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I. Read the passage and the questions or unfinished sentences. Then choose the answer (A, B, C,
or D) that you think fits best.
Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around
them. Within the first month of their lives, babies' responses to the sound of the human voice will be
different from their responses to other sorts of auditory stimuli. They will stop crying when they
hear a person talking, but not if they hear a bell or the sound of a rattle. At first, the sounds that an
infant notices might be only those words that receive the heaviest emphasis and that often occur at
the ends of utterances. By the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can detect the difference
between syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections. Very soon, these differences in
adult stress and intonation can influence babies' emotional states and behavior. Long before they
develop actual language comprehension, babies can sense when an adult is playful or angry,
attempting to initiate or terminate new behavior, and so on, merely on the basis of cues such as the
rate, volume, and melody of adult speech.
Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues.
One researcher observed babies and their mothers in six diverse cultures and found that, in all six
languages, the mothers used simplified syntax, short utterances and nonsense sounds, and
transformed certain sounds into baby talk. Other investigators have noted that when mothers talk to
babies who are only a few months old, they exaggerate the pitch, loudness, and intensity of their
words. They also exaggerate their facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize certain
words.
More significant for language development than their response to general intonation is
observation that tiny babies can make relatively fine distinctions between speech sounds, other

7. The passage mentions all of the following as ways adults modify their speech when talking to
babies EXCEPT ________.
(A) giving all words equal emphasis (B) speaking with shorter sentences
(C) speaking more loudly than normal (D) using meaningless sounds
8. The word "emphasize" in line 17 is closest in meaning to ________.
(A) stress (B) repeat (C) explain (D) leave out
9. Which of the following can be inferred about the findings described in paragraph 2?
(A) Babies who are exposed to more than one language can speak earlier than babies exposed to a
single language.
(B) Mothers from different cultures speak to their babies in similar ways.
(C) Babies ignore facial expressions in comprehending aural language.
(D) The mothers observed by the researchers were consciously teaching their babies to speak.
10. What point does the author make to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to acquire
language?
(A) Babies begin to understand words in songs.
(B) Babies exaggerate their own sounds and expressions.
(C) Babies are more sensitive to sounds than are adults.
(D) Babies notice even minor differences between speech sounds.
11. According to the author, why do babies listen to songs and stories, even though they cannot
understand them?
(A) They understand the rhythm.
(B) They enjoy the sound.
(C) They can remember them easily.
(D) They focus on the meaning of their parents’ words.
II. From the four words or phrases (A), (B), (C), or (D), choose the one that best completes the
sentence.
12. The sergeant was furious because he hadn’t been _______ of the manoeuvres.
A. notified B. announced C. referred D. communicated
13. “So, are you coming along, after all?” – “Well, I don’t know. What time _______?”
A. you’re leaving B. do you leave C. will you leave D. will you be leaving

A. beneath B. under C. over D. behind
25. “Any news from Tess?” – “Yes. She _______ tomorrow on the 9:15 train.”
A. arrives B. will have arrived C. arriving D. will have been arriving
26. You may feel sure the casting will be done perfectly, just _______ your trust in me and you will
see I’m right.
A. allow B. forward C. grant D. lay
27. Tim has got a _______ nose and he’s sneezing.
A. dizzy B. hot C. runny D. aching
28. Who else is of the _______ that we should break the camp?
A. conclusion B. opinion C. remark D. theory

29. “How much time do I have to make my choice?” “I suggest you _______ a quick decision.”
A. making B. make C. made D. to make
30. Why don’t they _______ their attention on scrutinizing the evidence instead of questioning the
passers-by?
A. focus B. devote C. attract D. draw
31. The Wilsons have found it terribly hard to make _______ meet ever since they both lost their
jobs.
A. coins B. strings C. ends D. limits
32. “Shall I call Eddie at home?” – “I think he _______ now”
A. is going to work B. will be working C. is to work D. will work
33. The police carried out a ________ search for the missing diplomat.
A. throughout B. through C. thorough D. thoughtful
34. Customs duty _______ wallpaper is almost 50% so I don’t think it is a good idea to buy it
abroad.
A. for B. on C. at D. of
35. Mexico city is a(n) _______ city with a population of over 20 million people.
A. deserted B. abandoned C. crowded D. mixed
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36. Richard has forgotten to buy tickets for the performance and _______ we’ll have to spend this

V. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space.
STUDYING ENGLISH ABROAD
Just as more English is being taught in primary schools worldwide, so there are a (52)______
number of language schools in English-speaking countries that are (53)______ courses for younger
learners. In Britain, most young learners’ courses are (54)______ to 11-year-olds and upwards, with
a few that cater for children as young as seven. But what is a (55)______ age to start sending
children abroad to study? (56)______, even adult learners find the experience of travelling to a
strange country and encountering people who speak a barely (57)______ language challenging.
A great deal depends on how a child has been brought up. For example, (58)______ they have
been exposed to new things and have already started to learn independence, then they are
(59)______ to enjoy the experience. (60)______, children who have previously travelled abroad
with their parents will be well prepared to undertake a study (61)______ in an English-speaking
country on their own. Getting used to the idea that other countries have different customs and
cultures is an important stage in the process of learning a foreign language.
52. A. rising B. raising C. increasing D growing
53. A. granting B. setting C. offering D. studying
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54. A. open B. fit C. suit D access
55. A. beginning B. first C. usual D. sensible
56. A. At last B. At the end C. After all D. Finally
57. A. comprehensive B. comprehensible C. understanding D. misunderstood
58. A. so that B. in case C. because D. if
59. A. about B. likely C. possibly D. easily
60. A. In addition B. On the other hand C. More of D. Further on
61. A. travel B. journey C. trip D. voyage
VI. Read the passage and the questions or unfinished sentences. Then choose the answer (A, B,
C, or D) that you think fits best.
SPEAKING IN ONE TONGUE
As American English threatens to dominate the world, could the Internet offer the best hope of
saving dying languages? English is spreading fast and it has been predicted that one in ten of the

languages. In most cases they’ll use English for electronic communication, but native languages at
home. Languages are more than just a means of communication: they are also an important part of
regional cultures and identities and they do not disappear easily. For centuries the trading-world
spoke Latin but it didn’t do away with French or German. Instead, Latin became the dead language.
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Languages have their own dynamics and there is little governments can do to change their course.
In 18
th
-centliry Germany, Frederick II set up a commission to get rid of French words from German.
It failed because the dynamics of a language come from the bottom up rather than the top down.
English may dominate but it won’t wipe every other language off the face of the Earth and it
won’t be the same English spoken everywhere. This may not be enough to prevent the
disappearance of some of the world’s languages, but it does mean that there will not be a boring
worldwide uniformity.
62. Faced with the dominance of English, what does the writer think will happen to the world’s
other languages?
A. Many will exist alongside English. B. They will only be spoken at home.
C. Most of them will die out. D. They will consist mainly of English words.
63. According to the writer, one reason why some languages will become extinct is that _______.
A. English has become the first language in some countries.
B. there are not enough language teachers.
C. they are not spoken all the time.
D. young people are not learning them.
64. The French government introduced regulations in order to _______.
A. limit the use of English words.
B. increase the number of native language speakers.
C. control the amount of American English spoken.
D. restrict the number of English films on television.
65. What does “they” (in the last sentence of paragraph 3) refer to?
A. university subjects B. Malaysian universities

C. the Kuril Islands hadn’t been used as a military base
D. the USA had remained out of World War II
71. The Passage Points out that _______.
A. there were 2,400 Americans at the base during the attack
B. 1,000 Americans were taken hostage by the Japanese
C. it was the second wave that caused the greatest damage at the base
D. 75 US warships were sunk at Pearl Harbour
VII. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each
question.
72. A. repetitious B. competitor C. historical D. grammatical
73. A. confident B. terminate C. desolate D. determine
74. A. poisonous B. curriculum C. transmit D. procession
VIII. Choose the sentence that means almost the same as the one given in bold.
75. Hardly a country in Europe managed to escape the effects of the Napoleonic Wars of 1799-1815.
A. The Napoleonic Wars, which began in 1799 and ended in 1815, influenced every country in
Europe.
B. Between 1799 and 1815, it was difficult for a European country not to be affected by the
Napoleonic Wars.
C. It was between 1799 and 1815 that the countries of Europe were most affected by the
Napoleonic Wars.
D. Lasting from 1799 to 1815, the Napoleonic wars affected almost every European country.
76. I know Helen is studying biology, because I have just seen her in the laboratory.
A. Helen may be a biology student because I know I have seen her studying in the laboratory.
B. Because I saw her in the laboratory a little while ago, I know that Helen is a biology student.
C. I’m sure I saw Helen in the laboratory when she was studying biology.
D. As I see Helen in the laboratory every day, I'm sure that she studies biology.
77. Ophelia was working in Oman at the start of the millennium, but for the past ten years she’s
been in Hong Kong.
A. For ten years now, Ophelia has been in Hong Kong, but at the beginning of 2000, she was
working in Oman.

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