Of all things in the world, I most dislike filling up forms. In fact, I
have a {{U}}(51) {{/U}} horror of it. Applying for a living license,
{{U}}(52) {{/U}} for an evening course, booking a holiday
abroad—everything nowadays seem to involve {{U}}(53) {{/U}} information
about one's personal life and habits that has little or nothing to do with the
matter {{U}}(54) {{/U}} hand. When applying for a job, it may be
{{U}}(55) {{/U}} some obscure interest to a {{U}}(56) {{/U}}
employer to learn that I collect stamp or had measles as a child, but why should
he conceivably want to know that my father was a tobacconist who died in
1988? The authorities Who {{U}}(57) {{/U}} one to fill
up forms, frequently demand answers to questions that one would hesitate to put
{{U}}(58) {{/U}}one's intimate friends. The worst of it is that, when
{{U}}(59) {{/U}} with such questions, my mind goes blank, Have I ever
suffered from a serious illness? My mother always assured me I was "delicate".
Do I suffer from any personal defects? Well, I wear contact lenses and my
upper teeth are not my own, but perhaps the word "defects" {{U}}(60)
{{/U}} to my character. Am ! supposed to {{U}}(61) {{/U}} that I
like gambling, and find it difficult to get up in the morning? Both of them are
true. Of all, I think job applications are the worst,
education—previous experience—post held—give {{U}}(62) {{/U}} …Terrified
by the awful warning about giving false {{U}}(63) {{/U}} which appear at
the bottom of the form, I struggle to remember what exams I passed and how long
I worked for what firms. {{U}}(64) {{/U}} hard I try, there always seems
to be a year or two for which I cannot satisfactorily account and which I am
certain, if left {{U}}(65) {{/U}}, that will give the impression that I
was in prison or engaged in some occupation too dubious to
mention.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] A．positive的意思是“绝对的、确实的”，如：it was a positive delight to hear her sing so beautifully．听她美妙的歌声绝对是一种享受。原文是“事实上，我对它确实有一种恐惧”，因此选A。B．negative否定的；C．mild温和的；D．slight轻柔的。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] B．registering为“注册、登记”。register for an evening course指“报名参加夜校课程”，此处选B最合逻辑，因为报名上课就需要填表格，其他各项均不合文意。A．attending出席；C．living住；D．working工作。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] involve在这里为“包括”，如：Taking the job involves living abroad．接受这份工作就必须到国外工作。表此意时involve后面接名词或动名词，因为这里表示填表就必须提供给别人一些自己的私人信息，所以此题选C。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] in hand是一个固定搭配，表示“在手头上的，随时可用的”，因为这里指“与手头上正办的事情无关的信息”，所以用B最适。At hand为“即将到来的”，by hand指“用手做”，to hand指“在取用的范围内”。
【答案解析】[解析] A．declaration除了“声明”意思之外还有“申报”，如：Please make a written declaration of all the goods you bought abroad．请把你在海外买的全部货物以书面形式申报。本文中指填表格时候对自己情况的申报。B．witnesses目击证人；C．publications出版物；D．announcements宣言。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] however。在这里是副词，指“无论到什么程度”。如：however cold it is，he always goes swimming．不管有多冷，他都要去游泳。本文指“不论我怎么努力回忆”。