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Summer Olympic Games


The Summer Olympic Games will be held (0 ) in Beijing China from !ugust " ## $ % !ugust &'. Competitors from around the world will ### $(% for the gold silver or bron)e medals. *or some athletes winning is not ## $ % real possibility. ##.. $ % they will strive to set personal and + or national bests in their events. Of course ## $ % world records will also be ##.. $ % during these games. The intensely competitive nature of the games the strong national pride involved and the challenge in facing the best ##. $ % from around the world combine to demand the top performances from ## $ % individual. ,n a world where soccer $football% bas-etball ### $ % and tennis dominate television broadcasts the Summer Olympic Games provide a ##.. $ % to observe sports not usually covered. .hen was the ## $ % time you watched water polo or fencing/ Chances are you watched them during the &00' Summer Olympic Games in Greece. ,n this age when many people are fortunate enough to have ## $ % T1 connections spectators can watch a wide variety of athletic ##.. $ % . !thletics and wrestling are probably the oldest sports in the Olympic Games. The tradition of #.. $ % sports goes bac- to the original games held in ancient Greece over &200 years ago. Some of my favorite events include the javelin throw the high jump and the pole vault as well as the hurdles. There will ##. $ % be a wide variety of water ## $ % that include canoeing sailing and diving. 3aturally swimming is probably the ## $ % popular water sport with a wide variety of competitive events including bac-stro-e breaststro-e butterfly freestyle and ### $ % . The summer games also include a number of ## $ % that have recently been introduced to the games. 4aya-ing and mountain bi-ing baseball ##. $ % beach volleyball ## $ % just a few. , certainly haven5t mentioned all the sports 6 who would want to miss gymnastics 6 but you get the idea. Turn on your T1 relax and ## $ % a moment of peace and togetherness in this struggling world of ##. $ % . The Summer Olympic Games provides an example ##. $ % we all ##.. $ % follow7 competition with respect. each to chance many also and are ours cable last these competitions athletes bro-en a compete golf held sports that should enjoy events more most however

The Summer Olympic Games will be held in Beijing, China from ugus! " !o ugus! #$% Compe!i!ors from around !he world will compe!e for !he gold, sil&er or bron'e medals% (or some a!hle!es, winning is no! a real possibili!y% )owe&er, !hey will s!ri&e !o se! personal and * or na!ional bes!s in !heir e&en!s% Of course, many world records will also be bro+en during !hese games% The in!ensely compe!i!i&e na!ure of !he games, !he s!rong na!ional pride in&ol&ed and !he challenge in facing !he bes! a!hle!es from around !he world combine !o demand !he !op performances from each indi&idual% ,n a world where soccer (foo!ball), bas+e!ball, golf and !ennis domina!e !ele&ision broadcas!s, !he Summer Olympic Games pro&ide a chance !o obser&e spor!s no! usually co&ered% -hen was !he las! !ime you wa!ched wa!er polo, or fencing. Chances are you wa!ched !hem during !he #00$ Summer Olympic Games in Greece% ,n !his age when many people are for!una!e enough !o ha&e cable T/ connec!ions, spec!a!ors can wa!ch a wide &arie!y of a!hle!ic compe!i!ions% !hle!ics and wres!ling are probably !he oldes! spor!s in !he Olympic Games% The !radi!ion of !hese spor!s goes bac+ !o !he original games held in ancien! Greece o&er #000 years ago% Some of my fa&ori!e e&en!s include !he ja&elin !hrow, !he high jump and !he pole &aul!, as well as !he hurdles% There will also be a wide &arie!y of wa!er spor!s !ha! include canoeing, sailing and di&ing% 1a!urally, swimming is probably !he mos! popular wa!er spor! wi!h a wide &arie!y of compe!i!i&e e&en!s including bac+s!ro+e, breas!s!ro+e, bu!!erfly, frees!yle and more% The summer games also include a number of e&en!s !ha! ha&e recen!ly been in!roduced !o !he games% 2aya+ing and moun!ain bi+ing, baseball and beach &olleyball are jus! a few% , cer!ainly ha&en3! men!ioned all !he spor!s 4 who would wan! !o miss gymnas!ics 4 bu! you ge! !he idea% Turn on your T/, rela5 and enjoy a momen! of peace and !oge!herness in !his s!ruggling world of ours% The Summer Olympic Games pro&ides an e5ample !ha! we all should follow6 compe!i!ion wi!h respec!%

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blan-s in the following passages. 8assage !7 Children who are often span-ed tend to be conspicuously 9uieter less articulate and more sullen than those who grow up under milder more democratic forms of discipline. (: harshly disciplined offspring tend to display a large amount of negativity in their approach to people and to life. (; traits as negativity and sullenness are a good deal more common among boys in our culture than among girls. (" almost all studies on discipline in the home have shown that boys tend to be the target of more physical

punishment and psychic humiliation than girls this is (< !nd it may partially account for &0 openness of girls to classroom learning particularly during the years of middle childhood. ,t may also be one of the factors responsible for the #7 ability of males in this society to express their feelings and emotions. Our ability to articulate feelings our attitudes toward life and personalities all seem to be influenced by the ways we are disciplined. (:. ! then B however C if so = ,n addition (;. ! these B those C such = for (". ! from B since C for = on (<. ! suprising B interesting C not surprising = not interesting &0. ! great B greater C the great = the greater &(. ! diminished B improved C increased = demonstrated Passage B: .hen most people thin- of the word >education > they thin- of a student as a sort of animal sausage casing. The teachers &< to stuff >education> into this empty casing. But genuine education is not cramming information into a person but ?0 drawing out -nowledge from him@ it is the drawing out of ?( in the mind. >The most important part of education > once wrote .illiam Aoc-ing a famous Aarvard scholar >is this instruction of a man in ?& inside of him. So many discussions about the content of education are inconclusive because they are concerned with what should >go into> the student rather than with what should be drawn out and ?? this can best be done. Bducation to have any meaning ?' the purpose of creating well6informed but dull and ignorant people must elicit from the student what is in every human beingCthe rules of reason the inner -nowledge of ?2 for men to be and do the ability to examine evidence and come to conclusions that can generally be agreed upon by all open minds and warm hearts.

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Write the number of the most suitable sentence (a-f) in the text below. There is one extra sentence which you dont need.

Until a certain point in my life I had not written much of value a few poems and short stories! the be"innin" of a comin"-of-a"e novel. I #new that my writin" was anythin" but refined. $i#e a be"innin" artist who loves to draw! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%! and so I wrote often to better control my writin" s#ills! to master them. I sent some material to various ma"a&ines and reviews but found no one willin" to publish me. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% when I learned somethin" Id written would finally see print. Ironically it wasnt one of my poems or short stories -- it was my letter to the Times. I suppose the editor decided to publish it because he was first attracted by the official nature of my stationery and then by the incon"ruity of a "hetto firefi"hters usin" words li#e messianism! for in the lines below my letter it was announced that I was a 'ew (or# )ity firefi"hter. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% that the editor silently a"reed with my thesis. I remember receivin" throu"h the fire departments address about *+ sympathetic and con"ratulatory letters from professors around the country. These letters made me feel li#e I was not only a published writer but an opinion ma#er. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% whose views mattered. I also received a letter from True ma"a&ine and one from The 'ew (or#er! as#in" for an interview. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% for when an article titled ,-ireman .mith/ appeared in that ma"a&ine! I received a telephone call from the editor of a lar"e publishin" firm who as#ed if I mi"ht be interested in writin" a boo# about my life. a. It was as if I was suddenly thrust into bein" someone

b. It was a special and unexpected deli"ht! then! c. I decided to s#etch and draw everythin"0 ob1ects! places and people e2ually d. I understood that the more one draws! or writes! or does anythin"! the better the end result will be e. It was the latter that proved momentous! f. Id li#e to thin#! thou"h! Reading Part I.: 1.d, 2.b, 3.f, 4.a, 5.e

3ead the text below and answer the followin" 2uestions in 4n"lish. 5part from technical terms! you should use (6U3 6W' W637. and only include information from the text.

Genetics and drugs

8enetically en"ineered sportsmen and women will be bi""er! stron"er and 2uic#er than ever before than#s to the misuse of remar#able advances in "enetic medicine. 5nd it will be virtually impossible to catch the cheats. -or"et steroids and everythin" else unscrupulous sportspeople ta#e. 9y *+:+! sport will be dominated by ultra-fast! super-stron"! muscle-bound -ran#enstein athletes whose record-brea#in" results owe as much to "enetic medicine as to the "ymnasium. It may sound far fetched! but the era of "ene-dopin" - creatin" superathletes by manipulatin" brea#throu"hs in medical science - is fast approachin". In :+ years time the current "ame of cat-and-mouse between dru"-ta#in" athletes and sports dru" testers will be irrelevant. 8ene cheats will have replaced dope cheats and! worst of all! the authorities will be powerless to stop this perversion of mother natures will. 6ne of the men who #nows most about the potential misuse of medical brea#throu"hs is ;rofessor 8eoffrey 8oldspin#! who leads a team of :< scientists and sur"eons at 3oyal -ree =edical .chool in $ondon. They are investi"atin" how "ene therapy and tissue en"ineerin" can help! for example!

people who have either seen their muscles wither because of old a"e or confinement after an accident or who suffer from some sort of deformity. They hope to develop ways to rebuild muscle usin" artificial "enes produced by manipulatin" 7'5. The only tests they have done so far have been on mice! but the results have been startlin". 6ne in1ection produced *+> extra muscle within two wee#s. If it "ives mice bi""er le"s! it may do the same for people. 8oldspin# believes the effect on humans may be less dramatic! possibly only :+> "rowth inside a month. ?9ut as only a <> improvement in performance can turn a mediocre club athlete into an elite national athlete and potential "old medal winner! the temptation for athletes to abuse these brea#throu"hs is obvious! says 8oldspin#. .portspeople who need "ood stamina! such as cyclists and distance runners! will be watchin" closely for news of developments in 4;6 "ene therapy. 4;6! one of the most widely-abused dru"s in sport! is the banned substance which boosts endurance by raisin" the red blood cell count to abnormal levels. .cientists are currently devisin" ways to introduce an 4;6 "ene into the body to help counteract anaemia. If it wor#s for anaemia sufferers many sportspeople are sure to ris# exploitin" the same therapy! despite the #nown ris#s of stro#es! heart attac#s and paralysis. 7ic# ;ound! vice-president of the International 6lympic )ommittee! is a"hast at the possibilities opened up by "ene-dopin". ?5re we "oin" to create a "eneration of monsters! of made-to-order humans! a race of specialised people who only do sport@ 5re we "oin" to breed bi""er and meatier people! such as AB+lb C*D-stoneE linemen to play 5merican football! in the same way that we already breed cattle@ says ;ound. ?The scientists! le"islators and medical ethics people have to say! hey! wait a minute! and stop this happenin". With "ene-dopin" commonplace in professional sport by *+:+! there will be little the "overnin" bodies can do about it. =uscles and red blood cells occur naturally anyway! so there will be no way of tellin" whether a "old medallists astonishin" performance owed more to natural ability or a syrin"e full of synthetic "ene. 8ene-dopin" may "ive us the sub-two hour marathon! the ninesecond :++m and the three-minute mile. 9ut who will believe it@ Who will applaud@ Is "ene-dopin" in sport immoral@ )ertainly. 5"ainst what nature intended@ (es a"ain. Ille"al@ 'o0 there are no laws to deter or punish such experimentation. :. What will ma#e sportspeople bi""er and 2uic#er in the future@

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What does "ene-dopin" mean@ What is 8eoffrey 8oldspin# investi"atin"@ What effect did the therapy have on mice@ What #ind of temptation would the results mean to athletes@ How does 4;6 wor#@ 5re there any useful ways 4;6 could be used@ What will sportspeoples reaction will probably be to the introduction of an 4;6 "ene into the body a"ainst anaemia@ How does 7ic# ;ound feel about "ene-dopin"@

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:+. Why will it be very hard to catch athletes who use "ene-dopin"@ Reading Part II. 1. They wi bec!"e better because resu ts in genetic "edicine wi he # the". It "eans that s#!rts#e!# e wi be genetica y "ani#u ated in !rder t! be str!nger and faster. They are e$a"ining h!w the "usc es !f #e!# e wh! ha%e suffered accidents !r bec!"e ! d can be rebui t with the he # !f gene thera#y and artificia genes. The effect !n "ice was sh!c&ing, in tw! wee&s they had 2'( "!re "usc es. The te"#tati!n w!u d be en!r"!us since e%en a s#!rts"an with !rdinary ta ent c!u d bec!"e a nati!na !r internati!na cha"#i!n. It "a&es an abn!r"a y high nu"ber !f red b !!d ce s. +es, scientists are trying t! fight anae"ia with the he # !f an ,Pgene. /#!rts#e!# e wi #r!bab y use it t! i"#r!%e their resu ts e%en th!ugh they &n!w the c!nse0uences. 1e.g. heart attac&, str!&es, #ara ysis2

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)hoose 6'4 of two topics "iven and write a composition of :D-*+ lines. Use all the information provided! write a coherent letter or essay and connect your ideas lo"ically. When the tas# is a letter! use the 4n"lish letter format (date! address! "reetin"! si"nature). :. Write a composition about sisters and brothers. =ention o if you have any sisters or brothers

what are the advanta"es and disadvanta"es of bein" an only child

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what is the ideal a"e difference between siblin"s and why

63 *. (ou are ta#in" part in a study exchan"e. Here is part of a letter you have 1ust received from your friend. , am really loo-ing forward to meeting you and your family you -now. Aowever as , have never been to Aungary yet ,5m a bit concerned about your country5s customs and traditions. ,s there a lot to learn about them/ But what interests me most is your familyD Could you possibly write something about your family and any special habits you have $for example when greeting each other or eating%/ , would love to -now you a bit better before , go. Eours7 Sam

Write the letter in which you "reet your friend and answer the 2uestions raised.

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How to =ana"e (our =oods ,How are you feelin"@/ is the #ind of bland! open-ended 2uestion that! when as#ed sincerely! has a way of promptin" vivid and specific answers. 9ut note the #ind of responses people tend to "ive. They complain about their recent bout with a cold! the sprain they "ot on the tennis court! or their latest physical a""ravation. Ima"ine how surprised they would be to find theyre hearin" the 2uestion with a different emphasisJ ,'o! I mean how are you feelin"@/ That isJ 5re you happy@ 7o you feel in control of thin"s@ Is your life "enerally calm@ 5re you "ettin" alon" with people@
=edical researchers are increasin"ly as#in" these #inds of 2uestions in order to understand which aspects of life ma#e a difference to overall well-bein". 'ot that doctors are i"norin" the health of the body in order to attend to the health of the mind. 6n the contrary! they are findin" with increasin" fre2uency that these two realms traditionally divided are in fact deeply connected! and a common denominator is emotion.

,4motional factors have a ma1or impact on physical health!/ says ;rof. .arah Knox. .he points out that people who often suffer ne"ative emotions (flyin" off the handle! sin#in" into the blues! worryin" incessantly! and feelin" friendless! to name a few) tend to have wea#er immune systems0 hi"her rates of heart disease! cancer! and other ma1or health problems0 and earlier deaths than people who face life with more positive emotions. The converse also holds true. 3esearchers have also found that people with lon" histories of positive relationships tend to have lower levels of stress hormones. This is excitin" news because it means that enhancin" emotional well-bein" can ma#e you more satisfied with your life a life that is also li#ely to be lon"er as well as physically more problem-free. 5nd ma#e no mista#eJ )han"e is possible. Trans ati!n: 7!gyan egy8n& urai a9 :r9e "ein&ne&

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