We are all interested in equality，but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality，others，still in the name of equality，want only to destroy it．

Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils．The standards may be changed—no examination is perfect--but to have no external(外部的)tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standards．There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in external examinations or in any contr schools or on teachers.This would mean that everything would depend on luck every pupll would depend on the efficiency(效率)，the ideal and the purpose of teacher．

Without external examinations， employers will 1ook for employees from highly respected schools and from families known to them--a form of favoritism will  replace equality．At the moment，the bright child from an ill—respected schoo1 can show certificates(證書)to prove he or she is suitable for a job，while the lack of a certificate shows the unsuitability of a dull child attanding a well—respected schoo1.This defence of excellence and opportunity would disappear if external examinations were taken away，and the bright child from a poor family would be a prisoner of his or her school’s fame(名譽)，unable to compete for employment with the child from the favored schoo1．

The opponents(對手)of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils．According to these  people，there must be no special，different，academic class． They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area：all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection．The selection would be made by people who themselves are probably selected by some computer．

The word “favoritism” in paragraph 3 is used to decribe the phenomenon that _____. 

A.bright children also need certificates to get satisfying jobs.

B.Pooor children with certificates are favored in job markets.

C.Children attending ordinary schools achieve great success.

D. children from well-respected schools tend to have good jobs.

What would happen if examinations were taken away according to the author?    

A.Children’s job opportunity would be affected by their school reputation. 

B. Schools for bright children would lose their reputation

C.There would be more opportunities and excellence.

D.Children from poor families would be able to change their schools.

The opponents of the examination system will agree that _____.

A.Computers should be selected to take over many jobs.

B.Special classed are necessary to keep the school standards.

C.Jobs should not be assigned by systematic selection.

D.Schools with academic subjects should be abolished.

The passage mainly focuses on ____.

  A. schools and certificates   B opportunity and employment

C. examinations and equality  D. standards and reputation

---I rang you yesterday afternoon. A man answered, but I didn’t recognize the voice.

--- Oh, it ____ my uncle. He was in my room then.

A. must have been   B. should have been   C. must be   D. should be

The farmer used wood to build a house ________ to store grain.

A. that         B. in which         C. which                D. what

Not only _______ snacks and drinks, but _______ cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest.

A. they brought; they also brought    B. did they bring; they also brought

C. brought they; did they bring      D. did they bring; did they also bring

We had an anxious couple of weeks, ________ for the results of the experiment.

A. waiting      B. to be waiting    C. waited      D. wait

The conflict between Gadhafi’s government army and the rebels in Libya made ______ difficult for the foreigners to leave the country.

 A. so               B. much                 C. that           D. it

短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的第一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在答題卡相應的的位置上畫一個勾(√)；如有錯誤(每行只有一個錯誤)，則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個詞：把多余的詞在答題卡相應的位置上用斜線（\）劃掉。

此行缺一個詞：在答題卡相應的位置上寫出該加的詞，

此行錯一個詞：在答題卡相應的位置上寫出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。

It’s a story happened five years ago. Li Hua, who lived in the                     

city, came to visit her uncle in our village. She and I became                          

good friend. One day, I went to her uncle’s to do homework                              

with her. But she wasn’t in. I found beautiful clock on her bed.                     

I became very curiously and took it to have a look. Since I                            

have never seen a clock before, I touched it here and there.                              

But suddenly, I found the clock wasn’t working. I felt worrying                    

and wanted to run. But I didn’t. Later that day, I told Li Hua                         

I had broken her clock. She smiled, said her little cousin had                         

dropped it onto the ground this morning and it had stopped working since then.                

From her _______ look, we could see the girl was ______ of the stranger.

  A terrified; terrified    B terrifying; terrifying  C terrifying; terrified   D terrified; terrfying

______we can’t get seems better than _______we have.

A. What; what    B. What; that     C. That; that     D. That; what

E-mail, as well as telephone, ________ an important part in daily communication

     A. is playing      B. have played          C. are playing      D. play