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{{B}}{{I}}Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.{{/B}}
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You ask about my name, Olafur Egilsson: Olafur is my given
name, Egilsson my surname. People familiar with Icelandic culture can tell at a
glance that my father’s given name is Egil—that I am "Egil’s son". Icelanders
maintain the old tradition of adding "son" or "dottir"(daughter) to the father’s
given name to form surnames. Hence every generation in a family has a new
surname. With the trend towards equality between the sexes in every field,
Icelandic law now also permits you to take your mother’s given name as the basis
for your surname.
As clever readers will surmise, what’s my
daughter’s surname Of course not everyone is aware of our traditions. One day I
received a letter from the school in France where my daughter was studying. It
was addressed to me as "Mr. Olafsdottir’!
At the mention of
"Iceland", the picture that pops into your head is probably o
[单项选择]{{B}} {{I}}Questions 21~22 are based on the following news from the BBC or the VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given l0 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news.{{/I}}{{/B}}According to the electric company officials, the project is expected to be completed within______.
A. A little more than 3 years.
B. A little less than 3 years.
C. A little more than 5 years.
D. A little less than 5 years.
[单项选择]{{B}}{{I}}Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.{{/I}}{{/B}}The speaker’s friend was______
A. a friend of the ruler
B. a tax collector
C. a government official
D. once a school teacher in India
[单项选择]{{B}}{{I}}Questions 12 to 14 are based on the following Passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.{{/B}}{{/I}}Which is NOT necessary at a funeral in Western countries, according to the passage
A. To be artificially cheerful
B. To avoid all the sadness.
C. To speak to the bereaved.
D. To take the front seat.
[单项选择]{{B}}{{I}}Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.{{/I}}{{/B}}Who has visited Sudan last week
A. Sadeqal-Mahdi.
B. Colin Powell.
C. Omar Hassan AL-Bashir.
D. President Bush.
[单项选择]{{B}} {{I}}Questions 21~24 are based on the following news from the BBC or the VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news.{{/I}}{{/B}}The demonstrators threatening to disrupt the meeting are from______. groups.
A. Labor, environmental and agriculture
B. Labor, agriculture and consumer
C. Labor, environmental and consumer
D. Agriculture, environmental and consumer