FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AS THE AMERICA’S MOST CELEBRATED ARCHITECT, WRIG...

3. Frank Lloyd Wright

As the America’s most celebrated architect, Wright spent more time on designing colleges rather

than attending classes in them. Once spent one year in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, then he left

for Chicago and started to learn from Louis Sullivan, the “father of modernism.” Wright’ s splendid

resume included more than 500 works, most famous of which are Fallingwater and New York City's

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Question 11: What does “dropouts” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Hardworking students. B. Very successful students.

C. Students failing to finish their school education. D. Students from poor families.

Question 12: Which of the following is right according to Paragraph 1?

A. People graduating from famous universities are more likely to get jobs.

B. Many successful people had the experience of giving up their school education.

C. If one has a lot of gold, he will become very rich one day.

D. We should stop our college education to follow in those successful people’s steps.

Question 13: According to the writer, Bill Gates _________.

A. is richer than any other man in the world

B. is well-known in Harvard University

C. finally finished his study at Harvard and got a doctorate degree

D. is the only founder of Microsoft

Question 14: Which of the following statements can’t be learned from the last two paragraphs?

A. The reason for Jobs’ dropping his college education is that his parents couldn’t pay for it.

B. Jobs thought his six-month college education gave him no help.

C. Wright’s teacher was a very famous artist.

D. Wright is the designer of New York City’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Question 15: What does the author want to tell us in this passage?

A. Successful people often have unordinary life experience.

B. College education is not so important to one’s success.

C. People from poor families are more likely to give up their college education.

D. Even without college education, one can still achieve success with one’s hard work.

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

following questions.

Question 16: She jumped and shouted to draw _______ to herself.

A. notion B. intention C. attention D. attraction

Question 17: The marriage pattern of parents plays an extremely important role in ______ marriage

roles of children.

A. social B. socialism C. socialist D. socializing

Question 18: To their great fear, they found ______ in the heaviest snowfall they had ever had.

A. they were catching B. themselves caught C. they had caught D. themselves catching

Question 19: ______ the distance was too far and the time was short, we decided to fly there instead of

going there by train.

A. Discovering B. To discover C. To have discovered D. Discovered

Question 20: ________ what is the most important point of an issue will allow you to make a better

decision.

A. Understanding B. Understand C. Understood D. To understand

Question 21: Joseph is a very efficient manager. He always outlines everyone’s duties ______ at the

company’s weekly meetings.

A. in case B. in brief C. on par D. on call

Question 22: As time _________ we saw less and less of each other.

A. went off B. went up C. went by D. went over

Question 23: Despite his interest in art, he studied ________ engineering in college.

A. mechanistic B. mechanical C. mechanically D. mechanism

Question 24: The idea of aliens may seem absurd, but times change, as does science, and this makes the

idea far ______ than it once appeared.

A. more plausible B. much plausible C. least plausible D. most plausible

Question 25: The top tourist ______ in Vietnam, Ha Long Bay features thousands of islands, each

topped with thick jungle vegetation, forming a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars.

A. attract B. attraction C. attractive D. attractiveness

Question 26: Most people are ______ when they hear about people ______ come face to face with

danger in order to save others.

A. surprising – that B. exciting – as C. amazed – who D. interested – which

Question 27: We just jumped in a car on the ______ of the moment and drove to the seaside.

A. current B. top C. desire D. spur

Question 28: Many people are still in _____ habit of writing silly things in _____ public places.

A. the - the B.  -  C. the -  D.  - the

Question 29: Her beauty is ______ compare.

A. beyond B. with C. for D. over

Question 30: It is generally ______ that young people from poorer socio-economic backgrounds tend to

do less well in our education system.

A. unknowledge B. knowledge C. knowledgeable D. acknowledged

Question 31: _____ so aggressive, we’d get on much better.

A. She was not B. Had she not C. Weren’t she D. If she weren’t

Question 32: On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater.

A. Upon reflection

B. After discussing with my wife

C. For this time only

D. For the second time

Question 33: A: _____. B: Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterday.

A. When have you got this beautiful dress?

B. How a beautiful dress you’re wearing!

C. You’ve just bought this beautiful dress, haven’t you?

D. That’s a beautiful dress you have on!

Question 34: I studied English for four years in high school. _____ had trouble talking with people

when I was traveling in the US.

A. Therefore, I B. Otherwise, I C. Although I D. However, I

Question 35: _____ in the atmosphere is the temperature falling below freezing.

A. Frost is produced

B. Frost produces

C. What produces frost

D. What is frost produced

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 31 to 35.

There are many ways of communicating without using speech. Signals, signs, symbols and

gestures may be found in every known culture. The basic function of a signal is to impinge upon the

environment in such a way that it attracts attention, as, for example, the dots and dashes of telegraph

circuit. Coded to refer to speech, the potential for communication is very great. While less adaptable to

the codification of words, sings contain greater meaning in and of themselves. A top sign or a barber

pole conveys meaning quickly and conveniently. Symbols are more difficult to describe than either

signals or signs because of their intricate relationship with the receiver’s cultural perceptions. In some

cultures, applauding in a theater provides performers with an auditory symbol of approval. Gestures such

as waving and handshaking also communicate certain cultural messages.

Although signals, signs, symbols and gestures are very useful, they do have a major disadvantage.

They usually do not allow ideas to be shared without the sender being directly adjacent to the receiver.

As a result, means of communication intended to be used for long distances and extended periods are

based upon speech. Radio, television and the telephone are only a few of such means.

Question 36: According to this passage, a signal is ______.

A. more difficult to describe than forms of communication

B. an interruption in the environment

C. less able to to be adapted to refer to speech

D. none of these

Question 37: Applauding was cited as an example of ______.

A. a signal B. a sign C. a symbol D. a gesture

Question 38: It may be concluded from the passage that ______.

A. symbols are very easy to define and interpret

B. only some cultures have signals, signs and symbols

C. waving and handshaking are not related to culture

D. signs, signals, symbol and gestures are forms of communication

Question 39: The underlined word “intricate” could best replaced by ______.

A. inefficient B. historical C. feasible D. complicated

Question 40: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Means of communications B. Gestural communication

C. Signs and signals D. Speech variations

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs

correction in each of the following questions.

Question 41 : With his father’s encourage and guidance, Mozart was introduced to music at an early

age.

A B C D

Question 42: Thousands of years ago, the Sahara had water enough so that people and animals were

able to

A B C

survive on the edge of the desert.

D

Question 43: Taking these considerations for account, I believe that it is still a problem for many

women to

A B

assert themselves, irrespective of their educational background.

C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning

to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 44: For many people, business socialising is a very important aspect of working life - but

some people find it quite tricky, especially if English isn’t their first language.

A. strict B. difficult C. endurable D. ingenious

Question 45: The puddles had coalesced into a small stream.

A. cooled B. burned C. united D. exploded

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in

meaning to each of the following questions.