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Section StructureandIneachquestion,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedatthecemarked.Phebracketsontheleft.(15points)Iwascaught therainANSWER:[A]Thetravellerssoughtshelter therainandhappenedtofindaroadsideToourdelight,shequicklyadaptedherself theThe successishardworkand"DoyouregretpayingAfivehundreddollarsforthepainting?""No,Iwould,gladlyhavepaid forit."twicesotwiceasasmuchsomuchThispairofshoesisn’tgood,butthatpairis dowego Kunmingisusuallycoolinthesummer,butShanghai isscarcelyhardlyrarelyAuniversityisaneducationalinstitutionwhichdegreesand carriescarriescarriescarriesOnenteringanothercountry,atouristwillhaveto thepasspasspasspassTheoldladycan'thopeto hercoldinafewgetgetgetgetWillyou myarticletofindoutwhetherI'vemadeanylooklooklooklook"WhereshouldIsendmyapplication?""ThenelOfficeisthece tosendsentittosenditforsendingDavid,somethingimportanthashappened.Iwishto talkitoverwithtalkoverta1ktalkyouoverIwasadvised fortoeitherephoneortowritetheeithertoephoneortowritethethatIshouldephoneoreitherwritetheIoughteithertoephoneorwritethe wehavefinishedthecourse,weshallstartngmorerevisionForSinceNowBySection ClozeForeachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourchoiceslabeledA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestoneandputyourchoiceinthebracketsbelowthepassage.Readthewholepassagebeforemakingyourchoices.(10points)Forinstance,theautotunnelmight hugeventilationANSWER:[D]WhenIwasabouttwelve,Isuddenlydevelopedagreatpassion大16家writingpoetry.Igaveupallmyotherhobbies,suchas大17家stamps,andspentallmy大18家timereadingpoetryandwritingit.Thishabitofwritingpoetryoneverypossible大19家soongotmeintotroubleatschool.Ifalessondidnotinterestme,Iwouldtakeoutmynotebookandstartwritingpoemsinclass.OfcourseIdidthisvery大20,butitwasnotlongbeforeIgotcaught.OnedaywhileIwasbusywritingapoemduringageographylesson,Ilookeduptofindtheteacherstandingoverme,fumingwithangerbecauseIwasnot大21家attention.Hetorethepoemup,with大22家nottowastetimeinhislesson.AllthesameIwasconvincedthatIhadagoodpoem,sothateveningIwroteitoutagainfrommemory.Notlongafter,IreadaboutapoetrycontestandIdecidedtosendinmypoem.Weekslater,longafterIgivenuphopeIgotaletterinformingmeIhadwonfirst大23Everyoneatwasveryimpressed—exceptthegeographyteacher,who大24家mecarefullythanever.Hewasquite大25家thatIwasnotgoingtowritepoetryinhis[A][A][A][A][A][A][A][A][A][A]SectionIIIReadingEachsentenceorpassagebelowisfollowedbyfourstatements.Oneofthestatementsisasuggestionwhichcanbemadefromtheinformationgivenintheoriginalsentenceorpassage.Readthemcarefullyandmakeyourchoice.Putyourchoiceinthebracketsontheleft.(10points)YoushouldgetupwhenhecomesYoushouldsupportYoushouldn'tbeafraidtoarguewithYoumustbeofthesameheightasheis.ANSWER:[B]WatchyourstepwhenyourturncomestohaveaninterviewwiththegeneralWhenyouareaskedtoseethegeneralmanager,besurenottostepintohisofficewithouthispermission.WatchthestepswhenyougoupstairstoseethegeneralmanagerathisBesuretobecarefulwhenitisyourturntogotothegeneralmanager'sofficeforaninterviewwithhim.Watchoutanddon'tstepintothegeneralmanager'sofficeuntilitisyourturntohaveaninterviewwithhim.Sincenoadditionalfundisavailable,theextensionofthebuildingisoutoftheTheextensionofthebuildingisimpossiblebecauseweareunabletogetextrafundforthepurpose.ThereissomeproblemabouttheextensionofthebuildingowingtolackofSincenoadditionalfundisavailable,wehavetosolvetheproblemregardingtheextensionofthebuildingwithourownresources.Wecanundertaketheextensionofthebuildingevenwithoutadditionalfund.Itisnoproblematall.Allalonghehasbeenstrivingnottofallshortofhisparents'HehasbeentryinghardallthetimetoliveuptowhathisparentsexpectofHisparentshavebeenexpectinghimtoworkAllthetimehehasbeentryinghardtobalancehimselfsoasnottofalldownashisparentsthoughthewould.Allthetime,ashisparentsexpecthimtodo,hehasbeentryinghardtosaveandnottobeshortofmoney.Thevariouscswhichdrainawaytheexcessivewaterhaveturnedthispieceoflandintoahighlyproductiveagriculturalarea.ThecshavebeenusedtowatertheThecshavebeenusedtoraiseagriculturalExcessivewaterhasbeenhelpfultoagriculturalTheproductionhasbeenmainlyTherecementofmanbymachineshasnotledtounemployment.Onthecontrary,thetotalnumbersengagedinthetextileindustryhavetorise.Thefactshouldnotbeignoredbythosewhomaintainthatunemploymentandmachineryareinseparablecompanions.ThebeliefthattheuseofmachinerycausesunemploymentisTheuseofmachineryresultsinariseinManypeoplelosetheirjobswhenmachinesareContrarytogeneralbelief,machineryandunemploymentareinseparableSectionIVStructureandFillintheblankswiththewordswhichbestcompletethesentences.Putyourchoicesinthebracketsontheleft.(10points)Itwasthelargestexperimentwehaveeverhad;it sixANSWER:[D]Hethoughtthepaintingwasoflittle ,soheletmehaveitforonlytenTennisisa inventedbyanEnglishmanonehundredyearsyItwaswithgreatdelightthatIreadinyourFebruary thelettertotheEditorwrittenbyProf.Johnson.Thecurrentpolitical

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to SectionVIVerbFillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofverbsgiveninbrackets.(10points)Itishighlydesirablethatanew (appoint)forthiscollege.ANSWER:(should)beappointedIfoundthatmycheatinginyesterday'sEnglishtest (report)tomyparentsthatveryWhileJane (carry)apailofmilkfromthebarntothekitchen,shespilledsomeofitonherskirt.Ifitwasn'tanaccident,he (do)itonYou'regoingtoEnglandnextyear.Youshouldnowpractice Englishasmuchaspossible.When (see)throughaescope,thesunappearsdarkerneartheWhilehewasinthearmy,helearnedEnglish,which (help)himalotinhisworkthere.TheywereenviousofGeorgebecauseofhis (make)captainoftheManyoftheworld'sgreatnovelsarereported (make)intofilastWhenthebellsounded,theboysrushedoutoftheclassroom,each (carry)anumberofnewbooksunderhisThestudents (do)alltheexercises,theteacherwentontoexintheSectionVII-EnglishTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.(15SectionVIIIEnglish-Chooseeitherofthefollowingtwopassages.Onlytheunderlinedsentencesaretobetranslated.(20points)evisionisnowyingaveryimportantpartinourlife.Butevision,likeotherthings,hasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.DotheformeroutweightheInthefirstce,evisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelycheapone.(66)Forafamilyoffour,forexample,itismoreconvenientaswellascheapertositcomfortablyathome,withalmostunlimitedentertainmentavailable,thantogooutinsearchofamusementelsewhere.(67)Theydonothavetopayforexpensiveseatsatthetheatre,thecinema,ortheopera,onlytodiscover,perhaps,thattheshowisdisappointing.(68)Alltheyhavetodoispressabutton,andtheycanseeys,fi,operas,andshowsofeverykind,nottomentionpoliticaldiscussionsandthelatestexcitingfootballmatch.(69)Somepeople,however,maintainthatthisispreciselywherethedangerlies.Theevisionviewertakesnoinitiative.Hemakesnochoiceandexercisesnojudgment.(70)Heiscompleypassiveandhaseverythingpresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortonhispart.(71)evision,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrentevents,allowsonetofollowthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics,andoffersandendlessseriesofprogramswhicharebothinstructiveandentertaining.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomarebroughtrightintoone'ssitting-room.(72)Itcouldbearguedthattheradioperformsthisservicejustaswell;butonevisioneverythingismuchmoreliving,muchmorereal.Yethereagainthereadanger.Wegetsousedtolookingatit,sodependentonitsflickeringpictures,thatitbeginstodominateourlives.Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainstevision.Thepoorqualityofitsprogramsisoftencriticized.Butitisundoubtedlyagreatcomforttomanylonelyelderlypeople.Anddoesitcorruptorinstructourchildren?Ithinkwemustrealizethatevisioninitselfisneithergoodnorbad.(73)ItistheusestowhichitisputthatdetermineitsvaluetoAnofficeisthe"Brain"ofabusiness.(74)Inanoffice,figures,listsandinformationarecompiledwhichlthemanagersorheadsofthebusinesswhatishappeningintheirshopsorfactories.ThesefiguresguidethemanagersbylingwhathashappenedandwhatisInformationcomesintoanofficeinallsortsofwaysbutthemainitemsofinformationcomeinregularly.(75)Itispartofthejoboftheclerkstocollectandclassifythatinformationandtoputitintosuchaformthatitiseasilyinterpretedandunderstood.Officescollectinformationthentheyclassifyit.Thisworkofcollectioniscommoninanofficefromthesortingofmaileverymorningtotheaccountant'sworkinfindingoutthefinalfigurefortheyear'sprofit.(76)Classificationalwaysrequiresthearrangementofthesamekindofinformation,oftenintolistsorcolumns.(77)Forthiswork,correctness,accuracyandspeed,asinallofficework,areessential.Thereisnovalue,however,incollectingfigureswhichmeannothing.Figuresareguideswhichshouldhelpwemakedecisions.(78)Theinterpretationofinformationandoftablesshouldluswheresuccessorfailurelies,whereprofitcanbehadandwherelossesoccur.(79)Onthiskindofinformationandfromtheknownfigures,achoiceismadeandaseriesofsuchchoicesmaymakeaAfirmwhichhasthreefactoriesmayfind,forinstance,fromitsfigures,thatonefactoryislosingmoneyandachoicemayliebetweeneitherachangeofmanager,acutinproduction,anincreaseinproductionorclosureofthefactory.Whicheveroneofthesed