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Test One
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1. A) He aroused national excitement.
B) He killed 180 people and destroyed more than 1,800 homes. C) He set a fire causing death and lighting a wildfire. D) He hunted endangered species of wildlife near Churchill. 2. A) He was arrested in order to protect him. B) His behavior aroused the whole nation’s rage. C) His identity was not a secret any more. D) He was taken to Morwell after being arrested.
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
3. A) A broken well leading to large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. B) The high cost of tackling the oil spill from a broken well. C) Large number of people and boats being sent to help with the oil spill.
D) The high compensation claims the oil company is facing. 4. A) $ 33m. B) $450m. C) More than $6.6m. D) Less than $6.6m.
Questions 5 and 7 will be based on the following news item. 5. A) Employers. B) Miners. C) Police. D) Commuters. 6. A) They attempted to halt the whole network for train travel. B) They were dissatisfied with proposed rise in unemployment. C) They were unhappy with their working conditions. D) They wanted to support workers from other unions. 7. A) Inflation.
B) Major domestic policy. C) Pay decrease.
D) Employers’ cruel exploitation.
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Test Two
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1. A) 1. B)2. C) 3. D) 5.
2. A) The plane crashed on its way to Guangzhou, China. B) The plane crashed on Monday morning.
C) It took 30 firefighters one hour to control the fire. D) The crash was caused by bad weather conditions. Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 3. A) There has been little improvement over the years. B) There will be a great improvement in the near future.
C) In some countries there is a decline after a general improvement. D) It has remained the same for decades. 4. A) They have become AIDS patients.
B) They can’t afford the expenses of education. C) They are influenced by AIDS-related problems. D) There is widespread exploitation of child labor. Questions 5 and 7 will be based on the following news item. 5. A) They were World War II victims.
B) They burned a Japanese flag written with their names. C) They were female college students.
D) There were supported by the South Korean government.
6. A) To demand Japan’s full compensation for World War II victims. B) To ask for an apology from the Japanese Prime Minister. C) To urge the Japanese government to punish the war criminals. D) To demand that the Japanese ambassador be expelled. 7. A) They surrounded the Japanese embassy at once. B) They have encountered such a protest for two years.
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C) They were armed with guns and clubs.
D) They formed a human wall to prevent possible violence.
Test Three
Questions 1 and 2will be based on the following news item. 1. A) Life sentence. B) Death penalty
C) Twelve years of reform through labor. D) The exile from DPRK 2. A) Trafficking in drugs. B) Manslaughter.
C) Stealing secret information from DPRK. D) Illegally breaking into DPRK’s territory.
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 3. A) Murdering and kidnapping. B) Murdering and bank robbery. C) Kidnapping and robbery. D) Kidnapping and stealing.
4. A) Prison escapes often happen here. B) It is near the port of Piraes. C) It is the oldest prison in Athens. D) It holds some most infamous criminals.
Questions 5 and 7 will be based on the following news item. 5.A) Online communications companies. B) Financial institutions. C) Information service providers. D) Census bureaus.
6. A) National Security Letters. B) Human Rights Bills.
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C) National Security Bills. D) US Code.
7. A) 28. B) 26. C) 24. D) 22.
Test Four
Questions 1 and 2will be based on the following news item.
1.A) Every year lots of people are killed or disabled by snake bites around the world.
B) There are great differences between different kinds of snakes. C) The WHO has launched a website to help people bitten by snakes. D) The WHO is looking for ways to help people bitten by snakes. 2. A) 4% B) 2.5% C) 40% D) 25%
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 3. A) Bad weather. B) Technical problems. C) Human factors D) Integrative conditions. 4. A) 11 days. B) 13 days C) 48 hours D) 15 days Questions 5and 7 will be based on the following news item. 5. A) About 6% B) About 18% C) About 80% D) About 16%
6. A) Sleeplessness. B) Excessive exercise. C) Overwork D) High temperature. 7. A) Old people who are relatively weak. B) The people who are on a diet. C) The people who are thin. D) The people who are overweight.
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Test Five
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1. A). A special service.
B). The daily life of the disabled.
C). Technology brings jobs to the disabled. D). Working for the Internal Revenue Service 2. A). More than 42. B). More than 342. C). More than 300. D). More than 432.
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 3. A). Successful business investment. B). The society is stable and secure. C). People’s living standard is rising.
D). Effective methods of limiting commercial banks’ lending. 4. A). Overvaluation. B). Resource wastes.
C). The bankruptcy of central bank. D). Financial problems for banks.
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. 5. A). 45 days ago. B). On Tuesday. C). On Thursday. D). On Wednesday. 6. A). The woman died of a terminal illness. B). It is illegal to aid suicide in Britain.
C). All of the woman’s personal details have been leaked out.
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