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) Because they all work very hard.B) Because their teachers are all native speakers of English.C) Because they learn not only in but also out of class.D) Because they are all advanced students.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) He was novelist. B) He was a playwright.C) He was a poet. D) He was an actor.18. A) To visit his friends. B) To visit his family.C) To attend the New York Film Festival.D) To help with the production of his play by an American TV pany19. A) It was about an immigrant family from Pakistan to England.B) It was about cultural differences between Pakistan to England.C) It was about the struggle of a Pakistani youth in England.D) It was about the miserable life of the immigrants in England.20. A) He missed his plane. B) The taxi driver overslept.C) He heard a terrible accident reported over the radio.D) He would have been dead if he hadn’t overslept.Part II Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 30 inplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A) , B ) , C ) and D ). Choose the answer that best pletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through center.21. The improvements in technology have ______the prices of puter considerably in recent months.A) brought back B) brought down C) brought on D) brought up22. As the manager’s private secretary, Helen has easy ______ to all his correspondence.A) access B) approach C) accent D) response23. The editor asked his journalists not to _____ any details in their reports of the accident.A) leave for B) leave on C) leave off D) leave out24. The party had to be______because the host went down with a bad case of flu.A) called in B) called off C) called on D) called up25. Since his wife died, he has______ himself into the research work.A) devoted B ) dedicated C) thrown D) contributed26. He has spent all his life working with mentally______people.A) disabled B ) diverged C) naked D) abolished27. The road to the island only appears when the tide has______.A) sprinkled B) receded C ) tilted D) diminished28. Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to______the impact of the oil spill.A) reject B) belittle C) minimize D) reclaim29. I would always______buying a good quality car rather than a cheap one.A) appreciate B ) approve C) introduce D) remend30. I didn’ t know anything about any of the books so my choice was quite______.A) arbitrary B ) obvious C) evident D) fortunate31. I followed her______but I still couldn’ t work out how to use the sewing machine.A) description B ) introduction C) instructions D) ments32. Employees are______to join the pany’s pension plan after a year’s service.A) pelled B) acquired C) responded D) regarded33. She soon______the actor who had starred in the popular movie Speed.A) specified B) realized C) justified D) identified34. We collected hundreds of______in support of not allowing cars into the city centre.A) signatures B) awareness C) stationery D) statements35. The young man struggled to ______where he was at the time the murder took place.A) reflect B) respond C) resolve D) recall36. All the while he was terrified by the fear______he had cancer of the stomach.A) which B) that C) what D) such37. People found to their horror that two thirds of the adult population in that area had ______AIDS.A) contacted B ) contrasted C ) contracted D) pacted38. Though faced with many difficulties, he would not______online learning.A) give up B ) get through C) get by D) give in39. As National Day is round the corner, Shanghai is______a festive atmosphere.A) looked on B ) involved in C ) bathed in D) surrounded with40. He is so kind and easygoing that the kids go______him in a big way.A) for B) to C) with D) off41. She seemed to be aware of the delicacy o