Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C, or D).

(5 pts)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man.
However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to
be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death,
he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile
contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards literature, physics,
chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after
the first awards ceremony.
Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on
this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards are
presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges'
decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature
prizes.
No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II.
Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.
76. The word "foresaw" is nearest in meaning to ................
A. prevailed B. postponed C. prevented D. predicted
77. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:
A. awards vary in monetary value.
B. ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.
C. politics plays an important role in selecting the winners.
D. a few individuals have won two awards.
78. The passage implies that Nobel's profession was in ...............
A. economics B. medicine C. literature D. science
79. The word "worthwhile" is closest in meaning to ...............
A. economic B. prestigious C. trivial D. valuable
80. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite.
B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity.
C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science. D. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to
humanity.
Read the passage and do the task that follows.
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he
foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the
inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used
for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there
were five awards : literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace. Economics was added in
1968, just sixty-seven years after the first award ceremony.Nobel's original legacy of nine million
dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $ 30,000
to $ 125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal,
illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an
important role in the judges'decisions.Americans have won numerous science awards, but
relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of
World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.
1.
When did the first award ceremony take place?
A. 1985
B. 1901
C. 1962
D. 1968
2.
Why was the Nobel prize established?
A. To recognise worthwhile contributions to humanity
B. To resolve political differences
C. To honour the inventor of dynamite
D. To spend money
3.
In which area have Americans received the most awards?
A. Literature
B. Peace
C. Economics
D. Science
4.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Awards vary in monetary value.
B. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.
C. Polictics can play an important role in selecting the winners.
D. A few individuals have won two awards.
5.
In how many fields are the prizes bestowed?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 6
Read the passage and do the task that follows.
The umbrella is a very ordinary object. It keeps the rain and the sun off people. Most umbrellas
fold up, so it is easy to carry them.
However, the umbrella did not begin life as an ordinary object. It was a sign of royalty or
importance. Some African tribes still use the umbrella in this way today. Do they do this in your
country? Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.
Umbrellas are very old. The Chinese had them in the 11th century B.C. From there, umbrellas
traveled to India, Persia, and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, men wouldn't use them. They believed
umbrellas were only for women.
When the Spanish explorers went to Mexico, they saw the Aztec kings using umbrellas. English
explorers saw Native American princes carrying umbrellas on the east coast of North America. It
seems that people in different parts of the world invented umbrellas at different times.
England was probably the first country in Europe where ordinary people used umbrellas against
the rain.England has a rainy climate, and umbrellas are very useful there.
Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you carry one, remember that for centuries only
great men and women used them. Perhaps you are really a king or queen, a princess or prince.
1.
Today people use umbrellas for ________.
A. the rain
B. the sun
C. a sign of a great person
D. A, B and C
2.
A queen is a ________ person.
A. royal
B. embarrassing
C. holiday
D. jewelry
3.
A great person walks ________ someone with an umbrella.
A. beside
B. before
C. in front of
D. in back of
4.
India and Persia learned about umbrellas from _________.
A. Aztecs
B. Egypt
C. China
D. Spanish explorers
5.
Most groups of people had some kind of ________.
A. coal
B. royalty
C. ink
D. mail
6.
Native Americans _____________.
A. learned about umbrellas from English and Spanish explorers
B. invented umbrellas
C. got umbrellas from the Chinese
D. taught Egyptians about umbrellas
7.
English people started using umbrellas because they have __________.
A. royalty
B. a rainy climate
C. too much sun
D. great men and women

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No one knows who invented pencils or when it happened. A Swiss described a pencil in a book
in 1565. He said it was a piece of wood with lead (Pb) inside it. (Lead is a very heavy
metal). Pencils weren't popular, and people continued to write with pens. They used bird feather
as pens.
Then in 1795, someone started making pencils from graphite and they became very
popular. Graphite is a kind of coal. (Coal is black, and we burn it for heat and energy). Today,
people make pencils in the same way.They grind the graphite, make it into the shape of a stick,
and bake it. Then they put it inside a piece of wood.One pencil can write 50,000 English words or
make a line 55 kilometers long.
People wrote with feather pens and then used pens with metal points. They had to dip the point
into ink after every few letters. Next someone invented a fountain pen that could hold ink inside
it. A fountain pen can write several pages before you have to fill it again.
Two Hungarian brothers, Ladislao and Georg Biro, invented the ballpoint pen that we all use
today. They left Hungary and started making ballpoint pens in England in 1943 during World War
II. English pilots liked them.They couldn't write with fountain pens in airplanes because ink leaked
out. Later, a French company called Bic bought the Biro's company. Someone calls ballpoint pen
a bic. The Australian call them biros. Whatever we call them, we use them every day.
1.
Pencils were invented ________.
A. in 1565
B. by a Swiss
C. by someone whom we don't know
D. both A and B are correct
2.
At first, pencils were invented ________.
A. with graphite inside
B. with lead inside
C. with a kind of black coal inside
D. with wood inside
3.
The kinds of popular pencils we are using today ________.
A. have been made since 1795
B. are pieces of wood with sticks of graphite inside
C. are used to write English words
D. both A and B are correct
4.
With a fountain pen, we ________.
A. have to dip its point into ink after a few letters
B. have to fill its ink again after writing several pages
C. can write some pages in an airplanes
D. All are wrong
5.
Ballpoint pen were invented ________.
A. in Hungary by two Hungarians
B. in England by two Hungarians
C. In France by Bic's company
D. in Australia by Biro's company

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Do dogs have a sixth sense? Yes , but perhaps not in the way that is generally assumed. There
is nothing supernatural in the sensitivities of dogs. They can all be explained by biological
machanisms. For instance, dogs can find their way home from long distance. This ability seems
to be based on the detection of subtle difference and changes in the earth's magnetic field.
Dogs are also capable of predicting thunderstorm. When a storm is imminent, they may become
intensely alarmed and begin trembling as if in pain. This sensitivity is a response to changes in
barometric pressure. It may seem to be meaningless behaviour today, but in the dog's wild
ancestry it made good sense to become worried by these climatic signals.
One of the most amazing claims for dogs' sixth sense was made recently by researchers who
reported that they had discovered infrared detectors in dogs' noses. This could explain certain
abilities previously thought to be supernatural. St. Bernard dogs, for example , are said to be able
to tell whether a climber buried in an avalanche is still alive, simply by sniffing the snow. We know
that sensitive heat detector exists in the snouts of certain snakes, and this strengthens the case
for their existence in dogs. We are still learning how dogs achieve such remarkable feats as have
been recorded time and again.
1.
According to the passage, the sixth sense in dogs is ________.
A. supernatural
B. generally assumed supernatural
C. never explained by biological mechanism
D. appreciated by human
 2.
It's the detection of subtle differences and changes in the earth's magnetic field that ________.
A. gives dogs a good sense of direction
B. helps dogs predict changes in weather
C. make dogs sensitive to human
D. enables dogs to predict thunderstorms
3.
Dogs may become intensely alarmed and begin trembling when ________.
A. they are beaten
B. they cannot find their way home
C. a storm is going to happen
D. they are in pain
4.
What helps a dog know whether a buried person is alive or not?
A. The changes in the earth's magnetic field
B. The changes in barometric pressure
C. The supernatural sensitivity of the dog
D. The infrared heat sensors on the dog's snout
5.
Which of the following statements the author would probably agree with?
A. The behaviour of some dogs during thunderstorm indicates that they are afraid of drowning.
B. Scientist will be able to discover how dogs' senses work.
C. Dogs have more kinds of perceptions than people because they need them.
D. The presence of heat detectors in dogs proves that dogs are supernatural.

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Are organically grown foods the best choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over
conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic
foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer
and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical North
American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by
sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional
needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the
preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public
to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically
grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely
publicized and form the basis for folklore.
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for "no-aging" diets, new vitamins, and other wonder
foods.There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to
synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to fertilized eggs, that untreated grains
are better than fumigated grains and the like. One thing that most organically grown food products
seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many
cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better
nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if
consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only
expensive organic foods instead.
1.
The word "advocates" is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. proponents
B. inspectors
C. consumers
D. merchants
2.
In the first paragraph, the word "others" refers to _________.
A. advocates
B. products
C. advantages
D. organic foods
3.
Which of the following is true about the term "organic foods"?
A. It has been used only in recent years.
B. It is seldom used by consumers.
C. It has no fixed meaning.
D. It is accepted by most nutritionists .
4.
The "welcome development" mentioned is an increase in ________________.
A. the amount of health food grown in North American
B. interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
C. the number of consumers in North American
D. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
5.
The word "unsubstantiated" is closest in meaning to ________.
A. uncontested
B. unbelievable
C. unverified
D. unpopular
6.
The word "maintain" is closest in meaning to ________.
A. preserve
B. retire
C. improve
D. monitor
7.
Who does the author think should NOT buy organic foods?
A. Advocates of organic food
B. Wealthy people
C. Concerned consumers
D. Low income consumers
8.
The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic
foods instead of conventionally grown foods because _________.
A. too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods
C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
D. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown
foods

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The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark
recognizedthe world over. The white-painted, 50-foot-high, sheet mental letters can be seen from
great distances across the Los Angeles basin.
The sign was not constructed, as one might suppose, by the movie business as a means of
celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923
as means of advertising homes for sale in a 500-acre-housing subdivision in a part of Los Angeles
called "Hollywood land". The sign that was constructed at that time, of course, said "Hollywood
land". Over the years, people began referring to the area by the shorten version "Hollywood" and
after the sign and its site were donated to the city in 1945, the last four letters were removed.
The sign suffered for years of disrepair, and in 1973, it needed to be completely replaced, at a
cost of $ 27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed
funds. Rock star Alice Cooper, for example, bought an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh
Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the
new sign was finally completed in 1978.
1.
What is the topic of this passage?
A. A famous sign
B. A famous city
C. World landmarks
D. Hollywood versus Hollywood land
2.
The expression "the world over" in line 2 could best be replaced by _________.
A. in the northern parts of the world
B. on top of the world
C. in the entire world
D. in the skies
3.
It can be inferred from the passage that most people think that the Hollywood sign was first
constructed by _______.
A. an advertising company
B. the movie industry
C. a construction company
D. the city of Los Angeles
4.
The pronoun "it" in line 5 refers to _______.
A. the sign
B. the movie business
C. the importance of Hollywood
D. this industry
5.
According to the passage, the Hollywood sign was first built in ________.
A. 1923
B. 1949
C. 1973
D. 1978
6.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Hollywood land?
A. It used to be the name of an area of Los Angeles.
B. It was formerly the name of the sign in the hills.
C. There were houses for sale there.
D. It was the most expensive area of Los Angeles.
7.
The passage indicates that the sign suffered for years of _________.
A. being damaged
B. not being fixed
C. the bad weather
D. being poorly constructed
8.
How old was the Hollywood sign when it was necessary to replace it completely?
A. Ten years old
B. Twenty-six years old
C. Fifty years old
D. Fifty-five years old
9.
The word "replaced" is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Moved to a new location
B. Destroyed
C. Found again
D. Exchanged for a newer one
10.
According to the passage, how did celebrities help with new sign?
A. They played instruments.
B. They raised the sign.
C. They helped get the money.
D. They took part in work parties to build the sign.

Part 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) which best fits each space.
(10 pts)
What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like a gram
or a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something (56)
........................ . A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (57)
........................ of cinema tickets. But the note itself is only a printed (58) ........................ of
paper which costs almost nothing to make.
Thousands of years (59) ........................ people didn't have money as we know (60)
........................ . There were no banks (61) ........................ even shops. In those days, Mr.
Green, the farmer exchanged the corn he (62) ........................ grown for Mr. Hive's honey.
This was an exchange arranged between the two (63) ........................, each of whom had
something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own
"currencies" (64) ........................ that people could exchange more. The different
currencies began to join together, which is why (65) ........................ everyone uses a
national currency.
56. A. other B. else C. another D. apart
57. A. couple B. double C. few D. several
58. A. slice B. part C. side D. piece
59. A. since B. past C. before D. ago
60. A. them B. it C. some D. that
61. A. or B. neither C. and D. but
62. A. did B. was C. had D. has
63. A. jobs B. people C. things D. goods
64. A. for B. by C. before D. so
65. A. tomorrow B. today C. recently D. soon
Part 5. In each of the following sentences, the 4 words or phrases are marked A, B, C or D.
Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct and correct it. (5 pts)
51. The police has not decided whether or not to charge the four young men. 
have
 A B C D
52. Without transportation, our modern society could not be existed.
 exist
A B C D
53. She left the room with not saying a word. 
without
A B C D
54. The more careful you drive, the fewer accidents you will have . 
carefully
A B C D
55. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?  didn’t
A B C D
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. (10 pts)
21. Her marriage has been arranged by her parents. She is marrying a man ........................ .
A. she hardly knows him B. whom she hardly know him
C. she hardly knows D. All are correct
22. "Can I give you a little more coffee?" - “ ........................ ”
A. No, you're welcome. B. No. Thanks. C. Yes, you're right. D. Yes, I'm OK.
23. It was ........................ serious accident that he was kept in hospital for a month.
A. such B. such a C. so D. so a
24. A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen. ........................, it will stop burning.
A. Consequently B. Furthermore C. Otherwise D. However
25. I enjoy doing things on my own, and I don’t need company ........................ the time.
A. all B. most C. much D. whole
26. Harrods, in London, is probably one of the best-known ........................ in the world.
A. departmental stores B. department shops C. department stores D. stores
department
27. Robert does not have ....................... Peter does.
A. money more than B. as many money as C. more money as D. as much
money as
28. In ........................ 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam won ........................ 158 gold medals.
A. Ø/ the B. the/ Ø C. a/ the D. the/ the
29. You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. You ........................ be really hungry.
A. might B. will C. can D. must
30. This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite ........................ .
A. valuable B. invaluable C. worthless D. priceless

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An aggressive publicist of the Scientific Revolution and one of its greatest contributors was a
Florentine, Galileo Galilei. Both Copernicus and Kepler had worked with the naked eye. Galileo,
informed of a new optical instrument developed in the Netherlands, the telescope, constructed
one for himself and turned it toward the heavens. Through the lens of the fantastic instrument he
was the first human being to see that Jupiter had moons like the earth's, and that the earth's own
moon was made of material similar to that found on earth. The momentous conclusion was that
heavenly bodies were not made of more perfect material.Rather, they resembled the earth and
were governed by the same laws.
Galileo's conclusions were equally revolutionary when he turned to consider the behavior of
bodies in motion.Traditional theories of dynamics, geared to the assumption that the natural state
of a body was at rest, attempted to explain what caused motion to occur. For Galileo, there was
no "natural" motion of the body;rather, if a body was in motion, it would continue in a straight line
at the same speed forever unless deflected, quickened, or retarded by another force - illustrating
the principle of inertia. Thus what concerned Galileo was not why things move but why changes
in motion occur and how one describes these changes mathematically.
1.
In this passage, the word "dynamics" is closest in meaning to ________.
A. theories
B. motion
C. objects
D. planets
2.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Galileo built on the work of Copernicus and Kepler.
B. Galileo built his own telescope.
C. Galileo made revolutionary discoveries.
D. Galileo discovered that Jupiter had moons.
3.
The passage states that traditional theories attempted to explain ________.
A. what caused motion to occur
B. why planets had moons
C. why the earth had a moon
D. what planets were made of
4.
According to the passage, Galileo discovered that the earth's moon was ________.
A. made of the same material as the moon of Jupiter.
B. made of the same material as the earth.
C. travelling faster than the earth.
D. travelling more slowly than the moon of the Jupiter.
5.
What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?
A. To entertain the readers with amusing anecdotes.
B. To persuade the readers that Galieo was an important Renaissance scientist.
C. To explain important theories of Renaissance science.
D. To inform the readers about Galileo's discoveries.

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Since the world has become industrialized, there has been an increase in the number of animal
species that have either become extinct or have neared extinction. Bengal tiger, for instance,
which once roamed the jungles in vast number, now only about 2,300 and by the year 2025, their
population is estimated to be down to zero. What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger
is that this extinction will have been caused almost entirely by poachers who according to some
sources, are not interested in material gain but in personal gratification. This is an example of the
callousness that is part of what is causing the problem of extinction. Animals like Bengal tigers as
well as other endangered species are a valuable part of the world's ecosystem. International laws
protecting these animals must be enacted to ensure their survival and the survival of our planet.
Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various ways. Some countries,
in order to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal
reserves. They then charge admission to help defray the costs of maintaining the parks and they
often must also depend on world organizations for support. With the money they get, they can
invest in equipment, and patrols to protect the animals. Another solution that is an attempt to stem
the tide of animal extinction is an international boycott of products made from endangered
species. This seems fairly effective but it will not, by itself, prevent animals from being hunted and
killed.
1.
What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The Bengal tiger
B. International boycott
C. Endangered species
D. Problems with industrialization
2.
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "alarming"?
A. dangerous
B. serious
C. gripping
D. distressing
3.
The word "poachers" could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. illegal hunters
B. enterprising researchers
C. concerned scientists
D. zoologists
4.
The above passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to present ______________.
A. a problem and a solution
B. a statement and an illustration
C. a comparison and a contrast
D. specific and general information
5.
What does the word "they" refer to?
A. countries
B. amounts
C. animal reserves
D. ways
6.
The author uses the phrase "stem the tide" to mean _____________.
A. touch
B. stop
C. tax
D. save

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Our sun is actually an orange, dwarf star. Although it is not nearly the hottest star known, its
surface temperature is about 10,000'F and that of its interior is thought to be in the range of
20,000,000'F. We commonly think of the sun as burning, yet it's too hot to burn and is composed
of elemental gases.
The sun is 865,000 miles in diameter and has a mass one-third of a million times greater than the
Earth's.Scientists believe that it's two billion years old and, instead of cooling, is still getting
hotter. Perhaps, within the next two billion years, it will reach a temperature of sufficient intensity
to destroy the Earth.
The sun's corona is almost as hot as interior. Solar prominences-tongues of hot gas-leap outward
a half million miles from the sun's surface at speeds reaching 250,000 miles an hour. Fortunately,
these prominences do not travel the full ninety three million miles to earth, nor are their terrific
temperatures transmitted through space. Some of the energy from these disturbances does not
reach our atmosphere, however, and is believed to cause changes in weather.
1.
According to his article, the sun ________.
A. may eventually destroy the Earth
B. is getting hotter
C. is getting cooler
D. both A and B
2.
That the sun is two billion years old is ________.
A. a belief of scientists
B. not mentioned
C. a well-known fact
D. an unfounded theory
3.
The mass of the sun is ________.
A. three times that of the Earth
B. one-third of the mass of the Earth
C. one-third of a million times greater than the Earth
D. one-third of a million times smaller than the Earth
4.
The temperature of the interior of the sun is believed to be about ________.
A. 10,000oF
B. 20,000,000oF
C. 2,000,000oF
D. 20,000oF
5.
Implied but not stated:
A. The Earth's sun is the only one in the existence.
B. The sun is the hottest star.
C. Our knowledge of the sun is far from complete.
D. The sun is actually an orange, dwarf star.

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Harvard University is situated along the banks of the Charles River in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. The university is now a sprawling complex of more than 400 buildings, housing,
classrooms, laboratories and libraries.
The Harvard faculty has produced 27 Nobel laureates and more than 20 winners of prestigious
Pulitzer Prizes. Today the university has more than 16000 students and over 2300 full-time faculty
members.
Harvard is consistently ranked as one of the best school in American and the world. And it is
considered a leading international research institution. The university owners its reputation as a
centre for academic excellence to its professional and graduate schools, as well as its
undergraduate program. The Medical, Law, Business and Divinity schools are leaders in their
fields, attracting top students from around the world.
Beginning in the 1930s, Harvard made a conscious effort to recruit students from all over the US,
not from the eastern part of the nation. More recently, the University has pursued policies to
increase the number of women and minority students on campus. A long tradition of modification
and change continues, but the commitment to academic excellence remains at the heart of
Harvard education.
1.
Which of the following statements is True?
A. The Harvard faculty has won 27 Nobel Prizes.
B. The Harvard graduates have won 27 Nobel Prizes.
C. The Harvard faculty has won more than 20 Pulitzer Prizes.
D. The Harvard graduates have won 27 Nobel Prizes but no Pulitzer Prizes.
2.
Harvard includes three of the following EXCEPT ________.
A. professional schools
B. graduate programme
C. job training programme
D. undergraduate programme
3.
Three of the following are the famous schools in Harvard. Which is the exception?
A. Medical School
B. Mathemetics School
C. Divinity School
D. Business School
4.
Since 1930s, Harvard has tried hard to enroll students from ________.
A. all over the United States
B. all over the world
C. eastern part of the country
D. western part of Europe
5.
Harvard has managed to increase the number of ________ students on campus.
A. top
B. Asian
C. women and minority
D. women and black
 By December of 1914, Britain and Germany had been fighting against each other in World
War One for five months. On Christmas Day, something amazing happened. Soldiers on
both sides temporarily stopped fighting and enjoyed a day of peace.

It all started on the morning of December 25th when the German soldiers climbed out of
their deep trenches and crossed the battlefield. “Merry Christmas!” they shouted towards
the British. Although the British soldiers did not trust the Germans at first, they did not
shoot. Slowly, the British understood that the Germans wanted a short truce to celebrate
Christmas in peace. After a short talk, the British soldiers agreed to it and put down their
rifles.

Both sides exchanged small presents and cigarettes with their enemies. The Germans and
British agreed to let each other collect their dead from the area. A German soldier who was
a barber before the war gave a British soldier a trim. One of the British soldiers brought out
a soccer ball and both sides kicked it around.

The Germans and British stopped fighting for most of the day. Some people got
very unhappy about this. The leaders on both sides were especially furious. They wanted
the men to keep fighting, even on Christmas. Newspapers did not report about the truce
until a week later. In the next few years of the war, there were some Christmas truces but
not as many as 1914. However, the Christmas Truce of 1914 is still remembered today. It
is an example of how people can stop fighting and come together in peace.

According to the article, what happened on Christmas Day in 1914?

 the British and Germans fought a war

 World War One began

 the British and Germans stopped fighting

 the British and Germans went back home

The word 'temporarily' in paragraph 1 could best be replaced with:

 hardly

 briefly

 angrily

 carefully
 According to the article, what happened on the morning of December 25th?

 the Germans attacked the British

 the British attacked the Germans

 the Germans approached the British

 the British approached the Germans

The word 'it' in paragraph 2 refers to:

 Christmas

 a talk

 a truce

 the Germans

What did the British and German soldiers allow each other to do?

 smoke cigarettes

 send presents

 shoot their rifles

 collect their dead

The word 'trim' in paragraph 3 could best be replaced with:

 presents

 haircut

 cigarettes

 soccer ball
 According to the article, what happened in the next years of the war?

 there were fewer Christmas truces

 there were more Christmas truces

 there were no more Christmas truces

 The Christmas Truce of 1914 was forgotten

The word 'furious' in paragraph 4 could best be replaced with:

 joyful

 angry

 excited

 scared

World Refugee Day is held on June 20 each year. This day was arranged by the United
Nations General Assembly. It is a day to raise awareness about the difficult situations
that refugees are in around the world. It was first held on June 20 in 2001. The UN
chose to do this because 50 years earlier an agreement about what rights refugees
have was made.

To mark this day, many countries hold events. In fact, there are different events in more
than 100 countries. Famous people, members of governments, aid workers and
refugees participate in these events. At some events, films are played to show how
refugees have to live and the terrible conditions they are in. Some people write letters to
 their government. They ask for more help for the refugees. Other people who want to
see changes to how refugees are treated hold protests. These people are usually called
activists.

The UN Refugee Agency is involved in this day. Their logo is associated with World
Refugee Day. The logo has two olive branches which symbolize peace. Inside the two
branches are two hands. They are surrounding the figure of a person. The two hands
are protecting the person. The pictures on the logo are usually in blue on a white
background, but sometimes they are white on a blue background.

According to the article, when is World Refugee Day?

 on June 19

 on June 20

 on June 21

 on June 22

The word 'agreement' in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to:

 difference

 arrangement

 argument

 admission

According to the article, when was the first World Refugee Day held?

 in 2001

 in 2002

 in 2003

 in 2004

According to the article, what are people who hold protests usually called?
 actors

 activists

 activates

 actresses

According to the article, who is associated with World Refugee Day?

 The UN Refugee Agency

 The UN Security Council

 The UN Food and Agriculture Organization

 The International Monetary Fund

The word 'symbolize' in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to:

 represent

 simplify

 describe

 entertain