Part Ⅳ Cloze ( 10 points)

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.

Even a child knows that nodding head means "Yes". But some people would probably

51 when they first came to India. When they talked to an Indian, he would often shake his head. They might think that the India did not like 52 they said, but on the contrary, he was expressing 53.

The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to 54 . It doesn' t mean "No", but "Yes". If a person doesn' t 55 , it might cause misunderstandings.

At one time, a foreign diplomat (外交官) to India told his driver who was an Indian to send him to his office. The driver 56 his head. The young diplomat repeated his 57 and the driver shook his head again. At last, the 58 shouted angrily, "Drive me to my office at once!" The driver also in a quite loud 59 , "Yes, sir. "smiling and 60 his head at the same time.

51. A. puzzled

B. be puzzled

C. puzzle

D. be puzzling

52. A. that

B. which

C. how

D. what

53. A. agree

B. disagree

C. agreement

D. disagreement

54, A. anybody

B. somebody

C. nobody

D. everybody

55. A. know

B. speak

C. say

D. talk

56. A. hocked

B. shakes

C. shaking

D. shook

57. A. answer

B. request

C. question

D. difficulty

58. A. diplomat

B. officer

C. Indian

D. difficulty

59. A. sound

B. noise

C. sounds

D. voice

60. A. shaking

B. nodding

C. shook

D. /

Part V Translation (15 points)

Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and put your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.

In many ways the Internet has had a very positive effect on society. It has improved communi-cation, simplifiod handling tasks, offered a huge convenience, enabled faster processing, and pro-vided mote options, all of which frees more time to do other things. Yet, interestingly enough, the Internet has in some ways had negative effects. The quality of communication has declined and people are i .inpatient because they have become accustomed to instant satisfaction, and using the In-ternet also takes up a lot of time.

Part VI Writing (15 points)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "The Impor-tant of Self-confidence ". You should write in no less than 100 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below.

1.凡事均应有信心;

2.自信心的重要性;

3.有了正确的态度，建立信心是可能的。

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