1、Choice 2There are pros and cons of living on campus.ProsCons1. Accessibility to the school1. Little privacy2. Increased social life2. Limited space3. Possible low GPA (grade point average) ScriptThere are pros and cons of living on campus1. Accessibility to the school. If you live on campus, you can
2、 easily walk to the classes, libraries, computer labs, cafeterias, etc. You dont have to waste time and money on driving to school, finding a parking space, and . Listening TasksTask 1 Understanding News ReportsNews Item One1. B 2. C News Item Two1. D 2. DNews Item Three1. B 2 A 3. DQuestions 1 and
3、2 will be based on the following news item.In New York City public schools, 176 different languages are spoken among the more than 1 million students.For 160,000 children, English is not their first language. New Yorks Department of Education makes learning better for these students by providingdual
4、-language programs.Students are taught in two languages, English and another one, like Russian or Chinese. Math, social studies, science and all other regularcoursesare taught in both languages. And they learn about the culture of the other country. Milady Baez is Deputy Chancellor of English Langua
5、ge Learners and Student Support. She says these dual-language programs will help children succeed in the future.“The jobs of the future require that our students know more than one language. They are going to be traveling abroad; they are going to be communicating with people from all over the world
6、. This will open doors for them.”Questions:1. How do New York public schools make learning better for students whose first language is not English? 2. What will help children succeed in the future according to Milady Baez?A growing number of American universities are dropping the entrance exam requi
7、rement. More than 800 universities now allow students to apply without a SAT or ACT test score. The SAT and ACT are the two major college entrance tests in the United States.For years, colleges have used these tests to help measure an applicants academic skills. But more universities are becoming “t
8、est optional”. Students who apply to test-optional schools can choose whether they want to include test scores in their applications.George Washington University in Washington D.C. is one of the latest schools to adopt a test-optional admissions policy for most of its applicants. It is the largest p
9、rivate university to drop the test requirement.Karen Stroud Felton is the Dean of Admissions at George Washington University. She said in a statement that the university “had concerns that students who could be successful. felt discouraged from applying if their scores were not as strong as their hi
10、gh school performance.”1. What is the big change of American universities according to the news?2. Which of the following statements about George Washington University is TRUE according to the news?Questions 1 to 3 will be based on the following news item.Almost 900,000 international students are st
11、udying in American colleges and universities today. Nearly half of this record number of foreign students are from Asia, mainly China.They are among people from other countries who now make up about 4 percent of all university students in the U.S. America has more of the worlds 4.5 million internati
12、onal students than any other country. A new report says more than 886,000 foreign students registered at U.S. universities during the school year 2021-2021. That is an increase of eight percent over the year before. The Institute of International Education and the State Department made the report.Th
13、e study also demonstrates trends over the past 15 years. It shows that since 2000, the number of international students in the U.S. has grown by 72 percent. Students from China in undergraduate programs are mainly responsible for this trend.1. How many international students in the U.S. come from As
14、ia?2. From 2021 to 2021, how many foreign students registered at U.S. universities?3. Which country is mainly responsible for the rapid increase of international students in the U.S. since 2000?Task 2 Understanding Long ConversationsConversation One1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A Conversation Two1. D 2. C
15、3. A 4. BW: Would you like to join the Volunteers League?M: Am I crazy? I just quitted the Students Counsel. I dont want to be as busy as before. Ive given up a big chance of getting scholarships for that. No, joining the Volunteers League wont take you much time. It only has activities on the weekends. Really? Thats good. I was just wondering how to spend my free
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