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[单项选择]Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.
Which of the following is CORRECT about the difference between optimists and pessimists
A. Optimists live a more wealthy life than pessimists.
B. Optimism can help explain the setbacks while pessimism cannot.
C. Pessimists attribute failure to temporary causes, but optimists don’t.
D. Pessimists usually blame themselves for their mistakes, while optimists don’t.
[填空题]Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
According to the latest OECD Migration Outlook, America received 1,107,000 permanent immigrants in 2008. About 73% of them came for family re-unification, which often means they are unskilled. About 15% came as refugees, and only 7% were labour migrants, meaning they came for work. There were also 340,700 temporary migrants who came on student visas. So much family and refugee migration makes sense for humanitarian reasons, but does it make sense economically The American economy would benefit from more skilled workers, so why do they make up such a small fraction of migrant flows
The low fraction of labour migrants in America is due to the few work visas available. Most labour migrants must have an American employer sponsor them. Most skilled workers initially come as temporary migrants under an H1-B visa. After a few years, if your employer sponsors you, this can be converted into permanent reside
[单项选择]Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following passage．
American money can be quite confusing．The bills or paper money are all of the same color and size．One has to look carefully to he sure he is giving out a $1 bill and not a$10 bill，for example．Furthermore，new bills stick together easily，Be sure this does not happen to you．Coins are also confusing．This is partly because some of them have two names，partly because the size does not indicate the value．The ten．cent coin is smaller than the five—cent coin，for example．In addition，all coins are silver—colored except the penny(one cent)which is brown color or copper-colored．
One cent，or a penny，is the coin of smallest value，equal to 1/100 of a dollar．It is useful for some parking meters and some sales taxes but a penny does not buy very much! Five pennies are equal to one nickel．A coin of ten cents，the smallest in size of all the coins，is one of the most useful．It is used for pay-phones，buying newspapers from coi
A. A one—cent coin or a penny．
B. A five—cent coin or a nickel．
C. A ten—cent coin．
D. A twenty—five—cent coin or a quarter．
[单项选择]Questions 16 to 18 are based on the following passage．The advantage of“Full Board”over“Room Only”or“Group House”is that______are included．
A．electricity and phone bills B．food and electricity C．gas and phone bills D．water and interact
[单项选择]Questions 32 to 35 are based on the following passage．
A national survey showed that many of America’s public school teachers spend their own time expanding the knowledge and skins．Professional training is a way of life for many teachers．Some even go to summer schools to learn new skills and keep up with advances in technology．
The average teacher has 25 years of classroom experience and mole than half hold a master’s degree．Nearly 23 percent began fulltime teaching within the past five years．This statistic should cause some concerns because it means a large number of teachers are reaching the retirement age．If this trend is not recognized，at some point this will result in an experience gap．
With salaries based on fewer hours and no overtime，the complaints of the teachers become more understandable．Many outsiders feel that the long summer vacations justify lower pay scales，but in reality，many teachers spend a good part of their vocation honing their ski
A. They either have a master’s degree or enough experience．
B. They spend time expanding their knowledge and skills．
C. They are asked to keep up with advanced technology．
D. They must go to summer school to learn new skills．
[单项选择] Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.
At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now listen to the passage.
What happened to the London underground railway about three decades ago
A. The workers on the underground platforms were replaced by machines.
B. It became the first completely automatic railway in the world.
C. A completely automatic line was added to its network.
D. Its trains became computer-controlled.
[单项选择] Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
What kind of sounds is harmful for your hearing
A. Traffic on a busy street.
B. Jet plane taking off.
C. Sound that the average person can hear.
D. Sounds up to 80 decibels.
[单项选择] Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
When did the shopping center plan to open
A. 3 weeks ago.
B. 5 weeks ago.
C. 8 weeks ago.
D. 11 weeks ago.
[单项选择] Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.
At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the
questions.
Emily Dickinson was widely recognized after ______.
A. Henry James highly referred to her
B. seven of her poems were published
C. her poems became known to others
D. she had been dead for many years
[单项选择] Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage.
At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now, listen to the passage.
Robert Spring spent 15 years ______.
A. running a bookstore in Philadelphia
B. corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson
C. as a forger
D. as a respectable dealer
