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32.Accustomed to the coffee from Columbia________Governor John said that ________coffee should always be strong. A./;a. B.the;a. C.a;a. D./;/.
33._________a well-balanced diet,________adequate sleep ,is needed for good health. A.Alongside;with. B.Not only;but. C.Attached;to . D.Due to;so
34._________very familiar with inspection reports, I realized that some pages of this one were missing. A.To be B.That was C.Being D.So was
35.If you have not signed a contract, you are under no _________ to pay them any money. A.responsibility B.liability C.circumstance D.obligation
36.As the market was _________ goods, the economy became more balanced , and inflation went down. A.speculated on B.subscribed for C.saturated with
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D.submitted to
37.Surveys show that the majority of passengers are pleased that an agreement has been reached to forbid smoking on _________ flights within the continental United States. A. economical B. commercial C. global D. internal
38.The new CEO asked that all inter-office communications ________ in writing rather than in person , _________ possible. A.have been made; whoever B.would be made; whichever C.be made ; whenever D.stage bare of scenery
39.Written to be performed on a __________,Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town depicts life in a small New England community. A.stage scenery of bare B.bare of stage scenery C.scenery bare of stage D.stage bare of scenery
40.____________ school policy , the students had a holiday between Chritmas and the New Year. A.On behalf of B.With regard to C.In line with D.In case of
41.To sell the house , we made a __________ to the buyer by agreeing to put a new roof on it. A.consideration
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C.concession D.confirmation
42.Never before _________ available for quick and easy acess in so many different fields of study. A.so much free information were B.has so much free information been C.were so much free information D.so much free information has been
43.The computer company announced that the new solfware __________ in the first half of next year. A.be released B.will have released C.would have released D.was going to be released
44.Tina: A group of us are going boeling on Tuesday night. Would you like to join us? Joe : I really would , but unfortunately I have a tennis lesson. Tina : Oh, that’s too bad. _________ Joe : Yes, for sure. Thanks for the offer. A.How do you deal with that ? B.Maybe another time then ? C.When will you come back ? D.Don’t you really like bowling ?
45.George : Hey, Agnes . How did the Human Resources meeting go ?I couldn’t make it because I was out at a sales conference. Agnes : Oh, George . __________ It turned into a major argument. George : Really ?
A .Glad you’re back now.
B.You’re lucky to have missed it.
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C.Nice to see you again. D.You’re just on time.
Part III Reading Comprehension (20 minutes, 35 marks)
Section A (5 marks )
In this section , there is one passage followed by five
question. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D .You should decide on the best choice, and then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
When e-mail first came into general use about fifteen years ago, there was a lot of talk about the imminent arrival of the paperless office. However, it seems that e-mail has yet to revolutionize office communications .According to communicate ions analyst Richard Metcalf, some offices have actually seen an increase in paper as increase in paper as a result of e-mail.‖ Information in the form of e-mail messages now floods our computer screens. These messages can be distributed in the hundres.For those secretaries whose books ask them to print out all their e-mails and leave them in their intrays, this means using up a great deal of paper every month ,‖Metcalf says.
Metcalf has found that because some e-mails get lost in cyberspace, as are increasingly likely to be asked by clients and colleagues to send all important documents both by e-mails and by fax or ―snail mail‖-though the post .This highlightsafuther postential problem with e-mail in today’s offices-it is taking up time rather than saving it.
―With e-mail, communication is much easier ,but there is also more room for misunderstrandings,‖says psaychologist Dr David Lewis Generally ,much lsee care is take with e-mails than with letters or faxes and the sender
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will probably print the the documents and reread it before putting it in an envelope or sending it by fax.
More worrying is still the increase misuse of e-mail for sending ―flame-mail‖ –abusive or inappropriate e-mail messages .Recent research in several companies suggests that aggressive communications like this are on the increase .E-mail has become the perfect medium for expressing workplace frustration because is so instant.
E-mail can also be a problem in order ways .Staff all too often make the mistake of thinking that the condense of an e-mail ,like things said over the phone ,are private and not permanent. But it is not only possible for an employer to read all your e-mails, it is also perfectly legal-mail messages can be traced back to their origin for a period of at last two years , so you might want to rethink e-mailing your frustrations about your job to your friends. The advice is to keep personal e-mails out of the office .
It goes without saying that e-mail exists to make life easier, and if used correctly, it is an invaluable tool for business of all sizes. But perhaps, for the time being ,the fact that in the business word 70persent of all documents are still in paper form is not such a bad thing after all.
46.Why has the promise of the paperless office not come true in many offices?
A.People write more memos than they used to.
B.Maybe secretaries keep paper copies of everything their bosses send and receive .
C.Many managers prefer to read their messages on paper . D.Staff leave messagers lying around their offices.
47.What dose Richard Metcalf say about e-mail in Paragraph Two? A.It is not an appropriate channel for sending important information
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