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10outof15

PartII.CarefulReading

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasefillintheblanksnumberedfrom1to10withthecorrespondingletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Passage1

Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,andalthoughwemaytakethefriendshipfor1_______,weoftendon’tclearlyunderstandhowtomakefriends.Whilewegetonwellwithanumberofpeople,weareusuallyfriendswithonlyaveryfew－forexample,the2_____amongstudentsisaboutsixperperson.Inallthecasesoffriendlyrelationships,twopeoplelikeoneanotherandenjoybeingtogether,butbeyondthat,the_3______ofintimacybetweenthemandthereasonsfortheirsharedinterest4______enormously.Aswegettoknowpeople,wetakeinto5______thingslikeage,face,economiccondition,socialposition,andintelligence.Althoughthesefactorsarenotofprimeimportance,itismoredifficulttogetonwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground.

Somefriendlyrelationshipscanbekeptonargumentanddiscussion,butitisusualforclosefriendstohave6_______ideasandbeliefs,tohaveattitudesandinterestsin7______－theyoftentalkabout“beingonthesamewavelength.”Itgenerallytakestimetoreachthispoint.Andthemoreintimatelyinvolvedpeoplebecome,themorethey8________ononeanother.Peoplewanttodofriendsfavorsandhatetobreakapromise.Equally,friendshavetolearntoputupwithannoyinghabitsandto9________differencesofopinion.

Incontrastwithmarriage,therearenofriendshipceremoniestostrengthentheassociationbetweentwopeople.Butthesupportingandunderstandingofeachotherthatresultsfromsharedexperiencesandemotionsdoesseemtocreateapowerfulbond,whichcanovercomedifferencesinbackground,andbreakdown10_______ofage,classorrace.

A.relyI.similar

B.accountJ.vary

C.degreeK.different

D.pointL.bear

E.tolerateM.granted

F.variableN.trouble

G.commonO.barriers

H.average

Passage2

VoluntaryServiceOverseas（VSO）isaregisteredcharity（慈善团体）dedicatedtoassistingdevelopmentintheworld’spoorcountries.Itisadirectresponsetoa（an）1_____need.Eachyearabout450volunteersaresenttoworkon2______in36developingcountries.Eachvolunteergoesoverseasin3______toaspecificappealfromadevelopingcountry.Overthepast23yearsmorethan20000volunteershaveworked4______withVSO.Togethertheyhave5______over30000man-yearstodevelopment.

ButVSOvolunteersgainaswellasgive.Theygainresponsibility,experienceandapersonalviewpointondevelopment.Aboveall,VSOis_6__I_____thattheThirdWorldneeds.ForthisreasontheThirdWorldcountriesthemselvespayalmosthalfthecostofeachVSOvolunteer.

WhenVSOwasestablishedover20yearsago,thefirstvolunteerswereschool-leavers.However,increasinglythedemandwasforskilledandprofessionalpeople.Today,allVSOvolunteersareskilledand/or7________people－teachersanddoctors,mechanicsandelectricians,accountantsandcivilengineers.Whydotheyvolunteer?

Tomakea_8______contribution,totakeonextraresponsibility,to9_______overseasworkexperience,toworkwithinacommunity－oftenforallthesereasons.ThetaskofVSOistomatchthesespecialistswithparticularvacancies,10______tothembyoverseascountries,thentheypreparethevolunteertoworkinaverydifferentenvironment.

A）responseI）aid

B）contentJ）contributed

C）gainK）projects

D）notifiedL）budges

E）developmentM）definitely

F）urgentN）qualified

G）abroadO）personal

H）explicit

Passage3

Todaymanypeoplearestarvingtodeath.Thereisashortageoffoodandthe1________foodistooexpensiveforhungrypeopletobuy.Therefore,theygowithoutfood,oreachdayhaveonlyoneortwosmallmealslackingthenecessaryvitaminsto_2______goodhealth.

Recently,amanwhowantedtounderstandthe3________ofsuchpeopleconductedanexperiment.Heonlyateonemealadayforamonthbutcontinuedtoworkashe4______did.

Duringthefirstfivedayshewashungryathis5_______mealtimes,butafterhehaddrunkaglassofwaterhishungerwentaway.Intheevening,whenheatehisonemeal,heatequicklyand_6______alargeamount.Duringthenextfewdays,althoughhewasnothungryduringtheday,hequicklynoticedeveryfoodshop,andthe_7______offoodcaughthisattention.Duringthethirdandfourthweeks,hehadhungrypainsandlackedphysicalstrength.

Thisexperimentchangedhisattitudeaboutsomethings.Havingacupofteawasnotjusta8______,italsogavehimstrength.Hemorefrequentlynoticed_9______peopleandpeoplewhothrewawayleftoverfood.Butmostimportant,hecouldnow10______inasmallwaywiththestarvingpeopleoftheworld.

A）RegularI）maintain

B）sympathizeJ）overweight

C）frequentlyK）comprise

D）conditionsL）normally

E）smellM）disposal

F）consumedN）fatigue

G）depressedO）pastime

H）available

Passage4

Theterm“flexibleworking”hasbecomefamiliartoanycompany,regardlessofsize,thatneedstolookathowindividualjobsarestructured.Thethinkingbehindthisisnotonlythe_1_____thatthisapproachhas2______costbenefits,butalsotherecognitionthatitcanleadtomoreinventiveand_3_______workforce.

OnecompanywithalonghistoryofflexibleworkingisRemploy,theUK’slargestemployerof4_______disabledpeople.RemployhasaUK5________ofmorethan11000employeesin89factoriesworkinginvarioussectorsoftheeconomyincludingtextiles,furnitureandmanufacturingservices.

TraininganddevelopmentprogrammesareakeyaspectofRemploy’s6_______policy,andeachhourly-paidemployeehasanindividualtrainingandactionplan.Throughoutthecompany,thereisalsoan7_______thatprogression,andtheopportunitytoprogress,isamotivatingfactor.IntheManufacturingServicesGroup,forexample,thepolicyistotrainasmanyemployeesaspossibleintwoofcorebusinesses.Oncetheyhaveachievedthis,theemployeesarepromoted.

Inaddition,Remployhas_8_______tochangingmarketsinrecentyearsbychangingproductsinoverathirdofitsfactories.Thishas_9_______thecompanytoremain_10______andkeeptheworkforceinfull-timeemployment.Ontheseoccasions,Remploy’sflexibleapproachhasenabledemployeestobefullyretrainedwhilstcontinuingtowork.

A）contentedI）disorder

B）awarenessJ）responded

C）presentationK）competitive

D）enabledL）workforce

E）radicalM）employment

F）respectivelyN）realization

G）severelyO）potential

H）expanded

Passage5

Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofyourbrainarenotgettingenough1_______－andasaresult,weareagingunnecessarilysoon.

ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhy_2_______healthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkand_3______atarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofagingcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofcolleaguesataTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvarying4_______.

Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthat5_______ofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,6______byuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoing7__workingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohavecontractingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistantaredoingbetter.

Matsuzawa’sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculate_8_______intheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintaingoodblood9_______isthroughusingthebrain,”hesays,“thinkhardand10______inconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculators.”

A）circulationI）reason

B）routineJ）otherwise

C）presumablyK）sufficient

D）exerciseL）engage

E）properlyM）vague

F）followedN）occupations

G）possessionsO）interpreted

H）shrinking

Passage6

Attentiontodetailissomethingeveryonecanandshoulddoespeciallyinatightjobmarket.BobCrossley,ahuman-resources-expert,noticesthisinthejobapplicationsthatcome_1______hisdeskeveryday.“Somecandidatesdon’tbothertospellthecompany’snamecorrectly.OnceIseeamistake,I_2______thecandidate.”Crossleyconcludes.“Iftheycannottakecareofthesedetails,whyshouldwetrustthemwithajob?

”

Canwepaytoomuchattentiontodetails?

Absolutely.Perfectionistsstruggleoverlittlethingsatthe_3_______ofsomethinglargertheyworktoward.“Tokeepfromlosingtheforestforthetrees,”saysCharlesGarfield,_4_______professorattheUniversityofCalifornia,“wemustconstantlyaskourselveshowthedetailswe’reworkingonfitintothelargerpicture.Iftheydon’t,weshould_5________themandmovetosomethingelse.”

GarfieldcomparesthisprocesstohisworkatNASA.“TheApollo

moonlaunchwasslightlyoffcourse90percentofthetime,”saysGarfield.“Butasuccessfullandingwasstill_6______becauseweknewtheexactcoordinatesofourgoal.Thisallowedustomakeadjustmentsas_7______.”Knowingwherewewanttogohelpsusjudgetheimportanceofeverytaskwe_8_______.

Toooftenwebelievewhat_9_______forothers’successissomespecialsecretoraluckybreak.Butrarelyissuc