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essness 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 11: According to the passage, Chaplin got the idea for Modern Times from ______. 
A. fieldwork B. a conversation C. a newspaper D. a movie 
Question 12: The young farm boys went to the city because they were ______. 
A. promised better accommodation B. driven out of their sheep farm 
C. forced to leave their sheep farm D. attracted by the prospect of a better life 
Question 13: 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 14: According to the passage, the opening scene of the film is intended ______. 
A. to produce a tacit association B. to give the setting for the entire plot later 
C. to introduce the main characters of the film D. to reveal the situation of the factory workers 
Question 15: The word “vainly” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”. 
A. hopelessly B. recklessly C. carelessly D. effortlessly 
Question 16: The word “This” in the fourth paragraph refers to ______. 
A. the situation of young workers in a factory 
B. the malfunction of the twentieth-century technology 
C. the scene of an assembly line in operation 
D. the scene of the malfunction of the feeding machine 
Question 17: According to the author, about two-thirds of Modern Times ______. 
A. is rather discouraging B. entertains the audience most 
C. is more critical than the rest D. was shot outside a factory 
Question 18: The author refers to all of the following notions to describe Modern Times EXCEPT 
“______”. 
A. entertainment B. criticism C. revolution D. satire 
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Question 19: 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. The author does not consider Modern Times as a perfect film. 
C. Modern Times depicts the over-mechanised world from a social viewpoint. 
D. In Modern Times, the factory workers’ basic needs are well met. 
Question 20: The passage was written to ______. 
A. explain Chaplin’s style of acting B. review one of Chaplin’s popular films 
C. discuss the disadvantages of technology D. criticize the factory system of the 1930s 
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 21: A. catastrophe B. supervisor C. agriculture D. dictionary 
Question 22: A. convenient B. fashionable C. traditional D. significant 
Question 23: A. abnormal B. innocent C. impatient D. initial 
Question 24: A. mosquito B. elephant C. buffalo D. dinosaur 
Question 25: A. protect B. compose C. relate D. settle 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs 
correction. 
Question 26: Bill was about average in performance in comparison with other students in his class. 
 A B C D 
Question 27: The media have produced live covering of Michael Jackson’s fans around the world 
 A B C 
 mourning for him. 
 D 
Question 28: Although smokers are aware that smoking is harmful to their health, they can’t get rid it. 
 A B C D 
Question 29: Even though the extremely bad weather in the mountains, the climbers decided 
 A B 
not to cancel their climb. 
 C D 
Question 30: Found in the 12th century, Oxford University ranks among the world’s oldest universities. 
 A B C 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 31 to 40. 
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 
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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 31: The word “domestication” in the first paragraph mostly means ______. 
A. adapting animals to suit a new working environment 
B. making wild animals used to living with and working for humans 
C. hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home 
D. teaching animals to do a particular job or activity in the home 
Question 32: According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on ______. 
A. agricultural products B. farming methods 
C. hunter-gatherers’ tools D. nature’s provision 
Question 33: The word “marginal” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”. 
A. suburban B. disadvantaged C. abandoned D. forgotten 
Question 34: In the lower latitudes of the tropics, hunter-gatherers ______. 
A. can free themselves from hunting B. have better food gathering from nature 
C. harvest shorter seasonal crops D. live along the coasts and waterways for fishing 
Question 35: According to the passage, studies of contemporary subsistence societies can provide a 
______. 
A. further understanding of modern subsistence societies 
B. further understanding of prehistoric times 
C. broader vision of prehistoric natural environments 
D. deeper insight into the dry-land farming 
Question 36: The word “conditions” in the second paragraph refers to ______. 
A. the situations in which hunter-gatherers hardly find anything to eat 
B. the situations in which hunter-gatherers can grow some crops 
C. the places where plenty of animals and fish can be found 
D. the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow 
Question 37: 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 often change their living places 
D. they don’t have a healthy and balanced diet 
Question 38: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned? 
A. The number of hunter-gatherers decreases where farming is convenient. 
B. Hunting or fishing develops where there are no or short growing seasons. 
C. The environmental differences produce no effect on subsistence societies. 
D. Harvesting from the natural environment had existed long before farming was taken up. 
Question 39: According to the author, most contemporary and prehistoric hunter-gatherers share 
______. 
A. some restricted daily rules B. some methods of production 
C. some patterns of behavior D. only the way of duty division 
Question 40: Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage? 
A. Hunter-gatherers and Subsistence Societies B. Hunter-gatherers: Always on the Move 
C. A Brief History of Subsistence Farming D. Evolution of Humans’ Farming Methods 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 41: Through an ______, your letter was left unanswered. 
A. overcharge B. overtone C. oversight D. overtime 
Question 42: – “How do you like your steak done?” 
 – “ ______.” 
A. Very much B. I don’t like it much C. Well done D. Very little 
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Question 43: “How many times have I told you ______ football in the street?” 
A. not to play B. not playing C. do not play D. not to have played 
Question 44: It is very important for a firm or a company to keep ______ the changes in the market. 
A. up with B. touch with C. pace of D. track about 
Question 45: I won’t change my mind ______ what you say. 
A. whether B. because C. no matter D. although 
Question 46: John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our 
environment?” 
 Laura: “______” 
A. Well, that’s very surprising. B. Yes, it’s an absurd idea. 
C. There’s no doubt about it. D. Of course not. You bet! 
Question 47: They didn’t find ______ in a foreign country. 
A. it easy to live B. easy to live C. it to live easy D. it easy live 
Question 48: There was nothing they could do ______ le