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LISTENING COMPREHENSION – 18Q

PART A

1. What does the woman mean?
(A) Her trip will last only a few days.
(B) She departs in several days.
(C) She's leaving in a few hours.
(D) Her trip began a few days ago.

2. Who is the man most likely to be?
(A) A salesclerk.
(B) A lawyer.
(C) A painter.
(D) An apartment manager.

3. What does the woman say about Rob?
(A) His paper was on the top of the pile.
(B) He received the highest mark.
(C) He’s a graduate student in math.
(D) He had a tough math exam.

4. What does the woman say about Mike?
(A) He's upset.
(B) He's not present.
(C) He's seated in his chair.
(D) He’s where he should be.

5. What does the man mean?

(A) A rainstorm is coming.

(B) He'd like to tell the woman about the storm.

(C) He agrees with the woman.

(D) The storm damage was minimal.

6. What does the woman say about Mike?

(A) He said he was sorry.

(B) He temporarily lost.

(C) He finally polished the silver.

(D) He was the last to appear.

7. What does the man suggest?

(A) Marking the pages in red.

(B) Buying some bread.

(C) Reading more often.

(D) Jogging to the market.

8. What does the woman mean?

(A) The letters were sent.

(B) She picked up some mail from the post office.

(C) She spent a lot of time at the post office.

(D) The post office delivered some letters.

9. What does the man mean?

(A) He has a problem understanding a certain book.

(B) He never browses through books.

(C) He needs to return to the library.

(D) He'll give the book back soon.

10. What does the man mean?

(A) The chair is not soft enough.

(B) The set of jars is unaffordable.

(C) It is hard to find a comfortable chair.

(D) He hardly has time to sit.

PART B

31. What kind of trip are the man and the woman discussing?

(A) A boat trip.

(B) A bus trip.

(C) A plane trip.

(D) A train trip.

32. What season is it?

(A) Spring.

(B) Summer.

(C) Autumn.

(D) Winter.

33. What are the whales doing now?

(A) They are heading north.

(B) They are looking for warmer water.

(C) They are returning to their home.

(D) They are heading toward Alaska.

34. How long is the boat trip?

(A) One hour.

(B) Two hours.

(C) Three hours.

(D) Four hours.

PART C

39. Who is probably talking?
(A) A professor.
(B) A tour guide.
(C) A furniture salesman.
(D) An apartment manager.

40. How many bedrooms are there in the apartment?
(A) One.
(B) Two.
(C) Three.
(D) Four.

41. What is true about the kitchen?
(A) It is not large.
(B) It has a fireplace.
(C) It has some windows.
(D) Tt does not have a refrigerator.

42. What is true about the apartment furniture?
(A) There is none.
(B) It has already been rented.
(C) The apartment owner will give them some.
(D) The apartment has great furniture.

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STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION – 20Q

1. In the early 1900s, Eastman _____ inexpensive Brownie box cameras.
(A) it developed
(B) it was developed
(C) developed
(D) developing

2. _____ the discovery of the fossilized remnants of tides in one-billion-year-old rocks.
(A) Geological reports
(B) Geologists report
(C) The reports of geologists
(D) Geologists’ reports

3. The Brooklyn Bridge _____ took thirteen years to complete.
(A) in New York
(B) is in New York
(C) it is in New York
(D) which New York

4. Genes control all of the physical _____ we inherit.
(A) that traits
(B) that are traits
(C) traits that
(D) traits are that

5. Indigo can be extracted from a plant, and then _____ to dye cloth blue.
(A) it
(B) using
(C) using it
(D) it can be used

16. In 1732, coach travelers could got from New York to Philadelphia in about two days.
A B C D

17. Some of the District of Columbia are on low-lying, marshy ground.
A B C D

18. Georgia’s economy is based main on agriculture.
A B C D

19. The Paul Revere House was built in 1676, and today its the oldest wooden building in Boston.
A B C D

20. Conifers such as cedars, firs, and pines bear its seeds in cones.
A B C D

21. A dome is a semispherical structures on top of a building.
A B C D

22. Succulents suck up water in just a few hour, but they can store it in their stems for months.
A B C D

23. Flying buttresses enabled builders to put up tall but thinnest stone walls.
A B C D

24. Weather forecasters monitor barometric pressures and record they on charts as isobars.
A B C D

25. In many languages, the forms of a word varies to express such contrasts as number, gender, and tense.
A B C D

26. A Milky Way object that erupted in the constellation Scorpius has provides information to astronomers since July.
A B C D

27. Much fossils are found in coal-bearing rocks.
A B C D

28. When salt is added to ice, this mixture becomes coldly enough to freeze ice cream.
A B C D

29. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Long Island was chiefly an agricultural region with fishing, whaling, and build ships as the important industries.
A B C D

30. No one who has studied the Battle of Little Bighorn know the exact route that Custer and his detachment took.
A B C D

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READING COMPREHENSION – 20Q

Questions 1–9

The largest diamond ever found is the Cullinan Diamond. This diamond weighed 3,106 carats in its uncut state when it was discovered in South Africa on January 25, 1905.

The Cullinan Diamond was cut into 9 major stones and 96 smaller ones. The largest of the cut stones, and still the largest cut diamond in the world, is the pear-shaped Cullinan I at 530 carats.

This diamond, which is also known as the Greater Star of Africa, is more than 2 inches (5.4 cm) long and 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) wide. It became part of the British crown jewels in 1907.

1. What is the best title for this passage?
(A) Diamond Cutting
(B) The World’s Biggest Diamond, Uncut and Cut
(C) Measuring Diamonds in Carats
(D) The British Crown Jewels

2. The word “uncut” in line 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
(A) Finished
(B) Unnatural
(C) Pear
(D) Whole

3. The word “discovered” in line 2 is closest in meaning to
(A) created
(B) found
(C) buried
(D) weighed

4. It can be inferred from the passage that the Cullinan Diamond was cut into how many total stones?
(A) 9
(B) 96
(C) 105
(D) 3,106

5. The word “major” in line 3 could best be replaced by
(A) well-known
(B) military
(C) natural
(D) big

6. Which of the following is NOT true about Cullinan I?
(A) It was cut from the Cullinan Diamond.
(B) It weighs 3,106 carats.
(C) It is the biggest cut diamond in the world.
(D) It is sometimes called the Greater Star of Africa.

7. All of the following are true about the shape of the Greater Star of Africa

EXCEPT that
(A) it is in the shape of a pear
(B) it is 5.4 centimeters long
(C) it is longer than it is wide
(D) it is 4.4 inches wide

8. According to the passage, what happened to Cullinan I?
(A) It remained in Africa.
(B) It was cut into smaller stones.
(C) It was cut and changed into the Greater Star of Africa.
(D) It became the property of the British Royal family.

9. Where in the passage does the author mention the Cullinan Diamond’s weight when it was mined?
(A) Lines 1–2
(B) Line 3
(C) Lines 4–5
(D) Line 6

Questions 10–20

Coca-Cola was invented in 1886 by Atlanta pharmacist John S. Pemberton. The name for the product was actually proposed by Pemberton’s assistant, Frank Robinson. The name was taken from the two most unusual ingredients in the drink, the South American coca leaf and the African cola nut.

The recipe for today’s Coca-Cola is very well guarded. Many of the ingredients are known; in addition to coca leaves and cola nut, they include lemon, orange, lime, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, caramel, and sugar. The proportions of the ingredients and the identity of Coke’s secret ingredients are known by only a few of the Coca-Cola Company’s senior corporate officers.

10. The passage mainly discusses
(A) the success of the Coca-Cola Company
(B) the unusual ingredients in Coca-Cola
(C) John S. Pemberton
(D) Coca-Cola’s recipe and who developed it

11. According to the passage, who created Coca-Cola?
(A) The Coca-Cola Company
(B) John S. Pemberton
(C) Pemberton’s assistant
(D) Frank Robinson

12. The word “unusual” in line 3 is closest in meaning to
(A) uncommon
(B) important
(C) unused
(D) tasty

13. Which of the following is NOT true about the name Coca-Cola?
(A) The name “coca” comes from the coca leaf.
(B) The name “cola” comes from the cola nut.
(C) Frank Robinson suggested the name.
(D) The inventor came up with the name.

14. A “recipe” in line 5 is
(A) information about drugs for a pharmacy
(B) a description of how to prepare something
(C) an accounting statement
(D) a corporate organizational plan

15. The passage states that the recipe for Coca-Cola is
(A) well known
(B) known by only a limited number of people
(C) unknown
(D) published information

16. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an ingredient of Coca-Cola?
(A) Orange leaves
(B) Nutmeg
(C) Citrus fruits
(D) Sugar

17. The word “secret” in line 7 could best be replaced by
(A) unrevealed
(B) delicious
(C) business
(D) speechless

18. It can be inferred from the passage that
(A) the public knows all the ingredients in Coca-Cola
(B) the public is not sure that coca leaves are used in Coca-Cola
(C) the public does not know how many cola nuts are used in a batch of Coca-Cola
(D) no one knows the exact proportions of ingredients used in Coca-Cola

19. The word “senior” in line 8 could best be replaced by
(A) trustworthy
(B) high-level
(C) more mature
(D) really decisive

20. Where in the passage does the author mention who gave Coca-Cola its name?
(A) Lines 1–2
(B) Lines 3–4
(C) Line 5
(D) Lines 7–8