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.

Do you know insurance (保险)? Buying insurance is a means by which people can protect themselves 51 large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insur,ance. Large numbers of people pay 52 sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only 53 will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the sums of money it has collected.

The first modem fire insurance company was 54 in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just 55 most of the city, and people wanted to protect against 56 losses. The fire company grew rapidly. Soon, other companies were founded in other areas.

Benjamin Franklin helped form the first tire insurance company in America in 1752. He also 57 a new kind of insurance for farmers. The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops by storm.

In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start 58 new insurance. This company, which offered life insurance, collected some money regularly from different men. Although a man died, his fami-ly was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is still in business.

Over the years, people have 59 from many new kinds of insurance when they have suf-fered from such accidents as car, plane crashes. Tomorrow, almost everyone has 60 kind of insurance.

51. A. against

B. to

C. from

D. on

52. A. small

B. large

C. little

D. a lot of

53. A. few

B. quite a few

C. a few

D. many

54. A. recognized

B. found

C. come into being

D. formed

55. A. injured

B. hurt

C. destroyed

D. harmed

56. A. longer

B. farther

C. further

D. deeper

57. A. insisted

B. suggested

C. advised

D. wanted

58. A. other

B. the other

C. others

D. another

59. A. heard

B. paid

C. benefited

D. offered

60. A. certain

B. any

C. some

D. one

Part V Translation (15 points)

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

Those who gain fame most often gain it as a result of possessing a single talent or skill: sing-ing, dancing, painting, or writing, etc. The successful performer develops a style that is marketed aggressively and gains some popularity. And it is this popularity that usually convinces the perform-er to continue performing in the same style, since that is what the public seems to want and to en-joy. But in time, the performer becomes .bored singing the same songs in the same way year after year, or the painter becomes bored painting similar scenes or portraits, or the actor is tired of pla-ying the same character repeatedly.

Part VI Writing (15 points)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "How I Finance My College Education". You should write in no less than 100 words, and base your compo-sition on the outline given in Chinese below:

1.上大学的费用(mifion and fees)可以通过多种途径解决;

2.哪种途径适合于我(说明理由)。

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