Part I Questions 1-10 are based on Passage 1. Passage 1 (1)The early time when anything like badminton was played was some two thousand years ago when people in China played a game kicking a kind of shuttlecock around.(2) Much late,in the nineteenth century,a game called 'Battledore and Shuttlecock'was played indoors in English country houses.Then,in 1873,some army officers who (3)staying at Badminton House,a large country house in the county of Avon in England,(4)named the game was'Badminton'.When they returned to their duties in India,they continued to play badminton and (5)producing the first set of rules for the game,which they played out of doors.Soon,in 1875,an officers'badminton club was started in Folkestone,on the south coast of England.(6)To 1893,fourteen badminton clubs had been established and together they formed the Badminton Association of England and (7)agreed a set of Laws of the Game. Between 1900 and 1934,the game developed rapidly across Europe,Asia and the USA. Probably,(8)most influential figure in the sport at that time was a man called George Thomas.He won 21 All-England titles and over eighty international titles.He (9)write books about badminton and the laws of badminton for others to use.In 1934,when the International Badminton Federation was founded,he became its first president. The importance of badminton as a world sport (10)was recognize first by the introduction of the World Championships,which were first held in Malmo,Sweden in 1977 and then by its inclusion in the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992. In Passage 1,there are altogether 10 mistakes,which are numbered and underlined.Now correct the errors.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. PartⅡ Questions 11-20 are based on Passage 2. Passage 2 Public buses running on Beijing's streets are more eye-catching compared with their former dull color.However,five or six years ago,when many other Chinese cities began to decorate their public buses with colorful advertisements,Beijing remained unmoved, allegedly out of consideration for maintaining the stately grace of the capital. But Beijing's'lofty posture'did not last long under the pressure of the market economy.Since 1993,most public buses have been wrapped in brightly colored ads,many featuring striking images. 941Part j Questions 1一10 are based on Passage 1. Passage 1 (1)The early time when anything like badminton was played was some two thousand years ago when people in China played a game kicking a kind of shuttlecock around.(2) Much late，in the nineteenth century, a game called‘Battledore and Shuttlecock' was played indoors in English country houses. Then，in 1873，some army officers who (3)staying at Badminton House, a large country house in the county of Avon in England，<4) named the game was‘Badminton'.When they returned to their duties in India, they continued to play badminton and (5)producing the first set of rules for the game，which they played out of doors. Soon, in 1875，an officers’badminton club was started in Folkestone, on the south coast of England. (61 To 1893，fourteen badminton clubs had been established and together they formed the Badminton Association of England and(7)agreed a set of Laws of the Game. Between 1900 and 1934，the game developed rapidly across Europe, Asia and the USA. Probably, (8)most influential figure in the sport at that time was a man called George Thomas. He won 21 All-England titles and over eighty international titles. He(9)write books about badminton and the laws of badminton for others to use. In 1934，when the International Badminton Federation was founded, he became its first president. The importance of badminton as a world sport(10)was recognize first by the introduction of the World Championships, which were first held in Malmo，Sweden in 1977 and then by its inclusion in the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992. In Passage 1 an sw ers mistakes, which are numbered and underlined. Now the Answer Sheet. 门 n ， 工 0 are altogether Part Ii Passage 2. Passage 2 ur on on correct the errors. there W riteyo Questions 11一 20 are based Public buses former dull color. runnuig Beijing’s streets are more eye-catching compared with their However decorate their public buses allegedly out of consideration five or six years with colorful for maintaining But Beijing’s‘lofty posture n ot ago, when many other Chinese cities began to advertisements, Beijing remained unmoved， the stately grace of the capital. last long under the pressure of the market economy, featuring .Since 1993 most public did buseshave been wrapped in brightly colored ads，仃iany striking images. 941