So the evening turned to night, and the night turned to morning. And before I knew it , the SAT was before me. I wasn’t sure  if I was ready, but I knew one thing: I wanted to get it over with.

SAT for the students is like tooth pulling. For those smart Asian kiddos, it’s like walking through the park: easy and carefree. For me, a Chinese American, …it’s: walking through the park and then tripping on a stone.

As I arrived outside of the dining hall, already a mob of students were sitting, talking, or standing silently waiting to get in. Jones students are lucky not only to have such a testing center at school, but also the feeling of their home school where it feels comfortable and familiar.

“ID, please,” my former math teacher asked at the door.

“Okay.” She looked over my ID, checked off my name on her list, and pointed towards the dining hall tables inside.

With hesitation, I picked up my feet and was directed to a large round table in the middle of the dinning hall. At least fourteen people could sit at this table but only four were allowed to take their test here.

“I’m glad it’s multiple choices.” I heard one student say. All the questions on the test have five choices except for one math section where they have only four. If you get an answer wrong, you don’t get any point, plus you get a penalty of a 1/4 point. If you don’t answer a question, you don’t get any point, nor penalties.

When everyone had a seat and the actual SAT I booklet in front of them, the proctor of the test called for our attentions. “In front of you, you should have a SAT I test and a scantron(答题卡). Please do not open the test booklet until I say so.” He then went on to talk about the procedures, the amount of time, signature of honesty, etc. After thirty minutes of instruction reading, he gave us all a solemn expression before saying, “You may begin now. Good luck.”

I could hear a hundred booklets being opened and pencils scratching the surface. I looked to my right, I looked to my left, I did a quick prayer for whoever was in charge up in the heavens, and started my test. At least I wouldn’t know my score until summer time.

1.How did the author feel before the test?

A.Confident.         B.Carefree.          C.Confused.         D.Nervous.

2.Jones students are lucky because __________.

A.they can take the test in a dining hall

B.they can talk during the test

C.they can take the test in their home school

D.they have their math teacher supervising the test

3.By the underlined sentence, the writer intends to say that_________.

A.the test would be so difficult that she might not pass it

B.the test seemed easy but she still needed to be careful with it

C.the test would be much easier for her than for the other Asian students

D.she found herself not as smart as the other Asian students

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.Fourteen students sat around a large round table, taking the test.

B.There were four math problems on the test.

C.You will lose more points if you get the answer wrong than if you give up the question.

D.The proctor announced the instructions as soon as the test began.

 

B

13th CLIC/LISO annual conference set for California

Event

13th annual CLIC/LISO Conference

Dates

May  l7 to 19, 2007

Venue

Santa Barbra, California,US

Theme

Conference on Language,Interaction (相互作用) and Culture

Organizer

*The Australia Research Council (ARC);

*Language,Interaction and Social Organization (LISO) group;

*The Center for language,Interaction and Culture (CLIC).

Keynote and featured speakers

*Barbara Fox,professor of 1inguistics (语言学),University of Colorado,Boulder,US;

*Celia Kitzinger, professor of sociology,University of York,UK:

*Norma Mendoza-Denton,professor of anthropology (人类学),University of Arizona,US;

*Jason Raley,assistant professor of education,University of California,Santa Barbara, US

Topic areas

*Anthropological linguistics;

*Pragmatics;

*Conversation analysis;

*Discourse analysis

Participants

Language and culture researchers from institutions across US,Australia and many other countries.

Background information

The Language,Interaction. and Social Organization (LISO) group is composed of professors and researchers in the areas of linguistics,sociology,and education,etc.The Center for Language,Interaction,and Culture (CLIC) is made up of experts from anthropology,applied linguistics,education,psychology,and sociology. Their common purpose is to promote cross-disciplinary discussion of issues regarding language as a complex resource for thinking and acting in the world.

The Australian Research Council  (ARC) plays a key role in the Australian government’s investment in the future prosperity and well-being of the Australian community.

For further information,please visit http://www.hcsnet.edu.au/.

60.Who are likely to attend the conference?

A.Language researchers                       B.Language learners

C.Business men                                      D.Social volunteers

61.What topic will not probably be discussed in the conference?

A.Pragmatics study                             B.Discourse analysis

C.Economic development                       D.Language and culture

62.It is inferred from the passage that______.

A.1anguage is so difficult that learners should study sociology first

B.LISO aims to promote the prosperity and well-being of the world

C.the conference will be held in California of Australia

D.language has a close connection with sociology

 

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