A. Reading Comprehension Section In the Reading Comprehension Section you will read several passages.

Each one is followed by a number of questions about it. You are to choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D) to each question. A popular theory explaining the evolution of the universe is known as the Big Bang Model. According to the model, at some time between ten and twenty billion years ago, all present matter and energy were compressed into a small ball only a few kilometers in diameter. It was, in effect, an atom that contained in the form of pure energy all of the components of the entire universe. Then at a moment in time that astronomers refer to as T = 0, the ball exploded, hurling the energy into space. Expansion occurred. As the energy cooled, the most of it became matter in the form of protons, neutrons, and electrons. These original particles combined to form hydrogen and helium, and continued to expand. Matter formed into galaxies with stars and planets. 1. Which sentence below best summarizes this passage? (A) The Big Bang theory does not account for the evolution of the universe. (B) According to the Big Bang Model, an explotions caused the formation of the universe. (C) The Universe is made of hydrogen and helium. (D) The universe is more than ten billion years old. According to this passage, when were the galaxies formed? (A) Ten billion years ago. (B) Fifteen billion years ago (C) At T = 0 (D) Twenty billion years ago The environment before the Big Bang is described as all of the following, EXCEPT? (A) compressed matter (B) Energy (C) All the components of the universe (D) Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons The word compressed in line 3 could best be replaced by? (A) Excited (B) Balanced (C) Reduced (D) Controled The word it in line 6 refers to? (A) Energy (B) Space (C) Expansion (D) Matter

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The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called Arrangement in Grey and Black, but known to most of us as Whistler's Mother. Whistler's brotherin-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artis could guarantee and personalize each print. As soon as Whistler and Haden began signing and numbering their prints, their work began to increase in value. When other artis noticed that the signed prints encouraged higher price, they began copying the practice. Although most prints are signed on the right-hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within the image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the print. Whereever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition. 6. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? (A) Whistler's Mother (B) Whistler's Greatest Works (C) The Practice of Signing Prints (D) Copying Limited Edition Prints What made Whistler's work more valuable? (A) His fame as an artist (B) His painting of his mother (C) His signature on the prints (D) His brother-in-law's prints The author mentions all of the following as reasons why a collector prefers a signed print, EXCEPT (A) It guarantees the print's authenticity. (B) It makes the print more personal. (C) It encourages higher price for the print. (D) It limits the number of copies of the print. The word speculated in line 4 could best be replaced by (A) guessed (B) noticed (C) denied (D) announced It can be inferred from the passge that artists number their prints (A) as an accounting procedure (B) to guarantee a limited edition (C) when the buyer requests it (D) at the same place on each of the prints they produce

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Whether one is awake or asleep, the brain emits electrical waves. During wakefulness, the waves are recorded at about ten small waves per second. With the onset of sleep, the waves become larger and slower. The largest, slowest waves occur during the first three hours of sleep. Mental activity slows down but does not stop. In fact, if awakened from slow-wave sleep, a person can often remember vague thoughts tha occurred during that period of sleep. During sleep, intervals of small, fast waves also occur. These waves are similar to those experienced while awake. The eyes move rapidly, and it appears to the observer that the sleeper is watching some event. Sleepers who are awakened during this rapid-eye-movement sleep will often recall the details of dreams they have been having. Sleep of this kind is called dreaming sleep or rapideye-movement sleep, also known as REM sleep. In period of eight hours, most sleepers experience from three to five instances REM sleep. Each instance lasts from five to thirty minutes with an interval of at least ninety minutes between each one. Later instances of REM sleep are usually of longer duration than are instances earlier in the eight-hour period. People who suffer sleep deprivation experience fatigue, irritability, and loss of concentration. Sleep is essential because it generates the brain and the nervous system. Slow-wave sleep may be especially helpful in restoring muscle control, whereas REM sleep may be more important for mental activity. It appears that both kinds of sleep are necessary, and the recuperation of sleep of one kind will not compensate for a lack of the other kind of sleep. 11. What is the author's main purpose in the passage? (A) To describe REM sleep (B) To explain sleep deprivation (C) To discuss the two types of sleep (D) To recommend an increase in the number of hours of sleep How many times per night do most sleepers experience REM sleep? (A) Eight (B) Three to five (C) Five to thirty (D) Ninety The author mentions all the following as characteristics of REM sleep, EXCEPT (A) vague thoughts (B) smaller brain waves (C) eye movements (D) dreams The word vague in line 5 could best be replaced by (A) familiar (B) indefinite (C) unpleasant (D) detailed The word it in line 16 refers to (A) deprivation (B) the brain (C) sleep (D) concentration (15 Marks)

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B. Structure and Writen Expression Section In this part of test, you have to choose the best answer to each question from the alternatives given. 16. Santi : What do you think about going to the beach next week? Eva : It's good idea. Let's ask the other too. The italized words above expressing .............. (A) advice (C) request (B) asking opinion (D) pleasure 17. Bobby : Excuse me. Could you show me where the fitting room is? Shopkeeper : Sure, it is over there. Bobby : ...................................? (A) Could I try this on (B) Does this one suit me (C) Can I have this one, please (D) Could you tell me how much it cost 18. Where is Tanti? I don't know. In fact I ________ any of our friends since I arrived. (A) did not see(C) have not seen (B) had not seen (D) do not see 19. You look so unhappy, Anton. What's the matter? My father ___________ his job. (A) has just lost (C) has been loosing (B) loses (D) is losing 20. We could not get a room at the beach hotel because we _____ reservation. (A) don't do (C) haven't done (B) won't do (D) hadn't done 21. Rina : Do you think I should go now? Dinny : ___________ The weather is snowy. It's better to stay here tonight. (A) I don't think so (C) Let's go (B) We haven't finished yet (D) Cancel it 22. Rani : I am tired. Doddy : You _________ take a rest. (A) can (B) may (C) had better (D) would 23. I went to the drugstore ______ get some medicines. (A) for (B) in (C) to (D) on 24. Would you mind ________ the telephone, please? (A) to answer (B) answering (C) answer 25. Since they aren't answering their telephone, they _______. (A) must have left (B) should have left (C) need have left (D) can have left (D) to answering

26. I wish that we _________ with my brother when he flies to England next week. (A) could go (B) had gone (C) will go (D) are going 27. You ______ me, because I didn't say that. (A) must misunderstand (B) must be misunderstanding (C) must have misunderstood (D) had to misunderstand 28. Two of the notebooks ________ Tom had lost on the bus were returned to the main desk at his dormitory. (A) what (B) who (C) which (D) whose 29. Do you know the woman ________ was hurt in the accident? (A) which (B) whom (C) who (D) whose 30. This is the book _________ I got the data for my composition. (A) that (B) from which (C) in which (D) which (15 Marks) C. Essay! 1. Put the verb in the correct form, Present Progressive or Simple Present. a. Something ________________ (smell) very good. b. Jill always ________________ (get up) at 6 A.M. c. After three days of rain, I'm glad that the sun _________________ (shine) again today. d. Every morning, the sun ___________ (shine) in my bedroom window and ____________ (wake) me up. e. Mike is a student, but he ______________ (not, go) to school right nowbecause it's summer. He ____________ (attend) college from September to May every year, but in the summers he _____________ (usually, have) a job at the post office. In fact, he ___________________ (work) there this summer. 2. Use either the Present Perfect or the Simple Past in the following sentences. a. John ___________________ (write) his report last night. b. Bob _____________________ (see) this movie before. c. Joan _______________________ ( travel) around the world. d. Guillermo __________________ (call) his employer yesterday. e. Jorge ______________________ (read) the newspaper already.

3. Combine the following individual sentences into single sentences with relative pronouns. a. Jane is thhe woman. Jane is going to China next year. ________________________________________________________________ b. Frank is the man. We are going to nominate Frank for the office of treasurer. ________________________________________________________________ c. James wrote an article. The article indicated that he disliked the president. ________________________________________________________________ d. The doctor is with a patient. The patient's leg was broken in an accident. ________________________________________________________________ e. This the book. I have been looking for this book all year. ________________________________________________________________ 4. What would you say if you are in the following situation? a. You are in class. You are hot. The window is closed. ________________________________________________________________ b. you want to leave class early, you are speaking to your instructor. ________________________________________________________________ c. It is already 10 p.m. Father hasn't come from his work yet. At 10.15 p.m. He knocked at the door and you feel relief. ________________________________________________________________ d. The man's work is writing an economic journal. He finished his weekly journal an hour ago. ________________________________________________________________ e. Andi has been having a bad cough for two weeks. He has seen a doctor but his cough haven't gone. ________________________________________________________________