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大學英語六級(CET-6)模擬訓練高頻過關(guān)題

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PartIWriting

Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhappinessbyreferringtothe

saying“Happinessisnottheabsenceofproblems,buttheabilitytodealwiththem."Youcan

citeexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexpfainhowyoucandevelopyourabilityto

dealwithproblemsandbehappy.Yowshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan

200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwilthear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionswifibeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA).B),C)andD),anddecide

whichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

1.A)Therockbandneedsmorehoursofpractice.

B)Therockbandisgoingtoplayhereforamonth.

C)Heappreciatesthewoman'shelpwiththeband.

D)Theirhardworkhasresultedinabigsuccess.

2.A)Traveloverseasonhisown.C)GoonadivingtourinEurope.

B)JoinapackagetourtoMexico.D)Add300dollarstohisbudget.

3.A)Somethingunexpectedhashappened.C)Toavoidmoreworklateron.

B)Incasesomeproblemshouldoccur.D)Tomakebetterpreparations.

4.A)Themanisgoingtorenewhismembershipinafitnesscenter.

B)Thewomanaskedforafreepasstotryoutthefacilities.

C)Themancantryoutthefacilitiesbeforehebecomesamember.

D)Thewomancangivethemanadiscountifhejoinstheclubnow.

5.A)Heisnotfittostudyscience.C)Heisworriedaboutthetest.

B)Heisnotafraidofchallenge.D)Heisgoingtodropthephysicscourse.

6.A)BuysomethingspecialforGary.C)Payforpartofthepicnicfood.

B)InviteGary'sfamilytodinner.D)Takesomefoodtothepicnic.

7.Alabordisputeatabuscompany.C)Acorporatetakeover.

B)Busdrivers*workingconditions.D)Publictransportation.

8.A)Theirsalesoverseas.C)Thecheckjustdeposited.

B)Thebankstatement.D)Thepaymentforanorder.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Aprivatesecretary.C)Ashopassistant.

B)Ahotelreceptionist.D)Asalesmanager.

10.A)Appearance.C)Voice.

B)Intelligence.D)Manners.

11.A)Arrangeonemoreinterview.C)OfferthejobtoDavidWallace.

B)Reportthemattertotheirboss.D)HireBarbaraJonesonatrailbasis.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Heinventedtherefrigerator.C)Hewasadmittedtouniversity.

B)Hepatentedhisfirstinvention.D)HegotadegreeinMathematics.

13.A)Hestartedtoworkonrefrigeration.

B)HebecameaprofessorofMathematics.

C)HefellinlovewithNatashaWilloughby.

D)Hedistinguishedhimselfinlowtemperaturephysics.

14.A)Findingthetruenatureofsubatomicparticles.

B)Theirdiscoveryofthelawsofcauseandeffect.

C)Layingthefoundationsofmodemimathematics.

D)Theirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.

15.A)Tohaveathree-weekholiday.C)Topatenthisinventions.

B)Tospendhisremainingyears.D)Toteachatauniversity.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwWhearsome

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswilfbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theyhavefallenpreytowolves.

B)Theyhavebecomeatouristattraction.

C)Theyhavecausedlotsofdamagetocrops.

D)Theyhavebecomeaheadachetothecommunity.

17.A)Tocelebratetheirvictory.C)Toscarethewolves.

B)Tocheerupthehunters.D)Toalertthedeer.

18.A)Theywouldhelptospreadafataldisease.

B)Theywouldposeathreattothechildren.

C)Theywouldendangerdomesticanimals.

D)Theywouldeventuallykilloffthedeer.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Sheisaninterpreter.C)Sheisadomesticservant.

B)Sheisatouristguide.D)Sheisfromtheroyalfamily.

20.A)Itwasusedbythefamilytoholddinnerparties.

B)Itissituatedatthefootofabeautifulmountain.

C)Itwasfrequentlyvisitedbyheadsofstate.

D)Itisfurnishedlikeoneinaroyalpalace.

21.A)Itiselaboratelydecorated.C)Itisverybig,withonlysixslimlegs.

B)Ithassurvivedsome2,000years.D)ItisshapedlikeanancientSpanishboat.

22.A)Theyareuncomfortabletositinforlong.

B)Theydonotmatchtheovaltableatall.

C)Theyhavelostsomeoftheirlegs.

D)Theyareinterestingtolookat.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Itisanuncommoninfectiousdisease.

B)Itdestroysthepatienfsabilitytothink.

C)Itisadiseaseverydifficulttodiagnose.

D)Itisthebiggestcrippierofyoungadults.

24.A)Searchforthebestcure.C)Writeabookaboutherlife.

B)Hurryupandlivelife.D)Exercisemoreandworkharder.

25.A)Aggressive.C)Sophisticated.

B)Adventurous.D)Self-centered.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwilfhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,

youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,

youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Final/y,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhotyouhavewritten.

Ifsdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschooling,where

childrenarenotsenttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparents.26

andcourtdecisionshavemadeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforparentstoeducatetheir

childrenathome,andeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.Somestates

requireparentsorahometutortomeetteachercertificationstandards,andmanyrequire

parentstocompletelegalformstoverifythattheirchildrenarereceiving27instate-approved

curricula.

Supportersofhomeeducationclaimthatit'slessexpensiveandfarmore28thanmass

publiceducation.Moreover,theyciteseveraladvantages:alleviationofschoolovercrowdings

strengthenedfamilyrelationships,lower29rates,thefactthatstudentsareallowedtolearnat

theirownrate,increased30,higherstandardizedtestscores,andreduced31problems.

Criticsofthehomeschoolingmovement32thatitcreatesasmanyproblemsasitsolves.

Theyacknowledgethat,inafewcases,homeschoolingofferseducationalopportunitiessuperior

tothosefoundinmostpublicschools,butfewparentscanprovidesucheducationaladvantages.

Someparentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenfromtheschools33homeschoolinghavean

inadequateeducationalbackgroundandinsufficientformaltrainingtoprovideasatisfactory

educationfortheirchildren.Typically,parentshavefewertechnologicalresources34thando

schools.However,therelativelyinexpensivecomputertechnologythatisreadilyavailabletodayis

causingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanywav35morehighly

structuredclassroomeducation.

PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeach

blankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

QuestionsJ6to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Cellphonesprovideinstantaccesstopeople.Theyarecreatingamajor36inthesocialexperiences

ofbothchildrenandadolescents.InonerecentU.S.survey,abouthalftheteenspolledsaidthattheircell

phonehad37theircommunicationswithfriends.Almostallsaidthattheircellphonewasthewaythey

stayedintouchwithpeers,one-thirdhadusedthecellphonetohelpapeerinneed,andabout80%saidthe

phonemadethemfeelsafer.TeenagersinAustralia,38,saidthattheirmobilephonesprovided

numerousbenefitsandwerean

39partoftheirlives;somewereso40totheirphonesthattheresearchersconsidereditanaddiction.In

Japan,too,researchersareconcernedaboutcellphoneaddiction.ResearchersinonestudyinTokyofound

thatmorethanhalfofjuniorhighschoolstudentsusedtheirphonestoexchangee-mailswithschoolmates

morethan10timesaday.

Cellphones41socialconnectionswithpeersacrosstimeandspace.Theyallowyoungpeopleto

exchangemoment-by-momentexperiencesintheirdailyliveswithspecialpartnersandthustohaveamore

42senseofconnectionwithfriends.Cellphonesalsocan43socialtolerancebecausetheyreduce

children'sinteractionswithotherswhoaredifferentfromthem.Inadditiontoconnectingpeers,cellphones

connectchildrenandparents.ResearchersstudyingteenagersinIsraelconcludedthat,inthat44

environment,mobilephoneswereregardedas“securityobjects“inparent-teenrelationships—important

becausetheyprovidedthepossibilityof45andcommunicationatalltimes.

A)affiliated1)hazardous

B)attachedJ)improved

C)contactK)instantaneous

D)contendL)intrinsic

E)continuousM)relatively

F)diminishN)shift

G)enduranceO)similarly

H)foster

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Each

paragraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2.

WasteNot,WantNot

Feedingthe9Billion:TheTragedyofWaste

[A]By2075,theUnitedNations'mid-rangeprojectionforglobalpopulationisabout9.5billion.Thismeans

thattherecouldbeanextrathreebillionmouthstofeedbytheendofthecentury,aperiodmwhich

substantialchangesareanticipatedinthewealth,calorieintakeanddietarypreferencesofpeoplein

developingcountriesacrosstheworld.Suchaprojectionpresentsmankindwithwide-rangingsocial,

economic,environmentalandpoliticalissuesthatneedtobeaddressedtodaytoensureasustainable

futureforall.Onekeyissueishowtoproducemorefoodinaworldoffiniteresources.

[B]Today,weproduceaboutfourbillionmetrictonesoffoodperyear.Yetduetopoorpracticesin

harvesting,storageandtransportation,aswellasmarketandconsumerwastage,itisestimatedthat

30-50%ofallfoodproducedneverreachesahumanstomach.Furthermore,thisfiguredoesnotreflect

thefactthatlargeamountsofland,energy,fertilisersandwaterhavealsobeenlostintheproduction

offoodstuffswhichsimplyendupaswaste.Thislevelofwastageisatragedythatcannotcontinueif

wearetosucceedinthechallengeofsustainablymeetingourfuturefooddemands.

WhereFoodWasteHappens

[C]In2010,theInstitutionofMechanicalEngineersidentifiedthreeprincipalemergingpopulationgroups

acrosstheworld,basedoncharacteristicsassociatedwiththeircurrentandprojectedstageof

economicdevelopment.

?Fullydeveloped,mature,post-industrialsocieties,suchasthoseinEurope,characterisedbystableor

decliningpopulationswhichareincreasinginage.

?Late-stagedevelopingnationsthatarecurrentlyindustrialisingrapidly,forexampleChina,whichwill

experiencedecliningratesofpopulationgrowth,coupledwithincreasingaffluence(富裕)andage

profile.

?Newlydevelopingcountriesthatarebeginningtoindustrialise,primarilyinAfrica,withhightovery

highpopulationgrowthrates,andcharacterisedbyapredominantlyyoungageprofile.

[D]Eachgroupoverthecomingdecadeswillneedtoaddressdifferentissuessurroundingfoodproduction,

storageandtransportation,aswellasconsumerexpectations,ifwearetocontinuetofeedallour

people.

[E]Inless-developedcountries,suchasthoseofsub-SaharanAfricaandSouth-EastAsia,wastagetendsto

occurprimarilyatthefarmer-producerendofthesupplychain.Inefficientharvesting,inadequatelocal

transportationandpoorinfrastructure（基萬出設(shè)施）meanthatproduceisfrequentlyhandled

inappropriatelyandstoredunderunsuitablefarmsiteconditions.

[F]Inmature,fullydevelopedcountriessuchastheUK,more-efficientfanningpracticesandbetter

transport,storageandprocessingfacilitiesensurethatalargerproportionofthefoodproduced

reachesmarketsandconsumers.However,characteristicsassociatedwithmodemconsumerculture

meanproduceisoftenwastedthroughretailandcustomerbehaviour.

[G1Majorsupermarkets,inmeetingconsumerexpectations,willoftenrejectentirecropsofperfectly

ediblefruitandvegetablesatthefarmbecausetheydonotmeetexactingmarketingstandardsfortheir

physicalcharacteristics,suchassizeandappearance.

[H]Oftheproducethatdoesappearinthesupermarket,commonlyusedsalespromotionsfrequently

encouragecustomerstopurchaseexcessivequantitieswhich,inthecaseofperishablefoodstuffs,

inevitablygeneratewastageinthehome.Overallbetween30%and50%ofwhathasbeenboughtin

developedcountriesisthrownawaybythepurchaser.

BetterUseofOurFiniteResources

[I]Wastingfoodmeanslosingnotonlylife-supportingnutritionbutalsopreciousresources,includingland,

waterandenergy.Asaglobalsociety,therefore,tacklingfoodwastewillhelpcontributetowards

addressinganumberofkeyresourceissues.

[J]LandUsage:Overthelastfivedecades,improvedfarmingtechniquesandtechnologieshavehelpedto

significantlyincreasecropyieldsalongwitha12%expansionof.farmedlanduse.However,afurther

increaseinfarmingareawithoutimpactingunfavourablyonwhatremainsoftheworldsnatural

ecosystems,appearsunlikely.Thechallengeisthatanincreaseinanimal-basedproductionwillrequire

moreland,andresources,as"vestock（牲畜）farmingdemandsextensivelanduse.

[K]WaterUsage:Overthepastcentury,humanuseoffreshwaterhasincreasedatmorethandoublethe

rateofpopulationgrowth.Currentlyabout3.8trillionm3ofwaterisusedbyhumansperyear.About

70%ofthisisconsumedbytheglobalagriculturesector,andthelevelofusewillcontinuetoriseover

thecomingdecades.

[L]Betterirrigationcandramaticallyimprovecropyieldandabout40%oftheworldsfoodsupplyis

currentlyderivedfromirrigatedland.However,waterusedinirrigationisoftensourcedunsustainably.

Inprocessingfoodsaftertheagriculturalstage,therearelargeadditionalusesofwaterthatneedtobe

tackledinaworldofgrowingdemand.Thisisparticularlycrucialinthecaseofmeatproduction,where

beefusesabout50timesmorewaterthanvegetables.Inthefuture,moreeffectivewashingtechniques,

managementprocedures,andrecyclingandpurificationofwaterwillbeneededtoreducewastage.

[M]EnergyUsage:Energyisanessentialresourceacrosstheentirefoodproductioncycle,withestimates

showinganaverageof7-10caloriesofinputbeingrequiredintheproductionofonecalorieoffood.

Thisvariesdramaticallydependingoncrop,fromthreecaloriesforplantcropsto35caloriesinthe

productionofbeef.Sincemuchofthisenergycomesfromtheutilisationoffossilfuels,wastageoffood

potentiallycontributestounnecessaryglobalwarmingaswellasinefficientresourceutilisation.

[N]Inthemodernindustrialisedagriculturalprocess—whichdevelopingnationsaremovingtowardsin

ordertoincreasefutureyields—energyusageinthemakingandapplicationoffertilisersand

pesticidesrepresentsthesinglebiggestcomponent.Wheatproductiontakes50%ofitsenergyinputfor

thesetwoitemsalone.Indeed,onaglobalscale,fertilisermanufacturingconsumesabout3-5%ofthe

world'sannualnaturalgassupply.Withproductionanticipatedtoincreaseby25%betweennowand

2030,sustainableenergysourcingwillbecomeanincreasinglymajorissue.Energytopowermachinery,

bothonthefarmandinthestorageandprocessingfacilities,addstotheenergytotal,whichcurrently

representsabout3.1%ofannualglobalenergyconsumption.

Recommendations

[O]Risingpopulationcombinedwithimprovednutritionstandardsandshiftingdietarypreferenceswillexert

pressureforincreasesinglobalfoodsupply.Engineers,scientistsandagriculturalistshavethe

knowledge,toolsandsystemsthatwillassistinachievingproductivityincreases.However,pressurewill

growonfiniteresourcesofland,energyandwater.Thepotentialtoprovide60-100%morefoodby

simplyeliminatinglosses,whilesimultaneouslyfreeingupland,energyandwaterresourcesforother

uses,isanopportunitythatshouldnotbeignored.Inordertobegintacklingthechallenge,the

Institutionrecommendsthat:

?TheUNFoodandAgricultureOrganisationworkwiththeinternationalengineeringcommunityto

ensuregovernmentsofdevelopednationsputinplaceprogrammesthattransferengineering

knowledge,designknow-how,andsuitabletechnologytonewlydevelopingcountries.Thiswillhelp

improveproducehandlingintheharvest,andimmediatepost-harveststagesoffoodproduction.

?Governmentsofrapidlydevelopingcountriesincorporatewasteminimisationthinkingintothe

transportinfrastructureandstoragefacilitiescurrentlybeingplanned,engineeredandbuillt.

?Governmentsindevelopednationsdeviseandimplementpolicythatchangesconsumer

expectations.Theseshoulddiscourageretailersfromwastefulpracticesthatleadtotherejectionof

foodonthebasisofcosmeticcharacteristics,andlossesinthehomeduetoexcessivepurchasingby

consumers.

46.Eliminationofwastealonecanpotentiallyprovideoversixtypercentmorefoodforthegrowingworld

population.

47.Theproductionandapplicationoffertilisersandpesticidesaccountforthelargestpartofenergyusein

themodemindustrialisedagriculturalprocess.

48.Consumersindevelopedcountriesthrowawaynearlyhalfoftheirfoodpurchasesbecausetheytendto

buyinexcessivequantities.

49.Itisrecommendedthatengineeringknowledgeandsuitabletechnologyindevelopedcountriesbe

introducedtodevelopingcountriestoimproveproducehandlingintheharvest.

50.Thepredictedglobalpopulationgrowthmeansthatwayshavetobefoundtoproducemorefoodwith

finiteresources.

51.Afurtherexpansionoffarmingareawilladverselyimpactontheworldsnaturalecosystems.

52.Perfectlyeatablefruitandvegetablecropsoftenfailtoreachsupermarketsduetotheirsizeorphysical

appearance.

53.Poorpracticesinharvesting,storageandtransportationhaveresultedinawasteofmuchofthefood

weproduceandthusawasteoflandandresources.

54.Foodwasteinless-developedcountrieshappensmainlyattheproducers,end.

55.Beefconsumesfarmorewatertoproducethanvegetables.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoreeandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingle

Unethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Byspeakingwiththelocalagent.C)Bymakinggesturesatstrategicpoints.

B)Byspeakinginadeep,loudvoice.D)Byinvadingthepersonalspaceoflisteners.

17.A)Topromotesportsmanshipamongbusinessowners.

B)Toraisemoneyforaforthcominglocalsportsevent.

C)Toencouragepeopletosupportlocalsportsgroups.

D)Toshowhisfamily'scontributiontothecommunity.

18.A)Theywouldcertainlyappealtohisaudience.

B)Theyareknowntobethestyleofthesportsworld.

C)Theyarebelfevedtocommunicatepowerandinfluence.

D)Theyrepresentthelatestfashioninbusinesscircles.

19.A)Tocreateawarmpersonalatmosphere.C)Toallowtheaudiencetobetterenjoyhis

slides.

B)Tocoveruphisownnervousness.D)Toenhancetheeffectofbackground

music.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A)ShewasthefirstAfrican-Americanslavetopublishabook.

B)Shewasbornaboutthetime-oftheWarofIndependence.

C)ShewasthegreatestfemalepoetinColonialAmerica.

D)ShewasthefirsteducatedslaveofJohnWheatley/s.

21.A)Turntothecolonialgovernorforhelp.C)Obtainconsentfromherowner.

B)Gothroughascholarlyexamination.D)Reviseitanumberoftimes.

22.A)ReligiousscriptspopularamongslavesinAmerica.

B)Literaryworkscallingfortheabolitionofslavery.

C)Arichstockofmanuscriptsleftbyhistoricalfigures.

D)LotsoflostworkswrittenbyAfrican-Americanwomen.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Itisatraitofgenerouscharacter.C)Itisasignofhappinessandconfidence.

B)Itisareflectionofself-esteem.D)Itisanindicatorofhighintelligence.

24.A)Itwastheessenceofcomedy.C)Itwasself-defeating.

B)Itwassomethingadmirable.D)Itwasaggressive.

25.A)Itisafeatureofagivenculture.C)Itisaresultofbothnatureandnurture.

B)Itisadouble-edgedsword.D)Itisauniquegiftofhumanbeings.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,

youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,

youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Itisimportantthatwebemindfuloftheearth,theplanetoutofwhichwearebornandbywhich

wearenourished,guided,healed—theplanet,however,whichwehave26toaconsiderabledegreein

thesepasttwocenturiesof27exploitation.Thisexploitationhasreachedsuch28thatpresentlyit

appearsthatsomehundredsofthousandsofspecieswillbe29beforetheendofthecentury.

Inourtimes,humanshrewdnesshasmasteredthedeep30oftheearthatalevelfarbeyondthe

capacitiesofearlierpeoples.Wecanbreakthemountainsapart;wecandraintheriversandfloodthevalleys.

Wecanturnthemostluxuriantforestsintothrowawaypaperproducts.Wecan31thegreatgrasscoverof

thewesternplainsandpour32chemicalsintothesoiluntilthesoilisdeadandblowsawayinthewind.

Wecanpollutetheairwithacids,theriverswithsewage(污水)，theseaswithoil.Wecaninvent

computers33processingtenmillioncalculationspersecond.Andwhy?Toincreasethevolumeandthe

speedwithwhichwemovenaturalresourcesthroughtheconsumereconomytothejunkpileorthewaste

heap.Ourmanagerialskillsaremeasuredbythecompetence34inacceleratingthis

process.Ifintheseactivitiesthephysicalfeaturesoftheplanetaredamaged,iftheenvironmentismade

inhospitablefor35Iivingspecies,thensobeit.Weare,supposedly,creatingatechnological

wonderworld.

PartIIlReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youare

requiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninaword

bankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemaking

yourchoices,,Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthe

correspondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleUnethrough

thecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AfterbecomingpresidentofPu