【正文】 at the same speed. You would expect to read a newspaper, for example, much more rapidly than a physics or economics textbook but you can raise your average reading speed over the whole range of materials you wish to cover so that the percentage gain will be the same whatever kind of reading you are concerned with. The reading passages which follow are all of an average level of difficulty for your stage of instruction. If you get to the point where you can read books of average difficulty at between 40 and 50 . with 70% or more prehension, you will be doing quite well, though of course any further improvement of speed with prehension will be a good thing. When you practice reading with passages shorter than book length, do not try to take in each word separately, one after the other. It is much more difficult to grasp the broad theme of the passage this way, and you will also get stuck in individual words which may not be absolutely essential to a general understanding of the passage. It is a good idea to skim through the passage very quickly First (say 500 words in a minute or so) to get the general idea of each paragraph. Titles, paragraph headings and emphasized words (underlined or in italics) can be a great help in getting this skeleton outline of the passage. 21. Provided there is no loss of understanding, a higher reading speed will help in______. A. physics B. English C. other subjects as well as English D. economics 22. You would expect to read a physics textbook _______ A. at the same speed as you read a funny story B. much more rapidly than a newspaper C. as slowly as you read Austin’s novel Pride and Prejudice D. much more slowly than a newspaper 23. To do the most effective reading, you should _______ A. try every possible means to increase your reading speed B. above all improve your prehension of the text C. hunt for whatever is implied in the reading material D. increase your reading speed and improve your understanding 24. The author suggests that you should not read passages word by word because A. it is not necessary to do so B. it might simply slow down your reading speed C. it might be difficult to catch the general idea of the passages D. it will result in misunderstanding 25. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. You are expected to read various materials at the same rate. B. A great deal of specialized knowledge is required to read books of general interest. C. Titles, introduction and paragraph heading are of great help for grasping the overview of the text. D. It is less likely that you can raise your average reading rate over the whole range materials you wish to cover within a short time. Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points) Directions: There are 20 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 center. 26. It is up to the Government to tackle the air pollution problem and ____ measures in line with the council’s suggestions. A. work out B. bring over C. set about D. fill up 27. Much of the news provided by this newspaper is _______, not foreign. A. domestic B. purchase C. strain D. murder 28. Estimates of the amount of oil discharged into the sea may _______ a lot. A. change B. range C. vary D. alter 29. The area is ________ to drought and floods. A. subject B. subjective C. subjected D. objective 30. This chapter includes a brief _________ of the more monly used drug. A. observe B. survey C. explore D. inspect 31. The firm installed ____ machines at enormous expense. A. prime B. advanced C. indirect D. skilled 32. They put off their departure ____ the ing meeting. A. participate in B. engage in C. instead of D. on account of 33. Each textbook _________ of 10 units. A. poses B. includes C. contains D. consists 34. The cost of the improvement _________ from million to 4 million pounds. A. altered B. ranged C. separated D. differed 35. I asked my friend to _________ a doctor who is good with children. A. recall B. introduce C. remend D. suggest 57. Natural gas can be used to power cars by ____ their engines. A. condensing B. transmitting C. transferring D. converting 58. Our taxi was caught in a traffic ____, so we were late for the show. A. jam B. block C. lock D. knot 59. It ____ that they sold to the home market but they didn’t export. A. broke out B. worked out C. turned out D. found out 60. In previous time, when fresh meat was in short ____, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food. A. provision B. procedure C. supply D. assumption 61. The embassy has _____ itself to send aid to the famine victim. A. drain B. pledged C. integrated D. shift 62. _________ the system was operating, you couldn’t turn the heat off. A. As soon as B. As well as C. So fa