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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct

word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.


The practice hitting children teaches them to become hitters themselves. Extensive research data is now
available to support the direct correlation(1)_____________ corporal punishment in childhood and violent behavior
in the teenage and adult years. Virtually all of the most dangerous criminals (2)________ regularly threatened and
punished in childhood. Punishment gives the message that "might makes right ," that it is okay to hurt someone
smaller and less powerful than you are. The child then feels it is appropriate to mistreat younger or smaller children,
and when he becomes an adult, feels little (3)______________ for those less fortunate or powerful than he is, and
fears those who are more so. Thus it is difficult for him to find (4)______________friendships. Children learn best
through parental modelling. Punishment gives the message that hitting is an appropriate way to express one's feelings
and to solve problems. If the child rarely sees the parent handle anger and solve problems in a creative and positive
way, he can never learn how(5)_____________ that himself. Thus inadequate parenting continues into the next
generation.
Sentence 1: A. about B. among C. between D. above
Sentence 2: A. were B. could C. be D. might
Sentence 3: A. compassion B. greediness C. appreciation D. jealous
Sentence 4: A. meaningful B. meaningless C. meaning D. done
Sentence 5: A. doing B. do C. to do D. done
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Sentence 6. Laura: “ I have got a couple of questions I would like to ask you.” – Maria: “ ……”
A. Of course not, it’s not costly
B. Right, fire away
C. What’s up?
D. Not at all
Sentence 7: Laura: “ Oh, my dear! – Maria: _____________
A. What’s wrong?
B. How are you?
C. Oh, how awful.
D. Bless you
Sentence 8: Yuri Gagarin was the first person______________into space.
A. To travel B. has travelled C. travelled D. travelling
Sentence 9: Look! The Yard is wet. It_______ last night.
A. Must rain B. must have rained C. should have rained D. couldn’t have rained
Sentence 10: It was not until 1915_______the cinema became an industry.
A. That B. When C. What D. How
Sentence 11: If you hadn’t watched the late movie last night, you_____________ sleepy now.
A. Don’t feel B. wouldn’t have been C. wouldn’t be D. might not have been
Sentence 12: Our new house is very___________ for the office as I can get there in five minutes.
A. Comfortable B. convenient C. suitable D. available
Sentence 13. A_____________woman is needed to take care of two small children.
A. Confidential B. reliable C. faithful D.Confident
Sentence 14: The headmaster of the local comprehension school is due to meet his_____________in
the nearby public school tomorrow.
A. Clone B. correspondent C. double D. counterpart
Sentence 15: As a results of the strike, the Government is urging people to be______________with
electricity.
A. Economical B. Mean C. Economic D. Extravagant
Sentence 16: A historical novel is a form of_____ which may include many facts.
A. Short story B. legend C. fairy -tale D. fiction
Sentence 17: You should consider the_______ carefully before you make a decision.
A. Spick and span B. Safe and sound C. pros and cons D. Odds and ends
Sentence 18. “How long is the flight?” - “__________________knowledge, it takes a bout 3 hours.”
A. To the best of my B. in my best C. for my best D. in the best of
Sentence 19: Someone has left these socks on the bathroom floor,_______________?
A. Hasn’t he B. has he C. haven’t they D. have they
Sentence 20. The temperature __________________takes place varies widely from
material to material.
A. At which melting B. at which they melt C. which they melt D. which melting
Sentence 21. The fire was_________________ by the time the firemen arrived
A. Off B. finished C. away D. out
Sentence 22. Are you going to attend Dr. Baker’s_____________ on “ Brain Electronics”
tomorrow?
A. Meeting B. lecture C. discussion n D. conference

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.

Sentence 23. A. drought B. brought C. bought D. fought


Sentence 24: choice B. chance C. chorus D. chore
Sentence 25: People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.
A. People are believed that 13 is an unlucky number.
B. It’s believed that 13 is an unlucky number.
C. It’s believed 13 to be an unlucky number
D. 13 has been believed to be an unlucky number
Sentence 26: I have never seen this film before.
A. Have I never before seen this film.
B. Never before have I seen this film
C. Before have never I seen this film
D. Never before I have seen this film
Sentence 27: The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was too
rough.
A. The sea was too rough to the children’s swimming
B. The children were not calm enough to swim in the sea.
C. The sea was rough enough for the children to swim in
D. The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in
meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

Sentence 28. Ms Stanford is an unusually prolific author. She has written a large
number of books these years, some of which are best-sellers.
A. reflective B. exhausted C. productive D. critical
Sentence 29. Many new medicines today wipe out diseases before they become too
widespread.
(A) eliminate (B) identify (C) prolong (D) suspend
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.

30.Marry loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn’t sleep without it.
A. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep with it.
B. As Marry couldn’t sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.
C. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn’t sleep without it.
D. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal though she couldn’t sleep without it.

Question 31: Mrs. Brown wants to buy the house. It was built two years ago.
A. The house Mrs. Brown wants to buy built two years ago.
B. The house built two years ago will be bought by Mrs. Brown.
C. Mrs. Brown wants to buy the house which built two years ago.
D. Mrs. Brown wants to buy the house built two years ago.
Câu 32: It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing
importance of education in the United States was_____
A. an increase in the number of trained teachers
B. the expanding economic problems of schools
C. the growing number of schools in frontier communities
D. the increased urbanization of the entire country
Câu 33: The word "means" is closest in meaning to _____.
A. probability B. advantages C. qualifications D. method
Câu 34: The phrase "coincided with" is closest in meaning to _____.
A. was influenced by B. began to grow rapidly
C. happened at the same time as D. ensured the success of
Câu 35: According to the passage, one important change in United States education by
the 1920's was that _____.
A. adults and children studied in the same classes
B. most places required children to attend school
C. the amount of time spent on formal education was limited
D. new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education
Câu 36: “Vacation schools and extracurricular activities” are mentioned to
illustrate _____.
A. activities that competed to attract new immigrants to their programs.
B. alternatives to formal education provided by public schools
C. the importance of educational changes
D. the increased impact of public schools on students
Câu 37: According to the passage, early-twentieth century education
reformers believed that _____.
A. special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them
B. corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress
C. different groups needed different kinds of education
D. more women should be involved in education and industry
Câu 38: The word "it" refers to _____.
A. production B. education C. homemaking D. consumption
Question 39: The word “it” refers to _______.
A. Farce B. balloon
C. the “Yellow Kid” D. dialogue
Question 40: Why does the author mention Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst?
A. They established New York’s first newspaper.
B. They published comic strips about the newspaper war.
C. Their comic strips are still published today.
D. They owned major competitive newspapers.
Question 41: The word “incorporate” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. mention B. create C. combine D. affect
Question 42: According to the passage, the “Yellow Kid” was the first comic strip to do all of the following EXCEPT
_______.
A. characterize city life in a humorous way
B. include dialogue inside a balloon
C. feature the same character in each episode
D. appear in a Chicago newspaper
Question 43: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The differences between early and modern comic strips.
B. A comparison of two popular comic strips.
C. Features of early comic strips in the United States.
D. The effects of newspapers on comic strip stories.
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 44: There is no excuse for your discourtesy. Think twice before you are going to say
anything
A: bravery B: impoliteness C: politeness D: stubbornness
Question 45: His boss has had enough of his impudence, and doesn't want to hire him any more
A. respect B. rudeness C. obedience D. agreement

46. The salad tasted so well that he returned to the salad bar for another helping
A B C D
47. Our Spanish professor would like us spending more time in the laboratory practising our
pronunciation A B C D
48. Sally must have called her sister last night, but she arrived home too late to call her
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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
Sentence 49: A. optimistic B. independent C.diplomatic D.compulsory
Sentence 50: A. interfere B.sacrifice C.understand D.introduce

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