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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2021)-GRADE FOURTIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART IDICTATION10 MINListen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given ONE minute to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on Answer Sheet OnePART II LISTENING PREHENSION20MINSECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your workWhat Is Grit"My questionsl Why isn't I.Q. the only difference between students"l What is the key to (1) _.My Researchl investigation of all kinds of (2) _, including:West Point Military Academy. (3) _. private panies.My finding: grit as predictor of successl Grit is (4) _ for very long-term goals.l Grit is working hard for years to make (5) _.l Grit is living your life like a (6) _.My surveyl high school juniors took grit questionnaires.l (7) _kids were more likely to graduate.Grit-buildingl little is known about how to build grit in students.l data show grit is unrelated to (8) _.l growth mindset is the belief that the ability to learn is (9) _.l kids with grit believe failure is (10) _.ConclusionWe need to be gritty about getting our kids grittier.SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions.Now, listen to the conversations.Conversation OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.1. A. To tell the man that he has been shortlisted for interview.B. To ask the man a few questions about his interview.C. To tell the man the procedure of the interview.D. To e*plain to the man how to make a presentation.2. A. Questions related to the job.B. General questions about himself.C. Specific questions about his CV.D. Questions about his future plan.3. A. Questions from the interviewers.B. Questions from the interviewee.C. Presentation from the interviewee.D. Requests from the interviewee.4. A. Educational and professional background.B. Problems he has faced and solved.C. Major successes in his career so far.D. pany future and his contribution.5. A. 11 a.m., ne*t Tuesday.B. 11 a.m., ne*t Thursday.C. 9 a.m., this Tuesday.D. 9 a.m., this Thursday.Conversation TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two6. A. How college students pay for their education.B. How to handle the problem of college loans.C. The disadvantages of college loans.D. Government financing in college education.7. A. It has increased by 6 to 8 %.B. It has increased by 8 to 10 %.C. It has decreased by 6 to 8%.D. It has decreased by 8 to 10%.8. A. Student's family ine.B. First year salary after graduation.C. A fi*ed amount of 30,000 dollars.D. Payment in the ne*t ten years.9. A. Students can borrow money first.B. Students pay no ta* on savings.C. Students pay less ta* after graduation.D. Students withdraw without paying ta*.10. A. Giving up charitable or volunteer work.B. Neglecting their study at college.C. Giving up further education.D. Neglecting high salary in job-seeking.PART III LANGUAGE USAGE10 MINThere are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best pletes the sentence. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.11. How can I concentrate if you_continually_me with silly questions"A. have. interruptedB. had.interruptedC. are.interruptingD. were.interrupting12. Among the four sentences below, Sentence _ e*presses the highest degree of possibility.A. It may take a long time to find a solution to the problem.B. It might take a long time to find a solution to the problem.C. It could take a long time to find a solution to the problem.D. It should take a long time to find a solution to the problem.13. She is a better speaker than_in the class.A. all the girlsB. the other boysC. other any girlD. any boy14. Nobody heard him sing,_.A. did theyB. did heC. didn't theyD. did one15. I can't put up with_.A. that friend of youB. that friend of yoursC. the friend of youD. the friend of yours16. There has been an increasing number of_in primary schools in the past few years.A. man teacherB. men teacherC. man teachersD. men teachers17. This is one of the issues that deserve_.A. mentioningB. being mentionedC. to mentionD. for mention18. The audience_e*cited on seeing_favorite starglide onto the stage.A. were . itsB. were.theirC. was.theirD. was.one's19. _your advice, I would have made the wrong decision.A. Hadn't it been forB. Had it not been forC. Had it been forD. Had not it been for20. The sentence I wish I had been more careful in spending money e*presses the speaker's_.A. hopeB. joyC. regretD. relief21. The Attorney General ordered a federal autopsy of Brown's body, seeking to_ the family and munity there would be a thorough investigation into his death.A. ensureB. assureC. insureD. ascertain22. The police department came under strong criticism for both the death of an unarmed man andits handling of the_.A. consequenceB. outeC. resultD. aftermath23. The Foreign Secretary tried to_doubts about his handling of the crisis.A. dispelB. e*pelC. repelD. quell24. Mutual funds are thus best for investors who don't want to take the time to study stocks indetail or who_the resources to build a portfolio.A. depriveB. lackC. yearnD. attain25. Chris ran_John at a sporting-goods trade show and the two quickly struck_aneasy rapport.A. into.upB. on.intoC. across.onD. against.into26. "I am leaving the country soon," he told a_convened group of reporters.A. especiallyB. particularlyC. speciallyD. specifically27. Israel and Hamas had reached a deal on e*tending the_ceasefire by an e*tra 24 hoursuntil Tuesday at midnight.A. contemporaryB. makeshiftC. spontaneousD. temporary28. _to unplugging the alarm clock and trusting your ability to wake on time on your own,you should probably ease yourself into the new arrangement by keeping a very regular schedule for several weeks.A. DueB. PriorC. RelatedD. Thanks29. If you are an athlete, strong abdominal muscles help you ensure a strong back and freedomfrom injury during_upper-body movement.A. valiantB. variableC. vigorousD. vigilant30. Finning is a cruel_in which the shark's fins are lopped off, and the live shark is thrownback to sea.A. realityB. truthC. skillD. practicePART IV CLOZE10 MINDecide which of the words given in the bo* below would best plete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blank. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEET TWO.A. ampleB. binationsC. directlyD. disseminatedE. generations F. genuinelyG. insteadH. listsI. promulgatedJ. publicized K. scantL. shapedM. sophisticated N. transplanted O. virtualImagine a world without writing. Obviously there would be no books: no novels, no encyclopedias, no cookbooks, no te*tbooks, no telephone books, no scriptures, no diaries, no travel guides. There would be no ball-points, no typewriters, no puters, no Internet, nomagazines, no movie credits, no shopping lists, no newspapers, no ta* returns. But such_(31)of objects almost miss the point. The world we live in has been indelibly marked by the writtenword, _ (32) by the technology of writing over thousands of years. Ancient kingsproclaimed their authority and _ (33) their laws in writing. Scribes administered greatempires by writing, their knowledge of recording and retrieving information essential togoverning ple* societies. Religious traditions were passed on through _ (34), andspread to others, in writing. Scientific and technological progress was achieved and_(35)through writing. Accounts in trade and merce could be kept because of writing. Nearly every step of civilization has been mediated through writing. A world without writing would bear_(36) resemblance to the one we now live in. Writing is a_ (37) necessity to thesocieties anthropologists call civilizations. A civilization is distinguished from other societies by the ple*ity of its social organization, by its construction of cities and large public buildings,and by the economic specialization of its members, many of whom are not_(38) involvedin food procurement or production. A civilization, with its ta*ation and tribute systems, its trade,and its public works, requires a _ (39) system of record keeping. And so the earlycivilizations of Egypt, China, and (probably) India all developed a system of writing. Only thePeruvian civilization of the Incas and their predecessors did not use writing but_ (40)invented a system of keeping records on knotted color-coded strings known as quipu.PART V READING PREHENSION35 MINSECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE(1)When I was twenty-seven years old, I was a mining-broker's clerk in San Francisco, and an e*pert in all the details of stock traffic. I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend upon but my wits and a clean reputation; but these were setting my feet in the road to eventual fortune, and I was content with the prospect. My time was my own after the afternoon board, Saturdays, and I was accustomed to putting it in on a little sail-boat on the bay. One day I ventured too far, and was carried out to sea. Just at nightfall, when hope was about gone, I was picked up by a small ship which was bound for London. It was a long and stormy voyage, and they made me work my passage without pay, as a mon sailor. When I stepped ashore in London my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I had only a dollar in my pocket. This money fed and sheltered me twenty-four hours. During the ne*t twenty-four I went without food and shelter.(2)About ten o'clock on the following morning, dirty and hungry, I was dragging myself along Portland Place, when a child that was passing, towed by a nurse-maid, tossed a big pear -minus one bite - into the gutter. I stopped, of course, and fastened my desiring eye on that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it, my stomach craved it, my whole being,begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it some passing eye detected my purpose, and of course I straightened up then, and looked indifferent and pretended that I hadn't been thinking about the pear at all. This same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldn't get the pear.(3)I was just getting desperate enough to brave all the shame, and to seize it, when a window behind me was raised, and a gentleman spoke out of it, saying: "Step in here, please."(4)I was admitted by a man servant, and shown into a sumptuous room where a couple of elderly gentlemen were sitting. They sent away the servant, and made me sit down. They had just finished their breakfast, and the sight of the remains of it almost overpowered me. I could hardly keep my wits together in the presence of that food, but as I was not asked to sample it, I had to bear my trouble as best as I could.(5)Now, something had been happening there a little before, which I did not know anything about until a good many days afterwards, but I will tell you about it now. Those two old brothers had been having a pretty hot argument a couple of days before, and had ended by agreeing to decide it by a bet, which is the English way of settling everything.(6)You will remember that the Bank of England once issued two notes of a million pounds each, to be used for a special purpose connected with some public transaction with a foreign country. For some reason or other only one of these had been used and canceled; the other still lay in the vaults of the Bank. Well, the brothers, chatting along, happened to get to wondering whatmight be the fate of a perfectly honest and intelligent stranger who should be turned adrift in London without a friend, and with no money but that million-pound bank-note, and no way to account for his being in possession of it. Brother A said he would starve to death; Brother B said he wouldn't. Brother A said he couldn't offer it at a bank or anywhere else, because he would be arrested on the spot. So they went on disputing till Brother B said he would bet twenty thousand pounds that the man would live thirty days, anyway, on that million, and keep out of jail, too. Brother A took him up. Brother B went down to the Bank and bought that note. Then he dictated a letter, which one of his clerks wrote out in a beautiful round hand, and then the two brothers sat at the window a whole day watching for the right man to give it to.(7)I finally became the pick of them.41. In Para. 1, the phrase "set my feet" probably means_.A. put me asideB. start my journeyC. prepare meD. let me walk42. It can be concluded from Para. 2 that_.A. the man wanted to maintain dignity though starvedB. the man could not get a proper chance to eat the pearC. the man did not really want the pear since it was dirtyD. it was very difficult for the man to get the pear43. pared with Brother A,