O-NET ภาษาอังกฤษ ปี 2549
Part I: Speaking
1. When you arrive at the airport to pick your friend
up. What’d you say to greet him?
1. What’s your flight number?
2. Did you enjoy your flight?
3. Would you be glad to be here?
4. Didn’t you make reservations for a hotel?
2. Your friend needs you to stay a bit longer in a party. He might
say, ____________.
1. Time and tide wait for no man.
2. Take all the time you want.
3. Hey, hang around. I just got here.
4. Let me bring you a drink.
3. Your relative just spilled her coffee on your carpet. What’d
you say to her considerately?
1. Excuse me. Don’t worry about it.
2. Anyway you ought to pay for the cleaning.
3. I’m so sorry. Everything will get better soon.
4. Don’t take it seriously. It’s no big deal. In the party,
4. Beam have to leave for home. What would he say to the host?
1. It was a pleasure having you.
2. So soon? Give my best regards to your wife.
3. Are you positive you can’t stay any longer?
4. I must run along now. It’s my pleasure to be here.
5. Film invites Palmy to drive to Phuket this weekend but Palmy
is so busy during moment. She say, ____________.
1. I’d rather not. Thanks anyway.
2. Why not?
3. Thank you. It could be cool.
4. How about driving to Phuket? Thanks.
6. Songkran asks Maim if he can meet her in Bangkok this
month. In fact, Maim will have been living in USA by that
time. She might says, ____________.
1. I’m glad to meet you then.
2. The faster, the better.
3. I’m afraid my schedule is pretty tight.
4. Long time, no see.
7. Noon likes her job but it does not make enough money. What
will you say if she consults you about the problem?
1. If I were you, I would quit it.
2. How come you ask your boss for a raise.
3. You showed have been on a strike.
4. Don’t put up with the unfair treatment of
employment.
8. Willy feels terrible and has got a bad hangover. What’d you
suggest him to do?
1. I advise him to cease drinking.
2. I suggest him to quit smoking.
3. I recommend him to consult a physician.
4. I propose him to do some more exercises.
9. Khet asks Noon for their marriage plan and she agrees with the
plan. She says, ____________.
1. I doubt it.
2. I’m of two minds.
3. Let me see.
4. I’m for it.
10. Toon are very grateful to Pao’s assistance. He says, _______.
1. Oh, my goodness. You shouldn’t have done that but
thanks.
2. Many thanks, anyway.
3. Do I have to appreciate it?
4. Give me a big hand.
11. Jirasak: What do you think about my idea?
Nicole: _____________.
1. I’m sorry to hear that.
2. But why?
3. You don’t mean it, do you?
4. You must be a brain.
12. Rain : Do you know his where abouts?
Seven: _____________.
1. He is an architect.
2. Yes, he is.
3. I haven’t heard from him for ages.
4. His house lies near the drugstore.
13. Julia : I’m wondering whether I’ll get fired.
Jenifer: _____________.
1. Why don’t you buy some extinguishers?
2. Have you got any enemies around you?
3. Forget it buddy. No one can sack you.
4. Don’t worry. There is no flammable thing here.
14. Nadia: I’d like to make a collect call to 0 2884 9898.
Operator: _____________.
1. I’ll disconnect you first.
2. Who would you like to speak to?
3. Can I have any extensions?
4. I’ll put you through.
15. Masha: Would you come and fetch me?
Krit : What’s time?
Masha: ____________.
Krit : Half past three.
1. Okay.
2. Don’t mention it.
3. You name it.
4. Please tell me later.
16. Lydia : What procedure must I go through to join the club?
Officer: ________________.
1. Could you?
2. You mustn’t stand in line.
3. Just fill out this form first.
4. Want a demonstration now?
17. Tackey : What do you go to college for?
Tsubasa: ________________.
1. I go to it by subway.
2. I will enter the university, though.
3. To be a good student.
4. Just for social reasons.
18. Sombat : What’s his financial position?
Sorapong: _______________.
1. I don’t think it’s quite as simple as that.
2. The bank rate him as sound.
3. He is a rich banker.
4. He works as an accountant.
19. Dan : ______________.
Mod: I don’t know. We just have to wait and see.
1. How soon will we know the result?
2. Why don’t we have to keep waiting?
3. How old is the solar system?
4. What do we call software in Thai?
20. Josh : He’s absolutely boiling!
Policeman: _______________.
1. He needs to cook some dishes.
2. Give him the kitchen utensils.
3. Bring him right into the examining
chamber.
4. He wants the first aid immediately.
Part II: Vocabulary
21. I had to grope my way up the dark stairs.
1. scream 2. trouble
3. search 4. strike
22. She was not cognizant of the ramification of her mistake.
1. cost 2. scene
3. enough 4. result
23. His career has diverged dramatically from what his parents
had hoped for him.
1. exemplified 2. advanced
3. differed 4. suspended
24. We strolled along on the promenade, eating ice-creams.
1. run 2. walk
3. jump 4. jog
25. The most common parental admonition surely is “Don’t stay
out late.”
1. offering 2. warning
3. termination 4. estate
26. At the end of land, the beach was contaminated.
1. improved 2. polluted
3. closed 4. locked
27. This is the fifth consecutive weekend that I have spent
working, and I am a bit fed up with it.
1. reachable 2. successive
3. circular 4. guided
28. The councilors promised that the new system would not
impose undue burdens on the local tax payer.
1. inappropriate 2. indisputable
3. genuine 4. rolling
29. John took a vow to abstain from alcohol, smoking and sex.
1. replace 2. refrain
3. contain 4. define
30. Vinona has always had an avid desire to become an engineer.
1. moistless 2. eager
3. smooth 4. flat
Part III: Writing
Error Detection Test
31. Flower that are kept in a dim room often cease
to grow.
32. In an Korean communal , each member has an
individual place and function.
33. African alligators are larger , fiercer , and difficulter
to tame than Asian alligators.
34. In times of inflation , prices go up ; the cause of this ,
the value of money decreases.
35. Shorthand is a method of recording words rapid by
using symbols or letters to represent sounds.
36. Some people can get along on only three hours of sleep
the night.
37. A jewel is an ornament fashioned from precious metals
or stones , either alone and in combination.
38. Astronomers have estimation that the interior
temperature of the sun is about thirty – five million
degrees Fahrenheit.
39. Rubber can be made too elastic that it will stretch more
than nine times its normal length.
40. The rocky coast of Phuket is famous as its beauty.
Sentence Completion
41. The sales representative’s presentation was difficult to
understand __________ he spoke very quickly.
1. because 2. although
3. so that 4. than
42. Employees are __________ that due to the new
government regulation, there is to be no smoking in
the factory.
1. reminded 2. respected
3. remembered 4. reacted
43. The firm is not liable for damage resulting from
circumstances __________ its control.
1. beyond 2. above
3. inside 4. around
44. Although the textbook gives a definitive answer, wise
managers will look for __________ own creative
solutions.
1. them 2. their
3. theirs 4. they
45. Small-company stocks usually benefit __________ the
so-called January effect that causes the price of these
stocks to rise between November and January.
1. unless 2. from
3. to 4. since
46. The president of the corporation has __________
arrived in Copenhagen and will meet with the
Minister of Trade on Monday morning.
1. still 2. yet
3. already 4. soon
47. __________ higher ticket prices this year, attendance
at area theaters remains above average.
1. Even though 2. Nevertheless
3. In spite of 4. Consequently
48. Please __________ your flight number at least 24
hours in advance.
1. confirm 2. concur
3. conduct 4. concord
49. Any unsatisfactory item must be returned within 30
days and __________ by the original receipt from this
store.
1. altered 2. adjusted
3. accepted 4. accompanied
50. This new highway construction project will help the
company__________.
1. diversify 2. clarify
3. intensify 4. modify
Part IV: Reading
Cloze Test
Economic prosperity can be dangerous to your
health. To determine just how dangerous, a well – known
pharmaceutical company initiated a region – wide study in
March, 1996; it will assess the ___ (51) ___ -- obesity,
smoking, high- cholesterol diets and stress -- associated
with wealth.
“Coronary heart disease appears to be a ___ (52)
___ problem because of the increasing “westernization” of
diet and lifestyle economic Asians ___ (53) ___ with
continuing habits of prosperity,” says Dr. Anthony Keech
of Australia’s National Health and Medical Research
Council. Any abnormal condition that ___ (54) ___ the
flow of oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle is ___
(55) ___ as heart disease. Doctors in various Asian
countries have reported a rising ___ (56) ___ of heart
ailments in the past few years, but ___ (57) ___ now no
comprehensive survey has been undertaken to confirm
their ___ (58) ___. The researchers will collect data on
heart patients’ medical histories, eating habits, drug
treatments and lifestyles; they will then ___ (59) ___
health – care workers on how best to treat those at risk.
Between 200 and 400 patients in Indonesia, Korea, the
Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand will ___
(60) ___ the nine – month study.
51. 1. bad habits 2. various reasons
3. risk factors 4. effective solutions
52. 1. thriving 2. living
3. decreasing 4. growing
53. 1. combined 2. compared
3. contented 4. completed
54. 1. forces 2. introduces
3. affects 4. experiences
55. 1. selected 2. mentioned
3. classified 4. suggested
56. 1. existence 2. persistence
3. evidence 4. incidence
57. 1. only 2. until
3. for 4. by
58. 1. finding 2. reasons
3. effects 4. problems
59. 1. admit 2. advise
3. assess 4. answer
60. 1. attend to 2. deal with
3. compete for 4. participate in
Format Variations
61. What kind of titles are included in the index?
1. Magazines 2. Books and VCDs
3. Birds and Bees 4. Animal Babies
62. What subject area does this index cover?
1. Chemistry 2. Political Science
3. Nature 4. Entomology
63. Which book has the most recent copyright?
1. Oceans of the World 2. Birds and Bees
3. Portrait of a Whale 4. Insects
64. Where should you look to learn more about infant
fauna?
1. Page 46 2. Page 66
3. Page 67 4. Page 32
65. Where should you look to learn more about world’s
hydrosphere?
1. Page 24 2. Page 46
3. Page 66 4. Page 63
66. Where does Mr. Bloomings live?
1. India 2. Sri Lanka
3. Australia 4. Malaysia
67. What does Mrs. Maganee manufacture?
1. Jewelry 2. Fashions
3. Textiles 4. Toys
68. When will Mr. Bloomings be in India?
1. Next Tuesday 2. Next week
3. Next month 4. Next season
69. From where will the jewelry be exported?
1. India 2. Australia
3. Malaysia 4. Sri Lanka
70. What is the correct definition of the word “line” in
line 11?
1. A group of people or things arranged in a row.
2. A connection to an electric system.
3. A company that transports people or goods.
4. A range of similar things for sale.
Sentence Restatement
71. Of that Thomas made no confidentiality.
1. Thomas did not conceal the fact.
2. Thomas explained all about the fact.
3. Thomas let people know his secret.
4. Thomas regarded the fact as self – evident.
72. Many foreigners say that Indian food is perfection
itself, but that their table manners, customs and
rituals during the dinner mar this perfection. It seems
to some foreigners that..........
1. Indian table manners are less than perfect.
2. Indian table manners make food more delicious.
3. Indian table manners are as perfect as Indian food.
4. Indian food is not as perfect as Indian table manners.
73. Recently our conception used to be that our
accomplishment bears proportion to our manpower
and financial resources. Today, however, we must
carry out our mission whether we have enough power
or not. We do not deny the existence of hardships; but
we have courage and determination to overcome
them. The author believes that……….
1. accomplishment bears proportion to our
manpower and financial resources.
2. accomplishment lies in courage and
determination.
3. we must think much of the existence of
hardships.
4. we cannot accomplish without enough power.
74. In the assorted ways in which they serve the country,
the railways might well be said to render a silent
service.
1. By being silent the railways succeed in
serving serve the country in various ways.
2. To some extents the railways are not
rendering enough service to the country.
CATALOG INDEX
Title Page Copyright
Books
Birds and Bees 32 1987
Oceans of the World 46 1988
Powers of Nature 34 1986
Secret World of Animals 24 1985
VCDs
Animal Babies 66 1984
Insects 67 1987
Portrait of a Whale 63 1987
Dear Mrs. Maganee
Please send me information regarding your
company’s new line of jewelry. I will be in
India, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka next summer, and
I would like to discuss the possibility of
importing your jewelry into Australia.
Sincerely,
John Bloomings
Import manager
First Lady Fashion
5th Street Road
Brisbane, Australia
November 20, 2005
Mrs. Sawara Maganee
Jewelry Export (PTE) Ltd.
45 East Road
Delhi, India
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3. It would be better if the railways caused
noise.
4. The railways serve the country in many
ways little known to the public.
75. As clouds of smoke and the tumult of traffic fill the
air in more and more cities, people around the world
realize the mixed benefits of industrialization. No
doubt in the long run there will not be any question
of the advantages technology has brought. But
people today find that both industrialization and
technology are robbing them of one of life’s most
valuable commodities – the beauty of nature –
without putting anything of equal enjoyment in its
place.
According to this passage, all the statement are true
except?
1. Technology has brought a lot of advantages
to the world.
2. One of the most precious things to man is the
beauty of nature.
3. People don’t realize the mixed benefits of
industrialization.
4. More and more cities are now full of clouds
of smoke and the tumult of traffic.
76. The possibilities are that Ted will be doing his work
late at night when children are fast asleep.
1. Ted will be getting his chance late at
night children are fast asleep.
2. The chances are that children are sleeping
early while Ted will be late because of his
work.
3. It is very probable that when children go to
sleep as fast as they can, Ted is doing his
work at night.
4. The chance is that Ted will be working
till late at night and children will be sleeping
deeply during that time.
77. One of the serious problems in developing countries
is the expenditure on educating a large number of
young children. The planners noted with dismay that
many more expensive school – rooms and many
more teachers were needed, especially now that the
years of compulsory education have been increased.
The cost to the government alone for putting a child
through the required years of school is a least
660,000 baht. The planners remembered that to
prevent a birth costs only 16,000 baht. No wonder
they began to press for family planning.
What is the writer’s attitude toward family planning?
1. He prefers family planning.
2. He doesn’t like family planning.
3. A family should not have children because
the cost of bringing up a child is too much.
4. It does good for a child to receive the
required years of compulsory education.
78. The population climbed with slowness despite a
uniformly high birthrate.
1. There were so few babies born that the
population did not increase quickly.
2. Only a small number of babies were born and
a considerable number of those died in
infancy.
3. Many babies were born, but only a small
number of them lived and grew up.
4. Many babies were born, and a large number
of them lived and grew up.
79. In America folk tales George Washington is known
only as a child or a general or an old, old man.
Washington’s portrait at the age of sixty – four has
become the most popular. It has been reproduced as
the official portrait and placed in every school in the
country; so we may expect that generations of
American schoolchildren will be brought up with the
idea that Washington was a solemn old bore. If only
Charles Willson Peales’ portrait of him as a handsome
and gallant soldier could have been used instead. His
older writers, too, have sought to create the legend;
and the recent efforts to popularize Washington have
unfortunately tried to present him as something he
was not: a churchman, politician, engineer and
businessman.
What follows this are true EXCEPT ……….
1. The first President was an engineer.
2. Schoolchildren tend to regard Washington as
an old bore.
3. Legends are likely to exaggerate the hero’s
abilities.
4. Washington was not popularized as a valiant
soldier.
80. Nothing is more precious than time, yet nothing
is less valued.
a. Time is not so worthy as anything.
b. Nothing is less valued by man.
c. Time is often neglected by man.
d. Time and tide wait for no man.
Passage
Anan Anwar, a British military aviator, was
hovering over Italy one night in March 1944 when his
plane was hit by enemy fire. Flaming gasoline shot
down the whole length of the plane. Anwar reached to
find it a mass of fire. What could he do? The parachute
was obviously too far gone to be usable even if he could
put out the rising flames. His boots were already
beginning to burn. He decided to jump, preferring sudden
death on the ground to being burned alive in the sky. This
is the end, he thought, as he jumped into black space
18,000 feet from ground.
This is all he could remember until he awoke to
see a small patch of stars overhead. Was he dead? He
turned his head and moved his arm. His head ached and
his back pained sharply. He felt cold damp and noticed he
was lying in snow four feet deep in a thick forest. Slowly
he moved his legs and tried to sit up.
His boots were gone, and his flying suit was
torn to pieces. He looked up and down not believing what
he saw. Large broken branches above his head showed
where he had dropped into the big trees before crashing
through at reduced speed to the wonderful bed of snow
where he had rested deep and protected from the wind for
three hours.
When he was finally carried into a village, the
Italian soldiers who took him prisoner laughed at his
story. But higher Italian authorities discovered that his
story was true, which resulted in Anwar’s being given a
paper, signed by a Italian officer, stating that he had
actually fallen 18,000 feet without a parachute and lived!
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
Comprehension:
81. The clause “his plane was hit by enemy fire” means
that the Italian __________.
1. set fire to the aircraft
(5)
(10)
(15)
(20)
(25)
30
2. invaded the aircraft
3. struck the plane with their gunfire
4. pulled the aircraft apart
82. The sentence “the parachute was obviously too far
gone _____” (line6) means the parachute _______.
1. had moved far away from Anwar
2. had dropped out of the plane
3. had slipped away from his reach
4. was too badly burned
83. Why did the airman decide to jump?
1. The burning boots were causing pain.
2. He knew he would land on soft snow.
3. He dreaded being burned to death.
4. He thought he was burned to death.
84. “This is the end,” reflected that __________.
1. he was going to die
2. his job as an airman was over
3. it was the end of his plane
4. it was the end of his flight
85. The phrase “until he awoke” suggests that ________.
1. when he became conscious again
2. when he was awakened by the Italians
3. when his dream was over
4. when he had finished his nap
86. As he woke up, he was most possibly __________.
1. flat on his stomach
2. stuck to the branches of a tree
3. stretch out on his back
4. resting against the trunk of a tree
87. It’s hard for the airman to believe that __________.
1. his boots were gone and the flying suit was torn
2. he had slept soundly for three hours
3. the branches had slowed his fall
4. the forest could be so thick
88. The soldiers that “took him prisoner” were those that
__________.
1. made him give himself up 2. threw him into a prison
3. found him in the forest 4. took charge of him
89. Why did the soldiers laugh at his story?
1. They knew it was a joke.
2. They had heard such stories before.
3. It was unbelievable.
4. He spoke Italian in a funny manner.
90. What is the best title for the passage?
1. A British Airman in Italy.
2. A Miraculous Escape from Death.
3. Italian Capture a British Flyer.
4. An Adventure in Italy.
In the nineteenth century many people accepted as
scientifically valid not only face – reading, or
physiognomy, but also head – reading, or phrenology. The
bumps on a person’s cranium, they thought, revealed his
or her personality; so did the shape of the mouth or the tilt
of the nose. Today’s thinking has it that what goes on in
the brain does not depend on the face, and yet, just as
astrology continues to flourish in a scientific world, so too
does “phys/phren,” as the combination has come to be
called, remain with us in the 1980’s.
91. What is the main topic of the passage?
1. Physiognomy. 2. Phrenology.
3. Astrology. 4. Phys/phren.
92. The ideas mentioned in the passage gained
acceptance in
1. the 1800’s 2. 1900
3. 1919 4. the 1980’s
93. Physiognomy can best be described as a
1. branch of astrology.
2. highly accurate psychological science.
3. personality analysis of facial features.
4. measurement of the potential of an individual’s brain.
94. Phrenology can best to described as a method of
1.healing bumps on the head.
2.preventing severe and recurring nosebleeds.
3.curing diseases that enter the body through themouth.
4.analyzing character by the bumps on the skull.
95. The tone of the passage can best be described as
1. negative. 2. objective.
3. prophetic. 4. frightening
Rumor is the most primitive way of spreading
stories – by passing them on from mouth to mouth. But
civilized countries in normal times have better sources of
news than rumor. They have radio, television and
newspaper. In times of stress and confusion, however,
rumor emerges and become rife. At such times the
different kinds of news are in competition: the press,
television, and radio versus the grapevine.
Especially do rumor spread when war requires
censorship on many important matters. The customary
news sources no longer give out enough information.
Since the people cannot learn through legitimate channels
that they are anxious to learn, they pick up “news”
wherever they can and when this happens, rumor thrives.
Rumors are often repeated even by those who
do not believe the tales. There is a fascination about them.
The reason is that the cleverly designed rumor gives
expression to something deep in the hearts of the victims
– the fears, suspicions, forbidden hopes, or daydreams
which they hesitate to voice directly. Pessimistic rumors
about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat
them are worried and anxious. Optimistic rumors about
record production or peace soon coming point to
complacency or confidence – and often to overconfidence.
96. The author is primarily concerned with
1. the nature of the rumor 2. the fascination of rumor
3. rumors as primitive man’s newspapers
4. creating a case against rumors
97. The author suggests that rumors usually
1. alarm their hearers 2. are hardly in their growth
3. are disheartening 4. reflect a lack of
confidence in government
98. According to the passage, people who repeat a rumor
as truth want to do so because they A
1. are impressed with the antiquity of this method of
spreading news
2. are naturally gullible and willing to be duped
3. have a deeply ingrained pessimistic strain
4. find that the rumor reflect their own
unexpressed beliefs
99. The author states that during wartime the
regular sources of news present only
1. optimistic report
2. pessimistic report
3. limited information
4. government propaganda
100. Which of the following best describes the author’s
personal attitude toward rumor?
1. Excited enthusiasm
2. Morbid curiosity
3. Acute indignation
4. Philosophical interest
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