Choose the best words to complete the following sentences. Such a scandal could _______________ disaster for the company.

A.interfered

B.offended

C.impresse

D.bothered

A.troubled

B.disturbed

C.confuse

D.puzzled

A．ve r y often

B．too often

C．more often

D．most often

he article below about a method of learning languages aimed at business people. Choose the best word to fill each gap from A, B, C or D on the opposite page. For each question 21-30, mark one letter （）

A．exercise

B．performance

C．practice

D．operation

【题目描述】

Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

16. The driver was at ____ loss when ____ word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.

A a;/

B a;the

C the;the

D /;/

【我提交的答案】：B

【参考答案与解析】： 正确答案：A

答案分析：

【我的疑问】（如下，请求专家帮助解答）

请问题中的word 为什么不是特指呢？

(15 minutes)

Directions :

Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A , B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET1.

In addition to the established energy sources such as gas ,coal ,oil and nuclear ,there are a num-ber of other sources that we ought to consider. Two of these are hydroelectric and tidal power. These two sources are (21) in that they are both renewable. (22) ,hydropower is more widely used than tidal.ln (23) ,a substantial amount of electricity is already produced in HEP (hydroelectric power)stations worldwide, (24) tidal stations are stillin the very early (25) of development. .

As far as geographical (26) is concerned ,HEP projects are to be found on lakes and rivers, whiletidal (27)are constructed only at river mouths where tidal (28) is great .Unfortunately these are (29) in number. At present HEP stations are found mainly in Norway ,Canada ,Sweden and Brazil ,whereas tidal plants are in (30) in France ,Russia and China.

As regards capital (31) ,both require very high..investment. On the other hand ,generating(32) are quite low in both cases .ln fact,a large scale HEP plant is capable of producing power more (33) than conventional sources ,such as coal ,oil and nuclear plants. Tidal power also com-pares (34) with nuclear and oil generated electricity, (35) the amount of money on production.

(36) HEP stations ,tidalconstructions have alonglife (37).Itis estimated thatthey can operate foroverl00 years. With respect to (38) 0f supply ,tidal stations (39) from HEP ones in that they often can only supply power (40). HEP stations ,however ,provide a constant supply of elec-tricity.

21.

[ A] compatible

[ B ] parallel

[ C] similar

[ D] identical

Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET I. (10 points)

Digital photography is still new enough that most of us have yet to form. an opinion about it, (1) develop a point of view. But this bash' t stopped many film and computer fans from agreeing (2) the early conventional wisdom about digital cameras—they' re neat (3) for you？ But they're not suitable for everyday picture taking.

The fans are wrong: Moro than anything else, digital cameras are radically (4) what photography means and what it can be. The venerable medium of photography (5) we know it is beginning to seem out of (6) with the way we live. In our computer and camcorder (7) saving pictures as digital (8) and watching them on TV is no less practical—and in many ways more (9) than fumbling with rolls of film that must be sent off to be (10)

Paper is also terribly (11) . Pictures that are incorrectly framed, (12) ,or lighted are nonetheless committed to film and ultimately processed into prints.

The digital medium changes the (13) . Still images that are (14) digitally can immediately be shown on a computer (15) , a TV screen, or a small liquid - crystal display (LCD) built fight into the camera. And since the points of light that (16) an image are saved as a series of digital bits in electronic memory, (17) being permanently etched onto film, they can be erased, retouched, and transmitted (18) .

What's it like to (19) with one of these digital cameras？ It's a little like a first date--exciting, confusing and fraught with (20) .

1. A) rather than

B) let alone

C) much less

D) so as to

根据以下材料回答 1～20 题：

Directions：

Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. （10 points）

The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name. But Gregory Cochran is___(1)___to say it anyway. He is that___(2)___bird, a scientist who works independently ___(3)___ any institution. He helped popularize the idea that some diseases not ___(4)___ thought to have a bacterial cause were actually infections, which aroused Much controversy when it was first suggested.

___(5)___ he, however, might tremble at the ___(6)___of what he is about to do. Together with another two scientists, he is publishing a paper which not only ___(7)___that one group of humanity is more intelligent than the others, but explains the process that has brought this about. The group in___(8)___are a particular people originated from central Europe. The process is natural selection.

This group generally do well in IQ test, ___(9)___12-15 points above the ___(10)___value of 100, and have contributed ___(11)___to the intellectual and cultural life of the West, as the ___(12)___of their elites, including several world-renowned scientists, ___(13)___. They also suffer more often than most people from a number of nasty genetic diseases, such as breast cancer. These facts, ___(14)___, have previously been thought unrelated. The former has been ___(15)___ to social effects, such as a strong tradition of___(16)___ education. The latter was seen as a （an） ___(17)___of genetic isolation. Dr. Cochran suggests that the intelligence and diseases are intimately ___(18)___ . His argument is that the unusual history of these people has ___(19)___ them to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in this ___(20)___ state of affairs.

第 1 题 请选择(1)处最佳答案（）。

A．selected

B．prepared

C．obliged

D．pleased

Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.

At the beginning of the century, medical scientists made a surprising discovery: that we are (1) not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were able to (2) that we all have an internal "body clock" which (3) the rise and fall of our body energies, making us different from one day to the (4) . These forces became known as biorhythms: they create the (5) in our everyday life.

The (6) of an internal "body clock" should not be too surprising, (7) the lives of most living things are dominated by the 24-hour night-and-day cycle. The most obvious (8) of this cycle is the (9) we feel tired and fall asleep at night and become awake and (10) during the day. (11) the 24-hour rhythm is interrupted, most people experience unpleasant side effects.

(12) , international aeroplane travelers often experience "jet lag" when traveling across time (13) . People who are not used to (14) work can find that lack of sleep affects their work performance.

(15) the daily rhythm of sleeping and waking, we also have other rhythms which (16) .longer than one day and which influence wide areas of our lives. Most of us would agree that we feel good on (17) days and net so good on others. Sometimes we are (18) fingers and thumbs but on other days we have excellent coordination. There are times when we appear to be accident-prone, or when our temper seems to be on a short fuse. Isn't it also strange (19) ideas seem to flow on some days but at other times are (20) nonexistent？ Musicians, painters and writers often talk about "dry spells".

1. A) built

B) shaped

C) molded

D) grown

？Read the text below about product brands.

？Choose the best word to fill each gap, from A, B, C or D on the opposite page.

？For each question 19-33, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.

？There is an example at the beginning (0).

THE ROLE OF BRAND IMAGE

Although brand image is not the only rest why certain products are successful, it is an extremely important part of an overall marketing strategy. In fact, many manufacturers (19) such a high value on their brands that they employ legal experts to (20) them from misuse by imitators and counterfeit traders. In addition, companies (21) employees with handbooks which (22) how their logos should be used - for example the size and colour of graphics and suitable ways of displaying the product.

Originally the brand was little more than a graphic that helped people to (23) a particular product, but as advertising developed, it grew in (24) As the famous brands became (25) with quality in the minds of consumers, manufacturers found they could (26) top prices for these products in order to recover some of the heavy (27) of advertising. As firms realised their potential value, brands quickly became registered trade marks. Today, branding is widespread and is used to sell both products and services.

Most companies (28) to achieve 'multiple appeal' with their brands. This means that the brand appeals to people of different age groups and lifestyles. The problem for the brand manufacturer is how to keep old customers and at the same time to (29) new ones.

A powerful brand is good for sales, but first this has to be (30) and then maintained through a continuous (31) of image design and advertising. If multiple appeal (32) then regular evaluation of the brand will show this and should (33) in the product being redesigned or the advertising being changed.

(19)

A．present

B．place

C．settle

D．rest