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PRACTICE TEST 28Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

TELEVISI!

An American TV network has had an international hit with

the drama 24, a thriller known for its suspense and oftengraphic violence. Over the past ear, controvers hassurrounded the series !ecause of its portraal of "uslimterrorists and its fre#uent scenes of torture. $ut the content of24 is not the onl thing that would have !een unthinka!le ofprime%time television 2& ears ago. 'ts form also represents ama(or change in modern TV) during each episode*s 44 minutes+ a real%time hour, minus - minutes for commercials + theshow connects the lives of 2 dierent characters, each withtheir own personalities and speci/c relationships with othercharacters. 0ine dierent stor lines 1or threads aredepicted, each involving events and information revealed inprevious episodes. 3

32 5or ears man people have assumed that popularculture is in a state of decline, rapidl degenerating into "un#

$ulture with no worthwhile purpose. $ut an interesting new!ook challenges that assumption. 6verthing $ad is 7ood for8ou) 9ow Toda*s :opular ;ulture 's Actuall "aking ohnson, makes a persuasive argumentthat toda*s comple? TV dramas and other pop cultureproducts give us health mental e?ercise. 9e calls the use ofcomple?, interwoven plot lines involving multiple characters

multi%threading, and it is a new and growing phenomenon inTV. To keep up with shows like 24, he points out, ou mustpat attention, make inferences, track shifting socialrelationships, and these cognitive challenges are changing ourmental development for the !etter. 3@

34 The most o!vious change in the last /ve ears ofnarrative entertainment is the rise of TV. =urel, ou might !ethinking, watching =urvivor or The $achelor cannotpossi!l raise anone*s '. =urvivor is now in its tenthseason, and The $achelor is in its seventh. $ut as >ohnsontells us, latel even the (unk has improved. The new realitshows are like games) the% are series of competitive tests,


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each more challenging than the last, and with rules that !elearned as ou pla On =urvivor, for instance, theparticipants and the audience know the general o!(ective ofthe game, !ut each episode !rings new challenges that re#uire#uick thinking. =uccess in these games calls for the intellectualla!or of /nding the weak spots in the rules and in our

opponents. This la!or is done not (ust ! the stars of theshows, !ut the viewers at home as well. This is what makesthese shows such fun to watch + the human mind en(os !eingchallenged. As >ohnson writes, There*s real pleasure B..insolving puCCles, dete$tingpatters or understanding a comple?drama sstem.

. Dhat is the main topic of the passageE

A. Dh 24 !ecame ' hot $. $ene/ts of TV toda;. The decline of TV toda F. TV and culture

2. Dhich is the !est place for the following sentenceE

"lt is not only hour-long dramas that make us smarter."

A. 32 $. 34 ;. 3 F. 3@

@. The word ea$hin paragraph refers toGGG

A. episodes $. stor lines ;. personalities F.characters

4. The author !egins the passage ! discussing 24 in order to

A. prove that TV has !ecome more violent

$. argue against its graphic violence and portraal of terrorist

;. e?plain wh man TV shows nowadas are controversial

F. show how TV has !ecome more comple?

H. 't can !e inferred that the author of the passageA. agrees with =teven >ohnson*s views

$. has no opinion a!out =teven >ohnson*s views

;. agrees with some of >ohnson*s view !ut disagrees withothers

F. strongl disagrees =teven >ohnson*s views

-. According to the passage, >ohnson*s !ook argues allfollowing e?cept that

A. man TV shows involve cognitive challenges

$. people en(o the eort of understanding comple? shows


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;. hour%long drama !ring the greatest !ene/ts

F. popular culture is not in decline

I. &ulti'threading(in TV is a new tpe of

A. series $. content ;. character F. form

J. The author mentions "un# $ulture in paragraph 2 in order

toA. contrasts a common view of TV with the one he presents inthe passage

$. argue against the view that popular culture can !eworthwhile

;. e?plain wh TV viewing is in decline in the oe "illionaireL and LThe $achelorL

;. (unk F. games

&.The word dete$ting in paragraph @ is closest in meaningto

A. making $. admiring ;. remem!ering F. /nding

Choose the word whose underlined part di)ers fro* theother three in pronun$iation in ea$h of the followingquestions.

. A. non%e?istent $. none ;. nonsenseF. gross

2. castle $. fasten ;. digest F. often

@. canal $. canoeing ;. career F. caring

Read the following passage and $hoose the $orre$t wordfor ea$h of the +lan#s

F60"AMN

Fenmark is the smallest and most southerl of the countriesof =candinavia, 14GGG lie in northern 6urope. 't is pro!a!l!est 1HGGGG for !eing home to the powerful Vikings, 1-GGG&&& ears ago. Fenmark is a small countr, with limited

natural 1IGGG.0evertheless, it has !ecome one of the richestcountries in the1JGGGG.

Fenmark has its own 1KGGG culture and traditions, and atongue% twisting language, which includes several dierent


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dialects. Although Fenmark is a mem!er 12&GGGG the 6uropean


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2J) A. economic $. centenarian ;. eradicatedF. ;hristianit

Choose the underlined part that needs $orre$tion inea$h question.

2K) 5armers in all parts of Asia own their own farms, !ut tenantfarmers are also practiced.

A. own $. 5armers ;. farmers are F. own farms

@&) $ecause of attitudes shape !ehavior, pschologists want to/nd out how opinions are formed

A. pschologists $. are formed ;. shape F.$ecause of

@2) >apanese initiall used (eweled o!(ects to decorate swords

and ceremonial items.A. (eweled $. decorate ;. >apanese F. used

@2) As the roles of people in societ change, so does the rulesof conduct in certain situations.

A. As the roles $. so does ;. rules of F. situations

@@. :laing (okes on April 5ool*s Fa is common in manregions, although none knows how the tradition !egan.

A. none $. (okes on ;. knows how F. !eganChoose the $orre$t answer to ea$h of the followingquestions.

@4) De decided toGGGG in Athens for a few das on our wahome.

A. stop over $. put up ;. set up F. close down

@H)6verone should travelP it reallGGGGG the mind.

A. opens $. widens c. !roadens F. develops

@-) ' asked "eg earlier if she thought it would rain and shesaid, L' GGGGGGG.

A. hope $. hope it ;. don*t hope so F. hope not

@I) Dhat do ou thinkGGGGGGGGG meE

A. told $. the told ;. didn*t tell F. did he tell

@J) "an people !elieve that violent computer games can havea harmful GGGGG on children.

A. aect $. eect ;. damage F. involvement


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@K) 0avigation around the glo!e is a lot simpler thanks to theinformation we receive fromGGGGGGGGGGG.

A. sstems $. stations ;. satellites F. shuttles

4&) 7ood morning, gentlemen. GGGGGGGGG of ou is /rst in lineE

A. Dho $. Dhom ;. whose F. which

4. 9e couldnQt rest or sleep !ecauseGGGGGG too much coee.A. !een drinking $. drinking

;. had !een drinking F. he had !een drinking

42. De were told to put it where it was usuall GGGGGGGGG.

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4@) =omething GGGGGGGG happened or the would !e here !now.

A. must $. must !e ;. must have F. must have!een

44) 8ou saved m life. ' thank ou from theGGGGGGGGGGG of mheart.

A. !ottom $. top ;. depths F. centre

4H) A demonstration is an act of showing ! giving prooforGGGGGGG evidence.

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4-. '*m GGGGGGG a swimmer as m sister.

A. !etter $. good as ;. not as good F. so good

4I) LFid ou have an argument with 5rancisE

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;. did F. would have done4J) 'f orders keep coming in like this, 'Qll have toGGGGGGG moresta.

A. add in $. gain on ;. take on F. give up

4K. =he liked to sa that she was (ust one of hisGGGGGG happcustomers.

A. lots of $. all ;. some F. man

H&. =ome of the girls in m group tease me !ecause ' don*twear makeup, !ut ' donQtGGG

A. wear $. care ;. do F. like


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H. There is a ver clear relationshipGGGGGGGGGG education andacademic success.

A. a!out $. !etween ;. for F. in

H2. There is no point in tring to warn him of the danger. 9e will(ust GGGGGGGa deaf ear.

A. turn $. show ;. give F. oerRead the passage and $hoose the $orre$t answer toea$h of the questions.

Arthur Fove

Arthur Fove was an a!stract nature painter whose work wasradicall dierent and underappreciated in the American artscene.

3 'n fact, Fove was the /rst American artist to paint in anentirel a!stract manner. 32 9e painted a set of si? a!stractworks around K&, prior to the 6uropean artist DassilNandinskQs famous a!stract compositions. 3@ NandinskQsa!stract work, however, complemented the cultural conte?t in6urope, and was therefore appreciated. FoveQs work had nosimilar cultural conte?t in America. 34

Overall, FoveQs a!stract paintings did nothing to changeAmerican art. 9is work was not once !ut twice orphaned) !the general indi)eren$eof the American pu!lic, and ! hisown re$lusi0enature. 0evertheless, FoveQs a!stract paintingsremain interesting compositions on nature.

Fove once wrote, L' would like to make something that isreal in itself, or to !e real without looking like something else,that does not remind anone of an other thing, and that does

not have to !e e?plained, like the letter A for instance.LH@. Dhat is the main purpose of this passageE

A. to e?plain wh FoveQs paintings did not change theAmerican art scene

$. to discuss the eects of FoveQs work on 6urope

;. to compare the works of Fove and Nandinsk

F. to e?plain wh FoveQs work is famousH4) According to the passage, wh werenQt FoveQs worksnoticedE


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A. $ecause there were too man a!stract nature painters at thetime.

$. $ecause America was not interested in 6uropean painters.

;. $ecause his paintings did nothing to change societ.

F. $ecause the did not have a cultural conte?t in America.

HH) The word LorphanedL in the passage is closest in meaningto

A. ignored $. valued ;. criticiCed F. destroed

H-) According to the passage, which of the following is not truea!out Fove and NandinskE

A. The were !oth 6uropean painters.

$. One was popular, while the other not.

;. The were !oth a!stract artists.F. Their works were somewhat similar.

HI. The word Lindi)eren$eL in the passage is the opposite of

A. (o $. dislike ;. interest F. ignorance

HJ) which of the following can !e inferred from the readingE

A. Fove gave up painting !ecause the American pu!lic did not

care.$. FoveQs work is more appreciated toda than when it /rstappeared.

;. FoveQs unsuccessful e?hi!ition led him to change his stle.

F. Fove did not have support from 6uropean artists.

HK. Dhich is the !est place for the following sentenceE

LThis, however, did not make him famous.

A. 3 $.3@ ;.32 F. 34-&) The word Lre$lusi0eL in the passage is closest in meaningto

A. charming $. sh ;. generous F. socia!le

-) Dhich of the following !est e?presses the meaning of the#uotationE

A. Fove wanted to create works of art that were a!soluteluni#ue.

$. Fove wanted to create art that was dicult to e?plain.

;. Fove wanted his art to remind people of other artistsQ work.


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F. Fove wanted people to LreadL his paintings as if the wereletters.

-2. The paragraph following the passage would most pro!a!l!e

A. a discussion of wh FoveQs work was orphaned

$. a discussion of FoveQs !est paintings;. a discussion of the dierences !etween the works of Fove andNandinsk

F. a discussion of the 6uropean art scene

Choose the word,s- PPSITE in *eaning to theunderlined word,s-.

-@) Prior toDorld Dar ', 2& percent of American homes had

electricit.A. $efore $. After ;. Furing F. Fespite

-4) The Sowering pe!!le is a plant that looks like a stone andgrows in aridareas.

A.dr $. !arren ;. damp F. deserted

Part I. Co*plete the se$ond senten$e so that it has asi*ilar *eaning to the 1rst senten$e.

-H. =tudents ma not park here.=tudentsareGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

--. DeQve written /ft per cent of the report alread.

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-I. =he didnQt escape in(urP she wasnQt wearing a crashhelmet.

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-J. Am was !itten ! a dog when she was ver oung and shestill remem!ers it.

Am stillremem!ersGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

-K. ' shall return the da after tomorrow.L9is onlcommentGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG


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:art II. In a+out 34 words5 write a paragraph a+out+ene1ts of ph%si$al e/er$ises.

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Denmark is the smallest and most southerly of the countries of Scandinavia, where lie innorthern Europe. It is probably best known for being home to the powerful Vikings, over!!! years ago. Denmark is a small country, with limited natural resources."evertheless, it has become one of the richest countries in the space.

Denmark has its own distant culture and traditions, and a tongue# twisting language,which includes several different dialects. $lthough Denmark is a member of theEuropean %nion, recently it has been reluctant to work more closely with the E% andgive up some of its independence.


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