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Blood Diamonds, also known as
"Conflict Diamonds", are stones produced
in areas controlled by rebel forces that are
opposed to internationally recognized
governments. The rebels sell these dia-
monds, and the money is used to purchase
arms for their military actions. Blood
Diamonds are often produced through the
forced labor of men, women, and children.
__31__ they are commonly stolen during
shipment or seized by attacking the mining
operations of legitimate producers. The
stones are then smuggled into the interna-
tional diamond trade and __32__ as
legitimate gems. Enormous amounts of
money are at stake and bribes, threats, tor-
ture, and murder are modes of operation.
This is why the term "blood diamonds" is
used. The United Nations and other groups
are working to block the entry of conflict
diamonds into the __33__ diamond trade.
Their approach has been to develop a gov-
ernment __34_ procedure known as the
Kimberly Process. This procedure requires
each nation to certify that all rough diamond
exports are produced through legitimate
mining and sales activity. All rough diamonds
exported from these nations are to be
accompanied by certificates. Retail customers
buying a cut diamond are encouraged to in-
sist upon a sales receipt which documents
that their diamond is from a conflict free
source.
31. ...
(A) also
(B) hence
(C) therefore
(D) nevertheless
(E) on the other hand
32. ...
(A) sold
(B) used
(C) shared
(D) prepared
(E) delivered
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33. ...
(A) local
(B) bilateral
(C) national
(D) worldwide
(E) metropolitan
34. ...
(A) certifies
(B) certifying
(C) certifiable
(D) certificate
(E) certification
A prolific painter, draftsman, and etcher,
Rembrandt is usually regarded as the greatest
artist of Holland's "Golden Age”. He
worked first in his native Leiden and, from
1632 onward, in Amsterdam, where he had
studied briefly with the influential history
painter Pieter Lastman. Rembrandt never
went abroad, but he carefully examined the
work of Northern artists who had lived in
Italy. In the Leiden period, Rembrandt also
responded strongly to earlier Netherlandish
artists, such as Lucas van Leyden. However,
a crucial aspect of Rembrandt’s development
was his intense study of people, objects, and
their surroundings, “from life” as it is
obvious in paintings like his early self-
portraits and the Saint Paul in Prison (1627).
Even by Dutch standards, Rembrandt’s pre-
occupation with direct observation was
exceptional and continued throughout his
career. Despite the constant evolution of his
style, Rembrandt’s compelling descriptions
of light, space, atmosphere, modeling,
texture, and human situations may be traced
back even from his late works, such as The
Jewish Bride, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, to
the foundations of his Leiden years. It was
also this program, in good part that made
Rembrandt a great teacher.
In Amsterdam, Rembrandt became a
prominent portraitist, attracting attention
with dramatic compositions like The
Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp. In securing
commissions, the artist was assisted by the
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Mennonite art dealer Hendrick Uylenburgh.
The Mennonites advocated personal inter-
pretation of scripture, which probably influ-
enced Rembrandt’s subjective and often
moving treatment of biblical subjects. The
artist became highly successful in the 1630s,
when he had several pupils and assistants,
started his own art collection, and lived the
life of a cultivated gentleman, especially in
the impressive residence he purchased in
1639. Now it is known as the “Rembrandt
House” museum. Rembrandt exudes
confidence and urbanity in his Self-portrait
(1640). It was modeled upon courtly portraits
by Raphael and Titian. These artists probably
also inspired his Amsterdam signature,
“Rembrandt”.
35. According to the text. Which of the follow-
ing statements is false?
(A) he got incredible success in the 1630s
(B) his style kept on evolving throughout his
career
(C) Rembrandt was very productive
throughout his career
(D) Rembrandt did not have any experience
visiting other countries
(E) The Jewish Bride was made in the same
period of time as the Saint Paul in Prison
36. What is the author’s purpose in writing this
text?
(A) to present the life of Rembrandt
(B) to argue that Rembrandt was a great
teacher for other painters
(C) to argue that Rembrandt is one of the
best painters in the world
(D) to present the achievement of Rem-
brandt in obtaining commissions
(E) to present Rembrandt’s development as
a painter throughout his career
37. This passage would probably be assigned
reading in which of the following art course?
(A) Urban Art
(B) Biblical Art
(C) Artists and Their Art
(D) Philosophy of Art
(E) Drawing and Composition
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38. The tone of the author is best described as
….
(A) smooth
(B) amused
(C) pleasant
(D) admiring
(E) objective
39. What can be inferred about Rembrandt?
(A) figures from the Bible were Rembrandt’s
main interest
(B) Italian painters had a little influence on
Rembrandt’s paintings
(C) the time Rembrandt spent in Amsterdam
was more essential in his early career
(D) unlike prominent Dutch painters, Rem-
brandt was preoccupied with Dutch
standards
(E) although Rembrandt’s style changed
over his career, certain elements can be
found in all his work
Dame Zaha Hadid was the uncrowned
queen of contemporary architecture. A bona
fide autrice, Hadid was without a doubt the
world’s most famous woman in a starchitect
stratosphere __40__ by her masculine peers.
During her student days in London at the
Architectural Association School of Archi-
tecture, the Iraqi-British architect was
intensely preoccupied with changing our gen-
eral notions of space, not only a physical
sense, but also socially and culturally. Hadid’s
buildings are iconic. They are characterized
by their dynamic formal qualities of sinuous-
ly , curving shapes, or crystallized strata.
Hadid’s project during the late 1970s and
1980s were marked by a profound under-
standing of early 20th century avant-garde
artist and architects, in an attempt to redevelop
and make relevant again the formal investiga-
tions of Russian Constructivism and Italian
Futurism, her projects expressed utopian
ideals.
Today, Zaha Hadid Architects create
landmarks project for all types of functional
programs. Their buildings are never bland or
mundane, but, moreover, assertive state-
ments of a particular view that the world
__42__ indeed look different. Their efforts
have resulted in staggering almost one
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thousand projects throughout the globe, in 44. ...

every scale, from urban design schemes to (A) the landmark projects
objects and furniture design. (B) her male counterparts
Along with her strong conceptual and (C) traditional architecture
historical awareness. __43__ a recurrent (D) patterns and construction
source of inspiration for Zaha Hadid’s archi- (E) the development of new designs
tecture. It includes attention to physical con-
text and landscape, resulting in layered struc- 45. This sentence “This sums up a kind of new
tures of powerful moving lines and also Baroque, a sensuous, more vibrant, and
exploring possible interface between patterns engaging type of architecture.” should be the
and construction. last sentence of paragraph ….
Zaha Hadid Architects embraced digital
(A) 1
drawing early on. This has made the studio
(B) 2
able to challenge __44__, leading us to the
(C) 3
21st century urban architecture. (D) 4
(E) 5
40. ...
(A) dominates
(B) dominated
(C) to dominate
(D) was dominated
(E) had been dominated

41. The italic phrase in the second paragraph

means ….
(A) going
(B) trying
(C) standing
(D) opposing
(E) determining

42. ...
(A) must
(B) should
(C) may
(D) will
(E) has to

43. ...
(A) as nature’s forms and shapes appear
(B) nature forms shapes which appear as
(C) nature’s forms and shapes appear as
(D) nature’s appearance as shapes and forms
(E) nature shapes forms appearing as

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