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26. We can learn from the first paragraph that ______. RI+Y+z
A. it is impossible for people to find high-tech robots in a simple wooden house XpYd|BvW
B. it is easy for people to think of a simple wooden house in the modern Japan {jv+ JL"5
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27. Who giggles after Kamiyama comes into the room according to the passage? N|%r5%
A. The old woman Kamiyama herself. p2< 927z
B. Kamiyama's fantastic pet robot. JLz32 %-M
C. A mechanical companion in Star Wars. "ZPgl 8
D. A naughty Japan's creation Astro Boy. \ueCbfV!Z4
28. We can infer from the third paragraph that nowadays many old people in Japan [ LQOP3f
are ______. ]O{i?tyX
A. treated as old persons B. very lonely in their life lMG+,?<uK&
C. enjoying themselves D. not taken good care of X&h?1lMJ /
29. The phrase "warm up to" in the third paragraph can be most likely replaced by EZzR"W/
______. ]*g f$D
A. become warmer and warmer B. prepare for a game with the robot ^Bo'87!.
C. start to like or be friendly with D. approach to or come up to
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30. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of the roles the robots can play? gK( G1
A. Helpful instruments. B. Friendly companions. c##tP*(
C. Entertaining machines. D. Instructive educators. gz~ug35
II.Vocabulary (10%,0.5 mark each) KhP_U{)D
Directions:There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are Rkp
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four choices marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the ONE that best completes the 2b,edJVt?
sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line |@d}O8
through the center. x %9Ca)r?}
31.Comparing the time scales between many flu epidemics,scientists can________ }s:3_9mE
when another one might happen. xB[W8gQ6fa
A.determine B.anticipate C.predict D.assure H "5,To
31. My father never gave me ______. e igVT4
A. many advice B. many advices J#FHR/zV
C. much advice D. a lot of advices C9!FnvH
32. She took him ______ and led him across the road. <}h<By)
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C. with hand D with the hand Xit@.:a;
33. I don't think he IS to blame, ______? @GGQ13Cj(
A. do I B. is he C. isn't he D. does he 1RX-`"^+
34. ______. I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it. aMxj{*v7
A. Even though B. Unless C. As long as D. However l_$>$d
35. He couldn't lie convincingly enough to take a child ______. zUDXkG*Lv
A. away B. down C. in D. up h-sO7M0E]
36. The parents were worried about Dorothy because no one was aware ______ she ^$C&{%
had gone. -q[x"Ha%
A. where that B. of where C. where D. the place O!hp=`B,jf
37. It was not until she returned home ______ she realized she had almost wasted ten 98
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of her valuable hours. \ltS~EuWU
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38. There has not been a great response to the sale, ______? - US>].
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39. Anthropology is a science ______ anthropologists use a rigorous set of methods GVu[X?q@|
and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others. zHg=K /
A. in that B. that in C. that D. in w|6?A-
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broader than ______. t^>P,%$
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C. the domestic marketer does N!ay#V
D. that which has the domestic marketer F|/6;&*?M
41. I'm surprised at there ______ an index. BFP@Yn~k
A. not to be B. to be not C. not being D. being not g:xg ~H2
42. I ______this soup. I ______ pepper in it. 0%;| B
A. am tasting ... am tasting B. am tasting ... taste .@EzHe ^W
C. taste ... am tasting D. taste ... have tasted J7oj@Or9
43. ______ , explorers could never have found the cave. C+ Y;D:
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C. Had the fissure not been spotted D. Had not the fissure been spotted ?/5<}W#7}
44. John often sits in a small bar, drinking and smoking considerably more ______. #Tag"b`
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C. than his health could D. than is good for his health ]]`[tVaFr
45. This ______ girl is Mary's cousin. bA$ElKT
A. pretty little Swedish B. Swedish little pretty UHTxNK@}
C. Swedish pretty little D. little pretty Swedish O'^AbO=,
46. We are not on very good ______ with the people next door. /NR*<,c%
A. friendship B. relations C. will D. terms uh#E^~5S
47. Usually newspapers ______ for people with intellectual interests. lA4J#
A. suit B. furnish C. regard D. cater 6Fk[wH7
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