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Are the statements true(T)or false(F)? )16.A blog is an easy-to-use personal website. ()17.On a blog,you can write your opinions and post photos. ()18.You can't communicate with other people. ()19.It takes a long time to set up a blog. ()20.It doesn't cost anything to set up a blog. Passage B(2 points each,10 points in total) Read the article and match headings A-H with paragraphs 1-5.There are three headings you don't need.Then write your answer on the answer sheet. A.Why I love going to the ballet B.Where the idea came from C.Why I was worried D.Romeo and Juliet is the perfect choice E.A new star is born in Chicago F.How they found the young people G.My final thoughts H.A dancer's life Can ballet change lives? 21Last night I was worried,very worried.I had the job of going to watch amateur ballet dancers performing on stage with one of the UK's top professional ballet companies.A performance like this seemed very risky and I asked myself,'Are they mad?'Before I tell you the answer,I'll tell you why I had such big doubts. 22The idea of mixing amateur and professional dancers started a couple of years ago when two friends with very different jobs found a way of working together.One of the men had created an award-winning TV series.Musicality,in which amateurs trained to perform in the musical Chicago.The other man runs a charity called Youth at Risk which works with young people who have serious problems with aggression and antisocial behaviour.Although it was a risk.the two men thought they could make a TV programme in which ballet changed the lives of young people with problems. 23Their idea was this:if the young people could accept the strict discipline and challenge of ballet training,it would build their self-esteem and give them new confidence in themselves.The first step was to find suitable teenagers to take part and they asked teachers and youth workers already working professionally with young people at risk,to find candidates for the project.Through them 300 young people joined the programme and 1336

Are the statements true{T)or false{F)? ( ) 16. A blog is an easy-to-use personal website. ( ) 17. On a blog , you can write your opinions and post photos. ( ) 18. You can' t communicate with other people. ( )1 9. It takes a long time to set up a blog. ( )20. It doesn't cost anything to set up a blog. Passage B (2 points each I 10 points in total) Read the article and match headings A-H with paragraphs 1-5. There are three headings you don' t need. Then write.Your answer on the answer sh崎1. A. Why 1 love going to the ballet B. Where the idea came from C. Why 1 was worried D. Romeo and ] uliet is the perfect choice E. A new star is born in Chicago F. How they found the young people G. My final thoughts H. A dancer' s life Can ballet change Ii 臼? 匹口 Last night 1 was worried , worried.I had the job of going to watch amateur ballet dancers performing on stage with one of the UK' s top professional ballet companies. A performance like this seemed very risky and 1 asked myself,‘Are they mad?' Before 1 tell you the answer, 1' 11 te11 you why 1 had such big doubts. 医口 The ideaωaofmmi旧nIlX gammaateu盯川rand 严阳rof 臼蚓剖阳 when two friends with very different jobs found a way of working together. One of the men had created an award-winning TV series. Musicality ,in which amateurs trained to perform in the musical Chicago. The other man runs a charity ca11ed Youth at Risk which works with young people who have serious problems with aggression and antisocial behaviour. Although it was a risk. the two men thought they could make a TV programme in which ballet changed the lives of young people with problems. 医口 Their idea WqS this: if the young people could ac the strict discipline and cha11enge of ba11et training , it would build their self-esteem and give them new confidence in themselves. The first step was to find suitable teenagers to take part and they asked teachers and youth workers already working professiona11y with young people at risk , to find candidates for the project. Through them 300 young people joined the programme and 1336

although about half dropped out , in the end sixty teenagers appeared on stage in the public performance. 因~ The ballet they chose was ei ProkoH Romeo and ] uliet choreogr ed by Sir Kenneth MacMillan. The story of Romeo and J uliet incl udes family conflict , the generation gap , gangs, murder, young love and teenage suicide so it is the perfect mirror for the lives of troubled young people in today' s society. 医口 Going back to my original question: 'Are they mad?' The answer is deHnitely ‘ no'. As soon as the ballet started, my worries disappeared. It was amazing how these unlikely dancers were magically transformed into their characters. At the end of the evening 1 was left with this thought: ‘ ballet can change lives' . It is a dancing cure , not a talking cure; it is silent so it stops arguments. III. Cloze Choose the best answer for each blank from the four choices given and write your answer on the Answer Sheet. (2 points each , 10 points in total) Influenza is a viral infection. The flu 26 which caused the 1918 27 was 25 times more deadly than normal and it caused more deaths than the First W orld War. The consequences of a massive 28 一一一 could be disastrous for 29 一一一一. For example , a cloud of ash could 。一一一一_ the sun and the molten lava would destroy everything in its path. 26. A. virus B. chemical C. epidemic D. wave 27. A. impact B. disaster c. pandemic D. eruption 28. A. forest fire B. tsunami C. greenhouse gas D. volcanic eruption 29. A. terrorists B. scientists C. humanity D. mass migration 30. A. block out B. head for C. put out D. wipe out N. Writing(30 points) 31. Write an essay giving arguments for and against the statement,‘University students should pay for their own education' , and state your own opinion. Remember to • Start with a statement that most people will agree with. • Explain why the issue is controversial. • Present the arguments in favour(for)the statement. • Present the arguments against the statement. • End with a conclusion that pulls together both sides of the argument. 1337