1.

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 fits each of the numbered
blanks from 1 to 5.
Babies start laughing very soon after they are born. Deaf and blind people can laugh
although they have never heard or seen anyone laughing. Laughing seems to be a part of
(1)_______nature, but what is it for?
Many people think that we laugh because we see or hear something funny; (2)______,
most of the time this is not true. No one really knows the (3)_______why we laugh, but one
idea is that it makes (4)_______people feel good. Laughter can stop negative feelings and
help people to feel closer to each other.
It also means that laugher is good for your health. The writer Norman Cousins,
(5)_____had a serious back pain, wrote that watching comedy programmes on TV helped
him to feel better. He said that ten minutes of laughter gave him two hours of sleep without
pain.
Question 1: A. material B.original C. wildlife D. human
Question 2:A. however B. therefore C. although D.
moreover
Question 3: A. opinions D. ideas C. reasons D. results

Question 4: A. each B. another C. one D. other

Question 5: A. when B. where C. which D. who
2. 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 6 to 10.
Most people want to be polite and behave well around others. Being polite involves
good manners of eating and appropriate ways of greeting and talking to people, and giving
and receiving gifts. Polite behaviour may differ from culture to culture.
In the United States, people prefer to shake hands firmly for a few seconds. In some
Middle Eastern countries, people hold each other’s hands gently for a longer time. What
about eye contact? In some countries, you show respect when you look at someone directly in
the eyes. In other parts of the world, looking at someone directly can be rude. Another
difference is personal space. In North America, people usually stand about an arm’s length
apart during a conversation. However, in Latin America, people seem to stand closer.
If you are going to live, work or study in another country, you should learn about its
culture. In this way, you can be polite and make a good impression. Politeness can be good
for making friends and doing business as well.
Question 6: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Politeness in different cultures B. Table manners around the
world
C. Giving and receiving gifts D. Greeting and talking to people
Question 7: According to paragraph 2, in which part of the world do people hold each
other’s hands gently?
A. In some Middle Eastern countries B. In the United States
C. In North America D. In Latin America
Question 8: The word rude in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to…...
. unclear B. careful C. impolite.
D. friendly
Question 9: According to the passage 2, which of the following is NOT mentioned as an
example of differences in politeness around the world?
A. shaking hands B. personal space C. eye contact D.facial
expressions
Question 10: The word its in paragraph 3 refers to…...
A. conversation B. country C. space D.
arm
3. 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 11 to 17 .
Hawaii is often considered to be one place where you can find paradise. But when I
arrived in Hawaii, I was shocked to discover beaches were covered in plastic rubbish washed
up from around the world. As I dug through the sand, I realised the sandy beach was being
transformed into a plastic beach. A chill went down my spine.
From the beaches of Hawaii to the sea around Britain, we are polluting our own
environment. Beaches are now covered in more rubbish than ever before. The plastic we see
on our beaches is just a small amount of the plastic waste that exists in our oceans. Scientists
believe that sea currents have created five huge garbage areas in our oceans, including the
one in the North Atlantic. This is a global problem for which we are all responsible.
Plastic makes our life easier, but its production and use are completely out of control.
Because plastic rubbish in the oceans looks like food, it is being eaten by small fish, which in
turn is eaten by large fish, which in turn is eaten by us. Plastic is damaging our beaches,
polluting the oceans, and poisoning our food chain. The consequences are still not fully
understood, but they are likely to be terrible.
We need to stop using plastic bags for packaging and single-use water bottles. These
make up most of the plastic garbage in the oceans, In Bangladesh and Kenya, they have
stopped using plastic bags completely.
The UK has put a tax on plastic bags. Many supermarkets around the world are not packing
goods in plastic. The future of our beaches, our seas, and the food chain is at risk. This is an
environmental problem that we need to solve immediately.
Question 11: Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Common Plastic Products B. A green lifestyle
C. Benefits of Plastic Products D. Planet poisoned by plastic.
Question 12: The word transformed in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to…..
A. changed B. placed C. checked D.
broken
Question 13: The word they in paragraph 3 refers to…...
A. beaches B. fish C. consequences D.
oceans
Question 14: According to paragraph 4, both Bangladesh and Kenya……
A. have used more and more plastic bags B. have produced a lot of plastic
bags
C. do not use plastic bags any more D. encourage the use of plastic
bags
Question 15: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Hawaii is protected from plastic rubbish.
B. One huge garbage area in the ocean is in the North Atlantic.
C. The UK has introduced a tax on plastic bag.
D. Production and use of plastic are now out of control.
Question 16: The phrase at risk in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to?
A. refused B. accepted C threatened D
developed.
Question 17: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The environment in Hawaii was not as good as the writer had expected.
B. There is far more plastic waste on the beaches than in the oceans.
 C. Plastic helps maintain the natural food chain in the oceans.
D. People in the past were more concerned about the effects of plastic waste.
4. 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 18 to 22 .
THE GENERATION GAP IS DISAPPEARING
Despite complaints about the widening generation gap in modern society, in an
increasing number of households the generation gap is shrinking or disappearing thanks to
changes in parents'attitudes and (18)______. Parents also want to be closer to their teenage
children.
A lot of parents have changed their approach to discipline. Instead of forcing their
children to (19)______ things in a very controlling way, parents try to reason with their
children and explain what they expect them to do and why.
It is also true that family members have become more open to each other. Topics such
as sex and drugs, (20)_______ used to be avoided in family conversations, are now more
common.
In addition, parents nowadays are more youthful in appearance and attitudes. It is
common to see parents joining in activities such as rollerblading or in-line skating with their
children.
(21)______, the most important factor is that more and more parents and teenagers have
found some common interests. They may share the same tastes in music, films, or other forms
of entertainment.
Some people worry that when the generation gap is disappearing, children may have
less respect (22)_____ their parents and the older generations. This may happen; that is why
parents always need to be alert and interfere if they notice any danger signs.
18. A. behaveior B. behave C. behaving D. behavevioral
19. A. do B. work C. make D. find
20. A. that B. which C. who D. When
21. A. Therefore B. Neverthless C. However D. Moreover
22. A. in B. for C. at D.with

5. 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 23 to 27 .
Every day on radio, on TV, and in the newspaper, we hear, see or read about many
problems in the world, for example, pollution problems.
Air pollution is the first kind. It mostly comes from fumes released from motorbikes,
cars, airplanes, trains and poisonous gases emitted from factories. Also, waste is dumped
anywhere, even in the city where many people are living. The second pollution problem is
sea pollution. Many people earn their living from fishing in the sea, and the fish they
catch feed many people. But the sea has become so polluted from oil spills and factory
wastes that the fish are dying. This is not only killing the fish, but is also affecting those
people who eat fish.
Seldom do you find a place nowadays that is not polluted. This problem is growing
more difficult every day. We must find a good solution that makes the world a better
place to live.
23. According to the reading, we hear, see and read about problem in the world ______.
A. one a week B. every day C. every week D.every
year
24. What does NOT cause the air pollution?
A. fumes from vehicles B. poisonous gases from factories
C. waste from everywhere D. solutions to the pollution problems
 25. The word “poisonous” in paragraph 2 is the closest meaning to _______.
A. delicious B. toxic C. prestigious D.natuaral
26. In order to make the world a better place to live, we should ______.
A. not prevent pollution B. find a good sollution
C. kill the fish D. not eat fish
27. What is the reading passage mainly about?
A. Pollution in the air and sea B. Pollution kill animals
C. Pollution in the world around D. Pollution with waste
6. 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 28 to 34.
Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful
this discovery has been. Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power. It was used
to drive engines and was passed through pipes and radiators to warm rooms. Petrol mixed
with air was the next invention that provided power. Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor
engine. Beyond these simple and direct uses, those forms have not much adaptability.On the
other hand, we make use of electricity in thousands of ways. From the powerful voltages that
drive our electric trains to the tiny current needed to work a simple calculator, and from the
huge electric magnet in steel works that can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a
doorbell, all are powered by electricity. An electric current can be made with equal ease to
heat a huge mass of molten metal in a furnace, or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee.Other than
atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is the greatest
power in the world. It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted. It
travels so easily and with incredible speed along wires or conductors that it can be supplied
instantly over vast distances.To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be
turned. In Australia they use coal or water to drive this machinery. When dams are built,
falling water is used to drive the turbines without polluting the atmosphere with smoke from
coal.Atomic power is used in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident. A
tragedy once occurred at Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make
electricity. The reactor leaked, which caused many deaths through radiation.
Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects
to the environment. They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays. Most
importantly, they hope to trap sunlight more efficiently. We do use solar heaters for
swimming pools but as yet improvement in the capacity of the solar cells to create more
current is necessary. When this happens, electric cars will be viable and the world will rid
itself of the toxic gases given off by trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels.
28: The word “adaptability” in paragraph 1 is the closest meaning to _______.
A. possibility B. convertiblity C. responsibility
D.probability
29: Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms?
A. Gas B. Petrol C. Steam D.
Hot wind
30: What do we call machines that make electricity?
A. Voltages B. Electric magnets C. Generators or turbines
D. Pipes and radiators
31: The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are _____.
A.atomic power and water B. water and coal
C. sunlight and wind power D. wind and gas
32: The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ____________.
A. harmful effects B. the tides C. scientists
D. new ways
33: Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases?
A. Sunlight B. Petrol C. Water D.
Wind
34: What is the best title for this passage?
A.“Type of Power Plants” B. “Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our
Life”
C. “How to Produce Electricity” D. “Why Electricity Is So Remarkable”

7. 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 35 to 39.
Just as you designate and separate your physical workspace, you should be clear about
when you’re working and when you’re not. You’ll get your best work done and be most
ready to transition back to the office if you stick with your regular hours. Plus, if your role is
collaborative, being on the same schedule as your coworkers makes everything much easier.
“The biggest difference between working from home and working in the office is that you
are in charge of your environment and have to treat yourself like an employee,” Yurovsky
says. This means holding yourself accountable, but also recognizing when enough is enough,
just as a good manager might. “If you feel yourself extending your work hours because you
are not doing anything in the evening...tell yourself it’s time to put work away, recharge, and
start tomorrow with a fresh mind. The work will be there in the morning.”
If you live with other people, this separation is even more critical. Communicate with the
people whom you live with to establish boundaries so you can cut down on distractions
during the workday—and then disconnect and give the people you care about your full
attention. Having a separate time and space to work will allow you to be more present in your
home life.
35: The word “accountable” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. colourful B. responsible C. proficient D. exclusive
36: According to paragraph 1, if you work on the same schedule as your co-workers, your
work may be ______.
A. easier B. more regular C. readier D. more
collaborative
37: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Keep Clearly Defined Working Hours
B. Get Your Best Work Done
C. Co-workers Makes Everything Easier
D. Put off Your Work until Tomorrow Morning
38: The word “whom” in paragraph 1 refers to ______.
A. separation B. boundaries C. people D. attention
39: What is the useful advice for those who work from home at night?
A. Try to work more as you are free at night
B. Continue working, you are at home
C. Take a rest and come back tomorrow
D. Finish your work now or it will not be there tomorrow