NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CHEASIM KAMCHAYMEA

Final Examination
Course title: TOEFL Preparation
Full Name:__________________________ Sex:______ Date: June 23, 2024
Total score: ____ /40

I. READING (15 marks)

QUESTIONS 34-41
Line A new class of 75-foot yachts has replaced the 12-meter racing vessels that populated the America's
Cup races since the late 1800s, but the excitement and challenge of the race remain unabated. Only once in
the history of the America's Cup has the prize left the shores of the United
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States. That coup was perpetrated by Australian businessman Alan Bond and his yacht Australia II,
skippered by John Bertrand in 1983.
Dating back to the middle of the nineteenth century, the America's Cup is the oldest international sporting
trophy of any kind. In 1851, at the invitation of England's Earl of Wilton, Commodore of the Royal Yacht
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Squadron, the New York Yacht Club sent the schooner America across the Atlantic to race against the
British. The sole American entry went against seventeen of Britain's racing yachts and finished ahead of the
Aurora by 18 minutes. The prize, an ornate silver um, named "The Hundred Guinca Cup" for its cost, was
handed over to the winners and was known
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thereafter as the "America's Cup."
Six years after the race, the Cup was given to the New York Yacht Club with the understanding that any
foreign yacht club could challenge for it. Despite twenty-five challenges, the Cup remained in America's
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hands until 1983. However, the only man to have lost the cup in 132 years, Dennis Connor, was not one to
accept defeat. During a grueling four and a half months of elimination races in some of the most testing
conditions in which 12-meter boats had ever sailed, Dennis Connor won the right to compete for the Cup. In
September 1988 Connor's controversial 60-foot catamaran, Stars and Stripes, sailed past Michael Fay's
equally controversial
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130-foot yacht, New Zealand, to win back the prize in a court-challenged victory. The final court decision
kept the cup on American soil but led to the demise of the complicated formula that dogged the 12-meter
yachts for so many years.

35. The passage preceding this one is most likely about

(A) other international yacht races
B). how to sail in foul weather
(C) boating terms
(D) the construction of sailing vessels

36. The main idea of this passage is

(A) how to win the America's Cup
(B) why Australia won the America's Cup
(C) the role of the British in the America's Cup
(D) the history of the America's Cup

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37. Which of the following conclusions about the America's Cup is supported by the passage?
(A) The America's Cup race is losing its popularity.
(B) The Australians will not be contenders in the future.
(C) The America's Cup will never again leave the shores of the United
States.
(D) The next America's Cup race will not be as controversial as the last.

38. The words "that coup" in line 5 refer to

(A) the Australian win
(B) Alan Bond
(C) the yacht Australia II
(D) the America's Cup race

39. According to the passage, how many times was the Cup challenged before the Americans lost it?
(A) 18
(8) 25
(C) 60
(D) 132

40. The word "unabated" in line 3 means

(A) undiminished
(B) unopposed
(C) controversial
(D) significant

41. The word "testing" in line 21 could best be replaced by

(A) frightening

(B) wondrous

(C) challenging

(D) analytical

QUESTIONS 42-50
Line In January 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson called for a war on poverty in his State of the Union
Address. Eight months later the Economic Opportunity Act and other legislation were enacted. Almost 100
million dollars was authorized for ten programs to be conducted by the Office of
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Economic Opportunity, including Job Corps, Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), work training and
work-study programs, and aids for small businesses.
Not only was President Johnson dedicated to fighting poverty, but he
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vowed to end racial discrimination as well, bringing about the passage of the Civil Rights Law of 1964. The
Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 and the Wilderness Preservation Act were also passed that year.
With those achievements and a landslide victory in the 1964 presidential election to bolster his resolve,
President Johnson in his 1965 State of the Union Address called for a vast program to achieve the "Great
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Society," including a massive program to end crippling diseases, a doubling of the war on poverty,
enforcement of the Civil Rights Law, elimination of barriers to the right to vote, reform of immigration laws,
an education program of scholarships and loans, and a massive effort to
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establish more recreational and open space.
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At the president's urging, the first session of the 89th Congress passed the most significant amount of
legislation since the New Deal. The new legislation included large-scale programs to aid schools, the
establishment of the Medicare program to provide medical care for the
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elderly, another voting rights act, two housing acts to help low-income families obtain housing, reform of
immigration laws, and the establishment of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanitics.

42. The main topic of this passage is

(A) President Johnson's State of the Union addresses

(B) Lyndon Johnson's fight against poverty
(C) The legislation enacted by the 89th Congress
(D) The accomplishments of the Johnson administration

43. It can be inferred from the passage that Lyndon Johnson was
(A) supported by wealthy industrialists
(B) not a conservationist
(C) dedicated to improving life through social programs
(D) a believer in less government spending and more business growth

44. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as legislation passed during the first session of the 89th
Congress?
(A) Job Corps
(B) Medicare
(C) Housing acts
(D) School aid

45. What is the author's attitude toward Lyndon Johnson?

(A) Disregard
(B) Suspicion
(C) Admiration
(D) Indifference

46. The word "bolster" in line 13 means to

(A) dissipate
(B) strengthen
(C) declare
(D) weaken

47. According to the passage, when was the Wilderness Preservation Act passed?
(A) 1965.
(B) During the 89th Congress
(C) During the New Deal
(D) 1964

48. Where in the passage does the author state how much money was authorized for the Office of Economic
Opportunity programs?
(A) Lines 3-4
(B) Line 10
(C) Line 17
(D) Line 22

49. The word "landslide" in line 12 is closest in meaning to

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(A) an avalanche
(B) the legislation
(C) a majority of votes
(D) a close election

50. The word "discrimination" in line 9 is closest in meaning to

(A) impoverishment
(B) tolerance
(C) differentiation
(D) prejudice

II. GRAMMAR (15 Marks)

A. Fill the blanks with the correct proposition in the prepositional phrase.

B. Each statement has made mistakes with the preposition. Correct them. Write the correct
answer in the blank.

1. Richard Long leaves his mark by making changes with the landscape. __________

2. Richard Long brings back found objects of his walks. __________

3. Richard Long uses the objects in sculptures that are shown on art galleries. __________

4. Land art involves the artist going into nature, usually from a remote area. __________

5. The only record that remains of land art is photographic, sometimes combined of maps. __________

C. Underline comparatives that are incorrect.

1. Stretching a string more tightly gives a highest note.

2. The violin is probably the most importantest of all orchestral instruments.

3. The viols are bowed strings that are more older than the violin family.

4. The viols do not have as bright a sound the violin family.

5. The heavier the string, the low the note it sounds.

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6. Small violins have short strings than full-sized instruments, but they play the same notes.

7. Andres Segovia is the more famous classical guitarist in the world.

8. It is said that a special varnish used on a violin helps to produce the more beautiful tone.

III. LISTENING (10 Marks)

Listen and choose the best answer.

Conversation 1

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Conversation 2