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. rush B. favourite C. birthday C. scholar C. strip C. push C. favour D. third D. chapter D. bribe D. crush D. familiar

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Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other three words in each question.

Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question 6. A. economics 7. A. calculator 8. A. inference 9. A. pastime 10. A. mechanic B. material B. intelligent B. reference B. teenager B. memorial C. delicious C. impossible C. inferior C. orchestra C. machine D. unpopular D. American D. redundancy D. rehearse D. mechanism

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) from four alternatives 11. There are no obvious reasons why certain frog _______ are disappearing from some rainforests. A. species B. ones C. breeds D. animals 12. _______ are that you have not seen a lion for some time. A. Possibilities B. Chances A. waved/ noticeB. shook/ noticed A. by surprise/ making A. did A. up C. Opportunities D. Occasions C. waved/ attention D. shook/ attention D. into account/ doing 13. I _______ my hand to draw her attention but she took no _______ of me. 14. Youd better take his proposal _______ before _______ your final decision. B. by surprise/ doing B. had done B. of C. into account/ making C. made C. on B. to feed endangered species D. to save endangered species C. she cant too D. A& B are correct D. cant be explained D. had made D. with 15. Its high time we _______ something abut the pollution. 16. These days everybody is aware _______ the danger of smoking. 17. The development of wildlife habitat reserves is a good conservation measure _______ A. to prevent endangered species C. to benefit from endangered species 18. I cant speak English, _______ A. neither can she B. she cant either 19. A mystery is something that _______. A. must explain B. mustnt explain A. make B. take C. can be explained C. build D. do D. gained/ at C. forbidden C. after D. banned D. to 20. We try to help our mother _______ household chores. 21. Manchester United _______ an easy victory _______ Chelsea in yesterdays match. A. earned/ over B. gained/ over C. earned/ at A. prevented A. for B. restricted B. by 22. Spectators are reminded that it is _______ to take photos during the match. 23. He repeated the conversation that he had heard word _______ word.

24. We are a very close- __________ family. A. love B. knit

C. good

D. modern

25. Gestures such as waving and handshaking are forms of_________ communication A. direct B. regular C. verbal D. non verbal 26. Whenever he picks up a book, he reads bits here and there or in other words he _______ A. digests B. tastes C. chews D. swallows 27. The conference was organized for all of the _______ in the city . A . history teachers A. Beside A. source B. historical teachers B. In addition B. resource C. Instead of C. origin C . historic teachers D. Apart from D. starting point D . historian teachers 28. ________my personal qualities, I have experience of working in a multi-national company for three years. 29. Traditional celebrations are a________ of great pleasure and interest. 30. When young Americans first go to university, many of them join a fraternity or Sorority, social organizations for male and female students________ A. respectively B. certainly 31. A. Thanks to A. should have broken A. at B. Despite B. must have broken B. of C. in C. orderly C. Without C. was breaking D. for D. consequently D. Because of D. have broken ________ my complaint to the manager, the waiter was sacked.

32. My arm hurts so much I felt sure I________ it. 33. Sally is so successful because she has complete confidence ________ herself 34. She ________ for her parents support during her university education, but she preferred to work part-time and support herself. A. should have asked A. plate A. There it is A. more than A. wont they A. scientists A. glass lovely perfume B. could have asked B. course B. There is it B. as much as B. will they B. activists B. lovely glass perfume C. dish C. must have asked D. helping C. Here you are D. Here are you C. many more C. wont them C. members D. so much that D. will them D. protectors D. ought to ask 35. She asked for a second ________ as it tasted so good. 36. Where is my bag?. - ________ 37. According to a study, women blink almost twice ________ men. 38. Neither of them will be treated preferentially, ________ ? 39. Wildlife ________ are concerned about the environment. 40. During our stay in Venice, we bought a ________ bottle. C. lovely perfume glassD. glass perfume lovely Read the passages and the questions. Then choose A, B, C, or D that you think fits best The modern comic strip started out as ammunition in a newspaper war between giants of the American press in the late nineteenth century. The first full-color comic strip appeared January 1894 in the New York World, owned by Joseph Pulitzer. The first regular weekly full-color comic supplement, similar to todays Sunday funnies, appeared two years later, in William Randolph Hearsts rival New York paper, the Morning Journal. Both were immensely popular and publishers realized that supplementing the news with comic relief boosted the sale of papers. The Morning Journal started another feature in 1896, the Yellow Kid, the first continuous comic character in the United States, whose creator, Richard Outcault, had been lured away from the World by the ambitious Hearst. The Yellow Kid was in many ways a pioneer. Its comic dialogue was the strictly urban farce that came to characterize later strips, and it introduced the speech balloon inside the strip, usually placed above the characters heads. The first strip to incorporate all the elements of later comics was Rudolph Dirkss Katzenjammer Kids, based on Wilhelm Buschs Max and Moritz, a European satire of the nineteenth century. The Kids strip, first published in 1897,

served as the prototype for future American strips. It contained not only speech balloons, but a continuous cast of characters, and was divided into small regular panels that did away with the larger panoramic scenes of earlier comics. Newspaper syndication played a major role in spreading the popularity of comic strips throughout the country. Though weekly colored comics came first, daily black-and-white strips were not far behind. The first appeared in the Chicago American in 1904. It was followed by many imitators, and by 1915 black-and-white comic strips had become a staple of daily newspapers around the country. 41. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. A comparison of two popular comic strips. B. The differences between early and modern comic strips. A. They established New Yorks first newspaper. B. They published comic strips about the newspaper war. A. They provided a break from serious news stories. B. Readers enjoyed the unusual drawings. A. Hearst convinced Outcault to leave the World. B. Hearst fired Outcault from the World. 45. The word it refers to ____________. A. the Yellow Kid B. dialogue C. farce D. balloon C. appear in a Chicago newspaper D. characterize city life in a humorous way C. combine C. drawing D. model C. new version D. huge success C. According to the newspaper in which they appeared. D. From most popular to least popular. D. mention 46. According to the passage, the Yellow Kid was the first comic strip to do all of the following EXCEPT____________. A. feature the same character in each episode B. include dialogue inside a balloon 47. The word incorporate is closest in meaning to __________ . A. affect A. story B. create B. humor 48. The word prototype is closest in meaning to ___________. 49. The word staple is closest in meaning to __________. A. regular feature B. popular edition 50. In what order does the author discuss various comic strips in the passage? A. In alphabetical order by title. B. In the order in which they were created. C. The effects of newspapers on comic strip stories. D. Features of early comic strips in the United States. C. Their comic strips are still published today. D. They owned major competitive newspapers. C. Readers could identify with the characters. D. They were about real-life situations. C. Hearst warned Outcault not to leave the World. D. Hearst wanted Outcault to work for the World.

42. Why does the author mention Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst?

43. The passage suggests that comic strips were popular for which of the following reasons?

44. To say that Richard Outcault had been lured away from the World by Hearst means which of the following?

AMERICAN FOOTBALL The American type of football was developed in the 19th century from soccer and rugby football. Played by professionals, amateurs, college, high schools, or young children, football in American is one of the most popular sports besides basketball and baseball. It attracts millions of fans each fall and people are very supportive of their favourite teams. The football playing field of today is rectangular in shape and measures 100 yards long and 53.5 yards wide. White lines are painted on the playing field to mark off the distances to the end zone. The games is divided into four quarters, each fifteen minutes long. The first two quarters are known as the first half. There is a rest period between two halves which usually last about fifteen minutes. Each team has eleven players. Each team has offensive players (play when the team has possession of the ball) and defensive players ( play when the other team has the possession of the ball). Because of the body contact players have during the game, helmets are worn to protect their head and face area, whereas pads are worn to protect the shoulders, arms, and legs. Also, there are officials carrying whistles and flags to make certain that the rules of the game are followed during the game. The football is made of leather and is brown in colour. It is shaped much like an oval and has white rings near each end of the football.. These rings help the players see the ball when it is thrown or

someone is running with it. The eight stitches on the top of the football help the players to grip the ball when throwing or passing. The most famous game of the year is Super Bowl that is played in January or February. It is televised around the world and is watched by millions of people each year. 51. Which is the most popular sport in the US? A. American football 52. What shape id the football today? A. rectangular B. circleC. oval D. triangle B. to help players score D. to help players see the ball B. Around 10 minutes D. Around 15 minutes B. their heads B. offensive players C. their faces C. defensive players D. their legs and arms D. the officials 53. Why are there white rings on each end of the football? A. to mark off the distances to the end zone C. to help players run 54. How long is the break between the second and the third quarter? A. Exactly 10 minutes C. Exactly 15 minutes 55. What do pads help the players to protect? A. the whole body A. the fans 56. As mentioned in the text, who are most active when their team has the ball? 57. What do officials do during the game of football? A. Build up excitement among the fans C. supervise the game 58. The word grip in the passage means to __________ . A. hold something tightly C. take something away 59. When is the most famous football game annually? A. January A. basketball B. February B. Baseball C. in the fall C. rugby football D. January or February D. volleyball 60. Playing American football is the most similar to playing __________. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space (61)_______ history, women have always aimed for the recognized place in (62)______. Guided by their own (63)_______ of knowledge and expertise, women like Marie Curie in science, Mary Wollstonecraft in literary writing, Simone de Beauvois in philosophical existentialist debate, and Marie Stopes in medicine, to name a few, have brought about (64)_______ awareness of the role of the women in any walks of life. These women have helped redefine and (65)_______ the nature of womens place in society. Today the (66)________ of global womens organizations and the impact of womens contributions (67)________ society show that progress has been made and the progress in furthering the role of women in society has been some benefit to the (68 )_______ woman. It is true to say that not all women have the same need. The need of the woman who stays at home and (69)________ children will differ widely from the woman who works outside. Nonetheless, in the extensive field of equal opportunities, it would be good to know that access in given to both with equal measure according to the true value of respective abilities. It also would be good to know that the woman at home is recognized as a valued (70)________ of society just as much as the one who deals on business outside the home. 61. A. Throughout 62. A. social 63. A. region 64. A. a 65. A. gain 66. A. right 67. A. on 68. A. own B. Among B. society B. farm B. an B. encourage B. spread B. for B. private C. During C. socialize C. path C. the C. consolidate C. limit C. with C. individual D. Upon D. socialist D. field D. no article D. force D. belief D. at D. personal B. detect something D. avoid something B. spectate the game D. take up tickets B. Soccer C. Rugby football D. Its not mentioned

69. A. rises 70. A. party

B. raises B. competitor

C. increases C. partner

D. lifts D. member

Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct 71. The number of people who survived the Titanic shipwreck in 1912 were quite small. A B A A A A B C B C B D D B C C C D D D 72. Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories especially on Halloween night. 73. Gemstones are usually bright, colour, opaque or transparent minerals found in the rocks. 74. At the beginning radios cost many more than they are today 75. John as well as his family members enjoy their life in the city. Choose from four alternatives (A, B, C, or D) which you think that is closest meaning to the sentence above. 76. Seeing that he was so angry, she left the office A. She didnt want to make him angry, so she left the office B. She left the office when she saw how angry he was C. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office D. He wouldnt have been so angry if she hadnt left 77. As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse A. The more popular become the television programmes, the worse they seem B. The popular television programmes, the worse they seem C. The more popular television programmes become,the worse they seem D. The most popular television programmes become, the worst they seem 78. Had he known more about the internet, hed have invested in some computer companies. A. Knowing about the internet helped him invest in some computer companies B. He didnt know much about the internet so he didnt invest in any computer companies C. Knowing about the internet, he would have invested in some computer companies D. He would have invested in some computer companies without his knowledge of the internet 79. The meeting was put off because of pressure of time. A. There was not enough time to hold the meeting B. People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early C. The meeting is planned to start in a short time D. The meeting lasted much longer than usual 80. I wish I had chosen English to study at school. A. The speaker studied English and now regrets doing so B. The speaker is not studying English C. The speaker regrets not choosing English to study at school D. The speaker regrets having chosen English to study at school __________________ Ht __________________

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