【正文】 s main academic interest was in A. how human beings learn through observations. B. the geic and cognitive basis for humans39。 to reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested, he gave 22 of them a beta blocker before readministration of the test. Their scores improved significantly. The other 8 students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved only slightly. Secondtime testtakers nationwide had average improvements which were similar to those in Faugel39。s magic fields? A. Its blue waters B. Its nitrogen atmosphere C. Its molten metal core D. The Moon 53. What two factors help protect the Earth from radiation? A. Magic field and atmosphere B. Rapid spin and molten ironnickel core C. The Sun and the Moon D. Blue waters and white clouds 54. Why does the Earth show almost no signs of having been hit by numerous meteors in the past? A. Humans have built over most of the craters. B. Most meteors fell into the ocean and not on land. C. The Earth39。t dig into the field you have chosen for your pursuit, it is hardly possible for you to achieve anything significant in the field. A. acquire B. require C. acpany D. acplish Part 3 Correcting Grammatical Errors This part consists of 15 sentences in which there is an underlined part that indicates a grammatical error. Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. You are to select the ONE choice and replace the underlined element(s) so that the error is erased and corrected. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machinescoring ANSWER SHEET. 36. Just last week, for example, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the disturbing disclosure that SARS may be pretty deadlier than previously believed. A. very B. far C. especially D. none 37. What distinguished her in the other girls was her peculiar hairstyle. A. to B. from C. than D. with 38. During many sectors are foundering, the $21 billion videogamesoftware industry is booming, adding game developers at a rate of 2,500 a year in the United States alone. A. When B. Whereas C. Would D. While 39. No such weapons were used and none been found. A. none have been B. none has C. no other has been D. no others been 40. No thing fuels cynicism for watching two titanic institutions squabble over their reputations. A. No… as B. Something … like C. Nothing … like D. No … than 41. I see four kinds of pressure working on college students today: economic pressure, parental pressure, peer pressure, but selfinduced pressure. A. and B. or C. Nil D. with 42. The sales manager of the pany suggested more money is to spent in a more effective advertising campaign and better packaging design. A. is spending on B. will be spent in C. will be spent on D. be spent on 43. According to some scientists, the puter will do much harm to people39。t have kids at all. A. double B. hard C. twoway D. miserable 8. Until the final votes are cast, though, assurances _____ for nothing. A. count B. meant C. give D. account 9. Some philosophers insist that one way to _____ knowledge is through an empirical approach. A. disseminate B. classify C. test D. acquire 10. If you think her experience is _____, we will employ her. A. sustainable B. adequate C. strong D. positive 11. The trouble is that not many students really know how to make use of their time to its best _____. A. benefit B. advantage C. value D. profit 12. Readers _____ happy endings may find the unvarnished view of modern motherhood a bit unsettling. A. fond B. preferred C. adapted to D. accustomed to 13. The explorer told the boys about his _____ in the African forests. A. stories B. voyage C. adventures D. trips 14. We were working _____ time to get everything ready for the exhibition. A. against B. in C. on D. ahead 15. He drove fast and arrived an hour _____ schedule. A. in advance B. before C. by D. ahead of 16. If you hear the fire _____, leave the building quickly. A. warning B. alarm C. signal D. bell 17. The troops have been on the _____ for a possible enemy attack. A. alarm B. alert C. warning D. notice 18. Although his people did not _____ his efforts, he kept trying. A. agree with B. apply to C. approve of D. consent with 19. Picasso39。s _____ ability was apparent in his early youth when he started drawing sketches. A. writing B. artistic C. reasoning D. literary 20. We hope that the measures to control prices, _____ taken by the government, will succeed. A. when B. since C. after D. as Part 2 Vocabulary Replacement This part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. You are to select the ONE choice that can replace the underlined word without causing any grammatical error or changing the principal meaning of the sentence. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machinescoring ANSWER SHEET. 21. She bustled about with an assumption of authority. A. air B. supposition C. appearance D. face 22. Table tennis is easy to learn, and, by the same token, boys don39。s health as smoking and drugs do. A. does much harm … smoking B. will do as much harm … cigarettes C. will be doing as much harm… smoking D. does as much harm … cigarettes. 44. The general manager demanded the job will be pleted before the National Day. A. would be pleted B. must be pleted C. had to be pleted D. be pleted 45. In his speech at the conference, the Chairman solemnly stated that the responsibility