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academic life”, she said.But while the scheme may be well intentioned, it is likely to be connected with parent shaming. There are lots of reasons why some mums and dads might not be involved in school activities such as work mitments, looking after younger children or caring for elderly relatives.And of course,being involved in your kid39。 s education are rewarded with an A,and parents that haven39。 D. A place with beautiful scenery. CThe end of the school year is in sight — Christmas cards,candy canes and of course,end of year reports.While most parents wele an assessment of their kids39。 B. Not developed. C. A place with simple joy. re curious as to why such a healthy and pretty young lady such as myself is wandering the cold hills in such a remote area of Ireland. “ Single are ya? Well why in the world are ya traveling by yerself, you’ 11 never meet a man that way?” demands the wife. She’s a tough customer and can’t understand my answer “because I enjoy it,” evidenced by her longsuffering sigh and a muttering (喃喃自語(yǔ))about “young people” .There,s a secret spot in Ireland,and I,m not going to tell you where it is. I’m not going to tell where it is because I know there39。 m an obvious American and don39。 s been playing in the water he knows no sense of politeness and runs toward you — only a slight delay in his step as his owner shouts out a mand. It slows his progress toward you, but only slightly. That dog is about to give you the wettest and hairiest hug you39。 s awesome: This field is the front line for exciting technological areas like speech recognition and artificial intelligence. In other words, you could help create robots.21. What does a Chief Listening Officer do?A. To do market research. B. To listen to chief officers. C. To respond to customers’ opinions. D. To track social platforms and conversations.22. What is vital if you want to be a food stylist?A. Hard work in a restaurant kitchen. B. Restaurants and delicious food. C. Cooking skills and creativity. D. Commercials and magazines.23. What may contribute to the growing need for global mobility consultants?A. PeopleJ s love for travel. B. People’s interest in other cultures. C. Employees’ desire for great progress. D. Companies’ tendency to expand globally.24. What are putational linguists good at according to the text?A. Both puters and languages. B. Communicating with others. C. Speech recognition. D. Creating robots. BThere’s a secret spot in Ireland. And the locals don’t want you to know it exists.I found it by chance. The Irish are worldfamous for being a friendly nation and yet you hesitate as you climb to the top of a hill and see a fisherman storing his tools, the dog goodnaturedly circling his feet. The camera es out. The scene is so in line with the postcard Ireland you remember seeing pinned to the wall. Walking closer you drop the camera until you39。 s awesome : If you39。 t require you to slave away in a restaurant kitchen.Global Mobility ConsultantAs a global mobility consultant, you help employees make smooth transitions (過(guò)渡)into their new homes — whether it39。 t e easy: it takes the work of a food stylist to make it all happen. Armed with cooking skills,creative style,and tools ranging from lipstick to lard,you get food ready for its photograph.Why it39。 ATeacher,Lawyer,Doctor — when someone says “ career”,these classic jobs are the first ones you think about,right? We39。17. Who needs to get at least a B to pass? A. Business students. B. Engineering students. C. Management students.18. What will probably happen if a student misses 10% of the classes? A. They will need to take an exam. B. Their final grade will be lowered 10%.C. They will fail the class automatically.19. What do the students do on Fridays? A. Read the textbook. B. Have discussions. C. Do inclass writings.20. What percentage does essay writing take up in the final score? A. 25%. B. 50%. C. 75%.第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)(共15小題。10. What does the woman probably want to do?A. Eat supper. B. Buy some food. C. Visit a p