Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Read the followingpassage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
10. – What a lovely hat you have!
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning to night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential fora healthy mind and body.
- Thanks!____________ A. That’s OK.
B. I don’t care!
C. I’m glad you like it.
D. Certainly.
Stress is a natural part of every life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
11. –__________ a happy marriage should be based on love.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight", and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are not likely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (and it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.
- I definitely agree. A. I really know
B. Do you think
C. Personally, I think
D. As I see it
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 12. A. school
B. cheer
C. chemist
D. Christmas
13. A. minute
B. husband
C. funny
D. pumpkin
19. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_________. A. they are becoming busier their work B. they are travelling fast all the time
Read the followingpassage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
C. they do not know how to enjoy themselves D. they do not believe that relaxation is important for health
Just like American students, you will have to submit your academic transcripts as part of your application for admission to university or college. Academic transcripts are (14)___________copies of your academic work. In the US, this (15)________ your “grades” and “grade point average”(GPA), which are measurements of your academic achievement. Courses are commonly graded using percentages, which are converted (16)___________letter grades.
20. According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his_________.
The grading system and GPA in the USA can be (17)___________, especially for international students. The interpretation of grades has a lot of variation. For example, two students who attended different schools (18)___________submit their transcripts to the same university. They both have 3.5 GPAs, but one student attended an average high school while the other attended a prestigious school that was academically challenging. The university might interpret their GPAs differently because the two schools have dramatically different standards.
A. having control over performance
B. not fearing stress
C. high sense of responsibility
D. knowing the art of relaxation
21. Which of the following statements is true? A. Different people can withstand different amount of stress B. It’s easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work C. Stress is always harmful to people
14. A. popular
B. official
C. major
D. private
15. A. includes
B. consists
C. possesses
D. owns
22. In paragraph 3. "such a reaction" refers back to_________
16. A. into
B. in
C. from
D. for
A. responding to crises quickly
D. We can find some ways to avoid stress
17. A. easy
B. confused
C. confusing
D. simple
B. losing heart at die signs of difficulties
18. A. every
B. each
C. both
D. either
C. making a choice between "fight" or "flight" D. reaction to stress both chemically and physically
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