電子科技大學(xué)研究生入學(xué)英語分級考試Placement Test 2012 試題 Final

PlacementTestforGraduateStudents

August,2012

1.本分級測試主要檢測學(xué)生英語聽力水平和其它基本語言能力，為英語教學(xué)分班提供依

據(jù)，望同學(xué)們認(rèn)真答題，體現(xiàn)出自己真實(shí)水平。

2.本測試同時也為教師教學(xué)提供參考，測試成績按一定比例計入平時成績。

3.本測試時長共90分鐘。測試對速度有一定要求，同學(xué)們可參考各部分建議，合理分配

答題時間。

4.第1~25題為聽力，請用耳機(jī)收聽。

5.所有答案做在機(jī)讀卡上。

6.試卷請妥善保管，開學(xué)第一周帶到課堂。

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(25minutes,25points,1pointeach)

SectionA

DirectionsI:nthissection,youwillhearnineshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.The

conversationsandthequestionswillbereadonlyonce.Choosethebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesgivenbymarkingthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracross

thesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

1.A.Sheisconceited.

B.Sheistooshytoapply.

C.Sheisintelligent.

D.Sheisinfashion.

2.A.Acarstoremanager.

B.Amechanic.

C.Adrivingexaminer.

D.Ashopassistant.

3.A.Borrowhernotebook.

B.Checkthedininghallagain.

C.Buyanewnotebook.

D.Askaboutthenotebookattheinformationdesk.

4.A.Askthegraduateassistantforhelp.

B.Talktoanassistantaboutdroppingthecourse.

C.Workontheassignmentwithaclassmate.

D.Spendmoretimeworkingonliteraturecourse.

5.A.Hehasalreadyfinishedhisreport.

B.Hehasntcompletedhisreport.

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C.Thewomansreportisalreadylongenough.

D.Thewomanwillhavetimetofinishherreport.

6.A.Heiscurious.

B.Heisimpatient.

C.Heisexhausted.

D.Heiscontent.

7.A.Toprotectherfromgettingscratches.

B.Tohelprelieveherofthepain.

C.Topreventmosquitobites.

D.Toavoidgettingsunburnt.

8.A.ThewomanshoulddecidewheretoeatonFriday.

B.Thewomanshouldaskhersisterforasuggestion.

C.Hewillmakeareservationattherestaurant.

D.HealreadyhasplansforFridaynight.

9.A.Playinthetournament.

B.WatchTV.

C.Gotothecinema.

D.Gotothetenniscourt.

SectionB

DirectionsI:nthissectionyouwillheartwomini-talks.Attheendofeachtalktherewillbesome

questions.Boththetalksandthequestionswillbereadtoyouonlyonce.Aftereach

question,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesgivenbymarkingthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebar

acrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

Mini-talkone

10.A.Encouraging.

B.Boring.

C.Exhausting.

D.Useful.

11.A.Passively.

B.Positively.

C.Critically.

D.Doubtfully.

12.A.Itkeepshauntingher.

B.Herteachingwassomewhataffectedbyit.

C.Itgoesawaythemomentshestepsintoherrole.

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D.Hermindgoesblankonceshegetsonthestage.

Mini-talkTwo

13.A.TheU.S.inthe19thcentury.

B.Internationaltradeinthe19thcentury.

C.FarmersintheUnitedStates.

D.Farmerslossofindependence.

14.A.Theyreliedonthemselves.

B.Theyreliedonothersincommerce.

C.Theywerecontrolledbybanks.

D.Theydidntworkhardasbefore.

15.A.Pricesforfarmproductsincreased.

B.Farmersbecamemoredependentonloansfrombanks.

C.Jeffersonestablishedgovernmentprojectstoassistfarmers.

D.Farmersreliedlessonforeigntrade.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhearashortlecture.Listentotherecordinganddecide

whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.

AftertherecordingyouareaskedtomarkthesentenceswithAforTRUEandBfor

FALSEontheAnswerSheet.Younowhave25secondstoreadthenotesbelow.

(請注意,在答題卡上用A表示TRUE,B表示FALSE)

16.A.(True)/B.(False):Scholarsoftheclassicalandmedievalworldsalmostdidntknowthe

ideaof“readingtooneself”.

17.A.(True)/B.(False):Silentreadingisbasedontheideathatreadingaloudisadistractionto

others.

18.A.(True)/B.(False):Bothliteracyandthenumberofreaderswereonasteadygradual

increaseinthe19thcentury.

19.A.(True)/B.(False):Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,reading

becameaprivateactivityinsomepublicplaces.

20.A.(True)/B.(False):Theoldsharedliteracyculturecanevenbefoundintodays

specializedreadership.

SectionD

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothemcarefullyandthen

answerthequestionsthatfollow.

Question21isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5

secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

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21.Thisyear,________skilledworkersfromoutsideEuropeanEconomicAreawillbeallowed

intoUK.

A.6,300

B.21,700

C.28,000

D.40,000

Question22and23arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given10secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

22.FourjournalistsarehonoredbytheCommitteetoProtectJournalistsbecause_______.

A.theyriskedtheirlivestodotheirjobs

B.theywentintoprisontodoreports

C.theywerekilledwhiledoingtheirjobs

D.theytraveledaroundtheworldtofindoutthetruth

23.Thisyear,theInternationalFreedomAwardwillbeawardedin________.

A.Paris

B.London

C.NewYork

D.Washington

Question24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given10secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

24.HowmanypassengersareexpectedtotravelbyairduringtheThanksgivingholidayperiod?

A.About1.3million.

B.About2.5million.

C.About24million.

D.About69million.

25.AlargenumberoffliersinAmericaarelikelytogothrough________.

A.full-bodyscanning

B.enhancedpat-downs

C.parcelscanning

D.metaldetectorlines

PARTIIVOCABULARY(10minutes,20points,1pointeach)

Directions:Therearetwentyquestionsinthissection.Eachquestionisasentencewithsomething

missing.BeloweachsentencearefourwordsorphrasemarkedA,B,C,orD.Choose

onewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markthecorrespondingletter

withasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

26.Thecitywill______thesebuildingstomakeroomforthenewhighway.

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A.tearoff

B.tearout

C.tearaway

D.teardown

27.Thenewly-electedpresidentisdeterminedto______theestablishedpolicyofdeveloping

agriculture.

A.gofor

B.goon

C.goby

D.goup

28.TheBeatles,themostfamousBritishbandofthe1960s,traveledworldwideformanyyears,

______culturalbarriers.

A.transporting

B.transplanting

C.transferring

D.transcending

29.Hiscompanionshavethreatenedto______hiscrimetothepolice.

A.imposeB.exposeC.enclose

D.express

30.Youmustinsistthatstudentsgiveatruthfulanswer______withtherealityoftheirworld.

A.relevantB.simultaneousC.consistentD.practical

31.Hewas______admittancetotheconcerthallfornotbeingproperlydressed.

A.rejectedB.deniedC.withheld

D.deprived

32.Georgehasabigcoffee______onthefrontofhisjacket.

A.spotB.markC.stain

D.patch

33.Thescientistshaveabsolutefreedomastowhatresearchtheythinkisbestto______.

A.engageB.devoteC.seekD.pursue

34.Moreoftenthannotitisdifficultto______theexactmeaningofaChineseidiominEnglish.

A.exchangeB.transferC.conveyD.convert

35.Themotoristhadto______toavoidknockingtheoldwomandowninthemiddleoftheroad.

A.swerveB.twistC.departD.swing

36.Duringthesummerholidayseasonitisdifficulttofinda(n)______roominthehotelshere.

A.empty

B.vacant

C.free

D.deserted

D.getacross

D.conviction

D.raisedfrom

37.Theoldcouplewillnever______thelossoftheirson.

A.getoverB.getawayC.getoff

38.The______ofAIDShasledtoanexpansioninresearchseekingacure.

A.innovationB.selectionC.proliferation

39.Manyautomobileaccidentswere______carelessdriving.

A.attributedtoB.resultedinC.contributedto

40.Everyyear,onestudentinourhighschoolwinsascholarshipthat______oneyearofcollege.

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A.improves

B.subsidizes

C.obliges

D.inflicts

41.Hewrotethebookin______withhiswife.

A.proportionB.installment

C.correspondence

D.collaboration

42.Itwasthedriver?s______thatcausedhimtosteponthegasinsteadofthebrakeafterhiscar

wentoverthecurb.

A.fraud

B.alarm

C.terror

D.panic

43.Dannyleftthis______messageonmyansweringmachine:Imustseeyou.Meetmeat

twelveo?clock.”Didhemeannoonormidnight?

A.ambiguous

B.responsible

C.implicit

D.thoughtful

44.Ofcourse,mostimmigrantsdidnotgetrichovernight,butthe______ofthemwereeventually

abletoimproveupontheirformerstandardofliving.

A.maximum

B.minority

C.majority

D.minimum

45.Our______sensitivitydecreaseswithage.Byage60,mostpeoplehavelost40percentof

theirabilitytosmelland50percentoftheirtastebuds.

A.sensible

B.senseless

C.sensitive

D.sensory

PARTIIICLOZETEST(15minutes,15points,1pointeach)

Directions:Thereare15questionsinthispartofthetest.Readthepassagethrough.Then,go

backandchooseonesuitablewordorphrasemarkedA,B,C,orDforeachblankin

thepassage.Markthecorrespondingletterofthewordorphraseyouhavechosen

withasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

Itisallverywelltoblametrafficjams,thecostofpetrolandthequickpaceofmodernlife,

butmannersontheroadsarebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenbecome

monsters(46)______thewheel.Itisallverywell,again,tohaveatigerinthetank,buttohave

oneinthedriver'sseatisanothermatteraltogether.Youmighttoleratetheoddroad-hog,therude

andinconsideratedriver,butnowadaysthewell-manneredmotorististhe(47)______totherule.

Perhapsthesituation(48)______a"BeKindtoOtherDrivers"campaign,(49)______itmayget

completely(50)______.

Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headed

andgood-temperedofdriversto(51)______thetemptationtorevengewhen(52)______to

uncivilizedbehavior.Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowards(53)______

thetensionsofmotoring.Afriendlynodorawaveofacknowledgementin(54)______toanact

ofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandtolerancesonecessaryinmodern

trafficconditions.Butsuchacknowledgementsofpolitenessarealltoo(55)______today.Many

driversnowadaysdon'tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.

(56)______,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriver

whobrakes(57)______toallowacartoemerge(58)______asidestreetatsomehazardto

followingtraffic,(59)______afewsecondslatertheroadwouldbeclearanyway;ortheman

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whowavesachildacrossazebracrossingintothepathofoncomingvehiclesthatmaybeunable

tostop(60)______.

Yearsagotheexpertswarnedusthatthecar-ownershipexplosionwoulddemandalotmore

give-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.

46.A.on

B.above

C.behind

D.by

47.A.exclusion

48.A.callsfor

49.A.moreover

50.A.outofhand

51.A.resist

B.exception

B.callsout

B.while

C.modification

C.callsupon

C.otherwise

C.athand

D.access

D.callsup

D.till

B.inhand

B.persist

D.offhand

D.insist

C.consist

52.A.subject

53.A.dismissing

54.A.appeal

55.A.common

56.A.Therefore

57.A.politely

58.A.at

B.beingsubjected

B.relieving

B.approach

B.rare

C.subjected

C.releasing

C.reflection

C.extraordinary

C.However

C.vigorously

C.to

D.issubjected

D.removing

D.response

D.unique

D.Thus

B.Furthermore

B.carefully

B.on

D.violently

D.from

59.A.though

60.A.ontime

B.when

C.where

D.which

D.attimes

B.intime

C.atatime

PARTIVFastReading(30minutes,19points,1pointeach)

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,thereareTWOpassages.Readeachpassagecarefully,and

thenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

givenandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebrackets

onyourmachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

Passage1:

Theagriculturalrevolutioninthenineteenthcenturyinvolvedtwothings:theinventionof

labor-savingmachineryandthedevelopmentofscientificagriculture.Labor-savingmachinery

naturallyappearedfirstwherelaborwasscarce."InEurope",saidThomasJefferson,"theobjectis

tomakethemostoftheirland,laborbeingabundant;hereitistomakethemostofourlabor,land

beingabundant".ItwasintheUnitedStates,therefore,thatthegreatadvancesin

nineteenth-centuryagriculturalmachineryfirstcame.

Attheopeningofthecentury,withtheexceptionofacrudeplow,farmerscouldhavecarried

practicallyalloftheexistingagriculturalimplementsontheirbacks;by1860,mostofthe

machineryinusetodayhadbeendesignedinanearlyform.Themostimportantoftheearly

inventionswastheironplow.Asearlyas1790CharlesNewboldofNewJerseyhadbeenworking

ontheideaofacast-ironplowandspenthisentirefortuneinintroducinghisinvention.The

farmers,however,werenotinterestedinit,claimingthattheironpoisonedthesoilandmadethe

weedsgrow.Nevertheless,manypeopledevotedtheirattentiontotheplow,untilin1869James

OliverofSouthBend,Indiana,turnedoutthefirstchilled-steelplow.

61.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.Theneedforagriculturaladvancestohelpfeedagrowingpopulation

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B.Thedevelopmentofsafermachinesdemandedbythelabormovement

C.Machinerythatcontributedtotheagriculturalrevolution

D.NewJerseyasaleaderintheagriculturalrevolution

62.Theword"naturally"inline3isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.unsurprisingly

B.gradually

C.apparently

D.safely

63.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromwhatThomasJeffersonsaid?

A.EuropewaschangingmorequicklythantheUnitedStates.

B.EuropehadgreaterneedoffarmmachinerythantheUnitedStatesdid.

C.TheUnitedStateswasfinallyrunningoutofgoodfarmland.

D.TherewasashortageofworkersonUnitedStatesfarms.

64.Whatpointistheauthormakingbystatingthatfarmerscouldcarrynearlyalltheirtoolson

theirbacks?

A.Farmershadfewtoolsbeforetheagriculturalrevolution.

B.PeopleintheUnitedStatesweretraditionallyself-reliant.

C.Lifeonthefarmwasextremelydifficult.

D.Newtoolsweredesignedtobeportable.

65.Whenwastheironplowinvented?

A.In1790.

B.Intheearly1800s.

C.In1869.

D.Intheearly1900s.

66.Theword"it"inline12refersto______.

A.scientificagriculture

B.JamesOliversinvention

C.thecast-ironplow

D.CharlesNewboldsfortune

Passage2:

LostforWords

Manyminoritylanguagesareonthedangerlist

IntheNativeAmericanNavajonation,whichsprawlsacrossfourstatesintheAmerican

south-west,thenativelanguageisdying.Mostofitsspeakersaremiddle-agedorelderly.

AlthoughmanystudentstakeclassesinNavajo,theschoolsareruninEnglish.Streetsigns,

supermarketgoodsandeventheirownnewspaperareallinEnglish.Notsurprisingly,linguists

doubtthatanynativespeakersofNavajowillremaininahundredyearstime.

Navajoisfarfromalone.Halftheworlds6,800languagesarelikelytovanishwithtwo

generations--thatsonelanguagelosteverytendays.Neverbeforehastheplanetslinguistic

diversityshrunkatsuchapace.?Atthemoment,weareheadingforaboutthreeorfourlanguages

dominatingtheworld,saysMarkPagel,anevolutionarybiologistattheUniversityofReading.

?Itsamassextinction,andwhetherwewilleverreboundfromthelossisdifficulttoknow.

Isolationbreedslinguisticdiversity:asaresult,theworldispepperedwithlanguagesspoken

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byonlyafewpeople.Only250languageshavemorethanamillionspeakers,andatleast3,000

havefewerthan2,500.Itisnotnecessarilythesesmalllanguagesthatareabouttodisappear.

Navajoisconsideredendangereddespitehaving150,000speakers.Whatmakesalanguage

endangeredisnotjustthenumberofspeakers,buthowoldtheyare.Ifitisspokenbychildrenitis

relativelysafe.Thecriticallyendangeredlanguagesarethosethatareonlyspokenbytheelderly,

accordingtoMichaelKrauss,directoroftheAlasskNativeLanguageCenter,inFairbanks.

Whydopeoplerejectthelanguageoftheirparents?Itbeginswithacrisisofconfidence,

whenasmallcommunityfindsitselfalongsidealarger,wealthiersociety,saysNicholasOstler,of

Britain?sFoundationforEndangeredLanguages,inBath.?Peoplelosefaithintheirculture,?he

says.?Whenthenextgenerationreachestheirteens,theymightnotwanttobeinducedintotheold

traditions.?

Thechangeisnotalwaysvoluntary.Quiteoften,governmentstrytokilloffaminority

languagebybanningitsuseinpublicordiscouragingitsuseinschools,alltopromotenational

unity.TheformerUSpolicyofrunningIndianreservationschoolsinEnglish,forexample,

effectivelyputlanguagessuchasNavajoonthedangerlist.ButSalikokoMufwene,whochairs

theLinguisticsdepartmentattheUniversityofChicago,arguesthatthedeadliestweaponisnot

governmentpolicybuteconomicglobalization.?NativeAmericanshavenotlostprideintheir

language,buttheyhavehadtoadapttosocial-economicpressures,?hesays.?Theycannotrefuse

tospeakEnglishifmostcommercialactivityisinEnglish.?Butarelanguagesworthsaving?At

theveryleast,thereisalossofdataforthestudyoflanguagesandtheirevolution,whichrelieson

comparisonsbetweenlanguages,bothlivinganddead.Whenanunwrittenandunrecorded

languagedisappears,itislosttoscience.

Languageisalsointimatelyboundupwithculture,soitmaybedifficulttopreserveone

withouttheother.?IfapersonshiftsfromNavajotoEnglish,theylosesomething,?Mufwenesays.

?Moreover,thelossofdiversitymayalsodepriveusofdifferentwaysoflookingattheworld,?

saysPagel.Thereismountingevidencethatlearningalanguageproducesphysiologicalchanges

inthebrain.?YourbrainandminearedifferentfromthebrainofsomeonewhospeaksFrench,for

instance,?Pagelsays,andthiscouldaffectourthoughtsandperceptions.?Thepatternsand

connectionswemakeamongvariousconceptsmaybestructuredbythelinguistichabitsofour

community.?

Sodespitelinguists?bestefforts,manylanguageswilldisappearoverthenextcentury.Buta

growinginterestinculturalidentitymaypreventthedirestpredictionsfromcomingtrue.?Thekey

tofosteringdiversityisforpeopletolearntheirancestraltongue,aswellasthedominant

language,?saysDougWhalen,founderandpresidentoftheEndangeredLanguageFundinNew

Haven,Connecticut.?Mostoftheselanguageswillnotsurvivewithoutalargedegreeof

bilingualism,?hesays.InNewZealand,classesforchildrenhaveslowedtheerosionofMaoriand

rekindledinterestinthelanguage.AsimilarapproachinHawaiihasproducedabout8,000new

speakersofPolynesianlanguagesinthepastfewyears.InCalifornia,?apprentice?programmes

haveprovidedlifesupporttoseveralindigenouslanguages.Volunteer?apprentices?pairupwith

oneofthelastlivingspeakersofaNativeAmericantonguetolearnatraditionalskillsuchas

basketweaving,withinstructionexclusivelyintheendangeredlanguage.Afterabout300hoursof

trainingtheyaregenerallysufficientlyfluenttotransmitthelanguagetothenextgeneration.But

Mufwenesaysthatpreventingalanguagedyingoutisnotthesameasgivingitnewlifebyusing

iteveryday.?Preservingalanguageismorelikepreservingfruitsinajar,?hesays.

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However,preservationcanbringalanguagebackfromthedead.Thereareexamplesof

languagesthathavesurvivedinwrittenformandthenbeenrevivedbylatergenerations.Buta

writtenformisessentialforthis,sothemerepossibilityofrevivalhasledmanyspeakersof

endangeredlanguagestodevelopsystemsofwritingwherenoneexistedbefore.

Question67-70:Choosethemostappropriatewordforeachblanktocompletethesummaryof

thepassage.

Therearecurrentlyapproximately6,800languagesintheworld.Thisgreatvarietyof

languagescameaboutlargelyasaresultofgeographical(67)_____Butintoday?sworld,factors

suchasgovernmentinitiativesand(68)_____arecontributingtoahugedecreaseinthenumber

oflanguages.Onefactorwhichmayhelptoensurethatsomeendangeredlanguagesdonotdieout

completelyispeople?sincreasingappreciationoftheir(69)_____.Thishasbeenencouraged

throughprogrammesoflanguageclassesforchildrenandthrough?apprentice?schemes,inwhich

theendangeredlanguageisusedasthemediumofinstructiontoteachpeoplea(70)_____.Some

speakersofendangeredlanguageshaveevenproducedwritingsystemsinordertohelpsecurethe

survivaloftheirmothertongue.

67.A.result

68.A.adaptation

69.A.value

70.A.skill

B.difference

B.policies

B.use

C.diversity

C.encouragement

C.teaching

D.isolation

D.laws

D.function

D.word

B.language

C.lesson

Question71-75:Whogaveoutthefollowingstatements?Choosethepersonwhogaveouteach

statement.

71.Endangeredlanguagescannotbesavedunlesspeoplelearntospeakmorethanonelanguage.

A.DougWhalen

72.Savinglanguagesfromextinctionisnotinitselfasatisfactorygoal.

A.DougWhalenB.SalikokoMufweneC.NicholasOstler

73.Thewaywethinkmaybedeterminedbyourlanguage.

B.SalikokoMufweneC.NicholasOstler

D.MarkPagel

D.MarkPagel

D.MarkPagel

D.MarkPagel

D.MarkPagel

A.DougWhalen

B.SalikokoMufweneC.NicholasOstler

74.Youngpeopleoftenrejecttheestablishedwayoflifeintheircommunity.

A.DougWhalen

75.Achangeoflanguagemaymeanalossoftraditionalculture.

A.DougWhalenB.SalikokoMufweneC.NicholasOstler

B.SalikokoMufweneC.NicholasOstler

Question76-79:Dothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeviewsofthewriter?

76.TheNavajolanguagewilldieoutbecauseitcurrentlyhastoofewspeakers.

A.YES,thestatementagreeswiththeviewofthewriter

B.NO,thestatementcontradictstheviewofwriter

C.NOTGIVEN,itisimpossibletosaywhatthewriterthinksaboutthis.

77.Alargenumberofnativespeakersfailstoguaranteethesurvivalofalanguage.

A.YES,thestatementagreeswiththeviewofthewriter

B.NO,thestatementcontradictstheviewofwriter

C.NOTGIVEN,itisimpossibletosaywhatthewriterthinksaboutthis.

78.Nationalgovernmentscoulddomo