Part III Cloze (10 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D) beneath the passage. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center.
Japan is a small country with few natural resources. 61 this, Japanese productivity, the rate at which goods are produced, 62 more than eleven times in the past thirty years . Many people in the West wonder how the Japanese do it. The key 63 Japan’s success can be discovered by looking at some basic differences between Japanese and Western attitudes towards works.
People in the west generally view work 64 a necessary evil— one must give up part of one’s freedom to earn the money needed to live. To the Japanese, however, work is the central interest of one’s life; it’s 65 that a Japanese establishes his identity.
A Japanese business firm is like a family, When an employee joins a company, he expects to work for that company for the rest of his working life; 66 is anyone dismissed. Promotion is based on the seniority system, the length of employment 67 one’rank in the company, Those at the bottom do not 68 chances for promotion because those at the top retire at a certain age 69 others may have their turn. In addition, the difference between the lowest and the highest salaries is much less than 70 in the West.
61. A) Because ofB) As forC) AlthoughD) Despite
62. A) have increased B) has increasedC) are increasingD) is increasing
63. A) toB) ofC) forD) in
64. A) likeB) forC) aboutD) as
65.A) thisB) thatC) hereD) where
66. A) barelyB) rarelyC) occasionally D) frequently
67. A) determines B) has determinedC) determiningD) to determine
68. A) care about B) care forC) worry aboutD) concern with
69. A) in thatB) such thatC) for thatD) so that
70. A) thatB) thoseC) oneD) ones
Part IV Translation (15 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: Put the following sentences into English.
71. 他通常在开车上班时顺路把孩子们接送到学校。
72. 如果没有了电，我们的世界就会和现在的完全不同。
73. 温度如此之高，消防队员不得不离开那座着火的房子。
74. 当你在嬉戏玩乐时，时光就从你身边悄悄溜走。
75. 我们被告知，在任何情况下我们都不能用办公室的电话谈私事。
Part V Writing (30 minutes, 20 points)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition based on the topic Health or Wealth. You are given the first sentence of each paragraph and are required to develop its idea in completing the paragraph. You should write at least 100 words, not including the words given. You should write this composition on the Answer Sheet.
Health or Wealth?
I prefer health to wealth if I have to choose between them.
Wealth cannot be acquired without health.
Even if one is born into a rich family, wealth alone cannot bring him happiness.
