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    I was pleased to receive your response to my proposal but there are one or two points that

    need ..........

    (a) notification

    (b) certification

    (c) clarification

    (d) signification

    Tell us something about your ......... in the engineering industry?

    (a) foreground

    (b) background

    (c) knowledge

    (d) history

    The one big fear of all world economies is that of ..........

    (a) regression

    (b) repression

    (c) recession

    (d) receding

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    When you go to an auction and you want to buy a particular item, you can simply make

    a ......... for it.

    (a) try

    (b) test

    (c) go

    (d) bid

    If you cannot get a ob and remain ......... for a long period, you can claim some money fromthe state.

    (a) unengaged

    (b) unattached

    (c) unemployed

    (d) unused

    It!s useful when you go to an auction if you!re ready with cash in ..........

    (a) pocket

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    (b) purse

    (c) case

    (d) hand

    In order to make a sensible ......... among the different vacuum cleaners available, it isimportant to do some research.

    (a) comparing

    (b) comparison

    (c) compares

    (d) comparative

    We got there early so that we could get the best ......... in the sale before anyone else.

    (a) obects

    (b) products

    (c) bargains

    (d) offerings

    "ven after their recent heavy e#penses, they still found there was a healthy ......... in their

    bank account.

    (a) rest

    (b) remainder

    (c) balance

    (d) basis

    "ven after their recent heavy e#penses, they still found there was a healthy ......... in their

    bank account.

    (a) rest

    (b) remainder

    (c) balance

    (d) basis

    $ood ......... procedures are very important if you want to run a business profitably and

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    successfully.

    (a) accounted

    (b) accounting

    (c) accounts

    (d) accountants

    The representative of the financial consultants assured her that the policy of the firm was thatof complete ..........

    (a) destiny

    (b) devotion

    (c) commitment

    (d) attention

    The representative of the financial consultants assured her that the policy of the firm was thatof complete ..........

    (a) destiny

    (b) devotion

    (c) commitment

    (d) attention

    1What does the author say in paragraph 1 about the date July 4, 1845?

    A  Thoreau possibly decided to move on that day because it was Independence Day.

    B  Thoreau was not able to move on that date because it was a national holiday.

    C  Thoreau began to construct his cabin near Walden Pond on that day.

    D  Thoreau agreed to buy land on Walden Pond from Emerson on that date.

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    On Walden Pond1 During his lifetime, Henry Daid !horeau "rote oer t"enty boo#s$trael boo#s, boo#s of poetry,and %olle%tions of essays$but none has had su%h a lasting influen%e as Walden, an a%%ount of thetime he spent in a tiny house on the shore of Walden Pond near &on%ord, 'assa%husetts( )orn in181* in &on%ord, !horeau graduated from Harard +niersity in nearby &ambridge, 'assa%husetts(When he returned to &on%ord, he "or#ed for his father, "ho manufa%tured pen%ils, and tutored the%hildren of "riter alph W( -merson, !horeau.s friend and mentor( !horeau then de%ided to moe toa relatiely isolated one/room %abin in the "oods 0ust outside of &on%ord on land o"ned by-merson( !horeau began %learing the land and building the %abin in the spring of 1845 and, perhapssignifi%antly, he %hose to moe in on July 4 of that year$on the holiday %elebrating theindependen%e of the +nited tates in 1**2( He lied on the pond for t"o years, but in Walden, he%ompresses that time into a single year(

    2 !horeau "rote in Walden, 3 "ent to the "oods be%ause "ished to lie deliberately ( ( ( and not,"hen %ame to die, dis%oer that had not lied( -ssentially, Walden is !horeau.s des%ription of ane6periment in self/relian%e and in liing the simple life( He belieed that o"ning anything beyond thebasi% ne%essities of life "as an obsta%le to a happy life rather than an adantage( He "rote, 3 seeyoung men ( ( ( "hose misfortune it is to hae inherited farms, houses, barns, %attle, and farmingtools7 for these are more easily a%uired than got rid of( He built his o"n house for a mere 9:8(1;

    ( He gre" beans and other egetables, "hi%h he sold for a modestprofit( n Walden, he in%ludes a rather lengthy, detailed re%#oning of ho" mu%h he spent and ho"mu%h he earned, information "hi%h some readers find tedious( He spent the rest of his time at thepond "al#ing in the "oods, reading, and "riting a boo# about a %anoe trip "ith his brother, A Weekon the Concord and Merrimack Rivers.

    3 lthough !horeau alued solitude and spent mu%h time alone, he "as not %ompletely %ut off fromso%iety( His %abin "as %lose to the road to &on%ord and he often "al#ed to to"n to do business andhae dinner "ith family or friends( He entertained isitors at his %abin and his mother sometimesbrought him meals( i%hard @a%hs, a %ontemporary %riti%, says that it "as li#e 3suburban boys goingto their tree house in the ba%#yard and pretending theyAre %amping in the heart of the 0ungle(

    4 !horeau had an ambialent attitude to"ards te%hnology( He inented a method of ma#ing pen%ilsfrom lo"/grade %lay for use in his father.s fa%tory( )ut he "as suspi%ious of the greatest te%hnologi%al

    innoations of his time, the telegraph and the railroad( He pointed out in Walden that the nation "ashastily building a telegraph system that "ould soon lin# the %ountry from 'aine to !e6as, but!horeau said 3'aine and !e6as, it may be, hae nothing important to %ommuni%ate( He belieedthat trains gae people an illusion of freedom, but in fa%t represented a ne" seritude, be%ause itmeant obeying fi6ed train s%hedules and routes( He also "rote that he found a 3train of %loudsmoing a%ross the sunrise of mu%h more interest than a train of railroad %ars going to )oston(

    5 !horeau "as a dedi%ated student of nature( Walden is filled "ith minute obserations of animals,plants, and "eather( He "rote, 3Bor years "as a self/appointed inspe%tor of sno"storms andrainstorms( When "riting about animals, he "ould relate their behaior to that of humans, as in hisfas%inating a%%ount of "ar bet"een red and bla%# ants( His "ritings about the 3inter%onne%tednessof nature anti%ipate the enironmental moement by about 1:5 years(

    6 Ci#e his fello" e" -nglander, t"entieth/%entury poet obert Brost, !horeau "rote in a style thatseems fol#sy on the surfa%e, but it %ontains "it and symbolism( !horeau sprin#led his prose "ith%lassi%al allusions as "ell as "ith "ord play and puns, some of "hi%h are diffi%ult for today.s readersto %omprehend( !horeau %an be poeti% too, as "hen he beautifully des%ribes i%e on the pond( )utdespite the %larity of his "riting,Walden is not an easy boo#, espe%ially for first time readers( t has noplot line, no real %hara%ters outside of !horeau himself, and een the most enthusiasti% !horeauadmirer "ould probably agree that some of his des%riptions of ponds, "oods and storms go on toolong( )ut it is an important boo#, and definitely "orth the effort(

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    !he phrase that time in the passage is a referen%e to the

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    A  single year that Thoreau describes in his book 

    B  spring and summer of 1!"

    C  two years that Thoreau spent at Walden Pond

    D  period between 1##$ and 1!"

    3Whi%h of the senten%es belo" best e6presses the essential information in the highlighted senten%e inthe passage?

    2 !horeau "rote in Walden, 3 "ent to the "oods be%ause "ished to lie deliberately ( ( ( and not,"hen %ame to die, dis%oer that had not lied( -ssentially, Walden is !horeau.s des%ription of ane6periment in self/relian%e and in liing the simple life( He belieed that o"ning anything beyond the

    basi% ne%essities of life "as an obsta%le to a happy life rather than an adantage( He "rote, 3 seeyoung men ( ( ( "hose misfortune it is to hae inherited farms, houses, barns, %attle, and farmingtools7 for these are more easily a%uired than got rid of( He built his o"n house for a mere 9:8(1;( He gre" beans and other egetables, "hi%h he sold for a modestprofit( n Walden, he in%ludes a rather lengthy, detailed re%#oning of ho" mu%h he spent and ho"

    mu%h he earned, information "hi%h some readers find tedious( He spent the rest of his time at thepond "al#ing in the "oods, reading, and "riting a boo# about a %anoe trip "ith his brother, A Weekon the Concord and Merrimack Rivers.

    A  %e felt that ac&uiring the necessities of life was the best way to live happily.

    B  %e thought that the ownership of unnecessary possessions would not lead to

    happiness.

    C  %e believed that owning things was a basic necessity for a happy e'istence.

    D  %e reali(ed that owning even the basic necessities could serve as an obstacle to

    happiness.

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    A  memorable

    B  insignificant

    C  uninteresting

    D  humorous

    5Coo# at the four suares G that indi%ate "here the senten%e belo" %ould be added to thepassage( Where "ould the senten%e best fit?

    However, it was important to Thoreau to prove that he could e !inanciall" independent eventhough he wor#ed onl" a !ew wee#s a "ear$

    D 6n paragraph :, the author does O! mention that !horeau engaged in "hi%h of these a%tiities "hileat Walden Pond?

    A  )rowing his own food

    B  )oing for walks in nature

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    C  *elling vegetables

    D  Writing the book  Walden

    %!he author probably uotes the %riti% i%hard @a%hs in paragraph ; in order to

    A  emphasi(e that Thoreau was not completely isolated

    B  e'press how difficult life was for Thoreau in the cabin

    C  give another reason why Thoreau moved to Walden Pond

    D  e'plain why people en+oy getting away from civili(ation

    &!he "ord ambialent in the passage is %losest in meaning to

    A  resolved

    B  clear 

    C  unrealistic

    D  mi'ed'What does the author imply about !horeauAs a%%ount of the "ar bet"een the red and bla%# antsmentioned in paragraph 5?

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    A  Thoreau compared this war to human conflicts.

    B  This sub+ect would not be closely studied again for 1," years.

    C  Thoreau was surprised to learn that ants fight wars.

    D  It was not as interesting as his descriptions of storms.

    1(!he author des%ribes !horeauAs style of "riting in paragraph 2 in part by

    A  showing that it was similar to that of other writers of his time

    B  comparing it to the style of a more recent writer 

    C  providing e'amples of his wit and symbolism

    D  showing how he was influenced by other -ew England writers

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    !he "ord allusions in the passage is %losest in meaning to

    A  suggestions

    B  references

    C  relationships

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    D  fantasies

    12!he author implies that Walden "ould probably be a more en0oyable boo# if !horeau

    A  did not use poetic images

    B  described his own character in more detail

    C  wrote shorter descriptions of nature

    D  did not write in a folksy style

     n introdu%tory senten%e for a brief summary of the passage is proided belo"(

    &omplete the summary by sele%ting the !H-- ans"er %hoi%es that e6press the most important

    ideas of the passage(ome senten%es do not belong in the summary be%ause they e6press ideas that are not presented in

    the passage or are minor ideas in the passage(

    This )uestion is worth 2 points$

    3Thoreau was the author o! man" oo#s, ut his most important wor# was Walden$

    A  Thoreau moved to a cabin by a pond to live a simple independent lifestyle

    relatively isolated from society.

    B  Thoreau believed that while railroads seemed to free people in fact they made

    them less free.

    C  /lthough Thoreau wrote in a clear styleWalden is not a simple book to read.

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    D  Thoreau was skeptical of some technology but he had a keen appreciation of

    nature.

    E  0ost readers consider Walden an important book but they find it too long.

    F  Thoreau was one of the earliest advocates of environmentalism.