Part Three: Reading (items 61 - 100)
1. Vocabulary
Directions: Choose the word that best completes each blank.
Tom and his friend Dave drop by their favorite fast-food restaurant several times
a week for a meal of hamburgers, fries, and shakes. Their parents__61__ that this fast
food will not provide the vitamins and minerals needed by growing teenagers. Their
basketball coach insists that their diet of high-fat, high-calorie food will __62__ with their
athletic performance. The boys, who are active and not overweight, see no __63__ to
change their eating habits.
Fast-food meals like Tom’s and Dave’s are the cause of much __64__. Diets that
continue to be high in fat may be __65__ with heart disease and certain cancers in
later years. High-calorie diets may result in a __66__ weight gain, which is difficult to
lose once growth has stopped and taste for such foods has formed. A __67__ meal of
a cheeseburger, fries, and a shake provides a whopping 1,000 calories. This kind of
caloric __68__ when you grow older could cause serious weight problems.
If you enjoy fast-food meals once in a while, consider __69__ milk or orange
juice for shakes and sodas. Use the salad bar in place of fries and onion rings. If you
__70__ wise food habits now, they will help you throughout your adult years.
61. 1. complain 2. report
3. announce 4. defend
62. 1. interact 2. combine
3. interfere 4. associate
63. 1. reason 2. choice
3. support 4. opinion
64. 1. tiredness 2. frustration
3. enjoyment 4. discussion
65. 1. linked 2. mixed
3. dealt 4. joined
66. 1. rising 2. gradual
3. sufficient 4. temporary
67. 1. plain 2. healthy
3. typical 4. nutritious
68. 1. intake 2. input
3. insight 4. instance
69. 1. enjoying 2. taking
3. substituting 4. consuming
70. 1. gain 2. form
3. change 4. follow
2. Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read the following extracts and choose the best answer for each
question.
Extract 1
Phone Message
To: Mr. Jack Smith Date: Jan. 12
Time: 2:00
From: Miss Mary Evans Remarks: Print order is in.
Lenox Graphics Please call before 4:00.
Phone: 909-0965-8743 Operator: Dan Walker
71. The phone message was taken by _____.
1. Dan Walker 2. Lenox Graphics
3. Mary Evans 4. Jack Smith
72. The message was taken at _____.
1. one o’clock 2. two o’clock
3. four o’clock 4. twelve o’clock
73. _____made the phone call.
1. Dan Walker
2. Lenox Graphics
3. Mary Evans
4. Jack Smith
74. The call was made to _____.
1. place an order
2. order graphics
3. inquire about an order
4. confirm the incoming order
75. Before 4:00, _____.
1. the print order must be in
2. Dan walker should call Mary Evans
3. Lenox Graphics will call Jack Smith
4. Jack Smith should dial 909-0965-8743