It would be unfair to clone any extinct animals       they were to live in a zoo.

It would be unfair to clone any extinct animals       they were to live in a zoo.

1. A.
   or
2. B.
   if
3. C.
   but
4. D.
   whether

It would be unfair to clone any extinct animals        they were to live in a zoo.

A. or        B. if         C. but             D. whether

It would be interesting to discover how many young people go to university without any clear idea of what they are going to do afterwards. If one considers the enormous variety of courses offered, it is not hard to see how difficult it is to select the course most suited to his interests and abilities. If a student goes to acquire a broader perspective of life, to enlarge his ideas and to learn to think for himself, he will undoubtedly benefit, since school often has too restricting an atmosphere, with its timetables and disciplines, to allow him much time for independent assessment of the work he is asked to do. Most students would, I believe, profit by a year or so’s exploration of different academic studies, especially those “all-rounders” with no particular bent. They should have longer time to decide in what subject they want to take their degree, so that in later life they do not look back and say, “I should like to have been an archaeologist. If I hadn’t taken a degree in Modern Languages, I shouldn’t have ended up as an interpreter, but it’s too late now. I couldn’t go back and begin all over again, even if I had the chance.”

There is, of course, another side to the question of how to make the best use of one’s time at university. This is the case of the student who excels in a particular branch of learning, is a first-rate mathematician, scientist, linguist and what you have. He is immediately accepted by the university of his choice, and spends his three or four years becoming a specialist, emerging with a first-class Honors Degree and very little knowledge of what the rest of the world is all about. It therefore becomes more and more important that, if students are not to waste their opportunities and, incidentally, the taxpayers’ money, there will have to be much more detailed information about courses, more advice from Career Masters and Course Tutors if we are not to bring up, on one hand, a band of specialists ignorant of anything outside their own subject, and on the other hand, an ever-increasing number of graduates qualified in subjects for which there is little or no demand in the working world.

50. According to the passage, university students should avoid    .

   A. acquiring a broad perspective of life

   B. allowing themselves the independence of thinking

   C. becoming specialists ignorant of what the rest of the world is

   D. wasting their opportunities and the taxpayers’ money

51. Some students look back and say: “…but it’s too late now” because    .

   A. they have no time to make another choice

   B. they don’t have the chance to go back and restart

   C. they decide not to waste taxpayers’ money any more

   D. they could afford no more time to take their degree in another subject

52. At the end of the passage, the word “we” can best be replaced by    .

   A. people in the working world

   B. university graduates

   C. career Masters and Course Tutors

   D. university people

It would be pleasant to believe that all young girls in the past got married for romantic reasons; but the fact is that many of them regarded marriage as their only chance to gain independence from their parents, to have a provider, or to be assured of a good place in society. A couple of generations ago, an old maid of twenty-five did not have much to look forward to. She was more or less fated to remain with her parents or to live in some relative’s home where she would help with the chores and the children. Not so any more. In the first place, women remain young much longer than they used to, and an unmarried woman of twenty-eight or thirty does not feel that her life is over. Besides, since she’s probably working and supporting herself, she is free to marry only when and if she chooses. As a result today’s women tend to marry later in life. They have fewer children-or none at all―if they prefer to devote themselves to their professions . The result is a decline in the birthrate.

The new role that women have developed for themselves has changed family life. Children are raised differently; they spend more time with adults who are not their parents; baby-sitters, day-care center personnel, relatives, or neighbors. Whether they gain or lose in the process is a hotly debated question. Some child experts believe that young children must spend all their time with their mother if they are to grow sound in body and mind. Others think that children get more from a mother who spends with them “quality time” (a time of fun and relaxation set aside for them) rather than hours of forced and unhappy baby-sitting. And many child psychologists point out that children kept in day-care centers every day are brighter than those raised at home. No matter what it is, one thing about child raising to be certain of is that the longer the child is with the mother, the better.

68．Which of the following is the reason for young girls’ marriage in the past ?

       A．Marriage was one of the chances to get freedom.

       B．They could find happiness through marriage.

       C．They preferred to devote themselves to housework.

       D．They wanted to find a good place in society.

69．We can conclude from the passage a decrease in the birthrate is because         .

       A．a good many women still depend on their parents

       B．raising children is a great burden for many families

       C．many women would like to remain young forever

       D．more and more women are concentrating on their careers

70．The underlined word “sound” means         .

       A．bright                 B．healthy               C．tall                      D．strong

71．Which of the following is being discussed in the passage ?

       A．How long children should stay with their parents?

       B．Where children should be raised?

       C．Whether children should stay with their parents?

       D．How children should be raised?