【正文】 nesses to pete against each other free from government ___.(A) guidance (B) planning(C) interference (D) arrangement20. At the dinner party last night Christine felt greatly ______ because her mother kept bragging about her acplishments at school.(A) alarmed (B) disappointed(C) ashamed (D) embarrassed21. Sports help to build character and _______ petitiveness.(A) cultivate (B) acplish(C) assist (D) restore22. The desks and chairs can be ________ to the height of each child.(A) measured (B) adopted(C) adjusted (D) objected23. As preparations were not pleted in time ,the conference had to be _______till the next Tuesday.(A) put away (B) cancelled(C) put aside (D) postponed24. The police chief announced that the deaths of two young girls would soon be inquired______.(A) about (B) into(C) of (D) after25. According to the urban construction program, old buildings that are_______ repair should be blown up.(A) in (B) beyond(C) under (D) out of26. Nowadays a large number of people buy _______ Christmas trees instead of real ones.(A) false (B) artificial(C) sham (D) fake27. The doctor________ me that the disfort would disappear in a couple of days if I followed his advice.(A) assured (B) confirmed(C) ensured (D) confessed28. Rosa is quiet and introvert, and she objects to ________ her living room with dozens of people in the apartment.(A) share (B) sharing(C) having shared (D) have shared29. The industrial munity should be close enough to the crowded centers but distant enough to reduce ________ hazards.(A) feasible (B) positive(C) substantial (D) potential30. When we sold our ranch and moved to town, mother had decided_________ opening a day nursery.(A) to (B) on(C) in (D) for31. It is reported that a series of meetings _________ held about the best way to market the new product.(A) was (B) has(C) have (D) were32. Being engaged in the research work ,Dr. Yang seldom goes any where______ his office.(A) in addition to (B) other than(C) apart from (D) instead of33. There is something wrong here。 Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension (10%) Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions followed. Secretaries who receive visitor are called receptionists. In a small firm, the receptionist may have to receive visitors, do some typewriting and clerical work, and operate the switchboard as well. In a large firm, on the other hand, a receptionist normally does nothing apart from receiving visitors and making appointments and travel arrangements.There are different tasks and procedures involved in receiving visitors with and appointment and without an appointment. At the beginning of each day the reception office should be notified of all the appointments made and the movements of executives, so that receptionist is able to act without undue hesitancy when visitors arrive.On arrival, visitors are usually asked to sign a visitors book of enter particulars of their visits in a register of callers. This provides a useful permanent record of all visitors to pany.A visitor from another pany may introduce himself/herself by offering the receptionist a business card which provides his/her name, pany and position. If no card is offered, the receptionist should ask the visitor for those details and make note of them.If a secretary is required to meet a caller when her boss is not in, a note of call should be typed and given to the boss when he or she returns to the office. passage tells us___________.(A) regular work of a receptionist(B) what a receptionist is(C) what a receptionist is required to do in some cases(D) the creative nature of engineering design。 Ⅶ. Writing(15%) Directions: In this part you are required to write a report on market development, including: 1)figures of last year’s sales 2)your plan to develop market You can refer to the following figures and write about 100word report. MidYear Sales Review1. Total sales(pairs of sports shoes) Jan.—June 2001:160700Jan.—June2002:175484 +% Jan.—June 2001Jan.—June2002:Running shoes126953141044 +%Tennis shoes 3374734440 +%