22.

A) Interviewing a moving star.

B) Discussing teenage role models.

C) Hosting a television show.

D) Reviewing a new biography.

23.

A) He lost his mother.

B) He was unhappy in California.

C) He missed his aunt.

D) He had to attend school there.

24.

A) He delivered public speeches.

B) He got seriously into acting.

C) He hosted talk shows on TV.

D) He played a role in East of Eden.

25.

A) He made numerous popular movies.

B) He has long been a legendary figure.

C) He was best at acting in Hollywood tragedies.

D) He was the most successful actor of his time.

Section B Passage One26.

A) It carried passengers leaving an island.

B) A terrorist forced it to land on Tenerife.

C) It crashed when it was circling to land.

D) 18 of its passengers survived the crash.

27.

A) He was kidnapped eight months ago.

B) He failed in his negotiations with the Africans.

C) He was assassinated in Central Africa.

D) He lost lots of money in his African business.

28.

A) The management and union representatives reached an agreement.

B) The workers' pay was raised and their working hours were shortened.

C) The trade union gave up its demand.

D) The workers on strike were all fired.

29.

A) Sunny.     B) Rainy.     C) Windy.    D) Cloudy.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

30.

A) Some of them had once experienced an earthquake.

B) Most of them lacked interest in the subject.

C) Very few of them knew much about geology.

D) A couple of them had listened to a similar speech before.

31.

A) By reflecting on Americans' previous failures in predicting earthquakes.

B) By noting where the most severe earthquake in U. S. history occurred.

C) By describing the destructive power of earthquakes.

D) By explaining some essential geological principles.

32.

A) Interrupt him whenever he detected a mistake.

B) Focus on the accuracy of the language he used.

C) Stop him when he had difficulty understanding.

D) Write down any points where he could improve.

Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33.

A) It was invented by a group of language experts in the year of 1887.

B) It is a language that has its origin in ancient Polish.

C) It was created to promote economic globalization.

D) It is a tool of communication among speakers of different languages.

34.

A) It aims to make Esperanto a working language in the U. N.

B) It has increased its popularity with the help of the media.

C) It has encountered increasingly tougher challenges.

D) It has supporters from many countries in the world.

35.

A) It is used by a number

of influential science journals.

B) It is widely taught at schools and in universities.

C) It has aroused the interest of many young learners.

D) It has had a greater impact than in any other country.

Section C    George Herbert Mead said that humans are talked into humanity. He meant that we gain personal identity as we communicate with others. In the earliest years of our lives, our parents tell us who we are. "You're (36) ______." "You're so strong." We first see ourselves through the eyes of others, so their messages form important (37) ______ of our self-concepts. Later we interact with teachers, friends, (38) ______ partners, and co-workers who communicate their views of us.Thus, how we see ourselves (39) ______ the views of us that others communicate.

The (40) ______ connection between identity and communication is (41) ______ evident in children who are (42) ______ of human contact. Case studies of children who were isolated from others reveal that they lack a firm self-concept, and their mental and psychological development is severely (43) ______ by lack of language.

Communication with others not only affects our sense of identity but also directly influences our physical and emotional well-being. Consistently, (44) ________________________________________________. People who lack close friends have greater levels of anxiety and depression than people who are close to others. (45) ________________________________________________. The conclusion was that social isolation is statistically as dangerous as high blood pressure, smoking and obesity. Many doctors and researchers believe that (46) ___________________________

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Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)