Part I Writing (30 minutes)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of To Get

　　along with Your Roommates. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below.

　　1. 室友之間的沖突在校園里常有發生

　　2. 沖突的主要原因

　　3. 室友之間如何和睦相處

　　To Get along with Your Roommate

　　注意：此部分試題在答題卡 1 上。

　　Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)

　　Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1.

　　For questions 17, mark

　　Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;

　　N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;

　　NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.

　　For questions 810,

　　complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

　　Early Childhood Education

　　‘Education To Be More’ was published last August. It was the report of the New Zealand

　　Government’s Early Childhood Care and Education Working Group. The report argued for enhanced equity (公平) of access and better funding for childcare and early childhood education institutions. Unquestionably, that’s a real need; but since parents don’t normally send children to preschools until the age of three, are we missing out on the most important years of all?

　　A 13year study of early childhood development at Harvard University has shown that, by the age of three, most children have the potential to understand about 1000 words – most of the language they will use in ordinary conversation for the rest of their lives.

　　Furthermore, research has shown that while every child is born with a natural curiosity, it can be suppressed dramatically during the second and third years of life. Researchers claim that the human personality is formed during the first two years of life, and during the first three years children learn the basic skills they will use in all their later learning both at home and at school.