and enjoyable communication.
36. A. differently B. gratefully C. doubtfully D. hopefully
37. A. side B. deaf C. neither D. either
38. A. crying B. breaking C. bursting D. bumping
39. A. adjust B. adopt C. accept D. abandon
40. A. sweeping B. tidying C. emptying D. searching
41. A. distance B. words C. speech D. sight
42. A. sent B. read C. delivered D. addressed
43. A. As B. At C. In D. On
44. A. more than B. rather than C. less than D. other than
45. A. asking B. waiting C. praying D. expecting
46. A. patiently B. happily C. gently D. toughly
47. A. apology B. invitation C. thank-you D. introduction
48. A. respectable B. uninteresting C. reasonable D. fresh
49. A. challenge B. question C. suggestion D. advice
50. A. go with B. look up C. go over D. look into
51. A. favor B. return C. praise D. honor
52. A. ahead B. before C. over D. ago
53. A. Actually B. Even so C. Even if D. Though
54. A. meeting B. talking C. memory D. reminder
55. A. invented B. appreciated C. formed D. conveyed
第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
I had once helped a friend of mine run a watermelon stall（摊位）. I noticed something interesting. Almost every buyer would lift the melon up to their ear, smartly tap it, apparently trying to listen to something. I wondered what they expected to hear.
Finally I could no longer hold back my curiosity and made bold to ask a customer—an elderly gentleman—about this. Hearing my question, he roared with laughter. Then he replied in a self-mocking（自嘲）tone. "Young lady, I have been doing this for more than fifty years. All I know is that everybody would stare at you as if you were a fool if you just pick up the melon and leave!"
Not long after that, my watermelon stall friend unexpectedly sent me an invitation for her wedding, which really surprised me. I asked her, "How come you are seized by a sudden desire to get married? I don't remember ever hearing you mention that you've got a boyfriend." She
answered while counting money, "Everyone has to get married anyway, so it is better to get married sooner than later."
I could think of no word to refute（反驳）her. It seems that everybody is living for everybody else and has forgotten the need of their own heart. It may be safe and save a lot of worries by following others' suit in doing things. The use of We or Us will give one a steady and sure sense of pride. But using the pronoun "I" would often give one a guilty conscience（良心）.
I find all these things somewhat funny. We have got used to taking cue from（模仿）others and follow their suit. In turn, we also take it for granted that we should judge the right and wrong of others by our own standard. As a matter of fact, this massive practice is still wrong though we all follow others' suit like this, but we feel at ease and, justified simply because this is the way of us, and so we 'can have an easy conscience because this has been practiced by so many people.
56. The writer probably feels that it is .
A. necessary for the buyer to tap the watermelon
B. foolish of the buyers to buy watermelon without tapping it
C. funny that the buyers will tap the watermelons when buying them
D. wise of the elderly gentleman to tap watermelons before buying them
57. The writer uses the example of her friend's decision of getting married to show that .
A. her friend took no account of others' feeling
B. her friend decided to marry just to follow the crowd
C. her friend was a person who has strong personality
D. everybody in the world should marry for others
58. Which of the following it NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. It may be safe to follow others' suit in doing things.
B. I was surprised to receive my friend's invitation for her wedding.
C. My watermelon stall friend was older than me and eager to get married.
D. The use of We or I will give speakers themselves quite different senses.
59. Which word can replace the underlined word "justified" in the last paragraph?
A. Reasonable.
B. Embarrassed.
C. Ashamed.
D. Nervous.
60. In which section of a magazine can you read the passage?
A. Art and Fashion
B. Sport and Health
C. Culture and Society
D. Science and Technology
B
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A. her lost cat
B. an apartment
C. a job
D. a roommate
62. Which of the following is NOT the requirement of EL house?
A. Experienced in exam preparations.
B. Experienced in teaching Chinese.
C. Excellent command of English.
D. Degree holder.
63. To look for a person to work in your restaurant, you can contact .
A. LYG2560@f90c50bf1fd9ad51f01dc281e53a580217fc5042
B. MLCT@f90c50bf1fd9ad51f01dc281e53a580217fc5042
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A. you should pay RMB 13,000 each month
B. you can work out in the gym
C. you can go shopping in the neighborhood
D. you can swim in an outdoor swimming pool
65. What does the underlined word "incumbent" mean?
A. Businessman
B. Student.
C. Employee.
D. Employer.
C
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