【正文】 risk investments. A) maintain B) sustairt C) endure D)afford 56, He found the media attention intolerable and decided to go abroad. A) sufficient B) constant C) steady D) plenty 57. There has been a collision a number of cars on the main road to town. A) posing B) consisting C) involving D) engaging 58. elephants are difthrent from wild elephants in many aspects, including their tem pers. A) Cultivated B) Regulated C) Civil D) Tame 59. Ten days ago the young man info~ed his boss of his intention to A) resign B) reject C) retreat D) replace 60. As one of the world39。s daughter is pretty and ,and many girls envy her. A) slender B) light C) faint D) minor 38. Tomorrow the mayor is to a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city. A) coordinate B) cooperate C) acpany D) associate 39. I39。s new weight D) are not sufficiently informed of the positive role of exercise in losing weight 29. What was confirmed by the Boston University Medical Center39。s and 7039。s preschool education, the focus is on A) preparing children academically B) developing children39。 You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage. Scratchy throats, stuffy noses and body aches all spell misery, but being able to tell if the cause is a cold orflu ( ~,~ ) may make a difference in how long the misery lasts. The American Lung Association (ALA) has issued new guidelines on bating colds and the flu(流感 ), and one of the keys is being able to quickly tell the two apart. That39。s modest about her success in the contest. C) She39。 英語四級 1 月 8 日英語四級考試 A 卷 Part I Section A Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each convers ation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example: You will hear: You will read. A) At the office. B) In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant. From the conversation we knOw that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation iS most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) At the office is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1. A) The man enjoys traveling by car. B) The man lives far from the subway. C) The man is good at driving. D) The man used to own a car. 2. A) Tony should continue taking the course. B) She approves of Tony39。s spent two years studying English in Canada. D) She39。s because the prescription drugs available for the flu need to be taken soon after the illness sets in. As for colds, the sooner aperson starts taking overthecounter remedy, the sooner relief will e. The mon cold and the flu are both caused by viruses. More than 200 viruses can cause cold symptoms, while the flu is caused by three viruses flu A, B and C. There is no cure for eitherillness, but the flu can be prevented by the flu vaccine ( ~~ ), which is, for most people, the bestway to fight the flu, according to the ALA. But if the flu does strike, quick action can help. Although the flu and mon cold have manysimilarities, there are some obvious signs to look for. Cold symptoms such as stuffy nose, runny nose and scratchy throat typically develop gradu ally, and adults and teens often do not get a fever. On the other hand, fever is one of the character istic features of the flu for all ages. And in general, flu symptoms including fever and chills, sore throat and body aches e on suddenly and are more severe than cold symptoms. The ALA notes that it may be particularly difficult to tell when infants and preschool age children have the flu. It advises parents to call the doctor if their small children have flulike symptoms. Both cold and flu symptoms can be eased with overthecounter medications as well. However,children and teens with a cold or flu should not take aspirin for pain relief because of the risk of Reye syndrome(綜合癥 ) ， a rare but serious condition of the liver and central nervous syndrome . There is, of course, no vaccine for the mon cold. But frequent hand washing and avoiding close contact with people who have colds can reduce the likelihood of Catching one. 11. According to the author, knowing the cause of the misery will help A) shorten the duration of the illness B) the patient buy medicine over the counter C) the patient obtain cheaper prescription drugs D) prevent people from catching colds and the flu 12. We learn from the passage that A) one doesn39。s artistic interests C) tapping children39。s, were primarily the result of leaded gasoline emissions originating in the United States. In the twenty years that the Clean Air Act has mandated unleaded gas use in the United States, the lead accumulation worldwide has decreased significantly. A study published recently in the journal Nature shows that airborne leaded gas emissions from the United States were th