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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 following questions.
Question 1: Henry has found a temporary job in a factory.
A. eternal B. genuine C. permanent D. satisfactory
Question 2: We had a whale of time as everything was quite fantastic.
A. had a little time to play B. had a lot of time to play
C. felt happy D. felt disappointed.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3:
A. equip B. vacant C. secure D. oblige
Question 4:
A. effectiveness B. accountancy C. satisfaction D. appropriate

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 5:
A. decides B. combines C. lives D. appoints
Question 6:
A. picture B. culture C. pure D. nature

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 7: Mario has now to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived B. approached C. advanced D. reached
Question 8: It seems that he is having a lot of difficulties, ?
A. doesn’t it B. isn’t it C. isn’t he D. doesn’t he
Question 9: If energy inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different.
A. is B. will be C. were D. would be
Question 10: Opera singer Maria Callas was known for her powerful voice.
A. intensity B. intensify C. intense D. intensely
Question 11: , he would have been able to pass the exam.
A. Studying more B. Had he studied more
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 C. If he studied more D. If he were studying more
Question 12: Dr. Parker gave my mom a lovely _ for spaghetti carbonara.
A. recipe B. prescription C. receipt D. paper
Question 13: My sunburnt nose made me feel rather for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident B. self-centered C. self-conscious D. self-evident
Question 14: Why is he always the subject of money?
A. bringing up B. taking up C. looking up D. turning up
Question 15: that she burst into tears.
A. So angry was she B. Such her anger C. She was so anger D.Her anger was so
Question 16: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are .
A. out of reach B. out of practice C. out of stock D. out of work
Question 17: Do you remember Daisy? I ran her at the Fair yesterday.
A. by B. down C. across D. in
Question 18: It is not to be drunk in the street.
A. respecting B. respectably C. respectful D. respectable
Question 19: A salesgirl is talking to a customer in a clothes shop.
Salesgirl: “Can I help you, madam?” Customer: “
”
A. Yes, it’s in our summer sale. B. It’s very cheap.
C. No, thanks. I’m just looking D. Right. It looks a bit small
Question 20: Cairo and Roma are talking in the living room.
Cairo: “ ?”
Roma: “I’d rather you didn’t, if you don’t mind.”
A. Would you do me a favour B. Would you mind if I opened the door
C. Will you please open the window D. Do you mind helping me with my work
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 21: The woman is famous not only for her beauty, intelligent but also for her hardworking.
A. not only B. intelligent C. for D. hardworking
Question 22: Among the world’s 44 richest countries, there has been not war since 1945.
A. world’s B. richest C. there D. been not Question 23: What
we know about certain diseases are still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading easily among the
population.
A. What we know about B. are
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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 following questions.
Question 24: The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.
A. revived B. surprised C. connived D. survived Question 25: Father
has lost his job, so we’ll have to tighten our belt to avoid getting into debt.
A. earn money B. save money C. sit still D. economize
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.
The modern comic strip started out as ammunition in a newspaper war between giants of the American
press in the late nineteenth century. The first full-color comic strip appeared January 1894 in the New York
World, owned by Joseph Pulitzer. The first regular weekly full-color comic supplement, similar to today's
Sunday funnies, appeared two years later, in William Randolph Hearst's rival New York paper, the Morning
Journal.
Both were immensely popular, and publishers realized that supplementing the news with comic relief
boosted the sale of papers. The Morning Journal started another feature in 1896, the "Yellow Kid", the first
continuous comic character in the United States, whose creator, Richard Outcault, had been lured away from
the World by the ambitious Hearst. The "Yellow Kid" was in many ways a pioneer. Its comic dialogue was
the strictly urban farce that came to characterize later strips, and it introduced the speech balloon inside the
strip, usually placed above the characters' heads.
The first strip to incorporate all the elements of later comics was Rudolph Dirks's "Katzenjammer
Kids," based on Wilhelm Busch's Max and Moritz, a European satire of the
nineteenth century. The "Kids" strip, first published in 1897, served as the prototype for future American
strips. It contained not only speech balloons, but a continuous cast of characters, and was divided into small
regular panels that did away with the larger panoramic scenes of most earlier comics.
Newspaper syndication played a major role in spreading the popularity of comic strips throughout the
country. Though weekly colored comics came first, daily black-and-white strips were not far behind. The first
appeared in the Chicago American in 1904. It was followed by many imitators, and by 1915 black-and-white
comic strips had become a staple of daily newspapers around the country.
Question 26: In what order does the author discuss various comic strips in the passage?
A. In the order in which they were created.
B. From most popular to least popular.
C. According to the newspaper in which they appeared.
D. In alphabetical order by title.
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Question 27: According to the passage, the “Yellow Kid” was the first comic strip to do all of the following
EXCEPT .
A. feature the same character in each episode B. include dialogue inside a balloon
C. appear in a Chicago newspaper D. characterize life in a humorous way
Question 28: The word “incorporate” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. combine B. mention C. create D. affect
Question 29: Why does the author mention Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst?
A. Their comic strips are still published today.
B. They owned major competitive newspapers.
C. They established New York’s first newspaper.
D. They published comic strips about the newspaper war.
Question 30: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. balloon B. farce C. dialogue D. the “Yellow Kid” Question 31:
The passage suggests that comic strips were popular for which of the following reasons?
A. Readers enjoyed the unusual drawings.
B. They were about real-life situations.
C. Readers could identify with the characters.
D. They provided a break from serious news stories.
Question 32: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The differences between early and modern comic strips
B. Features of early comic strips in the United States.
C. The effects of newspapers on comic strip stories.
D. A comparison of two popular comic strips.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissions. Researchers are questioning whether exposure to these
radio waves might (33) _ to brain cancer. So far, the data are not conclusive. The scientific evidence does not
enable us to say with certainly that mobile phones are categorically (34) . On the other hand, current research
has not yet proved clear adverse effects associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones.
Numerous studies are now going (35) in various countries. Some of the results are
contradictory but others have shown an association between moblie phone use and cancer. (36) , these
studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long-term investigation.
Until the scientific data are more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile phones for
long period of time. Don’t think that hands-free phones are any safer either. At the moment, research is in fact
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showing the opposite and they may be just as dangerous. It is also thought that young people (37)
bodies are still growing may be at particular
risk.
Question 33:
A. bring B. lead C. cause D. produce
Question 34:
A. risky B. unhealthy C. secure D. safe
Question 35:
A. on B. by C. through D. about
Question 36:
A. Additionally B. However C. While D. Though
Question 37:
A. whose B. that C. with D. as
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.
Butterflies are among the most extensively studied insects - an estimated 90 percent of the world's
species have scientific names. As a consequence, they are perhaps the best
group of insects for examining patterns of terrestrial biotic diversity and distribution. Butterflies also have a
favorable image with the general public. Hence, they are an excellent group for communicating information
on science and conservation issues such as diversity.
Perhaps the aspect of butterfly diversity that has received the most attention over the past century is
the striking difference in species richness between tropical and temperate regions.
For example, in 1875 one biologist pointed out the diversity of butterflies in the Amazon when he
mentioned that about 700 species were found within an hour's walk, whereas the total number found on the
British islands did not exceed 66, and the whole of Europe supported only 321. This early comparison of
tropical and temperate butterfly richness has been well confirmed.
A general theory of diversity would have to predict not only this difference between temperate and
tropical zones, but also patterns within each region, and how these patterns vary among different animal and
plant groups. However, for butterflies, variation of species richness within temperate or tropical regions, rather
man between them, is poorly understood. Indeed, comparisons of numbers of species among the Amazon
basin, tropical Asia, and Africa are still mostly "personal communication" citations, even for vertebrates, In
other words, unlike comparison between temperate and tropical areas, these patterns are still in the
documentation phase.
In documenting geographical variation in butterfly diversity, some arbitrary, practical decisions are
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made. Diversity, number of species, and species richness are used synonymously; little is known about the
evenness of butterfly distribution. The New World butterflies make up the preponderance of examples
because they are the most familiar species. It is hoped that by focusing on them, the errors generated by
imperfect and incomplete taxonomy will be minimized.
Question 38: The word “striking” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. physical B. confusing C. noticeable D. successful Question 39:
Butterflies are a good example for communicating information about conservation issues because they .
A. are simple in structure B. have been given scientific names
C. are viewed positively by people D. are found mainly in temperate climates
Question 40: The word “exceed” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _ .
A. locate B. allow C. go beyond D. come close to
Question 41: Which of the following is NOT well understood by biologists?
A. European butterfly habitats.
B. Differences in species richness between temperate and tropical regions.
C. Differences in species richness within a temperate or a tropical region.
D. Comparisons of behavior patterns of butterflies and certain animal groups.
Question 42: All of the followings are mentioned as being important parts of a general theory of diversity
EXCEPT .
A. differences between temperate and tropical zones.
B. patterns of distribution of species in each region.
C. migration among temperate and tropical zones.
D. variation of patterns of distribution of species among different animals and plants.
Question 43: Which aspect of butterflies does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Their physical characteristics B. Their adaptation to different habitats
C. Their names D. Their variety
Question 44: The word “they” in paragraph 1 refer to .
A. insects B. butterflies C. patterns D. issues
Question 45: The idea “little is known about the evenness of butterfly distribution” in paragraph 5 is
that .
A. there are many other things that we don’t know about butterfly evenness distribution
B. we don’t know anything about butterfly evenness distribution
C. we know much about butterfly evenness distribution
D. we know about butterfly evenness distribution to some extent

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that best combines each pair
of sentences in the following questions.
Question 46: John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.
A. John needn’t be here yesterday because he was ill.
B. Because of his illness, John shouldn’t have been here yesterday.
C. John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.
D. John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.
Question 47: “Cigarette?”, he said. “No, thanks.”, I said.
A. He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused.
B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him.
C. He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined.
D. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once.

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 48: They started the meal after they had reached an agreement.
A. Reaching an agreement, they started the meal.
B. Having reached an agreement, they started the meal.
C. Having had the meal, they reached an agreement.
D. Having the meal, they reached an agreement.
Question 49: It had been snowing all day. A great many people managed to get to the end-of- term concert.
A. Very few people indeed were prevented from getting to the end-of-term concert by the heavy snow.
B. Since there had been snow all day long, it wasn’t easy for people to get to the end-of- term concert.
C. As it had been snowing heavily all day, a great many people just could not get to the end-of-term
concert.
D. A lot of people did get to the end-of-term concert in spite of the snow that fell all day.
Question 50: People said that the manager would return next Monday.
A. The manger was said to have returned on Monday.
B. The manager was said to return next Monday.
C. The manager is said to return next Monday.
D. The manager is said to have returned on Monday.

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 PRACTICE TEST
A. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (50 points)
Part1. Choose one of the words marked A, B, C, or D which best completes each of the
following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points)
1. As a full story , the public reacted with shock.
A. uncovered B. unfolded C. unwrapped D. undid
2. Their research into the causes of cancer promises to break the new in the field and
possibly lead to a cure.
A. earth B. ground C. soil D. land
3. When he found out that he had been rejected, he cut up .
A. raw B. loose C. rough D. harsh
4. “Don‟t look so worried! You should take the boss‟s remarks with a of salt.”
A. teaspoon B. pinch C. grain D. dose
5. I caught the last bus by the skin of my .
A. teeth B. leg C. neck D. mouth
6. The police off the street when the bomb had gone off.
A. cordoned B. battened C. fastened D. shuttered
7. She doesn‟t like to keep anything hidden: she always her mind.
A. talks B. speaks C. tells D. says
8. We were under no about how difficult it would be to achieve our aims.
A. fantasies B. daydreams C. illusions D. deceptions
9. The local authorities need to down on illegal parking, in my opinion.
A. hit B. force C. move D. crack
10. The doctor thought he had got over the worst, but his condition suddenly .
A. deteriorated B. dismantled C. dissolved D. disintegrated
11. I‟ve got such a headache that I can‟t concentrate on the lecture.
A. beating B. drumming C. hammering D. throbbing
12. cars usually have special and unique things that the owners wish to have.
They are certainly more expensive.
A. Man-made B. Custom-made C. Well-kept D. Well-dressed
13. He is too a gambler to resist placing a bet on the final game.
A. instant B. compulsive C. spontaneous D. continuous
14. The train the bay and then turned inland for twenty miles.
A. coasted B. skirted C. edged D. sided
15. The smoke from the burning tires could be seen from miles.
A. bulging B. radiating C. billowing D. sweeping
16. We intend this to be a(n) project, taking us into the next decade.
A. constant B. incessant C. steady D. ongoing
17. Mr. Parris said he‟d like by Monday, if that‟s possible.
A. finished the report B. the report finished
C. the report will be finished D. have the report finished
18. If you want to be a famous film star, talent helps, but what it really down to is luck.
A. revolves B. boils C. centres D. refines
19. The scientists broke down as they realised that all their efforts had gone to .
A. loss B. failure C. waste D. collapse
20. Revenge at last! I always said I would my own back on Steve, and now I have.
A. turn B. get C. do D. make
Your answers:
1. 5. 9. 13. 17.
2. 6. 10. 14. 18.
3. 7. 11. 15. 19.
4. 8. 12. 16. 20.

Part 2. Read the following text which contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write
the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)

Line
1 Adolescence always has been and always will be the very difficult time in
2 life. You are lost where between childhood and adulthood, but still, this is the
3 time in life when you have to break freely from the conformity of your peers to
4 find yourself. Some people argue that it‟s more difficult to be young today than
5 it used to be. Is this true, and in that case, why?
6 In modern society teenagers pressure to mature much more quickly than one
7 or two hundred years ago. Today, minors on a very early stage have to make
8 decisions regard education, often bearing upon their future careers. In the past,
9 children were expected to follow in the footsteps of their parents, that is to say,
10 the son was supposed to take in the profession of his father, while the daughter
11 was expected to stay at home to take care of domestic duties such as cooking
12 and cleaning.
13 Furthermore, today it‟s much more difficult to find your place in society. As
14 cities grow, crime increases, and the anonymity people experiment grows as
15 well. It becomes more difficult to find and cultivate your own ideals and value.
16 On the other hand, the adolescent of today have great opportunities than ever
17 before. In the past, if your father was a blacksmith or a farmer, in ten years, so
18 you would be. Today, teenagers have the possibility to fulfill in all their dreams
19 and ambitions.

Your answers:
Line Mistakes Corrections
1.
2.
3.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Part 3. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle. Write
your answer in the boxes provided. (10 points)
1. What is there so remarkable of him that people will hang his every word?
2. I am going to brush my French before we go on holiday.
3. Antony says he felt a little dizzy when he came from the anesthetic.
4. If you can bear
5. The decision was deferred
me a little longer, I'll give you all the information together. a later meeting.
6. I offered my classmate a gift the spirit of friendship.
7. I can see no basis changing our plans now.
8. „This will cause all sorts of problems.‟ - „I know. It is a recipe disaster.‟
9. The fighting which started in the night had petered by morning.
10. Could you please refrain smoking - this is a hospital!

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 4. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
In an effort to escape from their hectic and (1. MATERIAL) city
lives, more and more Northern Europeans are buying houses in rural areas of France, Spain,
Italy and Greece. Some relocate permanently in search of a more meaningful existence. Those
who cannot afford to give up their jobs seek a (2. THERAPY) respite from
their stressful lifestyle by relaxing for a few weeks each year in their second home in the sun.
However, many of those who relocate permanently find that life in the country is not as
quiet and (3. EVENT) as they had anticipated. Aspects of village life which
seemed delightfully (4. ATMOSPHERE) in the context of a two-week holiday
can grate on the nerves when you love with them on a daily basis. Recently a group of British
residents in an Italian village took local farmers to court because they found the smell of the
villagers‟ pigs (5. TASTE) _. In other cases, foreigners have complained to
neighbors about the enthusiastic early-morning crowing of their cockerels, or to village priests
about the regular tolling of church bells.
(6. UNDERSTAND) , the local inhabitants are somewhat (7. RESENT)
of these attitudes. They argue that the foreigners have an (8. REAL)
view of what country life is like and that, since no one forced them to come and live in a village,
they are being (9. CRITIC) by now complaining about the (10. CONVENIENT)
 of rural life.

Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

C. READING (50 points)

Part 1. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.
Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)

Public opinion polls show that crime is (1) as one of the most serious
problems of many societies. Yet, penetrating studies have revealed that the amount of violent
crime is (2) . Our peculiar awareness and fear is largely brought about by the great
attention it is (3) in the mass media and also because of violent crime being a
popular theme for television series and films.
Among all crimes, murder makes the (4) and there is little doubt that
homicides still continue to be a (5) _ question in a number of countries. The various
causes of severe crime are being constantly (6) and innumerable reasons for it are
being pointed out. Among these are unemployment, drug (7) , inadequate police
enforcement, ineffective courts, racial discrimination, television and the general decline in social
values.
An acknowledged fact is that this is mainly poverty that (8) crime.
Individuals incapable of securing for themselves and their families the rudimentary means of
living unavoidably (9) to stealing, burgling or committing other offences. We may
try to explain crime on different (10) - cultural, economic, psychological, but
criminologists are still far from detecting the exact source of violent offences as the direct link
between these particular factors isn‟t possible to specify.
1. A. believed B. viewed C. alleged D. thought
2. A. outspoken B. overestimated C. presupposed D. upgraded
3. A. granted B. awarded C. devoted D. entrusted
4. A. headlines B. titles C. captions D. broadcast
5. A. lasting B. obstructing C. nagging D. contending
6. A. debated B. conversed C. conflicted D. articulated
7. A. escalation B. abuse C. maltreatment D. disuse
8. A. rears B. nurtures C. breeds D. urges
9. A. turn B. take C. gear D. bring
10. A. motives B. arguments C. reasons D. grounds

Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
 word in each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (15 points)
Ecotourism
Snacking on green ants is (1) everyone‟s idea of the most delicious holiday
indulgence, but on a recent walk through the Daintree rainforest in Queensland, Australia,
Aboriginal guide Kirsty Norris assured a group of uncertain guests that the traditional food
source of her KukuYalanji tribe was (2) _ a try. She (3) _ have been right -
but luckily for the native ants and the tourists, rain came streaming down through the canopy,
sending (4) possible food scurrying for cover.
Connecting with nature isn‟t a compulsory (5) of a stay at an
environmentally friendly resort, but at the Daintree Eco Lodge, (6) tree-house villas
are set on stilts above the compound‟s waterfall-fed creek, many people find (7)
doing a bit of communing while they relax.
(8) _ecotourism is increasing in popularity, recording heady
growth worldwide, it is still difficult to define. For some travellers, ecotourism means
eavesdropping (9) nature from the comfort of a plush bed with a magnificent view.
For (10) , it‟s about doing without hot showers and trekking across wildernesses.
However, industry watchers say the category‟s basic tenet is minimal environmental impact
combined with some contribution to education and conservation.
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to answer the questions.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)

CLOUD SEEDING
Precipitation is essential for any type of farming, and since the development of agriculture
man has attempted to gain influence over or to control this life-giving phenomenon. For much of
human history, such efforts have been the province of shamans, witch doctors, and priests, who
have sought to enlist the aid of the supernatural in bringing steady and reliable rains during the
growing season. In fact, in many earlier societies, the great authority afforded to such
individuals was explicitly based on their claims to supposedly command the rains to come.
In modern times, most societies have turned away from such superstitions. Rain-making efforts
continue today, albeit under the guise of science. Modern rain-making efforts centre around the
practice of cloud seeding, in which certain chemicals (usually silver iodide) are released into the
atmosphere to induce precipitation. In order to understand this process, it is first necessary to
understand what causes precipitation under natural circumstances.
Precipitation requires two processes to take place inside a cloud: condensation and
coalescence. Condensation occurs when the air in a cloud cools beyond a certain point. Clouds
are essentially masses of air saturated with water vapour, and the amount of water vapour that
the air can hold is a function of temperature. Warmer air can hold more water vapour, while
cooler air can hold less. Thus, when a mass of warm air cools, either as a result of a collision
with a cooler mass of air or through some other process, its ability to hold water vapour
decreases. When this ability drops below the amount of water vapour the cloud actually holds,
the cloud is said to be supersaturated. At this point, the water vapour will begin to condense into
tiny microscopic droplets.
While the supersaturation of the cloud marks the point at which water droplets begin to form,
it does not always result in precipitation. These initial water droplets are so small that the force
of air resistance and upward breaths of wind are sufficient to keep them suspended within the
cloud. It is when these water droplets begin to combine into larger water drops or freeze in to ice
crystals, a process known as coalescence, that they gain enough mass to fall as either rain or
snow. In order to coalesce, however, these water droplets must first have something to coalesce
around. Typically, this is a microscopic particle of dirt or dust that has been blown up into a
cloud. Without the presence of such particles, precipitation is nearly impossible. In fact, in
clouds without these particles, condensed water droplets may even drop below the freezing point
without coalescing into raindrops or snowflakes.
It is precisely these conditions which cloud seeding seeks to exploit. In cloud seeding, super-
fine particles of silver iodide are released into a cloud in an attempt to initiate coalescence and
thus produce precipitation. The silver iodide is typically delivered via a ground-launched rocket
or a plane that has been specially outfitted with cloud-seeding equipment. In either case, the
process is the same. If successful, the water droplets will coalesce around the particles of silver
iodide and fall as either rain or snow, depending on temperatures closer to the ground.
While cloud seeding works in theory, its real-world efficacy is more open to debate. There
are undeniably cases in which cloud seeding does produce precipitation. However, it is often
impossible to tell whether greater amounts of precipitation occur with the aid of cloud seeding
than would have occurred naturally. Moreover, cloud seeding can only work when cloud
conditions are already ripe for precipitation; that is, when a cloud is already supersaturated. In
instances when this is not the case, cloud seeding is powerless to produce rain. Cloud seeding,
for example, may initiate rainfall in temperate climates, but it would be a futile practice in desert
regions. Another drawback is that cloud seeding naturally results in rainfalls laden with silver
iodide, which can be toxic to vegetation and wildlife in high enough concentrations. Despite
these limitations, cloud seeding is a growing practice worldwide. Currently, 24 nations,
including the United States, China, Russia, and Australia, have active cloud seeding programs.
Some of these nations have begun to experiment with materials other than silver iodide in their
programs, hoping to find a method of cloud seeding that is more environmentally friendly.
1. The word "province" in the passage is closest in meaning to " ".
A. authority B. jurisdiction C. realm D. specialty
2. In paragraph 1, why does the author allude to shamans, witch doctors, and priests?
A. To belabour the point that rain in religious rituals is of great import
B. To elucidate the futility of all rain-making endeavours
C. To illustrate the dearth of empirical erudition amidst primitive civilisations
D. To yield a celebrated background for rainmaking ventures
3. Based on the information in paragraph 2, condensation can best be designated as .
A. the amalgam of minuscule water droplets
B. the diminution of air temperatures inside a cloud
C. the genesis of water droplets from water vapour
D. the resistance of water vapour to supersaturation
4. What is required for coalescence to transpire?
A. Air temperatures must depreciate to a critical level.
B. The aggregate of water vapour in a cloud must exceed a certain point.
C. Water droplets must become sufficiently dense to overcome air resistance.
D. Water droplets must have something on which to affix themselves.
5. According to paragraph 4, the mantle of silver iodide in cloud seeding is to .
A. augment the amount of water vapour in the cloud
B. diminish the inclusive air temperature in the cloud
C. expedite coalescence
D. facilitate condensation
6. The word "efficacy" in the paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to " ”.
 A. prevalence B. reliability C. sanctuary D. usefulness
7. Based on paragraph 5, what can be inferred about cloud seeding?
A. Cloud seeding actually precipitates very little environmental desecration.
B. Cloud seeding does not always work.
C. Cloud seeding methods have never been appraised.
D. The overheads of cloud seeding are exorbitant to be viable.
8. Why are nations looking for auxiliary constituents to manoeuvre in cloud seeding?
A. Silver iodide introduces poisons into the environment.
B. Silver iodide wields extortionate delivery modi operandi like projectiles and airplanes.
C. The availability of silver iodide is extremely limited.
D. They hanker after a more effective component than silver iodide.
9. Which of the sentences below best conveys the intrinsic information in the highlighted
sentence in the passage?
A. In primeval societies, only puissant individuals (ecclesiastics) had the prerogative to
command the rains.
B. In primitive civilisations, authority epitomes dodged explicit assertions about
constraining the rains.
C. The formidable stature of religious epitomes in primitive civilisations was primarily due
to their allegations to restrain the rain.
D. The greatness of primeval societies was grounded in the adroitness of ethereal leaders to
create rain.
10. The phrase "upward breaths" in the passage can be replaced by “ ”.
A. upbraids B. updraughts C. upheavals D. uprisings

Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

D. WRITING (50 points)

Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one
printed before it. Write your answers in the space provided. (10 points)
1. He was so disgusted at the way she behaved that he refused to speak to her.
 Such .
2. I‟ll have to wait before I know whether he‟ll keep his promise or not.
It remains .
3. It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England.
 The English owed .
4. The moment I saw the dirty state of the restaurant kitchen, I no longer felt hungry.
 I lost .
5. He loses his temper at all things, even the slightest one.
 He flies _.

Part 2. Rewrite the sentences below in such a way that their meanings stay the same. You
must use the words in capital without changing their forms. Write your answers in the space
provided (10 points)

1. Yoshi wanted to make sure that everything was as it should be on the big day. LEAVE
Yoshi didn‟t on the big day.
2. He always makes everything look so difficult. WEATHER
He always everything.
3. I found the plot of the book too complicated to follow. HEAD
I couldn‟t the book.
4. Don‟t tell the boss anything about this. BREATHE
Don‟t the boss.
5. Our attempts to persuade Soji to continue his studies weren‟t successful and he left university
early. MET
Our attempts to persuade Soji not to no success and he left
university early.