Directions: There are 10 sentences in this part. For each sentence there is one error among the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that indicates the error. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

41) The treaty, which the OECD hopes to be drafted by the end of the year, would need to be

A B

backed by new laws in each member country, criminalizing bribery abroad.

C D

42) Without the fundamental discoveries and understanding provided by science,

A

technology would be a hit-or-miss affair, lacking direction and making a little progress.

B C D

43) 58 percent of people were asked thought that the advertising of tobacco and alcohol

A B C

should be banned.

D

44) While the general public tend to agree that animals should be treated well, most people

A B

are unlikely to give up eating meat or wear clothes made of leather and wool.

C D

45) Having been practiced for so long, the New York baseball team stands a chance of

A B C D

winning the World Series this year.

46) The action of market forces means that the price of something goes up if the demand

A B C

for it rises and the supply available remain constant.

D

47) Faced with the possibility of a water shortage during the summer months, Beijing has

A B

asked their citizens to limit their use of water.

C D

48) The new form of lively, interactive software is that could finally turn the computer

A B

into the high-tech-learning tool as it was always expected to be.

C D

49) With cars, many people are now able to enjoy their leisure time to the full by making a

A B

trip to the countryside or seaside at weekends instead of confined to their immediate

C D

neighborhood.

50) The size and visibility of a big company usually assures unwanting attention, and

A B

labor activists pile on, in part, to help boost union membership by taking on a giant.

C D

III. 完形填空 (Cloze) 15%

Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) below 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.

One crossing of the Atlantic is very much like another; and people who cross it frequently do not make the voyage for the 51 of its interest. Most of us are quite happy when we feel tired enough to go to bed and pleased when the journey 52 . On the first night this time I felt especially lazy and went to bed 53 earlier than usual. When I arrived in my cabin, I was surprised 54 that I was to have a companion during my trip. I expected 55 but there was a suitcase 56 mine in the opposite corner. I wondered who he could be and what he would be like. Soon afterwards he came in. He was the sort of man you might meet ___57_ , except that he was wearing 58 good clothes that I made up my mind that we would not get on well together 59 and did not say a single word to him.