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Bob will come soon. When Bob _______, we will see him.
A. comes
B. came
C. will come
D. is coming
It was not until she had arrived home _____ her appointment with the doctor.
A. when she remembered
B. that she remembered
C. and she remembered
D. did she remember
Do you think this hat _____ me? I'm not sure if it is a good color for me.
A. matches
B. fits
C. suits
D. goes with
Sheila will inherit everything ______ her uncle's death.
A. on account of
B. in spite of
C. in the event of
D. in place of
Tìm từ trái nghĩa: My parents seemed fully satisfied with the result of my entrance exam.
A. pleased
B. contented
C. disappointed
D. joyful
The prom is permitted providing that everyone behaves responsibly.
A. honestly
B. imperfectly
C. sensitively
D. sensibly
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.
Choosing a career may be one of the hardest jobs you ever have, and it must be done with care. View a career as an opportunity to do something you love, not simply as a way to earn a living. Investing the time and effort to thoroughly explore your options can mean the difference between finding a stimulating and rewarding career and move from job to unsatisfying job in an attempt to find the right one. Work influences virtually every aspect of your life, from your choice of friends to where you live. Here are just a few of the factors to consider.
Deciding what matters most to you is essential to make the right decision. You may want to begin by assessing your likes, dislikes, strengths, and weaknesses. Think about the classes, hobbies, and surroundings that you find most appealing. Ask yourself questions, such as “Would you like to travel? Do you want to work with children? Are you more suited to solitary or cooperative work?” There are no right or wrong answers; only you know what is important to you. Determine which job features you require, which ones you would prefer, and which ones you cannot accept. Then rank them in order of importance to you.
The setting of the job is one factor to take into account. You may not want to sit at a desk all day. If not, there are diversity occupation – building inspector, supervisor, real estate agent – that involve a great deal of time away from the office. Geographical location may be a concern, and employment in some fields in concentrated in certain regions. Advertising job can generally be found only in large cities. On the other hand, many industries such as hospitality, law education, and retail sales are found in all regions of the country. If a high salary is important to you, do not judge a career by its starting wages. Many jobs, such as insurance sales, offers relatively low starting salaries; however, pay substantially increases along with your experience, additional training, promotions and commission.
Don’t rule out any occupation without learning more about it. Some industries evoke positive or negative associations. The traveling life of a flight attendant appears glamorous, while that of a plumber does not. Remember that many jobs are not what they appear to be at first, and may have merits or demerits that are less obvious. Flight attendants must work long, grueling hours without sleeps, whereas plumbers can be as highly paid as some doctors.
Another point to consider is that as you mature, you will likely develop new interests and skills that may point the way to new opportunities. The choice you make today need not be your final one.
The author states that “There are no right or wrong answers” in paragraph 2 in order to
______.
A. emphasize that each person’s answers will be different.
B. show that answering the questions is a long and difficult process.
C. indicate that the answers are not really important.
D. indicate that each person’s answers may change over time.
The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. questions
B. answers
C. features
D. jobs
According to paragraph 3, which of the following fields is NOT suitable for a person who does not want to live in a big city?
A. plumbing
B. law
C. retail sales
D. advertising
The word “evoke” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. agree on
B. bring to mind
C. be related to
D. differ from
The word “that” in paragraph 5 refers to ______.
A. occupation
B. the traveling life
C. a flight attendant
D. commission
It can be inferred from the paragraph 5 that ______.
A. jobs in insurance sales are generally not well-paid.
B. insurance sales people can earn high salary later in their career.
C. people should constantly work toward the next promotion.
D. a starting salary should be an important consideration in choosing a career.
In paragraph 6, the author suggests that ______.
A. you may want to change careers at some time in the future.
B. as you get older, your career will probably less fulfilling.
C. you will be at your job for a lifetime, so choose carefully.
D. you will probably jobless at some time in the future.
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. To make a lot of money, you should not take a job with a low starting salary.
B. To make lots of money, you should rule out all factory jobs.
C. If you want an easy and glamorous lifestyle, you should consider becoming flight attendant.
D. Your initial view of certain careers may not be accurate.
I'm sorry ____ that your enterprise has been declared bankrupt.
A. to hear
B. for hearing
C. hear
D. All are correct
We have to tell Mary about our change in plans.
A. Mary has to be told about our change in plans.
B. Our change in plans should be told for Mary.
C. Mary is told about our change in plans.
D. Our change in plans is told to Mary.
A curriculum that ignores ethnic tensions, racial antagonisms, cultural ______ and religious differences is not relevant.
A. contacts
B. barriers
C. diversity
D. levels
Look at the sky, it is going to rain. Thus, you must bring along a raincoat.
A. is going to
B. Thus
C. must
D. along
She went ______ a bad cold just before Christmas.
A. down with
B. in for
C. over
D. through
There are two ____ school systems in England, state school systems and pulic school ones.
A. parallel
B. paragraph
C. paradise
D. pyramid
In most discussions of cultural diversity, attention has focused on visible, explicit aspects of culture, such language, dress, food, religion, music, and social rituals. Although they are important, these visible expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learned consciously, are only the tip of the iceberg or culture. Much of culture is taught and learned implicitly, or outside awareness. Thus, neither cultural insiders nor cultural outsiders are aware that certain "invisible" aspects of their culture exist.
Invisible elements of culture are important to us. For example, how long we can be late before being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening behavior, what we consider beautiful or ugly. These are all aspects of culture that we learn and use without being aware of it. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behavior as cultural in origin.
Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in cross-cultural relations. Conflicts may arise when we are unable to recognize others’ behavioral differences as cultural rather than personal. We tend to misinterpret other people's behavior, blame them, or judge their intentions or competence without realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.
Formal organizations and institutions, such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, governments, and the legal system are collection sites for invisible cultural differences. If the differences were more visible, we might have less misunderstanding. For example, if we met a man in a courthouse who was wearing exotic clothes, speaking a language other than ours, and carrying food that looked strange, we would not assume that we understood his thoughts and feelings or that he understood ours. Yet when such a man is dressed similarly to us, speaks our language, and does not differ from us in other obvious ways, we may fail to recognize the invisible cultural differences between us. As a result, mutual misunderstanding may arise.
The word “deliberately” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. slowly
B. accurately
C. intentionally
D. randomly
The phrase “the tip of the iceberg” in paragraph 1 means that
A. other cultures seem cold to US
B. visible aspects of culture are learned in institutions
C. we usually focus on the highest forms of culture
D. most aspects of culture cannot be seen
Which of the following was NOT mentioned as an example of Invisible culture?
A. what topics to avoid in conversation
B. what food to eat in a courthouse
C. How late is considered impolite
D. I low people express interest ỉn what others are saying.
The word “those” in paragraph 2 refers to
A. people from a different culture
B. invisibled cultural assumptions
C. people who speak a different language
D. topics that should be avoided
It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that conflict results when
A. people think cultural differences are personal
B. People complete with those from other cultures.
C. One culture is more invisible than another culture
D. Some people recognize more cultural differences than others.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. We are often aware that we are learning about culture.
B. Visible aspects of cultures receive much attention in discussion of cultural diversity.
C. People misinterpret other people’s behavior because they know they are experiencing cultural differences.
D. Invisible cultural differences often witnessed at format organizations and institutions.
The author implies that institutions such as school and workplaces
A. are aware of cultural differences
B. teach their employees about cultural differences
C. reinforce invisible cultural differences
D. share a common culture
Which of the following would most likely result in misunderstanding?
A. Learning culture about our own culture in school.
B. Unusual food being cooked by foreign visitors.
C. Strange behavior from someone speaking a forcigh language.
D. Strange behavior from someone speaking our language.
Since the family law was implemented, domestic violence has been a rare ______ in this area.
A. happen
B. taking place
C. occurrence
D. happenstance
I do not think there is so much as a ______ of truth in that rumor.
A. crumb
B. speck
C. grain
D. pebble
In a report submitted to the government yesterday, scientists _____ that the building of the bridge be stopped.
A. recommended
B. said
C. banned
D. complained
Because of his poverty, he has to struggling to make ends meet.
A. poverty
B. has to
C. struggling
D. make ends meet
My mother lives next to me which is really convenient.
A. lives
B. to
C. which
D. convenient
______ the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn.
A. With reference
B. Akin
C. Prior to
D. In addition to
He felt rather embarrassed at his daughter's willingness ______ in a topless costume.
A. to be photographed
B. for being photographed
C. to photograph her
D. on being photograghed
Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water.
A. After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.
B. Having taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.
C. After Michael took a deep breath, he had dived into the water.
D. A & B are correct.
Not only John but his brothers ______ also in debt.
A. is
B. have
C. was
D. were
His car needs ______.
A. be fixed
B. fixing
C. to be fixing
D. fixed
Although they are twins, they have almost the same appearance but they are seldom in ______.
A. agree
B. agreeable
C. agreement
D. agreeably
Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
The history of clinical nutrition, or the study of the relationship between health and how the body takes in and utilizes food substances, can be divided into four distinct eras: the first began in the nineteenth century and extended into the early twentieth century when it was recognized for the first time that food contained constituents that were essential for human function and that different foods provided different amounts of these essential agents. Near the end of this era, research studies demonstrated that rapid weight loss was associated with nitrogen imbalance and could only be rectified by providing adequate dietary protein associated with certain foods.
The second era was initiated in the early decades of the twentieth century and might be called “the vitamin period” Vitamins came to be recognized in foods, and deficiency syndromes were described. As vitamins became recognized as essential food constituents necessary for health, it became tempting to suggest that every disease and condition for which there had been no previous effective treatment might be responsive to vitamin therapy. At that point in time, medical schools started to become more interested in having their curricula integrate nutritional concepts into the basic sciences. Much of the focus of this education was on the recognition of deficiency symptoms. Herein lay the beginning of what ultimately turned from ignorance to denial of the value of nutritional therapies in medicine. Reckless claims were made for effects of vitamins that went far beyond what could actually be achieved from the use of them.
In the third era of nutritional history in the early 1950’s to mid-1960’s, vitamin therapy began to fall into disrepute. Concomitant with this, nutrition education in medical schools also became less popular. It was just a decade before this that many drug companies had found their vitamin sales skyrocketing and were quick to supply practicing physicians with generous samples of vitamins and literature extolling the virtue of supplementation for a variety of health-related conditions. Expectations as to the success of vitamins in disease control were exaggerated. As is known in retrospect, vitamin and mineral therapies are much less effective when applied to health-crisis conditions than when applied to long-term problems of under nutrition that lead to chronic health problems.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The stages of development of clinical nutrition as a field of study
B. The history of food preferences from the nineteenth century to the present
C. The effects of vitamins on the human body
D. Nutritional practices of the nineteenth century
It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following discoveries was made during the first era in the history of nutrition?
A. Certain foods were found to be harmful to good health.
B. Vitamins were synthesized from foods.
C. Effective techniques of weight loss were determined.
D. Protein was recognized as an essential component of diet.
The word “tempting” is closest in meaning to
A. realistic
B. necessary
C. correct
D. attractive
It can be inferred from the passage that medical schools began to teach concepts of nutrition in order to
A. encourage medical doctors to apply concepts of nutrition in the treatment of disease
B. support the creation of artificial vitamins
C. convince doctors to conduct experimental vitamin therapies on their patients
D. convince medical doctors to participate in research studies on nutrition
The word “Reckless” is closest in meaning to
A. recorded
B. irresponsible
C. informative
D. urgent
The word “them” refers to
A. effects
B. vitamins
C. claims
D. therapies
Why did vitamin therapy begin losing favor in the 1950’s ?
A. Medical schools stopped teaching nutritional concepts
B. Nutritional research was of poor quality
C. The public lost interest in vitamins
D. Claims for the effectiveness of vitamin therapy were seen to be
The phrase “concomitant with” is closest in meaning to
A. in dispute with
B. prior to
C. in conjunction with
D. in regard to
We believe that these animals could be saved if our plan were __________.
A. taken up
B. adopted
C. practiced
D. carried
The storm ripped our tent to ______.
A. slices
B. shreds
C. strips
D. specks
When your father (die)? I (not know) when he (die).
A. did your father die – didn't know – died
B. did your father die – don't know – died
C. has your father died – didn't know – died
D. has your father died – don’t know – died
He seemed to be worried about something.
A. I had the impression that something was worried about him.
B. I got the impression that something was worrying him.
C. I am in the impression that something was worrying about him.
D. I got impression that something is worrying him.
That disabled boy's victory in the race set the ______ example to all students in the school.
A. finest
B. first-class
C. rarest
D. most convenient
I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly _____ this morning.
A. slow-witted
B. far-reaching
C. off-hand
D. top-heavy
Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question.
Madison Square Garden, a world-famous sporting venue in New York City, has actually been a series of buildings in varied locations rather than a single building in one spot. In 1873, P.T. Barnum built Barnum’s Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome at the corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street, across from Madison Square Park. Two years later, the bandleader Patrick Gilmore bought the property, added statues and fountains, and renamed it Gilmore’s Gardens. When Cornelius Vanderbilt bought the property in 1879, it was renamed Madison Square Garden.
A second very lavish Madison Square Garden was built at the same location in 1890, with a ballroom, a restaurant, a theater, a rooftop garden, and a main arena with seating for 15,000. However, this elaborate Madison Square Garden lasted until 1924 when it was torn down to make way for a forty-storey skyscraper.
When the second Madison Square Garden had been replaced in its location across from Madison Square Park, the boxing promoter Tex Rickard raised six million dollars to build a new Madison Square Garden. This new Madison Square Garden was constructed in a different location, on 8th Avenue and 50th Street and quite some distance from Madison Square Park and Madison Avenue. Rickard’s Madison Square Garden served primarily as an arena for boxing prize fights and circus events until it outgrew its usefulness by the late 1950s.
A new location was found for a fourth for Madison Square Garden, a top Pennsylvania Railroad Station, and plans were announced for its construction in 1960. This current edifice, which includes a huge sports arena, a bowling center, a 5,000-seat amphitheater, and a twenty-nine-storey office building, does retain the traditional name Madison Square Garden. However, the name is actually quite a misnomer. The building is not located near Madison Square, nor does it have the flowery gardens that contributed to the original name.
The main point of this passage is that Madison Square Garden ________.
A. has had a varied history in various locations
B. was P.T. Barnum’s major accomplishment
C. is home to many different sporting events
D. was named after and adjacent park
Which paragraph discusses the third location of Madison Square Garden?
A. The third paragraph.
B. The second paragraph.
C. The first paragraph.
D. The last paragraph.
What is a “venue” in paragraph 1?
A. a place where people come together
B. an event in a competition
C. an exhibit of various products
D. an invitation to a program
According to the passage, Patrick Gilmore did all of the following EXCEPT that he ________.
A. purchased the property at the corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street
B. made improvements to the property that he bought
C. named the property that he bought Madison Square Garden
D. sold the property to Cornelius Vanderbilt
The word “lavish” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. simple
B. modern
C. elaborate
D. outlandish
How long did the second Madison Square Garden last?
A. 11 years
B. 34 years
C. 45 years
D. 60 years
Which of the following would most likely have taken place at Rickard’s Madison Square Garden
A. A balloon dance
B. A theater production
C. A basketball game
D. a tiger show
An “edifice” in paragraph 3 is most likely________.
A. an address
B. an association
C. a competition
D. a building
Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome was renamed Gilmore’s Gardens in ________.
A. 1890
B. 1879
C. 1875
D. 1874
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Madison Square Garden has been rebuilt for the fourth time.
B. Lots of flowers have been planted inside Madison Square Garden.
C. The Madison Square Garden building is far from Madison Square.
D. Madison Square Garden still has its original name.
In the American colonies, there was little money. England did not supply the colonies with coins and did not allow the colonies to make their own coins, except for the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which received permission for a short period in 1652 to make several kinds of silver coins. England wanted to keep money out of America as a means of controlling trade: America was forced to trade only with England if it did not have the money to buy products from other countries. The result during this pre-revolutionary period was that the colonists used various goods in place of money: beaver pelts, Indian wampum, and tobacco leaves were all commonly used substitutes for money. The colonists also made use of any foreign coins they could obtain. Dutch, Spanish, French, and English coins were all in use in the American colonies.
During the Revolutionary War, funds were needed to finance the world, so each of the individual states and the Continental Congress issued paper money. So much of this paper money was printed that by the end of the war, almost no one would accept it. As a result, trade in goods and the use of foreign coins still flourished during this period.
By the time the Revolutionary War had been won by the American colonists, the monetary system was in a state of total disarray. To remedy this situation, the new Constitution of the United States, approved in 1789, allowed Congress to issue money. The individual states could no longer have their own money supply. A few years later, the Coinage Act of 1792 made the dollar the official currency of the United States and put the country on a bimetallic standard. In this bimetallic system, both gold and silver were legal money, and the rate of exchange of silver to gold was fixed by the government at sixteen to one.
The passage mainly discusses ___________.
A. American money from past to present.
B. the English monetary policies in colonialAmerica.
C. the effect of the Revolution on American money.
D. the American monetary system of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
The passage indicates that during the colonial period, money was ___________.
A. supplied by England.
B. coined by colonists.
C. scarce.
D. used extensively for trade.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was allowed to make coins ___________.
A. continuously from the inception of the colonies.
B. throughout the seventeenth century.
C. from 1652 until the Revolutionary War.
D. for a short time during one year.
The expression “a means of” in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by _________.
A. an example of
B. a method of
C. a result of
D. a punishment for
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a substitute for money during the colonial period?
A. Wampum
B. Cotton
C. Tobacco
D. Beaver furs
The pronoun “it” in paragraph 2 refers to which of the following ___________.
A. The Continental Congress
B. Paper money
C. The War
D. Trade in goods
It is implied in the passage that at the end of the Revolutionary War, a paper dollar was worth ___________.
A. exactly one dollar
B. just under one dollar
C. just over one dollar
D. almost nothing
The word “remedy” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. resolve
B. understand
C. renew
D. medicate
How was the monetary system arranged in the Constitution?
A. Only the US Congress could issued money.
B. The US officially went on a bimetallic monetary system.
C. Various state governments, including Massachusetts, could issue money.
D. The dollar was made official currency of the US.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the bimetallic monetary system?
A. Either gold or silver could be used as official money.
B. Gold could be exchanged for silver at the rate of sixteen to one.
C. The monetary system was based on two matters.
D. It was established in 1792.
They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.
A. asked
B. did happen
C. but
D. to tell
That Tom is ____ of finishing the research project prior to the deadline satisfied our manager.
A. able
B. skillful
C. capable
D. talented
The most … way of learning a language is by living in the country concerned.
A. effective
B. ineffective
C. effect
D. effecting
________ becoming extinct is of great concern to zoologists.
A. That giant pandas are
B. Giant pandas are
C. Are giant pandas
D. Giant panda is
The rapid rise in the global population is not expected to start ______ until past the middle of this century, by which time it will have reached 9 billion.
A. falling off
B. knocking down
C. looking over
D. passing out
Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct
In purchasing(A) a winter coat(B), it is very important for trying(C) it on with heavy(D) clothing underneath.
A. In purchasing
B. winter coat
C. for trying
D. heavy
They had a boy _______ that yesterday.
A. done
B. to do
C. did
D. do
Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct
His driving (A) ambition was (B) entering (C) one of the top (D) universities in the city.
A. driving
B. was
C. entering
D. top
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.
Success in the academic field depends on your number of qualifications.
A. You are successful in the academic field, so you have more qualifications.
B. Your number of qualifications is a result of your success in the academic field.
C. The more success you are in the academic field, the more qualifications you have.
D. The more qualifications you have, the more successful you are in the academic field.
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 following questions from 1 to 5.
Accustomed though we are to speaking of the films made before 1927 as “silent”, the film has never been, in the full sense of the word, silent. From the very beginning, music was regarded as an indispensable accompaniment; when the Lumiere films were shown at the first public film exhibition in the United States in February 1896, they were accompanied by piano improvisations on popular tunes. At first, the music played bore no special relationship to the films; an accompaniment of any kind was sufficient. Within a very short time, however, the incongruity of playing lively music to a solemn film became apparent, and film pianists began to take some care in matching their pieces to the mood of the film.
As movie theaters grew in number and importance, a violinist, and perhaps a cellist, would be added to the pianist in certain cases, and in the larger movie theaters small orchestras were formed. For a number of years the selection of music for each film program rested entirely in the hands of the conductor or leader of the orchestra, and very often the principal qualification for holding such a position was not skill or taste so much as the ownership of a large personal library of musical pieces. Since the conductor seldom saw the films until the night before the y were to be shown (if, indeed, the conductor was lucky enough to see them then), the musical arrangement was normally improvised in the greatest hurry.
To help meet this difficulty, film distributing companies started the practice of publishing suggestions for musical accompaniments. In 1909, for example, the Edison Company began issuing with their films such indications
of mood as “pleasant’, “sad”, “lively”. The suggestions became more explicit, and so emerged the musical cue sheet containing indications of mood, the titles of suitable pieces of music, and precise directions to show where one piece led into the next.
Certain films had music especially composed for them. The most famous of these early special scores was that composed and arranged for D. w. Griffith’s film Birth of a Nation, which was released in 1915.
It may be inferred from the passage that the first musical cue sheets appeared around _______ .
A. 1896
B. 1909
C. 1915
D. 1927
The word “them” refers to _______ .
A. films
B. years
C. pieces
D. hands
Which of the following notations is most likely to have been included on a musical cue sheet of the early 1900's?
A. “Key of c major”
B. “Directed by D. w. Griffith”
C. “Calm, peaceful”
D. “Piano, violin”
According to the passage, what kind of business was the Edison Company?
A. It published musical arrangements
B. It made musical instruments
C. It distributed films
D. It produced electricity
The passage mainly discusses music that was _______ .
A. performed before the showing of a film
B. played during silent films
C. specifically composed for certain movie theaters
D. recorded during film exhibitions
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to show the underline part that needs correction.
There is the very real possibility that these animals could panic and frightened, should there be a sudden loud noise.
A. very real
B. panic
C. frightened
D. should there
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks.
The mobile phone
People have been dreaming of having a personal means of communication for a long time. In the late 1960s, the idea seemed so far in the future that it was included in the science fiction series, Star Trek. Since the 1980s, however, mobile have become a part of everyday life. (1) ________ they were initially seen as a status symbol for successful business people, mobile use has spread to include practically everyone in the developed world, old and young alike. The (2) ________ on social life has been enormous. We have got used to the idea of having constantly changed social plans, (3) ________ a quick phone call is all takes to rearrange things. Before this was possible, there were (4) ________ occasions when friends who had arranged to meet completely missed each other because of a slight misunderstanding. People would often have to (5) ________ very careful arrangements to be sure of meeting up. As mobiles have become more popular, so they have become more powerful. The large, unreliable mobile phone of the 1980s has evolved into the small stylish phone of today.
A. Although
B. But
C. So
D. And
The (2) ________ on social life has been enormous.
A. result
B. impact
C. outcome
D. consequence
We have got used to the idea of having constantly changed social plans, (3) ________ a quick phone call is all takes to rearrange things.
A. who
B. where
C. when
D. that
Before this was possible, there were (4) ________ occasions when friends who had arranged to meet completely missed each other because of a slight misunderstanding.
A. many
B. much
C. every
D. another
People would often have to (5) ________ very careful arrangements to be sure of meeting up.
A. induce
B. render
C. make
D. reach
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
It is (A) particularly interested (B) to explore (C) the mystery of the (D) universe.
A. is
B. interested
C. to explore
D. the
His dedication to the educational charity was truly ____.
A. admirable
B. reliable
C. critical
D. disapproving
I’ve been meaning to … repairing that fence for ages.
A. get on to
B. get out of
C. get up to
D. get round to
Mark the following passage and make the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the question
Composers today use a wider variety of sounds than ever before, including many that were once considered undesirable noises. Composer Edgard Varese (1883-1965) called thus the “liberation of sound…the right to make music with any and all sounds.” Electronic music, for example – made with the aid of computers, synthesizers, and electronic instruments – may include sounds that in the past would not have been considered musical.
Enviromental sounds, such as thunder, and electronically generated hisses and blips can be recorded, manipulated, and then incorporated into a musical composition. But composers also draw novel sounds from voices and non-electronic instruments. Singers may be asked to scream, laugh, groan, sneeze, or to sing phonetic sounds rather than words. Wind and string players may lap or scrape their instruments. A brass or woodwind player may hum while playing, to produce two pitches at once; a pianist may reach inside the piano to pluck a string and then run a metal blade along it. In the music of the Western world, the greatest expansion and experimentation have involved percussion instruments, which outnumber strings and winds in many recent compositions. Traditional persussion instruments are struck with new types of beaters; and instruments that used to be couriered unconventional in Western music – tom-toms, bongos, slapsticks, maracas – are widely used.
In the search for novel sounds, increased use has been made in Western music of Microtones. Non-Western music typically divides and intervals between two pitches more finely than Western music does, thereby producing a greater number of distinct tones or micro tones, within the same interval. Composers such as Krzysztof Penderecki create sound that borders on electronic noise through tone clusters – closely spaced tones played together and heard as a mass, block, or band of sound. The directional aspect of sound has taken on new importance as well Loudspeakers or groups of instruments may be placed at opposite ends of the stage, in the balcony, or at the back and sides of the auditorium. Because standard music notation makes no provision for many of these innovations, recent music scores may contain graph like diagrams, new note shapes and symbols, and novel ways of arranging notation on the page.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The use of nontraditional sounds in contemporary music
B. How sounds are produced electronically
C. How standard musical notation has beer, adapted for nontraditional sounds
D. Several composers who have experimented with the electronic production of sound
The word "wider" in one 1 is closest in meaning to
A. more impressive
B. more distinctive
C. more controversial
D. more extensive
The passage suggests that Edgard Varese is an example of a composer who
A. criticized electronic music as too noiselike
B. modified sonic of the electronic instruments he used in his music
C. believed that any sound could be used in music
D. wrote music with environmental themes
The word "it" in line 12 refers to
A. piano
B. string
C. blade
D. music
According to the passage, which of the following types of instruments has played a role in much of the innovation in Western music?
A. String
B. Percussion
C. Woodwind
D. Brass
The word "thereby" in line 20 is closest in meaning to
A. in return for
B. in spite of
C. by the way
D. by that means
According to the passage, Krzysztof Penderecki is known for which of the following practices?
A. Using tones that are clumped together
B. Combining traditional and nontraditional instruments
C. Seating musicians in unusual areas of an auditorium
D. Playing Western music for non-Western audiences
According to the passage, which of the following would be considered traditional elements of Western music?
A. Microtones
B. Tom-toms and bongos
C. Pianos
D. Hisses
In paragraph 3, the author mentions diagrams as an example of a new way to
A. chart the history of innovation in musical notation
B. explain the logic of standard musical notation
C. design and develop electronic instruments
D. indicate how particular sounds should be produced
She studies so hard … if she falls the next exam, her mother will be sad.
A. lest
B. least
C. on fear that
D. as
“We need new curtains.” – “Okay, let's buy ______.”
A. one
B. ones
C. some with flowers on
D. ones with flowers on
The tiger is _______ of extinction. It is difficult to find them in the wild.
A. on the verge
B. on the wing
C. on the rocks
D. on the ground
All parents are _______ to at least try to behave in ways that will give their own children an important protection
A. decided
B. supposed
C. followed
D. rejected
I wish another more effective teaching method ______ used.
A. is
B. was
C. were
D. has been
The spaceman felt as if he ______ in a paradise.
A. had fallen
B. falls
C. fall
D. has fallen
I need someone to … at the ceremony.
A. take in charge
B. take the place
C. stand in for me
D. stand by me
Early signs of the rebirth of civilization in Western Europe … to appear in the 11th century as trade … again in Italy.
A. were beginning / will start
B. began / started
C. would begin / starts
D. began / would be starting
If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable __________ because it seems too good to be true.
A. suspicion
B. doubt
C. reservation
D. disbelief
I got impatient waiting for my turn to ____.
A. go out
B. set out
C. come out
D. work out
Jane failed to understand how serious her illness was until she spoke to the doctor.
A. The doctor said that Jane's illness was very serious.
B. Jane went to see the doctor because she knew that her illness was serious.
C. Jane didn't understand how serious her illness was.
D. It was not until she spoke to the doctor that Jane could understand how serious her illness was.
He drives so quickly that I am afraid that one day he will … someone crossing the street.
A. come across
B. turn over
C. crash down
D. knock down
We were walking through the woods when we chanced … a trap set by hunters.
A. over
B. down
C. across
D. upon
Our visit to Japan was delayed _______my wife’s illness.
A. because
B. because of
C. in spite of
D. although
Couldn't you take a bus to the station this morning?
A. Wasn't it possible with you to take a bus to the station this morning?
B. Wasn't it possible for you to take a bus to the station this morning?
C. Wasn't possible for you to take a bus to the station this morning?
D. Wasn't it possible for you taking a bus to the station this morning?
Before I started the car, all of the passengers..................their seat belts.
A. will buckle
B. had buckled
C. buckle
D. have buckled
Since every penny of the grant … spent on equipment, we started looking for volunteers to do the cleaning.
A. must have been
B. would have been
C. has been
D. had to be
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
I went into the city center today because I need to get my phone repaired.
A. went
B. city
C. need
D. repaired
We are conscious that sleeplessness usually … those who are exposed to a great deal of stress, anxiety or depression.
A. betrays
B. bestows
C. besets
D. bemoans
We are pleased to announce that Keith Danish … replace Susan William as Operations Manager from 24th September.
A. does
B. is about to
C. is to
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
Beethoven is the greatest German composer and musician who is deaf in the later part of his life.
A. is
B. musician
C. is deaf
D. later
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
The Dave Brubek Quartet, one of the most popular (A) jazz bands of the 1950s, had a particularly (B) loyal following (C) on campuses college (D).
A. the most popular
B. particularly
C. following
D. campuses college
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
The children were playing last night outdoors when it began to rain very hard.
A. were playing
B. last night outdoors
C. began
D. very
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
The Yale Daily News is oldest than any other college newspaper still in operation in the United States.
A. oldest than
B. other
C. still
D. in operation
After he had researched and ____________ his paper, he found some additional material that he should have included.
A. wrote
B. written
C. writing
D. have written
The general was relieved of his command after committing one of the worst … in the history of warfare.
A. faults
B. defeats
C. disasters
D. blunders
The defenders _____the enemy until reinforcements arrived.
A. held down
B. held out
C. held way
D. held off
I revised my views _____ comments from colleagues.
A. against
B. further to
C. in the light of
D. consequent upon
He wasn't to blame for the accident.
A. He was to blame for the accident.
B. The accident was not his fault.
C. He was not accused of the accident.
D. The accident was to his blame.
Scientists are trying to................ out ways to reduce pollution from aircraft.
A. get
B. come
C. find
D. work
It is the ____ in that country for women to marry young.
A. habit
B. action
C. condition
D. custom
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)
New electronic devices have been developed to satisfy users’ ever-changing needs.
A. constant
B. predictable
C. unstable
D. changeable
I’ll get Minh _________ this for you.
A. do
B. done
C. did
D. to do
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)
The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.
A. look down on
B. put up with
C. take away from
D. give on to
If she can make up such stories, she's certainly a very________ girl. (imagine)
A. imaginative
B. imagination
C. imagine
D. imagined
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
The boy swum the narrow canal in ten minutes to find himself in the base, out of danger.
A. swum
B. in ten minutes
C. in the base
D. out of danger
They seemed to be _____ to the criticism and just carried on as before.
A. disinterested
B. sensitive
C. uncaring
D. indifferent
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
In the world today, particular in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe, recycling is the big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the environment. Recycling means finding ways to use products a second time. The motto of the recycling movement is “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”.
The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs, boxes and expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging: usually paper, a box and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things that are wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products. When low-quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones - a loss of more resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way, if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to the manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the throw-away must stop.
The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After customers empty the bottles, they return them to the stores. The manufacturers of the drinks collect bottles, wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved. In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throw-away bottles.
The third step being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned and used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make one aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the world’s precious resources.
Which area is considered one of the most industrialized?
A. South America
B. Middle East
C. Europe
D. Asia
What does the word “sensitive” means?
A. cautious
B. logical
C. responding
D. friendly
The word “motto” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. meaning
B. value
C. belief
D. reference
It is a waste when customers buy low-quality products because _______.
A. they have to be repaired many times.
B. they will soon throw them away.
C. customers always change their idea.
D. they are very cheap.
What is the topic of the passage?
A. How to live sensitively to the environment.
B. How to reduce garbage disposal.
C. What is involved in the recycling movement.
D. What people understand the term “recycle”
People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT _______.
A. buy high-quality products
B. buy simply-wrapped things
C. reuse cups
D. buy more hamburgers
What best describe the process of reuse?
A. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.
B. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.
C. The bottles are washed, returned filled again and collected.
D. The bottles are collected, returned, filled again and washed.
The word “practice” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. training
B. exercise
C. deed
D. belief
Garbage dumps in some areas have relatively little glass and plastic because _______.
A. people are ordered to return bottles
B. returned bottles are few
C. each returned bottle is paid
D. few bottles are made of glass or plastic
What are the two things mentioned as examples of recycling?
A. TV sets and aluminum cans.
B. Hamburger wrappings and spent motor oil.
C. Aluminum cans and plastic wrappings.
D. Aluminum cans and spent motor oil.
The bank is reported in the local newpapers _________in the broad daylight.
A. to be robbed
B. robbed
C. to have been robbed
D. having been robbed
She says she has kissed and ___________ up with Nigel, and the reunion was a fun.
A. made
B. done
C. caught
D. took