W: I want to register for this mathematics course.M: I’m sorry registration has dosed.W: Closed The clerk told me I could come back and register any time during the first week of classes.M: Well. that’s not possible The computer’s official student account has already been sent to the state, And that’s what our budget is based on. Who told you that anywayW: Some woman here when I tried to register three weeks ago. She said I just had to pay a late fee.M: She must have been a temporary worker. They don’t have much training. Why didn’t you register thenW: She said I couldn’t until I had my birth certificate Here it is.M: You birth certificateW: Well. I’m a new part-time student. So she asks for identification. I don’t drive so I don’t have a driver’s license.M: Huh. That’s no reason to demand a birth certificate. We only need to establish residency: a phone bill with your name and address on it would’ve been fineW: Really Only prove of my addressM: Yes. I’m afraid she gave you the wrong information. Still you’ll have to wait and take your math’s class next semester.W: But that’s not fair.M: Well, I sympathize with your problem, but frankly, I don’t think there is anything anyone can do for you. You were trapped in the system. If you want to, you can talk to the director. She will help you if she can.W: Great.M: Don’t get your hopes up. What does the man imply when he tells the woman "Don’t get your hopes up"()
A. The director probably isn’t able to make an exception.
B. The director probably won’t see her.
C. The director usually isn’t very helpful
D. Part-time students aren’t the director’s responsibility.
The Students’ Union of your university is planning to hold an arts festival next semester, and they are inviting students to contribute their ideas and suggestions as to how it should be organized or what should be included. Write an essay on the topic My Idea of A University Arts Festival to state your opinion. In your essay, you should (1)state specifically what your idea is, (2) provide one or two reasons to support your idea or describe your idea, and (3) draw a natural conclusion. You should write 160~200 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully (21) only among people he knows well.In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seams inhibited. (22) embarrassed. You have only to (23) a commuter train any morning or evening to see the truth of this. Serious looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner; no one speaks. In fact, to do so would seem most unusual. (24) , there is here an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which. (25) broken, makes the person immediately the object of (26) .It is a well-known fact that the English have a (27) for the discussion of their weather and that, given half a chance, they will talk about it (28) . Some people argue that it is because English weather (29) forecast and hence is a source of interest and. (30) to everyone. This may be so. (31) Englishmen cannot have much (32) in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are of- ten proved wrong (33) a cloud over the Atlantic brings rainy weather to all districts! The man in the street seems to be as accurate — or as inaccurate — as the weathermen in his (34) . The overseas visitors may be excused for showing surprise at the number of references (35) weather that the English make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are (36) by comments on the weather. "Nice day, isn’t it" "Beautiful!" may well be heard instead of "Good morning, how are you" (37) the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his ad- vantage. (38) he wants to start a conversation with an Englishman but is (39) to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will (40) an answer from even the most reserved of Englishmen. 25().
A. unless
B. if
C. while
D. as if