Đề tham khảo môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi THPT Quốc gia năm học 2015-2016 - Đề 1 - Trường THPT Phạm Hùng

TRƯỜNG THPT PHẠM HÙNG	 ĐỀ THAM KHẢO THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016 (ĐỀ 1)
 Môn: Tiếng Anh
 Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. medicine 	B. priority 	 	C. crisis 	 D. primary
Question 2:. A. frightened	B. stamped	C. walked	D. laughed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3 : A. determine	B. candidate	C. attachment	D. adventure
Question 4: A. technology	B. situation 	C. development 	D. establishment 
Question 5: A. eliminate 	B. compulsory 	C. technology 	D. academic
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 6: I suggest that Mary ------------- to see him.
A. went	B. would go	C. goes	D. go
Question 7: Peter would rather we now . but we must go to work
 	A. not leave 	B. had not leave 	C. didn’t leave 	D. not to be left
Question 8: I would be very rich now ________ working long ago.
A. if I gave up	 	B. if I wouldn’t give up C. were I to give up	D. had I not given up
Question 9: The problem is believed ______ at the meeting two days ago.
A. being discussed 	B. to have been discussed
C. to have discussed 	D. having been discussed
Question 10: Mrs. Black’s son ______ in hospital ever since he fell off his bicycle last week.
A. was 	B. is 	C. was being 	D. has been
Question 11: It was not until she had arrived home____________ her appointment with the doctor.
	A. when she remembered	 	B. that she remembered
	C. and she remembered	 	D. did she remember
Question 12: Since I wanted to get the bill, I tried to attract the waiter’s.
	A. attention	B. agreement	C. assistance	D. eyes
Question 13: Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good .. on your interviewer.
 A. impression 	B. pressure 	C. employment 	D. effectiveness
Question 14 : My parents don’t put pressure on me to make ........... about what to study at university.
 A. choice	B. a decision	C. a reply	D. determination
Question 15. In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself ______. 
A. occupational	B. occupation	C. occupant	D. occupied
Question 16: Do you think English is a________ easy language to learn?
A. Comparable	B. comparably	C. comparative	D. comparatively
Question 17 : All this sunshine is quite _________ 
A. surprise 	B. surprising 	C. surprised 	D. surprisingly
Question 18: It’s essential that every student ________ the exam before attending the course.
A. passed	B. passes	C. pass	D. would pass
Question 19. Anyone ____ scholastic record is above average can apply for the scholarship.
A. who has	B. whose	C. with	D. has 
Question 20: Only when he started working with her ____that she was intelligent.
A he had realized 	B did he realize 	C he did realized	D he realized 
Question 21: _______ for work early, he could have caught the bus.
A. If had Peter left 	B. Had Peter left 	C. Peter left 	D. If Peter left
Question 22: Susan: “Sorry, Brian is not here” Peter: “ _____________”
A. Would you like to leave a message?	B. Can I take a message then?
C. Can I speak to Brian, please?	D. Can I leave a message, then?
Question 23: While I .. for my bus, I often listen to music.
 	A. am waiting	B. was waiting	C. waited	 	D. had waited
Question 24: The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it’s worth ______ a packed lunch. 
A. take 	B. to take 	C. taken 	D. taking 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
A. be related to	B. be interested in	C. pay all attention to	D. express interest in
Question 26: Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.
A. variety 	B. changes 	C. conservation 	D. number 
Question 27: It takes me 15 minutes to get ready.
	A. to prepare	B. to wake up	C. to go	D. to get up
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 28: Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly.
A. amicable	B. inapplicable	C. hostile	D. futile
Question 29: She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to study.
A. made room for	B. put in charge of	C. lost control of	D. got in touch with 
Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 30: Unless you don’t give up smoking you run the risk of becoming quite ill.
 A B C D
Question 31: Despite the metric system is used throughout the world, it is still not commonly used in the 
 A B C D
United States.
Question 32: Hardly he had got downstairs when the phone stopped ringing.
 A B C D
Question 33 It’s easier if you avoid to go the places where other people smoke.
 A B C D
Question 34: Last year my little brother got lost while we had gone shopping.
	 A	 B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
 Who talk more – men or women? Most people believe that women talk more. However, linguist Deborah Tannen, who has studied the communication style of men and women, says that this is a stereotype. According to Tannen, women are more verbal - talk more - in private situations, where they use conversation as the “glue” to hold relationships together. But, she says, men talk more in public situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status. Tannen points out that we can see these differences even in children. Little girls often play with one “best friend”, their play includes a lot of conversation. Little boys often play games in groups; their play usually involves more doing than talking. In school, girls are often better at verbal skills, boys are often better at mathematics.
 A recent study at Emory University helps to shed light on the roots of this difference. Researchers studied conversation between children age 3-6 and their parents. They found evidence that parents talk very differently to their son than they do to their daughters. The startling conclusion was that parents use more language with their girls. Specifically, when parents talk with their daughters, they use more descriptive language and more details. There is also far more talk about emotions, especially sadness, with daughters than with sons.  
Question 35. Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?
      	A. Little girls and little boys have different ways of playing.
      	B. Women talk more than men. 
      	C. It’s stereotype that women talk more than men.
      	D. Women talk more in private , and men talk more in public.
Question 36. Which  word  is similar in meaning to  “glue”  in line 4 ?
      	A. means             	B. sticky substance	C. game          	D. rope
Question 37. Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph?
  	A. Researchers have studied  the conversations of children and their parents. 
  	B. Parents do not talk much about sadness with their sons. 
	C. Study at Emory University can help to explain the differences between communication styles of boys and girls.
 D. An Emory University found that parents talk more with their daughters than with their sons.
Question 38 . Which of the following phrases best explains the meaning of the word “verbal”?
          A. connected with the use of spoken language      B. being very talkative
        	C. deriving from verbs                               	 D. using very loud noise
Question 39. The word they in line 4 refers to ___________.
        	A. situations  	B. women         	C. men and women	D. men 
Question 40. Which can be used as a synonym of the word “feelings” ? 
         	A. anger              	B. emotions            	C. thinking         	D. worries
Question 41. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the first paragraph ?
     	A. Men and women have different styles of talking , which may begin in childhood. 
      	B. Men are more sociable than women. 
	C. According to Tannen, the belief that women talk more is partly right but most wrong and oversimplified. 
      	D. Women talk more in some situations, men talk more in others. 
Question 42. Which word could best replace “startling” ?
       	A. beginning              B. annoying       	C. surprising   	D. interesting              
Question 43. Which  of the following statements can be inferred from the second paragraph?
      	A. Girls have more practice discussing sadness than boys do. 
      	B. Parents don’t enjoy talking  with  their sons as much as with their daughters. 
      	C. A recent study found that parents talk differently to their sons and daughters. 
      	D. Boys don’t like to be with their parents as much as girls do. 
Question 44. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the passage?
      	A. Parents use more language to talk with their daughters. 
      	B. Boys don’t like showing their emotions.
      	C. Parents give more love to their daughters than their sons.
      	D. Girls are thought to be more talkative than boys.
*Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase :
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families, rather (45) ______ the joining of two individuals. The event (46) ______ Taerye (Great Ritual), and people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the actual marriage were long and (47) ______. Professional matchmakers paired up likely candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meeting for the first time at their wedding! The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting with fortune tellers for (48) ______ about the couple's future life together. During the Chosun period, people married (49) ______ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy.
The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (50) ______ taking his new bride to his family's home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (51) ______ were expected to control their emotions and remain somber.
(52) ______ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (53) ______ Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (54) ______ the traditions alive.
Question 45.A. as 	B. more 	C. than 	D. more than
Question 46.A. is often called B. often called 	C. was often called 	D. has often called
Question 47.A. elaborate 	B.elaborately 	C. elaboration 	 	D. elaborateness
Question 48.A. predictions 	B. attentions 	C. situations 	 	D. evaluations
Question 49.A. for 	B. in 	C. on 	D. from
Question 50.A. soon 	B ago 	C. before 	D. then
Question 51.A. examiners 	B. competitors 	C. contests 	 	D. participants
Question 52.A. As 	B. Although 	C. As though 	D. If only
Question 53.A. traditional 	B. old 	 C. ancient 	D. antique
Question 54.A. catch 	 B. hold 	C. grip 	D. keep
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64.
After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard's MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.
There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question, "Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?" The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands.
Question 55 What is the main focus of this passage?
 	A. jobs on Wall Street 	B. types of graduate degrees 
 	C. changes in enrollment for MBA schools 	D. how schools are changing to reflect the economy
Question 56 The phrase "two decades" refers to a period of _______.
 	A. 10 years	B. 20 years 	C. 50 years 	D. 100 years
Question 57: The word "prosperity" could be best replaced by which of the following?
 	A. success 	B. surplus	C. nurturing	D. education
Question 58. Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment?
 	A. Princeton 	B. Harvard 	C. Stanford 	D. Yale
Question 59.: The phrase "trend of" in the passage is closest in meaning to which of the following?
 	A. reluctance of 	B. drawback to 	
C. movement toward 	D. extraction from
Question 60. The word "seeking" as used in the passage could best be replaced by ________.
 	A. examining 	B. avoiding	C. seizing	D. pursuing
Question 61.: Which of the following descriptions most likely applies to Wall Street?
 	A. a center for international affairs	B. a major financial center	
 	C. a shopping district 	D. a neighborhood in New York
Question 62.: According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school enrollments?
 	A. lack of necessity for an MBA and an economic recession	
B. low salary and foreign competition	
 	C. fewer MBA schools and fewer entry-level jobs 	
D. declining population and economic prosperity
Question 63 The word "cutting" in the passage could best be replaced by which of the following?
	A. wounding	B. reducing	C. dividing	D. carving
Question 64: The word "struggling" as used in the last sentence is closest in meaning to _______.
 	A. evolving	B. plunging	C. starting	D. striving
WRITING 
I.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 
Question 1: In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job.
	à Though 
Question 2: “ Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight? “ said Mary. 
	àMary suggested 
Question 3. It was late, so I did not call you.
 àIf 
Question 4. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
 àThe man 
Question 5. The noise next door didn’t stop until after midnight.
 à It was not 
II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the causes of the fact that families now are not as closely-knit as they were in the past. 
The following prompts may be helpful to you 
Busy lifestyles
Modern technology
Different viewpoints
TRƯỜNG THPT PHẠM HÙNG	ĐỀ THAM KHẢO THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016 (ĐỀ 1)
Môn: Tiếng Anh ( ĐÁP ÁN)
 Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. medicine 	B. priority 	 	C. crisis 	 D. primary
Question 2:. A. frightened	B. stamped	C. walked	D. laughed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3 : A. determine	B. candidate	C. attachment	D. adventure
Question 4: A. technology	B. situation 	C. development 	D. establishment 
Question 5: A. eliminate 	B. compulsory 	C. technology 	D. academic
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 6: I suggest that Mary ------------- to see him.
A. went	B. would go	C. goes	D. go
Question 7: Peter would rather we now . but we must go to work
 	A. not leave 	B. had not leave 	C. didn’t leave 	D. not to be left
Question 8: I would be very rich now ________ working long ago.
A. if I gave up	 	B. if I wouldn’t give up C. were I to give up	D. had I not given up
Question 9: The problem is believed ______ at the meeting two days ago.
A. being discussed 	B. to have been discussed
C. to have discussed 	D. having been discussed
Question 10: Mrs. Black’s son ______ in hospital ever since he fell off his bicycle last week.
A. was 	B. is 	C. was being 	D. has been
Question 11: It was not until she had arrived home____________ her appointment with the doctor.
	A. when she remembered	 	B. that she remembered
	C. and she remembered	 	D. did she remember
Question 12: Since I wanted to get the bill, I tried to attract the waiter’s.
	A. attention	B. agreement	C. assistance	D. eyes
Question 13: Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good .. on your interviewer.
 A. impression 	B. pressure 	C. employment 	D. effectiveness
Question 14 : My parents don’t put pressure on me to make ........... about what to study at university.
 A. choice	B. a decision	C. a reply	D. determination
Question 15. In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself ______. 
A. occupational	B. occupation	C. occupant	D. occupied
Question 16: Do you think English is a________ easy language to learn?
A. Comparable	B. comparably	C. comparative	D. comparatively
Question 17 : All this sunshine is quite _________ 
A. surprise 	B. surprising 	C. surprised 	D. surprisingly
Question 18: It’s essential that every student ________ the exam before attending the course.
A. passed	B. passes	C. pass	D. would pass
Question 19. Anyone ____ scholastic record is above average can apply for the scholarship.
A. who has	B. whose	C. with	D. has 
Question 20: Only when he started working with her ____that she was intelligent.
A he had realized 	B did he realize 	C he did realized	D he realized 
Question 21: _______ for work early, he could have caught the bus.
A. If had Peter left 	B. Had Peter left 	C. Peter left 	D. If Peter left
Question 22: Susan: “Sorry, Brian is not here” Peter: “ _____________”
A. Would you like to leave a message?	B. Can I take a message then?
C. Can I speak to Brian, please?	D. Can I leave a message, then?
Question 23: While I .. for my bus, I often listen to music.
 	A. am waiting	B. was waiting	C. waited	 	D. had waited
Question 24: The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it’s worth ______ a packed lunch. 
A. take 	B. to take 	C. taken 	D. taking 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
A. be related to	B. be interested in	C. pay all attention to	D. express interest in
Question 26: Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.
A. variety 	B. changes 	C. conservation 	D. number 
Question 27: It takes me 15 minutes to get ready.
	A. to prepare	B. to wake up	C. to go	D. to get up
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 28: Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly.
A. amicable	B. inapplicable	C. hostile	D. futile
Question 29: She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to study.
A. made room for	B. put in charge of	C. lost control of	D. got in touch with 
Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 30: Unless you don’t give up smoking you run the risk of becoming quite ill.
 A B C D
Question 31: Despite the metric system is used throughout the world, it is still not commonly used in the 
 A B C D
United States.
Question 32: Hardly he had got downstairs when the phone stopped ringing.
 A B C D
Question 33 It’s easier if you avoid to go the places where other people smoke.
 A B C D
Question 34: Last year my little brother got lost while we had gone shopping.
	 A	 B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
 Who talk more – men or women? Most people believe that women talk more. However, linguist Deborah Tannen, who has studied the communication style of men and women, says that this is a stereotype. According to Tannen, women are more verbal - talk more - in private situations, where they use conversation as the “glue” to hold relationships together. But, she says, men talk more in public situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status. Tannen points out that we can see these differences even in children. Little girls often play with one “best friend”, their play includes a lot of conversation. Little boys often play games in groups; their play usually involves more doing than talking. In school, girls are often better at verbal skills, boys are often better at mathematics.
 A recent study at Emory University helps to shed light on the roots of this difference. Researchers studied conversation between children age 3-6 and their parents. They found evidence that parents talk very differently to their son than they do to their daughters. The startling conclusion was that parents use more language with their girls. Specifically, when parents talk with their daughters, they use more descriptive language and more details. There is also far more talk about emotions, especially sadness, with daughters than with sons.  
Question 35. Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?
      	A. Little girls and little boys have different ways of playing.
      	B. Women talk more than men. 
      	C. It’s stereotype that women talk more than men.
      	D. Women talk more in private , and men talk more in public.
Question 36. Which  word  is similar in meaning to  “glue”  in line 4 ?
      	A. means             	B. sticky substance	C. game          	D. rope
Question 37. Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph?
  	A. Researchers have studied  the conversations of children and their parents. 
  	B. Parents do not talk much about sadness with their sons. 
	C. Study at Emory University can help to explain the differences between communication styles of boys and girls.
D. An Emory University found that parents talk more with their daughters than with their sons.
Question 38 . Which of the following phrases best explains the meaning of the word “verbal”?
          A. connected with the use of spoken language      B. being very talkative
        	C. deriving from verbs                               	 D. using very loud noise
Question 39. The word they in line 4 refers to ___________.
        	A. situations  	B. women         	C. men and women	D. men 
Question 40. Which can be used as a synonym of the word “feelings” ? 
         	A. anger              	B. emotions            	C. thinking         	D. worries
Question 41. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the first paragraph ?
     	A. Men and women have different styles of talking , which may begin in childhood. 
      	B. Men are more sociable than women. 
	C. According to Tannen, the belief that women talk more is partly right but most wrong and oversimplified. 
      	D. Women talk more in some situations, men talk more in others. 
Question 42. Which word could best replace “startling” ?
       	A. beginning              B. annoying       	C. surprising   	D. interesting              
Question 43. Which  of the following statements can be inferred from the second paragraph?
      	A. Girls have more practice discussing sadness than boys do. 
      	B. Parents don’t enjoy talking  with  their sons as much as with their daughters. 
      	C. A recent study found that parents talk differently to their sons and daughters. 
      	D. Boys don’t like to be with their parents as much as girls do. 
Question 44. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the passage?
      	A. Parents use more language to talk with their daughters. 
      	B. Boys don’t like showing their emotions.
      	C. Parents give more love to their daughters than their sons.
      	D. Girls are thought to be more talkative than boys.
*Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase :
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families, rather (45) ______ the joining of two individuals. The event (46) ______ Taerye (Great Ritual), and people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the actual marriage were long and (47) ______. Professional matchmakers paired up likely candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meeting for the first time at their wedding! The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting with fortune tellers for (48) ______ about the couple's future life together. During the Chosun period, people married (49) ______ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy.
The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (50) ______ taking his new bride to his family's home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (51) ______ were expected to control their emotions and remain somber.
(52) ______ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (53) ______ Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (54) ______ the traditions alive.
Question 45.A. as 	B. more 	C. than 	D. more than
Question 46.A. is often calledB. often called 	C. was often called 	D. has often called
Question 47.A. elaborate 	B.elaborately 	C. elaboration 	 	D. elaborateness
Question 48.A. predictions 	B. attentions 	C. situations 	 	D. evaluations
Question 49.A. for 	B. in 	C. on 	D. from
Question 50.A. soon 	B ago 	C. before 	D. then
Question 51.A. examiners 	B. competitors 	C. contests 	 	D. participants
Question 52.A. As 	B. Although 	C. As though 	D. If only
Question 53.A. traditional 	B. old 	 C. ancient 	D. antique
Question 54.A. catch 	B. hold 	C. grip 	D. keep
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64.
After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard's MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.
There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question, "Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?" The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands.
Question 55 What is the main focus of this passage?
 	A. jobs on Wall Street 	B. types of graduate degrees 
 	C. changes in enrollment for MBA schools 	D. how schools are changing to reflect the economy
Question 56 The phrase "two decades" refers to a period of _______.
 	A. 10 years	B. 20 years 	C. 50 years 	D. 100 years
Question 57: The word "prosperity" could be best replaced by which of the following?
 	A. success 	B. surplus	C. nurturing	D. education
Question 58. Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment?
 	A. Princeton 	B. Harvard 	C. Stanford 	D. Yale
Question 59.: The phrase "trend of" in the passage is closest in meaning to which of the following?
 	A. reluctance of 	B. drawback to 	
C. movement toward 	D. extraction from
Question 60. The word "seeking" as used in the passage could best be replaced by ________.
 	A. examining 	B. avoiding	C. seizing	D. pursuing
Question 61.: Which of the following descriptions most likely applies to Wall Street?
 	A. a center for international affairs	B. a major financial center	
 	C. a shopping district 	D. a neighborhood in N