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urine sugar levels. The country that gave the world transistor radios, the Walkman and e8>})
hand-held videogames is now positioned to turn its love of gadgetry into a profitable 9tU]`f
national enterprise once again. /kZebNf6H
26. We can learn from the first paragraph that ______. lK?uXr7^
A. it is impossible for people to find high-tech robots in a simple wooden house 4M=]wR;
B. it is easy for people to think of a simple wooden house in the modern Japan {g'(~ qv
C. Kamiyama usually goes to a coffee restaurant to release her loneliness vONasD9At
D. Kamiyama has a mechanical companion whose voice is very sharp and short *<$*"p
27. Who giggles after Kamiyama comes into the room according to the passage? I13y6= d
A. The old woman Kamiyama herself. 1jmjg~W
B. Kamiyama's fantastic pet robot. A9KET$i@v
C. A mechanical companion in Star Wars. m<<+
D. A naughty Japan's creation Astro Boy. fbyd"(V8r
28. We can infer from the third paragraph that nowadays many old people in Japan 70yFaW
are ______. ]{;gw<T
A. treated as old persons B. very lonely in their life aj-Km`5r}
C. enjoying themselves D. not taken good care of f$o_e90mu
29. The phrase "warm up to" in the third paragraph can be most likely replaced by 3<e=g)F
______. @f_Lp%K
A. become warmer and warmer B. prepare for a game with the robot E'f{i:O"~
C. start to like or be friendly with D. approach to or come up to ^)470K`%)
30. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of the roles the robots can play? =1@u
A. Helpful instruments. B. Friendly companions. [CTnXb
C. Entertaining machines. D. Instructive educators. #JqB ;'\
II.Vocabulary (10%,0.5 mark each) 8v6(qBK
Directions:There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are .o6Or:L
four choices marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the ONE that best completes the ?=u\n;w)
sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line ]]HNd7Vh
through the center. "6("9"
31.Comparing the time scales between many flu epidemics,scientists can________ ,Y@Gyx!4
when another one might happen. `C,n0'PL.
A.determine B.anticipate C.predict D.assure $o!zUH~'v
31. My father never gave me ______. nF}vw |r>x
A. many advice B. many advices 1wii8B6
C. much advice D. a lot of advices 7:e
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32. She took him ______ and led him across the road. ,10=
A. by his hand B. by the hand JT~4mT
C. with hand D with the hand 1Te%F
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33. I don't think he IS to blame, ______? "BAK !N$9
A. do I B. is he C. isn't he D. does he EX*HiZU>
34. ______. I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it. y-Fo=y
A. Even though B. Unless C. As long as D. However oE6tauQn
35. He couldn't lie convincingly enough to take a child ______. 7o\@>rNWP
A. away B. down C. in D. up HH`'*$]7
36. The parents were worried about Dorothy because no one was aware ______ she $Ph|e)p
had gone. zg>zUe
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A. where that B. of where C. where D. the place ` #0:gEo
37. It was not until she returned home ______ she realized she had almost wasted ten MyOd,vU
of her valuable hours.
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A. and B. when C. then D. that t6rRU~;}
38. There has not been a great response to the sale, ______? "> ypIR<
A. does it B. has it C. does there D. has there 'JtBZFq
39. Anthropology is a science ______ anthropologists use a rigorous set of methods #I.+aV+2oQ
and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others. ;T\%|O=Ke
A. in that B. that in C. that D. in SZ7:u895E
40. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much Xc++b|k
broader than ______. T}Tp$.gB
A. the domestic marketer has E#RDqL*J
B. those of the domestic marketer h#I>M`|
C. the domestic marketer does xh-o}8*n"
D. that which has the domestic marketer /A\8 mL8
41. I'm surprised at there ______ an index. B^=-Z8
A. not to be B. to be not C. not being D. being not m[osg< CR_
42. I ______this soup. I ______ pepper in it. eSn+ B;
A. am tasting ... am tasting B. am tasting ... taste @3i\%R)n;
C. taste ... am tasting D. taste ... have tasted 2y\E[j A
43. ______ , explorers could never have found the cave. W ~<^L\Lu
A. But for the fissure had been spotted B. If not the fissure had' been spotted 1dY}\Sp
C. Had the fissure not been spotted D. Had not the fissure been spotted ^S<Y>Nm]
44. John often sits in a small bar, drinking and smoking considerably more ______. W.jGGt\<\
A. than that he is healthy B. than good for his health 1q\\5A<V
C. than his health could D. than is good for his health /V8#[9K
45. This ______ girl is Mary's cousin. G&SB-
A. pretty little Swedish B. Swedish little pretty nUr5Qn?
C. Swedish pretty little D. little pretty Swedish 9)yJ:
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46. We are not on very good ______ with the people next door. _RYx
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A. friendship B. relations C. will D. terms \&:nFb%=
47. Usually newspapers ______ for people with intellectual interests. ~\SGb_2
A. suit B. furnish C. regard D. cater @n/\L<