L/C

Grammar

A : My mother went shoping for my birthday present. B : What present _______ for your birthday?

(a) you expect she has got(b) you expect has she got(c) do you expect she has got(d) do you expect has she got

Grammar 05

A : Michael was late for Mr. Smith’s archeology class this morning. B : ________ As for as I know, he never comes late for class.

(a) How come? (b) So what? (c) Why not? (d) What for?

Grammar 06

A : Did you enjoy yourself at the reception? B : Yes, I’ve never been to ______ one before.

(a) A more excited(b) the most excited(c) a more exciting(d) the most exciting

Grammar 07

A : __________ the game might be putt off. B : It depends on the weather.

(a) I told(b) I am told(c) I have told(d) I was told

Grammar 08

Voca

A : Andrew has become such a business _____ now. B : Tell me about it. He owns several major companies.

(a) tycoon (b) enterprise(c) novice (d) virtuoso

Vocabulary 04

A : When shall we meet?B : Let’s ________ it at 8:30 so that we can have time for a coffee or something.

(a) set (b) meet (c) make (d) take

Vocabulary 05

A : Why haven’t you bought any butter? B : I __________ to but it just slipped my mind.

(a) liked (b) wished(c) meant (d) expected

Vocabulary 06

A : Excuse me, may I ask you some questions? B : Sorry, I’m too tied up right now and haven’t even a minute to _____.

(a) spend (b) spare(c) share (d) stop

Vocabulary 07

A : I have never expected to run into you here, James. B : Right. What a ________! Do you come here often?

(a) collaboration (b) connection(c) coexistence (d) coincidence

Vocabulary 08

R/C

Andre Aubreville coined the word “desertification” in 1949 to describe Africa,

the land which had changed from a dense forest to a desert.

Reading Comprehension 04

Desertification had reached lots of countries in the world,

especially in North America. Massive dry or arid regions, in fact 74 percent,

__________________________________________________.

Most of the area was grassland before.

Reading Comprehension 04

Desertification also had an effect on the West.

The desert area in the West was not as vast as it is today.

Reading Comprehension 04

Bresson, born in 1944 as the last child in a poor family,

started photographing at the age of 22 with a Leica.

Reading Comprehension 05

He was interested in finding beauty in “things as they are.”

For example, Bresson liked to use the natural light rather than to use the flash.

He believed that ___________ in photography, not an artificial operation.

Reading Comprehension 05

It can be apparently seen in the photos

by capturing each portrait’s unique personality with great wit.

Reading Comprehension 05

Pottery is one of the oldest forms of decorative arts.

It is made by hardening a clay body with heat.

Reading Comprehension 06

The objects in pottery are produced to be suited to their purposes

from vessels for liquid to plates and bowls for food serving.

Also …

Reading Comprehension 06

Also, there are wide variations in pottery

depending on cultures and regions,

which _________________________.

Therefore it’s common for the clay bodies to be mixed with

Reading Comprehension 06

Therefore, it’s common

for the clay bodies to be mixed with local materials

and

to be made with various traditional techniques.

Reading Comprehension 06

The End

As many affluent societies face the increased pressure of an aging population, governments across the developed world are attempting to formulate ways to encourage more people to have more children. However, this is easier said than done, and birthrates have not substantially risen. As a result, the only remaining option left for those countries with below replacement level birthrates is to ________. This will have repercussions far beyond the issue of an aging population and unfortunately, social scientists have been slow to address this.

Reading Comprehension

While contemporary Japanese are is complex and diverse, there is no denying that cartoonish images which seem to reflect the playful sensibility of Japan’s consumer culture as well as a childish desire to escape from reality are extremely popular today. Yet, as people get bored with these pop-art trends and grow tired of their cheery atmosphere of cuteness and consumer accessibility, it seems reasonable to assume that they will look elsewhere to fill their artistic desires. One thing artist who is _____ established trends is Fuyoko Matsui. With subject matter arising out of her own troubled mind, Matsui’s works are shocking, horrifying reminders of her nation’s dark side.

Reading Comprehension

The End