【正文】 s boyfriend amused us by ______ Charlie Chaplin. A) copying B) following C) imitating D) modeling 58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ______. A) failure B) lack C) absence D) drop 59. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ______ all aspects of urban planning. A) inserts B) grips C) performs D) embraces 60. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ______ that the audience couldn39。s policy B) they were actually opposed to banning landmines C) she had not consulted the government before the visit D) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola 29. How did Diana respond to the criticisms? A) She paid no attention to them. B) She made more appearances on TV. C) She met the 13yearold girl as planned. D) She rose to argue with her opponents. 30. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola? A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government. B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. C) It had greatly promoted her popularity. D) It had affected her relations with the British government. Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes) Directions: There are 30 inplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best pletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 31. I went along thinking of nothing ______, only looking at things around me. A) in particular B) in harmony C) in doubt D) in brief 32. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs. A) lessened B) declined C) affected D) effected 33. I must congratulate you ______ the excellent design of the new bridge. A) with B) of C) at D) on 34. There is a fully ______ health center on the ground floor of the main office building. A) installed B) equipped C) provided D) projected 35. For more than 20 years, we39。s campaign for a total ban on all antipersonnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her forting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. I knew the statistics, she said. But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me。s lives will be threatened by the weapon D) they may fall into the hands of criminals 18. By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it . A) will frighten away any possible intruders B) can show the special status of its owners C) will threaten the safety of the owners as well D) can kill those entering others39。s promotion D) many employees fail to recognize the need of flattery Passage Two Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器 ) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one. The Constitution, said the association39。s got in touch with the doctor. D) The man can39。s advice. D) The man refuses to listen to his doctor39。s own selfinterest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form of socializing within the office environment— not just in large panies, but in small workplaces as well. The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis, says Neil P. Lewis, a management psychologist. But if two or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best. It39。t kill people— people kill people. The bomb is for selfprotection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they39。s brain stuff. 21. The study of sign language is thought to be . A) a new way to look at the learning of language B) a challenge to traditional views on the nature of language C) an approach to simplifying the grammatical structure of a language D) an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language 22. The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by . A) a famous scholar in the study of the human brain B) a leading specialist in the study of liberal arts C) an English teacher in a university for the deaf D) some senior experts in American Sign Language 23. According to Stokoe, sign language is . A) a substandard language B) a genuine language C) an artificial language D) an international language 24. Most educators objected to Stokoe39。s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was working towards a worldwide ban. The Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was a misinterpretation or misunderstanding. For the Princess, the trip to this wartorn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems. 26. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 . A) to voice her support for a total ban of landmines B) to clarify the British government39。t happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel. A) Perceiving B) Perating C) Puzzling D) Preserving 46. The board of the pany has decided to ______ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business. A) multiply B) lengthen C) expand D) stretch 47. His business was very successful, but it was at the ______ of his family life. A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion D) expense 48. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ______ source for researchers. A) identical B) indispensable C) intelligent