Which of the following is TRUE accoding to the text？

A. Scoble"s blog never gives people the false information.
B. Microsoft doesn"t agree with the opinion in Scoble"s biog.
C. Scoble will not write anything in his blog when he leaves Microsoft.
D. Scoble"s blog becomes the most popular corporate blog in the Internet.

In the first paragraph, the author introduces his topic by______.

A. posing a contract
B. justifying an assumption
C. making a comparison
D. explaining a phenomenon

What has resulted in Americans pessimism？

A. People living in America have no longer felt secure.
B. American economy has undergone a severe decline.
C. The political climate in America is being worse.
D. Some countries are developing faster than America.

What is said about the survey made by Xavier University？

A. It is hard for people to explain clearly what American Dream means.
B. A great majority believes it will be more difficult to achieve American Dream.
C. The survey showed that all generations are fascinated with American Dream.
D. The survey has not drawn any meaningful conclusions.

The author provides information concerning newly farmed lands in the United States in paragraph 1 to support

A. a proposal by Frederick J. Turner that was later disputed by John D. Hicks.
B. an elaboration by John D. Hicks of thesis that formerly had been questioned by Turner.
C. the thesis that important changes occurred in the nature of international trade during the second half of the 19th century.
D. the view that the American frontier did not become closed during the 19th century or soon thereafter.

What have Americans been proud of for a long time？

Americans have been proud that their country is the richest one.
B. Americans have been proud of belonging to the greatest power in the world.
C. Americans have been proud of their improving quality of life.
D. Americans have been proud that they have never lost hope for the future.

Which group of people are most optimistic？

A. Ordinary white Americans.
B. American immigrants.
C. African Americans.
D. The Midwest Americans.

The phrase "warm to" in the last sentence of the second paragraph most probably means ______.

A. become evaporated through
B. be fed up with
C. be heated to
D. become more interested in

What does the word "conundrum" (Line 4, Para. 1) most probably mean？

A. Contradictory; with many disagreements.
B. A difficult problem.
C. Indistinct or not clear in definition.
D. Not yet having been ascertained or determined.

You will graduate from university and intend to continue your further study overseas. Write a letter to a graduate school to 1) make a self-introduction, 2) express your wish to get a place in the graduate school, and 3) ask for relevant documents. You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead. You do not need to write the address. (10 points)