Part 1: Vocabulary (Nos. 1 - 10)
Directions : Choose the word that best completes each blank in the
passage.
Self-esteem
is the confidence and worth that you feel about yourself.Your self-esteem ____1___
everything you do, think, feel, and are. It is, in fact,one of the most
important ____2___ in your overall sense of well-being. How well you feel
physically, ____3___ , and socially can affect your self-esteem. Inturn, your ____4___of
self-esteem can directly affect your physical, mental, and
social health.
Some
of the ____5___ about who you are and how likable you are come from outside
yourself. They are called ____6___ messages. Others come frominside yourself.
They are called internal messages.
Many
people ___7___their self-esteem on external factors -- on how they look, what
they have, how they ____8___ , how others see them, or with whom they are
friends. In ____9___ , however, self-esteem comes from knowing, ____10___and
liking not what you have,
whom you know, or what you do, but who you are.
1. 1discovers 2. Examines 3.
influences 4. understands
2. 1. samples 2. Factors 3.
properties 4.
structures
3. 1. mindfully 2.
Mentally 3.
spiritually 4.
thoughtfully
4. 1. area 2. Limit 3. level 4. range
6. 1. special 2. Usual 3.
actual 4. external
7. 1. fix 2. Put 3. base 4.
rest
8. 1. hope 2. Perform 3.
improve 4. feel
9. 1. turn 2. General 3. reality 4.
conclusion
10. 1. caring 2. Wanting 3. praising 4. Accepting
Part 2 : Reading Comprehension (Nos. 11 – 20)
Directions : Read the passages and choose the best answer to each
question that follows.
Passage 1
You are in Sydney with a friend. Now you are looking
at a page of a cityguide which gives information about Sydney’s best
restaurants. Look at the list belowand answer the questions that follow:
Sydney’s best restaurants
B = breakfast L =lunch D = dinner
Alhambra --- A Spanish/ Moroccan menu Diamond Century --- One of
Sydney’s best
plus flamenco dancing and harbour views. Chinese restaurants, specializes in
fresh
L Mon – Fri,
& D daily. seafood.
L Mon-Sat, & D daily.
54 West Esplanade, Manly 876 – 878 Sussex Street,
Haymarket
Tel: 9976-2977 Tel:
9545-9885
Darling Pavilion --- modern Australian Florence’s ---
Delicious Italian cuisine.
cuisine in beachside setting. Enjoy a
three course meal or just drop
L & D
daily. in
for a coffee. Waterfront location.
68 Darlinghurst Rd., Darlinghurst Open 24 hours. B ,
L & D daily.
Tel: 9887-6456 345
Harbourside, Darling Harbour
Tel:
9656-7866
Ram & Rain --- Authentic Thai dishes, Rani’s --- Authentic
and unique dishes
plus Thai dances. Informal café upstairs. from different regions of
India. Outdoor
L Tue – Fri
& D Tue - Sat. seating.
L & D Mon – Sat.
658 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills 786 Commonwealth Street,
Surry Hills
Tel: 9787-7457 Tel:
9897-4959
11. You can order fish, lobsters, or prawns cooked in Chinese style at ____.
1. Darling Pavilion 2.
Ram & Rain
3. Diamond Century 4.
Alhambra
12. Customers can enjoy Spanish dancing at the restaurant with the telephonenumber “____ ”.
1. 9897-4959 2.
9656-7866
3. 9976-297 4.
9545-9885
13. The restaurant that serves only lunch and dinner every day is
located at ____.
1. 68 Darlinghurst Road 2.
658 Commonwealth Street
3. 54 West Esplanade 4. 345 Harbourside
14. The restaurant that is open all day and all night is ____ .
1. Rani’s 2.
Alhambra
3. Darling Pavilion 4. Florence’s
15. The restaurant that serves lunch only 4 days a week is the ____.
1. Australian restaurant 2. Thai
restaurant
3. Italian restaurant 4. Chinese restaurant
Passage 2
A secret Santa who has donated more than 81 million
won since 2000 has come to the same South Korean town again this year, a report
said yesterday. Staff at a residents’ centre in the southwestern city of Jeonju
on Tuesday found a box containing 20 million won (516,616 baht) in a parking
lot after a phone tip-off from the anonymous benefactor, the Korea Times
said. It said the man has left donations 10 times since 2000, not always at
Christmas, but has never been spotted.
16. The best headline for this news article would be “____”.
1. Secret Santa returns 2. Box containing money
3. 81 million won donated 4. Money found in a parking lot
17. The man who donated the money must be ____by people in this South
Korean town.
1. looked up to 2.
looked into
3. looked over 4.
looked down on
18. Staff at a residents’ centre ____.
1. recovered a box with 81 million won in a parking
lot
2. discovered a money box while parking their car
3. found the 20 million won
from the anonymous benefactor
4. saw the man who had left the donations in a
parking lot
19. An “anonymous benefactor” (line 4) is ____.
1. one who gives money to unknown people
2. someone who gives money for a good purpose
3. a donor who likes to give money to an
organization
4. a person who gives money
without revealing himself
20. The verb “spotted” (line 5) means ____.
1. seen 2.
known
3. found 4.
discovered
21. Since the year 2000, a secret Santa in a South Korean town____.
1. has given money every Christmas 2. has always put
donations in boxes
3. has already donated almost 81 million won 4. has donated
money 10 times
Passage 3
A study presented in proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences, USA,indicates that broccoli, grown under the right
conditions, contains sulforaphaneglucosinolate (SGS), a substance that may
boost the body’s natural defense systems against cancer and even kill
cancer cells. But you would have to eat pounds of broccoli to get enough SGS to
be effective. Continued food research by John
Hopkins University, Baltimore, and the USDA, however, found that
three-day-old broccoli seedlings contain a concentrated amount of SGS -- 20
times the amount found in broccoli -- so only an ounce provides the same
benefits. Sold as BroccoSprouts, the seedlings are grown under controlled
conditions to ensure SGS content, and can be used on salads, sandwiches and
omelets for a “zingy” taste. They have been patented by John Hopkins
University, and 19 growers nationwide are licensed to grow them. BroccoSprouts
are available in select grocery and health food stores nationwide.
22. The best heading for this passage is ____.
1. Baby broccoli may fight
cancer 2. Broccoli is found useful
3. SGS is important for the body 4.
Cancer cells can be killed
23. The verb “boost” (line 3) can be best replaced by ____.
1. advance
2. preserve
3. expand 4. improve
24. In this passage, the word that means “producing the expected
results” is____ .
1. effective 2.
concentrated
3. patented 4.
Available
25. The pronoun “them” (line 9) refers to ____.
1. salads 2.
broccoli plants
3. the seedlings 4. health foods
26. The passage could probably be found in the section ____.
1. Secrets for Safety 2. Natural Health
3. Health
Medicine 4.
Natural Safety Systems
27. We can infer from the passage that SGS ____.
1. is very beneficial to our
health 2.
can be found only in broccoli sprouts
3. is used mainly to kill cancer cells 4. can be used on
salads and some other foods
28. “BroccoSprouts” can be bought at ____.
1. any grocery or supermarket 2. certain
groceries and health food stores
3. nineteen groceries nationwide 4. John Hopkins
University
29. “BroccoSprouts” is a ____.
1. brand name 2.
manufacturer
3. research title 4.
health food store
30. According to the passage, the SGS in an ounce of young broccoli
seedlings ____.
1. is sufficient for the body’s needs 2. equals that in 20 ounces of broccoli
3. is enough to give a zingy taste 4. is useful if
concentrated
Passage 4
Sometimes just “saving” in general is not enough incentive
to keep families on the budget track. You need a goal to get started. To use a
diet analogy, it’s easier to lose 10 pounds when your high school reunion is around
the corner. A goal not only gives a family something to reach for, it makes
a savings plan short term.
Knowing you don’t have to give something up forever
makes the sacrifice easier. Once you’ve reached your goal, you can abandon your
strategy or apply those savings to a new object.
That approach worked for Cynthia McIntyre,
who launched a search for extra savings after she spotted an antique table that
fit perfectly in her living room -- but not in her budget.
McIntyre went over her checkbook carefully and
realized she was buying 10 books every month. A lifelong reader, she couldn’t
wait to rush out and snap up a new release. “It was a $400-a-year habit,” she
says. The worst part was, many of the books didn’t live up to the reviews and
McIntyre gave them away. Now she gets the latest bestsellers from the local
library. “Reading them a little later doesn’t spoil the story,” she concludes.
31. The word “incentive” (line 1) means____ .
1. power 2.
strength
3. motivation 4.
willingness
32. The phrase “around the corner” (line 4) as used in this passage
means ____.
1. nearby 2.
at a distance
3. coming soon
4. not long lasting
33. According to the passage, in order to save money effectively, one
should____ .
1. give up all expenses 2. cut the family
budget
3. have a definite objective
4. change one’s lifestyle
34. The writer compares the intention to save money with ____.
1. a school reunion 2.
buying and antique
3. short-term planning 4. losing weight
35. The advantage of having a definite time limit is that you____.
1. have more willpower to
achieve your goal 2. can give
up after a certain time has passed
3. will get what you want more easily 4. do not have to give up
your intention
36. The phrase “That approach” (line 7) refers to ____.
1. setting a new objective 2. reapplying the strategy
3. searching for extra savings 4. working toward a goal
37. Cynthia McIntyre was trying to save up money for ____.
1. hardcover books 2.
the latest best sellers
3. an antique table 4.
a kitchen gadget
38. It can be inferred from the passage that Cynthia McIntyre is a ____.
1. bookworm 2.
great shopper
3. librarian 4.
book reviewer
39. Cynthia achieved her goal because she ____.
1. no longer gave away books 2. gave up her reading habit
3. seldom visited the local library 4. temporarily stopped buying novels
40. The purpose of the passage is to ____.
1. suggest a way to achieve
a goal 2.
promote the value of money
3. s upport a search for savings 4. discourage
unnecessary spending
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