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 best fits the context.

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are 　　50　 .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 　　51　 it. Creativity isn’t always　 52　 with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time　 53　 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.

Making connections This technique involves taking　 54　 ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words　 　55　 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc．Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the　 56　 to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to but a friend an original　 57　 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.

NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t　 58　 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new　 59　 .If your goal is to learn to ski,　 60　 , you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now　 61　 　this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.

Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 　　62　 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the　 63　 in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 　　64　 . The best fishermen think like fish!

50．A．wrong　　　　　　　　　　 　 B．unbelievable　 　　 　C．reasonable　　　　　　 D．realistic

51．A．put up with　　　　　　　　 B．catch up with　　　　 C．make use of　　　　　 D．keep track of

52．A．equipped　　　　　　　　　　 B．compared　　　　　　　 C．covered　　　　　　　　 D．connected

53．A．skillfully　　　　　　　　　　 B．routinely　　　　　　　　 C．vividly　　　　　　　　　 D．deeply

54．A．familiar　　　　　　　　　　　 B．unrelated　　　　　　　 C．creative　　　　　　　　 D．imaginary

55．A．presented　　　　　　　　　 B．marked　　　　　　　　 C．lit　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．associated

56．A．ideas　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．ambitions　　　　　　　 C．achievement　　 　 D．technique

57．A．experience　　　　　　　　　 B．service　　　　　　　　　 C．present　　　　　　　　 D．object

58．A．work　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．last　　　　　　　　　　　 C．exist　　　　　　　　　　 D．change

59．A．possibilities　　　　　　　　 B．limitations　　　　　　　 C．tendency　　　　　　　 D．practice

60．A．in fact　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in particular　　　　　 C．as a whole　　　　　　 D．for example

61．A．devote　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．adapt　　　　　　　　　　 C．lead　　　　　　　　　　　 D．keep

62．A．private　　　　　　　　　　　 B．global　　　　　　　　　　 C．different　　　　　　　　 D．practical

63．A．features　　　　　　　　　　　 B．themes　　　　　　　　　 C．creatures　　　　　　　 D．characters

64．A．positions　　　　　　　　　　 B．dreams　　　　　　　　　 C．images　　　　　　　　　 D．directions

Section B

Directions：Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

　“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.

　“And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in town!”

George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.

Then Richard married a mysterious girls. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast-but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found, he must have drowned.

Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow , old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival (竞争对手)。Perhaps he missed him?

George was very interested in old dictionaries, He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished-the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.

　“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”

65．George and Richard were 　　　at school.

A．roommates　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．good friends 　

C．competitors　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D．booksellers

66．How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

A．He envied Richard’s marriage.

B．He thought of Richard from time to time.

C．He felt lucky with no rival in town.

D．He was guilty of Richard’s death.

67．George got information about Richard from 　　　　　.

A．a dictionary collector in Australia 　

B．the latter’s rivals Dylans

C．a rare first edition of a dictionary 　

D．the wrapping paper of a book

68．What happened to George and Richard in the end?

A．Both George and Richard became millionaires.

B．Both of them realized their original ambitions.

C．George established a successful business white Richard was missing.

D．Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.

40．As a new diplomat, he often thinks of 　　　　he can react more appropriately on such occasions.

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

Section B

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.

　If the package looks pretty, people will buy just about anything. So says an advertising executive in New York, and he has proved his point by selling boxes of rubbish for the price of an expensive bottle of wine.

Justin Gignac,26, has sold almost 900 　　41　 　presented plastic boxes of rubbish from the street of Big Apple at between ＄50 and ＄100 each. Buyers from 19 countries have paid for the souvenirs(纪念品). The idea has been so successful that he is thinking of promoting it around the world.

It all began when Mr. Gignac was at a summer workshop, “We had a discussion about the importance of　 42　 ,”he recalls.” Someone said packaging was unimportant. I disagreed. The only way to prove it was by selling something nobody would ever want.”

He searches the streets of Manhattan and typical　 43　 include broken glass, subway tickets, Starbucks cups and used　 44　 forks. “Special editions” are offered at a high price. He charged ＄100 for rubbish from the opening day of the New York Yankees’ stadium.

Mr. Gignac denies　 45　 his customers for fools: “They know what they’re getting. They appreciate the fact that they’re taking something nobody would want and finding beauty in it.”

Some　 46　 customers include people who used to live in the city and want a down-to-earth souvenir. He claims he has even sold to art collectors.

Realizing that the concept appears to be a real money-maker, Mr. Gignac has　 47　 a company and is employing his girlfriend as vice president. He　 48　 to discuss his profit margins: “It’s actually quite a lot of effort putting them together-but yes, garbage is free.”

Mr. Gignac is considering more varieties of souvenirs. He maintains that he has signed　 49　 with people interested in similar projects from as far as Berlin and London.

39．David threatened　　　 　his neighbour to the police if the damages were not paid.

A．to be reported　　　　　　　　　 　　　 　　　 B．reporting

C．to report　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 　　　 D．having reported

38．Hearing the dog barking fiercely, away _____.

A．fleeing the thief　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B．was fleeing the thief　 　

C．the thief was fleeing　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D．fled the thief

37．It is immediately clear ____ the financial crisis will soon be over.

A．since　　　 　　　　　 B．what　　　　　 　　 C．when　　　　 　　　 D．whether

36．During the period of recent terrorist activities, people _____ not to touch and unattended bag.

A．had always been warned　　　　　　　 　　 B．were always being warned

C．are always warning　　　　　　　　　 　　 D．always warned

35．Bill suggested _____ a meeting on what to do for the Shanghai Expo during the vacation.

A．having held　　 　　 B．to hold　　　　　 　 C．holding　　　　 　　 D．hold

34．Mozart’s birthplace and the house ______ he composed ‘The Magic Flute’ are both museums now.

A．where　　　　 　　 B．when　　　　　 　 C．there　　　　　 　　 D．which

33．With the government’s aid, those _____ by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements.

A．affect　　　　　 　　 B．affecting　　　 　　 C．affected　　　 　　　　　　　 D．were affected

32．You can’t borrow books from the school library ______ you get your student card.

A．before　　　　 　　 B．if　　　　　　 　　 C．while　　　　 　　　　 D．as