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urine sugar levels. The country that gave the world transistor radios, the Walkman and &`fhEN
hand-held videogames is now positioned to turn its love of gadgetry into a profitable OQ,NOiNkap
national enterprise once again. +Y
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26. We can learn from the first paragraph that ______. KL ?@@7
A. it is impossible for people to find high-tech robots in a simple wooden house o}<4*qlI
B. it is easy for people to think of a simple wooden house in the modern Japan .cR
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C. Kamiyama usually goes to a coffee restaurant to release her loneliness J!5v~<v?-
D. Kamiyama has a mechanical companion whose voice is very sharp and short >y}M.Mm
27. Who giggles after Kamiyama comes into the room according to the passage? Uz7^1.-g4
A. The old woman Kamiyama herself. LC})
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B. Kamiyama's fantastic pet robot. (?H0+zws^
C. A mechanical companion in Star Wars. %J8|zKT5t
D. A naughty Japan's creation Astro Boy. @rHK(25+d
28. We can infer from the third paragraph that nowadays many old people in Japan /5#rADOS
are ______. IJJ%$%F/
A. treated as old persons B. very lonely in their life u-1;'a
C. enjoying themselves D. not taken good care of i
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29. The phrase "warm up to" in the third paragraph can be most likely replaced by
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______. 4Td{;Y="yF
A. become warmer and warmer B. prepare for a game with the robot "7v-`i
C. start to like or be friendly with D. approach to or come up to X{^}\,cVtG
30. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of the roles the robots can play? k"N(o(
A. Helpful instruments. B. Friendly companions. h!#:$|Q
C. Entertaining machines. D. Instructive educators. jt@SZI`
II.Vocabulary (10%,0.5 mark each) U#n#7G6fRp
Directions:There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are kqb0>rYa
four choices marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the ONE that best completes the N-g8}03
sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line J>^\oAgpE
through the center. DOz\n|8S
31.Comparing the time scales between many flu epidemics,scientists can________ nr)c!8
when another one might happen. JxjI]SF02
A.determine B.anticipate C.predict D.assure `]v[5E
31. My father never gave me ______. t |W)
A. many advice B. many advices "C?5f]T
C. much advice D. a lot of advices
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32. She took him ______ and led him across the road. ,&Wn [G<2
A. by his hand B. by the hand 0GDvwy D1
C. with hand D with the hand aS}1Q?cU
33. I don't think he IS to blame, ______? |BZDhd9<{
A. do I B. is he C. isn't he D. does he ]0B|V2D#e
34. ______. I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it. ySbqnw'
A. Even though B. Unless C. As long as D. However |K
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35. He couldn't lie convincingly enough to take a child ______. .bD_R7Bi6
A. away B. down C. in D. up -xg2q
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36. The parents were worried about Dorothy because no one was aware ______ she >\<*4J$PZ
had gone. }%TSGC4{
A. where that B. of where C. where D. the place %b?$@H-Re
37. It was not until she returned home ______ she realized she had almost wasted ten QIB>rQCceo
of her valuable hours. *FR$vLGn
A. and B. when C. then D. that "tS'b+SJ-S
38. There has not been a great response to the sale, ______? %OcGdbs
A. does it B. has it C. does there D. has there O)R(==P26P
39. Anthropology is a science ______ anthropologists use a rigorous set of methods f DgD@YC D
and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others. ~9Cz6yF
A. in that B. that in C. that D. in s]27l3)B
40. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much ?v}Bd!'+P
broader than ______. ]7AX%EG3
A. the domestic marketer has 7@%'wy&A
B. those of the domestic marketer IO.<q,pP!_
C. the domestic marketer does ! o,5h|\
D. that which has the domestic marketer Lb=W;9;
41. I'm surprised at there ______ an index. m:Go-tk
A. not to be B. to be not C. not being D. being not ]"fsW 9s
42. I ______this soup. I ______ pepper in it. PHM:W%g:
A. am tasting ... am tasting B. am tasting ... taste *j)M]
C. taste ... am tasting D. taste ... have tasted ekf$
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43. ______ , explorers could never have found the cave. HO|-@yOF^
A. But for the fissure had been spotted B. If not the fissure had' been spotted ?T:
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C. Had the fissure not been spotted D. Had not the fissure been spotted M"^K0 .
44. John often sits in a small bar, drinking and smoking considerably more ______. SjcL#S($&Y
A. than that he is healthy B. than good for his health s0LA^2U
C. than his health could D. than is good for his health i&+w _hD
45. This ______ girl is Mary's cousin. }3/~x
A. pretty little Swedish B. Swedish little pretty 2C+(":=}
C. Swedish pretty little D. little pretty Swedish >X Qv?5
46. We are not on very good ______ with the people next door. !DjT<dxf
A. friendship B. relations C. will D. terms !)OB@F%U
47. Usually newspapers ______ for people with intellectual interests. -
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A. suit B. furnish C. regard D. cater 7$T8&Mh
48. The overcrowded living conditions ______ a heavy strain on the family. !r
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A. set B. put C. made D. pressed Y\t_&