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D．The first investment is about 150 million dollars.

61．Many crops will revolutionize farming in Africa because________.

A．farmers want to comfort the families B．farmers must obey an official order

C．farmers in that place grow a combination of different crops D．crops are often grown year after year in the different fields

62．How much will George Soros give for one average year to a USA project in Africa?

A．Fifty million dollars. B．Five million dollars. C．150 million dollars. D．10 million dollars.

63．According to the passage，the underlined word “launch” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”．

A．have B．protect C．start D．value

C

The United States is trying to improve its education system that produces millions of citizens who cannot read，write，or add—let alone finding their country on a map.

In his first State of Union message since taking office a year ago，President George Bush promised to wipe out illiteracy(文盲) in the next decade and declared that “by the year 2008，US students must be the first in the world in math and science achievements”．They have a long way to go.American students were placed 14th in a recent general science test conducted in 16 countries.In a separate survey of chemistry students，the United States came 12 out of 14.In a mathematics test，they were last.According to Bush，there are 17 million illiterates in this country of 245 million people.Other estimates put the number as high as 23 million.In percentage terms，that ranks the United States alongside Nicaragua and below Cuba.“This nation，”Bush said in his State of the Union address，“will not accept anything but excellent in education.”Bush，who has declared himself “Education President”，and senior officials of his administration are warning that the United States will be unable to compete in the world without an educated workforce.

How to increase educational standards is a matter of debate in a country whose schools have no uniform national curriculum and are subject to a confusing variety of state and local controls.Most experts

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think that the problem lies at the elementary and high school’s levels rather than with universities—but even their graduates show huge gaps in general knowledge.Among the root causes most frequently mentioned in education debates is the low respect in which US society holds teachers—in contrast to Japan and Germany.In Japan teaching is a profession of high prestige(威望) and high pay.In the United States teachers are near the bottom of the society.

64．The causes of low educational level in America include the following EXCEPT that________.

A．some problems exist in primary and secondary education B．society keeps teachers in low respect

C．America pays more attention to economy instead of education D．America has no uniform national courses

65．Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?

A．President Bush carried out his promise made in his first State of Union message.

B．The education in Japan and Germany is in higher level.

C．According to Bush，the number of illiterates accounts for 9% of the total.

D．Teachers in the United States enjoy good treatment and great respect.

66．Which of the following is the right order of the leastfirst of the percent of illiterates?

A．Germany，Cuba，Nicaragua. B．Germany，Nicaragua，Cuba. C．Nicaragua，Japan，Cuba. D．Cuba，Japan，Nicaragua.

D

Only three local students won Chinese Blog(博客) Competition.And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China.

170 students’ task：to get a fullydesigned blog up and running，complete with many postings based on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese.

Themes ranged from local opinions—such as the usage of Singlish，education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre—to food blogs.

The entries were judged on language proficiency(熟练程度) and the quality of writing，as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers.

Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM

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University，IT experts，and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges.

In the end，only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China.

“No surprise，”said Mr.Chow Yaw Long,37，teacherincharge from Innova Junior College，which organized the event.“Although the topics were local subjects，the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”

One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao,19，from the Saint Andrew’s Junior College，who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog.Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce，complete with pictures and even podcasts(播客)．

Her advice for bloggers is：Be responsible.

“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers，”said Miss Gao，“I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”

67．The competition was organized by ________. A．the National University of Singapore B．Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao C．Innova Junior College

D．the Saint Andrew’s Junior College

68．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Chinese students won most of the awards. B．Not all the themes were about local subjects.

C．The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish.

D．The judges were from universities in Singapore and China. 69．What Miss Gao said suggests that ________. A．she likes to blame the authorities B．she has a sense of responsibility C．she thinks highly of the others’ blogs D．she loves to read valuable posts

70．The passage is mainly about ________.

A．how Chinese students won the awards in the competition B．why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs C．how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition D．what the result of the competition was

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Online Shopping

Usually two weeks before Christmas，buying presents is most important for a lot of people in UK.However，last year not so many people were leaving their homes to browse in the shops.These days lots of people can do their shopping in the comfort of their own home with the help of the Internet.

Online shopping is becoming more and more popular for a number of reasons：goods are often cheaper online，you don’t have to queue up in busy shops and you can buy almost any products imaginable with just a few clicks of your mouse.

Computer trends are often maledominated but last year women did more shopping on the Internet than men.It seemed women were more attracted to the convenience of online shopping than they used to be.Average spending online last Christmas by women rose to ￡240 compared to the slightly lower average of ￡233 for men，while the average expense per person on the high streets was only ￡197.Seventy percent of Internet users，male and female，are now buying their Christmas gifts online.

In the past，a lot of people were unwilling to shop online.Many were worried about the security of entering their card details on the Internet and the reliability of the Internet but as shopping online has become more widespread，these worries have begun to disappear.45% of Internet users still do have security worries but it hasn’t slowed down the ever-increasing number of online shoppers.

Influenced by the online shopping increase，there were lots of special offers in the high street shops during Christmas.They were concerned that not enough shoppers were coming through their doors.Most shops traditionally have sales after Christmas，but last year the bargains had come early in an attempt to attract consumers to spend.

Online Shopping Shopping People become 79.________ of Reasons 73.________ less worried online shopping Past worries：cards Average women 71.________ 76.________ Special offers goods spending：￡240 and the 77.________ of the Internet