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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2012)l．TheEthicalConsumerResearchAssociationwillprovideinformationtoshoppersonA．productprice．B．productqualityC．manufacturers．D．productionmethods．2．Accordingtotheconversation，anethicalshoppershouldA．askforothers’advicebeforebuyingthings．B．considertheworthofsomethingtobebought．C．postponebuyingthingswheneverpossible．D．searchforthingsthatarelesscostly．3．Accordingtotheconversation，ethicalshopperscanbebestdescribedasA．shrewd．B．thrifty．C．ExtravagantD．cautious．．4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutMary?A．Sheisenjoyingherlanguagestudy．B．Sheisenjoyinghermanagementstudy．C．Sheisnotfeelingverywellatthemoment．D．Sheisnothappyaboutherstudypressure．5．WhatdoesMarythinkofthecourseinitially?A．Itisuseful．B．Itisdifficult．C．Itischallenging．D．Itisinteresting．6．WhatisMary’sproblemoflivinginafamilyhouse?A．Shedislikesthefoodsheeats．B．Sheisunabletosleepwell．C．Shehasnochancetomakefriends．D．Shefindstherenthigh．7．WhichofthefollowingisMr．Davies’advice?A．Totrytomakemorefriends．B．Totrytochangeaccommodation．C．TospendmoretimeonEnglish．D．Tostopattendinglanguageclasses．8．Accordingtotheconversation，thedayisspecialbecauseA．manypeoplearesurfingthenetonthatday．B．itisananniversaryoftheinternet．C．thenetbroughtaboutnochangesuntilthatday．D．bigchangeswilltakeplaceonthatday．9．WelearnfromtheconversationthatpeopleA．cannotJivewithouttheinternet．B．cannotworkwithouttheinternet．C．allusetheinternettokeepintouch．D．havevariedopinionsaboutinternetuse．10．Attheendoftheconversation．thespeakerstalkaboutA．thefutureoftheinternet．B．thetypeofofficefurniture．C．whenchangeswillcome．D．howpeoplewillusetheinternet．11．Inordertoopenabankaccount，youneedtoproduce____inadditiontoyourpassport．A．alibrarycardB．aregistrationformC．atelephonebillD．areceipt12．WhichofthefollowingmightNOTbeincludedinthe‘utilitybill’?A．Rent．B．Gas．C．Water．D．Telephone．13．Accordingtothepassage，whatcanonedointhepostoffice?A．Gettingcontactdetails．B．Obtainingtaxforms．C．Payinghousingrents．D．Applyingforloans．14．Accordingtothepassage，‘scheduling’meansthatyouA．needtobeefficientinwork．B．planyourworkproperly．C．trytofinishworkaheadoftime．D．knowhowtoworkinteams．15．Accordingtothepassage,oneoftheactivitiestorelaxcouldbeA．protectingwildanimals．B．spendingtimewithyourfamily．C．learninghowtoreadefficiently．D．learninghowtodogardening．16．OneofthewaystoreducestressistoA．dobetterthananyoneelse．B．fulfillhighambitionsinone'swork．C．workandhavereasonableaims．D．startwitharelativelylowaim．17．Accordingtothepassage，toreducestresshassomethingtodowiththefollowingEXCEPTA．one'sposition．B．one'sinterest．C．one'shealth．D．one'smood．18．Accordingtothepassage，newwordstendtocomefromA．worldpolitics．B．advancesinscience．C．areasoflife．D．alltheabove．19．ThepassageexplainsthelargerandrichervocabularyofEnglishmainlyfromaviewpoint．A．historicalB．culturalC．commercialD．colonial20．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheEnglishlanguage?A．Itisoutdatedingrammar．B．Itacceptsnewwordsfromscience．C．Ithasbeguntakinginnewwords．D．Ittendstoembracenewwords．21．Wherewasthemarblestatuefound?A．Outinthesea．B．Insideabathhouse．C．Onacliffalongthecoast．D．OnthecoastoutsideJerusalem．22．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheconditionofthestatue?A．Itwasincomplete．B．Itwasrecentartwork．C．Itwasfairlytall．D．Itwasinpieces．23．TherescueeffortsconcentratedmainlyonA．theU．S．-CanadaborderB．snow-strickenregions．C．highways．D．citystreets．24．Accordingtothenews，thelastgroupofpeoplemighthavebeenstrandedintheirvehiclesformorethan____hoursbeforebeingrescued．A．24B．25C．40D．4825．Accordingtothe2006anti-smokingrestrictions，smokingwasNOTallowedinA．offices．B．restaurants．C．bars．D．schoolplaygrounds．26．Accordingtothenews，whichofthefollowinggroupsreactsnegativelytothenewlaw?A．Televisionproducers．B．Hotelowners．C．Medicalworkers．D．Hospitalmanagement．27．Accordingtothenews，whofirstdiscoveredthefraud?A．Aclient．B．Abankmanager．C．Thepolice．D．Bankheadquarters．28．Whendidthebankemployeehandhimselfin?A．Amonthbeforethefraudwasdiscovered．B．Adaybeforethefraudwasdiscovered．C．Adayafterthepolicelaunchedinvestigation．D．Amonthafterhetransferredthemoney．29．Whatisthisnewsitemmainlyabout?A．HowtoopenHotmailaccounts．B．Howtoretrievemissinge-mails．C．Newe-mailservicebyMicrosoft．D．Problemsandcomplaintsaboute-mails．30．Comparedwith2009，whichofthefollowingfiguresremainedaboutthesamein2010?A．Numberofticketssold．B．Boxofficerevenues．C．Attendancerate．DNumberofcinemas．PARTIIICLOZE【15MIN】Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks．MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo．Theearthquakeof26thDecember2004resultedinoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinlivingmemory．Itwasa(31)_____underwaterquakeandoccurredintheIndianOcean．It(32)____coastlines，communitiesandbroughtdeathtomanypeople．Whydoearthquakeshappen?Thesurfaceoftheearthhasnotalwayslookedasitdoestoday；itismoving(33)____(althoughveryslowly)andhasdonesoforbillionsofyears．Thisisone(34)____ofearthquakes，whenonesectionoftheearth(tectonicplate)(35)____another．Scientistscanpredictwherebutnot(36)____thismighthappenand