TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS—GRADE FOUR VIII

PART I WRITING 【45 MIN.】

SECTION A COMPOSITION 【35 MIN.】

Writing on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:

Should School Exams be abolished? You are to write in three paragraphs.

In the first paragraph, state clearly your viewpoint on this issue.In the second paragraph, support your viewpoint with details or

examples.In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural

conclusion with a summary or a suggestion.

SECTION B NOTE-WRITING 【10 MIN.】

PART II DICTATION 【15 MIN.】 Listen to the following passage. Although the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second the third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.

Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION 【20MIN.】1. A. This is true.B. Everybody thinks so.C. I believe it.D. But I don’t yet know if this is true.2. A. Marge is four times as fast as the rest of us.B. Marge is as fast as the rest of us.C. The rest of us are six times as slow as Marge.D. marge can finish typing any letter in three hours.3. A. I accept absolutely no excuses for being absent.B. I never accept any excuses.C. I will only accept a lame person’s excuses.D. Lame or not lame, nobody is allowed to be absent.4. A. The test was not in the least difficult.B. The test was very difficult.C. The test was the least difficult of all.D. The test was not so difficult as the previous not.5. A. Never leave a task ucompleted.B. Finish any task bit by bit.C. Never put off what should be done today for tomorrow.D. Always do anything whole-heartedly.6. A. My textbook had disappeared.B. Many words on the page were missing.C. Many pages in my textbook were missing.D. The leaves put in the textbook had disappeared.7. A. At first, carl didn’t agree with his friend.B. Carl’s friend demanded that Carl stop arguing.C. Carl never listened to his friend’d demands.D. Carl’s friend changed his mind after the argument.8. A. Anne should never listen to other’s conversation.B. Anne couln’t hear their conversation no matter how hard she tried.C. Ane didn’t mean to hear what they were talking about.D. Anne needed some help to improve her listening ability.9. A. Nacy and Cathy are the tallest.B. Sue is the tallest.C. Marge is the tallest.D. Nancy and Cathy are the same height.10. A. George has never been a cooperative man.B. George is going to cooperate with us.C. Never in his life will George cooperate with us.

D. George is quite ready to cooperate with us now.11. A. Around 7:00 p.m.B. Around 9:00 p.m.C. Around 9:30 p.m.D. Around 10:00 p.m.12. A. To a night club.B. To a bar.C. To a restaurant.D. To the school dining-room. 13. A. In Australia.B. In Britain.C. In Denmark.D. In Austria.14. A. 23 students.B. 47 students.C. 20 students.D. 24 students.15. A. She will buy the green coat.B. She will try on the boat.C. She will try on the shoes.D. She will continue looking around.16. A. Traveller and travel agent.B. Host and guest.C. Stewardess and passenger.D. Audience and lecturer.17. A. He is a passer-by.B. He is a policeman.C. He is a doctor making his rounds.D. He is a roadman.18. A. She believes that Maggie will not get up at 9 a.m.B. She believes that Maggie will play truant.C. she agrees with the man.D. She believes that Maggie was joking. 19. A. Bob doesn’t like to stay at home.B. Bob likes to attend parties.C. Bob has never been invited to parties.D. Bob doesn’t like to attend parties.20. A. 320,000.B. 400,000.C. 500,000.D. 450,000.21. A. Oil.B. Historic sights.C. A bay of strategic importance.

D. Tourism.22. A. A tug-boat was caught in the line.B. The barge went ashore.C. The line of a tug-boat was broken.D. The tug-boat struck the rocks.

23. A. He hit Nancy severely while practising.B. He struck her leg with a blunt object.C. He peirced the leg with a sharp object.D. He prevented Nancy from being interviewed.24. A. It was too dark outside.B. Because of heavy rain.C. he disappeared quickly.D. He remained in the crowd.

25. A. Old age.B. A heart attack.C. Cancer.D. A stroke.26. A. To Hot Springs, Arkansas.B. To Brussels.C. To Washington D.C.D. To NATO headquarters.

27. A. Since Thursday.B. Seven days.C. Two days.D. Since yesterday.28. A. Contacted a city newspaper.B. Destroyed two electricity towers.C. Threatened to take action in the capital.D. Strengthened security at the airport.

29. A. To consider their membership.B. To promise that their countries will become NATO members.C. To meet the US demands on Bosnia.D. To work together to solve the problem of Bosnia.30. A. Sarajevo has been under strong shelling.B. NATO leaders will visit Bosnia next week.C. There is no more fighting in Bosnia now.D. Shelling has stopped for Christmas.

PART IV CLOZE 【15 MIN.】

Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer sheet.

According to the Freudian theory and (26) of many others whose writings have preceded his (27) hundreds or even thousands of years, dreams do not (28) anything about the future. (29) they tell us something about our present unresolved and unconscious complexes and may lead us back to the early years of our lives, (30) , according to psycho-analytic theory, the ground was being prepared for these later defects. There are three main hypotheses in this general theory. The first hypotheses is that the dream is not a meaningless jumble of images and ideas, accidentally (31) together, but (32) that the dream as a whole, and every element in it, are meaningful. The second point that Freud makes is that dreams are always in some (33) a wish fulfillment; in other words, they have a purpose, and this purpose is the (34) of some desire or drive, usually of an unconscious character.

Thirdly, Freud believes that these desires and wishes, having been repressed (35) consciousness because they are unacceptable (36) the socialized mind of the dreamer, are not allowed to (37) even into the dream (38) disguise. A censor or super-ego watches (39) these desires and wishes and (40) that they can only come into the dream in a disguise so heavy that they are unrecognizable.26. A. also B. some C. that D. plenty27. A. in B. for C. by D. before28. A. show B. express C. uncover D. reveal29. A. Yet B. Nevertheless C. Instead D. Luckily30. A. thus B. so C. there D. when31. A. put B. thrown C. mixed D. joined32. A. still B. better C. rather D. instead33. A. persons B. times C. sense D. brains34. A. meeting B. expression C. demonstration D.

satisfaction 35. A. from B. to C. in D. out of36. A. for B. to C. in D. with37. A. steal B. run C. show D. emerge38. A. with B. without C. under D. by39. A. for B. above C. over D. at40. A ensures B. assures C. insures D. assumes

PART V GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 【15MIN.】

PART VI READING COMPREHENSION 【30MIN.】SECTION A Reading Comprehension 【25MIN.】 In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked a, b, c and d. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer, Mark your choice on your answer sheet.

TEXT A The explosion of a star is an awesome event. The most violent of these cataclysms, which produce supernovae, probably destroys a star completely. Within our galaxy of roughly 100 billion stars the last supernova was observed in 1604.Much smaller explosions, however, occur quite frequently, giving rise to what astronomers call novae and dwarf novae. On the order of 25 novae occur in our galaxy every year, but only two or three are near enough to be observed. About 100 dwarf novae are known altogether. If the exploding star is in a nearby part of the galaxy, it may create a "new star" that was not previously visible to the naked eye. The last new star of this sort that could be observed clearly from the Northern Hemisphere appeared in 1946. In these smaller explosions the star loses only a minute fraction of its mass and survives to explode again. Astrophysicists are fairly well satisfied that they can account for the explosions of supernovae. The novae and dwarf novae have presented more of a puzzle. I shall describe recent investigations that have provided important new information about these two classes of exploding star. The picture that emerges is quite astonishing. It appears that every dwarf nova and perhaps every nova is a member of a pair of stars. The two stars are so close together that they revolve around a point that lies barely outside the surface of the larger star. As a result the period of rotation is usually only a few hours and their velocities range upward to within a two-hundredth the speed of light. Astronomers use the term "cataclysmic variable" to embrace the three general classes of exploding star: dwarf novae, novae, and supernovae. A cataclysmic variable is defined as a star that suddenly and unpredictably increases in brightness by a factor of at least 10. Dwarf novae are stars that increase in brightness by a factor of 10 to 100 within a period of several hours and decline to their former brightness in two or three days. In this period they

emit some 1038 to 1039 ergs of energy. At maximum brilliance a dwarf nova shines about as intensely as our sun; previously it had been only about a hundredth as bright. The number of outbursts ranges anywhere from three to 30 a year, but for any one star the intervals have a fairly constant value. Moreover, the maximum brightness from outburst to outburst is the same within a factor of two for a given star .The dwarf novae are often referred to, after their prototypes, as U Geminorum or SS Cygni stars. (The stars of each constellation are designated by letters or numbers.) A subgroup of dwarf novae, called Z Camelopardalis stars, do not always descend to minimum brightness between outbursts but may stay at some intermediate level for several months.

66. The title below that best expresses the ideas of this passage is a. Cataclysmic Variables b. Miracles in the Skies c. Exploding Stars d. .New Stars 67. The reason why dwarf novae explode is

a. not known b. a cataclysmic variable c. that they are twin stars d. that they lose a small part of their mass68. It is likely that in the paragraph that follows this passage the author will discuss

a. the characteristics of the explosion of a nova b. Supernovaec. our sun as a dwarf nova d. how the twin stars revolve

69. The rotation of dwarf novae around a point may achieve a velocity of a. more than 2000 miles per second b. almost 75,000 miles per second c. almost 75,000 miles per hour d. more than 3 million miles per hour70. During the explosion.the dwarf nova a. disintegrates completely b. loses a small part of its mass c. becomes as hot as our sun d. loses 1038 of its mass

TEXT B Winthrop University will enroll an achievement oriented, culturally diverse and socially responsible student body, supported by a full array of services that are consistent with the best practices nationally. Successful undergraduate applicants will have demonstrated both academic competence and community involvement . Successful graduate applicants will have demonstrated ability for advanced study at the master’s degree level and beyond. Winthrop will increasingly attract South Carolina’s best students as well as these highly qualified students from beyond South Carolina whose presence will add to the diversity and enrichment of the student body.

Winthrop will be an institution of choice for minority students who have demonstrated achievement through both traditional and non-traditional measures. Winthrop will enroll between 4,000 and 5,000 full-time undergraduates and 1,000 to 2,000graduate students. Students will benefit from a challenging education offered in a residential setting. Winthrop will provide sufficient residence capacity to allow all freshmen and sophomores and most juniors and seniors to reside on campus.

71. Which of the following degrees does Winthrop University not offer? a. Bachelor’s degrees b. Master’s degrees c. Postdoctoral degrees d. Doctoral degrees72. Winthrop University can accommodate-----. a. most graduate students b. all first and second year students c. only students doing doctorates d. all undergraduates73. The topic of the passage mainly concerns------. a. the university facilities b. the objectives of the university c. the academic programs d. the student body

TEXT CFIRST AID ON THE ROADFor those with no First Aid trainingDANGER:Deal with threatened danger or you and the casualities may be killed . Further collisions and fire are the dangers in a road accident.ACTION: If possible warn other traffic, Switch off engine. Impose a “No Smoking” ban.OBTANINING FURTHER HELP: Send someone to call an ambulances as soon as possible; state the exact location of the accident and the numbers of vehicles and casualties involved.PEOPLE REMAINING IN VEHICLES: Casualties remaining in vehicles should not be moved unless further danger is threatened.IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED:Remove any obvious obstruction in the mouth. Keep the head bent backwards as far as possible -- breathing may begin and the colour may impove . If not, squeeze the injured person’s nose, and blow into the mouth until the chest rises. Repeat regularly every four seconds until the casualty can breathe unaided.IF LINCONSCIOUS AND BREATHING. Movement may further damage an injured back, so only move if in danger.IF BLEEDING IF PRESENT: Apply firm hand pressure over the wound, preferably

using some clean material without pressing on any foreign body in the wound. Raise limb to lessen the bleeding, provided it is not broken.REASSURANCE: The casualty may be shocked but prompt treatment will minimise this; reassure him confidently; avoid unnecessary movement; keep him comfortable and prevent him from getting cold; ensure he is not left alone.

Give the casuaty NOTHING to drink.

Carry a First Aid kit. Learn First Aid

74. This passage is intended for----. a. those medically experienced b. unskilled drivers c. anyone not possessing First Aid knowledge d. drivers who like to drink75. Text I is most probably----. a. a notice b. an advertisement c. a leaflet d. a document76. When there is a road accident, the driver should----. a. move the injured out of the car b. give the injured a drink. c. get in touch with the hospital. d. learn first aid immediately.

TEXT D The history of ice cream is a mystery. No one knows exactly how and when people began to eat it. There is one story that the Roman emperor Nero (AD. 37-68) sent slaves to the mountains to bring back snow. The snow was served to him sweetened with honey and fruit pulp. Marco Polo (1254-1324) tasted flavored ices, too, during his famous travels in the Far East . He brought the recipes back to Italy. Recipes for ices spread from Italy to the rest of Europe in 1500’s. The chefs of kings constantly experimented with new combinations to please their masters, and at some point cream and butter were added to the recipes for ice. The new dish was called cream ice. Cream ice, molded into amusing shapes, began to be served on the tables of kings across Europe. Louis XIV (1638-1715) surprised his court with a dessert of eggs in cups of silver and gilt. The eggs, of course, were really cream ice. Gradually cream ice took the name it has today. One of the earliest advertisements for ice cream was put in a New York paper in 1786. The ad announced that “Ladies and gentlemen may be supplied with ice-cream every day at the City Tavern by their humble servant, Joseph Crow.” But ice cream was still not an everyday event. It was usually presented in fancy shapes at

the end of dinner arties. Dolley Madison (1768-1849) was famous for her imaginative dinners, and she was the first to serve ice cream at the White House, when her guests came into the dining room, they found a table covered with delicious dishes, and is the center of the table, a huge mound of pink ice cream on a silver plater. Ice cream was such a delicacy because it so hard to make. At first it was beaten and then shaken by hand in a pan of salt and ice until it became firm. A freezer that was cranked by hand was developed around 1846. Making ice cream was still a chore, but cranking the freezer was much easier and faster than shaking the mixture in a pan. “Ice -cream socials” became a popular way to entertain friends. Everyone helped churn the crank of the freezer, and homemade peach or strawberry ice cream was the reward. The development of the continuous freezer in the 1920’s made the manufacture of ice cream very quick and economical. It soon was easier to buy packaged ice cream than to make it at home. Eskimo pies and popsicles began to be sold at the same time. Possibly ice-cream cones began with the World’s Fair in 1893. Vendors there sold Fried Ice Cream. The ice cream was covered with a fitter batter and then quickly dipped in very hot lard or olive oil. Putting the ice cream in an already prepared cone was the next step. Today there are many newality products, from frozen drumsticks to ice-cream pies.

77. According to the passage, which of the following served ice cream disguised as eggs?

a. Dolley Madison b. Joseph Crow c. Louis XIV d. Marco Polo

78. Newspaper advertisements for ice cream first appeared in----.a. 1846 b. 1893 c. 1768 d. 1786

79. Text J would most probably be found in----.a. a history book b. an advertisement

c. a cooking book d. an encyclopedia80. The main purpose of the writer is to----.

a. explain how ice cream was inventedb. tell us the history of ice creamc. describe why ice cream is so populard. persuade us the difficulties involved in making ice cream

SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING 【5MIN.】In this section there are six passages with multiple-choice questions.

Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answer on your answer sheet.

TEXT EFirst read the following questions.

81. Which of the following represents a committee properly composed? a. K, L, N b. K, L, M c. J, O, N d. J, K, M82. Which of the following may serve with P? a. K and M b. K and L c. J and K d. M and N 83. If L is not available for service, which of the following must be on the committee? a. M and J b. O and J c. N and J d. P and

Now read Text E quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet. A project to consolidate the programs of a large university and a small college is set up. It is agreed that the representatives work in small committees of three, with two representatives of the large university. It was also agreed that no committee be represented by faculty members of the same subject area. The large university was represented by the following professors: J, who is in the Department of Natural Sciences. The small college appointed the following: M, who teaches mathematics, N, who is a Latin teacher, and O and P, who teach English Literature.

TEXT FFirst read the following questions.84. A male born into the Brown group may have a. an uncle in either group b. a Brown daughter c. a Brown son d. a son-in-law born into the Red group85. If widowers and divorced males retained the group they had assumed upon marrying, which of the following would be permissible? (Assume that no previous marriage has occurred.) a. A woman marrying her dead sister's husband b. A woman marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband c. A widower marrying his brother's daughter

d. A woman marrying her mother's brother, who is a widower

Now read Text F quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet. In a certain society, there are two marriage groups, Red and Brown. No marriage is permitted within a group. On marriage, males become part of their wife's group; women remain in their own group. Children belong to the same group as their parents. Widowers and divorced males revert to the group of their birth .Marriage to more than one person at the same time and marriage to a direct descendant are forbidden.

TEXT G

First read the following questions.86. If the statements above are true, it follows that a. successful opposition to a union organizing drive must require illegal measures b. the union organizing drive is being conducted illegally c. the board of directors will refuse to recognize the union even if it wins a representation election d. maintaining full control of the company is more important than obeying the law Now read Text G quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet. President of the Company to the Board of Directors: We are being threatened by a union organizing drive. The workers are trying to wrest control from us. We must take any steps necessary to prevent this takeover, even if some of these measures may not be fully legal.

TEXT HFirst read the following questions.87. The author would probably consider which of the following aspects of a student's term paper to be most praiseworthy? a. The choice of a challenging topic b. The use of grammatically correct sentence structure c..Evidence of original insights and freshly-developed concepts d. Avoidance of cliches and vagueness Now read Text H quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet. Today's high school students are not being educated, they are being trained. Their teachers demand little of them other than that they memorize facts and follow directions. The current emphasis on training in basic math and verbal skills, while a useful first step, rarely leads to the essential second step :development of independent critical thinking.

TEXT IFirst read the following questions.88. Which of the following additional courses, meeting as indicated, can Tom take? a. Old Church Slavonic Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon b. Intermediate Aramaic Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. c. Introductory Acadian Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. d. Fundamentals of Basque Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m.

Now read Text I quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet. Tom wishes to enroll in Latin AA, Sanskrit A, Armenian Literature 221, and Celtic Literatue than two persons live in any apartment. Some apartments may be empty. Larry and his roommate live two floors above Albert and his roommate Crystal. Joe lives alone, three floors below Willy and two floors below Ellen. Mary lives one floor below Albert and Crystal. Ned lives three floors above the floor on which Bob and Frank have single apartments. Rick and Paul live in single apartments two floors below Mary.

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS—GRADE FOUR (IX)

PART I WRITING 【45 MIN.】

SECTION A COMPOSITION 【35 MIN.】

Writing on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:

Is Noise a Crime?

You are to write in three paragraphs.

In the first paragraph, state clearly your viewpoint on this issue.In the second paragraph, support your viewpoint with details or

examples.In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural

conclusion with a summary or a suggestion.

SECTION B NOTE-WRITING 【10 MIN.】

PART II DICTATION 【15 MIN.】 Listen to the following passage. Although the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second the third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.

Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION 【20MIN.】1. A. Norman didn’t lock the door.B. Norman wasn’t ordered to.C. But Norman did.D. It was Norman’s duty to do so.2. A. It is more than necessary to keep the café warm.B. It is necessary to keep the café warm.C. The café is not warm enough.D. The café is too warm.3. A. I did not get your letter because of the flood.B. It took three weeks to get your letter.C. It usually takes over three weeks to get your letter.D. It took three extra weeks to get your letter.4. A. They stopped the fire in time.B. They didn’t manage to stop the fire.C. The house was not on fire.D. There wasn’t any damage at all.5. A. Spring is always as good as we think.B. Spring will not be as good as we think.C. Spring this year will not let us down.D. Spring will prove to be an ideal season.

6. A. The greenhouses are usually closed at five.B. The greenhouses are free to visitors after five.C. The admission fee is five pounds.D. The admission fee is higher before five.7. A. Even a perfect man needs practice.B. Only practice and perseverance will bring success.C. Prectice combined with theory is the way to achieve success.D. Any man, no matter how perfect he is, should practise.8. A. Ted talks too much in class.B. Ted is very active in answering questions.C. Ted is always attentive in class.D. Ted is good at allthe subjects.9. A. Eve has been skating longer than she has been skiing.B. Eve has stopped skiing.C. Eve now likes skiing better than skating.D. Eve now likes to skate more than to ski.10. A. Did Bob make a copy of this?B. I understand Bob asked for more than one copy.C. I think Bob only wanted a single copy of this.D. Bob made the right copy, didn’t he?11. A. To a restaurant.B. To a beach.C. To a drugstore.D. To a gymnasium.12. A. To the art exhibition.B. To Mexico.C. To David’s home.D. To a concert.13. A. $ 69.B. $ 96.C. $ 23.D. $ 46.14. A. A doctor.B. A maid.C. A nurse.D. A teacher.15. A. Clerk and manager.B. Traveller and customs officer.C. Reader and author.D. Customer andhsop-assitant.16. A. The man must do some reading.B. The woman wants to go to the concert.C. The woman does not want to go to the concert.D. The man wants to go out to dinner.

17. A. More than 187.B. 187.C. 154.D. 145.18. A. The second floor sells women’s dresses.B. The second floor may sell cheaper goods.C. The second floor sells men’s suits as well as women’s dresses.D. The second floor only sells quality goods.19. A. A dentist.B. A make-up expert.C. A driving instructor.D. A laboratory lechnician.20. A. At 5 a.m.B. After 5.15 a.m.C. After 12.30 a.m.D. At 5.15 a.m.21. A. In order to raise money for the families.B. In order to save children’s lives.C. In order to give children the right to education.D. In order to find homes for orphaned children.22. A. Almost 2,000.B. 90%.C. 4 million.D. Nearly 50%

23. A. Excellent.B. Getting better.C. Steady.D. Unstable.24. A. Too much travelling.B. A back problem.C. After-effects of the operation.D. Nothing particular.

25. A. A trucks carrying food, clothes, etc.B. Trucks carrying explosives.C. Armed vehicles.D. Soldiers sent by the United Nations.

26. A. To lift the economic boycott on Israel.B. To establish relations with Israel.C. To refuse to do business with Israel.D. To recognize Israel’s point of view.

27. A. Several small buildings.B. Two skyscrapers.C. One massive multi-building.D. Two twin towers and some smaller buildings.28. A. In the massive building next to the twin towers.B. In the Twin Towers.C. In one of the smaller buildings.D. In one of New York’s skyscrapers.

29. A. For college students.B. For college graduates.C. For demobilized soldiers.D. For college applicants.30. A. To decrease costs for potential college students.B. To introduce the idea of peace corps.C. To show his kindness to the students.D. To defer national service to after college.

PART IV CLOZE 【15 MIN.】Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer sheet.

I find it (26) the young writer a long time to become (27) of what language (28) is as a medium of communication. He thinks he should be able to (29) his meaning at once and (30) with it, and he puts it down and (31) his feelings for it in language that is meaningless to anyone else. He has to learn that he can load (32) any form of words with his meaning and be expressing himself but communicating (33) . He has to learn that language has grown naturally, out of the human need to communicate, that it (34) all those who use it, and its communicative capacities have developed to meet the (35) need, that it is most alive when it (36) the tongue supported as it always is by the look and action of the speaker, that the tongue use of it is universal but the written use of it is relatively (37) . He must come to see that tongue use (38) cliches which are the common counter best (39) the general need. Words and phrases that come off his tongue made alive by the living presence of himself become on paper dead transcriptions. He must (40) life into them as he sets them on paper.26. A. spends B. takes C. costs D. prices27. A. knowledge B. realize C. aware D. notice28. A. real B. true C. really D. possibly

29. A. put down B. put into C. put into D. put on30. A. do B. did C. be done D. does31. A. relaxes B. relents C. reduces D. releases32. A. almost B. hardly C. nearly D. ever33. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything34. A. belongs to B. believes in C. begins with D. bases

on35. A. common B. general C. universal D. ordinary36. A. comes of B. comes off C. comes on D. comes out37. A. seldom B scarce C. rare D. rarely38. A. is in full B. is full of C. is filled with D. is adapted

to39. A. serve B. service C. served D. serving40. A. breath B. breathe C. blame D. broach

PART V GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 【15MIN.】

PART VI READING COMPREHENSION 【30MIN.】SECTION A Reading Comprehension 【25MIN.】 In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked a, b, c and d. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer, Mark your choice on your answer sheet.

TEXT A In the long run a government will always encroach upon freedom to the extent to which it has the power to do so; this is almost a natural law or politics, since whatever the intentions of the men who exercise political power, the sheer momentum of government leads to a constant pressure upon the liberties of the citizen. But in many countries society has responded by throwing up its own defenses in the shape of social classes or organized corporations which, enjoying economic power and popular support, have been able to set limits to the scope of action of the executive. Such, for example, in England was the origin of all our liberties won from government by the stand first of the feudal nobility, then of churches and political parties, and latterly of trade unions, commercial organizations, and the societies for promoting

various causes. Even in European lands which were arbitrarily ruled, the powers of the monarchy, though absolute in theory, were in their exercise checked in a similar fashion. Indeed the fascist dictatorships of today are the first truly tyrannical governments which western Europe has known for centuries, and they have been rendered possible only because on coming to power they destroyed all forms of social organization which were in any way rivals to the state.

66. The main idea of this paragraph is best expressed as a. limited powers of monarchies b. safeguards of individual liberty c. functions of trade unions d. ruthless ways of dictators 67. The writer maintains that there is a natural tendency for governments to a. become more democratic b. become fascist c. assume more power d. increase individual liberties 68. Fascist dictatorships differ from monarchies of recent times in a. setting limits to their scope of action b. getting things done by sheer momentum c. promoting various causes d .destroying people's organizations

TEXT B Yet the difference in tone and language must strike us, so soon as it is philosophy that speaks: that change should remind us that even if the function of religion and that of reason coincide, this function is performed in the two cases by very different organs. Religions are many, reason one. Religion consists of conscious ideas, hopes, enthusiasms, and objects of worship; it operates by grace and flourishes by prayer. Reason, on the other hand, is a mere principle or potential order, on which indeed we may come to reflect but which exists in us ideally only, without variation or stress of any kind. We conform or do not conform to it; it does not urge or chide us, nor call for any emotions on our part other than those naturally aroused by the various objects which it unfolds in their true nature and proportion. Religion brings some order into life by weighting it with new materials. Reason adds to the natural materials only the perfect order which it introduces into them. Rationality is nothing but a form ,an ideal constitution which experience may more or less embody. Religion is apart of experience itself, a mass of sentiments and ideas. The one is an inviolate principle, the other a changing and struggling force. And yet this struggling and changing force of religion seems to direct man toward something eternal. It seems to make for an ultimate harmony within the soul and for an ultimate harmony between the soul and all that the soul depends upon. Religion, in its intent, is a more

conscious and direct pursuit of the Life of Reason than is society, science, or art, for these approach and fill out the ideal life tentatively and piecemeal, hardly regarding the goal or caring for the ultimate justification of the instinctive aims. Religion also has an instinctive and blind side and bubbles up in all manner of chance practices and intuitions; soon, however, it feels its way toward the heart of things, and from whatever quarter it may come, veers in the direction of the ultimate. Nevertheless, we must confess that this religious pursuit of the Life of Reason has been singularly abortive. Those within the pale of each religion may prevail upon themselves to express satisfaction with its results, thanks to a fond partiality in reading the past and generous draughts of hope for the future ;but any one regarding the various religions at once and comparing their achievements with what reason requires, must feel how terrible is the disappointment which they have one and all prepared for mankind. Their chief anxiety has been to offer imaginary remedies for mortal ills, some of which are incurable essentially, while others might have been really cured by well-directed effort. The Greek oracles, for instance, pretended to heal our natural ignorance, which has its appropriate though difficult cure, while the Christian vision of heaven pretended to be an antidote to our natural death the inevitable correlate of birth and of a changing and conditioned existence. By methods of this sort little can be done for the real betterment of life. To confuse intelligence and dislocate sentiment by gratuitous fictions is a short-sighted way of pursuing happiness. Nature is soon avenged. An unhealthy exaltation and a one-sided morality have to be followed by regrettable reactions. When these come, the real rewards of life may seem vain to a relaxed vitality, and the very name of virtue may irritate young spirits untrained in any natural excellence. Thus religion too often debauches the morality it comes to sanction and impedes the science it ought to fulfil.

69. As used in the passage, the author would define wisdom as a. the pursuit of rationality through imagination b. an unemotional search for the truth c. a purposeful and unbiased quest for that which is best d. a short-sighted way of pursuing happiness70 Which of the following statements is not true, according to the author? a. Religion seeks the truth through imagination ;reason ,in its search, utilizes the emotions. b. Religion has proved an ineffective tool in solving man's problems. c. Science seeks a piecemeal solution to man's questions. d. The functions of philosophy and reason are the same.71. According to the author, science differs from religion in that a. it is unaware of ultimate goals b. it is unimaginative c. its findings are exact and final

d. it resembles society and art72. According to the author, the pursuit of religion has proved to be

a.a vital necessity in answering the problems of mankindb.imaginativec.a provider of hope for the futured.ineffectual

73. As used in the first sentence of the second paragraph, the word abortive most nearly means a. effective b. fruitless c. imaginative d. undeveloped 74. Which of the following titles best summarizes the content of this passage? a. The Weaknesses of Religion b. Reason's Use of the Imagination c. Conflicts Among Religions d. How Reason Improves upon Religion

TEXT C Dr Anne Roe has studied occupational interests for more than 20 years. Most of her studies have been done with professional people like artists, psychologists, biologists, engineers, and social workers. At the start, Dr Roe believed that these people chose their occupations because of things that happened when they were young. Dr. Roe believed that children who had warm and accepting parents might later choose to enter “person-directed” occupations. Person-directed occupations require one to work a lot with other people. Good examples would be teaching, social work, or sales work. She also thought that children who grew up in cold and rejecting families might choose to enter “non-person-directed” occupations, such as astronomy, accounting, or engineering. In short, Dr. Roe thought that when people became adults they would choose to work in situations like those they had enjoyed as children .She also felt that they would try to avoid the kinds of situations that brought them pain .She reasoned that a person who enjoyed people as a youngster would want to work with people when he or she grew up. On the other hand, a person who had a hard time with others when young would try to avoid person-directed occupations as an adult. For many years Dr. Roe talked with hundreds of people. Through interviews she tried to find out what their early childhoods were like. Then she compared this with the kinds of occupations they chose when they grew up. Now, after years of work, Dr. Roe says that she has neither proved nor disproved her original idea. The evidence is not strong either way. She now admits that the relationship between childhood experiences and occupational

choice may not be as strong as she had imagined . A lot of things happen to people that tend to cancel childhood experiences. But it took many years of investigation by Dr. Roe to discover this.

75. Dr Anne Roe’s work has been mainly concerned with a. children experiences b. people’s jobs c. social work d. interviews 76. Dr Roe initially believed children with warm parents might become a. engineers b. teachers c. astronomers d. writers 77. Dr. Roe says her original idea

a. was correct in principleb. turned out to be wrong in practice c. lacked sufficient proofd. illogical in its application

TEXT D Australia The OueensLand Police and the University of Queensland are now “finger printing” koalas to prevent them from being taken illegally from the wild and caged in tourist nature parks. Although the palms of koalas lack prints, their fingertips show a pattern that researchers believe is as individual as human finger prints are. Under the system, wildlife rangers who suspect that a koala has been taken illegally can check whether its print is on record. ---------- The Wall Street Journal THE WORLD THE WORLD POPULATION of about 5.4 billion people were gathered together in one spot, with each person standing on a generous two-by -two -foot patch of ground, we’d cover an area of less than 800 squarte miles ----Marilyn vos Savanct in ParadeJAPAN A HIGH PERCENTAGE of new cars sold in Japan have their first “service” at a temple or shrine rather than a garage workshop. In a form of religious insurance taken out by an increasing number of Japanese motorists, drivers go with their new car to the temple gate for the blessing ceremony. The Buddhist or Shinto priest is summoned, and the doors, hood and trunk are opened. Hundreds of thousands of new cars are taken for the blessing, and sometimes the motorist makes a donation to the temple. ----The Daily Telegraph, LondonFRANCE SINCE THE FALL of 1989, droves of Eastern Europeans have been seeing

Paris for the first time. In reality, “seeing Paris” is about all that an estimated half -million Poles, Czechs and Hungarians can afford to do here. Even a cup of coffee at a sidewalk cafe’ seems pricey. The trip is possible because most Eastern Europeans come on prepaid bus tours. Many sleep on the buses themselves, or stay in student dorms, hotels and church halls. And, in the warmer weather, some set up tents at a camp site in the Bois de Boulogne, the large wooded parkland on the cicty’s western edge. “It is a dream,” said Valenctova, a radio reporter from Prague. “My fantasy was to be able to travel to get to know places. Just to visit Paris, to know that I can come back, is enough.” ----Alan Riding in New York Times

78. Many Japanese vehicles have their first “service” at a. a. garage b. factory c. temple d. workshop79. Koalas are unique to a. France b. Japan c. the world d. Australia80. We learn from Text E that Eastern Europeans----. a. are too poor to see places in Paris b. want to settle down in Paris c. like to travel in the East d. long to visit Paris

SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING 【5MIN.】In this section there are six passages with multiple-choice questions.

Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answer on your answer sheet.

TEXT EFirst read the following questions.81. The best employee to occupy the office furthest from Mr. Black would be a. Mr. Allen b. Miss Braun c.Mr. White d. Mr. Parker . 82. The three employees who smoke should be placed in Offices a. 1, 2, and 3 b. 1, 2, and 4 c. 2, 3, and 4 d. 2, 3, and 6

Now read Text E quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet. An office manager must assign offices to six staff members. The available offices, numbered 1-6 consecutively, are arranged in a row, and are separated only by six-foot-high dividers. Therefore, voices, sounds, and cigarette smoke readily pass from each office to those on either side. Miss Braun's work requires her to speak on the telephone frequently throughout the day. Mr. White and Mr. Black often talk to one another in their work, and prefer to

have adjacent offices. Miss Green, the senior employee, is entitled to Office 5, which has the largest window. Mr. Parker needs silence in the office(s) adjacent to his own. Mr. Allen, Mr. White, and Mr. Parker all smoke. Miss Green is allergic to tobacco smoke and must have non-smokers in the office(s) adjacent to her own. Unless otherwise specified, all employees maintain silence while in their offices.

TEXT FFirst read the following questions.83. The statement above can be logically deduced from which of the following statements? a. The average height of the members of the basketball team is over six feet; Wilbur is the center on the basketball team. b. If Wilbur was not asked to join the basketball team, then he is not over six feet tall; Wilbur was asked to join the basketball team. c. If Wilbur is over six feet tall, then he can see the parade; Wilbur can see the parade. d. In Dr. Gray's seminar, everyone who is not over six feet tall is seated in the first row; Dr. Gray seated Wilbur in the second row. Now read Text F quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.

Wilbur is over six feet tall.

TEXT GFirst read Text J quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.

84. If A = 7, the sum of E and G is

a. 8 b. 10 c. 12 d. 14 85. An integer T is as much greater than C as C is greater than E. T can be written as A + E. What is D?

a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5

Now read Text G quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet. The letters A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, not necessarily in that order, stand for seven consecutive integers from 1 to 10. D is 3 less than A. B is the middle term. F is as much less than B as C is greater than D.

G is greater than F.

TEXT HFirst read the following questions.86. From the conversation above, it can be inferred that a. Nancy thinks Ellen is lying b. Nancy assumes that no one who got straight A's in high school is likely to flunk out of college c. Ellen thinks Julie has flunked out of college d. Nancy thinks Julie is still in college

Now read Text H quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet. Ellen: I just heard that Julie flunked out of college. Nancy: That can't be true; she got straight A's in high school.

TEXT IFirst read the following questions.87. According to this passage, which one of the following spellings would Webster have approved in his dictionaries? a. Develop b. Theatre c. Color d. Honour88. According to the author, Webster's purpose in writing An American Dictionary of the English Language was to a. respond to the need for new schoolbooks b. demonstrate the distinct development of the English language in America c. promote spelling forms based upon British models

d. influence the pronunciation of the English language

Now read Text I quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet. In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages, and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster's purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciations, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor

instead of colour and honour.

TEXT JFirst read the following questions.89. Where male beetles are smaller than female beetles, it is because a. they have to fight for their mates b. they are more intelligent c. they are ephemeral creatures d. there is ample time for mating 90. The paragraph preceding this one probably a. discusses a generalization about the size of animals b. develops the idea that male insects do not live long after maturity c. discusses male and female beetles

d. emphasizes that beetles are belligerent animals

Now read Text J quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet. There are exceptions to the rule of male insects being smaller than the females, and some of these exceptions are intelligible. Size and strength would be an advantage to the males which fight for the possession of the females, and in these cases, as with the stag-beetle (Lucanus), the males are larger than the females. There are, however, other beetles which are not known to fight together, of which the males exceed the females in size, and the meaning of this fact is not known, but in some of these cases, as with the huge Dynasties and Megasoma ,we can at least see that there would be no necessity for the males to be smaller than the females, in order to be matured before them, for these beetles are not short-lived, and there would be ample time for the pairing of the sexes.