A. passive B. lifelong C. unhappy D. fatal

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. This great project at the Three Gorges of the Yangtze is expected to ____ twenty years to complete.

A. spend B. consume C. need D. take

32. His effort of decades began to____. He came to be well-known for his findings.

A. pay off B. die off C. put off D. break off

33. The ____ of lung cancer is particularly high among long-term heavy smokers ， especially chain smokers.

A. incident B. accident C. incidence D. evidence

34. Nothing is so uncertain as the fashion market where one style____over another before being replaced.

A. dominates B. manipulates C. overwhelms D. prevails

35. Mrs. Brown couldn’t shake the____that these kids were in deep trouble and it was up to her to help them.

A. conversion B. conviction C. conservation D. convention

36. X-rays are also called Rontgen rays____the discoverer who first put them to use.

A. in case of B. in view of C. in place of D. in honor of

37. Telecommunication developments have enabled people to send messages____ television ， radio and electronic mail.

A. via B. amid C. past D. across

38. Technology has____the sharing ， storage and delivery of information ， thus making more information available to more people.

A. finished B. furnished C. functioned D. facilitated

39. The philosophy class began with twenty students but three ____ after the midterm exam.

A. picked up B. turned out C. dropped out D. kept up

40. The following account by the author____the difference between European and American reactions.

A. illustrates B. acquires C. demands D. deletes

41. An intimate and____knowledge of how you are doing in the customer’s eyes is critical.

A. objective B. subordinate C. optional D. subsequent

42. Long to harmful pollutants is most likely to lead to a decline in health.

A. contact B. touch C. use D. exposure

43. The architectural differences may____confusion or discomfort for the foreign travelers.

A. vary B. describe C. cause D. impress

44. being fun and good exercise ， swimming is a very useful skill.

A. Rather than B. Apart from C. Instead of D. Owing to

45. Even at discounted prices ， these powerful AIDS drugs are far beyond ____ for most of the world ’ s 40 million HIV-infected people.

A. reach B. control C. comprehension D. imagination

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 them there are four choices marked A ， B ， C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.