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[D]generally
3.[A]while
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[C]once
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4.[A]detection
[B]accumulation
[C]consumption
[D]separation
5.[A]possibility
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[C]goal
[D]requirement
6.[A]delay
[B]ensure
[C]seek
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[B]supported
[C]included
[D]predicted
8.[A]devoted
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[C]converted
[D]applied
9.[A]with
[B]above
[C]by
[D]against
10.[A]lived
[B]managed
[C]scored
[D]played
11.[A]ranout
[B]setoff
[C]drewin
[D]wentby
12.[A]superior
[B]attributable
[C]parallel
[D]resistant
13.[A]restored
[B]isolated
[C]involved
[D]controlled
14.[A]alter
[B]spread
[C]remove
[D]explain
15.[A]compensations
[B]symptoms
[C]demands
[D]treatments
16.[A]Likewise
[B]Meanwhile
[C]Therefore
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17.[A]change
[B]watch
[C]count
[D]take
18.[A]well-being
[B]process
[C]formation
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19.[A]level
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[C]knowledge
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20.[A]design
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[C]diet
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SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)
Text1
Howcanthetrainoperatorspossiblyjustifyyetanotherincreasetorailpassengerfares?
Ithasbecomeagrimlyreliableannualritual:
everyJanuarythecostoftravellingbytrainrises,imposingasignificantextraburdenonthosewhohavenooptionbuttousetherailnetworktogettoworkorotherwise.Thisyear’srise,anaverageof2.7percent,maybeafractionlowerthanlastyear’s,butitisstillwellabovetheofficialConsumerPriceIndex(CPI)measureofinflation.
Successivegovernmentshavepermittedsuchincreasesonthegroundsthatthecostofinvestinginandrunningtherailnetworkshouldbebornebythosewhouseit,ratherthanthegeneraltaxpayer.Why,theargumentgoes,shouldacar-drivingpensionerfromLincolnshirehavetosubsidisethedailycommuteofastockbrokerfromSurrey?
Equally,thereisasensethatthetravailsofcommutersintheSouthEast,manyofwhomwillfaceamongthebiggestrises,havereceivedtoomuchattentioncomparedtothosewhomustenduretherelativelypoorinfrastructureoftheMidlandsandtheNorth.
However,overthepast12months,thosecommutershavealsoexperiencedsomeoftheworstrailstrikesinyears.Itisallverywelltrainoperatorstrumpetingtheimprovementstheyaremakingtothenetwork,butpassengersshouldbeabletoexpectabasiclevelofserviceforthesubstantialsumstheyarenowpayingtotravel.Theresponsibilityforthelatestwaveofstrikesrestsontheunions.However,thereisastrongcasethatthosewhohavebeenworstaffectedbyindustrialactionshouldreceivecompensationforthedisruptiontheyhavesuffered.
TheGovernmenthaspledgedtochangethelawtointroduceaminimumservicerequirementsothat,evenwhenstrikesoccur,servicescancontinuetooperate.Thisshouldformpartofawiderpackageofmeasurestoaddressthelong-runningproblemsonBritain’srailways.Yes,moreinvestmentisneeded,butpassengerswillnotbewillingtopaymoreindefinitelyiftheymustalsoendurecramped,unreliableservices,punctuatedbyregularchaoswhentimetablesarechanged,orplannedmaintenanceismanagedincompetently.Thethreatofnationalisationmayhavebeenseenofffornow,butitwillreturnwithavengeanceifthejustifiedangerofpassengersisnotaddressedinshortorder.
21.Theauthorholdsthatthisyear’sincreaseinrailpassengersfares.
[A]willeasetrainoperation’sburden
[B]haskeptpacewithinflation
[C]isabigsurprisetocommuters
[D]remainsanunreasonablemeasure
22.ThestockbrokerinPara.2isusedtostandfor.
[A]cardrivers
[B]railtraverllers
[C]localinvestors
[D]ordinarytaxpayers
23.ItisindicatedinPara.3thattrainoperators.
[A]areofferingcompensationstocommuters
[B]aretryingtorepairralationswiththeunions
[C]havefailedtoprovideanadequatesource
[D]havesufferedhugelossesowingtothestrikes
24.Ifunabletocalmdownpassengers,therailwaysmayhavetoface.
[A]thelossofinvestment
[B]thecollapseofoperations
[C]areductionofrevenue
[D]achangeofownership
25.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
[A]WhoAretoBlamefortheStrikes?
[B]ConstantComplainingDoesn’tWorlk
[C]CanNationalizationBringHope?
[D]Ever-risingFaresAren’tSustainable
Text2
LastyearmarkedthethirdyearinarowofwhenIndonesia’sbleakrateofdeforestationhasslowedinpace.Onereasonfortheturnaroundmaybethecountry’santipovertyprogram.
In2007,Indonesiastartedphasinginaprogramthatgivesmoneytoitspoorestresidentsundercertainconditions,suchasrequiringpeopletokeepkidsinschoolorgetregularmedicalcare.CalledconditionalcashtransfersorCCTs,thesesocialassistanceprogramsaredesignedtoreduceinequalityandbreakthecycleofpoverty.They’realreadyusedindozensofcountriesworldwide.InIndonesia,theprogramhasprovidedenoughfoodandmedicinetosubstantiallyreduceseveregrowthproblemsamongchildren.
ButCCTprogramsdon’tgenerallyconsidereffectsontheenvironment.Infact,povertyalleviationandenvironmentalprotectionareoftenviewedasconflictinggoals,saysPaulFerraro,aneconomistatJohnsHopkinsUniversity.
That’sbecauseeconomicgrowthcanbecorrelatedwithenvironmentaldegradation,whileprotectingtheenvironmentissometimescorrelatedwithgreaterpoverty.However,thosecorrelationsdon’tprovecauseandeffect.Theonlypreviousstudyanalyzingcausality,basedonanareainMexicothathadinstitutedCCTs,supportedthetraditionalview.There,aspeoplegotmoremoney,someofthemmayhavemoreclearedlandforcattletoraiseformeat,Ferrarosays.
Suchprogramsdonothavetonegativelyaffecttheenvironment,though.FerrarowantedtoseeifIndonesia’spoverty-alleviationprogramwasaffectingdeforestation.Indonesiahasthethird-largestareaoftropicalforestintheworldandoneofthehighestdeforestationrates.
Ferraroanalyzedsatellitedatashowingannualforestlossfrom2008to2012—includingduringIndonesia’sphase-inoftheantipovertyprogram—in7,468forestedvillagesacross15provincesandmultipleislands.TheduoseparatedtheeffectsoftheCCTprogramonforestlossfromotherfactors,likeweatherandmacroeconomicchanges,whichwerealsoaffectingforestloss.Withthat,“weseethattheprogramisassociatedwitha30percentreductionindeforestation,”Ferrarosays.
That’slikelybecausetheruralpoorareusingthemoneyasmakeshiftinsurancepoliciesagainstinclementweather,Ferrarosays.Typically,ifrainsaredelayed,peoplemayclearlandtoplantmorericetosupplementtheirharvests.WiththeCCTs,individualsinsteadcanusethemoneytosupplementtheirharvests.
Whetherthisresearchtranslateselsewhereisanybody’sguess.Ferrarosuggeststheimportanceofgrowingriceandmarketaccess.Andregardlessoftransferability,thestudyshowsthatwhat’sgoodforpeoplemayalsobegoodforthevalueoftheavoideddeforestationjustforcarbondioxideemissionsaloneismorethantheprogramcosts.”
26.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,CCTprogramsaimto.
[A]facilitatehealthcarereform
[B]helppoorfamiliesgetbetteroff
[C]improvelocaleducationsystems
[D]lowerdeforestationrates
27.ThestudybasedonanareainMexicoiscitedtoshowthat.
[A]cattlerearinghasbeenamajormeansoflivelihoodforthepoor
[B]CCTprogramshavehelpedpreservetraditionallifestyles
[C]antipovertyeffortsrequiretheparticipationoflocalfarmers
[D]economicgrowthtendstocauseenvironmentaldegradation
28.InhisstudyaboutIndonesia,Ferrarointendstofindout.
[A]itsa