【正文】 ry and had been__48__this concert for quite a while， but even after offering to pay me I __49__and told them to continue working in the prisons teaching those men and women to couple lost a__51__ several years ago and listening to this music could__52__them in their healing（治愈） process. The__53__of this particular concert was ―Give It Away‖， and I thank God for the__ 54__to give this to them. It turned out to be one of the best nights for all of us， and it was all__55__my 4 yearold boy wanted to hear the music as well. 36． A． take B． have C． fetch D． manage 37． A． buying B． seeing C． seeking D． searching 38． A． calm down B． sit together C． settle down D． team together 39． A． available B． affordable C． accessible D． usable 40． A． choice B． pleasure C． 1uck D． surprise 41． A． around B． over C． back D． on 42． A． purchase B． offer C． charge D． return 43． A． to B． for C． of D． with 44． A． start B． bear C． do D． deal 45． A． takers B． owners C． consumers D． fans 46． A． place B． hall C． direction D． concert 47． A． So B． As C． When D． Which 48． A． paying attention to B． looking forward to C． taking care of D． making preparations for 49． A． refused B． accepted C． responded D． admitted 50． A． wealthier B． better C． greater D． politer 51． A． ticket B． chance C． son D． home 52． A． acpany B． assure C． help D． guarantee 53． A． topic B． theme C． title D． idea 54． A． success B． time C． period D． opportunity 55． A． why B． if C． though D． because 第三部分 閱讀理解（共 20小題；每小題 2分，滿分 40 分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題 卡上將該項涂黑。s no need to agree on a program to watch． To watch TV or not to watch TV is more of a question for adults than for us, and even though we all say we want to cut down the time we spend in front of the tube， we never really do. TV has us hypnotized! 56． The experiment in Paragraph 1 is intended to show . A． how interesting watching TV is B． how much people like watching TV C． whether people like watching TV D． what people do after giving up watching TV 57． After most families could afford a TV， they became . A． more active at work B． more crazy in solving problems C． less tolerant of TV time D． less concentrated on tasks 58． According to Paragraph 3, the author and his family . A． spend weekends watching TV in every room B． get a lot of valuable experience in watching TV C． want to cut down the time spent in front of TV D． can afford a TV for each one of the family 59． The author thinks A． it’s practical to live with television B． it’s not practical to live with television C． people39。t it be wonderful if the topic never had to be broached? Unfortunately， few among us haven39。re going somewhere. When I need to do my accounts, Aiko does all the maths. She is very patient and never plains. She doesn’t need holidays， food or rest and she will work almost 24 hours a day． She is the perfect woman.‖ Mr Trung has designed Aiko with touchsensitive face and body so she reacts in a natural way if she is shown affection or hurt． He said: ―She has all senses except for smell.‖ 66． Le Trung created Aiko to___ ___. A． show his programing ability B． be his life partner C． do housework for him D． help him with his work 67． Aiko can do all the following EXCEPT___ __. A． software programing B． doing accounts C． greeting guests D． picking food and drinks 68． What will Le Trung probably do with Aiko in the future? A． He wants to make Aiko perfect. B． He will produce such robots. C． He will make Aiko more womanlike. D． He will sell Aiko to make money. 69． Which of the following is true about Aiko? A． She still cannot recognize the smell of everything. B． She cannot react naturally when she is hurt. C． She will plain when she works for too long. D． She needs a break if she works for a long time. 70． Mr Trung believes that . A． the biggest difficulty in making robots is how to give them senses B． science will never make a beauty like a human being C． robots can never have the same intelligence as humans D． science can create a beauty as a human desires D Hoffman, 40, a former senior vice president of a financial pany, had what she describes as ―one of those extreme jobs.‖ ―I loved working,‖ she says. But her career path reached a crossroad when her second child was born, and she left her job in February 2020. Hoffman is one of many people who have left the work force to take a break， but she has a position as a consultant. She has described this type of career detour（繞路）一 which is more mon for women than for men— as ―offramping.‖ Typically it occurs when the balancing act of parenting and work bees too tough. A study by the center found that more than 90 percent of women who offramp want to on—ramp back into the work force eventually． But making the transition back to work is rarely easy，and it is even harder in this economic climate of layoffs and hiring freezes. Considering some of the obstacles faced by onrampers, a threeday program called ―Greater Returns： Restarting Your Career ‖ was held at Co1umbia University． The goal of the three days was to have them walk away with a big shot of confidence. According to one school of thought， women looking to make a eback might even have an advantage in the current economy， especially if they are looking for part— time or consultant positions that do not offer benefits． And a majority of on— rampers are women with e