3.Read the passage and complete the sentences. Circle A, B, or C.

 

America is known as the land of opportunity. Thousands of people immigrate to the United States every year from different parts of the world to have access to these kinds of opportunities. This is what is known as, "the American dream".
America is also home to many of the world's top colleges and universities. The California Institute of Technology is a top world-ranked college that focuses highly on science and engineering. It is located in the city of Pasadena. Harvard University is another top world-ranked college that you might be familiar with. The buildings at Harvard date all the way back to the year 1636, making Harvard the oldest university in the United States. It is located in the state of Massachusetts. University of California, Los Angeles is another institute worthy of recognition. Located next to Hollywood, UCLA has distinguished itself as a prestigious and selective university due to the number of people who apply for admission throughout the United States. The universities mentioned are but a few of the many other excellent schools that make the United States so outstanding.


2. The word immigrate in line 1 can be replaced by__________.

(5 Points)

come into

go out of

travel

4.Read the passage and complete the sentences. Circle A, B, or C.

 

America is known as the land of opportunity. Thousands of people immigrate to the United States every year from different parts of the world to have access to these kinds of opportunities. This is what is known as, "the American dream".
America is also home to many of the world's top colleges and universities. The California Institute of Technology is a top world-ranked college that focuses highly on science and engineering. It is located in the city of Pasadena. Harvard University is another top world-ranked college that you might be familiar with. The buildings at Harvard date all the way back to the year 1636, making Harvard the oldest university in the United States. It is located in the state of Massachusetts. University of California, Los Angeles is another institute worthy of recognition. Located next to Hollywood, UCLA has distinguished itself as a prestigious and selective university due to the number of people who apply for admission throughout the United States. The universities mentioned are but a few of the many other excellent schools that make the United States so outstanding.


3. The California Institute of Technology __________.

(5 Points)

ranks first in the world

is a university focusing on natural sciences

focuses on science and engineering

5.Read the passage and complete the sentences. Circle A, B, or C.

 

America is known as the land of opportunity. Thousands of people immigrate to the United States every year from different parts of the world to have access to these kinds of opportunities. This is what is known as, "the American dream".
America is also home to many of the world's top colleges and universities. The California Institute of Technology is a top world-ranked college that focuses highly on science and engineering. It is located in the city of Pasadena. Harvard University is another top world-ranked college that you might be familiar with. The buildings at Harvard date all the way back to the year 1636, making Harvard the oldest university in the United States. It is located in the state of Massachusetts. University of California, Los Angeles is another institute worthy of recognition. Located next to Hollywood, UCLA has distinguished itself as a prestigious and selective university due to the number of people who apply for admission throughout the United States. The universities mentioned are but a few of the many other excellent schools that make the United States so outstanding.

4. What is NOT true about Harvard?

(5 Points)

It was founded in 1636.

It is the oldest university in the world.

It is located in Massachusetts.

6.Read the passage and complete the sentences. Circle A, B, or C.

 

America is known as the land of opportunity. Thousands of people immigrate to the United States every year from different parts of the world to have access to these kinds of opportunities. This is what is known as, "the American dream".
America is also home to many of the world's top colleges and universities. The California Institute of Technology is a top world-ranked college that focuses highly on science and engineering. It is located in the city of Pasadena. Harvard University is another top world-ranked college that you might be familiar with. The buildings at Harvard date all the way back to the year 1636, making Harvard the oldest university in the United States. It is located in the state of Massachusetts. University of California, Los Angeles is another institute worthy of recognition. Located next to Hollywood, UCLA has distinguished itself as a prestigious and selective university due to the number of people who apply for admission throughout the United States. The universities mentioned are but a few of the many other excellent schools that make the United States so outstanding.

5. University of California, Los Angeles __________.

(5 Points)

is in Hollywood

is different from other universities

has a high number of applications

7.Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.

___________ industrial waste, many fish cannot survive.

(5 Points)

Since

Because

Because of

8.Choose the best option A, B, or C to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.

Over three million people ______________ in the two hundred and twenty-five mile area of Chicago.

(5 Points)

is living

live

are living

9.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. Circle A, B, or C.

 

(5 Points)

visual

pollute

thermal

10.Choose the best option A, B, or C to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.

 Chicago ______________ the third largest city in the United States.

(5 Points)

will be

is

has been

11.Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.

This film is rated 18+ because there are too many ___________ scenes.

(5 Points)

entertaining

violent

funny

12.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. Circle A, B, or C.

(5 Points)

chemical

national

specific

13.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. Circle A, B, or C.

(5 Points)

electric

medical

botanic

14.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. Circle A, B, or C.

(5 Points)

dramatic

logical

continue

15.Choose the best option A, B, or C to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.

Today, some of the world's tallest and most famous skyscrapers ______________ in the city.

(5 Points)

finds

are found

is found

16.Choose the best option A, B, or C to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.

 Located in the heart of the city ______________ the one hundred and ten story Sears Tower.

(5 Points)

has been

will be

is

17.Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.

Oil spills from cargos and ships have ___________ many animals and plants die.

(5 Points)

made

caused

resulted

18.Choose the best option A, B, or C to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.

Chicago ______________ "The Windy City".

(5 Points)

often calls

often is called

is often called

19.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. Circle A, B, or C.

(5 Points)

festival

dynamic

illegal

20.Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.
___________ effects created an amazing world in the movie, it looked so real!

(5 Points)

Incredible

Moved

Special

21.Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.

Environmental pollution has ___________ to lots of health problems.

(5 Points)

caused

made

led

America is known as the land of opportunity. Thousands of people immigrate to the United States every year from different parts of the world to have access to these kinds of opportunities. This is what is known as, "the American dream".
America is also home to many of the world's top colleges and universities. The California Institute of Technology is a top world-ranked college that focuses highly on science and engineering. It is located in the city of Pasadena. Harvard University is another top world-ranked college that you might be familiar with. The buildings at Harvard date all the way back to the year 1636, making Harvard the oldest university in the United States. It is located in the state of Massachusetts. University of California, Los Angeles is another institute worthy of recognition. Located next to Hollywood, UCLA has distinguished itself as a prestigious and selective university due to the number of people who apply for admission throughout the United States. The universities mentioned are but a few of the many other excellent schools that make the United States so outstanding.

1. America is called the land of __________.

(5 Points)

dream

opportunity

immigration

VIII. Read the passage below and choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the blanks.

New Year is one of the most important(1) _______ in the United States. On New Year eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock at night, everyone says “Happy new year!” and they (2) _______ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s Eve is usually a long night to this holiday when children dress as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go to houses asking for candy or fruit. (3) _______ people at the house do not give them candy, the children will say a trick(4) _______ them. But this (5) _______ ever happens. Many people give them candy or fruit.

1.     A. contests                              B. courses                      C. festivals                          D. meetings

2.     A. greet                                    B. wish                           C. dream                             D. congratulate

3.     A. so                                        B. Whether                      C. Although                         D. If

4.     A. on                                        B. for                              C. in                                    D. with

5.     A. hardly                                  B. hard                           C. soon                               D. always

Read the following passage and circle A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 36 to 42

George Washington Carver showed that plant life was more than just food for animals and humans. Carver’s first step was to analyze plant parts to find out what they were made of. He then combined these simpler isolated substances with other substances to create new products.

The branch of chemistry that studies and finds ways to use raw materials from farm products to make industrial products is called chemurgy. Carver was one of the first and greatest chemurgists of all time. Today the science of chemurgy is better known as the science of synthetics. Each day people depend on and use synthetic materials made from raw materials. All his life Carver battled against the disposal of waste materials and warned of the growing need to develop substitutes for the natural substances being used up by humans.

Carver never cared about getting credit for the new products he created. He never tried to patent his discoveries or get wealthy from them. He turned down many offers to leave Tuskegee Institute to become a rich scientist in private industry. Thomas Edison, inventor of the electric light, offered him a laboratory in Detroit to carry out food research. When the United States government made him a collaborator in the Mycology and Plant Disease Survey of the Department of Agriculture, he accepted the position with the understanding that he wouldn’t have to leave Tuskegee. As an authority on plant diseases – especially of the fungus variety – Carver sent hundreds of specimens to the United States Department of Agriculture. At the peak of his career, Carver’s fame and influence were known on every continent.

Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage as work done by Carver?

A. Research on electricity 

B. Analysis of plant parts

C. Invention of new products 

D. Research on plant diseases

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 question 33 to 42.

Artificial flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers. In making such models, painstaking skill and artistry are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structure. The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in the North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world. In all, there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artist-naturalist, Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph.

The intention was to have the collection represent at least one member of each flower family native to the United States. Although it was never completed, it contains more than seven hundred species representing 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits showing the effect of fungus diseases, and thousands of flowers parts and magnified details. Every detail of these is accurately reproduced in color and structure. The models are kept in locked cases as they are too valuable and fragile for classroom use.

It can be inferred from the passage that the goal of Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka was to __________.

A. make a copy of one member of each United States flower family

B. show that glass flowers are more realistic than wax flowers

C. do a thorough study of plant structure

D. create a botanical garden where only exotic flowers grew

In the United States of America, the national language is (1).................. English. Four hundred years ago, some English people came to North America to live and they brought (2).................. language to this country. Now in the USA, people speak (3)................. English. Most of the words are the (4)..................... in America and British English, but the America say some English words not as people (5)................... in England. Canada is (6)................... to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger (7)..................... the United States. In Canada, many people (8)................... English because they also came from England many years (9)..................... But in some parts of Canada, people speak (10)................... because they came from France.

Read the following passage and circle A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 36 to 42

George Washington Carver showed that plant life was more than just food for animals and humans. Carver’s first step was to analyze plant parts to find out what they were made of. He then combined these simpler isolated substances with other substances to create new products.

The branch of chemistry that studies and finds ways to use raw materials from farm products to make industrial products is called chemurgy. Carver was one of the first and greatest chemurgists of all time. Today the science of chemurgy is better known as the science of synthetics. Each day people depend on and use synthetic materials made from raw materials. All his life Carver battled against the disposal of waste materials and warned of the growing need to develop substitutes for the natural substances being used up by humans.

Carver never cared about getting credit for the new products he created. He never tried to patent his discoveries or get wealthy from them. He turned down many offers to leave Tuskegee Institute to become a rich scientist in private industry. Thomas Edison, inventor of the electric light, offered him a laboratory in Detroit to carry out food research. When the United States government made him a collaborator in the Mycology and Plant Disease Survey of the Department of Agriculture, he accepted the position with the understanding that he wouldn’t have to leave Tuskegee. As an authority on plant diseases – especially of the fungus variety – Carver sent hundreds of specimens to the United States Department of Agriculture. At the peak of his career, Carver’s fame and influence were known on every continent.

According to the passage, chemurgical can be defined as the

A. combination of chemistry and metallurgy 

B. research on chemistry of the soil

C. study of the relationship between sunlight and energy

D. development of industrial products from farm products

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 question 33 to 42.

Artificial flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers. In making such models, painstaking skill and artistry are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structure. The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in the North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world. In all, there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artist-naturalist, Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph.

The intention was to have the collection represent at least one member of each flower family native to the United States. Although it was never completed, it contains more than seven hundred species representing 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits showing the effect of fungus diseases, and thousands of flowers parts and magnified details. Every detail of these is accurately reproduced in color and structure. The models are kept in locked cases as they are too valuable and fragile for classroom use.

Which of the following statements is the best title for the passage

A. The Lives of Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka.

B. Flowers Native to the United States.

C. An Extensive Collection of Glass Flowers

D. Materials Used For Artificial Flowers