erformed [B] served [C] rebelled [D] betrayed
2.[A] actual [B] common [C] special [D] normal
3.[A] bore [B] cased [C] removed [D] loaded
4.[A] necessities [B] facilities [C] commodities [D] properties
5.[A] and [B] nor [C] but [D] hence
6.[A] for [B] into [C] form [D] against
7.[A] meaning [B] implying [C] symbolizing [D] claiming
8.[A] handed out [B] turn over [C] brought back [D] passed down
9.[A] pushed [B] got [C] made [D] managed
10.[A] ever [B] never [C] either [D] neither
11.[A] disguised [B] disturbed [C] disputed [D] distinguished
12.[A] company [B] collection [C] community [D] colony
13.[A] employed [B] appointed [C] interviewed [D] questioned
14.[A] ethical [B] military [C] political [D] human
15.[A] ruined [B] commuted [C] patrolled [D] gained
16.[A] paralleled [B] counteracted [C] duplicated [D] contradicted
17.[A] neglected [B] avoided [C] emphasized [D] admired
18.[A] stages [B] illusions [C] fragments [D] advances
19.[A] With [B] To [C] Among [D] Beyond
20.[A] on the contrary [B] by this means [C] from the outset [D] at that point
Section Ⅱ Reading ComprehensionText 1
Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most recently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on his educational ritual. Unfortunately, L.A. Unified has produced an inflexible policy which mandates that with the exception of some advanced courses, homework may no longer count for more than 10% of a student’s academic grade。
This rule is meant to address the difficulty that students from impoverished or chaotic homes might have in completing their homework. But the policy is unclear and contradictory. Certainly, no homework should be assigned that students cannot do without expen
