2018-2019学年
I.Listening Comprehension (25%)
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Directions: In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1.A.In a supermarket.
B.In a drug store.
D.In a car repair shop. B.45 minutes. D.65 minutes. B.Director and actor. D.Hostess and guest.
C.In a department store. 2.A.20 minutes.
C.25 minutes. 3.A.Professor and student.
C.Writer and advertiser. 4.A.She picked up the book from the bus stop. C.She's also in need of a chemistry textbook. person.
5.A.Take the test in three weeks. results.
C.Be patient and wait for the test results. will be released.
6.A.He set fire to the building. beside the building.
B.She can help the man out.
D.She will help the man to find the right
B.Call to make inquiries about the test
D.Inquire about the date when the results
B.He parked.hrs car
C.He was trying to.clear the road with the help of some other people. was going on.
7.A.He's going to the theatre. from a job interview.
D.He found out what
B.He's just returned
C.He's just visited his tailor. have his photo taken.
D.He's dressed up to
8.A.Registering for courses. and art history.
B.Studying engineering
C.Buying literature books. office.
9.A.The Jenkins made a wise investment. investment.
C.The Jenkins should buy the stocks later. move out.
10.A.It is not a good timing to build it. C.She is curious about this plan. Section B
D.Going to the registry
B.It is not sensible to make such an
D.It is essential that the Jenkins should
B.It should have been built earlier. D.She doubts how long the plan will take.
Directions: In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation.The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question,read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11.A.South Korean Women. C.People in industrialized countries. 12.A.High premature deaths. C.A lack of public health care.
B.American citizens.
D.People with economic improvements. B.Overweight citizens.
D.A shortage in new medical technologies. B.Additional pressure should be put on
13.A.More facilities should be established. pensions.
C.People should retire at an earlier age. payments.
D.People should be provided with more
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following conversation. 14.A.Because of the security of the job. C.To inspire the folks in the community.
B.For a promotion to the Executive Director. D.To enrich others and her own lives.
15.A.The speaker graduated in law and used to earn generous salaries. B.Spelman is a non-profit institute which turns out social workers.
C.The audiences are regarded as beautiful because they all belong to Spelman. D.Public service is rewarding both in a spiritual and material sense. 16.A.Urging classmates to get involved in public service. B.Expressing gratitude to the audience for their volunteer work. C.Delivering a speech to the graduates from Spelman College. D.Illustrating how to help others as one climbs his career ladder. Questions 17 through 18 are based on the following passage. 17.A.May 19th.
D.May 16th.
B.Train fare.
C.Competition entrance fee.
B.May 20th.
C.May 23rd.
18.A.Three meals a day.
D.Floor space.
19.A.The entrance fee is 16 euros this year.
B.College basket teams abroad can enter for the game by phone. C.It is the 80th anniversary of the Tampere Student Game.
D.The game will end with a ceremony in the last evening. 20.A.Students can enjoy a reduced rate during that period. B.All the basketball teams live in that hotel.
C.It will provide three meals to the players living there. D.It is close to where all the matches are held. Ⅱ.Grammar and Vocabulary (20%) Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.
Over the past sixteen years of my life,I have grown to be a very independent person.This can be both good and bad in the sense that I am able to do things_21_my own,yet at times struggle with taking advice from others. Sometimes,hearing what other people have to say can be one of the hardest things to do.However,getting advice from _22_cares about you can impact your life in
great ways.Because of this,I began realizing that my mom's guidance throughout my life has never steered me wrong.This is why I believe you_23_always listen to your mother.
This belief has not been easy_24_(realize).It has taken endless amounts of time in which I decided to go against what my mom had to say,and later discovered that she was right.I think we can all agree that_25_(admit) your mom was right is always a hard thing to do.But what else are you supposed to say_26_you are standing outside in the freezing cold,shaking because you did not wear that extra jacket you_27_(tell) to wear?
When I was twelve years old,I had the experience of a lifetime.However,I would have missed out if it hadn't been for my mom.She had been planning a trip to Turkey for work,_28_ (offer) to bring my sister and me along with her.When I first heard about this opportunity,I was terrified. Never had I been out of the country before.I thought to _29_,\to say,\order to encounter larger-than-life ideas.\going back and forth with my own thoughts,I decided to go on the trip.And boy,she was right.Going to Turkey will forever be one of my greatest memories and I am thankful I got to visit that amazing country. Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.
A.flexibility B.shift F.released G.secure C.hungry D.improvement E.dominated K.distinguish H.adapting I.familiar J.burying The New York Times has changed a lot in the past 10 years,embracing digital subscriptions and growing into online video and specialty areas like cooking.It has not been enough to prepare the company for the future,according to the paper’s own 2020 report_31_on Tuesday.
\the past two years have been a time of significant innovation,the pace must speed up,\authors wrote in the opening of the report.\often,digital progress has been accomplished through workarounds;now we must tear apart the barriers.We must_32_between mission and tradition: what we do because it's essential to our values and what we do because we've always done it.\
The report indicates how far the paper has come in_33_itself to the digital age while also pointing out what needs to be done.
The areas that need_34_are focused on the newsroom,particularly in the tools and internal structures that journalists must deal with to produce their work.
Many of the report's recommendations are_35_to anyone who closely follows the Times or newspapers in general: A(n)_36_away from print's outsized importance on the newsroom's operations,better ways to include multimedia in stories and a renewed effort at creating a more diverse newsroom with a variety of skills.
The paper has an ongoing goal that started in 2016 of doubling digital revenue to $800 million by 2020.“To _37_our future,we need to expand considerably our number of subscribers by 2020.”
The report also calls into question the formats on which the Times—and most other newspapers—rely,namely a mix of news stories and features that are text heavy,\daily report remains_38_by long texts.\
The report stresses that the Times should do more to educate readers.\advice from The Times.Too often,we don't offer it,or offer it only in print-centric forms.\states.Perhaps the most interesting part of the report comes at the very bottom in the form of comments from the paper's own journalists.Reporters said they would like to see_40_in choice of how to tell certain stories,and some disagreement about what kind of tone the Times should embrace going forward.
Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension (45%) Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Have We Reached Peak Trade?
Globalization is usually defined as the free movement of people,goods and capital.It's been the most important _41_force of modernity.Until the financial crisis of 2008,global trade grew twice as fast as the global economy itself. _42_,thanks to both economics and politics,globalization as we have known it is developing fast.
The question is: Have we reached peak trade?If you think of it in terms of the flow of digital data and ideas,no—it's actually_43_.\—e-commerce, web searches,online video,machine-to- machine interactions—has grown 45 times larger since
2005 and is_44_to grow much faster than the global economy over the next few years.
There's no doubt globalization has increased wealth at both global and national levels.But free trade can also widen the_45_gap within countries,in part by creating concentrated groups of economic losers.Free trade has made goods and services cheaper for Americans—think of all the inexpensive Chinese-made goods at Walmart—but it hasn't always_46_their job prospects.From 1990 to 2008,the areas most_47_to foreign competition saw almost no net new jobs created.That's one reason the new generation of Americans is on track to be_48_than their parents.
The gains of free trade do not always_49_the losses.This realization that the tide of_50_ doesn't raise all boats has fed into the anti-free trade movement.And companies themselves are _51_globalization.
Nevertheless,there is one reason to be_52_about the future of globalization—at least,the new information-based kind.McKinsey data estimate that the companies responsible for the jump in flows of digital goods,services and information will include a much higher proportion of small businesses than m the past.An estimated 86% of tech-based startups surveyed by McKinsey now do some cross-border business—_53_before the arrival of the Internet,when globalization was dominated by super powers.That means that more of the wealth generated by globalization could flow down to the 80% of the population that hasn't_54_as much as it should have.
If those individuals feel they are being empowered by open borders and freer trade,it could help swing the political pendulum（钟摆）back toward globalization in some form.Despite its laws, it has been an economic force that has lifted more people out of_55_than anything else the world has ever known.
I don't care if he can't play a bit of golf with me—as long as he can play with the children you give him and revel in all the glorious and frustrating ways they are just like you.I don't care if he doesn't follow his wallet—as long as he follows his heart and it always leads him back to you.I don't care if he is strong—as long as he gives you the space to exercise the strength that is in your heart.I couldn't care less how he votes—as long as he wakes up every morning and daily elects you to a place of honor in your home and a place of respect in his heart,I don't care about the color of his skin.I don't care if he was raised in this religion or that religion or no religion.
Little One,if you come across a man like that and he and I have nothing else in common,we will have the most important thing in common: You.
Because in the end,Little One,the only thing you should have to do to \is to be you.
Your eternally interested guy,
Daddy
56.What shocked Daddy when he was surfing on the Internet? A.Girls' knowing nothing about trusting themselves. B.Girls' giving priority to finding ways to please boys. C.Girls' bringing foods and drinks to boys from time to time. D.Girls' being upset by being rejected constantly.
57.Father thinks what is of primary importance to his daughter is to_______. A.keep the boy interested interest
C.attract a boy willing to invest all in her
D.find a boy who can please her
B.know she deserves a boy'
58.According to the passage,what does the underlined word \revel\A.feel depressed himself
59.What's the main.purpose of this letter? A.To advise his daughter to trust her worth.
B.To inform his daughter how to keep others interested. C.To show his daughter how to find her true love.
D.To help his daughter find someone with common interests.
(B)
B.become puzzled
C.look around
D.enjoy
Self-driving Capabilities Attractive Dashboards Sensor and camera-equipped models from Audi and In addition to Ford's new Sync system,which better Volkswagen,among others,don't just automatically understands voice commands,Apple and Google have brake to prevent minor accidents;they can actually partnered with automakers to create interfaces（界面）as navigate（行驶）around highway traffic and into garages user-friendly as the ones on your smartphone. without a human at the wheel. Smarter Headlights Self-parking Skills Audi's and BMW's ultra-bright laser headlights can The new model of BMW's all-electric is can find its own detect oncoming cars and dim slightly to avoid spot in a parking lot,then send signals via a smart-watch disturbing their drivers.One problem: they're not yet app to contact its drivers. legal in the U.S. 60.In terms of Self-driving Capabilities,what makes Audi and Volkswagen stand out? A.Braking when sensing red lights C.Stopping other cars on highway
B.Going into garages without a driver D.Taking photos with a camera
61.Which of the cars can adjust the headlights in order not to upset drivers in oncoming cars? A.Ford and Volkswagen Ford
62.In which section of a car magazine does the article most probably appear? A.First Drive
B.Cars For Rent
(C)
On the occasional clear-frost autumn right,I was hiking through the dark forest with my
C.Instrumental Tests
D.Smart Tech
B.Audi and BMW
C.Audi and Volkswagen
D.BMW and
GMO wolf.Yes,my best friend is a genetically modified organism（转基因生物）;deliberate selection has produced the blunt-toothed, small-pawed wonder that walks by my side.
Our world is changing rapidly.In the last five decades,global population has fully doubled, with 3.7 billion hungry mouths added to our planet.During this same time span,the amount of land suitable for agriculture has increased by only 5%.Miraculously,this did not result in the great global famine（饥荒）one might have predicted. .
How do scientists modify a plant so that it makes more food than its parents did?We could treat each harvest like a litter of wolf pups and select only plants bearing the fattest;richest seeds for the next season.This was the method our ancestors used to engineer rice,corn and wheat from the wild grasses they encountered.
During my childhood,advances in genetic technologies allowed scientists to identify and clone the genes responsible for repressing stem growth,leading to shorter,stronger stalks that could bear more seed—the high-yield crops that feed us today.The 21st century has brought with it a marvelous new set of high-tech tools with which to further quicken the process of artificial selection.Plant geneticists can now directly edit out or edit in sections of DNA using molecular scissors.We can minimize a plant's weaknesses while adding to its strengths,and we don't have to wait for seasons to pass to test the result.
It is the transformative potential of these techniques to quickly supply the next-generation crops required for upcoming climate change that has led me to believe in the safety and function of GMO plants in agricultural products. We need more GMO research to feed the world that we are creating.
I love the quiet forest that stands between my lab and my home.But I know that as a scientist, I am responsible first to humanity.We must feed,shelter and nurture one another as our first priority,and to do so,we must take advantage of our best technologies,which have always included some type of genetic modification.We must continue as before,nourishing the future as we feed ourselves,and each year plant only the very best of what we have collectively engineered.I keep the faith of my ancestors each night when I walk through the forest to my lab,and my GMO wolf does the same when she guards my way home.
63.Why does the author mention the wolf in the 1st paragraph? A.To advise people to keep wolves as pets
B.To persuade readers to welcome the new technology C.To change people's attitude towards wolves
D.To introduce a technology used to humans' advantage
64.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A.GMO technology will help weatherproof future crops. B.With GMO technology,famine has been eliminated. C.Artificial selections make high-yield plants possible.
D.The author believes technology should contribute to future generations. 65.What can be learned about modifying a plant?
A.It takes scientists seasons to know whether their selection is correct. B.One way for ancestors to change a plant was to clone some genes. C.Modern techniques help speed up the artificial selection by altering DNA. D.The general public show strong faith in GMO plants. 66.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A.GMO Technology—Turning Wolves into the Best Pets B.Engineered Food—Feeding Future Generations C.Engineered Food—To Be or Not To Be
D.GMO Technology—A Driving Force in World Peace Section C
Directions: Read the following passage.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.Each sentence can be used only once.Note that there are two more sentences than you need. A.What accounts for this culture of generosity? B.This belief is central to the national character. C.How can a sense of generosity be cultivated? D.Americans' generosity is rooted in selfless behavior. E.America's philanthropic nature is not restricted to the rich.
F. The formal practice of philanthropy traces its origin to a Founding Father.
Charity—Humanity's most kind and generous desire—is a timeless and borderless virtue, dating at least to the dawn of religious teaching.Philanthropy（慈善行为）as we understand it today, however,is a distinctly American phenomenon,inseparable from the nation that shaped it.From
colonial leaders to modern billionaires like Buffett,Gates and Zuckerberg,the tradition of giving is woven into the national DNA.
_67_Benjamin Franklin,an icon of individual industry and frugality（节俭）even in his own day,understood that with the privilege of doing well came the price of doing good.When he died in 1790,Franklin thought to future generations,leaving in trust two gifts of 1,000 lb.of sterling silver —one to the city of Boston,the other to Philadelphia.According to his instruction,a portion of the money could not be used for 200 years.
While Franklin's gifts lay in wait,the tradition he established evolved alongside the young nation._68_Often far less famed me.n and women have played a critical role in philanthropy's evolution.One of my personal heroes is Julius Rosenwald,who helped construct more than 5,300 schools across the segregated（种族隔离）South and opened classroom doors to a generation of African-American students.
_69_The answer is not just to benefit others.Tax reduction,for one,encourages the rich people to give.And philanthropy has long helped improve the public image of everyone from immoral capitalists to the new tech elite. More troubling,however,are the foundational problems that make philanthropy so necessary.Just before his death, Dr.Martin Luther King Jr,wrote,\praise-worthy,but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.\
Franklin's gifts represent a broader principle.We are guardians of a public trust,even if our capital came from private enterprise,and our most important obligation is ensuring that the system works more equally an more justly for more people._70_America's greatest strength is not the fact of perfection,but rather the act of perfecting. IV.71.Summary Writing (10%)
Directions: Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words.Use your own words as far as possible.
Every year,more and more parents complain to their children's schools about PE.They believe that their children shouldn't have to participate in physical activity if they don't want to.Supporters of PE,however,believe that it is a crucial element of all-round schooling and our society's well-being.They insist PE in schools remains one of the few places by which the youth can be forced to participate in aerobic exercise.
Firstly,they believe that participation in sport promotes health.In fact physical education is a springboard for involvement in sport and physical activities throughout life.Government is,or should be,concerned with the health of its citizens.Encouraging physical activity in the young through compulsory PE fights child obesity and contributes to forming lifelong habits of exercise. This doesn't have to be through traditional team sports;increasingly schools are able to offer exercise in the form of swimming,gymnastics,dance,etc.
Besides,physical education helps to develop character and the mutual（相互的）respect required to succeed in an adult environment.Playing team sports builds character and encourages students to work with others,as they would be expected to do in most business or sporting environments.Sport teaches children how to win and lose with good grace and builds a strong school spirit through competition with other institutions.It is often the experience of playing on a team together that builds the strongest friendships at school,which endure for years afterwards.
Finally,the pursuit for national sporting achievement begins in schools.If schools don't have compulsory PE,it is much harder to pick out,develop and equip athletes to represent the country on a wider stage.However,it's much easier to find suitable individuals with a full sports program in every school. V.Translation (15%)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets. 72.正巧这几天有空，去公园散步如何？(happen)
73.一副油画赠予了该美术馆，以纪念两个城市间的珍贵友谊。(honor)
74.与诗歌欣赏有关的电视节目倍受欢迎，以致于越来越多的人开始关注中国古典文学。(So…)
75.这位年轻的科学家把获得的众多突出成就归功于从高中时期开始就博览群书、做事持之以恒、不甘落后。(owe) VI.Guided Writing (25%)
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
生活中，我们或做过演讲，或通过电视广播、网络媒体、报纸期刊等渠道接触过演讲， 请以“An Impressive Speech”为题，写一篇作文，文章须包含以下要点：
1.简述该演讲的内容；
2.谈谈该演讲令你印象深刻的缘由。
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英语试题答案
21. on 22. whoever 23. should/must
24. to realize 25. admitting/to admit
26. when/while/if 27. were told/had been told 28. offering 29. myself 30. As 31—35 F K H D I 36—40 B G E C A 41—45 C D B A D 46—50 B C D A C 51—55 A C D C B 56—59 B B D A 60—62 B B D 63—66 D B C B 67—70 F E A B
1. It happens that we are free these days. What about/How about taking/having a walk in the
park?
What about having a walk in the park as we happen to be free these days?
2. An oil painting was given/presented to the gallery in honor of /to honor/honoring the precious friendship between the two cities.
3. So popular/well received are the TV programs about poetry appreciation that more and more people are beginning to pay attention to Chinese classic/classical literature.
4. The young scientist owed the many outstanding achievements he had made to the fact that since high school, he had been reading widely, always persevered in whatever he was doing and unwilling to lag behind.
The young scientist owed the many outstanding achievements he had made to his exposure to a lot of books, his persistence/perseverance in (doing) whatever he was doing and his
unwillingness/reluctance to lag behind/to be left behind (others).
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I. Listening Comprehension (25%) Section A Short Conversations
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. M: May I get the medicine here? I have a terrible toothache. W: Yes, but you will have a 15 minutes wait.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?（B） 2. M: When does the next shuttle bus leave?
W: You have just missed one shuttle bus by 20 minutes. We have a shuttle bus every 45 minutes, so you have to wait for a while.
Q: How long does the man need to wait for the next bus?（C）
3. W: Well, tonight we have Professor Brown in the studio to talk about his recent book – Fashion Images. Good evening, professor.
M: Good evening, and thank you for inviting me here this evening. Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? (D) 4. M : Can I borrow your chemistry textbook? Mine was lost on the bus. W: You’ve asked the right person. I happen to have an extra copy. Q: What does the woman mean?（B）
5. M: I haven’t got my scores on the College Entrance Exam yet. Do you think I should call to make inquiries?
W: There’s no hurry. The test scores are released about three weeks after the exam. Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?（C） 6. M: There, look, that building, it’s on fire. What’s going on?
W: Don’t you know? If I were you, I’d get the car out of the way. They are clearing the road.
Q: What do we know about the man?（B）
7. W: Hi, Michael. I can hardly recognize you. Why are you dressed up today? Are you going to the theatre?
M: No. Actually, I just had an interview at a photo studio this morning. Q: What do we learn about Michael from this conversation? (B)
8. W: The deadline for the literature and art history is approaching. I have to run to register both of them. Why don’t you go with me right now?
M: But I haven’t made a choice which course to take yet. Q: What are the man and the woman talking about? (A)
9. W: You know the Jenkins have invested all their money in the stock market. M: They may think that’s a wise move but that is the last thing I would do. Q: What does the man think about the Jenkins’ investment? （B） 10. M: The city council has finally voted the funds to build a new high school.
W: It’s about time they did it. I don’t know what took them so long. Don’t they understand that education is very important for the development of the city?
Q: What’s the woman’s opinion towards building the school? (B) Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
A new study predicts that South Korean women will be the first group in the world to have an average lifespan of more than 90 years.
Researchers at Imperial College London and the World Health Organization studied the lifespans of people in 35 industrialized countries. Their findings suggest that by 2030 people will be living longer. It also says the gap between men and women could start to close in most countries.
According to the study, the increase in life expectancy was caused by decreases in deaths from infections and long-term diseases in children and adults. The study says gains in life expectancy are a result of economic improvements.
These gains have led to improved youth nutrition, increased access to primary and secondary health care, and the development of new medical technologies.
The U.S. is behind other developed countries. Americans continued to have one of the lower life expectancies among developed countries.
The writers of the study said life expectancy increases were smaller partly because of a lack of universal health care in the United States. The study also said problems such as relatively high death rates in children, and high rates of obesity were to blame — in other words, most people are too fat.
The study said that, with longer life expectancy, there will also be new pressures on health and social services. The number of people needing long-term care in their old age will increase, which will put stress on available facilities giving this care. The study suggests that either more facilities will need to be built, or health care may need to be provided at home.
There will also be additional pressure on pensions and social security. These are programs that provide money to people after they retire from work.
With people living longer, they will require more pension or social security payments than earlier generations. The study suggests that either the retirement age will need to be increased or plans will need to put in place to transition workers to retirement at a later age. 11. Which group will probably be the first to live beyond 90 years old? (A) 12. Which is not a factor leading to a lower life expectancy in USA? (D) 13. What can be done to deal with the pressures on health services? (A)
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Well, goodness. Thank you. Let me tell you it is a pleasure and an honor to be with all of you today.
And again, let’s take a moment to thank all of those beautiful people sitting behind you all today and standing behind you every day, the folks who brought you into this world – the folks who showed you, with their love, that you belong here.
And of course, most of all, to the Spelman College, congratulations! We are so, so proud of you. You didn’t just write a chapter in your own life story. You also became part of the Spelman story – a story that began 130 years ago about 10 miles down the road from where we are today.
Over the past four years, you all have been serving your community in every way possible: tutoring kids, bringing meals to seniors, building homes, and so much more. And in so doing, I can promise you that you won’t just enrich their lives, you’ll immeasurably enrich your own lives as well.
And I can tell you from my own experience just how rewarding it can be. When I got my law degree, so much to the surprise of my family and friend, I left that secure, high-paying job and eventually became the Executive Director of a non-profit, working to help young people get involved in public service. I was making a lot less money and my office was a lot smaller. But I woke up every morning with a sense of purpose and possibility. I felt myself becoming inspired.
Now, I’m not saying that you have to devote your entire career to public service, though I hope that many of you will. But as you climb those career ladders, just remember to reach down and pull others up behind you. That’s what so many folks have done for you all. And now it is your turn to repay the favor.
14. Why did the speaker choose to become a member of a non-profit? (D) 15. Which statement is true according to the passage? (A) 16. What is the speaker most probably doing? (C)
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation.
M: Hello, Peggy. I’m phoning to let you know that my college basketball team are very keen to
come over to Finland to take part in the Tampere Student Games.
W: Well, that’s great. We’re hoping to make it a really special event this year, as it’s the 80th
anniversary of Finnish Student Sport!
M: Fantastic! We’re all looking forward to coming. Let me just check – the games start on May
19th, right?
W: Oh, that was the temporary plan when you first contacted me, that they’d run from the 19th to
the 23rd. But we’ve cut the programme by a day, so now it’ll begin on the 20th, still ending on the 23rd. There’s going to be an opening ceremony on the first evening.
M: We don’t want to miss that, do we! And how much is the entry fee for the Games?
W: This year it’s gone up from 16 to 18 euros a day per person, I’m afraid, but you get a lot for
that.
M: What do you mean?
W: Well, of course it covers the competition entrance, but you also get three meals a day and even
floor space if you want it – we can’t manage beds for everyone! M: Sounds a bit basic to me. Can you recommend a hotel?
W: Well, Tampere is quite a big city, so there are a lot of hotels. The Homeland would be
convenient if you come by train, or maybe you’d prefer the Hermica, as it’s offering a reduced rate for participants in the games. It’s a very nice hotel. M: And where is it exactly?
W: Well, that’s the other good thing from your point of view. It’s in the Hervanta district of
Tampere, near the University of Technology. M: And why is that good for us?
W: Because all the basket matches are taking place near there. M: Oh, I see.
W: Look, why don’t I give you the website address, and then you can look up the programme and
find out anything else you need to know. M: Good idea. So, what is it? W: OK, it’s www dot sellgames.
M: Brilliant, I’ll have a look now. Thanks, Peggy. W: See you soon, then. Bye, John.
17. When will the Tempere Student Games start? (B) 18. Which is not included in the entry fee for the Games? (B)
19. Which of the following statement is true about the Tampere Student Games? (B) 20. Why does Peggy recommend the Hermica to John? (D)
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