Listening Comprehension
The listening section has 33 questions. Follow along as you listen to the directions to the listening section.
Directions In this section of the test, you will hear a teacher or other school staff member talking to students. Each talk is followed by one question. Choose the best answer to each question and mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. You will hear each talk only one time. Here is an example: What does the teacher want the students to do? (A) Help a new classmate. (B) Tell the students to be careful. (C) Let his student to celebrate the new classmate. (D) She thinks vanilla is the best flavor of ice cream. The correct answer is (A), “Help a new classmate.” Here is another example: What will the girl probably do next? (A) Buy a new dictionary (B) Listen to some music (C) Write her name in the dictionary (D) Help the boy find his dictionary The correct answer is (B), “ Listen to some music” Go on to the next page, and the test will begin with question number one.
1. What is the purpose of the talk?
(A) To introduce how to make a design for a poster (B) To make the poster more colorful
(C) To give some instructions of making a real poster (D) To ask students to do a real design and poster together
2. What does the teacher ask the students to do? (A) Not to forget to learn the relationship between the economy and sailing ships
(B) Remember to make an economical sailing ship
(C) Inquire about the relationship between the economy and sailing ships after class
(D) Read a novel about the relationship between the economy and sailing ships
3. Why is the principal addressing the students? (A) To encourage students to buy breakfast every day in order to be energetic
(B) To ask students living far away from the campus not to be late next time
(C) To tell students that the breakfast will be better and better
(D) To inform students of a change of the cafeteria where they have the breakfast
4. What is probably true about the present parking lot? (A) It is not large enough for all cars.
(B) It is often occupied by students living off-campus. (C) It is often used by students from other school. (D) It is going to be enlarged in a few days.
5. What will the teacher probably talk about next? (A) The relationship between mice and cats (B) The response of the mice who stay still (C) The color of the mice who did not move (D) The concept of fearfulness
6. What is the purpose of the announcement made by the principal?
(A) To ask students never play soccer again
(B) To encourage students to play soccer to improve the reputation of the school
(C) To require students change the place of some activities
(D) To remind students of the improved impression of visitors
7. What is probably true about the students learning science in the lecture?
(A) They are eager to learn the artesian spring. (B) They will have a test on artesian spring.
(C) They probably have learned something about artesian spring.
(D) They are going to draw a picture of the artesian spring.
8. What is probably true about the students who keep moving out of the dormitories?
(A) They think it is expensive to live in dormitories. (B) They are likely to move out of dormitories for fun. (C) They cannot accept the old beds and shelves in dormitories.
(D) They are going to buy new lights, shelves and beds in two years.
9. Why is the principal addressing the students? (A) To give students some good news
(B) To ask students not to go to the cafeteria again (C) To tell students a change of the tables in the classroom (D) To encourage students to repair tables in the Student Center cafeteria
10. What will the teacher probably do next? (A) Compare dogs with other animals
(B) Write something on the blackboard to explain the structure of other birds
(C) Ask students to explain why falcons fly so fast
(D) Draw a beautiful picture of the falcon on the blackboard
Now you will hear some conversations.Each conversation is followed by three or more questions. Choose the best answer to each question and mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. You will hear each conversation only one time.
11. What problem does the man have?
(A) The library assistant thinks he has an overdue book. (B) The books he needs have been checked out by someone else.
(C) The library assistant is unable to locate the books that he needs.
(D) A library notice was sent to him at his previous address.
12. Why does the man mention that he is a new student at the school?
(A) To explain why he had difficulty finding the library. (B) To explain why he couldn't have borrowed library books in June.
(C) To explain why he doesn't yet have a library card. (D) To explain why he needs assistance in locating a book.
13. What does the woman discover when she looks up the records on her computer?
(A) The man has mistakenly received someone else's books. (B) The man changed his major from art to business. (C) The man recently moved off campus. (D) There are two students named Robert Smith.
14. What does the woman suggest the man do in the future?
(A) See if he is related to any of the students. (B) Apply for a job as a library assistant. (C) Use his middle name. (D) Use a different library.
15. What are the speakers mainly discussing? (A) The cost of meals in the cafeteria. (B) The size of the cafeteria. (C) Career opportunities in cafeterias. (D) The food served in the cafeteria.
16. What is the woman's current job in the cafeteria? (A) Giving advice on nutrition. (B) Cooking food for the students. (C) Listening to complaints about service. (D) Serving food to the students.
17. What does the man want the woman to do? (A) Find other students who will work in the cafeteria. (B) Collect students' opinions about meals. (C) Ask students to try a new dish he has made.
(D) Teach students about the disadvantages of frying food.
18. What does the man suggest the cafeteria do? (A) Stop serving hamburgers and fried chicken. (B) Use less sauce on the food.
(C) Make some of the meals less fattening. (D) Buy less expensive food.
19. How does the woman probably feel about the man's project?
(A) Somewhat curious. (B) Very skeptical. (C) Quite irritated. (D) Not at all interested.
20. What is the man eager to tell the other student? (A) That he will be performing in a concert.
(B) That he had a conversation with the director of a choir. (C) That he heard a new musical composition by Barbara Johnson.
(D) That he has been translating some Latin poems for a class.
21. What can be inferred about the two students? (A) They are members of the Latin club on campus. (B) The work as editors.
(C) They attended the same concert. (D) Music is their major field of study.
22. What was Barbara Johnson’s reaction to the man’s comments? (A) She was upset. (B) She was confused. (C) She was amused. (D) She was grateful.
23. What will the man probably send to Barbara Johnson?
(A) Some photographs that he took of her during the concert.
(B) A tape recording that he mad of the concert.
(C) A review of the concert that he wrote for the campus paper.
(D) The corrected text for the program of the concert.
24. What are the students mainly discussing? (A) Places the man has visited.
(B) A paper the woman is writing for a class. (C) School activities they enjoy. (D) The woman's plans for the summer.
25. What does the man find surprising about the woman?
(A) She has never been to Gettysburg. (B) She took a political science course. (C) Her family still goes on vacation together. (D) She's interested in the United States Civil War.
26. What is the woman unable to remember? (A) Why her parents wanted to go to Gettysberg.
(B) Why her family's vacation plans changed ten years ago. (C) Where her family went for a vacation ten years ago. (D) When her family went on their last vacation.
27. What does the woman imply about Gettysburg? (A) It's far from where she lives. (B) Her family went there without her. (C) She doesn't know a lot about it. (D) She's excited about going there.
Now you will hear longer talks and discussions about 30. What does the speaker main talking about?
(A) A new road in their town academic topics. Each talk or discussions is followed by
(B) A new way to build roads four or more questions. Choose the best answer to each
(C) The early history of roads question and mark the letter of the correct answer on
(D) The cost of building rodes your answer sheet. You will hear each talk or
conversation only one time.
31. Why does the woman talk about animals?
(A) To explain how the first road were created 28. What does the teacher say about vegetables?
(A) They were expensive. (B) To point out that long ago most people did not travel (B) They were grown in the castle’s garden. (C) To explain a event that happened on a road (C) They were bought from nearby villages. (D) To suggest that traveling on country roads can be (D) They were kept frozen in winter. dangerous 29. According to the teacher, what was the chef’s main 32. Why did people in England build ridge ways?
(A) To connect small towns to major cities responsibility?
(A) Managing the kitchen workers (B) To allow cars to drive (B) Buying the ingredients (C) To create roads that water would not wash away (C) Baking bread for everyone in the castle (D) To create a separate road for transporting (D) Presenting the food to the king and queen 33. What does the woman say about roads in ancient Greece? (A) They were constructed on all of Greece’s islands. (B) They were not as good as roads built by Romans. (C) They were often wash away in the rain. (D) They constructed Greece to the Roman Empire.
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Language Form and Meaning
Directions In this section of the test, you will answer 37 questions found in seven different texts. Within each text are boxes that contain four possible ways to complete a sentence. Choose the word or words in each box that correctly complete each sentence. Mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. Here are two sample questions: 1. The idea that rocks last forever and that rocks (A) very (B) ever (C) quite (D) never 2. change is not completely true. If you have ever stood next to a rushing river, you (A) saw (B) seen (C) are seeing (D) may have seen the water hammering away at the rocks. The correct answer to Sample 1 is (D), “never.” The correct answer to Sample 2 is (D), “may have seen.” Go on to the next page, and the test will begin with question number one.
1. A country’s _______ include all of its minerals, such as coal, gold, and silver. (A) resource (B) financial (C) ability (D) list
2 .Whether two people or groups are fighting with words or weapons, we can say they are having a _______. (A) dispute (B) war (C) combat (D) victim
3. If some lives in the _______ of your home, you would call that person a neighbor. (A) vicinity (B) remote (C) distant (D) lonely
4. If you are always patient, we can say that you _______ lots of patience. (A) acquire (B) erasable (C) eliminable (D) deletable
5. Roses _______ greatly in color, size, and shape. (A) fragrant (B) vary (C) aroma (D) thorn
6. A _______ is a process that often involves a series of steps. (A) breather (B) half-whisper (C) susurrate (D) procedure
7. If you say you have _______ time for an assignment, that means you have enough time to do it. (A) insufficient (B) adequate (C) wanting (D. quiver
8. Anything that puts pressure on out emotions, bodies, or minds can be called _______. (A) arrow (B) Stress (C) projectile (D) straight
9. Thelma had a _______ with her neighbors over their dogs’ getting into her garbage cans. (A) indignant (B) approximately (C) everywhere (D) resent
10. When the Carveys didn’t pay their rent for the third month in a row, the landlord actually came to their door to _____ them.
(A) urge (B) console (C) keen (D) scold
11. In the 1800s, it must have been very difficult to _______ with people who lived far away. Today we are all lucky to have phones and good mail service. (A) liaison (B) connect (C) beam (D) admonish Questions 1-26
12. Snow aids farmers by keeping heat in the lower ground levels, thereby _____ from freezing. (A) to save the seeds (B) saving the seeds (C) which saves the seeds (D) the seeds saved
13. _____ mineral content in the bones of very young children is low compared to that of adults. (A) If the (B) That is (C) The (D) It is the
14. _____, the silvery-checked hornbill chooses a hollow tree for a nest and seals herself in until her chicks are grown. (A) Protection for predators against (B) Against protection predators for (C) For protection against predators (D) Predators against protection for
15. A floodplain is an extension of a river channel, _____ not inundated except during a flood. (A) where is it (B) but it is (C) or is (D) in case it
16. The United States Congress made Washington, D.C., _____ in 1800. (A) after the government center (B) of the government center (C) the center of government
(D) then the center of government
17. Astronomer Maria Mitchell was the first woman _____ to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (A) to be elected (B) was elected (C) which she was elected (D) for her to be elected
18. _____ of staging a play that help the audience understand its structure and meaning. (A) Specific aspects
(B) When specific aspects (C) Specific aspects are
(D) There are specific aspects
19. Illustrator Norman Rockwell specialized in finely drawn, richly anecdotal scenes _____. (A) of everyday small-town lift
(B) of which everyday life in a small town (C) were in a small town every day (D) small-town life every day
20. _____ depends on the density of both the object and the water. (A) An object floats whether or not (B) Whether or not an object floats (C) Floating an object whether or not (D) Whether or not a floating object
21. Sturgeons are prized for their blackish roe, _____ when salted and served as an appetizer is called caviar. (A) which (B) such (C) therefore (D) while
22. In Navajo society, not only _____ for food and for woo, but also as a means of payment or exchange. (A) sheep were valuable (B) to value the sheep (C) the sheep's value (D) were sheep valued
23. John began to learn French last month. _______. (A) His sister did so (B) So did his sister (C) So his sister did (D) His sister so did
24. The bridge ______ this photo was taken was built last year. (A) which (B) how (C) who (D) where
25. Don’t put off today’s work till tomorrow. This means today’s work _____ today. (A) must be done (B) must do (C) must to do (D) must to be done
26.--- Hello! May I speak to Mr. Smith, please? ---_________
(A) See you! (B) I agree with you. (C) Hold on, please. (D) I’d love to.
27. Catherine felt uncomfortable a speech before the public and she thought she'd ask the others for help. (A) make (B) made (C) making (D) having made
28. Tina ________like dogs very much, but one attacked her two years ago so she doesn't like them anymore. (A) ought to (B) used to (C) must (D) would
29. It ______at yesterday's meeting to raise salaries _______ 10% in the next two years. (A) was decided; by (B) has decided; with (C) announced; until (D) has announced; at
30. --I don't feel like going to the party this evening.
-- . What about watching the tennis game on the computer? (A) So do I (B) Nor I do (C) And I do (D) Neither do I
31. --Is that the time? I didn't realise it was so late. I really must be going. ---_________________ --I'm afraid so, I've got to start work early tomorrow. (A) Didn't you have a wonderful time? (B) Do you have to leave so early? (C) Can we see each other again soon? (D) Will you please stay longer?
32. --Could you tell me the times of trains to Cambridge? --Yes, they leave on the hour.________________ --Oh, I have to wait for half an hour!
(A) If you hurry you might just get it on time. (B) The next train will arrive in two minutes. (C) You have no time to catch the next train. (D) And the next one goes at 5 o'clock.
33. _____ I suggest, he always disagrees. (A) However (B) Whatever (C) Whichever (D) Whoever
34. You should put on the notices ______ all the people may see them. (A) where (B) in which (C) At (D) for them
35. The artist will not paint people or animals but he will paint anything ________ . (A) that the little girl asks him (B) the little girl asks him to
(C) for the little girl to ask him (D) what the little girl asks him
36. October 15 th is my birthday, ________ I will never forget. (A) when (B) that (C) what (D) which
37. He is better than _______ I last visited him. (A) when (B) that (C) how (D) which
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Reading Comprehension
Directions In this section of the test, you will read six texts and answer 30 questions. Choose the correct answer to each question and mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. Before you start, read the sample text and the sample questions below. Sample Text The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous bridge in San Francisco. The bridge has a red color, but gray clouds often surround it. On clear days people come to take pictures of the bridge. The pictures show the green hills next to the bridge and the blue water under it. Sample Question 1 What is this text mostly about? (A) Gray clouds (B) San Francisco (C) A famous bridge (D) Taking photographs The correct answer is (C), “A famous bridge.” Sample Question 2 What color is the Golden Gate Bridge? (A) Red (B) Green (C) Blue (D) Gray The correct answer is (A), “Red.” Go on to the next page, and the test will begin with question number one.
In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king's favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain.
A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was
exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage they
sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan.
One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan's men died of starvation and disease.
Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.
1.The sixteenth century was an age of great _exploration. (A) cosmic (B) land (C) mental
(D) common man (E) none of the above
2. Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political ___. (A) entanglement (B) discussion (C) negotiation (D) problems
(E) none of the above
3. The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location on one side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of Greenwich that extends in a ___ direction.
(A) north and south (B) crosswise (C) easterly (D) south east (E) north and west
4. One of Magellan's ships explored the ___ of South America for a passage across the continent. (A) coastline
(B) mountain range (C) physical features (D) islands
(E) none of the above
5. Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern __.
(A) coast (B) inland
(C) body of land with water on three sides (D) border
(E) answer not available
6. The passage was found near 50 degrees of ___. (A) Greenwich (B) The equator (C) Spain (D) Portugal (E) Madrid
The longer food is kept, the more likely it is to attract insects. Even foods stored in containers often attract bugs. To solve this problem, scientists have been working with different odors in an attempt to find one strong enough to keep insects from going near food. One possibility would be to use plants with strong smells, like garlic or pine, to keep insects away. Unfortunately, however, using these smells might keep some people away too!
A more promising repellent is citronella oil, which comes from a type of lemongrass. An experiment was done using this oil with a certain insect, the red flour beetle. Scientists sprayed cardboard boxes with citronella oil and noticed that the beetles did not enter those boxes. They were much more interested in boxes that were not sprayed.
One problem with using citronella oil as a repellent, however, is that it is quite ephemeral — it simply does not last very long. After a few months it loses its smell, and bugs no longer find it unpleasant. Scientists hope to improve citronella oil so that its scent remains strong for a longer time. It will also be necessary to make sure that the oil is not harmful to people, as scientists are still not sure whether it is safe to use around food.
7. What is the passage mainly about? (A) Oils used in cooking (B) Ways of protecting food
(C) The behavior of a kind of beetle (D) Smells produced by different grasses
8. The word one refers to . (A) an odor (B) an insect (C) a scientist (D) a container
9. What does the author imply about the odors of garlic and pine?
(A) They last for a long time.
(B) They are not always very strong. (C) They can be unpleasant to people. (D) They attract certain species of beetles.
10. What are repellents? (A) A food source for beetles
(B) Machines used to get oil from plants (C) Substances used to keep insects away (D) Chemicals used to speed up plant growth
11. Which substance is NOT mentioned as being unpleasant to insects?
(A) Pine (B) Flour (C) Garlic
(D) Citronella oil
12. What does the author say about the sprayed boxes? (A) Beetles avoided them. (B) They were very heavy.
(C) They did not contain much food. (D) Many insects were trapped in them.
13.The word ephemeral is closest in meaning to . (A) weightless (B) short-lived (C) overpriced
(D) not distinguishable
14. What are scientists hoping to do in the future? (A) Breed larger beetles
(B) Produce better-tasting foods
(C) Grow lemongrass in greater quantities (D) Make the odor of citronella oil last longer
15. The word scent is closest in meaning to . (A) smell (B) flavor (C) nature (D) standard
16. What do scientists still not know about citronella oil? (A) What chemicals it contains (B) Where it comes from (C) Why beetles like it (D) How safe it is
When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.
Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex.
Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.
17. Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
(A) Wild Animals in Art
(B) Hidden Prehistoric Paintings (C) Exploring Caves Respectfully
(D) Determining the Age of French Caves
18. The words pays heed to are closest in meaning to . (A) discovers (B) watches (C) notices (D) buys
19. Based on the passage, what is probably true about the south of France?
(A) It is home to rare animals. (B) It has a large number of caves. (C) It is known for horse-racing events. (D) It has attracted many famous artists.
20. According to the passage, which animals appear most often on the cave walls? (A) Birds (B) Bison (C) Horses (D) Wild cats
21. The word depict is closest in meaning to . (A) show (B) hunt (C) count (D) draw
22. Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?
(A) It was completely dark inside.
(B) The caves were full of wild animals. (C) Painting materials were hard to find.
(D) Many painting spaces were difficult to reach.
23. The word They refers to . (A) walls (B) artists (C) animals (D) materials
24. According to the passage, all of the following have caused damage to the paintings EXCEPT . (A) temperature changes (B) air movement (C) water (D) light
25. What does the passage say happened at the Lascaux caves in 1963 ?
(A) Visitors were prohibited from entering. (B) A new lighting system was installed. (C) Another part was discovered. (D) A new entrance was created.
Well-known in many countries, tug-of-war is a sports
event with easy rules and a lot of action. On a grassy field, two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope. The team that can pull the other team to its side of the field triumphs. Many places have local tug-of-war clubs that compete against each other. An international organization sets the rules of the competition.
If one tug-of-war team weighs much more than the other team, then it is easier for the heavier team to win. To keep contests fair, all eight pullers on a team must be weighed. Only teams with similar weights compete against each other.
The thrill of tug-of-war has been known for a very long time. In fact, it is one of the world’s oldest events, going back many centuries. Tug-of-war existed in many places in ancient times, including Greece, Egypt, and Korea. At one point it was even included in the Olympic Games. It was introduced into the Olympics in 1900, just four years after the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Greece. It was a part of the Olympics until 1920, when the rope was pulled for the final time as an official Olympic event.
26. What is the best title for this passage? (A) Games of Strength and Speed (B) A Simple But Exciting Contest (C) Changing the Rules of a Fun Game
(D) The Oldest Sports at the Olympic Games
27. The word triumphs is closest in meaning to . (A) wins (B) arrives (C) relaxes (D) gets tired
28. What is done before a contest begins? (A) The rope is pulled. (B) The field is measured. (C) The teams are counted. (D) The pullers are weighed
29. What does the author say about tug-of- war regarding the history of the game?
(A) It was played in ancient times. (B) It was invented in Greece.
(C) Its rules were written down in 1900.
(D) It was a part of the first modern Olympic Games.
30. What was the last year that tug-of-war was included in the Olympics? (A) 1896
(B) 1900 (C) 1904 (D) 1920
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