39 You don’t need to steal from others! I would have given you the money _______ you told me earlier about your financial problem.
(A)if not (B)if only (C) what if (D)as if
12 You could not _____ all of your readings the night before the exam. You had better start to prepare for the test at least a week earlier.
(A)jam (B)squeeze (C)place (D)cram
32 The ________ you work, the _________ you will succeed.
(A) harder, more possible
(B) harder, more possibly
(C) hard, more possibly
(D) hard, possible
Though Dr. Wang has been away from his hometown for over ten years, he can still _____ his old house clearly. (A) nominate (B) visualize (C) prolong (D) sprinkle
38 Even though placing Mozart in a role as healer of mind and body is _______ , many researchers claim Mozart’s
music helps to enhance your brain power.
(A)tremendous (B)controversial (C)supreme (D)feasible
42 All-vegetable diets have received endorsements since antiquity, among sages aware of the improving effects of
all kinds of austerity, and among critics of human arrogance which claims dominion over beasts.
(A)Since ancient times, many intellectuals have always been in favor of all-vegetable diets: sages find evidence to
prove the benefits of simple diets and some even contend that it is foolish to eat meat.
(B)Since ancient times, all-vegetable diets have always been a controversial issue: some scholars argue about the
advantages of being vegetarians whereas others question the idea of curbing one’s appetite for meat.
(C)Since ancient times, the good effects of all-vegetable diets have been recognized by both sages and critics of human
arrogance: the former know the benefits of restraint and the latter, the fallacy of man’s dominion over beasts.
(D)Since ancient times, all-vegetable diets have always been taken seriously by many intellectuals: some point
out the benefits of simple diets and others criticize the killing of animals for their meat.
39. Jack Lang, who is renowned for his protectionist views, despises American
culture as “pure entertainment."
(A) Jack Lang is very protective of American culture, which he regards as
“pure entertainment."
(B) Jack Lang, due to his protectionism, looks down upon American culture as
“pure entertainment."
(C) Jack Lang wants to protect American culture from “pure entertainment."
(D) Jack Lang, despite his protectionist view on American culture, is known
for his distaste toward “pure entertainment."
43It is generally believed that prodigies are half born, half made, and mostly
discovered and given proper upbringing at an early age.
(A)Half of prodigies are children who are born with certain talents and the
other half are made through their upbringing.
(B)Gifted children will eventually turn into prodigies, especially those whose
inborn gifts are discovered at an early age.
(C)Children who are born with certain talents have a good chance to become
prodigies if they are brought up under professional care.
(D) For gifted children to become prodigies, their inborn gifts need to be found
early and be fostered in time.
64 “Short selling is a device whereby the speculator sells stock which he does not own, anticipating that the
price will decline and that he will thereby be enabled to make delivery of the stock sold by purchasing it at a
lesser price.” Based on the above description, if the decline materializes, what is the short seller’s profit?
(A) The difference between the first purchase price and the second lower sales price
(B) The difference between the first purchase price and the second lower purchase price
(C) The difference between the first sales price and the second lower sales price
(D) The difference between the first sales price and the second lower purchase price
1 Delayed by a traffic jam, we were terribly late for a concert and had to wait until the ____________to enter.
(A) intermediate (B) intermission (C) intersection (D) interpretation
29 The mind cannot close old roads, but it can build innovative parallel ones.
(A) Although we cannot get rid of memories of our old routines, we can create new routines to do things. (B) Although we cannot block our minds from old memories, we can create endless new ones. (C) Our minds cannot just reflect what happened in our past; they have to keep creating new future plans. (D) Our minds cannot just rely on our old routines of doing things; they have to keep creating new routines.
21 A_____ person never boasts of his or her strengths; rather, he or she will always seize any possible chances to
learn from others. (A) pessimistic (B) depressed (C) capricious (D) modest
13 There is no shortage of challenging destinations for drivers in China, but Tibet is widely regarded as the____
one.
(A)equivalent (B)fragile (C)synthetic (D)ultimate
41 Locational changes have been made possible by easy access to IT networks, so much so that financial and office
functions no longer require spatial proximity.
(A) Companies and offices do not require a great amount of space simply because of the availability of Internet
connection.
(B) The spread of IT networks has resulted in a change in financial and office functions, as well as in locations.
(C) IT networks that are widespread in the modern world have helped reduce the running cost of businesses.
(D) Locational changes are made possible due to widespread Internet connection; financial and office functions no
longer require physical adjacency.
37 We went to the mall to buy some ______for our new apartment, including a refrigerator, a stove, and a
dishwasher.
(A)facilities (B)utensils (C)appliances (D)supplements
32 The mortgage market has been in the ____________ since the financial crisis crippled the banking industry last
year. (A)excursion (B)celebrity (C)doldrums (D)incidence
10 Mexico's capital is a metropolis with more than 20 million people, the elite _____ are at the center of the business,
political and cultural hub of the nation. (A) of which (B) which (C) where (D) to which