Paragraph I ( 3 ) a. Next, add anti freeze to your windshield washer fluid; otherwise, the fluid will freeze and possibly break the container. ( 1 ) b. First, put on snow tires if you plan to drive on snowy, icy roads very often. ( TS ) c. Driving in winter, especially on snowy, icy roads, can be less trouble some if you take a few simple precautions*. ( 4 ) d. Finally, it is also a good idea to carry tire chains, a can of spray to unfreeze door locks and a windshield scraper in your car when driving in winter weather. ( 2 ) e. Second, check the amount of antifreeze in your radiator and add more if necessary. Paragraph 2 ( 3 ) a. Furthermore, researchers are continuing to work on the development of an efficient, electrically powered automobile. ( TS ) b. Researchers in the automobile industry are experimenting with different types of engines and fuels as alternative to the conventional gasoline engines. ( 1 ) c. One new type of engine, which burns diesel oil instead of gasoline, has been available for several years. ( 4 ) d. Finally, several automobile manufactures are experimenting with methanol, which is a mixture of gasoline and methyl alcohol, as an automobile fuel. ( 2 ) e. A second type is the gas turbine engine, which can use fuels made from gasoline, diesel oil, kerosene, other petroleum distillates*, or methanol. Paragraph 3 ( 3 ) a. Later on, people began to write on pieces of leather, which were rolled into scrolls. ( 1 ) b. In the earliest times, people carved or painted messages on rocks. ( 2 ) c. In the middle Ages, heavy paper called parchment was used for writing; books were laboratoriously copied by hand. ( 4 ) d. With the invention of the printing press in the middle of the fifteenth century, the modern printing industry was born. ( TS ) e. Some form of written communication has been used throughout the centuries. Paragraph 4 ( 3 ) a. If there had been a big storm on the day of a baby’s birth, the baby might have been named thunder cloud. ( TS ) b. American Indian names are very descriptive, for Indian were usually named for physical attribute, for an occurrence in nature, or for animal. ( 1 ) c. Grey Eagle, red dog, Big bear, and spotted wolf are example of Indians named after animals. ( 2 ) d. Indians with distinctive physical characteristics might be given such names as big foot or crooked leg. Paragraph 5 ( 2 ) a. For one thing, Individual I.Q. scores vary considerably. ( 1 ) b. Many experts also question whether I.Q. scores are related to intelligence. ( 3 ) c. Furthermore, most psychologists agree that intelligence test are biased* in favor of middle-class children. ( TS ) d. The validity* of standardized intelligence test is being seriously questioned by educators and physiologists. ( 4 ) e. In fact, motivation seems to be just as important as intelligence in determining a person’s ability to learn.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Coheren ( General English Page 94 )
COHEREN (General English Page 94) (1)The Golden Gate Bridge separates San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. (2) She went to Japan Center, where the buildings and restaurants looked familiar. (3) But San Francisco did not look anything like New York. (4) It crosses from San Francisco to Oakland. (5) Many homes have views of the bay and ocean. (6) Here she was able to talk with people in her native language. (7) She expected to find the tall skyscrapers she had seen on postcards of New York. (8) The Bay Bridge is majestic. (9) Miyoko’s first stop on her flight from Tokyo to the United States was San Francisco. (10) Miyoko especially liked the two bridges that cross San Francisco Bay. (11) From them she learned that San Francisco is a most hospitable city for people from the Orient. (12) After seeing the many hills and bridges, Miyoko was surprised to learn that San Francisco has a very large Japanese population. (13) Even more beautiful is the Golden Gate Bridge, stretching from San Francisco to Marin Country. (14) For one thing, it is all built on hill. Answer: (9) (7) (3) (14) (5) (10) (8) (4) (13) (1) (12) (2) (6) (11) Miyoko’s first stop on her flight from Tokyo to the United States was San Francisco. She expected to find the tall skyscrapers she had seen on postcards of New York. But San Francisco did not look anything like New York. For one thing, it is all built on hill. Many homes have views of the bay and ocean. Miyoko especially liked the two bridges that cross San Francisco Bay. The Bay Bridge is majestic. It crosses from San Francisco to Oakland. Even more beautiful is the Golden Gate Bridge, stretching from San Francisco to Marin Country. The Golden Gate Bridge separates San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. After seeing the many hills and bridges, Miyoko was surprised to learn that San Francisco has a very large Japanese population. She went to Japan Center, where the buildings and restaurants looked familiar. Here she was able to talk with people in her native language. From them she learned that San Francisco is a most hospitable city for people from the Orient.
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QUESTIONS 1 – 8 Carbon tetrachloride is a colorless and inflammable liquid that can be produced by combining carbon disulfide and chlorine. This compound is widely used in industry today because of its effectiveness as a solvent as well as its use in the production of propellants. Despite its widespread use in industry, carbon tetrachloride has been banned for home use. In the past, carbon tetrachloride was a common ingredient in cleaning compounds that were used throughout the home, but it was found to be dangerous: when heated, it changes into a poisonous gas that can cause severe illness and even death if it is inhaled. Because of this dangerous characteristic, the United States revoked permission for the home use of carbon tetrachloride in 1970. The United States has taken similar action with various other chemical compounds. 1. The main point of this passage is that carbon tetrachloride can be very dangerous when it is heated the government banned carbon tetrachloride in 1970 although carbon tetrachloride can legally be used in industry, it is not allowed in home products. carbon tetrachloride used to be a regular part of cleaning compounds Answer : 3. although carbon tetrachloride can legally be used in industry, it is not allowed in home products. 2. The word “widely” in line 2 could most easily be replaced by grandly extensively largely hugely Answer : 2. extensively 3. The word “banned” in line 4 is closest in meaning to forbidden allowed suggested instituted Answer : 1. forbidden 4. According to the passage, before 1970 carbon tetrachloride was used by itself as a cleanser banned in industrial use often used as a component of cleaning products not allowed in home cleaning products Answer : 4. not allowed in home cleaning products 5. It is stated in the passage that when carbon tetrachloride is heated, it becomes harmful colorless a cleaning compound inflammable Answer : 1. harmful 6. The word “inhaled” in line 7 is closest in meaning to warmed breathed in carelessly used blown Answer : 2. breathed in 7. The word “revoked” in line 8 could most easily be replaced by gave granted instituted took away Answer : 4. took away 8. It can be inferred from the passage that one role of the U.S. government is to regulate product safety prohibit any use of carbon tetrachloride instruct industry on cleaning methodologies ban the use of any chemicals Answer : 4. regulate product safety Questions 9 – 16 The next artist in this survey of American artist is James Whistler; he is include in this survey of American artist because he was born in the United States, although the majority of his artwork was completed in Europe. Whistler was born in Massachusetts in 1834, but nine years later his father moved the family to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work on the construction of a railroad. The family returned to the United States in 1849. Two years later Whistler entered the U.S. military academy at West Point, but he was unable to graduate. At the age of twenty-one Whistler went to Europe to study art despite familial objections, and he remained in Europe until his death. Whistler worked in various art forms, including etchings and lithographs. However, he is most famous for his paintings, particularly Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artist’s Mother or Whistler’s Mother, as it is more commonly known. This painting shows a side view of Whistler’s mother, dressed I black and posing against a gray wall. The asymmetrical nature of the portrait, with his mother seated off-center, is highly characteristic of Whistler’s work. 9. The paragraph preceding this passage most likely discusses a survey of eighteenth-century art a different American artist Whistler’s other famous paintings European artists Answer : 2. a different American artist 10. Which of the following best describes the information in the passage? Several artists are presented One artist’s life and works are described Various paintings are contrasted Whistler’s family life is outlined. Answer : 2. One artist’s life and works are described 11. Whistler is considered an American artis because he was born in America he spent most of his life in America he served in the U.S. military he created most of his famous art in America Answer : 1. he was born in America 12. The world “majority” in line 2 is closest in meaning to seniority maturity large pices high percentage Answer : 4. high percentage 13. It is implied in the passage that Whistler’s family was unable to find any work at all in Rusia highly supportive of his desire to pursue art working class military Answer : 3. working class 14. The word “objections” in line 7 is closest in meaning to protests goals agreements battles Answer : 1. protests 15. In line 8, the “etchings” are a type of painting the same as a lithograph an art form introduced by Whistler an art form involving engraving Answer : 4. an art form involving engraving 16. The word “asymmetrical” in line 11 is closest in meaning to proportionate uneven balanced lyrical Answer : 2. uneven Questions 17 – 23 The locations of stars in the sky relative to one another, do not appear to the naked eye to change, and as a result stars are often considered to be fixed in position. Many unaware stargazers falsely assume that each star has its own permanent home in the nighttime sky. In reality, though, stars are always moving, but because of the tremendous distances between stars themselves and from stars to Earth, the changes are barely perceptible here. An example of a rather fast-moving star demonstrate why this misconception prevails; it takes approximately 200 years for a relatively rapid star like Bernard’s star to move a distance in the skies equal to the diameter of the earth’s moon. When the apparently negligible movement of the stars is contrasted with the movement of the planets, the stars are seemingly unmoving. 17. Which of the following is the best title for this passage? What the Eye Can See in the Sky Bernard’s Star Planetary Movement The Evermoving Stars Answer : 4. The Evermoving Stars 18. The expression “naked eye” in line 1 most probably refers to a telescope a scientific method for observing stars unassisted vision a camera with a powerful lens Answer : 3. unassisted vision 19. According to the passage, the distance between the stars and Earth are barely perceptible huge fixed moderate Answer : 1. barely perceptible 20. The word “perceptible” in line 5 is closest in meaning to which of the following Noticeble Persuasive Conceivable Astonishing Answer : 1. Noticeble 21. In line 6, a “misconception” is closest in meaning to a(n) idea proven fact erroneous belief theory Answer : 3. erroneous belief 22. The passage states that in 200 years Bernard’s star can move around Earths’s moon next to Earth’s moon a distance equal to the distance from Earth to the Moon a distance seemingly equal to the diameter of the Moon Answer : 4. a distance seemingly equal to the diameter of the Moon 23. The passage implies that from Earth it appears that the planets are fixed in the sky move more slowly than the stars show approximately the same amount of movement as the stars travel through the sky considerably more rapidly than the stars. Answer : 4. travel through the sky considerably more rapidly than the stars.
Unit 2
Describing Company & Its History (page 17-18) 2. STUDY POINT 1. Complete the sentence with a preposition! a. The company expanded in the 80’s. b. I joined AMT in 1991. c. I left on the spring. d. The company was taken over on the end of that month. e. I got a new job with CDR on May 1st. f. I was sent to Miamy in the beginning of July. g. My boss called me at 9:00 AM on Tuesday August 5th. h. He wanted me to go to Rome in September. i. I called him back at 3:00 PM. 4. Now put these sentences into passive! a. We bought a factory in Mexico in 1987. A factory was bought by us in Mexico in 1987. b. We acquired our Japanese subsidiary in 1988. Our Japanese was acquired by us in 1988. c. We closed the Mexician factory in 1989. It was closed by us in 1989. d. ZRF took us over in1992. We take ZRF over in 1992. e. They tore down the original factory. The original factory f. They built a new one on the same site. A new one was built by them on the same site. g. They completed the building work in 1993. The building work was completed by them in 1993. h. The president opened the new factory. The new factory was opened by the president. 2. VOCABULARY Complete the table. Working in pairs, write sentences using the words. Verb Noun To merge To acquired To take To expatiate To produce To increase To decrease To close (down) To sell off To grow A merge An acquirement An takeover expansion a production An increase A decrease A closeners sell out a grower (page 24) EXERCISES 43.1 1. The Bill includes service. Service is included in in the bill. 2. People don’t use this road very often. This road isn’t used by people. 3. They canceled all flights because of fog . All flights were cancelled by them . 4. Somebody accused me of stealing the money. I was accused of stealing the money by them. 5. They are building a new ring road round the city. A new ring road is being built by them round the city. 6. I didn’t realise that someone was recording our conversation. I didn’t realise that our conversation was being recorded. 7. They have changed the date of the meeting. The date of the meeting has been change by them. 8. Bryan told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street. Bryan told me that he had been attacked and robbed by somebody in the street. EXERCISES 43.2 1. This is very popular televison programm. Every week it is watched by millions of poeple. 2. What happenes to the cars produced in this factory? Most of them is exported. 3. A: Was there any truble at the demonstration? B: Yes. About 20 poeple arrested. 4. A: There is no longer military service in Britain. B: Really? When was it abolished? 5. A: Did anybody call ambulance to the scene of the accident? B: Yes. But nobody injured, so it was not need. 6. A: last night someone broke into our house. B: Oh dear. Anything was taken? 7. Mr. Kelly can’t use this office at the moment. It is decorated. 8. George didn;t have his car yesterday. It was serviced at the garage. 9. Where is my bicycle? It’s gone. It has been steal. 10. The poeple next door disappeared six month ago. They wasn’t seen since then. 11. This room looks different. It has been beeing painted since I was last here? 12. A tree was lying across the road. It was being blewn down in the strom.
Unit 3
Skimming page 26 Exercise 1 1. Against 2. Against 3. For 4. Against 5. Against 6. For 7. Against 8. Against page 27 Exercise 2 1. Against 2. For 3. For 4. For 5. Against 6. For 7. For 8. For page 28-29 exercise 1 1. Comparison 2. Comparison 3. Listing 4. Cause-effect 5. Comparison 6. Comparison 7. Time-order 8. Comparison page 30 exercise 2 1. Time-order 2. Time-order 3. Comparison 4. Cause-effect 5. Comparison 6. Listing 7. Cause-effect Scanning (page 32-43) The Ansewers of Exercise 1 There are 6 features in the magazines. The title of the article on noise pollution is “The Trouble with Jet Skis”. I can read about long lake on page 2. There are 6 departements in the magazine. Yes, it does. It is on page 17. I can read about birds on page 23. Yes, it does. His name is John Mitchell. I can read about freshwater ponds on page 14. The title of the article by Betsy Colburn is “Watcher at the Pond”. The Article by Deborah Knight is on the page 6. The Answers of Exercise 2 Item(s) Page(s) TOEFL 132 Taste 53 Vocabulary v, 12, 28, 29, 33,37,61, 75, 92, 107, 126 Writing 63 Sound 75, 76, 131, 135, 148, 152, 156 Stereotype 9, 14, 53 Time magazine 118 University of Illinois 127, 128, 132 Andrew Wright 159 Garry trudeau 66 The Answers of Exercise 3 The ferry depart from Seattle at 7:00 AM. The ferry depart from Victoria at 2:00 PM. I cann’t take the ferry on a Wenesday in March or April. There are two ferry trips everyday, during June 30, until September 14. There are ferry trips only on the weekends, during October 1, until October 15. The bill of a round trip for a student os $39. A father and two litle children would pay $93 for round trip. The lastest time that I can take a ferry from Victoria to Seattle is at 4:20 PM. The ferry take to travel from Seattle to Victoria is about 5 hours more 20 minutes. No, I cann’t. I cann’t take a ferry from Victoria at 4:20 PM in October. Parts of Speech (page 51) The Ansewers of Exercise 1 In 1610, Galileo Galilei of Pisa, Italy, used his simple telescope and pointed it aat the moon’s mountains and valleys. Used = transitive verb Simple = qualitative adjective Telescope = countable noun Pointed = transitive verb Montains = countable verb Valleys = countable verb People who make a living by hunting birds can tell you that certain birds, because of their colour, can easily deceive you. People = countable nouns Make = transitive verb Hunting = transitive verb Tell = transitive verb Certain = qualitative adjective Birds = countable nouns Colour = countable noun Easily = qualitative adjective Deceive = transitive verb A cameleon can easily change colour so that it is difficult to distinguish it from its surroundings. Cameleon = countable noun Easily = qualitative adjective Change = transitive verb Colour = countable noun Difficult = qualitative adjective Distinguish = transitive verb Surrounding = Noun (geround) The acid which is produced by those gland cells is so strong that it can harm living cells. Acid = countable noun Produced = transitive verb Gland = countable noun Cells = countable nouns So = subordinate conjunction Strong = qualitative adjective Harm = transitive verb Living = Noun (geround) Cells = countable nouns The officer highest in rank in a foreign agency or an embassy is an ambassador who heads the embassy and represents his government in diplomacy or diplomatic affairs. Officer = countable noun Highest = qualitative adjective Rank = adverb of place Foreign = qualitative adjective Agency = countable noun Embassy = countable noun Ambassador = countable noun Heads = transitive verb Embassy = countable noun Ambassador = countable noun Represents = transitive verb Government = countable noun Diplomacy = intransitive verb Diplomatic = uncountable noun Affairs = abstract noun A legation is also a diplomat lower than an ambassador, and he represents his government in a foreign country. Legation = countable noun Diplomat = countable noun Lower = qualitative adjective Ambassador = countable noun Represents = transitive verb Government = countable noun Foreign = qualitative adjective Country = adverb of place Such relations are important to maintain these countries’ national interest through international co-operation. Relations = countable noun Important = qualitative adjective Maintain = transitive verb countries’ = countable verb national = countable noun interest = qualitative adjective international = adverb co-operation = countable noun He wished that he could have continued his study, but he could not; he had to earn money to support his family. Wished = transitive verb Family = countable noun Support = transitive verb Money = uncountable noun Earn = transitive verb However, when Sams was thirty years old and had had a great eal of experience, he moved to Fransisco, where he merried Olivia Langdon in 1870. Years = adverb of time Old = qualitative adjective Had = auxiliary verb Experience = countable noun Moved = intransitive verb Merried = transitive verb Writing to a busy man requires that you state your business quickly and accurately, but courteously. Writing = transitive verb Busy = qualitative adjective man = countable noun requires = transitive verb state = transitive verb business = countable noun quickly = qualitative adjective accurately = qualitative adjective courteously = qualitative adjective
