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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. butcher B. Dutch C. clutch D. crutch
2. A. casebook B. briefcase C. suitcase D. purchase
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
4. A. solicitor B. spacious C. sequence D. separately
5. A. miraculously B. automatically C. metropolitan D. abnormality
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct asnwer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: He didn't know anymore at the wedding ______ than the bride and the groom.
A. except B. other C. apart D. rather
Question 7: - Jack: “Have you heard John’s getting married again?”
- Jean: “Really? Who ______?”
A. with B. to C. at D. for
Question 8: We suggested that she ______ the 10:30 train immediately.
A. take B. has to take C. might take D. may take
Question 9: I was enjoying my book, but I stopped ______ a programme on TV.
A. to read to watch C. to read for watching
B. reading to watch D. reading for to watch
Question 10: The child pleaded ignorance ______ the vase was broken.
A. when asked him how C. when they asked him that
B. when was he asked if D. when asked how
Question 11: - Customer: “Hello, I’d like to speak with Mrs. Smith.”
- Clerk: “______”
A. Sure. C. Who are you?
B. Hang on, please, I will put you through. D. Of course you can.
Question 12: I realized ______ that he was a thief.
A. sooner or later C. at the beginning
B. all along D. eventually
Question 13: This is ______ the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.
A. by heart B. by chance C. by far D. by myself
Question 14: Many species of wild life are ______ of extinction.
A. at risk B. on the verge C. on the side D. in dangers
Question 15: As I won’t be able to attend the meeting, I’d like you to sign ______.
A. on my account B. on my place C. on my name D. on my behalf
Question 16: By 2050, medical technology ______ many current incurable diseases.
A. has conquered C. will have conquered
B. will conquer D. is conquering
Question 17: Of all the candidates we interviewed, ______ the necessary qualifications and
experience.
A. only one of them has C. there is the only one who has
B. only one of whom has D. the only one who has
Question 18: Li has ______: he loves cakes, chocolate, ice-cream – anything which is sweet.
A. a sweet mouth B. sweet lips C. a sweet tongue D. a sweet tooth
Question 19: Samuel Clemens, ______ under the pen name Mark Twain, created characters
that reflected purely American traits and habits.
A. he wrote B. and he wrote C. who wrote D. wrote
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 20: The venom of coral snakes is especially potent and the mortality rate among
humans who have been bitten is high.
A. impure B. powerful C. contagious D. abundant
Question 21: Laws on military service since 1960 still hold good.
A. remain in effect C. remain for good
B. stand in life D. are in good condition
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Strongly advocating health foods, Jane doesn’t eat any chocolate.

A. denying B. impugning C. supporting D. advising

Question 23: Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check.
A. different B. genuine C. fake D. similar
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 24: The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week.
A B C D
Question 25: A film isn’t worth to watch, whatever its subject, unless it engages the
A B
viewer’s mind and makes him think.
C D
Question 26: Every year, tornadoes cause a lot of damages to property and a tremendous
A B C
loss of human and animal life.
D
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.
Question 27: Everyone in my family keeps on telling me to eat my food more slowly.
A. To get me to eat my food more slowly, my whole family has to tell me firmly to do so.
B. Everyone in my family takes turns telling me to eat my food more slowly.
C. My whole family is constantly saying that I should eat my food less quickly.
D. All of my family members eat slowly, and they’re always telling me that I ought to do so as
well.
Question 28: Had I known how crowded it’d be, I’d never have move to Madrid.
A. I moved to Madrid only because I was unaware of how many people were there.
B. Since it was so crowded in Madrid, I decided that I would never more there.
C. In the end, Madrid turned out to be far more crowded than I’d thought before moving there.
D. I would have had a better time living in Madrid if only there hadn’t been so many before.
Question 29: This is the second time I’ve warned you, and I don’t intend to do so again!

A. If you don’t heed this warning, you could be in big trouble.

B. Two warnings are all I’m going to give you, and this is the second one.
C. I hope you don’t expect another warning after this one.
D. You’ve already had two warnings, and the next one will be your last.
Mark the letter A, B, Q or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
Question 30: John is studying hard. He doesn’t want to fail the exam.
A. John is studying hard in order not to fail the next exam
B. John is studying hard in order that he not fail the next exam
C. John is studying hard so as to fell the next exam
D. John is studying hard in order to not to fail the next exam
Question 31: She gave in her notice. She planned to start her new job in January
A. She gave in her notice, plan to start her new job in January
B. She gave in her notice with a view to starting her new job in January
C. Her notice was given in with an aim to start her new job in January
D. Her notice was given in order for her to start her new job in January.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word for each of the blanks.
THE HISTORY OF WRITING
The development of writing (32) _____ a huge difference to the world and might see it as the
beginning
of the media. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in
China that date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of "picture writing"
developed in the (33) _____ around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient
Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC
onwards. However, the first (34) _____ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050BC.
Their alphabet
had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called
"aleph" and "beth", which in Greek became "alpha" and "beta", which gave us the modem word
"alphabet"
The modem European alphabet is based on the Greek and (35) _____ to other European
countries under the

Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and
the letter J and V were unknown to people in Shakespear's time.
If we (36) _____ the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans
used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in order to show that it was a Question, they started
to write Qo in place of the whole word, and then put the Q above the o. In the end, that became
the question mark "?"
Question 32: A. did B. had C. made D. took
Question 33: A. distance B. area C. length D. earth
Question 34: A. true B. accurate C. exact D. precise
Question 35: A. spread B. appeared C. was D. occurred
Question 36: A. look into B. bring on C. make off D. hold up
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word for each of the blanks.
Basic to any understanding of Canada in the 20 years after the Second World War is the
country’s impressive population growth. For every three Canadians in 1945, there were over five
in 1966. In September 1966 Canada’s population passed the 20 million mark. Most of this
surging growth came from natural increase. The depression of the 1930s and the war had held
back marriages, and the catching-up process began after 1945. The baby boom continued
through the decade of the 1950s, producing a population increase of nearly fifteen percent in the
five years from 1951 to 1956. This rate of increase had been exceeded only once before in
Canada’s history, in the decade before 1911, when the prairies were being settled. Undoubtedly,
the good economic conditions of the 1950s supported a growth in the population, but the
expansion also derived from a trend toward earlier marriages and an increase in the average size
of families. In 1957 the Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per thousand, one of the highest in the
world.
After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline. It continued falling until in
1966 it stood "at the lowest level in 25 years. Partly this decline reflected the low level of births
during the depression and the war, but it was also caused by changes in Canadian society. Young
people were staying at school longer, more women were working; young married couples were
buying automobiles or houses before starting families; rising living standards were cutting down
the size of families. It appeared that Canada was once more falling in step with the trend toward
smaller families that had occurred all through the Western world since the time of the Industrial
Revolution.
Although the growth in Canada’s population had slowed down by 1966 (the increase in the first
half of the 1960s was only nine percent), another large population wave was coming over the
horizon. It would be composed of the children who were born during the period of the high birth
rate prior to 1957.

Question 37: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Educational changes in Canadian society
B. Population trends in postwar Canada
C. Canada during the Second World War
D. Standards of living in Canada
Question 38: The word “five” in paragraph 1 refers to _____.
A. Canadians B. years C. decades D. marriages
Question 39: The word “surging” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. new B. extra C. accelerating D. surprising
Question 40: The author suggests that in Canada during the 1950’s _____.
A. the urban population decreased rapidly B. fewer people married
C. economic conditions were poor D. the birth rate was very high
Question 41: The author mention all of the following as causes of declines in population growth
after 1957 EXCEPT _____.
A. people being better educated B. people getting married earlier
C. better standards of living D. couples buying houses
Question 42: It can be inferred from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution _____.
A. families were larger B. population statistics were unreliable
C. the population grew steadily D. economic conditions were bad
Question 43: The word “it” in bold refers to ______.
A. horizon B. population wave C. nine percent D. first half
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.
Archaeological literature is rich in descriptions of pot making. Unlike modern industrial potters,
prehistoric artisans created each of their pieces individually, using the simplest technology but
demonstrating remarkable skill in making and adorning their vessels. The clay used in prehistoric
pot making was invariably selected with the utmost care; often it was traded over considerable
distances. The consistency of the clay was crucial ; it was pounded meticulously and mixed with
water to make it entirely even in texture. By careful kneading, the potter removed the air bubbles
and made the clay as plastic as possible, allowing it to be molded into shape as the pot was built
up. When a pot is fired, it loses its water and can crack , so the potter added a temper to the clay,
a substance that helped reduce shrinkage and cracking.

Since surface finishes provided a pleasing appearance and also improved the durability
in day-to-day use, the potter smoothed the exterior surface of the pot with wet hands. Often a wet
clay solution, known as a slip , was applied to the smooth surface. Brightly colored slips were
often used and formed painted decorations on the vessel. In later times, glazes came into use in
some areas. A glaze is a form of slip that turns to a glasslike finish during high-temperature
firing. When a slip was not applied, the vessel was allowed to dry slowly until the external
surface was almost like leather in texture. It was then rubbed with a round stone or similar object
to give it a shiny, hard surface. Some pots were adorned with incised or stamped decoration.
Most early pottery was then fired over open hearths. The vessels were covered with fast-
burning wood; as it burned, the ashes would be all around the pots and bake them evenly over a
few hours. Far higher temperatures were attained in special ovens, known as kilns, which would
not only bake the clay and remove its plasticity, but also dissolve carbons and iron compounds.
Kilns were also used for glazing, when two firings were needed. Once fired, the pots were
allowed to cool slowly, and small cracks were repaired before they were ready for use.
44. The passage mainly discusses ________.
A. why archaeologists study prehistoric pot making
B. how early pottery was made and decorated
C. the development of kilns used by early potters
D. the variety of decorations on prehistoric pottery
45. Prehistoric potters improved the texture of the clay by ________.
A. adding temper
B. removing the water
C. beating on the clay
D. mixing the clay with plastic substances
46. The word “durability” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. quality B. endurance C. adaptability D. applicability
47. According to the passage, prehistoric potters applied slips and glazes to their vessels in
order to ________.
A. improve the appearance of the vessels
B. prevent the vessels from leaking
C. help the vessels have a leather-like quality
D. give the vessels a leather-like quality

48. According to the passage, some potters tried to give vessels a glossy finish by ________.
A. smoothing them with wet hands
B. mixing the clay with colored solutions
C. baking them at a very high temperature
D. rubbing them with a smooth hard object
49. Look at the terms: “temper”, “glazes”, “kilns”, and “compounds”. All of them are defined
in the passage EXCEPT ________.
A. temper B. glazes C. kilns D. compounds
50. When pottery is fired under burning wood, the ashes help ________.
A. prevent the clay from cracking
B. produce a more consistently baked pot
C. attain a very high temperature
D. give the vessels a glass-like finish