48. According to the article, happiness is greatly dependent upon.
A) a happy childhood
B) great wealth
C) a feeling that conditions are becoming for the better
D) a college degree
49. Which of the following is most likely to contribute to happiness?
A) Being exceptionally good-looking.
B) Having a loving, affectionate relationship.
C) Having a good paying job.
D) Meeting lots of people.
50. Which of the following attitudes or feelings is most likely to be found in happy people?
A) Having self-esteem.
B) Being sure of keeping everything they already have.
C) Never being jealous.
D) Knowing how to be charming.
Part IIIVocabulary and Structure（每題1分，共15分）
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
51. The audience held its/their breath as the acrobats performed atop（在……上麵） a .
A) semicircleB) twofold
C) unicycleD) tripod(三腳架)
52. Under these circumstances, this seemed a perfectly remark.
A) vulnerableB) sensibleC) fragileD) sensitive
53. Tourists are easy for pickpockets in those scenic spots.
A) criminalsB) nuisancesC) veteransD) victims
54. In the drawer was a selection of kitchen — spoons, knives and whisks.
A) utensilsB) veilsC) websD) saucers
55. If you to the magazine for twelve months ，you will receive a free limited-edition T-shirt.
A) prescribeB) transcribeC) subscribeD) describe
56. It is now generally admitted that there are many established athletes with an excellent .
A) technicsB) technicianC) technologyD) technique
57. If you want to get a job as a fashion buyer, it helps if you .
A) look the partB) look back on
C) look overD) look down on
58. He made a small fortune, on marriage and settling down.
A) inevitableB) intent C) indispensableD) inconceivable
59. The shores of this Mediterranean country were in the glow of the sun.
A) immersedB) indulgedC) subjectedD) bathed
60. The two of them look so much alike that they often sisters.
A) cling toB) gain onC) pass forD) wear away
61. , man could not live at all.
A) Were it not for the sun B) If it was not for the sun
C) Had it not been for the sun D) If it shouldn't be for the sun
62. you cannot meet us as planned， please let us know immediately.
A) As ifB) In order that
C) Such thatD) In the event that
63. They searched for hours, but be found.
A) at nowhere the missing book could
B) nowhere the missing book could
C) nowhere could the missing book
D) at no time could the missing book
64. It doesn't to set out early in such chilly and misty day.
A) make itB) make likeC) make senseD) make way
65. According to the schedule, three-fourths of the dyke（堤、壩） by the end of this year.
A) are to be finishedB) had to be finished
C) has to be finishedD) have to be finished
Part IVCloze（每題0.5分，共10分）
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Reading involves looking at graphic symbols and formulating mentally the sounds and ideas they represent. Concepts of reading have changed (66) over the centuries. During the 1950's and 1960's especially, increased attention has been devoted to (67) the reading process. (68) specialists agree that reading (69) a complex organization of higher mental (70), they disagree (71) the exact nature of the process. Some experts, who regard language primarily as a code using symbols to represent sounds, (72) reading as simply the decoding of symbols into the sounds they stand (73).
These authorities (74) that meaning, being concerned with thinking, must be taught independently of the decoding process. Others maintain that reading is (75) related to thinking, and that a child who pronounces sounds without (76) their meaning is not truly reading. The reader, (77) some, is not just a person with a theoretical ability to read but one who (78) reads.
Many adults, although they have the ability to read, have never read a book in its (79). By some experts they would not be (80) as readers. Clearly, the philosophy, objectives, methods and materials of reading will depend on the definition one use. By the most (81) and satisfactory definition, reading is the ability to (82) the sound-symbols code of the language, to interpret meaning for various (83), at various rates, and at various levels of difficulty, and to do (84) widely and enthusiastically. (85)reading is the interpretation of ideas through the use of symbols representing sounds and ideas.
66. A) substantively B) substantially C) substitutive D) subjectively
67. A) define and describe B) definition and description
C) defining and describing D)have defined and described
68. A) Although B) If C) Unless D) Until
69. A) involves B) involves to C) is involved D) involves of
70. A) opinionsB) effects C) manners D) functions
71. A) of B) about C) for D) into
72. A) view B) look C) reassure D) agree
73. A) by B) to C) off D) for
74. A) content B) contend C) contempt D) contact
75. A) inexplicablyB) inexpressiblyC) inextricably D) inexpediently
76. A) interpreting B) saying C) explaining D) reading
77. A) like B) for example C) according to D)as
78. A) sometimes B) might C) practical D) actually
79. A) entire B) entirety C) entirely D) entity
80. A) classed B) granted C) classified D) graded
81. A) inclusive B) inclinable C) conclusive D) complicated
82. A) break up B) elaborate C) define D) unlock
83. A) purposes B) degrees C) stages D) steps
84. A) such B) so as C) so D) such as
85. A) By the way B) In short
C) So far D) On the other hand
Part VTranslation（每題1分，共5分）
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
86. Whoever goes against the tide of history and the will of people
(注定是要失敗的).
87. (得到這麼一個好機會), how could she let it get away?
88. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case (你弄髒了新地毯).
89. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone
(打擾我) that evening.
90. If this can't be settled reasonably, it may be necessary to
(訴諸武力).
Part VIWriting（共15分）
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic:Is Stress a Bad Thing? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese.
1. 有人害怕壓力
2. 有人認為壓力並非壞事
3. 我的看法
Is Stress a Bad Thing?
In the past few years, quite a number of men and women have chosen to do something less competitive.
In fact, however, stress is not a bad thing that is often supposed to be.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it.