ttitude of its citizens, in a word, they were gamblers. Where you Is up to became rich, but most of them were bitterly disappointed. After having uprooted themselves you. There is a wide choice but Las Vegas is psychologically lace to visit. You see, the casinos are open twenty-four hours dangerous from home and after traveling the long dangerous road to California, they had found little rovide free drinks, free food and free entertainment with the most stars of or nothing. Some returned home. But many remained in California to work and to settle as the world. They try to make gambling a pleasure ordinary citizens without the riches they had dreamed of Moreover, what is quite fascinating about the Vegas casinos is that there are no clocks visible any where. There is nothing to distract you from gambling. For PART V CLOZE(15 points: 15x1'=15 when the gamblers lose, the casinos win. In this section there is a passage with 15 blanks. Decide which of the choices given Questions 63-64 are based on Passage 6 would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 63. The word"viable"in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to There are two ty pes of tests used in modern schools. The first one is A. capable of surviving sometimes called a(n)(66)""test. It is intended to(67) facts, not persona B. sensible this test, the teacher writes(69 C. disinfected one correct answer. For(70) a student's memory of facts, it has advantages. It D. uninfected can be(71)- quickly by the teacher or even by a machine, and can find out a 64. The doctors said that great deal about the student's(72) of knowledge. But sometimes this test is not A. the boy will probably be able to use his arm again So, for a clearer picture of what the student knows, the teacher use(74) B the boy ely be able to use his arm again tests, which require long answers to(75) questions. The advantages are that it the boy will possibly not be able to use his arm again reduces of luck and shows the (77) more about the D. both A and c student's ability to put facts together into mean ingful(78) PASSAGE 6 Whether an objective test or an essay test is used, problems(79) When It took more than ten hours for five surgeons and two anesthetists, working the two are used, together, a fairly clear picture of the student's knowledge can be The 22-month-old baby woke up only minutes after the operation, doctors said. (66)A informal B subjective C aptitude D objective Now his parents wait to see if the incredibly complex and difficult operat ion has (67)A. deal with B look for C. discover D. recite been a complete success (68)A prepare for B take C. make up D. make After Ryan's arm had been severed in two places, the two parts were packed in (69)Aa bunch of B. a series of C amount of ice for the journey to Washington. Ice keeps a severed limb viable for valuable (70)A testing B knowing D, improving hours longer so that surgeons have a chance to sew it back (71)Aseen C. found out D. corrected Now Ryan has gone through all this, what are his chances of making a (72)A problem D. range complete recovery? About 60-40, the doctors said. (73)A satisfactory B contented D. satisfied technically successful, but it will be some months before we know whether the (75)A. ordinary B essay C achievement D. intelligence B. difficult C D. broad Ryan's mother, Mrs. Glynis Millard, said, "We are so grateful to the (76)A influence B element C. distur bance D. idea doctors who rformed this miracle (77)Aexaminer B. examinee C. testee Question 65 in the days of the gold rush. many of the settlers (79)A are avoided B exis F (78)A idea C. whol C (80)A describe B. obtained C painted D. taken A nothing and returned home B. their riches and remained there PART VI WRITING (10 points) C. nothing but settled there Directions: Write on ANSWER SHEET a note of about 50-60 words D. their roots there based on the following situ atio You ve read on the notice board that the university library is P looking for a part-time library assistant who can work at weekends Life was hard and rough in the days of the California gold rush. A few of the adventurers ou think that your classmate, George, is a suitable person for this6 attitude of its citizens, in a word, they were gamblers. Where you gamble is up to you. There is a wide choice but Las Vegas is psychologically a most dangerous place to visit. You see, the casinos are open twenty-four hours of the day; they provide free drinks, free food and free entertainment with the most popular stars of the world. They try to make gambling a pleasure. Moreover, what is quite fascinating about the Vegas casinos is that there are no clocks visible anywhere. There is nothing to distract you from gambling. For when the gamblers lose, the casinos win. Questions 63-64 are based on Passage 6 63. The word "viable" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to A. capable of surviving B. sensible C. disinfected D. uninfected 64. The doctors said that A. the boy will probably be able to use his arm again B. the boy will surely be able to use his arm again C. the boy will possibly not be able to use his arm again D. both A and C PASSAGE 6 It took more than ten hours for five surgeons and two anesthetists, working through the night, to sew back Ryan Millard's left arm. The 22-month-old baby woke up only minutes after the operation, doctors said. Now his parents wait to see if the incredibly complex and difficult operation has been a complete success. After Ryan's arm had been severed in two places, the two parts were packed in ice for the journey to Washington. Ice keeps a severed limb viable for valuable hours longer so that surgeons have a chance to sew it back. Now Ryan has gone through all this, what are his chances of making a complete recovery? About 60-40, the doctors said. Hospital secretary, Mr. David Ashley, said yesterday, "The operation was technically successful, but it will be some months before we know whether the baby will have 100percent use of his arm." Ryan's mother, Mrs. Glynis Millard, said, "We are so grateful to the doctors who have performed this miracle." Question 65 is based on Passage 7 65. Life was rough in the days of the gold rush, many of the settlers found . A. nothing and returned home B. their riches and remained there C. nothing but settled there D. their roots there Passage 7 Life was hard and rough in the days of the California gold rush. A few of the adventurers became rich, but most of them were bitterly disappointed. After having uprooted themselves from home and after traveling the long, dangerous road to California, they had found little or nothing. Some returned home. But many remained in California to work and to settle as ordinary citizens without the riches they had dreamed of. P A R T V C LO ZE ( 1 5 p o i nt s: 1 5 x 1 ’=1 5 ’) In this section there is a passage with 15 blanks. Decide which of the choices given would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Th e r e ar e t w o ty p e s of te st s u se d in mo d er n sc ho ol s. Th e first one is sometimes called a(n) (66)" "test. It is intended to (67) facts, not personal opinions. To (68) this test, the teacher writes (69) questions with only one correct answer. For (70) a student's memory of facts, it has advantages. It can be (71) quickly by the teacher or even by a machine, and can find out a great deal about the student's (72) of knowledge. But sometimes this test is not (73) . So, for a clearer picture of what the student knows, the teacher use (74)" " tests, which require long answers to (75) questions. The advantages are that it reduces the (76) of luck and shows the (77) more about the student’s ability to put facts together into mean ingful (78) . Whether an objective test or an essay test is used, problems (79) . When the two are used, together, a fairly clear picture of the student’s knowledge can be (80) . (66) A. informal B. subjective C. aptitu de D. objective (67) A. deal with B. look for C. discover D. recite (68) A. prepare for B. take C. make up D. make (69) A. a bunch of B. a series of C. amount of D. few (70) A. testing B. knowing C. helping D. improving (71) A. seen B. scored C. found out D. corrected (72) A. problem B. understanding C. awareness D. range ( 7 3 ) A. satisfactory B. contented C. disappointing D. satisfied (74) A. formal B. essay C. achievement D. intelligence (75) A. ordinary B. difficult C. special D. broad (76) A. influence B. element C. disturbance D. idea (77) A. examiner B. examinee C. testee D. candidate (78) A. idea B. thought C. whole D. unit (79) A. are avoided B. exist C. rise D. arise (80) A. describe B. obtained C. painted D. taken P A R T V I W R ITIN G ( 1 0 p o i n t s) D i re c t i o n s: Wri t e o n AN S WER S H EET a n ot e o f a b o ut 5 0 - 6 0 wo rd s b a se d o n t h e f o l l o wi n g si t u a t i o n : Y o u ’ v e r e a d o n t h e n o t i c e b o ar d t h a t t h e u n i v e r si t y l i b r ar y i s l o o k i n g f o r a p a r t-t i m e l i b r ar y a ssi st a n t w h o c a n w o r k a t w e e k e n d s. 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