Cu Tep Mock Exam2
Cu Tep Mock Exam2
1. We all hoped that the ASEAN League’s monitoring mission could stop the violent occurring in the
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region, but it failed.
2. People power has toppled dictator after dictator, and our amazing community has been at the heart of
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these strugglings for democracy, breaking the media blackouts imposed by corrupt leaders, empowering
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citizen journalists, and providing emergency relief to communities under siege.
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3. Democracy is on the march across the world, but we are needing to choose our course wisely
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in order to win.
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4. The challenges may be thick and fast, but when we stick together, we could transform them into
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opportunities to build the world we all dream of.
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5. We've been fighting for months to make sure taxes on the middle class don't go above on January 1st.
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6. In 1999, Schoeller joined Richard Avedon as a contributing portrait photographer at The New Yorker,
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when he continues to produce his award-winning images.
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7. Friends and neighbors gathered to help Maggie Nutter and Kelly Mothershead brand their calves.
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Afterward, beer slake thirst and affirms a community moment.
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8. The rails opened this ground to homesteaders, with illusory premises of easy crops and plenty of rain.
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9. The four-day event, held in Shelby every July, feature 4-H presentations, a demolition derby, carnival
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rides, a rodeo, fireworks, and plenty of funnel cakes.
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10. Five generations of Gundersons have lived on the place that Anna Gunderson homesteaded in 1910. Her
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descendants come and go; the land remains.
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11. Canada is home to around 15,000 of the estimated 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the world.
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United States, Russia, Greenland, and Norway are other four countries or territories where polar bears
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can be found in the wild.
12. The soft fur on the bear's paws and the air bubbles streaking from its nose create a velvety texture in this
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image. This is the type of picture that makes the viewer feel they are underwater too.
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13. Flood victims are pulled through oily flood water covering a major highway in Don Muang area
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of Bangkok, Thailand, on October 31.
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14. Formally known as the Belgian Congo and the Republic of Zaire, Congo has been wracked by
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conflict since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960.
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15. The Festival of Sacrifice, is celebrated by Muslims worldwidely to commemorate the willingness of the
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Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son in obedience to God.
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16. An ordinary afternoon in the park is transformed into a quiet and cinematic scene, as dappled sunlight
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streaks through the dense forest coverage.
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17. Volunteers in Seoul are making kimchi, South Korea's national dish, for donation to the need.
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18. A new type of metallic material is balanced on the seed head of a dandelion to demonstrate it has
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ultra-lightweight and low-density properties.
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19. Scientists have been researching ways to develop such materials for use in thermal insulation, vibration
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or shock dampen, battery electrodes, and catalytic systems
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20. The helicopter trip, which lasted less ten minutes, was part of a new relocation technique for
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moving rhinos from poaching-prone areas to secure reserves.
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21. Every year around the month of October, Dubai experiences heavy fog owe to the still-high humidity
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and the falling temperatures.
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22. Tigers can thrive in many habitats, from the frigid Himalaya and tropical mangrove swamps in India.
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23. Galápagos tortoises are the longest-lived of all vertebrates, with average lifespan of more than a
hundred year.
24. A big penguin dwarf her newborn in this photo released in October by the Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
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25. Portland police say that more than a dozen rabbits report stolen by bunny advocates who had been
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caring for them the night before a rabbit-cooking class has been returned.
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26. Police discovered eleven Nile crocodiles and one alligator in a villa rented by a German man, while an
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investigation into financial fraud.
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27. Measuring 6 inches tall from floor to shoulder, and weighing 4 pounds, 2.3 ounces, munchkin cat is a
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special breed that has little legs causing by a naturally occurring genetic mutation.
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28. A newborn Africa elephant lifted his truck in search of his mother at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
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29. A moose is seen stuck in an apple tree in Gothenburg, Sweden. The police believe the moose was trying
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to eat apples from the tree and became intoxicant by fermented apples.
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30. Rabbit Hopping is a growing trend among pet rabbit owners in Central Europe and the first European
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Past generation tended to think that all animals existed simply for the benefit of man, and little thought
was given to their protection. Many species were hunted to extinction or their habits destroyed to such an extent
that they could no longer ___1.___. Only in the last 100 years has been any real ___2.___ for the conservation
of wildlife, and although this was too late for many species, other on the brink of extinction are now protected
and slowly ___3.___ in numbers. Most countries now ___4.___ hunters and fishermen to be licensed and also
place restrictions on the number of animals that maybe killed and the season when they may be hunted.
Large areas have been set aside as national parks, where wildlife can live in ___5.___ and tourists can
observe creatures in their natural surroundings. Some countries have also set aside wildness areas with very
limited ___6.___ for Man so that the animal can live in perfect freedom. There are many ___7.___ dealing with
wildlife conservation on both a national and an international scale. It is important that nations co-operate in
these matters, otherwise migratory species that are protected in one area of their range could be ___8.___ in
another. Conservationists are constantly at odds with ___9.___ over the protection of wildlife, a good example
being the hunting of whales. Though the efforts of conservationists, many countries have conservationists,
many countries have ___10.___ or entirely ceased, their whaling industry, but others continue the slaughter,
placing some species in serious danger of extinction.
The first and smallest unit that can be discussed in relation to language is the word. In speaking, the
choice of words is of the utmost importance. Proper selection will eliminate one source of likely breakdown in
the communication cycle. Too often, careless use of words 11 a meeting of the minds of the speaker and
listener. The words used by the speaker may 12 unfavorable reactions in the listener which interfere with
his comprehension; hence, the transmission-reception system breaks down. Moreover inaccurate or indefinite
words may make it difficult for the listener to understand the 13 which is being transmitted to him. The
speaker who does not have specific words in his working vocabulary may be 14 to explain or describe in
a 15 that can be understood by his listeners.
Passage 1
One day many years ago, the management of Britain’s southern Railway (as it was then called)
announced its intention to close the branch line from Lynton to Barnstaple in North Devon. The proposal was
received by the local inhabitants with angry protest. For them, the tail – chimneyed locomotives and the little
flower-bordered stations of Devon had become as much of an institution as the village church or tavern.
Moreover the line ran through the heart of a popular tourist district. What would the holiday maker do without
it? Closing down the railway line had been unthinkable, yet now some busybody official in remote London
was threatening to destroy it with a stroke of the pen.
Mounting local opposition resulted in a meeting at Barnstaple, where the crowd was joined by very
vocal protestors from the other end of the line at Lynton. The meeting seemed to be going well for the railway
supporters until the chairman politely inquired how many people from Lynton had traveled to Barnstaple by
train. Out of the embarrassed silence that followed emerged the painful truth that, all of those who had come
from Lynton to fight for the railway had come by highway. The fast of the Lynton and Barnstaple branch line
was sealed.
This sad little story is typical of the attitude of many Englishmen toward their railways. Dissatisfied with
the age of sheet metal, plastics, and reinforced concrete in which we find ourselves, we long more and more for
the substantial, self-confident, and inspired products often Victoria era. Of that age, Britain’s railways are the
most eloquent and enduring reminders.
16. The orders to close the railway line came from ___________
1. Barnstaple 2. Devon 3. Lynton 4. London
17. One of the arguments against closing the railway branch line?
1. fewer tourists would come into the area
2. people from outlying districts would be unable to attend religious services
3. the economy of the people would suffer greatly
4. it would be difficult to get from Lynton to Barnstaple
19. The locomotives and stations are called an “institution” because they ___________
1. had become traditional sights 2. were owned and controlled by officials
3. made the countryside ugly 4. had been managed so well
21. What is the author's reaction to the people who called the town meeting?
1. He is amused by their political efforts. 2. He is sympathetic to their cause.
3. He s encouraged by their success. 4. He is critical of their attitudes.
23. Which of the following sentence phrases might best be substituted for “long” of the last
paragraph?
1. Are extended. 2. Wish for. 3. Look at. 4. Get way from.
24. The author seems to think that railways are reminders of the ___________
1. personal concern and solid beauty of a past age
2. ugliness and oppression that modern society has overcome
3. benefits that the machine age has brought to man
4. growing dislike in England of the Victorian age
25. The passage suggests that the Southern Railway of Britain is now ___________
1. controlled by the local people 2.in financial difficulty
3. under the different name 4. financially sound
Passage 2
It was not "the comet of the century" experts predicted it might be. Nevertheless, Kohoutek has
provided a bonanza of scientific information. It was first spotted 370 million miles from Earth by an
astronomer who was searching the sky for asteroids and after whom the comet was named. Scientists who
tracked Kohoutek the ten months before it passed the Earth predicted the comet would be a brilliant spectacle.
But Kohoutek fell short of these predictions, disappointing millions of amateur sky watchers when it proved too
pale to be seen with the unaided eye. Researchers were delighted nonetheless with the information they were
able to glean from their investigation of the comet. Perhaps the most significant discovery was the identification
of two important chemical compounds – methyl cyanide and hydrogen cyanide – never before seen in comets,
but found in the far reaches of interstellar space. This discovery revealed new clues about the origin of comets.
Most astronomers agree that comets are primordial remnants from the formation of the solar system, but
whether they were born between Jupiter and Neptune or much farther out toward interstellar space has been the
subject of much debate. If compounds no more complex than ammonia and methane, key compounds of
Jupiter, were in comets, it would suggest that comets from within the planetary orbits. But more complex
compounds, such as the methyl cyanide found in Kohoutek, point to formation far beyond the planets; there the
deep freeze of space has kept them unchanged.
29. Before the investigation of Kohoutek, where had methyl cyanide been known to exist?
1. In comets. 2. On asteroids.
3. Between Jupiter and Neptune. 4. Beyond the Earth's solar system.
32. Which of the following questions is best answered by information gained from Kohoutek?
1. Where were comets formed? 2. When were comets formed?
3. When was the solar system formed? 4. How was the solar system formed?
Passage 3
Botany, the study of plants, occupies a peculiar position in the history of human knowledge. For many
thousands of years it was the one field of awareness about which humans had anything more than the vaguest of
insight. It is impossible to know today just what our Stone Age ancestors knew about plants, but from what we
can observe of preindustrial societies that still exist, a detailed learning of plants and their properties must be
extremely ancient. This is logical. Plants are the basis of the food pyramid for all living things, even for other
plants. They have always been enormously important, to the welfare of peoples not only for food, but also for
clothing, weapons, tools dyes, medicines, shelter, and a great many other purposes. Tribes living today in the
jungles of the Amazon recognized literally hundreds of plants and know many properties of each. To them
botany, as such, has no name and is probably not even recognized as a special branch of knowledge at all.
Unfortunately, the more industrialized we become the farther we move from direct contact with
plants, and the less distinct our knowledge of botany grows. Yet everyone comes unconsciously on an amazing
amount of botanical knowledge, and few people will fail to recognize a rose, an apple, or an orchid. When our
Neolithic ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago, discovered that certain grasses could be
harvested and their seeds planted for richer yields the next season, the first great step in a new association of
plants and humans was taken. Grains were discovered and from them flowed the marvel of agriculture:
cultivated crops. From then on, humans would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a
few plants, rather than getting a little here and a little there from many varieties that grew wild — and the
accumulated knowledge of tens of thousands of years of experience and intimacy with plants in the wild would
begin to fade away.
35. Which of the following assumptions about early humans is expressed in the passage?
1. They probably had extensive knowledge of plants.
2. They thought there was no need to cultivate crops.
3. They did not enjoy the study of botany.
4. They placed great importance on the ownership of property.
39. According to the passage why has general knowledge of botany declined?
1. People no longer value plants as a useful resource.
2. Botany is not recognized as a special branch of science.
3. Research is unable o keep up with the increasing numbers of plants.
4. Direct contact with a variety of plants has decreased.
40. What is the author's purpose in mention in "a rose, an apple, or an orchid"
1. To make the passage more poetic.
2. To cite examples of plants that are attractive.
3. To give botanical examples that most readers will recognize.
4. To illustrate the diversity of botanical life.
41. According to the passage, what was the first great step toward the practice of agriculture?
1. The invention of agricultural implements and machinery.
2. The development of a system of names for plants.
3. The discovery of grasses that could be harvested and replanted.
4. The changing diets of early humans.
43. The relationship between botany and agriculture is similar to the relationship between
zoology (the study of animal) and ___________
1. deer hunting 2. bird watching 3. sheep raising 4. horseback riding
Passage 4
Not ordinary, banks are prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on regular depositors not to demand
payment all at the same time. If depositor should come to fear that a bank is not sound. That is cannot pay off
all it depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appeal on the same day. If they did, the bank
could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not appear all at once, then there would be funds to pay those
who wanted their money when they want it.
Miranda Lai has told us of terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of 2008
several banks failed to open in a city where Miranda lived. The other bank anticipated a run the next day, and so
the officers of the bank in which Miranda worked as a teller had enough funds on hands to pay of as many
depositors as might apply. The officers simply instructed the tellers to pay on demand. Next morning a crowd
gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of line convinced many in that the bank could not
possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers’ window. Clothing
was torn and limbs broken. But the Jam continued for hours. The power of the panic atmosphere is evident in
the fact that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was sound and could pay off depositors, nevertheless
withdrew the funds in their own accounts. Miranda said that she was unable to restrain herself from doing so.
46. The crowds in Miranda's bank and on the sidewalk gathered because of ___________
1. Curiosity 2. greed 3. doubt 4. anger
47. The tellers in Miranda's bank were told to pay ___________
1. Miranda 2. the depositors 3. the other tellers 4. the officers of the bank
48. The person or persons whose confidence seems NOT to have been taken was or were ___________
1. Miranda 2. the depositors 3. the other tellers 4. the officers of the bank
Passage 5
In answer to his gruff summons, I had entered the room and shut the door quietly behind me. There was
a pause of complete stillness in which the buzzing of the bees among the pink roses sounded as loud as a flight
of aircraft.
I said, “Grandpa?” on a note of painful hesitation.
His voice was harsh when he spoke, and the words uncompromising, but I had seen him wet his lips and
make the attempt twice, “Well, Mei Ling?”
I went quickly across the room and knelt down beside the sofa and put my hands on his laps, on top of
the plaid rug. His thin hand, with its prominent blueknotted veins came down hard over mine, surprisingly
strong and warm.
In the end it was easy to know what to say. I said quite simply, “I’m sorry, Grandpa. Will you have me
back?”
The hand moved, holding mine together even more tightly. “If I said no,” said Grandpa crisply, “it
would be no more than you deserve.” He cleared his throat violently. “We thought you were dead.”
“I’m sorry.”
His other hand reached forward and lifted my chin. He studied my face, turning it forwards the light of
the window. I bit my lip and waited, not meeting his gaze. He said nothing for a long time, then, as harshly as
before, “You’ve been unhappy, haven’t you?”
I nodded. He let me go, and at last I was able to put my forehead down of the rug so that he couldn’t see
my face. He said, “So have we” and fell silent patting my head.
52. The passage is taken from a story about the girl who has ___________
1. come to visit her parents 2. been away in college and come home
3. run away from home and returned 4. had a date and returned home late
53. Throughout the episode Mei Ling entered the room she perhaps ___________
1. shrewd and calculating 2. aggressive and self-righteous
3. angry and violent 4. apprehensive and repentant
54. From the passage, when Mei Ling entered the room she perhaps ___________
1. did not know what she was going to say to her grandfather
2. did not expect to see her grandfather there
3. was not prepared for her grandfather's gentle voice and frail appearance
4. was weeping and trembling from fear of her grandfather
55. Which of the following best describes the relationship between Mei Ling and her family?
1. Mei Ling's family is very cruel to her.
2. Mei Ling and her family love one another.
3. Mei Ling enjoys her family's indifference.
4. Mei Ling and her family resent one another
56. We can infer from the passage that it is customary, in the country where Mei Ling lives, to _____
1. Converse with one's grandfather only from a keeling position
2. pick up a rug from the floor and use it to cover one's knees
3. place one's forehead on the floor before one's elders
4. use the same word for a floor covering and a kind of blanket
Passage 6
Family planning experts in India and Sri Lanka vigorously oppose Bangladesh’s matchmaker scheme as
an infringement on human rights. Ratana Dhevi, the executive director of Planned Parenthood in India,
criticized the campaign. “I thought we had learned our lesson from the thirties and early forties,” she said. “Any
attempt to implement controls is against basic human rights. You cannot force people to mate. Family planning
as proposed by the Bangladesh’s Prime Minister would never hold in India. In Bangladesh, perhaps, it might.
That’s their business.”
Mr. James Curtis, a Sri Lanka psychologist and consultant to the marriage counseling service, says there
is no justification for “manipulation people’s emotional lives”. He explains, “Marriage maker in the past used to
operate in different circumstances, where people used to live in small villages and were not mobile. They did a
pretty useful job. But today an increasing number of women in developed countries are deciding not to marry. It
doesn’t mean they don’t have boyfriends or love lives. These are generally women of a higher IQ. I’m not
saying their attitudes are right. But the 60 percent of all cases psychologists deal with involve marriage
problems and that is one reason why many people are opting out.”
At Sri Lanka University sociology department, Dr. Tony Ford, a lecturer, has made a special study of
marriage and the family unit. He also doubts that Bangladesh’s matchmaking attempts will work. He says, “The
government there can attempt to introduce people but people will just continue to do want they want. What’s
happening in Bangladesh is harmless in itself, but I think it’s just a waste of time. Career women these days are
postponing marriage and children. Bangladesh can do all it wants to encourage them to marry, but I don’t think
it will work. The universal trend now is for women to marry later and that’s perfectly normal. You can’t
engineer something which will probably take place anyway but at a later date.”
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