39. A. movement　 B. achievement　 C. development　 D. requirement

38. A. supported　 B. received　 C. encouraged　 D. valued

37. A. except　 　B. for　 　　　C. beyond　 　　D. through

36. A. poor　 　B. ordinary　 　C. happy　 　　D. wealthy

35. Thinking　　　 　you know 　　　　in fact you don’t know is a terrible mistake.

　 A. that, that　　　 B. what, what　　 C. that, what　　 D. what, that　　

Section B (18 marks)

　　　 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 position of children in American family and society is no longer what it is used to be. The _36__ family in colonial North America was mainly concerned with survival and 37 that, its own economic prosperity, Thus, children were __38__ in terms of their productivity, and they played the role of producer quite early, Until they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of the subordination(附属).

　 With the __39__ of the society, the position of the children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex and technological society that the United States has become, each member must fulfill a number of personal and occupational roles and be in contact with many other members. __40__ , viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are __41__ more as people in their own right than as those of the family is reflected in various laws __42__ the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.

　 This new __43__ of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also __44_ an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time seeking the proper way to __45__ children.

　 Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a two-way transaction(事务) between parents and child __46___ a one-way, parent-to-child training program. As a consequence, socializing child and __47__ with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems

34. There are many idioms used in English _____ quite a few of them come from the Bible.

A. that　　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. and　　　 D. but

33. In the past few years, My Heart Will Go On was a popular song among young people, 　　　　were often heard singing it at parties.

A. who　 B. which　　 C. they　　　 D. that　

32. Idioms are used all the time and unless you recognize when an idiom is being used, what you read or hear ______ can easily be misunderstood

A. spoken　　　　 B. speaking　　　 C. speak　　　 D. be spoken

31. Mr. Smith went to a bookstore, where a lot of books were 　　　　.

　 A. produced　　 B. invented　　 C. housed　　　 D. disappeared

30. Having concentrated for a long time he ____ his work, made some coffee and talked with his colleagues.

A. put on　　　 B. put aside　　 C. put off　　　 D. put back