When people become unemployed, it is _____ which is often worse than lack of wages. A) laziness B) poverty C) idleness D) inability

Test anxiety has been recognized as___________.

A.an excuse for laziness
B.the result of poor study habits
C.a real problem
D.something that cannot be changed

The country was torn apart by strife.

A:conflict
B:poverty
C:war
D:economy

Text 3 England's problematic vocational education system has been subjected to wave after wave of reform.Yet improving the quality of technical education has eluded governments of all colours.University technical colleges（UTCs）are only the latest example of a shiny innovation that ran on to the rocks.Seven UTCs have now announced they are closing their doors.UTCs were intendecl to provide quality vocational education,combining technical and academic learning,for young people from the age of 14.Despite the millions the government has invested in them,ihey have on the whole been plagued by poor GCSE results and an inability to attract sufficient numbers of young people.Several attempts to establish quality vocational eclucation from 14 have failed.The issues affecting UTCs provide an opportunity to revisit whether this merits continuing support.We should take it.Barely a year passes without a lament about the low status of vocational qualifications.These often fail to recognise the chicken and egg that holds vocational learning back.Its status will only improve when ii is not seen as the preserve of those who have been failed by the school system.But while its status is low,these are the only young people likely to try something unproven and untested.This dynamic means new institutions often replicate the problems of the old seconclary moderns.Young people who attend UTCs are more likely to be from poor backgrounds,have made poor progress in primary school,and have attended secondary schools rated poorly by Ofsted.They are children who have been failed by the school system.In this day and age,there is no such thing as a career that does not require functional literacy and numeracy.Yet drawing low-achieving children out of mixed-ability schooling at age 14 makes them less likely to get the decent GCSEs in maths and English that are so critical in the eyes of employers.Setting up alternative vocational institutions for 14-year-olds thus risks closing down future vocational options,rather than expanding them.Vocational education is often posited as an alternative for those who are not"academically minded",orten a code for those who have disengaged from school.Yet this is far more likely to be a symptom of poor teaching ancl a lack of adequate support rather than a young person's inability to engage with a broad pre-16 curriculum that includes both academic and applied learning.Selection by academic ability at age 11 is wrong.But so i.s backdoor selection by academic ability at 14.The rlght to experience an engaging curriculum and finish school with adequate levels of literacy and numeracy is best achieved by options at 16 not 14.This wili not solve everything;but it is a better basis for ensuring 16-year-olds have the skills they need to flourish in any job.
One problem with UTCs is their_____

A.inadequate financial support
B.insufficient student enrollment
C.overemphasis on vocational learning
D.inability to academic teaching

For instance, a death certificate allows the person’s ______ to be distributed to heirs.

A.property
B.poverty
C.prestige
D.dignity

With the large number of dogs roaring through our communities，people need to know the facts about rabies（狂犬病），a fatal disease caused by animal bites.Despite vaccination（接種疫苗）programs，rabies is still very prevalent，and will continue to be a serious public health problem for many years to come.
Rabies strikes the central nervous system and brings on choking，convulsions（抽搐）and inability to swallow liquids.It can even cause death.If you or anyone in your family is bitten by dog，cat or other animal，you should not panic，but thoroughly wash the wound with plenty of soap and water and rush to nearby hospital for immediate treatment.If you own the animal which did the biting，you should immediately call a veterinarian for advice and make sure the public health authorities know when and where the biting took place and who was bitten.
Rabies is a kind of disease which________.

A.causes heart attack
B.hurt one‘s legs
C.causes nerve-centre problem and breathing problem
D.strikes one‘s brain

Poor grades are usually the result of___________.

A.poor sleeping habit
B.laziness
C.lack of sleep
D.inability to form good study habits

Insomnia,or"poor sleep",can have bad effects on a person′s health and general well-being.It can?21onboth our physical and mental health and can lead to other health22
Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons,but what is?23to ninny sufferers is their inability to relax fully and"switch the mind?24Constantthoughts,25?around and around in the mind,moving from one?26?tothe next,prevent stillness and peace and?27?a sufferer extremely tired.
In order to treat insomnia?28,it isfirst
necessary to allow a sufferer tore-experience?29?real
relaxation feel like.It’s almost as though they′ve forgotten how to relax.Once this hasbeen?30?by the brain,then fast and effective?31?can be made to reeducatethe unconscious towards allowing the person to relax?32?and to allow anatural state of sleep
to33
Hypnotherapy(催眠疗法)is one of the fastest and
most effective ways of?34?this goalfor long-lasting results.
Sleeping pills,if used at all,shouldonly be a short-term35as their effect is soon reduced and their side effectscan be deep and far-reaching.

第26题答案是（ ）

A.image
B.dream
C.concept
D.Thought

Text 3 England's problematic vocational education system has been subjected to wave after wave of reform.Yet improving the quality of technical education has eluded governments of all colours.University technical colleges（UTCs）are only the latest example of a shiny innovation that ran on to the rocks.Seven UTCs have now announced they are closing their doors.UTCs were intendecl to provide quality vocational education,combining technical and academic learning,for young people from the age of 14.Despite the millions the government has invested in them,ihey have on the whole been plagued by poor GCSE results and an inability to attract sufficient numbers of young people.Several attempts to establish quality vocational eclucation from 14 have failed.The issues affecting UTCs provide an opportunity to revisit whether this merits continuing support.We should take it.Barely a year passes without a lament about the low status of vocational qualifications.These often fail to recognise the chicken and egg that holds vocational learning back.Its status will only improve when ii is not seen as the preserve of those who have been failed by the school system.But while its status is low,these are the only young people likely to try something unproven and untested.This dynamic means new institutions often replicate the problems of the old seconclary moderns.Young people who attend UTCs are more likely to be from poor backgrounds,have made poor progress in primary school,and have attended secondary schools rated poorly by Ofsted.They are children who have been failed by the school system.In this day and age,there is no such thing as a career that does not require functional literacy and numeracy.Yet drawing low-achieving children out of mixed-ability schooling at age 14 makes them less likely to get the decent GCSEs in maths and English that are so critical in the eyes of employers.Setting up alternative vocational institutions for 14-year-olds thus risks closing down future vocational options,rather than expanding them.Vocational education is often posited as an alternative for those who are not"academically minded",orten a code for those who have disengaged from school.Yet this is far more likely to be a symptom of poor teaching ancl a lack of adequate support rather than a young person's inability to engage with a broad pre-16 curriculum that includes both academic and applied learning.Selection by academic ability at age 11 is wrong.But so i.s backdoor selection by academic ability at 14.The rlght to experience an engaging curriculum and finish school with adequate levels of literacy and numeracy is best achieved by options at 16 not 14.This wili not solve everything;but it is a better basis for ensuring 16-year-olds have the skills they need to flourish in any job.
In the author's view,establishing alternative vocational institutions for 14-year-olds would_____

A.equip them with more vocational skills
B.encourage their engagement in school
C.restrict their future vocational choices
D.discourage their academic learning

材料题
D
With the large number of dogs roaring through our communities，people need to know the facts about rabies（狂犬病），a fatal disease caused by animal bites．Despite vaccination（接種疫苗）programs，rabies is still very prevalent，and will continue to be a serious public health problem for many years to come．
Rabies strikes the central nervous system and brings on choking，convulsions（抽搐）and inability to swallow liquids．It can even cause death．If you or anyone in your family is bitten by dog，cat or other animal，you should not panic，but thoroughly wash the wound with plenty of soap and water and rush to nearby hospital for immediate treatment．If you own the animal which did the biting，you should immediately call a veterinarian for advice and make sure the public health authorities know when and where the biting took place and who was bitten．
（）Rabies is a kind of disease which________．

Which is the best title of the passage

A.What a Rabies
B.The Horrible Rabies
C.What Are Animal Bites
D.How to Control Rabies