53. time。 根据语境可以知道她仍然需要时间适应新的环境。

52. language。 从下文“People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English.”可知， 她面临的是食物和语言问题。

51. foot。 set foot on…“踏上……”属于固定搭配。

50. majoring / interested. Lou Ran 在香港大学学习， 她主修新闻专业。注意用现在进行时。

49. although / though。 句意是“(高中)毕业后，尽管北京大学和清华大学都录取了她，但她选择了中国香港大学学习。”从语法角度看是让步关系。

48. top/ highest。 从下文她既可以进北大也可以进清华，最后选择进入香港大学学习，说明这个女孩是福建省去年的高考最高分.

47. D。 句意：如果你与她亲密的关系有所疏远的话，也没什么关系，因为你可以结交许多其它的朋友。

Section C (12分)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours a day?” complained Lou Ran in Hong Kong as final exams were going on.

The 18-year-old girl was Fujian Province’s ___48__ scorer in last year’s college entrance examination. After leaving school, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong __49__ both Peking University and Tsinghus University promised her a place.

“I want to experience a more international school and social life in Hong Kong. I’m __50__ in journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons,” Liu said.

It is about four months since Liu Ran set __51_ on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and __52__problems.

“The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it’s convenient to cook for ourselves in our dorm if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained.

Her English and Cantonese are now improving, but she still needs more __53_ to adapt to the new environment.

“I’m happy that I made the right __54__ to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western__55__, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said.

[解析]

46. B。 otherwise “否则”。

45. D。 balance在此处作动词，表示“使……平衡”。

44. B。 这里的as nice 根据语境可得知原句：on other days she isn’t as nice as she’s nice to you on some days.