【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ole of the gardenia in the story. 22. The narrator?s mother. The mother sent the flowers to remind her daughter that a person could bee all that the gardenia symbolised—loving, strong, and perfect. She kept it a secret so that the daughter could have the selfknowledge of her own good deeds as she speculated about who the sender might be. 23. The father died of heart attack close to her graduation from high school. She felt sad, disappointed that her father would not experience the important events in her life. 24． a. The mother?s wisdom: She thought of a wise way to encourage kindness in her daughter: to send flowers secretly。 or she wisely scribbled a quotation from Emerson on her daughter?s mirror instead of directly talking her teenage daughter into accepting the loss of her boyfriend. b. Her strength in the face of adversities: she stood strong when her husband died. 25. The gardenia is the essential symbol in the story, helping to bring about the theme of the story: mother?s love. The gardenia symbolizes the qualities that the mother hoped for her daughter, qualities such as magical (aura of magic, a bit of mystery), loving, strong, perfect , etc Part III Writing [20 Points] Summarize the story “Mystery of the White Gardenia” in about 150 words. KEYS: Part I Literary Fundamentals [30 points] Section 1. Match the writers with their works (2 points each). 1. A. 2. H 3. C 4. F 5. E Section 2. Decide whether the following statements are True (T ) or False (F) . (2 points each) 6. F 7. T 8. T 9. F 10 T Section 3. Choose the correct answer to plete the following sentences (2 points each) . 11. C 12. A 13. A 15. D Part II Reading Comprehension [50 points] ? 5 points each. ? Every 5 mistakes in grammar, spelling or of any other kind will lead to the reduction of one point. 16. Because Scrooge is a meanspirited miserly person. He won?t help anybody. 17. The dogs would tug their owners into doorways and up courts。 and then would wag their tails, indicating to their owners that this man is an evil person. 18. The poet is celebrating the importance of the loved / dead one to the poet/ or the dead is everything is to him or any similar idea. 19. Award one point for one of the following expressions: 1) put out 2)pack up 3) dismantle 4) pour away 5) sweep up 20. Clearly ine, property and family connections. For example, she asks Jack directly questions such as “What?s your ine?” “You have a town house, I hope?” 21. She prefers investment to land. She feels land involves too many expenses during life, and is then taxed heavily after one?s death. Quotation: What between the duties expected of one during one?s lifetime, and the duties exacted from one after one?s death, land has ceased to be either a profit or a pleasure. 22. The narrator?s mother. The mother sent the flowers to remind her daughter that a person could bee all that the gardenia symbolised—loving, strong, and perfect. She kept it a secret so that the daughter could have the selfknowledge of her own good deeds as she speculated about who the sender might be. 23. The father died of heart attack close to her graduation from high school. She felt sad, disappointed that her father would not experience the important events in her life. 24． a. The mother?s wisdom: She thought of a wise way to encourage kindness in her daughter: to send flowers secretly。 or she wisely scribbled a quotation from Emerson on her daughter?s mirror instead of directly talking her teenage daughter into accepting the loss of her boyfriend. b. Her strength in the face of adversities: she stood strong when her husband died. 25. The gardenia is the essential symbol in the story, helping to bring about the theme of the story: mother?s love. The gardenia symbolizes the qualities that the mother hoped for her daughter, qualities such as magical (aura of magic, a bit of mystery), loving, strong, perfect , etc. (Points should be given when ideas are similar or stand to reason.) Part III Writing [20 Points] Exercises 2 Information for the examinees~ ? This examination consists of 3 parts. They are: Part I : Literary Fundamentals (30 points) Part II : Reading Comprehension (50 points) Part III : Writing (20 points) ? The total marks for this examination are 100 points. Time allowed for pleting this examination is 90 minutes. ? There will be no extra time to transfer answers to the Answer Sheet。 therefore , you should write ALL your answers on the Answer Sheet as you do each task. Part I Literary Fundamentals [30 points] Section 1. Match the works with their writers (10 points). Works l. Mα yor of Casterbridge 2. A Christmas Carol 3. 1 Have a Dream 4. The Pearl 5. Eveline Writers A. John Steinbeck B. James Joyce C. Martin Luther King D. Robert Louis Stevenson E. Emily Dickinson F. Ernest Hemingway G. Thomas Hardy H. Charles Dickens 1. G 2. H 3. C 4. A 5. B Section 2. Decide whether the following statements are True C T) or False CF) (10 points). 6. Walt Whitman is wellknown for his collection of poems Leaves of Grass. 7. Scrooge is a character created by Charles Dickens in his novel Great Exρectations. 8. Joseph Conrad39。 s wellknown works include Lord] im and Heart of Darkness. 9. Sherwood Anderson is an American writer who strongly influenced American short story writing between World War I and II. 10. Lady Bracknell is a ic character created by Oscar Wilde in his play Pygmalion. 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. F 4 Section 3. Choose the correct answer to plete the following sentences (1 0 po