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¡¡¡¡66.It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes .

¡¡¡¡[A] Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries

¡¡¡¡[B] in many countries success often depends on one¡¯s social status

¡¡¡¡[C] American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries

¡¡¡¡[D] businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America

¡¡¡¡Part ¢õCloze (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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

¡¡¡¡In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words 67 which we become acquainted in daily conversation,

¡¡¡¡which we 68, that is to say, from the 69 of our own family and from our familiar associates, and

¡¡¡¡70 we should know and use 71 we could not read or write.

¡¡¡¡They 72 the common things of life, and are

¡¡¡¡the stock in trade of all who 73 the language. Such words may be called ¡°popular¡±, since they belong to the people 74 and are not the exclusive

¡¡¡¡75 of a limited class. On the other hand, our

¡¡¡¡language 76 a multitude of words which are comparatively

¡¡¡¡77 used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little 78 to use them at home or in the marketª²place.

¡¡¡¡Our 79 acquaintance with them comes not

¡¡¡¡from our mother¡¯s 80 or from the talk of our

¡¡¡¡schoolª²mates, 81 from books that we read,

¡¡¡¡lectures that we 82 , or the more 83 conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing

¡¡¡¡some particular 84 in a style appropriately elevated

¡¡¡¡above the habitual 85 of everyday life. Such

¡¡¡¡words are called ¡°learned¡±, and the 86 between them and the ¡°popular¡± words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.

¡¡¡¡67.[A] at[B] with

¡¡¡¡[C] by[D] through

¡¡¡¡68.[A] study[B] imitate

¡¡¡¡[C] stimulate[D] learn

¡¡¡¡69.[A] mates[B] relatives

¡¡¡¡[C] members[D] fellows

¡¡¡¡70.[A] which[B] that

¡¡¡¡[C] those[D] ones

¡¡¡¡71.[A] even[B] despite

¡¡¡¡[C] even if

¡¡¡¡[D] in spite of

¡¡¡¡72.[A] mind

¡¡¡¡[B] concern

¡¡¡¡[C] care[D] involve

¡¡¡¡73.[A] hire[B] apply

¡¡¡¡[C] adopt[D] use

¡¡¡¡74.[A] in public[B] at most

¡¡¡¡[C] at large[D] at best