permanently

1.

LeaveittoCarlostothinkofa(n)

ingenious

solutiontoourmostdifficultproblem!

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ingeniousingenious

2.

Forme,thebiggest

obstacle

tobecominganastronautismypoormathskills.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

obstacleobstacle

3.

Ihavenoideahowmuchtime

elapd

sincesheleft—Ifellasleep.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

elapdelapd

4.

Aftercollege,ItravelledthroughEurope,andthemostthingIsawwasthe

EiffelTowerinParis.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

mpressiveimpressive

logically

,whichofthefollowingeventshappenedfirst?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

chronologicallyChronologically

6.

Steveisoneofthemost

ambitious

peopleIknow;hewantstoownhisownbusinessby

thetimehe's25.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ambitiousambitious

7.

Jackstillactslikea(n)

adolescent

andthinkverythingisagame.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

adolescentadolescent

8.

Anewspaperreadercanlectwhatheisinterestedinand

skip

whathethinksis

boring.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

skipskip

9.

Afterhisplanelanded,theprimeministergavea(n)

impromptu

speechaboutglobal

warming.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

impromptuimpromptu

yparentsIwantedtotakeayearoffbeforegoingtocollege,andmysuggestion

surprisinglymetwithlittle

resistance

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

resistanceresistance

11.

Theworldwasshockedbythe

untimely

deathoftheyoungsinger.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

untimelyuntimely

12.

"Howdareyou

defy

adirectorder?You'reasoldiernow!"

YouranswerCorrectanswer

defydefy

13.

Shewas

permanently

disfiguredbythefire,butitsooncametoreprenther

determinationtosucceedinlife.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

permanentlypermanently

14.

DuringtheWorldCup,

attendance

inclasswasdownbecaueveryonestayedathome

towatchtelevision.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

attendanceattendance

15.

Ihadfiveexamslastweek—itwaslikeonelong,

continuous

nightmare.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

continuouscontinuous

16.

Normally,we

allot

onevotetoeachmember,butthisisaspecialca.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

allotallot

memberfeelingveryincurewhenIwasyoung;Iwasdesperateformyclassmates'

obstacle

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

obstacleacceptance

18.

Herfinalyearofschoolwasmarkedbyconsiderable

uncertainty

asshetriedtofigure

outwhattodonext.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

uncertaintyuncertainty

19.

I'vetriedworkinginthemorning,butIfindthatI'mmost

productive

lateatnight.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

productiveproductive

20.

Ernieisareallydecentguy;hewouldnevertryto

impo

hisbeliefsonsomeoneel.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

impoimpo

SectionB:Completeeachntencewithasuitableword.

21.

Wedon'thavethebudgettodoeverything,soI'mafraidyourplanwillhavetogo

on

thebackburner.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

onon

22.

AllIneedissomepeaceandquiet,andI'llbeabletofigure

out

asolution.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outout

23.

Braceyourlf

for

somebadnews,thisdoesn'tlookgood.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

forfor

24.

It'salldown

to

you!Don'tletusdown!

YouranswerCorrectanswer

toto

25.

Thenewevidencecreatesalotofuncertainty

about

whoreallyreachedAmericafirst.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

aboutabout

26.

I'monlyalawschoolstudent—I'mhardly

in

anypositiontohelpyouwithyourlegal

problems.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inin

27.

Intheback

of

mymind,Ihavemydoubtsaboutwhetherhe'srightforthejob.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ofof

28.

Heishavingashot

at

cookinghisowndinner.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

atat

29.

Jessicahadherlifemapped

out

sinceshewasalittlegirl:college,marriage,children,

career.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outout

30.

Quick,cramthebag

into

thebed!

YouranswerCorrectanswer

intounder

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Fortenyears,hingwasstable,andIdidn'thavemany

,withinonemonth,Igota(31)

promotion

atworkandmygirlfriendandI

ly,mylifewasin(32)

transition

withbigchangesahead!

longerrelegatedtothe(33)

sidelines

.

Mybosswasstartingtonoticeallofmyhardwork!Aftera(34)

lengthy

speechaboutmy

newresponsibilities,tic!Ididn'thavetositinthe(35)

rear

oftheofficeanymore,myjobalready.

Mygirlfr

beencity(36)

dwellers

f

that,Iwasworriedabouttakingouta(37)

mortgage

obpaidbetter,

butourresourceswerestill(38)

finite

.Findingadownpaymentwouldbetough.

Intheend,'snotimeliketheprent,right?Withthenewjob,I

couldhonestlysaythatIhada(39)

budding

career,soitfeltrighttotaketheplungeand

llthechanges,we',wetookona

honeymoontothe(40)

coastal

California.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

(31)promotionpromotion

(32)transitiontransition

(33)sidelinessidelines

(34)lengthylengthy

(35)rearrear

(36)dwellersdwellers

(37)mortgagemortgage

(38)finitefinite

(39)buddingbudding

(40)coastalcoastal

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Itwouldbeafairlyaccuratestatementtosaythat,whenIwasinelementaryschoolandhighschool,I

lykepttomylf,hadonlyafewfriends,

parentswerealwaysverybusy,sotheyneverpushedmetobecomemoreinvolvedinactivitiesandmeet

onlytimesthatIventuredawayfromthecomfortsofmybedroomwerewhenIexploredtheemingly

endlessaislesofstockedbookshelvesatmyfavouritebookstore.

Inretrospect,gwasmyescape.

Myfavouritebookswereadventureandtravelstories—storiesthatbroughtthereaderstoexotic,

unexplored,ereplacesIlongedtogo,andtheywereadventuresIyearnedto

experience,ardtimeworkingupthenervetotalktoafellow

classmate,IknewtherewasnowayIcouldtravelaroundtheworldandliveoutoneoftheadventures.

Therefore,verybookIcouldfindthatpromidadventure,excitement,ime

Igraduatedfromhighschool,uite

anachievement,

friendwasJustin,andthatrelationshiponlyexistedbecauwehadbeennext-doorneighboursforfifteen

years.

Likemostofmyclassmates,'t

vedathomewithmyparentsmywholelife,r,it

hadfinallybecomeinevitable;Icouldn'dedalocalcollegeandmovedoutto

rrified.

Myroommate'snamewasGreg,trying

letoanswerhisquestions,ofcour,butIfounditdifficultto

asn'tudtoit—edayI

ly,IfoundthatIhada

ikeJackLondon?Whichwashisfavouritebook?Didhereadalot?

Whatotherauthorsdidhelike?Thelistwandless.

Tomysurpri,isdreamswastotravel

aroundtheworldandfollowinthefootstepsofsomeofhistory'usthavebeen

dItalkedforhoursaboutour

ounditeasiertotalktootherpeopleatschoolandmakefriends

,Greg

andIareplanningagreatadventureforthissummer!Itmayhavetakenmeawhile,butIfinallyfoundaway

tobreakoutofmyshellandstartenjoyinglife.

fthefollowingisariteofpassagethathelpedthewritertobecomelessshy?

inghighschool.

gmanybooks.

ingcollege.

ngagreatadventure.

hparagraphdoestheauthorcomparehisdesiretoreadtohunger?

aph1.

aph2.

aph4.

aph5.

fthefollowingwouldmakethebesttitleforthispassage?

ullyShyChild

egeLife

swithGreg

ngOutofMyShell

44."rrified."Whatdoesthewriter

meanbythisstatement?

'tnervousatall.

ildlynervous.

snervousasusual.

xtraordinarilynervous.

fthefollowingstatementscanyouinferfromthepassage?

ndonwroteexcitingstories.

ndonwrotedullstories.

ndonwasn'tafamouswriter.

ndonwasthewriter'sfavouritewriter.

第二

sthelasttimeyouwerein_______withyourchildhoodfriends?

t

t

l

t

oatata,hismindstartedto_______whenhewasn'tinterested.

esdidn'ttrustJack,soshewasvery_______tolethimcuthergrass.

ant

antly

iastic

iastically

eemstobeina_______stateofdisrepair—somethingisalwaysbroken!

ually

ual

uity

uate

blemneedstobelookedatfromahistorical_______.

ctive

ive

ctive

ive

haswritten_______aboutthebrainanditsinfluenceonouremotions.

ively

ively

ive

ive

identoflastweek_______areviewofschoolsafetypolicy.

ed

ing

s

ily_______byicecream,soit'sprobablythebestifIdon'tlookatthedesrtmenu.

ng

d

'titbe_______ifwedidn'tneedtoworryaboutmoney?

table

lous

shing

sing

chersclaimthatthereisa_______linkbetweencaffeineandheadaches.

te

tely

tion

d

'sincredibletoehownewbornbabiesarecompletely_______onotherpeopleforeverything.

ing

ence

ent

ents

minaldevidan_______plantoescapefromprison.

sic

ate

id

ive

rtbroughta_______againsttheescapedprisoner.

ution

ute

ution

ute

oufortheoffertostayfordinner,butwedon'twantto_______.

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e

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vention

ion

ention

tion

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t

ldhirean_______reviewerwhoisn'tbiadonewayortheother.

al

r

al

18.I'msoexcitedforthenewmoviethatwaitingallyearforithasbeenlike_______.

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ing

us

e

ikestowrite_______duringhisfreetimeontheweekend.

erfallprovideda_______sourceofsoothingbackgroundnoi.

ual

ue

uing

uity

SectionB:Completeeachntencewithasuitableword.

21.

Lastweekend,Ifell

over

andbrokemytoe.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

overover

22.

Philwillcome

into

hisownoncehisbossrecognizeshowvaluableheis.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

intointo

23.

Kevinhasbeenridingamotorcycle

from

averyyoungage.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

fromfrom

24.

Amongthegroupmembers,therewasastrongdesire

for

anafternoonofshopping.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

forfor

25.

Iusuallydrift

off

tosleepwhilewatchingtelevision.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

offoff

26.

Theteachertoldme

off

fortalkinginclassagaintoday.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

offoff

27.

Doyoubelieve

in

freewill?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inin

28.

Juliereceivedanawardinappreciation

of

herrvicetothecommunity.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ofof

29.

Don'ttrytoreason

to

achild—youwon'tgetveryfar.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

towith

30.

Onceagain,Gregwasleft

out

ofthedecision.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outout

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

WhenIwasachild,mybestfriendJophandIwouldplayagamecalled"SuperSecretSpy."

SometimesIwouldplaythespyandJophwouldplaythe(31)

villain

,andsometimes

-believegameslikethisweremyfavourite,andIrememberthat

manysummerdayswere(32)

largely

spentoutside,playingSuperSecretSpy.

Everytimeweplayed,edsomuchthat,needlesstosay,

someofthestoriesgotquite(33)

barren

.Eventually,SuperSecretSpywaslikeascience

fictionmovie;mes,wewould

wearoldHalloweenmaskssothe(34)

remblance

toanalienwasremarkable!

wasthealienandhecapturedmeona(35)

blink

,emptyplanet(mybackyard).Hethrewmein"alienprison"(behindabigtree)

and(36)

giggled

t,Ifeltallaloneand(37)

helpless

.ThenIpulledmylftogetherandrememberedthatIwastheSuperSecretSpy!

ienJophcametocheckonmeinthealienprison,I(38)

whirled

(39)

blaze

of

larfire,Iranpastmycaptorandescapedthealienprison!Iwasfree!SuperSecretSpyhadwon

again!

Justthen,JophandIbothrealizedthatitwaslateafternoon,thesunwastting,and(40)

twilight

bothhungry,sowewereincrediblyhappywhenmy

perSecretSpiesandaliensneedtoeat!

YouranswerCorrectanswer

(31)villainvillain

(32)largelylargely

(33)barrenbizarre

(34)remblanceremblance

(35)blinkbarren

(36)giggledgiggled

(37)helplesshelpless

(38)whirledwhirled

(39)blazeblaze

(40)twilighttwilight

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Whenwe'reyoung,wecan''readults,welongforthe

oneofthegreatestironiesof

,"thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside."Itisaharshtruththathumansalwayswantwhat

theycan''sournature.

That'swhyit'yadults

ysaskthem,"Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrow

up?"Werepeatedlytellthem,"Youcando/havethatwhenyou'reolder."Wecontinuallyencouragethem,

"Whenyougrowup,theworldwillbeyoursandyoucanmakeyourdreamscometrue."It'snowonder,then,

thatchildrenemtobeinsucharushtogrowup,getolder,anddemandeverythingthatwetellthemis

comingtothem.

ldencouragethemtoutheirimagination,

createentireworldsinacardboardbox,andexploretheirbackyardasiftheywereexploringan

notputapriceonanactiveandfertileimagination,norcanyouoverestimate

thevalueofaninquisitivemind,arespectfortheenvironment,andanurgetoquestionwhyeverythingisas

raitsarealldevelopedandnurturedwhenwe'rechildrenand,withoutthem,wewouldnotbe

abletofunctionasadultsinthemodernworld.

Rearchhasshownthatchildrenarehappiestandhealthiestwhentheyhavethefreedomtoactlike

yemobvious,butit'softenforgottenasparentspushtheirchildrentostudyharder,

practicelonger,'simportanttorememberthatchildrenareconstantly

ore,theyarealsolearningasthey'ingnaturefostersarespectforthe

ngwithpaintandcrayons

gmake-believestimulatesthe

imaginationinawaythatwriters,filmmakers,ngwithblockshelpsthe

mindunderstandhowthingsareconstructedandmightleadtoaninterestinengineering.

It'r,thisshouldnotbethesole

enshouldplaybecauthey''showtheystayhappy,healthy,and

uldwepushthemtobesomethingthey'renot?

fthefollowingntencesisthemainideaofthispassage?

arshtruththathumansalwayswantwhattheycan'thave.

yadultsemtobeinahurryforchildrentogrowup.

enshouldbefreetoplaythedayaway.

'struethatplayhelpsdevelopskillsthatwillbeudlaterinlife.

fthefollowingwouldthewriterofthispassagelikelyNOTagreewith?

shouldunderstandthatchildrenlearnwhiletheyplay.

portantforchildrentoplayandactyoung.

meshelpchildrenappreciatepotentialcareers.

enshouldconcentrateontheirschoolworkaboveeverythingel.

43."Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside"means_____.

ituationsalwaysembetterthantheoneswearein

alwayslackconfidenceinthemlves

prefertoliveinalessbarrenland

alwayswanttheirchildrentogrowupfast

ssageisbestdescribedas_____.

-personmemoir

ticdialogue

asiveessay

rtainingstory

esthewritermeanby"Youcannotputapriceonanactiveandfertileimagination"?

litytothinkcreativelyisworthless.

litytothinkcreativelyisinvaluable.

litytothinkcreativelyhelpschildrendevelop.

litytothinkcreativelyisanaturalpartofchildhood

第三

1.

TheEiffelTowerissuchadistinctive

feature

ofParisthatthetwohavebecome

synonymous.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

featurefeature

2.

Icouldn'tstopreadinghisnewbest-llersinceIwasso

engaged

inthecharacters.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

engagedengaged

3.

Ihopeforyour

sake

thatyou'renotplanningtomakeasurprivisit.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

sakesake

4.

Didyoureallyjustmakea(n)

analogy

betweenschoolandwar?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

analogyanalogy

5.

Pleadon't

distort

thetruth—youmadeyourdecisionandnowyouhavetolivewithit.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

distortdistort

6.

Settledownandstopbeingso

theatrical

;theworldisnotgoingtoend.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

theatricaltheatrical

7.

Itmust'vetakenalotofcourageto

proclaim

independencelikethat.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

proclaimproclaim

8.

Itdrivesmecrazy—Carlaalwaysknowxactlyhowto

frustrate

everyplanImakefor

theweekend.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

frustratefrustrate

9.

IlovelisteningtoMexicanmusicbecauthe

rhythm

issoinfectious.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

rhythmrhythm

10.

I'malways

wary

ofadvertimentsfordealsthatemtoogoodtobetrue.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

warywary

SectionB:Choothebestwaytocompletethentences.

mmer,thedevelopersplanto_____theoldschoolintoamuum.

t

ts

ge

tellmewhatsteps_____avalidrearchproposal?

tution

tute

tuent

t

oolreceivedmoremoneyand_____hasbeenabletohiremoreteachers.

uence

uential

uent

uently

entcultures'varyingconceptionsof_____arevisibleinthetypesofclothestheygenerally

wear.

sy

y

ety

y

unately,Ididn'tpracticeenoughsoIfailedto_____fortheteam.

y

d

t

istogatherthedataandthen_____theresultstodeterminetheirsignificance.

is

e

ical

t

_____cloudedmyjudgmentandpreventedmefromactingrationallywhenIsawmygirlfriend

withanotherman.

y

y

sy

ety

nThailandonvacation;helovestotravelto_____places.

c

c

morhatehim,thePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisoneofthemost_____peopleinthe

world.

ntial

ic

ctive

sigent

ngeofpacefromhisrecentinternationalfocus,thePrimeMinisterspokelastnightabout

_____issues.

ic

sive

ic

SectionC:Completeeachntencewithasuitableword.

21.

Unfortunately,Ican'tthinkaboutanythingrightnowsinceI'mengaged

in

acontract

disputewithmylandlord.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inin

22.

Warhol'sfameislargelyduetothefact

that

heincorporatedpopculturereferencesinto

hisart.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

thatthat

23.

Myparentssplit

up

whenIwasfouryearsold,soitwasverydifficultforme.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

upup

24.

Ithinkmyloveofnaturederives

from

allthecampingtripsItookwithmyparents.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

fromfrom

25.

Afterveralweeks,IfinallymanagedtopinVictor

down

onaspecificdateforthephoto

shoot.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

downdown

26.

Isawonthenewsthatsoldiershaveengaged

with

rebelsinthesouthernpartofthe

country.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

withwith

27.

Donnagives

off

wavesofenergywheneversheentersaroom.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

offoff

28.

Thehomelessshelterntoutletterstomakeanappeal

for

moremoney.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

forfor

29.

Margaretissoshythathereyesalwaysshyaway

from

minewhenIlookather.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

fromfrom

30.

ThePresident'snewpolicyis,

so

tospeak,beneficialforinternationaltrade.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

soso

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Letmepoa(n)(31)

hypothetical

ethatyouareveryrich

ginethatyouloveartandwanttosupportstruggling

ideto(32)

commission

apaintingfromayoungartistwhoworkyou

uldyouhavehimpaint?

Wouldyouaskforanepicbattletina(n)(33)

mythological

worldofmonstersand

fairiesorwouldyouaskforarealistic,(34)

expressive

portraitofyourlf?Ifyoucho

thelatter,you'reingoodcompanybecauthatis(35)

precily

en

somanybeautifulportraitsoffamouspeoplehanginginmuumsthatIthoughtitwastimetohavemy

veryown.

Ittookmealongtimetofindahighly(36)

qualified

artistwhoworkwoulddo

(37)

meantime

,Istudiedtheartisticprocessandlearneda

dmitthat,eventhoughI'vealwaysadmiredartists,Ineverhada

inlydon'thavethatability,soI'mincrediblyimpresd

whensomeone(38)

instinctively

knowshowtocreateaworkofsuchbeauty.

ist,likewi,wasverynervous

nd,Imustadmitthathedida(n)(39)

sufficient

job

capturingmylikeness.I'mnotinlovewiththepainting,buttheartistshouldtake(40)

consolation

inthefactthathedidthebesthecouldwithhissubject.I'mnotavery

attractiveman,soit'salmostimpossibleformyportraittobebeautifulandrealistic.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

(31)hypotheticalhypothetical

(32)commissioncommission

(33)mythologicalmythological

(34)expressiveexpressive

(35)precilyprecily

(36)qualifiedqualified

(37)meantimemeantime

(38)instinctivelyinstinctively

(39)sufficientsufficient

(40)consolationconsolation

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Whenitcomestothearts,

tmuumsarefilledwith

paintingsanddrawin

countries,however,haveauniqueartisticheritage,soitshouldcomeasnosurprithatcountries

throughoutAfricaandAsiahavetheirownartisticstylesandhistories.

CompletelylandlockedwithinSouthernAfrica,thenationofBotswanaisparticularlysusceptibleto

culturaltrendsandinfluencesfromsurroundingcountries,r,thereisa

burgeoningartsscenenativetoBotswana,andthecountryalsohasalonghistoryofdistinctartistic

traditions.

TheoldestevidenceofartinthecountrywasfoundintheTsodiloHills,locatedinnorthwestern

Botswana,to1,000—2,000yearsago,therockpaintingsformthehighest

concentrationo,theSan

areknownforcontinuingtheancientartsofdecoratingostricheggshellsforjewelryandcreatingostrich

eggshellbeads,ologistsbelievethis

typeofbeadtobetheoldest-knownman-madebead;theyhavebeenrecoveredatEastandSouthern

Africanarchaeologicaldigsanddatedto28,000—45,000yearsago.

TheNationalMuu

widelyregardedasoneofthebestartgalleriesinSouthernAfrica;itholdsregularexhibitionshighlighting

theworkoflocaional

Muumalsoactsascustodianfortheculturalheritageandtraditionsofthecountry,thedutiesofwhich

includeprervation,education,ethandtwenty-firstcenturypaintersincludePhillip

Segola,AnnGollifer,andNeoMatome.

SpringinGaborone,thecapitalcity,estheannualMaitisongFestival—thecountry'slargest

tivalincludesfreeoutdoorperformancesatcityarenasaswellas

ticketedindooreventsatGaborone'mingartsorganizations,suchasthe

MogwanaDanceTroupe,arebecomingmorepopularasmoreandmorepeopleembraceandwishtoshare

theirculturalheritage.

Localhandcrafts,supportedinlargepartbythetouristtrade,aregenerallyoftheutilitarianvariety.

Handwovenbaskets,oneofthespecialtiesassociatedwithBotswana,

almostexclusivelyintheOkavangoregion,theyarewovenwiththeleavesoftheMokolwanepalmand

utilizevariousrootsandbarksinordertogivethebasketstheiruniquecoloursanddesigns(typically

associatedwiththenation'straditionallifestyle).Duetotheabundanceofcattlelivestock,leatherworkhas

ionallyudtomakeclothing,blankets,

andsleepingmats,leatheristodaymoreoftenudtomakedesignerbags,belts,andaccessories.

fthefollowingbestdescribesthemainideaofthispassage?

anartissuperiortoallotherart.

nartissuperiortoallotherart.

ountryhasauniqueartistictradition.

nlyamoderncreation.

aragraphdiscusstheearlyhistoryofartinBotswana?

aph3.

aph4.

aph5.

aph6.

ingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

inBotswanaisthoroughlyuniquetothatcountry.

otswanahasbeeninfluencedbyneighbouringcountries.

otswanaisarelativelyrecentinvention.

inBotswanaconsistsofsimpledecorations.

ssageisbestdescribedas_______.

ivefiction

ialnon-fiction

-personhistory

almemoir

fthefollowingwouldmakethebesttitleforthepassage?

ntialArtoftheWorld

c'sOpinionofArtinBotswana

naMasterpieces

houtNotoriety

第四

1.

Manypeople

grumble

abouttheinfluxofimmigrantstoourcity,butIthinkit'sactuallya

goodthingfortheeconomy.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

grumblegrumble

2.

Someissues,suchasimmigrationandtrade,have

transnational

implications.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

transnationaltransnational

3.

Oneoftheproblemswithreadinge-booksisthatyoucan'ttakenotesinthe

margin

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

marginmargin

4.

Thetowncouncilpasd

legislation

thatmadeiteasierforpeopletoopensmall

business.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

legislationlegislation

5.

Therearesomemysteriesthathave

baffled

scientistsforcenturies.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

baffledbaffled

6.

I'minshock—haveyouenthe

staggering

stockmarketnumbersthismorning?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

staggeringstaggering

7.

Wearealllivinginanincreasingly

multicultural

societyasmoreandmorepeople

movetodifferentcountries.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

multiculturalmulticultural

puter'sinfluenceonourdailylivesisimmeasurable;ithashadthemost

massive

effectonhowhumanslive.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

massivemassive

9.

Therewillalwaysbepeoplewho

disapprove

ofnewtechnologysimplybecauitis

"different."

YouranswerCorrectanswer

disapprovedisapprove

everalyearsoftravel,JakemovedtoLondontofindajob,ahou,andthe

stability

heneededinhislife.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

stabilitystability

SectionB:Choothebestwaytocompletethentences.

oplehaveanunhealthy_____withtechnologyandneedtohaveeverynewgadget

available.

n

ion

ion

ion

uch_____,Heatherwasfinallyabletoconvinceherbosstoawardheremployeeswitha

holidaybonus.

ence

tence

ence

ance

'shardto_____whatthefuturemightlooklike,butsciencefictionwritershavebeendoingitfor

overahundredyears.

ize

ize

ain

lmosteveryoneloveshernewbook,butI'mnoteven_____interestedinreadingit.

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ly

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oughMrLewisdidn'tsayitoutloud,the_____inhisspeechwasthathisstaffdidn'twork

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itive

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urshavebeen_____forapproximately65millionyears!

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d

SectionC:Completeeachntencewithasuitableword.

21.

I'masignorantofyourcountry'slaws

as

youareofmine.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

asas

22.

It'saprettysafebet

that

almostallcollegegraduatesaremoretechnicallysavvythan

theirparents.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

thatthat

23.

Whatdoyoumake

off

thegenerationofMP3players?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

offof

24.

TheNewYorkteamqualifiedforthechampionshipround

by

anarrowmargin.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

byby

alltheexcitementsurroundingthenewcomputerprogram,notmuchisdifferent.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

forFor

26.

Mymotherstillhasn'tcometogrips

with

theconvenienceofe-mail.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

withwith

27.

HowcanweaskGeorgetohelp

in

suchawaythathewillthinkit'shisidea?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inin

28.

Whenyouthinkaboutit,itisnotsurprising

that

mostpeoplenowownacellphone.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

thatthat

29.

Ithinkit'stimetobuynewpantswhenthekneesbegintowear

out

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outout

30.

Inthewake

of

theearthquake,manypeopledisplayedanincredibleamountof

generosity.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ofof

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Whenmygrandfatherthinksabouthowtheworldischanging,heinevitablytellsthestoryofDr

oldswasa(n)(31)

eminent

edasif

dfatherlivedinasmall(32)

suburb

just

couldn'tunderstandwhyanyonewouldwanttolivesofarfromthecitycentre.

However,ople

couldn'taffordtoliveinthecity,dcongestioncomprida

real(33)

cur

ofthecities,

ctionsoftheurban(34)

workforce

weremovingoutofthecitytothesmallertowns.

Alongwiththepeopleandtheirfamilies,companiesalsostartedtorelocateoutsidemajorcities.A

greatexampleofthiswasDrReynolds.

Itisimpossibletooverstatethe(35)

magnitude

ofthesignificancethatDrReynolds'

movehadonmygrandfather'ehewassofamous,therewasobviouslyaconsiderable

amountof(36)

hype

r,hequicklyshowedthathe

oldswasnotonlyabig,(37)

brawny

manwhoplayedfootballinhisyouth,buthealsograduatedatthetopofhisclassinmedicalschool.

I'dbewillingto(38)

workforce

thatthiswasoneofthemostexcitingthings

happenedinmygrandfather'havebeensincehetoldthestorysomanytimes!Dr

Reynolds'arrival(39)

fundamentally

olonger"far

away"fromthecity;itsuddenlybecame"justoutside",theworldischanging

muchfws,

maybe(40)

someday

I'llhavemyownstorytotellmyowngrandchildren!

YouranswerCorrectanswer

(31)eminenteminent

(32)suburbsuburb

(33)curcur

(34)workforceworkforce

(35)magnitudemagnitude

(36)hypehype

(37)brawnybrawny

(38)workforcebet

(39)fundamentallyfundamentally

(40)somedaysomeday

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Sometdmitthat

it'ers,automobiles,theInternet,andincreasinglysmallerhandheld

hing,items,isgettingfaster,lighter,cheaper,

soon,computerswillbethesizeofiPodsandiPodswillbethesizeoffingernails.

Technologyismakingourlivesmoreconvenient,tmakingourlivesbetter?How

dependentontheconveniencesshouldwebecome?Howdependenthavewealreadybecome?Instant

communication,videotelephones,robots,thousandsofsongsinthepalmofyourhand—allofthethings

,whatwasonceconsideredsciencefictionnow

alisticallyenvisionaworldwhereliterallyeverythingwedodependsona

computeroramachineand,frankly,itscaresme.

getsdresdandpourshimlfacupofcoffeefromamachinethatisttobrewautomaticallyevery

iniscontrolled

lentershisofficebuilding

throughdoorsthat"e",Michaelsitsinfrontofacomputeralldayto

e-mails,updatesaWebsite,attendsavideoconferenceonline,andmakestelephone

t,herelaxesinfrontofthetelevision(whichhasrecordedallofhisfavouriteshows),orhereads

hofMichael'sdayisnotdependentoncomputersormachines?

Howmuchofthisscenarioisunbelievable?Theanswer:ailyrealityformanypeople.

acomputertonde-mails,writereports,dohomework,orarchthe

Internet?Whathappenswhenthatcomputergetsavirusorbreaksdown?Mostpeoplejustsitthere,baffled.

Theysimplydon'tknowwhattodobecautheydon'ndon

computerstomakeourliveasier,andwedependoncomputertechnicianstokeepourcomputers

'swhyengineers,computerprofessionals,

andtechnologyconsultantsmakesuchremarkablesalaries.

Themorewerelyontechnology,ewerelyonspecialists,the

aslipperyslopethatwilleventually

onic,then,thattheverytechnologiesthat

arecurrentlytoutedasthegreatestadvancementsinhumanknowledgecouldultimatelyhavetheexact

oppositeeffect.

terofthispassagewouldprobablyagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatements?

logyisbeginningtocontrolourlives.

ersplayamarginalroleinoursociety.

oncomputerspecialistsbecautheyareconvenient.

logyisslowlybecomingmoreexpensive.

ter'sscenariowithMichaelisprentedinorderto_____.

beaninnovation

ntiatehisargument

rateanexamplefromabygonetime.

outpersonalaccomplishments

aragraphdrawsapersonalanalogytothereader?

aph2.

aph3.

aph4.

aph5.

fthefollowingisthebestone-ntencesummaryofthispassage?

logymakesourlivesmoreconvenient.

efictionisbecomingadailyreality.

odyuscomputersandothertechnologies.

ewerelyontechnology,themorehelplesswebecome.

fthefollowingeventsdoesnotsupportthewriter'smainidea?

playsthelatestvideogameafterschool.

adsabookbeforegoingtobedeachnight.

saGPSsystemtofindherwayinanewcity.

ogsandnd-mailsfromhismobilephone.

第五

1.

AlmosteveryUnitedStatescitizenisthedescendantofa(n)

immigrant

byfewerthan

threegenerations.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

immigrantimmigrant

2.

Witha(n)

shrug

ofhershoulders,Nancyshowedthatshewasn'tconcernedwiththeir

problems.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

shrugshrug

3.

Televisionsnowadayscomewith

parental

controlsthathelppreventyoungchildren

fromwatchingcertainprogrammes.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

parentalparental

4.

Idon'tknowaboutyou,butIwouldneverwantto

encounter

agrizzlybearinthewoods.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

encounterencounter

5.

Eversincetherestaurantreopenedundernew

management

,I'vefoundthattheirfoodjust

isn'tasgood.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

managementmanagement

6.

Ihopeyou'llbe

agreeable

tothechangesIsuggestedinyourcontract.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

agreeableagreeable

Joshwereinabigargumentthismorningbut,intheend,Iknowthatcoolerheads

will

prevail

andtheywillgetoverit.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

prevailprevail

8.

Insteadofprentsforhisbirthday,Tomaskedpeopletomakea(n)

donation

tohis

favouritecharity.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

donationdonation

9.

Don'tworryifyoucan'tgetitatfirst,

successive

attemptswillgiveyouthepracticeyou

needtogetitright.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

successivesuccessive

10.

Thepoliticianreallytookariskwhenhecampaignedon

progressive

reformsinsucha

conrvativedistrict.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

progressiveprogressive

11.

Theimagesofthegenocidethatairedonthenewswerehorrificand

appalling

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

appallingappalling

12.

NooneonEarthisquiteso

impatient

asasix-year-oldboyabouttogotothetoystore.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

impatientimpatient

13.

Asasoldier,youneverknowwhatnewsurpriswill

threaten

yoursafety.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

threatenthreaten

14.

Perhapsnootherpersonisasfamousforhisorher

intellect

asAlbertEinstein.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

intellectintellect

15.

Myfatheralwaystellsmethatagoodeducationisareliable

investment

inyourfuture.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

investmentinvestment

16.

Duringcollege,thelibraryformedthe

nucleus

ofmylife;itemedlikeIwasalways

thereorsomewhereveryclo.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

nucleusnucleus

17.

Ifeltasifeveryonewerelookingatmewith

disdain

andcontemptwhenIwalkedinto

thecountryclubwearingjeansandaT-shirt.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

disdaindisdain

18.

Themilitarygeneralsmettodiscussanendtothe

hostility

betweentheircountries.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

hostilityhostility

19.

I'mlookingfora(n)

competent

employee,notsomeonewholooksforanyexcutoget

outofworking.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

competentcompetent

20.

Shelookedathimwith

inten

blueeyesthatbetrayedthefieryemotionsshewas

feeling.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inteninten

SectionB:Completeeachntencewithasuitableword.

21.

I'dliketoacceptthisaward

on

behalfofmyparents.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

onon

22.

Asofthismorning,Iamofficiallyintherunning

for

theofficeofmayor.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

forfor

23.

ThePresident'sChief

of

Staffisthepersonresponsibleformostoftheday-to-day

decisionmaking.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ofof

24.

Imustsaythatthetimesin

which

welivedon'temveryexcitingwhencomparedto

thepast.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

whichwhich

25.

Ijustfoundoutthattheauthor

whom

Iudtoidolizeisspeakingatthelibrarytomorrow!

YouranswerCorrectanswer

whomwhom

26.

Ifyou'rehavingcomputertrouble,callBill—heknowstheminside

out

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outout

27.

Tommyisahugebaballfan,sowetookhimtothehall

of

fameforhisbirthday.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ofof

28.

Ithoughtthereweregoingtobeproblemswiththenewprogramme,butsofar,

so

good.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

soso

29.

Wereyouabletotrack

down

anewcopyofthatbook?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

downdown

30.

It'snothisfaulthewasborn

into

apoorfamily;he'sdoingthebesthecan.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

intointo

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Thismorninginclass,ood

hasrepeatedlyprenteduswiththeimageof(31)

sophisticated

criminalswhohave

elaborateplans,extensiveconnections,andcansweet-talkanyoneintodoingwhatevertheywant.

Thetruth,however,bearsnoremblance(32)

whatsoever

tothisimage.

Inmovies,membersoforganizedcrimetypically(33)

intimidate

innocentbusiness

ownerstopaythem"protectionmoney"—whichisactuallyafeethecitizensneedtopayforprotection

fromtheverypeoplethey'ealsoknownto"knockoff,"orkill,potential(34)

competitors

sothattheyremaintheonly"show"thoftheportrayalsis

(35)

doubtful

.Sure,someofthethingshappen,buttheyhappenmuchlessoftenthan

moviesandtelevisionwouldleadustobelieve.

Thereisnodoubt,however,thatamongmembersoforganizedcrime,thereisaconsiderable

amountof(36)

corruption

.Moneyistheirprimaryobjective,andtheyareusuallywillingto

y'sdayandage,though,theyaremorethanlikelyto(37)

refrain

fromviolentcrimesandpursuemorewhite-collarcrimesinordertoachieve

theirgoals.

Crime"families"arenowknowntoenterinto(38)

contracts

withlegitimate

businessandform(39)

partnerships

'tmisunderstand,they

stilldemandcomplete(40)

loyalty

from"family"members,theystillconductillegal

operations,andtheyarestillcriminals,buttheyhavegottenmuchbetteratappearingcleanand

stayingoutofjail.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

(31)sophisticatedsophisticated

(32)whatsoeverwhatsoever

(33)intimidateintimidate

(34)competitorscompetitors

(35)doubtfuldoubtful

(36)corruptioncorruption

(37)refrainrefrain

(38)contractscontracts

(39)partnershipspartnerships

(40)loyaltyloyalty

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

September23,2011

DearDiary,

Thisafternoon,methatnextweekis

'salreadyplannedveralactivities

andlectures,but,forobviousreasons,healsowantedmetomakeaclassprentation.

ldIpossiblymakeaprentationtotheentireclass?Iwaspetrified.

Ididn'twanttodoit,etermined,lythoughtitwouldbeagood

opportunityformetosharemy"culture"(hisword)ea

uniqueculture?I'veneverthoughtaboutitlikethatbefore.

kesdifferentculturesrecognizableand

distinct?deafbutIstillunderstand

,IdoutilizeaformofEnglishthatnoteveryonecanunderstand—AmericanSignLanguage,or

ealizedthat,IimmediatelylookedforbooksaboutASLsoIcouldlearnmore.

SoonafterThomasGallaudetgraduatedfromYaleUniversity,hewascommissionedtohelpteach

AliceCogswell,dettravelledtoEurope,wheredeaf

educationhadbeeninexistenceforalongtime,

LaurentClercinParis,recruitedhimtohelpdevelopdeafeducationintheUnitedStates,and,in1817,the

twofoundedtheAmericanSchoolfortheDeafinHartford,Connecticut.

LaurentClercbeganteachingAmericanstudentstheformofFrenchSignLanguagewithwhichhewas

r,manyofthestudentsatthenewschoolwerealreadyusingtheirownuniqueformofsign

me,andwithextensiveu,the

variousformventuallyevolvedintowhatwenowknowasAmericanSignLanguage.

Signlanguageisalmostexclusivelybadoneasilydecipherablehandmotionsthatreprentspoken

eafpeoplerelyheavilyontheirnofsight,

languageixtremelyimportantinASL,andsubtlemovementsoftheeyebrows,mouth,orfingersoften

indicateconnotationsthataretypicallyreprentedbytoneofvoiceinspokenlanguage.

Interestingly,thereisstillnouniversalformofsignlanguagethatisreadilyunderstoodbydeafpeople

,thoughpeopleintheUnitedStatesandGreatBritainspeakEnglish,American

SignLanguageandBritishSignLanguagearedistinctlydifferentand"speakers"ofeachformwouldnotbe

abletoeasilycommunicatewithoneanother.

Youknowwhat?I',I'mactually

'lleveninspiresomeofmyclassmatestolearnASL!Thatwouldbegreat.I

anSignLanguageislikeadifferent

language,andunderstandingthatlanguageisntialtounderstandingmeandmyculture.

terofthispassageisunableto_____.

oughthispassageisintheformofadiaryentry,thematerialis_____.

aining

sive

ative

ious

ingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisatruestatement?

sauniversalformofsignlanguageudbydeafpeoplearoundtheworld.

anSignLanguageisaformofFrenchSignLanguage.

tClercintroducedthefirstformofsignlanguagetotheUnitedStates.

ountryhasitsownuniqueformofsignlanguage.

fthefollowingeventsoccurredin1817?

GallaudetgraduatedformYaleUniversity.

GallaudetmetLaurentClercinParis.

GallaudetandLaurentClercfoundedtheAmericanSchoolfortheDeaf.

tClercdevelopedAmericanSignLanguage.

ingtothewriter,allofthefollowingareimportanttosignlanguageEXCEPT_____.

litytoread

tions

fsight

nguage

第六

1.

Whocannametheanimalsthat

inhabit

thepolaricecaps?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inhabitinhabit

2.

Itwasvery

decent

ofFlorencetoshakeVictoria'shandaftershelostthecompetition.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

decentdecent

blesnowstormforcedthemountainclimberstoturnaroundwhentheywereonlyafew

hundredfeetfromthe

summit

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

summitsummit

4.

WhatdoyouthinkwasMark's

motive

forstartingthefight?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

motivemotive

5.

Youshouldneveruwatertotryto

extinguish

agreafireinthekitchen.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

extinguishextinguish

6.

Whenwasthelasttimeyousawsomeoneperformagenuinely

lfless

action,withno

personalmotivations?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

lflesslfless

7.

Despitehisbestefforts,thescandalcontinuedto

dominate

thenewsheadlinesduring

histimeinoffice.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

dominatedominate

8.

AlbertEinsteinisoftenconsidereda(n)

genius

becauhisscientificworkwasso

groundbreakingandoriginal.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

geniusgenius

9.

Canyouimaginea(n)

scenario

inwhichwegetoutofthisalive?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

scenarioscenario

10.

I'mworriedaboutmyson;hewakesupeverynightwiththesame

nightmare

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

nightmarenightmare

11.

Theabilitytocompromiisoneofthemostimportant

leadership

qualitiesthatIknow.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

leadershipleadership

12.

Firefightersandpoliceofficersshow

bravery

onadailybasisaspartoftheirjobs.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

braverybravery

13.

Theplanecrashwasa(n)

tragedy

,butthemediacoverageofitwavenwor.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

tragedytragedy

14.

Laughterisa(n)

uncommon

reactionatafuneral.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

uncommonuncommon

kfellthirtystepsonthemountaintrailbeforehittingJakeontheheadandknocking

him

uncommon

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

uncommonunconscious

16.

Inthe

aftermath

oftheearthquake,theentirecommunitypulledtogetherforsupport.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

aftermathaftermath

17.

Louisisa(n)

longtime

supporterofthatcharity;he'sbeendonatingmoneytothemfor

years.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

longtimelongtime

18.

Aspartofhermanagerialresponsibilities,Sheilahasto

overe

fouremployees.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

overeovere

19.

My

gratitude

foryoursupportextendswellbeyondasimple"thankyou".

YouranswerCorrectanswer

gratitudegratitude

20.

Weallthoughthewasinnocentuntilweheardthewitness's

gratitude

incourt.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

gratitudetestimony

SectionB:Completeeachntencewithasuitableword.

21.

Hergradesthisyearareonpar

with

herclassmates'.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

withwith

22.

Idon'tbelievehim;didyoupick

up

onthetoneofhisvoice?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

upup

23.

Whyisit

that

wecan'tallagreeonwhichmovietoethisweekend?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

thatthat

24.

Thetruckcame

out

ofnowhereandcrashedintothesideofthebus.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outout

25.

Hisdonationtothecharity,generous

though

itwas,wasstillonlyadropinthebucket.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

thoughthough

26.

Hisdisappointingperformancereallylet

down

theentireteam.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

downdown

27.

Firefightersareusuallythefirstpeopleonthescene

of

anaccident.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ofof

28.

I'mnotsureifIcanrunintherace;I'vebeen

out

ofactionforalongtime.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outout

29.

Herroomisacompletemesswithclothesall

over

theplace.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

overover

30.

Iftheycanmakeit

through

thisdifficulttime,theyshouldbeabletomoveforwardjust

fine.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

throughthrough

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Naturaldisasterssuchaarthquakescancau(31)

massive

amountsof

upeopletolotheirhomes,theirposssions,d,they

canbedownright(32)

tragic

.However,aftersuchdisastersstrikeisoftenatimeof

unbelievable(33)

bravery

uakesandhurricanesmaycauthe

worstthingstohappen,buttheyalsobringoutthebestinpeople.

In2005,oneoftheworsthurricanesinrecentmemoryformedovertheGulfofMexicoandmoved

sHurricaneKatrina,itwasdevastatingformanymajor

cities,especiallyNewOrleans,omepeoplemanagedto(34)

evacuate

andfindsafetyoutsideofthecity,unately,theywereleft

(35)

homeless

whenthefloodsfilledthestreetsanddrownedtheirhous.

Itishardtoutoomany(36)

superlative

neof

lacedtensof

,therewasanenormous(37)

affliction

ofpeoplewhowantedto

eoplecertainlyderveour(38)

admiration

andrespect.

Inthedaysfollowingthestorm,ere

hundredsof(39)

correspondents

fromallovertheworldinNewOrleanstocoverthestory.

Betweenthejournaliststellingthisstorytotheworldandthethousandsofordinarypeoplewhowanted

tohelpthoaffectedbythestorm,thelivesofNewOrleans'sresidentsweremadealittlemore(40)

mishap

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

(31)massivemassive

(32)tragictragic

(33)braverybravery

(34)evacuateevacuate

(35)homelesshomeless

(36)superlativesuperlative

(37)afflictionturnout

(38)admirationadmiration

(39)correspondentscorrespondents

(40)mishaphumane

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Haveyoueverthoughtabouttravellingabroad?Doyouyearntoewhattheworldhastooffer?Are

youtiredofsimplyhearingaboutotherculturesandwanttofinallyexperiencesomeofthem?Whysimply

traveltheworld,though,whenyoucanactivelymakeadifference?

Toomanypeoplevisitcountriestoethefamouslandmarks,tastethelocalfood,andexperiencelife

r,youcanalsogivesomethingbacktothecommunitiesin

eervacationsarebecomingincreasinglypopular,andmanypeoplearediscovering

thattheyhavemuchmorerewardingandsatisfyingtravelexperienceswhentheyvolunteertheirtimeand

energytoworthwhilecaus.

aremorecomplicated.

Thereareopportunitiesforeverybudget,schedule,andamountofeffortyou''sreally

helpbuildaschoolinSoutheastAsiaorahomefora

helpnationalparkemployeesconrveendangeredplants

volunteeratan

ionsarelimitlessandliterallyencompassanythingyoucan

possiblyimagine.

Weoftenhearabouttheheroicdeedsthatsomepeopledotohelpotherswhentheyaremostinneed,

butwhywaituntilamajordisastertogiveback?Volunteeringyourtime,skills,knowledge,andenergyto

meaningfulprojectsintheareasofeducation,health,sanitation,andconstructionisjustasvaluable.

Ironically,manycountriesthatarepopularvacationdestinationsarealsomostinneedofaidand

entworldcitizenssuchasBillClintonandKofiAnnanrepeatedlyextolthevirtuesof

volunteerismandclaimthattrueheroesarethopeoplewhogivewhattheycanwithnoexpectationof

anythinginreturn.

Nexttimeyouplanavacation,won'tyouconsideravolunteervacation?Youmightmakeallthe

differenceintheworld.

salikelyplacethatthispassagemightappear?

ketingbrochureforavolunteervacationorganizer.

spapereditorialabouttheneedforemergencyvolunteers.

velbrochureforapopularvacationdestination.

azinearticleaboutvolunteerismamongprominentworldcitizens.

fthefollowingwouldmakethebesttitleforthispassage?

efitsofInternationalTravel

DeedsofBillClintonandKofiAnnan

eerVacations:GreatOpportunitiesforMeaningfulWork

eers:TheTrueHeroesofthePlanet

aragraphprentsveralpossiblescenariosforvolunteerwork?

aph2.

aph3.

aph4.

aph5.

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aining

ific

sive

fthefollowingntencesisthewriter'scriticalmessage?

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roesarethopeoplewhogivewhattheycanwithnoexpectationof

anythinginreturn.

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erwas_____ageniussincenooneelcouldreplicatehiswork.

tly

t

ce

tial

oupleaturnoffyourcellphonesforthe_____oftheflight?

n

vation

on

ation

hterhasbeensickandkeptmeawakeforthree_____nights.

utive

uent

ding

nt

mtakesprideinhisabilityto_____hisparents'planswhenhedoesn'tagreewiththem.

ating

ation

ate

ated

edoctor!Nancyis_____,andIdon'tknowwhattodo!

-respon

-responsible

-responding

-responsive

sahigh_____thatwewillgetfiveinchesofsnowtonight.

ility

ility

arenowareality,buttheystillaren'tvery_____tobeuful.

on

onal

oning

onary

SectionB:Completeeachntencewithasuitableword.

21.

Pleapayattentiontotheweather

while

you'redriving;Idon'twantyoutogetstuck

outinastorm.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

whilewhile

22.

If

only

Ihadpaidattentioninclass,Iwouldn'thavefailedtheexam.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

onlyonly

23.

Blendcherriesandsugartogether

with

theflourtomakeacherrypie.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

withwith

24.

Everytimewetalkabouthiringanewemployee,moneyalwayscrops

up

inthe

conversation.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

upup

25.

Ilovemilkchocolate,

while

mytwinsisterlovesdarkchocolate.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

whilewhereas/while

26.

IrealizethatI'manewmanagerwhoneedstogaintheconfidence

of

myemployees.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ofof

27.

Doyoumindifwecollaborate

on

ourhomeworktonight?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

onon

28.

Ifyoureallywanttoturnme

off

thenyoujustneedtomentionpolitics.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

offoff

29.

Areyou

in

ahurry,orcanIaskyouafewquestions?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inin

itcomestomychildren,I'ddoabsolutelyanything.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

WhenWhen

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Thescientificmethodisthecommonapproachtoproblemsolvingthatnearlyallscientistsu,

istsuittoanswerdifficult

questionsanddiscovernewthings,whilestudentsuitforthesamereasonsandtobuildtheirown

(31)

confidence

inscience.

Itisawaytoobrvetheworld,askquestions,ryufulacrossa(32)

spectrum

ofscientificdisciplines:biology,chemistry,physics,cientists

must(33)

embed

theprocessintheirrearchiftheywanttoprovetheirfindingsas

facts.

First,youwanttoknow?Whathasn'tbeenstudiedandcould

benefitfrommorescientific(34)

stumble

?Onceyouknowyourquestion,dosome

urquestion(35)

overlap

with

anypre-existingrearchthatyoucanalsou?Youdon'twanttoperformworkthatis(36)

redundant

withrearchthathasalreadybeentested.

Onceyouhaveyourhypothesis,the

stagewhereyouwanttoconfirmor(37)

disprove

(38)

scrutiny

,butdon'tworry;arnfromthemand

,don''llneedtorepeatveraldifferent

experimentstoeifyoucan(39)

duplicate

an,thenyouknowthatthis

resultwillalwaysoccur.

Finally,you'rereadytodrawaconclusionbadonyourrearchandcommunicateyourresults

escientificmethod,thereis(40)

literally

noquestionyoucan'tanswer!

YouranswerCorrectanswer

(31)confidenceconfidence

(32)spectrumspectrum

(33)embedembed

(34)stumblescrutiny

(35)overlapoverlap

(36)redundantredundant

(37)disprovedisprove

(38)scrutinystumble

(39)duplicateduplicate

(40)literallyliterally

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

In1987,theUSDepartmentofEnergy,agovernmentagency,issuedareportthatintroducedabold

scientificinitiativeanddeclared,"Theultimategoalofthisinitiativeistounderstandthehumangenome"and

"knowledgeofthehumanasnecessarytothecontinuingprogressofmedicineandotherhealthsciencesas

knowledgeofhumananatomyhasbeenfortheprentstateofmedicine."TheHumanGenomeProject

officiallygotunderwayin1990,andtheUnitedStateswassoonjoinedbyveralothercountries(including

theUnitedKingdom,China,France,andJapan)inthindeavor.

In2003,after13yearsofworkandrearch,

projectbeganasanefforttodiscoverandcategorizeall20,000-25,000humangenesandmakethem

jectalsotouttodeterminethecompletequenceof3

imateobjectivewastounderstandthegeneticmakeupofthehumanspecies.

Thisinformationwouldprovevitalinnotonlyunderstandingourlves,butitwouldalsohelpdoctorsand

scientistsbetterunderstandthedias,mutations,andillnessthataffectpeople.

InadditiontoidentifyingallhumangenesanddeterminingacompleteDNAquence,anotherproject

,thecompletequenceofhumanDNA

portanttonote,however,thateveryone

ore,theHumanGenomeProjectdatadoesnotreprenttheexact

quenceofeachandeveryperson',itisthecombinedgenomeofasmallnumberof

anonymousdonors.

archerxpectthatanalysis

ofthisdatawillresultinremarkableandunexpecteddevelopmentsinvariousmedicalandscientificfields.

anGenomeProjectwasoneofthe

singlelargestscientificaccomplishmentsinhistory,andanalysisoftheproject'sresultswilllikelycontribute

toitssignificance.

ingtothepassage,whathappenedin1990?

overnmentfirstconceivedoftheHumanGenomeProject.

anGenomeProjectbegan.

anGenomeProjectwascompleted.

retationoftheHumanGenomeProjectbegan.

anGenomeProjectsoughtto_____geneticinformationandmakeitavailableto

everyone.

ve

ve

ate

ct

aragraphdetailsthecontinuingimportanceoftherearchresults?

aph1.

aph2.

aph3.

aph4.

hefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT_______.

anGenomeProjectdatadetailsthegeneticquenceofalimitednumber

ofpeople.

anGenomeProjectdatadetailsthegeneticquenceofallpeople.

anGenomeProjectlastedfor13years.

retationofHumanGenomeProjectdataisongoing.

ichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthorofthispassageprobablyagree?

anGenomeProjectisthemostsignificantscientificadvanceinhistory.

ectsoftheHumanGenomeProjectwillbelimited.

tedStatessinglehandedlycompletedtheHumanGenomeProject.

anGenomeProjectinvolvedaninsignificantamountofrearch.

八

1.

Nextyearismyhighschoolten-year

reunion

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

reunionreunion

2.

Becauofhisheartattack,Georgehadto

undergo

majorsurgerylastyear.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

undergoundergo

3.

We'rehopingthisisjusta(n)

pha

andthatthebabywillsoonstopcryingsomuch.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

phapha

4.

Itisdefinitelynot

advisable

todriveafterdrinkingalcohol.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

advisableadvisable

5.

Felipehadtoomuchtodrinklastnightandmadeacomplete

spectacle

ofhimlf.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

spectaclespectacle

6.

Inmyopinion,youshouldpracticewhatyou

preach

orelnoonewilleverlistentoyou.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

preachpreach

7.

TrishaisusuallyastraightAstudent,soIguessthatCinmathwasa(n)

anomaly

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

anomalyanomaly

8.

Weusuallydon'tgettoe

lunar

eventssuchaclipsinthispartoftheworld.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

lunarlunar

9.

Ourhomemightbesmall,butithasalotof

charm

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

charmcharm

10.

Themoviemayhavealotofspecialeffects,butitis

esntially

alovestory.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

esntiallyesntially

SectionB:Choothebestwaytocompletethentences.

_____waitedinthelobbyforthemtocallhimintotheinterview.

sly

ially

y

y

to_____naturalresourcestodayifwewantourchildrentohavethemtomorrow.

e

ve

ve

ve

henatortomakea_____apologyforhisinnsitiveremarks.

e

e

undaysbecautheyaretheonlychanceIgetto_____aroundanddonothing.

'regoingtothrowMariaanamazing_____whenshereturnsfromSpain.

ate

ation

atory

ating

colatecakewasatinybitof_____inanotherwiordinarymeal.

nt

nts

e

nce

,Rex,wasa_____memberofthefamilyfor15years.

d

led

d

ed

'simpossibleto_____tortureasameansofquestioning.

fy

y

y

y

't_____aroundthehouatnight;thenoiskeepmeawake.

'tevendescribethe_____IfeltwhenIfoundoutshegotfired.

s

sly

SectionC:Completeeachntencewithasuitableword.

21.

Hehasbeencompletelytakenup

with

workrecently.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

withwith

22.

Pleafill

up

thejarwithlemonade.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

upup

23.

Yourdecision,

for

goodorbad,wastheonlychoicetomake.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

forfor

24.

Itwas,

by

myreckoning,theonlytimethetwomusiciansplayedtogether.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

byby

25.

I'mgoingtomeetup

with

Dominicafterworkforafewdrinks.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

withwith

26.

Canyoupleacount

out

thirtymarblesfromthebag?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outout

27.

Agoodlawyershouldbeabletosaveyou

from

goingtojail.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

fromfrom

28.

Themeetingwillstartat7o'clock

on

thedot.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

onon

29.

You'llneverguesswhoIbumped

into

atthemarket!

YouranswerCorrectanswer

intointo

30.

All

in

all,itwasadecentmoviewithgoodspecialeffects.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inin

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

WhenIwasalittleboy,ay

partieswereincrediblyexcitingandeveryotherdayjustemedso(31)

mundane

in

Ithinkmybirthdaywassoimportant?Whywouldn'tI?Myparentsalwayscircled

itonthe(32)

complain

,riendscame

lwayssuchahappyand(33)

festive

year,itwasatruecelebration!

Asyoumighthaveguesd,Icertainlywasn'tvery(34)

humble

whenIwasyoung.I

thoughttheworldrevolvedaroundme,beroneparticular

uring(35)

lunchtime

llmyfriendswereeating,I

rejustaxcitedasIwas,andtheykeptaskingme

berIwassohappyjusttositthereand(36)

bask

in

theanticipationtheyallfeltformyspecialday.

T

ometo(37)

calendar

ldhehaveabirthdayparty

thatmightbeasgoodas(orbetter)thanmine?OnlyIwasallowedtohavebirthdayparties!

"My(38)

goodness

!"sheexclaimed."You'renottheonlypersonwhohasbirthdays,you

'remyspecialdarling,buteveryonehasbirthdays,andeveryoneisallowedtohavea

birthdaypartyto(39)

celebrate

theday."EventhoughIdidn'twanttoadmitit,Iknewshewas

eday(40)

onwards

,Iwenttoandenjoyedmanydifferentbirthdaypartiesforall

myfriends(butminewerestillthebest).

YouranswerCorrectanswer

(31)mundanemundane

(32)complaincalendar

(33)festivefestive

(34)humblehumble

(35)lunchtimelunchtime

(36)baskbask

(37)calendarcomplain

(38)goodnessgoodness

(39)celebratecelebrate

(40)onwardsonwards

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Holidaysarecelebratedinmanywaysaroundtheworld:parades,celebrations,feasts,familydinners,

fireworks,sportingevents,andstreetfestivals,lidays,suchasNewYear'sDay,

lidays,suchasChristmas,Hanukkah,andRamadan,are

therholidaysareuniquetospecificcountriesandare

celebratedbypeoplewhocomefromthocountries,orwhoaredescendedfrompeoplewhocamefrom

thocountries.

StPatrick'sDayisanationalholidayinIrelandandNorthernIreland,anditiscelebratedbyIrishpeople

r,inrecentyears,moreand

morepeopleecome

especiallypopularinEurope,NorthAmerica,Australia,ickisoneofthepatron

saintsofIreland(accordingtotheCatholicChurch),andStPatrick'sDayfallsonMarch17eachyear.

Historically,thedaybeganasanIrishreligiousholidaybutbecameanationalpublicholidayin1903.

Beginninginthelate20thcentury,theholidaytransformedtobemoreofaculturalholiday—adayto

and,theSaintPatrick'sFestivalhasbecomeaweek-longeventto

ourgreenandthethree-leavedshamrockarethesymbolsmost

associatedwithStPatrickandStPatrick'ereforeverycommontoepeopleweargreen

clothingonMarch17eveniftheydonotjoininamajorcelebration.

StPatrick'gestIrishpopulationsoutside

jorcities,includingBoston,NewYorkCity,

andPhiladelphiahaveheldparadesfornearly300years!Ithasalsobecometraditiontodyewatergreenin

cagoRiverflowsthroughthemiddleofthatcity,andeveryMarch17,theentire

riverisdyedgreen!WaterfountainsinfrontoftheWhiteHouinWashington,DCandinTrafalgarSquare

inLondonarealsotypicallydyedgreen.

ick'sDayisanationalholidayin_____.

tedStates

d

rnIreland

lia

ick'sDayisanexampleofa_____holiday.

ous

al

al

heabove

fthefollowingisasymbolicreprentationofSaintPatrick?

.

als.

s.

cks.

ssageisanexampleofwhatstyleofwriting?

ative.

sive.

phical.

ial.

aragraphdescribestheinternationalinfluenceofStPatrick'sDay?

aph1.

aph2.

aph3.

aph4.

九

1.

Inchildren'sstories,thevillainusually

vanishes

inaflashoflightoracloudofsmoke.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

vanishesvanishes

2.

DrRobbinshasaknackforthinkingof

ingenious

solutionstocomplicatedproblems.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ingeniousingenious

3.

Ifeelthatcamerasinpublicplacesarea(n)

invasion

ofprivacy.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

invasioninvasion

4.

EitherJonorJackcanbea(n)

nickname

forJonathan.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

nicknamenickname

5.

My

opponent

intomorrow'schessmatchisaworldchampion—Idon'tstandachance!

YouranswerCorrectanswer

opponentopponent

6.

Whycan'tyoudosomething

nsible

insteadoftryingtobreaktheworldrecordfor

skydiving?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

nsiblensible

7.

Foodisabasic

necessity

oflifetowhicheveryoneshouldhavearight.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

necessitynecessity

8.

Manypeople

migrate

fromtheirhomelandstodifferentplacesinarchofnew

opportunities.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

migratemigrate

9.

Asamemberofthefanclub,Ifeel

obliged

toreadhisnewbook,despitethepoor

reviews.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

obligedobliged

10.

Oneday,I

aspire

tobeaprofessionaloperasinger.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

aspireaspire

SectionB:Choothebestwaytocompletethentences.

unately,Ican'tsaywithmuch_____whoistoblameforthisproblem.

nly

n

nty

ainty

tedStatesofAmericaisoftenreferredtoas"anationof_____."

ants

ts

nts

es

o_____troublewiththelawuntilhewasarrestedforrobbery.

uent

nt

sive

ssoratmyschoolwasthe_____ofthisyear'sNobelPrize.

ent

ent

ient

ent

writedownthefollowingntencesasI_____themaloud.

e

rate

tate

te

_____ofthistownshipsoIshouldhavethesamevotingrightsaveryoneelwholives

here.

r

t

nt

ashedoesn't_____harmonanyone,there'snothingIcandotostophim.

t

t

e

e

hisbooktobe_____boring—Icouldn'tstayawakewhenIreadit.

ingly

lly

sly

ably

asa_____odoroffishsurroundingthebuilding,howcouldyounotrememberit?

le

able

ous

tary

yecolouris_____overblue—that'swhymorepeoplehavebrowneyes.

tary

able

ntial

nt

SectionC:Completeeachntencewithasuitableword.

21.

Whatistheproportion

of

boystogirlsinyourschool?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ofof

22.

Idon'tthinkI'lljoinyoutonight;Ireallydon'tgo

for

bowlingallthatmuch.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

forfor

23.

Thomashasasmanybooks

as

therearedaysintheyear.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

asas

24.

Shetookaleaf

out

ofLincoln'sbookandchoherwordscarefully.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outout

25.

Duringtheholidays,thereisusuallyasurge

in

shoppingandspending.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inin

26.

Itdoesn'ttakemuchforEvantolaunch

into

hisspeechabouttheimportanceofgood

citizenship.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

intointo

27.

Inmyopinion,thereisanobviousnecessity

for

agoodlibrarysysteminthiscity.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

forfor

28.

Theteacherreprimandedtheclass

in

measuredtones,despitehergrowinganger.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inin

29.

Ihatetoadmitit,butI'minclinedtoagree

with

you.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

withwith

30.

Ittookherveralmonths,butBethwasfinallyabletomove

on

aftershebrokeupwith

Jeremy.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

onon

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

WerememberNapoleonBonapartetodaybecauhisattemptstoexpandtheFrenchempire

through(31)

conquest

onwas

(32)

endlessly

obsdwithextendingthe(33)

realm

ofFrench

influence,andhesucceededinengagingeverymajorEuropeancountryintheearly19thcentury's

NapoleonicWars.

Duringhislife,andthroughouthistory,therehavebeenmanyconflictingreportsofNapoleonand

lievethatheactedoutofaheightenednof(34)

proportion

and

arguethathisleadershipstyleandblinddesireforpowerarenothingshortof

sheer(35)

lunacy

.Itishardtoarguewiththis,especiallysinceNapoleonestablished

himlfasEmperorofaFrench(36)

monarchy

.

Napoleonpresidedovera(37)

substantial

Frenchempire,buthisdesireformore

powerultimatelymetitsfatewhenhechotofurtherextendhis(38)

administrative

ea(39)

surge

oftroops,support,andwillpower,

y,inadesiretorestorepeaceto

Europe,NapoleonwaxiledtotheislandofSaintHelena,anisland(40)

colony

in

herethathediedin1821.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

(31)conquestconquest

(32)endlesslyendlessly

(33)realmrealm

(34)proportionpatriotism

(35)lunacylunacy

(36)monarchymonarchy

(37)substantialsubstantial

(38)administrativegeographic

(39)surgesurge

(40)colonycolony

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

What'sinaname?Quitealot,oplespendsubstantialsumsofmoney

sitybuildings,hospitals,

r,thebuildingsdonotlastforever,anditis

possiblethatsomeonemaycomealonginthefuture,payevenmoremoney,anddemandthathisorher

namereplacetheexistingone.

Thereis,though,onewaytogainimmortalitythroughyourname:

,youmayhavelittleornocontrolovertheprocess,itmayhappen

longafteryourdeath,erthe

examples:ShirleyTemple,CharlesBoycott,JeanNicot,peoplewho

namenteredtheEnglishlanguagetohaveaspecificmeaningthatoriginalstemmedfromsomeaspects

yournameenterthelanguageisatypeofimmortality

thatmoneysimplycan'tbuy.

ShirleyTemplewasanAmericanchildactressduringthe1930swhowasrenownedforherinnocence

singly,ctorigins

remaindisputed,butitisgenerallyagreedthatthedrinkwasmadefortheactress(obviouslynonalcoholic

sinceshewasonlyachild).Sincethen,thetermShirleyTemplehasbeenappliedtomanydifferentvarieties

ofnonalcoholicdrinks.

In1880,ignbeganthatsoughttoprotect

tenants'tfoughtagainstthiscampaign,andhequicklybecame

uesoon

tookonnationalimportance,andhisnamebecameaverbmeaning"toostracize."

isitingPortugal,hebroughttobacco

klybecameverypopularamongtheupper

class,ebecamelinkedtotheplant,anditsoon

,nicotinereferstotheactive,addictivepartofthetobaccoplantandis

foundinallcigarettes.

successfulpolitical

career,butheismostrememberedforbeingthenamesakeofthesandwich—afoodthatiatenaround

hedidnotinventthesandwich,hewasfondofeatingmeatbetweentwoslicesofbread.

Becauofhisrespectedposition,otherpeoplebegantoeatthesamething,andthesandwichgrewin

popularity.

Allfourofthepeoplehaveattainedsomemeasureofimmortalitybyhavingtheirnamenterthe

wouldbeappreciativeofthecontextinwhichtheyare"remembered,"

butallarerememberednonetheless.

terofthispassageclaimsthatnamescanenteralanguage_____.

person'sdeath

eofaperson'spersonalattributes

eofaperson'slifestyle

sonpaysalotofmoney

fthefollowingntencesconveysthemainideaofthispassage?

oplespendsubstantialsumsofmoneytohaveplacesnamedafter

themlves.

havelittleornocontrolovertheprocess.

yournameenterthelanguageisatypeofimmortalitythatmoneysimply

can'tbuy.

wouldbeappreciativeofthecontextinwhichtheyare"remembered,"butall

arerememberednonetheless.

hefollowingpeople'snameshavebecomeeponymsEXCEPT_____.

yTemple

lofEdinburgh

sBoycott

cot

fthefollowingwouldmakethebesttitleforthispassage?

alNames:HowPeoplePaytobeRemembered

alNames:HowNamesBecomeWords

alNames:NamesandWordsThatHaveSimilarMeanings

alNames:UnfortunateExamplesofNamesthatBecomeWords

nthispassage,thewriter_____.

iketohavehisnameimmortalizedinthelanguage

otliketohavehisnameimmortalizedinthelanguage

iketohavehisnameimmortalizedinanyform

'tsaywhetherhewouldliketohavehisnameimmortalizedornot

十

1.

Theairportcurityofficers

detained

meforanhourbecauIhadaknifeinmybag.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

detaineddetained

2.

Fidowasanolddogwholivedalongtime;let'snot

mourn

hisdeath,butcelebratehis

life!

YouranswerCorrectanswer

mournmourn

3.

Icouldeasily

gaze

intoherdeepblueeyesalldaylong.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

gazegaze

4.

Thelawyershadadifficulttimefindinga(n)

credible

witnesswhowouldtestifyagainst

themobster.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

crediblecredible

5.

Makesureyoubringmybrotherbackalive;everythingelisjust

condary

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

condarycondary

6.

Ittookmydaughteralongtimetoworkupthecourageto

submerge

herheadunder

waterintheswimmingpool.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

submergesubmerge

7.

Thatauthorwasfamousbecaushewasveryprivateandalways

shunned

publicity.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

shunnedshunned

8.

Thankyoufortheletter;Iwill

cherish

itforever.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

cherishcherish

9.

Robertjustfoundthathewillneedakidney

transplant

inordertosurvive.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

transplanttransplant

10.

"IthinkIloveyou,"shesaidwitha(n)

blush

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

blushblush

11.

Thefootballteamwasforcedto

forfeit

thegamewhentheircoachdidn'tshowup.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

forfeitforfeit

12.

Thecouplefellintoapassionate

embrace

aftertheywerereunited.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

embraceembrace

13.

Despitethescientificevidence,manypeoplethinkthatglobalwarmingisjusta

myth

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

mythmyth

14.

Thisbugsprayissuppodto

repel

threedifferentkindsofincts.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

repelrepel

15.

Someoftheworld'stallestmountainsareconsideredtobe

sacred

bymanypeople.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

sacredsacred

16.

Theflowervafelltothefloorand

shattered

intoathousandpieces.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

shatteredshattered

17.

Hasoursociety'snof

morality

fallensolowthatwethinkviolenceinvideogames

isagoodidea?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

moralitymorality

18.

Don't

contrive

an"emergency"justtogetattention!

YouranswerCorrectanswer

contrivecontrive

19.

Goodluckonthisjourneyandallyourfuture

endeavours

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

endeavourndeavours/endeavors

20.

It'stimeto

renew

yourmembershipsinceitwillexpirenextmonth.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

renewrenew

SectionB:Completeeachntencewithasuitableword.

21.

Gregjustgotanewvideogame,andit'salmostimpossibletotearhimaway

from

it.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

fromfrom

22.

Theirsmallbedandbreakfastgetsmostofitsbusinessbyword

of

mouth.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ofof

23.

Everynight,Iwish

with

allmyheartthatthewarwillendsoon.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

withwith

24.

Youdon'thaveachoice—youhavetogowhether

or

notyouwantto.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

oror

25.

Weneedtoturnaround!Ileftmywallet

behind

!

YouranswerCorrectanswer

behindbehind

26.

Thestoryis

that

ofafarmerwhodiscoveredamissingsheep.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

thatthat

27.

Scaredthathemightlopower,thekingdecidedtowipe

out

hisopposition.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outout

28.

I'lldropyou

off

atworkinthemorningifyoucantakethebushome.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

offoff

29.

Itdidn'ttakelongforEllentofall

in

lovewithRichard.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inin

30.

Shetoldusafamousstory

from

herhomeland.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

fromfrom

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

eeachprervedintheirownway,butoneofthe

mostcommonwaysstorieshavesurvivedforsomanygenerationsisthrough(31)

storytelling

.ThispracticelikelybeganinAncientGreeceaspeoplegatheredtogetherand

toldtalesofgods,goddess,tothe(32)

oral

tradition,wearefortunateenoughtostillhavethestoriesofGreek(33)

mythology

.

Obviously,s

areultimatelyformedbythestorytellers,whoarefreetoincludeaslittleorasmuch(34)

embellishment

estoryaboutaboytravellingtothestreamforabucket

ofwatercouldbeveryboring,oritcouldturnintoanepicadventurethatmighttakehourstotell.

Formanymythsandlegends,

mediums,suchasbooksandfilms,justaren'ta(n)(35)

appropriate

waytoexperiencethe

agicliesintheabilityofastorytellertocreate(36)

captivating

suspen,

drama,andhumorthroughthetelling.

Sadly,thisartformisquicklybecoming(37)

extinct

.Manychildrengrowup

listeningtobedtimestorieswhichisaformoftheoraltradition,butsometimebetweenchildhoodand

adulthood,manybecome(38)

indifferent

totheformandekoutimmediategratification

ys,manychildrenhavetoomuch(39)

impatience

to

'sanunfortunatestateofaffairswhenpeoplearemorethan

willingto(40)

dispo

oforalstorytellingentirely.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

(31)storytellingstorytelling

(32)oraloral

(33)mythologymythology

(34)embellishmentembellishment

(35)appropriateappropriate

(36)captivatingcaptivating

(37)extinctextinct

(38)indifferentindifferent

(39)impatienceimpatience

(40)dispodispo

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Here'msummerevening,a

'nd

herfriendsstayedforafewdrinksafterdinner,and,beforetheyknewit,it'ends

paidtheirbill,walkedouttotheparkinglotandtheircars,andsaidtheirgoodbyestooneanother.

ewasoffinthecountry,soshesoonfound

fewmiles,shenoticedapairofheadlightsinherrear-view

herewerenoothercarsonthe

road,ly,thecarswervedbackandstayedveryclotoSusan'

headlightsshonebrightlyinherrear-viewmirror,andthenthelightsstartedtoflash.

Atthispoint,ercarwasdangerouslyclo,thelightskept

flashing—on,off,bright,dim—truggledtokeep

hereyesontheroadinfrontofherandfoughttheurgetolookinherrear-viewmirroratthebrightlightsof

y,r,thecar

asbeginningtobeterrified.

Shetookanindirectroutetoherhou,heveryturn,stopsign,andred

light,ntuallydrovetoherhouand

,

knewheronlyhopew

an,sheheardanothervoicescream,"Lockyour

doorandcallthepolice!"

Fromherwindow,Susancouldethatthedriveroftheothercardidn'scaredstiff.

Whenthepolicefinallyarrived,intheothercarwasactuallytrying

tosaveher!Ashepulledupbehindheronthehighway,hisheadlightsilluminatedthedarkfigureofamanin

thebackatofSusan'inthebackatkepttryingtoriupandhurtSusan,buteverytime

theheadlightsflashed,hecrouchedbackdowntostayoutofsight.

aninthisstorywasinanextremely_____situation.

e

izable

s

fthefollowingntencesindicatesthatthisstorymightbeanurbanlegend?

'sacautionarytalethatshouldrveasawarningtoeverydriver.

heveryturn,stopsign,andredlight,theothercarcontinuedtofollow.

an,sheheardanothervoicescream,"Lockyourdoorandcallthepolice!"

intheothercarwasactuallytryingtosaveher!

hparagraphdoesSusandeliberatelytrytolothecarthatisfollowingher?

aph2.

aph3.

aph4.

aph5.

fthefollowingwouldmakethebestmoralofthisstory?

'ttrustanyone.

'tdrivealone.

'tpickuphitchhikers.

aren'talwayswhattheyem.

houghtthedriverofthecarbehindherwasathreat,buthewasactually_____.

eous

yed

ding