College sports in the United States are a huge deal. Almost all major American universities have football, baseball, basketball and hockey programs, and (1) millions of dollars each year to sports. Most of them earn millions (2) as well, in television revenues, sponsorships. They also benefit (3) from the added publicity they get via their teams. Big-name universities (4) each other in the most popular sports. Football games at Michigan regularly (5) crowds of over 20, 000. Basketball’s national collegiate championship game is a TV (6) on a par with any other sporting event in the United States, (7) perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any given time during fall or winter one can (8) one’s TV set and see the top athletic programs — from schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford — (9) in front of packed houses and national TV audiences.The athletes themselves are (10) and provided with scholarships. College coaches identify (11) teenagers and then go into high schools to (12) the country’s best players to attend their universities. There are strict rules about (13) coaches can recruit — no recruiting calls after 9 p. m., only one official visit to a campus — but they are often bent and sometimes (14) . Top college football programs (15) scholarships to 20 or 30 players each year, and those student-athletes, when they arrive (16) campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books, etc.In return, the players (17) the program in their sport. Football players at top colleges (18) two hours a day, four days a week from January to April. In summer, it’s back to strength and agility training four days a week until mid-August, when camp (19) and preparation for the opening of the September-to-December season begins (20) . During the season, practices last two or three hours a day from Tuesday to Friday. Saturday is game day. Mondays are an officially mandated day of rest. Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.20()
A. in principle
B. in confidence
C. in name
D. in earnest
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College sports in the United States are a huge deal. Almost all major American universities have football, baseball, basketball and hockey programs, and (1) millions of dollars each year to sports. Most of them earn millions (2) as well, in television revenues, sponsorships. They also benefit (3) from the added publicity they get via their teams. Big-name universities (4) each other in the most popular sports. Football games at Michigan regularly (5) crowds of over 20, 000. Basketball’s national collegiate championship game is a TV (6) on a par with any other sporting event in the United States, (7) perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any given time during fall or winter one can (8) one’s TV set and see the top athletic programs — from schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford — (9) in front of packed houses and national TV audiences.The athletes themselves are (10) and provided with scholarships. College coaches identify (11) teenagers and then go into high schools to (12) the country’s best players to attend their universities. There are strict rules about (13) coaches can recruit — no recruiting calls after 9 p. m., only one official visit to a campus — but they are often bent and sometimes (14) . Top college football programs (15) scholarships to 20 or 30 players each year, and those student-athletes, when they arrive (16) campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books, etc.In return, the players (17) the program in their sport. Football players at top colleges (18) two hours a day, four days a week from January to April. In summer, it’s back to strength and agility training four days a week until mid-August, when camp (19) and preparation for the opening of the September-to-December season begins (20) . During the season, practices last two or three hours a day from Tuesday to Friday. Saturday is game day. Mondays are an officially mandated day of rest. Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.1()
A. attribute
B. distribute
C. devote
D. attach
College sports in the United States are a huge deal. Almost all major American universities have football, baseball, basketball and hockey programs, and (1) millions of dollars each year to sports. Most of them earn millions (2) as well, in television revenues, sponsorships. They also benefit (3) from the added publicity they get via their teams. Big-name universities (4) each other in the most popular sports. Football games at Michigan regularly (5) crowds of over 20, 000. Basketball’s national collegiate championship game is a TV (6) on a par with any other sporting event in the United States, (7) perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any given time during fall or winter one can (8) one’s TV set and see the top athletic programs — from schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford — (9) in front of packed houses and national TV audiences.The athletes themselves are (10) and provided with scholarships. College coaches identify (11) teenagers and then go into high schools to (12) the country’s best players to attend their universities. There are strict rules about (13) coaches can recruit — no recruiting calls after 9 p. m., only one official visit to a campus — but they are often bent and sometimes (14) . Top college football programs (15) scholarships to 20 or 30 players each year, and those student-athletes, when they arrive (16) campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books, etc.In return, the players (17) the program in their sport. Football players at top colleges (18) two hours a day, four days a week from January to April. In summer, it’s back to strength and agility training four days a week until mid-August, when camp (19) and preparation for the opening of the September-to-December season begins (20) . During the season, practices last two or three hours a day from Tuesday to Friday. Saturday is game day. Mondays are an officially mandated day of rest. Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.11()
A. promising
B. pleasing
C. prominent
D. professional
Entertainment Guide Theatre Music Theatre The multi-media Music Theatre called "Query in Autumn" will be presented at the Shanghai Centre Theatre on November 13 and 14. Produced by Qu Xiaosong, a Chinese composer, the show has many Chinese traditional musical instruments as accompaniment like bamboo flute, suona, zheng, sheng, pi-pa and erhu. Time: 7:15 pm Place: 1376 West Nanjing Rd. Admission: 80-250 yuan Tel: 6279-8663 Concert MDR Orchestra MDR Symphony Orchestra has a history of 75 years with 163 musicians. The orchestra will present a concert at the Shanghai Centre Theatre today and tomorrow. The programs include Brahms’ "Violin Concerto", Beethoven’s "Symphony No. 7" and Bach’s "Concerto for Two Violins". Time: 7:15 pm Place: 1376 West Nanjing Rd. Admission: 60-300 yuan Tel: 6279-8663 Exhibitions Shanghai Biennial Shanghai Biennial 2012 has been designated as a permanent program of the Shanghai Arts Festival, hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Culture. "Shanghai Spirit" will be the name of the coming Biennial. The show, until early next year, brings over 60 contemporary artists together from both home and abroad. Time: 9:00 am-5:00 pm Place: 325 West Nanjing Rd. Admission: 50 yuan Tel: 6327-4030 Contemporary Art A contemporary art show is now being staged at Yuangong Modern Art Museum until November 13. Place: 685 Dingxi Rd. Tel: 6394-7199 1. The entertainment guide consists of (46) , concert and (47) . 2. If you want to see a contemporary art show, you may call (48) . 3. Theatre and concert begin at (49) . 4. (50) will present a concert at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.
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