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1.MrDeehaslivedinWales_____.
[A]forsixyears[B]sincehismarriage
[C]sincehisgraduation[D]since1978
2.HowmanytimeshasMrDeebeenmarried?
[A]Once.[B]Twice.
[C]Threetimes.[D]Fourtimes.
3.AfterhehaddonehisPh.D.,MrDeeearnedhislivingas_____.
[A]ateacher[B]awriter
[C]afreelancer[D]anambassador
4.WhichofthefollowingcitiesdidMrDeenotlivein?
[A]York.[B]Wellington.
[C]Djakarta.[D]London.
5.ThenovelsthatMrDeewritesaregenerally_____.
[A]detectivestories[B]thrillers
[C]adventurestories[D]fantasystuff
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
6.Theweatherontheweddingdaywas_____.
[A]foggy[B]warm
[C]cold[D]rainy
7.Whodidnotattendtheweddingceremony?
[A]ThePrinceofWales.[B]ThePrincess’sdaughter.
[C]TheDukeofYork’sspouse.[D]TheDukeofYork.
8.TheUnitedNationshasfoundthat_____.
[A]Iraqhasbeenusingchemicalweapons
[B]Iraqhasnotusedanychemicalweapons
[C]Iraqwaschargedwiththeuseofchemicalweapons
[D]Iraqhastoadmittheaccusation
9.Thenewstellsusthefollowingexcept_____.
[A]Iraq’sdeputyPrimeMinisterwillfeelannoyedattheteam’sconclusion
[B]IraqhasalsopersecutedthemarshArabs
[C]theUNSecurityCouncilhascondemnedIraqforitsinvasionofKuwait
[D]sanctionsagainstIraqasanaggressorcountryhavebeenapplied
10.TheSecurityCouncilisgoingto_____.
[A]sendIraqisbacktotheirowncountry[B]agreetoliftsanctionsagainstIraq
[C]accuseIraqofinvasion[D]speedupthetestingofsamples
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN/20%)
Inthissectionthereareseveralreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassageandthenmarkyouransweronyourcoloredanswersheet.
THELABYRINTHINEWORLDOFTHESCRAPBOOKKING
Evenhappyfamilieshavesecretsthatrunwithnostatuteoflimitations.Twentyyearsaftermymotherdied,Idiscoveredshehadkeptascrapbook.Itwasdeliveredtomeinsideanoldchestofdrawersleftbymyfather,whosurvivedherby18years.Thedrawerswerestuffedwithmemoriesandjunk:
hislegalpapers,hisbelovedmandolinsheetmusic,hiscollegeyearbooksand,inamongsomeoldphotographs,abattered,yellowingcompositionnotebook—ascrapbookkeptbymymotherforashorttimein1934.Iwasshocked.
Mymotherwasathrower-outer—thescourgeofpackedclosets,themeatierofoverfilleddrawers.Iwasabringer-backer.Weonceclashedovermycherishedtennisshoes,whichshemistakenlytooktothegarbagesimplybecauseIwasstuffingcardboardinthesolestoplugtheholes.Ihadtorescuethemtwice.
Ourswasafundamentalclashinhumannature,surelyasoldasthespeciesitself.Someofourhominidancestorsweregathererswhoalsopickedupbrightpebbles;
otherswerehuntersofclutterwhodemanded:
‘Can’twegetridofsomeofthisstuff?
’Fromthosewhoamassed,wehavemuseums,libraries,atticsthatgroan.Fromthewinnowers,wehavepublicsanitation,rarity(ifeverythingweresaved,nothingwouldberare)andawaytothefrontdoor.
11.Thepassageimpliesthat_____.
[A]keepingsecretsisrarelydone[B]happyfamiliesseldomhavesecrets
[C]unhappyfamiliesusuallyhavesecrets[D]familysecretsareshortlived
12.Theauthor’smother_____.
[A]predeceasedherhusband[B]scouredclosets
[C]cherishedshoes[D]oncesavedmementos
13.TheauthorsuggeststhatallofthefollowingaretrueofhumannatureEXCEPT_____.
[A]itisinexplicable[B]itisconsistentovertime
[C]itencompassesdichotomies[D]itisoftensurprising
YOUDON’THAVETOLOOKLIKEAFISHTOSUCCEEDASONE
Saytheword‘fish,’andmostofusthinkofastreamlinedcreatureswimmingthroughthewatersomewherebetweensurfaceandbottom.Assumingclearwaterandreasonableproximity,theanimalisplainlyvisible,andmustdependonspeedandagilitytocatchitspreyoravoidbeingcaughtwegapeattheaccelerationofabarracuda,whichhasanalmostquantum-mechanicalabilitytodisappearfromPointAonlytoreappearatPointB.Wemarvelatthespeedoftuna,cruisinginschoolsatupto40milesperhour.Fishermen’sadrenalinerushesamidtheferocityofaschooloffeedingblues.Themorephilosophicalwonderhowthethousandsofindividualsinaschoolofmulletcanturnasoneinastrobelikeflashofsilverlight.
Alloftheabovemayconstitutetheessencesof‘fishness’formostofus,butnatureinitswildprofligacyisnotnearlysolimited.Itgives...usagalleryoffishthathideinthesand,looklikeseaweed,liecamouflagedonthebottom,turnporcupineinsteadoffleeingorhavesimplyadoptedsuchfantasyshapesthattheymighthavebeeninventedbyachild.Animalsthatareineverysensetrulyfisheshavefoundmyriadwaystoavoidbeingvisible,toeschewopenwater,toremainmotionless.Thesearemostlybottomdwellers,‘stealth’fishthatsurvivebyconfoundingthepopularnotionofpiscinelycorrectbehavior.Theyareweakswimmersthathaveevolvedshapesthatareamongthemostinterestingofallfishforms.
14.Thefirstparagraphstresses_____.
[A]thecharacteristicsoffish
[B]theamazementthatfishengenderinhumans
[C]Thespeedoftheblues
[D]theaggressivenessoftuna
15.Commonnotionsof‘piscinelycorrectbehavior’includeallbut_____.
[A]speed[B]fierceness
[C]predatorybehavior[D]exoticforms
16.Themainpurposeofthispassageis_____.
[A]toinformscientistsaboutnewdata
[B]topersuadescientiststobroadenthefish‘class’
[C]tomodifytheaveragereader’sconceptoffish
[D]tocataloguehumanmisconceptions
GILMOREPRIZEKEEPSTOPPIANISTSGUESSING
WhenRalfGothoniacceptedaninvitationtoplaythepianoatVanderbiltUniversityinNashville,Tenn.,lastFebruary,hesuspectednothing.
TheFinnishclassicalpianistperformedaneveningconcertofchambermusicandsolorepertorytoacrowdof200.Afterward,hetookahow,agreedtomeetafriendforbreakfast,andtotteredofftobed.
Itwasaset-up.
Thenextmorning,agroggy-eyedMr.Gothoniwasusheredintoaroompackedwithstreamers,balloons,televisioncameras,andpaparazzi.
DavidPocock,artisticdirectoroftheIrvingS.GilmoreInternationalKeyboardFestival,steppedforward.
First,hetoldGothonithathehadfunneledmoneytoVanderbilttosponsortheconcert.
Next,hetoldhimthathisperformancehadbeensecretlyevaluatedbyagroupof13judges.
ThenheofficiallynamedGothniwinnerofthe1994GilmoreArtistAward,adizzyingfour-yearpackageoffinancialsupport,management,andconcerttoursworth$500,000.
‘Itwasagreatsurprise,ofcourse,’GothonisaidinatelephoneinterviewfromhishomeinHamburg,Germany.‘Thefactthatthisawardisgivenbyalotoffinemusiciansmakesitveryvaluable.’
NotonlyistheGilmorethelargestsingleprizeinclassicalmusic,it’salsothemostmysterious.LiketheMcArthurFoundation’slegendary’genius’awards,theGilmorecomesoutoftheclearbluesky.Artistshavenoideathey’veevencompeteduntiltheywin.
‘Iflew138,000mileslastyearlisteningtoconcertsallovertheworld,’saysMr.Pocock,headofthe13-memberGilmorepanel.‘Wecanhearasmanyartistsaswewantasoftenaswewant,undernaturalconditions-withoutthemtryingtoplayacertainwayforus.’
Gilmorejudgesattendroughly30concertseveryyearforthreeyears,listeningtonoteworthypianistsplaybeforeselectingawinner.
‘Tenpercentoftheconcertsareacatastrophe,70percentarenotexcitingenough,and20percentdemandasecond,third,orfourthhearing,’Pococksays.‘Welookforsomeonewhosecareershouldbelargerthanitis,someonewhoseplayingdoesn’thavethenotorietyitwarrants.’
AccordingtoPocock,thefirstGilmorewinner,EnglishartistDavidOwenNorris,rosefromobscuritytoplaymorethan30concertsayear.HesaysGothniiscastinthesamemold.
17.‘FirsthetoldGothnihehadfunneledmoneytoVanderbilttosponsortheconcert.’Theitalicizedphrasemeansthatfundswere_____.
[A]poureddownthedrain[B]channeledtotheuniversity
[C]deflectedtoaworthycause[D]usedtobribetheuniversity
18.ThepassageimpliesthatGilmorejudgesoperatesecretly_____.
[A]toavoidreassuringperformers[B]becausetheyfearexposure
[C]inordertosurpriserecipients[D]becausetheirdecisionisdifficult
19.Fromthefactsinthepassagewecanassumethatthejudges_____.
[A]lovetotravel[B]areallAmericans
[C]servethreeyearterms[D]areaccomplishedmusicians
20.TheGilmoreArtistAwardisgiven_____.
[A]onlytofamouspianists[B]onceeverythreeyears
[C]withoutanypriorwarning[D]to20%ofconcertmusicians
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