Directions : Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where ne

1. His son is (luck)______________ enough to have been admitted to this large company.

2. After an (introduce) _______________ by the manager, we’ll go on with the day’s discussion.

3. We must keep the manager (inform)______________of the advertising campaign.

4. It is suggested that the president of the Union (make) _________________ a speech on behalf of all workers.

5. Having been badly damaged by the earthquake, the town has to be (rebuild)__________ .

6. With such a short time (leave)_________, it’s impossible for us to finish this complicated experiment.

7. The local economy depends (heavy) _________ on the exports of manufacture’s goods.

8. The proposal about the annual sales (discuss) ___________at the next board meeting.

9. If your neighbors are too noisy, then you have a good reason to make your (complain)______________.

10. Lily tends to get very (patience)__________ if you ask her more than two questions.

III. Reading Comprehension (30’)

Directions: Read the following passage and then choose the best answers to the questions that follow.

Task 1

When it comes to human resources, hiring highly-skilled staff is not usually enough for a company to function successfully. Besides the knowledge in their particular fields, employees must always have additional skills—those of co-operation. In the case that work tasks can only be carried out by communicating with people, accepting common decisions, solving problems, sharing information and helping one another, teamwork skills are vital.

While some jobs may require talent, the ability to work as a team is learned

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the

China has outlined a new approach to foreign investment, with planners saying they will now focus less on attracting large amounts of cash and more on selecting investments that will bring skills and technology into the country. The change in tactics,【B1】______ in an official document published by the National Development and Reform. Commission, comes after more than a year of【B2】______ debate over the role foreign investors should play in China's economy. China has long been one of the world's top【B3】______ for foreign investment, and international companies【B4】______ in more than $70 billion last year, drawn by the country's low costs,【B5】______ prowess and huge domestic market. But the inroads have caused some unease among both ordinary people and officials, who also want to see domestic companies do well. The new foreign-in vestment plan, which isn't a【B6】______ blueprint but rather a statement of broad【B7】______ , does say that regulators will look more closely at foreign takeovers of local companies and other issues of "national economic security" that have received increasing attention recently. But the vision it advances represents neither an attempt to【B8】______ close off China's economy nor a new round of liberalization. The planning agency said【B9】______ . For instance, new investments by foreign companies will face stricter environmental and land-use standards. On the other hand,【B10】______ . The plan said China will continue to open up service industries,【B11】______ . The commission also pledged to improve the business environment by reducing red tape and strengthening enforcement of intellectual-property rights.

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Part 2 Banked Cloze (Each item: 5 point(s)) Directions: Fill in the blanks in thefollowing passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word canbe used only once. A.marrying B. retirement C. economic D. displacing E. competitive F.proportion G. epoch H. overthrows I. engagement J. tend K.illiterate L. sociable M.providing N. relationship O. traverse Many great social changes take place in thelives of women. The possibility of a paid job gradually 1. ________some of the old patterns of familylife. During the 20th century there has been a great shortening of the 2. _______of a woman's life spent in child-caring.A woman 3. ________at the end of the19th century would often have seven or eight children in life. By the time theyoungest was 15, the mother would have been in her early 50s. Considering thefact that many of them being 4. ______,it was unusual for them to get any paid work. Today women have fewer children.Usually when the youngest child is 15, a woman would be about 45 and is likelyto take paid work until 5. ________at 60. This important change in life-pattern marksa new 6. ______for women. It has a greateffect on their 7. __________status.Today the school-leaving age is 18. Many girls stay at school after that age,and though women 8. _______to marry younger,more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first childis born. Many more afterward return to full- or part-time work. Such changeshave led to a new 9. _____in marriage, with both husband and wife sharing moreequally in 10. _________living expenses and running the home. This change insocial roles offers more choices for young girls.

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