43.Which comment gives a personal reason for quitting diet colas?

A.Comment5. B.Comment4.

C.Comment3. D.Comment1.

44.Which comment supports the author’s point of view?

A. Comment2. B. Comment3.

C. Comment4. D. Comment5.

45.Which comments disagree with the author on the author on the cause of soda sale slowdown?

A. Comment3 and Comment5. B. Comment2 and Comment4.

C. Comment1 and Comment4. D. Comment2 and Comment3.

Part IV Cloze (10 points)

Directions: In this part, there is a passage with ten blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked, A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.When asked about the impact of disturbing news on children, one mother said: “My 11-year-old daughter doesn’t like watching the news. She has 46 about what she has seen. One time, she watched a report about a person who killed a family member with a knife. That night she dreamed that she too was being killed.” Another interviewee said: “ My six-year-old niece saw reports of tornadoes(龙卷风)from elsewhere in the country. For weeks 47 , she was terrified.

She 48 call me on the phone, convinced that a tornado was coming her way and that she was going to die.”Do you think disturbing news reports can frighten children? In one survey, nearly 40 percent of parents said that their children had been 49 by something they saw in the news and that, 50 , the children had feared that a similar event would happen to them or their loved ones. Why? One factor is that children often

51 the news differently from adults. For example, small children may believe that a 52 that is broadcast repeatedly is really happening repeatedly.A second factor is that daily reports of disturbing events can distort a child’s 53 of the world. True, we live in “critical times hard to 54 .” But repeated exposure to disturbing news reports can cause children to develop lasting fears. “Children who watch a lot of TV news 55 to overestimate the occurrence of crime and may perceive the world to be a more dangerous place than it actually is,” observes the Kaiser Family Foundation.

46.A. thoughts B. nightmares C. ideas D. pictures

47. A. afterward B. ago C. before D. later

48. A. should B. might C. could D. would

49. A. bored B. angered C. upset D. disappointed

50. A. in no time B. by all means C. all the more D. as a result

51. A. tell B. interpret C. narrate D. treat

52. A. tragedy B. comedy C. play D. drama

53. A. imagination B. view C. sight D. look

54. A. give up B. stick to C. deal with D. set down

55. A. prefer B. turn C. come D. tend

Part V Text Completion (20 points)

Directions: In this part there are three incomplete texts with 20 questions (Ranging from 56 to 75).Above each text there are three or four phrases to be completed. First, use the choices provided in the box to complete the phrases. Second, use the completed phrases to fill in the blanks of the text. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Text One

A. angrier

B. getting

C. action

Phrases:

A. which makes you 56

B. like 57 any compensation

C. to take any 56