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Question 22: “This library card will give you free access ______ the Internet eight hours a day.” 
A. to B. in C. from D. on 
Question 23: – “Should we bring a lot of money on the trip?” 
 – “Yes. ______ we decide to stay longer.” 
A. Because B. So that C. Though D. In case 
Question 24: ______ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came. 
A. No sooner had B. Not until had C. No longer has D. Hardly had 
Question 25: John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our 
environment?” 
 Laura: “______” 
A. Well, that’s very surprising. B. Of course not. You bet! 
C. Yes, it’s an absurd idea. D. There’s no doubt about it. 
Question 26: Susan’s doctor insists ______ for a few days. 
A. her resting B. that she is resting C. that she rest D. her to rest 
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Question 27: “I’d rather you______ home now.” 
A. went B. go C. gone D. going 
Question 28: “Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop ______ excuses!” 
A. taking B. having C. doing D. making 
Question 29: John paid $2 for his meal, ______ he had thought it would cost. 
A. not so much as B. not so many as C. not as much D. less as 
Question 30: Jane ______ law for four years now at Harvard. 
A. studies B. studied C. has been studying D. is studying 
Question 31: – “How do you like your steak done?” 
 – “ ______.” 
A. Very much B. Well done C. I don’t like it much D. Very little 
Question 32: The kitchen ______ dirty because she has just cleaned it. 
A. may be B. should be C. can’t be D. mustn’t be 
Question 33: She had to hand in her notice ______ advance when she decided to leave the job. 
A. in B. with C. from D. to 
Question 34: We couldn’t fly ______ because all the tickets had been sold out. 
A. economic B. economy C. economical D. economics 
Question 35: There should be an international law against ______. 
A. afforestation B. forestry C. reforestation D. deforestation 
Question 36: They didn’t find ______ in a foreign country. 
A. it easy live B. easy to live C. it easy to live D. it to live easy 
Question 37: The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have ______ by 
2015. 
A. used off B. taken over C. run out D. caught up 
Question 38: I won’t change my mind ______ what you say. 
A. whether B. no matter C. because D. although 
Question 39: It is very important for a firm or a company to keep ______ the changes in the market. 
A. touch with B. up with C. track about D. pace of 
Question 40: “Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ______?” 
A. do you B. can’t you C. don’t you D. will you 
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 41 to 50. 
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 
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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 41: The word “domestication” in the first paragraph mostly means ______. 
A. teaching animals to do a particular job or activity in the home 
B. hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home 
C. making wild animals used to living with and working for humans 
D. adapting animals to suit a new working environment 
Question 42: According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on ______. 
A. agricultural products B. hunter-gatherers’ tools 
C. nature’s provision D. farming methods 
Question 43: The word “marginal” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”. 
A. suburban B. abandoned C. forgotten D. disadvantaged 
Question 44: In the lower latitudes of the tropics, hunter-gatherers ______. 
A. have better food gathering from nature B. can free themselves from hunting 
C. harvest shorter seasonal crops D. live along the coasts and waterways for fishing 
Question 45: According to the passage, studies of contemporary subsistence societies can provide a 
______. 
A. broader vision of prehistoric natural environments 
B. deeper insight into the dry-land farming 
C. further understanding of modern subsistence societies 
D. further understanding of prehistoric times 
Question 46: The word “conditions” in the second paragraph refers to ______. 
A. the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow 
B. the situations in which hunter-gatherers hardly find anything to eat 
C. the places where plenty of animals and fish can be found 
D. the situations in which hunter-gatherers can grow some crops 
Question 47: A typical feature of both modern and prehistoric hunter-gatherers is that ______. 
A. they don’t have a strong sense of community 
B. they live in the forests for all their life 
C. they don’t have a healthy and balanced diet 
D. they often change their living places 
Question 48: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned? 
A. Hunting or fishing develops where there are no or short growing seasons. 
B. The environmental differences produce no effect on subsistence societies. 
C. Harvesting from the natural environment had existed long before farming was taken up. 
D. The number of hunter-gatherers decreases where farming is convenient. 
Question 49: According to the author, most contemporary and prehistoric hunter-gatherers share 
______. 
A. only the way of duty division B. some patterns of behavior 
C. some restricted daily rules D. some methods of production 
Question 50: Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage? 
A. Hunter-gatherers: Always on the Move B. Hunter-gatherers and Subsistence Societies 
C. A Brief History of Subsistence Farming D. Evolution of Humans’ Farming Methods 
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. 
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. 
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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 51: According to the passage, Chaplin got the idea for Modern Times from ______. 
A. a conversation B. fieldwork C. a movie D. a newspaper 
Question 52: The young farm boys went to the city because they were ______. 
A. attracted by the prospect of a better life B. driven out of their sheep farm 
C. promised better accommodation D. forced to leave their sheep farm 
Question 53: The phrase “jostling one another” in the third