Mary wrote an article on( )the team had failed to win the game .

A．exemplify how severe the consequences of the Great Hanshin Earthquake are B．indicate that the March 11 disaster could bring out a new Japan like Great Hanshin Earthquake did C．make an analogy between the Great Hanshin Earthquake and the Great Tohoku Earthquake D．state the post-quake reconstruction is disproportionate to the damage caused by the quake

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&8226;Read the article below about losing an accent to achieve success, and the questions on the opposite page.

&8226;For each question 18--18, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose. LOSING AN ACCENT TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS It was painful for Irwin Layton to warn one of his recently promoted managers that he had to correct his speech--or it could cost him his career. The word "voltage" came out of Edwin's mouth sounding like "woltage", and "this" sounded like "dis". This often resulted in mistakes being made in the shipments he ordered. "I was really forced into submission. They said, 'Either you improve your accent or your chances of getting promoted to senior management won't be good,'" said Edwin. Edwin is a junior manager making $ 51,000 a year at a manufacturing company in Mountain View. Despite of mixed feelings, he hired a speech coach to help him out. He is not alone. Accent reduction is rapidly turning into a major business for speech coaches in the Bay Area and other large cities. Young, first-generation foreign professionals in America hoping to improve their careers appear to make up the majority of those paying to get rid of their accents. "I have people whose command of English is good--they've gone to universities here in the United States, but when they go into the workplace, they are held back," said Arthur Compton, founder of the Institute of Language & Phonology in San Francisco. Edwin said he was embarrassed and tried to ignore incidents throughout his career when colleagues would point out his accent and do imitations of his pronunciations for fun. Edwin's experiences early in his career made him very sensitive to the problems he faced with his accent, and, like many others, he compensated by pushing himself to great extremes in education. "I felt that just because I had an accent, some people thought I was stupid," Edwin said. "They lost patience. They did not want to wait to listen for what I was trying to say. It made me feel so bad. I knew I had so much to offer--my primary motive for working there was to do what I could to improve the company. Yet, none of that seemed to matter to them because they didn't have patience." Speech coaches and many other professionals say that some Americans have a prejudice against those who speak with an accent. Losing an accent is hard work. Each language has certain sounds, as we can tell from the many different alphabets, that are just not found in other languages. We learn as babies to make these sounds by moving the lips, mouth, and tongue muscles in set patterns. So a speech coach tries and resets these patterns for people who speak other languages. For 13 weeks, and at a cost of $ 795, Edwin spent an hour each week with a speech instructor, pronouncing, over and over again, compound words such as "zookeeper", preposition phrases such as "in regard to", as well as words such as "this" and "voltage", all the while looking into a mirror at his mouth. Seeing himself allowed him to have a visual image to go along with the sounds he was making. "When class was over, I was exhausted," he said. But following the long procession of lessons, he improved by 78 percent, received a healthy injection of confidence, and admitted that he should have done it sooner. His boss, Layton, called it a "win-win" situation, and is so enthusiastic that he is sponsoring a second employee in the program. How did Mr. Edwin's accent bring trouble to his work？ A．He could not get along well with his colleagues. B．He made mistakes at work just because of his accent. C．His talent and passion for work were ignored. D．Both B and Ｃ.

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Some people claim that television is good for children because it gets children cleverer by watching it，while others think that television is bad for children．Write an article to express your point of view on this topic．

You should write no less than 250 words．Write your article on ANSWER SHEET 2．

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It could soon be an offence to publish articles or photos which___ _____ ____（干涉，侵入) on personal relationships, finances or health.

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I have closely watched my generation, known as The Millennials, for 29 years now. Joel Stein wrote an extensive piece on Millennials and he remains rather optimistic about our potential.

I hesitate to share his optimism because of a paradox (矛盾的现象) we seem to exhibit, namely, that there are more avenues for us to entertain ourselves than ever before, yet we are more bored than ever before. Entertainment has never been more varied. We have more cable channels, television shows, and movies than ever before. Internet providers allow instant viewing of almost any movie or television program ever created. Social drinking and partying are also widely available for Millennials. Every generation develops these habits at a certain age, but Millennials seem to be extending this phase of life as they postpone marriage. Some of this is undoubtedly due to The Great Recession. Millennials are having a difficult time finding jobs; only 47 percent of 16-to-24-year-olds are employed, the smallest share since government started recording data in 1948. But do Millennials respond to these economic troubles by doing whatever it takes to make ends meet？ Hardly. In fact, of the four generations Pew Research has data for, the Millennial generation does not cite work ethic (勤奋工作) as distinctive of itself. Millennials want to save the world, but they sit and wait for that world-changing opportunity to be handed to them. Instead of working 2-3 jobs, launching a business, or doing what it takes to succeed, they retreat. Millennials may be the first generation to have a lower standard of living than their parents, but with this response to adversity (逆境), perhaps deservingly so. Much ink has been spilled in management books discussing how to get the most out of these youths in the workplace. Largely, they come to the same conclusion: Millennials are entitled, over-confident, and expect too much too quickly. We should not be surprised. Today’s young adults were raised by parents who made sure to boost their self-esteem at every turn, telling them they could achieve whatever they set their minds to, and handing out prizes for the sixth place. 61. What does the author of the passage think of Millennials？ A. They show little interest in entertainment. B. They are not confident about their ability. C. They enjoy an easy life due to high technology. D. They may not have bright prospects for success. 62. How do Millennials feel about their life？ A. They can hardly do anything about it. B. There is little in it to get excited about. C. It is not as good as their parents’. D. It is full of opportunities for success. 63. In what way are Millennials different from previous generations according to Pew Research？ A. They spend less time socializing. B. They are indifferent to others. C. They do not value hard work. D. They are more independent. 64. What should Millennials do according to the author？ A. Remain optimistic in face of adversity. B. Start a business as early as possible. C. Make full use of new opportunities. D. Take action to change their situation. 65. Why are Millennials over-confident about themselves？ A. They have been spoiled by their parents. B. They can always get whatever they expect. C. They are misguided by management books. D. They think they are young and energetic.

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The idea that "parents don't matter"— shorthand for the view that how parents treat their children has no effect on the kids' behavior, values, achievements and other outcomes—just won't go away. I can【62】believe it's been more than 10 years since I wrote about the【63】claim that only genes and peers【64】children; once parents contribute an egg or sperm, they have no effect on how their kids【65】

So I was【66】by what's being called "the largest meta-analysis ever conducted on the association between parenting styles and delinquency (犯罪，尤指青少年). " The meta. analysis, in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, looked at 161 published and unpublished studies【67】the question, and found that how well parents【68】their children, whether they expressed rejection or hostility, and a number of other【69】indeed had an effect. What's particularly interesting is the【70】of the effect. An association can be statistically significant without being【71】significant; that is, there can be true cause-and-effect, but a tiny effect. Not so in this case.【72】kids for good behavior. had an effect size of 11%, for instance; not huge, but not tiny (it means that 11% of the difference between kids' levels of delinquency is due to whether their parents rewarded them for good behavior, something that reduces delinquency). Being authoritative also【73】delinquency, again with an effect size of 11%,【74】being authoritarian (独裁) increased delinquency, with an effect size of 12%. Put the two together and being authoritarian as opposed to authoritative【75】for a swing of 23%. Physical【76】and verbal aggression also were associated with more delinquency. The "parents don't matter" school might【77】that little delinquents-to-be bring out the worst in parents, who turn authoritarian. It is the kids'【78】tendencies that cause later delinquency, according to this argument, not how parents【79】. The【80】with this claim is the many studies showing that whether you are an authoritarian or an authoritative parent "is most often determined before your first kid is even born, and is highly【81】upon your own experience of discipline.., and your general political/personality orientation," as clinical psychologist Nestor Lopez-Duran wrote. (63) A．nearly B．hardly C．truly D．mainly

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When looking for citation information, where should you look in an article？

A．The Headline B．The Byline C．The Lead Paragraph D．Both A and B

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English Renaissance Period was not an age of prose, but Thomas More wrote his famous prose work

A．Robinson Crusoe B．Gulliver’s Travels C．Utopia D．Of Studies

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n one of my first articles on Linkedin, I wrote about the importance of public speaking every leader.

A、published B、scanned C、publicize D、fed

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Mary was quite considerate of her husband______ she used to make coffee for him when he wrote in the dead night.

A．in that B．if C．each time D．once