I.
Reading
Questions
1 through 8 are
based on the following passage:
Chicago ranks as the leading industrial and urban center in North
America. Carl Sandburg called it the “City of the Big Shoulder” primarily
because in the 1930s, its population contained a large segment of industrial
workers, the largest agricultural market, and huge Line airport. This poetic phrase, however, does not do justice to
the city’s outstanding array of cultural institutions, such as the symphony
orchestra and the museum of art and history.
The downtown business district on the shore o Lake Michigan is the hub fashionable and elegant boutiques,
quaint restaurant, and high-rise office building. Lake Shore Drive extends to
both the north and south ends of the city, making it one of the most
spectacular roadways in the state of
Illinois. The Old Water Tower, dwarfed
by the John Hancock Center, is the must-see landmark frequented by thousands of
tourist each year. Most of the Chicago lake front is
public, with spectacular beaches and wide lawns stretching along the shore
line.
Throughout its history, Europeans streamed into the city in search of
jobs in steel mills and factories. The large influx of population created
tensions in various neighborhoods, and in the 1920s, Chicago gained a
reputation for violence and crime that it never lived down. Nonetheless, the
booming industries continued to attracts new residents into the thriving city,
despite its notoriety.
The Chicago metropolitan area has undergone dramatic changes since 1940s
when suburban population almost doubled, and the number of city residents fell.
Today, most of the city ethnics enclaves have faded away, but their rich
heritage remains. The residents take pride in impressive churches and blocks of
homes constructed in early 20th
century by industrious European
immigrants who built the city. More than 85% Chicagoans were born in United
States, and access to Irish, Polish, Italian, and German community institutions
and businesses is not as important to them as it was to their grandparents.
Italian is no longer spoken in Little Italy, and Irish pubs have fewer Irish
costumers than those mixed, typically American origins.
1. What does
the passage mainly discuss?
a. Chicago’s industrial urban evolution
b. Cultural and tourist attractions in Chicago
c. The size of the city and its roadways
d. The spectacular arrays of buildings in
Chicago
2. According to the passage, Carl Sandburg’s phrase …
a. Describes the city in the best light
b. Reflects the city in its entirety
c. Overlooks many of Chicago’s attractive
features
d. Gives an overview of Chicago’s cultural life
3. The word “hub” in line 6 is closest in meaning to …
a. Hill
b. Center
c. Corner
d. Home
4. The author of the passage implies that …
a. Old Water Tower is shorter
than the John Hancock Center
b. the John Hancock Center is
probably the tallest building in the city
c. the Old Water Tower and the
John Hancock Center are located on the lake shore
d. the Old
Water Tower and the John Hancock Center are easy to reach by one of the
Illinois roadways
5. According to the passage, immigrants from Europe
…
a. arrived in Chicago by ships and boats
b. came to the city to enjoy its beaches
c. arrived in large numbers
d. came to the Chicago to live in the large city
6. What changes have occurred in
the city since 1940s?
a. many residents moved out to neighboring towns
b. its population grew rapidly
c. many residents forgot their ethnic heritage
d. its original builders moved back to Europe
7. In the line 19, the word
“industrious” is the closest meaning to …
a.
employed in an industry
b.
hardworking
c.
ill-framed
d.
employed in construction
8. According to the passage,
currently most residents of Chicago …
a. speak several languages
b. do not shop in local stores
c. do not have community institutions
d. predominantly
Questions 9 through 19 are
based on the following passage:
The stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately 2
million B.C. and lasted until 3000 B.C. Its name was derived from the
stone tools and weapons that modern scientists found. This period was divided
into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages. During the first period
(2 million to 8000 B.C) the first hatchet and use of fire for heating and
cooking were developed. As the result of the Ice Age, which evolved about 1
million years into the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to seek shelter in
caves, wear clothing, and develop new tools.
During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 6000
B.C), people made crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs
hunting, and developed the bow and arrow, which were used until the fourteenth
century A.D.
The Neolithic Age (6000 to 3000 B.C) saw
humankind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle, being less nomadic
than in the previous eras, establishing permanent settlements, and
creating governments.
9. Into how many periods was the Stone Age
divided?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
10. In line 2, the word derived is
closest in meaning to
a.
originated b.
destroyed c. hallucinated d. discussed
11.
Which of the following was developed
earliest?
a.
fish hook b.
bow and arrow c. hatchet d.
pottery
12. Which
of the following developments is NOT related to conditions of the Ice Age?
a.
farming b.
clothing c. living
indoors d.
using fire.
13. The
word crude in line 9 is closest in meaning to:
a.
extravagant b.
complex c. vulgar d.
primitive
14. The
author states that the Stone Age was so named because
a. it
was very durable like stone b. the tools and
weapons were made of stones
c.
there was little vegetation d. the
people lived in stone caves
15. In line 13 nomadic
is closest in meaning to
a.
sedentary b.
wandering c.
primitive d.
inquisitive
16.
With what subject is the passage mainly
concerned?
a.
The Neolithic Age. b.The Paleolithic
Age. c. The
Stone Age. d.The
Ice Age.
17.
Which of the following best describes
the Mesolithic Age?
a. People were
inventive
b.
People stayed indoors all the time.
c.
People were warriors.
d.
People were crude
18.
In line 13 , the word eras is
closest in meaning to :
a.
Families
b.Periods c. Herds d.Tools
Questions
20 through 22 are
based on the following passage :
A massive
banking crisis occurred in the United States in 1933. In the two preceding
years, a large number of banks had failed, and fear of lost savings prompted
many depositors to remove their funds from banks. Problems became so serious in
the state of Michigan that Governor William A. Comstock was forced to declare a
moratorium on all banking activities in the state on February 14, 1933. The
panic in Michigan quickly spread to other states, and by March 6, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had declared
a banking moratorium throughout the United States that left the entire country
without banking services.
Congress
immediately met in a special session to solve the banking crisis and on March 9
passed the Emergency Banking Act of 1933 to assist financially healthy banks to
reopen. By March 15, banks controlling 90 percent of the country’s financial
reserves were again open for business.
20. The author’s purpose in this passage is to:
a. discuss a problem and its resolution
b. warn depositors about potential banking problems
c. assess blame for a problem that had occurred
d. praise Congress for its actions
21. The passage states that all the following occurred prior to 1933 EXCEPT
that :
a. many banks went under
b. many banks patrons were afraid of losing their
deposits
c. a lot of money was withdrawn from accounts
d. Governor Comstock cancelled all banking activities
in Michigan
22. Which of the
following best describes the tone of the passage?
a. Panicked b. Critical
c. Historical d. Angry
Questions
23 through 25 are
based on the following passage :
John James Audubon, nineteenth-century artist and naturalist, is known
as one of the foremost authorities on North American birds. Born in Les Cayes,
Haiti, in 1785, Audubon was raised in France and studied art under French
artist Jacques-Louis David. After settling on his father’s Pennsylvania estate
at the age of eighteen, he first began to study and paint birds.
In his young adulthood, Audubon undertook numerous enterprises,
generally without a tremendous amount of success; at various times during his life
he was involved in a mercantile business, a lumber and grist mill, a taxidermy
business, and a school. His general mode of operating a business was to leave
it either unattended or in the hands of a partner and take off on excursions
through the wilds to paint the natural life that he saw. His business career
came to end in 1819 when he was jailed for debt and forced to file for
bankruptcy.
It was at that time that Audubon began to seriously pursue the dream of
publishing a collection of his paintings of birds. For the next six years he
painted birds in their natural habitats while his wife worked as a teacher to
support the family. His Birds of America,
which included engravings of 435 of his colorful and lifelike water colors, was
published in parts during the period from 1826 to 1838 in England. After the
success of the English editions, American editions of his work were published
in 1839, and his fame and fortune were ensured.
23. This passage is mainly about
a. North American birds
b. Audubon’s route to success as a painter of birds
c. the works that Audubon published
d. Audubon’s preference for travel in natural
habitats.
24. In the second paragraph, the author mainly discusses :
a. how Audubon developed his painting style
b. Audubon’s involvement in a mercantile business
c. where Audubon went on his excursions
d. Audubon’s unsuccessful business practices
25. Audubon decided not to continue to pursue business when
a. he was
injured in an accident at a grist mill
b. he decided to study art in France
c. he was put in prison because he owed money
d. he made enough money from his paintings
II.
Structure
Choose
the correct completion for each sentence below :
26. Overwhelming amounts of work are given to University students, so they
end up ………….. a course or two .
a. drop b.drops
c. dropping d.dropped
27. It was not until she arrived in class ..........................realized she had forgotten her book.
a. and she c.
she
b. when she d.
that she
28. The manager was angry because somebody.................................
a. had allowed the photographers to enter the
building
b. had let the photographers to enter into the
building
c. permitted the photographers enter the building
d. lets the photographers into the building.
29. I
understand that the governor is considering a new proposal.............................
a. what would eliminate unnecessary writing in
government
b. who wants to cut down on the amount of writing
in government
c. that would eliminate unnecessary paperwork in
government
d. to cause that the amount of papers written in
government officers will be reduced
30. The
teacher suggested that her students ...........................experiences
with ESP.
a. write a composition on their
b. to write a composition about the
c. wrote some composition of his or her
d. had written any composition for her
31. The doctor insisted that his patient...........................
a. that he not work too hard for three months
b. take it easy for three months
c. taking it easy inside of three months
d. take some vacations for three months
32. A girl was playing the piano and (was) singing
softly to herself, suddenly .................
a. there is a knock on the door
b. there are knocks on the door
c. there was a knock on the door
d. there is knocking on the door
33. A major problem in the construction of new
building
..............................
a. is that window has been eliminated while air
conditioning system have not been perfected
b. is they have eliminated windows and still don’t
have good air conditioning
c. is because windows are eliminated but air
conditioners don’t work good
d. is dependent on the fact that while they have
eliminated windows, they are not capable to produce efficient air conditioning
systems
34. He mentions .......................... at
Borobudur in his letter.
a. stop c.
stopped
b. to stop d.
stopping
35........................
he began to make friends more easily
a. Having entered school in the new city, it was
found that
b. After entering the new school
c. When he had been entering the new school
d.. Upon entering into the new school
36. He entered a university ......................
a. when he had sixteen years
b. when sixteen years were his age
c. at the age of sixteen
d. at age sixteen years old
37. Richard was asked to withdraw from graduate
school because .............................
a. they believed he was not really able to complete
research
b. he was deemed incapable of completing his
research
c. it was decided that he was not capable to
complete the research
d. his ability to finish the research was not
believed or trusted
38. The doctor told his receptionist that he would
return ............................
a. as early as it would be possible
b. at the earliest that it could be possible
c. as soon as possible
d. at the nearest early possibility
39. While attempting to reach his home before the
storm, ..............................
a. the bicycle of John broke down
b. it happened that John’s bike broke down
c. the storm caught John
d. John had an accident on his bicycle
40. Automobile production in the United States
_______________
a. have taken slumps and rises in recent years
b. has been rather erratic recently
c. has been erratically lately
d. are going up and down
all the time
41. There are three small
rooms in the house.....serves as a kitchen.
a.
Smallest
of that b. the smallest of
which
b.
he
smaller of which d. the bigger of them
42. Of the two new
secretaries, one is inexperienced and.....
a.
the
others are not b. another
is inexperienced
c.
the
other is not d.
other lacks experience
43. Neither John nor her
sisters.....a consent from for next week’s field trip.
b.
need b. needs
c. is needing d.
have need
44. The old woman...........................she
crossed the main road.
c. looks cautious
b. had looked cautiously before
d.
looked
cautious when d. looked with caution
when
45. How did it cost to have
your tooth.....
e. fill b. filling
c. filled d.
to fill
46. .......were first viewedor
a through a telescope by Galileo.
a. Jupiter has four moons b. Jupiter’s four moons
c.
Surrounded by four moons, Jupiter d. Jupiter
is surrounded by four moons
47. One purpose...................to decide if
there is sufficient evidence to try a person for a crime
a. Of a grand jury b.
Of a grand jury is
c. For the grand jury d. Of a grand jury which is
48. More drugmakers have
changed their target market from physician to patient....
a.
they saw b. that they see
c. is that they saw d. they are seeing
49. Since the 1970s, riding bicycles……………………... in the United States.
a. becomes increasingly widespread
b. became increasingly widely spread
c. has become increasingly widespread
d. has increased and becomes spread
widely
50. The formulation of economic policies necessitates meticulous
consideration …………………large segment of the population.
a. because they affect
b. they are affected because
c. affect them because
d. because affecting them
III.
Written Expression.
Choose the letter of
the ONE underlined part that is NOT CORRECT.
51. After
talks in
Kuala Lumpur yesterday, Indonesian foreign minister returning to
Jakarta to
A
B C
report to the President.
D
52. An
octopus
has three hearts to pump blood troughout its bodies.
A
B C D
53. The
two types of nucleid acids,
known as DNA and RNA, are not like.
A B
C D
54. Joe
told me he would borrow me his brother’s camera if I wanted to use it on my
A B C D
trip to Japan.
55. She
put her new book on economy here on this desk an hour ago, but
she could not
A
B C
find them.
D
56. The
general agreement on Tariffs and
Trades is an international agreement designed
A B C
to increase
trade among member nation.
D
57. The lion has long been a symbol of power ,
strength, and cruel.
A B C D
58. When
I last saw Linda, she was hurrying to her class and didn’t have times to talk.
A
B
C D
59. When
Jack was sick with the flu, his mother makes him eat chicken soup and stay in
A B C D
bed.
60. Because
they spent too many time considering the new contract , the
tenants lost the
A
B C
opportunity to
lease the houses.
D
61. If a glass lizard loses its tails
a new one grows to replace it.
A B C D
62. Some
researchers believe that an unfair attitude toward the poors
will contribute to the
A B C
problem of poverty
in a country.
D
63. The planet Mercury rotates
slow than any other planet except Venus.
A
B C D
64. Alex is the young man who organized the
protest that resulted in the university‘s
A B
rehiring of Professor Jones, whom they had fired last spring and whom had
been the
C
D
most popular teacher on campus.
65. Trading fairs held in Antwerp during the 1300s brought famous
to the city.
A
B
C D
66. Nuclear
reactors produce energy by split the atom in the target
material into two
A B C
nearly equal parts.
D
67. Potash
was originally obtained by running water through wood ashes and boiling
the
A B
C
solution in cast-iron pot.
D
68. National income is defined as the total income earned, but not necessarily
received by
A B
C
all persons lived in a country during a periods of time.
D
69. Passports are legal documents issued by
governments to give their bearers an
A B
authorization to cross nation borders and seek protection in an emergency.
C D
70. The essence problems of ethics concerns knowledge
and power when they are
A B C
combined and manipulated.
D
71. The
sender places stamps on packages as proof that postage for
mailing an envelope
A B C
or a package has
paid.
D
72. Plato’s
most last contribution to mathematics was his insistence on using
reasoning in
A B C
geometry.
D
73. Never before has so many people in the United
States been interested in soccer.
A B C
D
74. From
space, astronauts are able to clearly see
the outline of the whole Earth.
A B C D
75. Some methods to prevents soil erosion are
plowing parallel with the slopes of hills,
A B C
to
plant trees on unproductive land, and
rotating crops.
D
76. My wallet is missing. I can have
dropped it in the store.
A
B
C D
77. I guess
I’d not better stay up so late anymore.
A B C D
78. I know these
changes was appreciated by our families, who got to see us
more.
A B C D
79. Medieval games
are play by players for entire days, over miles of
territory.
A B C D
80. The former
astronauts were recently ask about what could be done to improve
A B C
comfort in space.
D
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