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SCHOLARSHIPS
GOVERNMENT
2013
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D{AMINATION
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DNCLISH
(2013)
No.
I select the word that bst completeseach*nten@s from l, 2, 3 or 4.
* Notethat all the answeE should be written on the answershet with
1-
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Hehasbeensuccessful
L .t u s t n o w
2.
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The condittee (
1. consistof
4.
2 . 6 0f d
She never looks si ihis picture (
1. only
3.
).
) thinkiDg of her schooldays.
3. vithout
) ten nenberB.
2. is cocisted of
3. is consistingof
4, consisisof
A: Tim, why {ere you late for music class todayT
B: weu, Nancy called me when I was ju6i (
1. over
5.
4. but
) to leave th hou.e.
3. close
2. about
4. with
Ken deided to leave the office, 60he did not get a rai6e in 6pite of hi6
(
) achievenenis.
1, imprBs
2. impression
3, im!.es6ively
x.r
4. impressiv
6-
The {eatlEr forecast calls (
I {ill 6eeyou. We hsve to hit th (
1. rcad
8.
9.
3. for
[Link]
1- by
?.
) mother hot sd hlhid dav tomoNw.
I wodd iher w,lk (
1. than
to. (
) ealy in ihe mominc
3 waY
2. slole
A widp vuiery o{g@ddde (
2. available
1- availaliliiy
4 in
) u t}at shop.
3. availablenes
4 m'llR
4 avafinslv
) {ait {or ih nexr bus
3. t
2. for
4. in
) rou havero dois to brins it.
1. Only
2.3ll
11, What a pity that you (
1- {ould
12- Ndcy is (
1, by far
3. should
2, could
4- might
) the tauesi gils ofthen aU.
3. most
2.b4t
13. They werc caught (
1 in
)leaveseulyl
4. YerY
) a showei on their wav home
3 -a t
[Link]
4 to
14. A ercat numler ofims in the rccently mqged ciiy oftce has eady(
to many famous touist sites.
1. ac@ssibly
2, [Link]
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15. It is estimated that the @st of the (
) ofth new project witl exceed
thre million dollaN.
1. constnctional
2. consbuction
3. onsbucteal
4. constructive
II Sabctthe wofdor [Link]
ffom 1,2,3,or4.
,l Notethat all the answeB should b wrllten on the answersheetwith
She(
)apainter.
1. was not anythingof
2. is somethingof
ts, is sonerhing lile
4. is somethbs in
2. They were very tird. and (
), ii began to rain.
1. to male matten wor6e
,,
3. to tell the tluth
4. tobsure
3- I(
to begin with
) her attitude.
1
cannothelp to admire
2. cannotheh adnire
3. can not heb but adniring
4. I(
4. cannothelp but admie
I the6eold siamF in the drawer.
5. (
) the cu[ent cisis, the eenony wiil not reover soon.
1
Talling of
2. Taking into
3- Sidctly speakins of
a. Judging frcn
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(i.
-A:Could lon (
) a leN lliings lbr me !l rhc shop on louf lvay hoDre, ary?
B: Surc, no Dfoblen Jtrst Dale t list of $ hat \.r want
l
IJicknp
rl. tun,t1
Tonoko (
bfeak doivn
team lost the gaDc
2
disappoints
[Link] shlnl.l b. doDeI
{as disappoiniins
1. tjs disappointd
) rhe rules
in caseol
in accordanceNilh
il. by ivar_ol
in Dlaceol
1n rv.!l{L hate code oni
,.
$ould [Link] otrt
3. wouldntcon. ont
J . r . u l d n t h a v eL e t n . o D c . u t
9. Dric Dulleil lhc {eed haf.l. bur t (
rl
.al 'rri
) to he.' rhat hef failh.
3. disaDpoinfe.l
3.
) in Japan. Kcn movdto [Link] shen he $as t 'hi]'l
-\lihough hc (
'l'h.r is $hv he spcals Enslish lcry'$eLl
2
1. hrs beDboh
:1. ivas I'orn
Ir
t! l,.[Link]
12. Shecouldnot drive the cabeause it (
2. bDke down
1. bDke
13. You should (
).
) the @mputel.
1. keep up with
3. catch sight of
14,
4. take advantage of
Sinca 1998, captive brcedins prosrams (
) reduce the ned to capture
1. has been 6eiupto
2. have beensetu! to
3. had have ben set up to
il.
15. The ship is (
1
hadbenstupto
)thanthatone.
a [ttle smalle.
3. a few 6naller
III
puninorhe6 wordsor phrasesselctedrrom
completethesesontences,
!!.9:g!!l!9-Belg!rS999gin the [Link] order. Notethat no word is
@pitalized
thoughitshouldbe ifitappearsat the beginningofthe
'Notethatallthe answeEshouldbewrittenon the answershet with numbers.
EXAMPLET lr doesnr0. ot not [Link] 3, whether 4.about6e 5.com6-tome
7. matrer 8. you will ) .
ANSWER:
? - 6 - 3 - 8 - 5 -r
(*2md4ee
Nm USED
)
L. The restaurantwas ordered( l-with
6. to
?. few
2. Tobe(
a. on
2. close 3 weeks [Link]
hYgenic sounds
[Link]
2.*iih
f. in Me
) riches or honor'
3. We need to inspet ( 1. thines
6. the expensive
?. in
6. in what
7. those
a. lot of
?. on which
8. inpossible
6. old
? lasler
[Link]
8, Radingis ( 1. to
8. mind
S had
2 of
)
8. I
?, gei to
[Link]
2. with
3. f@d
5. when
4 but
[Link]
in
2later
3 io
[Link]
thd the schedlled tim
4. the
5. in
6. is
? what
to the body.
9. Youngpeoplelook ( [Link]
6. they can
S quite
davs
?. The bad road obliged( 1 our de6tiMtion
5. much
4 had *ritten
their hopeB,
2 in
6. A frienrl of nine told me ( [Link]
s. rhar
5, before
buy it
5. It souldbe possillenow,but ( 1-it
6- was
a deide
3 for
2 people S ofpaler
1. stdps
a. Thebanb@hada(
5, who
2 ve
L to
6 succe6sful 6 doesnot
4. alwat
1,ned
?. for
S fora
[Link]
8. havel
[Link]
)
3 it
abrcad.
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[Link]
S the dav
10. Humsns shouldnot ( 1. robots [Link]
7. in
8. iake
3 will
4 over
s.fl8t
6 wony
the world.
IV Readthe following passageandanswerthe questions.
* Not that all rhe answeF should be wdttn on the answsr shoet with numbere.
Psycholosiststell us that there are fou basic stass that hunu
beings pass
thrcush when they enter and live in a new culture. This p!oce6s,which helps us to
deal with cultu shock, is ihe {ay our bnir dd our personality rcacts to the
Etranse new thines we en@unter when we nove from one cultur to another, If our
cultue involves bowins when we cxeet someone,we may feel very unconfortable in e
cutture that doesnot involve bowing. If the lanelase we use when talkins to somone
in ou own cultue is inlluenced by levels of formality ba6edon the oiher person6 lge
and status, it may be difficult for us to feel comfortable communicatins with !@ple in
Culture begins with th "honeymoonstage , This is lhe peiod of iine whn we
fir6t anive in which everyihing about the new culture is shange and exciting. We
may be sutrering frcn "jer 1ag"but we are thrilled to be in the new envircnmeni.
seeingnew 6ight6, hedins new soundsand lanelage, eating new kinds offood. This
honeymoonstase can last for quite a lons time bcausewe feel we are involved in
somekind of ereat adventurelAl, rhe secondstage of culture sh@k can be nore difhcult. After we hav
6ettled down into our new life, workins or studying, buying exoceries,doing laundry.
or living with a home stay family, we can becomevery tired and bsin to miss our
homeland and our family, Frfriendbor'friend,
pets. A11the little problens that
everybodyin life has seen io be much bigger and more disturbing when you face
them in a foreisn culturc- This period of cultural adjustment can be very diiEcult and
lead to the new anival rejecting 01pulling away froh the new culture. This "rcjection
stage' can be quit dansemus beause th visitor may developunlrcalthy habits
(snokins dd drinkins too much, being too concemedover foodor contact with paople
bon the new culture). This can, [A] lead to the person getting sick or developins skin
infection6 or rashes which then makes the !er$n feel even more scaredand confused
and helpless. This stage is con6idereda oisis in the prccers of cultural adjustnent
and many people chooseio go bacL io their honeland or 6!end al] their tine vith
peo!]e ftom Lhei own culture speakins their native lanclaseThe third stageof cultureshocki6 calledthe "sdju6tbentstage".This is whn
you begin to rcaliz that thinss are not so bad in the host culture. You senseof
humou usually becomesshonger and you &alize that you are becomins strcnser by
leamins to take cale of yourself in the new place, Things ere still di{ficult, but you
The fourth 6iage can be called at ea6eat la6t . Now you feel quite comforlable
in your new 6unounding6. You can copewith m@t pmblems that [Link] nay still
have problems with the lanslase, but you know you ee sircns enoush io deal with
thD. lf you meet sonene frcn your count.y who has jusr arrived, you can be the
expert on lif in the new culture and helF them to deal with their culture shock.
There is a Iifth stage of cultu& shock which nany leople don't Lnow about.
This is caled "rever6eculiure shocl<'.Surprisingly, thi6 occul6 whe! you go back to
your native cultu and 6nd that you have chansed and that thinss there have
changedvhile you have been away. Now you feel a littte unconfofiable bac} hohe.
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Answer tho followingqu*tioE
by choosingthe correct number:
Q1, All of rhe followins are tne about culturc shoc&EXCEPT?
1. It has live stases.
[Link] whenwe movetoa newllsce,
3, It oaur6 in othe. cultues.
4. It affets our brain and personality.
Q2. The nissins word in [Al is
Q3. Which stage is ihe nGt diffEult stage of cullure sh@k?
Q4. According to rhe auihor, reverse criltue shocLis cau6edly:
1. your native culiue's changeover tiDe.
2. life challenges and strussles over iime.
3, changesin youEelfand you culture over time.
4. its unxpeted natut over tihe.
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Q5. Whichofthe followineis NOT supportedby the passag?
1. Th. honeynoonphasolculture sbocl<
cah [Link] a lohgtime.
2. The adjustmentphaseofctrhtrreshockoccursin tha thid strge.
3. After the secohdphasc,you canbeconean expertol the new cuiture.
1 CulirDeshocknay contnrueelen alter you retuh home
V Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthe queslions.
* Notethatall rheanswersshouldbewrirtenon the answersheetwith numbers.
Not allchildren vlo grcw up insidc a culturc ar. [Link] [Link] by
thatcultufe. Someyouns [Link] lind that they are lrore interestedin naturc or tle
.ullure of orher peopleat a verr youDgage.
The most famoN paintcr inVictoda-s nisturyis Emily CaD. Shc wasbon in
18?l and. rs a child. sh discoveredthat salkingin th woodsappealedDore to hef
lhnn playirsrvith othr ohildrcn. She discoveredihat sle w.s more jntercsted in
maming the streets ofold Victoda than playirs at hone wit! dolls and [Link] hcf
time hrusning her hair and putting prettr ribbons in it.
Emily was a chubby liltle gifl wlo spent nuch ofner cnildlood in BeaconHill
Park, which wds verycloseto h.r family hone. Drawins fascinatedh.r, and sh. also
liked r. play with the aninals she kept as pets. Sh had ducks andchickns, ard
even domesticdteda [Link] lat.r lile sh had seveml doss and a pt monkcy tool
She often {[Link] arcund the strets of Victoia and was particularly intersted in
rhe First Natiors peoplandthe Chinesepeopleshesdw in Vidofids Chinatown. lll
Atthe age olsixteen [Link] sindy drawins seiously. Sh..vcntually
rnvcllcdto San Franciscoand Pads tosludy arr, bulalweys rcllrned tohefbeloved
lbrests ol ihe Pacific Northwest in the victoria arca. I2l
As 6he becamea youns, strcng and independent woman Emily began to go on
lonser and longer trips info the unchdterd forcsts to laint and &aw what she saw.
[3] She loved the free and simple lifestle she saw the Fist Nations peopleliving- [4]
ln the sunnr of 1a95 she went on an expedition wiih two other wonen to *plore
ih wildemess along tle Cowichan River ihat Ms tbnush Duncan, just north of
Sometime later she havelled up the @ast by boat to visii and ilnw ihe native
villages along the way. This required seat darins and sbensth. This wildemess was
huly {ildi there wre no police or Coast Guard if she got into trcuble - and no radio to
The lirst Nations peoplecaled her "KLeeWyck", which neahs "Laughing
One", and she knew nore about their lifestyle and the fore6ls of B,C. than any other
Eurcpean woman, When you look at her paintinss, you can sensethe atmosphereof
the6e dark, mysterious forests. Her painting6 are now very fanous and, although the
dark colous may not be attactive to sone peolle, ihey 9yqlqthe beauty and
mysirJ of the deepw@d6 and the skill of a seat artist- Emily was a vry brave and
indepndent woman. She walked fol ldloneter after kilomets throush the wood6
alone, even though 6he knew that beaN, cougarsand wolves might be her only
answerthefollowingquetionsby choosingihe corect number:
q1. Whichonemeansthe SAME as "e@*e ?
2. make you understand
[Link]
Q2. Accoldrns to the [Link], vbich ofthe foUowhg is NOT tlue about Emilv Car?
1. She was atftacted to othq culturcs and nature
2. She did not play with chililren and eas not a prettv gi
3. She had many pers and was able to tme vild aninals.
4. She painted pictrs
offoresis Dd used dark @lors
Q3, [Link] sentence@n be added to the passaseThen dhre and wat of d4sing s@med60 distinci ftom her om.
ilhere would it be6t fit in?
[Link]
2.l2l
[Link]
4. [4]
Q4: wlich one is the best example of Ehily Can's bnve lnd independent chdacter?
1. She did nor play with dolls o. with her hair'
2. She went to study in Saa l}ano*o
ed Paris.
3. She vent on an expedition with two women
4. She traveled to placesconsideredto be bue witdeFessQ5:According io the passage,the Fi$t Nations people
1. oriernallycade frcm China,
2, had a free life6tyle in ihe wildemess3. were painted in Emily Can's paintings.
4. lived alons the coast in boats.
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VI
Readthe passage,then readthe followingsentences1 to 10and write T ifthe
sentencels True,and F ifit is False.
*Note that all the oswer6 should be mitten on the answer sheet with lerter .T, or
In th last cntury. therc have been nany advancesin cohnunication
technology,Tbchnologymakes it possibleto connunicate with peopleall over th
world. Peoplearcund rle world can rcceive news about other countdes, an<lleam
about other culturs and [Link] on the TV and watch the news. Local people
are bing inteNiewed in East Asia, in the Balkans, or in [Link]. And they are tellins
us in Englishwhat ishappeningin thei! [Link]
langrrageused to communicate around the world.
Althoueh English is used around the world, ir is not rhe most connon narive
language0angragespolen at hone).Thereare about3?2 nillion bdtiveEnslish
6peaker6in the world. About 5?00 million peoplespeak a native [Link] orher than
Enslish. The nativa language spokenby the nost p@ple in the world is Chinese.
After Chinese,Hindi and Urdu havethe s*ond mostsleakers,foltowdby Enslish.
Spanish and Arabic have albost as many native spaters as Enslish. Even ih the
United States,Spanishand Chine6eare the nativelaneuagsfor manypeople.
In nanycountris,Enslishis spokenas a [Link] isusedfor
businssand in govehnent. Englishis the officiallanguugeof sovernnenrin nor
than 75 [Link] EuropeanCenrralBsnkhas Enslisha6its oficial
[Link], Englishis very [Link] Enslishhasmany s!cial
[Link] the4 lre dictjonadesof Indian [Link]
evendeveloped
a specialLind ofEnslish that i6 hard for othrspeatreNofEnslish to
understand. For exanple, ihere i6 Spadglish (Enslish and Spanish). Sinslish
(Sihgaporean Enslish) and Taslish (spokenin the Philippines).
Englishis the nost conmontansuaseusedon rhe Intenet. but this is
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chansing. Cuuendy. about 80%of what is on the Intemei is in Enslish ln 1999,
aboui 5.1%of InteFet users we& native Enslish speakers Howevel, non native
English speakel6 d the fastest Ctowins ceup of new Intenet users As th use of
the lnternet grows around the world, other languageswill be used nore and moie.
But Enslish will sti]l be the ians:rsge nost olten used to comnunicat betwen
aspeciallyin business.
speakersof otherlanguages.
q1. Accoding to this plssage, iechnolosy has helped peopleto ledn English.
Q2. Iacal pople iD nany countries outside the United States rYAtchthe news in
English.
Q3. Native speakersof lancuases other than Enslish excedthe number of botive
spealers of English.
Q4. A secondlangaage is rhe language that is spokenat work
Q5. Spani6hand Arabicare as commonlyspokenai hone as Enslish
Q6: The Unitd States has many native speake$ of Chinese and S!ani6h.
Q7. English a6 a secondlaneuase is used often in sovemnent and business
Q8. Spanglish is hard for poplewho are not native speakeN of Spanish
Q9. Englishu6edto be the mosi comnonlanguageu6edon th lntemet
[Link] non native 6peakersof English are inoasinsly using the Intenet,
blsinesswill continueto use Englishas the laneuasefor comnunication.
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