has been paid, one of them starts saying: do we really communicate? sometimes i wonder if you really understand me. does the man think, what about all that money i paid for you? does the woman wonder, should i have a profitable divorce and marry for love the next time?

26. the sentence “…the normal order of society can be soberly restored.” (line 4, para.1) indicates that .

a) romeo should marry juliet even though she is the daughter of the family with whom his is feuding

b) it is totally ok for heroines run off with the gardener

c) victorian heroine should fall in love with a hero

d) romeo should marry a gardener’s daughter

27. the phrase “tennis camp ” in paragraph 2 means .

a) some certain place where poor people often go

b) the actual tennis court

c) a place where lovers like to go

d) certain places, especially places rich people often go

28. the sentence “their hearts aren’t beating fast enough” in paragragh 2 means .

a) there is something wrong with their hearts

b) their hearts should have been beating faster

c) the two people are not so attracted to each other

d) the two people fall in love with each other so passionately that their heart beats slow down a little

29. the writer claimed mainly in this article that .

a) the normal order of society should be soberly restored

b) the new matchmakers take a traditional approach nowadays

c) people will be much happier once they start a long-delayed life

d) soul mates may not necessarily be people who share the same social status

30. according the writer, what is the most fundamental element in a relationship or marriage?

a) favorable communication b) similar family background

c) similar financial condition d) equal social position

part iii vocabulary (20 minutes)

directions: there are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. for each sentence there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d). choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

31. you may _______ of the extra books in our department library.

a) deposit b) enclose c) fade d) dispose

32. although the traffic is not busy, he likes to drive at a _______ speed.

a) spare b) fast c) moderate d) moral

33. as a teacher, you should not _______ the students from asking questions in class.

a) ruin b) restrain c) import d) impose

34. if you have any problems during your study here, please do not ______ to call me for help.

a) hesitate b) despair c) urge d) request

35. he must be from africa, _____ can be seen from his skin.

a) that b) as c) who d) what

36. it is not _______ for me to return all the books to the library now because i still need some of them for my research.

a) continuous b) difficult c) convenient d) sufficient

37. when traveling alone in the mountains, you’d better take a _______ with you in case you get lost.

a) compass b) compress c) compose d) campus

38. both sugar and salt can ______in water.

a) desert b) absorb c) dissolve d) involve

39. without a proper education, people could _______ all kinds of crimes.

a) conduct b) swear c) commit d) sweat

40. this boy was _______ for what he had done in the class.

a) scolded b) accused c) inclined d) displayed

41. after working for twenty hours without any rest, the doctors were _______.

a) exhausted b) mounted c) wrapped d) restored

42. he _______ to study harder in the future so that he could have more opportunities to find a better job.

a) resolved b) resorted c) requested d) reserved

43. this river forms a natural _______ between china and korea.

a) boundary b) edge c) margin d) frontier

44. all the memories of his childhood had _______ from his mind by the time he was 65.

a) faded b) illustrated c) confined d) concerned

45. this river is so big that it is impossible to build a _______ under it without modern technology.

a) canal b) tunnel c) channel d) cable

46. _____ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.

a) had they arrived b) were they arriving

c) would they arrive d) were they to arrived

47. the _______ is nearly dead , so i can not start the car again.

a) bean b) beam c) bake d) battery

48. when making modern cameras , people began to _______ plastics for metal.

a) surround b) substance c) stre