was ours to spend in any way we chose.No one thought of questioning that.That attitude,formed before we had learned to think,usually prevails through our life:"I made my money.I can spend it any way I like." But more and more we are reading that the people of the"Third World"feel bitter at us in the developed countries (with the United States far more developed than any of the others)for our seizing hold of two-thirds of the orld's ealth and living like kings while they work away all day toa bare living The money and the time we spend on pets is simply not our own to spend as we like in a time o widespread want and starvation.A relief organization advertises that for $33 a month they can give hospital care to a child suffering from kwashiorkorthe sever deficiency disease which is simply a starving for protein.Doing without such a pet.and then sending the money saved to a relief organization would mean over the years,several human lives no过Nt时rtna -not on a diet like ours,but on plain,basic,life-sustaining food.It is not unreasonable to believe that the amount of money we spend on the average pet dog could keep a child alive in a region of great poverty.To give what we would spend on a cat might not feed a child,but it would probably pay for his medical care or basic education.The oint needs no laboring.That s all that need be said. With a dog around,a person will be careful in taking to the relatives as well as to their friends 3.The dog even thinks that all the family members are dogs just as it is. 4.It is proposed in the text that those who own pets should get rid of them immediately 5.We do not feel that personally we are responsible for the afflicted and deprived people in other parts of the vorld beca use weliv 7.The money spent on pets is too little to be of any real use for solving the problems of poverty in the world. 8.Taking the responsibility of caring for pets can help make our children or even ourselves 9 The dog considers itself as 10.The author doesn't believe it to be true that a cat takes Part II Vocabulary and Structure (35 minutes) 11.Some people argue that the death does not necessarily reduce the number of murders. A)plot B)practice C)penalty D)pattern 12.Many personnel managers say it is getting harder and harder to honest applicants from the one B)disguisc C)dissolve D)discount 13.A study shows that students living in non-smoking dorms are less likely to the habit of smoking A）make up B)turn up C)drawup D)pick up 14 Almost all iob applicants are determined to leave a good on a potential employer A)illusion B)reputation C)im D)reflection _together in research activities A)specialize B)participate C)consist D)involve 16.Although they lost their jobs,savings and unemployment benefits allow the couple to their omfortable bome A)come in for B)catch up with C)look forward to D)hold on to2 But we do not, as a rule, feel a heavy personal responsibility for the afflicted and deprived, for we are pretty thoroughly formed by the individualistic, competitive society we live in. the first dime we ever made was ours to spend in any way we chose. No one thought of questioning that. That attitude, formed before we had learned to think, usually prevails through our life: “I made my money. I can spend it any way I like.” But more and more we are reading that the people of the “Third World” feel bitter at us in the developed countries (with the United States far more developed than any of the others) for our seizing hold of two-thirds of the world’s wealth and living like kings while they work away all day to earn a bare living. The money and the time we spend on pets is simply not our own to spend as we like in a time of widespread want and starvation. A relief organization advertises that for $33 a month they can give hospital care to a child suffering from kwashiorkor --- the sever deficiency disease which is simply a starving for protein. Doing without such a pet, and then sending the money saved to a relief organization would mean saving a life --- over the years, several human lives. Children not suffering from such a grave disease could be fed with half that amount --- not on a diet like ours, but on plain, basic, life-sustaining food. It is not unreasonable to believe that the amount of money we spend on the average pet dog could keep a child alive in a region of great poverty. To give what we would spend on a cat might not feed a child, but it would probably pay for his medical care or basic education. The point needs no laboring. That s all that need be said. 1. Dogs are like human beings in many ways. They can understand a lot what we say to them. 2. With a dog around, a person will be careful in taking to the relatives as well as to their friends. 3. The dog even thinks that all the family members are dogs just as it is. 4. It is proposed in the text that those who own pets should get rid of them immediately. 5. We do not feel that personally we are responsible for the afflicted and deprived people in other parts of the world because we live in an individualistic, competitive society. 6. There is no question that we can spend the money we earn in any way we choose. 7. The money spent on pets is too little to be of any real use for solving the problems of poverty in the world. 8. Taking the responsibility of caring for pets can help make our children or even ourselves _____. 9. The dog considers itself as ______. 10. The author doesn’t believe it to be true that a cat takes ______. Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (35 minutes) 11. Some people argue that the death ________ does not necessarily reduce the number of murders. A) plot B) practice C) penalty D) pattern 12. Many personnel managers say it is getting harder and harder to ________ honest applicants from the growing number of dishonest ones. A) distinguish B) disguise C) dissolve D) discount 13. A study shows that students living in non-smoking dorms are less likely to ________ the habit of smoking. A) make up B) turn up C) draw up D) pick up 14. Almost all job applicants are determined to leave a good ________ on a potential employer. A) illusion B) reputation C) impression D) reflection 15. A special feature of education at MIT is the opportunity for students and faculty to ________ together in research activities. A) specialize B) participate C) consist D) involve 16. Although they lost their jobs, savings and unemployment benefits allow the couple to ________ their comfortable home. A) come in for B) catch up with C) look forward to D) hold on to