B) He was only making a joke.
C) He had taken the woman's bag by mistake.
D) He was acting in a film.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) 6 million dollars. B) 25 million dollars.
C) 70 million dollars. D) 400 million dollars.
18. A) An engine room. B) A big kitchen.
C) A high building. D) A great theatre.
19. A) More than 200. B) More than 300.
C) More than 400. D) More than 600.
20. A) The giant jet will be forced to land.
B) The giant jet will crash.
C) The mechanical pilots will do the job.
D) The engines of the giant jet will stop working.
Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Looking back on my childhood. I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made.
Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned
their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was
not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic.
Before world I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of
the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of
grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal-clear
memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds and, above all the insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my
enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy
burning the midnight oil while reading about other people' s observations and discoveries. Then
something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you
fancy you see the answer to the riddle (谜), because it all seems to fit together. This has
resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honour with the title of
scientific research.
But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do
not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities require is self-discipline,
quality I lack. A scientist requires not only self-discipline but all training, determination
and a goal. A scientist up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the
two, you get the best of both worlds.
21. The first paragraph tells us that the author
A) was born to a naturalist's family
B) lost his hearing when he was a child
C) didn' t like his brothers and sisters
D) was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood
22. The author can't remember his relatives clearly because
A) he didn't live very long with them
B) he was fully occupied with observing nature
C) he was too young when he lived with them
D) the family was extremely large
23. It can be infrred from the passage that the author was
A) no more than a born naturalist B) a naturalist but not a scientist
C) a scientist as well as a naturalist D) first of all a scientist
24. The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he
A) lacks some of the qualities required of a scientist
B) has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic
C) just reads about other people's observations and discoveries
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