TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2006)&-GRADE EIGHT-

Which of the following is NOT part of her job with the Department of Employment?

According to Miss Green, the main difference between the Department of Employment and the advertising agency lies in

Why did Miss green want to leave the advertising agency?

How did Miss Green react to a heavier workload in the new job?

The man stole the aircraft mainly because he wanted to

Which of the following statements about the man is TRUE?

The news is mainly about the city government's plan to

According to the news, what makes this credit card different from conventional ones is

The newly developed credit card is said to said to have all the following EXCEPT

When the book reviewer discusses the Internet University,

Which of the following is NOT seen as a potential danger of the Internet University?

According to the review, what is the fundamental mission of traditional university education?

Judging from the Three new roles envisioned for tomorrow's university faculty, university teachers

Which category of writing does the review belong to?

From the first paragraph, we get the impression that

Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Ray's hometown?

Form the passage we can infer that the relationship between Ray and his parents was

It can be inferred from the passage that Ray's father was all EXCEPT

The word debts in "very few debts are left unpaid" in the first paragraph means

Which of the following is NOT one of the geographical facts about the Indian frontier?

According to the passage, the Pathans welcomed

Building roads by the British

A suitable title for the passage would be

The sentence "Museum is a slippery word" in the first paragraph means that

The idea that museum could mean a mountain or an object originates from

"…… the skill of the fakers grew increasingly refined" in the third paragraph means that

Painting and sculptures on display in churches in the 15th century were

Modern museums came into existence in order to

Which is the main idea of the passage?

The Presidents during the American Civil War was          .

The capital of New Zealand is          .

Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of the British settlers?

The Prime Minister in Britain is head of          .

Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?

The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by          .

_____ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines.

What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion of          .

The words "kid, child, offspring" are examples of          .

The distinction between parole and langue was made by          .

Translate the following text into English. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.

Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering.
You ask, what is our policy? I say it is to wage war by land, sea and air. War with all our might and with all the strength God has given us, and to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy.
You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word, it is victory. Victory at all costs –victory in spite of all terrors –victory, however long and hard the road may be, for with out victory there is no survival.
Let that be realized: no survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge, the impulse of the ages, that mankind shall move forward toward his goal.
Chinese people has never thought of human being as the highest creature among everything since ancient times, whose reflection takes a quite appropriate proportion with all others in our natural world in both aspects of philosophy and arts, but not as an absolute dominant  ruler. Therefore, our bitterness and depression are basically less than those of westerners, because the intensity of which is growing with the expansion of one's desire and ambition. People in the agriculture society enjoyed far less than people in the industry society, thus their wants are far less either. Besides, ancient Chinese always regard "not confined by material, not driven by material" as the major philosophy. It not means we do not have misers, but in comparison with Mauriat and Balzac's miser and aspirant, that is dwarfed. Chinese people almost characterized by moderation, peacefulness, insecular, plainess, and easier to get satisfied than westerners.

Joseph Epstein, a famous American writer, once said "we decide what is important and what is trivial in life. We decide that what makes us significant is either what we do or what we refuse to do. But no matter how indifferent the universe may be to our choices and decisions, these choices and decisions are ours to make. We decide, we choose. And as we decide and choose, so are our lives formed. In the end, forming our own destiny is what ambition is about”. Do you agree or disagree with him? Write an essay of about 400 words entitled:
On Ambition
In the first part of your writing you should state 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. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.
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 composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.