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36 What percentage of high school graduates were proficient in foreign languages forty years ago?0 v0 g/ j; N6 @6 s/ o0 q3 K
A 70 percent.5 B# S; h: @$ C, F7 V
B 13 percent
- x, p- Y* A9 m9 H2 z# p8 U: ?2 _: E C 6.5 percent5 F4 _( g6 U/ t" Q
D 40 percent
* a" ?4 S% x! K) }3 U 37 What can be inferred from paragraph 2?
' N; |1 n) v" Q; J A Australia is essentially a self-sufficient country.
- n, L4 W. X9 i# S. d7 l4 b8 b B Australia has rich deposits of minerals.7 \1 Y+ m& C% a$ J8 b, n k% Q
C Australia has no intention to trade with Asian countries.
1 R" u3 c# D) a& V D Australian students are not required to lean a foreign language.! V3 D9 F2 _' O+ P D. d
38 What does Dilip Dutta think language skills can do?$ F# @: [" i4 s4 E8 l
A Improve your relation with your partner.
- z3 J& ]2 d1 K$ [' Q, y; |' U B Help settle international conflicts.- V$ U$ _, ^1 W0 y- w! o6 _9 H
C Increase trading opportunities.1 s4 p) t* h% c" E% o, W P
D Remove barriers in negotiations.8 z7 h0 S j4 Z, q0 u3 K% }
39 Why has the Australian government been keenly interested in strengthening ties with Asia?
) `2 ^ x K; Z2 f, N w3 u A Because Asia is where Australia's major exports go.
U% B: i0 s5 {( A B Because Asia is where Australia is located.# I4 n7 P3 Y9 j8 F$ l
C Because Asia is where Australians go and spend their holidays.4 |$ B9 I& W" `4 n
D Because Asia is where Australia can play a big role in international affairs.
, U8 S6 v- ^- z7 w 40 The word "faculty" in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by
8 C4 E/ D% T# W# L" `( D A office4 C' W" W! B3 D# x* D
B building D* L9 n/ d+ G5 b: H- T2 ?
C department
" e2 ^# p$ v/ c* W( A- F D university |