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important.

¡¡¡¡D. The nose was set far back in the skull.

¡¡¡¡15. In line 23, the author uses the expression ¡°heavy tooth wear¡± to imply that the Neanderthals

¡¡¡¡A. had unusually heavy teeth

¡¡¡¡B. used their teeth extensively

¡¡¡¡C. regularly pulled out their teeth

¡¡¡¡D. used teeth for ornamentation

¡¡¡¡Passage 4

¡¡¡¡ª¤ª¤ Much attention is presently being given to what is termed ¡°functional illiteracy¡±. This should not be confused with the problem of illiteracy, that is, the inability to read and write. Current United Nations (UNESCO) figures indicate that 99 percent of all Americans are literate, the same figure assigned to nations such as Britain, Germany. Functional illiteracy, by contrast, is concerned with how much difficulty people have in actually using and writing skills in everyday situations. This might be interpreted, for example, as the relative ability to understand federal income tax forms, or printed instructions, or how well someone can write a letter of complaint, or apply in writing for a job.

¡¡¡¡ª¤ª¤There are no agreedª²upon definitions of what functional illiteracy is and, in practice, definitions vary widely. For many years, reading tests have been used throughout the country which define reading ability by grade level. ¡°Tenthª²grade reading level¡± for instance, would be the average reading score of all pupils who have completed ten years of school. There are, of course, many different reading tests and types of tests. One definition of functional illiteracy holds that anyone is ¡°illiterate¡± who reads at less that an eighthª²grade level. Another common definition uses a twelfthª²grade level (the last year of high school in the U.S.).

¡¡¡¡ª¤ª¤There seems to be general agreement that at least oneª²tenth of all Americans are functionally illiterate in English to some degree. It is also hardly surprising that those nations which (like the U.S.) have paid most attention to this concept, and which have nationª²wide testing, have found the greatest problems. As one educator humorously put it, ¡°Reading tests cause illiteracy¡±. Canada, for example, which also has a large nonª²Englishª²speaking immigrant population, has recently found that many of her citizens, too, are functionally illiterate. The attention given to this problem, therefore, reflects the fact that in North America schools as well as pupils are continually tested.

¡¡¡¡16. What does ¡°illiteracy¡± mean?

¡¡¡¡A. Ability to read and write.

¡¡¡¡B. Ability to appreciate literature.

¡¡¡¡C. Lack of interest in literature.

¡¡¡¡D. Inability to read and write.

¡¡¡¡17. Which of the following is most probably functionally illiterate?

¡¡¡¡A. One who reaches tenth grade reading level.

¡¡¡¡B. One who reaches eighth grade reading level.

¡¡¡¡C. One who reaches twelfth grade reading level.

¡¡¡¡D. Not known yet.

¡¡¡¡18. It can be learned from the passage that .

¡¡¡¡A. Canada and the U.S. have functionally illiterate population because they hardly paid any attention to the problem

¡¡¡¡B. functional illiteracy may have been caused at least in part by unsuccessful design of reading tests

¡¡¡¡C. nonª²Englishª²speaking immigrant population constitute the majority of all the functionally illiterate

¡¡¡¡D. it is impractical to determine what functional illiteracy really is as different situations set different requirements

¡¡¡¡19. It can be inferred that .

¡¡¡¡A. over oneª²tenth of American population have difficulty in using and writing skills in everyday situations

¡¡¡¡B. in North America nationª²wide tests are given to test pupils' functional literacy

¡¡¡¡C. Canadians are generally at a higher level of functional literacy than Americans are

¡¡¡¡D. teaching of English reading and writing has turned out to be a failure in Canada and the U.S.

¡¡¡¡20. This passage was written mainly to .

¡¡¡¡A. analyze different definitions of functional illiteracy

¡¡¡¡B. discuss the reasons for functional illiteracy

¡¡¡¡C. compare ways to get rid of illiteracy

¡¡¡¡D. introduce the problem of functional illiteracy

¡¡¡¡Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

¡¡¡¡Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A., B., C. and D.. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

¡¡¡¡21. It is amazing that the Leaning Tower of Pisa for so long.

¡¡¡¡A. have stood

¡¡¡¡B. stands

¡¡¡¡C. has been standing

¡¡¡¡D. should have stood

¡¡¡¡22. The police were tracking the criminal who was said in a nearby wood.

¡¡¡¡A. to have hidden

¡¡¡¡B. to be hiding

¡¡¡¡C. to hiding

¡¡¡¡D. to hide

¡¡¡¡23. I didn't mean anyone but somehow I succeeded in annoying them all.

¡¡¡¡A. having offended

¡¡¡¡B. to be offending

¡¡¡¡C. to offend

¡¡¡¡D. offending

¡¡¡¡24. Just as they must put aside their prejudices, we must be prepared to accept their good faith.

¡¡¡¡A. thus

¡¡¡¡B. so

¡¡¡¡C. as

¡¡¡¡D. like

¡¡¡¡25. It is highly necessary that the rocket until all the preparations have been made.

¡¡¡¡A. is not to be launched

¡¡¡¡B. not be launched

¡¡¡¡C. were not launched

¡¡¡¡D. is not to be launched

¡¡¡¡26. It is up to whether to leave or to stay.

¡¡¡¡A. you decide

¡¡¡¡B. you to decide

¡¡¡¡C. you deciding

¡¡¡¡D. your deciding

¡¡¡¡27. In two years' time he his master's degree in chemistry.

¡¡¡¡A. has completed

¡¡¡¡B. will be completing

¡¡¡¡C. will have completed

¡¡¡¡D. will have been completing

¡¡¡¡28. Skimming also differs from scanning it is an effort to get general information rather than specific facts.

¡¡¡¡A. in which

¡¡¡¡B. for that

¡¡¡¡C. in that

¡¡¡¡D. on that

¡¡¡¡29. He was to to a foreign university but the war prevented.

¡¡¡¡A. have gone

¡¡¡¡B. go

¡¡¡¡C. be going

¡¡¡¡D. have been going

¡¡¡¡30. You can hardly imagine Bell a meal.

¡¡¡¡A. to be cooking

¡¡¡¡B. cooking

¡¡¡¡C. to cook

¡¡¡¡D. cook

¡¡¡¡31. To such a extent his empty speech that some of us began to doze.

¡¡¡¡A. did he go on with

¡¡¡¡B. he would go on with

¡¡¡¡C. he wen on with

¡¡¡¡D. he did go on with

¡¡¡¡32. Today's weather is an improvement yesterday's.

¡¡¡¡A. for

¡¡¡¡B. to

¡¡¡¡C. on

¡¡¡¡D. in

¡¡¡¡33. what has been said, it is unlikely that population growth will be halted, either in the developed or in the underdeveloped world.

¡¡¡¡A. For the sake of

¡¡¡¡B. On behalf of

¡¡¡¡C. With the exception of

¡¡¡¡D. In view of

¡¡¡¡34. He had to drive fast yesterday; otherwise he his plane.

¡¡¡¡A. had missed

¡¡¡¡B. would be missing

¡¡¡¡C. would have missed

¡¡¡¡D. would miss

¡¡¡¡35. The hostess, dressed in her finest costume, together with the guests, comfortably in the living room.

¡¡¡¡A. was seated

¡¡¡¡B. was seating

¡¡¡¡C. were seated

¡¡¡¡D. seated

¡¡¡¡36. I'll leave some bread in the fridge in case you hungry.

¡¡¡¡A. were

¡¡¡¡B. are

¡¡¡¡C. would be

¡¡¡¡D. will be

¡¡¡¡37. The police called off their search for the survivors of the air crash because of .

¡¡¡¡A. such bad weather

¡¡¡¡B. so bad weather

¡¡¡¡C. such a bad weather

¡¡¡¡D. too bad a weather

¡¡¡¡38. The customs inspector was for smugglers.

¡¡¡¡A. on alert

¡¡¡¡B. on watch

¡¡¡¡C. on the watch

¡¡¡¡38. The customs inspector was for smugglers.

¡¡¡¡A. on alert

¡¡¡¡B. on watch

¡¡¡¡C. on the watch

¡¡¡¡D. on the guard

¡¡¡¡39. The effect of the drug will after four hours or so.

¡¡¡¡A. fall through

¡¡¡¡B. end up

¡¡¡¡C. wind up

¡¡¡¡D. wear off

¡¡¡¡40. , many families are victims of bad housing.

¡¡¡¡A. Previously

¡¡¡¡B. Undoubtedly

¡¡¡¡C. Enormously

¡¡¡¡D. Extremely

¡¡¡¡41. Language is ; its patterns and vocabulary are accepted by a social group.

¡¡¡¡A. conditional

¡¡¡¡B. conservative

¡¡¡¡C. convenient

¡¡¡¡D. conventional

¡¡¡¡42. Some of the most important concepts in physics their success to these mathematical systems.

¡¡¡¡A. owe

¡¡¡¡B. oblige

¡¡¡¡C. attribute

¡¡¡¡D. contribute

¡¡¡¡43. Rotifers are microscopic animals that in quiet waters and live on algae.

¡¡¡¡A. dwell

¡¡¡¡B. feed

¡¡¡¡C. rest

¡¡¡¡D. mature

¡¡¡¡44. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are free medical care.

¡¡¡¡A. involved in

¡¡¡¡B. associated with

¡¡¡¡C. entitled to

¡¡¡¡D. assigned to

¡¡¡¡45. When traffic is heavy it often happens that an inexperienced driver causes a traffic .

¡¡¡¡A. jaw

¡¡¡¡B. jar

¡¡¡¡C. jet

¡¡¡¡D. jam

¡¡¡¡46. A good friend is one who will you when you are in trouble.

¡¡¡¡A. stand up with

¡¡¡¡B. stand up to

¡¡¡¡C. stand by

¡¡¡¡D. stand for

¡¡¡¡47. Margaret made a lot of effort to persuade her father into to her going to the United States to study business administration in Harvard University.

¡¡¡¡A. contacting

¡¡¡¡B. contending

¡¡¡¡C. consenting

¡¡¡¡D. contenting

¡¡¡¡48. The two countries will restore full diplomatic relations now that they have their long-standing border disputes.

¡¡¡¡A. solved

¡¡¡¡B. settled

¡¡¡¡C. concluded

¡¡¡¡D. dissolved

¡¡¡¡49. The winter is already here, and to be a most severe one.

¡¡¡¡A. promises

¡¡¡¡B. shows

¡¡¡¡C. assumes

¡¡¡¡D. expects