Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42. Cambridge University is considering axing compulsory written exams, allowing students to use laptops or iPads instead, after tutors complained that students' handwriting is becoming illegible. Academics say the move, which would bring an end to over 800 years of tradition, has come about because students rely too heavily on laptops in lectures, and are losing the ability to write by hand.Dr Sarah Pearsall, a senior lecturer at Cambridge University, said handwriting is becoming a ''lost art'' among the current generation of students. She added, ''It's increasingly hard for our examiners to read students' scripts. Those with illegible writing are forced to come back to their college during the summer holidays to read their answers aloud in the presence of two university administrators. It's extraordinarily commendable that the University is considering reforms to its examination practices.''Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham, said it is inevitable that universities will move to computers as handwriting deteriorates in the coming years. ''We have to accept the reality. Handwriting has now become an optional, not a necessary, part of education. There simply isn't the same time in the curriculum for learning elegant, beautiful handwriting. Life is so quick now. Everybody writes as if they were a doctor writing a prescription,'' he said. ''Handwriting is not necessary for great thought, great English, or great intelligence. Some of our finest wordsmiths today write using laptops, and we have to fight to preserve what is really important, such as the use of great English or great sentence structures.''Others, however, were not very positive about the move. Tracey Trussell, a handwriting expert, urged Cambridge to ensure that students continue to write by hand. She said, ''It's vital that people continue to write by hand. Writing by hand improves memory and equates to a higher rate of comprehension and information retention.'' There is also concern that schools could follow Cambridge's example by moving away from handwriting. Dr Jane Medwell, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Nottingham, is concerned that scrapping handwritten exams in universities could prompt ''downward curriculum pressure'' on primary and secondary schools to follow suit.(Adapted from http://www.telegraph.co.uk) As mentioned in paragraph 4, writing by hand can ______.A.enhance the ability to remember informationB.guarantee desirable academic performanceC.facilitate the process of information exchangeD.relieve students of unnecessary pressure
Exercise 3. Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one._______ logo of the 22nd SEA Games is the stylization of Lac bird, the ancient bird pictured of the face of Ngoc Lu kettledrum, _______ most special and typical relic of the ancient Vietnamese culture.A.A / the B.The / the C.Ø / Ø D.The / Ø
Stop that nonsense,______A.don’t youB.do youC.will youD.aren’t you
Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.It is time___________.A.the children to go to bed B.for the children to go to bedC.for the children to going to bed D.for the children go to bed
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.I thought that I could complete my homework and go to the movie. But I didn’t have time to do both , and I missed the movie.A.after all B.above all C.before long D.every other
The band’s first album is due for release later this month.A.LateB.ExpectedC.ImproperD.Early
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.If you are invited to someone's house for dinner in the United States, you should bring a gift, such as a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a (26) _______ gift, he/she may open it in front of you. Opening a present in front of the gift-giver is considered polite. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her (27) ______ to you immediately. Even if the host doesn't like it, he/she will tell a "(28) _____ lie" and say how much they like the gift to prevent the guest from feeling bad. If your host asks you to arrive at a particular time, you should not arrive (29) _______ on time or earlier than the expected time, because this is considered to be potentially inconvenient and (30) _______ rude, as the host may not be ready.A.appreciationB.admirationC.respectD.enjoyment
How many children did he have? A.B.C.D.
The portrait__________ by an Italian.A. is known to have been painted B.known to have been painted C.is knowing to be painted D. is known to be painted
Part 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.A.finished B.promised C.escaped D.followed
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