英语进阶综合练习题
Part I Writing
Topic one
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Stress and Relaxation in Life by commenting the saying, “Al/ work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Topic two
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your view on the popularity of wifi. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Topic three
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following question. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Suppo a foreign friend of yours wants to experience a traditional Chine festival. Which festival is the most interesting one you would like to introduce to him/her and why?
Part II Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this ction, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to lect one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Plea mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet. You may not u any of the words in the bank more than once.
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It's is easy to look at today's women and think we've come a long way. On the one hand, we've reaped the ] our feminist mothers fought for, and we're encouraged, time and again, to "be whatever we want to be". We 2 boys in graduation rates, college enrollment, and school leadership positions, and have 3 ourlves professionally. Things look promising; to the point that even a beauty queen can 4 on stage and declare "there are no longer any 5 against us as did the winner of Miss Univer this month.
But all tho ribbons and medals don't translate to the real world if women are too afraid to ask for what they 6 .
As Simmons puts it, "Girls collect achievements by the handful, but often don't have the 7 to own them.,, Sure, we may outpace the guys around us in school, but by the time we 8 college, we'll have given up our leadership roles. We'll make up just a third of business-school students and 9 a quater of law-firm partners. We invalidate ourlves through speech, body language, and weak handshakes. And we still earn less-77 cents to every dollar-and ask for 10 less frequently. "If you look at girls on paper, they're terrific,says Simmons, who runs a leadership institute for girls and has also written on female aggression. "But get them into a job interview or negotiating a rai, and it's another story."
A)almost B) barely C) barriers D) benefits E) climb
F)confidence G) derve H) enter I) graduate J) hidden
K) influence L) outnumber M) proven N) rais O) salary
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