“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 1. A. open B. happen C. offer D. begin

Question 2. A. physical B. domestic C. possible D. beautiful

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 3. A. painting B. daily C. fairly D. faithful

Question 4. A. distinguished B. relaxed C. attacked D. attracted

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.

Question 5. The water temperature in a spring depends on that of the soil through where the water flows.

A B C D

Question 6. Ms Chang always gets a lot done, but yesterday she did more work that I’ve ever seen before.

A B C D

Question 7. The product that you bought at the lower price is the more inferior to the one that we sell at a
A B C D
slightly higher price.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 8 to 12.

Fake news in the time of coronavirus: how big is the threat?

People assume that we’re vulnerable to false information. But even in times of crisis, common sense
usually prevails. Why does misinformation (8)__________? Does all this fake news mean that people are
hopelessly gullible, their anxiety making them receptive to the most blatant baloney?
Humans are by nature careful about the messages they receive. When (9)___________ information, we
first compare what we’re told (or have read) with our existing beliefs: if it fits, we tend to accept the
information. Fake news takes advantage of this by reinforcing our prejudices: drinkers believe that alcohol
is a cure, and racists blame Chinese scientists. (10)___________, any message that clashes with our
personal experience, in particular if it calls for some costly action, is initially rejected. Early warnings were
thus, for many, difficult to hear: confinement seemed drastic in reaction to a threat that hadn’t affected us
or anyone we knew yet.
Overcoming this initial reaction requires trust: a recognition that (11)__________ is addressing us is
competent, and isn’t trying to manipulate us. This is why checking information is so important. Not so
much because it helps us avoid misinformation: most of us will only be (12)__________ to a tiny amount
of misinformation in the first place. We must strive to be vigilant, but being vigilant is only useful it if
helps us remain open to valuable information.
Adapted from ‘The guardian’ by Hugo Mercier.

Question 8: A. nourish B. build C. flourish D. popularize

Question 9: A. evaluate B. evaluating C. evaluated D. Being evaluated

Question 10: A. By contrast B. Furthermore C. For D. Even though

Question 11: A. however B. whenever C. No matter how D. whoever

Question 12: A. exposed B. disposed C. threatened D. disclosed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions

Question 13. Jenifer missed her chance to be promoted. What a shame!

A. Jenifer regretted having wasted her chance to be promoted.
B. Despite feeling ashamed, Jenifer lost her chance of promotion.
C. If only Jenifer has seized her chance of promotion.
D. That Jenifer missed her chance to promoted is shameful.
Question 14. They left the concert hall. The fire alarm went off right afterwards.
A. They left the concert hall just as the fire alarm went off.
B. The fire alarm had gone off before they left the concert hall.
C. They were leaving the concert hall when the fire alarm went off.
D. No sooner had they left the concert hall than the fire alarm went off.
Question 15. She was irritated by her husband’s lack of punctuality. She left him.
A. Being irritating by her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him.
B. She left her husband because of her irritation with his lack of punctuality.
C. Irritated by her husband, she punctually left him.
D. Irritating with her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair
of sentences in the following questions.
Question 16: He shouldn’t expect to know everything on the test.
A. He should have studied every word that was on the test.
B. He shouldn’t take the test because he didn’t study well enough.
C. The test will seem easy if he studies more.
D. The test will probably ask some questions that are difficult for him.
Question 17: You’re the worst guitarist in the world.
A. No one else in the world plays the guitar as badly as you.
B. No one else in the world plays the guitar as well as you.
C. No one else in the world plays the guitar as good as you.
D. No one else in the world plays the guitar as worst as you
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 18 to 24.

Life expectancy is the period of time that a person can expect to live. Life expectancy varies greatly
between genders and cultures. It used to be that women had a lower life expectancy than men (1 in every 4
women died in childbirth), but now they live an average of four to five years longer than men. Life
expectancy has been increasing rapidly over the last centuries. With the advent of such modern miracles as
sewers, medicine and a greater understanding of how diseases are spread, our life expectancy has increased
by 25-30 years.

In developing countries like Swaziland, where there is a high HIV/AIDS rate, life expectancy is as low as
32.6 years. In developed countries like Australia, life expectancy rates are as high as 81 years. There are an
increasing number of factors which can cancel out the disadvantages you have. The one that we are
looking at now is how your career can affect your life expectancy. Choosing the wrong career can result in
a shorter life! If you want your career to positively influence your life expectancy, you have to be made of
money. That’s right. Rich people in wealthy areas of England and France live 10 years longer than the
people in poorer areas. Having a successful career has its drawbacks, too if the result of hard work is
stress.

Stress can lead to a number of psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, fatigue, tension and
aggression. These conditions may result in a lack of concentration and an increase in serious injuries at
work. They can also lead to a high blood pressure and heart attacks which seriously affect life expectancy.

If you are worried that your job might decrease your life expectancy, you probably need to avoid careers
on “dangerous jobs” list such as timber cutters, pilots, construction workers, roofer, truck drivers. So if you
don’t want to kick the bucket at an early age, choose a career in something other than timber cutting, but
above all, remember to relax.

From Pre-Essence Reading by Rachel Lee, Longman

Question 18: According to the passage, which of following is true if you have a successful career?

A. Your life expectancy increases by a decade.

 B. You can afford to exercise and eat well.
C. You can buy an expensive car.
D. You can spend most of your day in an office.

Question 19: The passage mainly discusses____________.

A. The definition of life expectancy

B. The comparison of life expectancy between women and men
C. The importance of a successful career
D. The effects of a career on one’s life expectancy

Question 20: According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT

A. Our life expectancy has increased by 25-30 years because there are fewer wars nowadays.
B. In the past, women’s life expectancy was lower than that of men.
C. Life expectancy varies greatly depending on genders and cultures.
D. There has been a dramatic increase in average life expectancy over the last centuries.

Question 21: Why does an increase in stress lead to an increase in workplace accidents?

A. Workers are too busy to observe safety regulations.

B. Workers don’t care as much about their jobs.
C. It leads to a decrease in concentration and depression
D. Workers like to take sick leave and stay home.

Question 22: The word “They” in bold in paragraph 1 refers to_______.

A. woman B. cultures C. women D. genders

Question 23: The phrase “kick the bucket” in the passage is closest in meaning to “______”.

A. live B. relax C. succeed D. die

Question 24: What is the main idea of the 1st paragraph?

A. Stress negatively affects life expectancy.

B. Stress results in lower life expectancy.
C. Making a bad career choice will make your life shorter.
D. Life expectancy has increased greatly over the last few centuries.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 25: Lisa is so excited about her 6th birthday that she keeps practicing blowing ______birthday
candles!

A. off B. out C. on D. away

Question 26: She acted ______ she had never seen me before, when I'd just met her at lunch.
A. as B. since C. even though D. as though

Question 27: No matter how often I explain, he doesn’t seem to ____.

A. put it through B. take it in

C. take it on D. put it in

Question 28: When you travel on the metro, you must be very______ about pickpockets.

A. skeptical B. alert C. cautious D. suspicious

Question 29: He expected __________for an Oscar, but he wasn’t.

A. nominating B. to nominate C. to be nominated D. being nominated

Question 30: Some candidates failed the oral exam because they didn’t have enough _____.

A. confidence B. confidentially C. confident D. confidential

Question 31: It was on March 19th, 1876_______the first telephone call was made.

A. that B. which C. then D. where

Question 32: Nothing unusual happened,_______?

A. did it B. didn’t it C. did they D. didn’t they

Question 33: His clothes are in a mess because he_______ the house all morning.

A. will be painting B. has been painting C. will have painted D. had been painting

Question 34: _____proficiency in German would be of much help, it is not requirement for the advertised
position.

A. Despite B. Otherwise C. regarding D. Although

Question 35: He is _________ he has bought a lot of houses in this area.

A. so rich a man that C. as rich a man that

B. so a rich man that D. such rich a man that

Question 36: ______, cars are widely used as the most popular mode of transport in the United States.

A. But for their high price C. As though they are expensive

B. Expensive as they are D. Regardless their high price
Question 37: John and Tim are talking about future jobs.

John: “What kind of job would you like?”

Tim: “______.”

A. Any of them are OK C. Anything to do with computer

B. That will do D. Any time after next week

Question 38: John and Jill are talking about Jill’s trip.

Jack: “How was your trip to Denmark?”

Jill: “________. Everything was perfect.”

A. I couldn’t be so sure C. I couldn’t agree more

B. I couldn’t dream about it D. I couldn’t feel better about it

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 39: Most patients find that the numbness from the injection wears off after about an hour.

A. occurs B. increases C. disappears D. intensifies

Question 40: 75% of the world’s population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the
symptoms of sleep deprivation.

A. offer B. loss C. supply D. damage

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 41: I can say for certain that your father will hit the ceiling when he finds out you’ve played
truant.

A. destroy the house B. get angry C. become happy D. repair the roof

Question 42: The company rejected the claim that they were responsible for these teenagers’ health
problems.

A. ignored B. accepted C. disagreed D. denied

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 45 to 50.

An air pollutant is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in
such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely. Air pollution requires a
very flexible definition that permits continuous changes. When the first air pollution laws were established
in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or
smelled- a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today. As technology has developed
and knowledge of health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has
lengthened. In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions.

Many of more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxides and nitrogen oxides are
found in nature. As the Earth developed, the concentration of these pollutants was altered by various
chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycles. These serve as an air purification
scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil. On a global basis, nature's
output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting from human activities.

However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city. In such region, human
output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme of the cycles. The
result is a concentration of noxious chemicals in the air. The concentrations at which the adverse effects
appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human
activities. The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact, the
numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase this represents over the
concentration that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health
effects at 0.08 parts per million, which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however has
a natural level of 0. 1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm.

Question 43. The word "localized " is closest in meaning to ___.

A. specified B. circled C. encircled D. surrounded.

Question 44. The word "these" in the second paragraph refers to ____.

A. the compounds moved to the water or soil

B. the various chemical reactions.

C. the pollutants from the developing Earth

D. the components in biogeochemical cycles.

Question 45. According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is
only useful if ________.

A. the other substances in the area are known

B. it can be calculated quickly.

C. it is in a localized area

D. the natural level is also known.

Question 46. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ____.

A. the definition of air pollution will continue to change.

B. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas.

 C. Most pollutants today can be seen or smelled.

D. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities.

Question 47. According to the passage, human- generated air pollution in localized regions ____.

A. will react harmfully with natural pollutants.

B. can overwhelm the natural system removing pollutants.

C. will damage area outside of the localized regions.

D. can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants.

Question 48. The word "adversely" is closest in meaning to ___.

A. considerably B. quickly C. admittedly D. negatively.

Question 49.Which of the following is best supported by the passage?

A. Scientists should be consulted in order to establish uniform limits for all air pollutants.

B. Human activities have been effective in reducing air pollution.

C. One of the most important steps in preserving natural lands is to better enforce air pollution laws.

D. To effectively control pollution, local government should regularly review their air pollution laws.

Question 50. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere

B. The economic impact of air pollution.

C. What constitutes an air pollutant

D. How much harm air pollutants can cause.

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1. D 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.B 10.A

11.D 12.A 13.D 14.D 15.B 16.D 17.A 18.A 19.D 20.A

21.C 22.C 23.D 24.D 25.B 26.D 27.B 28.C 29.C 30.A

31.A 32.A 33.B 34.D 35.A 36.B 37.C 38.D 39.C 40.B

41.C 42.B 43.A 44.D 45.D 46.A 47.B 48.D 49.B 50.C