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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word (s) !%%!"&$# in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. '. (e ought to )eep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being. A. lively B. fre*uented C. accessible D. revealed 1+. ,ow- when so many frogs were )illed- there were more and more insects. A. lesser and lesser B. fewer and fewer C. lesser and fewer D. less and less Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions. 11. .he /oined the local tennis club- 0000000 were at least !+. A. most of its members B. most of which C. most members D. most of whose members 12. 1t was only then 0000000 how much 1 owned to her. A. did 1 reali2e B. had 1 reali2ed C. 1 did reali2e D. that 1 reali2ed 13. &hat honest man always spea)s 0000000 is true even if it is bitter. A. that it B. that C. what D. which 14. .he is 0000000 a spectator. A. more an athlete than B. more of an athlete than C. an athlete more than D. an athlete of more than 1 . 0000000 chooses to be honest is- certainly- nearer to 3od. A. Anyone B. (ho C. Anyone of us D. (hoever 1!. Did you apologi2e to 4ary- 0000000 5 A. who you spilt some coffee on her dress B. you spilt some coffee on her dress C. whose dress you spilt some coffee D. whose dress you spilt some coffee on 1#. &here has been a great 0000000 in her 6nglish. A. escalation B. rise C. increase D. improvement 1%. 7eleased in 1'1 - 0000000. A. D.( 3riffith8s made an epic film about the Civil (ar- Birth of a ,ation. B. the Civil (ar was the sub/ect of D.(. 3riffith8s epic film- Birth of a ,ation. C. D.(. 3riffith8s epic film Birth of a ,ation was about the Civil (ar. D. the sub/ect of D.(. 3riffith8s epic film Birth of a ,ation was the Civil (ar. 1'. According to the 0000000 of the contract- tenants must give si9 months notice if they intend to leave. A. laws B. rules C. terms D. details 2+. 0000000 to China if you had the chance5 A. Do you go B. :ou go C. ;ad you gone D. (ould you go 21. 1t 0000000 a lot of patience to be a nurse. A. uses B. ta)es C. spends D. costs 22. &he cheetah runs #+ miles 0000000 hour. 1t8s the fastest animal in the world. A. each B. per C. a D. one 23. &here was hardly 0000000 food left in the fridge. A. more B. any C. no D. some 24. (e spent the 0000000 days on the beach. A. few last sunny B. last sunny few C. last few sunny D. few sunny last 2 . 'ane< =0000000 married5> Cathy< =:es- 1 0000000 married 2 years ago.> A. ;ave you gotten? got B. Are you? got C. Do you get? was D. (hen did you get? was 2!. @;owAs Baren today5@ @.he is feeling 0000000 she was yesterday.@ A. better slightly than B. slight better than C. slightly better than 2#. %eter( =18ve got to go- Betty. .o long.@ Betty( =.o long- "eter. And 0000000.> A. be careful B. don8t hurry C. ta)e care
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E ? a ? a D. an ? the ? a 3 . DimAs 00000000 flu again. &hatAs the third time this year. A. led up to B. come up with C. put up with D. gone down with Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence gi+en in each of the following questions. 3!. &hat car isn8t beyond my means. A. 1 am really interested in that car. B. &hat car is cheap enough for me to buy. C. 1 really do not li)e that car.D. &hat car is too e9pensive for me to buy. 3#. &he boy was not allowed to have any friends- so he felt lonely. A. ;aving no friends- the boy felt so lonely. B. ,ot having friends- they made the boy feel lonely. C. ;aving a lot of friends- the boy felt lonely. D. Deprived of friends- the boy felt lonely. 3%. .ome of the people can8t find a seat in the concert hall. A. &here weren8t enough seats for all the people in the concert hall. B. &here were enough seats for some people in the concert hall. C. &here are some people without a seat in the concert hall. D. &here weren8t enough seats even for some people in the concert hall. 3'. .ince we had nothing else to do- we decided to go for a wal). A. ;aving nothing else to do- we decided to go for a wal). B. ;ave nothing else to do- we decided to go for a wal). C. .ince having nothing else to do- we decided to go for a wal). D. Because having nothing else to do- we decided to go for a wal). 4+. 1t8s possible that she didn8t hear what 1 said. A. .he may not hear what 1 said B. .he might not hear what 1 said C. .he may not have hear what 1 said. D. .he might have not heard what 1 said. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 41. 1 advised him about the low ceilings in the house but he too) no notice and hit his head three times. A B C D 42. &he first thing she did when she got to the hotel was to put her rings and other values in the safe provided. A B C D 43. $rom itAs very beginning the piece of music has the power to carry you away to distant lands. A B C D 44. 4any of the important products obtained from trees- one of the most important is wood pulp- which is used in paperFma)ing. A B C D 4 . Gast night- when 1 was reading- 1 heard the door to open and saw the shadow move across the floor. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that ,est -oins each of the following pairs of sentences in each of the following questions. 4!. &he hotel is not spacious. &he hotel is not comfortable. A. &he hotel is neither spacious nor comfortable. B. &he hotel is neither spacious or comfortable. C. &he hotel is both spacious and comfortable. D. &he hotel is not spacious but comfortable. 4#. &he man was shot in the ban) robbery. &he doctors are operating on him. A. &he man was shot in the ban) robbery where the doctors are operating on him. B. &he man whom the doctors are operating on him shot in the ban) robbery. C. &he man was whom the doctors are operating on him shot in the ban) robbery. D. &he doctors are operating on the man who was shot in the ban) robbery. 4%. &he robber changed his address all the time. ;e didnAt want the police to find him. A. &he robber changed his address all the time in order not want the police to find him. B. &he robber changed his address all the time so as to want the police not to find him. C. &he robber changed his address all the time as so that the police didnAt find him. D. &he robber changed his address all the time in order for the police not to find him. 4'. ;e was e9hausted by his wor). ;e threw himself on his bed. A. Being e9hausted by his wor)- he threw himself on his bed. B. ;e was e9hausted by his wor) throwing himself on his bed. C. ;e was e9hausted by his wor) and throw himself on his bed. D. ;e was e9hausted by his wor) then threw himself on his bed. +. .he buys a lot of new dresses every month. .he always dresses shabbily. 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C. 4any as new dresses she buys every month- she always dresses shabbily. D. .he always dresses shabbily although she buys a lot of new dresses. /ead the passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. &he food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in ma)ing food more fit to eat- it has- at the same time- made many foods unfit to eat. .ome research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well.- especially cancer of the colon. "eople of different cultures are more prone to contract certain illnesses because of the characteristic foods they consume. &hat food is related to illness is not a new discovery. 1n 1'4 - government researchers reali2ed that nitrates and nitrites Hcommonly used to preserve color in meatI as well as other food additives caused cancer. :et- these carcinogenic additives remain in our food- and it becomes more difficult all the time to )now which ingredients on the pac)aging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. &he additives that we eat are not all so direct. $armers often give penicillin to cattle and poultry- and because of thispenicillin has been found in the mil) of treated cows. .ometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medicinal purposes- but for financial reasons. &he farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the mar)et. Although the $ood and Drug Administration H$DAI has tried repeatedly to control these procedures- the practices continue. A healthy diet is directly related to good health. Cften we are unaware of detrimental substances we ingest. .ometimes wellFmeaning farmers or others who do not reali2e the conse*uences add these substances to food without our )nowledge. 1. ;ow has science done a disservice to people5 A. Because of science- disease caused by contaminated food has been virtually eradicated. B. 1t caused a lac) of information concerning the value of food. C. As a result of scientific intervention- some potentially harmful substances have been added to our food. D. &he scientists have preserved the color of meats- but not of vegetables. 2. &he word =prone> is nearest in meaning to 00000000. A. supine B. unli)ely C. healthy D. predisposed 3. (hat are nitrates used for5 A. &hey preserve flavor in pac)aged foods. B. &hey preserve the colour of meat. C. &hey are the ob/ects of research. D. &hey cause the animals to become fatter. 4. $DA means 00000000. A. $ood Direct Additives B. $inal Difficult Analysis C. $ood and Drug Administration D. $ederal Dairy Additives . &he word =these> refers to 00000000. A. meats B. colors C. researchers D. nitrates and nitrites !. &he word =carcinogenic> is closest in meaning to 00000000. A. troubleFma)ing B. colorFretaining C. moneyFma)ing D. cancerFcausing #. All of the following statements are &7J6 e9cept 00000000. A. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons B. .ome of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals C. 7esearchers have )nown about the potential ha2ards of food additives for more than fortyFfive years D. $ood may cause forty percent of the cancer in the world %. &he word =additi+es> is closest in meaning to 00000000. A. added substances B. dangerous substances C. natural substances D. benign substances '. (hat is the best title for this passage5 A. ;armful and ;armless .ubstances in $ood. B. 1mproving ;ealth through a ,atural Diet. C. &he $ood :ou 6at Can Affect :our ;ealth. D. Avoiding 1n/urious .ubstances in $ood. !+. &he word = fit> is closest in meaning to 00000000. A. athletic B. suitable C. tasty D. adaptable /ead the passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that ,est fits each of the num,ered ,lanks. 1n the past people suffered H!1I 00000000 a disease called scurvy. &heir gums bled- their s)in became rough- their wounds did not H!2I 00000000 and their muscles wasted away. &he H!3I 00000000 of these symptoms was a lac) of vitamin CK people ate preserved meats and foods and could not get fresh vegetables and fruits. &he best H!4I 00000000 of vitamin C are oranges- lemons- grapefruit- cantaloupes- strawberries- and fresh vegetables. &hese fruits must be fresh because vitamin C is destroyed by heat- storage- or e9posure H! I 00000000 air. Although today more people H!!I 00000000 vitamin C pills than any other supplement- some people still have scurvyH!#I00000000 some of the elderly- alcoholics- and the chronically ill. 7esearch shows that vitamin C reduces the H!%I 00000000 of colds and can help prevent cancer. &here is also evidence that vitamin C prevents heart disease- H!'I 00000000 wound healing- helps prevent gum disease- and helps protect us from pollutants such as cigarette smo)e. .ome recent research also shows that vitamin C has a positive effect on some mental H#+I00000000 and increases life span. !1. !2. !3. !4. ! . !!. !#. !%. !'. #+. A. from A. close A. reason A. store A. to A. consume A. containing A. severity A. hastens A. chaos B. with B. recover B. cause B. resources B. towards B. drin) B. including B. seriousness B. hurries up B. confusions C. by C. heal C. origin C. provider C. in C. ta)e C. consisting C. gravity C. *uic)ens C. disorders D. at D. get well D. signs D. sources D. by D. have D. li)e D. importance D. speeds D. disturbances
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/ead the passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. &he 4oon has been worshipped by primitive peoples and has inspired humans to create everything from lunar calendars to love sonnets- but what do we really )now about it5 &he most accepted theory about the origin of the 4oon is that it was formed of the debris from a massi+e collision with the young 6arth about 4.! billion years ago. A huge body- perhaps the si2e of 4arsstruc) the 6arth- throwing out an immense amount of de,ris that coalesced and cooled in orbit around the 6arth. &he development of 6arth is ine9tricably lin)ed to the moonK the 4oon8s gravitational influence upon the 6arth is the primary cause of ocean tides. 1n fact- the 4oon has more than twice the effect upon the tides than the .un does. &he 4oon ma)es one rotation and completes a revolution around the 6arth every 2# days- # hours- and 43 minutes. &his synchronous rotation is caused by an une+en distribution of mass in the 4oon Hessentially- it is heavier on one side than the otherI and has allowed the 6arth8s gravity to )eep one side of the 4oon permanently facing 6arth. 1t is an average distance from 6arth of 3%4-4+3 )m. &he 4oon has no atmosphereK without an atmosphere- the 4oon has nothing to protect it from meteorite impacts- and thus the surface of the 4oon is covered with impact craters- both large and small. &he 4oon also has no active tectonic or volcanic activity- so the erosive effects of atmospheric weathering- tectonic shifts- and volcanic upheavals that tend to erase and reform the 6arth8s surface features are not at wor) on the 4oon. 1n fact- even tiny surface features such as the footprint left by an astronaut in the lunar soil are li)ely to last for millions of years- unless obliterated by a chance meteorite stri)e. &he surface gravity of the 4oon is about oneFsi9th that of the 6arth8s. &herefore- a man weighing %2 )ilograms on 6arth would only weigh 14 )ilograms on the 4oon. &he geographical features of the 6arth most li)e that of the 4oon are- in fact- places such as the ;awaiian volcanic craters and the huge meteor crater in Ari2ona. &he climate of the 4oon is very unli)e either ;awaii or Ari2ona- howeverK in fact the temperature on the 4oon ranges between 123 degrees C. to L233 degrees C. #1. (hat is the passage primarily about5 A. the 4oon8s effect upon the 6arth. B. the origin of the 4oon. C. a comparison of the 4oon and the 6arth. D. what we )now about the 4oon and its differences to 6arth. #2. &he word =massi+e> is closest in meaning to 00000000. A. unavoidable B. dense C. huge D. impressive #3. &he word =de,ris> is closest in meaning to 00000000. A. rubbish B. satellites C. moons D. earth #4. According to the passage- the 4oon is 00000000. A. older than the 6arth B. protected by a dense atmosphere C. composed of a few active volcanoes D. the primary cause of 6arth8s ocean tides # . &he word =une+en> is closest in meaning to 00000000. A. heavier B. orderly C. e*ually distributed D. not uniform #!. (hy does the author mention =impact craters>5 A. to show the result of the 4oon not having an atmosphere. B. to show the result of the 4oon not having active tectonic or volcanic activity. C. to e9plain why the 4oon has no plant life because of meteorites. D. to e9plain the corrosive effects of atmospheric weathering. ##. &he word =erase> is closest in meaning to 00000000. A. change B. impact C. obliterate D. erupt #%. A person on the 4oon would weigh less than on the 6arth because 00000000. A. of the composition of lunar soil B. the surface gravity of the 4oon is less C. the 4oon has no atmosphere D. the 4oon has no active tectonic or volcanic activity #'. All of the following are true about the 4oon #1C#%$ 00000000. A. it has a wide range of temperatures B. it is heavier on one side than the other C. it has less effect upon the tides than the .un D. it is unable to protect itself from meteorite attac)s %+. (hich of the following can be inferred from the passage5 A. &he 4oon is not able to support human life. B. 1f the 4oon had no gravitational influence- the 6arth would not have tides. C. "eople living in ;awaii and Ari2ona would feel at home on the 4oon. D. 4ars could have been formed in a similar way to the 4oon. $2# #3D

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