67. What is mainly discussed in the passage?

   A. The graduation ceremony                                         B. Sandhurst Military Academy

C. The Royal Family                                               D. Harry’s finishing military training

                           D

Olympic volunteer hopefuls from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan stand a better chance if they are bilingual.

Priority will be given to applicants who have “special skills” and can speak languages other than English and Chinese.

“We expect those people from above?mentioned areas, who are qualified for being a volunteer, to put in an application,” Liu Jian, office director of Beijing Olympic Games Volunteer Work Coordination Group, said.

Liu made the remarks on march 28,2007 at a press conference to officially launch the volunteer recruitment (招募) drive from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign countries for the 2008 Games.

66. What do you think of Harry after reading the article?

   A. A Royal Prince                       B. A qualified cadet     C. A nice officer  D. A good son

65. We can infer from the passage that______.

   A. Prince Harry didn’t want to attend the training

   B. the Queen gave the speech to show her pride in Price Harry

   C. it’s always necessary for a person to attend the training before joining the army

D. the training was about how to relate to people under the command.

64. What do we know about the training according to the passage?

   A. Long term                      B. Full of fun            C. Convenient      D. Tough

63. Which of the following best describes the dog?

       A. Patient.                    B. Strong.                    C. Brave.                      D. Faithful.

                                   C

Prince Harry stood tall with saber(軍刀)drawn during ceremonies marking his graduation from Britain’s elite(精英) military academy, marching proudly in front of his beaming grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, as he completed 40 weeks of training.

The 21-year-old second son of Prince Charles entered Sandhurst Military Academy in May 2005 and trained to become an army officer in the Blues and Royal regiment of the Household Cavalry, one of the Britain army’s oldest units.

Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke of Edinburgh, looked on with pride as the cadets paraded around the academy’s grounds about 40 miles southwest of London. The Queen, in a peach overcoat and matching hat, delivered a short speech.

“If you look at the careers of successful officers, you will find that, no matter how clever they have been, what really matters is how they relate to people under their command,” she said.

She noted that preparing to be an officer was more than learning some basic military procedures--- but rather the first step in becoming a leader.

As the new officers marched past the Queen, his brother, Prince William, and other new cades saluted. As other officers approached, the order of “eyes right!” was shouted, and Harry snapped his neck to look at his grandmother.

About 450 cadets took part in the ceremony.

The training course, which was set in east Sussex woodland, was designed to allow Sandhurst officials to assess their cadets’ long-term endurance and ability to work in a team.

The young royal, known to his comrades as Officer Cadet Wales, had spent four nights sleeping outdoors practicing battlefield techniques.

A former recruit, who had got the same training, described the self-reliance exercise as “hard work”. He said, “They are extremely tough and challenging days.”

62. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

       A. The professor worked at the train station.              B. The professor died at home.

       C. The dog kept waiting at the station for years. D. The dog died before the statue was put up.

61. The statue was built         .

A. to be a meeting point                      B. to attract more visitors

C. in honour of the dog                       D. in honour of the owner

60. Hachiko is           .

       A. a dog                       B. a professor               C. a train station            D. a university

Hachiko, an Akita dog, was born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924. His owner, Professor Eisaburo Uyeno and he were close friends right from the start. Each day Hachiko would walk with his owner, a professor at the Imperial University, to Shibuya train station when he left for work. When he came back, the professor would always find the dog patiently waiting for him. Sadly, the professor died suddenly at work in 1925 before he could return home.

Although Hachiko was still a young dog, the relation between him and his owner was very strong and he continued to wait at the station every day. Sometimes, he would stay there for days at a time. He became a familiar sight to people over time. In 1934, a statue of him was put outside the station. In 1935, Hachiko died at the place where he last saw his friend alive.

59. Which of the following has highest percentage of viewer?

   A. ABC                 B. PBS                 C. NBC                D. Fox 

B

In front of the large Shibuya train station in Tokyo, there is a life ? size bronze statue (雕塑) of a dog. Even though the statue is very small, it isn’t difficult to find. It has been used as a meeting point since 1934 and today you will find hundreds of people waiting there for their friends to arrive.