TEXT 1
People of Hispanic origin were on the North of refugees.
American continent centuries before settlers
arrived from Europe in the early 1600s and the
thirteen colonies joined together to form the
United States in the late 1700s. The first census of
the new nation was conducted in 1790, and
counted about four million people, most of whom
were white. Of the white citizens, more than 80%
traced their ancestry back to England. There were
close to 700,000 slaves and about 60,000 “free
Negroes”. Only a few Native American Indians
who paid taxes were included in the census count,
but the total Native American population was
probably about one million.
By 1815, the population of the United States
was 8.4 million. Over the next 100 years, the
country took in about 35 million immigrants, with
the greatest numbers coming in the late 1800s and
early 1900s. In 1882, 40,000 Chinese arrived, and
between 1900 and 1907, there were more than
30,000 Japanese immigrants. But by far, the
largest numbers of the new immigrants were from
central, eastern, and southern Europe.
An enormous amount of racial and ethnic
assimilation has taken place in the United States.
In 1908, play-write Israel Zangwill first used the
term “melting pot” to describe the concept of a
place where many races melted in a crucible and
re-formed to populate a new land. Some years
during the first two decades of the 20th century,
there were as many as one million new immigrants
per year, an astonishing 1 percent of the total
population of the United States.
In 1921, however, the country began to limit
immigration, and the Immigration Act of 1924
virtually closed the door. The total number of
immigrants admitted per year dropped from as
many as a million to only 150,000. A quota system
was established that specified the number of
immigrants that could come from each country. It
heavily favored immigrants from northern and
western Europe and severely limited everyone
else. This system remained in effect until 1965,
although after World War II, several exceptions
were made to the quota system to allow in groups
1. Which of the following is true, according to
the passage?
A. A quota system was in place from 1908
B. A peak of period of immigration was in
the late 1800s and early 1900s
C. Slave was not counted in the first census
D. Only those who paid taxes were included
in the first census
2. The word “virtually” in the paragraph is
colsest meaning to . . .
A. Effectively C. Thoroughly
B. Occasionally D. Undeservedly
3. Which of the following is not true about
immigrants?
A. They were subjected to an official quota in
the Immigration Act from 1924.
B. During the 1900s immigrants numbered 1
percent of the total population.
C. Settlers of Hispanic origin arrived centuries
before those from Europe.
D. Numbers began to be limited from 1921.
4. Which of the following can be inferred from
the passage?
A. Preserving a developing “American”
culture was a major factor leading to the
introduction of the quota system
B. Racial and ethnic assimilation did not
occur as planned
C. Racial and ethnic tensions would have
increased if the quota system had not
been introduced.
D. The quota system was introduced to limit
population growth.
For many students, exams seem a necessary
evil. Time-consuming yet inevitable. But are
exams really necessary? In 2011, Macquarie
University was the first Australian university to
debate the abolition of exams. No exams in any
subject, at any level. At the time it was suggested
that exam fail to develop “questioning, self-
sufficient learners”. Critics also often argue that
they are inauthentic. That is, they fail to represent
the kinds of things students will be asked to do “in
the real world”.
However, this is taking a narrow view of the
benefits exams. Exams include many of the
aspects we want from assessment. Good
assessment programs aim to provide a balanced,
fair evaluation of each student. They achieve this
in two ways. First, they use of a variety of
strategies and task. This gives students multiple
opportunities, in varying contexts, to demonstrate
what they know and can do. It also enables
teachers to be confident in the accuracy of their
judgements about each purpose. Each task should
be appropiate to the specific goals it is assessing.
5. What is the main topic of the first paragraph?
A. Exams seem like an evil thing to students.
B. How schools treat students with exams
C. The importance of exams for students
D. Doubts about whether exams are really
important or not
E. Argumentation about schools without
exams
6. Which one is not criteria of good exams?
A. They help teachers to grade students
precisely
B. They set certain standards for every
student
C. They fit any specific goals on the related
field
D. They have alternative forms in testing
students’ abilities
E. They can be used as a reflection of
students’ capacity
7. How does the author write and arrange the
text?
A. The author shows the pros and cons of
exams
B. The author gives his views fairly and
neutrally
C. The author stated clearly about his
opinion in exam
D. The author gives opposite opinion of
exams from most parties
E. The author shows concern about the poor
views of exams
8. ‘. . . . topics, and that they are inauthentic’.
The underlined word refers to . . .
A. Critics D. self-sufficient learners
B. Exams E. universities
C. Topics
Litter blocks the water falling from the
canopy so it does not directly hit the soil. Litter
also functions as a place to live for millions of
organisms (e.g. worms). This organism punctures
the land as a home and place of life. This
organism’s behavior causes the soil surface to
become loose and porous. When rain drops from
the canopy fall onto the litter, the water slowly
flows to the soil surface. The loose and porous top
layer of soil will absorb the water and then the
water will be stored in the aquifer, the
underground river.
9. With the sentence ‘This organism’s behavior
causes the soil surface to become loose and
porous’ , the writer intends to . . . .
A. Describe the organism and its behavior
againts loose soil
B. Confirm the behavior of organisms in
loose soil
C. Compare the loose soil with the porous
soil
D. Uncover natural processes at soil erosion
E. Explain the causes of soil erosion
10. What most likely motivates the writer in
writing the passage?
A. There is an unresolved flood problem
B. People’s awareness towards reforestation
is low
C. Not many people understand the benefits
of water for forests
D. There is the fallacious concept that trees
store large amount of water
E. The information about the importance of
trees in storing water is not available
_________. Scientists are now able to create new D. Reasons why people must support genetic
forms of life in the laboratory because of the engineering
development of gene splicing - the joining of E. The process of the development of
genes. On the one hand, the ability to create life in genetic engineering
the laboratory could greatly benefit humankind. 13. Just as remote-controlled satellites can be
One beneficial application of gene splicing is in employed to explore outer space, . . . . .
agriculture. For example, researchers have employed to investigate the deep sea.
engineered a more nutritious type of rice that could A. Can be robots C. can robots
help alleviate the serious problem of vitamin A B. Robots can be D. can robots that are
deficiency. It is estimated that 124 million children 14. Virtually . . . species have biological clocks
worldwide lack vitamin A, putting them at risk of that regulate their metabolism over a 24 hour
permanent blindness and other health issues. period.
However, not everyone is positive about gene- A. All there are C. all are
splicing technology. Some people feel that it could B. All D. they all
have terrible consequences. In fact, a type of corn 15. . . . . need for new schools following the
engineered to kill a certain insect pest also Second World War that provided the
threatened to wipe out desirable monarch sustained thrust for the architectural program
butterflies. In another accident, a genetically in Columbus, Indiana.
engineered type of corn that was approved only for A. Since C. The
animal consumption because it was toxic to B. To be the D. It was the
humans, accidentally cross-pollinated with corn 16. In addition to . . . a place where business
grown for humans. As a result many countries deals are made, a stock exchange collects
banned imports of genetically modified corn for statistics, publishes prices quotations and sets
several years. rules and standards for trading.
A. Being C. That which
11. Which of the following sentences should B. It is D. Where is
begin the paragraph? 17. The Woolworth Building in New York was
A. There has been some new promising the highest in American when . . . in 1913 and
development in genetis engineering was famous for its use of Gothic decorative
B. Genetic research has produced both detail.
exciting and frightening possibilities A. Built C. Was built
C. The benefits of genetics engineering have B. It built D. Built it
been proven recently by scientists 18. Soap operas, a type of television drama series,
D. Genetic engineering should not be are so called because, at first they were . . .
developed as it disturbs natural ecology A. Often which soap manufactures
E. The limit of genetic engineering is the B. Sponsored often soap manufactures
human mind itself C. Often sponsored by soap manufactures
12. This paragraph may be followed by a D. Soap manufactures often sponsored them
paragraph that discusses . . . 19. The first trans-atlantic telephone cable system
A. Ways to prevent the undesirable effects of was not established . . . 1956.
genetic A. While C. On
B. Views about genetic engineering based on B. Until D. When
religious ground 20. If the company’s personal department had
C. The reasons for avoiding genetic mailed the letter earlier, I . . . for the
engineering interview.
A. Would not be late
 B. Would have not been late
C. Would not have been late
D. Would not have late
21. A moth possesses two pairs of wings . . . as a
single pair and are covered with dislike scales
A. Function C. That function
B. Are functioning D. But function
22. Humans, . . . , interact through
communicative behavior by means of signs or
symbols used conventionally.
A. Like other animals
B. How other animals
C. Other animals
D. Do other animals