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In this part of the test, you will hear a teacher, or other school staff member, talking to students. Each talk is followed by one question. Choose the best answer to each question.
What does the principal want the students to do?
A. Take their books with them
B. Buy another ticket for the concert
C. Get to the gathering place before 3:00
D. Get eveiything ready for the rehearsal
What is the purpose of the talk?
A. To introduce the second-person perspective
B. To illustrate what are singular and plural forms
C. To introduce writing with three different perspectives
D. To stress that the second person perspective and the third person perspective are much
What is the teacher explaining?
A. The function o f the Dutch Boy Co.
B. The truth that the boy is an Irish American instead of a Dutch
C. The origin of a trademark
D. The method for creating paint
What is the purpose of the talk?
A. To let the students know poetry is nearer to truth
B. To teach the students how to accomplish an art assignment
C. To teach the students how to interpret primary- source content
D. To teach the students how to retell a story from their own perspective
What is the purpose of the talk?
A. To inform students what they are going to discuss
B. To gather shoe prints and dirt
C. To find the materials required by the principal
D. To assist the principal to investigate the crime in person
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer to each question
The use of vitamin ________ and herbs has become increasingly popular among Americans.
A. components
B. materials
C. ingredients
D. supplements
Martha, Julia and Mark are 17, 19 and 20 years old ________.
A. respectively
B. separately
C. respectfully
D. independently
We walk in streets where the noise of traffic is almost ________.
A. deafened
B. deafening
C. deaf
D. deafness
Mr. Smith is a ________person. If he says he will do something, you know that he will do.
A. dependent
B. independent
C. depending
D. dependable
Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop ________excuses!
A. having
B. making
C. doing
D. taking
He came ________a lot of criticism for the remarks he made in a television interview.
A. out of
B. off
C. over
D. in for
She started the course two months ago but dropped ________after only a month.
A. in
B. out
C. of
D. back
As the drug took ________, they boy became quieter.
A. force
B. action
C. influence
D. effect
I ________to be enthusiastic but really I didn't like the idea at all.
A. suggested
B. objected to
C. pretended
D. recommended
As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 _______ gave them a standing ovation.
A. bystanders
B. spectators
C. viewers
D. audiences
Although he is my friend, I find it hard to _______ his selfishness.
A. keep up with
B. come down with
C. put up with
D. catch up with
_______saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
A. What the woman was
B. That the woman was
C. The woman was
D. What was the woman
By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi river, _______ were quite luxurious.
A. which many
B. many of them
C. many of which
D. many that
Do you like pop music or jazz? - I don’t like _______of them. I prefer classical music.
A. any
B. both
C. either
D. neither
Let’s do something to protect the environment, _______we?
A. needn’t
B. must
C. shall
D. will
The discovery was a major _______ for research workers.
A. break-in
B. breakout
C. breakthrough
D. breakdown
My parents lent me the money. _______, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.
A. However
B. Therefore
C. Only if
D. Otherwise
It was Mr. Harding _______ the bill to yesterday.
A. who sent my secretary
B. to whom my secretary sent
C. that my secretary sent
D. my secretary sent
It is essential that Alice _______ Tom of the meeting tomorrow.
A. remind
B. must remind
C. reminds
D. will remind
Education is more important today than ever before. It helps people acquire the skills they need for such everyday (66) _______ as reading a newspaper or managing their money
A. works
B. jobs
C. action
D. activities
It also gives them the specialized training they may need to (67) _______ for a job or career
A. do
B. prepare
C. make
D. work
For example, a person must meet certain educational requirements and obtain a (68) _______ or certificate before he can practice law or medicine.
A. license
B. card
C. diploma
D. paper
Many fields, like computer operation or police work, (69)_______ satisfactory completion of special training courses.
A. requires
B. requiring
C. require
D. to require
Education is also important (70) _______ it helps people get more out of life
A. therefore
B. despite
C. although
D. because
It helps them acquire the skills that make life more interesting and enjoyable, (71) _______
A. such as
B. for instance
C. such that
D. for example
the skills needed to participate in a sport, paint a picture, or play a musical (72) _______
A. appliance
B. equipment
C. instrument
D. device
Such education becomes (73)_______ important as people gain more and more leisure time.
A. increased
B. increasing
C. increase
D. increasingly
This habit has become necessary because social changes today take place with increasing speed and (74) _______ the lives of more and more people.
A. effect
B. affect
C. affective
D. effective
Education can help a person understand these changes and provide him (75)_______ the skills for adjusting to them.
A. with
B. for
C. in
D. to
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The history of surveys in North America
B. The principles of conducting surveys
C. Problems associated with interpreting surveys
D. The importance of polls in American political life
The word "they" in line 6 refers to _______.
A. North Americanas
B. news show
C. interviews
D. opinions
According to the passage, the main disadvantage of person-on-the-street interviews is that they_______.
A. are not based on a representative sampling
B. are used only on television
C. are not carefully worded
D. reflect political opinions
The word "precise" in line 13 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. planned
B. rational
C. required
D. accurate
According to paragraph 3, which of the following is most important for an effective survey?
A. A high number of respondents
B. Carefully worded questions
C. An interviewer's ability to measure respondents' feelings
D. A sociologist who is able to interpret the results
The word "exercise" in line 15 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. utilize
B. consider
C. design
D. defend
The word "indispensable" is closest in meaning to______.
A. necessary
B. complicated
C. expensive
D. simple
It can inferred from the passage that one reason that sociologists may become frustrated with questionnaires is that _______.
A. respondents often do not complete and return questionnaires
B. questionnaires are often difficult to read
C. questionnaires are expensive and difficult to distribute
D. respondents are too eager to supplement questions with their own opinions
According to the passage, one advantage of live interviews over questionnaires is that live interviews _______.
A. cost less
B. can produce more information
C. are easier to interpret
D. minimize the influence of the researcher.
The word "probe" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to_______.
A. explore
B. influence
C. analyze
D. apply