【正文】 C． earned D． won 44． A． scary B． amazing C． fascinating D． difficult 45． A． adventurous B． tough C． good D． annoying 46． A． elect B． vote C． volunteer D． involve 47． A． Labor B． Independence C． Christmas D． Election SECTION C (12 marks) Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. If you plan to remain in the United States for any length of time, you will soon find 48. it too expensive to stay in a hotel and will want to find another place to live. 49. As is true in cities very where in the world, the 50. farther you live outside the city, generally the lower the rents will be. However, travelling to and 51. from the city by bus, car or train may make it as expensive as living in the city. Naturally, it is easier to join in the life of a city 52..if / when one is close to the center. 53. For this reason, you may prefer to live as close to the center of the city as possible. Or, 54. you may prefer to rent a place for only a month or two until you bee more familiar with 55. the area. PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. A The story of Madame Tussaud is as fascinating as that of the exhibition itself. From a housekeeper39。s birth. For the first five years of her life, Marie lived in Berne with her mother, who worked as housekeeper for Dr Philippe Curtius. A doctor, with a talent for wax modeling, Curtius became her teacher. It was Curtius who opened the original wax exhibition in Paris in 1770 and introduced Marie to some famous people. At only 17, she modeled the famous writer Francois Voltaire, followed by a portrait of American statesman Benjamin Franklin when he was in Paris as US ambassador. Both figures are still on display at Madame Tussaud39。s sister. Meanwhile the French Revolution was about to erupt. Aware of the political nrest,Philippe Curtius called Marie back to Paris. Marie7 s connection with the royal family made her guilty. Both she and her mother were arrested. After she was set free, Marie was forced to make death masks (a death mask is a model of a dead person39。s Bulgrari ad from a billboard in the Piazza San Marco． The photo shows a naked Moore covered with lion cubs, handbags and jewelry, Mayor Giio Orsoni called the image too racy (猥褻 ) and unsuitable for the Piazza San Marco． I take account of the fact that Venice is part of the real world… but we cannot accept these Hollywoodstyle images． There arc intelligent sponsors, and we need to e up with advertising that suits Venice, not Times Square, he said in a speech． 61． The article is mainly about in Venice A． restoration of cultural heritage B． widespread mercialization C． the conflict between ads and cultural heritage D． the difficulty of restoring monuments 62． In the first paragraph, the beautiful view from the Bridge of Sighs is mentioned to . A． introduce other monuments of the ancient city B． show how much many ancient structures need restoring C． indicate that the view is blocked by huge ads D． create interest in the famous city 63． From the article we can conclude that Rata Codello the advertising． A． is in favor of B． is worried about C． objects to D． doesn39。t present a traditional view of Venice, 65． It can be inferred from the passage that A． Hollywood stars39。t hear it ring or I didn39。t help at times wanting to throw their cell phone away, or curse the day they were invented． But we don39。t, and there really is no need． All that39。m better off thinking about the idea I just had for a new story, or the pizza I’ll eat for lunch． 66． What39。 attention to the main topic． B． To show how important inspiration is to a poet． C． To emphasize the disadvantage of not having a cell phone． D． To encourage readers to read the works of this poet． 67． What does the writer thinks about people telling white lies about their cell phones? A． It is a way of signaling that you dont like the caller． B． It is natural to tell lies about small things． C． It is basically a good way to protect one39。t tell the truth． 68． According to the author, what is the most annoying problem caused by cell phones? A． People get so bothered by the cell phone rings that they fail to notice anything else. B． People feel guilty when they are not able to answer their cell phones. C． Cell phones interrupt people’s private time. D． With cell phones it is no longer possible to be unreachable. 69． What does the underlined word “contempt” probably mean? A． Habit. B． Disrespect. C． Like. D． Value. 70． What does last paragraph suggest? A． A person who calls us from afar deserves more of our attention. B． Steven Spielberg once called the author to talk about the author’s novel. C． You should always finish your lunch before you answer a call on the cell phone. D． Never let cell phones interfere too much with your life. PART FOUR WRITNG (45 marks) SECTION A(10 marks) Dictions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Learning style theory suggests that different people have different ways of obtaining information and use various methods to demonstrate（證明） their intelligence and ability. Altho