60．Teachers want foreign students to do much talking and analyzing in order to make them        .

       A．get higher marks                                 B．pass exams easier

       C．be able to work independently               D．get in close touch with each other

       Kilo of apples:           1.5 euros                         Stamp for China:                         0.78 euro

       Shampoo, 400ml:      4 euros                            (1 euro-about 10 yuan)

       Tube of toothpaste:    1 euro

       Bed sheet:                 20 euros

Transportation

       Trains, buses and trams run throughout the country.

       If you really want to sample Dutch life, and get around quickly and easily, buy yourself a bicycle. Most students buy second-hand bicycles. A reasonable one will cost you 70-120 euros.

You can find them at second-hand bicycle shops or at the bicycle parking facilities near railway stations.

       Litre of milk:            0.5―0.8 euro                   0.39 euro

Nether lands costs a Chinese Student about 450-700   0.1-0.3 euro

euros a month.                                                       Phone call to China (with IP card):

       Here is a breakdown of average prices of           7 euros(one minute)

supermarket goods:                                                 Postage stamp in the Netherlands:

59．The best title of the passage is          .

       A．New Year Festival is time for fun         

       B．New Year Festival is family time

       C．2009, Spring Festival is approaching    

       D．Find available ways to enjoy New Year Festival

B

Things you need to know about studying there

Study style

       Since the 1950s, the Netherlands has had courses in English especially for foreign students. Students are expected to be critical of what they read and hear, and to be able of working independently. Foreign students will soon notice that at Dutch institutions for higher learning people are expected to do a lot of talking. The most common form of teaching is the seminar or working group, where a small group of students work under a teacher’s supervision to analyze（分析）a certain problem. On exams, they have to show that they know the material, and that they have formed well-founded opinions on the subject.

Accommodations

       If you are in an exchange programme or an international course, it is quite possible that a room will be arranged for you. Accept it immediately, or you will regret it later. That’s because finding a place to live in a country as crowded as the Netherlands is not easy.

       Before you leave China, ask your host institution whether or not housing will indeed be arranged in advance. If you are in the Netherlands and still looking for a place, ask the international relations office or the student dean for advice.

Expences

       Tuition: （学费）                                           Other expenses:

       Bachelor’s degree：about 2,500 euros a year      Haircut:             15 euros

       Master’s degree: 5,000-12,000 euros a year        Air ticket to China:                     

       Living expenses:                                              600-800 euros

       Experience has shown that a year in the             Mobile phone call(one minute):

58．Which of the following best shows the underlined sentence’s meaning?

       A．SFEVS offers interesting programmes. What’s more, it offers and opportunity for the family reunions.

       B．Only during the period of SFEVS can the family  have opportunity to see programmes together.

       C．The family have more than one programme to see in the Spring Festival and all the programmes offer them a good topic for conversation.

       D．The whole family take full advantage of the period of SFEVS to talk about many topics they are interested in.

57．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

       A．Seeing t he SFEVS is an important form of enjoying the Spring festival.

       B．Chinese living abroad are more homesick in the Spring Festival.

       C．SFEVS is becoming more and more popular in the Spring Festival.

       D．people now have many more ways to enjoy the Spring Festival.

56．According to the passage in most children’s eyes, Spring Festival means the following except           .

       A．new clothes and delicious food              B．sleepless nights with carnivals

       C．pocket money and new clothes              D．seeing the SFEVS online

55．A．challenged           B．defeated              C．missed                D．forgotten

A

       Having stepped into January of 2009, Spring Festival is waving at us. Have you planned what to do on lunar New Year’s eve?

       Whatever your plan, please don’t forget to include your family, because Spring Festival is a time for family activities.

       In most children’s eyes, Spring Festival means delicious food, new clothes, pocket money   and sleepless nights with carnivals. According to Chinese   tradition ,however, it is more a time for family reunions.