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FreshmensBritainhasawell-respectedhighereducationsystem/andsomeofthetopuniversitiesandresearchinstitutionsintheworld./Buttothosewhoarenewtothissystem,/itcansometimesbeconfusing./Octoberisusuallythebusiestmonthintheacademiccalendar./UniversitieshavesomethingcalledFreshmen’sWeekfortheirnewcomers./It'sagreatopportunitytomakenewfriends,/joinlotsofclubsandsettleintouniversitylife.However,havingjustleftthecomfortofhomeandallyourfriendsbehind,/theprospectofmeetingstrangersinclassroomsanddormitoriescanbeworrying./Wheredoyoustart?Andwhoshouldyoumakefriendswith?/Whichclubsandsocietyshouldyoujoin?/Luckily,therewillbethousandsofothersinthesameboatasyou./Theyworryaboutstartingtheiruniversitysociallifeontherightfoot./Sojusttakeitallinslowly./Don'trushintoanythingthatyou'llregretforthenextthreeyears.PARTII LISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONA ConversationW:OK.Solet’sgothroughthetraveldetailsagain.Twoadults,eightdaysinBritainfromApril26thtoMay3rd(Q1),flyingfromBeijingtoLondon,andbackwithAirChina,andyou ’reinadoubleroom.M:Yes,that’sright.Umm,doyouknowwhattheflighttimesW:TheoutwardflightfromBeijingis,ur…letmesee,yes,10:30inthemorning,andthereturnis,Ithinkit’searlyevening,yes,7:15,15minutespastsevenintheevening,localtime,thatisM:Right,that’sfine.Oh,sorry.Ican’trememberwhatelseyouincludeintheprice,apartfromtheair-tickets.Isitallmealsorjustbreakfast?W:Yes,it’sfullboard,soallmeals,andtransportfromtheairporttoyourhotel.Everythingisincluded(Q2).M:W:Now,canyoutellmeifyouneedtravelinsurance?M:Yes,yes,wedo.W:OK.Well,that’sanextra300Yuaneach,isthatM:Well,thereisnochoice,isthere?Imeanwehavetohaveit,don’twe?(Q3)W:Yes,I’mafraidso.M:Well,allrightConversationM:Pan-PacificTours.HowcanIhelpW:Goodafternoon!CanIspeaktoMark,please?M:Speaking.W:Oh,hello,Mark!ThisisLindafromJohnson&SonsEvents.M:Hello,Lindia!WhatcanIdoforyou?W:Iwasjustwantingtoclearupafewdetailsoftheconferenceeventwe’reorganizing.M:Right!Whatdoyouneedtoknow?W:Well,first,I’vegottohavenumbers,delegatestotheconference,theirhusbandsorwivessoonforthetransportasmuchasanythingM:Sofarwe’vegot183who’vebookedupandwemightgetafewmore.W:Doesthatincludehusbandsandwivesaswell?M:Noreally.I’lle-mailyoutheexactnumber,becauseIhaven’tcountedthemyet(Q4).W:Fine.M:Andthere’llbe6guestspeakers.W:6?M:Yes.Whowantpickingupfromtheairportbycar,notinafleetofbuses?W:Right!You’llletmeknowwhentheyarearriving,won’tyou(Q5)?M:JustassoonasIW:Now,specialevents.Youwantedalocalstyledancefortheopeningceremony,didn’tyouM:Thatwouldbegreat!I’msureeveryonewillenjoyit.W:Andwe’llhavetoflythedancersinspecially.M:W:Andthenafterthewelcomingfeast,there’sgoingtobeapianoperformance,rightM:Yes,sowe’llhavetocontacttheairlinecompanyaboutit.Theyaresponsoringtheevent(Q7).W:Sowe’llsendthebilldirecttothemforit.M:YoucouldW:Well,that’sallmyqueriesforthetimeM:OK.Ifyouneedanythingelse,justpickupthephoneordropmeanemail.W:Iwill.Thanks.Bye!M:ConversationW:Sorry,I’mlate,M:It’sallright,Mary.Wherehaveyoubeen?W:Atthepolicestation.M:W:Atthepolicestation.I’velostmyM:Oh,no!Whathappened?WasthereanythingimportantinW:Yes!Mychequebook,allthepapersIneedforwork,myappointmentbook(Q8).M:Ah!That’sterrible!Howdidyouloseyourbriefcase?W:Well,asyouknow,Iwaswithmyclientatameetingallmorning(Q9)andwehadlunchtogether,afterlunchIwentshopping,andwhenIwantedtobuysomethingIcouldn’tfindmychequebook,thenIrememberedthatwasinmybriefcaseandmybriefcasewasinmycar.M:SoyouwentbacktoyourW:Yes,Iwentbacktomycar.Nobriefcase!Butluckilymylaptopwasthere(Q8).M:Andthenyouwenttothepolice?W:Notimmediately.BeforeIwenttothepolicestation,Icalledmyclient’soffice.Noluck.Theysaidthebriefcasewasn’tthere.M:Excuseme!I’vegotaphonecall.Yes,yes,thereis.MaryHopkins.Oh,really? I’lltellher.Itwasverykindofyoutocall.Bye!W:WhowasM:ThatwasthemanageroftheRiverSunRestaurant.Justafterlunchtoday,hefoundabriefcaseunderatable,whenheopenedthecase,hefoundalotofpapers.Hesaidtheyhadthenameorourcompanyonthem,andhefoundachequebookwiththenameofHopkinsonit---M.Hopkins---MforMary(Q10).W:Ah!ThankSECTIONBPassageWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,Missouriisamedium-sizeduniversity.Ithas11,000students,12%ofthemareinternationalstudents,mostlygraduatestudents.Theuniversityhasschoolsforlaw,medicineandsocialwork.ItalsohasaBusinessSchool,aSchoolofDesignandVisualArtsandaSchoolofEngineeringandAppliedScience.Butmorethan60%ofcoursesaretaughtthroughtheArtsandSciencesProgram(Q11).Thenewschollyearthatbeginsthisfallwillcostabout$50,000forundergraduates,thatincludes12monthsoflivingexpensesestimatedat$20,000(Q12).Graduatetuitiondiffersbyprogram.TuitionfortheMasterofSocialWork year.The AdministrationProgramwillcostabout$38,000.Theuniversityoffersfinancialassistancetointernationalstudentsincludingfirstyearstudents,butsaysitsresourcesarelimited.Scholarshipsareavailable.Theuniversityalsooffersamonthlypaymentplantospreadoutthecostoftuition.Itoffersloanprograms.InternationalstudentsintheUnitedStatesgenerallycannotreceivefederalstudentloans(Q13),buttheymaybeabletotakeoutprivateloansasmanyAmericanstudentsdo.WashingtonUniversityinSt.LouiswasnamedEliotSeminarywhenitopenedin1853.LaterthenamewaschangedtohonorthefirstAmericanpresident---GeorgeWashington.PassageAnewstudyfromtheUniversityofNewSouthWaleshasdiscoveredthatduringtheworkingweek,Australianfathersonlyspendanaverageofjustoveraminuteeachdayalonewiththeirchildren.Australianmothers,ontheotherhand,spend3hoursaweekpurelylookingaftertheirchildren(Q14).Onmuchgreaterdisparitythaninothercountries,likeAmerica,Denmark,ItalyandFrance,workingcouplesdividethechild-caremoreevenly.Accordingtotheauthorofthestudy,traditionally,Australianfathersappeartolikethefunaspectsofparenhood,butstayawayfromdailychild-careactivities.Sowhiletheytendtobehappytakingthekidstotheparkortosportsevent,theyareunlikelytoparticipateregularlyinfeeding,bathing,ortakingthekidstoschool(Q15).Inshort,Australianparentingisseenasawoman’sjobandaman’shobby.However,thelast20yearshaveseenthearrivaloftheso-called “newman”---themanwhoiswillingtosharethehouseworkandchild-care.The“newman”hasapictureofhischildrenonhiscomputerdesktopatwork;henevermissesthekids’schoolplaysandhepassesonadrinkafterworksothathecangethomeintimetoreadtheirbedtimestory(Q16).ThisnewstudysuggeststhatthenewmanfeelsalittlemoreathomeinEuropethaninAustralia(Q17).Indeed,apollconductedintheUKindicatedthatalmost70%ofBritishwomenthoughtthatmenwereasgoodatraisingchildrenaswomen.PassageUNICEFisjoinningwithanonprofitgrouptobringAIDSpreventionprogramstowomenandchildreninfivecountries(Q19A).UNICEF,UnitedNationsChildren’sFund,willworkwithFamilyHealthInternational.ThenewpartnershipwillbeestablishedatfirstinGuyana,India,Malawi,NigeriaandZambia.OneofthegoalsistoimprovecareforbabiesinfectedwithH.I.V.,thevirusthatcausesAIDS.AnotheristopreventthespreadofH.I.V.frommothertochild.Activitieswilldependontheneedsofeachcountry.Insomecases,anti-AIDSdrugswillbeprovidedtoinfectedparentsofchildren.Womenandchildrenlivinginrurualcommunitieswillreceivemostoftheservices(Q18).BothUNICEFandFamilyHealthInternationalwillexpandtheirpartnershipintomorecountriesinthefuture.FamilyHealthInternationalhasbeenworkingonpublichealthissuessince1971(Q19B).TheorganizationisbasedinNorthCarolinaandhasprogramsin70countries(Q19D).Itdoesresearchoninfectiousdiseasesandreproductivehealth,andalsoprovidesservices(Q19C).ExpertssayanimportantpartoffightingAIDSispoliticalwill(Q20).OneexampletheypointtoisCambodia.ThatcountryhasbeengettingattentionforitsprogressinreducingsomeofthehighestinfectionratesinAsia.Expertspraisethegovernmentforsupportingpubliceducationeffortsandprograms.SECTION NEWSNewsItemOne(Question21andFourAmericanteenagers,allchildrenofU.S.militarypersonnel,havebeenarrestedonchargesofattemptedmurderafterawomanwasknockedoffhermotorbikewithropestrungacrosstwopoles,Japanesepolicesaid.Thefoursuspect---two15-year-oldboys,a17-year-oldgirlandan18-year-oldman---weretakenintocustodyonSaturday,theTokyoMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentsaid.Theyareaccusedofcausingasevereheadinjurytoa23-year-oldrestaurantemployeebystringingaropebetweenpolesacrossaroad(Q21).U.S.ForcesinJapanwasinformedoftheAugustincidentinlateOctober(Q22),apublicinformationofficerTherewasnoclearexplanationforthedelayinthehandoverofthesuspectstopolice,otherthanitinvolvedrulesbetweenWashingtonandTokyocoveringU.S.ForcesandtheirdependentsinJapan.TheU.S.militarypresenceanditsimpactonJapaneseresidentshavebeenathornyissueovertheNewsItemTwo(Question23andIraqilawmakersareexpectedtovoteonasecurityagreementbyWednesday,whichwillkeeptheU.S.troopshereuntiltheendof2011,theparliament’sspeakersaidyesterday.Afterhoursofheateddebate,SpeakerMahmoudal-MashhadaniannouncedthatthevoteisscheduledforWednesdayandcanbeputforwardprovidedpartiesintheparliamentwouldreachanagreementonthepact(Q23).Thelong-delayedagreementpassedtheIraqicabinetlastweekandwentotheparliamentforreviewing.Thevotedatewasoriginallysetfortomorrow.ThesecurityagreementwillreplacetheUNmandatetograntU.S.militarypresenceinIraqlegalstatusfrom2009.TheU.S.hasagreedtopulltroopsoutofIraqicitiesandtownsbymid-2009andleaveIraqbytheendof2011(Q24).TheIraqigovernmentwantstheparliamenttomakethedecisionbeforelawmakerswouldsetoutforapilgrimagetriptoMeccanextweek.NewsItemThree(Question25andHonduranauthoritiesdedicatedtotheprotectionofchildrenandadolescentshaveundertakenacampaigntoprotectyoungsterswhobegonthestreets.InthecapitalofTegucigalpaalone,theefforthasresultedintherescureof350children,cityofficialssay.TheHonduranInsituteofChildhoodandFamily,togetherwiththepoliceandthedistricattorney,carryoutoperationsaroundthecountrytorescurethechildrenandpunishtheparents(Q25).“Manychildrenareusedforbegging,”saidNoraUrbina,specialprosecutorforchildren’sissues.“Manychildrenarerentedandthatispreciselywhatwehopetopunish,becauseArticleI-70oftheJuvenilePenalCodesetsapenaltyofuptosixyearsindetention.”ThosechildrenwhoarerescuedaretakentotheHonduranInstituteofChildhoodandFamilyandthenhandedovertotheirparentswiththepromisethattheirrightswillbeprotected.Parentswhoallowtheirchildrentobeexploitedinthiswayface,inadditiontoasmanyassixyearsinprison,theequivalentofa$500fine(Q26).NewsItemFour(QuestionAcampaignisgettingunderwayinItalytotakebacklargestretchesofthecountry’sbeachesfromprivatebathingclubs,whichusuallychargetousethem(Q27).Thishasbeenasummerofdiscontent,becausedespitegovernmentefforts,anentirecoaslinehasbeenmonopolizedbyprofiteeringbathingclubs.ItalyhassomeofEurope’sfinesebeaches,butytheyareoftenburiedunderamountainofdeckchairsandumbrellas.Thegovernmentsaysthestateownstheshorelineandswimmingshouldbefree(Q27).NewsItemFive(QuestionTheNorthwestbracedforblizzardsFridaynight---icyroadscreatedfromstormsthisweekparalyzedmuchofthegreaterSeattle-Washingtonarea,w