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Part One: Speaking (Items 1-15) Choose the best ans\\cr.

1. A: Can I borrow your pencil?

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B: . Take the one on the desk. rm not using it.

1. Sure 2. Really 3. Well done 4. Not again

2. A: ? B: Sh~'s lovely. I real!) like her. I. HO\\ do you sec Jane 2. How do you meet Jane 3. How do vou go with Jane 4. How do you find Jane ~ ..

3. Janet: I heard you passed the screening test. Wichai: Yes. And rm in\'ited for an interview next Friday.

Janet: I. I' 11 keep my fingers crossed. 3. What ar~ vou doing on Frida\?

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2. See you at the interview. 4. Don't miss it. will you?

4. A: I've been very busy. So much work to linish bd(.1rc the exams. B: . You'll be surprised how quickly it'll all be over.

l. So far so good 2. Good for you 3. Hang in cherc 4. Get back on track

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5-7 Susan: \\'hat arc you doing.?

Su pa: rm studying for the final exam5. . ...

Susan: ___ 5 __ _ l havent done anything yet. rm not in the

mood.

Supa: Well. th~ ~xmns arcn 'l that for off __ 6 __ I ""on 'l have enough time to prepare.

Susan: Do you think the exams v.ill be difficult'?

Supa: Of course. rhat"s why rm preparing for them. Susan: Well then. l think 7 to stud_v for the exams now.

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5. l. How clc\'er I am 2. I lo\\ happy you arc 4. Wlmt a nice occasion 3. What a good student

6. 1. I'm sorr~ 2. I'm afraid

3. I can't imagine 4. 1 can't believe

7. I. ifs a good idea '> it ,.,:ill be very hard

3. it's \"CIY interesting - ..

4. things will be all right

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Paula: Linda. did vou manage to get hold of Jane after \\'Ork vesterdav? ~ '- - ., ., Linda: No. rm sorry. Paula. __ 8 __ last night. And this morning I

tried again. but nobody ans,,crcd. Paula: Don't you hm e her cell phone number?

Linda: __ 9 __ I lave you got it?

Paula: Of course I do. You ~hould have calJc

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Alec: Have ~ou made a decision abom thl.! a~commodations yet'? Liz: Yes. I've chosen the cottage. not a hotd thi~ time .

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Alec: __ 11 __ Why?

Liz: I want lo make our trip a romantic one.

Alec: So. we have to bu)' things and cook ourselves'? Liz: Certainly. Thcre're a fe'" places \\here we c:nn do the shopping.

12 . It'll be fine. -- --

11. 1. Oh. I like it.

3. The cottage'?

12. I. Don't worry 3. No kidding

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2. It's superb.

4. \Vhat is it'?

2. Take your time 4. I ht\e fun

Manop: What arc those policemen doing?

Prapan: They're stopping motorcyclists.

Manop: 13 __

Prapan: I guess those cyclists are 14 __ Manop: Yes. I think you're right. Many of them aren ' t wearing helmets.

Prapan: --

15 Nm.\' I understand why Wl! need policemen here.

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13. I. Who are those motorcyclists?

3. Why are they doing that?

2. I didn t see the red lights.

4. We should be patient with them.

l ..J. 1. trying to ride very slowly

2. not telling the police the truth

3. not following traffic rules

4. trying lo run 3\\3) from the police

15. I. The) don't buy helmets. 2. When \\ill they kam what's good for th.:m?

3. Aren't they 3\\>are that the policemen arc here?

4. They don't knO\\ where to buy helmet~.

Part Two: Vocabulary (Item~ 1~27)

Items 16-19: Odd One Out Three of the words in each group relate to one another in their meaning. Choose the word that does NOT belong.

16. I. grab 3. snatch

17. 1. perceive

3. attain

2. seize

4. rise

2. achie\'e

4. acquire

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18. l. chubby

3. mef\\cight

19. 1. \'iolent 3. aggressive

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2. O\crload

4. plump

2. forceful

4. exciting

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Choo~e the altcrnath e which has the same meaning as the underlined word in 1hc gh en 1o,entencc.

:!O. Apph some moisturi7cr on } our ~kin "hen it gets dry. l. Students should f!Imh what they have learned in their real lite. 2. I had to rum1.Y the brake Yery quickl). 3. I will ~ a pla:;tcr on the cut to your linger. 4. M~ sister wants to rumh for a new job.

21. A NC\\ York pol ice o ffo.:er is anned \\ ith a gun and a club.

I. I ah\'U}S \\ork out at that sports club. 2. He ''as hit \\'ith a hea\'y club.

3. His nC\\ golf club is \'ery expensive. 4. The next card player is waiting. for a club.

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22. The S \\'AT team is forcing the criminal to relca!>C the little girl.

1. I can't wait for Je~sica to releasl! her new album. 2. Please join hands to ask China to release fowcr greenhouse gases. 3. The puhlic want the gm;emor to release updates on thl! accident.

4. The aim of the pr~ject is to release elephants bad. in1o 1he forest.

23. We were in complete agreement on the topic we were discussing.

1. Jane's arrival cmm: as a complete surprise for her family.

2. The hookll!l is a complete guide to summer ~\ ents in Oxford. 3. The book. which comes complete \\ith a CD, costs 350 haht. 4. The construction of this building will be complete at the end of the year.

Items 24-27: Meaning in Context Choose the best alternathc to make the sentcncc(s) meaningful.

24. Valuable _____ of oil and gas lie hidden in rocks on lhc ____ _

where they are tapped by drilling down through thoc.,c rocks.

I. rcsen oirs seabed

3. rcsour~cs - :-.ca level 2. collections - "ca wall 4. a!>scts - seaboard

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25. A child f\lendelssohn composed 12 S)mphonies bl!twccn the ages of 1.2 and 14. e\ en \1ozart in earl) musical talent. I. entertainer - ndm iring

2. artist - outwitting

3. prodigy surpassing

4. genius otfonding

26. The Food and Drug Administration has the budget for the

de\ clopment of a net\\ork of organizations, \\ hich includes healthcare insurers and providers. to the safety of FDA-approved drugs.

1. apprO\'l!d - monitor .., supplied - introdu~e

3. rc

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Part Three: Reading (Items 28-45) Choose the best an~wer.

18. \\'hat is TRU[ according to this sign? l. You arc free to smoke in this area.

2. There is no air pollution in this area.

3. You arc not alkmcd to smoke in this area.

4. Free cigareues arc available in this area.

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I. The girl docsn 't say no.

2. The boy docsn 1 say no.

3. 'The boy doesn t I ik~ lh e girl. 4. The girl doesn1 like the boy.

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BY GE02GE SFA0.IAS

~ S~E 'Dl'DN'f -{; J SAY NO!' 'I " -

My family and I have watched \\ ith interest the S\\allows that over the years. have sought out a nest attached to th~ \\all underneath the ~mall terrace of our house. The) com~ and go. and we look forward to their return each spring. 2 One day I noticed that the nest had fallen over with the small

occupants - six fat Hcdglings co\'ercd in good plumage - still inside. M)' eight-year-old son arranged ~n emergency shelter: he put the babies in~ide a cardboard box, along "ith bit~ of cotton wool and a few pieces of the clay from lhe destroyed nest. When En) husband returned home that evening, v. e con!->idered

lmw "c could build a ne\\ Jll.!St for the s-v..atlows.

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decided to put the baby hir

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33. What was NOT used to make a ne\\ ne'\t for the baby swallo\\s? 1. A terrace

3. Cotton wool

2. A cardboard box

4. Clay

34. Which of the following does NOT refer to the same group'!

I. Baby birds (paragraph 3) 2. Generations (paragraph 5) 3. Tiny chicks (paragraph 3) 4. Fledglings (paragraph 2)

35. What can be concluded from the passage?

1. En\"ironmcntal protection is necessary.

2. A friendship across species is possible.

3. Swallm\s arc mans best friend!). 4. Life is not easy for swallows.

Passage 2

It's 10 a.m. and once you enter the nurse's room at Marigot Jewelry (Thailand), you will be aMc to see a designated comer for mother's milk. At the time of our visit. ten mothers ''ere preparing milk for their children lo drink the following. day. The mothers\\ ere exchanging experiences and talking about their

babies. whether the~,.d started teething. crawling. etc. ., -

One session of collecting milk from the mothers breasts takes about

45 minutes to one hour. The division h~ad acknowledees this fact and ....

understands that it is important for the mothers to have this time to prepare milk

for their babies.

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3 One of the women at Marigot is a 30-year-old mother who gave binb

to a premature baby girl se' en months into her pregnancy. I Icr newborn weighed onl) 1.600 grams and stayed in an incubator for 13 days. Initially ~he "as going to send her baby girl back to her hometO\\ll in Sakon Nakhon after the mandatOI') three-month childcare leave. Ho\\ever. the mother later changed her mind after

she became convinced that feeding her baby girl breast milk wouh.I nunurc the fra il baby back to h~alth.

4 This mother admjtted she f ecb YCI')' luck) that the cClmpany understands and suppons her in giving her child breast milk. f\ot only docs it sa\ c money but it ha~ also strengthened the bond ~he feels \\ ith her child. 5 Because the mother didn't have to send her child bad. to her

hometown. she is very happ) in the workplace. which produces high-quality crystal pieces. 6 .. l don't have worries while working. When I think of my baby. I am

happy and content that she is fast asleep. When Ill) breasts start secreting, I just ca!J a colleague and we go to the corner and start pumping milk for the baby. We

meet our friends from other parts of the company and ~hare our experiences: she said.

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l . To give mothers a place to breastfeed their babies at work.

2. To allow mothers to talk and share experiences about their work.

3. To teach mothers hm\ to take proper care of their babie~. 4. To provide a place\\ here mothers can collect breast milk for their habics

at home.

37. What does .. they .. (paragraph l) refer to? I. Experiences 3. ~lathers

2. Babies 4. Breasts

38. Which word is the closest in meaning to frail" (paragraph 3)? I. \\'eak 2. Hungry 3. Frightened 4. Crying

39. What \\as the problem with the 30-ycar-old mothers haby'? I. Her mother didn't have enough money to care for her.

2. She needed special care that her mother couldn"t provide.

3. She could not get enough milk from her mother. 4. She was lxlm two months before she was due.

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40. \\.'hat can be inferred from the passage?

l. Babies who are fed hrcast milk arc likdv to be ill. ..

2. More and more women are interested in the jewelry industry. 3. Women \\ ork more dlicienth when thev don t nce

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3 The US Institute of ~tedicine reported in 1999 that between ..J8.000 and 98.000 Americans die each } ear from prc\'enc.ablc medical \!rrors ranging from drug overdoses to infoi.:tions caught in the hospital. And doctors. unions and other experts have hccn clamoring to cut the work hours of residents. who are required to work at least 50 hours a week at mo-;t training hospitals.

4 Dr. West and colleagues surveyed 356 residents at 163 medical

schools globally. They found that 39% reponed making at least one major medical error during the study period. and these doctors v. ere also more likely to

say they \\ere sleepy. fatigued. or strcs,ed ... What '' e have shown in this data is that fatigue is important. but it's only part of the issue and prc'Vious studies have

not paid much attention to the distress factors: Dr. \Vest said ... Over the ~ourse

of their training and the course of their career ever~ one has made a m~jor error. Everyone tries to be perfect but no one is: He said only limiting work hours may not be enough. 5 Teaching hospitals across the L'nited Stati:s have moved to limit

residents' \\Ork ''eeks to ..JO hours to reduce fatigue-related t:rror-;. It is estimated

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41. What is the main idea of th~ passage? 1. All resident doctors make at least one mistake while they arc training.

2. Psychological as well as physical exhaustion can cause residents to make mistakes.

3. One of the nw~t important factors leading to preventable errors is sleepiness.

4. Cutting resident doctors work hours can make them less tired.

42. Which of the following is NOT true?

l. The mistakes made by doctors cau~c thousands of deaths in America each year.

2. Dr. \Vest's research aims to find ways to improve junior doctors' working conditions.

3. Common mistakes made by hospital residents include drug m erdoscs.

4. Dr. West's study rc\.eals that fatigue is the only major cause of medical errors .

.t3. Which word is closest in meaning to .. clamoring" (paragraph 3)? 1. Demanding 2. R~jecting 3. Announcing 4. Encouraging

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44. Which of the follo\\ing is TRUE about studies in the past'?

I. They paid special attention to emotional factors.

2. They identified three main factors leading to errors. 3. The~ pointed out that carefol doctors made no mistakes. 4. They didn 1 emphasize the role of stress in medical errorc;.

45. What does 1his .. (paragraph 5) refer to? I. Trying to be perfect

2. Being sleepy. fatigued. or str~ss\!d 3. Limiting. residents' \\Ork hours

4. Hiring additional residents

Par t Fou r: Structure 3nd \Vriti 11g (Ite ms 46 - 60) Jtems 46- 50

Read the follO\\ ing '\tatemcnh and ch oose the unde rlined pa rt that is grammaticall~ '"' ron~.

46. If buildings ( l) !iflratrn up suddenly out of the ground (2) like mushrooms. their rooftops "ould be CO\ ered ( 3) into a layer of ( 4) soil and plants.

47. Urban centt=rs around the globe (lJ is sccin~ huge growth in the (2) serviced apanmcnt and office space markets. an (3) attracti\C option (4} in todays residential environment.

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48. (l) Closer examination of (2) last month's report of the first (3) careful tested AlDS vaccine suggests that scienti~ts ( 4) ~poke too ~oon.

49. This hotel ( 1) with a glas~ courtyard(:!) is a modem interpretation (3) of the siheyuan. (4) locate ne~u the East Gate of the Forbidden City.

50. They point out that. (I) despite of their(:!) advanced age. (3) near!) a fitth of the \\Omen in the olde.;t group remained (4') cmotionall} vital.

Items 51 -55

Choose the best ans\\ er to complete the sentence.

51. The government spent much more in the last quarter than planned _____ it spent considerably less in the previous one.

I. whereas

3. until

2. heforc

4. \\hen

52. For more than I 00 :rears. scientists have argued over exactl) what a panda is. Now,----- ' with the help of D~A testing. the panda has been admitted to the bear family. 1. moreover

3. as a result

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53. Pasta and seafood seem to make up most of the entree~ on the menu. _____ they arc our favorite things lo eat.

I. Unfortunately 2. Luckily for us

3. Consequentl) 4. Fortunate)~ to hear

54. There is no doubt that !\frica has _____ in the world. The largest

desert. on~ of lhe most extensive rain forests. and the sites of great civilit..ations such a:> ancient Egypt arc there.

l. a huge area of land 2. one of the most interesting attractions

3. some of the mo:-.t striking feature~ 4. the longest and most interesling history

55. Generally. we maintain balance with ourselves by liking people who arc similar to us and who like what w~ like. Still. it is or to dislikl! people who likt: what we like. 1. important to maintain balance with ourselves 2. possible for us to like someone \\ ith di ffercnt attitudes

3. our commonalities that make us feel comfortabll! 4. frustrating to hkc people who do not like \\hat \\'C like

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Items 56-60

Select FIVE of the sh choices belo\\ (Cl-C6) and put them in an appropriate seq uence to form a meaningful para~raph. Please note that ONE of these choices will !\OT be used.

[CI] My parcnt:i and friends think bu} ing lottery tickets is foolish. They say ordinal) people li~c m~ never win. and ifs just a waste of money.

[C2J Anyone \\ho bdie\e~ in luck can win a lot of money in Lht: lottel)'. (C3} I-lo'' ever. I don 1 agree '"ith them bt:t:ause I ~now that ordinar; people

can win things.

[C4] In addition. my uncle \\On a free dinner for l\\O people by putting his busines!) card in a dra\\. ing at a restaurant.

[C5] For example, I've entered dra" ings before. and I've \\On several times. r won a T-shirt at my school festival one~. and also a gift certificate in a department store.

[C6] So you see. it is possible Lo win. That's why rm going to buy a few lottery tick~ts. After all. someone has to win, and it could be me!

56. Which item come~ first?

57. Which item c0mcs second~

58. Which item comes third?

.59. \\llh:h item comes fourth'.1

60. Which item comes last?

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