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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. lunch B. result C. student D. subject
Question 2: A. watched B. looked C. laughed D. lived

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of
the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 2: A. tremendous B. commercial C. validity D. flexible
Question 4: A. procedure B. financial C. enormous D. recommend

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 5: The Green Garden Restaurant uses fresh produce on their dishes, much of which the
A B C
owners grow in their own garden.
D
Question 6: Alice wishes she had more time last night to finish her work.
A B C D
Question 7: The headmaster, together with the teaching staff, are away on holiday.
A B C D

Choose the answer that best fits the blank in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined words or phrases.
Question 8. The house stands high in the top of the hill, so it can be ___________from very far.
A. aimed at B. picked up C. visible D. deal with
Question 9: If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable ___________because it seems too good to be true.
A. suspicion B. doubt C. reservation D. disbelief
Question 10: He showed me a photo of the museum __________ I had visited some months before.
A. what B. which C. whom D. where
Question 11: The bank wont lend you the money without some__________ that you will pay it back.
A. profit B. interest C. charge D. guarantee
Question 12: Here __________.
A. comes the teacher B. the teacher comes
C. the teacher is coming D. is coming the teacher
Question 13: I found it difficult to follow what was _______because of the noise from the engine room.
A. having said B. being said C. said D. saying
Question 14: Elderly people, __________, require constant attention.
A. a large numbers depending on government aid
B. and many of them depend on the government to finance them
C. who are dependent many of them on the financing from the government
D. many of whom are financially dependent on the government
Question 15: The boy always does his homework before class __________ by the teacher.
A. so as not to be punished B. so that not to be punished
C. in order that not to be punished D. so as to be punished
Question 16: Li has _______; he loves cakes, chocolate, ice-cream anything which is sweet.
A. a sweet mouth B. sweet lips C. a sweet tooth D. a sweet tongue
Question 17: Now that they have read it in __________, they believe me.
A. red and blue B. blue and red C. white and black D. black and white
Question 18: Our country has large areas of __________beauty.
A. unhurt B. unspoilt C. unharmed D. undamaged
Question 19: The children said that they __________ the game for about an hour__________.
A. had just started/ ago B. had just started/ before
C. just started/ before D. just started/ ago

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.

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Question 20: Jack: Many happy returns, Jill.
Jill: ________
A. Thank you. B. Good luck! C. Really? When? D. Thanks. The same to you!
Question 21: Hello, may I speak to Mr. Washington, please? - _________.
A. Hold on, please B. Youre welcome C. Thats right D. No, you may not

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 22: The most striking technological success in the twentieth century is probably the computer revolution.
A. prominent B. dangerous C. productive D. recent
Question 23: That competition was sponsored by the host country.
A. finished B. financed C. tested D. limited

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 24: The degree of brilliance of the star Algol changes noticeably every two and a half days.
A. unwaveringly B. unpredictably C. wildly D. invisibly
Question 25: Desert plants require less care and are more attractive than house plants.
A. non-interference B. misapprehension C. disqualification D. inattention

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 remember someone giving me a rubber doll on my 10th birthday.
A. Someone is remembered giving me a rubber doll on my 10 th birthday.
B. I am given a rubber doll on my 10th birthday by someone I remember.
C. On my 10th birthday, a rubber doll is remembered by someone giving me.
D. I remember being given a rubber doll on my 10th birthday.
Question 27: You should not keep bad company under any circumstances.
A. In no circumstances should you be friends with bad people.
B. Under no circumstances should you not keep bad company.
C. Under any circumstances shouldnt you make friends with bad people.
D. In no circumstances should you keep your company because it is bad.
Question 28: Mr. Smith is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him on the phone last night.
A. Mr. Smith, who is very interested in our plan, I spoke to on the phone last night.
B. Mr. Smith, to whom I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.
C. Mr. Smith is very interested in our plan to whom I spoke on the phone last night.
D. Mr. Smith, who I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.

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 didnt want to disappoint my parents. I agreed to go to medical school.
A. If I didnt agree to go to medical school, my parents would be disappointed.
B. My parents are no longer disappointed in me now that I have agreed to go to medical school.
C. Not wanting to let down my parents, I agreed to go to medical school.
D. To my disappointment, my parents made me go to medical school.
Question 30: I lost my passport last week. Im having a lot of trouble now.
A. If I didnt lose my passport last week, I wouldnt be having so much trouble now.
B. If I hadnt lost my passport last week, I wouldnt be having so much trouble now.
C. If I didnt lose my passport last week, I wouldnt have had so much trouble now.
D. If I hadnt lost my passport last week, I wouldnt have had so much trouble now.

Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word
for each of the blanks

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 The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested that human
tears are evidence of an aquatic past- but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the moment we enter this (31)
_______ for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to inform their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable.
As they (32) _______, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry can do you (33) _______ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity since
recent research into tears has shown that they contain a natural painkiller called enkaphalin. By fighting sorrow and pain,
this chemical helps you to feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you (34) _______.
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally healing activity. Because some people still
regard it as a (35) _______ of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry. This kind of repression
can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically.
Question 31: A. world B. place C. earth D. space
Question 32: A. evolve B. develop C. alter D. change
Question 33: A. good B. fine C. better D. well
Question 34: A. construct B. achieve C. provide D. produce
Question 35: A. hint B. feature C. sign D. symbol

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.
Collecting maps can be an enjoyable hobby for antiquarian booksellers, a captivating interest for cartographers,
a lucrative vocation for astute dealers, and an inspirational part of the occupational functioning of map catalogers,
archivists, and historians. Among recognized collectibles, maps are relatively rarer than stamps, but they have had their
avid enthusiasts and admirers ever since copies were made by hand only for affluent, the commanding officer, and the
ship captain.
Whether the interest is business-related or amateur, the economic means abundant or slim, a collection needs a
theme, be it associated with contemporary changes in cartographic representation or geographic knowledge, or a more
accessible goal centered on a particular mapmaker, technique, or type of subject matter. Collectors should not overlook
topical maps issued predominantly or exclusively after World War II, such as navigational charts, industrial compound
road layouts, or aerial projections. Potential collectors ought not to disregard two superficially prosaic, yet important
themes: maps of travel routes for family trips, and maps that, for aesthetic reasons, they personally find intriguing or simply
attractive. In the first case, like the box with old family photos, the collection will give the travelers the opportunity to
reminisce and relive the journey.
In most cases, photocopies are worthy alternatives to originals. For example, historical society collections
customarily include the high quality facsimiles needed to make a collection as comprehensive and practical as possible,
supplementing the contributions made by well-to-do donors and benefactors. If not predisposed to wait patiently, and
possibly ineffectually, for a lucky find, collectors may choose to sift through dealer stock, peruse through advertisements
in local, regional, or national periodicals, and solicit the assistance of the U.S. Library of Congress and private agencies.
Government and public agencies, companies, and trade associations can advise the collector about maps currently in
circulation and pending sales of dated reproductions, editions, and prints.
Question 36. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Why hobbyists always flaunt their map collections.
B. How maps can be collected by professionals and enthusiasts.
C. How to assure an interrupted flow of collectibles.
D. What cartographers advocate as a worthy undertaking.
Question 37. In paragraph 1, the word lucrative is closest in meaning to ______
A. instructive B. insensitive C. profitable D. profuse
Question 38. According to the passage, map collecting as a hobby is ______
A. not deserving of the time and resources
B. not as conventional as collecting stamps
C. as eccentric as collecting dolls
D. conformist in the best sense of the word.
Question 39. It can be inferred from the passage that, at a time when maps were accessible to the upper socioeconomic
classes, they appealed also to a fair number of ______
A. professional copiers B. ardent devotees
C. buried-treasure hunters D. obscure amateur dealers
Question 40. The author of the passage mentions all of the following as sources of procuring maps EXCEPT ______

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 A. fellow collectors B. map vendors C. personal archives D. publishers
Question 41. In paragraph 2, the author uses the phrase superficially prosaic to mean ______
A. described in informal prose
B. seemingly boring and unimaginative
C. useful for travelers who enjoy a change
D. potentially uncovered in a box of photos
Question 42. A paragraph following the passage would most likely discuss ______
A. specific organizations to contact about map acquisition
B. specific mapping techniques used to enlarge the scale
C. trimming and framing valuable acquisitions
D. volunteering time and work to maintain obsolete maps

Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon. When people say that something
happens only once in a blue moon, they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression
has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this expression that date from the second half
of the nineteenth century.
The expression a blue moon has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month.
A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full
moon of the month. Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare. The moon needs a little more than 29 days to
complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every
month will have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very
end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given calendar month
has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade.
The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the
expression blue moon may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually
appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from
Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave
the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use
today. Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the
moon again took on a blue tint.

Question 43: This passage is about _______.

A. a phase of the moon B. an unusual color
C. a month on the calendar D. an idiomatic expression
Question 44: How long has the expression once in a blue moon been around?
A. For around 50 years B. For less than 100 years
C. For more than 100 years D. For 200 years
Question 45: A blue moon could best be described as _______.
A. a full moon that is not blue in color B. a new moon that is blue in color
C. a full moon that is blue in color D. a new moon that is not blue in color
Question 46: The word hue in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.
A. shape B. date C. color D. size
Question 47: Which of the following might be the date of a blue moon?
A. January 1 B. February 28 C. April 15 D. December 31
Question 48: How many blue moons would there most likely be in a century?
A. 4 B. 35 C. 70 D. 100
Question 49: According to the passage, the moon actually looked blue _______.
A. after large volcanic eruptions B. when it occurred late in the moon
C. several times a year D. during the month of February
Question 50: The phrasal verb took on in the passage could be best replaced by _______.
A. employed B. began to have C. undertook D. tackled

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