6月英語六級真題

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversation

andthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillhea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),

anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)2hours.

B)3hours.

C)4hours.

D)5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9

o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours“isthe

correctanswerYoushouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethrough

thecenter.

SampleAnswer[A]|B][C]

1.A)Dick'strousersdon'tmatchhisjacket.

B)Dicklooksfunnyinthatyellowjacket.

C)ThecolorofDick'sjacketistoodark.

D)Dickhasbadtasteinclothes.

2.A)Callthepolicestation.C)Showthemanherfamilypictures.

B)Gelthewalletfor(heman.D)Asktosee(heman'sdriver'slicense.

3.A)Thetemperatureisnotashighasthemanclaims.

B)Theroomwillgetcoolifthemanopensthewindows.

C)Sheisfollowinginstructionsnottousetheair-conditioning.

D)SheisafraidthenewepidemicSARSwillsoonspreadallovertown.

4.A)Shelostalotofweightintwoyears.

B)Shestoppedexercisingtwoyearsago.

C)Shehadauniquewayofstayinghealthy.

D)Shewasneverpersistentinanythingshedid.

5.A)Themanisnotsuitablefortheposition.

B)Thejobhasbeengiventosomeoneelse.

C)Shehadreceivedonlyoneapplicationletter.

D)Theapplicationarrivedaweekearlierthanexpected.

6.A)He'sunwillingtofetchthelaundry.

B)Hehasalreadypickedupthelaundry.

C)Hewillgobeforethelaundryisclosed.

D)Hethinkshismothershouldgettheclothesback.

7.A)Atashoppingcenter.C)Ataninternationaltradefair.

B)Atanelectronicscompany.D)AtaDVDcounterinamusicstore.

8.A)Thewomanhatedthemantalkingthroughoutthemovie.

B)Thewomansawacomedyinsteadofahorrormovie.

C)Thewomanpreferslightmoviesbeforesleep.

D)Thewomanregretsgoingtothemovie.

9.A)Heisthefightmantogetthejobdone.

B)Heisamanwithprofessionalexpertise.

C)Heisnoteasytogetalongwith.

D)Heisnotlikelytogelthejob.

10.A)Itisbeingforcedoutoftheentertainmentindustiy.

B)Ilshouldchangeitsconceptofoperation.

C)Itshouldrevolutionizeitstechnology.

D)Itisaverygoodplacetorelax.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)HesetupthefirstuniversityinAmerica.

B)HewasoneoftheearliestsettlersinAmerica.

C)HecanbestrepresentthespiritofearlyAmerica.

D)HewasthemostdistinguisheddiplomatinAmericanhistory.

12.A)HeprovidedWashingtonwithalotofmoney.

B)HepersuadedFrancetosupportWashington.

C)HeservedasageneralinWashington'sarmy.

D)HerepresentedWashingtoninnegotiationswithBritain.

13.A)AsoneofthegreatestAmericanscholars.

B)AsoneofAmerica'smostingeniousinventors.

C)AsoneofthefoundingfathersoftheUnitedStates.

D)Asoneofthemostfamousactiviststorhumanrights.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Becausewcmightbeofferedadishofinsects.

B)Becausenothingbulfreshlycookedinsectsareserved

C)Becausesomeyuppiesliketohorrifyguestswithinsectsasfood.

D)Becausewemightmeetmanysuccessfulexecutivesinthemediaindustry.

15.A)Fromyuppieclubs.C)Inthesupermarket.

B)Intheseafoodmarket.D)OntheInternet.

16.A)It'seasytoprepare.C)It'sexoticinappearance.

B)It'stastyandhealthful.D)it'ssafetoeat.

17.A)Itwillbeconsumedbymoreandmoreyoungpeople.

B)Itwillbecomethefirstcourseatdinnerparties.

C)Ilwillhavetobechangedtosuitlocaltastes.

D)ItisunlikelytobeenjoyedbymostPeople.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A)Theirbusinesshoursarelimited.

B)Theirsafetymeasuresareinadequate.

C)Theirbankingproceduresarecomplicated.

D)Theydon'thaveenoughsen-icewindows.

19.A)Peoplewhoareinthehabitofswitchingfromonebanktoanother.

B)Youngpeoplewhoaiefondofmodemtechnology.

C)Youngpeoplewhoarcwealthyandwcll-cducatcd.

D)Peoplewhohavecomputersathome.

20.A)Tocompeteforcustomers.

B)Toreducethesizeoftheirstaff.

C)Toprovideservicesfordistantclients.

D)Toexpandtheiroperationsatalowercost.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmark.thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itwasiheworsttragedyinmaritime(航海的)history,sixtimesmoredeadlythantheTitanic.

WhentheGermancruiseshipWilhelmGustloffwashitbytorpedoes(魚雷)firedfroma

RussiansubmarineinthefinalwinterofWorldWarII,morethan10,000people-mostlywomen,

childrenandoldpeoplefleeingthefinalRedArmypushintoNaziGermany-werepacked

aboard.Anicestormhadturnedthedecksintofrozensheetsthatsenthundredsoffamiliessliding

intotheseaastheshiptiltedandbegantogodown.Otherscesperatelytriedtoputlifeboatsdown.

Somewhosucceededfoughtoffthoseinthewaterwhohadthestrengthtotrytoclawtheirway

aboard.Mostpeoplefrozeimmediately.Tilneverforgetthescreams,"saysChristaNtitzmann,87,

oneofthe1,200survivors.Sherecallswatchingtheship,brightlylit,slippingintoitsdarkgrave-

andintoseemingnothingness,rarelymentionedfbrmorethanhalfacentury.

NowGermany'sNobelPrize-winningauthorGtinterGrasshasrevivedthememoryofthe

9.(X)0dead,includingmorethan4,000children-withhislatestnovelCrabWalk,published

lastmonth.Thehook,whichwillbeoutinEnglishnextyear,doesn'tdwellonthesinking;its

heroineisapregnantyoungwomanwhosurvivesthecatastropheonlytosaylater:"Nobody

wantedtohearaboutit,nothereintheWest(ofGermany)andnotatallintheEast."Thereason

wasobvious.AsGrasspulitinarecentinterviewwiththeweeklyDieWoche:"Becausethe

crimesweGermansarcresponsibleforwereandarcsodominant,wcdidn'thavetheenergyleftto

tellofourownsufferings."

ThelongsilenceaboutthesinkingoftheWilhelmGustloffwasprobablyunavoidable-and

necessary.Byunreservedlyowninguptotheircountry'smonstrouscrimesintheSecondWorld

War,Germanshavemanagedtowinacceptanceabroad,marginalize(彳吏…不得勢)theneo-Nazis

alhomeandmakepeacewiththeirneighbors.Today'sunifiedGermanyismoreprosperousand

stablethanatanytimeinitslong,troubledhistory.Forthat,ahalfcentuiyofwillfulforgetting

aboutpainfulmemoriesliketheGermanTitanicwasperhapsareasonablepricetopay.Buteven

(hemostpoliticallycorrectGermansbelievethatthey'yenowearnedtherighttodiscussthefull

historicalrecord.NottoequateGermansufferingwiththatofitsvictims,butsimplyto

acknowledgeaterribletragedy.

21.WhydoestheauthorsaythesinkingoftheWilhelmGustloffwastheworsttragedyin

maritimehistory?

A)ItwasattackedbyRussiantorpedoes.

B)Mostofitspassengerswerefrozentodeath.

C)Itsvictimsweremostlywomenandchildren.

D)Itcausedthelargestnumberofcasualties.

22.Hundredsoffamiliesdroppedintotheseawhen

A)astrongicestormtiltedtheship

B)thecruiseshipsankallofasudden

C)thebadlydamagedshipleanedtowardoneside

D)thefrightenedpassengersfoughtdesperatelyforlifeboats

23.TheWilhelmGustlofftragedywaslittletalkedaboutjbrmorethanhalfacenturybecause

Germans

A)wereeagertowininternationalacceptance

B)feltguiltyfortheircrimesinWorldWarII

C)adbeenpressuredtokeepsilentaboutii

D)wereafraidofoffendingtheirneighbors

24.HowdoesGunterGrassrevivethememoryoftheWilhelmGustlofftragedy?

A)Bypresentingthehorriblesceneofthetorpedoattack.

B)Bydescribingtheship'ssinkingingreatdetail.

C)BygivinganinterviewtotheweeklyDieWoche.

D)Bydepictingthesuivivalofayoungpregnantwoman.

25.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatGermansnolongerthinkthat

A)theywillbemisunderstoodiftheytalkabouttheWilhelmGustlofftragedy

B)theWilhelmGustloiftragedyisareasonablepricetopayforthenation'spastmisdeeds

C)GermanyisresponsibleforthehorriblecrimesitcommittedinWorldWarII

D)itiswrongtoequatetheirsufferingswiththoseofothercountries

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Giventhelackoffitbetweengiftedstudentsandtheirschools,itisnotsurprisingthatsuch

studentsoftenhavelittlegoodtosayabouttheirschoolexperience.Inonestudyof400adulwho

hadachieveddistinctioninallareasoflife,researchersfoundthatthree-fifthsoftheseindividuals

eitherdidbadlyinschoolorwereunhappyinschool.FewMacArthurPrizefellows,winnersof

theMacArthurAwardforcreativeaccomplishment,hadgoodthingstosayabouttheir

precollegiateschoolingiftheyhadnotbeenplacedinadvancedprograms.Anecdotal(名人軼事)

reportssupportthis.PabloPicasso,CharlesDarwin,MarkTwain,OliverGoldsmith,andWilliam

ButlerYeatsalldislikedschool.SodidWinstonChurchill,whoalmostfailedoutofHarrow,an

eliteBritishschool.AboutOliverGoldsmith,oneofhisteachersremarked,"Neverwassodulla

boy."Oftenthesechildrenrealize(hattheyknowmore(hantheirteachers,andtheirteachersoften

feelthatthesechildrenarearrogant,inattentive,orunmotivated.

Someofthesegiftedpeoplemayhavedonepoorlyinschoolbecausetheir,giftswerenotsc

holastic.MaybewecanaccountforPicassointhisway.Butmostfaredpoorlyinschoolnotbecau

sctheylackedabilitybutbecausetheyfoundschoolunchallcngingandconsequentlylostinterest.

Yeatsdescribedthelackoffitbetweenhismindandschool:"BecauseIhadfounditdifficulttoatt

endtoanythinglessinterestingthanmyownthoughts,Iwasdifficulttoteach."Asnotedearlier,g

iftedchildrenofallkindstendtobestrong-willednonconformists.Nonconformityandslubbornne

ss(andYeats'slevelofarroganceandself-absorption)arelikelytoleadtoConflictswithteachers.

Whenhighlygiftedstudentsinanydomaintalkaboutwhatwasimportanttothedeveloprne

ntoftheirabilities,theyarefarmorelikelytomentiontheirfamiliesthantheirschoolsorteachers.

Awritingprodigy(神童)studiedbyDavidFeldmanandLynnGoldsmithwastaughtfarmoreab

outwritingbyhisjournalistfatherthanhisEnglishteacher.High-IQchildren,inAustraliastudied

byMiracaGrosshadmuchmorepositivefeelingsabouttheirfamiliesthantheirschools.Aboutha

IfofthematheinaciciansstudiedbyBenjaminBloomhadliulegoodtosayaboutschool.Theyall

didwellinschoolandtookhonorsclasseswhenavailable,andsomeskippedgrades.

26.Themainpointtheauthorismakingaboutschoolsisthat

A)theyshouldsatisfytheneedsofstudentsfromdifferentfamilybackgrounds

B)theyareoftenincapableofcateringtotheneedsoftalentedstudents

C)theyshouldorganizetheirclassesaccordingtothestudents'ability

D)theyshouldenrollasmanygiftedstudentsaspossible

27.TheauthorquotestheremarksofoneofOliverGoldsmith'steachers

A)toprovidesupportforhisargument

B)toillustratethestrongwillofsomegiftedchildren

C)toexplainhowdullstudentscanalsobesuccessful

D)toshowhowpoorOliver'sperformancewasatschool

28.PabloPicassoislistedamongthemanygiftedchildrenv/ho

A)paidnoattentiontotheirteachersinclass

B)contradictedtheirteachersmuchtoooften

C)couldnotcopewiththeirstudiesatschoolsuccessfully

D)behavedarrogantlyandstubbornlyinthepresenceoftheirteachers

29.Manygiftedpeopleattributedtheirsuccess.

A)mainlytoparentalhelpandtheireducationalhome

B)bothtoschoolinstructionandtotheirparents'coaching

C)moretotheirparents*encouragementthantoschooltraining

D)lessto(heirsystematiceducationthantotheir(alent

30.Therootcauseofmanygiftedstudentshavingbadmemoriesoftheirschoolyearsisthat

A)theirnonconformitybroughtthemalotoftrouble

B)theywereseldompraisedbytheirteachers

C)schoolcoursesfailedtoinspireormotivatethem

D)teacherswereusuallyfarstricterthantheirparents

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage,

Whenweworryaboutwhomightbespyingonourprivatelives,weusuallythinkaboutthe

Federalagents.Buttheprivatesectoroutdoesthegovernmenteverytime.It'sLindaTripp,notthe

FBI,whoisfacingchargesunderMaryland'slawsagainstsecrettelephonetaping.It'sourbanks,

nottheInternalRevenueService(IRS),thatpassourprivatefinancialdatatotelemarketingfin'ms.

ConsumeractivistsarcpressingCongressforbetterprivacylawswithoutmuchresultsofar.

Thelegislatorsleantowardlettingbusinesspeopletrackourfinancialhabitsvirtuallyatwill.

Asanexampleofwhat'sgoingon,considerU.S.Bancorp,whichwasrecentlysuedfor

deceptivepracticesbytheslateofMinnesota.Accordingtothelawsuit,thebanksupplieda

telemarketercalledMemberWorkswithsensitivecustomerdatasuchasnames,,ph'onenumbers,

bank-accountandcredit-cardnumbers,SocialSecuritynumbers,accountbalancesandcredit

limits.

Withthesecustomerlistsinhand,MemberWorksstarteddialingfordollars-sellingdental

plans,videogames,computersoftwareandotherproductsandservices.Customerswhoaccepteda

"freetrialoffer"had,30daystocancel.Ifthedeadlinepassed,theywerechargedautomatically

throughtheirbankorcredit-cardaccounts.U.S.Bancorpcollectedashareoftherevenues.

Customersweredoublydeceived,thelawsuitclaims.They,didn'tknowthatthebankwas

givingaccountnumbers(oMemberWorks.Andifcustomersasked,theywereledtothinkthe

answerwasno.

ThestatesuedMemberWorksseparatelyfordeceptiveselling.Thecompanyde'hiesthatitdid

anythingwrong.Foritspari,U.S.Bancorpsettledwithoutadmittinganymistakes.Butitagreedto

stopexposingitscustomerstononfinancialproductssoldbyoutsidefirms.Afewtopbanks

decidedtodothesame.ManyotherbankswillstilldobusinesswithMemberWorksandsimilar

firms.

Andbankswillstillbeminingdatafromyouraccountinordertosellyoufinancialproducts,

includingthingsoflittlevalue,suchascreditinsuranceandcredit-cardprotectionplans.

Youhavealmostnoprotectionfrombusinessesthatuseyourpersonalaccountsforprofit.For

example,nofederallawshields"transactionandexperience"information-mainlythedetailsof

yourbankandcredit-cardaccounts.SocialSecuritynumbersarcforsalebyprivatefa'ms.They've

generallyagreednottoselltothepublic.Buttobusinesses,thenumbersareanopenbook.

Selfreguiationdoesn'twork.Afirmmightpublishaprivacy-protectionpolicy,butwhoenforcesit?

TakeU.S.Bancorpagain.Customersweretold,inwriting,that"allpersonalinformationyou

supplytouswillbeconsideredconfidential,"ThenitsoldyourdatatoMemberWorks.Thebank

evenclaimsthatitdoesn't"sell"yourdataatall.Itmerely"shares"itandreapsaprofit.Nowyou

know.

31.Contrarytopopularbelief,theauthorfindsthatspyingonpeople'sprivacy

A)ismainlycarriedouibymeansofsecret(aping

B)hasbeenintensifiedwiththehelpoftheIRS

C)ispracticedexclusivelybytheFBI

D)ismoreprevalentinbusinesscircles

32.Weknowfromthepassagethat

A)legislatorsareactingtopassalawtoprovidebetterprivacyprotection

B)moststatesarcturningablindeyetothedeceptivepracticesofprivatebusinesses

C)thestateofMinnesotaisconsideringdrawinguplawstoprotectprivateinformation

D)lawmakersareinclinedtogiveafreehandtobusinessestoinquireintocustomers'buying

habits

33.Whenthe"freetrial"deadlineisover,you'llbechargedwithoutnoticeforaproductorservice

if

A)youfailtocancelitwithinthespecifiedperiod

B)youhappentorevealyourcreditcardnumber

C)youfindtheproductorserviceunsatisfactory

D)youfailtoapplyforextensionofthedeadline

34.Businessesdonotregardinformationconcerningpersonalbankaccountsasprivatebecause

A)itsrevelationwilldonoharmtoconsumersunderthecurrentprotectionpolicy

B)itisconsidered"transactionandexperience"infonnaiionunprotectedbylaw

C)ithasalwaysbeenconsideredanopensecretbythegeneralpublic

D)itssalecanbebroughtundercontrolthroughself-regulation

35.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat

A)bankswillhavetochangetheirwaysofdoingbusiness

B)privacyprotectionlawswillsoonbeenForced

C)consumers'privacywillcontinuetobeinvaded

D)"freetrial"practicewilleventuallybebanned

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

It'shardlynewsthattheimmigrationsystemisamess.Foreignnationalshavelongbeen

slippingacrosstheborderwithfakepapers,andvisitorswhoarriveintheU.S.legitimatelyoften

overstaytheirlegalwelcomewithoutbeingpunished.ButsinceSept.11,it'sbecomeclearthat

terroristshavebeenshrewdlyfactoringtheweaknessesofoursystemintotheirplans.Inaddition

totheirmasteryofforgingpassports,atleastthreeofthe19Sept.11hijackers(劫機(jī)者)werehere

onexpiredvisas.That'sbeenasafebetuntilnow.TheImmigrationandNaturalizationService

(INS)(移民歸化局)lackstheresources,andapparentlytheinclination,tokeeptrackofthe

estimated2millionforeignerswhohaveintentionallyoverstayedtheirwelcome.

Butthislaxness(馬虎)towardimmigrationfraudmaybeabouttochange.Congresshas

alreadytakensomemodeststeps.TheU.S.A.PatriotAct,passedinthewakeoftheSept.11

tragedy,requirestheFBI,theJusticeDepartment,theStateDepartmentandtheINS(osharemore

data,whichwillmakeiteasiertostopwatch-listedterroristsattheborder.

Butwhat'sreallyneeded,criticssay,iseventougherlawsandmoreresourcesaimedat

tighteningupbordersecurity.Reformersarecallingforarollbackofrulesthathinderlaw

enfbrcement.TheyalsowanttheINStohirehundredsmoreborderpatrolagentsandinvestigators

tokeepillegalimmigrantsoutandtotrack(hemdownoncethey'rehere.Reformersalsowantto

sectheINSsetupadatabasetomonitorwhethervisaholdersactuallyleavethecountrywhenthey

arerequiredto.

Alltheseproposedchangeswerepartofanewborder-securitybillthatpassedtheHouseof

Representativesbutdiedin(heSenatelastweek.BeforeSept.11,legislationofthiskindhadbeen

blockedbytwopowerfullobbies:universities,whichrelyontuitionfromforeignstudentswho

couldbekeptoutbythenewlaw,andbusiness,whichreliesonforeignersforcheaplabor.Since

theattacks,they'vebackedoff.Thebillwouldhavepassedthistimebutforcongressional

maneuveringsandisexpectedtobereintroducedandtopassnextyear.

Alsoontheagendafbrnextyear:aproposal,backedbysomeinfluentiallaw-makers,tosplit

theINSintotwoagencies-agoodcopthatwouldtendtoservicefunctionslikeprocessing

citizenshippapersandabadcop(hatwouldconcentrateonborderinspections,deportationand

otherfunctions.Onereasonforthedivision,supporterssay,isthattheINShasinrecentyears

becometoofocusedonservingtouristsandimmigrants.AftertheSept.1Itragedy,theINSshould

paymoreattentiontoservingthemillionsofordinaryAmericanswhorelyonthenation'sborder

securitytoprotectthemfromterroristattacks.

36.Terroristshaveobviouslytakenadvantageof

A)thelegalprivilegesgrantedtoforeigners

B)theexcessivehospitalityoftheAmericanpeople

C)theirresponsibilitycftheofficialsatbordercheckpoints

D)thelowefficiencyoftheImmigrationandNaturalizationService

37.WelearnfromthepassagethatcoordinatedeffortswillbemadebyvariousU.S.government

agenciesto

A)refusetherenewingofexpiredvisas

B)wardoffterroristsuspectsattheborder

C)preventtheforgeryofimmigrationpapers

D).limitthenumberOfimmigrantstotheU.S.

38.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbeforeSept.11,alienswithexpiredvisas

A)mighthavethemextendedwithouttrouble

B)wouldbecloselywatchedbyFBIagents

C)mightstayonfbraslongas[heywished

D)wouldliveinconstantfearofdeportation

39.1(isbelievedbymanytliatalltheseyearstheINS

A)hasbeenservingtwocontradictoryfunctions

B)hasbeentooliberalingrantingvisastotouristsandimmigrantsindiscriminately

C)hasover-emphasizeditsservicefunctionsattheexpenseofthenation'ssecurity

D)hasignoredthepicasofthetwopowerfullobbies

40.BeforeSept.11,theU.S.Congresshadbeenunabletopasssiriclerimmigrationlawsbecause

A)theymighthavekeptawayforeignstudentsandcheaplabor

B)itwasdifficulttocoordinatetheeffortsof(hecongressmen

C)educationandbusinesscirclescaredlittleaboutnationalsecurity

D)resourceswerenotavailablefortheirenfbrceinent

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthe

sentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

41.ItisgenerallyknownthatNewYorkisacityforandacenterforoddbitsofinformation.

A)veteransC)pedestrians

B)victimsD)eccentrics

42.Highgradesaresupposedtoacademicability,butJohn'sactualperformancedidnotconfirmt

his.

A)certifyC)classify

B)clarifyD)notify

43.Inspiteofthe,itseemedthatmanyoftheinvitedguestswouldstillshowup.

A)deviationC)controversy

B)distinctionD)comparison

44.Therelativesofthosekilledinthecrashgottogethertoseek

A)premiumC)repayment

B)compensationD)refund

45.Atfirsteverythingwentwellwiththeprojectbutrecentlywehavehadanumberofwiththe

machinery.

A)disturbancesC)outputs

B)setbacksD)distortions

46.Hetriedtohidehispatchbysweepinghishairovertooneside.

A)barrenC)bald

B)bareD)bleak

47.Theoldcouplenowstillfortheirbelovedson,3()yearsafterhisdeath.

A)cherishC)immerse

B)groanD)mourn

48.Coffeeistheofthisdistrictandbringslocalfarmersalotofmoney.

A)majorityC)spice

B)stapleD)elite

49.Beforewemove,weshouldsomeoftheoldfurniture,sothatwecan

havemoreroominthenewhouse.

A)discardC)cancel

B)dissipateD)conceal

50.Youcannotimaginehow1feelwithmydutiessometimes.

A)overflowedC)overwhelmed

B)overthrownD)overturned

51.Anyonenotpayingtheregistrationfeebytheendofthismonthwillbetohavewithdrawnfro

mtheprogram.

A)contemplatedC)acknowledged

B)deemedD)anticipated

52.Althoughhewasonadiet,thedeliciousfoodhimenormously.

A)distractedC)inspired

B)stimulatedD)temptedt

53.Thepolicearctryingtowhatreallyhappened.

A)ascertainC)avert

B)assertD)ascribe

54.Hcsaidthatendingtheagreementwouldthefutureofsmallorfamily-runshops,leadtofewer

booksbeingpublishedandincreasepricesofallbutafewbestsellers.

A)ventureC)jeopardize

B)exposeD)legalize

55.Asweknow,computersareusedtostoreandinformationefficiently.

A)reclaimC)reassure

B)reconcileD)retrieve

56.Hisillnessfirstitselfasseverestomachpainsandheadaches.

A)expressedC)reflected

B)manifested