【正文】 and lifelong learner in a changing world. Description: ABE is a noncredit program of selfimprovement designed to improve basic skills for students who are of different educational level. Development of reading, writing, and math skills are paid special attention to, as well as life skills, employability, and technology. Students without a high school diploma(文憑 )also have the opportunity to prepare for the GED exams in the five subject areas writing, social studies, science, literature, and math. Prerequisites (條件 ): ABE classes are open to anyone 18 or over who desires to improve basic reading, writing, and math skills at the precollege level. Students who are 16 or 17 must first obtain an official release( 證書 ) from high school before attending class. To be accepted, students must attend an Educational Planning Session. During the Educational Planning Session students will be given an overview of the ABE programs as well as PCC policies, fees, etc. Students will also have their reading, writing, and math abilities assessed (評估 ) during the Educational Planning Session The results of their assessment will help the teachers develop individual programs of study for students to guide them toward their personal goals. Students needing special help must get in touch with the Office for Students with Disabilities (5039774341) at least two weeks before the session is held. Courses: 第 5 頁 65. The ABE Department serves an aim to___________. A. provide learners with basic knowledge and skills to fit in with society B. help learners successfully get a job in a changing world C. offer diplomas to those who fail to finish secondary education D. provide students with opportunities to prepare for the GED exams 66. A 17yearold is not accepted to ABE classes only because he_____________. A. is below 18 B. can39。 to working。 to work。t e to the wedding with you tomorrow morning. ________? My grandma was severely ill, so I have to stay in the hospital to look after her. A. How is it B. How e C. So what D. What39。m sorry. I can39。m used with the radio . A. to turn down。 on C. turning down。 on 36. Catherine came home happily, which suggested that she the final exam. A. had passed B. pass C. would pass D. should pass 37. Mrs Read went to the market and bought several ______ eggs. A. dozen of B. dozens C. dozen D. dozens of 38. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ________ sickness. A. normal B. average C. regular D. ordinary 39. What worried the child most was ______ to visit his brother n hospital. A. his not being allowed B. his not allowing C. his being not allowed D. having not been allowed 40. Will you require anything else? Yes, I like a whisky. A. will B. shall C. should D. might 第二節(jié)： 完形填空（共 20 小題：每小題 1 分， 滿分 20 分） Suzie goes to her art class Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She always looks forward to those days when she can do creative things all afternoon. She loves ___41___ bowls and cups out of clay. Last month she learned to put ___42___ into a hot oven, called a kiln, to make it hard and strong. After the pottery（陶器） has __43____ down from the kiln, sometimes she ___44___ it with all different colors. Bright colors are her __45____, although sometimes she likes to paint in ___46___ colors, like brown and dark green. What Suzie likes best about art is the good feeling she gets ___47___ she has finished __48____ on a piece of art. And then when she takes it home to show her parents she feels so __49____ of what she has made. On Wednesdays Suzie does something else that she really ___50___. On Wednesday afternoons she writes articles for the school newspaper. When she first ___51___ to her school, she wrote an article about how it feels to be a new student in a new school. Her second article in the newspaper was about a teacher at her school who had just finished writing a book. On the day the newspaper es ___52___, the first thing Suzie does is to ___53___ where her article is in the newspaper. And at the beginning of her article, are the words: By Suzanne Jefferson. On the way home from school yesterday, Suzie ___54___ to thinking about how __55___ art and writing are the same. In art class she thinks of __56____ things to make, and then spends a lot of time making it look just right. And when she writes articles for the school newspaper, she thinks of creative things to __57____, and then spends a lot of time making it __58____ just right. And when she has finished writing a really good sentence, she feels almost as if she has made a beautiful piece of art. Suzie __59____ home so she could write something short before dinner. She already had lots of ideas for next month39。 they explode. Looking closer, we notice that the earth itself seems to respond to the movement in the sky, forming its own living waves in the mountain and rolling trees. In the sleepy village, the windows of the houses glow (發(fā)光 ) with the same light that brightens the universe. The giant trees at the left seem to capture the joy by stretching upwards toward the sky. What a tremendous message of hope there is in this masterpiece! Even if our troubles persist, the world around us assures us that life is worth living. That’s what the angels sing about. Doesn’t it make you want to sing, too? 69. Looking at the painting Starry Night, we can see all the following except________. A. The singing angels B. the giant trees C. the sleepy village D. the sparkling stars 70. Van Gogh does NOT describe a feeling of _______ through the Starry Night. A. happiness B. vitality