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大学英语专业四级水平测试试卷-02
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Part I DICTATION
共 15分 / 15分钟
Section A
DICTATION
1 小题
15分
Part II LISTENING COMPREHENSION
共 30分 / 18分钟
Section A
CONVERSATIONS
11 小题
11分
Section B
PASSAGES
10 小题
10分
Section C
NEWS BROADCAST
9 小题
9分
Part III CLOZE
共 20分 / 10分钟
Section A
MULTIPLE CHOICE
20 小题
20分
Part IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
共 30分 / 15分钟
Section A
MULTIPLE CHOICE
30 小题
30分
Part V READING COMPREHENSION
共 20分 / 25分钟
Section A
MULTIPLE CHOICE
20 小题
20分
Part VI WRITING
共 25分 / 45分钟
Section A
COMPOSITION
1 小题
15分
Section B
NOTE-WRITING
1 小题
10分
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Part VI
Part I DICTATION
15分 / 15分钟
Part II LISTENING COMPREHENSION
30分 / 18分钟
Part III CLOZE
20分 / 10分钟
Part IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
30分 / 15分钟
Part V READING COMPREHENSION
20分 / 25分钟
Part VI WRITING
25分 / 45分钟
Section A
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET.Now listen to the passage.
Section A
In this section, you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
2.
What does Jack’s notebook’s cover look like?
A) Light yellow leather.
B) Dark yellow lettered.
C) Light yellow lettered.
D) Bright yellow leather.
3.
How many people’s names are mentioned in the talk? (Speakers not included)
A) 1.
B) 2.
C) 3.
D) 4.
4.
What is the time when the conversation takes place?
A) Around 5:30.
B) Around 6:00.
C) Around 6:30.
D) Around 7:00.
5.
From the conversation, we can infer that now the man is a ______.
A) teacher
B) student
C) journalist
D) business man
6.
What does the woman mean by "You have blown me away"?
A) She is upset.
B) She is very glad.
C) She is impressed.
D) She is confused.
7.
Which of the following statements is true about Peter Bestluck?
A) He is a wonderful fellow.
B) He is not a bad man.
C) He is the richest person of the country.
D) He is a business man.
8.
The man's appointment with Peter Bestluck is arranged around ______.
A) 10:00
B) 10:30
C) 11:00
D) 11:30
9.
Which of the following is NOT offered by the apartment?
A) Tennis courts.
B) A recreation area.
C) A sauna.
D) A swimming pool.
10.
If the student decides to rent an apartment from the receptionist, what will his deposit be?
A) One hundred dollars.
B) Thirty-five dollars.
C) Fifty dollars.
D) Two hundred and fifty dollars.
11.
Why is a deposit required at Melrose Apartment?
A) To secure a two-bedroom apartment.
B) To renew a six-month lease.
C) To pay for a dishwasher.
D) To cover property damage.
12.
How long will the student have to wait for one-bedroom apartment?
A) For a week.
B) For two weeks.
C) For three weeks.
D) For a month.
Section B
In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
13.
What is the problem that troubles many people nowadays according to the speaker?
A) They often feel insecure about their jobs.
B) They are unable to decide what to do first.
C) They fail to write "to-do" lists.
D) They feel burdened with numerous tasks every day.
14.
According to the speaker, what too many people do to cope with their daily tasks?
A) Analyze them rationally.
B) Turn to others for help.
C) Draw a detailed "to-do" list.
D) Handle them one by one.
15.
According to psychologist T.P, what do people feel by the end of the day when they have a "to-do" list?
A) They have accomplished little.
B) They have worked out a way to relax.
C) They feel utterly exhausted.
D) They feel less sense of guilt.
16.
The movie “Yes Man” _______.
A) portraits a slave-like man
B) encourages us to be optimistic about difficulties
C) depicts a good attitude toward a bad economy
D) suggests we bury our heads in the sand sometimes
17.
People like a comedy, especially _______.
A) when economy is bad
B) when one is laid off
C) in big cities
D) among the bread-winners
18.
If you say “No” to your problems, you _______.
A) can get nobody to help you
B) shut yourself away from many opportunities
C) admit you are defeated
D) deny yourself a brighter future
19.
What is the main problem being discussed in the passage?
A) The small number of newborn babies.
B) The changing social situation of women.
C) The high prices of houses and education.
D) The necessary steps of Asian government.
20.
According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A) It is easy for a couple to afford a child in Asia.
B) The prices of houses in Asia are quite low now.
C) Fewer and fewer married women want to have a job.
D) The word "DINKS" first appeared in an Asian country.
21.
To buy a flat and send a child to kindergarten, how much will a couple pay each year?
A) $5,000.
B) $5,900.
C) $10,800.
D) $15,800.
22.
The writer seems to believe that Asian government should _______.
A) let women stay at home and have a baby
B) allow only one of the parents to go out to work
C) care for the growing needs of women for jobs
D) punish the companies that permit women to leave
Section C
In this section you will hear several news items. Listen to the news items carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
23.
Which country’ leaders would President Bush NOT meet during his trip?
A) German.
B) Egyptian.
C) Russian.
D) French.
24.
According to the report, what is the most possible reason for the president’s trip?
A) To strengthen the alliance of NATO.
B) To discuss the anti-terrorism cooperation.
C) To seek help for the US economic recovery.
D) To persuade European countries to support Iraq War.
25.
Why did the two million Muslims journey to Mecca?
A) To fight the evil.
B) To make Five Pillars.
C) For Hajj.
D) For annual celebration.
26.
Which of the following is NOT true about the stampedes?
A) They were fatal.
B) They happened years ago.
C) They happened during the journey.
D) They happened in Saudi Arabia.
27.
The news item is about _______.
A) the weeks-long cold weather in Florida
B) the harvest of citrus crops in Florida
C) the effect of record-breaking low temperature in the southeast of the U.S.
D) the deaths of two young people in cold weather
28.
Which city in Florida has NOT been affected?
A) Fort Lauderdale.
B) Key West.
C) Miami.
D) Not mentioned.
29.
How many people died in the cold?
A) 2.
B) 3.
C) A few.
D) Not mentioned.
30.
According to the news, Katrina caused death and destruction in the following EXCEPT _______.
A) New Orleans
B) Mississippi
C) Alabama
D) Mexico
31.
According to the federal officials' report, how many homes and businesses remained without electric power?
A) More than 1,500,000.
B) More than 15,000,000.
C) More than 150,000.
D) More than 5,000,000.
Section A
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.
Erik Erikson's psychosocial development is one of the best-known theories of
(32)________ in psychology. Much
(33)________ Sigmund Freud, he believed that personality develops in a
(34)________ of stages.
(35)________ Freud's theory of psychosexual stages, Erikson's theory describes the impact of social experience across the whole lifespan.
One of the main elements of Erikson's psychosocial stage theory is the development of ego identity, the
(36)________ sense of self that we develop through social
(37)________ . According to him, our ego identity is
(38)________ changing due to new experience and information we
(39)________ in our daily interactions with others.
(40)________ ego identity, Erikson also believed that a sense of competence
(41)________ behaviors and actions. Each stage in Erikson's theory is
(42)________ becoming
(43)________ in an area of life. If the stage is
(44)________ well, the person will feel a sense of
(45)________ , which he sometimes
(46)________ to as ego strength or ego quality.
(47)________ , the person will
(48)________ with a sense of inadequacy.
In each stage, Erikson believed people experience a
(49)________ that serves as a turning point in development. In Erikson's view, these conflicts are centered on
(50)________ developing a psychological quality or failing to develop that quality. During these times, the potential for personal growth is high, but
(51)________ is the potential for failure.
32.
A) character
B) psychoanalysis
C) personality
D) psychobiology
33.
A) as
B) like
C) of
D) about
34.
A) series
B) lot
C) set
D) list
35.
A) Like
B) As
C) Similar to
D) Unlike
36.
A) conscience
B) conscious
C) conscientious
D) conscionable
37.
A) interaction
B) action
C) relationship
D) communication
38.
A) often
B) always
C) instantly
D) constantly
39.
A) learn
B) acquire
C) grasp
D) develop
40.
A) In addition to
B) Despite
C) In contrast with
D) Except
41.
A) cause
B) form
C) promote
D) motivates
42.
A) centered on
B) concerned about
C) concerned with
D) focused on
43.
A) confident
B) competent
C) competitive
D) complementary
44.
A) gone
B) operated
C) dealt
D) handled
45.
A) mastery
B) possession
C) victory
D) failure
46.
A) described
B) referred
C) talked
D) said
47.
A) Conversely
B) Contrary
C) Similarly
D) Likewise
48.
A) occur
B) fill
C) emerge
D) display
49.
A) conflict
B) period
C) phase
D) competition
50.
A) neither
B) either
C) both
D) nor
51.
A) which
B) that
C) as
D) so
Section A
There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
52.
______ will Mr. Forbes be able to regain control of the company.
A) With hard work
B) Only if he works hardly
C) In spite of his hard work
D) Only with hard work
53.
“How do you do it?” my friend asked me one day _______ coffee.
A) during
B) for
C) on
D) over
54.
Parking the car in the small space beneath the house that had been set _____ for it, Belinda crept silently up the back stairs.
A) aside
B) off
C) out
D) on
55.
I had ________ from expressing my love and I felt I might even lose her if I delayed further.
A) refreshed
B) refrained
C) restricted
D) refuted
56.
John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ______ in the dictionary.
A) missing
B) losing
C) dropping
D) leaking
57.
______ body language, such as a nervous shifting of one's eyes or the subconscious drumming of one's fingers might convey an emotion of which someone is not even aware.
A) Involuntary
B) Invariable
C) Invalidly
D) Evolutionary
58.
The power is so intoxicating; many a good man _____ to its charms.
A) has succumbed
B) have succumbed
C) had succumbed
D) succumb
59.
________ pretty late, we decided to leave at once, as we didn't want to risk missing the last bus.
A) Being
B) It being
C) As is being
D) It was being
60.
Be careful with those wine glasses — they're very ______.
A) delicate
B) light
C) broken
D) decorated
61.
He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______ the consequences.
A) answer for
B) run into
C) abide by
D) step into
62.
Once you _______ to Egypt, your family will need a place to stay, so be sure that your reservations are placed and confirmed well ahead of time.
A) make at
B) make for
C) make it
D) make up
63.
Think of all the wonderful things that have happened in your lifetime, whether it _______ meeting that someone special, the birth of a beautiful baby and the wonderful feeling of becoming a grandparent for the first time.
A) was
B) were
C) be
D) would be
64.
My grandfather on my mother's side has already passed away – the one you saw the other day is my _______ grandpa.
A) paternal
B) parental
C) maternal
D) fraternal
65.
His belief of working hard and playing harder used to be invariably condemned as _____________ by his family.
A) imaginative
B) ingenious
C) impractical
D) theoretical
66.
It is difficult to quantify the ________ that household waste has on the environment.
A) affect
B) effort
C) impact
D) implication
67.
While we were travelling in London, we paid a visit to the hospital which was founded ______ the nurse Florence Nightingale.
A) in line with
B) in favor of
C) in honor of
D) in place of
68.
"I was disappointed with the French bread I bought. It wasn't as fresh as I ______. I would appreciate a replacement."
A) liked
B) would like
C) had liked
D) would have liked
69.
The sentence "it's love that makes the world move" is a(n) ___.
A) subject clause
B) object clause
C) reversion sentence
D) cleft sentence
70.
_____ with the picture, Mary tore it to pieces.
A) Dissatisfying thoroughly
B) To dissatisfy thoroughly
C) Thoroughly dissatisfied
D) To be thoroughly dissatisfied
71.
I think you should examine their _______ in offering to lend you the money.
A) motivation
B) stimulus
C) motive
D) compensation
72.
So involved with their computers ______ that leaders at summer computer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games.
A) became the children
B) become the children
C) had the children become
D) do the children become
73.
I think she hurt my feelings __________ rather than by accident as she claimed.
A) virtually
B) deliberately
C) literally
D) appropriately
74.
The millions of calculations involved, ____ by hand, would have lost all pragmatic value when they were finished.
A) had they been done
B) they had been done
C) having been done
D) they were done
75.
Since Henry has believed he has a _______ blood, he became really conceited and narcissistic.
A) blue
B) green
C) red
D) yellow
76.
These parents rely on their children to _______ them in their old age.
A) fend for
B) provide for
C) brace for
D) compensate for
77.
I have never been to London, but that is the city ______.
A) where I like to visit most
B) I'd most like to visit
C) which I like to visit mostly
D) where I'd like most to visit
78.
Moreover, they suffer from a ______ of books, and from pedagogical methods that rely on the minimization of class lectures.
A) minimum
B) scarcity
C) minority
D) scattering
79.
It is not advisable for the memorial hall to be associated too closely with political ties which often change unpredictably, either _________ or _________.
A) for better; for worse
B) for the better; for the worse
C) of better; of worse
D) to the better; to the worse
80.
It is better to die on one's feet than ______.
A) living on one's knees
B) to living on one's knees
C) live on one's knees
D) to live on one's knees
81.
This cup and saucer _______ in good quality and graceful design.
A) is
B) are
C) have been
D) has been
Section A
In this section there are several passages followed by twenty questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
I am a foot taller than Napoleon and twice the weight of Twiggy; on my only visit to a beautician, the woman said she found my face a challenge. Yet despite these social disadvantages I feel cheerful, happy, confident and secure.
I work for a daily newspaper and so get to a lot of places I would otherwise never see. This year I went to Ascot to write about the people there. I saw something there that made me realize the stupidity of trying to conform, of trying to be better than anyone else. There was a small, plump woman, all dressed up — huge hat, dress with pink butterflies, long white gloves. She also had a shooting stick. But because she was so plump, when she sat on the stick it went deep into the ground and she couldn't pull it out. She tugged and tugged, tears of rage in her eyes. When the final tug brought it out, she crashed with it to the ground.
I saw her walk away. Her day had been ruined. She had made a fool of herself in public — she had impressed nobody. In her own sad, red eyes she was a failure.
I remember well when I was like that, in the days before I learned that nobody really cared what you do ... I remember the pain of my first dance, something that is always meant to be a wonderful occasion for a girl ... There was a fashion then for diamante (人造钻石) earrings, and I wore them so often practicing for the big night that I got two great sores on my ears and had to put sticking-plaster on them. Perhaps it was this that made nobody want to dance with me. Whatever it was, there I sat for four hours and 43 minutes. When I came home, I told my parents that I had a marvelous time and that my feet were sore from dancing. They were pleased at my success and they went to bed happily, but I went to my room and tore the bits of sticking-plaster off my ears and felt forlorn and disconsolate.
82.
The beautician found the writer's face a "challenge", which means ____________.
A) it was a challenge to have such a distorted face repaired
B) it was a challenge to make an ugly face prettier
C) the writer's face was difficult to challenge
D) it was a big problem to find the writer's face
83.
In the first paragraph, the author mentions the names of Napoleon and Twiggy in order to ___________.
A) introduce the topic
B) contrast between the two
C) show the difference
D) create a comic effect
84.
According to the writer, what was the main reason for the failure of her first dance?
A) She was shy and kept to herself the whole time.
B) She didn't look attractive.
C) She wore diamante earrings.
D) She looked awful with sticking-plaster on her ears.
85.
The author feels cheerful, happy, confident and secure because _____________.
A) she has a very satisfying job with a nice pay
B) she is physically attractive and therefore popular
C) she doesn't care about her physical appearance any more
D) she knows the importance of trying to impress others
86.
What is the best title for this passage?
A) Never Go to a Beautician
B) Nobody's Watching Me
C) Being Fat Is OK
D) An Unforgettable Experience
For all its themes of inspiration and triumph, The Shawshank Redemption was a rather uninspiring and un-triumphant film when it was first released in 1994. Though critically well received, it did terribly at the box office, taking only $18m in America against a budget of $35m. Though nominated for several awards, it won none. This prison drama, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, looked as if it would slide quietly into obscurity, like so many movies.
But it didn’t. Through word-of-mouth recommendations it gathered momentum after it left the box office, gaining a loyal following on video home system (VHS) and continuing on to cable television and then DVD when it came along. Now it is ever-present, repeated on channels around the world and still watched in droves. Like the gross-out teen comedy American Pie, or the James Bond films, Shawshank has found a tireless audience. In America, channels will air it before a new series, in the hope that its many fans keep watching afterwards. In Britain the story is similar. Steve Jenkins, the BBC’s head of acquisitions, says, “When we ask viewers what they value, movies still score highly, usually just behind news.”
Shawshank was not just a sleeper hit commercially. As its popularity has grown, so has consensus about its quality: it now has an average rating of 9.2 on the movie buff’s website imdb, and competes with The Godfather at the top of lists of the all-time best films. Yet for all its delayed success, The Shawshank Redemption was the high-water mark of what might be called the traditional afterlife of a movie. It was released theatrically, given a short rest period, was released on VHS rental, then VHS purchase, then given another rest period, then paid-for television, then repackaged again and sent around the world to re-appear for ever more on free-to-air TV. Its releases on each format were meticulously controlled and measured, and it became a television hit on the summit of the DVD era, when television movies were still a bonding event — an occasion on which many people looked forward to seeing a movie for the first time, and a natural conclusion to a film’s life-cycle.
Just 15 years later, the landscape is much altered, and the familiar afterlife of a movie is disintegrating. Families who gather round their television this Christmas will be observing a dying ritual. In Britain, where 23.25m people watched the first television showing of Jaws in 1981 — almost as many as watched the news of JFK’s assassination — broadcasters are now happy with half that number, even for a blockbuster premiere. Though this is happening all over the world, in Britain it is felt more acutely as there is no tradition of going to the cinema as a family to see a big movie released on Christmas Day, as there is in America. As Sukhdev Sandhu, film critic of the Daily Telegraph, puts it: “Cinema in Britain is a figure of speech: TV is the cinema. Most of the movies we watch, we watch on TV. The average Briton goes to the cinema three times a year. We look to the TV to give us our sense of festive community.”
In Britain, where there were only three channels until 1982, there are now over 30 on Freeview alone, and America and most countries in Europe have even more. Step into the world of subscription cable or satellite, and that figure goes into the hundreds. There is more television than ever, and viewers have an increasingly bewildering choice of what to watch. The physical rental market has all but evaporated: in September, Blockbuster went bankrupt in America. Under pressure from Internet pirates, production and distribution companies are finding that their traditional post-cinema windows are being squeezed.
87.
What does this passage mainly discuss?
A) The delayed success of
The Shawshank Redemption
.
B) The afterlife of movies.
C) The movie market in Britain and America.
D) The relationship between movies and TV programs.
88.
“
Shawshank
was not just a sleeper hit commercially” in the third paragraph indicates that ______.
A)
Shawshank
had not only gained unexpected success and recognition commercially
B)
Shawshank
’s commercial success and recognition were not acquired overnight
C)
Shawshank
did more than cater to the taste of the sleepers
D) As latecomer,
Shawshank
didn’t surpass early movies commercially
89.
The term “high-water mark” in the third paragraph means ______.
A) high-profile symbol
B) a maximum recorded level
C) the most simplified version
D) the level reached by the sea at high tide
90.
According to the passage, what can we know about the average Briton’s recreational life?
A) They usually go to the cinema to see a movie on Christmas.
B) Watching TV is the most popular way of killing time.
C) The word “cinema” in Britain is always used literally.
D) TV is the most popular choice for watching movies.
91.
Which of the following does
NOT
belong to the major changes that have taken place in recent years?
A) More TV channels offer free view.
B) All the physical rental market has disappeared.
C) Internet pirates pose some threats to cinemas.
D) Movies are reduced to an endangering situation.
Women's minds work differently from men's. At least, that is what most men are convinced of. Psychologists view the subject either as a matter of frustration or a joke. Now the biologists have moved into this minefield, and some of them have found that there are real differences between the brains of men and women. But being different, they point out hurriedly, is not the same as being better or worse.
There is, however, a definite structural variation between the male and female brain. The difference is in a part of the brain that is used in the most complex intellectual processes — the link between the two halves of the brain.
The two halves are linked by a trunkline of between 200 and 300 million nerves, the corpus callosum. Scientists have found quite recently that the corpus callosum in women is always larger and probably richer in nerve fibres than it is in men. This is the first time that a structural difference has been found between the brains of women and men and it must have some significance. The question is "What?", and, if this difference exists, are there others? Research shows that present-day women think differently and behave differently from men. Are some of these differences biological and inborn, a result of evolution? We tend to think that is the influence of society that produces these differences. But could we be wrong?
Research showed that these two halves of the brain had different functions, and that the corpus callosum enabled them to work together. For most people, the left half is used for word-handling, analytical and logical activities; the right half works on pictures, patterns and forms. We need both halves working together. And the better the connections, the more harmoniously the two halves work. And, according to research findings, women have the better connections.
But it isn't all that easy to explain the actual differences between skills of men and women on this basis. In schools throughout the world girls tend to be better than boys at "language subjects" and boys better at maths and physics. If these differences correspond with the differences in the hemispheric trunkline, there is an unalterable distinction between the sexes.
We shan't know for a while, partly because we don't know of any precise relationship between abilities in school subjects and the functioning of the two halves of the brain, and we cannot understand how the two halves interact via the corpus callosum. But this striking difference must have some effect and, because the difference is in the parts of the brain involved in intellect, we should be looking for differences in intellectual processing.
92.
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
A) Biologists are conducting research where psychologists have given up.
B) Brain differences point to superiority of one sex over the other.
C) Results of scientific research fail to support popular belief.
D) The structural difference in the brain between the sexes has long been known.
93.
According to the passage it is commonly believed that brain differences are caused by _____ factors.
A) biological
B) psychological
C) physical
D) social
94.
The words "these differences" in paragraph 5 refer to those in ______.
A) skills of men and women
B) school subjects
C) the brain structure of men and women
D) activities carried out by the brain
95.
At the end of the passage the author proposes more work on ______.
A) the brain structure as a whole
B) the functioning of part of the brain
C) the distinction between the sexes
D) the effects of the <i>corpus callosum</i>
96.
What is the main purpose of the passage?
A) To outline the research findings on the brain structure.
B) To explain the link between sex and brain structure.
C) To discuss the various factors that cause brain differences.
D) To suggest new areas in brain research.
Text D
My dad has always loved school. He was the kid who did the extra credit even though he already had an A. So he had a lot of options at the end of college. He applied to two graduate schools: Yale for history and Harvard for law. He got into them both.
Before I tell you what he chose, I have to tell you about my family. My great-grandfather was the lawyer for the Chicago mob: solid work during prohibition and a reliable profession during the depression. Money flowed freely during my dad's college days, but his grandfather threatened the inheritance if my dad chose history over law. The way my dad tells the story, he always knew he wanted to teach, but he was scared to risk his family's wrath, to say nothing of their wealth.
So, after Harvard, my dad went to the top law firm in Chicago (without even having to interview). My dad hated it, but he wasn't a risk taker, so he hated it for a long time, thinking the money was worth it.
There came a point, though, when my dad asked himself, "Why do I need to know about all these cases? How is this helping me in life?" His grandpa died and his law firm merged.
Finally, after years of thinking his career would get better, it didn't, and he quit. He went to graduate school to teach high school history. He was older than all the professors. His kids were older than all the students. After thirty years of practicing law, he started over.
I asked him about classes and he'd say, "It's hard to go back to school. It's hard to know what I'm doing after so many years of doing the same thing." He said his favorite class was the history of civil rights, because when they got to the '60s he could write papers about his college days.
Upon graduation, everyone in his class got interviews and he didn't. No one even talked about age discrimination because it was so obviously there and so obviously unavoidable. Finally, though, he got a job. Teaching English. He wanted to teach history, but he's entry level now. It's like doing HTML when you've got a degree in computer science.
But my dad is thrilled. He took a big career risk and he's happy. He's happy to be interacting with the students, but also, I have a feeling that he's happy he took a risk. Changing careers is so scary, but it's so empowering — it gives you assurance that you can always choose to do what you want most — the hard part is to know yourself well enough to know what that is. So think like a fifteen-year-old and ask yourself, "Why am I doing this?" And then think like a risk taker and jump like my dad when you know your time is right.
97.
Why did the author's father finally go to Harvard?
A) Harvard was the top university in the world.
B) He loved law very much.
C) He planned to study at Harvard before going to Yale.
D) He had to study law under his family's pressure.
98.
When did the author's father study at Harvard?
A) When the drinking prohibition was effective.
B) When the economic depression hit the USA.
C) When American civil rights movement was going on.
D) Unknown from the text.
99.
Why for 30 years could the author's father practice law, which he hated?
A) He needed money to support his family.
B) He thought he could help people.
C) He didn't see favorable conditions for him to change career arise.
D) The law firm he had been working with needed him very much.
100.
Why was the author's father the only student who didn't get an interview upon graduation?
A) He is so old and well respected.
B) Everyone thought he was well qualified for teaching.
C) He was a victim of age discrimination.
D) He studied for pleasure rather than for a job.
101.
What is the author trying to say by writing the passage?
A) It's never too old to learn.
B) It's never too old to change a career.
C) Be brave to choose what you want to do the most.
D) Various careers enrich one's life.
Section A
Some people believe that college students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that class attendance should be made optional for college students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use reasons and details to support your answer. Write a composition of about 200 words.
You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your opinion. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Section B
Write on ANSWER SHEET THREE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:
Write a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:
You borrowed a bicycle from one of your friends. Unfortunately, you have lost the bike. Write a note to your friend to apologize and offer to buy a new one for him/her.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
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