【正文】 ce D) sense37. Fresh air is ______ to good health. A) fundamental B) primary C) elementary D) characteristic38. Thousands of home buyers were _____ into buying homes at inflated prices. A) betrayed B) driven C) deceived D) convinced39. If you ______ causing troubles, the pany will have to dismiss you. A) persevere in B) persist in C) insist with D) insist in40. The government has ______ a new law to limit the number of the foreign workers. A) brought about B) brought in C) brought forward D) brought up41. Although the two players are _______ in the tennis court, they are really good friends. A) partners B) enemies C) panions D) rivals42. I ______ a log cabin in the woods. A) came over B) came through C) came out D) came upon43. They tried to _____ him of their willingness to participate in the campaign for women’s rights. A) assure B) insure C) reassure D) confirm44. The police accused him of setting fire to the building but he denied ______ in the area on the night of the fire. A) to be B) to have been C) having been D) be45. He has been ill for several days. _____, he was absent from school yesterday. A) As a result B) However C) Nevertheless D) Otherwise46. He doesn’t _____ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible. A) equal B) qualify C) pete D) fit47. The police were suspicious ____ Simpson because his story did not quite make sense. A) to B) at C) on D) of48. The fish has a ______ smell. Do you think it’s all right? A) specialized B) peculiar C) particular D) specific 49. ______ you have any problems, please do not hesitate to ask me. A) Will B) Can C) May D) Should50. She may be slow, but _____ she is reliable. A) at least B) in no way C) at most D) so far51. Many people prefer large cars, ______large cars are safer than small ones. A) think B) to think C) thinking D) having thought52. China has got a good _______ for fighting against the flu with its careful and smooth organization. A) reputation B) influence C) impression D) knowledge53. The old lady was _____ that her son would e back home to celebrate her birthday. A) convinced B) convincing C) convenient D) fortable54. Without your help, we _____ so much. A) won’t achieve B) didn’t achieve C) don’t achieve D) wouldn’t have achieved55. It is essential that everyone ____ for emergency. A) be prepared B) is prepared C) preparing D) is preparingPart III Reading Comprehension (30’)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the blank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 注意：此部分試題請在答題紙上作答。1. A) At 9:15. B) Before 9:15. C) At 9:30. D) Before 9:50.2. A) He does not understand it. B) He does not like it. C) He is used to it. D) He does not have to take it.3. A) They were in a doctor’s office. B) They worked in the same office. C) They were in a workshop. D) They were talking in the weight lifting room at the gym.4. A) Carry the suitcase with the woman. B) Carry the suitcase upstairs. C) Carry the suitcase up to the plane. D) Carry the suitcase down to the ship.5. A) At eight o’clock. B) At nine o’clock. C) At ten o’clock. D) An hour later.6. A) He broke his leg. B) He caught a cold. C) He had a car accident. D) He didn’t like to go to dance with the girl.7. A) He doesn’t know what he wants to do. B) He likes to work this summer. C) He wonders whether the woman has a job. D) He can’t decide where to go on vacation.8. A) At a hairdresser’s. B) At a tailor’s C) At a photographer’s. D) At a butcher’s.9. A) The content of the note book. B) What the woman wrote in the note. C) Why people are not allowed to talk in the library. D) Whether people can smoke in the library.10. A) Because it’s bad for her health. B) Because it had bad influences on children. C) Because it makes him smell. D) Because it makes him cough.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.11. A) He is not satisfied with his present job. B) He worries too much about his grandmother. C) People dislike his food. D) He is going to be fired.12. A) He learned it in a training center of cooking. B) He learned it from his grandmother. C) He learned it from his mother. D) He learned it from his wife.13. A) He dislikes other businessmen. B) He wants to have more chance t