Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released.




A.innovative
B.guilty
C.benevolent
D.naive

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Environmentalists appeal to the government to enact laws to stop factories from discharging toxic chemicals into the sea.




A.releasing
B.dismissing
C.obtaining
D.producing

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I will wait here until you ______ back tomorrow.




A.came
B.will come
C.come
D.have come

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.
We bought some German lovely old glasses when we had a holiday in Germany last year.




A.bought
B.when
C.German lovely old
D.in Germany

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 primary stress in each of the following questions.




A.lesson
B.teacher
C.action
D.police

A.recollect
B.preface
C.restore
D.predator

_______ (14)




A.money
B.machines
C.crops
D.services

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 question.
In most discussions of cultural diversity, attention has focused on visible, explicit aspects of culture, such language, dress, food, religion, music, and social rituals. Although they are important, these visible expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learned consciously, are only the tip of the iceberg or culture. Much of culture is taught and learned implicitly, or outside awareness. Thus, neither cultural insiders nor cultural outsiders are aware that certain "invisible" aspects of their culture exist.
Invisible elements of culture are important to us. For example, how long we can be late before being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening behavior, what we consider beautiful or ugly. These are all aspects of culture that we learn and use without being aware of it. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behavior as cultural in origin.
Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in cross-cultural relations. Conflicts may arise when we are unable to recognize others’ behavioral differences as cultural rather than personal. We tend to misinterpret other people's behavior, blame them, or judge their intentions or competence without realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.
Formal organizations and institutions, such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, governments, and the legal system are collection sites for invisible cultural differences. If the differences were more visible, we might have less misunderstanding. For example, if we met a man in a courthouse who was wearing exotic clothes, speaking a language other than ours, and carrying food that looked strange, we would not assume that we understood his thoughts and feelings or that he understood ours. Yet when such a man is dressed similarly to us, speaks our language, and does not differ from us in other obvious ways, we may fail to recognize the invisible cultural differences between us. As a result, mutual misunderstanding may arise.
What is the main purpose of the passage?




A.To explain the importance of invisible aspects of culture.
B.To describe cultural diversity.
C.To point out that much of culture is learned consciously.
D.To explain why cross-cultural conflict occurs.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
In summary, for most visitors, the Japanese are complex and difficult to understand. The graceful act of bowing is the traditional greeting. However, they have also adopted the western custom of shaking hands, but with a light grip. Meanwhile, to (31) _____ respect for their customs, it would flatter them to offer a slight bow when being introduced. It is a good idea to avoid hugging and kissing when greeting. It is considered rude to stare. Prolonged direct eye contact is considered to be (32) _____ or even intimidating. It is rude to stand (33) ______ your hand or hands in your pockets, especially when greeting someone (34) _____ when addressing a group of people. The seemingly simple act of exchanging business cards is more complex in Japan because the business card represents not only one's identity but also his status in life. Yours should be printed in your own language and in Japanese. The Japanese are not a touch-oriented society; so avoid open displays of affection, touching or any prolonged form of body contact. Queues are generally respected; especially in crowded train and subway stations (35) _____ the huge volume of people causes touching and pushing.
(32)




A.impolitely
B.impoliteness
C.politely
D.impolite

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.
It used to be that people would drink coffee or tea in the morning to pick them up and get them going for the day. Then cola drinks hit the market. With lots of caffeine and sugar, these beverages soon became the pick-me-up of choice for many adults and teenagers. Now drink companies are putting out so-called "energy drinks." These beverages have the specific aim of giving tired consumers more energy.
One example of a popular energy drink is Red Bull. The company that puts out this beverage has stated in interviews that Red Bull is not a thirst quencher. Nor is it meant to be a fluid replacement drink for athletes. Instead, the beverage is meant to revitalize a tired consumer's body and mind. In order to do this, the makers of Red Bull, and other energy drinks, typically add vitamins and certain chemicals to their beverages. The added chemicals are like chemicals that the body naturally produces for energy. The vitamins, chemicals, caffeine, and sugar found in these beverages all seem like a sure bet to give a person energy.
Health professionals are not so sure, though. For one thing, there is not enough evidence to show that all of the vitamins added to energy drinks actually raise a person's energy level. Another problem is that there are so many things in the beverages. Nobody knows for sure how all of the ingredients in energy drinks work together.
Dr. Brent Bauer, one of the directors at the Mayo Clinic in the US, cautions people about believing all the claims energy drinks make. He says, —It is plausible if you put all these things together, you will get a good result. “However, Dr. Bauer adds the mix of ingredients could also have a negative impact on the body. - We just don't know at this point,” he says.
(Source: Reading Challenge 2, Casey Malarcher & Andrea Janzen, Compass Publishing)
The word “it” in the second paragraph refers to________.




A.one example
B.Red Bull
C.the company
D.thirst quencher