d A), B), C) and D)。 You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 

Passage One 
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage. 
　　In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答问卷者)listed to give children a good start’ academically as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for successful careers in first&nb

 
 
;effect of exercise on losing weight. 
　B) They prefer light beer and low-calorie bread to other drinks and food. 
　C) They know the factors that play a positive role in keeping down body weight. 
　D) They tend to exaggerate the healthful effect of light beer. 
17. Some people dislike exercise because ____. 
　A) they find consulting caloric-expenditure charts troublesome 
　B) they don’t think it possible to walk 3 miles every day 
　C) they find it hard to exercise while on a diet 
　D) they think it is physically exhausting 
18. Even exercise professionals concede half a point here (Line 3, Para. 2) means “They ____”. 
　A) are not fully convinced that dieting can help maintain one’s new weight 
　B) agree that the calories in a small piece of pastry can be difficult to work off by exercise 
　C) are not sufficiently informed of the positive role of exercise in losing weight 
　D) partially believe diet plays a supporting role in weight reduction 
19. What was confirmed by the Boston University Medical Center’s study? 
　A) Weight reduction is impossible without exercise. 
　B) Even occasional exercise can help reduce weight. 
　C) Controlling one’s calorie intake is more important than doing exercise. 
　D) One could lose ten pounds in a year’s time if there’s no increase in food intake. 
20. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article? 
　A) To stress the importance of maintaining proper weight. 
　B) To support the statement made by York Onnen. 
　D) To show the most effective way to lose weight. 
　D) To justify the study of the Boston University Medical Center. 

Passage Three 
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. 
　　Scratchy throats, stuffy noses and body aches all spell misery, but being able to tell if the cause is a cold or flu (流感) may make a difference in how long the misery lasts. 
　　The American Lung Association (ALA) has issued new guidelines on combating colds and the flu, and one of the keys is being able to quickly tell the two apart. That’s because the prescription drugs available for the flu need to b