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Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.  Flores Colque celebrated her 118th birthday last month. She is the oldest woman in Bolivia(玻利维亚). Following the death of a woman in Japan earlier this year, Flores Colque may now be the oldest

Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.  Flores Colque celebrated her 118th birthday last month. She is the oldest woman in Bolivia(玻利维亚). Following the death of a woman in Japan

Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:  Half of the world’s coral reefs(珊瑚礁) have died in the last 30 years. Now scientists are racing to ensure that the rest survive. Even if global warning were to right now, scientists predict th

Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:  Half of the world’s coral reefs(珊瑚礁) have died in the last 30 years. Now scientists are racing to ensure that the rest survive. Even if

Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:  Over the years, college students have stood together for what they believe in, from civil rights to anti-war policies to the more recent protests against the unequal distribution of wealth.

Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:  Over the years, college students have stood together for what they believe in, from civil rights to anti-war policies to the more recen

Passage 2  Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history had thought about the problem. One of them, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Da Vinci. In the sixteenth century he made designs for machines that would fly, bu

Passage 2  Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history had thought about the problem. One of them, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Da Vinci. In the sixteenth

Passage 3  Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books bicycles and hundreds of others they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money. Most of the money today is made

Passage 3  Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books bicycles and hundreds of others they need or want. When they work, they usu

  The American definition of success is largely one of acquiring wealth and a high material standard of living. It is not surprising, (56)_____, that Americans have valued education for its monetary value. The belief is widespread in the United States

  The American definition of success is largely one of acquiring wealth and a high material standard of living. It is not surprising, (56)\_\_\_\__, that Americans have valued education for its moneta