2023年3月大学英语四级考试真题(第2套)

2023年3月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Supposeyouhavereadabookrecentlyandintendtorecommendittoother

membersofyourbookclubviaanonlineforum.Brieflyintroducethebookandexplainwhyit

isworthreading.Youwillhave30minutesforthistaskandshouldwriteatleast120words

butnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,

youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)AproposedpolicyallowingAfricanstotravelinAfricawithoutavisa.

B)Anagreementamong13Africancountriestosetupafree-tradezone.

C)AplantoinviteallAfricancountriestojointheAfricanUnion.

D)AnimportantinitiativetopermittouriststovisitAfricawithoutavisa.

2.A)Itwillattractmoreinvestmentsfromallovertheworld.

B)ItwillhelpmanyAfricancountriesreducetradedeficits.

C)ItwillreducethecostoftradebetweenAfricancountries.

D)ItwillallowAfricanstoplayabiggerroleinworldtrade.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Coolingdownvolcanicrockwithseawater.

B)Storingcarbondioxideundergroundasagas.

C)Capturingcarbondioxideandburyingitunderthesea.

D)Pumpingcarbondioxideundergroundtoformstone.

4.A)Lackofburyingground.

B)Longtimeforprocessing.

C)Highconsumptionofwater.

D)Enormouscostofenergy.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Itvarieswiththeseasons.

B)Ithasbeenonthedecline.

C)Ithascausednationwideconcern.

D)Itisninetygramsdailyonaverage.

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6.A)Theyemphasizefoodvariety.

B)TheypreferFrenchstickloaves.

C)Theydomorecookingthanmen.

D)Theyfavordietslowerincalories.

7.A)Theybakemorebreadathome.

B)Theyspendlesstimeeatingbreakfast.

C)Theyeatmorefruitthantheyusedto.

D)Theyputjaminsteadofbutteronbread.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Aftertherushhour.

B)Earlyinthemorning.

C)Assoonaspossible.

D)Aroundlunchtime.

9.A)Twofirstclassseats.

B)Twoseatstogether.

C)Onewindowseat.

D)Oneseatneartheexit.

10.A)Inthemiddleoftheplatform.

B)Atthefarendoftheplatform.

C)Behindtheyellowline.

D)Inthewaitingroom.

11.A)Waitinaqueuefbrhisturn.

B)Gotothebaggageclaimarea.

C)Payanextrafeefortheservice.

D)Givethetickettothetrainguard.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Almostallofthemwereoperatingatadeficit.

B)Theyhaveallbeenturnedintomovietheatres.

C)Nearlyallofthemcloseddowndecadesago.

D)Theyhaveadaptedtomeetfashionchanges.

13.A)Itshowsforeignmoviesexclusively.

B)Itshowsmoviesfromthe1950s.

C)ItistheoldesttheatreinLondon.

D)Itislocatednexttoahatfactory.

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14.A)Theywearhatsonsocialoccasions.

B)Theydon'tspeakforeignlanguages.

C)Theyenjoywatchingforeignmovies.

D)Theydon'tgotomovietheatresoften.

15.A)Theyaremeantmostlyfbrimmigrants.

B)TheyattractlargecrowdsofyoungLondoners.

C)TheyarehardforEnglishpeopletoappreciate.

D)TheyhaveanEnglishtranslationonthescreen.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),

B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Shedoesn'tthinksmartphonescanreplacetablets.

B)Sheincorporatessmartphonesintoherteaching.

C)Shecannotstopchildrenusingsmartphones.

D)Sheregardssmartphonesasadistraction.

17.A)Toenforceschooldiscipline.

B)Tomakestudentsconcentrate.

C)Tohelpchildrengrowuptobeprofessionals.

D)Tocultivatechildren'sgoodstudyhabits.

18.A)Usebooksandpensonly.

B)Cutdowntheirscreentime.

C)Makefulluseofelectronicdevices.

D)Learntousetheinternetforresearch.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Bycleaningthekitchenfloor.

B)Bylookingafterherbabybrother.

C)Byhelpinghermotherdothedishes.

D)Byhelpingherbrotherwashwindows.

20.A)Sheorderedalargenumberofdolls.

B)Shecheckedifapurpledollwasordered.

C)Shemistakenlycanceledhermom'sorder.

D)Sheorderedamoreexpensivedollinstead.

21.A)Theyaskedthechildren'shospitaltopickthem.

B)Theytookallofthemtothechildren'shospital.

C)Theyopenedallofthemonebyone.

D)Theydiscussedwheretokeepthem.

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Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Thetimeonestartsschool.

B)Theclassroomatmosphere.

C)Theschoolthatoneattends.

D)Therelationshipwithclassmates.

23.A)Tohelpparentsdecidewhentosendtheirchildrentoschool.

B)Tofindcausesfordifferencesintheparticipants9performance.

C)Toidentifystudentshavingpotentialtobeprofessionalathletes.

D)Toofferconstructivesuggestionsfbrmakingeducationalpolicies.

24.A)Politicalleaders.

B)Financialanalysts.

C)Professionalathletes.

D)High-schoolstudents.

25.A)Leadershipability.

B)Commitmenttowork.

C)Risk-taking.

D)Self-confidence.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Read

thepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankis

identifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet

2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore

thanonce.

Ifsafantasythatgoesbackcenturies:amessageinabottle,carriedashorefromfar-off

lands.Authors,artistsandchildren26havedreamedofsuchagiftfromthesea.

Thistime,though,it'snotabottlethatwashesashore.Ifseggs-thousandsoflittletoy

eggs.

ThafswhathappenedontheGermanislandofLangegoogthisweek.

LyingjustofftheNorthSeacoast,itfounditself27byaninvasionofcolored

plasticeggs-muchtothe28oflocalchildren,becausetheeggscontainedtoys.

Police29theeggscamefromafreighterthatlostpartofitscargoduringan

unusually30storm,theworsttohitGermany9snortheasterncoastsince2006.

Atanyrate,whatwaslosthasnowbeenfoundbymanyofthecommunity'slittlest

residents.

“Thesurpriseeggshavefoundtheirwaytofreedom,,9saidMayorUweGarrels.

However,thejoyofthemoment31offsoon.

“AtfirstIthoughtthiswasawonder,becauseeverythingwasso32,butthenwe

realizedthatthisisahuge33intheend,“saidthemayor.Healsonotedtheplasticbags

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andothermaterialsthathavewashedashoreontheislandcancauseseriousproblemsfbr

34.

Still,alltheselittleeggscontainedanextratreatwiththeirtoys.They35notes

fromafar.

TherewasjustoneproblemfortheGermanchildrenwhoreceivedthem:Theywere

writteninRussian.

A)woreF)quantityK)effective

B)wildlifeG)overthrownL)delight

C)suspectH)messM)colorful

D)struckI)intenseN)bore

E)similarJ)human0)alike

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraph

fromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Each

paragraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2.

Hyphenatingyourlastnameaftermarriage?

A)Congratulationsondecidingtogetmarried!Whilebeingmarriedisgreatandwonderful,

theactofgettingmarriedcanbequitestressful.Thereistheplanningoftheceremony

itself,themerging(合并)oftwohouseholdsandallofthedetailsinvolvedinthat.You

alsohavetotakethetimetoapplyfbryourmarriagelicenseandthendecidewhetheror

notyouaregoingtokeepyourlastnameorchangeit.

B)Thisiswherealotofpeoplehavetrouble.Onceuponatime,itwasjustcustomaryfbra

bridetotakehergroom'slastnameasherownandabandonhermaidennamecompletely.

Theactofkeepingherownlastnamewasconsideredtaboo(禁忌)andpeople's

eyebrowswouldraiserightofftheirfaceswhentheyfoundoutthatthebridewaseven

consideringsomethingsoradical.Overtime,though,moreandmorewomenaredeciding

tokeeptheirlastnames.

C)Therearealotofreasonstowanttokeepyourownlastname.Hopefullyyouhavea

supportivegroomwhounderstandswhythisideaisthemostappealingtoyou.Alotof

times,though,theactofkeepingyournameisstillsomethingthatcausesconcern.Evenif

yourgroomisfinewithit,hisfamily(oryourown)mightnotbesounderstanding.

D)Thereareacoupleofwaystocompromiseontheissue.Youcouldchooseanentirely

newlastnamefbrthetwoofyoutoshare.Thiswayneitherofyougets"your"wayand

youbothhavetodealwiththelegalitiesofgoingthroughanamechange.Mostofthe

time,though,themostpopularcompromiseistohyphenateyourlastnameandthelast

nameofyourgroom.Forexample,ifyourgroom9snameisJohnSmithandyournameis

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KateJones,youwouldnameyourselfKateJones-SmithorKateSmith-Jones.Thisallows

youtokeepgoingbyyourownlastnamewhilelegallyadoptingyourhusband5slast

nameatthesametime.

E)Thecompromiseisthebiggestreasonthatsomanywomenchoosetohyphenatetheirlast

names.Itisawayofyoukeepingyourownidentitywhilealsomakingyourfuture

husbandhappy.Itallowsyoutostayconnectedtoaccomplishmentsthatyouachieved

beforeyougotmarried.Forexample,manywomenwhochoosetohyphenatedoso

partiallybecausetheyhaveearnedhighereducationaldegreesandcertificationsunder

theirmaidennames.Theymighthavealsohadthingspublishedorpublicizedandwantto

stayconnectedtothatidentity.Hyphenatingyourlastnamecanhelpyoubridgethegap

betweenyourpersonalandprofessionallives.Manywomenwhoopttosimplykeeptheir

ownnamesdosobecausetheydon'twanttogiveupallthattheyhaveaccomplished

professionally.Adoptingtheirhusband'slastnamemakesithardforthemtoclaim

ownershipoftheseaccomplishmentspersonallybecausetheyhappenedundertheir“other”

name.

F)Whiletraditionisonething,thereisn'tanylogicalreasontocompletelychangeyour

name.Keepingyournameandjoiningittoyourhusband'sthroughhyphenationisas

legalassimplyadoptinghisnameorassimplykeepingyourownandleavinghisoutof

thepictureentirely.

G)Probablythemostimportantreasontoconsiderhyphenationisyouridentity.You've

spentyourwholelifebuildingyouridentityunderacertainname.Obviouslyyouwillstill

beyouevenifyou'vetakenonyourhusband9slastnameandomittedyoursentirely.At

thesametime,yournameisassociatedwiththeidentityyou'vebuiltupandhyphenation

allowsyoutorespectthatwhilealsorespectingtraditionandyourhusband'sfamily's

identity.

H)Ifyoucareaboutoutsideopinionsonyourname,youshouldknowthatalargeportionof

today9ssocietyisannoyedbythehyphenatedname.Somepeoplefindit"snobby(势利

的)andotherssimplyfinditirritatingbecausetheyhaveahardtimerememberingwhich

lastnametheyaresupposedtosayfirst.Somepeopleevenbelievethatnotsimply

adoptingyourhusband'slastnameisahugesignofdisrespectandalackofcommitment.

I)Itispossiblethatyourfuturehusbandwillfindthischoiceoffensive.Somemen,

regardlessofhowyoumightfeelaboutsuchthings,aretraditionalistsandfeelthatitis

simply“right“fbrthewomantotaketheman'slastnameasherown.Whetheryour

futurehusbandinsistingonyouradoptinghislastnameisaredflagtoyouornot,itis

stillsomethingthatyoushouldtakeintoconsideration.

J)Thereareallsortsofreasonstohyphenateyournameornottohyphenateyourname.The

basisfbreachofthesethings,however,iswhetherornotyouarewillingtomakea

compromisewhenitcomestochangingyourname.Thehyphenationistheepitome(体现)

ofacompromise.Onespousewantsacompletenamechange.Theotherspousewantsno

namechange.Hyphenatingthetwonamesisawayforeachpersonto,atleastalittlebit,

"win"theargument.

K)Anddon'tforgetthelegalstuff!Makingthedecisionisjustpartoftheprocess.From

thereyouaregoingtohavetolegallychangeyournameallovertheplace.You'llneedto

changeyournameatthebank,withsocialsecurity,withyourcreditcards,onyour

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driver'slicense,atthegym...everywhere.Ifseasytogetoverwhelmedjustthinking

aboutit.

L)Whatmatters,ofcourse,isthatthetwoofyouaregoingtobehappily

married~~hopefullyfbrtherestofyourlives.Attheendoftheday,whetheryoueach

keepyournames,whetheryoucomeupwithanentirelynewnameforthetwoofyouto

shareorwhetheryouhyphenateyourcurrentlastnames,whatmattersisthatyoulove

eachotherandaregoingtobejoiningyourlivestogether.Trytorememberthatasyou

arestaringattheapplicationfbryourmarriagelicenseandfillingouttheportionthat

reads"nameafteryougetmarried^^(orwhateverthelegalesefbrthatmightbe).

36.Manypeopletodaystillfindnamehyphenationuponmarriageunacceptable.

37.Asacompromise,abridewillinmostcasesadoptanamethatcombinesthecouple'slast

names.

38.Thebrideshouldconsideradoptinghergroom9slastnamewhetherhefeelsstronglyabout

itornot.

39.Makingpreparationsformarriagecausesalotofstress.

40.Hyphenatingthelastnamescouldbeawin-winsolutionshouldargumentsariseabout

whatnametoadoptuponmarriage.

41.Itusedtobeconsideredsociallyunacceptableforabridetoretainhermaidenname.

42.Thebridewhoadoptsahyphenatedlastnameaftermarriagecanmaintainconnections

withtheirpastachievements.

43.Hyphenatingnamesallowsthebridetopreserveherownidentitywhilerespecting

tradition.

44.Nomatterwhatnamethebrideadopts,itismostimportantthatthenewlywedstrulylove

eachother.

45.Legallyspeaking,thebrideisfreetochoosewhatevernamesheprefers.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

It'sgoodtobesmart.Afterall,intelligentpeopleearnmoremoney,accumulatemore

wealth,andevenlivelonger.Butthere9sanothersidetothestory.Thebrightestpeopleand

strongestleaderssometimesmakeerrorsothersdon't,especiallyinsituationsthatrequire

commonsense.

TravisBradberry,presidentatTalentSmart,explainedinhispostWhySmartPeopleAct

SoStupidthat"Rationalthinkingandintelligencedon'ttendtogohandinhand.Intelligent

peoplearemorepronetosillymistakesbecauseofblindspotsinhowtheyuselogic.These

blindspotsexistbecausesmartpeopletendtobeoverconfidentintheirreasoningabilities.^^

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Theyaresousedtobeingrightandhavingquickanswersthattheydon'tevenrealisewhen

they'remakingamessbyansweringwithoutthinkingthingsthrough.

Alifetimeofpraiseleadssmartpeopletodeveloptoomuchfaithintheirintelligenceand

abilities.Theyoftenfailtorecognisewhentheyneedhelp,andwhentheydorecogniseit,

theytendtobelievethatnooneelseiscapableofprovidingit

"It'shardfbranyonetograciouslyacceptthefactthatthey9rewrong.It'sevenharderfor

smartpeoplebecausetheygrowsousedtobeingrightallthetimethatitbecomesapartof

theiridentityBradberrywrote."Forsmartpeople,beingwrongcanfeellikeapersonal

attack,andbeingright,anecessity.^^

Smartpeoplealsohaveahardtimeacceptingfeedback.Theytendtoundervaluethe

opinionsofothers,whichmeanstheyhavetroublebelievingthatanyoneisqualifiedtogive

themusefulfeedback.Notonlydoesthistendencyhindertheirgrowthandperformance,it

canleadtoharmfulrelationships,bothpersonallyandprofessionally.

Smartpeopledevelopoverachievingpersonalitiesbecausethingscomesoeasilytothem.

Theysimplydon'tunderstandhowhardsomepeoplehavetoworktoaccomplishthesame

things,andbecauseofthat,theypushpeopletoohard.Theysetthebartoohigh,andwhen

peopletaketoolongordon'tgetthingsquiteright,theyassumeifsduetoalackofeffort.So

theypushevenharder.

46.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutthebrightestpeople?

A)Theycanmakesillymistakesinstraightforwardsituations.

B)Theyusuallyturnablindeyetotheirownweaknesses.

C)Theyareadmiredbypeoplearoundthem.

D)Theycandifferintheirpersonalities.

47.Whataccountsfbrtheexistenceofintelligentpeople'slogicalblindspots?

A)Theirirrationalwayofthinking.

B)Toomuchfaithintheirabilitytothink.

C)Theirignoranceofbehaviouralscience.

D)Toomuchconcernabouttheirwork.

48.Howdosmartpeoplereactwhentheyarefoundtobewrong?

A)Theyshifttheblametoothers.

B)Theygraciouslyacceptthefacts.

C)Theymayfeelshocked.

D)Theymaygetoffended.

49.Whatmayhappentosmartpeoplewhofinditdifficulttoacceptsuggestions?

A)Theymaysufferintheirprofessionalandprivatelife.

B)Theymaylosefaithintheiradministrativeabilities.

C)Theymaycommitmoreerrorsthaneverbefore.

D)Theymayexperiencealotofemotionalstress.

50.Whatissaidaboutthoseworkingwithorunderoverachievingpeople?

A)Theyputalotofeffortintotheirwork.

B)Theysethighergoalsfbrthemselves.

C)Theyareunderincreasingpressure.

D)Theytakelesstimetogetthingsdone.

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PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Oftheendlesstroublesthatcomewithbeingdrivenfromone'shomecountry,losing

educationalcertificatesmayseemsmall.Butitisn't.Refugeeswhosettleinothercountries

oftenfindthemselvesunabletocontinueontheirpreviouscareerpathduetoanewsetof

employerstandardsorskillsrequirements.Tosolvethisproblem,theU.S.StateDepartment

isposingasolution:onlinelearning.

TheStateDepartmentwillannounceapartnershipwithanonlineeducationplatform

calledCoursera.Theplatformwillallowrefugeesworldwidetotakethousandsofonline

coursesforfree."CourseraforRefugees^^willbeavailablefbranynon-profitgroupthat

supportsrefugeesinanycountry,aswellasindividualrefugees.

TheycanapplyfbrfullyfundedaccesstoCoursera9scoursecatalog,whichmeanstheycan

takealloftheplatform^classesandobtainprofessionalcertificatesfbrfree.Theplatform

currentlyoffersprofessor-ledlecturesonabroadrangeoftopics,fromdatasciencetofashion

design.

Astheworldmigrantcrisisintensifies,employmentisbecomingaglobalconcern.The

newprogramaimstoaidrefugeesbyoffering"importantskillsthatwillhelptheminthe

globaleconomy,EvanRyan,U.S.assistantsecretaryofstatefbreducationalandcultural

affairs,saidonapresscalllastweek."Whatwedon'twanttodoisnotact,"addedCoursera

chiefoperationsofficerLilaIbrahim.

Theideaisn'twithoutproblems.Forone,startinganewcareerpathisn'tassimpleas

watchingafewvideosandobtaininganonlinecertificate;eventhoselookingtocontinue

previouscareerscan'tsimplyrelyonanonlinelecturetogetthemup-to-dateonstandards,

policies,andpractices.Foranother,mostoftheclassesonCourseraareinEnglish,and

thoughthereareplanstoaddtranslations,languagebarrierscanbeabigobstacle.Thenthere

arethequestionsoverthevalueofmassiveopenonlinecourses(MOOCs)themselves-both

forrefugeesandfbraveragelearners.

Butifsstillearlydaysandtherearesignsofhope.In2015,ajointstudyfound72%of

peopletakingtheMOOCssawcareerbenefitsafterwards.

51.WhyistheU.S.StateDepartmentlaunchinganonlinelearningprogramfbrrefugees?

A)Toenablethemtosettledowninhostcountries.

B)Toallowthemtolearnasmanyjobskillsaspossible.

C)Toofferthemaplatformtopursueadvanceddegrees.

D)Tohelpthemtomeetnewemploymentstandards.

52.Whatdoweknowabout"CourseraforRefugees”?

A)Itprovidesrefugeeswithawiderangeofcoursesfreeofcharge.

B)Itoffersfreeonlinedataservicesfbrrefugeesaroundtheworld.

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C)Itallowsrefugeestoobtaindegreesinvariousacademicfields.

D)Itsuppliesrefugeeswithagreatvarietyofjobopportunities.

53.Whatdoesthepassagesayisaconsequenceoftheglobalmigrantcrisis?

A)Instabilityincreasesinhostcountries.

B)Theglobaleconomiccrisisintensifies.

C)Alotmorerefugeesdieduringmigration.

D)Refugeesfinditmoredifficulttogetajob.

54.Whatdoestheauthorsaycausesrefugees5difficultyintakingonlinecourses?

A)Culturalenvironment.

B)Changedacademicrequirements.

C)Lackoflanguageskills.

D)Differenceinteachingplatforms.

55.WhatdidthejointstudyfindabouttheMOOCsseveralyearsago?

A)Theyhelpedsolvelearners9financialproblems.

B)Theybenefitedmostofthelearners.

C)Theychangedsomelearners9careerpath.

D)Theyprovidedthemostneededvocationalskills.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChinese

intoE