[单项选择]Students learning English find the news a useful （　） of language practice. To improve their listening comprehension, they listen to the news on the radio and watch it on television.
A. resource
B. origin
C. source
D. illustration

[单项选择]In learning English, many students ___________ an e-dictionary to a paper one.
A. like
B. expect
C. prefer
D. respect

[填空题]Nowadays students are keen on learning to use computer, because they are aware that______(在信息时代，这是必不可少的技能).

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Students should be jealous. Not only do babies get to doze their days away, but they’ve also mastered the fine art of learning in their sleep.
By the time babies are a year old they can recognize a lot of sounds and even simple words. Marie Cheour at the university of Turku in Finland suspected that they might progress this fast because they learn language while they sleep as well as when they are awake.
To test the theory, Cheour and their colleagues studied 45 newborn babies in the first days of their lives. They exposed all the infants to an hour of Finnish vowel sounds-one that sounds like "oo", another like "ee" and a third boundary vowel peculiar to Finnish and similar languages that sounds like something in between. EEG recording of the infants brains before and after the session showed that the newborns could not distinguish the sounds.
Fifteen of the babies then went back with their mothers, while the
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned

[单项选择]It is because English is very useful （）
A. what we study hard
B. which we study hard
C. why we study it hard
D. that we study it hard

[单项选择]After all, not even （　） speakers of English find it easy to do some reading aloud correctly in RP(Received Pronunciation).
A. national
B. native
C. natural
D. non-stop

[多项选择]Do you find the Internet useful for your work/studies (Does the Internet help you in your work/studies)

[填空题]How useful (有用的) English is! ______ language English is!

[多项选择]
In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.

[单项选择]

Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you arc looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English.
Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.
Global English Centre
* General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
* 3-month(700 yuan), 6-month (1 200 yuan) and one-year (2 000 yuan) courses.
* Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon.-Fri.
* Experienced college English teachers.
* Close to city centre and bus stops.
Tel: 67605272 Add : 105 Zhongshan Road, 100082
Modem Language School
* Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills.
Small classes (12-16 students) on Sat. & Sun. from 2:00 - 5:00 pm.
A. 60 yuan
B. 240 yuan
C. 720 yuan
D. 1 000 yuan