TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2008)&GRADE EIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary doesn't seem to favour the idea of a new airport because

Which of the following is NOT mentioned by Mary as a potential disadvantage?

Freddy has cited the following advantages for a new airport EXCEPT

Mary thinks that people dont need to do much travel nowadays as a result of

We learn from the conversation that Freddy is Marys ideas,

What is the main idea of the news item?

The tapes of the Apollo-11 mission were first stored in

What does the news item say about Richard Nafzger?

The example in the news item is cited mainly to show

According to Dr. Flores, hospitals and clinics

According to the passage, the new college-entrance system is designed to

What seems to be the effect of introducing the new system?

According to critics, the popularity of private education is mainly the result of

According to the passage, there seems to be disagreement over the adoption of the new system between the following groups EXCEPT

Which of the following adjectives best describes the authors treatment of the topic?

Which of the following details of Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones is INCORRECT?

Most importantly, people like Wilfred have brought to traditional British farming

Which of the following does NOT contribute to the emergence of a new class of farmers?

What is seen as their additional source of new income?

The sentence in the last paragraph “...Britain isn’t catching up with mainland Europe; its leading the way" implies that

From the description in the passage, we learn that

According to the passage, the4mplication of the performance is that

The passage cites the following examples EXCEPT __________ to show seny at work.

In the last but two paragraphs, the Ramblas is described as “a front-row seat for Barcelona’s longest running theatrical event”. What does it mean?

What is the main impression of the scenes on the Ramblas?

What happened to the four remaining lawyers after Patricks disappearance?

Which of the following statements contains a metaphor?

According to the passage, what is the main cause of Patrick stealing the money?

The lawyers were described as being all the following EXCEPT

Which of the following implies a contrast?

The largest city in Canada is

According to the United States Constitution, the legislative power is invested in

Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States?

The head of the executive branch in New Zealand is

The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, is an important poetic work by

Who wrote The American?

All of the following are well-known female writers in 20th -century Britain EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human language?

What type of sentence is “Mark likes fiction, but Tim is interested in poetry.”?

The phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is called

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translate the underlined part of the following text into English. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
都市寸土千金,地价炒得越来越高,今后将更高｡拥有一个小小花园的希望,对寻常之辈不啻是一种奢望,一种梦想｡
我想,其实谁都有一个小小花园,这便是我们的内心世界｡人的智力需要开发,人的内心世界也是需要开发的｡人和动物的区别,除了众所周知的诸多方面,恐怕还在于人有内心世界｡心不过是人的一个重要脏器,而内心世界是一种景观,它是由外部世界不断地作用于内心渐渐形成的｡每个人都无比关注自己及至亲至爱之人心脏的渐损,以至于稍有微疾便惶惶不可终日｡但并非每个人都关注自己及至亲至爱之人的内心世界的阴晴｡

Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
But, as has been true in many other cases, when they were at last married, the most ideal of situations was found to have been changed to the most practical. Instead of having shared their original duties, and as school-boys would say, going halves, they discovered that the cares of life had been doubled. This led to some distressing moments for both our friends; they understood suddenly that instead of dwelling in heaven they were still upon earth, and had made themselves slaves to new laws and limitations. Instead of being freer and happier than ever before, they had assumed new responsibilities; they had established a new household, and must fulfill in some way or another the obligations of it. They looked back with affection to their engagement; they had been longing to have each other to themselves, apart from the world, but it seemed they never felt so keenly that they were still units in modern society.

In a few months’ time you are going to graduate from university. How do you think your college years have prepared you for your future life? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic:
What I have learned from my years at university
In the first part of your essay you should state dearly 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.
Mark will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result
in a loss of marks
Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.