Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Gerontologists have controlled the process of aging. 

B. Gerontologists are working hard to help people live longer and more healthily. 

C. Gerontologists are trying to give people an eternal life. 

D. Gerontologists are now able to slow down the process of aging.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

_________without animals and plants?

A. What would life on earth be like 

B. How would life on earth be for

C. What will life on earth be like 

D. How will life on earth be like

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Thousands of species of animals and plants are _________ and the number decreases each year.

A. danger

B. dangerous

C. endanger

D. Endangered

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Animal and plant species which pose threats to humans will die out soon.

B. Saving popular animal and plant species should be given a high priority.

C. Humans will make changes in their lifestyles to save other species.

D. The dilemma humans face between maintaining their lives and saving other species remains

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Television is one of man’s most important means of communication. It brings events and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President making a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to bring about peace. Through television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands. Television even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space. In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are designed to entertain. In fact, TV provides much more entertainment programs than any other kinds. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events and motion pictures.
1. According to the passage, what does television bring us?

A. noise from around the world​

B. man’s most important means of talking

C. events and sounds from around the world​

D. president making a speech

2. According to the passage, what don’t entertainment programs include?

A. dramas​

B. news​

C. motion pictures​

D. comedies

3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Television can bring us entertainment.​

B. Television can take us out of this world.

C. Television can help us widen our knowledge.

D. Television can help us make money.
4. The word “provides” in the second paragraph is best replaced by ________.

A. supplies​

B. divides​

C. admires​

D. separates

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
 Television is one of man’s most important means of communication. It brings events and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President making a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to bring about peace. Through television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands. Television even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space. In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are designed to entertain. In fact, TV provides much more entertainment programs than any other kinds. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events and motion pictures.

1. According to the passage, what does television bring us?

A. noise from around the world​

B. man’s most important means of talking

C. events and sounds from around the world​

D. president making a speech

2. According to the passage, what don’t entertainment programs include?

A. dramas​

B. news​

C. motion pictures​

D. comedies

3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Television can bring us entertainment.​

B. Television can take us out of this world.

C. Television can help us widen our knowledge.

D. Television can help us make money.

4. The word “provides” in the second paragraph is best replaced by ________.

A. supplies​

B. divides​

C. admires​

D. separates

Read  the  following  passage  and  mark  the  letter A, B, C, or D on  your  answer  sheet  to  indicate  the correct   answer  to  each  of  the  questions   from   22  to  26

A.   Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.

The ruined temples of Angkor are perhaps one of the mast impressive Seven Wonders of the World. Located in modern day Cambodia near Lake TonIe Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Asia, Angkor was the seat of power for the Khmer Empire from the ninth to the fifteenth century. The ruins of Angkor are documented as same .of the mast impressive ones in the world, rivaling the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Why this mighty civilization died out is a question that archeologists are now only beginning to ponder. The answer, it turns out, may be linked with the availability of fresh water.

One possible explanation far the downfall of the Khmer Empire has to do with the inhabitants' irrigation system. The temple and palaces of Angkor were constructed around a series of artificial reservoirs and canals which were annually flooded to capacity by the Mekong River. Once filled, they were used to irrigate the surrounding rice patties and farmland during the course of the year. Farmers were completely dependent upon the water for their crucial rice crop. Without consistent irrigation, the farmers would have been unable to maintain functional crop production.

Scientists speculate that toward the end of the Khmer Empire the hydraulic systems of the reservoirs and canals broke down. The construction of hundreds of sandstone temples and palaces required an enormous amount of physical labor. In addition, as the capital of the Khmer Empire, Angkor contained upwards of one hundred thousand people who resided in and around Angkor. In order to feed so many people, the local farmers were driven to grow food quicker and more efficiently. After centuries of continual use, the irrigation system was pushed beyond its capacity. Soil erosion, nutrient depletion, and the loss of water led to decrease in the food supply. With less food available, the people of Angkor slowly began to migrate to other parts of Cambodia thus leaving the marvelous city of Angkor to be swallowed by the jungle. Therefore, it is speculated that the Khmer Empire may have fallen victim to its own decrepit infrastructure.

22. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Modern day agricultural procedures in Cambodia.

B. A possible explanation for the, decline of a civilization.

C. The essential role water plays in farming.

D. Religious temples of the ancient Khmer Empire.

23. The passage preceding the passage most likely discusses ______.

A. architecture of ancient Asian civilization

B. religious practices of the people of Angkor

C. the form of government practiced by the Khmer Empire

D. the other six wonders of the world

24. According to the passage, Lake Tonle Sap in Cambodia ______.

A. is an enormous fresh body of water in Asia

B. was unable to supply enough fish for the people of Angkor

C. became polluted due to a population explosion

D. is one of the Seven Wonders of the World

25. Why does the author mention the hydraulic systems of the reservoirs?

A. They supplied irrigation from the Indian Ocean.

B. They became non-functional due to overuse.

C. They were destroyed by nearby warrior tribes.

D. They helped transport the sandstones for constructing temples.

26. It can be inferred from the passage that the inhabitants of the Khmer Empire ______.

A. were intentionally starved by the farmers

B. lost their food source due to excess rainfall

C. supplemented their diets with 'meat hunted in the nearby jungles

D. depended upon rice as their main source of food

27. All the following are mentioned as events that can affect food supply EXCEPT.

A. erosion of soil                                       B. contamination of soil

C. reduction of nutrients                            D. loss of water supply

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions below.

Wild animals (and wild plants) and the wild places where they live are seriously threatened almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of this century. But many hundreds are now in danger. Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of extinction.

Already many kinds of animals have been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is forgotten. Animals like great apes, the whales, seals etc. thought to be in danger of extinction.

But even more important, perhaps than individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats are in danger of vanishing: marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy man’s needs or timber and paper.

What would our world be like if all the wild animals and wild plants vanished- Would our life extinct then?

Question 28: According to the passage, which sentence is NOT true?

            A. Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of extinction.

            B. Animals like great apes, the whales, seals etc. thought to be in danger of extinction.

            C. Whole habitats are in danger of vanishing

            D. Many hundreds of species are now not endangered.

Question 29: What is more important than individual kinds of animals and plants?

            A. The rapid advance of the process of extinction.               

B. The extinct of many species.

            C. Man’s needs of timber and paper.            

D. The vanishing of whole habitats.

Question 30: What does the writer caution us against?

            A. Hunting wild animals.                                           B. Draining marshes.

            C. Cutting down the tropical forests.             D. Destroying our environment.

Question 31: The verb “to threaten” in the passage means?

            A. to poison                B. to give fear to                     C. to pollute                D. to vanish

Question 32: What would happen to the human being if the wild life vanished?

            A. The human life would be seriously threatened.

            B. Many species would quickly become extinct.                              

C. Tropical forest would be cut down.          

D. Species would go on dying out.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which has a similar meaning to the first one in each of the following questions.

Question 33: They last visited their hometown a year ago.

A. They have visited their hometown for a year.

B. They haven’t visited their hometown a year ago.

C. They haven’t visited their hometown for a year.

D. They haven’t visited their hometown for a year ago.

Question 34: “Will you invite Daisy to go to the cinema this weekend, Peter?”, Mary asked.

            A. Mary asked Peter if he would invite Daisy to go to the cinema that weekend.

            B. Mary asked Peter if he would invite Daisy to go to the cinema this weekend.

            C. Mary asked Peter if he will invite Daisy to go to the cinema that weekend.

            D. Mary asked Peter if he will invite Daisy to go to the cinema this weekend.

Question 35: My brother is taller than me.

            A. I am as tall as my brother.                         B. I am as short as my brother.

            C. I am taller than my brother.                                   D. I am shorter than my brother.

    Question 36: He asked her if she would meet him that weekend.

         A. He said to her: "Did you meet me that weekend?"

         B. Her question is "Will you meet me this weekend if I like?"

         C. He said: "Would you meet me one weekend if I asked you?"

         D. He said to her: "Will you meet me this weekend?"

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 37: They are choosing the boys for the team. All of them are under 12.   

A. All of the boys who are being chosen for the team are under 12.

B. All of the boys whom are being chosen for the team are under 12.

C. All of the boys who are choosing for the team are under 12.

D. All of the boys whom are choosing for the team are under 12.

Question 38: We will try our best to finish the project on time.         It is very hard.           

            A. If the project is not hard, we will try our best to finish it on time.

            B. Although the project is hard, we will try our best to finish it on time.

            C. In spite of working hard, we will try our best to finish the project on time.

            D. As we work hard, we will try our best to finish the project on time.

Question 39: We had to postpone the picnic to the mountains. The weather was too bad.

            A. Since we had to postpone the picnic to the mountains, the weather was too bad.

            B. We had to postpone the picnic to the mountains because the weather was too bad.

            C. We had to postpone the picnic to the mountains however the weather was too bad.

            D. We had to postpone the picnic to the mountains and the weather was too bad.

Question 40: I always get up early in the morning. I want to go to school on time.

A. I always get up early in the morning in order go to school on time. .

B. I always get up early in the morning in order going to school on time.

C. I always get up early in the morning in order to going to school on time.

D. I always get up early in the morning in order to go to school on time.

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions below.

Wild animals (and wild plants) and the wild places where they live are seriously threatened almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of this century. But many hundreds are now in danger. Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of extinction.

Already many kinds of animals have been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is forgotten. Animals like great apes, the whales, seals etc. thought to be in danger of extinction.

But even more important, perhaps than individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats are in danger of vanishing: marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy man’s needs or timber and paper.

What would our world be like if all the wild animals and wild plants vanished- Would our life extinct then?

Question 28: According to the passage, which sentence is NOT true?

            A. Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of extinction.

            B. Animals like great apes, the whales, seals etc. thought to be in danger of extinction.

            C. Whole habitats are in danger of vanishing

            D. Many hundreds of species are now not endangered.

Question 29: What is more important than individual kinds of animals and plants?

            A. The rapid advance of the process of extinction.               

B. The extinct of many species.

            C. Man’s needs of timber and paper.            

D. The vanishing of whole habitats.

Question 30: What does the writer caution us against?

            A. Hunting wild animals.                                           B. Draining marshes.

            C. Cutting down the tropical forests.             D. Destroying our environment.

Question 31: The verb “to threaten” in the passage means?

            A. to poison                B. to give fear to                     C. to pollute                D. to vanish

Question 32: What would happen to the human being if the wild life vanished?

            A. The human life would be seriously threatened.

            B. Many species would quickly become extinct.                              

C. Tropical forest would be cut down.          

D. Species would go on dying out.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which has a similar meaning to the first one in each of the following questions.

Question 33: They last visited their hometown a year ago.

A. They have visited their hometown for a year.

B. They haven’t visited their hometown a year ago.

C. They haven’t visited their hometown for a year.

D. They haven’t visited their hometown for a year ago.

Question 34: “Will you invite Daisy to go to the cinema this weekend, Peter?”, Mary asked.

            A. Mary asked Peter if he would invite Daisy to go to the cinema that weekend.

            B. Mary asked Peter if he would invite Daisy to go to the cinema this weekend.

            C. Mary asked Peter if he will invite Daisy to go to the cinema that weekend.

            D. Mary asked Peter if he will invite Daisy to go to the cinema this weekend.

Question 35: My brother is taller than me.

            A. I am as tall as my brother.                         B. I am as short as my brother.

            C. I am taller than my brother.                                   D. I am shorter than my brother.

    Question 36: He asked her if she would meet him that weekend.

         A. He said to her: "Did you meet me that weekend?"

         B. Her question is "Will you meet me this weekend if I like?"

         C. He said: "Would you meet me one weekend if I asked you?"

         D. He said to her: "Will you meet me this weekend?"

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 37: They are choosing the boys for the team. All of them are under 12.   

A. All of the boys who are being chosen for the team are under 12.

B. All of the boys whom are being chosen for the team are under 12.

C. All of the boys who are choosing for the team are under 12.

D. All of the boys whom are choosing for the team are under 12.

Question 38: We will try our best to finish the project on time.         It is very hard.           

            A. If the project is not hard, we will try our best to finish it on time.

            B. Although the project is hard, we will try our best to finish it on time.

            C. In spite of working hard, we will try our best to finish the project on time.

            D. As we work hard, we will try our best to finish the project on time.

Question 39: We had to postpone the picnic to the mountains. The weather was too bad.

            A. Since we had to postpone the picnic to the mountains, the weather was too bad.

            B. We had to postpone the picnic to the mountains because the weather was too bad.

            C. We had to postpone the picnic to the mountains however the weather was too bad.

            D. We had to postpone the picnic to the mountains and the weather was too bad.

Question 40: I always get up early in the morning. I want to go to school on time.

A. I always get up early in the morning in order go to school on time. .

B. I always get up early in the morning in order going to school on time.

C. I always get up early in the morning in order to going to school on time.

D. I always get up early in the morning in order to go to school on time.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
 
It is estimated that by 2050 more than two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities, up from about 54 percent today. While the many benefits of organized and efficient cities are well understood, we need to recognize that this rapid, often unplanned urbanization brings risks of profound social instability, risks to critical infrastructure, potential water crises and the potential for devastating spread of disease. These risks can only be further exacerbated as this unprecedented transition from rural to urban areas continues.
How effectively these risks can be addressed will increasingly be determined by how well cities are governed. The increased concentration of people, physical assets, infrastructure and economic activities mean that the risks materializing at the city level will have far greater potential to disrupt society than ever before.
Urbanization is by no means bad by itself. It brings important benefits for economic, cultural and societal development. Well managed cities are both efficient and effective, enabling economies of scale and network effects while reducing the impact on the climate of transportation. As such, an urban model can make economic activity more environmentally-friendly. Further, the proximity and diversity of people can spark innovation and create employment as exchanging ideas breeds new ideas.
But these utopian concepts are threatened by some of the factors driving rapid urbanization. For example, one of the main factors is rural-urban migration, driven by the prospect of greater employment opportunities and the hope of a better life in cities. But rapidly increasing population density can create severe problems, especially if planning efforts are not sufficient to cope with the influx of new inhabitants. The result may, in extreme cases, be widespread poverty. Estimates suggest that 40% of the world's urban expansion is taking place in slums, exacerbating socio-economic disparities and creating unsanitary conditions that facilitate the spread of disease.
The Global Risks 2015 Report looks at four areas that face particularly daunting challenges in the face of rapid and unplanned urbanization: infrastructure, health, climate change, and social instability. In each of these areas we find new risks that can best be managed or, in some cases, transferred through the mechanism of insurance.
Question 36: The word “that" in paragraph 4 refers to __________.
​A. urban expansion ​​B. socio-economic disparities
​C. disease  ​D. unsanitary conditions
Question 37:According to paragraph 3, what is one of the advantages of urbanization?
​A. It minimizes risks for economic, cultural and societal development.
​B. It makes water supply system both efficient and effective.  
​C. Weather and climate in the city will be much improved.
​D. People may come up with new ideas for innovation.
Question 38:Which statement is TRUE, according to the passage?
​A. Urbanization brings important benefits for development as well.
​B. 54% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050.
​C. Risks cannot be addressed effectively no matter how well cities are governed.
​D. Rapidly increasing population density can help solve poverty.
Question 39: The word "addressed" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________.
​A. aimed at ​B. dealt with ​C. added to ​D. agreed on
Question 40: What can be inferred from the passage?
​A. Poverty may be a foregone conclusion of unplanned urbanization.
​B. Diseases are caused by people migrating to cities.  
​C. Urbanization can solve the problem of environmental pollution in cities.
​D. The increasing number of people in cities can create more employment.
Question 41: Which is the most suitable title for the passage?
​A. The Risks of Rapid Urbanization in Developing Countries
​B. Infrastructure and Economic Activities in Cities
​C. The Global Risks 2015 Report on Developing Urban Areas
​D. Rapid Urbanization Put Cities in Jeopardy
Question 42: The word “spark” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___________.
​A. need ​B. start ​C. encourage ​D. design