets for the products of industry, and huge contracts in transportation and construction—as well as the expanded market in consume r goods—allowed continued growth of the urban sector of the overall economy of the United States Technological developments further stimulated the process of urbanization One example is the Bessemer converter (an industrial process for manufacturing steel), which provided steel girders for the construction of skyscrapers The refining of crude oil into kerosene, and later the development of electric lighting as well as of the telephone, brought additional comforts to urban areas that were unavaila ble to rural Americans and helped attract many of them from the farms into the cities In every era the lure of the city included a major psychological element for country people; the bustle and social interaction of urban life seemed particularly intriguing to those raised in rural isolation 34 What aspect of the United States in the nineteenth century does the passage mainly discuss? (A) Technological developments (B) The impact of foreign immigrants on cities (C) Standards of living (D) The relationship between industrialization and urbanization 36 The paragraph preceding the passage most probably discusses (A) foreign immigration (B) rural life (C) the agricultural revolution (D) famous cities of the twentieth century 37 What proportion of the population of the United States was urban in 1900? 35 The word “influx” in line | is closest in meaning to (A) working (B) processing (C) arrival (A) Five percent (B) Eleven percent (C) Twenty-eight percent (D) Forty-six percent ˆ (D) attraction 143 38 The word “extraordinaty” in line 12 is closest in meaning to (A) expensive (B) exceptional city life (C) They were developed by the same individual (D) They were products of the Bessemer (C) supreme converter (D) necessary 39 The (A) (B) (C) (D) phrase “each other” in line 13 refers to foreign immigrants and domestic migrants farms and small towns growth of cities and industrialization industry and transportation 40 The word “stimulated” in line 14 is closest in meaning to (A) forced (B) prepared 42 The (A) (B) (C) (D) word “them” in line 26 refers to urban areas rural Americans farms cities 43 The word “era” in line 26 is closest in meaning to (A) period of time (B) location (C) action (C) limited (D) unique situation () motivated 41 Why does the author mention “electric lighting” and “the telephone” in lines 24-25? (A) They contributed to the agricultural 44, The word “intriguing” in line 28 is closest in meaning to (A) profitable (B) attractive revolution (C) comfortable (B) They are examples of the conveniences of (@) challenging Questions 45-50 The nervous system of vertebrates is characterized by a hollow, dorsal nerve cord that ends in the head region as an enlargement, the brain Even in its most primitive form this cord and its attached nerves are the result of evolutionary specialization, Line and their further evolution from lower to higher vertebrate classes is a process that 5) is far from fully understood Nevertheless, the basic arrangements are similar in all vertebrates, and the study of lower animals gives insight into the form and structure of the nervous system of higher animals Moreover, for any species, the study of the embryological development of the nervous system is indispensable for an understanding of adult morphology 30) In any vertebrate two chief parts of the nervous system may be distinguished These are the central nervous system (the nerve cord mentioned above), consisting of the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system, consisting of the cranial, spinal, and peripheral nerves, together with their motor and sensory endings The term $5) “autonomic nervous system” refers to the parts of the central and peripheral systems that supply and regulate the activity of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and many glands 29) The nervous system is composed of many millions of nerve and glial cells, together with biood vessels and a small amount of connective tissue The nerve cells, or “neurons,” are characterized by many processes and are specialized in that they exhibit to a great degree the phenomena of irritability and conductivity The glial cells of the 144 central nervous system are supporting cells collectively termed “neuroglia.” They are characterized by short processes that have special relationships to neurons, blood vessels, and connective tissue The comparable cells in the peripheral nervous system are termed “neurilemmal” cells 45 What does the passage mainly discuss? (A) The parts of a neuron (B) The structure of animals’ nerves (C) The nervous system of vertebrates (D) The development of the brain 46 According to the passage, the nerve cord of vertebrates is (A) large (B) hollow (C) primitive (D) embryological 47 The of a lead (A) author implies that a careful investigation biological structure in an embryo may to which of the following? Improved research of the same structure in other species (B) A better understanding of the fully developed structure (C) Discovering ways in which poor development can be corrected (D) A method by which scientists can document the various steges of © development 48 The two main parts of the central nervoug system are the brain and the (A) sensory endings (B) cranial nerve (C) spinal cord (D) peripheral nerves 49 All of the following are described as being controlled by the autonomic nervous system EXCEPT (A) connective tissue (B) cardiac muscle (C) glandular activity (D) smooth muscle 50 In what lines does the author identify certain characteristics of nerve cells? (A)12 ˆ (B) 10-13 (C) 13-16 (Ð) 18-20 - 3] HB (14) 99 F5 AMARSSR Part A: W: I need to go across town, but the traffic is so heavy this time of day M: When you take the subway, you don’t have to deal with traffic I never drive any more Q: W: M: Q: W: M: What does the man imply? I’ve got two tickets to today’s game Do you want to come along? it’ll be on television, besides it’s really too cold for me, What will the man probably do? You had met Prof Johnson before, right? How would you describe his lectures? Well, let me put in this way I could never stay awake in one of his classes without first drinking at least two cups of coffee Q: What does the man imply? M: Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the post office? W: Your guess is as good as mine I’m new around here Q: What does the woman mean? W: | forgot to tell you that Fred called last night to borrow your sleeping bag M: Oh, I saw him at the gym this moming and he didn’t say anything So, he somebody else Q: What does the man imply? M: You must be looking forward to your trip back to Colorado It should be fine to hike up into those mountains again W: Well, there might not be time for that The thing is I haven’t seen my sister and her kids for three years Q: What does the woman imply? M: Tom’s house is a mess Doesn’t he ever clean it? W: I guess he just has too much else on his mind with that new job of his Q: What does the woman imply about Tom? M: Hey, that’s a great sweater you're wearing It looks really warm W: Yeah, but I wish I had brought a coat like you did It’s really cold today Q: What does the woman imply? M: Hi, George, I can’t get to sleep with the light so near my bed Can’t you study someplace else? M: Sorry, there is a party going on down in the lounge | suppose I could check the dining room though Q: What will George probably do? 10 M: wish I didn’t have to make a special trip to the post office to get my package W: Well, if you call them in the moming they’ll give your package to your mail carrier to bring out to you Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?11 W: Professor, have you graded my term paper yet? M: To tell you the truth, I’ve been tied up in committee meetings all week Q: What can be inferred about the paper? 191 NỆ bone achat 12: W: M: Q: 13 M: 14 W: Q: 15 W: M: Q: 16 W: With the cold that bad, | think it’s pretty foolish not to see a doctor Don’t worry, it’ll pass in a few days What does the man mean? Do you have hot water in your dorm? Because we haven’t had any for three days and J hate cold showers Oh, sounds miserable Since the gym’s usually open, why don’t you just go over there to fix the problem What does the woman suggest the man do? I just found out at registration that the creative writing class is full Now I have to wait any whole year to get in Why don’t you check back after the first week? Somebody might drop it What does the man suggest the woman do? Prof Nelson, could you please turn up the temperature in here? I’m having trouble concentrating 17 M: Yeah, | understand But I don’t control the thermostat Tell you what, I’1I talk to maintenance about it after class In the mean time I suggest you put on a sweater if you’ve brought one Q: What does the man imply? 18 .W: Hi, Jerry, it’s Beth from the apartment next door I’m at school right now and I realized I forgot my keys at home Could you ask the building manager to put the extra set in my mail box? M: I don’t think that’s secure enough I can just drop by your class later Q: What will the man probably do? 19 W: I'm going to Chicago on business and somebody said you were the right person to talk to about what I can there for fun M: You bet I am I hope you’ve got at least a month Q: What does the man imply? 20 M: Come on, Sue, I know you have a new camera, but you just took a picture of a car W: No, no, look behind the car Q: What does the woman mean? 21 M: Could I look at your bus schedule? F don’t want to drive to work tomorrow if it’s snowing W: You'd be better off calling the terminal It’s been a long time since I’ve used my schedule and I’m sure it’s out of date Q: What does the woman mean? 22 W: That’s a pretty thick book Are you sure Fram will want to plough through that? M: Are you kidding? She'll be through it in two days Q: What does the man imply about Fram? 23 M: If] send this package third class, how long will it take to arrive? W: About two weeks But, hmm, many people don’t realize that first-class is only a dollar fifty more and it will get there in just a few days Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 24 W: Surely you don’t to eat at that expensive restaurant M: Not much J don’t They have the best food in town Q: What does the man mean? M: Like usual the lecture hall is a complete mess this afternoon Newspapers, soda 192 cans, used tissues, all of it, just thrown all over the floor I can’t understand how people can be so thoughtless W: Well, your professor should have the authority to get something done about it Q: What does the woman imply the man should do? 26 M: How about going ona camping trip next week with us? We’re plannin g on hiking and canoeing in the state park W: That sounds great But I’d better warn you, I’ve never been in a canoe and I’m not much the swimmer either Q: What does the woman mean? 27 M: [heard that the turn-out for the opening of the new sculptur e exhibit was kind of disappointing W: I guess a lot of other people feel the way I about modern art Q: What does the woman mean? 28 W: We'd better make sure we get to the presentation early tomorro w morning The dean said there will be bagels and pastries and fruit But I have a feeling that they’re going to go quickly M: I guess I°lI bring my appetite Q: What will the man probably do? 29 W: Isn't it great about Ruth’s committee service award? M: She deserved it Q: What does the man mean? 30 M: I’m driving downtown this afternoon I have to stop by Deluxe, the art supply store, to get some paints for my art class W: Deluxe? They moved to Smithville Q: What does the woman mean? 31 M: You were right about the puzzle you lent me last week It really is a challenge | want to try to get it myself though So I’m going to work on ita little longer W: Well, if you get really stuck, remember I’m only a phone call away Q: What does the woman mean? 32 W: I’m new in town and I need to find a doctor Do you know anything about Joyce Brown? M: I’ve been going to her for years I don’t see how you can better Q: What does the man say about Dr Brown? Part B: Questions 31-34, listen to a conversation in a college dormitory W: Hmm, Hi M: Hi I’m going door to door tonight to tell people about the student action coalition Do you have a few minutes? W: Sure You know I think I read something in the newspaper last week M: Yeah There was an article about this in the last issue See, we're trying to protect and conserve some of the open spaces on campus W: That’s right You are the group that’s opposing the extension of the parking lot next to Swing Hall, right? M: That’s us We just feel that it's important to save some of the natural beauty of the 193 “campus, like Ed : : a2 : : ZR < > : Over-by Swing Some of those trees are hundreds of years old It is the pretty spot My friends and I have had picnics over there by the creek Then you understand how we feel We’re organizing a rally on Thursday afternoon to get the administration to reconsider the parking lot plan Well, I have a class on Thursday afternoon But, maybe you could sign this petition? We’re going to submit it to the administration to demonstrate how the students fee] about this Sure, let me get a pen and I'll sign it Thave a pen right here And let me leave you this pamphlet about the student action coalition May be you could come to some of our meetings We get together once a month : Yeah I'd like to know more about your group Let me know when the next meeting is and 1’ll try to be there 31 How did the woman first learn about the student action coalition? 32 What is the student action coalition trying to do? 33 What will the woman probably on Thursday afternoon? 34, What does the woman agree to do? Questions 35-39, listen to a conversation between two friends : This food is terrible I can’t even finish my dinner M: I know You think with all the money we pay for room and board, the university could hire a better food service Where are you headed next? : I’m going over to the student recreation center to play some bridge : You are spending your time on a card game? : Not just any card game It’s one of the most Strategic there is, : So I’ve heard Don’t you play with a partner? Yeah Four people play, two against the other two : So you try to play in cooperation with your partner : Actually, the cards of one of the four players are turned face up That player is SX