SectionIII  Reading Comprehension
　　(40 minutes)
　　
　　46. Whatdoes the author mean by "Family is of course an elastic word"?
　　[A]Different families have different ways of life.
　　[B]Different definitions could be given to the word.
　　[C]Different nations have different families.
　　[D]Different times produce different families.
　　47. Foran English family, the husband's duty is＿＿＿
　　[A]supporting the family while the wife is working out
　　[B]defending the family while the wife is running the home
　　[C]providing financial support while the wife is running the home
　　[D]independent while his wife is also independent
　　48.Everything is, decided in a family＿＿＿
　　[A] bythe couple
　　[B] withthe help of their parents
　　[C]bybrothers and sisters
　　[D] withthe help of aunts and uncles
　　49. Whatis TRUE concerning book Pride and Prejudice?.
　　[A] Itis the best book on marriage.
　　[B] Itis a handbook on marriage.
　　[C] Itgives some idea of English social life in the past.
　　[D] Itprovides a lot of information of former-time wealthy families.
　　50. Withregard to marriage in Britain, present-day gifts differ from former-time girlsin＿＿＿
　　[A] theright family
　　[B] moreparental support
　　[C]choosing husbands
　　[D]social position
　　
　　51. Thispassage could be entitled＿＿＿
　　[A] TheMusic World  
　　[B]Stevie Wonder[C] Great Musicians[D] Blind People
　　52.Which of the following is NOT true about Stevie 's childhood?
　　[A]Stevie often told people that a blind person was not necessarily disabled.
　　[B] Helearnt to concentrate on things that he could do.
　　[C] Heplayed as often as possible with his brother, who had normal sight.
　　[D] Hetried very hard to train his sense of hearing.
　　53. Bysaying." Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to realinstruments", the authormeans that＿＿＿
　　[A]Stevie finished his study at a toy instruments school
　　[B]Stevie began to study in a real instruments school
　　[C]Stevie gave up all his toy instruments and began to buy many real instruments
　　[D]Stevie started to play real instruments
　　54. Theauthor mentions all the following facts EXCEPT that＿＿＿
　　[A]Stevie's neighbors could often enjoy his playing and singing
　　[B] itwas Ronnie White that recognized Stevie' s talent and led him to a successfulcareer
　　[C]Berry Cordy helped him to set up his own recording company
　　[D]Stevie's parents played a very important part in training his sense of hearing
　　55. The"Fingertips＿＿＿
　　[A]recorded Stevie' s musical performance that won him instant fame
　　[B] wasa record that turned out to be a great success
　　[C]carded the message that the blind could work miracles with their fingertips
　　[D] allof the above
　　
　　
　　56. Theanimal source which provides the most protein for human being is＿＿＿
　　[A]beef  
　　[B]fish  
　　[C]pork 
　　[D]chicken
　　57.Paragraph 2 indicates that＿＿＿
　　[A]mostof man' s employment is from fishing
　　[B] mancan always turn to fishing for employment
　　[C]forty percent of Chileans live on fishing boats or ships
　　[D]fishing has been the biggest industry in Newfoundland 
　　58. Inthe conflict between jobs and the environment,the author takes sides with thosewho arein favour of＿＿＿
　　[A]increasing the annual catch  
　　[B]creating more jobs
　　[C]getting greater fiscal profitability 
　　[D]conserving natural resources
　　59. Thebalance between jobs and the environment can be kept if＿＿＿
　　[A]fishingcapacity is further increased
　　[B]fishing jobs are further increased
　　[C]fewer well-equipped fishing ships are used
　　[D]fewer species are allowed to rebuild
　　60. Thepassage suggests that making less use of modern technology may.＿＿＿
　　[A]reduce pressure on fish populations
　　[B]threaten the world's annual catch
　　[C]increase government' s investment
　　[D] costtens of thousands of fishermen's jobs
　　
　　
　　
　　






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