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A)respectfulB)respectedC)respectiveD)respectable
3.Thatpartofthecityhaslongbeenforitsstreetviolence.
A)notoriousB)responsibleC)historicalD)illegal
4.Undertheguidanceoftheirteacher,thepupilsarebuildingamodelboatbysteam.
A)towedB)pressedC)tossedD)propelled
5.Ittookusonlyafewhourstothepaperoffallfourwalls.
A)shearB)scrapeC)strokeD)chip
6.Improvedconsumerconfidenceistoaneconomicrecovery.
A)crucialB)subordinateC)cumulativeD)satisfactory
7.Thedamagetohiscarwas;
therefore,hecouldrepairithimself
A)considerableB)appreciableC)negligibleD)invisible
8.MysisterisquiteandplanstogetanM.A.degreewithinoneyear.
A)aggressiveB)enthusiasticC)considerateD)ambitious
9.Themanagertriedtowaveasidetheseissuesasdetailsthatwouldbesettledlater.
A)versatileB)trivialC)preliminaryD)alternate
10.Hiswastellinghimthatsomethingwaswrong.
A)intuitionB)hypothesisC)inspirationD)sentiment
11..theworseIseemtofeel.
A.WhenItakemoremedicineB.ThemoremedicineItake
C.TakingmoreofthemedicineD.Moremedicinetaken
12.PricesforcarsintheU.S.canrun$20,800.
A.ashighasB.sohighas
C.sohightoD.sohighthat
13.Itseemsverydifficult.
A.tostopthechildtocryB.stoppingthechildtocry
C.stopthechildcryingD.tostopthechildcrying
14).Thestorywassaidtoontheinformationfromareliablesource.
A.beingbasedB.havebeenbased
C.baseD.bebased
15.thatBartonhadbeenpromoted,hisfriendscametocongratulatehim.
A.HavingbeenheardB.Beingbeard
C.TohaveheardD.Havingheard
16.bythepolice,thekidnappershaddochoicebuttosurround.
A.SurroundedB.Havingsurrounded
C.SurroundingD.Tosurround
17.abombontheroad,thecarwasstopped.
A.HavingseenB.Thedriverseeing
C.seeingD.Afterseeing
18.Returningtoherapartment,.
A.herwatchwasmissingB.shefoundherwatchdisappeard
C.ShefoundherwatchmissingDD.herwatchwasmissed
19.wastoreturntoschool.
A.ThatreallyinterestedhimB.Whatreallyinterestedhim
C.WhichreallyinterestedhimD.Thatreallyinterestedhim
20.Thequestionistolandmenthere.
A.ifsafeitwillB.ifwillbeitsafe
C.whetheritwillbesafeD.whethersafeitwillbe
PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
TextA
TheWelshlanguagehasalwaysbeentheultimatemarkerofWelshidentity,butagenerationagoitlookedasifWelshwouldgothewayofManx,oncewidelyspokenontheisleofManbutnowextinct.Governmentfinancingandcentralplanning,however,havehelpedreversethedeclineofWelsh.RoadsignsandofficialpublicdocumentsarewritteninbothWelshandEnglish,andschoolchildrenarerequiredtolearnbothlanguages.WelshisnowoneofthemostsuccessfulofEurope’sregionallanguages,spokenbymorethanahalf-millionofthecountry’sthreemillionpeople.
Therevivalofthelanguage,particularlyamongyoungpeople,ispartofaresurgenceofnationalidentitysweepingthroughthissmall,proudnation.LastmonthWalesmarkedthesecondanniversaryoftheopeningoftheNationalAssembly,thefirstparliamenttobeconvenedheresince1404.TheideabehinddevolutionwastorestorethebalancewithintheunionofnationsmakingupcheUnitedKingdom.Withmostofthepeopleandwealth,Englandhasalwayshadbraggingrights.ThepartialtransferoflegislativepowersfromWestminster,implementedbyTonyBlair,wasdesignedtogivetheothermembersoftheclub-Scotland,NorthernIreland,andWales-abiggersayandtocountercentrifugalforcesthatseemedtothreatentheveryideaoftheunion.TheWelshshowedlittleenthusiasmfordevolution.WhereastheScotsvotedoverwhelminglyforaparliament,thevoteforaWelshassemblyscrapedthroughbylessthanonepercentonaturnoutoflessthan25percent.Itspowerswereproportionatelylimited.TheAssemblycandecidehowmoneyfromWestminsterortheEuropeanUnionisspent.Itcannot,unlikeitscounterpartinEdinburgh,enactlaws.Butnowthatitishere,theWelsharegrowingtoliketheirAssembly.Manypeoplewouldlikeittohavemorepowers.Itsimportanceasfigureheadwillgrowwiththeopeningin2003,ofanewdebatingchamber,oneofmanynewbuildingsthataretransformingCardifffromadecayingseaportintoaBaltimore-stylewaterfrontcity.MeanwhileagrantofnearlytwomilliondollarsfromtheEuropeanUnionwilltacklepoverty.WalesisoneofthepoorestregionsinWesternEurope-onlySpain,Portugal,andGreecehavealowerstandardofliving.NewspapersandmagazinesarefilledwithstoriesaboutgreatWelshmenandwomen,boostingself-esteem.TofamiliarfacessuchasDylanThomasandRichardBurtonhavebeenaddednewiconssuchasCatherineZeta-Jones,themoviestar,andBrynTerfel,theoperasinger.Indigenousfoodslikesaltmarshlambareinvogue.AndWalesnowboastsanationalairline.AwyrCymru.Cymru,whichmeans“landofcompatriots,”istheWelshnameforWales.Thereddragon,thenation’ssymbolsincethetimeofKingArthur,iseverywhere-onT-shirts,rugbyjerseysandevencellphonecovers.
“Untilveryrecenttimes,mostWelshpeoplehadthisfeelingofbeingsecond-classcitizens,”saidDyfanJones,an18-year-oldstudent.Itwasawarmsummernight,andIwassittingonthegrasswithagroupofyoungpeopleinLlanelli,anindustrialtowninthesouth,outsidetherockmusicvenueoftheNationalEisteddfod,Wales’sannualculturalfestival.ThedisusedfactoryinfrontofusechoedtothesoundsofnewWelshbands.“Therewasalmostagenetictendencyforlackofconfidence,”Dyfancontinued.EquallycomfortableinhisWelshnessasinhismembershipintheEnglish-speaking,globalyouthcultureandthenewfederalEurope,Dyfan,liketherestofhisgeneration,isgrowingupwithasenseofpossibilityunimaginabletenyearsago.“Weusedtothink.Wecan’tdoanything,we’reonlyWelsh.NowIthinkthat’schanging.”
21.Accordingtothepassage,devolutionwasmainlymeantto
A.maintainthepresentstatusamongthenations.
B.reducelegislativepowersofEngland.
C.createabetterstateofequalityamongthenations.
D.grantmoresaytoallthenationsintheunion.
22.Theword“centrifugal”inthesecondparagraphmeans
A.separatist.
B.conventional.
C.feudal.
D.political.
23.WalesisdifferentfromScotlandinallthefollowingaspectsEXCEPT
A.people’sdesirefordevolution.
B.locals’turnoutforthevoting.
C.powersofthelegislativebody.
D.statusofthenationallanguage.
24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcitedasanexampleoftheresurgenceofWelshnationalidentity
A.Welshhaswitnessedarevivalasanationallanguage.
B.Poverty-relieffundshavecomefromtheEuropeanUnion.
C.AWelshnationalairlineiscurrentlyinoperation.
D.Thenationalsymbolhasbecomeafamiliarsight.
20.AccordingtoDyfanJoneswhathaschangedis
A.people’smentality.
B.popculture.
C.town’sappearance.
D.possibilitiesforthepeople.
TextB
GettingtotheheartofKuwaitidemocracyseemshilariouslyeasy.Armedonlywithadog-earedNEWSWEEKED,IambledthroughthegatesoftheNationalAssemblylastweek.Unscanned,unsearched,mysatchelcouldeasilyhaveheldtheoddgrenadeorananthrax-stuffedlunchbox.Theonlypersonwhostoppedmewasaguardwhogrinnedandinvitedmetotakeaswigoforangejuicefromhisplasticbottle.
WereIaKuwaitiwomanwieldingaballot,Iwouldhavebeenaclearerandmorepresentdanger.ThatverydayParliamentblockedabillgivingwomenthevote;
29M.P.svotedinfavourand29against,withtwoabstentions.Unabletodecidewhetherthebillhadpassedornot,thegovernmentscheduledanothervoteintwoweeks-toolateforwomentoregisterforJune’smunicipalelections.Thenextsuchelectionsaren’tuntil2009.Insidetheelegant,marbledParliamentitself,aseaofmustachioedmeninwhiterobessatingreenseats,debatingfuriously.Therulingemirhaspushedforwomen’spoliticalrightsforyears.Ironically,thedemocraticallyelectedlegislaturehasthwartedhim.Traditionalistsandtriballeadersareopposed.Liberalsfret,too,thatIslamistswilllettheirmultiplewivesvote,swellingconservativeranks.“WhenIcametoParliamenttoday,peoplewhovotedyesdidn’tevenshakehandswithme,”saidoneShiaclerc.“Whycan’twerespecteachotherandworktogether?
”
Whynotindeed?
ByGulfstandards,Kuwaitisademocraticsuperstar.Itscitizensenjoyfreespeech(aslongastheydon’tinsulttheiremir,naturally)andboastaParliamentthatcanactuallypasslaws.UnliketheirSaudisisters,Kuwaitiwomendrive,workandtravelfreely.Theyrunmultibillion-dollarbusinessesandserveasambassadors.Theiracademicsuccessissuchthatcollegeshaveactuallyloweredthegradesrequiredformakestudentstogetintomedicalandengineeringcourses.Eventhen,70percentofuniversitystudent
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