Section Ⅰ Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
There is growing interest in East Japan Railway Co. ltd., one of the six companies, created out of the privatized national railway system. In an industry lacking exciting growth__1__, its plan to use real-estate assets in and around train stations__2__is drawing interest.
In a plan called “Station Renaissance” that it__3__in November, JR East said that it would__4__using its commercial spaces for shops and restaurants, extending them to__5__more suitable for the information age. It wants train stations as pick-up__6__for such goods as books, flowers and groceries__7__over the Internet. In a country where city__8__depend heavily on trains__9__commuting, about 16 million people a day go to its train stations anyway, the company __10__. So, picking up commodities at train stations__11__consumers extra travel and missed home deliveries. JR East already has been using its station__12__stores for this purpose, but it plans to create__13__spaces for the delivery of Internet goods.
The company also plans to introduce __14__cards—known in Japan as IC cards because they use integrated circuit for__15__information__16__ train tickets and commuter passes__17__the magnetic ones used today, integrating them into a/an __18__pass. This will save the company money, because__19__for IC cards are much less expensive than magnetic systems. Increased use of IC cards should also__20__the space needed for ticket vending.
1.[A]perspectives [B]outlooks [C]prospects [D]spectacles
2.[A]creatively [B]originally [C]authentically [D]initially
3.[A]displayed [B]demonstrated [C]embarked [D]unveiled
4.[A]go beyond [B]set out [C]come around [D]spread over
5.[A]applications [B]enterprises [C]functions [D]performances
6.[A]districts [B]vicinities [C]resorts [D]locations
7.[A]acquired [B]purchased [C]presided [D]attained
8.[A]lodgers [B]tenants [C]dwellers [D]boarders
9.[A]for [B]in [C]of [D]as
10.[A]figures [B]exhibits [C]convinces [D]speculates
11.[A]deprives [B]retrieves [C]spares [D]exempts
12.[A]conjunction [B]convenience [C]department [D]ornament
13.[A]delegated [B]designated [C]devoted [D]dedicated
14.[A]clever [B]smart [C]ingenious [D]intelligent
15.[A]checking [B]gathering [C]holding [D]accommodating
16.[A]as [B]for [C]with [D]of
17.[A]but for [B]as well as [C]instead of [D]more than
18.[A]unique [B]single [C]unitary [D]only
19.[A]devices [B]instruments [C]readers [D]examiners
20.[A]reduce [B]narrow [C]dwarf [D]shrink
