【正文】 r Sheet with a single line through the center.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡上對應題號作答。 Books are __26___ of human race and reading is very important for us to __27__ our knowledge. As we know, the world is changing all the time and __28__ is being made in very field. If we don39。36. Sharing is the _____ of friendship. A) fact B) importance C) essence D) sense37. Fresh air is ______ to good health. A) fundamental B) primary C) elementary D) characteristic38. Thousands of home buyers were _____ into buying homes at inflated prices. A) betrayed B) driven C) deceived D) convinced39. If you ______ causing troubles, the pany will have to dismiss you. A) persevere in B) persist in C) insist with D) insist in40. The government has ______ a new law to limit the number of the foreign workers. A) brought about B) brought in C) brought forward D) brought up41. Although the two players are _______ in the tennis court, they are really good friends. A) partners B) enemies C) panions D) rivals42. I ______ a log cabin in the woods. A) came over B) came through C) came out D) came upon43. They tried to _____ him of their willingness to participate in the campaign for women’s rights. A) assure B) insure C) reassure D) confirm44. The police accused him of setting fire to the building but he denied ______ in the area on the night of the fire. A) to be B) to have been C) having been D) be45. He has been ill for several days. _____, he was absent from school yesterday. A) As a result B) However C) Nevertheless D) Otherwise46. He doesn’t _____ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible. A) equal B) qualify C) pete D) fit47. The police were suspicious ____ Simpson because his story did not quite make sense. A) to B) at C) on D) of48. The fish has a ______ smell. Do you think it’s all right? A) specialized B) peculiar C) particular D) specific 49. ______ you have any problems, please do not hesitate to ask me. A) Will B) Can C) May D) Should50. She may be slow, but _____ she is reliable. A) at least B) in no way C) at most D) so far51. Many people prefer large cars, ______large cars are safer than small ones. A) think B) to think C) thinking D) having thought52. China has got a good _______ for fighting against the flu with its careful and smooth organization. A) reputation B) influence C) impression D) knowledge53. The old lady was _____ that her son would e back home to celebrate her birthday. A) convinced B) convincing C) convenient D) fortable54. Without your help, we _____ so much. A) won’t achieve B) didn’t achieve C) don’t achieve D) wouldn’t have achieved55. It is essential that everyone ____ for emergency. A) be prepared B) is prepared C) preparing D) is preparingPart III Reading Comprehension (30’)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the blank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 注意：此部分試題請在答題紙上作答。 Young Albert was a quiet boy. He spoke __56__ at all until 3. His parents might have thought him ___57__, but they found that when he did speak, he’d say the most unusual things. When Albert was 5 years old and sick in bed, he was given a __58___ that did stir his ___59___. It was the first time he had seen a pass. He lay there ___60___ and twisting the odd thing, certain he could __61__ it into pointing off in a new direction. But try as he might, the pass needle would always find its way back to pointing in the direction of north. “A __62__,” he thought. The __63__ force that guided the pass needle was __64__ to Albert that there was more to our world that meets the eye. There was “something behind things, something deeply __65__.”A. hiddenB. hardlyC. intellectD. deviceE. evidenceF. preventG. slowH. invisibleI. workingJ. shakingK. wonderL. fluentlyM. relatedN. foolO. peakedSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.注意：此部分試題請在答題紙上作答。Passage OneQuestions 76 to 80 are based on the following passage.Going shopping seems easy, but actually it takes a lot of learning, especially in America. In fact, many Americans who are not so welloff often shop at “sales” or at special stores that sell things at low prices, which you may find interesting. In Am