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Parents whose children show a special interest in a sport feel very difficult to make a decision about their children’s careers. Should they allow their children to train to become top sports men or women? For many children it means starting schoolwork very young, and going out with friends and other interests have to take a second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is available from government for the best young sportsmen and women. If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc.

Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional ( 专业的) trainers however, believe that it is only by training young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

67. This article is probably taken from ________.

A. a letter B. an advertisement

C. a personal diary D. a newspaper article

68. According to the passage parents whose children show a special interest in a sport _______.

A. feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sportsmen or women

B. try to get financial support from the government for their children’s training

C. have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods

D. prefer their children to be trained as young as possible

69. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. When young, sports men or women won’t have much time for their schoolwork

B. Early training may damage their muscles.

C. Most children may become professional sports men or women after a long period of training.

D. It’s very expensive for parents to support their child’s development in sports.

70. _______ can become the best players after many years of training.

A. Most people B. Some people

C. Only a few people D. No people

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An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to （归因于）the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.

Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A. spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.

Professor john Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecture at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures-which are open to students from all departments—were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.

“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done. ” He added.

University applications rose 7% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in caters in the pubic sector（部门）, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.

A. recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.

Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”

71. Professor John Beath’s lectures are ______ .

A. given in a traditional way B. connected with the present situation

C. open to both students and their parents D. warmly received by economics

72. Incomes in the public sector are more attractive because of their_____.

A. greater stability B. higher pay C. fewer applications D. better reputation

73. in the opinion of most parents ______ .

A. eccentrics should be the focus of school teaching

B. more students should be admitted to universities

C. the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened.

D. children should solve financial problems themselves

74. According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters_____ .

A. wiser in money management

B. have access to better equipment

C. confide about their future careers

D. get jobs in Child Trust Funds

75. What’s the main idea of the text?

A. Universities have received more applications.

B. Economics is attracting an increasing numbers students

C. college students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty

D. parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.

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Many people of my generation(代，一代) say that there is no hope for the future because of the way that 11 people behave today.

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A. future B. wages C. work D. unemployment（失业）

A. easier B. harder C. impossible D. possible

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A. gain B. pass C. become D. reach

A. wives B. partners C. husbands D. couples

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Their full school day and her job as a lawyer's assistant are busy enough. But Hanger also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her daughter at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club.

Often, the exhausted family doesn't get home until 7 pm. There is just time for a quick supper before homework. In today's world, middle-class American and British parents treat their children as if they are competitors racing for some finishing line.

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“It isn't entirely new: there have always been pushy parents. But what was previously(以前) seen as strange behaviour is now well accepted.”

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A. Hagner wastes much time helping her children's lessons

B. Hagner doesn't spend much time on her full-time job

C. Hagner is interested in sports and music

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A. activities in the country are too competitive

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C. Some students had their mobile phones stolen at school.

D. Parents give their children mobile phones for no good reason.

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A. students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B. it is impossible to stop students from using mobile phone at school

C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school

D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

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