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IV. Design a CLOZE test with 5 questions. First, REWRITE the following material to a passage of less than 300 words. Each question contains 4 choices (A), (B), (C), and (D), with one of them being the best answer. The answer key should be provided. (20%)    There are a million ways to express deep affection for our loved ones. To Shah Jahan, an emperor in ancient India, building an incomparable tomb was how he memorialized his love. Finished more than three hundred years ago, this tomb remains one of the most impressive and glorious wonders of the world to date. It is known as the Taj Mahal.    In fact, behind this grand structure is a touching story. Legend has it that Shah Jahan had numerous wives. Among them, Mumtaz Mahal was his favorite. He felt extremely depressed after she passed away while giving birth. Therefore, he recruited twenty-thousand workers to construct a luxurious tomb by the river Yamuna in memory of her. Building materials and valuable treasures were brought in from every part of the world. The emperor was particular about every detail, so it took twenty-two years to complete the construction. Before long, however, the emperor was usurped by his own son and imprisoned in the Agra Fort on the other bank of Yamuna. From across the river, he gazed day and night at this masterpiece built for the love of his life until his death.    Though centuries passed, the Taj Mahal still stands there today, receiving admiration from people around the world. Such is its beauty that almost everyone is fascinated by it, including world-famous literary masters. Tagore called it “a teardrop of love upon the cheek of time” and wrote the following words in praise of its lasting beauty: “Though empires crumble to dust, and centuries are lost in shadows, the marble still sighs to the stars.” As Salman Rushdie stood amid the crowds of people admiring this great construction, he admitted his incapability of describing it. To him, the Taj Mahal is “a lovely thing, perhaps the loveliest of things.”    Observed from the back or from the side, the Taj Mahal is perfect. The magic lies in its white marble dome, which reflects the sunlight and the moonlight. Its color, as a result, changes at different times of a day. Bathed in the light of the setting sun, it carries a glimmer of gold. In the moonlight, it shines brightly when the precious stones reflect the moonlight spilling upon the terrace. When the sun rises the next morning, a pink flush appears instead. Its countenance is also reflected in the water mirror that sits right in front of it, with sunlight and clouds adoring it each day.    Another architectural achievement of the Taj Mahal is its remarkable feminine lines. Most great architectural structures in the world inspire awe with a certain masculine quality—aggressiveness, arrogance, or pomposity. In contrast, the gentle yet rich and full contours—white, elegant, and tender make the Taj Mahal one of the very few exceptions. Aside from this, no other famous building on earth might be as accessible as it. There is no need to make a difficult journey to see it. With no mountains to scale and no rivers to cross, tourists can experience the Taj Mahal without any difficulty.    As one of the most amazing wonders in the world, the Taj Mahal is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Over the years, it has sat in Agra and symbolized the emperor’s undying passion for his wife. In the future, this story will still touch people’s hearts, and the beauty of the Taj Mahal will always stick in their minds.

V. Based on the following piece of news, design THREE READING COMPREHSION QUESTIONS. Each question contains 4 choices (A), (B), (C), and (D), with one of them being the best answer. The answer key should be provided. (20%)    By now, nearly everyone has seen the video of a passenger being dragged off a United Airlines flight. Most Americans -- especially frequent flyers -- are horrified. Airlines are notorious for customer service, but this latest fiasco sets a new low. So much for the "friendly skies."   What happened this past weekend should never, ever happen again. It should have never happened at all. The injustice of this incident is that the gentleman pulled from the flight was forced to bear the cost of United's error in selecting passengers to give up their seats. He is a doctor who said he had appointments with patients to keep. United's actions in removing him were arbitrary and capricious.    What is most infuriating is that there is no reason for anyone to be involuntarily bumped from an airline flight -- ever. A simple economic solution exists -- developed long ago by the late economist Julian Simon of the University of Maryland: holding an auction among the passengers to bid to give up their seats in exchange for monetary compensation.    It's a very simple process. The gate agent, flight attendant, or even the pilot announces the need to get a few people off this plane. They ask, who will take a later flight for $250? How about $500? A free, round-trip ticket anywhere in the United States? The bids keep going up until the number of passengers who have to give up their seats is reached. The price could go up to $1,000 or more, but at some point on a flight with say 100 or more passengers, people will take the deal. Everyone goes away happy.    The problem on the United flight was that the airline only offered up to $800. But no one took the deal. Instead of forcing passengers off the plane, all United had to do was go higher with its bid. Everyone has a price. At some point, if the offer is attractive enough customers will fight to get to the front of the plane or the ticket counter to get the deal.    What happened on United was terrible for the passenger bumped and for United's image. Its stock tumbled and the company lost millions of dollars of market value. It would have been so much cheaper for United to offer a passenger $1,000 to get off the plane.    This process used to happen all the time. But then airlines got cheap and stopped the bidding process at a low level. The FAA issued ridiculous and arbitrary rules that allow airlines to cap how much they offer volunteers. This leads to involuntary bumping of paying customers. It happens to more than 40,000 fliers every year.    But the passenger who gets randomly bumped may have a much greater necessity to be on that flight than another seatmate. Missing a flight can mean losing your job or missing a funeral or missing out on a major business contract. The equity of the auction solution is that the passengers who need the money the most, or the ones who have the least time-sensitivity of travel, will be the ones to rush to get off the plane. No one is negatively affected, because the passengers willingly took the deal.     An airline auction is also a much better solution than outlawing overbooking outright. Airlines use computer models to estimate how many passengers will not show up for a flight. For a flight with 150 seats it might book 155 people and 10 or so will likely miss or cancel the flight reservation. Overbooking saves airlines money and forbidding this practice would very likely make everyone's ticket prices rise.     Instead, starting now, every major airline should announce to its customers that it will never bump a customer from a flight without their full approval. It would be great PR for the airlines. It doesn't require any government regulation. Just ask yourself: how much would you pay to give up your seat?