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PartVWriting
HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation
WiththerapiddevelopmentofhighereducationinChina,andmorehighschoolgraduatesadmitted,universitiescannolongerbefinancedexclusivelybythegovernmentandstudentsmustpayatleastpartlyfortheirschooling.Therearevariouswaysforastudenttopayhistuitionandfees.Tobeginwith,ifthestudentisquiteexcellentinhisstudies,hecanapplyforscholarship.Secondly,especiallyinChina,hecanalwaysdependonhisparentsforallkindsofexpenditure,includinglivingallowances.Then,hecanchoosetoturntothebankforaloantopayhiswaythroughuniversity,whichhecanrepayaftergraduation.Ifhefindsalltheabovenotdesirable,hestillhadanotherroadtotake-todoapart-timejobandworkhiswaythrough.
Inmycase,Iamfortunateenoughtobebornintoawell-to-dofamilyandhavenodifficultyhavingmyparentspayforallmyfees.Butasacollegestudent,Idislikeatotallydependentexistence,soIamworkingpart-timeasanewspaper-boytohelpsupportmyself.AndIamalsostudyinghard,hopingtowinsomescholarshiporawardsonedaysothatIcanbewhollyself-reliantandindependent.
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SectionA
1.M:IhopeIwon’toversleep.I’vesimplygottocatchthefirstflighttoNewYork.
W:IfIwereyou,I’drequestthewake-upcallfromthehotelreception.Q:Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo
2.M:Next,shouldn’twegetatelephoneinstalledinthehall
W:Fixingtheshowerpipeisfarmoreimportant.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation
3.M:I’venoticedthatyougetlettersformCanadafromtimetotime.WouldyoumindsavingthestampsformeMysistercollectsthem.
W:Myroommatealreadyaskedforthem.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply
4.M:What’sthematterYou’vebeensittingthereforages,juststaringintospace.
W:ItoldtheBrowningsI’dsendthemapostcard.NowIdon’tknowwhattosay.
Q:What’sthewomandoing
5.M:Mychemistryprojectisintrouble.Mypartnerand
Ihavetotallydifferentideasabouthowtoproceed.W:Youshouldtrytomeeteachotherhalfway.
Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggest
6.M:I’mfrustrated.We’resupposedtodoourassignmentonthecomputer,butIhavedifficultygettingaccesstothecomputersinthelibrary.
W:Iunderstandthewayyoufeel.I’mlookingforwardtothedaywhenIcanaffordtogetmyown.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean
7.M:Thevisitingeconomistisspeakingtonight,butDr.Johnsondoesn’tseemtothinkmuchofhim.
W:That’sbecauseDr.Johnsoncomesfromanentirelydifferentschoolofthought.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromthewoman’sremark
8.M:I’msorryImissedthefootballgame,butIhad
aterriblecold.
W:Youdidn’tmissanything.Wecouldn’thaveplayedworse.
9.M:IthinkI’mgoingtogiveupplayingtennis.Ilostagaintoday.
W:JustbecauseyoulostItthatthereasontoquitQ:Whatdoesthewomanimply
10.M:Jane,whatwouldyoudoifyouwereonvacationoverseasandlostallyourmoneyandcreditcardsW:Well,IguessI’dprobablysellmywatchandcamera...OrImightgetajobasawaitresssomewheretillImadeenoughmoneytobuyaplanetickettoreturnhome.Q:Whataretheytalkingabout
SectionB
Passage1
Mostpeopleknowwhatahotdogis.It’sasausageinaroll.Butdoyouknowwhyit’scalledahotdogWell,thelongredsausagewhichgoesintoahotdogiscalledaFrankfurter.ItgotitsnamefromtheGermantownFrankfurt.Thesausageswereverypopular,buthotfrankfurtersweredifficulttosellincrowds.Oneman,HarryStevens,hadthejoboffeedingthecrowdsinbaseballgames.Hehadanidea.Whynotputthefrankfurtersinlong,hotbreadrollsThismadethemeasytosell.The“redhot”hadahotandattractivetasteandbecameverypopular.Butin1903,anAmericancartoonistdrewalongGermansausagedoginplaceofthefrankfurtersoafrankfurterinarollsoonbecameknownasa“hotdog”.Itwasajoke,butsomepeoplereallythoughtthesausagescontaineddogmeat.Forawhile,salesofhotdogsfailed,butnotforlong.