50 câu hỏi
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three tin the pronunciation in each of the following questions
event
absent
recent
decent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three tin the pronunciation in each of the following questions.
begged
diseased
increased
lightened
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
delicious
dynamic
emphatic
confiscate
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
condolence
encounter
consonant
determine
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Considerations of safety were eventually ___________ by those of cost.
compared
outweighed
predominated
prevailed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
As a protection device, an octopus ejects black or purple ink to cloud the water when ___________
does it escape
its escape
it escapes
escape it
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
In simple animals, ___________ reflex movement or involuntary response to stimuli.
behavior mostly
most is behavior
most behavior is
the most behavior
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
When she heard from the hospital that her grandfather had died, she ___________ into tears
broke
shed
exploded
fell
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
They were totally opposed ___________ the changes made in the plans.
of
to
against
towards
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Why wasn't your boyfriend at the party last night?"
- "He ___________ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker
should have attended
can have attended
was to attend
may have attended
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
The ___________ and file supporters of the party were cheered by the election result
ordinary
rank
division
lowly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Although the conditions weren't ideal for the walk, we decided to ___________ La go of it
make
do
run
carry
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
It was a stroke of luck that he had always been able to write with ___________ hand
both
each
every
either
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
It appears that the hostages were not ___________ to any unnecessary suffering
subjugated
subjected
subsumed
subverted
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
It was not until she had arrived home ___________ remembered her appointment with the doctor
that she
and she
she
when she had
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
The press thought the sale manager would be depressed by his dismissal but he just ___________
turned it down
called it off
spoke it out
laughed it off
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Just as you arrived, I ___________ ready to go out
have got
was getting
would get
have been getting
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Your sister has lost an awful lot of weight. She must have been on a diet, ___________ ?
mustn't she
needn't she
haven't she
hasn't she
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions
When two people get married, it is with the assumption that their feelings for each other are immutable and will never alter
constantly
alterable
unchangeable
everlasting
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions
That the genetic differences make one race superior to another is nothing but a tall story
cynical
unbelievable
untrue
exaggeration
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions
Golf wear has become a very lucrative business for both the manufacturers and golf stars
unprofitable
impoverished
inexpensive
unfavorable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions
Nutritionists believe that vitamins circumvent diseases
defeat
nourish
help
treat
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges
Jane is talking to Billy about the meeting.
- Jane: "Is everybody happy with the decision?”.
- Billy:" ___________"
That sounds like fun
Yes, it is certainly
No, have you?
Not really
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges
Lucy is asking for permission to play the guitar at Pete's home.
- Lucy: "Is it all right if I play the guitar in here while you're studying?"
- Pete: “___________”
Oh, I wish you wouldn't
Well, I'd rather not
Well, actually, I'd prefer it if you didn't
Well, if only you didn't
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29
Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. Tan grew up in Northern California, (25) ___________ when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Europe, where she attended high school in Montreux, Switzerland. She returned to the United States for college. After college, Tan worked as a language development consultant and as a corporate freelance writer. In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a writing workshop, which laid the early (26) ___________ for her first novel The Joy Luck Club. Published in 1989, the book explored the (27) ___________ between Chinese women and their Chinese-American daughters, and became the longest-running New York Times bestseller for that year. The Joy Luck Club received numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Award. It has been translated into 25 languages, including Chinese, and was made into a major motion picture for (28) ___________ Tan co-wrote the screenplay. Tan's other works have also been (29) ___________ into several different forms of media
however
moreover
so
but
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29
Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. Tan grew up in Northern California, (25) ___________ when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Europe, where she attended high school in Montreux, Switzerland. She returned to the United States for college. After college, Tan worked as a language development consultant and as a corporate freelance writer. In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a writing workshop, which laid the early (26) ___________ for her first novel The Joy Luck Club. Published in 1989, the book explored the (27) ___________ between Chinese women and their Chinese-American daughters, and became the longest-running New York Times bestseller for that year. The Joy Luck Club received numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Award. It has been translated into 25 languages, including Chinese, and was made into a major motion picture for (28) ___________ Tan co-wrote the screenplay. Tan's other works have also been (29) ___________ into several different forms of media
preparation
base
foundation
relatively
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29
Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. Tan grew up in Northern California, (25) ___________ when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Europe, where she attended high school in Montreux, Switzerland. She returned to the United States for college. After college, Tan worked as a language development consultant and as a corporate freelance writer. In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a writing workshop, which laid the early (26) ___________ for her first novel The Joy Luck Club. Published in 1989, the book explored the (27) ___________ between Chinese women and their Chinese-American daughters, and became the longest-running New York Times bestseller for that year. The Joy Luck Club received numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Award. It has been translated into 25 languages, including Chinese, and was made into a major motion picture for (28) ___________ Tan co-wrote the screenplay. Tan's other works have also been (29) ___________ into several different forms of media
relate
relative
source
what
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29
Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. Tan grew up in Northern California, (25) ___________ when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Europe, where she attended high school in Montreux, Switzerland. She returned to the United States for college. After college, Tan worked as a language development consultant and as a corporate freelance writer. In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a writing workshop, which laid the early (26) ___________ for her first novel The Joy Luck Club. Published in 1989, the book explored the (27) ___________ between Chinese women and their Chinese-American daughters, and became the longest-running New York Times bestseller for that year. The Joy Luck Club received numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Award. It has been translated into 25 languages, including Chinese, and was made into a major motion picture for (28) ___________ Tan co-wrote the screenplay. Tan's other works have also been (29) ___________ into several different forms of media.
whom
that
relationship
which
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29
Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. Tan grew up in Northern California, (25) ___________ when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Europe, where she attended high school in Montreux, Switzerland. She returned to the United States for college. After college, Tan worked as a language development consultant and as a corporate freelance writer. In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a writing workshop, which laid the early (26) ___________ for her first novel The Joy Luck Club. Published in 1989, the book explored the (27) ___________ between Chinese women and their Chinese-American daughters, and became the longest-running New York Times bestseller for that year. The Joy Luck Club received numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Award. It has been translated into 25 languages, including Chinese, and was made into a major motion picture for (28) ___________ Tan co-wrote the screenplay. Tan's other works have also been (29) ___________ into several different forms of media.
adjoined
adapted
adjusted
adopted
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34
If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred years ago, we would be very surprised to find out that English was hardly used outside the United Kingdom. The language most commonly used between people of different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French. In fact, French was the language of diplomacy, culture and education. However, that is not the case nowadays. English has replaced French as the international language of communication. Today there are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak it as a first language.
There are many reasons why English has become the language of international communication. Britain's colonization of many parts of the world had something to do with it, but it is mainly due to America's rise to the position of major world power. This helped spread popular American culture throughout the world bringing the language with it.
But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language specialists seem to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim that it is important to have a language that the people in our increasingly globalized world have in common. According to others, English is associated with a particular culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others. Linguists have suggested "Esperanto", an artificially put-together language, as a solution to international communication problems but without success. So, English will continue being the world language until some other languages, maybe Chinese, which is the most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world's international language instead of English
According to the passage, a century ago ___________
educated people throughout Europe spoke English
foreign travelers to England spoke only French
French was much more popular than English
only the French aristocracy could speak English
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34
If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred years ago, we would be very surprised to find out that English was hardly used outside the United Kingdom. The language most commonly used between people of different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French. In fact, French was the language of diplomacy, culture and education. However, that is not the case nowadays. English has replaced French as the international language of communication. Today there are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak it as a first language.
There are many reasons why English has become the language of international communication. Britain's colonization of many parts of the world had something to do with it, but it is mainly due to America's rise to the position of major world power. This helped spread popular American culture throughout the world bringing the language with it.
But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language specialists seem to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim that it is important to have a language that the people in our increasingly globalized world have in common. According to others, English is associated with a particular culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others. Linguists have suggested "Esperanto", an artificially put-together language, as a solution to international communication problems but without success. So, English will continue being the world language until some other languages, maybe Chinese, which is the most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world's international language instead of English
What is chiefly responsible for the growth in popularity of English?
Britain's becoming an international power
The French losing many colonies
America's becoming powerful
The development of American culture
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34
If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred years ago, we would be very surprised to find out that English was hardly used outside the United Kingdom. The language most commonly used between people of different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French. In fact, French was the language of diplomacy, culture and education. However, that is not the case nowadays. English has replaced French as the international language of communication. Today there are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak it as a first language.
There are many reasons why English has become the language of international communication. Britain's colonization of many parts of the world had something to do with it, but it is mainly due to America's rise to the position of major world power. This helped spread popular American culture throughout the world bringing the language with it.
But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language specialists seem to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim that it is important to have a language that the people in our increasingly globalized world have in common. According to others, English is associated with a particular culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others. Linguists have suggested "Esperanto", an artificially put-together language, as a solution to international communication problems but without success. So, English will continue being the world language until some other languages, maybe Chinese, which is the most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world's international language instead of English
What is meant by the “language of diplomacy"?
The language used by ordinary people
The language used by the English and the French
The language used by the aristocracy
The language used by governments
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34
If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred years ago, we would be very surprised to find out that English was hardly used outside the United Kingdom. The language most commonly used between people of different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French. In fact, French was the language of diplomacy, culture and education. However, that is not the case nowadays. English has replaced French as the international language of communication. Today there are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak it as a first language.
There are many reasons why English has become the language of international communication. Britain's colonization of many parts of the world had something to do with it, but it is mainly due to America's rise to the position of major world power. This helped spread popular American culture throughout the world bringing the language with it.
But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language specialists seem to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim that it is important to have a language that the people in our increasingly globalized world have in common. According to others, English is associated with a particular culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others. Linguists have suggested "Esperanto", an artificially put-together language, as a solution to international communication problems but without success. So, English will continue being the world language until some other languages, maybe Chinese, which is the most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world's international language instead of English
What is true according to the passage?
The experts don't like Esperanto
Esperanto is difficult to learn
Esperanto is not a natural language
Esperanto is becoming more and more popular
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34
If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred years ago, we would be very surprised to find out that English was hardly used outside the United Kingdom. The language most commonly used between people of different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French. In fact, French was the language of diplomacy, culture and education. However, that is not the case nowadays. English has replaced French as the international language of communication. Today there are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak it as a first language.
There are many reasons why English has become the language of international communication. Britain's colonization of many parts of the world had something to do with it, but it is mainly due to America's rise to the position of major world power. This helped spread popular American culture throughout the world bringing the language with it.
But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language specialists seem to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim that it is important to have a language that the people in our increasingly globalized world have in common. According to others, English is associated with a particular culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others. Linguists have suggested "Esperanto", an artificially put-together language, as a solution to international communication problems but without success. So, English will continue being the world language until some other languages, maybe Chinese, which is the most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world's international language instead of English
The experts' opinion on the spread of English is ___________
split
positive
negative
undecided
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42
After the United States purchased Louisiana from France and made it their newest territory in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson called for an expedition to investigate the land the United States had bought for $15 million. Jefferson's secretary, Meriwether Lewis, a woodsman and a hunter from childhood, persuaded the president to let him lead this expedition. Lewis recruited Army officer William Clark to be his co-commander. The Lewis and Clark expedition led the two young explorers to discover a new natural wealth of variety and abundance about which they would return to tell the world. When Lewis and Clark departed from St. Louis in 1804, they had twenty-nine in their party, including a few Frenchmen and several men from Kentucky who were well-known frontiers men.
Along the way, they picked up an interpreter named Toussant Charbonneau and his native American wife, Sacajawea, the Shoshoni “Bird Woman” who aided them as guide and peacemaker and later became an American legend.
The expedition followed the Missouri River to its source, made a long portage overland thought he Rocky Mountains, and descended the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. On the journey, they encountered peaceful Otos, whom they befriended, and hostile Teton Sioux, who demanded tribute from all traders. They also met Shoshoni, who welcomed their little sister Sacajawea, who had been abducted as a child by the Mandans. They discovered a paradise full of giant buffalo herds and elk and antelope so innocent of human contact that they tamely approached the men. The explorers also found a hell blighted by mosquitoes and winters harsher than anyone could reasonably hope to survive. They became desperately lost, then found their way again. Lewis and Clark kept detailed journals of the expedition, cataloging a dazzling array of new plants and animals, and even unearthing the bones of a forty-five-foot dinosaur.
When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806 after travelling almost 8,000 miles, they were eagerly greeted and grandly entertained. Their glowing descriptions of this vast new West provided a boon to the westward migration now becoming a permanent part of American life. The journals written by Lewis and Clark are still widely read today
The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was ___________
to establish trade with the Otos and Teton Sioux
to explore territory purchased by the United States
to purchase land from France
to find the source of the Missouri River
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42
After the United States purchased Louisiana from France and made it their newest territory in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson called for an expedition to investigate the land the United States had bought for $15 million. Jefferson's secretary, Meriwether Lewis, a woodsman and a hunter from childhood, persuaded the president to let him lead this expedition. Lewis recruited Army officer William Clark to be his co-commander. The Lewis and Clark expedition led the two young explorers to discover a new natural wealth of variety and abundance about which they would return to tell the world. When Lewis and Clark departed from St. Louis in 1804, they had twenty-nine in their party, including a few Frenchmen and several men from Kentucky who were well-known frontiers men.
Along the way, they picked up an interpreter named Toussant Charbonneau and his native American wife, Sacajawea, the Shoshoni “Bird Woman” who aided them as guide and peacemaker and later became an American legend.
The expedition followed the Missouri River to its source, made a long portage overland thought he Rocky Mountains, and descended the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. On the journey, they encountered peaceful Otos, whom they befriended, and hostile Teton Sioux, who demanded tribute from all traders. They also met Shoshoni, who welcomed their little sister Sacajawea, who had been abducted as a child by the Mandans. They discovered a paradise full of giant buffalo herds and elk and antelope so innocent of human contact that they tamely approached the men. The explorers also found a hell blighted by mosquitoes and winters harsher than anyone could reasonably hope to survive. They became desperately lost, then found their way again. Lewis and Clark kept detailed journals of the expedition, cataloging a dazzling array of new plants and animals, and even unearthing the bones of a forty-five-foot dinosaur.
When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806 after travelling almost 8,000 miles, they were eagerly greeted and grandly entertained. Their glowing descriptions of this vast new West provided a boon to the westward migration now becoming a permanent part of American life. The journals written by Lewis and Clark are still widely read today
Where in the passage does the author mention hardship faced by the expedition?
Lines 4-6
Lines 8-10
Lines 12-13
Lines 16-17
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42
After the United States purchased Louisiana from France and made it their newest territory in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson called for an expedition to investigate the land the United States had bought for $15 million. Jefferson's secretary, Meriwether Lewis, a woodsman and a hunter from childhood, persuaded the president to let him lead this expedition. Lewis recruited Army officer William Clark to be his co-commander. The Lewis and Clark expedition led the two young explorers to discover a new natural wealth of variety and abundance about which they would return to tell the world. When Lewis and Clark departed from St. Louis in 1804, they had twenty-nine in their party, including a few Frenchmen and several men from Kentucky who were well-known frontiers men.
Along the way, they picked up an interpreter named Toussant Charbonneau and his native American wife, Sacajawea, the Shoshoni “Bird Woman” who aided them as guide and peacemaker and later became an American legend.
The expedition followed the Missouri River to its source, made a long portage overland thought he Rocky Mountains, and descended the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. On the journey, they encountered peaceful Otos, whom they befriended, and hostile Teton Sioux, who demanded tribute from all traders. They also met Shoshoni, who welcomed their little sister Sacajawea, who had been abducted as a child by the Mandans. They discovered a paradise full of giant buffalo herds and elk and antelope so innocent of human contact that they tamely approached the men. The explorers also found a hell blighted by mosquitoes and winters harsher than anyone could reasonably hope to survive. They became desperately lost, then found their way again. Lewis and Clark kept detailed journals of the expedition, cataloging a dazzling array of new plants and animals, and even unearthing the bones of a forty-five-foot dinosaur.
When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806 after travelling almost 8,000 miles, they were eagerly greeted and grandly entertained. Their glowing descriptions of this vast new West provided a boon to the westward migration now becoming a permanent part of American life. The journals written by Lewis and Clark are still widely read today
It can be inferred that Sacajawea ___________
married a Shoshoni interpreter
abducted a child
demanded tribute from the traders
is a well-known American heroine
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42
After the United States purchased Louisiana from France and made it their newest territory in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson called for an expedition to investigate the land the United States had bought for $15 million. Jefferson's secretary, Meriwether Lewis, a woodsman and a hunter from childhood, persuaded the president to let him lead this expedition. Lewis recruited Army officer William Clark to be his co-commander. The Lewis and Clark expedition led the two young explorers to discover a new natural wealth of variety and abundance about which they would return to tell the world. When Lewis and Clark departed from St. Louis in 1804, they had twenty-nine in their party, including a few Frenchmen and several men from Kentucky who were well-known frontiers men.
Along the way, they picked up an interpreter named Toussant Charbonneau and his native American wife, Sacajawea, the Shoshoni “Bird Woman” who aided them as guide and peacemaker and later became an American legend.
The expedition followed the Missouri River to its source, made a long portage overland thought he Rocky Mountains, and descended the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. On the journey, they encountered peaceful Otos, whom they befriended, and hostile Teton Sioux, who demanded tribute from all traders. They also met Shoshoni, who welcomed their little sister Sacajawea, who had been abducted as a child by the Mandans. They discovered a paradise full of giant buffalo herds and elk and antelope so innocent of human contact that they tamely approached the men. The explorers also found a hell blighted by mosquitoes and winters harsher than anyone could reasonably hope to survive. They became desperately lost, then found their way again. Lewis and Clark kept detailed journals of the expedition, cataloging a dazzling array of new plants and animals, and even unearthing the bones of a forty-five-foot dinosaur.
When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806 after travelling almost 8,000 miles, they were eagerly greeted and grandly entertained. Their glowing descriptions of this vast new West provided a boon to the westward migration now becoming a permanent part of American life. The journals written by Lewis and Clark are still widely read today
The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ___________
elk and antelope
buffalo herds
the members of the expedition
Shoshoni and Mandans
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42
After the United States purchased Louisiana from France and made it their newest territory in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson called for an expedition to investigate the land the United States had bought for $15 million. Jefferson's secretary, Meriwether Lewis, a woodsman and a hunter from childhood, persuaded the president to let him lead this expedition. Lewis recruited Army officer William Clark to be his co-commander. The Lewis and Clark expedition led the two young explorers to discover a new natural wealth of variety and abundance about which they would return to tell the world. When Lewis and Clark departed from St. Louis in 1804, they had twenty-nine in their party, including a few Frenchmen and several men from Kentucky who were well-known frontiers men.
Along the way, they picked up an interpreter named Toussant Charbonneau and his native American wife, Sacajawea, the Shoshoni “Bird Woman” who aided them as guide and peacemaker and later became an American legend.
The expedition followed the Missouri River to its source, made a long portage overland thought he Rocky Mountains, and descended the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. On the journey, they encountered peaceful Otos, whom they befriended, and hostile Teton Sioux, who demanded tribute from all traders. They also met Shoshoni, who welcomed their little sister Sacajawea, who had been abducted as a child by the Mandans. They discovered a paradise full of giant buffalo herds and elk and antelope so innocent of human contact that they tamely approached the men. The explorers also found a hell blighted by mosquitoes and winters harsher than anyone could reasonably hope to survive. They became desperately lost, then found their way again. Lewis and Clark kept detailed journals of the expedition, cataloging a dazzling array of new plants and animals, and even unearthing the bones of a forty-five-foot dinosaur.
When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806 after travelling almost 8,000 miles, they were eagerly greeted and grandly entertained. Their glowing descriptions of this vast new West provided a boon to the westward migration now becoming a permanent part of American life. The journals written by Lewis and Clark are still widely read today
The word "blighted" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___________
increased
ruined
swollen
driven
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42
After the United States purchased Louisiana from France and made it their newest territory in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson called for an expedition to investigate the land the United States had bought for $15 million. Jefferson's secretary, Meriwether Lewis, a woodsman and a hunter from childhood, persuaded the president to let him lead this expedition. Lewis recruited Army officer William Clark to be his co-commander. The Lewis and Clark expedition led the two young explorers to discover a new natural wealth of variety and abundance about which they would return to tell the world. When Lewis and Clark departed from St. Louis in 1804, they had twenty-nine in their party, including a few Frenchmen and several men from Kentucky who were well-known frontiers men.
Along the way, they picked up an interpreter named Toussant Charbonneau and his native American wife, Sacajawea, the Shoshoni “Bird Woman” who aided them as guide and peacemaker and later became an American legend.
The expedition followed the Missouri River to its source, made a long portage overland thought he Rocky Mountains, and descended the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. On the journey, they encountered peaceful Otos, whom they befriended, and hostile Teton Sioux, who demanded tribute from all traders. They also met Shoshoni, who welcomed their little sister Sacajawea, who had been abducted as a child by the Mandans. They discovered a paradise full of giant buffalo herds and elk and antelope so innocent of human contact that they tamely approached the men. The explorers also found a hell blighted by mosquitoes and winters harsher than anyone could reasonably hope to survive. They became desperately lost, then found their way again. Lewis and Clark kept detailed journals of the expedition, cataloging a dazzling array of new plants and animals, and even unearthing the bones of a forty-five-foot dinosaur.
When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806 after travelling almost 8,000 miles, they were eagerly greeted and grandly entertained. Their glowing descriptions of this vast new West provided a boon to the westward migration now becoming a permanent part of American life. The journals written by Lewis and Clark are still widely read today.
Lewis and Clark encountered all of the following EXCEPT___________
mountains
buffaloes
dinosaur herds
friendly people
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42
After the United States purchased Louisiana from France and made it their newest territory in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson called for an expedition to investigate the land the United States had bought for $15 million. Jefferson's secretary, Meriwether Lewis, a woodsman and a hunter from childhood, persuaded the president to let him lead this expedition. Lewis recruited Army officer William Clark to be his co-commander. The Lewis and Clark expedition led the two young explorers to discover a new natural wealth of variety and abundance about which they would return to tell the world. When Lewis and Clark departed from St. Louis in 1804, they had twenty-nine in their party, including a few Frenchmen and several men from Kentucky who were well-known frontiers men.
Along the way, they picked up an interpreter named Toussant Charbonneau and his native American wife, Sacajawea, the Shoshoni “Bird Woman” who aided them as guide and peacemaker and later became an American legend.
The expedition followed the Missouri River to its source, made a long portage overland thought he Rocky Mountains, and descended the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. On the journey, they encountered peaceful Otos, whom they befriended, and hostile Teton Sioux, who demanded tribute from all traders. They also met Shoshoni, who welcomed their little sister Sacajawea, who had been abducted as a child by the Mandans. They discovered a paradise full of giant buffalo herds and elk and antelope so innocent of human contact that they tamely approached the men. The explorers also found a hell blighted by mosquitoes and winters harsher than anyone could reasonably hope to survive. They became desperately lost, then found their way again. Lewis and Clark kept detailed journals of the expedition, cataloging a dazzling array of new plants and animals, and even unearthing the bones of a forty-five-foot dinosaur.
When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806 after travelling almost 8,000 miles, they were eagerly greeted and grandly entertained. Their glowing descriptions of this vast new West provided a boon to the westward migration now becoming a permanent part of American life. The journals written by Lewis and Clark are still widely read today
The word "boon” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to___________
power
hurdle
benefit
conclusion
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42
After the United States purchased Louisiana from France and made it their newest territory in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson called for an expedition to investigate the land the United States had bought for $15 million. Jefferson's secretary, Meriwether Lewis, a woodsman and a hunter from childhood, persuaded the president to let him lead this expedition. Lewis recruited Army officer William Clark to be his co-commander. The Lewis and Clark expedition led the two young explorers to discover a new natural wealth of variety and abundance about which they would return to tell the world. When Lewis and Clark departed from St. Louis in 1804, they had twenty-nine in their party, including a few Frenchmen and several men from Kentucky who were well-known frontiers men.
Along the way, they picked up an interpreter named Toussant Charbonneau and his native American wife, Sacajawea, the Shoshoni “Bird Woman” who aided them as guide and peacemaker and later became an American legend.
The expedition followed the Missouri River to its source, made a long portage overland thought he Rocky Mountains, and descended the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. On the journey, they encountered peaceful Otos, whom they befriended, and hostile Teton Sioux, who demanded tribute from all traders. They also met Shoshoni, who welcomed their little sister Sacajawea, who had been abducted as a child by the Mandans. They discovered a paradise full of giant buffalo herds and elk and antelope so innocent of human contact that they tamely approached the men. The explorers also found a hell blighted by mosquitoes and winters harsher than anyone could reasonably hope to survive. They became desperately lost, then found their way again. Lewis and Clark kept detailed journals of the expedition, cataloging a dazzling array of new plants and animals, and even unearthing the bones of a forty-five-foot dinosaur.
When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806 after travelling almost 8,000 miles, they were eagerly greeted and grandly entertained. Their glowing descriptions of this vast new West provided a boon to the westward migration now becoming a permanent part of American life. The journals written by Lewis and Clark are still widely read today
It can be inferred from the passage that the Lewis and Clark expedition___________
experienced more hardships than successes
encouraged Americans to move to the West
probably cost the United States more than $15 million
caused the deaths of some of the explorers
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Once you have finished an article and identified its main ideas, it may not be necessary to reread it again
Once
identified
be necessary
again
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
An ambitious person is committed to improve his or her status at work.
is
improve
status
at
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Generally, Europe and Asia are regarded as being distinct continents, but they are simply vast geography divisions of the larger lad mass known as Eurasia
Generally
are regarded
vast geography
known as
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
"I have never been to Russia. I think I shall go there next year." said Bill.
Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thought he would go there the next year
Bill said that he would have never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year
Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thinks he will go there the next year
Bill said that he has never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
People believed that Jane retired because of her poor health
Jane is believed to have retired because of her poor health
Jane was believed to have retired because of her poor health
It is believed that Jane retired because of her poor health
Jane retired because of her poor health was believed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Charles would have won the essay contest if he had typed his paper.
Charles won the essay contest in spite of not typing his paper
Charles did not win the essay contest because he did not type his paper
Typing his paper made Charles win the essay contest
Charles did not win the essay contest even though he typed his paper
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action soon
The government knows the extent of the problem whereas it needs to take action soon
The government knows the extent of the problem so that it needs to take action soon
Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon
The government knows the extent of the problem, or else it needs to take action soon
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times.
Since the substance is very toxic, so protective clothing must be worn at all times
So toxic is the substance that protective clothing must be worn at all times
The substance is such toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times
The substance is too toxic to wear protective clothing at all times
