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5.A.tosucceedB.succeedingC.succeededD.willsucceed
6.A.acceptedB.haveacceptedC.areacceptedD.havebeenaccepted
7.A.aB.anC.theD./
8.A.otherB.sameC.veryD.only
9.A.puzzleB.puzzledC.puzzlingD.puzzles
10.A.theyB.itC.everythingD.anything
SectionB
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.increasingB.declineC.realisticD.maintainE.possessF.definite
G.sharpnessH.performI.wisdomJ.surveyK.prime
Theupsanddownsoflifemayseemtohavenopredictableplan.Butscientistsnowknowtherearevery11patternsthatalmostallpeopleshare.Evenifyou'
vepassedsomeofyour12,youstillhaveotheryearstoexperienceinthefuture.
Whenareyousmartest?
From18-25,accordingtoI.Q.scores;
butyou'
rewiserandmoreexperiencedwith13age.You'
resharpestinyour20s,butaround30,memorybeginsto14particularlyyourabilityto15mathematicalcomputations.ButyourI.Q.forothertasksclimbs.Yourvocabularyatage45,forexample,isthreetimesasgreataswhenyougraduatedfromcollege.At60,yourbrainmay16almostfourtimesasmuchinformationasitdidatage21.Thistrade-offbetween17andwisdomhasledpsychologiststosuggestthat"
maturityquotients"
(M.Q.)beadoptedforadults.
Whenareyouhappiest?
Youhavethebestphysicalsenseofyourselffrom15to24;
thebestprofessionalsensefrom40to49.Beforeage24,webelievethatourhappiestyearsareyettocome;
over30,webelievethatthey'
rebehindus.ANationalHealth18agrees:
Afterage30,we"
becomemore19anddonotviewhappinessasagoalinitself.Ifwe20ourhealth,achieveprofessionalandemotionalgoals,thenhappiness,wefeel,willfollow"
.
II.ReadingComprehension
SectionA(15%)
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Theconceptofsolitudeinthedigitalworldisalmostnon-existent.Intheworldofdigitaltechnology,e-mail,socialnetworkingandonlinevideogames,informationismeanttobe21.Solitudecanbehardtodiscoveronceithasbeengivenup.Inthisrespect,newtechnologieshave22ourculture.
Thedesiretobeconnectedhasbroughtsolitudetoa(n)23aswe'
veknownit.Peoplehavebecomeso24intheworldofnetworksandconnectionsthatonecanoftenbecontactedevenifthey'
drathernotbe.Todaywecantalk,text,e-mail,chatandblog,notonlyfromour25,butfromourmobilephonesaswell.
Mostdevelopednationshavebecome26ondigitaltechnologysimplybecausethey'
vegrownaccustomedtoit,andatthispointnotusingitwouldmakethemanoutsider.27,manyjobsandcareersrequirepeopletobe28.Fromthispointofview,technologyhaschangedthecultureofwork.Beingreachablemightfeellikea29tothosewhomaynotwanttobeabletobecontactedatalltimes.
Isupposethepositivesideisthatsolitudeisstillpossibleforanyonewho30wantsit.Computerscanbeshutdownandmobilephonescanbeturnedoff.Theabilitytobe"
connected"
and"
on"
hasmany31aswellasdisadvantages.Travelershaveendedup32onmountains,andmobilephoneshavesavedcountlesslives.Theycanalsomakepeoplefeeltrappedandforcedtoanswerunwantedcallsor33tounwantedtexts.
Attitudestowardsourconnectednessasasociety34acrossgenerations.Somefindtoday'
s35agift.Othersconsideritacurse.Regardlessofanyone'
sviewonthesubject,it'
shardtoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutdailyadvancementsintechnology.
21.A.updatedB.receivedC.sharedD.collected
22.A.respectedB.shapedC.ignoredD.preserved
23.A.edgeB.stageC.endD.balance
24.A.sensitiveB.intelligentC.considerateD.reachable
25.A.mediaB.computersC.databasesD.monitors
26.A.bentB.hardC.slowD.dependent
27.A.AlsoB.InsteadC.OtherwiseD.Somehow
28.A.connectedB.trainedC.recommendedD.interested
29.A.pleasureB.benefitC.burdenD.disappointment
30.A.slightlyB.hardlyC.merelyD.really
31.A.aspectsB.weaknessesC.advantagesD.exceptions
32.A.hiddenB.lostC.relaxedD.deserted
33.A.turnB.submitC.objectD.reply
34.A.varyB.ariseC.spreadD.exist
35.A.technologyB.situationC.societyD.life
SectionB(32%)
Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyafewquestionsorunfinishedstatement.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassagesyouhavejustread.
(A)
IthadbeensometimesinceJackhadseentheoldman.College,career,andlifeitselfgotintheway.Infact,Jackmovedclearacrossthecountryinpursuitofhisdreams.There,Intherushofhisbusylife,Jackhadlittletimetothinkaboutthepastandoftennotimetospendwithhiswifeandson.Hewasworkingonhisfuture,andnothingcouldstophim.
Overthephone,hismothertoldhim,"
Mr.Belserdiedlastnight.ThefuneralisWednesday.Memoriesflashedthroughhismindlikeanoldnewsreelashesatquietlyrememberinghischildhooddays.
"
Jack,didyouhearme?
Oh,sorry,Mom.Yes,Iheardyou.It'
sbeensolongsinceIthoughtofhim.
I'
msorry,butIhonestlythoughthediedyearsago,"
Jacksaid.
Well,hedidn'
tforgetyou.EverytimeIsawhimhe'
daskhowyouweredoing.
He'
dreminisceaboutthemanydaysyouspentover‘hissideofthefence’asheputit,"
Momtoldhim.
Ilovedthatoldhousehelivedin,"
Youknow,Jack,afteryourfatherdied,Mr.Belsersteppedintomakesureyouhadaman'
sinfluenceinyourlife,"
shesaid.
stheonewhotaughtmecarpentry.Iwouldn'
tbeinthisbusinessifitweren'
tforhim.Hespentalotoftimeteachingmethingshethoughtwereimportant...Mom,I'
llbethereforthefuneral,"
Busyashewas,hekepthisword.Jackcaughtthenextflighttohishometown.Mr.Belser'
sfuneralwassmallanduneventful.Hehadnochildrenofhisown,andmostofhisrelativeshadpassedaway.
Thenightbeforehehadtoreturnhome,JackandhisMomstoppedbytoseetheoldhousenextdooronemoretime,whichwasexactlyasheremembered.Everystepheldmemories.Everypicture,everypieceoffurniture...Jackstoppedsuddenly.
What'
swrong,Jack?
hisMomasked.
Theboxisgone,"
hesaid.
Whatbox?
Momasked.
Therewasasmallgoldboxthathekeptlockedontopofhisdesk.Imusthaveaskedhimathousandtimeswhatwasinside.Allhe'
devertellmewas‘thethingIvaluemost'
"
Itwasgone.EverythingaboutthehousewasexactlyhowJackrememberedit,exceptforthebox.HefiguredsomeonefromtheBelserfamilyhadtakenit.
NowI'
llneverknowwhatwassovaluabletohim,"
Jacksaidsadly.
Returningtohisofficethenextday,hefoundapackageonhisdesk.Thereturnaddresscaughthisattention.
Mr.HaroldBelser"
itread.
Jacktoreopenthepackage.Thereinsidewasthegoldboxandanenvelope.
Jack'
shandsshookashereadthenoteinside.
Uponmydeath,pleaseforwardthisboxanditscontentstoJackBennett.It'
sthethingIvaluedmostinmylife."
Asmallkeywastapedtotheletter.Hisheartracing,andtearsfillinghiseyes,Jackcarefullyunlockedthebox.Thereinsidehefoundabeautifulgoldpocketwatch.Runninghisfingersslowlyoverthefinecover,heopenedit.
Insidehefoundthesewordscarved:
"
Jack,thanksforyourtime!
HaroldBelser."
Oh,myGod!
Thisisthethinghevaluedmost..."
Jackheldthewatchforafewminutes,thencalledhisassistantandclearedhisappointmentsforthenexttwodays."
Why?
hisassistantasked.
Ineedsometimetospendwithmyson,"
hesaid.
36.Jack'
smothertoldhimonthephoneaboutMr.BelserEXCEPTthat_____.
A.Mr.BelseroftenaskedhowJackwasdoing
B.Mr.Belser'
sfuneralwouldtakeplaceonWednesday
C.Mr.Belser