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Passage Two
As you are students of English, it’s very possible that you’ll be interested in England.
That’s where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names.
This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names-England, Britain or Great Britain. Let’s see what each of these names means.
If you look at a map of Europe, you’ll see a group of islands-one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles (不列颠群岛). The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland(爱尔兰).
Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the Word "England" is used instead of "Britai
A. Wales is the richest of the three.
B. Scotland is the largest of the three.
C. Sometimes English is used instead of Britain.
D. Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles.
Students who entered lotteries and won
spots in New York City charter schools performed better on state exams than
students who entered the same lotteries but did not secure charter school seats,
according to a study by a Stanford University economist being released
recently. Charter schools, which are privately run but publicly financed, have been faring well on standardized tests in recent years. But skeptics have discounted their success by accusing them of "creaming" the best students, saying that the most motivated students and engaged parents are the ones who apply for the spots. The study’s methodology (研究方法) addresses that issue by comparing charter school students with students of traditional schools who applied for charter spots but did not get them. Most of the city’s 99 charter schools admit students by A. Students have to take state exams which are authoritative yardstick. B. Students in charter schools know very well about how to win a lottery. C. Students who perform worse on state exams have no access to charter schools. D. Students in charter schools are superior to others in the aspect of state exams. [单项选择]What does the man mean
[A] He wants to visit his friends. [B] He wants to climb mountains with them. [C] He doesn’t want to climb mountains. [填空题]The young boy had no friends there. His (lonely) () made him unhappy.
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