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A.in trouble B.in vain C.atstake D.at odds 67.She was so weak that she had to take vitamin pillsto what she lacked in her diet A.keep up B.get in C.make up D.combine with 68.It is generally accepted that a professional training program must the advances in the field A.liveup to B.keeppace with C.goalong with D.stand up for 69.In human history,agriculture was a big step of progress to which subsequently there was nothing until our machine age. A.comparable B.comparative C.relat D.related 70.Not all rain water from a cloud reaches the ground:some of it is lost through evaporation. A.falling B.fallen C.having fallen D.to fall Part IV ShortAnswer Questions (15minutes) Directions:In this part,there is a short passage with questions or incomplete statements.Read the passage carefully.Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. (not exceeding 10words) Americans have a reputation for being global illiterate,only one in ten can speak another language.That does not stop millions of American tourists,businessmen,diplomats and journalists from visiting and working in nearly every country in the world.Americans simply expect everyone el to know their language Few Americans study foreign langua nsively nd few Am an scho ls and ties ant to n ab t th people outside America,"says Chicago Spanish tutor Jody Miles, "It's sad,isn't it?"It's tha American attitude:"They will find me a guide who speaks English. The American preference for English is hardly discouraged in the nation's schools.At least 20percent of the country's high schools teach no foreign language at all.Few schools teach es to stude der 12.whe As a result, fewe than 3 percent of all high school graduates achieve"meaningful competence in a foreign anguage.But that is no bar to getting into the nation's colleges:only 8percent have a foreign language requirement.Some colleges permit students to take proficiency exams to demonstrate they can speak a foreign language,to some degree,instead of enrolling a language course. Harvard even allow ych out"of on year foreign an requirement Stdents can persuade health-cinic psychiatrists to attest their inability to learn another language. Still,there are many students who want to learn foreign languages.Some study Spanish to understand the country's growing Hispanic population:others want to study the language of their immigrant ancestors.Anotherreason toa foreign language is the tight job market.If youA.in trouble B.in vain C.at stake D.at odds 67.She was so weak that she had to take vitamin pills to _____ what she lacked in her diet. A.keep up B.get in C.make up D.combine with 68.It is generally accepted that a professional training program must _____ the advances in the field. A.live up to B.keep pace with C.go along with D.stand up for 69.In human history,agriculture was a big step of progress to which subsequently there was nothing _____ until our machine age. A.comparable B.comparative C.relative D.related 70.Not all rain water _____ from a cloud reaches the ground;some of it is lost through evaporation. A.falling B.fallen C.having fallen D.to fall Part IV Short Answer Questions(15minutes) Directions:In this part,there is a short passage with 5questions or incomplete statements.Read the passage carefully.Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.(not exceeding 10words) Americans have a reputation for being global illiterate,only one in ten can speak another language.That does not stop millions of American tourists,businessmen,diplomats and journalists from visiting and working in nearly every country in the world.Americans simply expect everyone else to know their language. Few Americans study foreign languages extensively and few American schools and universities ask them to.“We want to learn about the people outside America,”says Chicago Spanish tutor Jody Miles,“It's sad,isn't it?”It's that American attitude:“They will find me a guide who speaks English.” The American preference for English is hardly discouraged in the nation's schools.At least 20percent of the country's high schools teach no foreign language at all.Few schools teach languages to students under 12,when they can best learn another language.As a result, fewer than 3 percent of all high school graduates achieve “meaningful” competence in a foreign language.But that is no bar to getting into the nation's colleges;only 8percent have a foreign language requirement.Some colleges permit students to take proficiency exams to demonstrate they can speak a foreign language , to some degree , instead of enrolling a language course. Harvard even allows undergraduates to “psych out” of one-year foreign language requirement.Students can persuade health-clinic psychiatrists to attest their psychological inability to learn another language. Still,there are many students who want to learn foreign languages.Some study Spanish to understand the country's growing Hispanic population;others want to study the language of their immigrant ancestors.Another reason to learn a foreign language is the tight job market. If you
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