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7. languish in pain
Synonyms. Select the word or phrase which is
similar in meaning to the italicized word in the A. become weak
phrase. B. flourish
C. faint
1. arduous task of rehabilitation D. vulnerable

A. challenging 8. alab ng puso

B. difficult
C. strenuous A. pighati
D. exigent B. sakit
C. damdamin
2. deleterious effect on the environment D. poot

A. beneficial 9. pasan ko ang daigdig

B. devastating
C. developmental A. dala-dala
D. harmful B. mayaman ako
C. kuba ako
3. desists foreign invasion D. marami akong problema

A. embrace 10. busilak na puso

B. stop
C. continue A. mapula
D. welcome B. madugo
C. malinis
4. exemplary services of the journalists D. maramdamin

A. cautionary
B. commendable
C. prolific
D. fraudulent
11. bitterness evoked by the war
5. devoid of tactical planning
A. resentment
A. critical B. kindness
B. present C. awareness
C. lacking D. lessons
D. comprehensive
12. committee members acceded
6. fickle-minded policy maker
A. approved
A. enigmatic B. granted
B. charismatic C. amended
C. treacherous D. antagonized
D. indecisive
13. extricate himself from the issue

A. excuse
B. entangle
C. exempt
D. spare

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14. benign acts of charity

A. compassionate
B. sympathy 21.
C. apathy A. ocasion
D. antipathy B. occasion
C. occassion
15. altruistic goals D. ocassion

A. selfish 22.
B. unselfish A. lightwieght
C. ambitious B. lightweigth
D. loud C. lieghtweight
D. lightweight
16. achievements were applauded
23.
A. celebrated A. rythm
B. reprimanded B. rhytm
C. censured C. rhythm
D. admonished D. rhythym

17. defiled by his opponents 24.

A. privilege
A. respected B. priviledge
B. tarnished C. privelege
C. maligned D. priveledge
D. criticized
25.
18. tugatog ng tagumpay A. accomodate
B. accommodate
A. rurok C. acommodate
B. katuparan D. acomoddate
C. ilalim
D. nakalalasing

19. mapag-alinlangang puso

A. nag-aatubili 26. Ms. Dinna Lee-Go does not _____ Metro

B. mapagduda Manila Development Authority’s plan of
C. mapagmahal bulldozing the Katipunan Avenue islands in
D. sigurado the name of traffic decongestion..

20. walang puwang sa kapatawaran A. agree with

B. agree on
A. mapagbigay C. agree in
B. madamot D. agree about
C. malupit
D. bigo 27. _____ peso you pay for a National
Geographic magazine goes to the research
project on wildlife, like the research on
anacondas.

A. Each
B. Every

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C. Even 34. Adel, _____ perseverance is unwavering, has

D. Except a bright future ahead of her.

28. Azerbaijanis have _____ hope that their A. who

crops will grow again in the oil-polluted land B. which
in Baku. C. who’s
D. whose
A. few
B. little 35. Miguel has _____ big since I last saw him.
C. pieces of
D. many A. grow
B. grew
29. The music _____ of the ceremony should C. growed
therefore be expressions which glorify the D. grown
Lord rather than just the bride and groom.
36. ______ siya ng gatas araw-araw.
A. select
B. selector A. Nag-inom
C. selective B. Umiinom
D. selection C. Iniinom
D. Ininom
30. The list was compiled through the _____ of
the collector. 37. Gaya ______ nakasanayan, namimitas ang
magpipinsan ng bulaklak tuwing hapon
A. kind para ilagay sa altar.
B. kindly
C. kindness A. ng
D. kinder B. nang
C. na
31. Nearly all _____ demand observance of the D. na ang
standard punctuation.
38. Kinuha ______ ang mga kabibe mula sa
A. editor-in-chief tabing dagat.
B. editors-in-chief
C. editor-in-chiefs A. nila
D. editors-in-chiefs B. sila
C. kanila
32. The _____ were grazing when the lion D. siya
attacked.
39. Hindi makatulog ang bisita dahil ______.
A. deer
B. deers A. namamahay
C. doe B. kapitbahay
D. fawn C. binabahay
D. bahay-bahayan
33. Berto wore a thin sport shirt, Nike warm-up
pants, and shower clogs when I visited _____ 40. _______ Ningning at Daniel ang naatasang
unannounced. mamuno sa pagpupulong.

A. he A. Si
B. him B. Sina
C. his C. Sila
D. himself D. Siya

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Identifying Errors. Choose the letter of the underlined portion that contains an error.

41. He went into his room, closed the door, opened the window and goes to bed. No error
A B C D

42. Some of the boys who plays basketball also like to play football. No error
A B C D

43. You and I should make a pact. No error

A B C D

44. When you pass the UPCAT, one should be proud. No error
A B C D

45. Neither Kate or Sarah likes the dessert prepared by the chef. No error
A B C D

46. As dedicated barrio doctors, Jovi and Kenneth plans to become members of the relief team
A B

to be sent to Aurora. No error

D

47. Ilagay mo ng maayos ang lumang pigurin sa ibabaw ng eskaparate. Walang mali
A B C D

48. Natatakpan ng kadiliman ang iba’t-ibang makukulay na larawan. Walang mali

A B C D

49. Napagalaman na nakipagsabwatan siya sa kanyang tauhan upang maikubli ang katiwaliang
A B C

kanyang ginawa. Walang mali

D

50. Magpahinga ka na at pahiran mo ang pawis na nasa iyong batok. Walang mali
A B C D

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Reading Comprehension. Read the given passage and answer the following questions.

Leslie Cheung—movie star and pop idol turned 46 last September, and he will stay that age. But
he chose a drastic method of shaving off wrinkles, a potbelly, the whims of fickle public. Last Tuesday
he scheduled a tea with his friend and former agent, Chan Suk-fan, at a favorite haunt, the Mandarin
Oriental Hotel. When he didn’t show, Chan called Leslie, who was on the terrace of the hotel’s 24th-
floor gym. He said he’d meet her outside; he’d be right down. It, as a final tease — a sick joke, really —
for when Chan came out she found his body on the pavement. He had leapt to his death.—Richard
Corliss, Time April 14, 2003

51. The title that best describes the theme of the paragraph is:

A. Fatal Step
B. To Fall from a Great Height
C. Falling Star
D. Fallen Angel

52. The word haunt means:

A. hunted house
B. trouble
C. domicile
D. hang out

53. The author’s tone in writing is

A. Sarcastic
B. Bewildered
C. Melancholic
D. Amused

It was a visiting friend—translator and academic Ubaldo Stecconi—who pointed the sign out to
me at UP Shopping Center, Ubaldo’s favorite spot, he says in the whole UP campus: WANTED: FISHBALL
AND QUIKIAM VENDOR. BRING BIO-DATA AND PICTURE. CALL 433-XXXX.

Had fishball and quikiam vending become so professionalized, Ubaldo mused, that it now
requires a c.v. to join the trade? More interestingly, what kinds of entries and references would go into a
winning fishball resumé?—Butch Dalisay, The Philippine Star, May 5, 2003

54. What is a related meaning of c.v.?

A. resumé
B. translator
C. trade
D. entries

55. The author states that Ubaldo Stecconi is

A. Lover of fishball and quikiam

B. Translator and academic
C. Human resource officer
D. Businessman

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56. The author’s attitude is best described as

A. Puzzled
B. Joyful
C. Sarcastic
D. Sad

57. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the article

A. Quikiam and Fishball: Interesting Foods

B. Wanted: Pro Vendor
C. My Fishball Resumé
D. The Bio-data of a Translator

I. Design and Human Perception

A. Visual Perception
B. Visual Impressions

II. Elements of Design

A. Point
B. Line
C. Two-Dimensional Forms
D. Three-Dimensional Forms

III. Design Concepts

A. Size
B. Scale
C. Proportion
D. Harmony
E. Contrast
F. Balance
G. Rhythm
H. Emphasis
I. Pattern and Ornament
J. Design as an Expressive Medium

58. The main idea of the outline is:

A. Interior Design
B. Design Basics
C. Design and Human Perception
D. Design as an Expressive Medium

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59. The main heading on Design Concepts includes:

A. Size and Line

B. Point and Line
C. Visual Perception and Visual Impression
D. Size and Scale

60. If an additional subheading on Unity will be included in the outline, what main heading will it
belong?

A. Design as an Expressive Medium

B. Design Concepts
C. Elements of Design
D. Design and Human Perception

Si Louie Beltran na kinikilalang Dekano ng “Print & Broadcast Media” ay sadyang isang
napakahusay na commentator. Siya’y kolumnista ng isang kilalang pahayagan, ang Inquirer.
Tinatalakay niya ang mga isyu ng bayan o kaganapang nangyayari sa sandaigdigan. Ito’y
isinasagawa niya ng maayos, walang kinikilingan at naaayon sa batas ng mass media. Ganoon din
and paghahatid at pagbibigay niya ng komentryo sa kanyang panlinggong programa—“Ang Brigada
Siete” ng Channel 7. Huwag nang banggitin ang pang-umagang programa sa DZBB.

Subalit anumang pag-iingat at paghahabi ng mga salita, hindi maiiwasang ikaw ay

makasagasa o makasakit ng damdamin ng ibang tao. Ito’y naganap nang mailathala niya sa Inquirer
ang tungkol sa pagtatago diumano ng dating Pangulong Aquino sa ilalim ng kama nang maganap
ang isang kudeta noong taong 1988.

Siya’s humingi ng paumanhin sa dating Pangulo subalit natuloy pa rin ang pagsasampa ng
kasong libelo laban kay Louie Beltran.

61. Sino si Louie Beltran?

A. Kinikilang Dekano ng “Print & Broadcast Media”

B. Isang magaling na tagapag-ulat
C. Kinikilalang Dekano sa Channel 7
D. Tagapamahala ng Inquirer

62. Anong uri siya na mamamahayag?

A. Matapat
B. Magaling maghabi ng salita
C. Walang kinikilingan
D. Mahusay makisama

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63. Ano ang dahilan ng pagsampa ng kasong libelo ng dating Pangulong Aquino laban ay Louie
Beltran?

A. Pag-akusa kay dating Pangulong Aquino ng pagtatago sa ilalim ng mesa nuong kudeta nuong
1988
B. Pag-akusa kay dating Pangulong Aquino ng pangungurakot nuong 1988
C. Pag-akusa kay dating Pangulong Aquino ng pagtatago sa ilalim ng kama nuong kudeta nuong
1988
D. Pag-askusa kay dating Pangulong Aquino ng pandaraya sa eleksyon nuong 1988

64. Anong pangalan ng programa ni Louie Beltran sa telebesyon?

A. Imbistigador
B. Saksi
C. Inquirer
D. Ang Brigada Siete

65. Ano ang nangyari sa gawaing komentaryo ni Louie Beltran sa dating Pangulong Aquino?

A. Nagsampa ng kasong libelo si dating Pangulong Aquino laban kay Louie Beltran
B. Humingi ng tawad si Louie Beltran kay Kris Aquino
C. Nagpahayag si Louie Beltran sa Inquirer ng maling paghusga kay dating Pangulong Aquino
D. Humingi ng paumanhin sa publiko si Louie Beltran

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