Interviewee: Well, I send emails all the time. But I do a lot of my design work on screennow and I can send my ideas straight to directors and producers. _____8______- there are some fantastic sites around now.
Interviewer: Who uses the computer at home?
Interviewee: The kids use the computer all the time at home._____9_____ - and on topof that they're always texting on their mobile phones! They play computergames when they think I or their father aren't looking! They don't likedoing homework, of course, but there are some really good revision siteson the Internet. _____10_____- 15 minutes for a whole supermarket"visit"! That feels really good.
Part ⅡVocabulary (10 points)
Directions: In this part there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B,Cand D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the
Answer Sheet.
11. Now and in the future, we will live as free people, not in fear and never at the mercy of any foreign powers.
A. in the interest of B. under the control of
C .for the sake of D. at the cost of
12.Public acceptance of rabbit as an economical source of protein depends how aggressivelyproducers market it .
A. vigorously B. effectively C. efficiently D. rigorously
13. Many New England communities do not permit the construction of a “modernist”
building, lest it alter their overall architectural integrity.
A. in case that B. in spite that C. for fear that D. in order that
14. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of what is conceived to be reality .
A. imagination B. impression C. presentation D. expression
15. Television commercial have been under constant scrutiny for the last few years.
A. pressure B. reflection C. examination D. attack
16. The mayor has spent ahandsome amount of time in his last tern working to bring down the tax rate .
A. sufficient B. plenty C. considerable D. moderate
17. His poor performance maybe attributed to the lack of motivation.
A. caused by B. focused on C. taken for D. viewed as
18. The new cut in interest rate is meant to promote domestic investment.
A. encourage B. obtain C. publicize D. advertise
19. Conditions for the growth of this plant areoptimum in early summer.
A. most acceptable B. most expressive
C. most favorite D. most desirable
20. She often says her greatest happinessconsists in helping the disadvantaged children.
A. is proportionate to B. is composed of
C. lies in D. relies on
Part III Reading Comprehension (25 points)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there arefourpassages followed by questions or unfinishedstatements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose thebest answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
Of all the lessons taught by the financial crisis, the most personal has been that
Americans aren’t so good at money-management. We take out home loans we can't
afford.We run up sky-high credit-card debt. We don't save nearly enough forretirement.
In response, supporters of financial-literacy education are moving with renewed
enthusiasm. School districts in states such as New Jersey and Illinois are adding
money-management courses to their curriculums . The Treasury and Education
departments are sending lesson plans to high schools and encouraging students to
compete in the National Financial Capability Challenge that begins in March.
Students with top scores on that exam will receive certificates -but chances for
long-term benefits are slim. As it turns out, there is little evidence that traditional effortsto boost financial know-how help students make better decisions outside the classroom.Even as the financial-literacy movement has gained steam over the past decade, scores have been falling on tests that measure how well students learn about things such asbudgeting, credit cards, insurance and investments. A recent survey of college studentsconducted for the JumpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy found thatstudents who'd had a personal-finance or money-management course in high schoolscored no better than those who hadn't.
"We need to figure out how to do this the right way,"says Lewis Mandell, a professor at the University of Washington who after 15 years of studyingfinancial-literacy programs has come to the conclusion that current methods don't work.A growing number of researchers and educators agree that a more radical approach isneeded. They advocate starting financial education a lot earlier than high school, puttingreal money and spending decisions into kids' hands and talking openly about theemotions and social influences tied to how we spend .
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