41 Which of the following personality traits would make an American male popular in the past?
(A) Daring.
(B) Caring.
(C) Silly.
(D) Timid.

37 Dolly: I heard that your grandmother passed away last week. I am sorry to hear that. Brian: I am really mad at myself for not having told her that I loved her! There is nothing ever certain! You had better treasure what you have now! Dolly: _____ That is a good lesson to me. (A) Right, never give up easily. (B) Let bygones be bygones. (C) I believe that love conquers all. (D) I’ll bear that in mind.

38 The first paragraph is mainly about _____ . (A) women in modern society (B) how to be a housewife (C) stereotypical expectations of women (D) the war between women and men

40 What does the phrase “sugar and spice and everything nice” imply? (A) Women should be kind. (B) Women should be sexy. (C) Women should work hard. (D) Women should learn to cook.

42 What does “vulnerability” in the last line mean? (A) Violence (B) Inconsistency (C) Weakness (D) Contentment

43 What is this article mainly about? (A) The commercial advantage of eBay. (B) The success of a Chinese business woman. (C) The convenience of PayPal for small businesses. (D) The birth of a new product of eBay.

44 Most of PayPal’s customers are _____. (A) Internet shoppers (B) credit card companies (C) traditional store clerks (D) parent companies of banks

45 How much does Ms. Liu have to pay PayPal for the service? (A)$3,000 in total. (B) 7 % of each transaction. (C) About 3 percent of her total sales. (D) 30 cents for each business deal only.

46 What does “they” in the last paragraph refer to? (A) Credit card companies (B) Small businesses (C) PayPal and eBay (D) Big businessmen

47 What is the main idea of this passage? (A) The phoenix was to the Egyptians what the sun was to the Christians. (B) The phoenix played an important role in Greek mythology. (C) A phoenix was burned to ashes before it was reborn and it symbolized immortality. (D) The account of western civilization would not be complete without mentioning the phoenix.

48 Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “immortal” in paragraph 3? (A) Eternal (B) Fragile (C) Agile (D) Conceited