【正文】 y D. rapidly 69. John is up to his eyes in work at the moment. The underlined part means . A. very excited B. very busy C. very tired D. very efficient 70. Victoria bumped into her brother quite by chance in the supermarket. The underlined word means . A. risk B. opportunity C. possibility D. luck 71. “Look at those pretty girls? skirts” is , because it is not clear whether the girls or the skirts are “pretty?. A. ambiguous B. hidden C. indirect D. indistinct 72. House repairs, holidays, school fees and other have reduced his bank balance to almost nothing. A. amount B. payment C. expenses D. figures 73. It was really of you to remember my birthday. A. grateful B. thoughtful C. considerable D. generous 74. You can go to a travel agency and ask for a holiday . A. introduction B. advertisement C. book D. brochure 75. The city government is building more roads to the increasing number of cars. A. acmodate B. receive C. accept D. hold 76. They?ve lifted a twoyearlong economic on the country. A. enclosure B. restriction C. blockade D. prohibition 77. Everyone is surprised that she has fallen out with her boy friend. The underlined part means . A. left B. quarreled C. attacked D. defeated 78. His plan is carefully prepared and full of details, so it is a very one. A. elaborate B. refined C. ambitious D. plex 79. The girl?s voice was so low that we could hear her. A. seldom B. almost C. only D. barely 80. She must have been pretty to fall for such an old trick. A. interested B. gullible C. enthusiastic D. shrewd 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 Answer Sheet Two. TEXT A We have a crisis on our hands. You mean global warning? The world economy? No, the decline of reading. People are just not doing it anymore, especially the young. Who?s responsible? Actually, it?s more like, What is responsible? The Inter, of course, and everything that es with it — Facebook, Twitter (微博 ). You can write your own list. There?s been a warning about the imminent death of literate civilization for a long time. In the 20th century, first it was the movies, then radio, then television that seemed to spell doom for the written world. None did. Reading survived。T face difficulties in particular? A. Nationwide. B. Overseas. C. In large cities. D. In remote towns. Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news. 29. Where is the presence of security patrols most evident? A. Where matches take place. B. Where protests may take place. C. In downtown Vancouver. D. Around the athletes? village. 30. What is this news item mainly about? A. Political protest during the Olympics. B. Security operations during the Olympics. C. Olympics? security forces. D. Security measures in buildings. PART III CLOZE [15 MIN] Decide which of the choices given below would best plete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two. “Congratulations, Mr. Cooper. It?s a girl.” Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and (31) a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel (32) when they receive the news, (33) others worry, wondering whether they will be good father. (34) there are some men who like children and may have had (35) experience with them, others do not particularly (36) children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. (37) other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have (38) willingly or unwillingly. Whatever the (39) to the birth of a child, it is obvious the shift from the role of husband to (40) of a father is a difficult task. (41) , unfortunately, few attempts have been made to (42) fathers in this resocialization (43) . Although numerous books have been written about mothers, (44) recently has literature focused on the (45) of a father. It is argued that the transition to the father39。 in fact it not only survived, it has flourished. The world is more literate than ever before — there are more and more readers, and more and more books. The fact that we often get our reading material online today is not something we should worry over. The electronic and digital revolution of the last two decades has arguably shown th