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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.
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of
these How to books are useful. In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “How
to”. One book my tell you how to earn more money. Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may
explain how to give your money away.
Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you
fail however, you can buy the book “How to Turn Failure into Success”. If you would like to become very rich you
can buy the book "How to Make a Millionaire". If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called
"How to Live on Nothing".
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better
love of life, you can read "How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life". If you are tired of books on
happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.
Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have
far more free time to use. more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How-to books help people deal with
modern life.
Question 1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to succeed in love every minute of your life.
B. How to turn failure into success.
C. How to make a millionaire.
D. How-to books.
Question 2. The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to _______ .
A. advice B. instruction C. how-to books D. career
Question 3. Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on careers?
A. "How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life".
B. "How to Live on Nothing"
C. "How to Make a Millionaire"
D. "How to Turn Failure into Success"
Question 4. The word "step-by-step" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______ .
A. little by little B. gradually C. slower and slower D. A and B
Question 5. It can be inferred from the passage that _______ .
A. Today people are more bored with the modern life
B. Modern life is more difficult to deal with
C. Today people have fewer choices to make
D. Today people are more interested in modern life

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the three in pronunciation in
each of the following questions.
Question 6. A. bushes B. wishes C. researches D. headaches
Question 7. A. bachelor B. chapter C. chemistry D. teacher
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary
stress in each of the following questions.
Question 8. A. decorate B. disable C. privacy D. integrate
Question 9. A. magic B. engaged C. import D. fortune
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
Most desert animals will drink water if confronted with it, but many of them never have any opportunity. All
living things must have water, or they will expire. The herbivores find it in desert plants. The carnivores slake their
thirst with the flesh and blood of living prey. One of the most remarkable adjustments, however, has been made by the
tiny kangaroo rat, who not only lives without drinking but subsists on a diet of dry seeds containing about 5% free
water. Like other animals, he has the ability to manufacture water in his body by a metabolic conversion of
carbohydrates. But he is notable for the parsimony with which he conserves his small supply by every possible
means, expending only minuscule amounts in his excreta and through evaporation from his respiratory tract.
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Investigation into how the kangaroo rat can live without drinking water has involved various experiments with
these small animals. Could kangaroo rats somehow store water in their bodies and slowly utilize these resources in the
long periods when no free water is available from dew or rain? The simplest way to settle this question was to
determine the total water content in the animals to see if it decreases as they are kept for long periods on a dry diet. If
they slowly use up their water, the body should become increasingly dehydrated, and if they begin with a store of
water, this should be evident from an initial high water content. Results of such experiments with kangaroo rats on dry
diets for more than 7 weeks showed that the rats maintained their body weight. There was no trend toward a decrease
in water content during the long period of water deprivation. When the kangaroo rats were given free access to water,
they did not drink water. They did nibble on small pieces of watermelon, but this did not change appreciably the water
itent in their bodies, which remained at 66.3 % to 67.2 % during this period.
This is very close to the water content of dry-fed animals (66.5 %), and the availability of free water, therefore,
did not lead to any “storage” that could be meaningful as a water reserve. This makes it reasonable to conclude that
physiological storage of water is not a factor in the kangaroo rat’s ability to live on dry food.
Question 10. What is the topic of this passage?
A. Kangaroo rats B. Water in the desert
C. Desert life D. Physiological experiments
Question 11. The word "expire" inline 3 is closest in meaning to _______ .
A. become ill B. die C. shrink D. dehydrate
Question 12. Which of the following is NOT a source of water for the desert animals?
A. Desert plants B. Metabolic conversion of carbohydrates in the body
C. The blood of other animals D. Streams
Question 13. The author states that the kangaroo rat is known for all of the following EXCEPT _______ .
A. the economy with which it uses available water
B. living without drinking water
C. breathing slowly and infrequently
D. manufacturing water internally
Question 14. The word "parsimony" in line 10 is closest in meaning to _______ .
A. intelligence B. desire C. frugality D. skill
Question 15. It is implied by the author that desert animals can exist with little or no water because of _______ .
A. less need for water than other animals
B. many opportunities for them to find water
C. their ability to eat plants
D. their ability to adjust to the desert environment
Question 16. According to the passage, the results of the experiments with kangaroo rats showed that _______ .
A. kangaroo rats store water for use during dry periods
B. kangaroo rats took advantage of free access to water
C. there was no significant change in body weight due to lack of water or accessibility to water
D. a dry diet seems detrimental to the kangaroo rat's health

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 17. In Thailand. it's against the law to litter on the pavement. If you are caught, you can be fined up to 2000
Baht
A. evil B. illegal C. immoral D. legal
Question 18. Her physical condition was not an impediment to her career as a singer. She has won a lot of prizes.
A. advantage B. obstacle C. barrier D. disadvantage

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 19. Don't _______ in my presentation with your comments like that. It is so annoying and rude.
A. take B. chip C. interrupt D. cut
Question 20. Applications _______ in alter 30 April will not be considered.
A. sent B. send C. that is sent D. which sent
Question 21. I didn't _______ to see my aunt when I was in Paris.
A. take B. make C. get D. meet
Question 22. If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties now.
A. won't be B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. wouldn't have been
Question 23. This room is smoky. I wish you _______ smoking.
A. would stop B. have stopped C. stop D. stopping
Question 24. David is a rich man because he _______ a lot of money last year.
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A. went through B. checked in C. fell behind D. came into
Question 25. Action movies may have a negative _______ on children.
А. opinion B. influence C. dependence D. decision
Question 26. I'm not used _______ as early as this.
A. get up B. getting up C. to get up D. to getting up
Question 27. Winning the cup in 1998 was just a _______ in the pan - they haven't won the match since then.
A. blaze B. flame C. light D. flash
Question 28. He took one of _______ books at _______ random.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / Ø C. Ø /the D. Ø / a
Question 29. Nobody likes him because he is _______ .
A. displease B. pleasure C. pleasant D. unpleasant
Question 30. He went to work early this morning _______ he had to translate an urgent letter into English for his
boss.
A. although B. because C. in spite of D. because of
Question 31. _______ as the representative at the conference, she felt extremely proud of herself.
A. On choosing B. Having been chosen
C. Be chosen D. Having chosen
Question 32. Nobody called the phone, _______ ?
A. did it B. didn't he C. did they D. didn't they
Question 33. He plagued me _______ stupid questions all through lunch.
A. for B. at C. with D. on

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word in each of the following questions.
Question 34. I can't spend a lot of time talking about your problem. I have other fish to fry.
A. to take the rest B. to cook the food
C. to meet the friends D. some important things to do
Question 35. The aircraft carrier is indispensable in naval operations against sea or shore based enemies.
A. unique B. novel C. vital D. exotic

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 36. People believed that Jane failed the test because of her laziness.
A. It is believed that Jane failed the test because of her laziness.
B. Jane was believed to fail the test on account of her laziness.
C. Jane is believed to fail the test owing to her laziness.
D. It was believed that Jane had failed the test due to laziness.
Question 37. He broke up with her but now he thinks that was a mistake.
A. He feels a pity that he had broken up with her.
B. He wishes not to have broken her up.
C. He regrets having broken up with her.
D. He was mistaken with breaking up with her.
Question 38. My father doesn't work in the factory any more Bella told us.
A. Bella said that her father no longer worked in the factory.
B. Bella wished that her father didn't work in the factory any more.
C. Bella hoped that her father was used to working in the factory.
D. Bella denied that her father tied to work in the factory.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase
that best fits each other numbered blanks.
WHY DO ANIMALS GO EXTINCT
Different kinds of animals have appeared and disappeared throughout Earth’s history. Some animals go extinct
because the climate (39) _______ they live changes. The climate may become wetter or drier. It may become warmer
or cooler. If the animals cannot change, or adapt, to the new climate, they die. Some animals go extinct because they
cannot (40) _______ with other animals for food. Some animals go extinct because they are killed by enemies. New
kinds of animals are always evolving. Evolving means that the animals are changing (41) _______ from generation to
generation. Small differences between parents, children, and grandchildren slowly add up over many, many
generations. Eventually, a different kind of animal evolves. Sometimes many of the animals on Earth go extinct at the
(42) _______ time. Scientists call this a mass extinction. Scientists think there (43) _______ at least five mass

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extinctions in Earth’s history. The last mass extinction happened about 65 million years ago. This mass extinction
killed off the dinosaurs.
Question 39. A. where B. which C. when D. what
Question 40. A. complete B. find C. compete D. exist
Question 41. A. accidentally B. suddenly C. quickly D. slowly
Question 42. A. same B. similar C. different D. various
Question 43. A. has been B. have been C. will be D. are

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
Question 44. He was very tired. He agreed to play tennis.
A. Tired as though he was, he agreed to play tennis.
B. Tired as he was, he agreed to play tennis.
C. Tired, he agreed to play tennis.
D. So tired was he that he agreed to play tennis.
Question 45. She teaches children with special needs. Many of them have severe learning difficulties.
A. She teaches children with special needs and whoever have severe learning difficulties.
B. She teaches children with special needs and severe learning difficulties.
C. She teaches children of severe learning difficulties and with special needs.
D. She teaches children with special needs, many of whom have severe learning difficulties.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
the following questions.
Question 46. Although they always argue with each other, but they are good friends.
A. always B. with C. but D. friends
Question 47.There are very large rooms with beautiful decorated walls in her new house.
A. very large B. with C. beautiful D. decorated walls
Question 48. The University of Kentucky has held this prestigious title until 1989, when it was granted to the
University of Georgia.
A. has held B. it C. was granted D. to

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes the following
exchanges.
Question 49. Son: "I've been awarded a scholarship to Harvard University."
Mum: “ _______ .”
A. Just kidding! B. It's up to you. C. Good job! D. Same to you. Thanks!
Question 50. Stranger: "Could you show me how to get to the nearest train station from here?"
Lan: “ _______.”
A. I'm not certain but it's maybe at the end of the street.
B. I totally agree with you.
C. Sorry. I never know you.
D. I'm busy now.
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