passage two
questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage
26. the word "portend" (line 2, para. 1) is closest in meaning to " ".
a) defy b) signalc) suffer from d) result from
27. it is said in the passage that when the economy slides, .
a) men would choose working women as their marriage partners
b) more women would get married to seek financial security
c) even working women would worry about their marriages
d) more people would prefer to remain single for the time being
28. if women find fulfillment through work outside the home,.
a) they are more likely to dominate their marriage partners
b) their husbands are expected to do more housework
c) their marriage ties be can strengthened
d) they tend to put their career before marriage
29. one reason why women with no career may seek a divorce is that.
a) they feel that they have been robbed of their freedom
b) they are afraid of being bossed around by their husbands
c) they feel that their partners fail to live up to their expectations
d) they tend to suspect their husbands' loyalty to their marriage
30. which of the following statements can best summarize the author's view in the passage?
a) the stability of marriage and the divorce rate may reflect the economic situation of the country.
b) even when economically independent, most women have to struggle for real equality in marriage.
c) in order to secure their marriage women should work outside the home and remain independent.
d) the impact of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case to case.
passage three
questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
31. the traditional view of "human nature" was strongly challenged by .
a) the emergence of the evolutionary theory32. according to the passage, anthropologists believe that human beings _ .
a) have some traits in common b) are born with diverse cultures
c) are born without a fixed natured) change their characters as they grow up
33. the author mentioned aristotle, a great ancient thinker, in order to .
a) emphasize that he contributed a lot to defining the concept of "human nature”
b) show that the concept of "human nature" was used to justify social evils
c) prove that he had a profound influence on the concept of "human nature"
d) support the idea that some human traits are acquired
34. the word "untenable" (line 3) in the last paragraph of the passage most probably means .
a) invaluableb) imaginable c) changeable d) indefensible
35. most philosophers believed that human nature
a) is the quality distinguishing man from other animals
b) consists of competitiveness and selfishness
c) is something partly innate and partly acquired
d) consists of rationality and undesirable behavior
section c
questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
36. according to richard satava, the application of virtual reality to medicine .
a) will enable surgeons to be physically present on every battlefield
b) can raise the spirits of soldiers wounded on the battlefield
c) will greatly improve medical conditions on the battlefield
d) can shorten the time for operations on soldiers wounded on the battlefield
37. richard satava has visions of
a) using a remote-control technique to treat wounded soldiers fighting overseas
b) wounded soldiers being saved by doctors wearing virtual reality helmets on the battlefield
c) wounded soldiers being operated on by specially trained surgeons
d) setting up mobile surgical units overseas
38. how is virtual reality surgery performed?
a) it is performed by a computer-designed high precision device.
b) surgeons wear virtual reality helmets to receive feedback provided by a computer.
c) surgeons move robotic instruments by means of a computer linked to them.
d) a 3-d image records the movements of the surgeons during the operation.
39. during virtual reality operations the surgeon can have a better view of the cuts in the body because .
a) he is looking at the cuts on a computer screen
b) the cuts can be examined from different angles
c) the cuts have been highly magnified
d) he is wearing 3-d glasses
40. virtual reality operations are an improvement on conventional surgery in that they .
a) cause less pain to the wounded
b) allow the patient to recover more quickly
c) will make human surgeons' work less tedious
d) are done by robot surgeons with greater precision
part iii vocabulary (20 minutes)
41. a) probable b) sustainablec) feasible d) eligible
42. a) facets b) formats c) formulas d) fashions
43. a) permeate b) extract c) distinguish d) concentrate
44. a) obedient b) overwhelming c) skeptical d) subsidiary
45. a) effect b) affect c) conceive d) endeavour
46. a) remedy b) reproach c) reproach d) revenge
47. a) exclusive b) explicit c) objective d) obscure
48. a) baffled b) mingled c) provoked d) diverted
49. a) ejected b) escaped c) erased d) omitted
50. a) incidence b) impetus c) rupture d) emergence
51. a) in search of b) in pursuit of c) in view of d) in light of
52. a) credit b) assure c) certify d) access
53. a) impairing b) imposing c) invading d) integrating
54. a) sparkled b) twinkled c) radiated d) glittered
55. a) overtakes b) nourishes c) surpasses d) enforces
56. a) transit b) transactions c) turnover d) tempos
57. a) segregate b) whirl c) compromise d) mediate
58. a) trenches b) utilities c)pavements d) junctions
59. a) collision b) collaboration c) corrosion d) confrontation
60. a) successive b) consecutive c)eternal d) insistent
61. a)exquisite b) extravagant c) exotic d) eccentric
62. a) haul b) repel c) dispose d) snatch
63. a) enhance b) curb c) disrupt d) heighten
64.a)paradoxes b) paradises c) galaxies d) shuttles
65.a)portray b) ascribe c) impart d)acknowledge
66. a)alerts b) refreshes c) pleads d)diverts
67.a)monitor b) manifest c) articulate d)anticipate
68. a) responses b) signals c)symptoms d)reflections
69. a)accord b) unify c) obey d) comply
70. a) alter b) alternate c) substitute d) exchange