Ⅲ. PARAPHRASING
Choose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all)
31. “We’ve got to believe it,” he said … “We can’t afford not to.”
A. There is no reason not to believe it.
B. We have no other choice but to believe it.
C. We should pretend to believe it even if we don’t.
D. The consequence of not believing it would be severe.
32. Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow.
A. Good looks is useless for a poor guy.
B. Nice appearance cannot make a person rich.
C. Rich men usually do not have nice personality.
D. One’s attractiveness does not come from material wealth.
33. No man [in, Carnegie’s family] would complain and give up—he would die first.
A. Even a dying family member would not complain and give up.
B. No one in the family dared to complain and give up for fear of death.
C. Every member of the family would rather die than complain and give up.
D. The family member who complained and gave up would be the first to die.
34. She had fancier ideas of [my] life’s possibilities.
A. She had impractical expectation of my future.
B. Her opinion about my life was proved wrong.
C. The goal she set for me was what I preferred.
D. She believed that I would be successful in life.
35. Time is treated [by Americans] as if it were something almost tangible.
A. Americans try various means to hold time tightly in their hands.
B. Americans are serious about time and they manage their time well.
C. To Americans, time is as valuable as money, which they can see and touch.
D. To Americans, time is like something solid, which they can seize and control.
36. Most hosts [of TV talk shows] are grateful just to get someone who will fill the room with sound.
A. Most hosts like those guests who come to the talk shows.
B. It’s really difficult for most hosts to find some talkative guests.
C. Most hosts are more than happy as long as the guests keep talking.
D. Whatever the guests say about themselves, most hosts wouldn’t mind.
37. It makes me very humble to think of a guy like Scotty.
A. I don’t want to be reminded of how great Scotty is.
B. Scotty is even more important than I’d like to admit.
C. The thought of Scotty doesn’t make me comfortable.
D. I feel I’m a nobody when I think of Scotty’s success.
38. The class discusses the possibility of terrorists’ using a homemade atomic bomb to push their extravagant political demands.
A. ... to promote their unique political ideas to a target government.
B. ... to force a government to accept their unreasonable political demands.
C. ... to persuade a government to agree with their terrorist political ideas.
D. ... to negotiate their extraordinary political demands with a government.
39. Nothing was too good for that child [Laura].
A. Laura deserved whatever her parents did for her.
B. Laura was never satisfied with whatever her parents did for her.
C. Laura was grateful to her parents for what her parents had done for her.
D. Laura was too greedy a child to appreciate what her parents had done for her.
40. For a second Rudolf thought his host [the lighthouse keeper] might be joking; but the serenity of the other’s expression reassured him.
A. ... but Rudolf found from the old man’s expression that he was not serious.
B. ... but Rudolf’s expression showed the old man that he was only joking.
C. ... but the old man’s calm expression convinced Rudolf that he was not joking.
D. ... but Rudolf looked peaceful, so the old man was sure that he meant what he said.
IV. READING COMPREHENSION
Read the two passages and choose the most likely answer to each of the questions. And write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (2 points each, 20 points in all)
Passage 1
The hottest issue that has captured the attention of everyone across the globe is the issue of Global Warming. After examining different researches and observations very carefully, it has been concluded that the overall temperature of the Earth is rising. Solid scientific findings have turned that from a mere theory to a harsh reality. And the worst part of this is that the bad effects of rising temperatures on eco-systems have already started to appear.
In a global movement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere many initiatives are being taken both at private and government level. Many developed nations in the w
