64．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　 A．Special English has been founded for less than 50 years.

　　 B．Native English speakers don’t have a great affection for Special English.

　　 C．Special English usually starts with 20 minutes of the latest news.

　　 D．People can learn some idioms from Special English.

63．Which of the following are the elements that make Special English unique?

　　 a．limited vocabulary

　　 b．short simple sentences

　　 b．good communication method

　　 d．slow speed

　　 e．interesting feature programming

　　 A．a, b, c　　　 B．a, c, d　　　　　 C．a, b, d　　　　 D．b, d, e

62．What kind of English is spoken on Special English?

　　 A．British English.

　　 B．American English.

　　 C．Both British and American English.

　　 D．Not certain.

61．At the beginning, Special English program was　　　　 .

　　 A．well received

　　 B．rejected by native people

　　 C．doubted by some professionals

　　 D．intended for teaching English

60．The best title of the passage is ___________．

　　 A．Poor Girls in Ghana　　　　　　　 B．Girls’ Career Camp

　　 C．Camfed Ghana　 　　　　　　　　　 D．Students in Ghana Dream Big

B

On October 19, 1959, the first Special English program was broadcast on the Voice of America. It was an experiment. The goal was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language is not English. Experts said the goal was admirable, but the method would not work. They were proved wrong. The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA. And they still are.

Forty years later, Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English. But during the years its role has expanded. It also helps people learn American English. And it provides listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they cannot find elsewhere.

　　 Today, Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week, five times a day. Each half-hour broadcast begins with ten minutes of the latest news followed by 20 minutes of feature programming. There is a different short feature every weekday about science, development, agriculture and environment, and on the weekend, about news events and American idioms.

Three elements make Special English unique. It has a limited vocabulary of 1500 words. Most are simple words that describe objects, actions or emotions. Some are more difficult. They are used for reporting world events and describing discoveries in medicine and science. Special English is written in short, simple sentences that contain only one idea. No idioms are used. And Special English is spoken at a slower pace, about two-thirds the speed of Standard English. This helps people learning English hear each word clearly. It also helps people who are English speakers understand complex subjects.

Through the years, Special English has become a very popular tool for teaching English, even though it was not designed as teaching program. It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way. Individuals record the programs and play them over and over to practice their listening skills. In countries around the world, English teachers assign Special English to their students. They praise it for improving their students' ability to understand American English and for the content of the programs. Universities and private companies in many countries produce packages of Special English materials for student use.

59．What can we infer from the passage?

　　 A．Rashida has become friends with her mentors

　　 B．Rashida’s mentors has encouraged her a lot．

　　 C．Rashida was sad because of her father’s disability．

　　 D．Rashida has had her new dream since the camp

58．Why did the camp lead the students to visit universities and training colleges?

　　 A．To show they are better than their schools

　　 B．To encourage them to get good education．

　　 C．To show them what they are like

　　 D．To get them to touch the advanced equipment there

57．According to the passage, Camfed Ghana’s first Girls’ Career Camp is　　　　 ．

　　 A．a program to help poor girls to have ambition

　　 B．a program to help poor girl students to get university education

　　 C．a program to help poor girls to study hard

　　 D．a program to help the poor families

56．How many are there in Rashida’s family?

A．Seven　 　　　 B．Eight　 　　　　 C．Nine　 　　　　 D．Ten

50.　　　　 , in my view, sharing a room with a stranger is a good arrangement of living despite those disadvantages. First, you may not feel so lonely when you are far away from your home. 51.　　　 always have another person in the room to share your joys and sorrows. 52.　　 , you can get a helping hand to overcome whatever difficulty you are in. You can ask advice from him on your work and study. Third, living with a stranger offers you 53.　　　　

chance of learning to get along with people. You do your best to make friends with him, thus adapting yourself 54.　　　　 more complicated society upon graduation.

Therefore, I prefer to sharing a room with a stranger during my school life. I will manage to stay in harmony with my roommate. We can make progress together 55.　　　　 leave a wonderful memory in both of our life.

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)

　　 Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

Every evening, 15-year-old Rashida returns home from school, changes out of her uniform, and rushes to a neighboring farm to help her mother harvest vegetables. Her father is disabled, so the modest profit the two of them earn must cover food, clothing and other necessities for all seven children and their parents. Despite having precious little time to study, Rashida is one of the top students at her junior secondary school. But with so much responsibility on her small shoulders, she admits that it is sometimes hard for her to imagine a more promising future.

Last year, Rashida was invited to join 155 other girls at Camfed Ghana’s first Girls’ Career Camp, a program designed to inspire girls growing up in the country’s Northern Region to dream big, and to support them to pursue those dreams. “We organized this camp because we wanted to let girls know that even if they are struggling with poverty, their lives will not be defined by limitations,” says Dolores Dickson, Camfed Ghana’s Executive Director.

Over the course of five days, the camp led the junior and secondary school students through a range of experiences and career opportunities that were entirely new to them.　 Dr. Agnes Apusiga, a lecturer from the University of Development Studies, ran the workshop on goal-setting and career choices, describing the universities and training colleges in Ghana that could help them achieve their dreams. Participants then visited the University for Development Studies, where they toured the medical school and science labs. Another highlight was a workshop at the computer lab at Tamale Secondary School. Many of the girls had studied information technology from a book but had never before seen a computer.

“When the girls arrived at camp, they were not ambitious, because they didn’t have any idea what the world held for them,” says Eugenia Ayagiba, Project Officer with Camfed Ghana. “Many had scarcely traveled beyond their own villages.”

“I think the most important thing that happened at the camp is that we opened a window of hope for a group of girls coming from backgrounds of poverty,” says Eugenia. For Rashida, who has been laughed at in the past by her schoolmates because of her father’s disability, the experience was important. “She told one of the camp mentors(辅导员) that when she is at school, she often feels like a misfit, and she prefers to keep to herself,” says Eugenia. “But at the camp, it was different. She made friends with girls who have similar struggles. She took part in every single activity, every single game. On the last day, she said to her mentor, ‘The camp has challenged me to study hard. Now I see that there is light at the end of the tunnel.’