【正文】 pects of being a PA employer and needing 24hour care is that you never feel “ off duty” . At any time a PA could present me with an issue or concern that needs handling. There was an occasion when a previous PA came into my bedroom one morning to get me up and began plaining straight away that I had paid her the wrong amount that week. Another former PA once called me on a Saturday evening to ask if she could book some annual leave. Once the booking is confirmed, the worry about not having a carer at all is replaced by concern over who the carer is. My agency tries very hard to send me carers who’ ve helped me before, but obviously if you book agency care at short notice you just have to accept whoever is available. When an agency sends me a carer who is new to me, I have to explain my needs from scratch. Of course, no anisation is never wrong and care agencies are no exception. When an agency makes a mistake and a carer fails to turn up, the impact on my life can be frustrating and distressing. It might mean I’ m unable to get up in the morning and am stuck in bed for hours staring at the ceiling, waiting for a carer to arrive. It might mean I’ m late for work or have to miss an appointment. Fortunately, over the last decade I’ ve seen a considerable improvement in the quality of service care agencies provide. Most of the time, I’ m pleased to say, the agencies I use are caring, anised and reliable. When a home PA is off sick, life can be stressful but when a work PA is ill, the consequences can be more serious. At home it doesn’ t matter if tasks don’ t get done or take longer because the agency carer is less experienced at helping me than my permanent PAs. The only person affected is myself. However, at work I have to meet deadlines and if I don’ t do my job properly, then not only will it create extra problems for my colleagues but it could also affect the quality of the programme I39。 A JAKARTA, Sept. 17 The discovery of four new species of spider in Kalimantan was announced recently, adding to Indonesia39。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。s already rich catalog of fauna(動物群 ), local media reported on Friday. The findings, by Cahyo Rahmadi, a zoology researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), and two colleagues, Mark S. Harvey, from the Western Australian Museum, and Junichi Kojima, from Japan39。m working on. Luckily, I employ two fulltime permanent PAs so when one is absent I usually still have the other one with me. On a normal day the work PAs share out the hours equally between them. Covering a PA’ s sickness not only creates practical problems, it can also be a financial headache. Agency care is expensive. For this reason, a PA who doesn’t need much sick leave is worth her weight in gold. 67. The passage is mainly about __________________. A. social relation B. housework and work C. social care D. sickness and treatment 68. Being a PA employer, the author feels she is always “ on duty ” because__________________. A. she takes up two jobs working as radio producer and managing a team of carers. B. some employees are either less experienced or considerably lazy. C. she has to get up early in the morning and go to bed late at night. D. a personal assistant may bring much trouble to her anytime. 69. What does the author think of the service of the care agencies? A. The quality of service care agencies offer has improved a lot. B. Her care agencies never make any mistakes. C. Her care agencies take good care of her. D. The service her care agencies provide needs considerable improvement. 70. Why can the consequences be more serious when a work PA is ill? A. Because a work PA is less efficient than a home PA. B. Because the author’ s poor work has an effect on her colleagues with no care. C. Because on a normal day a work PA has much important work to do. D. Because the absence of a PA can cause financial problems. 第 II卷 第四部分：書面表達 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40分 ) 第一節(jié) 完成句子 (共 10小題，每小題 ，滿分 15分 ) 根據(jù)每小題括號內(nèi)的漢語提示，以及句末括號內(nèi)的英語單詞完成句子，并將答案寫在答題卡上的相應(yīng)題號后。謝謝。e2 will enter a lower lunar orbit about 100 km above the surface, _________(和 相比 ) the 200km altitude of Chang39。s Kalimantan. C. The four new spider species were locally known as kala cemeti. D. Three of the new spider species were endangered. 52. According to the passage, Sarax sangkulirangensis _______________. A. got its name in honour of Yayuk R. Suhardjono. B. achieved its popularity in Talabar, Lake Tebo and Pengadan. C. has bigger eyes than Sarax mardua. D. was given its name because it was born only in caves. 53. It can be inferred from the passage that _______________________. A. A wide variety of animals has already existed in Indonesia. B. Yayuk R. Suhardjono is majoring in cave zoology. C. The limestone regions of cavernicola are the home of three of the species. D. Much land is being redeveloped to protect new spider species. 54. Cahyo Rahmadi gave people a warning ______________________. A. against mining the limestone of Kalimantan. B. of overpopulation of the new species in Kalimantan. C. against endangering three of the species in the limestone regions of Sangkulirang. D. of threatening the redevelopment of the regions of Sangkulirang. B The little country schoolhouse was heated by an oldfashioned, potbellied coal stove. A little boy had the job of ing to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived. One morning they arrived to find the schoolhouse in flames. They dragged the unconscious little boy out of the flaming building more dead than alive. He had major burns over the lower half of his b