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about it. Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending university a student will probably attend two terms each year. It is possible to spread to period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice. For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is useful for the student to show to coming employers. Most of the students feel the pressure of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. he students are interested in elections to positions in student organi!ation. he effective work of keeping orders is usually performed by students who advise the university authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for e"ample, by cheating has to appear before a student court. #ith the large numbers of students, the operation of the system includes a certain amount of activity. A student who has held one of these positions is much respected and it will be of importance to him later in his career. $. According to the first paragraph an American is allowed . A. to live in a different university %. to take a particular course in a different university &. to get two degree from two different university '. to study at home (. #hich of the following is useful for students) future career* A. an attendance record %. a military record &. an academic record '. a disciplinary record +. American university students are usually under pressure of work because . A. their university performance will affect their future careers %. they are heavily involved in students affairs &. they have to observe strict university regulations '. they are interested in running for positions in student organi!ations ,. According to the last two sentences it)s important . A. to take part in student organi!ations %. to hold a position in student organi!ations &. to be respected by members of student organi!ations '. to run a student organi!ation Read the passage and fill in the gaps #hat sort of -ob should you look for* Much depends .$/00 your long1term aim. 2ou need to ask .(/ whether you want to speciali!e in a particular field, work your .+/ up to higher levels of responsibility or .,/ of your current employment into a broader field. his -ob will be studied very carefully when you send your letter of .3/ for your ne"t -ob. It should show evidence of serious career planning. .4/ important, it should e"tend you, develop you and give you increasing responsibility. Incidentally, if the travel bug is biting, now is the time to pack up and go. 2ou can do temporary work for a while; when you return, pick up where you have left off and get the second -ob. $. A. for %. on &. of '. with (. A. you %. yours &. oneself '. yourself +. A. path %. road &. way '. street ,. A. out %. off &. into '. over 3. A. applicants %. application &. form '. employment 4. A. 5ess %. 6ven &. Almost '. Most

Read the passage and fill in the gaps Families in the #estern world ...$/..greatly during the last two centuries. 7ocial scientists say that this change in the family is one of the important changes from a...(/..society to a modern society. %efore the $8th century ,families usually arranged marriages for their children. 2oung people did not decide who they wanted9.+/9.marry. After they got married ,they usually had a lot of children. oday many parents 9.,/9that they should have fewer children so they could give each one a good life. It is9.3/9..for a mother and a father to spend as much time as possible with their children. :ome is a safe ,warm place for all the family members. $. a. changes (. a. tradition +. a. to ,. a. thinks 3. a. important b. changed b. traditional b. with b. declares b. popular c. has changed c. traditionally c. for c. think c. interesting d. have changed d. traditionalise d. from d. declare. d. unimportant

Read the passage and fill in the gaps #hen eating, most Americans hold a fork in the 0000.$/0000 with which they write. Americans eat away from home often, and usually they pay for their own meals when dining with friends. #hen Americans greet one another they often e"change a firm 000.(/0000 . hey may greet strangers on the street by saying ;:ello< or ;0000.+/0000<. Friends often greet each other with ;:ow are you*< and respond ;0000.,/0000<. Americans do not really e"pect any other answer to the =uestion ;:ow are you*< because it is a way of 0000.3/0000. 6"cept in formal situations, people speak to each other by their given names once they are ac=uainted. $. A. head %. mind &. notebook D. hand (. A. adventure B. handsha e &. militant '. occasion +. A. >oodbye B. !ood morning &. Not bad, thanks '. ake care ,. A. %ye %. 7o long &. No smoking D. "ine, than s 3. A. having dinner %. shaking hands C. saying hello '. saying goodbye Read the passage and fill in the gaps #hy do people drive on the left in 99.$/99 and on the right in other countries * he reason for this goes back to the days when people traveled by horse. Most people are 99.(/ 99, and thus the left is the natural side to drive on if you are on horseback and need right hand to 99 .+/99 the sword in case of trouble. 7o why didn)t the rest of the world do the same * %ecause of Napoleon %onaparte. :e insisted that his armies travel on the right, and as he 99.,/99 through 6urope, he imposed this rule wherever he went. he =uestion suggests that only the %ritish drive on the left, but in fact, out of $?@ countries in the world, 99.3/99 are about 3A that drive on the left, including Bapan. :owever, most of them are former %ritish colonies. $. A. France %. 6nglish &. American D. Britain (. A. left1handed B. right#handed &. sensible '. trusted +. A. slash %. thrust &. ride D. hold ,. A. conquered %. visited &. decreed '. dated back to 3.A. they %. those C. there '. here "ill each of the numbered blan s in the following passage with suitable words$

It)s =uite rare to meet teenagers who don)t like sports. #hen you are young, you know how important .$/ 0000000000 to do physical e"ercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often concentrate on -ust one sport with so .(/ 000000000 enthusiasm that in the end you can)t live without it. he problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. his happens -ust when you are at the best .+/ 000000000 for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. %y the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on .,/ 000000000 while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it .3/ 000000000 to get a good -ob. 7omehow, it doesn)t seem fair. $. A. this is %. you are C. it is '. things are (. A. keen %. many &. great D. much +. A. stage B. age &. period '. time ,. A. training %. practice &. e"ercise '. sporting 3. A. impractical %. unlikely &. improbable D. impossible Read the passage and choose the best answer #ild animals .and wild plants/ and the wild places where they live are seriously threatened almost everywhere. Cne species has become e"tinct in each year of this century. %ut many hundreds are now in danger. 5ack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of e"tinction. Already many kinds of wild animals has been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is forgotten. Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals etc. thought to be in danger of e"tinction. %ut even more important, perhaps than individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats are in danger of vanishingD marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy man)s needs of timber and paper. #hat would our world be like if all the wild animals and wild plants vanished*1 #ould our life still e"ist then* $. #hat would happen to the human beings if the wild life vanished* A. Many species would =uickly become e"tinct. %. he human life would be seriously threatened. &. 7pecies would go on dying out. '. ropical forests would be cut down. (. #hat is more important than individual kinds of animals and plants* A. the %anishing of whole habitats. %. the e"tinction of many species. &. the rapid advance of the process of e"tinction. '. man)s need of timber and paper. +. #hat does the writer caution us against* A. cutting down the tropical forests. %. hunting wild animals. &. draining marshes. D. destroying our en%ironment. ,. #hat would happen if we cut down forests* &utting down forests would cause 99999.. A. the changes of temperature. %. the flood C. both A and B are correct. '. none are correct.

3. ; o threaten< in the passage means 9999.. A. to pollute B. to gi%e fear to &. to vanish '. to poison Read the passage and choose the best answer he nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality. Cf course, the so1called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among American groups. he most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home. Cf the final one, about (A percent of the total number of American households are single people, usually women over si"ty1five years old. A small percentage, about + percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together, and the rest, about ? percent, are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child. oday, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal. Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one. $. #ith what topic is the passage mainly concerned * A. he traditional American family. %. he nuclear family. &. he current American family. '. he ideal family. (. he author implies that 9999999999. A. there have always been a wider variety of family arrangements in the Enited 7tates. %. racial, ethnic, and religious groups have presented the traditional family structure. &. the ideal American family in the best structure. '. fewer married couples are having children. +. he word ;current< in the fourth sentence could be best replaced by which of the following * A. typical %. present &. perfect '. traditional ,. According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent 99999999.. A. ++ percent of households. %. (A percent of households. &. ? percent of households. '. + percent of households. 3. #ho generally constitutes a one1person household * A. A single man in his twenties. %. A elderly man. &. A single woman in her late si"ties. '. A divorced woman. Read the passage and choose the best answer 5ike schools in %ritain and other 6nglish speaking countries, those in the E7 have also always stressed ;character< or ;social< ;skills< through e"tracular activities, including organi!ed sports. %ecause most schools start at around @ o)clock every morning and classes often do not finish until + or , o)clock in the afternoon, such activities mean that many students do not return home until the early evening. here is usually a very broad range of e"tracurricular activities available. Most schools, for instance, publish their own student newspapers, and some have their own radio stations. Almost all have student orchestras, bands, and choirs. Many different sports are also available and most schools share their facilities1 swimming pools, tennis courts, tracks, and stadiums1with the public. Cften the students themselves organi!e and support school activities and raise money through car washes, baby1sitting, or by moving lawns. Farents and local business often also help a group that, for e"ample, has a chance to go to a state music competition,

to compete in some sports championship, or take a camping trip. 7uch activities not only give pupils a chance to be together outside of normal classes, they also help develop a feeling of ;school spirit< among the students and in the community . $. :ow many hours do the children stay at school a day * A. eight %. seven &. si" '. four (. #hich e"tracurricular school activities are not mentioned * A. writing newspapers %. singing in a choir &. helping old people '. working in a radio station +. #hich sports facilities are not mentioned in the te"t * A. swimming pools %. tennis courts &. playground '. stadiums ,. #hat do the students do to support school activities * A. look after a baby %. repair cars &. sell lawn movers '. sell newspapers 3. #hich activities are not helped by parents and local business * A. performing at a state music competition %. working in a G station &. playing in a sport competition '. having a camping trip "ill each of the numbered blan s in the following passage with suitable words$ he Cpen Eniversity was created in $84@ to .A/ 00000000000 people who cannot afford to .$/ 0000000000 regular courses of study, the opportunity of studying and .(/ 000000000 a university diploma or degree. hey study at home and their academic performance is assessed by .+/ 0000000000 of written e"aminations or pro-ect work. Most Cpen Eniversity students .,/ 0000000000 in study while also holding down a -ob or coping with a busy home life. hey study in order to update their -ob skills or for personal .3/ 0000000000. At the heart of most courses is a .4/ 00000000000 of specially written and professionally printed te"tbooks and workbooks which students receive by post. Cn many of the courses, students are .?/ 0000000000 to watch television programmes on the %%& network, which are usually broadcast in the .@/ 00000000000 hours of the morning. he .8/ 000000000 of these programmes is to develop and broaden the study e"perience, so that students do not have to .$A/ 0000000000 only on the printed material they are sent. 7tudents are .$$/ 0000000000 with all the notes and books they need and, in .$(/ 0000000000, some courses also include audio and video cassettes and computer software. :owever, studying at the Cpen Eniversity can be a .$+/ 0000000000 because students have few opportunities to .$,/ 00000000000 each other. hat is why the Eniversity encourages students to set .$3/ 000000000000 and run informal study groups themselves. $. A. present %. assist &. attend '. apply (. A. managing %. claiming &. reaching '. obtaining +. A. method %. means &. route '. system ,. A. fit %. take &. put '. -oin 3. A. delight %. satisfaction &. -oy '. challenge 4. A. unit %. club &. set '. heap ?. A. e"pected %. needed &. hoped '. considered @. A. first %. initial &. starting '. early 8. A. cause %. reason &. end '. aim $A. A. rely %. believe &. trust '. confide $$. A. given %. provided &. posted '. handed

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"ill each of the numbered blan s in the following passage with suitable words$ he #orld #ide Fund for Nature .##F/ is an international .$/ 000001 governmental organi!ation for the .(/ 00000, research, and restoration of the environment. he organi!ation was .+/ 00000 as a charitable trust on 7eptember $$, $84$, in Morges, 7wit!erland, under the name #orld #ildlife Fund. It was an initiative of Bulian :u"ley and Ma" Nicholson. It is the worldHs largest independent conservation organi!ation with over 3 million .,/ 00000 worldwide, working in more .3/ 00000 8A countries, supporting $AA conservation and environmental pro-ects around the world. It is a charity, with .4/ 0000 8I of its funding coming from voluntary. .?/ 000 by private individuals and businesses. he group says its mission is Jto halt and reverse the .@/ 00000 of our environmentJ. &urrently, much of its work focuses on the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the worldHs biodiversityD forests, freshwater ecosystems, and oceans and coasts. Among other issues, it is also concerned .8/ 00000 endangered species, pollution, and climate change. he organi!ation .$A/ 0000 more than (A field pro-ects worldwide. In the last few years, the organi!ation set up offices and operations around the world $. a. non (. a. challenge +. a. produced ,. a. supporters 3. a. as 4. a. generally ?. a. deposits @. a. destroy 8. a. on $A. a. goes b. not b. keeping b. discovered b. residents b. than b. individually b. donations b. destructive b. by b. walks c. no c. conser%ation c. used c. inhabitants c. to c. commercially c. refunds c. destruction c. with c. reaches d. nor d. awareness d. formed d. citi!ens d. as to d. appro&imately d. loans d. destroyed d. upon d. runs

"ill each of the numbered blan s in the following passage with suitable words$ Kowing is a sport in which athletes raceH against each other on river, lakes or on the ocean, .$/ 00000 on the type of race and the discipline. he boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades .(/ 00000 they are pushed against the water. he sport can be both recreational, focusing .+/ 00000 learning the techni=ues re=uired, and competitive where overall fitness plays a large role. It is also one of .,/ 00000 oldest Clympic sports. In the Enited 7tates, Australia and &anada, high school and collegial rowing is sometimes referred to as crew. .3/ 00000 rowing, the athlete sits in the boat facing backwards, towards the stern, and uses the oars which are held in .4/ 00000 by the oarlocks to propel the boat forward, towards the bow. It is a demanding sport re=uiring strong core balance as well as physical .?/ 00000 and cardiovascular endurance. 7ince the action of rowing .@/ 00000 fairly popular throughout the world, there are many different types of .8/ 00000. hese include endurance races, time trials, stake racing, bumps racing, and the side1 by1side format used in the Clympic >ames. he many different formats are a result of the long .$A/

00000 of the sport, its development in. different regions of the world, and specific local re=uirements and restrictions. $. a. depending (. a. but +. a. of ,. a. a 3. a. Cver 4. a. area ?. a. strong @. a. was become 8. a. competition $A. a. work b. creating b. because b. on b. an b. Cf b. sight b. strongly b. has become b. e"amination b. history c. interesting c. as c. with c. the c. 'uring c. part c. strength c. is become c. test c. period d. carrying d. as soon as d. about d. L d. 'hile d. place d. strengthen d. is becoming d. round d. race