43. Educators claim that children ___ to English-speaking environment will learn the language more quickly.

A. being exposed   B. to be exposed   C. having exposed   D. exposed

44. At least 200000people were reported ___ in the ever recorded worst earthquake that struck Haiti last winter.

A. being killed     B. to be killed    C. killing    D. to have been killed

45. Those businesspersons are getting well-prepared for the coming season, for they can’t risk ___ the good opportunity.    A. to lose      B. losing      C. to be lost      D. being lost

46. Kathryn Bigelow, director of “ The Hurt Locker”, was the first female ___ the best director Oscar.

A. winning     B. to win     C. won     D. has won

47. The national debt of Greece has reached 20% of its GDP, ___ the actual breakdown of the country’s economy.[

A. to indicate  B. indicating   C. having indicated   D. indicated

48. Our community appears more beautiful with green grass and colorful flowers ___ here and there.    A. grow     B. to grow     C. growing     D. having grown

49. We reached the top of the mountain. ___, only ___ they had all gone.    A. exhaustedly, learned       B. exhausted, to learn    C. exhausting, learning       D. exhaustingly, to learn

50. No matter how frequently ___, I always remember never to stop improving myself.    A. praising     B. praised     C. to be praised     D. being praised Section B ( 18分) Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A

Near the city of Yogyakarta in Java is not only one massive, magnificent monument, Borobudur, but  a second equally impressive one. Prambanan, the second monument, shares a remarkable number of things in _51__ with Borobudur.         First, both huge temple complexes are _52__ to have been built at about the same time, around 850 A.D. However, scholars are not completely sure about the exact dates of _53_ of either place. Some historians think that both temples were _54_ durin g the era of the Sailendra Dynasty.         Second, in both cases, the temples appear to have been _55_ just after they were completed. Why were they left alone, _56_ in the mountains of Java? Perhaps it is due to the eruption of the volcano, MountMerapi. It certainly took a great deal of effort to build the monuments, so why would use come to a standstill without a very good reason?         The third common factor is that both priceless monuments _57_ a great deal of damage during the centuries when they were left alone. Prior to efforts to restore and _58_them in the 1800s, they lay in ruin, covered with plants. Today, both Borobudur and Prambanan are UNESCO World Heritage sites, famous for their _59_ art.

B

A group of girls, on a picnic in a mountain area, had taken a wrong path. After spending a terrifying night in the high country, they were wandering _60_ cold wet and hungry. “They will never find us,” one girl sobbed. “We are all going to die.” Then, an 11-year-old, Evancell Towne, stepped forward. “ I am not going to die,” she said _61_. “I have heard that if you follow a little stream it empties into a big stream and finally you come to a town. I am going to follow that stream we saw. The rest of can come if you want.”Evancell_62_ resolutely into the woods towards a tiny stream. The others followed,. For more than five hours they _63_ through bushes along ever-larger stream beds. Finally, they heard voices, and their shouts brought the rescue party. The _64_ youngster had led the group to safety.         “A born leader,” people say when I tell this story. In their view, people like Evancell are _65_ at birth to lead, while others are destined to follow. But my work with athletes, students, Air Force plots and hotel managers has convinced me that leaders aren’t born—they are made. Men and women who run organizations, lead the community and captain sports teams are the products of strict parents who follow rules that help develop a leadership mentality—strength of mind and _66_ thinking. Their children do not easily give in under pressure; they follow their own _67_. A leadership mentality pays off tomorrow as well today. Childhood leadership in class and after-school activities is more accurate a predictor of adult _68_ for both sexes than intelligence or academic grades. II.                 Reading Comprehension Section A(30分) Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A B C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.         Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. _69_ for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a _70_, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertisers _71_ to sell their products. 　　    The endless choice gives birth to_72_ in people’s lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy _73_ to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper _74_ up and walking away, or just buying an _75_ item that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is_76_ either _77_  or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors. It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the _78_  at which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. _79_ also need to have a short lifespan _80_  the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date _81_ they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. _82_ are the days when one could just walk _83_  into a shop and buy one thing ;no choice, no anxiety.

69. A. Also B But C. Thus D. Moreover

70. A. decision B chance C. luxury D. sense

71. A. hoping B starting C. regretting D. suggesting

72. A. anxiety B power C. need D. relaxation