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 1 to 5.
In the early twentieth century, an American woman named Emily Post
wrote a book on etiquette. This book explained the proper behavior
Americans should follow in many different social (23)______, from
birthday parties to funerals. But in modern society, it is not simply to
know the proper rules for behavior in your own country. It is necessary
for people (24)______ work or travel abroad to understand the rules of
etiquette in other cultures as well.
Cultural (25)______ can be found in such simple processes as giving or
receiving a gift. In Western cultures, a gift can be given to the receiver
with relatively little ceremony. When a gift is offered, the receiver
usually takes the gift and expresses his or her thanks. (26)______, in
some Asian countries, the act of gift-giving may appear confusing to
Westerners. In Chinese culture, both the giver and receiver understand
that the receiver will typically refuse to take the gift several times before
he or she finally accepts it. In addition, to (27)______ respect for the
receiver, it is common in several Asian cultures to use both hands when
offering a gift to another person.
(Source: Reading Advantage by Casey Malarcher)
Question 1. A. positions B. conditions C. situations D. locations
Question 2. A. who B. which C. where D. whose
Question 3. A. differences B. different C. differently D. differ
Question 4. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise
Question 5. A. show B. get C. feel D. take
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 6 to 12.
Different cultures follow their own special customs when a child's baby
teeth fall out. In Korea, for example, they have the custom of throwing
lost teeth up on the roof of a house. According to tradition, a magpie will
come and take the tooth. Later, the magpie will return with a new tooth
for the child. In other Asian countries, such as Japan and Vietnam,
children follow a similar tradition of throwing their lost teeth onto the
roofs of houses.
Birds aren't the only animals thought to take lost teeth. In Mexico and
Spain, tradition says a mouse takes a lost tooth and leaves some money.
However, in Mongolia, dogs are responsible for taking teeth away. Dogs
are highly respected in Mongolian culture and are considered guardian
angels of the people. Tradition says that the new tooth will grow good
and strong if the baby tooth is fed to a guardian angel. Accordingly,
parents in Mongolia will put their child's lost tooth in a piece of meat
and feed it to a dog.
The idea of giving lost teeth to an angel or fairy is also a tradition in the
West. Many children in Western countries count on the Tooth Fairy to
leave money or presents in exchange for a tooth. The exact origins of the
Tooth Fairy are a mystery, although the story probably began in England
or Ireland centuries ago. According to tradition, a child puts a lost tooth
under his or her pillow before going to bed. In the wee hours, while the
child is sleeping, the Tooth Fairy takes the tooth and leaves something
else under the pillow. In France, the Tooth Fairy leaves a small gift. In
the United States, however, the Tooth Fairy usually leaves money. These
days, the rate is $1 to $5 per tooth, adding up to a lot of money from the
Tooth Fairy!
(Source: Reading Challenge 2 by Casey Malarcher & Andrea Janzen)
Question 6. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Traditions concerning children's lost teeth
B. Presents for young children's lost teeth
C. Animals eating children's lost teeth
D. Customs concerning children's new teeth
Question 7. The word "their" in paragraph 1 refers to ______.
A. houses' B. roofs' C. children's D. countries'
Question 8. According to the passage, where is a child's lost tooth
thought to be taken away by a mouse?
A. In Mexico and Spain B. In Mongolia
C. In Japan and Vietnam D. In Korea
Question 9. According to paragraph 2, parents in Mongolia feed their
child's lost tooth to a dog
because ______.
A. they know that dogs are very responsible animals
B. they believe that this will make their child's new tooth good and
strong
C. they think dogs like eating children's teeth
D. they hope that their child will get some gifts for his or her tooth
Question 10. The word "origins" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
______.
A. countries B. families C. beginnings D. stories
Question 11. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT
true about the tradition of
tooth giving in the West?
A. Children give money to the Tooth Fairy.
B. Children put their lost teeth under their pillows.
C. Children hope to get money or gifts from the Tooth Fairy.
D. Lost teeth are traditionally given to an angel or fairy.
Question 12. The phrase "the wee hours" in paragraph 3 probably refers
to the period of time
______.
A. early in the evening B. soon after midnight
C. late in the morning D. long before bedtime
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 13 to 17.
Fashioning Goes High-Tech
Fashion is no longer something that is just made of cloth or leather.
These days it has become something that needs batteries and is often
connected to the Internet. When it comes to high-tech fashion, it might
be (31) _________ to your wrist or resting on the bridge of your nose,
and it is doing a lot more than just (32) _________ you look stylish.
Google was one of the first to burst on the scene with a fashionable item
that was also very (33) _________. Google Glass, which looks like
glasses, allows wearers to do all sorts of things, from seeing information
in a simple viewer to simply saying out loud, “Take a picture.” What you
are seeing in the picture that will be taken, (34) _________Google Glass
heard you through its microphone and has a built-in camera. If you ask a
question, you will (35) _________ the answer in the tiny screen
displayed before one eye. Google Glass uses Bluetooth technology to
communicate with a smartphone, so it is not a stand-alone item.
Question 13. A. fastened B. joined C. attached D. placed
Question 14.A. making B. doing C. performing D. causing
Question 15.A. attractive B. functional C. durable D. capable
Question 16.A. therefore B. although C. so D. because
Question 17.A. show B. be shown C. find D. be found
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 18 to 22.
Why is culture important and how does it answer the question "What is
cultural identity?"? Culture is the underlying foundation of traditions
and beliefs that help a person relate to the world around them. It is the
basis for any superstitions they may have. It is the aversion to (40)
______ types of meat, or which days you can work on. Culture gives us
a definite starting point when beginning to search for our roots.
Knowing (41) _______ a person comes from will help to define how
they look at their family obligations as well as how they celebrate
important milestones in life.
As a person has given up their cultural identity, they can (42) ________
identify themselves with the things that were (43) ______ the most
important things in their lives. They lose direction. As time (44)
_______ by and they continue to forget about their past and their natural
traditions, their identity becomes less and less pronounced.
(Source: http://nobullying. com/ cultural-identity)
Question 18.A. typical B. especial C. special D. specific
Question 19.A. how B. when C. where D. by which
Question 20.A. no more B. any more C. no longer D. any longer
Question 21.A. once B. at once C. for once D. one time
Question 22.A. goes B. flies C. passes D. walks
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 following
questions from 23 to 27.
Harvard University, today recognized as part of the top echelon of the
world’s universities, came from very inauspicious and humble
beginning.
This oldest of American universities was founded in 1636, just sixteen
years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. Included in the Puritan
emigrants to the Massachusetts colony during this period were more
than 100 graduates of England’s prestigious Oxford and Cambridge
universities, and these universities graduates in the New Word were
determined that their sons would have the same educational
opportunities that they themselves had had. Because of this support in
the colony for an institution of higher learning, the General Court of
Massachusetts appropriated 400 pounds for a college in October of 1636
and early the following year decided on a parcel of land for the school;
this land was in an area called Newetowne which was later renamed
Cambridge after its English cousin and is the site of the present-day
university.
When a young minister named John Harvard, who came from the
neighboring town of Charlestowne, died from tuberculosis in 1638, he
willed half of his estate of 1,700 pounds to the fledgling college. In spite
of the fact that only half of the bequest was actually paid, the General
Court named the college after the minister in appreciation for what he
had done. The amount of the bequest may not have been large,
particularly by today’s standard, but it was more than the General Court
had found it necessary to appropriate in order to open the college.
Henry Dunster was appointed the first president of Harvard in 1640, and
it should be noted that in addition to serving as president, he was also the
entire faculty, with an entering freshmen class of four students. Although
the staff did expand somewhat, for the first century of its existence the
entire teaching staff consisted of the president and three or four tutors.
(Source: https://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/TOEFL_reading1.htm&ved)
Question 23. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about John
Harvard?
A. Where he was buried. B. How much he bequeathed to Harvard.
C. Where he came from. D. What he died of.
Question 24. The passage indicates that Harvard is __________.
A. one of the oldest universities in the world
B. one of the oldest universities in America
C. the oldest university in the world
D. the oldest university in America
Question 25. The word fledgling in the third paragraph could be best
replaced by which of the following?
A. flying B. newborn C. winged D. established
Question 26. The pronoun they in the second paragraph refers to
__________.
A. Oxford and Cambridge universities B. university graduates
C. educational opportunities D. sons
Question 27. The main idea of this passage is that __________.
A. Harvard University developed under the auspices of the General
Court of Massachusetts
B. Harvard is one of the world’s most prestigious universities
C. what is today a great university started out small
D. John Harvard was key to the development of a great university
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 28 to 32.
Getting work experience is a good way for young people who are still at
school to see whether they would enjoy a particular career. Future
employers like to know about their work experience (34) ______ they
think is important for them in the process of recruiting employees. And
young people get the chance to consider (35) ______ possibilities for a
future career with working professionals. In addition, they will find
these professionals’ advice specially helpful thinking about the different
choices they will have to (36) ______.
Work experience often involves uncomfortable situations, (37) ______
people who are in such situations can learn how to behave appropriately
in front of clients and how to respond to things in the workplace.
Appearance is also important and they need to dress suitably whether
they are going for a job as an engineer or an IT specialist, or a job which
is perhaps less technical but equally (38) ______, such as a medical
doctor or a teacher.
(Adapted from Complete First for Schools)
Question 28: A. who B. which C. when D. where
Question 29: A. each B. many C. none D. one
Question 30: A. build B. fill C. do D. make
Question 31: A. nor B. for C. but D. either
Question 32: A. confusing B. commanding
C. demanding D. understanding
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 33 to 37.
Device-centred communication has become almost universal over the
past twenty years. More than three quarters of people in the world now
own a mobile device, and more than half communicate via social
networking.
It is now hard to imagine a world without mobile devices consisting of
such things as mobile phones, laptops and tablets. They allow us to stay
in touch with a large network of friends, no matter where they are. But
many experts say that communicating with a device is nothing like
talking with someone in person. “Body language, eye contact and tone
of voice can tell us so much,” psychologist Mary Peters says. “And none
of those exist on a device. Even video chat removes many subtle clues.”
We don’t know to what extent these technologies will permanently
change the way people interact. People will always want to meet up with
others in small and large groups. Indeed, it is fair to say that social media
makes it easier than ever before for people to organise social events.
However, there is still a danger that device-centred communication may
have a negative long-term impact on the way people interact with each
other on a day-to-day basis.
We must not, therefore, lose sight of the need to focus on the actual
people around us, and remember that they deserve our real – not virtual
– attention. The idea of a culture where people always have a screen
between them sounds a bit funny, because deep understanding comes
when we see the reactions on other people’s faces.
(Adapted from Solutions)
Question 33: The passage is mainly about ______.
A. the development of device-centred communication
B. the impact of device-centred communication
C. the definition of device-centred communication
D. the misunderstanding of device-centred communication
Question 34: The word They in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. mobile phones B. tablets C. mobile devices D. laptops
Question 35: In paragraph 2, in her statement about the advantages of
communicating in person, Mary Peters mentioned all of the following
EXCEPT ______.
A. body language B. eye contact C. handshake D. tone of voice
Question 36: The word meet up in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
______.
A. come down B. get together C. get away D. come away
Question 37: According to paragraph 4, deep understanding appears
when ______.
A. we communicate through social networking
B. we interact with modern technology
C. we care about our virtual friends
D. we see the reactions on the faces of other people