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Passage 1

It is well known that teenage boys tend to do better 1) math than

girls,

that male high school students are more likely than their female counterparts 2) ________________________________________________________ advanced math courses like calculus, that virtually all the great mathematicians 3) __________________________ men. Are women born with 4) mathematical ability? Or does

society's sexism slow their progress? In 1980, two Johns Hopkins University researchers tried 5) ___ the eternal nature/nurture debate. Julian Stanley and

Camilla Benbow 6) ____ 10,000 talented seventh and eighth graders between 1972

and 1979. Using the Scholastic Aptitude Test, in which math questions are meant to measure ability rather than knowledge, they discovered 7) sex differences.

8) _____ the verbal abilities of the males and females 9) differed, twice as

many boys as girls scored over 500 (on a scale of 200 to 800) on mathematical ability; at the 700 level, the ratio was 14 to 1. The conclusion: males

have 10) ________________________________________________________ superior

mathematical reasoning ability.

Benbow and Stanley's findings, 11) ____ were published in

"Science",

disturbed some men and 12) ___ women. Now there is comfort for those people in

a new study from the University of Chicago that suggests math 13) not, after

all, a natural male domain. Prof. Zalman Usiskin studied 1,366 tenth graders. They were selected from geometry classes and tested on their ability to solve geometry proofs, a subject requiring 14) abstract reasoning and spatial ability. The

conclusion 15) ____ by Usiskin: there are no sex differences in math ability.

7. A. distinct B. instinct C. remote 8. A. Since B. However C. As 9. A. scarcely not B. virtually C.

largely

10. A. superficially B. universally C. inherently 11. A. as B. that C. which D. all

12. A. few B. not a few C. not few D. quite few

13. A. be B. were C. was D. is

14. A. none of B. neither of 15. A. got B. gained C. reached Passage 2

We all know that a magician does not really depend on "magic" to

perform his tricks, but on his ability to act at great speed. 16) , this does not prevent us from

enjoying watching a magician 17) ___ rabbits from a hat. 18) __ the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of 19) . He could free himself from the tight test knots or the most complicated

locks in seconds. 20) __ no one really knows how he did this, there is no doubt

21) _____ he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to

carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this inplace of a key.

Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They 22) him in chains and locked him up, but he freed himself 23) an instant. The police

24) _____ him of having used a tool and locked him up again . This time he wore no

clothes and there were chains round his neck, waist, wrists, and legs; but 1. A. at B. to C. of D. about

2. A . in tackling B. tackling C. to tackle D. about tackling

3. A . might be

4.

A . smaller B. have been B. less B. to set C. must be C. fewer D. had

been

D. not 6. A. were tested B. have tested C. were testing D. had tested

D. vague

D. While

D.

D. initially

C. either

D. both

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he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his "needle" in a wax like 25) ________________________________________ and dropped it on the floor in the passage. 26) _________________________ he went past, he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape, however, was 27) astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed in an empty

wooden chest, the lid of 28) was nailed down. The 29) ___ was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was 30) , it was opened and the chains were found inside.

16.A. Generally B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise

17.A. to produce B. who produces C. produce D. how to produce

18.A. Out of the question B. Though C. Probably D. Undoubted

19.A. escaping B. locking C. opening D. dropping

20.A. Surprisingly B. Obviously C. Perhaps D. Although

21. A. if B. C. as to D. that

22. A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound

23. A. at B. by C. in D. for

24. A. rid B. charged C. accused D. deprived

25. A. B. mud C. something D.

26. A. As B. Usually C. Maybe D. Then

27. A. B. all but C. no longer D.

28. A. it B. which C. that D. him

29. A. B. body C. lid D. chain

30. A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. snapped

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Passage 3

Who won the World cup 1998 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play?

31) _____ an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets giving the details.

Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to gather the news. Newspapers have one basic 32) , to get the news as quickly as possible from its

source, from those who make it to those who want to 33) it. Radio, telegraph,

television, and 34) __ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So

did the

development of magazines and other means of communication. 35) ______ , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 36) and thus the efficiency

of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 37) __ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields. Besides keeping readers 38) of the latest news, today's newspapers educate and influence

readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 39) advertising. Most newspapers depend on

advertising for their very 40) . Newspapers are sold at a price that 41) even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 42) of income

for most

newspapers is commercial advertising. The success in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This 43) in terms of circulation. How many

people read the newspaper? Circulation depends somewhat on the work of the

circulation department and on the services or entertainment 44) in a newspaper's

pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as source of information 45) the community, city, country, state, nation and world

and even outer space.

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36.

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37.

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39.

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D.of

40.

A.forms

B.existence

C.contents

D.purpose

A.tries to cover

B.manages to cover

C.fails to cover

D.succeeds in

42.

A.source

B.origin

C.course

D.finance

43.

A.measures

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C.is measured

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44.

A.offering

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D.to be offered

45.

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Passage 4

The United States is well known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 46) _______________________ these wide modern roads are generally 47) ______________________________ and well maintained, with 48) ___ sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not

always the most 49) __ one. Large highways often pass 50) __ scenic areas and

interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 51) large urban

centers, which means that they become crowded with 52) __ traffic during rush

hours, 53) ___ the "fast, direct" route becomes a very slow route.

However, there is almost always another route to take 54) __________________________________________________ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 55) ____________________________ new "superhighways", there are often older, 56) _ heavily traveled roads which go

through the countryside. 57) _ of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven

roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high 58) ___________________________________ , or down frightening hillside to towns 59) _________________________ in deep valleys.

Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 60) the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to

get a fresh, clean view of the world.

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D.Therefore

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48.

A.little

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C.much

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49.

A.terrible

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C.enjoyable

D.profitable

50.

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C.over

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51.

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53.

A.when

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C.but

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54.

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B.if

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55.

A.relatively

B.regularly

C.respectively

D.reasonably

56.

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58.

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60.

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Passage 5

Early Tudor England was to a large extent self-sufficient. Practically all the necessities of life -- food, clothing, fuel and housing -were produced from native resources by native effort, and it was to 61) ______________________________________________________ these primary needs that the great mass of the population labored 62) its daily tasks.

Production was for the most part organized in innumerable small units. In the country the farm, the hamlet and the village lived on 63) they could grow or make for

themselves, and 64) ___ the sale of any surplus in the local market town, 65) ____________________

in the towns craftsmen applied themselves to their one-man business, making the boots and shoes, the caps and the cloaks, the 66) and harness of townsmen and

countrymen 67) ___ . Once a week town and country would meet to make 68) _ at a market which came 69) ______ realizing the medieval idea of direct contact

between producer and 70) ___ . This was the traditional economy, which was hardly

altered for some centuries, and which set the 71) of work and the standard of

life of perhaps nice out of 72) ten English men and women. The work was long

and 73) _____ , and the standard of life achieved was almost 74) low. Most Englishmen lied by a diet which was often 75) _and always monotonous, wore coarse and ill-fitting clothes which harbored dirt undermine, and lived in holes whose squalor would affront the modern slum dweller.

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C.satisfy

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C.whether

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D.when 66.

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D.implement 67.

A.similar

B.skin

C.like

D.alike

68.

A.exchange

B.bargain

C.dealing

D.ride 69.

A.close at

B.adjacent to

C.near to

D.near-by

70.

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D.shopper

71.

A.model

B.form

C.pattern

D.method 72.

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C.the

D.other

73.

C.ruthless

D.severe

74.

A.unimaginatively

B.unimaginably

C.imaginarily

D.unimaginedly

75.

A.weak

B.little

C.meager

D.sparse

Passage 6

Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was designed by one man to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a vigorous game that could be played indoors in the winter.

In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying 76) up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy

77) _____ the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor activities

78) _____ their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the

school.

He first tried to 79) __ some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised form tackling each other and 80) hit with equipment. So, Naismith decided to invent a game

that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact.

Most popular sports used a ball, so he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it 81) no equipment, such

as a bat or a racket to hit it. Next he decided 82) an elevated goal, so that scoring

world depend on skill and accuracy rather than on 83) only.

His goals were two peach baskets, 84) __ to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic 85) of the game was

to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith worth rules for the game, 86) of

which, though with some small changes, are still 87) effect.

Basketball was an immediate success. The students 88) ___ it to their friends and the new sport quickly 89) on. Today,

basketball is one of the most popular games 90) the world.

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84.

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85.

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90.

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Cloze

Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank.

Aesthetic thought of a distinctively modern bent emerged during the 18th century. The western philosophers and critics of this time devoted much attention to such matters (1) natural beauty, the sublime, and representation -- a trend

reflecting the central position they had given to the philosophy of nature.

(2) ____ that time, however, the philosophy of art has become ever more (3) and has begun to (4) ___ the philosophy of nature. Various issues (5) ___ to the philosophy of art have had a (6) ______________ impact (7) the orientation of 20th-century

aesthetics. (8) ___ among these are problems relating to the theory of art as form

and (9) ___ the distinction between representation and expression. Still another

far-reaching question has to do with the value of art. Two opposing theoretical positions (10) on this issue: one holds that art and its

appreciation are a means to

some recognized moral good, (11) __ the other maintains that art is intrinsically

valuable and is an end in itself. Underlying this whole issue is the concept of taste,

one of the basic concerns of aesthetics. In recent years there has also been an increasing (12) with art as the prime object of critical judgment. Corresponding to the trend in contemporary aesthetic thought, (13) ___________________________________________________________________ have followed (14) __ of two approaches. In one, criticism is restricted

to the

analysis and interpretation of the work of art. __ (15) , it is devoted to articulating

the response to the aesthetic object and to (16) a particular way of perceiving it.

Over the years, aesthetics has developed into a broad field of knowledge and inquiry. The concerns of contemporary aesthetics include such (17) problems

as the nature of style and its aesthetic significance; the relation of aesthetic judgment to culture; the (18) __________ of a history of art; the (19) _____________ of Freudian psychology and

other forms of psychological study to criticism; and the place of aesthetic judgment in practical (20) in the conduct of everyday affairs.

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2.

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3.

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