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In ancient times, the most important examination was spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consistedsaying poetry aloud or giving speeches.
Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known _________ the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into(exist) with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry.
Two types of tests are(common) used in modern schools. The first type is sometimes called an “objective” test. It___________ (intend) to deal with facts, not personal opinions. On objective tests, the student has just one task: he must recognize the correct answer and then he must copy its letter or number onto his examination paper. Sometimes there isanswer sheet on which the four letters or numbers are printed. Then the student only has to circle the onego with the correct answer.
For testing some kinds of learning, however , such a test is not very satisfactory. A lively student guess the correct answer without really knowing the material.
For a clearer picture of the student knows, most teachers use another kind of examination in addition to objective tests. They use “essay” tests, and the tests require students to write long answers to broad, general questions. When some essay questions are used along with some objective questions,, a fairly clear picture of the students’ knowledge and ability can usually be obtained.

How do you usually buy what you need, shopping on line or going out to shop in person? With the help of the Internet, shopping is ______(easy) than before. We can just click our mouse to choose the items we like, pay for them online, and the shopping ______(finish). It is easy and quick. It helps save money, too. We can save thousands a year if we compare the prices of similar items before deciding ______ to buy.
However, there are always traps in shopping online. If we are ______(care), we may get into trouble. For example, we may find the color of the item different from ______ in the picture online. Sometimes, the size of the item we receive can be too big ______ too small. ______(avoid) such troubles, we should compare similar items on different online stores and pay more attention to what other customers say. From their comments, we can know better ______ an item’s color, size as well as ______ shortcomings. In this way we increase our chance of buying ______ more satisfactory item.

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[1]Global difference in intelligence is a sensitive topic, long filled with a large number of different opinions. But recent data has indeed shown cognitive (认知的) ability to be higher in some countries than in others. What's more, IQ scores have risen as nations develop—a phenomenon known as the "Flynn effect". Many causes have been put forward for both the intelligence difference and the Flynn effect, including education, income, and even non-agricultural labor. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of New Mexico offers another interesting theory: intelligence may be linked to infectious-disease rates.
　　[2]The brain, say author Christopher Eppig and his colleagues, is the "most costly organ in the human body". Brainpower consumes almost up to 90 percent of a newborn's energy. It's clear that if something affects energy intake while the brain is growing, the impact could be long and serious. And for vast parts of the globe, the biggest threat to a child's body—and therefore brain—is parasitic (由寄生虫引起的) infection. These illnesses threaten brain development________________. They can directly attack live tissue, which the body must then try every means to replace. They can invade the digestive pipe and block nutritional intake. They can rob the body's cells for their own reproduction. And then there's the energy channeled (输送) to the immune system to fight the infection.
　　[3]Using data on national "disease burdens" (life years lost due to infectious diseases) and average intelligence scores, the authors found they are closely associated. The countries with the lowest average IQ scores have the highest disease burdens without exception. On the contrary, nations with low disease burdens top the IQ list.
　　[4]If the study holds water, it could be revolutionary for our understanding of the still-confusing variation in national intelligence scores.
What is the main idea of the text？(no more than 10 words)
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Complete the following statement with proper words.(no more than 4 words)
Those countries that have the ________________ are always at the bottom of the IQ list.
Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.(no more than 5 words)
___________
What can cause intelligence difference？(no more than 8 words)
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What does the word “they” (Line2, paragraph3)probably refer to? (no more than 8 words)
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London - Policearemonitoringsocialnetworkingsites popular with teenagers such as Bebo, Facebook and MySpace after claims that they are being used to organize mass brawls (对骂).
Kent Police believe that teenagers have been using the Internet to arrange “fight club” contests watched by up to 100 spectators in a public park.
At least six organized fights have taken place in Brenchley Gardens in Maidstone, Kent, according to one teenage blogger. (4) During one of the fights a 14-year-old boy was arrested for carrying a hunting knife. Kent Police have now ordered specialist officers to monitor sites such as Bebo.
Chief Inspector Ian Hall said: “(5) We are aware of attempts to organize fights using technology such as websites and mobile phones. Pupils from some schools in the area may be involved in this type of anti-social behavior and we are working with schools to eradicate (根除) the problem.”
According to one blogger the fights usually take place on Saturday nights. The contests are named after the Hollywood film Fight Club starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt. The central characters fight for the adrenaline rush but the film has an ironic twist (歪曲) apparently lost on some of its audience.
This week police in Macclesfield, Cheshire, arrested six teenagers on suspicion of public order offences after an investigation into a series of assaults (袭击). The youths, aged 16 and 17, were released on police bail (保释). The officers discovered that attacks had been discussed and possibly even prearranged using the Bebo websites.
In Collumpton, Devon, last weekend police intercepted (阻止) 30 pupils going to a mass brawl carrying metal bars, pieces of wood and chain.
Questions 1—3： Answer the following questions briefly.
What is the main idea of the passage?
What does the underlined word “monitoring” mean?
Please find a sentence in the passage which can replace the following one.
It is likely that the teenagers had used the Bebo websites to discuss and even plan the attack.
Questions 4—5: Translate the underlined sentences in the passage into Chinese.

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Bassanio fell in lovePortia, but he couldn’t ask her to marry him he was poor. He had to borrow some money ______ his friend Antonio, a merchant of Venice. Antonio had no money then. He went to Shylock, a cruel and______ (greed) money-lender. Shylock agreed to lend him the money on condition that he would cut a pound of his flesh______ he couldn’t repay him within three months.
Unfortunately Antonio’s ships were lostsea. ______ (know) that Antonio probably had to die, Portia asked Bassanio to go to see his friend at once. She dressed herself as a lawyer and turned up at the court. She let Shylock cut just______ one pound of flesh off Antonio, no more, no less, no drop of blood, otherwise he ______ lose all his money. Her clever idea saved Antonio and made Shylock give half of his money to Venice.