23. According to the author, a national service program can bring the following benefits to
America?s youngsters EXCEPT ______. A. increase in income B. a sense of responsibility C. confidence and hope D. practical work skills
24. According to the context, what does “the fire” refer to (Para. 14)?
A. Discrimination. B. Anger. C. Riots. D. Aversion.
SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
In this section there are eight short answer questions based on the passages in SECTION A. Answer each question in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
PASSAGE ONE
25. What does Para. 2 tell us about the restaurant business on the Alentejo coast throughout the
year?
26. According to Para. 5, what are the two main reasons of the Alentejo?s inaccessibility?
PASSAGE TWO
27. What does “It was simply a box ticking exercise” mean in Para. 2?
28. Paras. 4-6 propose three main precepts for the now approach. Please use ONE phrase to
summarize each of the three precepts.
29. What does the author suggest to shift the dynamic in the classroom (Para. 11)?
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PASSAGE THREE
30. What is the purpose of the program proposed by the author (Paras. 1-3)? 31. What does the word “it” in “Don?t dismantle it: rechannel it.” refer to (Para. 7)? 32. What do Robert Reich?s findings imply (Para. 12)?
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PART III LANGUAGE USAGE [15 MIN]
The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proof-read the passage and correct it in the following way:
For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank
provided at the end of the line.
For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “∧” sign and write
the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.
For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the
blank provided at the end of the line.
Example
When∧art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) __________an it never buys things in finished form and hangs (2) __________never them on the wall. When a natural history museum wants an exhibition, it must often build it. (3) __________exhibit
Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET THREE as instructed.
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PART IV TRANSLATION
[20 MIN]
Translate the underlined part of the following text from Chinese into English. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
我小的时候特别盼望过年，往往是一过了腊月，就开始掰着指头数日子。对于我们这种焦急的心态，大人们总是发出深沉的感叹，好像他们不但不喜欢过年，而且还惧怕过年。他们的态度令当时的我感到失望和困惑，现在我完全能够理解了。我想长辈们之所以对过年感慨良多，一是因为过年意味着一笔开支，二是飞速流逝的时间对他们构成巨大压力。小孩子可以兴奋地说：过了年，我又长大了一岁；而老人们则叹息：嗨，又老了一岁。过年意味着小孩子正在向自己生命过程中的辉煌时期进步，而对于大人，则意味着正向衰朽的残年滑落。
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PART V WRITING
[45 MIN]
The following are two excerpts about job hopping. Read the two excerpts carefully and write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 WORDS, in which you should:
1. summarize the main arguments in the two excerpts, and then
2. express your opinion towards job hopping, especially on whether job hopping would
benefit your career development.
You can support yourself with information from the excerpts.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your article on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
Excerpt 1
The Pros of Job Hopping Until recently, job hopping was considered career suicide. But things have changed. As job longevity becomes a thing of the past, employers and recruiters are beginning to have a different outlook on job hopping. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average number of years that U.S. workers have been with their current employer is 4.6. Tenure of young employees (ages 20 to 34) is only half that (2.3 years). As it turns out, job hopping can be extremely advantageous for certain types of people – if they do it for the right reasons, says Laurie Lopez, a partner and senior general manager in the IT Contracts division at WinterWyman. “For those in technology, for example, it allows them the opportunity to gain valuable technical knowledge in different environments and cultures. This can be more common for those specializing in IT. In order to keep their skills fresh, it is necessary for technologists to remain current in a highly competitive market. Job hopping is more common with employees that are less tenured, and feel confident in their skills to be able to move on and can add value immediately in a new opportunity. With employers being more open to hiring job hoppers, we expect the trend to continue.”
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