【正文】 s talking about. A) query B) hint C) thought D) clue 57. Isn’t is time you ______ some serious work before the examination?A) got down to B) took up withC) got off with D) put down to 58. Please put your empty cigarette packets and paper bags in the _____ bines provided. A) junkB) litter C) scrap D) deposit 59. The service was held to ________ the sacrifice of those who died in the war. A) memorate B) memories C) remember D) remind 60. His _____ of the basic structures is good but his vocabulary is limited. A) hold B) grip C) grasp D) seizure 61. The horses have returned to their ________after the morning exercise. A) barns B) stables C) kennels D) sheds 62. I couldn’t sleep because the tap in the bathroom was ________. A) draining B) dropping C) spilling D) dripping 63. “It’s hot, isn’t it?” he said, _____ his brow with a handkerchief. A) rinsing B) wiping C) sweeping D) scrubbing 64. He is so ______ in his work that it would be a pity to disturb him. A) absorbed B) attentive C) consumed D) intent65. I _____ with him to abandon the ship before it was too late. A) appealed B) claimed C) begged D) pleaded 66. I was about to say something, but ______ the temptation. A) challenged B) obstructed C) resisted D) struggled 67. We will accept your cheque, although it is not normal _______. A) practice B) intention C) state D) occasion 68. Following the elections, a pletely new situation is likely to ________. A) arouse B) arise C) raise D) rise69. Production has been delayed because of a shortage of ______ materials. A) baseB) prime C) raw D) rough 70. Susan found that her new job did not provide her with sufficient ______ for her ability. A) capacityB) opening C) range D) scope PART Ⅴ 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 AIt 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, employers 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 perhaps true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assessable 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 boastfu