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Preliminary Contest 2007 on Capacity of Learning via English Media Hosted by Quality Inspection Centre on China’s Foreign Language Teaching Magazines Attention: This is the question copy. All your answers must be marked or written on the answer sheet for grading. Section One 75% I. The following multiple choice questions are based on what you have read (20%): 1. From passage “Hilary Swank kicks off global race for clean water”, we learn that the Blue Planet Run Foundation has funded 135 projects in 13 countries, mainly ________, and provided safe drinking water to 100,000 people. A. in Asia B. in Africa C. in rural areas D. in Metropolitan cities （英语文摘 2007年第7期 P61） 2. According to the passage “How do today’s students prepare for tomorrow’s jobs?”, the reason why fewer Americans are studying engineering and design is that A. Some schools in the U.S. discourage students from engaging in engineering and design activities. B. The school curriculum attaches more importance to teamwork instead of creative thinking. C. Many students today are unaware of the role math and science play in creative careers. D. Many learners have no access to professional tools which are necessary to design projects. (英语辅导报 大学英语四级版 2007-2008年度上学期 第6期 R6) 3. In the passage “Technology vs. Terrorism”, some experts argue that much of the big spending on security provides only an illusory sense of security. One of the examples they use to support their point is that _________. A. high-tech protection poured into landmarks, which diverts terrorist attention to “softer” targets like subways and stadiums. B. the government’s homeland-security measures cover not just big target but the nation’s broader vulnerabilities as well. C. to develop sensors that can sniff out attacks on everything from crops to air-conditioning systems is a big challenge. D. federal investment in homeland-defense research has swallowed nearly 4 billion, and that’s a mere drop of the total security spendin