The official _7_ my objection, saying that there was no way Germany was going to offer the
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Passage 1
Seven years ago, when I was visiting Germany, I met with an official who explained to me that the country had a perfect solution to its economic problems. Watching the U.S. economy _1_ during the’90s, the Germans had decided that they, too, needed to go the high-technology route. But how? The answer seemed obvious: Indians. The German government decided that it would _2_ Indians to Germany just as America does: by offering green cards. Officials created something called the German Green Card and announced that they would issue 20,000 in the first year. Naturally, the Germans expected that tens of thousands more Indians would soon be begging to come, and perhaps the _3_ would have to be increased. But the program was a failure. A year later barely half of the 20,000 cards had been issued. After a few extensions, the program was _4_. I told the German official at the time that I was sure the _5_ would fail. Because the German Green Card never, under any circumstances, translated into German citizenship. The U.S. green card, by contrast, is an almost _6_ path to becoming American (after five years and a clean record). The official _7_ my objection, saying that there was no way Germany was going to offer these people citizenship. “All we need are young tech workers,”he said. So Germany was asking bright young _8_ to leave their country, culture and families, move thousands of miles away, learn a new language and work in a strange land一but without any _9_ of ever being part of their new home. Germany was sending a signal, one that was _10_ received in India and other countries, and also by Germany’s own immigrant community.
A) repelled
B) professionals
C) clearly
D)vulnerable
E) lure
F) initiative
G) soar
H)suspicion
I) abolished
J) dismissed
K) dwellers
L) quotas
M) vividly
N) automatic
O) prospect
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but a wise man and a wise guy are_ .1_ How
can 2_ speech and blunt speech be the same
and quite a lot and quite a few the same,_ _3_
overlook and oversee are opposites? How can
the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as
hell the next?
Why is it that when the sun or the moon or the
star are out, they are visible, but why the lights
are out, they are_ _4_ ; and that when I wind up
my watch, I start it, but when I wind up my essay,
Ishall_5__ it?
Still, you haveto_ 6_ at the unique lunacy of
the English language, in which the sun comes up
and goes down, but prices go up and come
down - a wonderful and crazy _ 7_ in which
your house can both burn up and burn down andi
your car can slow up and slow down, in which
you fl in a form by flling out a form, in which
your alarm clocks goes off by going on, in which
you add up a column of figures by adding them
down.
If the truth be told, all languages are a little
crazy. As Walt Whitman might 8_ they
contradict themselves. That's because language
is invented, not_ 9_ by boys and girls and men
and women, not computer. As such, language
_10_ the creative and fearful asymmetry of the
human race, which, of course, isn't really a race
at all.
A. sharp
B. proclaim C. tongue
D.still
E. marvel
F. end
G. acquire
H. while
I. escaped
J. discovered
K. reflects
L.added
M. opposites
N. invisible
O. paradox
听力原文: I had spent my last day in London visiting friends, taking pictures, and doing some last minute shopping. Among other things, I had bought some presents: a shirt for my brother, a woolen blanket for my sister, and a battery-powered alarm clock for my father.
After traveling in a crowded bus and waiting in the noisy airport building, I was glad to be sitting in the plane at last.In a few minutes now we would be asked to fasten our seat belts, and then we would soon be up in the sky on our flight to Berlin.
But I had been mistaken. Ten minutes later, instead of enjoying the beauty of the evening sky high above the clouds, I was sitting in a smokefilled room with an airline official and a police officer at my side. On the table in front of me was one of my suitcases.
The officials were very polite. They asked me to show them my passport, my ticket, and my luggage check. Then I was requested to open the suitcase and to spread out its contents on the table.
I did as I was told. The moment I placed the alarm clock on the table, the two officials looked at each other and smiled.
Hearing the clock ticking away merrily, I suddenly understood. Someone must have heard the ticking noise coming from my suitcase and thought there was a time bomb hidden in it.
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A.Visiting friends.
B.Taking pictures.
C.Buying presents for his family.
D.All of the above.
And they continued to exhibit _7_ body-image attitudes as long as three years
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which offers California _7_ no-wait consultations
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passage 4
Victoria Barzilai opened her mouth wide so the doctor could look at her sore throat. Not _1_ a remarkable event, except that Victoria was at home and the doctor was hundreds of miles away. Feeling too sick to _2_ herself to the school health center, the third-year university student had chosen a cyber-doctor visit, the 21st century _3_ of a house call. A number of websites offer face-to-face consultations of the _4_ visit to anyone with a credit card and access to a webcam-equipped computer. The services are intended for patients with _5_ minor problems that don’t require hands-on diagnoses or treatments, not for people who need stitches, MRIs or casts on broken limbs. One presumed strong advantage of e-visits like these is _6_. That counted with Victoria who points out that “My doctor is at least an hour away, and besides, I didn’t know when I could get in to see him.” Victoria used MedCareLive.com, which offers California _7_ no-wait consultations with healthcare professionals from 9 a.m. to midnight every day. Other sites, such as Teladoc and MeMD, offer consultations 24/7. Some e-visit sites ask for consultation fees. Others _8_ different rates for different services. Although MedCareIive.com does not _9_ with any insurance companies, co-founders Dr. David Tashman and Sigi Marmoratein set out to make their service a good deal—for people who have insurance and people who don’t. “We set our price point at $45 for a reason ,”Tashman says. “Most co-pays by insurance companies run from $30 to $50. “We want to help people stay away from the emergency room and _10_ care,”Marmorstein adds. “We want to save people money.”
A) urgent
B)credible
C)contract
D)exactly
E)relatively
F)version
G)criticism
H)charge
I)dazzle
J)convenience
K)drag
L)dedicate
M)residents
N)deliberately
O)virtual
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I told the German official at the time that I was sure the _72_ would fail. It’s not that I had any particular expertise in immigration policy, _73_ I understood something about green cards, because I had one (the American _74_). The German Green Card was misnamed, I argued, _75_ it never, under any circumstances, translated into German citizenship. The U.S. green card, by contrast, is an almost _76_ path to becoming American (after five years and a clean record). The official _77_ my objection, saying that there was no way Germany was going to offer these people citizenship. “We need young tech workers,” he said. “That’s what this program is all _78_.” So Germany was asking bright young _79_ to leave their country, culture and families, move thousands of miles away, learn a new language and work in a strange land—but without any _80_ of ever being part of their new home. Germany was sending a signal, one that was _81_ received in India and other countries, and also by Germany’s own immigrant community.
62. A) soar B) hover C) amplify D) intensify
63. A) circuit B) strategy C) trait D) route
64. A) Of B) After C) In D) At
65. A) import B) kidnap C) convey D) lure
66. A) offering B) installing C) evacuating D) formulating
67. A) conferred B) inferred C) announced D) verified
68. A) Specially B) Naturally C) Particularly D) Consistently
69. A) quotas B) digits C) measures D) scales
70. A) invariably B) literally C) barely D) solely
71. A) repelled B) deleted C) combated D) abolished
听力原文:W: I want to register for this mathematics course.
M: I'm sorry. Registration is closed.
W: Closed? The clerk told me I could come back and register anytime during the first week of the class.
M: Well, that's not possible. The computer's official student account has already been sent to the state. And that's what our budget is based on. Who told you that anyway?
W: A woman here when I tried to register three weeks ago. She said I just had to pay a late fee.
M: She must be a temporary worker. She doesn't have much training. Why didn't you register then?
W: She said I couldn't until I had my birth certificate. Here it is.
M: Your birth certificate?
W: Well, I'm a new part-time student, so she asked for the identification. I don't drive, so I don't have a driver's license.
M: Hm. There's no reason to demand a birth certificate. We only need to establish residency. A phone bill with your name and address on would be fine.
W: Really? Only proof of my address?
M: Yes. I'm afraid she gave you the wrong information. Still, you have to wait and take your math class next semester.
W: But that's not fair.
M: Well, I sympathize with you, but frankly, I don't think there's anything anyone can do for you. You're trapped in the system. If you want to, you can talk to the director. She'll help if she can.
W: Great!
M: Don't get your hopes up!
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A.She doesn't want to pay the late fee.
B.She is given incorrect information.
C.She can't afford to pay her tuition.
D.She didn't pass her mathematics class last semester.
听力原文:W: I want to register for this mathematics course.
M: I'm sorry registration has closed.
W: Closed? The clerk told me I could come back and register any time during the first week of classes.
M: Well, that's not possible. The computer's official student account has already been sent to the state. And that's what our budget is based on. Who told you that anyway?.
W: Some woman here when I tried to register three weeks ago. She said I just had to pay a late fee.
M: She must have been a temporary worker. They don't have much training. Why didn't you register then'?
W: She Mid I couldn't until I had my bath certificate. Here it is.
M: Your birth certificate?
W: Well, I'm a new part-time student. So she asked for identification. I don't drive so I don't have a driver's license.
M: Huh. That's no reason to demand a birth certificate. We only need to establish residency: A phone bill with your name and address on it would've been fine.
W: Really'? Only proof of my address?
M: Yes. I'm afraid she gave you the wrong information. Still you'll have to wait and take your maths class next semester.
W: But that's not fair;
M: Well, I sympathize with your problem, but frankly, I don't think there is anything anyone can do for you. You were trapped in the system. If you want to, you can talk to the director. She will help you if she can.
W: Great.
M: Don't get your hopes up.
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A.She doesn't want to pay the late fee.
B.She was given incorrect information.
C.She can't afford to pay her tuition.
D.She didn't pass her mathematics class last semester.