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 from 22 to 29
            In the West, cartoons are used chiefly to make people laugh. The important feature of all these cartoons is the joke and the element of surprise which is contained. Even though it is very funny, a good cartoon is always based on close observation of a particular feature of life and usually has a serious purpose.
            Cartoons in the West have been associated with political and social matters for many years. In wartime, for example, they proved to be an excellent way of spreading propaganda. Nowadays cartoons are often used to make short, sharp comments on politics and governments as well as on a variety of social matters. In this way, the modern cartoon has become a very powerful force in influencing people in Europe and the United States.
            Unlike most American and European cartoons, however, many Chinese cartoon drawings in the past have also attempted to reduce people, especially those who could not read and write. Such cartoons about the lives and sayings of great men in China have proved extremely useful in    bringing education to illiterate and semi-illiterate people throughout China. Confucius, Mencius and Laozi have all appeared in very interesting stories presented in the form of cartoons. The cartoons themselves have thus served to illustrate the teaching of the Chinese sages in a very attractive way.
            In this sense, many Chinese cartoons are different from Western cartoons in so far as they do not depend chiefly on telling jokes. Often, there is nothing to laugh at when you see Chinese cartoons. This is not their primary aim. In addition to commenting on serious political and social matters, Chinese cartoons have aimed at spreading the traditional Chinese thoughts and culture as widely as possible among people.
            Today, however, Chinese cartoons have an added part to play in spreading knowledge. They offer a very attractive and useful way of reaching people throughout the world, regardless of the particular country in which they live. Thus, through cartoons, the thoughts and teachings of the old Chinese philosophers and sages can now reach people who live in such countries as Britain, France, America, Japan, Malaysia or Australia and who are unfamiliar with the Chinese culture.
Which of the following is most likely the traditional subject of Chinese cartoons?
A.The philosophies and sayings of ancient Chinese thinkers.
B.The stories and features of the lives of great men the world over.
C.The illiterate and semi-illiterate people throughout China.
D.Jokes and other kinds of humour in political and social matters.

If they hung that picture lower, we _________ able to see it
A.are  
B.will be 
C.would be   
D.were

He was such a bright student that he could solve all the math problems.
A.He was not bright enough to solve all the math problems.
B.He was so intelligent that he could solve all the math problems.
C.The math problems were too difficult for him to solve.
D.All the math problems were so bright that he could solve them.

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.
Michael Jordan was born on February, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. His family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina.
Young Michael’s best sport was baseball. He did not make his high school basketball team when he was at school. Later, he played well enough to be noticed by Coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina (UNC). Jordan won scholarship to UNC. As a first-year student at UNC, Jordan scored the winning basket in the 1982 national college tournament championship game. He played two more seasons at UNC. He also played for the United States team in the 1984 Olympic Games. In 1984, Jordan entered the National Basket Association (NBA) player draft. He was chosen by the Chicago Bulls.
Many people think Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player ever. He led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships. He was called “Air Jordan” because of his leaps towards the basket. Fans adored his smiling face and his determination to succeed. During his playing career, Michael Jordan became one of the most famous athletes in the world.
Where was Michael Jordan born?
A.In Brooklyn              
B.In Chicago                   
C.In North Carolina       
D.In Wilmington

A.photochemical 
B.trigonometry 
C.dramatically 
D.alphabetical

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
In English school education system, schooling is ________ for all English children from the age of 5 to 16.
A.compulsory
B.reinforced
C.optional 
D.temporary

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.house                      
B.announce                
C.double                    
D.shout

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
Most  young people nowadays believe in             marriage - first comes love, then comes marriage.
A.unique                                                
B.arranged                    
C.romantic                    
D.contractual

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
You don’t get a lot of _______ from a news report on radio or TV.
A.inform                         
B.informative                  
C.information                 
D.informatively

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

A.ability         
B.agriculture
C.development  
D.contaminate