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QUESTIONBOOKLET
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2018)
-GRADEFOUR-
TIMELIMIT:
130MIN
PARTIDICTATION[10MIN]
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.YouwillthenbegivenONEminutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.
PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.
PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]
SECTIONATALK
Inthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.
Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.
SECTIONBCONVERSATIONS
Inthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.
Now,listentotheconversations.
ConversationOne
Questions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.
1.A.ManyforeignlanguagesarespokeninBritain.
2.B.EveryoneinBritaincanspeakaforeignlanguage.
3.C.TheBritishareunabletospeakaforeignlanguage.
4.D.TheBritishcansurviveontheirmothertongue.
5.
6.A.Chinese.
7.B.Polish.
8.C.Punjabi.
9.D.Urdu.
10.
11.A.Tohelpimproveinternationaltrade.
12.B.Toallowaspeakertoholdasimpletalk.
13.C.Toimprovetheeducationsystem.
14.D.Toencouragelearninganotherlanguage.
15.
16.A.Itgivesyouself-satisfaction.
17.B.Itmakesyoumoreconfident.
18.C.Itgivesyouanadvantage.
19.D.Itmakesyouworkhard.
20.
21.A.Workmates.
22.B.Schoolmates.
23.C.Teacherandstudent.
24.D.Brotherandsister.
ConversationTwo
Questions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo.
25.A.Adangerousevent.
26.B.Anunreasonablefear.
27.C.Asmallprobability.
28.D.Arisk-assessingability.
29.
30.A.Oneinonemillion.
31.B.Oneinfourmillion.
32.C.Oneinfourteenmillion.
33.D.Oneinfortymillion.
34.
35.A.Futureevents.
36.B.Catastrophicevents.
37.C.Small-scaledisasters.
38.D.Smokinghazards.
39.
40.A.Travelingbyair.
41.B.Ridingabicycle.
42.C.Catchingbirdflu.
43.D.Smokingcigarettes.
44.
45.A.Theygetpleasurefromrisks.
46.B.Theycancontrolpotentialrisks.
47.C.Theycanassessdangerfromrisks.
48.D.Theyhavestrongneedsforrisks.
49.
PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE[10MIN]
Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefouroptionsmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceoranswersthequestion.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
50.TheBentPyramidoutsideCairo______ancientEgypt’sfirstattempttobuildasmooth-sidedpyramid.
A.hasbeenbelievedtohavebeen
B.wasbelievedtobe
C.isbelievedtohavebeen
D.isbelievedtobe
E.
51..News______rankingsofcollegessince1983.Theyareaverypopularresourceforstudentslookingtoapplytoauniversitycampus.
A.maintains
B.ismaintaining
C.maintained
D.hasbeenmaintaining
52.Hewasluredintoacrimehewouldnot______havecommitted.
A.actually
B.accidentally
C.otherwise
D.seldom
E.
53.Shewasonceayoungcountrywifewithchickensinthebackyardandaviewof______mountainsbehindtheappleorchard.
A.bluehazyVirginia
B.hazyblueVirginia
C.Virginiahazyblue
D.Virginiabluehazy
E.
54.Ilongtoalleviate______,butIcannot.
A.theevil
B.evil
C.evils
D.anevil
E.
55.Indeed,itisarguablethatbodyshatteringistheverypointoffootball,askillingandmaiming______.
A.war
B.arewar
C.ofwar
D.areofwar
E.
56.At______,photographyisachemicalprocess,duringwhichalight-sensitivematerialisalteredwhenexposedtolight.
A.itsmostbasic
B.itsbasic
C.themostbasic
D.thebasic
E.
57.Shehiredalawyertoinvestigate,onlytolearnthatGabrielhadremovedhernamefromthedeed.Theinfinitiveverbphrase“onlytolearn”isused______.
A.toexpressanintendedpurpose
B.toindicateahighdegreeofpossibility
C.torevealanundesirableconsequence
D.todramatizeastatedfact
E.
58.WhichofthefollowingitalicizedwordsDOESNOTcarrythemetaphoricalmeaning?
A.Iwonderwhat’sbehindthischangeofplan.
B.Jimturnedtospeaktothepersonstandingbehindhim.
C.Thisworkshouldhavebeenfinishedyesterday.I’mgettingterriblybehind.
D.IsupposeI’mluckybecausemyparentswerebehindmealltheway.
E.
59.Mymotherwasdeterminedtohelpthoseinneedandshewouldhavebeenimmenselyproudofwhathasbeenachievedtheselast20years.Theitalicizedpartinthesentenceexpresses______.
A.ahypothesis
B.asuggestion
C.acontradiction
D.asurprise
E.
60.WhenthepoliceofficerswhotookpartintheKingbeatingwerefirstbroughtto______,theirlawyersusedthevideotapeasevidenceagainsttheprosecution.
A.justice
B.testimony
C.trial
D.verdict
61.______,themostcontroversialcandidateintheelectioncampaign,hehasbeenstronglycriticizedforhiscrudecommentsaboutwomen.
A.Questionably
B.Arguably
C.Contentiously
D.Debatably
E.
62.Priceshaverecentlyriseninorderto______theincreasedcostofrawmaterials.
A.cut
B.buoy
C.offer
D.offset
E.
63.Thecelebritysaysincourtpapersshe“hasno______ofgivinganyauthorizationtoanyonetoproceedwithadivorce.”
A.recommendation
B.recording
C.recollection
D.recognition
E.
64.Whatactually______agoodangle—oragoodselfieoverall—isrootedinwhatweconsideredbeautiful.
A.consists
B.constitutes
C.composes
D.constructs
E.
65.Theschoolisgoingthe______miletocreatethenextgenerationofsportingstarsthankstoitsuniquedevelopmentprogram.
A.final
B.further
C.supplementary
D.extra
E.
66.Theteachers’union______alawsuitagainstthedistrictcallingforrepairing“deplorable”schoolconditions.
A.fired
B.filed
C.fined
D.filled
67.LastMarchthe______ofa19thcenturycargoshipwasfoundbyanunderwaterarchaeologicalteam.
A.debris
B.ruins
C.remains
D.wreck
E.
68.She’swornhisdesignson______occasionsfromredcarpetstomoviepremieres.
A.countless
B.countable
C.numerical
D.numeral
E.
69.Aleading______intelligenceandoperationscompanyhasreleaseditsanalysisofworldwidereportedincidentsofpiracyandcrimeagainstmariners.
A.oceangoing
B.oceanic
C.marine
D.maritime
PARTIVCLOZE[10MIN]
Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.
A.accompanies
B.automatically
C.couple
D.goes
E.indebtedness
F.kind
G.manner
H.mercifully
I.one
J.obey
K.renowned
L.subscribe
M.unknown
N.virtue
O.widespread
Afewyearsago,auniversityprofessortriedalittleexperiment.HesentChristmascardstoasampleofperfectstrangers.Althoughheexpectedsomereaction,theresponsehereceivedwasamazing–holidaycardsaddressedtohimcamepouringbackfromthepeoplewhohadnevermetnorheardofhim.Thegreatmajorityofthosewhoreturnedacardneverinquiredintotheidentityofthe______(31)professor.Theyreceivedhisholidaygreetingcard,andthey______(32)sentoneinreturn.Thisstudyshowstheactionofoneofthemostpowerfulofweaponsofinfluencearoundus–theruleofreciprocation.Therulesaysthatweshouldtrytorepay,in______(33),whatanotherpersonhasprovidedus.Ifawomandoesusafavor,weshoulddoher______(34)inreturn;ifamansendsusabirthdaypresent,weshouldrememberhisbirthdaywithagiftofourown;ifa______(35)invitesustoaparty,weshouldbesuretoinvitethemtooneofours.By______(36)ofthereciprocityrule,then,weareobligedtothefuturerepaymentoffavors,gifts,invitations,andthelike.Sotypicalisitfor______(37)tocompanythereceiptofsuchthingsthatatermlike“muchobliged”hasbecomeasynonymfor“thankyou,”notonlyintheEnglishlanguagebutinothersaswell.
Theimpressiveaspectoftheruleofreciprocationandthesenseofobligationthat______(38)withitisitspervasivenessinhumanculture.Itisso______(39)thatafterintensivestudy,sociologistscanreportthatthereisnohumansocietythatdoesnot______(40)totherule.
PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN]
SECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS
Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbytenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGEONE
(1)TheearliestsettlerscametotheNorthAmericancontinenttoestablishcolonieswhichwerefreefromthecontrolsthatexistedinEuropeansocieties.Theywantedtoescapethe