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ENGLISHTESTOctober2010PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)InsectionsA,BandC,youwillheareverythingONCEONLY,listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponseforeachquestiononyourAnswerSheet.SECTIONATALKQuestions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.1.Accordingtothetalk,compulsivegamblingandalcoholicaddictionsharesimilaritiesbecause_.A.noactualfigureofaddictshasbeenreportedB.noscientificstudieshaveyieldedeffectivesolutionsC.bothaffectallsectorsofsocietyD.bothcauseseriousmentalhealthproblems2.Thedevelopmentofthegamblingcompulsioncanbedescribedasbeing_.A.gradualB.slowC.periodicD.radical3.G.A.mentionedinthetalkisbelievedtobea(n)_.A.anonymousgroupB.charityorganizationC.gamblersclubD.treatmentcenter4.Attheendofthetalk,thespeakersattitudetowardsthecureofgamblingaddictionisA.unclearB.uncertainC.optimisticD.pessimistic5.Throughoutthetalk,thespeakerexaminestheissueofgamblingina_way.A.balancedB.biasedC.detached.D.lengthySECTIONBINTERVIEWQuestions6to10arebasedonaninterviewwithanarchitect.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven13secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.6.Whatstrikesthewomanmostaboutthemalerobberishis_.A.clothesB.ageC.physiqueD.appearance7.Themostdetailedinformationaboutthewomanrobberisher_.A.mannersB.talkativenessC.heightD.jewelry8.Theinterviewisbelievedtobeabank_.A.receptionistB.managerC.customerD.cashier9.WhichofthefollowingaboutthetworobbersisNOTtrue?A.Bothwerewearingdarksweaters.B.Neitherwaswearingglasses.C.Bothwereaboutthesameage.D.Oneofthemwasmarkedbyascar.10.Aftertheincidenttheintervieweesounded_.A.calmandquietB.nervousandnumbC.timidandconfusedD.shockedandangrySECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTQuestions11to12arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.11.Accordingtothenews,theenormousfoodshortageinIraqhasthemostdamagingeffectonits_.A.nationaleconomyB.adultpopulationC.youngchildrenD.nationalcurrency12.TheWFPisappealingtodonornationsto_.A.doublelastyearsfood-aidB.raise$122millionforIraqipeopleC.provideeachIraqifamilywith$26amonthD.helpIraqs12millionpopulationQuestion13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.13.Assresultoftheagreement,thetwocountriesarsenalsaretobe_.A.upgradedinreliabilityandsafetyB.reducedinsizeandnumberC.dismantledpartlylaterthisyearD.maintainedintheirpresentconditionsQuestions14to15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.14.Wecaninferfromthenewsthat_ofteenagersundersurveyin1993weredrugusers.A.28%B.22%C.25%D.21%15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?A.Parentsareaskedtojoinintheanti-drugefforts.B.TheuseofbothcocaineandLSDareontheincrease.C.Teenagersholdadifferentviewofdrugstoday.D.Marijuanaisaspowerfulasitusedtobe.SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLINGInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,but you will need them to complete a 15-minute gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET after the mini-lecture. Use the blank paper for note-taking. Fill in each of the gaps with one word. You may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. The Rise of RP Historical reasons Received Pronunciation (RP) was originally associated with a (1) _ spoken in the region between central England and London, including Oxford and Cambridge. Its survival was due to its use by the (2) _ in the 14th century and by university students in the (3) _ Ages. Its rise in importance resulted from its application in government and official documents. The prestige of its (4)_ pattern of pronunciation came about with its use in (5)_ schools in the 19th century. As a result, its ( 6 ) _ is accepted by television and the radio, the professions and teaching English as a foreign language. Three characteristics of RP 1) its speakers dont regard themselves as connected with any geographical region; 2) RP is largely used in England; 3) RP is a class accent, associated with (7) _ social classes. Its present status Decline in the prestige of RP is the result of a) loss of monopoly of education by the privileged; b) (8) _ of high education in the post-war period. However, it still retains its eminence among certain professional people. There is a rise in the status of all (9) _ accents. We are moving towards the (10) _ position: general acceptance of all regional accents and absence of a class accent that transcends all regions. PART II PROOFREADING AND ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN) The following passage contains 20 errors. Each line contains a maximum of one error. In each case, only one word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way. For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line. If the line is correct, place a V in the blank provided at the end of the line.ExampleWhen art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) an It never buys things in finished form and bangs (2) never them on the wall. When a natural history museum (3) wants an exhibition, it must often build it. (4) exhibit You are expected to write your final answer on the Answer Sheet. There are a great many people who has all the material conditions of happiness,1 i.e. health and sufficient income, and who, nevertheless, are profoundly unhappy. 2 In such cases it would seem as if the fault must lie with a wrong theory as to how to live. In one sense, we may say that any theory as to how to live wrong. 3 We imagine ourselves more different to the animals than we are. Animals live 4 on impulse, and are happy as long as external conditions are favorable. If you have a cat it will enjoy life if it has food and warm and opportunities for an 5 occasional night on the tiles. Your needs are more complex than your cat, 6 but they still have their basis in instinct. In civilized societies, especially in English-speaking societies, this is too apt to be forgotten. People propose to 7 some one paramount objective, and restrain all impulses that does not minister to it. 8 A businessman may be as anxious to grow rich that to this end he sacrifices 9 health and private affections. When at last he become rich, no pleasure remains 10 to him except harry other people by exhortations to imitate his noble example. 11 Many rich ladies, although nature has not endowed them any spontaneous 12 pleasure in literature or art, decide to be thought cultured, and spent boring hours 13 learning the right thing to say about fashionable new books that are written to give delightful, not to afford opportunities for dusty snobbism. 14 If you look around at the men and women whom you can call happy, you will see that they all have certain things at common. The most important of these 15 things is a activity which at most gradually builds up something that you are 16 glad to see coming into existence. Women who takes an instinctive pleasure in 17 their children can get this kind of satisfaction out of bringing up family. 18 Artists and authors and men of science get happiness in this way if their own work seems good to them. But there are many humbler forms of the same kind of pleasure. Many men who spend their working life in the city devoted their weekends to 19 voluntary and unremunerated toil in their gardens, but when the spring comes, 20 they experience all the joys of having created beauty. PART III READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN) Directions: Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers markedA,B,CorD. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Be sure to write down your choice in the numbered space on the answer sheet. Passage 1 Procrastinators are people who have a chronic habit of putting things off, usually until the last minute and sometimes until it is too late altogether. The most common reason that procrastinators themselves give for their habit, which they are usually quite willing to talk about even if not willing to change, is that they are lazy. Other typical excuses are that they are undisciplined, brilliant but disorganized, or very poor at organizing their time. Some procrastinators, however, almost against their very nature, actually get as far as trying to do something about their problem and seek help. Recent research with such people seems to suggest that their difficulties are much more complex than the procrastinators themselves think. The general conclusions are that such people have a vulnerable sense of self-worth, are particularly fearful of failure, and deliberately put things off precisely so that they never leave themselves time to produce their best work. The reason for their delaying tactics is that, since they do everything at the last momentandunderpressure,theprocrastinatorscanretaintheirillusionofbrilliancewithouteverhavingtoputittothetest.1.Themainideaoffirstparagraphis_.A.thenatureofprocrastinationB.theundisciplinedcharacterofprocrastinatorsC.thatdisorganizationistheprocrastinatorsmainproblemD.thereasonsprocrastinatorsgivefortheirbehavior2.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthesecondparagraph?A.HowprocrastinatorshaveanillusionofbrillianceB.HowprocrastinatorsseekhelpC.ResearchfindingsregardingprocrastinatorsD.Thereasonsfortheprocrastinatorsdelayindoingtheirwork3.Asuitabletitleforthispassagemightbe_.A.TheChronicHabitofProcrastinationB.Procrastination:ExcusesandRealityC.Disorganization:theTrueCauseofProcrastinationD.Procrastination:NeverDoTodayWhatYouCanPutoffuntilTomorrow4.Withwhichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorbemostlikelytoagree?A.Procrastinatorsareusuallyunawareofthetruecausesoftheirprocrastination.B.Laziness,lackofdiscipline,andpoororganizationoftimearethemajorcausesofprocrastination.C.Onethingmostprocrastinatorsdoisseekhelpfortheirproblem.D.Aprocrastinatorwouldautomaticallyfailanyrealtestofhisbrilliance.5.Allofthefollowingideasappearinthepassage.Whichdoyouthinktheauthorattributesmostimportanceto?A.Someprocrastinatorsseekhelpfortheirproblem.B.Procrastinators,ingeneral,putoffthingsdeliberatelysoastoavoidarealtest.C.Procrastinatorsusuallythinkthattheyareverybadatorganizingtheirtime.D.Procrastinatorssometimesputoffthingsuntilitistoolate.Passage2Today,therearemanyavenuesopentothosewhowishtocontinuetheireducation.However,nearlyallrequiresomebreakinonescareerinordertoattendschoolfulltime.Part-timeeducation,thatis,attendingschoolatnightorforoneweekendamonth,tendstodragtheprocessoutovertimeandputsthecompletionofadegreeprogramoutofreachofmanypeople.Additionally,suchprogramsrequireafixedtimecommitmentwhichcanalsoimpactnegativelyononescareerandfamilytime.Ofthemanyapproachestoteachingandlearning,however,perhapsthemostflexibleandaccommodatingisthatcalleddistancelearning.Distancelearningisaneducationalmethodwhichallowsthestudenttheflexibilitytostudyathisorherownpacetoachievetheacademicgoalswhicharesonecessaryintodaysworld.Thetimerequiredtostudymaybesetasideatthestudentsconveniencewithdueregardtoalllifesotherrequirements.Additionally,thestudentmayenrollindistancelearningcoursesfromvirtuallyanyplaceintheworld,whilecontinuingtopursuetheirchosencareer.Tutorialassistancemaybeavailableviaregularairmail,telephone,facsimilemachine,teleconferencingandovertheInternet.Gooddistancelearningprogramsarecharacterizedbytheinclusionofasubjectevaluationtoolwitheverysubject.Thisprecludestherequirementforastudenttotravelawayfromhometotakeatest.Anothercharacteristicofagooddistancelearningprogramistheequivalenceofthedistancelearningcoursewiththesamesubjectmaterialsasthosestudentstakingthecourseonthehomecampus.Theresultantdiplomaordegreeshouldalsobethesamewhetherdistancelearningoron-campusstudyisemployed.Theindividualityoftheprofessor/studentrelationshipisanothercharacteristicofagooddistancelearningprogram.Inthefinalanalysis,agooddistancelearningprogramhasaplacenotonlyfortheindividualstudentbutalso thecorporationorbusinessthatwantstoworkinpartnershipwiththeiremployeesfortheeducationalbenefit,professionaldevelopment,andbusinessgrowthoftheorganization.Sponsoringdistancelearningprogramsfortheiremployeesgivesthebusinesstheadvantageofretainingcareer-mindedpeoplewhilecontributingtotheirpersonalandprofessionalgrowththrougheducation.6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTadisadvantageofpart-timeeducationA.Itrequiressomebreakinonescareer.B.Ittendstolasttoolongformanypeopletocompleteadegreeprogram.C.Itaffectsonescareer.D.Itgivesthestudentlesstimetosharewiththefamily.7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageofdistancelearning?A.Thestudentmaychoosehisorherownpace.B.Thestudentmaystudyatanytimetohisorherconvenience.C.Theycanpursuetheirchosencareerwhilestudying.D.Theirtutorialassistancecomesthroughregularairmail,telephone,facsimilemachine,etc.8.Whatbenefitwilldistancelearningprogrambringtoabusiness?A.Recruitmentofmoretalentedpeople.B.Goodimageofthebusiness.C.Bettercooperationwithuniversities.D.Furthertrainingofemployeesandbusinessgrowth.9.GooddistancelearningprogramhavethefollowingcharacteristicEXCEPT_.A.distancelearningcourseisthesameasstudentstakingcoursesincampusB.theresultdiplomaordegreeshouldbesameasoncampusstudyC.professor-studentrelationshipisstrictlyonetooneallthroughthecourseD.includessubjectevaluationtool10.Whatbenefitwilldistancelearningbringtoanemployeeofabusiness?A.Professionalgrowth.B.Goodrelationshipwiththeemployer.C.Goodimpressionontheemployer.D.Highersalary.Passage3Intheeighteenthcentury,Japansfeudaloverlords,fromtheshoguntothehumblestsamurai,foundthemselvesunderfinancialstress.Inpart,thisstresscanbeattributedtotheoverlordsfailuretoadjusttoarapidlyexpandingeconomy,butthestresswasalsoduetofactorsbeyondtheoverlordscontrol.Concentrationofthesamuraiincastle-townshadactedasastimulustotrade.Commercialefficiency,inturn,hadputtemptationsinthewayofbuyers.Sincemostsamuraihadbeenreducedtoidlenessbyyearsofpeace,encouragedtoengageinscholarshipandmartialexercisesortoperformadministrativetasksthattooklittletime,itisnotsurprisingthattheirtastesandhabitsgrewexpensive.Overlordsincome,despitetheincreaseinriceproductionamongtheirtenantfarmers,failedtokeeppacewiththeirexpenses.Althoughshortfallsinoverlordsincomeresultedalmostasmuchfromlaxityamongtheirtaxcollectors(thenearlyinevitableoutcomeofhereditaryofficeholding)asfromtheirhigherstandardsofliving,amisfortunelikeafireorflood,bringinganincreaseinexpensesoradropinrevenue,couldputadomainindebttothecityrice-brokerswhohandleditsfinances.Onceindebt,neithertheindividualsamurainortheshogunhimselffounditeasytorecover.Itwasdifficultforindividualsamuraioverlordstoincreasetheirincomebecausetheamountofricethatfarmerscouldbemadetopayintaxeswasnotunlimited,andsincetheincomeofJapanscentralgovernmentconsistedinpartoftaxescollectedbytheshogunfromhishugedomain,thegovernmenttoowasconstrained.Therefore,theTokugawashogunsbegantolooktoothersourcesforrevenue.Cashprofitsfromgovernment-ownedmineswerealreadyonthedeclinebecausethemosteasilyworkeddepositsofsilverandgoldhadbeenexhausted,a