Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1: We are having____terrible weather which is quite strange. Usually_________weather in UK is not this bad.

A. the – a                         B. Ø - the                         C. the – the                      D. a – the

Question 2: Urbanization has resulted in _____________problems besides the benefits.

A. variety                        B. vary                             C. various                        D. variability

Question 3: If you don't ____ this opportunity, you might not get another one.

A. catch                           B. hold                             C. capture                        D. grab 

Question 4:  ____ these two sources is considered green energy because they produce a lot of pollution when they are burned.

A. On account of             B. Both of                        C. Neither of                   D. Because of

Question 5: What will you do ______ you get older?

A. until                            B. unless                          C. when                           D. if

Question 6: It's time you tidied your room. It's getting_________.

A. more messier and messier                                  B. messier and messier

C. more messy and messy                                       D. more and more messy

Question 7: Nobody has seen him,______?

A. have they                    B. has he                          C. hasn’t he                     D. haven’t they

Question 8: When will you send the message? - We ____ it by Friday.

A. will deliver             B. am going to deliver            C. will be delivering   D. will have delivered

Question 9: Mr. Park Hang Seo, a Korean coach, is considered a big          in Vietnam football.

A. cheese                         B. bread                           C. egg                              D. sandwich

Question 10: I requested that first-year students ____ to change their courses in the first two weeks.

A. would be permitted    B. be permitted                C. permit                         D. were permitted 

Question 11: I know too little Dutch to have understood what they were talking about. What I....was that their boss would be there the next morning.

A. did understand       B. could have understood    C. have understood         D. didn't understand

Question 12: You may find you've got so many things to think about that it's difficult to ____.

A. turn it off                    B. put off                         C. switch off                   D. see off

Question 13: Access to education, health, social services and cultural activities is more ____ available to people in cities than in villages.

A. readily                        B. willingly                     C. comparatively             D. extremely 

Question 14: She is ____ a spectator.

A. more an athlete than      B. more of an athlete than C. an athlete more than  D. an athlete of more than 

Question 15: We use compact florescent light bulbs, ____ last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs.

A. they                             B. that                              C. which                          D. what

Mark the letter A, B, C, or Dto indicate the most suitable respond to complete the following exchanges

Question 16: Helen and Linda are talking about the film they saw at the cinema last night

Helen: “I think it is the best movie I have ever seen”.  Lida: “……………….”

A. Me too.                       B. Not me.                       C. Same to you.               D. Me neither.

Question 17: Alex: “Thank you for taking the time to come here in person.”     Amy: “______________”

A. I'd love to come. What time?                            B. I don't know what time that person comes.

C. Do you have time for some gossip?                 D. It's my pleasure.

Mark the letter  to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress

Question 18: A. sanitation          B. situation                 C. coalition                 D. interrogation

Question 19: A. prefer                 B. access                     C. attract                     D. inform

Read the following passage  and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the questions

Nguyen Binh Khiem was a Vietnamese administrator, educator, poet, and sage. As a poet throughout his life, he composed many poems in Chinese and Nom that have survived to this day. He is referred to by several names: Hanh Phu, Bach Van cu si (White Cloud Hermit) and Trang Trinh.

Bom in Co Am village in 1491, he got the teaching from the second-rank doctor Luong Dac Bang and passed the official government examination in 1535, ranking number one in the country. This was a period of great instability in Viet Nam which may explain the reason why he took the exam at such a late age. He served in the Mac Dynasty court for just seven years until 1542 when he resigned after his official complaints about royal court corruptions were ignored. He then returned to his native village and opened a school. Among his students were Phung Khac Khoan (a diplomat), Luong Huu Khanh, Nguyen Du (the author of Truyen ky man luc).

Nguyen Binh Khiem became a person much sought after by many leaders during that time of upheaval, civil war, the Mac collapse, and the rise of the Trinh Lords and Nguyen Lords. Both Trinh Kiem and Nguyen Hoang sought his advice in their pursuit of power. To the former, he gave the advice of being the real power behind the restored Le Dynasty. To the latter, he advised building a base of power in the undeveloped south. Both men followed these suggestions, resulting in a political and military division of Viet Nam that would last for 200 years. As a result of this sage advice, Nguyen Binh Khiem gained a reputation as someone who could foretell the future. Some of his prophecies were of a Delphic nature as they were ambiguous and could be read in several ways.

Question 20:  The reason why he took the official government examination at a late age was that ________.

A. there was no examination before that               B. he waited for the Mac Dynasty to rule the country

C. he was busy composing poems                         D. the country went through many conflicts

Question 21:  In 1542, he resigned from the royal court because ________.

A. the royal court didn’t pay attention to his complaints

B. the royal court ignored his suggestions developing the country

C. there were corruptions in the royal court

D. he was replaced by his talented students

Question 22:  All of the following are true about the period after he resigned from the royal court EXCEPT that ________.

A. he trained some famous scholars for the country         B. he paid no attention to politics and ignored it

C. the kings or lords often came to him for advice           D. he composed poems and some prophecies

Question 23:  We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. he advised Nguyen Hoang to live in peace in the undeveloped south

B. he foresaw the division of Viet Nam between the Trinh Lords and Nguyen Lords

C. he made the Mac Dynasty collapse with his prophecies and influence

D. he asked Trinh Kiem to become the king of the restored Le Dynasty

Question 24:  His prophecies ________.

A. are accurate all the time                                     B. can be understood in several ways

C. can give us good advice about the future           D. contain reliable information about the future

Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that best fits the blank space in the following passage

GREEN ENERGY

Fossil fuels are used to generate the majority of the world's energy, and they come in different forms. For example, coal may be burned in a power (25) ____ to generate electricity, but gasoline is burned in a car's engine to make it run. Neither of these two sources is considered green energy because they produce a lot of pollution when they are burned. In addition, they come from a source that is inevitably going to (26) ____.

Green energy can be defined as any energy source that is to some degree non-polluting. When it is called (27) ____, this means that a person can replace the same amount of energy that was consumed by that person (28) ____ that person's lifetime. Since it took millions and millions of years to create the fossil fuels that we now burn, we know that they cannot be replaced by us. 

Wind power and solar power, (29) ____ harnessed properly, are two excellent sources of green energy. Once the necessary parts such as wind turbines to generate wind power and solar panels to create solar power have been produced, only the pollution from the production is left.

Question 25: A. outlet                 B. point                       C. factory                    D. plant

Question 26: A. run out of           B. cut out                    C. run out                    D. burn out

Question 27: A. harmful             B. effective                 C. sustainable             D. durable

Question 28: A. about                  B. along                      C. during                     D. within 

Question 29: A. when                  B. which                      C. where                     D. what 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction

Question 30: Alike light waves, microwaves may be reflected and concentrated elements.

A. may be                        B. Alike                           C. concentrated               D. waves

Question 31: Economists have recently show that there exists a large productivity gain due to locating in dense agglomerations.

A. productivity        B. agglomerations                             C. show                 D. Economists

Question 32: Individuals define themselves by nationality, ethnic, language, clothing and food.

A. ethnic                          B. Individuals                  C. nationality                  D. clothing

Mark the letter to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation

Question 33: A. estimated           B. penetrated              C. arrested                  D. claimed

Question 34: A. rehear                B. peace                      C. realize                    D. appear

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D  to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning

Question 35: 'If we continue to deplete our planets natural resources, we will damage the environment significantly.

A. add to                          B. use up                         C. reduce                         D. exhaust

Question 36: I'm glad to see you're back in the land of the living. We were worried about you.

A. happily                    B. alive; no longer ill   C. safely                      D. quickly

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D  to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning

Question 37: There has been a hot debate among the scientists relating to the pros and cons of using robotic probes to study distant objects in space.

A. problems and solutions                                      B. causes and effects

C. advantages and disadvantages                            D. solutions and limitations

Question 38: When you walk, don't look at your feet. This will slow you down and lead to back pain.

A. result in                   B. result from              C. cause                       D. activate

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 39: He bought her flowers and diamond rings. This action made her fall in love with him.

A. He bought her flowers and diamond rings, what made her fall in love with him.

B. He bought her flowers and diamond rings, that made her fall in love with him.

C. He bought her flowers and diamond rings which made her fall in love with

D. He bought her flowers and diamond rings, which made her fall in love with him.

Question 40: Why do you take an umbrella? It is not even raining.

A. You need not take an umbrella because it is not even raining.

B. You must not take an umbrella because it is not even raining.

C. You cannot take an umbrella because it is not even raining.

D. You need not to take an umbrella because it is not even raining.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning

Question 41: This music concert wouldn't have been possible without your sponsorship.

A. It's possible that your sponsorship made this music concert impossible

B. Your sponsorship made it possible for this music concert to take place.

C. If it had been for your sponsorship, this music concert wouldn't have been possible.

D. If you didn't sponsor, this music concert wouldn't have been possible.

Question 42: People in Australia are so environmentally-friendly that they create the greenest country in the world.

A. Australia is the greenest country in the world if the people are environmentally friendly.

B. Australia is the greenest country in the world while the people are environmentally-friendly.

C. Australia is the greenest country in the world though the people are environmentally friendly

D. Australia is the greenest country in the world because the people are environmentally friendly.

Question 43: Cultural changes have never been as accelerated as they are now during the globalization.

A. Never before have cultural changes been as accelerated as they are now during the globalization.

B. Never before cultural changes have been as accelerated as they are now during the globalization.

C. Never before have been cultural changes as accelerated as they are now during the globalization.

D. Never before cultural have changes been as accelerated as they are now during the globalization.

Read the  passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to the questions

UNDERSTANDING INDIA'S CASTE SYSTEM

It has been said that life is what we make of it. In other words, if we work hard and focus on our goals, we can have great careers and enjoy high status is society. However, these opportunities don't exist for everyone. In some places, the family you are born into will decide almost everything about your life. India's caste system is an example of this.

The caste system is a major part of the Hindu religion that has existed for thousands of years. It is a way of organizing and grouping people based on the occupation of the family. Castes will determine whom people can socialize with and their place in society. Originally, a person's caste was supposed to be determined by their personality, but over time it has been linked to their job and family. 

There are four classes, also known as varnas, in India's caste system. The highest one is Brahmin. People in this class have jobs in education and religion. These are seen as extremely important functions for the society as they deal with the knowledge. The second highest level is the Kshatriya, or ruling class. People from this group can be soldiers, landowners, or have jobs in politics. The class beneath this is the Vaishya. These people often work in the commercial sector as merchants. The fourth class level is the Shudra. Shudras typically work as unskilled laborers doing factory or farm work, or they may also be employed as artists. 

There is another group, the Harijan, that is at the bottom and considered to be outside of the caste system. For many years, they were known as Untouchables, people from this caste held the most undesirable jobs in society, such as cleaning up garbage. Furthermore, they weren't allowed to pray at public temples or drink water from the same wells as other classes. If someone from another caste came into contact with an Untouchable, they were considered dirty and would be expected to bathe vigorously to clean themselves, 

Although the caste system still exists in India, the government is taking steps to improve the living conditions and decrease unemployment rates for the Shudras and Harijan. This includes providing better health care, offering literacy programmes, and making sure that people from higher social classes do not exploit them. It seems unlikely that the caste system will disappear any time soon, but the overall conditions for those at the bottom do seem to be improving.

Question 44:  Which of the following is not true about India's caste system?

A. The Kshatriya is the second highest class.

B. Hard work helps people move up in the caste system. 

C. The caste system has been used in India for a long time.

D. It is possible that a Shudra would work on a farm.

Question 45:  The word "this" in paragraph 1 refers to ____.

A. the pleasure of life in India

B. the major part of the Hindu religion

C. the fact that your origin will mostly decide your future

D. the India's caste system existing for thousands of years 

Question 46:  What is the caste system mainly based on?

A. Who a person's parents are                                 B. Where a person was born

C. When a person starts school                               D. What a person believes on 

Question 47:  What kind of job would a Brahmin likely have?

A. A priest                       B. An inventor                C. A painter                    D. A warrior

Question 48:  What could replace the word "ruling" in paragraph 3?

A. defeating                    B. delaying                      C. guessing                      D. governing

Question 49:  All of the following are true about the Harijan EXCEPT that ____.

A. they used to be known as Untouchables

B. they had to do undesirable jobs in society

C. anyone from another caste coming to contact with an Untouchable is not allowed to pray at temples 

D. any contact between someone from another caste with an Untouchable was considered unacceptable

Question 50:  What does the passage suggest about the future of the caste system?

A. The bottom groups will rise to rule over the top classes.

B. It is probably going to get worse before it gets better.

C. One day soon it won't be used anymore in India.

     D. It will likely continue to exist for a long time in India. 

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1: 18. Don’t worry. By the time you come back next month, we ______ the work.

A. had completed                    B. will have completed  C. have completed    D. would have completed

Question 2: 2Chemical wastes from factories are _______ that cause serious damage to species habitats.

A. Polluters                 B. pollutants               C. pollutions                           D. pollutes

Question 3: The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife _______

A. Prosperous             B. vulnerable              C. remained                D. prefect

Question 4:  When she heard the bad news, she broke ______ and cried.

A. up                           B. into             C. down                       D. in

Question 5: The idea to ______ a visit to the local council residence was welcomed by all the visitors.

A. do               B. pay              C. go                           D. walk

Question 6: My parents insisted that my brother ______ to our home village after graduation.

A. returns                    B. return                      C. returned                              D. must return

Question 7: You should always have an alternative plan to ______.

 A. bring about            B. fall back on            C. ask after                              D. feel up to

Question 8: The ________north we go, the _________we are to meet high temperatures.

A. far – less likely                              B. farther – likely

C. farther – less likely            D. farthest – less likely

Question 9: Looking after a kitten is ____ more difficult than I thought it would be.

A. far                           B. farther                     C. further                                D. father

Question 10: In military, A.I. robots are used to _______ dangerous environments containing explosives or contaminated by nuclear weapons.

A. explore        B.fix                          C. change        D. borrow

Question 11: This_______disease caused a lot of complications during the treatment procedure.

A. situation        B. difficult                          C. life-threatening        D. weak

Question 12: Mum and Dad didn't fancy cooking, so we got a pizza____.
 A. deliver                            B. delivered                     C. be delivered                D. to be delivered

Question 13: Many industries today use highly______ vehicles that can drive with almost no human intervention.
A. automated                        B. automation                  C. automatic                    D. automate

Question 14: The saola and rhino are considered _______ species in Vietnam.

A. diverse                               B. unique                    C. endangered             D. evolutionary

Question 15: Melanie is retiring from her job next summer ______ she can devote more time to photography.

A. in case                    B. until                        C. in order that                        D. so as to

Mark the letter A, B, C, or Dto indicate the most suitable respond to complete the following exchanges

Question 16: - “Would you mind lending me your dictionary?”       - “__________.”

A. Yes. Here it is                    B. Not at all                C. Yes, let’s                D. Great

Question 17:“You don’t work at weekends, do you?”                      - “__________.”

A. Yes, please             B. No problem C. Of course not         D.Never mind

Mark the letter  to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress

Question 18: A. activate        B. apprentice               C. applicant                 D. specialize

Question 19: A. academic     B. exterminate            C. artificial                  D. navigation

Read the following passage  and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the questions

The Power of Crowdsourcing

There is a famous old saying that when trying to solve a problem “two heads are better than one”. Yet until recently, businesses would often rely on one key person to get important tasks done. But thanks to a phenomenon called crowdsourcing, more and more companies are allowing their consumers to have their say when designing new products.

The term “crowdsourcing” refers to the process of outsourcing jobs which were once done by a
single person to a large group (or a crowd) of people. In the past, crowdsourcing wasn’t practical, as it was impossible to gather thousands of like-minded people together to share opinions. Now, thanks to the Internet, online forums, and social media, this isn’t a difficult task at all.

There are many important applications for crowdsourcing in business. For example, if a small
business was looking to develop a business logo, it might employ a single designer and hope for the best. However, with crowdsourcing, companies can specify some guidelines about their project, set a budget, and start a design contest online. Within hours, it will likely receive hundreds of designers sending them logos.

In the end, they can choose the design they like best and the winner will get compensated.
Crowdsourcing has other applications as well. A website called Duolingo is using crowdsourcing to translate documents into different languages. It offers free lessons to language learners. As part of their tests, users translate lines to test their knowledge. Then, a computer programme will analyze thousands of test results for consistency and arrange an accurate translation.

Not everyone is sold on crowdsourcing, though. In many cases, it may be better to rely on the
opinion of a few specialized professionals than information from a crowd. For instance, it makes more sense to trust the opinion of one top doctor than to take the advice of 1,000 random people regarding a health issue. Another criticism is the low wage that crowdworkers usually receive. Since crowdworkers are freelancers and not employees, they can be paid less than minimum wage. Whether you love or hate crowdsourcing, it appears to be here to stay. So before you make any financial judgements, consider following the crowd and give crowdsourcing a try.

Question 20:  The old saying “two heads are better than one” in paragraph 1 means that __________.

A. two people can work more carefully than one person working alone

B. two heads are more expensive than one

C. two people can achieve more than one person working alone

D. two heads are paid better than one

Question 21: One of the advantages of using crowdsourcing is __________.

A. we can get the best answer to our solution with the unbelievably small budget

B. within a relatively short period of time, we can get so many answers to a single problem

C. the company no longer hire employees to solve problems

D. hospitals can practically apply the method of crowdsourcing in consulting patients

Question 22:  Which of the following is NOT a good situation to use crowdsourcing?

A. A company needs to get ideas for a new sneaker.

B. A business is looking to understand why people like its products.

C. A student is looking for ideas on where to stay on holiday.

D. A person needs to understand a law for an important court case.

Question 23:  According to the passage, why didn’t businesses use crowdsourcing in the past?

A. It was too hard to collect and check lots of people’s ideas.

B. People weren’t as smart as they are today.

C. It was usually illegal in most countries to do this.

D. No one had ever thought of the idea of crowdsourcing before.

Question 24: Which of the following sentences is true?

A. Everyone agrees that crowdsourcing is a great idea.

B. Crowdsourcing is now a fast way to get logos made.

C. It seems that crowdsourcing will become less popular in the future.

D. People who work as crowdworkers don’t earn large salaries.

Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that best fits the blank space in the following passage

In the past, elephants in Thailand were taken from the wild when they were very young. They (25) __________ to work for the people cutting down the large trees of the forests. They became “work machine” – they were not free, wild animal (26) __________ more.
Some of the elephants became depressed and some even cried. Elephants can be unhappy too. Boualoi was one of these elephants, (27) __________with the help of Thailand’s Royal Family and the World Wildlife Fund, she is soon going back (28) __________ her natural environment, the forest. First, she is going to live at the Doi Pa Muang Wildlife Sanctuary. There, she will learn (29) __________ free again, and she will meet other free elephants for the first time.

Question 25:  A. sell              B. sold                         C. are sold                   D. were sold

Question 26:  A. some           B. little                        C. any                         D. few

Question 27:  A. for               B. but                         C. since                       D. as

Question 28:  A. in                B. on                           C. from                        D. to

Question 29:  A. be                B. to be                       C. being                      D. to have been

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction

Question 30: One of the best (A) ways to encourage your children to read (B) are (C) to provide interesting titles for (D) them to enjoy.

Question 31: My friend offered(A) finding(B) more information about(C) the company that I was applying to(D).

Question 32: Many experts believe (A) that A.I. technology will soon do(B) even greater(C) advances in(D) many other areas.

Mark the letter to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation

Question 33: A.wrapped                   B. asked                      C. improved                D. finished

Question 34: A. summer                  B. business                  C. sunrise                    D. shut

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D  to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning

Question 35: In the 1980 census, New Jersey was the most densely populated state.

 A. rigorously              B. heavily                    C. wantonly                D. sparsely

Question 36: We run a very tight ship here, and we expect all our employees to be at their desks by eight o’clock and take good care of their own business.
A. have a good voyage                                                          B. organize things inefficiently

C. run faster than others                                                        D. manage an inflexible system

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D  to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning

Question 37: 16. Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken.

A. Vanishing               B. polluting                             C. destroying              D. damaging

Question 38: Only aggressive species of small animal life are likely to survive in the rough waters near shallow coral reefs.

 A. a few         B. strong                     C. passive                                D. marine

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 39: Mike graduated with a good degree. However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.

A. Mike joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.

B. If Mike graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.

C. Although Mike graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.

D. That Mike graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.

Question 40: He was able to finish his book. It was because his wife helped him.

A. If it weren’t for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book.

B. If only he had been able to finish his book.

C. Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book.

D. But for his wife’s help, he couldn't finish his book.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning

Question 41:"You should find out more information about the company offering the job."

A. My best friend advised me to find out more information about the company offering the job.

B. My best friend thanked me for finding out more informatioon about the company offering the job.

C. My best friend begged me to find out more information about the company offering the job.

D. My best friend blamed me for finding out more informatioon about the company offering the job.

Question 42: Lan had her car serviced yesterday.

A.  Lan had to service her car yesterday.                  B.   Lan had serviced her car yesterday.

C.  Lan had somebody to service her car yesterday. D.  Somebody serviced Lan's car yesterday.

Question 43:  Mr. Mills lost his job because he was late every day.

A. If Mr. Mills weren’t late every day, he wouldn’t lose his job.

B. The reason why Mr. Mills lost his job was that he was late every day.

C. Mr. Mills was late every day so losing his job.

D. Mr. Mills would have lost his job if he had been late every day.

Read the  passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to the questions

Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men. Discrimination against women in business, the demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of women entrepreneurs small. Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than 40 billion in annual revenues, and this figure is likely to continue rising throughout the 1990s. As Carolyn Doppelt Gray, an official of the Small Business Administration, has noted, "The 1970s was the decade of women entering management, and the 1980s turned out to be the decade of the woman entrepreneur."

What are some of the factors behind this trend? For one thing, as more women earn advanced degrees in business and enter the corporate world, they are finding obstacles. Women are still excluded from most executive suites. Charlotte Taylor, a management consultant, had noted, "In the 1970s women believed if they got an MBA and worked hard they could become chairman of the board. Now they've found out that isn't going to happen, so they go out on their own."

In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in "women's" fields- cosmetics and clothing, for example. But this is changing. Consider ASK Computer Systems, a 22-million-a-year computer software business. It was founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtzig, who was then a housewife with degrees in math and engineering. When Kurtzig founded the business, her first product was software that let weekly newspapers keep tabs on their newspaper carriers-and her office was a bedroom at home, with a shoebox under the bed to hold the company's cash. After she succeeded with the newspaper software system, she hired several bright computer-science graduates to develop additional programs. When these were marketed and sold, ASK began to grow. It now has 200 employees, and Sandra Kurtzig owns $66.9 million of stock.

Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as men often do. They still face hurdles in the business world, especially problems in raising money; the banking and finance world is still dominated by men, and old attitudes die hard. Most businesses owned by women are still quite small. But the situation is changing; there are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtzig in the years ahead.

Question 44:What is the main idea of this passage?

 A. The computer is especially lucrative for women today.

 B. Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more attractive to the business world.

 C. Women are better at small businesses than men are.

 D. Women today are opening more businesses of their own.

Question 45:The word “excluded” is closest meaning to _________.

A. often invited to       B. permitted    C. not permitted in      D. charged admission to

Question 46:All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the business world EXCEPT that _________.

A. women were required to stay at home with their families.

B. women faced discrimination in business.             C. women lacked ability to work in business.

D. women were not trained in business.

Question 47:According to the passage, Charlotte Taylor believes that women in 1970s _________.

 A. were unrealistic about their opportunities in business management

 B. had fewer obstacles in business than they do today

 C. were unable to work hard enough to succeed in business

 D. were still more interested in education than business opportunities

Question 48:The author mentions the “shoebox under the bed” in order to _________.

 A. show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig

 B. show the frugality of women in business

 C. point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzig's business were limited

 D. suggest that the company needed to expand

Question 49:The expression “keep tabs on” is closest meaning to _________.

A. pay the salaries of              B. keep records of       C. provide transportation for

D. recognize the appearance of

Question 50:It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that business operated by women are small because ________.

A. many women fail at large businesses

B. women are not able to borrow money easily

C. women prefer a small intimate setting

D. women can't deal with money

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 1.     A. extinct                    B. danger                    C. evolve                     D. survive

Question 2.     A. incredible               B. exterminate            C. entrepreneur           D. prioritise

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 3.     A. algorithm               B. envelope                 C. dough                     D. poach

Question 4.     A. churches                 B. services                  C. passages                 D. techniques

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 5. Linda is talking to Ruth about Ruth's new shirt. Linda: “I really like your shirt. It looks great on you.”

Ruth: “                    ”

A. Really? Thanks!                B. No, I doubt it.               C. Do you want it?            D. Yes, that's right.

Question 6. Jake is talking to Michael about Michael's help. Jake: “           ”

Michael: “You're welcome!”

A. That's nice, Michael.         B. I don't need your help.C. It was nice of you to help me.                                               D. Don't mention it.

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 7. Robots with artificial intelligence can compute at an incredible speed.

A. unimaginable                   B. reasonable                    C. distinguished                D. great

Question 8. The delicate ecosystem is vulnerable to destruction if pollution continues at this rate.

A. prone                                B. exposed                         C. critical                          D. guarded

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 9. Changing the battery has resurrected the computer's efficiency.

A. encouraged                       B. ruined                           C. revived                          D. stimulated

Question 10. The famous model was actually recruited when she was walking in a shopping mall.

A. employed                          B. enlisted                         C. drafted                          D. fired

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 11. The hundreds of millions of people who live on the border of poverty                                                                                                                                       with the threat of starvation now.

A. are faced                           B. had faced                      C. had been faced              D. faced

Question 12. You                      achieve anything unless you                  hard.

A. wouldn't, tried                  B. wouldn't, try                 C. won't, try                       D. won't, tried

Question 13.I usually go to the museum when I                      spare time.

A. have                                  B. was having                    C. had                                D. has had

Question 14. Sue didn't study math at university, but sometimes she talks about it as if she                                                                                                                                           an expert on the subject.

A. had been                           B. were                              C. is                                   D. has been

Question 15. Unless Mary                      the projects on time, she                  her job.

A. does, loses                        B. does, will lose               C. will do, loses                D. did, loses

Question 16. When I                      him two weeks ago, he told me that he had returned from the South of France.

A. met                                   B. have met                       C. will be met                    D. may be met

Question 17. As education, culture and the level of income                      better, needs also expand and reach new dimensions.

A. got                                    B. get                                 C. getting                           D. to get

Question 18. New methods of carbon dating show that the first Katu people                                                                                                                                      there at least 25,000 years earlier than thought.

A. must be settled                 B. should be settled           C. can settle                       D. may have settled

Question 19. I am feeling good. If I                      tired, I would have gone home.

A. had been                           B. were                              C. has been                        D. am

Question 20. Janet looks                      she did.

A. more thin than                  B. thinner than                   C. as thinner as                  D. so thin as

Question 21. It's very cold outside today. In fact, it feels as if it                     .

A. is going to snow               B. snowed                          C. has snowed                   D. won't snow

Question 22. We've had                      we don't think we can stay in business.

A. such difficulties                B. so difficulties that         C. so difficulties               D. such difficulties that

Question 23. One of the popular ____ used in smartphones at present is voice recognition.

A. applicant                B. applicable               C. applications                        D. apply

Question 24. High intelligent machines can be automated to operate without human ____.

A. intervene                B. intervening             C. intervention                                    D. interventionist

Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.

There are more and more animals in danger of extinction. Therefore, helping wildlife has become an important issue today. Both the governments and people should be responsible for helping wildlife.

        (1)   , groups such as the World Wildlife Foundation are taking steps to prevent endangered    animals      (2)      forever from the earth. However, simply relying on their help may not be enough. If you      (3)      the following suggestions, you will definitely make the world safer for them. First,       when you see wild animals that are hurt, don't get close to them as they (4)  people and may be  frightened. Second, if you see a baby animal without its mother, do not take it home with you because the mother's absence does not necessarily mean she has left her baby for good. To sum up, before you rush out to feed wild animals you come across, you have to make sure        (5)        they really need your help or not.

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25. A. On the contrary   B. On the one hand           C. Despite the fact             D. For example

26. A. to disappear         B. from disappearing       C. of disappearance           D. with disappearing

27. A. pay attention to    B. keep a distance from    C. consist of                      D. get rid of

28. A. are used to            B. are not used to              C. used to                          D. do not use to

29.A. which                    B. where                            C. whether                         D. whatever 

Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.

LINDA GREENLAW: SWORDFISH FISHERMAN

Not only does Linda Greenlaw do one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, but also does it extremely well. She has been described as ‘one of the best captains on the entire East Coast’ and that, in one of the leading countries in the fishing industry, is praise indeed.

Linda was born and brought up on Isle au Haut, a tiny island ten kilometers off the coast of Maine, USA. She fell in love with fishing as a child, and she worked on fishing boats during her summer breaks from college.

Her first opportunity to go on a deep-sea fishing trip came when she was nineteen. Alden Leeman, a man she'd never met before, hired her for thirty days on his sword-fishing boat. The trip was a success and eventually Alden offered Linda her first boat to captain in 1986, which probably made her the only woman ever to captain a sword-fishing boat.

So, why did she take up swordfishing in the first place? Linda says that not only does she like the way she feels on a boat, but she also gets passionate about catching a fish. More than anything, she's proud of being a fisherman, even more so than she is of being a best-selling author.

Linda has published four books to date, the first of which, The Hungry Ocean, was top of the New York bestseller list for three months. In it, Linda tells the story of one fishing trip and narrates the adventures she experienced on board with her five-man crew, including bad weather, sickness, mechanical problems and, of course, the fish.

But the world of fish and fishing is a man's world and it's not easy to find a word to describe Linda Greenlaw. In her own words, she says: 'I am a woman. I am a fisherman. I am not a "fisherwoman”, “fisherlady", or "fishergirl”.’

30. Linda is ____.

A. American                       B. British                                C. Canadian                            D. Greek

31. Her first deep-sea fishing trip was ____.

A. when she was thirty      B. when she was a child         C. before she was twenty            D. in 1986

32. Linda took up swordfishing because ____.

A. she needed to earn some money                       B. she wanted to become a best-selling author

C. all her family are fishermen                              D. she loves boats and catching fish

33. On the boat described in The Hungry Ocean ____.

A. there were five people                                      B. there were six people

C. there were four people                                      D. there were three people

34. Linda prefers to be described as ____.

A. a fisherwoman                   B. a fisherlady                         C. a fisherman             D. a fishergirl

Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.

The word “robot” first appeared in a 1921 stage play by Czech writer Karel Capek. In the play, a man makes a machine that can think, which he calls a robot and which ends up killing its owner. In the 1940s, the American science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, wrote a series of stories about robots and invented the term 'robotics', the science of robots. Meanwhile, in the real world, the first robots were developed by an engineer, Joseph F. Engelberger, and an inventor, George C. Devol. Together they started Unimation, a manufacturing company that produced the first real robot in 1961, called the Unimate. Robots of this type were installed at a General Motors automobile plant and proved to be a success. They worked reliably and saved money for General Motors, so other companies were soon acquiring robots as well.

These industrial robots were nothing like the terrifying creatures that can often be seen in science fiction films. In fact, these robots looked and behaved nothing like humans. They were simply pieces of computer-controlled machines, with metal "arms" or "hands". Since they were made of metal, they could perform certain jobs that were difficult or dangerous for humans, particularly jobs that involve high heat. And since robots were tireless and never got hungry, sleepy, or distracted, they were useful for tasks that would be tiring or boring for humans. Industrial robots have been improved over the years, and today they are used in many factories around the world. Though the use of robots has meant the loss of some jobs, at the same time other jobs have been created in the design, development, and production of the robots.

Outside of industry, robots have also been developed and put into use by governments and scientists in situations where humans might be in danger. For example, they can be sent in to investigate an unexploded bomb or an accident at a nuclear power plant. Researchers also use robots to collect samples of hot rocks or gases in active volcanoes. In space exploration, robots have performed many key tasks where humans could not be present, such as on the surface of Mars. In 2004, two robotic Rovers, small six-wheeled computerized cars, were sent to Mars.

35. When did the word robot appear?

A. before the 1920s                                        B. in the early 1920s

C. in the mid-1920s                                        D. in the late 1920s

36. Which of these statements is TRUE about Karel Capek?

A. He is a famous American playwright.

B. He was the first to create the word “robot”.

C. He invented a machine that can think like humans.

D. He made a robot kill a person.

37. What does the word they in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. terrifying creatures            B. humans                   C. science fiction films          D. industrial robots

38. What are industrial robots like?

A. They are computer-controlled machines.              B. They are built with metal arms and legs.

C. They behave like humans.                                     D. They can think like humans.

39. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of robots?

A. They never need food to survive.                          B. They can survive without any sleep.

C. They are tired like humans.                                   D. They can do jobs involving intense heat.

40. What can be inferred from the passage about robots?

A. Their appearance negatively affects the job market.

B. They can stop active volcanoes from erupting.

C. They help humans travel to the outer space.

D. They take away some jobs but offer some in return.

41. Which of the following best paraphrases the sentence in bold in the first paragraph?

A. Because they were reliable and economical to General Motors, other companies started to use robots.

B. Other companies started to produce reliable and efficient robots for General Motors.

C. Every other company made use of robots because they were time-consuming and safe.

D. Robots worked well for General Motors, but caused certain trouble to others.

42. What is the author's attitude towards robots in this passage?

A. He appreciates them.                                             B. He dislikes them.

C. He thinks they are a nuisance.                               D. He is crazy about them.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

43. Why don't we get someone to fix our computer?

A. Fixing our computer is someone else's duty.                B. Let's have someone to fix our computer.

C. Someone will have our computer fixed.                       D. Why don't we have our computer fixed?

44. "Go on, Mike! Apply for the job," the father said.

A. The father encouraged Mike to apply for the job.        B. The father denied applying for the job.

C. The father invited Mike to apply for the job.                D. The father forced Mike to apply for the job.

45. “I would like a cup of coffee, please,” Ms. Smith said to the waitress.

A. Ms. Smith ordered the waitress to bring her a cup of coffee.

B. Ms. Smith invited the waitress a cup of coffee.

C. Ms. Smith advised the waitress to drink a cup of coffee.

D. Ms. Smith warned the waitress not to drink coffee

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 46. Nitrogen and oxygen are too important that most living organisms cannot survive without

                                                         A             B                      C                                                        D

these elements.

Question 47. Eating too much red meat is bad for your health. That is what you should balance your

                         A                                            B                                          C

meals with vegetables.

             D

Question 48. John and I both prefer the country life to the city life. He doesn't find the latter enjoyable,

                                                   A                              B                                                        C

nor don't I.

  D

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 49. More trees are cut down. More animals lose their homes.

A. Unless we cut down trees, animals will lose their homes.

B. The more trees we cut down, the more homes animals lose.

C. The less trees we cut down, the more homes animals lose.

D. If we don't cut down trees, animals will lose their homes.

Question 50. People have been destroying the environment for a long time. They are now paying a high price for this.

A. Because having destroyed the environment for a long time, people are now paying a high price for this.

B. Having been destroying the environment for a long time, people are now paying a high price for this.

C. On destroying the environment for a long time, people now pay a high price for this.

D. After being destroyed for a long time, the environment is now paying a high price.