12.根据原文"People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes."可知近视眼只能看清近处的事物，与题干不符。故错误。

61.鉴于以上所述，我认为大学生有必要参加社会实践。

58.他会说点汉语，因此能很容易地适应北京的生活。

Part Ⅴ Applied Writing (20 Points)Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a Certificate of Employment according to the information given in Chinese below. You should write your letter (no less than 100 words) on the Answer Sheet.北京大学的约翰史密斯先生将到我校举办关于美国文化的讲座。请根据以下要求以英语教学和研究处的名义写一则通知。(1) 时间：十月十八日；(2) 地点： C102教室。

37. What does the underlined word “ despair” mean?

40. Which of the following has the same meaning with the last two sentences?

45. What is the passage mainly about?

23. Not until the game had begun _____ at the sports ground. 

（ ）52. As an excellent basketball player, Jonathan plays an active part in all of the school’s activities. He thinks sports can help people keep healthy and everybody should take part. He wishes to arrange some activities that everybody could join in.  

29. Some students have difficulty _____ English, so they often ask their English teacher for help. 

28. While cleaning the snow on the road, _____.

19. —If you want a necklace, I‘ll buy one for you at once.—Oh, no. A necklace is not _____ that I need most.