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Passage One

      My mother was the one who whipped me. At least she did whenever she wasn't ashamed to let the neighbors think she was killing me. For if she even acted as though she was about to raise her hand to me, I would open my mouth and let the world know about it. If anybody was passing by out on the road, she would either change her mind or just give me a few licks.

      Thinking about it now, I feel definitely that just as my father favored me for being lighter than the other children, my mother gave me more hell for the same reason. She was very light herself, but she favored the ones who were darker. Wilfred, I knew, was particularly her angel. I remember that she would tell me to get out of the house. "Let the sun shine on you so you can get some color." She went out of her way never to let me have a sense of color-superiority.

       I learned early that crying out in protest could accomplish things. My older brothers and sister would sometimes come in from school and ask for a buttered biscuit or something. My mother, impatiently, would tell them no. But I would cry out and make a fuss until I got what I wanted. I remember well how my mother asked me why I couldn't be a nice boy like Wilfred. But I would think to myself that Wilfred, for being so nice and quiet, often stayed hungry. So early in life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

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1. When my mother beat me, ______.( A )

(a) I would cry out

(b) I would run away

(c) I would open my mouth

(d) I would keep quiet

2. If someone was passing by out on the road, my mother would ________.( D )

(a) stop beating me

(b) whip me even harder

(c) give me a few beatings

(d) pretend to love me

3. What does "hell" in paragraph 2 mean? ( C )

(a) Love.

(b) Food.

(c) Suffering.

(d) Space.

4. My mother told me to get out of the house to ________. ( A )

(a) make me darker

(b) keep me warmer

(c) reduce the noise

(d) have a sun bath

5.The author learned that he was more likely to get what he wanted if he ______. ( A )

(a) asked it loudly

(b) made some loud noise

(c) waited patiently

(d) remained quiet

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Passage Two

In America, all children from six to sixteen go to school. They spend six years in "elementary" school and four or six years in "secondary" or "high" school. School education is free.

At the end of every school year, the child takes a test. If he does well, he goes into the next class ("grade"). If he doesn't do well, he has to repeat the grade.

Some schools have modern teaching equipment, like computers and closed circuit television, but there are also small country schools, with just one classroom.

At the end of their time at school, most students get a high school diploma. If they want to go on to college, they take college admission tests. In Britain, all children from five to sixteen go to school. They spend six years in "primary" school, and then go on to "secondary" school.

In Britain there are "state" schools, which are free, and private schools for which parents pay. Many British private schools are "boarding" schools. The children stay at school all the time, and only come home in the holidays. They usually wear uniforms.

Teaching in both countries is usually quite informal. Students often work together in groups and go to the teacher only when they need help. (208 words)  

6. In America, school education is ______. ( B )

(a) very cheap

(b) free

(c) at most 9 years

(d) expensive

7. If the child fails in a test, ______. ( C )

(a) he is also allowed to go into the next grade

(b) he has to repeat the test

(c) he has to repeat the grade

(d) he has to go to another school

8. In Britain, schools ______. ( D )

(a) are free for children

(b) charge a fee

(c) require students to come home only in holidays

(d) include state schools and private schools

9. Students in both countries ______. ( C )

(a) listen to the teacher all the time in class

(b) seldom talk in class

(c) often have group discussions in class

(d) never ask any questions in class

10. A more suitable title for the passage might be _____. ( B )

(a) Foreign Students

(b) Schools in America and Britain

(c) Education Abroad

(d) Different Teaching Methods

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Passage Three

Nearly half of all Americans go on to college (a place of higher education) when they leave school. Some colleges are small, with only a few hundred students, but some of the big state universities are huge, with up to 60,000 students. There are more than 2,600 universities in the USA, and nearly all colleges have both men and women students.

You can study many interesting subjects at college, in short or long courses, but if you want to get a degree, you have to study for at least four years. Classes start in September and go on to early June with a break in the middle.

In Britain, you can get a degree in a university, in a "polytechnic", or in some of the many colleges of further education. There are 42 universities in Britain. There are also many colleges in Britain that teach English as a foreign language. Some have short courses (a few weeks or months), and some have one- or two-year courses.

University classes start in September and go on until mid-June with two breaks, one at Christmas, and one at Easter. Most degrees take three years, but some take four.

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11. In America, _______________. ( C )

(a) very few people receive higher education

(b) some colleges do not admit women students

(c) nearly half of the school leavers have the chance to go to college

(d) all the universities are huge

12. If you go to an American college, ______.                  ( A )

(a) you must study for four years at least for a degree

(b) you have to choose either long or short courses first

(c) you are not free to choose the subjects you like

(d) you can start the study at any time you like

13. In Britain, universities usually have __________. ( B )

(a) two terms

(b) three terms

(c) less terms than those in America

(d) no holidays

14. If you want to get a degree in Britain, _____.( B )

(a) you must study at a university for four years

(b) it usually takes three years

(c) you must take a short course in English

(d) you have to go to a university instead of a college

15.A more suitable title for the passage might be ______. ( B )

(a) College Students Abroad

(b) Universities in the USA and the UK

(c) Different Systems in Higher Education

(d) Getting a Degree in Foreign Universities

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