Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following text. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the ONE that best fills the blank.
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? The Hiroyuki Sugiyama of
The bed 3an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music or other pleasant sounds.
The tape recorder in Hiroyukis bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 4, “Wake up, darling, please.”A few minutes later, a second recording 5. The sound recording can be loud music or6 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss 7,“Wake up immediately, or youll be late!”
If you dont get up8the second recording, you 9be sorry! A mechanical “foot” is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 10minutes. What! Youre still in bed! Slowly the 11 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 12, the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and become awake.
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 13a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees “All Honda Idea Contest.” The employees think of new 14. If their ideas win, the employees win 15.
Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.
()1.A.expensiveB.specialC.valuableD.comfortable
()2.A.worksB.runsC.happensD.moves
()3.A.is separated fromB.is made up ofC.is connected toD.is made into
()4.A.soundB.voiceC.noiseD.way
()5.A.sendsB.turnsC.playsD.appears
()6.A.pleasantB.interestingC.unpleasantD.funny
()7.A.shoutsB.callsC.whispersD.persuades
()8.A.beforeB.untilC.sinceD.after
()9.A.canB.willC.mayD.would
()10.A.otherB.anotherC.moreD.one
()11.A.endB.middleC.bodyD.top
()12.A.HoweverB.FinallyC.ThereforeD.otherwise
()13.A.achieveB.winC.gainD.defeat
()14.A.ideasB.problemsC.factsD.ways
()15.A.praisesB.positionsC.prizesD.medals
Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension 20%
Directions: There are three passages in this part.Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.You should decide on the BEST CHOICE.
Passage One
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()2.What is the time that Cooks Cottage is open on Saturday in the summer?
A.11:00 am—2:00 pm.B.5:00 pm—10:30 pm.
C.9:00 am—5:30 pm.D.9:00 am—5:00 pm.