Who pays?

The local education authority（LEA）for the area in which the student is living.

Who can get this money?

Anyone who gets a place on a first degree course, although a student who has already attended a course of advanced further education may not. Students must also have been resident（居住） in the UK. for at least three years, which can exclude some students from overseas.

If a student has studied in a college:

A student who is 26 or more before the course stars and who has worked for at least three of the six previous six years will get extra money — ￡155 a year if 26, increasing to a maximum of￡615 at most at 29 or more.

If a student is handicapped:

LEAS will give up to ￡500 to help meet extra expenses—such as buying a tape recorder for a blind student, extra heating or special food.

Banking:

Most of the big banks offer special services to students who accounts(in the hope that they will stay with the bank when they become rich officials). A student won’t usually have to pay bank charges as long as the account stays in credit. Some banks allow students to overdraw by ￡110 or so, and still don’t make charges (although they do charge interest).

1．A student from Japan who has been staying in England for a year and intends to go to college in a few months will ________.

       A．get money if he is taking a first degree course

       B．be unable to get money from any LEA

       C．get money from any LEA when he has finished his course

       D．have to open a bank account before he gets any money

2．A student who can not walk has to buy a wheel chair costing ￡750 to go to classes. How much of the cost will he have to pay himself?

       A．￡150.               B．￡250.                C．￡500.               D．￡750.

3．Why may a bank welcome freshmen as customers?

       A．They know they receive money regularly.

       B．They charge students extra interest.

       C．They hope they will be rich in the future.

       D．They need student accounts in term-time.

4．The underlined word “exclude” is closest to the meaning of        .

       A．introducing                                         B．offering reward to

       C．a(chǎn)dvertising for                                     D．preventing

Forget Miami, Los Angeles and New York. The next big Latin music explosion is on its way in secondary markets across the United States, and the numbers are there to back it up. Among all genres（種類）,Latin music was the only one registering growth in 2005. From tiny Vero Beach in northern Florida to Des Moines, Iowa, in the heart of the Midwest, from Charlotte, N. C．to Salt Lake City, Latin music sales are skyrocketing.

Wilson says there are two major reasons for the increase. One is simply the Hispanic（說西班牙語國(guó)家的） population's increase in specific areas, which encourages stores to carry Latin product for the first time. Second, and perhaps more important, is the fact that major companies—whether dealing in music or not—are addressing the Latin consumer at a corporate （公司的） level, creating Latin departments and hiring Latin ad agencies. One of Handleman's suburban Detroit stores, for example, has expanded its Latin section four times in the last two years. Cities like Milwaukee and Des Moines are now stocking Latin product.

Besides, it also results from economic development. It goes something like this: More often than not, a city or country with a seeming important Hispanic population will suddenly expand its construction or offer affordable housing to those working in larger, neighboring cities. This attracts lower-income workers, many of whom are Latin. Small shops and groceries begin to stock a small selection of music．When the Latin population numbers reach a critical mass, the local mass merchant, if there is one, begins stocking the product. Sooner or later, a local radio station follows; first AM, then FM. Sometimes it's a cable TV show or a small TV station.

Of course, there are other driving forces that should not be forgotten, for example, regional Mexican music．

1．The passage mainly tells readers _____________.

A．that more and more Americans like Latin music

     B．what makes Latin music develop fast in American market

     C．why Latin music becomes Americans' favorite music

     D．that Latin music is bringing in more benefits for Americans

2．The underlined word "skyrocketing" in the first paragraph means________.

     A．changing very quickly                            B．disappearing slowly

     C．recovering slowly                               D．increasing very quickly

3．According to the third paragraph, which shows the right relations among the following things?

①economic development           ②more Latin workers

③shops' stock of Latin music         ④local radio station

⑤small TV station                 ⑥the development of Latin music

4．Suppose that passage doesn't finish, which of the following may be discussed next?

A．The variety of Latin music in America．

B．The economic development in Hispanic area．

C．The historic development of Mexican music．

D．The driving forces of regional Mexican music

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Here are some of the world’s most impressive subways

1．Which one can provide the riders some wonderful decorations at the stations?         

    A．The Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines         B．The Moscow Metro

C．The  London Metro                   D．The Hong Kong MTR

2．________ is done with the purpose of making money.               

      A．The Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines         B．The Moscow Metro

    C．The London Metro                   D．The Hong Kong MTR

3．We can learn from the passage that Shanghai Metro____________.

     A．carries the most people each day.

     B．is the world’s largest

     C．may be larger than the Chicago “L” in the future

  D．is the busiest in the world

4．How many subways carry more than 5 million people per day?        .

     A．2                    B．  3               C． 4              D．  5

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（╲）劃掉

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞

注意：

1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一次。

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Dear Brown,

Last summer I take a part-time job in the International Camp for children. I have been told one more worker will be needed in this year and I think you are fit to it .How about join us? The camp is at the foot of a small hill close to a river .It is so a beautiful place! We can hear birds singing happy all around. Everybody sleeps in tents, that is very exciting. We usually work only five hours a day ,so we will have plenty of spare time visit the area and have a fun . I am sure it will be an unforgettable experience . If you have interests in it, reply to me soon.

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was  1  for kids playing out from between parked cars and  2  down when he thought he saw  3  . As his car passed, no children appeared． 4  , a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed（猛踩）on the brakes and drove the Jag back to the spot  5  the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car,  6  the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car,  7  “Just what the hell are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to  8  a lot of money.  Why did you do it?”

The young boy was  9  "Please mister ... please, I'm sorry... I didn't know what else to do," he pleaded．"I threw the brick because no one else would  10  ..."

With tears  11  down his face and off his chin, the boy  12  to a spot just around a parked car.

"It's my brother," he said．"He rolled off the sidewalk and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up."

Then he asked, "Would you help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's too  13  for me."

Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump（哽咽）in his throat. He  14 lifted the disabled boy back into the wheelchair, then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed（輕擦） at the  15  scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay.

"Thank you and  16  God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger.

Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the little boy   17 his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very  18  , but the driver never 19  to repair the dented（有凹痕）side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this  20  : Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!

1．A．looking                    B．watching               C．caring             D．waiting

2．A．slowed                     B．came                      C．turned                    D．broke

3．A．everything                B．a(chǎn)nything                  C．nothing            D．something

4．A．Finally                   B．Immediately                   C．Instead            D．Therefore

5．A．that                          B．when                           C．where              D．how

6．A．grabbed                    B．drew                      C．threw                     D．carried

7．A．saying                      B．speaking                 C．crying             D．shouting

8．A．spend                       B．cost                        C．offer                      D．charge

9．A．shy                              B．a(chǎn)pologetic               C．disappointed     D．surprised

10．A．stop                       B．help                        C．a(chǎn)ppear             D．drive

11．A．pouring                   B．flowing                   C．dripping           D．dropping

12．A．walked                   B．moved                    C．pointed            D．rushed

13．A．important                B．heavy                     C．strong             D．difficult

14．A．hurriedly                 B．slowly                    C．unwillingly       D．painfully

15．A．fresh                      B．recent                     C．original            D．serious

16．A．should                    B．must                       C．may                D．would

17．A．lead                        B．lift                                 C．pull                        D．push

18．A．invisible                  B．noticeable                C．significant        D．a(chǎn)ttractive

19．A．bothered                 B．considered              C．a(chǎn)pplied             D．minded

20．A．word                      B．a(chǎn)nnouncement         C．message          D．suggestion

Free and secure accommodation, on bills and even the odd home-cooked meal. It sounds like the perfect living arrangement for cash-strapped students.

Two mothers believe they have devised（設(shè)計(jì)）a way for struggling students to save on accommodation costs when they leave home to study at university.

Kate Barnham and Amanda Flude have launched Student Swaps（互換）, an online accommodation forum （論壇） for parents and students, in advance of the introduction in September of ￡3,000 higher education top-up fees.

Their website says, “The principle behind Student Swaps is to enable students to literally swap family homes.” The website will hold a database of students who would like to swap and link them with suitable matches. So those from one town / city could swap with those from a different town / city.

The site describes itself as offering a “cost-free accommodation alternative… at a time of growing student debt”. There is no charge for the service at the moment but Ms Barnham and Ms Flude intend to introduce a ￡10 annual fee if it becomes established.

However, the National Union of Students （NUS） has warned that, while the scheme may sound appealing to struggling freshers, it lacks any formal regulation.

Veronica King, NUS vice-president of welfare, said, “The fact that this scheme has even been suggested is evidence to the high levels of debt students now face on graduation.” Recent research has shown that students are more likely to live at home in coming years, in a bid to cut down on the cost of a degree.

“This is worrying, as it may mean that students choose their university on the basis of where it is, rather than because it offers the best course for them. It also means students will miss out on what is for some a key part of the student experience-living away from home.”

1．A “cash-strapped” student means one who __________.

A．lacks money                                     B．prefers to stay at home

C．is careful with money                          D．wants to change cash

2．What is Kate Barnham and Amanda Flude’s purpose of launching Student Swaps?

A．To provide cheaper accommodation for students.

B．To let students stay close to their universities.

C．To help students spend less on accommodation costs.

D．To let students exchange ideas freely online.

3．What can students do on Student Swaps?

A．They can find students to exchange homes with.

B．They can make friends with students from a different city.

C．They can borrow money to pay for their higher education.

D．They can voice their opinions against the rising cost of a degree.

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．High Cost Troubles University Students in UK.

B．Students Swaps is Welcomed by Students in UK.

C．Two Mothers’ Good Intention to Help Students in UK.

D．Website Helps Students Live at Someone Else’s Home.

China’s largest water diversion project may start supplying water to Shandong Province by 2007 and Beijing by 2010, an official confirmed Tuesday.

The worsening water shortage in the two areas, caused by decades of drought, may be alleviated with water from the mighty Yangtze River in the South which will be diverted into the parched North, he said． The water diversion project consists of three 1,300-kilometre canals that will carry water from the Yangtze along the eastern, middle and western parts of the country.

Zhang Jiyao, director of the State Council's office in charge of the South-to-North Project, told a national conference that ground will be broken in more places along two of the lines of the ambitious water diversion scheme, the largest of its kind in the world．

Before next year's flood season, construction of four new sections along the two lines will push the project further along the fast track. That would bring the total sections under construction to 13, since construction started in 2002 with an estimated investment of 124 billion yuan （about US$15 billion）.

When finished, the two water diversion canals will be capable of transferring 13.4 billion cubic metres of water a year.

1．China’s largest water diversion project is being constructed to     .

A．supply water to Shandong Province

B．remove the worsening water shortage in Beijing

C．a(chǎn)lleviate the shortage of water in the North

D．break ground in more places

2．Form the whole passage we can infer that      .

A．the water diversion project is the biggest in China, but not in the world

B．the water diversion project is the largest both in China and in the world

C．the project will cost 124 billion dollars

D．the project will be finished by 2010

3．When finished         .

A．the project will solve the water problem once and for all

B．the project will supply 13.4 billion cubic meters of water a year

C．the shortage of water in the North will be alleviated

D．the drought in Beijing and Shandong province will disappear

4．According to the passage, which one is true ?

A．The shortage of water in the North is only because there are too many people

B．The whole project will be completed by the year 2010

C．The total sections under construction will be 13 till the whole project is finished

D．The whole water diversion project is made up of three canals

People want action on noise, a recent public meeting in Brisbane showed , Some want technical improvements such as quieter air conditioners or better sound barriers around major roads. Others want tougher laws to restrict noise from building sites or to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs. But the highest priority was a noise complaints system that works.

The meeting found the present regulatory（立法的）system strange. The departments which are responsible for noise problem can lie with the Council, the Environment Protection Authority, one of three government departments or even the police. So they are getting run-around．When the people at the forum were asked to vote for changes, the strongest response was for a 24-hour noise hotline to be the first call for all complaints.

The forum also favored regulatory measures, such as tougher minimum standards for noise in appliances like air conditioners. Other measures were wider buffer（緩沖）zones around noisy activities and controls to keep heavy traffic away from residential areas.

But there are obvious conflicts. Many people like to have a bar within walking distance if they feel like a drink, but they don’t want a noisy pub keeping them awake when they want an early night. Most people want to live near a major road providing good access to other parts of the city, but they don’t want the problem of road noise.
There was strong support for measures to reduce traffic: better public transport, cycleways and footpaths, even charges for road users. Many people

optimistically thought industry awards for better equipment would stimulate（刺激）the production of quieter appliances. It was even suggested that noise from building sites could be reduced if Brisbane adopted daylight saving, thus shifting the working day and providing longer, quieter evenings.

1．“A noise complaints system” here most probably refers to ______.

A．technical appliances                                   B．a(chǎn) 24-hour noise hotline

C．the Environment Protection Authority          D．a(chǎn)dopting daylight saving

2．“They are getting run-around” in the second paragraph means ______.

A．they take turns to deal with noise problem

B．they work together to deal with noise problem

C．each side counts on the others to deal with the problem

D．they are busy going here and there to deal with the problem

3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A．Convenience and noises often exist side by side.

B．Reducing noise of air conditioners is a technical improvement.

C．By adopting daylight saving, we can make days shorter.

D．The Council may be a regulatory organization.

4．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Forum About Noise Pollution                  B．How To Reduce Noise Pollution

C．A Public Meeting In Brisbane                  D．Problems In Dealing With Noise

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Basic Photography This is an eight-hour course for beginners who want to learn how to use a 35mm camera．The teacher will cover such areas as kinds of film, light and lenses （鏡頭）. Bring your own 35mm camera to class. Course charge: $ 50. Jan. 10, 12,17,19,Tues. &Thurs. 6:00-8:00 pro. Marianne Adams is a professional photographer whose photographs appear in many magazines.

Understanding Computers This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know much about computers, but need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can't do, and how to use them. Course charge: $ 75. Equipment charge: $10. Jan. 14,21,28, Sats. 7:00-9:50 pm. Joseph Saimders is Professor of Computer Science at New Urban University.

He has over twelve years of experience in the computer field.

Stop Smoking  Do you want to stop smoking? Have you already tried to stop and failed? Now it's the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it. Course charge: $ 30. Jan. 4, 11,18,25, Wedns. 4:00-7:00 pm. Dr. John Goode is a practicing psychologist （心理學(xué)家） who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking.

Typing This course on week-days is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. You are tested in the first class and practice at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed．Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper. Course charge: $125. Materials charge: $ 25. Two hours each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks. This course is taught by a number of business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.

1．All the courses listed above are offered to the people       .

A．who live in the city of Chicago                     B．who are free in the evening

C．who want to take some special courses         D．who like to learn something new

2．Of all the courses mentioned in the passage, the shortest one is       .

A．Understanding Computers              B．Basic Photography

C．Stop Smoking                      D．Typing

3．There are typing courses       .

A．on Saturdays and Sundays              B．from Monday to Friday

C．from Monday to Saturday              D．on each day in the week

4．From the passage we can infer       .

A．Marianne Adams has had many photographs printed in a magazine

B．Joseph Saimders has worked in New Urban University for 12 years

C．Dr John Goode's method of stopping smoking is very successful

D．there are eight different skill levels for business education teachers