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1. In the keen competition of this international tennis tournament, she ________ won the championship.
(A) privately (B) istantly (!) locally (") narrowly
#. $his company, with its serious financial pro%lems, is no lon&er ________.
(A) achieva%le (B) stretcha%le (!) repeata%le (") mana&ea%le
'. (our esk is crowe with too many unnecessary thin&s. (ou have to ________ some of them.
(A) remain (B) resist (!) remove (") renew
). *ost %usinessmen are more intereste in the ________ success of their proucts than their eucational
values.
(A) cultural (B) commercial (!) classical (") criminal
5. $he postal special ________ service is very efficient. A packa&e sent can %e receive in a couple of
hours.
(A) elivery (B) irectory (!) iscovery (") ormitory
+. !hilren on,t learn their native lan&ua&es ________, %ut they %ecome fluent in them within a few years.
(A) previously (B) variously (!) consciously (") enviously
-. _______ to what you think, our $. pro&ram has %een en/oye %y a lar&e auience.
(A) Intensive (B) !ontrary (!) 0ortunate (") 1%/ective
2. $here is a ________ to one,s capacity3 one shoul not make oneself overtire.
(A) rela4ation (B) contri%ution (!) hesitation (") limitation
5. It is necessary for you to ________ this point. 6e simply cannot unerstan it.
(A) clarify (B) falsify (!) purify (") notify
17. 1ur team will certainly win this %ase%all &ame, %ecause all the players are hi&hly ________.
(A) illustrate (B) estimate (!) motivate (") ominate
11. $his story, ________, is very fascinatin&8 there are many interestin& characters in it.
(A) on the whole (B) uner no circumstances (!) in no time (") out of the 9uestion
1#. *ost of our classmates are ________ takin& a trip to :entin& ;ational <ark.
(A) in honor of (B) in favor of (!) in search of (") in place of
1'. 6e haven,t seen =ohn for a lon& time. As a matter of fact, we have ________ him.
(A) mae up for (B) run out of (!) come to pass (") lost track of
1). >ecently in $aiwan, the manufacturin& inustry has ________ the information inustry.
(A) foun a way of (B) chan&e the way of (!) &iven way to (") ha a way of
15. ?is %ehavior at the party last ni&ht seeme rather _______. *any of us were 9uite surprise.
(A) out of practice (B) out of place (!) out of politeness (") out of pity
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approache the chil, #7. $his paintin& is nothin& A.Acan you succee in achievin& your &oal. B.Amove
into a new apartment. !.Amore than a copy of the other. ".Aon,t lose any opportunity. B.Ano place is
like home. 0.Aafter proposin& a new plan to the company. CAan it is improper to say so. ?Atryin& to
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It is a usual sunny afternoon in the villa&e of *iwich, Bn&lan. It seems not __(#1)__ any afternoon
in the villa&e, %ut all of a suen, people an animals lose consciousness. __(##)__ they awake, all of the
women of chil@%earin& a&e have %ecome pre&nant.
$his is an episoe from a 15+7 science fiction story. $he women in the story __(#')__ %irth to chilren that
have the same appearance. $hey all have %lon hair an Dstran&e eyes.E __(#))__ the chilren &row, they
run aroun the villa&e in a pack, wearin& ientical clothin& an hairstyles, starin& at everyone impolitely.
__(#5)__ one chil learns is also known %y the others instantly. .illa&ers %e&in to __(#+)__ their %elief that
the chilren all have Done min.E In this story, the chilren are prouce %y some une4plaine force from
outer space. But this story written )7 years a&o __(#-)__ preicte the arrival of a recent metho of &enetic
en&ineerin&Fclonin&. !lonin& is the &enetic process of proucin& copies of an iniviual. 6ill the &enetic
copies of a human really have Done minE as __(#2)__ in this storyG $his situation is so stran&e to us that
we o not know what will __(#5)__ of it. 0ace with this new situation, people have __('7)__ to fin out
how to eal with it.
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Amir tie two sacks of salt to the %ack of his onkey an heae for the market to sell the salt. 1n
___('1)___, Amir an the onkey passe a stream. $he onkey /umpe into the stream to cool ___('#)___.
As a result, much of the salt melte in the water, ruinin& the salt for Amir %ut ___('')___ the loa for the
onkey. Amir trie to &et to the market on the followin& ays, %ut the onkey ___('))___ the same trick
an ruine the salt.
Amir was very much ___('5)___ %y the onkey,s trick, %ut i not know what to o. Ho he stoppe &oin&
to the market for three ays an trie to think of a way to ___('+)___ the onkey a lesson. 1n the thir ay,
he ___('-)___ came up with a &oo iea. $he ne4t ay, Amir loae the sacks ___('2)___ with salt %ut
with san. 6hen the onkey /umpe into the stream an &ot the sacks wet, they %ecame much ___('5)___.
$he onkey was so much wei&he own %y the wet san that he coul harly &et out of the stream. 0rom
then on, the onkey learne the lesson, an ___()7)___ carrie Amir,s salt to the market without ruinin& it.
(A) utifully (B) playe (!) heavier (") the way (B) not
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$im 6elfor, a&e '', an "om *ee, a&e '7, %oth from Bn&lan, were keen on rowin& %oats.
$hey mae a plan to row across the <acific 1cean from =apan to Han 0rancisco. $he name of their
row%oat was D!rackers.E It was a%out - meters lon&.
$hey set out from =apan on *ay 1-, #771. $hey ha rowe nearly 5,577 miles when their %oat was hit %y a
fishin& ship on Heptem%er 1-, #771. Iuckily they %oth escape unharme, %ut their %oat was %aly
ama&e an they ha to a%anon their /ourney.
In a raio interview, "om e4presse his isappointment an e4plaine how the accient took place.
A fishin& ship came towars us with no%oy on the %ri&e an ran us own. It all happene so 9uickly. I
mana&e to ive into the water. $im felt it woul %e safer to stay on %oar the %oat. ?e was trappe insie
as the %oat was riven uner the water. 0inally some people appeare on the ship an saw me in the water. I
shoute at them to stop the ship an to &et $im out. 6hen the ship stoppe, I eventually saw $im, an I was
very, very relieve that we were still alive. 6e were very isappointe that we couln,t reach Han
0rancisco. But we are alive. $hat a%ove everythin& is the most important.E
)1. ?ow lon& ha $im an "om %een at sea when their %oat was hit %y a fishin& %oatG
(A) 1ne month. (B) $wo months. (!) $hree months. (") 0our months.
)#. Accorin& to "om, the main reason for the accient was that __________.
(A) $im an "om were too careless (B) no%oy on the fishin& ship saw them
(!) the spee of the fishin& ship was too fast (") their row%oat was not stron& enou&h
)'. "om sai that the most important thin& in this accient was __________.
(A) %oth of them survive (B) they en/oye this /ourney
(!) their row%oat was not ama&e (") they faile to reach Han 0rancisco
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Hometimes the real worl can %e a confusin& place. It is not always fair or kin. An in the real worl
there are not always happy enin&s. $hat is why, every once in a while, we like to escape into the worl of
fantasyFa place where thin&s always &o our way an there is always a happy enin&.
6e want to %elieve in fantastic creatures in ima&inary lans. 6e want to %elieve in ma&ic powers,
&oo friens, an the power of &oo to overcome evil. 6e all fantasiJe a%out %ein& a%le to fly an lift
%uilin&s off the &roun. An how &oo a ma&ic swor woul feel in our han as we &o off to kill a ra&on
or win the han of a %eautiful princess.
$he amaJin& aventures of Huperman, <eter <an, an ?arry <otter have charme many people,
chilren an aults alike. $he main reason is that these stories offer us chances to &et away from this real,
frustratin& worl an allow us to fin some ma&ical solutions to our pro%lems. 0or e4ample, Huperman
always arrives in the nick of time to prevent a isaster from happenin&, <eter <an can fly at will to tease the
%a &uy !aptain ?ook, an ?arry <otter has his ma&ic power to take reven&e on his uncle, aunt an cousin,
who always ill@treat him.
)). <eople enter the worl of fantasy for the followin& reasons BK!B<$ that __________.
(A) the worl of fantasy fri&htens us (B) the real worl is often isappointin&
(!) we can fin happy enin&s there (") we can always have our wishes fulfille
)5. Huperman, <eter <an, an ?arry <otter have charme many people, %ecause __________.
(A) the %a &uys always have the upper han (B) they en up &ettin& marrie to %eautiful princesses
(!) their solutions are anythin& %ut ma&ical (") they possess powers that orinary people on,t have
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(A) criticiJe its unrealistic concepts (B) riicule those people reain& it
(!) e4plain why people like to rea it (") teach people to avoi isasters
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In the early part of the twentieth century, racism was wiesprea in the Lnite Htates. *any African
Americans were not &iven e9ual opportunities in eucation or employment. *arian Anerson (125-@155')
was an African American woman who &aine fame as a concert sin&er in this climate of racism. Hhe was
%orn in <hilaelphia an san& in church choirs urin& her chilhoo. 6hen she applie for amission to a
local music school in 151-, she was turne own %ecause she was %lack. Lna%le to atten music school, she
%e&an her career as a sin&er for church &atherin&s. In 15#5, she went to Burope to stuy voice an spent
several years performin& there. ?er voice was wiely praise throu&hout Burope. $hen she returne to the
L.H. in 15'5 an %ecame a top concert sin&er after performin& at $own ?all in ;ew (ork !ity.
>acism a&ain affecte Anerson in 15'5. 6hen it was arran&e for her to sin& at !onstitution ?all in
6ashin&ton, ".!., the "au&hters of the American >evolution oppose it %ecause of her color. Hhe san&
instea at the Iincoln *emorial for over -5,777 people. In 1555, Anerson %ecame the first %lack soloist to
sin& with the *etropolitan 1pera of ;ew (ork !ity. $he famous conuctor $oscanini praise her voice as
Dhear only once in a hunre years.E Hhe was a L.H. ele&ate to the Lnite ;ations in 1552 an won the
L; peace priJe in 15--. Anerson eventually triumphe over racism.
)-. Accorin& to this passa&e, what i *arian Anerson o %etween 151- an 15#5G
(A) Hhe stuie at a music school. (B) Hhe san& for reli&ious activities.
(!) Hhe san& at $own ?all in ;ew (ork. (") Hhe stuie voice in Burope.
)2. $oscanini thou&ht that *arian Anerson __________.
(A) ha a very rare voice (B) san& occasionally in pu%lic
(!) san& only once in many years (") was selom hear %y people
)5. Anerson,s %eautiful voice was first reco&niJe __________.
(A) at the Iincoln *emorial (B) in 6ashin&ton, ".!.
(!) in Burope (") at the Lnite ;ations
57. $his passa&e shows that Anerson finally efeate racism in the L.H. %y __________.
(A) protestin& to the &overnment (B) appealin& to the Lnite ;ations
(!) emonstratin& in the streets (") workin& har to perfect her art
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0ive years a&o, "avi Hmith wore an e4pensive suit to work every ay. DI was a clothes aict,E he
/okes. DI use to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I coul chan&e if my clothes &ot wrinkle.E $oay
"avi wears casual clothesFkhaki pants an a sports shirtFto the office. ?e harly ever wears a necktie.
DI,m workin& harer than ever,E "avi says, Dan I nee to feel comforta%le.E
*ore an more companies are allowin& their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the
Lnite Htates, the chan&e from formal to casual office wear has %een &raual. In the early 1557s, many
companies allowe their employees to wear casual clothes on 0riay (%ut only on 0riay). $his %ecame
known as Dress@own 0riayE or Dcasual 0riay.E D6hat starte out as an e4tra one@ay@a@week %enefit for
employees has really %ecome an everyay thin&,E sai %usiness consultant *aisly =ones.
6hy have so many companies starte allowin& their employees to wear casual clothesG 1ne reason is
that it,s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual ress coe. DA lot of youn& people
on,t want to ress up for work,E says the owner of a software company, Dso it,s har to hire people if you
have a conservative ress coe.E Another reason is that people seem happier an more prouctive when
they are wearin& comforta%le clothes. In a stuy conucte %y Ievi Htrauss an !ompany, 25 percent of
employers sai that they %elieve that casual ress improves employee morale. 1nly ) percent of employers
sai that casual ress has a ne&ative impact on prouctivity. Hupporters of casual office wear also ar&ue that
a casual ress coe helps them save money. DHuits are e4pensive, if you have to wear one every ay,E one
person sai. D0or the same amount of money, you can %uy a lot more casual clothes.E
51. "avi Hmith refers to himself as havin& %een Da clothes aict,E %ecause _________.
(A) he often wore khaki pants an a sports shirt (B) he couln,t stan a clean appearance
(!) he wante his clothes to look neat all the time (") he in,t want to spen much money on clothes
5#. "avi Hmith wears casual clothes now, %ecause _________.
(A) they make him feel at ease when workin& (B) he cannot affor to %uy e4pensive clothes
(!) he looks hansome in casual clothes (") he no lon&er works for any company
5'. Accorin& to this passa&e, which of the followin& statements is 0AIHBG
(A) *any employees on,t like a conservative ress coe.
(B) !omforta%le clothes make employees more prouctive.
(!) A casual clothes coe is welcome %y youn& employees.
(") All the employers in the L.H. are for casual office wear.
5). Accorin& to this passa&e, which of the followin& statements is $>LBG
(A) !ompany workers starte to ress own a%out twenty years a&o.
(B) "ress@own has %ecome an everyay phenomenon since the early 57s.
(!) D"ress@own 0riayE was first &iven as a favor from employers.
(") *any workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.
55. In this passa&e, the followin& avanta&es of casual office wear are mentione BK!B<$ _________.
(A) savin& employees, money (B) makin& employees more attractive
(!) improvin& employees, motivation (") makin& employees happier
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Houth America is a place of strikin& %eauty an woner. $he heart of this continent is the AmaJon
>ainforest, a vast paraise watere %y one of the worl,s &reatest rivers. Because of the tremenous amount
of o4y&en prouce in this area, it has %een calle the Dlun&s of the earth.E
A team of scientists, teachers, an stuents, the AmaJonMuest team, recently e4plore some of the
woners of the AmaJon >ainforest. $hey canoe own rivers, hike alon& muy trails, an clim%e into
the forest to e4plore an learn. $he followin& is a report %y one of the team mem%ers8
DI watche a small piece of the AmaJon >ainforest isappear toay. $his mornin&, two men from the
villa&e of >oa%oia le us into the forest. 0or #7 minutes, we walke alon& a path past tall wees, %anana
trees, an low %rush. 1ur estination was a 157@foot tall capirana tree, %y far the %i&&est tree aroun. It
woul take 17 people holin& hans to surroun the %ase of its trunk.
$he men took out an a4e an an electric saw an starte cuttin& into the tree,s silky smooth skin. As
%eautiful as they are, people here chop own capirana trees for their woo. 6ith a lou roar, the saw
chewe into the 157@year ol tree. $hen, in a%out '7 minutes after the cuttin& %e&an, the &iant tree crashe
own violently an shook the &roun uner our feet.
$his, of course, is /ust one of the millions of trees that fall in the AmaJon each year. BraJil,s Bnvironmental
*inistry estimates that in 15-7, 55 percent of the ori&inal AmaJon >ainforest remaine, %ut in #777, only
25 percent. It is estimate that more than '' million acres of AmaJonian >ainforest isappear every year.
$hat means that +) acres of the rainforest is lost every minute.E
(1) 6hich place is calle Dthe lun&s of the earthEG
(#) 6hat kins of people are on the AmaJonMuest teamG
(') ?ow lon& i it take the two men to cut own the &iant capirana treeG
()) Between 15-7 an #777, what percenta&e of the ori&inal AmaJon >ainforest was cut ownG
(5) Accorin& to this report, a%out how many acres of the AmaJon >ainforest are lost every seconG