Section I  Use of English

　　Directions:

　　Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)

　　In Cambodia the choice of a spouse is a complex one for the young male. It may involve not only his parents and his friends,１those of the young women, but also a matchmaker. A young man can 2 a likely spouse on his own and them ask his parents to 3 the marriage negotiations. or the young man’s parents may make the choice of a spouse, giving the child little to say in the selection. 4 , a girl may veto the spouse her parents have chosen. 5 a spouse has been selected, each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying  6  a good family.

　　The traditional wedding is a long and colorful affair. Formerly it lasted three days 7  by the 1980s it more commonly lasted a day and a half. Buddhist priests offer a short sermon and 8 prayers of blessing. Parts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting,  9  cotton threads soaked in holy water around the bride’s and groom’s wrists ,and 10 a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the 11 .Newlyweds traditionally move in with the wife’s parents and may 12 with them up to a year, 13 they can build a flew house nearby.

　　Divorce is legal and easy to 14 ,but not common .Divorced persons are 15 with some  disapproval. Each spouse retains 16 property he or she 17 into the marriage, and jointly –acquired property is 18 equally. Divorced persons may remarry, but a gender prejudice 19 up .The divorced male doesn’t have a waiting period before he can remarry 20 the woman must wait the months.

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　　1. [A] by way of    [B] as well as    [C] on behalf of    [D] with regard to

　　2. [A] adapt to    [B] provide for    [C]compete with    [D] decide on

　　3. [A] close    [B] renew    [C]arrange    [D] postpone

　　4. [A] In theory    [B] Above all    [C] In time    [D] For example

　　5. [A] Although    [B] Lest    [C] After    [D] Unless

　　6. [A] into    [B] within    [C] from    [D] through

　　7. [A] sine    [B] or     [C] but    [D] so

　　8. [A] test    [B]copy    [C]recite    [D] create

　　9. [A] folding    [B] piling    [C] wrapping    [D] tying

　　10. [A] lighting     [B] passing    [C] hiding     [D] serving

　　11. [A] meeting    [B] association    [C] collection    [D]union

　　12. [A] grow    [B] part    [C] deal     [D]live

　　13. [A] whereas    [B] until    [C] for    [D] if

　　14. [A] obtain    [B] follow    [C] challenge    [D]avoid

　　15. [A] isolated    [B] persuaded    [C] viewed    [D] exposed

　　16. [A]wherever    [B] however    [C] whenever    [D]whatever

　　17. [A] changed    [B] brought    [C] shaped     [D] pushed

　　18. [A] divided    [B] invested    [C] donated    [D] withdrawn

　　19. [A]clears    [B] warms    [C] shows    [D] breaks

　　20. [A]while    [B] so what    [C]once    [D] in that

　　Section II  Reading Comprehension

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　　Part A

　　Directions:

　　Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)

　　Text 1

　　France, which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for woman. Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways.

　　The parliament also agreed to ban websites that” incite excessive thinness” by promoting extreme dieting.

　　Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives. They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up with impinging on health. That’s a start. And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starring themselves to health –as some have done. It tells the fashion industry that it move take responsibility for the signal it sends women, especially teenage girls, about the social tape –measure they must use to  determine their individual worth.