26. According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will _________________.

　　A) decrease gradually

　　B) remain at the same level

　　C) become unstable

　　D) improve enormously

　　27. The first paragraph tells us that a new product is __________________.

　　A) not easily accepted by the public

　　B) often inferior to old ones at first

　　C) often more expensive than old ones

　　D) usually introduced to satisfy different tastes

　　28. Marketers need to know which of the four stages a product is in so as to ____________.

　　A) promote its production

　　B) work out marketing policies

　　C) speed up its life cycle

　　D) increase its popularity

　　29. The author mentions the example of “backpacks” (Line 4, Para.2) to show the importance of _______________.

　　A) pleasing the young as well as the old

　　B) increasing usage among students

　　C) exploring new market sections

　　D) serving both military and civil needs

　　30. In order to recover their share of the world market, U.S. auto makers are ____________.

　　A) improving product quality

　　B) increasing product features

　　C) modernizing product style

　　D) re-positioning their product in the market

　　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.

　　31 By the time he arrives in Beijing, we __________ here for tow days.

　　A) have been staying B) have stayed

　　C) shall stay D) will have stayed

　　32 According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life __________: 77.2 years.

　　A) scope B) rank

　　C) span D) scale

　　33 The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, __________ all practical value by the time they were finished.

　　A) had lost B) would lose

　　C) would have lost D) should have lost

　　34 As a public relations officer, he is said __________ some very influential people.

　　A) to have been knowing B) to be knowing

　　C) to have known D) to know

　　35 Our hopes __________ and fell in the same instant.

　　A) aroused B) arose

　　C) raised D) rose

　　36 With the development in science and technology man can make various flowers __________ before their time.

　　A) be bloomed B) blooming

　　C) bloom D) bloomed

　　37 A season ticket __________ the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time.

　　A) grants B) promises

　　C) entitles D) presents

　　38 __________ in the office had made a mistake, and the firm regretted causing the customer inconvenience.

　　A) Some B) Anyone

　　C) One D) Someone

　　39 In recent years much more emphasis has been put __________ developing the sutdents’ productive skills.