A 25-year-old student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua，China’s most famous university，after an eight-year

   36   ．Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of Hubei Province．He first   37   going to college in the year 2000   38   he was admitted by a local school after   39   from a secondary technical school at age 17．As a（n）   40   art student，he passed the exam again next year but   41   school due to economic pressures in September 2002．Life seemed    42    but Li didn’t give in．He earned a   43   by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of   44   the Academy of Arts＆Design of Tsinghua University．Li  45   the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003．   46   ，he missed making the cut one mark last year．

In 2008，his fifth try，Li’s efforts   47   ．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University．Every year，Li took art   48   in Beijing and took exams from December to March．He then took cultural courses in his school till June．The rest of the year he spent on    49    work．Li said he hadn’t   50   any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school．Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his   51   through knowledge．

   52    by his contribution，Li Jun’ s university   53   him 9,000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11，450 yuan．An eight-year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun，but a new   54   has now begun．Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and   55   more scholarships．

A．research            B．struggle           C．service             D．expectation

A．talked of                  B．told of             C．dreamt of         D．knew of

A．where                  B．when             C．that                 D．since

A．learning               B．separating        C．dating              D．graduating

A．gifted                  B．surprised          C．interested         D．easy going

A．went on with B．watched out for           C．dropped out of D．looked forward to

A．unfair                 B．hard                C．practical          D．busy

A．value                   B．respect             C．freedom           D．living

A．entering               B．visiting            C．supporting              D．pursing

A．turned to            B．applied for       C．called for               D．adapted to

A．Instead               B．At times          C．However          D．Besides

A．took off             B．paid off           C．gave off          D．sent off

A．ways                  B．programmes     C．success            D．courses

A．full-time            B．part-time         C．out-of-door      D．all

A．asked for           B．looked for       C．payed for         D．waited for

A．plan                   B．ideal                C．fate                 D．opinion

A．Encouraged        B．Influenced              C．Accused          D．Impressed

A．funded               B．gave                C．paid                D．cost

A．challenge           B．life                  C．case                 D．relationship

A．spend                 B．win                 C．care                 D．use

A recent survey made by BUPA, an international healthcare provider, shows that 54 percent of Chinese people aged between 45 and 54 consider themselves old, while 28 percent say that the thought of getting old upsets them. 25 percent are afraid of getting old, and a third worry about life in old age.
BUPA made the survey among 12,262 people from 12 countries over 2 months, starting in June 2010. The survey shows that 72 percent of international participants(参加者) aged over 65 don’t feel old and that 67 percent still feel healthy. On the other hand, 65 percent of Chinese feel old even before reaching 60. About one third of those surveyed in China said they have enough savings(存款), and 46 percent are insured(参加保险). Around 60 percent of the Chinese participants hope they will be taken care of by family members.
According to the survey, the French hold the most positive attitude towards getting old, with 32 percent of them considering age 80 and up old. 17 percent of Brazilians look forward to old age, compared with 3 percent globally. Indians are not bothered by old age, as 70 percent said that they don’t feel that they will be affected by old age and 71 percent say they have already made preparations for this stage of life. The illnesses that most people around the world are worried about are cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
【小题1】According to the survey, many Chinese people surveyed feel old before they are ______.

A．50 year old	B．60 years old
C．70 years old	D．80 years old

【小题2】Most of Chinese people surveyed expect help from _________.

A．the government	B．family members
C．insurance companies	D．healthcare providers

【小题3】Who are the youngest at heart according to the survey?

A．The Indians.	B．The Brazilians
C．The French	D．The Chinese

【小题4】Why are the Indians not afraid of getting old?

A．Because they have got ready for old age.

B．Because old people are respected in India.

C．Because getting old means enjoying life.

D．Because they will get more help from society.

A recent survey made by BUPA, an international healthcare provider, shows that 54 percent of Chinese people aged between 45 and 54 consider themselves old, while 28 percent say that the thought of getting old upsets them. 25 percent are afraid of getting old, and a third worry about life in old age.

BUPA made the survey among 12,262 people from 12 countries over 2 months, starting in June 2010. The survey shows that 72 percent of international participants(参加者) aged over 65 don’t feel old and that 67 percent still feel healthy. On the other hand, 65 percent of Chinese feel old even before reaching 60. About one third of those surveyed in China said they have enough savings(存款), and 46 percent are insured(参加保险). Around 60 percent of the Chinese participants hope they will be taken care of by family members.

According to the survey, the French hold the most positive attitude towards getting old, with 32 percent of them considering age 80 and up old. 17 percent of Brazilians look forward to old age, compared with 3 percent globally. Indians are not bothered by old age, as 70 percent said that they don’t feel that they will be affected by old age and 71 percent say they have already made preparations for this stage of life. The illnesses that most people around the world are worried about are cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

1.According to the survey, many Chinese people surveyed feel old before they are ______.

A．50 year old                            B．60 years old

C．70 years old                           D．80 years old

2.Most of Chinese people surveyed expect help from _________.

A．the government                        B．family members

C．insurance companies                    D．healthcare providers

3.Who are the youngest at heart according to the survey?

A．The Indians.                            B．The Brazilians

C．The French                            D．The Chinese

4.Why are the Indians not afraid of getting old?

A．Because they have got ready for old age.

B．Because old people are respected in India.

C．Because getting old means enjoying life.

D．Because they will get more help from society.

 

C

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44.  If you wanted to place an ad. , what number would you call?

A. 800-0739      B. 800-1932       C. 800-5224        D. 800-0667

45.  If you want to find a part-time job, you will look at________.

A. For Rent      B. For Sale       C. Help Wanted     D. Lost

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Theatre

City Varieties：

The Headrow, Leeds.

Tel. 430808  Oct 10-11 only A Night at the Varieties.

All the fun of an old music hall with Barry Cryer, Duggle Brown, 6 dancers, Mystina, Jon Barker, Anne Duval and the Tony Harrison Trio. Laugh again at the old jokes and listen to your favourite songs.

Performances: 8 pm nightly.

Admission: ￡5; under 16 or over 60: ￡4.

York Theatre Royal

Tel. 223568  St Leonard’s Place, York.

Sept 23-Oct 17 Groping for Words-a comedy by Sue Townsend. Best known for her Adrian Mole Diaries, Townsend now writes about an evening class which two men and a woman attend. A gentle comedy.

Admission: First night, Mon: ￡2; Tues-Fri:￡3.25-5.50; Sat:￡3.50-5.75.

Halifax Playhouse w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

Tel. 365998  King’s Cross Street, Halifax.

Oct 10-17 on Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson. This is a magical comedy bout real people. A beautiful produced, well-acted play for everyone. Don’t miss it.

Performances: 7:30pm.

Admission: ￡2. Mon: 2 seats for the price of one.  

Grand Theatre

Tel. 5022116  Restaurant and Cafe.  Oxford Street, Leeds.

Oct 1-17 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13. Sue Townsend’s musical play, based on her best-selling book.

Performances: Evening 7:45. Oct 1-17, at 2:30 pm. No Monday performances.

Admission: Tues-Thurs: ￡2-5; Fri & Sat: ￡2-6.

48. Which theatre offers the cheapest seat?

A. Halifax Playhouse.   B. City Varieties.  C. Grand Theatre.    D. York Theatre Royal.

49. If you want to see a play with old jokes and songs, which phone number will you ring to book a seat?

A. 502116         B. 223568         C. 365998         D. 430808

50. We may learn from the text that Sue Townsend is _______.

     A. a writer      B. an actress             C. a musician       D. a director