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the Dead Sea, and magnesium is produced from sea water along the American Gulf Coast. 
Question 45: The author‟s main purpose in this passage is to ___________. 
A. compare water with other liquids 
B. explain how water is used in commerce and industry 
C. describe the properties and uses of water 
D. illustrate the importance of conserving water 
Question 46: The phrase “this vast amount” in line 4 of paragraph 1 refers to __________ . 
A. 80,000 million cubic miles of water B. 24,000 cubic miles of rain 
C. 300 million cubic miles of water D. 80,000 cubic miles of water 
Question 47: The word “replenish” in paragraph 1 can best replaced by ________ . 
A. evaporate B. form C. fill again D. replace 
Question 48: According to the passage, fish can survive in the oceans because ________ . 
A. there are currents in the oceans 
B. evaporation and condensation create a water cycle 
C. they do not need oxygen 
D. ice floats 
Question 49: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of water? 
A. Water is good solvent. B. Water expands when it is frozen 
C. Water can absorb heat D. Water contracts on cooling 
Question 50: The word “outstanding” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________ . 
A. amusing B. special C. important D. exceptionally good 
Question 51: According the passage, the hydrosphere is NOT ___________ . 
A. a source of natural resources B. in danger of freezing over 
C. the part of the earth covered by water D. responsible for all forms of life 
Question 52: The author‟s tone in the passage can best be described as ________ . 
A. biased B. dogmatic C. speculative D. dispassionate 
Question 53: The author organizes the passage by _______. 
A. juxtaposition of true and untrue ideas B. general statement followed by examples 
C. comparison and contrast D. hypothesis and proof 
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Question 54: Which of the following statements would be the most likely to begin the paragraph 
immediately following the passage? 
A. Water has the ability to erode land 
B. Another remarkably property of ice is its strength 
C. Droughts and flooding are two types of disasters associated with water 
D. Magnesium is widely used in metallurgical processes 
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 55 to 64. 
Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to 
use one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones 
are more than a means of communication - having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and 
connected. 
The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried. 
Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of 
mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are 
worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are 
bad for your health. 
On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use 
mobile phones. Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning 
equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at young age because of serious memory loss. 
He couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used 
to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of 
years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't agree. 
What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech 
machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree 
that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about. 
As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often. 
Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really 
need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, 
mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not 
to use your mobile phone too often 
Question 55: According to the passage, cell phones are especially popular with young people because 
__________ . 
A. they keep the users alert all the time. 
B. they cannot be replaced by regular phones. 
C. they are indispensable in everyday communications. 
D. they make them look more stylish. 
Question 56: The word "means" in the passage most closely means ________ . 
A. expression B. meanings C. transmission D. method 
Question 57: Doctors have tentatively concluded that cell phones may _________ . 
A. damage their users‟ emotions. B. change their users‟ social behaviours. 
C. cause some mental malfunction D. change their users‟ temperament. 
Question 58: "Negative publicity" in the passage most likely means _________ . 
A. information on the lethal effects of cell phones. 
B. widespread opinion about bad effects of cell phones. 
C. the negative public use of cell phones. 
D. poor ideas about the effects of cell phones. 
Question 59: The changes possibly caused by the cell phones are mainly concerned with ______ . 
A. the resident memory. B. the arteries of the brain. 
C. the mobility of the mind and the body. D. the smallest units of the brain. 
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Question 60: The man mentioned in the passage, who used his cell phone too often, ________ . 
A. suffered serious loss of mental ability. B. abandoned his family. 
C. had a problem with memory. D. could no longer think lucidly. 
Question 61: The word "potentially" in the passage most closely means _________ . 
A. certainly B. obviously C. possibly D. privately 
Question 62: According to the passage, what makes mobile phones potentially harmful is ________ . 
A. their invisible rays. B. their power of attraction. 
C. their radiant light. D. their raiding power. 
Question 63: According to the writer, people should __________ . 
A. never use mobile phones in all cases. 
B. only use mobile phones in urgent cases. 
C. keep off mobile phones regularly. 
D. only use mobile phones in medical emergencies. 
Question 64: The most suitable title for the passage could be __________ . 
A. The Reasons Why Mobile Phones Are Popular. 
B. The Way Mobile Phones Work. 
C. Mobile Phones: A Must of Our Time 
D. Technological Innovations and Their Price. 
WRITING 
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that means the same as the sentence 
printed before it. 
Question 1: I haven‟t eaten this kind of food before. 
=> This is _____________________________________________________________________ 
Question 2: It isn‟t necessary for you to finish by Saturday. 
=> You _______________________________________________________________________ 
Question 3: She knows a lot about it than I do. 
=> I don‟t know ________________________________________________________________ 
Question 4: They think the owner of the house is abroad. 
=> The owner __________________________________________________________________ 
Question 5: I have never in such a mess in my life. 
=> Never _____________________________________________________________________ ! 
Part 2. In about 140 words, write a composition on the following topic: 
If you were an employer, which kind of worker would you prefer to hire: an inexperienced worker at a 
lower salary or an experienced worker at a higher salary? 
Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. 
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MOCK TEST 6 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is 
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 
Question 1: A. cushion B. pudding C. put D. puncture 
Question 2: A. question B. suggestion C. devotion D. congestion 
Question 3: A. draught B. slaughter C. naughty D. plaudit 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is in a 
different position from that of the rest in each of the following questions 
Question 4: A. irreparable B. irrational C. irrelevant D. irritable 
Question 5: A. complex B. complicated C. conquer D. contaminate 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 6: Only after they had cancelled the festival __________ they shouldn‟t have planned it in the 
first place. 
A. did they realize that B. might they realize that 
C. should the realize that D. had they realized that 
Question 7: Ted‟s right hand was injured in the accident, so he had to practice using __________ in all 
his work. 
A. the other B. the others C. another D. others 
Question 8: In Britain it is __________ for children to attend school between the ages of five and 
sixteen. 
A. obliged B. enforced C. compulsory D. made 
Question 9: Bob and Terry are discussing about some ways to help them study better. Bob suggests but 
Terry does not agree with him. 
Bob: “I think listening to music while learning is good.” – Terry: “_____” 
A. Me either. B. I‟m sorry I couldn‟t agree more. 
C. Sorry, but I‟m not in agreement with you. D. I don‟t agree. You can say that again. 
Question 10: In 1900, electrically powered cars were more popular than gasoline powered cars because 
they were quiet, operated smoothly, and __________. 
A. handling easily B. easy to handle C. handled easily D. ease of handling 
Question 11: __________ pieces of rope are of different thicknesses, the short bend, or weaver‟s knot, 
can be used to join them. 
A. If two B. Two such C. What two D. Two of 
Question 12: The education law also provides yearly testing of student progress and judgment of teacher 
__________. 
A. performing B. performed C. performance D. performativity 
Question 13: Your son should stay in bed for a few days, Mrs. Wilson; __________, his condition will 
get worse. 
A. however B. otherwise C. only if D. as if 
Question 14: The number of young people starting smoking dropped __________ when the government 
raised taxes on cigarettes by over 10%. 
A. dramatizing B. dramatic C. dramatically D. dramatized 
Question 15: Why don‟t you use the motorway to get home from here? It‟s __________ easier than 
driving through the rush hour traffic down town. 
A. much more B. so much C. far more D. the most 
Question 16: Lucy is talking to Jack but he doesn‟t seem to be listening to her. She asks and he 
apologizes. 
Lucy: “What‟s the matter? You‟re not listening to me.” – Jack: “______” 
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A. I‟m sorry. I have still been listening to you. 
B. Excuse me. I‟m thinking of something else. 
C. Excuse me. I‟m still listening to you. 
D. I‟m sorry. I have been thinking about something else. 
Question 17: I must have set my alarm incorrectly last night, because it __________ an hour too early 
this morning. 
A. ran out B. blew off C. went off D. woke up 
Question 18: My father forgot __________ to my cousin‟s wedding anniversary last weekend. 
A. being invited B. to invite C. to be invited D. inviting 
Question 19: He didn‟t go into detail on the subject, he just spoke in __________. 
A. common B. general C. ordinary D. regular 
Question 20: This young author has already received the sort of __________ that many older and wiser 
heads have had to strive a lifetime for. 
A. recognition B. notoriety C. attentiveness D. note 
Question 21: It‟s so long since I saw him that I almost failed to __________ him at the party last night. 
A. recognize B. receive C. accept D. realize 
Question 22: She always dreams __________ the scholarship to study at a university in the UK. 
A. to be awarded B. to award C. awarding D. being awarded 
Question 23: R. M. Bartlett of Philadelphia __________ the first private business college in the United 
States in 1843. 
A. has founded B. founding C. was founded D. founded 
Question 24: Ruth invites Ben to her wedding anniversary on Saturday morning but Ben is busy. He 
refuses the invitation. 
Ruth: “I would like to invite you to our wedding anniversary this Saturday morning.” – 
Ben:“_______” 
A. How about going to the cinema? 
B. I would love to come but I have prior commitments. I‟m sorry. 
C. I am sorry. Can you come to my place? 
D. Thank you for your requests, but I am sorry I can‟t really come. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word/phrase that has the 
CLOSEST meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 
Question 25: He leads a dog's life really because his freedom is always curtailed. 
A. never knows what to do B. sometimes does something wrong 
C. never goes out D. never does what he wants 
Question 26: When the business folded, he took the lion's share of the assets. 
A. the biggest part B. the smallest part C. the easiest part D. the only part 
Question 27: No-one ever mentions him because he's regarded as the black sheep of the family. 
A. the one with a sense of humor B. the one who never washes 
C. the one who is always late D. the one with a bad reputation 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word/phrase that has the 
OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 
Question 28: When you consider all the advantages you've gained I think you'll admit you had a good 
run for your money. 
A. a lot of loss from your money B. a lot of benefits from your money 
C. a lot of advantages from your money D. a lot of failures in making your money 
Question 29: I think your best plan is to hold off making a decision until you know if you have passed 
the examination. 
A. delay B. postpone C. speed up D. cancel 
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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 30: Today, successful farmers are experts not only in agriculture, but also in market, finance, 
 A B C 
and accounting. 
 D 
Question 31: Mary said her friends that she would never walk alone in the forest after dark. 
 A B C D 
Question 32: Ducks are less susceptible to infection than others types of poultry. 
 A B C D 
Question 33: Dreams are commonly made up of either visual and verbal images. 
 A B C D 
Question 34: Many bridges in New England were covered with wooden roofs to protect it from 
 A B C 
rain and snow. 
 D 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the 
correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 35 to 44. 
The bath was invented before the bath plug. The bath plug could not have been invented before the bath, 
except as a small object with which to play ice hockey. The order (35) _______ which inventions are 
(36) _______ is very important, much more important than has ever been realized, because we (37) 
_______ automatically to think that later inventions are better than earlier ones. A moment‟s thought will 
show this is not so. If, for example, a (38) _______ to today‟s urban traffic problem was proposed in the 
shape of a small man-powered two-wheeled vehicle which would make the motor car look like a 
cumbersome over-powered device, a space rocket trying to tackle suburban problems, we would greet it 
(39) _______ a great technological breakthrough. “Bicycle makes car obsolete!” we would cry. (40) 
_______, the bike came first, and we shall always unconsciously see it as a cruder version of the car. 
 (41) _______ things which may have been invented too early are the airship, the radio, the 
railway train, the piano-roll player and the cuff-link. Consider also the zip. Zips represent a technological 
advance (42) _______ buttons, being faster and more complete. They are also more liable to come adrift, 
break, jam, malfunction, stick and catch. Buttons can (43) _______ go wrong if the thread is faulty. Even 
then, buttons can be (44) _______ by the user. Zips rarely can‟t. 
Question 35: A. by B. with C. in D. of 
Question 36: A. performed B. made C. done D. prepared 
Question 37: A. try B. agree C. refuse D. tend 
Question 38: A. answer B. solution C. preparation D. test 
Question 39: A. into B. as C. in D. with 
Question 40: A. Suddenly B. Unfortunately C. Probably D. Certainly 
Question 41: A. Different B. Few C. Many D. Other 
Question 42: A. to B. with C. in D. on 
Question 43: A. sometime B. only C. never D. even 
Question 44: A. repaired B. mended C. renewed D. exchanged 
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 45 to 54. 
Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London 
from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology. 
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Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body‟s functioning: sleep and 
wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so 
on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, 
circa “about” + dies “day”). 
This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m and again between 3-5 p.m. 
Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the 
afternoon. One of the major causes of the travelers‟ malady known as jet lag is the non-alignment of a 
person‟s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the 
circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make 
matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your sleep/wake may 
adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion 
may be on a different schedule altogether. 
Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 
24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day. That is why travelling in a 
westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots 
showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than 
eastward flights. When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction 
of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct 
opposition to your internal clock‟s natural tendency. 
One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many 
reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep 
when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working 
longer hours. Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment