A) regain C) rescue

　　B) recover D) reserve

　　56. Computer technology will _____ a revolution in business administration.

　　A) bring around C) bring out

　　B) bring about D) bring up

　　57. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of _____ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.

　　A) regulating C) interrupting

　　B) halting D) combating

　　58. The _____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.

　　A) joint C) overall

　　B) intensive D) decisive

　　59. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the _____ in which people communicate across time and space.

　　A) route C) vision

　　B) transmission D) manner

　　60. When I go out in the evening I use the bike _____ the car if I can.

　　A) rather than C) in spite of

　　B) regardless of D) other than

　　61. There is no _____ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.

　　A) rigid C) smooth

　　B) solid D) harsh

　　62. Every culture has developed _____ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others.

　　A) preferences C) fantasies

　　B) expectations D) fashions

　　63. It is reported that Uruguay understands and _____ China on human rights issues.

　　A) grants C) abandons

　　B) changes D) backs

　　64. Only a few people have _____ to the full facts of the incident.

　　A) access C) contact

　　B) resort D) path

　　65. His trousers _____ when he tried to jump over the fence.

　　A) cracked C) broke

　　B) split D) burst

　　66. So far, _____ winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of the Atlantic coast.

　　A) governing C) prevailing

　　B) blowing D) ruling

　　67. The author was required to submit an _____ of about 200 words together with his research paper.

　　A) edition C) article

　　B) editorial D) abstract

　　68. As the old empires were broken up and new states were formed, new official tongues began to _____ at an increasing rate.

　　A) bring up C) spring up

　　B) build up D) strike up

　　69. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, _____ they have no schedules to keep.

　　A) even though C) as if

　　B) for D) since

　　70. Some plants are very _____ to light; they prefer the shade.

　　A) sensible C) objective

　　B) flexible D) sensitive

Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper, You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　It's an annual back-to-school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that 71 evening you're burning the late-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, 72 are throwing the books at kids. 73 elementary school students are complaining of homework 74 . What's a well-meaning parent to do?

　　As hard as 75 may be, sit back and chill, experts advise. Though you've got to get them to do it, 76 helping too much, or even examining 77 too carefully, you may keep them 78 doing it by themselves. I wouldn't advise a parent to check every 79 assignment, says psychologist John Rosemond, author Of Ending the Tough Homework. There's a 80 of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children 81 the grade they deserve.

　　Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their 82 . But you don't want them to feel it has to be 83 , she says.

　　That's not to say parents should 84 homework —— first, they should monitor how much homework their kids 85 . Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in 86 four, five, and six is standard, says Rosemond. For junior-high students it should be 87 mom than an hour and a half, and two for high-school students. If your child 88 has mom homework than this, you may want to check 89 other parents and then talk to the teacher about 90 assignment

　　71. A) very C) right

　　B) exact D) usual

　　72. A) officials C) experts

　　B) parents D) schools

　　73. A) Also C) Then

　　B) Even D) However

　　74. A) fatigue C) duty

　　B) confusion D) puzzle

　　75. A) there C) they

　　B) we D) it

　　76. A) via C) by

　　B) under D) for

　　77. A) questions C) standards

　　B) answers' D) rules

　　78. A) off C) beyond

　　B) without D) from

　　79. A) single C) page

　　B) piece D) other

　　80. A) drop C) cut

　　B) short D) lack

　　81. A) acquire C) gather

　　B) earn D) reach

　　82. A) exercises C) mistakes

　　B) defects D) tests

　　83. A) perfect C) unusual

　　B) better D) complete

　　84. A) forget C) miss

　　B) refuse D) ignore

　　85. A) have C) make

　　B) prepare D) perform

　　86. A) classes C) grades

　　B) groups D) terms

　　87. A) about C) much

　　B) no D) few

　　88. A) previously C) merely

　　B) rarely D) consistently

　　89. A) with C) out

　　B) in D) up

　　90. A) finishing C) reducing

　　B) lowering D) declining

　　Part V Writing (30 minutes)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter in reply to a friend's inquiry about applying for admission to your college or university. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:

　　1．建议报考的专业及理由

　　2．报考该专业的基本条件

　　3．应当如何备考

　　A Letter in Reply to a Friend

　　December 27th, 2003

　　Dear