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ign. Dr. Petitto believes this theory and wants to prove it. She 
plans to study hearing children who have one deaf parent and one hearing parent. She wants to see what 
happens when babies have the opportunity to learn both sign language and speech. Does the human brain 
prefer speech? Some of these studies of hearing babies who have one deaf parent and one hearing parent show 
that the babies babble equally with their hands and their voices. They also produce their first words, both 
spoken and signed, at about the same time. More studies in the future may prove that the sign system of the 
deaf is the physical equivalent of speech. 
Adapted from “Issues for Today” by Lorraine C. Smith and Nancy Nici Mare 
Question 26: According to paragraph 1, babies begin to babble ______. 
A. at their first experience of language B. at their first moment after birth 
C. when they first hear their parents talk to them D. when they are more than 6 months old 
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Question 27: The phrase “the babies” in paragraph 2 refers to ______ in the study. 
A. the hearing infants B. the disabled infants 
C. the deaf infants D. the hearing and deaf infants 
Question 28: The writer mentions “American Sign Language (ASL)” in paragraph 2 as a language ______. 
A. used by the deaf to communicate B. especially formed by infants 
C. used among psychologists D. widely used by American children 
Question 29: The word “resemble” in paragraph 3 refers to ______. 
A. studying funny movements B. making initial movements 
C. creating strange movements D. producing similar movements 
Question 30: It is stated in paragraph 3 that both the deaf and the hearing children made movements with 
their hands, but ______. 
A. the deaf children made less consistent hand movements 
B. only the hearing children made different movements 
C. the hearing children only repeated the same hand motions 
D. only the deaf children repeated the same hand motions 
Question 31: According to paragraph 4, hearing infants learn to talk first by ______. 
A. hand-shapes B. hand motions C. babbling D. eye movements 
Question 32: The word “real” in paragraph 4 mostly means ______. 
A. original B. formal C. meaningful D. general 
Question 33: It is mentioned in the last paragraph that Dr. Petitto plans to study ______. 
A. whether all children speak and make motions with their hands at the same time 
B. the assumption that the human brain prefers sign language to speech 
C. what happens when babies have the opportunity to learn both speech and sign language 
D. whether the sign system of the deaf is the physical equivalent of speech 
Question 34: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the last paragraph? 
A. Language cannot be expressed in different ways. 
B. Humans are innately able for language. 
C. The human brain prefers speech. 
D. Babies produce spoken words before signed ones. 
Question 35: Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage? 
A. Education for Deaf Children B. Language: Is It Always Spoken? 
C. American Sign Language D. How do Children Master Language? 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the 
pair of sentences given in each of the following questions. 
Question 36: Our foods contain thousands of different chemicals. However, only a few of them are absolutely 
essential to our health. 
A. To stay healthy with only a few essential chemicals, we have to eat the foods that contain thousands of 
different chemicals. 
B. Containing thousands of different chemicals, foods are absolutely essential to our health. 
C. We stay healthy absolutely thanks to eating foods with thousands of different essential chemicals. 
D. Our foods contain thousands of different chemicals, only a few of which are absolutely essential to our health. 
Question 37: The man is very old. He can’t take such a long trip. 
A. The man is young enough to take such a long trip. 
B. The trip is not too long for the man to take. 
C. The man is too old to take such a long trip. 
D. The old man has refused to take such a long trip. 
Question 38: My uncle was elected as the mayor of the city in 2001. He remained in office until 2011. 
A. Elected as the mayor of the city in 2001, my uncle held the post for ten years. 
B. Although elected as the mayor of the city, my uncle took office in 2011. 
C. Ten years after serving as the mayor of the city, my uncle resigned in 2001. 
D. My uncle was elected as the mayor of the city twice: in 2001 and 2011. 
Question 39: The local residents have protested against the plan to build a textile factory in their 
neighborhood. However, the building work will go ahead. 
A. Due to protests from the locals, the textile factory construction will not go ahead as planned. 
B. The textile factory will be built as planned despite the local residents’ protests. 
C. The construction of the textile factory has been stopped by the protests from the local residents. 
D. Protests from the local residents have prevented the construction of the textile factory. 
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Question 40: I did not dare to turn on the television. I was afraid of waking the baby up. 
A. Waking the baby up, I could not continue watching the television. 
B. I decided not to turn on the television in order to wake the baby up. 
C. I did not dare to turn on the television for fear of waking up the baby. 
D. I decided to turn the television down to avoid waking the baby up. 
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 41: Children should not expect to rescue by their parents every time they get into financial 
 A B C 
difficulty. 
 D 
Question 42: The doctor advised him to avoid eating fatty foods, having more fresh vegetables and 
 A B C 
drink much water. 
 D 
Question 43: A new school with more than 50 classrooms have just been built in our local area. 
 A B C D 
Question 44: Listening to the radio and you can stay informed about current affairs. 
 A B C D 
Question 45: I always look back on the time where I spent with my family on a farm in California. 
 A B C D 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other 
three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 46: A. activity B. intelligence C. observation D. development 
Question 47: A. impressive B. confident C. wonderful D. regular 
Question 48: A. hello B. beauty C. hotel D. bamboo 
Question 49: A. envelope B. victory C. temperature D. arrangement 
Question 50: A. attract B. demand C. marry D. connect 
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. 
In my experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a counselor and 
professor 25 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But students now 
are less mature and often not ready for the responsibility of being in college. 
It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacles. Parents, 
who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children from writing admission essays to 
picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children’s lack of coping strategies. But we can look 
even more broadly to the social trends of today. 
How many people do you know who are on medication to prevent anxiety or depression? The number of 
students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased dramatically in the past 10 
years. We, as a society, don’t want to “feel” anything unpleasant and we certainly don’t want our children to “suffer”. 
The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the necessary skills 
to tolerate and negotiate adversity. As a psychologist, I am well aware of the fact that some individuals suffer 
from depression and anxiety and can benefit from treatment, but I question the growing number of medicated 
adolescents today. 
Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but I don’t 
believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years. What I do think 
is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults” with all the responsibilities of life. 
What does this mean for college faculty and staff? We are required to assist in the basic parenting of these 
students - the student who complains that her professor didn’t remind her of the due date for an assignment 
that was clearly listed on the syllabus and the student who cheats on an assignment in spite of careful 
instructions about plagiarism. 
As college professors, we have to explain what it means to be an independent college student before we can 
even begin to teach. As parents and teachers we should expect young people to meet challenges. To encourage 
them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This 
approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood. 
Adapted from “Students are different now” by Linda Bips. New York Times, October 11, 2010 
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Question 51: According to the writer, students today are different from those she knew in that they are ______. 
A. not as mature B. not so academic 
C. too ready for college D. responsible for their work 
Question 52: The word “handle” in paragraph 2 mostly means ______. 
A. point at B. lend a hand to C. deal with D. gain benefits from 
Question 53: According to the writer, students’ difficulties to cope with