. The         breakdown of the machine brought the work into a mess.

III. Reading Comprehension：31%
Section A
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 the word or phrase that fits the context.
Good news! Tiny robots designed by University of Nebraska researchers may   50     doctors on Earth to help perform surgery on patients in space.
The tiny, wheeled robots, which are about 3 inches tall and as wide a lipstick case, can be slipped into small incisions ( 切口 ) and computer-controlled by surgeons in different   51   . Some robots are equipped with    52    and lights and can send images back to surgeons and others have surgical tools attached that can be controlled    53   .
“ We think this is going to    54    open surgery.” Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov said at a news conference. Oleynikov is a    55    in computer-assisted surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
Officials hope that NASA will teach    56    to use the robots soon enough    57   
surgeries could one day be performed in space.
The camera-carrying robots can provide    58    of affected areas and the ones with surgical tools will be able to operate inside the body in ways surgeons’ hands can’t. The views from the camera-carrying robots are    59    than the naked eye, because they    60    back color images that are magnified. Because several robots can be inserted through one incision, they could reduce the amount and    61   of cuts needed for surgery, which would decrease recovery time. This is particularly    62    to those patients who have been weakened by long illness.
Eventually, Oleynikov said, “ The tiny robots may enable surgeons to work without ever __63__their hands in patients’ bodies. That is the    64   . It is getting easier and easier. We can do even more with these devices.”
50.  A. use                         B. pay                          C. allow                       D. force
51.  A. locations                 B. directions                 C. fields                       D. ways
52.  A. operators          B. monitors           C. cameras              D. flashes
53.  A. automatically       B. remotely           C. manually              D. widely
54.  A. perform          B. undergo            C. follow               D. replace
55.  A. reporter           B. specialist            C. designer              D. director
56.  A. astronauts         B. nurse               C. teachers              D. trainers
57.  A. in order to        B. so that              C. thus               D. in case
58.  A. answers          B. services              C. views               D. insights
59.  A. weaker           B. stronger                    C. poorer               D. better
60.  A. send             B. produce                    C. change                     D. create
61.  A. measure           B. size                 C. power              D. pressure
62.  A. relevant           B. true                C. helpful             D. interesting
63.  A. touching          B. pressing             C. holding            D. placing
64.  A. ambition         B. goal                C. achievement         D. victory

Of course, all students want to increase their knowledge, but I believe that most students today want that knowledge to be _______ to their future career.

A．relevant          B．opposite          C．abundant          D．elegant

---You’re writing an essay now , right?

  ---Yes. I’m busy collecting material ____ to the topic .

A. relevant  B. similar  C. devoted   D. addicted

Magaret was so ________ to hear any news of  her lost son that she was almost driven mad.