ข้อสอบเอ็นทรานซ์ ภาษาอังกฤษ ตุลาคม 2544

Situation  : John and his mother meet a friend, Aree, in the university cafeteria.
Aree : Hi, John. Where have you been ? I haven’t seen you for ages.
John : I went home to America for a month and     12     with me. Mother,       13        my good friend,  Aree
Mrs. Smith : Nice to meet you, Aree.
Aree :     14        , Mrs. Smith. John, why didn’t you tell me your mother was coming ?  I        15       at the airport .
John : No problem.  The hotel provided free transportation.
Aree : What hotel        16         , Mrs. Smith ?
Mrs. Smith : The Diamond Inn. It’s close to John’s apartment.
Aree :        17         ?
Mrs. Smith : Well, I’ve only been here for two days but      18        . I saw a few spectacular temples and I just love Thai food.
Aree :     19     you should show your mother the real Thailand outside of Bangkok, John ?
John : Definitely. We’re going to Chiangmai next week and      20        Sukhothai along the way.
Aree :        21      . I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful time.     22       , I have a class.
Mrs. Smith :       23      ,Aree. It was nice meeting you.
Aree : And       24    , Mrs. Smith.
John :       25    , Aree.

Dear Editor :
 I       26     to inform you that the figures      27       in the article on computer sales       28       the July isssue of your magazine were very misleading.         29        it may be true       30       that sales per unit of certain models have fallen, overall the market for new computers is still expanding, and the demand for accessories       31        production.
 Information on local sales     32       on the industry’s home page on the world wide web. Contributors to your magazine         33      consult this web page to        34      they do not give wrong information.
        35           ,

Use of the Internet at the           46       time is considered by many as an essential          47      of getting information.       48       , it is claimed that this facility has revolutionized education.       49      using the Internet, students can access sources of information     50      in the world.

Mall Vacations
 What’s the number one activity Americans say they enjoy on vacation ? No-it’s not sunning on a beach. It’s not hiking through the wilderness. According to the Travel Industry Association of America, U.S. travelers are often an indoor-sport sort of bunch-shopping tops the list of the most popular vacation activities.

SPEED READING (Item Numbers 61-67)

     NEW GUINEA -Good news for residents of Papua : The island isn’t sinking after all. Last year, scientists believed that the island was slipping into the Pacific so fast that they asked government officials to begin planning the relocation of 20,000 residents. It now seems that the flooding that caused the concern was the result of a temporary rise in sea level that occure in La Nina years.
     NEW YORK - An earthquake struck New York City around sunrise on Jan. 17. While it measured only 2.4 on the Richter scale and lasted just a few seconds, the quake-rare in the Big Apple-sent residents running into the streets. The last measurable quake, a 4.0, hit in  1985.
     ANTARCTICA -The West Antarctica Ice Sheet is melting faster than many researchers initially predicted. Researchers in Britain say nearly a cubic mile of ice has melted annually for eight years. At this rate, it will take several centuries for the sheet to melt, eventually raising sea levels by 45 ft.
     INDIA -The death toll is expected to reach 30,000 and possibly as high as 100,000 following a massive earthquake that struck the western state of Gujarat on Jan. 26. Aid officials say most of the deaths were due to poorly engineered buildings, which collapsed in the first moments of the magnitude 7.9 quake.
     ALGERIA -An inactive volcano in Ras Aichet, 300 miles southeast of Algiers, briefly came to life on Jan 17, throwing boulders into the sky.
     NEW ZEALAND -The country’s Rotorua region, on the North Island, was struck by a series of 20 small earthquakes in mid-January. A more powerful 32 tremor rocked Manawatu.
     AUSTRALIA-Hail the size of softballs pelted the city of Casino in late January, downing power lines and sending six residents to the hospital.
     PHILIPPINES-Flash floods swept the Balugo River and its tributaries. Three people drowned and another 12,000 were forced to flee 10 towns located 300 miles south of Manila.

     Whenever my friend’s daughter, Anne, practiced the violin up
in her bedroom, their dog always sat at the bottom of the stairs and howled.
     One day, Anne’s brother, Eric, had a friend over while she was 
practicing,  and  the  dog  was  howling  as  usual.  At  the  conclusion  of                
the piece, Eric’s friend called to Anne, “Could you please play something
the dog doesn’t know ?”

      There were seven children in the family when we set out with Mother 
for Califormia. Fred was the baby and was train sick all the way from Niagara 
Falls to the Golden Gate. Lill, the next to youngest, had broken a bone in her foot 
three weeks before and had to stay in her berth. Mother was expecting another 
baby in three months and didn’t always feel too well herself.
      The chance to return with her children to her parents home meant more to 
Mother than any of us realized, and she was anxious to show us off in the best 
possible light and to have her family approve of us.

        Nearest Star by Leon Golub and Jay Pasachoff. $29.95 , Harvard, 
ISBN 0674004671
        The subtitle of Nearest Star is The surprising science of our Sun. 
And it is surprising : our knowledge of this normal dwarf star that hap-
pens to be all-important to life on Earth is very far from complete. Many 
puzzles remain, even if we know far more now than we did a few years 
ago, before data from spacecraft became available. In any case, Leon 
Golub and Jay Pasachoff are splendid guides to the subject, as both 
are highly distinguished American astronomers who have paid special 
attention to the Sun.
       Nearest Star is a comprehensive survey, dealing with all aspects 
of solar research,. It is well written and well illustrated, and there is 
good glossary and a useful bibliography. It is probably not a book for 
the complete beginner, or for the amateur observer using modest equip-
ment ; it is not intended to be so. If, however, you are looking for 
a reliable,   up-to-date and very readable account of modern solar science, 
with special emphasis on ?Earth-Sun relationships, then  this is the one 
for you.

FOR SAFETY’S SAKE
       There are some precautions that you should take while using your  credit card.
To protect yourself :
       • Keep your card in view when you give it to a clerk.
       • Examine each draft before you sigh it, making sure that the total amount is 
       filled in so that additional charges cannot be added later.
       • Do not sign blank sales drafts,        and make sure that incorrect drafts are voided 
       or destroyed.
       • Destroy any carbons from completed sales drafts so that  others cannot use the
       information on the carbon paper.
       • Promptly retrieve your card after use, and make sure that you get your own
       card back.
       • Keep all your sales receipts and check them against your monthly statement. 
       If you should find any discrepancies on your monthly statement, be sure to
       report them immediately to the card issuer.
For  more information, contact your local police department.

       It is doubtful that Z.A. Milne had read the Transcendental writings of Henry 

David Thoreau when he wrote and published Winnie-the-Pooh. Thoreau like Pooh, 
Lived alone in the woods with friends near to him  but not overwhelmingly close. 
Thoreau lived frugally  : eating what he gained by his own hand, building his own 
shelter, and walking about in nature studying the patterns of life and gaining insight. 
Pooh also simply lives by simple means and simple rules, but Pooh is complex and 
Often misunderstood. His anive, simplistic life is not one easily achieved nor easily 
enjoyed by just any inhabitant of the Hundred Acre Wood. Pooh's life is without the 
worry of planting a garden and gaining materialistic success (Rabbit), the endless 
pursuit of unless knowledge to confuse everyone else (Owl), the constant pessimism 
and depression that comes from too much interaction with unimportant worldly 
matters (Eeyore), and the nervous insecurity that is a result of an unsure character 
without a grasp on his true self (Piglet). Pooh is in fact a Transcendentalist, and 
a perfect mode for children and adults who want a happy, peaceful life in harmony 
with both themselves and nature, free of strife and materialistic worries.