A. be subscribed B. be published C. be popular D. be written

Section B

Directions ： In this section ， there are fifteen incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A ， B ， C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

31. Sometimes we buy a magazine with absolutely no purpose______to pass time.

A. rather than B. other than C. as well D. except for

32. Those who ______women ’ s liberation movement continue to hope ， and work ， for a change.

A. consist in B. believe in C. indulge in D. result in

33. Finding out about these universities has become easy for anyone with Internet______.

A. entrance B. admission C. access D. entry

34. How strange it is that the habit he developed in his childhood still______him.

A. takes to B. clings to C. attends to D. adds to

35. The three disrespectful sons began to feel worried about the ultimate______of the family’s property.

A. proposal B. disposal C. removal D. salvation

36. Chemists ， physicists and mathematicians are______known as scientists.

A. collectively B. alternatively C. cognitively D. exclusively

37. The national government is to make every effort to______the will of the people.

A. execute B. exceed C. excite D. exhaust

38. There are often discouraging predictions that have not been ______by actual events.

A. verified B. utilized C. mobilized D. modified

39. Tom was______of a crime he didn’t commit. He fought for many years to clear his name.

A. convicted B. convinced C. conceived D. condemned

40. Actor Pierce Brosnan may play the deadly super spy in the movies ， but in real life he is a _____ father and a loving husband.

A. devastated B. deserved C. desperate D. devoted

41. The years of practice ， of developing my special technique ， are just about to ______ .

A. turn up B. figure out C. pay off D. clear away

42. Like most foreigners ， I ask a lot of questions ， some of which are insultingly silly. But everyone I______has answered those questions with patience and honesty.

A. come across B. come by C. come over D. come into

43. Now when talking about economic reform I am very______aware of the shadow hanging over most African countries’ debt.

A. well B. far C. much D. greatly

44. This procedure describes how suggestions for improvements to the systems are ______ .

A. celebrated B. proceeded C. generated D. established

45. “ Since we are exchanging______ ， I too have a secret to reveal ，” said Mary.

A. transferences B. transactions C. confidences D. promises

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension （ 40 minutes ， 25 points ）

Directions ： There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of hem there are four choices marked A ， B ， C and D. Choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.