28. A) Invite Pat to a live concert.
B) Buy some gifts for Pat’s kids.
C) Help take care of Pat’s kids.
D) Pay for Pat’s season tickets.
29. A) It can develop between people with a big difference in income.
B) It can be maintained among people of different age groups.
C) It cannot last long without similar family background.
D) It cannot be sustained when friends move far apart.
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. A) Priority of students’ academic achievements.
B) Equal education opportunities to all children.
C) Social equality between teachers and students.
D) Respect for students’ individuality.
31. A) Efficient.
B) Complicated.
C) Lengthy.
D) Democratic.
32. A) To help them acquire hands-on experience.
B) To try to cut down its operational expenses.
C) To provide part-time jobs for needy students.
D) To enable them to learn to take responsibility.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. A) The best way to work through a finger maze.
B) Individuals doing better in front of an audience.
C) Researchers having contributed greatly to psychology.
D) Improvements on the classification of human behavior.
34. A) When you feel encouraged by the audience.
B) When you try to figure out a confusing game.
C) When you already know how to do something.
D) When you complete with other people in a group.
35. A) Practicing constantly.
B) Working by oneself.
C) Learning by doing.
D) Using proven methods.
Section C
Americans today have different eating habits than they had in the past. There is a wide (36) ______ of food available. They have a broader (37) ______ of nutrition (营养), so they buy more fresh fruit and (38) _______ than ever before. At the same time, Americans (39)______ increasing quantities of sweets and sodas.
Statistics show that the way people live (40) ______ the way they eat. American lifestyles have changed. There are now growing numbers of people who live alone, (41) ______ parents and children, and double-income families. These changing lifestyles are (42) ______ for the increasing number of people who must (43) ______ meals or sometimes simply go without them. Many Americans have less time than ever before to spend preparing food. (44) ______________
_______________________________________. Moreover, Americans eat out nearly four times a week on average.
It is easy to study the amounts and kinds of food that people consume. (45) _____________
________________________________________________________. This information not only tells us what people are eating, but also tells us about the changes in attitudes and tastes. (46) __
___________________________________________________________. Instead, chicken, turkey and fish have become more popular. Sales of these foods have greatly increased in recent years.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.