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篇章词汇理解选词填空35%

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第三部分：完型填空或多项选择

综合测试改错

错误辨认并改正

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四级样卷

PartIWriting(30minutes)

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispar(,yojwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswer(he

questionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-JO,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage

Landfills

Youhavejustfinishedyourmealatafastfoodrestaurantandyouthrowyouruneatenfood,food

wrappers,drinkcups,utensilsandnapkinsintothetrashcan.Youdon'tthinkaboutthatwaste

again.Ontrashpickupdayinyourneighborhood,youpushyourcanouttothecurb,andworkers

dump(hecontentsintoabigtruckandhaulitaway.Youdon'thavetothinkaboutthatwaste

again,either.Butmaybeyouhavewondered,asyouwatchthetrashtruckpullaway,justwhere

thatgarbageendsup.

Americansgeneratetrashatanastonishingrateoffburpoundsperdayperperson,which

translatesto600,000tonsperdayor210milliontonsperyear!Thisisalmosttwiceasmuchtrash

perpersonasmostothermajorcountries.Whathappenstothistrash?Somegetsrecycled(回4攵

利用)orrecoveredandsonicisburned,butthemajorityisburiedinlandfills.

HowMuchTrashIsGenerated?

Ofthe210milliontonsoftrash,orsolidwaste,generatedintheUnitedStatesannually,about56

milliontons,or27percent,iseitherrecycled(glass,paperproducts,plastic,metals)orcomposted

(做成堆肥)(yardwaste).Theremainingtrash,whichismostlyunrecyclable,isdiscarded.

HowIsTrashDisposedof?ThetrashproductionintheUnitedStaleshasalmosttripledsince

1960.Thistrashishandledinvariousways.About27percentofthetrashisrecycledor

composted,16percentisburnedand57percentisburiedinlandfills.Theamountoftrashburied

inlandfillshasdoubledsince1960.TheUnitedStatesrankssomewhereinthemiddleofthemajor

countries(UnitedKingdom.Canada,Germany,FranceandJapan)inlandfilldisposal.TheUnited

Kingdomrankshighest,buryingabout90percentofitssolidwasteinlandfills.

WhatIsaLandfill?

Therearetwowaystoburytrash:

•Dump-anopenholeintliegroundwheretrashisburiedandthatisfullofvariousanimals(rats,

mice,birds).(Thisismostpeople'sideaofalandfill!)

•Landfill-carefullydesignedstructurebuiltintoorontopofthegroundinwhichtrashisisolated

fromthesurroundingenvironment(groundwater,air,rain).Thisisolationisaccomplishedwitha

bottomlineranddailycoveringofsoil.

oSanitarylandfill-landfillthatusesaclaylinertoisolatethe(rashfromtheenvironment

oMunicipalsolidwaste(MSW)landfill-landfillthatusesasynthetic(plastic)linertoisolatethe

trashfromtheenvironment.

Thepurposeofalandfillistoburythetrashinsuchawaythatitwillbeisolatedfrom

groundwater,willbekeptdryandwillnotbeincontactwithair.Undertheseconditions,trashwill

notdecompose(腐烂)much.Alandfillisnotlikeacompostpile,wherethepurposeistobury

trashinsuchawaythati(willdecomposequickly.

ProposingtheLandfill

Foralandfilltobebuilt,theoperatorshavetomakesurethattheyfollowcertainsteps.Inmost

partsoftheworld,thereareregulationsthatgovernwherealandfillcanbeplacedandhowitcan

operate.Thewholeprocessbeginswithsomeoneproposingthelandfill.

IntheUnitedStates,takingcareoftrashandbuildinglandfillsarclocalgovernment

responsibilities.Beforeacityorotherauthoritycanbuildalandfill,anenvironmentalimpact

studymustbedoneon（heproposedsitetodetermine:

•theareaoflandnecessaryforthelandfill

•thecompositionoftheunderlyingsoilandbedrock

•theflowofsurfacewateroverthesite

•theimpactoftheproposedlandfillonthelocalenvironmentandwildlife

•thehistoricalvalueoftheproposedsite

BuildingtheLandfill

Oncetheenvironmentalimpactstudyiscomplete,thepermitsaregrantedandthefundshave

beenraised,thenconstructionbegins.First,accessroadstothelandfillsitemustbebuiltiftheydo

notalreadyexist.Theseroadswillbeusedbyconstructionequipment,sanitation（环卫）services

andthegeneralpublic.Afterroadshavebeenbuilt,diggingcanbegin.IntheNorthWakeCounty

Landfill,thelandfillbegan10feetbelowtheroadsurface.

WhatHappenstoTrashinaLandfill?

Trashputinalandfillwillstaythereforaverylongtime.Insidealandfill,thereislittleoxygen

andlittlemoisture.Undertheseconditions,trashdoesnotbreakdownveryrapidly.Infact,when

oldlandfillshavebeenduguporsampled,40-ycar-oldnewspapersliavcbeenfoundwitheasily

readableprint.Landfillsarcnotdesignedtobreakdowntrash,merelytoburyit.Whenalandfill

closes,thesite,especiallythegroundwater,mustbemonitoredandmaintainedforupto30years!

HowIsaLandfillOperated?

Alandfill,suchastheNorthWakeCountyLandfill,mustbeopenandavailableeveryday.

Customersaretypicallymunicipalitiesandconstructioncompanies,althoughresidentsmayalso

use(helandfill.

Neartheentranceofthelandfillisarecyclingcenterwhereresidentscandropoffrecyclable

materials(aluminumcans,glassbottles,newspapersandpaperproducts).Thishelpstoreducethe

amountofmaterialinthelandfill.Someofthesematerialsarebannedfromlandfillsbylaw

becausetheycanberecycled.

Ascustomersenterthesite,theirtrucksareweighedatthescalehouse.Customersarecharged

lippingfeesforusing(hesite.Thetippingfeesvaryfrom$10to$40perton.Thesefeesareused

topayforoperationcosts.TheNorthWakeCountyLandfillhasanoperatingbudgetof

approximatelyS4.5million,andpartofthatconiesfromtippingfees.

Alongthesite,therearedrop-offstationsformaterialsthatarenotwantedorlegallybannedby

thelandfill.Amulti-materialdrop-offstationisusedfortires,motoroil,lead-acidbatteries.Some

ofthesematerialscanberecycled.

Inaddition,thereisahouseholdhazardouswastedrop-offstationforchemicals(paints,

pesticides,otherchemicals)thatarebannedfrom(helandfill.Thesechemicalsaredisposedofby

privatecompanies.Somepaintscanberecycledandsomeorganicchemicalscanbeburnedin

furnacesorpowerplants.

Otherstructuresalongsidethelandfillaretheborrowedareathatsuppliesthesoilforthelandfill,

therunoffcollectionpondandmethane(甲烷)station.

Landfillsarecomplicatedstructuresthat,whenproperlydesignedandmanaged,servean

importantpurpose.Inthefuture,newtechnologiescalledbicreactorswillbeusedtospeedthe

breakdownoftrashinlandfillsandproducemoremethane.

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.A)Themanhatestolendhistoolstootherpeople.

B)Themanhasn'tfinishedworkingonthebookshelf.

C)Thetoolshavealreadybeenreturnedtothewoman.

D)Thetoolsthemanborrowedfromthewomanarcmissing.

12.A)Savetimebyusingacomputer.C)BorrowMartha'scomputer.

B)Buyherowncomputer.D)Stayhomeandcompleteherpaper.

13.A)HehasbeentoSeattlemanytimes.C)Heholdsahighpositioninhiscompany.

B)He11U5uhaiicdalolufcoiifciciices.D)HelivedinSeattlefuimanyycais.

14.A)Teacherandstudent.C)Managerandofficeworker.

B)Doctorandpatient.D)Travelagentandcustomer.

15.A)Sheknowstheguywhowillgivethelecture.

B)Shethinksthelecturemightbeinformative.

C)Shewantstoaddsomethingtoherlecture.

D)She'llfinishherreportthisweekend.

16.A)Anartmuseum.C)Acollegecampus.

B)Abeautifulpark.D)Anarchitecturalexhibition.

17.A)Thehousesforsalearcofpoorquality.

B)Thehousesaretooexpensiveforthecoupletobuy.

C)Thehousingdevelopersprovidefreetripsfbrpotentialbuyers.

D)Themanisunwillingtolakealookat(hehousesfbrsale.

18.A)TalkingaboutsportsC)Readingnewspapers.

B)Writinguplocalnews.D)Puttingupadvertisements.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Thebenefitsofstrongbusinesscompetition.

B)Aproposaltolowerthecostofproduction.

C)Complaintsabouttheexpenseofmodernization.

D)Suggestionsconcerningnewbusinessstrategies.

20.A)Itcostmuchmorethanitsworth.C)Itcallsforimmediaterepairs.

B)Itshouldbebroughtup-to-date.D)Itcanstillbeusedforalongtime.

21.A)Thepersonnelmanagershouldbefiredforinefficiency.

B)Afewengineersshouldbeemployedtomodernizethefactory.

C)Theentirestaffshouldberetrained.

D)Better-educatedemployeesshouldbepromoted.

22.A)TheircompetitorshavelongbeenadvertisingonTV.

B)TVcommercialsarelessexpensive.

C)Advertisinginnewspapersaloneisnotsufficient.

D)TVcommercialsattractmoreinvestments.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Searchingforreferencematerial.C)Writingacoursebook.

B)Watchingafilmofthe1930s*.D)Lookingforajobinamoviestudio.

24.A)It'stoobroadtocopewith.C)It'scontroversial.

B)It'sabitoutdated.D)It'soflittlepracticalvalue.

25.A)Attheendoftheonlinecatalogue.

B)AttheReferenceDesk.

C)InTheNewYorkTimes.

D)IntheReader'sGuidetoPeriodicalLiterature.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Altheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Syntheticfuel.C)Alcohol.

B)Solarenergy.D)Electricity.

27.A)Airtrafficconditions.C)Roadconditions.

B)Trafficjamsonhighways.D)Newtrafficrules.

28.A)Gothroughahealthcheck.C)Arriveearlyforhoarding.

B)Takelittleluggagewiththem.D)Undergosecuritychecks.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.A)Beauty.C)Luck.

B)Loyalty.D)Durability.

30.A)Hewantedtofollowthetraditionofhiscountry.

B)Hebelievedthatitsymbolizedaneverlastingmarriage.

C)Ilwasthoughtthatabloodvesselinthatfingerleddirectlytotheheart.

D)Itwassupposedthatthediamondonthatfingerwouldbringgoodluck.

31.A)Thetwopeoplecanlearnabouteachother'slikesanddislikes.

B)Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetodecideiftheyareagoocmatch.

C)Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetoshopfortheirnewhome.

D)Thetwopeoplecanearnenoughmoneyfortheirwedding.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.A)Becausetherearenosignstodirectthem.

B)Becausenotourguidesareavailable.

C)Becauseallthebuildingsinthecitylookalike.

D)Becausetheuniversityiseverywhereinthecity.

33.A)Theysettheirownexams.C)Theyawardtheirowndegrees.

R)Theyselecttheirownstudents.D)Theyorganize(heirownlaboratorywork

34.A)Mostofthemhavealonghistory.

B)Manyofthemarespecializedlibraries.

C)Theyhousemorebooksthananyotheruniversitylibrary.

D)TheyeachhaveacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.

35.A)Veryfewofthemareengagedinresearch.

B)Theywerenotawardeddegreesuntil1948.

C)Theyhaveoutnumberedmalestudents.

D)Theywerenottreatedequallyuntil1881.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond

(ime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43with(heexactwordsyouhave

justheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44(o46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.

Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwriteclownthemain

pointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheck

whatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblank.frunialistofchoicesgiveninawurdbankfollowingthepassage.Readihcpassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhenRobertoFelizcametotheUSAfromtheDominicanRepublic,heknewonlyafewwordsof

English.Educationsoonbecamea47.“Icouldn'tunderstandanything,5,hesaid.He48fromhis

teachers,camehomeintears,andthoughtaboutdroppingout.

ThenMrs.Malave,abilingualeducator,begantoworkwithhimwhileteachinghimmathand

scienceinhis49Spanish."ShehelpedmestaysmartwhileteachingmeEnglish/,hesaid.Given

thechancetodemonstratehisability,he50confidenceandbegantosucceedinschool.

Today,heisa51doctor,runshisownclinic,andworkswithseveralhospitals.Everyday,heuses

thelanguageandacademicskillshe52throughbilingualeducationtotreathispatients.

Roberto'sstoryisjustoneof53successstories.Researchhasshownthatbilingualeducationisthe

most54waybothtoteachchildrenEnglishandensurethattheysucceedacademically.InArizona

andTexas,bilingualstudents55outperformtheirpeersinmonolingualprograms.Calexico,Calif.,

implementedbilingualeducation,andnowhasdropoutratesthatarelessthanhalfthestate

averageandcollege56ratesofmorethan90%.InElPaso,bilingualeducationprogramshave

helpedraisestudentscoresfromthelowestinTexastoamongthehighestinthenation.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A)wonderI)hid

B)acquiredJ)prominent

C)consistentlyK)decent

D)regainedL)countless

E)nightmareM)recalled

F)nativeN)breakthrough

G)acceptanceO)automatically

H)effective

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA).B).C)andD).You

shoulddeckleonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

"Tear'emapart^,^”Killthefool!”"Murderthereferee(裁判)!”

Thesearccommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyarcmade.

theymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet'snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluence

behaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenabouttheway

wordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations(含义)maycauseus

toreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseethe

term“opponent"asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehasconictodeleteitfromsportsterms.

Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent"is“adversary"；“enemy”;"onewhoopposesyour

interests.^^Thus,whenaplayermeetsanopponent,heorshemaytendtotreatthatopponentasan

enemy.Alsuchtimes,winningmaydominateone*sintellect,andeveryaction,nomatterhow

gross,maybeconsideredjustifiable.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefused

aplayer'srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.

TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenexclaimed,uArctheywet

enoughnow?”

Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrow(hemselvesacrossthecourtwithout

consideringtheconsequencesthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealso

witnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent'sintentionalandillegalblockingbydeliberately

hittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourt,theyaregood

friends.Docsthatmakeanysense?Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfrom

normalbehavior.

Therefore,Ibelieveitistimeweelevated(提升)thegametothelevelwhereitbelongs,thereby

settinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm“opponent”with

“associate”couldbeanidealwaytostart.

Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“associate”is“colleague";"fHend"；“companion."Reflecta

moment!Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm

“assucialc”ralhciIlian“upponcnl.”

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor'sview?

A)Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior.

B)Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes.

C)Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences.

D)Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield.

58.Harshwordsarespokenduringgamesbecause(heplayers.

A)aretooeagertowin

B)treattheirrivalsasenemies

C)areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffended

D)cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetitions

59.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves?

A)Heangrilyhittherefereewilhaball.

B)Herefusedtocontinuethegame.

C)Heclaimedthattherefereewasunfair.

D)HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt.

60.Accordingtothepassage,playersinagamemay.

A)kicktheballacrossthecourtwithforce

B)liedownonthegroundasanactofprotest

C)deliberatelythrowtheballalanyoneillegallyblockingtheirway

D)keeponscreamingandshoutingthroughoutthegame

61.Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationinsportsimprovedby.

A)regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandreferees

B)callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageonthecourt

C)raisingthereferees'senseofresponsibility

D)changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfield

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

IsthereenoughoilbeneaththeArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge(保护区)(ANWR)tohelp

secureAmerica'senergyfulurc?PresidentBushucrlainlyihinkssu.Hehasargueddiallapping

ANWR'soilwouldhelpcaseCalifornia'selectricitycrisisandprovideamajorboosttothe

country'senergyindependence.Butnooneknowsforsurehowmuchcrudeoilliesburiedbeneath

thefrozenearth,withthelastgovernmentsurvey,conductedin1998,projectingoutputanywhere

from3billionto16billionbarrels.

Theoilindustrygoeswiththehighendoftherange,whichcouldequalasmuchas10%ofU.S.

consumptiontoraslongassixyears.Bypumpingmorethan1millionbarrelsadayfromthe

reserveforthenexttwotothreedecades,lobbyistsclaim,thenationcouldcutbackonimports

equivalenttoallshipmentstotheU.S.fromSaudiArabia.Soundsgood.Anoilboomwouldalso

meanamultibillion-dollarwindfall(意外之财)intaxrevenues,royalties(开采权使用费)

andleasingfeesforAlaskaandtheFederalGovernment.Bestofall,advocatesofdrillingsay,

damagetotheenvironmentwouldbeinsignificant.uWc'vcneverhadadocumentedcaseofanoil

rigchasingdeeroutontothepackice,“saysAlaskaStateRepresentativeScottOgan.

Notsofast,sayenvironmentalists.Stickingtothelowendofgovernmentestimates,theNational

ResourcesDefenseCouncilsaystheremaybenomorethan3.2billionbarrelsofeconomically

recoverableoilinthecoastalplainofANWR,adropinthebucketthatwoulddovirtuallynothing

toeaseAmerica'senergyproblems.Andconsumerswouldwaituptoadecadetogainanybenefits,

becausedrillingcouldbeginonlyaftermuchbargainingoverleases,environmentalpermitsand

regulatorreview.AsforANWR'simpactontheCaliforniapowercrisis,environmentalistspoint

outthatoilisresponsibleforonlyI%oftheGoldenSlate'selectricityoutput-andjust3%ofthe

nation's.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

62.WhatdoesPresidentBushthinkoftappingoilinANWR?

A)ItwillincreaseAmerica'senergyconsumption.

B)Itwillexhaustthenation'soilreserves.

C)Itwillhelpreducethenation'soilimports.

D)ItwillhelpsecurethefutureofANWR.

63.Welearnfromthesecondparagraphthat(heAmericanoilindustry.

A)showslittleinterestintappingoilinANWR

B)expectstostopoilimportsfromSaudiArabia

C)tendsluexaggerateAmerica'srelianceonforeignoil

D)believesthatdrillingforoilinANWRwillproducehighyields

64.ThoseagainstoildrillinginANWRarguethat.

A)itwilldraintheoilreservesintheAlaskanregion

B)itcandolittletosolveU.S.energyproblems

C)itcancauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment

D)itwillnothavemuchcommercialvalue

65.Whatdotheenvironmentalistsmeanbysaying“NotsofAst”(Line1,Para.3)?

A)Don'tbetoooptimistic.

B)Don'texpectfastreturns.

C)Theoildrillingshouldbedelayed.

D)Oilexploitationtakesalongtime.

66.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatoilexploitationbeneathANWR'sfrozenearth

A)involvesalotoftechnologicalproblems

B)remainsacontroversialissue

C)isexpectedtogetunderwaysoon

D)willenabletheU.S.tobeoilindependent

PartVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfits

intothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmake^-7A)formC)way

yourmoneygofurther.The67yougoabout

purchasinganarticleoraB)fashionD)method

68.A)saveC)raise

servicecanactually68youmoneyor

B)preserveD)retain

canadd69thecost.

69.A)upC)in

Takethe70exampleofahairdryer.B)toD)on

70.A)easyC)simple

Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmight71

B)singleD)similar

thatyouaremakingthe72buyifyou

71.A)convinceC)examine

chooseone73lookyoulikeandwhich

B)acceptD)think

isalsothecheapest74price.Butwhen72.A)properC)reasonable

B)bestD)most

yougetithomeyoumayfindthatit75

73.A)itsC)whose

twiceaslongasamoreexpensive76todryyourhair.

ThecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimeB)whichD)what

couldwell77yourhairdryerthemostexpensiveone

ofall.74.A)forC)in

B)withD)on

Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou78whenyougoout

shopping?75.A)spendsC)lasts

B)takesD)consumes

Ifyou79yourhome,yourcaror

76.A)modeC)sample

anyvaluable80inexcellentcondition.

B)copyD)model

you'llbesavingmoneyinthelong81.77.A)causeC)leave

Beforeyoubuyanew82,talktosomeonewhoownsB)makeD)bring

one.Ifyoucan,useitorborrowittocheckitsuits78.A)adoptC)stick

yourparticular83.

B)layD)adapt

Beforeyoubuyanexpensive84,ora

79.A)reserveC)store

service,docheckthepriceand85isonB)decorateD)keep

80.A)productsC)material

offer.Ifpossible,choose86threeitemsorthree

estimates.B)possessionD)ownership

81.A)runC)period

B)intenalD)time

82.A)applianceC)utility

B)machineryD)facility

83.A)functionC)target