Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. environment B. necessarily C. allowed D. cheated E. hardly
F. admitted G. communication H. necessary I. joy J. difficulty
A relative of mine once asked me: “Why should a Chinese take time to learn a language that is not his own?” Obviously he has ___37___ in learning a foreign language. He is not the only one who is mentally against English learning. One reason, as I suspect, is the way English is taught. The emphasis on memorization is such that no ___38___ is left in the process, only endless irritation. What students are presented in the classroom is not the language in real-world ___39___. A Chinese student with extremely high scores for American standardized tests was ___40___ into one of the most famous universities. But his professors soon found out that he could ___41___ understand them in the classroom. Suspecting that he ___42___ in the tests, the school demanded he repeat them. Again, he passed with high scores. Not till then did they realize that the student had mastered the techniques for dealing with the tests, not ___43___ the skills of using the language.
Many people take TOFEL, IELTS, GRE, annual Band 4 and Band 6 exams not because they work in areas where English is a ___44___ tool, but because they have to do it for job promotion or enrolment in certain programmes.
Must English learning be such a pain in the neck?
Create a(n)___45____ where learning English is natural and painless. Don't make it compulsory for people whose work or major does not require it. China will not become more international by adding millions of people who can only say a simple "Hello."
Many soldiers are reported _______ to the drought area to help the local people carry water in the past few weeks.
A. to send B. to be sent
C. to have been sent D. to have been sending
Three free tickets for the Expo will be given to ________ comes first in the competition.
A. who B. whom C. whoever D. whomever
With the land prices ________, I can’t afford a piece of land big enough to park my car on.
A. going up B. gone up C. go up D. to go up
________ is stronger than steel and lighter than a feather is the silk ________ spiders make their webs.
A. That; that B. Which; for which C. What; what D. What; with which
________ you to be the first to solve the structure of DNA?
A. What you think led B. What do you think led
C. Do you think what led D. What led you think
