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LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
In thispartof theListeningComprehension testyouwillhear fivedialogues.Youwillhear
eachdialoguetwice.Afterthesecondreading,thequestionwillbereadonce.Afteryouhear
thequestion,markyouranswerimmediately.[Playaudio1.1to1.5]
ü Dialogue
1. Thereasonforthepartyistocelebrate____________.
a. Abirthday
b. Apromotion
c. Ananniversary
d. Avictory
2. Whatdoesthewomanfindoutaboutherleave?
a. Shehaslostseveralofhervacationdays.
b. Therecordofhervacationdaysiswrong.
c. ShehastotakehervacationbeforeJanuary.
d. NoonecantakevacationleaveinJune.
3. Whatadvicedoesthewomangive?
a. Askthesuperintendentaboutotherapartmentsinthe
neighborhood.
b. Askthesuperintendentifhecouldlowerthepriceoftherent.
c. Offertogivethesuperintendentsomeextramoneyforhimself.
d. Forgetabouttryingtofindalargeapartmentinthecity.
4. Thewomaninthisconversation____________.
a. asksthemantobuyheranewspaper
b. doesnotneedanythingfromthegrocery
c. likestoshopforgroceriesbyherself
d. thinksthemanmayspendtoomuchmoney
5. Thewoman____________.
a. thoughtthatthemanwasactingtooseriously
b. spilledcoffeeontheman'sdesk
c. toldthemanaveryfunnyjoke
d. broughtthemanacupofcoffee
InthispartoftheListeningComprehensiontestyouwillhearfivenewsitems.Eachitem
willbefollowedbyonequestion.Youwillheareachnewsitemtwice.Afterthesecond
reading,thequestionwillbereadonce.Afteryouhearthequestion,markyouranswer
immediately.[Playaudio2.1to2.5]
ü NewsItems
6. HowdoscientistsonDr.Mortimer'sresearchteamexplaintheirfindings?
a. Mountainairishealthierthanseaair.
b. Peoplelivingathighaltitudesaregenerallyharderworkers.
c. Itiseasierforpeoplewithheartconditionstoliveinthinair.
d. Peoplelivingathighaltitudeshavetoexertthemselvesmore.
7. Accordingtothenewsbulletin,whathavedoctorsatColumbiaUniversity
discovered?
a. Elegantlivingisrapidlybecomingaserioushealthrisk.
b. ExcessivewinedrinkingledtothefalloftheRomanEmpire.
c. Leadcrystalwinebottlesmaymakethewineinthempoisonous.
d. Portwineisseenaslesselegantwhenservedinleadcrystal.
8. AccordingtoProfessorSchwartz,whydosomanywomenchoosetoretain
theirmaidennamesnowadays?
a. Onlyanti-feministswouldbeinfavorofwomentakingtheir
husbands'surnames.
b. Womenmaywishtokeeptheirownnamesforprofessionalreasons.
c. Womenarelessreluctanttogetdivorcednowadays.
d. Womenmaybereluctanttochangetheirnamesforfearofappearingto
beanti-establishment.
9. Accordingtothisreport,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
a. Even“unleaded”petrolreleasesleadthroughacar'sexhaust.
b. Carsthatrunonbenzeneneedspecialfiltersontheirexhaust.
c. Specialfiltershavemistakenlybeenremovedfrommanycars.
d. Carsusingunleadedpetrolshouldbefittedwithspecialfilters.
10. Accordingtothisnewsitem,chronicgambling____________.
a. iscurableiftreatedwithaseriesofappropriatedrugs
b. canbecuredthroughtherapiesthatcontrolimpulses
c. mayhaveabiologicalratherthanapsychologicalbasis
d. isoftenassociatedwithalcoholismanddrugaddiction
Youwillhearthefollowinginterviewtwice.First,youwillheartheentireinterviewwithout
interruption.Thesecondtime,theinterviewwillbedividedintotwopartswithquestions
followingeachpart.Eachquestionwillbereadonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,markyour
answerimmediately.[Playaudio3]
ü Interview
11. Whatdoescurrentresearchwiththesubstanceinterferonseemtoindicate
aboutitsusefulnessintreatingcolds?
a. Interferonmayhavetheeffectofmakingthosecolds,whichdo
occurlesssevere.
b. Interferonappearstobeoflittlerealuseinthepreventionofthe
commoncold.
c. Interferonmaybethekeytoeliminatingthecommoncoldonce
andforall.
d. Interferonappearstoeliminatecoldsymptomswithoutaffecting
thecolditself.
12. AccordingtoDr.Jordan,whatisoneofthereasonswhydoingresearchon
remediesforthecommoncoldissodifficult?
a. Theactualcauseofthecommoncoldhasnotyetbeendetermined.
b. Adequatefundingforresearchonthecoldisnolongeravailable.
c. Pharmaceuticalcompaniesstandtolosemoneyifacureisfound.
d. Animalscannotbeusedintheresearchbecausetheydonotcatch
colds.
13. AccordingtoDr.Jordan,whichofthefollowingismedicallyeffectiveintreating
acold?
a. bedrest
b. antihistamines
c. lemonandhoney
d. nothing
14. Whoamongthefollowingwouldprobablygetthemostcoldsinasingleyear?
a. ayoungboy
b. ayounggirl
c. amiddle-agedman
d. amiddle-agedwoman
15. WhatpossibleexplanationdoesDr.Jordangiveforthefactthatpeopleget
morecoldsinthewinterseasonandtherainyseason?
a. Peoplearemorelikelytobecoldorwetduringtheseseasons.
b. Peopletendtostayindoorsand,therefore,inclosercontact.
c. Virusestendtomultiplymorerapidlyincold,dampconditions.
d. People'sresistanceseemstobelowerduringtheseseasons.
READINGCOMPREHENSION
Read the following seven passages carefully. Select the response to the comprehension
questions,whichmostaccuratelyagreeswithwhatyouhaveread.
ü Passage1
The potato, like other root crops, has an unearned reputation in some countries as an
inferiorfood,orapoorperson'sstaple.Whilerootsarethemain ingredientofthedietof
halfamillionpeople,thepotato'snutritivecontentofprotein,fiber,minerals,andvitamins
Bl, B2 and C hardlymakes it inferior.Medical researchers report that potatoes are even
betterthanmilkformalnourishedchildren,whooftencannotdigestmilk.Potatoesprovide
ahigh-qualityproteinsimilartothatindairyproducts.Unfortunately,thepotatoisstillout
ofreachofapoorperson'sbudgetinmanydevelopingcountriessuchasIndonesiaandthe
Philippines.
16. Accordingtothispassage,whymightpotatoesbebetterthanmilkfor
childrenwhoareimproperlynourished?
a. Potatoescontainquiteabitofcalcium.
b. PotatoeshavemoreBvitaminsthanmilk.
c. Thesechildrenoftencannotassimilatemilk.
d. Thesechildrenoftencannotfindasupply.
17. Thepotato____________.
a. doesnotdeserveitsbadreputation
b. isthemainfoodforhalfamillionpeople
c. isnotavailableinmanydevelopingcountries
d. canhardlybecallednutritious
ü Passage2
"Anting"isanounthatisenteringthelanguagebecauseofornithologists,orbirdwatchers.
Antingreferstoanactivityinwhichbirdsrubthemselveswithdefensefluidsor,sometimes,
otherbodilyfluidsofants.Inthepastscientiststhoughtantinghadnofunctionandthatit
wasavicelikesmokingordrinking.However,mostornithologistsnowthinkthatbirdsuse
ant fluids to kill parasites. Among those ants that birds favor are the Azteca ants, which
produceformicacid,arepellentsoeffectivethatitwilldriveoffarmyants.Birdsoftencrash
diveintoAztecanestsandallowtheinsectstocrawlallovertheirbodies,ortheygraspthem
in their beaks and rub them through their feathers. The birds get such relief from their
treatmentthatsomeappeartoswoonandevenlosetheirbalance.
18. “Anting”____________.
a. isanactivityuniquetobirdwatchers
b. referstothekillingofAztecaantsbyparasites
c. isarelativelynewwordintheEnglishlanguage
d. referstothewayantsdefendthemselves
19. BirdssometimesdiveintoAztecaantnestsbecause____________.
a. theylosetheirbalanceastheyenter
b. theyaretryingtokilltheants
c. theyareseekingrelieffromparasites
d. theyarerepelledbytheAztecaants
ü Passage3
Tall children score slightly higher on intelligence tests and perform somewhat better
academically than their shorter classmates, perhaps because more is expected of them,
researchers for a National Health Examination survey have found. Themagnitude of the
differenceisnot large,however,andcertainlynotworthgivingchildrengrowthhormones
tomake them taller, saidDr.DarrellWilsonof StanfordUniversity.Heandhis colleagues
concludedtherewasadefinitelinkbetweenheightandscoresontestsofbothintelligence
and achievement. The association remained even after controlling for other factors,
including socioeconomic status, birth order, family size and rate of physicalmaturity. Dr.
Wilsonsaidthedifferencewassmallbutsignificant.Theresearchersbasedtheirfindingson
datafromastudyinvolvingnearly14,000childrenfromsixto17yearsold.
20. One cause the researchers suggested for the connection between height
andtestscoreswasthetallchildren's____________.
a. greaterrateofphysicalmaturity
b. increasedgrowthhormoneproduction
c. responsetogreaterexpectations
d. generalhealthandbetternutrition
VOCABULARY
ü Selecttheonewordorgroupofwordsthatbestcompleteseachsentence.
21. Theresolutionwasadoptedforthree____________reasons.
a. compelling
b. concentrate
c. corrosive
d. covetous
22. Itis____________thatshereachthecapitalwiththeprisoner'spardon.
a. Unimportant
b. Imperative
c. Haphazard
d. Fortunate
23. Becausetheydidnotwanthimtosucceed,theymadeeveryeffortto
________hisplans.
a. Pursue
b. Flaunt
c. Prevent
d. Thwart
24. Johnbroughtallthe____________heneededforthecampingtrip.
a. Glare
b. Gear
c. Gore
d. Gleam
25. Severalmembersofthedepartment____________herstatement.
a. Reformed
b. Signified
c. Verified
d. Informed
26. Istronglyresentyourlastcomment.Kindly____________it.
a. Takeback
b. Withdraw
c. Remove
d. Recall
27. Thedevelopmentofmicroprocessorsrepresentsagreattechnological
____________.
a. Breakout
b. Breakdown
c. Breakup
d. Breakthrough
28. Sheappearedtobe____________withtroubles.
a. Burdened
b. Buoyant
c. Lauded
d. Lucid
29. Thewomanwasshockedbythe_______________detailsofthecrime.
a. Simple
b. Pompous
c. Unaffected
d. Lurid
30. Thiscontractis_______________;onnoaccountcanitbebreached.
a. Defining
b. Fastening
c. Tying
d. Binding
ü Selecttheoneword,whichisclosestinmeaningtothewordunderlinedinthegiven
sentence.
31. Itisimportantthatourorganizationhelptodefraythecostofthe
operation.
a. Uncover
b. Deter
c. Offset
d. Determine
32. Whenwereachedtheevacuationcenter,theareawasablaze.
a. Clearedout
b. Onfire
c. Indistress
d. Builtup
33. Thereportwasconcernedwiththeprospectsofouterspaceexploration.
a. Difficulties
b. Costs
c. Possibilities
d. Goals
34. Heisoneofthemostemulatedphotographers.
a. Admired
b. Rewarded
c. Studied
d. Copied
35. Susanpaidthedeliverymangrudgingly.
a. Unwillingly
b. Generously
c. Dejectedly
d. Quickly
36. Thedoctorsintheemergencyroomareknowntobecallous.
a. Friendly
b. Concerned
c. Insensitive
d. Methodical
37. Thisprogramhasresultedingreaterprosperityforthefarmersofthe
region.
a. Adversity
b. Affluence
c. Appreciation
d. Autonomy
38. Werethediplomat'sanswerscandid?
a. Planned
b. Honest
c. Silly
d. Convincing
39. Hisreportisjustlyfamousforitsapproachtopollution.
a. Simply
b. Recently
c. Only
d. Rightly
40. Theministerwithstoodallobjectionstotheproposal.
a. Denied
b. Resisted
c. Answered
d. Excused
GRAMMAR
ü Ineachofthefollowingitemsselecttheonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthe
sentence.
41. Hewondered____________.
a. whydidshepersistinmakingtheerror
b. whyshepersistedinmakingtheerror
c. whydidshepersisttomaketheerror
d. whyshepersistedtomaketheerror
42. Due____________ashortageoftextbooks,noteveryonegotacopy.
a. Of
b. To
c. At
d. From
43. Tony____________hiscarpaintedjustbeforehewreckedit.
a. Hashad
b. Hadhad
c. Hashave
d. Hadhave
44. ____________hegets,thelessheexercises.
a. Older
b. Asoldas
c. Asold
d. Theolder
45. Whenyou'reinRichmond,taketimetostop____________thepark.
a. Havingseen
b. Andsee
c. Seeing
d. Forseeing
46. WhenI____________home,I'llcallyou.
a. Willget
b. Got
c. Get
d. Gets
47. ____________,shewouldhavemadethetrain.
a. Ifshehurried
b. Hadn’tshehurried
c. Shehurried
d. Hadshehurried
48. Seldom____________suchacomplicatedproblem.
a. Encountered
b. Ihaveencountered
c. WhenIhaveencountered
d. HaveIencountered
49. Whenthefamilyfinallycametoadecision,italways____________soby
consensus.
a. Arrived
b. Cameto
c. Did
d. Had
50. GalileoGalileiiscredited____________theconstructionofthefirst
completeastronomicaltelescope.
a. By
b. With
c. To
d. At
51. Makingmoneyisimportant,____________,beinghappyisimportant,too.
a. Inanotherhand
b. Onanotherhand
c. Intheotherhand
d. Ontheotherhand
52. IwishI____________totravelwiththerestofthegroup.
a. Amable
b. Hadbeenable
c. Havebeenableto
d. Willbeable
53. Shehasoftenwishedshe____________advantageofherparents'offertosee
herthroughcollege.
a. Hadtaken
b. Shouldhavetaken
c. Oughttotake
d. Wouldhavetaken
54. You____________attheconcert.Iwasathome.
a. Shouldn’thaveseenme
b. Couldn’t’haveseenme
c. Mightn’thaveseenme
d. Mustn’thaveseenme
55. Itlooks____________youdon'tunderstand.
a. That
b. Asif
c. As
d. Aslike
CRITICALTHINKING
ü Thinkoftheoneword,whichwillbesuitableforallthreesentences.Youcannot
changetheformofthewordandhastouseinoneform.Lookattheexample;theword
‘meet’isperfectlysuitableforallthreeblanksinthesentences.
o [MEET]
§ Hewasafraidthathisrevolutionaryproposalswould__________
withstrongoppositionfromhardliners.
§ TheChinesefactorieswereoperatingnonstopchurningoutshoes
to__________thedemandinEuropeandtheUS.
§ Withonly200dollarsamonth,thefamilystruggledtomakeends
__________.
56. _____________________
a. ThebirdsbuildtheirnestsinearlySeptemberandbeginto
___________theireggstwoweekslater,alwaysbeingonthelookout
forpredators.
b. Thepressspeculatedwhetherthenewtelecommunications
companywasgoingto___________cablesontheseabedtoimprove
theexistingsystem.
c. Oneofmyresponsibilitiesathomeisto___________thetablein
theevening.
57. _____________________
a. It'sirritatingthattheydonothingbut__________liesaboutourfamily.
Thewholevillageisabouttobelievetheirincrediblestories.
b. Don'tallowtheeducationalsystemtorestrictyourthinkingabilities.I
urgeyouto__________yourwingsanddothingsyourway.
c. Heopenedthejar,tookoutsomejamwithhisknifeand___________it
evenlyonthewarmtoast.
58. _________________
a. Marijuanaisnotregardedasa__________drug.That'swhysome
countriesarethinkingoflettingpeopleuseit,atleastformedical
purposes.
b. It’s___________tobelievethattherearenogoodpeopleoutthere.I'm
sureyoucanfindsomegood-naturedindividualsinthisarea.
c. I'mtryingtospareyoulearningthingsthe___________way.Followmy
adviceandyoudon'tneedtomakemistakes.
59. _______________
a. Thelatest__________inTheNewYorkTimeswasnotfavorable.Hefelt
themoviewasunderrated.
b. Attheendofyourfirstyearatworkwewill___________yoursalary
andgiveyouacompanycar.
c. Thereclusivedictatorshowedupatamilitaryparadeto___________
histroopsandshowhisdefiantopponentshewasstillinpower.
60. _______________
a. Blanketsandshelterswerein___________supplyintheaftermath
ofthedisaster.
b. Nobodyinthisbusinessknewhisrealname.HewascalledBillfor
__________.
c. Shereactedangrilywhenhernamehadn'tbeenincludedonthe
__________listedthejob.
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