Part A
Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is a popular saying in the United States. Other countries have similar sayings. It is tree that all of us need recreation. We cannot work all the time if we are going to maintain good health and enjoy life. Good physical and mental health in fact enables us to work more efficiently.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular way is to participate in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball, baseball, and football. There are also individual sports, such as golf and swimming. In addition, hiking, fishing, skiing and mountain climbing have a great attraction for people who like to be outdoors, Chess, card-playing, and dancing are forms of indoor recreation enjoyed by many people.
Not everyone who enjoys sporting events likes to participate in them. Many people prefer to be spectators, either by attending the games in person, watching them on television, or listening to them on the radio. When there is an important baseball game or boxing match, it is almost impossible to get tickets. Everyone wants to attend.
It doesn't matter whether we play a fast game of ping-pong, concentrate over the bridge table, or go walking through the woods on a brisk autumn afternoon. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time and enjoy some form. of recreation.
What does the saying "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" really mean?
A. Jack likes work, but he doesn't like to play.
B. Jack is a dull boy both in work and in play.
C. Jack will be dull if he always works without relaxing.
D. Jack likes to play, but he has to work.
At the end of the 7 weeks, the step-test was again given to both groups of subjects, and their pulses taken. The post exercise pulse rates of subjects in the experimental group were found to have decreased an average of 30 heart beats per minute, with the lowest decrease of 28 and the highest decrease of 46. The pulse rates of subjects in the control group (Group B) remained the same or changed no more than 4 beats, with an average difference between the initial and final tests of zero.
How many people were in each group?
A. 100.
B. 25.
C. 50.
D. 15.