Section B (12 marks)

My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally   36   what my parents meant.

One day, when I walked past a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring new workers!

“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went   37   the shop and asked. “Yes, but you should be the man who we need.” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few seconds from head to foot. “Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)？”  38   he. “Or do you have any work experience?”

I felt so ashamed and   39   that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left.

I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my   40   . “I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education.” I   41  to myself silently. I never went back to the store again before I finished my study and got a diploma.

  42   looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more   43   . The manager told me they needed new   44   , so it was a great chance for me.

I   45    my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “Great, you are in.”

Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always   46   people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future because I’m still  47   in my spare time.

36. A. realize        B. remember    C. wonder     D. imagine

37. A. out of         B. into         C. away from   D. onto

38. A. continued      B. answered     C. warned      D. reported

39. A. uncomfortable  B. impolite     C. unkind      D. impatient

40. A. hobbies       B. future       C. parents      D. manager

41. A. shouted       B. listened      C. said         D. cried

42. A. Nothing       B. Everything  C. Nobody     D. Everybody

43. A. grade         B. luck         C. confidence   D. pleasure

44. A. volunteers     B. teachers      C. students     D. workers

45. A. sold          B. showed      C. sent         D. shook

46. A. teach         B. allow       C. order        D. advise

47. A. learning       B. working     C. playing      D. chatting

Section C (8 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

    Most Americans don’t like to get advice 48___________members of their family. They get advice from “strangers”. 49_______ they need advice, they don’t usually go to people they know. Instead, many of 50_________ write letters to newspapers and magazines that give advice 51____ many different subjects, including family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even on 52_________ to buy a house or a car.

     Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people 53_________ are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; 54__________ are lawyers or educators. But two of the 55_______ famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work.
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