单选题 In order to work here the foreigner needs a work permit, which must be applied (31) by his prospective employer. The problem here is that the Department of the Employment has the right to (32) or refuse these permits, and there is little that can be (33) about it.
It would be extremely unwise (34) a foreign visitor to work without a permit, since anyone doing so is (35) to immediate deportation. There are some (36) to this rule, moot notably people from the Common Market countries, who are (37) to work without permits, and who are often given (38) residence permits of up to five years. Some (39) people, such as doctors, foreign journalists, (40) and others, can work without permits.
The problem with the Act is not just that some of its rules are unfair but (41) it is administered, and the people who administer it.
An immigrations official has the power to stop a visitor (42) these shores coming into the country. If this happens the visitor has the (43) to appeal (44) the immigration appeal tribunal. While the appeals are being considered, the visitor has no (45) but to wait sometimes for quite a long time.
Critics of the law say that immigration officials treat the (46) visitors badly, and appear to accept or reject them for no (47) reason. Which side of the political (48) you are on, there seems to be an urgent need for a good look at the (49) , for it (50) frequent argument, and in the eyes of many real injustice.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】apply for 为固定搭配，意思为“申请”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据上下文，由or refuse和后面的permits 决定用grant；allow 允许；admit 承认；present 引见，赠送； grant (尤其正式地或法律上)准予，相当于agree to give what is asked for
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】该题考点是little/nothing can be done about it.是固定搭配，意思为“在这件事上没什么办法。”
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据上下文for引出不定式的逻辑主语。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】该题考的是同义词辨析。四个选项都有“可能”的意思，但是liable 指产生对主语不利的后果，因此常用于警告口吻；apt常用于口语，表示的倾向好坏均有；prone 常指某人倾向于某种弱点，错误或者不好的行为；inclined 经常表示由性情、性格使然的倾向行为。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】词义辨析题。exception 例外；exemption 豁免；excerption 选录；exposition 说明；exception +to；exemption +from
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】该题是词义辨析题。be entitled to do sth. 有权利做……事情：qualify后面常常接介词for；certify后面可以跟that 或者certify sb./sth．as sth．证明、证实：prescribe 指示、规定，后面跟that 或者wh-从句。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据上下文，后面的up to five years 最多五年可以判断B为正确答案；temporary 临时性的；current 现在的、当前的；conditional 有条件的；transient 转瞬即逝的
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】some other people 其他一些人；more，fewer 都不切题；others 本身就是不定代词，后面不能跟名词。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据上下文可以判断B为正确答案，上文中doctors，journalists 均为专业人士，此处只有authors 在范围上与之同类。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】该题是考查语法。The way it is administered=how it is administered.此处意思为管理的方式，(如何进行管理)和后面的who administer(谁来进行管理)相呼应。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】此题考的是同义词辨析... off these shores 不得靠岸，此句意思为：移民官员有权阻止访问者靠岸进入该国。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此题考的是单词词义辨析。right 权利；honor 荣誉；force 力量、武力；authority 权威；have the right to do sth．有权利做某事。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】appeal to 上诉、招……喜欢，是固定搭配。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】have no choice but to do 没有选择只得……
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】该题是词义辨析题。confused 困惑不解的；awed 敬畏的；stunned 震惊的；amazed 惊奇的。根据上下文内容A为正确答案。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据上下文内容，此处意思为“没有明显的原因”，plausible 似是而非的
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】on the fence 固定搭配，意思为“抱骑墙态度”，本处意思为“在政治上无论你站在哪一边……”
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此题考查对上下文理解，该处作者想表达的是有必要看一下这项act (法案)，上文提起过的。constitution 宪法，其他选项意思都不符合。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】cause 引起。bring about 才可以表示“引起”；render 赋予；contradict 与……矛盾