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13ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould
14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,the
15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.“Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,”saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.
Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively
16formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional
17oftheirjobs.“WhenIcomehomefromahardday’swork,Ioftenfeel
18,”Danahersays,adding,“InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent”—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself
19ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor
20matters.
1.[A]boasting
[B]denying
[C]warning
[D]ensuring
2.[A]inequality
[B]instability
[C]unreliability
[D]uncertainty
3.[A]policy
[B]guideline
[C]resolution
[D]prediction
4.[A]characterized[B]divided
[C]balanced
[D]measured
5.[A]wisdom
[B]meaning
[C]glory
[D]freedom
6.[A]Instead
[B]Indeed
[C]Thus
[D]Nevertheless
7.[A]rich
[B]urban
[C]working
[D]educated
8.[A]explanation
[B]requirement
[C]compensation
[D]substitute
9.[A]under
[B]beyond
[C]alongside
[D]among
10.[A]leavebehind
[B]makeup
[C]worryabout
[D]setaside
11.[A]statistically
[B]occasionally
[C]necessarily
[D]economically
12.[A]chances
[B]downsides
[C]benefits
[D]principles
13.[A]absence
[B]height
[C]face
[D]course
14.[A]disturb
[B]restore
[C]exclude
[D]yield
15.[A]model
[B]practice
[C]virtue
[D]hardship
16.[A]tricky
[B]lengthy
[C]mysterious
[D]scarce
17.[A]demands
[B]standards
[C]qualities
[D]threats
18.[A]ignored
[B]tired
[C]confused
[D]starved
19.[A]off
[B]against
[C]behind
[D]into
20.[A]technological
[B]professional
[C]educational
[D]interpersonal
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)
Text1
EverySaturdaymorning,at9am,morethan50,000runnerssetofftorun5kmaroundtheirlocalpark.TheParkrunphenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandhasinspired400eventsintheUKandmoreabroad.Eventsarefree,staffedbythousandsofvolunteers.Runnersrangefromfouryearsoldtograndparents;
theirtimesrangefromAndrewBaddeley'
sworldrecord13minutes48secondsuptoanhour.
ParkrunissucceedingwhereLondon'
sOlympic"
legacy"
isfailing.TenyearsagoonMonday,itwasannouncedthattheGamesofthe30thOlympiadwouldbeinLondon.PlanningdocumentspledgedthatthegreatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetolevelanationofsportloversawayfromtheircouches.Thepopulationwouldbefitter,healthiera