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South Dakota ranks completely the last in average teacher salary and 42nd in the spending per pupil. But its 1989 American College Test scores are among the highest in the nation.

In knowledge and skills South Dakota has a normal teacher combination-good, bad and the
not very good. Nor does the state place enormous emphasis on academic achievements. Many chools
fail to require enough homework and a proposal to require a foreign language for college entrance caused a storm of public anger. But South Dakota' s students have three things going for them: strong families, small schools and old-fashioned values.

South Dakota ' s marriage and birth rates are among the highest in the nation, and its divorce (离婚) rates are among the lowest. South Dakota' s kids are subject to the same troubles that tempt young people elsewhere-drugs, drinking and sex. But because fewer are in pain of emotion from home situations, fewer seek these troublesome escapes.

South Dakota is also fortunate that most of its schools are small. Schools like these are often the focus of community life; there are a lot of school plays, concerts and football games in school. And as much as a fourth of a local newspaper may be school news. It must be difficult for students and teachers not to feel that all eyes are upon them.

And South Dakota enjoy the old values, everyone shares the same pattern of behaviour. A
school's authority is seldom weakened by a parent, or vice versa (反之亦然).

56. Which of the following is mentioned about South Dakota in this passage?
[A]A special combination is required by the state in selecting teachers.
[B] Forty-two students won an award in a national test in 1989.
[C] Teachers are not as well paid as those in other states.
[D] Academic achievements are highly regarded by the state and the public.

57. According to the writer, in South Dakota _________.
[ A ] students don ' t have to spend much spare time on their study
[ B ] teachers are requested to assign enough homework to the students
[ C ] there are no special requirements for entrance to college
[ D ] parents set a high demand of their children ' s education in middle schools

58. It can be known from the passage that _________.
[ A ] some parents think that a foreign language is useless in the states
[ B ] the students are strongly against learning a foreign language as a course requirement
[ C ] the lack of foreign language teaching has led to a storm of public anger
[ D ] students needn ' t know a foreign language to enter a college

59. In this passage, the writer implied that people in South Dakota _________.
[A] like their children studying in & larger college
[ B ] enjoy great comfort of emotion in the family
[ C ] are trying to find out a solution to some social problems
[ D ] rank the lowest in birth rates in the nation

60. In this passage the writer states that people in South Dakota _________.
[ A ] think that students should have spent more time on study
[ B ] take the lead in changing the old values
[ C ] pay little attention to the happenings in the school
[ D ] hold conservative attitudes toward their traditions

Part B

Directions:
Read the following paragraphs in which 5 people talk about what men don ' t understand about women. For questions 61 to 65, match name of each speaker to one of the statements (A to C) given below. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

Margaret Stephens

On the job, we expect equal pay for equal work. Work gives a man identity and status. The same often holds true for a woman. We want our husbands take our jobs as seriously as they take their own. I worked as a nurse, he, a sales-executive. I followed him around the country. Each time he was transferred, I found a new position for myself. It wasn ' t until I received an award from my hospital that he realized how emotionally attached I was to my profession.Barbra Stern

Men and women solve problems in different ways. A man tends to be direct-line up all his options, select one, then proceed. Women can be direct, too, but they may also choose a less obvious path. What women really want is for men to respect the special ways they have of analyzing problems. When men struggle with a problem, they stay right with it, but often getting more and moreupset. Women are more likely to simply let problems solve themselves.

Cindy Rodgers

Men tend to be romantic, often falling in love more quickly than women, who tend to focus on practical considerations in choosing a mate and look for long-term qualities in a partner. Far more than men, they allow their heads to control their hearts. Even though women may ache for love, they carry around an inner evaluator who asks, "Can I count on this man?" So any man who hopes to sweep a woman off her feet had better lengthen his timetable.