Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

Every night, for about 90 minutes, we drift into a strange, shadowy, magical world of our own creation. Poets, writers, artists and even scientists have found inspiration in their “dreamland”. Dreams are a message from the subconscious, a way of tapping your inner self. Keep a note pad and pen by your bedside, and as soon as you wake, note down whatever snatches of dreams you can recall. Dreams can solve your problems, give you advice, reveal your true feelings, and be a source of inspiration.

What are you aware of right now? Look at a familiar object in the room as if seeing it for the first time — explore it with your eyes. Next, listen intently to any sounds you can hear. What can you smell and taste at this moment? Touch whatever is within reach, run your hand over and around it — how does it feel? During the next few weeks activate all your senses. Visit an art gallery, walk in a pine forest, luxuriate in a second bubble bath, go to a concert, swim, have a massage. Try to experience it all as if it were totally new to you.

If you’re right-handed, develop the skills of your left hand or vice versa — allow it to draw something, switch TV channels or drink a cup of tea. Try this exercise: write a list of ten adjectives which characterize your personality using the hand you usually write with. A few days later, repeat the exercise writing with the other hand. Then compare the two lists. You might be surprised at the secrets of your inner self! For example, on the first list you might have written that you’re “witty”, but the second list might say “suspicious”. Then try a similar exercise, making two lists of “What I would most like to do”.

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Have you ever longed to paint portraits or watercolors, write a novel, draw cartoons, compose a song, design your own clothes, set up a business or landscape your garden? If so, why not start now? Yes, you might discover that your fast efforts are laughable — but try, try again. With a few notable exceptions such as Mozart, most people haven’t developed their creative talents through sheer hard work. Don’t kid yourself that you haven’t any spare time. It’s a question of making time, of seeing your talents as important enough to devote a few hours to each week. Who knows — you might be the next Laura Ashley or Agatha Christie?

Forget about being told off for daydreaming at school. Daydreaming is good for you! Whether it’s a purely fantasy, or a dream about how life might be in the future, only the right-brain has visions of this kind. Creative visualization, vividly imagining whatever you desire as if it has already happened — and really believing in it, is said to be a powerful way of getting what you want. Many top sports people imagine themselves playing and winning — and it seems to work.

Three English dictionaries published recently all lay claim to possessing a “new” feature. The BBC English Dictionary contains background information on 1,000 people and places prominent in the news since 1988; the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary: Encyclopedic Edition is the OALD plus encyclopedic entries; the Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture is the LDOCE plus cultural information.

The key fact is that all three dictionaries can be seen to have a distinctly “cultural” as well as language learning content. That being said, the way in which they approach the cultural element is not identical, making direct comparisons between the three difficult.

While there is some common ground between the encyclopedic/cultural entries for the Oxford and Longman dictionaries, there is a clear difference. Oxford lays claim to being encyclopedic on content whereas Longman distinctly concentrates on the language and culture of the English speaking world. The Oxford dictionary can therefore stand more vigorous scrutiny (审查) for cultural bias than the Longman publication because the latter does not hesitate about viewing the rest of the world from the cultural perspectives of the English-speaking world. The cultural objectives of the BBC dictionary are in turn more distinct still. Based on an analysis of over 70 million words recorded from the BBC World Service and National Public Radio of Washington over a period of four years, their 1,000 brief encyclopedic entries are based on people and places that have featured in the news recently. The intended user they have in mind is a regular listener to the World Service who will have a reasonable standard of English and a developed skill in listening comprehension.

In reality, though, the BBC dictionary will be purchased by a far wider range of language learners, as will the other two dictionaries. We will be faced with a situation where many of the users of these dictionaries will at the very least have distinct socio-cultural perspectives and may have world views which are totally opposed and even hostile to those of the West. Advanced learners from this kind of background will not only evaluate a dictionary on how user-friendly it is but will also have definite views about the scope and appropriateness of the various socio-cultural entries.

73.     What feature sets apart the three dictionaries discussed in the passage from traditional ones?

       A. The combination of two dictionaries into one.

       B. The new approach to defining words.

       C. The inclusion of cultural content.

       D. The increase in the number of entries.

74.     The Longman dictionary is more likely to be criticized for cultural prejudice because _______.

       A. its scope of cultural entries goes beyond the culture of the English-speaking world

       B. it pays little attention to the cultural content of the non-English-speaking countries

       C. it views the world purely from the standpoint of the English-speaking people

       D. it fails to distinguish language from culture in its encyclopedic entries

75.     It is implied in the last paragraph that, in approaching socio-cultural content in a dictionary, social thought should be given to _________.

       A. the language levels of its users

       B. the number of its prospective purchasers

       C. the different tastes of its users

       D. the various cultural backgrounds of its users

Below are same classified ads from an English newspaper.

69.　　 Where will you post a notice if you need someone to look after your children?

　　　 A. PERSONAL.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. HELP WANTED.

　　　 C. DOMMESTIC SERVICE.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ROOMMATES.

70.　　 A second-hand jacket will probably cost you ________.

　　　 A. $60　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. $40　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. $20　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. $10

71.　　 To have your travel notes published, you may contact _________.

　　　 A. Students’ Union　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Gayle Moore

　　　 C. The International Center　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Life-Planning Workshop

72.　　 If you want to have someone wake you up in the morning, you may call _________.

　　　 A. 800-5224 B. 800-5770 C. 800-7839 D. 800-0760

Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails. The fact that emails are automatically recorded—and can come back to haunt (困扰) you—appears to be the key to the finding.

Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, asked 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and confessed to how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 per cent of emails, 21 per cent of instant messages, 27 per cent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 per cent of phone calls.

His results to be presented at the conference on human-computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists. Some expected e-mailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the detachment (非直接接触) of emailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practised at that form of communication.

But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone.

People are also more likely to lie in real time—in an instant message or phone call, say—than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock. He found many lies are spontaneous (脱口而出的) responses to an unexpected demand, such as: “Do you like my dress?”

Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But, given his result, work assessment where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email.

65.     Hancock’s study focuses on ________.

       A. the consequences of lying in various communications media

       B. the success of communications technologies in conveying ideas

       C. people are less likely to lie in instant messages

       D. people’s honesty levels across a range of communications media

66.     Hancock’s research finding surprised those who believed that ________.

       A. people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions

       B. people are more likely to lie in email communication

       C. people are more likely to lie in instant messages

       D. people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations

67.     According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication?

       A. They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.

       B. They believe that honesty is the best policy.

       C. They tend to be relaxed when using those media.

       D. They are most practised at those forms of communication.

68.     It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

       A. honesty should be encouraged in interpersonal communications

       B. more employers will use emails to communicate with their employees

       C. suitable media should be chosen for different communication purposes

       D. email is now the dominant medium of communication within a company

I had the impression that the generation before me had fought very hard for women's rights. I have two younger brothers and we were all raised __50__, so I thought society was set up the same way. __51__, when I moved into the business world later, I learned that things were not __52__ I thought. My first boss said to me at my job interview, "A woman's place is in the house." But he saw that I __53__ good results and even had good things to say about me. So at a meeting a few months later, I said, "Perhaps you've __54__ your opinion about a woman's place," and he said, "No. You are not a woman." That was 25 years ago. Today I don't think anyone would dare say such a thing. But saying and thinking are two different things.

I don't have an ambitious __55__. My parents didn't challenge us. We were very loved and rather free. Growing up with love and freedom implant confidence in oneself but also teaches us to have confidence in others. If I got a bad grade at school, it was my problem. So I learned to __56__ responsibility and consequences at a young age.

When I was 25, I didn't see myself as a CEO at all. But I like challenges and I don’t like to fail. When I do fail, I think it's very important to __57__ what was wrong. People tend to try to forget their failures and want to sweep them under the __58__. I do the __59__: I'm a big believer in doing an autopsy（尸体解剖） on our__60__.

I try to be completely transparent within my company and to create collective energy and enthusiasm. I work in the energy business, so it's appropriate. I don't quite trust places where people are __61__ of one another. I like to have a team with __62__ backgrounds, ages and education… people who think differently, which make opinions __63__. I never put two people on the same task and never encourage in-house battles. It __64__ no purposes.

50.　　 A. separately　　　　　　　　 B. equally C. lovingly D. freely

51.　　 A. Moreover B. Indeed C. Therefore D. However

52.　　 A. that B. how C. what D. which

53.　　 A. produced　　　　　　　　 B. predicted C. proved D. expected

54.　　 A. considered B. changed C. formed D. developed

55.　　 A. nature B. mood C. quality D. policy

56.　　 A. assure B. suppose C. share D. take

57.　　 A. realize B. describe C. analyze D. define

58.　　 A. floor B. carpet C. blanket D. quilt

59.　　 A. same B. original C. best D. opposite

60.　　 A. bodies B. failures C. mistakes D. faults

61.　　 A. neighbors　　　　　　　　 B. enemies C. clones D. relatives

62.　　 A. humble B. similar C. indifferent　　　　　　　 D. various

63.　　 A. rich B. poor C. superior　　　　　　　　　 D. inferior

64.　　 A. conceals B. makes C. serves D. declares

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

BEIJING -- The Chinese government has vowed to reform State-dominated industries and aid them in market entry, a __41__official said Wednesday.

The country will stick to reforming its state-owned enterprises and helping them engage the market, said Wang Yong, director of the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. He made the __42__ while delivering a report on state-owned enterprise reform at the bi-monthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's __43__ legislature（立法机关）.

The country will speed up reforms for the railway, postal and salt industries so that companies in those sectors can give up their roles as supervisors and stakeholders, Wang said. "More__44__ will be made to reform the power, telecommunications, oil and petrochemical industries. Market entry into these sectors will be expanded based on the development of these industries," he said.

The government will push for large state-owned enterprises to go public or list their main businesses if conditions __45__, Wang said. The government will encourage companies that are not fit to be listed to hasten restructuring, as well as introduce corporate governance for companies solely held by the state, he said.

China has tried hard to reform its bulky state-owned enterprises since it __46__ its market economy in the late 1970s. So far, more than 90 percent of state-owned enterprises have become corporations and some of them have been __47__ to become shareholding companies, according to Wang's report. About 72 percent of state-owned enterprises under central administration have become corporations or __48__ firms, up from 30.4 percent in 2003. As of the end of last year, the country had 144,700 state-owned or state-controlled enterprises, excluding financial institutions, with total assets worth 85.37 trillion yuan ($13.55 trillion). In 2011, the enterprises reported revenues of 39.25 trillion yuan, __49__ for 35 percent of total industrial and business revenue.

Wang said a number of problems still need to be addressed in the reform of state-owned enterprises.

The connection between Paul of the New Orleans Hornets and James of the Miami Heat has strengthened during the past seven years, to the point ____ James thinks of Paul as his best friend in the NBA．

       A. which                      B. what                        C. that                          D. where

The Internet is an integral part of the way we work, invest money, stay _____ and have fun.

       A. informed                                                     B. informing                

       C. inform                                                               D. to be informed

I'm afraid that is exactly the problem with your dictation, never_____ sense of what you hear. How can you hold in your memory something you don't understand?

       A. trying to make                                             B. trying making

       C. to try making                                               D. try to make

______ they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes out of fashion, women are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores.

       A. Because                   B. Even if                    C. Once                       D. Although