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people find it useful to have a phrasebook when they travel to a country _____they don39。t know the language. A. where B. when C. why D. which 32. All the preparations for the task _____, and we39。re ready to start. A. pleted B. plete C. had been pleted D. have been pleted 33. All the citizens strongly insist those found _____ harmful advertisements in the street should be punished strictly. A. putting up B. being put up C. put up D. to be putting up 34. The members of the board are discussing the problem right now。 it will _____ have been solved by the end of next week. A. luckily B. immediately C. hopefully D. undoubtedly 35. Always remember it is none of your business _____ other people think about you. Just believe in yourself. A. how B. what C. which D. when SECTION B ( 18 marks) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Growing old is something that nobody can understand until they experience it for themselves. I may not be old but I am certainly beginning to 36 it? turned 18 just over a week ago. I am now an adult. As a child you 37 adults— or grownups as I used to call them— to always be in control. to know what is right and wrong. 38 as a teenager, I thought that when I reached 18 I would be far more 39 in many aspects of life. But now that I am 18, 1 know that is not true. It is clear to me now that you do not 40 learning when you are 18. Every day you learn something 41 , no matter what your age. However, I do understand when you bee an adult you have to 42 more responsibility. Whereas before I seldom had to clean the dishes, set the table or help out around the house, now I do all of those. I have already 43 myself the nickname housekeeper. I can even drive now, which is pretty 44 , because of the frequency of accidents. But that39。s not to say that 18 is not 45 to be. Not only can I drink alcohol, but I can also 46 . In fact, being 18 has made me really interested in politics because it now means that I can change things on 47 Day. More and more of my friends want to bee politicians, and it is great to think that they can change things for the better. 36. A. dislike B. feel C. learn D. love 37. A. expect B. criticize C. deny D. know 38. A. Even B. But C. So D. Since 39. A. fortable B. interested C. assured D. contented 40. A. continue B. desire C. stop D. refuse 41. A. interested B. unique C. valuable D. new 42. A. take on B. put on C. take up D. put up 43. A. honored B. chosen C. earned D. won 44. A. scary B. amazing C. fascinating D. difficult 45. A. adventurous B. tough C. good D. annoying 46. A. elect B. vote C. volunteer D. involve 47. A. Labor B. Independence C. Christmas D. Election SECTION C (12 marks) Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. If you plan to remain in the United States for any length of time, you will soon find 48. it too expensive to stay in a hotel and will want to find another place to live. 49. As is true in cities very where in the world, the 50. farther you live outside the city, generally the lower the rents will be. However, travelling to and 51. from the city by bus, car or train may make it as expensive as living in the city. Naturally, it is easier to join in the life of a city 52..if / when one is close to the center. 53. For this reason, you may prefer to live as close to the center of the city as possible. Or, 54. you may prefer to rent a place for only a month or two until you bee more familiar with 55. the area. PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. A The story of Madame Tussaud is as fascinating as that of the exhibition itself. From a housekeeper39。s daughter to a successful business woman, her life has all the marks of a Hollywood blockbuster. Madam Tussaud was born in 1761 and named Marie Grosholtz. Her father was killed in battle only two months before Mane39。s birth. For the first five years of her life, Marie lived in Berne with her mother, who worked as housekeeper for Dr Philippe Curtius. A doctor, with a talent for wax modeling, Curtius became her teacher. It was Curtius who opened the original wax exhibition in Paris in 1770 and introduced Marie to some famous people. At only 17, she modeled the famous writer Francois Voltaire, followed by a portrait of American statesman Benjamin Franklin when he was in Paris as US ambassador. Both figures are still on display at Madame Tussaud39。s, London today. Her work at Curtius successful wax exhibition led to an invitation to the court of Louis XVI and his queen. For nine years she lived at the palace of Versailles guiding the artistic education of the king39。s sister. Meanwhile the French Revolution was about to erupt. Aware of the political nrest,Philippe Curtius called Marie back to Paris. Marie7 s connection with the royal family made her guilty. Both she and her mother were arrested. After