Christina and John are in the English evening class.
Christina: “Why do you think most people learn English?"
John:"_____"
John: This dish is really delicious!
Mary: _____ It is called Yakitori, and is made with chicken livers.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.
Instructors at American colleges and universities use many different teaching methods. Some instructors give assignments every day. They grade homework. Students in their classes have to take many quizzes, a midterm exam, and a final test. Other instructors give only writing assignments. Some teachers always follow a course outline and usually use the textbook. Others send students to the library for assignments.
The atmosphere in some classrooms is very formal. Students call their instructors “Professor Smith,” “Mrs. Jones,” and so on. Some teachers wear business clothes and give lectures. Other classrooms have an informal atmosphere. Students and teachers discuss their ideas. Other instructors dress informally, and students call them by their first names. American teachers are not alike in their teaching styles.
At most American colleges and universities, facilities for learning and recreation are available to students. Students can often use typewriters, tape recorders, and computers at libraries and learning centers. They can buy books, notebooks, and other things at campus stores. They can get advice on their problems from counselors and individual help with their classes from tutors. Students can relax and have fun on campus, too. Some schools have swimming pools and tennis courts. Most have snack bars and cafeterias.
What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
What does the phrase "business clothes" in paragraph 2 mean?
Where do students and teachers discuss their ideas?
What can't students do at most American colleges and universities?
Which of the following statements is NOT true about schools in America?
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.
There is a common trend for people to indulge in leisure activities. Did you ever watch a video on the Internet? Maybe you used YouTube. YouTube is a website where people can share their videos. Today, YouTube is an important part of the Internet. However, that wasn't always true.
Youtube started with a young man named Jawed Karim and two friends. One day, Karim was on the Internet. He wanted to inform about the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia. He found news stories about it, but he couldn't find any videos. This gave Karim an idea. He wanted to help people put a video on the Internet. Karim told his friends about this idea. Together, they created a company - YouTube.
YouTube become a global success. Millions of people around the world visited the Web site. It was clear to Google, another Internet company, that YouTube had a lot of value. Google made a deal. It bought YouTube for $1.65 billion. As a result, YouTube investors and its employees made a lot of money. The three friends who started YouTube were very big investors. Therefore, they made an enormous amount of money.
Karim became very rich, and he continued to work toward his Ph.D. There was something else he wanted to do. He wanted to help young people go into business. He used money and experience to start a new company called Youniversity Ventures. This company helps young people who have good business ideas. It gives them advice and money to start an Internet business. Milo is one business that students started with the help of Youniversity Ventures.
Milo is a shopping website. It helps people find products in stores near their homes. Another example is AirBob. This website helps people find for video conferences. People in different places can use this site for business meetings.
Karim has some advice for students who want to start a business. First, find a successful company. Do a lot of research about the company and the top people in the company. Then, copy the way they do things. For students who want to start Internet business, Karim is probably a very good example to copy.
What can be the best title for the passage?
What does the word “This” in paragraph 2 refer to?
How did the YouTube investors make a lot of money?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Karim?
Which of the following can replace the word "enormous'' in paragraph 3?
What does Youniversity Ventures do?
What kind of website is AirBob?
What is Karim's advice for students who want to start a business?
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in the meaning of the following question.
Were it not for the money, this job wouldn't be worthwhile.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
The burglar was caught red-handed by the police when he broke into the flat.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in the meaning of the following question.
He didn't pay attention to what I said.
Such characters as fairies or witches in Walt Disney animated cartoons are purely_____.
Neither Mary nor her brothers _____ at the party yet. They may be getting stuck in traffic.
The old market is said _____ in a fire two years ago.
We should participate in the movement _____ to conserve the natural environment.
I have decided to buy that house. I won't change my mind _____ what you say.
An endangered species is the one ______ population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct.
I don't understand why the students didn't keep silent while the speech _____
The jokes Jack tells are as old as________.
When finding a new house, parents should _____ all the conditions for their children's education and entertainment.
Ms. Brown asked me _____ in my class.
After David _____ his homework, he went straight to bed.
_______, we would have been forced to sack him.
Students also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of _____ courses in the university.
I'd rather _____ to the party with my parents because there was nothing interesting there.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
You have just passed your exam. This will make your parents happy.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
She raised her hand high. She wanted to attract her teacher's attention.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Not until all their demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for more welfare.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
She was brought up in a well-off family. She can't understand the problems we are facing.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The palace was badly damaged by fire but was eventually restored to its original splendor.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question.
All children can attend without paying fees at state schools.
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.
bags
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
described
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Some snakes have hollow teeth they are called fangs that they use to poison their victims.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
What the woman was saying were so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
George is not enough intelligent to pass this economics class without help.
Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the blanks.
EXAM ADVICE
In Part Three of the Speaking Section, you work together with a partner. You have to do a task which usually lasts about 3 minutes. One possible task is “problem-solving”, which means you have to look at some information and then discuss the problem with your partner. You may be shown photos, drawings, diagrams, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it is that you study them carefully. If necessary, check you know exactly what to do by politely asking the examiner to repeat the instruction or make them clearer.
While you are doing the task, the examiner will probably say very little and you should ask your partner questions and make if he or she is not saying much. If either of you have any real difficulties, the examiner may decide to step in and help. Normally, however, you will find plenty to say, which helps the assessor to give you a fair mark. This mark depends on your success in doing the task by competing with your partner, which includes taking in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although, in the end, it may be possible to “agree or disagree”.