OVER 3000 WORKERS WERE LAID……(10)…..WHEN THE COMPANY MOVED ITS FAC...

10. Over 3000 workers were laid……(10)…..when the company moved its factory abroad.

Your answers:

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C. READING (6 points)

Question I: Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (2p)

During the teenage years, many young people can at (1) ……… be difficult to talk to. They

often seem to dislike (2) …………. questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in

school. This is a normal (3) …………. at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to

understand. It is a part of becoming (4) ……… of teenagers trying to be adults while they are

(5) ……… growing up. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that

questions are asked out of real interest and not (6) ………….. people are trying to check (7) ……….

on them.

Parents should do their best to talk to their sons and daughters about school and future plan but not

push them to talk if they don’t want. Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some children

in (8) ………… to be adults may experiment (9) ………….. sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents

need to watch for any signs (10) ………….. unusual behavior which may be connected with these

and get help if necessary.

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Question II: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space. (2pts)

Set in the red desert of central Australia is the mining town of Coober Pedy. At first sight, the town

looks similar to many other such communities, but Coober Pedy is different. Sixty per cent of its

population of some 4,000 people lives underground. There are today about 800 underground houses as

well as shops, hotels and even churches in the town and the (1)______ hills. Once a site has been chosen,

special tunneling machines are (2)______ in to create passages and rooms in the sandstone. Rock pillars

are left to (3)______ the roof, and doors and windows are cut into the front. Houses are of all shapes and

(4)______, the largest having twenty rooms, and some even have their own swimming pool.

Living underground may sound strange but in fact it has a number of advantages. In summer, the

temperature outside can reach an astonishing 47

C, and in winter the nights can be (5)______ cold.

However, inside the houses it remains a steady 25

C all year (6)______. Many people say that living

underground makes them feel very secure. There is no problem with noise from the neighbors and the

houses are not (7)______. By the fierce dust storms that regularly (8)______ through the area. And of

course, if your family (9)______ or lots of friends come to stay, you can (10)______ dig another room.

Question 1: A. near B. surrounding C. close D. enclosing

Question 2: A. brought B. placed C. entered D. worked

Question 3: A. rise B. support C. lift D. push

Question 4: A. sizes B. areas C. volumes D. numbers

Question 5: A. heavily B. sharply C. extremely D. strongly

Question 6: A. round B. wide C. across D. along

Question 7: A. influenced B. affected C. spoiled D. disturbed

Question 8: A. sweep B. pour C. hurry D. flood

Question 9: A. explodes B. stretches C. grows D. rises

Question 10: A. only B. regularly C. ever D. always

Question III: Read the text below and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D). (2pts)

The development of the horse has been recorded from the beginning through all of its evolutionary

stages to the modern form. It is, in fact, one of the most complete and well-documented chapters of

paleontological history. Fossil finds provide us not only with detailed information about the horse itself

but also with valuable insights into the migration of herds, and even evidence for speculation about the

climate conditions that could have instigated such migratory behavior.

Geologists believe that the first horses appeared on Earth about sixty million years ago as compared

with two million years ago for the appearance of human beings. There is evidence of early horses on both

the American and European continents, but it has been documented that, almost twelve million years ago

at the beginning of the Pliocene Age, a horse about midway through its evolutionary development

crossed a land bridge where the Bering Strait is now located, from Alaska into the glasslands of Asia, and

traveled all the way to Europe. This early horse was a hipparion, about the size of a modern-day pony

with three toes and a specialized cheek teeth for grazing. In Europe, the hipparion encountered another

less advanced horse called the anchitheres, which had previously invaded Europe by the same route,

probably during the Miocene Period. Less developed and smaller than the hipparion, the anchittheres was

eventually completely replaced by it.

By the end of the Pleistocene Age both the anchitheres and the hipparion had become extinct in North

America, where they had originated, as fossil evidence clearly indicates. In Europe, they evolved into the

larger and stronger animal that is very similar to the horse as we know it today. For many years, the horse

was probably hunted for food by early tribes of human beings. Then the qualities of the horse that would

have made it a good servant were noted – mainly its strength and speed. It was time for the horse to be

tamed, used as a draft animal at the dawning of agriculture, and the ridden as the need for transportation

increased. It was the descendant of this domesticated horse that was brought back to the Americas by

European colonists.

Question 1: What is the passage mainly about?

A. The migration of horses B. The modern-day pony

C. The evolution of the horse D. The replacement of the anchitheres by the hipparion

Question 2. According to the author, fossils are considered valuable for all of the following reasons

EXCEPT?

A. They suggest how the climate may have been

B. They provide information about migration

C. They document the evolution of the horse

D. They maintain a record of life prior to the Miocene Age

Question 3. The word instigated in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by?

A. Explained B. Caused C. Improved D. Influenced

Question 4. What does the author mean by the statement “Geologists believe that the first horses

appeared on Earth about sixty million years ago as compared with two million years ago for the

appearance of human beings”?

A. Horses appeared long before human beings according to the theories of geologists.

B. Both horses and human beings appeared several million years ago, if we believe geologists.

C. The geological records for the appearance of horses and human beings are not very accurate.

D. Horses and human beings cannot be compared by geologists because they appeared too long ago.

Question 5. Which of the following conclusions may be made on the basis of information in the passage?

A. The hipparions migrated to Europe to feed in developing grasslands.

B. There are no fossil remains of either the anchitheres or the hipparion.

C. There were horses in North America when the first European colonists arrived.

D. Very little is known about the evolution of the horse.

Question 6. According to this passage, the hipparions were ______.

A. five-toed animals B. not as highly developed as the anchitheres

C. larger than the anchitheres D. about the size of a small dog

Question 7. The word it in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. anchitheres B. hipparion C. Miocene period D. route

Question 8. The word extinct in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to?

A. familiar B. widespread C. nonexistent D. tame

Question 9. The word domesticated in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning ______.

A. tamed B. used C. ridden D. indicated

Question 10. It can be concluded from this passage that the______.

A. Miocene Period was prior to the Pleistocene B. Pleistocene Period was prior to the Miocene

C. Pleistocene Period was prior to the Pliocene D. Pliocene Period was prior to Miocene

D. WRITING (6 points)

Question I: Rewrite these sentences so that the new one has a similar meaning as the sentence

preceded. (2pts)