【正文】 eated C. be treated D. having been treated is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time. A. hand in B. would hand in C. have to hand in D. handed in less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fullyloaded truck, ____ to the truck. A. the greater stress is B. greater is the stress C. the stress is greater D. the greater the stress Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue. A. that he is thinking B. to be thinking C. that he is to think D. to think of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies. A. these of the most B. most of those C. among the most D. among the many of both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region. A. Only if, will B. If only, would C. Should, will D. Unless, would Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ for Europe this afternoon. A. are to leave B. are leaving C. is leaving D. leave was suggested that all government ministers should ____ information on their financial interests. A. discover B. uncover C. tell D. disclose my exams are ing next week, I’ ll take advantage of the weekend to ____ on some reading. A. catch up B. clear up C. make up D. pick up ’ m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’ s not like either of them to bear a ____. A. disgust B. curse C. grudge D. hatred hopes to be ____ from hospital next week. A. dismissed B. discharged D. resigned a picture is proved to be a fery, it bees quite ____. A. invaluable B. priceless C. unworthy earns his living by ____ works of art in the museum. A. recovering B. restoring C. renewing D. reviving couldn’ t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ____. A. draining B. dropping C. spilling D. dripping book gives a brief ____ of the course of his research up till now. A. outline B. reference C. frame D. outlook was sanding outside in the snow, ____ with cold. A. spinning B. shivering C. shaking D. staggering the rooms on the second floor have nicely ____ carpets, which are included in the price of the house. A. adapted B. equipped C. suited D. fitted plays tinnis to the ____ of all other sports. A. eradication B. exclusion C. extension D. inclusion answered with an ____ “ No” to the request that she attend the public hearing. A. eloquent B. effective C. emotional D. emphatic who has visited the city agrees that it is ____ with life. A. vibrant B. violent C. energetic D. full met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ____ we’ ve had no further munication. A. Thereof B. Thereby C. Thereafter D. Thereabouts Part Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION ［ 30 MIN.］ SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［ 25 MIN.］ In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet. TEXT A It often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. In their educational background, special skills and work experience, there is little, if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates. How then does the employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview. There are many arguments for and against the interview as a selection procedure. The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision. As often as not, emplyers do not choose the best candidate, they choose the candidate who makes a good first impression on them. Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have bee so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a sound assessment of each candidate’ s likely performance. The main argument in favour of the interview — and it is, perhaps, a good argument — is that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate’ s ability, but with the suitability of his or her personality for the particular work situation. Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary provided she has a pleasant personality. It is perhas true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assssable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the more intangible things, such as personality, character and social ability. Unfortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well. There are also, of course, people who interview extremely well, but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees. Candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident, but never boastful。 and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic. Candidates who interview badly tend to be at either end of the spectrum of human behaviour. They are either very shy or overconfident. They show either a lack of enthusiasm or an excess of it. They either talk too little or never stop talking. They are either overpolite or rudely abrupt. can infer from the passage that an employer might tolerate his secretary’ s occasional mistakes, if the latter is ____ A. direct. B. cheerful. C. shy. D. capable. is the author’ s attitude towards the interview as a selection procedure? A. Unclear. B. Negative. C. Objective. D. Indifferent. to the passage, people argue over the interview as a selection procedure mainly because they have ____. A. different selection proce