【正文】 nt their children to grow up fast 44. This passage is best described as _____. A. a firstperson memoir B. a dramatic dialogue C. a persuasive essay D. an entertaining story 45. What does the writer mean by You cannot put a price on an active and fertile imagination? A. The ability to think creatively is worthless. B. The ability to think creatively is invaluable. C. The ability to think creatively helps children develop. D. The ability to think creatively is a natural part of childhood. Unit31. The Eiffel Tower is such a distinctive of Paris that the two have bee synonymous. Your answer Correct answer feature feature 2. I couldn39。re not? 41. Which of the following sentences is the main idea of this passage? A. It is a harsh truth that humans always want what they can39。re children. It39。re playing. Exploring nature fosters a respect for the environment that may lead children to bee biologists or naturalists. Creating with paint and crayons instills a love of art that might help develop young artists or musicians. Playing makebelieve stimulates the imagination in a way that writers, filmmakers, and actors find most useful. Building with blocks helps the mind understand how things are constructed and might lead to an interest in engineering. It39。s often forgotten as parents push their children to study harder, practice longer, and essentially act like adults. It39。s no wonder, then, that children seem to be in such a rush to grow up, get older, and demand everything that we tell them is ing to them. Children should be free to play the day away. We should encourage them to use their imagination, create entire worlds in a cardboard box, and explore their backyard as if they were exploring an undiscovered country. You cannot put a price on an active and fertile imagination, nor can you overestimate the value of an inquisitive mind, a respect for the environment, and an urge to question why everything is as it is. These traits are all developed and nurtured when we39。s good practice to instill in our children a healthy respect for childhood. Too many adults seem to be in a hurry for children to grow up. We always ask them, What do you want to be when you grow up? We repeatedly tell them, You can do/have that when you39。s our nature. That39。re adults, we long for the carefree days of our youth when we could play all day without worry. This is one of the greatest ironies of llife. Indeed, the grass is always greener on the other side. It is a harsh truth that humans always want what they can39。re young, we can39。t get very far. Your answer Correct answer with with 30. Once again, Greg was left of the decision. Your answer Correct answer off out Part II: Banked ClozeQuestions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.When I was a child, my best friend Joseph and I would play a game called Super Secret Spy. Sometimes I would play the spy and Joseph would play the (31), and sometimes we would reverse the roles. Makebelieve games like this were my favourite, and I remember that many summer days were (32) spent outside, playing Super Secret Spy. Every time we played, the story had to be different. We played so much that, needless to say, some of the stories got quite (33). Eventually, Super Secret Spy was like a science fiction movie。m so excited for the new movie that waiting all year for it has been like _______. A. tortures B. torturing C. tortuous D. torture 19. Dylan likes to write _______ during his free time on the weekend. A. poetry B. poet C. poetic D. poem 20. The waterfall provided a _______ source of soothing background noise. A. continual B. continue C. continuing D. continuity Section B: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.21. Last weekend, I fell and broke my toe. Your answer Correct answer down over 22. Phil will e his own once his boss recognizes how valuable he is. Your answer Correct answer to into 23. Kevin has been riding a motorcycle a very young age. Your answer Correct answer at from 24. Among the group members, there was a strong desire an afternoon of shopping. Your answer Correct answer of for 25. I usually drift to sleep while watching television. Your answer Correct answer off off 26. The teacher told me for talking in class again today. Your answer Correct answer off 27. Do you believe free will? Your answer Correct answer in in 28. Julie received an award in appreciation her service to the munity. Your answer Correct answer of of 29. Don39。s impossible to not be impressed by the Taj Mahal and _______ at its beauty. A. respect B. flaunt C. marvel D. admire 17. We should hire an _______ reviewer who isn39。t want to _______. A. pose B. pose C. propose D. impose 15. Pedro39。t need to worry about money? A. predictable B. marvellous C. astonishing D. depressing 10. Researchers claim that there is a _______ link between caffeine and headaches. A. definite B. definitely C. definition D. defined 11. It39。t look at the dessert menu. A. tempt B. tempts C. tempting D. tempted 9. Wouldn39。t trust Jack, so she was very _______ to let him cut her grass. A. reluctant B. reluctantly C. enthusiastic D. enthusiastically 4. My house seems to be in a _______ state of disrepair—something is always broken!