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

It is certain that the problem of waste is becoming more and more serious on campus and it is time for us to reduce it. For     48    reason, we have already wasted a great deal of precious resources      49    as water and electricity. For another reason, our waste adds to      50    burden of our parents and the society. However, some are still puzzled how to reduce waste on campus. Here are some suggestions.

To begin    51    , we should turn off the lights    52    we leave dorms or classrooms so as to save electricity as much as     53    . Secondly, we should not spend too much money. Thirdly, we should stop wasting water when we bath, or clean faces,     54     wash clothes and dishes.

Actually, there are different solutions to different situations. Therefore, I firmly hold the view .    55      we can reduce the waste on campus with our efforts.

Section C

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

When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking dogs.    48    is still true that a dog is the    49    useful and faithful animal in the world,    50    the reason why people keep a dog has changed. In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against animal attacks. And later they came to realize that a dog was not    51     useful for protection but willing to obey his master. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals.    52  

do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is    53    companionship. A dog is his best friend for

   54    child when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have    55    children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up.

Section C

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

When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking dogs.    48    is still true that a dog is the    49    useful and faithful animal in the world,    50    the reason why people keep a dog has changed. In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against animal attacks. And later they came to realize that a dog was not    51     useful for protection but willing to obey his master. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals.    52  

do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is    53    companionship. A dog is his best friend for

   54    child when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have    55    children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up.

     Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

     Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home   1.when/ after their children return from school. Sometimes it is necessary for a parent to write   2.an  after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator,  3.or  another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a  4.better   way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to think about  5.what   they want to say before they write.   For6.another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that  they 7.hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned   8.off    or telephone calls not answered. For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents.

 2. Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

     Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home   48 their children return from school. Sometimes it is necessary for a parent to write   49 after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator,  50 another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a  51 way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to think about  52  they want to say before they write.   53   another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that  54   hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned   55    or telephone calls not answered. For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents.

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

    Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home   1 their children return from school. Sometimes it is necessary for a parent to write   2   after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator,   3   another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a  4  way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to think about 5   they want to say before they write.  6   another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again. People often forget all the details that  7   hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned   8  or telephone calls not answered．For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents.

   Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

     Nowadays, millions of lonely singles are now going online instead. The World Wide Web is quickly becoming 48. ________ world's most popular matchmaker(媒人).

     Singles are flocking (涌向) to the Internet mainly 49. ________ their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites(约会网址) is quick 50. ________           convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene has just led them 51. ________ one bad experience to another and are ready to try something else.

Dating sites also make 52. ________ easy to avoid someone who you are not interested in. In the real world, 53. ________, ignoring someone you don't like can be difficult.

     54. ________ all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren't always those 55. ________ they declare to be in their online description. Safety is another concern. You are just likely to find a criminal online as your Mr. or Miss Right.

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

A group of robbers dug their way into the basement of a bank in Paris and emptied almost 200 private safes(保险箱).

They entered the Credit Lyonnais branch using building  equipment  to dig holes and destroy walls    48.        Saturday night. They tied up a security guard and spent 49.          next nine hours robbing the bank.

One investigator described the robbery 50.        a “professional job”. The robbers came in at about 22:00 on Saturday51.        left at 07:00 on Sunday. They entered through the basements of the neighbouring building, digging through a series of tunnels and making a hole into a wall of 80 cm thick to get into the bank, 52.        was having building works at the time.

       When53.         left, the robbers set the place on fire to remove any trace of evidence, switching  on the anti-fire system and flooding the building.  Fortunatcly, the guard escaped unharmed.

54.         is difficult to estimate the total value of what 55.         as only the bank’s clients(储户) know the content of their private safes.

Part III Reading comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

Section C (12 marks)

     Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word

that best fits the context.

      Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home   48

their children return from school.  Sometimes  it is necessary for a parent to write   49   after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator,   50   another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a  51   way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to think about   52   they want to say before they write.   53   another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that   54   hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned   55   or telephone calls not answered. For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents.

SECTION B

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 a word or phrase that best fits the context.

Like business and industry, the academic world is changing as technology advances. Libraries are one place we see   36  . Many innovative (创新的) things are happening in both public and university libraries. Libraries are using new equipment and techniques for   37   and librarians are teaching students the new techniques.

    One   38   that some university libraries are now providing is a computer search of materials for students doing research. Before starting a research project, students check with their library to see if a computer search is   39  . This kind of search cannot help with all research projects,   40   it can save time if the topic is in the computer’s database. When you are doing a manual search for a research paper, you look at all the indexes (索引)   41   to the research topic. You look up the   42   related to the topic in the indexes. It takes many hours to look up this information and write down the references. A computer search is faster and easier. You and a librarian decide on the words to   43   the computer. The computer looks for these words in this database and gives you a list of reference for your topic. A computer can take two or more ideas and produce references that   44   those ideas. A computer search can also be more complete than a manual search.

    College and university libraries are providing other technological services as well. Another change is the   45   use of microfilm. Librarians are able to collect more materials in one building by having newspapers, magazines, and other documents on microfilm. Students use microfilm readers in the library for these materials.

These innovations in libraries are helpful to library users, but they are also expensive. So many libraries are facing   46   problems. There is more technology available today.   47  , libraries are paying higher costs for the equipment that makes research easier.

36. A. books                 B. changes                    C. accidents                  D. fairy tales

37. A. search                 B. reading                    C. playing                    D. research

38. A. book                  B. topic                        C. relation                    D. service

39. A. worthwhile         B. considerable             C. desperate                  D. independent

40. A. and                    B. for                           C. but                          D. otherwise

41. A. artificial             B. reserved                   C. appropriate               D. tentative

42. A. words                 B. sentences                  C. passages                   D. articles

43. A. fix                            B. enter                        C. draw                        D. find

44. A. finish                 B. pay                          C. promote                   D. combine

45. A. rare                    B. valuable                   C. frequent                   D. limited

46. A. computer            B. budget                            C. personnel                 D. public

47, A. At length            B. All at once                C. Above all                D. As a result