1. A. If    　　　　   B. Because　　　　　　  　　   C. Although　　  　　   D. Before

2. A. suggestion        B. context   　　　　     C. abstract 　　  　　   D. information

3. A. poor 　　 　　   B. ideal 　　　　   　　   C. average      　　   D. disappointed

4. A. such 　　 　　   B. one　　 　　　　       C. any   　　　　   D. some

5. A. fun  　　 　　   B. work  　　    　　   C. learning      　　   D. prize

6. A. by          　　B. in　　    　　　　    C. for　　 　　  　　   D. with

7. A. unhappy       B. responsible　　　　     C. satisfied 　　 　　   D. dismissed

8. A. collected         B. distributed　　　　 C. assigned   　　　　   

 D. finished

9. A. the most         B. the least 　　  　　   C. possible  　　　　      D. practical

10. A. student's        B. assistant's  　　       C. professor's  　　　　　　    D. librarian's

11. A. when   　　   B. what　　   　　      C. why　　    　　    D. how

12. A. wish   　　      B. hope for 　　 　　   C. want   　　  　　   D. expect

13. A. selections       B. collections 　　　　    C. sources 　　  　　   D. origins

14. A. hate    　　   B. dislike   　　 　　   C. like　　 　　 　　   D. prefer

15. A. too 　　 　　   B. such　　    　　   C. much        　　   D. more

16. A. but 　　 　　   B. except 　　　　   C. with　　 　　　　   D. besides

17. A. However        B. Therefore    　　   C. Furthermore 　　     D. Nevertheless

18. A. full      　　   B. limited       　　   C. irregular     　　   D. enough

19. A. interrupt 　　    B. annoy　　   　　   C. approach    　　   D. disturb

20. A. or    　　　　B. to　　　　　　    C. and　　　　　　   D. but

The editor must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising. He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason. But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to attract local readers, the businessmen are thankful for the opportunity to keep their products in the public eye.

Local newspapers do not often comment on problems of national importance and editors rarely take sides on political questions. But they can often be of service to the community in expressing public feeling on local issues. A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to provide better shopping facilities, improve transport in the area and preserve local monuments and places of interest.

These papers often sound rather dull and it seems surprising that they all make a profit, but for many people in small towns and villages the death of someone known to them or the fix of traffic lights at a busy corner nearby can sometimes be more important than a disaster in a foreign country.

1. What should the editor remember according to the first paragraph?

   A. Money.　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Newspaper.

   C. People.　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Advertising.

2. What is the local newspapers' attitude on national political questions?

   A. They seldom have their own ideas.

   B. They often express their ideas.

   C. They are against one side.

   D. They are for another side.

3. Do businessmen like the local newspapers?

   A. No, they are for business.

   B. Yes, from the advertising on the newspapers they can sell well.

   C. Yes, they can write for the newspaper.

   D. No, they can't get much money from the newspaper.

4. A local newspaper can persuade the council ________.

  A. to provide better shopping facilities

  B. to preserve local monuments

  C. to improve transport in the area

  D. all above

We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming（把…按能力分班）pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!

　　Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual (智力的) abilities. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.

　　In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.

　　Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively. And expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.

1. Group work provides pupils with the opportunity_________.

　　A. to develop academic abilities                 　　 B. to learn to teach.

　　C. to do some experiments                        　　 D. to learn to be capable organizers.

2. By "held back" in the first paragraph the author means _________.

　　A. drawn to their studies                           　　     B. prevented from advancing

　　C. made to remain in the same classes         　　 D. forced to study in the lower classes

3. In the passage the author's attitude towards " mixed-ability teaching" is ________.

　　A.questioning               B. approving  　　     C. objective 　　 D. critical

4. The author's purpose of writing this passage is to _________.

　　A. offer advice on the proper use of the library

　　B. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching

　　C. argue for teaching bright and not -so-bright pupils in the same class

　　D. recommend pair work and group-work for classroom activities

5. The author argues that a teacher's chief concern should be the development of the student's _____.

　　A. total personality              　　                   B. intellectual ability

　　C. learning ability and communicative skills        D. personal qualities and social skills