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01. Most people can‟t afford to buy private jets ... 06. My father was fired from his job. Therefore,
they are too expensive. my mother and I must be ... in terms of
(A) as spending money.
(B) wherever (A) efficient
(C) so that (B) efficiently
(D) in order that (C) efficiency
(D) efficiencies
02. Few people prefer ... expensive second-hand
items. 07. Frankly, I don‟t understand ... things they do
(A) buy not need.
(B) buying (A) why do people usually purchase
(C) bought (B) why people usually purchase
(D) in buying (C) why did people usually purchase
(D) why people usually purchased
03. The president, during the United Nations
speech held a day ago, ... that violence 08. Yangon, ... the former capital of Myanmar. is
against women is a despicable reality around the largest city of Myanmar, with the popu-
the world. lation of nearly six million.
(A) state (A) is
(B) states (B) which is
(C) stated (C) that
(D) would state (D) that is
04. Because of experiencing bereavement. some 09. „I have just lost my wallet.‟
people consider ... suicide to let go of their „What ? You had it five minutes ago. The
sorrow. pregnant women who bumped you with her
(A) commit shoulders ... your wallet.‟
(B) to commit (A) must steal
(C) committing (B) must be stolen
(D) committed (C) must have stolen
(D) must have been stolen
05. A researcher from Germany found that peo-
ple from lower socio-economic status prefer 10. On the top of that hill ... which was built in
higher monthly salary to higher yearly bo- the 14th century ACE.
nuses ... the latter yields more income per (A) the grand castle stands
year. (B) where the grand castle stands
(A) because (C) stands the grand castle
(B) even though (D) the grand castle does stand
(C) when
(D) if 11. Never ... to my parents with such an impolite
manner.
(A) I have talked
(B) I talked
(C) have I
(D) have I talked
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12. ... , my father will let me study abroad. 18. Before Tina‟s uncle passed away, she had
(A) If I get the highest English exam score thought that her uncle deserved ... sick.
(B) If I got the highest English exam score (A) being
(C) If I had gotten the highest English exam (B) to be
score (C) having been
(D) Had I gotten the highest English exam (D) to have
score
19. You were expelled from school. You ... on
13. The police interrogated me in a room with ... that exam.
mirror. (A) shouldn‟t cheat
(A) two ways (B) shouldn‟t have cheated
(B) two-ways (C) mustn‟t cheat
(C) two-way (D) mustn‟t have cheated
(D) two way
20. ... last year, I would be in the second year of
14. As the sea lays in the middle of five coun- the university now.
tries, it has become the world‟s ... sea. (A) If I get accepted in the university
(A) most disputing (B) If I got accepted in the university
(B) most disputed (C) If I had been accepted in the university
(C) most dispute (D) If I had accepted in the university
(D) most disputes
Text for number 21 - 24
15. Diamonds ... in South Africa in 1867 and it Cheese is food (21) ... from milk that is pro-
made a great number of people to come to duced in a wide range of flavors, textures, and
South Africa from Europe. forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein.
(A) find It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually
(B) found the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep during
(C) was found (22) ... , the milk is usually acidified. Adding the
(D) was founded enzyme rennet causes coagulation. The solids are
separated and pressed into final form. Some
16. Sputnik 1 was .... cheeses have molds on the rind or throughout.
Most cheeses .... (23) at a cooking temperature
(A) The first artificial Soviet satellite
Hundreds of types of cheese from various
(B) The artificial first Soviet satellite
countries are produced. Their styles, textures,
(C) The Soviet first artificial satellite
and flavors depend (24) ... the origin of the milk
(D) The first Soviet artificial satellite
(including the animals‟ diet), whether they have
been pasteurized, the butterfat content, the bac-
17. It is problematic to visit a place, the cli-
teria and mold, the processing, and aging.
mate ... is too harsh.
Cheese is valued for its portability, long life,
(A) it and high content of fat, protein, calcium, and
(B) of it phosphorus. Cheese is more compact and has a
(C) of which longer shelf life than milk. although its shelf life
(D) of whom depends on the type of cheese (25) ... speaking,
hard cheeses such as parmesan last longer than
soft cheeses such as goats milk cheese.
21. .... opment based on such feedback (30) .... when

(A) which derive his wife‟s chiropodist expressed distress at the
(B) which is derived way Miss Mowcher in David Copperfield seemed to
(C) which derives reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the
(D) which deriving character with positive features.
22. ....
(A) produce 26. ....
(B) production (A) Criticize
(C) producer (B) Criticism
(D) the cheese producers produce (C) Critical
(D) Critic
23. ....
(A) melt 27. ....
(B) melts (A) Lasting
(C) melted (B) Last
(D) have melted (C) Lastly
(D) At last
24. ....
(A) of 28. ....
(B) at (A) which mostly published
(C) in (B) which mostly publishing
(D) on (C) mostly publishing
(D) mostly published
25. ....
(A) general 29. ....
(B) generallty (A) evaluate
(C) generate (B) to evaluate
(D) generation (C) in evaluating
(D) evaluating
Text for number 26 - 30
Charles Dickens was an English writer and 30. ....
social (26) ... He created some of the worlds
(A) therefore
best-known fictional characters and is regarded
(B) for instance
as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His
(C) moreover
works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during
(D) however
his lifetime, and by the twentieth century, critics
and scholars had recognized him as a literary
Choose the one word or phrase which
genius. His novels and short stories enjoy (27) ...
would not be appropriate in standard write
popularity.
English!
Dickens‟s literary success began with the
1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers.
31. Sound waves can go through (A) air, which
Within a few years he had become an interna-
(B) is (C) how we normal (D) experience it.
tional literary celebrity, famous for his humour,
satire, and keen observation of characters and (A) A
society. His novels, (28) ... in monthly or weekly (B) B
installments, pioneered the serial publication of (C) C
narrative fiction, which became the dominant (D) D
Victorian mode for novel publication. The in-
stallment format allowed
Dickens (29) ... his audience‟s reaction, and
he often modified his plot and character devel-
32. Many people in Indonesia continue (A) to 37. The joule is a common unit of energy de-
smoke despite abundant (B) evidence that fined (A) as the number (B) of energy it
smoking cigarettes is (C) extremely unhealth- takes (C) to apply a force of one Newton
fully (D). through a distance of one meter (D).
(A) A (A) A
(B) B (B) B
(C) C (C) C
(D) D (D) D
33. Not only did (A) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 38. A food chain shows how each living thing
wrote (B) detective stories but he also (C) (A) gets (B) food, and how nutrients and en-
wrote (D) historical stories. ergy are (C) passed from creature until (D)
(A) A creature.
(B) B (A) A
(C) C (B) B
(D) D (C) C
(D) D
34. Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado,
which (A) has one of the most amazing 39. Despite she had troubles (A), Elizabeth I of
sights (B) in the United States, remain (C) (B) England reigned with (C) intelligence
one of the most intriguing archaeological and hard (D) work.
(D) sites in the country. (A) A
(A) A (B) B
(B) B (C) C
(C) C (D) D
(D) D
40. Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor
35. Benjamin Franklin suggested (A) the idea of and electrical engineer (A) known as (B) his
Daylight Saving Time back in 1784, as (B) a pioneering work on long-distance radio
way to economize on sunlight and burning transmission (C) and his development of (D)
(C) fewer candles during (D) winter morn- Marconi‟s law.
ings and nights. (A) A
(A) A (B) B
(B) B (C) C
(C) C (D) D
(D) D
36. More than (A) 120 images of ancient Egyp-

tian boats has (B) been discovered adorning
(C) the inside (D) of a building in Abydos,
Egypt.
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
Text A for Number 41 - 46 41. The underlined word eschewed in para-

Isadora Duncan was an American pioneer graph 1 is closest in meaning to ....
of dance and is an important figure in both the (A) support
arts and history. Known as the “Mother of (B) give up
Modern Dance”, Isadora Duncan was a self- (C) destroy
styled revolutionary whose influence spread (D) steal
from America to Europe and Russia, creating a
sensation everywhere she performed. Her style 42. The underlined phrase the latter in para-
of dancing eschewed the rigidity of ballet be- graph 3 refers to ....
cause she championed the notion of free-
(A) Isadora Duncan.
spiritedness. She brought into being a totally new
(B) Isadora Duncan‟s dance company.
way to dance. With free-flowing costumes, bare
(C) The girls.
feet, and loose hair, She took to the stage in-
(D) The boys.
spired by the ancient Greeks, the music of classi-
cal composers, the wind and the sea. Duncan
43. The author writes:
shed the restrictive corsets of the Victorian era
“Auguste Rodin, ... auditorium.” (underlined
and broke away from the vocabulary of the bal-
sentences in the last paragraph) in order
let.
to ....
During her youth in San Francisco, Isadora
had already formulated her signature movement (A) Challenge the reader‟s point of view.
style. As she matured, she developed her chore- (B) Contradict the author‟s statement given
ography and started setting her dances to early before.
Italian music, with costumes and dance motifs (C) Support the author‟s statement given
inspired by Renaissance paintings and ancient before.
Greek myths. As a "California Novelty" Duncan (D) Explain how Isadora Duncan gets inspi-
was invited to perform for salons and garden ration from fellow artists of that time.
parties by wealthy patrons of the arts. She was
often met with opposition and ridicule. Eventu- 44. All the following are TRUE according to the
ally, this original Californian caught the attention text, EXCEPT ....
of the Hungarian press. In 1902 her debut per- (A) Isadora Duncan did not wear corsets
formances in Budapest with a full orchestra were from Victorian era when she danced.
a critical success and ran sold-out for 30 days. (B) Isadora Duncan has never composed
In 1905, Isadora settled in Gruenwald out- her own dances.
side of Berlin and opened her first dance school. (C) Some people had objections towards
She subsidized the entire establishment with Isadora Duncan‟s dance.
proceeds from her tours. Along with her sister (D) Isadora‟s plan to train boys to dance did
Elizabeth, she started training young dancers not work. successfully.
who would become her performing company.
Initially, she enrolled twenty girls and boys, but 45. It can be inferred from the text that ....
her effort to include the latter was unsuccessful (A) Isadora Duncan created her first dance
and was finally dropped due to lack of funds. school with her money.
By this time, Isadora had begun to achieve (B) Isadora Duncan may get inspiration not
celebrity status among the artistic and Cultural only from history but also from nature
illuminati of her day Auguste Rodin. Michel (C) Isadora was a famous figure
Fokine Vasiav Nijinsky and Gertrude Stein (D) Isadora dance style was unique at that
all paid tribute to her in scuIpture choreog- time
raphy and poetry, When the Theatre des
Champs-Elysees was constructed in 1913,
Isadora’s lmage was sculpted by Antonine
Bourdelle for the facade and murals In the
auditorium .
Excerpt From : http://www.isadoraduncan.org/the-
foundation/about-isadora-duncan
46. What is text mainly about? 47. What is the topic of paragraph 3?
(A) Isadora Duncan‟s childhood (A) The uniqueness of seahorses.
(B) Isadora Duncan‟s teaching experience. (B) How seahorses live.
(C) The life of Isadora Duncan (C) How seahorses mate.
(D) Isadora Duncan‟s life before her fame (D) The way seahorses survive from preda-
tors
Text B for number 47 - 53
Seahorses are truly unique, and not just be- 48. The underlined word inept in paragraph 4
cause of their unusual equine shape. Unlike most likely means ....
most other fish, they are monogamous and mate (A) Incompetent.
for life. Rarer still, they are among the only ani- (B) Still.
mal species on Earth in which the male bears the (C) Skillful.
offspring. (D) Stealthy.
Found in shallow tropical and temperate
waters throughout the world, these upright- 49. The passage above is mostly found in a ...
swimming relatives of the pipefish can range in article.
size from 0.6 inches (1.5 centimeters) to 14
(A) Geology
inches (35 centimeters) long.
(B) Biology
Male seahorses are equipped with a brood
(C) Sociology
pouch on their ventral, or front-facing side.
(D) History
When mating, the female deposits her eggs into
his pouch, and the male fertilizes them internally.
50. Which one is TRUE according to the text?
He carries the eggs in his pouch until they hatch,
then releases fully formed, miniature seahorses (A) Seahorses use their fins to swim.
into the water. (B) Seahorses consume sea grasses and cor-
Because of their body shape, seahorse are als with their tails.
rather inept swimmers. As a result, they can eas- (C) That male get pregnant is a uncommon
ily die of exhaustion when caught in storm- in most species on Earth.
roiled seas. They propel themselves by using a (D) Pipefish are usually 0.6 to 15 inches
small fin on their back that flutters up to 35 long.
times per second. Even smaller pectoral fins lo-
cated near the back of the head are used for 51. Seahorses population may decrease because
steering. of the following, EXCEPT ....
They anchor themselves with their tails to (A) Contamination.
sea grasses and corals, using their elongated (B) The reduction in coastal habitat.
snouts to suck in plankton and small crustaceans (C) Gathering of crops.
that drift by. Voracious eaters, they eat continu- (D) Overfishing.
ally and can consume 3,000 or more brine
shrimp per day. 52. The underlined word they in paragraph 4
Population data for most of the world's refers to ....
thirty-five seahorse species is sparse. However, (A) Seahorses body shape.
worldwide coastal habitat depletion, pollution, (B) Seahorses.
and rampant harvesting, mainly for use in Asian (C) Storm-roiled seas.
traditional medicine, have made several species (D) Miniature seahorses.
vulnerable to extinction.
53. What is the main topic of the passage above?
Excerpt from : http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
animals/fish/hub/seahorses/ (A) The characteristics of seahorses.
(B) The history of seahorses.
(C) How seahorses are among the unique
species on Earth.
(D) The danger of seahorses population.
Text C for number 54 - 60 55. The underlined word fuzzy in paragraph 2

Observing finance and accounting profes- can be replaced by ....
sionals - or the way academics at most business (A) Quantifiable.
schools train them - might lead you to believe (B) Exact.
that finance and accounting is a complex and (C) Logical.
arcane language understood only by an initiated (D) Unclear.
few. For an entrepreneur. the truth is that ac-
counting and finance are the only tools to ac- 56. What is the main topic of the passage?
complish one of the most important key tasks:
(A) How a business vision could be trans-
to make predictions about the future.
lated into concrete steps.
An entrepreneur makes business predictions
(B) How accounting and finance can help an
through three basic projections, or estimation:
entrepreneur in making predictions.
future revenues, future operating costs. and as-
(C) How financial statements could steer
sets needed to service future demand. Account-
away a company from danger.
ing and finance can help because they give us
(D) How accounting and finance should be
analytical tools to make projections and to link
taught to entrepreneurs.
what we expect to happen in the real world with
the value added by our efforts.
57. The following are TRUE according to the
In the early stages of a venture, projections
text, EXCEPT ....
can unite a team by making a fuzzy vision more
concrete, measurable, and actionable. Their ac- (A) Entrepreneurs can have accountants
tions and steps can be broken out, so progress hired so they only need limited knowl-
can be measured in quantitative goals. edge of accounting and finance.
In the middle stages of a business, financial (B) Quantitative goals can be produced by
statements-- output produced by accounting and projections which is accomplished by
finance methods-- measure whether earlier pre- understanding finance and accounting.
dictions that business people made were accu- (C) Financial statements help a business to
rate. Trends in sales and costs can be projected filter relevant information.
into the future. The past results of sales strate- (D) Financial statements can compare busi-
gies and a measuring of today's sales leads will ness prediction and reality.
make it easier to predict tomorrow's revenues.
Likewise, understanding each step in the supply 58. What is the importance of finance and ac-
chain, manufacturing process, and delivery will counting in the middle stage of business
help predict how cost will change with revenues. Finance and accounting ....
In later stages of a business, financial state- (A) Enable a business to create quantitative
ments can reduce a complex reality into elegant goals derived from vision.
simplicity if they are used correctly. so you can (B) Enable a business to simplify a complex
separate noise in the data from what really mat- reality to focus on what really matters.
ters, enabling a large battleship of a company to (C) Measure the accuracy of earlier business
be turned away from danger. predictions.
Excerpts from : http://www.forbes.com/sites/ (D) Replace supply chain and manufacturing
acton/2012/09/15/the-only-three-reasons-entrepreneurs- costs with revenues.
need-accounting-and-finance/#70f0ca005015
54. What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

(A) It is essential for an entrepreneur to un-
derstand accounting and finance.
(B) Business schools train professionals to
understand accounting and finance.
(C) Accounting and finance is mostly under-
stood by academics at business schools.
(D) Accounting can make predictions about
the future.
59. The underlined word they in the last para-

graph refers to ....
(A) Stages.
(B) Financial statements.
(C) Complex reality and elegant simplicity.
(D) Entrepreneurs.
60. The underlined word them in paragraph 1

refers to ....
(A) Accounting and finance.
(B) Finance and accounting professionals.
(C) Academics at business schools.
(D) Every readers of the article.

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21. .... opment based on such feedback (30) .... when

36. More than (A) 120 images of ancient Egyp-

Text A for Number 41 - 46 41. The underlined word eschewed in para-

Text C for number 54 - 60 55. The underlined word fuzzy in paragraph 2

54. What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

59. The underlined word they in the last para-

60. The underlined word them in paragraph 1

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