22. He is a very _______________ character; he is never relaxed with strangers.

A. serf-confident    B. self-conscious     C. self-evident       D. self-serving

23. You´ll find that the community has _____________ great changes since you were here last time.

A. submitted       B. sustained         C. perceived        D. undergone

24. You don´t have to ___________ yourself. I think you did the right thing putting your mother in a nursing home.

A. justify         B. hinder           C. indulge          D. appoint

25. If prisoners behave well they are allowed the ___________ of visiting their families at the weekend.

A. equality        B. security         C. privilege         D. prestige

26. Despite his ____________ as a trouble-maker, he was promoted to department manger.

A. repetition       B. repression        C. reputation        D. representation

27. It was obvious that she and her husband were ____________ and she wished she´d never married him.

A. insolvable       B. insensible        C. inseparable        D. incompatible

28. The new law allows you to _____________ payment if you think a bill is incorrect.

A. withhold       B. withdraw        C. wither          D. withstand

29. It was a real ___________ when Susan came back from her vacation and told us she had married a local waiter.

A. comfort        B. shock           C. attack           D. impact

30. To celebrate the National Day, there was a ___________ fireworks display.

A. specific        B. spectacular        C. speculative        D. specialistic

Part  Ⅲ    Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.