46. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. from 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

45. Next week we are flying to China and going to Loulan, ______ is known ______ China’s Pompeii in the desert.

　　　 A. which; as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which; for　　　　　　　　　　　 C. it; as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. it; to

SECTION　 B

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context. ( 12 points)

The development of Chinese characters

Writing is an important part of language. The way a written language developed can tell us just as much about a culture as the history of a spoken language. Many Chinese characters tell very interesting stories.

The Chinese language differs　 46　 many western languages in 　47 　it uses characters which have meanings and can stand alone as words. Chinese people invented numerous　 48 　to represent ideas, objects or actions. Chinese characters are often formed by 　49 　　different characters. The history of Chinese words can be seen by looking at how their characters developed.

There is a legend that 　50　 that a man named Cang Jie invented Chinese writing thousands of years ago by seeing the footprints 　51　 by birds and animals in the snow while he was hunting one winter day. An idea came to his mind that different shapes or pictures　 52 　　be used to represent different objects, which were just the first Chinese characters. The first real Chinese characters, either simplified or made more 　53　 　over time, were pictographs at first. However, they have developed from drawings into standard forms. 　54　 　is known to all is that not all characters are used to describe objects only. 　55　 , some of them are used to express ideas or actions by combining two elements together, for example, “rest” “prisoner” and so on..

{007}People developed picotphonetic characters by combining two parts of a character, one indicating meaning and 　56 　showing sound. In the 1950’s, simplified Chinese characters were introduced by the Chinese government, now 　57　 　used in mainland China.

44. Life on the island has changed______ because of the growing number of tourists who visit it each year.

　　　　 A. in time　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. at one time　　　　　　　　　　 C. in future　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. over time

43. Who will ______ the company when the manager retires next month has not been decided.

　　　　 A. take over of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. be in charge of

　　　　 C. be taken control of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. take place of

42. The river _______ the city is heavily polluted. We must prevent people pouring waste into it.

　　　　 A. that runs through　　　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. runs across

　 　 C. runs through　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that running through

41. {007} Harvard University was _______ in 1636 and named ______ John Harvard, who left his library to the school after his death.

　　　　 A. found; after　　　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. founded; to　　　　　　　　　　

C. discovered; after　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. founded; after

40. This is a ______ problem, which can be seen from her ______ look.

　 　 A. confusing, confusing　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. confused, confusing　　

C. confused, confused 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. confusing, confused

39. I’d like to do something for you ______ everything you have done foe me.

　　　　 A. in addition to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in return of　　　　　　　　　　 C. in terms of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in return for

38. Nothing _______ after the terrible fire which had been caused by someone smoking in bed.

　　　　 A. continued　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. remained　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. left

37. I felt quite ______ when I made my first speech in front of so many people.

A. unpleasant　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stressed　　 　　　　　　　 C. deserted　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. panicking.