Students must apply for a place before
attending any class. Applications(申请), either by post or in person, are dealt
with strictly in the order they are received at the Adult Education Office. You
can apply: By Post—use the card provided with the exact fee. You
will be accepted for the course unless it is full, in which case we will inform
you. An acknowledgement(承认) will not be made nor a receipt(收据) sent unless you
provide a stamped addressed envelope. Receipts will normally be given out at the
first class. In Person—call at the Adult Education Office
(ground floor, C Block) between approximately 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m.
on Friday), or at the College Reception Desk (at the main entrance) at the other
times (in the evenings until about 7:30 p.m.—not Fridays). Students should note
that popular classes may be full well before the course is to start, so that
early application is strongly advised to avoid disappointment.
For the Autumn Term, applications will be accepted by post (preferably) or
in person from 1st August, For the Spring Term, applications
will be accepted from 1st December. For the Summer Term,
applications will be accepted from 1st April
单选题
The word "they" (Line 2, Para. 1) means ______ .
单选题
If students want to apply for the Autumn Term, ______ .
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】细节推理题。题目询问学生若想申请秋季班，需要做什么。根据“... applications will be accepted by post(preferably)or in person from lst August”可推断出，选项B(学校希望他们通过邮件申请)为正确答案。需要注意由动词prefer派生出来的形容词preferably的意思是“更适宜”。
[避错指南] 选项A(他们应核对课程是否满员)是对某些热门课程的补充说明；选项C(申请必须在8月1日之前递交)与原文中的from lst August相悖；选项D(学生必须亲自申请)与by post(preferably)相悖。故这三项均可排除。