Mock test (A-level Eng)

Mock Test
A-level (Eng)

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Short conversation
Conversation 1

A : _______1______. Do you think it would be too informal for our presentation at

the sales meeting?
B : Hmm, ______2_____. It wouldn’t be terrible on a twenty-year old, but . . .
A : I think we probably should look a little more conservative at our age.
B : Well, the dark skirt isn’t bad. But the top _______3_______.
A : OK. ______4_______.

1. A. Glance up from your phone

B. Say to wear this dress
C. This dress is here to stay
D. Check out this dress

2. A. I'm a bit tied up

B. it’s just a hunch
C. I can't say for sure
D. don't even go there

3. A. is certainly very striking

B. is getting worse
C. might be a little too flashy
D. would be dressed to the nines

4. A. I will make it up to you

B. I’ll try something else
C. I must obey the rule
D. Anything I say

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Conversation 2

A : Didn’t you and your husband just get back from Paris?
B : We did. Last Friday.
A : So how was your trip?
B : ______5_____, it was really great. Except for something that happened at our
hotel.
A : What?
B : Someone _______6______ while we were out sightseeing and took Steve’s
laptop.
A :_ _______7______! It wasn’t in the safe?
B : No. He stuck it in the dresser drawer under some shirts. I told him not to do
that, but he never listens to me.
A : ________8________.

5. A. All and some

B. All in all
C. All right for you
D. All out

6. A. broke into our room

B. broke down our room
C. broke over our room
D. break out our room

7. A. Good riddance
B. Phew
C. Good gracious
D. What bad luck they had

8. A. He had to guess
B. I guess he should have
C. He should have guessed
D. I think he make a guess now

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Conversation 3

A : Honey, there’s this guy Ethan who works in the mailroom at the office.
B : Yeah?
A : Well, he’s looking for a good home for his cat. Apparently his wife is allergic.
B : Uh-huh.
A : I felt sorry for the cat, so _______9______. I loved the cat as soon as I saw him.
he’s amazing. And you know how much I’ve always wanted a cat . . .
B : Uh-oh.
A : ________10_______? Should we adopt him and take him in as our cat?
B : I’m not so sure. I’ve heard they shed and their hair gets all over everything—
on the furniture, on your clothes . . . ________11______. Who wants to clean up
cat hair all the time?
A : Well this one’s a Siamese. They’re not supposed to shed their hair as much as
other cats. And you know, cats don’t need much. They’re pretty easy to take
care of.
B : ________12______. My grandmother had one. And I have to admit, her cat was
very sweet and loving.

9. A. he didn’t feed the cat while he was away.

B. I was starting to visit with cats more
C. I went over to their place
D. I tried to find a cat-sitter to take care of him

10. A. What do you say

B. What do you bet
C. What do you have to say for yourself
D. What good is adopting him

11. A. I think it's time to adopt

B. this is an allergy to cat
C. its face was dirty and tear-stained
D. I couldn’t put up with that

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12. A. It is is only partly true

B. I suppose that’s true
C. it would not be true to say that
D. This is especially true when I was young

Long conversation
Conversation 1

Deepak : Hi! So _____13_____ you are not on mobile phone?

Jenny : Well. I’ve accepted the challenge to live without my mobile for a week.
Deepak : Wow. That’s some challenge, but why? _________14________?
Jenny : My mother of course! She feels that I am becoming lonely because I’m too
much on the phone.
Deepak : Hmm. There is some truth in the statement.
Jenny : _________15________? I have three thousand friends on Facebook.
Deepak : Exactly because you have three thousand friends on Facebook you have no
time to say hello to your real friends who are around you. Do you remember
the last time you talked to me or to your other friends?
Jenny : Yes, may be you’re right but can we really blame technology for our
shortcomings and laziness?
Deepak : __________16________. Because of excessive use of mobile phones, now a days
you see so many talking fingers and silent mouths. But that is not all. A
majority of people are slowly but surely accepting the idea that the human
mind has been designed to be in contact with the world that surrounds it.
The biggest argument in favour of social media activity is its ability to take
away loneliness. The age of over-sharing encourages shy people to be in, so
they end up spending more time on Facebook when compared to confident
individuals.
Jenny : _________17_________.
Deepak : Really? Do you know that Facebook was created by an introvert? Mark
Zuckerberg is noticeably anxious during TV interviews, but he created a
network that encourages people to share the details of their lives. The initial
impression is that this technology has made us more social, ________18_______
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not ‘social’ at all when we just look into others’ lives through a screen and not
talk to them face to face.
Jenny : _________19_______. There is another side to the argument. I think technology
and social media are really good. They help us do things faster and in a more
effective way. We’re no longer forced to send letters through the postal
service, book vacations through travel agents, shop in stores, visit the library
for research material or wait for our photos to be developed. Thanks to
technology, all of these activities can be performed online.
Deepak : _________20_______. I won't waste any more time explaining it.

13. A. how about

B. how did that
C. how come
D. how soon

14. A. Who convinced you to do that

B. What time persuaded you to do such a thing
C. When did you intend to do so
D. With whom do you wish to attempt this

15. A. What caused this accident

B. What do you mean by that
C. You did what
D. What are you doing that for

16. A. Modern technology makes communication straightforward

B. Technology causes us all to make a case with each other
C. Technology has really put people off reality
D. Communication is difficult for us to comprehend

17. A. All of your answers were wrong

B. You have got it wrong
C. Here must be some mistake
D. I won’t support you all the way

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18. A. but the truth is that

B. and the excuse is that
C. but you really can't tell
D. and the phrase is that

19 A. Don’t give it a whirl

B. Don’t cut corners
C. Don’t get carried away
D. Don’t step up your game

20. A. Whatever you say

B. That’s on spot
C. It won’t say a lot about you
D. What do you reckon?

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21. which one of the following is being advertised in this flyer?

A. taming and training pets service
B. overnight pet sitting service
C. free vaccinations for pets
D. An animal shelter

22. Which of following is true?

A. If certain conditions are met, dogs that have not been neutered may participate
in daycare.
B. Dogs wearing basic collars are permitted to participate in daycare
C. If you are interested, you may register to become a member on the website
D. you can visit here to buy the toys for your dogs

23. For whom is the advertisement most likely intended?

A. Animal rights activists
B. Veterinarians
C. Pet owners
D. Pet sitters

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24. What is mentioned about Helping Hands?

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25. Where is the successful candidate required to work?

A. In Santa Clara
B. In Austin
C. In Dallas
D. In Houston

26. What is NOT suggested about the position?

A. It includes supervision of the local staff.
B. It requires an academic degree.
C. It needs official documents.
D. It is limited to only California residents.

Product or Service review

I've grown up always disliking the chemically smell of air fresheners, so I always stayed
clear of them. Recently I moved into a new apartment and was having guests over so I felt a
little conscious so I caved and decided to buy something to help the atmosphere. While
these were being shipped, I also bought some of the cheap $5 type of big name air
fresheners that you plug in to a wall socket.

I can tell you there is a world of difference within the first 5 minutes of comparing the two
of them. For one, I chose this Lavender & Eucalyptus scent because I trying to find
something inoffensive--I'd hate to be stuck with a whole bottle of a smell that was too sweet
for me--this aroma is surprisingly pleasant. It has a lot of “flavor” for lack of a better word
without the strong chemical / sweet characteristic cheaper ones have.

The bottle is gorgeous and the reed diffusers are easy to use to control the speed of
dispersion. Because I live in a small apartment and I'm sensitive, I prefer to only use one
reed diffuser in the bottle, which is more than enough to have a pleasant waft in my living
room, or more than enough to fill an entire bathroom and adjoining area.

Perhaps most surprisingly to me is the value $20 is well in the "treat yourself" or "luxury"
for me when it comes to something like scents, but in reality I've been using this somewhat
consistently (at the weakest setting, which is one reed), for the past 4 months and the

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bottle is still essentially full. If the volume of oil was just below the neck when it arrived, well
now it's decreased by perhaps around 10%. At this rate, I can definitely say that I could
have this out for at least the rest of 2021. If you have a much larger space and want to use
3 or 4 reeds at a time to release proportionally more aroma, this product would still last
you months.

So if you use the bottle at the same rate as me, it comes out to about 2 cents a day ($20
over the course of 40 months). If you're using 5 times as much me, then that's 10 cents a
day. If you use this bottle somehow 10 times as much as me (which I don't think there are
even that many reeds in the box), that would still only be 20 cents a day. If you consider
that this bottle not only smells amazing, but also is a beautiful display piece, it's a steal no
matter what.

My only issues is extremely minor, if you want to close the bottle because you are leaving
the house for a few days, there's no real clean way or place to put away the oil-soaked
reed(s). Being annoyed with this is like saying I'm annoyed with eraser shavings when I use
a pencil eraser--it's just how it is. Another issue that I'm guessing is not common is that the
synthetic cork stopper for my bottle has swelled a few millimeters size since I opened the
bottle for the first time. It's bulged enough that it's too tight for me to close the bottle
flush--it only goes in halfway. The cap is still secure, so this hindrance is something I can
easily overlook.

27. Which one of the following is TRUE?

A. The cheap reed diffusers were purchased from the same shop as the pricey ones.
B. The reviewer has always disposed of diffuser oils due to the strong odors.
C. The guests persuaded the reviewer to get the reed diffusers.
D. The reviewer thought that the expensive reed diffuser is far preferable.

28. The sentence “My only issues is extremely minor” implies that ________________.
A. The product's advantages outweigh its drawbacks
B. The product’s flaw cannot be overlooked
C. The product is worse than previously thought
D. This product has no flaws at all

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29. Which of the following has not been mentioned in the review?
A. The reason why the reviewer decides to buy the product
B. The price of the product
C. Where to buy the product
D. The disadvantage of the product

30. Which word best describes the reviewer’s feeling toward the product?
A. Ambivalent
B. Contented
C. Indifferent
D. Enraged

31. What is the price of the product?

A. 5$
B. 20 cent
C. 20$
D. 25$

32. the sentence “It's a steal” is the closest meaning to___________.

A. It's a bargain
B. It’s a real lemon
C. It's a rip-off
D. It costs a small fortune

News report

You know that you're doing something big when your company name becomes a verb. Ask
Xerox. In 1959 they created the first plain paper copy machine. It was one of the most
successful products ever. The company name Xerox grew into a verb that means "to copy,"
as in "Bob, can you Xerox this for me?" Around 50 years later, the same thing happened to
Google. Their company name grew into a verb that means "to do an internet search." Now
everyone and their grandma knows what it means to Google it.

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Unlike Xerox, Google wasn't the first company to invent their product, not by a long shot.
Lycos released their search engine in 1993. Yahoo! came out in 1994. AltaVista began
serving results in 1995. Google did not come out until years later, in 1998. Though a few
years difference may not seem like much, this is a major head start in the fast moving
world of tech. So how did Google do it? How did they overtake their competitors who had
such huge leads in time and money? Maybe one good idea made all the difference.

There are millions and millions of sites on the internet. How does a search engine know
which ones are relevant to your search? This is a question that great minds have been
working on for decades. To understand how Google changed the game, you need to know
how search engines worked in 1998. Back then most websites looked at the words in your
query. They counted how many times those words appeared on each page. Then they
might return pages where the words in your query appeared the most. This system did not
work well and people often had to click through pages and pages of results to find what
they wanted.

Google was the first search engine that began considering links. Links are those blue
underlined words that take you to other pages when you click on them. Larry Page,
cofounder of Google, believed that meaningful data could be drawn from how those links
connect. Page figured that websites with many links pointing at them were more important
than those that had few. He was right. Google's search results were much better than their
rivals. They would soon become the world's most used search engine.

It wasn't just the great search results that led to Google becoming so well liked. It also had
to do with the way that they presented their product. Most of the other search engines
were cluttered. Their home pages were filled with everything from news stories to stock
quotes. But Google's homepage was, and still is, clean. There's nothing on it but the logo,
the search box, and a few links. It almost appears empty. In fact, when they were first
testing it, users would wait at the home page and not do anything. When asked why, they
said that they were, "waiting for the rest of the page to load." People couldn't imagine such
a clean and open page as being complete. But the fresh design grew on people once they
got used to it.

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These days Google has its hands in everything from self-driving cars to helping humans live
longer. Though they have many other popular products, they will always be best known for
their search engine. The Google search engine has changed our lives and our language. Not
only is it a fantastic product, it is a standing example that one good idea (and a lot of hard
work) can change the world.

33. Which event happened last?

A. Lycos released their search engine.
B. Yahoo! released their search engine.
C. Google released their search engine.
D. Xerox released their copy machine.

34. Which best expresses the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. There are lots and lots of websites connected to the internet.
B. Google created a better way to organize search results.
C. Many smart people have worked on search engines over the years.
D. Older search engines used unreliable methods to order results.

35. Which best expresses the main idea of the fourth paragraph?
A. Links allow people to surf from one website to the next.
B. Larry Page's ideas about links helped Google get to the top.
C. Larry Page contributed to the internet by inventing the link.
D. Google is a website that serves important links to users.

36. Which best explains why the author discusses Xerox in this news?
A. He is discussing big companies that came before Google.
B. He is explaining how companies must change with the times.
C. He is showing how companies can affect our language.
D. He is comparing and contrasting Google and Xerox.

37. How did Google improve search quality in 1998?

A. They counted how many times queries appeared on each page.
B. They looked more closely at the words in search queries.
C. They linked to more pages.

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D. They studied the relationships of links.

38. Which title best expresses the author's main purpose in writing this news?
A. Xerox Vs. Google: Battle of the Titans
B. Search Engines: How They Work and Why They're Important
C. A Better Way: How Google Rose to the Top
D. Search Engines: A Short History of Important Tools

Visual
Visual 1

39. What is the difference, according to the chart, between those who were unworried
about unexpected medical bills and those who were most concerned about fuel costs?
A. 2%
B. 32%
C. 10%
D. 3%

40. Which of the following is the least likely to be a cause for concern among respondents?
A. Renting or purchasing a home
B. Unexpected medical expenses

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C. Health insurance deductible

D. Food

41. What can be inferred from the chart?

A. The respondents are most concerned about monthly utilities such as electricity or
heat.
B. Unexpected medical expenses are the respondents' main worry.
C. Because of the economic downturn, gasoline prices are rising.
D. Prescription drugs are not as pricey as everyone imagined.

Visual 2

42. What does Maple Outdoor mention about the order?

A. It will be delayed for up to a month.
B. They have expedited it for free.
C. It may not be returned if it is damaged by misuse.
D. They have included a complementary item with it.

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43. How much does an Avalanche fuel canister cost?

A. $58.79
B. $9.98
C. $19.96
D. $12.85

44. What is true about the customer from order #23170?

A. the customer has shopped at Maple Outdoor before.
B. the customer frequently goes camping.
C. the customer didn’t receive her hiking boots.
D. the customer will be visiting the Maple Outdoor store soon.

Article
Article 1

The unique features of penguin poop have allowed scientists to make a remarkable discovery.
The faeces of Adelie penguins, which live along the Antarctic coast and its islands, have a
unique colour. They are bright pink due to the penguins’ diet, which consists largely of pink
creatures called krill. They eat so much of it that their plentiful poop stains the ground on
which they live, as well as their own bodies. Moreover, they produce so much poop that the
pink stains can be seen from space.

This attribute has been useful for scientists studying these birds, as it has allowed them to
locate colonies of penguins using satellite images. It isn’t possible to see individual penguins
in satellite photos, but the pink stains are easy to identify. Scientists can even estimate the
size of the colony from the size of the pink area. Researchers using this method were, until
recently, reasonably certain that they knew the whereabouts of all the Adelie penguin
colonies on the continent. However, a colleague at NASA then developed an algorithm
which automatically detected these stains, rather than finding them by human eye. The
computer programme identified many more pink patches that the researchers had
previously overlooked, particularly in the Danger Islands.

Researcher Heather Lynch admitted that the researchers had probably missed these colonies
because they never expected to find them there. As the name suggests, the Danger Islands

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are difficult to get to and are almost always covered in sea ice. They are so small that they
don’t even appear on many maps of Antarctica. However, once the researchers were aware
of the colonies, they completed a full survey. They discovered 1.5 million penguins in this
small area, more than in the rest of Antarctica.

Although this seems a large number, research findings suggest that it is lower than previous
years. By studying satellite images from the past, which date back to 1982, the team were
able to deduce that penguin numbers peaked in the late 1990s, and have since declined by
10-20%. Krill fishing is one of the main causes for the population decline of penguins in
Antarctica, but because the Danger Islands are normally surrounded by sea ice, there is less
human activity here than in other parts of the continent. This leads researchers to believe
that the recent decline is due to other factors, such as climate change.

The scientists are now conducting research in the area to better understand the species and
the long-term health of the colonies. One team, for example, is analysing the colour and
content of the poop to investigate changes in the birds’ diet. This can show the extent to
which penguins are affected by commercial fishing. Another is digging holes to learn more
about the penguins’ past. By radiocarbon dating the bones and eggshells found in these
holes, the team have discovered that the penguins have been inhabiting these islands since
2,800 years ago. By learning more about the penguin population of Antarctica, the team
hopes to understand more about the impact of human activity on the natural world.

45. The article is mainly about _________________.

A. studying penguin poop to learn about their diet
B. the discovery of large, new penguin colonies
C. how climate change is affecting penguin populations
D. why penguin poop can be seen from satellite images

46. What is NOT true about the faeces of Adelie penguins, according to the passage?
A. They get their colour from the krill in the penguins’ diet.
B. They are visible from space due to their colour and quantity.
C. They have allowed researchers to locate penguin colonies for many years.
D. They have changed in colour considerably since the late 1990s.

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47. Why didn’t the researchers find the colonies in the Danger Islands before?
A. They hadn’t studied the satellite images.
B. It was too difficult for them to go to the Danger Islands.
C. The pink poop stains were not visible on previous satellite images.
D. They didn’t think to look for Adelie penguins in this location.

48. Which one of following is true about the Danger Islands?

A. They are small and appear on some maps.
B. They are a popular location for commercial krill fishing.
C. They are often surrounded and covered in sea ice.
D. They have never been surveyed until recently.

49. Which one of following is true about the Adelie penguin colonies on the Danger
Islands?
A. They have only existed since 1982.
B. They are within a comparatively large area.
C. They contain more Adelie penguins than in the rest of Antarctica.
D. The number of penguins there has increased since the late 1990s.

50. According to the passage, the number of Adelie penguins on the Danger Islands is
__________________.
A. increasing, probably due to climate change
B. decreasing, probably due to climate change
C. increasing, probably due to an increase in food availability
D. decreasing, probably due to a decrease in food availability

51. Researchers found out the age of the colony by ________________.

A. studying remains found underground.
B. studying satellite images.
C. studying penguin faeces.
D. studying the shapes of bones and eggshells.

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52. The word ‘deduce’ is the closest meaning to _________.

A. justify
B. deflate
C. deduct
D. infer

Article 2

Humans are uniquely smart among all the other species on the planet. We are capable of
outstanding feats of technology and engineering. Then why are we so prone to making
mistakes? And why do we tend to make the same ones time and time again? When
Primate Psychologist Laurie Santos from the Comparative Cognition Lab at Yale University
posed this question to her team, they were thinking in particular of the errors of judgement
which led to the recent collapse of the financial markets. Santos came to two possible
answers to this question. Either humans have designed environments which are too
complex for us to fully understand, or we are biologically prone to making bad decisions.

In order to test these theories, the team selected a group of Brown Capuchin monkeys.
Monkeys were selected for the test because, as distant relatives of humans, they are
intelligent and have the capacity to learn. However, they are not influenced by any of the
technological or cultural environments which affect human decision-making. The team
wanted to test whether the capuchin monkeys, when put into similar situations as humans,
would make the same mistakes.

[A] Of particular interest to the scientists was whether monkeys would make the same
mistakes when making financial decisions. [B] In order to find out, they had to introduce
the monkeys to money. [C] The monkeys soon cottoned on, and as well as learning simple
exchange techniques, were soon able to distinguish 'bargains' – If one team-member
offered two grapes in exchange for a metal disc and another team-member offered one
grape, the monkeys chose the two-grape option. [D] Interestingly, when the data about the
monkey's purchasing strategies was compared with economist's data on human behaviour,
there was a perfect match.

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So, after establishing that the monkey market was operating effectively, the team decided
to introduce some problems which humans generally get wrong. One of these issues is
risk-taking. Imagine that someone gave you $1000. In addition to this $1000, you can
receive either A) an additional $500 or B) someone tosses a coin and if it lands 'heads' you
receive an additional $1000, but if it lands 'tails' you receive no more money. Of these
options, most people tend to choose option A. They prefer guaranteed earnings, rather
than running the risk of receiving nothing. Now imagine a second situation in which you
are given $2000. Now, you can choose to either A) lose $500, leaving you with a total of
$1500, or B) toss a coin; if it lands 'heads' you lose nothing, but if it lands 'tails' you lose
$1000, leaving you with only $1000. Interestingly, when we stand to lose money, we tend
to choose the more risky choice, option B. And as we know from the experience of
financial investors and gamblers, it is unwise to take risks when we are on a losing streak.

So would the monkeys make the same basic error of judgement? The team put them to
the test by giving them similar options. In the first test, monkeys had the option of
exchanging their disc for one grape and receiving one bonus grape, or exchanging the disc
for one grape and sometimes receiving two bonus grapes and sometimes receiving no
bonus. It turned out that monkeys, like humans, chose the less risky option in times of
plenty. Then the experiment was reversed. Monkeys were offered three grapes, but in
option A were only actually given two grapes. In option B, they had a fifty-fifty chance of
receiving all three grapes or one grape only. The results were that monkeys, like humans,
take more risks in times of loss.

The implications of this experiment are that because monkeys make the same irrational
judgements that humans do, maybe human error is not a result of the complexity of our
financial institutions, but is imbedded in our evolutionary history. If this is the case, our
errors of judgement will be very difficult to overcome. On a more optimistic note however,
humans are fully capable of overcoming limitations once we have identified them. By
recognizing them, we can design technologies which will help us to make better choices in
future.

53. What was the aim of the experiment outlined above?

A. To investigate whether monkeys could learn to use money
B. To investigate where human mistakes come from

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C. To find out whether it is better to take risks in times of loss

D. To determine whether monkeys make more mistakes than humans

54. Where in paragraph 3 could the sentence below be best placed?

The team distributed metal discs to the monkeys, and taught them that the discs could be
exchanged with team-members for food.
A. [A]
B. [B]
C. [C]
D. [D]

55. Which of the following statements is the best paraphrase of the highlighted sentence?
On a more optimistic note however, humans are fully capable of overcoming limitations
once we have identified them.
A. Hopefully, humans will soon be able to solve these problems.
B. Fortunately, humans can solve problems that we know about.
C. Luckily, humans do not have many limitations which have been identified.
D. We are happy to note that we can solve the problem which we have identified.

56. The words 'cottoned on' are closest in meaning to:

A. learnt
B. knew
C. completed
D. concluded

57. Which paragraph addresses why monkeys were chosen for the experiment?
A. Paragraph 2
B. Paragraph 3
C. Paragraph 4
D. Paragraph 5

58. What can be inferred about Laurie Santos?

A. She thinks that both humans and monkeys are greedy.
B. Her job frequently involves working with monkeys.

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C. She believes that humans should never take risks.

D. She prefers monkeys to humans.

59. the phrase ‘turned out’ is the closest meaning to ______________.

A. developed or ended in particular way
B. produced in a large numbers
C. forced to do something
D. removed everything

60. the phrase ‘losing streak’ is the closest meaning to ______________.

A. a succession of losses or defeats
B. gambling
C. competition
D. the act or activity of betting money

Text completion (จดหมายโต้ตอบกัน 2 บทความ/ บทความทั่วไป 1 บทความ)

Text completion 1

I am a female college student in my first year. My boyfriend is a classmate. We have been

_______61______ for six months. (Yay!) He’s great. He seems to care about me a lot. When
things in my life become _____62____, he is always there for me. But for Valentine’s Day, he
gave me a $50 gift certificate to Panera. (A sandwich shop — really? ________63________?) I
waited a few days before I told him nicely that his Valentine’s gift was awful. His response:
“At least I got you a gift.” I had no idea I was supposed to get him one. _____64____? Or was
he just mad because I called his gift ____65______?

61. A. hitting on
B. going out
C. asking out
D. leading on

62. A. difficult
B. difficultly
C. difficulty

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D. difficulties

63. A. is he for real

B. is he going to dump me
C. does he fall for me
D. is this beyond exciting

64. A. Were I
B. Hadn’t I
C. Was I
D. Wasn’t I

65. A. sensible
B. lame
C. brilliant
D. hysterical

Text completion 2

______66_____ finger pointing here (“Lousy gifter!” “Deadbeat!”), let’s use this conflict as a
much-needed opportunity for you and your boyfriend to talk things out. It can be a drag, I
know, but it really helps relationships _____67_____.

Valentine’s Day celebrates romance, which is a two-way proposition. So, your boyfriend
makes a good point about exchanging gifts. Tell him it was an honest mistake and that
you’re sorry. (I get your confusion, though: Maybe it’s part of the modern-day illogic of
guys always _____68_____ for dinner in otherwise equal relationships?)

Now, your complaint is subtler. And turning up the romance level in practical partners
______69_____ best accomplished over time. For now, make sure he knows you appreciate
his gift. Fifty bucks is a lot for most college students, _____70____ sandwiches are a bit
pedestrian. (Panera has no sentimental value for you as a couple, right?)

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66. A. Amidst
B. Whether or not
C. Rather than
D. Despite

67. A. lasting
B. last
C. which is last long
D. which is lasting

68. A. who paying

B. pay
C. paying
D. payed

69. A. are
B. were
C. was
D. is

70. A. but
B. even if
C. because
D. unless

Text completion 3

Early last October, the mink on a fur farm in Spain suddenly ______71_____ to fall ill. They
stopped eating and began ______72_____ excessively. They became clumsy, started to
experience tremors and developed bloody snouts.

At first, experts suspected that the coronavirus _______73______. It was a reasonable

assumption; since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the virus has repeatedly found

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its way onto mink farms, ______74______ large animal outbreaks, triggering mass mink culls
and prompting temporary moratoriums on mink farming.

But it was not the coronavirus that had _______75______ the Spanish mink farm, scientists
soon discovered. It was H5N1, a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza.

71. A. are beginning

B. begin
C. began
D. which began

72. A. to salivating
B. salivating
C. salivate
D. salivated

73. A. might be blame

B. might be blaming
C. might be to blamed
D. might be to blame

74. A. sparking
B. which sparking
C. sparked
D. which is sparked

75. A. infiltrating
B. been infiltrated
C. infiltrated
D. infiltrated by

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Paragraph organization

76. A. Music is perhaps the most popular of all the arts and we find that classical Indian
music continues its traditions.
B. Both have deep traditions and changes only happen gradually.
C. For example, concerts are usually by a vocalist or by a solo musician playing an
instrument, with a minimum of percussionists.
D. Indian culture is rich in the arts - literature, music, dance, theatre, fine arts and, in
modern India, cinema and television as well.
E. The two main types of music in India are the North Indian Hindustani and the South
Indian Karnatic music.

A. E-D-B-A-C
B. D-E-A-C-B
C. D-A-E-B-C
D. A-B-E-C-D

77. A. Over the past year, perceptions of relative U.S. economic power have declined in
many of America's key trading partners and allies.
B. Following the onset of the financial crisis nearly a decade ago, Europeans
increasingly named China, rather than the U.S., as the world's leading economic
power.
C. This year, however, the pattern has reversed itself again, and in countries such as
Germany, the United Kingdom, and Spain, China is once more seen as occupying the
top spot.
D. But in recent years, as the American economy slowly recovered, the pendulum began
to swing back in the direction of the U.S.
E. The trend can be seen in several European countries, where views about the economic
balance of power have fluctuated in recent years.

A. A-E-B-D-C
B. E-C-D-A-B
C. A-B-E-C-D
D. E-B-C-D-A

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78. A. Break yogurt bark into desired number of pieces.

B. Mix yogurt and honey in a bowl.
C. Serve cold, or store in a closed container in the freezer.
D. Pour mixture into a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Add desired amount of
toppings.
E. Freeze 6 hours, or overnight, until frozen solid.

A. A-E-D-B-C
B. D-E-C-B-A
C. E-C-A-B-D
D. B-D-E-A-C

79. A. The Boys amused themselves by throwing stones into the pond so as to make them
skip on top of the water.
B. At last one of the Frogs, the oldest and bravest, put his head out of the water.
C. The stones were flying thick and fast and the Boys were enjoying themselves very
much; but the poor Frogs in the pond were trembling with fear.
D. Some Boys were playing one day at the edge of a pond in which lived a family of
Frogs.
E. He said, “Oh, please, dear children, stop your cruel play! Though it may be fun for
you, it means death to us!”

A. A-B-C-E-D
B. D-A-C-B-E
C. A-E-D-C-B
D. D-E-A-C-B

80. A. But also makes us victorious and happy.

B. Money can show us all the roads to happiness but not happiness itself.
C. It not only gives us the necessities and comforts of life.
D. But money is merely a means and man is always more important than money.
E. Money is the foundation of our society and it enables us to attain our cherished
ambitions.

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A. E-C-A-D-B
B. B-C-A-D-E
C. B-A-E-C-D
D. E-B-D-C-A

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