What do we mean by a perfect English pronunciation? In one sense，there are as many different kinds of English__11__there are speakers of it．No two speakers speak in exactly the same__12__. We hear different forms of English，and the pronunciation of English__13__a great deal in different geographical areas．How do we decide what sort of English to use as a model? This is not a question that can be__14__in the same way for all foreign learners of English. ___15__you live in a part of the world like India or West Africa，where there is a long___16__0f speaking English for general communication purposes，you may___17__a good variety of the       pronunciation of this area．It would be a(n) ___18__­_in these circumstances to use BBC English as a model．However，if you live in a country___19__there is no tradition of using English，you should choose to learn some form of native English___20__．It does not matter very much which form you choose．The most effective way is to take as your model the sort of English you can hear most often．

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage．

His face is close to the bathroom mirror，getting ready to pop a pimple(粉刺)．“I told you not to do that，”I warn him. “It’ll leave scars on your face.” He doesn't say anything．No matter how much l warn him，that pimple still has to go．

“Did you call your mother back last night?’’I ask，trying to change the subject．He nods，still concentrating on the pimple．I  lean on the side of the door, hoping he’ll give me more details about his conversation with his mother．who lives in Korea．

    I’ve come a long way to get where I am today．I did pretty well in high school and attended Harvard University．We met after I moved to New York City to accept an amazing job offer．Things couldn’t have been better，and I thought that I had the perfect life—_until I found myself campaigning for his mother’s respect．

    To remind him that I’m still waiting，I uncomfortably ask，“Did my name get mentioned?”He finally looks at me．‘‘Yeah—，as usual，she asked if we’d broken up yet．’’For the past three years we’ve been dating，his mother has told him repeatedly to end our relationship because‘‘there are a lot of nice Korean girls’’ she wants him to meet．She complains that I have a career and that I had my own place．She detects flaws everywhere．

I have a career because I want to fulfill my dreams、not because I dislike raising a family．I got my own place because my job required me to move，not because I hated my family．As a Filipino—American born in the Philippines and raised in America，I haven’t forgotten the importance of family values and traditions．

Still concentrating on the pimple，he doesn’t notice how depressed I have become．I feel as if l’d become the pimple，only I’m receiving less attention each day．I walk quietly back to the bedroom and start packing my things．I loosen the beautiful ring on my finger and leave it on top of the bureau(梳妆台)．I walk past the bathroom and out the door, locking it behind me．

Passage Two

Questions 26 t030 are based on the following passage．

A gesture which means one thing in one country may well mean something quite different to those living in another．The ring gesture，where you form an “O” by holding me tip of your forefinger to the tip of your thumb，means in Britain that you think something is good．Take a trip to France，and you may fail to impress your French host when you use it to tell him your opinion of his new car， for in France it means zero or worthless．Travel further south and you are in even    greater trouble，for in Tunisia it means “I’ll kill you!” Similar problems occur on the other side of the Atlantic．Although in the US the ring gesture has the same meaning as in Britain，it is used as an insult in Latin America．Unfortunately former US President Richard Nixon was unaware of this．Landing on a visit to one South American country he came out of the aircraft with both hands held high showing the ring gesture．Having just been told to go to hell by their visitor，his    hosts gave the puzzled President a somewhat frosty reception．Had he used the same gesture in Japan，his hosts would have been puzzled，for it means money there．

Try to avoid these misunderstandings by using another gesture to indicate that you think something is good and you may still find yourself in trouble．In Britain and the US the thumbs—up sign is used when you think something is good， but elsewhere，as in Sardinia，it is an insult．In Britain the gesture is also used for hitch—hiking．But if you attempt using it to request a lift from a passing motorist in Greece or Italy，you had better stand well back from the edge of the road．It is quite likely that he will knock you down，for in Greece it is an insult．

    Pulling down the lower lid of your eye with one finger is usually used to indicate alertness．In France and Greece it means much the same as“My eye!” in England，meaning “Don’t you think I can see it?”In Spain and Italy it is also related to being alert，but there it is used as a warning：“Keep your eyes open．"In South America，it means you think that a woman is “eyeful，”very attractive．

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

After a long journey from Quebec，Canada in l896，1 was finally in a small office in Kingston，Jamaica．Behind a long table piled with books and papers sat an old man，Mr．Campbell，my new employer and the owner of The Lantern. He stared at me so long，and with such an expression of amazemem，that I became uneasy and embarrassed．And then at last a single sentence came from his lips, “My God!” It seems that he had expected a woman of the then approved type of bluestocking(女知识分子)，and now a baby had been dropped into his lap!

I sat alone with that old man who stared at me as if l were some person of a strange nature．After he had almost stared me down，he began to ask me questlons.

“How old are you?”

    “Seventeen．I mean—I’m going on eighteen．”Eighteen was，in fact，eleven months off．

‘‘Have you ever worked before?’’

“I’ ve written things．’’

    After a silent moment，during which he glared at me more angrily than ever, he demanded：

“What have you written?”

“Potetry, ” I said, and stopped because he said again in that lost voice，‘‘My God!”

“What else?”

“I had a story published in The Star,” I said. “I’ve got it here, if you’d like to see it.”

    He made a motion of definite disagreement．

    “I taught myself shorthand，’’I said，‘‘and I can take dictation as fast as you can talk．”

“Not a bad idea.” And then he added，“What do you think you are going to do here?”

“Write for your paper，”I said．

    “What?”he inquired curiously．

    “Why-anything-poetry-”

He waved his hand in such a dismissing manner that I got up, though it was my poetry, not I, he wished to be rid of just then. I went neaner to him and said, “I know you don’t want me an I don’t want to stay. I am dory I came.”

“What about the money I paid for you to came here?”he shouted. “I’m going to lose that?”

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