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10outof15
PartII.CarefulReading
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasefillintheblanksnumberedfrom1to10withthecorrespondingletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Passage1
Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,andalthoughwemaytakethefriendshipfor1_______,weoftendon’tclearlyunderstandhowtomakefriends.Whilewegetonwellwithanumberofpeople,weareusuallyfriendswithonlyaveryfew-forexample,the2_____amongstudentsisaboutsixperperson.Inallthecasesoffriendlyrelationships,twopeoplelikeoneanotherandenjoybeingtogether,butbeyondthat,the_3______ofintimacybetweenthemandthereasonsfortheirsharedinterest4______enormously.Aswegettoknowpeople,wetakeinto5______thingslikeage,face,economiccondition,socialposition,andintelligence.Althoughthesefactorsarenotofprimeimportance,itismoredifficulttogetonwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground.
Somefriendlyrelationshipscanbekeptonargumentanddiscussion,butitisusualforclosefriendstohave6_______ideasandbeliefs,tohaveattitudesandinterestsin7______-theyoftentalkabout“beingonthesamewavelength.”Itgenerallytakestimetoreachthispoint.Andthemoreintimatelyinvolvedpeoplebecome,themorethey8________ononeanother.Peoplewanttodofriendsfavorsandhatetobreakapromise.Equally,friendshavetolearntoputupwithannoyinghabitsandto9________differencesofopinion.
Incontrastwithmarriage,therearenofriendshipceremoniestostrengthentheassociationbetweentwopeople.Butthesupportingandunderstandingofeachotherthatresultsfromsharedexperiencesandemotionsdoesseemtocreateapowerfulbond,whichcanovercomedifferencesinbackground,andbreakdown10_______ofage,classorrace.
A.relyI.similar
B.accountJ.vary
C.degreeK.different
D.pointL.bear
E.tolerateM.granted
F.variableN.trouble
G.commonO.barriers
H.average
Passage2
VoluntaryServiceOverseas(VSO)isaregisteredcharity(慈善团体)dedicatedtoassistingdevelopmentintheworld’spoorcountries.Itisadirectresponsetoa(an)1_____need.Eachyearabout450volunteersaresenttoworkon2______in36developingcountries.Eachvolunteergoesoverseasin3______toaspecificappealfromadevelopingcountry.Overthepast23yearsmorethan20000volunteershaveworked4______withVSO.Togethertheyhave5______over30000man-yearstodevelopment.
ButVSOvolunteersgainaswellasgive.Theygainresponsibility,experienceandapersonalviewpointondevelopment.Aboveall,VSOis_6__I_____thattheThirdWorldneeds.ForthisreasontheThirdWorldcountriesthemselvespayalmosthalfthecostofeachVSOvolunteer.
WhenVSOwasestablishedover20yearsago,thefirstvolunteerswereschool-leavers.However,increasinglythedemandwasforskilledandprofessionalpeople.Today,allVSOvolunteersareskilledand/or7________people-teachersanddoctors,mechanicsandelectricians,accountantsandcivilengineers.Whydotheyvolunteer?
Tomakea_8______contribution,totakeonextraresponsibility,to9_______overseasworkexperience,toworkwithinacommunity-oftenforallthesereasons.ThetaskofVSOistomatchthesespecialistswithparticularvacancies,10______tothembyoverseascountries,thentheypreparethevolunteertoworkinaverydifferentenvironment.
A)responseI)aid
B)contentJ)contributed
C)gainK)projects
D)notifiedL)budges
E)developmentM)definitely
F)urgentN)qualified
G)abroadO)personal
H)explicit
Passage3
Todaymanypeoplearestarvingtodeath.Thereisashortageoffoodandthe1________foodistooexpensiveforhungrypeopletobuy.Therefore,theygowithoutfood,oreachdayhaveonlyoneortwosmallmealslackingthenecessaryvitaminsto_2______goodhealth.
Recently,amanwhowantedtounderstandthe3________ofsuchpeopleconductedanexperiment.Heonlyateonemealadayforamonthbutcontinuedtoworkashe4______did.
Duringthefirstfivedayshewashungryathis5_______mealtimes,butafterhehaddrunkaglassofwaterhishungerwentaway.Intheevening,whenheatehisonemeal,heatequicklyand_6______alargeamount.Duringthenextfewdays,althoughhewasnothungryduringtheday,hequicklynoticedeveryfoodshop,andthe_7______offoodcaughthisattention.Duringthethirdandfourthweeks,hehadhungrypainsandlackedphysicalstrength.
Thisexperimentchangedhisattitudeaboutsomethings.Havingacupofteawasnotjusta8______,italsogavehimstrength.Hemorefrequentlynoticed_9______peopleandpeoplewhothrewawayleftoverfood.Butmostimportant,hecouldnow10______inasmallwaywiththestarvingpeopleoftheworld.
A)RegularI)maintain
B)sympathizeJ)overweight
C)frequentlyK)comprise
D)conditionsL)normally
E)smellM)disposal
F)consumedN)fatigue
G)depressedO)pastime
H)available
Passage4
Theterm“flexibleworking”hasbecomefamiliartoanycompany,regardlessofsize,thatneedstolookathowindividualjobsarestructured.Thethinkingbehindthisisnotonlythe_1_____thatthisapproachhas2______costbenefits,butalsotherecognitionthatitcanleadtomoreinventiveand_3_______workforce.
OnecompanywithalonghistoryofflexibleworkingisRemploy,theUK’slargestemployerof4_______disabledpeople.RemployhasaUK5________ofmorethan11000employeesin89factoriesworkinginvarioussectorsoftheeconomyincludingtextiles,furnitureandmanufacturingservices.
TraininganddevelopmentprogrammesareakeyaspectofRemploy’s6_______policy,andeachhourly-paidemployeehasanindividualtrainingandactionplan.Throughoutthecompany,thereisalsoan7_______thatprogression,andtheopportunitytoprogress,isamotivatingfactor.IntheManufacturingServicesGroup,forexample,thepolicyistotrainasmanyemployeesaspossibleintwoofcorebusinesses.Oncetheyhaveachievedthis,theemployeesarepromoted.
Inaddition,Remployhas_8_______tochangingmarketsinrecentyearsbychangingproductsinoverathirdofitsfactories.Thishas_9_______thecompanytoremain_10______andkeeptheworkforceinfull-timeemployment.Ontheseoccasions,Remploy’sflexibleapproachhasenabledemployeestobefullyretrainedwhilstcontinuingtowork.
A)contentedI)disorder
B)awarenessJ)responded
C)presentationK)competitive
D)enabledL)workforce
E)radicalM)employment
F)respectivelyN)realization
G)severelyO)potential
H)expanded
Passage5
Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofyourbrainarenotgettingenough1_______-andasaresult,weareagingunnecessarilysoon.
ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhy_2_______healthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkand_3______atarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofagingcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofcolleaguesataTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvarying4_______.
Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthat5_______ofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,6______byuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoing7__workingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohavecontractingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistantaredoingbetter.
Matsuzawa’sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculate_8_______intheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintaingoodblood9_______isthroughusingthebrain,”hesays,“thinkhardand10______inconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculators.”
A)circulationI)reason
B)routineJ)otherwise
C)presumablyK)sufficient
D)exerciseL)engage
E)properlyM)vague
F)followedN)occupations
G)possessionsO)interpreted
H)shrinking
Passage6
Attentiontodetailissomethingeveryonecanandshoulddoespeciallyinatightjobmarket.BobCrossley,ahuman-resources-expert,noticesthisinthejobapplicationsthatcome_1______hisdeskeveryday.“Somecandidatesdon’tbothertospellthecompany’snamecorrectly.OnceIseeamistake,I_2______thecandidate.”Crossleyconcludes.“Iftheycannottakecareofthesedetails,whyshouldwetrustthemwithajob?
”
Canwepaytoomuchattentiontodetails?
Absolutely.Perfectionistsstruggleoverlittlethingsatthe_3_______ofsomethinglargertheyworktoward.“Tokeepfromlosingtheforestforthetrees,”saysCharlesGarfield,_4_______professorattheUniversityofCalifornia,“wemustconstantlyaskourselveshowthedetailswe’reworkingonfitintothelargerpicture.Iftheydon’t,weshould_5________themandmovetosomethingelse.”
GarfieldcomparesthisprocesstohisworkatNASA.“TheApollo
moonlaunchwasslightlyoffcourse90percentofthetime,”saysGarfield.“Butasuccessfullandingwasstill_6______becauseweknewtheexactcoordinatesofourgoal.Thisallowedustomakeadjustmentsas_7______.”Knowingwherewewanttogohelpsusjudgetheimportanceofeverytaskwe_8_______.
Toooftenwebelievewhat_9_______forothers’successissomespecialsecretoraluckybreak.Butrarelyissuc