TEXT F
First read the following question.
40. The passage is mainly about___.
A. loneliness B. experience C.memory D. isolation
Now read Text G quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.
Loneliness is a curious thing. Most of us can remember feeling most lonely when we were not in fact alone at all, but when we were surrounded by people. Everyone has experienced, at some time, that strong sense of isolation that comes over you when you are at a party or in a room full of happy laughing people. It suddenly seems to you as if everybody knows everybody else, everybody knows what is going on; everybody, that is, except you.
This feeling of loneliness which can overcome you when you are in a crowd is very difficult to get rid of. People living alone are advised to tackle their loneliness by joining a club or a society, by going out and meeting people.
TEXT G
First read the following question.
41. The author mainly discusses ___ of public transportation.
A. the price B. the types C. the improvement
D. the advantage
Now read Text H quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.
The price of public transportation in Beijing has doubled twice since 1989, but it is still a bargain. Using the subway and minibuses used to show class status; now people of all classes take them, while some wealthy prefer taxis or private cars. What a change in just a few years! But there are downfalls to having more cars on the roads. Fortunately, the government is aware of the problem. No-lead gasoline is the only one permitted in the city, and the rest of the country follows. Thousands of trees are planted in and around the city every year. Children are taught why and how to protect the environment. At the same time, public transportation has marked real progress: buses are everywhere and run frequently. We no longer see those old buses with broke n windows. Instead, there are fast buses, double-decker buses, air-conditioned o r heated buses, all offering a good service.
TEXT H
First read the following questions.
42. Each participating team should at least have ___
A. two B.three C.four D. five
43. Participants can bring along their ___ to the competition.
A. Christmas trees B. Christmas presents
C. festival costumes D. decoration materials
Now read Text H quickly and mark your answers on your answer sheet.
With Christmas Day around the corner, Hong Kong’s Provisional Regional Council announced that a Christmas tree decoration competition will be held on Sunday in conjunction with the ongoing Regional Council Festival.
