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C) She prayed before going to bed. D) She dreamed a lot.

16.

A) She found that someone had forgotten his food in her microwave. B) She was too tired to remember to lock the door. C) Some friends might want to visit her that night. D) She had a friend staying with her in the room.

17.

A) She held a party at home. B) Her friend ate a lot of popcorn.

C) A person entered her room without her knowledge. D) Susan dreamed a strange dream.

Passage Three

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18.

A) A doll designer. B) A fashion model. C) A popular artist. D) An American feminist.

19.

A) It was created in 1959.

B) It has changed the way fashion models behave.

C) It died in 1985. D) It is anything but a doll.

20.

A) It provides them with choices for various careers. B) It helps shape their dreams.

C) It can do many different types of work for them. D) It has all the good qualities a woman can possibly have.

Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice. Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

For the most part, rapid economic development has been a boon. But there is a down side to development -- health problems such as overweight are all becoming more prevalent, as more people take taxis to work instead of riding their bicycles, and other labor-saving devices become more popular.

An increasingly fast pace of life makes it difficult for people to spend time working out or playing sports. \work week, the only thing I want to do is watch some TV and go to sleep.\explain the results of a recent nationwide study, which suggested 15 percent of urban adults in China are overweight, a large number of people over the age of 40 suffer from high blood pressure and cardiac ailments.

Local researchers found that 31.2 percent of elderly respondents were getting enough exercise, but less than 9 percent of youngsters and the middle-aged got an adequate amount of physical activity.

Elderly people understand the importance of protecting their health. The young people, however, are busy working and use this as an excuse to avoid exercise. In fact, physical exercise doesn't require much time, money or a special gymnasium. (S1) People can make use of any time and any place at their convenience to take part in sports. Walking quickly, cycling, climbing the stairs and dancing are all helpful methods to enhance one's health. The benefits of adding a little more activity to your life are priceless. \be an athlete, however,\

part in some other physical activity three to five times a week. He warns, however, that people in poor physical shape should start slowly, and build up over time.

China has taken the need for more exercise to heart, with the government running several activities last Sunday, which was the designated World Health Day. Pamphlets and posters based on the theme \develop a positive and healthy lifestyle.

21. Rapid economic development has resulted in all the following except _____________.

A) an increasing number of taxi passengers B) the wide use of labor-saving devices C) an increasingly fast pace of life

D) people's awareness of the importance of exercise

22. Some people are getting overweight because __________.

A) they are too busy to have any time for exercise B) they are ignorant of the benefits of exercise C) they are too weak to participate in physical activity D) they are short of money to pay for different exercises

23. According to the passage, who need regular daily exercise most?

A) People taking taxis to work. B) Urban adults with full-time jobs.

C) Elderly people suffering from high blood pressure. D) Youngsters dreaming of becoming professional athletes.

24. What is the main idea of the last paragraph but one?

A) Many people are still unable to afford the cost of physical exercises. B) Nobody should take part in physical activity in order to be an athlete.

C) Moderate physical exercise is usually enough for ordinary people.

D) Old or sick people should only take part in physical exercises of the slowest type.

25. By referring to rapid economic development as \the author means that ____________.

A) it has benefited the general public greatly B) it has done harm to people's health nationwide C) it is going faster than anyone could have imagined

D) it has helped to establish a positive and healthy lifestyle of the public

Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

For Roy Johnson, a senior magazine editor, the latest indignity came after a recent dinner at a fancy restaurant in the wealthy New York City suburb where he and his family live. First the parking valet handed him the keys to his Jaguar instead of fetching the car. Then an elderly white couple came out and handed him the keys to their black Mercedes-Benz. \took them a while to realize that I was not a valet,\dressed for dinner and had paid a handsome price for the meal, just as he had. What mattered was that I didn't fit his idea of someone who could be equal to him.\

Such incidents, which are depressingly familiar to African-Americans of all ages, incomes and social classes, help explain why black and white attitudes often differ so completely. A recent survey found that 68 percent of blacks believe racism is still a major problem in America. Only 38 percent of whites agreed.

Many Americans find the gulf between blacks and whites bewildering. After all, official segregation is a bad memory and 40 years of laws, policies and court decisions have helped African-Americans make significant progress toward equal opportunity. Indeed, a black man born in Harlem could be the nation's next president.

But racism persists, unmistakable to every black but largely invisible to many whites. (S2) It is evident in the everyday encounters African-Americans have with racial prejudice and discrimination, like the valet parking incident. Such encounters often strike whites as trivial misunderstandings. But they remind blacks that they are often dismissed as less intelligent, less industrious, less honest and less likely to succeed. Some insults are patently racist; others may be evidence of insensitivity or bad manners rather than racial prejudice. But the accumulation of insults feeds anger.

\happens,\who says she has been watched at shopping malls.