SectionBinterviewinthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listen

carefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeach

questiononyourcoloredanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbe

given10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentothefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview

1.AccordingtoNigel,mostproblemsofairtravelarecausedby

A.Unfavorableweatherconditions.

B.Airportshandlingcapacity.

C.Inadequateticketingservice.

D.Overbooking.

2.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedascompensationforvolunteersforthe

nextfightout?

A.Freeticket.

BFreephonecall

C.Cashreward

D.Seatreservation

3.WhydoesNigetsuggestthatbusinesstravelersavoidbigairports?

ABecauseallflightsinandoutoftherearefull.

B.Becausethevolumeoftrafficisheavy.

C.Becausetherearemorepopularflights.

D.Becausetherearemoredelaysandcancellations.

4.AccordingtoNigel,inexperiencetravelersarelikelytomakethefollowing

mistakesexcept.

ABookingonlesspopularflights.

B.buyingticketsatfullprice.

C.carryingexcessiveluggage.

D.planninglongbusinesstrips.

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.Thepossibilityofdiscountsdependsonatravelagent'svolumeofbusiness.

B.Longerflightstothesamedestinationmaybecheaper.

C.Itisadvisabletoplaneverydetailofatripinadvance.

D.arrangingforstopoverscanavoidovernighttravel.

SECTIONCNEWSBROACAST

Inthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswer

thequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloured

answersheet.

Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given10secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

6whathappenedonMonday?

A.Atraincrashoccurredcausingminorinjuries.

B.Investigatorfoundoutthecauseoftheaccident.

CCrewsrescuedmorepassengersfromthesite.

DAcommutertraincrashedintoabuilding.

Question7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,you

willbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

7.WhichofthefollowingwasnotontheagendaoftheG20meeting?

A.Iraqdebts

B.WTOtalks

C.Financialdisasters

D.Possiblesanctions

8.TheG20isa(n)organization.

A.International

BEuropean

CRegional

DAsian

Question9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,you

willbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions

9.TheUNCharterwentintoeffectafter

AItwassignedbythe50originalmembercountries.

BItwasapprovedbythefoundersandothermembercountries.

CItwasapprovedbythefoundingmembers

DItwassignedbythefoundingmembers.

10.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribetheroleofthecharter?

A.theCharteronlydescribespowersoftheUNbodies.

BtheChartermainlyaimstopromoteworldeconomy.

CThecharterisatreatyaboveallothertreaties.

DThecharterauthorizesreformsinUNbodies.

Part2ReadingComprehension(30min)

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20

multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyour

colouredanswersheet.

TextA

TheWelshlanguagehasalwaysbeentheultimatemarkerofWelshidentity,buta

generationagoitlookedasifWelshwouldgothewayofManx.Oncewidelyspoken

ontheIsleofManbutnowextinct.Governmentsfinancingandcentralplanning,

however,havehelpedreversethedeclineofWelsh.Roadsignsandofficialpublic

documentsarewritteninbothWelshandEnglish,andschoolchildrenarerequiredto

learnbothlanguages.WelshisnowoneofthemostsuccessfulofEurope'sregional

languages,spokenbymorethanahalf-millionofthecountry'sthreemillionpeople.

Therevivalofthelanguage,particularlyamongyoungpeople,ispartofaresurgence

ofnationalidentitysweepingthroughthissmall,proudnation.LastmonthWales

markedthesecondanniversaryoftheopeningoftheNationalAssembly,thefirst

parliamenttobeconvenedheresince1404.Theideabehinddevolutionwastorestore

thebalancewithintheunionofnationsmakinguptheUnitedKingdom.Withmostof

thepeopleandwealth,Englandhasalwayshadbraggingrights.Thepartialtransferof

legislativepowersfromWestminster,implementedbyTonyBlair,wasdesignedto

givetheothermembersoftheclub-Scotland,NorthernIreland,andWales-abigger

sayandtocountercentrifugalforcesthatseemedtothreatentheveryideaoftheunion.

TheWelshshowedlittleenthusiasmfordevolution.WhereastheScotsvoted

overwhelminglyforaparliament,thevoteforaWelshassemblyscrapedthroughby

lessthanonepercentonaturnoutoflessthan25percent.Itspowerswere

proportionatelylimited.TheAssemblycandecidehowmoneyfromWestminsteror

theEuropeanUnionisspent.Itcannot,unlikeitscounterpartinEdinburgh,enactlaws.

Butnowthatitishere,theWelsharegrowingtoliketheirAssembly.Manypeople

wouldlikeittohavemorepowers.Itsimportanceasfigureheadwillgrowwiththe

openingin2003,ofanewdebatingchamber,oneofmanynewbuildingsthatare

transformingCardifffromadecayingseaportintoaBaltimore-stylewaterfrontcity.

MeanwhileagrantofnearlytwomilliondollarsfromtheEuropeanUnionwilltackle

poverty.WalesisoneofthepoorestregionsinWesternEurope-onlySpain,Portugal,

andGreecehavealowerstandardofliving.

NewspapersandmagazinesarefilledwithstoriesaboutgreatWelshmenandwomen,

boostingself-esteem.TofamiliarfacessuchasDylanThomasandRichardBurton

havebeenaddednewiconssuchasCatherineZeta-Jones,themoviestar,andBryn

Terfel,theoperasinger.Indigenousfoodslikesaltmarshlambareinvogue.And

Walesnowboastsanationalairline.AwyrCymru.Cymru,whichmeans“l(fā)andof

compatriots,istheWelshnameforWales.Thereddragon,thenation'ssymbol

sincethetimeofKingArthur,iseverywhere-onT-shirts,rugbyjerseysandevencell

phonecovers.

“UntilveryrecenttimesmostWelshpeoplehadthisfeelingofbeingsecond-class

citizens/'saidDyfanJones,an18-year-oldstudent.Itwasawarmsummernight,

andIwassittingonthegrasswithagroupofyoungpeopleinLlanelli,anindustrial

towninthesouth,outsidetherockmusicvenueoftheNationalEisteddfod,Wales9s

annualculturalfestival.Thedisusedfactoryinfrontofusechoedtothesoundsofnew

Welshbands.

“Therewasalmostagenetictendencyforlackofconfidence,“Dyfancontinued.

EquallycomfortableinhisWelshnessasinhismembershipintheEnglish-speaking,

globalyouthcultureandthenewfederalEurope,Dyfan,liketherestofhisgeneration,

isgrowingupwithasenseofpossibilityunimaginabletenyearsago."Weusedto

think.Wecan'tdoanything,we'reonlyWelsh.NowIthinkthafschanging.，z

11.Accordingtothepassage,devolutionwasmainlymeantto

A.maintainthepresentstatusamongthenations.

B.reducelegislativepowersofEngland.

C.createabetterstateofequalityamongthenations.

D.grantmoresaytoallthenationsintheunion.

12.Theword"centrifugalvinthesecondparagraphmeans

A.separatist.

B.conventional.

C.feudal.

D.political

13.WalesisdifferentfromScotlandinallthefollowingaspectsEXCEPT

A.people'sdesirefordevolution.

B.locals9turnoutfbrthevoting.

C.powersofthelegislativebody.

D.statusofthenationallanguage.

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcitedasanexampleoftheresurgenceofWelsh

nationalidentity

A.Welshhaswitnessedarevivalasanationallanguage.

B.Poverty-relieffundshavecomefromtheEuropeanUnion.

C.AWelshnationalairlineiscurrentlyinoperation.

D.Thenationalsymbolhasbecomeafamiliarsight.

15.AccordingtoDyfanJoneswhathaschangedis

A.people'smentality.

B.popculture.

C.town'sappearance.

D.possibilitiesfbrthepeople.

TextB

GettingtotheheartofKuwaitidemocracyseemshilariouslyeasy.Armedonlywitha

dog-earedNEWSWEEKID,IambledthroughthegatesoftheNationalAssemblylast

week.Unscanned,unsearched,mysatchelcouldeasilyhaveheldtheoddgrenadeor

ananthrax-stuffedlunchbox.Theonlypersonwhostoppedmewasaguardwho

grinnedandinvitedmetotakeaswigoforangejuicefromhisplasticbottle.

WereIaKuwaitiwomanwieldingaballot,Iwouldhavebeenaclearerandmore

presentdanger.ThatverydayParliamentblockedabillgivingwomenthevote;29

M.P.Svotedinfavorand29against,withtwoabstentions.Unabletodecidewhether

thebillhadpassedornot,thegovernmentscheduledanothervoteintwoweeks-too

latefbrwomentoregisterfbrJune'smunicipalelections.Thenextsuchelections

aren'tuntil2023.Insidetheelegant,marbledParliamentitself,aseaofmustachioed

meninwhiterobessatingreenseats,debatingfuriously.Therulingemirhaspushed

forwomen'spoliticalrightsforyears.Ironically,thedemocraticallyelectedlegislature

hasthwartedhim.Traditionalistsandtriballeadersareopposed.Liberalsfret,too,that

Islamistswilllettheirmultiplewivesvote,swellingconservativeranks."WhenI

cametoParliamenttoday,peoplewhovotedyesdidn'tevenshakehandswithme,〃

saidoneShiaclerc.uWhycan'twerespecteachotherandworktogether?Whynot

indeed?ByGulfstandards,Kuwaitisademocraticsuperstar.Itscitizensenjoyfree

speech(aslongastheydon'tinsulttheiremir,naturally)andboastaParliamentthat

canactuallypasslaws.UnliketheirSaudisisters,Kuwaitiwomendrive,workand

travelfreely.Theyrunmultibillion-dollarbusinessesandserveasambassadors.Their

academicsuccessissuchthatcollegeshaveactuallyloweredthegradesrequiredfor

makestudentstogetintomedicalandengineeringcourses.Eventhen,70percentof

universitystudentsarefemales.

InKuwait,theWesternobsessionwiththehigabfindsitsequivalent.Atafancyparty

fbrNEWSWEEK'sArabicedition,someKuwaitiwomenworethem.Othersoptedfor

tight,spangled,sheerlittlenumbersinpeacockblueorparrotorange.Fortheparty9s

entertainment,NancyAjram,theArabworld'sanswertoBritneySpears,sang

passionatesongsofloveinawhitemini-dress.Shecouldn'tdancefbrus,alas,since

shakingone'sbodyonstageisillegalinKuwait.Thatdidn'tstopwholetablesofmen

fromraisingtheircamera-enabledmobilephonesandclickingherpicture.You'd

thinknotbeingabletovoteordanceinpublicwouldangerKuwaifsyounger

generationofwomen.Tofindout,Iheadedtothemalls-Kuwaifsarchipelagoofcivic

freedom.Eagertoduckstrictparentsandthesocialtaboosofdatinginpublic.Young

Kuwaitishavetakentocafes,beamingflirtatiousinfrarede-mailstooneanotheron

theircellphotos.AtStarbucksintheglitteringAlSharqMall,Ifoundonlytablesof

men,puffingcigarettesandgrumblingabouttheservice.AtPizzaHut,IthoughtI'd

gotananswerafterencounteringayoungwomanwholookedeveryinchthemodern

suffragette-drainpipejeans,strappysliverhigh-heeledsandalsandahigabstudded

withpurplerhinestones.But,no,MiriamAl-Enizi,20,studyingbusiness

administrationatKuwaitUniversity,doesn'tthinkwomenneedthevote.Menare

betteratpoliticsthanwomen,“sheexplained,addingthatwomeninKuwaitalready

haveeverythingtheyneed.Welcometodemocracy,Kuwaitstyle.

16.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplemightbe

viewedasbeingdangerousbytheguards?

A.Foreigntourists.

B.Womenprotestors.

C.Foreignjournalists.

D.MembersoftheNationalAssembly.

17.Thebillgivingwomenthevotedidnotmanagetopassbecause

A.Differentinterestgroupshelddifferentconcerns.

B.Liberalsdidnotreachconsensusamongthemselves.

C.Parliamentwascontrolledbytraditionalists.

D.Parliamentmemberswereallconservatives.

18.Whatistheroleofthe4thand5thparagraphsinthedevelopmentofthetopic?

A.ToshowhowKuwaitiwomenenjoythemselves.

B.TodescribehowwomenworkandstudyinKuwait.

C.lbprovideacontrasttotheprecedingparagraphs.

D.Toprovideacontrasttotheprecedingparagraphs.

19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutyoungKuwaitiwomen?

A.Theyseemtobequitecontented.

B.TheygoinforWesternfashions.

C.Theydesiremorethanmodernnecessities.

D.Theyfavourtheuseofhi-techproducts.

TextC

Richard,KingofEnglandfrom1189to1199,withallhischaracteristicvirtuesand

faultscastinaheroicmouldisoneofthemostfascinatingmedievalfigures.Hehas

beendescribedasthecreatureandembodimentoftheageofchivalry,Inthosedays

thelionwasmuchadmiredinheraldry,andmorethanonekingsoughttolinkhimself

withitsrepute.WhenRichard'scontemporariescalledhim"CoeurdeLion"(TheLion

heart),theypaidalastingcomplimenttothekingofbeasts.LittledidtheEnglish

peopleowehimforhisservices,andheavilydidtheypayfbrhisadventures.Hewas

inEnglandonlytwiceforafewshortmonthsinhistenyears*reign;yethismemory

hasalwaysEnglishhearts,andseemstopresentthroughoutthecenturiesthepattern

ofthefightingman.Inalldeedsofprowessaswellasinlargeschemesofwar

Richardshone.Hewastallanddelicatelyshapedstronginnerveandsinew,andmost

dexterousinarms.Hereioicedinpersonalcombat,andregardedhisopponents

withoutmaliceasnecessaryagentsinhisfameHelovedwar,notsomuchforthesake

ofgloryorpoliticalends,butasothermenlovescienceorpoetry,fbrtheexcitement

ofthestruggleandtheglowofvictory.Bythishiswholetemperamentwastoned;and

unitedwiththehighestqualitiesofthemilitarycommander,loveofwarcalledforth

allthepowersofhismindandbody.Althoughamanofbloodandviolence,Richard

wastooimpetuoustobeeithertreacherousonhabituallycruel.Hewasasreadyto

forgiveashewashastytooffend;hewasopen-handedandmunificenttoprofusion;in

warcircumspectindesignandskilfulinexecution;inpoliticalachild,lackingin

subtletyandexperience.Hispoliticalallianceswereformeduponhislikesand

dislikes;hispoliticalschemeshadneitherunitynorclearnessofpurpose.The

advantagesgainedforhimbymilitarygeoidswereflungawaythroughdiplomatic

ineptitude.When,onthejourneytotheEast,MessinainSicilywaswonbyhisarms

hewaseasilypersuadedtosharewithhispolished,faithlessally,PhilipAugustus,

fruitsofavictorywhichmorewiselyusedmighthavefoiledtheFrenchKing'sartful

schemes.TherichandtenableacquisitionofCypruswascastawayevenmoreeasily

thanitwaswon.Hislifewasonemagnificentparade,which,whenended,leftonlyan

emptyplain.

In1199,whenthedifficultiesofraisingrevenuefortheendlesswarwereattheir

height,goodnewswasbroughttoKingRichard.Itwassaidtherehadbeendugup

nearthecastleofChaluz,onthelandsofoneofhisFrenchvassals,atreasureof

wonderfulquality;agroupofgoldenimagesofanemperor,hiswife,sonsand

daughters,seatedroundatable,alsoofgold,hadbeenunearthed.TheKingclaimed

thistreasureaslordparamount.ThelordofChaluzresistedthedemand,andtheKing

laidsiegetohissmall,weakcastle.Onthethirdday,asherodedaringly,nearthewall.

Confidentinhishard-triedluck,aboltfromacrossbowstruckhimintheleftshoulder

bytheneck.Thewound,alreadydeep,wasaggravatedbythenecessarycuttingoutof

thearrow-head.Gangrenesetin,andCoeurdeLionknewthathemustpayasoldier's

debt.Hepreparedfordeathwithfortitudeandcalm,andinaccordancewiththe

principleshehadfollowed.Hearrangedhisaffairs,hedividedhispersonal

belongingsamonghisfriendsorbequeathedthemtocharity.HedeclaredJohntobe

hisheir,andmadeallpresentswearfealtytohim.Heorderedthearcherwhohadshot

thefatalbolt,andwhowasnowaprisoner,tobebroughtbeforehim.Hepardoned

him,andmadehimagiftofmoney.Forsevenyearshehadnotconfessedforfearof

beingcompelledtobereconciledtoPhilip,butnowhereceivedtheofficesofthe

Churchwithsincereandexemplarypiety,anddiedintheforty-secondyearofhisage

onApril6,1199,worthy,bytheconsentofallmen,tositwithKingArthurand

RolandanotherheroesofmartialromanceatsomeEternalroundTable,whichwe

trusttheCreatoroftheUniverseinHiscomprehensionwillnothaveforgottento

provide.

Thearcherwasflayedalive.

20"littledidtheEnglishpeopleownhimforhisservice"(paragraphone)means

thattheEnglish

A.paidfewtaxestohim.

Bgavehimlittlerespect.

Creceivedlittleprotectionfromhim.

Dhadnorealcausetofeelgratefultohim.

21.Tosaythathiswifewasa“magnificentparadedparagraphTwo)impliesthatit

wastosomeextent.

A.spentchieflyatwar.

Bimpressiveandadmirable.

Clivedtoopompously

D.anemptyshow.

22.Richard'sbehaviourasdeathapproachedshowedA

A.braveryandself-control.

B.Wisdomandcorrectness

C.Devotionandromance

D.Chivalryandcharity

23.ThepointofthelastshortparagraphisthatRichardwas

A.cheatedbyhisownsuccessors

B.determinedtotakerevengeonhisenemies.

C.moregeneroustohisenemiesthanhisseccesors.

Dunabletoinfluencethebehaviorofhissuccessors.

24.WhichofthefollowingphrasebestdescribesRichardasseenbytheauthor?

A.Anaggressiveking,toofondofwar.

B.Abravekingwithminorfaults.

CAcompetentbutcunningsoldier.

DAkindwithgreatpoliticalskills.

25.Therelationshipbetweenthefirstandsecondparagraphsisthat

A.eachpresentsonesideofthepicture.

B.thefirstgeneralizesthesecondgivesexamples.

C.thesecondisthelogicalresultofthefirst.

D.bothpresentRichard'svirtuesandfaults.

TEXTD

ThemiserablefateofEnron'semployeeswillbealandmarkinbusinesshistory,one

ofthoseawfuleventsthateveryoneagreesmustneverbeallowedtohappenagain.

Thisurgeisunderstandableandnoble:thousandshavelostvirtuallyalltheir

retirementsavingswiththedemiseofEnronstock.Butmakingsureitneverhappens

againmaynotbepossible,becausethesuddenimpoverishmentofthoseEnron

workersrepresentssomethingevenlargerthanitseems.It'sthelatestturninthe

unwindingofoneofthemostaudaciouspromiseofthe20thcentury.

?Thepromisewasassuredeconomicsecurity-evencomfort-foressentiallyeveryone

inthedevelopedworld.Withtheexplosionofwealth,thatbeganinthe19thcenturyit

becamepossibletothinkaboutapossibilitynoonehaddaredtodreambefore.The

fearatthecenterofdailylivingsincecavemandays-lackoffoodwarmth,shelter-

wouldatlastloseitspowertoterrify.Thatremarkablepromisebecamerealityin

manyways.Governmentscreatedwelfaresystemsforanyoneinneedandseparate

programmesfortheelderly(SocialSecurityintheU.S.).Labourunionspromisednot

onlybetterpayforworkersbutalsopensionsforretirees.Giantcorporationscame

intobeingandofferedthepossibility-insomecasesthepromise-oflifetime

employmentplusguaranteedpensions.Thecumulativeeffectwasafundamental

changeinhowmillionsofpeopleapproachedlifeitself,areversalofattitudethat

mostrankasoneofthelargestinhumanhistory.Formillenniatheaverageperson's

stancetowardprovidingforhimselfhadbeen.UltimatelyI'monmyown.Nowit

became,ultimatelyI'llbetakencareof.Theearlyhintsthatthispromisemightbe

brokenonalargescalecameinthe1980s.U.S.businesshadbecomeuncompetitive

globallyandbeganrestructuringmassively,withhugeLayoffc.Thetrendaccelerated

inthe1990sasthebastionsofcorporatewelfarefacedreality.IBMendedit's

no-layoffpolicy.AT&Tfiredthousands,manyofwhomfoundsuchathingsimply

incomprehensible,andafewofwhomkilledthemselves.Theothersupposed

guarantorsofoureconomicsecuritywerealsoindecline.Labour-unionmembership

andpowerfelltotheirlowestlevelsindecades.PresidentClintonsignedahistoric

billscalingbackwelfare.AmericansrealizedthatSocialSecuritywon'tprovidesocial

securityfbranyofus.

Alessvisiblebutequallysignificanttrendaaffectedpensions.Tomakecostseasierto

control,companiesmovedawayfromdefinedbenefitpensionplans,whichobligate

themtopayoutspecifiedamountsyearsinthefuture,todefinecontributionplans,

whichspecifyonlyhowmuchgoesintotheplaytoday.Themostcommontypeof

defined-contributionplanisthe401(k).thesignificanceofthe401(k)isthatitputs

mostoftheresponsibilityfbraperson'seconomicfatebackontheemployee.Within

limitstheemployeemustdecidehowmuchgoesintotheplaneachyearandhowit

getsinvested-thetwofactorsthatwilldeterminehowmuchit'sworthwhenthe

employeeretires.WhichbringsusbacktoEnron?Thosebillionsofdollarsin

vaporizedretirementsavingswentinemployees9401(k)accounts.Thatis,the

employeeschosehowmuchmoneytoputintothoseaccountsandthenchosehowto

investit.Enronmatchedacertainproportionofeachemployee's401(k)contribution

withcompanystock,soeveryonewasgoingtoendupwithsomeEnroninhisorher

portfolio;butthatcouldberegardedasafreebie,sincenothingcompelsacompanyto

matchemployeecontributionsatall.Atleasttwospecialfeaturescomplicatethe

Enroncase.First,someshareholderschargetopmanagementwithillegallycovering

upthecompany'sproblems,promptinginvestorstohangonwhentheyshouldhave

sold.Second,Enron's401(k)accountswerelockedwhilethecompanychangedplan

administratorsinOctober,whenthestockwasfalling,soemployeescouldnothave

closedtheiraccountsiftheywantedto.

Butbyfarthelargestcauseofthishumantragedyisthatthousandsofemployees

wereheavilyoverweighedinEnronstock.Manyhadplaced100%oftheir401(k)

assetsinthestockratherthaninthe18otherinvestmentoptionstheywereoffered.Of

coursethatwasn'tprudent,butit'swhatsomeofthemdid.

TheEnronemployees”retirementdisasterispartofthelargertrendawayfrom

guaranteedeconomicsecurity.That'swhypreventingsuchathingfromever

happeningagainmaybeimpossible.Thehugeattitudinalshifttoril-be-taken-care-of

tookatleastageneration.Theshiftbackmaytakejustaslong.Itwon'tbecomplete

untilanewgenerationofemployeesseeassuredeconomiccomfortasa20th-century

quirk,andunderstandnotjustintellectuallybutintheirbonesthat,likemostpeoplein

mosttimesandplaces,they5reontheirown

26.Whydoestheauthorsayatthebeginning“ThemiserablefoteofEnron's

employeeswillbealandmarkinbusinesshistory…”?

A.Becausethecompanyhasgonebankrupt.

B.Becausesucheventswouldneverhappenagain.

C.BecausemanyEnronworkerslosttheirretirementsavings.

D.Becauseitsignifiesaturningpointineconomicsecurity.

27.Accordingtothepassage,thecombinedeffortsbygovernments,layoutunionsand

bigcorporationstoguaranteeeconomiccomforthaveledtoasignificantchangein

A.people'soutlookonlife.

B.people'slifestyles.

C.people'slivingstandard

D.people'ssocialvalues.

28.Changesinpensionschemeswerealsopartof

A.thecorporatelay-offs.

B.thegovernmentcutsinwelfarespending.

C.theeconomicrestructuring.

D.thewarningpoweroflaborsunions.

29.ThousandsofemployeeschoseEnronastheirsoleinvestmentoptionmainly

because

A.The401(k)madethemresponsiblefortheirownfuture.

B.Enronofferedtoaddcompanystocktotheirinvestment.

C.theiremployersintendedtocutbackonpensionspending.

D.Enron'sofferwassimilartoadefined-benefitplan.

30.WhichisNOTseenasalessondrawnfromtheEnrondisaster?

A.401(k)assetsshouldbeplacedinmorethanoneinvestmentoption.

B.Employeeshavetotakeupresponsibilitiesforthemselves.

C.Sucheventscouldhappenagainasitisnoteasytochangepeople'smind.

D.Economicsecuritywon'tbetakenforgrantedbyfutureyoungworkers.

PARTIIIGENERALKNOWLEDGE(10MIN)

31.ThemajorityofthecurrentpopulationintheUKaredecedentsofallthe

followingtribesrespectivelyEXCEPT

A.theAnglos

B.theCelts

C.theJutes

D.theSaxons

32.TheHeadofStateofCanadaisrepresentedby

A.theMonarch

B.thePresident

C.thePrimeMinister

D.theGovernor-general

33.TheDeclarationofIndependencewaswrittenby

A.ThomasJefferson

B.GeorgeWashington

C.AlexanderHamilton

D.JamesMadison

34.TheoriginalinhabitantsofAustraliawere

A.theRedIndians

B.theEskimos

C.theAborigines

D.theMaoris

35.WhichofthefollowingnovelswaswrittenbyEmilyBronte?

A.OliverTwist

B.Middlemarch

C.JaneEyre

D.WutheringHeights

36.WilliamButlerYeatswasa(n)poetandplaywright.

A.American

B.Canadian

C.Irish

D.Australian

37.DeathofaSalesmanwaswrittenby

A.ArthurMiller

B.ErnestHemingway

C.RalphEllison

D.JamesBaldwin

38.referstothestudyoftheinternalstructureofwordsandtherulesofword

formation.

A.Phonology

B.Morphology

C.Semantics

D.Sociolinguistics

39.ThedistinctivefeaturesofaspeechvarietymaybeallthefollowingEXCEPT

A.lexical

B.syntactic

C.phonological

D.psycholinguistic

40.Thewordtailoncereferredto“thetailofahorse",butnowitisusedtomean

“thetailofanyanimal/，Thisisanexampleof

A.wideningofmeaning

B.narrowingofmeaning

C.meaningshift

D.lossofmeaning

英譯中Scientificandtechnologicaladvancesareenablingustocomprehendthe

furthestreachesofthecosmos,themostbasicconstituentsofmatter,andthemiracle

oflife.

Atthesametime,today,theactions,andinaction,ofhumanbeingsimperilnotonly

lifeontheplanet,buttheverylifeoftheplanet.

Globalizationismakingtheworldsmaller,fasterandricher.Still,9/11,avianflu,and

Iranremindusthatasmaller,fasterworldisnotnecessarilyasaferworld.

Ourworldisburstingwithknowledge-butdesperatelyinneedofwisdom.Now,

whensoundbitesaregettingshorter,wheninstantmessagescrowdoutessays,and

whenindividuallivesgrowmorefrenzied,collegegraduatescapableofdeep

reflectionarewhatourworldnee