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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 1: I strongly recommend that you should take out an insurance policy in the house for your own peace of mind.
A. to stop your believing
B. to stop your thinking
C. to stop your worrying
D. to stop your sleeping
Question 2: I'm sorry I can't go to the movies with you this weekend - I'm up to my ears in work. A. very idle B. very busy C. very scared D. very bored
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.
Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (3) ______ as
much on what they seem to be telling is, as on the actual words they say. Facial expression and tone of voice
we obvious ways of showing our (4) ______ to something, and it may well be that we unconsciously express
view that we are trying to hide. The art of being tactful lies in picking up these signals, realizing what the
other person is trying to my, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way. For example, we may
understand that they are in fact (5) _______ to answer our question, and so we stop pressing them. Body
movements, in general, may also indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay particular attention to the way
a candidate for a job walks into the room and its down. However, it is not difficult to present the right kind
of appearance, while (6) ______ many employers want to know relates to the candidate's character traits,
and psychological stability. This raises the awkward question of whether job candidates should be asked to
complete psychological tests, and the further problem of whether such tests actually produce reliable results.
For many people, being asked to take part in such a test would be an objectionable intrusion (7) _____ their private lives. Question 3: A. reckon B. estimate C. rely D. trust Question 4: A. feeling B. view C. reaction D. notion Question 5: A. humble B. used C. arrogant D. reluctant Question 6: A. which B. that C. what D. this
Question 7: A. in B. into C. about D. with
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 8: About 95 percent of all animals are invertebrates which can live anywhere, but most, like the
starfish and crabs, live in the ocean. A. with backbones
B. with ribs C. without ribs D. without backbones Question 9: If you say
bad things about the person who give a job you bite the hand that feeds you. A. be unfriendly B. be ungrateful C. be thankful D. be devoted
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 10: Why does he need to make such heavy _____ of a simple task? A. climate B. torm C. weather D. cloud
Question 11: I am considering _____ my job. Can you recommend a good company? A. changing B. to move C. to change D. moving
Question 12: The more you practice speaking in public,______.
A. the more confident you become
B. the more you become confidently
C. he greater confidence you become
D. the more you become confident lOMoARc PSD|36126207 Question 13:
Peter: "Have you ever been to a live concert?"
Mary: "No, I haven't. But I'd very much like to, _____. A. though B. although C. yet D. moreover
Question 14: _____ as the representative at the conference, she felt extremely proud of herself. A. Be chosen B. Having been chosen C. on choosing D. Having chosen
Question 15: No one on the plane was alive in the accident last night, _____? A. wasn't he B. weren't they
C. were they D. was he
Question 16: Monica was so angry about the noise her neighbors were making that she refused to _____ it anymore. A. get away with B. put up with C. run away with D. cut down on
Question 17: My neighbour is _____ photographer: Let's ask him for _____ advice about color film. A. a - the B. the - an
C. a – x (no article) D. the - the
Question 18: Her fiancé is said _____ from Harvard University five years ago. A. to have graduated B. to be graduated
C. being graduated D. having graduated
Question 19: I don't know what it _____ to be as popular with girls as my brother is A. uses B. takes C. demands D. expects
Question 20: I was most _____ of his efforts to help me during the crisis. A. appreciate B. appreciable C. appreciation D. appreciative
Question 21: My brother asked me _____ of the football match. A. what do you think B. what I think C. what did I think D. what I thought
Question 22: Amber is a hard, yellowish brown __from the resin of pine - trees that lived millions of years ago.
A. substance formed B. forming a substance C. substance has formed D. to form a substance
Question 23: If people paid a little more attention to the environment, the Earth _____ greener. A. would be B. will be
C. wwould have been D. had been
Question 24: The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is will and capable his financial situation. A. regardless of B. owing to
C. in terms of D. with reference to
Question 25: Timmy dropped the on doing this task again because of his carelessness. I can't stand him anymore. A. pin B. needle C. bottom D. ball
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 31 to 32. Question 26: A. effort B. actor C. perform D. area Question 27: A. disappear B. recommend C. entertain D. fortunate
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 28: Jenifer rejected the job offer. She now regrets it. A.
Jenifer regrets not having rejected the job offer.
B. If only Jenifer didn’t reject the job offer.
C. Jenifer wishes she hadn’t rejected the job offer.
D. Jenifer regrets to reject the job offer.
Question 29: The master of ceremonies has a very soft voice. Everyone listens to her attentively whenever she appears on the stage. 2 lOMoARc PSD|36126207
A. So soft is the voice of the master of ceremonies that everyone listens to her attentively whenever she appears on the stage.
B. As long as the master of ceremonies hadn’t had a very soft voice, everyone wouldn’t listen to her
attentively whenever she appears on the stage.
C. Only after everyone listens to the master of ceremonies attentively whenever she appears on the
stage does she have a very soft voice.
D. But for a very soft voice, everyone would listen to her attentively whenever she appears on the stage.
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.
Many flowering plants woo insect pollinators and gently direct them to their most fertile blossoms by
changing the color of individual flowers from day to day. Through color cues, the plant signals to the insect
that it would be better off visiting one flower on its bush than another. The particular hue tells the pollinator
that the flower is full of far more pollen than are neighboring blooms. That nectar-rich flower also happens
to be fertile and ready to disperse its pollen or to receive pollen the insect has picked up from another flower.
Plants do not have to spend precious resources maintaining reservoirs of nectar in all their flowers. Thus, the
color-coded communication system benefits both plants and insects.
For example, on the lantana, a flower starts out on the first day as yellow, when it is rich with pollen
and nectar. Influenced by an as-yet-unidentified environmental signal, the flower changes color by triggering
the production of the pigment anthromyacin. It turns orange on the second day and red on the third. By the
third day, it has no pollen to offer insects and is no longer fertile. On any given lantana bush, only 10 to 15
percent of the blossoms are likely to be yellow and fertile. But in tests measuring the responsiveness of
butterflies, it was discovered that the insects visited the yellow flowers at least 100 times more than would
be expected from the haphazard visitation. Experiments with paper flowers demonstrated that the
butterflies were responding to color cues rather than, say, the scent of the nectar
In other types of plants, blossoms change from white to red, others from yellow to red, and so on.
These color changes have been observed in some 74 families of plants.
Question 30: According to the passage, what is the purpose of the experiments involving paper flowers and painted flowers?
A. to support the ideas that insects respond to the changing color of flowers
B. to strengthen the idea that butterflies are attracted by the smell of flowers
C. to prove that flowers do not always need pollen to reproduce
D. to demonstrate how insects change color depending on the type of flowers they visit Question 31: The
word "haphazard" is closest in meaning to ______. A. dangerous
B. fortunateC. expected D. random
Question 32: The passage implies that insects would be most attracted to lantana blossoms ______.
A. when they turn orange
B. on the first day that they bloom
C. on the third day that they bloom
D. after they produce anthromyacin
Question 33: The first paragraph of the passage implies that insects benefit from the color-coded
communication system because ______. A. they can gather pollen efficiently
B. the colors hide them from predators
C. the bright colors attract fertile females
D. other insects species cannot understand the code
Question 34: The word "woo" is closest in meaning to A. frighten B. attract
C. trap D. deceive
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. lOMoARc PSD|36126207 INTERNET JOBS
Contrary to popular belief, one does not have to be a trained programmer to work online. Of course, there
are plenty of jobs available for people with high-tech computer skills, but the growth of new media has
opened up a wide range of Internet career opportunities requiring only a minimal level of technical
expertise. Probably one of the most well-known online job opportunities is the job of Webmaster. However,
it is hard to define one basic job description for this position. The qualifications and responsibilities depend
on what tasks a particular organization needs a Webmaster to perform.
To specify the job description of a Webmaster, one needs to identify the hardware and software the website
the Webmaster will manage is running on. Different types of hardware and software require different skill
sets to manage them. Another key factor is whether the website will be running internally or externally
(renting shared space on the company servers). Finally, the responsibilities of a webmaster also depend on
whether he or she will be working independently, or whether the firm will provide people to help. All of
these factors need to be considered before one can create an accurate webmaster job description.
Webmaster is one type of Internet career requiring in-depth knowledge of the latest computer applications.
However, there are also online jobs available for which traditional skills remain in high demand. Content
jobs require excellent writing skills and a good sense of the web as a “new media’. The term “new media” is
difficult to define because it compasses a constantly growing set of new technologies and skills. Specifically,
it includes websites, email, internet technology, CD-ROM, DVD, streaming audio and video, interactive
multimedia presentations, e-books, digital music, computer illustration, video games, virtual reality, and computer artistry.
Additionally, many of today's Internet careers are becoming paid-by-the-job professions. With many
companies having to downsize in tough economic items, the outsourcing and contracting of freelance
workers online has become common business practice. The Internet provides an infinite pool of buyers from
around the world with whom freelancers can contract their services. An added benefit to such online jobs is
that freelancers are able to work on projects with companies outside their own country.
How much can a person make in these kinds of careers? As with many questions related to today's evolving
technology, there is no simple answer. There are many companies willing to pay people with Internet skills
salaries well over 70,000 USD a year. Generally, webmasters start at about 30,000 USD per year, but
salaries can vary greatly. Freelance writers working online have been known to make between 40,000 to 70,000 USD a year.
Question 35: Which of the following is true about the job of freelance writers?
A. It is considered a "content” job.
B. They may work with others in the company.
C. They require in-depth knowledge of applications.
D. They manage hardware and software.
Question 36: The word “vary” in paragraph 6 can be best replaced by _____. A. decrease
B. changeC. increase D. differ
Question 37: According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE of webmasters?
A. They do not support software products
B. The duties they perform depend on the organization they work for
C. They never work independently
D. They require a minimal level of expertise Question 38: What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To inform people about the tasks and the roles of a webmaster
B. To explain why webmasters make a lot of money.
C. To inform people about employment related to the Internet
D. To inform people about the computer industry
Question 39: According to the passage, all of the followings are TRUE except _____
A. There are online jobs available for workers with minimal computer skills
B. Online workers cannot free themselves from the office 4 lOMoARc PSD|36126207
C. "New media” is not easy to define
D. Webmasters must have knowledge of the latest computer applications
Question 40: Which of the following is not mentioned as part of the “new media”? A. video games
B. websites C. writing skills D. Internet technology
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.
Question 41: Facebook allow you to send messages and post status updates to keep in touch with friends and family. A. and B. to keep C. allow D. status updates
Question 42: Many places of history, scientific, cultural, or scenic importance have been designated national monuments. A. history B. cultural C. have D. been designated
Question 43: Just as the performance ended, all the concertgoers raised to their feet and applauded. A. raised B. Just as
C. their feet D. ended
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 44: More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago. A.
Not so much petrol was consumed ten years ago as nowadays.
B. Petrol consumption is going down nowadays.
C. We had more petrol ten years ago than we do nowadays.
D. We should consume as much petrol as possible.
Question 45: The problem was so complicated that the students couldn’t understand it. A.
It was such complicated problem that the students couldn’t understand.
B. The problem wasn’t simple enough for the students to understand it.
C. The problem was too complicated for the students to understand.
D. It was so complicated problems that the students couldn’t understand
Question 46: My American friend finds it difficult to pick up food with chopsticks. A.
My American friend doesn’t feel like picking up food with chopsticks.
B. My American friend can’t find chopsticks to pick up food.
C. My American friend didn’t used to pick up food with chopsticks.
D. My American friend is not used to picking up food with chopsticks.
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 47: A. cleaned B. looked C. climbed D. enjoyed Question 48: A. lake
B. play C. shape D. many
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the most suitable respone to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 49: Kathy and Kim are friends. They have just finished lunch in a restaurant.
- Kathy: “The food is great. I'll get the bill.” - Jim: “__________________”
A. Yes, speak to you soon. B. Don't mention it. C. It’s nothing D. No, this is on me.
Question 50: Billy and Bobby are in a coffee shop. Billy is asking Bobby for his opinion about the coffee there.
- Billy: “How's the coffee here?”
- Bobby:“________________” lOMoARc PSD|36126207
A. It's a little better now that I've got a car
B. As a matter of fact, I'm not interested.
C. It's a little bitter, to tell the truth
D. No, I don't think so. 6