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1. Gardening is a good way to relax, and he can provide fresh vegetables as well.
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2. Several people at the meeting was concerned about the new proposal to change schedules.
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3. Japan produces most television sets than the United States.

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4. Pumpkin seeds ________ protein and iron, are a popular snack.

a) provides b) provided c) which provide d) they provide

5. The spinal cord is a long, thick bundle of nerves __________ from the brain to the lower
part of the back.
a) where runs b) which runs c) runs d) is running

6. From now on, any employee who is ________ late for work will be dismissed.
a) frequently b) habitual c) oft d) dramatic

7. Ancient astronomers looked at the stars ________ they could make predictions about the
future.
a) so b) so that c) if d) because of

8. The customer was very satisfied _____ our service.

a) in b) of c) from d) with

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9. _________ sending a letter, send a fax.
a) Instead of b) Instead c) Opposed to d) Insist on

10. The role of art in Western culture ________ in the last hundred year.
a) had changed b) changing c) changes d) has changed

11. There is ________ a spotlight nor a stop sign at the corner.

a) any b) either c) not d) neither

12. The proposal _______ Mr. Brown made was eventually adopted.
a) which b) whom c) where d) who

13. Please tell them ________ you want for dinner.

a) how b) that c) what d) while

14. Sales personnel must understand __________ in order to be successful.

a) human psychology b) psychologically human
c) psychology human d) psychology humanities

15. We were very ________ that you could not come to the presentation.
a) disappoint b) disappointing c) disappointed d) disappoints

16. The ___________ on who could be hired for that position did not seem legal.
a) restrict b) restriction c) restricting d) restricted

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17. When lightning strikes an unprotected building, the electric charge can cause ________
damage.
a) considerable b) consider c) considerably d) considering

18. I’m afraid we do not have ________ time to discuss this at the present meeting.
a) some b) many c) any d) either

19. It didn’t matter whether the report was typed _______ handwritten.
a) nor b) and c) or d) but

20. Environment, ____________, and equality are three issues which concern citizens today.
a) free b) freedom c) freely d) freeing

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1. Distant object can be viewed with a ________.
a) microscope b) binocular c) stethoscope d) telescope

2. Don’t ______ me with your loud noises. I’m preparing for my exam.
a) bother b) envy c) warn d) encourage

3. Some mushrooms are ________. If you eat them, you will die.
a) edible b) poisonous c) fresh d) crispy

4. When you strike a match, it lights because of______.

a) gravity b) evaporation c) atmosphere d) friction

5. This beautiful weather is only ________. It is going to rain for the rest of this week.
a) permanent b) dependent c) temporary d) density

6. Martha dropped chocolate ice cream on my white rug. She_______ but I told her not to
worry about it.
a) realized b) apologized c) criticized d) advertised

7. The ___________ for the position of accountant include a college degree and three years
of related experiences.
a) qualification b) characteristics c) professions d) ingredients

8. Water is __________ in many places, but it is rare in other places.

a) scarce b) preserved c) clean d) abundant

9. Paul asked Mary to marry him, but she _______. She told him she loved someone else.
a) preferred b) refused c) appealed d) promised

10. Gasoline and alcohol are highly ________ substances, so don’t light fire near them.
a) flammable b) sticky c) burns d) imbalance

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11. A good government must ________the well-being of its citizens.
a) look forward to b) look after
c) look for d) look through

12. Last week a severe earthquake struck southern California. One thousand people died, but
15,000 ________.
a) emptied b) survived c) slept d) separated

13. Today, bottles and cans in stores are carefully _________ to prevent air and germs from
getting inside.
a) sealed b) screened c) guarded d) limited

14. Helen is on diet. She has to give up desserts, such as cake. __________ she has to stop
eating between meals.
a) Furthermore b) Accordingly c) Nevertheless d) Likewise

15. Some people lives in a state of _________, with little hope of getting a financially secure
life.
a) liberty b) poverty c) security d) identity

16. Negative is the opposite of _________.

a) positive b) relative c) active d) causative

17. At ________ the sky begins to get light and the sun appears.
a) sunset b) dusk c) dawn d) midnight

18. When you walk into a dark room from the bright sunlight, your eyes need a few moments
to _______ to the change in light.
a) adjust b) emphasize c) adopt 4) agree

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19. The director of the company tried to _______ his day precisely so that he could fit
everything into his busy schedule.
a) organize b) compromise c) concentrate d) influence

20. Mary was sick. Her only _______ were headache and tiredness.
a) solutions b) conditions c) demonstrations d) symptoms

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Part 1 (Questions 1-12)

Directions : Choose the best answer for each blank.

A. Situation : In a pet shop

Customer : Good morning, I’d like to see the manager.

Salesman : Just a minute. I’ll get him. ___ 1___ what it is about?

Customer : It’s about the killer fish you sold me last week.

Salesman : Yes, sir. ___2___?

Customer : You’d better be able to, or we’ll meet in the court.

Manager : That’s rather ___3___ language. What exactly is the problem?

Customer : Last week I purchased a tropical fish here, and that fish has now
eaten all other fish in my aquarium. Your salesman assured me that
it was a tropical blue, and ___4___ did he suggest that it was a
cannibal – that it would attack and devour every other living thing in
my fish tank.

Manager : ___5___, you bought a fish at this shop and you are now ___6___
that you had no idea what kind of fish it was.

Customer : I suppose so, but doesn’t the shop warn people?

Manager : ___7___ that we do assume that our customers know what the are

asking for. After all, if you ask for a killer whale, you don’t expect
us to tell you it is large, ___8___?

Customer : Of course not, but that’s a silly example. I feel I’m entitled to some
___9___ here. After all, how did I know that a tropical blue sees
other fish as his food?

Manager : Well, perhaps you would like a special ___10___ on some other

items? Perhaps some fish to fill up your tank once again?

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Customer : But I can’t put anything in the tank with the tropical blue, can I?

Manager : Perhaps you would like to return the tropical blue to us ___11___

restocking your aquarium at a special price?

Customer : ___12___.

1. a) Do you think b) Would you say

c) Can you tell d) May I ask

2. a) May I say something b) What’s bothering you

c) Can I help you d) What shall I do

3. a) strong b) wrong
c) easy d) hard

4. a) no sooner b) not at all

c) at no time d) at the moment

5. a) In addition b) In other words

c) In general d) In your opinion

6. a) remembering b) confirming
c) reminding d) claiming

7. a) I apologize b) I admit
c) It’s clear to me d) It occurs to me

8. a) aren’t I b) isn’t it
c) will you d) do you

9. a) compensation b) complaint
c) responsibility d) replacement

10. a) bonus b) trial

c) discount d) sale

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11. a) by b) before
c) for d) despite

12. a) That sounds like a good idea b) Not at all

c) Nice to see you again d) Thank you for your invitation

Part 2

The term biological clock is applied to the means by which living things adjust their activity
patterns, without any obvious cue, to the time of the day, or the year. The biological clocks seem
to be beautifully adapted to the needs of living things. They are affected but little, if at all, by drugs,
chemicals, or temperature differences – factors which may alter substantially the rates of all
ordinary processes of the body.

The nature of this biological clocks’ mechanism is still a mystery. Two quite different
theories have been advanced to account for them. According to the first of these theories, each
individual contains its own independent timing system. This is believed to have evolved, aided by
natural selection, as an adaptation to the rhythmic environment. It has now become independent of
the environment. According to this view, the clocks are not perfect timers.

Biological clocks appear to be everywhere in living things – even in individual cells or parts
of cells. But the search for the specific timing system has been futile thus far. Despite the careful
study of many rhythmic phenomena and even of detailed chemical variations between cells, there
is no evidence that any one of them is the clock – timer itself. Not only has no independent timing
system ever been discovered, but there has not yet been even a plausible guess as to its nature.

13. The passage is mainly about _____.

a) a comparison of two types of biological clocks

b) theories of the mechanism of biological clocks
c) the origin of timing system in individuals
d) the study of rhythmic phenomena

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14. In line 3, “They” refers to _____

a) factors b) needs c) living things d) biological clocks

15. In line 18, “futile” means _____

a) potential b) fertile c) fruitless d) useful

16. The purpose of the writer is to ____

a) classify b) explain c) persuade d) argue

17. The best title for this passage would be ____

a) Biological clocks and natural selection b) The future of biological clocks

c) Timing systems and their natures d) The mystery of biological clocks

18. All of the following have little effect on biological clocks except ____

a) the sun and the moon b) extreme heat or cold

c) nicotine and alcohol d) aspirin and penicillin

19. What is true about biological clocks?

a) The timing system has been found only in animals.

b) The nature of biological clocks is explainable.
c) The actual clock-timer of living things has never been discovered.
d) chemical variations between cells determine the timing system of each individual.
20. All researchers agree that _____

a) all living things have internal timing mechanisms

b) biological clocks keep perfect time
c) the environment has no effect on the individual’s timing system
d) biological clocks require regular corrections

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