1.
Many people
grumble about the influx of immigrants to our city, but
I think it's actually a good thing for the economy. Your answer Correct answer
grumble grumble
2. Some issues, such as immigration and trade,
have
transnational implications.
Your answer Correct answer transnational transnational
3. One of the problems with reading e-books is that you can't take notes in
the
margin. Your answer margin
legislation4.
Correct answer margin
that made it easier for people to
Correct answer legislation
baffledThe town council passed
5.
open small businesses. Your answer
legislation
There are some mysteries that have
scientists for centuries. Correct answer baffled
6.
Your answer baffled
staggeringI'm in shock—have you seen the morning?
stock market numbers this Correct answer staggering
Your answer staggering
7.
We are all living in an increasingly
multicultural society as more and
more people move to different countries. Your answer Correct answer
multicultural multicultural
8. The computer's influence on our daily lives is immeasurable; it has had the
most
massive effect on how humans live. Your answer massive
disapprove9.
Correct answer massive
of new technology simply Correct answer
There will always be people who because it is \ Your answer
disapprove disapprove
10. After several years of travel, Jake moved to London to find a job, a house,
and the
stability he needed in his life.
Correct answer stability
Your answer stability
Section B: Choose the best way to complete the sentences. 11. Some people have an unhealthy _____ with technology and need to have every new gadget
available.
A. session
B. obsession
C. recession
D. cessation
12. After much _____, Heather was finally able to convince her boss to award her employees with
a holiday bonus.
A. desistence
B. consistence
C. insistence
D. resistance
13. It's hard to _____ what the future might look like, but science fiction writers have been
doing it for over a hundred years.
A. visualize
B. confer
C. mechanize
D. ascertain
14. I know almost everyone loves her new book, but I'm not even _____ interested in reading it.
A. massively
B. supposedly
C. entirely
D. remotely
15. Even though Mr Lewis didn't say it out loud, the _____ in his speech was that his staff didn't
work hard enough.
A. personification
B. implication
C. justification
D. explanation
16. Many people complain that the cost of education is prohibitively expensive, but I think the
cost of _____ is much higher.
A. ignore
B. ignorant
C. ignorance
D. ignoring
17. After he lost the competition, Lawrence felt completely and utterly _____.
A. dispirited
B. inquisitive
C. observant
D. unchanged
18. We need to come up with a _____ explanation for why we missed class yesterday.
A. plausible
B. sentient
C. staggering
D. corporate
19. Paul has become very _____ and conceited since he first tasted fame.
A. arrogance
B. elegant
C. elegance
D. arrogant
20. Dinosaurs have been _____ for approximately 65 million years!
A. succinct
B. extinct
C. instinct
D. blinked
Section C: Complete each sentence with a suitable word. 21.
I'm as ignorant of your country's laws
as you are of mine.
22.
It's a pretty safe bet
Your answer as
thatCorrect answer as
almost all college graduates are more
technically savvy than their parents. Your answer Correct answer
that that
23. ofWhat do you make the generation of MP3 players?
24.
The New York team qualified for the championship round
Your answer of Correct answer of
by a narrow
margin. Your answer Correct answer
by by 25. For all the excitement surrounding the new computer program, not much
is different. Your answer
For
26.
My mother still hasn't come to grips
Correct answer For
with the convenience of e-mail. Correct answer with
27.
How can we ask George to help
Your answer with
in such a way that he will think it's
his idea? Your answer Correct answer
in in
28. thatWhen you think about it, it is not surprising most people now own
a cell phone. Your answer Correct answer
that that
29.
I think it's time to buy new pants when the knees begin to wear
out.
30.
In the wake
Your answer out
ofCorrect answer out
the earthquake, many people displayed an incredible
amount of generosity. Your answer
of
Correct answer of
Part II: Banked Cloze
Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.
When my grandfather thinks about how the world is changing, he inevitably tells the story of Dr Reynolds. Dr Reynolds was a(n) (31)eminent doctor from the big city. It
seemed as if he was in the newspaper every day. My grandfather lived in a small (32)suburb outside the city. This was at a time when such neighbourhoods
were still relatively new. People just couldn't understand why anyone would want to live so far from the city centre.
However, the neighbourhood my grandfather lived in was growing every day. Many people couldn't afford to live in the city, and others were tired of the crowds. Cost and congestion comprised a real (33)curse of the cities, a problem that has only gotten
workforceworse with time. Large sections of the urban (34) were moving out of
the city to the smaller towns. Along with these people and their families, companies also started to relocate outside major cities. A great example of this was Dr Reynolds.
It is impossible to overstate the (35)magnitude of the significance that
Dr Reynolds' move had on my grandfather's town. Because he was so famous, there was obviously a considerable amount of (36)hype associated with his arrival. However, he
quickly showed that he had the skills to back up his reputation. Dr Reynolds was not only a big, (37)brawny man who played football in his youth, but he also graduated
at the top of his class in medical school.
I'd be willing to (38)bet that this was one of the most exciting things
happened in my grandfather's town. It must have been since he told the story so many times! Dr Reynolds' arrival (39)fundamentally changed the dynamics of the town. It was no
longer \away\from the city; it suddenly became \outside\the city limits. Today, the world is changing much faster than can be measured by the arrival of a big-city doctor in a small town. Who knows, maybe (40)grandchildren!
someday I'll have my own story to tell my own
Your answer Correct answer
31) ((32) (33) (34) (35) (36) (37) (38) (39) (40) eminent
suburb curse workforce magnitude hype brawny bet
fundamentally someday eminent suburb curse workforce magnitude hype brawny bet
fundamentally someday
Part III: Reading Comprehension
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.
Sometimes it seems we hear about the wonders of modern technology on a daily basis. I will admit that it's hard to argue with the facts. Computers, automobiles, the Internet, and increasingly smaller handheld devices certainly do make our lives more convenient. Everything, it seems, is getting faster, lighter, cheaper, and smaller. Pretty soon, computers will be the size of iPods and iPods will be the size of fingernails.
Technology is making our lives more convenient, to be sure. But is it making our lives better? How dependent on these conveniences should we become? How dependent have we already become? Instant communication, video telephones, robots, thousands of songs in the palm of your hand—all of these things are now available at your local shopping centre. Indeed, what was once considered science fiction now seems downright plausible. I can realistically envision a world where literally everything we do depends on a computer or a machine and, frankly, it scares me.
Consider the following scenario. Michael begins his day by waking up to an electric alarm clock. He gets dressed and pours himself a cup of coffee from a machine that is set to brew automatically every morning. He walks to the corner and boards a subway train for his commute to work. The train is controlled by a computer that knows how fast to go and when to slow down and stop. Michael enters his office building through doors that \in front of a computer all day to do his job. He writes e-mails, updates a Website, attends a video conference online, and makes telephone calls. At night, he relaxes in front of the television (which has recorded all of his favourite shows), or he reads an e-book on his smart phone. How much of Michael's day is not dependent on computers or machines? How much of this scenario is unbelievable? The answer: none of it. It is a daily reality for many people.
Look around you. Do you use a computer to send e-mails, write reports, do homework, or search the Internet? What happens when that computer gets a virus or breaks down? Most people just sit there, baffled. They simply don't know what to do because they don't know how the computer works. We depend on computers to make our lives easier, and we depend on computer technicians to keep our computers operational. The same can be said for nearly any technology. That's why engineers, computer professionals, and technology consultants make such remarkable salaries.
The more we rely on technology, the more we rely on specialists. The more we rely on specialists,
the less responsible we feel to actually know how to do something. This is a slippery slope that will eventually lead most people to complete ignorance of how things work. It is ironic, then, that the very technologies that are currently touted as the greatest advancements in human knowledge could ultimately have the exact opposite effect.
41. The writer of this passage would probably agree with which of the following statements?
A. Technology is beginning to control our lives.
B. Computers play a marginal role in our society.
C. We rely on computer specialists because they are convenient.
D. Technology is slowly becoming more expensive.
42. The writer's scenario with Michael is presented in order to _____.
A. describe an innovation
B. substantiate his argument
C. illustrate an example from a bygone time.
D. brag about personal accomplishments
43. Which paragraph draws a personal analogy to the reader?
A. Paragraph 2.
B. Paragraph 3.
C. Paragraph 4.
D. Paragraph 5.
44. Which of the following is the best one-sentence summary of this passage?
A. Technology makes our lives more convenient.
B. Science fiction is becoming a daily reality.
C. Everybody uses computers and other technologies.
D. The more we rely on technology, the more helpless we become.
45. Which of the following events does not support the writer's main idea?
A. Marcus plays the latest video game after school.
B. Lisa reads a book before going to bed each night.
C. Carol uses a GPS system to find her way in a new city.
D. Tony blogs and sends e-mails from his mobile phone.