TEXT E First read the question. 51. The main theme of this passage is that ____. A. Asia has come out of the economic slump B. old rivals renew between Singapore and Hong Kong C. Singapore competes against Hong Kong in economy D. Singapore and Hong Kong strive for Asias top business and financial center Now go though Text E quickly to answer question 51. Singapore —— As Asia starts shaking off a two-year economic slump, Singapore and Hong Kong are reviving up their old rivalry to become Asias top business and financial hub. Many claim Hong Kong has an overwhelming built-in advantage, with an economy twice as big as Singapores and the mammoth Chinese mainland market next door. But others insist that clever micromanagement by Singapores government gives this city the edge. "I really enjoy the working environment here in Singapore. It is effective," said Tobias Pelzer, Singapore managing director for the German software firm Netlife, which made the city-state its Asian headquarters last year. "I got off the plane here once as the first or second person. I came to the belt and my suitcase was there. How do they manage that?" Pelzer said. Singapore leaders say such efficiency come largely from strict regulations. They pervade nearly every aspect of Singapore society. In Hong Kong it is a different story. "This is such a cowboy town. I could probably print up business cards labeling myself as a brain surgeon and talk my way into an operating room," said Mike Carlson, managing editor of the Hong Kong lifestyle weekly HK Magazine. Carlson, who has lived in both cities, said Hong Kongs grimy bustle and cramped living conditions sometime leave him pining for Singapores cleaner air, cheaper rents and elegant street side cafes. Hong Kong residents tend to shun the red tape and social controls that are a way of life in Singapore. Thousands of small entrepreneurs find it easier to flourish in hands-off Hong Kong and this draws in banks, telecommunications firms and other big service providers, said Michael Enright, an economist at Hong Kong University. "Lots of HK firms have no fixed assets other than a cellular phone. You go in the morning and youre registered as a company by afternoon," Enright said. Hong Kongs tax rate is fixed at 16 percent. Singapores is 26 percent. But Singapore selectively huge tax cuts to companies that locate their headquarters on the island. With the worst of Asias crisis apparently past, both cities are showing signs of reheating their competition. Singapore is cautiously letting foreign competitors into its banking and telecommunications sectors, and establishing a billion-dollar fund as seed money for high-tech entrepreneurs. Hong Kong is converting its taxis to burn liquefied petroleum gas to fight worsening pollution, and is holding talks with Walt Disney Co about building a theme park. It also set up its own multimillion-dollar fund for high-tech firms.
51. The main theme of this passage is that ____.
A) Asia has come out of the economic slump
B) old rivals renew between Singapore and Hong Kong
C) Singapore competes against Hong Kong in economy
D) Singapore and Hong Kong strive for Asia's top business and financial center
TEXT F First read the questions. 52. The primary purpose of this passage is ____. A. to trace out the development of universities in United States B. to compare American universities with European universities before the turn of the century C. to criticize the conditions of American universities in the 19th century D. to describe and explain the upheaval in American higher education in the later 1800s 53. Which of the following is NOT a new course opened up according to the passage? A. The history of the fine arts. B. Advanced Spanish. C. Classical Philology. D. Classical Literature. Now go through TEXT F quickly to answer question 52 and 53. To produce the upheaval in the United States that changed and modernized the domain of higher education from the mid-1860s to the mid-1880s, three primary causes interacted. The emergence of a half-dozen leaders in education provided the personal force that was needed. Moreover, an outcry for a fresher, more practical, and more advanced kind of instruction arose among the alumni and friends of nearly all of the old colleges and grew into a movement that overrode all conservative opposition. The aggressive "Young Yale" movement appeared, demanding partial alumni control, a more simultaneously rallied to relieve the colleges poverty and demand new enterprise. Education was pushing toward higher standards in the East by throwing off church leadership everywhere, and in the West by finding a wider range of studies and a new sense of public duty. The old-style classical education received its most crushing blow in the citadel of Harvard College, where Dr. Charles Eliot, a young captain of thirty-five, son of a former treasure of Harvard, led the progressive forces. Five revolutionary advances were made during the first years of Dr. Eliot administration. They were the elevation and amplification of entrance requirements, the enlargement of the curriculum and the development of the elective system, the recognition of graduate study in the liberal arts, the raising of professional training in law, medicine and engineering to a postgraduate level, and the fostering of greater maturity in student life. Standards of admission were sharply advanced in 1872-1873 and 1876-1877. By the appointment of a dean to take charge of student affairs, and a wise handling of discipline, the undergraduates were led to regard themselves more as young gentlemen and less as young animals. One new course of study after another was opened up —— science, music, the history of the fine arts, advanced Spanish, political economy, physics, classical philology, and international law.
52. The primary purpose of this passage is ____.
A) to trace out the development of universities in United States
B) to compare American universities with European universities before the turn of the century
C) to criticize the conditions of American universities in the 19th century
D) to describe and explain the upheaval in American higher education in the later 1800's
53. Which of the following is NOT a new course opened up according to the passage?
A) The history of the fine arts.
B) Advanced Spanish.
C) Classical Philology.
D) Classical Literature.
TEXT G First read the question. 54. The writer of this letter ____. A. makes a complaint and demands the company to finish the work to his satisfaction B. requires the company to compensate for his losses C. attempts to sign a contract with the company for the installation of dry walls D. tries to persuade Mr. Black into reinstalling the walls Now go through TEXT G quickly to answer question 54. Dear Mr. Blank: Last October I signed a contract with your company for the installation of dry walls and the renovation of a bathroom in my home at the above address. I am now appealing to you to have this work completed in a satisfactory manner. I have spoken to your Quincy, Mass, store manager on several occasions, to the plumbing department manager, to your maintenance people, and to anyone else who seemed to be in a position to assist in completing the work. I have received considerate responses followed by service people trying to do the necessary work. Nevertheless, I have had expensive broadloom rugs badly stained; I have had water pour through my kitchen ceiling at least six times after your people left my home with everything supposedly in order; and I now again have leaks, grout falling out, and other defects. I have experienced nothing but trouble with your workmanship and materials from the outlet. I will illustrate with details —— an incomplete list —— which your records should confirm. 1. An expensive vanity was delivered with doors assembled upside down and doors catches not functioning properly. 2. The dry wall work was left in such rough condition that your installers had to return several times. In some areas sanding was overlooked; in others, dry wall taping was not used, and molding was left incomplete. (The next few paragraphs listed additional defects.) Mr. Blank, I had your service people come to the house at least six were denials of responsibility. Children were blamed, etc. And in each case, it was finally established that the installation was faulty. At this writing, water is again leaking to the floor below when the shower is used. Frankly, I believe I have reached the point of no return in dealing with your local staff. I now want to have my bathroom completed in a workmanlike manner, even if it means removing the entire installation. In the event that any removal is necessary, I will not accept a patched-up finish. For a job that costs about 2500, your performance has been outrageously bad. I expect the courtesy of a prompt reply from you, and the necessary inspections and corrections from qualified personnel. Sincerely yours, Howard Gerber
54. The writer of this letter ____.
A) makes a complaint and demands the company to finish the work to his satisfaction
B) requires the company to compensate for his losses
C) attempts to sign a contract with the company for the installation of dry walls
D) tries to persuade Mr. Black into reinstalling the walls
51. The main theme of this passage is that ____.
A) Asia has come out of the economic slump
B) old rivals renew between Singapore and Hong Kong
C) Singapore competes against Hong Kong in economy
D) Singapore and Hong Kong strive for Asia's top business and financial center
TEXT F First read the questions. 52. The primary purpose of this passage is ____. A. to trace out the development of universities in United States B. to compare American universities with European universities before the turn of the century C. to criticize the conditions of American universities in the 19th century D. to describe and explain the upheaval in American higher education in the later 1800s 53. Which of the following is NOT a new course opened up according to the passage? A. The history of the fine arts. B. Advanced Spanish. C. Classical Philology. D. Classical Literature. Now go through TEXT F quickly to answer question 52 and 53. To produce the upheaval in the United States that changed and modernized the domain of higher education from the mid-1860s to the mid-1880s, three primary causes interacted. The emergence of a half-dozen leaders in education provided the personal force that was needed. Moreover, an outcry for a fresher, more practical, and more advanced kind of instruction arose among the alumni and friends of nearly all of the old colleges and grew into a movement that overrode all conservative opposition. The aggressive "Young Yale" movement appeared, demanding partial alumni control, a more simultaneously rallied to relieve the colleges poverty and demand new enterprise. Education was pushing toward higher standards in the East by throwing off church leadership everywhere, and in the West by finding a wider range of studies and a new sense of public duty. The old-style classical education received its most crushing blow in the citadel of Harvard College, where Dr. Charles Eliot, a young captain of thirty-five, son of a former treasure of Harvard, led the progressive forces. Five revolutionary advances were made during the first years of Dr. Eliot administration. They were the elevation and amplification of entrance requirements, the enlargement of the curriculum and the development of the elective system, the recognition of graduate study in the liberal arts, the raising of professional training in law, medicine and engineering to a postgraduate level, and the fostering of greater maturity in student life. Standards of admission were sharply advanced in 1872-1873 and 1876-1877. By the appointment of a dean to take charge of student affairs, and a wise handling of discipline, the undergraduates were led to regard themselves more as young gentlemen and less as young animals. One new course of study after another was opened up —— science, music, the history of the fine arts, advanced Spanish, political economy, physics, classical philology, and international law.
52. The primary purpose of this passage is ____.
A) to trace out the development of universities in United States
B) to compare American universities with European universities before the turn of the century
C) to criticize the conditions of American universities in the 19th century
D) to describe and explain the upheaval in American higher education in the later 1800's
53. Which of the following is NOT a new course opened up according to the passage?
A) The history of the fine arts.
B) Advanced Spanish.
C) Classical Philology.
D) Classical Literature.
TEXT G First read the question. 54. The writer of this letter ____. A. makes a complaint and demands the company to finish the work to his satisfaction B. requires the company to compensate for his losses C. attempts to sign a contract with the company for the installation of dry walls D. tries to persuade Mr. Black into reinstalling the walls Now go through TEXT G quickly to answer question 54. Dear Mr. Blank: Last October I signed a contract with your company for the installation of dry walls and the renovation of a bathroom in my home at the above address. I am now appealing to you to have this work completed in a satisfactory manner. I have spoken to your Quincy, Mass, store manager on several occasions, to the plumbing department manager, to your maintenance people, and to anyone else who seemed to be in a position to assist in completing the work. I have received considerate responses followed by service people trying to do the necessary work. Nevertheless, I have had expensive broadloom rugs badly stained; I have had water pour through my kitchen ceiling at least six times after your people left my home with everything supposedly in order; and I now again have leaks, grout falling out, and other defects. I have experienced nothing but trouble with your workmanship and materials from the outlet. I will illustrate with details —— an incomplete list —— which your records should confirm. 1. An expensive vanity was delivered with doors assembled upside down and doors catches not functioning properly. 2. The dry wall work was left in such rough condition that your installers had to return several times. In some areas sanding was overlooked; in others, dry wall taping was not used, and molding was left incomplete. (The next few paragraphs listed additional defects.) Mr. Blank, I had your service people come to the house at least six were denials of responsibility. Children were blamed, etc. And in each case, it was finally established that the installation was faulty. At this writing, water is again leaking to the floor below when the shower is used. Frankly, I believe I have reached the point of no return in dealing with your local staff. I now want to have my bathroom completed in a workmanlike manner, even if it means removing the entire installation. In the event that any removal is necessary, I will not accept a patched-up finish. For a job that costs about 2500, your performance has been outrageously bad. I expect the courtesy of a prompt reply from you, and the necessary inspections and corrections from qualified personnel. Sincerely yours, Howard Gerber
54. The writer of this letter ____.
A) makes a complaint and demands the company to finish the work to his satisfaction
B) requires the company to compensate for his losses
C) attempts to sign a contract with the company for the installation of dry walls
D) tries to persuade Mr. Black into reinstalling the walls