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PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofbuildingtrustbetweenbusinessesandconsumers.Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.WhenElonMusksaysthathisnewpriorityisusingartificialintelligencetobuilddomesticrobots,weshouldlookforwardtothedayinadmiration.Mr.Muskisaguywhogetsthingsdone.Thefounderoftwotechcompanies,TeslaMotorsandSpaceX,isbringingelectricvehiclestomassmarketand___26___humanstoliveonotherplanets.Thissoundslikesomuchhotair,butthenear$13billionfortunethisentrepreneurhas___27___comesfrompracticalachievementsratherthanhypotheticalones.Alotofcleverpeopleare___28___aboutartificialintelligence,fearingthatrobotswillonedaybecomeso___29___thatthey'llmurderallofus.Thesefearsaremostly___30___:aswithhysteriaaboutgeneticmodification,wehumansaregenerallywiseenoughtomanagetheseproblemswithspeedandcare.Andjustthinkofhowwonderfulitwouldbeifyouhadalive-inrobot.Itcould,___31___,belikehavingababysitterandanurserolledintoone—or,ifthatrequired___32___intelligencebeyondthepowerofMr.Musk'simaginedmachine,atleastsomeonetochopthecarrots,washthecarandmowthelawn.Oncepurchasedandtrained,thiswouldallowthe___33___usertosavemoneyandtime,freeingup___34___spaceinourbusylivestoreadagoodbook.ThatiswhywewelcomeMr.Musk'slatest___35___,andwishhimwell.Aslongasrobotsaddtothesumofhumanhappiness,reducesuffering,andcreatetimetoreadworld-classjournalism,weshouldbetheirfans.Especiallysincejournalismisonejobrobotswillneverdo.A)amassedB)casualC)emotionalDenablingE)eventuallyF)exaggeratedG)extravagantH)generouslyI)misleadingJ)preciousK)rewardL)smartM)sphereN)terrifiedO)ventureSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Intherealworld,nobodycaresthatyouwenttoanIvyLeagueschoolA)Asahighschooljunior,everythinginmyliferevolvedaroundgettingintotherightcollege.IdiligentlyattendedmySAT,ACT,andAdvancedPlacementtestpreparationcourses.Ijuggled(尽力应付)cross-countryandtrackschedules,newspaperstaff,andmychurch'syouthgroupanddramateam.Ididn'tdrink,party,orevendomuchdating.Therightcollege,Ithought,wasonewithprestige,onewithaname.Itdidn'thavetobetheIvyLeague,butitneededtobeatopschool.B)Lookingbacknow,nineyearslater,Ican'trememberexactlywhatitwasabouttheseuniversitiesthatmadethemseemsomuchbetter.Wasitacurriculumthatappearedmorerigorous,perhaps?OranalumninetworkthatIhopedwouldopendoorsdowntheline?Maybe.Idothinkthereareadvantagestoschoolswithmorerecognition,notesMarybethGasman,aprofessorofhighereducationattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Idon'tnecessarilythinkthat'sareasontogotoone.C)Inreflection,myfirmbeliefinthepowerofthebrandwasnaive,nottomentionabitsnobby.Iquicklypassedoverstateschoolsandsouthernschools,believingtheircurriculumstobeautomaticallyinferiortonortheasternorwesterncounterparts.Instead,IdreamedoflivinginNewYorkCityandmyparentsobligedmewithavisittoNewYorkUniversity's(NYU)campus.Duringthetour,tuitionfeeswerediscussed.(NYUisconsistentlyrankedoneofthecountry'smostexpensiveschools,withroomandboardcoststotalingupwardsof$64,000ayear.)Upuntilthen,Ihadn'ttrulyrealizedjusthowexpensiveaneducationcanbe.Overthenextfewmonths,IrealizednotonlycouldInotaffordmydreamschool,Icouldn'tevenaffordtheoneswhereI'dbeenaccepted.CityUniversityofNewYork(CUNY),RutgersUniversity,andIndianaUniversitywereoutofreachaswereMississippiStateandtheUniversityofAlabama,whereIwouldhavetopayout-of-statefees.Furthercomplicatingmycollegesearchwasaflourishingtrackcareer—Iwantedtokeeprunningbutmytimesweren'tquitefastenoughtosecureascholarship.D)Andso,at11pmonthenightofGeorgiaStateUniversity's(GSU)midnightdeadline,Iappliedonline.RatedNo.466overallonForbes'ListsTopColleges,No.183inResearchUniversities,andNo.108intheSouth,Ican'tsayitwasmytopchoice.Still,thetrackcoachhadofferedmeawalk-onspot,andIactuallyfoundtheurbanAtlantacampusadecentconsolationprizeafterNewYorkCity.E)Whileitmayhavebeenpractical,itwasn'tprestigious.Buthere'sthething:Ilovedmylower-tier(低层次的)university.(Iusethetermlow-tiercautiously,becauseGSUisawell-regardedresearchinstitutionthatattractshighqualityprofessorsandfacultyfromalloverthecountry.)Wearetaughttobelievethatonlybygoingtothebestschoolsandgettingthebestgradescanweescapetheratraceandbuildabetterfuture.Butwhatiflower-tiercollegesanduniversitieswerethetickettoescapingtheratrace?Afterall