Section One: Listening Comprehension
1. (A) He’s disappointed with his interview.
(B) He had to cancel his interview.
(C) He doesn’t want to discuss the interview
now.
(D) He shouldn’t have applied for the job.
2 . (A) Have a cookie.
(B) Make cookies with the woman.
(C) Give the woman a cookie.
(D) Take a cookie for his roommate.
3. (A) He felt better an hour ago,
(B) His headache should be gone in an hour,
(C) He forgot to take the medicine for his
headache.
(D) His head still hurts.
4. (A) She hasn’t spoken to her friend in a long
time.
(B) She intends to visit her friend in Texas.
(C) She sometimes travels abroad for her job.
(D) Her friend has never been to Texas before.
5. (A) Meet at the bus stop.
(B) Finish their candy bars.
(C) Get off the bus at the next stop.
(D) Meet in front of the rest rooms.
6. (A) He won’t be able to repair the briefcase.
(B) The repair shop is closed until Tuesday.
(C) The woman should buy a smaller briefcase.
(D) The briefcase will be ready before
Tuesday.
7. (A) Find out how much work will be required
for the class.
(B) Take another class instead of creative
writing
(C) Ask his advisor about the instructor in the
Wednesday class.
(D) Sign up for the Wednesday class.
8. (A)&nb
sp;He’ll take his friends to Florida.
(B) He’s not sure what he’ll do.
(C) He planned his trip a long time ago.
(D) He’d rather not travel during spring break.
9. (A) He thinks clothing prices will decrease
even further.
(B) He’s going to go shopping soon.
(C) He didn’t know that stores were having
sales now.
(D) He wants to see what the woman bought.
10. (A) She’s glad the man waited for her.
(B) She’d like to reschedule the meeting.
(C) She wasn’t very late for the meeting.
(D) She’s sorry that she missed the meeting.
11. (A) She’11 play chess with the man this
afternoon.
(B) She doesn’t know how to play chess.
(C) She’ll wear a warm jacket to the match.
(D) She’d rather not go out with the man.
12. (A) She originally proposed it.
(B) She doesn’t think it’s a good idea.
(C) She’s quite sure it will take place.
(D) Its success depends on the weather.
13. (A) Not all of the advertised books were on
sale.
(B) Some of the books were still packed.
(C) The store was too crowded for him to
enter.
(D) He had to work at the bookstore this
morning.
14. (A)She’s not sure she wants to go to the party.
(B) She just returned from a visit to the
Andersons.
(C) She may not be able to give the man a
ride.
(D) The party isn’t on Friday.
15. (A) She’ll continue to use the Laundromat
near the dorms.
(B) She recently switched Laundromats.
(C) She doesn’t use the same Laundromat the
man uses.
(D) The Laundromat near the dorms isn’t
converunent for her.
16.(A) Try to change his reservations to a
different time.
(B) Travel by train instead of by plane.
(C) Continue trying to get a ticket.
(D) Cancel his travel plans.
17. (A) They should wait for him.
(B) They should go without him.
(C) He’ll try to join them later.
(D) They should bring him some pizza.
18. (A) The jobs have already been filled.
(B) The man should hand in his application
very soon.
(C) The man can start work today.
(D) The man isn’t qualified for any of the
jobs.
19. (A) She read only half of the book.
(B) The man should choose a different book
to read
(C) The man will enjoy the book eventually.
enter.
(D) The main characters in the hook aren’t
interesting.
20. (A) He can’t get a room at the hotel.
(B) He didn’t get the type of room he wanted.
(C) He expected the room to be more
expensive.
(D) He thought he had already made a
reservation.
21. (A) If he can help her fill out a job
application.
(B) If he knows of any job openings with his
former employer.
(C) If&
nbsp;he’11 be returning to the camp where he
worked last year.
(D) If he enjoyed the job he had last summer.
22. (A) Susan might not be a member of the
debate team.
(B) Susan often wears purple shirts.
(C) He doesn’t want to go to the debate.
(D) He didn’t notice what Susan was
wearing.
23. (A) She’s rarely home.
(B) She spends a lot of time on the phone.
(C) She’s been away for several days.
(D) She makes calls only when necessary.
24. (A) Visit her more often.
(B) Stop arguing in front of other people.
(C) Call her if they need her help.
(D) Give her their new address.
25. (A) Give the woman more time to write her
paper.
(B) Visit the woman in the hospital.
(C) Refuse to accept the woman’s paper.
(D) Let the woman change the topic of her
paper.
26. (A) He doesn’t like wearing one.
(B) He doesn’t feel professional wearing one.
(C) He doesn’t wear one in his department.
(D) He doesn’t want to pay for one.
27. (A) She saw a nail in the man’s tire.
(B) The man shouldn’t drive on the tire.
(C) The man may not need a new tire.
(D) She also needs air in her tires.
28. (A) She’ll be on the same airplane as the man.
(B) She doesn’t take very good n o t e .
(C) She’s looking for a&nb
sp;ride to the airport.
(D) She can’t help the man.
29. (A) The woman looks tired.
(B) He doesn’t want to move.
(C) Richardson Dormitory is particularly
noisy.
(D) Richardson Dormitory is boring.
30. (A) It wasn’t open on Mondays.
(B) Its opening had been postponed.
(C) It was going to close before Monday.
(D) It didn’t deserve the praise I received.
31. (A) The strength of ocean currents.
(B) The movement of sediment deep in the
ocean.
(C) The best methods for studying deep
ocean processes.
(D) A new way of measuring the depth of the
ocean.
32. (A) Why the book talks about turbidity
currents.
(B) How winds can affect some ocean
currents.
(C) The causes of underwater earthquakes.
(D) What a turbidity current is.
33. (A) It’s cleaner.
(B) it’s heavier.
(C) It’s warmer.
(D) It moves more slowly.
34. (A) By greatly increasing the ocean’s depth in
some areas.
(B) By creating large waves on the surface
of the ocean.
(C) By causing mud or sand to mix with
ocean water
(D) By crushing large amounts of stone.
35. (A) To explain how winds cause turbidity
currents.
(B) To remind the student where ocean
sediments originate.
(C) To explain the effects of turbidity
currents.
(D) To remind the student about the next
assignment.
36. (A) To convince him to go on a canoe tri
p.
(B) To invite him to a cookout.
(C) To ask if she can borrow his car.
(D) To tell him about a trip she took.
37. (A) A lunch.
(B) A sleeping bag.
(C) A canoe.
(D) A lent.
38. (A) Swimming.
(B) Driving.
(C) Sleeping outdoors.
(D) Canoeing.
39. (A) To find out whether he wants to go
canoeing.
(B) To tell him whether her car is repaired.
(C) To find out what kind of food he is
bringing.
(D) To tell him what time they are leaving.
40. (A) Competition in business.
(B) Government grants.
(C) A type of economic policy.
(D) International transportation practices.
41. (A) American industrialists.
(B) French economists.
(C) International leaders.
(D) Civil War veterans.
42. (A) The rights of private business owners
should be protected.
(B) The government shouldn’t interfere in
private business.
(C) Politicians should support industrial
growth.
(D) Competition among companies should be
restricted.
43. (A) The impact of enzymes on chemical
reactions.
(B) The way the body produces enzymes.
(C) The structure of enzymes.
(D) Types of chemical products created with
enzymes.
44. (A) It divides into Two different parts.
(B) It keeps the same chemical structure.
(C) It becomes part of a new chemical
compound.
(D) It produces more of the enzyme.
45. (A) Provide extra energy to start the reaction.
(B) Raise the&n
bsp;temperature of the chemicals.
(C) Release a chemical needed to start the
reaction.
(D) Lower the amount of energy needed to
start the reaction.
46. (A) To show that enzymes are very effective.
(B) To point out that enzymes can sometimes
fail to work.
(C) To explain what enzymes are made of.
(D) To describe different types of enzymes.
47. (A) The relationship between painting and
sculpture.
(B) The ideas behind an artist’s work.
(C) The practical value of a work of art.
(D) The way the eye perceives shape in
sculpture.
48. (A) It is often displayed outdoors.
(B) It does not always represent an object.
(C) It is three-dimensional.
(D) It is done by relatively few artists.
49. (A) To give an example of natural shapes.
(B) To describe early sculpture.
(C) To illustrate their use as tools.
(D) To demonstrate their role as decorative
objects.
50. (A) They are always made of stone.
(B) They are painted in bright colors.
(C) They contain moving parts.
(D) They make use of holes.
Section Two: Structure and Written Expression
1. Most geologists believe―from the remains of
tiny marine plants and animals that died
millions of years ago.
(A) what was formed petroleum
(B) that petroleum was formed
(C) when petroleum formed
(D) petroleum that formed
2. The seat of France’s North American holdi
ngs
in the eighteenth century was Quebec, and the
French heritage―dominant there.
(A) to remain
(B) remaining
(C) by remaining
(D) has remained
3. If Earth did not rotate, differences in air
pressure would be ―, with winds blowing
from high-pressure to low-pressure areas.
(A) primary air flow to cause
(B) the primary cause of air flow
(C) they primarily cause air flow
(D) air flow has a primary cause
4. A mobile is a sculpture constructed of pans so
delicately connected and balanced―the entire
suspended structure may be moved by
vibration or manual manipulation.
(A) in order
(B) making
(C) with
(D) that
5. The ice of a glacier that reaches the sea breaks
off―.
(A) and forming icebergs
(B) to form icebergs
(C) icebergs have-formed
(D) when the formation of icebergs
6. Migraine headaches are more frequent among
women― among men.
(A) than
(B) however
(C) except for
(D) as air
7. South American flamingos can survive in
temperatures―above the freeing point.
(A) that fewer degrees
(B) if few degrees
(C) only a few degrees
(D) when fewer degrees
8. Made of hard wood, the boomerang is roughly
V-shaped, with arms― skewed
(A) of slightly
(B) are slightly
(C) slightly
(D) that those are slightly
9. Not until the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries―as a unified science.
(A) did ecology emerge
(B) when ecology emerged
(C) ecology e
merged
(D) when did ecology emerge
10. The ancient Egyptian water clock required
sophisticated calibration, since water dripped
faster from its bowl when ― and the
pressure was greater.
(A) the full bowl
(B) was the bowl full
(C) bowl full
(D) the bowl was full
11. Enid, Oklahoma, ―a stopping place on die
Chisholm Trail in the 1800’s, is now the site
of the fourth largest wheat storage space in
the world
(A) originally
(B) which originally
(C) was originally
(D) originally where
12. The common barn owl, one of ten species of
barn owls found in North America, is also
called the monkey-faced owl because its
heart-shaped face looks ― of a monkey.
(A) like much that
(B) like that much
(C) much like that
(D) that much like
13. All the planets in the solar system except
Mercury and Venus have natural satellites,
― objects that revolve around the planets.
(A) which
(B) which are
(C) of which
(D) and which
14. Some subsistence activities such as hunting
large animals or netting fish require ― to
work together.
(A) goups are
(B) groups which
(C) groups
(D) that groups
15. The Expressionistic artist was concerned not
with the reality of the subject matter but with
― inner nature and the emotions that it
aroused
(A) it has
(B) its
(C) what its
(D) is it whether
16．By the end of the nineteenth
;century, organic chemistry had develop new methods for the
A B C
synthesis of dyes, perfumes, explosives, and medicines.
D
17．The Dinee, a Native American people of the southwestern United States, were once
A B
seminomadic hunters who practiced a few agriculture.
C D
18．The earliest successful sewing machines were powered by turn a hand crank.
A B C D
19．Early signs characteristic of the acute phase of viral hepatitis in adults are abdominal
A B C
vements.
46.The word "prolific" in line 22 is closest in
meaning to
(A) efficient
(B) productive
(C) self-employed
(D) progressive
47. According to the passage, how did later mills differ from the mills differ from the mill built by Oliver Evans?
(A) They were located away from large cities.
(B) They used new technology to produce
power.
(C)They did not allow flour to cool before it
was placed in Barrels.
(D)They combined technology with the
outwork system.
48.The word "it" in line 24 refers to
(A) water power
(B) machinery
(C) grain
(D) mill
49. The passage mentions which of the following asa result of improvements in factory machinery?
(A) It become easier for factory’ owners to find
workers and customers.
(B) Manufacturers had to employ more highly
skilled workers.
(C) The amount of power required for factories
operate was reduced.
(D) Factories could operate more than one engin
at a time.
50. The word "eager" in line 29 is closest in meaning to
(A) wealthy
(B) knowledgeable
(C) regular
(D) enthusiastic
