Section B

　　Directions: In this section, there are fifteen incomplete sentences. 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. This great project at the Three Gorges of the Yangtze is expected to _______ twenty years to complete.

　　A. spend    B. consume   C. need    D. take

　　32. His effort of decades began to _______ . He came to be well-known for his findings.

　　A. pay off   B. die off   C. put off   D. break off

　　33. The _______ of lung cancer is particularly high among long-term heavy smokers，especially chain smokers.

　　A. incident   B. accident   C. incidence   D. evidence

　　34. Nothing is so uncertain as the fashion market where one style _______ over another before being replaced.

　　A. dominates   B. manipulates  C. overwhelms  D. prevails

　　35. Mrs. Brown couldn’t shake the _______ the these kids were in deep trouble and it was up to her to help them.

　　A. conversion   B. conviction   C. conservation  D. convention

　　36. X-rays are also called Rontgen rays _______ the discoverer who first put them to use.

　　A. in case of   B. in view of   C. in place of   D. in honor of

　　37. Telecommunication developments have enabled people to send messages _______ television , radio and electronic mail.

　　A. via    B. amid    C. past    D. across

　　38. Technology has _______ the sharing, storage and delivery of information , thus making more information available to more people.

　　A. finished   B. furnished   C. functioned   D. facilitated

　　39. The philosophy class began with twenty students but three _______ after the midterm exam.

　　A. picked up   B. turned out   C. dropped out  D. kept up

　　40. The following account by the author _______ the difference between European and American reactions.

　　A. illustrates   B. acquires   C. demands   D. deletes

　　41. An intimate and _______ knowledge of how you are doing in the customer’s eyes is critical.

　　A. objective   B. subordinate  C. optional   D. subsequent

　　42. Long _______ to harmful pollutants is most likely to lead to a decline in health.

　　A. contact   B. touch    C. use    D. exposure

　　43. The architectural differences may _______ confusion or discomfort for the foreign travelers.

　　A. vary    B. describe   C. cause    D. impress

　　44. _______ being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.

　　A. Rather than   B. Apart from  C. Instead of   D. Owing to

　　45. Even at discounted prices, these powerful AIDS drugs are far beyond _______ for most of the world’s 40 million HIV-infected people.

　　A. reach    B. control   C. comprehension  D. imagination

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