1. The more he finds about himself in other newspapers, the more indignant he...

1. The more he finds about himself in other newspapers, the more indignant he will be with those whose reports are meagre.
        A. rich                B. brilliant                C. annoying                D. scarce
2. They had plenty to eat. But they spent all their leisure visiting neighbouring farms and stealing potatoes, which they hoarded.
        A. swallowed        B. ate up        C. stored secretly        D. gave back
3. Some acts which would be bad, simply in themselves, may be excusable and even laudable when they are necessary means to a greater good.
        A. laughable                B. forgiven                C. praiseworthy        D. admissible
4. Satiety is a dream which will always elude you.
        A. attract                 B. lure                C. escape                D. tempt
5. The search for sunken treasure has become more popular as a legitimate endeavor.
        A. justified                B. innocent        C. prudent                D. fundamental
6. Awareness of this is a kind of redemptive grace, but it doesn’t appreciably lead to repentance and a revolution in consumer habits.
A. conscious                B. compensative        C. imaginative        D. appreciative
7. America is anachronistic in so many ways, and not least in its clinging to a belief.
        A. modern-fashioned                        B. full of crimes       
C. behind the times                        D. highly-developed
8. He felt ________ to live a simple and lonely life in that remote village.
        A. sufficient                B. adequate        C. contented                D. competent
9. Crop rotation has prevented the soil from _______.
        A. poverty                B. impoverishment        C. weakness         D. infirmity
10. He remembered reading somewhere that baldness shows virility.
        A. character of man        B. great varieties        C. quickness                D. fragility
11. His voice, though familiar, irked him; it sounded thin and scratchy.
        A. pleased                B. interested                C. excited                D. irritated
12. There are certain disfiguring and mortal diseases about which there has probably never been any snobbery.
        A. perpetual                B. fatal                        C. moral                        D. flexible
13. In 1940 the Democrats nominated Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term.
        A. unimportant        B. unheard of         C. unjustified        D. unhampered
14. The value of snobbery in general consists in its power to stimulate activity.
        A. suffocate                B. forbid                C. permit                D. incite
15. He laughed and shouted, trying to ________ his sorrow in excitement.
        A. drown                B. utter                        C. conceal                D. sink
16. The traffic policeman waited patiently while the drunken driver _____ in his pocket for his driver’s license.
        A. pluck                        B. fumble                C. flip                        D. bloat
17. There is no need to ________ over a broken vase. It’s so cheap.
        A. muse                        B. view                        C. pinch                        D. fuss
18. The summer was so hot and dry that leaves on the trees all ________.
                A. drooped                B. faded                        C. flicked                D. drained
19. It is not ________ to take reference books out of the library.
        A. admissible                B. skeptical                C. permissible        D. admirable
20. Her easy success in the job made her ________, which is very dangerous.
        A. complacent        B. docile                C. accomplished        D. important
II. Text Comprehension  15%
1. In "Jerusalem the Golden", Clara's mother chose Battersby Grammar School for her because (“Jerusalem the Golden”)
A. she could not afford the bus fare to a better school.
B. she didn't have to spend money on the school uniform.
C. she had no trust in education and wanted to spend as little as she could as long as she kept her social position in the neighborhood.
D. she didn't care what opinions other people might have of her so long as her child could get a good education.

2. Clara liked her school for all the reasons that most people would specify as particular causes for dislike. What aspects of the school attract her so much? (“Jerusalem the Golden”)
A. She could do whatever she liked at school.
B. The school was full of good teachers and so many intelligent pupils whom she admired so much.
C. The school looked so large and even bleak to her, and there were so many pupils she did not know, which was quite different from her home.
D. She was proud at school because she came from an area used to inhabited by the middle class.
3. “Vegetables with crisp and crackling texture emerge as mush, slippery and stringy as hair nets simmered in Vaseline.” (“Science Has Spoiled My Supper”) What figure of speech is used in the sentence?
        A. personification        B. metaphor                C. metonymy        D. hyperbole
4. By "acquisitiveness" is meant (“On Human Nature and Politics”)
A. the wish to possess as much as possible of goods, or the title to goods.
B. one aspect of human nature that is acquired in political struggle.
C. the wish to survive the conquest of hunger.
D. the wish that is originated from acquiring food.
5. Which of the following is NOT true about power according to Russell? (“On Human Nature and Politics”)
A. Knowledge is power.
B. The love of power is not always a bad motive.
C. The love of power is the most important of all the four motives.
D. Those who have never experienced power have a stronger wish for it.
6. How does Anthony Burgess organize his idea in "Is America Falling Apart?" (“Is American Falling Apart?”)
A. He first puts forward his idea that America is falling apart. Then he follows it up with examples to show the gravity of the problems.
B. He points out what problems with America are, analyses how they lead to neurosis, and suggests what Americans should do.
C. He compares the problems with America in the 60's to those in the 30's, points out how serious they are and suggests what Americans should do.
D. He points out problems with America, analyses the origins of the problems and concludes that America is hopeless.

7. When commenting on American way of consumption, the writer says "Planned obsolescence is not conducive to pride in workmanship." (“Is American Falling Apart?”)What does he mean?
A. Workmen do not feel proud because they have to obey orders.
B. Planning in workmanship is out of date, so there's no pride to talk about.
C. Articles designed to break or wear out quickly do not help people to take a pride in their work.
D. Products are so unattractive that people do not feel proud of them.
8. One of the problems with American education is that (“Is American Falling Apart?”)
A. the teachers work very conscientiously and lack creativeness.
B. the teachers do not follow the school textbooks strictly.
C. the teachers experiment with new methods of education.
D. teachers can not be fired except for raping girl students and getting boy students drunk.
9. In "America, filling in the vacuum left by the liquefied British Empire,...", (“Is American Falling Apart?”) "the liquefied British Empire" means
A. the British Empire which is surrounded by water.
B. a strong and enforced empire.
C. the British Empire which used to be great.
D. the British Empire that has thoroughly collapsed