Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequestedtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.(1)Oncetheworldembracedtheautomobile,thedaysofdependingonhorses,bicycles,ferries,andtrainsquicklyslippedintothepast.Peoplewere_47_withthespeedoftheautomobilebuttheywerealsoenjoyingthepersonalfreedomthattheautomobilegavethem.Owningacargavepeoplethefreedomtogoanyplacearoad_48_.Thisallowedpeopletoandattheirown_49_.Thisindependencegavethecarapopularedgeoverbusesandtrains.Thepopularityoftheautomobilemadeitthe_50_ofthetransportationsystem.Theautomobilechangedourliveswhenitcreatedagiantindustrythatofferedmoreandmorejobs.Theautomobilemadeitpossibleforpeopletoliveinareas_51_fromtheirworkplace.Thiscausedcitiestogrowandmadesuburbanlivingmoreconvenient.Ofcourse,withmoreplacestogo,more_52_roadshadtobebuilt.Theautomobilecauseda_53_effect.Jobsincreased,industriesgrew,newindustriesdeveloped,andcitiesappeared.Todaytheautomobileindustrycontinuestooffermany_54_.Jobsareplentifulinthisindustryandimprovementscontinuetobemadetotheautomobilewithnewtechnologies.Wehavecomealongwayfromthatfirst_55_carriagebecauseofthecooperativeeffortsofmanypeopleinthelastcentury.Itwillbeinterestingtoseewhatthefutureholdsfortheautomobile.Wehavealreadyseensignsoftheuseofsolarenergyinthisarea.Aslongasmanhasabrain,thefutureoftheautomobileis_56_.A)backboneF)enjoyedK)definiteB)infiniteG)horselessL)developedC)furtherH)developingM)fartherD)backgroundI)opportunitiesN)impressedE)ledJ)snowballO)pace(2)Acollegeeducationisaninvestmentinthefuture.Butitcanbea47one.TheCollegeBoard48thatthecostsatafour-yearpubliccollegeintheUnitedStatesincreased10%thispastschoolyear.Thatwaslessthanthe13%increasetheyearbefore,butstillmuchhigherthantheinflation49Publiccollegesanduniversitiesstillcostalotlessthanprivateones.Financialaidoftenhelps.Butfinancialexperts50parentstostartcollegesavingsplanswhentheirchildisStillveryyoung.AllfiftystatesandtheDistrictofColumbia51whatarecalled5-29plans.Theseplansarenamedafterthepartofthefederaltaxlawthatcreatedthemin1996.Statesuseprivateinvestmentcompaniestooperatethe52oftheprograms.Everystatehasitsownrules535-29plans.Someoftheplansare54ofstatetaxes.Andallarenotrequiredtopayfederaltaxes.However,thegovernmentcouldstarttotaxwithdrawalsin2011ifCongressdoesnotchangethelaw.5-29plansincludeinvestmentaccountsthatincreaseordecreaseinvaluewiththeinvestmentstheycontain.Familiesmustdecidehow55theywanttoputmoneyintostocks,orotherinvestments.Anotherkindof5-29planletsparentsbegintopayfortheirchildL_5s6eduacnadtibonnghbefDretheiradchildstartscollege.Thiskindofsavingsprogramiscalledaprepaidtuitionplan.Themoneygoesintoanaccounttopayforaneducationatapubliccollegeoruniversityinthefamilyshomestate.A) aggressivelyB) estimatesC) offerD) automaticallyE) rateF)consumesG) costlyH) declineI) adviseJ) capableK)freeL) majorityM)advanceN)governingO)generalA)meansF)associatesK)optimisticallyB)alternativeC)attachesG) majorawfulidentifiedM)interferesD)crisisI)relativelyN)distributedE)casesJ)findingsO)affected(3)ThereisprogresstowardapossibletreatmentforlungdiseasessuchasSARS(severeacuterespiratorysyndrome).ResearchershavelearnedmoreabouthowtheSARSvirusworks:it47withasysteminthebodythatusesenzymes(酶)tocontrolbloodpressureandfluidbalance.Scientistssaythevirus48toanenzymeknownasACE-two.Thevirusblockstheenzyme,permittingfluidtoenterthelungs.AteamfromEuropeandAsiareportedthe49inNatureMedicine.DoctorJosefPenningeroftheInstituteofMolecularBiotechnologyintheAustrianAcademyofScienceswasthe50writerofthereport.Thediscoverycouldleadtoanew51oftreatingnotjustSARSbutalsootherdiseasesthatcancauselungfailure.Theseincludeavianflu(禽流感)andinfluenzainhumans.Thefirst52ofSARSwerediscoveredinGuangdongprovince,insouthernChina,inNovemberof2002.SARSwasnot53asaworldwidethreatuntilMarchof2003.Thediseasespreadto26countries,mostofthemintheAsia-Pacificarea.Anestimated8,000peoplehadSARS.Morethan770ofthemdied,orabout10%,a54highrate.TheWorldHealthOrganizationwarnedpeoplenottotravelto55areas.The56hurtinternationaltravelandbusiness.TheWHOsaysthediseasestoppedspreadingbyJulyof2003.AsaresultofSARS,thehealthagencygotnewpowerstoactbeforeagovernmentofficiallyannouncesacrisis.soilandcanmakeittoohardforgrowing.A(n)A) feedpriorityF) defineadequateD) transplanteffectivelimitedtransformdiscouragingJ)qualityM)prejudiceN)hazardO)recoveredTocallsomethingmarginal”meansitisnotverygood.Farmershavetheirownwayto47marginalland:Itisthelasttobeplantedundergoodconditions,andhasthe48tobeavoidedunderpoorconditions.50 Low49soilisnottheon