SECTION 1
LISTENING COMPREHENSION PART A
DIRECTIONS: In part A you will hear short conversations between two people. After each
conversation you will hear a question about the conversation. The conversations and questions WILL
NOT BE REPEATED. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers and choose the best
answer.
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| Question 1. |
(A) Her concerns were expressed.
(B) She wonders if the concert was good.
(C) The music was fantastic.
(D) She wandered about during the night.
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| Question 2. |
(A) In a bus station.
(B) In a post office.
(C) In an airport.
(D) In a travel agency.
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| Question 3. |
(A) He spends half his time with his daughter.
(B) His daughter is under a year old.
(C) His daughter will start school in a year and a half.
(D) His daughter’s eighteen months old.
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| Question 4. |
(A) He’s on the basketball team.
(B) He doesn’t even like to play basketball.
(C) He’s too short to make the team.
(D) He thinks he’s tall enough.
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| Question 5. |
(A) She’s thinking about her grade in the seminar.
(B) The seminar is quite realistic.
(C) The seminar will take a great deal of time.
(D) She agrees with the man about the seminar.
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| Question 6. |
(A) The location of the meeting.
(B) The purpose of the meeting.
(C) Who will attend the meeting.
(D) The time the meeting starts.
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| Question 7. |
(A) Preparing dinner later
(B) Going to a restaurant.
(C) Cooking a full dinner.
(D) Eating dinner outside in the garden.
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| Question 8. |
(A) She is fond of Joe.
(B) Joe is not lost anymore.
(C) She visits Joe regularly.
(D) The call was already made.
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| Question 9. |
(A) He was quite fortunate.
(B) He lacked the opportunity to play the game.
(C) He didn’t actually win the game.
(D) He came sometimes after Luke.
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| Question 10. |
(A) It’s quite clean.
(B) It doesn’t move.
(C) It’s clearly better.
(D) It’s rather dirty.
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SECTION 1
LISTENING COMPREHENSION PART B
INSTRUCTIONS: In this part of the test, you´ll hear longer conversations. After each conversation,
you´ll hear several questions. The conversations and questions will not be repeated.
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| Question 11. |
(A) A new bicycle.
(B) An inexpensive bicycle.
(C) A fast bicycle.
(D) A stationary bicycle.
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| Question 12. |
(A) A half mile.
(B) A mile.
(C) Two miles.
(D) Four miles.
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| Question 13. |
(A) He doesn’t like it.
(B) It doesn’t work very well.
(C) It’s broken.
(D) He got a new one.
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| Question 14. |
(A) Go see his friend’s bicycle.
(B) See her new apartment.
(C) Walk to school.
(D) Buy a new bicycle.
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| Question 15. |
(A) Planning a trip.
(B) Camping in the woods.
(C) Putting up a tent.
(D) Looking at photos.
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II. STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
These questions are incomplete sentences.
Beneath each sentence you sill see four words or phrases marked (A), (B), (C) and (D).
Choose the ONE word of phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find
the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.
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| 1. In the early 1900´s, Eastman ______ inexpensive Brownie box cameras.
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(A) it developed
(B) it was developed
(C) developed
(D) developing
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| 2. ______ the discovery of the fossilized remnants of tides in one-billion-year-old rocks.
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(A) Geological reports
(B) Geologists report
(C) The reports of geologists
(D) Geologists' reports
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| 3. The Brooklyn Bridge ______ took 13 years to complete.
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(A) In New York
(B) Is in New York
(C) It is in New York
(D) which New York
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| 4. Genes control all of the physical ______we inherit.
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(A) that traits
(B) that are traits
(C) traits that
(D) traits are that
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| 5. Indigo can be extracted from a plant, and then ______ to dye cloth blue.
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(A) It
(B) using
(C) using it
(D) it can be used
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| 6. ______ in the United States spends 900 hours per year in class and 1,170 hours in front of the television.
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(A) The average third-grader
(B) The third grade is average
(C) There are three grades
(D) Three average grades
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| 7. Researchers have begun studying what ______is on human circadian rhythms.
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(A) it is the effect of light
(B) the light affects
(C) is affecting the light
(D) the effect of light
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| 8. If calcium oxide remains exposed to air ______ to calcium carbonate.
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(A) turning
(B) turns
(C) it turns
(D) the turn
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| 9. Some early batteries used concentrated nitric acid, ______ gave off poisonous fumes.
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(A) they
(B) then they
(C) but they
(D) but they had
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| 10. The sound produced by an object ______ in a periodic way involves more than the simple sine wave.
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(A) it vibrates
(B) vibrating
(C) is vibrating
(D) vibrates
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B. WRITTEN EXPRESSION
In these questions, each sentence has four underlines words or phrases.
The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the ONE
underline word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
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| 11. In 1732, coach travelers (A) could got (B) from New York to (C) Philadelphia in about two days (D).
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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| 12. Some of the (A) District of Columbia are (B) on (C) low-lying, marshy (D) ground.
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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| 13. Georgia's (A) economy is based (B) main (C) on agriculture (D).
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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| 14. The Paul Revere House was built (A) in 1676, and today its (B) the oldest (C) wooden (D) building in Boston.
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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| 15. Conifers such as (A) cedars, firs, and pines bear (B) its (C) seeds in cones (D).
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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| 16. A dome is a semi-spherical (A) structures (B) on top of (C) a building (D).
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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| 17. Succulents suck up (A) water in just a few hour (B), but they can store (C) it in their stems (D) for months.
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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| 18. Flying buttresses enabled (A) builders to put up (B) tall but thinnest (C) stone walls (D).
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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| 19. Weather forecasters monitor (A) barometric pressures (B) and record they (C) on charts as (D) isobars.
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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| 20. In many languages (A), the forms of a word varies (B) to express such (C) contrasts as number, gender and tense (D).
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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C. READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following text and choose the best answer to each question.
The largest diamond ever found is the Cullinan Diamond. This diamond weighted 3, 106 carats in its
uncut state when it was discovered in South Africa on January 25, 1905.
The Cullinan Diamond was cut into 9 major stones and 96 smaller ones.
Line (4) The largest of the cut stones, and still the largest cut diamond in the world, is the
pear-shaped Cullinan I at 530 carats. This diamond, which is also known as the Greater Star of Africa,
is more than 2 inches (5.4 cm) long and 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) wide. It became part of the British crown
jewels in 1907.
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| 1. What is the best title for this passage?
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(A) Diamond Cutting
(B) The World´s Biggest Diamond. Uncut and Cut
(C) Measuring Diamonds in Carats
(D) The British Crown Jewels
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| 2. The word “uncut” in line 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
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(A) Finished
(B) Unnatural
(C) Pear
(D) Whole
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| 3. The word “discovered” in line 2 is closes in meaning to
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(A) created
(B) found
(C) buried
(D) weighed
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| 4. It can be inferred from the passage that the Cullinan Diamond was cut into how many total stones?
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(A) 9
(B) 96
(C) 105
(D) 3,106
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| 5. The word “major” in line 3 could best be replaced by
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(A) well-known
(B) military
(C) natural
(D) big
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| 6. Which of the following is NOT true about Cullinan I?
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(A) It was cut from the Cullinan Diamond
(B) It weighs 3, 106 carats
(C) It is the biggest cut diamond in the world
(D) It is sometimes called the Greater Star of Africa
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| 7. All of the following are true about the shape of the Greater Star of Africa EXCEPT that
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(A) It is in the shape of a pear
(B) It is 5.4 centimeters long
(C) It is longer than it is wide
(D) It is 4.4 inches wide
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| 8. According to the passage, what happened to Cullinan I?
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(A) It remained in Africa
(B) It was cut into smaller stones
(C) It was cut and changed into the Greater Star of Africa
(D) It became the property of the British Royal family
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| 9. Where in the passage dos the author mention the Cullinan Diamond's weight when it was mined?
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(A) Lines 1-2
(B) Line 3
(C) Lines 4-5
(D) Line 6
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READING TWO
It is characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living
during America´s frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the
necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with
activities necessary for survival.
One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded,
and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees
alone, but help was needed to move the cut trees. After a settler had cut a bunch of trees, he would
then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.
A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of work and chat
with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competitions
that involved rolling logs from place to palace as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for
everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.
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| 10. The main idea of the passage is that in America frontier days
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(A) people combined work with recreation
(B) people cleared land by rolling logs
(C) it was necessary for early settlers to clear the land
(D) a logrolling involved the community
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| 11. The expression “day-to-day” in the line 3 could be best replaced by which of the following?
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(A) Daytime
(B) Everyday
(C) Day after day
(D) Today's
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| 12. The word “survival” in line 4 is closest in meaning to
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(A) existence
(B) a lifetime
(C) physical exercise
(D) society
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| 13. According to the passage, what did people have to do first to settle an area?
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(A) Develop recreative areas
(B) Build farms
(C) Get rid of the trees
(D) Invite neighbors over
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| 14. According to te passage, which of the following is NOT true about a logrolling?
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(A) It involved a lot of people
(B) It could be enjoyable
(C) There could be a lot of movement
(D) It was rather quiet
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| 15. The word “chat” in line 11 means
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(A) work
(B) talk
(C) cook
(D) It was rather eatquiet
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| 16. It can be inferred from the passage that competitions were held because
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(A) it was the only way to move the logs
(B) competition made the work fun
(C) men refused to help unless there was competition
(D) the children could then help move the logs
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