2. The underlined words “stay put” means_______.

A. stay in the building　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. leave at once

C. put everything back and then leave　　　　 D. keep silent

1. From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane_______.

A. at 8: 30　　　　　　　　　　　

B. 18 minutes earlier than the north tower

C. at around 9:06

D. at 8:48

3. B。词义猜测题。 根据第 1 行 …a new and comprehensive exam 和第 4 段…it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams 可知 current 意思为“现实的，目前的”，故知 B 为正确答案。

1. C。推断题。 根据 TOFEL can no longer accurately reflect the abilities of students of using the English language comprehensively in an academic environment 可知原来的测试系统有局限性，由此可知 C 为正确答案。

4. Please decide which of the following would be the best title for this news report.

A. The Key to English-speaking Countries

B. The Four Skills in Learning English

C. TOEFL, IELTS and GRE to be Out of Date

D. New Exam Designed for Students

[答案解析]

全文介绍了APIEL与传统英语测试对比所显出的新功能。

3. The underlined word current in the second paragraph means _______.

A. modern 　　　　　 B. present 　　　　　 C. standard 　　　　　　　　 D. formal

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the selection？

A. It will take quite a period of time for people to accept the APIEL.

B. The TOEFL is more popular with the Chinese than the IELTS.

C. A student will have to take the APIEL if he or she wants to study in English-speaking countries from 2002.

D. Chinese students will prefer the IELTS rather than the APIEL even in the future.

1. The United States will introduce a new exam because _______.

A. more and more students want to get further education in the USA

B. the Chinese people pay special attention to English studies with China’s entry into the WTO

C. the already existing exam systems seem to be far from perfect

D. it will bring the US government quite a lot of money