【正文】 e qualifying rounds are being played to decide which countries will send teams to the 2021 World Cup. Soccer is being more and more popular on a worldwide scale and these qualifying legs are causing much excitement. The game is popular at club level as well. Many fans go every week to support their team, whether the event is a home or away one, hoping to get a result. They all hope an attacking game, with a lot of goals being scored. Obviously, they do not want to see a boring, defensive match where the players are aimlessly passing the ball to each other. Sadly, not all the action always takes place on the ground. All too frequently, there is action in the stands, too. Football supporters, most of whom declare their loyalty by wearing their team39。t one of those awful tax shelters, like some in America. It just functions to take the money and give it away. 31. The billionaires mentioned in the passage don39。s authors. I will not be leaving all my wealth to my children because that would just ruin their lives. She is by no means the first to go public with this conviction. Bill Gates has put an estimated $30bn into the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This was supplemented, in 2021, by another $24bn or so from his friend Warren Buffett. Buffett has always been colorful, quotably clear on where he stands. His daughter often tells a story of finding herself without change for a car parking tickether father lent her $20, then promptly made her write him a check. To suggest that the children of the wealthy should be just as wealthy, he has said, is like saying the members of America39。t count your chickens they are hatched. A. as B. after C. before D. while 23. If you want a thing _ well, do it yourself. A. done B. doing C. to do D. being done 24. The mittee members agreed to the proposal that .the issue _ to immediate voting. A. is to be put B. be put C. should put D. must be put 25. Soloudly _ that even people in next room could hear him. A. did he speak B. dose he speak C. he spoke D. he speaks. 26. To master a foreign language like French requires hard work, so you study A. should B. must C. can’t D. may not 27. Gaining a new customer costs keeping an old one. A. as many as five times B. five times as many as C. as much as five times D. five times as much as 28. People with glasses are perceived to be up to ten IQ points more intelligent than. . A. those without 青年人 公共管理碩士 網(wǎng) 群： 102681246 6 B. that without C. these without D. one without 29. Reading books, takes the reader to other worlds, is a wonderful way to “escape”. A. that B. what C. as D. which 30. Take 60mg up to four a day, advised otherwise by a doctor. A. if B. until C. though Part III Reading prehension (40 minutes, 40 points ) Directions: There are 4 passages in this section. Each of the passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statement. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. Passage one The rich have traditionally passed their wealth on to their children. But an increasing number of billionaires are choosing not to. The reason? They want their children to live on themselvesand not to turn into spoiled successors. Nicola Horlick or supermum, a famous British billionaire, owing to the fact that she has highflying jobs and five kidshas spent her career making a reported ~250m. She now seems determined to throw off large parts of it. She already gives away about 25% of her ine each year。 英語(yǔ)試卷 Ⅰ Part I Dialogue Communication (15 minutes, 15 points) Section A Dialogue Completion Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short inplete dialogues between two speakers , each followed by four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to plete the dialogues. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1. Man： Jane, you won’t believe it. I won the lottery! Woman： Man： No, it’s true. When I found out , I was shocked. A、 So what? B 、 Does it really count? C、 Are you putting me on ? D 、 I magine that! 2. It’s raining cats and dogs outside. Did you remember to bring the umbrella ? A、 everything is fine B、 you can count on me C、 it’ll clear up soon D 、 it slipped my mind this morning 3. Man： How can I possibly review all this material by next week? 青年人 公共管理碩士 網(wǎng) 群： 102681246 2 Woman ： Take it easy.