36. What regulation was issued by New York State concerning beverage containers?

　　A) Beverage companies should be responsible for collecting and reusing discarded plastic soda bottles.

　　B) Throwaways should be collected by the state for recycling.

　　C) A fee should be charged on used containers for recycling.

　　D) Consumers had to pay for beverage containers and could get their money back on returning them.

　　37. The returned plastic bottles in New York used to _______.

　　A) end up somewhere underground

　　B) be turned into raw materials

　　C) have a second-life value

　　D) be separated from other rubbish

　　38. The key problem in dealing with returned plastic beverage containers is _______.

　　A) to sell them at a profitable price

　　B) how to turn them into useful things

　　C) how to reduce their recycling costs

　　D) to lower the prices for used materials

　　39. Recycling ahs become the first choice for the disposal of rubbish because _______.

　　A) local governments find it easy to manage

　　B) recycling ahs great appeal for the jobless

　　C) recycling causes little pollution

　　D) other methods are more expensive

　　40. It can be concluded from the passage that _______

　　A) rubbish is a potential remedy for the shortage of raw materials

　　B) local governments in the U.S. can expect big profits from recycling

　　C) recycling is to be recommended both economically and environmentally

　　D) landfills will still be widely used for waste disposal

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure (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 that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　41 It is important that the hotel receptionist _______ that guests are registered correctly.

　　A) has made sure B) made sure

　　C) must make sure D) make sure

　　42 I suggested he should _______ himself to his new conditions.

　　A) adapt B) adopt

　　C) regulate D) suit

　　43 I’ll never forget _______ you for the first time.

　　A) to meet B) meeting

　　C) to have met D) having to be meeting

　　44 Cancellation of the flight _______ many passengers to spend the night at the airport.

　　A) resulted B) obliged

　　C) demanded D) recommended

　　45 That young man still denies _______ the fire behind the store.

　　A) start B) to start

　　C) having started D) to have started

　　46 _______ in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarships totaling $21,000.

　　A) Judged the best B) Judging the best

　　C) To be judged the best D) Having judged the best

　　47 Without proper lessons, you could _______ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.

　　A) keep up B) pick up

　　C) draw up D) catch up

　　48 Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the body’s need for it from natural sources without turning _______ the salt bottle.