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The word relayed in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. sent
B. gathered
C. known
D. chosen
Why does the author mention Mickey Mouse in paragraph 2?
A. To indicate that ABC shows entertaining news stories
B. To give an example of news stories that are also advertisements
C. To contrast ABC's style with that of CBS
D. To give an example of news content that is not serious
According to the passage, which of the following tends to lead to homogenized coverage?
A. Journalists' becoming friends with their sources
B. Journalists' use of experts as sources
C. Journalists' search for alternative points of view
D. Journalists' using government officials as sources
According to paragraph 3, an advantage of the inverted pyramid formula for journalists is that _________.
A. it makes a story more likely to attract the attention of the audience
B. it makes a story more likely to be cut by the editor
C. if a story is cut by the editor, only the less crucial information will be lost
D. it makes a story simpler and easier to understand
According to paragraph 2, which of the following is true?
A. One effect of commercialism is news stories with more complex content.
B. Some news broadcasts are shown without advertisements.
C. The ABC network owns Disney Studios.
D. More time is devoted to news on TV now than 50 years ago.
The word them in paragraph 4 refers to _________.
A. journalists
B. organizations
C. experts
D. sources
Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentences "Thorough explication of the issues.... than on politicians' campaign goals. " in the passage
A. Journalists focus on poll numbers instead of campaign issues because it is easier.
B. Journalists are more interested in issues and candidates' views, but viewers are more interested in who is winning.
C. During an election campaign, journalists mainly concentrate on "horse race" coverage.
D. Candidates' views and how they are explained by journalists can have a big effect on poll numbers.
It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that the author of the passage thinks _______.
A. that most people don't pay enough attention to the news
B. that watching or reading the news is extremely boring
C. that most news stories are false
D. that most people don't realize how different news is from reality
The stories about college life in American movies are not ________.
A. true
B. interesting
C. boring
D. exciting
The phrase “academic responsibilities” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “_________ ”.
A. learning duties
B. training skills
C. caring professions
D. teaching methods
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Learning is only part of students’ college life.
B. There is a wide choice of extracurricular activities for college students.
C. Extracurricular activities are of no importance to employers.
D. Not all extracurricular activities are students’ academic responsibilities.
The word “they” in the third paragraph refers to ______
A. employers
B. activities
C. colleges
D. résumés
The word “moderate” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to “_______”.
A. not high
B. unlimited
C. not steady
D. sensible
Many American students have to work part-time throughout their college years because_____.
A. they are not allowed to work full-time
B. they want to gain experience
C. their parents force them to
D. they can earn money for their expenses
Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Going to College. The Only Way to Succeed in Life
B. Hollywood Movies. The Best About College Life
C. Extracurricular Activities and Job Opportunities
D. American College Life and the Movies
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the job as an au pair?
A. experience many interesting things
B. live in different places around the world.
C. experience many aspects of the new culture.
D. most activities are centered around children.
What does the passage mainly discuss
A. Jobs with opportunities to travel.
B. Disadvantages of traveling jobs.
C. Traveling to and from work
D. Jobs involving traveling by planes.
The word “glamorous” in paragraph 5 is closet in meaning to ________
A. skilled
B. atractive
C. permanent
D. challenging
How is a flight attendant’s job similar to a roadie’s
A. Family members may not have to pay for flights.
B. They must deal with travel hassles.
C. A lot of time is spent indoors.
D. They provide technical support.
The word “venue” in paragraph 4 is closet meaning to ?
A. performances
B. places
C. tours
D. artists
The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to ?
A. people
B. opportunities
C. careers
D. disadvantages
Which of the following is something a roadie might do?
A. set up the lights for a performance.
B. play the guitar in front of a large audience.
C. clean hotel rooms after the ban and crew have left.
D. work on the road
It can be inferred from the passage that _______
A. traveling careers have more disadvantages than many other.
B. English teachers abroad don’t know the language of the country where they work.
C. it’s essential that the job you choose have more benefits than drawbacks.
D. people who want to travel are more likely to get a job.
Many people today would like the traditional two-parent family back, that is to say, they want a man and a woman to (23)____________ for life; they also think the man should support the family, and the woman should stay home with the children.
A. marry
B. wed
C. engage
D. gather
However, few families now (24)____________ in the this category.
A. belong
B. crowd
C. group
D. fall
Also, couples may decide to have more children, or they might take in foster children or (25)____________ .
A. bring up
B. feel
C. adapt
D. adopt
(26)____________ the other hand, some people believe that similar events happen again and again in history.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. for
. if this is true, people may go back to the traditional (27)____________ or nuclear family of the past.
A. Extended family
B. extensive
C. enlarged
D. big
But there seems little doubt it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastic has brought enormous (23)__________, even environmental ones.
A. savings
B. pleasures
C. benefits
D. profits
It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the evil ─ it's the way society chooses to use and (24)__________ them.
A. abuse
B. endanger
C. store
D. dispose
Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal ─ non-renewable natural (25)__________.
A. processes
B. resources
C. products
D. fuels
We (26)__________ well over three million tones of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away.
A. import
B. consign
C. remove
D. consume
A high (27)__________ of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging,
A. amount
B. proportion
C. portion
D. rate
and this (28)__________ about seven percent by weight of our domestic refuse.
A. makes
B. carries
C. takes
D. constitutes
Owning a car has several advantages. ___________(27), you can go wherever you want, whenever you want.
A. First of all
B. As a result
C. Generally
D. Besides
You don’t have to depend on public transport, and ___________(28),
A. however
B. personally
C. since
D. as a result
you will feel more independent. ___________(29), you are able to give lifts to friends, or carry heavy loads of shopping.
A. In contrast
B. In my opinion
C. Besides
D. However
___________(30), there can be certain financial problems, especially if you live in a city.
A. On the other hand
B. To sum up
C. Thus
D. For example
Running a car can be costly, since you have to spend quite an amount on items___________(31) petrol, servicing the car, and repairs.
A. as
B. such as
C. owning to
D. alike
___________(32) most people feel that the advantages of owning a car outweigh the disadvantages.
A. Overall
B. Secondly
C. Nonetheless
D. Notwithstanding
If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (24) ________ to your education or your work, try reading more books.
A. gain
B. gather
C. collect
D. contribute
(25) ________ up some of the interestingly informative books and search for well - researched materials that can help you grow.
A. Make
B. Pick
C. Set
D. Take
That is (26) ________ interesting
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. X
That is (26) ________ interesting point of view worth further (27) ________.
A. exploration
B. explore
C. explorer
D. explorative
Not only that, we can (28) ________ vast amounts of information through reading in a very short time.
A. digest
B. inhale
C. breathe
D. eat
The (23)_________ class size is twelve and the average is ten.
A. maximum
B. minimum
C. small
D. large
We use modern methods (24)_________ teaching and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorders.
A. in
B. of
C. on
D. for
You will take a short (25)_________ in English as soon as you arrive.
A. in
B. exam
C. course
D. lesson
In this way, we can put you in a (26)_________ at the most suitable level.
A. form
B. class
C. grade
D. course
The emphasis is on oral communication practice in a wide (27)_________ of situations at the advanced knowledge.
A. variety
B. amount
C. number
D. lot
A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, (24)______ in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century.
A. started
B. stemmed
C. appeared
D. came
It was the (25) ______ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time.
A. result
B. cause
C. reason
D. effect
All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and (26) ______.
A. lately
B. next
C. second
D. then
Suitable games developed or were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (27) ______ sides and become involved.
A. choose
B. take
C. select
D. decide
The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (28) ______ for sports as entertainment.
A. requirement
B. need
C. request
D. demand
Personal space is a term that refers (23) ………. the distance we like to keep between ourselves and other people.
A. from
B. about
C. to
D. for
When (24) …………. we do not know well gets too close we usually begin to feel uncomfortable.
A. people
B. anyone
C. someone
D. nobody
If a business colleague comes closer than 1.2 meters, the most common response is to move (25) ……….
A. up
B. away
C. on
D. in
Some interesting (26) ……….. have been done in libraries.
A. survey
B. questionnaires
C. research
D. studies
People use newspapers (27) …….. a barrier between themselves and other people, and if they do not have one, they stare into the distance, making sure they are not looking into anyone’s eyes.
A. like
B. alike
C. as
D. such as