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ecting wild animals.
ding time with your family.
ning how to read efficiently.
ning how to do gardening.
of the ways to reduce streis to
better than anyone else.
ill high ambitions in one's work.
and have reasonable aims.
t with a relatively low aim.
rding to the passage，to reduce strehas something to do with the following EXCEPT
's position. 's interest.
's health. 's mood.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the , listen to the passage.
rding to the passage，new words tend to come from
d politics. nces in science.
s of life. the above.
passage explains the larger and richer vocabulary of English mainly from a viewpoint.
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rding to the passage，which of the following statements best describes the English language?
is outdated in grammar.
accepts new words from science.
has begun taking in new words.
tends to embrace new this section，you will hear several news items．Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow．
Questions 21 and 22 are based OH the following news．At the end of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions．Now listen to the news．
21．Where was the marble statue found?
A．Out in the sea． B．Inside a bath house．
C．On a cliff along the coast． D．On the coast outside Jerusalem．
22．Which of the following best describes the condition of the statue?
A．It was incomplete． B．It was recent artwork．
C．It was fairly tall． D．It was in pieces．
Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news．At the end of the news item．you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions．Now, listen to the news．
23．The rescue efforts concentrated mainly on
A．the U．S．-Canada border B．snow-stricken regions．
C．highways． D．city streets．
24．According to the news，the last group of people might have been stranded in their vehicles
for more than ____ hours before being rescued．
A．24 B．25 C．40 D．48
Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news．At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions．Now, listen to the news．
25．According to the 2006 anti-smoking restrictions，smoking was NOT allowed in
A．offices． B．restaurants． C．bars． D．school playgrounds．
26．According to the news，which of the following groups reacts negatively to the new law?
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