1. There are differing views among teachers on how to best teach spelling and how much emphasis to place on it versus general language development and writing ability. 2. If spelling is the sole focus, bright students will likely only write words they can spell correctly and avoid more advanced vocabulary. 3. A teacher's criticism of a student's work focused only on spelling errors and legibility, ignoring the meaningful personal experiences the student had expressed. The teacher should have praised the content first before noting presentation issues.

1. 36. organized sound patterns Parallelism)
37. Were the Office of Management If the Office were
Adverb Clause)
38. will the printing presses be Word Order)
39. were expected to consider Verb Form)
40. Examining the principal movements sweeping through
the world, we can see
Participial Phrase)
41. serious, to a destructive storm that has wreaked havoc
in the area.
42. to understand; however, the confirmed nonflier can cite
dates and locations of
airline disasters.
43. However, for beginning golfers the problems and
annoyances of the game tax
their patience and challenge their resolve.
44. Military service as a young adult also proved formative to
the budding poet.
45. Two Englishmen, Glaisher and Coxwell, gave an
incredible hot-air balloon
exhibition on September ,
Part Four: Reading
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(muskrat)
46.
47.

2. 48.
49.
nutrias
Items
Leonardo
Da Vinci
Montgolfiers
made designs for flying
machines
tried to fly with wings made
of chicken feather
lost his life
two animals

3. In November
items
56. main idea
57. Mandan
58. -- Blackfeet
59.
60. Iroquois Confederation
Part One: Speaking (Items -
Choose the best answer.
1. A: This is the best solution to the problem.
B: _____________________
1. What's wrong with that?
2. What makes you so sure?
3. Every problem is like this.
4. Nobody likes to solve difficult problems.
2. A: I'm sorry I forgot to mail the letters.
B: ____________________
1. That's all right. Don't worry about it.
2. I hope you'll mail it.
3. I should not mail it myself.
4. I'm going to buy some stamps.
3. A: Do you mind if I sit down here?
B: ___________________.
A: Thank you.
Yes, I mind Not at all
Yes, I do No, do you
A: Do you live in Tokyo?
B: No, I'm from upcountry.
A: Oh, really __

4. - Where do you go Where are you
from
Where is it Which one
A: I'm looking for a house to rent.
B: _________________
A: We need three, I think.
1. How many do you need
2. Do you need any furniture
3. How many bedrooms do you need
4. Do you need a two-family house
Items
A: bought this T-shirt for only dollars. It was reduced from
dollars.
B: ________6______ Where did you get it?
A: From a boutique at Green Drive.
B: Wow! I'd like to have one like that too.
A: I can take you to that shop if you
want.
B: _______7________
What a bargain! That's too cheap.
That's expensive. You're
exaggerating.
Don't you mind? I'd like to go too.
That's very kind of you. It's not very
important.
Items
A Have you seen today's newspaper? The Prime Minister
stressed the importance of children to the country's
development? ______ ______the government is going to
play more active roles in promoting children's activities?

5. B Um ______ _____about this, I've spent all my time
studying for theuniversity entrance exam and had no time
left for anything else. A It's a pity. Children of our age
should begin to know what's going on around us.
B: Well,_____ ____what you said. I think children of our age
should study only.
How do you think Will you think
Do you think What do you think
9. I've no idea I know all
I'm sorry I've a pity
10. I'm sorry with I apologize for
I don't agree with I don't think along
Items -_
In a bookstore, a clerk is helping a customer find a book.
A: Good morning. How can I help you?
B: I'm trying to find a gift for my mother.
A: Do you have______ ______?
B: Perhaps a good novel.
A: _____ _____?
B: She reads everything. But____13____.
A _____ Ah, I'm pretty sure she will love "The
DaVinci Code." It's a rather
new mystery.
B She's already read it. I bought her a copy last summer. Do
you have other books by the same author?
A __________ Yes, we do. The story is about the plot
against the Vatican in
Rome.
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B I think my mother will like it. I'll take it then. How much is it?
A All books are on sale right now after a twenty percent
discount. So it's only dollars.
B : Can I pay by credit card?
A : Yes, ail major credit cards are accepted.
11. enough money with you

6. 2. to buy it right now
3. anything particular in mind
4. the title of the book you want
12. Are you sure she wants a book
2. How much do you want to spend
3. What kind of novel does she like
4. When did she last read anything
13. she's a mystery fan
2. she prefers non-fiction
3. I know what she likes
4. I want you to pick up something for me
14. I'm sure Here you are
We've got plenty Wait a minute
-- I like this author too This book is very boring
I never like mysteries But I don't like this book
Part Two: Vocabulary (Items
Items One doesn't belong
Three of the words in each group relate to each other
somehow. Choose the word that does not belong with others.
parched desiccated scorched
dehydrated
pamphlet certificate catalogue leaflet
burrow cultivate furrow harrow
Simian Ape Feline 4. primate
design Chisel Sculpt 4. fashion
Items Analogy
The two given words are associated somehow in their
meaning. Choose the pair that

7. has the same kind of relationship.
21. pail water
milk quart Gallon : container river : ocean 4.
Shaker : salt
22. fish : aquarium
1.birds : aviary 2. Car : garage 3. Insects : ground 4.
Lightnig : sky
23. disagreement : concord
1. limitation : restriction 2. Impartiality : bias
3. advantage : agreement 4. Predicament :
dilemma
24. crack smash
merge break 2. Run : hover
3. whisper : scream 4. Play : agile
25. surgeon dexterous
clown : fat 2. Actress : beautiful
athlete : tail 4. Acrobat : agile
Items 26-30 : Meaning in context
Choose the best answer to make the sentences meaningful.
Companies have found it pay to have_______ handy when
a meeting is likely to be _______.
1. food……..prolonged 2.
Secrtaries……enjoyable
3. telephones…..successful 4. money
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interesting
27. He _______ apart, for he prefers __________to the
company of others.
lives .books stays throngs
remains vivacity .. dwells solitude
28. The Constitutional duty to "take care that the laws be
faithfully executed" makes the president the head of law

8. development interpretation
education enforcement
A reduction of the workweek to four days would certainly
_____ industry.
destroy automobile Stimulate steel
improve electrical Benefit leisure
History tells us it took Athens less than a generation to
change from a champion of__________into a
ruthless__________.
1. democracy republic
2. freedom . tyrant
3. independence commonwealth
4. dictatorship liberator
Part Three: structure and Writing (Items -
Read the following statements and choose the underlined
part that is grammatically wrong.
31. The tongue is capable of many motions and
configurations and plays a vital role in chewing,
swallowed, and speaking.
32. Kiwi birds mainly eat insects, worms, and snails and
to search for their food (3) by probing the ground with
their long bills.
33. Some plant produce irritating poisons that can
affect a person even if he or she merely brushes
against them.
The rotation of the Earth on its axis is responsible
the alternation of periods (4) of light and darkness.
In every society there are norms that say
individuals how they are supposed to behave.
items

9. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
New evidence shows that getting enough vitamin D may be
the most important thing__________.
can you do for your health do you the your
health
you can do for your health 4. You can for your
health
In the eastern part of Massachusetts_________, an
important university town.
1. lies the city of Cambridge
2. there the city of Cambridge lies
3. around the city of Cambridge lies
4. lies the city of Cambridge around there
__________, we might have achieved our goals.
1. Had it not been for these setbacks
2. If it would be for these setbacks
3. If had it not been for these setbacks
4. Have it been for these setbacks
Mrs.Hoffman has become a different woman,___________.
1. is depriving of her son 2. deprived of her son
being depriving of her son is deprived of her
son
40. People in this remote town have trusted their
mayor,___________.
1. by knowing that he is an honest and upright citizen
2. who knows that he is honest and upright citizen
3. is known that he is an honest and upright citizen
4. knowing that he is an honest and upright citizen
Items –
Choose the given choices to fill in the blanks.
Item
One of the literacy program I was working's officials was
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there to meet me.

10. 2. There, was one of the officials from the literacy program
I was working to meet me.
3. One of the officials from the literacy program where I
worked had been there to meet me.
4. One of the officials from the literacy program where I
would be working was there to meet me.
On my nineteenth birthday, I began my trip to Mali, West
Africa. Some hours later I arrived in Bamako, the capital of
Mali. The sun had set and the night was
starless._____ _____ After the melee in the baggage
claim, we proceeded to his car. Actually, it was a truck. I was
soon to learn that most people in Mali that had automobiles
actually had trucks or SUVs. Apparently, there not just a
convenience but a necessity when you live on the edge of the
Sahara.
Item
a larger group of people, who could be potential
consumers.
2. a larger group of people, being potential consumers.
3. a larger group of people, whom they made into potential
consumers.
4. a larger group of people, having the potential to become
consumers.
Automobiles and radios became far more affordable in the
s. By there was one automobile for every six people
in the United States. By this had increased to one for
every people. Also by , about in American
families owned radios. The popularity of automobiles and
radios led to the spread of chain stores of all kinds.
Automobiles allowed consumers to travel further in search of
the right item for the right price, while radios allowed most

11. businesses to advertise their products or services
to_________ _______
Item
the way they dress should not concern others
2. their dress should be of no concern to others
3. what they wear or how they dress should be their own
concern
4. the way he dresses should be of no concern to others
Advocates of a student dress code maintain that proper attire
and proper behavior are interrelated. If a student dresses
correctly, they will also behave correctly. At least, that's what is
claimed. I do not believe that this is a valid assumption. I know
many young people who come to class in a very informal
fashion. They wear sweat suits or cut-off jeans. Sometimes
they dress so sloppily that teachers or their peers make
remarks to them. And yet their grades are quite acceptable, or
often even more than acceptable. I feel that as long as a
person performs well academically_______(43)_______.
Item
Miles Dewey Davis was born May , and, being born in
Alton, Illinois, grew up in East St. Louis
Miles Dewey Davis grew up in East St. Louis and was born May
, in Alton, Illinois
3. Growing up in East St. Louis, Miles Dewey Davis was born May
, in Alton, Illinois
4. Born May , in Alton, Illinois, Miles Dewey Davis grew up
in East St. Louis
_____ ________ He was given his first trumpet at the age of
, and, in , enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music. Once
in New York, Miles, in his own words, followed jazz great
Charlie Parker around down to street," every night. New
York night life was interesting to the young jazz musician. He'd
write down Parker's chords and j ______ the next day play
them in the practice rooms at Juilliard, instead of going to
classes.

12. Item
lulls the brain, dulling the imagination, and encourages
physical inactivity.
2. is lulling to the brain, dulling to the imagination, and
encourages physical inactivity.
3. lulls the brain, dulls the imagination, and encourages
physical inactivity.
4. lulls the brain, dulling the imagination and encouraging
physical inactivity.
Critics of television argue that watching
television________(45)_______ But watching television has
hidden benefits these critics may not be aware of. In my case,
watching television has made me better at finding missing
items, and the search for these items keeps me active.
Part Four: Reading (Items
Read the following texts and choose the best answer.
Items
There is a popular belief among parents that schools
are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in
has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a
basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about
how to teach it, or how much priority it must be given over
general language development and writing ability. The problem
is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and
confidently in writing without holding him back with the
complexities of spelling?
If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher's
interest, clearly bright child will be likely to "play safe". He
will tend to write only words within his spelling range,
choosing to avoid adventurous language. That's why teachers
often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay
attention to content rather than technical ability.

13. I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a
sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: "This
work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and
your writing is illegible." It may have been a sharp criticism of
the pupil's technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad
reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay,
which contained some beautiful expressions of the child's
deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to
the errors, but if his priorities had centred on the child's ideas,
an expression of his disappointment with the presentation
would have given the pupil more motivation to seek
improvement.
46. Teachers differ in their opinions about
1. the difficulties in teaching spelling
2. the role of spelling in general language development
3. the complexities of the basic writing skills
4. the necessity of teaching spelling
47. The expression "play safe"-- probably means “___________”.
1. to write carefully
2. to do as teachers say
3. to use dictionaries frequently
4. to avoid using words one is not sure of
48. Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that
1. students will be able to express their ideas more freely
2. teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes
3. students will have more confidence in writing
4. students will learn to be independent of teachers
The writer seems to think that the teacher's judgement on
that sensitive piece of writing is_____
1 Reasonable Unfair foolish Careless
The major point discussed in the passage is________
1. the importance of developing writing skills
2. the complexities of spelling
3. the correct way of making compositions
4. the relationship between spelling and the content of a
composition

14. Items –
Where do pesticides fit into the picture of environmental
disease? We have seen that they now pollute soil, water and
food, that they have the power to make our streams fishless
and our gardens and woodlands silent and birdless. Man,
however much he may like to pretend the contrary, is part of
nature. Can he escape a pollution that is now so thoroughly
distributed throughout our world.
We know that even single exposures to these chemicals, if
the amount is large enough, can cause extremely severe
poisoning. But this is not the major problem. The sudden illness
or death of farmers, farm workers, and others exposed to
sufficient quantities of pesticides is very sad and should not
occur. For the population as a whole, we must be more
concerned with the delayed effects of absorbing small amounts
of the pesticides that invisibly pollute our world.

15. Responsible public health officials have pointed out that
the biological effects of chemicals are cumulative over long
periods of time, and that the danger to individual may depend
on the sum of the exposures received throughout his lifetime.
For these very reasons the danger is easily ignored. It is human
nature to shake off what may seem to us a threat of future
disaster. "Men are naturally most impressed by diseases which
have obvious signs," says a wise physician, Dr. Rene Dubos,
"yet some of their worst enemies slowly approach them
unnoticed."
51. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the sentence
"Man is part of nature" (line ?
1. Man appears indifferent to what happens in nature.
2. Man acts as if he does not belong to nature.
3. Man can avoid the effects of environmental pollution.
4. Man can escape his responsibilities for environmental
effects of pesticides.
52. What is the author's attitude toward the environmental
effects of pesticides?
Pessimistic. Indifferent.
Defensive. Concerned.
In the author's view, the sudden death caused by
exposure to large amounts of pesticides_____ -
1. is not the worst of the negative consequences resulting
from the use pesticides
2. now occurs most frequently among all accidental
deaths

16. 3. has sharply increased so as to become the center of
public attention
4. is unavoidable because people can't do without
pesticides in farming
54. People tend to ignore the delayed effects of exposure to
chemical because __________.
1. limited exposure to them does little harm to people's
health
2. the present is more important for them than the future
3. the danger does not become apparent immediately
4. humans are capable of withstanding small amounts of
poisoning
It can be concluded from Dr. Dubos remarks that
1. people find invisible diseases difficult to deal with
2. attacks by hidden enemies tend to be fatal
3. diseases with obvious signs are easy to cure
4. people tend to overlook hidden dangers caused by
pesticides
Items
About three hundred years before Ceasar, human
geography was treated only in conjunction with description of
particular areas and accordingly seemed unscientific to those
who strove for the development of science. Pytheas, a
geographer of the time, began a counter movement to develop
a scientific human geography and laid a foundation for
systematic research. As a matter of fact, he was one of the
most talented men, traveled and studied in Europe and other
parts of the world. At that time, people from all walks of life in
Southern Europe did not know of the existence of Northern

17. Europe. After Pytheas discovered the existence of Northern
Europe, many people did not believe what he said.
Although Pytheas attempted at great risk to himself to
immortalize his discoveries on paper, he was unsuccessful.
Instead, the ideas of Pytheas have been preserved in the
violently abusive writings of his most virulent detractors, strabo
and Polybius, who still believed that the world was flat and
consisted only of the small area in Southern Europe where
they lived. These beliefs were held by the general populace at
the time, also. These men and many others, especially
prominent geographers, held ideas in direct opposition to those
of Pytheas. They were widely respected and their findings were
taken as the truth for many generations. But now we know that
much of what Pytheas said was true.
56. According to the preceding, the critics of Pytheas________
were afraid of him attacked him physically
were amused by him attacked him
sharply
57. Polybius and strabo were__________
1. followers
2. critics of Pytheas
3. fellow friendly geographers
4. leaders of the government
58. What is true about the period of time the paragraph deals
with?
1. The world was larger than it was believed to be.
2. All opinions were carefully weighed.
3. The world was smaller then.
4. The people believed in pytheas.
59. Most of our present knowledge of the theories of Pytheas
was __________.
1. found in his writing -
2. contained in the arguments of his critics
3. believed by the general populace
found now to be totally untrue
Although most people believed that Pytheas was a liar,
today we find this explorer's reports to be__________.

18. 1. covincing 2. Dishonest 3. abusive
4. . true
Part One: Speaking
What makes you so sure?
A:
B:
That's all right. Don't worry about
it.
A:
B:
Not at all
A:
B:
Where are you from
A:
B:
A:
How many bedrooms do you need
A:
B:
A:
What a bargain!
That's very kind of you.
What do you think
I've no idea
I don't agree with

19. anything particular in mind
What kind of novel does she
like
she's a mystery fan
Here you are
I like this author too
Part Two: Vocabulary
One doesn't belong
scorched ,
certificate
burrow , ,
feline
design
, ,
Analogy
shaker salt
(pail) (water)
(shaker) (salt)
- Function Relationship
birds aviary
(fish) (aquarium)
(birds) (aviary) - Piace
Relationship
impartiality bias
(disagreement)
(concord)

20. (impartiality)
(bias) - Antonym Relationship
whisper scream
(smash)
(crack)
(scream)
(whisper) -
Degree Relationship
acrobat agile
(dexterous)
(surgeon)
(agile) (acrobat) -
Possession Relationship
Meaning in Context
food prolonged
dwells................... solitude
enforcement
benefit leisure
freedom tyrant
Part Three: structure and Writing
swallowing Parallelism)
search eat Parallelism)
plants Number)
responsible for the Preposition)
tell Word Choice)
you can do for your health Word Order)
lies the city of Cambridge Word Order)
Had it not been for these setbacks If it had not
been Adverb Clause)
deprived of her son Participial Phrase)
knowing that he is an honest and upright citizen
Participial Phrase)
Items

21. One of the officials from the literacy program where I
would be working was
there to meet me.
a larger group of people, who could be potential
consumers.
the way he dresses should be of no concern to others
Born May , in Alton, Illinois, Miles Dewey Davis
grew up in East St.
Louis
lulls the brain, dulling the imagination and encouraging
physical inactivity.
Part Four: Reading
Items
47. 4. play safe
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Items -

22. ?
- -
(concerned)
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Dr. Dubos
Items
Pytheas
Pytheas
Pytheas
Strabo Polybius

23. Pytheas
Pytheas Pytheas
Polybius strabo Pytheas
Pytheas
Pytheas