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Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underline part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 1: Most greetings cards are folding and have a picture on the front and a message inside.
A B C D
Question 2: Aloha is a Hawaiian word meaning love! that can "e used to sa# hello or good"#e.
A B C D
Question : $he %&ford 'nglish Dictionar# is well (nown for including man# different meanings of
A B C
words and to give real e&amples.
D
Question 4: )hen #ou are writing or spea(ing 'nglish it is important to use language that includes
A B C
"oth men and women e*uall# the same.
D
Question 5: +t was disappointing that almost of the guests left the wedding too earl#.
A B C D
Read the following passage on commuting, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 6 to !.
Commuting is the practice of travelling a long distance to a town or cit# to wor( each da#! and then
travelling home again in the evening. $he word commuting comes from commutation tic(et! a ,- rail tic(et
for !e"e#te$ .ourne#s! called a season tic(et in Britain. /egular travellers are called commuters.
$he ,- has man# commuters. A few! mostl# on the 'ast Coast! commute "# train or su"wa#! "ut most depend on
the car. -ome leave home ver# earl# to avoid the traffic .ams! and sleep in their cars until their office opens. Man#
people accept a long trip to wor( so that the# can live in *uiet "edroom communities awa# from the cit#! "ut
another reason is white flight. +n the 0123s most cities "egan to desegregate their schools! so that there were no
longer separate schools for white and "lac( children. Man# white families did not want to send their children to
desegregated schools! so the# moved to the su"ur"s! which have their own schools! and where! for various
reasons! few "lac( people live.
Millions of people in Britain commute "# car or train. -ome spend two or three hours a da# travelling! so that
the# and their families can live in su"ur"ia or in the countr#side. Cities are surrounded "# commuter "elts. 4art of
the commuter "elt around 5ondon is called the stoc("ro(er "elt "ecause it contains houses where rich "usiness
people live. -ome places are "ecoming dormitor# towns! "ecause people sleep there "ut ta(e little part in local
activities.
Most commuters travel to and from wor( at the same time! causing the morning and evening rush hours! when
"uses and trains are crowded and there are traffic .ams on the roads. Commuters on trains rarel# tal( to each other
and spend their .ourne# reading! sleeping or using their mo"ile phones! though this is not popular with other
passengers. +ncreasing num"ers of people now wor( at home some da#s of the wee(! %in&e$ to their offices "#
computer! a practice called telecommuting.
Cities in "oth Britain and the ,- are tr#ing to reduce the num"er of cars coming into town each da#. -ome
companies encourage car pooling 6called car sharing in Britain7! an arrangement for people who live and wor(
near each other to travel together. -ome ,- cities have a pu"lic service that helps such people to contact each
other! and traffic lanes are reserved for car8pool vehicles. But cars and petrol9gas are cheap in the ,-! and man#
people prefer to drive alone "ecause it gives them more freedom. +n Britain man# cities have par(8and8ride
schemes! car par(s on the edge of the cit# from which "uses ta(e drivers into the centre.
(Extracted from %&ford :uide to British and American Culture! %&ford ,niversit# 4ress! ;3337
Question ': )hich of the following definitions of commuting would the author of this passage most pro"a"l# agree
with<
A. $ravelling to wor( and then home again in a da# within a rural district.
B. $ravelling for hours from a town or cit# to wor( in the countr#side ever# da#.
C. /egularl# travelling a long distance "etween ones place of wor( and ones home.
D. ,sing a commutation tic(et for special .ourne#s in all seasons of the #ear.
Question 7: $he word =!e"e#te$> in paragraph 0 most pro"a"l# means??????.
A. "u#ing a season tic(et again. B. happening again and again.
C. sa#ing something again. D. doing something once again.
Question (: $he passage mentions that man# Americans are willing to travel a long distance to wor( in order to
"e a"le to live in ??????.
A. *uiet neigh"ourhoods B. comforta"le "edrooms
C. cit# centres D. nois# communities
Question ): )hich of the following is true according to the passage<
A. $he ,- has considera"l# more commuters than Britain.
B. Commuting helps people in the ,- and Britain save a lot of time.
C. Britain has considera"l# more commuters than the ,-.
D. Both the ,- and Britain have a great num"er of commuters.
Question 10: )hich of the following is @%$ true a"out the 5ondon commuter "elt<
A. +t surrounds 5ondon. B. +t is in central 5ondon.
C. +t is home to some wealth# "usiness people. D. +t is li(e ="edroom communities> in the ,-.
Question 11: +t can "e inferred from the passage that dormitor# towns in Britain are places where people??????.
A. sta# for the night B. contri"ute to the local communit#
C. are emplo#ed locall# D. ta(e part in local activities
Question 12: As mentioned in the passage! commuters usuall#??????.
A. tal( to each other during train .ourne#s B. go to wor( at different hours
C. go home from wor( at different hours D. cause traffic congestion on the roads
Question 1: $he phrase =%in&e$ to> in paragraph A is closest in meaning to??????.
A. shared with B. satisfied with C. connected to D. related to
Question 14: All of the following are measures to reduce the num"er of cars coming into town each da# in the ,-
and9or Britain 'BC'4$??????.
A. traffic lanes for car pooling B. free car par(s in the cit# centre
C. par(8and8ride schemes D. car pooling9sharing
Question 15: $he word =it> in the last paragraph refers to??????.
A. travelling together B. car pool C. driving alone D. petrol9gas
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1': $he struggle for womens rights "egan in the 0C
th
centur# during a period?????? as the Age of
'nlightenment.
A. (nown B. is (nowing C. that (new D. (new
Question 17: -cientists have?????? a lot of research into renewa"le energ# sources.
A. solved B. made C. carried D. done
Question 1(: )hen 4eter was a child! there?????? a cinema near his house.
A. used to "e "eing B. used to have "een C. used to have D. used to "e
Question 1): He didnt (now?????? or sta# until the end of the festival.
A. if to go B. if that he should go C. to go D. whether to go
Question 20: $he team were eager to ma(e?????? the loss of the previous match.
A. awa# with B. off with C. up for D. up with
Question 21: Dou should loo( up the meaning of new words in the dictionar#?????? misuse them.
A. so that not to B. so not to C. so as not to D. so that not
Question 22: M# mother had to wor( 0; hours a da# in a factor# .ust to??????.
A. ma(e ends meet B. call it a da# C. tighten the "elt D. "rea( the ice
Question 2: As a6n7 ?????? girl! she found it difficult to socialise with other students in the class.
A. reserved B. industrious C. ashamed D. d#namic
Question 24: ?????? smo(ing is a causative factor of ma# diseases! there is not "an on to"acco advertising.
A. However B. Although C. +n spite of D. $herefore
Question 25: )or(ing as a volunteer gives her a chance to develop her interpersonal s(ills! promote friendship!
and?????? her own talent.
A. discovering B. to discover C. discover D. discovered
Question 2': $he "ad weather caused serious damage to the crop. +f onl# it?????? warmer.
A. has "een B. had "een C. was D. were
Question 27: He is coming?????? a cold after a night out in the rain.
A. awa# from B. down with C. across with D. up with
Question 2(: @ew machiner# has enhanced the compan#s productivit# and??????.
A. competitor B. competition C. competitive D. competitiveness
Question 2): +n a formal interview! it is essential to maintain good e#e?????? with the interviewers.
A. contact B. touch C. lin( D. connection
Question 0: $he restaurants on the island are e&pensive! so its worth?????? pac(ed lunch.
A. ta(en B. ta(ing C. to ta(e D. ta(e
Question 1: Before going to "ed! he wanted some tea "ut there was?????? left.
A. nothing B. a few C. an# D. no
Question 2: Mar#E =$han(s a lot for #our help.>
FohnE =??????.>
A. M# happiness B. M# delight C. M# pleasure D. M# e&citement
Question : +t has "een suggested that Mar#?????? a computer course in preparation for a stead# .o".
A. ta(e B. would have ta(en C. was ta(en D. have "een ta(en
Question 4: $omE =)hen are we leaving for the concert<>
G#leE =??????.>
A. -traight awa# B. $hats right C. Certainl# D. @o pro"lem
Question 5: +t was so (ind of her to put me?????? while + was on a "usiness trip in her town.
A. up B. down C. in D. off
Question ': +t is interesting to ta(e?????? a new ho""# such as collecting stamps or going fishing.
A. over B. up C. in D. on
Question 7: Mar#E =+ will never go mountaineering again.>
5indaE =Me??????.>
A. so B. too C. neither D. either
Question (: After the car crash last night! all the in.ured?????? to the hospital in an am"ulance.
A. was rushing B. were rushing C. was rushed D. were rushed
Question ): $he recent heav# rains have helped to ease the water??????.
A. povert# B. shortage C. a"undance D. plent#
Question 40: $elevision can ma(e things memora"le for the reason that it presents information?????? an effective
wa#.
A. over B. with C. in D. on
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is C"#$%$& in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 41: $he repeated commercials on $H distract man# viewers from watching their favourite films.
A. advertisements B. contests C. "usinesses D. economics
Question 42: As tourism is more developed! people worr# a"out the damage to the flora and fauna of the island.
A. fruits and vegeta"les B. flowers and trees
C. plants and animals D. mountains and forests
Question 4: +t is such a prestigious universit# that onl# e&cellent students are entitled to a full scholarship each
#ear.
A. have the o"ligation to B. have the right to refuse
C. are refused the right to D. are given the right to
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is #''#$(&% in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 44: Affluent families find it easier to support their children financiall#.
A. )ealth# B. )ell8off C. 4rivileged D. +mpoverished
Question 45: After five da#s on trial! the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released.
A. "enevolent B. innovative C. naive D. guilt#

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 questions.
Question 4': A. characterise B. facilit# C. irrational D. variet#
Question 47: A. traditional B. ma.orit# C. appropriate D. electrician
Question 4(E A. depend B. vanish C. deca# D. attac(
Question 4)E A. elephant B. agreement C. mineral D. violent
Question 50: A. accountant B. professor C. develop D. t#pical
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that )est com)ines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 51E 4ut #our coat on. Dou will get cold.
A. +t is not until #ou put #our coat on that #ou will get cold.
B. 4ut #our coat on! otherwise #ou will get cold.
C. Dou not onl# put #our coat on "ut also get cold.
D. Dou will not get cold unless #ou put #our coat on.
Question 52E Ann alwa#s (eeps up with the latest fashions. -he wor(s for a famous fashion house.
A. Despite wor(ing for a famous fashion house! Ann hardl# (eeps up with the latest fashions.
B. Ann alwa#s (eeps up with the latest fashions so as not to wor( for a famous fashion house.
C. @ot wor(ing for a famous fashion house! Ann alwa#s (eeps up with the latest fashions.
D. Ann wor(s for a famous fashion house! so she alwa#s (eeps up with the latest fashions.
Question 5E 'ver#one was watching the little dog. $he# were greatl# amused at it.
A. $he little dog was greatl# amused "# the wa# ever#one was watching it.
B. 'ver#one felt great and amused when the little dog was watching them.
C. $he little dog was watching ever#one with great amusement.
D. 'ver#one was greatl# amused at the little dog the# were watching.
Question 54: Mi(e graduated with a good degree. However! he .oined the ran(s of the unemplo#ed.
A. Although Mi(e graduated with a good degree! he .oined the ran(s of the unemplo#ed.
B. +f Mi(e graduated with a good degree! he would .oin the ran(s of the unemplo#ed.
C. Mi(e .oined the ran(s of the unemplo#ed "ecause he graduated with a good degree.
D. $hat Mi(e graduated with a good degree helped him .oin the ran(s of the unemplo#ed.
Question 55: $he# drove fifteen miles off the main road. Also! the# had nothing to eat for the da#.
A. $he# drove fifteen miles off the main road until the# had something to eat for the da#.
B. $he# neither drove fifteen miles off the main road nor had an#thing to eat for the da#.
C. Driving fifteen miles off the main road! the# eventuall# had something to eat for the da#.
D. @ot onl# did the# drive fifteen miles off the main road! the# also had nothing to eat for the da#.
Mark the letterA,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is C"#$%$& in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 5': + was astonished that he (new a lot a"out Hietnamese food.
A. +t surprised me that Hietnamese food was what he li(ed most.
B. + was astonished at his poor (nowledge of Hietnamese food.
C. $hat he (new a lot a"out Hietnamese food amaIed me.
D. + (new ver# little a"out Hietnamese food! which astonished him.
Question 57: =+f + were #ou! + would not choose to write a"out such a sensitive topic>! the teacher said.
A. + was "lamed for writing a"out such a sensitve topic "# the teacher.
B. + was ordered "# the teacher not to write a"out such a sensitive topic.
C. $he teacher advised me on writing a"out such a sensitive topic.
D. $he teacher advised me against writing a"out such a sensitive topic.
Question 5(: Martin missed his flight "ecause he had not "een informed of the change in flight schedule.
A. Martin missed his flight! though he had "een informed of the change in the flight schedule.
B. Martin had "een informed of his flight dela#! which was due to the change in flight schedule.
C. @ot having "een informed of the change of the filght schedule! Martin missed his flight.
D. @ot having missed his flight! Martin was informed of the change in flight schedule.
Question 5): =)e lost the game "ecause of the referee!> said the team captain.
A. $he team captain refuse to tell the referee a"out their loss in the last game.
B. $he team captain admitted to the referee that the# had lost the last game.
C. $he team captain "lamed the referee for their loss in the last game.
D. $he team captain said that without the referee! the# might have lost the last game.
Question '0: $he man wore gloves in order not to leave an# fingerprints.
A. His fingerprints would not "e left unless the man wore gloves.
B. $he man wore gloves so that he would not leave an# fingerprints.
C. $he man wore gloves in order that his fingerprints would "e ta(en.
D. +n order to leave some fingerprints the man too( off his gloves.
Read the following passage on nati*e Americans, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase for each of the )lanks from 6 to +,.
$he first American immigrants! "egining more than ;3!333 #ears ago! were intercontinental wanderersE hunters
and their families following animal 6207???????? from Asia to America! across a land "ridge where the Bering
-trait is toda#. 62;7 ?????? -pains Christopher Colum"us =discover> the @ew Dor( in 0A1;! a"out 0.J million
@ative Amercans lived in what is now the continental ,nited -tates! although estimates of the num"er
62K7?????? greatl#. Mista(ing the place where he landed L -an -alvador in the Bahamas L 62A7??????? the
+ndies! Colum"us called the @ative Americans =+ndians.>
During the ne&t ;33 #ears! people from several 'uropean countries followed Colum"us across the Atlantic %cean
to e&plore America and 62J7???????? up trading posts and colonies. @ative Americans suffered 6227?????? from
the influ& of 'uropeans. $he transfer of land from +ndian to 'uropean L and later American L hands 62M7???????
accomplished through treaties! wars and coercion! with +ndians giving 62C7?????? as the newcomers moved
west. +n the 01th centur#! the governments preferred solution to the +ndian =pro"lem> was to force tri"es to
inha"it specific plots of the land called reservation. -ome tri"es fought to (eep from 6217?????? land the# had
traditionall# used. +n man# cases the reservation land was 6M37?????? poor *ualit#! and +ndians came to depend
on government assistance. 4overt# and .o"lessness among @ative Americans still e&ist toda#.
Question '1: A. herds B. pac(s C. floc(s D. "unches
Question '2: A. )hen B. @ot until C. During D. Meanwhile
Question ': A. modif# B. ad.ust C. var# D. adapt
Question '4: A. li(e B. for C. to D. with
Question '5: A. "ring B. go C. set D. ma(e
Question '': A. deli"eratel# B. marginall# C. greatl# D. vaguel#
Question '7: A. had "een B. was C. have "een D. were
Question '(: A. road B. direction C. wa# D. signal
Question '): A. giving up B. coming a"out C. "rea(ing down D. sta#ing up
Question 70: A. with B. of C. under D. in
Read the following passage on learning )y Ma-ur, .ames %, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from + to /,.
5earning means ac*uiring (nowledge of developing the a"ilit# to perform new "ehaviors. +t is common to thin(
of learning as something that ta(es place in school! "ut much of human learning occurs outside the classroom!
and people continue to learn throughout their lives.
'ven "efore the# enter school! #oung children learn to wal(! to tal(! and to use their hands to manipulate to#s!
food! and other o".ects. $he# use all of their senses to learn a"out the sights! sounds! tastes! and smells in their
environments. $he# learn how to interact with their parents! si"lings! friends! and other people important to their
world. )hen the# enter school! children learn "asic academic su".ects such as reading! writing! and mathematics.
$he# also continue to learn a great deal outside the classroom. $he# learn which "ehaviors are li(el# to "e
rewarded and which are li(el# to "e punished. $he# learn social s(ills for interacting with other children. After
the# finish school! people must learn to adapt to the man# ma.or changes that affect their lives! such as getting
married! raising children! and finding and (eeping a .o".
Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost ever#thing we do! the stud# of learning is
important in man# different fields. $eachers need to understand the "est wa#s to educate children. 4s#chologists!
social wor(ers! criminologists! and other human8service wor(ers need to understand how certain e&periences
change peoples "ehaviors. 'mplo#ers! politicians! and advertisers ma(e use of the principles of learning to
influence the "ehavior of wor(ers! voters! and consumers.
5earning is closel# related to memor#! which is the storage of information in the "rain. 4s#chologists who stud#
memor# are interested in how the "rain stores (nowledge! where this storage ta(es place! and how the "rain
later !et!ie*es (nowledge when we need it. +n contrast! ps#chologists who stud# learning are more interested in
"ehavior and how "ehavior changes as a result of a persons e&periences.
$here are man# forms of learning! ranging from simple to comple&. -imple forms of learning involve a single
stimulus. A stimulus is an#thing percepti"le to the senses! such as a sight! sound! smell! touch! or taste. +n a form
of learning (nown as classical conditioning! people learn to associate two stimuli that occur in se*uence! such as
lightning followed "# thunder. +n operant conditioning! people learn "# forming an association "etween a
"ehavior and its conse*uences 6reward or punishment7. 4eople and animals can also learn "# o"servation L that
is! "# watching others perform "ehaviors. More comple& forms of learning in clued learning languages! concepts!
and motor s(ills.
Question 71: According to the passage! which of the following is learning in "road view comprised of<
Gnowledge ac*uisition and a"ilit# development
Ac*uisition of academic (nowledge
Ac*uisition of social and "ehavioural s(ills
Gnowledge ac*uisition outside the classroom
Question 72: According to the passage! what are children @%$ usuall# taught outside the classroom<
+nterpersonal communication B. 5ife s(ills
5iterac# and calculation D. right from wrong
Question 7: :etting married! raising children! and finding and (eeping a .o" are mentioned in paragraph ; as
e&amples of ????????.
$he changes to which people have to orient themselves
$he situations in which people cannot teach themselves
$he areas of learning which affect peoples lives
$he wa#s peoples lives are influenced "# education
Question 74: )hich of the following can "e inferred a"out the learning process from the passage<
+t "ecomes less challenging and complicated when people grow older.
+t pla#s a crucial part in improving the learners motivation in school.
+t ta(es place more fre*uentl# in real life than in academic institutions.
+t is more interesting and effective in school than that in life.
Question 75: According to the passage! the stud# of learning is important in man# fields due to ??????.
$he influence of various "ehaviours in the learning process
$he great influence of the on8going learning process
$he e&ploration of the "est teaching methods
$he need for certain e&periences in various areas
Question 7': +t can "e inferred from the passage that social wor(ers! emplo#ers! and politicians concern
themselves with the stud# of learning "ecause the# need to ??????.
$horoughl# understand the "ehaviours of the o".ects of their interest
,nderstand how a stimulus relates to the senses of the o".ects of their interest
Change the "ehaviours of the o".ects of their interest towards learning
Ma(e the o".ects of their interest more aware of the importance of learning
Question 77: $he word =retrieves> in paragraph A is closest in meaning to ??????.
:enerates B. creates C. gains D. recovers
Question 7(: )hich of the following statements is @%$ true according to the passage<
4s#chologists stud#ing memor# are concerned with the "rains storage of (nowledge.
4s#chologists are all interested in memor# as much as "ehaviours.
4s#chologists stud#ing learning are interested in human "ehaviours.
4s#chologists stud#ing memor# are concerned with how the stored (nowledge is used.
Question 7): According to the passage! the stimulus in simple forms of learning??????.
+s created "# the senses B. is associated with natural phenomena
Ma(es associations "etween "ehaviours D. "ears relation to perception
Question (0: $he passage mainl# discusses ??????.
:eneral principles of learning
Application of learning principles to formal education
-imple forms of learning
4ractical e&amples of learning inside the classroom