填空题{{B}}Part A Spot Dictation{{/B}} Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. International pressure is growing on Yugoslavia to {{U}}(1) {{/U}} in Kosovo. Diplomats from the international contact group on Yugoslavia have called for {{U}}(2) {{/U}} the crisis. They were speaking {{U}}(3) {{/U}} in the province with the leader of the Ethnic Albanians Eblar Himulagova. There have also been calls from the United Nations Security Council to {{U}}(4) {{/U}}. An emergency meeting of the major powers {{U}}(5) {{/U}} be held in London on Monday. But our {{U}}(6) {{/U}} correspondent Marlott Bonnet Meyson says they may find it difficult to {{U}}(7) {{/U}} what to do. "The Americans have given {{U}}(8) {{/U}} of severe consequences and raised the possibility of sanction being {{U}}(9) {{/U}} Yugoslavia." That issue will be discussed on Monday by Foreign Ministers of the contact group which {{U}}(10) {{/U}} the United States, Britain, Russia, France, Germany and Italy. But the Russia Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov is sending a deputy {{U}}(11) {{/U}} and a statement from Moscow rejected what is described as "western suggestions of {{U}}(12) {{/U}} the crisis and the use of sanctions to influence Yugoslavia". British officials say {{U}}(13) {{/U}} measures will be discussed at the London meeting, but they're now emphasizing {{U}}(14) {{/U}} persuade Belgrade, in their words, to act in a more reasonable way. That would include {{U}}(15) {{/U}} as well as punishments. One suggestion is that if the political dialogue were begun {{U}}(16) {{/U}} restoring some autonomy to Kosovo, there might be {{U}}(17) {{/U}} toward removing the existing sanctions which deny Yugoslavia {{U}}(18) {{/U}} international credit. Discussions are also {{U}}(19) {{/U}} about a possible mediation effort by the former Spanish Prime Minister Philipy Gonzales, {{U}}(20) {{/U}} the Organizations for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

填空题Tammet is a genius of memory. He broke the European record for recalling π, the 1 , to the furthest decimal point. He found it easy, because he didn"t even have to "think". To him, π isn"t an 2 ; it"s a visual story, a film projected in front of his eyes. He 3 and, last year, spent five hours recalling it in front of an adjudicator. He wanted to prove a point. "I memorized π to 4 decimal places, and I am technically disabled. I just wanted to show people that disability 5 ." Tammet is softly spoken, and shy about 6 , which makes him seem younger than he is. He lives on the Kent coast, but 7 — there are too many pebbles to count. The thought of a mathematical problem 8 makes him feel uncomfortable. Trips to the supermarket are always a chore. "There"s 9 . I have to look at every shape and texture. Every price, and every arrangement: 10 . So instead of thinking, "What cheese do I want this week?", I"m just 11 ." Tammet has never been able to 12 . It would be too difficult to fit around his daily routine. For instance, he has to drink his cups of tea 13 every day. Things have to happen in the same order, he always brushes his teeth before he 14 . "I have tried to be more flexible, but I always end up feeling more uncomfortable. Retaining 15 is really important. I like to do things in my own time, and 16 , so an office with 17 just wouldn"t work." Instead, he has set up a business on his own, at home, 18 in language learning, numeracy and literacy for private clients. It has 19 of keeping human interaction to a minimum. It also gives him time to work on the verb structures of 20 .

填空题Most people believe that landscape is 1 , but Earth is a 2 body with a continually 3 surface. There are two principal influences that shape the 4 : constructive processes such as 5 and 6 forces such as erosion. Hills and mountains are often regarded as the 7 of permanence. But, interestingly enough, the higher a mountain is, the more 8 it was formed. Lower mountains tend to be 9 and are often the eroded 10 of much higher mountain chains. The earth"s crust is thought to be divided into huge, 11 segments, called plates, which 12 on a soft plastic layer of rocks. Some mountains are formed as a result of these crustal plates 13 into each other, and forcing up the rock at the plate 14 . Some mountains may be raised by 15 or formed as a result of 16 activity. Any landscape represents only a 17 stage in the continuous 18 between different forces. The main agent of erosion is 19 The landscape is continually eroded by rain, ice, tree roots and 20

填空题 Tonight, I am pleased to announce that the Prime Minister has agreed to host the next Entrepreneurship Summit next year in Turkey. And so I thank the Prime Minister and the people and {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}of Turkey for helping to sustain the momentum that we {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}this week. So as I said, there are those who questioned whether we could {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}. And given the magnitude of the challenges we face in the world, and let's face it, {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}that comes through the television each and every day, sometimes it {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}to believe that the goodwill and good works of ordinary people are simply insufficient {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}. But to any who still doubt whether partnerships between people {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}, I say "Look at the men and women who are here today." Look at the professor who {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}, microfinance, that empowered the rural poor across his country, especially {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Look what happened when Muhammad shared his idea with {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}, who has since lifted hundreds of thousands of families and children {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}through a foundation whose name literally means "miracle". Look what happened when that idea {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}, including to people like my own mother, who worked with {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}from Pakistan to Indonesia. That simple idea, which began with a single person, has now transformed the lives of millions. That's {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}. So, the new beginning we seek is not only possible, it has already begun. It {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}, and millions around the world who believe that the future belongs not to those who {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}, but to those who come together; not to those who would destroy, but those who would build; not those {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}, but those who believe with confidence and conviction in a future of justice and progress and {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}regardless of their race, regardless of their religion. That's {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}that we're hoping to unlock during this conference and hoping to continue not only this week but {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}.

填空题Today, I speak from this podium a final time as your president. As I depart, I want to thank all of you, students, faculty, 1 , with whom I have been privileged to work over these past years. Some of us have had our disagreement, but I know that which unites us 2 . Some things look different to me than they did five years ago. The world that today"s Harvard"s graduates are entering is 3 than the world administrators entered. It is a world where opportunities 4 for those who know how to teach children to read, or those who know how to 5 ; never greater for those who can master 6 legal codes, faith traditions, computer platforms, 7 . It is also a world where some are left further and further behind, those who are not educated, those 8 , those for whom equal opportunity is just 9 . Scientific and technological advances are enabling us to comprehend the 10 the cosmos, the most basic constituents of matter, and 11 . At the same time, today, 12 of human beings imperil not only life on the planet, but 13 . Globalization is making the world smaller, faster and richer. Still, 9/11, avian flu, and war remind us that a smaller, faster world is 14 . Our world is bursting with knowledge, but desperately 15 . Now, when sound bites are getting shorter, when 16 , and when individual lives grow more frenzied, college graduates 17 are what our world needs. For all these reasons I believed, and I believe even more strongly today, in 18 of universities. Universities are where the wisdom we cannot afford to lose is 19 . Among all human institutions, universities can 20 to future possibilities, can look through current considerations to emergent opportunities.

填空题{{B}}A: Spot Dictation{{/B}}{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your {{B}}ANSWER BOOKLET.{{/B}} Remember you will hear the passage {{B}}ONLY ONCE.{{/B}} What is distance learning? It means that you study on your own, at home or wherever suits you. Recently, the world famous Open University in the United Kingdom has designed a new style of distance learning, which is called"{{U}} (1) {{/U}}". The phrase "Open Learning" means you study{{U}} (2) {{/U}}. You read course material, work on course activities, and write{{U}} (3) {{/U}}.The word "Supported" means you have help{{U}} (4) {{/U}}, the student services staff at regional centres, and centralised areas such as{{U}} (5) {{/U}}. You can also contact other students through tutorials and{{U}} (6) {{/U}}, the University's online conferencing system and events and dubs organised by{{U}} (7) {{/U}}. Most distance learning courses use printed paper materials. They also include some{{U}} (8) {{/U}}materials such as a CD, DVD or video. Many courses have a website and an{{U}} (9) {{/U}}. You'll need access to a computer{{U}} (10) {{/U}}to make use of these. The Open University can help its students buy a computer and{{U}} (11) {{/U}}the cost of accessing the Internet. With most distance learning courses, no{{U}} (12) {{/U}}are required to study. Of course, you have to be aged 18 when your course starts but there is no{{U}} (13) {{/U}}.Currently the Open University has around{{U}} (14) {{/U}}undergraduate and more than 30,000 postgraduate students, of which 10,000 have{{U}} (15) {{/U}}. Nearly all students are studying{{U}} (16) {{/U}}. About 70 percent of undergraduate students are in{{U}} (17) {{/U}}. More than 50,000 students{{U}} (18) {{/U}}by their employers for their studies. Most distance learning courses{{U}} (19) {{/U}}. Some of them are even available in other parts of the world. With over 25,000 of its students living outside the UK, the Open University is the{{U}} (20) {{/U}}that offers distance learning throughout the world.

填空题The human body is a remarkable 1 . As an adult, you may consume 2 food per year and still not 3 a pound of body weight. You are constantly harnessing, and consuming energy through the 4 of your body in order to remain in 5 . To maintain a 6 body weight, your energy input must balance your energy output. However, sometimes the overall energy balance is upset, and your normal body weight will 7 . The term 8 refers to the mental image we have of our own 9 and this can 10 by a variety of factors, including how much you weigh and how that weight is 11 . Research has revealed that about 40 percent of adult men and 12 of adult women are 13 their current body weight. Similarly findings have also been reported at high school level, mainly with female students. At the college level, a study found that 85 percent of both male and female first year students desired to change their body weight. The 14 of this concern is the value that American society is 15 a society to physical appearance. Thinness is currently an attribute that females 16 . Males generally 17 . The 18 of individuals who want to change their body weight do it for the sake of appearance, most want to 19 body fat, while a smaller percentage of individuals actually want to 20 .

填空题Using a public telephone may well be one of 1 of life, demanding patience, determination and 2 , together on occasion with considerable unpopularity. The hopeful caller (shall we call him George?)waits till six o"clock in the evening to 3 the so-called "cheap rates" for 4 . The telephone box, with two broken panes of glass in the side, stands 5 two main roads with buses, lorries and cars roaring past. It is pouring with rain as George joins a queue of four depressed-looking people. Time passes slowly and seems to come to 6 while the person immediately before George carries on an endless conversation, pausing 7 another coin every minute or so. Eventually the receiver is replaced and the caller leaves the box. George enters and picks up one of the directories inside, 8 that someone unknown has tom out the very page he needs. Nothing for it but to dial Directory Enquiries, 9 (while someone outside bangs repeatedly on the door) and finally 10 given. At last George can go ahead with his call. Just as he is 11 , however, the door pens and 12 peers in: As he continues to dial, his unwanted companion withdraws. At last he hears the burr-burr of 13 , immediately followed by rapid pips demanding his money, but he is now so upset that he 14 he has placed ready 15 of the box. Having at last located them, he dials again: the pips are repeated and he hastily inserts the coins. A cold voice 16 , "Grand Hotel, Chalfont Wells," I"ve an urgent message for a Mr. Smith who is a guest in your hotel. Could you 17 to him? I"m afraid I don"t know his room number. The response appears less than enthusiastic and 18 . George inserts more coins. Then the voice informs him I"ve been trying to locate Mr. Smith but the hall porter reports having seen him 19 . Breathing heavily, George replaces the receiver, just as 20 starts again.

填空题We have all experienced days when everything 1 . A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to 2 . What invariably happens is that a great number of things choose to go wrong 3 . It is as if a single unimportant event set up 4 . Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and 5 the baby at the same time. The telephone rings and this 6 to an unforeseen series of catastrophes. While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table, smashing half your best crockery and cutting himself 7 . You hang up hurriedly and 8 baby, crockery, etc. Meanwhile, the meal 9 . As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears, your husband arrives, 10 bringing three guests to dinner. Things can go wrong 11 , as a number of people recently discovered in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney. During the 12 one evening two cars collided and both drivers began to argue. The woman immediately behind the two ears happened to be a learner. She suddenly 13 and stopped her ear. This made the driver following her brake hard. His wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake. As she was 14 , the cake went right through the windscreen and landed on the road. Seeing a cake flying through the air, a lorry driver who was 15 alongside the car, pulled up all of a sudden. The lorry was loaded with empty beer bottles and hundreds of them 16 the back of the vehicle and on to the road. This led to yet another angry argument. Meanwhile, the traffic 17 . It took the police nearly an hour to get the traffic 18 again. In the meantime, the lorry driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two stray dogs benefited from 19 , for they 20 what was left of the cake. It was just one of those days!

填空题{{B}}Part A Note-taking And Gap-filling{{/B}} Directions: In this part of the test you will hear a short talk. You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE. While listening to the talk, you may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough information to complete a gap-filling task on a separate ANSWER BOOKLET. You will not get your ANSWER BOOKLET until after you have listened to the talk. Most people believe that landscape is {{U}}(1) {{/U}}, but Earth is a {{U}}(2) {{/U}} body with a continually {{U}}(3) {{/U}} surface. There are two principal influences that shape the {{U}}(4) {{/U}}: constructive processes such as {{U}}(5) {{/U}} and {{U}}(6) {{/U}} forces such as erosion. Hills and mountains are often regarded as the {{U}}(7) {{/U}} of permanence. But, interestingly enough, the higher a mountain is, the more {{U}}(8) {{/U}} it was formed. Lower mountains tend to be {{U}}(9) {{/U}} and are often the eroded {{U}}(10) {{/U}} of much higher mountain chains. The earth's crust is thought to be divided into huge, {{U}}(11) {{/U}} segments, called plates, which {{U}}(12) {{/U}} on a soft plastic layer of rocks. Some mountains are formed as a result of these crustal plates {{U}}(13) {{/U}} into each other, and forcing up the rock at the plate {{U}}(14) {{/U}}. Some mountains may be raised by {{U}}(15) {{/U}} or formed as a result of {{U}}(16) {{/U}} activity. Any landscape represents only a {{U}}(17) {{/U}} stage in the continuous {{U}}(18) {{/U}} between different forces. The main agent of erosion is {{U}}(19) {{/U}} The landscape is continually eroded by rain, ice, tree roots and {{U}}(20) {{/U}}

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填空题Folk wisdom lies in many 1 that give advice about life. It is also expressed in other ways, such as 2 , fairy tales, legends, and 3 . It is about the best ways to 4 life"s joys and sorrows. One characteristic of American folk wisdom is its humor which makes the bitter 5 of life easier to 6 and makes the 7 realities of life more attractive. Some 8 in the US are successful because they can say wise things humorously. But 9 may lose the 10 and humor of their original sayings. Franklin wrote books and sayings to show how to live a happy but 11 life. His style was sensible, easy, simple, and 12 . Abraham Lincoln was both a politician and 13 , and he knew how to use common sense to 14 people"s opinions. Mark Twain used humor to help people see the 15 of their ways. He thought that most human beings didn"t 16 why they believed certain things. He also mocked at those people in power who often used 17 to fool the people. Mark Twain may look like a 18 who only saw people"s weaknesses not strengths, but he hoped that his humors could make our society a better, more 19 one, even though they may 20 a lot of people.

填空题 When a child reaches the age of around eight to{{U}} (1) {{/U}}, for the first time in his life the idea of love is changed from being loved into loving. As he grows into a (n){{U}} (2) {{/U}}eventually, he has overcome his{{U}} (3) {{/U}}. For him now, to give has become more satisfactory and more joyous than to{{U}} (4) {{/U}}; to love has become more important even than being loved. Related to this change is the development of the{{U}} (5) {{/U}}of love. When a child grows UP, his{{U}} (6) {{/U}}to mother gradually{{U}} (7) {{/U}}some of its vital significance and his relationship to{{U}} (8) {{/U}}becomes more and more important. There are essential{{U}} (9) {{/U}}in quality between motherly love and fatherly love. Motherly love is by nature{{U}} (10) {{/U}}. Mother loves a child not because the child has{{U}} (11) {{/U}}any specific condition, or has lived up to any specific{{U}} (12) {{/U}}. But the{{U}} (13) {{/U}}to father is quite different. Father does not represent the{{U}} (14) {{/U}}world. He represents the world of thought, of{{U}} (15) {{/U}}and order, of discipline, and of travel and{{U}} (16) {{/U}}. Father is the one who shows the child into the{{U}} (17) {{/U}}. Fatherly love is{{U}} (18) {{/U}}love. Its principle is "I love you because you fulfill my expectations, because you do your duty. " Fatherly love has a negative and a{{U}} (19) {{/U}}aspect. The negative aspect is that fatherly love can be{{U}} (20) {{/U}}if the child does not do what is expected of him.

填空题When it comes to romance, women prefer someone who tickles their funny bone while men opt for those who catch their eye, according to an international survey. The survey, (1) by Canadian romance publisher Harlequin Enterprises, asked men and women (2) about traits they liked or disliked and how they went about trying to meet Mr. or Ms. Right. (3) differences between countries in the way people tried to impress (4) Australians and British men (5) too much, while about half of German and Italian men said they had lied about their (6) . Spaniards were the most likely to use appearance to (7) . Eighty percent of (8) men said they had lied about their (9) or relationship status, as did seventy percent of German women, the survey said. When it came to (10) , a majority of respondents preferred to (11) friends for introductions. The Internet was not a popular hunting ground (12) , where about half the surveyed men and women opted to find people online.' Both Spain and France suffered (13) Thirty percent of Spanish men, but no Spanish women, looked for love online. In France, forty percent of men but only ten percent of women (14) to meet someone, but they did have one thing in common, both sexes rated looks as more important than (15) in other countries. When it came to that first meeting, a majority of men polled said beauty was more important than brains, while women put (16) at the top of their list. (17) was the top priority for men in France, Brazil, Greece, Japan and Britain. And while forty percent of Portuguese men rated intelligence over looks (18) , no Australian men did so. In the United States and Canada, (19) the most important trait by both men and women, getting (20) respectively.

填空题{{B}}A: Spot Dictation{{/B}}{{B}}Directions: {{/B}}In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your {{B}}ANSWER BOOKLET.{{/B}} Remember you will hear the passage {{B}}ONLY ONCE.{{/B}} We often hear and read about controversial issues in science and technology. For example, will radiation from electronic equipment{{U}} (1) {{/U}}the environment? Should the DNA samples of{{U}} (2) {{/U}}be put into a computer data base so investigators can compare it to the DNA of blood at{{U}} (3) {{/U}}? Should medical scientists change gene structures to prevent{{U}} (4) {{/U}}or to create more perfect human beings? While people are arguing about these and other{{U}} (5) {{/U}}, technology continues to influence every aspect of everyday life—the home health and education,{{U}} (6) {{/U}}, and so on. Some people carry on{{U}} (7) {{/U}}with computers—their own or the ones available at{{U}} (8) {{/U}}like cafes, social centers, libraries, and so on. Communicating with others on{{U}} (9) {{/U}}or in{{U}} (10) {{/U}}, computer users can get to know people they might never meet{{U}} (11) {{/U}}Some look for{{U}} (12) {{/U}}by computer: they might place{{U}} (13) {{/U}}with photos on the screen or even produce{{U}} (14) {{/U}}for their Websites. With{{U}} (15) {{/U}}video connections, two people with cameras in their computers can see and talk to each other from{{U}} (16) {{/U}}. With modern telephone technology, most people stopped writing letters-especially personal letters and notes. But now, writing to communicate has returned{{U}} (17) {{/U}}, or email, which is a way of{{U}} (18) {{/U}}from one computer to another. When a computer is ready to mail a letter, it{{U}} (19) {{/U}}—that is, a central computer that collects and distributes electronic information. Delivery time from the sender to the receiver is no more than a few seconds, even from one country to another. For some computer users, the wish to{{U}} (20) {{/U}}with others makes them want to write better.

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填空题The euro was established 10 years ago. On its 10th anniversary, we"re in the midst of 1 . You may ask. Has the euro, which was controversial when it was established, helped Europe and the world 2 ? That"s a really good question, because the euro as you say was not only controversial, it was 3 . The idea of a bunch of countries getting together, pooling their sovereignty to 4 rather than having a currency imposed when they get conquered or something, was very new and still 5 elsewhere. The short answer is yes. For the euro"s own members and for the system of the world as a whole, the euro has been a good thing and 6 . Countries in the eurozone, particularly countries like Greece, Italy and Portugal, which would have seen 7 shoot through the roof and capital flee out of them, have had very little of that as 8 . Their interest rates have 9 but nothing like they would have if these countries 10 . By the same token, 11 —Germany, France, and so on—are suffering less from 12 of their neighbor countries and their closest trading partners because 13 . On a global perspective, it"s a little less of 14 . There has certainly been no harm from the euro, and it has been 15 . It probably helps maintain a general sense of 16 in the world. The reason I"m just being a little bit hesitant, and this is the theme of our new book, is that we feel the euro could 17 , both regionally to help those European countries outside the euro area, particularly in crisis 18 , and globally in terms of backing up and in some ways partnering or even 19 in global leadership. That"s where we feel 20 .

填空题Two thirds of the British public fear that the U.K. 41 another recession, a survey showed today. The news came as 42 Britain has been rated 43 in Europe to live in. And while 85 percent of people say that 44 has endangered the U. K. economy, a new report suggests that Britain"s 45 predated the recent turmoil. More than half 46 of Britons are cutting back on spending in anticipation of 47 , according to a ComRes poll. Almost three quarters said they were 48 that another recession would have a severe impact on them and their family, while just 49 said they would not expect to be affected. 50 —18 percent—believe Britain should contribute more money to help solve the eurozone"s financial crisis, if it would 51 another recession. The survey of more than 52 showed that 77 percent believe the crisis proved the U.K. was right to 53 the eurozone, and about the same number think the eurozone debt crisis 54 by Europe"s political leaders. Another study, a report by think-tank Demos entitled "Good Growth", suggests that Britain is one of the worst places to 55 . Judging by factors such as health, housing and the job market, the report said that only Spain was 56 than the U.K.. The best places to live are Norway, Germany and the Netherlands, said the study. 57 will be reinforced by findings from the OECD, a respected think-tank, which say that the U.K. economy has been slowing for at least seven months. Britain is not the only country facing 58 , as all of the other G7 industrial nations are suffering from a similar slowdown. But the fact that the U.K."s economy has been 59 since before Greece started heading for default 60 the Government"s argument that Britain"s poor performance is the fault of the eurozone.

填空题The teaching sequence is intended to help learners (1) in writing short answers. It consists of three stages: (2) , the practice stage and the production stage. In the presentation stage, the language teacher first (3) of short-answer writing and (4) . The teacher also asks learners what they think makes a good "short answer": (5) would they look for and why? Then the teacher presents a (6) with a brief list of things that (7) in a good short answer. During the opening stage of the presentation, the teacher can (8) , on the hoard, points that learners make, and the teacher should (9) to the prepared handout. Some teachers may prefer to use (10) instead of the handout. During following (11) , the language teacher should prepare a handout that contains three or four question items from a recent test or from" (12) , several selected answers for each question item taken from students' work, with a list of points to look for when marking, and (13) , and information needed to answer each item. The marking scheme should be simple and it should (14) points to look for. Learners in the class may be (15) of four or five and they need to compare marks and try to (16) . When an item has been finished by all groups, the (17) are compared. The teacher may also tell groups how the answers are marked by the examiners. In the last (18) , learners will need three or four short-answer question items for each written assignment. The language teacher may set four or five assignments of this kind during the course or for (19) . The language teacher may find the job of marking such written assignments (20) .