[单项选择]The Public Libraries referred to in the text offer ______.
A. opportunities for students to attend further education classes
B. opportunities for students to further their studies
C. assistance towards the maintenance of students in the London Borough Councils
D. assistance to students who work in their local council

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Text 4 Americans no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves. In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care, John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English. Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yet another criticism against the decline in education. Mr. McWhorter’s speciality is language history and change, and he sees the gradual disappearance of" whom" ,for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English. But the cult of the authentic and the personal, "doing our own thing", has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. While even the modestly e
A. is inevitable in radical education reforms
B. is but all too natural in language development
C. has caused the controversy over the counter-culture
D. brought about changes in public attitudes in the 1960s

[单项选择]It can be inferred from the text that public services ________.
A. have benefited many people
B. are the focus of public attention
C. are an inappropriate subject for humor
D. have often been the laughing stock

[单项选择]According to the text, the public response to Mr Philips' claim is
A. a nervous impression.
B. a mixed reception.
C. a particular performance.
D. a critical comment.

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Email Announcement Weekly　　
University libraries to be closed for day on Friday All university libraries will be closed from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. on Friday (Aug.10). The closure will allow librarians to complete various tasks to prepare for the coming fall term. Library users are asked to change their study or research plans around this short closure. Bring your old films to Home Movie Day Find your old home movies and bring them to Home Movie Day from 1-5 p. m. Saturday (Aug.11). The free event at Will’ s Campbell Hall, 300 N. Goodwin, includes a clinic on caring for old films. and continuous showing of movies brought in by students like you. Sponsors (主办者) are WILL and the U of C Library.
Ireland garden tour set for June 2008　　
The public is invited to join Illinois Master Gardeners on a trip to visit popular public gardens and castles in Ireland. The tour (June 2-12, 2008) also includes several personal gardens as w
A. International tourists
B. University people
C. The general public
D. Movie lovers

[单项选择]Which of the following statements shows libraries nowadays serve multimedia resource centers
A. People can visit them at their convenient time
B. People can learn about different cultures in them.
C. They house educational and recreational materials in a variety of forms
D. They provide information for professional people in different fields.

[单项选择]Information obtained from libraries is sooner forgotten than .
A. it from life
B. that from life
C. what from life
D. which from life

[单项选择]Libraries other than those listed above require additional registration before you can access their collection.
A. 上面另列的一些图书馆，需要遵守附带的条件才能进藏书库。
B. 上面还列出其他一些图书馆，需要另行办理登记才能使用其藏书。
C. 除上面列举的图书馆外，使用其他图书馆的藏书，你还需另行注册。
D. 在你能够获得他们的藏书之前，图书馆列出了需要另行登记的书目。

[单项选择]The service operates 36 libraries throughout the country, while six libraries specially serve the countryside.
A. mobile
B. shifting
C. drifting
D. rotating