READING SECTION
The text is for
questions 16 to 18
To : All Customers of Maxtro Ice Machine Company
From : James Riady (Customer Service Manager)
Date : January
30, 2009
Subject : New
Payment & Pricing Policy
Dear Customers,
It has been our policy in the past to supply ice to our customers when their ice machine has broken down. Because we have many customers who are paying later and later, we
are forced to set down stronger company policies. Our new policy will go into effect February 20, 2009, and is as follows:
1. If
the customer is more than 15 days late in their monthly payment and the machine
is not working, we will not supply ice. We will repair the machine, and the
number of days in which the machine has not been in service will be credited to
the customer's account. At the time of our service call, we will expect payment
in full of any unpaid balance due us.
2.
There will be a surcharge on
accounts falling more than 30 days behind.
While I am sorry that we must go to such extremes as those outlined
above, I am afraid that there is no alternative.
Our company policy is, and always has been, to provide the best service available to our customers. We can only continue to do this with our customer's cooperation.
Our company policy is, and always has been, to provide the best service available to our customers. We can only continue to do this with our customer's cooperation.
If there are any questions regarding our new policy, please give me a call.
James Riady
CS Manager
16. What is the announcement about?
a.
A new policy concerning pricing and
payment that will be applied by Maxtro Ice Machine Company.
b. A complaint about payment and pricing policy
that will be applied by Maxtro Ice Machine Company.
c. The new policy of the CS Manager about the
customers’ broken down ice machines.
d. Changes in pricing and payment that are
special for the Customer Service staff members.
e. All customers who have bought products from
Maxtro Ice Machine Company.
17. Which
one of the following information is incorrect according to the text?
a. The new policy is set down because many
customers don’t pay on time.
b. The new policy will not be effective until February 20, 2009.
c. Actually the company has another alternative
than the new policy.
d. Customers who pay later than 30 days must pay
a surcharge
e. The company expects good cooperation with its
customers.
18. “There
will be a surcharge on accounts falling more than 30 days behind.”
(point 2 of paragraph 1). The underlined word means :
a. late payment
b. additional cost
c. high price
d. easy loan
e. unpaid balance
The text is for
questions 19 to 20
February 9, 2009
Ms. Rebecca Winston
2595 Dewdrop Circle
Unit No. 29
Birmingham, AL 35233
2595 Dewdrop Circle
Unit No. 29
Birmingham, AL 35233
Dear Ms. Winston:
The purpose of
this is to convey to you my sincere apologies for any inconvenience you may
have experienced last month with respect to the installation of your Internet
high speed service.
I just returned
from vacation this week and found your file in my in-basket. As soon as I
reviewed your case it was clear that somehow your January 2nd request for a
change in service had somehow slipped through the cracks. The only possible
explanation I can give is that we have recently had a number of key staff changes
which might have resulted in your letter being overlooked.
Consequently, I
have directed our Installation Group to contact you by the end of this week to
set up a time convenient to you when they could go to your house and install
your new router and make the necessary adjustments to your software.
Because of this
serious oversight, and as a testament to our appreciation of you as our
customer, we are going to provide you with your first three months of high
speed service free of charge. Therefore, your account will not be billed until May
of this year.
Ms. Quinlan, let
me assure you that what happened in your case is not typical of CableNet's
level of customer service. We continue to be committed to providing you and all
of our customers with the highest standards of service in the industry.
If you have any
questions please don't hesitate to call me at 754-9785.
Yours in
service,
Paul Cordero
Manager,
Customer Solutions
19. What
is the substance of the letter above?
a. An apology for an error in a customer’s
Internet high speed installation.
b. An apology for a late service in the Internet
installation change.
c. A complaint from a customer addressed to the
telecom company.
d. An order of new Internet installation for a
new customer.
e. A service for a new Internet high speed
installation.
20. What
is the Internet provider’s compensation for its unintentional neglect to the
customer?
a. The customer’s first three month bills are
discounted.
b. The provider gives the customer a new router.
c. The customer’s first three month bills are
free.
d.
The provider gives the customer a new software.
e. The customer does not have to pay for the
Internet service.
The text is for
questions 21 to 22
We’re called the University of South
Australia. But we’re really a university for the
whole world.
|
The University of South Australia is internationally
recognized for offering professionally relevant and career focused programs,
providing exemplary student support services and ensuring students have access
to state-of-the-art facilities.
With more than
32,000 students from more than 90 countries we offer over 400 undergraduate,
postgraduate and research programs across 40 discipline areas.
The University of South
Australia is a member of Australia’s powerful coalition of
technology universities – the ATN (Australian Technology Network of
Universities). The ATN has links with industry and the latest technology to
provide career driven programs producing highly employable graduates who are
job ready. In 2004 the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) awarded us
with many commendations, including one for our international operations.
To learn more about the quality of our
teaching:
Phone +(613) 9627 4854
Email international.office@unisa.edu.au
21. The
following pieces of information are correct about the UNISA, except
:
a. It offers programs that focus on career and
relevant professions.
b. It provides praiseworthy student support
services
c. Over 32,000 students from over 90 countries
study in that university.
d. There are 400 study areas offered to new
students.
e. It is a member of the ATN that has links with
industrial world.
22. “…
awarded us with many commendations, including one for our international
operations.” (paragraph 3). The underlined word can be best replaced by :
a. praises
b. advices
c. prizes
d. prices
e. presents
The text is for
questions 23 to 27
A beggar found a leather handbag that someone had dropped in the
marketplace. Opening it, he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold.
Then he heard a merchant shout, "A reward! A reward to the one who finds
my leather handbag!"
Being an honest man, the beggar came forward and handed the handbag
to the merchant saying, "Here is your handbag. May I have the reward
now?"
"Reward?" scoffed the merchant, greedily counting his
gold. "The bag I dropped had 200 pieces of gold in it. I only find 100
pieces here now. You've already stolen more than the reward! Go away or I'll tell
the police."
In court the judge patiently listened to both sides of the story and
said, "I believe you both. Justice is possible! Merchant, you stated that
the handbag you lost contained 200 pieces of gold. Well, that's a considerable
cost. But, the handbag this beggar found had only 100 pieces of gold.
Therefore, it couldn't be the one you lost."
And, with that, the judge gave the handbag and all the gold to the
beggar.
Source: www.aesopfables.com
23. What is the purpose of the text?
a.
To share an unusual incident with the
readers.
b. To describe the characteristics of a beggar.
c. To inform the readers about the newsworthy
event.
d. To retell past events that happened to a
merchant.
e.
To entertain the readers with an
interesting story.
24. What does the above story tell us ?
a. Justice
for an honest beggar.
b. A
beggar’s handbag of gold.
c. An
honest merchant with gold.
d. Punishment
for a bad beggar.
e. A
patient judge and a beggar.
25. What is the main idea of paragraph 5?
a.
The judge decided that the handbag could
not possibly belong to the merchant.
b. The judge decided that the handbag could not
possibly belong to the beggar.
c. The judge patiently listened to both sides of
the story and decided that no one could take the bag.
d. The judge patiently listened to both sides of
the story and decided that the merchant could keep the bag.
e. The merchant and the beggar decided that they
would share the gold coins.
26. “I'm an
honest man. Let us take this matter to the court!", said the beggar defiantly (paragraph 4). The italicized
word is close in meaning to :
a. definitely
b. challengingly
c. interestingly
d. immediately
e. hopefully
27. What
is the lesson (moral value) of the story?
a. Honesty
leads to victory
b. Greed
causes victory
c. Victory
causes honesty
d. Good
deed brings poverty
e. Poverty
leads to glory
The text is for
questions 28 to 30
GAZA (Reuters,
January 11, 2009)
- Israel and Hamas vowed to
fight on on Sunday, ignoring international calls to stop the Gaza conflict which entered a 16th day with
heavy clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.
Hamas's leader in exile, Khaled Meshaal, said his Islamist group
would not consider a cease-fire until Israel ended its military offensive
and lifted a blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip .
Israel sent tanks deeper into the coastal territory and threatened to
intensify its air and ground assaults
against militants who fired more rockets into the Jewish state.
Palestinian
witnesses reported heavy fighting east of the city of Gaza where Hamas militants fired anti-tank
missiles and mortar bombs at advancing Israeli forces who responded with tank
shells and air strikes.
An Israeli air strike targeting a car on a coastal road killed two
militants, medical workers said.
Israeli artillery shelling of two villages in the southern Gaza
Strip killed a woman and set 15 houses on fire, medical workers and witnesses
said. Some 50 people suffered from burns and gas inhalation, they said.
Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of using white-phosphorus
munitions and warned of undue suffering to Palestinian civilians through severe
burns. The Israeli military said it uses only weapons permitted under
international law. It has accused Hamas of using civilians as human shields.
A total of 846 Palestinians and thirteen Israelis --- three
civilians killed by rocket fire and 10 soldiers --- have been killed since the
offensive began on December 27.
Source :
http://www.al-bab.com/arab/news/
palestine.htm
28. What is the text about ?
a. A cease-fire between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.
b. The war between Israeli army and civilian people in Gaza Strip
Palestine.
c. The combat among Palestinian people and Hamas militants.
d. The 16th day Gaza
conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.
e. The battle between Israeli army and Jewish people in Palestine.
29. Which one of these
statements is true according to the news?
a. The Gaza
conflict took place on the 16th day of January 2009.
b. The Islamic group would consider a cease-fire if Israel did not stop its attacks.
c. Israeli military units did not kill any Palestinian woman.
d. The Israeli military admitted using only weapons permitted under
international law.
e. A total of 846 Palestinians and thirteen Israelis were killed on
that day.
30. “ … and threatened to
intensify its air and ground assaults
against militants …” (paragraph 3). The word in italics is synonymous with :
a. jet
planes
b. defending
c. protection
d. tanks
e. attacks
The text is for
questions 31 to 34
Barack Hussein Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
He grew up herding goats with his own father, who was a domestic
servant to the British.
Obama’s mother, Ann Dunham, grew up in Wichita, Kansas.
Her father worked on oil rigs during the Depression. Dunham’s mother went
to work on a bomber assembly line.
Meantime, Barack’s father had won a scholarship that
allowed him to leave Kenya
pursue his dreams in Hawaii.
At the time of his birth, Obama’s parents were students
at the East–West Center of the University of Hawaii
at Manoa.
Obama’s parents separated when he was two years old and
later divorced. Obama’s father went to Harvard to pursue
Ph. D. studies and then returned to Kenya.
His mother married Lolo Soetoro, another East–West
Center student from Indonesia. In 1967, the family
moved to Jakarta,
where Obama’s half-sister Maya Soetoro–Ng was born. Obama attended schools
in Jakarta,
where classes were taught in the Indonesian language.
Four years later when Barack (commonly known throughout his early
years as "Barry") was ten, he returned to Hawaii to live with
his maternal grandparents, Madelyn and Stanley Dunham, and later his mother
(who died of ovarian cancer in 1995).
He was enrolled in the fifth grade at the esteemed Punahou Academy, graduating with honors
in 1979. He was only one of three black students at the
school. This is where Obama first became conscious of racism and what
it meant to be an African–American.
After high school, Obama studied at Occidental
College in Los Angeles for two years. He then
transferred to Columbia University in New York, graduating in 1983 with
a degree in political science.
Eventually, after his long political career, he ran as a Democrat
for the state senate seat from his district, which included both Hyde Park and some of the poorest ghettos on the South
Side, and won.
In 2004 Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat,
representing Illinois, and gained national
attention by giving a rousing and well-received keynote speech at the
Democratic National Convention in Boston.
In 2008 he ran for president as a democrat and won. Now he becomes
the 44th president of the Unites
States and the first
African-American ever elected to that position.
Adapted from :
http://www.biography.com/featured-
biography/barack-obama/index.jsp
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1682433/bio
31. What is the whole text about ?
a. The story of Barack H. Obama’s childhood.
b. The biography of the United Sates present president.
c. Obama’s experiences during his stay in Indonesia.
d. Obama’s struggle for the presidential position in America.
e. The political career of the United Staes president.
32. Paragraph 5 of the text
mainly talks about :
a. Obama’s mother’s divorce with her previous husband.
b. Obama’s step-father from Jakarta Indonesia.
c. Obama’s and his family’s parts of life in Jakarta.
d. Maya Soetoro’s study experiences in Jakarta.
e. Lolo Soetoro’s marriage with Ann Dunham.
33. The following statements
are correct about Barack Hussein Obama, except :
a. Young Obama used to take care of goats.
b. Obama was usually called “Barry” in his early ages.
c. Obama was first aware of racism when he was at Punahou Academy.
d. For four years before becoming president, Obama was a Democrat
senator.
e. Obama is the 44th black president of the Unites States.
34. “In 2004 Obama was elected
to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat, representing
Illinois.”
(paragraph 10). The word in bolds means :
a. speaking for
b. serving for
c. arguing against
d. standing for
e. sitting on
The text is for
questions 35 to 37
Humpbacks
Humpbacks are a type of whale. Whales are large mammals that live
under the sea but come to the surface to breathe.
Every humpback has individual
markings, like fingerprints. Humpbacks have a large, bumpy head with two
blowholes. They are black or grey on top and white underneath with long front
flippers and white markings under their flukes. Humpbacks grow up to 16 metres
long and up to 45 tons in weight.
Humpbacks are baleen whales. They
filter feed on krill, plankton and catch small fish. They can eat up to 2500 Kg
of food a day.
Humpbacks behaviours include
breaching (breaches range from a full leap out of the water to surging up and
falling back), fin-slapping (slapping their fins against the water),
lob-tailing (hitting their tails against the water) and spy-hopping (where they
poke their head out of the water and look around).
Humpbacks are very noisy whales.
They produce a wide range of sounds and the males sing long and complex songs.
Humpback whales are an endangered
species. Their numbers are threatened by illegal whaling, pollution and
entanglement in fishing nets.
35. What does the text tell us about?
a. A type of large fish called humpback.
b. A type of whale called humpback.
c. A large sea mammal that is like a fish.
d. Whale as an endangered fish species.
e. An interesting mammal called humpback.
36. What is the communicative
purpose of the text?
a. To discuss the phenomenon of humpback.
b. To share an interesting story about humpback.
c. To explain the process of endangering humpbacks.
d. To describe a type of a whale known as humpback.
e. To inform how a whale lives under the sea.
37. Which of the following does
not
belong to the characteristics of humpbacks?
a. Humpbacks come to the sea
surface to breathe.
b. The weight of a fully grown
humpback can reach 45 tons.
c. Humpbacks are very silent
sea mammals.
d. Humpbacks can do some
acrobatic movements.
e. Humpback’s population is
in danger of extinction.
The text is for
questions 38 to 40
The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado
River in the United States
state of Arizona.
It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park — one of the
first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of
preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and
visited on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.
Longstanding scientific consensus has been that the canyon was
created by the Colorado River over a six million year period. The
canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles (6.4 to
29 km) and attains a depth of over a
mile (1.83 km)(6000 feet). Nearly two billion years of the Earth's history have
been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock
while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted.
The "canyon began in the west, followed by another that formed in the
east. Eventually, the two broke through and met as a single majestic rent in
the earth some six million years ago. The merger apparently occurred where the
river today bends to the west, in the area known as the Kaibab Arch."
Prior to European emigration, the area was inhabited by Native Americans who built
settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo
people considered the Grand Canyon
("Ongtupqa" in Hopi language) a holy site and made pilgrimages to
it. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was García López de Cárdenas from Spain,
who arrived in 1540. In 1869, Major John Wesley Powell, a one-armed Civil War veteran, made the first recorded
journey through the canyon on the Colorado River.
Powell referred to the sedimentary rock units exposed in the canyon as
"leaves in a great story book."
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org
38. Based
on scientists’ general agreement, how was the Grand Canyon
formed?
a. It was contained within
the Grand Canyon National Park.
b. It was created by the
United States President Roosevelt.
c. It was the result of rock
erosion by the Colorado River.
d. The canyon was built by
people who lived near the Colorado River.
e. Strong winds on the
Colorado Plateau built it.
39. Which
information below is not mentioned in the text?
a. The Grand Canyon is a part of the Grand Canyon National Park.
b. President Roosevelt was one of those who
supported the preservation of the canyon.
c. The formation of the canyon started in the
west part.
d. The merging spot of the west and east canyon
is in the Kaibab Arch.
e. Native Americans settled within the canyon
after European people came.
40. “The
canyon …. attains a depth of over a
mile (1.83 km).” (paragraph 2). Another word for “attain” is :
a. reach
b. go up
c. slide
d. get
e. achieve
The text is for
questions 41 to 44
Australia needs more National Parks
Australia desperately needs more national Parks. Currently there are five
hundred and sixteen National Parks in Australia including eleven World
Heritage areas. That may seem a lot, but in terms of area, they only cover 3.42
per cent of the land surface of the continent. Therefore
there is an urgent need to increase the number of National Parks in Australia.
Most importantly, we need more parks
in order to preserve our embattled flora and fauna species. The Australian
continent is home to more than one million species, many of which are found
nowhere else in the world. Human activity has put many of these species at
risk. Over 110 species of Australian plants and animals are already extinct and
over 630 species are classified as endangered.
In addition, creating new National
Parks will relieve the pressures of crowding in existing park areas and allow
more room for the thousands of people who visit National Parks each year.
Lastly, we all have a responsibility
to future generations. We have to conserve our precious living resources before
they disappear and are lost forever.
It is essential that Australia
increase the number of National Parks to improve the quality of life for all
the plants, animals and people that inhabit this beautiful continent.
41. What is the topic of the text?
a. The importance of flora and fauna for Australia.
b.
The need to increase the number of
National Parks in Australia.
c. The functions of National Parks in Australia.
d. The purpose of building more parks in Australia.
e. The plan to reduce the number of parks in Australia.
42. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To persuade the readers that something should
be done.
b. To amuse the readers about something that is
unusual.
c. To describe the way things are in terms of
their characteristics.
d. To explain to the readers about a process
e. To discuss an issue from different views.
43. Why
does Australia
urgently need more National Parks?
a. To protect the endangered flora species.
b. To preserve the embattled flora and fauna
species.
c. To take care of the endangered fauna species.
d. To relieve the pressure of people living in
towns.
e. To conserve the precious non-living
resources.
44. “…
animals and people that inhabit this beautiful continent.” (the last
paragraph). We can change the underlined word with:
a. live in
b. protect
c. conserve
d. posses
e. care for
The text is for
questions 45 to 48
Should all
rainforests be protected?
An area of rainforest the size of two football fields is destroyed
every second. Rainforests are home to over half of all the life forms found on
Earth even though they cover less than two percent of the surface of the
planet.
Rainforests must be protected before
they disappear altogether. Scientists estimate nearly all tropical rainforest
environments will be destroyed by 2030 if deforestation continues at current
rates. Rainforests must be protected also because they are the Earth’s oldest
living ecosystem and contain half the life-forms on earth. Besides, they remove
carbon dioxide from the air and help protect the Earth from global warming.
Unfortunately, on the other hand,
most of the people living in or near tropical rainforests are living in
poverty. They need the money that comes from logging and farming cleared land.
Countries that have rainforests should be allowed to decide what to do with
them, including logging. Moreover, rainforests that are selectively logged will
grow back and good forestry management can protect forests. In the case of
global warming, pollution control is a better solution.
Until we know more about the global
effects of deforestation, all rainforests should be protected. Poor countries
with vast rainforest areas, however, should be helped by rich countries so they
are not disadvantaged.
45. What
does the passage mainly talk about?
a. The protection for rainforests is not needed.
b. The responsibility of people for making
rainforests.
c. Whether or not rainforests should be
protected.
d. The functions of rainforests for people.
e. Whether people should do logging or not.
46. The topic of paragraph 2 is :
a. Scientists’
estimation about forests.
b. The
destruction of forests in 2030.
c. The
living ecosystem of forests.
d. Reasons for protecting rainforests.
e. Global warming caused by forests.
47. The
following are the reasons for protecting rainforests, except:
a. If deforestation goes on, there will be mass
destruction of rainforests.
b. They are the oldest living ecosystem on
earth.
c. They are home to half the life-forms on
earth.
d. They take away carbon dioxide from the air.
e. They help cause global warming to the earth.
48. “They
need the money that comes from logging and farming cleared land.”
(paragraph 3). The underlined phrase means :
a. the land on which people do illegal logging.
b. the area on which people build hotels and
restaurants.
c. the area that are inhabited by illegal
loggers.
d. the land on which the trees have been cut
down.
e. the land that are planted with big trees.
The text is for
questions 49 to 50
January 9th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Dear Mauro,
I’d like to tell
you that I’m really astonished, happy and I feel honoured thanks to getting the
award for my blog “quest for love and self-knowledge”. It is a real pleasure
for me. Thanks a lot and I promise I’ll do my best to make my blog even more interesting.
Margie
49. The message above expresses :
a. Margie’s happiness for being the first
champion of a blog competition.
b. Margie’s astonishment for being involved in a
blog competition.
c. Mauro’s appreciation to Margie about her
award winning blog.
d. Margie’s promise to join a blog competition
that Mauro will hold.
e. Margie’s happiness due to her winning the
award for her blog.
50. “It
is a real pleasure for me.” What does the word “It” refer to?
a. That I’d like to tell you.
b. That I’m really astonished.
c. That I feel honoured.
d. Getting the award for my blog.
e. Quest for love and self-knowledge.
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