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PartIListeningComprehension20minutes

聽力語音：

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.AttheendofeachConversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A2hours.

B3hours.

C4hours.

D5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9oclockinthemorningandhavetofinishby2intheafternoon.Therefore,D5hoursisthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Sampleanswer[A][B][C][D]

1.AFurnishedapartmentswillcostmore.

BTheapartmentcanbefurnishedeasily.

CShecanprovidethemanwiththeapartmentheneeds.

DTheapartmentisjustwhatthemanislookingfor.

2.AHequiteagreeswithMr.Johnsonsviews.

BMr.Johnsonsideasarenonsense.

CMr.Johnsonisgoodatexpressinghisideas.

DHesharesthewomansviewsonsocialwelfare.

3.AAvoiddistractionswhilestudyinginherdorm.

BImprovehergradesgradually.

CChangetheconditionsofherdorm.

DStudyinaquietplace.

4.AItwillbeheldinadifferentplace,

BIthasbeenputoff.

CIthasbeencancelled.

DItwillberescheduledtoattractmoreparticipants.

5.AJanetisverymuchinterestedinarchitecture.

BJanetadmirestheSydneyOperaHouseverymuch.

CJanetthinksitsashameforanyonenottovisitAustralia.

DJanetlovesthebeautifullandscapeofAustraliaverymuch.

6.AItfallsshortofhersupervisorsexpectations.

BIthasdrawncriticismfromlotsofpeople.

CItcanbefinishedinafewweekstime.

DItisbasedonalotofresearch.

7.AKarenissuretopasstheinterview.

BHeknowsKarenbetternow.

CKarenisveryforgetful.

DThewomanshouldhaveremindedKarenearlier.

8.ASkiptheclasstopreparefortheexam.

BTelltheprofessorsheslosthervoice.

CAttendthelecturewiththeman.

DAskJoetoapologizetotheprofessorforher.

9.AThewomanisworkinginakindergarten.

BThemanwillgoinforbusinessfightafterhighschool.

CThewomanisnothappywiththemansdecision.

DThemanwantstobeabusinessmanager.

10.ATheyarebusyalltheyearround.

BTheystaycloseduntilsummercomes.

CTheycaterchieflytotourists.

DTheyprovidequalityservicetotheircustomers.

SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.ABossandsecretary.CClassmates.

BPRrepresentativeandclient.DColleagues.

12.AHethoughtthebosswasunfairtohim.

BHisclientscomplainedabouthisservice.

CHefelthisassignmentwastougherthanSues.

DHisbosswasalwaysfindingfaultwithhiswork.

13.AShecomplainsaboutherbadluck.

BShealwaysacceptsthemcheerfully.

CSheisunwillingtoundertakethem.

DShetakesthemon,thoughreluctantly.

14.AJohnhadtoquithisjob.

BBothJohnandSuegotarais

CSuefailedtocompleteherproject.

DSuegotpromoted.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.ABydisplayingtheirfeelingsandemotions.

BByexchangingtheirviewsonpublicaffairs.

CByaskingeachothersomepersonalquestions.

DBygreetingeachotherverypolitely.

16.AYellloudly.CExpresshisopinionfrankly.

BArguefiercely.DRefrainfromshowinghisfeelings.

17.ADoingcredittoonescommunity.

BDistinguishingoneself.

CGettingrichquickly.

DRespectinginpidualrights.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.AWhentestsshowthattheyarerelativelysafe.

BIftheydontinvolveanyrisks.

CWhentheurgentneedforthemarises.

DIftheyproducepredictablesideeffects.

19.ABecausetheyarelesssensitivetoitthanthosewhohavebeentestedforit.

BBecausetheyarenotaccustomedtoit.

CBecausetheirgenesdifferfromthosewhohavebeentestedforit.

DBecausetheyarenotpsychologicallypreparedforit.

20.ATheywillbecomephysicallyimpaired.

BTheywillsufferfromminordiscomfort.

CTheywillhavetotakeeverlargerdoses.

DTheywillexperienceaverypainfulprocess.

PartIIReadingComprehension35minutes

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageONE

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Throughoutthenationsmorethan15,000schooldistricts,widelydifferingapproachestoteachingscienceandmathhaveemerged.Thoughtherecanbestrengthinpersity,anewinternationalanalysissuggeststhatthisvariabilityhasinsteadcontributedtolackluster平淡的achievementscoresbyU.S.childrenrelativetotheirpeersinotherdevelopedcountries.

Indeed,concludesWilliamH.SchmidtofMichiganStateUniversity,wholedthenewanalysis,nosingleintellectuallycoherentvisiondominatesU.S.educationalpracticeinmathorscience.Thereason,hesaid,isbecausethesystemisdeeplyandfundamentallyflawed.

Thenewanalysis,releasedthisweekbytheNationalScienceFoundationinArlington,Va.,isbasedondatacollectedfromabout50nationsaspartoftheThirdInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy.

NotonlydoapproachestoteachingscienceandmathvaryamonginpidualU.S.communities,thereportfinds,butthereappearstobelittlestrategicfocuswithinaschooldistrict’scurricula,itstextbooks,oritsteachersactivities.Thiscontrastssharplywiththecoordinatednationalprogramsofmostothercountries.

Onaverage,U.S.studentsstudymoretopicswithinscienceandmaththantheirinternationalcounterpartsdo.Thiscreatesaneducationalenvironmentthatisamilewideandaninchdeep,Schmidtnotes.

Forinstance,eighthgradersintheUnitedStatescoverabout33topicsinmathversusjust19inJapan.Amongsciencecourses,theinternationalgapisevenwider.U.S.curriculaforthisagelevelresemblethoseofasmallgroupofcountriesincludingAustralia,Thailand,Iceland,andBulgaria.SchmidtaskswhethertheUnitedStateswantstobeclassedwiththesenations,whoseeducationalsystemsshareourpatternofsplintered支離破碎的visionsbutwhicharenoteconomicleaders.

Thenewreportcouldntcomeatabettertime,saysGeraldWheeler,executivedirectoroftheNationalScienceTeachersAssociationinArlington.ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsprovidethatfocusedvision,includingthecalltodoless,butingreaterdepth.

Implementingthenewsciencestandardsandtheirmathcounterpartswillbethechallenge,heandSchmidtagree,becausethedecentralizedresponsibilityforeducationintheUnitedStatesrequiresthatanyreformsbetailoredandinstitutedonecommunityatatime.

Infact,Schmidtargues,reformssuchastheseproposednationalstandardsfaceanalmostimpossibletask,becauseeventhoughtheyareintellectuallycoherent,eachbecomesonlyonemorevoiceinthebabble嘈雜聲.

21.Accordingtothepassage,theteachingofscienceandmathinAmericais

Alosingitsvitalitygradually

Bcharacterizedbyitspersity

Cgoingdownhillinrecentyears

Dfocusedontappingstudentspotential

22.ThefundamentalflawofAmericanschooleducationisthat________.

Aitattachestoomuchimportancetointensivestudyofschoolsubjects

Bitreliesheavilyontheinitiativeofinpidualteachers

Citsetsaverylowacademicstandardforstudents

Ditlacksacoordinated

nationalprogram

23.BysayingthattheU.S.educationalenvironmentisamilewideandaninchdeepLine2,Para.5,theauthormeansU.S.educationalpractice________.

Ascratchesthesurfaceofawiderangeoftopics

Blaysstressonqualityattheexpenseofquantity

Cencourageslearningbothindepthandinscope

Doffersanenvironmentforcomprehensiveeducation

24.ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsaregoodnewsinthattheywill

Asolvemostoftheproblemsinschoolteaching

Bprovidedepthtoschoolscienceeducation

CquicklydominateU.S.educationalpractice

Dbeabletomeetthedemandsofthecommunity

25.Puttingthenewscienceandmathstandardsintopracticewillprovedifficultbecause________.

Amanyschoolteacherschallengetheacceptabilityofthesestandards.

Bthereisalwayscontroversyineducationalcircles

Cnotenougheducatorshaverealizedthenecessityfordoingso

Dschooldistrictsareresponsibleformakingtheirowndecisions

PassageTWO

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ihadanexperiencesomeyearsagowhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuary,Ihadtoofficiateattwofuneralsonsuccessivedaysfortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity.Bothhaddiedfullofyears,astheBiblewouldsay;bothyieldedtothenormalwearingoutofthebodyafteralongandfulllife.Theirhomeshappenedtobeneareachother,soIpaidcondolence吊唁callsonthetwofamiliesonthesameafternoon.

Atthefirsthome,thesonofthedeceased已故的womansaidtome,IfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnow,shewouldbealivetoday.Itsmyfaultthatshedied.Atthesecondhome,thesonoftheotherdeceasedwomansaid,IfonlyIhadntinsistedonmymothersgoingtoFlorida,shewouldbealivetoday.Thatlongairplaneride,theabruptchangeofclimate,wasmorethanshecouldtake.Itsmyfaultthatshesdead.

Whenthingsdontturnoutaswewouldlikethemto,itisverytemptingtoassumethathadwedonethingsdifferently,thestorywouldhavehadahappierending.Priestsknowthatanytimethereisadeath,thesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadly,theybelievethattheoppositecourse-keepingMotherathome,postponingtheoperation–wouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterall,howcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?

Thereseemtobetwoelementsinvolvedinourreadinesstofeelguilt.Thefirstisourpressingneedtobelievethattheworldmakessense,thatthereisacauseforeveryeffectandareasonforeverythingthathappens.Thatleadsustofindpatternsandconnectionsbothwheretheyreallyexistandwheretheyexistonlyinourminds.

Thesecondelementisthenotionthatwearethecauseofwhathappens,especiallythebadthingsthathappen.Itseemstobeashortstepfrombelievingthateveryeventhasacausetobelievingthateverydisasterisourfault.Therootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhood.Psychologistsspeakoftheinfantilemythofomnipotence萬能.Ababycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneeds,andthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandsummonstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecries,andsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungry,peoplefeedhim,andwhenheiswet,peoplechangehim.Veryoften,wedonotcompletelyoutgrowthatinfantilenotionthatourwishescausethingstohappen.

26.Whatissaidaboutthetwodeceasedelderlywomen?

ATheylivedoutanaturallife.

BTheydiedduetolackofcarebyfamilymembers.

CTheydiedofexhaustionafterthelongplaneride.

DTheywerentaccustomedtothechangeinweather.

27.Theauthorhadtoconductthetwowomensfuneralsprobablybecause________.

Ahehadgreatsympathyforthedeceased

Bhewantedtoconsolethetwofamilies

Chewaspriestofthelocalchurch

Dhewasanofficialfromthecommunity

28.Peoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedonesbecause________

Atheybelievethattheywereresponsible

Btheyhadneglectedthenaturalcourseofevents

Ctheycouldntfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirgrief

Dtheydidntknowthingsoftenturnoutintheoppositedirection

29.Inthecontextofthepassage,...theworldmakessenseLine2,Para,4probablymeansthat________.

Awehavetobesensibleinordertounderstandtheworld

Beverythingintheworldispredetermined

Ctheresanexplanationforeverythingintheworld

Dtheworldcanbeinterpretedindifferentways

30.Peoplehavebeenmadetobelievesinceinfancythat________.

Aeverystoryshouldhaveahappyending

Btheirwishesarethecauseofeverythingthathappens

Clifeanddeathisanunsolvedmystery

Deverybodyisattheircommand

PassageTHREE

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ivenevermetahumanworthcloning,sayscloningexpertMarkWesthusinfromhislabatTexasAMUniversity.Itsastupidendeavor.Thatsaninterestingchoiceofadjective,comingfromamanwhohasspentmillionsofdollarstryingtoclonea13-year-olddognamedMissy.Sofar,heandhisteamhavenotsucceeded,thoughtheyhaveclonedtwocowsandexpecttocloneacatsoon.TheyjustmightsucceedincloningMissythisspring-orperhapsnotforanother5years.Itseemsthereproductivesystemofmansbestfriendisoneofthemysteriesofmodernscience.

Westhusinsexperiencewithcloninganimalsleaveshimupsetbyallthistalkofhumancloning.InthreeyearsofworkontheMissyproject,usinghundredsuponhundredsofdogseggs,theAMteamhasproducedonlyadozenorsoembryos胚胎carryingMissysDNA.Nonehavesurvivedthetransfertoasurrogate的mother.Thewastageofeggsandthemanyspontaneouslyabortedfetuses胎maybeacceptablewhenyouredealingwithcatsorbulls,heargues,butnotwithhumans.Cloningisincrediblyinefficient,andalsodangerous,hesays.

Evenso,dogcloningisacommercialopportunity,withaniceresearchpayoff.EversinceDollythesheepwasclonedin1997,Westhusinsphonehasbeenringingwithpeoplecallinginhopesofduplicatingtheircatsanddogs,cattleandhorses.Alotofpeoplewanttoclonepets,especiallyifthepriceisright,saysWesthusin.CostisnoobstacleforMissysmysteriousbillionaireowner;hesputup$3.7millionsofartofundAMsresearch.

Contrarytosomemediareports,Missyisnotdead.TheownerwantsatwintocarryonMissysfinequalitiesaftershedoesdie.Theprototypeis,byallaccounts,athletic,good-naturedandsupersmart.Missysmasterdoesnotexpectanexactcopyofher.Heknowsherclonemaynothavehertemperament.Inastatementofpurpose,MissysownerandtheAMteamsaytheyarebothlookingforwardtostudyingthewaysthatherclonesdifferfromMissy.

Besidescloningagreatdog,theprojectmaycontributeinsightintotheoldquestionofnaturevs.nurture.Itcouldalsoleadtothecloningofspecialrescuedogsandmanyendangeredanimals.

However,Westhusiniscautiousabouthiswork.Heknowsthatevenifhegetsadogpregnant,theoffspring,shouldtheysurvive,willfacetheproblemsshownatbirthbyotherclonedanimals:abnormalitieslikeimmaturelungsandheartandweightproblems~Whywouldyoueverwanttoclonehumans,Westhusinasks,whenwerenotevenclosetogettingitworkedoutinanimalsyet?

31.BystupidendeavorLine2,Para.1,Westhusinmeanstosaythat________.

Ahumancloningisafoolishundertaking

Banimalcloningisabsolutelyimpractical

Chumancloningshouldbedoneselectively

Danimalcloningisnotworththeeffortatall

32.WhatdoesthefirstparagraphtellusaboutWesthusinsdogcloningproject?

AItssuccessisalreadyinsight.

BItisdoomedtoutterfailure.

CItisprogressingsmoothly.

DItsoutcomeremainsuncertain.

33.BycloningMissy,MarkWesthusinhopesto________.

Aexaminethereproductivesystemofthedogspecies

BfindoutthedifferencesbetweenMissyanditsclones

Csearchforwaystomodify.itstemperament

Dstudythepossibilityofcloninghumans

34.Welearnfromthepassagethatanimalclonesarelikelytohave________.

Aanabnormalshape

Babadtemper

Cdefectiveorgans

Dimmunedeficiency

35.Itcanbeseenthatpresentcloningtechniques________.

Aprovideinsightintothequestionofnaturevs.nurture

Bhavebeenwidelyusedinsavingendangeredspecies

Chaveprovedquiteadequateforthecloningofhumans

Dstillhavealongwaytogobeforereachingmaturity

PassageFOUR

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

FrustratedwithdelaysinSacramento,BayAreaofficialssaidhursdaytheyplannedtotakemattersintotheirownhandstoregulatetheregionsgrowingpileofelectronictrash.

ASanJosecouncilwomanandaSanFranciscosupervisorsaidtheywouldproposelocalinitiativesaimedatcontrollingelectronicwasteiftheCalifornialaw-makingb

odyfailstoactontwobillsstalledintheAssembly~TheyareamongagrowingnumberofCaliforniacitiesandcountiesthathaveexpressedthesameintention.

Environmentalistsandlocalgovernmentsareincreasinglyconcernedaboutthetoxichazardposedbyoldelectronicdevicesandthecostofsafelyrecyclingthoseproducts.Anestimated6milliontelevisionsandcomputersarestockedinCaliforniahomes,andanadditional6,000to7,000computersbecomeoutdatedeveryday.Themachinescontainhighlevelsofleadandotherhazardoussubstances,andarealreadybannedfromCalifornialandfills垃圾填埋場.

LegislationbySenatorByronSherwouldrequireconsumerstopayarecyclingfeeofupto$30oneverynewmachinecontainingacathode陰極raytube.Usedinalmostallvideomonitorsandtelevisions,thosedevicescontainfourtoeightpoundsofleadeach.Thefeeswouldgotowardsettinguprecyclingprograms,providinggrantstonon-profitagenciesthatreusethetubesandrewardingmanufacturersthatencouragerecycling.

AseparatebillbyLosAngeles-areaSenatorGloriaRomerowouldrequirehigh-techmanufacturerstodevelopprogramstorecycleso-callede-waste.

Ifpassed,themeasureswouldputCaliforniaattheforefrontofnationaleffortstomanagetherefuseoftheelectronicage.

Buthigh-techgroups,includingtheSiliconValleyManufacturingGroupandtheAmericanElectronicsAssociation,opposethemeasures,arguingthatfeesofupto$30willdriveconsumerstoonline,out-of-stateretailers.

Whatreallyneedstooccurisconsumereducation.Mostconsumersareunawaretheyrenotsupposedtothrowcomputersinthetrash,saidRoxanneGould,vicepresidentofgovernmentrelationsfortheelectronicsassociation.

Computerrecyclingshouldbealocaleffortandpartofresidentialwastecollectionprograms,sheadded.

Recyclingelectronicwasteisadangerousandspecializedmatter,andenvironmentalistsmaintainthestatemustsupportrecyclingeffortsandensurethatthejobisntcontractedtounscrupulous毫無顧忌的junkdealerswhosendthetoxicpartsoverseas.

Thegraveyardofthehigh-techrevolutionisendingupinruralChina,saidTedSmith,directoroftheSiliconValleyToxicsCoalition.HisgroupispushingforanamendmenttoShersbillthatwouldpreventtheexportofe-waste.

36.WhatstepwereBayAreaofficialsgoingtotakeregardinge-wastedisposal.?

ARallysupporttopassthestalledbills.

BLobbythelawmakersoftheCaliforniaAssembly.

CLaydownrelevantlocalregulationsthemselves.

DExertpressureonmanufacturersofelectronicdevices.

37.ThetwobillsstalledintheCaliforniaAssemblybothconcern________.

Athereprocessingofthehugeamountsofelectronicwasteinthestate

Bregulationsondumpinghazardoussubstancesintolandfills

Cthefundingoflocalinitiativestoreuseelectronictrash

Dthesaleofusedelectronicdevicestoforeigncountries

38.Consumersarenotsupposedtothrowusedcomputersinthetrashbecause__.

AthisisbannedbytheCaliforniagovernment

Bsomepartsmayberecycledforuseelsewhere

Cunscrupulousdealerswillretrievethemforprofit

Dtheycontainlargeamountsofharmfulsubstances

39.High-techgroupsbelievethatifanextra$30ischargedoneveryTVorcomputerpurchasedinCalifornia,consumerswill_______.

Ahesitatetoupgradetheircomputers

Babandononlineshopping

Cbuythemfromotherstates

Dstronglyprotestagainstsuchacharge

40.WelearnfromthepassagethatmuchofCaliforniaselectronicwastehasbeen_

Adumpedintolocallandfills

Bexportedtoforeigncountries

Ccollectedbynon-profitagencies

Drecycledbycomputermanufacturers

PartIIIVocabulary20minutes

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

41.Shegave________directionsaboutthewaytherugshouldbecleaned.

AbriskBopaque

CexplicitDtransient

42.Hehadanalmostirresistible________totalktothecrowdwhenheenteredHydePark.

Asurge

Bimpulse

Cstimulation

Dinstinct

43.Sheexpressedherstrongdeterminationthatnothingcould________hertogiveuphercareerasateacher.

Areduce

Bdeduce

Cattract

Dinduce

44.Byturningthisknobtotherightyoucan________thesoundfromtheradio.

Aenlarge

Bamplify

Creinforce

Dintensify

45.A________officialisonewhoisirresponsibleinhiswork.

Aslack

Btedious

Ctimid

Dsuspicious

46.Onewitness________thathedseenthesuspectrunoutofthebankafterithadbeenrobbed.

AconvictedBretorted

CtestifiedDconformed

47.Manyecologistsbelievethatlotsofmajorspeciesintheworldareonthe________ofextinction.

Afringe

Bmargin

Cborder

Dverge

48.Anumberofstudents________inflats,andothersliveinthenearbyholidayresorts,wherethereisareasonablesupplyofcompetitivelypricedaccommodation.

Areside

Brevive

Cgather

Dinhabit

49.Thedoctors________thenewlyapproveddrugintothepatientwhenhewascriticallyill.

Aprojected

Binjected

Cejected

Dsubjected

50.Mygrandfather,aretiredworker,often________thepastwithafeelingoflongingandrespect.

Acontrives

Bconsiders

Ccontacts

Dcontemplates

51.Thisisalong________-roughly13milesdownabeautifulvalleytothelittlechurchbelow.

Aterrain

Btumble

Cdescent

Ddegeneration

52.Themicroscopeandtelescope,withtheircapacitytoenlarge,isolateandprobe,demonstratehowdetailscanbe________andseparatedfromthewhole.

Amagnified

Bradiated

Cprolonged

Dextended

53.Theycouldntseea________ofhopethattheywouldbesavedbyapassingship.

Aslice

Bspan

Cgleam

Dgrain

54.Anysalespersonwhosellsmorethantheweekly________willreceiveabonus.

Aportion

Bquota

Cratio

Dallocation

55.________effortsareneededinordertofinishimportantbutunpleasanttasks.

APerpetual

BPersistent

CConsecutive

DCondensed

56.Somescientistsaredubiousoftheclaimthatorganisms________withageasaninevitableoutcomeofliving.

Adegrade

Bdefault

Cdepress

Ddeteriorate

57.Ittookalotofimaginationtocomeupwithsuchan________plan.

Aingenious

Bvigorous

Cinherent

Dexotic

58.Manymanufacturerswereaccusedofconcentratingtooheavilyoncostreduction,oftenatthe________ofthequalityoftheirproducts.

Aexpansion

Bexpectation

Cexpense

Dexposure

59.Hecouldnot________ignoranceashisexcuse;heshouldhaveknownwhatwashappeningin

hisdepartment.

Aplead

Bresort

Cpetition

Dreproach

60.NothingHelensaysisever________.Shealwaysthinkscarefullybeforeshespeaks.

Asimultaneous

Bspontaneous

Crigorous

Dhomogenous

61.Medicalstudentsareadvisedthatthewearingofawhitecoat________theacceptanceofaprofessionalcodeofconductexpectedofthemedicalprofession.

Asimulates

Bsupplements

Cswears

Dsignifies

62.Heboughthishouseonthe________plan,payingacertainamountofmoneyeachmonth.

Apremium

Binstallment

Cpision

Dfluctuation

63.Shewasdeeply________bytheamountofcriticismherplayreceived.

Afrustrated

Bdeported

Cinvolved

Ddeprived

64.Mostmathematicianstrusttheir________insolvingproblemsandreadilyadmittheywouldnotbeabletofunctionwithoutit.

AconceptionCcognition

BperceptionDintuition

65.Hestill________thememoryofhiscarefreechildhoodspentinthatsmallwoodenhouseofhisgrandparents.

Ascans