1.
A : Have you finished the book?
B : Well, not yet. I really had ___________time to read it last week.
⒜ little
⒝ few
⒞ some
⒟ any
2.
A : What should we do now?
B : We should get the game ____________.
⒜ gone
⒝ go
⒞ to go
⒟ going
3.
A : Have you ever seen a four-leaved clover?
B : No. It's ___________.
⒜ rarity
⒝ a rarity
⒞ the rarity
⒟ rarely
4.
Activists have been effective in persuading a lot of mothers to start breast-feeding but not as effective ___________ them to continue with it.
⒜ in encouraging
⒝ to encourage
⒞ encourage
⒟ as encouraging
5.
Cells are structures so small that most of them can't be seen without ___________ a microscope.
⒜ being helped
⒝ helped by
⒞ the help of
⒟ helping of
6.
The coyote is ___________ predator of the antelope.
⒜ one of the main
⒝ the most main
⒞ main
⒟ the main
7.
⒜ A : You must be tired after the long flight.
⒝ B : Yes, I was sitting in my seat for 14 hours.
⒞ A : Then, why don't you wait here? I'll get car.
⒟ B : Actually, if you don't mind I'd like to walk a bit.
8.
⒜ A : Why were you so late to work today?
⒝ B : Five or six buses just passed by. I could see they were really pack.
⒞ A : You mean they didn't stop for you?
⒟ B : There was no room for more passengers, I guess.
9.
⒜ Sunshine does more than beat the wintertime depression. ⒝ It may also help keep you from developing certain cancer. ⒞ The vitamin D gained through sun exposure may be the reason. ⒟ But too much sun exposure still increases a person's risk of skin cancer.
10.
⒜ You may think bananas grow on trees, but it is not true. ⒝ The banana is a plant that finishes their growth in one year, reaching a height of 30 feet. ⒞ It has an underground stem, from which comes large green leaves. ⒟ The plant reaches its maturity in about 18 months.
vocabulary
1.
A : Did you read the article on the Enron scandal?
B : Any new ___________?
⒜ phases
⒝ developments
⒞ progress
⒟ growth
2.
A : Fluency in spoken English is crucial in this job, right?
B : Sure, it's the ___________ most important reguirement.
⒜ only
⒝ singular
⒞ single
⒟ sole
3.
A : Excuse me. Where are the shampoos and hair products?
B : The personal ___________ counter is two aisles down.
⒜ lavatory
⒝ hygiene
⒞ clearance
⒟ sanitation
4.
A : Isn't Hobert an Australian citizen now?
B : Yes, he was ___________ last year.
(a) naturalized
(b) converted
(c) legalized
(d) civilized
5.
A : Have you seen the ___________ for my china teacup?
B : No. Have you checked in the dishwasher?
(a) dish
(b) plate
(c) saucer
(d) tray
6.
Things that seem "natural" to us, like what we eat everyday and how we greet each other, are in fact __________ determined.
⒜ typically
⒝ ironically
⒞ generally
⒟ culturally
7.
Cervantes' ___________ need for money forced him to sell the copyright of "Don Quixote" for a small lump sum.
⒜ urgent
⒝ rapid
⒞ hasty
⒟ swift
8.
The belief that a child's experiences and environment during his first three years directly affect how his brain will develop may be a ___________.
⒜ myth
⒝ reputation
⒞ rumor
⒟ fame
9.
The increasing amount of pornographic content and offensive language on TV is undermining the basic ___________ of society.
⒜ capacity
⒝ potency
⒞ insanity
⒟ decency
10.
Joyce ___________, though did not ultimately agree, with their rebellion against the imposition of the English language in Ireland.
⒜ sympathized
⒝ corresponded
⒞ conflicted
⒟ contested
reading comprehension
1.
A Michelangelo drawing that languished undiscovered in a castle in the UK for at least 200 years has been sold to an American art collector. British museums and galleries tried to possess it but they failed to raise the cash to buy it and keep it in the country. The National Gallery of Scotland attempted to acquire it, ___________ the American buyer after the Heritage Lottery Fund refused to help fund its bid.
⒜ but was unable to compete with
⒝ and was available to buy it from
⒞ and they could manage to beat
⒟ though it was illegal to get it from
2.
Among 5 to 11-year-old students, the teachers who use humor during lessons are the most popular, a survey shows. According to the survey, the most effective teachers were those who were witty and told jokes to make lessons more enjoyable. The survey also found that a happy teacher can improve the morale and self esteem of the learners. Enjoyable, humorous lessons ___________ lessons without this added ingredient.
⒜ are comparable to
⒝ are much preferred to
⒞ discourage participation in
⒟ reduce the morale of
3.
Playing a musical instrument may not appear to be a dangerous activity, but musicians suffer from injuries ranging from torn lips to finger paralysis. Also, mental stress from performing or intense practicing results in physical stress, as the body does strange things to cope with anxiety. Many musicians who suffer from emotional and physical problems ___________ for fear of jeopardizing their careers.
⒜ are reluctant to speak out
⒝ are ready to be treated
⒞ are willing to take days off
⒟ are forced to take out health insurance
4.
Dear Mr. and Mrs.Adams,
The children have just come in and told me that our dog broke out and uprooted all your dahlias. I know it won't compensate you for all the work you've put in, but i'll go to the garden center to get some new ones this afternoon. I hope you'll accept them.
I've now locked the dog in the house and ____________ until we've done something about the fence. I assure you it won't happen again.
Yours sincerely,
Linda Thomson
⒜ he'll be sold to a pet store
⒝ he won't be let out in the garden untied
⒞ he'll continue to cause damage
⒠ he won't be fed
5.
When nine-year-old Tom Clark came home and said another child kept picking on him, his mom Jackie thought the was being a bit soft. "My first instinct was that there was no problem or that it was nothing and he'd soon sort it out," she says. But Tom became more and more unhappy, until Jackie realized that ___________ and was crying out for help. She says she should have gone to see his teacher sooner.
⒜ he was being bullied
⒝ he had many friends at school
⒞ his teacher treated him unfairly
⒟ he was enjoying his school life
6.
Forensic archaeology means two things: the use of forensic science to examine and interpret archaeological finds; and the use of ____________ to investigate a current crime. The word forensic means something that is related to a court of law, and forensic science is scientific evidence that can stand up in a court. Archaeology is the study of human history using scientific analysis of the past's physical remains. Techniques originally developed for criminal investigation, such as DNA fingerprinting and skull reconstruction are also now used to analyze historical remains.
⒜ fingerprinting
⒝ archaeological methods
⒞ criminal laws
⒟ mental analysis
7.
Affection of parents for children and of children for parents is capable of being one of the greatest sources of happiness; but in fact these days, the relations between parents and children are, in nine cases out of ten, a source of ___________. This failure of the family to provide the fundamental satisfaction which in principle it is capable of yielding is one of the most deep-seated causes of discontent prevalent in our age.
⒜ contentment to both parties
⒝ satisfaction to one party
⒞ unhappiness to both parties
⒟ encouragement to one party
8.
A substance found in the saliva of a venomous lizard could provide a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. An experimental drug has been developed from the Gila Monster's saliva to improve memory and learning. The Gila Monster's bite can be deadly, but its saliva contains a chemical which acts on a previously unknown receptor pathway in the brain that affects memory. The Alzheimer's Society has welcomed the development, although it has cautioned that any drug breakthrough ____________.
⒜ may be achieved soon
⒝ could cure the disease more effectively
⒞ could be a long way off
⒟ will improve the patient's condition
9.
According to a survey, more than half of the high school students responding to the survey have plagiarized work they found on the Internet. Websites such as schoolsucks.com offer customers the possibility of downloading a paper on nearly any subject for $9.95 per page. Schools have begun to fight Internet plagiarism with student's own weapons. George Mason High School is one of thousands of schools that have contracted with a company which allows teachers to submit student papers. The company then searches the Web for __________. Within 48 hours, the teacher gets the paper back, color-coded for plagiarism.
⒜ useful information
⒝ matching text
⒞ educational guides
⒟ teaching methods
10.
Ruth Rendell, the crime fiction writer (and creator of Inspector Wexford), delivered the Sir Alexander Stone Bibliophily Lecture on the decline and elevation of the crime novel from its origins in the late 18th century to the present day. She traced its treatment by writers such as Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Dickens, and went on to discuss 20th century writers. "After a decline in the 1930s crime novels are today regarded as important. The work of crime writers is now reviewed by critics in the same way as so called __________.
⒜ minor writers
⒝ outsiders
⒞ mainstream writers
⒟ journalists
11.
For the last hundred years the climate has been growing much warmer. This has had a number of different effects. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, glaciers have been melting very rapidly. For example, the Muir Glacier in Alaska has retreated two miles in ten years. Secondly, rising temperatures have been causing the snowline to retreat on mountains all over the world. ___________, vegetation has also been changing . In Canada, the agricultural cropline has shifted 10 to 50 miles northward. In the same way cool-climate trees like birches and spruce have been dying over large areas of Eastern Canada.
⒜ As a result
⒝ Nevertheless
⒞ Otherwise
⒟ On the contrary
12.
Researchers have found that computer games have significant educational value. They concluded that simulation and adventure games, where players create societies or build theme parks, developed children's strategic thinking and planning skills. Children who regularly enjoy playing video games showed some improvement in mathematics, reading and spelling. The investigation into the habits of 700 children aged 7 to 17 also revealed that playing video games is far from a solitary activity. In fact, children preferred to play games in pairs or small groups rather than alone.
Q. What is the passage about?
⒜ The educational value of video games
⒝ The side effects of video games
⒞ How video games help children's emotional development
⒠ How children develop social skills through video games
13.
Learning to talk and learning to understand other people are among the most complex skills children acquire. Although language ability is, at least to some extent, biologically determined, humans are nevertheless the only animals to acquire a highly developed system of communication. Other animals communicate, to be sure. Many birds, for example, have elaborate songs, which both attract mates and announce an established breeding territory to other birds of the same species. Bees are able to communicate to other members of their hive both the direction and the relative distance of food sources.
These forms, however, are extremely primitive when compared to the human system of communication.
Q. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
⒜ The human system of communication is very complicated.
⒝ Language ability isn't genetically determined.
⒞ We do not know very much about communication process.
⒟ Birds and bees use highly sophisticated language skills.
14.
The Chancellor's Fund is our new Annual Giving Scheme. This means that as a graduate or friend of the University, you have an opportunity to participate in our future success. By donating an unrestricted gift to the fund, you will be supporting projects which will directly influence the lives of our students. Throughout 2001, our graduates and friends have shown a growing interest in the University's development by supporting our various capital campaigns. In addition, many more have expressed a wish to support the University's general well-being.
Q. What is the passage about?
⒜ The history of the Chancellor's Fund.
⒝ Why the Chancellor's Fund is needed.
⒞ Offering a donation to the University.
⒟ The well-being of the University.
15.
The young genius from Bluefield, West Virginia - handsome, arrogant, and highly eccentric - burst onto the mathematical scene in 1949. Over the next decade, a decade as notable for its supreme faith in human rationality as for its dark anxieties about mankind's survival, Nash proved himself, in the words if the eminent geometer Mikhail Gromov, "the most remarkable mathematician of the second half of the century." Games of strategy, economic rivalry, computer architecture, the shape of the universe, the geometry of imaginary spaces, the mystery of prime numbers - all engaged his wide-ranging imagination. His ideas were of the deep and wholly unanticipated king that push scientific thinking in new directions.
Q. Which of the following is correct about Nash according to the passage?
⒜ He was the most eminent mathematician in history.
⒝ He was a friend of Mikhail Gromov.
⒞ His interests included the mystery of prime number.
⒟ His ideas echoed the work of Newton.
16.
The Survey by the Harvard School of Public Health found that binge drinking on college campuses is still as common as in the early 1990s. The number of binge drinking at all-women's schools rose to 32 percent in 2001, compared with 24 percent in 1993, increasing by a third. It has almost become part of American college culture. A woman student said, "I don't know of any college where a large part of the student body isn't drinking on weekends." The Harvard survey questioned 10.000 students at 119 four-year colleges, and defined binge drinking as four or more drinks in a row for women, or five or more for men. A great number of students said they had met the definition of binge drinking in the past 30 days.
Q. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
⒜ Women students are more frequent binge drinkers than men students.
⒝ Binge drinking for men implies more than ten drinks in a row.
⒞ Binge drinking is regarded as courageous among college students.
⒟ The number of binge drinkers in women's schools has been increasing.
17.
Today, too many young people grow up believing that things "just happen." Services are provided; goods are on the shelves; food is on the table - almost magically, it seems. Today, few teenagers see the connection between production and consumption, or as in the early days, between planting and harvesting crops, between cutting lumber and building shelter, between damming streams and grinding corn. We recommend that all students complete a seminar on work, examining its importance in their lives, and preparing them to make responsible life choices of their own.
Q. Which of the following is correct according to the passage?
⒜ The author is fully satisfied with young people's attitudes.
⒝ Teenagers are better informed than in the past.
⒞ Teenagers should know more about the nature of work.
⒟ The author defines the relationship between production and consumption.
18.
Teenagers who watch more than an hour of television a day are much more likely to become violent in later years than the rare adolescent who watches less, a research found. The link between watching television and behaving violently was clear after researchers accounted for other factors such as childhood neglect, low family income, or a psychiatric disorder during adolescence. Among those who watched less than an hour of television daily at the age of 14, just 5.7 percent were involved in aggressive acts by the ages of 16 to 22. For those who watched between one and three hours, the aggression rate jumped to 22.5 percent, and the rate was 28.8 percent for those who watched more than three hours.
Q. Which of the following best summarizes the passage?
⒜ Teenagers are likely to watch TV for more than an hour a day.
⒝ Watching TV can have an immediate effect on teenagers.
⒞ Watching TV in one's teens is related to violent behavior in later years.
⒟ Teenagers should not be allowed to watch TV for more than one hour a day.
19.
Have you ever fascinated by Easter eggs? Perhaps you may have been tempted to decorate eggs. How can we do it? If you want the background color to be the natural white or brown of the egg shell, just decorate a plain egg. For other colors, paint the egg a solid color and let it dry. Painting an egg is tricky because it wants to roll over the table. You can use your imagination to keep it from rolling. I used a short tube cut from a paper towel roll and taped it to the table to make a stand. Or, you can paint the top half of the egg in the carton, let it dry, turn it over, and then paint the other side.
Q. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
⒜ How to Keep an Egg from Rolling
⒝ Decorating Easter Eggs
⒞ How to Cook Easter Eggs
⒟ The Benefits of Eating Eggs
20.
Dear Mrs. Taylor,
I am writing to apply for the post advertised in today's The Times.
As you will see from the enclosed career details, I have wide experience in copywriting. In the 1990s, I worked for six years with Joshua McGrath & Associates. Since leaving full-time employment in order to start a family, I have advised Joshua McGrath on a number of campaigns, and taken on freelance copywriting for the agency. I have also undertaken voluntary activities, including teaching English in the homes of non-native speakers. This has increased my awareness of the needs and tastes of an increasingly important audience for advertisers: people from non-British backgrounds.
Q. What can be inferred from the passage?
⒜ The writer is applying for a copywriter position.
⒝ The writer is not married.
⒞ Job opportunities are scarce.
⒟ The writer is not interested in the position.
21.
Everyone knows a red rose means, "I love you." It's a carry-over from the Victorian language of flowers, which was most popular during the reign of Queen Victoria in early 19th century England. Victorian gentle folk were provided media by which tongue-tied lovers could communicate and barefoot-bashful beaus could say, "I love you." And even the very meek became audaciously outspoken with the beauty and fragrance of flowers.
Q. What can be inferred from the passage?
⒜ If a lover wanted to say, "I love you," he would write a letter.
⒝ Flowers made meek people less courageous.
⒞ Victorian gentlemen would send red roses to reveal their love.
⒟ Victorian gentlemen used the mass media in order to make their feelings public.
22.
Oxfam, one of Britain's best-known charities, invented a charity shop that gets its stock for free and doesn't pay most of its staff, earning a 100% mark-up on everything it sells. And its customers get a warm glow of worthy self-satisfaction just by shopping there. Since it opened its first outlet in 1948 in Oxford's Broad street, it has built a formidable shop empire. However, despite its head start, and thanks to the quirky economics of the charity shop business, Oxfam is suffering many of the same woes that have dogged traditional retailers in recent years. Surging retail rents have battered down profitability and the recent economic slowdown has hit trading.
Q. Which of the following is correct according to the passage?
⒜ Oxfam's charity shop can not afford to pay its staff.
⒝ Unlike other retailers, Oxfam has not been affected by economic circumstances.
⒞ The stock in Oxfam shops has been donated.
⒟ Oxfam's charity shops do not need to pay rent.
23.
Disgust is a powerful response that protects us from danger but also carries its own dangers. The Channel 7 series, Anatomy of Disgust, explores that response and the uses - positive and negative - to which it can be put. The first program looks at the science and psychology of what disgusts different people and why. The second program examines how disgust is manipulated by social, political and religious systems to downgrade, exclude and even exterminate particular groups. The third program explores the work of artists who attempt to confront the gap between the sanitized facade and the dirty reality of our world. Broadcast dates are July 10, July 12, and July 17.
Q. What is the passage about?
⒜ How to define disgust
⒝ A forthcoming TV program
⒞ How to cope with feelings of disgust
⒟ A course of lectures on human nature
24.
A new dinosaur fossil, discovered in China, could change the way we think about dinosaurs forever. Some palaeontologists from China and the US suggest dinosaurs may have looked more like large odd-shaped birds than huge, scaly lizards. From previous fossil findings, scientists have conjectured that some dinosaurs were covered with a feather-like fluff known as proto feathers. But this new fossil of a carnivorous dinosaur provides the first evidence that dinosaurs may at some point in their lives have been covered with real feathers, like those we see on modern birds.
Q. What possible new conclusion have scientists made about dinosaurs?
⒜ Dinosaurs living in China may have looked different from other dinosaurs.
⒝ Dinosaurs may have looked like huge, scaly lizards.
⒞ Dinosaurs may have looked like odd-shaped birds.
⒟ It is likely that all dinosaurs were carnivorous.
25.
We've all walked through streets an shopping malls thinking to ourselves, I wish I had the courage to tell that woman she would look much better if she didn't wear such dark mascara. And sometimes you may wish you could offer some advice to a friend or family member on how to fix their looks. It may be easy to recognize beauty mistakes in others, but it's often more difficult to see them in ourselves. Do you want to make sure you're not making beauty boo-boos? This magazine offers a look at some of the most common beauty mistakes and how to fix them. Read some of the tips our frist-class make-up artists offer in the magazine.
Q. What is the purpose of the passage?
⒜ To advertise a magazine
⒝ To give tips on beauty mistakes
⒞ To make a recruitment offer
⒟ To offer a make-up course
26.
You may be struggling to shed those last 10 pounds before bathing suit season arrives, but that doesn't mean you have to swear off sweets for good. So why not treat yourself to a slice of a delicious dark chocolate cherry cheesecake? While dieting myself, I tested a dozen recipes for cheesecake using low-fat dairy products, I was disappointed over and over again with the less-than-satisfactory flavors and textures. Nothing tastes as good as the real thing, so I got out fresh eggs, real cream cheese, and semi-sweet chocolate and made this delicious chocolate cherry cheesecake I know you'll enjoy. The best attraction of this dark chocolate cherry cheesecake is that you can enjoy it free from the fear of gaining weight.
Q. What can be inferred from the passage?
⒜ The author has tried to lose weight herself.
⒝ If you want to lose weight, you should not eat sweets.
⒞ The writer is not happy about her own cooking.
⒟ In summer, everybody goes swimming.
27.
My house is perfect. By great good fortune I have found a housekeeper no less to my mind - a low-voiced, light-footed woman of discreet age, strong and deft enough to render me all the service I require, and not afraid of solitude. She rises very early. By my breakfast time there remains little to be done under the roof save dressing the meals. Very rarely do I hear even a clink of crockery; never the closing of a door or window.
Q. What is the writer's attitude toward the housekeeper?
⒜ Indifferent
⒝ Critical
⒞ Satisfied
⒟ Dissatisfied
28.
The Memnon Colossi in Luxor have stood the test of time, withering wind and weather for more than three millennia. ⒜ Once the guards to the entrance of the temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep Ⅲ, these 18- meter high(59 feet) statues are all that remain of a mighty kingdom on the Nile. ⒝ The two giant statues have witnessed wars, floods and destruction. ⒞ A thorough cleaning is exactly what the two colossal sentinels need to restore their ancient splendor. ⒟ Their once proud visages are battered and worn, and they are dirty - covered with the dust and grime of centuries.
29.
Send the splendor of an April meadow and the warmth of a springtime breeze with this Fields of Europe bouquet created to capture the newness of spring. ⒜ Our florist selects flower favorites such as tulips, and daisies, and arranges them in a glass vase for a fresh gift as welcome as the robin's fresh song. ⒝ Make your selection if choices are available. ⒞ Say "happy birthday" or "thinking of you" with this fresh field of beauty.
⒟ Our florists select only the freshest flowers so varieties and colors may vary.
30.
A type of algae was found in Florida Bay and the black water there may be caused by an algal bloom - an explosion of microscopic marine life. ⒜ Algal blooms are not rate in Florida waters, but blooms of this size are. ⒝ But anglers say the fish they normally find in the area have disappeared. ⒞ At its peak in February, the black water covered an estimated 700 square miles north of the Florida Keys and west of the tip of the mainland. ⒟ The algae does not seem to be killing fish, as some algal blooms are infamous for doing.
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