56．A．confess　　　　　　　 B．approve　　　　　　　 C．achieve 　　　　　　　 D．consider

55．A．representatives　　 B．symbols 　　　　　　 C．protesters　　　　　　 D．reminders

54．A．share with　　　　　 B．offer to　　　　　　　 C．pay for 　　　　　　　 D．take up

53．A．detect 　　　　　　　　 B．describe 　　　　　　 C．compose　　　　　　 D．interpret

52．A．passed　　　　　　　　 B．being passed 　　　 C．to pass 　　　　　　　 D．to be passed

51．A．situations 　　　　　 B．consequences 　　 C．occasions 　　　　　 D．cases

50．A．affecting 　　　　　　 B．effecting 　　　　　　 C．destroying　　　　　 D．realizing

40．Botanists are not sure where the first plant was grown or even ________．

　　　 A．what plant was　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．it was what plant　

　　　 C．what plant was it　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．what plant it was

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．

A．estimate　　　　　　　　　　 B．penalize　　　　　　　 C．driving　　　　　　　　 D．account

E．covering　　　　　　　　　　 F．pocket　　　　　　　　 G．perfectly　　　　　　 H．essential

I．belongings　　　　　　　　　 J．reviewed

There are two principal household insurance policies---building insurance and contents．Neither is strictly compulsory but both are more or less ___41___．

　　 Building insurance protects the bricks and mortar of your home and any fitted fixtures within, such as bathroom fittings and built-in cupboards．If the property is damaged by flood, fire or various other perils, the policy pays for repairs．

When you arrange building insurance you need to decide on a “sum assured”．This is the amount the insurance company would pay out if your home were destroyed．It should be the best ___42___ of the rebuilding costs and not the market value of the property．You can find out the correct sum assured from the survey when you bought your house．But make sure it is ___43____ regularly to take into ___44____ rising prices．

　 Most mortgage lenders make buildings insurance a condition for the loan．They will also try to sell you their own policy--- and ____45____ you if you buy cover elsewhere．

　　 Lenders are ___46____ within their rights to charge an “administration fee” (usually ￡25) if borrowers make their own arrangements．

　　 Building insurance is a competitive market and the competition is ___47____ prices down．There are hundreds of product providers to choose from．Banks, building societies, insurance companies that sell direct are all keen to ___48____ your premiums(保险费)．

With home contents insurance, you also need to decide on a sum assured．You should make a list of all your belongings and the cost of their replacements．

But remember that if you underestimate to keep the premium down, you may find that you have much great difficulty___49____ your loss．

III．Reading Comprehension　　　

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．

In the United Kingdom the institution responsible for making laws, discussing major issues ___50____ the country and raising taxes is called Parliament．The three parts of Parliament, the sovereign (= the king or queen), the House of Lords and the House of commons, meet together only on special ___51____．Although the agreement of all three is required for laws ___52____, that of the king or queen is now given without question．

Parliament comes from “parley”, a discussion．The word was first used in the 13th century to __53__ meetings between Henry III and his noblemen in the Great Council． At that time, the king used his and his noblemen’s money to ___54___ government and war．Several kings found that they did not have enough money, and so they called together ___55___ from the counties and towns of England to ask them to ___56___ increased taxes．Over time, the Great Council became the House of Lords, and the people from the counties and towns became the House of Commons．___57___, the king needed only the support of his councilors to pass a law, but by the end of the 15th century members of the House of Commons were taking part in the ___58___ process．．

Control of the money supply by the House of Lords and the House of Commons make it difficult for the sovereign to ___59____ Parliament’s wishes．Ministers were appointed by the sovereign but they needed support in the House of Commons to be able to pass laws and raise taxes．The ___60___ of political parties during the 18th century gave them the ___61___ to obtain that support．The involvement of the sovereign in policy-making and administration was gradually ___62___, leaving government in the hands of a cabinet, presided over (= be in the charge of) by a prime minister．___63___ the 19th century, the Government has been the party with the most members in the House of Commons, and the ___64___ of that party has been the Prime Minister．

39．A theme park featuring Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales will be built and open to public in Shanghai during the World Expo, which is ________ on May 1 next year in the city．

　　　 A．scheduling to start　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．scheduled to start

　　　 C．starting 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to being started

38．______, we still can’t decide whether to buy it now．

　　　 A．Low-priced as the air conditioner is　　　

　　　 B．As the air conditioner is low-priced

　　　 C．The air conditioner is low-priced　　　　　

　　　 D．As low-priced as the air conditioner is