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44. Having ___________ the bear in the woods for one week, the man was

almost out of food. A. caught B. shot

C. trailed

D. seeking

45. Jessica ____________ her father on the knee and asked him not to

worry about his health. A. patted

B. struck

C. stroked

D. paced

46. I was surprised to see the little girl play the piano so skillfully; she must

have a(n) ___________ future in music. A. promised

B. processed

C. promising

D. processing

47. Sherry is a member of a(n) ___________ dramatic club. She goes there

after work for practice twice a week. A. grateful

B. amusing

C. assertive

D. amateur

48. With the price ___________, the fruits are selling much better now.

A. lowering

B. is lowered

C. having been lowered

D. is being lowered

49. Our university celebrated its 100th ___________ the year before last.

A. anniversary

B. birthday C. year D. birth

50. Jane sometimes complains that her husband is not ___________

enough. He never thinks of buying her any gift on special days. A. acceptable

B. romantic

C. assertive

D. restless

Part 2 Cloze (with Options)

(Each item: 1)

Directions:Read the following passage carefully and choose the best

answer from the choices.

Questions 51 to 70 are based on the following passage.

I understand culture shock, I've been 51.

throughthroughoutwithwithoutit myself. However, some foreigners living in China are just too 52.

effectivepositivenegativecreativeabout the cultural differences, and it is causing them to reasonablesuperbspontaneousslightlose a 53. opportunity to learn the Chinese culture. putting inputting upputting onputting downwhereas well asbecausewhereasMost of them seem to be simply 54. their time for the terms of their employment, 55. they don't care to enjoy what is special about their new surroundings.

Communicating successfully with people from other cultures can be a real

contrastclaimchallengechargeconsiderconductapplybear56. . We 57. the responsibility for

learning their culture. Adjusting to another culture requires a great deal of

patiencehostilityfavorsatisfactionpersonal awareness and 58. . I know several foreigners living with a fork in their pocket. I could understand if they said

communicatecommitcarrybringthey were unwilling to 59. their time to learning the language—Chinese is very difficult. If you are working full-time, you may

growthadvancementpromotionprogressnot have enough time to make much 60. in Chinese, but what about chopsticks? 61. Come onCome aroundCome upCome with! Learning how to use chopsticks is the easiest part of the 62. improvementadjustmentcorrectionadvantage. Learning how to conduct yourself in a 63. productiveconcretecontemporarycompetentway during social interactions is what should have been done. Only by that time will you be

conflictconfuseappreciatepleaseable to 64. let downlet outlet alonelet offthe cultural differences and not to 65.

our Chinese friends.

give outgive offgive upgive overcommittingcompetingcomposingcomplainingHaving said all that, I would gladly 66. my argument for chopsticks, if they would just stop 67. so much. They are wasting a good opportunity to have a truly unique experience and 68.

furthermorebutwhereasthoughnot only talkednever toldnot sayingnot to mention, they are making a bad name for the rest of us, 69.

driving me crazy. Each time they look at their

fork, they should see that it 70. wasted here.

representsconductsassessesrejectsall of the time they've Part 3 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)

(Each item: 2)

Directions:Read the following passages carefully and choose the

best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

Questions 71 to 75 are based on the same passage or dialog.

Charlie Chaplin has broken all records in making people laugh. No one has so set a whole world laughing as the little man with the walking stick and the oversized shoes.

Much has been written about Chaplin's art and his career, and opinions have ranged widely. But perhaps those who called him \our time\the timeless and common qualities in his work. It is an art filled with sad elements and deep human feeling, with which an audience cannot help but become involved. It is for these reasons, I believe, that the figure of Charlie has attracted generation after generation.

All the writers who give accounts of Chaplin's life agree that Charlie's unhappy early years in the area in London where houses were dirty and worn had a great influence on his development and on the type of films he made. Chaplin himself emphasizes it in his memoirs (回忆录). The more one reads about his earliest period, the more one tends to agree. Indeed, his suffering youth had a lasting influence on him.

Chaplin was never afraid to deal with subjects causing much disagreement in his films. He gave a humorous performance on war only a few weeks before the American soldiers came home from World War I in 1918. This was regarded as madness, but the performance was well received. So perfectly did it hit the nail on the head that even the returning soldiers found it impossible to hate it and deeply appreciated this short and humorous performance on what for them had been an unpleasant reality. Chaplin gave numerous

performances attacking capital governments, satirizing (讽刺) the cruelty of the machine age, and even making fun of Hitler.

Years after his death, the funny films of motion picture actor and director