Blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
This is the first time we have been to the circus.
A.We have never been to the circus before.
B.We haven’t been to the circus often before.
C.We had been to the circus once before.
D.We have been to the circus some times before.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
A huge amount of immigrants passed through the Great Hall on Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954.
A.amount
B.through
C.on
D.between

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
If a person goes to prison for using the Internet to commit a crime, can he be barred from using the Internet after the sentence will be served.
A.goes to prison
B.commit a crime
C.from
D.will be served

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.eager
B.treat
C.area
D.ease

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 10.
The texting pigeons
Not everybody recognizes the benefits of new developments in communications technology. Indeed, some people fear that text messaging may actually be having a negative (1)_____ on young people's communication and language skills, especially when we hear that primary school children may be at (2)______ of becoming addicted to the habit. So widespread has texting become, however, that even pigeons have started doing it. (3) _____, in this case, it's difficult to view the results as anything but positive.

Twenty of the birds are about to (4) ______ to the skies with the task of measuring air pollution, each (5) _____ with sensor equipment and a mobile phone. The (6) _____ made by the sensors will be automatically (7) _____ into text messages and beamed to the Internet - where they will appear on a dedicated 'pigeon blog'.

The birds will also each have a GPS receiver and a camera to capture aerial photos, and researchers are building a tiny 'pigeon kit' containing all these (8)_____. Each bird will carry these in a miniature backpack, (9) _____ , that is, from the camera, which will hang around its neck.
The data the pigeons text will be displayed in the (10) _____of an interactive map, which will provide local residents with up-to-the-minute information on their local air quality.
__________
A.studies
B.readings
C.reviews
D.inquiries

Read the following passage on commuting, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 61 to 70.
Commuting is the practice of travelling a long distance to a town or city to work each day, and then travelling home again in the evening. The word commuting comes from commutation ticket, a US rail ticket for repeated journeys, called a season ticket in Britain. Regular travellers are called commuters.
The US has many commuters. A few, mostly on the East Coast, commute by train or subway, but most depend on the car. Some leave home very early to avoid the traffic jams, and sleep in their cars until their office opens. Many people accept a long trip to work so that they can live in quiet bedroom communities away from the city, but another reason is ‘white flight’. In the 1960s most cities began to desegregate their schools, so that there were no longer separate schools for white and black children. Many white families did not want to send their children to desegregated schools, so they moved to the suburbs, which have their own schools, and where, for various reasons, few black people live.
Millions of people in Britain commute by car or train. Some spend two or three hours a day travelling, so that they and their families can live in suburbia or in the countryside. Cities are surrounded by commuter belts. Part of the commuter belt around London is called the stockbroker belt because it contains houses where rich business people live. Some places are becoming dormitory towns, because people sleep there but take little part in local activities.
Most commuters travel to and from work at the same time, causing the morning and evening rush hours, when buses and trains are crowded and there are traffic jams on the roads. Commuters on trains rarely talk to each other and spend their journey reading, sleeping or using their mobile phones, though this is not popular with other passengers. Increasing numbers of people now work at home some days of the week, linked to their offices by computer, a practice called telecommuting.
Cities in both Britain and the US are trying to reduce the number of cars coming into town each day. Some companies encourage car pooling (called car sharing in Britain), an arrangement for people who live and work near each other to travel together. Some US cities have a public service that helps such people to contact each other, and traffic lanes are reserved for car-pool vehicles. But cars and petrol/gas are cheap in the US, and many people prefer to drive alone because it gives them more freedom. In Britain many cities have park-and-ride schemes, car parks on the edge of the city from which buses take drivers into the centre.

(Extracted from Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, Oxford University Press, 2000)
The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ______.
A.car pool
B.travelling together
C.driving alone
D.petrol/gas

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 10.
The texting pigeons
Not everybody recognizes the benefits of new developments in communications technology. Indeed, some people fear that text messaging may actually be having a negative (1)_____ on young people's communication and language skills, especially when we hear that primary school children may be at (2)______ of becoming addicted to the habit. So widespread has texting become, however, that even pigeons have started doing it. (3) _____, in this case, it's difficult to view the results as anything but positive.

Twenty of the birds are about to (4) ______ to the skies with the task of measuring air pollution, each (5) _____ with sensor equipment and a mobile phone. The (6) _____ made by the sensors will be automatically (7) _____ into text messages and beamed to the Internet - where they will appear on a dedicated 'pigeon blog'.

The birds will also each have a GPS receiver and a camera to capture aerial photos, and researchers are building a tiny 'pigeon kit' containing all these (8)_____. Each bird will carry these in a miniature backpack, (9) _____ , that is, from the camera, which will hang around its neck.
The data the pigeons text will be displayed in the (10) _____of an interactive map, which will provide local residents with up-to-the-minute information on their local air quality.
__________
A.danger
B.threat
C.risk
D.peril

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following questions
The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students cab be well-informed.
A.popular
B.beautiful
C.suspicious
D.easily seen

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following questions
The history professor gave a synopsis of the events leading to World War I.
A.sight
B.summary
C.report
D.discussion

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following questions
I take my hat off to all those people who worked hard to get the contract.
A.respect
B.encourage
C.congratulate
D.welcome