Little Penguins.
Ultimate Penguins ( + U )
Join a group of up to 15. This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Penguins. You can
see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses.
Adult $60.00 Child $30.00
Viewing Platform Penguin Plus (+V )
More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival
than the main viewing stands.
Adult $25.00 Child $12.50 Penguin Skybox ( +S )
Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower. Gain an excellent overview of
Summerland Beach.
69. What kind of people is the text mainly written for _________. A. scientists
B. students
C. tourists
D. artists
70. We can learn from the text that Little Penguins _________. A. have been on Phillip Islands for years
B. keep a Guinness record for their size D. live in large groups to protect themselves
C. are trained to practice diving for visitors
71. How much would a couple with one child pay for a closer viewing tour? A. $37.50
B. $62.50
C. $180.00 (C)
Telepathy?
Telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses. It?s an instinct which can be
D. $150.00
woken up in times of emergency or need. When we feel that something is happening or about to happen by instinct, we?re using resources within the unconscious mind. When the resources of two persons? unconscious minds link together into the same frequency, we call it telepathy.
We can either send or receive telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answer the ringing phone,
you are probably a good receiver. If you think of a person and he/she calls you, you are most likely to be better at sending.
You can easily put your ability to the test. Thinking of somebody and wish him or her to contact you. Be
patient. The other person may not be a good receiver, but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. Or whenever the phone rings, but try ?feeling? who is contacting you. Don?t guess, but try
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to feel it with your mind. However, if neither of these works for you, that doesn?t mean that you have no ability of telepathy. As mentioned earlier, telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency.
Telepathy dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other and find that
their dreams have a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other?s unconscious mind.
Telepathy & relationship. The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up
to the other?s mind, especially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the other?s mind through time spent together; the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate. A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the child?s eagerly wanting his or her mother, knowing that this is the person who would always want to be there for them, and the mother?s deep desire to protect her child from harm.
72. When does telepathy occur?
A. It occurs when one senses that a close friend of his/her is in danger. B. It occurs when one has very good five senses. C. It occurs when one wants to call his/her best friend. D. It occurs when one doesn?t know a stranger.
73. Which of the following can be used as the title of the passage? A. Receiving Telepathy
B. Telepathy: Mind-to-Mind Contact D. Dream of Telepathy
C. Telepathy: People?s Dream
74. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The more people separate, the more likely that telepathy will occur. B. It is by using the five senses that telepathy occurs.
C. Telepathy happens when people live far away and have no chance to see one another. D. One is better at sending than receiving telepathy if one receives a friend?s call as one wishes. 75. Which of the following belongs to telepathy?
A. By accident, you are aware of a friend of yours is coming to see you. B. People?s communication over the telephone. C. A mother?s sense of her child is in danger. D. A couple?s long separation.
(D)
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People who sell goods and services over the telephone are called telemarketers. India, the Philippines, China and South Africa are among the countries where telemarketing is a growing industry. Others, such as Mauritius, want to enter the business.
This should not be difficult for countries with the technology and interest. Many international companies have started to move their call centre jobs to nations where the wages are lower. People may have no idea if a call worker is on the other side of the world.
Most call centres are used not only for telemarketing. Workers also help customers. They collect information for companies. And they handle claims and record keeping. In fact, India?s call centre industry has been described as “the back office of the world”. About 70 companies there do telemarketing for American businesses.
Some experts estimate that more than 250,000 telemarketing jobs have already moved out of the United States. These and other jobs in the services industry are expected to continue to leave the country.
The Forrester Research group expects more than 3 million jobs in the services industry to move within the next fifteen years. It says that they will go to countries like India, Russian, China and the Philippines. As a result, the company says, the United States will lose more than 130,000 million dollars in wages.
This amount could increase depending on how a legal battle over a nation ?do not call? list is settled. More than 50 million Americans have signed on to a new government list to prevent phone calls from telemarketers. These calls often interfere with family time or dinner. The American government supports the do-not-call list, which took effect this month. Telemarketers could face large fines for violations, though some kinds of calls are still permitted.
The industry says the list violates the right to free speech. In addition, lawmakers who represent areas with call centres worry about the loss of jobs. The fear is that more Americans call centres will close or move overseas if the list is enforced(强制执行).
An appeal court ruled that the government may continue to enforce the do-not-call list for now at least. A final ruling could come from the United States Supreme Court.
76. The passage is mainly about ________. A. how telemarketing is operated
B. how government deals with telemarketing C. the present situation of telemarketing in the USA D. telemarketing is growing rapidly in developing countries 77. What is now happening in the American telemarketing business?
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A. Jobs are going to developing countries. B. The USA is giving up its market share.
C. The American government will ban domestic telemarketing. D. There are still some conflicts unsettled.
78. The word ?violation? refers to _______ according to the context. A. going on interfering with family time or dinner
B. continuing to call those who have signed the do-not-call list C. moving the call centres to developing countries D. hiring more American telemarketers
79. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the do-not-call list? A. The do-not-call list will be carried out by the government very soon. B. The dispute about the do-not-call list has not reached a final conclusion yet. C. People whose names appear on the do-not-call list welcome telemarketing. D. People making the law about do-not-call list have not thought for job losses.
Section C
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A. Illegal hunting has caused a decrease in the number of sea turtles. B. Most turtles are eaten by Mexicans and Mexican Americans. C. A campaign to protect sea turtles. D. Many sea turtles are killed for people?s eating turtles in a religious observance. E. Government should prevent sea turtle hunting to increase the number of the species. F. A letter was written to Pope to save endangered sea turtles. 80. Environmental groups in the United States are leading a campaign to save thousands of endangered sea turtles. They have asked Pope John Paul the Second to ban turtle meat during the Christian religious observance known as Lent. Christians observe Lent in preparation for the holiday of Easter. 81.
Environmental groups say illegal turtle hunting is one of the major threats to endangered sea turtles in
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