▲语音题（每题1分,10分）
affected---prevented mountain-- captain
appear---atmosphere mouth—south
behind---blind mud-----lung
breach –least notice-----stomachs bulletin—bullet occasionally---television candle---taxi opposite-----balloon century—actual owner--- narrow chapter—check period--perseverance
cookie----wolf pigoen—jewish
counter---south postmark---chance
creature--belief pressure---directly
cross---fond quiet-----society
direction---practical relax----value
essay---- away replied---entered
eyebrow--town scatter---gravity
field----seize schoolyard---coo
float---bellows scratch---check
flood—blood shook--wood
forehead---regret sign---life geography—remark singer---tongue improve—include splendid--wretched
irregular---mirror stamps—desks
stomach---books
twinkle---drink
▲词形变换（每空1分，共5分）
(able)Airplanes ( enable)people to travel ….
(add)They need( additional)help to get ….
(boy) He was born in China,(_boy hood)….
(children) She was born in China.. (childhood)... (courage) High interest rates (discourage)..
(decide)While still a young boy…(decision) (disappoint) To his great (disappointment) (economic)I am a college student ..( economics) (encourage)High interest rates (discourage)... (explode) Did you hear the terrible( explosion)…(honest)He said he would have nothing to do with(dishonest). (industry)The United States is an(industrialized) (invent)What an important(invention)he has made!
(lie) No one would like to make friends… ( liar).
(lock)Before you enter the house, you have to (unlock)... (mystery)It was very (mysterious)how he had got into ... (ordinary)This novel is(extraordinarily)interesting.. (patience)Judy is certainly unfit for (impatient). (product) His farm is so(productive) that he …. (promote) He looks happy today…(promotion) (propose)I feel very sorry … to my (proposal).
(purity)It's hard to find any totally ( pure)_…
(sharp)Your scissors needs to be (sharpened).
(silent) She gave her husband a sharp…( silence)
(solve)We will not give up until … (solution) (surprised) To our great (surprise)…
(thirst) Do you have any water?(thirsty) (unexpected)Frankly speaking, I didn’t (expect)... (unusual)I (usually)go shopping …
(wide)The roads have to be (widened)...
(wonder) Don't you think that’s (wonderful)
▲完形填空1分，共20分）
Did you sleep well last nihgt?...(CBABC DABCD)
Do you find getting up in the morning ..?
(ACDAB DBCAD BADDB AABCC)
From Monday until Friday most people…
(DCAAD ABAAA DCAAC DADCA)
When I joined a private football league…
（CABDB ACDAD BCABC ADBCD）
意大利面条: (A ABDA BDDCB DCACB ACDBD)
It seems that some people go out of their ….（DCABB）
It was not yet eleven o'clock when a boat ….（DACBA）
It is always interesting to visit another..(ADABC AABCD) Many students find the experience of….(BCCDA ACADC) More and more teachers and parents …(CBBBB DBCDD) One day when Jamie came home after …(DDCAB BCCAB) There were once three sons of a wealthy..(BBCCD BABDA) ▲阅读理解题，共20分）
ABDAB)
A foreigner’s first impression of the US…(DBDAC)
As they sat sharing sweets … (DDACB)
As a young girl, (作家勃朗宁)… (ACDBD)
Britain and France are separated by….(DDADC)
By definition,heroes and heroines are men…(CDDCB)
Community service is an important…(BCADB)
Depressive illness is most obvio us in men…（DACBA）How men first learnt to invent words is unknown..(DCDBA) In the United States…..(BBBDB)
It has been reported that in colleges across…(CCDCB)
It seems that some people go out of their way to ...( DCABB) It was not yet eleven o'clock when a boat crossed …(DACBA) Laws have been written to govern the use…(ABDCB) Many people who work in london prefer…(BCBAC)
Most great inventors in the capitalist society meet …(CCCBD) Paper is one of the most important products…(BAABC) Places to stay in Britai n are as varied as the…(ABDCB) Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness…(BABCB) Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting….(DCCDA)
The Westborough High School golf team had (CADAC) Television ,the modern wonder of electronics… (CDADC) The French Revolution broke out in 1789…(CBDDD)
The seriously depressed person sees himself …(CACCA) The Westborough High School (慈善机构)（CADAC）There are three kinds of goals…(BDCCC)
What makes a person a scientist?...(BCACD)
When John and Victoria Falls arrived in…(DCBBD)
▲词汇与结构（每题1.5分，20题，30分）：
( A )his examination of the patient….
( D )her and then rty to copy what she does.
( D )is the population of Paris?
(B. Any)student with a little common sense should…
(B. Why not) send your motorcycle to be repaired? ….
( B )tomorrow’s lessons,Frank has no time to go out with…( C )these honours he received a sum of money.
( D.no need) the radio as I’m used to studying…
(Before) the War of Independence….
(B. Were I to go)to the moon some day, I should see …. (A. When compared)with the size of the whole earth …(The) Girl dressed (in)black is her sister Rose.
A police officer claimed that the young man had …( A )..
A sudden noise of a fire-engine made him( C )..
After the minister of Education had …(to answer)..
成人学位英语考试模拟试题 Part I Dialogue Completion(15 points) Directions：There are 15 Short incomplete dialogues in this part，each followed by 4choices marked A，B，C and D.Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and.mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 第1题单选Tommy：Mommy，when will we have dinner?I’m starvin9. Mother：__________.We have to wait for Daddy. A.Soon，honey B.Quickly，honey C.OK，honey D.All right，honey 参考答案：A
第2题单选narta：I like the red shirt than the black one. Allen：Really?__________? Malta：The red one is longer and a little looser SO it will be more comfortable. A.How come B.Why not C.How much D.So what 参考答案：A 第3题单选Jiang：Which do you__________，wine or spirits? Green：I’d like to have a little wine first.
2011年全国成人本科学士学位英语统一考试 北京地区 2011.11.05 注意事项 一、本场考试时间为上午9：00——11：00. 二、考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹签字笔填写自己的准考证号、姓名和学校，再 用2B铅笔把对应准考证号码的标号涂黑。 三、请考生仔细阅读题目的说明。 四、答案必须按要求写在答题卡规定的位置上，凡是写在试题册上的答案一律作废。 五、答题时，PartⅠ至Part Ⅳ部分用2B铅笔按示例填涂，如：■[B][C][D]，用 其他符号答题者不记分。修改时，必须先用橡皮擦去原来选定的答案，然后再按要求重 新作答。 六、PartⅤ部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔在答题卡规定区域内作答，超出黑色矩 形边框区域的答案无效。 PartⅠReading Comprehension （30%） Directions：There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 ： Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage The reflective towers of New York City，which is on the Atlantic migrating （迁徙的）route ，can be deadly for birds. “We live in an age of glass，”said https://www.doczj.com/doc/fd11942156.html,urel，an architect.（76）“It can be a perfect mirror in certain lights，and the larger the glass，the more dangerous it is.”About 90，000 birds are killed by flying into building in the city each year. Often，they strike the lower levels of glass towers after searching for food in nearby parks. Such crashes are the second-leading cause of death for migrating birds，after habitat（栖息地）loss，with an estimated number of death ranging up to a billion a year. （77）As glass office and apartment towers have increased in the last decade，so，too，have calls to make them less deadly to birds. San Francisco adopted bird-safety standard for new building in July. The United States Green Building Council， a nonprofit industry group that encourages the creation of environmentally conscious buildings，will introduce a bird-safety credit this as part of its environmental certification process. There are no easy fixes，however. A few researchers are exploring glass designs that use ultraviolet（紫外线的）signals，but they are still in their infancy. Covers，dot patterns，shades and net are the main options available. Often，only one section of a building needs to be changed. “You don‘t necessarily have to treat every window，”https://www.doczj.com/doc/fd11942156.html,urel said. “It would be too
第七节可供出售金融资产 （主要考核客观题，不定项选择题也会涉及）【提示】本节内容需要接着持有至到期投资学习，2014年重点掌握客观题，即使存在不定项选择题也仅仅是部分内容。 金融资产的学习顺序是：交易性金融资产—持有至到期投资—可供出售金融资产—长期股权投资。 一、可供出售金融资产的含义及核算思路 （一）含义 （核算科目：可供出售金融资产） 可供出售金融资产，是指初始确认时即被指定为可供出售的非衍生金融资产，以及没有划分为持有至到期投资、贷款和应收款项、交易性金融资产、长期股权投资。 通常情况下，划分为此类的金融资产应当在活跃市场上有报价，因此，企业从二级市场上购入的有报价的股票投资、债券投资、基金投资等，没有划分为交易性金融资产或持有至到期投资也未作为长期股权投资核算等金融资产的，可以划分为可供出售金融资产。 （二）核算思路 二、可供出售金融资产—股票投资（不考虑减值情况下的核算）（主要考核客观题，不
定项选择题也会涉及） （不考虑减值情况下的核算） （主要考核客观题，不定项选择题也会涉及） （一）设置的会计科目 可供出售金融资产——成本 ——公允价值变动 资本公积—其他资本公积 应收股利 投资收益 （二）初始计量 1.按取得时公允价值和相关交易费用计入初始入账金额； 2.支付的价款中，包含已宣告但尚未发放的现金股利，应当单独确认为应收项目。 借：可供出售金融资产——成本（公允价值+相关的交易费用） 应收股利（价款包含的股利） 贷：其他货币资金——存出投资款 【例题·单选题】甲公司自证券市场购入乙公司发行的股票100万股，支付价款860万元，其中包括乙公司已宣告但尚未发放的现金股利为每股0.16元，另支付交易费用4万元。甲公司将购入的乙公司股票作为可供出售金融资产核算。购入该可供出售金融资产的入账价值为（）万元。 A.860 B.840 C.848 D.844 【答案】C 【解析】该可供出售金融资产的入账价值=860-100×0.16+4=848（万元）。 借：可供出售金融资产—成本848 应收股利16 贷：其他货币资金—存出投资款 864 【易错易混试题·单选题】甲公司自证券市场购入乙公司发行的股票100万股，支付价款860万元，其中包括乙公司已宣告但尚未发放的现金股利为每股0.16元，另支付交易费用4万元。甲公司将购入的乙公司股票作为交易性金融资产核算。购入该交易性金融资产的入账价值为（）万元。 A.860 B.840 C.848 D.844 【答案】D 【解析】该交易性金融资产的入账价值=860-100×0.16=844（万元）。 借：交易性金融资产—成本844 应收股利16 投资收益 4 贷：其他货币资金—存出投资款864 （三）后续计量 1.收到购买价款中包含的现金股利
一、会话技能(1-15) 1.Eve: ______ Ivy: I am fine, thank you. And you? A. How do you do? B. How are you? C. Are you well again? D. What about your health? [答案]B 【精析】选项A用于初次见面或不熟悉的人之间见面时的问候，而选项C和D在英语中不符合表达习惯，只有选项B用于平时的问候。 2.Dale: ______ Would you please tell me the time? Laura: It's ten past nine. A. I am sorry. B. I beg your pardon. C. Excuse me. D. Hello, how do you do? [答案]C 【精析】选项C(对不起，打扰了)是在请求别人帮忙或打扰别人时使用。选项A用于不小心伤害到别人时;选项B用于请求别人原谅或没听清楚对方所说的话时;选项D用于初次见面或不熟悉的人之间见面时。 3.Linda: ______ I haven't seen you for ages. Lucy: I have just come back from the USA. A. Where have you been? B. Where have you gone? C. Oh, how I miss you!
D. Are you back from the USA? [答案]A 【精析】由答语可知是询问某人去了哪里，可排除选项C、D，选项A“你去了哪里?”(去过又回来了);选项B“你去了哪里?”(去了一直还没回来)。从题中对话可知露西已经回来了，因而选择A。 4.Mary: We're having a few people over for a dinner party Friday. We'd love to have you. Tom: ______ A. Oh, I'd love to. But I’m afraid. B. Oh, really! What time should I come? C. No, I have to prepare for the exam. D. Yes, though I have to take the exam. [答案]B 【精析】Mary邀请Tom出席星期五的宴会。选项A(噢，我愿意，但我恐怕)表达不完全;选项B(噢，真的吗?那我几点钟来?)符合交际语境;选项C(不来，我要准备考试)、选项D(好，虽然我要参加考试)表达不够委婉，过于直接，而且一般不用yes跟no应答别人的陈述句。 5.Son: I'm terribly sorry. Mom, I've broken an Italian vase. Mom: ______ A. Oh, what a shame! B. Oh, dear, how awful it is! C. Oh, that doesn't matter. D. Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. [答案]C 【精析】儿子告诉母亲说自己打破了一个意大利花瓶，并表示抱歉。这时候母亲应该是原谅他。所以只有选项C(哦，不要紧)符合题意。选项A(真可耻!)、B(太糟糕了!)与D(很遗憾)都不符合语境。 6.Teacher: You're late again!
成人本科学士学位英语考试词汇重点[成人三级英语] 1. abide by（=be faithful to ； obey）忠于；遵守。 2. be absent from…。缺席，不在 3. absence or mind（=being absent-minded）心不在焉 4. absorb（=take up the attention of）吸引…的注意力（被动语态）be absorbed i n 全神贯注于…近be engrossed in ； be lost in ； be rapt in ；be concentrated on ； be focused on ； be centered on 5. （be） abundant in（be rich in； be well supplied with）富于，富有 6. access （to）（不可数名词）能接近，进入，了解 7. by accident（=by chance， accidentally）偶然地，意外。 Without accident（=safely ）安全地， 8. of one's own accord（=without being asked； willingly； freely）自愿地，主动地 9. in accord with 与…一致 . out of one's accord with 同…。不一致 10. with one accord （=with everybody agreeing）一致地 11. in accordance with （=in agreement with）依照，根据 12. on one's own account 1）为了某人的缘故，为了某人自己的利益 2）（=at one's own risk）自行负责 3）（=by oneself）依靠自己 on account 赊账； on account of 因为； on no account不论什么原因也不；of …account 有………重要性。 13. take…into account（=consider）把……考虑进去 14. give sb. an account of 说明，解释（理由） 15. account for （=give an explanation or reason for）解释，说明。 16. on account of （=because of）由于，因为。 17. on no account（=in no case， for no reason）绝不要，无论如何不要（放句首时句子要倒装） 18. accuse…of…（=charge…with； blame sb. for sth. ； blame sth. on sb. ； complain about）指控，控告 19. be accustomed to （=be in the habit of， be used to）习惯于。 20. be acquainted with（=to have knowledge of）了解；（=to have met socially ）熟悉 21. act on 奉行，按照…行动； act as 扮演； act for 代理
人教版高二英语期末必考知识点大全 Unit1 Great scientists 【重点短语】 1. put forward 提出 2. draw a conclusion 得出结论 3. be/get under control 在……控制下 be/get out of control 失去控制不能操纵 4. be absorbed in 专心 5. be to blame 应该受责备（用主动形式表示被动） blame sb. for sth. 因某事责备某人 6. in addition 也，另外，此外 in addition to 除了...以外(包括在内） 7. link...to... 将…和…连接或联系起来 8. die of 因…而死亡（内因） die from 因…而死亡（外因） 9. lead to 导致，通向 10. make sense 有意义，说得通 11. apart from 除…之外，此外 12. contribute to 为…作贡献或捐款，导致，有助于 13. be enthusiastic about 对…热情 14. be curious about 对…好奇
15. cure sb. of illness 治好某人…病 16. point of view 态度，观点，看法 17.（be）strict with sb.对某人要求严格 【重点句型】 1. John Snow was a well-known doctor in London –so famous, indeed, that he attended Queen Victoria to ease the birth of her babies. 约翰?斯诺曾经是伦敦一位著名的医生――他的确太负盛名了，所以维多利亚女皇生孩子时都是他去照料，帮助她顺利分娩。 2. But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people exposed to cholera. 但当他一想到要帮助患病的普通老百姓，特别是那些得了霍乱的患者时，他就感到很振奋。 3. Neither its cause, nor its cure was understood. 人们既不知道它的病源，也不了解它的治疗方法。 4. He knew it would never be controlled until its cause was found. 他知道，在找到病源之前，疫情是无法控制的。 5. He got interested in two theories explaining how cholera killed people.霍乱之所以能致人于死地，当时有两种看法，斯诺对这两种推测都很感兴趣。 6. The second suggested that people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals. 第二种看法是在吃饭的时候人们把这种病毒引入体内的。
2016年上海学位英语考试题答案抠 [9463，48777] bao通过 历年学位英语考试真题及答案 一.语法词汇(50个小题，每个0.5分，共25分.本次考试总计有33个教材上的原题) 4.Before you mail this letter,you shoule check again whether you have it or not. a)sunk(使沉没) b)sighed(叹息) c)sought(寻找; 探寻) d)sealed(密封的) 第二单元第5个 5单元第7个14个 6单元第9个 13. They told me that by the end of the month they ___ in this house for 10 years. A)has lived B)has been living C)will have lived D) would have been living. 答案 D 他们告诉我，到本月底，他们就在这所房子里住了10年了。 14. By the time he retires John? ____ here for 30 years.
A)has taught B)has been teaching C)will have been teaching D)has been taught 答案 C 他退休的时候约翰已经教了30年了。 10.Chocolate and ice-cream have different _____. A)favor B)favorites C)fever D)flavors 答案：flavors 巧克力和冰淇淋的味道不同。 U5.15. After __the old man, the doctor suggested that he __ a bad cold. C A. examining, should catch B. examined, had caught C. examining, had caught D. examined, catch 检查过后，医生暗示他得了重感冒。 u6.19.You __ come over yourself. You could have given me a ring instead. A)needn’t have B)shouldn’t have C)can’t have D)mustn’t have 答案：A 你其实不用这么为难自己，你其实可以送我一个戒指(事实上没有送) U7.2. Professor smith is also the ____ of the international program office. If you have any problem when you study here, you may go to him for help
) 一(学位英语模拟试题及答案． 广东省成人高等教育学士学位外语水平考试模拟试题（一） 英语试卷一
Dialogue Completion (15 points)Part I incomplete are 15 Directions: There short dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices to one Choose the best C and marked A, B, D. complete the dialogue and mark
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成人本科学士学位英语考试_附答案 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: Is that 6 a.m. workout getting in the way of good sleep? Don ' t think your fat cells won't notice. A new study published in The Annals of Internal Medicine (a medical journal) finds that inadequate shut-eye has a harmful effect on fat calls, reducing their ability to respond to insulin ( 胰岛素) by about 30 percent. Over the long-term ，this decreased response could set-the stage for type-2 diabetes (a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in his or her blood), f atty liver disease and weight gain . The study adds to a growing body of evidence that there 's“ an intimate relationship between the amount of sleep we get and our ability to maintain a good ，healthy body weight ” says sleep expert Helene Emsellem ，director of the Center for Sleep and Wake Disorders in Chevy Chase ，Maryland. (76) But Americans don ' t seem to be getting the message that we need seven to nine hours per night. More than 1 in 5 of us ，according to a report form the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ，is getting six or fewer hours of sleep per night ，on average. So how did researchers study fat cells in the Annals paper? Matthew Brady of the University of Chicago and a group of colleagues selected and persuaded seven volunteers to take part in the research project. They were all young ，thin and healthy and agreed to sleep for eight nights in a sleep lab. “ For four nights they were allowed to stay in bed for 8.5 hours a night ，” says Brady. Then ，a month later ，they came back for four additional nights —but this time they were allowed just 4.5 hours of sleep per night. And after each visit ，researchers got a sample of their fat.(77) Brady explains that the fat cells responded significantly to the loss of sleep. “ I was very surprised to be honest ，” he says. Bad things can happen when fat cells become less responsive to insulin. “ Fat cells are actually your friend ，”he says. “They 're there to store lipids( 血脂).” When lipids stay inside the cells ，your body can utilize the fat when you ' re exercising or sleeping or going about your day. “ However ，when fat cells start to become insulin resistant ，the lipids start to leach out of the fat cells and rise in the bloodstream ，” Brady says. 1.According to the passage ，lack of the sleep for a long while can probably lead to all of the following EXCEPT ______ . 第一段最后一句 A.heart disease B. weight gain C. diabetes D. liver disease 2.The main idea of the third paragraph is . 第一句 A.how to write a medical research paper B. how to avoid sleep loss C. how the research was conducted D. how to conduct a medical experiment 3.What does the word “ leach ” in the last paragraph probably mean? A.Leap B. Lead. C. Lead. D. Leak . 泄露
2013湖南学位英语仿真模拟试题 试题（一） Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you. You say “I wish I could help you but I’m short of money myself.” In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debt and y ou don’t want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this rally a lie? Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of Southern California has made a scientific study of lying. (76)According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly w hen telling a “white lie”, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks awful. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intension of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way. Research has also be en done into the way people’s behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. T o the trained observer th ey are saying “I wish I were somewhere else now.” They also tend to touch certain parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to such changes and the increased pressures make it itch. Another gesture which gives liars away is what the writer Desmond Morris in his book Manwatching calls “the mouth cover”.(77)He says there are several typical forms of this, such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper-lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side of the mouth. Such a gesture
成人本科学士学位英语考试试题及答案(B卷) Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly ail the teachers are women, mostly married. (76) The atmosphere is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian (要绝对服从的) methods of education were discredited (不被认可) rather a long time ago - so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction. The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on co-operation rather than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness. 1. According to the passage, the U.S. elementary education is supposed to make children__________. A. sensible and sensitive B. competitive and interested C. curious and friendly D. happy and co-operative 2. Some Americans complain about elementary schools because they think__________. A. children are reluctant to help each other B. schools lay too much emphasis on co-operation C. children should grow up with competitive ideas D. schools give little actual instruction to children 3. The author's attitude towards American education can be best described as__________. A. favorable B. negative C. tolerant D. unfriendly 4. The American educational system emphasizes__________. A. material wealth B. competition C. co-operation D. personal benefit 5. The word "sociable" (Line 8, Paragraph 2) most probably means__________. A. fond of talking freely B. friendly with other people C. concerned about social welfare D. happy at school Passage 2