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englishpractice2
ENGLISHTEST(MAX.150)
Name:
______________
time:
135minutes
I.choice(11pts,1ptforeachof1-5,2ptsforeachof6-8)
1.Weneedhelpfromtheothercountries.Butwedonot_______onothersforsupport.
A.engageB.leanC.stripD.multiply
2.Wewill_______theplanbecauseofthecost.
A.councilB.journalC.dampD.oppose
3.Ourtrainis_______atShanghaiatseveno’clockthisevening.
A.dueB.crystalC.cushionD.cooperation
4.Hervoicewas_______inthenoise.
A.filledB.entertainedC.enormousD.drowned
5.Heisvery_______inhisfamilyandneverdoesanythingagainsthiswife.
A.henceB.possessC.outerD.humble
6.Daleusedthesestepstoformanumberpattern.
i.Thefirsttermis3.
ii.Thesecondtermis5.
iii.Eachtermafterthesecondisthesumofthetwotermsjustbeforeit.
ThefirstfivetermsinDale’spatternarethefollowing.
3,5,8,13,21,...
Whatarethenext3terms?
A27,34,42B29,37,45C34,55,89D34,55,99
7.Mrs.Johnsonaskedher6th-gradestudentstoformanumberpatternusingtheserules.
i.Usethenumber1asthefirstterm.
ii.Tofindanyotherterm,doubletheprevioustermandadd2.
Thefirsttwonumbersinthepatternare1and4.Whatisthe4thnumberinthepattern?
A20B22C44D46
8.Whatisthevalueofthefollowingexpression
6p+5
whenp=9?
A49B54C59D68
II.readingcomprehension(114pts)
9.judgement(20pts)
ThePowerofForgiveness
Itwas12:
37a.m.asthebuspulledfromtheterminalatBowlingGreen,Kentucky.Thestreetsweresilentandthenightwascool.I’dgottenmysisteronherwaytoFt.Knoxafteraweekendvisit.Atthistime,Iwantednothingmorethantogobacktothedormandgetsomerest.Ineverthoughtthatatriptothebusstationcouldbesodramatic,thatIwouldfacedeathbecauseofothers’prejudice.Lateron,Iwouldneedtoovercometheeffectsofthatprejudice.
Aftergivingmysisterspendingmoney,Icouldn’taffordtotakeacabbacktothedorm.SoIdecidedtogetlittleexerciseandruntothedorm,aboutfourmilesaway.WhenIhadgoneabouttwobocks,Inoticedatruckslowlyfollowingme.WhenIturnedaroundtoseewhoitwas,thedriverspedup,wenttothenextblock,andturnedright.AfterI’drunanothercoupleblocks,Inoticedthetruckinfrontofme.Aguyonthepassengersidestartedyellingatme,“Hey,nigger.”However,Icontinuedrunning,pretendingtoignorethem.
Threeblocksfurtheron,theyappearedagain.Thistime,thedriverhadthreeotherguyssittinginthebackofthetruck.“Nigger,we’regoingtokillyou,”theyyelledastheythrewcansandbottlesatme.Tryingnottoshowfear,IcontinuedmyuphilljourneytoWesternKentuckyUniversity.Bythistime,IfearedformylifeandstartedprayingsilentlytoGod.Iknewthateachstepwouldbringmeclosertoasafehaven.
Whentheguysinthepickupturnedleft,Ipassedthemby,andIdidn’tseeorhearfromthemforthreemoreblocks.However,asapproachedthecornerofthefourthblock,theysurprisedme.Fivewhiteguysjumpedfromthecornerandsurroundedme.OneguywearingaUniversityofLouisvillebaseballcapsaidtome,“Where’reyougoing,Nigger?
”andpushedmeintoaguybehindme.ThentheguywearingtheUofLhathitmeinthestomach.AsIfoldedover,anotherguykickedmeintheside.Immediatelyafterthatblow,anotherkickedmehardintherear,andthenblowscamefromeverywhere.
AsIfelltothesidewalk,Ifeltastickbreakonmyback.Thereweremorekickstomyfaceandribsandthen,Ifeltnothing.
WhenIawakened,mymotherwassittingbesidemybed.Whenshesawmemovemyhead,shesimplysaid,“ThankGod.”Ittookmethreeweekstogetoutofthehospital,andsevenmoretorecoverfromfourbrokenribs,abrokencollarboneandarm,fracturedskull,andseverelybeatenface.Physically,Ididrecover.
Aspeoplecametoseeme,Ifeltthetensionbetweentheblacksandthewhites.Coincidentally,thepolicereportedthatIwas“assaultedbyfiveunknownassailants”andleftitatthat.Theyfailedtoinvestigateeitherthevehicleorthelicenseplatenumberthatawitnessreported.
WhenIgotbetter,Ipurchasedahandgunandwalkedthestreeteverynightforatleastamonth.Ididn’tspeakto,eatwith,orassociatewithwhitepeopleinanyformorfashion.Onenight,asIwaswalkingawayfromthebusstop,Isawthepickup.AsIwaitedforthedrivertocomeoutoftheconveniencestore,theangerandhatredrosewithinme.AllthemaliceI’vefelttransferredtotheindexfingerofmyrighthandonthetriggerofmyhandgun.
Whentheguycameoutofthestore,Igrabbedhimfrombehindandpushedtheguninhisside.Idraggedhimbehindthebuildingandputtheguntohisthroat.“Doyourememberme?
”Iasked.“Uh…yeah.”heanswered.“BeforeIblowyourbrainsout,Iwanttoknowwhyyoualldidthattomethatnight.”Whenthismanstartedtocryandpleadforhislife,Ifeltimmenselypowerful.However,hesaid,“IreallyamsorryandIcametoseeyouinthehospital.I’mtheonewhosentthecard.Don’thatethewholewhiteraceforthemistakesofthefew…Iwrotethat.”
Irememberthecard.AsIlookedatthatmanagain,Isawthepainhehadbeencarryingforfourmonths.AsIletupthetrigger,Ilookedathimagainandsaid,“Iforgiveyou,”andwalkedaway.ThenItookthebulletsoutofthegunandthrewthemtotheground.
AsIwalkupthehilltoWesternKentuckyUniversity,eachstepgavemeanewfreedom.WhenIgottothetopofthehill,Iwasabrandnewman.Iwasnotonlyfreeofmaliceandprejudice;Ihadbecomeamanwhocouldforgivetheprejudiceofothers.Ihaddecidedthatnighttowalkinanewpower:
thepowerofforgiveness.
Statements:
(1).Theauthorleftthebusterminalataboutmid-night.
(2).Theauthordecidedtoruntothedormbecausehewantedtogetsomeexercise.
(3).TheauthorfearedforhislifeandprayedtoGodwhenthedriverandotherguystriedtoirritatehim.
(4).FivewhiteguysallfromUniversityofLouisvilleattackedhim.
(5).Thepolicearrivedintime,arrestedtheattackersandsenthimtothehospital.
(6).Ittookhimalltogethermorethantenmonthstorecoverphysically.
(7).Thepolicemadeathoroughinvestigationintothecase.
(8).Aftertheattack,theauthorboughtahandgunandsoughtchancetotakerevengeonanywhitepeople.
(9).Thedriverofthepickupfeltregrettedandexpressedhissorrowwhentheauthorwasinthehospital.
(10).Theauthorfeltfreeandpowerfulafterheforgavetheattackers.
10.readingandresponding(14pts)
YouAretheWeakestLink,Goodbye
Doyourememberthegoodolddays?
Innocenttimesspentsharingdocumentsandexecutablefileswithoutacareintheworld.Okay,everymonthorsoyoumightencounterabootsectorvirus—buttheywereeasytodealwitheveniftheanti-virussoftwaredidn'tpickthemup.
Butthoselonglazysummersdisappearedtoofast.MacrovirusesmadeInformationTechnology(IT)administratorsgrowupfastastheyrealizedtherewasatypeofviruswhichcouldspreadveryquicklythroughoutanorganization.Itwasn'tunusualtofindhundredsofcomputerswithinpersonalcompanyinfectedbyvirusestransmittedviaemailattachments.TheITstaffwereamongstthefittestdepartmentsinyourcompany,runningfromPersonalComputer(PC)tothenextcleaningthemup.
Therehadtobeabetterway.Companiesnowrealizethatvirusesaren't"urbanmyths",andcanhaveaseriousimpactontheiroperations.Theyinvestinanti-virussoftwareonthedesktops,serversandemailgatewaysandevenputinplaceprocedurestoensuretheiranti-virusisup-to-datewiththeverylatestdetectionroutines.
Itsoundslikecompanieshaveputinplaceadequatedefensestoprotectagainstviruses.Buthavethey?
Anti-virussoftwaredetectsmostofthevirusesyourusersarelikelytoencounter—oftenwithouttheuserevenknowing.However,thesoftwaremustbeupdatedregularly,preferablydailyinanylargecompany.Eventhen,averynewviruscaninfectyourusers.WiththerapidtransmissionoffilesthroughnetworksandtheInternet,aviruscanspreadaconsiderabledistancebeforeitcanbeidentifiedandprotectedagainst.Fortunately,onlyafewviruseseverdothisbutthelikesofMelissaandtheLoveBugcaninflictseriousdamagebeforetheirprogressisstopped.Whilstemployeesbecomesuddenlyawareduringtheensuingmediaexcitement,theysoonforgetaboutthevirusthreatasthestoriesdisappearfromthenewsheadlines.
Thisisthedanger.Complacencycansetinwhenthereisnoperceived"action"onthevirusfrontwithnoglobalcrisis,andtheimportanceofbeingvigilantaboutvirusesrecedesinyourusers'minds.Theyforgetwhatthebigdealwasinthefirstplace—afterall,anti-virussoftwaredealswiththeviruses,doesn'tit?
Andisn'tittheITdepartment'sjobtolookafterthissortofthing?
Beforeyouknowityourusersareopeningunsolicitedattachmentsoncemore,downloadingunauthorizedsoftware,andputtingyourcompany'sdataandcredibilityatrisk.Allbecausetheusersthinkthattheyareworkinginasafeenvironment.Employeesseeanti-virussoftware,firewallsandITdepartmentsasguaranteesthattheircomputerswillworkandbesafe.Ofcourse,therearen'tanyguarantees.Anti-virussoftwareplaysone,albeitimportant,partinthedefenseofyourcompanyfrommaliciousattackbutthesecurityofyourcomputersystemisonlyasstrongastheweakestlink.Andthat,moreoftenthannot,isthehumanfactor.
Noemployerwantstocomeacrossasakilljoyoranogre.Mostwillwillinglyacceptthatthehappiestemployeesarethosewhofeelthattheyarerespectedandtrustedbyth
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