摘要： to hide the truth from the public, the quality problem of its computer was revealed. A. As HP company tried hard B. As hard HP company tried C. Hard as HP company tried D. Hard did HP company try Section B. Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. protection B. ties C. dependence D. relaxed E. influenced F. readily G. abandoning H. harmed I. tightly J. emotional Many people, when they speak of home, tend to associate it with a certain physical surroundings and a certain 41 attitude. This attitude toward home has come down to us from the past. In the old days life was tough. Enemies could attack you and you had little 42 against them. People did not live in well-built houses where doors were locked. They didn’t have an organized police force that could rush to their rescue instantly. This unsafe situation 43 the way people felt about home. Small family groups held to each other 44 for protection against animals and other men. We can see this even in today’s minority groups who, because of a feeling of insecurity, still preserve close family 45 . Today, thanks to modern transportation and technologies, thousands of people willingly and 46 leave the place where they were born. These people, especially the young, are 47 their parents’ homes to live their own life. They have no 48 on their parents’ homes. Home is just where they can shut the door and feel 49 by themselves. And the meaning of the word “home has been somewhat changed by this activity. To these people, home means a place where they can have privacy. III, Reading Comprehension Section A 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. The habit of reading is one of the greatest resources of mankind: we enjoy reading books that belong to us much more than if they are borrowed. Some people regard a borrowed book as a 50 in the house. It must be treated with care and considerate 51 . Casual attitudes are forbidden. Because the book is borrowed it tolerates no damage which means it must not suffer while 52 . While reading the book, you are not allowed to make any mark or underline the important 53 when a flash of creative idea emerge. This is huge 54 to one’s imagination. 55 , your own books belong to you and you can treat them with so much closeness that you are not afraid to mark it up or to place it in a dirty place. Your own books are there for use, not for 56 . You don’t need to display them in front of others. Private ownership also encourages 57 marking. A good reason for marking instructive passages in books is that this practice enables you to remember more easily the significant sayings, to 58 them quickly and then review them more frequently in the future. Given the importance of owned books to a man, everyone should begin collecting a private library, making up his own 59 property. One should have his own bookshelves, which should not be having doors, glass windows, or keys. They should be free and 60 to the hand as well as the eye. Like the jewellery to a woman, the best moral 61 to a man is books. They are more varied in colour and appearance than any wall-paper. Their variety indicates 62 out of brains of different book writers. The knowledge that books are in plain view is also stimulating. Your body and mind are both 63 . With books at hand, your mind is free to land any 64 or even strange possibility, which eventually gives birth to new discoveries or inventions.

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