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.
          There is a common trend for people to indulge in leisure activities. Did you ever watch a video on the Internet? Maybe you used YouTube. YouTube is a Web site where people can share their video. Today, YouTube is an important part of the Internet. However, that wasn’t always true.
            YouTube started with a young man named Jawed Karim and two friends. One day, Karim was on the Internet. He wanted information about the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia. He found news stories about it, but he couldn’t find any videos. This gave Karin an idea. He wanted to help people put video on the Internet. Karim told his friends about this idea. Together, they created a company – YouTube.
            YouTube become a global success. Millions of people around the world visited the Web site. It was clear to Google, another Internet company, that YouTube had a lot of value. Google made a deal. It bought YouTube for 1.65 USD. As a result, YouTube investors and its employees made a lot of money. The three friends who started YouTube were very big investors. Therefore, they made an enormous amount of money.
            Karim became very rich, and he continued to work toward his PhD. There was something else he wanted to do. He wanted to help young people go into business. He used money and experience to start a new company called Youniversity Ventures. This company helps young people who have good business ideas. It gives them advice and money to start Internet businesses. Milo is one business that students started with the help of Youniversity Ventures.
            Milo is a shopping Web site. It helps people find products in stores near their homes. Another example is AirBoB. This Web site helps people find for video conferences. People in different places can use this site to have business meetings.
            Karim has some advice for students who want to start business. First, find a successful company. Do a lot of research about the company and the top people in the company. There, copy the way they do things. For students who wants to start Internet business, Karim is probably a very good example to copy.
(Source. Adapted from http://www.grid.unep.ch/waste/download/waste1213.pdf)
What kind of Web site is AirBoB?
A.It helps people search vacation places.    
B.It helps people find successful businesses.
C.It helps people held business meetings.           
D.It helps people buy goods and services.

What did the professor learn from the study?
A.It’s normal to arrive late for class in Brazil.
B.Brazilian students are disrespectful to him.
C.Brazilian students never apologize for their behavior.
D.Brazilian students are very rude.

Many applicants find a job interview _______ if they are not well-prepared for it.
A.impressive  
B.stressful        
C. threatening  
D.relaxing

When their rent increased from $200 to $400 a month, they protested against such a tremendous increase.
A.light
B.huge 
C. tiring
D.difficult

Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.
A YEAR WITH OVERSEAS VOLUNTEERS
I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an isolated village in Chad, about 500 km from the capital N'Djamena. Coming from a rich country, I got quite a shock as conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after a few days I soon got used to living there. The people were always very friendly and helpful, and soon I began to appreciate how beautiful the countryside was.
One of my jobs was to supply the village with water. The well was a long walk away. And the women used to spend a long time every day carrying heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I contacted organization and arranged to have some pipes delivered. We built a simple pipeline and a pump, and it worked first time. It wasn't perfect - there were a few leaks, but it made a great difference to the villagers, who had never had running water before. And not only did we have running water, but in the evenings it was hot, because the pipe had been lying in the sun all day. All in all, I think  my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not well-paid, it was well worth doing, and I would recommend it to anyone who was considering working for a charity.
Which of the following is not true?
A.It took a lot of time to take water home from the well.
B.The villagers used to live in conditions without running water.
C.A pipeline was built to carry clean water to homes.
D.Solar energy was used to heat water.

When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he ………….. it
A.reviews                     
B.chews and digests
C.swallows                            
D.dips into

They put up the tent and had a............. on the river bank.
A.way
B.picnic
C.place
D.space

A.busy
B.lettuce
C.bury
D.minute

 “We‘re having a reunion this weekend. Why don‘t you come?" John said to us.
A.John cordially invited us to a reunion this weekend.
B.John didn’t understand why we came to a reunion.
C.John asked us why we didn’t come to a reunion this weekend.
D.John simply asked us why we wouldn’t come to a reunion.

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the growth of the communications industry?
A.Morse invented the telegraph in 1837.
B.People could use the telegraph in San Francisco in 1861.
C.The telegraph led to the invention of the rotary printing press.
D.The telegraph helped connect the entire nation.