What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent 36 　Ant Tribes about the life of some young people 　37 flock （群集）to Beijing after 38 　university, describes the graduates as ants, smart but 39 as individuals, living together in communities.

The book, which 　40 two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing, 41 in mid-September, about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been 42 　by Sept.1.

The book’s chief editor, Lian Sir, says that the piece of statistic says 43 　about the real situation for many of these graduates. “I am always 　 44 how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life,” Lian said. “I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates, whose stories are　 45 known.”

The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts （市郊） of Beijing, where 46 college graduates 47 　. Most of these graduates work for 　48 or medium-sized（中型的） businesses, 49 less than 2,000 Yuan a month. They live together because it’s 　50　 : The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month. Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.

Tangjialing, a small 51 20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square, has around 3,000 52 villagers, but has become a 53 for more than 50,000 migrants （移民）, most of whom 54 from universities or colleges all over the country. The students live in the five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed （挤） together in each room of about 10 square meters．Up to 70 or 80 people 　55　 the same toilet and kitchen.

36. A. film 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. story 　　　　　　　　　 C. book　 　　　　　　　　　 D. magazine

37. A. what　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. who　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. which　　　　　　　 　　　 D. why

38. A. leaving　 　　　　　 　　　 B. entering 　　　　　　　 C. visiting 　　　　　　　　　 D. enjoying

39. A. necessary 　　　 　　　 B. meaningless 　　　　　 C. important 　　　　　　 D. strong

40. A. is determined by 　　　 B. is set in C. is based on D. is taken from

41. A. came up 　　　　　　　　　 B. came on 　　　　　　　　 C. came along 　　　　　　 D. came out

42. A. fired　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. interviewed 　　　　　 C. employed 　　　　 　　　 D. trained

43. A. much 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. little　 　　　　　　　　　 C. some 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. more

44. A. wondering　 　　　　　 B. researching 　　　　　 C. searching 　　　　　　 　　　 D. telling

45. A. seldom　 　　　　 　　　 B. well　　 　　　　　　　　 C. always 　　　　　　　　　 D. often

46. A. few　 　　　　　　　　　 B. a small number of　　 C. a few D. a large number of

47. A. work 　　　　　　　　　　 B. go　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. relax 　　　　　　　　　　 D. live

48. A. small　 　　　　　　　　　 B. big　 　　　　　　　　　 C. famous 　　　　　　　　 D. unknown

49. A. thinking　 　　　　 　　　 B. earning 　　　　　 　　　 C. shopping 　　　　　　　 D. paying

50. A. expensive 　　　　 　　　 B. comfortable 　　　　　 C. cheap 　　　　　　　　　 D. convenient

51. A. city　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. town　　 　　　 　　　 C. community 　　　　　　 D. village

52. A. original 　　　　　　　　　 B. young　 　　　 　　　 C. rich 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. poor

53. A. school 　　　　　　　　　 B. home　　 　　　 　　　 C. hotel 　　　　　　　　　　 D. company

54. A. come　 　　　　　　　　　 B. differ　 　　　　　　　　 C. graduate 　　　 　　　 D. suffer

55. A. clean 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. build 　　　　　　 　　 C. live 　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. share

A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train. He had never seen them before, so he began, “My name is Stone, and I’m even harder than stone, so do what I tell you or there’ll be trouble. Don’t try any tricks (诡计) with me, and then we’ll get on well together.”
Then he went to each soldier one after the other and asked him his name, “Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly,” he said, “and don’t forget to call me ‘sir’.”
Each soldier told him name, until he came to the last one. This man remained silent, and so Captain Stone shouted at him, “When I ask you a question, answer it! I’ll ask you again： What’s your name, soldier?”
The soldier was very unhappy, but at last he replied, “My name’s Stonebreaker, sir,” he said nervously.
【小题1】The officer was strict______.

A．because the soldiers were new.	B．with any of his soldiers, new or old.
C．because he was named Stone.	D．only when he was before soldiers.

【小题2】 According to what the officer said,_______.

A．obeying his orders would sometimes bring no trouble.

B．trouble would come if anybody made tricks.

C．he always got on well with his soldiers.

D．he often had trouble with his soldiers.

【小题3】The last soldier remained silent because_______

A．he didn’t like the way the officer spoke to them.

B．he wanted to see what would happen if he disobeyed his order.

C．the question was difficult for him to answer.

D．he was afraid the officer would be angry when he heard his name.

【小题4】According to the officer, how to answer the question, “How old are you ?”

A．(sadly)Twenty, sir.	B．(clearly)Twenty.
C．(loudly)Twenty, sir	D．(quickly)Ten years younger than you, sir

【小题5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．A Clever Answer	B．A Terrible Answer
C．A Sorry Answer	D．A Strange Answer

People started to dig in this area, ______ caused much damage.

A．that

B．which

C．whom

D．what

 

Stage fright is a common example of         educators call a “lack of confidence” among students.

    A．that B．what C．which    D．whom

 

What else was there  ________ you didn't like?

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