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D.lingering
5.Sincethe?
ofhumanhistory,humanbeingshavebeenaskingquestionslike"
Whatistheessenceoflife."
A.dusk?
B.dust
C.twinkle?
C.Dawn
6.Theeldestson?
allthefamilymemberstodiscusshowtocelebratethe50thwedding
anniversaryoftheirparents.
A.Clustered?
B.resembled
C.assembled?
D.rendered
7.Imustleavenow,?
ifyouwantthatbookI'
LLbringityoutomorrow.
A.Accidentally?
B.Incidentally
C.Occasionally?
D.Subsequently
8.Mymotherisalightsleeper,?
toanysoundevenaslowasthehummingofmosquito.
A.alert?
B.acute
C.keen?
D.immune
9.Thenewlybuiltfactoryisinurgentneedofanumberofskilledand?
workers.
A.consistent?
B.conscious
C.confidential?
D.conscientious
10.Asanoutstandingscholar,hehasbecome?
totheresearchteam.
A.senior?
B.junior
C.indispensible?
C.independent
11.Sixteendaysaftertheearthquake,40people,?
intheirvillage,wererescued.
A.trapped?
B.confined
C.enclosed?
D.captured
12.Workingfarawayfromhome,Jerryhadto?
fromdowntowntohisofficeeveryday.
A.wander?
B.commute
C.ramble?
D.motion
13.Thefinanceministerhasnotbeenso?
sinceheraisedtaxestoanunbearablelevel.
A.famous?
B.favorable
C.popular?
D.preferable
14.Itisunimaginableforsomeoneinsuchahigh?
inthegovemmenttobehavesobadlyinpublic.
A.situation?
B.position
C.profession?
D.appointment
15.Informationgiventoemployeesmustbe?
clearandineasy-to-followlanguage.
A£
®
convenient?
B£
continuous
C£
constant?
D£
concise
16.Johnwasveryupsetbecausehewas?
bythepolicewithbreakingthelaw.
A.sentenced?
B.arrested
C.accused?
D.charged
17.Davidlikescountrylifeandhasdecided?
farming.
A.goinfor?
B.gobackon
C.goalongwith?
D.gothroughwith
18.Jenniferhasneverreally?
herson'
sdeath.It'
sveryhardtoacceptthefacethatshe'
ll
neverhaveachild.
A.cometotermswith?
B.comeupagainst
C.comeoutwith?
D.comedownto
19.Anationaldebateisnow?
aboutwhetherweshouldreplacegoldenweekswithpaid
Vacations.
A.intheway?
B.bytheway
C.underway?
D.outoftheway
20.Whenapsychologistdoesageneralexperimentaboutthehumanmind,heselectspeople
andasksthemquestions.
A.atease?
B.atrandom
B.inessence?
D.insum
In1999,thepriceofoilhoveredaround$16abarrel.By2008,ithad?
21the$100abarrelmark.Thereasonsforthesurge22?
fromthedramaticgrowthoftheeconomiesofchinaandIndiatowidespread?
23?
inoil-producingregions,includingIraqandNigeria'
s?
deltaregion.Triple-digitoilpriceshave?
24?
the?
economic?
andpoliticalmapoftheworld,?
25?
someoldnotionsofpower.Oil-richnationsareenjoyinghistoricgainsandopportunities,?
26?
majorimporters¡
ª
includingchina
and?
India,hometoathirdoftheworld'
spopulation--?
27?
risingeconomicandsocialcosts.
Managingthisneworderisfastbecomingacentral?
28?
ofglobalpolitics.Countriesthatneedoilareclawingateachother?
to?
29?
scarcesupplies,andarewillingtodealwithany?
government,?
30?
how?
unpleasant,todoit.
In?
many?
poor?
nations?
with?
oil,theprofitsarebeing,losttocorruption,31?
thesecountriesoftheirbesthopefordevelopment.Andoilisfuelingenormousinvestmentfundsrunbyforeigngovernments,?
32?
someinthewestseeasanewthreat.
CountrieslikeRussia,VenezuelaandIranarewellsuppliedwithrising?
oil?
33,achangereflectedinnewlyaggressiveforeignpolicies.Butsomeunexpectedcountriesarereapingbenefits,?
34costs,?
from?
higher?
prices.ConsiderGermany.?
35?
it?
importsvirtuallyallitsoil,ithasprosperedfromextensivetradewithaboomingRussiaandtheMiddleEast.GermanexportstoRussia?
36?
128percentfrom2001to2006.
IntheUnitedStates,asalreadyhighgaspricesrose?
37?
higherinthespringof2008,theissuecroppedupinthepresidentialcampaign,withSenatorsMcCainandObama?
38?
forafederalgastaxholidayduringthepeaksummerdrivingmonths.Anddrivinghabits?
began?
39?
assalesofsmallcarsjumpedandmasstransportsystems?
40?
thecountryreportedasharpincreaseinriders.
21.A.come?
B.gone?
C.crossed?
D.arrived
22.A.covered?
B.discovered?
C.arranged?
D.ranged
23.A.intensity?
B.infinity?
C.insecurity?
D.instability
24.A.drawn?
B.redrawn?
C.retained?
D.reviewed
25.A.fighting?
B.struggling?
C.challenging?
D.threatening
26.A.and?
B.while?
C.thus?
D.though
27.A.confine?
B.conflict?
C.conform?
D.confront
28.A.problem?
B.question?
C.matter?
D.event
29.A.lookfor?
B.lockup?
C.sendout?
D.keepoff
30.A.nomatter?
B.whatif?
C.onlyif?
D.inspiteof
31.A.abolishing?
B.depriving?
C.destroying?
D.eliminating
32.A.what?
B.that?
C.which?
D.whom
33.A.interests?
B.taxes?
C.incomes?
D.revenues
34.A.asmanyas?
B.asgoodas?
C.asfaras?
D.aswellas
35.A.Although?
B.Because?
C.Since?
D.As
36.A.advanced?
B.grew?
C.?
reduces?
D.?
multiplied
37.A.even?
B.still?
C.rather?
D.fairly
38.A.asking?
B.requesting?
C.calling?
D.demanding
39.A.change?
B.turn?
C.shift?
D.transform
40.A.for?
B.from?
C.across?
D.over
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40%)
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.
PASSAGE1.
HenricIbsen,authoroftheplay"
ADoll'
sHouse"
inwhichapretty,helplesshousewifeabandons
Herhusbandandchildrentoseekamoreseriouslife,wouldsurelyhaveapproved..FromJanuaryIst,
2008,allpubliccompaniesinNorwayareobligedtoensurethatatleast40%oftheirboarddirectorsare
women.Mostfirmshaveobeyedthelaw,whichwaspassedin2003.Butabout75outofthe480orso
companiesitaffectsarestilltoomaleforthegovernment'
sliking.Theywillshortlyreceivealetter
informingthemthattheyhaveuntiltheendofFebruarytoact,orfacethelegalconsequences---which
couldincludebeingdissolved.
Beforethelawwasproposed,about7%ofboardmembersinNorwaywerefemale,accordingtotheCentreforCorporateDiversity.Thenumberhassincejumpedto36%.Thatisfarhigherthantheaverageof9%forbigcompaniesacrossEuropeorAmerica'
s15%fortheFortune500.Norway'
sstockexchangeanditsmainbusinesslobbyopposethelaw,asdomanybusinessmen."
Iamagainstquotasforwomenormenasamatterofprinciple,"
saysSverreMunck,headofinternationaloperationsatamediafirm."
Boardmembersofpubliccompaniesshouldbechosensolelyonthebasisofmeritandexperience,"
besays.Severalfirmshaveevengivenuptheirpublicstatusinordertoescapethenewlaw.
Companieshavehadtorecruitabout1,000womeninfouryears.Manycomplainthatithasbeen
Difficulttofindexperiencedcandidates.Becauseofthis,someofthebestwomenhavecollectedasmanyas25-35directorshipseach,andareknowninNorwegianbusinesscirclesasthe"
goldenskirts"
.OnereasonforthescarcityisthattherearefairlyfewwomeninmanagementinNorwegiancompanies---theyoccupyaround15%ofseniorpositions.Ithasbeenparticularlyhardforfirmsintheoil,technologyandfinancialindustriestofindwomenwithaenoughexperience.
Somepeopleworrythattheirrelativelackofexperiencemaykeepwomenquietonboards,andthat
Inturncouldmeanthatboardsmightbecomelessabletoholdmanagerstoaccount.RecenthistoryinNorway,however,suggeststhattherightwomencanmakestrongdirectors."
Womenfeelmorecompelledthanmentodotheirhomework,"
saysMsRekstenSkaugen,whowasvotedNorway'
schairmanoftheyearfor2007,"
andwecanaffordto