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Before gold and silver were boughtto Europe from the Spanish andPortuguese colonies in Latin Americaduring the sixteenth century, ination hadnot been a maor problem! Since that time,however, ination has been a signi"canteconomic issue, especially during andafter wars!

#urrently, in many countries of theworld, people are facing problems causedby ination, which is a decrease in thepurchasing power of money because of continuous rises in the price of availablegoods! $here are two di%erent &inds of ination, each of which can e%ect people'slives! (hen ination is discussed, people



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generally refer to an increase in price,wages, and the amount of moneycirculation in a country's economy! $hemost common type of ination because

there is steady but manageable increasein the rate of ination within a year!Prices rise continuously so that

wor&ers as& for higher wages to cover theincreasing costs of housing, food, andtransportation! Although such wageincrease are inationary, they are oftenunavoidable! As result, a government may

have to impose price and wage controls inorder to control this type of ination!

A less common type of ination iscalled hyperination, which is usually due to

war or occupation by a foreign country!)uring a period of hyperination, pricelevels double rapidly! As there is too muchmoney available in the economy, currencydecreases in value, and people losecon"dence in their government's "nancialcompetence! $o win bac& the trust of



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people, the government may create a newcurrency!

*! (hich of the following is $+E

according to the text -!.A/ 0nation became a serious

economic issue in the late *122s.B/ (or&ers can support their families

because of their high wages.#/ $o avoid ination, the government

should increase the people's wages

.)/ (hatever type if ination in acountry experiences, it a%ects everyindividual in society

.E/ $he Spanish and Portuguese

colonies brought gold and silver toEurope in the year *1223! (hat is paragraph 4 about -!

.A/ #reeping ination

.B/ $he rate of ination

.#/ $he cause of ination

.)/ 0nation in my countries

.E/ ncontrolled price increase



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4! (hat is the topic of paragraph 5 -!.A/ $he e%ect of hyperination.B/ $he decreasing value of money.#/ $he creation of new currency.)/ People's trust in the government.E/ E%orts to overcome ination

5! $he following are the characteristics of ination except -!.A/ +ising prices of available goods.B/ )eclining purchasing power.#/ 6igher costs of living

.)/ 0ncreasing demands for higherwages

.E/ A decrease of the circulation ofmoney

7! (hat is the common cause of ination-!.A/ People are not earning enough

money.B/ 8overnment control on the economy

is too strict.#/ $here are always political conicts

between nations



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.)/ $here is too much moneycirculating in the economy

.E/ $he costs of housing andtransportation have doubled

$rappists are mon&s who are notallowed to preach or to teach! $heir livesare devoted to meditation, studying andreading!

0n *959, one group of trappists edto 6ong&ong from #hina, leaving behindtheir houses and their dairy industry! $hey

dress the selves as laborers and carriedonly a few possessions!

6ere, the mon&s had to start a newlife! they found it di%erent to obtain food

and they had now here to live, butsomehow they manage with the help of community and charitable organi:ations! 0twas not until *997 that 6ong&onggovernment granted them land on Lantao0sland!

$he mon&s are not allowed to begfor a living, so they had to wor& very hard



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on the island! $hey started a dairy farm,&ept about "ve hundred chic&ens andstarted growing their vegetables!

A large part of the wor& of the

trappists is concerned with their dairy! $hecows are fed regularly, mil& and &epthealthy! $heir dairy which produce abouttwo thousand bottles of mil& a day, bringsthe mon&s their main income! $he mon&sell about half of the mil& to a large hotelin 6ong&ong, while hospital and schoolsbuy the rest! $he mon&s also earn some

money by selling eggs! Sometimes, thetrappists sell some of their cattle! $hemon&s themselves do not eat meat,however, as they are vegetarian!

1! $he trappists are forbidden to -!.A/ ;btain a food.B/ 8row vegetables.#/ (or& very hard.)/ Beg for a living.E/ Start a dairy farm



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<! (hat is the text about -!.A/ $he mon&s who never preach or

teach.B/ $he trappists on Lantao 0sland.#/ $he trappists' dairy product.)/ $he vegetarian mon&s.E/ $he trappists' new life on Lantao

0sland

=! (hat is the main idea in the lastparagraph -!.A/ >anaging the dairy is the trappists

main wor&

.B/ $he mon&s provides mil& to a largehotel!

.#/ $he trappists feed the cows regularly

.)/ $he trappist sell eggs for a living

.E/ >ost of the trappists' wor& is relatedto their dairy

9! A large part of the wor& of the trappistsis concerned with their dairy! $he underline words means -!.A/ $he trappist get main income.B/ $he trappists fed cows, mil&ed and

&ept healthy



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.#/ $he mon& sell about half of the mil&of the large hotels

.)/ $he mon&s earn money by sellingeggs

.E/ $he trappists produce thousandbottle of mil& each day

;ne Saturday morning )avid ?oungwent out to buy his wife a birthday

present! 6e promised to comebac& in a fewhours! >rs! ?oung did not &now that herhusband wanted to buy a present for her!6e said he wanted to go for a wal&, but he

too& a train into the center of London! $hen he went to ;xford Street! 6e said hewanted to buy the present at one of thebig store there, but when he was in ;xfordStreet a bus &noc&ed him down, and this ishad very strange result! (hen he wo&e upin a hospital, he could not rememberanything, not even his name! he did not



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have any identi"cation on him so nobody&new he was!

$en years went by! 0n those ten years>r! ?oung starts a new life! 6e too& a new

name and found a new ob! 6e also metanother women, @ancy Lewis! 6epromised to marry >iss Lewis! 6e was onhis way to church to marry her last wee&when he had another accident! $his timehe run into a lorry in his car! 6e hit hishead in the accident and wo&e up inhospital again! Suddenly he could

remember everything again! 6eremembered his old name, his address andmost important of all, the fact that he wasalready married! 6e phoned his wife from

hospital and tried to explain everything! 6ealso phoned >iss Lewis both women refuseto believe his story! $hey both thin& he islying!

*2! (hich of the following statement is @;$ $+E -!



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.A/ >r! ?oung promised to go home inseveral hours

.B/ >r! ?oung said to >rs! ?oung hewould go by train

.#/ >r! ?oung got the accident in;xford Street

.)/ >r! ?oung was going to marry in achurch

.E/ >r! ?oung could remembereverything again ten years ago

**! (hy did >r! ?oung start a new life -!

.A/ Because he was going marry >issLewis

.B/ Because he did not go home early

.#/ Because a bus &noc&ed him down

.)/ Because he forget everything

.E/ Because he got a new ob

*3! (hat happen to >r! ?oung marriage withthe two women -!.A/ 0t was going well.B/ 0t would be held.#/ 0t was bro&e.)/ 0t was no problem



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.E/ 0t was going bro&e*4! (hat is the main idea of the second

paragraph -!.A/ >r! ?oung was going to buy a

present.B/ >r! ?oung &noc&ed in ;xford Street.#/ >r! ?oung started a new life.)/ >rs! ?oung and >iss Lewis did not

believe >r! ?oung.E/ >r! ?oung remembered everything

April 34th 32*2

)ear Stacie0 am so happy that you are coming

to visit me this summer! 0 hope that will beable to stay until uly 5th! (e are planning a

big picnic on that day to celebrateAmerican's 0ndependence day! ?ou as& for direction to my house

from the airport, here they are! irst, pic&up your rental car! 0 recommended 6ert: orAvis! $hey are the biggest car rentalcompanies here! @ext, drive out of theairport and turn north on !S! 6ighway *2*!



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8o about one mile and ta&e the "rst exit!ollow the sign to State 6ighway *, 0 whichsoon become @ineteen Avenue! ?ou'll seeSan rancisco State niversity, Shriner's

6ospital, and Ping #enter! #ontinue on@ineteen Avenue through 8old Par&! $henyou will come to a bridge! $his is thefamous gate bridge! )rive across it andcontinue north for about miles! ?ou willpass the $owns of Sausalito, >ill Calley,and Spur! 0n lar&spur, ta&e the Sir rancis)ra&e Boulevard end the reeway! )rive

west for the bloc&s, and then turn intoPaci"c @ational Ban& is on the corner whereyou turn, and the street is a shell gasstation, a Safeway 8rocery Store, and

another ban&! ?ou will be on Elm Avenue!inally, go Elm and then turn right! >yapartment is in the >ariana! $he address is*77 6illside )rive!

0 loo& forward to seeing you! Be sureto bring warm because it is cold in uneand uly in @orthern #alifornia and



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sometimes it is colder in the summerthan it is in the fall!

Love,6eat

*5! (hat is the letter about -!.A/ Picnic plan.B/ 6appiness to be visited.#/ Story in summer.)/ $he way explanation.E/ An apartment in >arina

*7! (hen did the writer write the letter -!.A/ 0n the cold.B/ 0n the fall

.#/ 0n the winter.)/ 0n the rain

.E/ 0n the summer

*1! Sometimes it is colder in the summerthan it is in the fall!(hat does the above sentence means

-!.A/ @orthern #alifornia is colder in une



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.B/ @orthern #alifornia is warmer in uly

.#/ @orthern #alifornia is colder in fall

.)/ @orthern #alifornia is warmer in fall

.E/ @orthern #alifornia is warmer insummer

8et new friends D8et new experiences D

(ith Fing and Gueen #ompetition

#oo&ing #ompetition

Shoc&ing Story #ompetition(omen football competition

;utbondIn

Be Natural ! ENGLISH CAMP

Lembanna, >alino37H3<th )ecember I*2

+egistration *=H35th )ecember I*2

)on't >iss 0t D

*<! (hat is the text tells us about -!



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.A/ un competition

.B/ #amp in >alino

.#/ 8etting new experience

.)/ @ature advertisement

.E/ @ew friends in >alino

*=! (hich of the following is not found inthe advertisement -!.A/ $heme.B/ 8ames.#/ +egistration.)/ Place.E/ $echnical >eeting

@ovember, 32th 32*2)ear Sirs,

Last ;ctober my wife and 0 went tothe e%erson 6otel in South Fensington onyour recommendation! ?ou say it was smallbut friendly!

(e found this description veryaccurate! $he service was excellent as wasthe food! Although the room was rathersmall, they were very clean and warm!



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(e will certainly tell our friendshere in @ew ?or& #ity about this hotel,what a pity there aren't more li&e it inLondon at the same reasonable price! $hewee& we spent there was very pleasant!

*9! (hat is the letter about -!.A/ Pleasant wee&.B/ Satis"ed service.#/ An accurate description.)/ e%erson 6otel

.E/ A hotel in London

0@8+0)'S BA#F D

• Kitzbuhel Saturday

0ngrid Schuster, Austria's top woman s&ier,won the world cup downhill race here todayHhere "rst race since her terrible fall at(engen nine months ago where she bro&eboth her legson a 92 &ph crash! )octorssaid she would never s&i again, but 33HyearH



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old 0ngrid didn't believe them! J0 was sure 0would s&i again! 0 ust &new itK! She toldme after she won the race! J8etting "tagain was a very hard wor& and it too& a

long time! But 0 &new that one day 0 wouldrace again! 0 wanted my "rst race to behere at Fit:buhel, in front of all my fans,but 0 didn't really expect to win! 0 ustwanted to ta&e part! (inning today wasgreat! 0t made all the hard wor& worth while K!

32! $he text mainly tells us about -!.A/ 0ngrid's terrible accident.B/ (in expectation.#/ S&iHwoman winner

.)/ 0ngrid Schuster.E/ $oday's great s&ier

3*! $he accident ma&es 0ngrid -!.A/ 6opping.B/ 8ive up.#/ +egret.)/ Spirit.E/ Sad



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33! (hen did the reporter met 0ngridSchuster -!.A/ @ine month ago .)/ 0n hard

wor&.B/ Long time ago .E/ 0n the race.#/ After the race

Early one morning, mar waswal&ing to the bus stop to catch a bus to

school! A loud, screeching noise suddenlypierced the air! mar reali:ed that therehad been an accident! A small boy waslying unconscious on the road, and the car

that had hit him had already run away!mar was confused and frightened!Jis the boy deadMK mar as&ed himself!6owever, the boy was still breathing!mar could see that the boy had bruisesall over his face and arms!

mar did not &now what to do! ewcars passed along this road at this time of



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the day! $he nearest house which hecould go to for help was his own, but itwould ta&e ten minutes to wal& there!mar "nally decided to stay with the boy

until somebody came by! $ime passed very slowly so itseemed to mar! $he boy was stillunconscious, and mar prayed for theboy to regain consciousness!

mar sprang to his feet at thesound of an approaching car! 6e wavedfrantically at the driver to stop! mar

as&ed the driver,K?ou will help this boy,won't you, SirMK $he driver was &ind! 6ecarried the inuried boy to the car! marwent with them to the hospital! Later, the

driver too& mar to the police station toreport the accident!mar had a lot to tell to his friends

that day at school! All his friends thoughmar was a very brave boy!Kit was anunforgettable incident, wasn't itMK $heyas&ed him!



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J?es, it was, Jmar replied!Kit was aterrifying experience, thoughtDK

34! $he purpose of the text is to -!

.A/ $ell a past event

.B/ +eport a phenomena

.#/ Entertain readers

.)/ )escribe mar's activity

.E/ )iscuss something

35! mar and the helpful driver went tothe police station after they -!

.A/ Stopped the approaching car

.B/ +eported the accident they saw

.#/ Brought the boy to the nearesthouse

.)/ 6ad seen the inured boy on the road.E/ 6ad carried the inured boy to thehospital

37! $he old woman was feel -! after shehad heard that her beloved son wasseriousely inured in a terrible accident!.A/ delighted.B/ sorrow.#/ sadness



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.)/ regreet

.E/ unconscious

or all my friends in N00 Exact *

$here will be a meeting next Saturday at**42 at the cafetaria!

All students of N00 Exact * must attend! (ewill discuss about our class programs for

this next semester!

$he meeting will last until * 42 or 3 22,

so lunch will be served!

#lass leader

31! (hat is the announcement about -!.A/ Lunch at the cafeteria.B/ Attending the discussion.#/ )iscuss on the next Saturday.)/ @ext semester programs.E/ >eeting about cafeteria



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3<! (here is the announcement possibleput -!.A/ 0n the cafeteria.B/ 0n the meeting.#/ 0n the library.)/ 0n headmaster room.E/ 0n the class

3=! $he meeting will last until * 42 or 322 $his sentence has the same meaningas -!.A/ $he meeting will start in *!42

.B/ $he meeting must be end in *!42

.#/ $he meeting should be end 3!22

.)/ $he meeting may be end in 3!22

.E/ $he meeting will start in 3!22

>any people now have a card whichenables them to withdraw money from acash dispenser! ?ou feed your card into themachine and &ey in your P0@ .Personal0denti"cation @umber/ and the amount of money you want! 0f you have enough inyour account, the money reOuested will be



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issued to you up to a daily limit! ?ouraccount is automatically debited for theamounts you have drawn out!

Provide you have a sound credit,

you can get credit card from a ban& andother "nancial institution! $o obtain goodsor services, you present your card andsign a special voucher, the credit cardcompany pays the trader .less acommission/ and then send you a monthlystatement! )epending on the type of cardyou have, you will either have to full or

able to pay part of what is owned and payinterest on the balance left out standing!

0f you need to ma&e "xed paymentsat regular intervals, e!g! for insurance

premium, you can arrange a standing order.sometimes &nown as a ban&er's order/ sothat the ban& will do this for you!

39! 0f you withdraw your money from thecash dispenser, the amount of yourmoney will !- as you have drawn out!.A/ become more



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.B/ be credited

.#/ become lost

.)/ become less

.E/ be double

42! $he main purpose of the writer is to -!.A/ 8ive the reader information about

the ban& service.B/ Persuade the readers to have a

credit card.#/ #hec& the customers' account.)/ Explain to the reader how to use

P0@

.E/ Explain to the customers how to paytheir employee's saleries

4*! (hich of the following is the main ideaof the second paragraph -!.A/ $he credit card company pays the

traders.B/ $he credit card company sends you

a monthly statement.#/ Ban& and other "nancial institutions

o%er us credit cards to get goodsand services



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.)/ ;ther "nancial institutions help theban& to provide credit cards

.E/ A voucher is the only way to buygoods

43! 0f you have enough money in youraccount -!.A/ ?ou can withdraw your money from

a cash dispenser.B/ ?ou have special voucher.#/ $he ban& sends you a monthly

statement.)/ ?ou have paid special interest

.E/ $he type of card is acceptable

I was driving along the coast road when the car suddenly lurched

to one side. At frst I thought a tyrehad gone but then I saw telegraph poles collapsing like matchsticks.Therocks came tumbling across the road and I had to abandon the car.When Igot back to town, well, as I said,there wasn’t much let.



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44! (hat is the aim of the textM 0t is to -!.A/ $o retell events with a homorous

twist!.B/ $o retell events for the purpose of

informing!.#/ $o retell events for the purpose of

informing or entertaining!.)/ $o describe how something is

accomplished through a seOuenceof action or steps!

.E/ $o inform readers, listeners orviewers about an events of the day

which are considered newsworthy orimportant!

45! (hat happened to the town when hegot bac& there M $he wrong answer is !!!!.A/ $he town is completely destroyed.B/ $he town is in ruin.#/ $here wasn't much left.)/ $he town is completely in

destruction.E/ $he town is o&ay

)ear >elin,



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$han& for your letter! 0t was lovely to hearfrom you and yes! 0'd really li&e to comeand stay next wee&end! ?ou &now heremuch 0 love spending wee&ends in thecountry after wor&ing all wee& in the city!0'll catch the usual train on riday eveninganyway! 0'll give you more of my newswhen 0 see you! >uch rush now because0'm going to see onny's new at thisevening! 0'm really loo&ing forward to thewee&end! 8ive my best wishes to Peterand the children!

Love, Brian

47! (hat is the message about -!.A/ 0nformation about >elin travel.B/ Brian's plan to spend wee&end in

>elin's #ountry.#/ An inOuiry about peter and the

children.)/ 6ow to come and stay in a city.E/ $he writer news when writer faced

>elin



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