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Reading 1:
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.
First Man on the Moon
On July 16, 1969, America launched the Apollo 11, Lunar Landing Mission from Kennedy Space Center.
This was a 363-foot-tall space vehicle, the five engines of which on the Saturn V rocket generated 7.5 million
pounds of thrust. Twelve minutes after the launch, the astronauts were in orbit 120 miles above the Earth. [1] At
a speed of 17,400 mph, they began their four-day journey to the moon. [2] They had nearly a quarter of a
million miles to go.
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong descended from the lunar module ladder. [3] Just prior to taking his first
step on the moon, Armstrong pilled on a special ring, causing a TV camera to automatically deploy. As he
stepped onto the moon’s surface he proclaimed, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
[4] However, Armstrong inadvertently omitted the “a” before “man”. This error slightly changed the meaning
of what was to become known as Armstrong’s famous statement.
Question 1: What is this passage mainly about?
A. the first manned mission to the moon
B. how fast the rocket traveled
C. the first man in space
D. the reason Neil Armstrong is so famous
Question 2: The word “They” in the passage refers to .
A. Apollo 11
B. astronauts
C. Americans
D. engines
Question 3: The word "deploy " in the passage is closest in meaning to .
A. photograph
B. begin working
C. stop functioning
D. light up
Question 4: Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. The Life of Neil Armstrong
B. The History of Space Travel
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C. The Story of Apollo 11
D. The John F. Kennedy Space Center
Question 5: The word “proclaimed ” in the passage is closest in meaning to .
A. thought
B. heard
C. remembered
D. announced
Question 6: It can be inferred that Armstrong's statement was important because .
A. Neil Armstrong was a great speaker
B. this was the first time America had sent people into space
C. they were the first words to be spoken on the moon
D. the statement was spoken from the lunar module ladder
Question 7: Which is the best place for the following sentence? “He was about to make history.”
A. [1]
B. [2]
C. [3]
D. [4]
Question 8: The word “inadvertently’' in the passage is closest in meaning to .
A. mistakenly
B. interestingly
C. deliberately
D. cleverly
Question 9: The paragraph following the text would most likely discuss .
A. the events that happened on July 21, 1969
B. the completely successful mission of Apollo 12
C. the pictures that the astronauts took on the Moon
D. how the omission of “a” changed the meaning of the statement
Question 10: Complete the summary below by choosing one sentence that expresses one of the most important
ideas in the passage. Summary: This passage discusses the Apollo 11 space mission. Apollo 11 was an
American spacecraft that took the first astronauts to the moon. Armstrong was the first man to step on the
moon.
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A. Apollo 11 was a large vehicle launched by a Saturn V rocket.
B. The journey to the moon took four days.
C. Armstrong made a meaningful mistake in his speech as he took his first steps.
D. A special ring caused a TV camera to begin operating.
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Reading 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.
Glass is a remarkable substance made from the simplest raw materials. It can be colored or colorless,
monochrome or polychrome, transparent, translucent, or opaque. It is lightweight impermeable to liquids,
readily cleaned and reused, durable yet fragile, and often very beautiful Glass can be decorated in multiple
ways and its optical properties are exceptional. In all its myriad forms – as table ware, containers, in
architecture and design –glass represents a major achievement in the history of technological developments.
Since the Bronze Age about 3,000 B.C., glass has been used for making various kinds of objects. It was first
made from a mixture of silica, line and an alkali such as soda or potash, and these remained the basic
ingredients of glass until the development of lead glass in the seventeenth century. When heated, the mixture
becomes soft and malleable and can be formed by various techniques into a vast array of shapes and sizes. The
homogeneous mass thus formed by melting then cools to create glass, but in contrast to most materials formed
in this way (metals, for instance), glass lacks the crystalline structure normally associated with solids, and
instead retains the random molecular structure of a liquid. In effect, as molten glass cools, it progressively
stiffens until rigid, but does so without setting up a network of interlocking crystals customarily associated
with that process. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow. Why glass deteriorates over time,
especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after
manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling.
Another unusual feature of glass is the manner in which its viscosity changes as it turns from a cold substance
into a hot, ductile liquid. Unlike metals that flow or “freeze” at specific temperatures glass progressively softens
as the temperature rises, going through varying stages of malleability until it flows like a thick syrup. Each stage
of malleability allows the glass to be manipulated into various forms, by different techniques, and if suddenly
cooled the object retains the shape achieved at that point. Glass is thus amenable to a greater number of heat-
forming techniques than most other materials.
Question 1: Why does the author list the characteristics of glass in paragraph 1?
A. To demonstrate how glass evolved
B. To show the versatility of glass
C. To explain glassmaking technology
D. To explain the purpose of each component of glass
Question 2: The word “durable“‘ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_ .
A. lasting
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B. delicate
C. heavy
D. plain
Question 3: What does the author imply about the raw materials used to make glass?
A. They were the same for centuries.
B. They are liquid.
C. They are transparent.
D. They are very heavy.
Question 4: According to the passage, how is glass that has cooled and become rigid different from most other
rigid substances?
A. It has an interlocking crystal network.
B. It has an unusually low melting temperature.
C. It has varying physical properties.
D. It has a random molecular structure.
Question 5: The word “customarily” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “ ”.
A. naturally
B. necessarily
C. usually
D. certainly
Question 6: The words “exposed to” in paragraph 2 most likely mean .
A. hardened by
B. chilled with
C. subjected to
D. deprived of
Question 7: What must be done to release the internal stresses that build up in glass products during
manufacture?
A. The glass must be reheated and evenly cooled.
B. The glass must be cooled quickly.
C. The glass must be kept moist until cooled.
D. The glass must be shaped to its desired form immediately
Question 8: The word “induced” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. joined
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