TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORSGRADE FOUR IV

PART I WRITING

SECTION A COMPOSITION

45 MIN.

35 MIN.

Writing on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about

150 words on the following topic:

THE CAREER I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW

You are to write in three paragraphs.

In the first paragraph, state clearly your viewpoint on this issue.
In the second paragraph, support your viewpoint with details or
examples.
In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural
conclusion with a summary or a suggestion.

SECTION B NOTE-WRITING

PART II

DICTATION

10 MIN.

15 MIN.

Listen to the following passage. Although the passage will be read

to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at
normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the
second the third readings, the passage will be read sentence by
sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The
last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time
you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to

check through your work once more.

Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION

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A. Joe is much taller than John.

Joe is short as John.
John and Joe are about the same height.
There is no difference in their height.
A. Where can we turn around?
What is the main point?
How can we rush there?
Why should we hurry?
A. Andy was hurt in the car crash.
The crash damaged Andys car.
Two people had their bones broken.
Andy drove too fast.
A. Betty wanted to attract the shop-assistants attention.
Betty wanted to look at the shop-assistant closely.
Betty waited patiently.
Betty wanted to fascinate the shop-assistant.
A. His air supply was used up.
He just got his air supply.
He had little air supply.
His air supply was nowhere to be found.
A. Its around ten oclock.
Its around nine oclock.
It around five oclock.
Its around eleven oclock.
A. His clothes were not fashionable for all the money spent.
Jerome spent too much money on clothes.
Jerome did not spend much money on clothes.
His clothes were fashionable because he spent a lot of money on them.
A. Food appearance depends not only on gold but also qualities.
Real qualities are something that never glitters.
A poor apearance usually hides better qualities.
One should not judge the value of things by their pleasing appearance.
A. That teenager must be Johns son.
The teenager wearing the white shirt resembles other Johnsons.
The Johnsons all wear white shirts.

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Johns son always wears a white shirt.

A. His friend will lend him some money.
His brother will give him some money.
He refuses his friends offer of money.
He is grateful to his friend for the money.
A. He is a mechanic.
He is a plumber.
He is a construction worker.
he is a clerk.
A. Last week.
On Friday.
On Monday.
Yesterday.
A. At a caf.
At a friends home.
At a bakery.
At a birthday party.
A. $ 2.50.
$ 4.00.
$ 7.50.
$ 3.50.
A. In the department store.
At the lab.
In the book-store.
At the hotel.
A. They are anxious to see Franks reaction to the grade.
Fank doesnt have time to look at his grade.
They already know what Frank will say.
They can imagine what grade Frank has got.
A. Customer and store owner.
Mchanic and customer.
Manager and secretary.
Car dealer and customer.
A. She decided not to come.
She was coming later.
She forgot to come.
She wasnt invited.
A. More than 96 hours.
Under 48 hours.
About 5 hours.
Over 48 hours.
A. Bobby cant hear very well.
Bobby never smokes.
Bobby never listens to her.

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Bobby goes out before she ways anything to him.

A. The north of the country.
The port city.
The security zone.
The south of the country
A. Attack targets in Lebanon.
Raid the military posts.
Fire on Hebollah positions.
Wound Hezbollah guerrilas.

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A. They are clerks in the Commercial bank of New York.

They are senior officials in a Saudi Arabian bank.
They are Manhattan bankers.
They are finaciers in the U.S. Treasury.
A. Because they were accused of theft.
Because they refused to cooperate with the U.S.Treasury.
Because they were charged with bribery.
Because they robbed the National Commercial Bank.

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800.
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A. Since the war began.
More than a year.
Since the trip was cancelled.
Since the convoy was organized.

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A. Because the camps refugees had run away.

Because the camp was raided.
Because the camp lacked everyday necessities.
Because some UN officials had been killed.
A. They had killed several refugees.
They had stolen money.
They had taken away food and medicine.
They had put the UN officials under threat of death.

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A. Two days ago.

Ten days ago.
Seventeen days ago.
Tuesday morning.
A. They felt indignant about violent crime.
They attended the funeral.
They felt surprised.

D. They all cried.

PART IV CLOZE

15 MIN.

Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete

the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the
correct choice for each blank on your answer sheet.

Jogging and running have become more than

a sport, more than a passing (26) ; they have
movement

(27)

almost an American national mania.

evolved into

26. A.
B. fad
C. pastime
D. entertainment
27. A.

Young men and women go out jogging (28) .

Middle-aged executives in running shoes and shorts,

jogging at lunch time, are now a common (29)
sight

B. involved
in
C. relied on
D. reflected
on
28. A. days
B. dating
C. dates
D. to date
29. A.
B. insight
C. view
D. impression

on city streets. An eighty-five-year-old Santa Monica

grandmother has (30) in half-mile and one
30. A. joined
B. entered
C. compet
ed
D. register
ed
-mile races. Some doctors (31)
jogging as physical
31. A.
say
B. sugges

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C. think
D. comme
nt
therapy for people who have had heart attacks. Even the
nations dogs have caught (32) and no longer bother
up

to bark or wag their (33) .

Some of the most serious and (34)

dedicated

B.
C.
D.
33. A. heads
B.
C.
D.
joggers eventually

32. A.
in
on
with
tails
bodies
feet
34. A.

B. carefr
ee
C. lazy
D. absentminded
evolve into marathoners. A marathon is a grueling race of
26 miles, 385 yards, named after the ancient Greek city of
Marathon. In 490 B. C., so the story (35) a long-distance
35. A.
going
B. goes
C.
speaking
D. speaks
runner ran the (36)
miles from Marathon to Athens to
36. A
26-odd
B. 62odd
C. 25
D. 385
bring the news of a Greek victory in battle (37)
the
37. A.
on
B. over
C. in
D. of
Persians. In recent years, New York City has also staged a
a marathon. The New York marathon even draws handi
-capped entrants who run the course in (38) .
38. A. cars
B. ambulances

C. bicycles
D. wheel
-chairs
Why have jogging and running become so popular? For
ordinary joggers, at least, it is an easy and inexpensive sport
to (39) . It does not require elaborate personal equipment,
39.
A. take on
B. take
up
C. take
in
D. take
to
a long series of lessons, or the (40)
of finding partners or
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A. necessity
B. necessary
C. necessarily
D.
necessitat
e
teammates. One can simply go out and do it, with a minimum
of fuss.

PART V GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

PART VI READING COMPREHENSION

15MIN.

30MIN.

SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION 25MIN.

In this section there are four passages followed by questions or
unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked a,
b, c and d. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer,
Mark your choice on your answer sheet.
TEXT A
The history of mammals dates back at least to Triassic time. Development
was retarded, however, until the sudden acceleration of evolutional change
that occurred in the oldest Paleogene. This led in Eocene time to increase in
average size, larger mental capacity, and special adaptations for different
modes of life. In the Oligocene Epoch, there was further improvement, with
some appearance of some new lines and extinction of others. Miocene and
Pliocene time was marked by culmination of several groups and continued

approach toward modern characters.The peak of the career of mammals in

variety and average large size was attained in the Miocene.
The adaptation of mammals to almost all possible modes of life parallels
that of the reptiles in Mesozoic time, and except for greater intelligence, the
mammals do not seem to have done much better than corresponding reptilian
forms.The bat is doubtless a better flying animal than the pterosaur, but the
dolphin and whale are hardly more fishlike than the ichthyosaur. Many swiftrunning mammals of the plains, like the horse and the antelope, must excel
any of the dinosaurs. The tyrannosaur was a more ponderous and powerful
carnivore than any flesh-eating mammal, but the lion or tiger is probably a
more efficient and dangerous beast of prey because of a superior brain. The
significant point to observe is that different branches of the mammals
gradually fitted themselves for all sorts of life, grazing on the plains and able
to run swiftly (horse, deer,bison), living in rivers and swamps (hippopotamus,
beaver), dwelling in trees (sloth, monkey), digging underground (mole,
rodent), feeding on flesh in the forest (tiger) and plain (wolf), swimming in the
sea (dolphin, whale, seal) and flying in the air (bat). Man is able by
mechanical means to conquer the physical world and to adopt himself to
almost any set of conditions.
This advaption produces gradual changes of form and structure. It is
biologically characteristic of the youthful, plastic stage of a group. Early in its
career, an animal assemblage seems to possess capacity for change, which,
as the unit becomes old and fixed, disappears. The generalized types of
organisms retain longest the ability to make adjustments when required, and
it is from them that new, fecund stocks take origin-certainly not from any
specialized end products. So, in the mammals, we witness the birth, plastic
spread in many directions, increasing specialization, and in some branches,
the extinction, which we have learned from observation of the geologic record
of life is a characteristic of the evolution of life.
66. In chronological order, the geologic periods are
a. Paleogene, Miocene, Triassic, Mesozoic
b. Paleogene, Triassic, Mesozoic, Miocene
c. Miocene, Paleogene, Triassic, Mesozoic
d. Mesozoic, Triassic, Paleogene, Miocene
67. From this passage, we may conclude that the pterosaur
a. resembled the bat
b. was a mammal that lived in the Mesozoic period
c. was a flying reptile
d. lived in the sea
68. The greatest number of forms of mammalian life is found in the
a. Miocene period
b. Eocene period
c. Oligocene epoch
d. Pliocene period

69. Saur in such words as pterosaur, dinosaur, and tyrannosaur probably

means
a. large
b. reptilian
c. living in Mesozoic
d. inefficient
70. The statements made by the writer are based on evidence
a. developed by Charles Darwin
b. found by comparing animals and reptiles
c. found by going to different time periods
d. found by studying fossil remains

TEXT B
Next to Sir Andrew in the club-room sits Captain Sentry, a gentleman of
great courage, good understanding, but invincible modesty. He is one of those
that deserve very well, but are very awkward at putting their talents within
the observation of such as should take notice of them. He was some years a
captain, and behaved himself with great gallantry in several engagements
and at several sieges; but having a small estate of his own, and being next
heir to Sir Roger, he has quitted a way of life in which no man can rise suitable
to his merit, who is not something of a courtier as well as a soldier. I have
heard him often lament that in a profession where merit is placed in so
conspicuous a view, impudence should get the better of modesty. When he
had talked to this purpose, I never heard him make a sour expression, but
frankly confess that he left the world because he was not fit for it. A strict
honesty, and an even regular behaviour,are in themselves obstacles to him
that must press through crowds, who endeavour at the same end with
himself, the favour of a commander. He will, however, in his way of talk
excuse generals for not disposing according to men's desert, or inquiring into
it; for, says he, that great man who has a mind to help me, has as many to
break through to come at me, as I have to come at him: therefore he will
conclude that the man who would make a figure, especially in a military way,
must get over all false modesty, and assist his patron against the importunity
of other pretenders, by a proper assurance in his own vindication. He says it is
a civil cowardice to be backward in asserting what you ought to expect, as it
is a military fear to be slow in attacking when it is your duty. With this candour
does the gentleman speak of himself and others. The same frankness runs
through all his conversation. The military part of his life has furnished him
with many adventures, in the relation of which he is very agreeable to the
company; for he is never overbearing, though accustomed to command men
in the utmost degree below him; nor ever too obsequious, from a habit of
obeying men highly above him.
71. Advancement in the army is often given to the person who
a. calls attention to himself
b. is obsequious

c. is a civil coward
d. is adventurous
72. Captain Sentry retired to the country because he was
a. bitter about his rank
b. a hermit
c. Sir Roger's heir
d. too modest to be noticed by his superiors
73. "Candour" means
a. frankness
b. bias
c. irritation
d. optimism
74. Captain Sentry is a popular member of the club because he
a. is obsequious
b. often talks of his military adventures
c. has left the army
d. respects people in authority
75. In describing Captain Sentry's failure to advance, the author is
a. factual
b. observant
c. obsequious d. Sarcastic

TEXT C
Rubber is a very useful vegetable product. It is made from latex, a white
liquid found in the stems and leaves of many plants. Latex is even found in
milkweed and dandlions. However, not all latex contains rubber. And in some
plants there is too little latex to use for making rubber.
More than nine-tenths of the world's upply of rubber comes from a tree
known as the para rubber tree, which is native to the Amazon Valley in Brazil.
There is another variety of rubber tree which is native to Central America.
There is also a desert shrub which produces a rather large amount of rubber.
And the Russians have even obtained rubber from a species of dandlion.
When Christopher Columbus made his first trip to the Americas, he saw
Indians playing a game with rubber balls. Obviously, the Indians of South and
Central America had discovered rubber long before the Europeans arrived.
Explorers reported that they saw the Indians make little statues, cups, and
shoes out of latex. The Indians allowed the latex to dry in molds, which they
made out of mud. When the latex was dry they removed it from the mold and
smoked it over a fire. Smoking strengthened the latex and reduced its
stickiness .Explorers also noticed that, in dances and processions, the Indians
burned torches that were made with latex that was allowed to harden on the
ends of sticks.
A Frenchman named Charles La Condamine introduced rubber to Europe. La
Condamine was sent to South America to make scientific observations. When
traveling in the Amazon Valley, he noticed many Indians collecting latex. He
was interested to see how the Indians used the latex they collected. After
making detailed observations, La Condamine sent samples of latex to Europe,
along with a description of the ways in which the Indians used it. Before very

long, Europeans found uses for latex too.

76. The para rubber tree is native to
a. Brazil.
b. Central America.
c. Malaya.
77. Little rubber balls were first used by
a. Indians.
b. the French.
c. the Spanish.
d. the Indonesians.
78. Rubber was introduced to Europe by
a. Spaniard.
b. Italian.
c. Frenchman.
d. Englishman.

d. India.

TEXT D
No and Kabuki Plays
Plays are an important form of entertainment in most countries. Two kinds of
drama unique to Japan are No and Kabuki. Music is used in both types of
drama. Originally, men performed both mens and womens parts in No and
Kabuki plays. But the similarities end there.
Kabuki costumes are fancy, bright, and heavy. Real gold is ,used on them .
On the other hand, No costumes are quite simple. Kabuki stages are hubd.
The stage sets are elaborate. No stages are only 18 feet (5.4 meters) square.
The only scenery used is a background wall with a tree painted on it. A scene
changes when the No actors change their places. The audience must use a
lot of imagination.
No plays started in the fourteenth century to entertain the upper classes.
The form of the play has not changed much since that time. All parts of a No
play must follow a certain set of rules. To a person unfamiliar with No drama,
a No actor may look as if he is sleepwalking. The action of the play is slow.
Every movement is controlled. Certain actions stand for certain things. For
example, a few steps forward mean the end of a journey. An important part of
a No play is the chorus that chants much of the story.
Kabuki plays were developed in the seventeenth century for the common
people. Theater was the main amusement of the merchants of that time.
Kabuki plays give a clear picture of those merchants tastes and ideas . The
colorful costumes reflect their gay moods. The heroes are often warriors who
perform daring feats. The players wear thick makeup. They exaggerate their
movements and facial expressions to communicate feelings.
Music is very important to Kabuki plays. Kabuki actors sing, dance, and
speak their lines while music is played in the background. The music may
sound strange at first, but it makes the action on stage more exciting.
Musicians play instruments such as flutes, drums, and gongs. They also use
the samisen a three-stringed instrument shaped somewhat like a banjo.
Another instrument has two small blocks of wood that are banged on the floor.
79 One of the differences between No and Kabuki plays is that

a. No is simpler b. No is slower c. No is most colorful d. No is more exitin

80 Kabuki plays can inform us about
a. likes and dislikes of the 17th century common people
b. the life style of the ruling class
c. the tastes of the 17th century Japanese merchants
d the courageous deeds of the soldiers

SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING 5MIN.

In this section there are six passages with multiple-choice questions. Skim
or scan them as required and then mark your answer on your answer sheet.
TEXT E
First read the following questions.
81. Which of the following scientists established that the natural state of a
body was a state of rest?
a. Galileo
b. Kepler
c. Aristotle
d. Newton
82. According to this passage, Newton based his laws primarily upon the work
of
a. Galileo and Copernicus
b. Ptolemy and Copernicus
c. Huygens and Kepler
d. Galileo and Kepler
83. The phrase prior to in line 5 most nearly means
a. before
b. after
c. with
d. at the same time
Now read Text E quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.
The general principles of dynamics are rules which demonstrate a
relationship between the motions of bodies and the forces which produce
those motions. Based in large part on the work of his predecessors, Sir Isaac
Newton deduced three laws of dynamics which he published in 1687 in his
famous Principia.
Prior to Newton, Aristotle had established that the natural state of a body
was a state of rest, and that unless a force acted upon it to maintain motion, a
moving body would come to rest. Galileo had succeeded in correctly
describing the behavior of falling objects and in recording that no force was
required to maintain a body in motion. He noted that the effect of force was to
change motion. Huygens recognized that a change in the direction of motion
involved acceleration, just as did a change in speed, and further, that the
action of a force was required. Kepler deduced the laws describing the motion
of planets around the sun. It was primarily from Galileo and Kepler that
Newton borrowed.
TEXT F
First read the following questions.
84. The argument above is based on which of the following assumptions?

a. Physical artifacts do not provide evidence of how people think.

b. Archeologists would be able to translate ancient Xenian writing if it were
found.
c. Insufficient effort was expended by the archeologists in searching for
written records.
d. Physical artifacts are of no use in trying to reconstruct a civilization.
Now read Text F quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.
Based solely on artifacts recently discovered in ancient Xenian
tombs,archeologists claim to have reconstructed the Xenian Civilization of
that time. What could be more absurd? No hieroglyphs or other written
records were unearthed; thus, the archeologists are claiming to have
reconstructed a culture without any evidence of how the people who lived in
that culture thought.

TEXT G
First read the following questions.
85. Which of the following cannot be true?
a. George prefers Mahler to Bartok.
b. George prefers Beethoven to Mahler.
c. George prefers Bartok to Mozart.
d. George prefers Mozart to Beethoven.
86. George's mother also gives him one recording by each composer
mentioned. Which
of the following cannot occur?
a. George plays the Beethoven first. b. George plays the Haydn first.
c. George plays the Mahler third.
d. George plays the Beethoven fifth.
87. George's father gives him several records. If the first record he plays is by
Berlioz, which of the following must be true?
a. There is no record by Hindemith.
b. There is no record by Bartok.
c. There is no record by Beethoven..
d. If there is a record by Haydn, George will play it second.
Now read Text G quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.
George adores classical music. He always prefers Beethoven to Bartok and
Mahler to Mozart. He always prefers Haydn to Hindemith and Hindemith to
Mozart.He always prefers Mahler to any composer whose name begins with B,
except Beethoven, and he always chooses to listen to a composer he prefers.

TEXT H
First read the following questions.

88. The argument above is based on which of the following assumptions?

e. The quality of a film can be measured by the number of people who go to
see
it.
b. Foreign films should be judged by standards different from those used for
U.S. films.
c. Foreign films should be judged by the same standards used for U.S. films.
d. Psychologically probing stories make the best films.
Now read Text H quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.
The new Spanish film, The Other Side of the Mirror, the psychologically
probing story of a pair of disturbed lovers, is clearly the best foreign film of
the year, since its box office receipts show that even more people are seeing
it than have seen Double Fugue, the highly acclaimed U.S. film on a similar
theme.

TEXT I
First read the following questions.
89. Which of the following best describes the flaw in the reasoning used in the
argument above?
a. The author uses a single term to mean more than one thing.
b. The author fails to explain in detail how the scientific method works.
c. The truth of the author's conclusion is assumed rather than proven.
d. The author ignores the fact that many accepted scientific theories are
later disproven.
Now read Text I quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.
By the very nature of their work, scientists must rigorously apply the
scientific method. Every conclusion they reach is scrutinized by other
scientists and corrected and refined as needed until it can be certified as
scientifically valid. No other view of the world is derived in such a manner;
neither the theologian nor the sociologist nor the artist makes use of this
method. Thus, the scientific worldview must be the most accurate.

TEXT J
First read the following questions.
90n. The argument above leads most logically to the conclusion that
a. people should not watch television
b. television promotes a feeling of helpless vulnerability in its viewers
c. television viewers are more likely to be victimized than other persons

d. the content of television programs should be changed to avoid fostering

the
attitudes mentioned
Now read Text E quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.
Television convinces viewers that the likelihood of their becoming the victim
of a violent crime is extremely high; at the same time, by its very nature,
television persuades viewers to passively accept whatever happens to them.