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xI.Fillintheblankineachsentencewiththeappropriateformofthegivenwords

xorphrases:(10%)

xdisposeofbesubjecttodevoidofexertfortify

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x2.Thesuddenoftheparliamentarycandidatetoanti-nuclear

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£becauseitdemandsresultsthatordinarypeoplewouldnotfreelychoose.

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xoppositiontoNASA'sunbridleddesiretogotoJupiter.(JennyClanton)

x3.1willunsaynowordsthatIhavespokenaboutit.(WinstonChurchill)

x4....withGod'shelpwehaveridtheearthofhisshadowandliberateitspeoplefrom

xhisyoke.(WinstonChurchill)

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x5.Butthispeacefulrevolutionofhopecannotbecomethepreyofhostilepowers.

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III.Pointouttherhetoricaldeviceintheunderlinedpartofeachsentenceand

writeyouranswerontheanswersheet.Onlyoneitemcanbechosenfor

eachsentence.(10%)

personificationmetonymyrhetoricquestionmetaphoronomatopoeia

antithesissynecdocheparallelismalliterationsimile

1.1seeadvancinguponallhisinhideousonslaughttheNaziwarmachinewithits

clanking,heel-clicking,dandifiedPrussianofficers,...

2.Thencomethetwilightcolorsofseaandheaven,thewine-pinkwidthofwater

mergingintolawnsofaquamarine,andtheskyatenderpaletteofpinkandblue.

3.GonewasthefiercefervorofthedayswhenBryanhadsweptthepoliticalarena

likeaprairiefire.

4.Butformakingmoney,hispenwouldprovemightierthanhispickax.

5.Bitternesshadfedonthemanwhohadmadetheworldlaugh.

6.Forcountlessagesthesunroseandset,themoonwaxedandwaned,thestarsshone

inthenight,butitwasonlywiththecomingofManthatthesethingswere

understood.

7.Mr.Adams,howcananationofonlytwomillionsoulsstanduptoanempire

oftenmillion?

8.Ifyoucandoso,thewayliesopentoanewParadise;ifyoucannot,nothing

liesbeforeyoubutuniversaldeath.

9.1nowstoodonthesiteofthefirstatomicbombardment,wherethousandsupon

thousandsofpeoplehadbeenslaininonesecond,wherethousandsuponthousands

ofothershadlingeredontndieieslowagony.

10.Thereliesbeforeus,ifwechoose,continualprogressinhappiness,knowledge,

andwisdom.Shallwv,instead,choosedeath,becausewecannotforgetour

quarrels?

IVProofreading(10%)(see"AnswerSheet”)

V.Readingcomprehension(25%)

Inthissectiontherearefivereadingpassages.Readthepassagesandthen

markyouranswersonyourAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Let'sHelpEliminateWorkplaceAnger

"Howmanyofyouhavebeenangryatleastoncetoday?”askedtheconductor

ofananger-managementseminar.AccordingtoanarticleTheNewYorkTimes,most

ofthoseintheroomraisedtheirhands."Thefactis,"theseminarleadercontinued,"

peoplegetangryanaverageof10to14timesaday.Butangerisespeciallyendemic

towork.Ifyouhaveajib,you*reguaranteedtogetangry."

Upwouldhavegonemyhand,hadIbeenintheroomandheardthatlastmark.

AndIwouldhaverespectfullydisagreed.

Althoughsomestatisticsindicatethatthenumberofon-thejobflare-upshas

increasedinrecentyears,toholdontothenationthatworkplaceangeristherefore

guaranteediscounterproductive.Itleavesonewiththeimpressionthatanyeffortsto

remaineven-temperedatworkare,atbest,onlyabandit.

Anger-managementexpertsdoofferafewcommon-senseguidelinestominimize

workrelatedanger:don'tletitfester;don*tlookforsnubsinwhatarepurelyinnocent

incidents;don'tgetcaughtupinotherpeople'sgripes;ifyoustarttolosecontrol,take

abreak.

Iwouldadd,pray.

Insteadofsittingtherefumingoversomeencounter,whynotusethetimeto

listenforGod'sthoughts,hismessagestoyou?Tobesure,theywillsnuffouttheheat

ofangerandbringcalmness,clarity,andhealing."ForIknowthethoughtsthatIthink

towardyou,saiththeLord,thoughtsofpeace,andnotofevil,togiveyouanexpected

end"

Betterstill,onecanactpreemptivelytopreventavolatileatmosphereonthejob.

Agoodstartistoconsiderthatthepeopleweworkwith-whetherit*sthepersonat

thedeskacrossfromoursorthepresidentofthecompany—arenotwhatweseeon

thesurface.

Ifwetakeitforgrantedthatourcoworkersaresomanyindividualscomposed

merelyofanassortmentofphysicalandemotionalcharacteristics,thenouroverall

expectationsonthejob,aswellasourconcernforthewell-beingofthosewework

with,arelimited.Butourtruenatureisn'tthesumofmaterialandsometimesfiery

emotionalelements.EachoneofusisGod*schild.Everyone'strueselfhoodcomes

fromthisonesource—God,divineSpirit—andisthereforepurelygoodandspiritual.

"Man(includingwoman)istheoffspring,notofthelowest,butofthehighest

qualitiesofMind,"wroteMaryBakerEddy,authorof"ScienceandHealthwithKey

totheScriptures".ThisdivineMind,orGod,isexpressingineachofusthese“highest

qualities"asourrealnature,respectfullyandloving,andrevealingouractualrelation

tooneanotherassonsanddaughtersofGod.

Whatweshouldbecountingonatwork,then,oranywhereelsewherepeople

comeintocontactwithoneanother,isanatmosphereinwhicheveryonefeelsupheld

byGod*sthoughtsofpeace.Inthisatmosphere,solidrelationshipsdevelopand

solutionappeareveninsituationswhereitwasbelievedthatnonewerepossible.

So,insteadofbracingforashowdownwithafellowworker,youcanarriveat

workfilledwiththeconvictionthatyouandyourcolleagues,clients,andcustomers

areallinherentlygood-natured-God-natured-theoffspringofatotallyloving

creator.You'recertaintohavehigherexpectations,morecompassion,morepatience.

Arealpeacemakerattitude.

Thisisdoingmorethanmanagingwork-relatedanger.Thisishelpingto

eliminatingit.

1.Whatdoesthesentence"Butangeridespeciallyendemictowork"inthefist

paragraphmean?

A.angerforsurewouldcauseharmtoone'swork.

B.angerisasinevitableinworkplaceasindispositionstoaperson.

C.angercanthreatenone'spositioninaworkplace.

D.angerislikeanindisposition,itisunavoidablebutinsignificant.

2.What'sthemeaningofthefirstsentenceinthesecondparagraph"Upwouldhave

gonemyhand”？

A.Iwouldhaveraisedmyhand.

B.Iwouldhavevetoedtheproposalbyraisingmyhand.

C.Iwouldhavestronglyopposedtotheview.

D.Iwouldhavedisagreedandairedmyownview.

3.Whatguidelinesdotheanger-managementexpertsoffertosubsideworkplace

anger?

A.calmdownandtrytosolvetheproblem.

B.takeabreathandbegintolosecontrol.

C.divertyourattentiontopleasantthings.

D.alloftheabove.

4.Whatdoestheauthorof"ScienceandHeath"trytoconveyreadersinthebook?

A.maniscreatedbyGodwithdivinequalities.

B.humanbeings*realnatureisasrespectfulasGod.

C.wearealloffspringofGod,ourrelationshipwithothersarethatofbrotherhood

orsisterhood,sothere'snoreasonfbrconflicts.

D.alloftheabovepoints.

5.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.weshouldsparenoeffortstoeliminateworkplaceanger.

B.praycanhelpminimizework-relatedanger.

C.theChristianatmosphereinwhicheveryonefeelsasequalsonsanddaughters

ofGodshouldbeadvocatedtoreducework-placeanger.

D.amongvarioussolutiontoworkplaceanger,resortingtopeacebyvirtueof

Christianbeliefismostefficient.

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.InthisChristianbeliefyoucanarriveatworkwithanattitudetosettleall

disputes.

B.Ourtruenatureismerelythesumofmaterialandsometimesfieryemotional

elements.

C.Toholdontothenationthatworkplaceangeristhereforeguaranteedis

counterproductive

D.AccordingtoMaryBakerEddy,Godisrevealingouractualrelationtoone

anotherassonsanddaughtersofGod.

Passage2

Notofteninthestoryofmankinddoesamanarriveonearthwhoisbothsteel

andvelvet,whoisashardasrockandsoftasdriftingfog,whoknowsinhisheartand

mindtheparadoxofterriblestormandpeaceunspeakableandperfect.Hereandthere

acrosscenturiescomereportsofmenallegedtohavethesecontrastsandthe

incomparableAbrahamLincoln,born150yearsagothisday,isanapproachifnota

perfectrealizationofthischaracter.InthetimeoftheAprillilacsintheyear1865,

Lincoln'sdeath,thecasketwithhisbodywascarriednorthwestathousandmilesand

theAmericanpeopleweptasneverbefore.DuringthefouryearshewasPresident,he

attimes,especiallyinthefirstthreemonths,tooktohimselfthepowersofadictator.

Hecommandedthemostpowerfularmiesthenassembledinmodernwarfare.He

enforcedandcruisedconscriptionofsoldiersforthefirsttimeinAmericanhistory.

Andunderimperativenecessity,heabolishedthewritofhabeascorpus.He

directedpoliticallyandspirituallythewild,massiveturbulentforcesletlooseinCivil

War,awartrulyastimehasshown,ofbrothers.Hearguedandpleadedfor

compensatedemancipationoftheslaves.Theslaveswereproperty.Theywereonthe

taxbooksalongwithhorsesandcattle,thevaluationofeachslavewrittennexttohis

nameonthetaxassessor'sbooks.Andfailingtogetactionofcompensated

emancipation;hetooktheonlyothercourse.AsaChiefExecutivehavingwarpowers

heissuedthepaperbywhichhedeclaredtheslavestobefreeundermilitary.People,

peopleinmanyothercountriestakeLincolnnowfortheirown.Hebelongstothem.

Hestandsfordecency,honestdealing,plaintalkandfunnystories.Lookwherehe

camefrom,don'tyouknowhewasastrugglerandwasn'theakindoftoughstruggler?

Allhisliferightuptothefinish.Somethinglikethatyoucanhearinanearby

neighborhoodandacrosstheseas.MillionstherearewhotakeLincolnasapersonal

treasure.Hehadsomethingtheywouldliketoseespreadeverywherealloverthe

world.Democracywecan'tfindthewordstosayexactlywhatitis,buthehadit.In

hisbloodandboneshecarriedit.Inthebreathofhisspeechesandwritingsitisthere.

Populargovernment,republicaninstitutionsgovernmentwherethepeoplehadthesay

so,onewayoranothertellingthereelectedleaderswhattheywant.Hehadtheidea,

heembodiedit.It'sthereinthelightsandshadowsofhispersonality.Amysterythat

canbelivedbutneverfullyspokeninwords.

Today,whenwesayperhapsthatwellassuredandmostenduringmemoryonto

Lincolnisinvisiblytheretoday,tomorrowandforalongtimeyettocome.Itisthere

intheheartsoftheloversofliberty.Menandwomenthiscountryhasalwayshad

themincrises.Menandwomenwhounderstandthatwhereverthereisfreedom,there

havebeenthosewhohavefought,toiledandsacrificedforit.Ithankyou.

7.WhatdoestheauthorsuggestasfarasAbrahamLincoln'scharacteristicsare

concerned?

A.indefinablepeace

B.admirableperfect

C.paradoxofextremes

D.sternbutapproachable

8.WhydomillionsofpeopletakeLincolnasapersonaltreasure?

A.Heembodiesdecency,honestdealing,plaintalkandalotofotheradmirable

qualities.

B.Heisthekindoftoughstrugglerswhomcommonpeoplerespectandlove.

C.Hestandsfordemocracy.

D.alloftheabove.

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementscanNOTbededucedfromthispassage?

A.HedeclaredtofreetheslaveswhenhewasaChiefExecutive.

B.Hepersistentlycarriedoutideasinhismind.

C.Heisbelovedastheembodimentoffreedomanddemocracy.

D.Thoughadmiredbypeople,hetookhigh-handedmeasuresasadictator.

10.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsofLincolnistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hearguedandpleadedforunconditionalemancipationoftheslaves.

B.Hestandsfordecency,honestdealing,plaintalk,tyrannyandfunnystories.

C.Heenforcedthecompulsoryenrollmentforthearmedforcesforthefirsttime

inAmericanHistory.

D.Hewasamanofcontradiction.

11.Itismostlikelythatyoucanfindthiskindofpassagein.

A.aspeech

B.anautobiography

C.astory

D.abiography

Passage3

Dopeoplewhochoosetogoonexotic,far-flungholidaysdeservefreehealth

advicebeforetheytravel?Andeveniftheypay,whoensuresthattheygetgood,

up-to-dateinformation?Who,forthatmatter,shouldcollectthatinformationinthe

firstplace?Foravarietyofreasons,travelmedicineinBritainisaresponsibility

nobodywants.Asaresult,manytravelersgoabroadillpreparedtoavoidserious

disease.

Whyistravelmedicinesounloved?Partlythere'sanidentityproblem.Becauseit

takesaninterestinanythingthatimpingesonthehealthoftravelers,thisemerging

medicalspecialisminvariablycutsacrossthetraditionaldisciplines.Itdelvesinto

everythingfromseasickness,jetlagandthehazardsofcamelstomalariaandplague.

Buttravelmedicinehasamoreseriousobstacletoovercome.Travelclinicsaremeant

totellpeoplehowtoavoidendingupdeadorinatropicaldiseaseshospitalwhenthey

comehome.Butitisnotoriouslydifficulttogetanybodytopayoutmoneyfor

keepingpeoplehealthy.

Travelmedicinehasalsobeencolonizedbycommercialinterests-thevast

majorityoftravelclinicsinBritainarerunbyairlinesortravelcompanies.Andwhile

travelconcernsarehappytosellprofitableinjections,theymaybelesskeentospread

badnewsabouttravelers*diarrheainTurkey,ortotakethetimetospelloutpreventive

measurestravelerscouldtake.nTheNHSfindsitdifficulttodefinetravelers1health,n

saysRonBehrens,theonlyNHSconsultantintravelandtropicalmedicineand

directorofthetravelclinicoftheHospitalforTropicalDiseasesinLondon."Shouldit

comewithintheNHSorshoulditbepaidfor?It*sagrayarea,andopinionissplit.No

oneseemstohaveanyresponsibilityfordefiningitsrole,"hesays.

Tocompounditslowstatusinthemedicalhierarchy,travelmedicinehastorely

onstatisticsthatarepatchyatbest.Inmostcaseswejustdon'tknowhowmany

Britonscontractdiseaseswhenabroad.Andevenifadiseaseislinkedtotravelthere

israrelyanyinformationaboutwherethoseafflictedwent,whattheyate,howthey

behaved,orwhichvaccinationstheyhad.Thisshortageofhardfactsandfigures

makesitdifficulttogivedetailedadvicetopeople,informationthatmightevensave

theirlives.

ArecentleaderintheBritishMedicalJournalargued:''Travelmedicinewill

emergeasacredibledisciplineonlyiftherisksencounteredbytravelersandthe

relativebenefitsofpublichealthinterventionsarewelldefinedintermsoftheir

relativeoccurrence,distributionandcontrol."Exactlyhowmuchmoneyiswastedby

poortraveladvice?Therealfigureisanybody'sguess,butitcouldeasilyruninto

millions.Behrensgivesoneexample.Britainspendsmorethan£1millioneachyear

justoncholeravaccinesthatoftendon'tworkandsogivepeopleafalsesenseof

security:"Informationonthepreventionandtreatmentofallformsofdiarrheawould

beabetterpriority,"hesays.

12.TravelmedicineinBritainis.

A.notsomethinganyonewantstorun.

B.theresponsibilityofthegovernment.

C.administeredbyprivatedoctors.

D.handledadequatelybytravelagents.

13.Themaininterestoftravelcompaniesdealingwithtravelmedicineisto.

A.preventpeoplefromfallingill.

B.makemoneyoutofit.

C.giveadviceonspecificcountries.

D.getthegovernmenttopayforit.

14.InBehren'sopinionthequestionofwhoshouldruntravelmedicine.

A.isforthegovernmenttodecide.

B.shouldbelefttospecialisthospitals.

C.canbelefttotravelcompanies.

D.hasnoclearandsimpleanswer.

15.Peoplewillonlythinkbetteroftravelmedicineif.

A.itisgivenmoreresourcesbythegovernment.

B.moreaccurateinformationonitsvalueisavailable.

C.thegovernmenttakesoverresponsibilityfromtheNHS.

D.travelerspaymoreattentiontotheadvicetheyget.

16.Travelmedicinewillbecomeacrediblefieldofstudyonlyif

A.Britainspendsmoremoneyonsuchvaccinesascholeravaccines.

B.travelagenciesandpublichealthorganizationsworktogether.

C.theriskstobeencounteredandthebenefitsofpublichealthinterventionsare

explainedthoroughly.

D.itcomeswithinthepurviewoftheNHS.

17.Whatdoestheword“colonized“inparagraph3mean?

A.controlled

B.conquered

C.establishasacolony

D.evaded

18.Whatdoesthesentence"It'sagrayarea,andopinionis(Paragraphs)

mean?

A.Travelmedicineisgray.

B.Itisnoteasytotackletheproblemoftravelmedicine.

C.Peoplequarreltoomuch

D.Peoplearequitedifferent.

Passage4

Insixteenth-centuryItalyandeighteenth-centuryFrance,waningprosperityand

increasingsocialunrestledtherulingfamiliestotrytopreservetheirsuperiorityby

withdrawingfromthelowerandmiddleclassesbehindbarriersofetiquette.Ina

prosperouscommunity,ontheotherhand,politesocietysoonabsorbsthenewlyrich,

andinEnglandtherehasneverbeenanyshortageofbooksonetiquetteforteaching

themthemannersappropriatetotheirnewwayoflife.

Everycodeofetiquettehascontainedthreeelements;basicmoralduties;

practicalruleswhichpromoteefficiency;andartificial,optionalgracessuchasformal

complimentsto,say,womenontheirbeautyorsuperiorsontheirgenerosityand

importance.

Inthefirstcategoryareconsiderationsfortheweakandrespectforage.Among

theancientEgyptianstheyoungalwaysstoodinthepresenceofolderpeople.Among

theMponguweofTanzania,theyoungmenbowastheypassthehutsoftheelders.In

England,untilaboutacenturyago,youngchildrendidnotsitintheirparents*

presencewithoutaskingpermission.

Practicalrulesarehelpfulinsuchordinaryoccurrencesofsociallifeasmaking

properintroductionsatpartiesorotherfunctionssothatpeoplecanbebroughtto

knoweachother.Beforetheinventionofthefork,etiquettedirectedthatthefingers

shouldbekeptascleanaspossible;beforethehandkerchiefcameintocommonuse,

etiquettesuggestedthatafterspitting,apersonshouldrubthespitinconspicuously

underfoot.

Extremelyrefinedbehavior,however,cultivatedasanartofgraciousliving,has

beencharacteristiconlyofsocietieswithwealthandleisure,whichadmittedwomen

asthesocialequalsofmen.AfterthefallofRome,thefirstEuropeansocietyto

regulatebehaviorinprivatelifeinaccordancewithacomplicatedcodeofetiquette

wastwelfth-centuryProvence,inFrance.

Provencehadbecomewealthy.Thelordshadreturnedtotheircastlefromthe

crusades,andtheretheidealsofchivalrygrewup,whichemphasizedthevirtueand

gentlenessofwomenanddemandedthataknightshouldprofessapureanddedicated

lovetoaladywhowouldbehisinspiration,andtowhomhewoulddedicatehis

valiantdeeds,thoughhewouldnevercomephysicallyclosetoher.Thiswasthe

introductionoftheconceptofromanticlove,whichwastoinfluenceliteraturefor

manyhundredsofyearsandwhichstilllivesoninadebasedforminsimplepopular

songsandcheapnovelstoday.

InRenaissanceItalytoo,inthefourteenthandfifteenthcenturies,awealthyand

leisuredsocietydevelopedanextremelycomplexcodeofmanners,buttherulesof

behavioroffashionablesocietyhadlittleinfluenceonthedailylifeofthelower

classes.Indeedmanyoftherules,suchashowtoenterabanquetroom,orhowtouse

aswordorhandkerchiefforceremonialpurposes,wereirrelevanttothewayoflifeof

theaverageworkingman,whospentmostofhislifeoutdoorsorinhisownpoorhut

andmostprobablydidnothaveahandkerchief,certainlynotasword,tohisname.

Yettheessentialbasisofallgoodmannersdoesnotvary.Considerationforthe

oldandweakandtheavoidanceofharmingorgivingunnecessaryoffencetoothersis

afeatureofallsocietieseverywhereandatalllevelsfromthehighesttothelowest.

19.Onecharacteristicoftherichclassesofadecliningsocietyistheirtendencyto

A.takeintherecentlywealthy.

B.retreatwithinthemselves.

C.producepublicationsonmanners.

D.changethelawsofetiquette.

20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanelementofthecodeofetiquette?

A.Respectforage.

B.Formalcompliments.

C.Properintroductionsatsocialfunctions.

D.Eatingwithaforkratherthanfingers.

21.Accordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingispartofchivalry?

Aknightshould.

A.inspirehisladytoperformvaliantdeeds.

B.performdeedswhichwouldinspireromanticsongs.

C.expresshisloveforhisladyfromadistance.

D.regardhisladyasstrongandindependent.

22.Etiquetteasanartofgraciouslivingisquotedasafeatureofwhichcountry?

A.Egypt.

B.18thcenturyFrance.

C.RenaissanceItaly.

D.England.

23.Inwhichparagraphdoestheauthordealwith"(artificial,optionalgraces”?

A.Paragraph5

B.Paragraph6

C.Paragraph4

D.Paragraph2

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Theessentialbasisofallgoodmannersvariesoverthecenturies.

B.Intwelfth-centuryProvence,theknights9behaviorintroducedtheconceptof

romanticlove.

C.Extremelyrefinedbehaviorhasbeencharacteristiconlyofsocietieswith

wealthandleisure.

D.InEnglandtherehasneverbeenanyshortageofbooksonetiquettefor

teachingthenewlyrichthemannersappropriatetotheirnewwayoflife.

25.Whichofthefollowingcanpossiblybethetitleofthispassage?

A.HistoryofItalyandFrance

B.CodeofEtiquette

C.Manners

D.Renaissance

VI.TextAnalysis(25%)

Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestionsonyouranswersheet.

Aboutoneofman'sfrailtiesThomasWolfewrote,<4hetalksofthefutureandhe

wastesitasitcomes.^^ThisobservationisrelatedtoaprinciplebywhichItry

(without