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Question 1 The Teaching of Speaking, Listening, and Reading

Researchers suggest that there are creatures that do not know what light means at the bottom of the sea. They don’t have either eyes or ears; they can only feel. There is no day or night for them. There are no winters, no summers, no sun, no moon, and no stars. It is as if a child spent its life in darkness in bed, with nothing to see or hear. How different our own life is! Sight shows us the ground beneath our feet and the heavens above us – the sun, the moon, and stars, shooting stars, lightning, and the sunset. It shows us day and night. We are able to hear voices, the sound of the sea, and music. We feel, we taste, we smell. How fortunate we are! Judging from this passage, we can say that this story is mainly about ______________________.

A How changes in the seasons are perceived by the deep-sea creatures B The superiority of human beings over some creatures in terms of senses C Life of sea creatures at the bottom of the sea D The differences among creatures of the earth and those of the sea

Question 2 English and American Literature

(Refer to no. 97) The author’s primary purpose in the passage is to ______________.

A Trace the influence of religion on the development of Japanese poetry B Refute a common explanation for the role of women in the development of Japanese poetry C Provide an explanation for the role of women in the development of Japanese poetry D Identify the reasons for the popularity of a distinct form of literary expression in Japan

Question 3 Mythology and Folklore

The song “No Man is an Island” mirrors:

A Individualization B Solitude C Independence D Brotherhood

Question 4 English and American Literature

Who is considered the master of short story writing?

A Edgar Allan Poe B Leo Tolstoy C Jose Rizal D Rudyard Kipling

Question 5 Structure of English

Most people in the mountains still follow the ________ ways of farming, that is why their harvest is not abundant.

A primitive B mechanical C traditional D non-scientific

Question 6 The Teaching of Reading

The teacher instructed the pupils:

A "Open your books to page 8." B "Open your books on page 8." C "Open your books in page 8." D "Open your books from page 8."

Question 7 Structure of English

Select the sentence that clearly and effectively states the idea and has no structural error.

A Teaching is my career first. B Teaching is my first choice as a career. C Teaching is my ambition. D Teaching is my ambition as a career.

Question 8 Literature

The following are written by Aristotle, EXCEPT:

A The Republic B Ethics C Politics D Poetics

Question 9 English and American Literature

The lines given in item no. 11 are from what canonical and widely read poem?

A Annabel Lee B The Cask of Amontillado C The Raven D The Mask of the Red Death

Question 10 Language Research

Your findings are IMPERTINENT to the results of this investigation. The capitalized word means:

A malicious B violent C important D irrelevant

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