The experiment requires more money than ______.[2002]

Which of the following words can NOT be used to complete "I ______ see her again"?

Chances for a quick settlement of disputes are beginning to _____ because neither side is willing to compromise.

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The couple______their old house and sold it for a vast profit.(2013-69)

We all surprise that Mike, the well-known miser, should buy his girlfriend ______ dress.

{{B}}PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION{{/B}}

{{B}}SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of [A], [B], [C] and [D], and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have thirty seconds to preview the questions.{{/B}}

We see a lot of advertisements almost everyday and everywhere. Some advertisements are good, but some are not so good. Write a composition in NO LESS THAN 200 words on the following topic: The Positive/Negative Effects of Some Advertisements You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your opinion. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization, language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Advertising Plays a Positive Role Although people often focus on the negative side when they discuss the effects of advertising, it is important to note that advertising does have its positive side. According to the International Advertising Association, advertising can encourage companies to compete and provide new products. This encourages more consumers to buy, because these products meet their needs and wants. Thus, the economy is positively affected. In addition, advertising can help create more jobs. As the demand for products and services goes up because of advertising, more people are needed to manufacture, supply, ship and test those products and services. Thus, more jobs are created. Apart from encouraging consumers to choose the products that are best for them, advertising, at least in democratic nations, allows individuals to learn about the wide variety of lifestyles and political choices available to them and choose the one that they find best. For example, in the United States, candidates for an elected position often run advertisements that discuss their strengths and the opponent's weaknesses. These advertisements encourage Americans to compare and contrast the candidates and choose the one with whom they most agree.

The art exhibition was not as good as I had expected. I wish I _______ to it.

The clause in the sentence "It is said that he has gone to Shanghai" is _____.

The sentence "Had he known her address, he would have written to her" means that

PASSAGE THREE

{{B}}PART I DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work.{{/B}}

{{B}}PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence.{{/B}}

Recently, the special committee of filial piety under the China National Association for Ethical Studies announced a plan aiming to help one million children between the age of 4 and 6 learn about filial piety. However, this plan has sparked a fierce debate over whether children can be taught to feel grateful to their parents. What is your opinion? Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: Can Filial Piety Be Taught? Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

Conservationists on Tuesday appealed to countries to urgently address new threats to whales, dolphins and other cetaceans(鲸类动物)as climate change opens up previously inaccessible areas of the Arctic and industries move in to new areas. As emotional arguments broke out in the annual International Whaling Commission's(IWC)conference between pro- and anti-whaling nations over the right of small, aboriginal groups to hunt a few whales each year, WWF appealed to countries to better regulate fishing and stop the oil and gas industries devastating populations. "A few thousand whales are killed each year because of whaling but 300, 000 whales, dolphins and other cetaceans are killed just in fishing gear. Now the greater threat is from the oil and gas industries. Cetaceans have so far been lucky because the Arctic has been mostly inaccessible but as climate change develops new areas are opening up. These are some of the most important areas left for whales and cetaceans, " said Wendy Eliott, head of the WWF delegation to the meeting in Panama. "It is essential these issues are addressed by the IWC. But whaling governments like Norway, Iceland and Japan refuse to acknowledge the conservation committee of the IWC and do not participate. " Shell plans to begin drilling operations in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas off Alaska as early as this month, and other oil companies are planning new off-shore drilling platforms in the Russian far east near the feeding area of critically endangered western gray whales. There are only an estimated 26 breeding females remaining and the oil-rich zone off Sakhalin Island is the only place where they can teach their calves to feed, said Elliott. "This could mark the beginning of a massive oil exploration effort, " she said. The IWC, which is regularly torn by disputes, grants five-year permits to communities with a strong tradition of subsistence whaling. This year, several Caribbean countries, including St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as well as the USA, Russia and Denmark are asking approval from the commission for their annual quota of whales to be renewed. Most whaling opponents do not try to block small-scale aboriginal hunts as they do not threaten larger whale populations. While governments argue that the use of whales and dolphins contribute to national food security, cultural preservation and sustainable livelihoods, some are seen by conservationists as ill-disguised commercial whaling. On Monday, pro-whaling countries led by Japan shot down a Latin American-led proposal to create a no-kill zone for whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Argentina, Brazil, South Africa and Uruguay put forward a proposal to declare the southern Atlantic a no-kill zone for whales, a largely symbolic measure as whaling ended there long ago. Thirty-eight countries voted in favor of the measure and 21 voted against, with two abstentions. Under commission rules, proposals need to enjoy a "consensus" of 75% support for approval.

Almost all metals are good conductors, silver______ the best of all.

Some people think that to have a successful life you have to have university education, while others think it is not that important. Please give your own opinion based on personal experience and knowledge. Write a composition in NO LESS THAN 200 words on the following topic: Is University Education Very Important? You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your opinion. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

PASSAGE TWO