11. According to the passage, young people in Britain_____.
A. are used to showing up for work
B. value unpaid work very much
C. are always opposed to unpaid work
D. could learn something about job security through unpaid work
12. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Most voters support the government‘s effort to help young people to work
B. Some people protest against the government‘s attempt to force young people to work
C. There are more than one million young people who took part in the program
D. There are more than one million young people who are jobless
13. According to the author, the British government is trying to______.
A. punish young people if they are not cooperating with it
B. reform the unemployed youngsters
C. the economic slowdown
D. reduce welfare spending
14. The word “shine” in Paragraph 3 means “______”。
A. do well B. reflect light
C. look happy D. produce light
15. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?
A. Enjoy Work Without Pay
B. Can Work, Won‘t Work
C. Should Work, Shouldn‘t Play
D. Hate Work or Love Work
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choice marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
16. Please give Jim the schedule for tomorrow‘s conference when he ______ back. He is to chair the conference.
A. will come B. come C. comes D. came
17.______five minutes earlier, you would not have missed the last train for Shanghai, but you were late.
A. Had you come B. Do you come
C. Did you come D. Should you come
18. After he worked out the solution, _____ appeared a smile on his face.
A. it B. here C. what D. there
19. _____ the former president‘s supporters went out in streets to express their anger and dissatisfaction
A. A small amount of B. A large number of
C. A little bit of D. A great deal of
20. To be honest, today‘s dinner was just so-so. It wasn’t such a good one____ promised by the boss.
A. that B. which C. as D. what
21. So many people _____, the meeting had to be put off.
A. being absent B. to be absent
C. were absent D. had been absent
22. We often advise him not to drink more _____ is good for his health
A. as B. that C. than D. but
23.——Did Charles vote in the last election?
-----No, he wasn’t_____
A. enough old then B. then enough old
C. ole then enough D. old enough then
24. By no means_____ look down on those who are less lucky in life than we are/
A. we should B. should we
C. we should not D. should we not
25. He didn‘t feel like ____that day so he stayed indoors reading.
A. working B. works C. to work D. worked