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English for Academic Purpose 2

1. Reading Passages2. Cloze Test " "

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1. (Conversation and expression)2. (Cloze Test)3. (Reading Passages)

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1010

= 20

105

= 15

51/52/10

= 20

51/52/10

= 20

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Reading Passages

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1) 7/4 2) 20/9 3) 17/9 4) 14/8

= 30

1) 5/52) 8/53) 13/84) 14/65) 14/9= 33

1) 5/5 2) 5/5 3) 7/6 4) 9/7 5) 17/10

= 33

1) 25/102) 32/11

3) 22/9

= 30

1) 14/5 2) 18/9 3) 16/9 4) 18/13

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Reading Passages Reading Cloze Test .

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Paragraph

1.

2.

3.

1 = -- " 2 =

" 3 = Key Word

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( ) Sentence = S. () + V. () 5

S. + V. : She/loves English1.

2 : She/loves and teaches English.

S.whothatwhich

+ v.

V.

2.

The man [who is standing there] / is my friend. ()

S. V. "" S. + V.Mr. Prasit [ who is the president ] / is honest.

v.s.

- -: :; ;, ,( )

3., ,

S.v.ingv.ed/3 V.

1 1 1 1

4.

& 1 and or * 2

v.ing v.ed/ 3

[standing there] / my friend.

v.s.: The man is

[hit by a car] / hospitalized.

v.s.: The boy was

S. + [Prepositional Phrase] + V.

5.

[on the green shelf] / interesting.v.s.

: The books are

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A great reader is a great predictor.

// /

/

.................... .................... 1. andorN. N. N. N.and

adj. andadj. adj. adj.She is helpful generous.and

but.................... .................... 2. : She is beautiful nobody likes her.but

than..........?.......... ..........?.......... ? ?3.: His work is more interesting hers.than

.................... .................... 4.becausesinceforas

/ : I love her so much because she devotes herself to me.

.................... .................... 5. ,+

Due toOwing toThanks to

As a result ofOn account of

Because of / his laziness, he couldn't pass the exam.Due to:

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.................... .................... 6. ,AlthoughThough

Even thoughEven if

Although: he is bad, I still love her.

.................... .................... ,Despite

In spite of

...

No matter whatNo matter how

.................... ....................,

...

Despite his rude manner, I still love him.

No matter what No matter how

I said to her, she still smiled.bad you are, I still love you.

:

::

.................... .................... 7.

So,Thus,Hence,

Therefore,Thereby,

Consequently,Accordingly,

: She worked so hard , so she could get the first place.

.................... .................... 8.

Besides,Moreover,

Furthermore,In addition,

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: She is so helpful. she is so sincere.Besides,

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.................... .................... 9.

Still,But,Yet,

However,Nevertheless,

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Nonetheless,: He tried so hard. he never won the game.Nevertheless,

................... .................... 10.,for example,

,for instance,

................. such as ....................

: I love many activities I love going shoppingfor example and swimming with my friends.

: I love many pets dogs, cats and birds.such as

, ,

................... .................... 11.to

in order toso as to

: I work so hard in order to pass the entrance exam.

.................... .................... 2 12.

whilemeanwhilewhereas

whereas : She was playing her sister was reading. while

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.................... .................... 13.oror elseotherwise

: You must follow the rule you'll be punished. or

Reading Passages Reading Passages

5 1. Main Idea : Title

key words paragraph

2. Reference : "he", "she", "it" (line 1) refers to... Pronoun () Pronoun 2

3. Inference : common sense check choice Pronoun Pronoun

4. Detail : Pronoun

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5. Vocabulary in context : (text) (background)

(acquisition) (learning)

1. 2. choice

choice

3. 4.

5. main idea () (common sense)

6. main idea () purpose ()

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7. (pronoun) (refer to) 2

8. main idea

- choice - choice

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key words recurring words ( main idea )synonyms context clues

Reading Passages : Passage IRead the text and choose in each item the best alternative for each blank.

The King has been making this journey for more than two decades, spending sometwo months of each year in the north and developing a special relationship with such groupsas the Hmong, Lahu, Yao, Akha and Karen. Many among the hilltribes regard this relationshipas something very special and concrete.

5 "I love the King because when he came so did the water." Ja Phu, a Lahu living nearthe Burmese border, once told me. Life had been harsh for him, his eight children and twowives. Then, in 1980, the King initiated several linked projects which struck at the coreproblems faced by the villagers of Kae Noi.

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Ja Phu said total dependence on the rains was replaced by a 75,000-cubic metre dam10 personally engineered by His majesty-and stocked with fish for good measure. The surplus

baskets of corn he now harvested could be sold to buy clothes for the family. And if theharvest, nonetheless, proved too meagre he could borrow rice and seeds from the village"rice bank."

Before, one or two of his cows, pigs and chickens would die each year from disease, he15 explained, and the children grew up illiterate and largely ignorant of the world beyond the

village fields. A veterinarian now comes around to vaccinate the livestock. Two of hischildren attend a new elementary school just across the road from his house while a third isgetting a higher level of education at a town which earlier had seemed a universe away.

1. The King has been visiting the hilltribes for more than .................... .1) two years 2) twenty years 3) two months 4) twenty months

2. The special relationship between the King and the hilltribe groups means .................... .1) the King has given them much help2) the people are still in great need of water3) the hilltribesmen enjoy meeting important people4) the King has visited the people even in faraway places

3. One concrete result of the relationship between the King and the hilltribe people is .................... .1) a hospital for animals in the village2) the increasing education among the children3) the road from Ja Phu's house4) the large quantity of harvest

4. Ja Phu said he loved the King because .................... .1) the King brought water with him and distributed it to villagers2) it rained every time the King visited them3) running water came with the King4) the King had a dam built for them

5. Life had been harsh for Ja Phu because of .................... .1) eight children and two wives 2) his children's ignorance3) lack of rain and help from the government 4) problems with the villagers of Kae Noi

6. The core problems of the villagers have to do with .................... .1) material needs and illiteracy 2) the world beyond the village fields3) insufficiency of food and water 4) health, education, and family size

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7. "The surplus baskets of corn" (line 10-11) means .................... .1) the extra amount of corn beyond family consumption2) the amount of corn loaned from the bank3) the amount of corn used to barter for clothes4) the amount of corn harvested very early in the season

8. If the harvest proved too meagre, there would be .................... .1) plenty of rice for the villagers2) some more rice in the village rice bank after borrowing3) no rice left in the village rice bank4) very little rice for use by the villagers

9. Paragraph 3 tells us that the villagers' better life .................... .1) depends on the dam alone2) has made the people independent of the rains3) includes an adequate source of water and food4) can be explained by the presence of the rice bank

10. One change in the life of the village is that .................... .1) the villagers' ignorance of the life outside the village must be solved2) the villagers have more chance to know the world beyond the village3) a veterinarian has brought some new lifestock to the village4) the village children need not go elsewhere for their education

11. The title of the passage is .................... .1) The King's Visits among the Hilltribes 2) The Problems Faced by the Hilltribes3) The King and the Hilltribes 4) The Hilltribes and their Dream and Hope

Passage 3 1.

2. - - -

3.

(knowledge background)

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1. The King has been visiting the hilltribes for more than .................... . ...

2. The special relationship between the King and the hilltribe groups means .................... .1) the King has given them much help.

1.

3. One concrete result of the relationship between the King and the hilltribe people is.................... .1) a hospital for animals in the village.

1.

4. Ja Phu said he loved the King because .................... .1) the King brought water with him and distributed it to villagers.

1.

5. Life had been harsh for Ja Phu because of .................... .1) eight children and two wives

Ja Phu 1.

6. The core problems of the villagers have to do with .................... .1) material needs and illiteracy.

1.

7. "The surplus baskets of corn" (line 10-11) means .................... .1) the extra amount of corn beyond family consumption.

surplus 1.

8. If the harvest proved too meagre, there would be .................... .1) plenty of rice for the villagers.

meagre 1.

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9. Paragraph 3 tells us that the villagers' better life .................... .1) depend on the dam alone.

3 1.

10. One change in the life of the village is that .................... .1) the villagers' ignorance of the life outside the village must be solved.

1.

11. The title of the passage is .................... .1) The King's Visits among the Hilltribes.

1.

recurring words : the King, hilltribes, relationship, problems of villagers, corn, harvest, villagers'( ) better life, change in villagers' life

11 2 1) 3)

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1The King has been making this journey for more than two decades, spending some

two months of each year in the north and developing a special relationship with such groupsas the Hmong, Lahu, Yao, Akha and Karen. Many among the hilltribes regard this relationshipas something very special and concrete.

(decade = ) (such ... as = ) (regard N as N = ... ...)

25 "I love the King because when he came so did the water." Ja Phu, a Lahu living near

the Burmese border, once told me. Life had been harsh for him, his eight children and twowives. Then, in 1980, the King initiated several linked projects which struck at the coreproblems faced by the villagers of Kae Noi.

" " ( so ) 1980

( ) 3

Ja Phu said total dependence on the rains was replaced by a 75,000-cubic metre dam10 personally engineered by His majesty-and stocked with fish for good measure. The surplus

baskets of corn he now harvested could be sold to buy clothes for the family. And if theharvest, nonetheless, proved too meagre he could borrow rice and seeds from the village"rice bank."

75,000 for good measure( good measure ) ( for good measure surplus baskets of corn) meagre "" (key word nonetheless )

( 4-9)

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4Before, one or two of his cows, pigs and chickens would die each year from disease, he

15 explained, and the children grew up illiterate and largely ignorant of the world beyond thevillage fields. A veterinarian now comes around to vaccinate the livestock. Two of hischildren attend a new elementary school just across the road from his house while a third isgetting a higher level of education at a town which earlier had seemed a universe away.

illiterate (illiterate and largely ignorant and illiterate ) livestock ( livestock )

The King has been making this journey for more than two decades, spending sometwo months of each year in the north and developing a special relationship with such groupsas the Hmong, Lahu, Yao, Akha and Karen. Many among the hilltribes regard this relationshipas something very special concrete.

5 "I love the King because when he came so did the water." Ja Phu, a Lahu living nearthe Burmese border, once told me. Life had been harsh for him, his eight children and twowives. Then, in 1980, the King initiated several linked projects which struck at the coreproblems faced by the villagers of Kae Noi.

Ja Phu said total dependence on the rains was replaced by a 75,000-cubic metre dam10 personally engineered by His majesty-and stocked with fish for good measure. The surplus

baskets of corn he how harvested could be sold to buy clothes for the family. And if theharvest, nonetheless, proved too meagre he could borrow rice and seeds from the village"rice bank."

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Before, one or two of his cows, pigs and chickens would die each year from disease, he15 explained, and the children grew up illiterate and largely ignorant of the world beyond the

village fields. A veterinarian now comes around to vaccinate the livestock. Two of his children attend a new elementary school just across the road from his house while a third isgetting a higher level of education at a town which earlier had seemed a universe away.

1. 2) two decades = 20 2. 1)

3. 4) 4. 4) 5. 3) 6. 3) 7. 1) 8. 4) very little 9. 3) 10. 2) 11. 3)

So A : I love Linda. B : I love Linda too.

I do too So do I. I love the King because when he came so did the water.

1 : The King came. 2 : The water came too. : The water did too. " : So did the water. "

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Passage II : (Poem) 1.

2.

(adjective) (adverb)

3.

Poem : Directions: Read the following passages and choose the best alternatives.

The wood was gone. What stayed there stillwas a yellow, shaved-off, bald-headed hill.The sun came out like fiery flamesthat burned up Gramps' little dried-out fields.The rain fell slick-slack-slick-slack-slick,it flowed over furrows and rows and dikes.The fields are ruined, the land cracks and creaks.The water flows down Granny's cheeks.

1. The poet's main purpose is to .................... .1) share his experience about flooding2) tell the public to beware of soil erosion3) persuade people to take better care of their fields4) inform the reader of the result of forest destruction

2. The tone of this poem is .................... .1) ironic 2) serious 3) fanciful 4) exaggerated

3. We can infer that .................... .1) Granny's and Gramps' lives will change2) the poet has little sympathy for the villagers3) villagers are indifferent to the changes around them4) permission to cut wood in that area has been withdrawn

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4. Logically, the next stanza should be about .................... .1) water pollution 2) harvest of crops3) Granny and Gramps moving away 4) villagers suffering from fiery flames

5. The statement expressing most closely the main idea of the poem is .................... .1) old people have always faced great hardships2) if we destroy nature, we may destroy ourselves3) our way of life always depends on the cycle of the seasons4) the traditional way of life is preferable to the modern one

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1. The poet's main purpose is to .................... .1) share his experience about flooding.

1.

2. The tone of this poem is .................... . .................... .1) ironic () 2) serious ()3) fanciful () 4) exaggerated ()

3. We can infer that .................... .1) Granny's and Gramps' lives will change.

1. Granny Gramps

4. Logically, the next stanza should be about .................... .1) water pollution

1.

5. The statement expressing most closely the main idea of the poem is .................... .1) old people have always faced great hardships.

1.

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The wood was gone. What stayed there stillwas a yellow, shaved-off, bald-headed hill.The sun came out like fiery flamesthat burned up Gramps' little dried-out fields.

The rain fell slick-slack-slick-slack-slick,it flowed over furrows and rows and dikes.The fields are ruined, the land cracks and creaks.The water flows down Granny's cheeks.

key words : wood gone (), yellow hill (), sun = flame (),sun burned fields (), rain fell (), rain flowed ( ), fields ruined ( ), land crack (), water cheeks ( )

() Gramps.

Granny ( )

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1. 4)

2. 2) Gramps andGranny

3. 1) Granny Gramps 4. 3) Granny Gramps

5. 2)

Cloze Test Cloze Test 3 1. Meaning Coherence 2. Vocabulary 3. Grammar

3 Cloze Test (context clue) 2-3

1.

2. 3. 4.

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1. : - -

2. - (key words) - (recurring words)- (synonyms)- (context clues)-

3. -

(meaning coherence)

Cloze Test : Directions : Read the following passages and choose the best alternative to complete each blank

space.Passage 1 Parents, Get Street Smart

More young school-age children are killed each year in pedestrian accidents than in anyother ..........1.......... of accident, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Andanother study says parents may be partly to blame because they ..........2.......... their children'sstreet-crossing skills.

This over-confidence was shown in a Seattle survey of 2464 parents of young children, whichfound that one-third of parents ..........3.......... young children to cross streets alone and to walkalone to school. "Speeding traffic or the lack of ..........4.......... places to walk did not,unfortunately, ..........5.......... parents to limit their children's crossing," according to a study..........6.......... by the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center and the University ofWashington in Seattle.

The survey did ..........7.......... , more positively, that 41 percent of the parents of kindergartenageyoungsters believed that children should be ..........8.......... to cross busy streets without traffic lights.

The authors point out that parents need to realize their children's developmental ..........9.......... ,so they don't place them in ..........10.......... situations.

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1. 1) type 2) brand 3) mark 4) selection2. 1) overdo 2) overprotect 3) overpower 4) overestimate3. 1) allowed 2) reminded 3) remembered 4) impressed4. 1) safe 2) busy 3) light 4) dangerous5. 1) indicate 2) interfere 3) involve 4) influence6. 1) carried 2) conducted 3) converted 4) controlled7. 1) find 2) tell 3) write 4) talk8. 1) ignored 2) cared 3) taught 4) developed9. 1) adaptations 2) considerations 3) regulation 4) limitations10. 1) dangerous 2) accidental 3) harmed 4) injured

1. 2. : : : , , ,

(title)

Parents, Get Street Smart

(key words)

( : = =

(key words) (recurring words) (synonyms) (reading speed)

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More young school-age children are killed each year in pedestrian accidents than in anyother ..........1.......... of accident, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. And anotherstudy says parents may be partly to blame because they ..........2.......... their children's

street-crossing skills .

key words : , , , , , , recurring words : parents, children, accidentsynonyms : pedestrian, street-crossing Get Street Smart- key words -

..........1.......... NationalCenter for Health Statistics () ..........2..........

1. 1) / 2) / 3) 4) 2. 1) 2) 3) / 4)

"" (parents) (Get Street Smart)

This over-confidence was shown in a Seattle survey of 2464 parents of young children, whichfound that one-third of parents ..........3.......... young children to cross streets alone and towalk alone to school. " Speeding traffic or the lack of ..........4.......... places to walk did not ,

unfortunately, ..........5.......... parents to limit their children's crossing ," according to a study..........6.......... by the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center and the University ofWashington in Seattle.

Context clue : This over-confidence (the, this, these, such + N. ) over-confidence 2. (overestimate)

key words : , , , , , , ..., ,

recurring words : parents, children, walk, cross, alonesynonyms : over-confidence (over-estimate )

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( " ") Seattle survey 2464 ..........3.......... " ..........4.......... ..........5.......... " ..........6.......... Harborview Injury Prevention Research Center ( Harborview) University of washington in Seattle.

3. 1) / 2) 3) 4) 4. 1) 2) / 3) 4) 5. 1) / 2) 3) 4) /6. 1) 2) / 3) 4)

The survey did ..........7.......... , more positively, that 41 percent of the parents of kindergartenageyoungsters believed that children should be ..........8.......... to cross busy streets without trafficlights .

The authors point out that parents need to realize their children's developmental..........9.......... , so they don't place them in ..........10.......... situations.

key words : recurring words : 8. allowed children to cross streets ( 2)synonyms : busy streets without light the lack of safe places ( 2)

10.) ..........7.......... 41%

..........8.......... 7. 1) 2) 3) 4) 8. 1) / 2) 3) 4) ( )

..........9.......... ..........10.......... .9. 1) 2) 3) 4) 10. 1) 2) / 3) 4)

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Passage 1 Parents, Get Street SmartMore young school-age children are killed each year in pedestrian accidents than in anyother ..........1.......... of accident, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. And anotherstudy says parents may be partly to blame because they ..........2.......... their children's

street-crossing skills .

This over-confidence was shown in a Seattle survey of 2464 parents of young children, whichfound that one-third of parents ..........3.......... young children to cross streets alone and towalk alone to school.

" Speeding traffic or the lack of ..........4.......... places to walk did not , unfortunately, ..........5..........parents to limit their children's crossing ," according to a study ..........6.......... by the HarborviewInjury Prevention and Research Center and the University of Washington in Seattle.

The survey did ..........7.......... , more positively, that 41 percent of the parents of kindergartenageyoungsters believed that children should be ..........8.......... to cross busy streets withouttraffic lights .

The authors point out that parents need to realize their children's developmental ..........9.......... ,so they don't place them in ..........10.......... situations.

pedestrian = /blame = confidence = speeding = unfortunately = , youngster = , positively = situation =

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1. 1) 2. 4) 3. 1) 4. 1) 5. 4) 6. 2) 7. 1) 8. 3) 9. 4) 10. 1)

Passage IIUse of the Internet at the ..........1.......... time is considered by many as an essential

..........2.......... of getting information. ..........3.......... , it is claimed that this facility has revolutionizededucation. ..........4.......... using the Internet, students can access sources of information ..........5..........in the world.1. 1) present 2) actual 3) other 4) future2. 1) style 2) means 3) manner 4) sign3. 1) Surprisingly 2) However 3) Perhaps 4) Indeed4. 1) For 2) As 3) By 4) Still5. 1) finally 2) sometimes 3) totally 4) anywhere

1. 2.

: Use of the Internet at the ..........1.......... time is considered by many as an essential..........2.......... of getting information.

: : : : : -

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Use of the Internet at the ..........1.......... time is considered by many as an essential..........2.......... of getting information . ..........3.......... , it is claimed that this facility has

revolutionized education . ..........4.......... using the Internet, students can access sources ofinformation ..........5.......... in the world.

key words : ... facility context clues : N Nas

= as as

They consider me as a good leader.1.

2. They consider the Internet as an essential way.

Passive voice The Internet is considered as an essential way.

this facility Internet the/this/these/such

+ N Internetrecurring words : Internet, informationsynonyms : student, education

( "" ) Internet ..........1.......... ..........2..........

..........3.......... this facility (this + N. Internet) ..........4.......... Internet ..........5..........

1. 1) / 2) / 3) 4) 2. 1) 2) 3) // 4) 3. 1) 2) 3) 4) 4. 1) 2) / 3) / 4) /5. 1) 2) 3) 4)

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consider = essential = claim = facility = revolutionize = access = /V. source =

1. 1) 2. 2) 3. 4) 4. 3) 5. 4)

( : )

Passage III

In a study of 2,500 men aged 45 to 59, those who ate five or more apples per week hadbetter lung function ..........1.......... men who ate no apples. Researchers measured lung functionat the start of the study and again five years ..........2.......... , and considered factors ..........3..........smoking and exercise. They think that bioflavonoids in the apples, ..........4.......... quercetin,may help to protect against cellular damage ..........5.......... by smoking and air pollution.

1. 1) than 2) with 3) to 4) over2. 1) next 2) since 3) then 4) later3. 1) such as 2) include 3) due to 4) example4. 1) likely 2) really 3) namely 4) only5. 1) cause 2) causes 3) caused 4) causing

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1. 2.

: In a study of 2,500 men aged 45 to 59, those who ate five or more apples per weekhad better lung function ..........1.......... men who ate no apples.

: 45-59, : : : .................... : -

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( : = = )

In a study of 2,500 men aged 45 to 59 , those who ate five or more apples per week hadbetter lung function ..........1.......... men who ate no apples . Researchers measuredlung function at the start of the study and again five years ..........2.......... , and considered

factors ..........3.......... smoking and exercise. They think that bioflavonoids in the apples, ..........4..........quercetin, may help to protect against cellular damage ..........5.......... by smoking and airpollution.

key words : 45-59 5 ... bioflavonoids

context clues : better than: , ... N., ( 4)

recurring words : apples, lung functionsynonyms : better lung function protect against cellular damage

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45-59 2,500 5 5 ..........1.......... 5 ..........2.......... ..........3.......... bioflavonoids ..........4.......... quercetin ..........5..........

1. better than2. 1) 2) 3) 4) 3. 1) 2) 3) 4) 4. 1) / 2) 3) / 4) 5. (

4.)That + S + Vthat bioflavonoids

S. (in the apples, .................... quercetin,) may help

V. to protect against cellular

damage causedV3

by smoking.

( Ving V.ed/V. 3 )

function = measure = factor = , damage = cellular =

1. 1) 2. 4) 3. 1) 4. 3) 5. 3)

( : )

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1. (Grammar)2. (Vocabulary)3. (Meaning coherence)4.

The writer's address ()............................................................................................................................

Date () ............................................

Name () ........................................and address of addressee ()....................................................................

The Salutation, ( )

[The body of the letter = ] ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

[The body of the letter] .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

The conclusion ( )

............................................The signature ()(...........................................)

position ( )

P.S. ........................................

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1. 3 1. February 12, 20022. 12th. February 20023. 12 . 2 . 2002

2. 1. Mr. = Mister ()

Mrs. = Mississ ()Miss = ()

2. S & P COMPANY "KRU SOMSRI" ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL

1102/1 NAKORNCHAISRI RD., DUSITBANGKOK. 10300

3. 4. ( ,)

/ : Dear Sir, Dear Madam, : Dear + Mr. + / Mrs. / Miss + / : Sir,

: Gentlemen,: Dear Sirs,

: Dear Somsri,: My dear Somsri,

5. 6.

/ : Yours respectfully, Respectfully yours: Yours faithfully, Faithfully yours

: Truly,: Sincerely,: Cordially,: Lovingly,

: Truly,: Faithfully,: Sincerely,

: Lovingly,: Affectionately,

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: Sincerely,: Truly,

: Your devoted friend,: Most devoted yours,: Much love from,: Yours always sincerely,: Yours devotedly,

P.S. = postscript ()

Letter : Dear Editor :

I ..........1.......... to inform you that the figures ..........2.......... in the article on computer sales..........3.......... the July issue of your magazine were very misleading. ..........4.......... it may be true..........5.......... that sales per unit of certain models have fallen, overall the market for new computersis still expanding, and the demand for accessories ..........6.......... production.

Information on local sales ..........7.......... on the industry's home page on the world wide web.Contributors to your magazine ..........8.......... consult this web page to ..........9.......... they do not

give wrong information...........10.......... ,1. 1) wrote 2) have been written 3) shall write 4) am writing2. 1) giving 2) give 3) given 4) gave3. 1) in 2) with 3) at 4) by4. 1) Since 2) Even 3) Although 4) Despite5. 1) having said 2) saying 3) being said 4) to say6. 1) has exceeded 2) cannot exceed

3) should be exceeded 4) to be exceeding7. 1) can find 2) are reachable 3) is available 4) should look8. 1) might in the past 2) would rather 3) used to 4) should in the future9. 1) ensure that 2) find whether 3) see if 4) show where10. 1) Warm regards 2) With fond wishes

3) Yours affectionately 4) Sincerely yours

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world wide web.

1. 4) PresentContinuous Tensen Past Tense I am writing to inform you that ....................

We are rejecting 100 pieces of ....................2. 3) the figures .................... / were very misleading figures () were

very misleading () V.ed / V33. 1) in ... issue 4. 3) ..........1.......... , ..........2.......... 1 2

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1. We're offering you the opportunity to preview our inventory before the public is invited.

2. We'll discount your order 10% if you order before next month. 10%

3. Once you've accepted our offer, you enjoy the high standard of quality service all our clientsreceive.

4. Thank you for giving me the time to present our product.

5. I'll call within a week to arrange our next appointment.

6. The suggested retail price is $1,895. 1895

7. Our commitment is to provide you with a better service even better than you expect.(provide s.o with s.th)

8. We appreciate your interest in our new products.

9. Please let me know how we can serve you.

10. Your comments are important to us.

11. Should you wish to assist us in this way, please sign the enclosed form and return it in thepostage-paid envelope provided.

12. Remember, each purchase adds up to free merchandise in the future.

13. I hope your continued patronage indicates your satisfaction with our products.

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14. Please join us on March 17 at 6 : 00 PM at JPD Building. We'll dress casually. 17 18.00 JPD

15. Thank you for your inquiry regarding your account.

16. We appreciate your business and look forward to continuing to serve you. Please call meanytime we can be of assistance.

17. We applaud the work you're doing on behalf of the Children's Fund. (applaud = , )

18. As always, we're committed to maintaining the highest quality standards.

19. We're rejecting this merchandise because we ordered catalog number 748. Instead we receivedcatalog number 648. 748 648

20. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be considered for the position you advertised.

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