Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper, You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　It's an annual back-to-school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that 71 evening you're burning the late-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, 72 are throwing the books at kids. 73 elementary school students are complaining of homework 74 . What's a well-meaning parent to do?

　　As hard as 75 may be, sit back and chill, experts advise. Though you've got to get them to do it, 76 helping too much, or even examining 77 too carefully, you may keep them 78 doing it by themselves. I wouldn't advise a parent to check every 79 assignment, says psychologist John Rosemond, author Of Ending the Tough Homework. There's a 80 of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children 81 the grade they deserve.

　　Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their 82 . But you don't want them to feel it has to be 83 , she says.

　　That's not to say parents should 84 homework —— first, they should monitor how much homework their kids 85 . Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in 86 four, five, and six is standard, says Rosemond. For junior-high students it should be 87 mom than an hour and a half, and two for high-school students. If your child 88 has mom homework than this, you may want to check 89 other parents and then talk to the teacher about 90 assignment

　　71. A) very C) right

　　B) exact D) usual

　　72. A) officials C) experts

　　B) parents D) schools

　　73. A) Also C) Then

　　B) Even D) However

　　74. A) fatigue C) duty

　　B) confusion D) puzzle

　　75. A) there C) they

　　B) we D) it

　　76. A) via C) by

　　B) under D) for

　　77. A) questions C) standards

　　B) answers' D) rules

　　78. A) off C) beyond

　　B) without D) from

　　79. A) single C) page

　　B) piece D) other

　　80. A) drop C) cut

　　B) short D) lack

　　81. A) acquire C) gather

　　B) earn D) reach

　　82. A) exercises C) mistakes

　　B) defects D) tests

　　83. A) perfect C) unusual

　　B) better D) complete

　　84. A) forget C) miss

　　B) refuse D) ignore

　　85. A) have C) make

　　B) prepare D) perform

　　86. A) classes C) grades

　　B) groups D) terms

　　87. A) about C) much

　　B) no D) few

　　88. A) previously C) merely

　　B) rarely D) consistently

　　89. A) with C) out

　　B) in D) up

　　90. A) finishing C) reducing

　　B) lowering D) declining

　　Part V Writing (30 minutes)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter in reply to a friend's inquiry about applying for admission to your college or university. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:

　　1．建議報考的專業(yè)及理由

　　2．報考該專業(yè)的基本條件

　　3．應當如何備考

　　A Letter in Reply to a Friend

　　December 27th, 2003

　　Dear