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THI GM 80 CU (T QUESTION 1 N QUESTION 80)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions, from 1 to 30
Question 1: Her parents ____________her to apply for the job.
A. couraged
B. courageous
C. encourages
D. encouraged
Question 2: Hell be very upset if you _________his offer of help.
A.turn away
B. turn from
C. turn down
D. turn against
to turn against -chng li, tr nn th ch vi, lm cho chng li
to turn away -ui ra, thi (ngi lm) B i Ngonh (mt) i, quay i, a(mt)ra ch khc
to turn down -gp (trang sch); gp xung; b (c o); lui (bc dn); lp p (chp n...) (thng tc) gt b,
bc b (li ngh...) nh hng (mt th sinh)
Question 3: He doesnt seem to be successful ____hard he works.
A. whatever
B. although
C. but
D. however
Question 4: It was ____________that we decided to stay indoors.
A.so hot a day
B. such hot a day
C. so a day hot
D. such a day hot
Question 5: No sooner __________ the corner than its wheel came off.
A. the van turned
B. did the van turned C. the van had turned
D. had the van turned
Question 6: Its essential that every student _______ the exam before attending the course.
A. passed
B. would pass
C. passes
D. pass
Question 7: __________of the students know the answer to that question.
A. Most
B. Almost
C. Mostly
D. The most
Question 8: I decided to go to the library as soon as I _______.
A. finished what I was doing B. finished what I did C. finish what I did D. would finish what I did
Question 9: ________ in the street yesterday were very friendly.
A. The mounted police I saw whom
B. The mounted police whom I saw
C. Who is the mounted police I saw
D. The mounted police, who I saw
Mounted ci nga, c gii ha
Question 10: Since my mother died, my closest ____________ is my cousin.
A. relative
B. parent
C. person
D. related
Question 11: Ancient Egyptians mummified the dead bodies through the use of chemicals, _______ ancient
Peruvians did through natural processes.
A. whether or not
B. even though
C. because
D. whereas
Question 12: I dont think hell ever ________the shock of his wifes death
A .get through
B .get over
C. get by
D. get off
to get by cng nhn, i qua
to get through: i qua, chui qua, vt qua; lm tri qua (thi gian) lm trn,lm xong; chu ng n cng
Question 13: A __________is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the bank robber.
A. reward
B. prize
C. notice
D. repayment
Question 14: Einsteins contributions to scientific theories were _________ those of Galileo and Newton.
A. not as important
B. more important
C. the most important
D. as important as
Question 15: - Jane: Thank you for a lovely evening. - Barbara: ____________________
A. Have a good day.
B. Thanks.
C. Cheer!
D. You are welcome.
Question 16: So little ________ about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me.
A. I have known
B. did I know
C. I knew
D. do I know
Question 17: ________ so aggressive, wed get on much better.
A. She was not
B. If she werent
C. Werent she
D. Had she not
Question 18: - Janet: _____________________ - Linda: Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterday.
A. Thats a beautiful dress you have on!
B. When have you got this beautiful dress?
C. Youve just bought this beautiful dress, havent you? D. How a beautiful dress youre wearing!
Question 19: _______ in the atmosphere is the temperature falling below freezing.
A. Frost produces
B. What is frost produced
C. What produces frost D. Frost is produced
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Question 20: He said that the plane had already left and that I ________ an hour earlier.
A. should have arrived B. had to arrive
C. was supposed to arrive D. must have arrived
Question 21: - "This grammar test is the hardest one weve ever had this semester!"
- "________. But I think its quite easy."
A. I understand what youre saying
B. I couldnt agree more
C. I dont see in that way
D. Youre right
Question 22: "I've got two tickets for the exhibition."
" ____________ "
A. Oh, let's go and get the tickets.
B. That's great. When is it?
C. Oh, anything else?
D. Thanks. I can't afford the tickets.
Question 23: I am afraid a rise in salary is _____________just now.
A. out of sight
B. out of control
C. out of date
D. out of question
Question 24: - Mr. Black: What shall I do when I want to call you? - Nurse: _______.
A. You shall find the red button
B. Id come every ten minutes
C. Press the red button on the left
D. Stay here and enjoy yourself
Question 25: My brother had his camera _______ from his car in the office car-park.
A. robbed
B. missed
C. stolen
D. lost
Question 26: It is not _______ to be drunk in the street.
A. respectful
B. respectably
C. respectable
D. respecting
Question 27: I think your teeth need ______________
A. examined

B. examine

C. examining

D. to examine

Question 28: He finds it __________ lasting friendships.

A. difficult to make
B. difficulty in making C. is difficult to make
D. difficult making
Question 29: He says he doesnt like his new school because he feels like a _________ out of water there.
A. boat
B. duck
C. fish
D. swimmer
Question 30: You will become ill _________you stop working so hard.
A. until
B. when
C. unless
D. if

Mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer that best completes each sentence.
Question 31: Published in July 2000, ____________________.
A. Dang Thuy Trams Diary soon became popular with Vietnamese young people.
B. Dang Thuy Tram wrote a Diary and soon became popular with Vietnamese young people.
C. Vietnamese young people soon became interested in Dang Thuy Trams Diary.
D. Dang Thuy Tram soon became popular with Vietnamese young people for her Diary.
Question 32: They have two children, ___________________.
A. none of whom are living with them.
B. both of them are living with them.
C. neither of whom are living with them.
D. all of whom are living with them.
Question 33: It was Neil Armstrong ____________________.
A. that set foot first on the moon.
B. who first set foot on the moon.
C. he first set foot on the moon.
D. that was set on the moon first.
Question 34: ____________________, he could answer the questions now.
A. If James studies his lessons last night
B. Were James to study his lessons last night
C. If only James studied his lessons last night
D. Had James studied his lessons last night
Question 35: The more challenging the job is, ____________________.
A. the more he finds it interesting.
B. the more interesting it is to him.
C. he finds it more interesting.
D. more interesting he finds it.
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, from 36 to 40
Question 36: A. overwhelming 3
Question 37: A. kitchen 1
Question 38: A. relationship 2
Question 39: A. tendency 1
Question 40: A. bamboo 2

B. incredible 2
B. mountain 1
B. equipment 2
B. importance 2
B. cactus 1

C. optimistic 3
C. fountain 1
C. customer 1
C. incidence 1
C. camel 1

D. intellectual 3
D. maintain 2
D. deliver 2
D. difference 1
D. hummock 1

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions, from 41 to 45
Question 41: Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait
A
B
C
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until the next meeting to vote.

D
Question 42: The influence of the nations literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention.
A
B
C
D
Question 43: My brother has a French elegant clock which he considers his property.
A
B
C
D
Question 44: Chicagos Sears Tower, now the tallest building in the world, rises 1,522 feet from the ground
A
B
C
to the top of it antenn.
D
Question 45: Society uses such human emotions as proud, shame, guilt, and fear to maintain itself.
A

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best sentence that is formed with the
words and phrases suggested, from 46 to 50
Question 46: /he/come/if/station/earlier/train/he/miss.
A. If he had come to the station earlier he would have not missed the train.
B. If he had came to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
C. If he had come to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
D. If he have come to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
Question 47: When / you / make / mind / university / attend//?
A. When are you going to make up your mind about which university to attend?
B. When are you going to make your mind about which university to attend?
C. When will you make up your mind which university to attend?
D. When are you making up your mind about university to attend?
Question 48: Despite / short day / we / complain / much / do//.
A. Despite a short day, we tend to complain about too much to do.
B. Despite such short day, we tend to complain about having too much do.
C. Despite such a short day, we tend to complain about having too much to do.
D. Despite such a short day, we tend to complain having too much to do.
Question 49: /prefer/I /drive/train/travel.
A.I prefer to driving than travelling by train.
B.I prefer to drive to travel by train.
C.I prefer driving to travelling by train.
D.I prefer driving than travelling by train.
Question 50: /Einstein/can/not/speak/until/he/eight/.
A. Einstein could not speak until he was eight. B. Einstein cannot speak until he was eight.
C. Not until Einstein was eight he can speak.
D. Not until Einstein was eight can he speak.
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, from 51 to 60
The ocean bottom- a region nearly 2.5 times greater than total land area of the Earth- is a vast
frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century ago , the deepocean floor was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,6000 meters deep.
Totally without light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earths
surface, deep-ocean bottom is a hostile environment to humans , in some ways as forbidding and remote
as the void of outer space.
Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a century,
the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the
beginning of the National Science Foundations Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP). Using techniques
first developed for the offshore oil gas industry, the Dads drill ship , the Glomar Challenger, was able
to maintain a steady position on the oceans surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting samples of
sediments and rock from the ocean floor.
The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15 year research program that ended in
November 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 core
samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the world . The Glomar Challengers
core samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of
years ago and to calculate what it will problem look like millions of years in the future. Today , largely
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on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challengers voyages, nearly all earth scientists
agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological
processes that shape the Earth.
The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information critical to
understanding the worlds past climates . Deep-ocean sediments provide a climatic record stretching
back hundreds of millions of years, because they are largely isolated from the mechanical erosion and
the intense chemical and biological activity that rapidly destroy much land-based evidence of past
climates. This record has already provided insights into the patterns and causes of past climatic changeinformation that may be used to predict future climates
Question 51: : The author refers to the ocean bottom as a frontier because it___
A. attracts courageous explorers
B. is not a popular area for scientific research
C. contains a wide variety of life forms
D. is an unknown territory
Question 52: The word inaccessible is closest meaning to ___ .
A. unusable
B. unreachable
C. unrecognizable
D. unsafe
Question 53: The author mention outer space in the first paragraph because___ .
A. it is similar to the ocean floor in being alien to the human environment
B. techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean exploration .
C. the Earths climate millions of years ago was similar to condition in outer space.
D. rock formations in outr space are similar to those found on the ocean floor
Question 54: Which of the following is True of the Glmmer Challenger ?
A. It is a type of submarine .
B. It has gone on over 100 voyages .
C. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968.
D. It is an ongoing project .
Question 55 : The word extracting in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.
A. locating
B. breaking
C. analyzing
D. removing
Question 56: The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was ____.
A. attempt to find new sources of oil and gas
B. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry
C. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom
D. composed of geologists from all over the world
Question 57: The word strength in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.
A. endurance
B. basis
C. discovery
D. purpose
Question 58: The word they in the last paragraph refers to ____.
A. sediments
B. cores
C. climates
D. years
Question 59: The DSDP can be said to be ____in terms of geological exploration.
A. a total flop
B. a west of time and effort C. a great success D. of crucial importance
Question 60: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea
Drilling Project ?
A. Geologists were able to determine the Earths appearance hundreds of millions of years ago.
B. Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.
C. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen
D. Information was revealed about the Earths past climatic changes .
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks, from 61 to 70
Speech is one of the most important (61)___ of communicating .It consists of far more than just
making noises . To talk and also (62)___ to by other people, we have to speak a language ,that is, we have
to use combinations of (63)____that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication
wouldbe impossible if everyone made up their own language. Learning a language properly is very( 64)___.
The basic( 65)____of English is not very large, and not only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite
(66)___.But the more idea you can (67)____ the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words
are the (68)____thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we( 69)____the words is also
very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and ( 70)____whether we are pleased or
angry, for instance.
Question 61: A. reason
B. tests
C. ways
D. rules
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Question 62: A. be spoken

Question 63: A. systems
Question 64: A. easy
Question 65: A. grammar
Question 66: A. fluent
Question 67: A. need
Question 68: A. main
Question 69: A. talk
Question 70: A. show

B. be examined
B. sounds
B. important
B. word
B. good
B. grow
B. certain
B. say
B. ask

C. be understood
C. languages
C. simple
C. vocabulary
C. well
C. express
C. full
C. pass
C. understand

D. be talked
D. talks
D. expensive
D. structure
D. perfect
D. pass
D. most
D. send
D. know

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, from 71 to 80
Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more
popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used the knowledge
gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as
a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His
experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841, Melville set out on a
whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of
Tahiti and Moorea. This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three
years away from home, Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United
States around Cape Horn. The novel White Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy seaman.
With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among
readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby
Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great
white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of humanity against the universe.
The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical
symbolism. It is ironic that the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the
one for which he is best known today.
Question 71: The main subject of the passage is ____________.
A. Melville's travels
B. the popularity of Melville's novels
C. Melville's personal background
D. Moby Dick
Question 72: According to the passage, Melville's early novels were ____________.
A. published while he was traveling
B. completely fictional
C. all about his work on whaling ships
D. based on his travel experience
Question 73: In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?
A. 1837
B. 1841
C. 1847
D. 1849
Question 74: The word "basis" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______
A. background
B. message
C. bottom
D. dissertation
Question 75: The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because ______
A. he had unofficially left his ship
B.he was on leave while his ship was in port
C. he had finished his term of duty
D.he had received permission to take a vacation in Tahiti
Question 76: A "frigate" in paragraph 1 is probably ___________.
A. an office
B. a ship
C. a troop
D. a fishing boat
Question 77: How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?
A. His popularity increased immediately.
B. It had no effect on his popularity.
C. It caused his popularity to decrease.
D. His popularity remained as strong as ever.
Question 78: According to the passage, Moby Dick is _______.
A. a romantic adventure
B. a single-faceted work
C. a short story about a whale
D. symbolic of humanity fighting the universe
Question 79: The word "metamorphosis" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. circle
B. change
C. mysticism
D. descent
Question 80: The passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on ____________.
A. nineteenth-century novels
B. American history
C. oceanography
D. modem American literature
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1. D

11. D

21. A

31. A

41. A

51. D

61. C

71. B

2. C

12.B

22. B

32. C

42. C

52. B

62. C

72. D

3.D

13. A

23. D

33. B

43. A

53. A

63. B

73. D

4. A

14. D

24. C

34. D

44. D

54. C

64. B

74. A

5. D

15. D

25. C

35. B

45. B

55. D

65. C

75. A

6. D

16. B

26. C

36. B

46. C

56. C

66. C

76. B

7. A

17. B

27. C

37. D

47. A

57. B

67. C

77. C

8. A

18. A

28. A

38. C

48. C

58. A

68. A

78. D

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. A: Do you mind if we schedule the meeting for 11 oclock? B: Well, actually, I __________ earlier
A. will prefer it
B. would prefer it to be
C. am preferring
D. should prefer it will be
2. This statue is a lifelike __________ of Christ Jesus.
A. presentation
B. presenting
C. representation
D. representative
3. Mr.Black: What shall I do when I want to call you?
Nurse: __________.
A. You shall find the red button
B. Press the red button on the left
C. Id come every ten minutes
D. Staty here and enjoy yourself
4. My brother had his camera __________ from his car in the office car-park
A.lost
B.robbed
C.missed
D.stolen
5. We need to __________ more of our waste and glass
A.tricycle
B. respectably
C. respectful
D.cyclone
6. It is not __________ to be drunk in the street.
A. respecting
B. respectably
C. respectful
D. respectable
7. He lost in the election because he is a weak and __________ leader
A. undeciding
B. undecided
C. undecisive
D. indecisive
8. My teacher is very __________ .
A. unknowledged
B. knowledged
C. knoledgeable
D. known
9. Don't worry ! Our new product will keep your bathroom clean and __________.
A. odourless
B. odour
C. odourful
D. odourlessly
10. All his plans for starting his own business fell __________.
A. in
B. through
C. down
D. away
11. The police car collided with a fire __________.
A. engine
B. enginer
C. engineer
D. engineering
12. A: I'd like to change some money B: __________.
A. Five tens, please
B. Which currency?
C. You haven't signed it. D. What's your account number?
13. I had a __________, which I couldn't explain, that something terrible was going to happen.
A. feeling
B. view
C. sense
D. thought
14. Mr. Smith is a __________ person. If he says he will do something, you know that he will do.
A. dependent
B. independent
C.depending
D. dependable
15. He will do the work and the send you the __________ for it
A. addition
B. sum
C. note
D. bill
16. There is too much __________ in this world.
A. greediness
B. greed
C. greedy
D. greedness
17. Customer: Can I have a look at that pullover, please? Salesgirl: __________.
A. It's much cheaper
B. Which one? This one? C. Sorry, it is out of stock.
D. Can I help you?
18. They had to walk up a very __________ holl every day.
A. stepped
B. sharp
C. steep
D. straight
19. A: Can I help you, madam?
B: __________.
A. Yes, it's in our summer sale.B. It's very cheap.C. No, thanks. I'm just looking
D. Right. It looks a bit small.
20. The man who lives opposite us somethimes comes __________ for a cup of coffee.
A. iver
B. off
C. on
D. to
21. She was singing an old Spanish folksong, a favourite of __________.
A. her
B. her own
C. hers
D. herself
22. The elderly tourists do not find the thought of climbing the hill __________.

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A. appealed
B. appealing
C. unappealing
D. appeal
23. The hotel receptionist said she would _____ what she could do about the dripping tap immediately.
A. look
B. find
C. try
D. see
24. A: Would you like to meet Mrs.Bruce?
B: __________.
A. I can make an appointment with her
B. I'd love to
C. I find it very interesting
D. I don't know where she is living
25. TV advertising in the late afternoon tends to __________ young children.
A. target
B. point
C. focus
D. aim
26. __________ there are black holes in space.
A. Theorily
B. Theorically
C. Theoretically
D. Theoricly
27. Please accept this cheque as a __________ of your services.
A. recognisement
B. recognition
C. recognising
D. recognisation
28. __________ are unpleasant, but it will be nice when we get into the new house.
A. Removals
B. Movements
C. Removements
D. Moves
29. We're in good time; there's __________ to hurry
A. no purpose
B. no need
C. unnecessary
D. impossible
30. The __________ horse ran away from the fire.
A. fright
B. frightful
C. frightened
D. frightening
Mark the sentence (A,B,C or D) that is the best way to have a complete sentence with the words given
31. There were over two hundred people at Carl's trial, most of whom believed that he was not guilty of the crime.
A. Carl had not committed the crime, and so more than 200 people came to his trial to show their support
B. When it was announced that Carl had been found not guilty of the crime, there were over 200 people in the
audience at his trial.
C. Over 200 people coming to Carls trial must have influenced the fact that he was not found guilty of the crime.
D. The majority of the more than 200 people at Carls trial didnt think that he had committed the crime.
32. It couldnt have been Mary that you heard shouting last night, as she is vacationing in Vermont at the moment.
A. I think Mary is on holiday in Vermont now, so you may be wrong in thinking that you heard her yelling last night.
B. Right now, Mary is having a holiday inVermont, so it is impossible that it was she whose shouting you heard last
night.
C. Are you sure it was Mary who shoted to you last night, because, as far as I know, she is on vacation in Vermont
at the moment?
D. If it was Mary that you heard yelling last night, then she cant be taking a vacation in Vermont at the moment.
33. Until I saw her for myself, I didnt think that Naomi had been badly wounded.
A. As soon as I saw Naomi, I knew that her injuries were very serious
B. Naomi hadnt been hurt very badly, and I became aware of that at the time that I saw her.
C. It was only when I saw Naomi that I realized how seriously she had been injured
D. Before I had seen Naomis wounds, I had supposed that they were extremely bad.
34. It is much easire to walk home from here than get on a crowded minibus.
A. If the minibus is full, I will probably just choose to walk home from here.
B. While its not easy to get on a crowded minibus, its better than going home on foot.
C. It is a lot more difficult to squeeze into a full minibus than to go home from here on foot.
D. People generally walk home from here rather than use the minibuses, because they are always full.
35. Despite having few passengers, the coach to Dover will still leave according to schedule.
A. The coach that goes to Dover only carries a small number of passengers.
B. There are quite a few people travelling on the bus to Dover, so it will be departing soon.
C. The coach to Dover is going to depart as planned, even though thre arent many people on it.
D. If the bus for Dover leaves right now, there wont be a lot of people travelling on it.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
36. The Concorde can fly across the Atlantic without re-fueling and carrying 11 tons of freight.
A. carrying
B. of freight
C. without
D. across
37. As a child grows on, its physical health is affected by many elements in the air, water and food.
A. is affected
B. on
C. by
D. many elements
38. Usually the climate in mountainous areas becomes much windy at higher altitudes.
A. much windy
B. the
C. Usually
D. at higher
39. The novel and the short story are the literaty forms most commonly called fiction, but contemporary narrative
poetry and drama were also forms of fiction.
A. most
B. forms
C. narrative
D. were
40. Children enjoy telling and listening to shosts stories, especially on Halloween night.
A. ghosts stories
B. on Halloween night C. Telling and listening D. especially

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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 question from 41 to 50
Recent technological advances in manned and unmanned vehicles, along with breakthroughs in satellite
technology and computer equipment, have overcome some of the limitations of divers and diving equipment for
scientists doing research on the great oceans of the world. Without a vehicle, divers often became sluggish, and their
mental concentration was severely limited. Because underea pressure affects their speech organs, communication
among divers has always been difficult or impossible. But today, most oceanographers avoid the use of vulnerable
human divers, preferring to reduce the risk to human life and make direct obervations by means of instruments that are
lowered into the ocean, from samples take from the water, or from photographs made by orbiting satellites. Direct
observations of the ocean floor can be made not only by divers but also by deep-diving submarines in the water and
even by the technology of sophisticated aerial photgraphy from vantage points above the surface of more than seven
miles and cruise at depths of fifteen thousand feet. In addition, radio-equipped buoys can be operated by remote
control in order to transmit information back to land-based laboratories via satellite. Particularly important for ocean
study are data about water temperature, currents, and weather. Satellite photographs can show the distribution of sea
ice, oil slicks, and cloud formations over the ocean, Maps created from satellite pictures can represent the temperature
and the color of the oceans surface, enabling researchers to study the ocean currents from laboratories on dry land.
Furthermore, computers help oceanographers to collect, organize, and analyze data from submarines and satellites. By
creating a model of the oceans movement and characteristics, scientists can predict the patterns and possible effects of
the ocean on the enviroment.
Recently, many oceanographers have been relying more on satellites and computers than on research ships or
even submarine vehicles because they can supply a greater range of information more quickly and more effectively.
Some of humankinds most serious problems, especially those concerning energy and food, may be solved with the
help of observations made possible by this new technology.
41. With what topic is the passage primarily converned?
A. Communication among drivers
B. Direct observation of the ocean floor
C. Undersea vehicles
D. Technological advances in oceanography
42. The word sluggish is closest in meaning to __________.
A. very weak
B. nervous
C. confused
D. slow moving
43. This passage suggests that the successful exploration of the ocean depends upon __________
A. vehicles as well as divers
B. controlling currents and the weather
C. radios that divers use to communicate
D. the limitations of diving equipment
44. Divers have had problems in communicating underwater because __________.
A. they did not pronounce clearly
B. the water destroyed their speech organs
C. the pressure affected their speech organs
D. the vehicles they used have not been perfected
45. The word cruise could best be replaced by __________.
A. travel at a constant speed
B. function without problems C. stay in communication D. remain still
46. Undersea vehicles __________.
A. have the same limitations that divers have
B. are too small for a man to fit inside
C. make direct observations of the ocean floor
D. are very slow to respond
47. The word information is closest in meaing to __________.
A. samples
B. photographs
C. data
D. articles
48. How is a radio-quipped buoy operated?
A. by operators outside the vehicle on a diving platform B. by operators outside the vehicle in a laboratory on shore
C. by operators inside the vehicle in the part underwater D. By operators outside the vehicle on ship
49. Which of the following are NOT shown in satellite photographs?
A. The location of sea ice
B. Cloud formations over the ocean
C. The temperature of the oceans surface
D. A model of the oceans movements
50. The words those refers to __________.
A. vehicles
B. problems
C. ships
D. computers
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.
51.
A. learned
B. naked
C. baked
D. blessed
52.
A. unity
B. suite
C. studious
D. volume
53.
A. busy
B. lettuce
C. bury
D. minute
54.
A. chorus
B. duchess
C. duke
D. stomach
55.
A. conserve
B. amuse
C. dissolve
D. resident
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for
each of the blanks from 56 to 65
Set in the red desert of central Australia is the mining town of Coober Pedy. At first sight, the town looks
similar to many other such communities, but Coober Pedy is different. Sixty per cent of its population of some 4,000
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the town and the (56) ___ hills. Once a site has been chosen, special tunnelling machines are (57) ______ in to create
passages and rooms in the sandstone. Rock pillars are left to (58) _____ the roof, and doors and windows are cut into
the front. Houses are of all shapes and (59) ____, the largest having twenty rooms, and some even have their own
swimming poll.
Living underground may sound strange but in fact it has a number of advantages. In summer, the teperature
outside can reach an astonishing 47oC, and in winter the nights can be (60) __________ cold. However, inside the
houses it remains a steady 25oC all year (61) __________. Many people sy that living underground makes them feel
very secure. There is no problem with noise from the neighbours and the houses are not (62) __________. By the
fierce dust storms that regularly (63) __________ through the area. And of course, if your family (64) __________ or
lots of friends come to stay, you can (65) __________ dig another room.
56. A. near
B. enclosing
C. close
D. surrounding
57. A. brought
B. entered
C. placed
D. worked
58. A. lift
B. support
C. push
D. rise
59. A. sizes
B. areas
C. volumes
D. numbers
60. A. strongly
B. heavily
C. extremely
D. sharply
61. A. along
B. round
C. across
D. wide
62. A. spoiled
B. disturbed
C. unfluenced
D. affected
63. A. pour
B. sweep
C. flood
D. hurry
64. A. grows
B. rises
C. stretches
D. explodes
65. A. only
B. always
C. regularly
D. ever
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 from 66 to 75.
Colors and Emotions
Colors are one of the most exciting experiences in life. I love them, and they are just as important to me as
emotions are. Have you ever wondered how the two are so intimately related?
Color directly affects your emotions. Color both reflects the current state of your emotions, and is something
that you can use to improve or change your emotions. The color that you choose to wear either refects your current
state of being, or reflects the color or emotion that you need.
The colors that you wear affect you much more than they affect the people around you. Of course thay also
affect anyone who comes in contract with you, but you are the one saturated with the color all day ! I even choose
items around me based on their color. In the morning, I choose my clothes based on the color or emotion that I need
for the day. So you can consciously use color to control the emotions that you are exposed to, which can help you to feel
better.
Color, sound, and emotions are all vibrations. Emotions are literally energy in motion; they are meant to move
and flow. This is the reason that real feelings are the fastest way to get your energy in motion. Also, flowing energy is
exactly what creates healthy cells in your body. So, the fastest wau to be healthy is to be open to your real feelings.
Alternately, the fastest way to create disease is to inhibit your emotions.
66. What is the main edea of the passage?
A. Colorful clothes can change your mood
B. Emotions and colors are closely related to each other.
C. Colors can help you become healthy.
D. Colors are one of the most exciting.
67. Which of the following can be affected by color?
A. Your need for thrills
B. your friend's feelings
C. your appetite
D. your mood
68. Who is more influenced by colors you wear?
A. The people around you are more influenced B. neither A nor C
C. You are more influenced
D. Both A and C
69. According to the passage, what do color, sound, and emotion all have in common?
A. They all affect the cells of the body
B. They are all forms of motion
C. They are all related to health
D. none of the above
70. According to this passage, what creates disease?
A. wearing the color black
B. exposing yourself to bright colors
C. being open to your emotions
D. ignoring your emotions
71. The term "intimately" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. clearly
B. closely
C. obviously
D. simply
72. The term "they" in paragraph 3 refers to
A. emotions
B. people
C. colors
D. none of the above
73. Why does the author mention that color and emotions are both vibrations?
A. to show how color can affect energy levels in the body.
B. Because they both affect how we feel.
C. to prove the relationship between emotions and color.
D. Because vibrations make you healthy.
74. The phrase "saturated with" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. bored with
B. in need of
C. covered with
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75. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. to persuade the reader that colors can influence emotions and give a person more energy
B. to show that colors are important for a healthy life
C. to give an objective account of how colors affect emotions
D. to prove the relationship between color and emotion
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best way to complete each of the following sentence.

76. __________, "Alice in the Wonderland" appeals to many adult readers, too.
A. Though for children written
B. Though written for children
C. Though it written for children
D. It was written for children
77. Not all historical sites that are found __________.
A. highly publicized
B. of high publicity
C. to be highly publicized
D. are highly publicized
78. __________ is not clear to researchers.
A. Did dinosaurs become extinct
B. Why dinosaurs having become extinct
C. Dinosaurs became extinct
D. Why dinosaurs became extinct
79. No one cares about the starving people __________
A. whose aid is intended for
B. whom the aid is intended
C. that the aid is intended for
D. for the aid is intended
80. On the battle field _______.
A. lay the tanks
B. the tanks lay
C. lied the tanks
D. did the tanks lie
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1B
11A
21B
31D
41D
51C
61B
71B

2C
12B
22C
32B
42D
52B
62D
72C

3B
13A
23D
33C
43A
53C
63B
73A

4D
15D
24B
34C
44C
54B
64A
74C

5C
15D
25A
35C
45A
55A
65B
75A

6D
16B
26C
36A
46C
56D
66B
76B

7D
17B
27B
37B
47C
57A
67D
77D

8C
18C
28A
38A
48B
58B
68C
78D

9A
19C
29B
39D
49D
59A
69D
79C

10B
20A
30C
40A
50B
60C
70D
80A

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