What caused the boat wreck?Just before sunset, way out in the Mediterranean another migrant boat sank. Some reports say the people on board were trying to attract the attention of an aircraft flying overhead. They had crowded to one side of the boat and it capsized. The Italian navy had several vessels in the are-a. They managed to get their helicopters to the scene quickly as did Maltese forces. They began hauling people out of the water. Many were saved, many were not. The boat leaked during the voyage. There was a big storm in the Mediterranean. People on the boat were frightened by a whale in the sea. People crowded to one side of the boat.

Addicted to the Net? Symptoms of Internet addiction: i. A constant【D1】______to get online. ii. Feelings of【D2】______when not online iii. Using the Internet to find satisfaction, to【D3】______, lying to family about the time spent on the Internet. Net addict: A person shows【D4】______of these symptoms throughout the year. Three factors that make the Internet addictive: 【D5】______, control, and excitement. With access to the Internet, people can go online at any time to【D6】______ in gambling, bidding in auction for【D7】______and to satisfy whims. People who have a lot more control over their finances tend to develop an【D8】______monitoring their investments. The excitement surrounding compulsive activity often becomes a【D9】______encouraging future behavior. In the future,【D10】______ and wireless access may increase addiction rates among Internet users.In this section, you will hear a short passage. For questions 21 -30, complete the notes using three words or fewer for each blank. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Internet users who spend as much as 30 hours a week or more surfing the Web may endanger personal relationships, jobs, and their finances. Symptoms of Internet addiction include a constant desire to get online, a need to use the Internet for longer periods of time in order to find satisfaction, and feelings of restlessness or irritability when not online. Other symptoms include using the Internet to escape problems, lying to family or friends about time spent on the Internet, and continuing to use the Internet even after problems develop in relationships, work, or school as a result of such use. A person who suffers three or more of these symptoms over a 12-month period or more would be considered addicted. The first factor which may contribute to compulsive use of a product is accessibility. Now, those with access to the Internet have immediate, 24-hour access to virtual gaming sites, online trading sites that provide up-to-the-minute stock reports, and online auction houses where they can find any item imaginable. As the problems and limitations of real life are removed, some people begin to indulge more heavily in these activities for immediate gratification and to satisfy whims. Control is a second factor influencing compulsive behavior. Today, individuals have the ability to take control over their own investing. Such full personal control leads some people to develop an obsession with monitoring and adjusting their investments. A third important factor is excitement. Excitement represents the emotional “rush“ or “high“ associated with winning. In gambling, the rush of winning becomes a great reinforcement to continue playing. In auction sites, obtaining an item by beating other bidders seconds before the bid closes can be intoxicating. With any compulsive activity, the excitement surrounding the activity becomes a powerful hook encouraging future behavior. In the future, some believe things will only get worse as virtual reality and wireless access make the Net more accessible.

In my free time I wear______clothes—jeans and a shirt, things like that. random casual convenient unprofessional

When travelling, you are advised to take your credit card, which provides a secure______to carrying your money in cash. selection preference alternative replacement

______the geography class, Mandy went to the teacher and asked for the assignment. Having been missed Being missed Having missed Missing

If you want a shop to keep something for you until later, you may have to______. request a discount give a refund open an account pay a deposit

—Could you please write down the prescription for me? —______ No. You need to see a doctor first. Yes. You can buy the medicine from any drugstore. Certainly. I’ll do it for you right away. Well. Prevention is better than cure.

Chinese poetry and philosophy have exerted great influence on______. Ezra Pound Ralph Waldo Emerson Robert Frost Emily Dickinson

Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States? Master’s degree. Doctor’s degree. Bachelor’s degree. Associate’s degree.

The most famous Arts Festival is the ______ International Festival of Music and Drama. It takes place for a period of 3 to 4 weeks between August and September. Belfast Edinburgh Liverpool Cardiff

The word “holiday“ originally meant “holy day“ , but now it signifies any day on which we don’t have to work. This is an example of______. meaning shift widening of meaning narrowing of meaning loss of meaning

[*] At the age of 35, Nathan, a would-be professor in New York State, should already have a permanent position at a university and perhaps be publishing his second or third book. Instead, he’s working on a paper in sociology that he’d planned to complete a decade ago. He’s blown two “drop-dead“ deadlines and is worried about missing a third. His girlfriend is losing patience. No one can understand why a guy they consider brilliant doesn’t “just do it“. Nor, for that matter, can Nathan. “If I could change it, believe me, I would,“ he swears. Nathan is among the one in five people who chronically procrastinate, endangering careers and throwing away peace of mind, all the while repeating, “ I should be doing something else right now. “ Procrastination is not just an issue of time management or laziness. It’s about feeling paralyzed and guilty as you channel surf, knowing you should be studying or rethinking your investment strategy. Why the gap between incentive and action? Psychologists now believe it is a combination of several factors, some of which are anxiety and false beliefs about productivity. Tim Pychyl, Ph. D. , associate professor of psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, tracked students with procrastination problems in the final week before a project was due. Students first reported anxiety and guilt because they had not started their projects. “They were telling themselves, ’ I work better under pressure’ or ’ This isn’t important’ ,“ says Pychyl. But as soon as they began to work, they reported more positive emotions: They no longer lamented wasted time, nor claimed that pressure helped. Psychologists have focused on procrastination among students because the problem is rampant in academic settings: some seventy percent of college students report problems with overdue papers and delayed studying, according to Joseph Ferrari, associate professor of psychology at Chicago’s DePaul University. Pychyl also found that procrastination is detrimental to physical health. College students who procrastinate have higher levels of drinking, smoking, insomnia, stomach problems, colds and flu. So why can’t people just buckle down and get the job done? False Beliefs Many procrastinators are convinced that they work better under pressure, or they’ll feel better about tackling the work later. But tomorrow never comes and last-minute work is often low quality. In spite of what they may believe, “Procrastinators generally don’t do well under pressure,“ says Ferrari. The idea that time pressure improves performance is perhaps the most common myth among procrastinators. [*] Fear of Failure “ The main reason people procrastinate is fear,“ says Nell Fiore, Ph. D. , author of The Now Habit. Procrastinators fear they’ll fall short because they don’t have the requisite talent or skills. “They get overwhelmed and they’re afraid they’ll look stupid. “ According to Ferrari, “ Procrastinators would rather be seen as lacking in effort than lacking in ability. “ If you flunk a calculus exam, better to loudly blame it on the half-hour study blitz than admit to yourself that you could have used a tutor the entire semester. Perfectionism Procrastinators tend to be perfectionists—and they are in overdrive because they are insecure. People who do their best because they want to win don’t procrastinate: but those who feel they must be perfect to please others often put things off. These people fret that, “ No one will love me if everything I do isn’t utter genius. “ Such perfectionism is at the heart of many an unfinished novel. Thrill-seeking Some procrastinators enjoy the adrenaline “rush“. These people find perverse satisfaction when they finish their taxes minutes before midnight on April 15 and dash to the post office just before it closes. Unclear Expectations Ambiguous directions and vague priorities increase procrastination. The boss who asserts that everything is high priority and due yesterday is more likely to be kept waiting. Supervisors who insist on “prioritizing the Jones project and using the Smith plan as a model“ see greater productivity. Depression The blues can lead to or exacerbate procrastination—and vice versa. Several symptoms of depression feed procrastination. Decision-making is another problem. Because depressed people can’t feel much pleasure, all options seem equally bleak, which makes getting started difficult and pointless. It might be comforting for procrastinators to realize that there is a reason for why they procrastinate. But for the situation to change, they have to do something about it. And for a procrastinator, that is not so easy to do. Questions 71 -75: Complete the summary below with information from the passage, using no more than three words for each blank. Researchers find that the problem of procrastination is rampant among students. Most often they procrastinate when there is a gap between【R1】______. Psychologists also argue that procrastination is【R2】______physical health. Most procrastinators hold the false faith that time pressure improves performance.【R3】______ are more likely to procrastinate because they are insecure. Some procrastinators achieve【R4】______when they finish their chore at the last minute. Sometimes , a lack of【R5】______leads to procrastination when the boss stresses that everything is high priority.

一个人的品行，不取决于这个人如何享受胜利，而在于这个人如何忍受失败。(but rather)

为确保子孙后代能欣赏到人类共同的文化遗产，我们必须现在就行动起来。(ensure)

Fill in the crosswords so that all the given words are included. You have been given one letter as a clue in the crossword. [*]

Look at the statistics. They show the comparison between UK education and US education. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where necessary. [*] Write at least 100 words on the answer sheet.

What kind of program is Doctor Levy describing?W: Doctor Levy, tell us about some of the more unusual services here at the hospital. M: Well, We have yoga classes, art and music programs. And starting next month, there’s going to be a comedy night every Friday. W: Really? Why? M: Well, there’s been quite a lot of research to suggest that laughter speeds up the healing process. Yoga. Art. Comedy. Drama.

What caused the boat wreck?Just before sunset, way out in the Mediterranean another migrant boat sank. Some reports say the people on board were trying to attract the attention of an aircraft flying overhead. They had crowded to one side of the boat and it capsized. The Italian navy had several vessels in the are-a. They managed to get their helicopters to the scene quickly as did Maltese forces. They began hauling people out of the water. Many were saved, many were not. The boat leaked during the voyage. There was a big storm in the Mediterranean. People on the boat were frightened by a whale in the sea. People crowded to one side of the boat.

Individuals can and should make their own legal decisions______who their employer is. except for by virtue of in the light of regardless of

We go to Mt. Qomolangma not only with the personal goal of______the summit, but we also ______a purpose higher than to simply stand on top of the world. conquering: strive for ascending: hope for overwhelming: carry out climbing: work out

[*] The ancient art of reading someone’s palm has always been【C1】a______the most popular ways of foretelling the future. After all, you don’t have to believe it, and the best thing about it is that it doesn’t require a lot of time or expensive【C2】eq______either. But many are skeptical that palm reading has any scientific basis at all. 【C3】______ could be more ridiculous than the idea that our future can be predicted from the random lines and creases on our hands? Cynics claim that palmists use other clues to gain their “ amazing“ insights. In【C4】______ words, the more experienced and observant the reader is, the better they become at noticing things which help them to “predict“ the future. While the more cynical the “victim“ is, the【C5】______likely they are to believe a word of it! However, scientists at the University of Barcelona have discovered that palmistry may have some basis in scientific truth.【C6】______(compare)the palms of 140 children, they discovered that the more arches and loops children have on their palms, the more likely they are to be【C7】______(intellectual)impaired. And the existence of a Simian line—a rare crease across the palm—appears to be one of the most reliable【C8】______(indicate)of mental deficiency. This may be connected with events between the thirteenth and eighteenth weeks of pregnancy, a crucial time for brain【C9】dev______and the period when fingerprints are formed. So maybe there is some truth in what the palm reader says and there is nothing more guaranteed to cheer you up than the news that you are about to meet a tall dark stranger【C10】w______will change your life for the better.