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tive way. 
In this sense, many Chinese cartoons are different from Western cartoons in so far as they do not 
depend chiefly on telling jokes. Often, there is nothing to laugh at when you see Chinese cartoons. 
This is not their primary aim. In addition to commenting on serious political and social matters, 
Chinese cartoons have aimed at spreading the traditional Chinese thoughts and culture as widely as 
possible among the people. 
Today, however, Chinese cartoons have an added part to play in spreading knowledge. They offer 
a very attractive and useful way of reaching people throughout the world, regardless of the particular 
country in which they live. Thus, through cartoons, the thoughts and teachings of the old Chinese 
philosophers and sages can now reach people who live in such countries as Britain, France, America, 
Japan, Malaysia or Australia and who are unfamiliar with the Chinese culture. 
Until recently, the transfer of knowledge and culture has been overwhelmingly from the West to 
the East and not vice versa. By means of cartoons, however, publishing companies in Taiwan, Hong 
Kong and Singapore are now having success in correcting this imbalance between the East and the 
West. 
Cartoons can overcome language barriers in all foreign countries. The vast increase in the 
popularity of these cartoons serves to illustrate the truth of Confucius’s famous saying “One picture is 
worth a thousand words.” 
Question 31: Which of the following clearly characterizes Western cartoons? 
A. Originality, freshness, and astonishment. B. Humour, unexpectedness, and criticism. 
C. Enjoyment, liveliness, and carefulness. D. Seriousness, propaganda, and attractiveness. 
Question 32: Chinese cartoons have been useful as an important means of______. 
A. educating ordinary people B. spreading Western ideas 
C. political propaganda in wartime D. amusing people all the time 
Question 33: The major differences between Chinese cartoons and Western cartoons come from 
their ______. 
A. purposes B. nationalities C. values D. styles 
Question 34: The pronoun “this” in paragraph 4 mostly refers to ______. 
A. a propaganda campaign B. a piece of art 
C. an educational purpose D. a funny element 
Question 35: The passage is intended to present ______. 
A. a contrast between Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons 
B. an opinion about how cartoons entertain people 
C. a description of cartoons of all kinds the world over 
D. an outline of Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons 
Question 36: Which of the following could be the best title for the passage? 
A. A Very Powerful Force in Influencing People 
B. Cartoons as a Way of Educating People 
C. Chinese Cartoons and Western Cartoons 
D. An Excellent Way of Spreading Propaganda 
Question 37: In general, Chinese cartoons are now aiming at ______. 
A. illustrating the truth of Chinese great men’s famous sayings 
B. bringing education to illiterate and semi-literate people in the world 
C. spreading the Chinese ideas and cultural values throughout the world 
D. disseminating traditional practices in China and throughout the world 
Question 38: The word “imbalance” in paragraph 6 refers to ______. 
A. the mismatch between the East cartoons and the West cartoons 
B. the influence of the East cartoons over the West cartoons 
C. the dominant cultural influence of the West over the East 
D. the discrimination between the West culture and the East culture 
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Question 39: Which of the following is most likely the traditional subject of Chinese cartoons? 
A. The stories and features of the lives of great men the world over. 
B. The illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China. 
C. Jokes and other kinds of humour in political and social matters. 
D. The philosophies and sayings of ancient Chinese thinkers. 
Question 40: According to the passage, which of the following is true? 
A. Western cartoons always have a serious purpose. 
B. Cartoons will replace other forms of writing. 
C. Cartoons can serve various purposes. 
D. Language barriers restricted cartoons. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in 
the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 41: A. adventure B. advantage C. advertise D. adverbial 
Question 42: A. imagine B. inhabit C. continue D. disappear 
Question 43: A. periodic B. electric C. contagious D. suspicious 
Question 44: A. organism B. prevention C. attraction D. engagement 
Question 45: A. popularity B. politician C. documentary D. laboratory 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs 
correction. 
Question 46: Many people have found the monotonous buzzing of the vuvuzela in the 
 A B 
2010-World-Cup matches so annoyed. 
 C D 
Question 47: In order no money would be wasted, we had to account for every penny we spent. 
 A B C D 
Question 48: The team leader demanded from his team members a serious 
 A B 
attitude towards work, good team spirit, and that they work hard. 
 C D 
Question 49: In my judgment, I think Hem is the best physicist among the scientists of 
 A B C 
the SEA region. 
 D 
Question 50: After analyzing the steep rise in profits according to your report, it was convinced 
 A B C 
 that your analyses were correct. 
 D 
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 51 to 60. 
It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the 
minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream 
before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be 
persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older. 
Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in 
History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no 
reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the 
other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, 
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not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I 
passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The 
satisfaction I got was entirely personal. 
Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the 
joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since 
you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one 
thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department. 
In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. 
Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, 
eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive 
a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to 
destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get 
there. 
I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher 
who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, 
I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d 
played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d 
had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my 
fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect. 
Question 51: It is implied in paragraph 1 that ______. 
A. parents should encourage young learners to study more 
B. young learners are usually lazy in their class 
C. young learners often lack a good motivation for learning 
D. teachers should give young learners less homework 
Question 52: The writer’s main point in paragraph 2 is to show that as people grow up, ______. 
A. they have a more positive attitude towards learning 
B. they cannot learn as well as younger learners 
C. they tend to learn less as they are discouraged 
D. they get more impatient with their teachers 
Question 53: The phrase “For starters” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “______”. 
A. First and foremost B. At the starting point 
C. At the beginning D. For beginners 
Question 54: While doing some adult learning courses at a college, the writer was surprised ______. 
A. to get on better with the tutor B. to feel learning more enjoyable 
C. to have more time to learn D. to be able to learn more quickly 
Question 55: In paragraph 3, the word “rusty” means ______. 
A. impatient because of having nothing to do 
B. not as good as it used to be through lack of practice 
C. staying alive and becoming more active 
D. covered with rust and not as good as it used to be 
Question 56: The phrase “get there” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “______”. 
A. arrive at an intended place with difficulty B. achieve your aim with hard work 
C. have the things you have long desired D. receive a school or college degree 
Question 57: All of the following are true about adult learning EXCEPT ______. 
A. adult learners have fewer advantages than young learners 
B. adults think more independently and flexibly than young people 
C. experience in doing other things can help one’s learning 
D. young people usually feel les