{{B}}Task Ⅱ{{/B}}

After careful deliberation the shareholders voted to______the offer of a merger.

Look! The______up at the lake______just breathtaking.

He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, ______insufficiently popular with all members.

High school and college students like reading e-books and read 18 e-books on average each year, e-book service provider iReader said in its report on digital reading. Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen are the top three cities for people willing to spend time and money(on e-books, whose market revenue tops US$1.4 billion annually in China). 68% of digital readers are young people under 25, the report said. However, office workers are the ones more willing to spend time and money on e-books. On average, readers with 10 years of work experience spend 51 minutes a day and 145 yuan a year on e-books, compared to 36 minutes a day and 72 yuan a year of college students, according to the report.

{{B}}Section B{{/B}}

What is the next number in this sequence: 3, 12, 60, 360, ...?

Certainbirdsare,moreoftenthannot,consideredbadluck,orevenfrightening,asignofimpendingdeath.Allovertheworld,bothcrowsandravens(乌鸦)havesomeconnectionwithwaranddeath.Inearlytimes,crowsandravenswerethoughttoaccompanythegodsofwar,orbesignsoftheirimminentarrivalinanarea.Later,thisbeliefbecamemoregeneral,andthesebirds,crowsmoreparticularly,werethoughttobeharbingers(预兆)ofillfortuneor,insomecases,guidestotheafterlife.Woebeittothepersonwhosawasinglecroworravenflyingoverhead,forthismostcertainlywasaportentofdeathinthenearfuture.Interestingly,thoughpotentiallybadluckforpeopleindividually,theravenisconsideredtobegoodluckforthecrownofEngland.Somuchso,infact,thata"ravenmaster"iseventodayanactualgovernmentpositionintheTowerofLondon.Hetakescareoftheravensthereandalsoclipstheirwings,ensuringthatthesebirdscanneverflyfarfromtheseatoftheBritishgovernment.Thisway,thekingdomwillneverfalltoillfortune.Anotherbirdwhichisalsostillconsideredtoplayapartinpeople'sfortunesistheswallow.Dependingonhowandwhenitisseen,theswallowcanbeaharbingerofeithergood-or-ill-fortune.Perhapsinspiredbytheswallow'sred-brownbreast,peopleinitiallyrelatedtheswallowwiththedeathofChrist.Thus,peoplewhosawaswallowflythroughtheirhouseconsidereditaportentofdeath.Later,however,farmersbegantoconsiderswallowssignsofgoodfortune,andbelievedthatanybarnthathasswallowlivinginitwassuretobeblessedinthefollowingyear.Farmersalsohavetobewareofkillingaswallow:thatwouldbecertaintoendanygoodlucktheymighthavehad.Thoughmanypeoplethinkthesesuperstitions(迷信)areoldwives'tales,thereisactuallysomeevidencetosupportthem.Forexample,crowsandravens,beingscavengers,frequenttheaftermathofbattlefields.Thus,largenumbersofcrowsandravenswereagoodindicationofwarinanarea.Aswell,swallowsfeedoninsectsthatcancauseinfectionincattle.Thus,afarmerwhohasmanyswallowsinhisbarnmayactuallyhavehealthieranimalsonhisfarm.So,thenexttimeyoufeelinclinedtolaughatanoldwives'tale,youhadbetterfindoutifthereisanytruthtoitfirst!Questions71—75Completethesummarywithamaximumoftwowordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary.Somepeopleareinclinedtobelievecertainanimalscanbringgoodorbadluck.Themajorityofsuperstitionsaboutcrowsandravenssuggestthatthesebirdsbringbadluck.Peopleshould________whentheyseesuchbirds.Itmaybethatthesebirdshavebadreputationsbecausetheyarescavengers.Becausethesebirdsoften________terribleevents,likebattles,peopleconnectedthemwith________.Thereisevenanold________thatsayswhenasinglecrowfliesoveryourhead,________isinthenearfuture!

How many children has Albert?

Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no______to speed up deliveries.

His remarks were______annoy everybody at the meeting.

{{B}}Part Ⅵ IQ Test{{/B}}

{{B}}Part Ⅵ IQ Test{{/B}}

{{B}}Section D{{/B}}

{{B}}Task Ⅰ{{/B}}

Where was George Weekes bom?

ThechartbelowshowsthepercentageofpeoplewithdifferenteducationbackgroundinSciencequalificationintwocountries.Summarizetheinformationandreportthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswherenecessary.Note:Writeareportofnolessthan100wordsontheanswersheet.

Identifythefollowingshapesandmarktheoddoneout.

—Can we please get a new air conditioner for our bedroom?—______—Can't you see that it's not working right?

I don't doubt______the plan will be well-conceived.