Margaret Mee: English Explorer and Painter of Amazon Flora Born in Chesham, England, in May 1909 Studied at St Martins School of Art and later at the Camber well School of Art. Went to Brazil with her husband Greville, a commercial artist, in 1952. Made her first expedition to the Amazon in 1956 at the age of 47. Made 15 further expeditions to the Amazon. The last expedition took place in May 1988. She never painted or drew from photographs. She painted what she saw. She published two books of her paintings in 1968 and 1980. She achieved an ambition of 36 years to paint the night-flowing Amazon Moonflower only in 1988. her diaries, in Search of the flowers of the Amazon Forest, were published in 1988. A botanist who knew her well described her as follows:" Many people have traveled Amazonian waters, many people have painted Amazonian plants, but Margaret Mee outranks those other travelers and artists simply because she, with her watercolors, went, saw, and conquered the region. She has been able to fill her subjects with the reality of their environment.
　　89. Margaret Mee went on her first expedition to the Amazon in ______
　　A) 1952.
　　B) 1968.
　　C) 1947.
　　D) 1956.
　　90. The night-flowing Amazon Moonflower was painted at the age of ______
　　A) 47.
　　B) 79
　　C) 36.
　　D) 68.
　　PART V DICTION
　　Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 to 20 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. you will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
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　　PART VI WRITING
　　SECTION A COMPOSITION (35 min.)
　　Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic.
　　Every college student would agree that life in college is not the same as it was in the middle school. Now, you have been asked by the Students Union to write a passage entitled: THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY COLLEGE LIFE AND MY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIFE as part of introduction programmer for new students coming in September. You are to write in three paragraphs. In the first paragraph, state clearly what you think the main difference is between college and middle school life. In the second paragraph, state which life you prefer and why. In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary or suggestion. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
　　SECTION B NOTE-WRITING (10 min.) Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation. Your friend has just won the first prize in the provincial English Speech Contest. Write a note of congratulations. Marks will be awarded for contest, organization, grammar and appropriacy.