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* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. crush B. push C. brush D. rush
Question 2: A. shore B. eventually C. assure D. proficient
*Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you 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 3: A. personality B. rhinoceros C. gorilla D. opponent
Question 4: A. schedule B. withdraw C. symptom D. monarchy
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: I’ve pushed___________with the work because I want to finish it today.
A. up B. through C. on D. out
Question 6: In order to sustain a snowfall, there must be__________to feed the growing ice crystals.
A. of constant inflow of moisture B. a constant inflow of moisture is
C. moisture constant flowed in D. a constant inflow of moisture
Question 7: They were weary of working twelve hour days, seven days a week for subsistence________.
A. wages B. cashes C. costs D. salaries
Question 8: Most work makes a difference in someone's life in some way,_________the job wouldn't
exist.
A. on account of B. or else C. besides D. unless
Question 9: Prejudice is a set of rigid and____________toward a particular group that is formed
in disregard of facts.
A. an unfavorable attitude B. unfavorable attitudes
C. attitudes unfavorable D. unfavorably attitude
Question 10: Never before________as accelerated as they are now during the technological age.
A. have historical changes been B have been historical changes
C. historical changes have been D. historical have changes been
Question 11: On a__________of 1 to 10, in these subtropical desert regions the risk of desertification is
7.6 according to the study.
A. rate B. scale C. grade D. rank
Question 12: I've tried to talk my parents into buying me a new smartphone but they just seem
to___________and ignore me.
A. laugh it off B. call it off C. turn it down D. speak it out
Question 13: “Did you have a good time at the Jordans”.
“Not really. I__________I’ll ever visit them again.”
A. won’t be thinking B. think not C. am not thinking D. don’t think
Question 14: Having finished her presentation, the speaker asked___________anyone had any
questions.
A. that B. if C. what D. why

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Question 15: Why do we spend so much on things that give us tiny increases in comfort of_________so
many other people.
A. at the expense B. at the price C. at all cost D. into the bargain
Question 16: This June, the FIFA World Cup will take place in Russia, a major sporting ______which
will stir the passion of millions of people around the world.
A. tournament B. competition C. event D. celebration
* 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.
Question 17: A: Do you think the match will be on TV later?
B:__________
A. I can’t agree with you. It’s so dull.
B. Yes, I’m a big fan of soap operas.
C. Yes, of course. It’s being shown live on BBC1.
D. No, I don’t mind watching it.
Question 18: A: I believe that modem robots will be more intelligent and replace humans in many
dangerous jobs.
B:__________
A. That’s just what I think of course. B. That sounds interesting.
C. That’s a good idea. D. Why not? Believe me!
* 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 19: Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising. They want to increase their sale.
A. Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising with the aim of increasing their sale.
B. In order that they want to increase their sale, companies spend millions of dollars on advertising.
C. Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising, but they want to increase their sale.
D. Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising so that they want to increase their sale.
Question 20: I accepted the new job after all. It is making me feel exhausted.
A. Perhaps it would have been better if I hadn’t agreed to this new job since it is so boring.
B. It is of deep regret that I didn’t turn down the job offer due to its hardship and long hour work.
C. Perhaps I shouldn’t have accepted this new job, as it’s making me feel exhausted.
D. If it had not been for my acceptance the new job offer, I wouldn’t have felt exhausted.
*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 21: Some of Peter’s expressions make me think of my brother.
A. Some of Peter’s expressions remind me of my brother.
B. Some of Peter’s expressions remind me of thinking of my brother.
C. Some of Peter’s expressions remember me to my brother.
D. Some of Peter’s expressions make me remember of my brother.
Question 22: It is your duty to wash all the dishes this afternoon.
A. Your duty to wash all the dishes this afternoon has been suggested.
B. It is proposed that this afternoon you wash all the dishes.

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 C. ll the dishes must have been washed by you this afternoon.
D. You are supposed to wash all the dishes this afternoon.
Question 23: “I wonder if you could possibly open the door for me?”
A. If you could open the door for me, it’s a wonder
B. Is it possible for me to open the door for you?
C. Would you mind opening the door for me?
D. I ordered you to open the door.
* 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 24 to 30.
GREEN CARS
Many of the world’s cities lie under a permanent blanket of smog. People are concerned about global
warming, and fuel prices just keep going up and up. It’s no surprise therefore, that in recent years, car
manufacturers have been put under pressure to invent a vehicle that is both cheaper to run and better for
the environment. Finally, after much trial and error, it seems as though they might be making progress,
and the future of the car industry is beginning to look a little “greener”.
One of the first ideas which car manufacturers tried was to replace engines which run on fossil fuels
with electric motors. Unfortunately, these vehicles had several drawbacks and they didn’t sell very well.
The problems were that the batteries of these electric cars ran out very quickly and took a long time to
recharge. Also, the replacement energy parts were very expensive.
However, the idea of electric cars has not been scrapped altogether. Car manufacturers have improved
the concept so that environmentally friendly cars can now be efficient and economical as well. This is
where the hybrid car, which has both an electric motor and a traditional petrol engine, comes in. The
electric motor never needs to be recharged and it is much better for the planet than a traditional car.
In a hybrid car, the engine is controlled by a computer which determines whether the car runs on petrol,
electricity, or both. When the car needs maximum power, for example, if it is accelerating or climbing a
steep hill, it uses all of its resources, whereas at steady speeds it runs only on petrol. When slowing down
or braking, the electric motor recharges its batteries.
Hybrid cars are better for the environment because the electric motor can help out whenever it is needed
and they have a much smaller engine than a traditional car. Also, hybrid cars on the market are made
using materials such as aluminium and carbon fibre, which makes them extremely light. Both of these
factors mean that they use far less petrol than normal cars, so they produce less pollution.
Of course, hybrid cars aren’t perfect; they still run on fossil fuel and so pollute the environment to some
extent. However, they may be the first step along the road to cleaner, “greener” cars. Car manufacturers
are already working on vehicles which run on hydrogen. The only emission from these cars is harmless
water vapor. These are still some way in the future, though, as designers need to think of cheap and safe
ways of producing, transporting and storing hydrogen, but at last, it looks like we might be heading in the
right direction.

Question 24. Car manufacturers are trying to invent a new vehicle because___________.
A. today’s cars use too much fuel
B. today’s cars produce too much poisonous gas
C. the car industry is in trouble
D. it is difficult to drive in cities

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Question 25. The word “drawbacks” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. benefits B. imperfections C. withdrawings D. virtue
Question 26. Vehicles which ran on electric motors____________.
A. were not very popular B. were made of pieces of scrap
C. moved very fast D. had to have their engines replaced.
Question 27. The electric motor in hybrid cars__________.
A. needs replacement energy packs B. has its own petrol engine
C. takes a long time to be recharged D. doesn’t need to recharge its batteries
Question 28. The phrase “comes in” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. moves towards the land B. becomes available at a particular time
C. joins the inventors in a project D. finishes a race in particular time
Question 29. The computer in a hybrid car__________.
A. helps the car to go up hills
B. keeps the car running at a steady speed
C. powers the engine
D. decides how the car should be powered at any given time
Question 30. Hybrid cars are better for the planet because_______.
A. they produce less harmful gases
B. they are made of special materials
C. they use different fuel to normal cars
D. the electric motor is smaller than a normal engine

* Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best jits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
MODERN SCIENCE
It seems entirely natural to us that there are teams of scientists in universities and (31)____________
institutions around the world, attempting to discover the way the world works. (32)__________, it hasn’t
always been that way. Although the scientific method is now four or five hundred years old, the ancient
Greeks, for example, believed that they could (33)____________ the causes of natural events just by the
power of thought.
During the 17th century, more and more people began to realize that they could test their scientific ideas
by designing a relevant experiment and seeing what happened. A lot of (34)___________ was made in
this way by individual scientists. These men and women often worked alone, carrying out research into
many different areas of science, and they often received very little (35)__________ for their hard work.
At the start of the 20th century, thought, it became clearthat science was becoming more complicated and
more expensive. This individual scientist disappeared, to be replaced by highly qualified teams of experts.
Modem science was born.

Question 31. A. another B. every C. other D. whole

Question 32. A. However B. Besides C. Thus D. Accordingly
Question 33. A. come out B. work out C. give out D. solve out
Question 34. A. development B. evolution C. movement D. progress
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Question 35. A. present B. gift C. reward D. prize
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 36: His mother has no alternative, but stitches his clothes as ready-made clothes are not
available.
A. bespoke B. off the shelf C. out of fashion D. second hand
Question 37: The company claims it has received a lucrative offer from the South Australian
government.
B. impoverished B. expensive C. profitable D. Unfavorable
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 38: He is someone we can respect and look up to. but he's not so high above us that we feel low
and downtrodden.
A. have a high opinion of B. think highly of
C. hold in esteem D. despise
Question 39: We have to remember is that we have to give people a leg up to succeed in this society and
that’s not something we ought to be embarrassed about.
A. give people a helping hand B. assist people
C. hinder people D. give people a boost
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or I) on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 40: Artist Gutzon Borglum designed the Mount Rushmore Memorial and worked on project
from 1925 until his death in 1941.
A. designed B. project C. until D. his
Question 41: A well-composed baroque opera achieves a delicate balance by focusing alternately on the
aural, visual, emotional, and philosophy elements.
A. well-composed B. achieves C. focusing D. philosophy
Question 42: Almost half of the Pilgrims did not survive theirs first winter in the New World.
A. Almost B. half of the C. theirs D. first
* 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 43 to 50.
In young language learners, there is a critical period of time beyond which it becomes increasingly
difficult to acquire a language. Children generally attain proficiency in their first language by the age of
five and continue in a state of relative linguistic plasticity until puberty. [A] Neurolinguistic research has
singled out the lateralization of the brain as the reason for this dramatic change from fluidity to rigidity in
language function. Lateralization is the process by which the brain hemispheres become dominant for
different tasks. The right hemisphere of the brain controls emotions and social functions, whereas the left
hemisphere regulates the control of analytical functions, intelligence, and logic. [B] For the majority of
adults, language functions are dominant on the left side of the brain. [C] Numerous studies have
demonstrated that it is nearly impossible to attain a nativelike accent in a second language, though some
adults have overcome the odds, after lateralization is complete. [D]

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 Cognitive development also affects language acquisition, but in this case adult learners may have some
advantages over child learners. Small children tend to have a very concrete, here- and-now view of the
world around them, but at puberty, about the time that lateralization is complete, people become capable
of abstract thinking, which is particularly useful for language. Generally speaking, adults can profit from
grammatical explanations, whereas children cannot. This is evidenced by the fact that children are rather
unreceptive to correction of grammatical features and instead tend to focus on the meaning of an
utterance rather than its form. However, language learning theory suggests that for both adults and
children, optimal language acquisition occurs in a meaning centered context. Though children have the
edge over adult language learners with respect to attaining a nativelike pronunciation, adults clearly have
an intellectual advantage which greatly facilitates language learning.
Question 43: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Role of Language in the Psychological Development of Children.
B. The Function of Lateralization in Mediating Language Acquisition.
C. Factors in Adult and Child Language Acquisition.
D. The Superiority of Adults to Children in the Task of Language Acquisition.
Question 44: The word “critical” could best be replaced by_________.
A. judgmental B. particular C. crucial D. negative
Question 45: Choose one of the four letters in square brackets [ ] to indicate where the following
sentence would best fit in paragraph 1.
Although this is the general tendency, a significant minority of the adult population (15 percent) exhibits
right-brain language dominance.
A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D]
Question 46: It can be inferred from the passage that before lateralization occurs___________.
A. plasticity is lacking in language function
B. the left hemisphere is not yet dominant in language function
C. It is impossible to attain a native accent in a language
D. emotions are controlled by the left hemisphere of the brain
Question 47: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT controlled by the left hemisphere
of the brain?
A. Rational capability B. The ability to analyze
B. Intellectual capacity D. Emotional states
Question 48: What is stated in the passage about the achievement of an accent like a native’s by an adult?
A. It may happen that an adult is able to achieve such an accent.
B. Achieving such an accent is completely impossible.
C. It is common for adult language learners to acquire such as accent.
D. The achievement of such an accent is the norm among adult language learners.
Question 49: The word “its” refers to___________.
A. correction B. utterance C. meaning D. fact
Question 50: The word “unreceptive” is closest in meaning to____________.
A. indifferent B. refusing to receive
C. unable to

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