EXTRA 07 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 10. Rock carving suggest that Stone Age people were hunting whales for food as early as 2200 B.C. Such (1)________ hunting is still practiced today in a number of (2)________including the Inuit people of Greenland and North America. Whaling became big business from the seventh century as the (3)________for whalebone and whale oil rose, and humpback and sperm whales were hunted in (4)________ large numbers. But just as stocks of these species began to fall, the explosive harpoon-gun was (5)________. This weapon, together with the development of steam-power ships, (6)________ the whalers to hunt the fast-moving fin and blue whales. In 1905 the whaling (7)________ moved to the waters of Antarctica. The introduction of massive factory ships enabled the whales to be processed at sea. As a result, the blue whale had (8)________ disappeared by the 1950s. In 1946 the International Whaling Commission was established to maintain the declining whale populations. Quotas were (9)________ but these were often (10)________ and numbers continued to fall. Hunting of many species continued until 1986 when the IWC finally responded to international pressure and a ban on commercial whaling was introduced. Question 1. A. survival B. essential C. basic D. subsistence Question 2. A. groups B. societies C. races D. nationalities Question 3. A. demand B. desire C. request D. reliance Question 4. A. repeatedly B. frequently C. continually D. increasingly Question 5. A. invented B. discovered C. assembled D. applied Question 6. A. managed B. employed C. enabled D. empowered Question 7. A. lines B. troops C. staff D. fleets Question 8. A. virtually B. possibly C. uniquely D. commonly Question 9. A. made B. set C. placed D. done Question 10. A. refused B. denied C. ignored D. exempted Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. Question 11: Nearly all crops grown in the United States are planted by machines call planters. A B C D Question 12: Artificial intelligence is concerned with designing computer systems that perform such A B C tasks as reason and learning new skills. D Question 13: When one person intentional takes the property of another without legal justification, the A B C crime is called theft. D Question 14: Now that I no longer have to wear uniform, I'll be able to wear which I want. A B C D Question 15: Hadn't he resigned, we would have been forced to sack him. A B C D Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the Perhaps the most striking quality of satiric literature is its freshness, its originality of perspective. Satire rarely offers original ideas. Instead, it presents the familiar in a new form. Satirists do not offer the world new philosophies. What they do is look at familiar conditions from a perspective that makes these conditions seem foolish, harmful, or affected. Satire jars us out of complacence into a pleasantly shocked realization that many of the values we unquestioningly accept are false. Don Quixote makes chivalry seem absurd; Brave New World ridicules the pretensions of science; A Modest Proposal dramatizes starvation by advocating cannibalism. None of these ideas is original. Chivalry was suspect before Cervantes, humanists objected to the claims of pure science before Aldous Huxley, and people were aware of famine before Swift. It was not the originality of the idea that made these satires popular. It was the manner of expression, the satiric method, that made them interesting and entertaining. Satires are read because they are aesthetically satisfying works of art, not because they are morally wholesome or ethically instructive. They are stimulating and refreshing because with commonsense briskness they brush away illusions and secondhand opinions. With spontaneous irreverence, satire rearranges perspectives, scrambles familiar objects into incongruous juxtaposition, and speaks in a personal idiom instead of abstract platitude. Satire exists because there is need for it. It has lived because readers appreciate a refreshing stimulus, an irreverent reminder that they live in a world of platitudinous thinking, cheap moralizing, and foolish philosophy. Satire serves to prod people into an awareness of truth, though rarely to any action on behalf of truth. Satire tends to remind people that much of what they see, hear, and read in popular media is sanctimonious, sentimental, and only partially true. Life resembles in only a slight degree the popular image of it. Soldiers rarely hold the ideals that movies attribute to them, nor do ordinary citizens devote their lives to unselfish service of humanity. Intelligent people know these things but tend to forget them when they do not hear. Question 16. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Difficulties of writing satiric literature B. Popular topics of satire C. New philosophies emerging from satiric literature D. Reasons for the popularity of satire Question 17. The word "realization" is closest in meaning to_______. A. certainty B. awareness C. surprise D. confusion Question 18 . Why does the author mention Don Quixote, Brave New World, and A Modest Proposal? A. They are famous examples of satiric literature. B. They present commonsense solutions to problems. C. They are appropriate for readers of all ages. D. They are books with similar stories. Question 19. The word "aesthetically" is closest in meaning to_______. A. artistically B. exceptionally C. realistically D. dependably Question 20. Which of the following can be found in satiric literature? A. Newly emerging philosophies B. Odd combinations of objects and ideas C. Abstract discussion of morals and ethics D. Wholesome characters who are unselfish Question 21. According to the passage, there is a need for satire because people need to be_______. A. informed about new scientific developments B. exposed to original philosophies when they are formulated C. reminded that popular ideas are often inaccurate D. told how they can be of service to their communities Question 22. The word "refreshing" is closest in meaning to_______. A. popular B. ridiculous C. meaningful D. unusual Question 23. The word "they" refers to_______. A. people B. media C. ideals D. movies Question 24. The word "devote" is closest in meaning to_______. A. distinguish B. feel affection C. prefer D. dedicate Question 25. The various purposes of satire include all of the following EXCEPT_______. A. introducing readers to unfamiliar situations B. brushing away illusions C. reminding readers of the truth D. exposing false values Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 26. All_______ was very interesting. I am surprised you didn’t like it. A. of the books B. of books C. of the book D. of book Question 27. I do wish you’d stop biting your nails, Tom! It really__________. A. gets on my nerves B. tells me off C. lets me down D. gets me down Question 28 ………….over long distances is a fact. A. That electricity transmitting B. That electricity can be transmitted C. That electricity D. That can be transmitted Question 29. The discovery was a major ……………for research workers A. breakthrough B. breakdown C. break-in D. breakout Question 30: “ Would you mind lending me your bike?” - “………………… ” A. Yes. Here it is B. Not at all C. Great D. Yes, let’s Question 31. Congress has decreed that the gasoline tax………. A. should be abolish B. should abolish C. be abolished D. is abolished Question 32. Not until late 1960s…………….on the moon. A. that Americans walked C. when Americans walked B. did Americans walk D. when did Americans walk Question 33. It never ___________ his mind that his dishonesty would be discovered. A. crossed B. came C. spunk D. passed Question 34. ___________one day by a passing car, the dog never walked proper again. A. Having injured B. Injuring C. Injured D. To be injured Question 35. ___________ you to be offered that job, would you have to move to another city? A. Should B. Were C. Had D. Provided that Question 36. " Would you like another coffee?" - "_______________________" A. I'd love one B. Willingly C. Very kind of your part D. It's a pleasure Question 37. “Do you have a minute, Dr Keith?” - “____________________” A. Well. I’m not sure when B. Good, I hope so C. Sure. What’s the problem? D. Sorry, I haven’t got it here. Question 38. - " Who wrote this poem?" - " It's said ___________ written by one of the Bronte sisters." A. to be B. to have been C. to being D. to having been Question 39. I'm sorry, but I've got __________ much work to do to come to the beach today. A. so B. such C. enough D. too Question 40. - How lovely your pets are! - ___________ A. Thank you, it's nice of you to say no B. Really? They are C. can you say that again D. I love them, too Question 41. - Goodbye, Susie! - ____________! A. So so B. The same C. Yeah D. So long Question 42 _______ on the stairs than the phone rang. A. Had no sooner I stepped B. Had I stepped no sooner C. No sooner I had stepped D. No sooner had I stepped Question 43. Let's do something to protect the environment, _______ we? A. must B. need C. will D. shall Question 44. Tom's company will almost certainly fire him _______ he improves his attitude. A. unless B. or C. otherwise D. if Question 45. No matter how often I explain it to him, he doesn’t seem to ______________. A. put it through B. take it in C. put it on D. come up with Question 46. You have a good feeling about yourself and……………….when you volunteer. A. others B. other C. the other D. the others Question 47. The choir stood in four rows according to their________heights. A. respected B. respective C. respectable D. respectful Question 48. Not a word ________ since the exam started. A. she wrote B. she had written C. had she written D. she has written Question 49. ________ happened, I didn't want to lose Sarah's friendship. A. However B. Wherever C. Whatever D. Whenever Question 50. 'Did you enjoy the picnic?' 'I was okay, but I'd rather ________ to a movie.' A. go B. be going C. have gone D. went 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 51: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus. A. sufficiency B. excess C. large quantity D. small quantity Question 52: There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment. A. attraction B. speculation C. ease D. consideration Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 53 to 62. For many years, scientists have speculated that the cataclysmic impact of an asteroid with the earth was responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs approximately 65 million years ago. Previous discoveries and results have hinted that an asteroid two kilometers in diameter struck the Yucatan peninsula in Eastern Mexico. This impact, stronger than one thousand nuclear explosions, is speculated to have cast a cloud of dust and debris into the atmosphere, covering the entire surface of the earth and blocking out the sun and consequently lowering the surface temperature of the earth. With such a radical change in the earth’s environment, scientists believe that over 90% of all animal and plant species were eradicated. Only after millions of years did plants and animals even begin to recover. But, the reign of the dinosaurs had ended and the age of mammals had begun. The crucial link that has held this theory together has been the element iridium. Iridium is not commonly found on either the surface of the earth or inside the crust. It is more commonly found in asteroids or meteorites throughout the solar system. Scientists have hypothesized that after the asteroid impacted the earth, an even layer of iridium sediment settled over the global and eventually became part of its surface. The theory, of course, has depended on the discovery of such an existing layer of iridium. Unfortunately, scientists have never been able to offer absolute proof that this asteroid impact ever occurred. Recently, however, a discovery may go a long way toward validating these scientists’ theories. In 1996, a team of marine biologists excavated samples of rock from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Bermuda. Found thousands of meters below the sea, these samples contain iridium similar to those found in the Yucatan peninsula thousands of kilometers away. At first, scientists were skeptical whether the samples were from the same time period. But since carbon dating placed them to 65 million years ago, their doubts were quickly alleviated. Since then, many of the other theories for the demise of the dinosaur have been finally laid to rest Question 53: This passage mainly discusses a theory about_____________ A. the extinction of the dinosaurs B. which type of dinosaur roamed where C. archeological evidence from Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean D. why the dinosaurs turned into birds and reptiles Question 54: According to the passage, approximately how large was the asteroid that scientists believe struck the Earth? A. 2 kilometers in diameter B. 65 kilometers in diameter C. 1000 kilometers in diameter D. 99 kilometers in diameter Question 55: The word “hinted” is closest in meaning to______________ A. denied B. flirted C. implied D. disproved Question 56: The word “cast” is closest in meaning to_____________ A. shone B. dispersed C. excused D. climbed Question 57:What can be inferred from the passage about asteroid impact mentioned in lines 6 – 8? A. New plants and animals evolved with the changed environment B. The climate remained fairly constant C. The gravitational force from the earth’s core is altered D. A planetary defense system formed Question 58: The word “reign” is closest in meaning to_____________ A. extremity B. understanding C. dominance D. denial Question 59: The word “It” in line 10 refers to______________ A. Iridium B. Earth C. Crust D. Asteroid Question 60: What does fourth paragraph of the passage mainly discuss? A. The discovery of ancient fossils located far beneath the ocean floor B. The major processes that have created the Earth’s crust C. Recent discoveries that may confirm the asteroid impact hypothesis D. The composition of the ocean floor in the Atlantic Ocean Question 61: According to the passage, the iridium found beneath the ocean floor near Bermuda__________ A. is similar to the iridium found on the Yucatan peninsula B. originated from dinosaur remains C. can be refined into fossil fuels D. was chemically manufactured by miners Question 62: The paragraph following the passage probably discusses________________ A. The relationship between volcanic activity and dinosaur extinction B. Why dinosaurs lived where they did C. Recent computer imagery of dinosaur movement D. the possibility of a future asteroid impact 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 63: A. recite B. organize C. apologize D. participate Question 64. A. knowledge B. maximum C. athletics D. marathon Question 65. A. encourage B. compete C. award D. represent Question 66. A. illiterate B. eradicate C. voluntary D. minority Question 67. A. combat B. ethnic C. province D. campaign Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is closet in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 68. Most of the school-leavers are sanguine about the idea of going to work and earning money. A. fearsome B. expected C. excited D. optimistic Question 69. The situation seems to be changing minute by minute. A. from time to time B. time after time C. again and again D. very rapidly Question 70: It was great to see monkeys in their natural habitat. A. sky B. land C. forest D. home Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 71. When you give someone instructions to do something, you can say_________. A. “Could you please keep this in the fridge?” B. “Keep this in the fridge.” C. “Do you like to keep this in the fridge?” D. “Do you keep this in the fridge?” Question 72. But for the dog we would have got completely lost. A. We got lost but we got the dog back. B. We didn’t lose our way as we had brought the dog. C. If we had brought the dog we wouldn’t have got lost. D. It was easy to lose our way if we had no dog with us. Question 73. “I’ll drop you from the team if you don’t train harder.” A. The captain threatened to drop us from the team if we didn’t train harder. B. The captain recommended us to train harder than the team. C. The captain advised us to train harder if we wanted to join the team. D. The captain agreed to drop us from the team if we didn’t train harder. Question 74. “Mr. Nguyen, this is Miss Mai.” A. She called Mr. Nguyen to Miss Mai. B. She called me to Mr. Nguyen. C. She introduced me to Mr. Nguyen. D. She suggested (that) Mr. Nguyen see Miss Mai. Question 75. I am sorry you are not doing a job where you could use your English. A. I apologize to you for not doing a job where you could use your English. B. I am sad that you could use your English in the job you are doing. C. I’d like you to use your English in the job you are doing. D. I wish you were doing a job where you could use your English. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best way to complete each of the following sentence. Question 76. _______ daily promotes physical as well as emotional well-being in people of all ages. A. Having exercised B. Those who exercise C. For exercising D. Exercising Question 77. It is a fact that _______ form of energy. A. electricity being the most useful B. electricity the most useful C. the most useful in electricity D. electricity is the most useful Question 78. When _______ is not known. A. was the wheel invented B. the invention of the wheel C. the wheel was invented D. it was invented the wheel Question 79. Especially important to many people _________. A. there is legislation against pollution B. is legislation against pollution C. it is legislation against pollution D. legislation against pollution is Question 80. Once known as the 'Golden State' because of its gold mines, ___. A. North Carolina today mines few metallic minerals B. few metallic minerals are mined in North Carolina today C. there are few metallic minerals mined in North Carolina today D. today in North Carolina few metallic minerals are mined THE END 1 D 21 C 41 D 61 A 2 B 22 D 42 D 62 D 3 A 23 A 43 D 63 B 4 D 24 D 44 A 64 C 5 A 25 B 45 B 65 D 6 C 26 C 46 A 66 C 7 D 27 A 47 B 67 D 8 A 28 B 48 C 68 D 9 B 29 A 49 C 69 D 10 C 30 B 50 C 70 D 11 D 31 C 51 D 71 B 12 D 32 B 52 C 72 B 13 A 33 A 53 A 73 A 14 D 34 C 54 A 74 C 15 A 35 B 55 C 75 D 16 D 36 A 56 B 76 D 17 B 37 C 57 A 77 D 18 A 38 B 58 C 78 C 19 A 39 A 59 A 79 B 20 B 40 A 60 C 80 A . 46 A 66 C 7 D 27 A 47 B 67 D 8 A 28 B 48 C 68 D 9 B 29 A 49 C 69 D 10 C 30 B 50 C 70 D 11 D 31 C 51 D 71 B 12 D 32 B 52 C 72 B 13 A 33 A 53 A 73 A 14 D 34 C 54 A 74 C 15 A 35 B 55 C 75 D 16 D. 53 A 73 A 14 D 34 C 54 A 74 C 15 A 35 B 55 C 75 D 16 D 36 A 56 B 76 D 17 B 37 C 57 A 77 D 18 A 38 B 58 C 78 C 19 A 39 A 59 A 79 B 20 B 40 A 60 C 80 A . questions. Question 71 . When you give someone instructions to do something, you can say_________. A. “Could you please keep this in the fridge?” B. “Keep this in the fridge.” C. “Do you like to keep this in