Part 1 Long Conversations
| 1. | |
| A. Her first big art project in college. |
| B. Her final grade in art. |
| C. Her new college life. |
| D. Her strong love for art. |
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| 2. | |
| A. She has always been successful in art class. |
| B. She drew wonderful pictures of a cat when young. |
| C. She is already as mature as other university students. |
| D. She behaves like a real artist after becoming a college student. |
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| 3. | |
| A. Take life as a destination not as a journey. |
| B. Gain experience through traveling widely. |
| C. Learn through trials, errors and some risks. |
| D. Be careful with new ideas to create good art. |
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| 4. | |
| A. Sympathetic. |
| B. Critical. |
| C. Defensive. |
| D. Encouraging. |
| Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog. |
| 5. | |
| A. Giving people job interviews. |
| B. Giving people training in job skills. |
| C. Evaluating people's job performance. |
| D. Preparing people for job interviews. |
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| 6. | |
| A. His physical appearance. |
| B. His professional skills. |
| C. His confidence in the interview. |
| D. His attitude toward the interview. |
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| 7. | |
| A. He has the skills the job requires. |
| B. He has raised funds for creative artists. |
| C. He has a clear vision of his art talent. |
| D. He knows the way the company is organized. |
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| 8. | |
| A. He has just graduated from college. |
| B. He is currently doing a job somewhere. |
| C. He's never had a job interview before. |
| D. He has made his art ideas a reality |
| Passage |
| 1 | A. Because they want to show their moral virtue. |
| B. Because they want to protect others' feelings. |
| C. Because few people tell the truth all the time. |
| D. Because it's common for bad people to tell lies. |
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| 2. | |
| A. To make people believe what is untrue. |
| B. To make others spread rumors. |
| C. To gain something for themselves. |
| D. To get other people into trouble. |
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| 3. | |
| A. Honesty is the best policy. |
| B. People should be more careful when lying. |
| C. Lying is totally unacceptable in the polite world. |
| D. Liars can make a situation worse if they get caught. |
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| 4. | |
| A. To argue that lies are sometimes necessary. |
| B. To classify liars into different categories. |
| C. To highlight the reasons why people tell lies. |
| D. To show the negative effects of telling lies. |
| Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog. |
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| 5. | |
| A. They are more formal. |
| B. They are more casual. |
| C. They are more intense. |
| D. They are more dependable. |
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| 6. | |
| A. Through not eating or drinking in the classroom. |
| B. Through their formal postures in the classroom. |
| C. Through the way they speak to their teachers. |
| D. Through recognizing their differences from teachers. |
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| 7. | |
| A. Questions can prove that students are meeting their expectations. |
| B. Questions can give the teachers a chance to show their knowledge. |
| C. Questions can help the teachers to know how clearly they explain. |
| D. Questions can indicate that students are interested in their course. |
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| 8. | |
| A. Students challenging what they say. |
| B. Students making careless mistakes. |
| C. Students negotiating for higher grades. |
| D. Students responding negatively to their lectures. |
1.A. Paining the baby’s room.
B. Putting up the baseball decorations
C. Bring the baby home
D. Preparing the baseball equipment
2.A. It is a tradition of his family
B. It is the best way to honor his father
C. He knows his baby will like baseball
D. He is a great baseball player himself
3.A. His dad gave up his work to take care of him
B. His dad took him to the ball park every day
C. His dad managed to take him to baseball games
D. His dad made him nice breakfast before going to work
4.A. Playing baseball was his favorite hobby for life
B. He was too busy to be at home even on Saturday
C. His hard work at the company was greatly admired
D. His love of the family was deeply cherished by them
5.A. Because it is too expensive and they are saving for a car
B. Because it is a waste of time going there with stupid friends
C. Because the woman shouldn’t think about doing things for fun
D. Because the woman invited only her friends from college for it
6.A. Cancel her lunch party with her friends
B. Change their plan to cooking together at home
C. Ask their friends to cook lunch by themselves
D. Go out for lunch in a less expensive restaurant
7.A. Walk down a nice trail nearby their home
B. Go to buy fresh vegetables for their lunch
C. Make their favorite apple pie for dessert
D. Prepare chocolate ice cream together
8.A. Family disagreement is better to be solved through compromise
B. Saving money to buy a car is more important than going out to eat
C. Inviting friends to an expensive family dinner is not necessary
D. Cooking at home is better than going out to eat in a restaurant
| 1. | |
| A. They can become more popular in the business circle. |
| B. They can use this network to benefit their own career. |
| C. They can make friends with more professional people. |
| D. They can contact people with more advanced technology. |
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| 2. | |
| A. Because it makes social contacts much easier than before. |
| B. Because it helps people avoid unnecessary social meetings. |
| C. Because people can use it to help them do a lot of work. |
| D. Because people become addicted to it and do it all the time. |
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| 3. | |
| A. It makes people enjoy work just as playing. |
| B. It gets people acquainted with high technology. |
| C. It is often done during office hours. |
| D. It is only done when people are off work. |
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| 4. | |
| A. Use such sites only when no one else is in the office. |
| B. Chat with friends only at night when in the office. |
| C. Know the company's Internet policy and the boss's attitude. |
| D. Log in to their favorite sites when nobody is paying attention. |
| 5. | |
| A. We have less leisure time than we did 40 years ago. |
| B. We spend too much of our leisure time watching TV. |
| C. We have too many types of leisure activities to enjoy. |
| D. We have different understandings about what is leisure. |
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| 6. | |
| A. Enjoy some outdoor activities. |
| B. Turn the TV off. |
| C. Join a book club to read. |
| D. Go out to live independently. |
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| 7. | |
| A. 6,800, 000 |
| B. 680,000 |
| C. 3,000,000 |
| D. 196,000 |
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| 8. | |
| A. Watch television with our family. |
| B. Cook a delicious meal for ourselves. |
| C. Turn on the stove to warm our house. |
| D. Entertain friends or family at home. |
| 1. | |
| A. Because all her friends have a doll like that. |
| B. Because the doll's dress matches hers very well. |
| C. Because the dolls she has got before are all too old. |
| D. Because the doll makes a good gift for its high price. |
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| 2. | |
| A. Give her a doll worth remembering. |
| B. Take her to the music of Mozart. |
| C. Lead her way to the Symphony Concert Hall. |
| D. Give her a tour around the Symphony Concert Hall. |
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| 3. | |
| A. He often attends music concerts. |
| B. He expects the girl to become a musician. |
| C. He got the same gift on his own 10th birthday. |
| D. He fell in love with music because of his aunt. |
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| 4. | |
| A. How the man spent his 10th birthday. |
| B. Why the girl's 10th birthday should be so special. |
| C. What a popular birthday gift for a girl is in America. |
| D. Why the man gives such a birthday gift to the girl. |
| 5. | |
| A. She will be working in a new company. |
| B. She will be leading a meaningful project. |
| C. She is going to form a new organization. |
| D. She gets an opportunity for more education. |
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| 6. | |
| A. Seventy percent of them live on less than $2 per day. |
| B. Their earnings are only 80 percent of those of men. |
| C. They have no land though their number is large. |
| D. Women and children make up 70 percent of the world's poor. |
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| 7. | |
| A. Because women often spend their money on alcohol. |
| B. Because women spend all their money on children's education. |
| C. Because women are more willing to spend money in helping the poor. |
| D. Because women earn less but invest most of their earnings into their families. |
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| 8. | |
| A. Go to buy her favorite red boots. |
| B. Look at the websites to find other boots on sale. |
| C. Find out how she can help poor women with the $725. |
| D. Send the $725 to a poor family that is living on $2 per day. |
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| 1. | |
| A. When the couple are filing for divorce. |
| B. When the couple never appear together. |
| C. When the couple don't wear their rings. |
| D. When the couple try to avoid the media. |
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| 2. | |
| A. It's usually a symbolic sign of commitment. |
| B. It's a sign of ups and downs in their life. |
| C. It's a sign of the beginning of a new marriage. |
| D. It's a sign of pleasant memories of their wedding. |
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| 3. | |
| A. Because they look for a friendly separation from each other. |
| B. Because they want to show respect for their past feelings of love. |
| C. Because they don't want others to think they are eager to date again. |
| D. Because they are still a couple until the court makes a final decision. |
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| 4. | |
| A. How people should wear a wedding ring. |
| B. When a wedding ring should be removed. |
| C. Why a wedding ring is necessary to a couple. |
| D. What happens to a wedding ring when a marriage ends. |
| 5. | |
| A. To view and record students' activities on campus. |
| B. To protect students and their belongings from harm. |
| C. To stop thieves from entering the campus around the clock. |
| D. To reduce the workload of administrators in fighting theft. |
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| 6. | |
| A. They are installed everywhere in the school. |
| B. They only work when students are at school. |
| C. The administration will view the video regularly. |
| D. The administration will view the video only when necessary. |
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| 7. | |
| A. Because it may invade their privacy on campus. |
| B. Because it will destroy the image of the school. |
| C. Because it will make their learning environment unsafe. |
| D. Because it will make students more nervous with their belongings. |
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| 8. | |
| A. Critical. |
| B. Carefree. |
| C. Optimistic. |
| D. Supportive. |
| 1. | |
| A. She is too tired to pick up a DVD. |
| B. She can get some pizza on the way. |
| C. She doesn't like the DVD bought by the man. |
| D. It is romantic to go out watching a movie. |
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| 2. | |
| A. The tickets allow you to have popcorn for free. |
| B. The tickets for them are usually half-price. |
| C. They are often shown on a big screen. |
| D. They are mostly romantic comedies. |
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| 3. | |
| A. $10. |
| B. $15. |
| C. $20. |
| D. $25. |
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| 4. | |
| A. The couple reaches an agreement in the end. |
| B. The couple decides to watch a movie tonight. |
| C. The woman will go to the theater by herself. |
| D. The man will stay home and watch a DVD. |
| 5. | |
| A. Touring southern California. |
| B. Planning their trip to Disneyland. |
| C. Discussing the history of Disneyland. |
| D. Walking around to look for Disneyland. |
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| 6. | |
| A. It is the oldest park in California. |
| B. It makes him feel young again. |
| C. He loves playing with children there. |
| D. He is interested in Mickey Mouse. |
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| 7. | |
| A. To have a walk along the Pacific beach. |
| B. To meet some movie stars at a theater. |
| C. To watch a movie at a historic theater. |
| D. To wander about at some fancy stores. |
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| 8. | |
| A. To a beautiful theatre built in the 1970s. |
| B. To a shop selling movie stars' hand prints. |
| C. To some old well-known movie theatres. |
| D. To the first showing of a science-fiction movie. |
| 1. | |
| A. To illustrate the power of beautiful art. |
| B. To show the process of creating beauty in art. |
| C. To explain the use of color and form in art creation. |
| D. To give examples of things pleasant to human senses. |
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| 2. | |
| A. Art that has brilliant colors. |
| B. Art that depicts pleasant scenes. |
| C. Art that is filled with tension. |
| D. Art that shows the difficult in life. |
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| 3. | |
| A. To match harsh music with slow movements. |
| B. To combine different types of movements. |
| C. To make music performed at varying rates. |
| D. To employ fast movements throughout. |
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| 4. | |
| A. It reflects the reality of our lives. |
| B. It always shows ugliness and cruelty. |
| C. It always makes us happy and passionate. |
| D. It gives us hope for more emotions in life. |
| 5. | |
| A. They change the color of images. |
| B. They make the lenses more colorful. |
| C. They create an illusion in the brain. |
| D. They send similar images to the eyes. |
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| 6. | |
| A. The scenes seem to contain more actions. |
| B. They seem to become part of the movie. |
| C. Their own actions become more intense. |
| D. The characters appear more emotional. |
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| 7. | |
| A. They are too new to be widely accepted. |
| B. They are too expensive for most viewers. |
| C. They fail to give viewers a realistic experience. |
| D. They bring viewers physical discomfort. |
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| 8. | |
| A. They take too many steps to produce. |
| B. They are unlikely to get popular worldwide. |
| C. They represent an advance of the movie industry. |
| D. They have gained popularity only in a few countries. |
| 1. | |
| A. His daughter cared too little about making money. |
| B. His daughter used his credit card for an emergency. |
| C. His daughter spent too much with his credit card. |
| D. His daughter knew little about what she really needs. |
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| 2. | |
| A. Spent $400 to deal with an emergency. |
| B. Posted new fashion colors and styles on her blog. |
| C. Read some blogs to learn about new fashions. |
| D. Looked for information on the new spring colors. |
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| 3. | |
| A. It keeps her updated about her blog readers. |
| B. It helps her learn about new fashion trends. |
| C. It gives her a chance to travel around the world. |
| D. It satisfies her fans to keep up with the new trends. |
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| 4. | |
| A. Learn to manage her money with a budget. |
| B. Create a blog for her father on a new website. |
| C. Take courses that can teach her how to budget. |
| D. Go to the movies or out for coffee with friends. |
| 5. | |
| A. Play video games. |
| B. See an action movie. |
| C. Watch a new comedy. |
| D. See the new theater. |
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| 6. | |
| A. They give him a lot of fun. |
| B. They help him solve problems. |
| C. They are healthier than action movies. |
| D. They are less violent than action movies. |
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| 7. | |
| A. It presents no risk to his health. |
| B. It is harmful to their relationship. |
| C. It stops him from having fun. |
| D. It takes his time away for other things. |
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| 8. | |
| A. It has a great location. |
| B. It sells delicious popcorn. |
| C. It shows lots of great movies. |
| D. It has a special sound system. |
| 1. | |
| A. It has made desktop computers less useful. |
| B. It has changed the way people obtain information. |
| C. It has won potential customers for old products. |
| D. It has made laptops and smart phones more popular. |
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| 2. | |
| A. A manual showing visitors how to use the website. |
| B. A video showing how technical the website is. |
| C. A newsletter offering easy solutions to technical problems. |
| D. An area permitting visitors to download files of products. |
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| 3. | |
| A. Because it exerts great impact on people's buying decisions. |
| B. Because it helps the growth of small businesses by word of mouth. |
| C. Because it encourages customers to comment positively on products. |
| D. Because it causes businesses to be less concerned about advertising. |
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| 4. | |
| A. Advertisers may post only the key information on their site. |
| B. Businesses may launch more promotion campaigns. |
| C. New advertising strategies will continue to be created. |
| D. Customers will be able to locate a store whenever they want. |
| 5. | |
| A. Those who went to fight in World War II. |
| B. Those who came of age in the 1970s. |
| C. Those who grew up at the end of the 20th century. |
| D. Those who invested in the stock market in the 1950s. |
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| 6. | |
| A. Reading others' blogs and texts. |
| B. Sharing their creative works online. |
| C. Learning from new creative websites. |
| D. Searching for new hand-held devices. |
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| 7. | |
| A. Because they have made great contribution to the electronic age. |
| B. Because they are average people who like to do everything by themselves. |
| C. Because they demand the same rights of being heard as famous authors and artists. |
| D. Because they are passionate followers of established authors, musicians and filmmakers. |
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| 8. | |
| A. Use of hand-held devices for blogging and texting. |
| B. Help of experts who are ready to share their skills. |
| C. New media which are readily accessible online. |
| D. Program packages which are easy to get and use. |
| 1. | |
| A. Her car was stolen while she was having a party. |
| B. She lost the camera she bought for her mother. |
| C. Many of her personal details were nowhere to find. |
| D. Someone broke into her car and stole her stuff. |
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| 2. | |
| A. Write a report about what happened to her. |
| B. Wait for the lost items to return to her. |
| C. Calm down and not to make any complaint. |
| D. File a report with the numbers of the lost items. |
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| 3. | |
| A. At the police station. |
| B. At the woman's birthday party. |
| C. Near the woman's car. |
| D. Near the woman's workplace. |
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| 4. | |
| A. Defensive. |
| B. Matter-of-fact. |
| C. Curious. |
| D. Sympathetic. |
| 5. | |
| A. Totally Confused. |
| B. Deeply frustrated. |
| C. Greatly surprised. |
| D. Extremely excited. |
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| 6. | |
| A. To book her the three-week trip to Europe. |
| B. To mail her all the information about the trip. |
| C. To enter her and her husband's names into a contest. |
| D. To trick her into giving out her credit card information. |
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| 7. | |
| A. She doubted whether they had really won the prize. |
| B. She realized what had really happened to her. |
| C. She didn't know what to do to solve their problem. |
| D. She couldn't remember where she left their credit card. |
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| 8. | |
| A. Call their agent to cancel the trip. |
| B. Report the incident to the police. |
| C. Call to close their credit card account. |
| D. Go to the bank to open a new account. |
| 1. | |
| A. What is the best way to manage their money. |
| B. When to pool all their money together. |
| C. How to manage their separate accounts. |
| D. How to spend money more wisely together. |
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| 2. | |
| A. When they have separate accounts. |
| B. When they have a joint account. |
| C. When they know each other's spending habits. |
| D. When they check with each other while paying bills. |
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| 3. | |
| A. When it's hard for them to calculate and split bills. |
| B. When they are getting married at older ages. |
| C. When they can't explain their history of assets. |
| D. When one spouse is trying to repair poor credit. |
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| 4. | |
| A. Pros and cons for a couple to have joint or separate accounts. |
| B. Practical issues to be considered when a couple gets married. |
| C. Ways for a married couple to create a stronger relationship. |
| D. Ways for a married couple to maintain financial independence. |
| 5. | |
| A. 453, 000. |
| B. 400, 000. |
| C. 53, 000. |
| D. 93,000. |
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| 6. | |
| A. People who believe smoking makes them appear more relaxed than others. |
| B. People who are daring to show their individual differences from others. |
| C. People who are more outgoing and eager to be accepted by social groups. |
| D. People who are shy and always keep themselves away from social groups. |
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| 7. | |
| A. Not allowing them to take any risks. |
| B. Not encouraging them to join social groups. |
| C. Persuading their parents to stop smoking. |
| D. Studying the reasons why they become smokers. |
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| 8. | |
| A. Health problems caused by smoking. |
| B. Factors that cause people to smoke. |
| C. Ways to help smokers become non-smokers. |
| D. New research findings on smoking rates in the US. |
| 1. | |
| A. Excited. |
| B. Relaxed. |
| C. Nervous. |
| D. Puzzled. |
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| 2. | |
| A. He worked in the mailroom in the entire period. |
| B. He got his degree in computer science and graphic design by studying part-time. |
| C. He developed a new toy alone by working at night. |
| D. He followed the success story of his company closely. |
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| 3. | |
| A. The toy enables the company to expand. |
| B. The toy makes parents more creative. |
| C. The toy is designed for children only. |
| D. The toy is very popular in the market. |
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| 4. | |
| A. He has been offered to lead a new branch of the company. |
| B. He has been chosen to handle the purchase of a company. |
| C. He has been assigned to develop a new toy for the company. |
| D. He has been granted a trip to visit a company in San Francisco. |
| 5. | |
| A. He is not interested in math. |
| B. He is not liked by his teacher. |
| C. He has got too much homework. |
| D. He has disappointed his parents. |
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| 6. | |
| A. He was very good at math but rather slow at reading. |
| B. He was considered a genius even before starting school. |
| C. He didn't seem to be a clever student in the eyes of his teacher. |
| D. He didn't begin to speak and read until he was seven years old. |
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| 7. | |
| A. To encourage her son to have confidence in himself. |
| B. To teach her son good ways to solve math problems. |
| C. To suggest that one needs to work hard to succeed. |
| D. To show that geniuses are usually quick learners. |
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| 8. | |
| A. He isn't smart enough to do math. |
| B. He hasn't made enough efforts. |
| C. He lacks confidence in math class. |
| D. He thinks more deeply than others. |
| 1. | |
| A. What scientific expedition means to man. |
| B. What books may inspire science fiction writers. |
| C. How museums create science fiction stories. |
| D. How climate change could impacts our world. |
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| 2. | |
| A. A well-known story by a scientist studying Antarctic expeditions. |
| B. A little-known story by a person on a 1911 Antarctic expedition team. |
| C. A short novel about the earliest British explorations of the Antarctic. |
| D. A long novel about the history and impacts of British industrialization. |
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| 3. | |
| A. It makes people to think about the effects of climate change. |
| B. It arouses readers' interest in British science fiction tales. |
| C. It encourages novelists to write about social and cultural events. |
| D. It shows the importance of scientific expeditions for climate research. |
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| 4. | |
| A. At the museum's shop. |
| B. At the museum's display. |
| C. From the museum's website. |
| D. From the museum's office. |
| 5. | |
| A. After he moved to live in Boston. |
| B. After he went to a comedy festival. |
| C. When he was still a student in China. |
| D. When he performed at an important dinner. |
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| 6. | |
| A. By reading every word eight times. |
| B. By reciting an English dictionary. |
| C. By practicing jokes in front of a mirror. |
| D. By remembering the content of many jokes. |
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| 7. | |
| A. Cultural differences between China and America. |
| B. Materials collected and arranged by other people. |
| C. His thoughts about accidents encountered in daily life. |
| D. His own observations and experiences in America. |
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| 8. | |
| A. Everyone has an opportunity to succeed in America. |
| B. More cultural knowledge means more chances of success. |
| C. Immigrants can understand the American sense of humor. |
| D. Immigrants take similar paths to succeed in the United States. |
