Practice 1 ● Read this part of a fax from Sally Saunders, a hotel conference manager.
To:______
Fax No:______
From: Sally Saunders
Date: 1 March 2002
Pages (incl cover): 3
Thank you very much for your letter, enquiring about availability of conference facilities at this hotel for 1-4 September. I note your request for a special menu for the conference dinner on your final evening. You will find suggestions enclosed.
Unfortunately, during the week you have chosen for your conference, there is a trade fair. Therefore, we have very few single rooms available. I could offer you twin-bedded rooms, or perhaps you would consider moving your conference to the following week?
I look forward to receiving your booking and choice of dishes for the conference dinner.
● Write a fax to Mrs. Saunders:
● thanking her for her fax
● confirming your original dates for the conference
● booking 20 twin-bedded rooms
● telling her which dishes from the menu you require for the conference dinner.
● Write 60-80 words on your Answer Sheet.
● Do not include postal addresses.
Directions:In this section, there is one passage followed by 5 questions. Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.
High Dropout Rate in US
Many young people in the United States never finish high school. Exactly how many dropouts is another issue. Recent studies of dropout rates have had conflicting results. For one thing, schools define and measure their dropout rates differently.
Some researchers say about fifteen to twenty parents of public school students do not complete their education. But many other experts and policymakers believe that for the past twenty years, the dropout rate has been around thirty percent. For Latino and black students, the numbers are even higher. Researchers say almost half of them leave school.
At the same time, almost half the states let students leave school before the age of eighteen without informing their parents.
Finding a good job without a high school education is more and more difficult. A Northeastern University study in 2002 found that almost half of all dropouts aged sixteen to twenty-four did not have a job.
The lack of high school education can also lead to other problems. An estimated two-thirds of prisoners in the United States dropped out of high school.
Recent studies have shown that the majority of students who drop out do not do it because they are failing. Many are bored with their classes or feel disconnected from their school and teachers. Some students feel that educators place low expectations on them. Teen pregnancies also add to the dropout problem.
During the past twenty years, there have been efforts to increase graduation rate through education reforms. Some communities are working on dropout prevention programs. These include alternative high schools to meet special needs.
Some programs, for example, provide free transportation and childcare to help young mothers and fathers finish school. Yet special programs can cost a lot, and many school systems have limited budgets.
Federal spending on second-chance programs to help students finish school has decreased from the 1970s. This was shown in a report last year from the Educational Testing Service.
Experts suggest "early warning systems" to help identify young schoolchildren at risk of dropping out of high school. They say schools also need to get parents more involved, especially if their children are missing school often.
Questions:
1.What is the researchers’ estimated percentage of school dropouts among Latino and black students?
2.What efforts have been made to increase graduation rates?
3.What has been done to help young parents complete their education?
4.Who made a report about the decrease,of Federal spending on second-chance programs to help students finish school?
5.What do experts suggest setting up to help prevent students from dropping out of school?
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Passage 6Question 8-12 ● Read this text which is about issues of health and safety in a factory. ● Choose the best sentence from the list A-G to fill each of the blanks. ● For each blank (8-12) mark one letter (A–G) on your Answer Sheet. ● Do not mark any letter twice. ● One answer has been given as an example.MAKE BIETANM A MOST FAVORED NATION For 25 years, Vietnam has been an open sore on the U.S. body politic: It not only ate up thousands of American lives and billions of US dollars, but also often reminded the Americans of bitter failure (0)______. Only in the past year has Washington begun rebuilding links by allowing aid from international organizations and lifting the trade embargo. But that's not enough (8)______.. The Key step is to grant most-favored-nation status to Vietnam, letting Vietnamese goods enter the U.S. at favorable tariff rates (9)______.. Why MFN for Vietnam? (10)______.. Strained trade relations between the two countries make it less likely that American companies will get their share of these contracts. (11)______.. In both the North and South, Americans are highly regarded, and American companies are welcomed as a counter-balance to Japanese, Chinese, and European investment. Granting MFN to Vietnam is sure to be controversial (12)______.. But it should be taken seriously. A. The U.S. government may not like a heated dispute on this neglectable issue. B. The U.S. response to defeat was to block international did and forbid American companies to do business there. C. Moreover, despite the conflicts of the past, Vietnam could be a tremendous ally for the U.S. D. It’s time now to move toward establishing normal ties with Vietnam whose economy is growing 8% a year. E. To start with,Vietnam will sign contracts involving billions on telecommunications,power plants,and airliners. F. Given the trouble of Clinton Administration’s foreign policy,the issue will be held in suspension. G. That would give Vietnam equal footing with most other countries,including Russia and—at least for now—China.
Passage 8 ● Read the magazine article below about a company which checks on the service provided by shops.
● Choose the correct word to fill each gap, from A, B or C on the opposite page.
● For each question 29-40, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
SECRET SHOPPERS Tim Wright knows all about making companies more efficient. His firm, Check-up, sends ‘secret shoppers’ into retail and leisure companies (29)______ order to make sure that customers are receiving good service. After (30)______ visit, the secret shoppers prepare a report for the company to let them know (31)______ good or bad the service was. ‘Companies like to know,’ says Mr. Wright, ‘that (32)______ customers go into a store just a few minutes before closing time, they will (33)______ get good service.’ Check-up (34)______ set up in the west of England in 1992 and (35)______ two years moved to London so it could offer a nationwide service. (36)______ the last three years, Check-up’s profits have (37)______ dramatically as companies have come to realize (38)______ great importance of good customer service. Having started with just; three employees, Check-up now has a staff (39)______ sixty-five and last week (40)______ an important new contract with a major supermarket chain.
29. A in B by C on
30. A our B his C their
31. A whether B how C if
32. A while B when C. As
33. A still B yet C. Already
34. A has B is C was
35. A until B. After C later
36. A From B During C Since
37. A increase B increasing C increased
38. A this B that C the
39. A of B. At C too
40. A sign B signed C signing
Directions: Read the following texts from which 10 words have been removed. Choose from the words A—O the most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text (1—10). There are FIVE extra words that you do not need to use. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.Practice 1 Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps 1 the talk with slides, writing up important information on the black-board, distributing reading material and giving out 2 . The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and wonders what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture 3 notes which do not catch the main points and which become hard even for the 4 to understand. Most institutions provide courses which assist new students to develop the skills they need to be 5 listeners and note-takers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which 6 learners to practice these skills independently. In all cases it is important to 7 the problem before actually starting your studies. It is important to 8 that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills required in college study. One way of 9 these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year. Another basic 10 is to find a study partner with whom it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.[A] with[B] effective[C] strategy[D] tackle[E] students[F] enable[G] acknowledge[H] illustrating[I] sustain[J] ignore[K] assignments[L] information[M] average[N] advocate[O] overcoming
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Directions: In this part, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary with the maximum of three words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.
Bright colors stir up a range of feelings. For example, the color red can cause people to feel excited.
In fact, red can even make a person feel hungrier. Yellow can increase energy. Therefore, a room with strong red and yellow colors would be a good place to eat a lot of food quickly. On the other hand, darker colors, like blue can help people calm down. A blue room can be a good place to study, since people can concentrate more easily. However, it is easier to nod off in a blue room than in a red one.
The colors of clothes can also affect feelings. Black and dark blue clothes can produce a sense of strength and seriousness. Therefore, a person in a black suit can seem like a leader more easily than one wearing white. If a person is wearing a dark suit and a red tie, he may seem both powerful and energetic. This may be why many politicians and businessmen wear dark suits with red ties. Brown and green clothes can produce a sense of confidence. It may seem easier to trust a person wearing green. Therefore, many people wear green or brown for meetings or interviews.
Choice of color, for rooms as well as clothes, is not only about appearance.
Summary: