Passage 1
The first and smallest unit that can be discussed in relation to language is
the word. In speaking, the choice of words is __41___ the utmost importance.
Proper selection will eliminate one source of __42___ breakdown in the
communication cycle. Too often, careless use of words ___43___ a meeting of
the minds of the speaker and listener. The words used by the speaker may
___44__ unfavorable reactions in the listener __45___ interfere with his
comprehension; hence, the transmission-reception system breaks down. __46___
inaccurate or indefinite words may make ___47__ difficult for the listener
to understand the ___48___ which is being transmitted to him. The speaker
who does not have specific words in his working vocabulary may be ___49___
to explain or describe in a ___50___ that can be understood by his
listeners.
41 ［A］ of［B］ at［C］ for［D］ on
42 ［A］ inaccessible［B］ timely［C］ likely［D］ invalid
43 ［A］ encourages［B］ prevents［C］ destroy［D］ offers
44 ［A］ pass out［B］ take away［C］ back up［D］ stir up
45 ［A］ who［B］ as［C］ which［D］ what
46 ［A］ Moreover［B］ However［C］ Preliminarily［D］ Unexpectedly
47 ［A］ that［B］ it［C］ so［D］ this
48 ［A］ speech［B］ sense［C］ message［D］ meaning
49 ［A］ obscure［B］ difficult［C］ impossible［D］ unable
50 ［A］ case［B］ means［C］ method［D］ way
Passage 2
Sleep is divided into periods of so-called REM sleep, characterized by rapid
eye movements and dreaming, and longer periods of non-REM sleep. ______ kind
of sleep is at all well understood, but REM sleep is ______ to serve some
restorative function of the brain. The purpose of non-REM sleep is even more
_____. The new experiments, such as these ______ for the first time at a
recent meeting of the Society for Sleep Research in Minneapolis, suggest
fascinating explanations _____ of non-REM sleep.
For example, it has long been known that total sleep _____ is 100 percent
fatal to rats, yet, _____ examination of the dead bodies, the animals look
completely normal. A researcher has now _____ the mystery of why the animals
die. The rats ______ bacterial infections of the blood, ______ their immune
systems-the self-protecting mechanism against diseases-had crashed.
41 ［A］ Either［B］ Neither［C］ Each［D］ Any
42 ［A］ intended［B］ required［C］ assumed［D］ inferred
43 ［A］ subtle［B］ obvious［C］ mysterious［D］ doubtful
44 ［A］ maintained［B］ described［C］ settled［D］ afforded
45 ［A］ in the light［B］ by virtue［C］ with the exception［D］ for the purpose
46 ［A］ reduction［B］ destruction［C］ deprivation［D］ restriction
47 ［A］ upon［B］ by［C］ through［D］ with
48 ［A］ paid attention to［B］ caught sight of［C］ laid emphasis on［D］ cast
light on
49 ［A］ develop［B］ produce［C］ stimulate［D］ induce
50 ［A］ if［B］ as if［C］ only if［D］ if only
Passage 3
Vitamins are organic compounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for
the normal growth and maintenance of life of animals, including man.
They do not provide energy, _____ do they construct or build any part of the
body. They are needed for _____ foods into energy and body maintenance.
There are thirteen or more of them, and if _____ is missing a deficiency
disease becomes _____.
Vitamins are similar because they are made of the same elements--usually
carbon, hydro-gen, oxygen, and _____ nitrogen. They are different _____
their elements are arranged differently, and each vitamin _____ one or more
specific functions in the body.
_____ enough vitamins is essential to life, although the body has no
nutritional use for _____ vitamins. Many people, _____, believe in being on
the "safe side" and thus take extra vitamins.
However, a well-balanced diet will usually meet all the body's vitamin
needs.
41. A) either B) so C) nor D) never
42. A) shifting B) transferring C) altering D) transforming
43. A) any B) some C) anything D) something
44. A) serious B) apparent C) severe D) fatal
45. A) mostly B) partially C) sometimes D) rarely
46. A) in that B) so that C) such that D) except that
47. A) undertakes B) holds C) plays D) performs
48. A) Supplying B) Getting C) Providing D) Furnishing
49. A) exceptional B) exceeding C) excess D) external
50. A) nevertheless B) therefore C) moreover D) meanwhile
Passage 4
Manpower Inc., with 560, 000 workers, is the world's largest temporary
employment agency. Every morning, its people _____ into the offices and
factories of America, seeking a day's work for a day's pay. One day at a
time. _____ industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle to
survive _____ reducing the number of employees, Manpower, based in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming.
_____ its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly becoming a
nation of part-timers and temporary workers. This "_____" work force is the
most important _____ in American business today, and it is _____ changing
the relationship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a
way for companies to remain globally competitive _____ avoiding market
cycles and the growing burdens ______ by employment rules, healthcare costs
and pension plans. For workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits
and sense of _____that came from being a loyal employee.
41. A) swarm B) stride C) separate D) slip
42. A) For B) Because C) As D) Since
43. A) from B) in C) on D) by
44. A) Even though B) Now that C) If only D) Provided that
45. A) durable B) disposable C) available D) transferable
46. A) approach B) flow C) fashion D) trend
47. A) instantly B) reversibly C) fundamentally D) sufficiently
48. A) but B) while C) and D) whereas
49. A) imposed B) restricted C) illustrated D) confined
50. A) excitement B) conviction C) enthusiasm D) importance
Passage 5
Until recently most histroians spoke very critically of the Industrial
Revolution. They _____that in the long run industrialization greatly raised
the standard of living for the _____ man. But they insisted that its _____
results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and
misery for the _____ of the English population. _____ contrast, they saw in
the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750, when England was still a
_____ agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity.
This view, _____, is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists _____
history and economics, have ______ two things: that the period from 1650 to
1750 was ______ by great poverty, and that industrialization certainly did
not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of
the populace.
41. ［A］ admitted［B］ believed［C］ claimed［D］ predicted
42. ［A］ plain ［B］ average ［C］ mean ［D］ normal
43. ［A］ momentary ［B］ prompt ［C］ instant ［D］ immediate
44. ［A］ bulk ［B］ host ［C］ gross ［D］ magnitude
45. ［A］ On ［B］ With ［C］ For ［D］ By
46. ［A］ broadly ［B］ thoroughly ［C］ generally ［D］ completely
47. ［A］ however ［B］meanwhile ［C］ therefore ［D］ moreover
48. ［A］ at ［B］ in ［C］ about ［D］ for
49. ［A］ manifested ［B］ approved ［C］ shown ［D］ speculated
50. ［A］ noted ［B］ impressed ［C］ labeled ［D］ marked
Passage 6
Industrial safety does not just happen. Companies _____low accident rates
plan their safety programs, work hard to organize them, and continue working
to keep them _____and active. When the work is well done, a _____of
accident-free operations is established _____ time lost due to injuries is
kept at a minimum.
Successful safety programs may _____greatly in the emphasis placed on
certain aspects of the program. Some place great emphasis on mechanical
guarding. Others stress safe work practices by _____rules or regulations.
_____ others depend on an emotional appeal to the worker. But, there are
certain basic ideas that must be used in every program if maximum results
are to be obtained.
There can be no question about the value of a safety program. From a
financial standpoint alone, safety _____. The fewer the injury _____ , the
better the workman's insurance rate. This may mean the difference between
operating at ______or at a loss.
41. ［A］at ［B］in ［C］on［D］with
42. ［A］alive［B］vivid ［C］mobile［D］diverse
43. ［A］regulation［B］climate ［C］circumstance［D］requirement
44. ［A］where［B］how［C］what［D］unless
45. ［A］alter［B］differ［C］shift［D］distinguish
46. ［A］constituting［B］aggravating［C］observing［D］justifying
47. ［A］Some［B］Many［C］Even［D］Still
48. ［A］comes off［B］turns up［C］pays off［D］holds up
49. ［A］claims［B］reports［C］declarations［D］proclamations
50. ［A］an advantage［B］a benefit［C］an interest［D］a profit
Passage 7
If a farmer wishes to succeed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his
consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain
_____ consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support
himself and his family _____ he produces a surplus. He must use this surplus
in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insurance _____ the unpredictable
effects of bad weather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to
_____ old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to _____
the soil. He may also need money to construct irrigation _____ and improve
his farm in other ways. If no surplus is available, a farmer cannot be
_____.He must either sell some of his property or _____ extra funds in the
form of loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low ______ of
interest, but loans of this kind are not ______ obtainable.
41［A］other than ［B］as well as［C］instead of［D］more than
42 ［A］only if［B］much as［C］long before［D］ever since
43 ［A］for［B］against［C］of［D］towards
44 ［A］replace［B］purchase［C］supplement［D］dispose
45 ［A］enhance［B］mix［C］feed［D］raise
46 ［A］vessels［B］routes［C］paths［D］channels
47 ［A］self confident［B］self sufficient［C］self satisfied［D］self restrained
48 ［A］search［B］save［C］offer［D］seek
49 ［A］proportion［B］percentage［C］rate［D］ratio
50 ［A］genuinely［B］obviously［C］presumably［D］frequently
Passage 8
The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy
up people involved in prominent cases _____ the trial of Rosemary West.
In a significant _____ of legal controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the
Lord Chancellor, will introduce a _____ bill that will propose making
payments to witnesses _____ and will strictly control the amount of _____
that can be given to a case _____ a trial begins. In a letter to Gerald
Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons media select committee, Lord
Irvine said he _____ with a committee report this year which said that self
regulation did not _____ sufficient control. _____ of the letter came two
days after Lord Irvine caused a _____ of media protest when he said the
_____ of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to
judges _____ to Parliament. The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the
Human Rights Bill, which _____ the European Convention on Human Rights
legally _____ in Britain, laid down that everybody was _____ to privacy and
that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their
families."Press freedoms will be in safe hands _____ our British judges, "
he said.
Witness payments became an _____ after West was sentenced to 10 life
sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were _____ to have received payments
for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised ______
witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to ______
guilty verdicts.
31 ［A］ as to［B］ for instance［C］ in particular［D］ such as
32 ［A］ tightening［B］ intensifying［C］ focusing［D］ fastening
33 ［A］ sketch［B］ rough［C］ preliminary［D］ draft
34 ［A］ illogical［B］ illegal［C］ improbable［D］ improper
35 ［A］ publicity［B］ penalty［C］ popularity［D］ peculiarity
36 ［A］ since［B］ if［C］ before［D］ as
37 ［A］ sided［B］ shared［C］ complied［D］ agreed
38 ［A］ present［B］ offer［C］ manifest［D］ indicate
39 ［A］ Release［B］ Publication［C］ Printing［D］ Exposure
40 ［A］ storm［B］ rage［C］ flare［D］ flash
41 ［A］ translation［B］ interpretation［C］ exhibition［D］ demonstration
42 ［A］ better than［B］ other than［C］ rather than［D］ sooner than
43 ［A］ changes［B］ makes［C］ sets［D］ turns
44 ［A］ binding［B］ convincing［C］ restraining［D］ sustaining
45 ［A］ authorized［B］ credited［C］ entitled［D］ qualified
46 ［A］ with［B］ to［C］ from［D］ by
47 ［A］ impact［B］ incident［C］ inference［D］ issue
48 ［A］ stated［B］ remarked［C］ said［D］ told
49 ［A］ what［B］ when［C］ which［D］ that
50 ［A］ assure［B］ confide［C］ ensure［D］ guarantee
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