Questions 21-30
The paragraphs below summarize the Reading Passage “Sugar and other Sweeteners”. Choose ONE appropriate word from the bus to complete each blank space. Write your answers in boxes 21-30 on your Answer Sheet. The first one has been done for you as on example.
Note that NO WORD CAN BE USED MORE THAN ONCE.

Sugar tastes sweet because of thousands of receptors on the longue which connect the substance with the brain. The taste of sweetness is universally …. (Example)…. accepted…… as the most pleasurable known, although it is  a  …..(21)……  why  a  substance  tastes  sweet. …… (22)….. is the most abundant naturally occurring sugar, sources of  which  include …..(23)….. and honey. Sucrose which supplies ….. (24)…. to the body, is extracted from the sugar - cane plant, and white sugar (pure sucrose) is used by food ….. (25)….. to measure sweetness in other …..(26)……. Approximately a dozen artificial sweeteners have been ……(27)……., one of the earliest was Sorption from France.
Manufacturers add large amounts of sugar to foodstuffs but never more than the …. (28)….  required  to  produce  the  optimum  pleasurable  taste.  Surprisingly,  this  amount    is ……(29)….. for different people and in different cultures. No-one has yet discovered a way to predict whether a substance will taste sweet, and it was by chance alone that all the man-made …..(30)….. sweeteners were found to be sweet.

glucose    sweetened    different
technology    fructose    mystery
artificially    technologists    maximum
commonly    chemical    best
substances    discovered    accepted
fruit    chemist    similar

Part III: Vocabulary (10%)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
 
1.    He suggested that we put the scheme into effect for it is quite     .
A)    probable    B) sustainable    C) feasible    D) eligible
2.    This  book  is  about  how  these  basic  beliefs  and  values affect important     of American    life.
A)    facets    B) formats    C)formulas    D)    fashions

3.    It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to     and transport it to the industrial centers.
A)    permeate    B) extract    C) distinguish    D) concentrate
4.    Students are expected to be quiet and     in an Asian classroom.
A)    obedient    B) overwhelming    C) skeptical    D) subsidiary
5.    Our reporter has just called to say that rescue teams will     to bring out the trapped    miners.
A)    effect    B) affect    C) conceive    D) endeavor
6.    The Spanish team, who are not in superb form, will be doing their best next week to
      themselves on tile German team for last year’s defeat.
A)    remedy    B) reproach    C) revive    D) revenge
7.    Creating so much confusion. Mason realized he had better make     what he was trying to tell the audience.
A)    exclusive    B) explicit    C) objective    D) obscure
8.    One of the examination questions     me completely and I couldn’t answer it.
A)    baffled    B) mingled    C) provoked    D) diverted
9.    The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us will never be
      from my memory.
A)    ejected    B) escaped    C) erased    D) omitted
10.    At present, it is not possible to confirm or to refute the suggestion that there is a causal relationship between the amount of fat we eat and the     of heart attacks.
A)    incidence    B) impetus    C) rupture    D) emergence
11.    There are many who believe that the use of force     political ends can never be justified.
A)    in search of    B) in pursuit of    C) in view of    D) in light of
12.    Sometimes the bank manager himself is asked to     cheques if his clerks are not sure about them.
A)    credit    B) assure    C) certify    D) access
13.    It  is  believed  that  the  authorities  are thinking of     new taxes to raise extra revenue.
 
A)    impairing    B) imposing    C) invading    D) integrating
14.    When she heard the bad news,  her eyes     with tears as she struggled to control her emotions.
A)    sparkled    B) winkled    C) radiated    D) glittered
15.    There  are  occasions  when  giving a gift     spoken communication, since the message it offers can cut through barriers of language and cultural diversity.
A)    overtakes    B) nourishes    C) surpasses    D) enforces
16.    In order to keep the line moving, customers with lengthy     are required to do their    banking inside.
A)    transit    B) transactions    C) turnover    D) tempos
17.    President  Wilson attempted to     between the powers to end the war, but neither    side was prepared to give in.
A)    segregate    B) whirl    C) compromise    D) mediate
18.    The police have installed cameras at dangerous road     to film those who drive through red traffic lights.
A)    trenches    B) utilities    C) pavements    D) junctions
19.    It is reported that thirty people were killed in a     on the railway yesterday.
A)    collision    B) collaboration    C) corrosion    D) confrontation
20.    Since a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is accepted as a symbol of
     love.
A)    successive    B) consecutive    C) eternal    D) insistent

Part IV: Translation (15%)
Directions: There is one passage below in this part. Read it carefully and translate it into Chinese Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.
As Americans, we tend to be much more casual and informal when we meet people. Our natural inclination to be familiar can put some people on edge. Germans and Japanese, for example, are very unlikely to use first names in business. Asians prefer to use less eye and physical contact.
A universal handshake that most cultures are comfortable with is a single pump handshake that lasts a few seconds. Latins are prone to touching and to smaller personal space, while Asians and Germans enjoy more distance. The Latin hug (abrazo) is common between men and men and women and women. At home the Japanese are more comfortable with a  bow from the waist. Be sure not to refer to Japanese as foreigners or Orientals, but instead as international visitors and Asians.
With Asian and German associates, punctuality is a must! It is safe to begin a meeting
 
with a more formal tone that can always be relaxed by following their lead. Business cards are treated with more respect by people from other countries, and there is a strong emphasis on titles and positions. It is helpful to have your cards printed in their language on the back if you are regularly dealing with a particular country. Germans will include university degrees and often the company’s founding date on their cards, so you may want to add similar information to yours.
Have a good supply of business cards whenever conducting business with the Japanese. Offer a short bow. I resent the card so the recipient can read it. Study any card you are offered, receive it with both hands and put it in a respectful place, such as a wallet or breast pocket. It is also a sign of respect to learn a few simple sentences in the other person’s language to show that you appreciate his or her culture.