PART ONE: PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. supposedly B. markedly C. allegedly D. determinedly
2. A. endure B. feature C. procedure D. measure
3. A. complete B. command C. common D. community
4. A. comb B. climb C. debt D. cable
5. A. neighbour B. height C. sleigh D. weight
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. possibility B. disappointed C. manufacture D. instrument
2. A. environment B. mystery C. contribute D. terrific
3. A. deficiency B. psychology C. ecological D. competitor
4. A. recommend B. difficulty C. admirable D. document
5. A. encouragement B. interviewer C. acknowledge D. miraculously
PART TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. (2.5pts)
1. Only after the atomic bomb ________ and development in the air travel _______, ______ science fiction
really become popular.
A. had created/ had taken off/ was B. had been created/ had been taken off/ has
C. had been created/ had taken off/ did D. had been created/ / had taken off/ had
2. We’ve bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.
A. adapting B. adjusting C. bending D. folding
3. I don’t think she can get her message _______ to the students. She seems too nervous.
A. across B. around C. out D. over
4. _______, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort.
A. None of us wanted to go in the first place
B. Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them
C. Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected
D. Seeing that we couldn’t solve anything in the end
5. There are ______ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.
A. a large many B. quite many C. a great many D. quite a lot
6. This car has many features including _________.
A. stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas
B. good music, safety devices, air conditioning, and gas
C. stereo, safety devices, air conditioned, and good gas
D. stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage
7. Round and round ___________.
A. the wheels of the engine went B. did the wheels of the engine go
C. went the wheels of the engine D. going the wheels of the engine
8. The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists’ by the café _______ the housewives with
insufficient facilities for shopping.
A. leave B. have left C. has left D. to have left
9. Your argument _______ that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case.
A. outlines B. presupposes C. concerns D. presents
10. They are happily married although, of course, they argue _______.
A. most times B. from day to day C. every now and then D. on the occasion
11. He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without ___________ .
A. fail B. failure C. trouble D. mistake
12. One of the first exercises in math class is ______ measure the radius of a circle.
A. to learn and B. to learn how to C. learning to D. learn to
13. We were shocked to hear the news of your ________.
A. having fired B. being fired C. having been fired D. to have been fired
14. I don’t know French, but I’ll ________.
A. get Tom to translate it B. have it translate
C. have Tom to translate it D. make it translate
15. _______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to
C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to
16. _______ have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an adequate water supply.
A. Wherever people B. There are people who
C. Where people D. People
17. Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent.
A. view B. sight C. regard D. prospect
18. _______ team sports require cooperation.
A. Of all B. They are all C. Why all are D. All
19. Studies indicate _________ collecting art today than ever before.
A. there are that more people B. more people that are
C. that there are more people D. people there are more
20. Doctors advise people who are deficient __________ vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. from B. of C. in D. for
21. Dick put ____ ball in ____ net in _____ second half but ____ goal was disallowed.
A. a - a - a - a B. the - the - the - the
C. the - the - a - a D. a - a - the - the
22. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened _______ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there B. should there be C. there was D. there have been
23. The computer has dramatically affected ______ photographic lenses are constructed.
A. is the way B. that the way C. which way do D. the way
24. Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a __________ writer.
A. fruitful B. fertile C. virile D. prolific
25. The handwriting is completely ______ . This note must have been written a long time ago.
A. inedible B. indellible C. illegible D. unfeasible
II. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (go) ________ out and they (sit) _____ in the dark.
2. What tune (play) ________ when we (come) ________ in?
3. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (5. wear)___ her seat belt, she (not hurt) ___ so badly.
4. It is vital that no one else (know) _______ about the secret government operation.
5. It seems strange to be standing here, (look) _______ out at Sydney Harbor.
6. Tom had a lucky escape. He (9. kill) ________ when a car crashed into the front of his house.
7. _____ (Rank) as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created.
III. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them.
It seems that the mystery of why the Pyramids were built may have solved. Until quite recently people got
used to think that they were just tombs for pharaohs. Instead, the connection with astronomy seem much more
important. Egyptologists have often asked them how long it spent to build them and why people built them in
first place. Experts came up with a suggestion that the Egyptians may have believed in the River Nile was the
earthly equivalent of the Milky Way. Many agree that the sizes of the three Giza Pyramids are in propotion to the
three stars of Orion. Nothing, then, was by the chance. Rather, the souls of dead pharaohs were deliberatedly
being project through shafts to reach at their goal of the Orion constellation.
PART THREE: READING (6.0 POINTS)
I. Read the following passage and choose the option that indicates the correct answer to each of the following
questions.(2.0pts)
In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the economy than
did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining, and transportation firms and
participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as canals, turnpikes, and railroads. The
states encouraged internal improvements in two distinct ways; first, by actually establishing state companies to
build such improvements; second, by providing part of the capital for mixed public-private companies setting out
to make a profit.
In the early nineteenth century, state governments also engaged in a surprisingly large amount of direct
regulatory activity, including extensive licensing and inspection programs. Licensing targets reflected both
similarities and differences between the economy of the nineteenth century and that of today: in the nineteenth
century, state regulation through licensing fell especially on peddlers, innkeepers, and retail merchants of various
kinds. The perishable commodities of trade generally came understate inspection, and such important frontier
staples as lumber and gunpowder were also subject to state control. Finally, state governments experimented with
direct labor and business regulation designed to help the individual laborer or consumer, including setting
maximum limits on hours of work and restrictions on price-fixing by businesses.
Although the states dominated economic activity during this period, the federal government was not
inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement and the development of native industries. Toward
these ends, the federal government pursued several courses of action. It established a national bank to stabilize
banking activities in the country and, in part, to provide a supply of relatively easy money to the frontier, where it
was greatly needed for settlement. It permitted access to public western lands on increasingly easy terms,
culminating in the Homestead Act of 1862, by which title to land could be claimed on the basis of residence
alone. Finally, it set up a system of tariffs that was basically protectionist in effect, although maneuvering for
position by various regional interests produced frequent changes in tariff rates throughout the nineteenth century.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. States's rights versus federal rights.
B. The participation of state governments in railroad, canal, and turnpike construction.
C. The roles of state and federal governments in the economy of the nineteenth century.
D. Regulatory activity by state governments.
2. The word “effect” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. value B. argument C. influence D. restraint
3. All of the following are mentioned in the passage as areas that involved statevernments in the nineteenth
century EXCEPT _________.
A. mining B. banking C. manufacturing D. higher education
4. The word “distinct” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. separate B. innovative C. alarming D. provocative
5. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that in the nineteenth century canals and railroads were
_________.
A. built with money that came from the federal government
B. much more expensive to build than they had been previously
C. built predominantly in the western part of the country
D. sometimes built in part by state companies
6. The regulatory activities of state governments included all of the following EXCEPT _______.
A. licensing of retail merchants B. inspecting materials used in turnpike maintenance
C. imposing limits on price-fixing D. control of lumber
7. The word “setting” in bold in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. discussing B. analyzing C. establishing D. avoiding
8. The word “ends” in bold in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. benefits B. decisions C. services D. goals
9. According to the passage, which of the following is true of the Homestead Act of 1862?
A. It made it increasingly possible for settlers to obtain land in the West.
B. It was a law first passed by state governments in the West.
C. It increased the money supply in the West.
D. It established tariffs in a number of regions.
10. Which of the following activities was the responsibility of the federal government in the nineteenth century?
A. Control of the manufacture of gunpowder.
B. Determining the conditions under which individuals worked.
C. Regulation of the supply of money.
D. Inspection of new homes built on western lands.
II. Read the text below and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
The British are widely (1) _____ to be a very polite nation, and in (2)______ respects this is true. An
Italian journalist once commented of the British that they need (3) _____ fewer than four “thank yous” merely to
buy a bus ticket. The first, from the bus conductor means, “I’m here.”. The second accompanies the handling
over of the money. The third, again from the conductor, (4) ____ “Here is your ticket.”, and then the passenger
utters a final one as he accepts the tickets. Such transactions in most (5) ____ parts of the world are usually
conducted in total silence. In sharp contrast to this excessive politeness with strangers, the British are strangely
lacking (6) _____ ritual phrases for social interaction. The exhortation “Good appetite”, uttered in so (7) ______
other languages to fellow-diners before a meal, does not exist in English. The nearest equivalent – Enjoy your
dinner! – is said only by people who will not be partake of the meal in question. What’s more, the British (8)
____ happiness to their friends or acquaintances only at the start of a new year and at (9)_____ such as birthdays,
(10) _____ the Greeks routinely wish all and sundry a “good week” or a “good month”.
III. Read the passage and choose the best option for each of the following blanks. (2.0pts)
Media and advertising
 After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1)
______ . There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2) ______ a variety of grounds.
Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3) ______ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain
subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either
because so (4) ______ programs taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to
counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive ( 5) ______
drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6) ______ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by
sensationalizing the news [or the news which was (7) ______ by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms
with war, famine and political unrest? (8) ______ in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the
second half of the century, blamed for everything, but above all, eagerly watched. For no (9) ______ how much
we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family
conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off. We kept staring at the screen, aware
that our own tiny (10) ______ was in if we looked carefully.
1. A. be B. stay C. exist D. prolong
2. A. with B. over C. by D. on
3. A. screen B. danger C. machine D. reason
4. A. that B. far C. many D. what
5. A. program B. personality C. audience D. tense
6. A. comedies B. programs C. perhaps D. consequently
7. A. taken B. presented C. capable D. accompanied
8. A. Taken B. All C. Somewhat D. Thus
9. A. one B. matter C. difference D. reason
10. A. fault B. reflection C. situation D. consciousness
PART FOUR: WRITING (6.0POINTS)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home.
 Get ___________________________________________
3. The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted.
 Only on his _____________________________________
4. He said that he had won as a result of good luck.
 He attributed ___________________________________
5. That reminds me of the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.
That takes me ____________________________________
6. People rumour that he is rich but stingy.
 What ___________________________________________
7. Such a ridiculous proposal isn’t worth serious consideration.
There is __________________________________________
8. Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.
The very __________________________________________
9. We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire.
 There is an_________________________________________
10. The staff hated Frank’s new policies so intensely that they went on strike.
 So intense ___________________________________________
II. Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the given one, using the word given in the brackets. Do not
alter the word in any way. (2.0pts)
2. After the scandal, he was asked to resign. (hand)
3. Bruce said that the situation at work was like a family argument. (likened)
4. My father is not feeling well these days. (weather)
5. I don’t think this record will ever be popular. (catch)
6. His arrival was completely unexpected. (took)
7. The success of our local theater has made our city famous. (map)
8. He is certainly not a reliable witness. (means)
10. It’s uncertain whether the band’s tour will take place. (BALANCE)
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