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LMultiplechoice.(20X1)

(1)Choosethebestword(s)tocompleteeachofthefollowingsentence.

1.Variablessuchasindividualandcorporatebehaviornearly

impossiblefbreconomiststoforecasteconomictrendswithprecision.

A.MakeB.makeitC.itmakesD.makesit

2.ofcaffeinecanresultinrestlessness,insomnia,andevendelirium.

A.ConsuminginexcessB.excessiveconsumption

C.toconsumeexcessivelyD.theconsumptionexcessive

3.AlthoughpecansaremostplentifulinthesoutheasternpartoftheUnited

States,theyarefoundOhioandIllinois.

A.Fai*northB.northasfarC.farthestnorthD.asfornorthas

4.Thecapacityforflightinsectsfromotherinvertebrates.

A.TodistinguishB.distinguishes

C.whichdistinguishesD.distinguishing

5.Insculpture"modeling"denotesawayofshapingclay,waxorother

pliablematerials.

A.tothetermB.istermedC.thetermD.toterm

6.Locatedattheupperendofeachanadrenalgland,anintegralpartof

theendocrinesystem.

A.kidneywhichisB.kidneyisC.kidneybeingD.kidney

7.Oftenveryannoyingweeds,andactashoststomanyinsectpests.

Athatcrowdoutlesshardyplantsthangoldenrcxls

Bcrowdingoutlesshardyplantsbygolderuods

Cthegoldenrod'scrowdingoutoflesshaidyplants

Dgoldenrodscrowdoutlesshardyplant

8.ThemusicalcomedyOklahomadidmuchtoexpandthepotentialofthe

musicalstage,anditencouragedotherstoattempt

A.originalthemesB.tooriginalthemes

C.thatwereoriginalthemesD.howoriginalthemes

9.InwesternNorthAmericaformtheGreatDivide,whichseparatesthe

areasfromwhichwatersfloweithereastwardtotheAtlanticorwestwardtothe

Pacific.

A.theRockyMountainsB.wheretheRockyMountains

C?theRockyMountainsinwhichD.therearetheRockyMountains

10.landandmoneyenabledconstructionoftheUnionPacificraikoadto

beginfromCouncilBluffs,Iowa,in1865.

A.BythegovernmentgrantingofB.Governmentgrantsof

C.ForthegoveiTimenttograntD.Governmentgrantssothat

(2).Choosetheword(s)thatis(are)closestinmeaningtotheunderlined

word(s).

11.Alllivingcreature,especiallyhumanbeings,havetheirpeculiarities,but

everythingaboutthelittleseacucumberseemsunusual.Whatelsecanbesaid

aboutabizarreanimalthat,amongothereccentricities,eatsmud,feedsalmost

continuouslydayandnightbutcanlivewithouteatingforlongperiods,andcan

bepoisonousbutisconsideredsupremelyediblebygounriets?

A.oddB.marineC.simpleD.rare

12.StaggeringtasksconfrontedthepeopleoftheUnitedStates,NorthandSouth,

whentheCivilWarended.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersfrombothsideshad

tobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastated

economy.

A.specializedB.confusingC.variousD.overwhelming

13.Thenewaccessibilityoflandaroundtheperipheryofalmosteverymajorcity

sparkedanexplosionofrealestatedevelopmentandfueledwhatwenowknowas

urbansprawl.

A.broughtaboutB.suiToundedC.sentoutDfollowed

14.Advocatesoforganicfoods--atermwhosemeaningvariesgreatly一

fi,equentlyproclaimthatsuchproductsaresaferandmorenutiitiousthanothers.

A.Pi-oponentsB.MerchantsC.InspectorsD.Consumers

15.Therearenumerousunsubstantiatedreportsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperior

tosyntheticones,thatfertilizedeggsarenutiitionallysuperiortounfertilizedeggs,

thatuntreatedgrainsarebetterthanfumigatedgrains,andthelike.

AunbelievableB.uncontestedC.unpopularD.unverified

16.Sincethen,over100tonsoffossils,1.5millionfromvertebrates,2.5million

frominvertebrates,havebeenrecovered,oftenindenselyconcentratedtangled

masses.

A.buriedbeneathBtwistedtogether

C.quicklyfbiTnedD.easilydated

17.Afolkcultureissmall,isolated,cohesive,conservative,nearlyself-sufficient

groupthatishomogeneousincustomandrace,withastrongfamilyorclan

structureandhighlydevelopedrituals.

A.uniformB.generalC.primitiveD.traditional

18.Coincidentwithconcernsabouttheacceleratinglossofspeciesandhabitats

hasbeenagrowingappreciationoftheimportanceofbiologicaldiversity,the

numberofspeciesinaparticularecosystem,tothehealthoftheEarthandhuman

being.

A.IgnoranceB.toleranceC.recognitionD.forgiveness

19.Inthepast,astoday,men,women,andchildrenadornedthemselveswith

beads.Insomeculturesstill,certainbeadsareoftenwornfrombirthuntildeath,

andthenareburiedwiththeirownersfortheafterlife.

A.ProtectedB.decoratedC.purchasedD.enjoyed

20.TheconservatismoftheearlyEnglishcolonistsinNorthAmerican,their

strongattachmenttotheEnglishwayofdoingthings,wouldplayamajorpartin

thefurniturethatwasmadeinNewEngland.

A.controlofB.distancefromC.curiosityaboutD.preferencefor

II.Clozetest.(20X0.5)

Flightsimulator(飛行模擬器)referstoanyelectronicormechanical

systemfortrainingaiiplaneandspacecraftpilotsandcrewmemberbysimulating

flightconditions.Thepiuposeofsimulationisnottocompletelysubstitute21

actualflighttrainingbuttothoroughlyfamiliarizestudentswiththevehicle22

beforethey23extensiveandpossiblydangerousactualflighttraining.Simulation

alsoisusefulforreviewandforfamiliarizingpilotswithnew24toexistingcraft.

Twoearlyflightsimulatorsappeai*edinEnglandwithinadecadeafterthe

firstflightofOrvilleandWilburWright.Theyweredesignedtoenablepilotsto

simulatesimpleaircraft25inthreedimensions,noseupordown；leftwinghigh

andrightlow,orviceversa；and26toleftorright.Ittookuntil1929,

however,foratinlyeffectivesimulator,theLinkTrainer,toappear,devised

byEdwinA.Link,aself-educatedaviatorandinventorfromBinghamton,New

York.27airplaneinstmmentationhadbeendevelopedsufficientlytopeimit

"blind"flyingoninstrumentsalone,buttrainingpilotstodosoinvolved28risk.

Linkbuiltamodelofanairplanecockpitequipped29instrumentpaneland

controlsthatcouldrealisticallysimulateallthemovementsofanairplane.Pilots

couldusethedeviceforinstrumenttraining,manipulatingthecontrols30

instrumentreadingssoastomaintainstraightandlevelflightor31climbor

descentwithnovisualreference32anyhorizonexceptfortheartificialoneonthe

instrumentpanel.Thetrainerwasmodified33aircrafttechnologyadvanced.

CommercialairlinesbegantousetheLinkTrainerforpilottraining,andtheUS

governmentbeganpurchasingthemin1934,34thousandsmoreasWorldWarII

approached.

Technologicaladvancesduringthewar,particularlyinelectronics,helped

tomaketheflightsimulatorincreasingly35Theuseofefficientanalogcomputers

intheearly1950sledtofurtherimprovements.Airplanecockpits,controls,and

instrumentdisplayshadbythenbecomesoindividualizedthatitwasnolonger

feasibletouseageneralizedtrainertopreparepilotstoflyanything36the

simplestlightplanes.Bythe1950s,theUSAirForcewasusingsimulatorsthat

precisely37thecockpitsofitsplanes.Duringtheearly1960s38digitaland

hybridcomputerswereadopted,andtheirspeedandflexibilityrevolutionized

simulationsystems.Furtheradvancesincomputerand39technology,notablythe

developmentofvirtual-realitysimulation,havemadeitpossibleto40highly

complexreal-lifeconditions.

21.A.forB.toC.withD.on

22.A.concerningB.concernC.beingconcernedD.concerned

23.A.undertakeB.undergoC.undeiplayD.underuse

24.A.modelsB.modificationsC.modifiersD.molecule

25.A.manifestationsB.manipulationsC.manifestoesD.maneuvers

26.A.yawingB.yawningC.yawingD.yawping

27.A.FromthenonB.FromnowonC.BynowD.Bythen

28.A.considerableB.considerateC.consideringD.considered

29.A.forB.inC.withD.on

30.A.onthepartofB.onthebasisof

C.onthetrackofD.onthevergeof

31.A.controlB.controllableC.controlledD.controller

32.A.toB.forC.onD.in

33.A.asforB.astoC.asD.for

34.A.acquiiingB.requiiingC.sustainingD.retaining

35.A.actualB.realisticC.realizingD.true

36.A.exceptB.exceptforC.apartfromD.but

37.A.replenishedB.replacedC.replicatedD.reposed

38.A.electronicB.electiveC.electricityD.electron

39.A.programB.programmableC.programmedD.programming

40.A.resurrectB.reproduceC.resuscitateD.resume

III.Proof-readinganderror-correction.(10X1)

Direction:ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.Eachindicatedline

containsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.

Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:Fora

wrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneinthe

blankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,marktheposition

ofthemissingwordwithawAssignandwritethewordyoubelievetobe

missingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessaryword,

crosstheunnecessaryrwordwithaslash66/"andputthewordintheblank

providedattheendoftheline.

Morepeopledieoftuberculosisthanofanyotherdiseasecausedbyasingle

agent.Thishasprobablybeenthecaseinquiteawhile.

Duringthe_41_earlystagesoftheindustrialrevolution,perhapsonein

everyseventh_42_deathsinEurope*scrowdedcitieswerecausedbythe

disease.

From_43_nowon,though,westerneyes,missingtheglobalpicture,saw

thetrouble44goingintodecline.Withoccasionalbreaksforwar,theratesof

deathandinfectionintheEuropeandAmericadroppedsteadilythroughthe19th

and_45_20thcenturies.

Inthe1950s,theintroductionofantibioticsstrengthenedthetrendinrich

countlies,andtheantibioticswereallowedtobeimportedto_46_poor

countries.Medicalresearchersdeclaredvictoryandwithdrew.

Theyarewrong.Inthemid1980sthefrequencyofinfectionsanddeaths

_47_startedtopickupagainaroundtheworld.

Wheretuberculosisvanished,itcame_48_back;inmanyplaceswhereit

hadneverbeenaway,itgi,ewbetter.

TheWorld_49_HealthOrganizationestimatesthat1.7billionpeople(a

thirdoftheearth'spopulation)sufferfromtuberculosis.

Evenwhentheinfectionratewasfoiling,populationgrowthkeptthenumber

ofclinicalcasesmoreorlessconstantlyat8_50_millionayear.Around3

millionofthosepeopledied,nearlyalloftheminpoorcountries.

IV.Readingcomprehension.(30,)

Passageone

Birthdaysofteninvolvesuiprises.Butthisyear'ssurpriseonthebirthdayof

thegreatBritishplaywrightWilliamShakespeareissurelyoneofthemost

dramatic.

OnApril22,onedaybeforehis441stbirthdayanniversary,experts

discoveredthatoneofthemostrecognizableportraitsofWilliamShakespeareisa

fake.ThismeansthatwenolongerhaveagoodideaofwhatShakespearelooked

like."It,sverypossiblethatmanypicturesofShakespearemightbeunreliable

becausemanyofthemarecopiesofthisone,"saidanexpertfromBritain's

NationalPortraitGallery.

ThediscoverycomesafterfourmonthsoftestingusingX-rays,ultraviolet

light,microphotographyandpaintsamples.Theexpertsfromthegalleiysaythe

image—commonlyknownastheuFlowerportrait“一wasactuallypaintedinthe

1800s,abouttwocenturiesafterShakespeare'sdeath.Theartexpertswhoworkat

thegallerysaytheyalsousedmodemchemistrytechnologytocheckthepainton

thepicture.Thesechecksfoundtracesofpaintdatingfromabout1814.

Shakespearediedin1616,andthedatethatappearsontheportraitis1609.

“Wenowthinktheportraitdatesbacktoaround1818to1840.Thiswas

whentherewasarenewedinterestinShakespeai*e'splays,“TamyaCooper,the

gallery'scurator,toldtheAssociatedPresident.

Thefakepicturehasoftenbeenusedasacoverforcollectionsofhisplays.It

iscalledtheFlowerportraitbecauseoneofitsowners,DesmondFlower,gaveit

totheRoyalShakespeareCompany.

“Therehavealwaysbeenquestionsaboutthepainting,saidDavid

Howells,curatorfortheRoyalShakespeareCompany.“Nowweknowthetruth,

wecanputtheimageinitsproperplaceinthehistoryofShakespearean

portraiture.n

TwootherimagesofShakespeare,arealsobeingstudiedaspartofthe

investigationandtheresultswillcomeoutlaterthismonth.

51.Whythisyear,ssurpriseonthebirthdayofShakespeareisdramatic?

Forquestions52-54,pleasedecideeachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.

WriteTfortrueandFforfalse.

52.NowweknowwhatShakespearelookedlike.(T/F)

53.“FlowerportraitnwasactuallypaintedusingX-rays,ultravioletlight,

microphotographyandpaintsamples.(T/F)

54.Inhistoiy,manypeopledoubtedthepainting.(T/F)

55.Whichisthebestsentencetofillintheblankinthelastparagraph?

A.Soonwe'11knowwhichportraitisreliable.

B.MaybewecannotfindarealportraitofShakespeare.

C.Ifthetwoportraitsarefoundtobefalse,theywilltestmore.

D.FornowwhatShakespearereallylookedlikewillremainamystery.

Passagetwo

Patientsanddoctorsalikehavelongbelievedinthehealingpowerofhumor.

Itisclaimedthathumornotonlyaffectspatientsymoods,butcanactuallyhelp

themrecoverfaster.

Severalstudiesseemtosupportthis.Patientsinbetterspiritsareknownto

havehigherimmunecellcounts.Somehaveevenclaimedtohavehealed

themselvesofseriousillnessesbyreadingcomicsandwatchingcomedies.

Despiteallthis,manyresearchersarenotconvinced.Theypointoutthefact

thatmanysufferingshavebeenknowntodisappeai,naturally,withorwithouta

dailydoseoflaughter.Theyalsosaythatwhileoptimismingeneraldoesseemto

berelatedtobetterhealth,itishardtotellwhichcomesfirst.

Humorintimesofstress,however,clearlymakesusfeelbetter.Ononelevel,

ittakesourmindsoffourtroublesandrelaxesus.Onanother,itreleasespowerful

endoiphins,achemicalproducedbyyourbodythatreducespain.

Therearecaseswheretheappreciationofagoodjokeisindeeddirectly

relatedtoaperson?shealth.Itcanshow,forexample,whetherapersonhas

suffereddamagetooneparticularareaofthebrain:therightfrontallobe（額葉）.

Scientistsconfirmedthisbyhavingpeoplereadjokesandaskingthemto

choosethefunniestendingsfromalist.Subjectswithnormalbrainsusuallychose

endingsthatwerebasedonarelativelycomplexsynthesisofideas.Subjectswith

specificallylocatedbraindamage,however,respondedonlytoslapstickendings,

whichdidnotdependonaparticularcontext.Whenpressed,thebrain-damaged

subjectssawthelogicinthecorrectendings.Theysimplydidnotfindthemfunny.

Ofcourse,humorislai'gelyanindividualmatter.Nexttimeyourfrienddoes

notgetoneofyourjokes,thereisnoneedtoaccusehimofbeingalamebrain.

However,youmightsuggestthathelightenup—forthehealthofit.

56.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.allresearchershaveagreedonthehealingpowerofhumor

B.peopleseldomaccusetheirfriendsofnotunderstandingjokes

C.theauthorholdsapositiveattitudetothehealingpowerofhumor

D.readingcomicswillsurelybecomeapopularwayoftreatingdiseases

57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Manyresearchersarenotconvincedofthehealingpowerofhumor.

B.Patientsinbadmoodsareknowntohavehigherimmunecellcounts.

C.Optimismingeneraldoesseemtoberelatedtobetterhealth.

D.Peopleshouldtrytheirbesttocheerupfortheirgoodhealth.

58.Scientistshadsomepeoplereadjokesandaskedthemtochoosethefunniest

endingsfromalisttoconfirmthat.

A.thebrain-damagedpeoplearedifferentfromthosewithnormalbrains

B.apersonwithanormalbrainusuallyrespondstoslapstickendings

C.apersonsufferingcertainbraindamagedoesn'tappreciateagoodjoke

D.humortakesourmindsoffourtroublesbyreleasingpowerfulendorphins

59.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Whichcomesfirst,humororhealth?B.Humorcancuredifferentillnesses

C.PeopleneedhumorintimesofstressD.Humorcontributestogoodhealth

PassageThree

Howshopscanexploitpeople'sherdmentalitytoincreasesales

ATRIPtothesupermarketmaynotseemlikeanexerciseinpsychological

warfare—butitis.Shopkeepersknowthatfillingastorewiththearomaoffreshly

bakedbreadmakespeoplefeelhungryandpersuadesthemtobuymorefoodthan

theyhadintended.Stockingthemostexpensiveproductsateyelevelmakesthem

sellfasterthancheaperbutlessvisiblecompetitors.Nowreseairhersare

investigatinghow,swarmintelligence”(thatis,howants,beesoranysocial

animal,includinghumans,behaveinacrowd)canbeusedtoinfluencewhat

peoplebuy.

AtarecentconferenceonthesimulationofadaptivebehaviorinRome,

Zeeshan-ul-hassanUsmani,acomputerscientistfromtheFloridaInstituteof

Technology,describedanewwaytoincreaseimpulsebuyingusingthis

phenomenon.Supermaiketsalreadyencourageshopperstobuythingstheydid

notrealisetheywanted：forinstance,byplacingeverydayitemssuchasmilk

andeggsatthebackofthestore,forcingshopperstowalkpastothertempting

goodstoreachthem.MrUsmaniaiidRonaldoMenezes,alsooftheFlorida

InstituteofTechnology,setouttoenhancethistendencytobuymorebyplaying

ontheherdinstinct.Theideaisthat,ifaceilainproductisseentobepopular,

shoppersarelikelytochooseittoo.Thechallengeistokeepcustomersinfbnned

aboutwhatothersarebuying.

Entersmart-caittechnology.InMrUsmani'ssupermaiketeveiyproduct

hasaradiofrequencyidentificationtag,asortofbarcodethatusesradiowavesto

transmitinformation,andeverytrolleyhasascannerthatreadsthisinformation

andrelaysittoacentralcomputer.Asacustomerwalkspastashelfofgoods,a

screenontheshelftellshimhowmanypeoplecurrentlyintheshophavechosen

thatparticulai-pnxiuct.Ifthenumberishigh,heismorelikelytoselectittoo.

MrUsmani's"swarm-moves“modelappealstosupermarketsbecauseit

increasessaleswithouttheneedtogivepeoplediscounts.Anditgivesshoppers

thesatisfactionofknowingthattheyboughtthe“right”product—thatis,the

oneeveryoneelsebought.Themodelhasnotyetbeentestedwidelyinthereal

world,mainlybecauseradiofrequencyidentificationtechnologyisnewandhas

onlybeeninstalledexperimentallyinsomesupermarkets.ButMrUsmanisays

thatbothWal-MartinAmericaandTescoinBritainareinterestedinhiswork,

andtestingwillgetunderwayinthespring.

Anotherrecentstudyonthepowerofsocialinfluenceindicatesthatsales

could,indeed,beboostedinthisway.MatthewSalganikofColumbia

UniversityinNewYorkandhiscolleagueshavedescribedcreatinganartificial

musicmarketinwhichsome14,000peopledownloadedpreviouslyunknown

songs.Theresearchersfoundthatwhenpeoplecouldseethesongsrankedbyhow

manytimestheyhadbeendownloaded,theyfollowedthecrowd.Whenthe

songswerenotorderedbyrank,butthenumberoftimestheyhadbeen

downloadedwasdisplayed,theeffectofsocialinfluencewasstilltherebutwas

lesspronounced.Peoplethusfollowtheherdwhenitiseasyforthemtodoso.

InJapanachainofconvenienceshopscalledRanKingRanQueenhasbeen

orderingitsproductsaccordingtosalesdatafromdepartmentstoresandresearch

companies.Theshopssellonlythemostpopularitemsineachproductcategory,

andtherankingsai*eupdatedweekly.Icosystem,acompanyinCambridge,

Massachusetts,alsoaimstoexploitknowledgeofsocialnetworkingtoimprove

sales.

Andthepsychologythatworksinphysicalstoresisjustaspotentonthe

internet.OnlineretailerssuchasAmazonareadeptattellingshopperswhich

productsarepopularwithlike-mindedconsumers.Evenintheprivacyofyour

home,youcanstillbepartoftheswarm.

Questions60-65

Completethesentencesbelowwithwordstakenfromthereadingpassage.Use

NOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

60.Ship-ownersrealizethatthesmellofcanincreasesalesof

foodproducts.

61.Inshops,productsshelvedatamorevisiblelevelsellbettereveniftheyare

more.

62.AccordingtoMr.Usmani,withtheuseof“swarmintelligence,,

phenomenon,anewmethodcanbeappliedtoencourage.

63Onthewaytoeveiydayitemsatthebackofthestore,shoppersmightbe

temptedtobuy.

64.Ifthenumberofbuyersshownontheishigh,other

customerstendtofollowthem.

65.Usingthe“swarm-moves”model,ship-ownersdonothavetogive

customerstoincreasesales.

Questions66-71

DothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinfoiTnationgiveninthereading

passage?Forquestions66-71,write

YESifthestatementagreeswiththeinformation

NOifthestatementcontradictstheinformation

NOTGIVENifthereisnoinfbiTnationonthisinthepassage

66.Radiofrequencyidentificationtechnologyhasbeeninstalledexperimentallyin

bigsupennarketslikeWal-Mart.

67.Peopletendtodownloadmoreunknownsongsthansongstheyarefamiliar

with.

68.Songsrankedhighbythenumberoftimesbeingdownloadedarefavoredby

customers.

69.Peoplefollowtheotherstothesameextentwhetheritisconvenientornot.

70.ItemssoldinsomeJapanesestoresaresimplychosenaccordingtothesales

dataofothershops.

71.Swarmintelligencecanalsobeobservedineverydaylife.

V.Writing.(30')

Peoplehavedifferentwaysofescapingthestressanddifficultiesofmodem

life.Someread;someexercise;othersworkintheirgardens.Whatdoyouthink

arethebestwaysofreducingstress?Usespecificdetailsandexamplestosupport

youranswer.

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SECTIONIVOCABULARY(20x1points)

Directions:

Thereare20multiple-choicequestionsinthissection.Choosethe

word/phrasethatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword/phrasein

eachquestionORthatcanbestcompletethesentence.Markyour

answersonyouranswersheet.

1.Soonafterwai'd,however,workbeganonthemoremodestDeepSeaDrilling

Project,whichisnotaimedatreachingthemantlebutatexploringthecnistitself.

AmoresophisticatedBmoretimidClessambitiousDless

controversial

2.Bypatientquestioningthelawyermanagedtoenoughinformationfrom

thewitnesses.

A.impartB.elicitC.withdrawD.evacuate

3.Asthechildren'sbookmarketexpanded,then,whatbothpublicandpublishers

wantedwasthekindoffictionMariaEdgeworthwrote:storiesinterestingenoughto

attractchildrenandmorallyinstructiveenoughtoallayadultdistrustoffiction.

AclarifyBattackCreduceDconfirm

4.Rumorsareeverywhere,spreadingfear,damagingreputations,andturningcalm

situationsintoones.

A.suspiciousB.turbulentC.tragicD.vulnerable

5.Thisisalong一roughly13milesdownabeautifulvalleytothelittle

churchbelow.

A.degenerationB.descentC.tumbleD.terrain

6.Diamondshavelittlevalueandtheirpricedependsalmostentirelyon

theirscairity.

A.eternalB.intrinsicC.subtleD.inherent

7.TheRosettastonethwartedscholars*effortsforseveraldecadesuntiltheearly

nineteenthcenturywhenseveralkeyhieroglyphicphrasesweredecodedusingthe

Greekinscriptions.

AcontinuedBinfluencedCencouragedDfrustrated

8.Lichens,probablythehardiestofallplants,livewherevirtuallynothingelse

cannotjustonruggedmountainpeaksbutalsoonsunbakeddesertrocks.

AmostunusualBmostbasicCmostabundantDmostvigorous

9.Itspeoplesbecamegreattraders,barteringjewelry,pottery,animalpelts,tools,

andothergoodsalongextensivetradingnetworksthatstretchedupanddown

easternNorthAmericaandasfarwestastheRockyMountains.

AproducingBexchangingCtransportingDloading

10.Inordertopreventstressfrombeingsetupinthemetal,expansionjointsare

fittedwhichthestressbyallowingthepipetoexpandorcontractfreely.

A.reconcileB.rectifyC.reclaimD.relieve

11.Astronautsareallkindsoftestbeforetheyareactuallysentupina

spacecraft.

A.pronetoB.boundtoC.inclinedtoD.subjectedto

12.Somestudiesconfirmedthatthiskindofeyediseasewasintropical

countries.

A.provocativeB.prospectiveC.prevalentD.perpetual

13.Itisonethingtolocateoil,butitisquiteanothertoandtransportitto

industrialcenters.

A.permeateB.extractC.distinguishD.concentrate

14.Althoughhehashadnoformaleducation,heisoneofthe

businessmeninthecountry.

A.shrewdestB.nastiestC.sternestD.alertest

15.ThetraditionalmarketsretaintheirforthemanyChinesewhostillprefer

freshfbodlikelivefish,ducks,andchickensoverpackagedorfrozenfoods.

A.pledgeB.imageC.survivalDappeal

16.Alltheceremoniesofthe2000OlympicGameshadauniqueAustralianflavor,

oftheii*multiculturalcommunities.

A.implicitB.conspicuousC.indicativeD.noticeable

17.Thepolicewerealteredthattheescapedcriminalmightbeinthe.

A.vainB.vicinityC.courtD.jail

18.Eversincetheriseofindustrialism,educationhasbeentowardsproducing

workers.

A.harnessedB.hatchedC.motivatedD.geared

19.Thedisagreementovertraderestrictionscouldseriouslyrelationsbetween

thetwocountries.

A.tumbleB.jeopardizeC.manipulateD.intimidate

20.Whenyouputupwallpaper,shouldyoutheedgesorputthemnextto

eachother?

A.coincideB.extendC.overlapD.