【正文】 ore attention to their appearance. C) They were more aware of changes in fashion. D) They were nicer and gentler. 13. A) By putting on a little makeup. B) By decorating our homes. C) By being kind and generous. D) By wearing fashionable clothes. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) Children don39。s not just video games and movies。s anxiety can be eliminated with more parental care. 7 D) Anxiety, if properly controlled, may help children bee mature. Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. It is easier to negotiate initial salary requirement because once you are inside, the anizational constraints ( 約束 ) influence wage increases. One thing, however, is certain: your chances of getting the raise you feel you deserve are less if you don39。 Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone casual. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it39。s Island should be able to 11 withstand a Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour. At first sight, the house on Sullivan39。s very _____ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep. A) concerned C) considerable 14 B) careful D) considerate 53. Many a player who had been highly thought of has _____ from the tennis scene. A) disposed C) discouraged B) disappeared D) discarded 54. She39。t advise a parent to check every 79 assignment, says psychologist John Rosemond, author Of Ending the Tough Homework. There39。s a wellmeaning parent to do? As hard as 75 may be, sit back and chill, experts advise. Though you39。s shore line are required_____. A) to be easily reinforced C) to meet stricter building standards B) to look smarter in design D) to be designed in the shape of cubes 37. The awardwinning beach house is quite strong because____. A) it is strengthened by steel rods C) it is in the shape of a shell B) it is made of redwood D) it is built with timber and concrete 38. Huff raised the house meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to _____. A) withstand peak winds of about 200 km/hr B) anchor stronger pilings deep in the sand C) break huge sea waves into smaller ones D) prevent water from rushing into the house 39. The main function of the shell is A) to strengthen the pilings of the house 12 B) to give the house a better appearance c) to protect the wooden frame of the house D) to slow down the speed of the swelling water 40. It can be inferred from the passage that the shell should be____. A) fancylooking C) easily breakable B) waterproof D) extremely strong Vocabulary 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. 41. He asked us to _____ them in carrying through their plan. A) provide C) assist B) arouse D) persist 42. A good many proposals were raised by the delegates, _____ was to be expected. A) that C) so B) what D) as 43. He was such a _____ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the threehour lecture. A) specific C) heroic B) dynamic D) diplomatic 44. Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the _____ which occurred in his dormitory. A) occasions C) incidents B) matters D) issues 13 45. The opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to _____ through. A) press C) stretch B) squeeze D) leap 46. They are trying to _____ the waste discharged by the factory for profit. A) expose C) exhibit B) exhaust D) exploit 47. The manager urged his staff not to _____ the splendid opportunity. A) drop C) escape B) miss D) slide 48. _____ I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man. A) Much as C) If only B) Only if D) As much 49. Because of a _____ engagement, Lora couldn39。t strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverlydesigned beach house. In Hugo39。s performance D) most anizations give their staff automatic pay raises 29. To get a pay raise, a person should______. A) advertise himself on the job market B) persuade his boss to sign a longterm contract C) try to get inside information about the anization D) do something to impress his boss just before merit pay decisions 30. To be successful in negotiations, one must_____. A) meet his boss at the appropriate time B) arrive at the negotiation table punctually C) be good at influencing the oute of the interaction D) be familiar with what the boss likes and dislikes Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to form