President Obama ranks 15th out of 44 in a poll of the best and worst Presidents while former President George W．Bush earns a place in the bottom five, according to the Siena College Research Institute's recent survey released Thursday
Obama won a top ten place in two skill set categories, communication ability(7th)and ability to compromise(用折衷的方法解决争端)(10th), and in two personality trait categories, imagination(6th)and intelligence(8th)．Background, described as family, education, and experience, proved his lowest score at 32nd．
This is the 5th time the institute has conducted the survey of U．S．presidents, which is done a year after a new president takes office．The first survey was done in 1982．"Obviously, there's not great validity to the poll since the Presidents have only been in office for one year," says the survey's co-director and statistician Douglas Lonnstrom．"But it's a benchmark for us to see how they move．"
Presidents tend to rank around 20th while they are in office, and Obama is no exception．His actions over the next few years will decide if he stays roughly the same like Reagan－who moved from 16th to 20th, 22nd, 16th again, and finally to 18th this year－or like Bush, who fell from 23rd to 39th．
Franklin D．Roosevelt has held his title as top president since 1982 with the same four following as top five：Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson．
The survey, which ranks Presidents using 20 different factors, shows Jefferson was the most intelligent president, Richard Nixon was the worst at honesty and avoiding serious mistakes, Lincoln had the best overall ability, and Washington was the best leader．
(1)
In which category did Obama win his best place?
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A．
Imagination．
B．
Intelligence．
C．
Background．
D．
Communication ability．
(2)
What can we learn about the Siena College Research Institute’s survey?
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A．
It has been carried out five times．
B．
It has a history of more than 30 years．
C．
It is made after a President leaves office．
D．
It is done according to 10 different factors．
(3)
Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word “validity”?
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A．
Lightness
B．
Curiosity．
C．
Correctness
D．
Purpose
(4)
Which of the following shows the right order about the ranking?
a．Obama
b．George W．Bush
c．Ronald Reagan
d．
Abraham Lincoln
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A．
c, d, a, b
B．
d, a, c, b
C．
d, c, b, a
D．
c, a, d, b
(5)
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
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A．
Thomas Jefferson is not among the top five Presidents on the list．
B．
George Washington is thought of as the most intelligent President．
C．
Richard Nixon has always been among the bottom five Presidents．
D．
Franklin D．Roosevelt has always been regarded as the top President．
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(1)
What does this passage mainly talk about?
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A．
An overview of the language school．
B．
Ways to develop students' language skills．
C．
A brief introduction to some English courses．
D．
Solutions to build students' communicative confidence．
(2)
If you attend Exam Courses, you will ________．
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A．
use English more confidently and competently
B．
gain academic qualifications in English
C．
have better pronunciation and deal with everyday English well
D．
be able to get admitted into a university for further education in this country
(3)
Judging from the description, we can tell that this passage must be taken from ________．
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A．
a newspaper
B．
a magazine
C．
the Internet
D．
a guidebook
(4)
According to the passage, we may conclude that the English courses offered by Language upon Thames ________．
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A．
are flexible but with few language activities designed for students of different nationalities
B．
are flexible and will meet the needs of students at different levels and with different
backgrounds
C．
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D．
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12-year-old Romina Mohaqqeq, believed to be Iran's youngest filmmaker, is dreaming of winning an Oscar someday．
“I will not regard myself a filmmaker until I win an Oscar,” she remarks．Born in 1998, she has so far directed several documentaries(纪录片)and short films and has received several awards at national and international festivals．
“I made my first documentary when I was eight years old．The idea came to my mind when I saw an Afghan boy who was collecting paper in a dustbin near our house．I thought it might be a good topic for a documentary,” she said．
“I asked my dad to make a movie about this boy but he said that it would not be an interesting topic．He told me to work on the topic myself if I liked it, so I made my first documentary and named it Long Way”．
Romina's “Long Way” took the best film award at Roshd International Film Festival in 2007, encouraging her to continue filmmaking．“Next, I adapted a story published in a magazine and made the short film A Box Full of Affection”．
She is now working on Thought, a new documentary about positive thinking．
Romina admits that her dad has been her only advisor all these years．
“When Romina decided to work on a topic herself at the age of 8, I taught her the whole process of filmmaking within 6 to 7 months．I even worked as a cameraman in some of her productions．” her father said．
“We also reviewed the book Film Directing Shot by Shot．We read all the sections together where she learned the entire process from pre-production to post-production．”
Romina also played in one of her dad's productions when she was 6, and acted in the movie The Earrings．She was among the judges of 39th edition of the Roshd International film Festival．
(1)
Which of the following films is not directed by Romina?
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A．
Long Way
B．
A Box Full of Affection
C．
Thought
D．
The Earrings
(2)
We know from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
Romina has won an Oscar Award
B．
Romina's first movie was a short film
C．
Romina once worked as a cameraman
D．
Romina's father was her first guide to filmmaking
(3)
According to the passage, “Film Directing Shot by Shot” is ________．
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