Section　B　
Passage　1　
My　father　woke　me　up　early　one　morning　when　I　was　fourteen　and　announced　Get　up,　you　are　going　with　me　to　cut　grass.　I　felt　proud　and　excited　because　my　father　thought　I　was　responsible　enough　to　help　him　in　his　business.　Still,　that　first　day　was　very　hard.　From　sunrise　to　sunset,　my　father,　my　younger　brother　and　I　cut　and　t　very　large　yards　in　well-to-do　part　of　the　city.　By　the　end　of　the　day　I　was　exhausted,　but　I　felt　good.　I　put　out　a　hard　day s　labor　and　earned　six　dollars.　One　day,　my　father　spotted　some　weeds　I　have　miss　cutting　and　pulled　me　inside.　Cut　that　section　again!　he　said　firmly　and　don t　make　me　have　to　tell　you　again.”　The　message　was　very　clear.　Today　I　stress　the　importance　of　doing　the　job　right　the　first　time.　Every　job　I　have　held　from　cutting　lawns　to　wash　dishes　to　working　a　machine　on　the　construction　site.　I　have　learned　something　that　help　me　in　my　next　job.　If　you　work　hard　enough,　you　can　learn　from　any　job　you　do.　

11　Q:　How　did　the　speaker　feel　when　his　father　asked　him　to　help　cut　grass?
13　Q:　What　did　his　father　do　when　the　speaker　missed　cutting　some　leaves?　
14　Q:What　did　the　speak　want　to　tell　us　in　this　passage?　

Passage　B　
I　am　living　in　a　small　village　in　the　country.　My　wife　and　I　run　a　village　shop.　We　have　a　very　peaceful　live,　boring　some　my　say.　But　we　love　it.　We　know　all　the　people　in　the　village.　They　have　plenty　of　time　to　stop　and　chat.　I　have　plenty　of　time　for　my　hobbies　too--gardening,　fishing,　walking　in　the　country　side.　I　love　the　outdoor　life.　It　wasn t　always　like　this　though　I　used　to　have　a　really　stressful　job,　working　so　late　in　the　office　every　evening.　I　often　bring　work　home　at　the　weekends.　The　advertising　world　is　very　competitive.　And　when　I　look　back,　I　can t　imagine　how　I　stood　it.　I　have　no　private　life　at　all.　No　time　for　the　really　important　things　in　life.　Because　of　the　pressure　of　the　job,　I　used　to　smoke　and　drink　too　much.　The　crisis　came　when　my　wife　left　me.　She　complaint　that　she　never　saw　me　and　I　had　no　time　for　family　life.　This　made　me　realize　what　is　really　important　to　me.　I　talked　things　through　with　her　and　decided　to　get　back　together　and　started　a　new　and　better　life　together.　I　gave　up　tobacco　and　alcohol　and　searched　for　new　hobbies.　Now　I　am　afraid　of　looking　back　since　the　past　life　seemed　like　a　horrible　dream.　

14　What　did　the　speaker　do　for　a　living?　
15　What　do　we　know　about　the　speaker s　life　in　the　past?　
16　What　made　the　speaker　change　his　life　style?　

Passage　3　
Where　is　the　university?　is　the　question　many　visitors　to　Cambridge　ask.　But　no　one　could　point　at　any　one　direction　because　there　is　no　campus.　The　university　consists　of　31　self-governing　colleges.　It　has　lecture　halls,　libraries,　laboratories,　museums　and　offices　throughout　the　city.　Individual　colleges　choose　their　own　students　who　have　to　meet　their　minimum　entrance　requirements　set　by　the　university.　And　the　graduates　usually　live　and　study　in　their　colleges　but　they　are　taught　in　very　full　groups.　Lectures　and　laboratories　and　practical　work　are　organized　by　the　university　and　held　in　university　buildings.　There　are　over　ten　thousand　undergraduates　and　three　thousand　five　hundred　post-graduates.　About　40%　of　them　are　women　and　some　8%　from　overseas.　As　well　as　teaching,　research　is　of　major　importance.　Since　the　beginning　of　the　twentieth　century,　more　than　sixty　university　members　have　won　Nobel　prizes.　The　university　has　a　huge　number　of　buildings　for　teaching　and　research.　It　has　more　than　60　specialist　subject　libraries　as　well　as　the　university　library,　which　as　the　copy-right　libraries,　is　entitled　to　a　copy　of　every　book　published　in　Britain.　Examinations　are　held　and　degrees　are　awarded　by　the　university.　It　allowed　women　to　take　the　university　exams　in　the　1881,　but　it　was　the　not　until　1941　that　they　were　awarded　degrees.