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Womenhaveanaveragelife1ofsevenyearslongerthanmenandtendtomarrymenolderthanthemselves;

sotwo-thirds（sixmillion）ofallolderwomenarewidows.2widowedtheydonothavethesamesocialprerogativesasoldermento3andmarrythosewhoareyounger.4,theyarelikelytoendupalone—anironic5ofeventswhenoneremembersthatmostofthemwereraisedfromchildhoodtoconsider6theonlyacceptablestate.

Thesherifffollowsthecountyattorney7theotherroom.ThenMrs.Halerises,hands8_together,9intenselyatMrs.Peters,whoseeyesmakeaslowturn,finally10Mrs.Hale’s.AmomentMrs.Haleholdsher,thenherowneyes11thewaytowheretheboxisconcealed.12Mrs.Petersthrowsbackquiltpiecesandtriestoputtheboxinthebagsheiswearing.

Acompanythatdeliversvalue13customerintimacybuilds14withcustomerslikethosebetweengoodneighbors.Customer-intimatecompaniesdon’tdeliverwhatthemarketwants

15whataspecificcustomerwants.Thecustomer-intimatecompany16abusinessofknowingthepeopleitsellstoandtheproductsandservicestheyneed.Itcontinually17itsproductsandservicesanddoessoat18prices.

Childhood’s19neveraskstobeproved（allconclusionsareabsolute）.Ididn’tquestionwhyMrs.Flowershad20meoutforattention,nordidit21methatMommamighthaveaskedhertogivemealittletalkingto.AllI22wasthatshehadmadeteacookiesforme

andreadtomefromher23book.Itwas24toprovethatshelikedme.

II.Inthissection,therearefifteensentencestakenfromthetextbookswithablankineach,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.（15points,1pointforeach）

25.Thecampaignformorephysicalbeautyseemstobebothatremendoussuccessanda______failure.

26.Whensalesmenaredoingwell,thereispressureuponthemtobegindoingbetter,______theymaystartdoingworse.

27.Initsentertainment,television______fartoomuchtothelowestinstinctsofman,particularlythelustforviolence.

28.Modernity-snobsnaturallytendtothrowawaytheirold______andbuynewonesatagreaterratethanthosewhoarenotmodernity-snobs.

29.ButfarworseisthenightmareoftravelinandaroundLosAngeles,wherepublictransportdoesnotexistandpeopleareliterallychoking______intheirexhaustfumes.

30.Shefeltherblood______hertemplesandtherewaspressureinherchestbelowthehollow.

31.Wedon’tadvertiseopeningsandwedon’tsolicitapplications.Wekeepalow______,andwedothingsdifferently.

32.Shehadhardworktoseethatthetwoyoungchildrenwhohadbeenlefttoher______wenttoschoolregularlyandgottheirmealsregularly.

33.Ontheedgeofasmallcapethatmarkedthesideofthebayawayfromthepromontorywasaloose______ofrocks.

34.ShehurriedonthealmondSundaysand______thematchforthekettleinquiteadashingway.

35.Forallbutthelastsix,Ihavedonethework—allthetediousdetailsthat______betweenvictoryanddefeatonelectionday—whilemenreapedtherewards,whichisalmostinvariablythelotofwomeninpolitics.

36.Thechildstrikeshisheadinthebathandfallsunconscious.Themansitsdownandwatcheshim______.

37.Hertonguewascutandshewasscreaminginwild______shrieks.

38.IbelievethatTV’sappealtotheshortattentionspanisnotonlyinefficientcommunicationbutdecivilizing______.

39.Indeedfromthefirstdrawanymarkofpleasurewastaboo:

onecouldn’tmockthe______manbyanysignofrelief.

A.lamentableB.todeathC.forfearD.unless

E.caresF.processesG.struckH.drown

I.prickingalongJ.condemnedK.paintingL.indeath

M.orN.possessionsO.aswellP.charge

Q.catersR.terrifyingS.separateT.hysterical

U.makethedifferenceV.holdoverW.scatterX.profile

III.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgiventwochoicesofwordsorexpressions.ChoosetherightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.（15points,1pointforeach）

40.Afistfightfollowed,withmuchshoutingand______,untiltheraggedmansucceededindrivinguptothedoor.

A.disputingB.squabbling

41.Susiewillexamineoursecondaryschoolprogramstoinsurethatallstudentsarepreparedtoberesponsible,productiveandtechnologically______citizensofthe21stcentury.

A.literaryB.literate

42.MeanwhileI’mjustgoingtobehangingaround______mythumbs,soifyou’vegotanythinganidledetectivecando,justsaytheword.

A.twiddlingB.twisting

43.Thesetaskswererepetitive,lengthy,andlackinginany______interest.

A.intrinsicB.instinctive

44.Louisasaidshecouldnotgoonlivingwithamanwhohadmarriedherunderfalse______.

A.pretencesB.preferences

45.Deepatnight,theycouldstillheargun-fire______inthedistance.

A.rumblingB.rambling

46.Herhusbanddidnotlikehernewinterestsandher______addedfurtherstraintoanalreadyfailingmarriage.

A.persistenceB.obstinacy

47.Politicalleadershavereacheda______agreementtoholdapreparatoryconferencenextmonth.

A.hesitantB.tentative

48.Initiallythiswas______atasfarfetchedconjecture,butgraduallyithasreceivedgrudgingrespectandempiricalsupport.

A.scoldedB.scoffed

49.Gaining______totheclubwasnoeasymatter.

A.permissionB.admittance

50.EventhoughthousandsofpeopledieviolentlyeachyearinSriLanka,thedeathofanimportantfigurecausesnational______.

A.anguishB.melancholy

51.Therapidfireofquestionswasdeliberate,sheknew,designedtoscareherinto______outthetruth.

A.blurtingB.blunting

52.Smalldebtscouldrapidlymountupandbegintoexert______pressureontherelationshipbetweenhusbandandwife.

A.intolerantB.intolerable

53.Thispartofthestoryisperhapsthemostexciting,sincethecompanynotonlykeptitsheadabovewater,butproducedaseriesofplayswhich______itsreputation.

A.increasedB.enhanced

54.Helookedacrossthesea:

afaint______ofpalelightwasrisinginthemidnight-bluesky.

A.glimmerB.glamour

ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingfouritemsIV,V,VIandVII.

HowAmericaLives

（1）Americansstillfollowmanyoftheoldways.Inatimeofrapidchangesitisessentialthatwerememberhowmuchoftheoldweclingto.Youngpeoplestillgetmarried.Ofcourse,manydogetdivorced,buttheyremarryatastonishingrates.Theyhavechildren,butfewerthanbefore.Theybelongtochurches,eventhoughtheyattendsomewhatlessfrequently,andtheywanttheirchildrentohavereligiousinstruction.Theyarewillingtopaytaxesforeducation,andtheygenerouslysupportinstitutionslikehospitals,museumsandlibraries.Infact,whenyoucomparetheAmericaoftodaywiththatof1950,thesimilaritiesarefargreaterthanthedifferences.

（2）Americansseemtobegrowingconservative.The1980election,especiallyfortheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives,signaledadecidedturntotherightinsofaraspoliticalandsocialattitudeswereconcerned.Itisasifourcountryspentthe1960sand1970sjealouslybreakingoutofoldrestraintsandnowwishestoputthebrakeson.Weshouldexpecttoseeareaffirmationoftraditionalfamilyvalues,sharprestraintsonpornography,areturntoreligionandarejectionofcertainkindsofsociallegislation.

（3）Patternsofcourtshipandmarriagehavechangedradically.Wheresexwasconcerned,Iwasraisedinanatmosphereofsuspicion,repressionandPuritanism,andalthoughhuskyyoungkidscansurvivealmostanything,manyinmygenerationsufferedgrievously.Withoutreservation,Iapplaudthefreerpatternsoftoday,althoughIbelievethatit’sbeendifficultforsomefamiliestohandlethechanges.

（4）Americanwomenarechangingtherules.ThirtyyearsagoIcouldnothaveimaginedagroupofwomenemployeessuingamajorcorporationformillionsofdollarsofsalarywhich,theyalleged,hadbeendeniedthembecausetheyhadbeendiscriminatedagainst.NorcouldIimaginewomeninuniversitiesgoinguptothemenwhorantheathleticprogramsanddemandingajustshareofthephysicaleducationbudget.Atwork,atplay,atalllevelsoflivingwomenaresuggestingnewrules.

（5）Americaisworriedaboutitsschools.IfIhadachildtoday,Iwouldsendherorhimtoaprivateschoolforthesakeofsafety,forthedisciplinethatwouldbeenforcedandfortherigorousacademicrequirements.ButIwoulddoubtthatthechildwouldgetanybettereducationthanldidinmygoodpublicschool.Theproblemisthatgoodpublicschoolsarebecomingpitifullyrare,andIwouldnotwanttotakethechancethattheoneIsentmychildrentowasinadequate.

（6）SomeAmericansmustliveonwelfare.Sinceitseemsobviousthatournationcanproduceallitsneedswithonlyapartoftheavailableworkforce,somekindofsocialwelfareassistancemustbedoledouttothosewhocannotfindjobs.WhenIthinkofatypicalwelfarerecipientIthinkofayoungneighborwomanwhosehusbandwaskilledinatragicaccident,leavingherwiththreeyoungchildren.Inthebadolddaysshemighthaveknowndestitution,butw