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Before the 2013 Spring Festival Gala(春晚),several young people were interviewed.Here are some of their opinions.

Student A,18,a fresher in accounting at Hebei University of Finance and Economics	I seldom watched the CCTV gala before.I found the familiar(熟悉的)faces on the show quite boring.But in the past few years the show has featured more pop stars,making me want to watch it.This year,I’m excited to see S.H.E.and Leehom Wang. Another reason I will watch it is that I can follow what my friends are talking about on their micro blogs.People usually post comments on the show and I don’t want to be confused when they quote(引用)jokes from the show.
Student B,18,a fresher in law at Zhengzhou University	Watching the CCTV gala is a habit for my family.I always enjoy the warm atmosphere when my family watch the show together after dinner. Even though the gala has been questioned in recent years for adding too many advertisements,it is still a traditional form of entertainment for most Chinese on Lunar New Year’s Eve.I think the gala reflects(反映)the improvement in Chinese people’s lives.Hopefully it will continue to do so.
Student C,19,a fresher in civil engineering at Wuhan University	As a fan of the CCTV gala I am looking forward to seeing the improvements this year and hope it will feature more high-quality performances. This year my family are traveling to Sichuan during the holiday,but luckily I heard that we can watch the gala on my iPad. Although some people say the gala is already outdated,I think some programs are great and necessary.Nowadays people live under so much pressure,and we need some fun to relax.

小题1:Why didn’t Student A like watching the CCTV gala in the past?

A．It had too many programs.

B．It had too many pop stars.

C．It had too many advertisements.

D．It had too many familiar performers.

小题2:Who does Student B watch the CCTV gala with?

A．Her family.

B．Her friends.

C．The fans.

D．Her classmates.

小题3:What’s Student B’s wish for the CCTV gala?

A．Having more pop stars.

B．Offering more fun for people to relax.

C．Providing more high-quality performances.

D．Reflecting the improvement in Chinese people’s lives.

小题4:What does Student C think of the CCTV gala?

A．Necessary.

B．Exciting.

C．Outdated.

D．Boring.

小题5:What do the three people have in common?

A．They are all fans of the gala.

B．They all used to like the gala.

C．They are all studying at university.

D．They all like to watch the gala on their iPads.

Our English teacher asked us ____our homework before the weekend.

A．to hand in

B．hand in

C．hand out

D．to hand out

Before the 1850’s, the United States had a number of small colleges, most of them dating from colonial（殖民的）days. They were small, church connected institutions whose primary concern was to shape the moral character of their students.
Throughout Europe, institutions of higher learning had developed, bearing the ancient name of university. In German university was concerned primarily with creating and spreading knowledge, not morals. Between mid-century and the end of the 1800’s, more than nine thousand young Americans, dissatisfied with their training at home, went to Germany for advanced study. Some of them return to become presidents of admired colleges－Harvard, Yale, Columbia－and transform them into modern universities. The new presidents broke all ties with the churches and brought in a new kind of faculty. Professors were hired for their knowledge of a subject, not because they were of the proper faith and had a strong arm for disciplining students. The new principle was that a university was to create knowledge as well as pass it on, and this called for a faculty made up of teacher-scholars. Drilling and learning by memorization were replaced by the German method of lecturing, in which the professor’s own research was presented in class. Graduate training leading to the Ph.D., an ancient German degree representing the highest level of advanced scholarly achievement, was introduced. With the establishment of the seminar system, graduate student learned to question, analyze, and conduct their own research.
At the same time, the new university greatly expanded in size and course offerings, breaking completely out of the old, restricted curriculum of mathematics, classics, rhetoric, and music. The president of Harvard pioneered the elective system, by which students were able to choose their own course of study. The new goal was to make the university relevant(相关的) to the real pursuits（追求） of the world.