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36. When I stayed in the country, I used to walk in the fields

at night and to see ________ of stars.
A) the circulation　　　 B) a cluster

C) the falling　　　　　D) myriads

37. Ringing church bells sets up ________ in the Alpine

valleys.

A) resonance　　　　 B) forests

C) church building　　 D) priests

38. The students are all from ________ countries, such as

Singapore. India Korean, and Japan.

A) developing　　 B)oriental

C) island　　　　　D) Christian

39. Wouldn't it be easier to move about on the ________ of

the mobbed crowd than to squeeze in tile middle?

A) consent　　　 B) heads

C) fringe　　　　 D) recreation

40. When the new immigration law came into effect, the old

one was naturally

A) validated　　　B) put off

C) repealed　　　D) put up

Part III　Reading Comprehension　(50%)

Section A

Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each

passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.

For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You

loeide on the best choice.

Passage I

In the years following the Second World War, the youth hostel

idea spread to other parts of the world and the same spirit was

maintained. The International Youth Hostel Federation, IYHF,

which was to co-ordinate activities in the various national

associations, incorporated in its constitution the principle that

in youth hostels "there shall be no distinctions of race,

nationality color, religion, class or political opinions. This,

it should be noted, was at a time when the principles of racial

equality and brotherhood were by no means so widely acknowledged

as they are now."

There is normally no age bar at youth hostels. Exceptions are

Switzerland and Bavaria. Where there is a maximum age of 25 and

I7 years respectively. Generally, however, the hostels are

intended to meet the needs of two main groups: senior secondary

school children, university and schoolchildren travelling with a

teacher on educational visits, and aged between about 11 and I8.

The principal contribution of the youth hostel movement to

the attack on racism is the fact that in the 4,364 hostels

throughout the world the brotherhood of man is taken for granted

and practiced quietly and without any ostentation.

If you walk into the common-room of a big youth hostel in

Gracow or Munich, Lahore of Canberra, you will find young people

of' every race and nationality sitting down together to share

their experiences and discuss the world's problems. As a

Malaysian boy recently remarked:" youth hostel is a place where

you will never feel lost"

In accordance with its constitution, the IYHF has never

admitted to membership youth hostel associations in South Africa

and Rhodesia, because legislation in those countries makes it

impossible for people of different races to share youth hostel

facilities.

But an interesting new project is under way in Lesotho, with

the financial and technical support of the Federation: the

construction of a south hostel specifically designed to carry out

an educational task in southern Africa by opening its doors to

young people of all races from neighboring and more distant

countries. Situated just outside the capital, Maseru, the youth

hostel will also provide accommodation for young people of

Lesotho attending study and training courses.

The very, comprehensive statistics maintained by the IYHF

show tile movement of young people form country, to country in

some detail, it can be seen, for instance, that 10,828

"overnights" were recorded in 1972 by young Americans in tile

hostels of Japan. and 3.643 by young visitors form India in the

youth hostels of West Germany. Although these figures are small

in absolute terms, they represent a network of individual human

contacts among young people which can influence outlooks and

opinions at the grass roots.

41. It can be interred from this passage that IYHF is

　　A) an organization where young people live

　　B) an organization that advocates brotherhood of man

　　C) an organization to protect the rights of teenagers

　　D) an international company

42. "Ostentation" in the last sentence of the third paragraph

is closest in meaning with_______

　　A) pretentiousness　　　　　　　　　 B) outstanding

　　C) obstruction　　　　　　　　　　　D) declaration

43. The maximum age of people staying at youth hostels in

most countries is______

　　A) 20　　　　　 B) 25　　　　　C) 17　　　　　 D) unlimited

44. The tone of this article may be described is______

　　A) formal　　　　 B) imaginative　 C) humorous　　 D)

negative

45. All the following statements are true EXCEPT ______

　　A) Countries where youth hostels are segregated by race are

fined by IYHF.

　　B) Only very, few countries are members of the IYHE.

　　C) Countries where youth hostels are segregated by race are

denied membership in the IYHF.

　　D) All countries are allowed normal memberships in the IYHF.