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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is 
pronounced differently from the others in each of the following question. 
Question 1: A. entrance B. paddy C. bamboo D. banyan 
Question 2: A. shortage B. storage C. garage D. encourage 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs 
from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following question. 
Question 3: A. agency B. supermax C. atmosphere D. interfere 
Question 4: A. backstairs B. backstage C. backstreet D. backspace 
Question 5: A. Atlantic B. Catholic C. lunatic D. politics 
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: The doctor who is _________ tonight in the general hospital is Mr. Brown. 
A. on turn B. on tour C. on call D. on work 
Question 7: It is time every student _________work harder for the coming exam. 
A. has to B. had to C. must D. should 
Question 8: The doctor gave the patient _________ examination to discover the cause of 
his collapse. 
A. a thorough B. an exact C. a universal D. a whole 
Question 9: Please look through these papers _________ your pleasure. 
A. on B. in C. for D. at 
Question 10: The house is found _________ down. 
A. to burn B. burning C. having burned D. to have been burned 
Question 11: I can’t _________ of a word he is saying. 
A. comprehend B. understand C. grasp D. make sense 
Question 12: _________ the noise and pollution in the city, the Browns moved to the 
countryside. 
A. Be tired of B. Being tired of C. Tired of D. Were tired of 
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Question 13: It’s a piece of good news. The factory’s _________ has increased 
considerably this year. 
A. output B. put-in C. put-out D. input 
Question 14: I am_________ to come to the meeting on Monday evening, please 
apologize for my absence. 
A. unable B. impossible C. incapable D. unlikely 
Question 15: On _________ to power, the new president announced a program of social 
reforms. 
A. arriving B. achieving C. coming D. reaching 
 Question 16: It is imperative that his recovery _________ the treatment for at least two 
months. 
A. continue B. to continue C. continued D. continues 
Question 17: We are looking for someone who can _________ with the rest of our team. 
A. get up B. work off C. fit in D. act up 
Question 18: The girl standing among many other students _________ a scholarship 
to Columbia University. 
A. was rewarded B. were awarded C. were rewarded D. was awarded 
Question 19: Out ______ when the bell rang. 
A. run the children B. do the children run C. ran the children D. did the children run 
Question 20: ______always in such a hurry, your work would be much better. 
A. If you were B. Unless you were C. But for your D. If you weren't 
Question 21: _________, business managers plan the tasks that their employees are to 
carry out. 
A. Through the organizing process 
B. They process the organizing 
C. It is the organizing process 
D. While the organizing process 
Question 22: Now that he has just retired, he lives partly on his pension and partly on the 
_________ on his post office savings account. A. salary B. income C. interest D. wages 
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Question 23: He seemed undecided _________ go or stay. 
A. if B. whether to C. whether D. if to 
Question 24: “Can you come over after the show?” - “____________.” 
A. That would be nice. 
B. Why don’t we go to the show? 
C. No, I didn’t. 
D. Please, go ahead. 
Question 25: - “I’d like to place an order for delivery, please.” – “____________.” 
A. Sure, what would you like? 
B. Sure, what time is it? 
C. We actually take orders at five. 
D. Sure, how much is it? 
Question 26: “You’re probably too tired to play another game of racquetball, right?” “I’m 
not that tired, really. _________, I’d enjoy another game.” 
A. As a matter of fact B. As a matter C. As a fact D. As a fact matter 
Question 27: ____________ you to be offered that job, would you have to move to 
another city? 
A. Should B. Were C. Had D. Provided that 
Question 28: Hurry up, or they ______ serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant. 
A. would stop B. are stopping C. stopped D. will have stopped 
Question 29: We should______ every chance we have to speak English. 
A. turn to our advantage B. make use of C. come into use D. open to abuse 
Question 30: When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty______ paintings 
were destroyed, including two by Picasso. 
A. worthless B. valueless C. priceless D. meaningless 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to 
indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 31 to 40 
The diterioration of Canada’s fresh water is a (31). ........... health concern. There are no 
available long-term comprehensive studies to (32)............. or refute the perception that 
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tap water (33) ................. no longer safe, but untreated sewage, acid and toxic (34). , farm 
run-off and induatrial waste are overloading the natural (35) .............. of water to break 
down wastes. Hundreds (36). ..................chemical substances contaminate Canadian 
water. Each province has different (37)................. Acid rain affects large areas of Eastern 
Canada. More (38) ................. 360 chemical contaminants have been detected in the 
Great (39) . .................. . Wells in New Brunswick have been contaminated by petroleum 
(40) .................. Pesticides contaminate the water across the country. The severe 
abnomalities that are showing up in fish, birds and whales in Canadian rivers and lakes 
suggest that the toxic substances from the water may endanger human life. 
Question 31: A. poor B. minor C. good D. major 
Question 32: A. confirm B. chief C. scientific D. incredible 
Question 33: A. is B. i sn’t C. runs D. was 
Question 34: A. air B. poisons C. rain D. snow 
Question 35: A. work B. ability C. means D. expectation 
Question 36: A. and B. for C. more D. of 
Question 37: A. problems B. waters C. studies D. enquiries 
Question 38: A. of B. than C. toxic D. over 
Question 39: A. oceans B. lakes C. centuries D. ideas 
Question 40: A. bottles B. devices C. tanks D. fumes 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase 
that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following 
questions. 
Question 41: Unless I miss my guess, your computer needs a new hard drive. 
A. I break the soft drive B. you lack money C. you are my guess D. I make a mistake 
Question 42: They are going to suffer a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so 
much. 
A. put across B. get into C. stand in with D. undergo 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase 
that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following 
questions. 
Question 43: Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest. 
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A. hungry B. poor C. rich D. full 
Question 44: I’d like to pay some money into my bank account. 
A. withdraw some money from 
B. put some money into 
C. give some money out 
D. leave some money aside 
Question 45: Charles W.Eliot, the president of Harvard in 1869, initiated a system 
under which most required courses were dropped in favor of elective courses. 
A. initiated B. compulsory C. optional D. necessary 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that 
needs correction. 
Question 46: (A) Poverty in the United States is (B) noticeable different (C) from that in 
other (D) countries. 
Question 47: Mrs. Barnes, who (A) was so proud of her new car, (B) drove to work when 
the accident (C) happened and (D) damaged her car. 
Question 48: (A) Don't tell her about the job until you know (B) for sure - we don't want 
to (C) rise her (D) hopes. 
Question 49: Since (A) ancient times, some people (B) wore amulets, objects that (C) are 
supposed to give the wearer (D) magical powers 
Question 50: She is (A) too beautiful that I (B) cannot (C) stop looking (D) at her. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is 
closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. 
Question 51: “If I were you, I would not choose to talk about such a sensitive topic”, the 
teacher said to me. 
A. The teacher advised against talking about such a sensitive topic. 
B. It was ordered by the teacher not to talk about such a sensitive topic. 
C. I was blamed for talking about such a sensitive topic by the teacher. 
D. The teacher encouraged me to talk about such a sensitive topic. 
Question 52: She said “John, I will show you round my city when you’re here.” 
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A. She planned to show John round her city. 
B. She organized a trip round her city for John. 
C. She made a trip round her city with John. 
D. She promised to show John round her city. 
Question 53: It is popularly known that smoking is a real danger to people’s health. 
However, getting rid of it seems a big challenge for addicts. 
A. However hard it is to give up smoking, people know that smoking is really dangerous 
for smokers’ health. 
B. Addicts find it difficult to stop smoking despite the fact that it is really dangerous for 
people’s health. 
C. The danger from smoking is popularly understood though addicts find it impossible to 
give it up. 
D. Much as most people are aware of the real danger of smoking, heavy smokers cannot 
get rid of it easily. 
Question 54: Societies doubted about women’s intellectual ability. Therefore, they could 
not get access to education. 
A. Women’s intellectual ability was doubted about due to their lack of education. 
B. Not getting access to education, societies showed their uncertainty to women’s 
intellectual ability. 
C. The denial of education to women was caused by societies’ doubt about their 
intellectual ability. 
D. Failure to get access to education resulted in the doubt about women’s intellectual 
ability. 
Question 55: Humans must be directly involved in saving endangered species. Or else, 
they will immediately die out. 
A. Endangered species are at immediate risk of extinction unless there is direct human 
intervention. 
B. In case humans are involved in protecting endangered species, they will immediately 
die out. 
C. Humans’ direct involvement will probably make it possible for endangered animals to 
die out. 
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D. Had humans been not involved in protecting endangered species, they would have 
immediately disappeared. 
Question 56: Influenza broke out last week. As a result, half of the children were away 
from school then. 
A. Haft of the children have been away from school since influenza broke out. 
B. Due to an outbreak of influenza, half of the children were absent from school last 
week. 
C. That half of the children were away from school last week was a cause to spread out 
influenza. 
D. Because influenza broke out last week so half of the children were absent from school. 
Question 57: The confidential documents were locked carefully in the safe by the 
manager. No one is allowed to have access to it without his permission. 
A. The confidential documents were locked carefully in the safe so as that no one can 
have access to it. 
B. Without the manager’s permission, no one can take a look at the confidential 
documents locked carefully in the safe. 
C. The manager locked the confidential documents carefully in the safe to avoid people’s 
access to it wi thout his permission. 
D. The documents were too confidential to keep carefully in the safe, so the manager 
allows no one to have access to it without his permission. 
Question 58: “I don’t see any good point in this movie because both the story and the 
sound track are terrible!” said the woman. 
A. The woman believed that she did not see this movie well because of the terrible story 
and soundtrack. 
B. The woman underrated the movie due to its terrible story and soundtrack. 
C. The woman complained that she did not see any point in that movie owing to the 
terrible story and soundtrack. 
D. The woman admitted not seeing the movie well since the story was as bad as the 
soundtrack. 
Question 59: “Thank you very much for your invitation but I am going away to Japan on 
Saturday this week”, said the boss to Karl yesterday. 
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A. The boss showed his gratitude toward Karl for his invitation as he was going away to 
Japan this Saturday. 
B. Karl felt sorry for his boss’s leaving for Japan on Saturday that week though he 
thanked him for the invitation. 
C. The boss said that he was going away to Japan on Saturday that week, so he could not 
come to Karl’s party. 
D. The boss refused Karl’s invitation for the party since he had planned to go to Japan 
this Saturday. 
Question 60: Whereas Mozilla Firefox is less messy, Internet Explorer is more familiar to 
most computer users. 
A. Although Mozilla Firefox is only a bit more disorderly than Internet Explorer, many 
people prefer the latter due to its greater familiarity. 
B. Both Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer are quite disorderly , so people usually 
prefer the latter , as they are more familiar with it. 
C. It is Internet Explorer's being less messy than Mozilla Firefox that makes it more 
popular with computer users. 
D. The majority of people who use computers are better acquainted with Internet 
Explorer, but Mozilla Firefox has the advantage of being more orderly. 
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 61 to 70 
Biological diversity has become widely recognized as a critical conservation issue only in 
the past two decades. The rapid destruction of the tropical rain forests, which are the 
ecosystems with the highest known species diversity on Earth, has awakened people to 
the importance and fragility of biological diversity. The high rate of species extinctions in 
these environments is jolting, but it is important to recognize the significance of 
biological diversity in all ecosystems. As the human population continues to expand, it 
will negatively affect one after another of Earth’s ecosystems. In terrestrial ecosystems 
and in fringe marine ecosystems (such as wetlands), the most common problem is habitat 
destruction. In most situations, the result is irreversible. Now humans are beginning to 
destroy marine ecosystems through other types of activities, such as disposal and runoff 
of poisonous waste; in less than two centuries, by significantly reducing the variety of 
species on Earth, they have irrevocably redirected the course of evolution. Certainly, 
there have been periods in Earth’s history when mass extinctions have occurred. The 
extinction of the dinosaurs was caused by some physical event, either climatic or cosmic. 
There have also been less dramatic extinctions, as when natural competition between 
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species reached an extreme conclusion. Only 0.01 percent of the species that have lived 
on Earth have survived to the present, and it was largely chance that determined which 
species survived and which died out. However, nothing has ever equaled the magnitude 
and speed with which the human species is altering the physical and chemical world and 
demolishing the environment. In fact, there is wide agreement that it is the rate of change 
humans are inflicting, even more than the changes themselves, that will lead to biological 
devastation. Life on Earth has continually been in flux as slow physical and chemical 
changes have occurred on Earth, but life needs time to adapt-time for migration and 
genetic adaptation within existing species and time for the proliferation of new genetic 
material and new species that may be able to survive in new environments. 
Question 61: What does the passage mainly discuss? 
A. The variety of species found in tropical rain forests 
B. The cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs 
C. The time required for species to adapt to new environments 
D. The impact of human activities on Earth’s ecosystems 
Question 62: The word “critical” is closest in meaning to__________. 
A. essential B. negative C. complicated D. interesting 
Question 63: The word “jolting” is closest in meaning to__________. 
A. illuminating B. unknown C. shocking D. predicted 
Question 64: The author mentions the reduction of the variety of species on Earth in 
paragraph 1 to suggest that__________. 
A. humans are often made ill by polluted water 
B. new habitats can be created for species 
C. some species have been made extinct by human activity 
D. understanding evolution can prevent certain species from disappearing 
Question 65: The author mentions all of the following as examples of the effect of 
humans on the world’s ecosystems EXCEPT________. 
A. damage to marine ecosystems 
B. habitat destruction in wetlands 
C. the introduction of new varieties of plant species 
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D. destruction of the tropical rain forests 
Question 66: The author mentions the extinction of the dinosaurs in paragraph 2 to 
emphasize that__________. 
A. not all mass extinctions have been caused by human activity 
B. actions by humans could not stop the irreversible process of a species’ extinction 
C. Earth’s climate has changed significantly since the dinosaurs’extinction 
D. the cause of the dinosaurs’ extinction is unknown 
Question 67: The word “magnitude” is closest in meaning to __________. 
A. carelessness B. extent C. determination D. concern 
Question 68: According to the passage, natural evolutionary change is different from 
changes caused by humans in that changes caused by humans __________. 
A. affect fewer ecosystems 
B. are occurring at a much faster rate 
C. are reversible 
D. are less devastating to most species 
Question 69: Which of the following can best replace “in flux”? 
A. breaking B. producing C. changing D. increasing 
Question 70: With which of the following statements would the author be most likely to 
agree? 
A. The extinction of a few species is an acceptable consequence of human progress. 
B. Technology will provide solutions to problems caused by the destruction of 
ecosystems. 
C. Human influence on ecosystems should not be a factor in determining public policy. 
D. Humans should be more conscious of the influence they have on ecosystems. 
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 71 to 80 
Being aware of one's own emotions - recognizing and acknowledging feelings as they 
happen - is at the very heart of Emotional Intelligence. And this awareness encompasses 
not only moods but also thoughts about those moods. People who are able to monitor 
their feelings as they arise are less likely to be ruled by them and are thus better able to 
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manage their emotions. Managing emotions does not mean suppressing them; nor does it 
mean giving free rein to every feeling. Psychologist Daniel Goleman, one of several 
authors who have popularized the notion of Emotional Intelligence, insisted that the goal 
is balance and that every feeling has value and significance. As Goleman said, "A life 
without passion would be a dull wasteland of neutrality, cut off and isolated from the 
richness of life itself." Thus, we manage our emotions by expressing them in an 
appropriate manner. Emotions can also be managed by engaging in activities that cheer 
us up, soothe our hurts, or reassure us when we feel anxious. Clearly, awareness and 
management of emotions are not independent. For instance, you might think that 
individuals who seem to experience their feelings more intensely than others would be 
less able to manage them. However, a critical component of awareness of emotions is the 
ability to assign meaning to them - to know why we are experiencing a particular feeling 
or mood. Psychologists have found that, among individuals who experience intense 
emotions, individual differences in the ability to assign meaning to those feelings predict 
differences in the ability to manage them. In other words, if two individuals are intensely 
angry, the one who is better able to understand why he or she is angry will also be better 
able to manage the anger. Self-motivation refers to strong emotional self-control, which 
enables a person to get moving and pursue worthy goals, persist at tasks even when 
frustrated, and resist the temptation to act on impulse. Resisting impulsive behavior is, 
according to Goleman, "the root of all emotional self-control." Of all the attributes of 
Emotional Intelligence, the ability to postpone immediate gratification and to persist in 
working toward some greater future gain is most closely related to success - whether one 
is trying to build a business, get a college degree, or even stay on a diet. One researcher 
examined whether this trait can predict a child's success in school. The study showed that 
4-year-old children who can delay instant gratification in order to advance toward some 
future goal will be "far superior as students" when they graduate from high school than 
will 4-year-olds who are not able to resist the impulse to satisfy their immediate wishes. 
Question 71: Which of the following can we infer from paragraph 1? 
A. Some people can understand their feelings better than others. 
B. People who can manage their emotions will be controlled by them. 
C. If people pay attention to their feelings, they will not be able to manage them. 
D. If people pay attention to their feelings, they can control their emotions better. 
Question 72: The word "soothe" in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by 
______________. 
A. reduce B. weaken C. worsen D. relieve 
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Question 73: According to paragraphs 1 to 3, people should be aware of their emotions so 
that they can _____________. 
A. manage their emotions appropriately 
B. stop feeling angry 
C. experience feelings more intensively 
D. explain their emotions to others 
Question 74: From paragraph 2, we can see that Daniel Goleman______________. 
A. trained people to increase their Emotional Intelligence 
B. treated patients who had emotional problems 
C. wrote about Emotional Intelligence 
D. studied how people manage their emotions 
Question 75: All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 2 about our emotions 
EXCEPT __________. 
A. every feeling is important 
B. we can manage our emotions 
C. emotions are part of a satisfying life 
D. we should ignore some feelings 
Question 76: The word "critical" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning 
to______________. 
A. inessential B. important C. dynamic D. indecisive 
Question 77: The word "them" in paragraph 3 refers to ______________. 
A. psychologists B. individuals C. individual differences D. intense emotions 
Question 78: In paragraph 3, the author explains the concept of awareness and 
management of emotions by______________. 
A. describing how people learn to control their emotions 
B. giving an example of why people get angry 
C. comparing how two people might respond to an intense emotion 
D. explaining why some people are not aware of their emotions 
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Question 79: The word " pursue " in paragraph 4 mostly means ____________. 
A. find out about something 
B. be involved in something 
C. try to achieve something 
D. improve or develop something 
Question 80: According to paragraph 5, children might be more successful in school if 
they can resist impulses because they can ____________. 
A. easily understand new information 
B. be more popular with their teachers 
C. have more friends at school 
D. focus on their work and not get distracted 
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1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.D 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.C 16.A 17.C 18.D 
19.C 20.D 21.A 22.C 23.B 24.A 25.A 26.A 27.B 28.D 29.B 30.C 31.D 32.A 33.A 34.C 
35.B 36.D 37.A 38.B 39.B 40.C 41.D 42.D 43.D 44.A 45.C 46.B 47.B 48.C 49.B 50.A 
51.A 52.D 53.B 54.C 55.A 56.B 57.B 58.B 59.C 60.D 61.D 62.A 63.C 64.D 65.C 66.A 
67.B 68.B 69.C 70.D 71.D 72.D 73.A 74.C 75.D 76.B 77.D 78.C 79.C 80.D