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PartI:VocabularyandStructure

SectionA:Completethentencesusingthecorrectwordsinthebox.

1.

Ourofficebuildingluckilyhada(n)

auxiliary

powersupplytouwhentheelectricity

wentout.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

auxiliaryauxiliary

2.

There'snotmuchofa(n)

orientation

fortheyear'sbestmovie,butthereareafewgood

ones.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

orientationlection

3.

Unfortunately,she'shada(n)

degeneratio

andhercancerhasreappeared.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

degenerationrelap

4.

Soldiersinthemilitaryquicklylearnthattheirsuperiorofficersareoftennotvery

tolerant

ofdifferingopinions.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

toleranttolerant

5.

Duringwartime,there'susuallyasurgein

nationalism

aspeoplerallytogetherto

supportacommoncau.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

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nationalismnationalism

6.

I'veneverhadafriendquiteso

loyal

asmydogRex.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

loyalloyal

7.

d,IloveyourdaughterandI'dliketoaskforyourpermissionto

propo

to

her.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

propopropo

8.

Wehiredacompanytocomeinand

eradicate

themicefromourbament.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

eradicateeradicate

9.

Theteacherslowlylostcontrolofherstudentsandlettheclass

relap

intoachaos

ofvoices.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

relapdegenerate

eeanythingsuspicious,pleareportitimmediatelytooneofthe

uniformed

policeofficers.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

uniformeduniformed

11.

Itendtolivebythe

motto

"Workhard,playhard."

YouranswerCorrectanswer

mottomotto

12.

Thelawstatesthatpeopleyoungerthan21cannotdrinkbeer,wine,or

liquor

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

liquorliquor

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13.

Celebritiesareoftensubjecttothe

lection

ofpublicopinion,increasinganddecreasing

inpopularityeveryday.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

lectiontyranny

14.

LastSaturday,westoodinlineforanhourtogetaconefromtheicecream

vendor

.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

vendorvendor

15.

Collegestudentsusuallybegintheirfirstyearwith

tyranny

activitiessotheyare

familiarwiththeirnewenvironment.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

tyrannyorientation

ians

usuallydisagreeaboutwhotheythinkthegreatestworldleaderofalltimeis.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

HistoriansHistorians

17.

Ifyou'dliketo

dispute

thecharges,pleacallthephonenumberforcomplaints.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

disputedispute

18.

The

renowned

physicistearnedevenmorerecognitionwhenhewontheNobelPrize.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

renownedrenowned

19.

Doyouhaveany

insight

intowhyyouremployeesarebehavingsopoorly?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

insightinsight

enlongyearsofholdingagrudgeagainsthim,Ithinkit'sfinallytimetomake

amends

.

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YouranswerCorrectanswer

amendsamends

SectionB:Fillineachoftheblankswithasuitableword.

21.

Whydidyouinterviewforthatjob

in

thefirstplace?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inin

22.

Ohmygoodness,thephotosdate

back

tomycollegedays.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

backback

23.

Afterourdogdestroyedthelivingroomcouch,wepackedhim

up

toobedience

school.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

upoff

24.

Assoonasfiveo'clockrolledaround,Mariatook

off

andwenthome.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

offoff

25.

Thebookcanbesummed

up

inoneword:boring.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

upup

26.

Canyougetme

out

ofthisassignment?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outout

27.

Therearcherswere

on

thebrinkofamajordiscovery.

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YouranswerCorrectanswer

onon

28.

Myankleisstillsore,soI'mafraidI'mgoingtohavetosit

out

thisgame.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outout

29.

Thesparebedroomdoubles

as

myhomeoffice.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

asas

30.

Thepresidentstalkedabout,

among

otherthings,thepeacetreatybetweentheir

countries.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

amongamong

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Itistruly(31)

shabby

thatpeoplenowadaysdon'tknownearlyenoughabout

esternworld,theculturesofancientGreeceandRomegaveritothe

popularideaof(32)

democracy

atic

governmentssometimesarederidedasa(n)(33)

fallacy

intoday'sworld—many

peopledon'r,therewerecities(particularlyin

Greece)wherethedemocraticidealwasbornandeverycitizentrulyhadapowerfulvoice.

Remarkably,ianscan

verifytheir(34)

might

bydatingthepaper,sowecan(35)

unhesitatingly

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stsareableto(36)

decipher

theancient

languagesudinthedocuments,andwearethereforeabletobenefitfromthewisdominscribedon

tion,rearcherscanu(37)

archaeology

touncoverthephysical

discoveredthathomeswereauniformsizeandmostpeople

livedasrelativeequals.

Ifindittruly(38)

lamentable

tohearpeoplesaythatthere'snothingwecanlearn

onlyasmall(39)

fragment

ofthewisdomofancientGreece

surviveduntiltoday,,itisanamazingthingtorealizethatour

(40)

destiny

asapeople,ourfuture,dependsonourknowledgeandunderstandingof

ourpast.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

(31)shabbylamentable

(32)democracydemocracy

(33)fallacyfallacy

(34)mightauthenticity

(35)unhesitatinglyunhesitatingly

(36)decipherdecipher

(37)archaeologyarchaeology

(38)lamentableoffensive

(39)fragmentfragment

(40)destinydestiny

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

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Muums,asplacesofculturalsignificance,tGreeceand

Romeconstructedandvalued"muums,"thoughtheywerelargelycentersofphilosophicalthought,rather

heless,theancientworldstillhadpubliccollectionsofobjects

emplesandRomanforumsoftendisplayedgold

andsilverofferings,sculptures,andpaintings.

Duringthe15thcentury,the

followingfewcenturies,muumssuchastheAshmoleanMuum,theVaticanmuums,theBritish

Muum,stmodernmuumsbeganasprivate

collectionsofwealthyindividualswhoamasdextensivecollectionsandthenexhibitedthemforpublic

ernmuumhasbeendescribedas"aproductofRenaissancehumanism,

eighteenth-centuryenlightenment,andnineteenth-centurydemocracy."Thefirstmuumswere,

however,rarelyaccessibletothepublicbeyondtheupperclass.

Untilthe18thcentury,muumswerechieflyconcernedwithcollectingthebeautifulandthecurious,

the19thand20thcenturies,however,muumsand

culuringthisintenperiodof

proliferationthattheconceptofthemuumassomethingmorethanjustastorehouforinvaluable

sbegantodedicatethemlvestocollection,conrvation,prervation,

lhistory,science,andartmuumsbecamescholarlycentersofacademicrearch

umsandotherculturalinstitutionsbecamepublic,exhibitionbecameamuchmore

stingmuumgoals(e.g.,collection,conrvation,andprervation)suddenly

becamethemeanstoprocureinterestinganddesirableexhibitions.

sWilsonPealefoundedhisnaturalhistory

muuminthelate18thcenturyinPhiladelphia,andheisconsideredthefirstgreatAmericanmuum

1846,JamesSmithsonmadeabequesttotheUnitedStates"fortheincreaanddiffusionof

knowledge"tedStatesfinallymadeits

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markonthedevelopmentofthemodernmuumin1870withthefoundingoftheAmericanMuumof

NaturalHistoryandtheMetropolitanMuumofArtinNewYorkandtheMuumofFineArtsinBoston.

Throughoutthe20thcentury,muumsandotherculturalinstitutionsbegantofocusoneducation.

Americanmuums,especially,

suchorganizationshavealsotransformedthemlvesintoculturalcenterswithperformingarts,music,and

filmprentations.

fthefollowingmuumswasthefirsttoopen?

olitanMuumofArt.

onianInstitution.

hMuum.

'sNaturalHistoryMuum.

ichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthorofthispassageNOTagree?

sintheclassicalworldwereverysimilartomuumsinthe19thcentury.

ernmuumdevelopedoververalhundredyears.

muumshavemanyprioritiesotherthancollecting.

liestmuumswereonlyaccessibletothewealthy.

ingtothispassage,themodernconceptofmuumsdatesbackto_____.

ssicalworld

15thcentury

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18thcentury

20thcentury

ssageisbestdescribedas_____.

-personmemoir

ticdialogue

asiveessay

ricalsurvey

muumstendtofocusonallofthefollowingEXCEPT_____.

vation

ophicalthought

vation

ion

ts,music,andfilmprentations.