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This is a purely _______ problem, not a political one.

additional
advantage
announce
academic

The _______ TOEFL score for entering this program is 600.

less
sandy
stain
minimum

The best example of a paradox is the proverb “More _______, less speed”.

haste
range
possession
purse

This company provides a very good _______ service for its products.

maintenance
merit
philosophy
pigeon

There is more _______ in meat than in vegetables.

dam
protein
cash
bloody

Do not _______ in the exam. This will do you no good.

coin
disaster
cheat
resort

Because of the boring _______, we need to take a vacation every year.

routine
surgery
rifle
sake

We need to _______ the purpose of the experiment again.

clarify
cheek
claim
clap

I _______ great success for my study in this university.

disgust
proceed
pioneer
anticipate

10.

From the _______ from this examination, we know it is too easy for the students.

feedback
frost
outline
overlook

11.

He drove very fast to _______ that red car.

scatter
overtake
site
sponsor

12.

This is a box with a ______ lid, so I can see what’s in there clearly.

whistle
vigorous
robot
transparent

13.

Professor Smith _______ the most important part in his paper.

omitted
disputed
designed
chased

14.

This knife is made of steel _______ and it can be used for a long time.

mixed
alloy
champion
grasp

15.

The theory of _______ was developed by Darwin and is now understood by nearly everybody in the world.

determination
distribution
discipline
evolution

16.

Mr. Green has recently been _______ to director of the president’s office.

pushed
purchased
promoted
promised

17.

We don’t think that his _______ ability has been well developed.

possible
potential
underneath
vital

18.

Our _______ talks promise a good future for our cooperation.

interior
insurance
initial
invisible

19.

The _______ can help people to see very small objects.

metropolitan
microphone
microscope
microwave

20.

Physically we feel comfortable. But _______, we suffer a lot.

psychologically
moderately
naturally
precisely

Banked Cloze

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Write the correct LETTER (填写单词的字母序号) for each blank. You may NOT use any of the words in the bank more than once.

as well? The transparent TV may just be the answer to your wishes. It’s a new product design that does just what it sounds like — makes your TV screen

so that when it’s turned off, you can see straight through it. While this one is more about form than its

and thus can connect to your computer, iPod, or phone to play music or videos. It’s a space saver and conversation piece all at once.

New tools make locking and unlocking your doors as easy as pushing a button on your smartphone. Devices like Lockitron, Kevo, and August are useful not only for those who have a

access to someone to enter their home remotely. Using a connected app, you can give a friend permission to unlock your door for a specified period of time, a good solution for those who may have guests stopping

Would you use any of these futuristic home technologies? If you can’t get enough, check out even more gadgets from your future home. You might be using some of them inside your own house sooner than you think.

Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are two passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice.

Passage One

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.

How do you feel about job interviews? I'm never ready for them no matter how I prepare. In my attempts to impress my prospective employers I end up talking too much and losing my train of thought. Sometimes they ask difficult questions like: "Where do you see yourself in five years?" These days everything happens so fast that I can hardly think where I'll be even two years from now! But I can count myself lucky. One man in Cardiff had to dance during his interview for a job as a shop assistant at an electronics superstore. He felt embarrassed, complained, and the story ended up in the newspapers. The company apologized and invited him to do a new interview. He declined.

Experts say that companies receive too many CVs nowadays and that their interview panels have too many candidates to talk to. So some are trying unorthodox ways to see who stands out. Some interviewers might unsettle you by criticizing your CV. Simon Mitchell, of leadership consultants DDI, says: "The interviewer will put you under pressure to see how you react. Once you see that it is what they are driving at, try to keep calm."

So: control your nerves, research the company you want to work for, think about specific examples of things you've achieved in previous organizations and be prepared to say something intelligent when confronted with the question: "What's your biggest fault?" My friend Jamal came up with a great answer which he said worked for him: "I tend to be a workaholic." My grandmother has some advice too. She says: "Tell them you are too giving and offer them some sweets from your bag. This will ensure you leave a lasting impression. They will think you're sweet and you'll get the job!"

How should you react when interviewers unsettle you, according to Simon Mitchell?

Which answer might be intelligent when you are asked the question "What's your biggest fault?" in a job interview?

Passage Two

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

A recent advertisement for AT&T’s Digital Life home automation service features two teenagers meeting their parents at a lake cabin for the weekend after stopping by the family home. “Did you leave the house in good shape?” the father asks, checking his phone only to discover that the children left the faucet running, the television blasting, every light in the house on, and the door unlocked.

In theory, the advertisement is demonstrating the value of smart home technology. But in reality, the advertisement plays into one of our greatest insecurities: That we are somehow too immature, and unworthy of home ownership. AT&T suggests that without this ultimate remote control tool, our houses are vulnerable to all manner of flooding and theft.

The words “home automation” stir images of stainless steel, voice-activated systems, the staples of so many sci-fi movies. We imagine holographic touch screen panels and showerheads that power on automatically three minutes after our last alarm goes off. We dream of the technology in Spike Jonze’s Her — an artificial intelligence system that is not only designed to coax us out of bed in time for morning meetings, but that also seems to know our personalities and our routines as intimately as we know them ourselves. This kind of life seems perfect, right?

But a study on life in smart homes by a professor at Manchester Metropolitan University in England concluded that home automation is more than just a source of anxiety; despite everything this technology aspires to, smart homes may also be a major inconvenience. Study participants were frustrated by having to flip through tablet menus in order to turn a single light on or off. Participants were also annoyed that automated washing machines were harder to operate, and that the smart home technology was not easily overridden.

The term Smart Home or Home Automation is perhaps a misnomer: The technology is still very much do-it-yourself. And to make things worse still, a recent study finds that many popular smart home devices are vulnerable to hackers. Which is to say, you can never really know who else is monitoring your lights or turning on your faucets.

What does the advertisement of AT&T intend to communicate to its potential clients?

What is not the reason for the author to think Smart Home is perhaps a misnomer?

In the professor’s study, what feeling did life in Smart Home seem unlikely to stoke in people?

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.