‘There were twenty-six freshmen (A), in English at Beijing, Language Institute in the class of 1983, | was (8), to Group ‘Two with another eleven boys and girls who had (C) big cities in China. | was told that language study required smallness so that ‘we would get more attention from the skilful teachers. The better the school, the smaller the class. | realized that my classmates were already, all (0) Jin English, simple sentences tossed out to each other in their red-faced introductions and carefree chatting. Their intonations were curving and dramatic and their pronunciation refined ‘and accurate. But as | stretched to catch the drips and drops of their humming dialogue, | couldn't (€) it all, only that it was English. Those words now fiying before me sounded a little familiar. | had read them and tried to speak them, but | had never (F) ‘them spoken back to me in such a speedy, fluent manner. My big plan of @. the city folks was thawing before my eyes. A. majoring/learnir B. assigned/given/nominated/fallen come from/came from/coming from/ belong from D. talking/fighting/learning/writing . understand/realise/feel/gauge F. heard/failed/found/discovered G. beating/betting/cheating/leaving‘The ocean floor is home to many unique communities of plants and animals. Most of these marine ecosystems are near the water surface, Such as. the Great Barrier Reef, 2 2,000-km-long coral (A), off the the north-eastern coast of Australia. Coral reefs, Ike nearly all complex living communities, depend on solar energy for growth (photosynthesis). The sun's energy, however, penetrates at most only about 300 m below the surface of the water. The relatively shallow penetration of solar energy and the sinking of cold, subpolar water combine to make most of the deep ocean floor & (8), environment with few life forms. In 1977, scientists discovered hot springs at a depth of 2.5 km, on the Galapagos Rift (spreading ridge) off the coast of Ecuador. This exctting discovery was not really a (C). Since the early 1970s, scientists had predicted that hot springs (geothermal vents) should be found the active spreading centers along the mid-oceanic ridge, where magma, at temperatures over 1,000 C, presumably was being erupted to form new oceanic crust. More exciting, because it was totally (D) was the discovery of abundant and unusual sea life - giant tube worms, huge clams, and mussels that (E)___around the hat springs. ‘A. construction/formation/running/ discovery ‘igid/congenial/trigid/incomparable C.surprise/fallure/success/disaster D. unwanted/expected/neutral/ unexpected E. died/developed/excelled/thrivedPlants & Animals are a Montreal-based indie rock trio that began playing. together as kids. Touring arduously for about five years after thelr proper full-length debut in 2008, they pretty much made their records on the go until 2013. So the band’s decision to be slow, deliberate, and thorough on their latest offering, Waltzed In From The Rumbling, represents a major change of pace. Finally sleeping in thelr in own beds while recording, the band assembled the the album over the course of nine seasons, It's a return to thelr Origins, but it also pushes (AD. forward, ‘The aesthetic varies wildly and wonderfully from track to track, each song, having its own (8) but somehow still melding cohesively as 3 body of work. Jangling Gutars, drums leaning toward the off-kilter swing of J Dilla, found sounds. 2 hint of shoegaze, and unorthodox instrumentation come together to keep the ear constantly engaged with a feeling of constant evolution. They found an antique guiro next to @ broken VCR and recorded both. They made an empty fridge sound like a timpani drum. They recorded Bossip on 2 city bus. They brought In classical string flourishes. They fometimes left mistakes if they felt they were perfectly imperfect. is truly Div, but with a feel of big production value that makes the album soar. Contemplative lyrics anchor the alburn through all the exploratory ©. ‘The words are delivered melodically, belying their potency, but Tatening beyond the pretty aesthetic reveals piercing observations and an Undeniable translation of feeling. The simplicity of the penetrating refrain on the three-part mini (D). “ye Voulais Te Dire” Is a paragon of how the lyrics. effortlessly cat throuah the instrumentation. Guitarist/vocalist Warren spicer sings “It’s only love, but you want it bad,” encompassing how we try to avoid and downplay our desire for love and affection, but ultimately Search and long for it anyway. A. cowardly/effectively/srrogantly/ ‘audaciously/ 8. hermetic/pathetic/allergic/lthic ._discovering/wandering/meandering/ rombling D. chorus/opus/cyrus/lotus