Businessmen don't often have much free time as their work ________ all their time.

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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are    1.Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to    2it. Creativity isn’t always   3with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time   4think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.

Making connections This technique involves taking   5ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words   6with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the   7to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original   8; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.

NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t   9. You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new   10.If your goal is to learn to ski,   11, you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now    12this to reality.  Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.

Be someone else! Look at the situation from a    13point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the   14in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their    15. The best fishermen think like fish!

1.A. wrong              B. unbelievable    C. reasonable      D. realistic

2.A. put up with        B. catch up with   C. make use of     D. keep track of

3.A. equipped           B. compared        C. covered         D. connected

4.A. skillfully         B. routinely       C. vividly         D. deeply

5.A. familiar           B. unrelated       C. creative        D. imaginary

6.A. presented          B. marked          C. lit             D. associated

7.A. ideas              B. ambitions       C. achievement    D. technique

8.A. experience         B. service         C. present         D. object

9.A. work               B. last            C. exist           D. change

10.A. possibilities     B. limitations     C. tendency        D. practice

11.A. in fact           B. in particular   C. as a whole      D. for example

12.A. devote            B. adapt           C. lead            D. keep

13.A. private           B. global          C. different       D. practical

14.A. features          B. themes          C. creatures       D. characters

15.A. positions         B. dreams          C. images          D. directions

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are    1   .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to    2   it. Creativity isn’t always   3   with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time   4   think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.

Making connections. This technique involves taking  5   ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words   6   with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc．Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the   7   to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to but a friend an original   8  ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.

NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t  9   .You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new   10   .If your goal is to learn to ski,   11   , you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now   12    this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.

Be someone else! Look at the situation from a    13   point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the   14   in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their   15   . The best fishermen think like fish!

1．A．wrong                 B．unbelievable        C．reasonable             D．realistic

2．A．put up with                  B．catch up with        C．make use of          D．keep track of

3．A．equipped                      B．compared              C．covered                D．connected

4．A．skillfully                       B．routinely                C．vividly                  D．deeply

5．A．familiar                        B．unrelated               C．creative                 D．imaginary

6．A．presented                     B．marked                 C．lit                         D．associated

7．A．ideas                            B．ambitions              C．achievement       D．technique

8．A．experience                    B．service                  C．present                 D．object

9．A．work                           B．last                       C．exist                     D．change

10．A．possibilities                 B．limitations              C．tendency               D．practice

11．A．in fact                        B．in particular           C．as a whole             D．for example

12．A．devote                        B．adapt                    C．lead                      D．keep

13．A．private                       B．global                    C．different                D．practical

14．A．features                      B．themes                  C．creatures               D．characters

15．A．positions                    B．dreams                  C．images                  D．directions

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are  36  . Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to  37 it. Creativity isn’t always  38  with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time  39  think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve. 40  you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.

Making connections. This technique involves taking  41  ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do.  42  find an image, word, idea or object; for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words  43  with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as  44  as you can. The next stage is to relate the  45  to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original  46 ; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.

No limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t  47 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new  48 . If your goal is to learn to ski,  49 , you can now practice skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now  50  this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.

Be  51  else! Look at the situation from a  52  point of view . Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the  53  in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal  54  other people, put yourself in their  55 . The best fishermen think like fish!

36. A. wrong            B. unbelievable     C. reasonable   D. realistic

37. A. put up with      B. catch up with    C. make use of D. keep track of

38. A. equipped         B. compared         C. covered      D. connected

39. A. skillfully       B. routinely        C. vividly      D. deeply

40. A. and              B. but              C. or           D. so

41. A. familiar         B. unrelated        C. creative     D. imaginary

42. A. Then             B. Also             C. Still        D. Even

43. A. combined         B. marked           C. lit          D. associated

44. A. clear            B. many             C. easy         D. long

45. A. ideas            B. ambitions        C. achievement  D. technique

46. A. experience       B. service          C. present      D. object

47. A. work             B. last             C. exist        D. change

48. A. possibilities    B. limitations      C. tendency     D. practice

49. A. in fact          B. in particular    C. as a whole   D. for example

50. A. devote           B. adapt            C. lead         D. keep

51. A. anyone           B. everyone         C. no one       D. someone

52. A. private          B. global           C. different    D. serious

53. A. features         B. themes           C. creatures    D. characters

54. A. avoids           B. involves         C. follows      D. offends

55. A. shoes            B. dreams           C. images       D. directions

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are  36  . Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to  37 it. Creativity isn’t always  38  with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time  39  think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve. 40  you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.

Making connections. This technique involves taking  41  ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do.  42  find an image, word, idea or object; for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words  43  with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as  44  as you can. The next stage is to relate the  45  to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original  46 ; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.

No limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t  47 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new  48 . If your goal is to learn to ski,  49 , you can now practice skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now  50  this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.

Be  51  else! Look at the situation from a  52  point of view . Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the  53  in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal  54  other people, put yourself in their  55 . The best fishermen think like fish!

36. A. wrong            B. unbelievable     C. reasonable   D. realistic

37. A. put up with      B. catch up with    C. make use of D. keep track of

38. A. equipped         B. compared         C. covered      D. connected

39. A. skillfully       B. routinely        C. vividly      D. deeply

40. A. and              B. but              C. or           D. so

41. A. familiar         B. unrelated        C. creative     D. imaginary

42. A. Then             B. Also             C. Still        D. Even

43. A. combined         B. marked           C. lit          D. associated

44. A. clear            B. many             C. easy         D. long

45. A. ideas            B. ambitions        C. achievement  D. technique

46. A. experience       B. service          C. present      D. object

47. A. work             B. last             C. exist        D. change

48. A. possibilities    B. limitations      C. tendency     D. practice

49. A. in fact          B. in particular    C. as a whole   D. for example

50. A. devote           B. adapt            C. lead         D. keep

51. A. anyone           B. everyone         C. no one       D. someone

52. A. private          B. global           C. different    D. serious

53. A. features         B. themes           C. creatures    D. characters

54. A. avoids           B. involves         C. follows      D. offends

55. A. shoes            B. dreams           C. images       D. directions