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LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

In thispartof theListeningComprehension testyouwillhear fivedialogues.Youwillhear

eachdialoguetwice.Afterthesecondreading,thequestionwillbereadonce.Afteryouhear

thequestion,markyouranswerimmediately.[Playaudio1.1to1.5]

ü Dialogue

1. Thereasonforthepartyistocelebrate____________.

a. Abirthday

b. Apromotion

c. Ananniversary

d. Avictory

2. Whatdoesthewomanfindoutaboutherleave?

a. Shehaslostseveralofhervacationdays.

b. Therecordofhervacationdaysiswrong.

c. ShehastotakehervacationbeforeJanuary.

d. NoonecantakevacationleaveinJune.

3. Whatadvicedoesthewomangive?

a. Askthesuperintendentaboutotherapartmentsinthe

neighborhood.

b. Askthesuperintendentifhecouldlowerthepriceoftherent.

c. Offertogivethesuperintendentsomeextramoneyforhimself.

d. Forgetabouttryingtofindalargeapartmentinthecity.

4. Thewomaninthisconversation____________.

a. asksthemantobuyheranewspaper

b. doesnotneedanythingfromthegrocery

c. likestoshopforgroceriesbyherself

d. thinksthemanmayspendtoomuchmoney

5. Thewoman____________.

a. thoughtthatthemanwasactingtooseriously

b. spilledcoffeeontheman'sdesk

c. toldthemanaveryfunnyjoke

d. broughtthemanacupofcoffee

InthispartoftheListeningComprehensiontestyouwillhearfivenewsitems.Eachitem

willbefollowedbyonequestion.Youwillheareachnewsitemtwice.Afterthesecond

reading,thequestionwillbereadonce.Afteryouhearthequestion,markyouranswer

immediately.[Playaudio2.1to2.5]

ü NewsItems

6. HowdoscientistsonDr.Mortimer'sresearchteamexplaintheirfindings?

a. Mountainairishealthierthanseaair.

b. Peoplelivingathighaltitudesaregenerallyharderworkers.

c. Itiseasierforpeoplewithheartconditionstoliveinthinair.

d. Peoplelivingathighaltitudeshavetoexertthemselvesmore.

7. Accordingtothenewsbulletin,whathavedoctorsatColumbiaUniversity

discovered?

a. Elegantlivingisrapidlybecomingaserioushealthrisk.

b. ExcessivewinedrinkingledtothefalloftheRomanEmpire.

c. Leadcrystalwinebottlesmaymakethewineinthempoisonous.

d. Portwineisseenaslesselegantwhenservedinleadcrystal.

8. AccordingtoProfessorSchwartz,whydosomanywomenchoosetoretain

theirmaidennamesnowadays?

a. Onlyanti-feministswouldbeinfavorofwomentakingtheir

husbands'surnames.

b. Womenmaywishtokeeptheirownnamesforprofessionalreasons.

c. Womenarelessreluctanttogetdivorcednowadays.

d. Womenmaybereluctanttochangetheirnamesforfearofappearingto

beanti-establishment.

9. Accordingtothisreport,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

a. Even“unleaded”petrolreleasesleadthroughacar'sexhaust.

b. Carsthatrunonbenzeneneedspecialfiltersontheirexhaust.

c. Specialfiltershavemistakenlybeenremovedfrommanycars.

d. Carsusingunleadedpetrolshouldbefittedwithspecialfilters.

10. Accordingtothisnewsitem,chronicgambling____________.

a. iscurableiftreatedwithaseriesofappropriatedrugs

b. canbecuredthroughtherapiesthatcontrolimpulses

c. mayhaveabiologicalratherthanapsychologicalbasis

d. isoftenassociatedwithalcoholismanddrugaddiction

Youwillhearthefollowinginterviewtwice.First,youwillheartheentireinterviewwithout

interruption.Thesecondtime,theinterviewwillbedividedintotwopartswithquestions

followingeachpart.Eachquestionwillbereadonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,markyour

answerimmediately.[Playaudio3]

ü Interview

11. Whatdoescurrentresearchwiththesubstanceinterferonseemtoindicate

aboutitsusefulnessintreatingcolds?

a. Interferonmayhavetheeffectofmakingthosecolds,whichdo

occurlesssevere.

b. Interferonappearstobeoflittlerealuseinthepreventionofthe

commoncold.

c. Interferonmaybethekeytoeliminatingthecommoncoldonce

andforall.

d. Interferonappearstoeliminatecoldsymptomswithoutaffecting

thecolditself.

12. AccordingtoDr.Jordan,whatisoneofthereasonswhydoingresearchon

remediesforthecommoncoldissodifficult?

a. Theactualcauseofthecommoncoldhasnotyetbeendetermined.

b. Adequatefundingforresearchonthecoldisnolongeravailable.

c. Pharmaceuticalcompaniesstandtolosemoneyifacureisfound.

d. Animalscannotbeusedintheresearchbecausetheydonotcatch

colds.

13. AccordingtoDr.Jordan,whichofthefollowingismedicallyeffectiveintreating

acold?

a. bedrest

b. antihistamines

c. lemonandhoney

d. nothing

14. Whoamongthefollowingwouldprobablygetthemostcoldsinasingleyear?

a. ayoungboy

b. ayounggirl

c. amiddle-agedman

d. amiddle-agedwoman

15. WhatpossibleexplanationdoesDr.Jordangiveforthefactthatpeopleget

morecoldsinthewinterseasonandtherainyseason?

a. Peoplearemorelikelytobecoldorwetduringtheseseasons.

b. Peopletendtostayindoorsand,therefore,inclosercontact.

c. Virusestendtomultiplymorerapidlyincold,dampconditions.

d. People'sresistanceseemstobelowerduringtheseseasons.

READINGCOMPREHENSION

Read the following seven passages carefully. Select the response to the comprehension

questions,whichmostaccuratelyagreeswithwhatyouhaveread.

ü Passage1

The potato, like other root crops, has an unearned reputation in some countries as an

inferiorfood,orapoorperson'sstaple.Whilerootsarethemain ingredientofthedietof

halfamillionpeople,thepotato'snutritivecontentofprotein,fiber,minerals,andvitamins

Bl, B2 and C hardlymakes it inferior.Medical researchers report that potatoes are even

betterthanmilkformalnourishedchildren,whooftencannotdigestmilk.Potatoesprovide

ahigh-qualityproteinsimilartothatindairyproducts.Unfortunately,thepotatoisstillout

ofreachofapoorperson'sbudgetinmanydevelopingcountriessuchasIndonesiaandthe

Philippines.

16. Accordingtothispassage,whymightpotatoesbebetterthanmilkfor

childrenwhoareimproperlynourished?

a. Potatoescontainquiteabitofcalcium.

b. PotatoeshavemoreBvitaminsthanmilk.

c. Thesechildrenoftencannotassimilatemilk.

d. Thesechildrenoftencannotfindasupply.

17. Thepotato____________.

a. doesnotdeserveitsbadreputation

b. isthemainfoodforhalfamillionpeople

c. isnotavailableinmanydevelopingcountries

d. canhardlybecallednutritious

ü Passage2

"Anting"isanounthatisenteringthelanguagebecauseofornithologists,orbirdwatchers.

Antingreferstoanactivityinwhichbirdsrubthemselveswithdefensefluidsor,sometimes,

otherbodilyfluidsofants.Inthepastscientiststhoughtantinghadnofunctionandthatit

wasavicelikesmokingordrinking.However,mostornithologistsnowthinkthatbirdsuse

ant fluids to kill parasites. Among those ants that birds favor are the Azteca ants, which

produceformicacid,arepellentsoeffectivethatitwilldriveoffarmyants.Birdsoftencrash

diveintoAztecanestsandallowtheinsectstocrawlallovertheirbodies,ortheygraspthem

in their beaks and rub them through their feathers. The birds get such relief from their

treatmentthatsomeappeartoswoonandevenlosetheirbalance.

18. “Anting”____________.

a. isanactivityuniquetobirdwatchers

b. referstothekillingofAztecaantsbyparasites

c. isarelativelynewwordintheEnglishlanguage

d. referstothewayantsdefendthemselves

19. BirdssometimesdiveintoAztecaantnestsbecause____________.

a. theylosetheirbalanceastheyenter

b. theyaretryingtokilltheants

c. theyareseekingrelieffromparasites

d. theyarerepelledbytheAztecaants

ü Passage3

Tall children score slightly higher on intelligence tests and perform somewhat better

academically than their shorter classmates, perhaps because more is expected of them,

researchers for a National Health Examination survey have found. Themagnitude of the

differenceisnot large,however,andcertainlynotworthgivingchildrengrowthhormones

tomake them taller, saidDr.DarrellWilsonof StanfordUniversity.Heandhis colleagues

concludedtherewasadefinitelinkbetweenheightandscoresontestsofbothintelligence

and achievement. The association remained even after controlling for other factors,

including socioeconomic status, birth order, family size and rate of physicalmaturity. Dr.

Wilsonsaidthedifferencewassmallbutsignificant.Theresearchersbasedtheirfindingson

datafromastudyinvolvingnearly14,000childrenfromsixto17yearsold.

20. One cause the researchers suggested for the connection between height

andtestscoreswasthetallchildren's____________.

a. greaterrateofphysicalmaturity

b. increasedgrowthhormoneproduction

c. responsetogreaterexpectations

d. generalhealthandbetternutrition

VOCABULARY

ü Selecttheonewordorgroupofwordsthatbestcompleteseachsentence.

21. Theresolutionwasadoptedforthree____________reasons.

a. compelling

b. concentrate

c. corrosive

d. covetous

22. Itis____________thatshereachthecapitalwiththeprisoner'spardon.

a. Unimportant

b. Imperative

c. Haphazard

d. Fortunate

23. Becausetheydidnotwanthimtosucceed,theymadeeveryeffortto

________hisplans.

a. Pursue

b. Flaunt

c. Prevent

d. Thwart

24. Johnbroughtallthe____________heneededforthecampingtrip.

a. Glare

b. Gear

c. Gore

d. Gleam

25. Severalmembersofthedepartment____________herstatement.

a. Reformed

b. Signified

c. Verified

d. Informed

26. Istronglyresentyourlastcomment.Kindly____________it.

a. Takeback

b. Withdraw

c. Remove

d. Recall

27. Thedevelopmentofmicroprocessorsrepresentsagreattechnological

____________.

a. Breakout

b. Breakdown

c. Breakup

d. Breakthrough

28. Sheappearedtobe____________withtroubles.

a. Burdened

b. Buoyant

c. Lauded

d. Lucid

29. Thewomanwasshockedbythe_______________detailsofthecrime.

a. Simple

b. Pompous

c. Unaffected

d. Lurid

30. Thiscontractis_______________;onnoaccountcanitbebreached.

a. Defining

b. Fastening

c. Tying

d. Binding

ü Selecttheoneword,whichisclosestinmeaningtothewordunderlinedinthegiven

sentence.

31. Itisimportantthatourorganizationhelptodefraythecostofthe

operation.

a. Uncover

b. Deter

c. Offset

d. Determine

32. Whenwereachedtheevacuationcenter,theareawasablaze.

a. Clearedout

b. Onfire

c. Indistress

d. Builtup

33. Thereportwasconcernedwiththeprospectsofouterspaceexploration.

a. Difficulties

b. Costs

c. Possibilities

d. Goals

34. Heisoneofthemostemulatedphotographers.

a. Admired

b. Rewarded

c. Studied

d. Copied

35. Susanpaidthedeliverymangrudgingly.

a. Unwillingly

b. Generously

c. Dejectedly

d. Quickly

36. Thedoctorsintheemergencyroomareknowntobecallous.

a. Friendly

b. Concerned

c. Insensitive

d. Methodical

37. Thisprogramhasresultedingreaterprosperityforthefarmersofthe

region.

a. Adversity

b. Affluence

c. Appreciation

d. Autonomy

38. Werethediplomat'sanswerscandid?

a. Planned

b. Honest

c. Silly

d. Convincing

39. Hisreportisjustlyfamousforitsapproachtopollution.

a. Simply

b. Recently

c. Only

d. Rightly

40. Theministerwithstoodallobjectionstotheproposal.

a. Denied

b. Resisted

c. Answered

d. Excused

GRAMMAR

ü Ineachofthefollowingitemsselecttheonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthe

sentence.

41. Hewondered____________.

a. whydidshepersistinmakingtheerror

b. whyshepersistedinmakingtheerror

c. whydidshepersisttomaketheerror

d. whyshepersistedtomaketheerror

42. Due____________ashortageoftextbooks,noteveryonegotacopy.

a. Of

b. To

c. At

d. From

43. Tony____________hiscarpaintedjustbeforehewreckedit.

a. Hashad

b. Hadhad

c. Hashave

d. Hadhave

44. ____________hegets,thelessheexercises.

a. Older

b. Asoldas

c. Asold

d. Theolder

45. Whenyou'reinRichmond,taketimetostop____________thepark.

a. Havingseen

b. Andsee

c. Seeing

d. Forseeing

46. WhenI____________home,I'llcallyou.

a. Willget

b. Got

c. Get

d. Gets

47. ____________,shewouldhavemadethetrain.

a. Ifshehurried

b. Hadn’tshehurried

c. Shehurried

d. Hadshehurried

48. Seldom____________suchacomplicatedproblem.

a. Encountered

b. Ihaveencountered

c. WhenIhaveencountered

d. HaveIencountered

49. Whenthefamilyfinallycametoadecision,italways____________soby

consensus.

a. Arrived

b. Cameto

c. Did

d. Had

50. GalileoGalileiiscredited____________theconstructionofthefirst

completeastronomicaltelescope.

a. By

b. With

c. To

d. At

51. Makingmoneyisimportant,____________,beinghappyisimportant,too.

a. Inanotherhand

b. Onanotherhand

c. Intheotherhand

d. Ontheotherhand

52. IwishI____________totravelwiththerestofthegroup.

a. Amable

b. Hadbeenable

c. Havebeenableto

d. Willbeable

53. Shehasoftenwishedshe____________advantageofherparents'offertosee

herthroughcollege.

a. Hadtaken

b. Shouldhavetaken

c. Oughttotake

d. Wouldhavetaken

54. You____________attheconcert.Iwasathome.

a. Shouldn’thaveseenme

b. Couldn’t’haveseenme

c. Mightn’thaveseenme

d. Mustn’thaveseenme

55. Itlooks____________youdon'tunderstand.

a. That

b. Asif

c. As

d. Aslike

CRITICALTHINKING

ü Thinkoftheoneword,whichwillbesuitableforallthreesentences.Youcannot

changetheformofthewordandhastouseinoneform.Lookattheexample;theword

‘meet’isperfectlysuitableforallthreeblanksinthesentences.

o [MEET]

§ Hewasafraidthathisrevolutionaryproposalswould__________

withstrongoppositionfromhardliners.

§ TheChinesefactorieswereoperatingnonstopchurningoutshoes

to__________thedemandinEuropeandtheUS.

§ Withonly200dollarsamonth,thefamilystruggledtomakeends

__________.

56. _____________________

a. ThebirdsbuildtheirnestsinearlySeptemberandbeginto

___________theireggstwoweekslater,alwaysbeingonthelookout

forpredators.

b. Thepressspeculatedwhetherthenewtelecommunications

companywasgoingto___________cablesontheseabedtoimprove

theexistingsystem.

c. Oneofmyresponsibilitiesathomeisto___________thetablein

theevening.

57. _____________________

a. It'sirritatingthattheydonothingbut__________liesaboutourfamily.

Thewholevillageisabouttobelievetheirincrediblestories.

b. Don'tallowtheeducationalsystemtorestrictyourthinkingabilities.I

urgeyouto__________yourwingsanddothingsyourway.

c. Heopenedthejar,tookoutsomejamwithhisknifeand___________it

evenlyonthewarmtoast.

58. _________________

a. Marijuanaisnotregardedasa__________drug.That'swhysome

countriesarethinkingoflettingpeopleuseit,atleastformedical

purposes.

b. It’s___________tobelievethattherearenogoodpeopleoutthere.I'm

sureyoucanfindsomegood-naturedindividualsinthisarea.

c. I'mtryingtospareyoulearningthingsthe___________way.Followmy

adviceandyoudon'tneedtomakemistakes.

59. _______________

a. Thelatest__________inTheNewYorkTimeswasnotfavorable.Hefelt

themoviewasunderrated.

b. Attheendofyourfirstyearatworkwewill___________yoursalary

andgiveyouacompanycar.

c. Thereclusivedictatorshowedupatamilitaryparadeto___________

histroopsandshowhisdefiantopponentshewasstillinpower.

60. _______________

a. Blanketsandshelterswerein___________supplyintheaftermath

ofthedisaster.

b. Nobodyinthisbusinessknewhisrealname.HewascalledBillfor

__________.

c. Shereactedangrilywhenhernamehadn'tbeenincludedonthe

__________listedthejob.