e birth of Jesus Christ.
A. in accordance with B. in terms of
C. in favor of D. in honor of
38. Since it is too late to change my mind now, I am _____ to carrying out the plan.
A. obliged B. committed C. engaged D. resolved
39. It was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it ____ as well as we had hoped.
A. came off B. Went off C. brought Out D. made out
40. To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must ____ the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world --- market demand.
A. improve B. enhanced C guarantee D. gear
Part Two:
Vitamins are organic compounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for the normal growth and maintenance of life of animals, including man.
They do not provide energy, 41 do they construct or build any part of the body. They are needed for 42 foods into energy and body maintenance. There are thirteen or more of them, and if 43 is missing a deficiency disease becomes 44 .
Vitamins are similar because they are made of the same elements-usually carbon, hydrogen , oxygen , and 45 nitrogen. They are different 46 their elements are arranged differently, and each vitamin 47 one or more specific functions in the body.
48 enough vitamins is essential to life, although the body has no nutritional use for 49 vitamins. Many people, 50 , believe in being on the "safe side" and thus take extra vitamins. However, a well- balanced diet will usually meet all the body' s vitamin needs.
41. (A) either (B) so (C) nor (D) never
42. (A) shifting (B) transfening (C) altering (D) transforming
43. (A) any (B) some (C) anything (D) something
44. (A) serious (B) apparent (C) severe (D) fatal
45. (A) mostly (B) partially (C) sometimes (D) rarely
46. (A) in that (B) so that (C) such that (D) except that
47. (A) undertakes (B) holds (C) plays (D) performs
48. (A) Supplying (B) Getting (C) Providing (D) Furnishing
49. (A) exceptional (B) exceeding (C) excess (D) external
50. (A) nevertheless (B) therefore (C) moreover (D) meanwhile
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Passage l
Tight-lipped elders used to say, "It's not what you want in this world, but what you get. "Psych- ology teaches that you do get what you want if you know what you want and want the right things.
You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making these blueprints in the general routine of everyday living. If we intend to have friends to dinner, we plan the menu, make a shopping list, decide which food to cook first, and such planning is an essential for any type of meal to be served.
Likewise, If you want to find a job, take a sheet of paper, and write a brief account of yourself. In making a blueprint for a job, begin with yourself, for when you know exactly what you have to offer, you can intelligently plan where to sell your services.
This acoount of yourself is actuaLly a sketch of your
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