2023年大學生英語競賽試題集

NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelA-Final)SectionA

Dialogues(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortdialogues.Attheendofeachdialogue,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththedialogueandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A.Asonandtwodaughters.

B.Twosonsandtwodaughters.

C.Twosonsandadaughter.

D.Asonandthreedaughters.2.A.Freshman.

B.Sophomore.

C.Junior.

D.Senior.3.A.Tocancelameeting.

B.Toarrangeameeting.

C.Toconfirmameeting.

D.Tosendafax.4.A.Collegeeducation.

B.Educationalpsychology.

C.Familyeducation.

D.Behavioralpsychology.5.A.Theywillgoskiing.

B.Theywillstayhome.

C.Theywillbuyskiequipment.

D.Theywilltakeskilessons.6.A.Tony.

B.Laura.

C.Megan.

D.Brian.7.A.Hewascaughtintherain.

B.Hejusthadashower.

C.Hewassick.

D.Hefailedtheexam.8.A.Theman'ssecretary.

B.Amanager.

C.Ajobapplicant.

D.Awaitress.9.A.Inabutcher's.

B.Inahotel.

C.Ontheplane.

D.Inafastfoodrestaurant.10.A.Amanagerandasecretary.

B.Alecturerandastudent.

C.Twofriends.

D.Adoctorandapatient.SectionBNewsItems(10points)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.A.Youngchildren.

B.Middle-agedpeople.

C.Oldpeople.12.A.InBeijing,.B.InNewYork,1995.

C.InBeijing,1995.13.A.Yes.

B.No.

C.Notmentionedinthenews.14.A.ChinaandIndia.B.ChinaandIceland.

C.UkraineandPoland.15.A.SriLankanchildrenwhosurvivedthetsunami.

B.Indonesianchildrenwhosurvivedtheearthquake.

C.Americanchildrenwhosurvivedthetornado.16.A.Lackofsupportfromthegovernment.

B.Lackofsportsfacilities.

C.Shortageoftransportationfacilities.17.A.Sony.

B.Samsung.

C.Apple.18.A.Filmstars.

B.Engineersandscientists.C.Filmdirectors.19.A.Someanimalscanlivelongerbyreducingfoodintake.

B.Diabetescanbecuredifthepatienteatsless.

C.Peoplecanincreaselifespansbyeatinglessmeat.20.A.Pakistan.

B.India.

C.Palestine.SectionCPassages(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear5questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.21.A.In1933.

B.In1960.

C.33yearsago.

D.60yearsago.22.A.Hethoughtthattheywouldenjoylosingmoney.

B.Hethoughtthattheywouldenjoypretendingtobemillionaires.

C.Hethoughtthattheywouldenjoyspendingtimewiththeirfamilies.

D.Hethoughtthattheywouldenjoybuyingandsellinginthegame.23.A.No,theyweren'tinterestsedinit.

B.No,buthisfriendslikedit.

C.Yes,theylovedit.

D.Yes,andtheybecamemillionairesbyplayingthegame.24.A.ParkerBrothers.

B.CharlesDarrow'sfamily.

C.CharlesDarrow.

D.CharlesDarrow'sfriends.25.A.Over100million.

B.5,000.

C.19.

D.Overamillion.PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.A.Bussinessandsports.

B.HollywoodandtheInternet.

C.Religionandeducation.

D.Sportsandmarriage.27.A.TeachersstilldonotrecognizeAmericanEnglishasstandardEnglish.

B.BritishEnglishischosenbymoreEnglishlearners.

C.OnlyBritishEnglishistaughtintheclassroom.

D.TheInternetisthemainreasonforthewiderspreadofAmericanEnglish.28.A.Seventy-fivepercentoftheworld'ssatelliteTVprogramswereproducedintheUnitedStatesin1993.

B.European,AsianandSouthAmericancountriesimportagreatnumberofHollywoodmovies.

C.AmericansaremorefondoftravelingthantheBritishpeople.

D.ThepopulationoftheUnitedStatesisaboutfivetimesaslargeasthatofBritain.29.A.Inthe18thcentury.

B.Inthe19thcentury.

C.BeforeWorldWarI.

D.AfterWorldWarII.30.A.TheUnitedStateshadthegreatesteducationalinfluenceallovertheworld.

B.TheUnitedStateshadthestrongestpoliticalinfluenceintheworld.

C.Britainhadthegreatestcommercialinfluenceallovertheworld.

D.Britainhadthestrongestpoliticalinfluenceintheworld.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(5minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare10incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.MyhusbandandIneedto_________ourinvestmentsinordertoplanforourretirement.

A.elevate

B.schedule

C.coordinate

D.prescribe32.Ireally_________whenIaskedhimhowhiswifewas—theygotdivorcedlastyear!

A.landedonhisfeet

B.gotoffthewrongfoot

C.foundmyfeet

D.putmyfootinit33.Thetotalofsuchareasgetsdivided_________betweenthetotalnumberofflatsperfloor:thelargerthenumberofflatsperfloor,thelesseristhisarea_________getsaddedtotheareaoftheflat.

A.sufficiently;where

B.proportionately;that

C.equally;as

D.adequately;when34.Therefore,whoevertellsalie,howeverwellintentionedhemightbe,_________theconsequences,howeverunforeseeabletheywere,andpaythepenaltyforthemeveninaciviltribunal.

A.willstepinto

B.shallruninto

C.havetoabideby

D.mustanswerfor35.Ourenthusiasmdiffersfromthatofyoungmenonly_________itislessdemonstrative—still,wewouldhaveitsexistenceacknowledged.

A.butthatB.sothatC.inthatD.providedthat36.Despitethe_________hopethatshecouldpassonherwisdomandherstoryposthumously,asMammyandLowlyhavedonewithher,stillEllaseemstofindnosubstitutionforchildren,_________throughthenovelwithherinabilitytoreproduce.

A.essential;scrabbling

B.obtainable;suffered

C.potential;struggling

D.claimable;anguished37.Thoughthemoviepurportstobeasatiricalexaminationofcapitalism(aswastheoriginal1974version),itsvaguediscussionofmoneyandpower_________verylittle.

A.addsuptoB.comesupwith

C.putsupwithD.makesupfor38._________itseemsthatthereisadiscrepancybetweenyourexpectationsandhisbehaviour.

A.Whateverbethereason

B.Whateverreasonis

C.Thereasonbesuch

D.Suchtobethereason39.“Iloveyou,andbecauseIloveyou,Iwouldsooner_________mefortellingyouthetruththanadoremefortellingyoulies.”PietroAretinoquotes.

A.madeyoudislike

B.toletyouadmire

C.haveyouhate

D.youdistastefor40.Therehadbeenwindowsonthewesterlysideoftheschool,buttheyappearedtohavebeenbuiltupforalongtime_________oftheworkmanshipontheoutside.

A.estimatedintheoutlook

B.topresumeupontheclue

C.tobedetectedinthetrace

D.judgingfromtheappearancePartIIISituationalDialogues(5minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare10incompletedialoguesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.41.Frank:You'llneverbelievewhatIsawonthetraintoday!

Peter:What?

Frank:Someguygotonwithamonkeyonhisshoulder!

Peter:You'rekidding!______________

Frank:Hehaditonachain,butyeah,Ithinkitis.

A.Idon'tthinkso.

B.Thatwillbeexpensive.

C.Itmustbeplastic.

D.Idon'tagreewithyou.42.Nancy:I'dliketowithdrawsomemoney,butI'veneverusedabankmachine.

Roger:OK.______________

Nancy:Thanks.Thatwouldbenice.

Roger:First,youputyourcardinhere.Next,...

A.Remembertoturntothepoliceman.

B.Letmeshowyouhowitworks.

C.Whydon'tyouborrowsomemoney?

D.Doyoumindmetakingyoutothebank?43.Nadia:WelcometoShanghaiHotel!

Brown:MynameisBrown.______________

Nadia:Yes,MrBrown.Youreservedasingleroomforthreenights.

Brown:Yes,that'sright.

A.Ineedaconfirmationnumber.

B.MrSmithjusttookthelastone.

C.I'dliketoaskaboutmyreservations.

D.Iwouldliketomakeareservation.44.Bellboy:Comethisway,please.Let'staketheelevator.

Guest:Ohmy!It'saglassedelevator!

Bellboy:Don'tbefrightened,Miss.Enjoytheview!

Guest:It'sbeautiful.______________Somanypeopleareenjoyingthesun.

A.Ireallyfeelateaseworkinghere.

B.What'sthenameofthatstreet?

C.Canyouseethewallofthenextbuilding?

D.Youcanseethewholebeach.45.Mike:Youknow,I'malittleuncomfortablewithspeakingEnglishtoforeigners.

Jane:Why?How'reyouevergoingtobecomefluentifyoudon'ttrytousethelanguage?

Mike:______________

Jane:Don'tworry.YoucanbecomegoodatEnglishifyoulearntobealittlemoreactive.

A.ButIalwaysfeelthatpeoplearewatchingme!

B.Youmustdevelopafeelingofbeingmorecomfortable.

C.Iwilltrytopracticepronunciationmore.

D.IwanttovisitmyEnglishteacher.46.Flora:Billy,wouldyouliketojoinourride-sharinggrouptoandfromwork?

Billy:Whynot?It'llsavemesomemoney,andthecompanywouldwelcomeit.

Flora:______________

Billy:I'llbewaiting,andthanks.

A.Well,letmeknowwhyyougavemeacall.

B.We'llpickyouuptomorrowmorningatyourplaceatseven.

C.I'llbebacklatertodaytofindoutyourdecision.

D.ComebylaterandI'llshowyouwhicharethebesttrainstotake.47.Boss:Wouldyoumindworkingmorningshiftnextmonth?

Ella:Oh,Ijusthategettingupearly.IknowI'llcomeinlate.

Boss:Yes,Idoremembernow.Lastyear,youwerealwayslateinthemornings.

Ella:______________

Boss:TheproblemisI'mreallyshorthandednow.

Ella:Couldyouasksomebodyelse?

A.I'msorryIalwaysforgottodosomething.

B.Ihavetoworksecondshiftnextyear.

C.Butyouwillhavetopayfortheextrasalary.

D.That'swhyIswitchedtotheafternoonshift.48.Kerry:Goodmorning!I'dliketobookacheapspringtour.______________

Joann:There'sasplendidtourinParis.

Kerry:ButIprefertogoinApril.

Joann:Well,AprilinParisisbeautiful.Butit'sverypopular.MostpackagetoursinAprilarefullybooked.

Kerry:Alright,I'llthinkaboutitandcomebacktomorrow.

A.Whichsortoftourinterestsyou?

B.Whydon'tyougivemeabrochure?

C.Whatpackagetoursareavailable?

D.Whatothertourswouldyousuggest?49.Kerry:Hi,Joanne.How'sitgoing?

Joanne:Terrible.IjustfoundoutIhaveachemistrytesttomorrow.

Kerry:Yourprofessordidn'ttellyouuntilnow?

Joanne:Hetoldus—Ijustdidn'thearit.

Kerry:What'reyougoingtodo?______________

Joanne:I'llhaveto,becauseIalsohaveanexaminFrenchtomorrow.

A.Don'tbenervous.

B.Pullanall-nighter?

C.Wanttogobowlingtonight?

D.Youlookreallyoutofit.50.Steve:Excuseme.Couldyouhelpme,please?Ihaveaproblemwiththisdiscplayer.Iboughtitherelastnight.

Clerk:Letmecheckthebatteries.No,they'reallright.Theremustbesomethingwronginside.I'llhavetosenditbacktothemanufacturer.I'mverysorry.Wouldyoulikeareplacementmodel?

Steve:Yes,Iwould.

Clerk:OK.PleasewaithereamomentandI'llgetyouanotherone.______________

Steve:Yes,Ido.Hereitis.

A.Youwillbeabletogetanewdiscplayer.

B.Doyoustillhavetheoriginalreceipt?

C.Ihopeyouaresatisfiedwiththisnewone.

D.Isthereanythingwrongwithyourdiscplayer?PartIVIQTest（5minutes,5points）Directions:Thereare5IQTestquestionsinthispart.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.51.SincemybirthIhavehadabirthdaycakewithcandles,oneforeachyearofmybirthdays.Todate,Ihavehad325candles.HowoldamI?

A.23.

B.24.

C.25.

D.26.52.Sometincanshavelosttheirlabels.3containsoup,4containbeans,and1containspeas.Ifyoupickacanatrandom,inwhichoneofthefollowingarebothstatementstrue?A.Youhaveanevenchanceofpickingbeans.

Youhaveagreaterthanevenchanceofpickingsoup.B.Youhaveanevenchanceofpickingsoup.

Youhavealessthanevenchanceofpickingpeas.C.Youhavealessthanevenchanceofpickingpeas.

Youhaveanevenchanceofpickingsoup.D.Youhaveanevenchanceofpickingbeans.

Youhavealessthanevenchanceofpickingsoup.53.Inthebigsquareontheleftbelowoneofthesmallsquareshasbeenleftempty.Oneofthefourfiguresontherightshouldfilltheemptysquare.Findthisfigure.ExampleAnswerDNowdothequestionbelow.54.ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Thealphabetisheretohelpyouwiththesequestions.

Youneedtoworkoutadifferentcodeforeachquestion.

Choosethecorrectanswer.

Example

IfthecodeforFOOTisENNS,whatisthecodeforTOE?

AnswerSND

IfthecodeforORANGEisRUDQJH,whatdoesSLQNmean?

A.OHMJ

B.PINK

C.QJOL

D.POKE55.Howmanycirclescontainablackdot?

A.12.

B.13.

C.14.

D.15.PartVReadingComprehension(25minutes,35points)SectionAMultipleChoice(5points)Directions:Inthissection,thereis１passagewith5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.FederalExpressisacompanythatspecializesinrapidovernightdeliveryofhigh-prioritypackages.Thefirstcompanyofitstype,FederalExpresswasfoundedbytheyouthfulFredSmithin1971,whenhewasonly28yearsold.SmithhadactuallydevelopedtheideafortherapiddeliveryserviceinatermpaperforaneconomicsclasswhenhewasastudentatYaleSmithachievedefficiencyinhismodelbydesigningasystemthatwasseparatefromthepassengersystemandcould,therefore,focusonhowtodeliverpackagesmostefficiently.HisstrategywastohavehisownplanessothathecouldcreatehisownschedulesandtoshipallpackagesthroughthecentralizedhubcityofMemphis,aset-upwhichresemblesthespokesonthewheelofabicycle.Withthiscombinationofhisownplanesandhubset-up,hecouldgetpackagesanywhereintheUnitedStatesovernight.WhatmadeSmith'sideadifficulttoinstitutewasthefactthattheentiresystemhadtobecreatedbeforethecompanycouldbeginoperations.HeneededafleetofaircrafttocollectpackagesfromairportseverynightanddeliverthemtoMemphis,wheretheywereimmediatelysortedandflownouttotheirnewdestinations;heneededafleetoftruckstodeliverpackagestoandfromthevariousairports;heneededfacilitiesandtrainedstaffallinplacetohandletheoperation.Smithhada$4millioninheritancefromhisfather,andhemanagedtoraiseanadditional91milliondollarsfromventurecapitaliststogetthecompanyoperating.Questions:56.Themostappropriatetitleforthispassageis_______.

A.TheProblemsandFrustrationsofaBusinessStudent

B.TheImportanceofBusinessStudies

C.TheCapitalizationofFederalExpress

D.TheImplementationofaSuccessfulBusiness57.WhatisstatedinthepassageaboutSmith'stermpaper?

A.Smithsubmitteditthroughadeliveryservice.

B.ItwaswrittenbyastudentofSmith's.

C.Thegradewasnotquitesatisfactory.

D.Theprofessorthoughtithadgreatpotential.58.WhatwasSmith'skeyidea?

A.Thatheshouldfocusonpassengerservice.

B.Thatpackagedeliveryshouldbeseparatefrompassengerservice.

C.Thatpackagescouldbedeliveredonothercompanies'planes.

D.Thatpassengerservicehadtobeefficient.59.Whichofthefollowingdrawingsmostcloselyresemblesahub?60.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatSmithselectedMemphisashishubcitybecauseit_______.

A.wasnearthemiddleofthecountry

B.hadalargenumberofpassengeraircraft

C.alreadyhadalargepackagedeliveryservice

D.wasafavoritepassengerairportSectionBShortAnswerQuestions(20points)Directions:Inthissection,thereare2passagesfollowedby10questionsorunfinishedstatements.Readthepassagescarefully,andanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Acallhomecancost￡1.37aminBRITISHtouristsarestillrippedoffbymobilephonefirmschargingovertheoddsfor“roaming”services,theEuropeanCommissionhasfound.Callsmadeorreceivedonmobileswhileabroadcostupto￡1.37aminute—or19timesasmuchasdomesticcalls,astudyrevealed.Usershavetopayroamingchargeswhenusingaforeignnetwork,underanagreementwiththeirownoperator.MobilesautomaticallyswitchtoalocalnetworkwhenoutsidetheUK.CompaniessuchasVodafoneandT-Mobileareaccusedofabusingtheirdominantpositionbycharginghighfeesandpassingthemontocustomers.BritishoperatorVodafoneandT-Mobile'sparentcompanyDeutscheTelekomareguiltyofanti-competitivepracticesinGermany,theECclaims.Iffoundguilty,bothcouldbefinedmillionsofpoundsforabusingtheirmonopoly.VodafoneisappealingagainstearlierECallegationsthatitsBritishroamingratesare“unfairandexcessive”.JonathanMorris,ofWhatMobile?magazine,said:“Ifpeopleusetheirphonewhenaway,theycanrackuphundredsofpoundsquickly.Makingquickcallswon'thelpascallsarechargedbytheminute,notthesecond.”Questions:61.MobilephonefirmscheatBritishtouristsbymakingthempaytoomuchmoneyfor______________.62.WhichmobilephonecompanyischeapesttocallUKfromAustralia?63.Iffoundguilty,whichtwomobilephonefirmscouldbefinedmillionsofpoundsforabusingtheirmonopoly?64.WhataretheEuropeanCommission'sallegationsaboutVodafone?65.Howwillpeoplebechargediftheyusetheirphonewhenaway?Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ComputerusersfedupwithhackerattacksandothersecuritythreatsthatexploitholesinMicrosoftsoftwareareincreasinglyturningtoalternativessuchasopensourceInternetbrowsersdevelopedbyMozilla.“It'sreflectiveofatrendthatwe'veseenoverthelastyearwithmorewebusersbecomingfrustratedwiththeInternetexperience,”saidChrisHoffmannoftheMozillaFoundation,anon-profitgroupsupportedbySunMicrosystems,IBMandothercompanies,backingasanalternativetoMicrosoft.MuchofthatfrustrationhascenteredonMicrosoft,whichhasbeenheavilycriticizedforproducingsoftwarevulnerabletohandviruswriters.MicrosofthasrespondedwithaseriesofpatchesdesignedtoplugvulnerabilitiesinitsWindowsoperatingsystem,InternetExplorerwebbrowserandothersoftware.Butcomputerownersaregrowingwearyofcontinuouslyupdatingsoftwaretoprotectagainstnewthreats.Oneincidentlastmonthenabledhackerstogainaccesstowebsurfers'computersbytakingadvantageofvulnerabilitiesinMicrosoft'sbrowser.HackerscouldtheninstallremoteaccessTrojanprogramsthatenabledthemtocontrolavictim'scomputer.Thehackerscouldalsoinstallsoftwaretocaptureavictim'skeystrokestostealdatasuchasbankaccountnumbersandpasswords.Mr.HoffmannhopedpublicitystemmingfromMicrosoft'ssecuritywoes（劫難）wouldtranslateintoamarketshareincreaseforMozilla'ssoftware,whichincludesthenewhighlyregardedFirefoxInternetbrowser.ButMozillasufferedasetbacklastweekwhenitwasforcedtoissueasoftwarepatchtocounteranewlydiscoveredvulnerabilityaffectingitsInternetbrowsers.Still,Mr.HoffmannsaidMicrosoft'ssecuritywoessteminpartfromthewayitsbrowserhasbeenintegratedintoWindowsforuserconvenience.SecurityexpertsagreethathasmadeiteasierforhackerstoexploitcomputersrunningonMicrosoftsoftware.OtherssuggestMicrosofthasbeentargetedbyhackersandviruswriterssimplybecausemorethan90percentoftheworld'scomputersrunonthesoftwaregiant'soperatingsystem.Questions:66.Whatisthemeaningofthephrase“fedupwith”(Para.1)?67.Itcanbeguessedthattheword“plug”(Para.3)means________________.68.Morewebusershavebecomefrustratedbecause_______________.69.WhathappenedtoMozilla'sInternetbrowserslastweek?70.HowwouldMicrosoftbelessvulnerable?SectionCTrue(T)orFalse(F)(10points)Directions:Inthissection,thereis1passagewith10statements.Readthepassageanddecidewhichofthestatementsattheendofthepassagearetrueandwhicharefalse.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions71to80arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Brad&Jen:StillCo-workersSuperstarHollywoodcouplePitt,currentlystarringinthecrimecaperOcean'sTwelve,andAniston,bestknownforherTVroleasRachelGreeninFriends,haveseparatedafter4.5yearsofmarriage,buttheyremain“committedandcaringfriends”.Theannouncementoftheirsplitfollowedmonthsoftabloidstoriesaboutspousalupsanddowns,includingreportsthatPitt,41,wantedtobecomeafatherbutAniston,35,wasreluctanttostartafamily.Anistonhadbeenphotographedrecentlywithoutherweddingring,butjusttwodaysagotheNewYorkPostsplashedapictureofthecoupleonitsfrontpagewithacirclearoundAniston'shandandtheheadline:“TheRing'sBackOn!”Pitt,oneofHollywood'smostsought-afterleadingmen,andAniston,whobecameahouseholdnameonthelong-runningNBCtelevisioncomedyFriends,metonadinnerdatein1998.Theyweremarriedinalavish,celebrity-studdedweddingintheseasideCaliforniaresortofMalibuonJuly29,.NewsoftheirbreakupcameinanunderstatedannouncementreleasedlateonFridayafternoonthrough“People”magazine.“Wewouldliketoannouncethataftersevenyearstogetherwehavedecidedtoformallyseparate,”theysaid:“Forthosewhofollowthesesortsofthings,wewouldliketoexplainthatourseparationisnottheresultofanyofthespeculationreportedbythetabloidmedia.Thisdecisionisaresultofmuchthoughtfulconsideration.Wehappilyremaincommittedandcaringfriendswithgreatloveandadmirationforoneanother.Weaskinadvanceforyourkindnessandsensitivityinthecomingmonths.”BradandJenmaybehistory,buttheirproductioncompanywillsoldieron.Thefutureoftheformerpowercouple'sPlanBEntertainmentshingle,formedwithnewParamountPicturesCEOBradGrey,hasbeenthesubjectofmuchspeculationsincePittandAnistonannouncedtheirsplit.NowrepsforbothstarssaytheyhopetoremainproducingpartnersandthatPlanBwillcontinueputtingoutfilmsinthemeantime.However,withPittandAnistonreadjustingtothesinglelifeandGreygettingusedtolifeatopthe“mount”,it'spossiblethatcertainPlanBprojectsinearlierstagesofdevelopmentcouldeventuallybedropped.Statements:71.Anistonwantedtostartafamily.72.Anistonwasoncephotographedwithoutherweddingring,whichindicatesherseparationwithPitt.73.Theygotmarriedaftertheykneweachotherformorethansevenyears.74.Theyannouncedtheirsplitin“People”magazine.75.PittandAnistongotseparatedafterthoughtfulconsideration.76.PittandAnistonbecamefamousbecauseoftheirexcellentperformanceinthemovies.77.Theypromisedthattheywouldnotinterferewitheachotheraftertheirseparation.78.Theywillbekindandsensitivetothemediainthecomingmonths.79.PittandAnistonwillhopefullycontinuetocooperateinfilmproduction.80.PittandAniston'sseparationwon'taffecttheirprojects.PartVICloze(10minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthepassage.Foreachblank,thefirstletterofthewordhasbeengiven.Readthepassagebelowandthinkofthewordwhichbestfitseachblank.Useonlyonewordineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Throughouthistorypeoplehavealwayscommunicatedwithoneanother,notonlybyspeechbutalsobymovementsofthehandsandbody.Itis,however,onlyi

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