Before gold and silver were bought

to Europe from the Spanish and

Portuguese colonies in Latin America
during the sixteenth century, inflation had
not been a major problem. Since that time,
however, inflation has been a significant
economic issue, especially during and
after wars.

Currently, in many countries of the

world, people are facing problems caused
by inflation, which is a decrease in the
purchasing power of money because of
continuous rises in the price of available
goods. There are two different kinds of
inflation, each of which can effect peoples
lives. When inflation is discussed, people

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generally refer to an increase in price,

wages, and the amount of money
circulation in a countrys economy. The
most common type of inflation because
there is steady but manageable increase
in the rate of inflation within a year.
Prices rise continuously so that
workers ask for higher wages to cover the
increasing costs of housing, food, and
transportation.
Although
such
wage
increase are inflationary, they are often
unavoidable. As result, a government may

have to impose price and wage controls in

order to control this type of inflation.
A less common type of inflation is
called hyperinflation, which is usually due to
war or occupation by a foreign country.
During a period of hyperinflation, price
levels double rapidly. As there is too much
money available in the economy, currency
decreases in value, and people lose
confidence in their governments financial
competence. To win back the trust of

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(D) Whatever

type if inflation in a
country experiences, it affects every
individual in society
(E) The
Spanish
and
Portuguese
colonies brought gold and silver to
Europe in the year 1600
2. What is paragraph 3 about .
(A) Creeping inflation
(B) The rate of inflation
(C) The cause of inflation
(D) Inflation in my countries
(E) Uncontrolled price increase

people, the government may create a new

currency.
1. Which of the following is TRUE
according to the text .
(A) Inflation
became
a
serious
economic issue in the late 1600s
(B) Workers can support their families
because of their high wages
(C) To avoid inflation, the government
should increase the peoples wages

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3. What is the topic of paragraph 4 .

(A) The effect of hyperinflation
(B) The decreasing value of money
(C) The creation of new currency
(D) Peoples trust in the government
(E) Efforts to overcome inflation

(D) Increasing demands for higher

wages

(E) A decrease of the circulation of

money
5. What is the common cause of inflation
.
(A) People are not earning enough
money
(B) Government control on the economy
is too strict
(C) There are always political conflicts
between nations

4. The following are the characteristics of

inflation except .
(A) Rising prices of available goods
(B) Declining purchasing power
(C) Higher costs of living

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(D) There

is
too
much
money
circulating in the economy
(E) The
costs
of
housing
and
transportation have doubled

dress the selves as laborers and carried

only a few possessions.
Here, the monks had to start a new
life. they found it different to obtain food
and they had now here to live, but
somehow they manage with the help of
community and charitable organizations. It
was not until 1995 that Hongkong
government granted them land on Lantao
Island.
The monks are not allowed to beg
for a living, so they had to work very hard

Trappists are monks who are not

allowed to preach or to teach. Their lives
are devoted to meditation, studying and
reading.
In 1949, one group of trappists fled
to Hongkong from China, leaving behind
their houses and their dairy industry. They

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on the island. They started a dairy farm,

kept about five hundred chickens and
started growing their vegetables.
A large part of the work of the
trappists is concerned with their dairy. The
cows are fed regularly, milk and kept
healthy. Their dairy which produce about
two thousand bottles of milk a day, brings
the monks their main income. The monk
sell about half of the milk to a large hotel
in Hongkong, while hospital and schools
buy the rest. The monks also earn some

money by selling eggs. Sometimes, the

trappists sell some of their cattle. The
monks themselves do not eat meat,
however, as they are vegetarian.
6. The trappists are forbidden to .
(A) Obtain a food
(B) Grow vegetables
(C) Work very hard
(D) Beg for a living
(E) Start a dairy farm

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7. What is the text about .

(A) The monks who never preach or
teach
(B) The trappists on Lantao Island
(C) The trappists dairy product
(D) The vegetarian monks
(E) The trappists new life on Lantao
Island

(B) The monks provides milk to a large

hotel.

(C) The trappists feed the cows regularly

(D) The trappist sell eggs for a living
(E) Most of the trappists work is related

to their dairy
9. A large part of the work of the trappists
is concerned with their dairy.
The underline words means .
(A) The trappist get main income
(B) The trappists fed cows, milked and
kept healthy

8. What is the main idea in the last

paragraph .
(A) Managing the dairy is the trappists
main work

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(C) The monk sell about half of the milk

present. He promised to comeback in a few

hours. Mrs. Young did not know that her
husband wanted to buy a present for her.
He said he wanted to go for a walk, but he
took a train into the center of London.
Then he went to Oxford Street. He said he
wanted to buy the present at one of the
big store there, but when he was in Oxford
Street a bus knocked him down, and this is
had very strange result. When he woke up
in a hospital, he could not remember
anything, not even his name. he did not

of the large hotels

(D) The monks earn money by selling
eggs
(E) The trappists produce thousand
bottle of milk each day

One Saturday morning David Young

went out to buy his wife a birthday

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have any identification on him so nobody

knew he was.
Ten years went by. In those ten years
Mr. Young starts a new life. He took a new
name and found a new job. He also met
another
women, Nancy Lewis. He
promised to marry Miss Lewis. He was on
his way to church to marry her last week
when he had another accident. This time
he run into a lorry in his car. He hit his
head in the accident and woke up in
hospital again. Suddenly he could

remember
everything
again.
He
remembered his old name, his address and
most important of all, the fact that he was
already married. He phoned his wife from
hospital and tried to explain everything. He
also phoned Miss Lewis both women refuse
to believe his story. They both think he is
lying.
10. Which of the following statement is NOT
TRUE .

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(A) Mr. Young promised to go home in

(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

(A) Because he was going marry Miss

several hours
Mr. Young said to Mrs. Young he
would go by train
Mr. Young got the accident in
Oxford Street
Mr. Young was going to marry in a
church
Mr.
Young
could
remember
everything again ten years ago

(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

Because
Because
Because
Because

Lewis
he did not go home early
a bus knocked him down
he forget everything
he got a new job

12. What happen to Mr. Young marriage with

the two women .
(A) It was going well
(B) It would be held
(C) It was broke
(D) It was no problem

11. Why did Mr. Young start a new life .

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(E) It was going broke

13. What is the main idea of the second
paragraph .
(A) Mr. Young was going to buy a
present
(B) Mr. Young knocked in Oxford Street
(C) Mr. Young started a new life
(D) Mrs. Young and Miss Lewis did not
believe Mr. Young
(E) Mr. Young remembered everything

Dear Stacie
I am so happy that you are coming
to visit me this summer. I hope that will be
able to stay until July 4th. We are planning a
big picnic on that day to celebrate
Americans Independence day.
You ask for direction to my house
from the airport, here they are. First, pick
up your rental car. I recommended Hertz or
Avis. They are the biggest car rental
companies here. Next, drive out of the
airport and turn north on U.S. Highway 101.

April 23th 2010

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Go about one mile and take the first exit.

Follow the sign to State Highway 1, I which
soon become Nineteen Avenue. Youll see
San Francisco State University, Shriners
Hospital, and Ping Center. Continue on
Nineteen Avenue through Gold Park. Then
you will come to a bridge. This is the
famous gate bridge. Drive across it and
continue north for about miles. You will
pass the Towns of Sausalito, Mill Valley,
and Spur. In larkspur, take the Sir Francis
Drake Boulevard end the Freeway. Drive

west for the blocks, and then turn into

Pacific National Bank is on the corner where
you turn, and the street is a shell gas
station, a Safeway Grocery Store, and
another bank. You will be on Elm Avenue.
Finally, go Elm and then turn right. My
apartment is in the Mariana. The address is
155 Hillside Drive.
I look forward to seeing you. Be sure
to bring warm because it is cold in June
and July in Northern California and

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sometimes it is colder in the summer

than it is in the fall.
Love,
Heat

15. When did the writer write the letter .

(A) In the cold
(B) In the fall
(C) In the winter
(D) In the rain
(E) In the summer

14. What is the letter about .

(A) Picnic plan
(B) Happiness to be visited
(C) Story in summer
(D) The way explanation
(E) An apartment in Marina

16. Sometimes it is colder in the summer

than it is in the fall.
What does the above sentence means
.
(A) Northern California is colder in June

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(B) Northern California is warmer in

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July
(C) Northern California is colder in fall
(D) Northern California is warmer in fall
(E) Northern California is warmer in
summer
Get new friends !
Get new experiences !
With :
King and Queen Competition
Cooking Competition

17. What is the text tells us about .

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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

Fun competition
Camp in Malino
Getting new experience
Nature advertisement
New friends in Malino

November, 20th 2010

Dear Sirs,
Last October my wife and I went to
the Jefferson Hotel in South Kensington on
your recommendation. You say it was small
but friendly.
We found this description very
accurate. The service was excellent as was
the food. Although the room was rather
small, they were very clean and warm.

18. Which of the following is not found in

the advertisement .
(A) Theme
(B) Games
(C) Registration
(D) Place
(E) Technical Meeting

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(E) A hotel in London

We will certainly tell our friends

here in New York City about this hotel,
what a pity there arent more like it in
London at the same reasonable price. The
week we spent there was very pleasant.

INGRIDS BACK !

Kitzbuhel Saturday

Ingrid Schuster, Austrias top woman skier,

won the world cup downhill race here todayhere first race since her terrible fall at
Wengen nine months ago where she broke
both her legson a 90 kph crash. Doctors
said she would never ski again, but 22-year-

19. What is the letter about .

(A) Pleasant week
(B) Satisfied service
(C) An accurate description
(D) Jefferson Hotel

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20. The text mainly tells us about .

(A) Ingrids terrible accident
(B) Win expectation
(C) Ski-woman winner
(D) Ingrid Schuster
(E) Todays great skier

old Ingrid didnt believe them. I was sure I

would ski again. I just knew it. She told
me after she won the race. Getting fit
again was a very hard work and it took a
long time. But I knew that one day I would
race again. I wanted my first race to be
here at Kitzbuhel, in front of all my fans,
but I didnt really expect to win. I just
wanted to take part. Winning today was
great. It made all the hard work worth
while .

21. The accident makes Ingrid .

(A) Hopping
(B) Give up
(C) Regret
(D) Spirit
(E) Sad

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school. A loud, screeching noise suddenly

pierced the air. Umar realized that there
had been an accident. A small boy was
lying unconscious on the road, and the car
that had hit him had already run away.
Umar was confused and frightened.
is the boy dead? Umar asked himself.
However, the boy was still breathing.
Umar could see that the boy had bruises
all over his face and arms.
Umar did not know what to do. Few
cars passed along this road at this time of

22. When did the reporter met Ingrid

Schuster .
(A) Nine month ago
(D) In hard
work
(B) Long time ago
(E) In the race
(C) After the race
Early one morning, Umar was
walking to the bus stop to catch a bus to

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the day. The nearest house which he

could go to for help was his own, but it
would take ten minutes to walk there.
Umar finally decided to stay with the boy
until somebody came by.
Time passed very slowly so it
seemed to Umar. The boy was still
unconscious, and Umar prayed for the
boy to regain consciousness.
Umar sprang to his feet at the
sound of an approaching car. He waved
frantically at the driver to stop. Umar

asked the driver,You will help this boy,

wont you, Sir? The driver was kind. He
carried the injuried boy to the car. Umar
went with them to the hospital. Later, the
driver took Umar to the police station to
report the accident.
Umar had a lot to tell to his friends
that day at school. All his friends though
Umar was a very brave boy.it was an
unforgettable incident, wasnt it? They
asked him.

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(A) Stopped the approaching car

(B) Reported the accident they saw
(C) Brought the boy to the nearest

Yes, it was, Umar replied.it was a

terrifying experience, thought!

house

23. The purpose of the text is to .

(A) Tell a past event
(B) Report a phenomena
(C) Entertain readers
(D) Describe Umars activity
(E) Discuss something

(D) Had seen the injured boy on the road

(E) Had carried the injured boy to the

hospital
25. The old woman was feel . after she
had heard that her beloved son was
seriousely injured in a terrible accident.
(A) delighted
(B) sorrow
(C) sadness

24. Umar and the helpful driver went to

the police station after they .

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(D) regreet
(E) unconscious

so lunch will be served.

Class leader

For all my friends in XII Exact 1 :

There will be a meeting next Saturday at
11:30 at the cafetaria.

26. What is the announcement about .

(A) Lunch at the cafeteria
(B) Attending the discussion
(C) Discuss on the next Saturday
(D) Next semester programs
(E) Meeting about cafeteria

All students of XII Exact 1 must attend. We

will discuss about our class programs for
this next semester.
The meeting will last until 1: 30 or 2: 00,

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27. Where is the announcement possible

put .
(A) In the cafeteria
(B) In the meeting
(C) In the library
(D) In headmaster room
(E) In the class

(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

The
The
The
The

meeting
meeting
meeting
meeting

must be end in 1.30

should be end 2.00
may be end in 2.00
will start in 2.00

Many people now have a card which

enables them to withdraw money from a
cash dispenser. You feed your card into the
machine and key in your PIN (Personal
Identification Number) and the amount of
money you want. If you have enough in
your account, the money requested will be

28. The meeting will last until 1: 30 or 2:

00
This sentence has the same meaning
as .
(A) The meeting will start in 1.30

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issued to you up to a daily limit. Your

account is automatically debited for the
amounts you have drawn out.
Provide you have a sound credit,
you can get credit card from a bank and
other financial institution. To obtain goods
or services, you present your card and
sign a special voucher, the credit card
company pays the trader (less a
commission) and then send you a monthly
statement. Depending on the type of card
you have, you will either have to full or

able to pay part of what is owned and pay

interest on the balance left out standing.
If you need to make fixed payments
at regular intervals, e.g. for insurance
premium, you can arrange a standing order
(sometimes known as a bankers order) so
that the bank will do this for you.
29. If you withdraw your money from the
cash dispenser, the amount of your
money will . as you have drawn out.
(A) become more

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(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

be credited
become lost
become less
be double

(E) Explain to the customers how to pay

their employees saleries

31. Which of the following is the main idea
of the second paragraph .
(A) The credit card company pays the
traders
(B) The credit card company sends you
a monthly statement
(C) Bank and other financial institutions
offer us credit cards to get goods
and services

30. The main purpose of the writer is to .

(A) Give the reader information about
the bank service
(B) Persuade the readers to have a
credit card
(C) Check the customers account
(D) Explain to the reader how to use
PIN

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(D) Other financial institutions help the

(E) The type of card is acceptable

bank to provide credit cards

(E) A voucher is the only way to buy
goods

I was driving along the coast

road when the car suddenly lurched
to one side. At first I thought a tyre
had gone but then I saw telegraph
poles collapsing like matchsticks.The
rocks came tumbling across the road
and I had to abandon the car.When I
got back to town, well, as I said,
there wasnt much left.

32. If you have enough money in your

account .
(A) You can withdraw your money from
a cash dispenser
(B) You have special voucher
(C) The bank sends you a monthly
statement
(D) You have paid special interest

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33. What is the aim of the text? It is to .

(A) To retell events with a homorous
twist.
(B) To retell events for the purpose of
informing.
(C) To retell events for the purpose of
informing or entertaining.
(D) To describe how something is
accomplished through a sequence
of action or steps.
(E) To inform readers, listeners or
viewers about an events of the day

which are considered newsworthy or

important.
34. What happened to the town when he
got back there ? The wrong answer is ....
(A) The town is completely destroyed
(B) The town is in ruin
(C) There wasnt much left
(D) The town is completely in
destruction
(E) The town is okay
Dear Melin,

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Thank for your letter. It was lovely to hear

from you and yes. Id really like to come
and stay next weekend. You know here
much I love spending weekends in the
country after working all week in the city.
Ill catch the usual train on Friday evening
anyway. Ill give you more of my news
when I see you. Much rush now because
Im going to see Jonnys new flat this
evening. Im really looking forward to the
weekend. Give my best wishes to Peter
and the children.
Love, Brian

35. What is the message about .

(A) Information about Melin travel
(B) Brians plan to spend weekend in
Melins Country
(C) An inquiry about peter and the
children
(D) How to come and stay in a city
(E) The writer news when writer faced
Melin

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7. E
8. E
9. B
10. B
11. D
12. E
13. C
14. C
15. E
16. A
17. A
18. E
19. B

ANSWER KEYS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

A
A
A
C
D
D

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20. D
21. D
22. C
23. A
24. E
25. C
26. B
27. E
28. D
29. D
30. A
31. C
32. A

33. E
34. E
35. B

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