【正文】 but it cannot have a meaning in itself 56 than a cloud can . It would not 57 sense for example to speak of a cloud as being true or false 58 truth and falsehood are functions of our human judgments about clouds . However there are problems with this argument 59 there are with most philpsophical arguments . We shall be 60 a few of them later on . 51. A that B how C if D when 52. A means B question C problem D method 53. A with B for C like D as 54. A this B that C such D so 55. A rich B important C meaningful D colourful 青年人 公共管理碩士 網 群： 102681246 12 56. A not more B far more C much more D any more 57. A make B bring C take D give 58. A Hence B Rather C Still D Therefore 59. A when B since C as D for 60. A writing about B hunting for C listening to D looking at 英 語 試 卷 Ⅱ Part V Translation (30 minutes， 10 points) Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and put your translation on the ANSWER SHEET Human friend may e and go . but a horse could be one of your most friends if you treat it right . Horses understand words better than expected , since horses can hear the humanvoice better than even hogs can , due to their particular range of hearing . And scientists prcdict that trainers could have greater success if they use more verbal mands in their horse training programs. Horses possess excellent memories , which allow horse to not only recall their human friends after a long period of sepaiation but also to remember some plex human instructions for ten year or more . The bonds with humans are likely an extension of horse behavion in the wild , since horses value their own horses relatives and friends ,and are also open to new , nonthreatening acquaintances . Horses maimoin longterm with memners of their family group . but they also internct temporarily with meminers of other groups when forming herds. Part VI Writing (30 minutes， 15 points) Directions: You are to write in no less than 120 words on the topic “Harmfulness of Fake Commodities”. Your position should be based on the Chinese clues given below. Outlines: 1. 如果有機會到國外度假兩周，你會選擇哪個國家？ 2. 請至少給出三個理由！ 來源： （ 青年人 公共管理碩士 網 。t theirs (Para. 2) means . A. it is bought for other people B. it is bought with loaned money C. it will finally be owned by the bank D. it will finally be owned by the buyers 48. According to the author, buying, new objects on borrowed money is . A. unwise B. shameful C. understandable D. impressive 49. Smart people in the last paragraph refer to . A. clever businessmen B. people with high IQs . C. fashionable wealthy people D. people good at money management 50. The purpose of this passage is to . A. show sympathy with poor consumers B. criticize consumption of luxuries C. advise people to bee moneysmart D. persuade people to keep off fashions Part IV Cloze Test ( 15 minutes, 10 points ) Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. There is one lairly standard reason why some thinkers regard the meaningoflife question as being itself meaningless. They argue 51 meaning is a matter of language not objects. It is a 52 of the way we talk about things not a teature of things themselves 53 shape weight or colour .A cabbage or a puter is not meaningful in itself 。s cool to drive the financed car, wear the financed shoes, and watch the financed TV, but to smart people, whose opinions are the only ones we should respect, these people look dumb as rocks. The Joneses, nine times out of 10, are financially stupid. That39。t be new when they39。d financed. They seem to have bought it for the purpose of being proud, of showing off, of keeping up with the Joneses. Look at my new... is everybody’s favorite phrase, even when the object in question isn39。re proud of their new whatever. What do you think of my new truck? asked one from the driver39。s air conditioning system, people tend to spend longer in the store and buy more. Research shows that smells can increase people39。s daughter, her father _ . A. refuses to lend her money B. wants her to invest in the Olympic Games C. never gives her more money than necessary D. always makes sure that she returns his money 35. It is implied in the last paragraph that some foundations are used by the rich to _ . A. provide shelter for the poor B. build good fame C. avoid paying tax D. support their business Passage Two It is football time again. Currently, th