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

Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 1985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to _________ the Soviet economy.

A. repair

B. reproduce

C. restructure

D. reply

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

In 1989, the Soviet Union decided to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.

A. advance

B. increase

C. reduce

D. retreat

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam adopted a resolution to have 'more friends and fewer enemies'.

A. breakdown

B. breakthrough

C. breakin

D. outbreak

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam adopted a resolution to have 'more friends and fewer enemies'.

A. breakdown      

B. breakthrough    

C. breakin      

D. outbreak

Read the following passage and mark the letter A , B , C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions .
Moscow , the capital of Russia , is located in the far western part of the Country . Since it was first mentioned in the chronicles of 1147 , Moscow has : played a vital role in Russian history . It became the capital of Muscovy ( the : Grand Principality of Moscow ) in the late 13th century , hence , the people of Moscow are known as Muscovites . Today Moscow is not only the political centre of Russia but also the country ' s most populous city and its industrial , cultural , scientific , and educational capital . For more than 600 years Moscow also has been the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church .
The capital of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( U.S.S.R.) until the Union dissolved in 1991 , Moscow attracted world attention as a centre of Communist power ; indeed , the name of the seat of the former Soviet government and the successor Russian government , the Kremlin , was a synonym for Soviet authority . The dissolution of the U.S.S.R. brought tremendous economic and political change , along with a significant Concentration of Russia ' s wealth , into Moscow .
28 . Where is Moscow located ?
A . far western part B . far eastern part C . southern part D . northern part
29 . The word “ vital ” can best be replaced by _________
A . artificial B . high C . essential D . big
30 . What does the word “ populous ” mean ?
A . charming B . crowded C . huge D . magnificent
31 . Moscow also has been the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church for .
A . unlimited time B . 600 years C . less than 600 years D . more than 600 years
32 . What was the Kremlin a synonym for ?
A . the name of the seat B . Russian government C . Soviet authority D . dissolution of the U.S.S.R .

Read the passage carefully and then fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the list.
representatives protesting sporting co-operation promotion
understanding loyalty competition sending representing

International sporting events, such as the Olympic Games, the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games are held regularly. Some of these events are held annually. At such international meets, the athletes try to achieve excellence in their own 1)____________ event. The strong 2)_____________ serves as a challenge to the athletes to bring out the best in themselves.
Competitive sport also offers athletes a chance to show their 3)_____________ to their country. The athletes wear the attire 4)____________ their country when they compete. It is for their country that the athletes push their bodies to the limit.
Competitive sports serves to bring together people of different countries, races and cultures. Friendly competition helps in the 5)______________ of international 6)_______________, peace and goodwill. As a result of improved international relations, 7)____________ between nations will be increased.
Unfortunately, some of these international sporting events have been used by certain countries as a means of 8)______________ against the policies of another. In 1980, the Olympic Games was held in Moscow, to which the United States of America did not send any 9)______________. In 1984, when the Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles, the Soviet Union responded by not 10)________________ any of their athletes. These actions can only serve to harm the spirit of sports. We can only hope that they will never be repeated.

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 35 to 42.

No sooner had the first intrepid male aviators safely returned to Earth than it seemed that women. too, had been smitten by an urge to fly. From mere spectators, they became willing passengers and finally pilots in their own right, plotting their skills and daring line against the hazards of the air and the skepticism of their male counterparts. In doing so they enlarged the traditional bounds of a women's world, won for their sex a new sense of competence and achievement, and contributed handsomely to the progress of aviation.

But recognition of their abilities did not come easily. "Men do not believe us capable." the famed aviator Amelia Earhart once remarked to a friend. "Because we are women, seldom are we trusted to do an efficient job." Indeed old attitudes died hard: when Charles Lindbergh visited the Soviet Union in i938 with his wife, Anne-herself a pilot and gifted proponent of aviation - he was astonished to discover both men and women flying in the Soviet Air Force.

Such conventional wisdom made it difficult for women to raise money for the up-to-date equipment they needed to compete on an equal basis with men. Yet they did compete, and often they triumphed finally despite the odds.

Ruth Law, whose 590 - mile flight from Chicago to Hornell, New York, set a new nonstop distance record in 1916, exemplified the resourcefulness and grit demanded of any woman who wanted to fly. And when she addressed the Aero Club of America after completing her historic journey, her plain spoken words testified to a universal human motivation that was unaffected by gender: "My flight was done with no expectation of reward," she declared, "just purely for the love of accomplishment."

What can be inferred from the passage about the United States Air Force in 1938?

A. It had no women pilots

B. It gave pilots handsome salaries

C. It had old planes that were in need of repair

D. It could not be trusted to do an efficient job

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 35 to 42.

No sooner had the first intrepid male aviators safely returned to Earth than it seemed that women. too, had been smitten by an urge to fly. From mere spectators, they became willing passengers and finally pilots in their own right, plotting their skills and daring line against the hazards of the air and the skepticism of their male counterparts. In doing so they enlarged the traditional bounds of a women's world, won for their sex a new sense of competence and achievement, and contributed handsomely to the progress of aviation.

But recognition of their abilities did not come easily. "Men do not believe us capable." the famed aviator Amelia Earhart once remarked to a friend. "Because we are women, seldom are we trusted to do an efficient job." Indeed old attitudes died hard: when Charles Lindbergh visited the Soviet Union in i938 with his wife, Anne-herself a pilot and gifted proponent of aviation - he was astonished to discover both men and women flying in the Soviet Air Force.

Such conventional wisdom made it difficult for women to raise money for the up-to-date equipment they needed to compete on an equal basis with men. Yet they did compete, and often they triumphed finally despite the odds.

Ruth Law, whose 590 - mile flight from Chicago to Hornell, New York, set a new nonstop distance record in 1916, exemplified the resourcefulness and grit demanded of any woman who wanted to fly. And when she addressed the Aero Club of America after completing her historic journey, her plain spoken words testified to a universal human motivation that was unaffected by gender: "My flight was done with no expectation of reward," she declared, "just purely for the love of accomplishment."

According to the passage, women pilots were successful in all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A. challenging the conventional role of women

B. contributing to the science of aviation

C. winning universal recognition from men

D. building the confidence of women