A. revealed B. disposed C. reminded D. distributed

20. At last John Smith chose to step down as the company’s chief executive and return to his roots in software research.

A ． resign B. remove C ． retire D. replace

Section B

21. His essay is _____ with more than 120 full-color photographs that depict the national park in all seasons.

A. contained B. illustrated C. exposed D. strengthened

22. Local government_____could be obtained through a local income tax and / or a local sales tax.

A. budget B. expense C. finance D. revenue

23. Even after reading it for three lines ， he couldn ’ t_____the meaning of that letter.

A. conceive B. consult C. contrast D. concern

24. The temperature in this area is low enough to allow falling snow to_____and slowly transform into ice.

A. preserve B. accumulate C. melt D. spread

25. In calculating the daily calorie requirements for an individual ， variations in body size ， physical activity and age should be_____.

A. brought into practice B. taken into account

C. thrown light on D. looked down upon

26. The shy girl felt quite_____and uncomfortable when she could not answer the interviewer’s question.

A. amused B. sensitive C. curious D. awkward

27. The courses aim to give graduates an up-to-date grasp of their subject and _____ laboratory skills.

A. superficial B. subjective C. structural D. sophisticated

28. There was no light on the way and for a second she hesitated ， unable to_____the dim figure awaiting her.

A. set out B. make out C. pick up D. clear up

29. Some people apparently have an amazing ability to _____the right answer.

A. come up with B. look up to C. put up with D. live up to

30. I had been a university student for three years ， but not until this afternoon had I felt the thrill of_____.

A. confusion B. disappointment C. sensation D. fulfillment

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension （ 45 minutes ， 25 points ）

Direction ： There are five passages in this part ， Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choice marked A ， B ， C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

Passage One

They may be one of Britain ’ s most successful exports and among the world ’ s most popular TV shows ， ranking alongside the World Cup Final and the Olympics Games opening ceremony in terms of audience. But ， in Britain ， beauty competitions are unfashionable. To most people ， beauty contests seems as out-dated as bowing. Nicolas Baker ， a lawyer in London ， said that “ As much as I think it ’ s fine for women to do it ， I don ’ t think it ’ s interesting and in fact ， I think they ’ re irrelevant to today. ” Last year ， Miss World was broadcast to 142 countries ， but it wasn ’ t even shown in the country where it started in 1951.