I. Read the following passages and choose the best answer.

Passage 1
Saturday

March 24th
We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to
Thailand

!. "ll the different s#ells #ake us want to try the food. We are going to
eat so#ething special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and
very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit so#e places in the city, and then
travel to $hiang Mai in the %orth.
Tuesday, March 2&th
Bangkok is wonderful and surprising' The places are interesting. We visited the
fa#ous #arket which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegeta(les. )verything
is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already' *ater today we will
leave for $hiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in $hiang Mai for two days,
and then catch a (us to $hiang +ai.
,riday

March -.th
/ur trip to $hiang +ai was long and (oring. We visited a s#all village in the
#ountains. The village people here love the 0uiet life 11 no co#puters or phones.
They are the kindest people I have ever #et. They always s#ile and say 2hello3.
4athy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so s#iling is the (est way to show
our kindness. I feel good here and hope to (e a(le to co#e (ack ne5t year.
6. The diaries a(ove show the writer7s 888888 days in Thailand.
". - B. & $. 69 :. -.
2. It see#s that visitors 888888 in Bangkok.
". often feel hungry
B. can always find cheap things
$. can7t take any photos
:. can en;oy the#selves
-. Which of the following is T+<)=
". $hiang Mai is a (eautiful city in the south of Thailand.
B. The writer left $hiang Mai for $hiang +ai (y (us.
$. $hiang +ai is a (oring city in the #ountains.
:. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.
4. The people in the village 8888888.
". are friendly to others
B. like to speak )nglish
$. are very weak
:. hope to live in the cities
9. What is the (est title for the whole diary=
". My ,irst Travel
B. The /utside World
$. Traveling in Thailand
:. " $ountry on the Train
Passage 2
If wo#en are #ercilessly e5ploited year after year, they have only the#selves to
(la#e. Because they tre#(le at the thought of (eing seen in pu(lic in clothes that are
out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of (y the designers and the (ig stores.
$lothes which have (een worn only a few ti#es have to (e put aside (ecause of the
change of fashion. When you co#e to think of it, only a wo#an is capa(le of standing
in front of a wardro(e packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has
nothing to wear.
$hanging fashions are nothing #ore than the intentional creation of waste. Many
wo#en spend vast su#s of #oney each year to replace clothes that have hardly (een
worn. Wo#en who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of
their ti#e altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened> neck1
lines are lowered or raised, and so on.
%o one can clai# that the fashion industry contri(utes anything really i#portant to
society. ,ashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like war#th, co#fort
and dura(ility. They are only interested in outward appearance and they take
advantage of the fact that wo#en will put up with any a#ount of disco#fort, as long
as they look right. There can hardly (e a #an who hasn?t at so#e ti#e in his life
s#iled at the sight of a wo#an shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately
picking her way through deep snow in high1heeled shoes.
When co#paring #en and wo#en in the #atter of fashion, the conclusions to (e
drawn are o(vious. :o the constantly changing fashions of wo#en?s clothes, one wonders,
reflect (asic 0ualities of inconstancy and insta(ility= Men are too clever to let the#selves (e
cheated (y fashion designers. :o their unchanging styles of dress reflect (asic 0ualities of
sta(ility and relia(ility= That is for you to decide.
@. :esigners and (ig stores always #ake #oney .
"! (y #ercilessly e5ploiting wo#en workers in the clothing industry
B! (ecause they are capa(le of predicting new fashions
$! (y constantly changing the fashions in wo#en?s clothing
:! (ecause they attach great i#portance to 0uality in wo#en?s clothing
&. To the writer, the fact that wo#en alter their old1fashioned dresses is seen as .
"! a waste of #oney
B! a waste of ti#e
$! an e5pression of taste
:! an e5pression of creativity
A. The writer would (e less critical if fashion designers placed #ore stress on the of
clothing.
"! cost
B! appearance
$! co#fort
:! suita(ility
B. "ccording to the passage, which of the following state#ents is T+<)=
"! %ew fashions in clothing are created for the co##ercial e5ploitation of wo#en.
B! The constant changes in wo#en?s clothing reflect their strength of character.
$! The fashion industry #akes an i#portant contri(ution to society.
:! ,ashion designs should not (e encouraged since they are only welco#ed (y
wo#en.
6.. By saying Cthe conclusions to (e drawn are o(viousCDara.4 !, the writer #eans
that .
"! wo#en?s inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at
B! wo#en are (etter a(le to put up with disco#fort
$! #en are also e5ploited greatly (y fashion designers
:! #en are #ore reasona(le in the #atter of fashion
Passage 3
In #edicine, (lood type is the classification

of red (lood cells (y the
presences of su(stances on their surface. In the early part of the 2.th century,
physicians discovered that (lood transfusion often failed (ecause the (lood type of the
recipient was not co#pati(le with that of the donor. In 6B.6 the "ustrian doctor 4arl
*andsteiner classified (lood types and discovered that the hereditary (lood factor is of
great i#portance in (lood transfusions (ecause it creates reactions that can threaten
the life of new(orn infants.
The four (lood types are known as ", B, "B, and /. Blood type " contains red
(lood cells that have a su(stance " on their surface. This type of (lood also contains
an anti(ody directed against su(stance B, which can (e found on the red cells of
persons with (lood type B. Type B (lood contains the opposite things. Blood Type "B
contains neither anti(ody

, (ut red cells in this type of (lood contain (oth "
and B su(stances. In type / (lood, neither su(stance is present on the red cells, (ut
the individual is capa(le of for#ing anti(odies directed against red cells containing
su(stance " or B. If (lood type " is transfused into a person with B type (lood, anti1"
anti(odies in the recipient will destroy the transfused " red cells. Because / type
(lood has neither su(stance on its red cells, it can (e given successfully to al#ost any
person. Dersons with (lood type "B have no anti(odies and can receive any of the
four types of (lood> thus (lood types / and "B are called universal donors and
universal recipients, respectively.
/ther hereditary

(lood1group syste#s have su(se0uently (een
discovered, for e5a#ple, the +h (lood factor. "nd nowadays #ore than twenty
additional (lood types have (een discovered. Their i#portance is o(vious.
66. In the early part of the 2.th century, physicians discovered that (lood transfusions
often failed (ecause 888888888 .
"! the (lood type of the donor was not co#pati(le with that of the recipient
B! the (lood type of the recipient was not suita(le for that of the donor
$! (lood type " contains red (lood cells that have a su(stance " on their surface
:! (lood cells are necessary for (lood transfusion
62. Which of the following is %/T true according to the passage=
"! The four (lood types are known as ", "B, and /.
B! Blood type " contains red (lood cells that have a su(stance " on their surface.
$! Blood type B contais an anti(ody directed against su(stance ".
:! Blood type "B contains anti(ody, (ut red cells in this type of (lood neither contain
(oth " and B su(stances.
6-. If a patient whose (lood type is / needs (lood transfusion, who can (e the donor=
"! Blood type ".
B! Blood type B
$! Blood type "B
:! Blood type /.
64. " (a(y7s (lood type is decided (y 88888888 .
"! his father or his #other
B! his #other and his father
$! his grandparents
:! hi#self
69. The (est title for this passage would (e 88888888 .
"! The I#portance of Blood Type
B! The I#portance of Blood Transfusion
$! Blood Type
:! Eereditary Blood1group Syste#s
Passage 4
)ye doctors in Shanghai found out that the near1sightedness a#ong pri#ary and
#iddle school students has so#ething to do with the colour of the paper in their
te5t(ooks and note(ooks. The doctors suggested that yellow paper (e used to replace
the white one.
"ccording to their research the e5perts found out that white paper reflects too
#uch light and easily tires a person?s eyes. The yellow paper, however, doesn?t look so
sharp to a person?s eyes. In other words, it is #uch #ilder to the eyes of the students
who #ay do reading or writing for hours.
The e5perts? research findings were (ased on first1hand infor#ation and a
nu#(er of scientific e5peri#ents including a recent investigation

a#ong
students fro# 46 high schools.
To solve the pro(le#, Shanghai )ducation :evelop#ent $o. *T: has produced
e5ercise (ooks #ade of yellow paper. The (ooks will (e availa(le in the whole city
soon.
6@. "ccording to the passage, caused the students7 near1sightedness.
".the colour of the paper in the (ooks they use
B. they do not use their eyes correctly
$. they like reading (ooks lying in (ed
:. they were (orn with near1sightedness
6&. "fter researching, the e5perts found out that .
". yellow paper reflects #uch #ore light than the white paper
B. yellow paper reflects less light than the white paper
$. yellow paper is #ilder to persons7 eyes
:. (oth B and $
6A. "ccording to the passage, which of the following is <%T+<)=
". The e5perts7 research results (ased on a recent investigation.
B. Shanghai has produced the (ooks with yellow paper already.
$. Fellow paper is not so easily to (ore the students7 eyes after doing so#e reading
and writing for hours.
:. We #ust use our eyes correctly.
6B. Books with yellow paper will (e popularly used (ecause .
". they are very cheap
B. they are welco#e a#ong the students
$. they are useful to the students7 eyes
:. they have already pu(lished
2.. Which is the (est to entitle the passage=
". :octors find yellow paper #ilder than white paper.
B. :octors say yellow paper (etter for eyes
$. Fellow paper reflects less light.
:. The (ooks with yellow paper will (e availa(le in the whole city soon.
II. Translate the following sentences into
6. We visited the fa#ous #arket which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and
vegeta(les.
2. %o one can clai# that the fashion industry contri(utes anything really i#portant to
society.
-. In #edicine, (lood type is the classification of red (lood cells (y the presences of
su(stances on their surface.
4. The e5perts? research findings were (ased on first1hand infor#ation and a nu#(er
of scientific e5peri#ents including a recent investigation a#ong students fro# 46
high schools.
Key to the exercises

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