Directions: Read the passage again carefully and try to find out which word or phrase in the passage might mean the same as described.The paragraph in which the word or phrase appears is indicated in the brackets. 6.Used to describe something going by very quickly,especially time.(para 1) 7.Having the use of something with somebody else.(para 2) 8.To take a certain course or study it.(para 2) 9.To become a member of a certain organization.(para 3) 10.A group of people.(para 4) Part II Directions: Read the following statements after Passages 2 3 and then choose an answer from A,B,C and D that can best complete the statements based on the information you get from the passages.Write your answers on your answer sheet.(30 points,3 points each) Passage 2 Changes in Livelihood AUTHORITATIVE SCHOLARS place China's social development at the 'lower medium level'compared to the rest of the world.China has gone through several twists and turns since 1949,and many people's lives have changed for better or worse as a result.However, today a general improvement is evident Since 1978 in particular,many people's life-styles have improved at a greater pace than in the previous 30 years. Chinese have not only improved on their diet,clothing,housing and the products they use every day,but their disposable income has also grown as well.By the end of June 1995, rural and urban bank savings amounted to 3,545.8 billion yuan. Figures show that since the 1990s communications equipment,houses,apartments and cars have bugun to replace TV sets,refregerators and washing machines (which in turn replaced bikes,watches and sewing machines at the beginning of the 1980s)as the largest individual consumption items. According to a conservative estimate,China has about 100,000 private cars today. Seven percent of urban residents have installed home phones.The Chinese Post and Telecommunications Ministry plans 120 million new phone lines for the year 2000,or a phone for every urban household.Today fax machines,computers and mobile phones are very common and face a booming market. 923Directions Read the passage again carefully and try to find out which word or phrase in the passage might mean the same 副described. The paragraph in which the word or phrase appears is indicated in the brackets. 6. Used to describe something going by very quickly , especially time. (para 1) 7. Having the use of something with somebody else. (para 2) 8. To take a certain course or study it. (para 2) 9. To become a member of a certain organization. (para 3) 10. A group of people. (para 4) Part II Directions Read the following statements after Passages 2 & 3 and then choose an answer from A. B. C and D that can best complete the statements based on the information you get from the passag Write your answers on your answer sheet. (30 points. 3 points each) Passage 2 Changes in Livelihood AUTHORITATIVE SCHOLARS place China's social development at the ‘ lower medium level' compared to the rest of the world. China has gone through several twists and turns since 1949 , and many people's lives have changed for better or worse as a result. However, todaya general improvement is evident Since 1978 in particular. many people' slife-styles have improved at a greater pace than in the previous 30 years. Chinese have not only improved on their diet , clothing , housing and the products they use every day , but their disposable income has also grown as welL By the end of June 1995 , rural and urban bank savings amounted to 3 ,545.8 billion yuan. Figures show that since the 1990s communications equipment , houses, apartments and cars have bugun to replace TV sets, refregerators and washing machines (which in turn replaced bikes, watches and sewing machines at the beginning of the 1980s) as the largest individual consumption items. According to a conservative estimate , China has about 100 ,000 private cars today. Seven percent of urban residents have installed home phones. The Chinese Post and Telecommunications Ministry plans 120 million new phone lines for the year 2000 , or a phone for every urban household. Today fax machines, computers and mobile phones are very common and face a boomingmarket. 923