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Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. They will have mental health problems. B. They will have high blood pressure.

C. They will definitely be depressed. D. They will have low self-esteem.

12. A. They are physically healthier. B. They are mentally satisfied.

C. They have happier experience. D. They enjoy a higher social status. 13. A. More and more home appliances.

B. Dangerous neighborhoods. C. Bullies on the Internet.

D. Ex-criminals in the community.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. How natural disasters turn out to be to developing nations.

B. How the studies on natural disasters is conducted.

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C. How powerless humans appear to be in face of natural disasters.

D. How the negative impacts of natural disasters can be reduced.

15. A. By training rescue teams for emergencies. B. By taking steps to prepare people for them. C. By changing people’s views of nature. D. By relocating people to safer places. 16. A. How preventive action can reduce the loss of life. B. How courageous Cubans are in face of disasters. C. How Cubans suffer from tropical storms. D. How destructive tropical storms can be.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. His view on Canadian universities. B. His understanding of higher education. C. His suggestions for improvements in higher education.

D. His complaint about inequality in American universities.

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18. A. It is well designed. B. It is rather inflexible.

C. It varies among universities. D. It has undergone great changes.

19. A. The United States and Canada can learn from each other.

B. Public universities are often superior to private universities.

C. Everyone should be given equal access to higher education.

D. Private schools work more efficiently than public institutions.

20. A. University systems vary from country to country.

B. Efficiency is essential to university management. C. It is hard to say which is better, a public university or a private one.

D. Many private universities in the US are actually large organizations.II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

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Wildlife in Decline

The populations of Earth’s wild vertebrates (脊椎动物）have declined by 58% over the past four decades, according to the Living Planet Report 2016 published by the World Wildlife Fund.

Climate change and activities such as deforestation and poaching（偷猎）are in large part (21)______(blame) for the decline. If the trend continues, by 2020, the world (22)________(lose) two-thirds of its vertebrate biodiversity. “Sadly, there is no sign yet (23)________ this rate will decrease,” the report says. “Across land, fresh water and the oceans, human activities are forcing wildlife populations to the edge,\says Marco Lambertini, director-general of WWF International. The Living Planet Report is published every two years. It aims to provide an assessment of the state of the world’s wildlife. The 2016 study included 3700 different species of birds, fish, mammals, amphibians and reptiles around the world. The team collected data from more than 3000 sources, including government statistics and surveys (24) ______ (carry) out by conservation groups. They then analyzed (25) ______

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