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READING

PART I

As you read the following passage, choose the best answer to fill the
blanks from the choices given below. There are 15 blanks (Nos. 31-45)

Wildfires are certainly a problem in Brazil, 31. billions of

damages through loss of timber, destruction of property and the 32.
of the smoke on human health.
Tropical wildfires are different from the ones that happen in temperate
woodlands, 33. in- the western United States. Temperate-forest
fires bum hot and fast, and sometimes all the way up to the crown of a tree.
34. , tropical forest is wetter and usually supports only knee-high
fires that spread slowly through the lower trees.
35. tropical fires are a significant source of carbon dioxide,
their increasing frequency could be an 36. of large-scale
environmental change.

Experiments have shown that though many of the largest trees in the
Amazon can survive 37 fires, smaller plants do less well.
Grasses, by contrast, are well 38. to fire, being able to resprout
quickly from their roots and 39. outcompete tree seedlings.
That is worrying for 40. who prefer forest to savannah.
Global warming alone is predicted to favor the conversion of woodland to
grassland. Wildfires may 41. the process. The goal, then, is to
encourage landowners to do more to prevent wildfires from starting and
42. . Those landowners, however, are in it for the money. At the
moment, standing forest is of little 43. value, and much of it
continues to exist only because of laws intended to prevent total 44. _______ of
the land. But talk of financial incentives for forest-owners to preserve their trees
is 45. ______________.

31. A. causing C. causes

B. caused D. are caused

32. A. toxin C. effect

B. affection D. prevalence

33. A. as regards C. in spite of

B. for example D. even though
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34. A. In the end C. Unlike

B. On the other hand D. To illustrate ·

35. A. As C. Due to
B. So D. Therefore

36. A. intruder C. incubator

B. indicator D. interpreter

37. A. repeated C. repeating

B. repetitive D. repetition

38. A. adopted C. adapted

B. assimilated D. assembled

39. A. yet C. thus

B. never D. rather

40. A. that C. these

B. them D. those

41. A. stipulate C. dominate

B. accelerate D. accentuate

42. A. glowing C. dwindling

B. spreading D. remaining

43. A. ethical C. social

B. political D. commercial

44. A. purchase C. Demolition

B. clearance D. restoration

45. A. in the air C. on the par

B. over the top D. up the sleeve
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INSTRUCTIONS

PARTS II-VI

The reading texts have a number of questions following them. In

each case, select the best answer for each question and blacken the number
of your choice on the answer sheet. There are 45 items in PARTS II - VI
(Nos. 46 - 90).

PART II

Walk down the main street of any tourist town in Southern Thailand
and you will likely find a mosquito coil smoking away under every table in
just about every restaurant. The tourist wonders: is mosquito coil smoke
hazardous to my health?
5 Travelers seem to fall into two camps on this issue. Some worry
about it and try to avoid mosquito coil smoke; others dismiss the health
concern, considering the smoky coils a prudent precaution to thwart
insects and the serious diseases they may harbor, most notably, dengue
fever and malaria.
10 Well, according to my investigation, a study by UC Riverside
scientists reveals that many mosquito coils -most notably those
manufactured in Asia-often contain up to one percent BCME, which has
been described as "the most potent lung cancer chemical ever
discovered." And lung cancer is just about the most deadly cancer
15 known. In one Chinese factory where mosquito coils were manufactured,
a large fraction of employees were dead within five years of starting their
jobs. The cause? Lung cancer.
By contrast, no study of cigarettes has ever found tobacco smoke to
pose anywhere near such a high risk. Put it this way: there is no
20 comparison between cigarettes and mosquito coils.

46. The writer's purpose is to

1. make an excuse for smoking
2. discourage the use of mosquito coils
3. demand more scientific studies of carcinogens
4. cause panic among tourists in Southern Thailand
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47. For those travelers who dismiss the health concern of coils,

l. they need to be healthy or should not travel

2. they won't have fun to be worried all the time
3. it's more important to prevent themselves from getting diseases
4. the smoke from cigarettes or mosquito coils are equally hazardous

48. In the third paragraph, the events at the Chinese factory are mentioned
as
1. a cause
2. an effect
3. an opinion
4. an example

49. What is the writer's conclusion?

l. Tobacco smoke in itself never poses a risk.
2. Lung cancer is the most deadly cancer in Asia.
3. Both smoking and mosquito coils can cause lung cancer.
4. Mosquito coils are much more dangerous than cigarettes.

50. The text is written in a ---- tone.

1. poetic
2. factual
3. sarcastic
4. desperate
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PART III

Food security expert Dr. Sharma says celebrations by APEDA, an

Indian government representative, which filed for revocation of the patent
granted in 1997 to US-based company Rice Tee by the United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to call the aromatic rice
5 grain grown outside India 'Basmati,' may be premature. India could still lose
this fight over the ownership despite Rice Tee's withdrawal of four out of
its 20 patent claims. Basmati rice has been grown for centuries in the central
Indian Himalayan foothills.
An APEDA spokesperson said "We have succeeded in pressuring
10 Rice Tee to withdraw four claims, which would have adversely affected India's
commercial interests in future exports of Basmati rice."
However, Sharma argues that by withdrawing its four claims, Rice
Tee has thwarted India's attempts to strike down the patent.·"Rice Tee
withdrew these because it realized its claims pertaining to 'novel rice
15 grains' would not hold in the light of the re-examination sought by APEDA
with the USPTO."
APEDA was to contest the claims made on novel rice grains, but
Rice Tee's lawyers, apparently sensing the upcoming approach, skillfully
withdrew the clearly untenable claims.
20 "Instead of celebrating, APEDA must quickly challenge the
withdrawal and force the USPTO to either accept the entire patent
application for re-examination or direct Rice Tee to withdraw its patent,"
says Sharma.
Previously, the Indian government has successfully contested in the
25 US the granting of a patent on the commercial use of the traditional
medicinal properties of turmeric. This is because it could produce
documented evidence from ancient Indian texts, showing that turmeric's
medicinal properties had been well known in the country for centuries.
Anti-biopiracy activists said that Rice Tee's Basmati patent also
30.· violates provisions of the Agreement on TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property Rights) concerning 'geographical indications.'
Under this policy, for example, the term "champagne" can only be used
to describe wine that has been produced in the Champagne region of
France, and "Scotch" whisky can only be applied to the spirit produced in
35 the Scottish highlands. Basmati rice is also supposed to be governed by
this rule since it has a "closely linked, exclusive relationship with its place
of origin on the Indian sub-continent. However, India has failed to claim
TRIPS protection for Basmati rice, Darjeeling tea and other products," says
Sharma.
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51. Dr. Sharma's purpose is to

1. pressure Rice Tee to withdraw all its claims on Basmati rice
2. urge the Indian government to defend its intellectual heritage
3. convince the USPTO to revoke Rice Tee's patent claims on Basmati rice
4. point out that Basmati rice is not the only Indian product being violated
by US companies

52. Rice Tee withdrew some of its claims on Basmati rice because -----
1. it was aware that its claims on Basmati rice were weak
2. the Indian government had an agreement with Rice Tee
3. it respected the fact that Basmati rice has actually been grown in
India for generations
4. the Indian government agreed to compensate Rice Tee upon the
withdrawal of its claims

53. Based on APEDA's spokesperson, it can be inferred that if Rice Tee had
not withdrawn its four claims on Basmati rice,
1. India would have lost its ownership of Basmati rice
2. the Indian economy could have faced significant losses
3. the product's future exports would have been slightly affected
4. India would have been able to revoke the patent granted to Rice
Tee

54. Dr. Sharma says that Rice Tee's withdrawal of its four claims on Basmati
rice may not be considered a victory for India because _
1. Rice Tee may resubmit the four claims previously withdrawn
2. the USPTO has not yet revoked the patent granted to Rice Tee
3. the USPTO might request Rice Tee to reconsider the other 16 claims
4. there are still some other Indian products being violated by US companies

55. All of the following statements are true about Dr. Sharma's comments on
the Indian government EXCEPT
1. the Indian government is celebrating its success too early
2. the Indian government has succeeded in protecting most of its
indigenous knowledge
3. the Indian government should request the USPTO to instruct Rice
Tee to withdraw its patent on Basmati rice
4. the Indian government should pressure the USPTO to reexamine
the previously granted patent on Basmati rice to Rice Tec
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56. A patent on turmeric previously granted to a US company was later

revoked because of -----
1. the ignorance of the company
2. the company's commercial use of turmeric
3. the Indian government's pressure on the USPTO
4. solid documented proof of its medicinal properties

57. If India were to win the Basmati rice battle under the 'geographical
indications' of the TRIPS Agreement, it would have to argue on the
grounds that _
1. Basmati rice is the only aromatic rice grown in India
2. all aromatic rice grown in India has to be termed Basmati
3. only aromatic rice grown in the foothills of Himalayas can be
called Basmati
4. Basmati rice cannot be grown anywhere else except in the Indian
sub-continent

58. The word "untenable" (line 19) is closest in meaning to

1. biased
2. flawed
3. official
4. undeniable

59. The word "it" (line 26) refers to _

1. the US
2. a patent
3. turmeric
4. the Indian government

60. What will be the ultimate goal of India regarding Basmati rice?
1. Rice Tee will reconsider. its four claims.
2. The application is completely denied by the USPTO.
3. Rice originating in India i-s not grown anywhere else.
4. Rice Tee will ask India for permission to call rice grown outside
India 'Basmati.'
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PARTIV

Neurons can protect themselves against infection with HIV, new

research has demonstrated. They owe their hardiness to a protein called
FEZ-1, made uniquely by neurons, and which appears to lock out the virus.
The finding raises the possibility of new treatments to thwart HIV
5 by using gene therapy or drugs to activate production of the same protein
in cells other than neurons-especially the white blood cells most vulnerable
to infection.
Mojgan Naghavi of University College Dublin, Ireland, along with
her colleagues Juliane Haedicke and Craig Brown, established the
10 protective effects of FEZ-1 by blocking production of the protein in human
neurons. When they did this, the neurons became vulnerable to infection.
Likewise, they successfully blocked the usual infections in other types of brain
cells, such as microglia, by engineering them to manufacture FEZ- I.
Next, the researchers hope to see if they can block HIV infection in
15 white blood cells by genetically engineering them to produce FEZ-1. They also
hope to find out more about how FEZ-1 blocks HIV.
"We know FEZ-1 blocks infection, but we need to find the basic
mechanism," says Naghavi.
Standing for fasciculation and elongation protein zeta- I, FEZ-1 is
20 known to bind to molecular "motors" that help to transport proteins within cells
along internal tramlines known as microtubules. Naghavi says it may be that
FEZ-1 gets in the way, blocking transport of viral proteins into the nucleus
where they would multiply.
The only other established source of natural protection against
25. infection is in people who can't make CCR5, a surface protein that HIV
uses to gain entry to cells. Drugs already exist to block CCR5, and other teams
are testing gene therapies to restock patients' blood with cells engineered to not
produce it.
Sangamo Biosciences of Richmond, California, began such a trial
30 earlier this year, using a method to disable the CCR5 gene· in blood samples
before returning them to patients. The company says it is theoretically
possibre-to activate the FEZ-1 gene in cells vulnerable to HIV infection.

61. The word "thwart" (line 4) is closest in meaning to _

1. trace
2. predict
3. prevent
4. remove
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62. The word "it" (line 28) refers to -----

1. entry
2. CCR5
3. gene therapy
4. a surface protein

63. The phrase "such a trial" (line 29) best refers to _

1. exploring human genes
2. testing cells that block CCR5
3. testing patients' infected blood
4. experimenting on drugs to block CCR5

64. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of microglia?

1. They are a type of brain cell.
2. They can produce FEZ-1 naturally.
3. They can be activated to produce an antiviral protein.
4. They are believed to have natural protection against HIV.

65. We learn from the text that scientists hope to _

1. treat infection in white blood cells
2. restock patients' blood to treat HIV
3. genetically engineer FEZ-1 in brain cells
4. stimulate white blood cells to manufacture FEZ-1

66. What can be inferred about the research carried out by Naghavi and her
colleagues?
1. It is very promising.
2. It is already conclusive.
3. It is doubted by most physicians.
4. It confirms scientists' belief in gene therapy.

67. To develop Paragraph 6 (lines 19-23), the writer _

1. gives an explanation
2. uses chronological order
3. illustrates his point of view
4. describes a cause-effect relationship
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68. People who can't make CCR5 _

l. are not infected with HIV
2. are vulnerable to infection
3. have multiplied white blood cells
4. do not have natural resistance to HIV

69. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

1. HIV infection cannot harm brain cells.
2. FEZ-1 can be found only in brain cells.
3. Researchers have found the mechanism of FEZ-1.
4. HIV viral proteins-copy themselves in the nucleus.

70. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

1. A Close Look at HIV
2. New Weapons against HIV
3. Protective Mechanisms of HIV
4. Surprising Brain Cells and HIV
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PART V

Environmental problems are threatening to leave the once pristine

island of Samet in a horrendous mess. Due to booming tourism, the island's
four-rai landfill can no longer accommodate the tonnes and tonnes of
garbage left behind by the rising number of tourists.
5 Not only do the piles of garbage smell bad, it is also contaminating
groundwater sources. According to the Department of National Parks,
Wildlife and Plant Conservation, this pile of garbage is an eyesore, even
from a helicopter. The department is currently reviewing some plans
submitted by Rayong authorities, including one proposed by the Rayong
10 Provincial Administrative Organization to relocate the garbage outside the
island.
The plan should be implemented within one year from now
because Samet's environmental problems need to be urgently solved.
Head of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant
15 Conservation, Jatupom Burutpat, said that the main reason for the
environmental damage was that there were more visitors to Samet than
it could handle. In his view, a plan to limit the number of tourists
should be implemented. Moreover, there is a study on the matter being
conducted, and that is expected to be ready by the end of this year.
20 Adding to the garbage problem, many unregulated buildings going
up to serve the rising number of tourists have further damaged Samet's
environment. The authorities are putting efforts into ensuring that new
facilities do not hurt the environment. Samet's selling point should be
its natural beauty.
25 Relevant authorities are planning to launch various projects to
revamp Samet and some facilities will be allowed, provided they are
well regulated. For instance, one of the projects is to improve the 14-
kilometre road around the island, which should cost less than 61 million
baht and be completed within a year. In addition, the relevant
30 authorities will improve the piers on the island to ensure everyone'.s·
safety.

71. Which of the following information about Samet is NOT provided?

1. Its size
2. Its problems
3. Its attractions
4. Its past condition
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72. What is mainly discussed in this text?

1. Waste disposal
2. Water pollution
3. Foreign tourists
4. Unregulated buildings

73. What can be inferred from the second paragraph?

1. Rayong authorities will have the garbage buried.
2. The garbage is spoiling Samet Island's environment.
3. Officials are removing the garbage from Samet Island.
4. Illnesses, including eyesores, are caused by diseases caused by the garbage.

74. The word "it" (line 17) refers to _

1. the plan
2. Samet Island
3. Tourism Authority of Thailand
4. the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

75. What is viewed as the root of the problem?

1. Lack of landfills
2. The influx of tourists
3. An ineffective campaign
4. Local people's ignorance

76. What is TRUE about the last paragraph?

1. Any new constructions are prohibited on the island.
2. Well planned projects will probably get the green light.
3. The road construction project should take less than a year.
4. Samet Island's pier will be evaluated to ensure people's safety.
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77. The word "revamp" (line 26) is closest in meaning to

1. rerun
2. restrict
3. restore
4. reconcile

78. The author organizes the last par graph by

1. comparing two projects on Samet Island
2. giving a statement followed by supporting details
3. providing an argument against new projects on the island
4. describing how the-construction projects would help the island

79. Who will probably take care of the issue?

1. Environmentalists
2. Relevant authorities
3. Residents on Samet Island
4. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

80. The purpose of this text is to _

1. inform
2. criticize
3. call for action
4. make a warning
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PART VI

Multiple theories attempt to explain the origin of foot binding: from

the desire to emulate the naturally tiny feet of a favored concubine of a
prince, to a story of an empress who had club-like feet, which became
viewed as a desirable fashion. However, there is little strong textual
5 evidence for the custom prior to the court of the Southern Tang Dynasty
in Nanjing, which celebrated the fame of its dancing girls, renowned for their
tiny feet and beautiful bow shoes. What is clear is that foot binding was first
practiced among the elite and only in the wealthiest parts of China, which
suggests that binding the feet of well-born girls represented
10 their freedom from manual labor and, at the same time, the ability of their
husbands to afford wives who did not need to work.
By the l 7th century, Han Chinese girls, from the wealthiest to the
richest peasants, had their feet bound. Some estimate that as many as 2 billion
Chinese women were subjected to this practice, from the late l 0th
15 century until 1949, when foot binding was outlawed by the Communists.
In contrast to the majority of other Han Chinese, the Hakka of southern China
did not practice foot binding and had natural feet. Manchu women were
forbidden to bind their feet by an edict from the Emperor after the Manchu
started their rule of China in 1644. Many other non-Han ethnic
20 groups continued to observe the custom, some of them practiced loose binding
which did not break the bones of the arch and toes but simply narrowed the
foot.
The practice of foot binding continued into the 20th century, when both
Chinese and Western missionaries called for reform; at this point, a
25 true anti-foot binding movement emerged. Educated Chinese began to realize
that this aspect of their culture did not reflect well upon them in the eyes
of foreigners; and feminists attacked the practice because it caused women
to suffer. At the turn of the 20 th century, well-born women such as Kwan
Siew-Wah, a pioneering feminist, advocated for the end of
30 foot-binding. Kwan herself refused the foot binding imposed on her in childhood,
so that she could grow normal feet..
There had been earlier but unsuccessful attempts to stop the practice
of foot binding, various emperors issuing unsuccessful edicts against it.
The Empress Dowager Cixi (a Manchu) issued such an edict following
35 the Boxer Rebellion in order to appease foreigners, but it was rescinded a short
time later. In 1911, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the new Republic of
China government banned foot binding. Women were told to unwrap their
feet lest they be killed. Some women's feet grew a half-inch to an inch
after the unwrapping, though some found the new growth
40 process extremely painful as well as emotionally and culturally devastating.
Still, societies were founded to support the abolition of foot
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binding, with contractual agreements made between families who would

promise an infant son in marriage to an infant daughter who did not have
bound feet. When the Communists took power in 1949, they were able to
45 maintain the strict prohibition on foot binding, which is still in effect today.

81. According to the first paragraph, what is TRUE about foot binding in China?
1. It was first practiced in the northern part of China.
2. Dancing girls were ordered to have their feet bound.
3. Chinese husbands preferred women with natural feet.
4. Foot binding suggests that the woman had a rich husband.

82. According to the second paragraph, the Hakka of southern China _

1. were the wealthiest ethnic group in China
2. did not observe the custom of foot binding
3. were forbidden by the king to bind their feet
4. practiced loose binding, making the feet narrow

83. The word "some" (line 39) refers to -----

1. feet
2. women
3. societies
4. governments

84. According to the third paragraph, the following groups of people were
against the idea of foot binding EXCEPT
1. educated Chinese
2. Chinese feminists
3. Western missionaries
4. families with daughters

85. The word ''them" (line 26) refers to _

1. the Han Chinese
2. educated Chinese
3. Chinese feminists
4. the anti-foot binding movement
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86. Why does the writer mention "the Empress Dowager Cixi" in the fourth
paragraph?
1. She was greatly influenced by western cultures.
2. She was the first empress who refused to have her feet bound.
3. She succeeded in putting an end to the practice of foot binding.
4. She was one of the many emperors who tried to stop this practice.

87. The word "appease" (line 35) is closest in meaning to

1. satisfy
2. provoke
3. persuade
4. negotiate

88. Which of the following was able to stop the practice of foot binding in China?
1. Kwan Siew-Wah
2. The Communists
3. Western missionaries
4. The Manchu Empress

89. According to the last paragraph, an attempt to abolish foot binding was
seen m
1. a law proposed to stop the custom
2. the Communist Party's series of edicts
3. parents' refusal to bind their daughters' feet
4. marriage proposals to girls with unbound feet

90. The writer wrote this article to -----

1. narrate a historical account of foot binding in China
2. investigate the origin of foot binding in Chinese society
3. express his disagreement with the custom of foot binding
4. show the strong influence of western cultures on Chinese culture

End of the Reading Test