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PART C: Reading Comprehension

Directions: In this part of the test you will read 2 passages.Each passage is followed by five questions. Answer the questions by choosing the best choice (1) (2) (3) (4). Then mark your answer sheet.

Passage I:

Earthquake is a shaking, rolling, or sudden shock of the earths surface. There may be as many as a million earthquakes in a single year. Most of them take place beneath the surface the sea. Few of these cause any damage. But earthquakes that occur near large cities cause much damage and loss of  , especially if the cities rest on soft ground. The energy released by a large earthquake may equal that of about 200 million short tons of TNT. In other words, its energy may be 10,000 times as great as that of the first atomic bomb. The strength of an earthquake is measured on a scale of numbers called the Richter scale.

91- The passage is mainly about ………….. .

1) earths surface         2) the earth               3) earthquakes          4) sudden shocks

92- The word '' these '' in the 3rd line is closest in meaning to …………. .

1) earths layers           2) earthquakes          3) surfaces                4) seas

93- According to the passage, an earthquake ……………. .

1) may be more powerful than an atomic bomb

2) repeats 10,000 times

3) destroys less than an atomic bomb

4) makes a lot of TNT

94- The richter scale ………….. .

1) counts the number of earthquakes                        2) counts the dangers of earthquakes

3) measures the distance between earthquakes       4) measures the strength of earthquakes

95- We understand from the passage that ………… .

1) most earthquakes are very dangerous                

 2) earthquakes do not happen very often

3) we do not notice earthquakes under the sea        

4) earthquakes mostly happen under the sea

Passage II:

After Magellan and his men sailed into pacific, they didn’t see any land for almost 100 days. They ran out of food and had to eat whatever they found. At last they saw the island of Gram. They stopped there and found and water. Again they sailed West. Magellan did not sail around the world. But some of his men did.

Only one of the five ships with thirty-one men returned to Spain. This ship sailed around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa, stopped for a short time at the Canary Islands, and arrived in Spain in 1521. It took these men over two years to sail around the world.

96- It can be understood from the passage that Magellan …………. .

1) didn’t return to Spain                                      2) sailed around the world 

3) retuned to Spain in 1521                                4) arrived in Spain with his men

97- Magellan and his men were on water for ………… .

1) four months                                                    2) only there months

3) less than there months                                   4) more than there months

98- How long did that one ship take them to sail around the world?

1) two years                 2) more than two years   3) less than two years     4) about two years

99- The number of the ships which returned to Spain was ………….. .

1) one ships                2) two ships                      3) five ships                     4) thirty-one ships

100- According to the passage which statement is NOT true?

1) Magellan and his men ran out of food after 100 days.

2) Sailing around the world took them more than two years.

3) Magellan sailed around the world by himself.

4) Magellan and his men had to eat whatever they found.

PART A: Vocabulary and Grammar

76- First prize is for the most points ……………. In the game.

1) which score                      2) scored                        3) scoring                 4) that is scored

77- Reza said that it was ……………… lovely weather that they went swimming.

1) so                                       2) such a                         3) such                     4) too

78- The roof used to leak ……………….. we had heavy rain.

1) while                                 2) when                           3) whether              4) although

79- "I'm sorry I bought this little book shelf " "Yes, it is ……………….. so many books."

1) very small to hold           2) enough small to hold      3) small enough to hold    

4) too small to hold

80- The ………………… is very much on learning the spoken language.

1) concentrate                     2) confidence                 3) emphasis               4) projection

81- Thise door should only be used in ………………………… .

1) an emergency               2) a procedure                 3) all cases                  4) general

82- The ………………… in her eyes told me that something was wrong.

1) posture                          2) gesture                          3) expression             4) mood

83- The pain was caused by a/an ………………….. nerve.

1) turned                           2) trapped                          3) embarrassed         4) anxious

84- The dog bit her but didn’t draw ………………… .

1) pain                               2) blood                               3) sample                   4) injury

85- Although (چه اگر) there are similarities in the two cultures, there are also great ……….. .

1) conditions                    2) relations                          3) contrasts               4) connections

Part B: Cloze Test

The fossil fuels on which we have come to ….86…. are growing harder to find, and ….87…. more expensive. The latest ….88…. on global warming suggest that the diversion of gulf stream and melting of polar ice caps may be among the least ….89…. problem ahead of us. Once methane bubbles up from the sea and forests catch fire, ….90…. more carbon instead of absorbing it.

86- 1) use                      2) depend                  3) delay                      4) make

87- 1) however            2) never                      3) therefore              4) since

88- 1) findings              2) fuels                       3) rewards                 4) gases

89- 1) social                  2) cultural                  3) environmental     4) historical

90- 1) to release          2) released                 3) which was released     4) releasing

Part C: Reading Comperehension

Passage I:

Quasar is a galaxy that releases enormous amounts of energy from a small area at its center. In photographs, this area looks like a star. Quasars radiate energy primarily in the from of light and radio waves.They are the most distant objects in the universe that can be observed with astronomical(نجومی) instruments.

a quasar releases about 100,000 billion times as much energy as does the sun, or more than 1,000 times as much as a normal galaxy. Astronomers are not sure how a quasar generates so much energy. Many believe the energy is released when material falls into a massive black hole in the center of a quasar. Other think the center contains a huge, rapidly spinning object that gives off the energy.

91- The passage is about ………………… .

1) astronomy                 2) stars                    3) quasars                     4) radiation

92- Quasars …………………… .

1) may be seen by armed eyes.                         2) are the biggest objects we can see in the sky

3) produce the the energy of the sun              4) release the energy for the galaxy.

93- According to the passage ………………… .

1) the sun is the source of all energy.              2) a quasar is a part of a normal galaxy.

3) the sun produces many quasars.       4) a normal galaxy releases more energy than the sun

94- The energy of a quasar is produced by …………………………….

1) making a black hole in its center .                2) spinning its centeral part .

3) heating its massive material .                       4) some yet unknown process .

 95- We understand frome the passage that …………………..

1) quasars are different from normal galaxies.

2) quasars are closer to the sun than the earth is

3) the sun receives its energy from normal galaxies. 

4) the sun is the biggest souvce of energy in the universe.

Passage II:

Although there is considerable debate (مشاجره و بحث) on how  severe the the greenhouse( effect will be, one thing seems certain: carbon dioxide levels are on the rise. Thus, the more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the more the earths heat is blocked (trapped) from escaping.

Even if the result computed in computers is right, scientists can never be sure that they have included all variables and modeled them accurately.

Some critics (منتقدان) of this research have maintained that the world already face such great  dangers from population growth, reducing food supply , and the spread of nuclear weapons that the greenhouse threat seems mild by comparison."

96- The severity of greenhouse effect is ……………………. .

1) one thing that is certain

2) is definitely on the rise

3) is an issue under discussion and its causes are on the rise but it is not recognized as a fact by everyone.

4) not talked about very much.

97- According to the text, to make computer computation a scientist must ……………….. .

1) include all variables                                       2) model the variables in the right way

3) do the mathematics accurately                   4) all the about

98- According to the text the earth will get hotter if ……………. .

1) carbon dioxide increases                              2) carbon dioxide decreases.

3) the block becomes smaller                          4) some escapes from the atmosphere

99- Some scientists feel that the greenhouse effect is ………………..

1) the greatest danger now facing the world       2) less serious than other dangers at present

   3) the cause of several related danger                 4) not really a danger at all for the moment

100- The word "mild" at the end of the text is closest in meaning to ………………....

1) severe                 2) not very serious             3) easy                     4) moist

PART A: Grammar and Vacabulary

Directions: Questions 76-85 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked(1),(2),(3), and (4). Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then mark your answer sheet.

76- Emily is …………… about traveling to other countries.

1) exciting                       2) excited                           3) excitement                        4) excitedly

77- I have finally decided to buy a ………………. Computer.

1) powerful  Japanese business                                     2) powerful  business  Japanese

3) business powerful  Japanese                                     4) Japanese powerful  business

78- I was ……………… thirsty that I had to get up in the middle of the night.

1) too                             2) such                               3) so                                    4) very

79- Some countries produce tea, ………………… other produce coffee.

1) when                         2) whereas                        3) whether                         4) because

80- In the history of ………………… there has been a lot of concern over energy.

1) relationship             2) spacecraft                      3) friendship                      4) mankind

81- I have a problem at work and I don’t  really know how to ……………… it.

1) choose                     2) produce                          3) handle                            4) influence

82- The amount of money  spent   on  nuclear  weapons  is …………….. .

1) shocking                  2) confusing                        3) releasing                       4) amusing

83- The pictures  and  symbols  that  you  can produce  by a computer  are  called ………… .

1) projects                   2) mysteries                        3) photographs                4) graphics

84- He has …………….. us  to  a  history  book  to find out  the  dates  of the  French  Revolution.

1) removed                 2) referred                           3) restated                       4) raised

85-The nineteen-year-old Brazilian …………. Won  the 500 meter in Rome.

1) reasonably             2) comfortably                    3) successfully                 4) necessarily

PART B: Clozw Test

Directions: Questions 86-90 are related to the following passage. Read the passage and decide which choice marked (1),(2),(3), and(4) best  fits  each space. Then mark your answer sheet.

In Europe and Asia the bicycle remained a major from of transportation during the 20 th  centery. In the United States and Europe, the motor car(86) ………….. got better as the primary means of transportation. During the later 20 th century, (87)……………….., cycling came into renewed popularity. It was (88) …………………….. by ecologists as (89) ……………. free means of transportation and by doctors as a good from of exercise. Many cities  opened (90) …………………. Paths and traffic routes for cyclists.

86- 1) quickly                    2) brightly                        3) silently                       4) briefly

87- 1) so                            2) as                                   3) for                              4) however

88- 1) processed              2) produced                      3) operated                   4) encouraged

89- 1) addition                 2) definition                      3) pollution                    4) function

90- 1) physical                  2) special                           3) rural                           4) global