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ชุดการอ่าน (Reading Test)
ชุดการฟัง (Listening Test)
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ระดับศึกษา (Academic)
ACADEMIC READING TEST
There are seven parts in this test.
PART 1 (ข้อ 1-15)
Choose the answers that complete this passage correctly. Mark your answers on your Answer Page no. 1.
THE FIRST JUMP
The first man to jump out of an airplane when travelling at a speed greater than sound was Arthur Ray Hawkins, one of the most outstanding United States Navy pilots. Jumps of this sort had long been regarded as impossible.
During an air show over Mississippi in 1954, Hawkins (1) _____ flying an entirely new type of plane. At 40,000 feet, the nose of the plane dipped sharply. No matter how (2) _____ he tried, Hawkins (3) _____ not pull it out of the dive and it gathered such speed that it was soon travelling (4) _____ than sound. Strapped in his seat, and hanging upside down, the pilot could not reach the button which would destroy the top of the plane.
1. A. is 3. A. may
B. was B. was
C. has C. have
D. were D. could
2. A. well 4. A. more
B. good B. less
C. hard C. faster
D. difficult D. quickly
PART 2 (ข้อ 16-30)
Read the following extract and then complete it by filling in ONE word that makes sense in each blank space. Write your answers on your Answer Page no. 2.
THE PRINTING PROCESS
Today millions and millions of words are printed every day in books, newspapers, magazines and leaflets. But we sometimes forget that the process of printing started with an invention made by one man in the 15 th century. His name was Johann Gensfleishch zum Gutenberg; his invention was moveable type.
Before Gutenberg’s time, books (16) ______printed, but this was done from wooden blocks (17) ______were made by hand. (18) ______was a very slow method of working. All other documents were made by scribes. The scribes copied everything out by hand. Moveable type put an end (19) ______the work of the scribes.
PART 3 (ข้อ 31-35)
First read these questions.
31. How long is the programme for a Masters degree at this Institute?
32. How many Schools are there in the Institute of Ecology & Research Development?
Now read this extract from a university prospectus and answer the questions.
Write your answers on your Answer Page no. 2.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
The Faculty of Science, within the University offers a wide and comprehensive range of undergraduate courses to satisfy the requirements of those wishing to pursue careers in agriculture, research education, constancy, government agricultural services and development work overseas.
Currently there are eight separate Honours courses available, ranging from Agriculture (with a basic interest in Business Management, through Agricultural Science, Microbiology and Environmental Science) to Agricultural Economics and a joint degree in Agricultural, Forestry and Rural Economy.
The University particularly welcomes applications from mature students.
MASTERS DEGREES / DIPLOMA TEACHING
The Institute of Ecology and Resource Development (I.E.R.D.) provides a comprehensive range of postgraduate courses at MSc and Diploma levels to meet the requirements of those intending to pursue or further careers in professions related to agriculture, forestry, rural environment management and ecology. Some of the courses are offered in association with the Scottish Agricultural Collage.
Currently, almost 100 students are enrolled for the MSc programmes which involve 12 months of study. These courses are particularly attractive to graduate students from overseas. The University is located in Richbury which is a major centre for culture and education and is an excellent base for overseas students.
STAFF
The I.E.R.D. has 25 full-time academic staff within the four constituent schools
È School of Agriculture
È School of Ecology
È School of Forestry
È School of Resource Economics & the Centre for Human Ecology
There are 50 associated and honorary academics, 12 research assistants and fellows, and about 65 PhD students. Close working relationships exist with a number of important Research Institutes in the Richbury area.
PART 4 (ข้อ 36-40)
Below you can see six arguments in favour of vegetarianism and seven arguments against it. The paragraphs containing the arguments and counter-arguments are in the wrong order. Match each argument with its counter-argument. One of the counter-arguments does NOT have an argument in favour. Match the other arguments. The first one has been done for you as an example. Mark your answers on your Answer Page no. 1.
VEGETARIANISM
FOR / AGAINSTA A vegetarian diet will give as much
nourishment as a meat diet. While the
consumer of meat, which is mostly protein,
takes in addition a large amount of starchy
food, the vegetarian balances his diet by
living on pulses and cereals which contain
a large proportion of proteins mixed with
starch. No scientific vegetarian lives on
vegetables alone; nuts and cheese contain
no starch.
B Diet should be settled scientifically, on the
basis of man’s basic requirements. It is
natural that there should be different
schools of vegetarians, but the principles
remain the same. Vegetarians who
relapse do so through special causes or
through their own errors.
C The latest evidence goes to show that the
low rating put on cereal proteins is
unsound. At least one cereal – soya bean
– contains ‘first-class’ protein. As the
majority of people suffer from too great an
intake of protein, this criticism of vegetarian
diet is not important.
/ 1 Vegetarians are not agreed among
themselves; their varieties are numerous
(e.g., VEM – vegetables, eggs and milk –
fruitarians, purin-free, unfired), and they
are as opposed to one another as they are
to meat-eaters. Equally good cases could
be made out for Fletcherism (‘chew, chew,
chew again’), the fasting cure, and the
exclusively meat diet. Quite a number of
vegetarians take to meat again after some
years.
2. The quality of the proteins in cereals and
vegetables tends to be low and, since
quality of food is as important as quantity,
the consumer of animal foods, including
cheese, scores heavily in this respect.
The amount of protein in a diet cannot in
any case be prescribed for everybody on
one scale; it is quite possible that
sedentary workers can do with
comparatively little, but very few heavy
workers would tolerate the idea of
vegetarianism – and, in fact, most
vegetarians are drawn from the middle
classes (in Britain, at any rate).
3. It is an advantage to the human organism
to receive protein in a more concentrated
form than can be obtained from
vegetables. First-class protein, which is
only to be found in meat, is an essential
constituent of a scientifically balanced diet.
Vegetables are so overloaded with starch
and cellulose that they are less
assimilable than flesh and larger
percentages escape digestion.
Example: A = 3
36. B = _____ 37. C = _____
PART 5 (ข้อ 41-50)
Read the following passage. Decide whether the sentences given at the end of the passage are correct, incorrect or no information is given. Mark your answers ( A, B or C) on your Answer Page no.1. The first one has been done for you as an example.
ETIQUETTE
The origins of etiquette ‘the conventional rules of behaviour and ceremonies observed in polite society’ are complex. One of them is respect for authority. From the most primitive times, subjects showed respect for their ruler by bowing, prostrating themselves on the ground, not speaking until spoken to, and never turning their backs to the throne. Some monarchs developed rules to stress even further the respect due to them. The emperors of Byzantium expected their subjects to kiss their feet. When an ambassador from abroad was introduced, he had to touch the ground before the throne with his forehead. Meanwhile the throne itself was raised in the air so that, on looking up, the ambassador saw the ruler far above him, haughty and remote.
Absolute rulers have, as a rule, made etiquette more complicated rather than simpler. The purpose is not only to make the ruler seem almost god-like, but also to protect him from familiarity, for without some such protection his life, lived inevitably in the public eye, would be intolerable. The court of Louis XIV of France provided an excellent example of a very highly developed system of etiquette. Because the king and his family were considered to belong to France, they were almost continually on show among their courtiers. They woke, prayed, washed and dressed before crowds of courtiers. Even larger crowds watched them eat their meals, and access to their palaces was free to all their subjects.
Now decide whether these sentences are correct, incorrect or whether no information is given. Mark your answers on your Answer Pages.
Correct Incorrect No information
given
Example:
Etiquette was first practiced in Byzantium. A B C
The correct answer is C, which you can see on your Answer Pages.
41. The emperors of Byzantium went to
considerable lengths to stress the
respect due to them. A B C
42. Absolute rulers have, as a rule, found
life in the public eye intolerable. A B C
PART 6 & 7 (ข้อ 51-60 และ 61-70)
Read the following passage and then answer the questions. Mark your answers on your Answer Page no. 1.
BRINGING UP CHILDREN
Where one stage of child development has been left out, or not sufficiently experienced, the child may have to go back and capture the experience of it. A good home makes this possible – for example by providing the opportunity for the child to play with a clockwork car or toy railway train up to any age if he still needs to do so. This principle, in fact, underlies all psychological treatment of children in difficulties with their development, and is the basis of work in child clinics.
The beginnings of discipline are in the nursery. Even the youngest baby is taught by gradual stages to wait for food, to sleep and wake at regular intervals and so on. If the child feels the world around him is a warm and friendly one, he slowly accepts its rhythm and accustoms himself to conforming to its demands. Learning to wait for things, particularly for food, is a very important element in upbringing, and is achieved successfully only if too great demands are not made before the child can understand them.
Every parent watches eagerly the child’s acquisition of each new skill – the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of anxiety in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural zest for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
51. The principle underlying all treatment of developmental difficulties in children
A. is in the provision of clockwork toys and trains.
B. offers recapture of earlier experiences.
C. is to send them to clinics.
D. is to capture them before they are sufficiently experienced.
52. Learning to wait for things is successfully taught
A. only if excessive demands are avoided.
B. in spite of excessive demands being made.
C. because excessive demands are not advisable.
D. is achieved successfully by all children.
ACADEMIC LISTENING TESTThere are four parts in this test.
PART 1 (ข้อ 1-10)
You will now hear some short messages, announcements and instructions. You will hear each one ONCE only. First read the question, then listen and then answer the question. Write your answers on your Answer Page no. 1. Read the first question now.
Questions 1
1. What is the new extension number? ______
Questions 2 & 3
2. Where should you turn left? ______
3. After the traffic lights, which turning
should you take? ______
PARTS 2 & 3 (ข้อ 11-20 และ 21-30)
You will now hear a conversation between three students, Paul, Marguerite and Sonya who are discussing the drama club’s end of year production. The conversation has been divided into five parts. You will have 1 minute between each part to answer two questions and to read the next two questions. You will hear each part ONCE only. Mark your answers on your Answer Page no. 2.
You now have 45 seconds to read questions 11 and 12.
11. Sonya was late for the meeting because
A. her train was delayed.
B. her sister telephoned her.
C. she had to answer the phone.
D. her mother arrived.
12. The students feel their next production should be a musical because
A. last year’s musical was successful.
B. they did a tragedy last year.
C. they do not like a comedy.
D. it would be interesting to do.
PART 4 (ข้อ 31-40)
You will now hear part of a talk about power and conflict in the earlier form of human existence. The talk has been divided into five parts. You will have 1 minute between each part to answer two questions and to read the following two questions. You will hear each part ONCE only.
You now have 45 seconds to read questions 31 and 32.
31. The migratory habits of ancient peoples
A. kept population density extremely low.
B. lessened the spread of infectious diseases.
C. gave them little time to read and write.
D. meant that people were often away from their homes.
32. People in a hunter-gatherer society generally tend to
A. spend more time hunting and less time gathering food.
B. employ others to maintain food surpluses.
C. work hard only when it is necessary to do so.
D. receive one day off every two hours they work.
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ACADEMIC LISTENING TEST
PART 1
Question 1