The United States will introduce a new exam system for students who seek to study in the USA and other English-speaking countries, Xinhua News Agency reported from New York．
The exam, which means a great change from the current English level test, was introduced by Theresa Jen, associate director of the International Service of the USA College Board, America's leading educational organization．
"The Advanced Placement International English Language （APIEL） will be offered for the first time all over the world on May 10, 2012," said Jen．
However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL （Test of English as a Foreign Language）, the GRE （Graduate Record Examination）, or the IELTS （International English Language Testing System）．
"I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS if I need another exam," said Xu Jingyan, a graduating student from Beijing University, who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL．
Most of Xu's classmates have never heard of the APIEL．"The APIEL is made for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia．" Jen said．
"The APIEL will be used," said Jen, "because the TOEFL can no longer perfectly show the students' abilities of using English．" Xinhua reported that a large number of foreign students who had high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after being admitted．
"Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL measures a student's ability to read, write, speak and understand 'English through testing his or her skills in listening comprehension, speaking with fluency, and writing in an organized way．" Jen said．
1.The underlined word "current" in the second paragraph means____．
A．high B．present C．low D．formal
2.We can learn from the passage that____．
A．the TOEFL is more popular with the Chinese than the IELTS
B．it will take quite a period of time for people to accept the APIEL
C．Chinese students will prefer the IELTS rather than the APIEL even in the future
D．a student will have to take the APIEL if he/ she wants to study in English-speaking countries from 2012
3.The APIEL is designed for students who want to study in English-speaking countries, such as____．
A．the United States arid Canada B．Canada and Ireland
C．Australia and India D．Britain and France
4.According to the passage, the United States will introduce a new exam because____．
A．it will bring the US government quite a lot of money
B．more and more students want to get further education in the USA
C．the existing exam systems can no longer perfectly show the students' abilities
D．the Chinese pay special attention to English studies with China's entry into the WTO
5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A．A New Exam Designed for Students
B．The Four Skills in Learning English
C．The Key to English-speaking Countries
D．TOEFL, IELTS and GRE to Be out of Date
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Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups．Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well．Others eat a teaspoon of sugar．Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it．
An American man named Jack O'Leary said he had hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years．He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked．At last he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.
It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups．People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well．He tried them all, but the hiccups continued．Finally, he drank a "secret" mixture someone had sent him．By that evening his hiccups were gone．
Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows．But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea—hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure．
1.How did Jack O'Leary stop his hiccups?
A．He took a deep breath． B．He prayed to Saint Jude．
C．He ate a teaspoon of sugar． D．He drank a "secret" mixture．
2.The British plumber spent _ ___in stopping his hiccups．
A．4 hours B．2 days C．8 months D．8 years
3.might be the best cure for hiccups according to the passage．
A．Cold water B．A spoonful of salt
C．Special pills D．What you believe in
4.From this passage, we can learn ____．
A．Saint Jude is an expert in curing the hiccups
B．the reason why the hiccups start and why the hiccups stop
C．some people think that a good scare is a cure for a case of hiccups
D．the British plumber drank a "secret" mixture given by an experienced doctor and then became well
5.What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Different ways to stop hiccups． B．What makes hiccups happen．
C．How to get hiccups． D．Jack O'Leary's hiccups．
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the United States there was an unusual story telling of the daughter of an engineer．One day 1walking along the bank of a lake, the girl happened to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose．After some time the girl_2_the mother would not return to the eggs and she 3to take them home．There she carefully 4the eggs in the heat of a lamp．Several days 5, the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 6Geese are known to take the first living thing 7they see as their mother．Thus, to these 8geese, the girl was their mother．
As they grew, the girl was able to 9her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach, them to _10_．The little girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 11and in her dreams．Suddenly, she thought_12_a clever idea: she would fly a plane to guide them in 13．She asked her father for a plane and he made a small one for her．Caring about 14safety, the father Hew the plane himself．However, the birds didn't 15him．They all slept in the grass 16.
The girl was so worried about it that one day the girl_17_into the plane and started it．Soon the plane left the_18_．Seeing their mother in the air, the birds 19expanded their wings and 20She flew the plane freely in the sky, with her young birds following．
1.A．since B．after C．while D．because
2.A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted
3.A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．agreed
4.A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined
5.A．ago B．out C．later D．long
6.A．family B．house C．home D．world
7.A．what B．which C．that D．who
8.A．great B．big C．shy D．young
9.A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow
10.A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing
11.A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake
12.A．of B．through C．over D．back
13.A．sky B．heaven C．flight D．plane
14.A．his B．her C．their D．its
15.A．respect B．remember C．follow D．receive
16.A．sadly B．instead C．hardly D．too
17.A．climbed B．looked C．drove D．fell
18.A．house B．floor C．water D．ground
19.A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．immediately
20.A．looked away B．set out C．went by D．turned back
It's said that going to bed early and getting up early ____a widely accepted good habit．
A．are B．is C．were D．was
____is known to us is that China has won five gold medals in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
A．It B．As C．What D．That
