環(huán)球雅思學校5分入學測試題

1、1,環(huán)球雅思學校入學測試題READINGREADINGPASSAGE1Questions1-4Readthefollowingnotice.UsingNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSformthepassageanswerthequestionsbelow.FIRENOTICEIntheeventoffire,theALARMwillring.Onhearingthefirealarm,allthoseintheWestWingshouldevacuatethebuildingbystaircaseJ.Rooms1to199areintheWestWine.Allothersshoul

2、dusestaircaseA.TheassemblyareaforoccupantsoftheWestWingisthestaffcarparkattherearofthebuilding.Allothersassembleinthefrontcourtyard.Evacuatethebuildingevenifthealarmstops.Ifyoudiscoverafire,shout"FIRE"andoperatethenearestfirealarm.Attackthefirewithanextinguisherbuttonottakeanyrisks.Informr

3、eceptionbydialing3333.AnswerthewestwingExampleWhereisroom1?1. Youareinroom101.Whichstaircaseshouldyouusetoevacuatethebuilding?2. Youareinroom201.Whereshouldyouwaitoutsideafterevacuatingthebuilding?3. Whatshouldyoudoifthealarmstops?4. Whoshouldyoucontactifyoudiscoverafire?Readingpassage2LivingExpense

4、s-AGuideforOverseasStudents1 Inthemid-1990sitisestimatedthatastudentlivingalonerequiresonaverage$12,000inlivingexpensesforeachyearofstudy.Ofcourse,thesecostsincreasewithtime.2 Uponarrival,studentsshouldhavefundsinexcessoftheaveragetocoverthecostoftextbooksandestablishmentexpensessuchasrentalbondpaym

5、entandbasicfurnitureitems.Theamountspentonfood,recreation,andentertainmentexpenseswillvaryaccordingtorequirements,budget,andlocation.3 Thosewhoarepreparedtoliveinsharedaccommodation,whichmaynotbesuitableforall,mightmanageon$10,000peryear.ItispreferableforoverseasstudentswhoseEnglishisinneedofpractic

6、etotakeadvantageoflive-insituationswithnative-speakerswheneverpossible.However,sharingwithfriendswhoareeasytocommunicatewithisprobablymoresensibleatfirst.4 Theabovefiguresdonotincludethecostoflargenon-essentialitemssuchashouseholdequipmentoracar.OwningandmaintainingamotorvehicleisexpensiveinAustrali

7、a.Insuranceiscompulsoryandcostly,andparkingbothonandofcampuscanbeaproblemrequiringadditionalexpense.Itisnotadvisableforastudenttoownacarunlessitisabsolutelynecessary.Areasonablesecond-handcarcancostinexcessof$40005 Educationalinstitutionsarealmostalwaysservicedbyreliablepublictransport.Theuniversity

8、andcollegecampuseswithinthemajorcitiesarewellservedbypublicbusses.Inaddition,thelargercitieshaveextensivetrainsystems.Forexample,inSydney,mostcollegeanduniversitycampusesareonly10or20minutesfromarailstation.6 Thesummervacationrequiresspecialfinancialplanning.Expensesforthisperiodmustbecarefullyestim

9、atedandaddedtocostsfortheacademicyearinordertogivearealistictotalfigureforthecalendaryear.Theyarenotincludedintheestimated$10,000-$12,000previouslyquoted.Universityeatingfacilities,andsomeuniversityandcollegehousingfacilities,closeduringthistime.Asageneralrule,internationalstudentsshouldexpecttospen

10、datleastasmuchonmonthlylivingexpensesduringthesummerastheydoduringtheacademicyear.7Underpresentimmigrationregulations,internationalstudentsareallowedtoworkupto20hoursduringtermtimeandfull-timeduringvacation.Itisimpossibleforstudentstoexpecttoearnsufficientfundsworkingpart-timetopayfortuitionfeesandl

11、ivingcosts.Whilesomestudentsareabletosupplementtheirfundswithmoneyfrompart-timeand/orvacationwork,suchworkisnotalwaysregularevenwhenavailable,andthiscancontributetoanxietyandstudyproblems.Ingeneral,itisunrealistictostartacoursewithinsufficientfundsinthehopethat"somethingwillturnup".Student

12、sshouldbeawarethatvacationworkhasbecomemoredifficulttofindoverthelastfewyears,butthoseinterestedcancontacttheCommonwealthEmploymentServiceortheStudents'Uniononcampus.8 WarmclothesarenecessaryinthesouthernStatesduringwintermonths,asnighttemperaturescandroptolessthan10degreesCelsius.Studentsshould

13、bringasmuchclothingfromhomeaspossible,especiallyiffundsarelimited.InformationonwheretobuyinexpensiveclothescanbeobtainedfromtheInternationalStudentCentreofmostcollegesanduniversities.9 Donotrushintobuyingexpensivetextbooks.Itisadvisabletowaituntilyourfirstlecturesandtutorials,andthenaskacademicstaff

14、whicharetheessentialpurchases.Thereisusuallyasecond-handbookshoponcampus,andusedtextsarealsoadvertisedonfacultynoticeboards.10 TheStudents'Unioncoordinatesanumberofoutletsonthevariousuniversitycampusesthatprovidestationeryitemsandotheressentialstudyequipmentatreasonableprices.Somecoursesrequires

15、pecialisedequipmentwhichcanbequitecostly,anditiswisetocheckanyadditionalcostsinvolvedwiththecourseofyourchoice.11 Ingeneral,thosepracticallyorientatedcoursestendtoincurhigheradditionalcosts.Expensesforbooks,stationery,andequipmentvarygreatly,butyoushouldallowapproximately$500-$1000ayear.12 Mostunive

16、rsitycampuseshavebanksand/orcreditunions.Thebanksissuedrafts,traveller'schequesorforeigncurrencynotes,andaccepttelexorairmailtransactions.Insomecollegesanduniversitiesthecreditunionistheinstitution'sowncreditunion.Inadditiontonormalbankingandfinancialservices(withnotransactioncharges),credit

17、unionsusuallyprovidespecialservicesforinternationalstudents.13 MoneymaybedepositedorwithdrawnfrombranchesofthecreditunionsandbanksduringbusinesshoursfromMondaytoFriday(butnotonpublicholidays)or24hoursadayfromthemanyon-campusautomatictellermachines.Businesshoursforfinancialinstitutionsvary,butcreditu

18、nionsareusuallyopenfrom9amto5pmweekdays,and,generally,banksareopenfrom9.30amto4pm(5pmonFridays).SomeservicesareavailableonSaturdaymorningsinselectedareas.Whilepricesoftencomparefavourablywithpricesoverseas,becauseAustraliaisalargeandexcitingcountryitisveryeasytooverspend,especiallyifonatightbudget.E

19、ducation5%Clothingstationery,；.20%8%housing15%Food15%Entertainment22%Transportation15%Questions5-15Completethesummaryofthereadingpassage2usingwordsfromtheboxItisrecommendedthatstudentshavesufficientfundsavailabletocoverboththecostsoflivingandstudyingwhileinAustralia.Accommodationcomprisesapproximate

20、ly.(5).ofastudent'sannuallivingcosts.Expenses.(6).dependingonpersonalrequirements,budget,andlocation.Owningacarisnotadvisablenora.(7).forstudents,sinceuniversitiesandcollegesare.(8).bypublictransport.Duringsummervacation,internationalstudentsmustbudget.(9).iftheyarenottoexceedtheirallocatedyearlyexpenses.Presentimmigration.(10).enablestudentstoworkupto.(11).perweek.AlthoughtheseregulationsattractstudentstoAustralia,workisbecomingincreasinglyhardtoobtain.Ifmoneyisinshortsupply,clothingshouldbe.(12).fromhome,andwarmclothingisnecessary,especiallyduring.(13)