12.
A. He doesn‘t like his present job.
B. He likes to switch from one place to another.
C. He got a terrible job offer in Seattle.
D. He doesn‘t earn much from his present job.
Question 13~15 are based on the following passage:
13.
A. Television programs in the United States are of low quality.
B. Watching too much television is undesirable for children.
C. The degree of violence in programs is too high.
D. There shouldn‘t be any commercials on television
14.
A. A famous street in United States.
B. Street that provides children with interesting videotapes.
C. An open school for teenagers.
D. An educational program.
15.
A. They will become inactive and dull.
B. They will not go to cinemas as often.
C. They will imitate what they see in the programs.
D. They will forget to do their homework
Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points)
Section A
Directions: In each item, choose one word that best keeps the meaning of the sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word. Mark out your choice on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
16. He was nominated as the best model football player of 1996.
A) rejected
B) denied
C) designated
D) asserted
17. The government is deliberating about what should be done to solve the problem.
A) regulating
B) diagnosing
C) contemplating
D) wandering
18. The Great Wall is a great tourist attraction, luring millions of visitors each year from all over the world.
A) attracting
B) serving
C) entertaining
D) receiving
19. The small building was established as a subsidiary of the great theatre n order to give young singers performing experience.
A) foundation
B) continuation
C) supplement
D) fraction
20. You must hand in your paper by the end of this month.
A) draft
B) submit
C) modify
D) revise
21. The essence of the priest‘s sermon was that all human beings should love each other.
A) purpose
B) destination
C) definition
D) nature
22. He was too honorable to have gone without paying his premium.
A) respectable
B) considerate
C) hospitable
D) liable
23. The teacher asked his students to try to depict realistically the Battle of Waterloo.
A) recall
B) couch
C) celebrate
D) describe
24. This autumn‘s electricity privatization alone is reckoned to have generated about 47 letters.
A) assessed
B) estimated
C) balanced
D) forecasted
25. Short, frequent practice is more effective than long, infrequent sessions, because it is less fatiguing.
A) deliberate
B) harmful
C) sophisticated
D) exhausting