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have produced live covering of Michael Jackson’s fans around the world 
 A B C 
 mourning for him. 
 D 
Question 35: Found in the 12th century, Oxford University ranks among the world’s oldest universities. 
 A B C D 
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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 36 to 45. 
Probably the most famous film commenting on the twentieth-century technology is Modern Times, 
made in 1936. Charlie Chaplin was motivated to make the film by a reporter who, while interviewing 
him, happened to describe the working conditions in industrial Detroit. Chaplin was told that healthy 
young farm boys were lured to the city to work on automotive assembly lines. Within four or five 
years, these young men’s health was destroyed by the stress of work in the factories. 
The film opens with a shot of a mass of sheep making their way down a crowded ramp. 
Abruptly, the film shifts to a scene of factory workers jostling one another on their way to a 
factory. However, the rather bitter note of criticism in the implied comparison is not sustained. It is 
replaced by a gentle note of satire. Chaplin prefers to entertain rather than lecture. 
Scenes of factory interiors account for only about one-third of Modern Times, but they contain 
some of the most pointed social commentary as well as the most comic situations. No one who has 
seen the film can ever forget Chaplin vainly trying to keep pace with the fast-moving conveyor belt, 
almost losing his mind in the process. Another popular scene involves an automatic feeding machine 
brought to the assembly line so that workers need not interrupt their labor to eat. The feeding machine 
malfunctions, hurling food at Chaplin, who is strapped in his position on the assembly line and cannot 
escape. This serves to illustrate people’s utter helplessness in the face of machines that are meant to 
serve their basic needs. 
Clearly, Modern Times has its faults, but it remains the best film treating technology within a 
social context. It does not offer a radical social message, but it does accurately reflect the sentiment of 
many who feel they are victims of an over-mechanised world. 
Question 36: According to the passage, Chaplin got the idea for Modern Times from ______. 
A. a movie B. a conversation C. a newspaper D. fieldwork 
Question 37: The young farm boys went to the city because they were ______. 
A. promised better accommodation B. driven out of their sheep farm 
C. attracted by the prospect of a better life D. forced to leave their sheep farm 
Question 38: The phrase “jostling one another” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to 
“______”. 
A. jogging side by side B. pushing one another 
C. hurrying up together D. running against each other 
Question 39: According to the passage, the opening scene of the film is intended ______. 
A. to reveal the situation of the factory workers B. to introduce the main characters of the film 
C. to produce a tacit association D. to give the setting for the entire plot later 
Question 40: The word “vainly” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”. 
A. recklessly B. carelessly C. hopelessly D. effortlessly 
Question 41: The word “This” in the fourth paragraph refers to ______. 
A. the scene of an assembly line in operation 
B. the scene of the malfunction of the feeding machine 
C. the malfunction of the twentieth-century technology 
D. the situation of young workers in a factory 
Question 42: According to the author, about two-thirds of Modern Times ______. 
A. entertains the audience most B. is rather discouraging 
C. was shot outside a factory D. is more critical than the rest 
Question 43: The author refers to all of the following notions to describe Modern Times EXCEPT 
“______”. 
A. satire B. entertainment C. criticism D. revolution 
Question 44: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? 
A. The working conditions in the car factories of the 1930s were very stressful. 
B. In Modern Times, the factory workers’ basic needs are well met. 
C. The author does not consider Modern Times as a perfect film. 
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D. Modern Times depicts the over-mechanised world from a social viewpoint. 
Question 45: The passage was written to ______. 
A. criticize the factory system of the 1930s B. explain Chaplin’s style of acting 
C. review one of Chaplin’s popular films D. discuss the disadvantages of technology 
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. 
Question 46: “Why don’t you reply to the President’s offer right now?” said Mary to her husband. 
A. Mary ordered her husband to reply to the President’s offer right now. 
B. Mary suggested that her husband should reply to the President’s offer without delay. 
C. Mary told her husband why he didn’t reply to the President’s offer then. 
D. Mary wondered why her husband didn’t reply to the President’s offer then. 
Question 47: She said, “John, I’ll show you round my city when you’re here.” 
A. She organized a trip round her city for John. B. She planned to show John round her city. 
C. She made a trip round her city with John. D. She promised to show John round her city. 
Question 48: The film didn’t come up to my expectations. 
A. The film was as good as I expected. B. I expected the film to end more abruptly. 
C. The film fell short of my expectations. D. I expected the film to be more boring. 
Question 49: He talked about nothing except the weather. 
A. His sole topic of conversation was the weather. 
B. He had nothing to say about the weather. 
C. He said that he had no interest in the weather. 
D. He talked about everything including the weather. 
Question 50: It doesn’t matter to them which film they go to. 
A. Whatever films are shown, they never see. 
B. They don’t care about the cost of the films they see. 
C. Which film they go to matters more than the cost. 
D. They don’t mind which film they go to. 
Question 51: He survived the operation thanks to the skilful surgeon. 
A. He survived because he was a skilful surgeon. 
B. Though the surgeon was skilful, he couldn’t survive the operation. 
C. He wouldn’t have survived the operation without the skilful surgeon. 
D. There was no skilful surgeon, so he died. 
Question 52: Peter had very little money but managed to make ends meet. 
A. Peter could hardly live on little money. 
B. Having little money, Peter couldn’t make ends meet. 
C. Peter found it hard to live on very little money. 
D. Peter got by on very little money. 
Question 53: “Please don’t drive so fast, Tom,” said Lisa. 
A. Lisa insisted on Tom’s driving on. 
B. Lisa complained about Tom’s driving too fast. 
C. Lisa pleaded with Tom not to drive too fast. 
D. Lisa grumbled to Tom about driving slowly. 
Question 54: James was the last to know about the change of schedule. 
A. The last thing James knew was the change of schedule. 
B. At last James was able to know about the change of schedule. 
C. Among the last people informed of the change of schedule was James. 
D. Everyone had heard about the change of schedule before James did. 
Question 55: There’s no point in persuading Jane to change her mind. 
A. It’s possible for us to persuade Jane to change her mind. 
B. Jane will change her mind though she doesn’t want to. 
C. It’s useless to persuade Jane to change her mind. 
D. No one wants Jane to change her mind because it’s pointless. 
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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 56 to 65. 
Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the 
natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the 
oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least the last two million years. It was, 
indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals 
were introduced about 10,000 years ago. 
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their 
numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts 
and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability 
of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the 
coasts and waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other 
hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental 
differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence 
societies. 
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from 
the observation of modern hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting 
and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller 
party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has 
become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal 
migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between 
the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the 
Paleolithic Period. 
Question 56: The word “domestication” in the first paragraph mostly means ______. 
A. hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home 
B. adapting animals to suit a new working environment 
C. teaching anim