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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.

One rather unlikely word that has recently entered the language is blog, a
shortened form of web log. A blog is a diary (1) _____ on the Internet by the
person writing it the blogger who presumably (2) _____ other people to read it.
It is ironical that modern technology is being used to (3) _____ new life into such
an old-fashioned form as the personal journal. And now, as the technology about
video camera is making easier to use, we have the video log, or vlog. Vlogging
does not require (4) _____ sophisticated equipment: a digital video camera, a
high-speed Internet connection and a host are all that is needed. Vloggers can put
anything that (5) _____ their fancy onto their personal website. Some vloggers
have no ambitions rather than to show films they have (6) _____ while on holiday
in exotic places. However, vlogs can also (7) _____ more ambitious purposes. For
instance, amateur film-makers who want to make a (8) _____ for themselves
might publish their work on the Internet. And increasingly, vlogs are being used to
(9) _____ political and social issues that are not newsworthy enough to get
coverage by the mass media. It is still too early to predict whether vlogging will
ever (10) _____ off in a major way or if it is just a passing fad, but its potential is
only now becoming apparent.
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A. released
A. believes
A. add
A. absolutely
A. grasps
A. shot
A. serve
A. publicity
A. emphasize
A. fly

B. sent
B. expects
B. inhale
B. largely
B. appeals
B. photographed
B. employ
B. fame
B. publicize
B. show

C. posted
C. assumes
C. insert
C. utterly
C. takes
C. snapped
C. function
C. name
C. distribute
C. take

D. mounted
D. supposes
D. breathe
D. highly
D. gives
D. captured
D. play
D. promotion
D. circulate
D. make

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

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We are indebted to the Arabs not only for reviving Greek works but also ______
from India.
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A. to introduce useful ideas

C. for useful ideas introduced
B. introducing useful ideas
D. for introducing useful ideas
Im sorry. I couldnt come to your party last night.
______.
A. Thats all right
C. Excuse me
B. Youre welcome
D. Dont mention it
I cant understand how your father managed to ______ that man. He had
deceived all the rest of us.
A. see off
B. see
C. see to
D. see out
through
You missed a good chance in your career.
Yes, I ______ that job when Mr. Johnson offered.
A. shall take
B. shall have
C. should take
D. should have
taken
taken
Fast food is very popular. ______, a diet of burgers, pizzas and fried chicken is not
very healthy.
A. Consequently
B. Moreover
C. Unfortunately
D. In contrast
Before the product is put is put on the market, the company must ______ whether
it complies with safety standards.
A. calculate
B. ask
C. argue
D. ascertain
Although the new library service has been very successful, its future is ______
certain.
A. at any rate
B. by no
C. by all means
D. by any chance
means
The Press thought the football manager would be depressed by his dismissal but
he just ______.
A. ran it down
B. called it off
C. turned it down
D. laughed it of
This excellent photograph has been ______ in many leading magazines around
the world.
A. featured
B. displayed
C. portrayed
D. disseminated
- Why did you leave the dog outside last night?
- ______.
A. For a good answer
C. I was not going to but I think it
B. To fill in the gaps
enjoyed it
D. Because our neighbor complained this
morning
Im surprised to see Teddy here. _____ to the meeting in Boston?
A. Shouldnt he have gone
C. Must he not go
B. Had he not gone
D. Couldnt he have gone
Do you have a minute please?
______.
A. Thats just fantastic. Thanks
C. Well, it is not as good as I think
B. Sorry. I left my watch home
D. Yes, but you should be brief
- What is the new computer programs name?
- ______.
A. I use a laptop
C. Ill need a copy of the program
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B. We havent been introduced

D. Yes. It was true
Mr. Granger began his speech by thanking Mr. Takase, who has been teaching
him Japanese ______ his arrival in Tokyo.
A. since
B. at
C. to
D. when
To attract applicants who ______ might not be interested, Phantom Chemical
Laboratories is offering each new hire a relocation allowance.
A. otherwise
B. except
C. whether
D. besides
My son 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
- Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti, or something different?
- ______.
A. Im afraid not
B. Never mind
C. Yes, please
D. Anything will
do
Johns observation was a bit wide of the ______.
A. target
B. mark
C. point
D. goal
We couldnt have afforded to buy the house of our parents hadnt helped us to
______ the cost.
A. devise
B. meet
C. manage
D. achieve
Nicotine, ______ found in tobacco, is named after the French diplomat Jean Nicot.
A. it is a chemical
B. is a
C. a chemical
D. chemical
compound
chemical
compound
compound is
compound
______ energy for growth or repair, a plant must carry out photosynthesis.
A. To obtain
B. It obtains
C. It is obtaining
D. Obtaining
I ran to answer the phone, but ______, it had stopped ringing.
A. no sooner I got
B. while I was
C. before I could
D. until Id got to
to it
doing so
get to it
it
Many Australians can trace their ______ back to their arrival as convicts from
England.
A. ancestors
B. relatives
C. relations
D. families
The village was completely ______ in an earthquake.
A. collapsed
B. destroyed
C. ruined
D. broken
When the fire broke out, an electric alarm ______.
A. came in
B. opened up
C. went of
D. put out
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the answer to each of the questions.

The development of advanced radio telescopes has allowed astronomers to

attempt to answer a question that has long intrigued scientists, philosophers, and
laypersons alike: Do other forms of intelligent life exist elsewhere in the universe?
Although the legends of many ancient cultures hold that divine beings created the
heavens and controlled such cosmic events as eclipses, the idea that other
planets harbor life similar in development and intelligence to our own did not
become popular until the nineteenth century, when a few scientists considered
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ways in which earthlings might contact other beings. One plan envisioned the
building of huge canals in the desert in the shape of easily recognizable
geometric symbols; when filled with gasoline and ignited, the canals would signal
the presence of life on Earth to neighboring worlds. Since then, many
astronomers have become seriously interested in the Search for Extraterrestrial
Intelligence, or SETI. They assume that alien beings elsewhere in the galaxy will
probably try to contact earthlings, using flashes of light to carry their messages.
In 1960 one astronomer performed one of the first serious searches for
extraterrestrial life, called Project Ozma. The astronomer turned a sensitive radio
telescope in the direction of nearby stars Tau Ceti and Epsilon Eridani but found
no transmissions that might be beacons from extraterrestrial civilizations. Since
Project Ozma, about four dozen other searches have been conducted. No one has
yet received an unambiguous signal from an extraterrestrial civilization, and
numerous false alarms have been caused by interference from radio-wave
sources here on Earth.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, has also been involved
in SETI and sought funding from the United States Congress to build a complete
receiver and to undertake a ten-year search program. One half of this search plan
calls for using radio telescopes in its Deep-Space Network to repeatedly scan the
entire sky. The other half involves using its 1,000-foot telescope to listen to
nearby stars similar to the Sun that may have Earthlike planets orbiting around
them. Although scientists realize their survey will be far from complete, they
believe the search must begin with small efforts. Said one scientist: "We're new at
this business, and when you walk into a dark, unfamiliar forest, you should
probably listen before you shout."
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What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Planets harboring extraterrestrial life
B. Types of extraterrestrial civilizations

C. Developments in NASA's Deep-Space

Network
D. The search for extraterrestrial
intelligence
The word envisioned in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. interfered with
B. conceived of
C. authorized
D. facilitated
According to the passage, which of the following ideas first became popular in the
nineteenth century?
A. Divine beings created the heavens.
C. Intelligent life might inhabit
B. Building canals could make desert regions other planets.
habitable.
D. Eclipses were caused by alien
beings.
According to the passage, astronomers have assumed that intelligent life-forms will
try to contact earthlings by
A. sending spaceships to Earth
C. sounding loud alarms
B. igniting geometrically shaped canals
D. transmitting flashes of light
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The word scan in the passage is closest in meaning to

A. measure
B. photograph
C. map
D. examine
The word them in the passage refers to
A. telescopes
B. planets
C. stars
D. scientists
The word orbiting in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. glowing
B. developing
C. exploding
D. revolving
According to the passage, NASA plans to direct its 1,000-foot telescope toward
A. stars near the Earth
C. planets in our solar system
B. distant galaxies
D. the Sun
In the passage, walking into a dark, unfamiliar forest is being compared to
studying
A. the Universe
C. ancient civilizations
B. the Earth's desert regions
D. human intelligence
Paragraph 3 answers which of the following questions?
A. How might a search for extraterrestrial life be conducted?
B. When will extraterrestrial life probably be discovered?
C. Why should a search for extraterrestrial life be implemented?
D. On which planets will extraterrestrial life most likely be found?
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the answer to each of the questions.

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 produces
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 machinery, 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
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some jobs, at the same time other jobs have been created in the design,
development, and production of the robots.
[1] Outside of industry, robots have also been developed and put to 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. [2] In space exploration, robots have performed many
key tasks where humans could not be present, such as on the surface of Mars.
[3] In 2004, two robotic Rovers-small six-wheeled computerized cars were sent
to Mars. [4]
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When did the word robot appear?

A. in the
B. in the 40s
1920s
What can be said about Karel Capek?
A. He is an American writer
B. He was the first to create the
word robot
What is Unimation?
A. Its the name of a robot
B. Its the producer of the first
robot
What are industrial robots like?
A. They look like humans
B. They behave like humans

C. in the 60s

D. in the 19th
century

C. He made a robot
D. He made a robot in order to kill a
person
C. Its a robot making program
D. Its the name of a robot inventor

C. They are computer-controlled

machines
D. They controlled machinery
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of robots?
A. They dont need food
C. They are tiring
B. They are not distracted
D. They can do jobs involving high heat
What can be said about robots?
A. They take away some jobs but ofer some in return
B. Their appearance negatively affects the job market
C. They put jobs in relation to designers in danger
D. They develop weapon industry
Outside of industry, how are robots used?
A. to replace human in dangerous
C. to be performed in key shows
jobs
D. to investigate unexploded bombs
B. to work in nuclear plants
Look at the squares () numbered 1 4 in the final paragraph of the passage.
Where does the following sentence best fit?
Researchers also robots to collect samples of hot rocks or gases in active
volcanoes.

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B. [2]
C. [3]
D. [4]
Which of the following best paraphrases the final sentence of the first paragraph
(in bold and italics)?
A. Because robots were reliable and economical to General Motors,
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other companies started to use robots

B. Other companies produced reliable and efficient robots for General Motors
C. Robots saved money for all companies that used them
D. Robots only worked well for General Motors
What is the authors attitude towards robots?
A. He appreciates them
C. He thinks they are a nuisance
B. He dislikes them
D. They annoy him
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line.

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A. originate

B. evacuate

C. sanitary

D. certificate

A. emergency

B. concentration

C. humanity

D. phenomenon

A. continuous

B. malicious

C. scandalous

D. delicious

A. appeal

B. cigarette

C. irrelevant

D. machine

A. eradication

B. similarity

C. resolution

D. contradiction

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

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The first rockets to go into space carry no living creatures, but later ones had
mice or even dogs
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B
C
on them.
D
When a Vietnamese wants to work part-time in Australia, he needs to get a work
permission.
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B
C
D
Please accept our sincere apology for the inconvenience this delay causing the
passengers here at
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B
C
D
Pearson International Airport.
It will be next to impossible to return the product again to the shop once you
have used it.
A
B
C
D
If you want to receive additional information regarding the services we offer,
please log for our
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best sentence built
from the given words or phrases.

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I certainly wont be lending Bruce any books again anytime soon.

A. I may be lending some books to Bruce this time, but I probably wont do so
anymore.
B. Its certain that I wont let Bruce borrow any books for such a long time again.
C. Bruce definitely wont be returning any books that he borrowed from me soon.
D. Itll be definitely be a long time before I allow Bruce to borrow any
more books.
I see no reason to change my clothes so long as they are not excessively dirty.
A. If my clothes were a bit dirty, then probably I would think about changing
them.
B. Provided my clothes are not too dirty, I do not think it necessary to
change them.
C. I will have to change my clothes if they get any less clean than they currently
are.
D. It is illogical to change my clothes when they are not actually dirty.
So as not to forget to take his pills at the correct times, Bill set the alarm on his
watch to go off at those times, 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.
A. Bill never actually forgot to take his medication at the right time, but he still
put his watch alarm on for 10 oclock in the morning and at night, just in case.
B. Twice a day, at ten a.m. and p.m., Bill had to take his pills, and in
order to remember to do so, he programmed his watch alarm for these
times.
C. Bill prepared his watch alarm to sound at 10.00 and 22.00, because otherwise,
he would certainly have forgotten to take his medication.
D. Without the alarm on his watch sounding at 10 oclock in the morning and at
night, Bill wouldnt have remembered to take any of his pills.
Under no circumstances can you use the telephone that is on the managers
desk.
A. There are no circumstances in which youll need to use the telephone which is
on the managers desk.
B. You are under no obligation to use the telephone which the manager keeps on
his desk.
C. You are completely forbidden from ever using the telephone that is
on the managers desk.
D. You are able to use the managers telephone, which is on his desk, in certain
circumstances.
Barely had Laura sat down at her computer in her office when she was called
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A. Because Laura was instructed to sort out the complaint of an annoyed

customer, she had no time to sit down at her computer.
B. Someone called Laura out of her office to try and sort out the
problem of a dissatisfied customer just after she had sat down in front
of her computer.
C. An unhappy customer called Laura out of her office to deal with his complaint,
just as she was getting into her seat in front of her computer.
D. Laura was ordered to help resolve the problem of an upset customer before
she was able to go into her office and sit down at the computer.
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The American Academy of Poets, _____ the 1930s, provides financial assistance
to support working poets.
A. when it was founded
C. was founded
B. which was founded in
D. was founded in
The first NASA sub-orbital space flight was made by
A. a trained careful African chimpanzee C. a African carefully trained
B. carefully trained African chimpanzee chimpanzee
D. a carefully trained African
chimpanzee
Although he was already in very poor health, _____.
A. the 1994 Yalta meeting with Churchill and Stalin was attended by Roosevelt
B. Churchill and Stalin attended the 1944 Yalta meeting with Roosevelt
C. Roosevelt attended the 1994 Yalta meeting with Churchill and Stalin
D. Roosevelt with Churchill and Stalin attended the 1994 Yalta meeting
_____, ozone levels in the ionosphere appear to have dropped recently.
A. However the reason
C. What is the reason
B. It is the reason
D. Whatever the reason
_____, the gorilla has recently been the subject of several in-depth studies.
A. It is the primate closest to man
C. The fact that it is the primate closest
B. The primate closest to man, it is
to man
D. The closest of the primate to
man
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that
is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

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Mother and her daughter-in-law have been on amazingly amicable terms for
years.
A. equal
B. hostile
C. happy
D. friendly
The hostess was affronted by Bills failure to thank her for dinner.
A. affable
B. insulted
C. afflicted
D. confronted
The power failure at dinnertime caused consternation among the citys
housewives.
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A. disability
B. deliberation
C. dismay
Her disapproval was implicit in her response to his behavior.
A. implicated
B. important
C. implied
Years of deprivation only made the rebels more vindictive.
A. vindicated
B. troublesome
C. weak

D. distaste
D. impious
D. revengeful

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