We use the word ‚sluggish‛ when we’re positive about the market development.（)

Why should we be careful of the word be？

A、“Be” allows for the use of adjectives which are not descriptive.

B、“Be” is rarely used in written English.

C、“Be” is often confused for “bee”.

D、“Be” is often used in a passive manner and does not show action.

t they are like __________.

A.creatures

B.humans

C.heroes

D.women

What can we infer from Paragraph 2？

A．Chairperson or "chair" is the neutral term of "chairman" or "chairwoman".

B．It is not necessary to replace "chairman" with "chairperson".

C．Chairman can express the same meaning as the word "chairwoman".

D．People are very sensitive to the use of "chairman" in the past.

What do we learn about Frito-Lay from Paragraph 2？

A．Its products use to be popular among overseas consumers.

B．Its expansion has caused fierce competition in the snack marker.

C．It gives half of its annual profits to its parent company.

D．It needs to turn to the word market for development

on, in, that, which, breach, instead of, complied, shall, should, to, for, occur

"Shall" is one of the most frequently-used words in international business contracts and the accurate legal word(1)contracts, we usually use the word "shall"(2)words like "must" or "have to", when we express the meaning(3)something must be done or some obligations must be(4)with．If the obligations in the contract can not be fulfilled,(5)of the contract may(6).

E．G．: The contractor(7)prepare the general construction schedule

(8)the Project based(9)the above target, subject(10)adjustments of this contract time as provided in the contract documents.

•Read the article about the minutes.

•Choose the best word to fill in each gap, from A, B or C.

•For each question (29-40), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.

Minutes

Lighting

Staff are complaining about the poor lighting in the main office. The secretary of the committee recently obtained quotes (29) new lighting, (30) we passed to the management board. The committee is (31) waiting for (32) decision. We are hoping the board will let us (33) within the next few weeks.

New Drinks Machine

Of the three types of machines we looked at, Maxcup appeared to be the best option. The committee now has to find a new (34) , as our current machine causes problems near the fire exit (35) several people use the machine at the same time. It was decided to put (36) taking the decision, and we expect to have enough information (37) the end of the month.

Conference Attendance

Robert (38) to be away at the conference from 1st to 8th of next month. Jane has agree to assist us in his (39) . Robert has a useful list of contacts in (40) to help her research new safety equipment.

(29)

A．from

B．for

C．of

The word conservation has a thrifty (节俭的) meaning. To conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers (祖先) had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw (天然的) materials; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were "limitless and inexhaustible". Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated (复杂的), and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.

Fifty years ago nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; timber was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word "conservation" had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today.

For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about repairing the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation should, therefore, be made a part of everyone's daily life. To know about the water table in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic arithmetic formulas. We need to know why all watersheds need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to benefit the soil fully before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big, mature trees, because living space for most of man's fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume(立方)above the earth. In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original (原始的) beauty of nature as we can.

The author's attitude towards the present situation in the use of natural resources is______.

A．positive (支持的)

B．neutral (中立的)

C．suspicious (怀疑的)

D．critical (批评的)

, which one must observe. Improper use of language can easily interfere with your success and advancement.

Conversely, the proper use of the proper language can lead to success in both business and social relations. For this, there is a well-grounded psychological reason.

Language is a set of roles agreed to and accepted by common agreement of all the speakers. There is no connection between the object "hat" and the word "hat" except that the word has been set apart by the English-speaking community to serve as the symbol of the object. A French- speaking community will use not "hat" but chapeau to represent the object we call a hat. It is unstable in the same way that a dollar bill, or a pound note is unstable of purchasing power.

If you find yourself alone in a desert you will quickly realize that the value such dollar bills shrinks to nothing, and that a canteen of water is infinitely more valuable than a handful of hundred-dollar notes. You will also find that your language is of no particular value, since there is no one to use it on.

But human beings normally do not live alone in deserts. They live in communities of their fellowman, and in such communities symbol values come into play. The dollar bill has no value in itself; it is only a piece of paper. But it is everywhere accepted as a symbol of purchasing (购买) power. In the same way, language becomes of value because it is accepted as the symbol of thought.

Why is a forged (伪造的) dollar bill not accepted, while one produced by the government presses is？ This is because we know that government has the silver with which to redeem the paper note.

In language, the community has decided that certain words and forms are valid as symbol of thought and shall be accepted by all members of the community, while others, for one reason or another, are not valid.

What will happen if you use language in an improper way？

A．You'll achieve success.

B．You'll never be promoted.

C．Traditional people will accuse (指责) you of the violation of law.

D．You'll have misunderstanding from other people.

1】______the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words【C2】______which we become familiar in ordinary conversation, which, we learn,【C3】______is to say, from the members of our own family and from our friends, and which we should know and use【C4】______we could not road or write. They .【C5】______the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of【C6】______who speak the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people【C7】______and are not the【C8】______of a limited class only.

On the other hand, our language includes a large number of words which are【C9】______seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every【C10】______person, but there is little【C11】______to use them at home. Our first【C12】______with them comes not from our mother's lips or from the talk of our classmates,【C13】______from books that we read, lectures that we hear, or the more formal conversation of【C14】______educated speakers who are discussing some particular topic in an elevated【C15】______. Such words are called "learned", and the difference between them and "popular" words is【C16】______great importance to a right understanding of language. We may【C17】______a girl as "lively" or as "vivacious. "In the first【C18】______, we are using a native English word【C19】______from the familiar noun "life". In the【C20】______, we are using a Latin derivative which has exactly the same meaning.

【C1】

A．bring up

B．make up

C．take up

D．put up

ase some generations ago. This is partly due to very natural objection to the use of the word "law" in two different senses. Human societies have laws. In primitive societies there is no distinction between law and custom. Some things are done, others are not. This is regarded as part of the nature of things, and generally as an unalterable fact. If customs change, the change is too slow to be observed, later on kings could make new laws, but there was no way of getting rid of old ones. The Greek democracies made the great and revolutionary discovery that a community could consciously make new laws and repeal old ones. So for us a human law is something which is valid only over a certain number of people for a certain period of time.

Laws of Nature, however, are not commands but statements of facts. The use of the same word is unfortunate. This would do away with the idea that a law implies' a law-maker. But the difference between the two uses of the word is fundamental. If a piece of matter does not obey a Law of Nature it is not punished. On the contrary, we say that the law has been stated incorrectly. Certainly many of them have. Nevertheless, these inaccurately stated laws are of immense practical and theoretical value.

The main topic of this passage is that ______.

A．the name "A Law of Nature" is not quite adequate

B．Laws of Nature have a lot of practical and theoretical value

C．Laws of Nature do not always accurately state the nature of matters

D．law has two different meanings

what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were "limitless" and "inexhaustible". Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.

Fifty years ago nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a

new idea; timber was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word "conservation" had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today.

For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about repairing the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation should, therefore, be made a part of everyone's daily life. To know about the water table in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic arithmetic formulas. We need to know why all watersheds need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to yield their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big, mature trees, because living space for most of man's fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume above the earth. In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.

According to the author, the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that______.

A．they had no idea about scientific forestry

B．they were not aware of the significance of nature study

C．they had little or no sense of environmental protection

D．they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials