【正文】 s never finished and that even the best theory can ____________ to be wrong.A. find outB. try outC. turn out D. work outKey: C31. The explosive was ____________ by someone striking a match to light up a cigarette.A. put offB. broken outC. started outD. sparked offKey: D32. Friction ____________ metal in the moving parts which shortens their working life. A. erodes awayB. eats awayC. wears away D. tears awayKey: C33. The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight illustrates the ____________ power of the press. A. rapidB. dramatic C. hugeD. enormousKey: B34. Your choices are yours to make and can never be ____________ by others. A. empoweredB. presidedC. disposedD. dictatedKey: D35. You need not ____________ kindness on those ungrateful people. A. suspendB. lavish C. engageD. renderKey: B36. A second session of the summit dealt ____________ with the world’s poorest continent. A. exclusively B. vastlyC. looselyD. exactlyKey: A37. A roundtheclock television channel devoted ____________ to aging, dying and death is to be launched in Germany. A. entirelyB. predominantlyC. successfullyD. exclusivelyKey: D38. What you do is important to you, for it will be your creation and expression of your ____________. A. identityB. characterC. individualismD. individualityKey: D39. Website claims that no members shall use the relevant documents for illegal purposes, or else it would ____________ the service. A. stopB. haltC. suspend D. ceaseKey: C40. In this country, the scale of alcohol is ____________ to people over the age of 18. A. restrainedB. restrictedC. resumed D. restoredKey: BSection III StructureVIII. Complete the sentences Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.1. One of the greatest mistakes you can ever make is ____________ (低估自己的才華和潛能).Key: underestimating your talent and potential2. ____________ (你的買賣失敗是不可避免的) unless you change your way of management at once. Key: Your failure in the business is inescapable3. People around the world must act immediately to ____________ (防止情況進(jìn)一步惡化). Key: prevent the situation from deteriorating even further4. ____________ (隨著現(xiàn)在城市環(huán)境的日益惡化), ecological landscape design attract people’s attention more and more. Key: With the urban environment deteriorating today5. The panel’s reports suggested that the database ____________ (由一個獨(dú)立的機(jī)構(gòu)專門監(jiān)管).Key: (should) be overseen exclusively by an independent authority6. It’s an open question whether atmospheric, oceanic or other causal factors ____________ (極大地改變颶風(fēng)發(fā)生的頻度和強(qiáng)度).Key: have dramatically changed the frequency or intensity of hurricanes7. The teacher said that ____________ (有嚴(yán)格規(guī)定禁止吸煙) at school. Key: there was a hard and fast rule against smoking8. The employees they once considered as young, selfish and unfortable ____________ (結(jié)果證明是有責(zé)任的，精力充沛的團(tuán)體成員). Key: turn out to be responsible, energetic team players9. ____________ (如果其中一臺計算機(jī)壞了), the whole network would be unable to work. Key: If one of the puters broke down10. The story ____________ (圍繞著一個并未犯罪卻被判處死刑的男人) and the lengths that his brother would go to save him. Key: revolved around a man who was sentenced to death for a crime he did not mit11. But if you decide to be strong, ____________ (苦難會是一筆財富) on which new hopes will arise. Key: the hardship will turn out to be a fortune 12. The structure and working principle of the device for assembling are introduced and ____________ (經(jīng)實(shí)踐證明，此方法安全、可靠). Key: it turns out to be safe, reliable in practice13. We should remember a worthy proverb “___________ (滴水穿石).” Key: constant dropping of water wears away a stone14. Researchers looking at the effects of cannabis on bones have found ____________ (它的影響隨著年紀(jì)增長顯著不同). Key: its impact varies dramatically with age15. Christmas provided families with a day when ____________ (他們能夠慷慨給予孩子們關(guān)心和禮物) without appearing to “spoil” them. Key: they could lavish attention and gifts on their childrenIX. Multiple choicesDirections: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.1. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing than that ____________ in the public mind today. A. exists B. exist C. existingD. to existKey: A2. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fullyloaded truck, ____________ to the truck. A. the greater stress is B. greater is the stressC. the stress is greater D. the greater the stress isKey: D3. ____________ their policy can be changed, the future for that country will be indeed bleak. A. Even if B. Unless C. Now that D. As long as Key: B4. He never hesitates to make ____________ criticisms ____________ are considered helpful to others. A. so … that B. so… as C. such … that D. such… as Key: C5. They overcame all the difficulties and pleted the project two months ahead of time, ____________ is something we had not expected. A. which B. it C. that D. what Key: A6. Firms that use puters have found that the number of staff ____________ is needed for quality control can be substantially reduced. A. whose B. as C. what D. that Key: D7. So badly ____________ in the car accident that he had to stay in hospital for a few months.A. did he injure B. injured him C. was he injured D. he was injuredKey: C8. For some time now, world leaders ____________ out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.A. had been pointing B. have been pointing C. were pointing D. pointedKey: B9. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals ____________ in Africa. A. hunted B. hunting C. that hunted D. ar