1.88 years to circle the Sun, compared to 365 days for the Earth.
For many years, Mars had been thought of as the with the man-made canals, supposedly
I's landing on Mars in 1976, the man-made canal theory was proven to be only a myth.
discovered by an Italian astronomer, Schiaparelli, in 1877. With the United States spacecraft Viking
Viking I, after landing on the soil of Mars, performed many specific experiments and took
numerous pictures. The pictures showed that the red color of the planet is due to the reddish, rocky
Martian soil. No biological life was found, though it had been speculated by many scientists. The
Viking also monitored many weather changes including violent dust storms. Some water vapor, polar
ice, and permafrost (frost below the surface) were found, indicating that at one time there were
significant quantities of water on this distant planet. Evidence collected by the spacecraft shows some
present volcanic action, though the volcanoes are believed to be dormant, if not extinct.
Question 19. Man-made canals were supposedly discovered by
D. Martian
A. Schiaparelli
C. Viking I
B. Phobos
Question 20. Mars has been nicknamed_
A. Martian
B. Viking I
Question 21. The word "myth" is closet in meaning to
A. fact
B. event
C. Deimos
C enigma
Question 22. The word "monitored" is nearest in meaning to
A. censored
B. programmed
C. televised
Question 23. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Scientists are no longer interested in the planet because there is no life on it
B. Fairly recent studies of this planet reveal data that contradict previously held theories
C. Very little of the Martian landscape has changed over the years
D. Scientists are only speculating about the Red Planet
Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part to that needs
correction to each of the following questions from 24 to 26.
Question 24. I think they are now used to work 12 hours a day.
A. think
C. work
D. The Red planet
D. legend
D. Observed
D. a
B. used to
Question 25. My friend can earn some money by clean his neighbor's house 2 hours a day.
A. My friend
B. can earn
D. clean
C. some
Question 26. If I had free time, I will go shopping with you.
A. free
B. will go
C. shopping
D. with
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of
the following exchanges from 27 to 28
Question 27. "Thanks a lot for your help." -
C. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
D. Of course.
A. Don't mention it.
B. Oh, that's too bad.
Question 28. "What a gorgeous house you have!" - "
A. Thank you. Hope you drop by sometime.
C. I think so, too.
B. No problem.
D. Of course.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 29 to 30
Question 29: Travel insurance is sometimes mistaken for temporary health insurance, but the two are
actually different.
C. mutable
B. passing
A. transitory
D. permanent
Question 30: My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.
A. be optimistic
B. be pessimistic
C. be confident
C. stopped
D. be smart
Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
nderlined word in each of the following questions from 31 to 32.
Question 31. Hunting for meat and burning forests for soil cause destruction to wildlife.
B. contamination
C. protection
D. damage
A. organization
Question 32. My father gave up smoking two years ago.
B. continued
A. liked
D. enjoyed