【正文】 f fact.C. Worried.D. Exaggerated.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.21. The journalist was brought to court becauseA. he was working for a British newspaper.B. he published an untrue story.C. the story was published in Britain.D. he was working with other foreign journalists.22. How did the lawyer defend for the journalist?A. He was an American journalist. B. He worked for a British newspaper.C. His story was published elsewhere.D. Foreigners are not subject to local laws.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.23. Afghanistan’s first match will be againstA. MongoliaB. South KoreaC. IranD. Qatar24. Which of the following statements in NOT true?A. The announcement was made by AFA.B. Afghanistan was a founding member of AFC.C. Afghanistan had been in chaos for long.D. The football players were under 23.Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you wil1 be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.25. The expected lifespan of Beijing resident has gone up by ___ pared with that a decade earlier.A. yearsB. yearsC. yearsD. years26. The ___mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 yearsA. infantB. maternal C. maleD. middleaged
Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.27. According to Pakistan’s President, the chances of the two countries going to war wereA. greatB. small.C. growing.D. greater than before.28. Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result ofA. their border conflicts.B. their military buildup.C. killings in the two countries.D. their mutual distrust.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.29. Familyowned businesses have all the following features EXCEPTA. being affiliated to giant corporations.B. hard working.C. being flexible and creative.D. all in the family management.30. A new survey was made by looking at the middle ground that is . A. the 100 family businesses at least 10 years old. B. the l,000 family businesses at least 10 years old. C. the 100 family businesses at least 100 years old. D. the l,000 family businesses at least 100 years old. PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Decide which of the choices given below would best plete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 78 hours’ sleep alternation with some 1617 hours’ wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides (31)＿＿＿ the hours of darkness. Our 31. A. in B. withC. ofD. overpresent (32)＿＿＿with how easily and to what extent 32. A. issues B. concernC. advantagesD. problemsthis (33) ＿＿＿ can be modified.33. A. cycle C. circle B. periodD. roundThe question is no mere academic one. The ease (34) 34. A. at B. from＿＿＿, which people can change from working in the C. withD. forday to working at night is a (35 ) ＿＿＿ of growing 35. A. problem B. difficultyC. troubleD. matterimportance in industry where automation (36 ) ＿＿＿36. A. asks B. invitesroundtheclock working of machines. It normally C. calls forD. reacts to(37) ＿＿＿from five days to one week for a person to 37. A. takes B. spendsC. demandsD. asksadapt to a (38) ＿＿＿routine of sleep and 38. A. former B. returnedwakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. (39) ＿＿＿, it is often the case in industry that C. reversed39. A. Therefore D. regularB. UnfortunatelyC. In a wordD. In parison(40) ＿＿＿ are changed every week. This means40. A. shiftsB. plansC. turnsD. arrangementsthat no sooner has he got used to one routine (41)41. A. as B. when＿＿＿ he has to change to another,C. thenD. than(42) ＿＿＿ much of his time is spent neither42. A. though B. so thatC. whileD. asworking nor sleeping very (43 ) ＿＿＿. One43. A. efficiently B. goodC. easilyD. happilyanswer would seem to be (44) ＿＿＿ periods on each 44. A. shorter B. betterC. longerD. nicershift, a month, or even three months. (45) ＿＿＿,45. A. So B. In shortrecent research has shown that people on such systemsC. SimilarlyD. Howeverwill revert to go back to their (46) ＿＿＿ habits of 46. A. new C. temporary B. normalD. favourite sleep and wakefulness during the weekend and (47)47. A. then B. yet＿＿＿ this is quite enough in destroy anyC. thatD. so(48)＿＿＿ to night work built up during the week.48. A. change B. returnThe only real solution appears to be to handC. adaptationD. tendency(49)＿＿＿the night shift to those permanent 49. A. out B. downC. toD. overnight workers whose ( 50 ) ＿＿＿ may persist 50. A. wakefulness B. sleepthrough all weekends and holidaysC. preferenceD. habitPART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (15 MIN)There are thirty items in this section. Beneath each item there are four words or phrases markedA, B, C and D. Choose one that best pletes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.51. That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness ＿＿＿ by his lack of talent.A. so much asB. rather thanC. as D. than52. ＿＿＿ I39。ll, marry him all the same