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Part
One: Language Use and Usage (Items 1- 40)
1.
Oral Expression
Directions:
Choose the best answer.
1.1
Conversation
Conversation
1: Kitti, a Thai student in Australia, is looking
for an
apartment.
Landlady:
Hello, MC Apartment. 1 ?
Kitti: Have you
got a room for rent?
Landlady: There’ll
be one available at the end of this week.
Kitti: Hmm,
today is Thursday already. 2 ? Is it within
walking
distance of the university?
Landlady: It’s
on Prince Edward Street, near the Science
Museum. 3 . And
you’ll also find a bus stop just
around the
corner as well.
Kitti: 4 .
Well, 5 ?
Landlady: It’s
$150 per week, not including utilities. The
utilities will
be charged according to usage. Each
room has got a
separate meter.
Kitti: I see. 6
?
Landlady: I’m
afraid I already have an appointment, but I’ll
probably be
back at around 5. 7 ?
Kitti: That’s
fine for me. See you then. Bye
1.
1. What do you
want
2. Who do you
want to talk to
3. Can I help
you
4. Can I have
your name, please
2.
1. What is its location
2. What is it
situated on
3. Where is the
apartment
4. Where can I
look for MC Apartment
3
. 1. It’s
easier to walk to the university
2. It’s a
ten-minute walk to the university
3. I’m sure you
have to walk to the university
4. I think it
might be convenient getting to the university
4.
1. That’s
amazing
2. That sounds
good
3. That’s
considerable
4. That looks
interesting
5.
1. how is the rent
2. how much
will I rent it
3. how much is
the rent
4. how should I
pay the rent
6.
1. Let’s have a
look at the room, shall we
2. Should I see
the room before I move in
3. Do I have to
see the room this afternoon
4. Can I have a
look at the room this afternoon
7.
1. Will you be home tomorrow
2. Why don’t
you come on time
3. Do you want
to come with me
4. Will you be able to drop by at
that time
Conversation 2: Arnat is inviting Paul and his
family to dinner
at his house.
Arnat: 8 next Saturday evening.
Paul: Oh, dear!
9 this
Saturday. My daughter is rehearsing a
play at her
school.
Arnat: Oh,
really! What about Sunday evening? 10 .
Paul: That’ll
be fine. 11 . We would be
delighted to come.
Err..., 12 .
Arnat: Well, my
wife just got a promotion and my daughter has
been accepted
at a top ten university, so we’re having a
little
celebration.
Paul: 13 ! What time should
we get to your house?
Arnat: 14 ?
Paul: Fine. 15 .
8.
1. We’d like to
persuade you to have dinner with us
2. We’d like to
have you and your family over for dinner
3. Let you and
your family have dinner together at my house
4. I offer you and your family to
come to my house for dinner
9.
1. I don’t think we like it
2. I’m afraid
we can’t make it
3. What a
shame! No one can go
4. Sorry about
that. Everyone will be busy
10.
1. It’s a pity
if you miss it
2. We expect
you to be free
3. It’ll be
convenient for me
4. We really
want you to join us
11.
1. I’d like to
eat out
2. We all like
to be invited
3. Everybody is
free on Sunday
4. I appreciate
the appointment
12.
1. tell me what
you all are doing
2. this sounds
like a special occasion
3. you must be
pleased with something
4. let me know
why you are inviting us
13.
1. How happy
2. Good luck
3.
Congratulations
4. What a surprise
14.
1. Can I let
you know later
2. Do you want to come early
3. Is 6:30 convenient for you
4. 6:30 is a suitable time, isn’t it
15.
1. We hope to
enjoy the dinner
2. We won’t be
late for dinner
3. We’re
looking forward to it
4. We’d love to be at your house
1.2 Situational Dialogs
16. You want to
know about your roommate’s future plans, so you
say: ____
1. When do you
plan to graduate?
2. Where do you
stay while studying?
3. What are you
doing after graduation?
4. Why do you
want to further your study?
17. You ask a
stranger for the time. He doesn’t know the time, so he
says: ____
1. I’m afraid I
don’t know.
2. I’m sorry. I
have no time.
3. Sorry, I’ve
just bought this watch.
4. Please don’t ask me about the
time.
18. You are
thirsty. You say to your friend: ____
1. Would you
mind having a drink?
2. Shall we get
something to drink?
3. What do you
think about cold drinks?
4. Why don’t
you get me some soft drinks?
19. You want to
know what your American friend who is here
visiting you
thinks of Bangkok. You say: ____
1. How do you
find Bangkok?
2. What does
Bangkok look like?
3. Have you
ever been to Bangkok?
4. Did you
visit all places in Bangkok?
20. A secretary
is late for a meeting for the first time. She gives an
excuse that she
had to take her son to the doctor. Her boss says:
_____
1. I see, but I
don’t want any excuses.
2. Again? That’s
the same old excuse.
3. That’s all
right. Don’t worry about it.
4. You never change! You’re always
late
21. The pipe in
your bathroom has started making a loud noise, so
you call the
landlady. She says: _____
1. Well, too
bad. The plumber just left.
2. It’s a pity!
You’d better wait until I know what to do.
3. Don’t worry!
Let me think of a way to solve the problem.
4. That doesn’t
sound good! I’ll send a plumber up right away.
.
22. You have
just said something which makes your friend very
upset. You
apologize to her. You say: ____
1. I beg your
pardon. It’s really my fault.
2. How
talkative I am! Please forgive me for that.
3. What a silly
thing! I hope you don’t mind me saying that.
4. I’m terribly
sorry for what I said just now. I didn’t mean it.
23. Your friend
has to visit a customer upcountry tomorrow, and he
asks you to
work for him. You say: ____
1. OK, I’ll
take care of it.
2. Have a good
time, then.
3. I would
rather not go with you.
4. You could go wherever you like.
24. There is a
phone call for a person who doesn’t work in your
office. You
answer the phone and say: _____
1. Who are you
talking to?
2. Isn’t that a
strange name?
3. Nobody by
that name works here.
4. No one has
ever seen him before.
25. You and
your friend have been waiting half an hour for another
friend who has
not yet shown up at the cinema. The movie has
already
started. You say: _____
1. He can’t
forget us.
2. He will
never forget the date.
3. He should
not forget the time.
4. He must have
forgotten our appointment.
2.
Error Identification
Directions:
Four parts of each sentence below are underlined and
marked
with the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4. Identify the
underlined part that makes the
sentence incorrect.
26. Some
department stores have been such successful that branches of
1
the stores have
been opened under the same name in more than one
2 3 4
large city.
27. Peter
thinks that he had better don’t quit his job until he finds
1 2 3
another one.
4
28. The flight
was scheduled to take off at 2:30 p.m., but due to some
1 2
mechanical
problems, it was delayed for mostly three hours.
3 4
29. When Mr.
Suki, the new representative from Japan, starting his
1 2
new job in
Thailand, he had difficulty communicating with the
3 4
employees.
30. Primitive
people used dyes of vegetable origin to color their bodies,
1 2
believed that
certain colors, notably red, could drive out evil spirits
3 4
or illness.
31. Students
would have to pay a late fee unless they register before
1 2 3
the last day of
the regular registration period.
4
32. It is
important that everyone have his car check once or twice a
1 2 3 4
year.
33. People with
seriously eye conditions will be treated at a hospital by
1 2 3
a doctor who
specializes in the eyes.
4
34. The
findings of our study were worst than we had expected them to
1 2 3 4
be.
35. Gardens
dedicated to beautiful, fragrant flowers, not food crops or
1 2
medicine
plants, arose early.
3 4
36. A healthy
person is more able to fight off disease germs than who
1 2 3 4
is weak and
run-down.
37. Nalinee did
not know to cook until she went to the United States
1 2 3
to continue her
studies.
4
38. The new
computer-aided weather forecasts are no more reliable
1 2 3
than the old
ones are.
4
39. A doctor’s
duties can differ greatly from place to place and
1
according to
type of medical practice or health care setting.
2 3 4
40. Due to the
economy of our country is very bad this year, we have
1
fewer customers
than we did last year at this time.
2 3 4
Part
Two: Writing (Items 41 - 60)
1.
Sentence Level
Directions:
Choose the best item to complete each sentence correctly.
41. Helen
dropped her wallet ____ her briefcase at the front desk.
1. as she was
opening
2. although she
opened
3. as long as
she could open
4. since she wanted to open
42. Many people
have stopped smoking because they are afraid that
____.
1. it must do
harm to their health
2. they can’t
afford to stay healthy
3. it may be
harmful to their health
4. they are
probably at risk of being healthy
43. The line is
busy; ____.
1. there must
be a lot of people around
2. passengers
have to postpone their trip
3. a lot of
cars must be stuck in the traffic
4. someone must
be using the telephone now
44. The advisor
at the International House recommended that foreign
students ____
before enrolling at the university.
1. take up a
new hobby
2. make a lot
of new friends
3. take more
English lessons
4. spend more
time in the cafeteria
45. Before
entering the conference room, all participants ____.
1. must present
their ID cards
2. had better
announce their names
3. should make
reservations in advance
4. would rather leave their
belongings outside
2. Paragraph
Level
Directions:
Choose the phrase that best completes each blank
space
in the passages.
Passage
1
A hybrid is the
offspring of a cross between two different
kinds of plants
or animals. Different species, stocks, races, or
breeds can be
46 a hybrid. The mule is a good example of a
hybrid 47 . It
is the result of a mating between a jackass (male
donkey) and a
mare (female horse).
Plant and
animal hybrids sometimes occur in nature. They
48 . The
creation of hybrids 49 to the growers of plants.
There are
several reasons for creating hybrid plants. Hybrids
50 than either
of their parents. The best hybrids produce more
grain or fruit
than their parents. They are also hardier 51 disease.
Through
hybridization, plant growers can create 52 . In a
sense, they can
improve on nature. Plant growers can take a kind of
tree 53 tasty
fruit but suffers from cold weather and cross it with
a tree that has
poor fruit but doesn’t suffer from the cold. 54 that
has good fruit
and can tolerate cold weather.
46.
1. combined to produce
2. combining to produce
3. combining as a product of
4. combined for the production of
47.
1. of two
different species
2. with
different two species
3. for two
species of difference
4. as the
difference of two species
48.
1. also are intentionally produced
2. are produced
intentionally also
3. can be also
intentionally produced
4. can also be
produced intentionally
49.
1. is of particular importance
2. looks
particularly important
3. have
importance particularly
4. are of
importance particularly
50. 1. are
usually larger and healthier
2. usually are
larger and healthier
3. are larger
and usually healthier
4. are larger
usually and are healthier
51.
1. but more resistant than
2. and more resistant to
3. with more
resistance than
4. despite more
resistance to
52.
1. features for special plants
2. plants with special features
3. special features from plants
4. special plants with features
53.
1. that has
2. when it has
3. which it has
4. which is
having
54.
1. Two of these
offspring may be a tree
2. A tree of
these two may be the offspring
3. These two
may be a tree of the offspring
4. The offspring of these two may be
a tree
Passage
2
My kindergarten
class of animal lovers was fascinated by a new
book about
cats. One illustration showed a cat -----55 by the scruff of
the neck. The
text made the point that---- 56 for the mother cat to
carry her
kittens, children should not carry kittens ----57 . When I
asked the
children to think about---- 58 , they had some thoughtful
replies. One
child said, “We might drop them.”
------59 , “We might hold them too tight and choke them.”
-------60 , a
third nodded her head wisely and added, “Yes, and we
might get fur
in our mouths.”
55.
1. carried her
kittens
2. carrying her
kittens
3. with her
carried kittens
4. being
carried with her kittens
56.
1. in spite of a safe way
2. because of a
safe way
3. since this
way was safe 4. although this was a safe way
57. 1. in this
manner 2. with this practice
3. with such a pattern 4. in such a
method
58.
1. why this was
so
2. what they
should do
3. which was
the best way
4. how they
could deal with it
59.
1. Another said
2. The other
said
3. The former
said
4. The latter said
60.
1. Agreed with
these reasons
2. These reasons
were agreed
3. Agreeing
with these reasons
4. These reasons being agreeable
Part
Three: Reading (Items 61 - 100)
1.
Vocabulary
Directions:
Choose the word that best completes each blank in the
passage.
It is normal to
feel angry sometimes. Anger can be either helpful
Or
61 . Anger can be a strong motivating force; it may provide you
with the 62
necessary to try to change things. Consider the case of
Clayton, a
teenager who 63 math and science. Clayton’s first
reaction to his
poor grades might be anger toward his teachers. After
thinking about
his situation, 64
, Clayton may realize that he has to
change his own 65 . He may have to give
up some after school
activities and 66 more time
studying. Anger can also be a 67
emotion.
Suppose Clayton continues to
68 his anger at his teacher or
turns his anger upon himself. He
might give up on his schoolwork
altogether or
become 69 or
even violent. These reactions would tend
to 70 the situation
instead of improving it.
61.
1. useless
2. active
3. harmful 4.
changeable
62.
1. factor
2. energy
3. method
4. manner
63.
1. studied
2. passed
3. dropped
4. failed
64.
1. however
2. therefore
3. in addition
4. as a result
65.
1. action
2. behavior
3. routine
4. performance
66.
1. waste
2. enjoy
3. spend
4. collect
67.
1. fearful
2. durable
3. destructive
4. threatening
68.
1. throw
2. direct
3. point
4. shoot
69.
1. awful
2. impatient
3. powerful
4. aggressive
70.
1. sadden
2. worsen
3. weaken
4. lengthen
2.
Reading Passages
Directions:
Read the passage and choose the best answer to each
question that follows.
Passage 1
EDEN’S
PLAYHOUSE
Romeo and
Juliet by
William Shakespeare
January 28,
29; February 7, 8
The
Matchmaker by
Thornton Wilder
January 30,
February 3
The Good
Doctor by
Neil Simon
January 31,
February 4, 6
Saint Joan by George
Bernard Shaw
February 2, 5
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71. The play
that will be performed the greatest number of times at
Eden’s
Playhouse is _____.
1. Saint
Joan
2. The
Matchmaker
3. The Good
Doctor
4. Romeo and
Juliet
72. Penny
enjoyed the January 31st performance of The Good Doctor so
much that she
bought herself a ticket for its next performance on
_____.
1. February 3
2. February 4
3. February 5
4. February 6
73. Justin has
tickets for plays on two consecutive nights. He plans to
see the first
on January 29, and ____ on the following night.
1. Saint
Joan
2. The
Matchmaker
3. The Good
Doctor
4. Romeo and Juliet
74. The fifth
performance will be the play ____.
1. Saint
Joan
2. The
Matchmaker
3. The Good
Doctor
4. Romeo and
Juliet
75. Thornton
Wilder’s play is being performed on _____.
1. January 28,
29 and February 7, 8
2. January 30
and February 3
3. January 31,
February 4 and 6
4. February 2
and 5
Passage
2
Berlin-
Two German teenagers robbed a girl but accidentally left their
own pictures behind
for police on a discarded mobile phone. After
stealing a
15-year-old’s shoes, money and mobile phone, the two older
girls gave her
an old mobile phone, police in the western city of
5 Bochum said
on Wednesday.
But the two
17-year-olds had forgotten that the phone had their
own photos,
striking smiley poses, which police published online on
Tuesday in an
effort to find the culprits. The two muggers turned
themselves in
when the pictures appeared on the evening news.
76. The best
headline for this news article would be _____.
1. Girl
accidentally robbed
2. Muggers
leave shots
3. Mobile phone
discarded
4. Photos
appear online
77. The word discarded
(line 2) is nearest in meaning to _____.
1. unattended
2. unused
3. unwanted
4. unidentified
78. The unlucky
girl was robbed of ____.
1. her mobile
phone
2. her own
pictures
3. her
15-year-old shoes
4. a mobile
phone with pictures on it
79. The word which
(line 7) refers to _____.
1. the striking
smiley poses
2. the
forgotten phones
3. the mobile
phones with photos
4. the girls’
own photos
80. The word culprits
(line 8) refers to _____.
1. their own
photos
2. striking
smiley poses
3. the two
17-year-olds
4. shoes, money
and mobile phone
81. When their
pictures appeared on the evening news, the robbers
_____.
1. were
arrested by the police
2. surrendered
themselves to the police
3. took their
pictures back from the news reporter
4. reported to
the newspaper that published their news
82. This case
was easy enough for the police because the robbers _____.
1. saw their
pictures published online
2. gave their
own mobile phone to the police
3. left their
own pictures in the phone they gave to the victim
4. threw away
their ow
83. All of the
following statements are true EXCEPT ____.
1. the two
robbers were German teenagers
2. the police
arrested the robbers the following day
3. the incident
took place in the western city of Bochum
4. the police
solved the case with the help of the Internet
84. It can be
inferred that ____.
1. the unlucky
teenager was new to the city
2. the robbers
were older than the girl who was robbed
3. the two
German teenagers were smiling in the pictures
4. the unlucky
girl’s mobile phone was newer than the robbers’n mobile phone after stealing
the girl’s
Passage 3
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As with other pain relievers in this class, rare but serious side
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Refer to
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85. All of the
following are signs of a dog suffering from arthritis
EXCEPT ____.
1. climbing
stairs with difficulty
2. running more
slowly than its owner
3. having stiff
legs after moving around
4. having
problems with blood circulation
86. Arthyl is a
_____.
1. hospital 2. pet food
3. foundation 4. brand name
87. The ad is
for dog _____.
1. owners 2. trainers
3. breeders 4. catchers
88. The pain
relievers may have a severe effect on all of the following
EXCEPT _____.
1. liver 2. lungs
3. stomach 4.
kidneys
89. To treat
arthritis, the medicine must be _____.
1. taken orally
2. inhaled deeply
3. applied on
the skin 4. injected into muscles
90. To get
further information, you can do any of the following
EXCEPT _____.
1. write a
letter 2. surf the Internet
3. make a phone
call 4. read a leaflet for dog owners
Passage
4
Parks Toy
(Thailand) has recently suffered sharp falls in its
annual income
after once enjoying sales of as much as US$6
million a year.
The toy
manufacturer, which is owned by Korean business-
5 man Young Tae
Park, has been in business in Thailand for 17 years
and focuses
mainly on exports to the US and European countries.
But like other
exporters, it has faced tough price competition
following China’s
entry into its markets. Some toymakers are
even seeing dim
business prospects ahead in Asian markets.
10 However,
Parks Toy is trying hard to turn a crisis into an
opportunity. It
sees some lights of opportunity still burning in
the US and
European markets and is undergoing a change in its
business
strategies.
Among other
things, it has declared “pay-back” time for its
15 Chinese
competitors. It has developed a new brand of Grade A
toys called “Anee
Park”, and is selling them in China.
“Before we can
fix the problem, we have to know its roots,”
Park explains.
Chinese
manufacturers enjoy a big advantage because of low
20 labor costs.
Although the cost of labor in China is rising slightly,
Park believes
Thailand’s labor costs are still acceptable. The
problem is that
workers here do not work to their full capacity, he
says,
especially during long holidays, when many are absent.
“Our labor
problem is that we can use only 70 per cent of
25 work
capacity. This has a major effect on the business because we
are unable to
manufacture in time to meet orders.”
Low labor costs
aside, China also has its own raw materials,
while Thailand
still needs to import them from Korea. Some Thai
toy
manufacturers recently tried to source their materials locally,
30 but found
suppliers were incapable of meeting demand.
As a result,
low labor costs and locally sourced materials are
the two main
factors enabling Chinese manufacturers to produce
toys at half
the price of their Thai counterparts.
Parks Toy pondered
what its advantages might be, and it
35 concluded
that they were quality, design and after-sales service.
And these
things, it believes, should be enough to create business
opportunities.
91. After China
entered into Parks Toy’s markets, ____.
1. Park had to
sell his toy business in Thailand
2. the
manufacturer’s annual income sharply decreased
3. all Asian
markets started facing tough business competition
4. Chinese
manufacturers saw more opportunities in the US market
92. The phrase to
turn a crisis into an opportunity (lines 10 - 11) can
best be
replaced by “to turn ____”.
1. loss into
risk
2. failure into
success
3. danger into
certainty
4. difficulty into advancement
93. Parks Toy
is paying back its Chinese competitors by ____.
1. selling its
Grade A toy products in China
2. changing its
business brand name in Thailand
3. creating
business opportunities in world markets
4. developing
new toys for the US and European markets
94. All of the
following statements are true EXCEPT ____.
1. Parks Toy
used to earn a large amount of money yearly
2. China can
sell their products more cheaply than Thailand
3. Young Tae
Park produces products mainly for Asian markets
4. China has
its own raw materials while Thailand buys them
elsewhere
95. The word pondered
(line 39) means ____.
1. checked
regularly to find out details
2. planned
attentively before starting work
3. decided
unanimously to reach an agreement
4. thought
carefully before reaching a decision
96. ____ is NOT
mentioned as an advantage of Parks Toy’s products.
1. Quality
2. Design
3. After-sales
service
4. Production cost
97. The labor
problem affecting Parks Toy is ____.
1. Thailand’s
labor costs are still very high
2. the cost of
labor in China is rising slightly
3. they cannot
find enough skilled Thai laborers
4. Thai
laborers do not work as much as they should
98. The pronoun
it (line 7) refers to ____.
1. Parks Toy
2. income
3. business
4. Thailand
99. The word dim
(line 9) could best be replaced by ____.
1. risky 2. poor
3. unclear 4. vague
100. This
passage is about ____.
1. problems
facing Parks Toy
2. Parks Toy’s
foreign markets
3. Parks Toy
and its competitors
4. business
strategies used by Park
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23. 1
24. 3
25. 4
26. 1
27. 3
28. 4
29. 2
30. 3
31. 1
32. 3
33. 1
34. 2
35. 3
36. 4
37. 1
38. 4
39. 3
40. 1
41. 1
42. 3
43. 4
44. 3
45. 1
46. 1
47. 1
48. 4
49. 1
50. 1
51. 2
52. 2
53. 1
54. 4
55. 2
56. 4
57. 1
58. 1
59. 1
60. 3
61. 3
62. 2
63. 4
64. 1
65. 2
66. 3
67. 3
68. 2
69. 4
70. 2
71. 4
72. 2
73. 2
74. 1
75. 2
76. 2
77. 3
78. 1
79. 4
80. 3
81. 2
82. 3
83. 2
84. 4
85. 4
86. 4
87. 1
88. 2
89. 1
90. 1
91. 2
92. 2
93. 1
94. 3
95. 4
96. 4
97. 4
98. 1
99. 2
100. 3
